Gibson County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1884 (part 1 of 3)

Biographical sketches

from France during the Revolutionary Whether as French soldiers or otherwise, is uot ly known. After the war they settled in Rhode 'There Edwurl G. Jerauld, the father of the subject of thin sket There were four of whom was William. He came West In Inter brothers, on in Inte he became pron ess interests of this section of the count cone of the most enterprising men, und did» prove and build up the county and town. was a shoemaker by trade. He was attracted to the West and to this section hy his brother William. In IMIS he packed mp bis household goods and with his family sailed in a boat to Baltimore, and from there de the journey across the mountains to Pittsburg, where they stopped for oue year, following his trade providing for means to continue his journey. He ought a perogue in which he packed his household ods and placed his f ud descended the Ohio where he made another halt and other year, at the expiration of whi time he again started down the river to Evansville, fro which point he came overland to Princeton. George weas had of eight years, and remembers the trip, more particularly the long walk from Evansville to Princeton Which he attempted to do in company with two men. 'The trip was a long one for a mere boy, who was nac 'enstomel to so much physical exertion. He frequently dropped behind from sheer exhaustion, and when night pletely worn ent, vet anxiety to sce his bonged him up and he made the trip in safety. Mis futher, Edwand G., settled in Princeton d here opened mp his trade and remained 1824, when he was induced to remove to New Harmony to the Robert Dale Owen settlement. He stayed there for four years. The family eudually came hack to abos Princeto which took place in 1868. He married Maze Buker in Rhode Island, of which state she was also a. native. She died in 1992, By that union there were seven children, three of whom are living. George N. ix the fourth in the family. He was born in Pawtucket, R. L, Dec. 23, 1811, and as stated above was in his when the family came to the West. When the to the tailors trade, learned it and worked ut it for fo years; then under the advice of his physician he ab doned it and returned to Princeton to die. His h had became affected und his health was shattered to that extent that he was a mere skeleton. Mere he a tended to the grocery store of his uncle, who was then 'operating a cotton health, however, was so poor, and his strength so feeble, that he frequently was wines. By the advice of his is, which had the effect to him ont, and eventually cured bim. In 1832 he purchased the grocery business of his uncle and contin. med it until 1645, when he commenced the general merccantile business in the same building where before had been the grocery. He has continued in the business ever since in the sume building and upon the sume lot of where he commenced in 1832.

| ty. His business lias not been confined to merchandising | exclusively, but he has made ventures in various things. ited in marriage to Miss Sarah Stel 1840, On the 17th of April, 1842, iy Foster, a native of Fl born Jan. 22, 1815. us the dunghter of Nathaniel They were natives of Vir ia, moved to Keutncky, and came to B 'There were seven children ly the latter union, three of - Mary, whois the wife of Dr. Owe

Joseph

The McClure family are of Scotch-Irish ancestry. E fcClure, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in the north of Ireland, of Protestant. parentage. He married Jane Trimble, who was also a native of the same part of Ireland and of the same religious faith. They emigrated to America and settled iu thy sit gf Maryland, and remained until 1797, when removed witht hin to Kentucky and settled near Paris. In the war of the Revolution he colin v a pris sion and wan killed in one of last battles of Dane Wf the sons born of the union of Jeseph and June McClure was James, the father of Joseph P. McClure. He was born in Maryland on the tb of October, 1785, and wus twelve years of uge when the family removed to Kentucky. There he was apprénticed to tiw tanning and currying trade, which he subsequently carried on during the remainder of his active life, In 1805 he came to the Territory of and settled ou u place one mile south und a little west of Princeton, and there carried on his trade and farmed. He died Feb. 7, 1855. As will be seen, he was one of the pioneers of this section of the country. During the Indian wars of 1811 he enlisted as a soldier under Harrison, and took part in the battle of Tippecanoe. Ho retired from active business life in I On the 12th of June, 1808, he was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Aun Warrick, who was a native of Ken. tucky. Her family came to the territory about the same time thut Me. MeClure did. She died Jan. 12, 1850, By that union there were eleven children, ten of whom lived to the age of maturity. fancy, Five of the offspring are yet living. the subject of thin, sketch, ie the fourth family, He was born on the old homestead county, Oct. 6, 18 and was taught af economy and industry nt a early Those habits have clung to hi een the foundation of his present prosperity and worldly competeney. He attended the subscription schools of his neighborhood and therein received the rudiments of common school education. At the age nineteen he was united in marriage to Miss Catharine ier to Rev. Alexander and Susan (Nowlin) evim, She was born in thie county July B, 1812. date of the marriage was Feb. 13, 1834. Her family is of English and Irish extraction. After his Mr, McClure father gave him eighty neres of land wie improve. In the fall of the same year he purchased an additional eighty neres adjoining, upon which were some improvements nud twenty acres cleared. The improvement was à losy house, into it Mr. McClure moved his family, whieh then consisted of bis wife. There he lived, clearing np. his farm in the summer season and iu the winter fol lowing Hat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. The latter vocation he followed for ten winters, and the money realized from such work was applied to payments on his land. On the Sth of December, 1862, he moved into his present large and commodious farm house, which he had built and pre pared for the reception of his family the summer before, and there he still remains taking more ease and looking back and contemplating with pleasure the past years of industry and a well spent life. There have been twelve children born to Mr. and Mes, McClure, eleven of whow are living. Susan Ann, a daughter, died April 16, 1867, in her twenty-fourth year. 'The names of the children in the order of their birth are nor Jane, wife of James W. Key, a farmer residing in White River Township; Mary B., wile of Henry G. Wheeler, a resident of Princeton; Alexander D. miller ut Putoka. He murried Sarah Green and had two children by her. His second wife's maiden name was Maria Weber. James is a resident physician of St. Louis; Margaret Caroline, wife of William B. Whitsit, of Princeton; Joseph D., a carpenter and resident of Princeton. His fis wife was Francis McIntosh, and his second is Tee) Beamon; Robert M., a farmer und resident of Lynn County, Kan.: he married Isabella Wheeler; William M. married Martha Latham and resides on the old homestead: George W., who also is a farmer and lives on the home farm. The latter married Cath: urine Decker: Nancy V. and Franklin P. P. MeClure are unmarried.

Politically, Mr. MeChure comes from old line Wh stock. In IRO he voted for Abraham Lincoln, wince that time he has been am active and Both neral zealous member of that political organization. he and his wife are respected members of the G or Free Will Baptist Church, During the late war Mr. MeClure was a stannch Union man and attested bis loyalty by furnishing five brave boys who enlisted as soldiers, shouldered their muskets, and went to the front. Alexander D. and James were members of Company H, Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteers. They enlisted for three yenrs, veleranized with their regiment and continued in the service until the close of Joseph D. was a member of Company E, of the Thirty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted for three and was wounded at the battle of Resaca. Robert M. and William enlisted as | recruits in 1404 in the Seventeenth Regiment, and went to the front. They were all brave und gallant soldie

The Brownlee Family

Are mnong the very early Jan. 17, 1880. Mere he grew to man Thef fair ednestional advantages in the lee wann native of the smd, burn of Pro- | schools of Princeton. Me clerked testant parentage | 1962, when he enlisted for three years as à private Amerien, rrivinz here some ment went inte aeti il they came to tl tenant were prom j, amd here lived until hi He had several | lee was promoted to the expt us, mumed Hugh, James, George and John, The | led the company in its first en Intter way the father of the present f He was which was in Carlisle, Penn., Dec. 18, 1794. During tered into tl ers, and was with | of their number killed amd wounded, The battle of ie relief of Fort Kuox, and ements of his widow, who is yet a resident of Princeton, draws a both sides in proportion to pusion: for his services in those carly Indian wars, a amar ud haces Mr. Brownlee remained in Princeton and there ended | fought during the Rebellion, his days, April 17, 1855. Soon after his arrival he en- | in Kentucky until the pursuits awl is eredited with being | Burnside's expedition ome of the ently merchants in Princeton. From that | winter of 1963-64 the cold was extreme and severe time to his death. was actively engaged in merchandis- | exceeding in rigor any that had preceded Owing to ing. He married Miss Jane, daughter of William Har- Capt. Browulee's health rington, who was a native of North Carolina. He re y Under the advice of the medimoved to near Nashville, Tenn., and from there to | cal director he resigned on neconnt of physical Kentucky, and in 1607 came to the territory of Indiana | bility and cume home. He engaged in mercantile busi nnd first settled in the vicinity of where Fort Branch which p now is. One year Inter he moved to a place one soon after went west of Princeton, to a place now known as the He di continued 1 dy farm, where he bnd purchased « small im- | when the business was dissolved anal from tl tof a Mr. Jolson. There the first courts were Che has conducted it 1813, on the organizati stockade was built on the Harrington place in which the settlers in this section gathered when the early settleues, his son, was sues son, while in the rangers servi wounded. June, the wife of he married his present wife, linda Harrington. She was bom Jan. 15, 190 Miss Maria T. Hall, of the above parentage, Sle ix married Mr. Browulee. By that ola copy dehnen Township, where he lived until his death in standard Jaw books, aud improved his spare m IMAI, He carpenter by trade. In later seats he | by reading law. In 1855 he commenced will and operated it. He soldier in the before justices courts, and sud was in the battles Î the bar.

