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TITUS SHULER, retired farmer; P. O. Arcanum; a native of Pennsylvania and an old resident of Darke County; was born in Lehigh County, Penn., in 1815, and lived there until 23 years of age; came to Butler County, Ohio, in 1839. Was married to Sarah Bobenmoyer in 1842; she belonged to the Bobenmoyer family whose biographies appear in the Butler Township list; her decease occurred in 1854; she left four children— Amandus, now married and a resident of Union City; Lucy, now Mrs. David Baker; Samuel, now married, resides with his father and has charge of the farm; Mary J., whom Mr. and Mrs. John Karn raised, is now Mrs. E A. Clarke. In 1855, Mr. Shuler was married to Deborah Bridenstine, of Butler County; immediately after their marriage, they came to Darke County and settled in Butler Township, on the farm in Sec. 12, where they now reside. Mr. Shuler came before the era of gravel roads and underground ditches, and has done his share toward these improvements, for which Butler Township is justly celebrated; he was once elected Justice, but declined the honor; he has been a quiet, useful citizen; both he and his wife are worthy members of the Reformed Church and respected members of the community; they are the parents of two children— Wilson, now a resident of Decatur County, Kan.; and Franklin, a youth of 15.