Christian Dormire
Christian Dormire, Retired Farmer; P. O. Tawawa, Ohio.
Mr. Dormire was born in France Jan. 18, 1806. He is a weaver by trade, which he followed in his native country. In 1829 he married Miss Magdalene Balhoon, born in France Jan. 18, 1806. In 1840 Mr. and Mrs. Dormire emigrated to America and settled in Shelby County, Ohio, on a tract of land in Perry Township, near where his brother Nicholas Dormire was then living, on which he made improvements and lived about nine years. In 1849 he purchased and moved on the farm in section 1, Green Township, near New Palestine, where he now resides with his son, David Dormire, surrounded by the many comforts of life, enjoying good health for one of his years. His companion died March 6, 1880. He reared a family of four children, viz., Caroline, Margaret, John, and David, all of whom are now married and have families. He erected his present brick residence on his farm in 1859.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883