Wayne County, Indiana - Biographical sketches (9 of 15 so headed), 1884

Biographical sketches

Enos Beard was born Dec. 31, 1814, in Bavaria, Germany, the third of a family of five children of Thomas and Sarah (Brand) Beard. His parents being in poor circumstances, thought they could do better in America, and accordingly the father and his sons, Martin and Enos, set sail for the United States and landed in New York, Aug. 1, 1833. They obtained work on a railroad thirty miles west of Philadelphia, where they remained several months, each receiving $16 a month. In eleven months they were able to send for the remainder of the family. They resided in Lancaster County, Pa., until May, 1837, when they moved to Wayne County, Ind. The sons gave their father the money they had earned, with which he purchased land in Hamilton County, Ind., in 1840. In 1843, after seeing his parents comfortably settled in their new home, Enos returned to Wayne County and commenced for himself without a dollar. He learned the carpenter's trade of his father and worked at it in Jacksonburg many years. He first purchased a house and fourteen acres of land, and after a few years traded his property in the village for eighty acres of his present farm, since which has followed agricultural pursuits. He now owns 160 acres of fine farming lands. He was married in November, 1843, to Lovina, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Stenton) Shanks, who came from York County, Pa., to Wayne County, Ind.,in1816. Mr. Shanks died in his ninetieth year. Mrs. Shanks is also deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Beard have had no children of their own but have an adopted daughter, Maggie Stanton, now wife of Andrew Lightner, who lives with Mr. Beard and cultivates the farm: An adopted son died at the age of eleven years. They also reared James Mundle till he was seventeen years old, when he died. Mr. and Mrs. Beard and Mr. and Mrs. Lightner are members of the Disciple church. Politically Mr. Beard is a Republican. His father died, aged eighty-two years and his mother died at the age of seventy years. His brother and sisters are deceased, with the exception of

Katie,' widow of Peter Lantic, of Hamilton County. Mr. Beard has never made use of intoxicants as a beverage. Isaac Noble Beard, third son of John and Mary (Wright) Beard, was born May 16, 1808, in Boston Township, Wayne County. He was the second white male child born in Wayne County, and has therefore experienced all the hardships of pioneer life. He was reared a farmer and educated at the logcabin subscription schools. He remained at home till March 21, 1833, when he was married to Matilda, daughter of Michael and Rhoda (Freeland) Swope, who were natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. Mr. Beard and wife have had ten children - Martha, died at the age of three years; Amanda died when two years old; Victoria A., wife of James Lichty; Benton J., died at the age of thirty-five years; Mary, wife of George T. Kepler; John W., a school teacher of Harrison Township; Levi W., of Jackson Township; Matilda, died when two years of age; Melinda, wite of George C. Leonard; Ida M, wife of W. K. Boyd. Mrs. Beard died Feb. 11,1871. Mr. Beard was one of the first Trustees of Harrison Township and filled that position a number of years. He was Justice of the Peace twenty-one years, Inspector of Elections a number of years, and in 1849 was elected on the Democratic ticket to the State Legislature as Representative of Wayne County. Mr. Beard is a member of Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge City, Ind. He is also a Chapter, Royal Arch and Knight Templar Mason, and has served as High Priest of the order. His father was born in Randolph County, N. ©., Aug. 2, 1780, of Irish ancestry, and his mother was born in Hagerstown, Md., of English descent, and when young moved with her parents to Randolph County, N. ©., where she married Mr. Beard. They came to Wayne County, Ind., in the fall of 1895, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Beard died in February, 1859, and his widowin October, 1860. They were the parents of nine children - Sallie; Jane, born Dec. 9, 1805, was the first white child born in Boston Township; Isaac N., Martha, Eli, Philbert, Mary W., Melinda K., and one who died in infancy. John Beard was one of the first Grand Jury of Wayne County. His daughter Jane was the first white

