SAMUEL C. HYLER, who enjoyed the honorable distinction of being the oldest man in Franklin township, when this biography was written in 1907. At that time he owned two fine farms, one of 64 and the other of 20 acres. His residence is on the latter, which is located in section 21. Mr. Hyler was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, September 5, 1818, and was the only child of his parents, Samuel Curtis and Margaret (Bartholomew) Hyler.

Samuel Curtis Hyler was born in Delaware and moved to Fairfield County, Ohio, in young manhood, where he married Margaret Bartholomew, a native of Virginia. He engaged in farming in Richland County, and died there when his only child was very small. The mother subsequently married Jacob Cromer, who had come to this neighborhood from Virginia, and they had two children, Caroline and Lucinda. Caroline married (first) Ryan Carter, and (second) Joshua Roberts-all are now deceased. Lucinda married Peter Woodring and is now deceased.

Samuel C. Hyler, our subject, was left a lonely little boy of nine years when his mother died. He was then compelled to work around with different farmers, making his own way the best lie could, and attending school at rare intervals, but by the time he was 22 years old lie had become a capable farmer. He married Mary Ann Barbe, who was of an old Virginia family, but was born in Fairfield County, Ohio. They had 11 children, namely: Margaret, who married (first) John Cicle, and (second) John Koon, and lives at St. Mary. Henry Hyler, who died in the civil war at Murphreesboro, TN at the battle of Stones River in December of 1863, Lucinda who was married to Washington C. Bone, died May 1877, Eli who died at a young age, Mary Jane who was married to Ephraim B. Grunden, Sarah Ann who was married (first) Thomas Boen, (second) David Overholser and (third) John Daniels, she died July, 1892. Caroline who married (first) John C. Cromer and (second) Wesley Bone, Lydia married John Mannen Buxton, she died September, 1886 in Darke County, OH, Samuel Bethune who married Elizabeth Bingaman, Eliza Esther who married Elza Buxton, Lawrence who died young and Emily who died at age 3 in 1868. His wife Mary Ann died July/14/1890. He married second, February 5, 1893 a cousin of his first wife Celia Chilcoat. They had no children. Samuel died December 1, 1907