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WILLIAM MILLER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Delisle. Mr. Miller belongs to a pioneer family ; was born Nov. 29, 1837, on the farm upon which he now resides ; he is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Howell) Miller, and grandson of David and Catherine (Studabaker) Miller ; David Miller was a native of Bedford County, Penn., but emigrated to Ohio at an early day, locating for a short time in Clinton County, afterward in Miami County, and finally came to Darke County and located in Neave Township soon after the war of 1812. Samuel Miller was born in Clinton County, Ohio, March 25, 1805 ; was a youth when his parents came to Darke County, and grew to manhood here in pioneer days ; married Miss Nancy, daughter of Joshua and Christena (Mikesell) Howell ; Joshua was a native of Virginia, and Nancy was born in Maryland ; they came to Darke County about the year 1821, and he became a leading and influential citizen ; was Sheriff and also Commissioner during his residence here ; both he and his wife lived to four- score years, and resided in Michigan at the time of their deccase ; after his mar- riage, Mr. Miller rented four years, then entered one quarter of Sec. 24, Neave Township, which was then all woods, and upon which he hurriedly built a cabin, into which he moved his family before it was " chinked," not waiting even to place a floor or hang a door ; the first night after their arrival, there was an addition of several kittens to their supply of domestic animals, but, it being a cold March night, they all froze, to the great grief of the children ; by perseverance and toil,
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amid privations and difficulties known only to the pioneer, he succeeded, by the assistance of his family in securing a home and adding 154 acres to the original traet ; in his later years, he retired from active labor, and the farm was carried on by his sons, under his supervision, he having raised a family of eleven children, seven of whom are still living ; his death occurred Nov. 1, 1856 ; his widow is now the wife of William MeCool, and resides in Delisle. William Miller remained on the old homestead until 1864, renting of his mother after his marriage with Miss Margaret M. Frye, which occurred Aug. 1, 1861; she is a daughter of Andrew and Rachael (Wilson) Frye, who resided near Fort Jefferson, and had a family of eleven children, only three of whom are now living. (See biography of H. W. Frye.) In the spring of 1864, Mr. Miller purchased 80 acres in Greenville Township, upon which he resided about four years, then sold it and removed to her father's place near Fort Jefferson ; six months later, he purchased 120 acres of the old homestead, including the residence, and again took up his abode on the spot where he was born and spent his youthful days. Mr. Miller has been School Director five years and Trustee ten years, a compliment to his judgment and to the interest he takes in education and the general welfare ; his home is a pleasant place, and his hospitality unbounded ; Mrs. Miller is a worthy member of the M. E. Church, and a conscientious Christian woman. They are the parents of three children-Ollie R., born Sep. 1, 1863, now an interesting miss ; Charles A., May 4, 1866 ; and one who died in infancy. May both Mr. and Mrs. Miller live long and enjoy much of the fruits of their labors, and hereafter reap a rich reward for their disinterested kindness and hospitality, conferred alike on friends and strangers, is the wish of the writer.
GEORGE D. MILLER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Greenville. Among the early pioneers of Darke Co., the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is accorded a place in the front ranks ; he was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 20, 1818, and is a son of George Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Warren Co., Ohio, in 1817, and to Darke Co., in 1824, locating in Harrison Township, where he lived until his death, which occurred September, 1866, at the advanced age of 75 years. The subject of our sketch came to Darke Co. with his parents and is consequently among the oldest continued residents of the county ; he remained with his parents and assisted in agricultural pursuits until he attained his majority, when on account of ill health he abandoned farming, and the follow- ing fourteen years he devoted his attention to school teaching and studying ; in 1851, he resumed farming in Harrison Township, and on Dec. 22, 1865, he removed upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he has 250 acres of good land, under a good state of cultivation, with buildings second to none in the county ; of town- ship and county offices, he has had his full share, having held the office of Township Assessor eight years, Township Clerk six years, Justice of the Peace nine years ; he was elected to the Constitutional Convention to represent the interest of Darke Co. in 1873, and in 1877 was elected County Commissioner. which office he now holds ; he has been continually in office since 1845-which fact is a suffi- cient guarantee that his services have been alike satisfactory to the people and creditable to himself. His marriage with Elizabeth Rush was celebrated August, 1850 ; she was born in Darke Co. in 1825 ; they are the parents of four children now living, having lost one by death. The living are Emily, Minerva Jane, Henry D. and Volney ; Mrs. Miller was a daughter of Asa Rush, one of the early pioneers of Darke Co.
