LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Part 37

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (MCCLURE - ZACHARIAS).

ROBERT N. McCLURE, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 15, P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in June, 1864, and located in the city of Leavenworth, where he resided four years, and was engaged part of the time in clerking in a grocery store, and the remainder of the time was working at his trade as a marble-cutter. From there he removed to Whitehall, Ill., where he lived about three months, and was working at his trade. From Illinois he went to Shelbyville, Ind., where he resided a short time, and then went to Indianapolis, Ind., where he received an appointment as express messenger between that place and Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette R. R. He was thus engaged eight months, and then returned to Kansas, locating on his farm in Easton Township, where he has resided ever since. He participated in the war of the Rebellion as a member of McMullin's First Ohio Independent Battery. He enlisted at Camp Chase, Ohio, in July, 1861, and was discharged January 22, 1864, at Cumberland, Md., for disability. He took part in the battles of Antietem, South Mountain, and other minor engagements. Shortly thereafter he was transferred to the Quarter-master's Department of his brigade, where he did duty as a clerk. While thus engaged he was, on the 6th of May, 1863, taken prisoner by the Rebels near Princeton, Va. After being captured he was taken to Belle Isle, and from there transferred to Salisbury, N. C., and subsequently was sent to Libby Prison. He was released in November, 1863, and still suffers from the hardships and privations he endured while a prisoner. Mr. McClure was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, February 19, 1841, and lived in his native State until 1861, when he entered the United States Army. After his discharge from the service he remained a short time in his native State and then came to Kansas. He was married in Easton Township, November 27, 1873, to Miss Amanda E. Kelsey, a native of Missouri. They have three sons-Thomas Craig, James K. and John N. Mr. McClure has an upland farm of 160 acres, all enclosed, and 100 acres in cultivation, the remainder being timber and pasture land. The water supply cannot be excelled. There is a fine well on his farm which contains all the constituents which go to make up a first-class mineral water. There are also a number of mineral springs on the property. Dawson's Branch of the Big Stranger Creek flows through the southern portion of his farm. The U. P. R. R., (K. C. Div.), runs through the southern portion of the property. The improvements consist of a comfortable five-roomed frame dwelling house, frame barn, 18 x 30, 16 feet high, granary, corn-crib, smoke-house, etc. There is also a small tenement house on the premises. Mr. McClure's wheat this season (1882), averaged twenty-two bushels to the acre, his oats fifty, and his corn fifty bushels. Mr. McC. pays particular attention to raising fine stock of all descriptions, and in the near future intends to engage in the business on a more extensive scale. He has now some of the finest poultry in Leavenworth County, among which are a superior strain of the buff cochin variety, for which he is filling orders almost every week.

JAMES H. McGEE, general merchant, Easton, cane to Kansas in October, 1860, locating in Alexander Township, where he lived and was engaged in farming until March, 1882, when he removed to Easton, Leavenworth County, and embarked in his present business. He was Trustee of Alexander Township for five years in succession. He is the Postmaster of Easton. He is a member of Easton Lodge No. 45, A. F. & A. M. He participated in the war of the Rebellion during the "Price Raid" as a member of Company E, Nineteenth Regiment Kansas Militia, and was enlisted in Alexander Township, Leavenworth County, in the fall of 1864, and was discharged at the same place after serving fourteen days. Mr. McGee was born in Rush county, Ind., April 21, 1844, and lived in his native State until he came to Kansas. He has been married twice. The first marriage took place in Easton Township, Leavenworth County, in 1872, to Miss Mary Jones, a native of Missouri. She died in 1873. The second marriage took place in Alexander Township, in 1877, to Miss Sarah Schooler, a native of Indiana. She died in April, 1881. By his second marriage he had two children, Lizzie and Edward L. Mr. McGee is a thriving merchant, and is well and favorably known for his probity and square dealing, and is doing a large and safe business.

