Boston Township (part 1 of 3)

Boston Township

This township Avas formed from Wajne in February, 1835, and lies in the south-east corner of the county. Its length east and west is 6 miles ; its breadth north and south is 4 miles, making an area of 24 square miles. The principal stream in this township is the Elkhorn, which enters it about IJ miles west of Ohio line, and, running a south-westerly course, leaves the township IJ miles south of the north-west corner, about half a mile above the mouth of the stream. Some of the earlier settlements in the county were n ade within its limits. With the exception of Ilohnan, Rue, and a few others in that neighborhood, and John Cox, tlie Endsleys, aud perhaps a few others in what is now called Abington, there were probably no earlier settlers in Wayne county. Thomas Bulla, Jacob Fonts, and Jesse Davenport settled on the Elkhorn, 4 or 5 miles south-east of Kichmond ; Davenport and one or two of the Foutses, lower down, within the present townsliip of Boston - all tlie same year in which the Hoovers settled north of Richmond. The Hunts, the next year, settled on and near the Elkhorn, several miles below where Davenport settled.

In the north-ioest part of the township, Peter Weaver settled in 1807, on a part of the section, [19,] in the north-west corn r of the township ; the land now owned by Chiistopher C. Beeler, of Richmond. John Collins, in 1807, settled where Milton II. Beeson lives. James Landj, a native of Scotland, on land now owned by Catharine, widow of John Lamb, James Lamb died in September, 1841, aged 85 years. George Stevenson, on land now owned b}' his descendants. Abraham Gaar, from Kentucky, in April, 1807, where his son Larkin now resides. Aaron Martin, in 1807 or 1808, on a quarter, a part of which is now owned by Jeptha Turner. Jackson Rambo, an early settler, who died in 1816, agc'd 55 years, and in 1846, his widow, in her. 87th year; his land

Lazarus Whitehead, in 1806, settled on land now owned by John Sedgwick. William Burk, on land now a part of the farm of Stephen Farlow, Wright Lancaster, from E". C, in 1808, on the quarter lately owned by George and iNathan Farlow, now by Wm. Paddock. Christopher Roddy, a blacksmith, on land now owned by John Raper. Joshua Meek, where now George W. Stevenson lives. Hugh Cull, in 1806, on the land now owned by John W. Ilort, lately by James P. Burgess. Isaac Beeson, from ]^. C, in 1807, where his son Augustus Beeson lives. Robert Grimes, about 1808, on land now owned by his son Robert, and Henry Rodenburg. Abraham Esteb, on lands where Samuel and John Moore, and Alfred and Jacob S., sons of John Moore, reside. Jacob Keesling, from Pa., afterward Wm. Pouts, on land now owned by Isaac N. Seaney. Armstrong Grimes on land now owned by Eli Kilmer. Wm. Parsons, where James Watson resides.

In the north part of the township. Fielding Gaar settled on a part of section 21, lately occupied by R. Rue, now owned by Justice Kroskopf. Wm. Williams settled in 1814, where Isaac Bulla resides. He was a maker of spinning wheels, and removed to Richmond ; was also a minister in the society of Friends. Asa Jeffers settled on land now owned by Alonzo Osborn and Daniel W. Shatter. Adjoining this section on the south, James, William, and Robert Grimes owned the land now owned by John T. Williams. Daniel Hart, from N". C, settled, in 1814, on the land now owned by Francis Hendricks. Jesse Davenport, before mentioned, in 1806, settled on section 22, adjoining Wayne. A part of his laud is now owned by the heirs of George Grimes. Other parts of the section were owned or settled by Jeremiah Parker, Clark Williams, and Daniel Clark. Portions of the section are now owned by James McLain, Samuel S. Brown, Clayton Brown, Joseph Kokayne, Wm. Roberts, W. Elmer, and others. On the section adjoining, south, [27,] John McCombs, afterward John Ray, settled where now Wm. Ray resides. Jonathan Townsend, on the land now owned by Edward Timberlake.

In the north-cast part of the township, [sec. 20,] AYm. Jones settled on the north half, now owned by Jose[)h M. Bulla, AVm. Feazel, andBenj. Brown. The south half, early owned l)y Jacob Keesling, now by Joseph M. and William Bulla, William Feazel, Henry II. Highly. Section 23, west half, iirst owners not remendjered ; north quarter novc owned chiefly l>y Andrew Giiibrd ; the south quarter by Jacob Shatter, James Watson, and Edward Scarce. The north-east quarter is owned by Kathan Druley. The south-east quarter, formerly owned by James Hartup and Samuel AYatts, now by Wm. Wolf and Wm. Watson's heirs. Daniel Shaffer, from A^irginia, came to the Whitewater country in 1809, and settled, in 1811, on section 24, on Ohio line, where he now resides, at the age of about 85 years. His wife died the 1st of January, 1807. On the quarter south, John Eaper from Va., settled early ; land now owned by James W. Shatter, and the heirs of Joseph Doran. Adam Zeek settled on the northwest quarter, which is now owned by his heirs, and David and Wm. Wolf. Henry Tinkle, on the quarter south, afterwards Benj. G. Moore, now owned by Harl)in H. Moore. On the section south, [25,] John Hollett settled on land lately owned b}^ Jacob Shaffer, now by Joseph Bosworth. Thomas Taylor, on the south-east C[uarter, where he now resides, at the age of 80 years. He first settled near the Falls of Elkhorr.

In the so}(th-east part of the township, [sec. 30,] Joshua Benton settled on the quarter owned by David Fouts's heirs, on 0:iio line. Jeremiah Girton on the quarter owned by Nathan Druley. On the section west, [35,] James Ilolman settle! where Dennis Druley lives ; John Jordan, about 1810, south-cast qr. ; sold out about 1813, to John Esteb, from I'a., and removed to Perry township, where he died ; land now owned by Wm. Esteb's heirs, Levi G. Druley, and Edward Byan. Absalom Eambo, on the south-west quarter, now owned chiefly by E"athan Druley and Sylvester Girton. Joseph Cravens settled about 1818 at or near where Charles and Ricliard Allen own, on the corner section of the township ; the north half of the section owned by Levi Druley. On a part of the section west, Thomas Wyatt, from Tenn., early, on land now owned by John Druley. He was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner, and died at a very advanced age. Isaac Conley, on the quarter adjoining the town, now owned by his son, John J. Conley, where he died in 1864. He had early settled a mile north-west of town, on a small farm, wliere he also carried on for a few years the tanning business.

Wm. Holman settled on the south-east qr. of section 34, adjoining town, now owned by Levi Druley. North-east qr., owned lately by A. Lane, now by Il^athan Druley. John Miller, one of the first settlers on the south-west qr., where his son Wm. Miller lives. The north-west qr., land now owned by David Fonts's heirs ; first settler not remembered. Thomas Ward, early on section 33, where L'a Starr lives. Thomas Young, where Peter Shidler now lives. John Brattan, from iST. C, where Levi Stanley lives. Sec. 3, south-west of town, Samuel Beck, from IT. C, on the south-east qr., where Wm. Davenport lives. James Fisher, north-east qr., now owned by Wm. Seany and Oliver H. Fonts. Owsn Seany, Sen., from K. C, about 1809, south-west qr., where he resided until his death, in 1831. Pleasant Seany lives on the farm. Owen Seany, Jun., on a part of north-west qr., Avhere he died in March, 1871 ; land previously, though perhaps not first, owned by Thomas Cuppy. Section next vest, [4,] Peter Mellender, 1 mile west from town ; laud Litely owned by Isaac Mellender, his son, now by Polly Mellender. John Rife, (not first,) on the land now owned by his sor, Jacob Rife, a German Baptist [Dunker] preacher. Isaac Esteb, on the north-west corner of the section, now owned l-y his son Isaac M. Esteb's heirs. Benj. Jarvis, very early on the south-west qr., at or near where Zachariah Osborn liveij. He died in 1862, aged 82 years.

In the south-west 2)art of the township, Joel Moore is said to have settled on the qr. now owned by Samuel Moore. His son John Moore and sons, Jacob and Alfred, cwn and live on the east half of the section north, [32.] Samuel

Jobe, a Baptist preacLer, on the land now owned by Samuel Osborn's heirs, Lazarus AVhitehead, in 1805, where now John kSedgwick lives; land on west line of the township. Isaac Beeson, probably, where his son Augustus now resides.

The tirst Fhysician resident in the township is not remembered. Among- those who have at ditterent times lived and practiced here, were Drs. Stevens, Butler, Wheeler, Iliram Bull, David S. Evans, and Wm, H. Evans. Present practicing physicians, John J. Rife and Wm. F. Miller.

The first Merchant is supposed to have been a McMaster. According to the recollection of early settlers, the following succeeded AlcMaster, verly nearly in the order named : James Ilitf, Baxter & Dunham, Jacob W. Fisher & Wm. Fonts, Bull

1845, the following are on record as having paid for store licenses : In 1839, Doughty & Widup, Joseph F. Chapman, Isaac Craig, until 1845, (perhaps later.) In 1844, Strattan & Burbank,John Strattan; in 1844 and 1845, Harvey & McCullough, Aaron Druley. There have also been named, Samuel & LeRoy McWhinney, Hiram Bulla & Joseph Druley, Smith, Druley & John Deal, John Druley, John Steele, Jacob F. Rinehart, Robert Swishey & Frank Templeton, David Jenks. Present merchant, Jacob F. Rinehart.

The following names of justices of the -peace appear in a number of old dockets now in the office of J. F. Rinehart, Esq. The years in which their respective records commence are also given. Isaac Esteb, 1819; James P. Burgess, 1829; Abraham Cuppy,'1834; Joseph A. Simpson, Stephen Mc- Whinney, 1835; Isaac Mellender, 1839 ; Wm. Druley, 1841 ; Alfred Moore, 1851; John II. Stearns, 1854; James Esteb, 1856; Jacob F. Rinehart, 1869. Present justices, Jacob F. Rinehart, James P. Burgess.

