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Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co.
1888.Transcribed by Sharon Wick

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LEVI DAYRINGER, Bartlow, Hamler p. o., was born in Richland county, O., in 1830 and in 1840 moved to Hancock county, and in 1864 settled in Henry county.  He was married in 1864 to Elizabeth Lincicum.  They have eight children: Willis, David, Mary, Laura Belle, John, Emma, Leonard and Ellen.  Mr. Dayringer is now engaged in farming and owns a farm of seventy-five acres.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
WILLIAM E. DECKER, Pleasant, Holgate p. o., the principal of the Holgate school, was born in Franklin county, O., in 1858, and was a son of Jackson and Martha Decker, who settled in Napoleon, in1872, where Martha died in 1882, leaving a family of eight children.  William E. attended the Napoleon graded school until 1879, after which he became engaged in teaching, and in 1884 became the principal of the Holgate school, where he now presides.  He was married in 1882 to Nettie Mann, of Napoleon.  They have one son, Jackson T.  Professor Decker became owner and publisher of the Holgate Times in 1886.  He was township assessor of Flat Rock and town clerk of Holgate.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
FREDERICA DELVANTHAL, Napoleon, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1830, and was a daughter of Frederick Weber.  She came to America and settled in Henry county, O., in 1847, and was married that same year to William Kohlman, of Henry county.  He died leaving a family of four children.  She then married Frederick Delvanthal in 1852.  He died in 1884 at the age of seventy-one years, leaving a family of five children.  Mrs. Delvanthal now owns and occupies a homestead farm of eighty acres.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
WILLIAM DEMLAND, Pleasant, Pleasant Bend p. o., a pioneer resident of Pleasant township, was born in Prussia, Germany, 1840, and was a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Jabred) Demland.  Elizabeth died in Germany in 1846, and Andrew  emigrated to this country with a family of eight children in 1857 and settled in Pleasant, purchasing a farm of eighty acres of timberland.  Andrew died in Pleasant in 1875.  His children were Frederick, Sophia, William, John, Christopher, Lizzie, August and Adam.  John was in the army and died on the March to Savannah.  William was drafted three times, but his brother went in his place, and the second draft he furnished a substitute again, paying $800, the third draft was cleared.  William enlisted and served on the three months call.  He was married in 1862 to Elizabeth Horning, and they have had thirteen children, nine of whom are now living - William A., Anna, Jennie, Carrie, Emma, Garilla, Amelia, Rinhardt and an infant.  Elizabeth was a daughter of Peter and Margaret Horning who settled here in 1837.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
GEORGE J. DIRR, Pleasant, New Bavraria p.o., was born in Pleasant in 1839, and wa a son of the pioneers, George and Catharine (Hoffert) DirrCatharine was born in Bavaria, and her husband, George, was born in Wurtemburg.  They were married in Cuyahoga county, O., and settled in Pleasant in 1836.  They had a family of six children - Henry, George J., William, Elizabeth, Philip, and Catharine, who married Thebold Rolly.  George died in 1879 and his wife in 1878.  George sr., was a son of George Dirr who came to America and settled in Clark county in 1832 with a family of four children - George, Martin, Henry and Barbara, and in 1836 they all settled in Henry county.  Henry is now the surviving one.  George J. enlisted in Company D, 124th Ohio, in 1863, under Colonel Payne, and was discharged in July, 1865.  His brother William served in the 100th Regiment.  George J. was married in 1867 to Susan Rigel, of Coshocton county, O.  She was born in 1844, and was a daughter of Samuel and Mary S. (Soric) Rigel.  Mary was born in Bavaria, and her husband in Pennsylvania, and they now reside in Putnam county, O.  George J. and Susan have had eight children - John, A. L., Catharine F., Peter H., Orrilla, Elias J. J., Margaret A., Lillie J. and Alta F.  Mr. Dirr has held several of the town offices.  He is now engaged in farming, owning a homestead farm of one hundred and eighty acres.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
HENRY DIRR, Pleasant, New Bavaria p. o., one of the earliest settlers of Pleasant township, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1816, was a son of George Dirr, who with his four children emigrated to America in 1832, after the death of his wife.  The children were George, Martin, Henry and Barbara.  They settled in Springfield in 1836.  They all settled in Pleasant township in the dense forest, cutting their road through, and upon a clearing erected their cabin.  Henry  is now the only surviving one.  He was married in 1840 to Catharine Gardner, of Bavaria.  She died in 1862.  They had a family of eight children - Mary, Henry, Peter, Frederick, Andrew, Charles Eva and Wesley.  He married for his second wife Frederica Shoor, who was born in Wurtemburg.  They have had three children - Jacob A., George A. and Catharine.  Henry owns the forty-acre homestead purchased by his father in 1836, to which he has added one hundred acres, all of which he has highly improved.  He is an active farmer, and now owns one hundred and forty acres.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
