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A. J.
STOUFFS was born, June 10, 1831, in Belgium, Province of
Brabant son of Anthony J. and Josephine (De Corte) Stouffs,
natives of Belgium and the parents of seven children, six of whom are yet
living. Anthony Stouffs was Treasurer under the
Belgium Government but resigned in 1880, and himself
and wife are yet living in their native country. A. J. Stouffs
received a good education in Europe, and was engaged in
importation of silks from Eastern countries and
wholesaling in Belgium and France; was married,
December 27, 1852, to Miss Zelia Steyls, and, on December 21, 1859, took
passage, with his family, on board the steamer “Kangaroo”
bound from London to New York, arriving in this country January 11, 1860, since
which time the West has been his home. He came to
Illinois, engaged in farming and buying wheat, and was
for a time in Chicago, selling goods. In 1864, he came
to Hobart Ind., where he was engaged, in the capacity of freight clerk, by
the P., Ft. W. & C. R. R. Co., and in 1865 came to Columbia
City in the same capacity, where he ban ever since
remained. In 1867, he assisted in the establishment of
a flax mill, which was burred in 1868. He is now retired
firm active labor, but assists his son, Arthur, who owns and
runs a first-class grocery store near the depot, and
"lends a hand" on the home farm of 175 acres. Mr. and
Mrs. Stouffs are parents of five children-Anna. Arthur,
Mary, George and Blanche. Mr. Stouffs is a Democrat and
himself and wife are members of the Human Catholic
Church.
Source : Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana
: historical and biographical; Chicago: F.A. Battey & Co., 1882, 937 pgs.