Biographical Index

* Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1880.

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ADAMS TOWNSHIP
* Brewer, John 540 * Brown, Henry 541 * Christian, Solomon B. 541 * Byrd, Abraham, Sr. 541 * Coblentz, Gideon J. 542 * Creager, Daniel 543 * Creager, Solomon 543 * Cruea, E. O. 544 * Erisman, Christian 545 * Frampton, Adam C. 545 * Gauby, Jacob F. 546 * Eliker, George W.  544 * Miller, Abraham  557 * Miller, George W.  556 * George, William E. 547 * Gilbert, Levi 548 * Gilbert, Levi S. 549	* Hahn, Aaron 549 * Harper, Robert L. 550 * Harshey, David 551 * Harshey, Isaac 550 * Hershey, Emanuel 551 * Horner, Robert C. 552 * Huddle, Levi 552 * Hunter, John A.  554 * Kinney, John B.  554 * Lecklider, Charles  555 * Lecklider, W. C.   555 * Martindale, Martin  556 * O'Brien, Thomas  557 * Peiffer, Franklin  558 * Peiffer, Jacob  713 * Patty, David 558 * Ramsey, Thomas A.  559	* Reck, David  563 * Reck, Jacob  561 * Reck, John  562 * Reck, Michael  560 * Reck, William L.  561 * Rohr, Joshua   563 * Rynearson, Sylvester  564 * Scott, John H.  565 * Senseman, Jacob  566 * Stahl, Harmon R.  566 * Swadner, Daniel  567 * Tilman, John  567 * Vogt, Henry  568 * Vogt, William   568 * Wenrich, David G.   569 * Weaver, John  568
BROWN TOWNSHIP
* Anderson, L. C.  717 * Baughman, Henry  717 * Baughman, William  717 * Bertz, George  718 * Fry, Hezekiah W.  718 * Garrison, Daniel  718 * Garver, L. C.  719 * Hager, Orlando J.  719	* Holland, J. R. 720 * Hostetter, Isaac, Dr. 720 * Hulse, G. C.  721 * Hunter, D. F.  721 * Mendenhall, Wm. B.  722 * Miller, Isaac E.  722 * Peters, J. J.  722 * Poling, Noah D.  723	* Riffle, David  724 * Roush, J. H.  724 * Royer, John S.  724 * Schlemmer, Henry  725 * Tullis, Francis M.  725 * Webster, James S.  726 * White, Thomas B.  726
BUTLER TOWNSHIP
* Baker, Evin  661 * Bobenmoyer, Benjamin  661 * Bobenmoyer, Charles  662 * Bruss, Asariah  662 * Byers, George, Sr.  663 * Coblentz, George  664 * Coblentz, Harrison  663 * Emrick, George  664 * Emrick, Samuel  664 * Farst, Peter  665 * Fouts, Benjamin  665 * Fredrick, John P.  665 * Gilfillan, Robert  666 * Hamiel Joseph W.  666	* Harter, Elam 667 * Harter, Elias 667 * Harter, William B. 667 * Hawes, John R. 669 * Hawes, Lycurgus 668 * Hemp, John 669 * Hittle, Joseph 669 * Holsapple, Fredrick K. 670 * Horine, Adam 671 * Horine, George T. 670 * Horine, Samuel 671 * Howell, Lewis  672 * Johnson, William  672	* Karn, John  672 * Love, J. P.  673 * McClure, David R.  673 * McGriff, Wm.  674 * Morrison, Silas  747 * Rose, Julia  675 * Schlechty, Christian  676 * Shuler, A. I.  676 * Shuler, Titus  676 * Shumaker, Henry  677 * Spitler, Daniel  677 * Trump, George  677 * Valentine, Baker  678
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
* Aldrich, Anson  678 * Billhimer, Samuel  679 * Coate, Moses  679 * Cool, Isaac B.  680 * Grise, Peter  682 * Groff, Joseph  682 * Dwyre, Martin  681 * Flory, John K.  682	* Hyer, Jesse R.  682 * Landis, Christian  697 * Landis, David D.  710 * McCool, James Y.  684 * Neff, Joseph  684 * Parson, Nathan S.  685 * Reck, Wilkins  685	* Roads, Hiram  686 * Schaurer, Daniel  686 * Spidel, John  687 * Weaver, Urias  687 * Weills, Solomon  687 * Williams, John N.   688 * Wright, George W.  688