LYDIA MEYERS, Delisle ; widow of William H. Meyers (deceased) ; Mrs. Meyers was born in Darke Co. in 1844; is the daughter of Henry and Rachel Tillman ; was married to William H. Meyers in 1865 ; he was the son of Joseph and Lavina Meyers ; was born in Butler Co. in 1844 ; he began domestic life where the widow now resides, and has resided ever since, except about one year's resi- dence in Twin Township. Mr. Meyers, during his short residence, contributed much toward the general improvement of the neighborhood, besides bearing his
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share of the burden of graveling the road ; he had just completed a neat and com- modious dwelling when his death occurred, in 1877 ; he was Township Trustee several years, and was a respected, useful citizen ; they had two children-Edwin E. and Sylvester A.
JOHN E. NORTH, farmer and teacher ; P. O. Weaver,s Station ; one of the rising young men of Neave Township ; is a son of Allen and Mary A. (Fry) North ; Allen North (deceased) was a resident of Neave Township for many years, and was a very active and successful citizen ; his father at one time owned a tract of land upon which a part of the city of Indianapolis now stands ; here Allen was born ; his father died while he was yet a boy, and his mother married again ; through the intemperance of his stepfather, the family was made poor, and Allen, though a youth, was the main support of his mother for several years. At the time of his marriage, an old horse constituted his capital, at the time of his death he had accumulated about $20,000 worth of property, mostly real estate, besides a policy of $10,000 on his life ; the widow now resides at the old homestead, in Sec. 26. The subject of this sketch was born in Neave Township. in 1851. and grew to manhood on the farm, receiving an ordinary common-school education ; has taught district school winters for the past eight years, farming, thrashing, etc., during the remainder of the year ; has been Township Assessor, and is the present Township Clerk. He was married in 1876 to Mary C., daughter of George Howes; they have one child-George Allen.
JOHN NYSWONGER, farmer ; P. O. Weaver's Station ; is a son of Jona- than Nyswonger, who was born in Pennsylvania July 9, 1790 ; resided in Pennsyl- vania, and came to Darke Co. at an early day ; both Jonathan and his father were soldiers in the war of 1812 ; John's mother, Elizabeth (Clarke) Nyswonger, was a sister to the mother of J. N. Lowry, whose biography appears in this work, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1797. The subject of this sketch was born in Greene Co., Penn., Oct. 3, 1817 ; his father emigrated to Darke Co. in 1829, and John grew to manhood here during the early days of Neave Township ; he remembers well when he went to "Noffsinger's Mill," and waited his turn at the crank to bolt the family grist. He was married in 1843, to Susannah Ault, a daughter of John Ault, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and an early settler of Darke Co. ; Mr. Nyswonger had purchased 40 acres of the farm where he now resides, made an "opening." and built a log house previous to his marriage; here they began domestic life, and by perseverance, amid discouraging circumstances, they now have a pleasant home, around which cluster the memories of half a century ; he now has 101 acres in the home farm, 26 adjoining Ft. Jefferson, 90 in Iowa, and 160 in Missouri, and, although he is quite advanced in years, is still vigorous, and actively engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Nyswonger are the parents of eleven children ; three are deceased ; three sons, Hiram H., William H. and Elijah, are in California ; Jacobis a resident of Iowa ; Rebecca is now Mrs. William Eubank, of Harrison Township ; three-Alfred. Addie and Susan E. are members of the family household.
