Boston Township (part 2 of 3)

Isaac N. Seaney was born in Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., Dec. 18, 1831, a son of Owen and Martha (Grimes) Seaney. His grandparents, Owen and Honor (Estel) Sea- ney, were natives ot North Carolina, and came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1810, and located on section 3, Boston Township, where they entered 160 acres of land from the Government. They had a family of nine children - Samuel, John, Bryant, Isaac, Jacob, Owen, Katie, Susan, and Sarah. Owen, Jr. was nine years of age when his parents came to Indiana, lie was married March 24, 1825, to Martha, daughter of William and Effie (Meeks) Grimes. Her parents were early settlers of Wayne County, where they died, her father, Feb. 6, 1853, aged sixty-seven years, and her mother, June 28, 181:9, aged fifty-eight years. To Mr. and Mrs. Owen Seaney were born ten children, of whom three are living - William, Isaac N. and John W. The deceased were - Sarah J., Alexander, Squire, Nancy, and three died in infancy. Mrs. Seaney died July 16, 1846, aged thirty-seven years, and Mr. Seaney, March 17, 1871, aged seventy years. Isaac N. Seaney was married Dec. 5, 1858, to Caroline, daughter of J. M. Bulla, and settled on the farm where he still resides. He owns 344 acres of good land in Wayne County, 184 acres of which was a part of the old homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Seaney are members of the LTniversalist church at Boston, and he is a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, A. F. & A. M. They have had a family of seven children, six of whom are living - Cora I., now Mrs. Wm. F. Mullen; William O., Mary O., Joseph M., Julia N., and Bessie. Eudora is deceased. Politically Mr. Seaney is a Democrat.

William G. Seaney was born March 10, 1827, in Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., a son of Owen Seaney. He was reared a farmer, and after he grew to manhood purchased the old homestead of his father, where he still resides. He was married to Rebecca, daughter of William McKown, of Wayne County, Ind. She died July 22, 1849, aged twentyone years. Sept. 21, 1851, Mr. Seaney married Margaret, daughter of John and Wilhelmina Miller. She was born Jan. 1, 1830, in Butler County, Ohio. They have one son - John F., born Aug. 16, 1852. Mr. Seaney owns 202 acres of tine well-cultivated land, and is one of the substantial farmers of the township. Politically he is a Democrat.

John Sheffer, farmer, Boston Township, was born on the farm where he now resides, Dec. 25, 1832, a son of Daniel and Catherine (Keesling) Sheffer. He received a practical education in the district school, and has always followed the vocation of a farmer. He now owns 118J acres of excellent land, all well improved. Mr. Sheffer is one of the best farmers of the township. He was married July 2, 1859, to Bridget Ann, daughter of Peter Gallagher, a native of Ireland. They have had eight children - Savannah C, Luella, Mary C, Frank E., Sarah A. (deceased), Homer, an infant (deceased), and Nora E. Politically Mr. Sheffer is a Republican.

Jacoh Sinelse)\ Sr., deceased, was born in Pennsylvania, May 1, 1784, of German parentage. His parents, Peter and Barbara Smelser, left Pennsylvania in 1788, and -settled in Kentucky. Jacob was thrown on his own resources at an early age. When twenty-eight years of age he married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Smith, in Kentucky, and iu 1824 came to Indiana and purchased 160 acres of land, on which was a pole barn and an old log cabin. He was a successful farmer and accumulated a property worth $100,000. In early life he was a Jacksonian Democrat, but being of strong anti-slavery sentiments he became associated with the Whig party, and subsequently with the Republican party. He at one time owned several slaves, but gave them their freedom. He was liberal and public-spirited, and gave freely to the support of churches and schools. Mr. Snaelser died Dec. 8, 1875, aged ninety-one years, and Mrs. Smelser April 7, 1869, aged seventy-five years. They had a family of nine children - Harriet, Solomon, Catherine, Margaret, James, Isham, Jacob, Minerva and Tracy. Catherine, now Mrs. Esteb, and Tracy, now Mrs. Osborn, reside in this county.

Winjleld Smelser^ farmer, postoffice Smithtield, was born on the old homestead in Wayne County, Ind., in 1852, a son of Jacob Smelser, Jr. He was reared a farmer, and received a practical education in the common schools. He now owns 160 acres of excellent land, all well-improved and under cultivation. He was married Nov. 26, 1872, to Mary E., daughter of Joseph M. Bulla, Sr. They have had five chil-

Levi Stanley was horn in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1814, a son of Aaron and Mary (Cupjjy) Stanley, his father a native of North Carolina and his mother of Ohio. His father settled in Ohio after attaining his majority, in 1809 or 1810, and in 1818 removed to Union County, Ind. He resided there nearly half a century, and subsequently removed to Kichmond, where he died. He married Mary, daughter of Henry and Sarah Cuppy, and to them were born thirteen children - Eliphalet, Levi, Rebecca, Henry, Sarah, Nicholas, Nancy, Joseph, Emily, Jane, Amanda, Melvina and Mary. He died Jan. 17, 1866, aged eighty-tliree years, and his wife in 1849, aged fifty-four years. Our subject's grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Stanley, had eleven children - Elizabeth, Zachariah, Joseph and Jehu (twins), Sarah, Aaron, Nancy, Mary, Eunice, Beulah and Jeremiah. His maternal grandparents, Henry and Sarah Cuppy, settled in Wayne County in 1817 or 1818, where they died about 1833. They had a family of eight children - Daniel, Mary, Rebecca, James, Thomas, John, Abraham and Harrison. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a practical education in the common schools. He was married in 1836 to Susan B., daughter of Samuel and Mary Butler, and in 1837 settled on the farm where he now resides. He at that time purchased ninety-three acres of wild land, but has added to it till he now owns 134 acres of well-improved land. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have had eleven children, nine of whom are living - Francis, Rebecca, Jesse, Isaac, Abraham, Ann Eliza, Emma, Ella and Elwood. William H. and Mary are deceased. William enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana Infantry, in 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Stanley's parents, Samuel and Mary (Davenport) Butler, were natives of (reorgia. They, had a family of eight children - Susan, Melinda, Mary, Jesse, Beal, William, Jacob and Rebscca. Her grandparents, Beal and Mary (Carter) Bntler, came to Indiana in 1806, and settled in Centre Township. They had a family of four children - Samuel,

Susana, William and Mary. Mrs. Batler died Aug. 3, 1831, and Mr. Butler subsequently married Jane Osborn. Of their four children, two are living - Chatlield and Emeline.

George W. Stevenson was bora in Boston Township, Wayne County, Ind., Nov. 29, 1821, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Martin) Stevenson, his father a native of Maryland, and his mother, of Scotland. His grandparents, George and Sarah (Cropper) Stevenson, located in Wayne County in 1807. They had a family of eight children - Vincent, Rachel, Joseph, George, Sarah, James, Levi and Thomas. George Stevenson was born Aug. 18, 1T57, and died Aug. 31, 1828. He and five brothers served in one company in the war of the Revolution, under General Washington. His wife was born Nov. 24, 1763, and died Feb. 20, 1830. They were married Jan. 17, 1782. Our subject's maternal grandparents, Aaron and Mary Martin, settled in Wayne County in 1806, and in 1812 entered 160 acres of land on section 30, Boston Township, He was an Associate Judge, and held other positions of responsibility and trust. He was also a minister of the regular Baptist church, and one of the organizers of tliat denomination in Wayne County. They had a family of four children - James, a minister of the Baptist church; Sarah, Samuel and Elizabeth. Mr. Martin died Aug. 13, 1826. The subject of our sketch has always pursued the vocation of a farmer, and now owns a fine farm of 200 acres, all well-improved. He is one of the most influential men of the township, and has held some of the principal offices of trust. He was married March 14, 1844, to Mary A., daughter of John and Margaret Burk. They have had a family of eleven children, of whom Martha A., John W., James, Melvina, Julia, Joseph W., George and Ella are living, and Margaret, Elizabeth and Harry are deceased. Mrs. Stevenson died Oct. 3, 1881, aged fifty-three years and ten months. Mr. Stevenson and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Hiram Salser was born in what is now Union County, Ind., Dec. 1, 1816, a son of James and Lydia (Ilambo) Sulser, natives of Virginia, his father of German descent. His parents removed to Ohio in 1813 or 1814, and two years later catne to Indiana. They had a family of five children - Hammond, Morrison, Harrison, Hiram and Garrison. His mother died in 1824, aged thirty-six years, and his father subsequently married Nancy Weaver, by whom he had one child - Martha. His father died April 4, 1868, aged eighty-two years, and his wife, Aug. 21, 1872, aged seventy-five years. Mr. Siilser's grandparents, Jackson and Nancy Rambo, were among the early settlers of Wayne County. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and among the influential citizens of tlie township. Their children were - Absalom, Adonijah, Isaac, Lurenzo Dow, Lydia, Damaris, Malinda and May. Mr. Rambo died May 24, 1816, aged fifty-five years, and his wife, Dec. 24, 1846, aged eighty-seven years. Our subject was married April 8, 1841, to Jane, daughter of James and Mary Johnston, of Clarke County, Ohio. He has served one term as Justice of the Peace, and two terms as Township Trustee. He has a good farm of S9venty-two acres on sections 31 and 32. Politically he is a Democrat.

Nathan Taylor is a native of North Carolina, born in 1816, and a son of Thomas and Hannah (Nuby) Taylor. His father came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1812 with Nathan Small, to whom he was bound. He enlisted in the war of 1812, going first as a substitute, and after the expiration of his time reenlisted and served till the close of the war. He then went ta North Carolina and was married, and in 1818 came again to Wayne County and settled on Elkhorn Creek. He accumulated a good property, owning at his death 180 acres of land. To him and his wife were born thirteen children, ten of whom are living - Nathan, Sarah, James, Maxey, Charles, Zilla, Lovie, David, Rachel and Susan. John and two infants are deceased. Nathan, the eldest, 'has lived in Wayne County since two years of age. He has b3en twice married. In 1838 he married Jemima Blake, who died Oct. 6, 1873, aged fifiy-three years. They had five children - Nancy, Mary Ann, Isaac T., Maxey and James A. In 1875 Mr. Taylor married Sarah Stacks by whom he has two children - Hannah Ae and Oliver D. In 1850 he removed to Ohio and lived there till 1868, when he returned to Boston. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Methodist church.