GERMAN TOWNSHIP
* Brown, Loyd.  570 * Calderwood, G. M.  570 * Cloyd, Gorden  570 * Eakins, James N.  571 * Frank, Solomon  571 * Goens, Reuben  572 * Hill, H. L.  573 * Horn, Balser  574 * Jefferis, Joshua  577 * Jefferis, M. M.  577 * Jefferis, Squire  574 * Kerst, Samuel  577	* Kester, George  578 * Kethring, David  578 * Lindamood, Michael  578 * Lowdenslager, G. T.  580 * Miller, George  582 * Parent, I. D.  583 * Parent, Samuel  583 * Putman, David, Col.  583 * Ross, Elias  589 * Ross, Isaac M.  590 * Settle, William H.  593 * Slater, C. C.  591	* Sinks, I. Q.  594 * Spencer, William  593 * Teaford, Barney  594 * Teaford, Jonathan  594 * Tennell, J. B.  595 * Thomas, S. S.  595 * Wade, William  596 * Ware, Jacob F.  596 * Warner, William H.  596 * Willcox, James  598 * Woods, Jesse  599
GREENVILLE TOWNSHIP
* Allen, Matthew T.  471 * Allen, William  471 * Alter, Henry  472 * Amann, Joseph, Jr.  472 * Aten, John - Greenville Twp 472 * Avery, J. B.  473 * Bachman, Charles  473 * Baird, Andrew  473 * Baker, Jacob  473 * Beanblossom, David  474 * Beanblossom, Enos  474 * Beanblossom, Joseph  475 * Bechtolt, Samuel  475 * Beckler, Lewis  475 * Beatty, Jacob L.  475 * Biltemier, Charles  476 * Bireley, William J.  476 * Bishop, Thompson L.  477 * Bishop, William F.  477 * Blease, James J.  477 * Blottman, B.   478 * Bornstein, H.  478 * Brewer, Abraham N.  478 * Bryson, Joseph  480 * Bryson, Morris  480 * Buchwalter, Leo Myers, Dr.   478 * Butt, John K.   480 * Calderwood, Andrew Robeson  481 * Calkins, Charles  482 * Calkins, Henry  481 * Chenoweth, L. E.  483 * Clark, B. H.  483 * Clark, John C.  484 * Cole, Henry M.  484 * Cole, William  484 * Conkling, Frank T.  485 * Cox, Jacob W.  484 * Craig, David  485 * Culbertson, T. W.  485 * Deardourff, John W.  486 * Deeter, Josiah B.  486 * Denise, Aaron S.  487 * Deubner, John G.   487 * Devor, Elijah   488 * Devor, John   488 * Dill, William H.   489 * Dininger, John   489 * Dininger, Lewis  490 * Dininger, Michael  490 * Ditman, J. N.  490 * Eidson, F. M.  490 * Emrick, William  490 * Esty, James  491 * Fleming, James A.  492 * Fletcher, Charles  491 * Fertick, B. F.  491 * Folkerth, Jesse  492 * Funk, Isaac   493 * Funston, Calvin P.  494 * Gard, Isaac Newton, Dr.  493 * Glander, D.  494 * Gordon, John V.  495	* Gregg Bros.  495 * Griffin, David  495 * Grubs, Daniel  495 * Guntrum, John  496 * Gutheil, August  496 * Hahn, Amos  496 * Halderman, Jacob  497 * Hall, John W.  497 * Harper, William Sanford 497 * Hart, Manning F. 498 * Hartzell, C. W. 500 * Hartzell, George 499 * Hartzell, Jonas 498 * Hartzell, C. W. 500 * Hartzell, George 499 * Hartzell, P. H. 500 * Hartzell, Philip S. 499 * Heffner, William 500 * Heffner, Samuel 500 * Henkle, Clark 500 * Henne, Daniel 501 * Hime, D. S. 501 * Hoffert, Absalom 501 * Huhn, Moses 502 * Hunter, William 502 * Jamison, Daniel 505 * Jones, Lewis E. 502 * Judy, Swan 503 * Katzenberger, Gustavus A. 504 * Katzenberger 504 * Kauffman, J. F. 505 * Kemper, Charles F. 505 * Kerlin, William K. 505 * Kester, Solomon 505 * Kipp, William 506 * Klee, Albert 506 * Klinger, A. J. 506 * Knick, James