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     Prudence Albee married Ichabod Towne, son of Joseph Towne and Abigail Thompson, in Thompson, Windham Co., Connecticut.¹

     Alpheus Albee married Rachel Towne, daughter of Joseph Towne and Abigail Thompson, in Thompson, Windham Co., Connecticut.¹

     Mary Lomann married Adam Artman, son of Michael Artman and Margaret Mason.^1,2
     No primary evidence has been found for the marriage of Adam Artman and Mary Lomann, or for Mary's death. The earliest known record for the marriage is in the Hester genealogy, published in 1905, which simply says Adam Artman "m. Mary Lomann; second m. Lena Blessing." The 1830 census for Montgomery Twp., Richland Co., Ohio, lists Adam Artman with one male and one female in the household, both age 20-29, which implies that he was then married. Also listed in 1830, on the line above Adam Artman, is Richard Loman, with 2 males 15-19, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 50-59.^1,3

     Sarah Magdalena Poff was born on 25 December 1808 in Pennsylvania.^6,7,8 She married first Christian Blessinger about 1827 (based on the probable birth date of their son John).^5,9,10,11 She married second Adam Artman, son of Michael Artman and Margaret Mason, on 28 January 1836 in Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio.⁴ She died on 15 March 1877 at age 68.⁶ She was buried at Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, Ashland Co., Ohio.⁶
     In most records, her given name is listed as Magdalena. "Sarah" only appears in the record of her marriage to Adam Artman (where she is "Sarah Blessing"), and in the Artman genealogy by Margaret Alzner.^4,5
     It should also be noted that the Artman genealogy says "Sarah Magdalena 'Lena' (Poff) Blessinger/Blessing was bom December 25th, 1808 in York County, Pennsylvania," which is the same as her birth date from her cemetery marker. It goes on to say that this is from the Baptismal Record Book of the Canadochly Church in Lower Windsor Twp., and that her parents were George and Catherine (Dellinger) Poff. However, the online transcripts of the "Canadochly Church Baptism Register" don't list this baptism. They do list several other children for Georg and Catharina Pfaf, including Magdalena Pfaf (born 2 January 1810, baptized 6 May 1810), and Sahra Pfaff (born 19 January 1823, baptized 30 March 1823). In addition, online marriage records show that John George Pfaff and Catharina Dellinger were married 11 November 1809 at Christ Lutheran Church in York, York Co., Pennsylvania, almost 11 months after Sarah Magdalena Poff's birth.^5,12,13
     No record has been found for the first marriage of Sarah Magdalena Poff, but the available evidence strongly suggests that her first husband was Christian Blessinger. First, in the record of her marriage to Adam Artman, and in the Hester genealogy, her surname is given as Blessing. Second, in her son James E. Artman's entry in the 1880 census, John Blessinger is listed with him and identified as "brother." Third, in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, John Blessinger is listed with the family of her son George W. Artman. Fourth, in 1881 G. W. Artman was appointed as guardian of "John Blessinger an Imbesile person," with a bond of $500, and J. E. Artman and J. Mason listed as sureties. And finally, in the final settlement filed by John Shrack on 24 July 1852 for his guardianship of John Blessinger and Mary Ann Blessinger, Christian Blessinger, deceased, is named as the father of John and Mary Ann Blessinger.^{4,14,10,15,9,16,17}
     She is presumably the female aged 30-39 listed in Adam Artman's household in Orange Twp., Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio, in the 1840 census, along with one male under 5 (son George), one male 5-9 (son John Blessinger from her first marriage), one male 30-39 (husband Adam), one female under 5 (daughter Almira), and two females 5-9 (daughters Margaret Artman, and Mary Ann Blessing from her first marriage).¹⁸ The family has not been found in the 1850 census, except for their presumed daughter Catharine, who was then living with the family of Andrew and Phebe Proudfit (Phebe was a sister of Adam Artman) in Montgomery Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.¹⁹ Sarah and Adam are listed in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, in the 1860 census, with (their children) Catharine, Amelia, Wm. H., Phoeba, and James E.⁷
     In 1870, after her husband's death, she was listed in Orange Twp. with (her children) Amelia, Henry, Phoeba, and James E., plus (her widowed daughter) Margaret Gerkey and her children Charles and Phoeba J.⁸
     Note that the birth dates we have for at least some of Adam and Magdalena's children are questionable. Most come from death records; no birth records have been found for any of their children. For example, their daughter Margaret's birth date of 10 September 1835 is about four months before the date we have for her parents' marriage. And the birth dates we have for Amelia Artman (March 1847) and William Henry Artman (6 August 1847) can't both be correct.

