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From History of Darke County, Ohio (1914), A Biographical history of Darke County, Ohio : compendium of national biography (1900)
HENRY WARNER.
Henry Warner, who is living on section 5, Greenville township, was born in Randolph township, Montgomery county, Ohio, March 12, 1835. His father, John Warner, was a native of Pennsylvania and came to the Buckeye state in 181 1, taking up his residence in Montgomery county the following year. The unsettled condition of the state is indicated by the fact that there were only two cabins in Dayton at that time. Henry Warner, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, and during the war of 1 81 2 was drafted for service, but his brother went to the front as his substitute. He was a farmer by occupation and died in Miami county, Ohio. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Charity Hill, and her death occurred when her son, Henry, was only seven years of age. She had six children, all of whom reached years of maturity. After the death of his first wife, the father married Polly Booker, and they had nine children.
Henry Warner is the third child and second son of the first marriage. He was reared in Montgomery county, Ohio, and the common schools of the neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges. He remained with his parents until his marriage, which was celebrated in Miami county, October 28, 1858, Miss Elizabeth Stager becoming his wife. She was born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1836, a daughter of William and Katie (Ensell) Stager. Her father was born in the Keystone state, was a tailor by trade and in 1846 came to Miami county, where he died, at the age of eighty-four years. His first wife died when Mrs. Warner was only six years old. They had five children, two daughters and three sons. The father was again married, his second union being with Caroline Walters, by whom he had seven children. Mrs. Warner was the second child and eldest daughter of the first marriage, and was ten years of age when, with her parents, she removed to Miami county. After their marriage, our subject and his wife located on the old homestead farm of the Warners in Montgomery county, Ohio, and in 1864 removed to
Huntington county, Indiana, where he was engaged in general farming until 1869. They then came to Darke county, locating at Baker, in Neave township, on the Jacob Baker farm, where they remained for two years. On the expiration of that period Mr. Warner purchased the farm upon which he now resides, then a tract of eighty-eight acres, which at that time was poorly improved, but is now under a high state of cultivation. Upon it are found excellent buildings, good fences, drainage and all the accessories and modern conveniences found upon the best farms of this period. The land being well cultivated, the harvests return a good income to the owner.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner has been blessed with the following children: William H., the eldest, married Frances Arnett and they have two children — Elsworth and Gertie. Vallandingham married Laura Westfall, and they had three children — Ollie M., Estella E. and Alva. But the mother is now deceased. Samuel A. married Jennie Kefover, by whom he has four children — Melvin, Isaac, Nellie and Holly. German, the present surveyor of Darke county and a resident of Greenville, married Sallie Huffman. Katie is the wife of 'Burr Evans, a grocer of Greenville, and they have one child, Dorothea. Mr. and Mrs. Warner also have an adopted daughter, Emma, who has been a member of the family since three years of age.
Our subject and his wife are members of the German Baptist church and he is a Democrat in politics. He has served as supervisor of roads and as school director. He and his wife are people of genial nature and kindly disposition and are very hospitable to friends and strangers. Their lives have at all times been commendable and worthy of emulation and they command the good will and esteem of all with whom they have been associated.
As printed in A Biographical history of Darke County, Ohio : compendium of national biography (1900). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
HENRY WARNER.
While material success is desirable, the affectionate regard of those with whom a man is associated during his mature years, and the respect and confidence of the community, are the real wealth. They are the riches that cannot be corrupted, and which live after a man has gone to his eternal home. While Henry Warner has proved his worth as a business man and his ability as a farmer, he has accomplished much more for he has worked long and faithfully for his church; has promulgated and carried to favorable termination many projects tending towards the moral uplift of his community, and has ever striven to bring into his daily life the principles of the golden rule. It is his pride that he knows everyone in Darke county, and certainly no one knows aught but good of him. Although he has lived in this county for so many years, he was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1835, a son of John and Charity (Hill) Warner. John Warner moved from Bedford county, Pennsylvania, to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he became an early settler of Randolph township. He and his wife had fifteen children, among them being the following: Samuel, Albert, Joel, Enos, Marion and Henry.
Henry Warner, while attending the schools of his district, assisted his father in operating the farm, beginning to do a man's work long before he attained, his majority. When he was thirty-eight years old he sought a new territory for his operations and came to Darke county, which has continued his home. After looking over the farms in this neighborhood, he purchased his present one in Greenville township, four miles east of Greenville on the Warren Grove road, which comprises ninety acres of as fertile and well developed land as can be found in the locality. His buildings reflect his good judgment and thrift and he takes pride in his premises and machinery. While his farm is not numbered among the largest in the township, it certainly is one of the best, and he has made a success of all of his undertakings.
The marriage of Henry Warner occurred in Miami county, O., and six children were born to him: Agnes, who is deceased; William H., who is married and has two children; Clemmons V., who is married and has three children; Samuel A., who is married and has eight children; German, who is married and has three children; and Catherine, who married a Mr. Evans, and has one child. For many years Mr. Warner has been one of the leaders of the Dunkard congregation, and has held many of its offices. Whenever assistance of any kind is needed in the church work, a call is always made upon Mr. Warner, and never in vain if the measure meets with his experienced approval. A conscientious man, he has endeavored to live up to what he believes to be his duty, and knowing as many as he does, his influence for good is widespread and powerful. Mrs. Warner died April 26, 1902.
As printed in History of Darke County, Ohio (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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