Fayette County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1885 (part 3 of 7)

Penn., where he and Amelia Shipley were united in marriage in 1809. She was born in Maryland in 1790. In 1815 they moved to Butler County, Ohio, and in 183G to Rush County, Ind., where he died in 1834; his widow died in 1836. Their children were Mary, Amon S. (our subject), Henry, Rebecca, Ruth, Reuben and Charles. Our subject came with hia parents to Butler County, Ohio, where he was married May 24, 1834, to Elizabeth, daughter of Charles and Mary (Shipley) Griffin, and in September, 1835, moved to Fayette County, Ind., settling on the farm where he now lives. He is one of the most extensive farmers of Fayette County. He had at one time 1,300 acres of fine land of which he has given the principal part to his children, still owning 460 acres. His wife died October 14, 1837, and he was again married, on second occasion April 18, 1849, to Sarah, daughter of Benedict and Abigail (Randolph) Shipley. Our subject had eighteen children, nine of whom are now living: H. ; Elizabeth; Mary; Amanda; Esther; Ada; Walter; George; and Sarah.

BENJAMIN V. CONNER, farmer, Jackson Township, is a native of Kentucky, born in Boone County, July 17, 1817. His parents, Reuben and Nancy (Finnel) Conner, were also born in Boone County, Ky., the father September 29, 1777, the mother January 12, 1784. They came to Indiana in 1819 and located in Columbia Township. The names of their ten children were - John F., Sarah, Greenup, Carventer, Daniel, Robert, Benjamin F. , Weden, Reuben and Martha, of whom only three are now living: Greenup, Carventer, and Benjamin F. The father, who was a farmer all his life, died Jufy 29, 1847, his widow May 10, 1870. Our subject's educational facilities were limited. He was united in marriage, October 3, 1837, with Miss Mary J. Gains, who was born in Boono Count}', Ky. , April 20, 1814, daughter of William M. and Sarah (Rucker) Gains, the former born in Orange County, Va., January 30, 1777, the latter in Madison County, same State, June 20, 1782. They had a family of six children: Angus, Henry T., Richard G., Mary J., Benjamin A., and Susan C, three of whom are now living: Henry T. , Mary J., and Benjamin A. Mr. Gains died October 21, 1836, his widow August 21, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Conner have had two children: William M., born October 7, 1840, died June 16, 1879, and Amanda J., born September 16, 1842, died August 18, 1843. In 1848 they adopted a child - Catharine - who was born June 20, 1844. Their son enlisted September 16, 1861, in Company G., Thirty-sixth Ind. V. I., served three years, and returned home broken down in health. Mr. Conner resides on Section 26, on a farm comprising 166 acres of excellent land. Himself, wife and daughter are members of

JOHN M. CONNER, farmer, Columbia Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., July 7, 1818. Ho is one of the eleven children born to Elder John and Mary (Dicken) Conner, natives of Virgini . He was married in Franklin County, Ind., September 23, 1856, to Emeline, daughter of William and Jane (Eates) Harvey, and born in Franklin County, January 3, 1836, the youngest of nine children: Frances A., William L., Tobitha J., Oliver O., Jane C, Franklin M., Sarah C, Milton B., and Emeline. Her parents were natives of Laurens County, S. C, the father born in 1788, and the mother in 1792. They moved with their parents, in an early day, to Franklin County, Ind., where they were married, and there remained until his death, which occurred in 1862. The widow subsequently moved to Hancock County, Ind., of which she is still a resident. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 under Gen. Robert Hannah. After his marriage our subject settled on the farm of 200 acres where he has since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Conner were born five children: Jenet (deceased), Rosetta (deceased), Frances J., (deceased,) Mary A. and Cathie C. Our subject and wife are members of the Old School Baptist Church; also members of the P. of H.

REV. HENRY D. CONNER, farmer, Columbia Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., March 7, 1821, son of Rev. John and Mary (Dicken) Conner, the former a Baptist minister, both natives of Virginia. Rev. John Conner was born May 1 7, 1774, and was a son of Rev. John Conner, a Baptist preacher and an old Revolutionary soldier, who emigrated from Ireland to the United States in a very early day. He was twice married, and was the father of eleven children: Philemon, Elizabeth, John, Reuben, Lewis, Frances, Sarah, James, Daniel and William. John, the father of our subject immigrated to Boone County, Ky. , when a young man, and was there married, December 24, 1801, to Mary Dicken, who was born October 5, 1782. In 1811 he moved to Harrison County, Ohio, and in 1813 to Fayette County, Ind., settling in Columbia Township, where he remained until his death. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; was a minister of the Baptist Church for about forty years previous to his death. He served as Justice of the Peace of Columbia Township for nearly thirty years. He is supposed to have been the first man to solemnize marriage in Fayette County. He was an excellent man, well respected by all who knew him. He died February 16, 1843; his widow died September 28, 1858. Their children were: Frances, Philemon, John R., James M., Wilson, William, Joel D., John M., Henry D., Elizabeth and Nancy. Our sub- jeet was married in Franklin County, Ind. , September 10, 1846, to JaneC, daughter of William and Jaae (Ester) Harvey, and afterward settled on the farm where he has since resided. She died May 29, 1867, and he was again married in Henry County, Ind., October 28, 1868, to Rebecca, daughter of David and Jane (Murdock) Vance, born in Henry County, Ind., December 25, 1830, one of nine children: William H., Rebecca, Susan, Mary, Samuel V., Sarah E., John M., Elizabeth C. and Rosalee. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, the father born in 1803, the mother in 1807. They were married in Virginia, and from thence moved to Henry County, Ind., in 1829, where they remained until their death. He died in 1877, his widow in 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Conner are members of the Old School Baptist Church, he being ordained a minister June 3, 1854. He had born to him three children, all by his second wife: William H., Samuel D. and Jennie V.

COLUMBUS COOK, farmer, Waterloo Township, was born here in 1835. His father, William Cook, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., November 11, 1800, son of Conrad Cook, a native of Pennsylvania, who settled in Warren County, Ohio, where he lived for a time; he subsequently settled in Fountain County, Ind., where he died. By his first wife (nee Miss Heck) he had eight children: Mary A., Elizabeth, William, Nancy, Phebe, Jnmes, Maiidan and Sarah J. By his second wife {nee Miss Dawson) he had two children: Clarissa and Elvira. William Cook was first married to Mary Ann Baldwin, of Ohio, by whom he had four children: Sarah J., W. T., John M. and Mary Ann. He came from Ohio in 1828 to this township, but soon after removed to Indianapolis, where his wife died in 1832. After this sad event he returned to Waterloo Township, and purchased land, where he resided the rest of his life. His second marriage was with Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse Dawson, who bore him tive children: Mary E., Columbus, Phoeba E., Nancy C. and Hannah M. He died July 8, 1870; his widow March 13, 1884, aged seventy-five years. Both were devoted Christians and members of the Methodist Church. The subject of this sketch lived on the old homestead till he was forty-five years old. In 1879 he was married to Mary E. Tucker, by whom he had one child - Luroy. He owns eighty acres of good land, which are well-improved. He is a temperate man in every particular, and much respected.

ELIJAH A. CORBIN, farmer, Jackson Township, is a native of that township, where he was born February 17, 1821, sun of Elijah and Sarah (Milliner) Corbin, the former born in Virginia in 1779, the latter in Pennsylvania, March 22, 1784. Elijah Corbin was a cabinet-maker, and carried on a farm by proxy.

He came to Indiana in 1817, locating in Jackson Township, where he served as Justice of the Peace for sixteen years, and as Township Trustee for a long period. His death occurred November 8, 1863, and that of his wife October 7, 1852. The subject of this sketch was married, January 16, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth Flinn, of Ohio, and to them was born, March 24, 1843, William H., who enlisted in Company K, Sixty-ninth Regiment, and was killed at Champion Hills; shot May 1, 1803, died following day. His wife dying February 2, 1844, Mr. Corbin married, on second occasion, March 13, 1845, Elizabeth J. Myers, who was born May 17, 1824, and died December 14, 1845. He was again married March 19, 1848, this time to Keturah Caroline Myers, who was born August 5, 1826. By this union there were the following children: Sarah E., born March 3, 1849; Eliza H.,born May 25, 1851; Menerva S., born November 8, 1853; Mary E. , born February 4, 1855; Hannah F., born May 1, 1860; Charles A., born March 4, 1805; John M., born February 22, 1873, died July 4, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Corbin are members of the Methodist Church. He belongs to the Fayette Protection Society. His father was one of the charter members of the Masonic Lodge instituted in Connersville, Ind., in 1820. Our subject commenced life a poor boy; has been very successful, and now owns 360 acres of land. He is a Republican in politics.