John W. Beard, farmer and teacher, was born Sept. 18, 1846, in Wayne County, Ind., on the farm where he resides. He received a good edueation at the schools of his native township, and at the age of twenty-one years, he entered the Hagerstown High School where he spent two years. He also attended the high schools of Cambridge City two years, and during 1872, '73 and '74 was engaged in teaching school. July 26, 1874, he was married to Ella, daughter of Henry and Rebecca Shissler of Wayne County. They have three children - Clayton R., born May 26, 1875; Harry, born Dec. 1, 1876, and Roy, born Jan. 2, 1880. He is a member of Cambridge City Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., and R.A. M. and K. T., of the same city. i

Jabez Beeson was born Dec. 30, 1817, in Guilford County, N. ©., of English Ancestry, and in 1825 his parents removed to Wayne County, Ind., and in 1835 purchased and settled on the farm where our subject resides. His father worked at the blacksmith's trade until he settled in Wayne County, after which he followed farming till his death, which occurred in July, 1855, aged sixty-two years. His wife died in April, 1866, aged sixty-nine years. Jabez Beeson was reared a farmer and has always followed that avocation. He was married in September, 1849, to Catherine, daughter of Elwood and Sarah (Gilbraith) Elliott, early settlers of Wayne County, the former having died in Wabash County, Ind., in 1864, and the latter in Wayne County, in 1842. Mr. Beeson and wife have had nine children, three of whom are deceased - David, Alonzo, and one son unnamed. Those living are - Oliver; Martha, wife of James P. Wisehart, of Wayne County; Augustus, Lafayette, Robert and Sarah F.

Philip S. Binkley was born in Lancaster County, Pa., Dec. 23, 1832, the second son of John and Catherine (Shissler) Binkley, who were born, reared and married in Lancaster County, and were of German descent. In the spring of 1835 they moved to Cambridge City, Wayne Co., Ind., where John Binkley worked at the tailor's trade, and was also associated with Benjainin Conklin in the mercantile business in German- town for some time. His children were - Henry, Philip S., Mary (deceased), Benjamin, Jonathan (deceased), John and Samuel (deceased). Their father died at the age of thirtyfive years, and his widow afterward married Charles Morris. She died in February, 1883, aged seventy-two years. Our subject came to Wayne County with his father who died in October, 1842. Philip lived with his Uncle Wilson Jones on a farm, and afterward worked for a time in the store of F. Johnsonbaugh. He attended school winters till he was seventeen years of age, when he learned the trade of wagon-making with his Uncle Samuel Binkley. He soon atter went to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, but not liking it he returned to his former trade and became a partner in the firm, doing an extensive business for a number of years, manufacturing wagons and buggies. The firm also manufactured the first wheat driils in the State known as the Lewis Moore patent. He sold his manufacturing interests and purchased an interest in the dry-goods trade of George M. Sowers, of Germantown, the firm name having been Sowers & Shoff; was then changed to Shoff & Binkley, and while in business was Postmaster of Germantown. He was also Justice of the Peace for a time. He entered several hundred acres of land in Iowa, and with two other parties constructed a saw-mill in that State. In July, 1862, he enlisted in Company O, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, and was elected Second Lieutenant of his company. He returned home in 1863, and engaged in the mercantile business, and in 1869 moved to his farm of 160 acres. In 1879 he leased his farm for three years, residing in Germantown till the lease expired, since which he has lived on his farm, engaged in agricultural pursuits. During the war, when Morgan invaded the State, a company was formed for defense, of which Mr. Binkley was chosen Captain. In politics he is a Republican. In 1856 he married Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Mary Binkley. They have had five children, three now living - Mary A., Edwin P. and Robert E. Everett and Philmar are deceased.