     Catharine Artman was born about 1845 in Ohio.^1,2 She may be the Catherine Artman, single, who died on 22 February 1868 in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.^3,4
     No record has been found naming her parents. The only evidence that she was the daughter of Adam and Magdalena Artman is her listing with them in the 1860 census, in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio. In the 1850 census she's listed with the family of Andrew and Phebe Proudfit in Montgomery Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio. Phebe Proudfit was a sister of Adam Artman, and thus would be Catharine's aunt.^1,2

     Amelia Artman was born in March 1847 in Ohio.^3,1 She died from heart disease on 4 September 1914 in Vermillion Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, at age 67.⁴ She was buried in Nankin, Ashland Co., Ohio.⁵
     In 1880 she was living and working as a servant in the home of Daniel and Mary Walker in Montgomery Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.⁶ In 1900 she was a servant in the home of Christopher Countryman in Perry Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.³ In 1910 she was living in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio. Living with her as a boarder was Phebe Gerkey (her niece). Listed next to them in the census was Phebe's sister Fannie (Gerkey) LaValley and her family, including Amelia's sister Margaret (Artman) Gerkey.⁷
     The Artman genealogy by Margaret Alzner mistakenly identifies Amelia as the wife of William Henry Artman. Amelia never married, and is listed as single in the 1880-1910 censuses, as well as on her death certificate. William married his only wife Anne (Weedman) in 1871, and she survived him, dying in 1930.^8,6,3,7,5,9

     William Henry Artman was born on 6 August 1847 (from his obituaries) in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.^4,5,6 He was married by Rev. G. A. Peters to Ann Mariah Weedman, daughter of John Weedman, on 3 September 1871 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^7,8 He died on 20 August 1891 at age 44, when he fell from a moving train engine at the Bee Run bridge in Marion Co., Ohio, about four miles west of Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio. The train's engineer noticed him gone when the steam went down, about 40 car lengths past the bridge, but assumed he had gone back into the train for something. He later realized something had happened, but couldn't stop because their train was being followed by another. At the next station, in Marion, they reported the incident, the second train arrived, and the engine and caboose of that train were sent back. His body was found in the middle of the bridge. It was thought that he had probably stepped out onto the gang way for some fresh air after feeding the fire, and fell from there. He apparently hit his head when he fell, and also had a gash on his hip and a broken arm.^9,10,11 He was buried on 23 August 1891 at Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.^10,12,13
     No record has been found explicitly naming his parents, but he is listed with Adam and Magdalena Artman in the 1860 census, as Wm. H. Artman age 11, and with Magdalena Artman in 1870 (after his father's death), as Henry Artman age 21.^1,2 He apparently went by the name Henry most of his life.¹⁴
     After their marriage he and his wife Ann continued to live in Ashland Co., Ohio.^3,15 They moved to Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, sometime between 1880, when they were enumerated in the census in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., and 1884, when their daughter Grace was born in Galion.^15,16,3
     He was working as a day laborer in 1880¹⁵, and as a railroad fireman at the time of his death in 1891.¹¹

