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PHILIP A. JOLLY, farmer, P. O. Ripley, a native of Union Township, was born December 8, 1840. His father, Philip C. Jolly, was born in Union Township March 18, 1805, and his mother, Phebe Ralston, was born in Pleasant Township August 22, 1803. His father’s parents, Alexander and Sarah (Kay) Jolly, were natives of Maryland. They were married, and came to Brown County among the earliest pioneers. They located on 150 acres of land in Union Township, where they both died. Mr. Jolly was a prominent, member and worker in the Baptist Church. He was one of the organizers of Union Township, and aided in many of its important improvements. Philip C., the father of our subject, was married, May 25, 1826, to Miss Phebe Ralston, a daughter of Henry Ralston, and now resides in Ripley. Our subject is the fifth son and ninth child of a family of eleven children. Two months of the rebellion, he was a member of the Second Ohio Independent Artillery. He was married January 3, 1866, to Miss Mary K. Kendall, a daughter of Owen and Eliza (Stephenson) Kendall, and a native of Brown County. She was born November, 1845. Seven children were the fruits of this marriage; of these, six are living, viz.: Louisa F., M. Maud, William D., Earl D., Clifford E. and Sarah E. Edna is deceased. Mr. Jolly owns a farm of 99 acres. His political views are Republican.