K. 507 * Knoderer, Christian 507 * Lansdowne, James M. 509 * Laurimore, Martin W. 508 * Leas, Jacob E. 508 * Limbert, Levi Franklin 508 * Longenecker, John 509 * Lott, Louis 509 * Ludy, Samuel 509 * Lynch, Elijah, Dr. 509 * Maher, Patrick H. 511 * Manix, G. W. 512 * Mark, John 512 * Markwith, James Jones 512 * Martin, James W. 515 * Martin, John Foster 516 * Martin, John Hershey 515 * Martin, John Holmes 514 * Martin, L. R. 515 * Martin, Robert 513 * Martin, Samuel 514 * Martin, William 514 * Martini, John G. 516 * Martz, Jacob Teuchnan 516 * Matchett, William Hendrickson 517	* McDaniel, M.  510 * McEowen, Alexander Hugh   510 * McGinnis, Washington  511 * Meeker, David L.  517 * Miller, A. T.  517 * Mills, Harrod 518 * Moore, George Washington  617 * Morningstar, Wm. H.  518 * Noggle, David  520 * Noggle, Rufus G.  520 * O'Connor, John  521 * Ollmetzer, Louis 521 * Otwell, Curtis  520 * Perry, Oliver Clinton  521 * Plessingner, Wallace  522 * Reed, William  522 * Rehling, F.  523 * Requarth, Fred C.  523 * Requarth, William  523 * Rhoades, Abraham  524 * Roland, Charles   524 * Runkel, Jery  525 * Rush, Andrew T.  363 * Rush, Isaac  525 * St. Clair, Henry   526 * Schafer, William   526 * Schell, Jacob O.  526 * Schultz, William H.  527 * Schwable, John H.  527 * Sebring, Ira  528 * Sebring, John  528 * Shade, C. J.  529 * Shover, Henry  529 * Smith, Andrew J.  530 * Smith, O. H.   530 * Snyder, Geo. W.  529 * Steinle, Jacob  530 * Stephens, John  530 * Tillman, Henry  531 * Todd, Walter J.  531 * Troxell, J. W.  531 * Turner, Joseph R.  533 * Turpen, John C.  532 * Turpen, Thomas P. 532 * Turpen, William W.  533 * Vantilburgh, Henry  533 * Voelkle, E. H.  534 * Wagner, Jacob  534 * Warvel, John H.  534 * Warvel, Nathan S.  535 * Webb, Henry A.  535 * Webster, Nathan B.  536 * Weills, Herman  537 * Westfall, George  538 * Westfall, Isaac Newton  538 * Westfall, John E.  537 * Westfall, Martin C.  537 * Weston, Washington Allen  538 * Winklebleck, A.  539 * Winner, John Leopold  539 * Youart, William H.  539 * Zimmerman, Daniel  540
HARRISON TOWNSHIP
* Armacost, Jacob  689 * Bloom, T. J.  689 * Brown, William 690 * Bunch, Edward J.  690 * Chenoweth, Charles W.  690 * Darland, John  691 * Davis, Thomas J.  691 * Downing, James L.  693 * Downing, Jason  692 * Flaig, John M.  693 * French, Walter W.  694 * Harter, Aaron 693 * Harter, Solomon 695 * Hartman, J. A. 695 * Hill, Harvey 696 * Hill, Milton 696 * Hill, Obadiah 695	* Hindsley, William 696 * Irelan, Aaron A.  697 * Jaqua, Lucinda  697 * Kyle, Thomas  610 * Lawrence, Rile  697 * Lowdenslager, A. A.  698 * Miller, Daniel   697 * Mills, John W.  698 * Noggle, George N.  698 * Noggle, Michael  699 * Northrop, A. L.  699 * Otwell, C. W. M.  699 * Polly, William  699 * Puterbaugh, David  700 * Reigle, Daniel  700 * Roberts, Almira (Lawrence)  701	* Royer, Solomon  701 * Rush, Clinton  701 * Snodgrass, Emily (Lawrence) 701 * Swisher, Jesse  702 * Swisher, Robert  702 * Thomas, J. H.  702 * Thomas, William  703 * Townsend, Nehemiah  703 * Walker, Christopher C.  704 * Walker, Daniel  704 * Walker, Edward M. 704 * Walker, Jacob  705 * White, Jane, Mrs.  705 * Williams, James M.  705 * Worch, Eckhart  706 * Zeeck, Michael  706
