Biography of George M. Ditmars, page 297 / 298. History of Northeast 
Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the 
editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and 
William H. McIntosh.  The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 
1920.  

   George M. Ditmars since early manhood has carried on the operations of 
the old Ditmars homestead in Jackson Township of DeKalb County.  He is the 
only son of he late Isaac Ditmars, who owned and developed this farm.
   George M. Ditmars was born in Keyser Township of DeKalb County August 1, 
1869, a son of Isaac and Martha (George) Ditmars.  His parents are both 
native of Ohio, his father of Holmes county.  The Ditmars and George 
families came to DeKalb County in the early days, and Isaac spent his life 
as a farmer.  He died in 1919 and his wife in 1906.  He had served as a 
soldier in the Union army during the Civil war and was an active member of 
the Grand Army.  He was Baptist and republican. Of four children, one died 
at the age of ten years and George M. is the only son.  Mary is the wife 
of Frank Olinger and Anna, the wife of Frank Dawson.
   George M. Ditmars grew up on the home farm and attended the district 
schools.  November 8, 1893, he married Cora E. Olinger, who was born in 
Keyser Township, a daughter of John S. and Lucy (Yarde) Olinger. Ever 
since his marriage Mr. Ditmars has lived on the homestead and manages and 
owns about 120 acres in general farming and stock raising.  He and his 
wife had two children: Chester, who was born October 7, 1895, and died at 
the age of three years, four months and twenty-five days; and Floyd F., 
who was born December 6,1897, and is a graduate of the common schools and 
has attended the Auburn High School.
   Mr. Ditmars is a republican, and though living in a township normally 
democratic by over eighty votes came within four votes of being elected 
trustee.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com