Biography of George W. Draggoo, page 523.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George W. Draggoo, farmer and stock-raiser, Concord Township, is a native of 
Richland (now Ashland) County, Ohio, born March 22, 1826, the youngest of 
twelve children of Frederick and Martha (Angel) Draggoo.  His father died 
when he was twelve yeas of age and he remained with his mother till manhood, 
receiving a common school education.  His mother died when he was twenty-one 
years of age, and the following fall, 1847, he came to De Kalb County, Ind., 
and bought the land which is now his valuable farm.  To his first purchase 
he has added till he now owns 155 acres, all under cultivation, and his 
residence and farm buildings are pleasant and are built with all the modern 
conveniences.  Mr. Draggoo has accumulated his property by hard work and 
frugality.  He has been an influential man in the township, and in 1860 was 
elected Magistrate and served eight years.  He is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity and one of the most esteemed of the brotherhood.  In politics he 
is a Democrat.  He was married April 26, 1849, to Samantha Blair, daughter 
of John and Margaret (Douglas) Blair, one of the first families in De Kalb 
County.  They have two children---Alice A. and Franklin B.  Mrs. Draggoo 
is a member of the Presbyterian church.

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