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History of Shelby County, Ohio
Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So.
1883
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Clinton
Twp.
WILLIAM D. DAVIES
was born in Iowa City, Jan. 20, 1850. He attended
the Ohio State University, read law three years, and was
admitted to the bar in Iowa City in 1870. He then
travelled for different railroads until 1875, when he
came to Sidney and bought the office and business of
Judge Thompson. He was married in November,
1880, to Miss Belle Mathers of Pennsylvania, and
has one child, Amelia. Mr. Davis is a son
of David and grandson of Thomas Davis, who
were both natives of Wales. David Davies
moved to Iowa and settled on the prairie. W. D.
Davies is now taking high rank in his
profession.
Source 2: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. 1883 - Page 379 |
Dinsmore Twp. -
F. M. DAVIS was born in 1836 in
this county, and has pursued farming all his life.
His post-office is Botkins Station. In 1864 he was
married to Drusilla Elliott, who was born in this
county in 1841. They have reared five children,
named Rita M., William R., Ida May, Alfie, and
Ida. Mr. Davis occupies land in sections 8 and
9 of this township.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 241 |
Jackson Twp. -
LUTHER L. DAVIS, an old and
esteemed citizen of Jackson Township, was born in
Harrison County, Virginia, May 31, 1810. He came
to Ohio in 1831, and located in Clarke County,
where, on the 10th of May, 1835, he married Miss
June Morris, who was born in Clarke County, Ohio,
Nov. 23, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Davis came to
Shelby County in 1837, entered. made improvements, and
settled on the east half of the southeast quarter of
section 17, Jackson Township, on which they have since
resided. They reared a family of eleven children,
viz., Bianca, Augustus A., Permetha, Clarissa,
Israel L., Calvin W., Mary J., Albert B., Rosetta B.,
Richard W., and Edgar C. Three of the
above-named children are now dead, viz., Permetha,
Bianca, and Mary J. Augustus A., Israel L.,
and Calvin served in the war of' 1861.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 230 |
Jackson Twp. -
LUTHER S. DAVIS, son of
James and Elizabeth Davis, was born in Virginia in
1810, and raised to farming. May 10, 1835, he married
Jane, daughter of Richard and Mary Morris.
Their children are Bianca, Augustus,
Permetha, Clarissa, Israel, Calvin,
Mary, Albert, Rozetta, Richard,
and Edgar. His grandfather was in the
Revolutionary war three years under Gen.
Washington. His father and wife's father in
the war of l8l2. His sons, Augustus,
Israel, and Calvin, were in the Rebellion.
Augustus served four years, and Israel and
Calvin each two months. He owns one hundred
and seventy acres of land.
Source: History
of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R.
Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 230 |
Turtle Creek
Twp. -
WILLIAM DAVIS, deceased, was born
near Maysville, Ky., Oct. 18, 1797. He was a son
of William and Elizabeth Davis, the subject of
this sketch, was yet a small boy. When he had
attained the age of eighteen years, or in the spring of
1816, he came to Shelby County, Ohio, and located in
Turtle Creek Township. He entered a piece of land
a short distance west of Hardin, on which he erected a
cabin, and cleared some land during the summer, and in
the fall of the same year (1816) he returned to his
native State, and brought his mother with four children,
viz., James O., Tuble C., Hiram A., and
Elizabeth, to their new home in Shelby County.
Mr. D. remained on the land with his mother for a
number of years, and assisted her in taking care of, and
providing for, the younger members of the family.
He was a man of unusual strength; his equal was hardly
known in Shelby County. He was considered one of
the leading men of the county in his time. He was
always found among those who were in favor of anything
that was for the benefit of the neighborhood, and for
the advancement of education or religion. He was
elected to different offices, but never accepted any of
them higher than township trustee.