present time. He is the oldest practitioner aud resident lawyer at the lar of Gibson County. There um a ber of resident lawyers of Princeton who received their legal training iu the office of Jdze Lund, It ix proper here to mention that while teaching an 2 34 to 1860, he inaugurated a ty. North Carolina, where she wa in having built the first frame school house al to Tennessee and stopped in Manry | Johnson Townshi b there Mrs. Land was | On the 14th of November, 1850, he married Miss . aud part of | Surah E. 1, Harum n and Lucy sand died ii the early settlers of Posey County, in which to Abraham and ty Mrs. Land was bom, April 25, INH. Nine tere. have | children have been the issue ofti are living. Their names nre Jesse B., George Mary was the wife of William Harrington, She Angst, 1880, leaving three children. Both Mr, the General Baptist to which they were attached in 1857, he was formerly a Desmorrat, and until he ined the Republican party, which or ively and earnestly supports. In 1958

» present hen aties ol Nashville betuven Jackson. ws Me was also Justice of the peace for sev d Sarah A., daughter of ands, Her parents were n

Hon. Alexander C. Donaid

'The above named deceased gentleman was in his day ' prominent and distinguished lawyer of Gibson County and Southern Indiana, He was a Seotchman by birth, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, May 6, 1818. He received a literary and classical education in the schools of his native country. The legal bent of his mind was formed. 'when & young man by the associations of an advocate's office, wherein he was employed as a writer and copyist. Like most of the well educated youth of Scotland, his ambition was to go to America, where success awaited all who had the energy to struggle for it. The dream of his youth was to be the possessor of a home 'on the shores of the Ohio, In November, 1886, he set sail from Liverpool and landed in New York in May, 1887. The vessel in which he sailed was wrecked ou hier passage, which accounta for the six months' voyage. From New York he proceeded to Louisville, Ky., and from there to Vanderburgh County. From Evansville, Ind., he walked to St. Louis in search of work, but failing to find employment he returned to Evansville, where he found a situation as a clerk in a bank. He remained a fow years clerking and then commenced teaching a country school near Fort Branch, in Gibson County, and while in the latter vocation made the acquaintance of Nancy K. Duncan, whom be married in 1845, He then engaged at work upon the farm in the summer 'months and taught school ia winter. During this ti he rend law, and in 1850 commenced the practice in n small way. During this time he was acting as deputy clerk, under Dr. Lewis. In 1855 he removed to Prince ton and continued to act as deputy clerk until 1859. In 1880 he formed law partnership with Hon, Samuel Hall, which continued until the death of the Intter, in 1862. From that time until his death he continued the practice, and each year his business and fame as a lawyer increased. His death occurred April 27, 1872. A» a lawyer his arguments were clear, logical and forcible, and indicated a strong mind, disciplined by long study and extensive research. He was also a fine speaker and had a clear, resonant and musical voice, which left a pleasing effect upon those addressed.

Politically he was an ardent Republican, opposed to any species of slavery. In the great political struggles which eventually overthrew the system of human ala: very, he took an active part. In 1862 he was elected to represent Gibson County in the state legislature. By the union of Mr. and Mrs, Donald there are four children living, all daugbters, who are married and have families.

Caftain James S. Epperson

'The Epperson family are of Irish ancestry. The forefathers emigrated to America and settled in Westmoreland County, Va., where Charles Epperson, the father of James S. was born. The year of his birth was 1772. He removed to Warren County, Ky., and in December, 1889, came to Indiana and settled in Johnson Township, in this county, and there died in 1844. Ho learned the trade of wheelright and followed it for a number of years, but subsequently abandoned it and engaged in farming. He was twice married and had a family of seven children by his first wife. She died and he then married Mrs. Elizabeth Redman nee daughter of James Smitb. By the latter union there were two children, both of whom are still living, viz., David L., who is a resident and farmer of WI 'County, Ill, and the subject of this sketeh.

in Warren County, Kyo, Feb, 4,1880, He was in his ninth year when the family came to Indiana. Here he grew to manhood. reared on the farm and received a limited edueation in tbe subscription schools of his neighborhood. His father dying while he was yet young, he was placed under the j, with whom he remained until he was and careful study prepared himself for aching a country school. He followed that vocation during the winter months, and worked on the farm in time of va- He remained thus employed until his twentythird year, at which time he married and went to farming on a place in Johnson Township, three miles east of Cynthiana. He continued on the farm until in As

1863, when he enlisted in Company F, of the Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for ree years' service. Upon the organization of the company he was elected first lieutenant. He was commissioned adjutant of the regiment and received it one day before the battle of Ressen. In that battle the captain of Company F was killed and Adjt. Epperson was promoted to the captaincy of the company and

| took command, but was not mustered in as captain un- | til in August following, and after the fall of Atlanta. The company suflered a severe loss in the battle of Resacó. 'They entered with thirty-nine men and after the battle stacked arms with but seventeen left. After the Atlanta campaign the Eightieth Regiment, which was a part of Schofield's command, went back to join 'Thomas at Nashville. and there participated in the annihilation of Hood's army. A history of the regiment vill be found in the Roster of Soldiers in the military history of this work. Capt Epperson remained with Abe regiment and company until the close of the war, and was mustered out the 224 of June, at Salisbury, North Carolina, returned to Indianapolis, where the 'company was finally discharged July 8, 1805. Capt. Epperson returned home and made his residence in the village of Fort Branch, where he engaged in the grain trade and merchandising. He continued in business 'until October, 1878, when he was elected circuit clerk of Gibson County, and then ho took up his residence in Princeton, and entered upon the duties of his official position. In 1882 he was re-elected to the same office, 'and to the present continues in the discharge of his duties. Capt. Epperson is a careful and attentive officer, quiet and accommodating to all who come in contact with him in his official capacity, or otherwise. He has conducted the office in a manner that has reflected credit upon himself and merited the confidence and esteem of his friends and others who have honored him with their suffrages. In 1858 he married Caroline Boren. She died in 1861, leaving one daughter, who is the wife of Robert Herriott. He subsequently married Esther E. Muck, by whom there were two children, named Etta and Clarence Epperson. She died in 1878. In 1880 he married bis present wife, Mrs. Ellen Skinner, nce Shannon. Mrs. Epperson is a member of the Presbyterian church, and the Captain of the Christian church. Politically he is a staunch Republican, His portrait is shown on another page of this work.

Was born in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., Oct. 1, 1495, The Evans family areof Scotch-Irish and Welsh extraction. The ancestors came to this country during the last century and settled in Virginia. James Evans, the grandfather, was born in that state. He married Mary Hogue, who was of Scotch descent. Of the offspring of the union of James and Mary Evans, was Lyle Evans. He was bom in Frederic County, Va, Oct, 31, 1806. He came to Princeton in 1910. Here in his younger days hc learned the coopers 'trade, at which he worked for a number of years. He subsequently kept « tavern, In 1836 he moved to Evansville and there died in 1844. He married Jane McCoy, daughter of John McCoy, iu October, 1828. She di tives of Dres children, sev nd Henry 5. Evans. the death of his parents, when he was taken into the family of his uncle, Dr. Thomas B. Thomson, of Knox County, Ind. At we of thirteen he was placed in the office of senes fiazete, to learn the printers trade, He served a faithful apprenticeship of three and a half He then worked as a "jour" on the Courant He then came to Princeton and worked m, then published by William He ned with that paper for three years. He afterward went to Vincennes, and spent one summer there, 'then came buck and at intervals worked on the (Tarim. He went from Princeton to Petersburg, Iud., an charge of the Hrporter-for-six months. In

Is the son of James tives of County Antrim, Ireland. They eame to Amerien settled in Hamilton Co father died soon after. In 1841 Mrs. Warnock brought the family West to Princeton, and here bonght a farm. north and adjoining the town, and there died in 1871. he was a woman of more than ordinary judgment and business capacity. She raised and educated the family and provided means for their maintenance. There were five children - Archibald, James, Samuel, Mar- Saret, who is the wife of Dr. Blair, and Jane, who is

Democrat, in Princeton. He, in connection with Mr. Keys, took charge of it, and continned its management until 1868, when he got control of the stock, paid off the mortgage on it, and it passed into his possession. From: that time to the present he has been the

The Democrat, under his vigorous man- 'agement, has become one of the potential journal southern Indians. Ou the 24th of September, 1861, Mr. Evans was united in marriage to Mins Jane A. union there were two sons and names in the order of their birth are: Lyle, bora May n 9

Evans died Feb. 18, 1808. Mr. Evans married his present wife Oct. 12, 1869. Her muiden nume was Mary J. Seudmore. By the lutter marriage there nre three children, whose names are Jennie E., born Aug. 7, 1870; George Thomas, born May 2, 1872, and Byron Lyle, born May 7, 1876, Mr. Evan's wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ho iw an honored member of the Masonic Order and holds membership with Prince Lodge No. 281, and i» a charter member of Princeton Chapter No. 75. In his rei. belief he is liberal. He does not subscribe to any of the formulated creeds, but believes that in doin "nito others as you would have them do 'therein is contained the truest and best religion a staunch Democrat, and as such wields large influ- 'ence in the ranks of his party in thin county.

del. Archibald was a member of the diana regiment, and died in the service. James enlisted in 1961, and was a captain in the Second Ohio Regi ment. He died July 2, 1872. Me was u prominent lawyer at the Cincinnati bar, and was for many years a member of the weil known Jaw firm of Smith, Warmock & Stephens. He read law with Judge Hall, forn erly of Princeton, now deceased. Samuel is sill a resident of Princeton. He married Mary Woods. Mr. 'Warnock it one of the substantial men of the county.

