Clark County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 10 of 15)

One of Mr. Hawes" playmates in his boyhood days was an attractive little girl named Mary B. Dietz, daughter of T. M. and Abigail (Guernsey) Dietz. Between them there grew up a friendship which ripened into love, which only ended with the death of one of the parties. They were married December 31, 1863, at Blue Lick, and lived together in unbroken affection until November 18, 1900, when Mrs. Hawes was called to answer the summons which none can escape. Their thirty-five years of wedded life were singularly happy and as they had no children all their aft'ections were concentrated upon each other. Mrs. Hawes was a noble woman, loved and esteemed by all who knew her. Exactly four months after her death a large portion of Memphis was destroyed by fire and l\Ir. Hawes lost his store buildings and stock, a big ware-room, with flour and other goods. Since then he has devoted his attention to the flour mill and farming business, being also interested in a co-opera- tive creamery company, of which he is president. He is a member of the Jeffersonvilie Lodge of Elks, and Hope Lodge, Knights of Pvthias, at Teffersonville.

Clyde Howard

Xo name is more famihar in Clark county than that of Howard. It has been associated for years with one of the most important industries of the Falls Cities, and members of the family h.ave figured conspicuously in the political and business history of this section. Some of them have been prominent in all the walks of life while others have filled useful situations in the less showy occupations. Among the latter is Clyde Howard, secretary and treasurer of the Howard Ship Yards Company, a position he has filled acceptably over sixteen years. He was born in Jeffersonville in 1868, and is a son of Capt. Edward J. and Laura A. Howard. He received his education in the common schools of his native city and went through the high school and also attended a private school in Louisville, Kentucky. His life work has been in connection with the ship yards, having reached his present position when he was twentyfour 3'ears old.

On January 29, 1896, ^^Ir. Howard was married to Julia Thompson, a native of Jeffersonville, and daughter of J. M. Thompson. The}' have three daughters. Laura Jean, Frances Rebecca and Ailsie. The family live quietly and unobtrusively enjoying their home life and society of friends.

The family of this name is of Irish origin and descended from an emigrant who came over during the last half of the eighteenth century. John Calloway, a native of Dublin and son of a wealthy merchant of that city, was still young when he joined the tide settling in for the American colonies and crossed the ocean in time to join the movement for independence. There is a tradition that he became a soldier in the patriot army and after the treaty of peace settled in Virginia, where he died soon afterward. His son, Joseph, when four years old, accompanied his widowed mother, who decided to try her fortunes north of the Ohio, which held out the inducement of cheap land and easily acquired homes for the adventurous. Settling in Washington county. Indiana, Joseph grew to manhood and there married Polly Sloan, whose parents were among the pioneers from North Carolina. A. J. Calloway, one of the children by this union, was born in Washington county, Indiana, March 11, 1844, and remained with his parents until his seventeenth year, which he reached about the time the country was convulsed by the firing on Fort Sumpter. The excitement, great among all classes, was especially felt by the boys who longed to become soldiers and participate in "the pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war." Young Calloway caught the fever, like the rest of them, and became a member of Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment. Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he went to the front and sensed faithfully for three years. His command became a part of the great Army of the Cumberland and participated in all the long marches and hard-fought battles of that celebrated corps. Returning after the cessation of hostilities, Mr. Calloway went to Michigan and found employment at Owasso, where he spent two years and then came back to Washington county, and settled near Chestnut Hill Two years later he removed to Bartle post-office, but still not being satisfied came in 1875 to Flower's Gap, between Borden and Henrjwille, in Clark county, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land. In 1882 he located at Wilson's Switch, conducted a store at that place for a year and then returned to the Chestnut Hill locality in Washington county. On May 16, 1892, he established himself permanently in business at Sellersburg, where he has a repair shop and deals in jewelry and millinery. As a side line, he represents two of the large fire insurance companies and altogether makes a good living, besides a modest profit from his various employments. For many years he has been a member of the Christian church, of the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

While living in Michigan Mr. Calloway married Margaret Burgess, by whom he had six children, all of whom are married and well settled in life. One of his daughters, Mrs. Perrin, has a grandson named Maxwell Jones, and this puts Mr. Calloway in the great-grandfather class, though he as yet not a very old man. In January, 1878, his wife died and on May 31, 1881, he married Nancy J., daughter of James \\\ and JMartha J. Stewart, of ^^'ashington county. By this union there are four daughters : ]\Iartha Jane, Hattie Belle. Ella Aretta and Tina Pearl.

When Hugh McCulloch reached Clark county as an emigrant from "Old Scotia," there was little in the land that was inviting and little in the prospect that was pleasing. Before leaving Scotland he had married an English woman named Sarah Guest, and with her made the long voyage which brought them to Southern Indiana, in 1820. Settling at New Albany, then a mere hamlet, the new arrivals from northern Europe made a living in agricultural pursuits, which in those days were attended by great hardships and privations. They were unable to accumulate much and when their son. John McCulloch, started life it was as a poor boy. with a bitter struggle before him against adversity and toil in its worst forms. Cutting cord-wood and pealing tanbark were samples of his occupations, but cut of it all with true Scottish thrift, he managed to save something and with this he bought a small piece of land. Eventually he found himself the proud possessor of a saw mill at New Albany, which he ran with considerable success until 1865. when he went into the flour milling business, but after a few years his establishment was burned down and this caused his temporary retirement. In the seventies he located on a farm near Jeffersonville, and lived there until his death, which occurred June 13, 1895. As he was born near New Albany, January 3, 1821. his age when the final summons came was nearly seventy- four years. On April 10, 1856, he married Martha Ann Fiy, daughter of an old Kentucky pioneer family. Her father, John Fry, who came from the vicinity of Louisville, was the son of George Fry, who was born in Virginia, November 13, 1796. John married Sarah, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Oldeweiler) Swartz, who came from Germany in pioneer times and located in Clark county, at a date that entitled them to rank as early settlers. They were religious people and among the leaders in establishing the second church in Indiana, the same being subsequently known as the New Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal church, in Utica township. John and Martha Ann McCulloch had these children: Charles \\'., John, Franklin and James R., deceased in infancy; Sarah F., wife of John R. Lancaster, postmaster of Jeffersonville, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume ; Martha, wife of C. K. Boyer, who resides near the old farm : Edward M. and \\'alter.

Charles \\'. McCulloch, eldest of the children, was born at New Albany, Floyd county. Indiana, February i, 1857. He received his early education in the public schools of New Albany and also attended the high school there. He early decided to devote his life to farming pursuits and at once began this line of work with a zeal that has subsequently led to eminent success. He is at present the owner of a large and valuable farm near Jeffersonville. which is highly improved with a fine residence and excellent outbuildings, everything indicating progressiveness. thrift and prosperity.

On April 21, 1880, he was married to Mary E., daughter of Nathaniel Strong and Melissa (Smith) Matthews, of Jeffersonville. Their children are. Arthur Nathaniel, born February 16. 1881. and died September 23, 1906: Charles Ravmond. born September 12. 1883 : Laura Ethel, born September 12. 1888.

Mrs. McCulloch was born January 2. 1858. in Illinois. Mr. McCulloch is a member of Hojie Lodge. Knights of Pythias. Company 9, of the Uniform Rank, and Jeffersonville Lodge, No. ^62, Benevolent and Protective Order of

John Scheller

Southern Indiana obtained its share of the much desired German immigration which was at its full tide during the two decades preceding the Civil war. Wherever these Germans located they left their impress for good on the community and when they were present in numbers, their power for progress was marked. About sixty years ago New Albany received one of these families consisting of the father and several stalwart sons and a daughter. Among the sons was John G. Scheller, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, September i, 181 1. His first business venture was as a grocer, but later he became a farmer and real estate dealer. He was active in Democratic politics, prominent in various local connections, dealt largely in live stock, retired from business at the age of sixty and died November 14, 1896. He had learned surveying in his native land, where he also obtained a good education and his main object in coming to America was to escape army service, it being necessary to smuggle him out of the country to avoid the sharp-eyed forces looking for conscripts. In 1845 'i^ married Nancy Ann McCurdy, who w^s born at Balle Castle, Ireland, in 1807, and died February 28, 1901. They had four children : Anna Jane, now Mrs. Brown ; John, William and James.

John Scheller. the second child, was born at New Albany, Floyd county, Indiana, January 29, 1848. He received but a limited education in the poorly ecpiipped schools available during his childhood, became a farmer in early manhood and has spent most of his adult life in agricultural pursuits. He has held many offices of trust and profit and discharged all their duties with efficiency and integrity. He served as postmaster of Sellersburg for eight years, president of the Town Board, treasurer of the School Board for many years and by election and re-election was County Commissioner for three temis. The last of his nine years of service in this responsible office expired on the first of January, 1909. Though he resides in Sellersburg, his farm, which lies just outside of the town limits, occupies the principal part of his attention. His life has been one of unusual activity and he is one of the best known men in the county.

