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EDWARD BOCK, retail harness dealer at Boonville, is a native of Germany, his birth occurring October 9, 1847 He is the only issue to the marriage of Philip E. Bock and Elizabeth Miller, who were natives of Germany, where they were raised, married and died. Edward’s parents dying when he was a child, he lived with his mother’s sister until he was able to do for himself, during which time he received a good practical education. At the age of fifteen he went to the city of Stuttgart, there learning and working at the harness-makers’ trade until 1866, when he came to America. For two years succeeding his arrival he worked at his trade in the cities of New York and Newark, then came to Evansville, Ind., where he continued until August, 1876. He then came to Boonville with a limited capital and embarked in the manufacture of harness and other business pertaining thereto, which he has continued to the present time with energy and success. Mr. Bock is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is a Democrat in politics. May 8, 1873, he wedded Maggie Schlaeffer, of Evansville, and he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church.