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
* Archard, Wm.  736 * Beery, Jacob  736 * Cook, Amos  736 * Eichelberger, Joseph 737 * Evans, Benjamin W.,  767 * Fahnestock, James H.  737 * Hand, William R. 738	* Hartman, Robert S. 738 * Hunchberger, Jacob  739 * Negley, Charles  739 * Parent, William  736 * Schneider, Frederick C.  739 * Sigler, David W.  740	* Snook, J. H.  740 * Strait, Elias R.  740 * Strait, Joel  741 * Vanden, Martin  741 * Wenrick, Thomas B.  741 * Young, Solomon  742
MISSISSINAWA TOWNSHIP
* Denniston, Joseph  762 * Hill, Harvey  762 * Milligan, John  762	* Reichard, George W.  763 * Snyder, Daniel  763	* Smith, David  763 * Welbourn, Edward Lawrence  763
MONROE TOWNSHIP
* Arnett, Abraham  621 * Baker, Samuel M.   622 * Blackburn, Benjamin  622 * Blackburn, John  622 * Blackburn, Moses  623 * Bobbs, A. C.  623 * Bonham, William L.  624 * Brenner, David  625 * Brown, John S.  625 * Cassell, William  626 * Ditmer, Joseph  617 * Ditmore, George  627 * Ditmore, John M.  628 * Fryman, Noah  628 * Garrison, Elizabeth A.  629 * Gilbert, Silas  529 * Hangen, Christian 638	* Hangen, Philip 630 * Hart, Elias 630 * Henninger, John M.  631 * Hinsey, Jacob  632 * Hunt, Abraham  632 * Hunt, Ralph  633 * Hunt, Richard M.  632 * Kress, John  634 * Kuhnle, John J.  634 * Long, Susanah  634 * Miller, Frederick  635 * Miller, George  635 * Mote, Nelson  675 * Netzley, George  636 * Niswonger, David W.  637 * Niswonger, David  638	* Niswonger, Eli  638 * Niswonger, John  639 * Pressler, Jacob  640 * Puterbaugh, George  640 * Scheiding, John  641 * Serber, Andrew J.  641 * Shank, Peter  642 * Shilt, Rily  643 * Smith, Adam  643 * Smith, Adam N.  643 * Spitler, Elias  644 * Stauffer, Elias F.  644 * Strobel, A. G.  645 * Stutsman, Jesse  645 * Surber, Robert  646 * Swank, Samuel  646
NEAVE TOWNSHIP
* Arnold, George   707 * Arnold, Noah  707 * Brown, W. N.  708 * Dunn, W. S.   708 * Gebhart, Henry  709 * Hartman, C. B. 709 * Heffner, David  710 * Keckler, John   710 * Landis, John  683	* Lowry, J. N.  710 * Ludy, Samuel  711 * Meyers, Lydia  713 * Miller, George D.  712 * Miller, William  711 * North, John E.  713 * Nyswonger, John   713 * Rieker, Jacob  714	* Robeson, Alfred  714 * Schlechty, George  714 * Swank, Aaron  715 * Thompson, David  715 * Thompson, William  715 * Townsemd, Joshua  715 * Vandyke, Abijah H.  716 * Wilson, Nathaniel W.  716
PATTERSON TOWNSHIP
* Greer, Stephen A. - Patterson Twp. 759	* Day, John - Patterson Twp. 758
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
* Bailey, James  742 * Brandon, Alexander B.  742 * Breaden, John E.  743 * Collins, Samuel S.  743 * Davison, Oscar F.  744 * Davison, Rebecca C.  744 * Duckwall, John W.  744	* Hartzell, Phillip 745 * John, Jesse B.  745 * Kester, Henry C.  746 * McFarland, Isaac N.  746 * McFarland, James  746 * McNight, Augustus W.  747	* Morrison, Robert A.  756 * Peck, Ellen   748 * Shafer, Job M.  749 * Stahl, David J.  749 * Warvel, Daniel  750 * Warvel, George H.  749
TWIN TOWNSHIP
