farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Oelwein; born in Kanawha Co., W. Va., in 1808; located in this county in 1852. Married Jane Woods in 1840; she was born in Dark Co., Ohio, in 1826; had twelve children, eight are living - John A. born Aug. 22, 1841; he enlisted in the 38th I.V.I. at the beginning of the war, and was at the siege of Vicksburg, under Gen. Grant, until the capture of that garrison; he died in the hospital at Vicksburg, from chronic diarrhea, contracted and superinduced by fatigue and exposure during that great struggle for victory; Robert, born Jan. 1, 1846; George Washington, October 9, 1848; Anthony W., May 19, 1851; Mary E., Dec. 28, 1853; Sarah, Sept. 28, 1868; William W., April 26, 1861; Phoebe C., Sept. 14, 1866; Alice J., Jan. 4, 1869. Mr. Jerrett owns 140 acres of land, worth $30 per acre.
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