Biography of George Pugsley, pages 1010.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George Pugsley, Justice of the Peace and farmer, section 29, Wilmington 
Township, was born Jan. 28, 1838, a son of Joseph Pugsley, a native of 
England, who came to America in 1845 and located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.   
Mr. Pugsley was reared a farmer but obtained by his own exertion a good 
education, attending the seminaries at Chargrin Falls and Twinsburg, Ohio.  
When seventeen years of age he began teaching and has taught every winter 
save three since that time.  Many  began at A, B, C, and continued under his 
instruction at the same school until they were qualifies to teach and became 
among the best teachers in the county.   He came to Indiana in April, 1860, 
and settled on his present farm, which was very heavily timbered.  He has 
cleared his land, doing all the work himself, and now has a good farm 
under excellent cultivation.  Mr. Pugsley has been four times elected 
Justice of the Peace in his township and is now serving the fourth term.  He 
was married in March, 1860, to Caroline Bailey, daughter of Cryus  Bailey. 
To them have been born ten children, nine of whom are living---Cora L., 
Mary E., Reuben J., Eugene E., George E., Emma J., Walter G., William H., 
Laura E. and an infant son.  Mrs. Pugsley and three daughters, Cora L., 
Mary E. and Emma J., are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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