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GEORGE BORDENKIRCHER, Chairman of the CountyBoard of Supervisors, was born on a farm in Ohio, May 1,
1842. His father was named Wendal, and wasborn in Germany; and his father, David, was born in Germany, and theremarried and came to America about 1833 and settled in Coshocton county,Ohio. He bought a large tract of land there, and lived there until hisdeath. Wendal was eighteen years old when he came to America, and he residedwith his parents until his marriage, when his father gave him land in Coshoctoncounty, and he lived there until 1851, when he moved to Indiana and livedthere until 1856, and then came to Illinois and settled in Mount Sterlingtownship, and bought a tract of unimproved land with a set of log buildings.Their first home was a log hut. He quickly improved his land, erected framebuildings and lived there until 1878, when he removed into the city ofMount Sterling, and now lives retired. His wife’s name was Mary Stous,born in Germany, and came an orphan girl to America. When she died in MountSterling she left four children.
George attended school both in Ohio andIndiana. He remained on the farm with his father until his enlistment,August 8, 1862, in Company D, One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers,and remained with the regiment until the close of the war, being in allthe various marches, campaigns and battles of his regiment. He worked hisfather’s farm in 1867, then bought eighty acres of land in section 14,Mount Sterling township, which is included in his present farm. He hasin all 180 acres of land.He was married, April 10, 1866, to FlorentineMeyer, born in Alsace, Germany, April 29, 1846. Her father came to Americain 1851 and settled in Ohio, and his wife and seven children followed himtwo years later. He followed his trade of tailor for four years in Cincinnati,and then moved to Mount Sterling and continued the business. Mr. and Mrs.B. have six children living: Emily, Edward, Anna, Albert, Celestine andFreddie. Our subject with his family is a member of the St. Joseph CatholicChurch. He is a Democrat in politics, and is now serving his third termas Supervisor and second term as chairman of the board, and is presidentof the Brown County Agricultural Society. He is also a member of the WesternCatholic Union, and his wife is a member of the Sacred Heart Society.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages143-144.
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