Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 1 December 2004

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WIILIAM F. ELTZROTH, lawyer, Lebanon; was born on his father's farm in Hamilton Township, Warren Co., Ohio, December 28, 1846, and is the youngest son of Daniel and Hannah (Shepley) Eltzroth. An account of Mr. Eltzroth's ancestors, who were early pioneers of Warren County, will be found in the biographical sketches of Hamilton Township; he resided on his father's farm and attended the common schools until September, 1865, when he entered Miami University at Oxford, from which institution he was graduated in 1869. with the mathematical honors of his class. Returning to his native county, he engaged in teaching and devoted his spare hours to the study of law. In November, 1872, he entered the law office of A. G. McBurney as a student; was admitted to the bar in April, 1873, and commenced the practice of his profession at Lebanon immediately after. In April, 1870, he was elected Mayor of Lebanon; was re-elected in April, 1878, and served in that office two full terms. Since his retirement from that office, he devoted himself to the practice of his profession. On Sept. 24, 1878, he married Miss Nellie B. Wilson, of Sandy Hill, N. Y., youngest daughter of Capt. Hiram S. and Elizabeth Wilson.