GEORGE DARR was born in York county, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1817, his parents being John and Catherine (Wunbach) Darr, both natives of Pennsylvania. When George had reached the age of 12 years, he went to Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared to manhood. His parents also removed to that county five years later. George was brought up to farm life and has followed that occupation nearly all his life. He was married in his native state, Sept. 4, 1836, to Rebecca Hoffman, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Philip and Savina (Benedict) Hoffman. Both her parents were born in Pennsylvania, and there both died. In the fall of 1848 Mr. Darr removed to Illinois and located in Calhoun county, where he rented land for three and a half years. He then came to Greene county, locating in what is now Carrollton township, where he remained six years, and then bought 200 acres on sections 23 and 24, in Bluffdale township, where he has since resided. He found comparatively no improvements there, at that time, but set right to work with an energy, bound to effect prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Darr were the parents of 10 children, of whom nine are living - Elizabeth, wife of William Swan, is now deceased; Amos, married Henrietta Adams, lives in this township; Susan, wife of Dennis Flatt, living in Johnson county, Kansas; Catherine, living at home; Mary Ann, wife of Reuben Proffil, living in Rice county, Kansas; Sarah, wife of Elias Swires, living in Missouri; Rebecca, married Edward Butte, living in Marion county, Kansas; George William, married Louisa Snyder, lives on the home place; Ruth E., wife of William Robinet, living in Missouri, and Adeline, wife of Arthur Bendy, living at the Darr homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Darr are members of the Pacific Union Baptist Church, of Bluffdale township. Coming here over a third of a century ago, with no money and no capital, save willing hands, Mr. and Mrs. Darr have persevered until they now have a splendidly improved farm, owning 200 acres of land, with fine improvements. George Darr found timber on most of his land when he came here; its place is now occupied by one of the finest farms in the county. Mr. Darr desires to sell his place, and any one seeking a location could find no pleasanter one than this.