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PHILIP CHRISTIAN, farmer; P. O. Potsdam; is another of the old and prominent settlers in this township; he was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., in the year 1815, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy Christian, who were born in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia; they resided in their native State, in which they were married, till the fall of 1824, then removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in which they resided two years, after which they came to Miami Co., and settled on Sec. 36 in this township, purchasing 240 acres in this county, and 160 acres lying opposite, in Montgomery Co.; on this land they made their home till their decease; his father died at the advanced age of 82 years, his mother when she had accomplished her fourscore; they were the parents of four children, three of whom are living, viz., Philip, David and Mary Esther deceased. Our subject’s boyhood days were spent on the farm, on which he labored for his father till his 22d year. Aug. 27, 1837, he was married to Mary Warner, by whom he has had ten children, six of whom are living, viz., Harriet, Aaron, Nancy, Samuel, Susanna and Mary; the deceased are Joseph, John, Sarah and David. In the fall of 1837, he settled on the place where he now resides; he owned 240 acres, which was bought for $1,700, and has since purchased 80 acres, for which he paid $3,200; his land is all in an excellent state of cultivation, but, at the time of settlement, was mostly in the woods, and he informs us that deer would come within gunshot of his door. He has held the offices of Justice of the Peace for nine years, Supervisor and School Director, the latter over twenty years, and has refused to serve longer. His wife is a member of the German Baptist Church, and is a daughter of John and Catherine Warner, who were natives of Pennsylvania, but became residents of Montgomery Co., in which they died; they were the parents of nine children, four of whom are living— Betsy, Katie, Conrad and Mary; the deceased are Jacob, George, John, Margaret and Susan. Mr. Warner died at the age of 83 years and 6 months, Mrs. Warner dying when over 70 years of age. Mrs. C. was born in the year 1821.