Sept. 11, 1821, he married Mrs. Eliza Roby nee
Safford. Miss Safford was born near
Concord, Mass., June 15, 1792, and came to Ohio with her
first husband, Mr. Roby, in 1819, and settled
three miles south of Hardin, Shelby County. Mr.
and Mrs. Davis settled on the home farm in Turtle
Creek Township near Hardin, on which they resided many
years. They passed the remainder of their days in
Shelby County, most of the time in Turtle Creek
Township, with the exception of about one year, which
time they spent in Iowa and Illinois. He died Aug.
17, 1866, at the residence of his son, Hiram A. Davis
His companion survived him until Mar. 15, 1874, when he
died at the residence of Hiram A. Davis. Mr.
Davis stood six feet tow inches in height, and
weighed 220 pounds, and many of the citizens of Turtle
Creek and adjoining townships well remember his stately
form. He reared a family of six children, viz.,
Maria, Caroline, Calista M., Emelinn A., Hiram A.
and Adelma Ann. Maria and Adelma A.
are now dead.
Source: History
of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R.
Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 298 |
Dinsmore
Twp. -
WILLIAM P. DAVIS was born in
Clarke County, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1819. He is a son of
Zebe S. And Sarah Davis. In the autumn of
1847 he went to Anderson, Indiana, where, on the 1st of
November, 1847, he married Miss Matilda A.,
daughter of Ichabod and Sarah Davis. Soon
after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Davis came to
Shelby County and located in Jackson Township, remained
a few weeks, then moved to Clarke County, Ohio,
where they remained until May, 1856, when they moved to
Illinois and located in McLain County, where his
companion died Mar. 25, 1857, leaving him with three
small children, viz., Franklin R., Horace W., and
Ira W., without the maternal care. Shortly
after the death of his companion he returned with his
children to Ohio, and located in Champaign County, where
he remained for several months, or until some time in
1858, when he again came to Shelby County, and settled
on his land in section 13, Dinsmore Township, which he
had purchased some years prior. In September,
1861, he enlisted in the company known as the Benton
cadets, and served about four months, or until the
disorganization of the company, when he returned to his
home in Shelby County. In 1862 he married Miss
Magdalena Heintz, then of Shelby County, but a
native of France. They have a family of ten
children, seven sons and three daughters. He has
made farming his principal business, and now owns a good
farm in Dinsmore Township, which he is conducting with
success. He was also engaged in the manufacture of
tile in connection with farming about eight or nine
years.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 247 |
Orange Twp. -
JAMES S. DE NISE.
William De Nise was a native of New Jersey.
He came to Butler County, Ohio, in 1808. Daniel
De Nise, his son, was two years old at the time of
their settlement in Ohio. He married Eliza J.
Shank. He died in 1878, having lived on the
same farm for seventy years. James S., a
son of Daniel, was born in Butler County in 1832,
and came to Shelby County in 1854. In 1853 he
married Lydia M. Barkalow. They have had
born to them five children, viz., James A.,
born 1855; Mary E., born 1857; George B.,
born 1859; Daniel, born 1868; and John
B, born 1872. They are located on part of the
old Barkalow farm in sec. 18.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 192 |
Green Twp. -
MOSES DENMAN, Farmer; P. O.
Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio.
Mr. Denman is a native of Miami County, Ohio,
where he was born on the 5th day of January, 1823.
He has made farming his avocation, and at present owns
two good farms in Green Township. Sept. 12, 1844,
he married Miss Barbara E. Houser of Miami
County, Ohio, born Sept. 20, 1826, and daughter of
John and Margaret Houser.
Mr. and Mrs. Denman came to Shelby County on the
24th day of September, 1844, and settled in Green
Township, where they are now residing. They reared
a family of four children, three sons and one daughter.
Mr. Denman is a son of Joseph and Phebe Denman,
and is of a family of ten children, he being the only
one of the number that is now living.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 203 |
Green Twp.
