Biographical Sketch of Wabash Co. In. GEORGE KITTERMAN, farmer, P.O. North Manchester, was born in Preble County, Ohio, March 30, 1833. His father Daniel Kitterman was a native of Virginia (born in 1799), and his mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Mikesell, was born in Ohio. Both parents are deceased. They were members of the German Baptist Church. The subject of this sketch was reared in Ohio. On the 18th of September, 1856, he married Elizabeth Yost, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Houser) Yost, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Maryland. In 1880, he came to Wabash County, Indiana and purchased eighty acres of land, to which he subsequently added another eighty- acre tract, and has in the meantime made it a fine farm. By industry and energy, he has succeded in accumulating a comfortable amount of property. Mr. Kitterman and wife are the parents of six children--Mary F.; Clara F; Prudence A.; Henry E.; Jennie M.; and John F. Clara F. was married November 19, 1880 to Joseph Garber, and lives in this county. The parents and four of the children are members of the Christian Church. Biographical Sketches of Wabash County, Indiana Eliza Kitterman, born 8 Aug. 1828, Preble Co., Ohio, married 27 July 1848 to David Houser in Preble Co., Ohio, died 23 July 1906, Wabash County, Indiana. David died 3 April 1904, both are buried in Union/Pleasand Grove Cemetery in Wabash Co., In. David is the son fo Henry and Lydia Rinehart Houser. He was born in Montgomery County, Ohio 10 June 1821. Eliza and David moved to Wabash County, Indiana in 1851. They owned a farm and David was a tanner by trade. They had twelve children; Amos, Caroline, Hiddery, Perry, Libbie, Peter, William, Daniel, Ira and Idia. Name of two of the children unknown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Perry (© 1998 Virginia Perry)