On June lo, 1872, Mr. Scheller married Mary Jane, daughter of Alfred Farrabee, who came here from North Carolina. Her mother was a daughter of Moses Sellers, who gave the town of Sellersburg its name and he built the first house in the village, the fact that it was constructed of brick making it rather noteworthy for those days. Moses Sellers was a preacher and rail- splitter, but also engaged in the Imckster business and had a big store at Sellersburg. For years he enjoyed a large trade and by the time of his death had accumulated a considerable fortune. To Mr. and Mrs. Scheller five children have been born : Harry, deceased in infancy : Anna Belle, Maggie Ellen, Daniel and Nora. The family are members of the Christian church. Mr. Scheller is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and donated the lot on which their local hall stands. Owing to the vigor of its various members and their success in various callings to say nothing of their personal popularity the Schellers have long been regarded as one of the prominent and influential families of the county.

William Sample, ui Henryville, Clark county, is a venerable citizen of the township in which he lives. His settlement in his present location dates from the close of the Ci\-il war in which he ti:)ok part and sustained a wound. Since that time he has become familiar to his neighbors as a man of rig'id honesty ; and as one who has ever been interested in the industrial progress and moral advancement of the community.

The subject of this biographical sketch was born on March 12, 1832, in Scott county, Indiana, and was the son of Robert and Jane (McClain) Sample. Both parents were of Kentucky families. Robert Sample was born in 1792, in the Blue Grass state and was a gunsmith by trade. He came to Indiana about the time of his marriage, located first in Riplc^^ounty, removing to Scott county and later to Jackson county, where he died in 1844. He took part in the War of 1812. In politics he was a pronounced Whig, but took no strenuous part in the politics of his day. His wife died in Scott county, having attained to her seventieth year. She and her husband had eleven children, of whom our subject was the eighth in order of birth.

William Sample liegan his career on his own resources at a very early age and from that time has been solely engaged in the farming business. In 1852 his marriage to Abigail Gray, the daughter of Orin C. Gray, of Scott county, took place. The Gray family came from New York to Scott county. Mrs. Sample was born on the 3d of February, 1836. She has led a happy life and has borne her husband ten children, namely : Alice, born October 24, 1853, died in infancy; Thomas B., born March 27, 1855, also died in infancy; Watson, born May 2, 1857, died June 12th of the same year; Annis, bom June 15, 1858, died October i, 1859: Alexander, born August i, i860, married Anna Cramer ; they have one child and live in Indianapolis. Lilly, born April II, 1863, married Martin Hosteter and hves in Monroe town.ship; they have seven children. Orin C. was horn April 19, 1866, and was killed while coupling cars at Frankfort, Indiana, August 12, 1887. Charlotte R., born in May, 1868, married James Shear; they live in Scott county. ]Mary J. was born June 25, 1871, married Charles ^^'hittingl^ill : they live in Memphis, Indiana, and have seven children. The youngest member of our subject's family, Eleanora S.. was born Septeml:)er 29, 1875, married Alexander Carter, and lives with our subject.

In 1862 William Sample enlisted in the Union army at Xew Albany, Indiana, August 14th, under command of Captain Howard and Colonel Caldwell. Stone River and Chickamauga were the most important fights participated in ; and in the latter engagement he recei^-ed a wound which caused him to be confined in a hospital for a long period. At Perryville he received his baptism of fire and as his place on the field was amongst the scouts he was practically fighting all the time in skirmishes with the enemy. In consideration of his war services he is in receipt of a pension from the government.

At the close of the war ]\Ir. Sample engaged in farming and stock raising in Clark count)' and in which he has been eminently successful. Educational facilities were slight in his youth and he did not have much schooling. In politics he is a Republican and a member of the Christian church. He is a well preserved man for his age though unable to participate actively in work any longer. He lives in comfortable surroundings on his land in section 241.

Johx M. Kirk

John M. Kirk, df Otisco. Clark county. Indiana, is well known as a prosperous farmer and cooper in his section of the county. He comes from an honorable line of ancestry; his great-great-grandfather coming to this country in the first emigran.t ship that set out from Scotland prior to the Revolutionary war and he, together with eight of his sons, fnught in that struggle. Our subjest is now close to his se\'ent)'-ninth year and has led a life of activity, which has ever gained the admiration of his friends and neighbors.

John iSI. Kirk was born on the i8tli of September, 1830, in \\'ashington county. Pennsylvania, and was the son of Jesse and Nancy (]\IcSherry) Kirk. Jesse Kirk was born on the ist of October. 1805, in the same county and became a farmer in the Kirk settlement in \\'estern Pennsylvania. He was the son cf a soldier of the Revolution who had served seven years in that historic conflict. After the Revolution he was given a section of land - the Kirk settlement referred to. It was settled by his comrades of the war as was also the surrounding territory. Even so far east as Western Pennsylvania the Indians caused much trouble in those days. When Jesse Kirk came to Clark county the surrounding country was in its state of primitive wilderness. Settlements were few and far between, and deer, wolves, and many kinds of wild animals roved at will through the timber. Jesse Kirk bought land in section 208 and made all the improvements on same. Though not a pulilic man he was well known in his part of the county. He came here fmm Pennsylvania with a small colony of pioneers, coming from- Wheeling to Charlestown, Indiana, on the river, and rode the rest of the way over the blazed trail. This was in the }Tar 1846 and with them was his wife and the subject of our sketch. Jesse Kirk became a large farmer and stock raiser in Clark county and died in 1881. He was a well known man and a member of the Presbyterian church. His peo]ile were famous for their longevity; his mother lived to the age of one hundred and three, and his father reached the century mark pre\'ious to his death. Xancv (McSherry) Kirk was born in 1803 in the same settlement as was her husband, in Pennsylvania. Her parents were natives of Ireland. Her marriage took place in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1828, and eight children were subseciuently born, of whom John M. and three sisters survive. President Monroe, whose name is enshrined on the I'oll of those who have held, in the early days, office as chief executi\'e of the nation, was a near relation of the Kirk family. He was an uncle of Jesse Kirk, our subject's grandmother being his sistev-

John M. Kirk started on his own account in the farming and coopering business directly after his marriage to Mary Kemple. This event occurred in 1853. His wife was born in Ohio and was of Virginian extraction. Her parents were \\^illiam and Leana (Davis) Kemple. Mrs. Kirk was born on January 7. 1834, and died several years ago. She bore her husband the following children : Leana, born in 1834, married Francis Prall ; they have nine children and live in Henryville. Addie was born in 1855 and married Philip Hartman : they have three children and live in Clark county. Sarah Jane, born March 4, 1859, married John ^^^ Huffman: they live in Clark county and have two children. Lucretia May was born September i, 1861, and married Jacob Kahl : they live in Clark county and have five children. Rebecca, born October 31. 1863, died when young. Jesse, born May 25, 1865, married Emma Hughes: they live in Clark county. Alice E1>bie, bom January 26, 1869, lives at home: and Cora, born Januarv 20, 1872, married Alnra B. Barber and lives in Louisville.

As previously stated Mr. Kirk is a cooper by trade. He owns land in section 226. In politics he is a Republican and voted for the first time for Franklin Pierce for the Presidency. In religion he is a member of the Presbyterian church. He did not get very much of an education in his youth, attending hut four winter terms. This, however, did not hinder his achieving success in the school of practical experience. He is a well preserved man for his age and lives in security and comfort in the family homestead. Rheumatism in a severe form precluded him from seeing active service in the Civil war much to his regret. Had it been otherwise, this relative of the illustrious expounder of "The Monroe Doctrine" would assuredly have taken a man's part in the service of his countrv.

Edward L. Perrine

Edward L. Perrine, of Henryville, Clark county, is one of the most intelligent and experienced farmers in his section of the county and a man who has taken an acute interest in the public affairs of the township. He is now in his sixty-second year and during his career fought as a soldier in the Civil war, taking part, among other engagements, in Sherman's famous march to the sea. Outside of his farming activities he has been active in political circles and has a large number of friends in Clark county.

The subject of our sketch was born in Scott county, Indiana, on the 5th of November, 1846, and was the son of D. C. Perrine and his wife, whose maiden name was Mahala Finley. D. C. Perrine was born in 1812, in Staten Island, New York, and was a cooper by trade. In his twenty-second year he came to Scott county, Indiana, where he married a short time after. He was in the mercantile business in the cnunty for a number of years. In the political arena of his day he became a Whig and took an active part in the public life of Scott county. He died in 1879 at New Albany, having retired from business in which he engaged in that city during his later years. Mahala Finley was born in 181 7, in Kentucky, and was the daughter of John and Matilda Finley. She and her husband had eight children. D. C. Perrine was married twice and our subject was a son by the first marriage. The elder Perrine was a great friend of old Major English, although they agreed to differ politically.

