WILLIAM S. CORNELL, one in a family of fifteen children, went to live with Elias Gilbert in Springfield Township, this county, where he
remained until he attained the age of twenty-one years. William Cornell's parents, born in New York, were Benjamin H. and Leafie
(Hammond) Cornell, who journeyed westward, stopping in Logan County, Ohio, where the subject was born in 1823. Benjamin Cornell was a
farmer; he died in Whitley County, Ind., where he came about the year 1841. William Cornell is now pleasantly situated on 115 acres of land,
from which the wild forest trees have disappeared, principally through the untiring efforts of Mr. Cornell, who started out in life with $100,
and the determination to succeed. October 22, 1857, Mr. Cornell and Miss Sarah J. Kline were united in marriage. She was the daughter of
William and Ellen Kline, of German and Irish descent, and was born in Richland County, Ohio, August 2, 1840. Six children have been born to
them--Clark, Lora, Leafie, William (deceased), Albert and Delbert.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
J. F. COSPER owns eighty acres of improved land in Section 17, and is the son of John and Mary Cosper, natives of the East, the father of
English, the mother of German descent. They came to Wayne County, Ohio, at an early day, and from there moved to Holmes County; then, in the
fall of 1841, came to Noble County, where the father died in 1872. The subject is one of nine children, and was born in Wayne County, Ohio,
February 19, 1829, and started out for himself at the age of twenty. He worked during summers on a farm, and attended school at La Grange,
taught by Mr. McIntosh, during the winter of 1849-50, and for three years at Ontario, working a portion of the time. Prof. Patch was
Principal of the school there. He has taught seven terms of school in all. He married Emma Waterhouse, September 6, 1854, daughter of B. B.
and Harriet Waterhouse, natives of New York, and of English descent, who came to this township and settled in 1836. Her father was a soldier in
the war of 1812. Mr. Cosper and wife are Methodists, and he has held all the offices in the church; he has also served as School Director
and Pathmaster. He is a Republican, and in the fall of 1864 he was drafted in the army, and served under Gen. Sherman until the close of
the war. They reared an adopted chid, Josie, who was born May 24, 1859; she is now the wife of Norman Royer.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
ISAAC I. CROWELL, born February 6, 1836, in Cayuga County, N.Y., was the only one of twelve children that left his native State. He came to
Springfield Township in 1857, and hired out by the month, continuing about seven years, when he was enabled to purchase the farm of 80 acres
where he now lives. Hugh and Eliza A. (Irish) Crowell were the parents of Isaac. Hugh Crowell was a native of Connecticut, and his forefathers
came from Ireland; the mother was a native of New York, and of English descent; they both died in New York. Isaac Crowell was married May 18,
1862, to Miss Elnora E. Millis; her father, John Millis, was of English ancestry and was born in Maryland. Her mother, Martha Millis, of Irish
descent, was a native of Ohio. Mr. Crowell's property is probably worth $6,000. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Crowell are Theron A., William P.,
Charlie M., John W., Edwin H., Clinton S. (deceased), and Etta M. When the Mount Pisgah Post Office was in existence, Mr. Crowell served as
Postmaster.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
JOHN DANCER, M.D., of German descent, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, October 6, 1830. His father, John G. Dancer, was born in Washington
County, Penn., in April, 1802, and his mother, Margaret (Boyce) Dancer, was born in Washington County, N.Y., in April 1802; they were married
in Jefferson County, Ohio, and moved to Ashland County in 1825; thence, to DeKalb County, Ind., in 1848, where they engaged in farming. Mr.
