Biography of Aaron A. Stout, pages 776 / 777.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Aaron A. Stout was born in Lenawee County, Mich., in 1829, a son of George 
and Delight W. (Bliss) Stout, his father a native of New Jersey, born in 
1799, and his mother a native of Vermont, a daughter of Nelson Bliss. His 
father moved to Western New York with his parents when about five years of 
age, and when a young man moved to Lenawee County, Mich., where he was 
married, and in November, 1836, moved to De Kalb county, and settled in 
Fairfield Township.  In 1834 he had entered eighty acres of land in Steuben 
County just across the line from De Kalb , and in the spring of 1837 settled 
on this land and improved it, making it his home several years.  He 
subsequently moved to section 1, Smithfield Township, and thence to Jackson 
Township, Steuben County, where he died in the spring of 1866.,  His wife 
died in 1853.  The had a family of five sons and two daughters---Herbey B., 
the eldest, died of cancer, aged fifty-three years; Aaron A., George L. died 
at the age of twenty-three years; Orville L. died at the age of forty 
years; Nancy W., wife of Frederick Story; Caroline, now Mrs. Forst; Edwin 
went West several years ago, and is supposed to be dead.  After the death 
of his first wife Mr. Stout married Mrs. C. (Shotto) Clark, who is still 
living.  To them were born four children.  Aaron A. Stout remained with 
his parents till his marriage to Malinda Bower, who was born in New York, 
April 13, 1834, daughter of John Bower, who settled in Fairfield Township 
in 1851.  Her father is now living in Kent County, Mich.; her mother died 
in 1861.  Mr. and Mrs. Stout have had three children, but one is living---
Frances A., wife of Archie W. Irwin.  Lydia L. died Jan. 29, 1878, aged 
twenty-two years and one died in infancy.  In 1861 Mr. Stout enlisted in 
the Forty-second Indiana Infantry for three years, but was discharged in 
January, 1862, on account of disability.  In April, 1863, he settled on 
his present farm on section 12, Smithfield Township, where he has one of 
the pleasantest homes in the county.

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