Preble County, Ohio, farmer and fugitive from justice. Ohio native. Married to Sarah Irick Surface in Preble County, Ohio, in September 1840. Father of Andrew J. Surface, Lucinda Surface, Noah Surface, Huldah Surface, Susana Surface, Jacob Surface, Rhoda Surface, and Amanda Surface. Married to Elizabeth Snyder Surface in Kenton County, Kentucky, on March 19, 1864. Father of James Surface. Farmer in Cass County, Indiana, in 1860. Farmer in Preble County, Ohio, in 1863. Accused of bigamy in Kenton County, Kentucky, in 1865. Fugitive from justice in August 1865.