Dancer's occupation in early life was that of a blacksmith; he died in July,v1873, and his wife in March, 1870. The subject being slightly
crippled, commenced teaching in 1849, to defray his school expenses, and in 1851 began the study of medicine with his brother William at Auburn,
Ind., but upon the death of the latter, went to Lisbon, to study under Dr. Bicknell, with whom he remained thirteen months, and after a short
practice at Auburn, located permanently at South Milford. He completed the course of study at Rush Medical College, Chicago, receiving his
diploma in 1859. In 1865 and 1867, he attended the same college, and during the winter of 1872-73 was at Jefferson and Bellevue Medical
Colleges. Mr. Dancer voted for Franklin Pierce in 1852, and since has voted the straight Democratic ticket. He was nominated State Senator at
one time, and also ran for Representative, but the county went Republican and he was defeated. He was married October 14, 1860, to
Isabel H. Hodges, a native of La Grange County, born January 7, 1837, and daughter of Nelson R. (native of Maryland), and Mary R. Hodges
(native of Pennsylvania). They have had ten children, seven now living, viz., Maggie D., Hattie M., (deceased), John N. (deceased), Kate J.,
Frank A., James A. (deceased), Charles W., Gratia I., Edna D. and George W.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
N. B. DRYER, son of Darius and Clarissa (Rogers) Dryer, was born in Greene County, N.Y., August 9, 1829. His parents came her in 1837, his
father having previously entered land in Noble County, and traded it for the farm where his son-in-law, A. B. Bennett, now lives. He settled on
his farm in 1840, and died there in February, 1861. Darius Dryer, a clothier by trade, was a soldier in the war of 1812; he started the
first carding-mill in this county; he also had followed teaching as a vocation, and four of his six children were school-teachers--his
daughter Laura has taught school the past thirty-nine years, averaging two terms yearly. The subject was favorably educated, and after
teaching six terms of school devoted his attention to farming exclusively. In 1850, he made a purchase of 80 acres of his present
farm; this he has greatly improved, added 40 acres and now has property worth about $7,000. Mr. Dryer was married March 22, 1855, to Mary A.
Tinklepaugh, who was born September 14, 1834, in Madison County, N.Y.; her parents were natives of New York, of German descent, and came to
this township in 1844, where they died, the father, Peter Tinklepaugh, in 1848, at the age of sixty-two, and the mother, Maria (Nifer)
Tinklepaugh, in 1854, ages sixty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Dryer have had eight children--Dwight W., Romaine P., Charles D. (deceased), Zenas
E., Lillie L., William B., Mary Edna and an infant. The survivors are being well educated, and three have taught school in this county. Mrs.
Dryer is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Dryer has served as Assessor two terms, is an active politician and an enterprising
citizen. In about the year 1848, Mr. Dryer remembers of counting as many as twenty-five deer in one drove.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
JAMES M. HESLIP, M.D., is a native of Scotland, where he was born March 26, 1826. His father, Samuel Heslip, was a Methodist clergyman, and
died in Glasgow in 1829. James Heslip came to America in 1845, and for two years occupied a position as prescription clerk in New York, and
after that he followed teaching four years in Pennsylvania, then entered the office of Dr. James Drew, at Mifflin, Penn., where he studied and
practiced his profession two years; he next proceeded to Philadelphia, and after a thorough course at the Medical College there, began his
practice at Flat Rock, Ohio, where he remained two years, and in 1860 came to this township, where he has since resided, and has an active
practice. Mr. Heslip has dealt in real estate to some extent, and for the past year has been engaged in the mercantile business. He was
drafted in the army, but went out as an enlisted soldier with the Thirtieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, but was rejected owing to
disability. When in Pennsylvania, Mr. Heslip was married in 1855 to Mrs. Elizabeth Albright, widow of Samuel Albright, and a native of
Pennsylvania. His second marriage occurred January 10, 1871, to Mrs. Maria Westbay, widow of William Westbay, and daughter of George M.
