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CAREY A. FOWLER, farmer; P. O. Troy. Carey A. Fowler is one of our prosperous farmers, and his standing in the community gives him a place in the front rank. His parents, John D. and Nancy Fowler, emigrated from Wabash, Indiana, and settled upon the quarter section now occupied by Carey, in 1835. John was a native of Pennsylvania, but came to Brown County, Ohio, in 1804; Nancy Fowler was born in Brown County, and they were married, probably, in 1821, and afterward moved to Kentucky; again removed to Wabash, Indiana. He was rather peripatetic, but nevertheless managed to keep about all he ever owned. Game was plenty in those days, and many of the settlers depended upon the supplies derived from this source for sustenance. The Temperance Crusade was then a thing unthought of, and whiskey was almost as common as water; Carey was the exceptional boy who never partook of the beverage, and the old men really feared that his constitution would give way, did he not drink; but nearly all of those are gone that indulged so freely; Carey is as ardently opposed to tippling, as during his youthful days. Athletic sports were much indulged in during the early settlement of the country, and prowess, rather than intellect, was in favor. His first school teacher was Col. Westlake, and his first writing desk, a slab laid upon pegs driven into the logs. Teachers all knew how to handle the birch to perfection. Carey was wedded to Miss Mary E. Murphy, Sept. 21, 1851. After a brief wedding tour, they settled on the farm upon which they now live, and where their children were born. Two sons—Frederick W. and Ulysses S. Grant; two daughters, Viola E. and Eldora M. Frederick is the husband of Miss Sarah E. Frazier. and resides on the Fowler homestead. Eldora M. is the wife of Charles Throckmorton, and resides in Brown Township. Ulysses S. is still continuing his studies, developing into a promising man. John D. Fowler was elected Justice in 1851, and removed to Troy. Carey purchased the land of him, and subsequently another 80 adjoining. He also owns property in Troy. His farm is one of the finest in the neighborhood, and has two of the finest orchards upon it, perhaps, in the township. His residence is a commanding one, and the barns and out-buildings large and well kept. He superintends his farm; works, or not, as he pleases; but devotes much of his time to reading. His library is a very good one, and constantly increasing. He is a Liberal Theologian, and a sound Republican, and for years has been Master of Troy Grange, and sets great store by this order, in which he has enjoyed great distinction. He has great faith in its moral, social, and intellectual development. John D., the father of Carey, died in March, 1871, and his mother, in 1876; they are lying side by side in Rosehill Cemetery.