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WILLIAM HENRY DENISTON— Mr. Deniston is a native
of Preble county, Ohio, born July 29, 1846. He is a son of Ethan
A. and Mary Ann (Jerdon) Deniston. The former was born in
Preble county, Ohio, in October, 1821, and now resides in Miami
county, Ind. By occupation he has been a miller and for many
years operated a mill at Mexico, Miami county, Ind. The mother
of Mr. Deniston was born in Pennsylvania in 1820, and died in Miami
county, Ind., in 1869. The family came to Indiana in 1848 and
settled in Miami county, where the subject of this review attended
the public schools and later took a business course at Purdy's college at Lafayette, Ind. He grew up in the milling business in his
father's mill and became a practical miller. In 1869 he came to
Rochester and engaged in the grocery business, which he continued
for about one year and then began the agricultural implement business, which he continued for some three years and then until 1890
he was engaged in the hardware business. In the year last named
he was, by a majority of 203, elected to serve four years as auditor
of Fulton county. His term of service began March 4, 1891, and
continued until March 4. 1895. As a public official he gave the
people entire satisfaction and left the ofifice with the trust imposed
in him faithfully and courteously discharged. In the spring of 1895
he, as a member of the firm of Deniston & Caffyn, engaged in the
grain business. In politics he is a democrat and has always supported the principles of that party. The marriage of Mr. Deniston
took place in 1866 to Miss Maria Hoover, who was born in Cass
county, Ind. Mrs. Deniston is a daughter of John and Rachel M.
Hoover. The former was born in Ohio in 1808 and died in Cass
county, Ind., in 1872, while the mother was born in Wayne county,
Ind., in 1811, and died in Cass county, Ind., in 1894. To this union
is one son, Arthur Leroy. He is a member of Rochester lodge, No.
47, I. O. O. F., and Fredonia lodge, No. 122, K. of P., and he and
wife are members of the M. E. church.
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