Mill Township

Mill Township

ALFRED L. BARNARD, native of Guilford County, N. C., was born January 3, 1818. At the age of six years he removed with his parents to Wayne County, Ind., where he grew to manhood on a farm. He received a limited education in such schools as the country afforded, and remained with his parents until twenty-five years of age, working on the farm in the summer time and at shoemaking during the winter seasons. He began farming for himself in 1843, and two years later, May, 1845, moved to Jefferson 'Township and opened a shoe shop, which he operated about two years. He abandoned shoe-making at the end of that time and took up the carpenter's trade, having previously obtained a knowledge of the same from his father, who was a skillful mechanic. After working at carpentering about two years he engaged in the plastering trade, which he followed until a few years ago. In 1860 he took charge of a general stock of goods, and later purchased an interest in the busi- ness, continuing merchandising in all about eigki years. In 1854 he was elected justice of the peace and held the office by successive re-elections for a period of twelye years; he then became a notary public and eight years later was again elected justice, a position he has filled in all about twenty-two years. In his early life he was an active politician, acting with the Whig party, and later joined the Republican party, with which he has since voted. He was married March 9, 1843, to Miss Jane Miller, of Darke County, Ohio, and daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (McClure) Miller,.both natives of Kentucky and of German extraction. To this marriage ten children have been born, seven of whom are now living, viz.: Jacob M., Mary E., Melissa, William N., Leroy M., Alcinda M. and Elizabeth J. Mr. Barnard joined the I. O. O. F. in 1850, and has filled all the chairs in the subordinate lodge, holding the office of Noble Grand at the present time. He is a member of the encampment also, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity. He and wife are active members of the Methodist Church, both having joined the same early in life. Mr. Barnard was for twenty-six years superintendent of the Sundayschool, Mr. Barnard's parents, Jethro and Esther (Sullivan), were both natives of North Carolina, and of English lineage. Jethro Barnard moved to Jonesboro, Ind., in 1844, and engaged in the cabinet-maker's trade. He was a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a stanch supporter of the Republican party. He died in the year 1851, at the age of seventy-two years. His wife died November, 1883, at the advanced age of ninety years. JACOB CANDY, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Center County, Penn., January 16, 1820, and is the fourth child of Jacob and Catherine (Snyder) Candy, both parents natives of Pennsylvania and of German extraction. The subject grew to manhood on his father's farm, received a limited education in the subscription schools, and at the age of nineteen began the carpenter's trade, at which he served a two years' apprenticeship, obtaining nothing but his board and clothing during that time, After becoming proficient in his trade he began work as a journeyman, and later took contracts and ran a number of hands for about fourteen years. In the fall of ' 1846 he moved to Wayne County, Ind., where he worked at his trade four years, and in May, 1851, came to Grant County and located a farm on Walnut Creek, Mill Township, where he has since resided. His original purchase consisted of eighty acres, to which he has added at different times, until he now owns a beautiful farm of 160 acres in one of the best cultivated parts of Grant County. Mr. Candy was married, J anuary 8, 1846, to Miss Hannah Shaffer, a native of Pennsylvania and daughter of Michael and Margaret ( Walborn) Shaffer. The children born to this marriage are eight in number - four sons and four daughters. Mr. Candy was originally a Democrat in politics, but of late years has voted the Republican ticket. He and his wife are worthy members of the Presbyterian Church, belonging to the Jonesboro congregation.

URIAH S. CANDY, one of the enterprising farmers of Mill 'Township, - was born near Hagerstown, Wayne Co., Ind., on the 24th of May, 1848, and is the son of Jacob and Hannah Candy, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. Uriah S. Candy was three years of age when his parents moved to Mill Township, and from that time to the present he has been one of its most intelligent and honored residents. He grew to manhood on a farm and enjoyed good educational advantages, attending first the common school, and later a graded school, in which he made rapid progress in his various studies. He was a close student, and at the early age of thirteen could solve all the problems in Ray's arithmetic, besides being equally proficient in other branches. At the age of eighteen he began teaching, his first license showing a general average of 95 per cent. He continued school work for thirteen years, and earned the reputation of being one of the ablest instructors in the county. He early manifested a decided taste for mechanics, and among the productions of his skill is a wind engine of his own invention, which does excellent work. In 1872 he purchased a steam thresher, which he has since operated, taking the lead in that line of work in his part of the county, having threshed over 200,000 bushels of grain since engaging in the business. He purchased his present beautiful farm of 120 acres in 1875, the place representing the profits of his own industry. Mr. Candy was married, September 29, 1873, to Olive E. Allen, of Hamilton County, Ohio, and daughter of Joseph G. and Mary E. (Morrison) Allen, parents natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. Mrs. Candy was born January, 1852. Mr. Candy is a strong adherent to the Republican party and cast his first vote in 1872 for U. S. Grant. Both he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

Mary (Parker) Coleman, was born in Wayne County, N. C., November 25, 1798. His father was a soldier in the war of the Revyolution, and took an active part in the struggle for liberty. Elias Coleman was reared on a farm and early learned the blacksmithing trade with his father, who was a skillful mechanic. At the age of twenty he came West, and stopped for awhile in Orange and Randolph Counties, Ind., but did not make a permanent settlement, returning to his native State within a short time, where, on the 10th of October, 1820, he married Miss Sallie Peebles, who was born iy North Carolina, May 21, 1791. Shortly after his marriage Mr. Coleman began working at blacksmithing and farming, and later took up the wagon-making trade. He returned to Indiana in 1828 and entered land in Randolph County, where he cleared a good farm and worked at his trade. In 1834 he moved to Fountain City, at which place he engaged in the manufacture of wagons, and continued the business for a series of years, abandoning it later and engaging as clerk in a mercantile house. He came to Jonesboro, Grant County, in 1848, and engaged in the dry goods business with A. L. Barnard, and five years later purchased his partner's interest, and continued the business some time with good success. He was postmaster at Jonesboro one year, and after retiring from active life spent some time in Marion. He has lived an active and industrious life, and has reached the ripe old age of eighty-eight years, honored and respected by all who know him. By his first marriage Mr. Coleman had six children, viz.: Eda Jane, Harriett, Nathan, Bennett B., Jessie and Mary. Mrs. Coleman died at the age of seventy-three years. Mr. Coleman's second marriage was solemnized June 6, 1866, with Mrs. Susan (Ellis) Coffin, of Grant County, who is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman are both members of the Society of Friends.

BENNETT COLEMAN, farmer and stock raiser, and fourth child of Elias and Sallie (Peebles) Coleman, was born in Wayne County, N. C., on the 11th of December, 1827. He was brought by his parents to Randolph County, Ind., in his infaney, and when quite young accompanied them to Wayne County, where he grew to manhood. He obtained a fair education in the country schools, and at an early age entered the mercantile house of his father in the capacity of clerk, which gave him a practical knowledge of business life. He came to Jonesboro in 1848, and for two years thereafter was employed in his father's store, abandoning mercantile pursuits at the end of that time and engaging in farming, which he has continued ever since. He succeeded, by the most rigid economy and industry, in accumulating sufficient means to purchase a farm, upon which he made quite a number of substantial improvements. He sold the farm in Franklin Township in 1862, and bought his present beautiful home of ninety acres adjoining the town of Jonesboro, upon which he has since resided. Mr. Coleman's first marriage was solemnized September 19, 1849, with Miss Sarah Shugart, of Wayne County, Ind., who departed this life on the 4th day of September, 1861. Four children were the result of this union, viz: Emma J., William H., Dora and Lillian Coleman, the last two deceased. Mr. Coleman was married to Miss Anna Wilson, of Ohio, in 1862, by whom he had one'child, Ida B. Coleman. Mrs. Coleman died November 24, 1880, and on the Ist day of August, 1883, he married his present wife, Mrs. Anna (Hartsock ) Martin, of Hendricks Connty, Ind: Mr. Coleman is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a Republican in politics, and with his wife belongs to the Presbyterian Church.

