Andrew Livingstone
Andrew Livingstone was an early settler of Adams County. He was born November 3, 1769, and must have located in Adams County about 1800. On February 10, 1810, he was appointed an Associate Judge of Adams County, and was reappointed twice, serving continuously in the office until February, 1832.
From April 13, 1836, for three years, he was a Justice of the Peace for Adams County. From July 10, 1841, to November 4, 1846, he was the postmaster at Manchester, Ohio. He died July 4, 1847, and is interred in the old cemetery at Manchester. His wife, Margaret, died August 17, 1826, at the age of forty-four years and he never remarried. He had two sons and two daughters. His sons were Samuel and Lucien. Samuel married Elizabeth Ellison. They lived on the Williamson farm near Manchester, but went to Minneapolis and died there. The daughters were Nancy and Lucinda Jane. Lucinda married David Ellison, a brother of William Ellison and lived and died in Manchester. She has a daughter, Mrs. David Stableton, residing in Manchester.
Judge Livingstone was a Democrat and a Presbyterian. He was a man of the highest integrity and often chosen as guardian and administrator of estates. He enjoyed the confidence of the public all his life.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900