JAMES DONALD, Bartlow, Deshler p. o., a son of John and Agnes Donald, of Scotland, was born in Scotland in 1829.  His wife, Elizabeth Berry, was a daughter of Andrew and Anna Berry, of Scotland, who were also born in Scotland, and came to this country in 1835.  James and Elizabeth were married in Ohio in 1859, and had a family of seven children, six of whom are now living - Mary Ann, George (deceased), Agnes, Jesse, John, William and James.  Mr. Donald is engaged in farming and now has a finely cultivated farm of eighty acres.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 660
DR. J. C. DONAWAY, Bartlow, Deshler p. o., a physician and surgeon, was born in Washington county, Pa., in 1854, and in 1867 settled in Mansfield, O., where he received his education and was graduated from the graded schools of that place.  He read medicine in Mansfield with Dr. A. V. Patterson, and was graduated from the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland in 1882, and settled in Deshler in 1884 in the practice of his profession.  He as served as councilman of the borough, and is a member of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association.  He was married in 1874 to Alice Glenn, of Mansfield.  They have had a family of five children - Edward, Milton, Byron, Glenn and Martin.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 661
PETER DONNELLY, Washington, Grand Rapids, Wood county, p. o., was born in Galway county, Ireland in 1819, and was a son of Michael Bridget (Glynn) Donnelly, who had a family of four sons and one daughter - John, Michael, Patrick, Peter and Elizabeth.  The children came to America, John and Peter coming on Toledo in 1837, where Peter was engaged as a laborer on the Wabash canal.  He purchased his present eighty acres in 1845 at $1.25 per acre, and erected his log cabin thereon.  He was married in 1846 to Nancy Murphy, who died in 1854, leaving four children.  He then married his second wife in 1855.  She was Alice O'Hearn, and was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1829.  They have had seven children - Michael, James, John, Edward, Patrick and Elizabeth.  Michael is a lawyer; Patrick, a farmer, and Peter a student, the others are engaged in teaching.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 661
GEORGE K. DULL, Damascus, Weston, Wood county, p. o., of Damascus, was born in Weston, Wood county, in 1847, and was a son of John and Delilah (Kimberlin) Dull.  Delilah was born in Pennsylvania, and her husband was born in Perry county, O., in 1822.  They were married in Wood county in 1842, and have had a family of five children - Martha J., George K., Henry T. and Sarah C. and John F.  John settled in Wood county with his parents in 1833.  He was a son of Samuel and Catharine Dull who settled in Perry county, O., soon after the close of the War of 1812.  George K. was married in Perry county, O., soon after the close of the War of 1812.  George K. was married in December, 1878, to Rebecca E. Erwen, of Noble county, O.  They have had a family of four children - Ralph E., Burley, Dwight and Virgil Norton.  George K. is one of the successful large farmers of Henry county, and is now devoting his time and attention to the raising of blooded horses of the Norman breed, and Durham cattle.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 661
DICKINSON L. DURBIN, Damascus, McClure p. o., is a merchant of McClure; was born in Washington, Henry county, in 1856, and was a son of Thomas W. and Lucinda (King) Durbin.  Lucinda was born in Seneca county.  Thomas W. was born in Frederick county, Md.  They were married in Henry county in 1853, and had four children - Charles A., D. L., Clark T. and Gayetta.  Thomas W. settled in Henry county in 1840. He has held several of the town and county offices, and has been an influential man in building up the village of McClure.  He, with his son Dickinson, erected a store in 1880, engaging in an extensive mercantile business, which the three sons are now engaged on.  Clark T. was married in 1884 to Hattie Light.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 661
WILLIAM DURBIN, Washington, Texas p. o., was born in Carroll county, Md., Sept. 22, 1814, and was a son of Thomas W. and Sarah (McKnight) Durbin, who had a family of nine sons and three daughters.  Seven of the children settled in Henry county - James, William, John, Charity (Mrs. Hyter), Augusta, Thomas W. and Catharine.  William settled in Washington township in 1839, and was engaged with his brother in the canal contract business.  He was by trade a carpenter and builder, and is now engaged in the manufacture and repair of wagons.  He enlisted in Company D, 68th Ohio, on Oct. 15, 1861, under Colonel Steadman, and Colonel Scott, served for three years, and now receives a pension.  He has served as justice of the peace for twenty-one years; was married in 1855 to Mary Ann Bruner of Montgomery county, Pa.  They have had a family of five children - William jr., Dr. Richard M., Dell G., Sarah H. and Clara A.  Dr. Richard was a graduate from the Cleveland Medical College in 1883.
Source:  History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888. - Page 661

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