- Monroe Twp. -
ABRAHAM DARLING, farmer; P. O. Perryville; he was born in Worthington Township May 31, 1824; he is the fourth son of William and Mary Darling; from early youth, he has inured to the honor and toil; he never owned a pair of boots till he was 18 years old; he frequently had to go barefooted till quite late in the fall, because it was impossible to get them made sooner, on account of the shoemaker's being so thronged during this season of the year.  In the winter season, he and his brothers had to wade through snow to the depth of their knees, to feed the stock.  Mr. Darling never owned a fine suit of clothes till he got his wedding suit.  His clothing was of home manufacture.  His first recollection of attending church was when he was about 15 years old, at which time he went to hear Rev. William Hughes, of Perryville.  His first teacher was Thomas Andrews.  This school was taught in a log cabin, in Subdistrict No. 1, of Worthington Township.  He was married to Miss Rehecca A. Manchester, youngest daughter of Peter and Rebecca Manchester, of Holmes Co., Ohio, Jan. 9, 1851.  The ceremony was performed by Francis Johnston, Esq., of Monroe Township.  Soon after their marriage, they removed to the farm where they now reside.  This is one of the best farms in the township, and probably as good as any in the county.  The first dwelling he built thereon was a few years ago, entirely destroyed by fire, together with all its contents.  Mr. Darling had his home and its contents insured in the Ohio Farmer, in the sum of $3,300, which amount was promptly paid by this company.  He now has one of the most magnificent farmhouses in the township, and it is probably excelled by few in the county.  Mr. and Mrs. Darling are the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters; Mary Francis, the eldest, was born Dec. 14, 1851 - married to Thomas Beavers, son of Hezekiah and Isabella Beavers, by Rev. T. F. Dornblazer, June 6, 1871.  At the time of their marriage, Mr. Beavers was a druggist; he is now a dealer in live stock.  William Allen, eldest son of Abraham and Rebecca A. Darling, born June 17, 1853, was married to Miss Lucetta A., eldest daughter of Emanuel and Margaret McMillen, of Ashland Co., Aug. 8, 1878.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. L. Wiles, then of Lucas, now Wooster, Ohio.  Luther Emmerson, their second son, was born Mar. 31, 1857; is now engaged in teaching.  Marion Malancthon was born Sept. 15, 1859; he is now attending an academy at Smithville.  Arena May, their second daughter, was born May 1, 1862; she died in infancy.  Emerilla E., their youngest daughter, was born Nov. 16, 1864, and also died in infancy.  Walter Augustus, youngest of the family, was born Nov. 24, 1865.  Abraham Darling and wife united with the Evangelical Lutheran Church at St. Johns about the year 1854, and during the ministry of Rev. W. A. G. Emmerson.  Mrs. Darling formerly belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church, having joined that branch of the church when she was about 14 years old.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 836

- Worthington Twp. -
F. M. DARLING, farmer; P. O. Perryville.  His father, William Darling, was the second son of William and Mary Darling, who were among the earliest settlers of this county; Mr. D. was born Apr. 5, 1820.  In 1844, he married Avis Manchester, who was  born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1818; soon after their marriage, William Darling, Sr. presented them with 160 acres of land in Sec. 2, where he always lived; their children were George, Marion and Thomas Jefferson Darling (the latter deceased).  June 29, 1851, the mother was called away, and May 11, 1853, he married Elizabeth McBride; she became the mother of three sons and four daughters, viz.: Mary Ann, Salena, Jane, Annette, John Franklin (deceased), Elwilda Winfred McClellan and Harry Elvin the spring after his last marriage, he bought the Jacob Norrick farm for $2,525, and sold 72 acres to G. M. Alexander for $5,000, and still had 50 acres left; then bought 40 acres of the William Garret farm for $2,000, and 160 acres in Indiana, sold, and cleared $1,000; then bought 80 acres in Missouri; then the Stake farm, which in two years he sold at an advance; at  his death, he owned 250 acres of the best land in the township; his death occurred July 17, 1876; the following was the notice that appeared; "William Darling was the first of two brothers and five sisters to pass over the river of death.  In triumph of living in that, he was entering upon a new life.  He advised all to meet him in heaven.  Before his death, he called his children to his bedside, and begged them to be faithful to God.  He made no complaint during his long illness.  When he felt he was entering the river of death, and his feet were pressing the silent shore, he declared his hope and faith of a better life beyond.  He passed to rest calmly and gently as Christians do."  F. M. Darling, the second son, in early life had a fair education, physically and mentally.  Nov. 5, 1872, he married Robert Alexander's daughter, Harriet; she has had one son and one daughter - Robert Ezra Darling and Lilly Avis Darling; they lived two years on Robert Alexander's place where  he was run over by a horse and nearly killed; his father bought him the James Edgar farm of 56 acres of fine land; he has erected elegant and commodious buildings on it; Mr. Darling was caught in the shaft of a threshing machine in the fall of 1877; he sustained internal injuries, had his arm broken in three places, and dislocated at the elbow, but finally recovered.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 919