CALVIN COPPOCK, carpenter, J onesboro, was born in Miami County, Ohio, March 2, 1828, and is the son of James and Jane (Huntsman) Coppock, natives of North Carolina and New Jersey, respectively. He is the second of a family of twelve children, eleven of whom grew to man and womanhood. He was raised in his native county, obtained a good practical education, and at the age of nineteen began working at the carpenter's trade. He soon became quite proficient as a workingman, and after a couple of years began taking contracts, many of which proved quite remunerative. He came to Grant County in 1854 and located at Jonesboro, where, with the exception of three years spent in the army, he has since resided, following his vocation. He enlisted August, 1862, in Company C, Highty-ninth Indiana Infantry, Sixteenth Army Corps, and served three years; mustered out July 19, 1865. His first engagement was at Munfordville, Ky., and later he participated in the Red River expedition, Tupelo, Nashville, Mobile and numerous others, through all of which he escaped unhurt, but returned home broken down in health. Since the war he has been actively engaged at his trade, and has earned the reputation of being one of the most skillful mechanics in the county. He was first married July 23, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Coppock, of Miami County, Ohio, by whom he had seven children, viz.: Ursula, L. D., Rallin J., Leroy H., Elnora Tx, Eben E. and Elmer K. Mrs. Coppock died November 8, 1568. Mr. Coppock married his present wife, Miss Elizabeth A. Anderson, on the 1ith of August, 1870. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, May 29, 1833, and since her first year has been a resident of Grant County. Three children have been born to this marriage: Lydia A., Matthew H. and James G. Coppock. Mr. Coppock takes considerable interest in political affairs, and is one of the leading Republicans of Mill Township. He served as justice of the peace four years, and in the spring of 1886 was elected assessor and real estate appraiser. He is a member of the G. A. R. and an intelligent and courteous gentleman.

JOEL H. COPPOCK, a native of Grant County, Ind., and the seventh of a family of ten children, was born on the 23d of September, 1837. His father, John Coppock, was born in South Carolina on the 30th of June, 1804, and when quite young was taken to Miami County, Ohio, where he lived until reaching manhood. He came to Grant County, Ind., in the fall of 1833, and purchased a tract of land on the Mississinewa, being one of the earliest settlers in that section of the county. He was a hard working, industrious man, a most reputable citizen and is still living, at the hale old age of eighty-two years. His wife, Rachel (Holingsworth) Coppock, was born in South Carolina June 18, 1803, married about the year 1824 and departed this life on the 26th of February, 1874. Joel H. Coppock was reared to agricultural pursuits and received the benefits of an English education in the country schools. He remained with his parents until attaining his majority, when hoe began life for himself as a carpenter, a vocation he followed with good success until the breaking out of the war. He entered the army in the spring of 1862, enlisting in Company K, First Indiana Cavalry, with which he served till May, 1865. He shared with his regiment the vicissitudes of war in the Virginia campaigns and participated in a number of battles, the first engagement being at Cedar Mountain. His regiment was on special duty as messengers from headquarters, and therefore took part in all the battles in which the Army of the Potomac was engaged. On leaving the seryice he returned home and for one year was engaged in a woolen factory, abandoning the work at the end of that time and taking charge of the home farm. For six years he carried on carpentering in connection with farming, but at the end of that time turned his attention exclusively to the latter vocation, which he still follows with the most gratifying success. He has been a resident of Grant County all his life, and is one of its thorough-going business men. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1878, has been twice re-elected to the same position and has proved a most efficient officer. Mr. Coppock was married June 17, 1866, to Miss Nancy R. Fort, daughter of James D. and Nancy E. (Witty) Fort, a union that. has been blessed with the birth of the following children, viz.: Rachel E., Ira (deceased), Mollie M., Cyrus L. and Norman J. Mr. Coppock belongs to the G. A. R., Masonic and Odd Fellows' fraternities, votes the Republican ticket and with his wife belong to the Society of Friends.

JOHN ENTSMINGER, the subject of this sketch is a native of Rockbridge County, Va., and dates his birth from the 20th of July, 1826. He is the youngest of seven children born to John and Sarah (Kinck) Entsminger, natives of Virginia and of Irish and German lineage, respectively. Subject's paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland, but early came to the United States and settled in Virginia in colonial times. He took part in the war for independence, and died about the year 1845. John Entsminger, Sr., was born in Virginia May, 1793, and was a farmer by occupation. He served in the war of 1812, and in-1836 came to Grant County, settling on the Mississinewa River, where he lived until 1837. He afterward purchased land of his own, and in time succeeded in becoming quite well off, owning a fine farm of 240 acres at the time of his death, September 6, 1873. Mrs. Entsminger died on the 30th of September, 1857. The immediate subject was raised a farmer, and accompanied his parents to Indiana when but ten years of age. He attended one term of school before leaving his native State, and after settling in Indiana enjoyed but limited educational advantages, his time being required in developing the farm and maintaining the family. At the age of eighteen he began working with his father for a share of the crops, and soon after reaching his majority purchased 120 acres of government land in the Indian Reservation west of Marion. This he afterward exchanged for eighty acres on Walnut Creek, to which he removed in the fall of 1852, and on which he lived about two years. He then purchased his present farm, to which he has since added until he now owns 923 acres, 200 of which are in cultivation. Mr. Entsminger was married, January 16, 1851, to Miss Martha Havens, who was born in Clinton County, Ohio, February 10, 1833. Her father, Benjamin Havens, was a native of Pennsylvania and a soldier in the last war with England. He early moved to Clinton County, Ohio, and, in 1841, moved to Grant County, Ind., where he lived until his removal to Iowa in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Entsminger have a family of six children: Sarah, wife of John C. Nelson; Matilda, wife of L Lucas; Rebecca, wife of Alexander Linday; John W.; Rosa, wife of B. Kennedy and Emma C. Mr. Entsminger is a Democrat in politics.

