Wayne County, Indiana - Biographical sketches (5 of 15 so headed), 1884

John Allen, second son of Hugh and Mary (Brooks) Allen, was born April 2, 1819, in Montgomery County, Ohio, and in 1821 his parents moved to Wayne County, Ind., loeating in Jefferson Township. His father purchased eighty acres of uncultivated land and followed farming through life. He reared a family of eight children - Elizabeth (deceased), Jacob, John, Mason, Mary A., Marion (deceased), Thomas and Caroline (deceased). The father accumulated a good property, and died at the age of fifty-six years. His widow died at the age of seventy years. John received a good education at the subscription schools and worked on his father's farm till he grew to manhood, when he farmed on rented land one year. He then purchased seventy acres and has since been very successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owns 450 acres of fine land in Clay Township, worth $70 per acre, and has also considerable personal property and cash. He is also a stockholder in the Citizens' Bank of Hagerstown, of which he was one of the incoporators and also a director while it was doing business. He was married in October, 1843, to Mary, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Martindale, of Wayne County. They have had five children - Hugh, died at the age of eighteen years; Martha, wife of E. S. Bunnel, of Clay Township; Franklin P.; an infant daughter (deceased), and Etta, who died when two years old. Mr. Allen and wife are members of the Baptist church. His grandfather, Hugh Allen, was a native of Ireland, and his maternal ancestors were from Virginia. His father, Hugh Allen, was born in Kentucky and afterward moved with his parents to Montgomery County, Ohio, where he was married. Mrs. Allen's parents reared five children - Mary, Elizabeth (deceased), Martha, Julia A. and ThomisJ. (deceased). Mr. Martindale died when fifty-four years of age. His wife is still living, in her eighty-first year.

Cyrus A. Baldwin, eldest son of Jonathan and Mary A., (Albertson) Baldwin, was born June 3, 1837, in Hamilton County, Ind., and when sixteen months old his parents removed to Wayne County, where he lived on the home farm till he grew to manhood. He received his early education at the country schools, after which he attended Earlham College one year. He then taught school sixteen terms during the winter and farmed in the summer. He tanght his last term in the winter of 1877 - 78, since which he has been engaged in farming. He was married Sept. 22, 1859, to Barbara A., daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Shock) Sherrick, who were of German ancestry, both now deceased. They have four daughters - Luella, Edna, Florence and Lodosca. Mr. Baldwin and family are members of the Society of Orthodox Friends and he is a minister. His wife is an Elder in their church, and he is Clerk of their Monthly Meeting. Mr. Baldwin's father was born in Guilford County, N. C., of English descent, and in 1826 came with his parents to Wayne County, where he was married. In 1836 he went to Hamilton County, but returned to Wayne County in 1838. His wife was born near Richmond, Ind. Her parents came from North Carolina to Wayne County about 1812 or 1813.

A. D. Bond, fourth son of Robert and Rachel (Thornburg) Bond, was born April 19, 1836, near Washington, Wayne Co., Ind. He obtained a good education in the schools of his native village, and grew to manhood on the home farm. At the age of twenty-tive he began business for himself, and in 1860 bought land near Manchester, Wabash Co., Ind., which he improved and farmed five and a half years. He then traded his Wabash farm for a part of the land first entered by his grandfather, Jesse Bond, and in 1866 he returned to Wayne County and settled on his farm, where he has since been successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising. His farm contains 260 acres of well-improved land, and his farm buildings and residence are first class. He was married in 1860 to Mary E., daughter of John and Jane (Willetts) Scott, of Wayne County. They have had four children - Emma C., born Sept. 24, 1861; S. Maud, born March 16, 1864; V. Blanche, born April 14, 1878, and died Feb. 4, 1879; and Edith A., born May 20, 1882. Mr. Bond has served as Trustee of Clay Township since the spring of 1880, by reelection. Politically he is a Republican, and he is a member of the Hicksite Friends. His wife belongs to the Disciple church.

