Biographical Sketch of Susannah Peters Valentine from the History of Allen County, Indiana, 1880:

"MRS. SUSANNAH VALENTINE. (EEL RIVER TOWNSHIP). This aged lady, who was one among the very earliest settlers in this county, came here when the country that now is dotted over with churches and schoolhouses, that is traversed in all directions with railroads and turnpikes, and whose surface is covered with splendid farms, was a vast wilderness, inhabited mostly by Indians and wild beasts. She is a native of the State of Maryland, where she was born on the 4th day of January, 1799. Her maiden name was Susannah Peters. When she was quite young, her parents removed to what is now Fairfield County, Ohio, and were among the pioneers that first settled in that part of Ohio. In 1820, she was united in marriage with John Valentine, and they soon after moved on to a tract of wild land that he had purchased, and went to work to make a home for themselves and their children. They remained there until in June, 1833, when they sold their farm and, loading their household goods in a wagon, came to Allen County, to start anew in the struggle for fortune. He purchased a tract of land in Eel River Township, consisting of 227 acres, and, with stout hearts and willing hands, in a few years had a comfortable home, and were surrounded with the comforts of life. In 1868, the partner of her youthful days was removed from earth, leaving her to mourn his temporal loss, but in hopes of an eternal re-union hereafter. Mrs. Valentine is the mother of eleven children; three sons and three daughters are left to comfort her declining years. She was brought up within the pale of the Lutheran Church; but owing to the fact that there were no facilities for attending the church of that denomination, in 1858, she became affiliated with the Christian or Campbellite Church, of which Church she has since been a consistent member. Mrs. Valentine is now over eighty years old, but is still hearty and remarkably vigorous for a person of her advanced age."