Pecksburg, Indiana

Constables : William Moore and Alfred Hunt, 1845; William Tincher and James Wright, 1846; Hiram D. Jones and James Wright, 1847; John 0. Gambold and Cyrus Moore, 1848; Cyrus Moore and John Rushton, 1849; James Crews and William Hutch¬ ings, 1850; Milton Wright and Thomas E. Harrison, 1851; A. M. Cleghorn and William Page, 1852; Joseph McAninch and Milton Wright, 1853-'4; Joseph McAuinch and William Tincher, 1855; William Tincher and Henry Yount, 1856; Quincy C. Tomlinson and John A. Phillips, 1857; Quincy C. Tomlinson and Benja¬ min Hiatt, 1858; Cyrus L. Stanley and Renal F. Swaim, 1859; Al¬ fred Y. Coffin and Stephens. Kitchen, 1860; John A. Phillips and Stephen S. Kitchen, 1861; John C. Gambold and James Queen, 1862-'3; Himelius Kendall and Annuel Edwards, 1864; Jason Tomlinson and Josiah Phillips, 1866; William M. Farmer and John C. Gambold, 1867; P. P. Thomas and George Smith, 1868; William White and Joseph Bundy, 1869; Stephen Climeworth and Zimri Warren, 1870; James L. Astley and Zimri War¬ ren, 1872; John Harris and Annuel Edwards, 1874; John Cham¬ pion and William Stanley, 1876; John Champion and William Stanley, 1878; Lewis Shaw and Woodson Bryant, 1880; J. A. Bo¬ hannon and John Crews, 1882; W. H. Crose and John Crews, 1884.

Passage source: History of Hendricks County, Indiana, published 1885.

In political sentiment the people of Clay have always been over¬ whelmingly Republican, and before the birth of that party they were as loyal to its predecessor, the Whig party. The township was also a stronghold of free-soilism during the days of Clay and Webster, and in the campaigns of 1848 and 1852 many more votes were given to the Free-Soil than to the Democratic candidates. Following is the vote cast at each presidential election from 1848 to 1884, inclusive:

Passage source: History of Hendricks County, Indiana, published 1885.

Pecksburg, which was named in honor of the first President of the Yandalia Railroad, is near the east line of the township, on section 31. It has one store, kept by Abraham Bowen, who is also Postmaster and station agent. There is also a church, of the Lutheran denomination, where services are usually held every other Sunday. William Tinster preached for several years, and in 1882 removed to Mud Creek. At present writing there is no regular pastor, the last one having been Rev. Mr. Keller, now in Kentucky. The congregation numbers about fifty. Sunday-school sessions are held every Sunday, under charge of Allen Reitzel. Pecksburg is not prosperous as a village, and has now but fifty in¬ habitants.

Passage source: History of Hendricks County, Indiana, published 1885.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Clay Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.