Biography of James Dragoo, pages 865 / 866.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

James Dragoo, a pioneer of De Kalb County, Ind., was born near Hayesville, 
Ohio, Aug. 5, 1817.  He was the sixth of nine sons of Frederick and Martha 
(Angel) Dragoo.  He came to De Kalb County in 1837 and entered land in 
Jackson and Concord Townships.  Then returned to Ohio and remained till 
1841, engaged in farming.  In 1841 he moved to De Kalb County and settled in 
Concord Township where he improved a farm of 125 acres, on which he lived 
till 1874 when he rented his farm and moved to Auburn.  While living in 
Concord Township he served as Justice of the Peace nine years.  He has been 
variously engaged in various branches of business since coming to De Kalb 
County.  At one time he was associated with John P. Widney in the mercantile 
business.  At another he bought hogs and cattle and shipped to the Eastern 
markets, and in an early day he bought cattle and horses which he drove to 
markets in Illinois and Wisconsin.  He has been twice married.  First, in 
Auburn, 1838, he married Zerniah Johnson, who died in Concord Township in 
March, 1873.  In September, 1874, he married Mrs. Hannah Ferrell, of 
Newcastle, Pa.  They have one son---Harry D.  A son, Terry, died March 4, 
1877, and a daughter, Clarissa, died July 11, 1880.  Mr. Dragoo has three 
adopted daughters-Sarah H., now wife of E. Bruke, of Monroe County, Ohio; 
Harriet, wife of H.P. Culbertson, of Auburn, and Charlotte, wife of 
Jeremiah Davis, of Jackson Township.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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