Fulton Township

Fulton Township

Although at tlie present writing Fulton township contains no extensive internal improvements, such as railroads, towns, etc., vet the near future promises her two railways, which will immediately ffive the owners of this property an outlet for their grain, and the immense quantities of coal that underlie the largest part of the township will be mined. This section was the scene of salt and oil prospection as early as 1829. The minerals found here clearly indicated the existence of salt. In 1829 JNorbourn Thomas made his advent and entered land. He soon began boring for salt, and succeeded in obtaining a well from the water of which he could manufacture twenty bushels of salt per twenty-four hours. Not satisfied with his success lie tried again the same well as before, and at the depth of over .500 feet found a vein of water yielding fifty bushels of salt per twentyfour hours. His brother, Lewis Thomas, who accompanied him from Tippecanoe county, Indiana, aided in all this work. They continued the work till their well reached the depth of over 700 feet, the deepest well in the state. In some years after a company was organized to prospect for oil, of which company Mr. Thomas was a member. The company continued boring the same well mentioned, which is situated on Sec. 35, T. 18 N., E. 9 W. In their descent they found water capable of yielding 200 bushels of salt per twenty-four hours. They pushed their excavation till the well reached the distance of 1,135 feet. After strikino- the vein of water the auger passed some distance encountering no opposition, proving quite a cavity within the bowels of the earth. The water rushed upward with sufficient force to hurl auger, etc., from the cavity, and gave forth a volume of water equal to fifty barrels per minute. The work was' prosecuted at an expense of over §5,000. The water has been analyzed by an eminent physician, who declares it to be equal, if not superior, to any water in the world for medical purposes. The deepest well in the world is probably that at Passy, near Paris, France, which measures 1,925 feet, yielding 4,000,- 000 gallons of water per diem; but the Lodi well, as it is known, is the deepest in the United States, and has attracted attention from many states. When the section of country surrounding it becomes well developed, and the town of Lodi, or Waterman post-office, shall have improved, then will this well receive such attention as it deserves, and become one of our American wonders. The writer has been unable to secure official reports concerning this well, or he would more fully develop its history.

Fulton township at one time embraced the western part of what is now Mill Creek township. At present it is but five-si.\ths of a congressional township. It has for its boundaries Wabash township on the north, Mill Creek township on the east, Parke county on the south and on the west the Wabash river. The Wabash and Erie canal passes through the western part, forming with the river a small section of country known as Silver Island. This is a very high rise of ground and is said to have received its name from the circumstance that silver was said by the Indians to have been buried on it. The silver has never been found. It is said, and confirmed, that an Indian family lived here within the recollection of those living, and that the head of this family desiring a certain white man to marry his daughter offered this paleface a measure of silver 'if he would consent to the match.' The offer was received and the wedding consummated, but after obtaining the Indian's money little attention was paid the squaw. This has ever been the dealings of the white man with the uncivilized and ignorant red man.

Fulton township is wholly situate in T. 18 N"., but in R. 8 and R.9 W. The first entries in the township were made in 1822, by James Graham and William Forbes, the former entering the E. ^ of S.W. i Sec. 17, and the latter the W. i- of S.E. ^ and the E. i of S.W. i Sec. 20, both E. 28 W. But those gentlemen did not settle here. In 1823 Lewis Phebus obtained a patent for the W. i*f S. W. -I Sec. 20, while Isaac Hibbs entered the E. A of N.W. I and the W. i of KW. i Sec. 20, also the E. i of N.E. i Sec. 19; Booz Tharp secured the W. ^ of N".E. i Sec. 18, also the E. i of N.W. I Sec. 18 ; James Boyd entered the W. i of S.W. i Sec. 17, and Archibald Johnson obtained the E. ^- of N.W. | Sec. 17, but settled in Troy township. In the same year, 1823, but in E. 9 W., a few entries were made. Joseph Ilanna is credited with the W. i of S.E. i Sec. 13, also the ^Y. i of KE. i Sec. 24; Alexander Mc- Cann, the S.W. ^ Sec. 24; Eobert F. Nugent, afterward a prominent man in the church, entered the W. ^ of N.W. J Sec. 25, and Arthur Patterson the E. fraction, N.W. ^ Sec. 34. In this year James Ferguson, in company with his brothers, Thomas and Isaac, and Benjamin Beckelhymer, came to Fountain county on a tour of inspection. All entered land in Wabash township but James, who obtained a patent for the S.E. i Sec. 25.

In 1824, in E. 9 W., Thomas McClure became the possessor of the E. A of S.E. 1 and Hugh Magill the W. * of N.E. i Sec. 26, while James Provo entered the E. i of N.E. ^ Sec. 25. About this time Daniel and Aaron Eichardson and William and Jesse Eperson became interested in Fulton township land. Immigration in these early days was, of course, slow, so uninviting WL-re the surroundings. In 1S25 James Carwile entered the N.E. i Sec. 12, E. 9 W., but settled farther north; Josiah Rush entered the AT. i of S.E. i Sec. 12, and William Souls the E. i of X.W. ^ Sec. Si; James Johnson secured, in 1S26, the W. .V of S.E. \ and the S.W. i of Sec. 36, and William Johnson the E. i of N.E. | Sec. 35; John Wade obtained the E. -J-. of S.W. i Sec. 25.

