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C. C. WEILAND, of the firm of Weiland & Lawton, dealers and manufacturers of furniture, Troy; was born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1847, his boyhood days being spent in the place of his nativity; in 1856, he removed with his parents to Hardin Co., Iowa, where he received his education, and was afterward engaged in mercantile pursuits for ten years in Iowa Falls; he then came to Troy, and for four years was engaged in the dry-goods business, which he abandoned, and, in partnership with another gentleman, engaged in the manufacture and sale of furniture; his partner dying August, 1878, his interest was purchased by a Mr. Lawton, his present partner; they give employment to several skillful workmen, who manufacture a variety of plain, fancy and ornamental furniture, which no house in the city can compete with, and as honorable gentlemen, we commend them to the public. In 1870, Mr. W. was married to Mary J. Kelly, who has borne him three children, viz., Elizabeth, John H. and Bertha; he and his estimable lady are members of the Baptist Church, of which he is Clerk, and also Superintendent of the Sabbath school.