ALFERD HANCE, retired farmer; P.O. Fletcher; was born Feb. 2, 1823, and is a son of Benjamin and Nancy (Frizell) Hance, both natives of Kentucky, where they married; in 1815, they emigrated to Miami Co., Ohio, locating in Lost Creek Township, where they both died - Mrs. Hance in 1866, he surviving until April 3, 1877; in the prime of his life, he passed through the war of 1812-15, enduring many hardships; they had four sons and three daughters, of whom two are now deceased. Alfred was raised to agricultural pursuits, and received a limited education, remaining at home until 21 years of age, when he engaged in farming for himself in Lost Creek Township; in 1856, he purchased 160 acres in Elizabeth Township, Miami Co., on which he located and improved; this he sold in 1865, and purchased 200 acres in Sec. 30, Brown Township, which was partly improved, and has since undergone a great change. His marriage with Miss Elizabeth Miller was celebrated August, 1844; she was born in Clark Co., Ohio, and is a daughter of John and Joanna (Smith) Miller, she being a native of Ohio, and he of Virginia; his death occurred in Clark Co., in 1862. Mr. Hance and wife are the parents of ten children - Margaret M. (now Mrs. J. E. Bradley), Melissa A. (the deceased wife of W. A. Lewis), Laura (now Mrs. John C. Duncan, of Dayton, Ohio), Milton M., John P., (both of Urbana), Amanda (now Mrs. G. H. Rundle), Ida B., Mary M., Elmer E. (also resides in Urbana), and Allen D. Hance.