Biography of Lewis Imhoff, pages 994 / 995.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Lewis Imhoff, farmer, section 15, Wilmington Township, was born on the farm 
where he now lives, Jan. 31, 1845.  His father, Jacob Imhoff, was born in 
Canton de Baren Switzerland, Aug, 1, 1801, and in 1831 came to the United 
States and lived in Millbrook, Wayne Co., Ohio, till 1844, when he came to 
De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on the land that is now our subjects home.  
He was married in Ohio to Mrs. Jane (McKinley) Walker, widow of John Walker, 
by whom she had one child---James P., who died in the service of his country. 
The mother died March 4, 1878, and the father Oct. 8, 1881.  Their family 
consisted of six children, Lewis being the fifth; four are living---John, of 
Washington County, Kas,; Elizabeth, wife of E.J. Shirts, of Shelby, Mich., 
Jane, wife of William Rolph, also of Shelby, and Lewis.  Z.B. enlisted in 
Company G, Nineteenth Indiana Infantry and died in the service.  Ellen 
married M.V. Heffelfinger and at her death left six children.  Lewis Imhoff 
enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Eighteenth Indiana Infantry, and at 
the expiration of his term re-enlisted in Company H, Eighty-eighth Indiana 
Infantry, following the regiments in all their varied fortunes, and was 
finally discharged in June, 1865. He was married March 9, 1870, to Mary 
Cook, daughter of Thomas Cook.  They have three children--Ernest E., John 
H. and Ella L.   Mr. and Mrs. Imhoff are members of the United Brethren 
church.

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