Person:Michael Friend (1)

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Michael Friend
b.28 Feb 1819 Brush Creek Township, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
d.16 Mar 1900 Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
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m. 23 Jul 1844
  1. Mary Ellen Friend1845 - 1917
  2. James Miller Friend1846 - 1935
  3. Nancy Jane Friend1848 - 1876
  4. Norris Wilson Friend1855 - 1935
  5. Amos Wesley Friend1857 - 1929
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Name[1] Michael Friend
Gender Male
Birth[2] 28 Feb 1819 Brush Creek Township, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Marriage 23 Jul 1844 to Eliza Miller
Death[3] 16 Mar 1900 Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Burial? Evergreen Cemetery, Auburn, Dekalb Co, IN

Biography of Michael Friend, page 651. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Michael Friend was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb. 7, 1819, a son of George and Barbara Friend, native of Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Richland County, where the father died in 1828. His mother afterward married Robert Allison. In 18__ Mr. Friend came to Jackson Township, a bought a tract of heavily timbered land, which is now his home, and in 1842 his mother and stepfather came to the county, and made this farm their home till his mother’s death in 1852. Mr. Allison then went to Michigan and died there. Michael Friend was married Jul 23, 1844, to Eliza Miller. In 1854 they settled on their farm which is one of the best in the township. M Friend is one of the most practical farmers of the township, and his ho shows the care f a painstaking and thrifty owner. His buildings are all in good order, and his residence is one of the best in the township. To Mr. and Mrs. Friend have been born five children---Mary Ellen, wife of Samu Osborn; James M., with his father; Nancy Jane, deceased; Norris and Amos; the two latter born in this county. July 9, 1883, Mrs. Friend died, leaving her husband after thirty-nine years of happy married life, to finish the journey of life alone.

FRIEND, Michael, d Mar 16, 1900, ae 81y, 1m, 9d 

                Nancy J., dau of Michael  and Eliza,  d Mar 24, 1876, ae 27y, 6m,   24d
                Eliza, wife  of Michael, d July 2, 1883, ae 56y, 15d
References
  1. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

  2. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

  3. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

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