Henry Thornburg Bond, eldest son of Robert and Rachel (Thornburg) Bond, was born Feb. 10, 1827, in Clay Township, Wayne Co., Ind. He was educated at the subscription schools, and lived on the home farm till thirty-three years of age. He has always followed farming, and now owns 227 acres of fine farming lands, and hishome farm and fine residence shows that he is one of the leading farmers of his township. He was married in September, 1860, to Mary A., daughter of Robert and Narcissa (Stinson) Boyd, who were natives of Kentucky and Tennessee respectively. Her father is deceased, but her mother still lives, in her eighty-fifth year. Mr. Bond and wife have three children, all living at hone - Robert B., Emma F. and James E. Mr. Bond is a Republican in polities, and belongs to the Hicksite Friends' church. His wife is a member of the Christian church. Mr. Bond's paternal great-grandparents were natives of England, and emigrated to North Carolina in an early day. His Greatgrandfather Commons was born in Ireland, and his Greatgrandmother Commons, whose maiden name was Hayes, was anativeof Wales. His grandfather, Jesse Bond, was born, reared and married in North Carolina. Heafterward lived in Grayson County, Va., where our subject's father, Robert, was born, and in 1808 settled 160 acres of land near the present Earlham College, residing there till 1813, when he removed to a farm near the present site of Washington, residing there till his death. Robert Bond married Rachel, daughter of Henry and Nancy Thornburg, who came from Tennessee to Wayne County a few years aftey Mr. Bond's ancestors. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bond reared eight children, four now living - Henry T., John, Abner D. and Lewis T. Emily died in Cass County in 1855, in her twenty-fifth year. Milton died in Wabash County in 1872, in his fortieth year. Lydia E. died in Wayne County in 1879, in her thirty-seventh year. Larkin T. died in Wayne County in 1882, in his thirty-sixth year. Their father died at the age of fifty-eight years, but his widow still survives, aged seventy-six years. He was one of the leading farmers of his day, and at his death left 1,000 acres of fine land in Wayne, Hamilton and Wabash counties in the State of Indiana.

William Commons Bond, fourth son of Jesse and Phebe (Commons) Bond, was born Aug. 23, 1808, in Wayne County, Ind. His parents were reared and married in North Carolina, and afterward lived in Grayson County, Va. They removed to Indiana and settled where Earlham College now stands in 1808, residing there ti!l 1813, when they removed half a mile north of where Richmond is situated. In 1815 he entered 160 acres of land near Washington, Ind, where he resided till his death. He was one of the pioneers of Clay Township, and was the first minister of the order of Friends who held meetings in the township. Heand his wife had eleven children, of whom only seven survive - Nathan, William ©., J. Isaac, Jesse, Jr., Ruth, Hannah and Lydia. Mr. Bond died in his eighty-fourth year, and his wife died at the age of sixty-two. In 1824 our subject, in connection with his father and brothers, began digging a race for the purpose of constructing a mill, and the following year erected a sawmill. They soon after erected a woolen-inill, which was the first mill in the country that manufactured and fulled wool cloth. William and his brother Nathan were associated in this milla number of years. He was married Sept. 23, 1330, to Hafinah, daughter of William and Damaris (Mills) Locke, who were early settlers of Wayne County. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1880. They have a family of six children - Oliver S., of the Savings Bank, Toledo, Ohio ; Damaris, wife of E. H. Wright, of the Superior Iron Mines, Michigan ; Larkin, of Wayne County; Francenia, wife of S. G. Snider, of White County, Ind.; Eliza J., at home, and Mattie, wife of James Horrell, of Wayne County. Mr. Bond and wife are members of the Society of Hicksite Friends, and politically he is a Republican. He owns a desirable farm on Green's Fork, near Washington, where he is engazed in farming.