He was married Oct. 20, 1853, to Mary E., daughter of Adam and Margaret (Kepler) Rader, of Wayne County. They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are deceased - Viola V., William and a daughter unnamed. Those living are - Ida, Carrie A., Charles R. and Joseph F. Mrs. Boroughs died in 1879, aged forty-four years. She belonged to the Disciple church. Mr. Boroughs was a member of Company B, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, and at the end of seven months was discharged for disability at Louisville, Ky., in 1863. He has followed farming through life, and now owns an excellent farm in the Walnut Levels, Harrison Township. He is an Elder in the Disciple church. His father was a native of Virginia. He served two years in the war of 1812, and after the war removed with his parents to Wayne County, Ind. Ile was married in Dalton Township, and was Postmaster of Dalton Village many years. He followed farming through life, and died at the age of eighty-two years. His widow survives, at the age of seventy-two years.

Samuel Carr, third son of John and Rebecca (Holsinger) Carr, was born Aug. 9, 1806, in Rockingham County, Va. He worked on the farm till he was eighteen years of age, when he learned the blacksmith's trade. He was married to Sallie, daughter of Henry Miley, of Rockingham County, by whom he had ten children, six now living - Henry and John, living in Iowa; Joseph, of Jacksonburg; Lewis R.; Elizabeth, wife of William Cook, of Henry County, Ind; Amanda, wife of James White, of Oxford, Ohio. Joseph, Martin, Samuel and Sarah are deceased. Mr. Carr came to Wayne County with his wife and two children in 1835, with $60 in his pocket, and worked at his trade in Jacksonburg. He first purchased forty-eight acres, to which he has added from time to time till he now owns 269 acres, all well improved. His first property tax was 18$ cents, and one year during the late war his tax amounted to $318. Mrs. Carr died in 1877, and in 1879 Mr. Carr married Mary Ann, daughter of Joseph Shank (deceased). Mr. Carr ie a member of the Society of Dunkards. 5 of Joseph and Hannah (Morgan) Davis, and grandson of Harman Davis, who laid out the town of Dublin, Wayne County. His father was born in 1800 in Virginia, and came to Wayne County in an early day. His wife was a relative of Morgan, who was killed by the Indians, and her parents were among the first settlers on Morgan's Creek. Mr. Davis married Martha Fowler for his second wife, and removed to Milton, Wayne County, where he was connected with the Hoosier Drill Manufacturing Company a number of years. He died in 1868, in Wayne County. His children were - Eliza (deceased), George, Benjamin, Wiliam, Harmon, Isaac, Ella and Charles. Our subject was reared a farmer, and obtained a good education in the county schools. July 4, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (where he was promoted Sergeant of his company), Mine Run and Welden Railroad. He was wounded at the battle of Second Bull Run, which disabled him for six months. He was discharged in 1864, and after his return home he was engaged with T. B. French in the livery business in Richmond, Ind., two years. He was married in 1866 to Sarah A., daughter of Henry and Aseneth Hoover, of Wayne County. Of the four children born to them but one is living - John, born Jan. 19, 1875. Henry, Larkin, and a daughter unnamed are deceased. After his marriage Mr. Davis followed farming on the Hoover farm several years, and farmed near Milton four years. In 1872 he became owner of 160 acres of the Hoover farm, where he has since been successfully engaged. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.

John Shaffer and James Purnell Dougherty were born in Wayne County, Dee. 29, 1831, and Aug. 3, 1837, respectively, sons of Zadok and Mary (Willards) Dougherty. Their father was born in 1790, in Delaware, of [rish and English descent. He served one year in the war of 1812, and in 1818 removed to Indiana, working as a wheelwright in Jacksonburg, Wayne County, until 1826. He then bought the farm now owned by his widow, where he followed farming till his death, which occurred Nov. 20, 1853. His widow was born Dec. 24, 1804, and is still living. They were the parents of seven children, foar still living - Zerelda, widow of Levi Hood; John S., James P. and William H. Anna Maria, Elizabeth and Eliza are deceased. Our subjects were reared farmers and were educated at the schools of their native village. Aug. 6, 1862, they enlisted in Company B, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, for three years. They were on detached duty through Kentucky and Tennessee. They belonged to the advance guard of the first Federal troops that entered the city of Knoxville, Tenn., and in 1864 joined Sherman at Tunnel Hill, Ga., and were with him to Atlanta. While on a scouting expedition under General Sherman were captured, with the majority of their regiment, and were confined in Andersonville Prison six weeks. The brothers were then separated and sent to different places. John was exchanged March 30, 1865, when he was sent to Jefferson Barracks Hospital, Mo., thence to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was discharged June 16, 1865; and James was exchanged Feb. 28, 1865, reported to his command at Pulaski, Tenn., where he was discharged June 16, 1865, both having suffered severely from their prison life. They returned home and have followed agricultural pursuits successfully ever since. They own considerable real estate and are the largest tobacco growers in the township. They are members of Jackson Lodge, No. 552, I. O. O. F., and in politics aftiliate with the Greenback party.

