James Amdor,farmer, Manchester Township, is a native of Dearborn County, born November 17, 1854; is a son of Bennett and Saphronis (Manley) Amdor. He is a native of Saxony, Germany, and she, of Hamilton, Ohio.

In 1837 Mr. Amdor then nineteen years, of age, immigrated to America with his parents, Michael and Mary S. Amdor, and two sisters, Christiana and Anestina. They landed at Baltimore, thence came to Pittsburgh, and to Lawrenceburgh and settled on the farm where James Amdor and his mother now reside, and here Michael Amdor and wife died.

Subsequently Bennett Amdor married and settled on the home place where he resided till his death September 28,1883, aged sixty-five years. He was the father of nine children--six now living; Nancy Caroline, wife of Elwin Day, residing in Adams County, Iowa; Mary S., now the widow of Samuel Day; Edward R.; Franklin P., now a practicing physician; Rhoda J., wife of Valentine Vogel, and James, all of whom reside in Iowa, but the latter, James, who is the youngest child, and the subject of this sketch who grew to manhood, and remained with his father until his death, since which he has taken charge of the farm which contains 160 acres of land with good buildings and improvements, and is a very pretty home and farmer's residence.

Mr. Amdor was united in marriage February 6, 1879, with Miss Mary Winegard, born in Manchester Township August 30, 1862. a daughter of John and Marry Winegard, natives of Germany, who came to America while young with their parents, who settled in Ripley and Dearborn Counties.

Here they grew to maturity, married and settled in the western part of this township on the place where they still reside. They have had eleven children--nine now living: Mary, Jane(wife of Frederick Killman), Sarah, William, Sophia, Emma, Maggie, Edith and Arthur.

Mr. Amdor and wife have four children: John Bennett, Rhoda Jane, Bertha May and Charles Edwards.

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Source of this article "HISTORY OF DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES, INDIANA"-1885

SUBMITTED BY: John Minneman