John Brooks, Sr., was born in Stokes, now Forsyth, County, N. 0., Nov. 18, 1806, second son of Jesse and Judith (Johnson) Brooks, the former of Welsh and the latter of English descent. They were the parents of ten children - Polly, David, Sarah (deceased), John, Matthew (deceased), Sicily, Elizabeth, Charity, Jesse W. and Alpha. Our subject removed to Wayne County, Ind., in 1831, where he purchased ninety acres of land fur $450; and settled near Economy, Perry Township, in 1833. He followed farming tea years, during which his parents moved to Wayne County, where his father died at the age of seventy-five years, his mother following a few years later, at about the same age. He was married in 1833, to Rachel, daughter of William and Damaris (Mills) Locke. They have two daughters - Betsy J. and Martha A. Mrs. Brooks died Aug. 24, 1843, after which Mr. Brooks sold his farm for $1,000, and purchased a farm north of Washington for $16.25 per acre, where he engaged in farming till 1870. He was again married in 1844, to Mary A., daughter of David and Anna (Henly) Johnson, of Morgan County, Ind. They have three children - Jesse W., formerly Cashier of tlie Citizens Bank of Hagerstown, Wayne County; Emma A, wife of William K. Bellows, of Indianapolis, and Flora B., wife of Martin Worl, of Henry County, Ind. In 1870 Mr. Brooks sold his farm fur $102 per acre, and purchased forty acres east of Washington for $150 per acre. He gave his children a liberal education. He and his wife are members of the Friends' church. Since locating near Washington Mr. Brooks has purchased a valuable farm of 160 acres, one mile east of his home place, for which he paid $65 per acre. He with a number of others chartered a bank at Hagerstown, known as the Citizens Bank, with a cash capital of 350,000. He was a Director of the bank, and for two years President, and has been connected with it from its oryanization in 1874 until its close in 1880. His son J. W. was also a stockholder, Director and Cashier, and when the bank closed he purchased the bank furnishing and organized a banking and exchange business, known as the Commercial Bank of Hagerstown, the firm name being J. W. Brooks &S8. J. Ford. The former retired from the firm in the fall of 1880. In 1879 he, with a number of others, organized a life insurance association, incorporated as the Provident Life Association ot Richmond, Ind., he being Vice-President and Treasurer. He was connected with it till in 1881, when he resigned. Mr. Brooks was one of the original organizers and stockholders of the " Richmond Industrial Association," organized May

John Brooks, Jr., second son of Matthew and Rhoda (Veal) Brooks, was born Feb. 11, 1836, in Wayne County, Ind. His parents were natives of North Carolina, the father born in 1808, of Welsh, and the mother in 1812, of English, descent. They came to Wayne County in 1831 and reared two sons - Asa S., living in Randolph County, Ind., and John. The father died in 1807, and the the mother resides with our subject. He was educated at the common schools, and followed farming in Wayne County till 1857, and in November of that year bought a farm for $2,600, where he farmed six years, when he sold it for $3,500. He then paid $7,000 for a farm on Whitewater River, where he followed farming and stock-dealing ten years, when he purchased a farm near Winchester (still retaining his home farm), paying for it $9,900, where he resided till 1880, when he bought the farm where he now resides in Wayne County, for which he paid $8,000. He still owns his two farms in Randolph and is one of the most successful farmers and stockdealers in Randolph and Wayne counties. Dec. 12, 1855, he was married to Susan, daughter of William and Susan (Cornelius) Beall. They have had five children born to them-William M., and Milton F., of Randolph County; Luther S., at home; Arsula R., wife of Harvey H. Hiatt, of Randolph County, and an infant, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks belong to the United Brethren church. Mr. Beall, father of Mrs. Brooks, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1802, and came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1816, where be was married in 1820 to Susan Cornelius. She was born in North Carolina, in 1795, and came to Wayne County at an early day. They reared six children - Curran, Hannah A., Brutus, Amanda, Marian (deceased) and Susan. Mr. Beall died in 1850 and his wife died in 1876.

Rhodes William Bunnel, M. D., eldest son of Dr. William W. and Olinda (Ball) Bunnel, was born Dec. 4, 1825, in Clay Township, Wayne Co., Ind. His father was born near Maysville, Ky., in 1795, and when fourteen years old removed with his parents to Warren County, Ohio. He was married in August, 1822, to Olinda Ball, who was born in Warren County, Ohio, in 1800, a daughter of Calvin and Christina (Eulas) Ball. They reared a family of five children - Monimia, Rhodes W., Julia A., Horace M. and Eulas S. Monimia and Horace are deceased. Dr. William W. Bunnel received a liberal education, graduating from the Ohio Medical College, and soon after his marriage began the practice of his profession in Washington, Wayne Co., Ind. Mrs. Bunnel aided him by teaching school in the village of Washington. Dr. Bunnel was the leading physician of the township till his death. He died from cholera in 1852. His widow survived him till 1872. Our subject, Rhodes W., was reared in Washington, Wayne County, where he received his early education. Heread medicine under his father, and graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1848. He immediately began to practice medicine in Dalton, Wayne County, in partnership with Dr. Dickey where he remained one year. From 1850 till 1852 he was engaged in gold mining in California, when he returned to Washington, Ind., where he has since been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. Nov. 31, 1861, he was married to Jane L., daughter of Newton and Emily (Pease) Loomer. Five children have been born to them - Newton L., of the State University, Bloomington, Ind.; Monimia J., Chauncey R., Larone A., and a son who died in infancy. Dr. Bunnel is a charter member of Acacia Lodge, No. 242, A. F. & A. M., Washington, Ind., and has been Master of the lodge nearly all of the time since its organization. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party.