Not far from ISi'.i or 182(1 Ninirod Hathaway made his appearance, and started a tanneiy, which he continued about five j-ears. Finding this not pi'ofitable in that day of scarce population he abandoned it, and worked at whatever he could get to do. He entered eighty acres of land, and added to tiiis till he owned 200 acres. He kept " bach" for some time in a small log cabin, his wife having died before he emigrated to this county. In 1828 or thereal)outs Kobert Guy, a native of Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, settled in Fulton township. Fountain county, Indiana. After a short time he purchased land in the northern edge of Parke county, on which he lived about a year, then made his home in Fulton township, purchasing a farm. He was a successful fanner, and in 1866 he moved to Kansas, where he died in 1871. Peter Lunger also made his luime here, in 1828. He rented several years on Silver Island, and finally bonght land east of the canal. About this time Isaac Hohart and wife, Elizabeth Hobart, made their home on Silver Island, where they entered, at different times, about 200 acres of land. Isaac died here in 18i9, leaving four children in his first family, one in his second, and one in the third. His son Jeremiah, a native of New York, and eleven years old when liis parents came to Fountain county, was a natural genius and a successful farmer. Ab.out 1829 George W. and Samuel Rennick entered the wilds of Fnlton. Here they built a small cabin, and " bached " in the "greenwoods" their own company. Their sister then kept house for them. They entered eighty acres each, but borrowed money with which to make their purchase. In about two years George W. married Elizabeth Eperson, daughter of Thomas Eperson, already- mentioned, and who entered part of the land on which Marion Rennick lives. George W. Rennick was prominent in the affairs of the township. Norbourn Thomas, already spoken ot, has developed a large farm and done much toward redeeming the land from its wild state. The year 1830 witnessed the arrival of Dr. Edward Hall, with his wife Susan and five children. They liailed from Clarke county, Indiana, but formerly from Kentucky. In that early day the family, witli others, were subjected to that troublesome disease " milk sick." Dr. Hall se- cured land in different parts of tlie township. He practiced liis profession for about twenty years. In 1854 he made a trip to Iowa, where he bought land and laid off the town now known as Georj^'etown, whicli is of some importance. He returned to Fountain county, and died in 1855. In this year also came Elias Dodson, with his wife Elizabeth (Hunt) and eight children. He moved with an ox-teain, bringing but little furniture. Arriving, he took shelter for himself and family under the shed of a grist-mill, which stood near the soutlicru boundary of Fountain county. The mill was a " corn-cracker," proteeted from the storm by a roof on four posts. Here came the people for fifteen miles distant to have their corn ground. Under this shed the Dodsons stayed till a cabin was built, about 1SX20. They cleared a small space and planted their corn. So thick and troublesome were the deer that they were obliged to provide means of keeping them out of their grain. Mr. Dodson died about 1854, but his wife lived till 1S73. Patrick Boner, John D. Cook, William Rickett and Henrj- Yazel came to this section about 1830. In 1832 Aaron F. Eandolpli became a valuable addition to the populace of Fulton township, lie purchased 610 acres of land on Silver Island. He built the usual log house, but about 1837 or 1838 he erected a large brick dwelling, the first of the kind in the township. It is about 18x40, with L 18x40, two-story. William and Margaret Burnsides made their appearance in 1834. Mr. r.urnsides purchased 400 acres of land, which he improved. This came into the possession of their son John, who is to-day the largest land-owner and most extensive farmer in Fulton township. As the years succeeded one another so did traveler follow traveler, but they seemed to halt in the woods of Fulton. In 1837 came Stephen Titus, who bought 700 acres of land. He was a mechanic, and made farming implements in the early days, till the Cincinnati plow superseded his home-made plow. As time sped on, the Paveys, Cateses, John P. Hartmau, the Lewises, AVilliam Prjnty, the Fosters, the Towels, Dr. Richard Waterman and Martin L. Stanton have aided largely in the development of the soil and education of the people. The schools of the township have kept pace with those of other townships, while the churches are well supported.

CHURCHES. Prior to ] 854 there were a few believers in the Universalist doctrine, and a few of the Disciples branch of the Christian church in the Northern part of Fulton township and the southern part of Wabash township. Those of either " faith " were unable alone to erect a church, hence putting their strength together a church was erected, to be called

Liberty ebureh, to be used by both denominations. Isaac Ferguson was a prominent TIniversalist. Others moving actively in the building of the church were Henry Munson, 'Squire Eeddeu, Linsey Coleman, William Webb, and Levi Beckelhymer. At a meeting held at Henry Munson's, Levi Beckelhymer, Isaac Ferguson and Henry Munson were elected trustees, and empowered to bnild. A contract was let to George Dunkerly to build a house about 33x45, twelve feet to the eaves The church cost about $1,000, and was dedicated by William P. Shockey as a representative of the Christian body, and by Rev. Heaton on the part of the Universalists. Tlie Universal ists being very few in number occujiied the house but about eighteen months, and very seldom since. In the Christian organization were about fifteen. William Webb and Daniel Cook were elders. Levi Beckelhymer and Jefferson Spinks were deacons, and Elisha Scott was their minister. The church flourished till the rebellion broke out, when the interest died. It has grown somewhat since that time, having now a membership of about thirty-five. The present elders are Henry Coleman and Joseph Kellog; the deacons are Levi Beckelhymer and Samuel McCoy. H. H. Williams is the minister in charge. Some good revivals they have enjoyed. In the spring of 185S more than forty were received into the church, and in the following August a like number. In 1S77 thirty were added. Some have died and some moved away.

