David Culp
David Culp, a retired farmer of Allen County, supervisor of German township, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 10, 1838. His parents were Christian and Elizabeth (Goode) Culp, the former a native of Augusta County, Virginia. When he was about 15 years of age, the parents of Christian Culp moved to Logan County, Ohio, and he later went to Fairfield County, where he married Elizabeth Goode, daughter of Joseph Goode, of that county. Nine children were born to them viz: David, Noah, Christian, Magdalena, wife of John Hawthorn, of Osborn, Ohio; Fannie, wife of Anthony Miller; Nancy, wife of John Shank; Annie, wife of Ephraim Howard; Sophia, wife of Jacob Amstutz, of Allen County, Indiana; and Elizabeth, wife of Henry Goode, of Virginia. All reside in Allen County except Magdalena and Sophia. When the parents moved to this county in 1851, they made the trip in covered wagons, five wagons being required to convey them and their goods here. Our subject passed his 13th birthday while they were en route to Sugar Creek township, here they lived several years. David Culp has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and has been uniformly successful in his work returning a few years ago after years of industry to enjoy the fruits of his labors. He was married on June 20, 1861, to Nancy Brenneman, daughter of John Brenneman, of Fairfield County, Ohio, formerly from Virginia. They had the following children: John B., who married Annie Steman and has six children; Elizabeth, who died October 10, 1880 in her 15th year, just as she was budding into womanhood; Emma J., wife of Samuel G. Moore, of Virginia; Nancy, who married Moses D. Evers, formerly of Virginia, now of Oregon they have five children; Malinda, who married C. H. Steinbuck, a native of Virginia, and resides in Allen County they have three children; Martha, wife of Thomas H. Steinbuck; Ellen Merilla, who died in 1884 at the age of eight years; Sarah, wife of Burdette LaRue, of Allen County and the mother of one child; Lena, who lives at home; and Christian, who married Laura Showalter, of Virginia, and has one child. The subject of this sketch has always supported the Democratic ticket. He is a member of the Mennonite Church and was trustee for many years.