Henry County, Indiana - Chapter 9, 1906 (part 1 of 2)

Chapter 9

Roster of Henry County Soldiers Who Attained General or Staff Rank - Biographical Sketch of General William Grose and Family - Judge Macy's Eulogy of General Grose - General Grose's Farewell to his Old Brigade - Biographical Sketch of Colonel John Stinson Hoover AND THE Hoover Family - Biographical Sketch of Lieutenant Colonel Martin Luther Bundy and Family, Including Major Omar Bundy, U. S. A. - Biographical Sketch of Major John C. Livezey and Family - Biographical Sketch of Major Samuel Vannote Templin and Family - Biograpfiical Sketch of Colonel Mil£S Murphey and Family, Including George Washington Goodwin and Family and Benjamin Franklin Murphey and Fa.mily.

The name of each officer, mentioned below, is followed by his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. The dates given, except for brevet rank, are the dates of actual muster into the service of the United States, not the date of commission.

WILLIAM GROSE, New Castle. Brevet Major General Volunteers August 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war. Resigned December 31, 1865.

JOHN S. HOOA'ER, New Castle. Enlisted at Centralia, Marion County, Illinois. Private, Company K, 31st Illinois Infantry, August 15, 1861. Quartermaster Sergeant, August 18, 1861. First Lieutenant, Company K. April 24, 1862. Captain and Aid de Camp Volunteers, February 29, 1864. Major and Aid de Camp Volunteers, February 17, 1865. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel Volunteers, March 13, 1865. for faithful and meritorious service during the recent campaigns. Honorably mustered out September 6, 1865.

rank of Major, August 31, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Volunteers. August 15, 1865, for faithful and meritorious service during the war. Honorably mustered out April 15, 1866.

Paymaster With Rank Of Major

ELIHU GRIFFIN, Ogden. Additonal Paymaster Volunteers, November 13, 1862. Resigned February 6, 1865. Claimed at Ogden as a Henry County soldier, living at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, at the date of his appointment.

Brevet Majors U. S. Volunteers

JOHN C. LIVEZEY. New Castle. Sergeant. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry, September 16, 1861. Second Lieutenant, July 10, 1862. Captain, October 19, 1863. Captain and Commissary of Subsistence Volunteers, March 2, i86-i. Brevet Major Volunteers, March 13, 1865, for meritorious service in his department durng the war. Resigned July 7, 1865.

SAMUEL V. TEMPLIN, Blountsville. Private, Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry, September 16, 1861. Appointed Corporal and Sergeant. Promoted First Lieutenant, June 24, 1864. Transferred to Company H, 30th Regiment reorganized. Captain and Commissary of Subsistance Volunteers, February 2. 1865. Brevet Major Volunteers, August 30, 1865, for faithful and meritorious .service. Honorably mustered out in September, 1865.

Biographical Sketch Of William Grose

The subject of this memoir, General William Grose, was first called to arms at Dayton, Montg-omer}- county, Ohio, on December i6, 1812. He was the hardy descendant of a hardy race. Indeed, looking back upon the environment of the pioneer, it could be claimed that he was a hero at the start - one of the fittest by natural endowment to cope with stern conditions. At maturity General Grose was a man of commanding stature. His head was high and well set, eyes dark and eloquent and his countenance was stamped with kindness and resolution. His father came from a patriotic family of Pennsylvania. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Hubbell, was from the state of New Jersey, and is said to have been of equally heroic stock. Both of his grandfathers served in the War of the Revolution, and his grandfather Grose was killed while in that service. The father of General Grose was a soldier during our last war with England, in 1812-15, and served under William Henry Harrison. With his parents, when but an infant in arms, he arrived at Fayette county, Indiana, in 1813. But in 1829 the family took up their residence about six miles from New Castle, near New Lisbon, becoming identified with the early settlement of Henry County, which was the home of General Grose throughout his subsequent career. At this period of his history young Grose was known as a hardy, energetic man, exhibiting those traits which most win the good will and confidence of men. He was one of a large family of children, the sons of which helped to clear the forest and till the soil. He ruled the circumstances of his own life. Very early he began to carve his way out of the wilderness toward order and competency. Like Washington, Lincoln and Grant, he too could wield the historic axe. Chopping cord- wood and hauling merchandise from Cincinnati to New Castle, a distance of one hundred miles, gave him the first lift toward the larger ambitions of his later years. It is almost needless to note that his opportunities for an early education were meagre, but for the defects of time and place his extraordinary efforts made ample amends. How well he stood the tests that mark a man as educated among his fellows, is written upon the noble story of his life. His language was plain and persuasive, his manners refined and courteous. He gained the power to concentrate his attention upon the subject in hand and he possessed large capacity for growth. Against the discouragements of his lot, ever struggling forward, he pursued his studies in his spare hours as best he could. Soon his aptitude for intellectual achievement led him to the door of the law, where he entered in 1834, but not until twelve years later, at the age of thirty-three, did he pass the examination admitting him to practice in the supreme court of the state. Thus briefly may be told his struggle through those long preparatory years, at the end of which we find him eager and worthy to master the wider problems of Hfe. He continued the practice of his profession until the Civil War broke out and resumed that calling upon his return home, gaining a full share of the rewards of toil. He is said to have been a fluent and popular public speaker, taking an active part in politics during the campaigns of lackson and VanPuren. advocating, as a staunch Democrat, the principles to which his party stood pledged; and that he could force an argument home with grace and precision, no one need doubt. He remained a Democrat in political faith up to the time of Pierce's administration, when Douglas, who voted for the Kansas-Nebraska bill, declared : "I could travel from Boston to Qiicago by the light of my own effigies." But, behold, in 1856 this nebulae became focused and a new star arose in the national sky, and General Grose came into his own and remained loyal to the Republican party during the remainder of his life, having been one of the delegates in the convention at its organization. He was a member of the legislature in 1856-57, and in i860 was elected judge of the common pleas court, a court for the transaction of probate business, but finally abolished and its jurisdiction transferred to the circuit court. From this office, at the request of Governor Oliver P. Morton, he passed to the pursuits of war, contributing his best strength to the abolition of the slave power and to the perpetuity of the union. He also held many minor offices, among which we find that he was elector for the Fifth Indiana Congressional District on the Democratic ticket in 1852, and postmaster at New Lisbon for some years.

The Thirty Sixth Regiment Avas organized at Camp Wayne, near Richmond, August 30, 1 861, and William Grose was made Colonel by Governor Morton and was mustered into the service of the United States September i6th following his appointment. "Then began the hard task of trying night and day to cease to be citizens and learn to be soldiers." The measles was the most serious foe the regiment encountered during those first months, except fear that the war would close before they should win a fight. But the longed-for moment arrived and the Thirty Sixth had its first taste of the wine of war at Pittsburg Landing on Sunday evening, April 6, 1862. After the battle of Shiloh, which lasted all day Sunday and Monday, Colonel Grose wrote home saying, 'T feel proud of my officers and men and shall leave it to them to say whether I said, 'Come,' or 'Go, boys.' " General Nelson answered this question by promoting Colonel Grose to the command of the Tenth Brigade, of which his regiment formed a part, it having been assigned to the Fourth Division of Buell's army, under General Nelson, which brigade, previous to Grose, had been commanded by Colonel Jacob Ammen. The story of the Thirty Sixth Regiment is told elsewhere, and through it are traced the fortunes of General Grose in war. He was the hero of one hundred days of continuous fighting, during his last, the Atlanta campaign. He was in command of a regiment, a brigade, or a division to the end of the war, and was commissioned Brigadier General of volunteers in July, 1864, and Brevet Major General in August, 1865. He took part faithfully and bravely in all the battles of the Army of the Cumberland, Shiloh, Stone's River, Chickamauga, siege of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and on through the hard-fought Atlanta campaign, to Nashville. Upon two occasions the General's horse was shot from under him, but he escaped as usual, although repeatedly sharing dangerous positions. Twice did he receive a gunshot wound, which injuries in after life were always a source of much suffering. It is a record of which the Thirty Sixth Indiana may well be proud. There is but one voice as to General Grose's devotion to duty. All vouch for his splendid record as a leader of men in action. After the regiment was mustered out General Grose was detailed as president of a court martial to sit at Nashville, Tennessee, by order of General

Thomas. On June 6, 1865, he took formal leave of his troops. A part of his farewell address reads : "Take home and into the future with you the heart-felt gratitude of your humble commander for his lot having been cast with such valiant soldiers and kind-hearted gentlemen." And throughout his official reports he speaks of his "boys" in words of warmest praise.

Returning to New Castle at the conclusion of his services, he was appointed, on January i, 1866, collector of the internal revenue for the Fifth District, which post he filled for eight years, discharging his duties with honest fidelity. For a number of years he was one of the commissioners for building hospitals for the insane, having special charge of the East Haven Asylum. In 1888 he was elected joint state senator for the counties of Fayette and Henry. The enthusiasm of his later years was addressed to all matters of public moment, and he took particular pride in the reunions of the Thirty Sixth Regimental Association, over which he was chosen president as by one vote.