- Monroe Twp. -
GEORGE W. DARLING, farmer; P. O. Perryville. Geo. Washington Darling, third son of William and Mary Darling, was born in Worthington Township, Richland Co., Ohio, near the site of the old block-house, on the 25th day of December, 1822, just three days after his father's leg was amputated.  As soon as he was old enough to handle a hoe or ride a horse, his father set him to work.  His father was a man who never tolerated idleness, or had any sympathy for a lazy person; his word was law, and, when he commanded, he expected to be obeyed.  His father being an extensive land owner and farmer, as well as a breeder, feeder and dealer in live stock, he had plenty of work for his boys to do; so that the Darling boys of that day had but little time for idleness or play.  Little George Washington trained from his boyhood to habits of industry.  These same habits that attended the boy have attended the man through life.  Farm labor was much harder to perform then than now.  This was before the day of the reaper and mower, drill and riding plow; even thrashing machines had not then been introduced into this country.  At that time, they used "Armstrong's" machines, and tramped out their grain with horses or thrashed it with flails, so that the Darling boys had to work hard at all kinds of farm work during the summer.  Their father sent them to school in the winter season, but very irregularly.  They always had a large herd of cattle to feed and attend to during this season of the year, and had to walk not less than a mile every morning to attend to them; and then the thrashing was all done in the winter time, and the boys had to stay out of school to ride the horses while tramping it out, so that George Washington's facilities for obtaining an education were quite limited. However, notwithstanding all these drawbacks, he succeeded, by exercising due diligence during the time allotted to him for study, in obtaining a pretty fair knowledge of the common branches.  G. W. Darling was married to Miss Rebecca Jane McCullough, eldest daughter of Samuel and Nancy McCullough, of Newville, Ohio, on the 25th day of January, 1848, at her father's residence, by Francis Johnston, Esq.  They lived for two years after their marriage on a farm owned by his father in Mifflin Township, shaking with the ague nearly all the time.  From there they removed to the "old homestead," where they resided two years, when they removed to the farm where they now reside, it being the northeast quarter of Sec. 36, in Monroe Township.  Mr. and Mrs. Darling are the parents of three children, two sons and one daughter - Robert Benton, born Nov. 10, 1850, married to Miss Amelia Parkison, youngest daughter of James Parkison, formerly of Worthington Township, on the 15th day of April, 1875, by John H. Jones, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Plymouth, Ohio; Samuel Franklin, born Nov. 28, 1852, married to Miss Mary Leiter, daughter of Lewis and Rachel Leiter, by Rev. T. F. Dornblazer, Pastor of the Lutheran Church at Lucas, Ohio, on the 18th day of May, 1873; Clara Artamissa, born Oct. 15, 1858, married to Harrod Judson, of De Kalb Co., Ind., by Rev. C. S. Ernsbarger, of the Lutheran Church, on the l5th day of January, 1878.  Mr. Darling is the owner of an excellent farm; it is well improved and well cultivated; his buildings and fences are all in good repair, and everything is in tiptop order about his farm.  Mr. Darling united with the M. E. Church at Newville in 1851, and remained a member of that church till 1853, when he united with the Lutheran Church at St. Johns.  Mrs. Darling also joined the M. E. Church at Newville when quite young.  She united with the Lutheran Church at the same time her husband did.  They have been very active and zealous members of the church ever since they united therewith;  they have contributed largely of their means for the building of churches and the support of the  Gospel, and have the confidence and esteem of all who know them.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 836