GOTTLEIB MAIER, farmer and stock raiser, Section 8, P. O., Millwood, came to Kansas in March, 1858, locating in the city of Leavenworth, where he lived eight years and was engaged in freighting. From Leavenworth he removed to Easton Township, where he located on his farm and where he has resided since. He has been Treasurer of the Board of School District, No. 11, Leavenworth County, three years, and is a present Treasurer of Easton Township. During the late war he was engaged in freighting for the Government. Mr. Maier is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, January 13, 1831, and lived in his native country until his twenty-second year, when he emigrated to America and located in Martin County, Ind., where he lived five years and was engaged as a section foreman on the Ohio and Mississippi R. R. From Indiana he came to Kansas. Mr. Maier was married in Louisville, Ky., March 2, 1850, to Miss Johanna Kimmerie, a native of Wurtemburg, Germany. They have three children living, Lana, married to Stephen Gwartney, a native of Kansas and a farmer residing in Easton Township; Frederick, and Louisa. Mr. Maier has two farms, one of 255 acres, seventy-five acres being bottom land and the remainder upland. Farm No. 2 contains ninety acres, mostly bottom. These farms are all enclosed and mostly cultivated; the orchard on the home farm covers two acres and contains 200 young and thrifty bearing apple trees, seventy-five peach and a few pear trees; there is also a fine vineyard on the farm which contains about 500 vines of the choicest varieties. The water supply is good, consisting of a never failing well-spring and Buchanan Branch of Stranger Creek, which never runs dry, flows nearly through the center of the farm. The improvements consist of a six-roomed frame dwelling house eligibly situated and surrounded by fruit and shade trees, a large frame barn 60 x 28, granary, corn-crib, wagon sheds, smoke house and other outbuildings. Mr. Maier is well provided with all the improved farm machinery, consisting of reapers, cultivators, etc. The line of the U. P. R. R., K. C. Division, runs through the southern portion of the farm. Mr. Maier pays particular attention to raising fine cattle and in the near future intends to engage in this enterprise on a more extensive scale. He had twenty-five acres in oats this year which averaged fifty bushels to the acre, twenty-two acres in corn which averaged ninety bushels, ten acres in meadow which averaged two tons of timothy hay to the acre. He has also 160 acres of pasture land, in the northeast quarter of Section 1, Township 9, Range 20, well fenced and well set in blue grass, and has an ever-lasting spring on it, where he keeps his stock through the summer.

WILLIAM T. MARVIN, farmer and fruit raiser, Section 33, P. O., Pleasant Ridge, came to Kansas, October, 1854, and located in the city of Leavenworth, where he resided six years, and then removed to the city of Atchison, where he lived two years, from Atchison he removed to his farm in Easton Township, where he has resided ever since. He is a member of Kickapoo Lodge, No. 4., A. F. & A. M. He was a member of the first City Council of Leavenworth. Was a member of the Kansas Legislature two terms; sessions of 1875-76 and 1881-82, and commissioner of Leavenworth County one term. He participated in the late war in the Price raid as Second Lieutenant of Capt. James A. Henderson's company, Nineteenth Regiment Kansas Militia, and enlisted in Leavenworth in the fall of 1864, served fourteen days and was mustered out of service in the same city. Mr. Marvin was born in Broome County, N. Y., May 20, 1820, and lived in his native State until his twenty-second year when he removed to Warrick County, Ind., where he resided two years, and from there removed to Iowa, where he resided ten years and then came to Kansas. He was married in the city of Atchison, January 24, 1861, to Miss Julia M. Sessions, a native of Allegany County, N. Y.; they have six children living, Hattie, Edward, Kittie, Maggie, Lorenzo Bird, and William. Mr. Marvin has a fine upland farm of 116 acres, all enclosed and all under cultivation. The water supply is good and consists of wells and cisterns. His orchard covers five acres, and contains 500 bearing apple, 100 peach and a few pear and cherry trees. The improvements consist of a six-roomed frame dwelling house, eligibly situated and surrounded with evergreen and shade trees, frame barn 20 x 36 feet, granary, smoke house, and other outbuildings. He had fifty acres in wheat this year (1882) which averaged twenty-five bushels to the acre, thirteen acres in oats which averaged forty bushels to the acre, fifteen acres in corn which averaged thirty-five bushels to the acre, six acres in timothy and clover which averaged three tons to the acre. His apple crop yielded 500 bushels; the section of the country in which Mr. Marvin lives has a clayey-sub-soil and is particularly adapted for raising wheat and apples. From the city of Atchison to the city of Leavenworth is almost a continuous orchard, and the best grades of wheat sold in Leavenworth markets come from Walnut Township, Atchison County, and Kickapoo and Easton Townships in Leavenworth County.

