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JOHN KARN, retired farmer; P. O. Arcanum; is a native of Ohio, and an old resident of Darke Co., and is the son of Henry and Susan (Good) Karn; Henry was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio when a youth; Susan was a native of Virginia. They were married in Butler Co., Ohio, and resided there several years; they then came to Butler Township, Darke Co., in 1852; bringing a number of families with them, all of whom were connected, and among whom was the subject of this sketch; they all settled in the neighborhood of where John now lives, which is known as “Beach Grove;” John bought and removed to the place upon which he now lives in 1853; it then contained 80 acres, about 50 of which were under cultivation, and there was a small log house on it; now Mr. Karn has 240 acres, less the school, church and cemetery lots, which are on one corner, nearly all under improved cultivation, with three good houses and two barns, and he is now preparing to build the fourth house, which will be a neat and commodious frame, designed for his residence; Mr. Karn brought with him the religions principles which were implanted in his youth, and has been a leading man in sustaining organized Christianity in his neighborhood; Rev. Voght, who was the first Pastor of Timothy’s Reformed Church, was his brother-in-law, and, indeed, Henry Karn and his sons and sons-in-law, constituted the church in the beginning. Mr. Karn has not only been a useful man in the church but also in the community, and, while he and his wife are esteemed members of the church, they are greatly respected by the community. He was married to Susan Bobenmoyer in 1846; she is the daughter of Fredrick and Christena Ann Bobenmoyer, and sister to Charles Bobenmoyer, whose biography appears in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Karn are the parents of one child, William Henry, now married and residing with them; they also raised Mary J., the youngest daughter of Titus and Sarah (Bobenmoyer) Shuler; the latter is now Mrs. E. A. Clarke.