Green Township

The First Settlement

THE second settlement of the county was in Green Township. In the spring of 1819, James Stotts, William Offield, Hiram T. Craig, Daniel Higgins, Nimrod Stone and two others came from Lawrence County, and located farms on a small stream which was named in honor of James Stotts. As soon as the farms were staked out, all of the settlers except Mr. Stotts started back to Lawrence County to bring out loads of seedcorn and wheat, vegetables, provisions, household implements, and to drive out hogs, sheep and cattle. Of these seven first settlers of Green Township, Craig and Stotts were the only two single men of the party. The following is quoted from Mr. Craig's reminiscences of the trip back : High water prevented our return as soon as we anticipated, but we finally concluded to try the plan of loading our baggage on a two-horse wagon, considering it easier on our horses than to load them with such heavy packs, as much of our route lay through a dense wilderness, it being the same old trace we had first traveled, and the road had to be cut so as to admit the passage of a wagon, which made our progress very slow, so that the noon of the second day found us still on Little Salt Creek. Here, in attempting to cross an insignificant little stream, our wagon stuck fast in the mud. Our only chance was to unload the wagon, pry it up and make our team haul it out. In doing so, we had to make a short turn and unfortunately broke an axletree. Here was a fix, twenty miles at least from any shop where repairing could be done. The only alternative was to make a new axletree from the green timber of the forest. All hands went to work on the part assigned them. Mine was to prepare some dinner. I will give the bill of fare. I took my gun, and in less than an hour, perhaps, had killed nine fat gray squirrels. I dressed them as nicely as any lady could desire, and put them to boil with a suflBcient slice of fat pork and some salt to give them the proper seasoning. While hunting for the squirrels, I had discovered near the creek a bountiful crop of wild onions growing ten or twelve inches high, and very tender. These I picked and cleaned, cut them up and put them in the pot when the squirrels were done, and succeeded in making a first-class pot of soup. This was the dinner, and it was a good one. By the usual time of starting next morning, our repairing was completed after a fashion, and we proceeded on our way. But our newly made axletree caused our wagon to run so heavily that we had to divide the load. A sack containing three bushels of corn seed was committed to my charge and about the same amount of corn-meal to Mr. Offield, and we were told to push on and not wait for the wagon. We were on horseback, and upon reaching Big Salt Creek we found a settlement and were told to take the road for Bloomington. Nothing of note occurred until we reached Big Indian Creek, where we found that White River and its tributaries were on a bender. OflBeld could not swim, but finally after a long time I succeeded in carrying our loads across the stream on my back, crossing on logs and a heap of driftwood that had formed across the creek. We took dinner on Mr. Cunningham's land northeast of Martinsville, and in the evening reached the settlement on Stott's Creek, where we found everything in good shape.

This extract is quoted from Mr. Craig's writings to illustrate the common experience of the early settlers in coming to the new country, and in going from place to place after they had become established in their new homes. After Mr. Craig had been out a short time, Mr. Ladd, of Port Royal, was charged with the murder of a stranger whose corpse was found half eaten by wolves and buzzards on White River near the bluffs. The prosecution was favored by Mr. Stotts, Mr. Craig and several others who were prosecuting witnesses ; but Mr. Ladd was acquitted, and so slight was the evidence and so bitter had been the prosecution that Mr. Ladd commenced action, either for libel or false imprisonment, and seemed so likely to succeed that Mr. Craig returned hurriedly to Kentucky, his former home, and Mr. Stotts and others effected a compromise with the injured man, and thus the matter was forever dropped. The stranger had no doubt been killed by an Indian.

