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ISAAC B. COOL, farmer; P. O. Laura, Miami Co. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., April 5, 1842; his parents, John and Elizabeth Cool, were natives of the same place—lived, died, and are buried in the place of their nativity. To them five children were given, three of whom are living, viz., Henry, Samuel and our subject. Jacob was among the slain at the battle of Chancellorsville; Mrs. Cool died in May, 1846; Mr. Cool departed this life in August, 1854. Mr. Cool was married the second time, and by this union had two children, viz., Mary and Margaret, the latter deceased. Our subject’s boyhood days were spent on the farm, having been bound out to a Rev. John Thomas, of Virginia, with whom he remained until he was 18 years of age— the stipulated time—and for two years after, which brought him to that period in our national existence when our country was struggling in the throes of civil war, when he was drafted into the army. His religious belief had inculcated an aversion and abhorrence to war, and he could not conscientiously take a part in the great struggle then pending, and, by making an intentional mistake, he boarded the wrong train and came to Ohio, where his religious belief was respected and tolerated. He first purchased 92 acres of land in this Township, on which he lived for two years, when he sold out and bought 40 acres adjoining, which he soon exchanged for the farm where he now resides. Mr. Cool is another of our self-made men; a refugee in a strange land, among strangers, and $3 in debt, were the embarrassing circumstances under which he began life. His first marriage was consummated with Harriet Kinsey, in February, 1863, and to their union two children were given, viz.: Noah, born in February, 1864; Susannah, born in May, 1871. Mrs. Cool departed this life in July, 1878; she was a member of the German Baptist Church, and died trusting in the promises of her Savior. His marriage with Malinda Hinegardner was celebrated in December, 1879. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church, and are exemplary Christian people he being one of the Deacons of the church.