Carthage, Indiana

Hancock County, where Mrs. Binford died, October 20, i860. On the 23rd day of April, 1863, Mr. Binford was married to Mrs. Mary E. White. She was born in Prince George County, Va., June 19, 1825, being the daughter of Robert and Ehzabeth Hunnicutt, both of whom were natiyes of V^irginia, the former of Prince George Countj^ and the latter of Dinwiddie County, both of English descent. Her father was the son of John and Mary (Butler) Hunnicutt. Her mother was the daughter of John and Sarah (Butler) Andrews, all of whom were natives of Virginia. When she was seven years old, her parents came westward to Hancock County, this State, where her father died six months later. Her mother afterward married Nathan Overman, who died in 1S53, and she survived him until 1856. In 1857, Mrs. Binford went to Jasper County, Iowa, where, on the 18th of July, 1857, she was married to WiUiam C. White, who was born in Guilford County, N. C, being the son of Isaac and Mahala (Hunt) White, who also were natives of North Carolina. After their marriage, they continued to reside in Jasper Count}-, Iowa, until the fall of 1859, when they returned on a visit to Hancock County, where Mr. White died on the 29th day of November, 1859. After his death, his wife remained a widow until her marriage with the subject of this sketch. The first marriage of Mr. Binford resulted in the birth of six children, as follows: Charity H., Anna J., Oliver L., Mary A., Louisa and Elizabeth C, all of whom are living and married. The first marriage of Mrs. Binford resulted in the birth of two children, as follows : Nathan C. and William C, of whom the former is deceased and the latter is married and resides in Hancock County, Ind. Mr. Binford and his present wife have had two children: Caroline and Joseph O., the former of whom is married, and the latter is at present a student at Earlham College. Our subject and wife are members of the Friends' Church, In politics, both are Prohibitionists. Besides a good residence property where he resides in Carthage, Mr. Binford is the owner of a farm of 300 acres in Hancock Count}', which is well improved and two-thirds of which is in cultivation. Besides this, he has also provided comfortably for all his children, having given to each a farm of eighty acres. In October, 1880, Mr. and Mrs. Binford removed from Hancock County to Carthage, and they have occupied their present home ever since.

Passage source: History of Rush County, Indiana, from the Earliest Time to the Present : with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888.

Levi Binford, druggist and prominent business man of Carthage, is a native of Ripley Township, born August 18, 1843. He was the son of Micajah C. and Susannah (Bundv) Binford, who are old citizens of Riplev Township. He was reared upon the old Binford homestead, working upon the farm in summer and attending school in winter. Later on he attended Earlham College, of Richmond, a few terms, which, in addition to a good common school education, gave him a knowledge of several of the higher branches of learning. In his early manhood he taught one term of public school. At about twenty-one years of age, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and continued to give his attention to farming until 1S72. In that year he became a resident of Carthage, where he has since conducted a large drug store, and has also been connected with extensive saw milling interests. In addition to the above he has also acted in the capacity of agent for a number of reliable insurance companies and the public associations, which all of these have occasioned, have won for him an enviable reputation as thoroughly reliable and trustworthy business man. He was married Januar}' 6, 1S70, to Miss Abbie 'S. Marshall, who is the daughter of David and Zelinda (Binford") ^^larshall, who were natives of Green County, Tenn., and Prince George Count}', "S'a., respectively. Mrs. Binford died on the 26th dav of March, 1S87, leaving to the care of our subject an onl}' child, Marshall D., who was born October 19, 1880. Mr. Binford is a member of the Friends' Church, and a Prohibitionist in politics. He is a man who possesses good business qualitications and who has the confidence of all.

Passage source: History of Rush County, Indiana, from the Earliest Time to the Present : with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888.

WiLLiAJi BuxDY, a prominent business man of Carthage, is a native of Ripley Township, born July 24, 1837, being the son of Elias and Sarah (Nicholson) Bundy, both of whom were natives of Pasquotank Count}-, N. C, and both of English descent. His parents were reared and married in their native count}', and in 1831, they emigrated westward to this State, and after a short stop in Wayne Countv, they came to Rush County and settled in Ripley Township, where both spent the rest of their lives, their respective deaths occurring in 1873 and 18S5. The subject of this sketch was reared upon a farm in his native township, and received in the district school an ordinary common school education. At twentj'-one years of age he began to learn the trade of a blacksmith, in Carthage, which was finished in due time, and which furnished his chief avocation for a period of twentj'-three 3'ears. His services in that capacity were chiefly performed in Carthage, though for about four years he was engaged at his trade in Henry Countv. Since 1881, he has been connected with a pump factory and repair shop in Carthage, and now^ possesses a rank among her influential and prosperous citizens. He was married Jul}^ 25, 1S61, to Miss Mary ASteuart, who was born in Henrj' County, Ind., April 7, 1S40, being the daughter of John and Martha (Stratton) Steuart, who were natives of North Carolina and Ohio, respectivelv. Mr. and Mrs. Bundy have had born to them eight children, as follows: Addie E., Albert L., Alice, John, Edgar J., Leona Belle, Arthur W., and Mary A., of whom Alice, John, Arthur W., and Mary A., are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bundy and family are members of the Friends' Church. In politics, our subject is a Republican. He has been honored with a position on the School Board of Carthage for nearly twelve years, resigning the position on retiring. He has always had the educational interests of his town and township at heart, and it is largely through his influence while a meinber of the School Board, that Carthage can boast of one of the best graded schools in the State. He has also ever been readv to lend a helping hand to public improvements, and to the advancement of the interests of his town, and manv of the most substantial improvements of that place are due to his enterprise. He possesses a good practical education, and evidence of his genius is found in the fact that he has invented and received patents on two devices, one a garden hoe, patented in June, 1878, and a fence loom upon which he received a patent September 6, 1SS7. He is President of the Natural Gas Company of Carthage, also President of the Riplej" Township Temperance organization, and for a long time he has been Superintendent of a large Sabbath School at Carthage. He possesses a rank among the influential and public spirited men of the count}', and he and wife are among its worthy and honored citizens.

Passage source: History of Rush County, Indiana, from the Earliest Time to the Present : with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888.

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