Continued Settlement

Immediately after this first settlement on Stotts Creek, others began to appear and locate in the neighborhood and farther up on the same stream and its branches. Early settlers in those times always sought the streams, which were the great commercial highways as well as the sources of water, water-power and fresh springs. Among the earliest settlers were James Stotts, Robert Stotts, Andrew Stotts, H. T. Craig, William OflBeld, two or three families of Laughlins, Zachariah Davee, James Ennis (who had several large sons), Thomas Stockton, Samuel Speaks and his sons Thomas and James, William Perry, Andrew Stevens, John Pierce (the cooper), John Pierce (the blacksmith), Elisha Hamden, Thomas Irons, Jonathan Williams, James Shields, Abe Hammons, Jacob Hammons, Jacob Case, John Dyer, John Marker, Edward Jones, Peter King, Aaron Holdman, and a little latter H. W. Brazeale, Henry Harper, Benjamin Bryan, Washington Duke, James and Bartholomew Carroll, Daniel Drake, Erastus Robinson, H. M. Collins, J. B. Maxwell, H. W. Williams, J. S. Wilson, William Lane, Nathan Laughlin, Philip Collins, B. Robbins, James Williams, Gideon C. Drake, J. M. Frazer, Mahlon Snyder, Joseph Sanders, Jacob L. Bromwell, H. B. Greenwood, William Duke, John and Anthony Brunnemer, Jacob Grosclose and many others.

The Poll Tax Paters Of 1842 Milling Interests

Zachariah Davee owned a small grist mill during the twenties. It was located on Stotts Creek, contained a small set of nigger-head buhrs, and was propelled by water from a small log dam. In about 1830, the mill passed to James Ennis, who conducted it for a few years. This was probably the first mill in the township. The Hammons owned a saw mill for a short time in early years. The old Hawkins Mill was built thirtyfive or forty years ago by an enterprising. German, who soon afterward sold it to Mr. Hawkins. It did good work in its day. After 1838, much of the flour was obtained at Free's mammoth grist mill at Waverly. Salt was obtained at Jackson's Salt Works in Monroe County, or at Martinsville, Waverly, or at other towns, at $2 per bushel. The corn and pork were sold to buyers on the river, who shipped them down to Southern markets. People dressed in buckskin, or linsey-woolsey or tow. Clothing, shoes, hats, etc., were manufactured at home by the good old mothers. They knew how to make the spinning-wheels hum.

The township was quite well settled by 1840. Almost every section of land had its log cabin and its small clearing, where wheat, corn and vegetables could be seen growing.

Hunting Exploits

Eight or ten bears were killed in the township in early years. Zachariah Davee was a successful bear hunter. He killed twelve or fifteen, but not all in Green Township. He owned a large, savage dog that was thoroughly trained to the uses of its master, and was an ally upon whom the hunter could depend in an emergency. The dog had been pretty well used up in encounters with bears, while it was yet young and unsophisticated, in the embraces of those animals or in the sweeping blows from their paws, and had resorted to canine sagacity to serve its master in subsequent encounters. On a hjint it would chase a bear to some rough tree selected by the latter animal as one easy to climb, and when the bear had gone up about four feet, the dog would sieze it behind, and by tugging and bracing itself against the tree would dislodge bruin, and both would come tumbling to the ground together. The dog would leap up and scamper off, closely pursued by bruin for a few rods, when the latter would return and again commence to ascend the tree only to be again pulled down by the dog. Sometimes this procedure was repeated several times, or until the hunter came up and shot the bear. On one occasion, when Mr. Davee was out hunting, he came suddenly upon a bear, but owing to the thickness of the brush, succeeded only in giving it a bad wound as it shambled off. The dog followed the wounded animal a long distance, keeping up a barking that guided the hunter in the pursuit, but keeping beyond the reach of the bleeding JJrsus Americanus. At last the bear became so weak from loss of blood that it stopped to rest, but could get none owing to the persistent and courageous attacks of the dog. Mr. Davee came up and ended the fight by a ball through the bear's head. On still another occasion, as Mr. Davee was walking through the woods with his gun on his shoulder, he came suddenly within four feet of a large bear that was lying behind a log. The animal instantly reared up with an angry growl, displaying two rows of gleaming teeth, and reaching out with its powerful arms to clasp the startled settler in its embrace, but the latter leaped back, cocked his rifle, and ere the bear could touch him, sent a ball through its throat. In a few minutes the animal was dead. Had the rifle missed fire, it would have fared hai*d with the hunter. On still another occasion, Mr. Davee shot and instantly killed a bear which was passing near his cabin. The flesh was divided out among the neighbors. William Hughes was tardy in his demands and was forced to content himself with a pair of the legs. Bear meat is much like pork. It is said that Tilford Bailey killed a bear in early years. He saw it in the woods, and though much scared and nervous, fired and killed it. Joseph Doty also killed one under about the same circumstances. Several others killed bears in the township.