- Monroe Twp. -
JOHN DARLING, farmer; P. O. Perrysville.  He was born in Washington Township Aug. 14, 1819; he was the eldest son of William and Mary Darling.  As will be seen by the biography of his father, he came to Richland Co. in an early period of its history; John being the eldest son, was inured from infancy to all the privations of pioneer life; his father was an extensive land-owner, stock breeder and dealer, so that he had plenty of work for his sons to perform; the burden of this work fell on the shoulders of John; he was obliged to work entirely too hard for his own good; his father was a man of great energy; always on the alert himself, he would not tolerate anything like idleness or inactivity on the part of his sons.  As soon as John was old enough to handle a hoe or feed stock, he was put to work by his father, and from that day till the day of his marriage, he was obliged to toil from day to day, but little time being allotted him for literary pursuits or for purposes of recreation.  He was married Jan. 16, 1851, to Miss Mary Jane Rea, the only surviving child of William and Eliza Rea; the marriage was per Township; formed by Rev. Richard Gaily, a minister of the United Presbyterian Church; John Darling's father gave him the southeast quarter of Sec. 36 in Monroe Mr. Darling moved on this farm shortly after his marriage; it was then very much out of repair; the buildings were old and dilapidated, and the fences very much in want of repair; Mr. Darling's labors, therefore, did not cease with his marriage, or with his becoming the owner of a farm; here a new field of labor opened up before him; he went to work in earnest to cultivate and improve his farm, and the work of improvement has steadily advanced to this day; he now has one of the most productive and best cultivated farms in this section of the country; the old tumble-down buildings have given place to a splendid dwelling and large and commodious barn; his fences are in good repair, and everything about the premises bespeaks for its owner the title of a first-class farmer.  John and Mary Darling are the parents of the following children: Mary Elizabeth, born Mar. 13, 1852; William Washington, born Feb. 2, 1855; Irena Jane, born Oct. 13, 1857; Florella May, born June 4, 1859; Alfred W., born Oct. 2, 1863; Harman Lewis, born May 10, 1868; Emma J., born Oct. 23, 1870.  Mary E. was married to Charles Culler, June 28, 1873; William W. was married to Mary E. Heck, second daughter of J. B. and Artemissa Heck, of Newville; Irena Jane died Apr. 2, 1858; Florella, in May, 1860; both buried in St. Johns Cemetery.  Mr. and Mrs. John Darling have both been active and consistent members of the Lutheran Church for many years, and have been very liberal in their contributions for the support of the Gospel.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 835

- Worthington Twp. -
JOHN M. DARLING; farmer; P. O. Perryville.  John M. Darling, fifth son of Jonathan and Catharine Darling, was born in Worthington Township, Feb. 25, 1829; the days of his boyhood and early manhood were spent on his father's farm, in assisting him in the cultivation and improvement thereof.  Mar. 21, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary, eldest daughter of Jonathan and Eve Henry, of Knox Co., Ohio; Mary Henry was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., July 9, 1837; her mother's maiden name was Brolian; her parents were both of German descent; she had one brother, named Thomas, and one sister, named Vashti; her brother died when about 14 years old; her sister married Martin Haas, and resides in Jackson Co., Kan.; her mother died in 1853, and is buried in the Dunkard graveyard near Ankneytown in Knox Co., John M. and Mary Darling are the parents of thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters, named in the order of their births as follows:  Oliver Cromwell born Dec. 30, 1858; Hulda Ann, Feb. 1, 1860; Mary Alice, Oct. 25, 1861; Emma Idessa, Sept. 25, 1863; Elvy Catharine, Feb. 23, 1865; Jonathan Homer, Jan. 18, 1867; John Ryley, Oct. 4, 1868; Milly, Aug. 30, 1870; Otto French, Sept. 12, 1871; Matty, Mar. 20, 1873; Myrtle, Nov. 20, 1877; and Dennis, Feb. 10, 1880.  Emma Idessa died Feb. 3, 1864; Oliver Cromwell, Feb. 7, 1864; and an _nfant son July 20, 1874; the first two died of scarlet fever; they are buried in the St. John's Cemetery.  After his marriage, Mr. Darling farmed for his father on shares for a number of years; at his father's death he bought the interests of his brothers and sisters in that part of the old homestead first purchased by his father; he still continues to reside on this farm; his farming operations are conducted in a workmanlike manner, and his crops, as a general thing, are most abundant; he and his good wife are respected members of the community in which they reside.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 919