Joen W. Johnson

County, is to the manor born. He is the descendant of | a pioneer family, members of whom came here soon | after the close of the last century. The family is of English descent, The ancestors came to America at a period so remote that not even traditionary knowledge can fix the time of their arrival. That they settled in Virginia, however, is well known, and there lived for 'number of generations. There Arthur Johnson, the great grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born. Ho was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He married in his native state and came to the Territory of Indiana in 1806, and settled on Indian Camp Creek, erected a cabin. He bad a large family, among whom 'was George W. Johnson, the grandfather of John W. Ho was born in Virginia in 1788. He was a soldier in the Indian ware in the Northwest, and was present at the famous interview at Vincennes between the Indian chief Tecumseh and Gen. Harrison. He married Anna Williams, of Posey County, Ind. Both he and his wife died on the old homestead where they settled when they first came to the county. There were three children by that union. Levi, the father of John W., is the only survivor of the union of George W. and Anna Johnson. Ho (George W.) subsequently married Mary Mason, by whom he had five children - three sons and two daughers. Levi Johnson was born on the old homestead in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Ind., Dee. 26, 1826.4 Ho there grew to manhood and remained at home until 1848, when he married and moved to a tract of land in Section 8, Township 8, Range 12 West. There were no improvements on the land when Mr. Johnson moved there. He built a house, cleared out the land, and there he bai made his home to the present. Heis one of the substantial farmers of his section of the county. He married Miss Louisa Smith. She was the daughter of Dr. Willis and Martha (Warrick) Smith, who wore old settlers and prominent people in the early history of the state. Mrs. Johnson was born in Gibson County. Six children were born

John W., the subject of this sketch, s the eldest born. He was also reared upon the farm, and received as good | an English education as the schools of his locality | could supply, which was further improved by attendance upon the graded schools of Owensville. After | reaching his majority he, in connection with his father, | carried on farming and stock raising. At the age of | twenty-seven years he removed to bis farm northwest of Owensville, where he remained until he removed to Princeton to take charge of the office of auditor of the county.

On the 284 of November, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda, daughter of Anderson and Eliza (Mauck) Thompson. Mrs. Johnson was born in

| Gibson County. Her parents, particularly on the maternal side, were old setters of the county. The Thompsons were natives of Kentucky. Two children is living, a daughter named Luella. Politically, Mr. Johnson is a staunch Republican, and näheres to it through the belief that under judicious and wise administration the country has reached, and will continue, tts unexampled prosperity. His zeal and activity in the cause of Republican principles received honorable recognition by being nominated and lected to the position of auditor of the county. He entered upon the duties of his ofice in 1890, and in 1882 was again nominated and elected. | Atthe present time he is the chairman of the Republican County Central Committee. He is an honored member of the ancient order of A. F. and A. M., and holds membership in Prince Lodge No. 281, member of Princeton Chapter R. A. M.yNo. 76, and was knighted by the Vincennes Commandery No. 20, stationed at Vincennes, Ind. Mr. Johnson, in his addross, is a pleasant, afable gentleman, and is courteous to all. Plain and unassuming in bis manner he makes many friends, who grow more steadfast the longer they know him.

Gilbert

born four miles east of Princeton, Jan. 12, 1849. His father, William Stormont, is a native of South Carolina, and came to Indiana in 1892. He entered land resident there until 1878, when he removed to Princeton, where he yet resides. He married Elvira Caruthers, native of Tennessee. She died in 1862. She was the ix children. He was reared upon the farm and educated in the schools of his neighborhood. He also was | a student for two years in the State University, at | of Gibson County | children are the fri

Bloomington, Ind. lu 1861, soon after the breaking of the late war, he enlisted in Company "B" of the Fifty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry for hor time, then engaged im merchandising. In 1671 he was oral editor of the Clarim. He wubsenuently was a teacher for two years in the public schools of Princeton. In 1874 he went to Albion, in Edwards |

Reuben

Among the early settlers of Gibson County was the | Emerson family. Renben Eman, the grandfather, was of English descent. His ancestors came to America | some time during the last century and settled in Virgini, After the Revolutionary War, and when en gration tended in the direction of Kentucky, they owed the stream, aud in company with others, made a settlement in Lincoln County, in that state. There they remained until 1813, when they came north to the Territory of Indiana and settled in the sonthern part of Gibson County at a point where James Emerson now lives. This section of the state was then a vast wilderness, heavlyZstudded with timber. At the place above mentioned Reuben Emerson built a cabin and com. 'menced clearing the land, and there he made his home | until bis death, which occurred in 1881. He married Elizabeth Logun, who was ulso a Virginian by birth, born in 1780. She died in 1804. By tbatunion there were seven sons and four daughters. Of the sons was Joso, the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born in Lincoln County, Ky., in 1811, sod was in |

| orons administration the Clarion hus risen to the lend- | ing Republican paper of southern Indian mother of Gilbert R., who is the second in a family of | of March, 1870, he married Miss Kate and returned to Princeton, and one year later purchased the Clarion office, ud has continued its editor un publisher to the present. Under Mr. Stormont' vi

On the 10th 1, daughter of James M. and Catherine (Hand) Keys. Mrs. Stor- 'mont is a native of Hillsboro, Ohio, but was a resident the time of hier marriage. Five 'of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stormont, three of whom are living. Thei the order of their birth ure Harry, Donald Both he and his wife are members of the U byterian Church, He is a member of Archer Post Xo. 28, A. R. Mr. Stormont takes rank among the Indiana, and his his second year when the family came to the territory. After be grew to manhood he farmed on a tract of lu south of the old h when he moved to a place north of Owensvil road to Princeton, and there remained until hi in 1878

He married Margaret Aun Redman, daughter of Absalom and Elizabeth (Smith) Redman. She war" bom in Adair County, Ky., in 1818, and came to this county in 188& Sho still survives her husband and is a fesident on the old homestead. The offspring of the union of Jesse and Margaret A. Emerson were eight children, ive of whom are now siving. is the eldest of the children. He was born on the farm in Gibson County, where bis father fret lived after hin marriage, Nov. 4, 1884. He grew to manhood in the county, and remained at home until 1854, when he married and went to farming on a place four miles north of Owensville, on which farm he continued until 1880, when he came to Princeton and engaged in the 'drug business, in which he continued until 1890. On the Ist of March of the same year he commenced the | furniture and undertakers business, in which he is still | engaged. On the 19th of October, 1854, he was united | in marriage to Miss Lucinda J., daughter of Joseph and Grace Mauck. She was born in Gibson County. Her parents were natives of Washington County, Tenn., and came to Indians in 1826. Mut, Emerson died April 4, 1979. There were two sons

HON. O. A. ily ure of Dutch descent. The name Buskirk. Andrew C. his father, wasn nativo of Now York state. He was a tailor by trade, but iu after life followed mercant ho died nt the rosidence of his son, the subject of this ketch. He married Droutha E. Scott, a native of New Hampshire. thut union there were four. vived the parents. Clu the youngest of the family. Ho was bom in the village of Friendship, Allegany County, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1842. His youth was spent in attending the schools, wherein he received as good an education ns they afforded at that period. The first money he ever earned was forty-five dollars, which he received for teaching school. With that money he wont west to Kalamazoo County, Mich., where an older brother was living. There he worked on a farm, nnd taught school during the winter months. Iu 1860, when he was but nineteen years of age, he purchased forty weres of timber land, ou which he made a cash Payment of eighty dollars. The purchase price was three hundred and fifty dollars. He cleared eightacres ud enised a large crop of potatoes, and the next year sold out for one thousand dollars. This transaction netted him abont seven huudred dollars. This gave him the necessary funds with which to study law, the profession he intended to adopt. Io the spring of 1851 he commenced the study inthe office of Balch & Smiley, of Kalamazoo. During tbe winter months he taught school, and by that means replenished his failing exchoquer. In 1862 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Aun Arbor, and remained there two years. In 1805 be passed a successful eramination in open court at Kalamazoo, and was admitted | born to them, whose names are Thomas and Calvin Emerson, The former married Martha, daughter of 'William Woods. On the 27th of September, 1880, Mr. Emerson married his present wife, who was Mrs. Mary A. Montgomery nee Robb. Sho was born in Posey County, Ind., and is the daughter of Thomas and Mineva Robb. Both Mr. and Mrs. Emerson are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

to the bar. In the summer of the same year he came south in search of a location to practice. He drifted down to southern Ilinois into Union County. Hi fonds being low he engaged to teach the winter term of school near Jonesboro. During the term he was employed to defend three persons who were charged with the crime of arson, The trial continued for four days. He made a successful defense and cleared them 'on an alibi. This was his first case, and he received for his services fifty dollars and a gold watch. After the close of his school in the spring of 1886, he went north to Shelbyville, in Shelby County, I., where he proposed to locate, but two months Inter was induced to come to Princeton, Ind., and here be formed a law partnership with an attomey, which continued nine months, after which he remained alone in the practice until bis recent co-partnership with Mr. Smith. ^ lawyer Mr. Buskirk has taken front rank at the bar 'of, this county and in southern Indiana. He excels aan trial lawyer and "advocate. In 1872 be was elected a member of the legislature and served on the judiciary comtnittce in both the general and special sessions. In 1874 his ability as a lawyer and zeal and activity in the interest of the Democratic party, of which he is an honored member, received signal recognition by being nominated and elocted attorney-general of the state of Indiana. He was re-elected in 1876, and served until the close of his second term in 1878. In 1879 hecame back to Princeton and here has continued the practice to the present.