When about fourteen years old Edward L. Perrine learned the shoemaking trade and at the outbreak of the Civil war enlisted in Company D, Fiftythird Indiana Infantry, under command of Capt. W^illiam Howard, of Jeffersonville, and Colonel Gresham. He figured in the Georgia campaign and served until the close of the war, at which time he was in a hospital. On returning home, having obtained his discharge, he went to Hartsville University, took a scientific course, and came to jNIonroe township, where he taught school for sixteen years at the old Beckett school-house. At the close of his teaching career he became a farmer on the place where he now lives, in section 257. He married Mary Dieterlen. born on June 15, 1849, in Rochester, New York. She was the daughter of Christian and Caroline Dieterlen. Her father died when she was an infant, her mother remarried and came to Clark county about 1857. Edward L. Perrine and his wife have led a happy married life. The following eleven children were born to them : Victor Hug'o, born October 8, 1870, who married Nettie Monroe, has six children, and lives at Memphis, Indiana : Louisa was born February 18. 1872, and died October 24th of the same year; Minnie, born April 7, 1874, who married the Rev. Harvey Park, lives in Huntington county and has one child: Alice, born June 11, 1876, married Dr. Bine \\'hitlatch, located in Pierceville, Indiana, and they have one child; Rose, who was born April 18, 1878. married Lewis Monroe, living in Jeffersonville and they have four children; Ella, born May 6, 1880, who married James Doyle, has one child and they live in Oklahoma ; Edward H. was bom May 26, 1883, and resides at home; Millie, born March 14, 1885, also resides with her parents; Tomaline, born October 29, 1887. lives in Indianapolis; Charles F., born August 13, 1889, lives at home, and Arthur F., born April 3, 1893, died on the 6th of September, 1895.

Mr. Perrine is a Republican in politics. He was Assessor of the township for six years. In 1890 he stood as his party's candidate for Auditor, but suffered defeat. He is at present Deputy Sheriff under Oscar Johnson. He with the members of his family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the Masonic Order. Edward L. Perrine owns a very fine family residence three miles east of Henry ville. His land was formerly the property of a daughter of Gen. W'illiam Preston of the Confederate army. The Prestons were cousins of Gen. George Rogers Clark and owned the land which was known as Preston tract. No. 2^"]. from the time of the survev here.

Aaron N. Warman

In the first quarter of the nineteenth century a young Englisman appeared among the pioneers of Southern Indiana. He was secretive as to his private affairs and no record was left of the time or place of his birth. He entered government land and later bought some school land and spent the working period of his life in clearing and impro\-ing his possessions. Scott and Clark counties, in which Aaron W'arman figured, were at that time a wilderness filled with deer and other wild game, while wolves made night hideous by their dismal howling. The settlers, however, were of a sturdy race and nothing daunted them in their eft'orts to make homes and better their conditions. So Aan_)n \\'arman, full of English pluck and indomitable w ill, struggled on until he had his wild land reduced into respectable shape. He was inclined to be reli.gious, was l()ng" an active member of the Methodist church and became well known in the section where he lived. He married Jane Cox. daughter of an old pioneer Kentucky family. Her father, John Cox, left her with her grandfather and went over into Indiana at the time of the celebrated Pi.geon Roost massacre. He was an Indian fighter of note. ha\-ing g-ained experience in "The Dark and Blcudy Ground." and he helped to drive the redskins out of Southern Indiana after the bloody scenes at Pigeon Roost. His father lived to the remarkable age of one hundred and ten years. About one year subsequent to the massacre his granddaughter, Jane, then a mere child, followed her father to the state north of the Ohio. By their marriage, in 1830, Aaron and Jane (Cox) W'arman had sixteen children, consisting of fourteen boys and two girls.

Aaron N. Warman, the only survivor of the above mentioned large family. was born December 31, 1830, on the banks of the Ohio river, in Clark county, Indiana. There were no public schools in those days and like all other boys he ' had to pick up his learning as best he could. He began farming for himself at the age of eighteen and soon had a good farm, which he managed successfully. At the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in Company K, Sixty-sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantrv', which was eventually assigned to the command of Gen. John A. Logan. In the battle of Riihmond his regiment suffered severely, the survivors being captured, paroled and subsequently exchanged. They wei'e sent to Corinth and from there joined Sherman in his campaign from Dalton to Atlanta, thence in the famous march to the sea, up the coast and on to Washington for the grand review. Mr. Warman was in nearly all the great battles of this campaign and saw much of arduous service during his three years as a soldier under the Union flag. After the war he served as postinaster at Underwood under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, meantime conducting a grocery business, but owing to advancing years he resigned the office in 1906 to live a retired life. He has always been an active politician on the Republican side but never sought office. He recalls with pleasure that he helped to build the first school-house in Vienna township, Scott county. Religious in his temperament he has long been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has been an enthusiastic worker and class leader for over fifty years and a licensed exhorter for more than thirty years. He is highly respected as one of the old-time pioneers of the county and one of the few remaining whose recollections reach back in the thirties long before the Mexican war. He received a pension as an honorable recognition of his devoted services during the Civil war and is a member of the Scottsburg Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

On February 19. 1852, Mr. Wannan was married to Katherine C. daughter of William and Cynthia (Collins) Anderson, who was born in Clark county, in 1832. They were the parents of ten children: Lorenzo D., James G., Zebulon G. (deceased), Jane Alice (deceased), William N., Mary, Aaron E., George Anna. Oliver (deceased), and Milford C. His first wife dying in igo2, Mr. Warman married in 1904 to Alary M. Guynn, who was born in Germany, August 21. 1849, and caine to America when about four years old. Few men are better preserved for the evening of life than Mr. Warman.

James Calvix Glossbrexxer

X^ot the least interesting among the many beautiful waterways of the Middle \\'est is the Ohio, rushing at times in rapids, or gliding in a calmer mood around its many gracefvd windings. The bluffs and hills that grace its banks are marks of beauty, the fame of which has become a matter of more than Inca! interest. Furthermore, when the season for overflows approaches, a new interest in the famous stream is at once awakened, for it is then that its turbulent waters become a menace to life and property.

On a beautiful spot overlooking this stream is the residence of James Calvin Glossbrenner, who, fnr the last ten years, has had an. (ippurtunity to become familiar with the varying moods of the river, being employed by the Jeffersonville & Louisville Ferry Company. Mr. Glossbrenner was born in Jeffersonville on the i6th of July, 1880, being the son of Jt.ihn and Rachael (Swartz) Glossbrenner. both of whom were natives of Clark county, Indiana. Our subject received his education in the city public schools and attended the high school until he reached the age of eighteen, at which time he entered the employ of the company mentiond above.

On the loth of April. 1902. Mr. Glossbrenner was united in marriage to Shirley Canter, v.dro was born in Utica township on the nth day of April, 1880. She is the daughter of L. A. and Jennie ( Brendel) Canter, both born in Clark county.

'Mr. Glossbrenner and wife are members of the Presbyterian church and are held in high regard by their fellow workers, on account of their unobtrusive yet sincere devotion to the principles for which the denomination stands. In their social intercourse with friends and neighbors the same spirit is apparent and their beautiful home overlooking the river is often the scene of genial hospitality and social freedom.

John Ellis Potter

John Ellis Potter was born in Jefiferson township, Clark county, Indiana, on the 13th of August. 1869. He was the son of John T. and Matilda (Miller) Potter, both natives of Kentucky, where they grew to maturity and were married before coming to Indiana. Their family consisted of seven children besides our subject, viz: Frank, Molly, Clara, Ella, George, Sallie and William. Frank became the husband of Mary Dils: Clara and Ella died when young; George was married to Emma Smith; Sally became the wife of John Yarbrough; William departed this life when eighteen years of age.

John Ellis Potter was educated in the public schools of Clark county and later took a business course at the New Albany Business College. At the age of twenty-one he decided to make farming his occupation in life and accordingly assumed control of a farm of two hundred and seventy-five acres in Utica township which he has managed veiy successfully ever since.

On the 22d of April, 1891, Mr. Potter was united in marriage to Emma Redding, his wife at that time living in the same house in which the groom was born. His wife was the daughter of John and Mary Redding. She was one of three children, having one brother, Floyd, and one sister, Ella.

Mr. and Mrs. Potter are the parents of two children, viz : Ivy, born August 28, 1892. and Hallie, born September 5, 1894. Mr. Potter is liberal in his religious views and affiliates with the Republican party.

F Aires Colwell

The \\'est was decidedly wild when John Colwell left his Maryland home, to make the long trip to Kentucky then chiefly famous for Indian affrays and the sturdy character of the men who were trying to reclaim the rich lands along the Ohio river from the warlike red men. Daniel Boone was still living when he reached the "Dark and Bloody Ground," though he had transferred his abode to the distant region beyond the Mississippi. Simon Kenton and Lewis Wetzel were at the height of their fame as Indian fighters and Henry Clav had already entered upon the career which was to make him nationally famous. From Kentucky after a residence of some years John Colwell crossed the river into the newer and more promising territory of Indiana, taking up his residence first in Dearborn county. From there he came to Clark county, which was destined to be his permanent residence. He entered land in Monroe township and became a farmer and stock raiser. He li\-ed to a \-ery advanced age, and was nearing the century mark when he passed away at the home where he had so long labored. In young manhood he had married Mary Burk, a native of Tennessee, where her parents had been early pioneers. She too was quite old at the time of her death. This venerable couple had twelve children, all of whom are dead but Faires and Rebecca, the latter, who lives with her brother, being over ninety-five years old and very feeble at this writing.

Faires Colwell the only surviving son, was born in Dearborn county, Indiana, January 11, 1836. He was quite a young child when his parents came to Clark countv and grew up amid the wild scenes characteristic of the country of that day. Settlements were sparse, neighbors lived far apart, everything was forest without roads or means of transportation away from the river. Game abounded and on this the settlers relied almost entirely for their meat. Education beyond the most meager attainments was out of the question for most of the pioneer boys, as schools were rare and of the rudest kind, kept up by spasmodic subscriptions and usually poorly taught by wandering pedagogues. So Faires was able to pick up but little book learning in his youth, though in after life he made up for this want by reading, attending public speakings and the observation of the world that is natural to the observant man. He engaged in farming in early manhood, and has devoted his entire life to agricultural pursuits.

