Biography of James W. Platter, page 715.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

James W. Platter, the first white make child born in De Kalb County, Ind., 
was born in Concord Township, Oct. 11, 1836, a son of Jacob and Jane (Weeks) 
Platter, his father a native of Miami County, Ohio, born Feb. 16, 1805, and 
his mother of Rockbridge County, W. Va., born Aug. 18, 1809.  He was 
educated in the pioneer log school-house, and in his youth learned the 
blacksmith’s trade, although the greater part of his life has been devoted 
to agricultural pursuits.  He now owns a fine farm of 100 acres on section 
18 Newville Township.  He lived in Concord Township till twelve years of 
age, and then went with his parents to Defiance County, Ohio, where he lived 
fourteen years.  Then moved to Allen County, Ind., and seven years later 
returned to De Kalb County, and in 1873 settled on the farm where he now 
lives.  He was married Dec. 23, 1859, to Harriet Reaser, daughter of Daniel 
and Sarah Reaser, of Wayne County, Ohio.  They have had four children---
Cornelius, born Sept. 12, 1861; Ulysses, born July 26, 1863, died April 2, 
1884; Arthur, born Aug. 13, 1866, and John, born March 21, 1873.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Platter are members of the United Brethren church.

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