Delaware County, Indiana - The whole text, 1908 (part 14 of 15)

William Frank Anderson, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Monroe township, residing on section 3, was bom in Miami county, Ohio, January 21, 1854. His father, Joseph Anderson, who followed the plasterer's trade in Ohio, was a native of that commonwealth, to which his father had removed from Virginia, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. After attaining to years of maturity in Clark county, Ohio, where he also received his educational training, Mr. Joseph Anderson was there married to one of the commonwealth's native daughters, Mary A. Smith. They became the parents of eight children, six sQns and two daughters, of whom William Frank is the third child in order of birth, and all but one of the number grew to years of maturity. As a representative of the Republican party Mr. Anderson took an active part in the public affairs of his community, and during the W. H. Harrison presidential campaign he headed a glee club.

It was in the year of 1874 that Mr. William F. Anderson established his home in Delaware county, and during two years thereafter he was numbered among the educators of Monroe township, teaching in its district schools. At the close of that period he transferred his activities from a professional life to the work of the farm, purchasing in 1880 fifty acres of land, the nucleus of his present homestead, to which he has since added a tract of forty acres, and he has cleared most of his land. The many improvements which he has placed upon this farm make it one of the attractive and valuable homesteads of the community.

E. and Anna B., tlie daughter the wife of Otis Pitser, who is conducting Mr. Anderson's farm in Monroe township. Mrs. Anderson passed away in death in 1905, after a beneficent and useful career. Mr. Anderson votes with the Republican party and is an active worker in its ranks. His fraternal relations are with the Red Men.

James Oard. Everywhere in our land are found men who have worked their own way from humble and lowly beginnings to places of leadership and high esteem. "Through struggles to triumph" appears to be the maxim which holds sway over the majority of our citizens, and thus it has been with this prominent agriculturist of Monroe township, James Oard, and in whose life history many useful lessons may be gleaned. He was born in Perry county, Ohio, May 4, 1835, and traces his ancestry to the commonwealth of West Virginia, the birthplace of his grandfather, William Oard. He was an agriculturist by occupation and was also a soldier in the war of 1812. During the early boyhood days of his son William, the father of James, he emigrated to Ohio, and there the little son grew to years of maturity and was married to Hannah Shelly, a native of Pennsylvania and of German descent. She was reared in Ohio. Their, union was blessed by the birth of three children, two sons and a daughter, James, Mary (deceased) and Martin. In an Ohio regiment of infantry Mr. Oard served in the Civil war from 1861 to 1865, his sons Martin and Aaron also participating in that conflict, and a half brother of our subject was out with Thomas Brady, of Muncie. Mr. Oard spent most of his life in Ohio, but his death occurred in Hartford, Indiana. During the early years of his life he affiliated with the Democracy, but afterward transferred his allegiance to the Republican party.

James Oard, of this review, lost his mother when but five years of age, and he afterward lived with his grandparents for two years. He was but a little lad of seven years when he started out in the world to battle for himself, working for his board, and the first wages he ever earned was twentyfive cents a day and his board. For four years he worked for Mr. O. M. Hollister, and in 1854 he came to Delaware county, locating on a farm in the woods of Center township. He cleared forty acres of his original purchase, later adding eighty acres thereto and still later another tract of eighty-two and a half acres, all in Center township. Selling his land there he purchased in 1870 his present farm in Monroe township. Previous to this time, in 1859, he had rented a farm in this township and continued its cultivation until the purchase of his present homestead. He at one time also owned two hundred and fifty-six acres in Blackford county, Indiana, upon a part of which the city of Hartford has since been built.

Before leaving his Ohio home Mr. Oard was married to one of the commonwealth's native daughters, Mary C. Bowers, the stepdaughter of O. M. Hollister, one of the early pioneers of Ohio. They have become the parents of four children, one son and three daughters : Charles A., Louisa, the wife of W. E. Driscoll ; Lilly J., the wife of Irvin Sollars, of Monroe township ; and Flora B., the wife of George A. Tuttle. All of the children were bom in Delaware county. Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Oard has affiliated with the Republican party, and has been elected to many offices of the township, including those of school director, in which he served for many years, and trustee, holding that oflSce for one term. He holds membership relations with the Masonic order, in which he served as commander, and with the Red Men, Lodge No. 30. He is a generous contributor to churches and all worthy causes and has always been a stanch advocate of all measures for the betterment and upbuilding of the community.

Thomas Carl Henry, M. D., who has attained distinctive prestige in the practice of medicine in Delaware county, enjoys an extensive and remunerative practice. He is progresive in all his methods, constantly reading and studying, and keeps in close touch with the spirit of the times. His birth occurred in Harrison county, Kentucky, May 22, 1868, and he doubtlessly inherited the love of his profession from his father. Dr. John Henry, who was a lifelong medical practitioner. He was bom in South Carolina and was married in Missouri to Paulina J. Hall, a native of Kentucky, they becoming the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom the doctor was the third child and second son in order of birth. Dr. Henry, Sr., was a resident of Kentucky.

In the Blue Grass state Thomas Carl Henry spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and going to Ohio attended the National Normal University. In 1889 he entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, from which he received his diploma in 1892, but previous to his matriculation therein he had studied medicine under the able instructions of his father. Thus well equipped with an excellent knowledge of the principles of the profession which he had chosen as his life work Dr. Henry began practice in Scott county, Kentucky, in 1892, the year of his graduation, but three years later he transferred the scene of his operations to Jackson county, Michigan, where he remained in practice for about ten years. During that time, however, he took a post graduate course in New York city, and in 1905 he established his home in Cowan, Delaware county, Indiana, where he has gained an enviable position in the ranks of the medical fraternity. The doctor also owns a farm in Scott county, Kentucky, consisting of four hundred and sixty-three acres, and in addition has an interest in the Cowan drug and hardware store. His practice extends over the entire township of Monroe and vicinity.

During his residence in Jackson, Michigan, on the 20th of January, 1903, Dr. Henry married Jessie M. McKitchen, a native daughter of that commonwealth, and one son and one daughter have blessed their union, Malcolm F. and Geraldyne. The political affiliations of the Doctor are with the Democracy, and he has fraternal relations with the Knights of the Maccabees, the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic order. In the line of

Thomas Fuson. Monroe township's well known and prominent citizen, Thomas Fuson, is a veteran of the Civil war and bears an honorable record for brave service in the cause of freedom and union, and in the paths of peace he has also won an enviable reputation through the sterling qualities which go to the making of a good citizen. His birth occurred in Logan county, Ohio, January 28, 1845. His father, John Cummins Fuson, a deceased farmer of Monroe township, was bom and reared in Ohio, where he was for a period engaged in agricultural pursuits, and he married one of the commonwealth's native daughters, Artie E. Golden, by whom he had nine children, five sons and four daughters, of whom Thomas is the eldest son and the second child in order of birth. In 1848 the family came to Indiana and located in Monroe township, where Mr. Fuson, Sr., purchased a farm, erected a little log cabin and began the work of clearing and cultivating his land. After two years, however, he sold the place and purchased ninety-six acres of the present homestead, of which he cleared the larger part, and with the passing years added to the boundaries of the place until at the time of his death, in October, 1890, he was the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land. His entire possessions were but the merited tribute to his industry and ability. He began life in Delaware county without capital, building the ladder on which he rose to prominence, and at the same time he lived a life of usefulness to his fellow men. As a Republican he took an active part in the public affairs of his community.

When Mr. Thomas Fuson was a lad of sixteen years, in 1861, he enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering the Nineteenth Indiana Iron Brigade, Company E, with which he served for two years, and during the time participated in many of the historic battles of the war, including those of second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fairfax, the Wilderness, Slaughter Mountain and several others. Receiving his discharge in 1863 on account of disability Mr. Fuson returned to his home in Monroe township. At the time of his father's death he received sixty acres as his share of the estate, making him the owner of one hundred and fifty acres of rich and fertile land, most of which is under an excellent state of cultivation, and in addition to his general agricultural pursuits he makes a specialty of the raising of fine stock.

Mr. Fuson married on the 4th of August, 1864, Catherine Gibson, who was bom in Delaware county, Indiana, July 15, 1844, the daughter of Andy and Rebecca (Carmichael) Gibson, who were numbered among the early pioneers of Delaware county and among the prominent and influential agriculturists of Monroe township. Mrs. Fusoadied June 10, 1872. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fuson, two sons and four daughters, namely : Alonzo, Hettie, Rachel, John C, Nettie and Julia. Mr. Fuson married, in December, t88i, Mary E. Thomas. She was born in North Carolina, a daughter of Mangum and Sarah (Harrold) Thomas, both natives of North Carolina, from whence they came to Indiana in 1864 and settled in Henry county. Later they came to Delaware county and spent their last years in Monroe township. The children born to Mr. Fuson by his second marriage are Belle, Ethel, Anna, Hazel and May. All of the eleven children were bom and reared in Monroe township, and four are deceased, Rachel, John C, Nettie and Julia. Mr. Fuson is a Republican in his political affiliations, and is an active worker in the ranks of the party. During the long period of ten years he served on the advisory board of Monroe township.