PINER EVANS, farmer, was born October 12, 1813, in Stokes County, N. C., and is the eldest son of Charles and Rachel (Dunlap). Evans, both natives of the same State, and of Welsh-English extraction. Charles Evans was a soldier in the war of 1812, and an early resident of Indiana, dying in this State about the year 1835. The subject was reared to agricultural pursuits and at the age of eighteen accompanied his parents to Rush County, Ind., where he grew to manhood. He remained under the parental roof until attaining his majority, when he engaged as clerk in a grocery house at Clarksburg, Ind., and later clerked in a hotel at Terre Haute, for some years. He located in Marion County in 1837, thence to Grant County in 1844, settling on an eighty-acre tract of woodland adjacent to Walnut Creek, where he cleared a farm, and where he resided about five years. In 1856 he purchased his present home, a place of 250 acres, which is now one of the finest and best improved farms in Mill Township. He began life with comparatively nothing, but by close attention to business has succeeded in accumulating a competency for his declining years. He was elected county commissoner in 1867, and has held several minor positions at different times. Mr. Evans was married, June 20, 1842, to Miss Eleanor Godfrey, of Clermont County, Ohio, who was born July 15, 1816. Five children are the result of the union, viz.: Pinkney M. (deceased), John C., Isaac M. (deceased), Rachael, Mary F. E., (wife of B. F. Morris). Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, both having united with the same previous to their marriage.

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was born in Grant County, Ind., on the 2d of December, 1844. He was raised to agricultural pursuits, and received his early educational training in the common schools, which he attended at intervals till his nineteenth year. In the winter of 1864 he entered the army, enlisting in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, with which he served until honorably discharged, September, 1865. On leaving the army he returned home and entered the Jonesboro school, where he pursued his studies two years, obtaining a good education during that time. On quitting school he engaged in farming, and on the 9th of March, 1869, was married to Miss Mary E. Smith, of Fayette County, Ohio. Mrs. Evans was born November 2, 1848, and came to Grant County with her parents, Charles and Beulah (Haines) Smith, when five years of age, and has resided here ever since. Soon after his marriage Mr. Evans moved to his present home, and now owns a good farm of 120 acres, situated in one of the most fertile portions of Mill Township. He is a member of the G. A. B., votes the Republican ticket, and, with his wife, belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have a family of three children, viz.: Wilber, Chester and Ethel Evans.

SETH GORDON, the subject of this sketch, is the third son born to Richard and Susanna (Hiatt) Gordon, both natives of North Carolina, and is of Irish origin on the paternal side and English on the maternal side. His parents immigrated to Wayne County, Ind., from North Carolina in 1822. Being possessed of limited means he endured many hardships, not an unnatural occurrence in pioneer life. In 1834 he removed to Henry County, Ind., and in a few years came to Grant County and located on a farm on Walnut Creek, where he remained till his death. He and his wife were consistent members of the Friends' Church. Our subject was in his fourth year when his parents went from Wayne County to Henry County. Being brought up on the farm he did not neglect the advantages of schools, receiving at the district schools a very good education. He for many years managed his father's farm and afterward bought it and resided there till 1864, when he bought and moved to the farm where he now lives. He was married, October 11, 1860, to Miss Sarah Jay, a native of Mill Township, born on the 23d of January, 1843, daughter of James and Lydia ( Hollingsworth) Jay, both natives of South Carolina, who came to Grant

HENRY HARVEY, farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Randolph County, N. C., born December 13, 1816, and is the eldest of four children of Thomas and Anna (Sadler) Harvey. The father was born in North Carolina in 1793, and was descended from one of the earliest families of that State. He immigrated to Indiana in 1833 and settled in Grant County, where he purchased eighty acres of government land, selling his team in order to pay for the same. He went to work with a will and the following year harvested his first crop of corn, which furnished the family with breadstuff until more land could be brought under cultivation. Mr. Harvey was a true type of the pioneer, and his first few years in the woods were fraught with many serious difficulties. He developed a fine farm from an unbroken forest, and lived to the good old age of seventyfive years, dying of heart disease in 1868. Mrs. Harvey shared with her husband all the inconveniences of pioneer life, and died in 1876 at the age of eighty-three years. Henry Harvey was raised on a farm and accompanied his parents to Indiana in his seventeenth year. He acquired a fair education in the common schools, and at the age of twenty-three began teaching, a profession he continued with good success until 1845 or 1846. He supplemented his early educational training with a course at a high school in Henry County, and began life for himself as a farmer in the home place, where he lived for several years. He and his father established the first nursery in Grant County, which they ran some time, and later, in 1846, he engaged in the mercantile business at Jonesboro, continuing the same in partnership with his brother until the latter's death in 1851. He then effected a partnership with Joseph Morrow, which lasted until 1856, when he engaged in the dry goods business at Fairmount, where he continued some time. In 1863 he purchased his present beautiful home, to which he at once moved his family and where he has since resided. He closed out his mercantile business in 1866, and since that time, with the exception of afew years, has given his entire attention to farming and stock raising, in both of which he has been very successful. He is one of the oldest settlers of Grant County now living, and has always taken an active interest in the growth and development of the county. He cast his first presidential vote in 1844 for Gen. Har- rison; and until the birth of the Republican party, was an ardent Whig in politics. He affiliated with the Republican party until quite recently, and is now a Prohibitionist in sentiment. Mr. Harvey's marriage with Miss Jane Kelly was solemnized October 23, 1845. She was born February 17, 1826, and is the daughter of Timothy and Avis (Sleeper) Kelly, natives of South Carolina and New York, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly came to Grant County in 1835 and located in Union Township, but afterward moved to Center. Mr. Kelly died December 15, 1866, aged seventy years. Mrs. Kelly died January 15, 1863, at the age of fifty-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have had nine children, the following of whom are living, viz.: Avis N. (wife of Jesse H. Nelson), John H., Anna and Kelly B. Harvey.

LEVI. HIATT, farmer, was born in Mill Township, Grant Co., Ind., March 9, 1840, and is the son of David and Lydia (Balenger) Hiatt. He was left motherless at the early age of four years, and when but seven years old his father died. After the latter's death he went to live in the family of an uncle, Daniel Winslow, to whom he was bound until his twenty-first year, and who treated him with the same respect and consideration that would have been shown a son. On reaching his majority he began working for Mr. Winslow by the month and continued with him until the fall of 1861, when he abandoned the farm for military life. He enlisted, September of the above year, in Company F, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry, which formed a part of the Army of the Tennessee. He was with his regiment in a number of battles, among which were New Madrid, Mo., Port Gibson, Champion Hill and siege of Vicksburg, where he fought three consecutive days, receiving a flesh wound late the third day which caused him to lay off duty for some weeks. He rejoined his regiment at New Orleans and was detailed on patrol duty, crossing the gulf to Matagorda Island, where the Thirty-fourth veteranized. Returning to New Orleans the men who did not veteranize were formed into a battalion for guard duty until the expiration of their term of service, Mr. Hiatt being one of the number. A serious affection of the eyés preventing him from continuing any longer in the army he was honorably discharged, September, 1864, and immediately returned home, but owing to the failure of his sight' was unable to engage in any employment for some length of time. On recovering his health he engaged in farming, and in

1869 located on the place where he now resides. He was married, November 7, 1869, to Miss Hannah J. Roberds, a native of Wabash County, Ind., and daughter of B. J. and Lydia Roberds. To this union has been born one daughter, Glen Ada, born December rae 1875. Mrs. Hiatt was born April 2, 1841, and previous to her marriage was one of the leading teachers of Grant County. Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt are consistent members of the Friends' Church.