N. L. C. PHILLIPS, farmer ; P. O. Jaysville ; the son of Joseph Phillips, who is one of the few men who lived to see their fourscore years ; he is the son of John, Phillips, who was born in Hamilton Co., and was a soldier in the wars of 1791, 1793 and 1812 ; he was one of those who was left behind to escort the provision supply, and so escaped that terrible battle, Sinclair's defeat. in which all his com- rades were slain. except two, and they were wounded. Joseph was raised on a farm, and, when about 19 years of age, went to the cabinet-maker's trade, at which he served the usual three years' apprenticeship. but never followed the business or did much at it afterward ; he now has a elock. the case of which he made and took in payment for his work ; he worked at carpentering at Cincinnati. Ohio, one year, and then commenced farming ; he first rented, and when he was able. bought 80 acres in the woods of Hamilton Co .; he owned a mill property which he oper- ated several vear's ; they came to Darke Co., in the spring of 1857. and settled in
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Sec. 13, where he has resided ever since. He was married in 1822 to Nancy Con- rey ; she was born near Lexington, Ky., in 1801; they are now one of the few couples who have lived to pass their golden wedding anniversary, he being in his. 83d year, and still in possession of all his faculties, and she being in her 79th year . and more feeble than her husband, having had a paralytic stroke, but is still vigorous in mind. The son, N. L. C., was born in Hamilton Co., in 1839 ; he assisted his father in the mill until they came to Darke Co., and then assisted on the farm until about 20 years of age, and then engaged in a daguerrean room to. learn the art ; after about one years' experience, finding that it affected his health, he quit and resumed farming ; he spent about two years here on his father's place, and then removed to Miami Co., where he owned 40 acres of land, and remained there until 1879, when he returned to his father's place, and now has charge of the homestead and care of his aged parents. He was married in 1864 to Rachael H. Coppock, daughter of William Coppock, deceased, who was an early resident of" Miami Co .; they have six children, Ida O., W. Z. D., James A., Nancy Rosetta, Wesley J. and Clara A.
JACOB RIEKER, farmer ; P. O. Arcanum ; a son of George M. and Cathe- rine Rieker, natives of Germany and early residents of Butler Township; Jacob is a brother-in-law to Joseph Hittle whose biography appears in the Butler Township list ; he was born in Germany in 1829, and was only 2 years old when his par- ents brought him to the United States; they settled in Butler Township in 1831 ; he grew to manhood on the farm and has continued to farm ever since, residing part of the time in Butler and part in Neave Townships ; he came to his present farm about seven years ago; he has justcompleted a very neat and commodious residence, which is well finished, and is the most elegant residence in the neighbor- hood. He was married in 1858 to Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Margaret Gebhart, who were married in Montgomery Co. and came to Darke Co. about the same time that Mr. Rieker's parents did. Mr. and Mrs. Rieker are worthy mem- bers of the Reformed Church, and useful, respected members of society ; they have had two children, both of whom died in infancy.
ALFRED ROBESON, farmer ; P. O. Arcanum ; the subject of this sketch is the son of Andrew Robeson, and grandson of John Robeson, who were early settlers of Butler Township ; Alfred was born in Butler Township, in 1841, and has always lived in the neighborhood of his birth ; he remained on the farm with his parents during his youth, and began teaching in winter when about 18 years of age, and continued winter, teaching and cropping, etc., during the summer, for about ten years ; he purchased his present farm which contains 120 acres. He was married in 1868 to Nancy Clarke ; she is the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Clarke, formerly residents of Butler Township but now of Arcanum ; they began domestic life, soon after their marriage, on the farm, in Sec. 35, where they now reside ; Mr. Robeson is a life-resident of Darke Co., and, although a young man, is already one of its substantial citizens ; he is a worthy member of the Masonic Order, and she is a worthy member of the Reformed Church, and both are respected members of society.