ELIAS B. COX, farmer, Orange Township, was born in Franklin County, Ind., September 7, 1823. His parents, Jacob and Anna (Pasley) Cox, moved in a very early day from Ohio to Franklin County, Ind., where they remained several years, and then moved to De Kalb County, 111., and subsequently to Indianapolis, where they remained until their death. They were the parents of six children: Sarah A., Mary, Lucinda, Louisa, Emily and Elias B. Our subject, next to the eldest of the children and the only son, when about twenty-one years of age began an apprenticeship to the carpentering trade, which he completed and then followed until 1862, in which year he enlisted, July 6, in Company K, Sixtyninth Ind. V. I., and served until wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863, receiving a rifle ball through the right wrist, which necessitated the amputation of his hand, thereby disabling him from further service. He was discharged at St. Louis, Mo., July 24, 1863, after which he came to Fayette County, Ind. Here he was married to Julia A., daughter of Elias and Elizabeth Matney, who was born in this county, January 12, 1S38, and to this union were born nine children: Mary F., Anna M. , Ida B., William G. John L., Frank, Estella, Edward (deceased) and an infant daughter deceased. After his marriage Mr. Cox settled in Orange Township,

VV. G. CREELMAN, farmer, Orange Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind. , on the farm where he now resides, October 18, 1829, son of George and Nancy (Dill) Creelman, natives of Ireland, the former of whom was a son of William Creelman, also a native of Ireland, where he married Rosannah Crawford, who died there in 1818. In 1819 he immigrated to Ohio, settling first in Preble County, and in 1821 removed to Fayette County, Ind., settling on a farm four miles southeast of Connersville, where he remained until his death. He was the father of seven children: Barbara, who died in Ireland in 1818; Mary, who died in Ireland some years after; Margaret, Jane, Rosannah, Nancy and George, the father of our subject, who was nest to the youngest of the children and the only son. He was born in Ballywaney, County Antrim, Ireland, in May, 1786, and came with his father to Ohio in 1819. In 1820 he came to Connersville, prospecting, and shortly after returned to Ohio. In 1821, in company with his father, he came back to Fayette County, and was here married to Nancy, daughter of .David and Margaret (Campbell) Dill. Her parents were natives of Ireland and came to the United States in 1820, and in 1822 to Fayette County, Ind. She was born in Aughadreena, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1789. After marriage Mr. Creelman settled on the farm where our subject now lives, which he improved from its wild state and on which he remained until the fall of 1844. From 1844 to 1846 he resided near Rushville, Ind., and removed in the latter year to Randolph County, 111., where he remained until 1854, when he came to his old farm in Fayette County, Ind. Here he resided until his death, which occurred March 7, 1880, his wife having preceded him September 24, 1862. Their children were - Margaret A., who died September 4, 1855, at the age of twenty-seven years, eight months and four days, and William G., our subject, who remained with his father up to the letter's death. He now owns and lives on the old homestead. The parents and sister of our subject were consistent members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. W. G. Creelman, as was his father, is a Republican in politics, an honorable, upright and industrious citizen, and a kind neighbor, a man possessing paternal affectiou and appreciating the many hardships and privations undergone by his pioneer parents in carving out of the wilderness a home for himself and those coming after him.

Culbertson, were both natives of Pennsylvania. John C. was a son of Col. Robert Culbertson, who was born at Shippensburg, Ponn., July 23, 1755, of Scotch- Irish descent. He was married at Middle Spring, Penn., in 1778, to Anna Duncan, born at that place October 16, 1755, and after marriage they settled at Shijapensburg, where they resided until their death. He was a Captain and a Colonel in the Revolutionary war. He died July 26, 1801, and his widow March 30, 1827. Their children were: Joseph, William, Robert, Alexander, Samuel, William C, Mary A,, Stuart, Robert W., Stephen, Mary and John C, the father of our subject, who was born in Shippensburg, September 19, 1791. He married Miss Margaret Hamilton, of Lancaster, Penn., who died about two years afterward. They had one daughter - Margaret J. He subsequently married Jane Moodey, born November 9, 1809. On the breaking-out of the war of 1812 he enlisted and served until the battle of Lundy's Lane, where he received a severe wound in the leg, which disabled him from further service. He then engaged in trading with the Indians for some time, and about 1829 moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and entered the banking business, which he pursued until a few years previous to his death, which occurred April 25, 1868. His widow is residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their children were: Ann E., John M., Mary J., Joseph A, Eliza D. , Henry C, Samuel, Anna M., William, Robert, Frank and two who died in infancy. John M., our subject, was married, June 17, 1862, to Catherine, daughter of John and Mai-y (Kelly) Donnelly, born in Boston, Mass., August 2, 1889. In 1868 Mr. Culbertson moved to Fayette County, Ind., settling on the farm where he has since resided. He owns 240 acres of fine land, well improved. His family numbered nine children: Catherine E., Mary J., Alice C, John M., Robert (deceased), Margaret J., Henry C, Charles (deceased) and Ann E.

THOMAS CURREY, farmer, Jackson Township, residing on Section 26, was born in Amherst County, Va., July 14, 1807; son of Thomas and Alcy (Gordon) Currey, the former born in Virginia, March 2, 1758, the latter March 2, 1762. They moved to Ohio in 1810, settling on the Big Miami, and in 1811 came to Franklin County, Ind., and in 1S40 to this county and township, where they died. The former, who had served two and a half years in the Revolutionary war, departed this life October 15, 1840, the latter October 7, 1843. The subject of this sketch was married, December 16, 1830, to Miss Katharine Whitaker, who was born in Abingdon, Virginia, January 31, 1811, daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Miller) Whitaker, the former born in Virginia, February 10, 1788, the latter November 1 5, 1793. Mr. Whitaker died November 4, 1814. His widow then moved to Indiana and died in Blooming Grove. May 22, 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Currey were born following children: Nancy[A. ; Alcy Jane, born February 20, 1833, died June 30, 1842; Sarah A., born August 22, 1834, died October 10, 1868; Amanda; Catharine, born December 11,

1836, died April 15, 1854; Keziah; Martha; Lucy, born Otober 18, 1842, died May 4, 1862; Mary E., and Thomas E. Mr. Currey settled in Jackson Township in 1839. He is a member of Everton Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of Ireland Grange No. 1749; an adherent of the Universalist Church.

W. W. CURTIS, farmer, Posey Township, one of the most energetic and wide-awake farmers and stockdealers of Posey Township, was born in Butler County, Ohio, September 2, 1831. His parents, Daniel and Charlotte (Pocock) Curtis, were natives of Maryland, and in an early day moved to Butler County, Ohio, where they were married and remained until their deaths. Daniel Curtis was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a man highly respected, himself and wife being zealous members of and devoted workers in the Methodist Episcopal Church. They were the parents of nine children: Levi (deceased), Jane (deceased), Mary A. (deceased), Joseph, Tempry, James P., Sarah (deceased), Wesley W. and Nicholas. Our subject was married in Butler County, Ohio, September 7, 1854, to Emeline F., daughter of Matthias and Harriet Brant, born in Butler County, Ohio, in

1837. After his marriage Mr. Curtis settled six miles east of Hamilton, Ohio, where his wife died April 4, 1859. In October of the same year he married Ellen Blue, and in March, 1864, moved to Fayette County, Ind., where he purchased and settled on the farm where he at present resides, owning in all 276 acres of land. He had a family of eight children: Roseo B., Mary J. and Anna B., by first wife, and Valandingham, Lillie M., Sallie, Daisey and one deceased in infancy by last marriage.

J. J. DAILEY, physician. Orange Township, was born in Connersville, Fayette Co., Ind., October 7, 1827, son of William and Nancy (Frazee) Dailey, natives of Virginia and Kentucky respectively. William Dailey was a son of John Dailey, a native of England, and in an early day immigrated to Virginia, and thence moved to Kentucky, and subsequently to Fayette County, Ind., where he died about 1841. He was the father of sis children: William, Charles, Jesse, Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth. The father of our subject was born in Virginia in 1788, and went with his father to Kentucky, where he and Nancy Frazee were united in marriage. She was born in Kentucky in 1790. In 1819 they moved to Fayette County, Ind., settling at Connersville, where he practiced law for some time, and afterward moved on a farm five miles west, and here he engaged in farming in addition to carrying on his profession. He was elected Bank Director of Indiana, in which capacity he served until his death, which occurred March 11, 1855. His widow survived him about thirteen years. They had a family of ten children: William, Ellen, Charles, Aaron, Jesse J., John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary and Anna. J. J., our subject, was chiefly educated in the home district schools of his vicinity, where he received a thorough common school education, and in 1846 he began the study of medicine (his brother William being his preceptor for four years), after which he attended the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio. On November 19, 1850, he was united in marriage with Miriam H. Gray, who was born December 1, 1830, and to this union were born eight children: Mary A., Horace C, Lewis E., Joanna, William L., Jessie, Effie and Erskine. In the winter of 1853-54 our subject attended lectures again at the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, completing his education, and subsequently moved to Oxford, Benton Co., Ind., where he began the practice of medicine, which he pursued there until 1864, at which time he removed to this county, where he has since remained, engaged in the practice of medicine and in farming to some extent. The Doctor owns 115 acres of very tine, wellimproved land, brought under a high state of cultivation. He is a practical physician, well respected by all who know him. He is a F. & A. M. and a member of the I. O. O. F.

JASPER N. DAVIS, Sr., farmer, Connersville Township, came to this county with his parents in 1814 and is therefore one of the earliest settlers of this locality. He was born in South Carolina, September 25, 1812, and was but two years of age when he became an inhabitant of this then unbroken fron tier. His parents were natives of the Carolinas, descendants of the hardy and intelligent Scotch-Irish. They had nine children, all of whom grew to maturity and have since passed away, except Dulcina (now Mrs. Caldwell) and Jasper N. The father died in 1858, the mother having preceded him in 1849. Mr. Davis lived with his parents till twenty-nine years of age. He obtained a fair education in the common schools of the neighborhood, supplementing this by a few months' study in the schools of Connersville. An afiliction in the form of white swelling visited him when at the age of nine years, rendering him a cripple for life and necessitating the adoption of light physical labor as a means of subsistence. Accordingly he took up the profession of teaching, in which he continued during a series of seven terms and then engaged in the nursery business, which chiefly occupied his time and attention for twenty years, though he did some farming and transacted public business in the meantime. In 1865 lie turned his attention to farming exclusively, and has since been engaged in that pursuit. From his father's estate Mr. Davis inherited a good farm on which he resided till 1882, when he sold out and purchased his present home of forty acres. He was married in June, 1842, to Miranda S. White, a native of Fleming County, Ky. , and daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Perry) White. Their children are - Helen M., now Mrs. Alexander; Horace C, and Elizabeth A. (deceased). In 1838 Mr. Davis served as County Collector and has several times been elected to the office of Township Assessor. He is highly esteemed by the people in his community, both for his sterling qualities as a citizen aud his amiable character as a man.