J. W. HILL, of the firm of J. W. Hill & Son, Jonesboro, is a native of Wayne County, Ind., and the fifth of twelve children born to Aaron and Nancy (Winslow) Hill, parents natives of North Carolina and of English extraction. Aaron Hill immigrated to Wayne County, Ind., about 1827, and the next year moyed to Randolph County, where he lived until 1829. In the latter year he came to Grant County and entered 160 acres of land, to which he moved his family in 1830. Mr. Hill's land was an unbroken forest, and until he could erect a cabin his family was compelled to live in a rude tent which had been hastily improvised for the occasion. Here in the woods, surrounded by all the inconveniences of pioneer life, did this frontier settler lay the foundation of future prosperous homes, and instill into the minds of his children those lessons of industry and economy by which their subsequent lives have been characterized. Mr. Hill was aman of many excellent qualities, and did much in a quiet way toward the moral development of the community in which he resided. He died in January, 1861, aged sixtythree years. His wife preceded him to the silent land, dying in 1858 at the age of fifty-six years. J. W. Hill was born October 24, 1828, and was but two years of age when brought to Grant County. He grew to manhood amid the rugged scenes of frontier life, and received limited educational training in the rude subscription schools of those days. He is largely self-taught, having always been a reader and observer, and by coming in contact with business men has obtained a sound, practical education, such as is not acquired in schools. He began life for himself as a farmer, and at the age of twenty and a half years was united in marriage to Miss Bethany Winslow, daughter of Jesse and Peninah (Henley) Winslow, of North Carolina, Immediately after his marriage he moved into a log cabin on his father's land, and began preparing for his first crop' of corn, which amounted to 450 bushels. The same season he moyed to a piece of woodland in Fairmount Township: upon which he erected a substantial hewed log house, and which was his home for a number of years. By hard work and rigid economy he succeeded in overcoming his many unfavorable surroundings, and within a few years had a good farm in successful cultivation. While living here Mr. Hill began the butchering business, his first season's profits being small. He continued it for a number of years, meeting with great success, and the sound of his horn as he announced the approach of his meat wagon was familiar music to the ears of the early residents of Fairmount and other townships. In 1856 he purchased a part of his present home and opened a butcher shop in Jonesboro, which he carried on with great success for a period of twenty-five years, selling out at the end of that time and erecting a substantial building in Marion, where he has since run a first-class meat market. The firm of Hill & Son is now doing an annual business of $8,000. He erected a large elevator on the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railroad in 1877 at a cost of $8,000, and has since operated the same, paying the highest price for all kinds of grain. In the fall of 1885 he began baling hay and straw, a business that has been constantly increasing. Mr. Hill's first tax receipt was for the princely amount of 17 cents, but of late years his taxes have been in excess of $200 annually. He has taken great interest in the growth and development of Jonesboro, his buildings in the village costing him upward of $2,000. He is a man of wide influence, and deserves no second place among the representative men of his township. He is a Republican in politics, and an active member of the Society of Friends, with which he has been identified all his life. The parents of Mrs. Hill, Jesse and Penniah Winslow, came to Grant County in 1840, and were the parents of ten children, all of whom are married and well settled in life. Mrs. Winslow died in the fall of 1885 aged seventy-eight years. Mr. Winslow is still living at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had two children, viz.: Matthew (deceased) and Christopher, the latter in partnership with his father at the present time.

HENRY N. HOCKETT was born in Clinton County, Ohio, December 31, 1833, and is the son of Jonathan and Mary (Nordyke) Hockett, natives of Virginia and Tennessee, respectively. Jonathan Hockett was born in 1803 of Scotch-English parentage, and at the age of ten years was taken to Clinton County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. He early learned the saddler's trade and worked at the same until about the year 1837, at which time he engaged in farming, a vocation he carried on at intervals until retiring from active life. In 1839 he immigrated to Illinois and settled in Logan County, where he farmed and taught school until his return to Ohio in 1844. In company with his father-in-law, Micajah Nordyke, he made a visit to Grant County, Ind., in 1831, and explored the country adjacent to the Mississinewa and Salmonia Rivers, prospecting for a location. He returned in 1850 and contracted for a part,of the subject's present farm, but did not make a permanent settlement in the county until three years later. He located near Jonesboro in 1853, and since that time has been an honored resident of the township, being now in his eighty-third year. He is one of the representative citizens of his neighborhood, a Republican in politics, and a leader in all matters pertaining to education and morals. His wife was born in 1803, and departed this life in 1883. Henry N. Hockett was raised in Clinton County, Ohio, in the common schools of which he obtained a good, practical education, and at the age of twenty accompanied his parents to this county, where he has since resided. He was reared a farmer, early chose agriculture for his vocation, and began life for himself at about the age of twenty-three years. He was married, October 23, 1856, to Miss Lavina Hiatt, daughter of David and Lydia (Balenger) Hiatt, who were the first permanent settlers of Mill Township, moving to the same as early as 1826. Mrs. Hockett was born March 9, 1840. Mr. Hockett purchased his first farm of eighty acres the year of his marriage, it being at that time an unbroken piece of woodland. He has added to his original purchase from time to time and now owns a beautiful farm of 164 acres, the greater part of which has been developed by his own labor, and is under a high state of cultivation. He is a very industrious and painstaking farmer, and for the past few years has given a great deal of attention to stock raising and bee culture, being very successful in both. He is a great reader, takes an active. interest in educational matters, and is a Prohibitionist in sentiment though voting for years with the Republican party. To Mr. and Mrs. Hockett have been born eleven children, eight of whom are now living, viz.: Chloe, Lydia, Mary, Aaron, Olive, Armond and Orange and Ellen.

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SAMUEL S. HORNE, M. D., was born in Switzerland County, Ind., May 30, 1844, and is the seventh child of Samuel S. and Mary P. (Armstrong) Horne, parents both natives of Scotland. Samuel S. Horne, Sr., came to the United States in early life, and was a physician by profession. He began the practice at Jonesboro in 1848, and continued the same until compelled on account of failing health to retire in 1872. He was a man of local prominencé, an ardent politician of the Whig school, but on the dissolution of that party he united with the Republican party, with which he acted until after the inauguration of Lincoln in 1861. At that time he identified himself with the Democratic party, of which he was a stanch supporter until his death in 1874. He was one of the leading physicians of Grant County, and a man of much more than ordinary culture and intelligence. Mrs. Mary P. Horne came to the United States when quite young, and departed this life in the year 1856. The subject of this sketch came to Grant County with his parents when but four years of age, and until his seventeenth year attended the schools of Jonesboro, in which he made rapid progress. He entered the army October 5, 1861, enlisting when but seventeen years old in Company H, Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until 1864; taking part in a number of battles, in the meantime, among which were Pea Ridge, Black River and others. He was discharged at Winchester, Va.,and immediately thereafter returned home and entered Wabash College, in which he pursued his studies for one year. At the end of that time he began reading medicine with his father at Jonesboro, and later attended the Ohio Medical College, from which he graduated in the spring of 1869. After graduation he began the practice of his profession at Jonesboro, continuing the same with his father until the latter's death at the time designated. The Doctor has built up an extensive and lucrative practice in Grant and adjoining counties, and is one of the active medical men in northern Indiana. He takes considerable interest in political matters, and wields a large influence for the Democratic party, being one of its leaders in Grant. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and takes an active part in the G. A. R. He was married September, 1873, to Miss Lora Zeek, a native of Indiana, and daughter of John and Elizabeth (Powell) Zeek, parents both born in Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Horne have had ten children, one of whom is living - Belle, born April, 1873. Mrs.

