Dennis Critton
Dennis Critton, Farmer; P. O. Swander’s Crossing.
Mr. Critton was born in Hampshire County, Va., June 6, 1824. He is a son of William Critton, who was born in Hampshire County, Va., on the 22d day of April, 1786. He married Miss Mary Devor November 25, 1816, born near Baltimore, Md., March 23, 1797. They settled in Hampshire County, Va., remained until 1837, when they came to Shelby County, Ohio, and settled in Franklin Township. Mr. William Critton died April 8, 1864, and Mrs. Critton September 19, 1864.
Mr. Dennis Critton, subject of this sketch, came to Shelby County, Ohio, with his parents in 1837, where he grew to manhood. He is a carpenter by trade, which be followed about twenty years, when he turned his attention to farming, which he has since made his vocation, and now owns a part of his father-in-law’s home farm in Franklin Township. On the 20th day of June, 1844, he married Miss Sarah A. Yinger, daughter of David and Magdalene Yinger. Miss Yinger was born in Alleghany County, Md., November 29, 1825, and came to Shelby County with her mother in 1841, her father being dead. Mr. and Mrs. Critton settled in Stanton Township, Miami County, Ohio, remained three years, or until 1847, when they returned to Franklin Township, Shelby County, and settled on the farm where they now reside. They have a family of seven children, two sons and five daughters.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883