The first Gi'ist-mill in the county was built by Charles Hunt, in 1807, on the Elkhorn, about a mile above its mouth, iu:>w near the west line of Boston township. It was a tub mill, and a cheap one, called in those days ''corn-cracker." lie afterward built anew mill, which, after four or five years, was destroyed by fire. A steam saw-mill on the same site, is now owned b}^ James and John Ensley. [Since the above was written, John Ensle}'' has died.] Jesse Davenport bnilt a grist-mill on the falls of Elkhorn creek, believed to have been the third one in the county. A few years later he built a saw-mill at the same place. These mills are but a few rods above the present mills, on the Richmond and Boston turnpike. There are at present a grist-mill and a saw-mill, called "Eelief Mills," owned by Samuel S. Brown, "Wm. A. Elmer, and John "Wolf. A steam saw-mill was built in 1837, by Eliphalet Stanley, at Boston, and sold soon after to Jacob W. Fisher and Wm. Fonts, who sold to Smith Rader, and he to Irvin and others. James L. Harris, half a mile north of town, built a steam saw-mill, which is now owned by Wm. T. McCoy. There was for a time attached to it a run of burr stones for grinding corn. A lath-machine is now attached.

A sorcjhum mill was built in 1866, by John J. Conley, near town. It has the capacity to manufacture 100 gallons of syrup per day. During the season, which continues throughout the fall months, about 4,000 gallons are made.

A BajMst Church was formed in 1806 or 1807, in what is now the west part of this township, composed chiefly of settlers on and near the Elkhorn creek, and is familiarly known as the " Elkhorn Church." It was the earliest church organization in the county. The number of its members was small. Richard Rue, Lazarus Whitehead, Charles Hunt, and Isaac Esteb, and their wives, are believed to have been among its first members. Lazarus Whitehead was their pastor, and was the first minister with a charge in the county. Their meeting-house is near Elkhorn creek, about a mile above its mouth. Probably none of its first members are now living.

The Friends, soon after the Baptists, formed a society, and built a log meeting-house about 2^ miles north of Boston. The house had a stick and clay chimney, and was warmed by a charcoal fire in the center. Few persons. living remember the names of their early members. Only two have been mentioned, as certain : John Clark and Jeremiah Parker.

settled there about the time Rue and Hohnan came, was a Methodist preacher. He early invited the few families in the neighborhood to come to his cabin, and preached to them. As soon as the itinerant ministers came within reach of him, he invited them to his home. Thev formed a class at his house, which was a regular preaching place for many j'cars. This church still exists, and, it is believed, has been regularly supplied with preaching until the present time.

A second llet/iodist Episcopal Church in the toAvnship was formed at the town of Boston. The date of its organization has not been ascertained. An old inhabitant, and one of the early members, names the folloAving as having joined at the time, or very soon after the class was formed : Jacob Meek, Peter Mellender, ISTicholas Druley, Samuel Druley, James Holman, Samuel Beck, Joseph (Graven, Andrew Jones, Absalom liambo, John Esteb, James Esteb, and probably the wives of some or all of them. They built a frame meetinghouse in or about the year 1838. As in some other places mentioned in our history, a separation was caused by antislavery agitation. The church was greatly enfeebled by the division - so much so, that for many years it could hardly be said to have an existence. Although it has recently been reorganized, its membership does not exceed about twentyfive in number.

The Free Methodists organized a church some five or six years ago. Some of their earl}* members were Ira Starr, Harbin H. Moore, John Druley, Wm. Miller, Emsley Davenport.

The UniversaUst Church was organized in July, 1869. In 1868, they built a brick meeting-house jointly with the Free Masons, who occupy the upper story.

The town of New Boston was laid out by James IliiF, Stephen McWhinuey, "Wm. Druley, Samuel Shinn, proprietors. The plat and survey were recorded August 30, 1832.

Downey Lodge, No. 233, of Free and Accepted 3Iasons, was organized under a charter granted May 25, 1858. Charter Members : :N"icho]as Druley, W. M. ; John H. Stearns, S. W.; Joseph M. Bulla, J. W. ; Joseph Clengenpul, S. D.; Joseph T. Druley, J. W. ; Louis Pigg, Tyler ; J. M. Jones, Secretary.

Rinehart Lodge, 310, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized June 11, 1868. The charter was granted May 20, 1868, on application of Jacob F. Rinehart, Henry Hawkins, Enos Geary, Philip Schneider, and Charles Corns. First Officers: Jacob F. Rinehart, 'N. G. ; Oliver H. Toney, V. G. ; Samuel J. Johnson, Secretary ; Henry C. Fonts, Per. Secretary; Levi G. Druley, Treasurer.

Joseph M. Bulla, son of Thomas Bulhi, an early settler, was born where his father iirst settled, on the Elkhorn, in the southeast part of Wayne township. He was married to Nancy Wilson, and settled in the towuship of Boston, about five miles from Richmond, where he now resides. They had eleven children, three sons and eight daughters. Besides sundry trusts of minor importance, Mr. B. held, from 1842 to 1848, the office of county commissioner, and was soon after elected a representative of the county in the state legislature.

James P. Burgess came to this county about the year 1820. He was married in 1821, and settled on the place where he now resides, in the north-west part of the township, about two miles and a half south from Richmond. Mr. Burgess and his wife are both still living. In March, 1871, the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage was celebrated by the modern popular festival, "golden wedding," at which, among the numerous guests, there were present five persons who attended the marriage in 1821. One of these was Lewis Burk, of Richmond, who then served at the table as carver, and who performed a similar service on the late occasion. Mr. Burgess, soon after his settlement, united with the Methodist Episcopal church in his neighborhood, and has ever since been one of its most active members and liberal supporters. He has been several times elected a justice of the peace, which office he now holds. , Conley, John J., son of Isaac Con ley, was born in what is now Boston township, February 23, 1812. After his majority he ^YO^ked as carpenter and joiner and cabinet-maker about ten years. In 1841, he removed to Richmond, where he also, for several j'ears, carried on the manufacturing of shoe pegs, and subsequently the horticultural business for eleven years. In 1864, he bought his father's farm at Boston, on which he still resides. He has been twice married; first, to Isabella Grimes ; secondly, to Martha Curry, of Eaton, 0.; b}' each of whom he had two sons and two daughters : all but one daughter are living. The following are married: Robert G., who was in the late war three years; was in thirteen battles; was captured in the battle of the Wilderness; confined in Andersonville prison seven months; paroled and sent home, and discharged January 18, 1865. He married Ella Benton, and is a hardware merchant in Richmond, in the firm of G. W. Benton & Co. Mar}-, who married James Dean, and resides near Bloomingsport, Ind. Margaret, who married John Short, and lives in Wayne township.

Hugh Cull, who has been mentioned as one of the earliest settlers in the county, was born of Roman Catholic parents, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, October, 1759. He removed, when four years of age, with his father, to Pennsylvania, and thence, in 1777, to Kentucky, near where the city of Lexington now stands. He was married in 1785, in Henry county, to Rachel Meek, then in her sixteenth year; and in 1805 removed to the place where he died, now in Boston township, about five miles below Richmond, near the Elkhorn. He was a Methodist local preacher, and actively engaged for years in preaching the gospel before traveling preachers had found their way into the new settlements. He was a member of the convention which framed the first constitution of the state, and which then met at Corydon. His biographer, Rev. Wm. C. Smith, dates his death August 31, 1862, and adds, "aged 104 years and 10 months." If, however, he was born and died at the dates given, he would have been but 102 years and ten months. As he is generally said to have been 105 years, Mr. Smith probably erred in giving the year of his birth or that of his death.

Nicholas Druley, from North Carolina, in 1812, settled in Wayne county a mile and a half south of the town of Boston, now in Union county. He had nine children who attained to the age of majority, and were married. 1. Lethe was married to Greenup Holman, and removed to Grant county, where she now resides. 2. Levi, to Agnes Sedgwick, and lives in the township. 3. Elizabeth, to Leonard Templetou. 4. Aaron, to Martha, daughter of Stephen G. Hunt, son of Charles Hunt, Sen. 5. Dennis, first to Nancy Jane Grimes, and after her death to Mary Jane Watson. 6. John, to ]S"ancy, daughter of Stephen G. Hunt. 7. Martha, to Levi "Wyatt, now in Preble county, Ohio. 8. Nicholas, to Elizabeth Gutter, (?) and lives in Harrison, Union county. 9. Joseph, to Elizabeth Price, and resides in Richmond. Several of the sons of Nicholas Druley, Sen., are large landholders. Levi^nd Nicholas own nearly equal quantities, about 700 acres each.

Abram Gaar was born in Hanover county, Virginia, February 28, 1769, and in 1805 removed to Kentucky. In 1807, he came to this county, and settled about four miles and a half south of Richmond, in the north-west part of 'the present township of Boston, where his son Larkin Gaar now "resides. He lived on the farm on which he first settled untiPhis death, August 20, 1861. He married in Virginia, and had eight children : Jonas, who resides in Richmond ; [Sk.] Fielding, who died in Utah ; Larkin, who lives on the homestead ; Abel, who resides at Berrien, Michigan ; Fanny, wife of Wm. Lamb who died in Iowa, where she resides; Rosa, wife of John Ingels who died at Milton, where she resides with her. son ; Martha, who married Jeptha Turner; Eliza Jane, who married Thomas Henderson.

Thomas Young, a native of Virginia, after a residence of several years in Ohio, settled in this county in 1833, on the farm on which Jacob Shidler now resides, about a mile and a half west from the town of Boston. He had six children, four sons and two daughters; of whom only two sons, John F. and Thomas N., settled in this county. John F. married a daughter of Nathaniel McClure, Jun., of "Wayne township, and after

Source changes here: from History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, by Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.), published 1884; 38,134 words in this source stream.