JASPER N. DAVIS, Jr., farmer, Connersville Township, was born in this county March 11, 1834, and is a descendant of Thomas J. and Maria (Ball) Davis, who were among the first settlers of this county. His paternal grandfather came from South Carolina, and his grandfather Ball from Georgia. His parents were highly respected farmers. His father died in 1856; his mother is still living. Mr. Davis resided with his parents till grown to manhood, and obtained a fair education in the district schools. He was married at the age of twenty-six to Parmelia A., daughter of Benjamin Clifford, of Harrison Township, and to this union were born six children: Mary M., Charles E., James M., Wheeler C, Benjamin F. and Clarence U. After his marriage Mr. Davis rented land for several years, and then purchased eighty acres in Fairview Township. About eight years later he sold this farm at a handsome profit and then purchased his present one of 120 acres, for which he paid the sum of $10,400. Here he has since been quite successfully engaged in the quiet pursuits of farm life, including stock-raising. His success in rearing hogs is perhaps unequaled by any other farmer in the county. On his farm is a tine pond, arranged expressly for the cultivation of German carp, a fish of which he has some very fine specimens. He is one of the most energetic farmers of this county, and his industry has been rewarded by an abundant harvest of the comforts of life.

ZACHA.EIAH DAVIS, farmer. Orange Township, was born in Rush County, Ind., February 27, 1840; son of James and Mary (Murphy) Davis. His father was a son of Zaohariah Davis, a native of Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Hannah DaviS, and in 1816 moved to Franklin County, Ind., where he remained until his death. His widow is still residing on the farm. Their children were - James, David, Keziah, Nixon, Mary, Samuel, John and Nelson. Our subject's father was born in Pennsylvania, June 4, 1814, and came with his parents to Franklin

County in 1816, and in 1837 he came to Rush County, Ind. , and purchased a farm on the county line of Rush and Fayette, about two miles south of Fayetteville, where he settled. He was there married May 16, 1839, to Mary, daughter of James and Eunice (Seward) Murphy, who was born in Butler County, Ohio, January 17, 1821. After their marriage they remained on the farm south of Fayetteville until 1845, when Mr. Davis purchased and removed on a farm in Rush County, Ind., about one and a half miles west of Fayetteville, where his wife died July 23, 1867. He subsequently moved to Fayetteville, where he was again married, this time to Elizabeth Huston. He died October 27, 1882. His children, eleven in number, were - Zachariah, Morrison, Elbert H., Jesse, Margaret J., Sarah E., Hannah M., Fanny, David and Eunice, by first wife, and William C. by last wife. Oar subject was married in Rush County, Ind., September 15, 1859, to Zenith N. Summers, born in that county June 29, 1843, daughter of Elijah and Penelope V. (Morris) Summers. After his marriage he settled first in Rush County, and subsequently in Shelby County, thence returned to Rush County, and in 1871 came to Fayette County, settling on the farm where he now lives. His wife died July 31, 1877. She was the mother of four children: Lorena, Cora, Fanny M. and Walter M. Mr. Davis was again married, this time at Rushville, May 18, 1879, to Maggie Neptune, widow of Noah Neptune, daughter of Alexander and Lucinda (Adair) McLaughlin, and a native of Brookvilie, Franklin Co., Ind., born December 3, 1851.

JAMES H. DEARMOND, farmer. Orange Township, was born in Franklin County, Ind., July 5, 1842; son of Marshall and Minerva (Allison) Dearmond, the former of whom was born in Fleming County, Ky., in 1816, aud the latter in Fayette County, Ind., in 1824. They were married in Franklin County, Ind., where they remained until 1848, when they moved to this county, and in 1859 to Randolph County, Ind., where they still reside. Their children were - James H., Mary E., William H. ,Orro, Edward J., Margaret A., Luella, Leroy and John W. Our subject attended the home district schools of Randolph County, where he received a thorough education, and afterward engaged in teaching school for several years. June 3, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Fifty-fifth Ind. V. I., serving until September 6, 1862, after which he returned home. In 1867 he went to Buchanan County, Mo., where he engaged in teaching school until 1871, when he returned to Randolph County, and shortly afterward came to this county. Here he was married September 21, 1871, to Mary A., daughter of Lawrence and Mary Johnson, born in Fayette County, Ind., March 10, 1843, and by this unioi) were two children: Edna and Luella. Mrs. Dearmond dying April 8, 1875, oar subject wan again married November 28, 1877, this time to Joanna, daughter of Cornelius and Joanna Foley, born in Madison County, Ind., January 1, 1S57. Three children were born to this union: Charles L., Clifford and Marshall.

JACOB DEHAVEN, farmer, Harrison Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., August 2, 1818. His parents, Isaac and Nancy (Stucker) Dehaven, were natives of Kentucky and came to this county in 1816. Our subject received a common school education. He was married, September 26, 1846, to Miss Vilet Davis, who was a native of Indiana. She died August 19, 1881. Mr. Dehaven was married on second occasion March 18, 1883, to Sarah J. Lockhart. He is a kindhearted, honest, upright citizen, and is comfortably situated in life. His father served in the war of 1812. JOHN DEHA.VEN, farmer. Harrison Township, is an enterprising young man, a native of Fayette County, born April 30, 1850, son of James I. and Eliza (Hamilton) Dehaven, natives of Indiana. Our subject had the benefit of a good common school education. He was married October 27, 1875, to Miss Kate Nichols, and by this union their home has been made more cheerful by the addition of a bright and shining light in the person of their little daughter - Nellie May.

J. W. DICKEY, farmer, Fairview Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., January 10, 18-47; son of Robert C. and Elizabeth (Worsham) Dickey, the former of whom was a son of John Dickey, a native of Ireland, and who in an early day emigrated with his parents to the United States, settling in what is now Fayette County, Ky. In 1815 he came to Fayette County, Ind., where he passed the remainder of his life. He was twice married and had eight children: Robert C, John, Darius, Nancy, Benjamin, James, Parrish, and Oliver. Robert C. (father of our subject), the eldest in this family, was born in Fayette County, Ky., April 19, 1811. He came with his parents to this county in 1815, and in the course of time learned the cabinet-making trade, at which he worked for several years. He was married in this county, to Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremiah and Nancy Worsham, and settled on the farm now owned by Joseph Worsham, where his wife died in .1848. Mr. Dickey subsequently married Miss Lucretia Kinder, and moved to Madison County, Ind., where he now resides. His second wife died in 1863. His children were: John, Nancy and Jeremiah W. (by first wife), and Euphemia, Josephine and Joseph (by second wife), all of whom are living and married. J. W. Dickey, our subject, was married in this county, February 16, 1871, to China A., daughter of Henry and

Mary (Pyke) Hawk, and born in Rush County, Ind., January 30, 1853. They have the following-named children: Marshall, Mary E., Frank, Rollie, Flora, and William H. After marriage Mr. Dickey settled on a farm now owned by Jesse Murphey, but after remaining there one year he removed to the farm where he now lives. He is at present Trustee of Fairview Township, which office he has held two terms. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM A. DUNCAN, farmer, Harrison Township, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Franklin County, January 26, 1826. His parents, Joseph and Jane (MacNichols) Duncan, came to this State in 1850. His father, a native [of Pennsylvania, died May 4, 1860; his mother died December 15, 1858. Our subject had a very limited education. He was married Juno 25, 1861, to Miss Mary Fallen, born in 1831, daughter of John and Ann (Padden) Fallen, natives of Ireland, who reside in Liberty. To this union were born the following children: Joseph, Maggie, John, James (died January 24, 1882), Jane (died February 24, 1882). Mrs. Duncan was brought up a Catholic.

B. F. DUNGAN, farmer, Waterloo Township, was born December 24, 1836, in the township in which he now resides, and the district schools afforded him the only means for an education. He was married May 28, 1865, to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Susanna Strong, who has borne him two children: Mary M. and William A. He owns eighty acres of land, which are finely improved. Mr. Dungan has served three terms as Trustee of the township, and Assessor six years. Politically he is a Democrat. Benjamin Dungan, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia. He was married to Margaret Mitchell, and in 1814 removed with his family to Waterloo Township, where he entered 160 acres of land in Section 10. Although not a professor of religion, he adhered to the Presbyterian belief. He was the father of ten children, five of whom are living: James, John W., Joseph A. Isaac J. and Elizabeth. The deceased are: Elias, Rebecca, Hettie, Benjamin W. and Charles. After a residence here of many years, he and his wife removed to Delaware County, Ind., where they died. Isaac, brother of Benjamin, came to the township some years after, receiving from his brother ten acres of land as an inducement to settle here. William M., son of Benjamin and father of our subject, was born September 8, 1814. He was married March 2, 1836, in Fayette County, to Rachel, daughter of Enoch and Margaret Chambers, and born in Waterloo Township, August 11, 1815. He lived in the township till his death, which occurred February 11, 1838; he left one child - B. F. Enoch Chambers, father of Mra Rachel Dungan, was born in Maryland, June 28, 1778, a son of Rev. James and Nancy (Tracy) Chambers. He was reared in his native State, 'after which he removed to North Carolina, where he was married to Margaret Brown. Subsequently they settled in Kentucky, from which State they removed to Wayne County, Ind., and in 1812 settled permanently in Waterloo Township, Section 33, where he died. He held several of the township oflBces and was an efficient business man. He was not a member of any denomination, yet was religiously inclined, and gave freely toward the support of the church. He served a short time in the war of 1812- 14. His wife was a member of the Baptist Church and a consistent Christian. Nine children were born to them, four of whom are now living: Martha, Rachel, Lydia and Rebecca. The deceased are Linnie, James, Jesse, Nancy, and William F. Mr. Chambers died June 8, 1850; his widow, who was born January 17, 1779, died May 3, 1856.

AMOS R. EDWARDS (deceased), late of Connersville Township, was one of the leading citizens of this county, born in Greene County, Penn., in 1808, a son of William Edwards, a native of Indiana, where he was reared. Our subject's parents moved to this county in 1817 and resided here till their deaths. He grew to manhood here and was educated in the Fayette County district schools, his early life being spent in mercantile business in Fairfield, Franklin County, and Connersville, Fayette County. He subsequently purchased land in this locality and for several years engaged in farming. About 1845 he was elected to fill a vacancy in the office of County Clerk and subsequently served in that capacity for twelve consecutive years, after which he retired from active business. He was prominently identified with the JunctioQ Railroad construction and was ever in the lead in public enterprises of every sort. Mr. Edwards was married to Miss Jane Patterson, who was born and reared in Ohio, and by this union four children were born: Alexander, Elizabeth (deceased), Alfred (deceased), and Francis. Mr. Edwards died December 29, 1864; his widow is still living.

