History of Defiance County, Ohio. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1883.

A. VIERS, son of John and Rebecca Viers, was born near Delta, Fulton Co., Ohio, March 27, 1845. His father was also a native of Ohio, born January 9, 1800, and was married to Rebecca Salisberry, born in Pennsylvania June 8, 1806. They moved to Fulton County at an early day, being the third white family in the county. They cleared a large farm, and raised a family of nine sons and four daughters. Five of the sons served their country in the late war, in which two lost their lives. John Viers died July 2, 1873; his wife is still living.

The subject of this sketch was married, June 17, 1869, to Alice M., daughter of Adam and Mary J. Stout, born March 12, 1851. They first settled in Florida, Henry County, remaining there until 1871, when they moved to Defiance, where he entered into mercantile life as a salesman for Messrs. Flickinger & Blair. In the spring of 1883, he formed a partnership with Thomas Hilton in the grocery business, and opened up in the Holgate, Potterf & Tittle Block, opposite the Russell House. His family consists of two children--Nettie B., born March 16, 1871, and Adam C., born February 2, 1874.

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