. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . harge of itstill. Mr. Virden is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has alwaystaken an active part in public affairs. He served six years as trusteeof Dudley township and is an ardent Democrat. He is well known in the community, where his good qualities and high character areappreciated. He is well liked and has a host of friends. November 18, 1873, Mr. Virden married Prances Margaret Ansel-man, who was born in Marion county, Ohio, May 10, 1853, daught
. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . harge of itstill. Mr. Virden is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has alwaystaken an active part in public affairs. He served six years as trusteeof Dudley township and is an ardent Democrat. He is well known in the community, where his good qualities and high character areappreciated. He is well liked and has a host of friends. November 18, 1873, Mr. Virden married Prances Margaret Ansel-man, who was born in Marion county, Ohio, May 10, 1853, daughter ofCharles Anselman, a native of Germany, who came to America with hisparents when three years old. The parents, John Philip and PrancesAnselman lived in Marion county many years, and then removed toHardin county and spent the remainder of their lives with their child-ren, the father passing away at the age of one hundred years. JohnPhilip Anselman was an officer in the German army and served sevenyears in the war. Charles Anselman served one hundred days in theCivil war. He was an active business man and sold machinery, mowers, ■. yHi^(/ii<^-^^- HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY 611 reapers etc., except in harvest time when he returned home to care forhis crops. He married Anna Felton, also a native of Germany, wholocated in Marion county, Ohio, as a child, with her parents. The fam-ily located in Hardin county in 1869. She was born March 8, 1826 anddied September, 1884, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mr. Ansel-man died June 28, 1904. Mrs. Virden was one of eight children,the others being: Katie Bishop, Charles, John Joseph, Sarah Wood,Elizabeth S., Clara Banning. Her mother was for fifty years amember of the Christian church. Mrs. Virden is a member of theMethodist church and also belongs to the Pythian Sisters, being innerguard of the lodge of Hepburn. Mr. Virden and his wife haveone son, Lloyd Milton, who was born May 13, 1883, and he is livingat home. He is a graduate of
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