Frederick John Raymond

Frederick John Raymond - is a son of John and Elizabeth (Strayer) Raymond; is a farmer and blacksmith in Auglaize township, where he has lived since 1852. His wife, Elizabeth (Decker) Raymond, born September 25, 1826, is a daughter of Frederick and Esther Decker. She was married in Pennsylvania, April 23, 1848, and has one adopted child, John W. Thompson, born November 19, 1861. Mr. Raymond enlisted in the 192d Ohio, February, 1865; served through the war; was some time in the Shenandoah Valley; was taken sick and sent to Harper’s Ferry Hospital, then to Baltimore and Philadelphia; was there discharged and went home. Address, Junction, Paulding county, Ohio.