Jonas Welty Hartzell was born on the home farm in Greenville township, May 2, 1841. He married May 2, 1867 to Miss Catherine Thomas. Mr. Hartzell’s first wife died in 1890 leaving five children namely: Anna C., the wife of James Thomas; Iona, the wife of Elmer Shields; Andrew who married Alice Galbreth and is now in Arizona; Ira E., who was connected with the Darlington scouts under command of Roosevelt in the Cuban war, and now as a private in the First Ohio Volunteer infantry is with the army in the Philippines; and Jennie E., who is at home.