'On the 6th of November, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mies Amelia, daughter of W. H. and Jane (Jones) Fisher, old residents of Princeton. By that union there are three children, whose names are, Ella, Zelis and Agnes Buskirk.

Henry

'The Chambers family is an old one and figures prominently in the early history of Pénnsylvania. 'They came from England to the province of Pennsylvani before the old French War, and made u settlement on the Conocochogue, near the Maryland line, and there laid 'out a town which was named Chambersburgh, in honor of the founders, and at present is the county seat of Franklin County. Members of the Chambers family were conspicuous in the Indian and Revolutionary wars, of whom served on the staff of the gallant Gen. Harry Lee. The subject of this sketch is a direct desceudant of that old family. His grandfather, Otho Chambers, was born at Chambersburgh. He moved west to Harrisburg at an early day, and in 1892 came still and settled in Miami County, Ohio, where 1851. He married a Indy in Chambersborgh, hy which union there were five sons and five daughters Of the sons was Eli, father of Henry P. He was born Chambersburgh in 1814, He went with his father to Harrisburg, and from there to Ohio, and in 1844 came to Cass County Ind., and there died in 1846, He was a carpenter, and dollowed that trade for the greater portion of his life. He married Catherine Puterbaugh, 'native of Harrisburg, and of German descent. She" is the daughter of George and Mary (Wolf) Buterbaugh. She still survives her husband and at present is a resident of Shelby County, Ohio. Henry P. is the only son in a family of five children. He was born in Miami County, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1839. He was reared npon the farm and eduented in the common schools of his neighborhood, and 'spent one term in the ncalemy at Mt. Morris, He learned the carpenter trade in Miami County with mon by the name of James Long. nd continned at it until a short time after the breaking ont of the late war. On the 15th of September, 1861, he enlisted in Company K of the First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Col. A. D. McCook comunanding. 'The regiment received its first baptism of fire at the battle of Shiloh and suffered severe loss. Mr. Cham- bers was among the wounded, He was shot in the shoulder and laid in the hospital for four months, He reported for duty to his regiment at Louisville, and participated m the battle of Perryville. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Restea, Ga. He was in twenty-seven battles and escaped except in the two above mentioned. The regiment was for the greater portion of the time attached to the Fourth Army Comps. His term of enlistment expired Sept. 17, 1864, and he was mustered out at Chattanooga, Tenn. He returned home and engaged in mercantile busi in Champaign County, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio. He then went back to his trade, He came West to Indianapolis and worked there m August, 1806, when he came to Patoka, in Gibson County, and bought s farm, but continued at his trado until 1872, at which time he engaged in snw-milling and continued in that occupation until elected sheriff of the county. In 1880 he was nominated by the Republican party, of which organization he has always been active member, for the office of sheriff, and elected. In 1862 he was again nominated and elected, serving in all four years. Mr. Chambers has proven himself a capable and efficient officer. His administration has reflected credit upon himself and has earned for him the commendations and respect of the citizens of Gibson County.

On the 5th of September, 1860, he was united in marriage to Mins Miranda, daughter of Solomon and Mary (Tuley) Jones, nativesof Miami County, Ohio. They have four children, whose names are: - Charles E., Currie A. Walter O. and Henry H. Chambers. Mrs. Chambers is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Chambers is a member of the Minmi fraternity and is master of Prince Lodge, No. 281, a member of Princeton Chapter, B. A. M., No. 75, and also a Sir Knight created and hailing from Vincennes Commundery, K. T., No. 20. He is Post Commander of Archer Post G. A. R., No. 28, Princeto

Joseph J. Kirkman

He settled on a farm south of Princeton. He had two und several daughters. of these sous was Joseph. He was born in Kentucky, Sept. 9, 1809. He early became a resident here and in his day was one of the prominent men. He was for many years sheriff of Gibson County, and in that oficial position was well known. It ix doubtful if there ever was a man in the county who filled that office more acceptably, or who wus better adapted for it than Joe Kirkman, as he was familiarly called. He had one of the first brickyards in the county, and was also extensively engaged in farming. He died March 9, 1879. He married bis wife July 29, 1828. She was the daughter of James and Artimisis Demig. Her mother's maiden name was Pentel. She was born and raised in Virgini. Mrs. father was killed on Hat bont in 1810.

Mrs. Demig brought her children, seven in number, to Indiana in 1825. She was born Sept. 28, 1809. There was born to JosepliJ. and Jane S. Kirkman, nine children, four of whom are living. John B., the son, married Mary Wyst. He is a farmer and resides near Princeton. Sophronia is the wife of W. H. Snow. Irene E. is the widow of Seth E. Coolidge, and Mrs. Louisa J. (Powell) Kirkman ure the names of the offapring that are living. Robert died in his thirtieth year, George married Mary Fentress and died. Joseph A. died in his tenth year, and two died in infaney.

In his Me Mr. Kirkman was a zealous Republican, and was quite active in the councils of his party. Ho was not a member of any church, but expressed a hope before departing this Me that the grace and mercies of his Redeemer were extended to him, and in that belief 'took his departure calmly and with the hope of a blessed resurrection beyond.

Henry A. Yeager

Among the representative and leading citizens of Princeton in the subject of this sketch. The Yeager family are of German deicent. The ancestors emigrated to America, and settled in Virginia some time during the lust century. Joel Yeager, the paternal grandfather, ws hom in Jefferson County, in the above named state, in 1789, He removed to Kentucky while yet a young mman, and there married mid settled near Mt. Sterling, where he remained until 1826, when he came north to Indiana, and settled in Posey County at n point one mile north of Cynthiana. "There pafollomed the peaceful avocation of u farmer until his death. He married Auna McDonald, a resident of Kentucky, but a native of Virginin. She also died in Posey County. There were three sons and one daughter, the offspring of the union of Joel and Anna Yeager. The youngest was Absalom, the father of Henry A. He was born in Campbell County, Ky. in 1820, and came with his father and family to the state in the year above mentioned. He remained at home until 1842, when he came to Gibson County and settled on a tract of timbered land in Johnson Township, where he opened up a farm, and where ho still continues to reside. He married Miss Elizabeth Williams, a native aud resident of Posey County, Ind. She was the daughter of Bennett and Polly Williams. By that union there are seven children, the eldest of whom is the subject of the present sketch. Ho was born in Gibson County, Johnson Township, on the tract of land on which his father set- when he came to the county. The date of his birth was November 28, 1843. He was reared upon the farm. During the winter months he attended the di schools, wherein he received his primary education, 'This was supplemented by an academic course in the academies at Owensville and Cynthiana. In 1807 he entered the State University at Bloomington, Ind., and there pursued a literary and law course for three years. In 1870 he was offered and accepted the position of Bun of the graded schools of Fort Branch. That he held continuously until June, 1876. He determined to abandon end adopt the ion of law, and make it the business of his future life. With that ides in view, in August of the same he removed to Princeton, made application and 'was admitted to the bar. He commenced the practice in connection with a young attorney by the name of John M. Breeze. The copartnership was formed Oct.

From that time to the present, Mr. Yeager has contin- 'ued alone in the practice. In 1878 he was appointed city attorney and, with the exception of the year 1879, has achieved success. He has the natural adapiation nnd educational training for a good, sound lawyer, and thus far in his professional calling has every reason to be pleased with his success, He is careful and painstaking, and looks closely after the interests of his clients, and secures favorable verdicts by the employment of honorable and professional methods.

In June, 1881, his zeal in the canse of education reecived honorable recognition by being elected by the ity board of ed ¢ office of superintend. ent of public schools of Gibson County, m 18963, was unanimously re-elected to the sa id nt the present time fills the office with credit to

COUNTY, INDIANA. the appointment. Politically, he has always voted the Democratic ticket. He is an honored member of the ancient order of A. F. and A. M., and holds membership with Prince Lodge No. 231, Princeton, In 'On the 224 of June, 1872, he was sited i to Miss Carrie Staser, of Vanderburgh County, was the daughter of John C. and Margaret (Cl Staser. She died April 18, 1878, There are two sous iter the offspring of that union. Their names are Lester Lay Maggie L, and Wilber A. Yenger, aged respectively eleven, . Mr. Yeager contracted Mary, daughter of Sanford and Aum (Miln) Howe, a native of Rockport, Spencer Co., Iud.