The Mill Creek Baptist church was organized about 1851 at Lodi, Parke county, Indiana, where it was known as Liberty Baptist church. The members in Fulton township, desirous of a more convenient point for worship, with about eighteen brothers and sisters set to work to secure a meeting-house. About 1854 or 1855 the Mill Creek church was built, prior to this time meetings being held in an old schoolhouse. The trustees were Samuel Harvey, James M. L. Bright, and Andrew Baker. The house cost about §400, and was dedicated by Rev. E. S. Jones in the fall of 1855. In 1875 the church not being suitable, it was decided to remodel and enlarge it, which was done at an expense of about S700. It was rededicated by Rev. Frith, the second Sunday in August 1875, with a membership of about forty -four. The trustees were Samuel Harvey, David Hudson, and J. M. L. Bright. The church is prosperous, with si.xty-two members.

The Christian church, whose building is in the eastern part of the township, was permanently organized about 1858. Meetings were held in school-houses for some years. The first band of workers numbered twelve, including Robert Guy and wife Nancy, Barbara Pavey, David J. Pavey and wife Mary Ann, and Adaline Pavey, Margaret E. Orahood, Peggy Watt, Alice Evers and husband, 'elder Wm. Evers and daughter Caroline. An occasional service was had in tlie Baptist churcli. Tiie number enlarged to tliirty. The school-house proved too small for the congregation, so it was decided to bnild a church edifice; but the outbreak of the civil war dampened the spirit. In 1866 the matter was revived, and a contract let to Murphey Lewis to erect a building, 36x42, at a cost of $1,600. The house was dedicated by Elder James Conner, with a membership of forty. Robert H. Briggs, David J. Pavey, and Wm. Titus, were heavy supporters of the project. The church has prospered till it numbers about seventyfive brothers and sisters. Prominent among the ministers of this church have been Wm. Evers, a most proficient worker, who died during the war, James Conner and James Conner Sr., Henry McBroom, Theodore Marshall, Thomas Maris, elder Axline, and W. H. H. Williams, present minister. The present deacons are Robert H. Briggs and Benj. A. Dodson, and present ciders David J. Pavey, Benj. Pavey, Jasper Cobb, and James Hall. Other local elders have been Elislia Pavey, James Ferrer, J. J. Wood ('deceased), Robert Guy, etc.

organized at John Johnson's dwelling. Those present were John Johnson and wife, Jlrs. Margaret Burnsides, John Kiger, and a few others. The ministers of other churches near also preached occasionally at a school-house. Thus the class continued for some years. In 1876 it was decided to bnild, and a church 30x4(> was erected at a cost of $1,100. Pi'ominent in the construction were Martin L. Stanton, Samuel I. Snoddy, Marion Rennick, John Burnsides, Prior Cates, John Kiger. Tiie house was dedicated by elder Graham in August 1S76. The church numbers about fifty. The church is now under charge of Elder Wm. Hargraves ; John Burnsides is class-leader, and Riley Richardson steward. The church is in good condition.

BI0GR.A.PH1C.A^L. John Hathaway, farmer and stock raiser, Snoddy's Mills, is a son of Nimrod and Cynthia (Insley) Hathaway. Ninirod Hathaway was born in Circleville, Ohio, July 4, 179T, and was raised on a form. When about fifteen years old he apprenticed himself to a tanner to learn the trade, his father having died when he (Nimrod) was young. Not far from 1825 he came to Fountain county, Indiana, and started a tannery, which he continued for about five years. This not paying him, he worked at anything he could get to do. He entered eighty acres of land, and added till lie owned nearly 200 acres. He eivtered part of the laud on which John now lives. He married in Ohio, but lost !iis wife before leaving there. He came to Indiana, bi'inging one son, Henry. Here he was married to Cjntliia Insley, a native of South Carolina. They lived in a round-log cabin till three children wore born to them. He then built a small one-story frame house, hewing most of the plank himself. In 1853 he erected a large frame building. He died in August 1868, after burying his second wife and marrying a third time. John Hathaway was born in a log cabin April 11, 1820. At the age of twenty-four he married Sarah J. Peuner, who died in 1800, leaving one child, James Monroe. He was next married to Mrs. Mary J. Clifton, a native of Ohio. She was born in Eoss county July 30, 1829, and moved with her parents, Cyrus and Mary (Raney) Clifton, to Vermilion county, Indiana, in 1831, and to Fountain county, Indiana, in 1845. Mrs. Hathaway had two children, Isabel and Isaac F. Fnrgeson, by her first husband. Mr. Hathaway has been the architect of his own fortune, has never moved but once, and then only three-quarters of a mile. His first eighty acres cost §1,000. He owns 385 acres, 11 acres of which he received from his father's estate. He has one child by his second marriage, Julia, now Mrs. Samuel Rhodes. Mrs. Hathaway has been a Baptist many years. Mr. Hathaway has been a thorough and lasting democrat.

