Green Township (part 2 of 2)

2, 1859, and Yiola, born Sept. 19, 1860, and died July 22, 1878. Mrs. King was born Sept. 30, 1835, and died Feb. 15, 1881. Mr. King was again married, to Mary, widow of Milton Hoover, and daughter of Joshua and Rebecca (Heston) Kenworthy. Hei- grandparents came from North Carolina to Wayne County in a very early day. Her mother is deceased and her father resides in Tippecanoe County, Ind, Mr. King is politically a Democrat and is a believer in Spiritualism. His grandfather, Jesse, and his father, Daniel King, were natives of Kentucky, but came to Wayne County, Ind., in an early day. Daniel King entered land near the present site of Centreville and followed agricultural pursuits through life. He was born in 1794 and died in 1878. His wife was born in 1804 and is still living. They were the parents of seven children - James E. and John A., deceased; Newton, of Missouri; William M., of Madison County, Ind.; Levi, on the old homestead, and Mary J., wife of George Ebersoll, of Wayne County,

3, 1816, and was reared on a farm, experiencing all the phases of pioneer life. He was married in 1839 to Matilda, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Clements, by whom he had ten children - Elizabeth, born Nov. 24, 1839, now wife of Miles

Stanford, of Iowa; Hannah R, born Sept. 2, 1841, wife of Charles Campbell, of Iowa; Mary, born Dec. 16, 1843, and died aged three years; Susannah, born Nov. 17, 1846, wife of Allen Chamness, of Iowa; Catherine, born July 27, 1849, wife of Martin Oler, of Wayne County; William C, attorney at law at Portland, Jay Co., Ind., born April 6, 1852, and married to Georgia Lloyd, of Michigan ; Cynthia A., born April 11, 1854, wife of Allen Oler, of Wayne County; James M.,born Feb. 6, 1858, married Martha Campbell; Matilda J., born March 23. 1861, wife of Elmer Clark, of Iowa. Mrs. Ladd died in 1861, and Dec. 3, 1863, Mr. Ladd married Eliza A., daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Cornelius) Britain, both now deceased. Mrs. Ladd was born in Wayne County, Oct. 30, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Ladd have had five sons - Samuel L., born Aug. 15, 1864; Charles L., Feb. 2, 1867; Flavins J., Feb. 4, 1868; Edwin B. and Edgar B., born Aug. 20, 1869; the latter died at the age of three years. Mr. Ladd is a Hepublican in politics. Mrs. Ladd is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His father, Joseph Ladd, was born in Guilford County, N. C, of English ancestry, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He came to Wayne County, Ind., in an early day, where he followed agricultural pursuits through life. He was for a number of years Justice of the Peace. His first wife was Catherine B. Dameron, of Guilford County, N. C, and they were the parents of nine children - Annie, Constantine, Joseph, Sarah, Noble, Elizabeth, Nancy, Judith and William. He married Marj^ Angel for his second wife, by whom he had nine children - Isaac N., Mary, Bethany, Amos, Catherine, Charles, Josephus D., our subject, and Susann twins), and Benjamin. Joseph Ladd died in 1833 near \^ liamsburg, and his widow died in 1862. Martin Luther imh was born Aug. IS, 1818, in Wayne County, Ind., the tenth of eleven children of Thomas and Hannah (Lewis) Lamb. He was reared to pioneer life, h youth being spent in clearing land, and his education was obtained in the log cabin subscription schools. He has followed agricultural