- Worthington Twp. -
JONATHAN DARLING (deceased); he was born in Virginia, Mar. 7, 1793; his father's name was Joseph Darling; his father was a farmer by occupation; he came to Ohio at a very early day and settled in Coshocton Co., where he continued to reside till the day of  his death.  He died while on a visit to his children in this county; his widow came to this county and lived with her son Jonathan the remainder of her days.  They were both interred in the St. Johns Cemetery, in Monroe Township.  Jonathan Darling was married to Miss Catharine Butler June 24, 1816; they came to this county at an early day, and he purchased a quarter-section of land in the fertile valley of the Clear Fork.  His farm adjoined that of his brother William, on which the old block-house stood, being situated in the eastern part of Worthington Township; he subsequently purchased an other quarter-section adjoining his first purchase; he then owned a farm of 300 acres of as choice land, perhaps, as there is in the county.  He continued to reside on this farm as long as he lived, and with the aid of his sons made many lasting and valuable improvements thereon.  Mr. Darling was a quiet, inoffensive, sober and industrious man; kind and indulgent to his children, and social and friendly in his intercourse with the world at large.  He and his good wife were members of the Lutheran Church at St. Johns for many years; they were by no means slack in their contributions for religious and benevolent purposes.  Mr. Darling and wife are the parents of ten children, named in the order of their births, as follows; Robert, Joseph, Rebecca, Squire, Vincent, Abigal, Jane, Sophia, John, Editha and Jonathan Passence; Rebecca, died Dec. 22, 1847, aged 27 years and 10 months; Abigal J., Mar. 29, 1872, aged 46 years 7 months and 24 days; all their other children are living, and all are married and have families but Sophia, who is unmarried.  Mrs. Darling died Apr. 18, 1859; Mr. Darling departed this life July 25, 1863.  He died in the 71st year of his age; and she was in her 66th year when she died; they are both, also her deceased daughters, interred in the St. Johns Cemetery in Monroe Township.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 919

- Monroe Twp. -
SAMUEL P. DARLING, farmer; P. O. Lucas; he was born in Monroe Township Nov. 28, 1852; he is the second son of George W. and Rebecca J. Darling he was raised on a farm; he was pretty thoroughly educated in the common English branches; he remained with his father, assisting him in his farm work, till Mar. 18, 1874, when he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Lewis and Mary Leiter, of his native township, Mar. 18, 1856.  Feb. 14, 1878, Mr. D. became the owner of a farm containing 60 acres, being a part of the southeast quarter of Sec. 16, in Monroe Township, on which he still continues to reside; his farm is well improved; his buildings and fences are in good repair Mr. Darling understands his business; the fertility of the soil is kept up, and he rarely fails to raise good crops.  Mr. and Mrs. Darling are the parents of three children - Kitty, born Apr. 20, 1875; Linnie, May 20, 1877, and Mary, Nov. 29, 1879.  In their dispositions this couple are kind, social and friendly, and have justly merited and won the confidence and esteem of all who have become acquainted with them.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 837

