Monroe Township

Monroe Township

JOSEPH ATKINSON is a native of Greene County, Ohio. His parents, Cephas P. and Rebecca (Dial) Atkinson, were natives of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, respectively. The former, Cephas P. Atkinson, was born near Harrisburg, Penn., August 10, 1793. His parents, Thomas and Alice (Phillips) Atkinson, were also natives of Pennsylvania, where they resided until death. They were the parents of four children, viz.: David, Charles, John and Cephas P., the father of our subject being the second. He, when a young man, came to Greene County, Ohio, and purchased land and engaged in farming and brick-making. He was married in Clermont County, Ohio, October 31, 1819, to Rebecca Dial, who was born in North Carolina November 15, 1799, and came with her parents, Shadrach and Nancy (Horney) Dial, to Clermont County, Ohio, in about the year 1804. After Mr. Cephas P. Atkinson's marriage he settled in Greene County, Ohio, where he resided until about 1830, when he moved to Clinton Cédunty, Ohio,. and from thence, in the spring of 1853, to Grant County, Ind., and settled in

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Monroe Township, where he remained until death, which occurred May 1, 1862. His widow still survives and makes her home with our subject. Nine children were born to them, viz.: John D., born May 26, 1821; Martha, born February 13, 1823; David, born January 19, 1825; Joseph (our subject), born March 3, 1827; Jane, born April 30, 1829; Cephas, born August 16, 1831; Shadrach, born January 9, 1834; Rebecca E., born September 11, 1836; Deborah, born November 9, 1839. Joseph was married in Clinton County, Ohio, October 2, 1853, to Alice, daughter of Johnand Jane (Leach) Atkinson (a cousin). She was born in Pennsylvania September 12, 1828. In February, 1854, they moved to Grant County, Ind., and settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, in Section 29, Monroe Township. He owns 160 acres of fine and well improved land. He lost his wife by death August 2, 1863; was again married, May 4, 1864, to Elizabeth Oren, who was born in Greene County, Ohio, February 21, 1837, and was a daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Evins) Oren. He is the father of ten children, viz.: Thomas L., born J uly 18, 1854; David W., born March 2, 1857; Rebecca E., born July 30, 1859, died September 5, 1861; Rosetta, born March 30, 1862, by first wife; and Jesse M., born March 27, 1865, and died October 17, 1867; Louisa, born April 15, 1867; James L., born July 21, 1868; infant son, born October 19, 1869, died November 21, 1869; Mariah, born February 5, 1871; Alva J., born October 9, 1874. Mr. Atkinson is a highly esteemed citizen, and well respected by all who know him. - He is an intelligent, enterprising and self-made man, and one of Monroe Township's well-to-do farmers.

THOMAS L. ATKINSON, son of Joseph and Alice Atkinson, was born in Monroe Township, this county, July 18, 1854. He was married also in Monroe Township, this county, September 15, 1877, to Mary M., daughter of Jacob and Sarah V. (Pierson) Carlle. She was born in Grant County, Ind., September 21, 1859. After our subject's marriage he settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, where he owns 77.5 acres of fine and well improved land. He has had four children born to him, viz.; Dora L., born April 27, 1879; Albert J., born April 25, 1881; Frank C., born February 9, 1883; Arthur L., born January 12, 1886. Mr. Atkinson is one of the young and progressive farmers of his community, and enjoys the high regard of his neighbors.

FRANCIS A. FLEMING is a native of Wayne County, Ind., where he was born May 17, 1841. His parents, Archibald and Elizabeth (Fell) Fleming, were both natives of Pennsylvania, where they were born as follows: the father on February 22, 1799, and the mother April 16, 1802. They were married in Fayette County, Penn., in October, 1826, and thence, in the year 1831, removed to Wayne County, Ind., and from there to Grant County, Ind., in 1850, where they resided until their death, which occurred as follows: The mother died September 15, 1877, and the father died April 21, 1885. They were the parents of six children, viz.: George W., Elizabeth, Jobn W., William M. C., James C. and Francis A., our subject, the youngest member of the family. He came with his parents to this county in 1850. He was married, July 22, 1866, to Sarah A., daughter of Jesse and Eleanor (Hinshaw) Holloway. She was born in Monroe Township, this county, August 13, 1849. After our subject's marriage he settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, where he has resided ever since. He owns 120 acres of fine and well improved land. They are the parents of eight children, viz.: Isaac A., born June 16, 1867, died August 7, 1875; Dora A., born November 28, 1869; Mary H., born March 2, 1872; Jesse O., born January 5, 1875; Carrie F., born August 31, 1877; Iva E., born February 15, 1880; George L., born June 10, 1882; Elizabeth L., born June 12, 1885. Mr. Fleming is an intelligent and enterprising man. He was elected, in 1876, for assessor of Monroe Township, and, in 1878, was elected to the office of trustee of the township, and re-elected to the office of assessor of the township again, in 1886, which office he at present holds. He is a member of the Masonic order, and also a member of the G. A. R., having enlisted in the service August 8, 1862, in Company ©, Hightyninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until July 19, 1865, at which time he was discharged at Mobile, Ala. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Munfordville, Ky., on September 16, 1862, and paroled and sent home. Mr. Fleming was a brave and gallant soldier, was always at the front in his regiment, and participated in all the battles, which are as follows: Munfordville, Ky., Fort Derussey, La., Pleasant Hill, La., Nashville, Tenn., Fort Blakely, Ala., Tupelo, Miss., Yellow Bayou, La., Bayou La Moore, La., and a number of 6ther skirmishes.

