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SAMUEL R. WOLLERTON, farmer; P. O. Tippecanoe; born in Miami Co. Nov. 22, 1836; is a son of Ishmael and Jane H. (Ramsey) Wollerton; he was born in Pennsylvania and she in Ohio, the ancestry probably coming from Wales. Ishmael, the father, removed from Pennsylvania to Miami Co., somewhere about 1833, and on March 1, 1836, was married to Jane H. Ramsey, daughter of Samuel and Ellen (Fletcher) Ramsey, who were the parents of two children, of whom one only is now living, viz., Samuel R. Mr. Wollerton was, when quite young, placed with his grandfather Ramsey, where he lived till his death. On Dec. 24, 1863, he was united in marriage with Sarah Ann McManus, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret McManus, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and removed to Miami Co. in the spring of 1847. They were the parents of five children, of whom two are now living, viz., Sarah Ann and Margery, now Mrs. Benton Snyder. They have two children, viz., Harry H. and Jennie R. Mr. Wollerton, after his marriage, bought the Wesley Heywood farm, where he lived for eight years, but afterward removed to the farm where he has since resided, consisting of 100 acres, mostly under cultivation, with good buildings and improvements.