The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
HARRY A. BOLEN, who is engaged in cultivating a fine farm of 100 -acres, which is the property inherited by his wife from her father's estate, and is located about six miles west of Fremont, was born February 22, 1857, at Fremont, Ohio, and is a son of Lewis and Sarah (Smith) Bolen.
Lewis Bol^n, father of Harry A., was reared by a family named Spohn, which came to San-
dusky County from Perry County, Ohio. He married Sarah Smith, who was a daughter of Israel and Caroline Smith, who came from Franklin County to Sandusky County, Ohio, where they both died. Lewis and Sarah Bolen were the parents of the following children: William, now deceased; Mary is the wife of Samuel Klots, of Jackson Township, Sandusky County ; John Wesley, a resident of. Jackson Township, married Emma Hite; Harry A., the Subject of this record; Emma, is the wife of Alvin Spangler, of Gibsonburg; Russel B., married Alma Roberts, and resides in Wash- ington Township; Clarence, married Zella Owen, and is a resident of Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio; Fanny, is the wife of Alfred Knepper, of Wood County, Ohio; and Albert lives on the homestead farm in Washington Township.
Harry A. Bolen received his early education in the schools of Fremont, and the district schools of Washington Township, and after leaving school worked for his father on ,the farm until the time of his marriage, since when he has resided, on his wife's farm, as stated above.
Mr. Bolen was united in marriage November 2i, 1878, with Clara Waggoner, who is a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Miller) Wag- goner, and to their union has been born one daughter, Sarah Edna, who graduated from the Fremont High School in June, 1909. Mr. Bolen is a Republican in politics and has served as a member of the School Board for ten years, during which time he was president for four years. Mr. Bolen and his family are members of the United Brethren Church, known as the Mount Calvary Class and located four and a half miles west, of Fremont.
Source: Biographical Record of Sandusky County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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