as a justice of the peace, and filled other responsible township
offices.
Mary Ogden was married to Joshua Wood, the first couple
married in Columbia township. They had nine children. Mr.
Wood was a justice of the peace and Whig politician.
Margaret Wood married Elias P. Davis. She died, leaving
two children. Nancy Wood was married to Nehemiah Bobo.
They had eleven children, twenty-nine grand children and
five great-grandchildren.
William Wood married Sarah Rutherford and reared four
children, with a number of descendants.
Elizabeth Wood was married to Eli Vale, and they had a
large family of children and grandchildren.
Joshua Wood married Elizabeth Forrest, and they had one
child.
Rachel Wood was married to J.Q.A. Vale, a physician.
Their home was in Minnesota. Dr. Vale has been a member
of the legislature of that state. They had six children.
Mary Wood married Levi Whitlock, and they went to Min-
nesota and had a large family of children.
Adah Ogden, daughter of Alvin Ogden and wife, was born
March 7th, 1799, and was married to John Conner. They
moved to Indiana. To them were born six children.
Sabert Ogden was born October 3rd, 1801, married Eliza
Forrest, and settled in Salem. They had seven children.
Sabert Ogden died February 10th, 1874. Mrs. Ogden died
December 24th, 1896, aged eighty-five years, six months,
eighteen days.
Alvin Ogden, Jr., married Nancy Jordan, and resided in
Salem. They had two children, and several grandchildren.
Herbert Ogden had three sons in the Civil war, Alvin,
John, and Hugh. John was in Company I, Fifty-third Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service at Camp Denison,
Ohio.