Peter A. Guy, farmer, Snoddy's Mills, is a son of Robert and Kancy (Wood) Guy. Robert Guy was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and when twelve years old came with his parents to Ohio, then Washington county, Indiana. In 1828 he emigrated to Fountain county, Indiana. In a short time he bought land in Parke countv, and lived a brief period ; then returned to Fountain county, where he secured 200 acres of land. In 1866 lie moved to Kansas, and there died in 1871. He was a democrat till 1844, then whig, then knownothing, and lastly republican and ultra in his views. He was a deacon in the Christian church. In his family were nine children, five of whom are living. Peter A., son of Robert, was born August 30, 1831, in the northern edge of Parke county, Indiana, but was a mere babe when his fatlier settled in Fountain county. His life has been given mostly to farm labor, having learned well his lessons of toil in pioneer times. He remained at home till twenty-one years old, then worked out or rented land. He was married March 27, 1850, to Mary, daughter of Prior and Nancy Gates. She was born in Orange countv, Indiana, June 26, 1840, and came with her parents to Fountain county when a girl. After marriage Mr. Guy settled on his present fiirm, buying an interest in 120 acres. With but little money witli which to start in life he has accumulated till he owns 325 acres of land.

mostly well improved. In politics Mr. Guy is democratic, and on that ticket, in 1878, was elected county commissioner. He has spent most of his life in Fountain county, and has cleared the larger part of his land. Mrs. Guy died April 22, 1880, leaving a family of two girls and three boys. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

William Marshall, now of Butler county, Kansas, was born in North Carolina March 28, 1818, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hobsoii) Marshall, both natives of the same named state. Thomas Marshall died in North Carolina, and William came, with his mother, to Parke county, Indiana, in 1830, and there lived till twenty-three years of age. In 1841 lie married Juretta McMasters. daughter of Andrew McMasters. She was born in North Carolina November 5, 1823, and came to Parke county about 1830. They settled in Mill Creek township. Fountain county, on eighty acres, whicli his guardian, Isaac Hobson, had entered for him. He built a log house, 18x20, which still is used, but remodeled, by his son Andrew. He cleared his land and added till he owned 320 acres. From 1865 to 1873 he lived on 160 acres, onehalf mile east of the homestead. In 1873 he moved to Eldorado, Kansas, where he is comfortably situated. While in Fountain county he was three times trustee of his township. He is a republican, and wife and self are members of the United Brethren church. They have eight children: Thomas, Andrew, Henry, Sarah, John A., Sylvester P., Marv E., William S., each of whom, when twenty-three years old, received 81,000 from parents. Andrew was born June 20, 1813, on the homestead. When seventeen years old he began teaching. August 20, 1862, Mr. Marshall enlisted in Co. H, GSd Ind. Vols., under Col. McManomy, and afterward Col. I. N. Stiles and J. S. Williams. He fought at Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, and on to Atlanta, at Lost Mountain, Jonesboro, Decatur, Franklin, Nashville, Fort Anderson, Wilmington, Smithville, Ealeigh, Goldsboro, and at the surrender of Jolmston at Greensboro. He was mustered out at Indianapolis July 3, 1865, and returned to the farm, but continued teaching in winters for nine years. May 3, 1866, he was married to Melissa Elwell, daughter of Amariah and Caroline Elwell. She was born in Fountain county, Indiana, in 1847. They settled on eighty acres of the home-place, and now own twenty-four acres. They have five children. They are members of the United Brethren church. In politics Mr. Marshall is a })rominent republican. Pie has been three times townsiiip trustee, notai'y public since 1877, and in 1880 was elected to the state legislature.

riali Elwell, of Mill Creek township. lie was born January 18, 1818, in Union connty, Indiana, and when twelve years old came with liis parents to Fountain county. He aided largely in the clearing of In's father's farm. He cut the first tree cut on the place for a house spot, while his brother Amariah piled the brush. He lived at home till thirty years old, working out part of the time. He has probably cleared as much as 100 acres of land. He was married April 16, 1848, to Sarah Patton, daughter of Thomas and Nancy Patton. She was born in Ohio in ISIT, and came with her parents to Fountain county about 1824. After marriage they lived in what is now called Mill Creek township, then four years in Wabash township. In 1852 Mr. Elwell settled his present farm of 260 acres, and in 1853 built a frame house. He has since raised the house one stovy. He has raised a great deal of stock, and has been a successful farmer. Pie owns 500 acres of land, stocked with about eighty-six head of cattle, sixty-five hogs, and twenty-one liorses. He always keeps much stock. -When starting in life for himself his father offered him 8100, but he declined taking it, as he said to his lather, "You may need it." In politics Mr. Elwell used to be a democrat, but since republicanism took its rise he has been found ti'ue to his principles. They have had three children : James, David, and Margaret (^deceased).

