Biography of Peter Miser, page 906. History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Peter Miser, the third son of Samuel and Catherine (Barkey) Miser, is a 
native of Coshocton  County, Ohio, born Jan. 16, 1836.  His father was born 
in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 6, 1809, and died Oct. 30, 1883. His mother 
was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 9, 1814.  She was a schoolmate of Joseph 
Gardner, of this township.  In 1848 they came to De Kalb County, Ind., where 
he bought 160 acres of timber-land for which he paid $650.  He built a log 
house into which he moved his family, which consisted at that time of six 
children.  They were members of the German Reformed church, and he was one 
of the elders for over thirty years, and a friend and associate of Rev. 
J.G. Kissell, the first preacher of the denomination in this part of the 
State.  The mother is still living, aged seventy-two years.  She is the 
mother of ten children, eight of whom are living---John, Peter, Christian, 
Susannah, wife of Christian Rohm; Mary, wife of Albert Fickes; Elizabeth A., 
wife of George Bowser.  Mrs. Miser has forty-six grandchildren and four 
great-grandchildren.  Peter Miser was fourteen years of age when his 
parents came to this county.  He received a good education in the common 
schools, remaining with his parents till maturity.  He was married in 1857 
to Elizabeth Kissell, a native of Ohio, daughter  J.G. and Susannah, 
native of Pennsylvania. To them have been born nine children, eight of 
whom are living---Mary E., wife of Joseph Cochran; Sylvester A., John G., 
Samuel A., Causa A., Henry W., William O. and Susannah C.  Edward is 
deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Miser are members of the German Reformed church.

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