Person:Jonathan Dupler (2)

VALENTINE PRESSLER was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, September 4, 1830, son of John and Maria Pressler, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania. They moved from Ohio to this township, where the mother died; the father is yet living, near Columbia City; our subject was about sixteen years of age at the time of his coming to Whitley. March 6, 1855, he married, in this township, Miss Diana Dupler, a native of Perry County, Ohio, and daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Dupler; this lady's mother died in this township, but her father is still living here. Our subject owns a pleasant home of 110 acres, 50 of which are under excellent cultivation. To this union have been born twelve children, all of whom are still living, except the first- born, Elmira. The others were born and named in the following order: John A., Samuel D., Hannah E., Alfretta J., Jonathan H., Emerson P., David C., Marion W., Eli W., Bayard M. and Charles H. Our subject enjoys the respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens, and has served them in the office of Assessor ten or twelve years.