DAVID W. DUDROW, farmer, P. O. Green Spring, is a native of Frederick County, Md., born October 25, 1825, son of David and Elizabeth (Hines) Dudrow, also natives of Maryland, of German descent. Of their family only three survive: Mary, Philip H. and David W. The subject of this sketch came to this county in 1845, settling in Adams Township, where he purchased and improved a large farm, upon which he still resides. He was married, January 8, 1853, to Mary J. Rule, of Adams Township, this county, where she was born November 3, 1834. Her parents, Daniel and Jane (Groscrost) Rule, were about the first settlers in this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Dudrow have been born eight children, four of whom are yet living: Byron, practicing law, in partnership with H. R. Finefrock, at Fremont, Ohio, has twice been elected city solicitor of Fremont; William, who owns and cultivates a large farm, at Green Spring, in Adams Township; Fred and Mary J., latter attending Baldwin University, at Berea, Ohio. The deceased are John, Alice, Daniel and David, the two latter being twins. Mr. Dudrow has nearly 450 acres of land, which he and his son, Fred, operate, giving considerable attention to stock-raising, merino sheep, etc.


Trancribed by Bonnie Walsh.
WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1886
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part IV, p.703
ADAMS TOWNSHIP