Elisha E. Wilkinson

The Wilki ternal sides are among the pioncers of this section of v state, The Wilkinsons emigrated from South rolina, and settled ig what is now known'as Gibson mty as early as 1808. William Wilkinson, pioneer and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, is still living, and is resident of Cynthiana, in Posey County. Although eighty-four years of he is still strong and vigorous. Aaron, his son and father of Elisha, was born in Gibson County in 1821. He m ried Lucinda, daughter of John and Mary (Sith) Montgomery, Her parents were among the early set- of the county. By the union of Aaron aud Lueinda Wilkinson, there were eight children. Elisha E. is the third son, born in Johnson Township, this county, Dec. 20, 1847. Ho was reared upon the farm, and reevived his educntion in the district and graded schools eslucational: training was obtained under difficulties, He was poor, and in order to support himself at school was compelled to labor after and before school hours to obtain sufficient money to pay his bound. He, however siraggled through, and fitted himself for the responsible position of principal of graded schools, and in that capa city took charge of the Haubstadt and Francisco schools. He taught five terms. During this time the summer months, he read law in the office of Judge W. M. Land, aud in 1871 was adinitted to the bar. In 1876 he came to Princeton penniless and without

January, 1880, he was happily Miss Maggie Sterne, of Princeton, She in 3. C. and Ada Sterne. One chil W. Wilkinson, the only living issue of Politically, Mr. Wilkinson has always supported + Republican ticket.

Solomon Van Nada

Martin Van Nada, the original ancestor of the Van Nada family of whom there is any knowledge, was a native of Germany. He emigrated to America in 1765, and settled on Green River, in Kentucky. His son Solomon, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, wns Worn in 1787, on the same place where his father originally settled. Ho eame to the territory of Indinnn, in 1811, und settled in Warrick County, and thore died in 1850, He participated in the Indian wars of the Northwest, aud wus a soldier under Harrison. He married Nancy Carr, who was born in 1874, in Kentucky, After her death he again married, but there wan no issue by the latter marriage, By the first ma ringe there were three sons and one daughter. Two of the sons, George B, and Martin Ln, have survived the mon, Ho was born in Warrick County, Sept, 18, 1619, He revunined a resident of his native county until 1854, when he moved to Gibson and settled in Burton Township and there engaged in morchandizing, which he subequently abandoned for farming. Ho afterward removed to Vincennes to take charge of an agricultural implement busines which had been organized under the auspices of the granger movement, At present he inn resident of Potersbu County. He marriod Mig Jane, de

Kilputrick. a native of Gibson County, born 1814 Shen now dead. There were eight children that union; three sons and threo daughters aro still living, Solomon is the third in the family. Ho was boru in Warrick County, Ind., Sept. 20,1848, He was on the farm and remained at home until in De cember, 1868, when ho enlisted (although n mere boy of seventeen years) for three years in Company F of the 'Thirty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The Regiment was attached to, and formed a partof, the Twen tieth Army Corps under the command of Gen, Hooker. 'The first battle in which it took part was at Marietta, Ga, after wich the command passed through the Atlanta campaign, then went with Sherman's army to the von, and from there through the Carolinas to Washington, D. C., where it participated in the Grand Review, and was mustered out of the service and dis. charged July 25, 1605. After his return home from the j, 1869, he was united in mardaughter of John and Mary She was börn in Gibson County, Dect 8, 1840. Her parents were natives of South Carolina, 1 to this county in 1845, Mrs, Van Nada died Nov. 9, 1888, "here wore five children by that union, four of whom are living. Their names in th order of th births aro: - Elvie J., George John, (died in infancy,) Charles and Frederick, Politically Mr. Van Nada comes from an old line Whig family. He cast his frat presidential voto for U. B. Grant in 1808, and since that time has been Republican. In 1882 he was nominated and elected recorder of the county, and at present is discharging the duties of that office in n manner that is a credit to himself, and un honor to those who gave him their suffrages, Ho is a member of Prince Ledge, No, 281, A. F» and A. M., and Princeton Chapter No. 75; also a member of Oakland City Lodge I. 0. O. F., No, 808, and Archer Post, No, 28, G. A. B.

Hon. William L. Smith

'Was born March 27, 1848, in Johnson Township, son County, Ind, His father was a nativeof Ke and eame to Indiana in 1830 with his father A Smith. They settled near Owensville. At that time, Manoah, the father of the subject of this sketch, was but eight years of age. He grew up in that vicinity and married Elizabeth, daughter of Reuben and Eliza beth (Logan) Emerson. The latter family were old settlers of the county and came here ns early ns 1818. They were originally from Virginia, and from there moved to Lincoln County, Ky., and came to the Terri tory of Indiana in the year above stated. They settled in the southern part of the county, at a place now owned and where lives James Emerson, the uncle ot the steh. Mre. Smith died and the, father subsequently married Martha Benson, by whom he hud a large family. William L is the only son of the union of Manonli and Elizabeth (Emerson) Smith 'There was also one wife of Charles Owensville, Mr.

nois, aud fitted himself for the profession of teaching. He taught school from the time he was eighteen years old until twenty-two. During that timo he read law books, and during vacations spent office of Hon. Alexander C. Donald, returning to teach: ing in the winter months. He was admitted to the bar in 1872, and practiced some during school vacations. In 1875 bis health failing he concluded to go West to California, hoping that the mild climate there would restore it. His loss of health resultéd from pulmonary troubles, and he was at that stage when he was pronounced incurable by resident physicians. He stopped at Santa Barbara, in Southern California, and duri his stay there was prosecuting attorney of Santa Barbara City.

from the coast and in a higher lat to Mariposa, near the Yosemite Valley, in which place he remained six years. He, however, stopped one year in Frisno, in the San Joaquin Valley, He practiced Jaw and tanght

General Assembly of California and served as chairman of the committee on Yosemite Valley, and was member the committee of Forestry, while in that body. In the spring of 1888 he returned to Gibson County and opened a law office in Princeton. In November, 1888, he formed a law partnership with Hon. C. A. Buskirk, which still continues. On the 8d of March, 1872, he was united iu marriage to Miss Anna J., daughter of William aud Anu J. Calhoun, Mrs. Smith was born in Gibson County. Her parents were natives of the North of Ireland and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Two children have been born to them. 'Their names are: - Maggie Laura and Joseph Manon Smith. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Politically Mr. Smith was originally a Republican, but ie 1876 he has stendily voted and acted with th Democratic party. Me is u member of Owensville Lodge, No. 179, L 0. 0. F-

Richard Rigos

Richard Riggs is amongst the wide-awuke, active business men of Princeton. He is a native of the North of Ireland. He is the youngest of eight children.

i parents, Willian and Margaret Riggs, emigrated to America iur 1817 and stopped in St. Louis for two years, thon moved to Vanderburgh County, Ind., where both parents died. Richard was born in 1844. He remained in Vanderburgh County until 1868, when he came up to Gibson. Here he followed a variety of employments and occupations. In 1878 he commenced the grocery and provision trade, and subsequently formed a partnership with Charles E. Mossman in the same business, which will continues. On the Ist of June, 1888, he, nection with J. B. Kirkpatrick, engaged in the livery, feed and sale stable business, and also carriage and buggy trade. They have a fine stable, fitted up with superior stock, and a fine line of vehicles. On the Slat of January, 1867, ho married Margaret A. Woods daughter of James H. and Jane G. Woods, of Gibson County, They have five children, whose names aro Thomas H., Maggie J., Arba W., Katie L. and James W. Riggs. Both he and his wife are members of the

Mrs. Melinda Warncck

Joseph Milburn, the grandfather of Mrs. Warnock, was born in Virginia, and from there moved to Bards. town, Ky, and from the later place removed to Gibson County, Ind., und settled near Patoka, about the year 1807, He had married Eleanor Peak in Virginia, She died in 1846, at the advanced age of eighty nine yea Robert Milburn was one of six children, the offspring of that marriage. He was the father of Mrs. Warnock, und was born in Virginin in 1789. Me was a hatter by und in later years engaged in milling in company with others, who built one of the first mills in Prince: ton, He and his brothers took part and were soldiers in the Indian wars in the Northwest. He married. Aures Archer. She was bom in South Carolina in 1794 and died in 1852, She was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Bell) archer. The latter family came to the territory about the same time as the Milburns. There were eleven children born to Me and Mrs. Milburn, five of whom are still living. Melinda J. was born in Princeton, March 19, 1828, und married Archibald Warmock Aug. 26, 1847. Mr. Warnock was born in County North of Ireland, and was of Scotch parentage and Protestant in religion, He was the son 'of James und June (MeCurdy) Warnock. Soon after heir marriage they moved to the farm where Mrs. Warnock now lives, and there Mr. Warnock remained until September, 1962, when he enlisted in Company A, Highticth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the bloody battle of Perryville, just one month after the regiment left Princeton. He was sergeant. of the company, and did double duty, which was a severe strain upon bim. In the march after Morgan he was taken sick and died at Lebanon, Ky., Jau. 8. 1968, He was a brave soldier and good man, He shouldered his musket and went to the front out of a pure sense of duty and love for his adopted country. A forciguer by

he left his farm, his home and family that were very dear to him and gave his life in the defense of the Union and the principles of good government, He was a God-fearing man and honest to the core. His loss was felt "and mourned not only by his family and friends but by his comrades in arms, who bad learned to love him for his sterling integrity and worth as a man and soldier. He left three children, whose names are Cyrene, wife of Joseph H. Scott, Jane and Robern Warnock. He was a member of United Presbyterian Church, as is also Mrs. Warnock. It is proper to here mention that Jobn Milburn, a brother of Mrs. Warnock, was also a soldier in the lato war He was a member of the One Hundred aud Third Regiment Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in the battle of Mission Ridge. There were still other members of the family and relations of Mre. Warnock, in fact, ten in all, who went out as soldiers, which fact establishes the patriotism of the family beyond all doubt.

