Monroe M. East
Monroe M. East, a prominent citizen of this county, owns 94½ acres of land in sections 16 and 21, German township, where he is successfully engaged in farming, He has five oil-wells in active operation on his land, but has leased them to Dr. Charles E. Lawton, of Cleveland, who now operates them. Mr. East is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mumaw) East, of German township. A sketch of Samuel East may be found elsewhere in this work.
Monroe M. East married Priscilla Alice Crider, of Auglaize County, a daughter of Isaac and Susan (Searfoss) Crider, who removed from Pickaway County to Cridersville, Auglaize County, where Mrs. East was born on March 17, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. East have six children: Susan Elizabeth, born August 19, 1878, who died on the 11th of the following month; Olive Ettie, born September 25, 1879, now living at home; Irene Belle, born September 25, 1881, who married Alvin E. Herring, of German township, on January 3, 1899, and has two children Harold Glenn and Horace Burdette; Bessis May, born May 16, 1884, who married Oran Hepler, on March 31, 1902, and has one child Cledith Elizabeth; Samuel Cleveland, born May 11, 1888, who lives at home; and Catherine Gertrude, born April 12, 1894. Mr. East has taken a lively interest in educational matters and has served as a member of the School Board. In politics he is a Democrat.