Peter Lohr
Peter Lohr, farmer and produce dealer, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, near Staunton, May 22, 1819. He came to Ohio, February 24, 1844, and, with his father's family, located near Bloomingburg, this county.
Peter Lohr, the grandfather of this subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, but spent the greater part of his life in Virginia, in which state he died. He never resided in Ohio. His children were Susan, Peter, Polly, John, and Christian.
The sons and daughters of Christian Lohr, were William, Julia Ann, Catharine, Mary Frances, Elizabeth, Margaret, Peter, Sarah, George, and Janet.
Our subject was married. May 22, 1850, to Elizabeth Corson, fifth daughter, and eleventh child, of Richard and Mary (Baldwin) Corson, of Ohio. The Baldwins settled in Ohio about 1812. To this union were born eight children: Mary J., born February 2, 1853, died March 6,1853; Clara A., born March 2, 1855, married to Wilson Beale, October 14, 1875; Richard C, born October 24, 1857, died December 2, 1857; Martha A., born September 23, 1858, died October 11, 1858; John R., born April 12, 1860; Rosetta B., born March 3, 1865, died April 22, 1865; Ardessa M., born March 2, 1866.
In 1862, he bought a farm of one hundred acres, near the village of White Oak, on the banks of Paint, where he now lives in comfort. Since 1867, he has been engaged in the produce business, keeping a wagon on the road at all favorable seasons, and exchanging goods for country produce. He has had great success, and holds a large trade.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County