Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. 
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884

MORGAN COUNTY
ASHLAND TOWNSHIP
PAGE 336

ANANIAS MICHAEL, farmer and stock-raiser, was born March 22, 1830,
in Augusta County, Va., and is the eldest of ten children born to Jonathan and
Susan (Huffer) Michael, Virginians, of German descent.  Ananias came with 
his parents, in the fall of 1834, to Clinton County, Ind., and they remained here
until 1849, when he moved to Putnam County, where the old people remained
until their death.  Ananias settled in Morgan County, Ind., in the fall of 1853.
From his father's estate he received about $1,200, and has a nice farm of 158
acres, beautifully situated and supplied with many of the modern improvements.
When he first settled here, roads were scarce, and there were but a few houses
scatttered around for a considerable distance, the principal feature being vast
forests.  Mr. Michael was united in marriage, on December 29, 1852, to Lucinda
Stanton, a native of Putnam County, Ind.  They have had six children--Mary A.,
Jonathan, Sarah A., Susan A., Ida B., and Minnie M. (deceased).  Mrs. Michael
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He is a member of the Grange,
and is a very liberal citizen.  Mr. Michael voted first for President Taylor, and
since that has been a Democrat.  Mrs. Lucinda Michael is a daughter of George
W. and Sarah (Hood) Stanton, natives of Tennessee and of Virginia respectively.

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