JAMES W. MOSHER, laborer, U. P.. R. R.., K. C. Division, P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in the spring of 1861, and located in Easton, Leavenworth County, where he has resided since. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Mosher was born in De Kalb County, Mo., April 6, 1856, and lived in his native State until his fifth year, when his parents removed to Kansas. He is a young man of exemplary character, and is well spoken of by all who know him.

C. D. OLIPHINT, farmer and stock dealer, P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in August, 1856, locating in Easton Township, Leavenworth County, where he has resided since. He was a member of the State Legislature, session of 1877-78. Was Trustee of Easton Township three years and Justice of the Peace of the same township, one term. He is a member of Easton Lodge No. 45, A. F. & A. M. He was in the United States service during the "Price Raid" as a member of Company L, Nineteenth Regiment Kansas Militia; enlisted in Easton Township in the fall of 1864, and discharged from the service in the same township after serving fourteen days. Mr. Oliphint was born in De Soto County, Miss., August 17, 1841, and lived in his native State until his fourth year, when his parents removed to Platte County Mo., from whence Mr. O. came to Kansas. He was married in November, 1862, in Easton, Leavenworth County, to Miss Rowenna Adamson, a native of Missouri. They have five children - Leona, John C., Lola, Josephine and Roscoe.

LIBERTY PRENTICE, farmer, Section 13, P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in the fall of 1861, locating at Valley Falls, where he resided until 1874, when he removed to a farm in Easton Township, Leavenworth County, where he has resided since. He is a member and former pastor of the Methodist Episcapal (sic) Church, and is at present a member of the Kansas conference. During the war of the Rebellion he was a member of the Home Guards. Mr. Prentice was born in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., July 9, 1815, and lived in his native State until his twenty-second year, when he removed to Wayne County, Ohio where he entered the itinerancy of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He traveled in this capacity in various States and finally in 1861 came to Kansas. Owing to ill health was obliged to give up the work; in 1863 he again engaged in the same labors; but at the end of two and a half years was obliged to relinquish his pastoral work. He then went to farming, in which he has since been engaged. Mr. Prentice has been married twice. The first marriage occurred in 1840, in Collins, Erie Co., N. Y., to Mrs. Athalana Hoag, a native of New York. Eight children were the result of this marriage, of whom six are living - Mary E., married to Norman F. Hewitt, editor and publisher of the Review, Clifton, Washington County; Maria H., married to Deacon William Crosby, a merchant and farmer residing in Valley Falls; Hibbard E., a farmer residing in Washington County, married to Miss Eliza Norman, a native of Ohio; Lucy E., married to Samuel C. Hart, a farmer residing at Strawberry, Washington County; Alice E., married to Jas. A. Totten, a farmer residing near Clifton, Washington County; William F., a merchant residing at Clifton, Washington County, married to Miss Gertrude Foster, a native of Illinois. The second marriage took place in Easton, Leavenworth County, in March, 1874, to Mrs. Melinda Orr, a native of Kentucky. The upland farm on which Mr. Prentice resides contains 110 acres; it is all enclosed and has sixty acres under cultivation, the balance being timber and pasture land. The orchard contains 120 apple trees of the choicest varieties. The improvements consist of an eight-roomed frame dwelling house, barn, granary, corn crib and other outbuildings. Mr. Prentice is a born mechanic and makes good use of his faculties, he having invented several useful and practical articles of farm machinery, which are in daily use on his farm. He is a sincere Christian and a thorough gentleman and scholar.

