Biography of John Dirrim, pages 612 / 613. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. John Dirrim, farmer, section 11, Franklin Township, was born in Chenango County, N.Y., Aug. 11, 1809, a son of Richard Dirrim, a native of Delaware, and a pioneer of Chenango County. After the war of 1812, in which he was a soldier, in September,1815, Richard Dirrim moved his family to Stark County, Ohio, and settled in Brown Township, where our subject was reared and educated. In May, 1845, he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled where he now lives, on what was then a tract of heavily timbered land. He was married Jan. 20, 1831, to Sarah Harkless, daughter of William Harkless. To them were born two children, but one of whom is living---William, who married Mary A. Barker, and has four children---Hannah R., Viona, Florence and Maurice. Mrs. Dirrim died in November,1834, and April 15, 1835, Mr. Dirrim married Hannah Gillespie. Of their eleven children, nine are living---Sarah, Hugh W., Leonard, Richard, Margaret, Isaac, Delana, Milton and Elizabeth A. James G. died while in the service of his country in the war of the Rebellion. Sarah married Fred D. Oberlin. Hugh married Catherine Spease, and has six children---Orlando, Lincoln, Clarence, Jordan, Nettie and Emma. Leonard married Mary Gowdy, and has nine children---Frederick, William, Mina, Etta, Samuel, Anna, Sarah, George and Delana. Richard married Alice Wilkins, and has five children---Eugene, May, James, Pearl and an infant daughter. Margaret married M.M. Barker and has five children---Clara, Delana, Isaac, Charles and Chester. Isaac married Angeline Wagoner and has two children---Phoebe and Mary. Delana married Irvin Crane and has three children---Luther, Eva and Delana. Milton married Minnie Turner and has two children---James and May. Mr. Dirrim owns 100 acres of land in the homestead, which is now under the supervision of his son Milton. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com