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George Waldsmith was born in this county June 11, 1838; his parents, Peter and Susan Waldsmith, were natives
of Ohio; he was reared on a farm in the wilds of St. Joseph county, and while others had access to common schools,
he was deprived of them, having to stay at home and work for his mother, while his father was away laboring for
their support. He was married Sept. 28, 1869, to Miss Maggie Lower, and their 2 children are Rosanna and Grant.
Mrs. Waldsmith is a daughter of Peter and Rosanna Lower, natives of Ohio. She was educated in the Academy at Millersburg,
O., and followed school-teaching for about 16 years. Mr. W.'s father was a settler in this county at the early
period of 1832.
FROM:
History of St. Joseph County, Indiana
Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Publisher
Chicago 1880.
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