MRS. LOUISE C. RAPP, widow of John Jacob Rapp, Section 6, P. O. Millwood; he came to Kansas in the spring of 1852, and first located in the city of Leavenworth, where he lived six months, and from there removed to Cedar Creek, Jackson County, where he lived one year, then returned to Douglas County, where they lived two years, and from there removed to Millwood, where Mr. Rapp erected the "Stranger Valley Mills" in 1869, and continued in the milling business until his death in 1877. The mill is a three-story building with three run of buhrs; it is operated by both water and steam power, and has a good run of custom. While Mr. Rapp was living he held the office of Road Overseer of Easton Township one year, and was Treasurer of the Board of School District No. 6, Leavenworth County, for two years. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and of the I. O. of O. F. Mr. Rapp was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in February, 1843; lived in his native country until his sixteenth year, and then emigrated to America and located in New York City, where he resided about two years; he then removed to Philadelphia, Pa., where he lived two years and then removed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he lived one year, and from there came to Kansas. Mr. Rapp was married July 11, 1857, in Trenton, Ohio, to Miss Louisa (sic) Rapp, a native of Wurtemburg, Germany. They had nine children, four of whom are living; George Lincoln, Mary Ann (married to John Vollmer, a native of Germany and a resident of Millwood), Katie B. and John R. Mrs. Rapp owns a fine bottom farm of forty-three acres, lying near Millwood, all enclosed, and has thirteen acres in cultivation. The orchard covers one acre and contains 100 peach and apple trees. The water supply is good, consisting of three good wells and Big Stranger Creek flowing through the farm. The improvements consist of a four-roomed dwelling house, large frame barn, granary, corn-crib and other outbuildings. The corn in the farm this season (1882) will average seventy-five bushels to the acre. There is also one acre of vineyard on the property which has a large number of vines of the latest varieties. The grapes are sold in the markets of Millwood and manufactured into wine.

ALBERT SCHAEFER, blacksmith, Millwood, came to Kansas in October, 1881, and located in Millwood, where he has resided since. Mr. Schaefer is a member of the Catholic Church. He took part in the war of the rebellion as a member of Company F., Third Regiment Missouri Infantry, and enlisted at St. Louis, April 14, 1861, and was discharged at St. Louis in August, 1865. He participated in the battles of Camp Jackson, Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Helena, Corinth, Vicksburg and numerous other minor engagements. He was wounded severely at Pea Ridge. Mr. S. was born in Limburg, Nassau, Germany, January 28, 1828, and lived in his native country until June, 1853, when he emigrated to America and first located in New Orleans, where he lived two years and was engaged in teaching school and working at his trade. From there he went to St. Louis, where he resided until he entered the United States Army. After his discharge he went to Gasconade County, Mo., where he lived until he came to Kansas. Mr. Schaefer was married twice. The first marriage took place in 1849, in Limburg, Germany, to Miss Anna Markrauder, a native of Limburg, Germany. She died in 1863, at St. Louis. By this marriage he had five children, two of whom are living, George and Albert. The second marriage took place in Gasconade County, Mo., in 1867, to Miss Jane Davis a great-granddaughter of Daniel Boone, and a native of Missouri. They have three daughters: Mary Ann, Emily Jane and Margaret Mahaly.

AUGUST SCHARNHORST, dealer in general merchandise, Millwood; came to Kansas in September, 1870, and located in the city of Leavenworth, where he resided four years, and then removed to Kickapoo Township, and there resided five years, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. >From there he returned, in 1881, to Millwood, where he erected his store building and engaged in the mercantile business, and where he has resided since. He is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, and is Secretary of the Board of Trustees of said church. Mr. Scharnhorst was born in Hanover, Germany, September 15, 1848, and lived in his native city until his sixteenth year, and then emigrated to America and located in Helena, Montana Ter., where he lived eighteen months, and was engaged as a clerk in the tinware establishment of his uncle. From there he came to Kansas. He was married in the city of Leavenworth, August 2, 1876, to Miss Annie Zunnwinkel, a native of Prussia. They have two sons, Henry and Hermann. Mr. Scharnhorst has an enviable reputation as an accurate, energetic and honorable business man, and has and deserves a large trade.

