Newton Co., IN Biography

Newton County, Jackson Township.  From A History of Warren, Benton, 
Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. 

   GEORGE W. DEARDURFF was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 
December 17, 1837, and is a son of Daniel and Lucinda (Heckathorne)
Deardurff, the former a son of John Deardurff, who removed from Ohio
to Tippecanoe County in 1838, and thence to this county in 1847, where 
he ended his life.  Daniel Deardurff was born in Ohio in 1816 came to
Tippecanoe County in 1833 and afterward married Lucinda Heckathorne.
He remained in said county until 1845, removed to Newton County, and
now lives in Kentland.  He was twice married and is father to ten
children--George W., Christian, John, Samuel, Daniel, Henry, Josephine,
Sallie, Elizabeth and Mahala. 
   Our subject, George W. Deardurff was brought to this county by his 
parents. April 25, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Fifteenth Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until June 1, 1864, during which
period he participated in many heavy battles, and was wounded at 
Mission Ridge November 25, 1863, by gunshot through the right shoulder
and ankle, from which cause he remained in the hospital until discharged.
   August 27, 1865, he married Josephine Wolcott, born in Jackson
County, Michigan, July 14, 1850, which marriage gave issue to nine
children--David, John, Mary, Alphonso, Aletha, Olive M., George W.,
Cora and James L.


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