Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - Adam Fausnaugh

ADAM FAUSNAUGH

Adam Fausnaugh, a farmer near Richwood, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, and was a son of Adam and Mary Elizabeth (Andricks) Fausnaugh. He was raised on the farm and educated in the common schools of Fairfield County. When about sixteen years of age he came to Union County, and has since made this the place of his abode. He early adopted the occupation of a farmer, and has devoted the whole of his life to agricultural pursuits, meeting with well merited success in all his undertakings. He is an energetic, practical farmer, and a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, On April 2, 1861, he was married by Rev. Long, in Delaware County, and has had four children, viz.: Emory E., Sarah E., Louise, deceased, and Lollie May.