Allen Kelly Daugherty, dealer in groceries and general merchandise, Washington, Wayne Co., Ind., was born in Rockingham County, Va., Dec. 10, 1840, a son of Valentine and Mary (Kelly) Daugherty. His father was born and reared in the same county, and his mother a native of Lancaster County, Pa. They married in Pennsylvania and reared their family, consisting of six sons and five daughters, in Rockingham County. Allen K. was reared to manhood in the Shenandoah Valley. His youth was spent on a farm and attending the subscription schools, and when seventeen years old, he went one year to a college, near Stanton, in the Shenandoah Valley. He then taught school two terms in his native county, after which he returned to college for six months. In the winter of 1860-61, he taught a term in his native county, when he joined the Federal army with three friends. They rode two nights and entered the Federal lines at New Creek, Va., after which he went to Jacksonburg, Wayne Co., Ind., where he volunteered in the Fifty-fourtk Indiana Infantry, Company I, as first Duty Sergeant, for three months. In a short time he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, and served as such during his time of service. For a time he was on duty at Camp Morton, near Indianapolis, guarding prisoners of war. He, with his command, was engaged in battle with Morgan's forces, near Green River Bridge, and also near Elizabethtown. He was discharged at Indianapolis, in September, 1862, and soon after engaged in the cooper's trade at Washington, Wayne County, at which he worked two years. Inthe summers of 1864 and 1865 he taught school in Washington, after which he engaged in his coopering until 1870. In March, 1870, he established his present mercantile business, and is now one of the leading merchants of the place. He was married Nov. 29, 1863, to Martha A. Coffin, a native of Indiana, and daughter of Jonathan and Martha (Parker) Coffin, who came from North Carolina in an early day. Mr. Coftin represented his county in the Legislature of North Carolina a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty have two children - Francis L. and Charles H. Mr. Daugherty is a member of Greensport Lodge, No. 184, I. O. O. F., and of Ellsworth Post, No. 200, G. A. R., both of Washington. He has served as Justice of the Peace of Clay Township, since 1878, by re-election.

Hon. Branson Lewis Harris was born in Green Township, Wayne Co., Ind., April 21, 1817, a son of James and Naomi (Lewis) Harris. He lived on the home farm till he was twenty-two years old, after which he farmed for himself on rented lands till 1843. He then bought a farm in Green Township, where he followed agricultural pursuits till February, 1854, when he purchased his present farm of 275 acres. His farm is in a high state of cultivation and his farm buildings are good. Sept. 9, 1839, he was married to Martha Young, who was born March 23, 1817, only daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Martindale) Young, the former deceased. They have two sons - Addison O., born Oct. 2, 1840, a prominent lawyer of Indianapolis, and Alonzo M., born Sept. 13, 1845, living on the old homestead. Addison was a member of the State Senate, from Indianapolis, during the session of 1877, and at the same time Mr. Harris was in the House of Representatives. Mr. Harris was Justice of the Peace of Green Township three years, and while holding that position was elected by the Whig party to represent the county in the State Legislature of 1853. From 1856 till 1859 he was Trustee of Clay Township, and superintended the construction of the first public school buildings in Clay Township. He was Township Trustee two years during the civil war. In 1875 he was elected to the State Legislature by the Republican party of Wayne County, and was re-elected in 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are members of the Christian church, of which he is Elder and Deacon. His parents were natives of Guilford County, N. C., and settled in Wayne County in an early day, where they were married. They had a family of seven children - Branson L.; Winston E., of Wayne County; Addison R., deceased; Milton R., minister of the United Brethren church, of Delaware County; Allen M., of Wayne County; Haunah, deceased; Sarilda, wife of W. H. Harris, of Wayne County. Our subject's father followed farming through life. He was a member of the Friends' church until the war of 1812, in which he was a soldier. He joined the Methodist Episcopal church a few years before his death. He was Justice of the Peace of Green Township two terms, and died July 20, 1854, in his sixty-second year. His wife died in her seventy-fourth year, May 14, 1870.