     Ann Mariah Weedman was born on 2 February 1847 in Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois.^3,2 She was married by Rev. G. A. Peters to William Henry Artman, son of Adam Artman and Sarah Magdalena Poff, on 3 September 1871 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^1,4 She died from stomach cancer on 8 September 1930 in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, at age 83.³ She was buried on 11 September 1930 at Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.²
     She was listed as Ann Mariah in her marriage record, Ann in the 1880 census, and Anne in her obituary, but apparently went by Marie (or Maria) most of her life. She was listed that way in the 1900-1930 censuses and in her children's marriage records.
     After their marriage she and her husband Henry lived in Ashland Co., Ohio.^2,5 They moved to Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, sometime between 1880, when they were enumerated in the census in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., and 1884, when their daughter Grace was born in Galion.^5,6,2
     Sometime after her husband's death in 1891 she moved to Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio.^7,8 She is listed there with her son Arthur and daughter Jessie in the 1900 census⁸, with Arthur in 1910⁹, and with her daughter Jessie's family in 1920 and 1930.^10,11

     Arthur Artman was born on 11 December 1872 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^1,2 He was married by M. M. Figley, Minister, to Leona Huber, daughter of John M. Huber and Sarah Clementine Moore, on 10 September 1910 in Logan Co., Ohio.¹ He died from a stroke on 13 August 1950 in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, at age 77.² He was buried on 16 August 1950 at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio.²
     He and his wife Leona probably lived in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, most of their lives. Arthur was listed there with his mother in the 1900 and 1910 censuses^3,4, and he and Leona are listed there together in the censuses from 1920 to 1940. (They were actually enumerated twice in the 1920 census, once on 10 January on the North Wood Pike in Logan Co., and again on 21 January at 1040 N. Main St. in Bellefontaine.) In 1930 and 1940 Leona's widowed brother William was living with them.^5,6,7,8
     He worked for the railroad, first as a machinist, then as a roundhouse foreman, and from at least 1920 to 1940 as a shop foreman.^3,1,4,6,7,8
     He and Leona had one known child, Mellzena (b abt 1911).⁶

     Leona Huber was born on 31 March 1872 in Harrison Twp., Logan Co., Ohio.¹ She was married by M. M. Figley, Minister, to Arthur Artman, son of William Henry Artman and Ann Mariah Weedman, on 10 September 1910 in Logan Co., Ohio.² She died on 2 March 1966 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, at age 93.³
     She and her husband Arthur probably lived in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, most of their lives. They are listed there together in the censuses from 1920 to 1940 in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio. (They were actually enumerated twice in the 1920 census, once on 10 January on the North Wood Pike in Logan Co., and again on 21 January at 1040 N. Main St. in Bellefontaine.) In 1930 and 1940 Leona's widowed brother William was living with them.^4,5,6,7
     They had one known child, Mellzena (b abt 1911).⁵

     Jessie May Artman was born on 28 April 1886 in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.^1,2 She was married by M. M. Figley to Harry Elwood Pusey, son of Nathan Pusey and Martha Ellen Dales, on 21 October 1909 in Logan Co., Ohio.¹ She died from a stroke on 14 December 1944 in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, at age 58.² She was buried on 16 December 1944 in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.²
     After their marriage, she and her husband Harry lived in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, where they are listed in the census at 304 S. Detroit in 1910, and with their daughters Margret and Mary at 605 Detroit in 1920. Jessie's widowed mother was also living with them in 1920, listed as Marie Artman.^3,4
     They may have separated sometime between 1920 and 1930, but apparently didn't divorce. Jessie continued to live at 605 Detroit in Bellefontaine, where she is listed in the 1930 and 1940 censuses with her daughters, plus her mother in 1930. She is listed as married, but without Harry.^5,6 Harry is listed in those years, also as married, as a boarder in the household of Eitha Irving and her daughter Lelah Warren in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, about 100 miles north of Bellefontaine.^7,8 And when he registered for the World War II draft on 25 April 1942, Harry listed his residence as Toledo, and his contact person as his landlady Lelah B. Warren.⁹
     She and Harry had two daughters, possibly twins, Margaret F. and Mary K., both born about 1911.^4,10

