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54 families documented in Darke County, Ohio, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Avery Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Billings Avery

Billings Avery ⚭ Prudence Avery
childrenJames B. Avery
  • Father of James B. Avery of Greenville township, Darke County, Ohio.
  • Married Prudence.
  • Family of four children, three of whom reached maturity.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Bausman Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Ananias H. Bausman

parentsDaniel Bausman & Susanna Fry
Ananias H. Bausman ⚭ Lina Keener
childrenFrederick D. Bausman · Robert E. Bausman
  • Reared on father's farm in Greenville township.
  • Educated in public schools and North Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana.
  • Auctioneer, then life and fire insurance agent at Greenville (general agent for Ohio State Life Insurance Co.).
  • Republican, member of the Elks.
  • Residence 432 Washington Avenue, Greenville.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Bausman Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Daniel Bausman

Daniel Bausman ⚭ Susanna Fry
childrenAnanias H. Bausman · Earl Bausman
  • Father of Ananias H. Bausman.
  • Reared in Greenville township.
  • Owned 116 acres of farmland.
  • Retired in 1906 and removed to Weiner's Mill.
  • Member of the Church of the Brethren.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Boxwell Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

George Boxwell

George Boxwell ⚭ Henrietta Edmonds
childrenBertha Boxwell
  • Prominent farming people of Darke county.
  • Wife Henrietta (Edmonds) Boxwell.
  • Daughter Bertha married Charles Rippetoe.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Brandenburg Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Edmond T. Brandenburg b. 1856

grandparentsJacob Brandenburg
parentsJoseph Brandenburg & Lydia Throckmortin
Edmond T. Brandenburg ⚭ Laura Judy
childrenLeroy Brandenburg · Sylvan Brandenburg
  • Born January 3, 1856.
  • Farmer on a 40-acre tract about 2.5 miles southwest of Arcanum, Twin township, Darke County.
  • Member of township board of trustees.
  • Odd Fellows and Junior Order United American Mechanics.
  • Married Laura Judy on December 16, 1877.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Brandenburg Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Joseph Brandenburg

parentsJacob Brandenburg
Joseph Brandenburg ⚭ Lydia Throckmortin
childrenEdmond T. Brandenburg · Hugh D. Brandenburg · Anna Brandenburg · May Brandenburg · Howard Brandenburg · Harry Brandenburg · Leah Brandenburg
  • Learned the shoemaker's trade then farmed rented land.
  • Married Lydia Throckmortin.
  • Four sons and three daughters.
  • Daughter Anna deceased.
  • Son Harry a resident of Greenville.
  • Daughter Leah of Greenville township.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Brandenburg Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Sylvan Brandenburg

great-grandparentsJacob Brandenburg
grandparentsJoseph Brandenburg & Lydia Throckmortin
parentsEdmond T. Brandenburg & Laura Judy
Sylvan Brandenburg ⚭ Lena Rose
childrenKenneth Brandenburg
  • Son of Edmond T. and Laura (Judy) Brandenburg.
  • Married Lena Rose.
  • Father of one child, Kenneth.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Coppock Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Allen Coppock

parentsJoseph Coppock & Sarah Jay
Allen Coppock ⚭ Maria Furnas
childrenMargaret A. Coppock
  • Son of Joseph and Sarah Jay Coppock.
  • Enlisted in Company A, 147th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served four months in the Civil War.
  • Joined the Masons in 1868.
  • Member of Dan Williams Post, G.A.R. No. 369.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Dickey Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Abraham Dickey

Abraham Dickey ⚭ Polly Dickey
childrenRachel Dickey
  • Named as great-grandfather of the children of Ananias H. Bausman.
  • Father of Rachel (Dickey) Keener.
  • Wife given as Polly Dickey.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Dunkle Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

David Dunkle

David Dunkle ⚭ Anna Freilich
  • Born in Pennsylvania (Keystone state).
  • With wife Anna (Freilich) Dunkle brought family to Ohio when son Simon was about 8.
  • Grandparents of Charles E. Dunkle.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Dunkle Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Simon P. Dunkle b. 1842

parentsDavid Dunkle & Anna Freilich
Simon P. Dunkle ⚭ Mary E. Troutman
childrenCharles E. Dunkle
  • Born in Pennsylvania May 17, 1842.
  • Son of David and Anna (Freilich) Dunkle.
  • Came to Ohio at age 8, reared to manhood there.
  • Married Mary E. Troutman.
  • Removed with family to Gordon, Darke County in 1867, later settled permanently at Greenville.
  • Dunkle family of German origin, first American ancestor Peter Dunkle settled in Lancaster County, PA.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Fry Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

