J. H. Harrod
J. H. Harrod (deceased) was born in Madison County, Ohio, December 5, 1815, and was a son of Samuel and Mary Harrod; the former was born September 28, 1776, and the latter October 4, 1790. They were married in Greene County, Ohio, December 20, 1810. He died February 7, 1857, and his wife November 21, 1866. Our subject was united in marriage with Ellen Hughes, Febraury 14, 1850; she was born in Delaware County, Ohio, January 14, 1826. To this union have bene born five children — William, Augusta, Charles G., Samuel L. and Mary E. Mr. Harrod was engaged in farming and trading stock through life. When he was married he owned 180 acres of land, and he afterward added to it until at the time of his death, September 13, 1874, he owned nearly seven hundred acres of well-improved land. He acquired a common school education, and was a member of the I.O.O.F. fraternity. He was a good citizen, loved and respected by the community in which he lived.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]