R. H. NEAL, farmer and teacher; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co. was born Nov. 1852, upon his father's farm, where he now lives . His early life was spent helping  his father and attending school; when 19 years old, began teaching school, and has taught seven winter seasons. During the summer time he farms. His marriage was celebrated, Dec. 24, 1878, with Miss Florence H., daughter of Edward and Caroline Allen residing in Johnson Township, this county. R. H. and Florence are the parents of One child, Edna. R. H. is a son of Daniel D., and a grandson of Daniel Neal, a native of  Maryland, who came to Ohio in January, 1802, and located in Champaign Co.. five miles east of Urbana ;-lived there ten years, and served six months in the Indian war. Immediately after the close of the war, he entered the land where Daniel D. Neal resides, in Adams Township. He endured all the hardships and trials that the early settlers had to contend with. He was born June 25, 1778, in Maryland; died in the year 1840. Daniel D., father of R. H. Neal, was born April 24, 1820, upon the above-mentioned farm; was raised, educated and has resided upon the farm now Over sixty years. He has seen the development of this. community in full up to the present time. His farm contains 200 acres of valuable land, nicely situated, with a very strong spring a short distance from his residence. Mr. Neal is a highly respected citizen, and will leave to posterity an untarnished record.