GEORGE SCHLECHTY, farmer and Justice of the Peace ; P. O. Weaver's Station ; a son of Christian Schlechty, who was a native of Berks Co., Penn., and came with his parents, Christian, Sr., and Barbara Schlechty, to Darke Co .; he was married here to Susannah Noggle, and resided on the farm in Sec. 33, which the son George now owns. The subject of this sketch was born in Neave Township, in 1824, and grew to manhood here amid the difficulties and limited opportunities of the early residents ; his father had a tan-yard, and George came in for his share of work at that trade, but, when he became a man, preferred farming, and has farmed ever since ; he now has the farm upon which his grandfather settled, about the year 1816 ; he also owns the tract upon which his father first resided after his marriage. Mr. Schlechty is the present Justice of the Peace for Neave Township, and is a leading and useful citizen ; he was married on March 10, 1859, to Arebecca
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Winders, a native of Indiana ; they have six children-Willis M., Edson V., Levi D., Charles A., Jasper N. and John F., all of whom are members of the present house- hold.
AARON SWANK, farmer; P. O. Weaver's Station ; a " Buckeye" by birth ; was born in Montgomery County in 1834 ; is a son of George and Susanna Swank ; when about 10 years of age, he became fatherless, and was cared for by his mother and older brothers ; after he became of age, he learned the carpenter's trade, and worked at it several years. He was married in 1858 to Mahala Baker, and they removed to Indiana, but soon returned to Montgomery County, where Mrs. Swank's death occurred in 1866 ; they had no children ; in 1869, he married Mrs. Martha (Neely) McCool, a daughter of William Neely, who was an early settler of Neave Township ; he has since resided in Darke County ; came to his present residence, in Sec. 34, in 1872 ; they have five children-William Jacob, Lilly May, Hester, Emma and Julia Ann; Mr. and Mrs. Swank are worthy members of church, and useful, respected members of the community.
DAVID THOMPSON, farmer ; P. O. Greenville; another life-resident of Darke Co .; is the son of Thomas Thompson, who was a native of Virginia and came to Darke Co. with his father, David Thompson, in 1814, who entered the land in Greenville Township, now owned by David Studabaker ; Thomas, who was a young man when his parents came here, was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Abram Studabaker, and they resided near Hill Grove, in Washington Township, several years ; he then traded his property for a property in Randolph Co., Ind., and removed there and remained until his death; his wife's death occurred near Hill Grove. The subject of this sketch was born near Hill Grove, in 1832, and when about 16 years of age, having lost his mother, he struck out for himself and worked at farming, teaming, or anything he could get to do, until his marriage with Eva Neal, which was celebrated Aug. 21, 1853, after which he rented and farmed several years, one year in Illinois, but not liking it out there returned and farmed the Hunt place four years ; was Superintendent of the County Infirmary six years ; then purchased his present farm and removed to it in 1866; his wife's death occurred Dec. 26, 1874, after which he sold off his personal property, rented his farm, and resided in Greenville; his marriage with Catherine E. Lot was celebrated Jan. 9, 1877; they remained in Greenville until the following November, when he had completed his present neat and commodious residence, they removed here and have remained ever since ; Mr. T. has seen the rough of Darke Co .; began here a boy, poor, and gradually worked his way up, until he accumulated enough to purchase his farm, which he has improved considerably, although his health has been quite delicate for several years past.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, farmer ; P. O. Greenville ; another life-resident of Darke Co .; is a brother of David Thompson, whose biography appears also in this township list ; William was born in Washington Township, in 1836 ; was brought up a farmer, and commenced farming with a brother in 1855, and continued to rent and farm until 1866, when he took charge of the County Infirmary, remaining five years ; then came to the farm in Secs. 15 and 16, which he had purchased previous to his superintendency of the Infirmary, and upon which he has continued to reside ever since, uniting stock-raising with farming; he now has 122 acres of improved land, well supplied with stock, etc .; he also has a business property on Broadway, in Greenville, which he rents. Mr. Thompson was married in 1857 to Miss Amanda, daughter of Caleb Neal, who was an early resident of Neave Township; the fruit of this union was two children-Alice and Vinora.