William Henry Dougherty, youngest son of Zadok and Mary (Willard) Dougherty, was born Feb. 14, 1840, in Wayne County, on the home farm. He was married in September. 1860, to Louisa J., daughter of Benjamin and Lovina (Ralston) Clark. Their children are - Leon Devlon, born Oct. 18, 1861; Zadok Alfred, March 1, 1868; Bertha Estella, Dec. 7, 1869, and Frank Purnell, Aug. 26, 1875. Ang. 23, 1862, Mr. Dougherty enlisted in Company B, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, for three years. He was with his brothers John and James as advance guards who entered Knoxville. While on a special detailed foraging expedition he was taken prisoner and sent to Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va., where he remained till March, 1864, when he was transferred to Pemberton Prison. In April, 1864, he was sent to the Alabama

Street Hospital, having contracted a fever from exposure and want of proper treatment. He was paroled and reached our lines at Annapolis, Md., May 8, 1864. He was in ditferent hospitals till November, 1864, when he received his discharge and returned home, and has never recovered from the effects of his prison life. After the war Mr. Dougherty followed farming till 1874, after which he engaged in the mercantile business in Jacksouburg till 1881, when he sold his stock ot goods and erected a commodious residence on his farm where he has since followed farming, and is one of the extensive tobacco growers of his township. He has filled all the chairs in Lodge No. 552, I. O. O. F., Jacksonburg, and in polities is a National Greenbacker. Mrs. Dougherty's father died in 1879, aged seventy-seven years. His wife survives, aged eighty years. They were the parents of twelve children - Alpteus and Benjamin were soldiers in the late war in the Fifty-fourth Indiana Infantry, the former died in Andersonville Prison, and the latter in Louisiana; Elizabeth, deceased; Ephraim, James, William, John, Mary, Sarah, Ellen, Lovina, and Louisa J., now Mrs. Dougherty.

Winfield Scott Eliason, farmer, was born Aug. 13, 1851, in Wayne County, ason of Ebenezer and Paulina (Scott) Eliason, natives of Wayne County. He was reared a farmer and attended the schools of his township. He also attended the High School of Milton and the graded school at Lynn, Rancolph Co., Ind. At the age of twenty-three he was married to Ellen, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Way) King, the father deceased. They have one son - Horace K. Mr. Eliason has a well-cultivated farm and is one of the practical young farmers of the township. He is a member of Jackson Lodge, No. 552, I. O. O. F., of Jacksonburg, and has represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge of the State. In polities he is a Republican. His father was by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser, and died in November, 1867, aged forty-tive years. His wife survives at the age of sixty-three. They were the parents of three children - Mary E., wife of Dr. Leonidas Mann, of Richmond, Ind., Winfield S. and Henry H., of Wayne County.

