Jesse B. Lininger
The farming land of Fayette county. Ohio, ranks with the best of that state, and its farmers are as progressive and up-to-date in their methods of agriculture as those in any part of the United States. Fayette county is essentially an agricultural county. It has no mining industries and comparatively little manufacturing. The farmers of this county produce more than three millions of dollars' worth of products each year, and as a result more than half of the farms operated by owners are free from mortgage encumbrances of any kind. One of the leading farmers and stock raisers of Marion township is Jesse Lininger, who is the renter of his father's farm of two hundred acres of fine land on the Circleville pike. He is a man who has not only been actively engaged in agriculture during all of his life, but has also been deeply interested in the civic life of his community as well, and at the present time is filling the responsible position of township trustee.
Jesse B. Lininger, the son of Michael and Adeline (Holloway) Lininger, was born in Ross county, this state, near Austin, October 6, 1874. Michael Lininger is the son of William and Catherine (Hyer) Lininger, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Ross county, Ohio, where they located about 1812. Michael Lininger located in Fayette county several years ago, and is now living the retired life of a farmer in New Holland. Marion township, this county. Michael Lininger and wife were the parents of twelve children, ten of whom are still living: John, Mrs. Mary Noble, Mrs. Lida Britton, Mrs. Jennie Chaffin, Jesse, Charles, Russell, Ernest, Mrs. Catherine Campbell and Mrs. Bertha Campbell. The two deceased children are William and Etta.
Jesse Lininger received part of his education in the schools of Ross county and completed his schooling in the Fayette county schools. He remained on the home farm until he was married at the age of twenty-six, and then bought his present farm of two hundred acres, on which he has since resided. His farm is well improved in every respect, and by close attention to his interests Mr. Lininger has brought it to a high state of productivity and has the satisfaction of seeing it yield satisfactory returns year by year.
Mr. Lininger was married January 4, 1900, to Bertha Ward, the daughter of Willard and Anna (Myers) Ward. Mr. Ward came from Fairfield county, this state, and located in Fayette county several years ago. He and his wife reared a family of ten children, all of whom are still living. Mrs. Nellie Andrews, Mrs. Bessie Lininger, Mrs. Bertha Lininger, Henry, Mrs. Mary Hartley, Fred, Durbin, Robert, Charles and Sadie. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lininger, Gladys and Forrest.
Politically, Mr. Lininger is affiliated with the Republican party and has always taken an abiding interest in political matters, particularly those concerning local affairs. His party nominated him for the position of trustee of Marion township, a fact which speaks well for his general standing as a citizen. He was subsequently elected to this official position and is now filling the office in a manner which indicates that he is a man of ability. Mr. Lininger is a man of strong character and always takes his stand on the right side of all questions concerning the welfare of his community. By so doing he has earned the esteem of his fellow citizens to a marked degree and merits inclusion among the representative men of his township and county.
From History of Fayette County Ohio - Her People, Industries and Institutions by Frank M. Allen (1914, R. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.)