Daniel Webster Harris, farmer and stock-dealer, was born in Randolph County, Ind., Dec. 18, 1849, the second son of Milton R. and Matilda (Bradbury) Harris. His grandfather, James Harris, came from North Carolina and settled in Wayne County, Ind., where Milton R. was born and reared. Milton R. Harris afterward settled in Randolph County, where he had four children born to him - Corwin, Daniel W.,

Sarilda J. and Laura I. Corwin died at the age of five and Sarilda J. at the age of two years. He soon after removed to Wayne County, where six more children were born to him - Clara E., Mary N., James W. and Willie (twins; the latter died in infancy); Moses E. and Leota A. The mother died Dec. 6, 1872, and Mr. Harris married Mary (Wright) McCowan, of Delaware County, Ind., three children being the result of their union - Charles, Hayes and Cora. Milton R. Harris is a minister of the United Brethren church. When five years of age Daniel W. moved with his parents to Wayne County, where he was reared on the farm and attended the common schools. After he grew to manhood his father removed to Delaware County and still engaged in agricultural pursuits and the ministry. Daniel W. remained on the farm in Wayne County, where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married April 24, 1872, to Lucetta J., daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Hall, of Vigo County, Ind. They have four children - Walter M., Mary M., William C. and Frank A. Mr. Harris and wife are members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Hall was reared and first married in England to Eliza Brigham, by whom he had seven children - Mary, Robert W., Aneliza, Emma, Thomas, Elizabeth and Megginson; Elizabeth and Thomas deceased, the latter at Libby Prison while retained as a Union prisoner. William Hall was again married at Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 6, 1847, to Mary E., daughter of Joseph and Jane Smith, who was reared in Ross County, Ohio. This union was blessed with eleven children - Joseph, Walter, Lucetta J., Ella E., Charles E., Jenetta J., Matilda A. and three others who died unnamed. Mrs. Mary E. Hall died Sept. 10,1876. William Hall died Sept. 28, 1880.

George Gillespie Hindman, farmer and stock-dealer, Clay Township, was born in Butler County, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1823, eldest son of William and Martha (Gillespie) Hindman, natives of Westmoreland County, Pa., and Warren County, Ohio, respectively. They were the parents of six children, four of whomare still living - Gillespie, Samuel, William and George G. When our subject was six years old his parents moved to Montgomery County, Ohio, residing there five years. They lived in Shelby County, Ohio, six years, when they moved to Wayne County, and settled in Olay Township, in 1839, where they died a few years later. After he attained his majority George G. worked as a farm-hand, and by industry and economy was soon able to purchase land, and became one of the leading farmers and stock-dealers in the township. Reverses in trade, however, crippled him, and he was obliged to begin life over again. He now owns a fine farm of over 290 acres. He was the principal man in building the turnpike from Washington to Hagerstown, and was President of the company a number of years. He is a Republican in politics, and was elected to the office of County Commissioner by a large majority in the fall of 1882, and is still holding that position. He was married Feb. 20, 1845, to Mary E., daughter of Jesse and Margaret (Warren)Thornburg, who came from Tennessee to Wayne County in an early day. They have had ten children - Archibald K., of Wayne County; Francis M., of Marion County, Ind.; Martha, wife of J. Horney, died at the age of twenty years; Clara M., wife of Joseph Cary, of Cambridge City, Ind.; Laura J., wife of J. Rickey, of Cambridge City, Ind.; Sarah J., wife of Jacob Taylor, of Wayne County; William S., of Hagerstown; George W., died at the age of eighteen months; George T. and Alice, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hindman are members of the Christian church, of which he is Trustee.

Andrew Horney was born Dec. 20, 1835, in Wayne County, Ind., and is the third son of Stephen and Nancy (Williams) Horney, who were natives of Guilford County, N.C. His father came to Wayne County about 1815, where he was married to Nancy Williams, who came to Richmond in 1807 with her parents. They reared a family of nine children - Rebecca, John (deceased), Absalom (deceased), Sarah, Andrew, Esther, Mary A., Jesse, and Martha (deceased). Stephen was a farmer by occupation, and died in Wayne County, aged eighty years. His wife is still living, aged eighty-one years. Andrew obtained a common-school education. He was reared a farmer, and has always followed that avocation, and at present owns a well-cultivated farm of 120 acres, with a first-class residence. He was married Sept. 5, 1858, to Sarah J., daughter of Robert and Lydia (Brown)Franklin, who were early settlers of Wayne County, where they reared six children - Clarissa (deceased), Elizabeth, Henry,Sarah, Samuel, and Robert (deceased). Mrs. Franklin died at the age of fifty years. Mr. Franklin is yet living, and is eighty-three years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Horney have eight children - Henry C., Emily J. (wife of Charles Linderman, of Wayne County), Matilda, Martha, Olive (wife of Robert Beeson, of Wayne County), Lydia, Sadie and Walter S. Mr. Horney and wife are members of the United Brethren church, and he has served his church as Trustee.

