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THURSTIN GRANGER, farmer, P. O. Vera Cruz, son of Ephraim and Dorotha (Lambkin) Granger, was born in Cuyahoga County, N. Y., October 1, 1803. His father was born in New York also, and was a carpenter by trade. In 1814, his parents came to this township, and bought fifty acres of land, southwest of Vera Cruz. Mr. Granger now owns and resides on half of the original purchase. The county at that time was simply a wilderness, occupied chiefly by wild animals and Indians. They had a hard struggle for several years. They lived in a log cabin, and worked hard to clear the land to raise provisions for the family. They had ten children, five sons and five daughters. Ephraim Granger died July 4, 1839, and his wife, Dorotha, about 1854. Mr. Thurstin Granger, the subject of this sketch was married in this township to Hannah A., daughter of Benjamin and Euphemia Doughty, born in Burlington County, N. J., in April 1, 1812. They had eleven children, five living, all born in this township — Benjamin D. and Francis M. are physicians at Russell Station, Highland Co., Ohio; Margaret A., married to John Gustin, a cooper in Indianapolis; Mary A., widow of Eli Smith, now living at Milford, dress-maker and Sarah A., dress-maker and milliner in Fayetteville. Besides the homestead, Mr. Granger also owns 160 acres of land in this township. Mr. and Mrs. Granger are members of the M. E. Church.