TEREMIAH HOWELL, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, on the 5th of November, 1820, and is the oldest child of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Kimbrough) Howell, natives of Chatham and Roan Counties, N. C., respectively. Benjamin Howell was born in 1795, and early went with his parents to Clinton County, Ohio. He was a farmer by occupation, and experienced all the privations of pioneer life, moving to Indiana when the country was new and living until his eleven children were nearly all grown, dying in 1855 aged sixty years. Mrs. Howell was born in 1802, was married in 1820, and departed this life, February 15, 1885, at the ripe old age of eighty-three years. Jeremiah Howell was raised on a farm, and obtained a good English education in the common schools. At the age of nineteen he began teaching, his first salary being $10 per month. He came to Grant County in the fall of 1843 and located in Liberty Township, where he purchased eighty-five acres of woodland at a cost of $300, and soon after his arrival was engaged to teach a sixty-five days' subscription school, at $1.50 per scholar. During the winter he erected a cabin upon his land, and in 1844 moved his family into the same. He soon cleared a small farm, and added to his possessions by entering eighty acres of the Indian Reservation. He later removed east one mile to another farm, and in 1864 purchased a place near the eastern boundary of the township, on which he lived until he removed to his present farm in Mill Township in the spring of 1865. He owns land in both Liberty and Mill Townships, and his present home is one of the most pleasant in the community. He is a successful farmer and stock raiser, and one of the well-to-do and aggressive citizens of Grant County. In early life he was an Abolitionist in sentiment, but of late years votes independently, not being bound to any political organization. Mr. Howell has been twice married, the first time on the 11th of November, 1841, to Miss Sarah J. Jessup, of Connecticut, who died in 1862. To this marriage six children were born, viz.: Amanda M., Charles J., Keziah E., Eliza J., Mary E. and Esther A. Howell. His second marriage was soitnitesd in August, 1863, with Miss Theresa Arnett, of Wayne County, Ind. Mrs. Howell is a member of the Society of Friends.

August 9, 1833, and is the son of William and Mary (Browning) liams, parents, natives of Maryland. William Tiams, Sr., grew to manhood in his native State, and in 1819 immigrated to Ohio, where he engaged in farming. He moved, in 1837, to J ay County, Ind., where he cleared a farm, and where he died in the. winter of 1842. His widow soon after moved to Grant County, where she was again married, in 1846. She was left a widow the second time in 1867, and departed this life July 17, 1883. The subject was four years of age when brought to Indiana, and until his eighth year resided in Jay County. He came with his parents to Grant County in 1842, and at the age of fourteen was thrown upon his own resources. He worked as a farm laborer at 124 cents per day, and continued in that employment until reaching his twentieth year. He went to Illinois in 1852, thence to Blackford County, Ind., one year later, where he began farming for himself as a renter. In 1855 he went to Nebraska and located a claim, and the same year settled in Shelby County, Iowa, where he was doomed to undergo some of the greatest hardships and privations possible for a human being to suffer. He remained in Iowa until 1859, at which time he sold out. and immigrated to California, making the trip in company with a number of others, and meeting with many startling adventures on the journey. On reaching their destination Mr. Tiams engaged as a common laborer, while his wife did housework for-her board. He afterward worked at mill-wrighting and anything else he could find to do, and for some time traveled quite extensively over the State. He took a claim at one time, and after a short residence thereon disposed of it and entered 280 acres in another part of the State, upon which he lived until 1867, farming and teaming in the meantime. In the latter year he located 320 acres of land, 156 of which he put in cultivation the first year, and the second year sowed the entire tract in wheat and barley, harvesting therefrom 9,000 bushels of grain. He disposed of his farm in 1873, and returned to Grant County, Ind., where he has since resided. He owns a beautiful place in Mill Township, and gives his attention largely to stock raising, in which he is very successful. Mr. Iiams was married, February 16, 1856, to Miss Sarah A: Blunt, who was born in Blackford County, Ind., April 22, 1840. Seven children have been born to this union, two of whom, Mary: L. and George M., are living. Mr. Iiams is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Odd

CHARLES INK, one of the active farmers of Mill Township, is a native of New Jersey, and the son of Joseph W. and Charity (Hinkley) Ink. The father was born in New Jersey and the mother in New York. Joseph W. Ink was born April 19, 1793, of German parentage, his father immigrating to America prior to the war of independence, in which he took an active part. Joseph Ink was a farmer by occupation, and served in the war of 1812. He was married, January 23, 1816, to Miss Charity Hinkley, whose birth oceurred October 20, 1800. He immigrated to the West in 1833, and in the fall of 1834 settled in Knox, now Morrow County, Ohio. In after life he moved to Illinois, and resided in Chesterville, that State, until 1866, when he returned to Grant County, dying here September 28, 1869, aged seventy-six years. Mrs. Ink survived her husband six months, dying at Noblesville, Ind., March 11, 1870. Charles Ink was born September 10, 1825. He was raised on a farm, and until his sixteenth year attended the common schools, in which he made good progress. His parents desiring him to enter the ministry, he in 1841 became a student of the Granville Theological College, where he remained one term, after which he engaged for a short time inteaching. He came to Grant County, Ind., in the fall of 1844, and engaged with A. W. Sanford to learn the mill-wright's trade, under whom he served a three years' apprenticeship. He entered into partnership with his employer at the end of that time, and worked at the trade until 1856, when he and a brother, John Ink, engaged in the goods business at Jonesboro, which he continued about three years.' He sold out to his brother at the end of that time, and purchased a farm, which he still owns. He enlisted at the first call for three months' troops, joining Company K, Eighth Indiana Infantry, with which he remained until the expiration of the regiment's period of service. He worked at his trade at intervals until 1876, since which time he has been engaged in farming and saw-milling. He owns a farm of 177 acres of well improved land, and is one of the representative citizens of his neighborhood. He cast his first vote for Zachariah Taylor, and is now an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He is liberal in his religious views, belonging to no church, but is a generous

JOHN C. KNIGHT, M.D. Dr. Knight was born in Grant County, Ind., October 24, 1856, and is the third child of Laban and Elizabeth (Parsons) Knight, the father a native of England and the mother of Indiana. Dr. Knight was left motherless at the age of three years, and when six years old his father died, thus throwing him early in life entirely upon his own resources. After his father's death he made his home with Henry Osborne, and later went to live in the family of Thomas Harvey, who gave him the advantages of a common school education. He made substantial progress in his various studies, and being actuated by a desire to teach he entered the Jonesboro school at the age of seventeen, in order to fit himself for the profession. He took charge of the first:school when twenty years of age, and continued the work several years, attending school a part of the time and reading medicine during his leisure. In 1878 he became a student in the office of Dr. 8. C. Weddington, under whose instruction he pursued his studies during the summers of 1879 and 1880, attending the Kentucky School of Medicine in the winter seasons. He graduated from that institution in the spring of 1881, and immediately engaged in the practice at Jonesboro, where he has since resided. The Doctor is a close student, and has acquired considerable reputation as a skillful physician and surgeon. He is eminently a self-made man, his success in life being due to his own unaided exertions. He was married, September 29, 1881, to Miss Josephine Wilson, daughter of William G. Wilson, of Jonesboro. Mrs. Knight was born September 29, 1858. The Doctor votes with the Republican party, and with his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