ALEXANDER EDWARDS, farmer, Conn(»-8ville Township, was born in this county in 1835; son of Amos R. and Jane (Patterson) Edwards. Our subject's early life was passed partly on the farm and partly in the town of Connersville, in the public schools of which place he was educated. Since his maturity he has been chiefly and quite extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he has been very successful. He now owns 246 acres of excellent land, well provided with tine buildings and all modern conveniences. Mr. Edwards was united in marriage, December 24, 1862, with Catharine Sparks, a native of this county and a daughter of William Sparks, one of the most notable of the pioneers. Mr. Edwards is an industrious, energetic farmer, and, though careful in his dealings, is a liberal supporter of all legitimate enterprises.

JESSE P. ELLIOTT, Jennings Township. This enterprising and progressive farmer of Fayette County was born in Bracken County, Ky., August 19, 1826. When seven years old (1833) his father, John Elliott, removed to and settled^ in Union County, Ind., near the mouth of Eli's Creek, where he lived five years, after which he settled in this township, and though he subseqiiently lived in other places, always remained in the county. John Elliott was born in Culpeper County, Va. , January 10, 1800, a son of Elijah and Elizabeth (Figins) Elliott, natives of Virginia, who settled in Bracken County, Ky., in 1802. Elijah Elliott served on the northern frontier in the war of 1812-1815. He was one of Maj. Croghan's gallant little band that so heroically defended Fort Stephenson after refusing the British demand for surrender. He was tomahawked and killed by the Indians on the River Raisin, Canada. Before going to the war he leased his slaves for a term of years; on account of his premature death the lessee violated the terms of the contract by continuing to hold the slaves in bondage, after the expiration of the lease. Previous to the late war of the Rebellion John Elliott, son of Elijah, procured their freedom. John Elliott, the father of our subject, was married in Kentucky, to Rachel, daughter of Jesse and Lurany (Newland) Pigman, born July 2, 1805. In 1833 they with their children - three in number - settled in Indiana as above stated. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and consistent Christians whose labors of love ended only with their lives. Mr. Elliott was something of a genius, possessing that rare mechanical ingenuity which enabled him to produce whatever his fertile mind devised. With the aid of a whip saw he helped to get out the lumber used in the construction of the first court house built in Rush County, Ind. This pioneer couple left their Kentucky home on account of slavery and poverty. When they arrived here they had only a team and a few household utensils. Mr. Elliott was a man of good judgment, a hard worker, generous to a fault, giving to the support of every worthy public enterprise. He was a war Democrat, and during the late war of the Rebellion gave from his large means with unstinted hand, to aid the Government in the struggle. He was unassuming and reticent in manner. He was parent of eleven children, the three eldest of whom - Jesse P., Charles W., and Elijah - were born in Kentucky; the others - Elizabeth (deceased), James M., John (deceased), Lurany (deceased), Sarah (deceased), an infant (died iinuamed), Mary Jane (deceased), and Adam (deceased) - were born in Indiana. The mother of these children died February 27, 1870. Mr. Elliott married, for his second wife, Margaret Shields. He died September 13, 1873. Our subject up to his eighteenth year lived upon the farm, attending the district schools, where he obtained a good practical education. He was married, March 9, 1847, to Nancy, daughter of Robert Hulgan, and who was born in 1819. To this union were born four children, three of whom are now living: John, Rachel Ann, and Nancy J. Mary is deceased. Mrs. Elliott died in 1853. He then married, January 7, 1855, Margaret Darby, who bore him seven children: Mary E., Jesse (deceased), Catherine (deceased), Fannie B., Emma, Frances A. (deceased) and Charles. Daniel O. Darby, the father of Mrs. Elliott, was born in Butler County, Ohio, in 1806, a son of William and Mary (Fritz) Darby, the former of Welsh, the latter of German extraction. Williau] O. settled in Columbia Township in 1825, subsequently moved near Indianapolis, where he died. Daniel O. Darby settled in the above mentioned township in 1828. He was a mechanic and noted for being a general purpose man. He was Justice of the Peace and Constable several terms each, and Postmaster for several years. In 1862 he enlisted in the Fourth Ind. V. C, and participated in the famous Morgan raid. His wife, Hannah Hopkins [nee Lovelace), bore him nine children: Margarett, William O., Nancy, John D., Sarah J., Luciiida, Elizabeth, Lucinda (second), Elizabeth (second). Mr. Darby died in 1875. His wife, who was born in Monmouth County, N. J., in 1799, died in 1865. Her father and mother, Joseph and Mary Lovelace, were of English and Scotch extraction. By her first husband, Mr. Hopkins, she had three children: Mary, Emily and Joseph. For seventeen years the subject of this sketch operated a saw-mill in Fayette County. At the beginning of the late war he bought (in partnership with James Hulgan) 128 acres of land where he now resides. He has been eminently successful and now owns 454 acres of well-improved land. His home farm of 203 acres is one of the best improved places in the county. His commodious house, erected in 1882, at a cost of 15,000, is without an equal in the township for convenience, etc. It was erected to replace one built in 1876, at a cost of 14,000, destroyed by lire in 1882. Mr. Elliott has been elected to the ofiSces of Trustee and Justice of the Peace, discharging the duties of each in a creditable manner. His commission for the latter office was issued by Gov. O. P. Morton. Mr. Elliott possesses good business ability; is a shrewd, far-seeing man, seldom making an error in business speculations. While living in

Columbia Township he assessed the personal property and in 1867 or 1868 assessed most of the real estate of the county. He is an acceptable and worthy member of Warren Lodge, No. 15, F. & A. M., at Connersville, and of Evertou Lodge, I. O. O. F. He 18 an uncompromising Rej)ublican and always votes the straight ticket.

CHARLES W. ELLIOTT, farmer, Jackson Township, is a native of Kentucky, born near Brookville, Bracken County, April 15, 1828. He was favored with a graded school education, and farmed with his father until 1847. Being naturally inclined to form and de.sign that which would be useful in life, he learned the blacksmith trade, and after becoming an expert at it, went to California in 1849. Shortly after his arrival there he was seized with the Panama fever, and returned home in 1850; taught school in 1851, and cradled wheat and farmed during the harvest, after which he engaged in all kinds of work, being an expert in mechanics. Mr. Elliott was married, December 18, 1855, to Amanda A. Smallwood, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., February 24, 1822. After his wife's death he married, January 19, 1864, Eliza A. Nash, daughter of Richard Nash, and who was born October 13, 1841; to them were born five children: Lurena M., born March 21, 1865, died May 12, 1869; Dasie V., born July 21, 1870, died August 24, 1875; Richard, Charles W., Jr., and Cecil. In religion, as in all laudable pursuits, Mr. Elliott is liberal, contributing to the Lutheran and Methodist Churches. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

LEWIS ELLIS, farmer, Harrison Township, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., April 11, 1811, son of Moses and Betsey (Judd) Ellis, natives of Massachusetts and Connecticut, respectively, and who emigrated to western New York about 1803 or 1804, and from there, in 1818, moved to the vicinity of North Bend, on the Ohio. For eight years they resided on the farm of Gen. Harrison, whence, in 1826, they came to this county, settling on land where our subject now resides. They were parents of six children. Both were members of the Christian Church, in which Mr. Ellis was a zealous and untiring worker. He was exempt from military service on account of nearsightedness. He was the first Postmaster of the office known as Plum Orchard, established in 1827; was a good citizen, and succeeded well in life. Politically, he was a Whig, with strong anti-slavery views. He died in 1848, his wife having preceded him in 1841. Our subject's grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier. Lewis Ellis was married, December 30, 1832, to Miss Samantha P. Thomas, a daughter of Elder Minor Thomas, and to them the following-named children have been born: Caroline, born November 11, 1883;

2, 1836, died August 24, 1837; Elvin, born March 17, 1838, died July 29, 1839; Jasper D., born November 15, 1839, died October 2r^, 1860; Emma, born January 29, 1840, died April 7, 1841; Minor, born January 25, 1841, died iu the city of New Orleans, September 21, 1863, while in defease of his country, as a member of Company C, of the Sixtyninth Regiment, Ind. V. I.; Melvia, bora November 10, 1843; Nancy, bora April 25, 1845, died February 22, 1870; Adaliae aad Angeline (twins) born August 12, 1846, (Adaline died October 1, 1861; Angeline died December 16, 1848); Mary, born November 6, 1848, died November 20, 1848; Eliza, born April 10, 1850 (Mrs. John Payne); Ellen and Edwin W. (twins), born October 16, 1852; and Hewit T., born August 22, 1854. Both parents are members of the Old School Baptist Church, with which they have been connected for mauy years. Mr. Ellis is one of the substantial men of the county, the interests of which he has ever labored to advance. He resides on a fine farm of 176 acres of well-improved and highly cultivated laud. Politically, he is identified with the Republican party.

ALBERT FERGUSON, farmer, Posey Towaship, was bora ia Fayette County, lad., January 28, 1857; sou of Liviagstoa and Elizabeth (Grilland) Ferguson. He was married iu Wayne Couuty, lad., October 20, 1881, to Adda, daughter of Charles aad Sasau Wilson, who was bora ia Wayne Couaty, lad., September

3, 1861, aad to this uaioa oae child - Lula - has been born. After our subject's marriage he settled on the same farm where he at present resides. He owns 292 acres of fine land, well improved and under a high state of cultivation.

DANIEL FIANT, Sr., (deceased) was born in Berks County, Penn., and is a son of one of the Hessian soldiers brought from Germany to America to fight against the colonists during the war of the Revolution. Being iu sympathy with the colonists he withdrew from the British standard and cast his lot with the struggling freemen. The subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade in early life. He was married to Saloma Gaby, in Pennsylvania. In 1802 they, with their family, removed overland to Indiana, and effected a settlement in Union County, near the border of Fayette, purchasing a mill property and farm; but the mill did not prove a profitable enterprise. He then took up his trade, going to Ohio, with his eldest son, Samuel, to seek employment. In 1834 he settled on the farm where Jonas Fiant now resides, having previously leased 160 acres of school land for a term of ninety-nine years, on which he lived till his death. He and his estimable wife were membei's of the German Baptist Church, to which they belonged for many years, and were consistent Christian people. Twelve children were born to them, five of whom are living: Catherine, Jonas, Lydia, John, David. The deceased are: Samuel, Martin, Peter, Elizabeth, Mary, Susana and Hannah. Mr. Fiant died December 22, 1866, aged eighty-six years, nine months and twelve days. Mrs. Fiant departed this life February 7, 1867, aged eighty-five years, eight months, and th irteen days.

