In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1843
From The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882)
[This passage is too damaged in the scanned book to reproduce. See the original book.]
As printed in The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Charles F. Kimmel: William Lawrence Blocher (b. 1854)
The printed record stops around 1882. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.