Joel Chalfant, deceased, was one of the best known residents of Monroe township, where for many years he was prominently identified with its farming and stock-raising interests. He was a native son of Ohio, bom on the 5th day of August, 1827. His father, Jesse Chalfant, long since deceased, was numbered among the prominent agriculturists of Perry township, but was a native of Pennsylvania. He was married there to one of the commonwealth's native daughters, Elizabeth Winders, and they became the parents of eleven children. In an early day the family emigrated to Ohio, the birthplace of their son Joel, and in 1837 they continued their westward joumey to Delaware county, Indiana, the mother making the entire trip on horseback. Purchasing a farm of eighty acres in Perry township, Mr. Chalfant, Sr., at once began to clear and cultivate his place, and he there resided until his life's labors were ended in death.

Mr. Chalfant, of this review, also purchased a farm of eighty acres in Perry township, walking the entire distance to Ohio to have the seal placed on his deed. In 1865 he moved to the present homestead of the family, purchasing three hundred and ten acres, which in time he succeeded in clearing and placing under cultivation, and in addition he made many substantial and valuable improvements thereon.

In 1846 Mr. Chalfant married Synthia Jackson, to whom were bom one son and six daughters, and two of the number are now deceased. The wife and mother is also deceased. On the 17th of October, 1872, Mr. Chalfant married Nancy J. Gibson, whose birth occurred in Monroe township November 28, 1852, the daughter of Garrett Gibson, whose birth occurred in Ohio. He was a son of Valentine Gibson, whose genealogy will be found on other pages of this work. Garrett Gibson was three years of age when brought by his parents to Delaware county, Indiana, the family home being established in Monroe township, where he received his educational training but Sarah E., the first bom, is deceased. All were bom on the family homestead. Mr. Chalfant gave a lifelong support to the principles of the Republican party and was a member of the Christian Friends church. His death occurred when he had reached the Psalmist's span of three score years and ten. He was one of the best known men of Delaware county, honored and revered by all who knew him.

David H. Jones. The gentleman whose name introduces this review, David H. Jones, one of the leading farmers and stock raisers of Monroe township, is a representative of one of the honored old pioneer families of Delaware county. His birth occurred in its township of Salem, January i, 1852, his father, James H. Jones, having established his home there in a very early day, removing thither from his native commonwealth of South Carolina, where he was bom in 1819. He made the journey to Indiana with his parents during his boyhood days, the family locating in Fayette county, and for a more extended historical review of these early settlers see the genealogy of J. F. Jones on other pages. From Fayette county Mr. James H. Jones came to Delaware county in 1832, purchasing one hundred acre? of land in Salem township. While clearing the place of its dense growth of timber he also added to its boundaries until he became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres, all in one body and rich and fertile land. He succeeded in clearing the most of this tract and became one of the leading agriculturists of the community.

In Salem township Mr. Jones married one of Delaware county's native daughters, Martha Steward, her father, James Steward, having established his home within its borders in a very early day, coming from Ohio. Mrs. Jones was reared and educated in Delaware county, and by her marriage became the mother of three sons, John, Samuel and David. The wife and mother died during the childhood days of her youngest son, and the father afterward married Martha Bennett, a native daughter of Illinois, six children having been bom of their union. After her death Mr. Jones married Fanny Lambert, one of Virginia's native daughters. Mr. Jones gave a lifelong support to the principles of the Democracy, was also a member of the Grange, and his death occurred when he had reached the ripe old age of eighty years.

The public schools of Salem township furnished David H. Jones with the educational training which he was permitted to enjoy in his youth, and he remained at home until his marriage, assisting in clearing and cultivating his father's farm. After his marriage he lived on the Tomlinson farm and other rented places until his removal to his present homestead in 1882. The farm consists of one hundred and twenty acres of excellent land, well improved and containing many valuable and substantial improvements. He performed the arduous labor of clearing about twenty acres of the tract.

a representative of one of the county's earliest families. Her father, James A. Tomlinson, took up his abode here in a very early day, journeying from South Carolina and becoming identified with its agricultural interests. The two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones both died in infancy. The Democracy receives Mr. Jones' political support and his fraternal relations are with the Red Men.

WiNFiELD Scott Brandon, M. D., a prominent and well known member of the medical profession in Daleville, was born in Grant county, Indiana, June 26, 1852, a son of Joseph Franklin Brandon, who was born in Bourbon county Kentucky, November 14, 1812, and a grandson of Joseph Brandon. The last named was a prominent early resident of Bourbon county and was a soldier in the war of 181 2. He was a farmer but not a slaver owner, and he spent his last years in Bourbon county and died at the age of ninety-five years. There his son Joseph was bom and reared and there he also learned the carpenter's trade. From the Blue Grass state he came to Indiana in 1836 and established his home in Delaware county, where he learned the miller's trade and operated the first mill built in this section of the state. The mill was located at Yorktown, and he continued its operation for fourteen years, later buying a mill in Grant county, twelve miles west of Marion, but after a number of years he sold it and returned to Delaware county. He located at Daleville and spent the remainder of his life here, dying on the i8th of December, 1891. He married on the 2d of March, 1837, Mary A. Saxon, who was born in Fayette county, Indiana, near Connersville, January 8, 1820, a daughter of William Saxon, born in Georgia, and a granddaughter of Alexander Saxon, also a native of that state. He came from there to the then territory of Indiana and was one of tlie first white settlers. At that time the red men were its principal inhabitants and their neighbors were the wild animals of the forests. The Saxon family first lived in a dwelling hastily constructed of poles, and their chief means of subsistence were the products of the farm and wild game. The women of the family would card, spin and weave the clothing for the family, and the most primitive pioneer conditions prevailed on every hand. Mr. Saxon secured two hundred acres of government land and in time cleared and improved an excellent farm and erected a good frame dwelling on an elevation overlooking Williams creek, a beautiful spot. There he resided until his death at a good old age.

of the first marriage, and she now makes her home with her son, Dr. W. S. Brandon, in Daleville, having reached her eighty-seventh year. She reared five children, Francis Jane, John C, Nancy A., Susan and Winfield Scott. The elder son, John C., lost his life as a soldier in the Civil war. Mrs. Brandon has fourteen grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren living.

Dr. Brandon attended school steadily during his early youth, and at the age of eighteen years he began teaching and continued in the profession until the age of twenty-six. In the meantime he had begun the study of medicine, and in 1876 attended medical lectures at the Cincinnati Medical College and began practice in Grant county. In 1881 he attended lectures at Buller University, and from 1881 until 1889 practiced at Andrews. During that time he also took a post graduate course in a New York hospital, and since 1889 he has been numbered among the prominent practitioners of Daleville. At the present time he is associated in the profession with Dr. Frank Kilgore.

In Van Buren county, Indiana, Dr. Brandon married Mary G. Green, a native of that county and a daughter of Lott and Polly Green. Their two children are Chloe and Delia L. Dr. Brandon and his wife are members of the Christian church, and he is also a member of the County and State Medical societies, and served as president in 1907.

Calaway Pierce, one of the oldest residents of Delaware county, was born in Montgomery county. West Virginia, September 17, 1822, a son of Thomas Pierce, born in Botetourt county, Virginia, in 1796, and a grandson of Richard Pierce, who was bom in the mother country of England. He came with six brothers to America in colonial times, and the seven brothers served their adopted country in its war for independence. Richard Pierce first located on Long Island, and after the war moved to Botetourt county, Virginia, where he purchased land and spent the remainder of his life. The maiden name of his wife was Peggy Knight, whom he married before leaving his native country, and there she was also born. She survived her husband many years and died at the home of a daughter in Michigan.

Thomas Pierce, their son, ran away from home at the age of sixteen years and enlisted in the war of 181 2, in which he served with two brothers, and after the close of the conflict he secured warrants for one hundred and sixty acres of land. At the time of his marriage he located in Montgomery county, Virginia, but in 1827 removed to Miami county, Ohio, and in 1832 came to Indiana. He was accompanied on the trip to this state by his family, and they made the journey with two yoke of oxen and one large, old-fashioned Virginia wagon, cooking and camping out on the way. On arriving in Delaware county he secured land in what is now Salem township, section 9, where he erected a hewed log house, cleared and improved his land, and there passed away in death in 1859. He had married a native daughter of Virginia, Susanna Thompson, but her father, John Thompson, was a native of Scotland, as was also his wife. He was a farmer aad spent the last years of his life in Virginia. Mrs. Pierce preceded her husband in death, dying on the 23d of August, 1840, in her fortieth year, and of the eleven children bom to them eight were reared, Malinda, Calaway, Rebecca, Arminta, Amanda, Jane, Susanna and Eliza.

Calaway Pierce was a boy of ten years when the family home was established in Indiana, and at that time Delaware county was a wilderness, government land being then on the market and the Indians and the animals of the forests were its principal inhabitants. Muncie at that time was but a hamlet and not a railroad traversed the county, and for some years after the family located here at Cambridge, in Wayne county, was their nearest market for grain. The young lad remained with his father until he started out for himself in 1839, and he soon began learning the carpenter's trade and followed the occupation for twenty-one years. At the close of that period, in 1859, he purchased the old homestead farm of one hundred and twenty acres, but in 1864 traded the land for another farm in Mount Pleasant township, which he sold one year later, and he then rented until 1867. In that year he bought eighty acres in Salem township and maintained his residence thereon until he sold the land in 1882 and purchased a farm near by. He also disposed of this by sale in 1891 and has since lived retired in Daleville.