Edward Timberlake^ farmer and stock-raiser, postoffice Richmond, was born in Highland County, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1846, a son of Alfred and Phebe (Doan) Timberlake, natives of Ohio. His earlj life was spent on the farm and in attending the district school. He subsequently attended the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, and when sixteen years of age began teaching. He taught for eighteen years in the schools of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. In 1880 he was elected Trustee of Boston Township, and was re-elected in 1882. In 1868 he was married to Martha B., daughter of Benjamin and Mary * Ann Brown. They have one son - Bsnjamin B. They are leading members of the Society of Orthodox Friends, both being Elders and Overseers. Mr. Timberlake is Yice-President of the County Sabbath-school Association and President of the Township Association. Politically he is a Repubican and is Treasurer of the Wayne County Republican Committee.

James Watson was born in Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ind., April 1, 1821, a son of William and Nancy (Rue) Watson. His father was a native of Maryland, and was married in 1810 to Nancy Rue. They lived in Wayne Township. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. They had a family of thirteen children, eight of whom are living - Samuel, James, Mary, Malinda, William, Nancy, Harmon C, and Rebecca. Elizabeth, Henry, Robert, Richard and Sarah are deceased. Mrs. Watson died in 1819, aged fifty-eight years, and Mr. Watson in 1859, aged seventy-five years. Our subject's paternal grandparents, Robert and Malinda (Consley) Watson, were natives of England. He was a seafaring man and died at Natchez, Miss. His wife came to Wayne County about 1803, where she died about 1850. She had a family of six children - William, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Robert and Jane. The maternal grandparents of our subject, Richard and Elizabeth (Holman) Rue, located in Wayne County in 1805. He was of French descent. He was one of the first Justices of the Peace in the county, and is said to have performed the first marriage ceremony in the county. He represented this district in the Territorial Legislature before Indiana was a State. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and was captured by the Indians in Kentuck}' and carried to Detroit, where he was exchanged. He was one of the founders of the Elkhorn Baptist church. Mrs. Rue died in 1833, and Mr. Rue in 184:4:, aged eightyiive years. They had a family of nine children - Polly, Elizabetli, Rachel, Sally, Nancy, Henry, Samuel, Kelly and Jane. James "Watson, our subject, was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education. He now has a fine farm of 160 acres all well improved. Politically he is independent in his views. He was married in 1846, to Elizabeth Raper, daughter of William Raper. In 1850 he removed to * Holt County, Mo., but two years later returned to his old home. Mr. and Mrs. Watson have four children - Hannah, now Mrs. Stanley; Idelle, Howard and Lake George.

Augustus A. Weller is a native of Maryland, born in 1832. He was married Oct. 26, 1858, to Maria Moore, a native of Wayne County, Ind., born in 1833, and a daughter of John and Sarah (Elston) Moore. After their marriage they settled in Boston Township, but subsequently removed to Michigan, where they lived eight years, and in April, 1883, settled in Liberty, Union Co., Ind. They have had a family of six children, but four of whom are living - Rebecca J., wife of Yincent Newman; Belle, David E., and Sarah C. The deceased are John and Addison.

Centre Township was formed by the county commfesion ers Ano- 17 1817. Its boundaries were subsequently en :r.ed but have since been curtailed several times by he formation of other townships, but it still -»-' largest in the county. The township contains f^J ing land, and the buildings and "^.ff^/b^ ^ liift class. It is well supplied with .f^"'' '^^^^X the Chicago and the Indianapolis divisions of 'heFan«e passing through it. Turnpikes are numerous and the stream pdisbiijji, mivu^ 1 anrfaoe is somewhat

Pro'bably the first settler of the 'ownship was Danie Nolan after whom Nolan's Fork was named. He and three oft:'soos-in-law located on the west bank of this stream, on the present McCoy farm, and began improving a q««>- er- ec tion At the time of the land sale they were unable to pay for the land, and Thomas McCoy took it »«. 'l^-' ^-^1 P^-; ing Nolan for his improvement. This was in 1812 McCoy or^inally from Kentucky, was one of the first -"'«- "f" ^ county, locating south of Richmond in 1805 He wa led to change his location by the following circumstance. One day his horses, which were allowed to run at large according to the then universal custom, strayed from the East Fork and came westward into what was then the Indian lands. McCoy followed them and found them near Nolan's Fork, where no improvement had then been made. As it was late before he overtook the horses, he decided to encamp for the night and return home the following day. He found a beautiful spring, filled nearly full with the horns of deer, which it is supposed the Indians had placed there, and encamped near it. Before leaving in the morning he was so much pleased with the surroundings that he decided to purchase the land, return and live upon it as soon as it came into the market. The cabin built by Nolan stood a few steps from the house now occupied by Michael McCoy. During the Indian troubles, Thomas McCoy and his neighbors converted it into a blockhouse and surrounded it with a rude ditch and wooden palings. They had a small cannon which they fired to warn the settlers in times of danger, and summon them to the protection of the " fort." No serious diflSculties arose in this neighborhood. The lands along the creek were first taken up and improved. The Indians used to return to the stream to hunt as late as 1820. Two, whose names were John Green and Ben Davis, are still remembered by some of the old residents.

Henry Bryan, the first county surveyor, was a man of very superior intelligence. He was a native of Delaware and settled on the east side of Nolan's Fork, opposite the McCoy farm. He was born in 1768 and died in 1835. He was one of the very first settlers of Centre Township, removing in 1811 to the farm on which he died. During the Indian troubles, Bryan quitted his farm for one or two seasons, returning after hostilities had ceased.

William Crawford, a jovial and social man, who exhibited a great fondness for visiting his neighbors during the later years of his life, was another early settler on Nolan's Fork. He had a distillery which is supposed to have been the first in the county. A man named See lived south of the McCoy farm, and William Conner adjoining; James Hayes' was the next farm south, extending to the township line. David J. Woods lived west of the creek in the southern part of the township. Caleb Jackson came early. His son, Joseph W., also early improved a farm in the western part of the township. Greenburg Cornelius settled in 1811 on land which is now a part of the county farm. William and John Harrey, James Townsend, Exum Elliott and Eobert Galbraith were all early settlers in the western and northern part of the township. Edward Benbow and Joseph Overman, the latter from North Carolina, settled about 1813. John Stiggleman settled early, where his son Henry lives. Michael Harvey, John Elwood, Joseph Overman, Jacob Griffin (who came from IsTorth Carolina about 1813), John Maxwell (from Tennessee, about 1814) John King (from Kentucky, 1812) Jehu Wickersham (1816), John Garrett, William Hosier (from North Carolina, 1811, on the David Commons farm) and Robert Harvey all deserve to be named among early settlers.

William Sumner, from Virginia, settled early near Centreville, and was the first owner of the land on which most of the town stands. John King afterward owned a portion of the land. Israel Elliott also settled near town. Evan Shoemaker located on the next farm east. A man named Bell entered several tracts of land in the same neighborhood, but never settled here. James Junkins and Robert Black came quite early.

Among the pioneers of the western part of the township were John Hill, from North Carolina, about 1814; Ezekiel Commons, about 1813; Daniel Stone, on the place where James Neil afterward had a tavern and a blacksmith shop; Francis Coflin; John Woodward, on the farm afterward owned by Conover; Samuel Parker, James Martin and Charles Can ad ay.

Among the early settlers in the eastern part of the township were: Joseph Overman, Wm. and Thomas Culbertson, Vinnedge Russell, Richard Pedrick, James E. Bryant, Isaac Miller, Joseph Kem and others. In the southern part of the township, early, were: John Jones, from Yirginia, who several times represented this county in the Legislature; Beale Butler, once Associate Judge and County Commissioner; Peter and Zachary Dicks, from North Carolina, who settled about 1812; William Bundy; John Smith, son of John Smith, the founder ot Richmond; Daniel Crow, from North Carolina; Nathaniel Bell; David Galbraith, on land since owned by Joshua Eliason; Isaac Williams, on land

Isaac Julian was one of the pioneers of Centre Township and lived on the farm now owned by Oliver H. Brumiield. He was a man of good intelligence and scholarship and was for several years a school teacher. He also represented the county in the Legislature. Mr. Julian was the father of Jacob B., George W. and Isaac H. Julian. He died quite

Robert Commons, a native of Ireland, came from Virginia and settled a mile and a half northwest of Centreville, where he died in 1S37, at the age of eighty-nine. Benjamin Maudlin came from North Carolina to Wayne Township in 1807, and in 1813 removed to Centre Township, settling on Nolan's Fork, two and a half miles north of Centreville. He removed to Michigan about 1835, where he died. His son John, born in North Carolina in 1806, is now resident of Centreville. Joseph Holman, who lived on the farm now owned by Mr. Jackson, was one of the most prominent of the earl}' settlers. During the Indian troubles he erected a block-house on his farm. James Thompson, from New Jersey, settled on the place afterward owned by Wm. Frame, his son-in-law.

Before the days of railroads the amount of travel over the National road was great. Drovers from the West with herds of cattle; emigrants from the East to the Western States and Territories, and mercantile travelers passed over the road. Joshua Eliason, whose house was a favorite stopping place, says that he has sometimes had over 130 people and three or four droves of cattle stay at his place in a single night.

Mr. Morgan McCoy states that he is supposed to have been the second white male child born in the township, Jacob B. Julian being the first. The first death in the township was that of a man named Brinton, who was an early squatter on the George McConnaha farm: Brinton cut his knee while hewing timber with a broad-ax, and bled to death from the wound. He was buried on the farm. Margaret Bryan, who died Aug. 5, 1815, was the first whose remains were placed in the Bryan cemetery. One of the first marriages in the township was that of Henry Bryan to Jane Crawford.