George Fry

George Fry ⚭ Catherine Ditmer
childrenGranville Fry · William Fry · Charles Fry · Lawrence Fry · Susanna Fry · Nancy Fry · Ella Fry · Cora Fry · Ida Fry
  • Maternal grandfather of Ananias H. Bausman.
  • A merchant.
  • Moved to Darke County in 1890 and settled near Arcanum, where he died aged 75.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Harlan Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

A. C. Harlan 1843 – 1910

parentsValentine Harlan & Elizabeth Harlan
A. C. Harlan ⚭ Carrie Rice
childrenAda Lucile Harlan
  • Physician (Keokuk Medical College), Civil War veteran.
  • Married Carrie Rice of Michigan ~1873.
  • Daughter Ada Lucile b.1875 d.1898.
  • Wife d.1905.
  • Died Oct 23 1910 at niece Mrs. Dora Huddleston's home in Lee county Iowa.
  • Nebraska connection inferred from full obituary in the McCook paper.
  • Nebraska residence not explicitly stated.

Source: McCook Tribune, 1910-10-27

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The Hyer Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Absalom Hyer 1814 – 1878

Absalom Hyer ⚭ Elizabeth Hess, Rebecca Shearer
childrenMartha Ellen Hyer · Rachel Ann Hyer · Jesse R. Hyer · Serena Hyer · Noah Hyer · Margaret Hyer · Joshua Hyer · Abner Hyer · Mary Hyer · Susannah Hyer
  • Of German lineage.
  • Carpenter, then miller.
  • Minister of the German Baptist church.
  • Farmed the Solomon Wilds farm in Franklin Township, Darke County (two years), then operated Burkett's Mill near Ludlow Falls from 1856-1865.
  • Removed to Crawford County, Illinois in 1865 and farmed 65 acres until his death.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Judy Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John Judy

John Judy ⚭ Maria Fall
childrenSamuel Judy · Catherine Judy · Wesley Judy · Eliza Judy · Laura Judy · Ida Judy
  • Born near Germantown, Ohio.
  • Moved to Preble county, Ohio, becoming a farmer and land owner near New Paris.
  • Married Maria Fall.
  • Six children.
  • Son Samuel and daughter Eliza deceased.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Keener Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Milton Keener

Milton Keener ⚭ Rachel Dickey
childrenDavid Keener · Nora Keener · Laura Keener · Hattie Keener · Lina Keener · Fern Keener
  • Father of Lina (Keener) Bausman.
  • A soldier in the Civil War.
  • Living at time of writing.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Limbert Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Pearl Katherine Limbert

parentsSimon P. Limbert & Mary E. Mote
Pearl Katherine Limbert ⚭ Mr. Hammel
childrenCarl Carlton Hammel · Mildred Katherine Hammel
  • Married name Hammel.
  • Married Mr. Hammel (grain dealer and mayor of Pitsburg) on Oct 20, 1900.
  • Methodist.
  • Treasurer of Sunday school society and secretary of Ladies' Aid Society.
  • Daughter of Simon P. and Mary E. (Mote) Limbert.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Limbert Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Simon P. Limbert b. 1849

Simon P. Limbert ⚭ Mary E. Mote
childrenNelson H. Limbert · Willis Limbert · Lola Limbert · Noah Limbert · Pearl Katherine Limbert
  • Farmer in early life, later retired and living in Pitsburg.
  • About 64-65 years old when written (c.1914), so born c.1849.
  • Republican.
  • Served several terms as Assessor of Darke County.
  • Had five children.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Long Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Jacob Long

Jacob Long ⚭ Catherine Rinacker
childrenCatherine Long
  • Native of Pennsylvania.
  • With wife Catherine Rinacker (also PA native) parents of eleven children.
  • Wife died in PA.
  • He later brought family to Darke County, Ohio.
  • Daughter Catherine married Christian Erisman.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Lutz Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Jacob Lutz