pursuits through life, and is one of the practical farmers of Green Township. He was married Nov. 28, 1839, to Sarah, daughter of William and Nancy (Cain) Starbuck, natives of Wales. This union was blessed with five children - James M., born Jan. 4, 1842, now in Michigan; Priscilla J., born May 27, 1846, now in Indianapolis; Ozro T., born April 11, 1849, now in Kansas; Ancil L., born Dec. 16, 1854, now in Oregon; and Mary A., born May 1, 1858. Mrs. Lamb died June 22, 1863, and Dec. 29, 1864, Mr. Lamb was again married to Emily J., daughter of Andrew and Avis (Gardner) Starbuck, who were of Welsh ancestry, the former living in Wabash County, Ind., and the latter deceased. Mr. Lamb and present wife have three children - Ulysses S., born May 29, 1867; Estella A., Sept. 12, 1872, and Helena E., May 18, 1876. Mrs. Lamb is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church. Politically Mr. Lamb is a Republican. Mr. Lamb is of Welsh ancestry. His father was born Feb. 11, 1771, and died July 15, 1851, and his mother was born Jan. IS, 1782, and died Oct. 19, 1865. Of the eleven children born to them, but three sons and one daughter are living. They were married in North Carolina, and afterward lived near Yincennes, Ind., until the war of 1812. They then removed to Wayne County and r-emained for a time in the block-house at Williamsburg, the Indians being dangerous at that time. They spent the remainder of their days in Green Township. Allen West Lewis^ youngest of a family of twelve children, and the onl^' one of the family now living, was born in Randolph County, N. C, June 14, 1809, and when fourteen months old his parents, John and Sarah (Roukman) Lewis, settled in Green Township. John Lewis, Sr., was born in Pennsylvania, of English descent, and subsequently lived in North Carolina, where John Lewis, Jr., father of our subject, was born March 9, 1765, where he lived till maturity and married. His wife, Sarah (Roukman) Lewis, was of German descent, and was born in Pennsjdvania, but moved to North Carolina with her parents when a child. She died in her eighty-seventh year. In August, 1810, John Lewis, Jr., and his eldest son, Richard, who was married, came to Green Township, Wayne Co., Ind., with their families, being the first settlers of the township, and purchased public lands at the first sale. John Lewis was not a member of any church but was liberal toward all religious sects, allowing them to hold service in his house. He died in his eighty-sixth year. His wife was a member of the Christian church. She had a birthright and was reared and educated in the Society of Friends. Allen W. Lewis, the subject of this sketch, was married May 23, 1839, to Lucy T., daughter of Aquilla and Thamer (Keinvorthy) Hollingsworth, of Wayne County, formerly from South Carolina. Mr. Lewis and his wife have had eight children - Nancy, wife of L. T. Bond, of Wayne County; Naomi, wife of B. F. Beverlin, of Jay County, Lid.; Rebekah, wife of J. M. Harris, of Wayne County; John, died in infancy; Sarah, at home; William A., of Wayne County; Medora, wife of William H. Jones, of Wayne County, and Francis H., died at the age of five years: Mr. Lewis spent his early life in helping clear the farm he now occupies, and received a limited education, but by his own perseverance he has become a wellread man. He was an anti-slavery man, and was one of the founders of the Republican party, but is now a Greenbacker.

