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WILLIAM H. MAISH, of Center township, Clinton county, Ind., was born in
Fairview township, York county, Pa., August 20, 1840, and is the younger son
of Joseph and Catherine (Draurbaugh) Maish (originally spelt Maisch), the
details of whose biography are given above in the sketch of Melchor Maish.
After the death of his parents, as above related, William H. was reared by his
grandmother until the age of twelve, when he was hired out to a farmer, for
whom he worked for one dollar and a half per month for two years; then worked
for a year for his uncle, George Rockey, and at the latter's death was placed
out by his guardian with another farmer at four dollars per month, one dollar
less than he could have earned elsewhere. A year later young Maish hired
himself out for seven dollars per month, regardless of the wishes of his
guardian, and worked for two summers and three winters for the employer of his
choice. Being now eighteen years old, he chose for his guardian his brother,
Melchor, with whom he lived until February 28, 1861, when he married Eliza
Berkheimer, a native of Cumberland county, Pa., and of German descent. The
young couple went to farming in Cumberland county, but in 1863 Mr. Maish was
drafted into the army. He, however, was exempted on the payment of $300, and
in April, 1864, came to Indiana with his brother and others and located in
Carroll county, where he lived until March, 1893, when he came to Clinton
county, where his brother had already settled. Here William H. settled on a
farm just east of Frankfort, having, however, been quite popular in Carroll
county, where he had served as constable for four years and as township
assessor five terms, being in his politics a stanch democrat.
In 1880 Mr. Maish lost his wife, who had borne five children, viz: Joseph H.,
George B.,
Catherine (who died at the age of six years), Eliza E., and Mary S. The
second marriage of Mr. Maish occurred in 1883 to Amanda Thomas, a native of
Carroll county, Ind., and this union has been blessed with one child-Annie
Florence. The family are adherents of the Methodist church, and fraternally
Mr. Maish is an Odd Fellow. The first wife of Mr. Maish was a daughter of
Jesse and Eliza (Kimmel) Berkheimer, and the second is a daughter of Andrew
and Sarah Ann (Baker) Thomas. Mr. Thomas, a native of Virginia, died in 1889,
but his widow still lives in Carroll county. Mr. Maish has been very
successful in life, having begun on no capital, excepting enough to buy eighty
acres of timbered land in Carroll county, but he now owns 240 acres of
improved,land in that county and a fine farm of forty acres, just east of
Frankfort, Clinton county-all gained by his superior sagacity and skillful
management.
Transcribed by Chris Brown from page 792 of "A Portrait And Biographical
Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind.," published in 1895 by A.W. Bowen &
Co. Chicago.