On November i6, 1862, Air. Colwell was married to Lucinda z\llen, who was bom in Monroe township in 1846. She was the daughter of James Allen and wife, who came to Clark county at an early period in its history. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Colwell, both of whom are dead. Both the Colwells and the Burks were of Irish origin and as is often the case with that sturdy race were unusually long lived. Mr. Colwell after a long, laborious and blameless life is spending the evening of his life in repose, on the farm where he put in so many hard licks, during his working period. He has always ranked as a good citizen, doing his duty bv his fellow men and obeying the laws of his country.

Johx R. Lax'Caster

John Lancaster, father of our sul)ject. was born in Lexingtun, Kentuck}-. located with his parents in Indiana at the age of seven years, his father being a farmer, also did some lioating on the Ohio ri\er. During the war Mr. Lanca.ster was intimately associated witli 01i\'er P. Morton. He acted as private detective al(.)ng the Ohio river, recei\ing his orders direct from Governor Morton. He was also captain of the Switzerland County Home Guards, and was prominent in the ]\Iorgan raid. Following" this he was engaged in river traffic, which he followed until about 1873, when he went to Cass county, ^Missouri, and engaged in the grocery business, which he followed up to the time of his death. The mother of John R. Lancaster, of this re\iew, was a Johnson, her parents coming from England. She died at the age of seventy-four years. To them eight children were born, four boys and four girls, and all these are living l)ut one.

John R. Lancaster, the only one of the family in Indiana, his brother and sisters all being in the \\'est, was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, January 14, 1853. When his father came to Jeffersonville he went to work in the shoe store of S. Goldbach as a salesman and retained this position for about six years, then resigning he opened a shoe store for Calvin W. Prather and continued in charge of this establishment for two years. Hi? next move was to enter into partnership with Jacob Loomis, which tirm was later dissolved and the business continued for a number of years by Mr. Lancaster alone. He erected tl]e building in which the store was conducted and it is still running under the ownership of B. A. Coll. In 1906 Mr. Lancaster was appointed postmaster of Jeffersonville, and a year later sold- his shoe store in order that he might devote all of his time to his official duties.

On October 13, 1880, Mr. Lancaster married Sarah F., daughter of John McCulloch, a prominent and wealthy farmer residing northwest of Jeffersonville. Mrs. Lancaster's mother was Martha A. Fry, member of the family of that name that is so well known in Utica township. Her father was John Fry, a prominent citizen of the county. To Mr. and Mrs Lancaster three children have been born, the eldest of whom died in infancy. Ralph J., the second child, was a young man of good education and fine promise but while attending Purdue University was afflicted with a spinal trouble, which caused his death December 22, 1907, in the twentieth year of his age. Edwin R., the onlv sun-ivor of Mr. Lancaster's little family, is employed in the plumbing business at Louisville. Kentucky. In politics Lancaster is a Republican and has always been active in the interest of his party, during campaigns. He is regarded as a wise counselor as well as an enthusiastic worker. In 1874 under the pastorate of Rev. J. M. Hutchinson he joined the congregation of the First Presbyterian church and has ever since been an enthusiastic and devoted member. He also takes interest in fraternity aft'airs, being a member of Jeffersonville Lodge, No. 340, Free and Accepted Masons, Hope Lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Lancaster enjoys local popularity.

Saaiuel Logan Scott

The genealogy of the Scotts is traceable through old Southern families on both sides of the house, and they were honorably mentioned in connection with the pioneer development of Southern Indiana. John Scott, a native of Kentucky, came to Clark county, Indiana, at an early day and left his mark in the community where his active life was passed. About the time of his arrival, James McKinley, a native of Old Virginia, joined the ranks of settlers in Clark county, and figured conspicuously in subsequent years of growth. He was a cousin of the late President McKinley's father, and a man of high tanding in all the relations of life. Herbert Scott, a son of John, married Nancy, the daughter of James McKinley, and thus brought about a union of two old pioneer families. Herbert Scott was born and reared in Clark county, became a farmer and spent his entire life in agricultural pursuits in the counties of Clark and Floyd. He siin-ived until the advanced age of seventy-nine and his wife was seventy-four years old at the time of her death. They had fifteen children, nine sons and six daughters, all of whom grew to maturitv and are still living except one.

Samuel Logan Scott, eighth in numerical order of this large family, was born near Borden, in Floyd county, Indiana, February 27, 1867. He was reared on the parental farm, attended the neighborhood schools and later was graduated from the high school department of Borden College, which was supplemented by a degree obtained by graduation from the college in 1889. With a view to preparation for educational work Mr. Scott entered the Ladoga Normal in 1890 and after graduating from that instiution practically completed the course at the Indiana State Normal. In the meantime he had for ten years been engaged in teaching in the schools of Clark county and for three years was superintendent of the schools at Clarksville. In 1897 he was elected superintendent of schools for Clark county and has been re-elected three times without opposition, which is a high tribute to popularitv and efficiency. In 1902 he was nominated as a candidate for the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction and although he led his ticket he went down in the general defeat which overtook his party that year. In recognition of his standing as an educator, Dr. Robert J. Aley, who was elected State Superintendent, in 1908, appointed Mr. Scott as first assistant in the office, but he declined the same, preferring to remain in his nld position. In 1903 he served as a member of the board of inspectors for the Indiana State Normal, and was president of the County Superintendents" State Association in 1907. ]Mr. Scott is a member of the ^Masonic fraternity, and the ^lodern Woodmen.

In April, 1906, Mr. Scott was married to Emma Louise Schimpff, a native of Jeffersonville, and meinber of one of the city's prominent families. Her father. Charles Schimpff, is a well known business man and now filling the office of City Comptroller. Mr. and Mrs. Scott have one child, a daughter, and by a former marriage Professor Scott has two children, a son and a daughter. He is a member of the Christian church, wln'le hi« wife's religious affiliations are with the German Lutheran.

William J. Morris

The family of this name in Jeffersonville is one of American and German origin, and has been identified with the city from a time shortly succeeding the Civil war. Edward E. Morris was born in ^laryland, near Baltimore, in 1843, but while quite young the family moved to Pennsylvania, and later to Pottsville, in that state, where Mr. Morris lived until 187S. In 1878 Edward

E. Morris came to Jeffersonville and took employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with which he is still identified, at present serving it in the capacity of road foreman of engines. In 1862 he was married to Anna Catherine Marquardt, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1842, and still survives. They had six children, of whom two survive.

Willliam J. Morris was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1868, and was ten years old when the family came to Jeffersonville. After completing the course in the public schools he secured employment with the Pennsylvania Company, and remained with the same for fifteen years as its general timekeeper. In January, 1901, he embraced an opportunity to go into business for himself, in which he has met with marked success. From the estate of George J. Liebel he purchased a jewelry and optical business, which by extensive improvement and enlargement has become one of the features of the city. The establishment contains the largest and most varied assortment of optical supplies in Jeffersonville. There is a complete equipment for the grinding of lenses, which is a decided innovation, as such features are practically unknown outside of the large cities. The department devoted to the optical work is equipped with a complete and modern outfit. Especial attention is given to instruments for testing the eye, and supplying its needs with the latest and most scientific improvements. In addition to the optical department, a full line of merchandise is carried, and all kinds of repair work is done - a first class watchmaker and clerk being employed as assistants. Mr. Morris has infused into his business a spirit of energy and up-to-dateness, and as a result his establishment is one that not only elicits compliments from all patrons, but is a decided credit to the city, and compares very favorably with the best to be found in the larger cities.

In 1888 Mr. Morris was united in marriage to Carrie Dale W'illey, member of an old and highly respected family of this county. Her father, Dennis

F. Willey, who died recently, served during the Civil war as an enthusiastic soldier for the Union, and was a man much esteemed during his later life. Mrs. Morris's mother, Mrs. Amanda F. Willey. is a resident of Charlestown, in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have five children : Kathryne Dale, Mary- Amanda, Anna Ruth, Carrie Willey and E. Elbridge, all of whom still remain at home with their parents.

Mr. Morris is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, being connected with Clark Lodge, No. 40, Free and Accepted Masons ; Horeb Chapter, No. 66, Royal Arch Masons : and Jeffersonville Commandery, No. 27, Knights Templar, and is also a member of the Murat Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, of Indianapolis, Indiana. His political affiliation is with the Republican party. The family are members of the Methodist church, and attend services at the Wall Street church, of which Mr. IMorris is chorister.

Oliver Croxe

Tlie parents on both sides of the house of this worthy representative of the Cniiie family, were among the early pioneers of Indiana, Washington Crone, the father of 01i\xr, having come from the state of Virginia where he was born, to the Hoosier state when he was twelve years old, being accompanied by his parents. The grandfather nf our subject entered land in Harrison county upon his arrival in the new country, which was then all a wilderness, the principal towns in this part of the country being Louisville and Corydon.

