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NOAH D. POLING, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 1; P. O. Ansonia; born in Perry Co., Ohio, Dec. 31, 1831; he was the second son of Daniel Poling who was also a native of Perry Co., Ohio, born in 1809, and has lived in the same township for a period of seventy years. He married Maria Spoon; she was born in 1814, and died in July, 1878, aged upward of 63 years; they were the parents of thirteen children, nine now living—Noah D., remained with his father until he attained his majority, when he started in life for himself, and for four years worked for one man, most of the time running a saw-mill in Fairfield Co. Upon the 16th of December, 1855, he was united in marriage with Louisa E. Burstler, of Fairfield, Co., born July 20, 1834; they were the parents of thirteen children, of whom eleven are now living, viz., Isaac, George W., William T., Anna M., Harriet A.. Louisa E., Frank, Jacob, James H., Gertrude M. and an infant; the deceased were infants; upon the marriage of Mr. Poling, he worked as farm laborer one year, after which he farmed upon rented land until 1861, when he came to Darke Co., and, after farming upon rented land two years, purchased 63 acres of his present place, and, in the fall of 1864, removed upon the same, where he has since lived; he now owns 120 acres of well-improved land, and his brick residence, erected in 1876, is admitted to be the best in the township; Mr. Poling commenced life with no capital save a strong arm and willing hand, and has, by his own hard labor and correct business habits, placed himself among the large property-holders and successful farmers of Brown Township. He is a Republican in politics, and has held the office of Constable for several years; in the spring of 1864, he enlisted in the 152d O. N. G., took part in several engagements in Virginia and Maryland, and was mustered out of service at Camp Dennison at the expiration of his enlistment.