     Harry Elwood Pusey was born on 24 September 1881 (according to his death certificate, but his World War I and World War II draft registration cards list his birth date as 24 September 1883 and 24 September 1882, respectively) in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio.^4,2,3 He was married by M. M. Figley to Jessie May Artman, daughter of William Henry Artman and Ann Mariah Weedman, on 21 October 1909 in Logan Co., Ohio.¹ He died from a stroke on 16 August 1949 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, at age 67.⁴ He was buried on 19 August 1949 at Willow Cemetery in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio.⁴
     After their marriage, he and his wife Jessie lived in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, where they are listed in the census at 304 S. Detroit in 1910, and with their daughters Margret and Mary at 605 Detroit in 1920. Jessie's widowed mother was also living with them in 1920, listed as Marie Artman.^5,6
     They may have separated sometime between 1920 and 1930, but apparently didn't divorce. Jessie continued to live at 605 Detroit in Bellefontaine, where she is listed in the 1930 and 1940 censuses with her daughters, plus her mother in 1930. She is listed as married, but without Harry.^7,8 Harry is listed in those years, also as married, as a boarder in the household of Eitha Irving and her daughter Lelah Warren in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, about 100 miles north of Bellefontaine.^9,10 And when he registered for the World War II draft on 25 April 1942, Harry listed his residence as Toledo, and his contact person as his landlady Lelah B. Warren.³
     He worked for the New York Central Railroad for 43 years, as a railroad agent, dock agent, and yardman, until his retirement about 1945.^11,5,6,9,10
     He and Jessie had two daughters, possibly twins, Margaret F. and Mary K., both born about 1911.^6,11

     Grace Artman was born on 18 January 1884 in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 18 October 1884.² She was buried at Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, Ashland Co., Ohio.³

     James Elmer Artman was born on 2 August 1852 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^1,4,2 He married Mary Sanders on 25 October 1878 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^5,1 He died from a coronary occlusion (heart attack) on 25 February 1934 at the Crawford Co. Infirmary in Whetstone Twp., Crawford Co., Ohio, at age 81.¹ He was buried on 27 February 1934 at Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.⁴
     After their marriage, he and his wife Mary lived for a time in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.⁶ They later moved to Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, where they are listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses with their sons Clark and Elza, and adopted daughter Hazel.^7,8 He was listed as a farmer in 1880⁶, drayman (i.e., freight hauler) in 1900⁷, and teamster doing odd jobs in 1910.⁸
     On 28 September 1900 he and his wife Mary legally adopted Birdie Hale, age 6, formerly a resident of the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum in Cleveland, Ohio, and changed her name to Hazel Evan Artman.⁹
     He was a member and past Noble Grand of the International Order of Odd Fellows⁴, and was a resident of the I.O.O.F. Home in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, for about the last 15 years of his life.^4,10,11