JONAS FIANT, farmer, Waterloo Township, was born in Berks County, Penn., in 1814, and is the seventh child of Daniel Fiant, an old settler. His boyhood was passed on the farm and in obtaining, in the subscription schools, a very meagre education. He was united in marriage, July 26, 1838, with Mary, daughter of George and Frances Munger. To this uaioa the followiag childrea were born; the four nowliviagare: Solomoa, Peter, Hester Aau aad Amos; the deceased are: Samuel, Jonas, Adam, Jonathan and an infant. After marriage Mr. i^'iant located permanently on the farm where he now resides, and which comprises eighty acres of excellent land, well improved. Mr. and Mrs. Fiant are members of the German Baptist Church, with which they have been connected since 1842, and all their children, except Solomon, are consistent members of the same.

JOHN FIANT, farmer, Waterloo Township, is the tenth child of Daniel Fiant. He was born in Union County, Ind., November 6, 1818. His early life was passed amid the hardships incident to pioneer days on the farm. In 1843 he was married to Hannah, daughter of Samuel Fiddler, when he settled permaaeatly on his present farm. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fiant, six of whom are living: Daniel, Mary, Emma, Eda, Rose and Nettie; Oliver died April 13, 1854, aged nine months and six days. Mr. Fiant owns 117 acres of land, which is highly improved. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church, in which he is one of the Deacons.

LEWIS C. FLOREA (deceased), late of Harrison Township, was born in Woodford County, Ky., December 17, 1808, son of John and Margaret (Collins) Florea. In the early settlement of this section of the country, John Floroa and family located in what is now Fayette County, and hero he died shortly afterward, and the family returned to Kentucky. When Lewis C. became a grown man he returned to his father's possessions in this county, where he resided the remainder of his life, occupied as a farmer. He died January 31, 1871, closing a successful career and one of usefulness to his fellow- man. On November 5, 1835, Mr. Florea was married to Mary Eliza Dale, who still survives, and to them were born eight children, seven of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, viz.: Albert W., Joseph D., John C, Emily F., William T., Lewis W., George C. and Charles C. (the last named died in 1862). The widow of Mr. Florea was born in this county, May 4, 1815, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bradbura) Dale, the former a native of Woodford County, Ky., where he grew to manhood. He settled in Franklin County, Ind. , in 1814, where their marriage took place, and in 1815 removed to what is now Harrison Township, this county. Joseph Dale and his wife and Lewis C. Florea and his wife were members of the Old School Baptist Church, and were all zealous Christian people.

JOHN C. FLOREA, farmer, Harrison Township, was born in Harrison Township, this County, November 19, 1839, son of Lewis C. and Eliza (Dale) Florea, old pioneers of this county. Our subject received a common school education, and has farmed nearly all his life. He was married, October 9, 1867, to Miss Margaret Allen, a native of Putnam County. To this union have been bora the following children: Maud E. (who died January 11, 1877), Lee A., John R. and Mary A. During the late war of the Rebellion Mr. Florea enlisted at Connersville, July 25, 1861, in Company F, Ind. C. , serving throe years and two months. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Brandy Station, Stuart's Road, before Richmond, Barber's Cross Roads, and in many other engagements. He was sick and off duty three weeks, but did not return home during his entire service. He was very fortunate, never having been wounded or taken prisoner.

WILLIAM T. FLOREA, farmer and stock-dealer, Harrison Township, is one of the most active and thorough farmers of that township. He was born within half a mile of where he now resides, November 1, 1843, and was favored with a good education. His parents, Lewis C. and Eliza (Dale) Florea, were natives of Kentucky and Indiana respectively, and for a livelihood followed farming. The subject of this sketch was uuited in matrimony September 14, 1870, with Miss Susan- K. Stone, daughter of Hon. Charles M. and Louisa Stone. By this union were born three children: Park S., Fannie E., and Grace B. Mr. Florea was Township Trustee for six years. In October, 1863, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Ind. V. I., serving until September, 1865, and participating in many hard-fought battles, such as Resaca, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Nashville, Franklin and Wises Fork, the last battle of the war. Mr. Florea was always ready for duty, and escaped without a scratch, or being taken prisoner. With all his broad acres and worldly possessions, he is a liberal-minded man, and makes his home happy.

L. T. P'LOREA, farmer, Posey Township, was born on the old Henry Clay farm, near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 17, 1838, son of Albert and Hester (Collins) Florea, also natives of Kentucky. They were married in Jessamine County, that State, and afterward settled on Henry Clay's farm, in Fayette County, taking charge of his plantation of negroes for seven years, after which he moved to Jessamine County and took charge of a farm belonging to his wife's grandfather, a Mr. Cleveland, remaining three years, and from thence moved to Shelby County, Ky., where he purchased a farm and remained until his death. His widow in 1852 moved with her family to this county, and here remained until she died. Their children were: Emily, Lewis T., George W., Elizabeth, Nancy and Albert W. Our subject came with his mother to this county in 1852, and has since resided here. He owns 120 acres of very fine land, well improved, and under a high state of cultivation. He is a single man and a highly respected citizen.

THOMAS E. FRAIZER, farmer, Posey Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., July 4, 1842. His parents, John and Rachel (Beard) Fraizer, were natives of North Carolina, and of Scotcb-Irish descent. The former was born June 3, 1796, and the latter October 24, 1799. They were married in Wayne County, Ind., and afterward settled near Milton, where they remained until 1821, at which time they moved to this county, settling on the farm where our subject now lives, which they improved from its wild state and upon which they remained until their death. Mr. Fraizer died May 3, 1856, and his widow June 23, 1871. They were both zealous and devoted mem- ' bers of the Methodist Episcopal Chiirch, and were much respected. They were the parents of ten children: Malinda, Sarah, Jane, Louisa, Elizabeth, John B., Elias, Jesse, Samuel, and Thomas E. Our subject, the youngest member of the family, was married in Wayne County, Ind., January 22, 1868, to Julia R., daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (Kuyler) Shults. She was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, September 23, 1848, and was one of four children: Sarah E. , George W^, Julia R. and Emma K. Her father (born February 11, 1811,) and mother (born June 25, 1810,) were married in Hamilton County, Ohio, and about 1863 moved to Wayne County, Ind., where the former died June 30, 1881. His widow now lives at Cambridge City. After our subject's marriage he settled on the farm where he has since resided. He has a family of four children: Florence, Thomas E., Elizabeth R. and Homer S. Mr. Fraizer is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

10, 1804, son of Aeahel and Charity (Hunt) Freeman, natives of New Jersey. In 1819 they moved from New York to Cincinnati, Ohio, settling in Clermont County for a short time; thence went to Harrison Township, where, two years after, Asahel Freeman died. Seven children were born to him by his first wife, two now living: William and Sarah. The deceased are: Morris, Joseph, James, Jackson and Tunis V. By his second wife, Clarissa Prine, a widow, he had five children: Charity, Rachel, Harriet, Miner T. and Nancy, all dead but the eldest, who is the wife of Wells Stephens, Orange Township. For her second husband Mrs. Freeman married John Thomas. At the age of seventeen years our subject bound himself to John Murphy, a resident of Harrison Township, whom he was to serve till of age for eighty acres of land. On his twenty-first birthday he received a deed for the land, and was additionally rewarded with a freedom suit of clothes and a yoke of Jersey oxen. In October, 1826, Mr. Freeman was married to Nancy Shields; two years after he removed to Posey Township, and in 1837 located where he now resides. He has held the offices of Constable and Justice of the Peace, the latter twelve years. . He has also been executor of many estates. Nine children were born to him, three now living: Angelina, Eliza and Jane. The deceased are Caroline, SHrah, Harriet, Isabelle, Emaline and Wilson. Mrs. Freeman died January 10, 1879, aged seventy-four years. Mr. Freeman owns a farm of 120 acres, and is well situated in life. He cast his first vote in 1825, and voted for "Old Hickory" - Gen. Jackson - for President in 1828. The Squire is a man remarkably well preserved for his age, considering the amount of hard work he has done. He has many friends, and his life has been spent in a manner highly pleasing to his associates, and reflects honor on those with whom he is connected.

ELI FROST, farmer, Harrison Township, was born in Putnam County, N. Y., November 9, 1831; son of James H. and Sophia (Kelley) Frost, the former of whom died in 1830. In 1839 his widow moved to this county. Our subject received a common school education, and at the age of eighteen learned wagon-making, and after following this business for nineteen years he engaged in farming, which has since been his occupation, excepting in the years 1856, 1857, 1881, 1882 and 1883, when he traveled with Van Amburgh's circus and menagerie through sixteen States, having charge of repairs and receiving of tickets at the door. Mr. Frost was married, February 22, 1859, to Miss Melasena Kerschner, a native of Ohio, born at Germantown, August 27, 1832. By this union six children were born: Hyatt L., Rozetta A., Laura T., Emerick K., Homer, Delia

JACOB GEISE, farmer, Jennings Township, was born in Lebanon County, Penn., December 7, 1819; son of George and Susan (Gassard) Geise, also natives of Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch passed his early life on the farm. In 1838, when a single man, he came to this county, since when he has visited his native State twice, returning here the last time in 1857, when he bought a small tract of land (twenty-seven acres) to which he has added by subsequent purchase till he now owns 173 acres. Mr. Geise was married in Pennsylvania in 1846, to Mary Noll, who has borne him twelve children, ten of whom are now living: Henry, Jacob, David, John, Frank, William C, Oliver P., Malinda, Lizzie and Matilda. Daniel and Emaline are deceased. Politically Mr. Geise votes the Democratic ticket upon all questions at issue. He and his wife are worthy members of the Lutheran Church and are interested in religious work.

