NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: Judge William Rannells (1887)

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Transcribed by Deb Murray.

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Judge William Rannells was born in Tygart's Valley, Va., in 1769. When
thirteen years of age he went to Washington County, Pa., with his parents. In
1796 he married Rhoda Bush. In 1809 he entered the land on which J.V. Rannells
now lives and in the following year moved his family to it. He was one of the
very earliest settlers of the township, and the family had all the varied
experiences of pioneer life. Judge Rannells was the father of eleven children,
ten of whom reached mature years. He died in 1856, his wife in 1864. He was a
man of more than ordinary intelligence and good judgement.

History of Noble County, Ohio Published by 
L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
Brookfield