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BENJAMIN F. HANCE, farmer; P. O. Casstown; he was born in Miami Co., Dec. 24, 1842, and is a son of Joseph and Patsy (Wilson) Hance; he was a native of Kentucky, and she of Ohio; the grandfather Hance was born in England, and came to America during the Revolutionary war; Joseph, the father, came with his father to Miami Co., about 1812 or 1813, and located in Lost Creek Township, where his father died; Joseph and wife were parents of twelve children, of whom eight are now living, viz., Lydia, Margaret, William, Sarepta, Benjamin F., Seymour, Willis, and Letitia; Joseph died in Lost Creek Township, May 16, 1864; his wife died Nov. 5, 1855. Our subject lived with his father till 17 years or age, when he went to learn the carpenter’s trade with his brother Lewis, with whom he remained about four years, thence returned with his father, where he remained till his death. On Feb. 15, 1866, he was united in marriage with Priscilla Clyne, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Clyne; by this union they have had two children, viz., Horatio Ingraham and William Otho. After Mr. Hance was married, he remained on the old home farm for two years, thence went to St. Paris, Ohio, for two years, and finally settled on the farm where he now resides; here he has 100 acres of good land with excellent improvements.