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Orange Twp. - HENRY L. DALLY came to this township from Tuscarawas county in 1833, and his was the first family which settled in this part of the county.  The family consisted of himself, wife, four sons and four daughters.  The country was entirely new, and they had no neighbors within three or four miles.      Mr. Dally was a tall, muscular man, inured to hardships,,, industrious and honest in all his dealings, and a good neighbor.  He and most of his family were members of the Disciples Church.  He located on and cleared up the farm now owned by J. W. Shaw.      After remaining here for nearly twenty years, he became restive, and finally, in 1850, he emigrated to Iowa, and again he became a frontiersman.  His family, or those of them who are yet living, are somewhere in the west. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 416

Marion Twp. - WILLIAM DAVIS was born in 1808 in the State of Maryland.  His father was a native of Wales.  Mr. Davis emigrated to Ohio in 1833.  In 1830 he was married to Margaret Lafferty.  He was one of the early settlers of the township, and owned a very large tract of land, which was improved by his industry and good management, and became very valuable.  Mr. Davis was a man of untiring industry, and energy.  No obstacle was so great that he did not overcome it.  No labor was too severe for his performance.  No duty was left undone.  No promise unredeemed.  He settled in the wilderness, and commenced life with a determination to succeed, if industry, economy and fair dealing would bring success, and he did succeed, as the broad acres of rich lands under a high state of cultivation, with good farm building, fully attest.     Mr. Davis had family of eleven children seven boys and five girls.  All of his children who are now living, reside in the county.  Mr. Davis joined the Baptist Church in 1842, and was a member at the time of his death.  Although possessing but a limited common school education, Mr. Davis was always the friend and patron of schools and churches.  His influence and his means were always in their favor.      Mr. Davis enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors for his intelligence and integrity, and by their votes he held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and was also a County Commissioner for three years, although the political party to which he belonged was greatly in the minority. He lived to see the county, in which he spent more than thirty years of his life, become prosperous and wealthy; dotted all over with the richest of farms, and with beautiful and substantial farm buildings.  He was for many years one of the largest dealers in live stock in the county, and by his liberality in prices, and his prompt payments, he relieved many a poor family from want, if not from actual suffering.  Perhaps no man in the county had a more general acquaintance with all classes of people, or who was more respected.  Mr. Davis died in 1863. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 410

JOHN DUKES remained in this township until he became quite well advanced in years, and had witnessed the many changes which occurred, when he disposed of his property and removed to Wood County, where after a residence of several years, he too was gathered to his fathers. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 207

LEWIS DUKES, Sr., came to this township in 1826, when only about nineteen years of age, and hired out as a farm land.  In a few years, by his industry and frugality, he was able, at the low wages even then paid, to accumulate enough money to enter a tract of eighty acres of land.  This he improved, and was enabled as the country improved, to add many acres of valuable lands to it, until he has become one of the wealthiest men in the township.  Mr. Dukes has been twice married, but was never blessed with children.  He united with the Methodist Church in early life, and has ever since been a consistent member, ever living up to his profession.      Mr. Dukes is of an unassuming nature, never seeking notoriety, and never urging his opinions on others.  His industry, tact and economy are proverbial, and his opinions on business matters are clear and forcible.  His life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, in which he been unusually successful. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 206

RICHARD DUKES, who but recently deceased, occupied the old homestead, to within a few years of his death, when he removed to Findley, and so situated himself as to enjoy the society of his friends, and obtain the rest from toil, which he so much needed.  His last years were peaceful and quiet, in the enjoyment of home and its comforts. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 206

Portage Twp. - SANFORD F. DULIN is one of those early settlers who always had faith in the future of this township.  He has cleared up and now occupies, with his aged wife, a valuable farm, and although well up in years, is as jovial and light-hearted as in his younger days.  Just at his farm, are a good brick school house, and a comfortable frame church, in the success of both of which Mr. Dulin has always felt a deep interest. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 431