He was twice married, - on December 22, 1836, to Rebecca Needham, the mother of his children, and February 17, 1884, to Mrs. Martha Black. Of his children, four are still living : Sarah Margaret, wife of John M. Moore, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Almira Ella, wife of Courtland C. Clements, of Washington, D. C. ; the living sons are Adolphus, of Qiicago, Illinois, and James L., of Los Angeles, California. On May 23, 1879, William Grose and his wife Kebecca were parted by death, after forty-two years of wedded life. She died loving and beloved. Mrs. Martha Grose, who was the widow of Dr. Black, of Delaware county, resides at New Castle. She is a charming lady, youthful for her years and very devoted to the memory of her distinguished husband, General Grose, with whom she passed seventeen happy years.

In his religious views General Grose was not pronounced, but he often attended the services of the church and contributed to its charities, voicing his loyalty more by deed than by word. He was a member of the order of Masons and of the Grand Army of the Republic. During the last five years of his life his vigor gradually declined, but he lived until his years numbered four score and seven. He died on July 30, 1900.

John M. Moore, New Castle. First Lieutenant, Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry. Mustered in September 3, 1862. Wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863, while acting as Aid de Camp to his brigade commander. General Walter C. Whitaker. Honorably discharged, account of wounds, January 5, 1864.

I knew of a great many of the members of the regiment before the war - got acquainted with others during the war, and always had a warm admiration for it. As a mihtary organization, it has a splendid history, and its achievements entitle it to a front rank among Indiana regiments, and everybody knows that Indiana regiments, as a class, take front rank of those in the galaxy of States.

You had the good fortune to have one of the best commanders that ever left the State, and although he did not remain long with you, on account of his promotion to a higher command, your regiment felt the inspiration of his military genius, and partook of his martial spirit. His leadership impressed itself with lasting imprint upon your organization. I think Colonel, afterwards General, William Grose, one of the very best, if not the best, brigade and division generals Indiana ever sent to the field. I do not forget, and feel sure that you do not, that in the outset of your services, down probably to the battle of Shiloh, there was some complaint among your boys that General Grose was tyrannical and exacting in his treatment of his men. I have letters yet, written at the time, from boys of the regiment, breathing a spirit of vengeance against him because of these things, but after Shiloh I never heard any 36th Indiana man, or any man, in fact, serving under him, talk against General Grose as an officer. He had the military judgment at the outset of the war to know that absolute leadership by the commander and unquestioning obedience from subordinates is the only effective militar}' organization ; that the subordinate must yield his personal independence and individual liberty and render absolute obedience to his superior, and that the superior must not only accept but must exact obedience from his subordinate, and with this assumption of power become responsible for the conduct of both. He was not without warm feeling for his comrades and all his strictness and severity in command grew out of that same stern sense of duty that led him and yourselves to give up the pleasures and ambitions of life to become soldiers. I think General Grose the most splendid figure I ever saw on the battle field. He sat his horse like a centaur, calm, collected, serene ; his very presence commanded confidence and gave assurance of victory. We have all seen him under fire and I don't believe any of us ever saw a sign of fear, of uneasiness, of nervousness, doubt or uncertainty. His voice when giving commands rang out with the clearness and incisiveness of a bugle call. All his movements about the field were of a deliberate, self-confident character to inspire in his men a feeling that victory would come. He never lost his head either in the flush of victory or in the face of impending disaster. He was al^solutely fearless of danger. If he was not in fact a perfect stranger to physical fear, he possessed such supreme command of himself that no man ever suspected that he possessed it. He was of all men that I ever knew pre-eminently the man of iron, and was above all things able to command himself. The most feeling that I ever saw him show upon the field of battle was in tlie Atlanta campaign, at the time his aid, a young lieutenant, was. killed. He and his staff' were sitting their horses near the head of our regiment when a

* The 36th Indiar.a Regimental A.ssociation held its annual re-union at Winchester, Indiana, September 14, 1904. Judge John W. Macy of the Randolph Circuit Court is the author of this just and appropriate eulogy. In the Civil "War Judge Macy was Sergeant In Company A, S4th Indiana Infantry and was mustered in August 2, 1862. He was mustered out as First Sergeant June 14, 1865. As a soldier he served under General Grose through many arduous campaigns and hard fought battles.

bursting shell struck the lieutenant and he fell from his horse. He was the General's favorite staff officer and bosom friend. The General instantly dismounted, knelt by the prostrate form of the dying soldier, folded him in his arms a moment, arose, wiped from his eyes the gathering tears, remounted his horse and turned to the foe, a face calm, serene and determined, without any outward sign of the mental anguish which possessed his soul.

General Grose was cast in heroic mold ; had he lived in the day of the Crusades he would have been a Chevalier Bayard and followed the glorious banner of the cross. He lived in a day little less romantic and far more glorious, and fought efficiently for a cause no less sacred and Avith results vastly more enduring and beneficial to mankind.

I knew him during the war, as a soldier in the ranks knows a general officer; after the >\-ar I was honored with his personal friendship for many years and I want to pay this humble tribute to his memory and to join Avith you, the veteran survivors of his beloved old 36th - for he never mentioned his regiment without showing pride in its membership and history - in paying honest tribute to his memory and in the perpetuation of the story of his services.

Nature made him a heroic figure ; and intense love of country and lofty ambition, a patriot, whose services were priceless, and whose reward is the sincere admiration of his countrymen.

The object for which we have been associated together having been accomplished, we are now about to separate and most of us join our families and friends at home, while some of you continue for further dut}-. You have acted well your part, faithfully and bravely, in the great struggle of your country for the maintenance of right and justice over wrong and oppression. You will feel better that you have done your part for your country, than to have stood as idle spectators. Since we are compelled to separate, I feel thankful that I leave you in the enjoyment of an enviable reputation, a reputation of which your friends can boast and you feel proud. Your toils, hardships and perils will be attended with the perpetuation of the National Government with greater power and glory than ever before.

Take home, and into the future with you, the heartfelt gratitude of your humble commander for his lot having been cast with such gallant soldiers and kind-hearted gentlemen. God bless and take care of you. Good-bye.

Biographical Sketch Of Martin Lex Bundy

Henry county, Indiana, may feel proud of the record of her many prominent citizens, some to the manor born, others whose early years and subsequent training to careers of usefulness entitle her to claim them as properly her own, though Ijorn elsewhere. Of the latter is IMartin Lex Bundy. Though born in Randolph County, North Carolina, November ii, 1817, he was reared by his grandfather, Christopher Bundy, who in 1818 came to Indiana, and in the spring of 1821 purchased a farm adjoining the tract on which New Castle was afterward located. The grandfather died in 1834 at Salisbury, the old county seat of Wayne County. Notwithstanding his being a Quaker, grandfather Bundy served as a soldier throughout the Revolutionary War for independence, and reared his grandson, the subject, to a firm and solid belief in the principles of universal liberty and love of country. The boyhood days of Martin L. differed but little from the average vouth of that early period. School privileges were not of the best as compared with our present advanced system of public instruction, and the boy, who then progressed in his studies beyond the average, was spurred to increased activity bv superior home influences that brought out his ambition to achieve a place among the best and ablest men whose lives and records become a proper and worthy standard for emulation. With noble aspirations and an inherent determination to succeed, he applied himself to his studies and after completing the common schools, studied under the private tuition of Judge John Davis, of ]\Iadison county. He then spent a brief term at ]\Iiami University, then under the presidency of R. H. Bishop, D. D., who, conceiving a strong liking for his pupil, advanced him by private instruction. The difficulties which beset his pathway to a higher education were innumerable. There was no father's or benefactor's purse upon which to draw for expenses; he was obliged to defray them from the slender earnings made under difficulties that would have discouraged one less determined. Before he became a pupil of Dr. Bishop he was emp.^yed by William Silver, who kept a store at New Castle. This gentleman ha-^ secured a star-route mail contract between Centreville and Noblesville, via New Castle, and young Bundy was employed to ride the route, horseback. In those days express companies were unknown. Centreville was an important, thriving place of business. Middletown, a mere hamlet, and Anderson could not boast of a population to exceed one hundred. R. N. Williams was the chief factotum in official life, holding all the offices. General Stevenson was county clerk, recorder and postmaster at Noblesville. Hence young Bundy's efforts to climb the ladder to fame and position were not supported by a very alluring prospect. The late Henry Shroyer. a saddler by trade, who died in June, 1902, at ninet}- two years of age, was the only man living in late years who knew young Bundy when carrying the mail between ]\Iiddletown and Noblesville in 1835. General Stevenson was a subscriber for a Philadelphia paper, and when the youthful mail carrier reached a country office, once each week, he was questioned as to the news ; finally he would take out Stevenson's paper and read it to the assembly. Those were stirring days in congress and news from the national capital was eagerly sought. It was during the last half of

Jackson's administration, when men like Webster, Clay, Calhoun and Hayne were prominent figures in political debate, and impassioned oratory commanded the highest admiration of the people. For the services he thus rendered the contractor in carrying the mail he received five dollars per month and board. He often refers to that period as the "happiest year of my life." It required five days to make the round trip. As the chief disseminator of news he became very widely and favorably known by the families along the entire route, and he was often called upon to make purchases for the good housewives and daughters who could not leave home to go on a "shopping" tour. Often did he purchase a dress pattern, sometimes in compliance with instructions, and when that could not be done would select according to his own judgment, almost invariably pleasing the lady who desired the goods. In this way, and through their appreciation of his service, he added to his earnings, which he carefully saved.

