JACOB BRACCHT, son of David and Mary Braucht. was born in 1828 and is a native of Pennsylvania. as were his parents. They emigrated to Ohio when their son Jacob was a mere child, where they resided the remainder of their lives. They were pioneer settlers of Ohio. Jacob remained in Ohio until he arrived at the age of twenty-three and then came to Mercer county and located on section 19, Millersburg township, where he has since resided. He has pursued the occupation of farming, the vocation of his father.

He married, in 1851, Christina Riter, a native of Germany and daughter of John F. and Machdalana Riter, who came to America in 1831 and located in Ohio, and afterward to Mercer comity, locating in Millersburg township. The latter died in 1871, aged seventy years. The former, John F. Riter, resides with his daughter, Christina. He served as a soldier in his native country, Germany. Jacob Braucht has by this marriage six children : Jemima, David W., Lucinda, Sarah (deceased), George, and Catharine.

He has a fine farm of 227 acres, well improved and well stocked with the best of farm stock. No better stock farm is to be found in this section. In politics he is a democrat. His parents and also his wife's parents were of the Lutheran faith. His wife's father, John F. Riter, still holds his membership in that church.

 

 

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