The date of Oliver Crone's birth is recorded as July 22, 1847, having first seen the light of day in Harrison county, this state, the son of Washington and Savilla (Riley) Crone, who lived on a good farm which they developed. Oliver was only eight years old when his father died. Oliver Crone's maternal grandfather had the distinction of serving in the War of 1812, under command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. Savilla Riley was born in Harrison county, this state, in 1827, and she passed to her rest in 1899. She and Washington Crone were married in Harrison county, and to them two children were born, Oliver and a daughter named Elizabeth, who died when thi-ee years of age.

The early education of Oliver Crone was obtained in the common schools of Harrison county, and in the County Academy; a year was also spent in the high school of New Albany. After his school days were over he started in life for himself when about twenty years old, taking up farming which he has continued with unabating success to the present time. Upon coming to Clark county he at once resumed farming and he has remained here, developing an excellent farm and making a good living by his habits of persistent toil and good management, his valuable property, one hundred and forty acres of which is in cultivation, the rest being as yet in timber, is located in sections 200, 216 and 217. He has made all the extensi\e improvements on the place which today render it well up to the standard farms of Carr township. On it is to be seen a fine house with attractive surroundings and convenient out-buildings. Considerable attention is devoted to stock raising, good breeds of various kinds of live stock being kept on the place from year to year.

;\Ir. Crone was united in marriage with Mary A. Whalen in 1869. She is the daughter of Charles P. and Margaret J. (Slider) Whalen, and her birth occurred in Clark county, October 23, 1850. Her father was born October 27, 1824, and after an eminently active and useful life, he passed to his rest in 1894. Margaret J. Slider was born October 3, 1828, and she joined her husband in the silent land in 1906. They were early pioneers of Clark county and were well known and influential people.

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of birtli as follows: Hattie. bom December 29. 1869. married James W. Huffman : they are the parents of five children and they live in Clark county : Lizzie, born April 10. 1871, married \\'illiam L. Beyl: they are the parents of two children, and also reside in this county: Alva, who was born October 8, 1874, died when four years of age; Charles P., born July 9, 1877, married Flora D. Beyl : they are residents of Clark county and are the parents of four children ; Oliver W., who was born January i, 1885, married Clara Tolan : they are the parents of one child and are living in this county : Mary Arnold, the youngest of the children, was bom June 3, 1891. They have all received fairly good educations and are well situated in life.

Since 1876 Mr. Crone has been active in politics. He served in a very acceptable manner for a period of fifteen years, as Township Trustee of Carr township ; he was Assessor for a period of six years, and at this writing he is County Commissioner. He served for four years as deputy Sherifif, under P. C. Donovan. He has three more years to serve as Commissioner, having begun his term of office in 1909. He is keeping up his excellent record, established long ago as a public servant : all the time he has served his constituents thev have never had occasion to complain at any of his work. In politics he is a staunch Democrat.

In his fraternal relations [Mr. Crone is a member of Lodge No. 94, Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Charlestown : also a member of Hope Lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias at Jefifersonville. Mrs. Crone and family are consistent members of the IMethodist Episcopal church.

Our subject is one of the best known men in this section of Clark county, and he and his family are all popular with their neighbors, being people of the highest honor, courteous and kind-hearted.

Hamilton Robinson

The life of JMr. Robinson was such as to Ijear aloft the high standard which had been maintained by his ancestors who were among the early pioneers of this section of the Middle ^^"est. the life of the subject having been signally noble, upright and useful, one over which fell no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. Such was the type of men who laid the foundation and aided in the development of this and neighboring states, and to their memories will ever be paid a tribute of reverence and gratitude by those who have profited by their well directed endeavors and appreciated the lessons of their lives. In the early davs when the great network of railways that now penetrate every section of the continent were not dreamed of, and steamboats practically had a monopoly on the transportation of both passengers and freight, Hamilton

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Robinson was one of the best known men along the Ohio river from Lnnisville to Xew Orleans. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1810, the son of John and Nancy (Archibald) Robinson, natives of the old Keystone state, and of Irish and English extraction, respectively.

John Robinson grew to maturity in his native state, married and engaged in farming- there, later removing to Kankakee, Illinois, where he engaged in farming on an extensive scale, owning large tracts of land, and was known as one of the most prominent and substantial of the pioneers in that locality, although he was called from his earthly labors there when yet a young man, aged thirty-seven years. His family consisted of four children, three sons and a daughter. His widow afterwards married Absalom Kent, this famihhaving also been among the early ])ioneers of that part of Illinois.

Hamilton Roljinson was but a child when his parents located in Illinois, and he was a small lioy when his father died. \\'hen a mere lad he was appixnticed to the machinist's trade and when twenty years old he came to Jeffersonville. Indiana, and although having been well equipped to follow his trade his fondness for the life of a river man could not be overcome, and he gave up the machinist idea and won both fame and success from a financial standpoint, for many years his name having been a very familiar one on the steamers that plied the waters of the Ohio, during which time many interesting events transpired which he delighted to recount in his old age. Retiring from the steamboat business he established an iron foundry at Jeffersonville. which was conducted with gratifying results for a number of years. He later engaged in the milling business which also grew to large proportions under his capable management. In all his business life he showed rare innate ability and soundness of judgment, and was regarded as being ver}' careful to guard the rights of others while advancing his own interests.

!Mr. Robinson was married soon after coming to Jeffersonville, when about twenty years old, choosing as a life partner Sarah Lankiskis, a nati\-e of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and ]Man- (Darst) Lankiskis, the fonner a native of Poland, while the latter was of sterling Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Sarah Lankiskis was a young girl when she came to Clark countv, Indiana, with her parents, win > were early settlers here, having located on the fami east of Jeft'erscnville, nnw owned by Mrs. Nora \'. Duffy, a granddaughter. John Lankiskis, who died while living- on this farm, is buried in a small burving ground near there. His widow, who survived him several years, died at Jeffersonville.

Hamilton Robinson and wife were the parents of the following children: John. James, Francis, Mary and Nora V.. all deceased except the last named.

During the last years of his life Hamilton Robinson made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Nora V. Duffy, and from there he was called to his reward in 1896. having- been preceded to the silent land by his wife by twenty years.

Early in life Mr. Robinson juined the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, beino- one of the oldest members of that order in Jefifersonville, having for years been \-ery active in its affairs. He was a member of the Universalist church, and he was always a Democrat, although he never sought political emoluments at the hands of his party. Owing to his long life of fidelitv to correct principles and his honesty, kindness and genuine worth he retained to the last the high esteem of all who knew him.

In examining the record of this honored pioneer of Washington township we find that laudable ambition for a competence was the potent force and incentix'c which led him forward, and that as a result of his strong jjurpose, determination and energy he has won a place among the substantial citizens of Clark county, being one of her representative farmers, having spent his long and useful life within her b(3rders and played no inconsi.)icuous part in the de- \-elopment of the general welfare of the section of his nati\-ity.

William E. Bower, Sr., was born in W'ashington township. Clark C(;)unty, October 19, 1S33. Henry Bower, the great-grandfather of the subject, who died when eighty years old. was a native of Sweden, from which country he emigrated to the Laiited States, locating in Xew York, later going to Pennsylvania, thence to North Carolina. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war throughout that sanguinary struggle. He and his wife were the parents of eleven children. One of these was Andrew, who was the father of \\'. E. Bower. He married Polly Lawrence, and the}- were the parents of seven children, namely: Henry, who died when a small boy; Andrew J., George W., ^^'illiam E., Eliza J., ]\Iariab and ]\Iargaret C. who is the wife of James ^I. Bower. The father of the subject reached the age of ninety-four years, and his grandfather died at the age of eighty-four.

William E. Bower. Sr., our subject, was reared on the farm, just across the road from where he now lives and there he learned to swing the axe and use the spade, attending school some during the winter months. He lived with his parents until their death. He later bought one hundred and sixty acres of the old farm and seventy acres west of the old homestead and he has always been actively engaged in farming which he has made a success. He has remained unmarried. As the poet Gray has said. "His sober wishes never learned to stray." for he has remained closely at home, having never been in but two other states, Kentucky and Ohio. He has made a great success, now owning over five hundred acres of land and is worth twenty thousand dollars. He keeps his farm in good condition in every respect.

In his political relations Mr. Bower is a Democrat, and he served as Trustee of Washington township from April, 1865, to October, 1876, continuously, having been re-elected from time to time, rendering- the utmost satisfaction in this capacity. He was secretary of the grange lodge.

Mr. Bower has lived a quiet, inoffensive and straightforward life, a life that has resulted in no harm to any one and he is considered one of the substantial men of his localitv.

Thomas F. Prall

The pioneer founders of this well known family of this name were Pennsylvanians, who came to Clark country about 1840. Thomas Prall, the first to identify himself with Southern Indiana interests, was a man of luost excellent qualities, and noted for his patriotism and generosity. He bought and improved a lot of wild land, mostly timber, and at one time owned fifteen hundred acres. When the Eighty-first Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized. Mr. Prall gave each man a dollar and as the enlistment ran well up towards a thousand it will be seen that this involved a large sum of money. He acted as a secret scout for the Union army and at one time was captured and held as a spy, but managed to escape. As a member of the Cumberland Presbytery he was quite active in church work and gave liberally whenever money was needed for missionary or local charities. When at the age of sixty-four years he was killed by a stroke of lightning, while sitting on his horse. He was mourned as one of the county's most enterprising men.

