James S. Duncan, born July 9, 1858, in Jackson County, Ohio, was the proprietor of a flourishing general store at Limestone and also extensively engaged in the limestone business. His parents, James and Amy (Verner) Duncan, were both born in Armstrong County, Penn., the father in 1827 and the mother in 1835.
Jackson County
John Russell
John Russell was born in Lawrence County on October 6, 1842. His father, Samuel Russell, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, on March 5, 1801. He came to Lawrence county in 1822,
John Payton
John Payton and Julia A. Marcum were married in Lawrence County, in 1837. Mr. Payton was born in Adams County, Ohio, in the year 1813, and came to this county at the age of four years, in 1817.
Vinton Neal
Vinton Neal was born in Jackson County, Ohio, on March 1, 1832. His parents, William and Catherine (Rose) Neal, settled in Lawrence County in 1834.
Peras R. Polly
Peras R. Polly was a Judge of the Probate Court of Lawrence County, Ohio, who was born in Otsego County, New York, on May 5th, 1815. He was the third child in a family of ten children, whose parents were Daniel Polley and Mary (Holcomb) Polley. His father, a native of Massachusetts, followed through life the trade of millwright.