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JOSHUA DEVELVIS, Postmaster,
Tawana, Ohio, a son of Henry and Matilda Develvis,
was born in Warren County, Ohio, Apr. 15, 1839. He
received a common school education. In 1848 he
came to Shelby County with his father and located near
New Palestine, where his father died in 1851. In
1853 young Develvis went to Miami County, remained a few
years or until 1858, when he returned to Shelby County
and located in Orange Township, remained about ten
years, until 1868, when he moved out of the township.
He lived in several different places until March, 1876,
when he moved to New Palestine and engaged in the
mercantile business, dealing in groceries, provisions,
boots, shoes, etc., etc., which he has since been
conducting successfully. In March, 1878, he
received the appointment of post-master, which position
he is now filling. Jan. 1, 1865, he married
Miss Martha Nagle, of Greene County, Ohio, daughter
of George and Jane Nagle, by whom he has two
children, one son and one daughter.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 208 |
Green
Twp. -
JOHN DICKENSHEETS, Farmer; P. O.
Plattsville, Ohio. Mr. Dickensheets was
born near Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County, Sept. 30,
1819, and came to Shelby County in 1836 with his
parents, Henry and Mary Dickensheets, who settled
in Green Township, where they passed the remainder of
their days. Mrs. Dickensheets died in
February, 1861. Mr. Dickensheets died in
September, 1869. They reared a family of five
children, viz., John, Margaret, Rachel, Thomas,
and Nancy. All are yet living except
Thomas, who was killed during the late war.
John Dickensheets, subject of this sketch,
married Miss Martha Bird Mar. 9, 1845. They
settled on the farm where he is now living in Green
Township. By this union he had five children,
two of whom are yet living, one son and one daughter.
His companion died. He then married Mrs. Sarah
A. Williams, née
Lewis, May 4, 1854, by whom he had ten children,
seven of whom are now living.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 203 |
Dinsmore Twp. -
ESPY C. DILL, was born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1824. He came to Shelby
County with his parents, Richard C. and Hannah Dill,
in October, 1832, and settled in Dinsmore Township.
He married Miss Axey Nichols, of Shelby County,
by whom he had four children, one of whom is now living,
viz., Joseph C. Dill, who lives in this county,
five miles southeast of Sidney. His companion
died, and on the 7th of October, 1860, he married
Miss Ann, daughter of David and Mary Taylor.
Miss Taylor was born in Greene County, Ohio, Mar. 5,
1829, and came to Shelby County with her parents in
1834.
Mr. and Mrs. Dill settled on the farm in section
14, Dinsmore Township, now owned and occupied by his
widow and son, Harrison W. Dill, Aug. 14, 1862.
He enlisted in Co. H, 99th O. V. I., left his wife and
one child, and went forth in defense of his country.
He served faithfully until the battle of Chickamauga, in
September, 1863, in which he was engaged, and has not
been heard of since that engagement. It is
supposed that he was either killed in battle, or taken
prisoner and died in prison. At his death the
Union army lost a brave soldier, and Dinsmore Township a
good citizen.
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Dinsmore
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FRANKLIN DILL, deceased, youngest
son of the aforesaid Richard C. and Hannah Dill,
was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1830.
He was brought to this county by his parents in the
autumn of 1832 (then only two years of age), where his
boyhood days were passed on a farm. In 1854 he
married Miss Nancy A. daughter of Moses E. and
Lucretia Baker, of Van Buren Township, this county,
where Miss Baker was born Nov. 26, 1836.
Mr. and Mrs. Dill settled on his father's home farm
in Dinsmore Township, where he died Oct. 5, 1861,
leaving a wife and two children and an indulgent parent.
He filled the office of clerk of Dinsmore Township for
several years.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 242 |
Dinsmore Twp.
