Daniel Pensinger

        DANIEL PENSINGER, a prosperous agriculturist of Greene Township, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Franklin County, August 31, 1835, a son of Samuel and Margaret (Myers) Pensinger, who were born in the State of Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent. When our subject was three years old the family removed to stark County, Ohio, remaining there eleven years, removing thence to Crawford County, Ohio, where both parents died a number of years ago.

    Daniel Pensinger grew to manhood in Crawford County, remaining on the homestead farm with his parents until attaining the age of twenty-three years. September 26, 1858, he was married to Miss Mary Susan Wight, who was born in Crawford County, Ohio, July 12, 1838. Her parents, Warren W. and Harriet (White) Wight, came to Jay County, Indiana, in 1870, where they have since died, and are buried in Camden Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Pensinger have had born to them twelve children –Samuel Harris, is married, and lives on part of his father’s land; Harriet, wife of Daniel Castle, Greene Township; John Melville, married and living in Greene Township; Webster, at home; Mary, wife of Amos J. Mayo, of Portland City, Indiana; Estella, died aged fourteen years; Warrant, attending school; Affie A., died age on year; Clara, Luther, Clyde, Myrtle and Arthur L.

    Mr. and Mrs. Pensinger continued to reside in Crawford County until 1868, when they came with their family to Jay County, Indiana, settling on section 4, Greene Township in November of that year, and there began making a home in the woods. They came to the county without a cash capital, but owned the land on which they first settled, a tract of forty acres, of which only a few acres had been cleared. To his original tract he has soon enabled, by persevering industry and strict frugality, to add another forty acres, adding from time to time as his means would allow, until he now owns a fine farm property of 240 acres, of which almost 150 acres have been cleared of the heavy timber, and well improved.

    In the fall of 1886 Mr. Pensinger bought the home and farm property formerly owned by John Mason, located on the same section where he has so long lived, to which he removed, this also being a very fine property, and well supplied with fruit of various kinds. In politics Mr. Pensigner cast his suffrage with the Republican party.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887, page 591.