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WILLIAM REQUARTH, farmer and stock-raiser; residence Sec. 29, Township 10, Range 3 east; P. O. Greenville; born in Hesse, Germany, Sept. 22, 1833, where he attended the schools continually from 6 to 14 years of age; he is the son of John H. Requarth, who was a native of the same place, born Jan. 9, 1796, and emigrated to America, landing in New York, Jan. 8, 1848, and is now living (at this date, 1879) at the advanced age of 84 years; Wm. Requarth came to America and to Ohio with his parents in 1848; he assisted his father until 23 years of age, after which he was employed at farming and blacksmithing a few years, and upon the 5th of May, 1859. He was married to Wilhemia Ostermeier; she was born Feb. 22, 1834, in Hesse, Germany; they are the parents of six sons and four daughters, viz., William, Henry, John, Frank, Charlie, Louisa, Mena, Caroline, Mollie and August; the latter died in infancy. Mr. Requarth is one of the self-made men of Darke Co.; he has been a resident of the county since 1865, owns 123 acres of good land with good farm-buildings valued at about $10,000, all of which he has made by his own hard labor; he has held the office of Supervisor two terms, School Director two terms, and is now one of the Trustees of Greenville Township.