William M. Duling
William M. Duling, son of Thomas D. and Nancy (Meskimen) Duling, is a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, where he was born on May 22, 1837. He came with his parents to Fairmount Township in 1845. He was educated in the common schools of Coshocton County, Ohio, and Grant County, Indiana, being a pupil at different times of William H.H. Reeder, George W. Bowers and Columbus Lay.
Mr. Duling all his life been engaged in agricultural pursuits and has been quite successful. In politics he first affiliated with the Republican party, later identifying himself with the Prohibitionists. He has been for many years a prominent member of the Methodist Protestant Church. During the Civil War he served from 1864 to 1865 as a private with Company I of the seventy-ninth Indiana Volunteers.
On September 3, 1862, he was married to Miss Matilda J. Wilson, born in Jefferson Township, June 30, 1844. She was the daughter of John M. and Mary Ann (Lucas) Wilson, early settlers in Grant County. Mr. and Mrs. Duling are the parents of seven children namely: Mary, John M., Flora L., Frank, Eva, Oliver and Effie, all living. They have sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Much of the information appearing in this book regarding the Lake Galatia neighborhood was supplied by, or has been verified by Mr. Duling, who is still hale and hearty, though eighty years old.
Submitted by: Gina Reasoner