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     Christian Blessinger married Sarah Magdalena Poff about 1827 (based on the probable birth date of their son John).^1,2,3,4 He probably died in late 1834 or early 1835, based on the final settlement presented by his guardian Daniel Smith in March 1837, which lists the sale of various assets, with the date 7 February 1835 shown next to the first sale item. His wife remarried on 28 January 1836.^5,6
     No record has been found for the first marriage of Sarah Magdalena Poff, but the available evidence strongly suggests that her first husband was Christian Blessinger. First, in the record of her marriage to Adam Artman, and in the Hester genealogy, her surname is given as Blessing. Second, in her son James E. Artman's entry in the 1880 census, John Blessinger is listed with him and identified as "brother." Third, in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, John Blessinger is listed with the family of her son George W. Artman. Fourth, in 1881 G. W. Artman was appointed as guardian of "John Blessinger an Imbesile person," with a bond of $500, and J. E. Artman and J. Mason listed as sureties. And finally, in the final settlement filed by John Shrack on 24 July 1852 for his guardianship of John Blessinger and Mary Ann Blessinger, Christian Blessinger, deceased, is named as the father of John and Mary Ann Blessinger.^{6,7,3,8,2,9,10}
     He apparently was mentally ill, at least later in life. In the final settlement presented by his guardian Daniel Smith in March 1837, he was described as "Christian Blessinger an Insane Person."¹¹
     The guardian's account, filed in court in Richland Co., Ohio, in March 1837, included itemized lists of income totaling $117.53, mostly from the sale of various farm crops, and expenses totaling $106.36. The date 7 February 1835 is written next to the first sale item. The income included $2.00 from the sale of 1/2 ton of hay to Sol. Artman, and notes from "Artman" for $4.00 and from Geo. Poff for $29.30. Expenses included three cash disbursements to Solomon Artman totaling $10.09. The account was approved in November 1837.⁵ An updated account was filed by Smith on 22 April 1839, and included an additional $28 in cash received from Henry Blessinger of York, Pennsylvania, as well as additional expenses totaling $34.85. This account was approved on 14 November 1839.¹²

     John Blessinger was born in Ohio about 1828 (he is listed as age 27, 41, and 54 in the 1860-80 censuses, and 50 in a 4 February 1879 petition to sell his real estate filed by his guardian James Alberson).^3,4,5,6
     At some point, presumably after their father died, or perhaps after he became insane, Jonas Stough was appointed as guardian of John Blessinger and his sister Mary Ann Blessinger. He was later replaced by John Shrack. On 24 July 1852 Shrack filed in court the final settlement of his account, showing income of $80.50 from "Jonas Stough the former guardian," and itemized expenses totaling $144.31, including $40.00 for his services "from 15th August 1843 to 24 March 1847." The balance due to Shrack from his wards was $63.81. The account was approved by the court on 27 October 1852.¹
     John Blessinger lived in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, with his brother George's family in 1860 and 1870^3,4, and with his brother James's family in 1880.⁵ His occupation was listed as farm laborer in the 1860 census, but no occupation was listed for him in 1870 or 1880.^3,4,5
     He apparently had developmental problems, and on 27 December 1878 James Alberson was appointed as guardian of "John Blessinger an Imbesile person," with a bond of $2600.⁷ On the same date Alberson stated that his (John Blessinger's) personal estate was worth "in way of rents" $1300.⁸
     On 4 February 1879 Alberson filed a petition to sell his ward's real estate, saying it was necessary in order to provide for his maintenence and to pay debts. In the petition John Blessinger was described as "an idiot of the age of 50 years and residing with George Artman." The real estate totaled 56 acres and 4 rods, and was "worth annually $75," but the guardian had received no rents from it. Debts incurred during his guardianship included $839 owed to George Artman, and about $160 owed to others. An appraisal was filed 8 February, valuing the land at $1337.50, and it was sold to Michael Lutts on 19 February 1879 for that amount.⁶
     His half-brother George W. Artman was appointed as his guardian on 16 December 1881.⁹

