Biographies
(Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881)

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BENJAMIN FALL came into Ohio from North Carolina, and settled in Gratis township.  His father, Christian, was one of the first men in the county; he came in 1805.  His wife was Mary Leslie, who died about 1853.  They had four children:  Hannah, wife of Joseph Haldeman; Mary Ann, wife of Daniel Snyder; Josiah, who married Susan Smith; and Elziabeth, wife of Oscar Morris.  Mrs. Daniel Snyder had six children: Susannah, Benjamin, Samuel, Alice, Margaret, and Libbie. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881

JOSEPH FAHRNEY was born in Maryland in the year 1817.  In 1840 he came to Ohio and settled on section one of Gratis township.  His father, who died in Maryland in 1837, was a physician and a man of considerable wealth.  Joseph Fahrney is one of a family of eight children.  His first wife was Catharine Neff, by whom he had four children.  By his second wife he has had five children.  He has a farm of four hundred and seventy-five acres. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881 - Page 192

PETER FAHRNEY, who married Clara, daughter of Adam Stover, had two children - Flora W. and Latin. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881 - Page 192

JACOB FEATHERLING was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, from which place he moved to Ohio.  He first settled in Delaware county in 1832, and afterwards, in 1835, moved to Montgomery county.  His wife, Parmelia Lewelen, died in 1864.  Eight children were born to them, three only of whom are now alive, namely:  Cephas C., George and Eliza.      Cephas married Sarah C., daughter of M. G. Hollinger, of Harrison township.  They have two children.  Mr. Fetherling was a teacher for thirteen years, and was a principal at Winchester from 1870 to 1873.  He served three years in the war of the Rebellion in company H, of the Ninety-third regiment.  He is extensively engaged in business in Winchester, and is one of the leading business men of that town.  He is engaged in the grocery business, besides being partner in Bookwalter & Featherling's carriage manufactory. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881 - Page 193

JOSEPH FISHER, an old and highly esteemed pioneer of Miami County, Indiana, is a native of Franklin County, Virginia. His parents, Peter and Elizabeth (Brower) Fisher, were both natives of Franklin County, Virginia, and were born as follows: The father May 2, 1792, and the mother December 24, 1793. The former, Peter Fisher, was a son of Philip Fisher, who was a native of Germany, and from there immigrated to the United States, in an early day, settling first in the State of Pennsylvania, and from thence, in an early day, moved to Franklin County, Virginia, where he afterward resided for a number of years. He was the father of nine children, viz: Solomon, Mary, Jacob, Daniel, Peter, Catharine, Abraham, Jonathan and John B. Peter, the father of our subject, and Miss Elizabeth Brower, were married in Franklin County, Virginia, and from thence they emigrated to the State of Ohio, in the fall of 1828, and settled in Preble County, where they resided until the fall of 1836, at which time, they moved to Miami County, Indiana, and settled upon land in Sections 25 and 30, Jefferson Township, which he had entered previously, and upon which he resided until death. His wife died January 20, 1867, and he survived her until May 27, 1878. They were the parents of ten children, viz: Lydia, born January 22,1819; George, born July 23, 1820; Benjamin, born February 10, 1822; Joseph, born November 10, 1823; Mary, born April 10, 1826; Isaac, born August 22, 1828; Aaron, born October 7, 1830; Hannah, born December 28, 1833; Noah, born May 28, 1839; Jacob, July 14, 1842. Joseph, our subject, came with his parents to this county in 1836, where he has resided since. He was married in Jefferson Township, this county, January 12, 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Teal) Brower. She was born in Preble County, Ohio, September 28, 1827. Her parents were both natives of Virginia, and settled in Ohio, in an early day, where they were married, and from thence, in 1837, moved to Miami County, Indiana, settling in Jefferson Township. They were the parents of ten children, viz.: Aaron, Joseph, Noah, Mary, Rebecca, Abraham, Elizabeth, Sarah, Susan and Jacob. In 1848, Mr. Joseph Fisher purchased land in Section 35, Jefferson Township, this county, upon which he settled in August of the following year, and resided until 1864, when he settled upon land in Section 1, this township, which he had purchased in the year previous. Here he resided until March, 1884, when he moved to Mexico, Indiana, where he now resides. He owns at present 240 acres of fine and well improved land, and also one of the finest residences in Mexico. He has had born to him four children, viz.: Martha A., born October 30, 1848; Dulcinea E., born November 29, 1851; Sarah E., born August 15, 1857; Rosa J., born November 21, 1860. Mr. Fisher and wife are members of the German Baptist Church, and are highly esteemed by all who know them. (Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant & Fuller - 1887 - Page 688 Contributed by Nancy Hannah)

THOMAS FLETCHER was born in Virginia in 1818, and in 1866 came to Preble from Warren county.  In 1836 he married Anna, daughter of Christian Birkley born in 1818.  Six children were born them, four of whom survive.  George Fletcher, father of Thomas, died in Virginia in 1838.  He was a veteran of the Revolution and of 1812.  Mr. Thomas Fletcher, on his arrival in Sonora, in 1866, commenced business as proprietor of the Fletcher house., and has occupied that position ever since.