Boston Township

This township is one of the oldest settled townships in the county, and was until February, 1835, a part of Wayne Township. At that date it was organized into a separate township, and named "Boston." It is four miles north and south and six miles east and west, except that it has added to it on the northwest corner half of section 24, making it on one mile of its northern border six and one-half miles east and west. It is bounded on the north by Wayne Township, east by the Ohio State Line, south by Union County, and west by Abington and a portion of Centre townships. It lies in the extreme southeast corner of the county, and its above area of twenty-four and one-half square miles gives it 15,680, of which there is placed on the assessment roll 15,575.66 acres, with an assessed valuation in 1882 of $530,270. Its personal property amounted to $187,305, making a total value of $717,575. The polls of the township the same year numbered 147. Its population in 1850 was 959; in 1860, 887; in 1870, 894, and in 1880, 936. The principal stream in this town?hip is the Elkhorn, which enters it about one and one-half miles west of the Ohio line, and, running in a southwesterly course, leaves the township one and three-fourths miles south of the northwest corner, about half a mile above the mouth of the stream. Some oi the earlier settlements in the county were made within its limits. With the exception of Holman, Rue, and a few others in that neighborhood, and John Cox, the Endsleys, and perhaps a few others in what is now called Abington, there were probably no earlier settlers in Wayne County. Thomas Bulla, Jacob Fonts and Jesse Davenport settled on the Elkhorn, four or iive miles southeast of Richmond; Davenport and one or two of the Foutses, lower down, within the present township of Boston - all the same year in which the Hoovers settled north of Richmond. The Hunts, the next year, settled on and near the Elkhorn, several miles below where Davenport settled. Mr, Davenport was a prominent citizen, became Associate Judge. He was killed at the barn-raising of Benjamin Koonts. A man by the name of Williams was killed at the same time.

In the northwest part of the township Peter Weaver settled in 1807, on a part of the section (19) in the northwest corner of the township - the land now owned by Christopher C. Beeler, of Richmond. John Collins, in 1807, settled where Milton H. Beeson lives; James Lamb, a native of Scotland, on land now owned by Catharine, widow of John Lamb; James Lamb died in September, 1841, aged eightyfive years; Abraham Gaar, from Kentucky, in April, 1807, where his son Larkin now resides; Aaron Martin, in 1807 or 180S, on a quarter, a part of which is now owned by Jeptha Turner; Jackson Rambo, an early settler, who died in 1816, aged fifty-five years, and in 181:6, his widow, in her eighty-seventh year; Wright Lancaster, from J^orth Carolina, in 1808, also Christopher Roddy and Joshua Meek; Isaac Beeson, from the same State, in 1807; Robert Grimes, in 1808, and Abraham Esteb, Jacob Keesling, Pa., Armstrong Grimes and Wm. Parson all came in 1809. Adam Zeck, from Virginia, settled in the northeast corner of the township in 1810, and lived and died on the same farm. He was a blacksmith by trade. DavidfSchaffer came the same year and settled in the extreme northeast corner of the township. Simon Draper settled just south of Schaifer, the same year, both from Yirginia. This section of the township and the Elkhorn Valley were the first settled. Jas. Sulser came earl}', and his son, Hiram, now occupies the old homestead. Lazarus Whitehead, a British preacher, came on Dec. 25, 1805, the year the county was first settled. He officiated at the first funeral in the county, and also solemnized the first marriage. The cemetery was on his land. He settled in Elkhorn Valley. Wm. Burke came the latter part of the same yeai. Isaac Beeson came in 1807, and settled up the stream f om Whitehead. Wayne County was no exception to the general rule, the settlers who first came choosing their location near water, and the Elkhorn was settled from its head to its mouth. Then, again, these valleys were the richest lands, and the timber perhaps thicker, but no heavier, than farther away.

In the north part of the township Fielding Gaar settled on a part of section 21, lately occupied by R. Rue, now owned by Justus Kroskopf. Wm. Williams settled in 181-1 where Isaac Bulla resides. He was a maker of spinningwheels, and removed to Richmond; was also a minister in the Society of Friends. Asa Jeffers settled on land now owned by Alonzo Osborn and Daniel W. Schafter. Adjoining this section on the south, James, William and Robert Grimes owned the land now owned by John T. Williams. Daniel Hart, from Korth Carolina, settled, in 1814, on the land now owned by Francis Hendricks. Henry Tinkle, John HoUett and Thomas Taylor all settled in the northeast part of the township.

In the southern and southeastern section of the township came Joshua Benton and Jeremiah Girton, both settling on sections 36; and James Holman, John Jordon, 1810, Absalom Rambo and Joseph Cravens all settled on section 35. Thos. Hyatt, a Revolutionary soldier, settled also in this section. Isaac Conly settled about one mile from where New Boston now stands.

Wm. Holman settled on the southeast quarter of section 34, adjoining town. John Miller, one of the first settlers on the southwest quarter, where his son, Wm. Miller, lives.

Thomas Ward, early on section 33. Thomas Young, where Peter Shidler now lives. John Brattan, from North Carolina. Section 3, southwest of town, Samuel Beck, from North Carolina, on the southeast quarter. James Fisher, northeast quarter. Owen Seany, Sr., from North Carolina,'about 1809, southwest quarter, where he resided until his death in 1831. Section next west (4), Peter Mellender, one mile west from *own. John Rife, on the land now owned bj his son, Jacob Ri^e, a German Baptist (Dunkard) preacher. Isaac Esteb, on the nv^rthwest corner of the section. Benj. Jarvis, very early on the southwest quarter, at or near where Zachariah Osborn lives. He died in 1862, aged eighty-two years.

Joel Moore settled on section 32, and not far off Samuel Jobe, a Baptist preacher, located his home. This was in the southwest portion of the township,

Topography

The southeast part of the township is nearly level, the edge of a large table-land extending into Ohio. This was of a swampy nature, originally, but since it has been drained, is probably the best land in the township. On each side of the Elkhorn for two miles it is hilly, where very fine building stone is found, but there are no minerals. The mill at Elkhorn Falls was erected in 1817 by Jesse Davenport. Afterward a saw-mill was added, all ran by water-power. This mill was rebuilt in the year 1859 by Addington & Brown and known as the " Relief Mills." Another mill was erected in 1825 on Short Creek, called the Short Creek Mills, which were kept in operation up to 1873. Both of these mills had a linseed oil attachment. It is stated that Chas. Hunt built a sort of tubmill as far back as 1807, near the west line of the township, but, while the Hunts settled in the township the latter part of that year, it is doubtful about a mill being built prior to the winter or fall ofl808-'9.

A half mile north of New Boston Jas. L. Hains built a steam saw-mill, and in 1866 Jno. J. Conly erected a sorghum mill, with a capacity of 100 gallons of syrup per day. Among the first physicians of the township were: Drs. Stevens, But-

The first church was a Baptist, orsjanized in 1807 by Rev. Lazarus Whitehead. Members: Rev. Whitehead and wife, Aaron Martin and wife, and Chas. Hunt and wife. The first death, buried in the Whitehead cemetery, was the daughter of John Bsard, in the summer of 180S, and the second Jane Endsley, daughter of John Eodsley, three years - all the fall of the same year.

The first marriage in the township and county was that of Miss May Whitehead and John Hunt. The license was secured at Lawrenceburg, the then county seat.

The first preaching was across the creek from Jas. Endsley's, and the first baptism was in the creek near by, two being immersed - Mary Hunt and Jas. Martin. These were also the first two to join the church after its original members.

The first birth in the county was Jeptha Turner, son of John Turner, the first Sheriff of Wayne County. There were formerly three trustees, but this was changed early in the sixties. Since then they have been as follows (Term, two years): Jos. M. Bulla, two terms; Alfred Moore, two terms; Clayton Brown, one term; John J. Conway, one term; George H. Stephenson, three terms; Hiram Sulser, two terms; Jacob S. Moore, one term; Edward Timberlake, two terms. Judge Bailey Butter was Associate Judge for three years. Present officers : Trustee, Edward Timberlake ; Assessor, Stephen Farlow; Constable, E. R. Stover, and Justices of Peace, B. B. Dillman and David Paulus.

The following names of justices of the peace appear in a number of old dockets. The years in which their respective records commence are also given. Isaac Esteb, 1819; James P. Burgess, 1829; Abraham Cuppy, 1834; Joseph A. Simpson, Stephen McWhinney, 1835; Isaac MeJlender, 1839; Wm. Druley, 1841; Alfred Moore, 1851; John H. Stearns, 1854; James Esteb, 1856; Jacob F. Rinehart, 1869; Jacob F. Rinehart, James P. Burgess, 1872.

There are seven school-houses in the township, numbered from one to seven. During a wind storm in the summer of 1883 Nos. i and 5 were blown down. The schools are brick, of good size and well furnished. The school history in first volume will give a full report of the schools of the township.

There are six churches located within the township, viz.: Universalist, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Christian, Friends and Myer's Chapel (Methodist Episcopal).

friends. - Is located about two miles north of New Boston, the society being formed about the year 1809. The first resident minister was the Rev, Wm. Williams, from Tennessee. The society numbers some 150 members and their church, a frame building, was erected in 1875, Their first church was built of logs which was used up to 1854, when a brick was erected, which lasted until the frame one was occupied.

The Methodist Episco'pal Church was organized about 1810, but the oldest inhabitant cannot recollect the exact date or its original members. They worshiped in an old log cabin for several years. In 1836 they erected their second church which was used about one-third of a century. In 1869 a handsome and substantial brick edifice was erected at a cost of $3,000, the building committee being John Druley, Ira Starr and H. H. Moore. The church has stood the test of time, and is still moving in the path of progress. In the summer a Sundayschool is kept during the season. The Rev. Geo, W. Bower has held the pastorate since 1874. The church was unfortunate in the loss of its records by fire a few years since. This was a serious loss, as memory failed to bring to mind much that was of value in the history of the church.

Myer's Chapel of the Methodist Ex>isGopal Church was organized in 1823, with Hugh Cull and wife, Mrs. McFadden, Isaac Beeson,! James Sulser and wife, Jas. P, Burgess and wife, and John Lamb and wife. The early preachers were the Eevs, Whitten, Miller and Jamison. Service was held at the house of Jas. P. Burgess for a number of years, in the open air in good weather, and in an old shop. In 1834 there was a great revival under the inspiration and direction of the Rev. - Dorsey, a young and eloquent preacher. The church reached a membership of sixty, and in 1848 erected the brick chapel, which is yet their place of worship, but has undergone much improvement. The present membership is twenty-five and the pastor the Rev. C. W. Tinsley. That noted and eccentric preacher so celebrated in early days, Lorenzo Dow, preached several times in this .township. He generally preached in the open air, a log or a stump answering for a pulpit. In fact there were no buildings at that early day that would hold the mass of people who came from miles around to listen to homely, yet forcible, eloquence of the early backwoods orator and preacher.

