PETER ENGLERT, one of the leading farmers o the township, is a German by birth, and came to this county with his parents, Peter and Katharine Englert, in 1838, and located in Seneca County, Ohio, removing to this township in 1852, where his parents have since died. The subject was born December 24, 1930, and at the age of twenty-two started in life with $200 and was married November 12, 1853, to Mrs. Katharine Englert, widow of George Englert. She was the daughter of Abraham Rinebold, native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, and was born April 14, 1833, in Seneca County, Ohio. When Mr. Englert first located on his farm it numbered 80 acres of uncleared land; it is now twice that size, and log cabin and trees have disappeared, giving way to the modern improvements, and a fine brick residence; entire property valued at about $10,000. He is impartial in politics, always upholding the best man. He and wife are parents of six children -George W., Abraham, Lovina and Jacob F., deceased, and Barbara A. and John P., living. They are members of the Evangelical Church, and have always been hard-working and industrious people.


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1882 History of La Grange County Indiana
F.A. Battey & Co., 1882