Transcription contributed by Leah L. Furnas 18 April 2005

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HENRY DILATUSH, farmer; P. O. South Lebanon the gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in New Jersey in 1823, and is the largest landholder in Union Township; he is a son of Nicholas V. and Catalina Dilatush; he was born in Monmouth Co., N.J.; she in Mercer Co., in the same State; in 1838, they removed to and settled in Turtle Creek Township, in which they lived six years, and, during the winter of 1844 and 1845, removed to Union Township, and settled on land they had bought, on which they lived till their death; he died Jan. 6, 1870, aged 72 years, 3 months and 14 days; she departed this life in 1876; they were parents of eight children, seven of whom are living, viz.: Margaret, Sarah A., Henry, Susan (deceased), John, George, Thomas and William. Mr. D., Sr., was one of the successful and enterprising men of the county during his life, and his labors were rewarded by the accumulation of large property; our subject was reared to farm pursuits, and his early education was such as a studious boy could get in the district schools, in which he fitted himself so as to successfully cope with the demands of business. In 1853, he was married to Eliza Hunt, who bore him three children, viz.: Walter S., Harry and Charley. Mrs. D. departed this life in the fall of 1878, at the age of 44 years. Mr. D. has been Trustee of Union Township for several years, and Infirmary Director for six years, and to the Agricultural Society of the county for eighteen years. He owns upward of 400 aces of land, which is largely in cultivation and comfortably improved.