Biographical sketch extracted from:

"Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties," The Lewis Publishing Company, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, 1887, p. 904.

Daniel G. Brechbill, a progressive agriculturalist of Rock Creek Township,
where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising on section 29, was born in
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, the date of his birth being January 18, 1841, a
son of John and Sarah (Garmon ) Brechbill. His people were also natives of the
State of Pennsylvania, and were of German descent. When he was four years old
his father died. He lived with his mother until sixteen years of age, his
youth being spent in working on a farm, beginning to work at an early age. At
the age of sixteen years he began learning the carpenterÂ’s trade, at which he
served an apprenticeship of two years, after which he worked as a farm hand
for some time. In 1862 he came to Wells County, Indiana, and located at
Murray, where he worked at his trade until August, 1862, when he enlisted in
the war of the Rebellion. He was assigned to Company B, One Hundred and First
Indiana Infantry, and participated with his company in many hard-fought
battles, including Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Jonesboro. He was with
Sherman on his march to the sea, and participated in the grand review of
ShermanÂ’s army at Washington, D. C. He served until the close of the war, and
received an honorable discharge July 2, 1865, when he returned to Wells County
and followed his trade for one year. He was married December 2, 1865, to Miss
Maria Raver, a daughter of Joseph Raver, and of the eleven children born to
this union eight still survive - Mary C., John H., Frank W., Cora A., Almeda
M., Della May, Morris E., and Artia M. Sarah E., Laura E., and an infant
unnamed are deceased. Mr. Brechbill lived on rented land for nine years after
his marriage, when in 1874 he purchased his present farm, which contains fifty
acres of well-improved and highly-cultivated land. In his political views Mr.
Brechbill is a Democrat, and has served his township as constable for three
years, to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Brechbill are members of the Reformed church.