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HERMANN GRAH. This country is the home of many Germans, who have come here from time to time to take advantage of the peculiarly favorable opportunities offered for accumulating money, and few have won more friends or have been more successful than the subject of this sketch. He was born in Prussia March 24, 1834, and is the youngest child born to Daniel and Caroline (Mueller) Grah.

The subject of this sketch attended the model schools of his native country until accompanying his parents on their emigration to the United States in the year 1847. They came as far west as Missouri, and after spending some months in St. Louis, came to Randolph County, where they located on a tract of land near Chester. When attaining mature years, he began farming on his own account, which has since been his life occupation, and in which he has been more than ordinarily successful. At different times he has cultivated fruits, from which branch of agriculture he has reaped good profits, having a good estate in township 7, range 6.

The lady who became the wife of our subject January 1, 1863, was Miss Mary, daughter of Alfred and Mary Emmer. Their union has been blessed by the birth of six children, of whom the two living are Maria and Robert. They are both living at home and are being given the best possible advantages for obtaining an education. Mrs. Grah died February 15, 1877, and the following year our subject was married to Miss Alice Clore. She was the daughter of Franklin and Lucile (Rupert) Clore, and of their family of four children only one is living, Lucile Christina.

In religious matters our subject is a member of the Presbyterian Church, while his good wife is connected with the Methodist denomination. In politics he has always been a Republican, having cast his first vote for Fremont in 1856. Although he has never been an office seeker, he has been called upon several times to represent his fellow-townsmen in chosen positions, and at all times discharged the duties imposed upon him with credit to himself and good to the municipality.