Before leaving his native state of Pennsylvania he had married Rebecca Sibert, and had two children when they settled in Clark county, a few miles southeast of where Henryville now is. Their trading was done at Charlestown, the nearest point for the purpose in those days. Altogether there were thirteen children in this family and three of the sons served in the Union army. David was a member of the Twenty-first Regiment, under Captain Ferguson ; Elymes belonged to the Twenty-eighth Regiment Mounted Infantry", and Houston, when only fifteen years old, joined the Fifty-second Regiment. The eldest son was killed by sharp shooters at Richmond, Virginia, during one of the many severe battles fought around that city.

Thomas F. Prall. the sixth child in this large family, was born in Clark county, Indiana, October 12. 1850. He grew up on his father's farm and later in life became a farmer himself and continued in agricultural pursuits during the larger part of his adult life. About nine years ago he came to Henryville and for seven years was engaged in the livery business at that place. He then established a store and since has devoted most of his time to mercantile matters, in which lie has met with success. He still owns the land in grant 225, which as a young man he purchased and improved. He has long been regarded as one of Monroe township's most substantial citizens and he has made a success of all enterprises in which he has embarked, from farming to merchandising. Though he obtained but a limited education in youth he has learned much by observation and contact with the world and exercises good business judgment in all his dealings with his fellow men. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and the local lodge of Knights of Pythias.

On April 6, 1873, Mr. Prall married Nancy L., daughter of John M. and Mary Kirk, of Clark county, where Mrs. Prall was born in 1854. Twelve children have been born to them: Monroe, the eldest, married Lulu Lutz, has five children and resides in Monroe township; Arthur, the second child, died in infancy ; the third child in order of birth is Addie ; Charles married Emma Campbell, has two children and is a resident of Henryville; Gai"field, who married Sadie Frankey, has two children, also resides in Heniyville ; Jesse died in infancy; William, who married Edith \^'oodlock, has one child and makes his home in Henryville: and Mary died in infancy. The others are Pearl, Eva, Flora aiKl Burton. \\'i]]i?m and Charles Prall are in the livery business at Henrvville.

Robert M. Howser

So far as can be ascertained the Howser family were of German extraction, but emig-rated to America at an early clay and settled in Pennsylvania. At a later period descendants removed into various states, and one branch founded a family in Jessamine county, Kentucky. There in the first half of the nineteenth century Elijah Howser was born. He grew up on a farm, learned the business and spent his whole life in agricultural pursuits. The methods were primitive in those days, there being much hard work and little profit. He was fond of politics and became well known as a politician in support of the Democratic party. He was. however, content to help others and never became an office-seeker himself. About 1857 he decided to cross the Ohio river and endeavor to better his fortunes in the 3'oung state of Indiana. He bought wild timber land in Clark county, brought his family over and spent the rest of his life in the arduous business of clearing and improving. It involved much hard work and endless struggle, but before his death. July 6, 1S72, he had estal)lished a comfortable home, provided well for a large family and left a respectable name, as well as some ])roperty as an inheritance for his children. He was a member of the Christian church, observant of the rules of m<iralitv. industrinus. law-abiding and in all respects a good neighbur and citizen. He married Nancv Bridgewater, descended from a substantial Viv- ginia family, scions of which emigrated to Kentucky when that state was still wild and sparsely settled. Her union with Elijah Howser took place when they were still young and before her death. October 19, 1872, less than two months after her husband's death, she had become the mother of ten children, six of whom were boys and four girls. Of these five are still living, among the number being the subject of this sketch.

Robert M. Howser. fifth child in the family, was born March 14. 1844. in Oldham county, Kentucky. He remained with his parents until reaching his majority when he started out in the world to make a living for himself. He had obtained a fair education in the schools of Monroe township, was naturally industrious and intelligent and these accomplishments enabled him to hold his own in the struggles that confront all poor young men at their entrance into business. \\'hen his father came to Clark county, most of the land was still in timber and there were comparatively few improved farms. He had all the experiences of a pioneer boy in the wilderness and learned what it was to get up at four o'clock in the morning, grub or pile logs all day, drive oxen and occasionally go to mill for the family meal or flour. W^hen he got land of his own he had to go through the same experiences and make all the improvements, but eventually he had a comfortable home and now may be said to live on "Easy Street." compared to the conditions prevailing in his youth. His place is within two and a half miles of Heniyville. and his whole life has been devoted to the duties falling to the lot of a general farmer. Decidedly a home man, his chief pleasure is found in assembling around the fireside in the evening with his family. His politics are Democratic, but while he takes an interest in party afifairs and helps his friends, he himself has never cared for office or sought to become a candidate. He has made a success of his affairs and is one of the well known men in this part of the count}'.

In 1889 Mr. Howser was married to Eva Watson, who was born in Henderson county, Kentucky. December 7, 1861. Her parents were John W., and Martha A. \\'atson. substantial people and of excellent families in the South. Mr. and l\Irs. Howser have one child. Charles W., whose birth occurred October I, 1890. The family are members of the Presbyterian church and have a large acquaintance in various parts of Clark county, by all or whom they are highly esteemed.

Lafayette D. Townsend

On a home three miles west of Henryville, which is one of the finest in Monroe township, resides one of those quiet substantial business men, who benefit themselves by their industry and help to build up this community in enterprises that extend and encourage improvements. Partly as a farmer, but chiefly as a carpenter and contractor, Lafayette D. Townsend is well known as a citizeti, neighbor and father of a large family, which he has reared to lives of usefulness. The name has been familiar in Clark county almost since its origin, as the pioneer ancestor was here among the first, when everv'thing was still a wilderness, heavy growths of the primeval forest being seen on every hand and when settlements were to be found only along the rivers and here and there in the fertile valleys. George H. Townsend was born in New York state, June 11, 181 1, and came to Clark county, about 1820. He entered land as was customary in those days, and put in the usual hard licks, clearing it of timber and underbrush. He devoted his whole life to farming, met with fair success in his calling, reared a large family and closed his blameless life at a ripe old age. He was married in Bartholomew county, Indiana, to Elizabeth Hart, who was born in Blount county, Tennessee, October 23, 1823, her father being a fanner named Thomas. By this union there were ten children, those living being named as follows, according to age: Nora J., Thomas M., Lafayette D., Addie, Ella. Elizabeth, Lillie Alice, Laura and Daisy.

Lafayette D. Townsend. third of the family, was born in Clark county, Indiana, December 27, 1852. At that time schools were few and poor and he was able to obtain but a limited education. The attendance was chiefly in the winter months, the building, the historic log cabin, with puncheon floor and slab seats, the presiding genius who handled the birch was usually some eastern pedagogue, much like Ichabod Crane, made famous by Washington Irving, in his "Legend of Sleepy Hollow." In the spring, summer and fall, all farm boys were needed for the out door work as assistants to their parents, and it was under circumstances of this kind that Mr. Townsend got his training for his future life. In due time he became owner of land and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his own account. He made all the improvements on his farm and had the satisfaction of seeing it gradually grow into a fine and productive farm home. Later he became a carpenter and contractor, to which calling he has devoted most of his energies. He put up many of the buildings in Monroe township and prospered by his trade. At present he is in the business of furnishing ties to the railroads, which has proved a profitable side line. He is recognized as one of the county's substantial men, being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a supporter of all causes calculated to upbuild and improve the community. His fraternal relations are confined to membership in the Masonic Order and he takes much interest in the affairs of his lodge.

On September 9, 1875, Mr. Townsend married Mary M. Buehler, who was born in Ohio, in 1855. Her parents were Rudolph and Mary (Wild) Buehler, the latter descended from Swiss immigrants, who came to this country about i860. Her father wzs a tailor by trade, but spent most of his life in agricultural pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have eleven children : Nora

Elizabeth, who was born June 30, 1876. married Jason Smith, of Utica township, and has one child ; Annie, the second of the family, was born January 13, 1878; Lelah B., who was born April 18, 1880, is the wife of W. H. Freeman. Secretary of the State Board of Forestr}-, a resident of Indianapolis; Paul v., the eldest son. was bom February 7, 1882. married Addie Burleson, is a resident of Monroe township and has one child; James, the second son, was born November 5. 1883; Charles B.. born July 4, 1886, married Louisa Cummings, resides at Scottsburg and has one child ; Lucy T. was born December 8, 1889: Herman R.. September 6, 1890: Ruth Irene, June 28, 1892; Elmer L.. May 18. 1895, ^"d Hazel M., November 7, 1897. The family are highly esteemed and have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances all over the county. They who visit Mr. Townsend's hospitable home are sure of a cordial welcome and the good cheer that comes from kindliness of disposition and the accumulations of an industrious life.

