Samuel Zurmehly
Samuel Zurmehly was his wife, Catharine Jane (Brook) Zurmehly, are both natives of Pennsylvania. They have seven children--Mary E., John W., Eliza J., Wilson S., Peter F., Charles L. and Ida B. Mr. Z.'s parents, John C. Zurmehly and Susanna (Shofner) Zurmehly, died in Pickaway County. They had nine children--Robert, Frederick, Samuel, Jacob, John, Amos, Susan, Peter and Mary. Mr. Z. was born in 1822, and came to this county in 1846. Mrs. Z. was born in 1824. Her father, James Brook, died in Pennsylvania. Her mother, Mary (Craft) Brook, died in Allen County. Mrs. Z. has two brothers--Thomas and Samuel Brook, and two sisters--Susan and Elizabeth.
From 1875 Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio by H H Hardesty & Co. Publishers, Chicago