Andrew Thomas Kepler, youngest son of Peter and Elizabeth (Shafer) Kepler, was born May 12, 1821, in Wayne County. When he attained his majority he purchased 196 acres where he now resides. In 1866 he purchased the Green's Fork grist and saw mills, which he operated in connection with his farming pursuits until 1868. He then sold the mil], but the parties failing to keep their contract, he took charge of it in 1870, and in 1873 again sold it. In 1876 he again became sole owner, and has since operated the mills. The first grist-mill on the present site was erected in 1859-'60, by Samuel Boyd. It was destroyed by fire, and re-built by Mr. Kepler in 1878, at a cost of $7,500. He has all the modern machinery for manufacturing the new process flour, and is now doing a large custom business, also owning a fine farm and first-class residence. He was married Jan. 28, 1848, to Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Savage) Fertich, natives of Pennsylvania, of German ancestry. They moved to Wayne County, Ind., in 1832, where the father died, aged seventyone years. Mrs. Fertich is living, in her eighty-fourth year. Mr. and Mrs. Kepler have two children - A manda E., wife of Levi ©. Waltz, of Wayne Connty, and Charles B., of Wayne. Mr. Kepler is a member of the German Lutheran church, and his wife belongs to the Disciples church. Mr. Kepler's ancestors were originally from Germany. His parents were born in Maryland, and settled in Wayne County, Ind., in 1820, and his father rented a mill, which he operated one year. The next year he purchased the farm now owned by Alonzo

Kepler, where he resided from 1821 until his death, at the age of sixty-six years. His wife died in 1834, aged fifty years. They had five children - John, Peter, Andrew T., Margaret (deceased), and Catherine.

Rev. Rees D. Laufman, son of John and Mary Laufman, was born in Perry County, Ohio, July 25, 1840; received a fair common-school education. Sept. 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-second Ohio Infantry, participating in Green Briar, Allegheny Mountain and Harper's Ferry, where the command was surrendered as prisoners of war by General Miles, paroled and sent to Chicago via Baltimore, Md. They were exchanged in the spring of 1863 and placed in the Seventeenth Army Corps. They werein the following battles in the investing of Vicksburg, viz.: Port Gibson, Thompson Hills, Jackson, Champion Hills, and the long siege of Vicksburg. He was wounded in the memorable charge at Vicksburg, and before fully recovering from the effect of the wound was prostrated with the congestive fever and sent to Lawson Hospita!, St. Louis, Mo. After the fever had been subdued sufficient for his removal, he served as medical nurse until the close of the hospital, being in the hospital the three winter months, when he rejoined his regiment at Vicksburg, and with them participated in the second battle of Champion Hills, Big Shanty, Kennesaw Mountain siege and capture of Atlanta and the battle of Jonesboro, Ga.; was discharged soon after by reason of expiration of term of service. He came to Wayne County, Ind., in the spring of 1865, and was married Feb. 23, 1566, to Jane D., daughter of Jonathan and Mary Ann Baldwin. They have had four children - Wnm. L., born Jan. 5, 1867; Mary A., bora Dee. 8,1870; Albert W., born April 9, 1876, and Laura B., born Oct. 13, 1878. Mr. Laufman owns and farms 150 acres of well cultivate l land one mile northeast of Washington. He has taught six terms of school, and has been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1867.

James William Martindale, only son of John and Lydia (Hatfield) Martindale, natives of Ohio, was born in Washington, Wayne Co., Ind., Dee. 5, 1829. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Hatfield, was born in Kentucky, and settled in Washington in 1812, and first laid out the village. His paternal grandfather, James Martindale, came from North Carolina to Ohio in an early day and in 1809 came to Clay Township, Wayne Co., Ind., and was the first settler on Green's Fork, near Washington. He had four children, two daughters, Martha and Rebecca, by his first wife, and two sons, John and William, by his last wife, Elizabeth Adington. He died at about the age of seventy years. John Martindale, father of our subject, was born in Ohio in 1810, and died when forty-one years of age. His wife still survives, in her seventy-fifth year. They had three children - James W., Sarah and Adeline. James W., whose name heads this sketch, was reared on the farm, and now owns a portion of the farm entered by his grandfather. Oct. 20, 1848, he was married to Lydia King, a native of Dublin, Wayne County, and a daughter of Isaac and Anna King. Mr. King built the first house at Dublin. He subsequently removed to Rush County, Ind., where he died, after which his wife removed to Wayne County and died in Richmond in August, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Martindale have three children, all living in Wayne County - John, Emma (wife of Alpheus Baldwin) and Eden S. Mrs. Martindale and three children are members of the Friends' church. Mr. Martindale has served as Trustee of Clay Township six years, and in June, 1875, he was appointed County Commissioner, and was elected by tke Republican party the following year, holding that office seven years by re-election.

