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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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        SILAS BAUM was born in Stark County, Ohio, April 18, 1814.  In St.
     Joseph County, Mich., on July 11, 1839, he was married to HANNAH
     WILLIAMSON, who was born in Pennsylvania May 5, 1821.  To this union
     a family of five children succeeded - MARY J., LUCRETIA E., LAURA G.
     (deceased), FRANCIS M. (deceased) and GENEVIA M.  Shortly after his
     marriage he moved to Cass County, Mich., where, having purchased pro-
     perty, he remained until 1857.  He then sold out and moved to Porter
     County, Ind., where he purchased and settled on a farm in Morgan
     Township, Section 33, where he remained two years; this he sold, and
     purchased the farm on which he now lives, comprising 180 acres of good
     land.

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