Butts, who came to this township in 1842, and died here in 1859. She was born December 29, 1832, and by her first husband had six children,
five living, viz.: Martha, born April 19, 1850; Nellie, June 17, 1852; Sarah, March 30, 1854; George W., May 3, 1856; and James, May
16, 1859; Henrietta, deceased, was born January 10, 1861.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
GEORGE W. JAMES, one of five children in the family of William and
Rebecca (Hodges) James, was born in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, in October, 1824. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, were
married in Wyandot County, and died in Ottawa County, Ohio, where they had previously moved and cleared a farm. The subject was the eldest son,
and after the death of his mother went to live with his uncle William Hodges, at the age of eight years, and came with him to this county in
1835, but after three years was compelled to return to Ohio in search of health. After six years he came again to this State, and worked by the
month, making his home with his uncle until he was married, April 20, 1851, to Rachael Carpenter, daughter of William Carpenter, born July 23,
1827. He had previously purchased forty acres of his present farm, and now owns 290 acres, finely cultivated, and with other property is worth
about $22,000. The proceeds of his farm for 1879 were $1,700, for the year following $1,800, and $1,200 for 1881. Besides his extended farm
practice, Mr. James raises considerable live-stock. He was an active worker among the Regulators, and was a follower of the Whig party during
the time of its existence. Mr. James was among the first comers to the county, and has served several terms as Pathmaster. Mr. and Mrs. James
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have had four children, William A. (deceased), Mary L. (now Mrs. Ira Helmer), Isaac W.
and Rebecca (deceased).
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
MICHAEL KIMMEL, one of nine children, was born in Somerset County, Penn., February 16, 1827; his parents, Jacob M. and Elizabeth (Mowery)
Kimmel, of German descent, moved to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1832, and from there went to Seneca County, Ohio, where the father died in August,
1872. Michael Kimmel enlisted in the One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry August 16, 1862, but his health failed and he was
discharged April 29, 1863. He has never entirely recovered, and is afflicted in other ways; he has had three strokes of paralysis, and is
badly disabled besides, having some impediment in his speech. He was married in 1856, May 8, to Rebecca Logenecker, and soon after came to
Milford Township, and located. Their family consists of seven children--Alva J. (who married Luella Cox), Harriet C. (who married
Augustus J. Kent), Celia A. (deceased), Emma J. (married to John Duboise), Noah E., Mary A., and Charles W. Mr. Kimmel has served two
terms as Township Trustee, and had previously been Director of Schools and Pathmaster. His farm numbers 100 acres, well improved, and is
valued at about $8,000. He is a Republican.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
ELDER F. KOMP is a native of Germany, where he was born in Hesse-Darmstadt April 13, 1828, and was brought to America by his
parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Deetz) Komp, in 1831. They lived three years in Pennsylvania, then moved to Clark County, Ohio, and came to
Whitley County, Ind., in 1843; cleared two farms and lived near Columbiana City until their deaths. The subject, when twenty-two years
old, began his calling as a minister in the Church of God. In early times he had many difficulties to contend with, and received but slight
remuneration for his services among the pioneers as a missionary minister, and frequently, to keep appointments, made ten trips of 300
miles each annually. For the year of 1856, he received $17.50 for his continual services, and for several succeeding years was rewarded with
$50 annually. In the fall of 1863, Mr. Komp was drafted and went in the army with Company F, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. In September, 1864,
he was honorably discharged, and after his return, while engaged in farming, preached locally until 1871, when he came to his farm of
eighty-one acres in this township, where he now lives. For two years he was engaged in the ministry, and since then has given his attention to
farming, preaching when occasion requires. Mr. Komp is an anti-secret society man, a believer in divine inspiration and total abstinence, and