ANDREW FOUTS, son of Michael and Sarah (Brower) Fouts, was born in Preble County, Ohio, May 2, 1836. He came with his parents to this county in 1838, and has resided here since. He was married in Jefferson Township, this county, Aug. 8, 1858, to Mary Roller, and afterward settled upon the farm on which he now resides, his father's old homestead. He lost his wife by death, Oct. 3, 1868, having born to him by her three children, viz: Lavina, born Feb. 7, 1861; Albert, born April 25, 1863, and Nathan, born Oct. 17, 1866. Mr. Fouts was again married Feb. 10, 1870, to Polly Hoff, by whom he has had three children, viz: Cora D., born Sept. 4, 1872; Clarence M., born June 14, 1875, and Irene E., born Sept. 11, 1876. Mr. Fouts owns 220 acres of fine land in this county, and 80 acres in Wabash County, Indiana. Transcribed from: History of Miami County, Indiana. (Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant & Fuller - 1887 - Page 691 Contributed by Nancy Hannah)

ISAAC FOUTS is a native of Preble County Ohio, and is one of ten children born to Michael and Sarah (Brower) Fouts, natives of North Carolina and Virginia, respectively. They were born as follows: The father in North Carolina September 1, 1797, and the mother in Virginia, June 6, 1801. They were married in Preble County, Ohio, August 24, 1820, and from thence in the fall of 1838, moved to Miami County, Indiana, and settled upon land in Jefferson Township, Section 28, where they afterward resided until death, which occurred as follows: The father died January 10, 1857, and the mother September 27, 1871. They were the parents of ten children, viz: Jacob, born June 8, 1821; Elizabeth, born February 11, 1822; Anna, born October 28, 1824; Sarah, born October 6, 1826; Rosanna, born February 18, 1829; David, born April 22, 1831; Isaac, born January 13, 1834; Andrew, born May 2, 1836; Sophia, born January 23, 1840, and Mary, born January 3, 1845. Isaac, our subject, came with his parents to this country in 1838, where he has resided since. He was married in Wabash County, Indiana, January 7, 1858, to Diannah, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Harter) Hoff. She was born in Carroll County, Indiana, July 22, 1837. After his marriage he settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, in Jefferson Township, Section 34. He owns at present 222 acres of fine and well improved land. He has had born to him four children, viz: William H., born January 31, 1859; John H., born August 28, 1861; Jacob M., born July 21, 1864, and Alice M., born March 14, 1869. Mr. Fouts and wife are members of the German Baptist Church. Transcribed from: History of Miami County, Indiana (Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant & Fuller - 1887 - Page 691 Contributed by Nancy Hannah)

JOHN O. FRAME, Justice of the Peace, born in Huntington County, Indiana, June 16,1843, is the third of a family of six children born to Felix G. and Mary M. (Alexander) Frame both natives of Preble County, Ohio, where they Were married, and removed to Huntington County, Indiana in 1840. The father was a wagon-maker by occupation, which he followed at Warren, Indiana, and was also engaged in keeping hotel. In the year 1849, he removed to Huntington where he remained one year, then removed to Iowa, remaining one year, then returned to to Huntington where he resided until 1853. In the latter year he removed to a farm eight miles from Huntington, where his death occurred the same year. His widow survives him and lives at Andrews, Indiana. John O. was reared on a farm in his native county and was educated at the common schools. At the age of eighteen he enlisted as a private in Company F Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged as Sergeant. He participated in the following engagements: Port Gibson, Champion Hill, siege of Vicksburg, Red River campaign and numerous other engagements, performing many gallant services for his country. After the war he returned to his native county and engaged in farming for a number of years. In 1875 he embarked in the mercantile business at River, Indiana, and was appointed the first Postmaster of that place. He remained in business there until 1877, and in the following year removed to Xenia and engaged in the tin and stove business for a short time, and subsequently took up the Insurance and Collecting business. In April, 1886, he was elected Justice of the Peace. In 1870 Mr. Frame was appointed and took the census of five townships of his, Huntington, County. He was married February 26, 1866, to Miss Ellen Miller, daughter of Leander H. Miller. Mrs. Frame was born July 22, 1846, in Wayne County, Indiana. Five children were born to this marriage: Effie M., Mary D., Laura E., Charles O. and Horace E. Mr. Frame is a Republican, a member of the Masonic fraternity and G. A. R., and has always favored the advancement of all laudable public enterprises. Transcribed from: History of Miami County, Indiana.

 

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