Peter Hout
Peter Hout was born upon the farm on which he now resides Nov. 17, 1821, and has therefore been a resident of this [Mifflin] township for eighty-two years. He attended school in one of the log school houses common at the time. He can relate many interesting incidents of pioneer life, when the land was all wild and unimproved and when wild game was plentiful in that region. Mr. Hout has held several township offices, and also served his county as infirmary director two terms. As an honored pioneer and representative man of Mifflin he is worthy of high regard in which he is held. The Houts are both numerous and prosperous. One rural mail carrier from Mansfield delivers mail to a dozen Hout families.
From The Bellville Messenger: February 26, 1903, Vol. 11, No. 8