     Mary Ann Blessinger was born about 1830 (based on her ages of 40 and 49 listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses) in Ohio.^3,4 She married first Philip Mogle on 3 April 1851 in Ashland Co., Ohio.⁵ She was married second, by H. B. Wall, Justice of the Peace, to John K. Ward on 4 April 1861 in Hancock Co., Ohio.^6,7
     At some point, presumably after their father died, or perhaps after he became insane, Jonas Stough was appointed as guardian of Mary Ann Blessinger and her brother John Blessinger. He was later replaced by John Shrack. On 24 July 1852 Shrack filed in court the final settlement of his account, showing income of $80.50 from "Jonas Stough the former guardian," and itemized expenses totaling $144.31, including $40.00 for his services "from 15th August 1843 to 24 March 1847." The balance due to Shrack from his wards was $63.81. The account was approved by the court on 27 October 1852.¹
     During the settlement of her first husband Philip Mogle's estate, she was initially awarded $1000 for a year's support, but it was later reduced to $650. When Philip Mogle's real estate was sold at auction to pay off his debts, she purchased it, for $840.⁸
     In the 1860 census, enumerated after her first husband's death, she and her daughter Sarah were listed in the household of George and Sarah Ewing in McComb, Hancock Co., Ohio.⁹
     She and her second husband John were living in Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio, in 1870, along with their children Andrew and Jasper, John's son William from his first marriage, and Mary's daughter Sarah C. Mogle from her first marriage.³ By 1880 they had moved to Union Twp., Jasper Co., Missouri. William, Andrew, and Jasper were still with them. In the census Andrew is listed as being insane, and Mary was suffering from "dropsy of the chest" on the day they were enumerated.⁴

     George W. Artman was born on 7 August 1837 in Orange Twp., Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio.² He married Mary Jane Shaver on 25 December 1859 in Pickaway Co., Ohio.^3,2 He died on 4 August 1889 in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, at age 51 from congestion of the lung.^1,4 He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.⁵
     He and his wife Mary lived in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, from 1860 to 1880^6,7,8 where he was a farmer, and later a carpenter.^6,7,8
     He served during the Civil War in Co. B of the 186th Ohio Infantry Regiment, enlisting as a Corporal on 26 February 1865. The regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Ohio in February, 1865, and left the state on 2 March. They were on duty at Cleveland, Chattanooga, and finally Nashville, Tennessee, where they were mustered out on 18 September 1865, and returned home to Columbus, Ohio, arriving on 25 September. The regiment did not participate in any battles.⁹
     On 16 December 1881 he was appointed guardian of his half-brother "John Blessinger an Imbesile Person," with a bond of $500, and his brother J. E. Artman and J. Mason as sureties.¹⁰

     Philip Mogle was born on 10 July 1819 in Millheim, Centre Co., Pennsylvania.² He married Mary Ann Blessinger, daughter of Christian Blessinger and Sarah Magdalena Poff, on 3 April 1851 in Ashland Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 18 February 1860 in McComb, Hancock Co., Ohio, at age 40.²
     He died intestate, and Thomas F. Edgington was appointed administrator of his estate on 8 April 1861, and appraisers were appointed on 16 Apr 1861. The inventory filed 2 May 1861 valued various items from the personal estate at a total of $22.00. It also noted that he left a widow, "now Mary Ann Ward and one minor child," and awarded $1000 to her for a year's support. On 21 May 1861 the administrator filed a petition to sell the deceased's real estate of about 80 acres, claiming that the estate owed debts of $1033, and that the assets were insufficient to pay the debts.³
     On 15 June 1861 Samuel Mogle (who had been appointed as guardian of Philip and Mary Ann's daughter Sarah) filed a statement in response to the petition to sell Philip Mogle's land, saying that the finding that debts owed by Philip Mogle totaled $1033 was not true, and that at the time of his death the actual debts did not exceed $10. A little over a week later, on 24 June, he filed a petition stating that Philip Mogle died owning 80 acres of land worth about $1100, and personal property worth about $200, and that all the personal property had been set off to the widow Mary Mogle. He charged that the administrator T. F. Edgington, "falsely and fraudulently intending to cheat and defraud ...," procured the appraisers to set off to the widow $1000, in addition to the personal property, for her year's support. He claimed that widow lived in the country, and that $100, in addition to the personal property, "would have been abundant" to support her and her child for a year. He also claimed that Edgington had procured the $1000 for the widow so that she could bid on the land in her own name "and thereby defraud and cheat Sarah Catharine Mogle out of her just rights." He also stated that Sarah would be receiving about $700 from the estate of her deceased grandfather Valentine Mogle, more than enough to pay Philip Mogle's debts. He requested that the widow's allowance be reduced from $1000 to $100, that the administrator be precluded from selling the land, and that the money coming to Sarah from Valentine Mogle be allowed to be applied to the debts against the estate of Philip Mogle.⁴
     Samuel Mogle's petition was only partially successful. The widow's allowance for a year's support was reduced from $1000 to $650. But the land was sold at public auction on 24 August 1861, and was bought by the widow Mary Ann Ward for $840.³
     The administrator's final account wasn't filed until 1 June 1864, and showed income of $872, with $840 from the sale of the real estate and $32 from the sale of the personal property. The expenses were exactly the same, $872, including the $650 awarded to the widow.³

