"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY.  F. W. TEPPLE

MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
GREEN TOWNSHIP
PAGE 359

JOSEPH EGBERT was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 4, 1835, and is a
son of James and Sarah (Brandenburgh) Egbert, natives of Pennsylvania.  James Egbert
was a son of John Egbert, a native of New Jersey, who was born Janaury 13, 1752, and
in 1774, married, in Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Bowman.  They moved to Warren County,
Ohio, and remained there the rest of their lives.  He was a soldier of the Revolutionary
war.  James, the father of our subject, was born in 1798, went to Ohio in 1818, and on
October 11, 1821, married Catherine Pauley, who was born on June 28, 1803, bore 
her husband four children and subsequently died.  These children were Lydia E., George
W., John P. and Catherine.  Mr. Egbert, August 18, 1830, married Sarah Brandenburgh,
and by her had ten children--Israel, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, Jonathan, Celia, Elvy, 
Martha, James and Thomas.  Mrs. Egbert was born in Pennsylvania on November 3,
1808.  In 1836, they moved to Dearborn County, Ind., and in 1838 to this county, and
remained here until their death, on January 11, 1868, and on September 16, 1875.
James accompanied his parents to this county in 1838, and married on November 1,
1859, Julia A., daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Brain.  She was born in this county
April 15, 1839.  After marriage, Mr. Egbert settled on a farm in Green Township, and
has since lived here.  He owns 140 acres of land.  They have a family of ten children--
Willard B., Lorena A., Sarah J., Vilena (deceased), Laura E., Luella, Joseph O., Ora,
Elva P. and Dora.  He and his wife belong to the Christian Church.  Mr. Egbert has
been Township Assessor for three terms.

Data Entry Volunteer:  Diana Flynn 

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