On the nth of June, 1849, Mr. Pierce was united in marriage to Ruanna Goodpasture, who was bom in Warren county, Ohio, a daughter of»Solomon and Sally Goodpasture. She was called to the home beyond in 1879, ^tnd in 1883 Mr. Pierce married Mrs. Matilda McAllister, who was born in Miami county, Ohio, September 15, 1828, a daughter of Benjamin Luce, a native of Kentucky and a pioneer resident of Miami county, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. He married Ann Ohio Girrard, a native of Ohio and a daughter of John Girrard, one of the prominent early residents of that commonwealth. Mrs. Pierce first married William Hand, who was born in Miami county, and died at the age of twenty-four years. She afterward married Andrew McAllister, who came from his native state of Ohio to Delaware county, Indiana, in 1831, and his death occurred in 1881. To this union were born four children who are yet living, Frank, Henry, Morton and Joseph A. A daughter, Katie A., married William Dillinger and died in Virginia in 1898, and another daughter. Belle, died in infancy. By his first marriage Mr. Pierce had eight children, but only four are now living, Thomas, Calvin, Walter and William. A son, John, met his death by accident at the age of twelve years. Florence married Frank Dietrich and died in 1888. James died when about forty years of age. Martha married Oliver Bowers and died in 1884.

Peter Bruner Dick, M. D. The name of Dr. Peter B. Dick is prominently associated with the early history of Delaware county and is enrolled among its well known and successful medical practitioners. He traces his ancestr}' to the fatherland of Germany, from whence with two brothers cauott

Henry Dick, the grandfather of the Doctor, to America and established his home in Virginia, where he afterward lived and died. There also Hieronemus Dick was born, and he emigrated to Ohio to become one of the early pioneers of Highland county, and there he purchased land and spent the remainder of his days. He followed farming as a life occupation. He was killed in 1840 by a falling tree, his death occurring in the prime of his manhood and he left his widow with the care and support of their eight children. She bore the maiden name of Mary Ann Bruner, and was a native of Maryland. In 1846, with a team and accompanied by five of her children, she made the overland journey to Indiana, and the first stop was in Jay county, where they resided for five years, and then went over the line to Randolph county, which lies just south of Jay county. In 1863 she went to Olmstead county, Minnesota, and spent her last years at the home of a son there.

Dr. Dick, a son of Hieronemus and Mary Ann Dick, was bom in Highland county, Ohio, April 27, 1838, and was eight years of age when he came with his mother to Indiana, and it may be said that he "grew up with the country." At the time of the location of the family 'here not a railroad traversed the county and much of its land was in its primitive state, the greater part of its inhabitants still living in the primitive log cabins of the early days. Deer and other kinds of game was plentiful and all was then new and wild. The young lad made the best of his opportunities in this new and undeveloped country, attending the pioneer schools and later the Liber College, and at the age of eighteen he began teaching and taught for twentytwo terms. During this time he also began the study of medicine, and for two years studied with Dr. Noah Simmons, of Union City, Indiana, as his preceptor, and in 1874 he graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati. Previous to entering college, however, he had practiced at Union City for two years, and in 1867 he came to Daleville and entered upon a several years* practice, at the close of the period removing to a farm in section 8, where he has ever since resided with the exception of a period of five years spent in Kansas, whither he went in 1885 to restore his health. His name is prominently enrolled among the pioneer physicians of Delaware county, and he practiced here in the early days when the physicians prepared many of their own medicines from the native herbs, the gathering of the herbs and the digging of medicinal roots forming a considerable part of their earnings.

Dr. Dick has been three times married, wedding first, in 1859, Elizabeth Vinson, who was born in Darke county, Ohio, a daughter of Elder Harrison Vinson, and she died three months after her marriage. In 1862 he wedded Mattie Vail, a native of Jay county, Indiana, and a daughter of William Vail, a minister in the Society of Friends and a native of Ohio. She died in 1866, and in 1870 he married Sally Shepp, a daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Shepp. Two sons were born of the second marriage, Ulysses Seward and Orville Dewey, but both died in infancy, and the only child of the third union was Merchant Kenneth, who met his death in a railroad accident when twenty-four years of age. He had married Maggie Fletcher, who with her only child, Hazel India, now resides in Muncie. Dr. Dick and his wife are members of the Christian church, and he is also a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity.

William Albert Walters. The Old Dominion state of Virginia was the home of the Walters family during the early days of the country's history, and there the grandfather of William Albert, John Walters, had his nativity. When a young man he came to Indiana and enrolled his name among the early pioneers of Delaware county. During a few years he resided in Salem township, and during the time entered government land in Mount Pleasant township, on which he erected a log cabin and in due time cleared and improved the greater part of his land. Although he never learned a trade he was a natural mechanic and did the carpentering on his own buildings and the repair work on his farm utensils. He resided on his homestead in Mount Pleasant township until his death. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Richman. She was bom in Washington county, Virginia, but her father, Henry Richman, was a native of Maryland, but he resided in Virginia for some years, and in 1832 came from that state to Indiana. His first location in this state was in Henry county, where the family occupied a log cabin for a few months, and during the time Mr. Richman visited what is now Salem township and entered a tract of government land, the northwest quarter of section 8. He erected a substantial log house, splitting puncheons for the floor and clapboards with which to make the door, and the log stable which he also erected at that time is still standing and is in use. At the time of his settlement here Delaware county was a wilderness, with deer and other wild game in profusion, and he resided on the farm until his death a few years later. The maiden name of his wife was Rebecca Tetters. She was born in Virginia, a daughter of Peter Tetters, and she survived her husband for several years. Her son, Daniel Richman, is yet a resident of Salem township.

Miles Walters, a son of John and Rebecca Walters, was born on the old Walters farm in Salem township, August 29, 1840, and on the nth of June, 1863, was married to one of the township's native daughters, Juliann Chambers, who was bom on October 10, 1842. Her father, James Chambers, is thought to have had his nativity in North Carolina, born May 8, 1800, but he came to Indiana when a young man and in Bartholomew county wedded Susan Drybread, a daughter of Joseph Drybread, one of the county's earliest settlers. The young couple after their marriage drove with a team frk nplaware rountv. where Mr. Chambers secured a tract of eovernment years and where the mother continued to reside until her death, August 21, 1882. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Walters, William Albert, whose name introduces this review ; James C, who died in infancy ; Smith, a farmer of Center township ; and Mary Isabelle, who married Bruce Kiser and lives in Salem township.

William A. Walters was bom in Salem township August i, 1864, and in his early youth attended the district schools near his home, but his education in later years has been greatly supplemented by extensive reading. He began at an early age to work on the farm, and he remained with his parents until 1886, going thence to Butler county, Kansas, and resuming his agricultural labors, but in 1887 returned to his Delaware county home and has since been engaged in farming and adding to the old Chambers estate. He takes an active interest and keeps well informed in public affairs, and is a member of the Christian church.

Edwin R. Stewart was born six miles from Springfield, Ohio, December 3, 1829, a son of James Stewart, who was born in Mason county, Kentucky, and a grandson of William Stewart, whose birth occurred in the "Red Stone country" of Pennsylvania in 1 771, of Irish ancestry. He moved from his native commonwealth to Kentucky and resided for some years in Mason county, from whence he journeyed to Clinton county, Ohio, and followed his trade of a tailor for many years. From there he came to Delaware county during an early period in its history and established his home in Yorktown, where he spent the remainder of his life and died on the 7th of January, 1836. His wife was bom in 1771 and died September 18, 1844. She and her husband reared the following children: Timothy and John, twins ; Sally, James, Zeddic, Matilda, Norris and Joseph.

James Stewart was about twelve years of age when with his parents he moved to Ohio, where he was reared, and leaving the parental home he went to Springfield and learned the trade of a brick mason. After thoroughly mastering the trade he became a contractor and builder, and he continued his residence in Clark county until 1843. Accompanied by his wife and eight children he then made the overland journey to Indiana, driving two teams and bringing the household goods, also driving five cows and forty sheep. They stopped each night at a tavern, and arrived in Delaware county after six days of travel. Mr. Stewart had visited here the year before and purchased two hundred acres of land in Salem township, about fifty acres of which had been cleared and a small log cabin and a log stable constituted the improvements at that time. He superitended the clearing and developing of his land and at the same time worked at his trade in Muncie, Yorktown, Anderson and other places, and many of the older brick buildings of the county represent his handiwork, and in most cases he also manufactured the brick. After retiring from business he sold his farm and lived with his children until his death, July 3, 1895, when he had reached the age of ninetyfour years, his death resulting from a fall. On the i6th of March, 1826,

Mr. Stewart wedded Matilda McBeath, who was born in Ohio^ August i, 1797, and her father, Alexander McBeath, was bom in Pennsylvania in 1770 and was of Scotch descent. He moved to Ohio and became one of the pioneers of Clark county, entering government land about three miles from Springfield, and resided there until his death. He was a well educated man and was a cooper and cabinet-maker. Mrs. Stewart died October 18, 1832, and on the 5th of November, 1833, Mr. Stewart wedded Drucilla Reynolds, who was born in Botetourt coimty, Virginia, November 20, 1804, and died in Salem township, Delaware county, December 14, 1888.