Aaron F. Randolph (deceased) was born in New Jersey in 1795. He there learned the brick-mason and plasterer's trade in New Brunswick, and when twenty-one years old located at Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was there married to Margaret Carmon, a native pf New Jersey, and in 1832 emigrated to Fountain county, where he bought 640 acres of land in Fulton township, on what is known as Silver Island. Aliout 1833 he buried his wife, who left four children. He next married Charlotte Lunger, daughter of Isaac and Mercy Ann Lunger. Her mother was born in New Jersey, and father in Ohio. He died in 1838, and she in 1871, aged eighty-four years. Mr. Randolph worked at his trade till death. He was successful and highly respected. For some time he was township trustee. He died in 1852. He was a whig. He was not connected with any church, but was pious, never having been known to swear. He was a cousin of Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey, and in his father's brother's, Stephen F. Randolph's, house, on the bank of the Raritan river, Wasliington had his headquarters in tlie revolution. Mrs. Randolph, wife of Aaron F., died Angust 15, 1862, aged fifty-two years. She was a member of the Baptist church. She left five children by her marriage: Harrison, Henry, Mary (now Mrs. Wallace Darnell), Margaret (deceased), and William.

Indiana, on the liomestead. He remained at home till lie was sixteen years old; then farmed four years in Tippecanoe count}'. On October 18, 1860, he was married to Clara O. Cook, daughter of Bai-ney and Hannah Coot. She was born in New York, August 20, ISil. Her father died when she was an infant, so she was raised by her motlier and step-father, Dr. "William Jones. Her mother died February 21, 1866, and her step-father in 1865. After marriage Mr. Randolph settled on part of the home farm. He has dealt largely, especially of late, in grain and stock. He owns 120 acres of land, his home-place, and 140 acres in Parke county. His dwelling cost about §3,000. He is solidly republican, and was county commissioner one term. lIis brother "William served three or four years in the civil war, in Co. ]], 97th Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

John A. Kiger, farmer, "Waterman, is a son of George and Rebecca (Reid) Kiger. His father, George Kiger, was born in Peimsylvania, and in 1827 moved to Rockbridge county, Virginia, and there iive childicn were born to him: John A., Rebecca, Sarah A., Martha, and Mary. In 1827 he moved to Parke county, Indiana, and in 1833 bought the saw-niill of Fiirgeson & Beckelhymer, in Fountain count}'. He buried his wife in Parke county in 1829, and he next married Mary Reynolds, who, aftci his death, moved to Illinois. He fought in the war of 1812. But one child, John A., is living. John A. Kiger was born February 6, ISld. Many a day^^s young John hauled saw-logs, and then worked till late hours in the%iill of his father. At his father's death John bought out the heirs and controlled tiie mill for some years. He has secured 417 acres of land by his hard work, a part of which he has given to his children. He is a staunch republican, and has been active in the church and temperance work. He first was a member of the Baptist church, in wiiicli he was deacon, but later joined the Methodist church. Mr. Kiger was married February 2, 1837, to Eliza J. Dodson. She was born in Kentucky June 28, 1817, and died February 25, 1857, leaving nine children: George (spent three months in camp life), Elias (died at Frederick, Maryland, in the civil war), James (spent eight months in. the late war), Elizabeth, Sarah A., Caroline, and "William; Rebecca and Alexander, deceased. Mr. Kiger was next married to Martha E. Nevins, October 7, 1860. She was born in Parke county, Indiana, April 29, 1839, and died February 21, 1866, leaving four children : Ciiarles, Oscar, Ettie, and Edgar. He was last married to Nancy, daughter of "William and Margaret (Odell) Bullingtoii. She was born April 4, 1830, in Parke county, Indiana, whither her parents had come in 1825. Her father was born in Pittsylvania county,

Penusylvaiiia, April 22, 1800, and in 1S07 went to Kentucky, and in 1815 came to Indiana, and in 1825 to Parke county. He aided in the removal of 1,200 Indians, going with them from Mansfield, Indiana, to St. Louis, being in tlieir company twenty-three days. Mrs. Kio-er is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. One child, Marga, died December 25, 1870.

John Burnsides, farmer and stock raiser, Snoddy's Mills, is the most extensive land owner and farmer in Fulton township. Mr. Burnsides' father, William, was born in Pocahontas county, Virginia, in 1790. He served a -short time in the war of 1S12. The mother of John, Margaret (Calisoii), was born in Pocahontas county, Virginia, in 1800. Tiiere they were married, and in 1826 moved to Champaign county, Ohio. Tiiey ne.xt lived one year in Dayton, Ohio. In 1831 they became residents of Fountain county, where Mr. Burnsides bought 400 acres of land. Here lie made the usual pioneer improvement ; a task which, to the Indianaian, is not so gi-gantic as it would seem to one raised on the prairie. In 1851, disposing of his farm to his son, he moved to Knox county, Illinois, where he farmed till his death, which occurred in February 1877 ; his wife's death occurring in 1871. She was a member of the Methodist church, and a good christian. He was an upright, honest man, and a life-long democrat. They brouglit live children with tliem, and two children were born to them in Fountain county: John, Elizabeth, Anthony, Isaac, "William, Mary, and George. John Burnsides was born Xovember 21, 1819, in Pocahop,tas county, Virginia. He remained at home mostly till thirty year'' of age. He was schooled in " Nature's" university. To demonstrate his success we Jiave but to say that from calloused hands and grit as his beo-jnninoguided by a careful judgment, lie has stored his present possessions. February 22, 1852, he was married to Nancy Lewis, daughter of Ciiarles Lewis. She was born in New York, in 1821, and came with her parents to Parke county, Indiana, in an early day. Her parents died in Parke county. Mrs. Burnsides has added her share to the success of her husband. After marriage they settled where they live, owninoabout 1,300 acres of land. Both are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and strict temperance people. Tiiey have three children living: Albert, Anna May, and Ora Bell ; deceased are Charles, Hattie, and an infant. Mr. Burnsides looks well to the education of his cliiidren. Politically he was a democrat till forty years of age, and since has been a strong republican.

