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JOHN NYSWONGER, farmer; P. O. Weaver’s Station; is a son of Jonathan Nyswonger, who was born in Pennsylvania July 9, 1790; resided in Pennsylvania, and came to Darke Co. at an early day; both Jonathan and his father were soldiers in the war of 1812; John’s mother, Elizabeth (Clarke) Nyswonger, was a sister to the mother of J. N. Lowry, whose biography appears in this work, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1797. The subject of this sketch was born in Greene Co., Penn., Oct. 3, 1817; his father emigrated to Darke Co. in 1829, and John grew to manhood here during the early days of Neave Township; he remembers well when he went to “Noffsinger’s Mill,” and waited his turn at the crank to bolt the family grist. He was married in 1843, to Susannah Ault, a daughter of John Ault, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and an early settler of Darke Co.; Mr. Nyswonger had purchased 40 acres of the farm where he now resides, made an “opening,” and built a log house previous to his marriage; here they began domestic life, and by perseverance, amid discouraging circumstances, they now have a pleasant home, around which cluster the memories of half a century; he now has 101 acres in the home farm, 26 adjoining Ft. Jefferson, 90 in Iowa, and 160 in Missouri, and, although he is quite advanced in years, is still vigorous, and actively engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Nyswonger are the parents of eleven children; three are deceased; three sons, Hiram H., William H. and Elijah, are in California; Jacob is a resident of Iowa; Rebecca is now Mrs. William Eubank, of Harrison Township; three— Alfred, Addie and Susan E. are members of the family household.