John Costley
John Costley, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in Ireland December 18, 1827; son of Robert and Jane Costley. They immigrated to America and resided first in Philadelphia, Penn., a few years, whence they moved to Edinburg Township, this county, in 1830, where they settled and remained until the death of the mother in November, 1853. Robert Costley is now nearly eighty-one years of age. Our subject was married, June 7, 1855, to Julia A. Booth, born on the farm where she and her husband now reside January 1, 1828, daughter of Eli and Elizabeth Booth (both now deceased). They were natives of the East. Mr. and Mrs. Costley have had three children: Carrie L., Mary E. and Minnie B. Our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, owns ninety-six acres of first-class land where he and his family have resided nearly thirty years. Mrs. Costley is a member of the Congregational Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885