Matthew H. Dunlevy

Matthew H. Dunlevy, son of Thomas A. and Catharine (Clegg) Dunle\y, was the oldest of a family of fourteen children. In Mr. Dunlevy we have the genuine type of the energetic successful business man of the kind that makes a community. He has been in many kinds of business, called on to do things and always did them well. The result has been success, social, political and financial, with an excellent home and other worldly goods to show as rewards for his efforts. Matthew H. Dunlevy was born September 30. 1859, at Blue Lick, in Clark county. Indiana. His only education was obtained in the public schools of Clark county, but on this basis, and by subsequent reading and obser\-ation he became a well informed man. It was in 1880. when twenty-one years old. that he came to Henryville to accept a clerkship Amelia, widow of Henr}- Ballinger, where he remained for three years. His next venture was in the stock business, which he followed with van'ing success until 1886. Though still cjuite a young man. he had obtained sutBcient prominency to be selected as postmaster to which office he w'as appointed by President Cleveland. He sen'ed from March i. 1886, to June 30. 1889. and gave excellent satisfaction to all the patrons, and meantime carried on the mercantile business as a side line. The change of administration in 1888 caused him to be replaced by a Republican, and he resumed his old business of trading in stock. This he kept up until 1892, when the wheels of political fortune again brought Cleveland to the Presidency, and by him ]Mr. Dunlevy was appointed to his old place of postmaster August, 1893. He sen-ed until June 4, 1897, and by general concensus of public opinion he made the best post- master that Henryville ever had. Wlien McKinley came into the Presidency in 1896, Mr. Dunlevy was the first Democrat to "walk the plank" in his congressional district, on account of the political fight he made during the campaign, but office holding was not essential to his happiness and he lost no time in re-embarking in the mercantile business, which he has ever since followed. Active in various lines, always public-spirited and anxious to help in the development of his community, ]Mr. Dunlevy was one of the organizers of the Henryville State Bank, which began business March 17, 1904, and he is now one of the directors and vice-president of this popular institution. In 1902 Mr. Dunlevy was a moving spirit in establishing the Heni'j'ville Canning Factor^', and in addition to these public seiwices has helped to get lights for Henryville. To him was chiefly due the establishment of an exchange of the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, at Henryville, and he has been the agent during the five years the station has been opened. In company with R. R. Freeman, he secured the option and bought the land on which the State Forestry Reservation was subsequently established and in this way greatly benefited the county while doing something for himself.

Mr. Dunlevy is a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. He takes much pleasure in attending his various lodges, is prompt in attending to all duties assigned him by his societies, and altogether is one of the best known as well as most esteemed of Clark county's citizens. Though a life-long Deinocrat and taking an active interest in campaigns for his party, he has never sought office, though frequently influential in securing office for others. His general store at Henryville is one of the institutions of the town, and enjoys a large patronage.

In 1880 I\Ir. Dunlevy was married to Ida A. Gray, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, where she was born in 1859. Her parents were Jeduthen and Lucinda ( Hardesty) Gray, the former a Union soldier, who was killed in September, 1862, at the battle of Antietam. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlevy have had seven children of whom five are living, and two died in infancy. Mary Ethel, born in 1881, married Clarence Hough and resides in Chicago; Grace C. was born in 1887; William T. in 1888, Homer in 1891 and Margaret in 1904.

Though Clark county numbers many bright physicians within her borders, there are none more interesting to talk to and none that stand higher professionally or socially than Doctor Walker. Finely educated, of wide experience and naturally affable, he makes a charming companion and one whom his acquaintances are always glad to meet again. Good blood always tells and worthy ancestors usually produce worthy descendants. The Walkers have reason to be proud of their lineage as their ancestors were with Lord Baltimore when he crossed the Atlantic to make his historic settlement of Maryland. They were English Catholics and desen^e the glory of having favored the first statute for religious freedom ever adopted by an American colony. Descendants of these Maryland emigrants became early pioneers of Indiana and were among the first settlers of Martin county, having removed there from Kentucky. Peter M. Walker, born in 1845, is engaged in the flour mill business at Loogootee and one of the most prominent men of that Martin county town. He married Margaret Karl, who died at the age of thirty, after becoming the mother of four children. Her husband married again and by this union eight children were born.

James H. Walker, bom March 14, 1868, in Martin county, Indiana, was the second of the four children by the first marriage and six years old when his mother died. After the usual course in the common and high schools of Loogootee, he taught for three years in Martin county. He then took up the study of medicine, entering the Kentucky School of Medicine, at Louisville, and was graduated in the class of 1891. Locating at Jeffersonville for the two years he subsequently went to Wisconsin, but after a twelve months' sojourn in that state returned to Clark county, in 1894. He soon gained a good patronage in HenPi'ville and has been practicing with increasing success ever since. He is generally regarded as in the front rank of his profession and no local physician enjoys greater popularity. Like all men ambitious to shine in his calling Doctor Walker was not content with his original graduation but took and completed a course in the celebrated Medico-Chirurgical College, at Philadelphia. In addition to this he had the benefit of two post-graduate courses during the years from 1902 and 1904, inclusive. The practical was united with the theoretical by his experiences as a surgeon in the Second Division Hospital at Camp Meade, in Pennsylvania, and during the Spanish-American war he served with the Second Army Corps. Thus it will be seen that Doctor Walker is a thoroughly equipped physician not only because he studied hard in his younger davs and got the benefit of the best schools, but by reason of the fact that he has always kept up his reading of the foremost medical journals, which keep him fully abreast of all the latest improvements, discoveries and appliances. Doctor Walker has a delightful home in Henryville, to which his many friends often gather with assurances of the most cordial hospitality and pleasing entertainment.

In 1897 Doctor Walker was married to Mary Ferguson, a lady of an old and esteemed family, who was born at Henryville, November 11, 1877. Her father. Dr. H. H. Ferguson, was quite prominent in Clark county, both as a citizen and physician. The fact that her grandfather laid off the town of Henryville, indicated that the family were among the earliest pioneers of the

John E. Enlow

This name recalls a well known Kentucky family whose members were identified with the old state almost from its earliest history. Jacob Enlow, a native of Virginia, crossed the mountains when ever}'thing on this side was still a wilderness with only sparse settlements here and there. His son, Thomas K. Enlow, was born in Kentucky, in 1811, became a farmer when he reached his majority and in 1845 removed to Harrison county, Indiana, where he purchased land. That section was still in a wild condition and he had the usual trying experiences in clearing and improving his property. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church and an active worker in all its undertakings. In 1837 he was married at Mauckport, Indiana, to Amanda Gwartney, who was born in Corydon, Indiana, in 1821. Nine children were born to them, of whom two sons and two daughters survive.

John E. Enlow. one of the surviving children, was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, in 1842, and hence was three years old when his father removed to Indiana. When about seventeen years old he began teaching in Harrison county, and was thus engaged at the breaking out of the Civil war. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Thirty-fourth Regiment. Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of hostilities. He was on detached service in the provost marshal's office during the winter of 1862. and after leaving Louisville ser\'ed as company clerk until September, 1863. He was present at the siege of Knoxville and went from there to Tazewell county, Tennessee, where he was laid up for a long time with typhoid fever. The command retreated from there to Cumberland Gap and in March. 1864. Mr. Enlow was sent to the hospital at Louisville and furloughed for sixty days. In Tulv he became attached to the hos'^ital b'-^t "Oh'o."at New .\lbanv. Ind-'au'i. where he acted as chief clerk, later going in the same capacity to the provost marshal's office. At the close of the war he was mustered out at Louisville and resumed his old occupation of teaching school. After continuing at this for four years he went to Mauckport, and engaged in the milling business. A year later he engaged in the ice business at Louisville and so continued until 1880. when he came to Clark county, and located on a farm in Monroe township. His business since then has been farming, combined with the duties of pension agent. In May. 1907. he was appointed postmaster of L^nderwood. where he also carries on merchandising as a side line. ]\Ir. Enlow is a member of the Underwood Baptist church and an ordained minister. He was a

In November. 1865, Mr. Enlow was married to Alice Reynolds, who was bom at Louisville, in 1844. Her parents were J. L. and Eliza (Woodruff) Revnolds, the former of Connecticut and the latter a native of New York. Mrs. Enlow's people drove from New York City to Louisville in a wagon. Mr. and Mrs. Enlow have three children living, Joseph T., bom in 1866. is chief of the fire department in Jeffersonville ; \\'illiam, bom in 1870, married Daisy Rogers, lives in Louisville and has two children ; Laura W.. born in 1885, married John E. Anderson, and resides at New Albany.

The Pralls were of the sturdy race known as Pennsylvania Dutch, and representatives of the family came to Indiana in the early part of the nineteenth centur}-. They were among the first of the pioneers who settled in Clark county, making their appearance when this section was little more than a wilderness, with the Ohio river as the only highway.

Henry H. Prall, one of the descendants, obtained considerable local prominence and was a man of influence in Monroe township. He became the owner of land when everj'thing was covered with timber of the original forest growth and went through the usual hardships and toil connected with clearing and improving wild land. Though farming was his main business and most of his time was devoted to agricultural pursuits he was active in the social, political and religious life of the community. A lifelong member of the ]\Iethodist church, he was ordained as a minister in that denomination and did much good in elevating the morals of the community. He was a close friend of Henry Ferguson, who laid out the town of Heniyville and lent every assistance in his power to this public improvement. In fact, whenever any movement was set on foot calculated to benefit the people and aid the cause of progress, Henry H. Prall could be relied upon to lend a helping hand. He married Susan E. Lewellen. whose ancestors were Virginians and the family claimed relationship with John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.