Abner Nicholson, second son of Andrew and Sarah (Lamb) Nicholson, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Sept. 8, 1838. He was educated at the common schools, and was reared on a farm. He has followed farming pursuits through life, and at present owns an excellent farm of eighty acres, and a comfortable residence. He was married in 1858 to Adaline M., daughter of Nathan and Minerva (Lewis) Wilson, early settlers of Wayne County. They have had three children - Charles E., Elmer E., and a daughter who died in infancy. Mrs. Nicholson is a member of the Disciple church. Mr. Nicholson's parents were natives of North Carolina, and came with their parents to Wayne County with the early set- tlers. They were married in this county and reared a family of seven children - Luther, was a soldier in the late war in the Thirty-sixth Indiana Infantry, and died from a disease contracted in the army; Charles W.; John, was also a soldier in the Thirty-sixth Indiana Infantry ; Evaline ; Cornelia, deceased ; Juliaand Abner. The mother died when sixty-two years of age. The father is living, at the age of sevety-nine years.

Albert Orlando Pierce, youngest son of Francis and Rebeeca (Page) Pierce, was born in Wayne County, Ind., June 2, 1839. He worked on the farm till eighteen years of age, when he began working at the cooper's trade during the winters and farming during the summers. Aug. 18, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Eighth Regiment Indiana Infantry, as a private for three years. He was engaged with his regiment in the campaigns through Arkansas and Missouri, and was discharged at Middlebrook, Mo., March 25, 1863. He then engaged in farming in Madison County, Ind., till 1880, when he purchased his present farm of 200 acres, where he now resides. He was married Dec. 10, 1863, to Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Williams) Pike, whose parents settled in the county in an early day. This union was blessed with five sons - John H., Edmund W., Robert P. (deceased), Stephen F., and Mark (deceased). Mrs. Pierce died March 25, 1833. She was a member of the Christian church. Mr. Pierce belongs to the First Christian Church, and in politics is a Republican. His father was of English parents, and was born and reared in New York, and came to Richmond, Ind., when a young man. ` He was married in 1831 to Rebecca Page, a native of New Jersey, of Welsh descent, who came to Richmond in 1825. After their marriage they resided in Pickaway County, Ohio, nearly eight years, when they settled in Milton, Wayne Oo., Ind. They had twelve children - John, died in infaney; John and David (twins), both deceased ; Francis N., Edmund G., Albert O., Margaret, Amanda (deceased), Minerva, Almira, Emma (deceased), and a daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Pierce spent most of his life in mechanical pursuits, but his later years were spent in farming. He died in 1881, aged

Charles L. Stutson, farmer, second son of Dr. Jennett and Bethia (Wan) Stutson, was born in Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, Feb. 2, 1837. His parents afterward removed to Madison County, Ohio, locating in West Jefferson. His father was a prominent physician and large land-owner; was also proprietor of a grist-mill, and an extensive porkpacker. Charles received a good business education at the high schools of his native town. His youth was spent in working on the farm in summer and in assisting his father in packing pork or inthe mill. After he grew to manhood he engaged in stock dealing, and was for two years associated with Washington Marks, a prominent stock dealer of Madison County. He was then associated a number of years with Alexander Wilson, when the latter retired from active business, and Mr. Stutson carried on the business alone until 1878, when he settled on his farm, two miles northeast of Washington, Wayne County. He was married Jan. 11, 1877, to Sarah J., daughter of Jesse and Rebecca (Cogshall) Cates, early settlers of Wayne County. Mr. Stutson enlisted during the late war in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio National Guards, and served three months, principally at New Creek, W. Va. He is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 42, A. F. & A. M., and Woodard Lodge, No. 212, I. O. O. F., and also belongs to Chapter No. 4, R. A. M., all of Richmond, Ind.