William Addison Lewis,, son of Allen W. and Lucy (Hollingsworth) Lewis, was born Oct 10, 1851, in Wayne County, Ind. He was reared a farmer, and obtained a good business education at the common schools. Jan. 15, 1874, he was married to Ella.daughter of Thomas and Jane (Study) Edwards, of Williamsburg, Wayne Co., Ind. They are the parents of one daughter - Edith, who was born Jan. 22, 1879. After marriage Mr. Lewis settled on the farm wiiere he has since resided. He has always followed agricultural pursuits, and owns one of the finest farms, with good residence and farm buildings, in Green Township. He is a member of Williamsburg Lodge, No. 493, F. & A. M.,and is Junior Warden of the lodge. He has filled all the chairs except Master. Politically he affiiliates with the Greenback party.

Henry L. Maoy, the fourth child of Joseph and Mary (Way) Macy, was born in South Carolina, Marlborough District, May 10, 1806. His father died when he was about three years old, and in 1813 or 1814 his mother married Benjamin Beverly. In 1816 a company of four persons, consisting of Paul, Henry H. and William Way and William Diggs came from South Carolina to Randolph County, Ind., and entered land from two to four miles west of wliere Winchester now stands. In the fall of the year one of their number, Paul H. Way, returned to South Carolina for his family and friends, and on the 1st day of December, 1816, six families in one company bade a final farewell to their Carolina homes, and started on a long overland journey to the paradise beyond the Ohio, to find their future homes and fortunes in Randolph County. Tliis company consisted of John and Paul Way, (uncles of our subject), John Moorman, Geo. T. Wilson, Armsbee Diggsand Benjamin Beverly and their families. The route of this company lay across the Blue Ridge Mountains, over the Ilolsten and along the French Broad Rivers, over tlie Cumberland Mountains, and on tiirough Tennessee, Kentucky and across the Ohio River at Cincinnati. After the company had traveled some days and reached the eastern part of Tennessee, Mr. Macy's sister, two years older than himself, was taken sick with a fever, and was not able to travel any further. It was decided that his mother and children should stop. His uncle had made the acquaintance of a tavernkeeper. Major McBride, a gentleman in every sense of the word, who took them in and cared for them until the next spring, when his grandfather and grandmother and aunt came by and brought them on to Green Township, Wayne Co., Ind. They arrived on the 3d day of July, 1817. At this date a great portion of Indiana was an unbroken wilderness. The red man of the forest, the bear, the deer and the wolf were frequently seen. The condition of the country, the wants of the pioneer, were such, that it behooved every man, woman and child to do his best to subdue the wild forest, so that the soil could be forced to yield the necessaries of life. At the date of his arrival in Wayne County our subject was eleven years old. The country a wilderness, the land to clear, rails to split, fences to build, cabins to raise, clapboards to make to cover the cabin, puncheons to split and hew for a floor, and no saw-mills. Steam-mills were hardly thought of, and at that date there were no mills of any kind in Green Township. When his grandparents, William and Abigail Way, his mother and child, his Uncle William Way, Aunt Abigail Way, two cousins, Moorman and Susannah Way, reached the neighborhood where Williamsburg now stands, they found his stepfather, Benjamin Beverly, his brother William, and Seth Way, at work on a cabin for a home. His stepfather had taken a lease of the land belonging to Seth Way, lying about a mile west of where Williamsburg now stands. He was to clear and fence ten acres and have it seven years. For three or four years this cabin was his home, and he helped to clear and fence the land. About this time his oldest sister, Phebe, married Henry W. Way, a son of Henry and Charlotte (Anthony) Way. After this he lived with his sister and her husband and his mother. Ruben Joy, the man who built the first saw-mill in the neighborhood, paid his hands 25 cents per day for digging his mill-race, and Mr. Macy worked four days in said mill-race for $1. In the fall of 1826 his brother-in-law, Henry W. Way, sold his farm near Williamsburg, and moved to Fayette County, some three miles soutii of Connersville. He lived with him there one year and then returned to the neighborhood of Williamsburg, where he made the acquaintance of Rachel Trotter, a daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Anthony) Trotter, and a granddaughter of Josiah and Jane Trotter. She came with her mother, sister and brother to Wayne County. Ind., in the fall of 1826, and on Dec. 24, 1829, they were married. The spring following they moved to Winchester, Randolph County, and lived there two years. There he made and laid bricks. They then moved back to Wayne County, four miles northeast of Williamsburg, to the farm of Wilson Horn. They lived on the Hjrn farm one year, when lie and his wife's brother bought a lease of Seth Brock on the Widow Jay farm, and moved to it in the fall of ISoi. Mr. Macy bought the farm on which he now lives and has followed farming for a livelihood ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Macy hav had nine children - Ruth, born Dec 29, 1830, wife of Benjamin Tharp, of Randolph County, Ind.; Mary, born Dec. 18, 1832, married Wyatt Green, and died March 7, 1861; William, born Sept. 24, 1831, and died Aug. U, 1864; Abigail, born Sept. 28, 1836, died Feb. 11, 1842; Louisa, born May 13, 1838, wife of Nathan T. Butts, of Randolph County; Thomas C, born Aug. 31, 1840, died Jan. 5, 1852; Margret

J,, born Feb. 21, 1842, wife of Wyatt Green; Sarah A., born March 20, ISM; Henry S., born Dec. 28, 1851. In politics, in his youth, Mr. Macy was an admirer of John Quincy Adams. Liter in anti-slavery times he voted the liberty and Freo-Soil ticket; voted with the Republican party until after the war, when he thought their legislation was calculated to make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Since then he has been with the Greenback labor party. Mrs. Macy has been a member of the United Brethren church forty years.

