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DANIEL WEAVER, farmer; P. O. West Charleston; is a son of Peter Weaver, who came from Virginia to this State in an early day; Dayton then contained only two houses, and Friend Town, afterward called West Charleston, consisted of one house; he was one of the founders of the present town, and, in this vicinity he entered a very large tract of land; at one time he owned 600 acres, but, at the death of his wife, divided it among his children, reserving for himself a good portion of the town lots and 40 acres adjoining. He afterward married Jane Ross, with whom he had three children—Robert, Susan and Daniel. Mr. Weaver was born July 5, 1823, in West Charleston, where he remained until 17 years old; at that time he commenced the wagon-maker’s trade with his brother, serving an apprenticeship of five years; he worked at wagon-making off and on for nine years, and also followed grafting; having started in life with nothing but good health, energy and an honest purpose to succeed in all his undertakings, he made use of every honorable effort to gain a livelihood; in this he has been successful; for he now owns 80 acres of land in Sec. 8 of Bethel Township, on which he has made some additional improvements, and has a desirable home. In 1846, May 20, he married Rhoda P. Mott, a daughter of Maj. Mott, of Connecticut, one of the Revolutionary soldiers; she was born in Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio, Aug. 11, 1826; the fruits of this marriage are ten children— Peter S., Mary L., Sarah J., Phebe A. (deceased), Eunice A. (deceased), Lydia M., Daniel Lincoln, Emma Semantha, John U. S. G. and Rhoda Margaretta.