     John K. Ward married as his second wife Mary Ann Blessinger, daughter of Christian Blessinger and Sarah Magdalena Poff, on 4 April 1861 in Hancock Co., Ohio.^1,2
     His entries in the 1870 and 1880 censuses include a son, William A. Ward, born in Ohio about 1858, before his marriage to Mary Ann (Blessinger) Mogle, indicating that he had been previously married. His first wife may have been Leah Putman, who married a John Ward on 12 August 1852 in Hancock Co., Ohio. However, no birth record for William A. Ward, or death record for a Leah Ward, has yet been found to confirm that.^3,4,5
     He and his second wife Mary were living in Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio, in 1870, along with their children Andrew and Jasper, John's son William from his first marriage, and Mary's daughter Sarah C. Mogle from her first marriage.³ By 1880 they had moved to Union Twp., Jasper Co., Missouri. William, Andrew, and Jasper were still with them. In the census Andrew is listed as being insane, and Mary was suffering from "dropsy of the chest" on the day they were enumerated.⁴

     Sarah Catharine Mogle was born about 1854 in Ohio.²
     In the 1860 census, after her father's death, she was listed with her mother in the household of George and Sarah Ewing in McComb, Hancock Co., Ohio.²

     Andrew J. Ward was born about 1863 in Ohio.^1,2
     He is listed with his parents in Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio, in the 1870 census¹, and in Union Twp., Jasper Co., Missouri, in 1880. In 1880 he is listed as being insane.²

     Jasper Ward was born about 1866 in Ohio.¹
     He is listed with his parents in Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio, in the 1870 census², and in Union Twp., Jasper Co., Missouri, in 1880.¹

     Mary Sanders was born in May 1858 in Ohio.² She married James Elmer Artman, son of Adam Artman and Sarah Magdalena Poff, on 25 October 1878 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^1,3 She died on 22 September 1913 in Brazil, Clay Co., Indiana, at age 55.⁴ She was buried on 25 September 1913 at Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.⁵
     After their marriage, she and her husband James lived for a time in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.⁶ They later moved to Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, where they are listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses with their sons Clark and Elza, and adopted daughter Hazel.^2,7
     On 28 September 1900 she and her husband James legally adopted Birdie Hale, age 6, formerly a resident of the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum in Cleveland, Ohio, and changed her name to Hazel Evan Artman.⁸
     She moved to Brazil, Clay Co., Indiana, in May 1912, possibly with her son Elza and/or adopted daughter Hazel, who were living there at the time of her death.⁵

     Clark Wilbert Artman was born on 29 November 1879 in Lake Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio (his death certificate and obituary both say, probably erroneously, Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio).^4,1,2,3 He was married by Rev. S. G. Dornblaser to Emma Matilda Seith, daughter of Fred Seith and Jenetta (?), on 28 April 1914 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio.^5,3 He died on 9 March 1939 in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, at age 59.^2,3 He was buried on 12 March 1939 at Fairview Cemetery, Sect. 10, in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio.^3,6
     He and his wife Emma lived in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, most, if not all, of their married lives.^7,8
     He worked at several jobs throughout his life, mostly for the railroad, including as a locomotive engineer⁹, laborer in a carriage shop¹⁰, painter⁵, car repairer¹, interlocking foreman⁷, and car inspector.^8,2