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ANDREW SEIBEL, farmer; P. O. West Milton; born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, in the year 1828; is a son of Samuel and Martha E. Seibel, of whom mention is made in this work. Our subject was partly reared on the farm, and learned the baker’s trade, which he followed but a short time; he emigrated to America, and landed in Baltimore June 22, 1847, his voyage occupying nine weeks; from there he went by boat to Pittsburgh, Penn., in which he remained four months, thence down the river to Cincinnati, then by stage to Dayton, and soon after located near Vandalia, where he remained three years; in 1851, he removed to the place where he now resides. April 8, of the same year, he was married to Catherine Airhart, by whom he has had thirteen children, nine of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Abraham, Aaron, Katie, Rufus, Emma and Enos; Matilda, Samuel, Catherine and Andrew are deceased. He owns 175 acres of land, all well improved. He and his wife have been members of the Evangelical Church since 1847, and take much interest in religious matters. Mrs. Seibel, Worn in Montgomery Co., in 1834, is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Airhart, both deceased. Mr. Seibel, in his native country, obtained a good common-school education, and in the English language has become proficient so far as speaking, reading and writing our language is concerned.