THOMAS C. BIXLER, is a native of Adams County, Indiana, born in Root Township, May 11, 1854, a son of Henry and Penelope (Johnson) Bixler, natives of Pennsylvania, the father born in 1829, and the mother in 1836. His mother died when he was thirteen years old, and from that time he has depended on his own exertions for his support. His school days ended when he commenced life for himself, but being naturally observing and having a retentive memory he has acquired a practical business education, which places him in the front rank of the young men of his county. Mr. Bixler was married June 16, 1881, to Miss Anna C. De Lerey [Dillery], a native of Seneca County, Ohio, born July 12, 1860, daughter of Francis and Sophia (Omlor) De Lerey, natives of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, the father born June 26, 1826, and the mother in 1836. Her paternal grandparents, Adams F. and Barbara (Hape) De Lerey, were natives of Germany, where they passed their lives, the latter dying when her son was but six weeks old. The father was a soldier in the German army, serving from his twenty-first to his twenty-seventh year. Mr. and Mrs. Bixler have three children - Lewis E., born November 16, 1882; Mary H., born May 14, 1884, and John H., born June 17, 1886.
Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887
Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887
THOMAS C. BIXLER, is a native of Adams County, Indiana, born in Root Township, May 11, 1854, a son of Henry and Penelope (Johnson) Bixler, natives of Pennsylvania, the father born in 1829, and the mother in 1836. His mother died when he was thirteen years old, and from that time he has depended on his own exertions for his support. His school days ended when he commenced life for himself, but being naturally observing and having a retentive memory he has acquired a practical business education, which places him in the front rank of the young men of his county. Mr. Bixler was married June 16, 1881, to Miss Anna C. De Lerey [Dillery], a native of Seneca County, Ohio, born July 12, 1860, daughter of Francis and Sophia (Omlor) De Lerey, natives of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, the father born June 26, 1826, and the mother in 1836. Her paternal grandparents, Adams F. and Barbara (Hape) De Lerey, were natives of Germany, where they passed their lives, the latter dying when her son was but six weeks old. The father was a soldier in the German army, serving from his twenty-first to his twenty-seventh year. Mr. and Mrs. Bixler have three children - Lewis E., born November 16, 1882; Mary H., born May 14, 1884, and John H., born June 17, 1886.
Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887
Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887
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