entertains the views of the Republican party. He was married, in 1856, May 22, to Elizabeth Parker, daughter of Isaac and Margaret Parker,
natives of Pennsylvania. She was born June 22, 1832, in Armstrong County, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Komp have had eight children, five now
living--George E., Margaret D., Lodema L., Eva R. and Freddie.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
GEORGE T. LOVETT was born in Stark County, Ohio, December 24, 1831. His parents, R. and Katharine (Martin) Lovett, natives of Pennsylvania, came
to Stark County, Ohio, in the fall of 1830, and resided until after her death, August 18, 1851, when the father came to Indiana and located in
this township in 1856. George Lovett is the eldest of nine children, and began working for himself when twenty-two years old. The first year
he lost only two days' work, and in the fall of 1854 came to Milford township. He has one brother who is a minister, and one brother went to
the war and received fatal wounds in the battle of Murfreesboro. The subject was married, March 13, 1856, to Katharine Brady, daughter of
David and Elizabeth Brady. Their children are Mary F. and George R., living, and Laura E., deceased. Upon his arrival in Milford Township,
Mr. Lovett had only $6, and started by running a threshing machine and farming. He now owns one of the finest farms in the township--155 acres
under excellent cultivation, and supplied with every convenience. He is a Republican, and for the past twenty-six years, with the exception of
two summers, has been Superintendent of the Sunday school, and with his wife is a member of the Church of God.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Milford Township
A. SUMMEY, the son of John and Susanna Summey, is a native of York County, Penn., born in 1827. In 1837, he accompanied his parents to Wayne Couny,
Ohio, thence to Elkhart County, Ind., i 1851, coming, after a brief sojourn, to this township. At the time of coming here he had $280 and bought 80
acres of land in Section 8, to which he added 100 more; then sold, in 1866, for $8,400, and purchased his present home, that includes 572 acres of good
land. Mr. Summey was married to Miss Rachael Chambers in 1850. They have had nine children, six of whom are living - Susan, Eliza A., John E., Ellis,
Alice and Oliver. Mrs. Summey is the daughter of Benjamin Chambers, and a native of Stark County, Ohio. The father and mother of the subject are
descendants of the German and English, respectively, and natives of Pennsylvania; they died at his home in this township, the former October 21, 1873, at
the age of seventy-one, and the latter December 16, 1873, at the age of seventy-eight. They had four children, two of whom live in this township. Mr.
and Mrs. Summey are members of the German Baptist Church. He is a Republican, and raises from $1,500 to $2,000 worth of stock annually. His education
has benn principally self-acquired. In their house, in the fall of 1854, the Dunkards held their first meeting in the township.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
FREDERICK SUNTHIMER, son of Adam and Catherine (Shaw) Sunthimer, natives of Germany; they emigrated to America, locating in Virginia, where Frederick
Sunthimer was born, 1836, in Wheeling. In 1840, they removed to Ohio, and lived in the counties of Tuscarawas, Coshocton and Holmes. In the latter place,
eighteen years after the death of his wife, Adam Sunthimer passed away, at the age of seventy-one. At the age of twenty-two, the subject came to La Grange
County,and worked two years, receiving $132 per year, in a saw-mill, in Eden Township. Shortly succeeding his marriage, which occurred November 28, 1860,
he rented his father-in-law's farm, where he has lived ever since, with the exception of four years, spent in working his own farm of 77 acres, in Section
19, that he subsequently exchanged for the homestead property of 180 acres, which he has greatly improved. His wife, Rachael, the daughter of Joseph and
Elizabeth Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, was born May 30, 1844. They have six children - Mary A., Joseph E., Rachael, Andrew J., Amanda and Edward. The
subject and wife are members of the Omish Church. He is worth about $12,000, and is a Republican citizen of enterprise.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
HANNON J. VAN DORSTON, one of the enterprising citizens of the township, purchased and located on his farm of 107 acres in the spring of 1864, and is living in
the oldest frame house in the township. He was born in Wayne County, Ohio, April 4, 1833, and came to Indiana soon after celebrating his twenty-first birthday.
