Henry Layman

Henry Layman - was born on December 17, 1842, in Union county, Ohio; is a resident of Emerald township, where he settled December 13, 1876. He has eight brothers and sisters, all of whom are married. His father, Jacob Layman, was born November 8, 1805, and died May 14, 1861. His mother, Elizabeth (Crotingner) Layman, born on March 9, 1813, lived in Jay county, Indiana. Mrs. Layman’s parents, Levi and Elizabeth (Michael) Jenkins, are living in Defiance county, Ohio. Henry Layman and Abigail Ann Elizabeth Jenkins were united in marriage in Jay county, Indiana, on January 7, 1869, by Rev. Seth Wilson. She was born in Union county, Ohio, on the 19th day of July, 1850. They have five children: Flora Margaret, born January 4, 1870; Elizabeth Alice, born in Jay county, Indiana, August 15, 1871; John Wesley, March 9, 1873; Sarah Alda Loveta, September 12, 1875; Charles Elmer, born in Paulding county, September 22, 1879. Mr. Layman was elected to the office of Township Trustee April 4, 1881, and has been a member of the Board of Education since 1878. He was a private in Company A, 145th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was in service four months. His grandfather and grandmother were among the first settlers of Union county, and endured all the hardships and privations of a frontier life. The grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. Henry Layman is a farmer and mechanic. Address, Reid’s, Paulding county, Ohio.