J. H. SEEVER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 2, P. O. Millwood, came to Kansas in the fall of 1856, and located on his farm in Easton Township, where he has resided since. He was Road Overseer of District 3, Easton Township, ten years, and was also a member and Treasurer of the Board of School District No. 6, Leavenworth County, for twenty years. Mr. Seever is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He took part in the late war as a member of Capt. Henderson's Company of the Nineteenth Regiment Kansas Militia, and enlisted in the fall of 1864, and was discharged at Leavenworth. Mr. Seever was born in Fleming County, Ky., February 20, 1830, and lived in his native State until the fall of 1851; he then removed to Buchanan County, Mo. He was married in Buchanan County, Mo., November 11, 1852, to Miss Martha J. Patton, a native of Missouri. They have eleven children, whose names are: Mary M. (married to Malvin Bedwell, a native of Missouri, a farmer, and resident of Easton Township), George B. (married to Miss Sis. Moore, a native of Iowa), Nancy J. (the widow of Stephen Bedwell, a native of Missouri), John H., Amanda Alice (married to Benjamin C. Wyatt, a farmer residing in Easton Township, and a native of Kentucky), James H., Martha M., Sarah E., Thomas J., William W., and Coriolanus. Mr. Seever has a fine upland farm of 200 acres, all enclosed, and all in cultivation. His orchard covers ten acres - 300 apple, 300 peach and a few cherry trees. The water supply is excellent, consisting of two very fine wells. The water from the stock well is raised by an Enterprise wind mill, and furnishes more than sufficient water for over one hundred and fifty head of stock. The overflow is conducted to a large fish pond, which is well stocked with German carp. The improvements consist of a nine-roomed frame dwelling house, with cellar, surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, frame barn 32 x 60 feet, corn cribs, granary, smoke house and other outbuildings. He had twenty acres in wheat this year (1882), which yielded 400 bushels, twenty acres in oats that averaged forty-eight bushels, fifty-five acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre. Mr. S. has paid particular attention to raising stock. He has now on his farm seven horses, forty head of grade cattle, fifty head of Cotswold sheep, and thirty head of Berkshire hogs.

HENRY SHAW, farmer and stockraiser (sic), Section 7, P. O. Mount Pleasant, came to Kansas in the spring of 1865, and located in Easton Township, Leavenworth County, where he has since resided. Mr. Shaw was born in Green County, Ill., March 22, 1847, and lived in his native State until he came to Kansas. He was married in November, 1866, in Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County, to Miss Martha Jane Nelson, a native of Missouri. They have four children living - Lizzie, Sinule C., Maud and Benjamin. Mr. S. has a fine upland farm of 319 acres, all under fence, and 175 acres under cultivation, the remainder being timber and pasture land. His orchard covers four acres, and contains 400 bearing apple, 1,000 peach, 150 cherry, and a few pear trees. There is a vineyard on the farm which covers one acre, and contains 300 Concord grape vines. There is also one acre in raspberries, and half an acre in Kittatinny blackberries. The supply of water is good, and cannot be excelled, and consist of three never-failing wells, two fine springs, and a large cistern. The improvements consist of an elegant new frame dwelling house, with six rooms and cellar, surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, a new frame barn, 40 x 40 feet, with basement, stock stables, granary, corn crib, and an orchard cellar near the barn 14 x 16 feet, used for the storage of apples, potatoes, etc. Mr. Shaw makes a specialty of raising fine hogs, of the Chester White and Poland China breeds, for which he is filling orders every week from all parts of the State. He had thirty-five acres in wheat this year, (1882), which yielded 890 bushels, ten acres in oats, which yielded 500 bushels, 100 acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre, and twenty acres in timothy and clover which yielded two and a half tons to the acre. His apple crop amounted to 800 bushels.

CHARLES B. SHERRON, laborer, U. P. R. R. (K. C. Div.), P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in September, 1869, and located in the city of Leavenworth, where he lived until 1879, and then removed to Easton, Leavenworth Co., where he has resided since. He participated in the last war as Sergeant of Company G, First United States (regular) Cavalry, and enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, in July, 1861, and was discharged from the service in New Orleans, May 11, 1865. He took part in the battles of Culpepper Court House, White Post, Cold Harbor, Mechanicsville, Seven Days' Fight, Chickahominy River, Winchester, and numerous other minor engagements and skirmishes. Sergt. Sherron was wounded six times while in the service-three times severely. He was born in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, May 11, 1839, and lived in his native country until his seventh year, when his parents emigrated to America and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Mr. Sherron resided until the war broke out, when he entered the United States army as already stated. After his discharge from the army he went to Montana Territory, where he was engaged as United States Interpreter for the Sioux Indians at Fort Buford. He was present at the massacre at this post in 1866. He remained in Montana until September 9, 1869, when he returned to "the States," via the Missouri River, on the Steamer "Big Horn," and located in the city of Leavenworth. He was married in Leavenworth, August 12, 1875, to Miss Mary Mosher, a native of Missouri. They have had four children, two of whom are living - Elizabeth and Nettie.