One year he passed in Elkhart and La Porte Counties; then returned to the home of his parents. In April, 1855, he started for California, going via New
York and the Isthmus of Panama. After arrival there he engaged in mining for fourteen months; then went to Portland, Oregon, where he worked at lumbering until
the fall of 1858, when he returned home and, March 24, 1859, was married to Miss Susan Flora. They have had eight children - Minerva C., now Mrs. Gideon Lehman;
Flora T., Charles E., Samuel J., Capitola, Lula D., Ethel E. and Othny Ono. Mrs. Van Dorston is the daughter of Jacob and Magdalena (Lesher) Flora, natives of
Pennsylvania, and was born in Wayne County, Ohio, May 8, 1840. Mr. Van Dorston was Justice of the Peace four years, and then re-elected but did not qualify. His
parents, Samuel and Mary (Flickinger) Van Dorston, natives of Pennsylvania, moved from Ohio to St. Joseph County, Mich., in 1865; Samuel Van Dorston died in 1880;
his widow is now living in Three Rivers, Mich., and is eighty-four years old. The subject, his wife, and two daughters are members of the Lutheran Church.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
JOSEPH WEIRICH, when a boy of fifteen years, came to this township with his parents in 1842, who settled on a farm in Section 17, subsequently changing their location to
Section 20, where they began again the task of clearing a home from the forest wilderness. Joseph Weirich is a natvie of Somerset County, Penn., and the eldest son of
Philip Weirich, also a Pennsylvanian by birth. In about 1852, Joseph purchased the old homestead property, and exchanged it a few years afterward for his present home of
150 acres. As the result of his own efforts and industry, he now is worth over $8,000. On the 3rd of March, 1852, he married Barbara Garber. Her father, John Garber, was a
native of Pennsylvania and of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Weirich are believers in the Omish faith. He received a poor education in youth. As a wheat-thresher and wood-sawyer,
Mr. Weirich has had considerable experience. His father died in Febraury, 1868,and his mother, who is yet living, has attained the age of seventy-nine years.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
ELIAS WIGHT was born June 6, 1830, in Augusta, Me., and removed with his parents to Richland County, Ohio, in 1833. In the spring of 1852, he came to Indiana, stopping in Elkhart
County, where he taught school several years, having had some experience in Ohio, teaching there three winter seasons. This vocation he pursued two winters in Iowa, but was called
home by the death of his father in 1855, after which he assisted in the supoport of the family until he was married, July 1, 1860. Elias and Elizabeth Wight, of Maine, were the
parents of Elias Wight, the subject, who now owns and resides on the farm where they located when they first came to this State in 1853. Mrs. Wight died in 1861. The Wights are of
an old family whose ancestors came to America from the Isle of Wight. Elias Wight is an active Republican citizen, was elected County Commissioner in 1878; served the township as
Assessor for eleven years and during that time took the military enrollment. His wife, Sophia A., whose parents, William and Ann Telfer, came to this county in 1847, was born in
St. Joseph County, Mich., in 1843; her parents were natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. Wight have had four children - Marvin L. (deceased), Byron W., Eva E. and Clarence E. Subject
owns 240 acres of land, half of which comprises the old homestead, and first introduced the raising of sorghum, beginning the manufacture of it in 1857. At the age of eighteen, Mr.