Edwin R. Stewart was twelve years of age when he came with his parents to Indiana, so he well remembers the incidents of the journey hitiier as well as the pioneer life in Delaware county, and his mind is stored with many pleasant reminiscences of the early days here. He attended school and assisted on the farm, while later he learned the carpenter's trade, and he remained at home with his parents until 1852. In that year he started for California, going first to Cincinnati, thence down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, where he boarded a steamer for Greytown, thence via the Nicaragua river and lake, and then with a companion he secured a mule which they took turns in riding to the coast Here they boarded a sail boat and finally arrived in San Francisco after sixty-three days of weary and arduous travel. Mr. Stewart went at once to the mountains and followed both mining and carpentering, and during his sojourn there he assisted in the building of a chute three- fourths of a mile long and a flume fourteen miles long, four feet wide and thirty-two inches deep. In 1856 he made the return journey to Delaware county, crossing the isthmus by rail and returning via New York, and in the year following his arrival home he bought one hundred and forty-eight acres and began the improvement of his present farm. The land at that time was heavily timbered, and during the first year he succeeded in clearing twenty acres and also completed the erection of a k>g cabin, to which he brought his bride in 1858, and since that time he has performed the work of clearing and draining the entire tract, while in addition he has also built a ccanmodious brick residence, a large bam and other farm buildings. The brick of which the house is constructed was burned on his farm and the greater part of the timber used is a product of the land. In August, 1884, he purchased eighty acres more of land adjoining the first.

On the 31st of January, 1858, Mr. Stewart married Margaret J. Shepp, who was born in Middletown, Henry county, Indiana, March 28, 1839. Her father, Jonathan Shepp, claimed Rockingham county, Virginia, as the place of his nativity, and his father, John Shepp, was a native of the fatherland of Germany. He ran away from home when quite a young man, and coming to America fought with the colonists in tlie Revolutionary war. After the war he settled in Roanoke county, Virginia, and his death there occurred about 1840. The maiden name of his wife was Margaret Dashner, and she was bom in Pennsylvania and died in Roanoke county, Virginia. Jona- than Shepp, born October 9, 1807, came from his native state to Delaware coitnty, Indiana, about 1835, and for a time lived at Middleton and followed his trade of a cabinet-maker. From there he came to Salem township and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, continuing its cultivation and improvement imtil his death, July 15, 1896. He had married Lydia Fenwick, who was born in Highland coimty, Ohio, December 18, 1817, a daughter of James and Nancy Ann, (Hart) Fenwick. James Fenwick was born in Sussex county, Delaware, and his father, William Fenwick, was bom in Lewes, that county. Delaware was also the birthplace of James Fenwick, the father of William, and his father, Thomas Fenwick, was the American ancestor of the family. He was bom in either England or Scotland, and after coming to America he established his home in Virginia, where he had been granted a tract of land, and from there it appears that he removed to Delaware. His son James, as far as is known, as well as the latter's son William, spent their entire lives in Delaware. James Fenwick removed from that commonwealth to Ohio, and several years later, in 1833, came to Delaware county, Indiana, and entered a tract of land in what is now Salem township. He was one of the first to take up his abode in that township, and there he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have seven living children: Flora Alice, Oliver Kelley, Milton Harrison, Mary Isabella, Matilda Jane, Lillie Indiana and Edwin Richard. Mrs. Stewart is a member of the First Christian church of Daleville. Mr. Stewart is a Republican politically.

Clinton Goodpasture. The name of Goodpasture has long been prominently associated with the history of Delaware county, Indiana, and the ancestry is traced to the Blue Grass state of Kentucky, the birthplace of John Goodpasture, the great-grandfather of Qinton. He moved from his native commonwealth to Ohio and became one of the early pioneers of Warren cotmty. He was always a farmer, and spent the remainder of his life in Warren county. Solomon Goodpasture, his son, and also a native of Kentucky, embraced the occupation of his father and became an agriculturist About 1850, accompanied by his children, he came to Indiana, and with the exception of a short time he spent the remainder of his life with his children in Delaware and Wabash counties, his death occurring in the former on the 8th of October, 1872. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah McAllister, and died in Warren county, Ohio, May i, 1849. She was of Scotch ancestry.

Jesse Goodpasture, a son of Sok)mon and Sarah Goodpasture, was born in Warren county, Ohio, April 10, 1826, and was reared to agricultural pursuits and resided with his parents until after his mother's death. Soon afterward he came to Indiana and located on a farm in Delaware county. In 1852 he started with twenty-six others for the land of gold in California, and, going to Madison, this state, sailed down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers to St. Joseph, Missouri, where they secured several pairs of oxen and two wagons and thus continued the journey overland to the Pacific coast, landing in northern California after traveling for one hundred and twenty-six days. During the first two years in the Golden state Mr. Goodpasture followed mining, and then with a partner he purchased some mules and established a pack train to transport supplies to the mines, the supplies being carried on the backs of the animals. In 1856 Mr. Goodpasture made the return journey home, via the Isthmus of Panama, and after resting for a time journeyed to Indian Territory and Texas on horseback. In 1862 he purchased one hundred and thirty-one acres of land on sections 31 and 36, Salem township, about one-third of the land having been cleared, and a log house and stable constituted the improvements. In time he cleared the greater part of the land and by subsequent purchases added to the acreage, erected good farm buildings, and his house occupied an eminence overlooking the White river valley. There this well-known and honored Delaware county pioneer spent the remainder of his active and useful life and passed away in death June 30, 1899. He had married, in 1862, Barbara Hupp, who was born in Qark county, Ohio, June 14, 1832. Her father, John Hupp, was bom in Shenandoah county, Virginia, of German ancestry, and from his native state he made the overland journey with teams to Ohio and became one of the first residents of Qark county. About 1840, accompanied by his wife and seven children, he resumed his westward journey with teams and established his home in Salem township, Delaware county, where he purchased a large tract of partially improved land about two miles east of Daleville. Several years later he moved to that city, and there he resided during the remainder of his life. He was familiarly known as Major Hupp, and he served several years as a justice of the peace. His wife was, before her marriage, Catherine Zirkle, also a native of Virginia, and she, too, spent her last years in Daleville. She became the mother of ten children, three of whom still reside in Indiana. Four children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Goodpasture: Clinton, the subject of this sketch; Carroll, a practicing physician in Washington, D. C. ; Milo, a farmer in Hancock county, Indiana ; and Nettie, the wife of John M. Hancock, of Salem township. Mr. and Mrs. Goodpasture were members of the United Brethren church.

Clinton Goodpasture, the first bom of their children, had his nativity in a little log house which stood on the bank of the White river, on section 31, Salem township, January 21, 1863, and during his boyhood days he attended the district schools near his home, later entering the normal at Danville. When he had reached the age of nineteen he entered the schoolroom a? an instructor and taught for one term, and with that exception he has followed the tilling of the soil as a life occupation. In 1886 he purchased the farm he yet owns, in section 7, Salem township, but after the death of and Morgan counties, Indiana. They have three children : Nellie, Walter, and Merrill. Mr. and Mrs. Goodpasture are members of the United Brethren church, and he is also a, member and the secretary and treasurer of the Delaware County Farmers' Fire Insurance Company.

John Morton Hancock, a resident farmer of Salem township, was bom in Mt. Pleasant township, Delaware coimty, Indiana, October 13, 1868, a son of Pollard Hancock, one of the prominent early settlers of Delaware county. He received his early educational training in the district schools near his boyhood's home, and this was supplemented by attendance at the normal schools in Portland and Danville. He then entered the schoolroom as a teacher and taught for one term, after which he followed various pursuits until in 1901 he located on the farm where he now resides, it being a part of the Goodpasture homestead, and known as River View Farm.

Mr. Hancock married, in 1891, Nettie Goodpasture, who was born on the farm where she now resides, a daughter of Jesse and Barbara Goodpasture. Mr. and Mrs. Hancock have four children: Floyd, Carl, Otis and John. Mr. Hancock is a Republican in politics and has served as township trustee and as a member of the county council. His wife is a member of the United Brethren church.

Franklin Taylor Kilgore, M. D. The Kilgores are perhaps one of the best known and most prominent families of Delaware county. The ancestry in America is traced to the Keystone state of Pennsylvania, which is thought to have been the birthplace of Abel Kilgore, and he was of Scotch descent. He became one of the early residents of Harrison county, Kentucky, where he resided until coming to Indiana. He became a resident of this state during its early pioneer history and located near Blooming Grove, Franklin county, where he secured land and engaged in farming until late in life or until he lost his sight. During his active business career he had dug many wells and did much blasting, and in an unexpected explosion he lost one eye. He was then in middle life, and later he lost the sight of the other eye, and he thereafter made his home with his son David until his death at the age of eighty-four years. The maiden name of his wife was Rebecca Cuzic.

