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SAMUEL WILSON farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 16; P. O. Dawn; was born Feb. 21, 1829; Samuel Wilson, Sr., his father, lived in Greenville Township, Darke Co., and married Mary Frances Stoner in June 1829, whose father was killed by the Indians; Samuel Wilson, Sr., was drowned in Greenville Creek; his wife died in the year 1831. The subject of this sketch lived with his parents until their death; after that, he was compelled to go among strangers, and worked for 25 cents per day, until the age of 18, when he apprenticed himself to Orrin Culbertson as a carpenter, for $5 per month, until the year 1852, when he took contracts for himself. In the year 1853, he married Mary E. Eyler; Jacob Eyler, her father was a native of Maryland; he married Rachael Sataup; they moved to Darke Co., Ohio, in 1848, where they now reside. The subject of this sketch owns one quarter-section of land, well improved, and, in the year 1877, erected a handsome brick residence, and built a fine bank-barn in 1879; they had eight children viz.: Cyntha H., born May 10, 1854; William J., March 20, 1856; Minerva J., June 13, 1860; Iola Bell, Nov. 25, 1864; Ida May, Dec. 27, 1870; Edith Gertrude, Dec. 16, 1873; Minnie Blanch, April 8, 1877. The subject of this sketch served as Treasurer in York Township, Darke Co., four years, Trustee one year and in 1879, was elected County Commissioner for Darke County, for the term of three years.