GEORGE W. McKINNEY, M.D. Dr. McKinney is a native of Grant County, Ind., and the third of a family of four children born to Leander and Alzina (Toby) McKinney, parents natives of Ohio and New Jersey, respectively. Leander McKinney was born near the city of Piqua. He came with his parents to Indiana when quite young, his father, William McKinney, having been one of the earliest physicians of Grant County. He was a farmer by occupation, and spent the greater part of his life within the present limits of the county, dying here, in 1851, at the age of thirty-four years. Mrs. McKinney resided upon the home place until her sons grew to manhood, when, in 1870, she moved to Marion, where she still resides. George W. McKinney was born September 23, 1849, and was but ten years of age when his father died. His early educational training was received in the common schools, which he attended at intervals until seventeen years old, at which time he entered the Marion High School, where he pursued his studies several years, working on the farm during vacations. He early manifested a decided taste for the medical profession, and at the age of nineteen entered the office of Dr. E. C. Webster, of Marion, with whom he read until entering the Bennett Medical College, Chicago, from which institution he graduated February, 1873. He began the practice at Xenia, Miami Co., Ind., where he remained until the winter of 1875, at which time he came to Jonesboro, where he has since resided. During the winter of 1883 - 84, he attended the Indiana Medical College, from which he received a diploma the same year, being now a graduate in both the eclectic and allopathic schools of medicine. He became a member of the Grant County Medical Society in 1876, and has taken an active part in the deliberations of that body. His practice is constantly increasing, and his reputation as a physician and surgeon is second to that of few young medical men of the county. The Doctor was married, March 17, 1874, to Miss Mary E. Everston, of Huntington County, Ind. She was born December 24, 1852, and began teaching at the early age of fourteen, her second term being taught in the town of Jonesboro. She became very proficient in the profession, and continued it with more than ordinary success until her marriage. Dr. and Mrs. McKinney have had three children: Blanch, Ethel and Edith, the last named dying in infancy. The Doctor belongs to the I. O. O. F., K. of H., and Masonic fraternities. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

SAMUEL MOORE, attorney at law, Jonesboro, was born in Virginia, on the 25th of February, 1832, and is the youngest son of Samuel and Mary (Smiley) Moore, parents natives of the same State. Samuel Moore, Sr. was a farmer by occupation. He emigrated to Ohio soon after the birth of the subject and was a resident of Preble County, that State, until 1834, at which time he came to Grant County, Ind., and located a home near the present site of Cumberland Village, where he cleared a good farm and resided until his death in 1864. Mrs. Moore preceded him to the grave, dy- ing in the year 1856. The immediate subject of this sketch grew to manhood in Grant County and was raised to agricultural pursuits. He was educated in the common schools and on arriving at his majority, began working for himself in La Porte County, where he remained a short time. Returning to Grant County he purchased eighty acres of the home farm upon which he lived until 1864, when he sold out and moved to Jonesboro and engaged in the hotel business for seven years, carrying on a drug and grocery store a part of that time. In connection with the above he also ran a livery stable, and by successful management succeeded in accumulating a handsome competency. He abandoned his various business enterprises in 1872, and took up the legal profession, to which he has since devoted his entire attention and in which he has been very successful. Mr. Moore was married, December 5, 1853, to Miss Sarilda Nixon, a native of Fayette County, Ind., and daughter of Caleb N ixon. She was born July, 1834, and-is the mother of two children, Sarah J. (deceased), and Henry P. -He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a stanch supporter of the Republican party. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

GEORGE PHILLIPS is a native of Sandusky County, Ohio, and dates his birth from the 17th of June, 1830. His parents George and Ann (McKay) Phillips, were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, respectively. George Phillips, Sr., was a farmer by occupation and in early life went with his parents to Ohio, where he lived until 1837. He came to Grant County, Ind., that year and purchased a tract of government land in Monroe Township, upon which he cleared a good farm of 160 acres. During the days of slavery his house was a station on the well-known "underground railroad," and no escaped African ever appealed to him in vain. Upon one occasion three runaway slaves sought protection at his hands, and no sooner had he secreted them than an officer appeared with a reward of $500 for any one who would acquaint him with the whereabouts of the fugitives. This sum was offered Mr. Phillips, but he indignantly spurned it and directed the officer to leave his premises. Mr. Phillips died about the year 1846. His wife lived to a good old age and died in 1874. The immediate subject of this sketch was seven years of age when his parents came to Grant County. He was left fatherless early in life and grew to manhood under the kind care of his mother, who was a most excel- lent woman. He enjoyed the advantages of a common school education, and at the age of sixteen began working for himself, although making his mother's house his home. When twenty-two years old he began working at the carpentering trade, serving three years under an overseer, after which he worked nine years as journeyman in different parts of the country. In 1857 he purchased his present home place, the greater part of which has been cleared and brought under cultivation by his own labor. He has a beautiful farm and good buildings, his residence being one of the best in the township. In 1864 he entered the army, enlisting in Company K, Eightythird Indiana Infantry, Fourteenth Army Corps, with which he served until May of the following year. Mr. Phillips was married August 29, 1857, to Miss Ann M. Allen, daughter of John and Rachel (Newby) Allen, of North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively. Mrs. Phillips was born February 23, 1837, and is the mother of four children, viz.: Theodore (deceased), Benton (deceased), Oscar and Violetta Phillips. Mr. Phillips cast his first vote in 1852 as a Free Soiler. He voted with the Republican party until 1876, supported the Greenback candidates that year and is now an Independent. Mrs. Phillips is a consistent member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

_ZIMRI 8. RICHARDSON was born in Randolph County, NC., August 1, 1828, and is the son of Hopkin and Elizabeth (Davis) Richardson, natives of North Carolina and of Scotch-Irish and English extraction, respectively. Hopkin Richardson was one of the pioneers of Grant County, moving here in the fall of 1833, and settling in the present Township of Fairmount. The following year he located on government land near the site of Fairmount Village, where he opened a farm and experienced in a full measure all the hardships and privations of life in the backwoods. Mr. Richardson's sons being too young to render him material assistance he was obliged to clear the greater part of his farm unaided, and in order to economize the good wife manufactured all the family clothing, while he made their shoes during the winter seasons. He purchased his first land from the government at $1.25 per acre, a sum $98.75 less than its present value. He made a farm of 320 acres and became one of the leading citizens of the township. He was an active politician and originally voted with the Democratic party; but from 1852 until his death he acted with the Whig and Republican par- ties. He died September 1, 1870. Mrs. Richardson died in 1861, at the age of fifty-eight years. Zimri Richardson was five years of age when his parents came to Indiana, and from that time till the present has been an honored resident of Grant County. He obtained the rudiments of an education in the rude log schoolhouses common to this country fifty years ago, and remained under the parental roof until his twenty-second year, growing to manhood on the farm. He was married, January 10, 1850, to Miss Rebecca Newby, of Grant County, and immediately thereafter began farming his father's place, upon which he lived for a period of ten years. His father then gave him forty acres, and he afterward purchased a tract of sixty-eight acres where the town-of Fairmount now stands, which he owned until 1863. In that year he removed to his present home in Mill Township where he has since resided. He abandoned general farming a few years ago, and has since been giving his attention to the culture of small fruits and grapes, in which he is very successful. He gives considerable attention to bees, and has one of the largest and most productive apiaries in the county, importing the first Italian bees, and also the first honey extractor. By his first marriage Mr. Richardson had one child, Rebecca, who died at the age of six months. Mrs. Richardson died October, 1851, and on August 17 of the following year he was again married to Mrs. Martha (Winslow) Harvey, of Grant County, by whom he had the following children, viz.: Mary W., Lucy J., Arthur D., J oseph W., Isabelle, Bethena, Omar and Ora E. By her previous marriage Mrs. Richardson had one child, John 8. Harvey. Mr. Richardson's third marriage was solemnized January, 1875, with Mrs. Martha J. (Kingen) Tweeley, of Hancock County, Ind. Her parents, John and Nancy Kingen, were among the first settlers of that county. Three children have been born to Mr. Richardson's last marriage, and by her previous marriage Mrs. Richardson had three children, two of whom are living. Mr. Richardson is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, but has never been an aspirant for political honors. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and one of the leading citizens of Mill Township.