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JAMES N. DILL, eldest son of the
above named Franklin and Nancy A. Dill, was born
on the farm on Dinsmore Twp., on which he is now living,
July 8, 1855. He now owns a half interest in his
grandfather Dill's home farm, on which he is
residing and conducting the business of farming with
success. Dec. 20, 1876, he married Miss
Elizabeth B. Weatherhead, then of Shelby County, but
a native of Miami County, where she was born Feb. 12,
1857, by whom he has one child, Arthur C. Dill.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 242 |
Dinsmore Twp.
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RICHARD DILL, deceased, was born
in Washington County, Pa., Aug. 25, 1786. He came
to Ohio sometime prior to the war of 1812, and located
in Greene County. He entered the army and served
about six months in the war of 1812. He married
Miss Hannah Burch, daughter of Charles and
Margaret (Speedy) Burch, of Hamilton County, born
Jan. 9, 1792. Mr. and Mrs. Dill settled in
Hamilton County, remained until in October, 1832, when
they came to Shelby County, with a family of nine
children, entered, made improvements, and settled on the
northeast quarter of section 29, Dinsmore Township, on
which they passed the remainder of their days.
Mr. Dill died July 14, 1867. His companion
survived him until June 4, 1873. They reared a
family of eleven children, viz., Jane, Margaret, Ann,
Rebecca, Joseph, Espy, Amanda, James C., Franklin, Susan,
and Catharine, six of whom are yet living, viz.,
Jane, Amanda, James C., Ann, Susan, and
Catrharine. Espy was in the battle of
Chickamauga, Tenn., in the war of 1861, and it is
supposed that he was killed in the engagement, as he has
never been heard of since that battle.
Mr. Dill served as commissioner of Shelby County
one or two terms. He died respected by all who
knew him, and was considered among one of Dinsmore's
influential citizens.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 241 |
Perry Twp. -
JOHN DILLON
was born
in Ireland in 1835. His parents in the year 1849,
during the famine, removed to England to prevent
starvation. Here John remained till the
year 1859, when he came to the United States to seek a
home. He located the same year in Shelby County.
In 1865 he married Ellen Shea. By
this marriage they have seven children, viz., John,
Mary A., Ellen, Thomas M., Elizabeth M., Bridget, and
Jane. Mr. Dillon has become a citizen of the
United States, and is thoroughly republican in his
principles, and is proud of the land of his adoption.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 223 |
Washington Twp. -
DINSMOORE FAMILYSource: History of Shelby County,
Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 -
Page 284 |
Van Buren
Twp. -
WILLIAM DONNELLY, a farmer
residing near Kettlerville, was born in Ireland in 1823.
In 1861 he came to this township and located in section
2, where he lived three years, then moved to McLean
Township, but nine years later returned to Van Buren,
where he now owns 130 acres of land in sections 12 and
13. In 1853 he married Ellen, daughter of
Patrick and Ellen Hoys, of Bellevue, Ohio. She
was born in Ireland in 1827. They have reared two
children, named Alice J. Hickey, residing in
Newark, Ohio, and Thomas Donnelly, of this
county.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 253 |
Green
Twp. -
CHRISTIAN DORMIRE, Retired Farmer;
P. O. Tawana, Ohio.
Mr. Dormire was born in France Jan. 18,1806.
He is a weaver by trade, which he followed in his native
country. In 1829 he married Miss Magdalene
Galhoon born in France Jan. 18,1806. In 1840
Mr. and Mrs. Dormire emigrated to America and
settled in Shelby County, Ohio, on a tract of land in
Perry Township, near where his brother Nicholas
Dormire was then living, on which he made
improvements and lived about nine years. IN 1849
he purchased and moved on the farm in section 1, Green
Township, near New Palestine, where he now resides with
his son, David Dormire, surrounded by the many
comforts of life, enjoying good health for one of his
years. His companion died Mar. 6, 1880. He
reared a family of four children, viz., Caroline,
Margaret, John, and David, all of whom are now married
and have families. He erected his present brick
residence on his farm in 1859.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 209 |
Green Twp.-
JACOB DORMIRE, Nicholas Dormire,
was born in Shelby County Oct. 5, 1838. He was
reared on a farm. Sept. 21, 1865, he married
Miss Catharine C. Foster, of Shelby County, born
Feb. 12, 1849, daughter of John and Catharine Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. Dormire settled on the farm in section
8, Green Township, where they are now living. They
have a family of five children, three sons and two
daughters.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 209 |
Green
Twp. -
NICHOLAS DORMIRE, Retired Farmer;
P. O. Tawana, O.
Mr. Dormire was born in France Nov. 20, 1808.
