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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of Lebbeus B. AULT 

Pages 417-418, transcribed in full by Danni Hopkins 

[Surnames: AULT, CRAFT, MAHR, POUDER, ROBINSON, SEXTON, SMITH, UTSINGER] 

    
LEBBEUS B. AULT, occupies an honorable place among the intelligent, capable farmers of this county, and he is a valued citizen of Deerfield Township, in whose social, public and religious life he is a prominent factor. His parents, Jacob and Rachael (Pouder) Ault were born in Hanover, York County, Pa., and in Westminster, Frederick County, Md., respectively. 
    
Our subject is a native of the latter place, and was born September 29, 1821, he being the eldest and the only son living, of five children, four boys and one girl. He was early left an orphan by the death of his father and mother, the latter dying in 1830, and at the age of nine years went to live with his grandfather. He remained with him till he was twenty-two years old, and then went to work for himself by the month on a farm, and was thus occupied one year. His next employment was with a doctor for whom he did chores, etc., remaining with him three and one-half years. After that we hear of him in Baltimore, where he learned the trade of a shoe-maker, and worked at it for about four years. Returning to Westminster, he made his home with his grandfather until 1856. In that year he started out into the world again, and made his way to this State and county, leaving his old home April 12. After his arrival here he took up his abode with his cousin A. J. Smith, and was with him about two years. 
    
After that our subject was married September 4, 1860, taking as his wife Margaret A., daughter of Thomas and Jane (Robinson) Sexton. She is a native of Fayette County, Ohio, and was born January 2, 1841. Immediately subsequent to his wedding Mr. Ault located on section 28, Deerfield Township, and after living there about two years, bought thirty-four acres of land on section 16, of the same township. Six years later he traded that place for sixty-two and one-fourth acres of land, thirty-four on section 16, and thirty-eight and one-fourth acres on section 21, and here he has resided ever since. He sold three-fourths of an acre for a schoolhouse site, and the remainder of his land he has put under excellent cultivation, and reaps in repayment for his labors fine harvests. His buildings are in good order, and everything about the place betokens thrift and superior management on the part of the owner. 
    
Mr. and Mrs. Ault have eleven children, as follows: Mary A., wife of J. W. Utsinger of Deerfield Township; Rachael A., wife of Charles B. Craft, of Arkansas County, Ark.; Matilda J., wife of Lewis Mahr of Deerfield Township; Robert E., Rosa E., John A., Lebbeus A., Emory J., Achsa C., Margaret A., and Jacob T., all of whom are at home with their parents, with the exception of the married daughters. 
    
In recognition of his skill as a farmer, and of his worth in every particular, our subject's fellow members have made him President of the Farmers' Alliance of Deerfield Township. He takes much interest in political matters and affiliates with the Democrats. Three times he has been elected Collector of the township but he resigned the third time. He was School Director for nine years and was Town Clerk four years. He is a member in high standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is an active-worker in the fold. He has been Class Leader and Trustee and has taken part in the Sunday-school. He helped to organize the first Sunday-school in the township and has been teacher, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent of the school and was also Justice of the Peace four years.