Biography of Edward W. Fosdick, pages 983 / 984.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Edward W. Fosdick, attorney at law, Butler, was born in Knox County, Ohio, 
July 12, 1822, a son of Thomas Fosdick, a native of Connecticut.  In 1844 he 
came to Indiana and located in De Kalb County two miles south of Butler 
where he engaged in farming till 1855; in the meantime taught school several 
terms, and also devoted his leisure hours to the study of law.  He was 
elected County Treasurer in 1854, and during the two years he held that 
office continued his law studies.  He began his practice in Butler with 
James E. Rose, under the firm name of Rose & Fosdick.  Mr. Rose subsequently 
moved to Auburn where he has a good practice.  Mr. Fosdick has since 
continued his practice alone and has met with good success.  In 1869 he was 
elected State Senator and served four years.  He was married in 1852 to 
Helen G. Totten, who died May, 1856, leaving two children-Emma, now 
deceased, and  Edwin L., of Butler.  In 1859 he married Ruanna M. Brandon, 
who died in April, 1860.  Sept. 17, 1878, he married Elizabeth H. 
Fetterhoff, a native of Springfield, Ohio, daughter of Joseph Fetterhoff, 
of Steuben County, Ind.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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