Was bom in Orange County. Ind, Dec. 4, 1898. He is the son of James and Margaret (Newkirk) MeDonald, who came from Kentucky to this state. The subject of ketch was mised on the furm, aud educated in the district schools of his neighborhood. In February, 1862, he enlisted in Company K of the Fifty-third Regiment | Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Col. Gresham, now Postster General, was in command of the regiment. Th ird was a part of the thin! brigade, fourth of the Seventeenth Anny Corps of the Army of the Tennessee. The regiment went into its first battle at raith, then to Vieksbung and through the ta campaign, then a part of Sherman's command that marched to the sea. Their term of enlistment expired at the close of the war, and they were mustered ont at Goldsborough, and discharged at Norfolk, Va. Mr. MeDonald entered as a private. After the campaign against Vicksburg, he was detailed and placed in change Frank P. Blair's divisio that position until the expiration of his term of service. Me returned to Orleans, in Orange County, aud engaged in the fire insurance business. In

1860 he was appointed postmaster of Orleans, and held the office until 1969. Me then re-engaged more actively in the insurance business. In March, 1865, he came to |

Princeton, and here opened an agency representing all the lending and standard insurance companies of this With these first class companies he has built ge business, which is constantly increasing us known. On the 20th of December, 1868, Miss Susan H. Gresby, eldest dan Matilda (Bateman) Gresby, of Orange County, B offspring of that union are three children, named ius M., Eie E. ne of the 't amd hon is membership Lodge No. 231, and with Prinecton Chapter 75. Me served as W. M, of Prince Lodge also of Orleans Tolgo, where he was member of Archer A. R Politically Mr. McDonald has voted the Democratic ticket, His first vote wax cast for Stephen A. Douglas for presi 1800. He takes an active part in polities, and at the present represents this district un the Democratic State Central Committee.

1901. He is the son of Androw and Elvira Gudgel, Wallace. n the farm and received his first tuition in the elementary branches in the district schools of his neighborhood. He subsequently spent six terms in Ashbury University, at Green: castle, where he entered upon a scientific course. In 1879 he commenced the study of law in the office of Judge W. M, Land, and was admitted to the bar 1880. He formed a law partnership with James B.

Gamble, which continued for ten months, after which he continued in the practice alone, and in which he han been more than ordinarily suecessful. hax no spoties bnt. has a decided preference for the civil praetice. Politically, he is an ardent Republican. On the 20th of December, 1842, marriage to Josephine Van Nada, danghter of Martin and Elizabeth (Harpool) Van Nada. Mrs Gudgel was born in Kentucky, but has been resident of Warrick County, Ind., from her infancy until her murriage. There is son born to them, named Guy Gudgel.

White River

BRIS situated in the northern part of the und when fist organized con tained within its boundaries all that part of the county lying north of the Patoka River. Its present boundaries are: (® North by White River (from which it 2 takes its name), on the east by Washington Township, south by Patoka and Montgomery Townships and on the west by the White and Wabash Rivers, contains within its boundurice a portion of the following Congressional Town ship: Township 1 Range 10; Township 1 North, Range 10; Town- V snip 1sonth, Range 11; Township 1 North, Range 11, und Township 1 South, Range 12 West. 'This township contains fine farming land, nnd though veryanneh broken in the plans, the soil of clay and is ich, strong and productive, and is well adapted to gm, red clover and tho small euius, and never fail to produce w fuir crop. 'The lund on the river hottons is not excelled anywhere for corn, and is kept very rich by wlll deposits from high overflows In the nat few yonr the overflows on most of the do tom lude have beon o grent, numerous and lasting that the labor required o erop on them has not leen so remunerativo na prior. Take the township the farmers uro prosperous, happy and. contented. Vegetables of all kinds do well im this and genial soil. Tho township is well watered drained by the Wabash, White and Patoka Rivers, sad. mumorous small streams tributary to the sume 'Stock water ia plentiful everywh "There nre vono perennial springs ore, ants depend mainly upon wells and cistern» for water for drinking und culinary purposes. In the past thi region had w very heavy growth of timber of valuable varieties, such as the different oak, white and yellow poplar, black walnut, white ash, red beech, sugar or hard maple, linden, black and sweet gum, syenmore, alm, dogwood and other varieties that were, and are, of grent itanta have levelod and depleted the grand old forest, | until only here and thore we find n small grove in its | primitive beauty, but, in their stend, we see happy homes, productive farms and blooming orchards, Yet enough timber remains to meet all prudent local wants. There are somo stone quarries in the township, but that are worked for speculative purposes, but merely to supply immediate local demand. Tho same can be said of coal mining. While numerous conl croppivg eun be ween along the hills and bluffs, aro developed or worked for commercial speculation or domestic consumption, wood. being the main staple for all domestic purposes. Fruit culture is looked after in {hin township with the usual caro and attention be: on that branch of mabandry, in all the rural districts throughout the and, supplying suficient fruits for hone consumption, with a little to sparo for other | markets. 'The usual varieties, apples, ponches, pears, | cherries, plums, grapes, strawberries, pooneherrio, | currants, et, nre the staple fruits. 'This your (1884), | owing to the hard winter, penches are n failure. Evergreon troes - oodar, pines, furs - and olmo, sugar and ack locust are used extensively us ornmuents in deeorating lawn and beautifying homes | White River Township is divided into bottom and upland, two-thirds of the former to one-third of the latter, bottoms extend along the White and Patoka Rivers. They are in width from one to four miles between the rivers uud the blufe. In many places these very rugged, while at others. they slope gracefully into the bottom lands. Tho uplands ure rolling and very productivo. White River Township has two commercial enters and two voting places: - Patoka, and Hazleton,

It is fairly supplied with wagon roads leading in different directions through the hilly and along the bottoms. The Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad enters it on Section 25, and passing in a northeasterly direction leaves the township on Section 16. White River has three stations - Patoka, Miller and Hazleton - on this road. This rond, in addition to Patoka and White

Rivers, furnish to the agriculturist and manufacturer excellent facilities for the shipment of their wares and products. There are seven saw-mills in operation here At this time; five stationary, that get their logs from other townships and counties flouted to them on the rivers, and two portable mills that are back from the vers, using up the saw timber that is too remote from the stationary mills to be made profitable to kaul the logs thither, Owing to the close proximity of the rivers in and around this township, and the water standing a considerable time in low places after each freshet, there re more or less m

About 1818 or 1814 there was some kind of a pesti lence called then and known now as the black plague, which swept the people before it with a fatality equal to the cholera or yellow fever, and greatly depleted the population of Columbia (now Patoka), and it is thought. by some contributed largely to its defeat for the county seat of Gibson County. In the earlier days of this township, bears, panthers, wolves and wild cats were numerous in this section, making it dangerous to domestic animals, and even for man to be out, day or night, without bis ride, knife and hatchet for self. defense, Elk, deer and wild turkeys were also plentiful und contributed largely to the table comforts of the settlers, and the skins of the former to the wardrobes of the men and shoes or moccasins to the families of the settler. Fish were also plentiful, as they are now, and added their sweet morsels to the family platter.

"This locality seems to be plenüfully supplied with pipe or potter's clay, which will some day add largely to the world of erocks, jugs, jars arid fire brick; it makes the best of pipe for tiling. This deposit now offers profitable employment to many hands, and reasonable returns to capital invested, if properly manufactured.

'This township had the honor of furnishing a number of soldiers at the famous battle of Tippecanoe, among 'whom were Maj. David Robb, Daniel Hazleton, Joseph James Robb, John Reel, Thomas L. West, George Egbert, Thomas Sullivan, James Tweedle, William Tyeedle, Mr. Maxident, Isaac Tweedle, A. Bennett, William Johnson and others whose names are mentioned in the chapter on Patriotism. A couple of anecdotes connected with two of these soldiers and the above battle will go to illustrate the humor and character of

David Robb's company, under command of Gen. Harrison, rode into camp near where the Indians were view of having a council with the Indians in the morning, when some young warriors, not knowing what was up, rushed out with bows and arrows to attack the whites, when the command was given * Stop them young Indians."

James Robb, a brother of Capt. Robb, raised his gun to shoot, when the captain threw up the muzzle of James' gua and told him not to shoot, when James indigoantly replied: - "T cannot talk Indian, and how can T stop them unless I shoot?" It would have been as well, perhaps, to have begun the battle then and there, who had, for some reason, perhaps because be was not | handsome, been nicknamed "Ugly Hute Magary," | slipped into the hotel and told them "he was feeling front of a luxurious repast, left a little colored girl to wait on bim, and went about their work in completing the festal diner for Gen. Harrison. Hute went to

In order to illustrate further the character and quickness at repartee of this favorite of the early days - for no doubt " Uguly Hute Margary" was to some extent ut least a favorite in his day - we will relate another little cident regarding him. Ho was at one time nnexpectedly thrown into company where there was a very handsome Indy. ^ Hute" was so fascinated by her loveliness that he told her "she was the most beautiful woman ever saw." She said, "I am sorry I cannot. say as much for you." He drily replied, " Yon could, if you cared no more for telling a lie than I did." We are indebted to Mrs. Sally Cptright for the above ance dotes and other reminiscences which entitle her to a special mention. She is a native of Georgia, born in 1800; came to this county in 1804 and to Columbia about 1812, and is now eighty years old. Her father and two uncles (the Twepdles) were in the Indian war and participated in the Tippecanoe battle.

