Noah Rhinehart
Noah Rhinehart was born in Fairfield County in 1821, and was taken by his parents to Seneca County the same year, where they located in the woods without even a cabin. They at first sheltered themselves beside a log, and covered themselves with bark to protect themselves from the weather. The parents of Mr. Rhinehart-Jacob Rhinehart and Susanna Leslie—were married in Fairfield County, O., in 1820. After their removal to Seneca County they had just made a start in the woods, and had only been living there a few months when Mr. Rhinehart went to assist a neighbor to raise a mill. He was instantly killed by the falling of a timber. Mrs. Rhinehart then returned with her son Noah to Fairfield County, where he was put out among strangers, and never learned to know but little about his parents, not having seen his mother but a few times in his life. He was raised on a farm in Fairfield County until 1843, when he went to Seneca County and worked by the month for about one year, then married Rebecca Huddle in 1845, and moved on to a piece of wild land, where he built a cabin and commenced life in the woods without help. He cleared this farm himself and lived there until 1864, when he bought his present place in Shelby County, where he now resides. They have raised three children, viz., Lydia, Amanda, and Jacob. Jacob, the son of the above, was born in Seneca County in 1852, and came with his parents to Shelby County in 1864. In 1876 he married Frances A. Butler. By this union they have two children, viz., Alvin D. and David F. Mr. R. has received a liberal education, having received the advantage of the common schools and one year at Heidelberg College.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883