From Pendleton to Noblesville the distance was fourteen miles, seven of which were through a dense forest. It was no uncommon sight to see deer and other wild animals crossing \he road in the forest, and wolves were not at all scarce, but young Bundy was never molested. In June, 1837, he was made deputy recorder under Dr. Reed, who had been elected to the office. This enabled him to resume his studies, giving a full year at Oxford in 1838. Among his classmates were John Bishop, son of President R. H. Bishop, of Miami University, George L. Andrews and M. D. LaPorte. He remained in the recorder's office until 1841, and became favorably and well known among the prominent men of the county, who thus saw in the hard working, studious youth the able and useful man of the future. He began the study of law in the office and under the tutorship of Judge Jehu T. Elliott, his brother-in-law, and applied himself so diligently to his studies that he was admitted to the bar a year later, 1842. Judge Bundy, in referring to those days of study, feels that he was particularly fortunate in being able to prepare himself under Judge Elliott, who afterward was upon the circuit bench for twenty five years in the Eighth Judicial District, and later elevated to the supreme bench, where he served for six years. The district bar of that period was noted for its many able representatives, among whom are mentioned Judge Elliott, already referred to; General William Grose, who died five years ago; Joshua H. Mellett, deceased, who became circuit judge ; James Raridan, John S. Newman, Caleb B. Smith and Samuel W. Parker, all of whom became prominent in other counties. Grose and Mellett entered into practice in 1845. Mr. Bundy did not give his entire time to his profession after admission to the bar. He was elected county treasurer in 1844, serving a term of three years, and, declining a renomination, he returned to the bar with renewed zeal, although business was not brisk in the courts at that time. Such men as Parker would sit for a week without a case. Judge Perry, of Richmond, who died recently at an advanced age, was then upon the bench. The general practice was all under the common law. and the Indiana Reports consisted of but four volumes. Mr. Bundy was very popular with the older members of the bar, and the cordial, friendly relations thus sustained greatly assisted him. He devoted his entire energies to the practice, and was a close attendant at the sessions of the court throughout the entire circuit. The work of those days was replete with incidents and the school of practice and association productive of much good. Sometimes he would be called upon to sit as master in chancery to hear some important case, the next day conducting an action in law. His close attention to the interests of his clients during the first ten or twelve years of his practice insured him a good living, although his family was a large one.

Judge Bundy, while not a politician in the common application of the term, was a strong admirer of Henry Clay and was quite active in advancing the cause of the Whig party. In 1848 he was delegate to the Philadelphia convention which nominated Zachary Taylor for the presidency. He gave him a most cordial support after the nomination was made, but his preference for the Great Commoner was sincere, and his zeal unabated throughout the entire session of the convention. The same year he was elected to the legislature and served with much credit in that body until the closing session of 1849. Three years later he was elected judge of the court of common pleas, and re-elected in 1856.

Like a large majority of the old-line Whigs, Judge Bundy was among those who saw the necessity for a new party, and on the organization of the Republican party he cordially gave his assistance to the movement. He formed the acquaintance of many representative men at the Philadelphia convention, in 1848, among the number being John C. Fremont, and he was a strong admirer of the great 'Tathfinder." The Judge was a delegate to the state convention in 1856, and by that body was chosen to represent the party at the Philadelphia convention of that year, earnestly supporting Fremont for the nomination. He again met General Fremont and family, and there received from the hands of the General's wife, Jesse (Benton) Fremont, a copy of the distinguished general's life. At the expiration of his second term as judge, in i860, he was again elected representative to the legislature. He was chosen alternate to Colonel Miles Murphey, delegate to the Chicago National Republican Convention in i860, which nominated the immortal Lincoln for President. In 1861 Avhen a United States senator was to be chosen, Judge Bundy made the presentation speech which resulted in the nomination of Henry S. Lane, whose record in the United States Senate during the memorable days of the Civil War is still gratefully remembered by the old soldiers and representative men of that period. During that almost disheartening period. Governor Morton had no more able or hearty supporter than Judge Bundy, who enjoyed his confidence and friendship throughout the terrible struggle. In August, 1861, in recognition of his ability. President Lincoln tendered him the appointment of paymaster in the army, which he accepted, remaining in the service until the Spring of 1866, when he resigned and was immediately commissioned Lieutenant Colonel by brevet "for faithful and meritorious service." While paymaster Judge Bundy paid out in round numbers twenty five million dollars for the government. He was stationed with headquarters at St. Louis, Missouri ; again at Louisville, Kentucky, and subsequently at Indianapolis, Chicago and Detroit.

In 1864 Judge Bundy organized the First National Bank of New Castle, of which he was elected president, continuing in that capacity for ten years. In 1874 he organized the Bundy National Bank, of which he was also president until December, 1877, when he retired. In 1868 Judge Bundy was appointed, by the Secretary of the United States Treasury, national bank examiner for the State of Indiana, and served until his resignation in 1874. With such ability and faithfulness had he performed the duties incident to the position, that Secretary Sherman

Strenuously urg"ed his acceptance of the appointment of examiner of national banks for Alabama and Tennessee, and he again entered the service of the government, holding the position until the 'Winter of 1879. Few men have filled so creditably as many important stations in public life, and the record is one to which he and his children can refer with pride. The magnitude of the work while examiner for Indiana may be better understood by saying that the number of banks which required his supervision was one hundred; and all this in connection with his private interests required a comprehensive knowledge of almost innumerable details of procedure that are beyond the capability of the average man. The Judge was also interested in the construction of the New Castle and Richmond railroad, now a part of the Pennsylvania system. He was its president and a director, and is the only member now living of the directory at that time. So thorough was his knowledge of any class of business to which he gave his thought and energy that he has recently been consulted by officers of the Pennsylvania road touching matters of contracts, etc., made while he was president.

Judge Bundy was married December 6, 1839, to Amanda Elliott, and for many years they celebrated the anniversary of that event ; on the 6th of December, 1901, the sixty second was celebrated. No event of a similar character is known in Henry County, and it is more than probable there are few to be found in the State. Amanda Elliott was born in Wayne County, April 7, 1821, and died at New Castle, Indiana, July 30, 1903. Two days later her remains were interred in South Mound Cemetery. She was the daughter of Abraham and Jane Elliott, the latter a victim of the cholera scourge of 1833. Abraham Elliott was one of the earliest lawyers of Henry County and died in 1848. Judge Bundy married early in life, being but twenty two years of age and his wife barely eighteen. To Judge Bundy and his wife were born ten children, eight of whom are living: Eugene H. was judge of the Henry Circuit Court over eight years; Loring is editor of the Examiner, at Connersville ; Martin L., Jr., holds 1 position in the Indian Office, Department of the Interior, at Washington, D. C. ; James P. is a merchant, doing business in the state of Washington ; Omar, who graduated from West Point in 1882, is a major in the Sixth U. S. Infantry, now stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Elsewhere in this history will be found a complete statement of his military services to date ; Olivia Jane is the widow of James L. Peed, a former merchant of Elwood ; Emma H. is the wife of David W. Chambers, an attorney of New Castle ; Lillian is the wife of William H. Bouslog, residents of Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi.

The fraternal relations of Judge Bundy are exemplified in the Grand Army of the Republic. He always, when possible, attends the reunion. He was present at the encampment at Milwaukee, at Indianapolis and at the recent session held at Detroit. Religiously, his early inclinations were toward the Society of Friends. His wife was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In recapitulation of the life and service of Judge Bundy, a brief summary is made because the life history of such a man could only be given in a volume equal to the size of this work, of several hundred pages. Commencing as a poor boy and bereft of parents at an early day, and later of the grandfather who loved him as a son, he was forced to make his way in the Avorld unaided except by those principles of integrity and determination which came to him as a heritage and stimulated him during- the Ufe of his grandfather. From a rider of a star route in the mail service, he worked his wa}' upward until he became a prominent young- attorney and treasurer of his county; judge of the circuit court of his district; a representative in the general assembly of his adopted state ; an honored and prominent official of the government during the dark days of the Civil War ; an adjuster and examiner of our national system of finance in its operation in the States, and the head of banking institutions with highest reputation for legitimate and honorable dealing, and was an active promoter of private institutions and corporations in the business world that have done much to advance the prosperity of his city, county and state. What more can be crowded into so honorable a career, and what greater monument to his worth as a citizen can be erected to his credit. When the sun of life shall set, when the wisdom of the Creator shall be evidenced by his passage from life's labors to what mankind terms death, let us believe that it is in truth but a quiet rest from which our Redeemer says the awaking will be to an eternal joy for such as he. For in truth his life has been all that those words imply, ''Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life."

Omar Bundy. ]\Iajor in the United States Army, is the son of Judge Martin L. and Amanda Bundy. He was born in New Castle, Indiana, June 17, 1861, and was educated in the public schools of his native town and at "Old Asbury," now Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. He was appointed a cadet at the United States ]\Iilitary Academy, West Point, New York, on the recommendation of Congressman Milton S. Robinson, whose congressional district included Henry County. He entered the Academy, July i, 1879, graduating therefrom June 13, 1883, when he was made a Second Lieutenant in the Second Infantry, U. S. A. He was transferred to the Third Infantry, U. S. A., May 13, 1884, and was promoted to a First Lieutenancy in that regiment to date from May 26, 1890. He became a Captain in the Sixth Infantry- U. S. A., April 26, 1898, and was made a Major in the same regiment, Jr^v ;2, 1904. A more complete and detailed statement of his military service will be found in the chapter of this history, entitled, "United States Military and Naval Academies."

