Biography of John T. Urey, page 592.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John T. Urey, deceased, was a native of Coshocton, County, Ohio, born June 
6, 1828, a son of George and Nancy (Thompson) Urey, natives of Jefferson 
County, Ohio.  He was reared on a farm, receiving a good common-school 
education.  He remained with his parents till his marriage, and then engaged 
in farming.  In the fall of 1864 he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and 
settled on a tract of wild land on section 23, Fairfield Township, which he 
cleared and improved, making a good farm, on which he lived till his death, 
Jan. 31, 1879.  He was a public spirited, energetic citizen, and was 
influential in promoting many enterprises of benefit to his township.  He 
was a member of the German Baptist church, and most exemplary Christian.  He 
was married Dec. 29, 1859, to Elizabeth Hostetter, daughter of Jacob and 
Esther (Arnold) Hostetter, of German descent, who moved from Somerset 
County, Pa., to Coshocton County, Ohio, when Mrs. Urey was fifteen years of 
age, and thence to St. Joseph County, Ind., where the father died and the 
mother still lives.  To Mr. and Mrs. Urey were born six children---George, 
John H., Samuel C., Nancy E., Rebecca E., and Etta May.  The first three 
are school-teachers in this county.  Mrs. Urey is a member of the German 
Baptist church.

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