William Titus, farmer, Snoddy's Mills, is one of the best citizens of Fulton township. His father, Stephen Titus, was' a native of New Hampshire, and the father of Stephen, John Titus, was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, and died in the revolntion in the struggle for independence. Stephen migrated to New York - and there married Xancy Saturle}-, a native of New York, whose fatlicr was also wounded and captured at Long Island, but died at home virtually a sacrifice on his country's altar. Stephen Titus fought in the' war of 1812, and his brother John, a patriot, was one of the ten who reeonnoitered the Indian quarters and was killed. After marriage Stephen and wife moved to Pennsylvania, and then to Brown county Ohio, after spending a short time in Kentucky. There, in 1824- he buried his wife; in 1S30 moved to Clarke connty, Indiana, and in 1836, to Fountain county, where he bought 700 acres of land. Ills second wife, Sarah Printy, died in 1833. He died August 30, 1851, and in 1855 his third wife, Sarah Beadle, died in Illinois. In lijs family were five children by first union, four by the second, and one by the third. He was a democrat, and a member of the Christian church. He was left an orphan when young, and fought the battles of life alone. AYilliam Titus, son of Stephen and Nancy (Saturley) Titus, "i^, was born January 8, 1816, in Higginsport, Brown connty, Ohio, and came with his fjither to Fountain county. Being at that time twenty years of age, he immediately made war on the surrounding wilderness, and in his slow but sure way chopped down and destroyed the common enemy, converting forest into fields of grain. In 1810 he married Mary A. Dodson, daughter of Eh'as and Elizabeth Dodson. She was born in Oldham connty, Kentucky, June 4, 181-4. When married they settled where they live, but under very different ciruinstances. Their house was log, 18x18, hewed, for seven years. He then built his present dwelling, the third frame house in that section. Mr. Titus was not alone in his clearing, for his wife toiled many hours a day in piling and burning brush, and grubbing roots. They commenced with no team, and he made rails to make the first payment on his first horse. They now have 320 acres. Both are members of the Christian church, and he is a Mason. They have had but one child, Elizabeth M., who died in 1851, aged three years.

Samuel Harvey, farmer, Snoddy's Mills, is a son of Joshua and Alis (Chew) Harvey. His father was a native of North Carolina, and his mother of Virginia. They were married in Ohio, Alis Chew being his third wife. In 183S they moved to Fountain county, Indiana, and bought 240 acres of land, and saw and grist mill. She died April 10, 1847, and he April 10, 1849. They were Quakers. He was a whig and a bitter anti-slavery man. They left nine children. Samuel was horn July 14, 1823, in Clinton county, Ohio. His life has been spent on the farm and in his father's mill. He has experienced all the hard- ships of pioneer life. At his father's death the estate fell to Samuel. He followed milling several years, furnishing his mill with steam apparatus. In 1860 he sold, and since has given all his time to farming. He served six months in the civil war, in Co. H, 150th Ind., under Col. Taylor, and received an honorable discharge. Winfield Scott Hancock was his general. Mr. Harvey is thoroughly republican. He was married October 20, 1843, to Mahala S. Dodson, daughter of Elias and Elizabeth Dodson, early settlers. She was born in Kentucky, January 30, 1821. Both are members of the Baptist church . They have had eight children, three of whom are dead.

Daniel Wann (deceased) was born near Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1806, and was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Wann. His father owned and superintended a ferry and hotel on the Susquehanna river, near Reading. He moved to Pickaway county, Ohio, where he died. His wife died in Indiana, at Daniel's home, in 1850, aged eighty-six. He was a teamster in the war of 1812. Daniel worked at the ferry when a young man, and was a teamster the greater part of his life. In 1828, while single, he entered Vermilion county, and in 1840 came to Fountain county, where he took a half-interest in 600 acres of land and a saw-mill, with his brother-in-law, John Underwood. He died October 23, 1865. He was first married in 1833, to Susanna Givens. She was born in Virginia in 1812, came to Parke county 1826, and died 1844, leaving six children : William, John, James, Elizabeth (dead), Elisha, and Margaret (dead). He next married, in 1845, Charlotte (Lunger) Randolph, who was born in New Jersey about 1810, and came with her parents to Fountain county about 1830. She died about 1861, leaving six children by this union, but was the mother of sixteen children. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was also Mr. Wann's first wife. Mr. Wann was a whig, then republican. He left property to each of his children. AVm. W^ann, son of Daniel and Susanna (Givens) Wann, was born January 17, 1834, in Vermilion county, Indiana. He was married December 9, 1858, to Margaret Randolph, daughter of Aaron and Charlotte Randolph. She was born in Fountain county January 17, 1842. After marriage he rented 400 acres of land of in's father, and has farmed quite extensively since. His wife died July 3, 1864, leaving two children : William and Robert. Mattie was deceased, and William died in June 1877, aged fifteen years. Mrs. Wann was a Methodist. Mr. Wann was next married November 30, 1865, to Nancy 1. Fultz, who was born in Vermilion county, Indiana, in 1843. Children by this union : infant (dead), and Nancy I. She is a member

