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Biography of Elmer E. Duggins
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ELMER E. DUGGINS.
The prosperity of Preble county increases or lessens in exact proportion to the prosperity of her farmers, as agriculture is the foundation of the county’s commercial structure, as it is of all commerce. Therefore the county is proud to include among her citizens such men as Elmer E. Duggins, who are not only intelligent and progressive farmers, but public-spirited men, who hold the common welfare close to their hearts.
The birth of Elmer Duggins occurred on the farm where his son now lives, in Dixon township, Preble county, on June 14, 1861, the son of William N. and Sarah (Runyan) Duggins, the former of whom was born in Washington township, Preble county, the son of William Duggins. Sarah Runyan was born in Gasper township, this county, the daughter of Robert Runyan. The father of Elmer Duggins was also the father of five other children, James H., who lives in Hamilton county; William T., a barber of the same county; Mary is the wife of Finler Kincade, and lives on a Washington township farm; Robert I. is a retired farmer of South Whitney, Indiana, and Cora married John A. Bailey, of Dixon township.
Reared on the home farm and educated in the schools of Dixon township, Elmer Duggins was
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PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO.
and Ella (Ryan) Kelley. She was reared on her father’s farm in this county and was educated in the district schools. Her father lives on a place of eighty-two and one-half acres, and is a general farmer and stock raiser. To the union of Mr. Duggins and Georgie Kelley were born two children, Josie, who is the wife of Hilbert Oler, an agriculturist of Gasper township, and Victor E., who married Jennie Burkett and lives on a farm in Dixon township.
Mr. Duggins is a member of Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias, and he and his wife are both members of the Rathbone Sisters. Mr. Duggins is a Republican, though he is not a politician and has never sought office, preferring to give his whole attention to his work. He is intelligent, well-informed, and socially inclined. Always willing to oblige, Mr. Duggins has earned a well-merited popularity in the community in which he lives.
Lowry R. E., History of Preble County, Ohio (Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), p 820-821; digital copy, Archive.org, http://www.archive.org viewed online 4 November 2024.