George Loudenslayer, farmer P. O. Pleasant Hill born in Pennsylvania in 1833; is the son of John L and Susan (Dishon) Loudenslayer, both of Pennsylvania; his grandfathers were natives of Germany; John L. was a shoemaker by trade; he died in 1835, leaving two daughters and one son; Mrs. L. afterward emigrated to Ohio, where her death occurred in 1861. The subject of this sketch was not 3 years old when his father died, and at the age of 7 years was bound out for his board and clothes; at the age of 15 he began working for wages during the summer, and attending school during, the winter months; at 18, he apprenticed himself to the carpenter trade, which he followed two years; he then immigrated to this county, locating in Monroe Township, he remained here till 1864, when he removed to Moses Doner's farm, two and a half miles southwest of Milton; at the end of four years, he purchased his present place of 80 acres, now under the best of improvements. As a farmer, he is a success; as a member of society, he is pleasant and affable. His religious views find expression in the Brethren in Christ Church, of which he and his wife are members. Married in June, 1857, to Elizabeth Hullacher, of Montgomery Co., born March, 1837, her father coming originally from Pennsylvania; of their nine children.. three are deceased.