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The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880

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D. W. GEARHART, farmer; P. O. Fletcher; is a son of Daniel and Mary (Baty) Gearhart, now both deceased; the children of this union were eight in number, of whom six are now living.  D. W. was born in Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 8, 1837, and was raised to Agricultural pursuits, and obtained a limited education; shortly before the late rebellion, he started in life for himself by engaging in farming in various places, being only five years out of this county, in Shelby Co., Ohio; in 1875, he purchased a part of his present farm of 76 acres, in Sec. 36, and, the
following year, added to it the remainder his farm is well located and has good improvements.  The marriage of D. W. Gearhart and Mary A. Deweese was celebrated in December, 1859; she was a native of Miami Co.; they lived together twelve  years, when death seized her and separated them; they had three children, one of whom, Thomas, preceded his mother to the silent tomb; two are now living, viz.: James and Iska.  Mr. Gearhart married, for his second wife, Melissa Simmons, who was born in 1839, on the farm now owned by D. W., one child has been born to them - Laura A. Gearhart.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.
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WILLIAM L. GRAHAM, farmer and stock-raiser; Allen's P. O.; was born in Brown Township, Miami Co., July 19, 1834, and is a son of William Graham, Sr.; he was born in Bucks Co., Penn., May 7, 1802, where he received a limited education, and worked on the farm with his father until 16 years of age, when he engaged in blacksmithing; this he followed twenty years; Feb. 17, 1825, he married Clemential Middleton, who was born in New Jersey in 1804; they, in 1832, emigrated to Ohio and settled in Miami, where the village of Lena is now located; there he set up a blacksmith shop, but, soon after, he bought a farm in Sec. 1, Brown Township, on which he moved in 1840, feeling the timber and clearing the land; he reduced the land to a good degree of cultivation, and continued farming for many years; Jan. 21, 1875, he passed from the stage of life, leaving a wife and five children to mourn his loss, and share his estate, which consisted of about 300 acres of good land.  William L. is the oldest children and only son; he was brought up on his father's farm and taught the principles of managing the same; in his boyhood days, he received a limited education; in 1870, he had his present farm, in sec. 1, deeded to im by his father, where he has erected good farm buildings and is well situated.  Apr. 12, 1855, he married Lucinda M. Merritt; she was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 28, 1831; they, by this union, have three children, viz., Arthur E., born Mar. 9, 1859, died Oct. 3, 1861; Clara E. and Ella M., born Feb. 7, 1863.  The parents of Mrs. Graham were both natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio early in the nineteenth century, locating in Warren Co.; after which, the father served as a patriot of the war of 1812, under Capt. Curtis; returned home near the close of the ear, and remained until 1832 in Warren Co., when they removed to Miami Co., settling about two miles southwest of Lena, where they lived and died, Mr. Graham, Dec. 9, 1847, and Mrs. Graham Nov. 15, 1870.

Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.
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JAMES GRIFFIS (deceased), was born in Springboro, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1802, and was of Welsh parentage; he purchased his first land in Indiana, consisting of 80 acres, which he sold, and came to Miami Co. in 1852, locating on his farm of 70 acres in Sec. 24, Brown Township.  Mar. 26, 1835, he married Miss Susan Wharton, who was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio; they had by this union nine children - Samuel W., Mary, Harrison, Deborah, James, Catherine (deceased), Albert, Oliver F. (deceased), and William S.; Mr. Griffis passed from the state of life May 22, 1866.  Mrs. Griffis is a daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Davis) Wharton, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they married, and emigrated West early in the nineteenth century, locating in Warren Co., Ohio, where Samuel died Feb. 5, 1855, at the age of 69 years 7 months and 2 days; Deborah survived until Aug. 16, 1866, when she, too, passed away at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 11 days.  May this history be handed down to our future posterity, that they may look back over the pages of a valuable and interesting enterprise.

Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.
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ALFRED HANCE, retired farmer; P. O. Fletcher; was born Feb. 2, 1823 and is a son of Benjamin and Nancy (Frizell) Hance, both natives of Kentucky, where they married; in 1815, they emigrated to Miami Co., Ohio, locating in Lost Creek Township, where they both died - Mrs. Hance in 1866, he surviving until Apr. 3, 1877; in the prime of life, he passed through the war of 1812-15, enduring many hardships; they had four sons and three daughters, of whom two are now deceased.  Alfred was raised to agricultural pursuits, and received a limited education, remaining at home until 21 years of age, when he engaged in farming for himself in Lost Creek Township; in 1856, he purchased 160 acres in Elizabeth, Miami Co., on which he located and improved; his he sold in 1865, and purchased 200 acres in sec. 30, Brown Township, which was partly improved, and has since undergone a great change.  His marriage with Miss Elizabeth Miller was celebrated August, 1844; she was born in Clark Co., Ohio, and is the daughter of John and Joanna (Smith) Miller, she being a native of Ohio, and he of Virginia; his death occurred in Clark Co., in 1862.  Mr. Hance and wife are the parents of ten children - Margaret M. (now Mrs. J. E. Bradley), Melissa A. (the deceased wife of W. A. Lewis), Laura (now Mrs. John C. Duncan of Dayton, Ohio), Milton M., John P. (both of Urbana), Amanda (now Mrs. G. H. Rundle), Ida B., Mary M., Elmer E. (also resides in Urbana), and Allen D. Hance.

Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.
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A. . HIGGINS, retired farmer; P. O. Fletcher; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, July, 1819, and is a son of John V. and Ann (Pendrey) Higgins; he was a native of New Jersey, and she of Virginia; now both are deceased.  A. P. assisted his father of the farm, and attended the common school; at the age of 11 years he, with his parents, moved from Hamilton to Shelby Co., where he continued farming until 16 years of age, at which time he engaged in the cabinet-maker's trade, which remained his occupation until 1848, when he purchased a farm of 60 acres in Shelby Co.; he located there, and remained seven years, then sold out and purchased 90 acres in Spring Creek Township, where he remained until the spring of 1866, when he sold it; he purchased his present farm of 117 acres in Sec. 18, Brown Township, Miami Co., where he now resides, and is well situated; he owns good, substantial buildings, located on the Piqua and Urbana pike.  His marriage with Priscilla Mendenhall was celebrated Nov. 15, 1843; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio, July 1825; they have seven children - Josephine and Joseph (twins,  the latter died at the age of 9 months), John, William (who died in infancy), Charley W. (died at the age of 26, in 1878) Ellen R. (died in 1877 and Wilber, who is now occupied in teaching school, which profession he has been engaged in since 14 years of age.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.
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E. B. HOWELL, farmer; P. O. Fletcher; was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., May 20, 1816, and is a son of Daniel and Hannah (Biles) Howell, who were both natives of New Jersey; Daniel was born Jan. 4, 1781, and Hannah Sept. 25, 1773; their marriage was celebrated Dec. 13, 1814; Hannah passed away June 12, 1828, leaving two children; the following fall Daniel  and his family came West, locating in Montgomery Co., where he married Alice Cavender; she was a native of that county; in the fall of 1838 they removed to Miami Co., locating on Sec. 14, Brown Township, where they both died - Alice in 1840, and Daniel in 1852.  Our subject, when a boy in his native State, had the privilege of the common schools, which was no longer enjoyed after coming West.  From 1838, he was duly engaged in opening out the farm now owned by Joshua A. Duer, for which the compensation was the products for a limited number of years; there he remained until 1843, when he engaged in farming rented land; and various changes were made until he purchased his present farm of 30 acres, in Sec. 19, Brown Township, where he located in the spring of 1853; in 1856, he left his farm and engaged in keeping a toll-gate on the Piqua and Urbana turnpike, which he held thirteen years; at this time he emigrated West to Hancock Co., Ill.; not liking the country, he returned, in two and one-half years, and located on his farm, where he now resides.  Dec. 3, 1846, he married Elizabeth Brelsford; they are the parents of five children, of whom two died in early life, and three are now living, viz.: James A., George W., and Gilbert L., who has spent the last five years book-keeping in various places.  He graduated at the Buckeye Business College, of Sandusky, Ohio, under Prof. Seele
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Brown Twp.

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