Hon. David Kilgore, their son and the grandfather of the Doctor, was born in Harrison county, Kentucky, in 1804, and he early in life began the study of law. He remained with the family in Franklin county until 1830, when with a bundle of clothes, four law books and four dollars and seventy cents in money, constituting his entire worldly possessions, he started on foot for Delaware county, where he secured a tract of government land in Mount Pleasant township and at once began the practice of law there. He was successful from the start and his rise was rapid, and in 1839 he was elected the judge of the Indiana circuit court, then comprising the counties of Randolph, Grant, Delaware, Jay, Blackford, Madison, Wells and Adams, and continued in that high official position for seven years. He was then elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth congresses, in session during Buchanan's administration, and he was one of the organizers of the Republican party and a stanch supporter of its principles. During the first year of the Civil war he was instrumental in establishing the Indiana Hospital at Washington, an act highly appreciated by the brave boys in Wuc; was also one of the promoters of the "Bee Line" railroad and served as a director of the company for twenty years, and was one of the directors of the Citizens National Bank of Muncie aiKl of the First National Bank of Indianapolis. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and received all of the council degrees in the local order of the Masonic fraternity. Judge Kilgore married Mary Van Matre, a daughter of one of the pioneers of Delaware county, Absalom Van Matre, and their sons were represented in the Civil war. Alfred commanded a company in the Thirty-sixth R^ment of Indiana Volunteers and later served as a district attorney and as a member of the Indrana legislature. James served as a lieutenant in the same regiment, and David, the only son now living, served as captain of the Nineteenth Regiment.

Dr. Tecumseh Kilgore, a son of Hon. David and Mary Kilgore, was bom in Salem township, Delaware county, Indiana, and received his Hterary training in its public schools and in Mount Pleasant and Muncie. He began the study of medicine at Yorktown under the preceptorship of Dr. Jump, and at the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in the Eighty-fourth Indiana volunteers and was af^x)inted hospital steward, later receiving the rank of regimental surgeon in the Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry, and he served until the close of the conflict. Returning thence to his private duties he practiced for a time at Chesterfield, and coming then to Moimt Pleasant township he practiced here until his death, November 17, 1876. Dr. Kilgore first wedded Maria Goodpasture, who bore him two children, Albert Clarence and Franklin T. ; and for his second wife he chose Mary Dilts, a native of Chesterfield, Madison county, and a daughter of Taylor Dilts. She was also a second time married, becoming the wife of Cyrus J. Titus, of Spring City, Tennessee, and her death occurred May 11, 1892. By the second marriage one daughter, Grace J., was born.

Dr. Franklin T. Kilgore, a son of Dr. Tecumseh Kilgore, is a native son of Salera township, Delaware county, bom March 2, 1876, and in his youth he attended school in both Indiana and Tennessee. He early turned his attention to the study of medicine and graduated from the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis in 1898. During his first year in the profession he practiced at Parker, Randolph county, whence he returned to Delaware county and practiced at Cowan for six months, was for four years a practitioner at Ingalls, Madison county, and coming then to Dalesvilk formed a partnership with Dr. W. S. Brandon, his present associate.

spectivcly of Royerton and Mount Pleasant. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Kilgore have been bom two children, Mary Olive and Edna Evelyn. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of the Kni^ts of Pythias and the Red Men, and he also affiliates with the County and State Medical Sockties.

J, Frank Downing, M. D. One of the best known and most successful medical firms of Delaware county is that of Downing & Downing, prominently engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Yorktown. The junior member. Dr. J. Frank Downing, was bom in Vermilion county, Illinois, February 25, 1874, and after attending the public schools he entered the Central Normal School of Danville, Indiana. Deciding to enter the profession in which his father had attained such an eminent success, he began reading under that gentleman's able preceptorship, and while thus engaged he also accompanied his father on his rounds of professional duties, thus early obtaining a useful and valuable information in diagnosing disease. In 1893 the son commenced a course of medical lectures at the Indiana Medical College of Indianapolis, in which he graduated in 1897, and shortly afterward joined his father in the forming of the firm of Downing & Downing. They have an extensive library of ancient and modern works in medicine and surgery, and both the Doctor and his father are constant students and keep themselves well informed relating to the new discoveries being constantly made in these sciences. They also have a well equipped office, abimdantly supplied with all modern appliances for the successful treatment of all cases of surgery, and their devotion to the duties of the profession, combined with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of the science of medicine and surgery, have made them successful and able practitioners, whose prominence is well deserved. Dr. J. Frank Downing is a member of the Delaware County, the State and the Mississippi Valley Societies, and is also the physician for the Children's Home. He was elected by his fellow townsmen to the office of trustee, and in this capacity he has materially assisted in keeping the roads of Mt. Pleasant township in an excelleiit condition, and at the same time he carefully looks after the poor and needy of the township and gives a ctose supervision to its schools. He has invested quite extensively in Yorktown property, and in his political affiliations he is a Republican. In his fraternal relations he is a member of the Odd Felk)ws, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Modem Woodmen of America.

Dr. Downing is the son of Dr. Jonathan R. and Letha (West) Downing, both of whom were bom in Ohio, but they were married in Delaware county. The father, bom in Logan county on the i8th of October, 1844, came with his parents to Delaware county in 1850, and was reared to maturity on a farm here. He is a son of Israel and Elizabeth (Rector) Downing, natives respectively of Maryland and Ohio, and they were married in the latter state. Israel Downing was a son of John Downing, who established his home with the American colonies and served through the war for inde pendence as major of his regiment. He proved a valuable acquisition to the colonists in those early and trying days, and his name is honored and revered with others of the brave pioneers who paved the way for American independence. He in time established his home in Maryland, where he spent the residue of his life.

Israel Downing was born and reared in Maryland, and after attaining to mature years moved to Ohio, where he identified himself with agricultural pursuits and was later married. In 1850 he established his home in Delaware county, Indiana, and in this then frontier settlement he improved a good farm and braved the dangers and hardships of a pioneer life. He was a consistent and worthy member of the United Brethren church, and in this county, where he had so long lived and labored, he passed away in 1854. By his first marriage he had eight children, and by a second marriage he became the father of three : Daniel, at the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Ohio ; Jonathan R. ; and Samuel, a physician of Hobbs Station, Indiana.

Dr. Jonathan R. Downing was a little lad of six years when his father settled in the wilds of Delaware county, and growing to years of maturity here he remained at home until his enlistment in 1863 for service in the Civil war, entering Company G, Ninth Indiana Cavalry, under Colonel Jackson, and was consigned to the Army of the Tennessee. He continued in service until the close of the conflict, and in the interim participated in many of its hotly contested engagements. While guarding the Sulphur trussels in Alabama, he with others was made a prisoner of war and was retained for six months at a Confederate prison known as Castle Morgan, at Cahaba, Alabama, during which time they received rough treatment and were obliged to undergo the hardships of a southern prison. He was paroled at the close of the war, and after receiving his honorable discharge returned home and soon afterward entered upon the study of medicine. -He later attended lectures at the Indiana Medical College of Indianapolis for one term, after which he entered upon the practice of his chosen profession. Later, however, in 1878, he was among the graduates of this college. Previous to this, in 1868, Dr. Downing had located in Champaign county, Illinois, and after his graduation he resumed the practice of his profession at that place. In 1882 he returned to Delaware county, Indiana, locating at Yorktown, where he has ever since remained in continuous and successful practice. When he entered upon the duties of his profession here the prevailing diseases were chills, fever and malaria, and the sometimes almost impassable roads of the community made the life of a medical practitioner in subject of this review ; and Charles, a resident of Yorktown. Mrs. Downing died in 1880, a consistent member of the Methodist church, and in 1882 the Doctor married Maria Lizzie West, a daughter of William West, of Ohio, where his daughter was bom. They were Methodists in their religious affiliations. The only child bom of this union died in infancy. Dr. Downing affiliates with the Methodist church, and also holds membership relations with the different medical associations and with the order of Odd Fellows. He upholds the principles of the Republican party.

Louis R. Stewart, who is prominently identified with the educational and agricultural interests of Delaware county, is of Scotch-Irish descent, and the progenitor of the family in this country came from the north of Ireland at a very early day in the history of the new world. After some prospecting he settled in Pennsylvania, where he became identified with educational interests, and each generation of the family has since produced competent educators.

Timothy Stewart, Sr., the grandfather of Louis R., was bom in Kentucky in 1790, and during his early manhood he engaged in flatboating to New Orleans, that occupation then requiring the hardiest and sturdiest of manhood, as well as bravery and fearlessness. After his marriage he abandoned the occupation and settled among the pioneers of Delaware county, about 1827, which was then a sparsely settled community, and game and wild beasts roamed at will. During those early days Mr. Stewart bought, improved and sold a number of farms and later engaged in the manufacture and sale of the old-style log pumps, thus filling a long-felt want in this new country, and the part which he took in its development and improvement makes his name worthy of an honored place in the history of Delaware county. He was enterprising and public spirited, charitable to the needy and afflicted, and was well known and honored. He was a stanch Democrat in his political affiliations. Mr. Stewart was married in Ohio to Catherine Criswell, a native daughter of that commonwealth, but a member of an old orthodox Quaker family of Pennsylvania. The family later transferred their residence to Ohio. The following children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Stewart: Timothy, Jr., John, William, Nancy Sullivan, James, Eliza Russell, Rachael Ratliff, and Joseph. The last named died while serving his country in the Civil war.

