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SOLOMON CREAGER, farmer; P. O. Gettysburg; was born in Maryland in 1809; was the son of Henry and Susannah Creager; they had seven children, viz., Polly, Thomas, Charlotte, Rebecca, Valentine and Solomon; the grandparents, Conrad and Susannah, were born in Germany; Susannah’s maiden name was Wolf. Henry and Susannah Creager came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1810, when Solomon was about 9 months old, and located six miles south of Dayton, where they lived and died. Mr. Creager, the subject of our sketch, was married in 1833 to Maria, daughter of George and Susannah Martin; George was born in England, and Susannah in Maryland; Maria had two brothers and four sisters, viz., Elizabeth, Maria, Ann, Mary, George and John Thomas; the eldest and youngest being dead, and the rest are living; they have had as the issue of their marriage six children, three of whom are living, viz., Henry, George M. and Cora Francis, all married and settled in life. Mr. Creager after his marriage, lived with his father about six years, till the year 1840, when they came to this county; having entered eighty-three acres of land about five years previous and settled upon it while it was a wilderness, and cut the first stick of timber; made an opening and put up a small cabin, into which they moved; then commenced clearing up, working and toiling from day to day and year to year; making such improvements as time and means would admit, till at present they have about 65 acres cleared and in cultivation, and a good comfortable house, a large barn and other buildings for comfort and convenience. When Mr. Creager started in life he began without any capital, and has made all his property by his own industry and dilligent labor, except a very small amount received from their parents. Mr. Creager has always been an active Democrat; has been School Director and Trustee of his township some six years; and also filled other township offices. He is a member of the Reformed Church, having belonged to the same for nearly half a century; he and his wife were two of the six constituent members who organized the Zion’s Church, the first Reformed Church established in this county; he has been Elder in the church for eighteen years. Thus, while we have here a sketch of one of the old settlers of the county, we have also a sample of pioneers in the church work rarely excelled in length of time of service; here we have a noble example of the coupling together of pioneer work in opening out the forests, and that of building up the church, which shall ever stand upon the pages of history as a bright and shining light to guide the children’s children and future generations to industry in life, and a sure way to a happy immortality beyond.