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ROBERT MARTINDALE, farmer; P. O. Ginghamsburg. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, has spent more than a half-century within sight of his present home; he was born in 1827, and his parents, John and Amy Martindale, were well known; he was born in South Carolina in 1798, and settled on Mill Creek, near Frederickstown, in 1808. Amy was born in Pennsylvania in 1806, and came to Montgomery Co. in 1818. They were married in 1823; the children were twelve in number, and eleven of them are yet living— Jesse, Elizabeth, Robert, Mary, Samuel, John, William, Stewart, Martin, Rebecca, Cynthia A. and Martha. All the children were living at the time of their parents’ death. The father died in March, 1859, the mother, April 28, 1865; they were among the noted pioneers, and reared a family that are an honor to the county. Their eyes beheld the beauty of the country they loved, and their lives were the better for helping in its development. Their son Robert, was wedded to Miss Alvina Waymire in 1849. Her father is the oldest man living that was born in Butler Township, Montgomery Co. Her mother, Mary Gallihan, was born in that county, and her ancestry were from North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Martindale are parents of one child, only- Alexander G.; he was born Jan. 14, 1851, and married Miss Mary Coppock, a daughter of one of the pioneers, in 1871; they are the parents of Dora, Charles and Samuel, bright and splendid-looking children. Mr. Robert Martindale lives like a prince; his house is a neat one, his barns and other buildings large and commodious; he owns 110 acres of land, equaling any in his neighborhood. He was a volunteer in Co. G, 147th O. V. I. during the war, having rank of 3d Sergeant. Both himself and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is also a member of Coleman Commandery. As a host, he cannot be equaled in this or any other county, and his name, for honor and veracity, is without a stain.