He is a weaver by trade, and made weaving his principal
vocation while in his native country. In 1830 he
emigrated to America and located in Baltimore, remained
a short time; from there he went to Philadelphia, Pa.,
stopped a few months, and from thence to Chambersburg,
Pa., where he married Miss Dorothea Piper
May 15, 1834. Miss Piper was born in
Germany June 28, 1808, and emigrated to America in 1830.
Mr. and Mrs. Dormire settled near Chambersburg,
Pa., remained until 1836, when they moved to Ohio and
located in Montgomery County one year or until in the
spring of 1837, when they came to Shelby County and
settled on a tract of land in Perry Township, on which
he made improvements and lived until 1850, when he
purchased and moved on the farm in section 2, Green
Township, where he has since resided. He erected
his present brick residence on his farm in 1857.
He reared a family of three children, Jacob,
Margaret, and George. Margaret
is now deceased.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 209 |
Green Twp.
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CHARLES M. DORSEY, deceased, a son
of John H. and Catharine Dorsey, was born in
Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1837.
He received a common school education. He was
reared on a farm, and made farming and dealing in stock
his avocation through life. On the 5th day of
April, 1860, he married Miss Anna E. Seely of
Miami County, Ohio, who was born Feb. 1, 1844, and came
with her parents, Rockwell H. and Salinda Seely
to Shelby County, and located in New Palestine.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey settled on a part of his
father's home farm in section 4, Green Township,
remained until 1867, when he sold his interest in the
home farm, and purchased a farm in section 13, Green
Township, on which he moved with his family, and passed
the remainder of his days. He died July 17, 1873.
The farm is now owned by his heirs - his widow and
children. He was considered one of Green
Township's wide-awake and leading business men.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 207 |
Green Twp. -
ISAAC C. DORSEY, son of the above, was born in Green
Township, Shelby County, Ohio, July 17, 1833. On
the 2d day of May, 1858, he married Miss Isabella,
daughter of Jacob Evelsisor, of Champaign County.
They settled on a part of his father's home farm, where
they have since resided. They have a family of
eight children, six sons and two daughters. He has
filled the office of trustee for Green Township about
twelve years; also acted as township assessor one year.
Source:
History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA:
R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 208
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Green Twp.-
JOHN DORSEY, deceased, was born
near Elkhart Mills, Maryland, Feb. 3, 1786. He was
taken to Virginia in 1790 by his parents, Charles and
Elizabeth Dorsey, where he passed his minority days.
In 1810 he came to Ohio with his parents, and located in
Champaign County. He served his country in the war
of 1812, and was discharged from the service after the
war closed near Columbus, Ohio, and returned to his home
in Champaign County. In 1861 he received a
warrant, calling for 160 acres of land, from the
Government, as a recompense for his service during that
year. About 1816 or 1817 he came to Shelby County
yet a single man, entered, made improvements, and
settled on the northwest quarter of section 4, Green
Township, a part of which is now owned by his son,
Isaac C. Dorsey, where he spent the remainder of his
days as a farmer. In 1822 he married Miss
Catharine Conroy, daughter of Edward and Jemima
Conroy. Miss Conroy was born in
Virginia May 14, 1799, and came to Shelby County with
her parents in 1818, who settled in Green Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey settled on his land, where
they lived many years, and reared a family of eight
children, viz., Elizabeth A., Snowden T., John W.,
Jemima, Isaac C., Sarah E., Charles M., and
Catharine. Charles M. and Sarah E.
are now dead.