The first grist-mill in the township was erected by James Crawford, about 1816, on the site of the large mill now owned by Smith & Parrot, about a mile southwest of Centreville. It was a very primitive affair, consisting of a " corn cracker " and wheat burrs, with a rude shed over them. For the reception of the wheat, large cuts from a hollow sycamore log were used. Jacob Wolf, after Crawford. He sold to Jacob Crull, Jr., who built the mill now standing. ]S"athan Hollingsworth was the next owner and made several improvements. Then the present owners, Smith & Parrot. David J. Woods built a grist-mill and saw-mill in the southwestern part of the township as early as 1820. Nothing of it now remains. Asa Provo erected a saw-mill on Nolan's Fork, north of Centreville, about 181Y. This was probably the first in the township. Other early saw-mills were built by John Copeland, Robert Harvey, Exum White, Nathan Overman, and Nathan Hollingsworth. Robert Harvey erected a grist-mill near his saw-mill. David Commons afterward became the owner and made a fine mill of it.

Robert Galbraith had a tannery three miles north of Centreville quite early. A carding-mill was established by Nathan Overman, a mile west of Centreville. John Maxwell, a blacksmith, had a shop about two miles north of the town, early. Richard Cheeseman was an early settler in the northern part of the township. He erected a small grist-mill, or corn-cracker, as early as 1818, on Nolan's Fork. His nephew, Uriah Cheeseman, originally from New Jersey, settled on the west side of the present Centreville and Williamsburg turnpike, in 1821.

The town of Centreville, which for over half a century was the seat of justice in the county of Wayne, has in many respects a remarkable history. Rarely does it fall to the lot of any small place to be the home of so many eminent men, conspicuous in the affairs both of State and Nation, as have lived in Centreville in former years. The town lost her eminence as a political center and the home of politicians and statesmen when she lost the county seat in 1873, but she still has many good and worthy citizens who are awake to the best interests of the county, and are ready to aid in advancing the general Avelfare. The town has recovered from the depressing eifects of the county seat removal, and now appears thrifty, energetic and prosperous.

Centreville is situated near the geographical center of Wayne County, on the National road and the main line of the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad. The town is rather attractive in its general appearance, containing many good buildings, and presenting many evidences of neatness and thrift. In 1880 its population was 870. It is probably over 1,000 at the present writing. The location is healthful and pleasant, and there is a rich agricultural country surrounding the town. Centreville was platted Oct. 20, 1814, by Henry Bryan, surveyor, and the survey was certified by the trustees Jan. 2, 1815. The ground was donated for the purpose of securing the county seat by Israel Elliott and Ethan A. Stone. Isaac Julian, Joseph Holman and William Harvey were appointed Trustees, and under their direction the town was laid out. Subsequently additions to the town plat were made as follows: By Joseph Evans, in March, 1818; by Lot Pugh, Micajah T. Williams and Arthur Henry, in June, 1818; by William Sumner, in January, 1819; by William M. Doughty and William Elliott, in December, 1830, and by Isaac Abrahams, in December, 1833. Certain lots were reserved for a public cemetery, for school purposes, etc

The act making Centreville the county seat, although passed in 1816, did not become operative until a few years later. But lawyers, physicians and business men almost immediately established themselves in the new town, which before 1820 had become a village of considerable proportions for that day. In 1826 the town had two stores, three taverns, one grocery, one wagon-maker, one wheelwright, two pla?. terers, one tinsmith, one saddler, two blacksmiths, two cabinet makers, two shoemakers, one millwright, five carpenters, two bricklayers, one tailor, two tanners, three physicians, three lawyers, one school, one Masonic lodge, a postoffice, and the Western Times printing oflfice. The writer to whom we are indebted for the foregoing sumraarj estimated the population in 1826 at 200. Old residents claim that it was not less than 400, and the latter figures would better correspond with the industrial statement above given.

Most of the great men of Centreville have been lawyers, and the history of their lives is narrated in another chapter. Here Oliver P. Morton worked at the hatter's trade; here General Lew Wallace and General Noble attended school, and here General A. E. Burnside worked at tailoring. To these famous names might be added many others, but it is unnecessary, as all are duly mentioned elsewhere in this work.

The first store in Centreville was opened about 1815 by Caleb Lewis and Lawrence H. Brannon, who had a small stock of goods, and conducted the business in partnership. They came from the Kanawha Salt Works in Virginia. Joshua Eliason, then a boy, bought of them the first article ever sold by any merchant in the town - one pound of coffee; price, 50 cents. Samuel P. Booker opened a general store,^ with a fair stock of goods for that time, as early as 1819. He was a good business man, of fine appearance. He died in July, 1823, and is said to have been the wealthiest man then in the county. He was a native of Virginia.

One of the first buildings erected in the town was a hewed log house, put up by a man named Galbraith on the corner where the American House now stands. Samuel P. Booker, and after him Isaac Burbank, kept store in it several years.

Lewis Forkner, from North Carolina, settled m Centreville in 1817 and died in 1824. His son James was for many years a prominent business man of the town.

Levi Jones was one of the early settlers and prominent business men ; followed building, brick-making, etc. He built the first brick house in town prior to 1823. He died in 1824. Judge Williams, now living east of town, engaged in the mercantile business and erected a brick house in Cen treville in 1823. James Blair was a merchant, cotemporary with Williams. Lot Bloomfield, lawyer, had a store soon after. Other early merchants were Isaac Burbank, who remained in business many years, Richard Cheeseman and

Thomas Commons. Among the mercantile firras in business here at various dates between 1835 and 1845 were Myers Seaton, Snyder & Adams, A. W. Ray & Co., Jacob Fisher, Ilolman & Ray, Hannah & Newman, J. and H. Purviance & Co., Isaac Burbank, Elmer & Forkner, Wm. B. Hornish, Richard II. Swain and William Arnold. In 1843 the town had nine general merchants and a larger population than at present.

Samuel Hannah, afterward Clerk of Courts and State Treasurer, was for many years among the foremost business men of the town; he removed to Centreville in 1823. Dr. J ohn Prichett, now the oldest male resident of Centreville, first came to the place in 1826.

The first tavern was probibly kept by Richel Neal. "Wm. Elliott kept a public house in 1823 and for some years thereafter. Wra. Yaughan, Levi M. Jones and Samuel Hannah were among the early tavern-keepers.

Among the early settlers were Dr. David F. Sacket, who moved from Salisbury; Dr. Ira Pier; James Rariden, Cyrus Finch, Martin M. Ray and John S. Newman, lawyers; Septimus Smith, lawyer and editor; Major John Gay, Deputy County Clerk; Daniel Strattan and Thomas G. Noble, a little later.

The first tannery in Centreville was started by John Lewis about 1818. Daniel Strattan and Thomas Gentry each had taimeries prior to 1826 and carried on business many years later.

The manufacture of hats, once an important industry in every village, was carried on in Centreville for many years. Probably the first who followed that trade here was Jacob N. Booker. He was followed by George Troxell and William Widup. Wm. S. T. Morton carried on the business quite largely several years, and his brother, afterward Governor, worked at the same trade.

Caleb Hiatt, William L. Reynolds and H. E. Hiirlbut were early cabinet-makers. Isaac Forkner was the first blacksmith. Lewis Burk and Frederic Dillon came soon after Forkner. Edward Benbow, Wm. Hill and Daniel Lantz were among the first wagon-makers. Martin Hornish and

The first tailor was Charles F. Reed. Other early tailors were: John E. Dunham, Matthew W. Jack and William B. Hornish. Dunham followed tailoring many years, and about 1840 had in his sliop an assistant named A. E. Burnside, since a famous G-eiieral. Burnside went from here to West Point, after working a year or so at tailoring. While he was in the shop, Dunham was Postmaster of the town. A man named Richards, remarkably tall and slender, then resided here, and was generally known by the nickname "Ramrod." One day he called at the postoflice to enquire for letters, and young Burnside waited upon him. "Any letters?" Burnside looked all through the " R's," all the time supposing Ramrod was the real name of his questioner, and then said, "No, Mr. Ramrod; nothing for you." Richards flew into a passion at once and used bad words, threatening the young tailor; but the latter saw that he had made a blunder, and apologized.

The first record of the proceedings of the town officers bears the date June 12, 1834. On that day M. M. Ray, John C. Kibbey, Jesse Williams, Daniel Strattan, Thomas Gentry and ISTelson Boon qualified as Trustees before Samuel Hannah, Clerk of Courts of Wayne County. Daniel Strattan was elected President of the board.

, The officers of the town for the year 1883-'4 are: Dr. Wm. F. King, First Ward; Hayman Dobbs, Second Ward; Albert R. Jones, Third Ward; George W. Gates, Fourth Ward; Geo. L. Gates, Fifth Ward, Councilmen. Hayman Dobbs, President of the board. J. H. Gentry is Clerk; John K. Jones, Treasurer; George Sanders, Marshal; David A. Green, President and Chief of the fire department; J. A. Bowen, Yice- President, fire department; James Nichols, First Engineer; C. B. Means, Second Engineer. Justices of the Peace: David Gentry and Allen Abernethy. The Townshi p Trustee is C. J. Harvey.

Probably no small town in the State has a more efficient or better equipped fire department than Centreville. Among the by-laws and ordinances for the government of the corporation adopted June 19, 1834, is one specifying that it shall be the duty of each male householder to provide himself with a substantial bucket made of tin or wood, and at all times keep it in readiness for use when required. The marshal was authorized to direct and control the fire department, which was to be made up of " all white male persons over the age of twenty-one years." This ordinance was repealed in 1836.

In 1835 the trustees voted to build an engine-house, one storv high, 12 x 16 feet in size, and on the 5th of October authorized Frederick V. Snider to purchase a fire-engine, voting an appropriation of $300 toward paying for it. Mr. Snider purchased in Cincinnati, for $445, an engine that afterward became noted in the town, and which was called " The Old Flame." April 21, 1836, a fire company was organized, to act under the president and trustees of the corporation. F. Y. Snider was appointed " Foreman and Commanderin-Chief of the Centreville Fire Company;" William Widup, Assistant; Lewis Jones, First Engineer, and Franklin Booker, Second Engineer. The fire company thus organized consisted of John E. Dunham, William Beverlin, John Chapman, Robert Dinwiddle, David Dinwiddle, T. L. Doughty, J. P. Doughty, William Doughty, Jr., Samuel Delong, George Ilolman, William Dell, Thomas Brown, James Egler. Jesse Delong, Daniel Strattan, Henderson Fleming, John S. l^ewman, Solomon Meredith, John Myers, William Evans, John Larue, Abner Haines, John H. Hutchinson,William S. T.Morton, Thomas Gentry, John Winders, Norris Jones, Eli Jones, AVashington Jones, John Strattan, J. K. Godfrey, Daniel Johnson, John Jamieson, Jennings Fisher, and Aaron Harvey. Of the foregoing, only David Dinwiddle, now of Philadelphia; George Holman, of Indianapolis, and Eli and Washington Jones are known to be living.

