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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        JAMES W. BAUM is a son of JAMES and REBECCA (MILLER) BAUM, and was
     born in Porter County, Ind., September 21, 1837.  Mr. BAUM lived with
     his parents until after his majority, receiving the usual school
     education at the time.  His business has been farming, and that alone,
     since boyhood, he not having learned any trade.  On September 21,
     1864, he was married to MARIAN AXE, a daughter of JACOB and AGNES C.
     (CORNELL) AXE.  She was born November 16, 1842; her parents were early
     settlers, taking up a home near the city of Valparaiso, in 1836, where
     they resided until her father's death; her mother is now living in
     Delaware County, Iowa.  Mr. and Mrs. BAUM have had a family of seven
     children, four of whom are living - FANNIE, ALLEN, ROSS and LOLLIE.
     Mr. BAUM has an attractive and valuable farm comprising forty acres
     of land.  He is a Democrat, but liberal in his political views, and
     generally esteemed.

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