JOSHUA TOWNSEND, farmer ; P. O. Greenville ; is the son of William Townsend, who was a native of North Carolina, and was married to Mary Edwards, a native of Tennessee ; they came to Darke Co., at an early day. The subject of this sketch was born in Darke Co. in 1824 ; he was left fatherless at the age of 4 years ; his mother had two other sons, both younger than Joshua, but she managed to keep the family together, and by hard labor and some assistance
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from her father, Eli Edwards, she managed to live until Joshua had grown up ; when he was about 20 years of age, they went on to a farm which the father had purchased, but had not cleared, and JJoshua and his two younger brothers undertook and did make a living by leasing cleared land close by, until they got their own under cultivation ; the next brother younger got married first, and then Joshua and his younger brother bought the other out ; after- ward Joshua bought the whole place and continued to farm there until 1855 ; having been elected Sheriff of Darke Co., he removed to Greenville, and held the office two terms ; afterward he removed to Jaysville and engaged in the stock trade ; in 1864, he purchased a farm and commenced farming again, but continued the stock-dealing, until, within a few years past, he has turned his attention entirely to farming ; he now has over 1,000 acres of improved land, all in Neave Township. Mr. Townsend was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston, in 1860, and is a leading and highly respected citizen. He was
married in 1852 to Mary A. Bierly ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, and resided at the time of her marriage with her stepmother, who married Noah Arnold, a resident of Neave Township ; they have had eight children-J. H., now married and a resident of Neave Township ; William H., Frank B., Miranda B., Charles E., Mary M., Ellen J. and Lillie May.
ABIJAH H. VANDYKE, farmer ; P. O. Greenville; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1823 ; is the son of Andrew E. Vandyke, who came from Pennsylvania to Hamilton Co., Ohio, where his death occurred in 1840. The subject of this sketch, when about 17 years of age, began to learn the wagon and carriage maker's trade, at which he worked several years, then engaged in different occupations until 1860, when he became a resident of Darke Co. and rented the Hunt farm three years, then purchased the farm in Sec. 14, which is now his homestead. In 1868. he was elected Sheriff of Darke Co., and re-elected in 1870 ; after serving the two terms asSheriff, he returned to his farm, and has resided on it ever since ; he has been an active, useful citizen, and most of the modern improvements of Darke Co. have been made since he became a resident here. He was married in Hamilton Co., to Sylvia Lawrence, daughter of Levi Lawrence, deceased, who was then a resident of Michigan, and formerly of Glendale, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Van- dyke are the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters.
NATHANIEL W. WILSON, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Greenville. Among the old settlers of Darke Co., the gentleman who heads this sketch takes a place in the front ranks ; he was born in Butler Co., Ohio, May 18, 1832 ; he was a son of Andrew P. Wilson, born in Kentucky July 2, 1801, and, with his parents, came to Butler Co. when 4 years of age. He was married, in the same county, to Sarah Allen, June 10, 1828 ; she was born in the Territory of Indiana April 10, 1808 ; in 1834. they came to Darke Co. and located in Harrison Township, and followed farming until the decease of Mr. Wilson, which occurred Sept. 6, 1852. Mrs. Wilson is now living upon the old farm, where she has lived for a period of forty- five years. The subject of this memoir remained upon the home farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits until Dec 27, 1854, when he was united in marriage with Mary E. Rush ; she was born in Harrison Township, Darke Co., Oct. 11, 1836 ; they have seven children now living, having lost three by death ; the living are Margaret M., John K., William G., Sarah E., Charles A., Nathaniel Eliner and Andrew P .; upon the marriage of Mr. Wilson, he commenced farming for himself in Harrison Township, until the fall of 1871. He has served the county as its Sheriff for four years in succession, being first elected in 1871, and re-elected in 1873, and in 1875, he purchased a farm two miles south of Greenville, upon which he lived until February, 1878, when he sold and purchased his present place, where he has since lived ; he now has 270 acres, with a good farm, located three miles from Greenville, on the Ft. Jefferson and Greenville pike, valued at some $15,000, nearly all of which he has accumulated by his own exertions. Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of Asa Rush, who was born in Bedford Co., Penn., April
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25, 1799, and came to Darke Co., in 1812, and was among the first settlers of Darke Co .; he married Margaret Hill ; she was born in South Carolina June 16, 1801, and died June 1856. Mr. Rush died May, 1874.
