Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 9 December 2004

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WILLIAM HOLLCROFT, fanner; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Washington Co., Penn., Sept 25, 1807; he is the twentieth child of John Hollcroft, who was twice married and had ten children by each wife, the subject being the youngest child by the second wife; his father was a native of England and his mother of New York Our subject received a limited education in the subscription schools of his time, and, since he came to Ohio, in 1882, has followed farming up to the present date; he early learned the trade of a blacksmith, but never followed it He was married, in 1834, to Miss Permelia McCreary, a daughter of James McCreary, of Turtle Creek Township; they have had six children, viz., John, James E. (deceased), William H, Hattie, Laura and Lucy. Mr. Hollcroft has a fine farm of 162 1/2 acres, well supplied with all modern conveniences. He is a successful farmer and a good, reliable citizen; in politics, he is a Republican.