John M. Burkholder, miller, Casstown; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 13, 1836; is a son of Felix and Elizabeth (Moyers) Burkholder, who were also born in Pennsylvania, their ancestry originally coming from Switzerland. Felix and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living, viz., John M., Catharine, Felix M., Michael M., Elizabeth and Mary. Mr. Burkholder, our subject, remained with his father and learned the milling business, his father being a miller by profession. Jan. 25, 1859, was celebrated his marriage with Catharine Lukenbach, born March 30, 1837, daughter of Rev. Levi and Anna (Driver) Lukenbach, who were also natives of Pennsylvania, the parents and grandparents all hailing from that state, but the ancestry originally coming from Germany. Rev. Lukenbach and his wife were the parents of six children, of whom four are living, viz., Elizabeth, now Mrs. Moses Dohmer; Catharine; Abraham, living in Penn., and Anna, now Mrs. George Royer, living in Portage County, Ohio. John M. and wife, by their union, are the parents of twelve children, viz., Calvin Franklin, born in Potter Township, Center Co., Penn. Dec. 5 1859, parent's residence Potter's Red Mills; Elizabeth Emma, born in Potter Township, Center Co., Penn. March 23, 1861, parent's residence Potter's Red Mills; Anna Mary, born in Newton Township, Miami Co., Oho Aug. 3, 1862, parent's residence Sugar Grove Mills; Felix Edwin, born in Newton Twp., Miami Co., Ohio Jan 21, 1864, parent's residence Sugar Grove Mills; Levi Daniel, born in Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio Aug. 7, 1865, parent's residence Snyder's Mills; John Harvey, born in Newton Twp., Miami Co., Ohio Nov. 21, 1867, parent's residence Sugar Grove Mills; Michael Elmer, born in Elizabeth Township., Miami County, Ohio Feb 11, 1869, parent's residence Sheet's Mills; Abraham L., born in Lost Creek Twp., Miami County, Ohio Feb. 7, 1871, parent's residence Lost Creek Mills; George Washington, born in Lost Creek Township, Miami Co., Ohio Oct 17,1872, and died Sept. 3, 1873, age 10 months and 16 days, buried in Casstown Cemetery, Miami Co., Ohio; Otto O., born in Lost Creek, Miami Co., Ohio Jan 11, 1874, parent's residence Lost Creek Mills; Catharine Ellen, born in Lost Creek Township, Miami Co., Ohio Dec. 4, 1876, parent's residence Lost Creek Mills, and Willis Oliver, born in Lost Creek Twp., Miami Co., Ohio July 22, 1879, parent's residence Lost Creek Mills; also we add the name of Mary Krimer, a child raised by Mr. Burkholder, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania about 1851; her mother dying when Mary was only three years of age, she was taken charge of by Mrs. John Teatsel and taken to Center County, Penn. When about eight years of age, was placed in the care of Mr. Burkholder and wife, who have raised her, and with whom she still resides. After Mr. Burkholder's marriage, he remained in Pennsylvania about three years, then removed to Miami Co., Ohio, near Covington, at Sugar Grove Mills, where he remained three years; thence to Snyder's Mills in Clark Co., where he stayed nine months; thence to Squire Coppock's Mills, where he stayed fifteen months; back to the Sugar Grove Mills again, remaining one year; thence to Sheet's Mills, where he lived two years; finally he removed to his present location, Lost Creek Mills, where he has been in business for ten years. Mr. Burkholder was raised in the milling business from a boy and has followed the occupation through his entire life; he is running a strictly custom grist-mill, a three-run mill-stone, and, from his great experience and excellent style, is probably second to but few millers in the county. Mr. Burkholder is a member of the "Brethren in Christ" or "The River Brethren Church," his membership dating back for twenty-one years.