Elam G. Prall. son of Henry H.. was born in Monroe township. Clark county. Indiana. September 7. 1865. He was educated in the county schools. proving an apt pupil and giving promise in boyhood of a successful career in life. He decided at an early date to adopt one of the professions, and after finishing his academic course entered the Indiana Dental College at Indianapolis. In due time he was graduated and his popularity and acquirements as a

Student brought him an office of a professorship. He accepted and had a chair in the college for five years. This was followed by the practice of dentistry at Indianapolis for several years, after which he removed to Dubois county. He remained there several years and then decided to return to his native county, opening an office in Henryville. He has met with success and enjoys a good practice in the town and surrounding country.

Doctor Prall has an inclination for fraternal societies and has risen to prominence and influence in several of the popular orders. He holds membership in the Knights of Pjthias, Red Men, Modern Woodmen and Maccabees. He has been a representative to the Indiana Grand Lodges, both of the Knights of Pythias and the Red Men. Doctor Prall is an intelligent man, well informed not only in all matters connected with his profession but on current affairs.

In 1905 Doctor Prall married Anna W'ermling, a native of Dubois county. Her parents were Henry and Barbara W^ermling, who were of German descent. Her father died some years ago and the re-marriage of her mother caused the name of W'emiling to disappear from the census rolls of the county. Mrs. Prall is a member of the Lutheran church.

James Dothitte Applegate

The Applegate family has been one of prominence in the vicinity of which this history treats, since the pioneer days, and he whose life record is contained in the following paragraphs is a well known descendant of worthy ancestors. James Dothitte Applegate was born in Louisville, Kentucky, April II, 1857, the son of John D. and Mary Ann (Applegate) Applegate, the former a native of Jefifersonville township, Clark county, and the latter a native of Louisville. Aaron Applegate, grandfather of the subject, was born on the 6th of October, 1779, and was joined in marriage to Mary Rebecca Ross, who was born on the 15th of April, 1781. To this union were born the following children: James Ross, born September 2, 1800; Cynthia, born on the 9th of May, 1802, in Jefferson county, Kentucky; Charles Ross, born on the 18th of September, 1805, died January 22, 1887; Mary Ann, born in Clark county, Indiana, on the 5th of May, 1808 ; David Floyd, born on November 19, 1810; John Dothitte, born February 16, 1812; Mary Jane, born February 9, 1816; George R., bom June 9, 1818: John F. R., born March 23, 1820; Sarah M. R. S., born June 23, 1822. Aaron Applegate and wife were among the very earliest settlers of Clark county, having been natives of Virginia. They settled on the Utica pike, then a trail through the wilderness, above Jeffersonville. They came here from Kentucky, They later moved to the place where the subject of this sketch now lives, in Jefferson township, and where the father of the subject was born. The house on this place was built about 1808, and was one of the first two-story frame houses in the county. It was a meeting place where frequently circuit-riders from Indianapolis held services. During one of these meetings a herd of deer, attracted by the music, gathered in front of the house and during the prayer which followed, Aaron Applegate observed them, and quietly reached for his rifle and shot one before the prayer was ended. This startled the minister and stopped the meeting, all adjourning to the yard, where the minister assisted in dressing the deer. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Applegate died on this place. John D. Applegate, father of the subject, was born and reared on this farm. Soon after his marriage he found employment as cooper in a tobacco warehouse in Louisville, later becoming the superintendent of the same place, where he remained for a number of years, until his health gave way and he returned to the old homestead, resuming farming. He was a man of thrift and accumulated a competency and died in Louisville, March 5, 1876. His wife also died in that city on February 10, 1874. They were the parents of twelve children, as follows : Mary Jane, born November 16, 1839; Josephine, bom June 9, 1842; America, born March 22, 1844; Joseph, October 10, 1846; Sarah Ellen, February 14, 1848; Louisa B., November 29, 1850; Annie Elizabeth, March 16, 1852; Florence Ross, November 23, 1854; James D., of this review; Burge, September 3, 1859, Archie Clark, February 11, 1862; Julia B., September 11, 1865. Of the above, only four are now living.

James D. Applegate was reared on the old home farm and in Louisville, Kentucky. He received a liberal education. Preferring farm life he early devoted his attention to the same. He became heir to a part of the old homestead, and he later purchased the remaining portion of this place, which has now been in the possession of the family for over one hundred years. It consists of one hundred acres, well improved and although it has been in cultivation for a long time, the soil has retained its fertility, having been skillfully managed and it still produces abundant crops.

Mr. Applegate has been four times married, first on December 20, 1882, to Clara B. Whiteside, daughter of W. S. Whiteside, which union resulted /in the birth of three children, one of whom is living - Frank: Mrs. Applegate ^ died September 17, 1890. His second marriage was to Ida K. Anderson, daughter of George S. Anderson, the wedding occurring in November, 1893; she died August 2, 1898, leaving one child, Maude P. His third marriage was to Maggie May Terry, November 16, 1898; she was the daughter of Joshua Terry, and she passed to her rest without issue, on October 18, 1899. The subject's last wife was Lorena L. Robertson, daughter of Alexander Robertson, a member of a prominent family, this marriage occurring May 21, 1900.

In his political relations Mr. Applegate is a Democrat, and fraternally he belongs to Hope Lodge, No. 13, and the Uniform Rank, No. 9, Knights of Pythias, of Jeffersonville.

The ancestors of the subject on both sides of the house were early pioneers of Clark county, Indiana, having lived here when neighbors were no nearer than six or seven miles, but they were hardy people and long-lived, the paternal grandfather dying at the age of eighty-nine years and the mother of the subject reaching the advanced age of ninety-four years. The latter, who was known in her maidenhood as Nancy Kelly, was born in Ohio in 1804. and when about thirteen years old she came to Utica township, Clark county, where she witnessed the first steamboat that ever passed Utica on the Ohio river. She never resided outside of this county after coming here. Nathan Hawes, father of our subject, was born in 1802, in the state of New York, and he came to Clark county, this state, with his parents in 1817. settling in Utica, where he remained for two years, then went to ^^^ashington county and bought wild land which he improved, engaging in farming all his life. \\'hen about twenty-one years old, he returned to Clark county, and was a resident of the same until his death at the age of sixty-eight years. He and Nancy Kelly married in this county about 1827, and to them ten children were born, only three of whom are living, namely: Martha I., who married Jesse J. Coombs; Thomas J., and Ep, our subject.

\\'hen Nathan Hawes first came to Clark county, he settled on grant 220 in Union township. Charlestown was the principal town and voting place at that time. He bought a farm in grant 203 in 1852, where the subject now lives. He devoted practically all his time to his home, not being a public man. In politics he was a \\'hig. He operated the first horse-power threshing machine in this county, and his son, our subject, taking up the work, was the first to operate a steam threshing machine in Clark county.

Ep Hawes was born in Union township, Clark county, Indiana, December 7, 1839. and he has shown himself to be a worthy descendant of his sterling ancestors, according to the statement of those who have known him the longest and best. He got a good education in the free schools of the county, and early in life gave evidence of those habits of industry which have characterized his entire career, having been engaged in farming all his life in Union township. being known as one nf the leading general farmers in this vicinity. He has an excellent fann which has been well tilled and his home is a pleasant one, where his neighbors delight to gather. This home is presided over by Mrs. Hawes. who was known in her maidenhood as Harriet Coleman, whom our subject married in 1864. at Edinbnrg, Indiana. She is the daugliter of J. O. and Salina (Gates) Coleman, of Edinlxu'g. Harriet Coleman was born at Salem, Connecticut, on July 21, 1844. Her people were all hardy Xew Englanders. J. O. Coleman was a colonel of state militia and a captain in the Civil war.

To Mr. and ]\Irs. Ep Hawes ten children were born, three of whom, Epsell, May and Lotta Belle, died within two days, having been stricken with diphtheria. They were all interred in the same grave. The nnmes of the subject's children follow in order of birth: Jessie, born April i, 1867, died when ten years old; Emma J., born September 12, 1868, died at the age of twenty-seven years: Gussie, born April 10, 1871, died in infancy: James K., born July 28, 1874, is a practicing physician at Columbus, Indiana; he married Myrtle W'isner, and they are the parents of four children : Elenore, born April 10, 1876, is living at home: JMay, born December 4, 1877, died September 27, 1885 ; Epsell, born July 28, died September 29, 1885 ; Samuel C, born July 27, 1882, married Myrtle Carr, and they became the parents of two children ; he married a second time, his last wife, Jessie Carr, being a sister to his first wife ; they are living at Memphis, Indiana. Lotta Belle, the ninth child of the subject, was born March 12, 1885, and died September 2-j. 1885 ; Arta C, born October 17, 1886, is a school teacher.

Ep Hawes is one of the best known men in that part of Clark county, where he has long resided, and no man in the county is more favorabl}' known than he, for his life has been exemplary in many respects ; among the most praiseworthy traits of his character being the fact that he has never used tobacco in any form, nor ever taken a drink of whiskey. In his fraternal relations he is a Mason, having been affiliated with that great order for a period of nearly forty years, having cast his lot with this fraternity at Charlestown, Indiana, in 1870. He is now a member of the Henryville lodge. He is a faithful member of the Christian church.