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Below is a family biography included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOHN T. SANDAGE, a native of Spencer County, Ind., was born November 11, 1827, and is the eldest but one of a family of eleven children born to the marriage of Nathan Sandage and Nancy Quick. John T. was raised by his parents to man’s estate, receiving only a common school education, which in later years he developed into a good practical education by observation and study. At twenty-three years of age he embarked on his own responsibility in life’s voyage, and notwithstanding the fact that he has encountered adverse storms on the way, it can be truly said that he has made it a reasonable success. While not overly supplied with an unusual quantity of this world’s goods, he possesses a comfortable and happy home, and a reasonably lucrative business. Like Vulcan, he is a worker of metals, and to Mr. Bandage’s credit it can be said there is no better blacksmith in the surrounding country. In politics he is a Republican, and his wife belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church. July 24, 1851, he married Miss Huldah Hiley, and a family of nine children have blessed their union.
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This family biography is one of 344 biographies included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Spencer County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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