John Michael Shiff
John Michael Shiff, son of Michael and Mary Magdalene Shiff, was born in Baden, Germany, Feb. 6, 1821. He served two years in the German army. In 1844 he came to America with his parents and located in Shelby County, Ohio. Nov. 21, 1847, he married Miss Leanda M. Moothart, daughter of Andrew and Mary Moothart. Miss Moothart was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, August 31, 1827, and came to Shelby County with her parents in August, 1832, and located in Franklin Township. Mr. and Mrs. S. settled in Franklin Township in the spring of 1859; they purchased and moved on his father’s home farm, in section 1, Franklin Township, where they now reside. They reared a family of six children, viz., Lydia A., William, Henry L., Mary M., Caroline L., and John M. Mr. Shiff has made farming his vocation, and now owns four good farms, one in section 1, Franklin Township, of 92 acres, one of 80 acres in fractional section 36 south of boundary line, which joins his home farm on the north, one of forty acres in the southeast quarter of section 31, same township, and one of 80 acres in Dinsmore Township. He has filled the office of trustee of Franklin Township three years.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883