Alfred Underhill, deceased, was born in Jefferson County, East Tenn., May 2, 1811, and in 1816 moved with his parents, John and Jane (Jones) Underhill, to Wayne County, Ind. They settled near Economy, and reared twelve children, of whom only three survive - Armina, Jessie and Jane. Those deceased are - Hannah, Lemuel, Alfred, Belinda, Emily, Elvira, Julia A., Clarkson and John. Their father was a cripple, and taught school during his life. Alfred was reared on afarm, and received a good business education from his father. After he grew to manhood he tauzht school five years. He was married Sept. 27, 1836, to Hannah, daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Hayworth. They were the parents of five children - Lizzie, wife of Captain Joseph F. Floyd, of Florida; Anna M.; Mary and Sarah (twins), the former married to Dr. J. R. Brown, of Wayne County, and the latter to Captain B. F. Brown, of Union County, Ind.; Olive, died at the age of twenty-one years. After his marriage Mr. Underhill again taught school four winter terms and farmed during the summer, after which he followed farming exclusively till his death, July 7, 1876. He was a member of the Society of Orthodox Friends. Mrs. Underhill belongs to the Society of Friends, and is an Elder of the society. Her parents came from Tennessee to Union County, Ind., in 1818, where they reared a family of thirteen children, of whom six are living - Mary, Hannah, Laban, Richard, David and Eli. John, Jonathan, Anna, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Joel and Sarah are deceased. Mr. Hayworth was born April 17, 1786, and his death occurred Dec. 4, 1864. His wife died July 30, 1866. She was born Jan. 9, 1791.

Henry Williams, youngest son of Absalom and Mary (Cook) Williams, was born in Wayne County, Ind., July 28, 1837, on the farm where he now resides. His parents were born in Guilford County, N. C., Jan. 12, 1775, and Feb. 5, 1800, respectively, and his father came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1807, and lived where the eastern part of Richmond is located until 1815, when he settled in Clay Township, and entered 320 acres of land. His first wife was a daughter of William Harvey. They had nine children - Mary, born Sept. 20, 1797; Richard, born Jan. 7, 1800, and died at the age of thirteen years; Nancy, born in 1802; Rebecca, Jan. 11, 1805; William, Oct. 20, 1807; Elizabeth, May 30, 1811; John, May 31, 1814; Isaac, Dec. 27, 1817, and Absalom, Sept. 6, 1820. His second wife was Hannah, widow of Joshua Williams, who died shortly after her marriage. He was again married to Mary Cook, by whom he had two children - Sarah J., born Jan. 7, 1840, and Henry, our subject. Mr. Williams died Feb. 5, 1868, and his last wife died Aug. 20, 1879. Henry was reared on a farm, receiving only a common-school education. He is a well-read man, and has a well-filled library. He has made farming his principal oc- cupation through life. He was married Aug. 28, 1873, to Mrs. Nancy J. Cook, widow of Temple Cook, and danghter of William and Mary (Brown) Fry. Mrs. Williams had two children by ber former husband - Minnie C. and Henry A. Cook. Mrs. Williams was born Oct. 3, 1838. Mr. Williams is a member of the United Brethern church. Mrs. Williams belongs to the Society of Orthodox Friends.

Oscar Lewis Wilson, farmer and minister, was born Aug. 11, 1853, in Wayne County, Ind. He was reared on a farm, and received his early education at the country schools, after which he attended the college at Spiceland, Ind., about one year. He followed farming until 1877, when he eutered the ministry of the United Brethren church, and in 1878 and °79 traveled in the Osage Conference in Kansas, since which he has been traveling in the Whitewater Conference. He is a member of the Sugar Grove class of the United Brethren church. He was married in July, 1874, to Sarah, daughter of Ithamer and Margaret (Fox) Lamb, early settlers of Wayne County. They have three children - Alonzo, Eva and Correl. Mrs. Wilson is a member of the United Brethren church. Her parents were reared in Wayne County, and bad one son and six daughters born to them, of whom the following survive - Sarah, Virena, Louisa, Martha, Esther and Joseph. Our subject's grandfather, Samuel Wilson, and his wife were reared in North Carolina, of English ancestry, and were among the first settlers of Clay Township, Wayne Co., Ind. They had a family of seven children. Their son Nathan was married in Wayne County to Minerva Lewis, by whom he had four children, of whom only two survive - Oscar L.. our subject, and Adaline, married to Abner Nicho!son. The father followed agricultural pursuits through life and died in Wayne County aged forty-five years. His wife survived him twenty-six years and died at the age of sixty-eight years. They were members of the United Brethren church.