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Lawrence GingHistory of Rush County Indiana
Brant & Fuller
Chicago
LAWRENCE GING is a native of Rush County, and is one of the leading citizens of
Union Township, being at present actively engaged in the manufacture of drain tile, and
farming. He was born in 1829, and has made this his home all his life. His parents,
William and Anna (Furry) Ging, the former of Irish, and the latter of German descent,
were among the pioneer settlers of Union Township, and were residents of the township
at the time of their deaths. Our subject was reared amid the scenes incident to farm
life, and received a fair education in the common schools. He began doing for himself
after his maturity, and engaged in farming. In 1860, he was married to Mary J. Gray,
daughter of John and Margaret (Dick) Gray, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and
the latter of Ohio, but both were reared in Kentucky. Mrs. Ging was born in Bourbon
County, Ky., in 1824, and accompanied her parents to Rush County, and located in Union
Township in 1833. Here her parents died. This union was blessed with two children:
John W. (deceased), and Margaret A., now at home. Mr. And Mrs. Ging are church
members. Politically, Mr. Ging adheres to the Democratic Party, and has filled the office
of Township Trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Ging have led useful, industrious lives, and have
provided themselves with a comfortable home. In 1869, Mr. Ging engaged in the
manufacture of drain tile, and this was about the first factory started in this county. His
business has steadily increased, and there is no better tile manufactured in the county. His
factory is capable of turning out 500,000 rods per year. A man of integrity, and upright in
all the affairs of life, he is now one of the respected citizens of the township.
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