Biography of Russell G. Coburn, page 522.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Russell G. Coburn,, a son of Ebenezer and Deliverance (Wilson) Coburn, was 
born in Ontario County, N.Y., Aug . 8, 1825, and was two years of age when 
his parents moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, and thirteen when they moved to 
De Kalb County, Ind..  He remained with his parents, assisting in the 
cultivation of the farm, till his marriage, and then took charge of the old 
homestead and cared for his parents the remainder of their lives.  For forty-
six years he has lived on his farm, and has witnessed and materially assisted 
the development of the county.  For twenty years he worked at the carpenter 
and joiner’s trade in connection with farming.  He was married July 6, 1845, 
to Mary Milliman, daughter of John and Mary (Warren) Milliman.  They have 
had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are living---Augustus B., 
Sarah J., Phoebe Eve, Elsie Ann, Mary E., Alva S., Warren W., Caroline E. 
and Harriet A..  Mr. and Mrs. Coburn have been members of the Christian 
church forty-five years.  Politically he has been a member of the Republican 
party since its organization.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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