William C. Fent
William C. Fent, farmer, is a son of James Fent, and was born in this township, October 26, 1829, where he was reared and educated. He was married in Greene County. June 19, 1858, to Miss Margaret Christopher, a native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, who has borne him seven children: Charles, Josephine, Louis S., James C, Andrew J., Lucy, and Mary F., all living save Lucy, who died at the early age of three years.
Mr. Fent taught school in winter and farmed in summer, when a young man. For many years he has devoted his time wholly to farming and trading, His father gave him fifteen hundred dollars as a start, and by industry and good management he has accumulated property to the amount of ninety acres, one mile south of Jeffersonville, twenty acres in the corporation of this village, and a half interest in three hundred acres in this township. He paid from forty to one hundred dollars per acre for his land. He is a liberal contributor to churches, a good neighbor, and a highly respected citizen.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County