Mr. Dorsey served as justice of the peace of Green
Township several years. He also filled the office
of township trustee of Green Township about twenty-six
years. He always took an active part in the
advance-advancement of education, and was one among the
leaders in pushing forward the educational interest of
the township. He was also an active member of
church, and his house was a home for all the ministers
of the Gospel that chanced to pass through the
neighborhood. He was a good citizen, having the
confidence and esteem of all that knew him, a kind and
indulgent parent, and an affectionate husband. He
died Nov. 11, 1867, aged eighty-one years, nine months,
and eight days. His companion survived him until
Oct. 11, 1878, when she died at the age of seventy-nine
years, four months, and twenty-nine days.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 207
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Green Twp.
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SNOWDEN T. DORSEY, eldest son of
the above-named John and Catharine Dorsey, was
born in Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio, Jan. 11,
1825. He was reared on a farm, and has made
farming his principal avocation. May 20, 1849, he
married Miss Margaret J. Dodson, of Champaign
County, born Sept. 2, 1826, daughter of Elijah and
Elizabeth Dodson. By this marriage he had two
children, Edward C. and John E. Mrs. Dorsey
died Oct. 25, 1862. He then married Miss Sarah
A. Shaw, Mar. 28, 1863, daughter of William and
Sarah Shaw, born June, 1839, with whom he lived
until May 9, 1864, when she died. On the 28th day
of July 1864, he married Anna M., daughter of
Samuel and Hannah R. Mathers, born in Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, July 6, 1836, by whom he has two children,
Samuel M. and Charles M. Mar. 28, 1854,
Mr. Dorsey settled on a farm in section 5, Green
Township, where he has since resided. He filled
the office of trustee of Green Township one term.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 208 |
Green Twp. -
JOHN DUER, Farmer; P. O. Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio.
Mr. Duer was born in Montgomery County, Ohio,
Dec. 1, 1845, and was brought to Miami County by his
parents, Joshua A. and Sarah Duer, in the spring
of 1845. He was educated in the high school of
Piqua. In December, 1845, he began teaching
school, and after teaching several terms he turned his
attention to farming, which he has since made his
vocation. June 18, 1868, he married Miss Mary
E. Worthington, of Miami County, Ohio. Their
first settlement was on his father's farm in Green
Township, Shelby County, where they are now living.
They have two children, sons. Mr. Duer
filled the office of clerk for Green Township for six
years.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 203 |
Cynthian Twp.
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DAVID DUNLAP. David
Dunlap, Sr., was born in Ireland in 1780. When
twenty years of age he came to the United States to seek
a home. He located in Lancaster County, Pa.
Here he married Mary Sharp in 1807. They
lived on a farm as laborers and continued as laborers on
the same farm as long as they lived. One of his
sons succeeded him as a tenant and resides there at the
present time, so that some of the family have resided as
tenants on this farm for over seventy years. The
father died in 1865. His wife died in 1863.
David Dudley, Jr., a son of the above, was born
in Pennsylvania in 1821. In 1849 he married
Mary A. Lemon, of Lancaster, Pa., and the same year
came to Montgomery County, Ohio, where he lived one
year, then came to a wild piece of land in this
township. Here he built himself a hewed log house,
and commenced his present home. There were born to
him by this marriage three children, viz., Jacob
D., Mary C., and William W. born sons now
dead. His wife died in 1861. In 1866 he
married for his second wife Elizabeth Wolf.
By this marriage there was one child, Emma E.
His second wife died in 1878. Death was visited
his home not less than six different times. He was
buried from his house two wives, two sons, a brother,
and his mother-in-law. Although his past has been
clouded by affliction, may his future be bright with the
sunshine of hope.
Source 2: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ.
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