Henry, Indiana

MiCAjAH BiNFORD was born in Northampton County, N. C, March 14, 17S3. He was the son of James and Hannah (Crew) Binford. In North Carolina he married Sarah Patterson in 1804. He attended the verj^ common schools in North Carolina. The children of this union were: William, Micajah C, Rebecca, married Thomas Jessop; Anna, married Henry Winslow. His wife having died, he, in 1820, married a Miss Morris. The children of this marriage were: Sarah, married Joseph Young; Marion, married Joseph Butler; Martha, married Oliver Andrews; Margaret, married Joseph Butler; Mirian, married Jesse M. Pitts. In 1826, in the spring, he left North Carolina with his family, tarried three months in Belmont County, Ohio, and the same year he arrived in Riple}' Township, and moved onto the land he had just entered from the go^'ernment. His family lived in a tent until he had his cabin ready for occupancy. He had a section of land to open and develop. He assisted in building the first meeting house at Walnut Ridge, and the first school house. He was a farmer and a respected citizen. March 25, 1865, he died after a very brief illness. He was a member of the Friends' Church, and a Republican. Micajah C. Binford, son of Micajah and Sarah (Patterson) Binford, was born July 14, 181 2, in Northampton County, N. C. At the age of fourteen he came with his father's family to Indiana, attended school at Walnut Ridge in Ripley Township, and passed his boj'hood in ag^sisting his father in opening up the farm. On the 22nd day of September, 1836, Micajah married Susannah Bundy, daughter of Josiah and Mary (Morris) Bund}^ Her parents came from North Carolina and settled in Waj-ne County, Ind. Susannah was born there and removed with her parents to Ripley Township where her parents resided until they died. The place is now owned by Sarah Jane Bundv and her children. Micajah and Susannah began housekeeping on the farm where both now reside, and have continuously for tifty-one years. The old cabin in which they first lived is still in existence. They are the parents of: Ruth, William P., Josiah, Levi and Micajah M. Mr. Binford is a farmer and has made a success of it. He has settled up numerous estates to the satisfaction of all concerned; was Clerk of the- Friends' monthly meeting at Walnut Ridge for twent3--one years; is a member of the Societ}^ of Friends, and in politics is a third part}- Prohibitionist. Micajah M. Binford, son of Micajah and Susannah (Bundy) Binford, was born December iS, 1S51, in Ripley Township, Rush Co., Ind. In his youth he attended school at Walnut Ridge, and in 1867 he went to Earlham College, where he stayed one year. When twenty-two years of age he went to Mexico under the auspices of the Friends' Foreign Mission Association of Indiana. In March, 1873, he married Susannah Binford, daughter of Oliver and Mary (Foulke) Binford. In December of that vear Micajah went to Mexico accompanied b}' his wife. After remaining in Matamoras nearly two years, he returned to Indiana on account of his wife's health. The result of the marriage is one son: Edward Binford, born March 24, 1877. After returning to Indiana, Mr. Binford remained four years, and subsequently traveled in the Southwest in the interest of the American Bible Society. In 1SS2 he removed with his family' to Lynn, Mass., where he was pastor of a charge for five 3'ears. In May, 18S7, he returned to Indiana, where he now resides. He is now a State Evangehst and belongs to the Societ}' of Friends at Walnut Ridge.

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.

Jonathan Binford, farmer, and a native-born citizen of Riple}"- Township, was born April 20, 1S42, being the son of William and Mary (Jessup) Binford, who were natives of Northampton County, N. C, and Wayne County, Ind., respectively. His father was the son of Micajah and Sarah (Patterson) Binford, and his mother was the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hill) Jessup, all of whom were natives of North Carolina. He was reared upon the home farm in Ripley Township, and continued with his father until his marriage, which occurred December 25, 1S67. The lady that became his wife was Miss Anna Wilson, who was born in Grant County, this State, July 29, 1847, being the daughter of Nathan D. and Mary (Hill) Wilson, the former of whom was a native of North Carolina. After his marriage Mr. Binford settled upon a farm in Ripley Township, where his first wife died Mav 18, 1S68. After this he made his home with his father until the 9th day of December, 1869, when he was married to Miss Nancy J. Henley, daughter of Jesse and Abigail (Newbv) Plenlev, both of whom were natives of Randolph County, N. C. Her father was the son of Joseph and Peninah (^Morgan) Henley, and her mother was the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Thornburg) Xewby, all of whom were natives of North Carolina. Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Binford settled upon the farm thev now occupy, where they have chief!}' resided ever since. Mr. Binford gives his attention to farming. He owns about lOO acres of land, about seventy of which are in cultivation. He and wife are the parents of four children, as follows: Henry N., born January 15, 1871; Calvin, born January 6, 1S73; Jesse H., born June 21, 1877, and Anna C, born October 27, 1879, ^^^ °^ whom are living. Mr. Binford and wife are members of the Friends' Church. In politics, the former is a Republican. Mrs. Nanc}^ J. Binford was born in Ripley Township, January 18, 1844.

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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