Biography of Adam Weirich, page 594.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Adam Weirich, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Lebanon county, Pa., 
born July 16, 1827, the youngest son of John and Elizabeth (Rupe) Weirich.  
When he was four years of age his parents moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and 
there he grew to manhood, living with his parents till his maturity. He then 
learned the blacksmith’s trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years.  He 
worked as a journeyman two years and engaged in business for himself two 
years in Stark County and then returned to Wayne County and followed his 
trade till 1858, when he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on a 
tract of second-handed land he had previously bought.  This he has cleared 
and improved and  to his original purchase of ninety acres has added thirty-
five acres, having now a fine farm of 125 acres.  He has also worked at his 
trade in connection with farming and has been very successful, having 
acquired a competency for his old age.  He was married Oct. 8, 1851, to 
Martha (Wise) Sidle.  They have had seven children---Martha E., wife of 
W.H. Gardner; Adam S., Jacob M., Sarah J., Samuel M., James W., and 
Catherine E.  Mr. and Mrs. Weirich are members of the Lutheran church. 
Politically he is a Democrat.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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