George Absalom Hamm, third son of Benjamin and Rachel (Myers) Hamm, was born Oct. 24, 1838, in Berks County, Pa., and in 1840 his parents moved to Union County, Ind., and in 1842 removed to Wayne County, where the father worked at the weaver's trade, his sons managing the farm. He died in Wayne County, January, 1877, in his eighty-fifth year. His widow is living, now in her eighty-first year. They were of German descent. Their children were eleven in number, of whom four are living - George A., Rachel E., Sarah A. and Rebecca E. Those deceased are - Lydia, Benjamin, Jonathan, William (was taken sick in the late war and sent home, where he died), Sophia J. and Samuel. Our subject was reared a farmer and has always followed that avocation. He was married Nov. 18, 1859, to Sarah J., daughter of Samuel and Maria (McKee) Wharton, both now deceased, and granddaughter of Richard Wharton, who settled in Wayne County in 1814. Geo. A. Hamm and wife have no

George Washington: Hendershot, eldest son of Abel and Nancy (Smith) Hendershot, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1838. His parents were reared in the same county, the father being of German and the mother of English descent. When our subject was ten months old his parents moved to Bartholomew County, Ind., and when he was ten years of age they moved to Wayne County, residing in and near Newport, where his father followed the carpenter's trade several years. George W. lived with his parents till he reached the age of seventeen years. In 1856 he drove stock for parties in Indiana for six months. He was then variously employed, such as farming, steamboating, working at the cooper's trade, etc., until July, 1862, when he enlisted in the Nineteenth Indiana Artillery. He was at the battle of Perryville, with Buell, at the siege and capture of Atlanta, and all previous engagements. He was taken sick near Jonesboro and returned to Chattanooga, Tenn., remaining there till the fall of 1864, when he joined his battery at Goldsborough, N. ©. He was afterward transferred to Washington, D. C., where he passed the grand review, and from there he went to Indianapolis, Ind., where he was discharged June

14, 1865. He returned to Wayne County and was married to Martha, daughter of Richard L. and Jane (Dooley) Leeson. They have two daughters. Mr. Hendershot is 'engaged in farming on the old homestead, of which he owns a part, and which was first settled by Mr. Leeson. He is a member of Jackson Lodge, No. 552, I. O. O. F., and belongs to the Christian church. Mrs. Hendershot's father was a native of Virginia ; was Lieutenant of a rifle company and Colonel of Wayne County Militia in the war of 1812. He settled on the farm where Mr. Hendershot now resides in 1816, and erected ` one of the first tanneries in Wayne County. He was married in 1814. His wife was a native of Kentucky, and died in 1864, aged seventy-one years. Mr. Leeson worked at the tanner's trade till 1840, when he followed farming until his death in 1854, aged sixty-nine years.

Henderson Hosier, farmer, was born in 1805 in Randolph County, N. C.,a son of Lewis and Clarissa (Dollarhide) Hosier, the former born in North Carolina in December, 1775, of English and Welsh ancestry, and the latter a native of the same State, of English ancestry. They moved to Wayne 'County, Ind., in 1807, and in 1812 entered a quarter-section of land on Green's Fork in what is now Jackson Township. The father was a member of the Society of Friends, and was a farmer by occupation. He died in January, 1853, and his wife died in 1839, aged sixty years. They were the parents of four sons and two daughters, our subject being the second and only surviving child. He was educated in the log-cabin subscription school and in 1825 was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Burns) Hoover, who came to Wayne County from North Carolina in an early day. Mr. Hosier and wife have had seven children, three of whom are living - Mahala J., wife of Rudesel Hunt, of Wayne County; William H.H. and Lewis H.; Isaac, Charlotte, Bridget and Mary A. are deceased. Mrs. Hosier died in 1881 at the age of seventy-two years. Mr. Hosier settled in Henry County, Ind., in 1825, where he followed farming till 1869. He then removed to his present farm, for which he paid $26,500, and now owns 344 acres, valued at $100 per acre. Mr. Hosier maintains the principle of free thought and believes in uni- versal education of the people to insure good government. He supported the Whig party, but since the organization of the Republican he has affiliated with that party. He isa great reader and is well informed on all questions that have agitated the country for sixty years.

