George,
I do have some information on the Dayhoff Family in Greene County, IN
Taken from: "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES" CHICAGO: GOODSPEED
BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884.
SMITH TWP.Pg 441.
GEORGE W. DAYHOFF, farmer, P. O. Worthington. Among the early pioneers of
Greene County, Ind., was Elias Dayhoff, who was born December 1, 1799, in
the State of Kentucky. In 1826, Mary Thomas became his wife, and in 1827 he
and wife emigrated to this county, and settled in Smith Township, where Mr.
Dayhoff entered 160 acres of Government land. He continued adding to this
until at one time he owned about 1,000 acres. His first wife dying in 1832,
he married Eleanor H. Goodale in 1834, and together they lived happily many
years. Mr. Dayhoff took a very active part in all the public doings of the
day, having served as Township Trustee and Justice of the Peace, besides
being the candidate of his party--Republican--for the State Legislature in
1862. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a man honored and
esteemed for his private worth and purity of heart. He died April 13,1883,
having lived a life of over eighty-three years of usefulness. George W.
Dayhoff, subject of this sketch, was born in the month of May, 1835, the
eldest of his father's second marriage. He was raised and educated in Greene
County, and August 8, 1862, enlisted in his country's cause in Company H,
Seventy-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served through the battles of
Richmond and Nashville, besides several lesser engagements, and was a brave
and efficient soldier. January 5, 1863, he married Mary A. Johnston, who
died September 12, 1875, after bearing a family of six children, four of
whom are yet living. For a second wife, Mr. Dayhoff married Mary E. Page, of
Worthington. Mr. Dayhoff is one of the well-to-do farmers of Smith Township,
owning eighty acres of good land. He cast his first vote for John C. Fremont
in 1856, and since then has been a Republican in politics.
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Federal Census
1880 Federal Census, Greene Co., IN Vol 13, ED 297, sheet 18, line 9
Smith Twp, Greene Co., IN
George W. Dayhoff, head, age 45, b/IN
Mary E., wife, age 44, b/PA
Insley Y, son, age 12, b/IN
Ella M., daughter, age 10, b/IN
James E., son, age 9, b/IN
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Greene Co, IN Marriage Records Book K, page 215
Mary E. Page to Geroge W. Dayhoff, 2 Sept 1877
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Mary E. Page was the daughter of Levi Budd Page and Ann. They are all
buried in the Worthington Cemetery. Mary (b. 7 Oct 1835 Fayette Co, PA, d.
15 Mar 1886)
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Hope this helps. Mathew Page
Original Message:
My GGGgrandfather,Frederick Dayhoff,migrated from MD to KY and
finally
settled in Scaffold Praire,Greene Cty.in 1824.Frederick was born June 14,
1766 in Frederick Cty.,MD.. My GGgrandfather,George W. Dayhoff was born in
1835 at Scaffold Praire.Seeking any info on the DAYHOFF family who settled
in Greene Cty. in the early 1800's.Any Info is greatly appreciated.
George W. Dayhoff
Austin,TX