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George J. Seifert, a merchant of Caborns, Marrs township, Posey county, Indiana, was born February 8, 1874, in that township, son of William and Louise (Roesner) Seifert, the former having been born in Marrs township, March 3, 1847. The grandfather of our subject came from Germany to Posey county, and became one of its first settlers. He died in 1891. Four sons and four daughters survive him: William, Nicholas, Fred, John, Susan, Elizabeth, Anna and Carrie. Mr. and Mrs. William Seifert were married in 1873, and became the parents of several children, six of whom are living: George L., William H., Louis B., Edward, Hermann and Philip. George Seifert was educated in the public schools of Marrs township, and worked on his father’s farm until twenty-four years of age, when he bought a farm for himself. He continued farming until 1911, when he sold his land and established a general merchandise business at Caborns, where he has a large trade from the tributary neighborhood. The business was established by William H., his brother, who had conducted it seven years. He was married March 6, 1898, to Miss Emma Martin, daughter of Peter Martin, of Marrs township. Mrs. Seifert was born January 21, 1876, in Black township. Her parents are deceased. They have one child, Viola Martha, born September 12, 1908.