Alajor Omar Bundy was married in New Castle, Indiana, November 2^, 1889. to Addie L. Harden, daughter of William H. and Emma L. (Stratton) Harden. The ceremony was performed, in the Presbyterian Church of New Castle, by the Reverend Frank C. Hood, the then pastor. This was the first wedding solemnized in the present Presbyterian Church building.

The parents of Mrs. Omar Bundy were old settlers of Henry County, where they have always been held in high esteem. Her father, who is still living, was Treasurer of Henry County, serving from August 5, 1889, to August 5, 1891.

Biographical Sketch Of John Stinson Hoover Dealer And State Senator, Nebraska

The Hoover family in Eastern Indiana is an old and respected one. This family takes its root in North Carolina whence the ancestor of the Indiana branch of the family came in 1806-7, settling in Wayne County, just north of the present site of Richmond. The family was a numerous one, consisting of David, who named the city of Richmond, Frederick, Andrew, Henry and two or more sisters. Frederick Hoover, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, married and reared a large family of children, among whom was a son, Samuel, who was born May 10, 1809, at the homestead, a little northeast and within sight of Richmond. This child, destined to act a considerable part in Henry County ki after years, was brought up on the home place and as a young man worked on his father's place in Summer and attended the country school of that period during the Winter. He is remembered even now as a young man of great mental vigor, splendid physical powers and unusual charm of manner.

In May, 1832, he was married to Lean Stinson, near New Castle. The Stinson family came to Indiana from Tennessee, in 18 19, and settled first, in Franklin County, near Brookville. In 1825, they moved to Henry County and became identified in interest with that community. Mrs. Lean (Stinson) Hoover died at Hastings, Nebraska, July 26, 1894, while on a visit to her daughter, ]\Irs. William H. Lynn, and was buried there. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoover were the parents of nine bovs and two girls who were named as follows : John S., William H., Frederick, De Witt C, David, Harrison, James ]\I., Leander, George A., Sarah Catharine, now the widow of Samuel A. Wilson, formerly of ^luncie, and Anna Louisa, now Mrs. William H. Lynn, of Hastings, Nebraska.

In 1832 Samuel Hoover came to New Castle and entered the service of Jacob Thornburgh, as a clerk, Mr. Thornburgh being a pioneer merchant of New Castle. Soon after his marriage, as above noted, he moved to Laporte County, Indiana, where he remained a little more than a year, returning to New Castle in the Fall of 1833, which, from that time, became his permanent home. It was during this sojourn of his parents in Laporte County that John Stinson Hoover was born.

Samuel Hoover and his family have been important factors in the civil and military history of Henr}' County. In early life he took great interest in public events and was exceedingly active in all matters pertaining to the county's welfare and throughout his career was followed b}- the respect and good will of its people. He was elected Probate Judge of the county and served acceptably in that position from August 13, 1836, to August 13, 1843, ^ ^^^^^ term of seven years. He was afterwards elected clerk of the courts and served in that capacity from August, 1843, to August 14, 1850. Such was the confidence of the people in him that he was thus continued in office for a full period of fourteen years. Politically, he was a Whig until that party ceased to exist, when he became a Republican and so remained throughout his life. He died in New Castle, August. 2, 1869, and at his own request, his remains were buried in the Hoover Cemetery, on the David Hoover farm, immediately north of Richmond.

John Stinson Hoover

While this sketch treats incidentally of .Samuel Hoover and his entire family, it has particular reference to the career of John Stinson Hoover, the first born son of Samuel and Lean Hoover. He was born in Laporte County, Indiana, April 10, 1833, and when less than a year old was brought by his parents to New Castle where he continued under his parents' roof until he became of age. As a young man, he learned the printer's trade in the office of the New Castle Courier. In 1855 1^^ went to Anderson, Indiana, where for a period of ten months he published the Madison County Democrat. Soon after this venture, he went to Illinois and the beginning of the Civil War found him at Centralia, Marion County, that State. On August 15, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company K, 31st Illinois Infantry, of which the late John A. Logan, who achieved so much distinction in the Civil War, was Colonel. An acquaintance had been formed at Centralia between Logan and young Hoover, in a purely accidental way, but that acquaintance ripened into a friendship Avhich continued without interruption to the day of General Logan's death. Within three days after his muster into the service, Mr. Hoover was made Quartermaster Sergeant of the regiment, an appointment wholly within the gift of his Colonel. His promotions, step by step, were rapid as will be seen from the roster of the field and staff officers preceding this sketch, the close of the war finding him a Colonel, this being the only instance during the Civil War of a soldier from Henry County serving in all the grades of the army from private to Colonel. His first battle was at Belmont, Missouri, and he was with his regiment at the taking of Forts Henry and Donelson. He was retained on garrison duty at Fort Donelson and thus missed the battle of Shiloh, but he rejoined the main army in time to take part in the Siege of Corinth. Here he was detailed as an Aid de Camp to General Henry M. Judah, but was soon transferred to the staff of his old Colonel, who had, in the meantime, become a Brigadier General. Excepting a brief period during which he was attached to the staff of General Michael K. Lawler, he continued on the staff of General Logan as his personal and confidential Aid de Camp, until the close of the war. Thus the military history of John A. Logan is substantially the military history of John S. Hoover, the two being so closely associated from the beginning to the end. After the fall of Vicksburg, Logan became Major General and was placed in command of the 15th Army Corps. At this time Hoover was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain, in which rank he served his chief throughout the Atlanta Campaign.

In the Presidential campaign of 1864, Captain Hoover accompanied General Logan in his political tour through Illinois, and after the election the two went to Washington City and called upon President Lincoln. In the meantime the army under General Sherman had reached Savannah, Georgia, where Logan and Hoover joined their old command in time to take part in the campaign through the Carolinas. For gallant service in the Carolinas, Captain Hoover was promoted to the rank of ATajor. After the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court House. \'irginia, and the surrender of Johnston's forces in North Carolina, Logan and Hoover marched with the army under General Sherman through \'irginia to Washington Cit}- and there took part in the grand review of all troops b}- the President at the close of the war. At this time !\Iajor Hoover was promoted

Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel by brevet for faithful and meritorious service during the Civil War. No soldier from Henry County, Indiana, has a brighter military record than Colonel John Stinson Hoover. He was finally mustered out of the service September 6, 1865.

Colonel Hoover was not the only representative of his family in the war. His father, Samuel Hoover, was connected with the army for some months in the Paymaster's Department, and Frederick, De Witt C, David, Harrison and James M., brothers of John S. Hoover were all in the army as is shown in their respective regiments elsewhere in this history.

For two years after his retirement from the army. Colonel Hoover was a commercial traveler with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1867 he returned to his old home in Henry County. He engaged in mercantile business first, at Middletown, and then at New Castle, and continued therein until 1872 when he became proprietor of the Taylor House, the leading hotel of the place, which he conducted successfully until 1876. In that year Colonel Hoover disposed of his hotel property and determined to go West and while looking for a location was induced by George Hazzard, the author of this History, who then had large jjroperty interests in Nebraska, to go to Hastings. Adams County, that State, a move he has never regretted. There he engaged in the grain trade but in 1878 removed from Hastings to Blue Hill, Webster County, Nebraska. He was one of the earliest settlers of that plaee where he continued in the grain business, his experience in that line having been altogether satisfactory. Since moving to Blue Hill, Colonel Hoover has represented the counties of Webster, Franklin and Nuckolls in the Nebraska State Senate. He was for a time, also. State Oil Inspector and for six years was postmaster of Blue Hill. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Politically, he has been an active Republican since the organization of the party.

November 7, 1867, at Middletown, Henry County, Indiana, Colonel Hoover was married to a most estimable woman, Louisa F. Lynn, a native of Poughkeepsie. New York, and a daughter of George and Ann (Allison) Lynn. To this happy union were born three children, namely : William G., now residing in Kansas City, Missouri ; Clara E., now Mrs. B. Koehler of Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, and Howard L., in business at San Francisco, California. Mrs. Hoover died at Blue Hill, Nebraska, April 23. 1887. Only two members of this branch of the Hoover family are now living in Henry County, to wit, David Hoover, at New Castle, and Leander, in Franklin Township, near Lewisville.

Biographical Sketch Of John C. Livezey And Merchant

John C. Livezey was born in New Castle, Indiana, August 23, 1842. His ancestors were of old English stock and adherents of the Quaker faith, who came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and settled there at the time of the Penn Treaty. His grandparents were Nathan and Rebecca Livezey to whom were born nine children, six boys and three girls. Nathan, junior, the father of the subject of this sketch, the fifth son, was born in Philadelphia, October 4, 18 13, and in his early manhood was there married to Abi Piast.

