Levi Fronk

A thriving farmer of Cornwall Township , residing on section 16, of which he owns a quarter, was born Dec. 4, 1815 , in Pennsylvania . He is a son of Henry and Sarah (Buchannan) Frank, natives of Pennsylvania . He remained with his parents until he was 22 years of age, spending most of his time working on the home farm and very little of it in attending the common schools. While living in Pennsylvania , Jan. 1, 1838 , he was married to Miss Nancy Shields, who was born in the Keystone State in 1822. They had born to them a family of ten children, as follows: Mary Henrietta, Sarah E., Rebecca J., Henry Benson, Margaret, Tansey, John, Cyrus (deceased), Chauncy, Matilda, Joseph and Clementine. Mr. and Mrs. Fronk have 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Fronk has a good substantial house on his farm, and by his industry and energy has place it under excellent cultivation and improvement. Religiously, they are Baptists. Mr. Fronk is a Republican in political sentiment.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, page 565

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