The Wounded Deer

Mr. Davee had his dog so trained that the dumb brute seemed almost capable of reason. One day the hunter shot and wounded a deer, which ran off through the woods at full speed. Away went the dog in pursuit, followed as fast as possible by its master. Drops of blood could be seen upon the leaves, showing that the deer had been badly hurt. After some time the dog returnedj skulking along to its master, which act was so unusual that Mr. Y>mW took his ramrod and gave the animal a sound thrashing, and again ordered it on in pursuit of the deer. Away it went again, fiercer than ever, as if to make good the loss of its master's confidence. The hunter, thinking that the dog would not have come back unless the deer was so strong as to have gotten entirely away, concluded to give up the chase and return to his cabin, which he accordingly did. Hours elapsed and the dog did not return. At last the hunter took his gun, resumed the trail, and after several hours of rapid walking came upon a sight that made him sick. The tall weeds, grass and bushes over a quarter of an acre were torn to pieces and beaten flat, and near the center lay the wounded deer, dead, and terribly torn, ai;d near it was the oH dog, covered with blood and bruised, and torn almost in pieces by the sharp hoofs and antlers of the desperate deer. The noble animal could scarcely move, yet it wagged its tail at the sound of its master's voice, and looked up for praise over the successful issue of the terrible struggle. The faithful creature was taken home where its wounds were caretully dressed, but the best care could not restore the mutilated limbs and broken bones. The dog lived a year or more, but scarcely ever left the yard.

The Delawares

Mr. Davee had an extended experience of the Indian character. He was not afraid of them and liked to be with them for the sport they afforded him. He could beat any of them shooting at a mark, and won much of their property in that manner. The Indians, except a few small roving bands, had been removed a short time before he came to the township. One day five or six of them, including two or three squaws, camped on tlie creek near his cabin, whereupon he went over to make their acquaintance. They seemed glad to see him, and, after a short time, all shot at a mark, and of course the white man beat them. The Indians then proposed to jump, and one of them suggested that they should see which could jump farthest over a large log-heap fire that was burning near. One or two including Mr. Davee made the jump successfully, and finally a very boastful young fellow with many a flourish started to perform the same feat. He made a short dash, but just as he was risiiig on the jump Mr. Davee tripped him, and the half-naked fellow pitched heels over head into the log-heap fire. He howled dreadfully, and made the fire and ashes fly, and no wonder. He was out in a flash, badly burned, exclaiming ! " Heap bad shimokaraan ; heap bad ! " The reader will probably agree with him, but Mr. Davee and the other Indians laughed heartily at his expense.

A Mysterious Death

A few years ago, John Radcliff went out to his barn-yard one morning with his little girl to do the milking. The last the girl saw of her father he was standing with his back against the barn. At noon, Mrs. Radcliff made inquiries for him, and sent a child out to find him at the barn, but his whereabouts were not discovered. In the evening he was found near the barn, dead, and very much mangled by the hogs. The discovery created great excitement in the neighborhood, and led to the arrest of a young man who was soon acquitted. On the day of the death, two gentlemen passing by the house saw Mr. Radcliff talking with a stranger at the barn. Who this man was could not be ascertained. Whether Mr. Radcliff was murdered or whether he had a fit will probably remain a mystery to the end of time.

