William R. Kraft
William R. Kraft, son of John J. and Catharine Kraft, was born on the farm where he now resides, in section 19, Dinsmore Township, this county, July 2, 1854. He has made farming his vocation, and now owns a farm of eighty acres of land, a part of which is the home farm, on which he is now living. On the 12th of September, 1875, he married Miss Hannah E., daughter of John and Lydia Kleinhans, who was born in Dinsmore Township, July 25, 1854, by whom he has three children, John H., Minnie F., and George L.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883