- Monroe Twp. -
WILLIAM DARLING, SR., (deceased), was born in Hardy Co., Va., Oct. 6, 1789; his father's name was Robert Darling, and his mother's name, Mary Passence; his parents removed with their family, to Muskingum Co., Ohio, A. D. 1806; this part of the State was at that time in a wild and uncultivated condition; William Darling remained with his father, assisting him in clearing and otherwise improving and cultivating his farm, until the breaking-out of the war of 1812, when he responded to his country's call, and served her with credit during the term of his enlistment.  He came to Richland Co. in the spring of 1817, and purchased the quarter-section of land on which  the "block-house" stood, in the fertile valley of the Clearfork, about one and one-half miles northeast of Newville, and near the site of the Indian village called "Helltown."  Shortly after his arrival in the county, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ravenscraft, a young lady of his neighborhood; Miss Ravenscraft was possessed of a strong constitution and iron nerve, which rendered her a fit companion for the energetic and hardy pioneer to whom she was united in marriage, and which also enabled her to endure the toils, hardships and privations incident to those early days.  Mr. Darling was one of the most energetic and enterprising men of his day; when unemployed, he was like a fish out of water; he spent his time in cultivating and improving his farm, until the accident befel him which is hereinafter described, which disqualified him for hard manual labor; after meeting with this accident, he turned his attention to the feeding, breeding and driving to the Eastern markets of fine cattle and other live stock; he introduced some excellent breeds of cattle into this part of the State, among which was the short-horned Durham, which he first introduced into this county.  By hard labor, fine financiering and close application to business on the part of both himself and wife, Mr. Darling was enabled, in the course of time, to amass a very considerable amount of this world's goods; he was a very extensive land-owner; he acquired, by purchase, 1,185 acres of land in one body, in the rich and alluvial valley of the Clear Fork, lands that, for quality, are not surpassed by any in the county.  Besides this extensive tract, he owned several other firms, in different parts of the county and State.  William and Mary Darling were the parents of seven children, five sons and two daughters, named in the order of their births as follows: Elleanor, John, William, George Washington, Abraham, Catharine and Robert; all of this large family were remembered and richly provided for in the last will and testament of their father.  The following is a true copy of an appendix to the will of William Darling, Sr. (deceased):
     "Having been one of the pioneers of this part of Ohio, the maker of this will, having emigrated from Hardy Co., Va., in the year 1806, in company with his father and family, to Muskingum Co., Ohio, and endured all the hardships, trials and privations incident to the settling and improving of a new country.  I do give and bequeath my love, respect and good will to all my old associates, and hope that, by the intelligence, energy and untiring industry of growing posterity, the prosperity of my beloved country may continue to increase as surely and rapidly as though we old pioneers were still here to look after our country's welfare; for next to my love for my God and my family, is my love for my country - these blessed United States.  May prosperity and peace ever be the lot of our happy, happy land."
     The maker of this will settled on the farm where he now resides in the year 1817, and, seven years afterward, had the misfortune of having his right leg crushed by the falling of a log upon it, and was obliged to suffer amputation of the injured member.  He then turned his attention to the handling of cattle, by which, together with his untiring devotion to business, his strict integrity and honesty, he became wealthy, and was beloved and respected by all who knew him.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 535

- Sharon Twp. -
HENRY DAVIS, grain and produce dealer, Shelby.  He was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1822, and moved, with his father's family, to Crawford Co. in 1832, where they settled don an unimproved heavily timbered farm.  Their means were limited; land had to be cleared and buildings erected, and all hands had to work to make a living.  School advantages were very few and poor.  At the age of 21, he set out to do for himself with no money and but very little education; after looking over the ground and fully taking in the situation, formed a resolution to try and get an education sufficient to transact any business that he might be fortunate enough to get to do, take a fair position in society and qualify himself to teach school, that he might make wages in the winter as well as in the summer, hoping, at some future time, to be able to purchase a farm and become a farmer; by diligent study, he soon succeeded in getting a certificate to teach school, and, by teaching in the winter, he was able to attend school in the summer at Ashland Academy under insurrection of that celebrated teacher, Lorin Andrews, to whom he is much indebted for giving him correct ideas as to teaching and governing a school; he remained in this school three summer sessions and paid his way by teaching in the winter; in 1847, Mr. Henry Leyman, of Shelby, offered him a situation in his store, which he accepted.  This circumstance threw him into a channel, and from that time up to the present, he has had the confidence of the business community so far as he was acquainted, and a very liberal patronage from teh public; he has had many offices of trust and profit, which he would not accept, for all of which he has always felt very grateful.  In 1848, he was married to Margaret A. Stone, with whom he has lived up to the present time; they have been blessed with five children, two of whom are dead and three living, at home, constituting a happy family.  He has had quite a number of partners, and has done a large business and never had a misunderstanding or difficulty with any of them.  Among the most noted of his partners were Mr. David Anderson and Mr. Thomas Mickey.  He was connected in some way with Mr. Mickey for twenty-five years, most of the time in general merchandising, but for the last ten years of Mr. Mickey's life, they were exclusively engaged in the produce and grain trade, and, had Mr. Mickey lived, they would probably have continued much longer.  So great was his attachment for his friend that, when Mr. Mickey died, he felt like retiring from business, but has since associated with himself the firm of Fish & Stour in the produce business, under the firm name of H. Davis & Co.  He has lived in Shelby over thirty years, and has been identified with her growth, prosperity and interest all this time, advocating and voting for nearly every public improvement in both the town and county.  He has always been a strong advocate of education, but believed it should be broad enough to develop the muscle and energy as well as the reasoning powers of the mind.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 881