Timothy Stewart, Jr., was born in Delaware county, Indiana, in 1830, and he was here reared to agricultural pursuits and received an excellent educational training for those early days. In 1859 he made the joumey to Pike's Peak, Colorado, and for five years continued the search of the precious metal, returning at the close of that period to the states and bought and sold farms in Missouri and Illinois. Retuming at length to Delaware county, he purchased what was known as the old Jones farm, but later traded this for another farm, and after making one or two more changes finally located on one hundred and sixty acres of land, a portion of which his son Louis now owns. The country at that time was heavily covered with timber and it was no small task to improve land and place it under cultivation, but this labor was performed many times by Mr. Stewart, and he won for himself a name among the leading agriculturists of Delaware county. He was a Democrat in his political affiliations, and his death occurred on the isth of Jnly, 1904. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Malinda Jones, was born in this county fn 1841, and she is now living. She is a daughter of Henry and Nancy Hardwick Jones, both well-known pioneer families of Delaware county. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the following children: William, Levi, Rachael, Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Francis, Delila, Martha, and Malinda. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stewart: Louis R., the subject of this review; Dora, who has been three times married, first to H. Antrim, by whom she had one son, afterward to George Pool and third to Richard Fletcher ; Preston, a farmer ; Clinton ; and Emma, the deceased wife of Jesse Cohn. Walter, Harvey and Lena died in childhood.

Louis R. Stewart was bom in Mt. Pleasant township, Delaware county, Indiana, April 24, 1868, and was reared as a fanner lad, receiving his ekmentary education m the district schools, and later became a student in Angola Colkge of Steuben county, this state. He r«nained under the parental roof nntil his marriage, and when twenty-one years of age he began teaching school, having continued in that occupation for eighteen years, and in that time he has done much to advance the educational standard of this community. During his vacations he busies himself at paperhanging and in looking after his farm and his stock-raising interests. He has also spent considerable time as a clerk in a general store when net engaged in the schoolroom. His valuable homestead is adorned with a commodious residence and farm buildings, and his fields are under an excellent state of cultivation. In political matters he reserves the right to vote irrespective of party ties, and fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias order.

In 1889 Mr. Stewart was united in marriage to Miss Amanda V. Koontz, a daughter of Lorenzo D. and Matilda (Green) Koontz. The father was bom in Fayette county, Indiana, but was reared in Delaware county, a son of Jacob and Debora (Coombs) Koontz, both natives of the Old Dominion state of Virginia, where they were married. Jacob's father claimed Germany as the place of his nativity, but in an early day came to this country and established his home in Virginia, there spending the remainder of his Hfe. His children were Joseph, Isaac, Mary Rodenback, and Jacob. Jacob Koontz was married in Virginia, and soon afterward, in 1820, emigrated westward and for a few years resided in Brownsville, Ohio. He also purchased land m Jay county and was making progress in the business world when he was stricken with milk sickness and died in 1830. He was an enterprising and public-spirited citizen and was very popular in the communities in which he reskkd. His political affiliations were with the Whigs. After his death his wife cared for and kept the children together, and later became the wife of William Dougherty, a native of Ohio, and of Irish descent. Soon after their marriage they moved to Mt. Pleasant township, Delaware county, where Mr. Dougherty entered the last tract of land left by the government for entry. He improved his farm and spent the remainder of his life there. He proved a cruel stepfather and was not even kind to his own children. In her earlier life Mrs. Dougherty was a member of the M-ethodist church, but after commg to this county she became a spiritualist and died in that faith. She was buried at Yorktown, and in later years her son, J. Harvey Koontz, brought his father's remains from Middletown and placed them by her side. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Koontz were bom the following children : Mary, the wife of J. Reed ; Jane, the wife of W. Huntington; Addison, who died from wounds received at a sugar camp; B. Frank, who made two trips to California, rn 1850 and again in 1852, and died fnxn exposure in the mountains; Lorenzo D., who is prominently engaged in farming and stone quarrying ; J. Harvey, prominently identified with the business and political interests of Delaware county, and a former member of the state legislature. By the mother's second marriage to Mr. Dougherty four children were born : Sarah Guthrie, Isabell Erphue, Debra WilHams, and B. Frank.

Lorenzo D. Koontz attained to manhood's estate in Delaware county, and in 1850, imbued with the gold fever, he went to California and became a successful miner. After his return to Delaware county he resumed his agricultural labors and later engaged in the quarrying of stone, erecting a commodious brick residence west of Muncie, where he remained until his death in 1893. He was a prominent politician and used his influence in support of Republican principles. He is yet survived by his wife, who has romched an advanced age, and is a worthy member of the Methodist church. The ten children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Koontz are: Jacob, identified with saw milling interests ; William, who died leaving three children ; Mary, the wife of M. Yingling; Deborah, the wife of O. Moore; Ellen, wife of W. Crawford ; Albert, who died leaving a wife and two chiWren ; Urilla, the wife of M. Case ; Amanda, the wife of Mr. Stewart ; Josephine, Mrs. William Wilson ; and Maud, who died at the age of fourteen years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have been bom three children: Alma, bom October i, 1891 ; Beraice, bom November 21, 1899; and Meredith, t)om November 11, 1902. Mrs. Stewart is a member of the Methodist church.

J, W. Hensley. Mr. Hensley is a native son of the Blue Grass state of Kentucky, bom on the 7th of December, 1829, and he is a representative of one of Delaware county's earliest and most honored pioneer families. He is a son of William and Sarah (Peterson) Hensley, natives respectively of Kentucky and North Carolina. William was a son of James and Sally (Icenangoe) Hensley, the former of whom served throughout the period of the Revolutionary war and also assisted Daniel Boone and others in ridding the country of the hostile red men and opening up the country for civilization. He carved out a farm from the wilderness, and in 1830 moved with his family to Rush county, Indiana, where he improved a good farm and again assisted in opening a frontier country for future development. The family underwent all the hardships and difficulties of life on the frontier, and after living and laboring there for many years this honored pioneer couple came to Delaware county and settled in Mt. Pleasant township, whence they were called to their final rest. Mr. Hensley became widely known in his community, and commanded the confidence and highest esteem of all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His political support was given to the Democratic party, and he was a consistent and worthy member of the Primitive Baptist church. In his family were the following children : William, the father of our subject; John, James, Harrison, Aquilla, Sally, and Nancy, the last named the wife of Lorenzo Dow.

William Hensley was born and grew to years of maturity in Kentucky, where he was also married, and in 1830 he made the journey with the remainder of the family to Rush county, Indiana. Three years later he came to Delaware county and located on the three hundred and twenty acres of land entered by his father, which he improved but later sold. Moving to Illinois, he was engaged in farming there for a few years, when he sold his possessions there and returned to Delaware county. His cash capital was limited in those early days, and to support his family he worked hard early and late, performing such labor as making rails from deadwood oak timber at thirty-seven and a half cents a hundred, cutting cord wood at ten cents a cord, and any other honest labor he could get to do in those days. As his sons grew to mature years he gave them good, honest instructions and started them out to battle for themselves, and all proved an honor to the honored family name. Mr. Hensley continued on in the struggle of life and finally became the possessor of a good farm and in later years he was able to enjoy a quiet rest, passing away on his old homestead at the age of sixty-eight years. He took an active interest in all public affairs of the community, but never aspired to office, and was well and favorably known for his many excellent traits of character. He was a worthy and consistent member of the Dunkard church. Mrs. Hensley preceded her husband in death several years, dying in the faith of the Methodist church. Her maiden name was Peterson, and her father moved from his native state of North Carolina to Kentucky and later to Indiana, where he entered land from the government in Delaware county. A number of years afterward he sold his children, Sarah and William. The son located in Illinois. The following children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Hensley: James W., the subject of this review; Caziah, Mrs. Shoemaker; John, who died while serving his country in the Civil war; Almeda, the wife of^William Humbert; Wesley, deceased ; and Elizabeth, the wife of A. Walford/ By a second marriage, to Miss Stoflfel Tanner, of Rush county, Indiana, Mr. Hensley had four children : Sarah, the wife of Alfred Jones ; Christopher, a farmer and minister in this township; Narcissus, the wife of Mike Waymire; and Melissa, the wife of William Waymire.

J. W. Hensley came with his parents to Delaware county during his early boyhood days, and when but twelve years of age he began working for wages, remaining in the employ of one man for seven years and of another for three years, and for three years he also operated a grist mill for Joe Aebo and worked on his farm, and with whom he also learned the cooper's trade. Before attaining his twenty-first year his wages were given to his father and on reaching his majority he was twelve dollars and fifty cents in debt, his efforts being thereafter devoted to paying off his indebtedness. He continued as a farm hand until able to purchase forty acres of land, but little improved, and he was obliged to deny himself many comforts to obtain a start on this new farm. As his means permitted he bought more land, finally becoming the possessor of three hundred and thirty acres, all in one body, and two hundred and seventy acres of which is under an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Hensley also has property interests in Yorktown, including five acres in the western part of the town, where he has erected a commodious dwelling and barn, has set out fruit trees and shrubbery, and has made for himself an attractive and pleasant home in which to spend the remainder of his useful life. He rents his farm, and busies himself in looking after his varied interests.

