John Anderson - born September 28, 1819, is a son of Samuel and Nancy Anderson. He settled in this county in 1853; was married April 24, 1845 to Rebecca Stillwell, who was born August 11, 1827, and died May, 9, 1871. Their children are: Mary J., born December 8, 1846, deceased; William Cass, August 10, 1848, deceased; Samuel R., January 1, 1850, deceased; Pleasant Arrilla, April 18, 1851, resides in Kansas; John T., September 28, 1853; James Harvey, January 27, 1856; Isadora J., November 27, 1857; Joseph M., December 4, 1860; Lydia O., March 24, 1863; Martha E., February 15, 1865; Emma R., November 21, 1867. Mr. Anderson was one of the first Trustees in Jackson Twp., and was Justice of the Peace for twenty years, and also served as Assesor. He was in the Army, a member of Company F, 38th Ohio, under Captain John Adams; was discharged in May, 1862. His son James Harvey Anderson and Emma R. Bowholtz were married in this county, October 5, 1880. Her birth occurred October 21, 1868. Mr. Anderson's business is farming, and his address Charloe, Paulding County, Ohio.