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    GEORGE A. FREY

    GEORGE A. FREY, one of Bethel Township's most substantial citizens and prosperous farmers, carries on extensive, operations, having two hundred and seventeen acres in Section 36, Bethel Township, and nineteen acres in Elizabeth Township, all in one tract, situated on the Tippecanoe City and Elizabeth Turnpike; also other land in Elizabeth Township., Mr. Frey was born May 15, 1854, in Clermont County, Ohio, and is a son of Daniel and Sarah (Losey) Frey.

    The parents of Mr. Frey removed from Clermont to Miami County, and in 1862 the father settled on a rented farm of 200 acres, and later bought 136 acres on the Carlisle Turnpike, in Bethel Township, where he carried on mixed farming. After the death of his wife in 1904 he retired with his eldest daughter to Tippecanoe City, where they still reside. He married Sarah Losey, a daughter of Abiel Losey, and they had four children, namely. George A., Lucretia, Charles W., and Sedate.

    George A. Frey obtained his education in the TenEick school in Bethel Township, and then assisted his father up to the time of his own marriage in 1879. He then bought 172 acres of his present land, which is one of the richest farms in the township, and made improvements, which included the repairing of the farm residence and the building of a new barn. He purchased the remainder of his land from the Booher heirs, and this land he has also been improving.

    In July, 1879, Mr. Frey was married to Miss Anna M. Rudy, a daughter of Joseph and Louise Rudy, and they have three children, as follows: Norah, who married L.R. Wilson, of Monroe Township, and has three children: George H., Mary Frances, and Marjorie; and Harry and Jessie both residing at home. Mr. Frey and his family are members of the Pisgah Methodist Episcopal Church, of Bethel Township. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, and for nine years has served as township trustee, for three years being President of the Board of Agriculture. He is one of the representative men of this section of Miami County.

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