John Hoover, son of Henry and Asenath (Wisehart) Hoover, was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1842. He obtained a good education at the country schools, and has followed farming through life. He now owns 155 acres on Green's Fork, all well improved, being a part of the old homestead. He was married in April, 1869, to Sarah, daughter of Isaac Clifford (deceased). They were the parents of four daughters - Letta, Jessie, Mary and Saddie. Mary and Jessie are deceased. Our subject's father was a son of Henry Hoover, a native of North Carolina; was born and reared in Wayne County. He owned one of the finest farms on Green's Fork, containing 400 acres, andtwo other farms in the county. He died in Wayne County, aged sixty-six years His widew is living at the age of sixty-five years. They had five children born to them - Matilda, Larkin, Elizabeth, John and Sarah, all of Wayne County. |

George Thomas Kepler, youngest of a family of three living children of Peter and Mary M. ( Rader) Kepler, and grandson of Peter Kepler, Sr., Elizabeth (Shafer) Kepler, George Rader and Elizabeth (Ater) Rader, and great-grandson of Mathias Kepler and - - , John Shafer and , Adam Rader and - - , Henry Ater and - - ; this is as far back as his ancestry can be traved, and this with his present inability to fill the above blanks shows how quickly, and alas commonly, one loses all knowledge of his parentage. Mr. Kepler was born Feb. 16, 1844. He obtained a good education in the country schools, and Feb. 16, 1868, was married to Mary C., daughter of Isaac N. and Matilda M. (Swope) Beard. They have two children - Lynn E., born March 14, 1869, and Ida M., born Jan. 13, 1871. He received a farm of 100 acres from his father in 16 - 16 - 13. He was very successful in his farming operations, and now owns his home farm, well watered and improved, of 139 -and one-half acres, situated in 13 - 16 - 12. He also owns the

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'* postoffice corner," besides other property in and near Cambridge City, and has fully demonstrated the fact that when one has a good start he may, by industry and good management, rapidly accumulate property and make a good living, especially on as fertile soil as that of Wayne County, Ind.

Orestes Aleander Kepler was born July 28, 1849, in Wayne County, a son of John and Angeline (Danner) Kepler, and grandson of Peter Kepler, who was reared and married in Frederick County, Md., where John Kepler was born Jan. 24,1808. In 1815 Peter Kepler moved with his family to Pennsylvania, and in 1820 they moved to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on the farm now owned by Alonzo Kepler. Peter Kepler bought the farm and followed agricnltural pursuits through life. His children were - John, Peter, Margaret (deceased), Catherine and Andrew T. John Kepler was one of the most successfnl farmers and business men of his township. He owned 480 acres of land where he resided, and 160 acres adjoining, beside a considerable amount of land in the county. He now resides at Cambridge City, Ind. He was first married Dec. 25, 1828, to Anna, daughter cf Volentine and Sarah (Roller) Folan. They had one chit. Mary C., now the wife of William A. Blask, of Washington, Wayne County. Mr. Kepler was again married Aug. 8, 1841, to Angeline Danner, who was born near Middletown, Frederick Co., Md., and died Jan. 6, 1883. Seven children were given to this union - Maryaret E., died Jan. 22, 1864; Caroline Z., widow of Henry A. Shroyer; Orestes A., our subject; John A., died April 2, 1852; Vierling K., died Jan. 29, 1877; Manzella, wife of Miles Conaway of Wayne County, and Alonzo P. Orestes A. was reared on a farm and obtained a good common-school education. He was married in September, 1872, to Mahala A., daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte (Hosier) Perkins, of Wayne County. They have two daughters - Carrie P. and Stella J. Mr. Kepler has pursued farming through life, and now owns 268 acres of land. He is a Democrat in politics.

