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LEVI FALKNOR, blacksmith; P. O. Laura; born in Darke Co. in the year 1837; is a son of John and Elizabeth Falknor, who were born in this State, in which they made their home till their decease. His father was killed in a saw-mill in Phillipsburg in 1849; his mother died in the year 1876. They were parents of seven children, viz., Mary A., Harriet, John W., Albert, Margaret and Sarah J. Our subject was reared on the farm, and after his father’s death remained with his widowed mother until he attained his majority. In 1857, he was married to Mary McCool, by whom he had four children, three of whom are living, viz., Semantha S., Erskine L. and Emily W.; Viola, deceased. After his marriage he continued farming in Darke Co. for a year, after which he came to this county and still worked on the farm, having, in the meantime, purchased a house and lot in Laura. In 1869, he abandoned the farm, moved to Laura and engaged in the smithing business, which he has since successfully followed. He owns 72 acres of fine land, 13 acres of which adjoins Laura, the balance near, on Ludlow’s Creek. His long acquaintance with the people, combined with his skill as a workman, commands for Mr. F. a full share of patronage. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, with which they have been connected for eighteen years, always taking a lively interest in the cause and development of the Christian religion. Mrs. F. is a daughter of Richard and Martha McCool; her father is deceased, but her mother is living, and resides with Mr. Falknor; both were born in Ohio, but their parents came from South Carolina; they were parents of four children, of whom only the wife of our subject survives.