. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . ille. Mr. McClay was a prisoner for nine monthsand twenty-five days, and spent this length of time in was one of seven in his mess to return home, all the others havingdied. He lived to the age of thirty-one years. Mr. McClay mar-ried Miss V. Rollison and they had two sons, one of whom died whensmall and the other, E. R. McClay, at the age of thirty-one years. Isaac E. Wilson.—Especially worthy of mention in a work of thischaracter is Isa
. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . ille. Mr. McClay was a prisoner for nine monthsand twenty-five days, and spent this length of time in was one of seven in his mess to return home, all the others havingdied. He lived to the age of thirty-one years. Mr. McClay mar-ried Miss V. Rollison and they had two sons, one of whom died whensmall and the other, E. R. McClay, at the age of thirty-one years. Isaac E. Wilson.—Especially worthy of mention in a work of thischaracter is Isaac E. Wilson, of Kenton, who is distinguished not onlyfor the honored ancestry from which he is descended but for his finerecord of service as a county official, and for the substantial position hehas attained among the leading agriculturists of this part of Hardincounty. A native and to the manner born, his birth occurred September20, 1842, in Pleasant township, this county. His father, John , and his grandfather, John Wilson. Sr., were both natives of West-moreland county, Pennsylvania. Colonel James Wilson, great-grand-. HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY 757 father of Isaac E., was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch ancestry,and was as far as known the only member of his immediate family tocross the Atlantic. Coming to the United States in colonial times, hecommanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war, having enlisted inPennsylvania, and was at the front in various engagements. He wasalso one of the nine men from the Keystone state that signed the Decla-ration of Independence. John Wilson, Sr., served under General Wayne in the war of subsequently came with his family to Ohio, settling as a pioneer inHolmes county. He moved from there to Richland county, later comingto Hardin county, and he spent his last years with his son, John Wilson,Jr. Born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1811, JohnWilson, Jr., was quite young when he came with his parent
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