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CONRAD KRIEGBAUM, farmer and blacksmith, Laura; he was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in December, 1834; he is the son of George P. Kriegbaum, who was born in 1800. He married Margaret Geotz in 1823; she was born in 1801 and died about four years ago; Mr. K. is still living at the advanced age of 80 years; he reared a family of ten children, five sons and five daughters, all living but one, and eight immigrated to this country and located in Ohio; our subject was the youngest son and was reared on a farm; he remained at home until he attained the age of 17, when he concluded to try his fortune in America; he embarked at Havre, France, and after a pleasant voyage of forty-six days, landed in New York City; from here he came direct to Springfield, Ohio, near where he located and began farming; the following spring he came to West Milton, this county, and entered an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade; after serving three years, he worked as a journeyman until 1862, when he set up shop in Covington; he operated this until 1871, when he traded his residence for a farm on Panther Creek, in this township; this he sold in October, 1877, and purchased where he now resides; he combines with his farming blacksmithing. In the spring of 1862, he was married to Miss Susanna Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio; they have two children— Anna R. and Martha E.; Mr. K. is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Mrs. K. of the Shiloh Christian Church of this township.