Educational Interests

in the same neighborhood, all being very rude, and being taught in private cabins. Reading was done mostly out of the Testament ; writing was done with a goose quill sharpened or "mended " by the teacher, and a little "ciphering" was done on a rude blackboard. Mr. Collins succeeded Mr. Craig. Late in the twenties, other schools were started farther up the creek. The first schoolhouse was built in the Stotts settlement in about 1827, and was a rough log structure built in one day by a few men who were anxious to have their few children educated. In 1830, if reports are reliable, there were only three log schoolhouses in the township, and one of those was a deserted dwelling. In 1840, there werfe five or six, but the standard of education was yet at a very low ebb. The teachers were paid by subscription, which was usually $1.50 for each scholar for the term of three months. The teacher would have from eight to fifteen scholars, so it is easy to figure what the " master's " compensation would be. Whoever saw a wealthy school teacher ? Such a creature is an invisible quantity even to this day. Take, then, the pedagogue of ye olden time, who was forced by the fiat of events to " board around " at the log cabins, where fat bacon and corn bread were considered delicacies fit for the gods, and who can imagine a more desolate prospect ? This was repeated scores of times in Green Township. In 1852, the common school law came into existence, and the progress of education since then has been remarkable. Neat frame houses were erected soon after the passage of the law, and a permanent fund for the payment of the teacher and the support of the school changed the inj;ellectual bill of fare into all the higher branches. Now there are ten fine country schoolhouses where many of the teachers employed are qualified to instruct in analysis of the English sentence, natural philosophy, physical geography, botany, elocution, rhetoric, ornamental penmanship, etc., etc. (jrreen Township has good schools.

Religious Interests

Late in the thirties, a small class of the Church of Christ was organized on Section 15, the leading members being Adam Flake, Benjamin Bryan, Peter Comper, Eli Musgrove and their families and others. Adam Flake agreed to donate one acre of ground for a church and cemetery. Whether a building was erected cannot be learned. The class lived many years, and numbered as high as forty or fifty members. In about 1840, the Methodists, near the residence of Levi Rinker, organized a class, among the members being the families of Robert C. Stotts, Levi Rinker, Simeon Ely, F. A. Harryman, William Stewart, Daniel Demott, George Rinker, John Holsapple, William Cain, James Epperson and James Laughlin. The pastor in 1844 was Daniel Demott, and in 1846 Henry S. Dane. The class belonged to the Mooresville Circuit. Several early classes were organized in schoolhouses. Now there are four churches in the township-^- Mount Olive, Methodist, in the northwestern part ; Union Chapel, Methodist, two miles east of Cope ; Bethel, Methodist, in the eastern part, and Centennial Union Church, a mile northeast of Cope. The township has excellent opportunity for Christian worship, and the citizens are sober, moral and industrious.

and laid out a village of thirty-four lots and eight large outlets on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 12 north, Range 2 east, the same being on the bank of Stotts Creek, and within about half a mile of its mouth. A few houses were built, and some little improvement was made, but the village soon died, without hope of resurrection.

Village Of Cope

This was started up on Section 28 many years ago. James Crocker and Henson Martin opened the first store there in a log cabin. They were succeeded by Wesley Knight. Isaac B. Wilson was next, and Lemuel Guthridge next. A post office has been established there in later years. Few villages can cope with Cope in limitation and negation.

