Martin Templeton was a farmer of Windsor township, in which occupation he has been engaged all his life; he was born in Union township, this county, January 2, 1845, and married in the same place, December 27, 1877, to Adella Kimball, whose birth took place in Union township, July 12, 1855.
They have two children:
- Charles Foster, born July 12, 1879, and
- Perry Scott, September 22, 1881.
Mrs. Templeton’s parents are John B. Kimball and Elizabeth (Smith) Kimball, both deceased; the former was drowned in Burlington, Ohio, on May 15, 1882. Mr. Templeton’s parents are C. T. and Rebecca (Morrison) Templeton.
Martin was in the war of 1861; he was a member of Company I, 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. He was in the battles of Saltville, Virginia; Marion, Virginia; Clinch Mountain, Pound Gap, Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He rose from the ranks to a sergeant. He was an assessor in Union township for two terms.
Mrs. Templeton joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of fifteen years. Address Mr. Templeton at Russell’s Place, Lawrence County, Ohio.
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