Baptist Church. - As before remarked, this church was organized in 1807 in the western, or rather northwestern, part of the township, under the earnest work and zeal of Lazarus Whitehead. A log church was erected on the south end of the graveyard, which was on the farm of the minister, Mr. "Whitehead. This was destroyed after a service of two years, and another was built on the same site, also of logs, which served them until 1842, when the present church was erected. It is enclosed by a stone fence which was put up in 1832. The membership now is between sixty and seventy, and the church has always been fairly progressive and prosperous. It has always maintained a pastor and had regular preaching.

The Universalist Church met with strong opposition from the Puritan element in its early struggle for existence. The Methodist church refused them the use of their churches, and by a spirit of opposition aroused they were also debarred the use of the school-house, which, by the law of the State, made them free to all denominations of Christians. They did, however, meet in the school-house at one time, and were promptly arrested or reported to the Grand Jury as disturbers of the peace, by those of " I am better than thou " sort of Christians. Such was some of the experience this church met with in their early days, though much more could be written of their trials and the obloquy in which they suffered. However, all religions thrive under persecu- tion, and the softening hands of time, and a truer and better faith came to their relief. They were not quite so bad as thej. had been painted.

The names of the ministers who gave the church its first impulse were the Revs. H. F. Miller, D. R. Biddlecome and \V. S. Bacon, and the members of the church who stood by it and encouraged the good work were J. M. Bulla, Smith Dudley, Zachariah Osborn; and among the noble women were Anna E. Danby, Tracy Osborn, Nancy Bulla, Melissa Grimes, and Sarah Johnston. These were not all who espoused the cause of the church, but it was all that came to the memory of our informant. But others, both men and women, did their part to advance the interests and the building up of their church. With such leaders the church did not long want for a prompt organization and a church edifice of their own.

At a meeting at Masonic Hall, in February, 1868, the first move looking to an organization and the building of a church was made, and $1,005 was subscribed then and there. With this sum as a starting point, a committee was appointed to superintend the building of a church edifice, and was composed of the following named gentlemen: J. M. Bulla, Z. Osborn and Samuel Moore. 'A Board of Trustees was also elected, comprising Smith Druley, Wra. G. Searing and J. M. Bulla.

Under the control of the above committee and trustees a fine brick edifice was erected, at a cost of $4,100. The first sermon was preached by the Rev. H. F. Miller, on Friday preceding the second Sunday in May, and on May 9 this church was dedicated to the service of the Most High, the sermon being eloquently delivered by the Rev. W. S. Bacon, assisted by the Rev. D. R. Biddlecome in the service. Thus, afcer many trials, a haven of rest was found. Universalism had a home of its own.

At the close of the service on Sunday, July 11, 1870, the church organization was effected under the call of Rev. H. F. Miller. Those who remained and became members were: Bros. Smith Dudley, Zachariah Osborn, Dr. W. H. Evans, Rev. Frank Evans, Rev. T. C. Druley, Samuel Oler, Jacob Flush and J. M. Bulla ; Sisters Nancy Bulla, Anna E. Druley, Tracy

Osborn, Susan B. Stanley, Nancy A. Evans, Melissa Grimes, Mary C. Evans, Tabitha Oler and Sue B. Evans. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the First Universalist Chnrch of Boston became a permanent organization.

The officers were: Smith Drnley, Moderator; Dr. W. H. Evans, Clerk; Susan B. Stanley, Treasurer, and Samuel Oler and W. H. Evans, Deacons. The Trustees were Zachariah Osborn and J. M. Bulla.

Boston

This village is located on four sections, Nos. 2, 3, 34 and 35, and is about one mile from the Union County line on the south, and the Ohio State line on the east. It is a small village, not yet incorporated, and not destined to be a place of note. It has a line turnpike road to Kichmond, some seven miles distant, and the principal business is transacted there. " Young's History " gives the following:

The lirst merchant is supposed to have been a McMaster. According to the recollection of early settlers, the following succeeded McMaster, very nearly in the order named: James Iliff, Baxter & Dunham, Jacob W. Fisher and Wm. Fonts, to 1845 the following are on record as having paid for store licenses: In 1839, Doughty &Widup, Joseph F. Chapman, Isaac Craig, until 1835 (perhaps later). In 1844 Strattan & Burbank, John Strattan. In 1844 and 1845, Harvey & McCullough, Aaron Drnley. There have also been named, Samuel and LeBoy McWhinney, Hiram Bulla & Joseph Druley, Smith Druley & John Deal, John Druley, John Steele, Jacob F. Rinehart, Robert Swishey & Frank Templeton, David Jenks, Jacob F. Rinehart. The postoffice was established in April, 1837, and Wm. Rnssell, Jr., was the first Postmaster.

As far back as 1813 Isaac Conolly laid off a small portion of his land into town lots. Kot many were sold. The Druleys and Stanleys settled near there, and the old Methodist Episcopal church, erected of logs, was there even before Mr. Conolly laid off his embryo town. Some twenty years later James Iliff, Stephen McWhinney, Wm. Druley and Samuel Shinn became the proprietors of the land, and platted the

Downey Lodge^ No. 233, of Free and Accepted Masons was oro-anized under a charter granted May 25, 1858. Charter Members: Nicholas Druley, W. M.; John H. Stearns, S. W. ; Joseph M. Bulla, J. W.; Joseph Clengenpul, S. D.; Joseph T. Druley, J. W. ; Louis Pigg, Tyler; J. M. Jones, Secretary.

E'mehart Lodge, 310, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized June 11, 1863. The charter was granted May 20, -1868, on application of Jacob F. Kinehart, Henry Hawkins,Enos Geary, Philip Schneider, and Charles Corns. First officers : Jacob F. Rinehart, N. G. ; Oliver H. Toney, Y. G. ; Samuel J. Johnson, Secretary; Henry C. Fonts, Per. Secretary; Levi G. Druley, Treasurer.

Biographical

Benjamin Brown, deceased, was born in Burlington County, N. J., in May, 1798, a son of Clayton and Elizabeth (Satterthvvaite) Brown, of Welsh descent. When twentyone years of age he, with his brother Samuel, left New- Jersey, and settled in Preble County, Ohio, on land given them by their father. He cleared the land and resided there till 1835, when he sold it, and bought 160 acres in Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., a part of which is the farm where his son-in-law, Edward Timberlake, resides. It was only partially cleared, but he improved it, and lived here till his death. He was a conscientious, industrious man, and a good manager. He was public-spirited, and interested in anything that tended toward the upbuilding of the community. He was twice married, the first time in Ohio, in 1827, to Mary Ann Craig. They had four children, two of whom are living - Clayton P., and Martha B. Timberlake. Isaac 0. and Jacob died in childhood. Mrs. Brown died in July, 1838, aged twenty-eight years. In the fall of 1840 Mr. Brown married Naomi Taylor. They had one child - Hannah E., wife of Clarkson Davis. Mr. Brown died Oct. 14, 1879, and his wife Oct. 14, 1881, both aged eighty-one years. Both were life-long members of the Society of Orthodox Friends.

J. M. Bulla, President of the Wayne County Historical Society, wasborn Dec. 11, 1811, in Wayne County, Ind., and is the second son of Thomas and Susannah (Mora) Bulla. He had few school privileges, like all children of the early pioneers, but like a tree in barren soil, his mind instinctively found and appropriated the nourishment desired. He had a fondness for history, and after the day's labor his evenings were spent in reading. He studied the common English branches, and qualified himself to teach school, an occupation in which he was very successful. Impelled by a desire, cherished from boyhood, he, in 1832 and 1833, applied himself to the study of medicine, but not wishing to practice the profession, he turned his attention to agriculture, and became a successful farmer and stock-raiser. In 1876 Mr. Bulla was elected President of the Richmond Horticultural Society, and served three years. The same year he was elected Vice-President of the State Horticultural Society. He has acquainted himself with fruit-growing, both practically and scientifically. In August, 1842, he was elected Commissioner of Wayne County, and was re-elected in 1845, thus serving six years. While serving as County Commissioner he purchased the farm where the asylum stands, and lifted the first shovel of dirt from the place where the first building was located. He introduced a radical change in the manner of conducting the management of that institution, and the treatment of the inmates. His humane disposition peculiarly fitted him for the oversight of the unfortunate class that had to be provided for by public charity. In 1850 Mr. Bulla was chosen to represent Wayne County in the Legislature, and served two terms ot one year each. He served both terms on the Committee of Elections, and other important committees, and was the author of several bills that passed both Houses. He was an earnest advocate of woman suffrage, and urged the right of enfranchising women. He has always taken a decided interest in the various temperance reforms, from the earliest to the present prohibition movement. In 1844 he was the first man in Boston Township to join the Washingtonian Society. The same vear he became a member of the Sons of Tern- perance, and filled all the offices in that order. He united with the Masonic fraternity in 1853, and has taken the chapter degrees. He has filled the principal chairs of the lodge. He has for many years been a prominent member of the Universalist church - was one of the first in his vicinity to advocate the final triumph of good over evil. In politics he was formerly a Whig, and became a Republican on the or- <yanization of that ])arty. When the war of the Rebellion, with its efforts to destroy the best Government in the world, broke out he gave freely of his means to crush out treason, and was for some time engaged in the service of the Government. In years gone by Mr. Bulla was actively engaged in politics, and even now takes a deep interest in the political affairs of the country. He is well informed on the topics of the day, public-spirited, upright, honest and industrious. Those who know him best respect and admire him the most. In the Legislature he exerted a marked influence, and his efforts before the Horticultural Society have proved him possessed of literary ability. Some of his letters are worthy of special notice - among them an essay on "Agriculture and its Influence," delivered in February, 1876, and published in the agricultural papers in this State and Ohio; a paper on "What Destroyed the Pre-historic American?" a very able production upon which he spent much thought and research; his last annual address before the society, which was of scientific character, and was published with the proceedings of the State Horticultural Society. April 17, 1834, Mr. Bulla was married to Nancy Wilson, of Franklin County, by whom he has eleven children, all married and settled near him except one, who lives in Indianapolis. Several of them have been successful teachers. He has gained a competency by wise management and steady application to one pursuit. Without the aid of school or college he has acquired a large fund of knowledge, qualifying him to discharge the duties of various offices with ability. Possessing a mind that would have enabled him to succeed in any of the professions, he has given his thought and care to that part of the world's work that creates the material wealth of the country, and belongs to

J, P. Burgess was born in Augusta County, Ya., Sept. 27, 1801, a son of John and Jane (Irvin) Burgess, natives of Virginia, who removed to Springfield, Ohio, in 1815, where they died, the former in 1816 and the latter in 1830. In 1818, when seventeen years of age, he came to Wayne County, and located in Salisbury. He was married March 21, 1821, to Theresa, daughter of Peter and Martha Weaver, natives of Virginia, who settled in Wayne County in 1807. Soon after his marriage he settled on the place where he now lives, buying at the time ten acres at $10 an acre. He worked at his trade for many years and gained a comfortable competency. He was elected Justice of the Peace, and served in that capacity thirty-five years. He was one of the most popular magistrates in the county. He ofiiciated at nearly 150 marriages, and has lived to attend the golden wedding of one of the couples. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since thirteen years of age, and has been an enthusiastic worker in both church and Sunday- school'. After a married life of fifty-seven years, his wife died Feb. 7, 1878, aged seventy-five years and two months. They had no children, but reared several adopted children, two of whom still live with Mr. Burgess. He gave them a good education, and one is a leading educator of Indiana.