A hook and ladder company organized at the same time with the above consisted of Michael Hornish, Crawford Conner, C. F. Miller, J. M. Fisher, James Forkner, Stephen Gaston, David Moore, Abel Evans, Isaac Snooke, J. L. Catter, G. W. Conner, E. A. Miller, George M. Evans, and Charles Wertman, all of whom are probably now dead.

morning of the 15th and 16th of October, 1875, at which time nearly $40,000 worth of property was destroyed, the citizens decided that they needed more and better protection against damage by fire, and in December of the same year a fine steam fire-engine was purchased at a cost of $5,000. The present fire company was then organized, with M. Beitzelle, Cliief, and Fred Lyman, First Engineer; J. H. Gentry, Secretar}'. Except one fire, Jan. 16, 1876, which destroyed property worth about $6,000, there has been no large fire in the town since that time.

Some years before the war a pork-packing establishment was started in Centreville by Morris Jones and others. After a short time John Latchaw became the owner of the building and fitted it up for a steam flouring mill. The building was afterward destroyed by fire. Mr. Latchaw then erected the one now standing. William Clark and John P. Smith were the next owners, and from them the property passed into the hands of George Legate, the present proprietor.

In 1868 Lyman & Haines erected a steam saw-mill in the eastern part of the town. J. A. Commons is the present owner, and does a good business.

After the seminary building became the public school building, in 1870, the former school-house was sold, and converted into a grist-mill by Charles Bertsch. It was afterward changed into a shoe factory, by a Mr. Somerby, of Indianapolis, who failed after operating a short time. The building is now unused.

In 1875 Vogel & Lincoln began the manufacture of organs in Centreville. In 1876 they moved to the old court-house, where Elisha Lincoln continued the business on quite a large scale, employing from twenty-five to thirty men. He failed after a short time and the industry ceased. The business was carried on under the name of the Hoosier Organ Company.

A inachine shop and saw-mill was started about 1854 by Wharton Lyman, Norris Jones and others. After several changes the property was bought, in 1883, by T. H. Edmunds, who is doing a good business making cane-seated chairs and rockers. He saws his own lumber, and has a fine establishment, run and heated by steam.

Centreville has a large and commodious public hall, two stories high, of brick. It was erected by Korris Jones in 185S. The lower part is the engine-house and firemen's rooms and the the second floor contains the town hall.

The leading business interests of Centreville in the year 1884 are as follows: Lafayette Williams, Samuel C. Doughty, dry goods merchants; drug stores, Drs. Pricliett & Reed, Dr. Darnell; agricultural implements and groceries, J. A. Danbar & Co.; hardware and groceries, H. C. Leeson; groceries, G. Johnson, Geo. Wolf; boots and shoes, H. S. Scott; saddlery. Keys & Means; hotels - American, E. F. Horner; Park, D. A. Green; Jones House, Mrs. S. Jones; livery stables, Rudolph Shoff, D. A. Commons, Simon McConaha; grist-mill, Geo. Legate; saw-mill, J. A. Commons; chair factory, T. H. Edmunds; bank. First National.

Centreville has six physicians: Drs. John Prichett, Wm. F. King, Hosea Tillson, Silas Kersey, - Gordon (homeopathic), and Wm. Reed; and one lawyer, Thomas Means.

First National Bank

The First National Bank of Centreville was organized and began business in 1863. Among the stockholders were: Oliver T. Jones, Jacob B. Julian, Joseph W. Jackson, David Commons, Joshua Eliason, Jesse Gates, George W. Julian, James Forkner, Philip Jenkins, Joseph C. Ratlifi", Alexander Cheesman, William Culbertson, Jeremiah W. Swaiford and others. Oliver T. Jones was chosen President, and Benj. L. Martin, Cashier. Martin declining the office, J. P. Sonthard was elected in his place. A few months later Jacob B. Julian succeeded Jones as President, and Mr. Jones became Cashier. Mr. Julian remained the President until 1873, when he was succeeded by James Forkner, who served until his death in 1880. The present President, Jesse Gates, was chosen in 1881. J. K. Jones is Cashier, and Geo. L. Cates, Assistant Cashier. The present Directors are: Jesse Cates, Philip Jenkins, Joseph C. RatliflF, Alexander Cheesman and J. K. Jones. The bank

Masonic. - The first'Masonic lodge in Wayne County was organized at Centerville in 1823. In 1833 it was removed to Richmond. Its history is given among the lodges of that city. Hiram Lodge, JSTo. 42, F. & A. M., was organized in May, 1847, with Francis King, W. M. ; Samuel Boyd, S. W. ; Martin M. Ray, J. W.; John Prichett, Sec. There are no records of its charter members, but the following named members joined between 1847 and 1851: James Woods, Thomas G. Noble, Roswell Elmer, Edward H. Hudson, John M. Way, Michael Wilson, Samuel C. Meredith, Lazarus Noble, William Dewey, George W. Conner, Daniel B. Abrahams, John C. Gregg, W. P. Hannah, Wm. B. Hornish, Isaac Forkner, Christopher A. Hill and Wra. B. Lucas. Prior to the re-organization in 1869, 155 members had been admitted. Nov. 11, 1869, the lodge was re-organized as Hiram Lodge, No. 417, under a dispensation. June 16, 1870, it was re-organized under a charter. The charter members were: Joseph C. Ratliff, Wm. Dickey, Elihu M. Parker, Alvin J. Woods, Morgan McCoy, John F. Julian, John F. Kibbej^ and John Prichett. From 1869 to 1884 eighty-live have been adtnitted to membership. The lodge is out of debt and in a fair condition. The present officers are: Hosea Tillson, W. M.; John H. Wright, S. W.; Jos. Bowen, J. W.; Jos. A. Commons, Treas. ; John Prichett, Sec; Nirarod Parrot, S. D.; C. B. Means, J. D.; Clark S. Baker, T.

Grand ^m-y. - Frank Beitzelle Post, No. 210, G. A. K., was chartered July 9, 1883, with the following charter members: Jesse B.Thomas, Marcellns Beitzelle, William F. King, John Pritchett, Henry C. Leeson, C. B. Jackson, Jesse Horney, Joseph F. Hatfield, Ferdinand Wann and William Matthews. H. C. Leeson was chosen Commander. In March, 1884, the post had eighteen members and the following officers: H. C. Leeson, C; Joseph Bowen, S. V. C. ; Joseph F. Hatfield, J. V. C; Jesse B.Thomas, Adjt.; Dr. Hosea Tillson, Surg.; Samuel I. Hertzell, Chap.; William Matthews, Q. M.; Marcellus Beitzelle, O. D.; Jacob Tibbetts, O. G.

West Grove {Friends^) Meeting. - This church was organized in 1815, and its first Monthly Meeting was held in the woods in that year. A log structure, without a chimney, but with a fire-place in the center, in which a ciiarcoal fire was kept up, was soon erected and used as a meeting-house. This was situated about three miles northwest of Centreville. About 1831 the log meeting-house was torn down and the present edifice took its place. Among the early preachers were: Jesse Bond, Hannah Baldwin and Daniel Williams. Early members: Robert Commons, William Hastings, Benjamin Maudlin, Jacob Griffin, James Townsend, William Harvey, Exum Elliott, Obed Barnard, Edward Benbow, Abraham and Joseph Cook, Jehu Wickershara, John Brumfield, John Maxwell, John Harvey, John Copeland, Robert Harvey, George Russell, Charles Canaday and Nathan Overman. The society is still in existence; its membership is now about 125. A school was maintained by the Friends near the church for many years.

Centreville M. E- Church was organized in 1823. The class then formed consisted of seven members : Israel and Mary Abrkhatns, Peter Ringo and wife, Mrs. Martha Talbot, Sarah Booker and Mrs. Hart, known as "Mother Hart." Sarah Reed joined a short time after the class was formed.

Israel Abrahams was the Class-Leader. There had been preaching by Methodists in the town from 1820. The meetings were generally held in the court-house. Some of the early preachers were: Revs. Bigelow, Strange, White,^Haven, Wiley and Gath, some of whom were afterward noted as ministers and bishops. Members who connected themselves with the church early in its existence were; Elisha and Samuel King, Edward K. Hart, John Scott and wife, Mrs. Theresa Finch, Alfred Carter and wife, Ephraim J. Merritt and wife, and others. Mrs. Ham, of Centreville, is the oldest member of the congregation now living, and in the absence of any early records has furnished the writer most of the data for this sketch. About two years after the first class was formed Israel Abrahams, who was then a merchant in the town, erected a building for a store and residence (part of which is still standing), and fitted the upper portion of it for the use of the society. Here worship was held for nearly two years. A frame church was then erected in the eastern part of the town, and in it the first Sabbath-school in Wayne County was organized in 1827. The first conference ever held in Centreville was also held in this house later, Bishop Morris presiding. The present brick church was erected in 1842 and dedicated in October of that year. Just after the dedication the last conference ever held in the town convened in it. Yery interesting|Sabbath-schools were held for several years succeeding by the M. E. and Cumberland Presbyterian churches together. When the new church was buiit the congregation had nine classes, the smallest of which numbered twenty-one members. In March, 1884, the church had 125 members and about 140 Sabbath-school pupils ; value of church property, $4,000. Wm. Boston is the present pastor; G. W. Gates and A. D. Bowers, Stewards; G. W. Gates, Dr. Wm. Reed, A. J. Rarabo, Chas. Bertsch and Dr. Hosea Tillson, Trustees; A. D. Bowers and Hayraan Dobbs, Class- Leaders.

