David Manson, farmer, now township Trustee; P. O. Box Piqua; was born in this county in 1823, and is a son of Morton Manson, who was born in Penn., Jan. 5, 1796; early in the nineteenth century, he came with his parents to this county, where he, on Dec. 31, 1818, married Catherine Smith, who was born June 25, 1796; she died about 1855, and he, in the same month, followed her to her long-resting place. David was brought up to farming, and received an ordinary education, and, in 1848, was married to Elizabeth Covault, who was born in Montgomery County, Ohio in 1833, and is a daughter of Thomas B. and Phebia Covault; he was a native of this county, and she of Virginia; David Manson and wife are the parents of eight children, viz., Catherine, Clara C., James L., John H., Iza D., Harle W., Memery M., and Rilla M. In 1857, they located where they now live, and own 80 acres of land in Sec. 12; he has, for nine years, held his present office of Township Trustee.