E. B. Dillman, Justice of the Peace, is a native of Preble County, Ohio, born in 1842. His early life was passed on the farm, and in the public schools. In 1867 he came to Boston and engaged in farming, and later in the mercantile business, and but recently disposed of his stock. He enlisted in 1864 in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and served four months. In 1879 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and is still an incumbent of that ofiice. He was elected Constable of the township in 1875, and served several terms. He received the commission of Postmaster of Boston, during President Garfield's administration, and served till Sept. 30, 1838. He was married Nov. 24, 1868, to Martha, daughter of William Miller.

Dennis Druley, farmer, section 35, Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., was born in Union County, Ind., Jan. 1, 1816, a son of Nicholas and Sarah (Stanley) Druley. He has always followed the v^oeation of a farmer, and now has one of the finest farms in the county, owning 380 acres, all well improved. He was married in 1838 to JSIancy J., daughter of "William and Effie (Meeker) Grimes, who died July 5, 1849, ao^ed twenty-seven years. They had three children - Martha J., wife of Ed. Dalby, of Richmond; Levi G., and Mary E., widow of Marshall Henry. Jan. 8, 1850, Mr. Druley married Mary J., daughter of Benjamin Watson, of Henry County, Ind. They had four children - Nicholas B., George L,, Clement D. and Sarah E., the latter deceased. Mrs. Drulej^ died May 2, 1879, aged forty-nine years. Sept. 21, 1880, Mr. Druley married Mary C. (Wintermute) Hoover, of Darke County, Ohio, born Oct. 19, 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Druley are members of the Christian church. He was formerly a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically, he is a Democrat, and cast his first Presidential vote for Martin Yan Buren

Johii Druley^ farmer, postofiice, Boston, was born March 9, 1818, a son of Nicholas and Sarah Druley. He was married Aug. 6, 1839, to Nancy, daughter of Stephen Hunt, and located two miles south of Boston, on a farm. He subsequently engaged in the mercantile business in Boston, and from there moved to what is now known as Kitchel's Corner, six miles north of Liberty, then called Bennett's Corner, and was called Druleysburg, in honor of Mr. Druley. He continued in business there several years, and then moved to Cumberland, Marion Co., Ind. Selling out his stock in Cumberland, he bought what was known as the Barton-Wyat farm (240 acres), two miles southeast of Boston, on the line of Wayne and Union counties. He now owns one of the finest fruit farms in the State. In 1878 it yielded 2,000 bushels of apples and in 1881, 1,500 bushels. He is one of the most enterprising men of the township. His wife died July '21, 1849. They had a family of three children - Catharine E., W. S. and Lafayette (deceased). Dec. 23, 1849, Mr.

Druley married Eliza J., daughter of Uzel Church. To them were born six children - Mary A., Laura A., Joseph E., Verlin E., Oliver H., and an infant (deceased). Eliza Druley died Dec. 30, 1871. July 24, 1881, :Mr. Druley married Lizzie H., daughter of William Bell. Mr. Druley is one of the oldest members of the Methodist church at Boston, and is an active worker in the church. He is a Class-leader, Steward and Trustee, and Superintendent of the Sundayschool. He was for five years Vice-President of the Township Sunday-school Association.

Levi Druley, deceased, was born in Guilford County, N. C, in 1808, a son of Nicholas Druley. When he was three years of age his parents came to Wayne County, Ind., and here he was reared and educated. He was married in 1833 to Agnes, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Hunt) Sidg^ick, To them were born ten children, seven of whom are living - Richard S., William P., Mary E., John, Frank, Martha P., and Stephen A. D. The deceased are - Nicholas, Sarah and Thomas J. Mr. Druley died Nov. 1, 1882. He was very prosperous in business and left his family good homes. He was a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, A. P. & A. M, He was no aspirant for office, but served his township as Trustee and other minor offices. Mrs. Druley 's father, Richard Sidgwick, was a native of England, and when a young man came to the United States and located in Marion County, Ind. He married Sarah, daughter of Charles and Prancina Hunt, old settlers of Wayne County. They had a family of seven children - Charles, Prancina, Agnes, Mary, John, Matthew, and Mary (deceased). Mr, Sidgwick died in 1849.

Levi G. Druley^ farmer, Boston Township, was born in this township Dec. 23, 1843, a son of Dennis Druley. He was reared a farmer and received his education in the district school. He now owns eighty acres of excellent land, near Boston, which he has under a good state of cultivation. He was married Sept. 10, 1868, to Anna B., daughter of Joseph M. Bulla, Sr., of Boston Township. They have four children - Mary Josephine, Arthur L., George Horace and

Nathan Druley^ farmer, Boston Township, was born in Union County, Ind., Ddc. 12, 1S15, a son of Samuel and Nancy Ann (Stanley) Druley. He was reared on a pioneer farm, receiving but a limited education. Feb. 8, 1838, he married Nancy P., daughter of Isaac an^ Mary Meek, old Ecttlers of Wayne County. He rented land two years and then bought some land in the eastern part of this township, and, with the exception of t^vo years spent in Union County, has since lived in Wayne County. He now owns 345 acres of excellent land, all well improved, and is one of the thriftiest farmers of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Druley have had nine children - Isaac E., Nancy M., William H., Joseph S., Dennis C. (deceased), Sarah E., Mary J., Nathan S, and Luella B. They are among the oldest members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Boston.

Smith Druley^ farmer, Harrison Township, Union Co., Ind., was born June 14, 1818, on the farm where he now resides, a son of Samuel and Nancy Druley. He received no education in his youth. When eighteen years of age he began learning the tailor's trade, in Richmond, and worked at his trade fourteen years. In 1850 he returned to the farm and lived there till 1853. From 1853 till 1862 he was engaged in the mercantile business, in Richmond and Boston, but since the latter year has devoted his time to farming. He was married in 1841 to Anni E., daughter of Owen and Leah Evans, of Pennsylvania. They have had eight children - Thaddeus C, Edwin E., Theodore S., Louisa C, Lawrence A., Stella C, and Elmer M., and Owen (deceased). Thaddeus C. enlisted in 1862 in the three months' service and after his discharge enlisted for three years in Company C, Ninth Indiana Cavalry. He was captured while on a scouting expedition in the vicinity of Franklin, Tenn., and was confined in Andersonville Prison several months. He is now pastor of the Universalist church, at Muncie, Ind. Edwin E. enlisted in 1864, in Company B, Thirty-seventh Indiana Infantry, and served one year. Mr. Druley is one of the most

James Endsley was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1805, a son of John and Ellen (Golden) Endsley, natives of South Carolina. His grandfather, Andrew Endsley, was a native of Ireland, and came to America in 1758, and settled in Maryland. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and after its close removed to South Carolina. In 1805 John Endsley removed to Indiana and settled in Wayne County, leaving the South on account of his antipathy to slavery, and in 1808 Andrew Endsley and the rest of his family followed him to Indiana and located in Abington Township, entering land from the Government. Andrew Endsley died in 1826, and his wife, Jane Endsley, died in 1810. They had a family often children, all of whom came to Indiana. John Endsley died Oct. 16, 1838, and his wife in 1866. They had a family of three children - James, Jane and John, all deceased. James Endsley was married Nov. 26, 1883, to Hannah, daughter of James and Sarah Martin. They had eight children - Sarah, Elleanor, John, Amanda (deceased), Jacob S. Stephen G., Mary E. and Hannah Ann. Politically Mr. Endsley was always a Democrat. He was a member of the Elkhorn Baptist church. Mr. Endsley died very suddenly, Feb. 1, 1884, with heart disease. He was apparently in his usual health riding over his farm that day, and in the evening rode over to his son's, about a half a mile, and after returning home complained of a pain in the region of his heart, and died about ten o'clock that night. He was seventy-eight years old and had lived in Wayne County longer than any other man living at the time of his death. He owned at the time of his death 147 acres of good land.

Isaac M. Esteb, deceased, was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1814, a son of Isaac and Ruth (Moore) Esteb, natives of North Carolina, who were among the early settlers of Wayne County. They bought the 160 acres of land where Mrs. Isaac Esteb now lives. His father was by trade a wagon-maker and carried on the business at home. He was born in 1762 and died Oct. 18, 1838. His wife was born in

1773, and died in April, 1839. They had a family of five children - Elizabeth, Nancy, John, Mary and Isaac M., all deceased, Isaac M. was married Jan. 25, 1838, to Catherine, daughter of Jacob Smelser. They had a family of eight children, six of whom are living - Jacob, David, Johan, Jane, Elizabeth and Catherine; John and Tracy are deceased. Mr. Esteb died jSTov. 14, 1867. He was a member of the Baptist church and always took an interest in all religious matters. He accumulated a large property and at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest farmers of the township.

