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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...common-school education in both English and German. Vhen twenty years of age he went to Indiana and spent nine months on a farm. Returning home, he remained with his mother until 1872, and during the summer of that year was in the west. August 28, 1873, he married Elizabeth Fetters, daughter of William and Anna (Clappen) Fetters, and to this marriage there were born two children, viz: Franetta Anna, who died March 1, 1895. aged twenty years, six months and three days, and Edward Franklin, who is in school at Ada, taking acourse in music, vocal and instrumental, and also a teacher's course. The mother of these two children was born in Hopewell township, .Iay 27. 1857. Her parents had the following children: Christian and John, both of Hopewell township; Daniel, on the home farm. and Elizabeth, wife ofthe subject. The mother died May 12, 1893. aged eightyfour years. William Fetters was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 29, 1805, and came to the United States in 1832. He resided at Fredericktown, Md., until 1837, when he came to Ohio, and was taught how to sow wheat by the father of the subject. By trade he was a turner. For forty years he was a member of the Evangelical church, and died, on the place he entered from the government, June 12, 1890. Joseph Hellwarth, after his marriage, settled on his present farm. which consisted of eighty acres of uncleared land given him by his father. He aided his mother rear the rest of the family, and in November, 1885, moved to Celina, lived there about eighteen months, engaged in the general merchandise business, under the firm name of D. Hellwarth & Co., and then sold out and returned to his farm, upon which he has ever since baen satisfied to live. He carries on general farming andstock...