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L. C. ANDERSON, physician and surgeon, Dallas ; P. O. Ansonia ; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Jan. 15, 1850 ; he was the oldest son of John Anderson, who was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 10, 1821, and emigrated to Montgomery Co., then to Preble Co., and in 1863, he came to Darke Co., and located in Twin Town- ship, and in 1865, he came to Ansonia ; he died in Sydney May 30, 1869 ; he was married to Mary A. Hulse Feb. 15, 1849 ; she was a native of Montgomery Co .; was born June 15, 1830, and died Aug. 22, 1864. The subject of this memoir obtained a good common-school education, and in the spring of 1871, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. W. E. Hooven, and after a study of three years, including two terms of lectures at the Miami Medical College, he graduated from the above place in the spring of 1874, and, upon the 23d of March, he formed a partnership under the firm name of Hooven & Anderson, which partnership continues the same, with a yearly increase of practice. His marriage with Olive Tullis was celebrated April 29, 1875 ; she was born in Darke Co. Feb. 15, 1851 ; they have one child, John Milton, born June 21, 1876.
HENRY BAUGHMAN, retired farmer; P. O. Ansonia ; one of the early pioneers of Darke County; born in Germany Dec. 20, 1822; he emigrated with his parents to America, landing in Baltimore in the fall of 1832 ; after living in Virginia three years, they came to Ohio and located in Richland Township in the fall of 1835; his father, John H. Baughman, was born in Germany, and, upon locating here, entered Government land, upon which he lived some thirty years ; he died in Brown Township, in September, 1875; Mrs. Baughman died about the year 1858 ; they were the parents of eight children, of whom three sons and two daughters are now living. Henry remained with his father until 15 years of age, when he started in life for himself by hiring out as farm-laborer, the first year at $4 per month and the second year at $8, and the following seven years he cropped with his former employer, Jacob Studabaker; he entered first 160 acres of canal land, for which he paid $300; after farming the same a few years, he disposed of 40 acres for $1,000, and now has the balance left; he has refused $800 for 8 acres of the same land ; he now owns nearly 300 acres, with good buildings, aside from his residence and lots in Dallas. Mr. Baughman commenced in life without means, and, after years of toil, has placed himself among the large landholders and successful farmers of Darke County, and accumulated a handsome fortune ; in 1865, he rented his farm and purchased a residence in Dallas, where he has since lived, retired from active labor. His marriage with Mary Studabaker was celebrated in Darke County in 1846 ; nine children were born to them, of whom two sons and six daughters are now living, viz., Emily (now Mrs. Walter Reed), Caroline (now Mrs. Joseph Reed), Juliette (now Mrs. Jefferson Hostetter, of Dallas), Mary Ann, Franklin, Ida, May and Lawrance; the deceased died in infancy. Mr. Baughman has been a member of the Presbyterian Church since childhood ; his wife and nearly all the family are also church members. When Mr. Baughman first located here, the place where Dallas now stands was a wilder- ness. and he assisted to erect the first building in the town.
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