Biographical sketch extracted from:

Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. p. 795-796.

GEORGE BRICKLEY, deceased, was a native of the State of Pennsylvania, and when a young man removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he made his home for many years. He was married in Trumbull County, to Miss Belinda Wolfcale, a native of that county. To them were born ten children, all of whom came with them to Wells County, Indiana, in 1851. Their eldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of Abram Woodward and now lives in Ossian, Wells County; Peter is a prosperous farmer of Lancaster Township; Alfred resides in Rock Creek Township; Elizabeth married Harrison Taylor, and both died in Rock Creek Township; Mrs. Nancy Jane Ogden resides in Bluffton; John died in early manhood; Lewis is a prominent business man of Bluffton; Wesley resides at Markle, in Huntington County; Mrs. Isabella Zink lives in Union Township, and Mrs. Laura Allen lives at Markle. On coming to Wells County with his family Mr. Brickley located on section 1, Rock Creek Township, where he improved a farm on which he resided about fifteen years. He then sold his homestead and bought land near Markle, Huntington County, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1878 at the age of sixty-seven years. His widow still survives, and is making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Allen, at Markle.