Biography of Michael Friend, page 651. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. Michael Friend was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb. 7, 1819, a son of George and Barbara Friend, native of Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Richland County, where the father died in 1828. His mother afterward married Robert Allison. In 18__ Mr. Friend came to Jackson Township, and bought a tract of heavily timbered land, which is now his home, and in 1842 his mother and stepfather came to the county, and made this farm their home till his mother’s death in 1852. Mr. Allison then went to Michigan and died there. Michael Friend was married Jul 23, 1844, to Eliza Miller. In 1854 they settled on their farm which is one of the best in the township. Mr. Friend is one of the most practical farmers of the township, and his home shows the care f a painstaking and thrifty owner. His buildings are all in good order, and his residence is one of the best in the township. To Mr. and Mrs. Friend have been born five children---Mary Ellen, wife of Samuel Osborn; James M., with his father; Nancy Jane, deceased; Norris and Amos; the two latter born in this county. July 9, 1883, Mrs. Friend died, leaving her husband after thirty-nine years of happy married life, to finish the journey of life alone. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com