WILLIAM ELMER SEE, a representative citizen of Elizabeth Township, residing on his well improved farm of 157 acres, which is situated in Section 32, on the Springfield and Troy Turnpike, about four miles southeast of the latter place, was born January 5, 1863, and is a son of Jacob and Ellen (Jackson) See.

Samuel See, the grandfather of William E., came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, and settled at Tippecanoe City. He was a brick mason by trade and was always identified with the brick business. In his youth he had the reputation of being able to lay more brick in a given time than any other workman in the county. He had four children-Jacob, Sarah, Katherine, and Henry.

Jacob See married Ellen Jackson, who is a daughter of William and Mary Jackson, and they had two children: William E. and Amanda. The latter is the wife of Charles Martin, of Elizabeth Township. For many years Jacob See was a respected citizen and representative farmer of Elizabeth Township, where he died June 7, 1906. His widow now resides in Troy and enjoys good health and has a wide acquaintance.

William E. See obtained his education in the Kyle school, near his home, and at Walnut Grove, afterward taking up farm duties with his father. He continued to reside at home both before and following his marriage, and when his father died he inherited the farm. He has it all under cultivation with the exception of sixteen acres still in timber, and through his excellent methods makes every acre yield to its utmost. His buildings are of a substantial character and he assisted to construct them all.

Mr. See was married January 10, 1888, to Miss Clara Hoover, who is a daughter of Shannon and Margaret Hoover, of Staunton Township. They have two children: Verna, who is a High School student at Troy; and Lauren, who goes to school in Elizabeth Township. Mr. See is affording his children all the advantages in his power, being a great friend to the public schools and believing in popular education. For some six years he has been a member of the School Board of Elizabeth Township. The mother of Mr. See has witnessed many changes since she came first to Elizabeth Township. The little settlement around Grayson Station is on a part of the old homestead farm, the land having been bought by the Big Four Railroad.