Moran, Indiana

The first white men to seek a home in the forests of Owen were Samuel Gray, John Temple and John Miller. The first two settled on section 33, but the exact location of the latter is unknown. These men settled here prior to 1S30. In 1830 came Lewis Shepard and his son Abraham, who settled on section 35, and Philip Kramer and family, on section 4. Those of 1831 were: Lewis Chaney, who settled on section 2; W. H. Addison, on section 34, and Abel Leach, on section 36. George Salmon settled on section 10 in 1832, and others of that year were Noah Bunnell, on section 34; Thomas Kennard, on section 24; Thomas Kitley, on section 34, and Major W. H. Reed, on section 33. In 1833 John Coapstick settled on section 23; John Smith, on section 24; "William Smith, (769) on section 25; John Oastalor, on section 4; and Andrew Connaron, on section 9. Among those of 1834-'5-'6 were John Starrett, Thomas Leach, David Long, David Sample, John Fitzgerald, Jacob Bresler, Reuben White, William Mabbitt, James Smith, David Shroyer, John Humer, Arthur Orumpton, James Campbell, Jacob Miller, Levi Herr, Amos Purner, John Boyles, William Alexander, John S. Hayes, Alvin Vice, Asbury Vice, William Reed, Abel and Henry Chaney, William Campbell and William Bosworth.

Passage source: History of Clinton County, Indiana. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Also a Condensed History of Indiana, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History, published 1886.

W. L. M. Powell, one of the pratical farmers of Owen Township, residing on section 36, is a native of the State of Ohio, born in Butler County, October 8, 1832, a son of James P. and Sarah A. Powell. The parents came to Clinton County, Indiana, in September, 1848, with their family, whichconsistedof four children - "William L. M., our subject; John "W., Benjamin F. and Mary S. They purchased eighty acres of land in Owen Township, for which they paid $300. Both parents are now deceased, the mother dying May 4, 1874, and the father July 30 of the same year. W. L. M, Powell, the subject of this sketch, was reared to agricultural pursuits, and has made that the principal vocation of his life and is now classed among the successful farmers of Owen Township. He was united in marriage November 8, 1876, to Miss Hattie A. Shearin, who was born in May, 1846, in Delaware County, Indiana. They are the parents of three children - Frank L., born April 18, 1877; Mary I., born October 15, 1878, and Osie E. , born November 4, 1879. Mr. Powell is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he casts his suffrage with the Democratic party.

Passage source: History of Clinton County, Indiana. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Also a Condensed History of Indiana, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History, published 1886.

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