RALPH DILDINE, farmer. P. O. Kenton, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 31, 1833. His father, Allen Dildine, was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother, Mary Boyd. in Ohio. Our subject came to Hardin County. Ohio, in 1851, and to Cessna Township in 1881. He was educated in the common schools of Delaware County, and was reared on a farm. On March 2, 1859, he was married to Patience, a daughter of John and Huldah Clark of Marion County, Ohio. Her father was a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, and her mother of the State of Delaware. Mr. and Mrs. Dildine are the parents of seven children. viz., Demeris Jane, wife of William Halpin, of Jackson Township; Fronie Ellen. Huldah Ann, Myrtie Adell. Mary and Amy (twins), Willie, deceased at the age of four months, and Nettie. deceased at the age of six years. Mr. Dildine and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is one of the latest accessions to Cessna Township, and is a man that will make his mark.