SOLOMON W. GIFFORD, retired farmer, Posey Township, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1806. He is a son of Ananias and Phcsbe (Wardle) Giffijrd, natives of New Jersey. In 1815 they removed from New York to Ohio, locating at Newtown, on the Little Miami River. In 1817 they came to Harrisburg, this county, and at the land sale of 1821 he purchased land near Fairview, on which he lived many years and prospered. He died in Rush County, Ind., in 1853, aged eighty years, His wife suddenly died from an apoplectic stroke in 1841. Nine children were born to them, two living: M. L. and S. W. The following- named are deceased: Freelove, John, James, Sarah, Mary, Rev. Noah, a Baptist minister, and Clark. Our subject has a keen recollection of pioneer days and it may truthfully be said that he underwent a full share of the hardships incident to the settlement of Indiana. In 1826 he was married to Malinda, daughter of Mark Manlove, and born in Ohio in 1811. He lived for a number of years on land east of Falmouth, then settled on the southwest section of Posey Township, where he resided till the infirmities of age compelled him to retire from business pursuits. For more than forty years he has been an upright and consistent member of the Regular Baptist Church. His estimable wife is a devoted and exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which she has efficiently labored from childhood. Thirteen children have been born to this pioneer couple, eleven of whom are living: Sophronia, William M., Alfred, Mahala J., Absalom, James, Phoebe A., Laura, Vashti, Freelove, George H. The deceased are: Amanda and an infant. During the fifty-eight years of this couple's married life not a single domestic storm has ever agitated the tranquility of a life made supremely happy by the union of " two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one." To them providence has been especially kind, of which they are not unmindful, and with gratitude profound bless the " Giver of every good and perfect gift."

EBENEZER GLENN, merchant and Postmaster, Bentley P. O., Jackson Township, was born in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin Co., Ind., January 2, 1831. His parents, Thomas and Jane (Smith) Glenn, were natives of South Carolina, and moved to Indiana in 1814. The former was born February 10, 1800, died March 23, 1883; the latter was born March 20, 1794, died September 7, 1865. The subject of this sketch received a good education. He farmed and taught school up to September, 1883, at which time he moved on Section 35, and engaged in his present business. He was married, September 14, 1858, to Martha A. Dance, who was born in Hancock County, Ind., August 3, 1839, and by this union John T. was born October 21, 1859, and died December, 1860. Mrs. Glenn died December 9, 1863. Mr. Glenn was commissioned Postmaster June 27, 1882; he also keeps a stock of staple dry goods, groceries, hardware, boots and shoes, notions, etc. He belongs to Ireland Grange, No. 1749; is a member of the Universalist Church; a member of Fayette Property Protection Company.

WILLIAM GREEN, farmer, Waterloo Township, was born in Baltimore County, Md., August 14, 1821, son of Joshua and Susanna (Foster) Green, natives of Maryland, who emigi-ated to Indiana in 1836 and settled in Washington Township, Wayne County, Ind. , where Mr. Green died the following year, after which his widow removed to Illinois. They bad three children: George, William and Barbara Ann. Our subject received most of his education iu the schools of Indiana. He worked fourteen years at farm labor by the month. In 1849 he was married to Martha Cross, by whom he has had six children, five now living: Susanna E., Levi, George, William and Anna. Samantha is deceased. In 1856 Mr. Green rented the farm where he now lives and which he owns. He rented land till 1875, when he bought 160 acres, and in 1882 he purchased 160 iicres more, paying for the two farms $20,000. Mr. Green votes for the Democl-atic Presidential nominees, but in local elections supports the best man, regardless of party lines.

SAMUEL GREEN, farmer and stock-raiser, Jackson Township, is a native of this township and county, born October 31, 1830; son of Daniel and Peggy (Lair) Green, former a native of South Carolina, born October 17, 1783, latter a native of Kentucky, born July 13, 1795. Daniel Green was twice married; on first occasion in Kentucky, March 14, 1805, to Nancy Vardeman, a native of South Carolina, born October 18, 1789. They had a family of six children: Eliza, Lot, John, Milton, Betsey Ann and Washington. All have passed "beyond the river" except Lot and John. The mother died October 13, 1825, and the father married, Sef)tember 19, 1826, Mrs. Peggy Lair, by whom he had six children: Osa, born July 27, 1827, died August 18, 1872; Samantha, Samuel, Martha J., William and Orpha. Mr. Green died March 12, 1855, and his widow April 15, 1874. He came to this county March 12, 1812, and camped on the same ground where he died. Our subject received a common school education. He was married November 18, 1862, to Miss Mary J. Childers, who was born in this county July 8, 1834. By this union four children were born: Daniel R., Mary A., William S. and Lewis E. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Green has a farm of 154 acres, located on Sections 23 and 26. He is a member of the L O. O. F. Everton, No. 139, and Nulltown Grange, No. 1883.

SAMUEL GREST, farmer, Jackson Township, is a native of Fayette County, Ind., born in Jackson Township, July 12, 1814. His parents, Samuel and Sarah (Smith) Grest, were born in South Carolina, and came to Indiana in 1813, enduring the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life, that their progeny might possess more of this world's goods than they themselves ever enjoyed. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and worked at the carpenter's trade for twelve years, with which exception his life has been devoted to farming. August 13, 1840, he married Miss Matilda Rigsby, who was born in North Carolina January 10, 1814, and died January 2, 1850. Mr. Grest was married, on second occasion, January 9, 1851, to Miss Matilda Pritchard, a native of Union County, Ind., born January 9, 1827. To this union were born four children: Sarah, Clemuel, Nancy M. and Riley. Mr. Grest was Road Supervisor for two years. He owns 239 acres of land on Sections 34 and 35. He is a member of Ireland Grange, No. 1749.

HAWKINS HACKLEMAN, farmer, Harrison Township. It was some time during the period of colonial development that the name of Hackleman first became known on the western continent. Three brothers, casting their fortunes with many others, sailed from Germany, and upon reaching North America settled within what are now the present limits of Mississippi. After a time one of the brothers, by the name of Jacob, with his wife, Mary, moved to South Carolina. There they lived, and their family of little prattling children grew to be strong men and women. Space forbids us to speak of but one son, Isaac Hackleman (born March 26, 1780, died December 10, 1844), who was married July 2, 1801, to Elizabeth Hawkins (bom May 22, 1783, died July 30, 1835). Immediately after their marriage they moved to Dearborn County, Ind.. settling on a farm two and a half miles from Harrison, and while living there Hawkins Hackleman was born January 6, 1810. In 1815 his parents moved to Fayette County and located on a farm near Harrisburg. His earliest recollections of the county are far different from the observations taken to-day. Instead of the broad, cultivated fields of ripening grain, and the rich meadow lands where the low of the browsing cattle is heard, he then saw the giant trees of the forest mingling their branches together; while here and there a small clearing and a log-house showed that the pioneers had begun in earnest to carve out a home for themselves and their children. He remembers when Connersville contained only a block-house and three or four log-cabins. His first school teacher was Miss Millie Perrin. The schoolhouse was made of the most fashionable building material of the day, namely, logs. On one side part of one log had been removed, and over the opening was pasted an oiled paper, thus forming a window. A spacious tire-place, almost the width of one side of the house, not only gave out heat, but also assisted the one window in lighting up the rude mansion of learning. A puncheon floor and benches without backs, together with the master's ferule, completed the furniture of the apartment. And yet, despite these disadvantages, he obtained a fair education. As was customary in those days, he attended the "Musters," which convened three times a year; he belonged to Capt William Dickey's division, known as the " Flat-foot Company." From the time he was about seventeen years of age he generally made four or five trips to Cincinnati during the fall and winter months, driving hogs at 25 cents per day. During the summer of 1828 he worked for twQ months with Nelson Penwell making shoes at 16 per month. He was married to Sally A. Wolfe by Rev. Adam Banks, Pastor of the Christian Church, Thursday afternoon, December 29, 1831. His wife was a daughter of David Wolfe. She was born in Scott County, Ky. , near Georgetown, November 29, 1814, and moved with her parents to Fayette County, Ind., in 1824. Their marriage was in harmony with the customs of early times. Huge dinner-pots hung from the cranes in the chimney, and frying-pans and skillets did good service on the glowing coals. Young Hawkins, unassisted, had made his wedding shoes, while his girl bride, with her own hands, had constructed the white dress that served as a wedding robe. The next day the young married couple, in company with friends, mounted their horses and rode to the " Inf air. " In 1832 they moved to Rush County, and for two years he was engaged in mercantile business. In 1834 they came back to Fayette County, and since 1837 have lived at their present home. Nine children have been born unto them: Fannie, the eldest, was born in Rush County; James, Jacob, William (died in infancy), Thomas, Charles, George, Emily (died in 1870) and Adelia (deceased) were born in Fayette County. He has thus lived in the county, with the exception of two years, since 1815; has watched its development with interest and pride. His quiet influence has been exerted in behalf of those improvements that would help to make his fellow-men better citizens, and promote the advancement of civilization and education. He is a man well preserved in mind and body; and now at the age of seventy-four years he can calmly review the past, and find no deeds in his life so dark that he would wish to bury them forever from sight No regi-ets of misspent years of degradation and moral depravity prove an annoyance to him. He has led a life temperate in all things. "As harvest time is brighter than seed time, so is old age brighter than youth, provided its youth was the receptacle of good seed."

