Biography of G. T. Abbey, page 836. History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

G.T. Abbey, cashier of the De Kalb Bank, is a native of Clyde, Sandusky 
County, Ohio, born Nov. 24, 1827, a son of Alanson and Lucy (Daggett) Abbey, 
natives of New York, who moved to Ohio in 1819.  Alanson Abbey was a soldier 
in the war of 1812 and received a pension for his services.  His wife died 
in 1840, and he afterward married again.  To him and his first wife were 
born ten children, six of whom lived till maturity.  They were members of 
the Christian church.  Mr. Abbey died in 1879, at the age of eighty-four 
years.  Our subject, G.T. Abbey, remained with his father till manhood.  In 
1838 his parents removed to Steuben County, Ind., and there he grew to 
manhood.  He received a very limited education, but by perseverance became 
fitted to enter the business world and compete successfully for positions of 
honor and trust.  In 1864 he moved to Waterloo, which has since been his 
home.  He was married in 1850 to Martha Long, a native of Ohio, daughter of 
James and Martha Long.  To them were born three children, but two of whom 
are living---Ella J., wife of W.H. Hollister, of Butler, Ind., and Carrie 
J.   Mrs. Abbey died in Steuben County in 1862.  Mr. Abbey is a member of 
Waterloo City Lodge, No. 307, F.& A.M., and has been Master of his lodge 
three yeas; past High Priest and also Principal conductor of the work of 
his council.  For many years he has been identified with the educational 
and political interests of the town.  Politically he is a Republican.

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