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From History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909)
ELLSWORTH KLEPINGER.
The Klepinger family is an old and prominent one in Ohio and its representatives have constituted substantial and progressive citizens whose labors have been an important element in the work of public progress. To this family belongs Ellsworth Klepinger, who is now well known in the business circles of Dayton as a draftsman. He was the fourth in order of birth of nine children, whose parents were Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Klepinger. Like many of the pioneers of the state, the Klepingers came first from Pennsylvania, the grandfather, George Klepinger, removing from the east that he might enjoy the better business opportunities offered in this new and growing western country. Pie therefore cast in his lot with the early settlers who were reclaiming this region for the purpose of civilization and, while he met with difficulties and hardships incident to pioneer life, he resolutely bore his part in the work of general improvement. Henry Klepinger, the father of our subject, was born in this county in 1832 and has long been numbered among the widely known and valued citizens of this part of the state. For many years, he successfully carried on general agricultural pursuits but is now living retired in the enjoyment of well earned rest, for his activity and careful management in former years brought to him a comfortable competence. He wedded Elizabeth Miller and they became the parents of nine children: David W.; George, deceased; Alfred L.; Ellsworth; Charles; Mary, also deceased: Llewellyn G., practicing medicine; Edwin; and Howard.
The experiences of Ellsworth Klepinger in his youthful days were not unlike those of most farm boys of the period. He was reared upon the old homestead and through the period of his youth not only mastered the lessons taught in the public schools of the neighborhood, but also learned in the school of experience the best methods of tilling the soil, while nature also taught him many lessons that have been forces in his later success and he is now well known in Dayton as a draftsman.
On the ist of January, 1890, occurred the marriage of Ellsworth Klepinger and Miss Libby Denlinger, a daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Garber) Denlinger of Madison township. The young couple are well known in Dayton and enjoy the warm friendship of many with whom they have been brought in contact.
As printed in History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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