John M. Fridley
John M. Fridley, son of George and Eliza Fridley, was born in Franklin Township, Shelby County, March 31, 1835, where he passed his minority days. He has made farming his vocation, and now owns a good farm in section 24, Dinsmore Township, on which he has resided since 1863. December 16, 1856, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Margaret Taylor, who was born in Dinsmore Township, this county, September 3, 1836. By this union he has ten children, three sons and seven daughters.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883