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The obit for George tells of his father, Job.
I am related to this family also.
George WESTFALL
Montgomery County, Indiana
H. W. Beckwith, 1881 History of Montgomery County, Indiana (Chicago: Beers) p 507
George WESTFALL, farmer, Waynetown, was b. July 26, 1820, in Darke Co, Ohio. His parents,
Jobe & Elizabeth (TERRY) Westfall, were natives of Ohio. His mother d. in that state
in 1829. His father marr. again, and in 1834 or 35 moved to Montgomery Co IN and rented in
different parts of Coal Cr. Twp. He d. in 1839, leaving a wife and family. He and wives
were members of the Christian Church. he was a lifelong Dem. and had been a soldier in the
War of 1812. The burden of the family fell upon George. For one year he cared for the home
and family, when his stepmother- marrying again - relieved him of the responsibility. He
then worked by the month at $14, high wages for the time. Sept 24, 1840, he was marr. to
Martha A. HOUSER, daughter of John & Nancy Houser of CC Twp. His marr. took place in
the log cabin that stood near Mr. W's present residence. After marr. Mr. W. rented for
8 or 9 years. About 1859 he began buying the land of the Bingham heirs, and soon owned 64
acres. This h!
e sold & purch. 160 acres in Sec. 27. He again sold & next secured his present
farm of 238 3/4 acres at a cost of $9,550, which now constitutes his possessions, all
under fence & fairly stocked. He has been a lifelong Dem., and in early times was Twp.
trustee and later twp. clerk for 3 years. He & his wife, with all the family but the
little one, are members of the Christian Church. They have 9 children: James (Deceased);
Thomas; Wm; John; Vezy; Enos; Columbus; Nancy E. and Carrie E., Mary A. Houser was George
Westfall's first wife, and was the Mother of all of his children except Carrie. Mary
A. Houser Westfall died in 1861. George Westfall married his second wife Catherine
Bartley Francis, a widow with three children, on October 8, 1861. Catherine's three
children were Mary Jane Francis, born February 4, 1850, Albert Francis, born 1854, and
Virginia Ann Francis, born 1857. George and Catherine had a child Carrie Westfall on April
15, 1866. Mary Jane Francis married Job W!
estfall in 1869, and had four children. Mary Jane Westfall lived to th
e age of 90 years and died in 1940. She lived in New Richmond, IN. Catherine Bartley
Francis Westfall died on February 26, 1893. George Westfall outlived her, dying in 1900 at
the age of 80 years.