Biography of Philip Lung, pages 498 / 499.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, 
Chicago, 1885.

Philip Lung, farmer, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1819, a son of John and Susanna Lung, of 
Shenandoah County, Va., who settled in Ohio in and early day.  He was the youngest of six children, four of whom 
are living---Paul, Noah, David and Philip.  The boyhood of our subject was spent in his native county, where he 
attended school eighteen months, which was the extent of his educational advantages.  Before he was eight years 
of age he was bound out to serve till of age.  He came to De Kalb County in 1840, and entered 160 acres of wild land 
in Butler Township; returning to Ohio he remained there ten years, and then came again to De Kalb County, sold his 
land and entered the farm where he now lives, which he has cleared and improved.  He has disposed of a part of his 
land, but still owns eighty acres.  Mr. Lung was married in Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1859, to Margaret S. Ott, who died 
March 1, 1872, aged thirty-four years.  To tem were  born four children; two are living---Nicholas and Daniel.  Mr. 
Lung, as was his wife, is a ember of the Lutheran Church.  He has always affiliated with the Democratic party, 
casting his first vote for Van Buren in 1840.  He is one of the representative citizens of De Kalb County, having by 
his integrity and honorable dealing won the esteem of his fellow citizens.

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