In 1839, Nathan Livezey, senior, and his wife came to Indiana, bringing their grown sons and daughters with them. The elder Livezey and most of the family settled in Prairie Township, this county, but Nathan, junior, made his home at New Castle, where he continued to live until the day of his death. To Nathan and Abi (Piast) Livezey were born seven children, Rachel, who died in infancy; John C, the subject of this sketch; William E. ; Evaline. now widow of Frank Siders, residing in Tacoma, Washington ; Julia, now Mrs. John R. Harvey, residing in New Castle; Josephine, now Mrs. Edward Kohler, residing in Hyner, Pennsylvania, and Nathan, now deceased, all being born* in New Castle. John C, as a boy, lived at home and attended school in New Castle until nearly eighteen years of age, when he w^ent to work to learn the carpenter trade under his father, at which he worked steadily until the beginning of the Civil War. The patriotic impulses of the time quickly stirred him to action and he took such a lively interest in the recruiting of what became Company C, 36th Indiana. Infantry, and developed such manifest ability in military' affairs that he was mustered into the service of the United States, as Sergeant of that compan}', September 16, 1861. In time, as vacancies occurred in the company, he was made Second Lieutenant and later Captain, and the history of that gallant regiment became his history until he was transferred to a wider field of usefulness in the army, being made Captain and Commissary of Subsistance, March 2, 1864. In this position he was attached to the staff of General William Grose, commanding a brigade in the First Division, Fourth Corps, Army of the Cumberland. Later, he was transferred to the staff of General Joseph G. Knipe, commanding a brigade in the First Division, Twentieth Army Corps, then operating in front of Atlanta. After the fall of Atlanta, he was made Division Commissary of Subsistance and placed on the staff of General Alpheus C. Williams, commanding a division of the Twentieth Corps, under General Henry W. Slocum. In this position he went through Avith "Sherman to the Sea." When General Sherman's army started on its victorious march northward from Savannah, Georgia, Captain Livezey continued with the same corps through the Carolinas and \"irginia to Washington City, where he took part in the grand review of the Federal armies held in the Nation's Capital at the close of the war.

From the foregoing it may be readily seen that the experience of Captain Livezey was much more varied than fell to the lot of the ordinary young soldier in the Civil War. From the time of his muster into the service to that historic dav.

April 26, 1865, when General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered, on the fields of North Carolina, the battered remnants of the Confederate armies. Captain Livezey had fulfilled every duty with distinguished credit, and near the close of the war, March 13, 1865, was made a Brevet Major U. S. Volunteers "for gallant and meritorious service."

He resigned from the army July 7, 1865, and returned to his home in New Castle, where he has since resided, wearing the honors of his military service with easy dignity. Soon after his return from the army he engaged in the hardware business and has continued in that business ever since.

On August 2.'j, 1866, he married Mary McCall and to this union were born two children, Gertrude, now Mrs. Charles H. Johnson of New Castle, and Frank, who is now in the hardware business with his father. Mrs. Livezey died March 22. 1900, beloved by her many friends and respected by all who knew her. She was a home woman, devoted to her family and to the domestic virtues.

On May 6, 1902, Major Livezey was united in marriage to ]Mary P. Waldron of New Castle. Miss Waldron, now Mrs. Livezey, is a native of Maine. Her father was a soldier in the Civil War, serving in a Maine regiment. He came to New Castle with his family in 1883 and here engaged in manufacturing. He lived in New Castle until his death and his widow now makes her home with Major and Mrs. Livezey.

Fraternally, Major Livezey is a member of Fidelity Lodge, No. 59, L O. O. F., New Castle. He is also a member of the George W. Lennard Post, G. A. R. For nearly twenty years, A'lajor Livezey has been secretary of the regimental association of his old regiment in which he takes great interest, and it is due to his untiring efforts, as secretary, that so many enjoyable reunions of the regiment have been held.

Major and Mrs. Livezey are both consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in New Castle. He has never sought public preferment but has been content with devotion to his family and business interests.

His brother, William E. Livezey, who is a resident of New Castle, also entered the army during the Civil War, as Corporal, Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry. He was mustered into the service of the United States, August 10, 1862. Appointed Sergeant and mustered out of the service June 14, 1865.

Biographical Sketch Of Samuel Vannote Templin War, And Merchant

The parents of Samuel Vannote Templin were Cyrus K. and Eliza (Lennington) Templin. Cyrus K. was a native of Indiana, having been born in Delaware County, near Blountsville, Henry County, June 6, 1822. Eliza Lennington was also a native of Indiana, having been born near Economy, Wayne County, in the same year. The two were united in marriage in 1842. Mr. Templin, who was a blacksmith by trade, moved his family about the year 1845 to the then village of Blountsville where he opened a blacksmith shop and continued to ply his trade.

To this union five children were born, namely : Samuel V., John Henry, James L., Clarinda and Cyrus K. Samuel V. Templin, the oldest child and the subject of this sketch, was born in Delaware County, near Blountsville. June 4, 1844, and was a child of tender years when his parents removed to the last named place. Cyrus K., the father, died at Blountsville, December 22, 1854, and his widow, who survived him many years, died at Losantville, Indiana, October 9, 1898, in her seventy sixth year, while on a visit to her son, Samuel V., at that place. The early death of her husband had left Mrs. Templin with a large family of children to care for and but slender means. Samuel V., the oldest child, was called upon to assume some share of the burden and was thus early accustomed to responsibility and inured to work. His employment during the Summer by the farmers of the neighborhood eked out the scanty means of the family but left him limited opportunities for self improvement. In the Winter, however, he attended the country school and secured such education as the schools of that period afforded. In i860 he commenced clerking in a store at Blountsville for Thomas R. Stanford, junior, with whom he remained for about a year. In the Spring of 1861 he went to Ashland, Henry County, to clerk for Lycurgus L. Burr, who was then the proprietor of a general store in that village, but he was not destined to continue long in that employment. The Civil War had commenced and in August, 1861, he enrolled his name in a company being recruited by Pyrrhus Woodward, George W. Lennard and James W. Connell, of New Castle, which organization became Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry. With this company young Templin was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, September 16. 1861. He served as a private for more than two years when he was appointed Corporal, then Sergeant and June 24, 1864, was promoted First Lieutenant. The history of the 36th Indiana in all of its marches, skirmishes, campaigns and battles, Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and the many battles of the Atlanta Campaign, up to the time of the muster out of the regiment by reason of the expiration of its term of enlistment, September 21, 1864, is the military history of Samuel V. Templin.

His record in the Civil War, however, was not permitted to terminate with the service of his old regiment. The veterans and recruits of the 36th Indiana were gathered together and formed into one company and transferred to the 30th Indiana Infantry, reorganized, and it became Company H of that regiment with Templin as its First Lieutenant. He was selected for this position from all the

Other first lieutenants of the regiment on account of the reputation he had acquired among his superior officers, for soldierly bearing, fidelity to duty and bravery in the face of the enemy. In a short time Lieutenant Templin was detached from his company as Aide de Camp on the statif of Brigadier General William Grose, commanding the Third Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, and in this capacity was in what was known as the Hood Campaign in Tennessee, during which he participated in the battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864, and the battle of Nashville, December 15-16, 1864. Soon after these engagements with the enemy, Lieutenant Templin received a well merited promotion as Captain and Commissary of Subsistance L^. S. V., February 2, 1865. In this capacity he remained on the staff of General Grose until the last of May, 1865. At this period, many of the regiments of the army of the Cumberland were ordered to New Orleans with a view to their early transfer to Texas under General Sheridan in anticipation of trouble between France and the United States on account of Maximilian's occupation of Mexico, and Captain Templin was ordered to report at New Orleans where he was attached to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, commanded by Colonel Isaac C. B. Suman of the 9th Indiana Infantry. Arriving at New Orleans, Cajjtain Templin was transferred with his brigade to Texas, in the vicinity of Indianola. He was in a short time, however, ordered back to New Orleans and from there to his home to await orders. He was finally mustered out of the service in September, 1865. On August 30, 1865, he received his commission as Brevet Major U. S. V., "for gallant and meritorious service" in the Civil War.

Major Templin returned to Blountsville after the war and entered the mercantile business there which he continued for three years or more. The venture, however, was not successful and he shortly afterwards went into the sawmill business which he conducted until 1880 when he again embarked in the dry-goods business first at Blountsville, remaining there until 1882, when he removed to Losantville, Randolph County, Indiana, where he has since continued to reside and where he has maintained a large general or dei:)artment store. This last venture has met with deserved success.

Major Templin was united in marriage with Elizabeth J. Brewington July 26, 1868. She was the daughter of John D. Brewington, an old and highly respected citizen of Blountsville and. a soldier of the Civil War from Henry County, being a member of Company I, 124th Indiana Infantry. He was mustered into the service of the United States March 7, 1864, and mustered out August 31, 1865.

During the time Major Templin was a merchant at Blountsville, he was postmaster from May 7, 1867, to December 16, 1869. From his union with Miss Brewington, four children were born, Eva Gertrude, now Mrs. George W. Johnson of Losantville; Clara M., now Mrs. Roy Confare of Logansport, Indiana: Forest Clyde, in business with his father, and Carl Spencer, who died in early childhood, being the first born child.

At the time of the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monuiuent at Indianapolis, May 15, 1902, Major Templin was signally honored by his old comrades in arms by being chosen as color bearer of the battle torn flag of the "Old 36th Indiana Infantry" which priceless relic of the time that tried men's

]^Iuch could be said as to the sterling- character of ^lajor Samuel A^annote Templin. He was a valiant soldier, loyal to his cause and faithful in duty. His several promotions indicate the estimation in which he was held by his superiors in command. As a private citizen since peace succeeded war, he is no less esteemed. He stands among the representative men of Henry and Randolph Counties and is honored by all. He has carried into his civil life the same qualities that characterized him as a soldier, and by his energy and resolution has achieved notable success. In his family relations, he is a devoted husband and father whose family have ever been a chief object of solicitude and care.

