Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 26 February 2005

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JAMES S. STOUTENBOROUGH, son of John and Jane (Schenck) Stoutenborough, was born in Franklin Township Jan. 17, 1839. His parents came here at an early date, about 1816, and settled on the west side of the Miami River one season, then bought 160 acres of land southeast of town. The subject of this sketch is one of nine children, all living; his father died in 1867; his mother still lives, at the advanced age of 85 years. He was reared on a farm. In 1869, he left farming and engaged in buying horses in the West and shipping them East. He was the first subscriber in the Farmers' National Bank; he subscribed $10,000, and was a Director five years, and President two years. The same company also started the Lebanon National Bank, of which he was also a Director, and sold his stock in the fall of 1881. In the spring of 1881, he returned to farming; he bought 113 3/4 acres of land east of the village; 17 acres in the corporation; the following fall, he also bought 185 acres in Lemon Township, Butler Co., Ohio, known as the Lane farm. He was married, in Franklin Township, Sept. 2, 1874, to Clara B., daughter of Ransom S. and Hannah (Ross) Lockwood, born in Franklin in 1831; they had four children, one living, Jennie, born in 1880. Mr. Stoutenborough has also been in the livery business in Franklin; began in 1875, with G. W. Miltenberger; this partnership lasted seven months, when he bought out Mr. Miltenberger and sold one-half interest to Charles E. Denise, to whom he sold the remainder in the fall of 1881.