Baptist Church. - A Baptist church was formed in the township as early as 1820, but ceased to exist many years ago. A meeting-house was built near Olive Hill. Among the first members were; Isaac Cotton and Samuel Taylor, who were preachers; John Stigleman, Richard Cheesman and Isaac Voorhees. There was also an early Baptist, church in Centreville, which erected the house Avhich was afterwards used by the Christians.

Centreville Christian Church was organized about 1839, principally through the efforts of Elder Samuel K. Hoshour. Elder James McVay held a series of revival meetings which prepared the way for an organization. Many of the members came from the Baptist and Freewill Baptist denominations, both of which had organized many years previous. Among the original members were: Jesse Thomas and wife, Mrs. Judith King, Mrs. Lucinda Eliason, John Winder and wife, Mrs. Round tree, Mrs. Sally Dewey, Mrs. Patsy Thomas, Daniel Cr^i-w and wife, Mr. Tallhelm and wife, Elder Daniel Winder and wife. Joshua Eliason is the oldest member now living. Meetings were first held in the seminary and in the court-house. Then the church came into possession of a house previously erected by the Baptists at the north end of town, which was used until the present brick house was built in 1878. The new church cost about $5,000. The church now has nearly 100 members. Among the pastors have been Elderc S. K. Hoshour, James McOullough, A. I. Hobbs, Van Baskirk, R. T. Brown, R. L. Howe, Wm. J. Howe and J. B. Ludwig, the present pastor.

Cumberland Presbyterian. - The Cumberland Presbyterian church, ofCentreville, was organized by Rev. Le Roy Woods, in December, 1842. The original members were: John B. Stitt, James Woods, Eliza A. Bolander, Sarah Garthwaite, James H. Hudson, Susan Hudson, A. F. Dunliam, Francis Smith, Henry Brown, Francis Smith, E. C. Seaton and Mary Stitt. The house of worsliip was erected in 1849. Among the pastors were: Revs. L. Woods, E. McCord, F. G. Black, Chas. Bond and H. D. Onvett. The org-anization, once flourishing, has become extinct and its church property was recently sold to the Friends.

Presbyterian. - A Presbyterian church was formed in Centreville, April 14, 1866. Rev. James A. McKee and Rev. L. W. Chapman were present at the organization. Among the members were: John McFarland, Wharton Ly- man, John M. Coyner and Samuel Wilson, with their wives; Michael Wilson, Elizaheth Young, Elizabeth Huston, Caroline Dickey, Jane Rowan, Kate Johnson, Louisa A. Cunningham and Jane Doughty. The first Elders were: McFarland and Coyner. Pastors: Rev. F. L. Senour, S. S. Potter, Eben Muse and supplies. The congregation is small and has had no regular services for some time. The church edifice, a good brick building, was erected in 1868.

Centreville Meeting. - The Friends organized a meeting in Centreville, in March, 1884. There had been meetings held for a year preceding, but no organization. There are about fifty members belonging to this meeting, which is under the charge of the Whitewater Monthly Meeting. For their services they have purchased for $320 the church in Centerville, built by the Cumberland Presbyterians.

John 0. Austin is a native of Montgomery Co., Md., born March 29, 1807, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (OfFord) Austin, His parents moved to the District of Columbia when he was quite young, and kept a hotel ,iii Georgetown. When he was ten years of age they moved to the Shenandoah Yalley, where he grew to manhood. They afterward moved <, to Hamilton County, Ohio, where the father died in 1829. Of ten children, John O. and a sister living in Union Co., Ind., are the only ones living. John O. Austin learned the shoemaker's trade when a young man, at which he worked over forty years. In 1830 he moved to Richmond, remaining there till 1834. In 1832 he subscribed for the Palladium. While in Richmond he clerked in the dry-goods store of Theo. Sittle. In 1835 he went to Liberty, Union County, and soon after married Amy Rose, a native of Indiana, born in 1814, and a daughter of Abraham Rose. He located in Liberty, working at his trade in connection with farming. In the fall of 1871 he came to Wayne County, and bought the farm known as the Jacob Brooks farm, consisting of 105 acres of fine land with good farm buildings. At present he lives rather a retired life, renting his farm to his sons. Mr. and Mrs. Austin are members of the Congregational church.

John N. Black, farmer, Centre Township, was born March 9, 1834, a son of Robert and Julia Ann (Jackson) Black. Robert Black was a native of Kentucky, and came with his fatlier, James Black, to Wayne County, Ind., in 1813, settling three miles southwest of Richmond. He was married in 1824, and settled on a farm two and one-half miles southwest of Centreville, which he entered, and where his family of six boys and two girls were born, and where he died in 1838, while his children were yet small, leaving his young wife dependent upon her good judgment and energy to raise them. She died in 1883 at the age ot eighty years, John !N. Black remained with his mother till his marriage. He then engaged in farming for himself on the farm where he was born, and of which he now owns 140 acres, most of it under cultivation. He was married in 1857 to Julia Ann Kitterman, daughter of Philip and Salome Kitterman. They have three children - Mary C, wife of W. H. Petty; Joseph S. and Ida Belle. Mr. Black was initiated in Hoosier Lodge, JS^o. 23, I. O. O. F., April 3, 1880, and of which he is still a member of good standing.

Joseph W. Black is a native of Center Township, born Nov. 16, 1835, a son of IJobert and Julia Ann (Jackson) Black, and a cousin of Captain Caleb and Joseph W. Jackson . He was reared on a farm receiving his education in the common schools. Being early instructed in the different phases of farm life, he chose that as his occupation, and has been very successful, owning 110 acres of land, mostly improved, with good farm buildings. He was married in 1866 to Hannah Lamott, daughter of Joshua Lamott, one of the oldest residents of Washington Township. They have a family ot eight children - Monroe M., Joseph W., Joshua R., Charles F., Walter, Freeman, Flora A. and Sadie E.

Samuel K. Boyd, the oldest resident of Centre Township, was born in Madison County, Ky., June 29, 1794. In J 811 his parents, Samuel and Isabel (Higgins) Boyd, came with a family of nine children to Wayne County, and settled on the

Walnut Level, near Jacksonbur^, purchasing the land at the land sale of the Twelve-Mile Purchase, in October, 1811. Thev built a small cabin, 18 x 24, and went to work to clear up a farm. Samuel Boyd served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was shot in the side of his head, the ball coming out near his nose, destroying the sight of one eye. He was in religious faith a Christian. He died at the age of seventy-three years. His wife died in 1852. They had ten children - James, John C, William, Elizabeth, Samuel K. , Martha, Robert, Mary, Isabel, and an infant. Samuel K. Boyd was reared a farmer, and has always followed that occupation. He was married whe-n twenty-three years old to Martha Lewis, who died May 17, 1827, leaving five children, one an infant nine days old. He afterward married Bertha Ladd, who died in 1872. Mr. Boyd has lived a long life and has seen Wayne County in all its varied aspects. He served nine months in the war of 1812.

Solomon Bruinfield, son of John and Margaret Brumfield, was born near Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 9, 1805, and died near Centreville, Ind., Sept. 8, 1865. When about fourteen years of age he came to Wayne County with his parents and settled on Nolan's Fork, where his father died in 1834 and his mother in 1850. Of a family of six children but one is living - William H., an attorney of San Francisco, Cal. Solomon Brumfield was married April 12, 1827, to Eliza Boone, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, born Jan. 15, 1810, and soon after settled on a farm of his father's. He subsequently bought a farm in Fayette County where they lived six years, when in 1834 he removed with his family to Centreville, and kept hotel several years. He then bought a farm of 300 acres and engaged extensively in farming. He was also a veterinary surgeon of marked success. His widow still resides on the old homestead. She has been a cripple for six years, caused by the kick of a cow, but otherwise she is a smart, intelligent woman. They had a family of nine children - Margaret (wife of Thomas Means),^01iver H., Jesse C, Susan M. (wife of William McDonald), Charles R., Henry C, W. H. (died at the age of four years), Walter S. and Millard F.

Thomas Burris, a prominent farmer of Centre Township, was born in old Virginia, April 1, 1813. In 1826 his parents, Philip and Susan Burns, came to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on a farm in Washington Township, where they died in 1848. They had a family of eight children - Nancy, born in 1803; Thornton, died in 1845 ^ PoUy, now Mrs. Joseph Beck; Bartley, died in 1881; Thomas; Philip, died in infancy; Daniel and WilUam, of Fayette County, Ind. Thomas Burris was married in 1836 to Virginia Davidson, of Wayne County. Tiiey have had three children - two sons and a daughter. The daughter died in infancy. One son, William, lives in Washington Township; the other, Robert, lives in Richmond. Mr. Burris owns 200 acres of fine bottom lands, and has been a successful farmer.

Richard Garton Gharman was born in England, Oct. 6, 1821, and died in Wayne County, Ind., June 21, 1883. lie came to America in 1817, and May 20, 1851, married Martha, daughter of John and Nancy Crawford. Soon after his marriage he moved to Centreville, Ind., and worked at the painter's trade ten years. After the death of Mrs. Charman's mother they moved to the Crawford farm, and her father made his home with them until his death. Mr. Charman carried on the farm very successfully. He was an industrious man and influential, being alive to all enterprises of interest to the community. Mrs. Charman still resides on the farm. It contains 130 acres of valuable land, and was entered from the Government by her grandfather, William Crawford. Mrs. Charman has three sons - Arthur C, married Jennette, daughter of James and Phoebe Culbertson; Richard G. married MinnieF.,daughterofYincent and Charlotte Parsons, of Muncie, Ind. ; Albert R. is a graduate of and now a teacher in the Terre Haute schools.