ISAAC ROUSH was born in Center County, Penn., June 25, 1813, son of John and Mary (McCammon) Roush, parents both natives of the same State. At the age of eighteen he came with his parents to Wayne County, Ind., where he grew:to manhood. He was raised a farmer, and on March 27, 1834, was united in marriage to Miss Mary Miller, a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, and the daughter of Moses and Hannah Miller, of Virginia and Maryland, respectively. Soon after his marriage Mr. Roush purchased a farm in Henry County, Ind., on which he lived four years, thence moved to Grant County in the spring of 1841, settling on the farm where he has since resided. He became quite an extensive land owner, at one time having 800 acres, a part of which has been divided among his children. He still owns 500 acres, and is one of the well-to-do citizens of Grant County. He was originally a Democrat, but identified himself with the Republican party at its organization, and has since voted that ticket. The following are the names of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Roush, viz.: Diana, William P., John F., Daniel W., Hannah M., Pheebe E., Isaac N., Sarah L., George H., Emma J. and Ottis T.

WILLIAM P. ROUSH, eldest son of Isaac and Mary (Miller) Roush, was born in Wayne County, Ind., July 31, 1836. He was brought to Grant County when six years old, grew to manhood on a farm and remained with his parents until reaching his majority. He received a practical education in the common schools, began life for himself as a farmer, and has followed agricultural pursuits with good success all his life, owning a beautiful farm of 140 acres at the present time, the greater part of which is under a high state of cultivation. He volunteered in the fall of 1861, joining Company H, Twelfth Indiana Infantry, one year's service,during which time he was with the Army of the Potomac. At the expiration of the time he returned home and resumed farming until October, 1864, when he again entered the army, enlisting in Company E, Fifty-eighth Regiment, with which he served with the Army of the Tennessee until honorably discharged August 8, 1865. Mr. Roush was married. April 12, 1868, to Miss Anna M. Lucas, of Grant County, and daughter of Thomas and Mary M. (Shoemaker) Lucas. Mrs. Roush was born November 10, 1848, and is the mother of three children, two of whom aré living, viz.: Minnetta and Walter.

AARON SHIDELER, retired farmer and prominent citizen' of Mill Township, is a native of Greene County, Penn., and the eldest of a family of twelve children - six sons and six daughters - born to John and Susannah (French) Shideler, natives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, respectively, and German and English extraction.

The father was a farmer by occupation and an'early resident of Ohio, immigrating to Miami County, that State, in 1817. Aaron Shideler was born on the 18th of March, 1806, and grew to manhood onafarm. He received limited educational training, attending school but two or three months of the year, and began life for himself as a farmer at the age of twenty-three. He remained in Ohio until 1833, at which time he moved to Randolph County, Ind., and one year later came to Grant County and settled in Mill Township, at that time an almost unbroken wilderness. After selecting a site for his home he went to Fort Wayne for the purpose of entering the land, making the trip on horseback, and meeting with several interesting adventures on the way. He went to work with a will and soon had a cabin erected and a few acres of land ready for cultivation, the woods furnishing him with an abundance of wild meat in the meantime, while the rich stores of honey which then abounded in almost unlimited quantities served as a delicious desert to the frugal fare. Mr. Shideler experienced all the hardships and privations incident to life in the backwoods, but actuated by that energy for which he has always been noted, he succeeded as the years went by in devel- 'oping a beautiful home and accumulating a handsome competency. He followed agricultural pursuits with good success until 1867, at which time he retired from active life and removed to Jonesboro, where he has since resided in the enjoyment of that rest and quiet whicb only the hard working and conscientious can appreciate. He served as justice of the peace for five years and as school official a number of terms, discharging the duties of both positions in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. In 1828 he cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson, and since that time has been an uncompromising adherent of the Democratic party. On the 27th of November, 1828, he was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Jones, of Ohio, and daughter of Ellis and Jane (McDowell) Jones, parents natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively. Mrs. Shideler was born November 15, 1807. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shideler are three in number, viz.: Sarah J., wife of William Moreland; John W. and David B. Shideler. Mr. and Mrs. Shideler are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

DR. SAMUEL C. WEDDINGTON is a native of Rowan County, N. C., and the second of a family of three children born to James C. and Rebecca (Ellis) Weddington, both parents natives of North

Carolina and of English-Irish and German-Welsh descent, respectively. Dr. Weddington was born on the 1dth of July, 1523, and spent the first nine years of his life in his native State. He came with his parents to Indiana in 1832 and located near Alexandria, Madison County, where he grew to manhood and where he obtained a fair English education in such schools as the country afforded. On attaining his majority he began teaching and reading medicine alternately, and in 1847 began the practice of his profession at the town of Chesterfield. In 1856 he removed to Randolph County and accepted the position of railroad agent at Union City, in which capacity he continued until 1865. In that year he entered the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers as assistant surgeon, and was soon after appointed surgeon-major, receiving the appointment through the influence of Col., now Goy. Gray, who was his personal friend. He left the army in 1865 and returning to Indiana resumed the practice of medicine at Jonesboro for a short time, abandoning it to accept the position of civil engineer on the Pan Handle Railroad, in which capacity he continued some time, operating between Union City and Logansport. He afterward engaged in his profession at Jonesboro, but discontinued it on the completion of the railroad through the town in order to take charge of the station, for which he acted as agent for some time. At the end of that time he engaged in surveying in the West, and later returned to Jonesboro and again took charge of the railroad office, which he retained one year. After a few months spent in the drug business he resumed the healing art, which he has since successfully continued, having a lucrative practice at the present time in Jonesboro and adjacent country. Dr. Weddington is a man eminently qualified to adapt himself to circumstances, and in his various enterprises has met with encouraging success. He has affiliated with the Republican party ever since its organization, but is not a partisan in the sense of seeking official position. He identified himself with the Masonic order in 1848, and is one of the active workers in the lodge at Jonesboro. He was married, January, 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Tomlinson, of North Carolina, The Doctor is the father of nine children, four of whom are living, to wit: Emily J.. William M., Ulysses S. and Samuel C. Weddington, Mr. and Mrs. Weddington are members of the Pres-. byterian Church.