EICHARD A. ABRAHAM was born in Morgan County, Ind., July 4, 1842. He is a son of William and Maria (Arnold) Abraham, both natives of England. William Abraham was a resident of this township for thirty-seven years. He was born in the Isle of Wight, England, in 1815, and is the son of James and Sarah (Pittis) Abraham. James was born in the Isle of Wight about the year 1777. His wife Sarah also was born in the Isle of Wight. James and Sarah were married in 1810; on May, 26, 1821, the husband, wife and j5ve children embarked for America, arriving in Philadelphia July 19, 1821, and thence proceeded to Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and thence in a few years to Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio, where they permanently resided until his death at the age of eighty-two years. He was the father of seven children, three of whom are still living, and of whom William is the second son. The latter was only six years of age when he crossed the Atlantic, but he still remembers many incidents of the voyage. After reaching manhood, he traveled down the Ohio Eiver into the then wild regions of the Lower Mississippi Eiver through the States of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas, and as far north as Wisconsin. Returning home to Deersville, he there married, on October 7, 1840, Maxia, daughter of John Arnold. She was also born in the Isle of Wight on September 18, 1817. With her parents, and in the same vessel with the Abraham family, she emigrated to America in 1821. John Arnold, soon after his arrival, proceeded with his family to Eush County, Ind., and entered a half section of land east of Rushville, which land is still owned by his children, and on which he died June 27, 1864, aged seventy-six years. His wife, Mary Ann Cole, was also born in the Isle of Wight. After his marriage, William Abraham proceeded with his young wife to Cumberland, Marion County, Ind., where, ten miles from Indianapolis, he purchased 160 acres of land, and moved on it. The land at that early day not being considered desirable, he soon disposed of it and came to Green Township, Morgan County, and moved on a farm he had previously purchased, and which is at present owned by his son, Richard A. He moved on this farm in December, 1845, and lived here about sixteen years. In 1861, he moved to what was known as the John Hughes farm - now owned by William E. Abraham - where he lived until 1882, when he moved to near Providence, Johnson County, where he still resides. During the many years which William Abraham has been a resident of Morgan County, he and his wife have braved many hardships and suffered many privations, but they have been rewarded with a competence for themselves and their children. Eichard A., the eldest of the children, and our subject, came to this county with his parents, and, on April 6, 1870, was married to Mrs. Mary A. Flake, the widow of Aimor Flake, and daughter of Henry and Sarah (Davis) Elkins. She was born in this county on March 22, 1849. After his marriage he settled in this township, where he has since remained, moving on the farm which he at present occupies in the year 1873. He owns over 700 acres of land. Mr.

WILLIAM ADAMS was born in Morgan County, Ind., on April 9, 1844, and is a son of Henry and Nancy Adams, natives of Kentucky and Virginia. Henry Adams was born February 2, 1804; married Emily Kephart, and moved to this county, where he now lives. He lost his wife Emily by death, and subsequently married Nancy Slusser. His family were Jacob, Abraham, Bobecca, George W., William, Elizabeth, Amanda, Samuel, Joseph, Thomas, Sarah T. and Emily C. William Adams was married, in this county, November 31, 1865, to Charity, daughter of Henry and Lavina Pearce. She was born in Morgan County on April 4, 1848. They have six children - Minnie E., Nancy B., Mary J., Martha C, Clarence E, and Lavina D.

JOHN F. BRAUN was born in Germany on September 29, 1819, and is a son of Christian and Eliza (Scbnider) Brauu, natives of Germany, where they remained until their death. They had born to them - Christian, George and John F. Our subject was youngest of the three children, and at the age of fourteen began learning the tailor's trade of his father, and followed it for a number of years. Mr. Braun, our subject, was married in Germany, in 1846, to Catherine Miller, and in 1850 they came to the United States, and settled in this county. Mrs. Catherine Braun died September 22, 1871, and on April '.i3, 1872, Mr. Braun was married to Louisa, daughter of Peter and Hannah Schniter. She was bom in Germany July 12, 1842. Mr. Braun is the father of thirteen children - Eliza B. (deceased), Henry, Frederick, Elizabeth, Christian (deceased), Augusta (deceased), Mary J. (deceased), Minnie H., George W., Franklin A., Mary I., and two infants (deceased).

WILLIAM CAIN was bom in Brown County, Ind., January 7, 1850, and is a son of William and Lydia (Shroyer) Cain, natives of Pennsylvania. William Cain, Sr., was born on February 12, 1812, and Lydia Cain on November 17, 1816. They were married in Pennsylvania, moved to Ohio, and subsequently to Brown County, Ind., where Mr. Cain died February 14, 1882, and his wife is still living. They were parents of the following: Mary, Jacob, Barbara, Marvin, Lewis, Elizabeth, Jonas, Hannah and William. William Cain, our subject, was married in this county on December 9, 1873, to Mary E., daughter of James H. and Rebecca A. Gillaspy. Mrs. Mary E. Cain was born in this county on March 20, 1848. They are parents of six children - Ida, Lucinda, Ella, John M, Rebecca A. and George I. Mr. Cain is a much respected young man.