Thomas J. Clevenger was born in Abington Township, Wayne Co., Ind., Dec. 28, 1851, a son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger, his father a native of Warren County, Ohio, born March 9, 1810, and his mother born in Virginia, Jan. 5, 1813. His grandfather, Daniel Clevenger, came with his family to Wayne County in 1815 and settled in Abington Township. Samuel Clevenger and Ruth Spahr were married Oct. 2i, 1833. They reared ten children; eight are living - Rebecca, wife of J. W. Connelly; Sabra, wife of Emanuel Leab; Mary, wife of David Riegel; Samuel S.; Joseph; Nancy L., wife of W. M. Quinn; Thomas J. and Francis M. Mr. Clevenger was a successful farmer and owned 380 acres of fine land. He died April 28, 1881. His widow still resides on the old homestead. Thomas J. Clevenger received a good common-school education, and on reaching his majority settled on a farm of his own. He now owns eighty acres of good land, well improved, a story and a half frame residence and comfortable frame buildings. He has a fine grade of stock, both cattle and hogs. Mr. Clevenger was married Feb. 12, 1880, to Evaline, daughter of Isaiah and Jane Helms, of Wayne County.

David ConiTnons, deceased, was the j'oungest of nine children of Robert and Ruth (Hayes) Commons, and was born in Grayson County, Ya., July 18, 1800. His father was born in Ireland, of English parentage, and when an infant was brought by his parents to America. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania where she was married, and where eight of her children were born. Both parents were members of the Society of Friends. Robert Commons was by trade a weaver of fine linen. In 1812 he removed with his family to Wayne County, Ind., and entered 180 acres of land on ITolan's Fork, now owned by J. C. Harvey. He was a small but vigorous man, and was one of Wayne County's most worthy pioneers. He died Dec. 28, 1837, in the ninetieth year of his age. His wife survived him till Sept. 23, 1845, also in her ninetieth year. Their children were - Lydia, Phoebe, Isaac, William, John, Ezekiel, Nathan, Hannah and David. David Commons was reared on a pioneer farm. In 1836 he purchased a farm on which was a small mill for grinding corn. This he rebuilt in 1839 and furnished with two run of burrs for grinding wheat and one for corn. He also built a saw-mill, and in 1838 erected the brick residence now owned by his son, Walter S. It was far in advance of the age in design and finish. He was a man of energy, perseverance and endurance, and was progressively ahead of his time. He filled many oflices of trust with great ability. In

1836 he was elected Commissioner of Wayne County, and served three terms. In 1847 he was elected to represent Wayne County in the &tate Legislature, and served two terms. He was an extensive farmer and real-estate owner and breeder of tine stock. He was foremost in aiding all measures of public interest; was energetic in securing the pike roads; was one of the builders of the Indiana Central Railroad, and for many years was one of its Directors, He was a member of no church, but was in religious faith a Friend. His heart was large and reached out to the needy, and his noble generosity proved his greatest financial enemy. ]So man in Wayne County was more sensibly missed than David Commons. He was one of the charter members and a Director of the Centreville National Bank. He was one of the devoted defenders of human rights and served the principles of Republicanism and the party faithfully through life. He was married Feb. 26, 1824, to Rachel, daughter of John and Rachel Mote, of Miami County, Ohio. Two sons were born to them - John M., of Indianapolis, and Philip S., of Rice County, Kas., a farmer and minister in the Society of Friends. Mrs. Commons died May 22, 1827, aged twentyfour years. Sept. 29, 1831, Mr. Commons married Bethena, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Jones) Carter, and a native of Greenville, Tenn., born Aug. 13, 1813. To them were born seven children - Sarah A. (deceased), wife of Thomas Jordan, of Richmond, Ind.; William M., died Aug. 25, 1853; Isaac L., of Des Moines, Iowa; Robert D., died May 14, 1879. He served three years in the war of the Rebellion, in the Eighth Indiana Infantry, and was wounded at Yicksburg, May 22, 1863; Joseph A., of Centreville; Mary E., wife of Ira Izon, of Indianapolis, and Walter S. Mrs. Commons' parents removed to Indiana in 1829, and settled in Madison County. They had a family of thirteen children - Wesley, Mary, Bethena, Usiah, John C, Hilah, Edward J., Joseph,. William, James C, Thomas E., Nancy and Levi. Bethena and Hilah are the only ones living. Joseph A. Commons, dealer in hardwood lumber, is a native of Wayne County, Ind., born May 22, 1842, a son of David and Bethena (Carter) Commons. He was reared a farmer^ receiving his primary education in the common schools. He subsequently attended Earlham College and the Miami Commercial College, at Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he engaged in farming several years. In 18Y9 he bought the saw-mill of the John Sintz estate, and has since then carried on the mill and dealt extensively in lumber. He has always taken an interest in the affairs of the township and has served two terms as its Trustee, He is also Treasurer of the School Board. He is a member of Hiram Lodge, No, 41 Y^ F. & A. M., and Hoosier Lodge, Ko. 23, I. O. O. F. In 1868 Mr. Commons was married to Amanda, daughter of David B. Beeson. They have one son - Lawrence D.

W. S. Commons, youngest child of David and Bethena J. (Carter) Commons, was born in Wayne County, Ind., March 28, 1853. He grew to manhood on the farm where he was born, and which he now owns. His education was principally obtained in the common schools. He spent the year 1870 in Earlham College, but was called home by his father's sickness and death. He then assumed the charge of the farm and care of his mother. Dec, 31, 1874, he was married to Sarah A., daughter of Mark and Elizabeth (Merideth) Maudlin. They have three children - Ernest L,, Charles C. and Horace J. Mr. Commons is one of the energetic young farmers of Wayne County, He makes a specialty of breeding short-horn cattle. Politically he is a Republican.

JRobert Delap was born in Ohio, Oct. 14, 1811, a son of James Delap, a native of Yirginia, His father was married in Virginia and soon after moved to Tennessee, thence to Ohio, and in 1811 to Wayne County, Ind., and settled ou a part of the land now owned by Robert Delap, He died in 1842. His wife survived him several years. Of a family of five children, but two are living - Robert and Jane, wife of George Cook. Robert Delap was reared a farmer, and received but a limited education. He has engaged extensively in farming and stock-raising, and has accumulated a large property, owning between 400 and 500 acres of land. Hisresidence is the largest and most extensive in the township, and farm buildings are commodious and well built. After reaching his majority he bought a saw-mill, which he carried on in connection with his farm. In March, 18 - , he was married to Mary Bramer, a native of Wayne County. Mr. Delap is a public-spirited, whole-souled man; liberal to all benevolent institutions, and especially toward all enterprises that are of interest to his township.

Albert Bruce Dunbar was born in Wayne County, March 15, 1854. He is of English ancestry. His grandfather, William Dunbar, was born in 1783, and his grandmother, Kebecca Dunbar in 1788. His father, James Dunbar, was born in Union County, Ind., Jan. 4, 1821, and in 1846 was married to Mary Mateer, and removed to Wayne County, and settled in Abington Township, where he followed farming in the summer and taught school during the winter for sixteen years. At the begining of the civil war he returned to Union County, but remained only a year, returning to Wayne County, and was soon after elected Trustee of Centre Township, holding the position the remainder of his life. He was for many years Justice of the Peace of Abington Township. He studied medicine and practiced in his younger days, but not liking the profession abandoned it. He was a man of perseverance and enterprise, and a leading citizen of the county. He was a prominent member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. Politically he was a Republican, and an active man in all measures tending to the success of the Union in the time of the war. He died Aug. 17, 1869. His widow lives in Centre Township. Thej^ had a family of five children - Narcissa, wife of Francis E. Scott; Minerva, deceased, wife of J. E.. Robbins; Thomas G., Albert B. and John A. Albert B. Dunbar received a liberal education in the schools of Centreville. He was reared on the farm and is an enterprising, public-spirited young man, a supporter of all laudable enterprises. Politically he is a Republican, and a member of the Township Board of campaign management. He is a member of Woodard Lodge, No. 212, I. O. O. F. Dec. 15, 1880, he was married to Almeda, daughter of Isaac P. and Rebecca (Commons) Lewis. She was born Dec. 21, 1856. Mrs. Dunbar's fither was born in South Carolina in 1804, and subsequently resided with his parents in Warren County, Ohio, where he married Rachel Waidrop, who died and he

Thomas G. Dunhar, grocer and dealer in hardware and farming implements, is a native of Wayne Co., Ind., born Dec. 21, 1848, the eldest son of James and Mary Dunbar, his father a native of Union County, Ind., and his mother of Oxford, Ohio. He was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools. On reaching his majority he engao'cd in running a saw-mill, continuing in that business till 1879, when he took charge of the American Hotel in Centreviile, and carried it on eighteen months. In 1882 he opened his present place of business in the old court-house building where he has built up a large and thriving trade. In 1872 Mr. Dunbar was married to Sarah E., daughter of Joseph and Sarah King, of Wayne County. They have two children - Oris K. and Walter H. Mr. Dunbar is a member of Woodward Lodge, No. 154, I. O. O. F.

John F. Dynes is a native of Warren County, Ohio, born July 14, 1848, a son of William H. and Marian Dynes. His parents moved to Delaware County, Ind., in 1849, where his mother died when he was four and his father when he was six years of age. He then lived with relatives a year, when he was bound to an Irish farmer named Mansfield, who was rough and unkind, and when fifteen years of age he ran away and enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry (one hundred days' men). After serving four months he went to Union City, Ind., and learned the printer's trade, at which he worked two and a half years. He then worked on a farm eighteen months, and the next eighteen months worked at his trade in Indianapolis. In 1870 he returned to Delaware County, and married Cynthia J., daughter of William and Susannah Snodgrass, of Wayne County, and for eighteen months engaged in farming. He then moved to Indianapolis and for three and a half years was in the real-estate business. In June, 1875, he bought the farm in Centre Township, WayncjCounty, where he now lives, containing eighty acres of choice land, well improved, and has since then given his exclusive attention to farming. Mr. and Mrs Dynes have

