George Major

    George Major, son of Thomas and Catherine (Green) Major, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, September 18, 1819, and there received his earlier education. In 1831, his parents removed to Clinton County, Indiana, where George assisted on the home farm until 1864, when he moved to Jasper County, and thence, in 1878, to this county. He here owns 410 acres under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Major being one of the most successful agriculturists in the county. From 1874 to 1882, he was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Indiana State Prison, of which board he is the president.

    In 1850, he married Julia A. Snoddy, a resident of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and by her is the father of seven children. Mr. and Mrs. Major are embers of the Presbyterian Church, and stand high in the regard of their neighbors.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.