JAMES S. HAMILTON (deceased), late of Waterloo Township, was born in Maryland, in which State his father died. In 1832 his mother, Mrs. Jane (Scott) Hamilton, moved to Indiana, selecting a location in Waterloo Township, Section 3. James S. had previously married in Virginia, Eliza Courtney, by whom he had eleven children: Henson R. (deceased), Robert W., Margaret J. (deceased), Thomas F., Mary A., William J. (deceased), and T. F. The following four were born in Indiana: Eliza R. (deceased), Charles H., John W. and Francis A. Mr. Hamilton held several of the township offices, and was a man of much ability. He and his wife were Methodists. He was a successful farmer, accumulating considerable property. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812, stationed at Norfolk, Va. He died in 1878, his wife having preceded him in 1872, aged about sixty-nine years. Charles H. Hamilton was born in this township in 1834. He was married in 1859 to Rachel Strong, daughter of Richard and Susanna Strong, who came here from Virginia in 1813 or 1814. Richard Strong was born June 15, 1790, and died February 15, 1848; his widow, Susanna (Gaby) Strong, was born June 9, 1802, died Novem ber 9, 1883. They had thirteen children: Lydia, Delia, Wilson J., Mary, Jane, Rachel, Susan, Elizabeth, John, Henry, Nancy, Henrietta and Millie. Ten children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hamilton, seven of whom are living: James M, Laura H., Charles H., Jr., "William J., Mary S., Re- becca J. and Kate. The deceased are Anna B. , Oliver L. and Robert W. Since marriage, Charles H. Hamilton has resided in this township, where he owns 100 acres of land.

KEY. JOHN HAMILTON, Posey Township, is a native of Fayette County, Penn., only child of George and Elizabeth (Miller) Hamilton, former of whom was born in Maryland in 1794, where he grew to manhood. George Hamilton moved to Pennsylvania, where he married Elizabeth Miller, and in 1838 came to Indiana, locating in Jackson Township, this coanty, where he lived the balance of his days, and died in 1861. His wife departed this life in 1854. He was a self-made man. He served an apprenticeship to the printer's trade in New York City, in the office of the Tribune, then conducted by Horace Greeley. Our subject received a practical education, such as the district schools afforded, and on growing to manhood was united in marriage, in 1850, with Miss Sarah, daughter of Wilson T. Adams, and to this union were born ten children, the following of whom are living: Nelson, William, David, John, Alanson, Samuel, Mary and James. The deceased are: George and Elizabeth. Mr. Hamilton began the study of theology under the instruction of Rev. Samuel Mc- Key, a Baptist clergyman, and subsequently attended and completed his studies at the seminary located in Hartsville, Ind. In 1862 he enlisted in Company K, Sixty-ninth Regiment Ind. V. I., and saw two years of active service, participating in the battles of Richmond, Ky. , Vioksburg and Jackson, Miss., in which latter engagement he received a slight wound. He was honorably discharged in 1864, and then took up the work of the ministry in the Baptist Church, his field of labor being in the counties of Rush, Shelby, Decatur, Bartholomew and Brown. He retired from the regular work in 1883. Since 1881 he has resided on a farm in Fayette County.

NATHANIEL HAMILTON, farmer, Connersville Township. This venerable gentleman and pioneer of the Whitewater Valley is a native of Pennsylvania, born on the 25th of May, 1798. His parents, Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Hamilton, were natives of Ireland and Pennsylvania, respectively. To them were born twelve children: Nathaniel, John, Polly, George, Mary Ann, Margaret, Adam, Isabelle, James, Elizabeth, Jane and Robert. In 1810 Nathaniel Hamilton, Sr., with his family, immigrated to the then Territory of Indiana, locating in what is now Franklin County, just above Brookville, where they remained during the war of 1812-14, in which war two of the sons, John and Adam, served. In 1815, on the close of the war, the family moved to what is now Fayette County, Ind., settling in Connersville Township, just northwest of the village. Here Mr.

Hamilton died in 1823. His widow died about 1826, in the State of Illinois. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an Elder. Nathaniel Hamilton, Jr., resided with his parents until his marriage, in 1821, with Lueinda, daughter of James and Margaret Tyner, of this county. To this union were born: Eliza A., John, Nathaniel, Lueinda,' James, Margaret Mary, Washington M. and Elvira, of whom the five last named are deceased. In 1824 he began purchasing from the other heirs their shares of the estate, and soon had 100 acres, upon which he still resides. Mr. Hamilton was married four times, and has outlived all his chosen companions. No children were born to him after his first marriage. In his religious views our subject adheres to the doctrines of the Old School Baptist Church, of which church he has been a regular attendant all of his life. Old "Natty" Hamilton, as he is familiarly called, is agreeably known to all of the Whitewater country, by whom he is highly esteemed as a citizen and beloved as a neighbor. He is amiable in his manners, and is remarkably well preserved for one of his age, in both mind and body.

ALVA S. HARDY, farmer, Columbia Township, was born in Fayette County, Ind., August 7, 1859; son of Charles C. and Elizabeth C. (Heizer) Hardy, natives of Indiana, the former born near Brookville, Franklin County, October 20, 1820, and came with his parents to this county when about two years of age; the latter born in this county, February 12, 1822; they were married October 22, 1846. After this event they settled in Columbia Township, where Mr. Hardy purchased and improved a farm on which he resided until his death, which occurred March 9, 1883. His widow is living with her son, our subject. Their family consisted of William T. (deceased), Mary F. and Alva S. Our subject was married in this county, September 12, 1883, to Florence J., daughter of Francis M. and Dorcas A. (Atherton) Bilby, of Fairview Township, and who was born in this county September 19, 1858. This union has been blessed with one child - Edith M. After marriage Mr. Hardy settled on his father's old homestead, where he has since resided.

JAMES M. HARLAN, farmer, Connersville Township, Was born in Fayette County, Ind., in 1849; son of Enoch and Mary A. (Honeywell) Harlan, the father also a native of this county, the mother of New England. They resided here most of their lives, the former dying in 1851, the latter in 1853. Mr. Harlan was brought up bj' his guardian and relatives in this county, and in 1870 came into possession of 136 acres of land, which he has since been engaged in cultivating and improving. He has devoted his entire attention to farming and has been very success- ful. In 1870 he married Miss Agnes Knipe, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Meranda) Knipe, who were of English and German descent; her father, a native of England, died in 1852; her mother, a native of this county, died in 1860. Those of the family who are still living are Samuel; Amanda, wife of Charles Okel, and Agnes, wife of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan are members of Village Creek Baptist Church, and are well respected in the community which has been their home since childhood. Mr. Harlan is a live business man, a keen observer, and generous in his support of benevolent and other enterprises of public interest.

WILLIAM HART (deceased), late of Waterloo Township, was born in New York, December 1, 1796, and was a son of Henry and Ann B. Hart, New Yorkers who settled in Pennsylvania, where both died. William, at the age of twenty-one, in 1817, located in Waterloo Township, this county. Here he was united in marriage with Sary, daughter of Aaron and Catharine (Snoterly), who bore him two children: David and Sarah. Mr. Hart was married on second occasion to Eliza Jane Cary, by whom he had sixteen children, viz.: Catharine, Elizabeth, William E., John C. , Hannah J., Barbara A., Andrew J., Malinda C, George W., Myra E., Susan F., William H., Priscilla A., Parmella A., Martha M., Mary E. Soon after his second marriage Mr. Hart, in company with Mr. Cary, went to Indianapolis, then a village, where they had a contract for clearing off the heavy timber from a portion of the land on which the city now stands. After the completion of this contract, Mr. Hart settled on land in W aterloo Township, this county, where he died. He creditably filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Township Trustee. Though never a member of church, he was liberally disposed toward it and freely gave to its maintenance. He was widely and well known, and respected by all acquainted with him. He died September 4, 1861. His widow is still living and is a resident of Warren County, Iowa. Madison Abernathy, deceased husband of Susan F. (Hart) Abernathy, daughter of William Hart, was born on the place where his widow now resides, in Jennings Township, this county, May 12, 1837. They were married in 1858 and five children were the result of this union: Mary A., Nancy J., Florence I., Jesse M., and an infant (deceased). Mr. Abernathy died August 8, 1881. His widow was born in Waterloo Township, this county, October 11, 1840.

LEVI HARTMAN, farmer, Connersville Township, one of the early pioneers of this county, was born in Franklin County, Ind., December 7, 1816, son of Henry and Nancy (Smith) Hai'tman, natives of Berks County, Penn., and of German and Irish descent. Henry Hartman was a son of Frederick Hartman, a native of Germany, who emigrated to the United States previous to the Revolutionary war, settling in Berks County, Penn., where he married Nancy Black, and thence, in 1813, moved to Franklin County, Ind., where he remained until death. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; the father of seven children: Jacob, Catherine, Frederick, Nancy, Michael, Hannah and Henry. Jacob, the eldest, father of our subject, was united in marriage with Nancy Smith, in Bucks County, Penn., and in 1813, in company with his parents, moved to Franklin County, Ind., settling near Brookville, where his wife died in 1816. He subsequently married Elsie Tharp, and in 1854 moved to Platte County, Mo., where they remained until their death. He was the fatherof eight children: Abraham, James and Levi, by first wife, and Jonathan, William, Nancy, Newton and Lovina by second wife. Levi, our subject, was the youngest child born to the first wife. His mother died when he was quite young, and his father being in very limited circumstances, he was compelled to earn his own living, in which he has been successful. He was married in this county in June, 1838, to Rebecca Mount, who bore him nine children: Nancy E., Alfred, John C, Hezekiah, Clarissa, Rhoda, Henry (deceased), Hannah and James. After marriage, Mr. Hartman rented a farm in this township, where he remained about eighteen years, and in the meantime bought land in Wabash County, Ind., which he afterward sold, and in 1852 purchased and moved on the farm where he has since resided. He owns 420 acres of very tine land, which he has principally improved himself. He started in life a poor boy, and has acquired all he has through his energy, hard work and economy. Mr. Hartman has always voted with the Democratic party.

CHINA HASTINGS (widow of Matthew Hastings), Fairview Township, was born in Montgomery County, Va., April 19, 1808. Her parents, Stephen and Margaret (Long) Reed, were natives of Virginia, the former born in 1784, the latter in 1781, They were married in Montgomery County, Va. In 1825 they moved to Fayette County, Ind., and in 1836 to Delaware County, same State, where they remained the balance of their lives. They were parents of the following children: Elizabeth, William, Fleming, Robert, Mary, Charity, Cornelius, Lewis and China. Mr. Reed died June 12, 1862, his wife having preceded him January 15, 1859. Our subject, who is next to the eldest in the family, was married in Rush County, Ind., July 26, 1832, to Matthew Hastings, born in Adams County, Ohio, December 20, 1805, son of Robert and Isabelle (Russel) Hastings, both natives of Ireland. After marriage Mr. and Mrs.