In 1861 Mrs. Jane Gazaway, now of Princeton, whose | husband and son were in the army fer the Union, raised some cotton here in Gibson County, and Mrs. Sally | Cutright took sufficient of the same cotton to make four | dresses. two for herself and. two for Mrs. Gazaway, carded it on band-cards, spun, colored and wove it. | The writer hereof saw several specimens or pieces of | the goods, which were a good quality of domestic ging- cross arid with the patiotis colors, white | and blue." She is yet living on the lot or plat of ground in Patoka where she settled with her father about 1812.

'The first grist mill built in White River Township was of round logs, built by Keen Fields on military donation No. 11, and was a "horse power" with one run of buhrs or atone. The rule in those days was that each customer furnished their own power and did their own bolting. The first style of bolt was a box shaped in- 'vention with a straight handle and bottom made of wire, and was called a "'sarch." The grist after ground was put into thie sarch, which was pushed by hard back and forth along the top of an open trough, a log hollowed out, which held the flour as it was sifted from sarch. 'They called this four, and the good housewife made it into bread and biscuits that were a great luxury in those days of pestled meal and hominy.

We are unable to locate definitely the first church and cemetery built and laid ont in this township, but Smithfield, afterwards called Columbia (now Patoka) is believed to be the place. The preaching was usually dove at private houses until the Columbiaites built a round log school house, when that was used for church pur: poses by the Old School, nicknamed "Porty-gallon Baptists." Thomas H. Martin was the first expounder of the Baptist faith and wielder of the sword of Gideon here, so far as we can learn. He entertained the good people of Columbia first at private houses and then in the new" log school house.

'The fist settlers here were John Severns, Sr., nd his family. He located on the Patoka at a place afterwards known as Severna' Ferry, 1789 or 1790. About a year after his son-in-law, Robert Falls, moved from Kentucky and located near by. When Mr. Severns came he brought apple and peach seed, which he planted and cultivated, and prior to the year 1800 had apple and | peach trees in bearing, This was the first orchard south of White River, in Indiana (For further mention of Mr. Beverns, see chapter on Pioneers).

Gervas Hazleton was, perhaps, the third white setder in the township, settling on military donation No. Township 1 North, Range 10 West on the White River, where be afterwards had a ferry. The ferry | charges at first were very high; we cannot give the fig- | ures. Not much is known of this veteran, nor his father who came with him. David and Daniel were his sons. They, like most of the old patriarchs, are sleeping in unknown and unmarked graves.

Keen Fields was, perhaps, the next white settler. He | 'came to the township in 1799, and settled on military donation No. 11, and built a log cabin for a dwelling for himself and family. He was a native of Tennessee; | moved to Kentucky and lived there some time, and from | there he moved up the Mississippi River to where St. | Louis now-is, located snd remained until driven away by fever and ague, when he moved to Indiana Territory. |

He wasthe father of ten children, eight boys and two girls, named as follows: - Elizabeth, Abraham, Benjamin Y. Joseph, Stephen L., Thomas, Cynthia, Reuben, Ezekiel and Keen, all of whom are now dead except Keen, the youngest child. His wife's maiden name was Annie Lewis. Abraham Fields, the eldest son of Keen Fields, 'came to the township with his father in 1799 at the age of six years, and lived with his parents until 1816, when "he married Miss Grace Rainey, and settled on military donation No. 10, adjoining bis father's land. The child- of this union were Keen W., Nancy A., Cynthia A., Benjamin B, Joseph J. and Stephen L. Fields, all of 'whom are yet living except Joseph J. Abraham Fields in his day was honored with the ofice of trustee of 'White River Township. Benjamin R. Fields, tbe fourth child and second son of Abraham Fields, now owns aná lives on the farm settled by his father, and is a 'worthy descendant of this honorable pionee

Major David Robb came to the township in 1800 and settled on military donation No. 81, Township 1 North, Range 10 West, and improved it. He first lived in a "eamp," the back of an immense walnut log and side of poles, covered with poles and bark, the frout open to admit the heat and light of large log Sres, until the fall of 1800, when he built a cabin by the assistance of his 'brothers, James and Henry, and John Hyneman, who were up {rom Louisville, Ky. Major Robb built, in the year 1814, a water mill, frst on a small scale and after- 'wards built a larger one with two run of stone, called a merchant mill. This was in connection with a saw-mill a stream that ran through his land and emptied into White River, called Beards Run, then Mill Creek and now Robb Creek. In 1819 he built quite a large brick house of brick manufactured on the ground, and although the house has been torn down and rebuilt, the ld brick still remains in the building. This property | belongs to some of his heirs, or rather to Dr. West, who 'married twice into the majors family. Major Robb 'was a man of large enterprise and great energy. His

| family often children. Archillis, the eldest son, is said to be the first white boy or child born in the township. Major David Robb was a mah and citizen who was deservedly and highly respected. He was register of the and office, and honorably represented his constituency im the state sénate. He lived a useful life, respected by all, and monmed and missed by all when dead. A | more extended sketch of him is given in chapter on pioneers. James Robb, a brother of Major Robb, came to this township in 1801, and settled on military donation No. 56. He improved a farm and lived in a log cabin until 1808. In the spring of that year he built a two-story wed log house, the first two-story house built in the county. the timber in the building was cut with a 'whip saw. The joists were dressed and beaded and the flooring matehed, or plowed and groved, as it was then called. His son David now lives inf the same house where he was horn in 1815, sixty-nine years ago. James Robb was a snecessful hunter, and killed many bufalo, elk, deer, bear and wild turkeys for his own and other tables. While James Robb was cutting timber oue day is farm, an old Spaniard from Vincennes was passalong a path through the woods where Robb was jest felling a tree, and it caught him im its branches, licting injuries from which he died. James Robb was in the Indian wars, was seriously womded at Tippecanoe. He carried the lead in his body to the grave. He reared a large family, several of whom are yet living.

Abraham Spain was a native of Dinwiddie Xa, boru Feb. 23, 1770. He married Elizabeth Allen. She was born in the same county, July 1778. - They removed in 1813 to Rutherford County, N. C., and in 1815 came to Knox County, in this state, aud in 1819

'They settled on the farm on which Zacharia Hite now resides. Archibald Spain was the son of Abraham and Elizabeth Spain. He was born in the year 1798

Virginia, and came here is parents. He married Sarah Garwoad, who was bom in Virginia, Sept. 23, 1797. She subsequently removel with her parents to Gilson County, and died here March 19, 1872. husband died two previous, in 1870. Archibald Spain and wife had bom to them ten children who arrived at maturity, amoug whom is William A. one of the prominent and substantial farmers of White River Township. William A. was born near the place where he now resides, May 28, 1828 He married Miss Jemima Me- Fstridge, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Key) Me- Fetriige. This mariage took place Feb. 15, 1849. "They have been blessed with a family of twelve chil-

Asheraft, whose great grandfather's name was Jeremiah Asheraft. He a Pamesylvanian and from there went at a carly day to Grayson Comty, Ky., where he bought three sons, viz., Jacob, John and Daniel, way back to Pennsylvania he was killed by the Indians. Daniel Ashcraft was the of B. K. He was a soldier in the border wars during the Im ubles, was twice wounded and his wife once in encounters with the Indiaus. He was born March 13, 1768, and died June 5, 1812. He married Sarah Dye, Oct. 18, 1798. She was boru March 21, 1775, and died Sept. 17, 1845. * One of the sons of Daniel 'was Jediah, the father of B. K. Asheroft. He was born Dee. 12, 1794. He married Anna Wilson, in Grayson County, Ky, Feb. 10, 1820. She was born Oct. 19, 1797. They had four sons and five dangliters, and were early residents of this county. Several descendants of | the old pioneer are yet living here. There are many other oll settlers of this township deserving prominent mention, but space will not permit sto do therefore, we will submit their names without extended comment: Among them were John Severns, Daniel Hazleton, David Hazleton, Gervas Hazleton, Keen Fields, Abraham Fields, David Robb, James Robb, | Joseph Milburn, Soh Ma, David Millan, Robert

Millman, William Milbarn, Robert Moseley, Abral Brauer, Patrick Payne, Charles Rontt, the Gordons, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Samnel Adams, James Cros, and James Crow, Jr., Andrew Cunning! William Price, Eli Hawkins, Jonathan Gulick (was th first assessor of the township), Johu W. Grim, Simon sud Thomas Key, Thomas H. Marti Annstead Bennett, William' Hardy, Frederick Bru wer, Jobn Hyndman, William French, James Sproule, Robert and William Philips, Robert an Stephen Falls, C. end Joseph Hudspeth, Jolin Robi son, James Favis, James Skidmore, Andrew Harvey, William Maxident, Stephen Lewis, Edmund Hogan with their families.

the Patoka. The second was on White point where the town of Hazleton is located, and called the Hazleton ferry. It was in operation prior to 1800 when James Robb came to the township. Betsey Hazleton, a girl who weighed about 200 Ibs., attended the ferry when James Bobb and family crossed into White River Township. She demanded pay before they got aboard, which was somewhat nettling to the honor und dignity of the proud Kentuckian, who gral his pockets and exhibited to her handfalls of silver with the remark, "We are able to pay our ferrinze.

for a substitute for change, one dollar silver pieces were ent in four parts, for quarters, and they again divi tel for twelve and a half pieces, a1 some parties, wit's a dollars into

The first bridge across the Patoku River in this tows ship was built by Thomas Neely and Edward Ho about 1813. It was a toll bridge, built of I

and Joseph Adams were the first merchants in White River Township. They located in Colum an early day, and fell victims of the "cold plague" in 1813 0r1814. After which, their brother Samuel Adams carried on the business, In 1817 David Robb established. 'carpenter and blacksmith shop at his place, and the next year built a small distillery, which he operated for afew years. There were other distilleries in the neighborhood among the farmers, as it was then the custom to make apple and peach brandy. These were beverages very much appreciated by the pioneers.

