Darius H. Moon

As printed in 1882

DARIUS H. MOON, druggist and hardware merchant, Blanchester, corner Broadway and Main streets, son of Henry H. and Mary A. (Paxton) Moon, was born in Martinsville, Clinton County, September 5, 1837. His parents were among the early settlers of this county. His father is still living in Dayton, Ohio; mother died July 3, 1880. He was reared on a farm, attending schools winters till eighteen years of age when he learned the carpenter’s trade and worked at it four years. He then enlisted in Arcanum, Darke Co., Ohio, in 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Tenth Ohio Volunteers, under Capt. Young, and was in a number of prominent battles, among others the battles of Winchester, Wilderness and Cedar Creek. He enlisted as private, and was promoted first to Orderly Sergeant, then Second Lieutenant, then First Lieutenant. He served two years and six months, and resigned near Winchester, Va., on account of ill health, and again returned to Martinsville and worked at his trade one year. He then opened a drug store at Westboro, which he kept two years, and then sold and came to Blanchester and opened his present place of business where he carries a choice stock of drugs and also hardware; carries a stock of about 82,500, and does an annual business of about 88,000. He was married, February 22, 1870, in Blanchester, to Osee F., daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Williams) Strawn, born in Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio. They have one son — Alden M., born in Blanchester September 1, 1872. Mr. Moon owns a fine residence on Main street, and a dwelling, which he rents, on Center street. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows associations.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.