Andrew J. Eliason, son of Richard and Harriett (McAllister) Eliason, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Feb. 5, 1834. His father was born in Delaware in 1802, and moved with his parents to Kentucky and thence to Wayne County, Ind., where he was married. He died at. the age of eighty-three years. His wife preceded him several years. Their children were - Levi, Mary A., James, John M., Andrew J., Martin, Betsy A., Sarah A., Joshua and William. Andrew J. remained with his parents till nearly thirty years of age, and March 19, 1868, was married to Mary, daughter of Peter and Eliza (McGlothlin) Black. They have four children - Walter W., Harry, John C. and Irwin H. Mr. Eliason has a fine farm of 160 acres, and is one of the practical and successful farmers of Centre Township. Politically he is a Republican, His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Jos/ma Eliason, Sr., a prominent farmer of Centre Township, was born in New Castle County, Del., Jan. 14, 1805, a son of Joshua Eliason, a native of the same State, born in 1776. ' His parents came to Wayne County, Ind., in the fall of 1814, and first settled two miles northeast of Centre vi lie, in the unbroken forest. They built a rude cabin and commenced the struggle for a home. Many are tlie privations to be undergone in clearing and improving a farm in a new country, but with undaunted zeal they labored on and reared tiieir family, giving them all the advantages afforded in the new country. They were members of the Baptist church and foremost in having a church of their denomination established in their adopted home. The mother died in 1820. The father lived to be eighty-four years of age, passing away in 1860. They had a family of six children - William, died in 1884; Joshua, Levi, Lydia, wife of James Faulkner; Kittie, married James McAllister, both deceased; Betsey, married Jacob Park, both deceased. Joshua Eliason, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a pioneer farm, receiving a commonschool education in the earl}'^ subscription schoofc. He was married in his twenty-fourth year to Lucinda, daughter of John King, of Wayne County. He soon after moved to a farm, and has been extensively and successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He lias also been an extensive stockraiser, dealing largely in cattle and hogs. For ten years he dealt in pork, packing and shipping large quantities to the larger cities. His farm contains 312 acres of choice land. His residence is a large, statelj' two-story brick surrounded with beautiful evergreens and shade trees. Mr. Eliason lost his wife, a most devoted Christian lady, Feb. 12, 1873. He has been a member of the Christian church over forty years, and has held the diiferent offices in the church, being always ready to sustain the banner of the cross. Politically, like his father before him, he has been a Whig and in later life a Republican.

Joshua Eliason, Jr., was born in Wayne County, Ind., April 14, 1841, a son of William and Harriet (McAlister) Eliason. He remained on the farm with his parents till manhood, receiving a common-school education. In 1867 he was married to Mary, daughter of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones, of Wayne County. Three children have been born to them - Jessie, Zella and John. Mr. Eliason has thus far given his attention to agriculture and stock-raising. His farm contains 160 acres of fine land, with a good residence and farm buildings, fenced with hedge. Mrs. Eliason is a lady of culture and refinement. She is a member of the Methodist church. Politically Mr. Eliason was reared a Whig, and is now a worker in the Republican party.

T. G. £'liaso7iwas born in Wayne County, Ind., on the farm where he now resides, July 10, 1839, a son of Joshua and Martha (Crawford) Eliason. His father was a native of Delaware, and came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1814, and entered the quarter-section of land now occupied by his son T. C. The land was in the woods. He erected a log cabin and later in life built a double hewed-log house. His sons Thomas and Henry erected the present residence and farm buildings. He was politically a Whig and later in life a Republican. He lived to be nearly eighty-three years of age. He was twice married. T]^ the first marriage were born six children, three now living - Joshua, Levi and Lydia. Of the nine children born to the second marriage eight are living - Ebenezer,

(deceased); Anna, wife of Samuel Townsend, of Fulton Co., Ind. ; Andrew; John, of Illinois; Marinda, wife of William Longfellow, of Tipton County, Ind.; Henry C, of Connersville, Ind. ; Martha, widow of Thomas McConaha; Lueinda, widow of Robert Grimes, and Thomas C. The mother died in her eighty-fourth year. T. C. Eliason received his education in the country schools. Soon after reaching manhood he became the owner of the home farm, where he was very successful till 1875. He then invested several thousand dollars in the Richmond Furniture Manufacturing Company, where he spent four years of his time and lost all he invested. Fie then returned to the farm, where he is now living. His farm is one of the best in the neighborhood, and is well drained bj 700 rods of tiling. He is a liberal supporter of all local enterprises of merit. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of the Christian church.

Homer Farlow VI Si&hoYXi in Union County, Ind., Dee. 23, 1843, the third son of Stephen and Nancy (Leviston) Farlow, who were also natives of Union County. When he was ten years of age his father moved his family to Wayne County, and settled on the farm where our subject still resides, his father now living in Boston Township. Homer Farlow has followed farming through life, and has a farm of 194 acres of choice bottom land, with first-class buildings. He makes a specialty of breeding the Poland China hogs, and is classed among the successful cattle raisers of Centre Township. May 31, 1868, he was married to Eliza C. Railsback, a native of Wayne County, and daughter of the late Nathan Railsback. They are the parents of four children - Estella M., Bessie L. Nora and Percy.

'Paul Frazer was born about the year 1791, near Philadelphia, Pa. He was married to Catharine McPherson, who died in Pennsylvania, leaving four boys - Paul, John (who died in California in 1872), Franklin and McCord. After his wife's death Mr. Frazer moved in 1836, with his little sons, to Wayne County, Ind., and followed farming near Williamsburg for four 3'ears. He then sold his farm and bougat 160 acres south of Centreville. He was married a second time to Mary Ladd, a native of North Carolina, who died in 1873, leaving one dauofliter, Catharine, who is now keeping house for her brothers. The farm is now owned by the sons and daughter and contains 220 acres of land. Mr. Frazer was an honest, industrious and enterprising farmer. He died in August, 1854.

David Gentry^ Justice of the Peace, Centre Township, Wavne Co., Ind., was born in Madison County, Ky. , April 2, 1808. He received a limited education in his native county; remained there till the fall of 1830, when he came to Wayne County and located three miles southwest of Centreville. In 1836 he moved to Centreville. In the fall that year he was elected Constable and served till 1844, when he was elected Sheriff of the county; held that position till 1848. From 1853 till 1858 he was in the general mercantile business, and from 1858 till 1866 in the grocery business. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1863, and has now held the office twenty years. In Jane, 1830, Mr. Gentry was married to Jane Tilley, of North Carolina. She died March 24, 1877. They had a family of four children; two daughters died in infancy. One son, William T., a graduate of West Point in the class of 1856, was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Fourth United States Infantry; was promoted to Captain of the Nineteenth Infantry, and afterward to Major of the Ninth Infantry. April 12, 1884, he was promoted Colonel of the Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry, now stationed at Fort Snelling, Minn. The other son, James H., was educated in his native town, and was for several years associated in business with his father. He was for two years a staff officer of Governor Morton. He was in the wholesale grocery business in Cincinnati, Ohio, three years, and since then has resided in Centreville, dealing extensively in real estate. He has been City Clerk since 1870. He was also connected with the Richmond Telegram ten years. In 1858 he was married to Sarah E., daughter of Henry and Anna M. Beitzell. They have three daughters - Blanche, Irene and Jennie B.

Peter ^-'oz^er, deceased, was born in Lynchburgh, Ya., Jan. 18, 1801. He left his native city for Somerset County, Pa., where he remained till he grew to manhood. He then went to Maryland, where he was married to Eliza Chaney, and to them were born two children - William H., and Mary E., wife of John A. Shadie. In the spring of 1834 he came to Wayne Countj^ Ind., and bought a farm about two miles south of Centrcville, where he farmed till 1857. He then sold his farm and bought the place now occupied by William H. Gower. His death occurred in July, 1882, and his wife died in 1866. His son William H. was born in April, 1831, in Maryland. He came to Wayne County, Ind., when about three years of age, where he was reared. He was married in October, 1866, to Sarah F., daughter of John and Sarah Jones. They have one son - Charles W. Soon after his marriage William settled upon his present farm, which contains 192 acres, most of which is under cultivation.

Thaddeus C. Greene^ deceased, was born in Huiitsville, Ala., June 5, 1835, a son of Thomas B. and Eda (Dodge) Greene. When he was a child his father died, and his education was therefore limited to the common schools of his native State. When he was ten years of age his mother, with her five children, removed to Liberty, Union Co., Ind., and it was there and in Wayne County that Thaddeus C. grew to manhood. He subsequently went to Abington, Wayne County, and served an apprenticeship at the carriagemaker's trade, and became an intelligent and skillful workman. He remained at Abington till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he was one of the first to respond to the call for troops, enlisting as a private in Company A, Eighth Indiana Infantry, for three months. He was actively engaged during his term of service and was discharged Aug. 6, 1861. He returned home and worked at his trade till Aug. 5, 1862, when he again enlisted and was assigned to duty in the Nineteenth Indiana Battery, and served till the last gun was fired; was discharged June 10, 1865. He participated in the battles of Perry ville,Cliickamauga, Mission Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, New Hope Church, Jonesboro, and many others of less note. As a soldier he never shirked any duty, however irksome or dangerous it might be. Brave and intr.epid, he won the confidence and esteem of his superiors, and with his comrades in the ranks he was a general favorite, on account of his obliging and genial disposition.

After his return home he worked at his trade till Oct. 6, 1866, when he lost both hands by the premature discharge of a cannon. May 30, 1867, he married Martha E., daughter of Enoch and Martha Coddington, of Union County, Ind. They had one child - Dotha L. They lived in Abington a year after their marriage and then removed to Centre ville, Mr. Greene having received the appointment of Postmaster, a position he held four years. He joined Abington Lodge, Xo. 154, I. O. O. F., in 1864, and at the time of his death was a member of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Centreville. He was a faithful member of his order, and practiced in his daily life the principles advocated in the lodge. Generous, sociable and confiding, he won an enviable place in the estimation of his fellowmen. Correct and prompt in his business transactions, he left a reputation worthy of imitation. Politically he was a Republican, always voting with that partj' upon all National issues. He cared nothing for official honors, preferring to attend to his own personal business affairs. He died March 8, 1880. Immediately after Mr. Greene's death, Mrs. Greene received the appointment of Postmistress of Centreville, a position she still holds. She has conducted the affairs of the office in an able manner, and justly deserves the appreciation of the public.