This town is three miles north of Princeton, the county seat, twenty-one miles south of Vincennes, aud thirty-one miles north of Evansville, situated on Sections 24 and 25, Township 1 South, Range 10 West, and on the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, and the banks of the Patoka River, from which it derives its namo. Patoka is an Indian name and signifies "log on the bottom," and was applied to the river on account of so loge having settled to the bottom, which stuck fast in the slimy mul. This town was first called Smithfield, then Columbia, and was platted and recorded as such in October, 1813. We cannot fix the date when Columbia began to assume village proportions. It is undoubtedly the oldest town or hamlet in inty, and that quite a collection of families had built homes and lived here long before it was laid ont and recorded. It was for years a stage station between * Stringtown " (now Evansville) and Vincennes, until the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad made stagin over this route a thing that was. The old log building which was erected for i hotel and stage station is still standing, sud having been weather-boarded and otherwise repaired, it presents quite a respectable appearance, and, with its verandà or porch extending along the entire front, is suggestive of old time hospitality aud comfort to the cramped and stage-weary traveler, the stif and saddle-chaffed equestrian and the tired and foot-sore pedestrian. There being another Columbin in the state, the post-office here was given the name of" Patoka," and the town assnmed the name of the office. Patoka River, though not properly a navigable stream, has had its day of steamboating. During high 'water boats of small tonnage occasionally ran up as far as the town of Patokn, and two small boats, Staver and Maud, built on the river at and above Patoka, one for the stave trade, the other for handling flats and barges, operated above Patoka for some time, but they are not operating here now, one having been sunk plowing the waters of the Wabash and White Rivers. 'Thomas H. Martin is believed to be the first hotel keeper, as well as the first spiritual adviser im this ancient village, which is not incorporated, but running on the broad tread or what the " wise ones" suppose to be the more economical plan. She has at this time about 800 inhabitants and has seen better days. Die tilleries first made her prosperous, and then crooked whisky sheared her golden locks, nipped her prestine vigor, made her prematurely gray and hurled her on the down grade of the stream of time, from which she is not likely soon to recover; and also disgraced and bankrupted several of her own citizens and made criminals of other residents of the county, only a few of whom were made to feel the power of the law which they had violated. Whisky has ever been one of the staples"of this town; two saloons here now, and the time was when merchants and hotels all kept it on sale. A business men here to-day says that on looking over his grandfather's old bills of purchase he found the average about thus: - One barrel of molasses, two barrels of whisky, showing a double demand for the © necessary tanglefoot " over luxurious treacle. Patoka has three churches - Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist - over which the following gentlemen preside as expounders of their faith: - Baptist, W. A. Oliphant, of Fort Branch; Presbyterian, W. B. Crawl Methodist, Gideon Heavenridge. The school facili are excellent, having a gradel system. The school building is a two story and substantial frame structure with six large, comfortable rooms, five for the different grades and one for general school exercises and school entertainments. The management of these schools as been under th» supervision of competent instructors, and are in a prosperous condition.

'The manufacturing interests of Patoka are represented by two stam saw-mills, with a combined capacity of from 85,099 to 45,099 fect of lumber per day; ill, eapasity 8,03) to 4,000 feet two flouring-mills, one stoam, the other water, with a combined capacity of 100 barrels per day, and thres blacksmith shops, and three wagon and carriage repairshops. The steam flouring-mill has attachments for making the "patent process" four. The watsr mill bis a combination of bubre and rollers, being ths" gradual reduction process" of making flour, and is stil to bo the bos: system yo: discovered. We subjoin a roster of the leading business of Patoka aud the mams of the parties engaged thersin: - Dry goods, groceries, clothing, wagons, agricultural implements, Stewart & Danks and W. B. Pickerel; dry goods and clothing, Parrett & Casey; grozaries, drags, hwuess and farm implements, W. C. 4 C. Fisher; groceries an] hardware, Coleman & Milburn: drugs and station- Soars Bros; stoves aal tinware, C. E. Cook; telephon> ofice, news dealer and job printer, S. D.

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A. F. & A. M. Columbia Lodge, No. 450, was organized in 1870, and worked under a dispensution until May 27, 1873, when they received their charter. The charter members were: - John Grant, W. M.; W. 3. Wai J. W. Harris, Kingston, B. D.; A. Israel Stangh, C. Polerer, J. D. Fisher, I. D.

Hazleton is a village of abont 500 inhubitan the south bank of White River aud the E. & P. R. B. ou Military Donation No. 82, and location No. 7, containing 32 acres; but since that time additions liave been made to it so that it contains 142 aeres. [t was lad ont im 1856 by Gervas Hazleton, from whom it takes its namie. 'The second settlement in the county made here, ax well as the second ferry - it was also a noted stage stand itr tho early days--and Hazleton's home was a place where the traveler was always welcomed und entertained, It was surveyed and platted by one Lucius French. This town, like its neighbor, Patoku, was badly erippled b several destructive fires whi honses and other were a distillery storehouse for grain, bel never been rebuilt, therefore the town is dependent on The loss of that imthe val severely felt. water navigation a part of each year. Her facilities are excellent, and with the river days flat and keel boats were the mode of transportin:: produce down the rivers, anil keel boats to bring hack groceries, dry goods and other merchandise de hy the people. Imagine men shoving a keel loaded with merchandise, from New Orleans, Li, to Gibson County, Ind., and you will hy 'when Gibson County was in her infan ng who have heard Ke ai and their inventions. Their occupation war go The first steamboat, Cleopatria, perhaps, parsed mp White River abont 1884. She mado fast at the ferry landing where Hazleton now stands. The first town after it was Inid ont a frame for a store, built in 1856 by T. B, Full Abraham Westfall. John Brecllove was the first Ma smith amd built the first shop. Following ix the Ins ness roster of Hazleton: - Drags, and notions, W. Sa Sisson & Co. and A. B. Depriest; general merch ightley & West, Theodore Wheein enre stcambonte

The Fields Family

Are among the old settlers of Gibson County. They are descended from English and Irish ancestry. They settled in Kentucky soon after the clese of the Revolutionary War. Keen Fields, the grandfather of the present family, was a native of Kentucky, and emigrated to Indiana while it was yet under territorial orm of government. He made his first home «n a militia tract enst aud adjoining the fann of Mrs. Nancy A. Richards (whose maiden name was Fields) in White 'Township. He there opened up a farm and made it his permanent place of abode, until his death, which 'occurred in 1816, He married Auna West, who servived him a number of years. Dy that union there were ten children, eight sons and two daughters. On yet survives. The youngest son to und yet in his boybocd when the fainily lended here. He followed, for the grenter portion of hiv life, the peaceful occupation of a farmer. He also built Hnt boats mud teamed, from Evansville to Terre Haute und was before the days of railroads hemestend April 12, 1870. Ho marred Grace daughter of William and Esther Reincy, who ere of Ireland, William Reiney was borê in Dubli in 1776. He married Esther Robinson, who was bern Ireland in 1777. The marriage teok place in 1708 in South Carolina. Me, Reiney in Missouri Jan. 15, 1646 his wife died in South Carolina Nov. 9, 1900. They emigrated to America and settled in South Caroling, where Mis. Grace Fields was born July 31, 1797. She died March 31, 1862." By that union there ten children - six sons and four daughters, ive of whom have survived the parents and are yet living. Keen W. Fields, one of the surviving sons, is a substantial former and resident of Shelby County, Cynthia is the wife of L. H. Turner and is also a resident of the above named county. Benjamin R., a resident of this county, Stephen L., of Toledo, Cumberland County, TL, and Mrs. Nancy A. Richards, the subject cf tise | sketch, are the names of the survivors of the family of Abrabam Fields. Mrs. Nancy A. Richerds was born on the old lcmestead in White River Township, Gibson County, Ind., Jan, 12, 1828. Sbe remained at home until her marriage to William Martin, which happy event occurred Aug. 5, 1840. Mr. Martin was a | mine of Kentucky: He died Feb 1471852, leaving his widow and three children. One only yet survive | whose name is Jane. She is the wife of James L. | Erwin. They have four children, whose names are | Nannie A., Anna Maud, Nicks A. B. and Edna Florence Erwin. On the 4th of May, 1864 Mre. Martin, married Mr. Nicks A. Richards. » He was a native of Tennessee, born near the city of Nashville March 16, 1829. The family emigrated soon after birth to Richland County, where Mr. Richards v reared. He came to Gibson County in 1862, where he remained until his death, which sad event occurred July 19, 1874. This union was productivo of great happiness, us Mr. Richards was a kind, indulgent husband, possessing an affectionate nature and domestic habits. He was a strong believerin thereigious tenets 'of the Baptist Church, altbough nota member of that religious organization. He died universally regretted. The portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Richards adors another page of this work. We also invite the reader's atten- | tion to an elegant view of their old homestead.