Daniel and Sarah Jame Anthony

Daniel Anthony and wife, Sarah Jane

Daniel Anthony was born in Burks County, Pennsylvania, on January 24, 1833. He was brought to Crawford County, Ohio, by his parents in 1835. He married Mary Ann Quaintance about 1855. On the 30th day of November, 1860, he bought at sheriff's sale 80 acres of the estate of Jacob Rose, who had acquired 160 acres of land from the State of Ohio called the Wabash and Erie Canal lands sold to him at Lima, Ohio, for $134.00 for theentire 160 acres, and signed to J. Rose by Governor William Bebb on June 28, 1848.

The 80 acres sold to Daniel Anthony was bid in for $560.00 and the transfer made December 15, 1860.

In 1962, the family moved to Henry County with two small sons, William H. and W. Albert. They lived in a log home on a sand ridge because of the very wet swampy condition of the land. On October 30, 1862, another boy, Elmer E. was born.

On May 7, 1864, Daniel Anthony bought from Elizabeth Rose Pugh and husband, Alexander, another additional 40 acres, west, 1/2 of Section E1/4 of Section 27 for $1,000.00.

On October 26, 1864, a girl, Mary Etta, was born to them.

Now began the arduous task of clearing and draining that portion of the Black Swamp. The work was hard and the family was plagued by ague (recurrent chills and fever). But as the boys grew and were able to help, the work progressed.

Provisions were bought and grain ground at Gilead, now Grand Rapids. A tale was told of the boys and their father going to mill and of a bad storm which became worse as they neared home where they found the chimney and part of the roof blown from the cabin, the bricks having fallen into the cradle from which the mother had just snatched the baby, Hannah L. born May 15, 1867. She lived to the age of 97 years.

Use was made of as much of the timber as possible, though much was piled and burned in order to ready the land for cultivation. Fences were built as needed from rails split on the farm and the first smokehouse used was a great hollowed out log, as was the watering trough for the stock. In the center of the woods was built the log sugar camp which supplied the family with maple syrup and sugar, a great share of the sweets enjoyed along with apple butter.

When the Mansfield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan Railroad bed was prepared, it ran through the farm and ties were cut by French and Swedish workers brought in by the railroad. However, it was never completed and today one small section is the Coldwater Road south of McClure.

On June 8, 1871, Daniel bought 80 acres from a Mr. D. Shoemaker, the East 1/2 of N. East 1/4 of Section 27 of the Wabash and Erie Canal Lands subject to sale at Lima, Ohio, for which he paid $1600.00. This meant more clearing, draining, and fencing, the last of which was not completed until the second decade of this century. A beautiful woods of 40 acres was left on the south side of the farm and one of 8 acres on the last 80 acres bought.

On April 2, 1872, Mr. Anthony lost his first wife, leaving five children from 5 to 14 years of age. When of school age, the children attended for about 4 months a year, a log schoolhouse which stood on the west side of what is now Route 65, south of McClure. They wore copper-toed shoes and homespun clothes, crab to the sight and scratchy almost beyond endurance.

On October 12, 1875, he married Sarah Jane Davis (called Jennie) of Findlay, Ohio, who mothered the brood in the log cabin along with two boys born to them who died in infancy. The older boys slept in the loft and many a winter morning awoke to a sifting of snow on the bed and floor.

The farm was productive and as the family prospered, need for a new home was met in 1880. It is now occupied by the Richard Mowery family.

On June 20, 1882, a girl, Olive Glenn, was born and on October 8, 1885, a son, Earl D.

The Anthony home was built in 1880. This is its appearance in the 1900-1910.

Daniel Anthony built three large barns, one for horses, one for cattle, and one for grain and machinery, and a smaller one for corn and storage of the carriage and buggies.

He planted a large apple orchard, peach orchard and lined the long lane with cherry trees for which people came for miles around to help pick. He gave timber for the construction of the Methodist church in McClure (now the home of the Christian Union Congregation).

In 1902 Daniel and his wife, son and daughter, Earl and Olive, moved to Findlay, Ohio, and the farm was rented to sons William and Albert. On November 22, 1906, Albert Anthony bought from his father 60 acres of the last 80 bought, the N.E. 1/4 of Section 27. It is now owned by granddaughter Mildred Anthony Rowland and children June E. Heckler, Robert S. Rowland and Ruth Anne Behnfeldt.

In 1910 William Anthony died and not being able to farm the 200 acres alone, Albert Anthony built a new home in 1911 on what is now Route Six, occupied by the Robert G. Rowland family.