Caleb J. Harvey was born on the farm where he now resides, in Wayne County, Ind., March 26, 1843. His grandfather, John Harvey, was born in Guilford County, N. C, of English parents, in May, 1779, and there married Jane Cox, also of English descent, born March 3, 1782. In 1812 - he removed to Wayne County, Ind., and entered 320 acres of land on Nolan's Fork, for which he paid $1.50 an acre. At that time the Indians frequently drove the settlers from their homes, and the latter built a block-house on Mr. Harvey's land, where they could take refuge in time of threatened danger. John Harvey died Sept. 12, 1850, and his wife, April 16, 1854. To them were born nine children; but two are living - Nathan, of Topeka, Kan., and William E., of Missouri. The deceased are - Rebecca, Isoin, Benjamin, Aaron, John P., Mary E. and Jane A. John P. Harvey was born in Wayne County, Ind., April 16, 1819. He was educated in the log cabin scliools, and the school at Cambridge City taught by Samuel Iloshour. March 18, 1841, he was married to Sallie, daughter of Caleb B. and Olive (Leonard) Jackson, of Wayne County. She was born in Gravson County, Ya., in 1818. John P. Harvey became the owner of the entire tract of land entered by his father and was a successful fanner and business man. He died Feb. 19, 1852. Mrs. Harvey resides on the old homestead with her son Caleb J. Harvey. Their children are five in number - Jemima, wife of Oliver Draper, of Henry County, Ind.; Caleb J.; Olive J., widow of Robert Commons; Marinda C, wife of Ennis Kitterman, and John C. Caleb J. received his early education in the schools of Centre ville and subsequently attended Earlham College. When quite young the care of the farm devolved on him and he early learned the science of agriculture and sto^k-raising. He is thoroughly practical in all his management and has been successful in his chosen life-work. Politically he is a Republican. In April, 1880, he was elected Trustee of Centre Township, a position he still fills. He is a member of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, and Hebron Encampment, No. 8, L O. O. F., of Centreville, and has passed all the chairs of both bodies, and represented the two in the Grand Assembly of the State. Jan. 23, 1867, Mr. Harvey was married to Katie, daughter of Andrew and Matilda (Worl) Hoover. They have two daughters - Sadie M. and Olive I.

Jesse Homey, farmer, stock-raiser and wool-grower, Centre Township, was born in Wayne County, Ind., July 29, 1843, a son of Stephen and Nancy (Williams) Horney. He was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the country schools. In December, 1863, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Indiana Infantry, Ninth Corps, as a private. He participated in the battles at Pulaski, Wilson Pike and Little Harpeth, Tenn., Hollow Tree Gap, where the command met with a heavy loss; also in the severe battle of Franklin, where he had a horse shot from under him; in the battle at Granny White's Pike; two days' battle at Nashville, Lawrenceburg, Florence and Sugar Creek. At the latter battle his horse was killed by solid shot from cannon. During the summer of 1864 their headquarters were at Pulaski,

Tenn,, and they scouted the country for 100 ^miles around. He was discharged at Yicksburg, Miss., in August, 1865. After his return home he engaged in farming with his father. In January, 1868, he settled on his present farm, which contains 160 acres of weli-improved land, and has one of the best springs of water in the county. He is an enterprising and successful farmer. In politics he is a Republican. Sept. 13, 1867, he was married to Martha E., daughter of George G. and Mary Hindman. She was a member of the Christian church. She died Dec. 10, 1870. March 19, 1874, Mr. Horney married Xancy, daughter of John and Catherine (Wise) Hoover. Mrs. Horney is a member of the United Brethren church.

Caleb B. Jackson^ a son of Joseph Jackson, was born Dec. 20, 1844, on the old homestead, in Centre Township. Feb. 19, 1873, he was married to Lizzie Strickland, daughter of R. J. and Ann Strickland. They have a daughter, four years of age. Mr. Jackson was reared in his native county, and for a number of years was prominently identified with her business interests. He is at present a resident of Kansas City, Mo., where he is an extensive dealer in coal, wood, flour and feed, his business being both wholesale and retail.

Cajptain Caleb B. Jackson^ one of the most prominent farmers of the township, was born on the farm where he resides, two miles west of Centre ville, Ind., April 16, 1833. His father, Caleb B. Jackson, was born in Grayson County, Ya., Dec. 20, 1793, and was married soon after attaining his majority to Olive Leonard, a native of North Carolina. In the fall of 1818 he moved to Wayne County, Ind., erected a rude log cabin in the woods, and with his wife and three children commenced the life of a pioneer. He cleared and cultivated a farm, on whicli he lived till his death, Nov. 30, 1854. He reared a family of seven children - Marinda, afterward Mrs. Joseph Shank; Joseph W.; Malinda, afterward Mro. James King; Sarah H., afterward Mrs. J. P. Harvey; William L., a resident of Knox County, Mo. ; Jemima, wife of William King, and Caleb B. Our subject received such education as was afibrded by the subscription schools of his day. He was married Jane 19, 1851, to Vasliti, daughter of John and Mehitable Cnim, and settled on the old homestead with his parents. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he began recruiting Boldiers for the Union army, and in 1863 raised a company, of which he was elected Captain. They were immediately sent to the front and assigned to the command of General Sherman. They participated in the battle of Buzzard's,Roost, and many skirmishes, and at one time fought coutinuously 100 days. In 1865 Captain Jackson was discharged on account of disability, and returned to the farm. He has paid especial attention to raising fine stock. He was one of the first men to introduce short horn cattle into the county, and his Poland China hogs are the finest that can be obtained. He has of late turned his attention to the breeding of Jersey cattle and has one of the finest herds in the county. His bull, Black Bronx, No. 7,450, is a solid mulberry color, and a full brother to Hazen's Bess, No. 7,329, a cow now owned by Charley Crockett, of Richmond. Another fine bull is a silver gray named Reed's Farm Glory, No. 5,457. He also has paid considerable attention to breeding and training horses. Black Friend, a horse of wliich he is quite"proud, can justly be called "the pride of the State." Captain Jackson's farm contains 467 acres of the choicest land in Indiana, lying on or near the waters of Nolan's Fork. His residence stands on the summit of Jackson's Hill, and commands a fine view of the surrounding country in every direction. He is a man of progress, and is always one of the first to put forward any enterprise of public benefit, never considering his own interests when his county or township is to be advanced. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, I. O. O. F. He has never used liquor or tobacco in any form, and does not know one card from another. Although a member of no church, he is strictly moral, and lends his assistance to the upbuilding of all religious and moral reforms. He and his family are attendants of the Christian church. Captain Jackson has a family of four cliildren - Sarah J., the wife of Samuel Bronneburg, of Madison County, Ind. ; Thomas E., married Carrie Libold; Flavius J.; Alice, now Mrs. Charles Eliason.

Charles F. Jackson^ the seventh son of Joseph W. and Mary Jackson, was born in Centre Township, Wayne Co., Ind., April 3, 1857. He received a good common-school education. He was reared on a farm, and on arriving at maturity engaged in that vocation for himself He now owns 173 acres of the best land in Centre Township, situated on Nolan's Creek. He is also a successful stock-raiser, making a specialty of short-horn cattle. When twenty-four years of age he was married to Melissa C. Sealock, daughter of James and Hannah Sealock. She was born in Wayne Countv, Ind., May 12, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have one son - Garfield.

Lafayette Jackson^' iQxmQ,T, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Jan. 3, 1851, the fifth son of Joseph W. and Mary (Harvey) Jackson. He was reared on the home farm attend in othe country schools, and subsequently a term at Earlham College. He now owns a fine farm of 250 acres of land on ISTolan's Fork, and is engaged in both general farming and stock-raising. He is one of the enterprising young farmers of the township, and a practical business man. In politics he affiliates with the Kepublican party. In January, 1879, Mr. Jackson was married to Lizzie, daughter of John F. and Caroline (Abraham) Medaris, of Wayne County, her father of English and her mother of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have three children - Arthur G., Fannie S. and Mary C.

Johii Jo7ies, Cashier of the First National Bank, Centreville, Ind., was born in Wayne County, Ind., Feb. 8, 1844, a son of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones. He is a representative of one of the oldest and most influential as well as wealthy families of the county. He was educated in the common schools, remaining on the farm till after attaining his majority. On leaving the farm he was appointed Assistant Cashier, under his father, of the First National Bank, and retained the position till the death of his father, when he succeeded him as Cashier. He was married in 1878 to Addie, daughter of Henry and Caroline Stigleman. They have one son - Percy O. Mr. Jones is a plain, unassuming man, and has never aspired to political honors, although at present he is Treasurer of the City Board of Centreville. ,

Lincoln Hamlin Joues was born on the farm where he now resides, one mile north of Centrevil e Ind., Jan. 10, 1860, a sou of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones. He received a liberal education, and having been reared on a farm has become familiar with all the details of the busmess, and bids tair to be a successful rival of any far.ner in the county. He was married Nov. 30, 1882, to Ada, daughter of Thomas and Louisa J. (Study) Edwards, of Wayne County. They have one daughter-Edna M. Mrs. Jones's mother is a native of Indiana. Her father is a native of Wales, and came to the United States about forty-five years ago. He is by trade a millwright, and has worked in a number of mills m Wayne County. At present he is living at Williamsburg, having retired from business. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. . t^ u

Hon Oliver T. Jones, deceased, was born in Kanawha County, Ya., Sept. 19, 1810, a son of Levi and Mary (Thomas) Jones. He was of Welsh descent, his greatarandparents coming to the United States from Wales and set- Sing in East Virginia when the colonies were under British rule'' His grandfathers, John Jones and Joseph Thomas, were soldiers in the war of the Revolution, and subsequently received pensions. They settled in Kanawha County in 1782, and there Levi Jones was born and remained till ISU, when he immigrated to Indiana Territory and settled in what is now Wavne County. He was married to Mary Thomas in 1804. His death occurred in 1823. Oliver T. Jones was thus reared in Wayne County and here spent his life, and was identified with all her interests. In his early life he taught school, and worked on the farm and at brick-making seven years In the meantime he was Collector of the State and county revenues two years. From 1839 till 1844 inclusive served as Justice of the Peace, and during the same period was County School Examiner. In 1844 he removed to the farm a mile north of CentreviUe, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was one of the charter members and the first President of the CentreviUe National Bank, established in 1863. He was for several years its Cashier, serving iu that capacity at the time of his death. Long before Mr.