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CHARLES ELSCHLAGER, P. O. Wallsburg, a prominent German citizen of the western part of this township, born in Germany March 3, 1832. His parents, Caleb and Barbara (Masner) Elschlager, came to America in May, 1845, locating on Sycamore Run, in Franklin Township, two miles above Arnheim, where he bought thirty-three and a third acres of land. Eight or nine years later, they removed onto a farm of 160 acres, then in Franklin, now in Scott Township, and subsequently added thirty-two acres to their first purchase. They there resided till their death. Charles Elschlager is the oldest of six children, four sons living. He obtained a fair education in his native land, and when thirteen years of age, accompanied his parents to America. When young, he labored upon a farm in Kentucky, and at twenty-two years of age, rented land in Scott Township, where he “farmed it” for eight or nine years. He then removed to Jay County, Ind., residing there six years, but, suffering from the ague, came back to Brown County, and lived one year with his father. He then purchased 112 acres of his present farm, to which he has since added thirty-one and a half acres. Mr. Elschlager is Democratic in politics, and was formerly a member of the German Reformed Church at Arnheim. He was married, December 6, 1865, to Rosa Schulien, a native of Germany. Seven children were sent to bless this union, six living — Louisa (wife of Francis M. Lindsey, a farmer of this township), Charlie, Annie (wife of James Shaver, a farmer of Franklin Township), Caleb, Joe and Lydia. Mrs. Elschlager died in June, 1878. Mr. Elschlager was again married in June, 1879, to Mary Troutman, a native of this township. Two children have been born to them, one living — Jessie, aged two years.