- Blooming Grove Twp. -
SAMUEL DAVIS was born in Columbiana Co. Jan. 29, 1831; when 2½ years old, his parents removed to Clear Creek Township, Ashland Co.; he lived there until the age of 19, when he removed to Butler Township, and has since lived in different townships in this county, with the exception of about two years he resided in Ashland Co.; he has always farmed from boyhood; has part of the time traveled on the road, selling different articles of merchandise.  He was married Apr. 24, 1851, to Louisa J. Barns, who was born in Huron Co., where she lived until the age of 8 years, when she came to this county, and has always lived here since; they have had four children, three of whom are still living - Almira Cordelia, Mary L. and Minnie Maud; Elisabeth Jane departed this life Jan. 4, 1878, aged 26 years, 8 months and 11 days.  She was married to Mr. George Wolfersberger; Almira C. is married to Sylvanus Hodges.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 749

- Blooming Grove Twp.
PHILIP C. DEVORE was born in this county and township and on the farm which he now owns and resides; but about twelve years ago he removed with his family to Kansas, where he resided about eight years, when he moved back to this county, and located on the farm above mentioned; Mr. Devore was born Dec. 18, 1842, and has paid the most of his attention to the livery business, has also been in the merchandise business; but of late his business has been that of farming.  In the year 1866, April 2, he was married to Margaret Sutch; they have raised a family of four children,  three of whom are still living, named Allen, Elipphlet, Dora and a babe, aged 8 months, named Harry; the one that is dead was an infant; this subject is the third child of Soxley and Cathrine Devore.  Mr. Devore has by strict attention to business accumulated for himself and family a good home, he now owning the undivided half of the old homestead.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 750

- Plymouth Twp. -
JAMES DRENNAN, (deceased); he was born in Carlisle, Penn., Feb. 18, 1783.  When about 4 years of age, his father, David Drennan, moved from Carlisle to Beaver Co , making the journey across the mountains with pack-horses.  Mrs. D. carried James on her knee, while she rode a horse.  His father became Judge of Common Pleas Court there, and lived there until his death.  When James was about 17 years of age, he was bound out to a cabinet-maker to learn the trade.  After serving three years, he bought his time on credit of his master, and came to Steubenville, Ohio, where he took a job of carpenter work on bridges, at which he earned enough to pay his master for his time.  He worked at his trade in Steubenville, Chillicothe, New Lisbon and Canton, settling in the latter place late in January, 1810.  He married here Jane Patten, who bore him four children;  she died Feb. 7, 1818.  Sept. 27, 1819, he married Eliza Wolf, the first schoolmistress in Mansfield, and, in 1821, moved to the latter place, where he resided till 1825, when he removed to Plymouth.  He lived in Plymouth until his death, which occurred Dec. 23, 1859.  During the war of 1812, Mr. D. served as Lieutenant until he recruited two companies, when he was given a captain's commission, and was ordered to the front, where he served under Gen. Harrison.  His eldest son, David Armstrong, was licensed as a Methodist preacher at the age of 22, and died soon after at Sandusky City.  The second son that grew to manhood, John P., was a merchant in Mansfield till the late war, when, in 1861, he enlisted.  After the war closed, he settled in Roodhouse, Ill., where he is now living.  The third son, William W., has been a merchant and farmer, and now resides in Plymouth.  The fourth son, James P., was a lawyer; he unfortunately lost his life by a steam boat accident on the Mississippi River when he was 23 years old.  The fifth son, Jacob Manuel, is a Presbyterian clergyman in New York City.  Two daughters and one son died while young.  Two daughters are now married - Mrs. Robert McDonough, now living in Plymouth, and Mrs. B. A. Cash, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 866

- Plymouth Twp. -
WILLIAM W. DRENNAN, lawyer.  He was born in Canton July 18, 1820; when he was about 1 year old, his parents moved to Mansfield, and four years after, to Plymouth; since then Mr. Drennan has always lived in this county, save four years, when he was residing in Muskingum Co.; three years in Cincinnati, and a temporary residence in the South.  When he was 12 years old, he was apprenticed to a dry-goods merchant to learn the business; the terms of his indenture were service and obedience on his part, and boarding and a monthly payment in money on the master's part, instead of "clothing, schooling and freedom suit," as was customary in binding boys in those days; he was not out of employment until he was 25 years old.  At that age, he went into business for himself, succeeding Messrs. Barker, in Plymouth; since then he has been engaged in mercantile, produce and commission business and dealing in real estate, and in practicing law.  He was married Mar. 28, 1850, to Hannah Brinkerhoff, of Cayuga Co., N. Y.; they are the parents of six children, three of whom died in infancy, and three (one son and two daughters) are now growing into manhood and womanhood.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 866