Elias Morris, eldest son of Jonathan and Abigail (Charles) Morris, was born Nov. 6, 1817, in Harrison Township, Wayne Oo., Ind. He was reared to pioneer life, and edu- cated at the log-cabin subscription schools, and resided at home till he was twenty-seven years of age. He was married in 1844 to Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Myers) Heffley, of Wayne County, natives of Pennsylvania and Maryland respectively, and both of German descent. Her parents were married in Ohio, and came to Wayne Connty, Ind., in 1824, where the father died in 1840, aged forty-seven years, and the motherin 1857, aged fifty-six years. They were the parents of eleven children - Jacob, Sarah, Margaret, Catherine, Samuel, Mary, John (deceased), Simon P., Joseph (deceased), Susan and William. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have had seven children - Samuel H., born Oct. 11, 1845; Martha A., born Nov. 17, 1846, died Sept. 20, 1867; Henry F., born Jan. 18, 1848; Mary E., born June 3, 1849, died April 6, 1876; Sarah E., born Jan. 26, 1851, married Milton Miller, of Wayne County; Melinda, born July 8, 1852, wife of Elihu Mills, of Henry County, Ind.; Jonathan P., born May 18, 1855, of Henry County. Mr. Morris has made farming his principal occupation through life. He began with 157 acres of land, and now owns 707 acres, besides other property. He also owned and operated a sawmill and has manufactured thousands of feet of lumber. Our subject's father was born in December, 1789, in North Carolina, of English descent, and his mother is a native of the same State. Their children were ten in number, three still living - Elias, Jonathan, and Abigail, wife of Calvin Wasson. Those deceased are - Penelope, wife of Solomon Elliott; Phineas N., Rebecca, Micajab, Martha, Mary M., and a daughter unnamed. Jonathan Morris followed agricultural pursuits through life. He came to Wayne County in an early day, and was married in 1816. He died in July, 1844. Mrs. Jonathan Morris died in 1846, aged fifty years.

Bartin T. Reynolds was born in Monmouth County, N. J., June 29, 1837, and soon after moved with his parents, Thomas and Dorothy (Vannote) Reynolds, to Wayne County, Ind. He has pursued farming through life, and in 1875 purchased and removed to his present farm. He was married Nov. 19, 1859, to Lucinda, daughter of Henry and Nancy Wood. They have had four daughters - Malissa A. and Mar- tissa J., twins, born Feb. 14, 1861; they died at the age of six months; Ida M., born Aug. 12, 1862, and Ona M., born Feb. 19, 1871. Mv. Reynolds is a charter member of Jackson Lodge, No. 552, I. O. O. F., of Jacksonburg, and has passed all the chairs of his lodge. He has a Bible which has been in the Reynolds family 155 years. Five generations are recorded in the book, the first being David Reynolds, born December, 1729. His pirents were born, reared, and married, Aug. 2, 1818, in Monmouth County, N.J., his father of Scotch and his mother of Irish descent. Their children were nine in number - William, Margaret, Abram, Mathew, Benjamin, Rebecca, James, Bartin T. and Charlotte. Jane, William, Matthew and James died in New Jersey, and Margaret and B2njamin died in Wayne County. Mr. Reynolds followed the carpenter's trade till he cam to Wayne County, after which he engaged in farming till his death, Aug. 22, 1881, at the age of eighty-three years. His widow still survives at the age of eighty-six years.

Elias P. Scott was born on the farm where he now resides, Feb. 19, 1841, a son of James C. and Sarah (Willetts) Scott. His father was born in 1797, in Bourbon County, Ky., and in the fall of 1813 came with his parents, John and Jane Scott, to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on section 5, Harrison Township. Our subject's G-andtather Willetts came from Virginia to Green's Fork, Wayne County. Sarah Willetts was born in 1806, and was married in Wayne County to Mr. Scott in 1826. Ten children were born to them - John M., Amanda E., Melissa A., Lewis, Levi W., Mary R., Elias P., Sarah J., Alice P. and Vashti. Melissa A., Lewis and Levi, are deceased. Mr. Scott died on the farm where he first settled, in 1854. His widow resided on the farm a number of years, when she removed to Dublin, Wayne County, where she died in 1880. Our subject was reared on a farm and obtained a good commou-school education. When twenty-one years of age he farmed on the homestead for an interest in the crops. Sept. 30, 1862, he was married to Mary L. Goodwin, born Nov. 21, 1844, in New Castle, Ind.,a daughter of Richard and Catherine (Kinsey) Goodwin. They are the par ents of six children - Attie, James, Richard, Katie, William and Freddie. Mr. Scott owns the home firm, 200 acres of fine agricultural land, and is one of the progressive farmers of his township. He was elected Township Trustee in 1882, and is still holding that position. Politically he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Disciple church. He has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school five years and is Treasurer of the church. Mrs. Scott's father was reared in New Castle, Ind., and her mother in Wayne County. They were the parents of three children. Mr. Goodwin died Dec. 23, 1848, and some years later his wife married J. G. Welch, of New Castle, and to this union were given six children, all living - Lidy, Wiiliam, Nicholas, Jennie, Catherine, and Jobn. Their mother died in March, 1873.