JOSEPH EGBERT was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 4, 1835, and is a son of James and Sarah (Brand enburgh) Egbert, natives of Pennsylvania. James Egbert was a son of John Egbert, a native of New Jersey, who was born January 13, 1752, and in 1774, married, in Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Bowman. They moved to Warren County, Ohio, and remained there the rest of their lives. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. James, the father of our subject, was born in 1798, went to Ohio in 1818, and on October 11, 1821, married Catherine Pauley, who was born on June 28, 1803, bore her husband four children and subsequently died. These children were Lydia E., George W., John P. and Catherine. Mr. Egbert, August 18, 1830, married Sarah Brandenburgh, and by her had ten children - Israel, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, Jonathan, Celia, Elvy, Martha, James and Thomas. Mrs. Egbert was born in Pennsylvania on November 3, 1808. In 1836, they moved to Dearborn County, Ind., and in 1838 to this county, and remained here nnfcil their death, on January 11, 1868, and on September 16, 1875. James accompanied his parents to this county in 1838, and married on November 1, 1859, Julia A., daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Brian. She was born in this county April 15, 1839. After marriage, Mr. Egbert settled on a farm in Green Township, and has since lived here. He owns 140 acres of land. They have a family of ten children - Willard B., Lorena A., Sarah J., Vilena (deceased), Laura E., Luella, Joseph O.^ Ora, Elva P. and Dora. He and his wife belong to the Christian Church. Mr. Egbert has been Township Assessor for three terms.

S. H. PEARCY was born in Shelby County, Ky., on March 13, 1829, and is a son of William and Mary (Holly) Pearcy, natives respectively of Virginia and Pennsylvania. William was a son of George Pearcy, a. native of Pennsylvania. In an early day, George Pearcy moved to Virginia, and there married Esther Campbell, moved to Greene County, Tenn., and in 1795 went to Fayette County, and two years afterward to Shelby County, Ky., and there remained until their death. Their children were John, Hugh, George, Henry, Elizabeth, Robert, Ann and William. William Pearcy was born in Rockingham County, Va., on March 4, 1784, and in Shelby County, Ky. , married Mary Holly, who was born in Pennsylvania on January 2, 1790. In 1836, Mr. Pearcy moved to Morgan County, Ind., settling in Green Township, on the farm which our subject now occupies. Here he remained until death overtook him. His children were as follows: Charity J., Elizabeth A. (deceased), Jeremiah H., Elizabeth E. , Samuel H. and Mary A. Samuel H. Pearcy was next tO' the youngest in the family, and came to this county with his parents in 1836, and has lived here since that time. On February 12, 1852, he was married to Mary H., daughter of William and Jemima Hughes. Mrs. Pearcy is a native of this county, and was born April 18, 1832. They have seven children - Sarah E., Charity L. E., Stanton W., William T., Jemima E., John K. and Mary V.

JACOB PIERCE was born in Greene County, Ind., and is a son of John and Frances Pierce, natives of Kentucky and South Carolina. John Pierce was born on January 31, 1797, and his wife, Frances, in, 1801. They were married in Kentucky, and moved thence to Greene, and finally, in 1834, to Morgan County, Ind. Here they remained until theip deaths, Mr. Pierce dying in 1883, and his wife preceding him in 1865. Their children were Nancy, Mary, Elizabeth, William, John S.,. Eliza J., Jacob, Rachel, Sarah, Angaletta, George, James M. and Jeriah. Jacob Pierce, our subject, married, in this county, on November 16, 1859, Catherine, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Flake. She was bom in Morgan County, Ind., on March 16, 1842. After his marriage, Mr. Pierce settled in Johnson County, where he purchased land, and remained for about five years. The family then moved to this county, and have lived here since. To this household were added ten children - George W. (deceased), Sarah A. , John, Arrena E. , Cordelia (deceased),. Thomas W., Cornelius, James, Oliver and Elmer.

