Biography of Henry A. Shull, page 749.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Henry A. Shull, farmer, section 24, Richland Township, was born in Stark 
County, Ohio, April 3, 1817, the eleventh of thirteen children of Henry and 
Catherine (Reed) Shull.  His grand father, Peter Scholl, came from Germany 
to the United States when seven years of age, being the only one of his 
father’s family to reach America, the rest all dying on shipboard.  At that 
time the name was spelled S-c-h-o-l-l, but it has never been changed by the 
family.  Henry A. Shull received his education  in the German and English 
schools in his native county.  He remained with his parents till his 
marriage Sept. 8, 1844, when he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and bought 
160 acres of heavily timbered land in Richland Township.  This land he 
cleared and improved, and now has one of the best homes in the township.  
He was married Feb. 4, 1841, to Ann Eliza Weaver, a native of Stark County, 
Ohio, daughter of Henry and Susanna (Bender) Weaver.  But one of their 
five children is living---Elias.  Levina, Ephraim, Isaac, and an infant 
are deceased.  Ephriam enlisted in the Rebellion in Company K, Thirty-
third Indiana Infantry, and died while in the service, Nov. 15, 1861.  
Mrs. Shull died May 27, 1849.  April 7, 1850, Mr. Shull married Rebecca 
Bain, a native of Stark County, Ohio, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Thomas) 
Bain.  To them have been born nine children, but four of whom are living---
Daniel B., Peter, Josiah and Rebecca Ann.  The deceased are---Obadiah, 
Henrietta, Harvey, Mary C. and Edward.  Mr. and Mrs. Shull are members of 
the Lutheran church.  Politically he is a Republican.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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