William H. Evans, M, i>., son of Dr. David E. Evans, was born in Boston, Wayne Co., Ind., Oct. 22, 1839. He attended the village schools and subsequently entered Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, where he took a scientific course, and graduated in 1861. He then began the study of medicine, under his father's direction, and entered the Medical Department at Ann Arbor, Mich., graduating in 1865. He immediately began the practice of his profession at Boston, and has paid exclusive attention to a large and increasing practice. In 1862 he assisted his father in his professional duties, acting as contract Hospital Steward of the Sixtyninth Indiana Infantry. He has been twice married, the first time in 1861:, to Mary, daughter of Dr. James M. Cory, of Oxford, Ohio. They had three children - Mary, Etta and Cory. In 1873 he married Melissa, daughter of Jonathan Toney, of Preble County, Ohio. They have two children - Jonathan and Frank.

Stephen Farlow was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1817, a son of John and Catherine (Miller) Farlow. His greatgrandparents were natives of Pennsylvania, and his grandparents, William and Drusilla Farlow, were natives of North Carolina, and came to Indiana in 1807, locating in what is now Harrison Township, Union County. They had a family of eight children - William, John, G-eorge, Nathan, Samuel, Mary, Sarah, and Elizabeth. John Farlow was a single man when he came to Indiana. He married Catherine, daughter of Christian and Catherine Miller, natives of Tennessee, who settled in Indiana in 1807. In 1812 John Farlow was com- missioned Captain of a company, and served gallantly in the war of 1812. In later life he became connected with the Christian church. To him was born a family o fseven children - Martha, Stephen, Eve, Lucinda, George "W., Maria and Henrietta. His wife died in 1829, and he subsequently married Sidneth (Johnson) Miller. They had five children - Thomas R., Mary, Drusilla, Jane and John. Mr. Farlow died in 1857, in his seventy-fifch year. Our subject was married Oct. 20, 1837, to Kancy, daughter of James Lewi'-.con and settled in his native township. In 1853 he removed to Centre Township, and in 1862 purchased the farm here he now lives. Politically he is a Republican, in 1880 and 1881 he served as Deputy Assessor ^^' iioston Township, and as Assessor in 1882 and 188'^ xie was a member of the County Agricultural Board, when it was in existence, and has always taken an interest in all matters of importance to the township. Mr. and Mrs. Farlow have four children - James M., Ma'Vna J ., John H. and William H. They are members of the Christian church.

David Fouts, deceased, was born in Germantown, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1804, a son of William and Sarah Fonts, natives of North Carolina, who settled in Germantown, Ohio, in an early day. When our subject was a child his parents removed to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on the southwestern part of section 28, Boston Township. His mother died in 1833, aged fifty-six years, and his father Sept. 29, 1848, aged sixty-seven years. They had six children - Austin, Nancy, Mary, Elizabeth, William and David. William was a member of an Iowa regiment and was killed on the frontier by the Indians. David Fouts was married April 8, 1824, to Patsey, daughter of John and Rosanna (Hampton) Whitehead. They settled on the farm whore Mrs. Fouts and a son now live. Mr. Fouts was an enterprising and successful farmer and owned over 400 acres of good land, all well improved. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died Jan. 10, 1863. Mrs. Fouts was born Nov. 23, 1807, and is now living on the homestead. They had a family of ten children; seven are living - Mary J., now Mrs. Stanley; Oliver H.; Sarah Ann, now Mrs. Ganz; Rosanna, now Mrs.

Jenks; Catherine, now Mrs. Crane; Henrj C. and Charles C. William, John and Milton are deceased- Mrs. Fouts's parents came from iS"orth Carolina in 1805 or 1806, and settled on the southwest quarter of section 31, Boston Township, Wayne County, Ind., but subsequently removed to La Porte, Ind. Her father was a prominent man of the county, and served as Sherift' a number of years. He was a member of the Baptist church, and was one of the founders of that church in ii'.h part of the State. His father, Lazarus Whitehead, was tho first minister of the Baptist church in this locality. The chiiv ;?n of Lazarus and Fatsey Whitehead were - Lazarus, William, Isaav-.^v^ohn, Folly and Fatsey. John Whitehead died in La Forte, L.u. in 1842, aged fifty-nine years. His wife died in this tovvnshlj. '^'^-t. 20, 1809, aged twenty-six years.

Larkiii Gaar was born in Culpeper County, Ya., Dec. 4, 1800, a son of Abraham and Dinah (Weaver) Gaar, natives of Virginia, of German descent. In 1804 ' \s parents removed to Kentucky, and in the spring of 1807 to Wayne Co., Ind., and entered 160 acres of land from the Government. His mother died Sept. 26, 1834, aged nearly sixtyseven years, and his father Aug. 20, 1861, aged ninety-two years. They had a family of nine children, four of whom are living - Abel, residing 'in Michigan; Martha, wife of Jeptha Turner; Eliza Henderson, of Iowa, andLarkin. Jonas, Fielding, Fanny, Rosa and an infant are deceased. Jonas and Fielding were soldiers in the war of 1812. Larkin Gaar has lived where he now resides since he was seven years ot age, his parents remaining with him till their death. He owns 193 acres of fine land, 160 acres of it being the old homestead. He was married to Sarah, daughter of David and Sarah Railsback, who located near Abington, Wayne County, in 1806. They had a family of six children, four of whom are living - Alvira, David, Monroe and Jonas. Nathan died' at the age of sixteen years, and Abraham aged eighteen years. Mrs. Gaar died in 1857. Folitically Mr. Gaar has always been a Democrat.

Girton, his father a native of Maryland, and his mother of Kentucky. His parents were amon^ the earliest settlers of Boston Township. In early life they were members of the United Brethren church, but subsequentl}'^ joined the Methodist Episcopal church. They had a family of eight children, three of whom are living - Felix, Sylvester and Levi. John, Isaiah, Benjamin, Elijah and Sarah are deceased. The father died May 23, 1845, aged seventy-five years, and the mother, Dec. 23, 1871, aged ninety-nine years, five months and twenty-two days. Oar subject was reared on a farm, receiving but a limited education. He was married in 1840 to Julia Ann, daughter of James and Mary Bowles, of Preble County, Ohio, and soon after settled on the farm where he now resides, and has followed farming with the exception of three years he was in the mercantile business in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Girton had a family of eight children, five of whom are living - Mary J., William, Thomas, Anna and Alonzo. Louisa, Narcissa and Robert F. are deceased. Mrs. Girton died June 25, 1857, aged thirty-eight years. In 1875 Mr. Girton married Maria, widow of William Esteb, and daughter of Jacob and Susanna Seaney. They have one child - Ada. Mrs. Girton was married to William Esteb Dec. 21, 1851. He was born Dec. 5, 1826, and died Dec. 29, 1863. They had a family of four children - Franklin P., Jacob C, Elizabeth E., and Stephen (deceased). Mr. Girton owns a good farm of ninety-three acres. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

1< rancis Hendrix was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1832, a son of George and Elizabeth (Bailey) Hendrix, his father a native of Kentucky and his mother of Ohio. His parents came to Wayne County in early life and resided here and in Union County till the father's death in 1858. The mother is still living at an advanced age. Our subject was reared on a farm and received but a limited education in the subscription school. He was obliged to rely on his own energy and ability as soon as old enough to work. He was married in 1860 to Sarah Ann Ray, daughter of William and Sarah (McClain) Ray, and soon after settled in Randolph County, where he bought a farm and lived five yeare. He then sold his farm and bought 176 acres in Boston Township, Wayne County, where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix have four diildren - William F., John W., Lewis E.and Anna May. They are members of the German Baptist church.

John W. Hort was born in Wayne Township, Wayne Co., Ind., in 1836. His father, John C. Hort, was born in Germany in 1Y95, a son of Martin Hort, who died on shipboard while en route to the United States, in 1818, and was buried on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The family settled in Delaware. In 1821 John 0. accompanied William Sidham and family to Wayne County, and located three miles northeast of Richmond. He worked as a f-irm hand for Jesse Clark three years and in the meantime married Mary, daughter of Jesse Clark, and subsequently settled on land given him by his father-in-law, residing there till his death in March, 185S. His wife died in 1817. He and his wife were membars of the Methodist Episcopal church. They had a family of twelve children; only two are living - JohnW. and Margaret, wife> of George Cramer, of Butler County, Ohio. Teresa, Hannah, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Apollono, Catherine, Jesse M., Thomas E., George W. and William H ar^; dec3a3ed. George enlisted in Company A, Sixty-ninth Indiana Infantry, in 1862; was in the battle of Richmond and several battles near tlie Mississippi and died at St. Louis, April 10, 1863. William H. enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Thirtythird Indiana Infantry, in 1864; died at Louisville, Aug. 17, 1864. John W. was reared on the old home farm. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry, for three years, and re-enlisted in 1864, serving till the close of the war. He enlisted as a private and was promoted for meritorious conduct to First Lieutenant and afterward to Captain of the company. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Franklin, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the campaign against Hood. He was discharged Djc. 14, 1865. After his return home he settled on the home farm, and three years later purchased 160 acres in Boston Township, on a part of which he still resides. He was married in March, 1866, to

Eli Kilmer was born in Berkley County, Ya., June 5, 1827, a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Sibert) Kilmer, natives of Pennsylv^ania, who located in Virginia, and subsequently, in 1840, in Wayne County. They had a family of twelve children, eleven of whom came to "Wayne County and ten of whom are living - Daniel, John, Henry, Mary, Eli, George, William, Barbara, Thomas and Ann. Catherine and Elizabeth are deceased. Mr. Kilmer died in 1857- Mrs. Kilmer was born March 22, 1795, and died at the age of fifty-five years, two months and eighteen days. Our subject was reared a farmer, and in 1857 married Mrs. Hannah Hart, widow of George Hart. They have seven children - Elizabeth, Howard, George, Daniel, Charles, Etta May, and Mary E. Mrs. Kilmer's first husband's father, Daniel Hart, was a native of North Carolina, and came to this county with his wife and one child and settled on the place where Francis Hendrix now resides. He had a family of ten children - Sarah, Elizabeth, William, James, John, Melinda, George, Isaac, Rebecca and Samuel. George married Hannah, daughter of John Roper, Feb. 12, 1852. He died April 27, 1856, leaving two children - John W., and William S., a resident of Iowa.

