DANIEL KIZER, farmer; P. 0. Urbana; was born in Virginia Dec. 25, 1811 ; is a son of Joseph and Catharine (Comer) Kizer. She was born Oct. 19, 1783, between the two branches of the Hawksbill Creek, and he, on the banks of the Shenandoah River, opposite the mouth of the Hawksbill, Sept. 5, 1777. Their marriage was cele- brated at the place of their nativity July 25, 1809. Philip Comer, her father, emigrated to Ohio in 1810, and settled in Johnson Township, Champaign Co. In the following year Mr. Kizer came out to visit his father-in-law, and also to see the country. He made choice of a quarter-section of $4-land, and rode to Washington on horseback to enter it, and in the fail of 1812 moved his family. Their mode of travel was much in contrast with ours of the present. They came through in a wagon, a journey of six weeks. She was to ride on horseback and carry her son, 9 months old, but the horse died on the second or third day, and, as the wagon was heavily loaded, she was fre- quently obliged to walk while her babe was carried in the wagon. Upon their arrival at the above-mentioned place, he commenced opening a home in the dense forest. On this farm they spent the remainder of their days, and are there interred. They were the parents of eight children, seven of whom grew to the age of maturity. She died March 6, 1858, and he Feb. 15, 1866. Our subject was brought up on a farm; and followed farming until about 27 years of age, when he engaged in teaching, which he followed about ten years in all. In about 1835, he and a brother purchased a farm of 147 acres, and paid for it by farming in the summer and teaching in the winter. Some years after, he sold his interest in the farm, and in 1855 bought 200 acres in Concord Township, where he resided about thirteen years, and then moved to his present residence. On the 18th of February, 1845, he married Mary Barger, a native of Concord Township, born Oct. 10, 1820. The fruits of this marriage are seven children, of whom the following are living, viz., George N., born Dec. 25, 1847, William F., Nov. 9,1849 ; Joseph J., Feb. 20,1855; Samuel P., May 9,1857, and Cora E., April 2, 1866. Mr. Kizer and wife and one child are members of the M. E. Church.

PHILIP KIZER, farmer; P. 0. Urbana; is a brother of Daniel Kizer, in whose sketch proper mention is made of their parents. Philip was born in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, Sept. 5, 1815. He was raised to agricultural pursuits, and is still engaged in tilling the soil. He has been a member of the School Board for a number of years, and Township Trustee for about twelve years. Besides the aid he has given his children, he owns 288~ acres of land. In 1838 (September 20), he was united in marriage with Phebe Dagger ;she is a native of this township, born May 30,1819. To this union nine children have been given-John J., James A., Elizabeth, Ann C., Matilda J. (deceased), Sarah E., Mary E., Amanda C. and George W. Mr. Kizer and family are members of the M. E. Church.

W. F. KIZER, farmer ;P. 0. Urbana; was born in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., Nov. 9,1849, and is a son of Daniel Kizer, who is also a patron of this work. He was raised on a farm, and received a good common school education. He is engaged in agricultural purduits, and promises to be a man of usefulness. He has served his township three years as Constable, and, last spring, was elected Trustee of the township. Owing mainly to an asthmatic affection, he remains at home most of his time. He has never been out of the State but once, never had but one car ride, never drank a glass of whiskey and only a part of a glass of beer. On the 15th of June, 1879, he married Rebecca J. Groves, a daughter of Joseph Groves, whose biography appears in this volume; she was born May 19, 1852. By this union they have one child-Mary Odessa, born April 17, 1880. Mr. Kiser is a member of the M. E. Church, and his wife of the Missionary Baptist Church.

JOHN KISER, retired farmer; P. 0. Tremont City, Clark Co. The Kiser family were natives of Switzerland. J cob and his wife emigrated from there previous to the Revolutionary war ;they settled in Virginia and reared a large family, of whom Philip,  the father of John, our subject, was one. He came to this county in 1805 and settled wbere tbe old Kiser mills were located. He was a very wealthy man., and when he left Virginia he purchased a flatboat and loaded his things, intending to locate near Cincinnati. The river was higb, and Mrs. Kiser being very timid, induced her husband to land near Gallipolis, and she afterward refused to board the boat, and Mr. Kiser was therefore forced to unload his goods and rent a cabin. He lived here only a few months and then came to the property previously purchased by him. This was the best mill site on Mad River, and he built a new mill, which did a good business. During the war of 1812, he built a fort near his house, and people came from every direction for security, Philip was Captain of a company during this war, and did duty on the frontier. He was one of the first Justices in the county, and was a good official ;he was a very prominent man, and was one of the largest land- owners; he died in 1817. His widow lived until 1837 and reared her family; she was one of the best business women of her time-buying stock, superintending the mill and attending to many other duties that are usually performed by men. John Kiser was given a good education and graduated at Urbana, in 1825 ;he studied medicine one year, but, upon his mother's account, gave up the idea of practice and commenced the agricultural business. He was born Sept 7, 1809, and was married, Jan. 31, 1831, to Elizabeth Yarnell, of Champaign County; she was born in 1815, in Virginia. They were parents of ten children, two of them died in infancy ;the living are Lucinda, Philip, Annie, Jane, Victoria, Emma E., Lewis C, the inventor of the celebrated air motor, and Thomas. Mrs. Kizer died in 1815, since which time his daughter Emma has been his housekeeper; she was married, in 1878, to Adam Frantz. Mr. Kiser has been liberal in giving information of the early life of their family, and we are glad to assign them a place in the history of this county. He is owner of 187 1/2 acres of choice land, that brings him a nice income. He is 71 years of age, and has plenty of this world's goods to enable him to live at his ease.