SARAH RADCLIFF, widow of John Radcliflf was born in Madison County, Ky., on April 1, 1824, and is a daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Johnson) Holman, natives of Virginia. Daniel Holman was married in Virginia in an early day, and then moved to Kentucky, where he died. Mrs. Holman afterward moved to this county, and died here. Their children were Alfred, Joel, Abel, Harden, James, Harrison,.

Tarleton, Jackson, Madison, Perlina, Parmelia, Amanda, Minerva and Sarah. Sarah Holman, our subject, was married in Anderson County, Ky. , on August 15, 1844, to Edward J. Eice. The couple settled in Mercer County, Ky., and in 1848 came to Morgan County, Ind., where Mr. Rice died November 18, 1867. In 1869, Mrs. Sarah Eice married John Radeliff, who died on January 25, 1879. She owns 175 acres of very fine land. Mrs. E. has no family.

WILLIAM RADFOED was born in Shelby County, Ky , September 11, 1833, of parents William and Nancy Eadford, natives of the same county and State. William Radford, Sr. , was a son of George Eadford, a Virginian, who married Catherine Woodcock. They moved to Shelby County, Ky., in an early day, and resided there until their death. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and was the father of these children: Jacob, Henry, Elizabeth, Richard, Mary and William. William Eadford, father of our subject, was the youngest of these children, was born in 1809, and in course of time married Nancy Pearcy, in Shelby County, Ky., who was born in 1806. After marriage, they settled in that county, where he died in 1833. She was subsequently married to John Radeliff, and moved with her husband to this county in 1838. Mrs. Radeliff died in 1868, mother of two children - Mary, and William, our subject. William Eadford was married on November 31, 1854, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Enoch S. and Sarah (Dugan) Tabor. She was born on March 18, 1838, in Nelson County, Ky. After marriage, the couple moved to Green Township, remained here until 1871, when they went to Martinsville, and there Mr. Eadford opened a hardware store. He continued in that business for three years, and then returned to this township where he has resided ever since. They have had four children - John L., Mary (deceased), Thomas B. and Frances. Mr. Eadford was elected Justice of the Peace in 1876, and has retained that ofSce until the present time.

S. N. RUNDELL, M. D., was born in Morgan County, Ind., August 6, 1844. He is the youngest son, and his parents were Hiram R. and Mercy (Wyett) Rundell, both natives of New York, the father born on November 9, 1796, the mother on December 23, 1805. On October 1 6, 1823, the parents were married, in 1837 moved to Ohio, and in 1842 came to Morgan County, where the father died November 2, 1850. The mother still survives, and lives in Jackson Township. Their children were William W., Hester A., Andrew J., Reuben J., Malvina, John W. (deceased), Fletcher, Amy I. and Samuel N. The latter, our subject, was fairly educated at Attica, N. Y. ; from thence he was sent to Greencastle, Ind., but completed his education at Franklin, Ind., after which he engaged in teaching school. In 1869, he began the study of medicine, Drs. Griffith and Sparks, of Morgantown, being his preceptors, until 1870, when, in the winter of 1870-71, he took a course of lectures at the University of Louisville, Ky. He then taught school in Johnson County, Ind., continuing his studies in medicine in the meantime, and in the winter of 1873-74 again attended lectures, graduating in February, 1874. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Elkinsville, Brown County, Ind. He was there married on November 21, 1874, to Anna B., daughter of Reuben and Amanda Varney. She was born on August 19, 1853. In 1875, the Doctor moved to Cope, Morgan County, and resumed his practice, which he has since pursued with flattering success. To the Doctor and his wife have been born four children - Ora

