MONROE KISTLER, farmer, P. O. Clyde, Sandusky County, is a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born November 7, 1830, and is a son of John T. and Eve (Brisk) Kistler, who came to this county in 1833 and settled in Adams Township, where they reared a family of three children: Polly, Sarah and Monroe. John T. Kistler died July 14, 1870, aged sixty-six years, and his widow, January 8, 1878, at the age of seventy two. Our subject was married, September 11, 1849, to Catharine Setzler, of Adams Township, this county, a native of Germany, born March 7, 1830, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Swan) Setzler, who came to America in 1834, settling first in Huron County, Ohio, where they remained fourteen years, and then moved to this county, where they died, former in 1861, aged sixty-six years, latter in 1866, aged seventy-one years. They were the parents of six children, of whom John, Lena, Elizabeth and Catharine are living, and George and Philip are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kistler are the parents of ten children; those living are John M., Henry, Lena, George, Monroe, Nathan, Franklin and Anna; Philip and Augustus are deceased. Mr. Kistler has improved many acres of land in this county, and has served his township in several of its offices. He and his wife are prominent members of the Lutheran Church, of which Church his entire family are also members. Mr. Kistler has given all his attention to general agriculture. He has owned several hundred acres of land, most of which he has distributed among his children, and still has 220 acres. In politics, Mr. Kistler is a Democrat.


Trancribed by Bonnie Walsh.
WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1886
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part IV, p.705
ADAMS TOWNSHIP