Biography of  Dr. Almond S. Farrington, pages 869 / 870.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Dr. Almond S. Farrington, of Waterloo, was born in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., 
N.Y., Dec. 4, 1832, a son of Keeler and Aseneth (Southwick) Farrington, of 
Scotch descent.  His ancestors were heroes in the Revolution, and his father 
was a soldier in the war of 1812. When he was five years old his parents 
moved to Peru, Huron Co., Ohio, and when he was seventeen to De Kalb County 
and located near Sedan.  He received but a limited education in his early 
life.  The county being new and there being no public-school fund, the 
schools were supported by private subscription, which was with difficulty 
made large enough to carry on a school during the winter months.  In 1849 
his father bought a timbered farm in De Kalb County, and for about a year 
and a half he assisted in clearing and improving it, but wishing to have 
the benefit of a good school he then returned to Ohio, and attended during 
the winter for two years, working the remainder of the time to defray his 
expenses.  In 1852 he entered Hiram College at Portage County, Ohio, where 
he was a student under President Garfield.  He remained there five years, 
and in 1857 began the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. 
Elisha Hall, of Norwalk, and the next year entered the Eclectic Medical 
College, Cincinnati, where he remained until March 1, 1860.  The next 
month he located at Norwalk where he had a very satisfactory practice, but 
in 1862 moved to De Kalb County, and live in Sedan seven years.  In 1869 
he sold his property in Sedan, with a view of locating in Waterloo, but 
not being able to suit himself in the village, bought a farm just outside 
the limits, which he superintended, although the greater part of his time 
was taken up with his practice.  In 1871 he purchased his home on Maple 
street, which is one of the most valuable and desirable residences in 
town.  For twenty-two years he has been identified with the medical 
fraternity of De Kalb County, with a constantly increasing popularity, and 
is now in the enjoyment of an extensive practice, which yields him a good 
income.  As a surgeon Dr. Farrington has always met with good success, 
being a skillful and reliable operator, but his greatest merit lies in his 
medical practice. A close student and a constant determination to excel, 
places him at he head of the profession, and to a marked degree he has the 
love and confidence of his patients and their friends.  Possessed of a 
strong character, a cheerful and sympathetic presence, his calmness 
impresses those about him of his ability and fidelity.  He is a worthy and 
earnest member of the Christian church.  In politics he is a Republican, 
and is firm and uncompromising in the support of his political convictions, 
yet generous and tolerant of others not in accord with him, and is in no 
sense a politician, as applied to an office seeker.  He is an earnest and 
consistent temperance man, and in his practice as a physician aids, by his 
example, the cause.  He is a genial, courteous, Christian gentleman, and 
is a greatly admired by the medical fraternity as by those outside the 
profession.  Dr. Farrington was married Oct. 19, 1861, to Miss Elizabeth 
Link, of Union Township, a lady of rare intellect and pleasing manners, a 
kind neighbor and devoted Christian mother.  They have eight children, 
five sons and three daughters. Dr. Farrington is in the prime of his 
manhood, not withstanding he carries in his body several pieces of lead, 
received by the discharge of a gun in the hands of a maniac in 1871. This 
disabled him for sometime, but his strong constitution, aided by his 
correct habits, over came all the evil effects, and he is to-day in the 
enjoyment of robust health.

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