. Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana .. . as a shoemaker. He served asa soldier in the war of 1812, was a Democrat in politics and a member of theMoravian church. George G. Ranck, the father of our subject, was also born in Lancas-ter county, Pennsylvania, and was about twelve years of age when he accom-panied the family on their removal to Union county, Indiana, where he wasreared and married. About two years after his tnarriage he took up hisresidence in Abington township, Wayne county, where he made his homethroughout the remainder
. Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana .. . as a shoemaker. He served asa soldier in the war of 1812, was a Democrat in politics and a member of theMoravian church. George G. Ranck, the father of our subject, was also born in Lancas-ter county, Pennsylvania, and was about twelve years of age when he accom-panied the family on their removal to Union county, Indiana, where he wasreared and married. About two years after his tnarriage he took up hisresidence in Abington township, Wayne county, where he made his homethroughout the remainder of his life. He was quite an extensive farmer andmet with well deserved success in his labors. His political support wasalways giveii the men and measures of the Democratic party, and being aman of sound judgment and strict integrity he most acceptably served asjustice of the peace for twelve years. He died upon his farm in Waynecounty, in 1883, at the age of years. In his family were thirteenchildren, six sons and seven daughters, of whom but two sons and two daugh-ters are ^/i^ ^O , Jic-t^^LJ^^ ~^^^J^ y BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY. CSO Dr. Roberts, of this review, was reared upon the home farm in Wa^iiecounty and completed her Hterary education at Centerville College, afterwhich she engaged in teaching school for three years. While thus emplo\edshe took up the study of medicine, and in 1882 she was graduated at thePhysio-Medical College of Indianapolis. During the following fifteen years shesuccessfully engaged in practice in Wayne count}-, first in Abiiigton townshipand later in Washington township, near l^ichmond. Ijefore graduating shehad practiced some four or live years in Wayne county. Coming to Conners-ville, in 1891, she opened an office here and was not long in building up the largeand lucrative practice she still enjoys. She is a lady of marked intelligence,culture and refinement and in the treatment of cases that have come underher c
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