Biography of Jacob Wiltrout, pages 597 / 598.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Jacob Wiltrout, deceased, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1806.  When 
a young man he emigrated to Summit County, Ohio, and was there married to 
Sarah Kendall, a native of Pennsylvania.  In 1852 they moved to De Kalb 
County, Ind., and settled in Richland Township. Where the mother died in 
1857, aged forty-two years.  In 1863 he moved to Fairfield Township and 
settled on the farm now owned by his sons, where he died in March, 1875.  
His family consisted of four children, three sons and a daughter.  The 
daughter, Alice died before the mother, aged two years.  One son, William 
R., was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and died at Washington from 
the effects of his exposure and hardships, aged twenty years.  The remaining 
sons are Benjamin S. born in 1839, and Franklin W., born Dec. 22, 1849.  The 
latter was about three years old when his parents moved to De Kalb County. 
Here he was reared and educated, and since attaining manhood has given his 
attention to agricultural pursuits.  He now owns a part of the old homestead, 
his farm containing 110 acres of valuable land.  He was married Oct. 9, 1878, 
to Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Beuchat.  To them have been born 
four children, but three of whom are living---Mary M., Essie May and Amos 
H.  William F. died aged three months and twelve days.  In politics Mr. 
Wiltrout is a Republican.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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