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Hiram Roads, farmer; P. O. Painter Creek. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in July, 1838, and is a son of Jacob and Barbara Roads, natives of Ohio; his father is yet living; his mother departed this life in 1846; they were the parents of sixteen children, fourteen of whom are living. Our subject�s boyhood days were spent on his father�s farm, and not until he was 25 years of age did he leave the parental roof to become an actor on the stage in the great drama of life; in 1864, he began his career by locating in this township on 75 acres of land, where he still resides; prosperity has crowned his efforts, and he is one of the largest landholders in the township, having about 300 acres under his control, all of which is in a good state of cultivation and highly improved. He was united in marriage with Sarah, daughter of John Hittle, Feb. 8, 1863; her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, afterward residents of Ohio. Mr. Hittle resides in Dayton; Mrs. Hittle is dead; they were the parents of five children. Mr. and Mrs. Roads are the parents of six children, viz., Mary C., John, Jacob, George, Jonas and Franklin. Mrs. Roads is a member of the German Baptist Church, and a consistent Christian woman.
