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Mahlon Arnett, youngest son of Willis and Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Arnett, was born Aug., 30 1833, in New Garden Township, Wayne Co., Ind. He resided with his father till he was nineteen years of age, after which he engaged in farming in his native township until 1858. He then purchased a saw-mill, in what is now Webster Township, which he operated for three years, when he removed to Ohio and followed farming for a time, after which he dealt in beef and poultry. In the spring of 1861 he returned to the old homestead, where he resided till 1868. He then carried on the grocery business in Richmond for two years, after which he again engaged in farming on the homestead till 1880. He again embarked in the grocery trade at Richmond, which he followed one year. He then opened a store in Fountain City, where he has since carried on the business. Feb. 19, 1854, he was married to Elizabeth Talbot, of Preble County, Ohio, by whom he had six children---Ella, Della Minnie, Charles, Willis (deceased) and Luther. Mrs. Arnett died Dec. 6, 1883.