Biographical Sketch Of Miles Murphey

Miles Murphey - New Castle. A history of the one would be quite incomplete without a history of the other, their interests being so closely identified and interwoven.

Miles Murphey was born in North Carolina November 14, 1806, and died at New Castle, February 17, 1882. He came with his father, Miles Murphey, Sr., to Indiana, settling first in Wayne County, near Centreville, where they remained until 1822, and then with the family moved to Henry County, settling on Flatrock, and as I am credibly informed occupied what is known as the John Payne farm, southeast of New Castle. He came to New Castle in 1828 and from that time until his death, embracing a period of about fifty four years, he went in and out before this people and no man among them all was more highly honored, more loved and respected and whose death was more deeply felt, mourned and deplored.

October 10, 1830, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Carpenter. To them were born Dewitt Clinton Murphey, Mrs. George W. Goodwin and Leander E. Murphey of Chicago, which city has been his residence since 1862. (Since deceased.)

The first born, Dewitt, lost his life when a lad of about seven years of age by being burned to death in a queensware crate with which he and several of his youthful companions were playing and which, while the crate filled with loose straw was turned over him, caught fire. It was the tragic ending of a most promising life. In passing it may be proper here to remark that Mrs. George W. Goodwin is probably the oldest person, now living, born within the corporate limits of New Castle. Others following in their order are Mrs. Robert B. Smith. William H. Murphey and John Thornburgh.

October 30, 1880, Colonel and Mrs. Murphey celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was a notable afi^air in very many respects, but more especially from the fact that the original ceremony was performed by Jacob Thornburgh and the anniversary ceremony by the latter's son, John Thornburgh, who said in part: "Isn't it a lesson? Fifty years ago at about this hour my father, Jacob Thornburgh, a man who was during his brief life honored and respected by all and whose memory is today revered by those who knew him best, united according to the forms of law this venerable, this happy couple, Colonel Miles Murphey and Elizabeth Murphey, who for fifty long and eventful years, have trodden the path of life together. They ought to be happy. Fifty years of married life, continued and joyous, is allotted to but few, and now it seems wonderfully appropriate, indeed it gives the son of his father pleasure unspeakable to, in a manner, confirm the bonds which he so firmly and securely sealed a half century ago. As his representative I would say, as I know he would say, 'May your wedded life continue for many, many years and no sorrow or distress ever cross your path.' "

*This is a paper prepared by the Author, at the especial request of the Henry County Historical Society, and read by him before that body, at its annual meeting held in New Castle, April 25, 1903.

something more than eight years. She was a remarkable woman, as her husband was a remarkable man, and it can be said of them that as they were lovers in the beginning so they continued to be until the end.

Retrospective

In portraying the life and character of such a man as Colonel Miles Murphey, it is certainly profitable to go back to the beginning of his manhood career and follow his course through to the end. His life was a busy one. Born on a farm and in a measure designed to follow bucolic pursuits he remained attached to the farm and to parental authority until shortly after he became of age. But the truth of history asserts that Colonel ]Murphey was not destined to spend his life in agricultural pursuits. He had from his standpoint taken a more ambitious view of the situation and his father, noticing his apparently set inclination, if not determination, advised the young man that as he did not seem to be cut out for a tiller of the soil he had better fix himself up, go to town and try if he could not find something to do that would be more suitable to his tastes and desires. To town he came and just at that time an incident occurred which in a way determined, probably for all time, the life and career of two of the then foremost young men of New Castle. The incident is as follows, and as your speaker has it from Judge ]\Iartin L. Bundy : "William Silver was at that time the leading merchant of New Castle. His store was located on what is now known as the Citizens' State Bank corner. He wanted a clerk. For this position there were two applicants, the one being the subject of this sketch and the other the late Judge Jehu T. Elliott. \'ery simple things sometimes determine events. In this case the application of Colonel Murphy \\'as accompanied with the fact that he could, in addition to his own services, furnish Mr. Silver with one hundred dollars for investment in his business. A hundred dollars in those days was about equivalent to what a thousand would be now. It turned the scale and Colonel ^lurphy secured the coveted position."

In this connection is it not pertinent to suggest that such action on the part of ]\lr. Silver changed the whole course of life as it related to these two men and gave to New Castle and Eastern Indiana one of the greatest and most successful merchants, and to the town, county and State one of its best, brightest and highest members of the bar and the judiciary? With this incident is it not also at this time and for the preservation of the history of New Castle, proper to refer briefly to the confreres of Colonel ]\Iurphey? 'Tis not a long array of names, but they all were for the most part, willing workers among the pioneers of our now beautiful, progressive and prosperous city. I mention Isaac Bedsaul, Dr. Joel Reed, Dr. James V. Wayman, Jacob Thornburgh, Henry Shroyer, George B. Rogers, Abraham Elliott, William and Eli Murphey, Jehu T. Elliott, John Powell, Asahel Woodward, Alan Shepherd, Wilson Clift, Wesley Goodwin. Alexander [McDowell, Esquire Ross, Samuel Hawn, Jacob Brenneman. ^lartin L. Bundy. Adam Beam, John Shroyer. Rotheus Scott. Rene Julian. Jesse H. Healey. Jacob Elliott, David Macy, Nathan Livezey, Joshua Chappell, John Taylor, Thomas Ginn. James IlifT, William Wayman, Joshua H. Mellett, John Barrett, Lot Bloomfield, Ralph Berkshire, Edmund Johnson, George W. Julian. Mathew S. Ward, L. D. ^leek, David Bowers, Sanuiel Hazzard, Toshua Holland, Alexander Chambers. lohn Alexander,

Captain Pyrrhus. Woodward. Hiram Thornbnrgh, Miles L. Reed, John W. Grubbs, Isaac R. Howard, Samuel Roof, Samuel Dunlap, Samuel Pickering, Jesse Shelley, Winford W. Shelley, Samuel Hoover. Colonel Edmund Johnson and George Lowe. These names are of those who became a part and parcel of New Castle's then thrifty population in the years ranging from 1819 to about 1850. They have all gone before, except ]\Iartin L. Bundy and in the nature of things he must sometime follow. In the language of the early pioneer they have "blazed the way," and let us all hope and believe there will be a reunion of the old pioneers far surpassing in beauty of scene, in magnificence of conception, in happiness of hearts and in fullness of soul any and all earthly gatherings in which they participated and with Mdiich they were so familiar.

Miles Murphey, during the latter years of his busy life, was indeed and in truth New Castle's grand old man. He was everyone's friend, and to the call of the suffering, the oppressed and the distressed, no man responded more fully or more freely. He was the Christian gentleman. He believed -in God and during a long series of years was steadfast, faithful and devoted to the church of which he was an honored member and which, in its early start, had him for its principal and most reliable support. The Christian Church of New Castle owes very much indeed to Colonel Miles Murphey and memory of his stewardship, his manifold labors, his Christian zeal, his unselfishness and his sacrifices for its good, for its welfare, should be kept green in the minds and hearts of all those who were workers with him or of those who have, since his death, taken upon themselves the labor of love, the devotion to and the work for the Master, for which he was so noted.

The home character of a man has much to do with the estimation in which he is held by his friends and neighbors. The home life of Colonel Murphey was exceptionally charming and delightful. His home was his castle. It was his place of rest and refreshment. It was where he most bestowed his love and affection ; a love and an affection that lasted for a period of more than fifty years. These years were not all glad sunshine, but even so, no wave of trouble, no lowering cloud, no cup of sorrow, was permitted to engulf, to overwhelm or to drown the love, the loyalty and the fidelity which dominated his household.

In personal appearance Colonel Miles Murphey was, probably, the most notably conspicuous figure among all his confreres. His was a commanding presence such as would and did, always attract attention. Tall and straight, until in the later years of his life his form was bent with the infirmities of age, lithe and strong, he was the personification of perfect, physical manhood. One who knew him well, referring especially to the time when he was Colonel of the jMilitia and his appearance on horseback, said: "I thought then and I think now. looking back to that period that he was the handsomest man I ever saw."

Colonel Murphey was, in the main, what we understand as a self made man. His education was such only as could be obtained at that time through the medium of the primitive country school, whose curriculum embraced principallv the three R's. Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic. But, notwithstanding, with this meagre education, reinforced by a large gift of native talent, decided ambition and a determination to win, he rapidly forged to the front and soon became the well informed man, the advanced trader and the successful merchant.

and pork packer of New Castle. This in time induced the idea of a larger field of action and operation in these lines and. consequently, in 1862, the firm of Miles Murphey and Company opened a commission house in Chicago. This firm consisted of Colonel Murphey, Benjamin F., Robert P. and Leander E. Murphey. It is not necessary to follow the course of business as it relates to this venture. Suffice it that the firm for several years did a large commission business and during that period and for many years after, Colonel Miles ]\Iurphey was one of the most popular men in any way connected with the Chicago Board of Trade, and the members of that great commercial organization always held him in the very highest esteem.

Colonel Murphey at one time was regarded as probably the wealtiest man, not only in New Castle, but in Henry County. He met with reverses, not all through fault or neglect of his own, but, as his great fortune gradually slipped away from him he never for a single moment lost his courage. He never cried or whimpered, he never lost his rest or his sleep but bore it manfully, bravely, heroically and uncomplainingly.