Wight left home for the purpose of attending the college at Oberlin, whither he went accompanied by his father, arriving at nightfall. His trunk was deposited in the college building, they
proceeding to a hotel to pass the night. The next morning, his father decided that he could not spare him, so they procured his trunk and returned home, his "great expectations" ending
in the acquirement of a common-school education.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
WRINCH WINTER was born in New York in 1830. His parents, George and Melicent (Wrinch) Winter, were English people, emigrating to America in 1824; the former came West in 1836, entering
land where the subject is now living, removing his family to the same in the summer of 1837. This was one of the earliest permanent settlements in the township. In the spring of 1852,
Wrinch Winter and three companions started for California, equipped with a cover wagon, drawn by three yoke of oxen and two cows. While crossing the Elkhorn River, a band of Indians
surprised them, but left them unmolested. At Stockton, Cal., Mr. Winter was employed about three years in teaming, then returned to this township, where he has remained. After his father
died (December 19, 1868), he purchased the homestead farm of 126 acres, having now 206 acres of good land. He is a Republican, and, in 1863, was appointed to fill a vacancy as Trustee of the
township, and continued to hold the office for three consecutive terms, serving satisfactorily throughout. Mr. Winter and Miss Lucretia Hamilton were married in 1856, and have a family of
four children - George H., Corette, Regina and Marian E. Mrs. Winter was born in 1836, in St. Joseph County, Mich.; her father was Samuel Hamilton, a native of Pennsylvania, and of Scotch descent.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
ALLEN I. WOLFE is a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, and the son of Samuel and Mary Wolfe, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Ohio, and both of German ancestry. They removed to Elkhart County, Ind.,
in 1837, the subject at the time being five years of age, shortly afterward coming to Fly Creek, in this county. After several changes, they finally located on Section 3 of this township, where the rest of
their days were tranquilly passed. Allen I. Wolfe, at the age of sixteen, learned carpentering; continued the same until 1852, when he went to California with three companions, staring with a covered wagon,
drawn by four yoke of cattle; this equipage they disposed of at Soda Springs, U.T., landing at their destination in the fall of the year. After spending three years in the Northern mines, Mr. Wolfe returned
to Indiana with the sum of $3,600, with which he purchased his farm of 160 acres, that is now well improved with good buildings. He was united in marriage to Miss Susan Wight, by the Rev. J.P. Jones, on the
17th of January, 1856. They have had four children - Lewis A., Mary E., Warren W. and Nettie E., deceased. Mr. Wolfe is an anti-secret man, and in the early history of the township served on the Board of
Trustees several times. Hunting was always with him a favorite pastime.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
C.C. YODER is one of eleven children in the family of Christian and Catharine (Miller) Yoder, natives of Pennsylvania, in which State our subject's birth occurred, in Somerset County, May 29, 28129. He was united
in marriage, June 27, 1841, to Catharine Harshberger, the daughter ofo Jacob and Barbara (Summey) Harshberger, natives of Pennsylvania. In 1843, Mr. Yoder removed to Elkhart County, Ind., where he resided until
March, 1851, locating then on his present farm of 160 acres, that has been cleared and improved by him. Instead of the customary log cabin, he built a small frame structure that is yet standing. Mr. and Mrs. Yoder
are firm members of the Omish Church, and parents of eight children, five of whom are living and located near home. They are - Barbara, Noah, Lydia, Harriet and Sarah. Mr. Yoder once met with a narrow escape and
painful accident. Before leaving his native State, while riding through the woods during a severe storm, he was struck on the skull by a falling limb, and knocked insensible from his horse. After reviving, he
continued the journey with his faithful animal, and by the assistance of medical aid was soon restored.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township
REUBEN YODER is a native of Somerset County, Penn., where he was born January 9, 1831. He is one of eleven children in the family of Christian C. and Catharine (Miller) Yoder, who were born in Pennsylvania, and were of
German lineage. Reuben Yoder was left an orphan at the age of eighteen, and went to work on a farm. For several reasons he was engaged in threshing grain with the flail, receiving every tenth bushel. In the winter of 1850-51,
he threshed 1,100 bushels of oats, and 280 of rye. On the 1st of the following April, he was married to Harriet Riehl, who was born in Pennsylvania March 3, 1830. Her parents, John and Elizabeth Riehl, were natives of Germany,
and after coming to this country, with the exception of three years passed in Michigan, lived in Pennsylvania until their deaths. Subject and wife started on their wedding tour in a covered wagon for Indiana; settled on their
present farm, and lived eight years in a log house. When Mr. Yoder came here he had $700, a team and wagon; by dint of perserving industry, he has acquired 240 acres of well improved land, valued at $50 per acre. They are
members of the Omish Church, and have had nine children - Elizabeth, Samuel R., Daniel R., Mary M., Menno S., Moses A., Peter A., Abraham (deceased), and Levi. Mr. Yoder is giving his children a good education, and Daniel is
now teaching his sixth term of school.
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Newbury Township