Mr. Hensley was first married to Miss Susan Humbert, who was born in Delaware county, a daughter of Elias and Rose (Cline) Humbert, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The father, of German descent, was nimibered among the early pioneers of Delaware county, where he became a prominent farmer and carpenter, having assisted in the erection of many of the buildings of Delaware county. He was a member of the Christian church and affiliated with the Democracy, and his death occurred in this county. He was the father of two children : William, a prominent farmer in Mount Pleasant township, and Susan, who became the wife of Mr. Hensley. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hensley: Samuel, of Muncie; William, on the homestead farm; Sarah, who became the wife of H. M. Childs, and at her death left two children ; Abram, of Yorktown ; Jacob, a farmer; and Lewis, of Anderson. The wife and mother died on the 15th of November, 1889, a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist church, and in 1890 Mr. Hensley married Mrs. Nancy Luce, the widow of James Luce, and the mother of eight children : Judy Benson ; Francis M., a farmer; Ada Hollis, Catherine Ellis, Mary Bell, Martha Ellis, Amanda

Ellis, and David, of Yorktown. Mrs. Hensley is a daughter of Francis and Mary (Price) McNary, both of whom were bom in North Carolina, but they were married in Delaware county, Indiana, where they became prominent and well-known farming people and early pioneers. The father, who was a stanch Democrat,- died in 1899. He was reared in the Quaker faith, but later in life became a member of the Methodist church. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. McNary were five children: Mary, who died in young womanhood ; Nancy, the wife of Mr. Hensley ; Samuel, who served as a soldier in the Civil war, and is now a retired farmer of Yorktown; Calvin, who also served in that conflict, and hajs since died ; and Amanda, now Mrs. Bunyon. Mr. and Mrs. Hensley are members of the Baptist church, and his fraternal relations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Samuel Stewart. Mr. Stewart is a descendant of one of the earliest and best known families of Delaware county, and within its borders he was born on the 5th of November, 1859. He is a son of Samuel and Anna (Summers) Stewart, both of whom were bom in Highland county, Ohio, but their marriage was celebrated in Delaware county. The former was a son of Samuel Stewart, one of the earliest pioneers of Delaware county. Entering land from the government here, he made for himself an excellent farm home, and assisted in furthering the moral and physicial conditions of the community. In establishing his home here he underwent the deprivations and hardships of true pioneer life, for the country was then sparsely settkd, and wild game, including deer, bear and turkey, was plentiful. The moccasin tracks of the red men had scarcely been oWiterated and their nearest neighbor was many miles away, but in spite of all these hardships Mr. Stewart carved a splendid home in the wilderness, and as his children left home to begin the battle of life for themselves he materially assisted them in starting. He became well and prominently known throughout this section of the county, and was honored for his many sterling traits of character. He remained on the old homestead farm imtil death claimed him, and in his family were the following children: John, James, Warren, Samuel, Jane Stradling, Mrs. Henry Jones and others whose names cannot now be recalled.

Samuel Stewart, the father of the subject, remained under the parental roof until he attained to mature years, when he married and began farming the old homestead. He later purchased the interests of the other heirs and became the sole possessor of the old farm, raising his family there, and there he passed away in death in 1859. He devoted his entire attention to his farming and stock raising interests, and became the owner of a fine estate. When the Republican party was inaugurated he transferred his affiliations thereto from the Whigs and, remained loyal to its principles, although he never cared for the honors or emoluments of office, preferring rather to continue on in life as a plain, honest farmer. His wife survived him and kept their family of young children together, rearing them to lives of usefulness and honor. She was a daughter of William Summers, a native of Ohio, but a very early resident of Delaware coimty, Indiana, where he entered land from the government and assisted to blaze the way for future civilization. To make a good living for a family in those early days meant hard and arduous labor, but Mr. Summers gave his entire attention to his farm and its products, and became recognized among the prominent agriculturists of his day. From the Whigs he, too, transferred his relations to the Republican party. In his family were the following children: R. T., a well-known physician; Terrell and Simon^ both popular farmers; Mahala, now Mrs. Williams; Mrs. James Tomlinson; Anna, the wife of Mr. Stewart ; and two, the sixth and seventh in order of birth, whose names are not remembered. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were born eight children : Perry, who is living retired in Muncie ; William, a former assessor of Delaware county ; Simon, a prominent farmer ; Sarah, who married Perry Williams, and is now deceased; Eliza, Mrs. Storer; Amanda, Mrs. Heath; Marion, a druggist of Muncie ; and Samuel.

Samuel Stewart was born and reared on the old Stewart homestead in Delaware county, and he is now the third Samuel of the third generation to own the land entered from the government by his grandfather. He remained under the parental roof until attaining mature years, and later purchased the interests of the other heirs and became the sole owner. This is .one of the oldest homesteads of the county and also one of its most excellent farms, and Mr. Stewart there continued the work inaugiu-ated by his ancestors and gave his entire attention to farming and stock raising until 1903, when he removed to Yorktown. He cleared some of the land, has also done some trading, and has kept the farm in an excellent state of cultivation, having repaired and remodeled the house, has put the old bam in good order as well as erecting a new one, and has been eminently successful in his various occupations. The farm is now rented, he having retired from its active labor in 1903 and removed to Yorktown. Here he has erected four dwelling houses, all of modem architecture, and his own commodious residence is a two-story structure attractively and conveniently located. When he first came to Yorktown Mr. Stewart purchased a stock of hardware, and conducted the sale of general hardware, wagons, buggies and light implements for two years, when he closed out his store.

In February, 1888, Mr. Stewart married Miss Clara Landrey, a member of a prominent early family of Delaware county. She was bom in i866, a daughter of Richard and Hannah (Summers) Landrey, and the father was a son of Joseph Landrey, niunbered among the earliest pioneers of the county. Mr. Richard Landrey was a stanch Republican in his political affliations, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Christian church. In their family were the following children : Clara, the wife of Mr. Stewart; Joseph, a prominent agriculturist; Bessie, who died at the age of twenty years ; Mary, at home ; and Grace, now Mrs. J. Cromer. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have been bom five children : Christine, a student in the commercial school at Muncie ; Julia, Howard, Ralph and Dorothy. Mrs. Stewart and daughters are members of the Methodist church. Mr. Stewart affiliates with the Republican party.

Darius A. Nash was for many years prominently identified with farming interests of Tipton and Rush counties, Indiana, but is now living retired at his pleasant home in Yorktown. On the paternal side he is descended from three brothers who emigrated from the north of Ireland to the American colonies. Later the brothers became separated, one having disappeared, and his subsequent life is not known ; one was killed on Commodore Perry's vessel on Lake Erie during the fight with the British in 1813, and the third became the progenitor of this branch of the family in America.

Richard Nash, Sr., a son of this Irish emigrant, was bom in Delaware in 1754, and at the time of the Revolutionary war he became engaged in carrying supplies, wheat, flour and wood, from different points to Philadelphia, but he was taken prisoner at Delaware Bay and carried to the Island of Bermuda, where he was detained for some time. He was later released and brought back to Philadelphia as a guide, and after the close of the war he removed to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was married to Jane Barr. She was bom in Ireland in 1762. After that event he settled in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, from whence in 1804 he moved to Mason county, Kentucky, going from there in 1810 to Adams county, Ohio, and in 1831 he located in Fayette county, Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his life, and died in July, 1837. His children were James, Samuel, Jane, Susan, Sarah and Richard, Jr.

Richard Nash, Jr., was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1798, accompanied his parents on their various moves, and for a number of years in his younger life was engaged in running keel boats on the Ohio and tributary rivers from Pittsburg to New Orleans, a lucrative business in those early days. He was married in Adams county, Ohio, in 1821, to Mary, a daughter of Robert and Isabell (Russell) Hastings, both of whom were born in Ireland. In the same year of his marriage Mr. Nash moved to Fayette county, Indiana, where he entered and improved a farm, and remained there until the death of his wife, in August, 1827. In the following year he returned to Ohio and resumed his old vocation as a river man, continuing thus successfully until in 1832. While making a trip up the Ohio river to a salt works, sixty miles above Marysville, the boat was wrecked by a storm and half of the crew were lost. Shortly after this disastrous event Mr. Nash abandoned the river business and returned to his Fayette county farm, where he was later married to Margaret Moffit, of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, born in 1806. He then made a permanent settlement on his homestead farm and remained there until death claimed him in 1887, ^^ ^ ^^P^ c>ld age. Robert was the only child by his "first marriage. His children by the second marriage were: William G., Sarah, Isaac T., Eliza, John S. and Oliver L,

Robert Nash was born in Fayette county, Indiana, June 19, 1824, and gjew to manhood on the old homestead farm there. He was married in 1854, and soon afterward located in Tipton county, where he entered and improved a good farm, while later, as able, he bought other surveys and became a large land owner and a prominent farmer and stock raiser. He helped develop Tipton county from its primitive state to a rich agricultural country, and throughout his business career he raised and handled good stock, for which he always found a good market at home. Joining the Quaker church, he lived a good and consistent Christian life, and was a stanch Republican in his political affiliations. He died at his old homestead August 12, 1902, and is yet survived by his wife, who resides on their old home in Tipton county. She is a daughter of Benjamin and Barbara (Jones) Stiers, respectively of Irish and German descent, and both were bom in Ohio, and were there married. Coming to Rush county, Indiana, they took up their abode among the early pioneers and there reared their family. They were the parents of nine children: Minerva, Mary A., Ruhama, Joseph, Lucinda, Perry, John M., Frank and Hester A. All are yet living and are prominent citizens of their respective localities. Eight children were bom to Robert and Ruhama Nash: Darius A., the subject of this review; Benjamin F., of Peru, Indiana; William F., of Sharpsville; Ida J., who became Mrs. Parks and is now deceased ; Charles and Oliver, both of Sharpsville ; Arta, the wife of George Romack ; and Eff a, the wife of Mr. A. Rose. The mother is a member of the Society of Friends.

