Abram Darst, born in Franklin County, Virginia, July 25, 1782, came to Dayton in 1805, bought lot 51, on the west side of Main Street, north of Second, from Benjamin Van Cleve for seventy-five dollars, and built a two-story brick residence and store. The building is still standing, occupied now as a harness shop. On December 21, 1809, Mr. Darst married Mary Wolf, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1787, and came to Dayton in 1807. She died December 12, 1882, at the advanced age of ninety-five years. Mr. Darst was a merchant, and one of the foremost citizens in his day. In 1827 he was appointed one of the first fire-wardens. He died February 9, 1865. There was a family of ten children—Julia (Mrs. James Perrine), Christina (Mrs. William B. Dix), Mary (Mrs. Jacob Wilt), Sarah (Mrs. W. C. Davis), Martha (Mrs. George M. Dixon), Napoleon (who married Susanna Winters, daughter of Valentine Winters), Phoebe, and John, of whom three—Mrs. Dix (in Maumee City, in her eighty-fourth year), Phoebe, and John (in Dayton)—are still living.
Pioneer Life in Dayton and Vicinity
Abram Darst, born in Franklin County, Virginia, July 25, 1782, came to Dayton in 1805, bought lot 51, on the west side of Main Street, north of Second, from Benjamin Van Cleve for seventy-five dollars, and built a two-story brick residence and store. The building is still standing, occupied now as a harness shop. On December 21, 1809, Mr. Darst married Mary Wolf, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1787, and came to Dayton in 1807. She died December 12, 1882, at the advanced age of ninety-five years. Mr. Darst was a merchant, and one of the foremost citizens in his day. In 1827 he was appointed one of the first fire-wardens. He died February 9, 1865. There was a family of ten children—Julia (Mrs. James Perrine), Christina (Mrs. William B. Dix), Mary (Mrs. Jacob Wilt), Sarah (Mrs. W. C. Davis), Martha (Mrs. George M. Dixon), Napoleon (who married Susanna Winters, daughter of Valentine Winters), Phoebe, and John, of whom three—Mrs. Dix (in Maumee City, in her eighty-fourth year), Phoebe, and John (in Dayton)—are still living.
Pioneer Life in Dayton and Vicinity
Inscription
ABRAHAM
Gravesite Details
1C5R
Family Members
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Julia Ann Darst Perrine
1810–1872
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Christina Alice Darst Dix
1814–1897
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Mary Darst Wilt
1815–1874
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Sarah L. Darst Davis
1818–1889
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Phebe Darst
1818–1896
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Napoleon Bonaparte Darst
1820–1895
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John Wolfe Darst
1822–1907
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Martha J Darst Dixon
1825–1876
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Samuel Bertrand Darst
1829–1850
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Abraham Britton Darst
1830–1874
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