SHEROW W. PARKER, was born in Ohio in 1840 and was reared to agricultural pursuits. He served in the Civil War enlisting in Co. C. Fifty Second Ohio Infantry and participated in several important engagements. He was married in 1866 to Miss Lizette Crews. They had 12 children. They were —Katie, Sherman, Charles, Richard, Franklin, Homer, Alburtus (still living and residing in Murray), John, Lizette, Josia, George and one deceased. Mr. Parker held several offices of trust in Madison township. (See picture below center)

ROBERT LAMBERTSON, farmer and stock raiser came to Troy Township in 1867. He was born in Indiana in 1830 and upon leaving his native state he had but $10.75 and was obliged to drive a team to defray the expenses of his passage and his boards. He was marriedin 1857 to Maria Stanley and they had nine children. Their names were — Frank, Carrie, William, Nellie, James, Charles, Roy and Fannie.

WILLIAM G. EVANS, moved with his family to Washington township in 1852 having at that time but 50 cents, an ox team and 160 acres of timber land. His first residence was a round log cabin with puncheon floor and clapboard roof, and his nearest neighbor lived in a rail pen, one and a half miles away. Ox teams were the usual modes of conveyance and their journey to mill, forty miles distant was made by the same way. Mr. Evans married Elizabeth Rider in 1850 and to this union were born the following children: Mitchell (who later had the livery barn in Kirray), Marshall, Mary, Sarah, and Lewis. After the death of his first wife in 1882 Mr. Evans married Mrs. Mary Sifrit in 1883. He engaged in general merchandising one year in Murray then sold out and devoted his attention to the breeding of fine horses. He had on his farm two fine Clydesdale stallions, Clyde, sixteen and a hall hands high, weighing 1600 pounds, and Punch, sixteen hands in height also weighing 1600 pounds. He was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. (See picture right below)

CHARLES BURGUS, a successful farmer and stock raiser was born in the province of Pomer, Germany, in 1831. He came to America in the fall of 1865. He was married in the fall of 1860 to Elizabeth Ries. They had a family of twelve children (see picture family page). When he landed in America, he had but $25 but owing to his industry and good management he met with good success. He was a member of the German Luthern Church.

GEORGE CARDER located in Madison Township in 1856 bringing with him thirty-two head of cattle. The country at that time was still in a wild state. There were but twenty-six voters in Madison Township when he settled there. He was married first to Nancy Cornelison in 1831 and their children were John, Elizabeth, William, George, Phoebe, Oliver, Francis and Cynthia. His first wife died in 1859 and he was again married in 1859 to Eliza Mendenhall. The following children were born to this union: Clarissa, Sosha, Frank, Charles, and Howard. He moved to Murray in 1881 and settled on a farm in 1883. He held several township offices.

CYRUS HOLCOMB, a farmer, was a native of Pennsylvania. He was reared to agricultural pursuits and received the benefit of an education such as could be obtained in the rude, log cabin subscription schools of that early day. He was married to Lydia Himes in 1839 and to this union were born these children —James, Clinton (died in the Civil War), and Homer. After the death of his first wife Mr. Holcomb married Mrs. Mary A. Kendall and she died in less than a year after her marriage. He married the third time, Mrs. Mary Hand of Creston. Mr. Holcomb came to Clarke County in 1855. (See picture below left)