Came from Boston to Ross County, Ohio, in an early day.
Founder of the Youth's Companion and the Scioto Gazette (said to be the first newspaper in Ohio).
Buried near Bainbridge.
Wife Mary Parker.
Two children (Fannie Fern the novelist and Nathaniel Parker Willis the poet) were by a former marriage.
Grandfather of Mrs. Humphrey Jones.
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