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J. R. HOLLAND, retired farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Woodington; one of the old settlers; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., Jan. 19, 1807; his father died when he was about 2 years old; he then lived with his mother until 16 years of age, when he was apprenticed to learn the printer’s trade, which he followed in Philadelphia until 21 years of age, when he went to New Orleans, then to Cincinnati, Ohio, and followed his trade some fifteen years; the last work at his trade was on the Cincinnati Enquirer; he was then appointed Deputy Marshal, which office he filled two years; he devoted one year to running a power-press at Indianapolis, which was the first power-press run in Indiana, under the revised statistics, the printing office being located opposite Browning’s Hotel; he then followed the grocery trade some three years in Cincinnati, and in 1858, disposed of his store and stock and came to Darke County, and purchased 260 acres in Brown and Greenville Townships, upon which he then located, and where he has since lived; he now owns 360 acres, under a good state of improvement; of township and school offices he has had his full share, having been County Commissioner six years, Township Trustee five years, and also held some other petty offices; upon the location of Mr. Holland here, he followed farming and stock-raising until 1877, when he retired from active labor, his son managing the farm. His marriage with Harriet M. Ricketts was celebrated in Philadelphia; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died upon the old homestead in May, 1877; they were the parents of five children— Laura (now Mrs. Crosson, of Union City), Mary Ann (now Mrs. John Atchinson, of Paris, Ky.), Ada (now Mrs. George Lindermond), Charlotte (now Mrs. Ginther) and Charles S. (living at home).