Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 1 December 2004

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RICHARD DAVIS, retired farmer; P. O. Red Lion, Ohio; was born in Pennsylvania Nov. 1, 1803; his parents, Richard and Elizabeth (McLaughlin) Davis, were natives of Pennsylvania, of Welsh descent; his father was a spy for the patriots in the war of the Revolution; he came to Ohio with his family in 1813 and settled on the land where our subject still lives; he (our subject) received a limited education, and served two years at the glass blowing trade; he then turned his attention to farming, and has since continued to be a tiller of the soil. He was married in 1824, to Rebecca Bowersock, a native of Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent, and by her has had ten children, namely: Elizabeth, Remembrance W., Hezekiah, George W., Sarah J., James G,, John M., Margaret D., Mary and Darthula —five of whom are living. It is said that his father contracted with the Government for the land upon which Indianapolis, Ind., has since been built. His father died at the advanced age of 101 years.