Daniel Anthony died in 1919 and after the death of his wife in 1922 the remaining 140 acres was sold to the Creager family and conveyed on January 22, 1924, to D. Y. Creager for $11,300.00.

After the death of the Creagers it was sold to the Carl Mowery family.

Submitted by: Mildred Anthony Rowland

The 80 acres sold to Daniel Anthony was bid in for $560.00 and the transfer made December 15, 1860.

In 1962, the family moved to Henry County with two small sons, William H. and W. Albert. They lived in a log home on a sand ridge because of the very wet swampy condition of the land. On October 30, 1862, another boy, Elmer E. was born.

On May 7, 1864, Daniel Anthony bought from Elizabeth Rose Pugh and husband, Alexander, another addi­tional 40 acres, west, 1/2 of Section E1/4 of Section 27 for $1,000.00.

On October 26, 1864, a girl, Mary Etta, was born to them.

Now began the arduous task of clearing and draining that portion of the Black Swamp. The work was hard and the family was plagued by ague (recurrent chills and fever). But as the boys grew and were able to help, the work progressed.

Provisions were bought and grain ground at Gilead, now Grand Rapids. A tale was told of the boys and their father going to mill and of a bad storm which became worse as they neared home where they found the chimney and part of the roof blown from the cabin, the bricks having fallen into the cradle from which the mother had just snatched the baby, Hannah L. born May 15, 1867. She lived to the age of 97 years.

Use was made of as much of the timber as possible, though much was piled and burned in order to ready the land for cultivation. Fences were built as needed from rails split on the farm and the first smokehouse used was a great hollowed out log, as was the watering trough for the stock. In the center of the woods was built the log sugar camp which supplied the family with maple syrup and sugar, a great share of the sweets enjoyed along with apple butter.

When the Mansfield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan Railroad bed was pre­pared, it ran through the farm and ties were cut by French and Swedish work­ers brought in by the railroad. How­ever, it was never completed and today one small section is the Coldwater Road south of McClure.

On June 8, 1871, Daniel bought 80 acres from a Mr. D. Shoemaker, the East 1/2 of N. East 1/4 of Section 27 of the Wabash and Erie Canal Lands subject to sale at Lima, Ohio, for which he paid $1600.00. This meant more clear­ing, draining, and fencing, the last of which was not completed until the sec­ond decade of this century. A beautiful woods of 40 acres was left on the south side of the farm and one of 8 acres on the last 80 acres bought.

On April 2, 1872, Mr. Anthony lost his first wife, leaving five children from 5 to 14 years of age. When of school age, the children attended for about 4 months a year, a log school­house which stood on the west side of what is now Route 65, south of McClure. They wore copper-toed shoes and homespun clothes, crab to the sight and scratchy almost beyond endurance.

On October 12, 1875, he married Sarah Jane Davis (called Jennie) of Findlay, Ohio, who mothered the brood in the log cabin along with two boys born to them who died in infancy. The older boys slept in the loft and many a winter morning awoke to a sifting of snow on the bed and floor.

The farm was productive and as the family prospered, need for a new home was met in 1880. It is now occu­pied by the Richard Mowery family.

On June 20, 1882, a girl, Olive Glenn, was born and on October 8, 1885, a son, Earl D.

The Anthony home was built in 1880. This is its appearance in the 1900-1910.

Daniel Anthony built three large barns, one for horses, one for cattle, and one for grain and machinery, and a smaller one for corn and storage of the carriage and buggies.

He planted a large apple orchard, peach orchard and lined the long lane with cherry trees for which people came for miles around to help pick. He gave timber for the construction of the Methodist church in McClure (now the home of the Christian Union Con­gregation).

In 1902 Daniel and his wife, son and daughter, Earl and Olive, moved to Findlay, Ohio, and the farm was rented to sons William and Albert. On November 22, 1906, Albert Anthony bought from his father 60 acres of the last 80 bought, the N.E. 1/4 of Section 27. It is now owned by granddaughter Mildred Anthony Rowland and chil­dren June E. Heckler, Robert S. Row­land and Ruth Anne Behnfeldt.

In 1910 William Anthony died and not being able to farm the 200 acres alone, Albert Anthony built a new home in 1911 on what is now Route Six, occupied by the Robert G. Row­land family.

Daniel Anthony died in 1919 and after the death of his wife in 1922 the remaining 140 acres was sold to the Creager family and conveyed on Janu­ary 22, 1924, to D. Y. Creager for $11,300.00.

After the death of the Creagers it was sold to the Carl Mowery family.

Submitted by: Mildred Anthony Rowland