Samuel Pitts was born in Guilford County, N. C, Oct. 14, 1820, and when twelve years of age moved with his parents, Samuel and Martha (Merideth) Pitts, to Wayne County, Ind. After reaching manhood he purchased land in Iowa which he soon sold and purchased the farm wliere he has since resided. He served four ^^ears as Trustee of Green Township, and has been guardian of estates since twenty-two years of age. He was married in 1842 to Martha A., daughter of Joseph and Ruth Tegal, her father a native of Virginia and her mother from North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts were the parents of one child - Anna, now Mrs. A. J. Gibbs, of Fountain City, Wayne County. Mrs, Pitts died in 1843, and in 1844 Mr. Pitts married Anna, daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Night) Thomas. They have had four children, two now living - Martha A,, wife of Henry Love, of Wayne Countj^, and Asa, married and residing with his parents. One sou and one daughter are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts and children are members of the Society of Orthodox Friends. Mr. Pitts has served as Elder of his church a number of years and was ordained a minister in 1866. Mrs. Pitts is an Elder of her church. In politics Mr. Pitts was reared a Whig, but since the organization of the Republicans he has affiliated with that party. His parents were born, reared and married in North Carolina, and in 1832 moved to Wayne County, Ind. His father was engaged in agricultural pursuits through life and died on his farm, aged seventy-seven years. His wife died the following year aged seventy-seven years. They were consistent members of the Orthodox Friends. Mrs. Pitts's parents, were also born, reared, and married in North Carolina, and settled in Wayne County, Ind., in 1812.

Thev reared nine children of whom only two survive - John Thomas, of Iowa, and Fannie. Mr. Thomas died near Fountain City in 1855, aij^ed eighty-seven years, and his wife died in 1842, aged seventy two years.

Jerome Tylei' and Najpoleon Harrison Richter, twin sons of William and Lucinda (Lewis) Richter, were born Aug. 4, 1840, in Williamsburg, Wayne Co., Ind. Their father was of German parentage and settled in Williamsburg with his parents before the war of 1812. He was one of the founders of the village of Williamsburg, where he worked at his trade, wagon-making, for many years, being one of the first mechanics of the county. His death occurred in 1879. aged seventy-two years. His wife was a d lughter of Richard Lswis, one of the first settlers of Green Township. She was the first white female born in Green's Fork. She is still living. Of the twelve children born to thom, but four are living - Henrietta, wife of Orrie Medaries, of Richmond, Ind. ; Josephine, wife of Anthony Schubert, of Indianapolis, Ind.; and our subjects. They obtained a good education in the schools of their native village, and learned the wagon-maker's trade from their father. In Octol)er, 1861, they enlisted in Company D, Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry, as Chief Musicians, and wore with the Army of the Cumberland until they reached McMinnville, Tenn., where Jerome's health failed and he was sent to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., where he was discharged in 1863. Napoleon continued with the army through Georgia and to the sea. After serving three years and a half he was detailed on special secret service in Indiana by Governor Morton of that State, and was finally discharged in 1865. He returned home and with his brother engaged in wagon-making. Their capital was very limited but they were very succsssful in their business operations. In three years they changed from wao;on-making, to the manufacture of carriages and buggies, in which they still continue. They now own one entire block in the village, which contains their warerooms, paint shops, office and Jerome's residence, and also a square containing their wood shop, smith shop and Napoleon's residence. They are members of Williamsburg Lodge,No. 493, A. F. & A. M., of which

