William H. Coleman – Biography

WILLIAM H. COLEMAN, general farmer and stock-raiser, running the large cattle farm of 320 acres, and also owner of nearly 600 acres in the precinct of Philadelphia, all in Cass County, has lived in the county for thirty-two years, has always been engaged as a farmer and has always been quite successful. He began here as a poor man and worked for $10 a month for the first four years, and after that began to farm on the Calef farm, which he has since run as a renter. Out of his savings, he has purchased the large farm of 600 … Read more

William W. Glaze Biography

WILLIAM W. GLAZE was born February 18, 1825, in Scioto County, Ohio. His father, Jacob Glaze, was born in the same county, but his father was a native of Virginia, although he died in Scioto. Mr. Glaze, Sr., was a farmer all his life, and died in the county where his entire life was spent, in 1844. His wife was a member of the Reardin family, a native of the same county as her husband, and she lived until 1891. She left three children living. William Glaze moved to Brown County in 1856, by team, with his family. Here he … Read more