S. B. Giffin, retired farmer; P. O. Covington. S. B. Giffin, born about six miles south of Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1804, is a son of William Giffin, a native of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio, about the year 1800, and located near Cincinnati; lived, there awhile, then moved to Montgomery Co.; from there to Warren; in the year 1835, he moved to Miami Co. and located southwest of Piqua, and lived there until death. S. B. was raised, until 16 years old, upon a farm; he then learned the trade of a blacksmith; he worked eleven years southwest of Piqua, and twelve years in Covington; he had to quit his trade on account of his eyesight failing him; he purchased a farm near Covington, now known as the Tobias farm; traded this for the James Etter farm ; sold it and bought the old Souder farm, which he exchanged for the farm where he now resides.; his farm is situated half a mile west of Covington, containing 81 acres of rolling land. Near his residence is one of these valuable springs that are quite numerous in Miami Co. He has twice been married; first, with Miss Martha Vanhorn, of Hamilton Co., Ohio, in April, 1828. They had nine children, of whom four are living-William, John V., Robert and Martha A. His second marriage was with Miss, Martha Scott.

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