Jacob Lutz ⚭ Rebecca Ditmer
childrenJohn H. Lutz · F. B. Lutz
  • Married Rebecca Ditmer.
  • Came to Darke County about 1860 and farmed in Monroe township.
  • Parents of eight children.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Mansfield Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Albert Mansfield

great-grandparentsWilliam Mansfield
grandparentsJoseph Mansfield & Nancy Bowles
parentsLewis Mansfield & Lucretia Lanie
Albert Mansfield ⚭ Mary McClure
  • Son of Lewis and Lucretia (Lanie) Mansfield.
  • Married Mary McClure of German township, Darke county.
  • One son, Lewis O.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Mansfield Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Eliza Mansfield

great-grandparentsWilliam Mansfield
grandparentsJoseph Mansfield & Nancy Bowles
parentsLewis Mansfield & Lucretia Lanie
Eliza Mansfield ⚭ C. Junes
childrenPaul Junes
  • Daughter of Lewis and Lucretia (Lanie) Mansfield.
  • Wife of C. Junes, a farmer near Madison, Ohio.
  • One son, Paul.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Mansfield Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Joseph Mansfield

parentsWilliam Mansfield
Joseph Mansfield ⚭ Nancy Bowles
  • Father of Lewis Mansfield.
  • About a year after marriage came to Darke county and farmed in Harrison township.
  • Died at age 42.
  • Parents of two children, one dying at three weeks old.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Mansfield Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Minnie Mansfield

great-grandparentsWilliam Mansfield
grandparentsJoseph Mansfield & Nancy Bowles
parentsLewis Mansfield & Lucretia Lanie
Minnie Mansfield ⚭ Charles Harland
childrenLucretia Harland
  • Daughter of Lewis and Lucretia (Lanie) Mansfield.
  • Wife of Charles Harland of Richmond, Indiana.
  • One daughter, Lucretia.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Martin Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John B. Martin b. 1820

John B. Martin ⚭ Rachel Kreider
childrenD. W. K. Martin
  • Father of D. W. K. Martin.
  • Born December 1820 in Montgomery county, Ohio.
  • Came to Darke county at age 19 and settled in Adams township as a farmer.
  • Died in his 76th year.
  • Of German descent and a member of the Dunkard church.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Miller Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Amanda Miller

Amanda Miller ⚭ Winfield Scott Albright
childrenFern Amanda Albright
  • First wife of Winfield Scott Albright.
  • Died soon after the death of her daughter Fern Amanda, who lived eight months and fifteen days.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Mohler Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Jacob Mohler 1830 – 1898

Jacob Mohler ⚭ Eidelia Deeter
childrenAllen Mohler · Sarah E. Mohler · Elizabeth Mohler · Mary A. Mohler · Martha Mohler · Rudolph Mohler · Mina Mohler · John Mohler
  • Father of subject John Mohler.
  • Born March 15, 1830 in Lancaster Co., PA.
  • At age 15 removed with parents to Miami County, Ohio (journey by wagon).
  • Operated Sugar Grove mill 7 years, then farmed the Teague place in Newberry township, later Franklin township, Darke Co., where he died May 28, 1898.
  • German Baptist.
  • Republican.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Morris Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Esther Morris

parentsT. B. Morris & Angeline Harrod
Esther Morris ⚭ Winfield Scott Albright
childrenHenderson M. Albright · Wilbur Scott Albright Jr. · George F. Albright · Elbert Albright · Edith Albright
  • Second wife of Winfield Scott Albright.
  • Daughter of T. B. and Angeline (Harrod) Morris.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Porter Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John Porter

John Porter ⚭ Anna Spade
childrenOra Porter
  • Of Greenville, Darke County.
  • Husband of Anna (Spade) Porter.
  • Father of Ora Porter who married Dr. Rush.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Puterbaugh Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

David Puterbaugh

David Puterbaugh ⚭ Amy Parent
  • Well-known agricultural people of Darke county.
  • Wife Amy (Parent) Puterbaugh.
  • Daughter Sarah married a Mr. Vail in 1883.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Puterbaugh Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Sarah Puterbaugh

parentsDavid Puterbaugh & Amy Parent
Sarah Puterbaugh ⚭ Mr. Vail
childrenAaron Vail · Abbey Vail
  • Married name Vail.
  • Daughter of David and Amy (Parent) Puterbaugh, well-known Darke county agricultural family.
  • Married Mr. Vail in 1883.
  • Two children, Aaron and Abbey, who assist their father in tobacco raising.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Reck Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Christian Reck

Christian Reck ⚭ Sophia Beaker
childrenJohn Reck · Elizabeth Reck · Jacob Reck · Christian Reck · Sarah Reck · William Reck
  • Paternal grandfather of Mrs. Walker.
  • Of German descent.
  • Married Sophia Beaker of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Reck Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Adams County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Jacob Reck d. 1839

parentsChristian Reck & Sophia Beaker
Jacob Reck ⚭ Mary Ann Benner, Eve Cluts
childrenMary E. Reck · Catherine Reck · Sarah Reck · Ann Eliza Reck · Susan Reck · Mary Jane Reck · William Reck · Jacob Reck · Samuel Reck
  • Father of Mrs. (Ann Eliza) Walker.
  • Native of Adams County, PA.
  • Settled in Bedford County, PA.
  • Died 1839.
  • Married three times (Mary Ann Benner of Adams Co. PA.
  • Eve Cluts.
  • Mary M. Sipes).

