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HENRY MAISH, of Center township, Clinton county, Ind., and a resident thereof
since his early childhood, was born in Perry county, Pa., November 21, 1831,
and is a son of David Maish, who came with his family to Indiana about 1836
and settled near Frankfort. Henry went through all the rugged experiences of
a farmer boy's life in the wilderness, attending the rude school-house,
helpfully clearing away the forest, and working on the home farm until twenty-
three years of age, when, November 16, 1854, he married Catherine Elizabeth
Fudge, daughter of the pioneer, David Fudge, a Methodist minister. (See
sketch of David Fudge). Miss Fudge was born on the farm owned by Henry Maish
May 5, 1835, but was called from her husband to a better land April 27, 1875,
after having borne her husband the following children: Mary Seraphina,
November 20, 1855; Hannah Tabitha, September 8, 1857, deceased; David Fudge,
August 19, 1859; Samuel M., October 24, 1861, deceased; William Henry,
deceased, and an infant that died unnamed. After his marriage, Henry Maish
lived for six years on rented land. His wife then inherited an interest in
her father's estate, and by 1861 Mr. Maish had succeeded in buying out the
rights of the other heirs and settled on the property. It then consisted of
160 acres, but he has increased it to 273 acres, replaced the old dwelling of
two rooms with a modern residence, substituted the dilapidated barn with
commodious modern structures, drained the land, and brought all the 273 acres
under a good state of cultivation, with the exception only of twenty-five
acres held in reserve. The second marriage of Henry Maish took place
February 14, 1877, to Catherine Mikesell, a native of Ohio, to which union
four children have been born, viz: Oris T., Pearl, Laura, and Harry
(deceased). In politics Mr. Maish is a democrat, and with his family in
religion is a Methodist. He comes from a very ancient German-American family,
the earliest of whose ancestors, John George Maish, landed in America October
16, 1751 and settled near Harrisburg, Pa. The wife of John George was
Catherine Ulp, who became the mother of six children, viz: Joseph, David,
Frederick, Dolly, Christine and Catherine, all of whom lived to rear families
of their own.
Transcribed by Chris Brown from pages 792-793 of "A Portrait And Biographical
Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind.," published in 1895 by A.W. Bowen &
Co. Chicago.