Biography of Eli Stoffer, page 776. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. Eli Stoffer was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1836, a son of Samuel Stoffer. In 1864 he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Fairfield Township, and in 1874 moved to the southwest quarter of section 19, Smithfield Township, where he has since resided. In 1884 a cheese factory was built on his farm, and May 23 he began manufacturing, the firm name being Smithfield Dairy Association. Mr. Stoffer is President of the association. The factory has the capacity of manufacturing 500 pounds of cheese per day. Mr. Stoffer is one of the most successful and enterprising business men of the township. He was married in Ohio to Elizabeth Weaver, a native of Columbiana County, They have seven children---Oliver, Delilah, Amanda J., Edwin O., John F., Mary K. and Ella N. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com