Biography of Robert Arford, page 782.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Robert Arford, section 4, Stafford Township, was born in Fayette County, 
Pa., March 27, 1828, a son of Jacob Arford, a native of Maryland, who moved 
to Wayne County, Ohio, in the spring of 1831, and to Tuscarawas County in 
1839.  Robert Arford grew to manhood in the latter county, and in 1852 came 
to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on the land where he now lives.  He 
cleared a small patch of ground and built a hewed log house 26x18 feet in 
size, a story and a half high.  He was in meager circumstances when he came 
to this county, and after paying for part of his land and buying a few 
necessary articles, had but $12 dollars left.  He bought seventy-five acres 
of land for $350, and paid $130 cash.  He went to work for others till he 
had paid the rest.  He made all the furniture in their house with the 
exception of two chairs and a bureau.  He had no team, and he and Jacob 
Crise bought a yoke of oxen together.  Although commencing life in what 
seemed adverse circumstances, he has toiled bravely on, assisted by a 
noble wife, till he now has a fine farm of nearly 200 acres, all under a 
good state of cultivation.  He was married June 16, 1850, to Margaret 
Weimer, daughter of John Weimer.  The have had a family of seven children, 
but three of whom are living---Mary E., Maville C. and Charles S.   Mr. 
and Mr. Arford are members of the United Brethren church.

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