Kapoleon is Senior and Jerome is Junior Deacon. They are also metnbers of Mart. Ballenger Post, G. A. R , of which Kapoleon is Post Gointnander and Jerome is Post Adjutant. In politics they afiSliate with the Republican part\\ Napoleon was married in 1868, to Sallie, daughter of John and Sarah Edwards, of Randolph County, Ind. They were the parents of two children - (Jlara and Nettie. His wife died in 1874, and in 1880 he married Attie, daughter of James R. Keener, of Randolph County. Jerome was married in 1872, to Mattie, daughter of R. H. and Martha Worley, of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three daughter.^ - Zella, Lola and Ula. Samuel Sahitmyer, of the iirm of Roberts & Saintmyer, butchers and grocers, Williamsburg, Wayne Co., Ind., was born Sept. 25, 1838, in Green Township, Wajnie Co., Ind., youngest son of John and Nellie (Swords) Saintmyer. His father was born in Virginia, of German descent, and afterward lived in Warren County, Ohio, where he was married. There was a family of seven children, four still living - Barbie E., wife of Cornelius Cook, of Jay County, Ind.; James and David, of Randolph County, and Samuel. Elizabeth died of cholera in Richmond in 1849, George died in February, 1875, and Mary A. died in 1844. His father came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1836. In February, 1840, his wife died, and the following year he was married to Mrs. Rachel (Warren) Hart. They had one daughter - Eliza A., wife of Thomas Tharp, of Randolph. John Saintmyer followed farming through life, and died in his seventy -fourth year in 1870. His widow survived until 1879. Samuel was educated in the schools of his township, and on reaching the age of manhood he engaged in farming on the homestead, and when the estate was settled he purchased the homestead where he carried on farming until 1878. His and his wife's health becoming impaired he was obliged to change his occupation. He sold his farm and removed to Williamsburg, where he purchased property and engaged in his present business. He has received a liberal patronage and does a thriving business. He was married in 1856 to Charlotte, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Study, of Wayne County. They have two sons - Adison, born in March, 1858, married, and is a carpenter and joiner ut Williamsburg, and Charles R., born in October, 1869, is engaged in saw-milling in Washington Territory, Mrs. Saintmyerdied May 24, 1879, and in November, 1880, Mr. Saintmyer married Wilda, daughter of John and Elizabeth Oranor, of Wayne County. Mr. Saintmyer is politically a Democrat. He is a member of Chinkarorer Lodge, Ko. 120, I. O. O. F., of Williamsburg, and has been Trustee of his lodge for several years.

Thompmn Smith, eldest son of James and Mary (Massey) Smith, was born Dec. 26, 1822, in Randolph County, Ind. He was educated at the Winchester Seminary, in his native countv, and was an assistant teacher there a portion of two years, at the same time reading law with a view of entering that profession, but after completing his studies he taught school for five years. He was married in February, 1847, to Elizabeth A., daughter of James and Amy (Jeffrey) Britain, who was reared in New Jersey, but came to Wayne County in 1820. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have had four children, of whom only one survives - Mary A., wife of O. G. Davis, of Williamsburg. James H., William and Sarah J. are deceased. Mr. Smith, after his marriage, purchased a farm in Randolph County, which he sold in 1849, and the following two years taught school at Economy, Wayne County. In the spring of 1850 he purchased the farm where he has since successfully followed agricultural pursuits. He owns a tine farm of 260 acres, a fine residence and one of the most commodious barns in the township. He has served his township as Clerk a number of years, and was Justice of the Peace twelve years. He affiliates with the Greenback party in politics. His wife died June 7, 1860, and he was again married, April 14, 1871, to Mrs. Frances Crane, of Boone County, Ind. They have no children. Mi-. Smith's grandparents, Eleazer and Ruth (Davis) Smith, were natives of North Carolina, and his father was born in that State, Davidson County, Jan. 6, 1798. They removed to Wayne County in 1818, where our subject's father was married. His children living are - Thompson, Rachel, Martha and Mary. Ruth, William M., Oliver and Henry are deceased. Their mother died Nov. 12, 1839, and the father was married to

Mary "Willburn, of Kentucky, by whom he had two children - Eleazer and Oliver H. (deceased). In 1855 he moved to Warwick County, Ind., where his wife died in 1870, and May 24, 1871, Mr. Smith died at the residence of his daughter Mar}', in Jasper County, 111. He was buried in Concord Cemetery, Wayne County, by the remains of his first wife.