Matthew Hastings settled in Fairview Township, this county, where they resided until his death, which occurred September 7, 1881. There was no issue by this union. Mrs. Hastings owns 240 acres of fine land.

THOMAS HECK, farmer, Posey Township, was born in Bracken County, Ky., in 1818, son of John and Catherine (Kemmer) Heck, former of whom died in Kentucky. In 1827 Mrs. Heck, with her three children, Nancy, Thomas and Mary, moved to Posey Township, this county, where she purchased the land on which her son now resides. Here Mrs. Heck, a genuine pioneer mother, lived and died. She was a woman of more than ordinary courage, unwavering in her devotion to her life's work, the making for herself and children a home, the great object of her ambition, and in which she was successful. She was an exemplary Christian, a member of the New Light Church. She passed into life eternal in 1872, aged eighty-three years. Thomas Heck was married in 1839, to Eliza, daughter of Peter Kemmer, a brother of John and son of Nicholas Kemmer. On the old homestead he has lived fifty-seven years, a length of time few men live in one place. Five children have been born to thom, three now living: Rachel, John and Lewis. Samuel and Louisa are deceased.

J. J. HEIDER, blacksmith, Waterloo Township, was born in Somerset County, Penn., July 4, 1814, son of Leonard and Mary Heider. In his boyhood he accompanied his jsarents to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and at New Philadelphia learned the trade of black- j smith, which he followed there till tWenty-two years of age. In 1836 he went to Iowa, where he remained one year and then returned to New Philadelphia, Ohio. In 1840 he went to Wabash County, Ind., where he became an Indian trader, trading with the Pottawatomie and Miami Indians in the Indian Reserve. In 1846 he enlisted for service in the Mexican war, in the Seventh United States Regular Infantry He participated in the memorable campaigns of that war, doing his country good service for eighteen months, after which he was honorably discharged. In 1848 he settled in Springerville, where he has since resided and followed his trade. In 1851 Mr. Heider married Parmela Shepler, by whom he has had seven children, six of whom are now living: Mary, Jane, Cynthia, Jefferson, Alice and Joseph. Sophia is deceased. He and his wife are consistent members of the Lutheran Church, with which they have been connected eight years. Our subject is a worthy member of Brownsville Lodge, F. & A. M., with which he has been connected since 1864. Politically he is a Democrat.

22, 1831, son of Joshua (who was a soldier in the war of 1812) and Jemima (Cory) Heizer, natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively. They were married in Virginia in 1819, and immediately moved to this county, settling on the farm where our subject now resides, and where they both died. Their family numbered eight children: Hannah C, Elizabeth C, Mary A., Noah C, Lydia, Lavina, Joanna and Samuel, who is next to the youngest. He was married in this county, February 24, 1863, to Sarah A., daughter of Henry and Margaret (Waltz) Kershner, and afterward settled on his present farm, where he has since resided. To Mr. and Mr§. Heizer were born eight children, all now living: Joshua H., Mary J., Margaret L., Ella E., Hannah C, Martha J., Helen M. and Charles C. Mr. Heizer is a worthy and affable gentleman, respected by all. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

S. H. HELVIE, farmer, Jennings Township, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, November 23, 1843, and is a son of Peter A. and Eliza Helvie, natives of Virginia, who settled first in Ohio, but subsequently removed to Delaware County, Ind., where the father died. Our subject was reared to farming pursuits, receiving in the common schools a practical education. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted July 27, 1862, in Company B, Sixty-ninth Ind. V. I. He saw active service, having participated in a number of engagements during the Rebellion, at the close of which he was honorably discharged. Mr. Helvie was married June 17, 1869, to Emma J., daughter .of William Lair (see sketch). To this union were born two children: William L. and Armor P. After marriage they settled upon a farm in Delaware County, Ind., where they lived twelve years, after which time they settled on the Lair homestead. Mr. Helvie is a F. & A. M. ; in politics a Republican.

HENRY HENRY (deceased), late of Waterloo Township, was a native of Ireland; emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, where he was married to Margaret Little. In 1820, accompanied by his wife, his mother-in-law (Catherine Little) and nine children, William, James, John, Alexander, Henry L. , Ann, Mary, Jane and Cynthia, he moved to and settled in Waterloo Township, this county, where he lived during the rest of his life. He died December 31, 1859, aged eighty- two years. His widow died August 2, 1867, aged seventy-eight years, three months and eight days. Mrs. Catherine Little died October 4, 1855, aged eighty-six years, nine months and twelve days. Mr. Henry was a successful farmer, a member of the Presbyterian Church. William, eldest son of Henry Henry, and who was a boy when his parents came to Indiana, married

Sarah M., daughter of Jesse and Nancy Shaw, who bore him eight children, six of whom are now living: Jesse S., John C, James L., Samuel K., Mary J. and Nancy M. Mr. Henry lived in the township all his life, a successful farmer and respected citizen. He held the office of Township Trustee several years, and was an efficient business man. He died July 12, 1873, aged sixty- four years, six months and six days. His widow died August 12, 1881, aged sixty-five years and fifteen days. Mr. Henry was a Democrat in politics. Jesse S., son of William Henry, was born in 1836. He was reared on the farm, and the district schools afforded him the means for an education- He was married in 1859, to Elizabeth A., daughter of Levi Cross, since which time he has lived two years in Kush County and sixteen in Harrison Township, the most of the time on the old home place. He was elected Township Trustee in 1884, and has also held other minor offices. He had nine children, seven of whom are now living: William L. , Levi G. , Jesse O , Robert W., Alfred N., Effie M. and Ivy M. James M. and an infant are deceased. Mrs. Jesse S. Henry was born in Ohio, November 6, 1836, died July 14, 1883. Jesse S. Henry owns a farm of 180 acres, utilized principally in grain jaroducing. He is a Democrat in politics.

JAMES L. HENRY, farmer, Waterloo Township, son of William Henry and grandson of Henry Henry, was born on the old homestead in 1841, and his boyhood was passed on the farm and in receiving his education in the district schools. In 1864 he married Roxinea, only child of Dr. W. R. Skinner (see sketch of Daniel Skinner) who has borne him one child - W. Albert. In 1878 Mr. Henry purchased a part of the old homestead where he now lives. He owns fifty and a half acres of good land. He and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episco pal Church (Robinson Chapel), with which they have been connected several years, and take much interest in religious matters. In politics he is a Democrat.

EDWARD HIGH AM, carpenter, Harrison Township, was bom in Wilmington, Del., February 18, 1823. He received a good education; was raised a tanner, and at the age of sixteen was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade. In 1856 he moved to Ohio, locating in Dayton, where he worked at patternmaking two years. In 1858 he returned to Delaware, remaining sixteen months; thence came to Fayette County, Ind., where he has remained ever since, following carpentering and various other avocations. April 16, 1844, he married Miss Susanna D. Hampton, a native of Wilmington, Del. Their home has been blessed with eight children, four now living: Sarah W., now Mrs. B. F. Guard; Anna, now Mrs. E. W. Hackleman; William H., married to Miss Mary

Campbell, and resides in Milton, Ind. ; and Lucy Lee, now Mrs. Homer Hackleman. Mr. Higham is a member of the I. O. O. F. Subordiaate Lodge, and also a P. O. S. of A. Is a member of the Christian Church.

THOMAS HINKSON, farmer, Connersville Township, is one of the earliest sons of this county, having been born in Connersville Township on the farm where he now resides, December 10, 1816. He is a son of Thomas and Mary (Drenan) Hinkson, the former a native of County Cavan, Ireland; the latter of Pennsylvania. They were married in Pennsylvania, moved to Virginia, and later to Ohio, where they were residents by turn of both Adams and Brown Counties. The family subsequently moved to Dearborn County, Ind., and in 1814 to the farm in this township where Mr. Hinkson now resides. This farm was purchased at the land sales of 1812, and here the father of the family died March 22, 1850, aged seventy-seven years; and the mother August 24, 1824, aged forty- four years. They were parents of ten children, two only now living - our subject and his sister Susanna, who is in charge of the household, Mr. Hinkson never having married. Our subject spent his early days on the farm where he still lives, and obtained a good education in the district schools. At his father's decease he inherited the old homestead, and here he will probably end his days. He is a man of keen intelligence and excellent character; is strongly attached to his home and friends, in the esteem of whom he occupies a high position. He was one of the first Township Trustees after the new Constitution and enjoyed re-election. He has voted with the Democratic party all his life, casting his first Presidential vote for Martin Van Buren.

ROBERT HOLLAND (deceased), late of Connersville Township, was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, August 21, 1779, and is a son of Mordecia Holland, a native of Ireland. The latter was a son of William Holland, who fled from his native Scotland during the persecution in the year 1641. John, brother of William, a minister of the Gospel, suffered martyrdom in this religious war. William fought at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, under William, Prince of Orange, who there defeated King James II. After the war he settled in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, where Mordecia, the father of Robert, was born. Our subject left his native land. May 27, 1816, for the hospitable shores of America, which he reached at New York, August 13 following. He settled in Chester County, Penn., where he resided two years, and then drifted with the tide of immigration to the great West, stopping in Hamilton County, Ohio, where, December 14, 1821, he was married to Margaret Stephenson, who bore nine children: James, Thomas,

John, Rebecca N., Elizabeth, Robert, William A., Elsie J. and Mary. In 1822 he came to what is now Waterloo Township, this county, settling on 160 acres of land in Section 2, which he entered from the United States Government, and where he lived till the day of his death. He was a model man, being honest, temperate, conscientious and liberal. The possessor of a good intellect, with retentive memory, he remembered all that he read, which made him a pleasing and instructive companion. Although starting in life at the beginning, he gradually worked upward iu the scale of prosperity, leaving,at his death, 400 acres of Indiana land. He died August 22, 1857. Mrs. Holland was born in Ohio in 1788; died May 14, 1851, aged sixty-three years.