John M. Wann, second son of Daniel and Susanna (Givens) "Watiii was born January 17, 1837, in Vermilion county, Indiana. He remained at home till his father died, taking the home responsibilities till after the sale. He enlisted in Co. E, 115th Ind., six months' service, then rcenlisted in the one year's service in Co. C, loith Ind. At the close of the war he returned home, and was married in March, 1866, to Jane Jones, daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Bradburu) .; Jones. She was born in Vermilion count}', Indiana, in 1842. After f marriage they settled soutli of Lodi, where he bouglit 120 acres of ''-, land. In about five years he sold, and bought or traded for his present M place. He occupies the house built by his father, and owns 137 acres \fin his home place, and fifty acres in Parke county, and has cleared liig |i share of Fountain county. He is a republican. He and wife arc members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have had one child, Luzety (dead). James Wann, brother of John, served in the 31st Ind. Vols, during the civil war, and was veteraned ; and Elisha, also a brother, served in the 71st Ind. a sliort time.

Solomon Stanton (deceased) was born April 10, 1812, in Guilford county. North Carolina. His parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Stanton, were natives of the same state, and moved to Huntington county, Indiana, and died. Her father fought in the revolution. Solomon was raised on a farm, and in youth dug for gold in the mountains of his state. He was there married September 6, 1836, to Charity Swaim. She was born in Guilford county, Korth Carolina, January 16, 1801. They lived in North Carolina till 1841, when they emigrated to Parko county, Indiana, and settled in Liberty township. Mr. Stanton left his family at Sylvania while he built a log " mansion." It was a mansion for those days, for it measured 18x36, parlor and kitchen, and over the parlor was an " up-stairs," which few could boast. Here the family lived, and in that house Mr. Stanton died July 27, 1850. He was a member of the Old School Baptist cliurch, and a democrat. He left a wife and four children: Elizabeth, Martin L., Michael R., Letishoy, living. Jolm M. died July 26, 1844. Mrs. Stanton died December 2, 1873. She was also connected with the Regular Baptist church.

Martin L. Stanton, son of the above, was born January 11, 1839, in -Guilford county. North Carolina, and was brought to Indiana by his parents. His boyhood days were spent in the forest and common school, his youth somewhat in clearing. When eighteen years old he began teaching, and followed it eight years, in winters. He was married October 17, 1861, to Margaret J. Callison, daughter of Anthony and Martha Callison. She was born in Fountain count}-, Indiana, June 8, 1843. Her parents were natives of Virginia, and moved to Fountain count}' about 1837, where lie died March 2S, 18i4, aged fortyfive years. She was born in 1810, and is living. Both Methodists. After marriage Mr. Stanton settled and lived in Parke county, Indiana, till 1868. He then, with his brother, secured 140 acres of the Richardson heirs, and has since purchased liis brother's interest and added more. He has also built a large house and barn. Mr. Stanton is a successful farmer, a thorough republican and a Mason. He was one term township trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Ambrose S. Holladay, farmer, "Waterman, is a son of Gideon and Martha (Coon) Holladay. Gideon Holladay, a native of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, was a farmer and mechanic. He was justice of the peace for years; also at one time high sheriff of Schenectady county, New York, and for some years a member of congress. He died in New York about 1829. His wife was born in Duanesburg, Schenectady county. New York. She was the motlier of thirteen children, and died in Cleveland, Ohio, about 1864. She was a member of the Baptist church. Ambrose S. Holladay was born in Duanesburg, New York, October 17, 1809. He was raised on a farm, and at his father's death assumed the responsibilities of home. He early engaged in dressing calves, buying and selling, being quite successful, financially, but security for others ruined him. He owned two mills, 160 acres of ground, and much stock, all of which he placed in the hands of those whom he had secured, to the amount of $13,600. He turned westward to retrieve his losses. Money was oilered him, but he refused, and arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, one shilling in pocket. There he was offered a partnership in the wholesale grocery house of his brother, J. J. Holladay, about 1837, and largely through his foresight the firm was able to weather the panic of 1837. In 1843 Mr. Holladay came to Covington, Indiana, and engaged in selling goods for five years. He then erected two warehouses, one on the canal and one on the river, and engaged in the grain trade. The failure of the canal again destroyed his fortune. He then bought twenty acres of land in Fulton township. Fountain county, and began farming. By industry and care he has added to his farm till lie owns 180 acres, mostly cleared. He is a republican. Mr. Holladay was married in 1852 to Abigail Kies, daughter of Archibald and Hannah Kies. She was born in Killingly, Connecticut, November 4, 1815; was educated at the Charlestown, Massachusetts, Seminary, graduating in seven difi'erent languages. She taught a select school in Plainfield, Connecticut, and\vas assistant in Sniithville

(Rhode Island) Seminary. Slie then came west to assume the precep: tresship of Fort Waj-ne College, but taking sick she was obliged to forego tlie position. She taught at Goshen and Soutii I^end, and was then recalled to Fort Wayne College, where she spent two years. She then taught a select school at Lodi, where she has taught the district school several terms. Mr. and Mrs. Holladay have two children, Hannah S. A. and Ambrose S. Jr.