STEPHEN SPARKS, farmer, P. O. Easton, came to Kansas in the fall of 1854, locating on Walnut Creek, three miles south of Easton, Leavenworth Co., where he has resided since. He was a member of the Topeka (Free State) Legislature, and was subsequently re-elected, holding this position for four terms. He was elected a member of the State Senate under the Lecompton Constitution, but never filled the office. He is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Sparks was born in the Territory of Indiana, July 6, 1808, and lived in his native place until 1845, when he removed to Platte County, Mo., and from there came to Kansas. He has been married three times. The first marriage took place in Fayette County, Ind., July 10, 1827, to Miss Esenith Greene, a native of Tennessee. By this marriage he had eight children, six of whom are living and whose names are - William, Moses, Lott S., Mary Jane, Greene, and Francis Marion. The second marriage took place in the city of Leavenworth, in 1862, to Miss Emma Piper, a native of Ohio. The third marriage took place in Connersville, Ind., to Mrs. Elizabeth McGee, a native of Kentucky.

JOSHUA TURNER, druggist and grocer, Easton, came to Kansas January 1, 1855, locating in Easton Township, Leavenworth Co., where he has resided since. He was a member of the House of Representative (sic) of the Kansas Legislature in the sessions of 1865 and '66 and 1872 and '73; Clerk of Easton Township four years, and of the board of School District No. 22, Leavenworth County, six years. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity. He participated in the last war during the "Price Raid" as a member of Company D (Capt. James Henderson's), Nineteenth Regiment Kansas Militia, and enlisted in Easton, in the fall of 1864, and was discharged in the city of Leavenworth after serving fourteen days. He was born in Ray County, Mo., November 11, 1828, and lived in his native State until his 25th year, when he came to Kansas. He was married twice. The first marriage occurred in Clay County, Mo., February 6, 1851, to Miss Cynthia Drake, a native of Missouri. She died February 22, 1872. By this marriage he had seven children, five of whom are living - Coloma, married to Alonzo Gwartney, a native of Indiana, and a resident of Easton Township; Nevada, married to Joseph Burnham, a native of Missouri, and a resident of the same State; Eldorado, married to Frank Crafton, a native of Kansas, and a resident of Easton Township; Montana, and James Romeo. The second marriage took place in the fall of 1872, in Easton, Leavenworth Co., to Miss Martha E. Adamson, a native of Missouri. Four children were the result of this marriage, whose names are - Joseph, Alonzo, Roxanna, and Leadville. During the Mexican war Mr. Turner served in the Quartermaster's Department, under Capt. Hugh Sweeny, as teamster. He served in this capacity until the close of the war.

GOTTLEIB ZACHARIAS, farmer, section 27, P. O. Winchester, Jefferson Co., came to Kansas in April, 1867, and first located in Wyandotte County, where he lived two years, and then removed to Leavenworth County, where he resided until 1879, when he removed to his farm in Easton Township, where he has since resided. He is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was born in the Province of Posen, Germany, May 2, 1839, where he lived until his 27th year, when he came to America, and first located in Michigan City, Ind., where he lived one year and then came to Kansas. He was married in the city of Leavenworth October, 1869, to Mrs. Juliana Fulmann, a native of Posen, Germany. They have five children living - Augusta, John, Michael, Frank, and William. Mr. Zacharias has an upland farm, all enclosed and under cultivation, excepting twenty acres, which is timber land. The orchard contains seventy-five apple, fifty peach, and a few cherry trees. The water supply is good. The improvements are a small frame dwelling house, stock barn, granary, and other outbuildings. His wheat this year (1882), averaged twenty bushels to the acre and his oats twenty-five bushels.