Justus Krouskoff^ farmar, section 21, Boston Township, was born in Butler County, Ohio, April 24, 1832, a son of Louis and Catherine Krouskofi", natives of Germany, his father born in 1780 and his mother in 1790. They came to America in 1819, and located in Cincinnati, and subsequently removed to Batler County, Ohio, where the father died in 1860, and. the mother in 1866. Of their eight children Justus is the only one living in Wayne County, Ind. He was educated in the common schools and then entered the Farmers' College near Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1855, teaching in the meantime to defray his expenses. He taught school till 1865, a part of the time in the district schools and a part of the time was principal of graded schools. In 1865 he removed to Richmond and was engaged in the drug business till 1868, when he sold his stock and purchased the farm where he now lives. He has eighty acres of well-improved land. In 1804 he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty eighth Ohio Infantry, and served four months. He was married Jan. 20, 1863, to Kocilla, daughter of F. S. Bowen, of Hamilton County, Ohio. They have four children - Kate, Ollie, Charles and Francis. Politically Mr. Krouskoff is a Republican.

F. M. Lamb was born in Centre, now Boston, Township, Wayne Co., Ind., in 1833, a son of John and Catherine (Boone) Lamb. His grandfather, James Lamb, was a native of Perthshire, Scotland, and when twenty years of age, in 1776, came to the United States, and after participating in the war of the Revolution settled in Bourbon County, Ky., where he married Hannah, daughter of Joseph Boone. In 1811 he removed to Indiana and settled near the mouth of Elkhorn Creek, in Abington Township, "Wayne County. He bought 1,440 acres of land for which he paid $2 an acre. He was a member of the Christian church. He had a family of nine children - Anna, James, William, John, Thomas, Joseph B., Elizabeth, Hannah, Jane and Catherine, all deceased but Mrs. Jane Spahr, of Abington. Mr. Lamb died in 1841, aged eighty-five years, and his wife in 1839, aged seventy years. He was a strong anti-slavery man, and left Kentucky on acconnt of the evil influences of slavery. His son, John Lamb, was born in Kentucky in 1802. He married Catherine, daughter of William Boone, in Butler County, Ohio, and shortly after settled in Boston Township. They were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal church. To them were born nine children; but four are living - Mrs. Sarah Owens, F. M. and T. J., of Boston, and Hannah, wife of Obadiah Holler, of Union County, Ind. James, John, Stephen, John W. and Almira are deceased. Mr. Lamb died in 1860, aged fifty-eight years, and his wife in 1880, in the seventy-third year of her age. Our subject, F. M. Lamb, was reared a farmer, and his advantages for an education were meager, lie was married in 1857 to Rachel, daughter of Tiiomas Laws. They have had a family often children - Thomas, William, Joseph, Harry, John W. and Frankie (deceased), Althea, Margaret, Mary and Mattie (twins). Mr. Lamb owns a fine farm of 106 acres, all well improved.

James Lainh^ deceased, one of the well-known early settlers of Wayne County, was a native of Scotland and came to this country when a young man. He first settled in Kentucky, where he married Hannah Boone, a relative of Daniel Boone. In 1812 he came to Wayne County and settled in the northeastern part of Abington Township, entering a large tract of land from the Government. He was in good circumstances when he came, and by judicious management became one of the wealthiest men of the county. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was a member of the !New Light church and his wife was a member of the Baptist church. Their children were James, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, William, Mrs. Catherine Hunt, John, Joseph B., Mrs. Jane Spahr, Anna and Thomas, all deceased except Mrs. Spahr, who resides at Abington, aged seventy-five years. John, son of James Lamb, was born in Kentucky in 1800. He married Catherine, daughter of William Boone, of Hamilton County, Ohio, and settled on land in the southwestern part of Centre Township. He was a prosperous and highly respected citizen of the county. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a liberal, public-spirited man, always doing all in his power to promote the welfare of the county. Nine children were born to him, four of whom are living - Sarah, Francis M., Thomas J. and Hannah J. James W., Stephen, Elmira, John W. and Anna C. are deceased. James W. married Mary E. Mackie. They had five children - John F., Mary C, Charles, Clara J. and James P. Hannah J. married Obadiah Holler, of Union County, Ind., and has five children - Francis M., William, Emma D., Clara M. and John H. Sarah married J. T. Owens and has had five children - Anna C, John (deceased), Edgar E., Tillie J., Willis E. and Wilber W. (twins). Francis M. married Kachel E. Laws and has had ten children - John W. (deceased), Thomas J., William H., Joseph x\., Harry, Frank (deceased), Altha C, Margaret E., Martha and Mary (twins). Thomas J. married Mary E. Alender and has four children - Annie L,, William, Hannah C. and Ella.

natives of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His parents after their marriai^e removed to Kentucky, and subsequently to Meio-s County, Ohio, and from there came to Wayne County, Ind., and settled two miles east of Kichmond. They afterward removed to Delaware County, Ind., where Mrs. Mc- Lain died Sept. 1, 1853, and Mr. McLain May 4, 1857. They had a family of eleven children, of whom nine came to this county - Jane, Sarah, John, James, Phasbe, Cassandra, William, Charles and Archibald. Susana and Isabelle died before the family came to Wayne County. James and Sarah (Mrs. Ray) are the only members of the family residing in the county. James McLain was twenty years of a^e when his parents came to this county. He was married in 1833 to Disa, daughter of Nathaniel Wasson. Mr. McLain cast his first vote for General Jackson, but afterward voted with the Whig party till the organization of the Republican party, and since then has voted with that party. He has a good farm of forty acres on Elkhorn Creek.

Isaac Meek, deceased, was a native of Kentucky and a son of Jacob and Nancy (Warcins) Meek, who removed from Maryland to Kentucky and thence, in 1805 or 1806, to Wayne County, Ind., and settled in Wayne Township a mile south of Richmond, and subsequently moved to Boston Township, where the father died in 18i3 and the mother several years later. There was a family of eight children - John, Martha, Effie, Ruah, William, Isaac, Jeremiah and Joshua. The latter died prior to the removal of the family from Kentucky. Isaac Meeks was reared in Kentucky and was married there to Mary Perkins. They accompanied his parents to Indiana, and some years later removed to Illinois, where the wife died. They had a family of eight children - John, Joseph, William, Allen, Alfred, Nancy P. , Ellinor and Mary J. Nancy P., now Mrs. Nathan Druley, is the only one living. After the death of his wife Mr. Meek returned to Indiana and settled in Fountain County, where he died. He married Mary (Grimes) Davidson, by whom he had one child - Armstrong.

came from Virginia in 1812 and located where our subject now lives. They had a family of nine children Eve, Rosanna, Susanna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, Pho3be and William. The father died in 1822 and the mother in 1860. Oar subject is the only one of the family now living. He was reared in his native county, but his advantages for an education were limited, as he was early thrown on his own resources by the death of his father. He has been an industrious farmer and has accumulated a good property. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since seventeen years of age, and has been a Class-leader since nineteen years of age, with the exception of the four years during the war of the Rebellion. He is one of the oldest members of the Boston church, and one of its most zealous workers. Politically he is a Democrat. He was married Dec. 19, 1833, to Mary Ann, daughter of John and Frances Brattain. To them have been born seven children, four of whom are living - Frances, wife of J. S. Moore; Martha, wife of E. B. Dillman ; John W. and Elizabeth J. Mary Ann, Christina and Rebecca are deceased.

Bev. Alfred B. Moore, eldest son of John and Sarah Moore, was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1826. His educational advantages were limited, but since reaching manhood he has applied himself to study and is now one of the best informed men of the township. After attaining his majority he began life for himself by farming, and now owns 120 acres of well-improved land. In 1860 he entered the ministry of the German Baptist church, and when at home has charge, in association with others, of a church in Preble County, Ohio. A portion of his time has been spent in traveling in the interest of the church. Mr. Moore was married in 1849 to Rebecca Ann, daughter of William and Rachel Druley. To them have been born ten children - -Elvira (wife of A. Witter), Rufus R., William A., John A,. Sarah E. (wife ofA. Gordon), Warren E., Rachel J., Charles, Elizabeth and Walter.

Jacob S. Moore, farmer, section 32, Boston Township, was born Dec. 31, 1831, a son of John and Sarah Moore. He was reared a farmer, and now owns a fine farm adjoining the old homestead. He was married Feb. 20, 1851, to Christina, daughter of William and Marj^ A. Miller. They had a family of six children - John F., jMary F., William E., Sarah A. (deceased), Douglas E. and Cora C. Mrs. Moore died April 13 1863, aged twenty-six years and nine months. March 17 1861, Mr. Moore married Frances Miller, a sister of his first wife. They had four children, but one of whom is living

Jo/m i/6)<?rg, deceased, was born in Surry County, N. C. , Jan. 10, 1795, a sonof Joal Moore, and when fifteen years of ao-e came with his parents to Indiana. He was married Sspt. 22, 1825, to Sarah, daughter of Josiah and Kebacca (Lewis) Elston. Three months after his marriage he rented a farm, but subsequently purchased it and resided there till his death. He was a successful business man and accumulated considerable property. He died March 22, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Moore had a family of thirteen children, six of whom are living - Alfred, Joel, Lucy J., widow of Joseph Schrackengast; Jacob; Maria, wife of Augustus Weller; and Sarah, wife of James F. Hawkins. The deceased are: Elston, John, Thomas, William, Ellen, Isaac, and Lycurgus. David O., son of Lycurgus Moore, was left an orphan in childhood and has made his grandparents' house his home. Mrs. Moore's parents came to Wayne County from Tennessee in 1811, and settled on section 6, Boston Township. Of a family of thirteen children, Mks. Sarah Moore is the only one living. Those deceased are - Mary, Jesse, Josiah Hester, Kebecca, an infant, Amelia, Nancy, Micajah, Lucy, John and William. Mrs. Elston died in 1819, and Mr. Elston afterward married Millie Maberry. He subsequently removed to Whitley County, Ind., where he died in 1845, at an advanced age.

