Biography of John Beidler, page 842.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Beidler, the second son of Henry and Nancy (Ocherman) Beidler, was born 
in Westmoreland County, Pa., May 15, 1818.  When he was two years of age his 
parents moved to Ohio and settled in Holmes County where they lived the 
remainder of their lives.  In that county he grew to manhood, and was 
married when twenty-two years of age to Miss Elizabeth Fresher, a native of 
Holmes County.  In the spring of 1847 they left Ohio and moved to De Kalb 
County, Ind., and settled on a tract of wild, timber land in Union Township, 
which had been entered by his father.  At that time, the county was mostly 
inhabited by wild animals and Indians.  Now a part of the city of Waterloo 
is located on his land.  He has two good residence houses on his farm, and 
his other buildings are large and convenient. Although in meager 
circumstances when he commenced life, he has now a competency for his old 
age.  He has a family of seven children---Frank M., Solomon, Catherine, 
wife of J.B. Taylor, of Waterloo; Henry, Hiram W., John C., and William S.  
He and his wife are members of the United Brethren church, of which he has 
served several years as Class-leader.  Politically he is a Republican.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin 
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com