William Francis Loy

William Francis Loy - and Susan A. Campbell were married at Lafayette, Indiana, March 27, 1860, and of their nine children all are living but one: Millie Anjenetta, born May 2, 1862; Mary Angelia, January 11, 1864; Julia Ann, May 31, 1866; William F., September 4, 1868; Henry, August 11, 172; Delilah E., July 15, 1874, died August 3, 1875; Elizabeth A., July 16, 1876; Louisa C., September 29, 1878; Bertha R. M., November 3, 1880; all reside with their parents. Henry and Delilah (Venard) Loy were the parents of William; both died in Indiana. Berl and Fanny (Flynn) Campbell, parents of Susan, died in Indiana. Mr. Loy had four brothers in the war. His maternal grandfather was one of General Harrison’s scouts in the Indian War in the Maumee valley; was taken prisoner at Fort Jennings. He shot an Indian in the apple tree at Defiance; was taken prisoner at Tippecanoe, succeeded in escaping, and found one of his brothers wounded; he stopped the wound with leaves, and carried him on his horse about 160 miles, but he died of his wounds. He and three other scouts had a fight with five Indians around a tree, and not an Indian was left when the fight ended. He was buried in Marshall county, Indiana. Martha Loy, his wife, is buried in Randolph, Indiana. William F. Loy was born May 16, 1839, and Susan A. was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, March 1, 1845. He has been engaged in the mercantile business for three years; dealt largely in timber, and is at present clearing land. He has a farm of sixty-five acres of land on the Little Auglaize. Address, Hamer, Paulding county, Ohio.