Biography of William H. Dirrim, pages 6`3 / 614.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

William H. Dirrim, section 11, Franklin Township, was born in Carroll 
County, Ohio, July 8, 1820, a son of Richard Dirrim, a native of Delaware, 
who died in this county in 1875, aged ninety and a half years.  At the time 
of his death his descendants numbered 142.  In 1833 the family moved to 
Wayne County, Ohio, and in 1844 our subject came to De Kalb County, and the 
following fall settled on the farm where he now lives.  He bought 160 acres 
of wild land, 100 acres of which he improved.  He now owns 146 acres, and 
his residence and farm buildings are convenient and comfortable.  Mr. Dirrim 
was married Sept. 12, 1839, to Christiana Haughey, a native of Jefferson 
County, Ohio, daughter of Robert Haughey.  They have had a family of nine 
children, seven of whom are living---Hannah J., Robert R., William S., Mary 
E., Christiana, Caroline and Timothy H.  Hannah married Isaac Firestone, of 
Williams County, Ohio, and has seven children---Christiana, Dora, William, 
Sheridan, Timothy, Mary and Cora.  Robert R. married Amanda Firestone;  
Mary married William Gowdy, of Steuben County, Ind., and has six children---
Marion F., Francis, Charles, Mary, Robert and Fannie.  Caroline married 
George E. Hammond, and has two children---Timothy and Roy.  Mr. Dirrim has 
served his township as Trustee one term and as Assessor two years.  He and 
his wife and four of their children are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
church at Hamilton.

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Arlene Goodwin
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