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Rippetoe Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Greenbrier County, West Virginia · documented from the public record

William Rippetoe

William Rippetoe ⚭ Sarah Benedict
childrenCharles Rippetoe
  • Native of Greenbrier county, West Virginia (then Virginia).
  • Came as a boy to Champaign county, Ohio, took up farming, and removed to Darke county in 1890, purchasing a farm in Greenville township.
  • Substantial and influential farmer.
  • Wife Sarah (Benedict).
  • Son Charles (only child).

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Roach Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John Roach d. 1887

John Roach
childrenJohn B. Roach · Stephen W. Roach
  • Shipbuilder.
  • Built sectional dry docks at Pensacola 1875.
  • Built cruisers Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and dispatch boat Dolphin for the U.S. government from 1883.
  • Made assignment July 18, 1885.
  • Died January 10, 1887.
  • Son John B. Roach succeeded to shipbuilding interests.
  • Son Stephen W. Roach inherited the Morgan Iron Works at New York.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Sipes Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Germany · documented from the public record

Joseph Sipes

Joseph Sipes ⚭ Miss Rent
childrenJohn Sipes · Mary M. Sipes · Catherine Sipes · Henry Sipes
  • Maternal grandfather of Mrs. Walker.
  • Native of Germany, emigrated to escape military service, hired out to pay passage.
  • Married fellow passenger Miss Rent after landing.
  • Settled near Emmitsburg, Maryland.
  • Stationed at Baltimore as a soldier in the War of 1812.
  • Strict Lutheran.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Sipes Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Maryland · documented from the public record

Mary M. Sipes d. 1868

parentsJoseph Sipes & Miss Rent
Mary M. Sipes ⚭ Jacob Reck
childrenAnn Eliza Reck · Susan Reck · Mary Jane Reck · William Reck · Jacob Reck · Samuel Reck
  • Mother of Mrs. Walker.
  • Third wife of Jacob Reck.
  • Left a widow with eight small children (six her own).
  • Came to Darke County, Ohio by wagon in 1839, locating in Adams township.
  • Died August 30, 1868.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Teegarden Family

of Darke County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Abraham Teegarden b. 1797

grandparentsAbraham Teegarden Jr.
parentsMoses Teegarden & Mary Huston
Abraham Teegarden ⚭ Elizabeth K. Stephenson
childrenDavid H. Teegarden · Mary Ellen Teegarden · James M. Teegarden · Moses Teegarden · Andrew P. Teegarden · Matilda Teegarden · John W. Teegarden · Elizabeth Ellen Teegarden · George W. Teegarden · Jasper Teegarden
  • Born September 5, 1797 in Butler County, Ohio.
  • Reared there and moved to Darke County in 1819 at about age 22.
  • Married Elizabeth K. Stephenson October 4, 1827.
  • Farmer in Brown township.
  • Presbyterian.
  • He and his wife owned 920 acres in Brown and Jackson townships.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Teegarden Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Moses Teegarden b. 1762

grandparentsMoses Teegarden & Mary Huston
Moses Teegarden ⚭ Mary Huston
  • Born in Pennsylvania in 1762, son of Abraham Teegarden Jr.
  • Founder of the Teegarden family in Butler County, Ohio.
  • Settled near Oxford.
  • Grandfather of subject George W. Teegarden.
  • Wife's maiden name Mary Huston.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio

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The Troutman Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Maryland · documented from the public record

Michael Troutman

Michael Troutman ⚭ Rebecca Holler
childrenMary E. Troutman
  • Native of Maryland.
  • With wife Rebecca (Holler) Troutman came to Ohio at an early period.
  • Father of Mary E. Troutman, wife of Simon P. Dunkle.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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The Wilson Family

of Darke County, Ohio · from Kentucky · documented from the public record

Andrew Porter Wilson 1801 – 1852

parentsAndrew Wilson
Andrew Porter Wilson ⚭ Sarah Allen
childrenMary J. Wilson · Lily Wilson
  • Born 2 July 1801, supposed native of Kentucky.
  • Removed as a boy to Butler County, Ohio, reared on a farm near Hamilton.
  • Farmer.
  • Held local township offices.
  • Presbyterian elder.
  • Ten children (five sons, five daughters), eight reached maturity.
  • Died Darke County 1852.

Source: Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio

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