Samuel Moore was born on the farm where he now lives in 1817, a son of Joel and Mary (Tucker) Moore, natives of Korth Carolina. His parents came to Indiana in 1810, arriving in Boston Township, Wayne County, Oct. 10 of that year. His father entered the northwest quarter of section

4. He was drafted into the war of 1812, and served a year, receiving a land warrant for his services. In 1835 he removed to Harrison Township, Union Co., lud., where he and his wife both died. Thej were m3mb3rs of the Baptist church. To them were born ten children, three of whom are living - George, of Whitley County, Ind. ; James, of Cass County, Mich., and our subject. The deceased were - John, William, Mrs. Elizabeth Starr, Mrs. Temperance Imel, Mrs. Ruth Ann Mercer, Alfred, and Mrs. Mary Stanley. Our subject endured all the privations of a pioneer life. While yet a boy in years he frequently made trips to Cincinnati with a six-horse team to dispose of the products of the farm. He has always lived on the old homestead farm, where he owns 230 acres of excellent land. He also owns 160 acres in Harrison Township, Union Co., Ind. Politically he was reared in the Democratic school of politics, and has always adhered to the principles of that party. He has been twice married, the first time Sept. 9, 1838, to Margaret M., daughter of Smith and Nancy Jones, natives of Tennessee. They had six children, four of whom are living - Mary E., wife of Matthew Arbuckle; Nancy C, wife of L. C. Nicholson; Margaret L., wife of J. W. Salsberry, and Catherine, widow of William Starr. James W. and David T. are deceased. Mrs. Moore died May 21, 1851, and Oct. 31, 1852, Mr. Moore married Mary, daughter of Edmund and Lucy Butt. They have four children - Anna E., wife of Jonah Gaar; Lydia A., wife of Isaac C. Hunt; Jacob S. and Minnie A.

David Oshorn, deceased, was born in Suffolk County, N. Y., June 29, 1764. He was married June 20, 1791, to Jane Greene, who was born Jan. 3, 1767. They had a family of eight children, but three of whom are living - Abigail, born Jan. 4, 1794; Jane, born Aug. 21, 1802; Emeline, born May 27, 1807. The deceased are, Daniel, Jr., born May 27, 1792; Alonzo, born Sept. 7, 1798; Sivonia, born Aug. 12, 1800; Samuel, born July 22, 1805; Chatfield, born Jan. 6, 1809. In 1821 they came, with their eight children, to Wayne County, Ind., and located where their daughter Emeline now lives. Mr. Osborn was a good citizen and was widely known and respected. He was an industrious, energetic farmer and ac-

Zacharlah Osborn, deceased, was born in Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., July 19, 1829, and was a son of Daniel Osborn, an old settler of the county. His early life was spent on the farm and he received his education in the country schools. He was married in 1856 to Tracy, daughter of Jacob Smelser, and settled on a farm in Union County, Ind. In 1860 he purchased the farm where his family now resides. He was successful in his business, and left his family in good circumstances. He was a member of the Universalist church. He died July 24, 1881. To Mr. and Mrs. Osborn were born seven children, but four of whom are now living - Foster, Charles S., Frank and Mary E. Edward, Jacob and Henry are deceased.

Curtis ParJcs was born in Barren County, Ky., Feb. 11, 1804, a son of Samuel and Charity (Runyan) Parks, natives of New Jersey. They removed to Preble County, Ohio, in 1806. Our subject was reared on a farm, but when a young man learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he worked at a number of years, and subsequently worked at the carpenter's trade. In 1827 he removed to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on the farm where he now lives, buying at the time .seventy acres, afterward increasing it to 160 acres. Mr. Parks is one of the oldest members of the Methodist church of Boston, and takes an active part in all good works. He was married in 1826 to Nancy Frame. They had five children - William, Elizabeth, Posa Ann, John F. and Levi D. Mrs. Parks died in 1850, aged forty-five years. July 28, 1860, Mr. Parks married Mrs. Sarah (Miner) Holland, widow of Asbury Holland. They have four children - Mary E., Albert B,, Emma L. and Thomas M. His sons John F. and Levi D. enlisted in the fall of 1861 in Company C, Seventy-fifth Ohio Infantry, and served three years - John as a. drummer and Levi as a titer. Politically Mr. Parks is.a Republican. He has served his township as Assessor and Inspector of Elections.

with their children - John, William, Arcliibald, Rhoda, Jane and Jackson - removed to Wayne Cjiinty, Ind., and purchased land in Boston Township, where the father died J^ov. 4, 1835, and the mother, Sept. 1, 1852. Of the family Jackson and Rhoda are the only ones living. William Ray married Sarah McClain, daughter of Archibald and Rhoda McClain, and settled on the homestead, where his family still reside. They had a family of ten children, live of whom are living - Sarah Ann, Samantha, Lucinda, Phoebe and Celia. Rhoda Jane, John Wesley, Chatfield, William Henry and an infant are deceased. Mr. Ray died April 9, 1876, aged sixty-nine years. Mrs. Ray's parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and were among the early settlers of Meigs County, Ohio. About 1832 they removed to Boston Township, Wayne Co., Ind., and soon after to Delaware County, Ind., where her mother died Sept. 1, 1853, and her father. May 4, 1857. They had a family of eleven children - John, James, William, Charles, Archibald, Susana, Jane, Isabelle, Cassandra, Phoebe and Sarah. James and Sarah (Mrs. Ray) are the only ones now living in Wayne County.

Daniel Rife^ deceased, was born in Virginia in 1809, a son of John Rife. When he was a child his parents came to Wayne County, Ind. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, and worked at his trade in Boston in connection with farming. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1842 and served five years. He was married Aug. 17, 1838, to Cynthia A. Stanley, a native of Union County, Ind., born Oct. 7, 1813, and a daughter of Zachariah Stanley. They had a family of five children - Dr. J. J., Sarah E., Hester A., James M. and Nancy J. Mr. Rife diedJJuly 19, 1840. In 1854 Mrs. Rife married William McCoy. They have one son - Robert M.

Rev. Jacob Rife was born on the farm where he now lives, Oct. 17,1826, a sonof John and Frances (Christ) Rife, natives of the Shenandoah Valley, Va., who came to Indiana in 1816, locating in what is now Union County, and bought the farm in Boston Township, Wayne County, where our subject now lives. There was a family of six children; only two are living - Jacob and Abraham. Elizabeth, Nancy, Daniel and John are deceased. The father died March 1, 1829, in his fifty s3coiHi year, and the mothor, Aug. 0, 1864, in lier eiffhtietli year. Jacob Rife was married Oct. 15, 1846, to Esther Stanley, who was born in Union County, Ind., July 6 1826. They settled on the old homestead farm where they still reside. In the fall of 1852 Mr. Rife entered the ministry of the German Baptist, or Brethren, church. lie has traveled extensively over the. States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and Arkansas, and has also had charge of a church at home. He owns 170 acres of tlie homestead farm, which is all under a good state of cnltivation. Mr. and Mrs. Rife have had seven children, four of whom are living - John M., Elizabeth A., James M. and George W. Those deceased arc, Francis M., Franklin E. and Rebecca J. The parents of Mrs. Rife, Zacliariah and Mary (Bedwell) Stanley, located in Harrison Township, Union Co., Ind., in 1812. Mr. Stanley was born Dec. 9, 1781, and died Oct. 9, 1852, Mrs. Stanley was born July 13, 1785, and died Feb. 23, 1851. They had a family of fourteen children, nine of whom are living - Sarah, Jehu, Cynthia, Eliza, Mary, Zachariah, Elizabeth, Joseph and Esther. Pleasant, James, Jonathan, Temperance and Martha J. are deceased.

</. J. Rife, M. Z>., was born in Boston, Wayne Co., Ind., Nov. 24, 1841, a son of Daniel Rife. In 1861 he entered Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and took a full scientific course, graduating in 1863. The following winter he began the study of medicine, under the direction of Dr. L. C. Mc- Connell, and remained with him till 1865. He took a course of lectures in the medical department of the University of Michigan in 1865-'66, and subsequently entered the College of Medicine and Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1869. He now has a large and increasing practice at Boston, giving his entire attention to his profession. Dr. Rife is a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, F. & A. M., and King Solomon Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., Richmond. He has been School Trustee of Boston fifteen years. In 1864 he was married to Mary, daughter of Joseph Bosworth, of Preble County, Ohio. They have two children - Eva and Ada.

school, and after reaching his majority began working on the farm for himself. Aug. 16, 1864, he located in Boston and has since then been engaged in the general mercantile business. In April, 1869, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and re-elected, serving three consecutive terms. He is a charter member of Rinehart Lodge, No. 310, I. O, O. F. He has been connected with the Christian church since its organization in the township. Jan. 22, 1854, he was married to N'ancy Gordon, who was born in Union County, Ind., Oct. 22, 1836. She died March 10, 1860. They had two children - Harriet F. (deceased) and Genetta E. Aug. 16, 1864, Mr. Rinehart married Nancy Steele, a native of Pennsylvania, born April 21, 1837. They have had two children, Eva L., and an infant, deceased. Politically Mr. Rinehart is a Democrat.

John Roper, deceased, was born in Liverpool, England, and when thirteen years of age came to the United States with his parents. His father died the night they landed in this country. The family located in Yirginia, where our subject was married to Elizabeth Keesling. In 1808 they came overland to Indiana and settled in Boston Township. He entered 160 acres of land, which he improved, and ultimately became one of the prosperous farmers of the county. He served as Constable when the seat of justice was at Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. Roper had a family of ten children, seven of whom are living - William, John, Mrs. Eve Fisher, Mrs. Mary Campbell, of Nebraska; Mrs. Susan Hurst, of Kansas; Thomas and Mrs. Hannah Kilmer. Mr. Roper died March 10, 1864, aged seventy-five years. His wife died April 29, 1880, aged ninety years. Their daughter Eve was married in 1836 to John Fisher. They lived in Preble County,' Ohio, a short time and then returned to Wayne County, where he died in 1849. They had a family of six children - Amos, Mary E., Lena, Patsey (deceased), Benjamin and Nancy Ann. In 1866 Mrs. Fisher came to Boston Township and has since made this her home.