Colonel Murphey was a strong advocate of internal improvements and to that end gave freely of his time, his labor, and his means. He was influential in the building of the Whitewater canal extending from Cambridge City to Cincinnati and was a director in its affairs until 1849. ^^^ 1850 he, along with the late Judge Elliott, Judge Martin L. Bundy, John Powell, Daniel Bradbury and others became not only personally interested but completely bound up pecuniarily and otherwise in the building of the Cincinnati, Logansport and Chicago Railroad. Of the history of the building of this now great link in the greatest railroad system in the world, the Pennsylvania, Judge Bundy, the last remaining of them all, is best fitted to tell the story. Your speaker knows it to be a fact that but for his. Judge Bundy's strenuous efforts in behalf 'of all concerned, what remained of the fortunes of himself. Colonel Murphey, Judge Elliott, and others would have been swept away. And right here it is pertinent to state that the friendship which existed between these three was quite as close in loyalty and devotion, the one to the other, as that which is reputed to have existed between Damon and Pythias.

Colonel Murphey's last official position came to him at the ver}^ outset of the Civil War. The sounds of the guns firing upon Fort Sumter had scarcely died away when the strong but imperative summons of Indiana's Great War Governor, Oliver P. Morton, was flashed over the wires to New Castle, demanding the immediate presence of Colonel Murphey at Indianapolis to take his position as Inspector General on the Governor's staff to which place he had been appointed April 27, 1861. As such officer Colonel Murphey directed and aided in the outfitting of more than 50,000 Indiana volunteer soldiers, consisting of infantry, cavalry and artillery. It may be taken for granted that his work was well performed since no word of complaint or criticism was ever heard in relation to the matter.

My task, a pleasurable one, is well nigh finished but it is not complete. A full history of Colonel ]\Iiles Murphey, taking into consideration all of his life with the accompanying and really necessary side lights would make a large volume. He was a pioneer, the record of whose life is worth the preservation. He was a noble man in the strict sense of the word. His confidence in his fellow men was implicit. He was open in speech, in action and never, under any circumstance or under any provocation, permitted his temper to run away with his better judgment. He beheved in the equahty of men and in his social relations never for a moment sought to elevate himself at the expense of his friends and neighbors. He was the most hospitable of men and at his house the way-faring man though a stranger found welcome and to all no matter whom, the latch string to his door always hung outward. As the husband and father he was the most devoted and the most indulgent. No favor was ever asked and no boon ever craved that was not granted if within his power to bestow. Because of such men, of such pioneers, is seen the necessity for historical societies, for archives in which may be stored and kept their history and from which future generations may learn the worth and character of those who preceded them upon the stage of action and so learning to pronounce the verdict so often rendered : "They built better than they knew."

One thing further before closing. I desire to refer to the State of North Carolina and to East Tennessee with especial reference to the emigrants from these points to Eastern Indiana and the apparent influence said emigrants had upon the growth, morally, commercially and economically of this, the best and richest spot in our famed and favorite Hoosierland. They were indeed a hardy, thrifty body of men and women. They braved all hardships and to them we owe very much of what we are today. They hated slavery as they hated oppression of every kind and description and they delighted in doing good to their fellow men. In a general way I mention a few of these emigrants from the old north state and East Tennessee, as for instance : the Murpheys, Harveys, Elliotts, Millikans, Thornburghs, Shelleys, Holladays, Hoovers, Paynes, Rogers and very many others, collectively and individually, who, by their industry cut away the forests, tilled the soil, built school houses, erected churches and in other ways made it easy for their descendants to continue the work so well begun, until it can be said truthfully, the wilderness has been made to blossom as the rose. So all honor to the Old North State and to East Tennessee, not forgetting in this connection to say a good word for those once famous places : "Dobson's Cross Roads" and "Beard's Hatter Shop."

It is now twenty-one years since Colonel Miles Murphey died. Had he lived until now he would have been near the rounding out of a century. He lived to see vast, wonderful changes ; he was a commander in the march of progress and improvement ; he was a builder ; he assumed great risks and in all and through all maintained his character, his credit, his honor, his loyalty to home, to town, to county, to state, to nation and to religion. Paraphrasing a couplet of a well known old song, it can be truly said of Colonel Miles Murphey : He was a fine American gentleman, one of the olden kind.

Probably the most conspicuous trait of Colonel Miles Murphev was his even, unruffled temper. Whether he abode in prosperity or dwelt 'neath adversity's wing 'twas always and ever the same. At one time when there seemed a strongprobability that he might lose his entire fortune there were a number of friends in council during one day's forenoon. At noon the Colonel went to his dinner and not reporting to the afternoon conference as soon as he was reasonably expected and after those assembled had waited his coming for some time they sent for him and found that he was soundly, peacefully enjoying his accustomed afternoon nap.

generally wore the best the market afforded. His son Dick (Leander E. Murphey) was the costliest dresser, I think, that, at the period referred to. ever lived in New Castle. His father, who indulged his every want and wish remonstrated with him one time relative to his extravagance in dress. The matter was compromised by the father accepting Dick's proposition that he (Dick) would only purchase a suit of clothes when the father had supplied himself in that direction, the agreement being for the following year. Soon the Colonel bought a fine suit of broadcloth whereupon Dick did likewise and the Colonel discussing the matter said, "Well, well, Dick, you have just had a new suit." "That is true," says Dick, "but vou know the agreement." The outcome of it all resulted in the fact that the total expenses of the year were not in the least curtailed.

No one better enjoyed a joke than the Colonel even though it might be at his expense. In his time it was much different from now in the method of travel and transportation. Because he had been to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington City he was looked upon then as one who had been far away from home and who had seen very much of the outside world. Being in Philadelphia at one time he concluded a ride about the city of brotherly love would do him good, so visiting a livery, he was not long in securing the proper animal, as he thought for the occasion. The liveryman furnished him with a trained trotting horse, that is, a horse educated to go the faster the harder you pulled on the reins. The colonel mounted the animal and started under a steady pull and the pull increasing the animal kept going faster and faster until finally he had reached what might be termed a lightning gait. He (the Colonel) with his horse going like mad, was shortly the cynosure of all eyes. It was a hot day, the heat standing at about lOO degrees in the shade. The perspiration was streaming down his face ; his linen coat Avas dripping wet and his trousers' legs, from the incessant bobbing up and down, had crawled up and up until the bottoms were away above his knees. By this time he had left the city, still going at lightning speed, when in sheer desperation he dropped the reins with the full intention of jumping from the back of the apparently unmanageable animal. The moment, however, the reins were dropped, that moment the horse stopped and so suddenly as to nearly unhorse the rider. The Colonel's own description of this famous ride was one among the most laughable I ever listened to and he enjoyed it apparently more than anybody else. Colonel Murphey was a lover of horses and about the beginning of the Civil War owned the finest, handsomest, pair of large bod-tailed bays ever seen in New Castle, or for that matter, in Eastern Indiana. They took the first premium at all state and county fairs wherever shown. They were taken to Chicago shortly after Miles Murphey and Company opened a commission house in that city.

His home, the old brick residence now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. George W. Goodwin, and built in 1844 was noted for its unbounded hospitality. His wife, known to all neighbors and friends as "Aunt Betsey," always kept up the entertainments. On one occasion the Colonel had come down town with some distinguished guests and stood talking together on the Murphey corner. That unique, irrepressible character whose equal then or now has not been discovered, Harvey W. Alexander, seeing his opportunity to play a joke, walked briskly up to the group and bidding them good morning, said, "Excuse me Colonel, but my wife is sick and would like to know the prospect of getting your wife to go over and

Colonel Murphey was not, in the strict sense of the word, a politician and yet within the limits of his town, county and State he occupied a well defined position touching all matters which might affect for good or evil the affairs of the municipality the State or the nation. Politically, he was a Democrat and so remained until the time of the Kansas-Nebraska trouble when he with many other Democrats left their party and became Republicans. He was intensely anti-slaver}^ and was against the further extension of that then greatest national evil. He was a delegate to the national convention at Chicago and helped with voice and labor in the nomination of the now immortal Lincoln and during the great campaign which followed and which resulted in the triumphant election of Lincoln, Colonel Murphey was an active participant. He was a great admirer of Lincoln, at whose home in Springfield, Illinois, he was several times a guest and always delighted to talk to him. In the latter years of Colonel Murphey's life, he became a member of the Democratic party voting with it on national questions but otherwise acting independently of all parties. He was not a seeker after office preferring always mercantile and cornmercial pursuits, nevertheless he was honored by being elected county treasurer in 1833 and representative together with David Macy in 1837. On August 4, 1829, he was commissioned Major of the 48th Regiment Indiana Militia and on August 22, 183 1, he was promoted Colonel of the same regiment, thus gaining the title by which he was most familiarly known and which badge of distinction he worthily wore and sustained until his death.

Family Record Of Colonel Miles Murphey

Miles Murphey and Elizabeth Carpenter were married in New Castle, October 10, 1830, the ceremony being performed by Jacob Thornburgh, Justice of the Peace. They were the parents of the following named children, all born in New Castle :

De Witt Clinton Murphey, born April 22, 183 1 ; died December 16, 1838. Maria Louisa Murphey, bom August 15, 1834; married to George W. Goodwin, in New Castle, September i, 1852, the ceremony being performed by the Reverend Samuel K. Hoshour.