H. K. WILLMAN, merchant, Jonesboro, is a native of Blackford County, Ind., born October 7, 1841, and the son of Lewis and Christen (Keller) Willman; both parents born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. Lewis Willman was a wagon-maker by trade. He came to the United States in 1834, and stopped at Chambersburgh, Penn., where he was employed by the first railroad company in that section of the State. He afterward came to Indiana and settled in Wayne County, thence to Blackford County where he engaged in farming, which vocation he carried on the rest of his life. He was a man of fine intellectual attainments and an ardent supporter of the Democratic party. He raised a family of nine children, eight of whom are living, the youngest being forty years of age. He died in 1875, at the age of seventy years. His wife preceded him to the grave, dying about the year 1850. H. K. Willman was raised in Blackford County and remained with his parents on the farm until his eighteenth year. He was educated in the country schools and the schools of Hartford City and on arriving at the above age was bound apprentice to learn the shoe-maker's trade, at which he served three years. After learning his trade he began work as a journeyman, stopping first at Anderson, Ind., and later worked at various places in different States, traveling in all about four years. In 1866 he opened a shop in Hartford City where he remained two years, and at the end of that time came to Jonesboro where he did 'Jour' work until the fall of 1868. He then entered into partnership with a Mr. Evans which lasted three years, when he withdrew from the firm and established a business of his own in the room he now occupies. This was started as a general boot and shoe business, Mr. Willman manufacturing the greater part of his stock and running from three to six workmen the year round. In 1880 he added a general line of dry goods, notions, etc., which he has since. handled with the most gratifying success, having built up a large and lucrative trade. Mr, Willman is a public-spirited citizen and has been called to fill different official positions, serving as school trustee six years, and as clerk of the town board of Jonesboro some time. He was originally a Republican in politics, but since the Greeley campaign has acted with the Democratic party. On the 29th of December, 1870, he was united in marriage to Miss Maggie Ruley, daughter of B. W. and Mahala Ruley. Mrs. Willman was born in Grant County May 2, 1540. Mr. and Mrs. Willman are members of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, respectively.

DANIEL WINSLOW, prominent farmer and stock raiser of Mill Township, was born July 25, 1811, in Randolph County, N. C., and is the seventh child of Joseph and Peninah (Pritchard) Winslow, natives of the same State and of English extraction. Joseph Winslow was by occupation a farmer and miller. He was one of the pioneers of Grant County, moving here in the fall of 1829 and settling south of Jonesboro. He made the trip to his new home with a four-horse team, and lived ina tent until a house was erected on his claim. He was a man of considerable local prominence and became the possessor of a large tract of very fertile land. He lived to see his children well settled in life, and died in his adopted county at the age of eighty-two years. Daniel Winslow was nearly a man grown before he came to Grant County. He received a limited education in the country schools in his native State, and early became familiar with the rugged duties and toil of pioneer life. He was raised a farmer and began life for himself in 1832, moving that year to the farm upon which he has since resided. He experienced many of the privations incident to life in a new country, but looks back to the time spent in developing his home as the most pleasant of his experiences. By industry and economy he succeeded, as the years went by, in accumulating a handsome competency, and is now one of the well-to-do farmers and stock raisérs of the township. He took an active part in the organization of the county and has lived to see it developed from an almost unbroken forest into one of the most fertile and populous regions of northern Indiana. He owns a beautiful place of 154 acres all of which is under a high state of cultivation, and his fine brick residence and other buildings are among the best improvements in the township of Mill. Mr. Winslow's first marriage was solemnized September 26, 1832, with Miss Rebecca Hyatt, by whom he had the following children: Allen, Aaron, Nancy, Asenath, Lonicy, Clarissa, and Lovina. Mrs. Winslow died December 1, 1868. He was again married, September 3, 1869, to Mrs. Ellen (Howe) Hillman, who bore him one child, Avilla B. Winslow. Mrs. Ellen Winslow departed this life in 1871, and in March of the following year, while on a visit to North Carolina, Mr. Winslow married his third wife, Mrs. Martha (Hendley) Rush, a native of that State. Mr. Winslow was originally a Whig in politics, and cast his first vote in 1828. He is now a stanch Republican and has been called to fill several minor official positions. He and wife are active members of the Friends' Church.

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WILLIAM. WILSON, retired farmer, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in the year 1818, and is the son of Jacob and Polly Ann Wilson, of the same State. When eight years of age he was brought by his parents to Wayne County, Ind., where he grew to manhood, and at the age of eighteen he embarked in life for himself. He was married in Wayne County, September, 1836, to Miss Margaret Felton, by whom he had twelve children, six of whom are living, viz.: Jacob, John, Rufus, Cyrus, Nancy and Lucinda Wilson. He came to Grant County in 1849, and settled in the reserve before it was surveyed, and later entered forty acres of land in the same. He resided on his first purchase until 1872, at which time he located near Jonesboro, and in 1884 removed to the town where he has since resided, having retired from active life. His first wife having died, he was married the second time March 26, 1881, to Mrs. Elizabeth (Peel) Harris. Mr. Wilson entered the ministry of the Christian Church about the year 1856, and has been an active worker in the cause of religion ever since. He is a Democrat in politics, having voted that ticket since his twenty-first year.

WILLIAM G. WILSON, cabinet-maker, of Jonesboro, is a native of Rockford County, Va., and dates his birth from the 13th of August, 1834. His parents, Thomas and Cassandra (Gilmer) Wilson, were born in Virginia, of Irish and English parentage, respectively. Thomas Wilson was a farmer by occupation, and an early resident of Randolph County, Ind., moving there about 1833 or 1834. One year later he came to Grant County, and in 1835 entered 160 acres of land in what is now Mill Township, to which he at once moved his family. He was an industrious man, and most exemplary citizen, and died in the year 1840, leaving a widow and four small children, the subject being the eldest. Mrs. Wilson remained a widow for several years, but afterward married John L. Bradbury. She died April, 1884, aged seventy-six years. William G. Wilson was left fatherless when six years of age, and from that time until his fifteenth year remained with his mother on the home place. He then began working for himself at different vocations until his twentieth year, when he entered as apprentice to the cabinet-maker's trade, at Marion, at which he served four years, receiving during that time his board and clothes and six months' school- 'ing. After learning his trade he engaged with his employer for eighteen months, and at the end of that time came to Jonesboro, where he opened a shop and where he has since resided. Mr. Wilson is a skillful mechanic, and has done a very good business in Jonesboro, both in cabinet-making and the manufacture of shingles, the last of which he has carried on successfully for several years. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and First Indiana Infantry, with which he shared the vicissitudes of war on many battle fields, among them being Perryville, Ky., Volt's Hill, the thirty days' fight after Bragg and Chickamauga. He held the commission of second lieutenant, but owing to poor health was compelled to resign after the last battle named above. He was a gallant soldier, a conscientious officer, and had the unbounded respect of the members of his company. He was married, October, 1857, to Miss Kezia A. Spence, of Ohio, who was born October 16, 1832, One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson - Josephine. Mr. Wilson is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and has filled various official positions. He is now the nominee for sheriff of Grant County.