PARRETT-David P. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

David P. PARRETT, farmer and stock dealer, Newtown was the son of David and Nancy MILLER Parrett. His father came from Dayton, Ohio in 1826 and bought 80 acres of land on Turkey Run, in Shawnee Twp Having raised a crop, in the following winter he went back and brought his family. Not liking his location in the spring of 1828 he purchased the N 1/2 NW 1/4 Sec 3, Twp 20 Range 7 and moved to this new place. Some years after he acquired the other half of the same quarter. It was on this place that the subject of this notice was born Aug 19, 1829. His father was a cooper and from him he learned the same trade, working at this winters for several years when a young man and in summer time tending the farm. His father was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church on Coal Creek, the first in the county and as long as he lived was a recognized pillar in that society. He was a strictly temperate man during his whole life and strongly and effectively opposed to the use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage. he was one of the first to banish strong drink from the harvest field; he formed the determination to abolish it from his own premises and put in force this noble resolution at the imminent risk of losing his crop His neighbors, appreciating his good purpose and respecting the firm stand he had for taken principle, came forward to his assistance and his harvest was secured. It ought to be remarked here that another of the bold and upright spirits who set out earliest in this reform was William McCLURE. Mr. Parrett died at Covington and his wife at her own home, in 1848. Our subject was married Feb 2, 1853 to Mary E. DAGGER daughter of James Dagger, an early settler. They have six living children: Clara E. born Nov 26, 1854; James A May 10, 1858; Franz S Dec 20, 1850; Edgar E July 30, 1863; Harry M May 18, 1866 and Ira D Feb 6, 1870. In the years 1875 and 1876 Mr. Parrett assessed Richland Township, receiving his appointment from the county commissioners, when the change was made from county assessor to township assessors. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church and is a republican. His homestead embraces 185 acres all but 20 of woodland being reduced to cultivation