Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 6 October 2005

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JOSEPH McCLUNG, retired farmer; P. O. Mason. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the oldest living person in Deerfield Township. He was born in Baltimore Co., Md., in 1789; he was raised on his father's farm, where be labored till he was 18 years old. At this age, be learned the carpenter trade, which he followed till 1812, when he was drafted, but hired a substitute to serve in his stead. In 1815, he came to Ohio and bought 172 acres of land, and afterward returned to Maryland, where he resided some years, when he returned, in 1823, and, in the spring of 1824, purchased 200 acres where he now lives. His farm at present consists of 255 acres of choice land. With the exception of a small start he received from his parents, he has, with the assistance of his wife, made his large property. Nov. 23, 1815, he was married to Charity Hair, of Maryland, who has borne him five children, viz., John and James; three died in infancy. Mrs. McClung is a member of the M. E. Church, to which she has belonged for many years, and is a consistent Christian lady. They have lived together for sixty-six years - a length of time few live to tread the pathway of life as man and wife. She was born in 1798, and their youngest son is now (1881) past 60 years of age.