Darius A. Nash was born in Fayette county, Indiana, July 17, 1855, and during his boyhood ddys received a good education in the common and high schools, and later he taught a few terms of school. Remaining under the parental roof in Tipton county until his marriage in 1880, he then purchased a farm and began agricultural pursuits for himself, but in the following year he moved to Fayette county, Indiana, and for many years thereafter gave his entire attention to his ag^cultural labors. In 1901, however, he sold his possessions there and came to Yorktown, where he erected a pleasant and commodious residence and has since lived retired from the active cares of a business life. He is the owner of a large and well improved farm, as well as property in Yorktown which he rents, and his wife is also the owner of some valuable farm property in Mount Pleasant. Mr. Nash thus finds a pleasant and congenial task in looking after their various property interests.

In 1880 he married Margaret J. Knott, a native of Delaware county and a daughter of James and Charity Knott, natives respectively of Delaware county, Indiana, and of Virginia. The father was a prominent and highly respected farmer of this community, a Democrat in his political affiliations and a member of the Methodist church. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Knott were bom the following children: John, Samuel, Mary, Minerva, Martha, William and Margaret J. Mrs. Nash died in 1894 without issue, and in 1897 Mr. Nash married Ellen Reed, who was bom and reared in Delaware county, a daughter of Comelius and Margaret Reed, the father a native of

Virginia and the mother, of Madison county, Indiana. They were prominent and well known farming people in Delaware county, where they spent the remainder of their lives, and the father gave his political support to the Democratic party. One child blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Ellen, the wife of Mr. Nash. Mr. Nash has a birthright membership in the Quaker church, and affiliates with that denomination.

Craven P. Keys is descended from an honored early family of Delaware county, and for many years he has been prominently identified with the county's farming and stock raising interests. His birth occurred in Clinton county, Ohio, April 3, 1848, his parents being Samuel and Maria (McCulloch) Keys, both Ohioans. The father was a son of George Keys, who established his home in Ohio and there reared his family and worked at his trade of blacksmithing. In his family were two sons, Samuel and Levi. The younger was at one time a grocer at Middletown. He moved to Indiana about 1849, and here reared his family.

Samuel Keys emigrated from his native commonwealth of Ohio, where he had followed agricultural pursuits, to Muncie, Indiana, in 1849, and turned his attention to farming and freighting with horse teams. He was successful in that occupation and accumulated stock of diflferent kinds. About 1853, however, he resumed his former occupation of farming, rented land, and thus continued here until 186$, when he removed with his family to Richland county, Wisconsin, and again began the battle of life in a frontier community. He took his stock with him and, purchasing land, became prominently identified with the farming interests of that state, his death there occurring in 1890. He is well remembered by the early residents of Muncie, and his name is recorded prominently on the pages of its early history. His political affiliations were with the Republican party. Unto Samuel and Maria (McCulloch) Keys were born a large family of children, as follows: Evaline, who was first married to Cayman Swan and afterward to Samuel Haynes ; Mahala, the wife of R. Danner ; George, a prominent farmer of Delaware county ; Jonathan, of Muncie ; Craven P., the subject of this review; Samuel, who died in Wisconsin; Lizzie D., now Mrs. Jones ; Flora, the wife of George W. Roudabush, sheriff of Richland cotmty, Wisconsin ; Squire S., who also died in Wisconsin ; Arabell, who was first married to a Mr. Raddington and afterward became the wife of George Benton; and W. G., a farmer of Delaware county. Mrs. Keys was a valued member of the Baptist church.

Craven P. Keys remained in the parental home, assisting his father in the work of the farm, until twenty years of age, when he left Wisconsin and returned to Delaware county, Indiana. His first employment here was in the arduous task of clearing and improving new land. For two years he carried on the work of this farm, spending the winter months in the timber, and he then sold and purchased an interest in a large farm, on which he remained during the following two years. During the latter part of this time he purchased another tract of fifty-two acres, still retaining his interest in the former place, and moved to his last purchase, known as the William Crisp farm. A few years later, however, Mr. Keys returned to the farm in which he held a partnership interest, and in a few years became the owner of the entire tract, while still later he became the owner of another tract of eighty-six acres. By a subsequent purchase he enlarged the boundaries of a forty-acre tract to one hundred and five acres, known as the old Slack farm, and he is now the owner of two hundred and twenty-nine acres of rich and well cultivated land, which he rents to members of his family. During his active business career he was extensively engaged in farming and stock raising, handling fat stock for the market, and his well directed efforts were crowned with a high degree of success. In 1903 he retired from active work of the farm and removed to a commodious and attractive home which he purchased in Yorktown, there to enjoy the fruits of his long years of activity in the business world. He, however, believes in the theory that an "idle man will rust out," and he therefore busies himself when he desires in the selling and erecting of wire fences, in which he has built up quite an extensive trade. He is a self-made man in the truest sense of the word, but while promoting his own interests he has also advanced the welfare of his community.

Mr. Keys has been twice married. His first wife, who bore the maiden name of Arminda Dragoo, was bom in Delaware county, where her father, Bellshaser Dragoo, established his home in an early day and became identified with- its agricultural interests. He died in middle life, and to his wife devolved the task of caring for their children, she remaining at the old homestead and rearing her family to lives of usefulness and honor. Mr. and Mrs. Dragoo were the parents of seven children: Andrew, deceased; Ephraim, a farmer of Delaware county ; Molly, the wife of John Reynolds ; Cyrus, who died in Hamilton county, Indiana ; William, who died in Ohio ; Matilda, the wife of Tabor Reed, of Oregon ; and Arminda, who became the wife of Mr. Keys. Five children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Keys, namely : Anna M., now Mrs. De Bush, of Cincinnati, Ohio ; Lilly May, the wife of P. Pugsley, who is farming the old homestead ; Daisy C, the widow of George Davis, and two who died when young. The wife and mother is also deceased, dying in January, 1881, and in 1883 Mr. Keys married Eleanor I. Burgiss, the widow of James Burgiss, who died leaving two sons, Charles and Percy C. Burgiss, who were reared by Mr. Keys. Both are now prominent farmers. Mrs. Keys is a daughter of Charles and Ann (Parkinson) Morris, prominent farming people of this community. The only child of the second marriage died in infancy. Mrs. Keys is a member of the Christian church.

Walter Losson Ball was born in Blackford county, Indiana, January, 1 6, 1869, and moved into Delaware county with his parents in the fall of 1870, where he has since resided. His father, George M. Ball, was bom in the southern part of Delaware county, and his mother, Susan R. Hale, in the northern part of Henry county. His father died in March, 1879, leaving a family of six children, and Mr. Ball remained on the farm until his maturity, and, being the eldest child, of necessity was required to assume the management of the farm, which limited his opportunity for school and education.

However, he attended the district school near his home during the winter terms, and later a graded school at Springport, Henry county, Indiana, and after arriving at age attended the Valparaiso Normal School, at Valparaiso, Indiana. After finishing at the Normal School, he returned to Muncie and took up the study of law, in 1891, in the office of Messrs. Gregory and Silverburg, and continued . with the firm until 1895, when he formed a partnership for the practice of his profession with Hon. Joseph G. Leffler. This partnership continued until 1898, when Mr. Leffler was elected judge of the Delaware circuit court, and immediately thereafter Mr. Ball entered into a partnership with Albert E. Needham, which firm still exists and is still engaged in the practice of law at Muncie, Indiana.

In 1894 he was married to Seretha Frances Taytor, daughter of William Taylor, a farmer, residing north of Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. Ball have one daughter, Ruth Lucile Ball, aged eleven years. They reside in the city of Muncie.

Mr. Ball was elected to represent Delaware and Randolph counties in the senate of Indiana in 1896, and was renominated and reelected without opposition in 1900. He was one of the leading members of the senate during his two terms, and took a conspicuous part in the debates and in all important legislation. He is still engaged in the active practice of law.

Arthur W. Brady was born at Muncie January 13, 1865. His parents were Thomas J. Brady and Emeline Wolfe Brady. He obtained his general education in the public schools of Muncie, private school of Rev. Henry Upson at New Preston, Connecticut, and at Yale University, from which he was graduated in the Class of 1887 of the Academic Department with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. After graduation he read law in the office of Robert C. Bell, of Fort Wayne, his uncle by marriage, during 1887 and 1888. In the fall of 1888 he entered the Senior Class of the Law School of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in June, 1889^ with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.