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NELSON CAHALL, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. was born in Pleasant Town ship May 31, 1830, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Parker) Cahall. James Cahall, the grandfather of Nelson, was one of the earliest pioneers of Lewis Township. He had served through the Revolutionary war to its close, witnessing the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. At its close, like many other active spirits, he wandered westward, and finally reached the north banks of the Ohio, in this county. He was a man of strong mind and possessed powerful physical abilities, living to the age of one hundred and five years. His wife died at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, after a married life of eighty years’ duration. The day Mr. Cahall attained his one hundredth year, he went to the harvest field where his men were at work, picked up a sickle, and leading his men reaped a swath of the golden grain. He hid a sound set of teeth in his head at this time, not having lost a single one; nor was there a gray hair on his head. He had three sons — James, Thomas and Solomon. They married three sisters named Parker, James wedded Margaret, Solomon wedded Betty, and Thomas, Sarah. All raised families, and most of the Cahalls now in Brown County are their descendants. They are all honest, hard-working farmers, and own an aggregate of about 2,000 acres. They are attentive to their business, and only one, it is said, ever held an office — that of Assessor. Nelson Cahall, like his relatives, has devoted himself strictly to rural life; he owns 140 acres of good land on the Ripley pike, three miles east of Higginsport. He was married in 1850, to Nancy J., daughter of Jesse and Catharine (Drake) Heizer, early settlers of Brown County. Mr. and Mrs. Cahall are members of the Christian Church, in the Sabbath School of which he has been Superintendent. Their children are William, Louise, Jesse, Sarah J., Thomas, Warren N., Elenor and L. W. Mr. Cahall votes with the Democratic party.