MICHAEL
A. VORNDRAN, farmer, P. O. Landeck, was born in Germany, in
December, 1839. His parents, Andrew and Margaret Vorndran, who had
a large family of whom but six boys are living, immigrated to
America in 1842, and located in Seneca County, Ohio, where Michael
A. grew to maturity. Our subject received a common school
education, and having been raised a farmer has always followed
agricultural pursuits. He was married, May 12, 1864, to
Margaret Droll, a native of Germany, who died January
31, 1879, leaving to his care eight children: Joseph,
Mary, Kate, Charles, John, Annie,
Josephine and Emma. His second marriage, January 18,
1880, was with Matilda Snyder, who was born in Seneca
County. Ohio, August 25. 1855, by whom he has one child—George
Albert. Mr. Vorndran came to this
County June 25, I860, and located in Spencer Township, on the farm
where he still resides, upon which he has made most of the
improvements, and which he has placed under a state of cultivation
which at once denotes him to be an energetic, enterprising farmer.
Mr. Vorndran is a member of the Roman Catholic Church; in
politics he is identified with the Democratic party.
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