James Alonzo Scott, eldest son of John and Martha J. (Willetts) Scott, was born Sept. 8, 1839, in the house where his father was born and reared. He earned his first money when ten years of age by cleaning timothy seed on shares, and invested the profits in pigs, and soon after became the owner of some calves and a colt. He remained with his parents until his twentieth year, when he was married to Cordelia A. Hipes, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Schroyer) Hipes, natives of Botetourt County, Va., and Green County, Pa., respectively, of German ancestry. They came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1825, and were the parents of three children - Cordelia A., Marshall and John. The father died in 1858, and the mother in 1881. Mr. Scott and wife have had five children - John, died at the age of two years; Jennie, wife ot Charles E. Ford, of Hagerstown; Frank, Horace and Claude, at home. Mr. Scott is, politically, a Republican. He followed farming until Aug. 23, 1862, when he enlisted in Oompany B, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, as a teamster, and was discharged for disability at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 14 of the same year. Returning home he opened a meat market at Cain bridge City, but in 1864 he purchased his present farm containing 140 acres of highly cultivated land, where he has since followed agricultural pursuits, and for fifteen years he has made a specialty of sheep. Fora number of years he was engaged in shipping stock to Eastern cities.

John Scott was born June 12, 1816, on the farm where he now resides, and is the eighth of a family of ten children, of John and Mary (Congleton) Scott, natives of Virginia, of English ancestry. They settled in Bourbon County, Ky., in an early day, where seven of their children were born, but Mr. Scott not wishing to rear his children in a slave State, left with his two eldest sons for Indiana, in the spring of 1813. He entered one section of land (now section 5) in Harrison Township, Wayne County, where he and his sons built a log cabin, raised a crop of corn, and the following fall brought his family to their new home. Of their ten children six are deceased - James, William, Robert, Lorenzo, Harri son and Lucinda. Those living are - Jane, wife of Aaron Wilds, of Kansas; Marion, wife of Hugh Sweeny, of Missouri; John, our subject, and Paulina. John Scott, Sr., died in 1820, aged fifty-five years. His widow afterward married Fergus Graham. She died in 1844. John Scott, whose name heads this sketch, was reared ona farm, experiencing all the phases of pioneer life, receiving only a limited education. He has, however, been aclose observer and has acquired more practical business than many men of his day. He owns 260 acres of highly cultivated land, which is part of the land entered by his father, the entire section being still in the hands of the Scott family. He is one of the practical farmers and stock-raisers of his township. He was marriea Sept. 18, 1839, to Martha J. Willetts, born near Harrison, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1820, a daughter of Jamesand Amy (Allison) Willetis, of Wayne County. Of their seven children, five are living - James A., married Cordelia Hipes; Mary E., wife of Abner D. Bond, of Wayne County; Emma C., widow of Larkin T. Bond; Iona, wife of Lewis Bond, of Miami County, Ind., and Laura, wife of Sylvester Harris, of Jefferson Township. Mr. Scott has beena Republican since the organization of that party. Mrs. Scott's parents were of English ancestry and came to Wayne County in an early day. Their children - Clarissa (deceased), Thomas, Allison (deceased), Mills, Emmerine, Martha J. and Lindley M. Mr. Willetts died in March, 1851, and his wife died in April of the same year.