FREDERICK SANDERS was born in Germany November 13, 1887, and is a son of Julius and Minnie (Bundgard) Sanders, natives of Germany. They were married in Germany, and in 1846 emigrated to the United States, coming at once to this county, and Julius Sanders still lives here, but lost his wife in October, 1851. He next married Annie E. Miller. Mr. Sanders has the following children: Charles, Dolly, Augusta, Robert, Edward, Mariah, Elizabeth and Frederick. Frederick Sanders, the second of the family, and our subject, accompanied his parents to this county in 1846, and has lived hero ever since. On October 8, 1858, Mr. Sanders married Mary, daughter of John Green. She was born in this county on September 25, 1839. Mr. Sanders settled in this township and has made it his home ever since. Mrs. Mary Sanders died on March 14, 1865, having borne four children - John J., Frederick, Oeorge W. (deceased) and Jacobina. lilr. Sanders took for a second wife Martha M. Bailey, widow of Benjamin Bailey, on June 2, 1865. She has had six children - Hanford E., Jacob, Harriet S., Charley (deceased), Francis M. and Bartholomew (deceased). Mr. Sanders is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the Masonic fraternity.

ROBERT H. SCROGIN warf born in Lexington, Ky., October 22, 1810, of parents Joseph and Martha (Campbell) Scrogin, natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The former was a son of Robert Scrogin, who was a native of Maryland; married a Miss Cullinson; went to Fayette, and finally to Woodford County, Ky., and there lived until their death. Robert was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, and the father of thirteen children - Nathanial, Robert, John, Samuel, Luther, Sarah, Nancy, Millie, Ann, Elizabeth, Julia, an infant (deceased, unnamed), and Joseph (father of our subject). Joseph Scrogin was born in 1790, and his wife, Martha, in 1785, and they died respectively on May 25, 1841, and May 26, 1846.^ They had these children: Nancy, Robert H., Thomas B., Grandison J., Ann A., Julia E., Cordelia E., Ethelinda B, and Martha J. Robert H. Scrogin married, on January 1, 1837, in Henry County, Ky., Nancy B., daughter of James and Letitia (Bryan) Hays. She was born in Washington County, Ky., on September 25, 1807. They moved to Morgan County, Ind., in 1839, and settled on the farm upon wbich the family has since resided. Mrs. Scrogin died on October 21, 1875, the mother of nine children - Martisha, Ethelinda C. , Ann E. , Joseph S., WilliamH., Robert J., Thomas B. C.,and two infants who died unnamed.

JOHN SICHTING was born in Germany, July 22, 1834, and is the son of Henry and Louisa Sichting, Germans, born respectively in 1800 and in 1807, and were married in 1830. They emigrated to the United States in 1848, landing at Baltimore, and from there coming to Morgan County, Ind. , and here they still reside. They had children - Mary, John, Minnie, Augusta, Caroline and an infant (deceased). Of this family, John was next to the oldest, and came with his parents to this county in 1848, and was here married on March 29, 1859, to Mai'tisha E. , daughter of Robert H. and Nancy B. Scrogin. She was born in this county, August 7, 1839. After his marriage, Mr. Sichting settled on the farm which the family now occupy. They had nine children - Robert H., John G., Felix B., Mary E., Minnie E., Nancy C, Ida E., Emma A. and Frederick W.

JOHN S. SKA.GGS was born in Morgan County, Ind., February 5, 1831, and is a son of John and Edna (Ennis) Skaggs, Kentuckians, born respectively October 16, 1800, and in January, 1801; they were married in Barren County, Ky., in 1818, and came thence to Indiana, locating in Morgan County in 1828. Mr. Skaggs died in July, 1870, and his wife in May, 1881. Their children were James E., Mary J., Thomas P., Zaohariah, Elizabeth B., John S., Eliza A., Jonathan W., Harriet and Madison V. John S. was married, on September 26, 1854, to Perlina, daughter of William and Sarah Franklin. She died October 1, 1864, the mother of six children - Sarah B., Eliza C, Mary J. (deceased), Elva A., Henriette and Lavina. On February 15, 1866, Mr. Skaggs married Martha A. Crawford, widow of James Crawford, and a daughter of James and Matilda Morris. Mrs. Skaggs was born February 20, 1838, and by her Mr. Skaggs had born to him three children - Walter M. (deceased), Stella M. and Nellie M. Mr. Skaggs belongs to the Masonic fraternity, is holding the office of Township Trustee, and is a highly respected cit-