Benjamin Thorn^ Jr., was born in Bnrlington County, N. J., March 23, 1817, and in 1827 removed with his parents, Benjamin and Ruth (Dudley) Thorn, to Warren County, Ohio, and in 1830 removed to Wayne County. lie obtained, his education at the subscription schools and after he attained, his majority he worked several years for wages. With his earnings he purchased eighty acres of wild land in Huntington County, Ind., and soon after bought eighty acres more. He soon sold his land and purchased sixty acres where he has since been engaged in farming, owning at the present time over 400 acres in Wayne County, in a high state of cultivation. He was married to Salina, daughter of Samuel and Mary Ball, of Wayne County. They have had four children, only one now living - Hannah A., born in 1851, now wife of John Chapman, of Green Township; Martin L. was born in June, 1842, and was killed by a runaway team at the age of twentj'-four years, in August, 1866; Samuel A., born in 1843, was a member of the Thirty-sixth Indiana Infantry in the late war, and died of measles at Camp Wyckliffe, Ky.; Mary J. was born in 1849 and died of spotted fever in 1863. Mr. Thorn has been a cripple since 1863 from the effects of spotted fever. He belongs to the Society of Hicksite Friends and in politics is a Republican. His parents were of English and Welsh descent. Four of their children are living - Ezra, of Huntington County, Ind.; Mary, wife of Ira Moore, of Richmond, Ind.; Ruth, widow of Isaac Dudley, of Richmond, and our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Thorn are deceased, the former having died at the age of fifty-seven years.

Oliver Wilson, eldest son of John and Hannah (Bond) Wilson, was born Feb. 3,1839, in Clay Township, Wayne County, Ind. He was reared a farmer and educated at the country schools until he was thirteen years of age, when his father died, after which he helped maintain the family until he was twenty-two j-ears of age. He tlien farmed a few years on rented lands in Clay Township. He purchased the heirs', his brothers and sisters, interest in lands in Hamilton County Ind., and soon nfter sokl to the younger heirs, and purchased a farm in Clay Township, which he sold after a few years, and in 1869 purchased the farm of 130 acres, where he has since been engaajed in agricultural pursuits. March 14, 1861, he was married to Keziah C, daughter of Perry and Sallie Hurst, of Wayne Count}'. Two children were born to this union, both now deceased. Mrs. Wilson died in 1864, and Mr. Wilson was again married, Sept. 25, 1873, to Lydia D. (Dukes) Holt. They have three children - Lula, Omer, and a twin to Omer died unnamed. Mr. Wilson, politically, is a Republican. His grandfather, Samuel Wilson, came from Guilford County, N. C, and was one of the first settlers of Wayne County. Our subject's parents were reared and married in Wayne County, and liad eight children born to them, of whom four are living - Oliver, LiJia, Adaline and James A. Those deceased are - Martha, Phoebe, Jesse and Eliza. The father died at the age of thirty-six years, but the mother still survives, in her sixty-sixth year. They were members of tlie Society of Hicksite Friends.

Source changes here: from Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond Indiana, by Hon. Henry Clay Fox, published 1912; 127 words in this source stream.

Green Township

Green Township

Green township is the middle one, east and west, in the north tier of townships. It was formed in August, 1821, and contains about thirty square miles. It was named for an Indian, John Green, and the principal stream in the township is called Green's Fork. John Lewis, from North Carolina, settled here in 1810 and is recognized as the first settler. Other early settlers were John Green, Daniel Charles, Henry Study, Charles Spencer, Henry Catey, and Anthony Chamness.

The first grist mill was built about 1818. The Baptists probably formed the first church in the township, which was organized in 1818. At least two forts anad block houses were built in the township during the war of 1812. The town of Williamsburg was platted in 1830.