William Print}-, farraer,3noddy's Mills, is a son of William C. and 'M Caroline (Titus) Printy. William C. Printy was born in Kentucky, in 1800, and raised mostly in Ohio. There he married Caroline Titus, daughter of Stephen Titus. In 1831 they settled in Clark county, Indiana, where she died and where he lives. He is a democrat and a Presbyterian. His father served eight years in the revolutionary war. His son, James F., served three 3'ears in the civil war, and his step-son, Thomas J. Printy, lost a leg on the march to Richmond, under Mc- Clellan. His fimily numbers eleven children, eight of wiiom are living. William Printy, subject of this sketch, was boni February 5, 1831, in Brown county, Ohio, and lived with his father till twentythi-ee years old. When nineteen he learned the cooper's trade, but has followed farming nearly altogether. Mr. Printy was married June 22, 1855, to Sarah C. Hartman, daughter of John P. and Catharine (Day) Hartman. She was born in Jackson township, Fountain county, Indiana, November 27, 183-i. Her people came to Fountain county in an early day. Mr. Printy owns 120 acres of land, which he has largely rescued from a wilderness. From the usual log house he has promoted himself He is a democrat. He and his wife are Methodists. They have six children living and three dead.

Richard M. Waterman (deceased) was born in Coventry, Rhode Island, November 3, 1808. He was a son of Caleb Waterman, the son of Richard, the son of Amaziah, the son of Richard, the son of Nathaniel, the son of Richard Waterman, who came from Bristol, England, to Boston, with Roger Williams in the ship Lion, A.D. 1631. He resided several years in Salem, Massachusetts; went to Providence in 1638; was before the general court of Massachusetts in May 1644, and found to be " erroneous, heretical and obstinate in his religion," and was banished upon pain of death if he ever returned. Richard M., the great-great-great-great-grandson of him persecuted for his religious views by those who had sought a new home on account of persecution, Buffered themselves at the hands of sectarian England, about 1831 sought residence in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Slavery turned liim bitterly against that section, so he located, in 1832, in Eugene, Vermilion county, Indiana. Ho had graduated from Jefferson Medical College,

Philadelphia, before coining west, and entered actively his profession in the west. For twenty-live years he practiced in Eugene, ]iis business extending twenty miles up and down the Wabash, and as far as seventj'-five miles westward. In 1857 he purchased 400 acres of land in Fulton township. Fountain county, Indiana, and made liis residence here. He built a large dwelling and made other improvements. He engaged entensively in grain, pork, and dry-goods business at Lodi, or Waterman post-office, till 1861. Southern secession caused his anti-

slavery principles to assert themselves, and although lifty-three years of age lie enlisted in the 31st Ind. reg., a sacrifice to his country. On his departure he asserted that tlie war would end when the negroes were freed." Being too old to go as a private he was elected orderly sergeant, and in about one year was appointed to the captaincy of Co. A, 31st Ind. Vols., which position he filled through the war. lie fought at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River, Chickamauga, Resaca, Rocky Face Ridge," etc. He was worshipful master of the by the lodge with a cane, the stick of which was taken from Lookout Mountain, the silver taken from a well at Bowling Green, where a rebel had hidden it, and the gold the lodge bought. Having fought many good fights lie returned to his family. His son, Cale W., met him at tlie Wabash, and his first words were, " I've come home to die." The fatigue and iiardships of army life liad proven too much, and he expired August 23, 1865, about six days after his return. But and out of the pain and death of him and thousands of other braves came the perpetuity of a great government. Mr. Waterman was married in Berks county, Pennsylvania, to Lucretia Meredith, wlio died two years after marriage. He next married, in 1837, Pamelia Hosford, of Eugene, Indiana. She was born in Vermont in 1815, and died in October 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He was an enthusiastic republican, and an abettor of all school and progressive movements. In the family were seven children : Cale W., Robert, Milo H., Benjamin C, Elizabeth, and Emily ; Mary A. (deceased). Three sons were also in the civil war. Robert enlisted in Co. A, 31st Ind., as private, and became a captain. He was severely wounded in the neck and body at Franklin, Tennessee. Milo H. served in Co. E, 116th Ind., six months, then in Co. I, 149th Ind., in which he became sergeant. Benjamin, too young to enlist, accompanied liis father. Gale W., now owner of the home property, was born December 14, 1839, in Eugene. He was married in 1861, to Edmonia McCormick, dangliter of Darid and Mary McCormick. She was born in Cabell county, Virginia, July 30, 1836. After marriage Mr. "Waterman took chai-ge of his father's business till 1867, when he settled the estate. He then spent seven years in the dry-goods business at Eugene, then occupied the home farm, wliich he owns. He deals largely in stock, and is also engaged in railroad extension. In politics he was a warm republican till 1876, when he espoused the greenback doctrine. Mrs. "Waterman is a member of the Baptist church. They have six children.