J. H. Dunathan
J. H. Dunathan, a son of the above [Robt. H. Dunathan], was born in Sidney, Ohio, March 18, 1836. In 1840 his parents moved to Mercer County, and settled in Union township. Here he lived until his 21st year. He commenced teaching school when eighteen years of age, and continued in this profession about fifteen years. In 1861 he came to Auglaize County, purchased a farm and settled in Salem township. Here he labored on the farm during the summer, and taught during the winter for several years. The year of his settlement here he was elected township trustee, which office he held three years, when in 1864 he was elected justice of the peace, serving in this capacity about twelve years. In 1816 he was elected county commissioner, and is now serving his second term. In Sept. 1813, he moved to Deep Cut, where he entered the grain and merchandise business, at the same time dealing in all kinds of timber and produce. He has here a large warehouse, on the canal banks, with a storage capacity of over 20,000 bushels, while he handles about 50,000 bushels of grain annually. He married Miss Mary Upton, Oct. 13, 1858, and has reared a family of nine children, seven of whom are still living. Mr. Dunathan is one of the most influential citizens of the county, who by his ability and enterprise is deserving the thanks of the whole county for the interest he takes in its advancement. That this is understood is attested by the offices of trust conferred upon him.
From History of Auglaize County, Ohio, with the Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County, Robert Sutton, Publishers, Wapakoneta, 1880