Jacob L. Divens
Jacob L. Divens was born in this township, August 16,1835, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Depoy) Divens; he is a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia; they were married in this state, and removed to this county. They had ten children, of which our subject is the seventh. He obtained an ordinary education, then went to farming, his present business. He was married, September 21, 1867, to Olive Ann, daughter of Dr. Culy, of Good Hope, who bore him four chiklren: Orie A., Josephine M., and two who died in infancy. He assisted in driving back the famous Morgan, who came so near spreading desolation and woe in this state.
In 1870, he purchased eighty-one acres of land on the Holland road, two and one-half miles from Good Hope, and has since added twenty-six acres, all of which is in a good state of cultivation. He also has in operation an extensive tile factory, and turns out about fifteen miles of drainage tile in a year; is a Republican in politics.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County