Leander Elliott Murphey, born March 23, 1840; married Helen Mary Elliott, in New Castle, May 26, 1863, the ceremony being performed by the Reverend James S. Ferris. He was twice married, his second wife being Minnie Rosalia Bruske. They were married in Chicago, Illinois, August 26, 1886, the ceremony being performed by the Reverend F. A. Noble, pastor of the Union Park Congregational Church. Miss Bruske was the daughter of Edward H. and Johannah E. (Fryer) Bruske, and was born in Germany, November 9, 1853. She came to America, with her parents, in the following year. She was educated in the public schools of East Saginaw, Michigan, where the family resided. Later she went to Chicago. She lived there with her husband until his death, March 18, 1904., and since that event, she has divided her time between Chicago and East Saginaw.

Helen Mary (Elliott) Alurphey was born July 21, 18,42, and died July 5, 1871. All of the above named, who are dead, are buried in South Alound Cemetery, Xew Castle.

George Washington Goodwin

George Washington Goodwin, noted above, as having married the only daughter of Colonel Miles and Elizabeth Murphey, was born at Portsmouth, Ohio, September 28, 1824, and died in New Castle, Indiana, April 2, 1900. He was the son of Wesley and Jane Goodwin, old settlers of Henry County. In 1828, Wesley Goodwin started west from Portsmouth, having no determinate point in view. Himself and family, traveling by wagon on their way to the W'est, arrived in New Castle, about the time of the Presidential election, in the Fall of 1828. At that time, the election laws of Indiana, as in all new States, were very lax, and although he had been in the State but a short time, Mr. Goodwin had the legal right to vote, and he decided to remain at the new county seat long enough to exercise that privilege, intending to proceed on his journey westward, immediateh' after the election. He remained, cast his vote for Andrew Jackson, and never went further, living in and near New Castle, until his death.

He was born in the State of New York, January 23, 1791, and early in life was taken by his parents to Portsmouth, Ohio. He died July 29, i860. His wife, Jane Stewart, was born April 19, 1797, and died September 8, 1870. Both are buried in South Mound Cemetery. They were the parents of three children, namely : Richard. George W^ashington, and a daughter. Prudence, who became the wife of Hugh Diven. of Cambridge City, Indiana. All are now deceased.

Wesley Goodwin early took an important position in the affairs of Henry County and maintained the same until his death. He became a large landowner and purchased from the State the whole of school section sixteen, one mile west of New Castle. It is on this section of land that the New Castle Rolling Mill is now situated. Mr. Goodwin built a large, commodious house for a residence and drover's hotel, which for very many years stood as a landmark, where the residence of Mahlon D. Harvey now stands. Before the advent of railroads, it was the custom of drovers to travel through the countr}-, buying stock of every kind that was fit for market and driving the same to Cincinnati, Ohio. Wesley Goodwin's place became noted, far and wide, as a favorite rendezvous for drovers and the author, as a boy, can well remember seeing hundreds of hogs and cattle turned into the Goodwin fields for the night, the next day to be driven onward towards the Queen City.

Wesley Goodwin was associated with Colonel Miles ^Murphey and others in the first firm that ever killed and packed hogs in New Castle. Later, he had a store in New Castle, which was operated by his son, Richard, who was a partner in the business. George W. Goodwin became a clerk in this store when he was fourteen years old and continued in that capacity until he was twenty one.

Weslev Goodwin was a genial and companionable man. progressive and enterprising. His son, George W. Goodwin, to whom this sketch has especial reference, left the store of his father and brother in 1846 and became the proprietor of a tin and stove store in Cambridge City. This he successfully operated for two years or more. In the Fall of 1849 he joined the great army of adventurers who.

some marching across the plains, others across the Isthmus of Panama, sought the New Eldorado, California. A full account of his experiences on this trip, going and coming, and while in California, will be found in this History, in the chapter entitled, "Henry County Emigration to the Gold Fields of California."

After his return from California and his marriage to Maria Louisa Murphey in 1852, as above related, he engaged in the general mercantile business, in New Castle in 1853, and followed it successfully for four years. From i860 to 1868 he cut and packed pork in the Winter and bought grain in the Summer, at the same time carrying on his large farming interests, he having succeeded to the large landed estate of his father, at the time of the latter's death. His broad and fertile commercial mind conceived and his great energy and enterprise carried out, in conjunction with Benjamin F. Murphey, the building of the first pork packing house in Des Moines, Iowa, in the Winter of 1863-64, not a railroad in Iowa, at that time, reaching that city, the nearest shipping points being Marshalltown, on the Northwestern, and Grinnell, on the Rock Island Railroad. The entire management of the business rested in the hands of Mr. Goodwin, who remained at Des Moines until the final clean-up, in the Spring of 1864. So successful was this venture that they killed and packed something like eight thousand hogs, shipping the product by wagon to Marshalltown and Grinnell and thence by rail to Chicago.

In 1868 he sold a part of his farm and engaged in the lumber business, operating saw mills and shipping walnut and other hardwood lumber to eastern cities. Disposing of this business, he again entered the grain trade. In 1882 he associated himself with his son, Richard D. Goodwin, under the firm name of R. D. Goodwin and Company, in the clothing business in New Castle. Besides his interest in that business he continued to buy and ship grain until his death.

George Washington Goodwin was an upright man and a consistent member of the Christian Church. He was also a member of the Masonic Order. He merited and received, during his entire business career of many years, the full confidence of his fellow citizens. He is survived by his widow, who lives in the old family homestead. New Castle.

George W. and ]\Iaria Louisa ( jMurphey) Goodwin were the parents of a highly interesting family of eleven children, namely: Hilary Lillian; Frances M. ; Richard Douglass ; Carrie M., now Mrs. William E. Jeffrey ; Addie M., now deceased ; Helen M. ; Miles M. ; Leota May, afterwards Mrs. John W. Rodgers, now deceased; William M. ; John C. and Maurice C. The letter "M" in all of the above names stands for the family name of "Murphey," and the letter "C," for the family name of "'Carpenter."

Benjamin Franklin Murphey

The Murphey family in Henry County is as old as the county itself. They came originally from North Carolina, where Miles Murphey, the first, and Dorothy Evans were married. They were the parents of sixteen children, six of whom died in the old North State. In 1820, the family came to Indiana and settled i!i Wayne County, bringing their ten surviving children with them. Two years later they moved to Henry County, settling on Flatrock, two and a half miles southeast of New Castle. About the time of this removal, one of the sons, named Robert (born September 5, 1796), married Sarah Burgess (born January 20.

1797). They remained in Wayne County, making their home near Dublin. They were the parents of twelve children. In their later life, they moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where they lived, died and are buried.

Their second son, Benjamin Franklin Murphey, was born near Dublin, September 10, 1824. He lived with his parents until he was seventeen years old, when he went to live with his uncle. Colonel Miles Murphey, at New Castle, and became a clerk in his general store. Thus began his long, active commercial life.

At New Castle, on May 5, 1847, he married Mahala Elizabeth Swazey, who was born December 21, 1830, and died April 11, 1862, at -Middletown, Indiana. She is buried in South Mound Cemetery. New Castle. Young Murphey early developed such excellent business ability that in 1846 his uncle established a branch store at Middletown and the nephew took a half interest therein. Soon after his marriage, he moved permanently to Middletown where he took charge of the business and resided tmtil 1863. He soon became a leader in the business and social affairs of Middletown and vicinity. Before the Panhandle railroad was built, he was largely engaged in handling the live stock business of the county, dealing in the buying and selHng of cattle and hogs and driving them to Cincinnati. Along with the late Joseph Yount, he took an active part in building the railroad from New Castle to Middletown. After the road was completed, he built a large packing house there and for a number of years did a large packing business. He was prosperous, had the confidence of the people and was universally regarded as a noble, generous hearted man.

In 1859-60 Mr. ]\Iurphey built a brick residence, which was then the finest in the county, and is still well preserved and occupied by the widow of the late Simon Summers. This house is now pointed out to strangers and others as the work of one of the most enterprising and progressive men that ever lived in the community.

When the Civil War began, he was very active in support of the Government, as he had also been in his advocacy of Lincoln's election. Soon after his uncle, Colonel Miles Murphey, was made Inspector General of Indiana, Benjamin F.. accepted a call from Governor Morton, went to Indianapolis, and took the position of Captain and Assistant Quartermaster General on the Governor's staff, in which capacity he rendered efficient service until the Fall of 1861, when he resigned and returned to Middletown to resume charge of his business. Soon after this his wife died as above stated.

The children bom to Benjamin F. and Mahala E. (Swazey) Murphey were Elnor Caroline, born December 4, 1849; ^^^^ August 23, 1853; Laura Jane, born June 13, 1852; died January 12, 1854; George Henry, bom November 20, 1854; died March 7, 1864; Emma Louise, born September 10, 1857; now residing near Indianapolis, Indiana; Olive, born July 16, i860; afterwards wife of Morris P. Borden, of Chicago; died February 17, 1897; Mahala Frances, born March 22, 1862 ; died in infancy. All of the above who are deceased, except the daughter, Olive (Borden), are buried by the side of their mother. Mrs. Borden is buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago.

In 1863, Mr. Murphey disposed of his business interests in Middletown to his brother, Milton M., and moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he became a member of the then well known commission house of Miles Murphey and Company, as is described more fully in the preceding sketch of Colonel Miles Murphey.