* Albright, Simpson  646 * Bish, Jacob  647 * Bristley, Henry C.  647 * Burke, Isaac  647 * Clark, John D.  648 * Cline, Michael  648 * Cloyd, Gordon  649 * Coons, Philip  649 * Cromwell, Philemon  649 * Fasig, John  650 * Flory, A. M.  650 * Flory, Michael  650 * Hamilton, John C.  651 * Harsh, David A. 651 * Huffer, Francis M.  651	* Ivester, George  984 * Jackson, Benjamin C.  652 * Kepner, Harrison A.  652 * Kraus, J. H.  652 * Marshall, Anna M.  653 * McCowen, Thomas  653 * Mundhenk, David E.  612 * Mundhenk, Philip  653 * Nealeigh, William   654 * Nisonger, George 655 * Olwine, Daniel B.  655 * Ozias, B. F. 655 * Parks, John W. 656 * Ratliff, John R.  656 * Robbins, C. B.   566	* Robbins, John Y.  566 * Rynearson, Abram  656 * Sigerfoos, G. W.  657 * Smith, A. F.   658 * Smith, John  657 * Smith, William M.  658 * Steele, James  658 * Thatcher, Elijah  659 * Thomas, John L.  659 * Warner, Theodore O.  659 * Weikle, John  660 * Whitenack, Jeremiah  660 * Wild, Martin  660 * Williams, Thomas H.  660
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP
* Allen, Lawson  727 * Allread, S. W.  727 * Briney, Christopher   728 * Brown, Jacob M.  728 * Corwin, John H.  728 * Davis, William   729 * Drew, William  729 * Ford, Polly - Van Buren Twp 730	* Fourman, Levi  730 * Fourman, John  730 * Marker, ,George  731 * Mehaffie, J. B.  731 * Miller, Joseph Gordon  732 * Oswalt, John J.  732 * Pearson, Allen  732 * Robeson, William  733	* Shields, Isaac M.  733 * Shields, Patrick  733 * Townsend, Alfred  734 * Townsend, William  734 * Walker, Amanda 735 * Weaver, Elihu  736 * Weaver, William   735
WABASH TOWNSHIP
* Burns, Henry J.   761 * Burns, John C.  761	* Campbell, John H.   761 * Gilbert, Benjamin F.   762	* Medford, Isaac N.   762 * Pearson, Absalom  762
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
* Armstrong, Peter E. - Washington Twp 751 * Bickel, Andrew  751 * Bickel, Daniel W. 751 * Bickel, Henry M.  752 * Blocher, Samuel W.  752 * Chenoweth, Jacob B.  753 * Chenoweth, Thomas F.  752 * Cole, Joseph   753	* Creviston, James B. 754 * Flory, John  754 * Glunt, Elizabeth (Crumrine)  754 * Houpt, Frederick  755 * Huffer, Samuel  755 * Kaucher, Isaac  755 * Kaucher, Michael 756 * McGinnis, Washington 511	* McNeil, James 76 * Morrison, James N.  519 * Snell, Daniel  757 * Snell, Henry  756 * Teal, Thomas E.  757 * Wasson, James M.  758 * White, James M., Capt.   757
WAYNE TOWNSHIP
* Apple, J. W. - 600 * Bashor, Jacob G. 600 * Boyer, Daniel 601 * Burns, Thomas A. 602 * Calderwood, James R. 602 * Carson, Aaron G. 603 * Christian, David 604 * Dabe, Prosper 604 * Dunkel, A. M. 605 * Dye, Horatio 605 * Fackler, John E. 606 * Fletcher, George E. 607	* Gordon, J. P. 607 * Hess, John 608 * Hole, Daniel 608 * Hollis, G. W. - Wayne Twp 617 * Klipstine,  L. C. 609 * Lehman, Lawrence L. 610 * Long, Washington 610 * Marker, Leonard 611 * Marker, Martin 612 * Mongeville, Alfred 674 * Murphy, William H. 636 * Rike, William H. 613 * Seibt, Adolph 614	* Simon, John S. 614 * Stevenson, L. M. 615 * Stover, W. H. 617 * Studabaker, G. W. 617 * Taylor, David W. 618 * Tillman, John C. 618 * Turpen, George H. 619 * Ward, J. T. 619 * Williamson, J. C. 619 * Winbigler, J. J. 619 * Woods, Samuel M. 620 * Worch, C. Bastine 620 * Yoder, Joseph 521
YORK TOWNSHIP
* Hallaway, Jackson 760	* Lyon, David 760	* Wilson, Samuel 761