Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, he was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional convention.
He was born near Mount Pleasant. He was the son of David Updegraff to Ohio's first constitutional convention. He was the son of a Quaker minister to Ohio's first constitutional convention. He was the son of grandson of Nathan Updegraff to Ohio's first constitutional convention. Nathan Updegraff was a delegate. Mount Pleasant was Ohio.