Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 5 June 2005

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ISAAC N. DEARTH, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born on the place where he now lives March 12, 1841; is a son of Samuel and Keturah (Townsend) Dearth. The paternal grandparents were Edward and Elizabeth (Roberts) Dearth, whose history is given in sketch of William Dearth. The maternal grandparents, Jesse and Judith (Smith) Townsend, natives of New Jersey; he lived and died in his native State; subsequently, his widow married Philip Pedrick, and became settlers of Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio, thence removed to Warren County, Wayne Township, where they resided fifteen to twenty years; thence removed to Wayne Co., Ind., where they died. Samuel was 8 years of age when brought to this then wilderness of a country; he was the seventh son of his father's family, and here was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the roughness of pioneer life; was married, Dec. 7, 1820, and became the father of five sons and five daughters; four now survive - Eleanor Jane, now Mrs. Crane; Ambrose T., Mahala A. and Isaac N. Mr. Dearth served as a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Wayne, for which he obtained a land warrant for 160 acres of land; he was a prominent, substantial farmer, who gave, his whole attention through life to that occupation; was a man very prompt and peaceable in his habits, never holding office to much extent, and