County, Ind., April 15, 1850. His parents, James and Nancy W. (Smith) Haines, were both natives of Fayette County, Ohio, and were born as follows: the father, April 26, 1818, and the mother, May 29, 1819. James Haines was a son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Berry) Haines, who were the parents of eleven children: J oseph, Nathan, James, Samuel, Mary, Nancy, Susanna, Sidney, Rebecca, Sarah and Beulah. The mother, N ancy W. (Smith) Haines, was a daughter of James and Susanna (Henderson) Smith, who were the parents of twelve children: John, Charles, Henry, Elizabeth, Nancy W., Martha, Sarah, Mary, George, James, and two that died in infancy, not named. Mr. James and Nancy W. (Smith) Haines were united in marriage in Fayette County, Ohio, November 12, 1840, and from thence in 1843 moved to Grant County, Ind., and settled upon land in Section 9, Monroe Township, which he improved, and on which he afterward resided until his death, which occurred March 14, 1884. His widow still survives and resides in Monroe Township. They were the parents of eight children: John, Susanna, Rebecca E., Milton, George, Samuel N., Alfred and Constantine. George, our subject, was united in marriage, in Monroe Township, this county, April 11, 1885, to Margaret A., daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Jinkens) Benbow. She was born in Monroe Township, this county, December 21, 1861. After our subject's marriage, he settled upon the same farm on which he now resides 'in Section 5, Monroe Township. Mr. Haines owns in all 200 acres of fine and well improved land, 120 of which are under cultivation. They have one child, Lena, born March 21, 1886. Mr. Haines is a wide-awake and enterprising young man, is an intelligent and highly esteemed citizen, and. one of Monroe Township's well-to-do farmers. He and wife are members of the Christian Church and he is in politics a Republican.

AMOS HOLLOWAY is a native of Clinton County, Ohio, where he was born August 29, 1834. His parents, Jesse and Eleanor (Hinshaw) Holloway, were natives of North Carolina and Ohio, respectively. They were united in marriage in Clinton County, Ohio, and from thence, in 1848, moved to Grant County, Ind., where the father died in the year following. His widow subsequently married Thomas Moon, and still survives and resides in Monroe Township. Mr. Moon died in 1870, and she makes her home with her children. Eleven children were born to Mr. and

Mrs. Holloway: Margaret, Abner, John, Amos, Timothy, Isaac, Elizabeth, Jesse C., Eleanor J., Sarah A., and a son that died in infancy. Amos, our subject, came with his parents to Grant County, Ind., when fourteen years of age. He was married in Van Buren Township, this county, September 8, 1861, to Rachel H. Moon. She was born in Clinton County, Ohio, December 12, 1833, and was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hockett) Moon. After his marriage he settled upon land in Section 17, Monroe Township, where he has since resided. He enlisted in the service of his country in February, 1865, in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-third Indiana Volunteers, and served until the close of the war. His wife died April 17, 1880, and he was again married in Centre Township, this county, January 30, 1884, to Mary E. Hodson. Mr. Holloway is the father of seven children: Lydia A., Dennis J. (deceased), Nettie A., Walter T., Oris C., Sarah D. by. first wife, and Jason W. by last wife.

ZIMRI LEONARD, a son of those highly esteemed pioneers, George W. and Hannah ( Dwiggins) Leonard, was born upon the same farm on which he now resides, in Section 20, Monroe Township, Grant Co., Ind. George W. Leonard, the father of our subject, was born in North Carolina December 8, 1805. His parents, John and Lydia Leonard, were also natives of North Carolina, where they resided until the year 1808, at which time they moved to Clinton County, Ohio, where they continued the rest of their days. They were the parents of fourteen children, viz.: George W., Rachel, Lydia, John, Thomas, Eunice, Malinda, Joseph, Perzilla, Precilla, Ezequael, Abner, Abigal, and one whose name is not remembered. George W., the father of our subject, the eldest member of the family, was united in marriage in Clinton County, Ohio, October 29, 1835, to Hannah, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Dillon) Dwiggins; she was in born Clinton County, Ohio, November 24, 1814. In 1837 they moved to Grant County, Ind., and settled upon the same farm where our subject now lives, which he had entered previously, and on which they resided until their deaths, which occurred as follows: the mother died in 1852, and the father in 1871. They were the parents of five children, viz.: Lydia J., born November 13, 1836; Zimri (our subject), born July 6, 1838; John, born April 24, 1840; Sarah A., born November 29, 1841; Eunice, born August 3, 1845. Zimri was educated in the district schools of this township, where he acquired quite a thorough knowledge of the common branches and afterward completed his schooling at what was known as Marion Seminary. He then, for two years, engaged in teaching school in Monroe Township. He then turned his attention to farming, which he has continued since. He was married in Jefferson Township, this county, April 7, 1878, to Mary R., daughter of Jacob and Louisa (Steward) Brumfield. She was born in Grant County, Ind., January 30, 1857. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Zemri Leonard, viz. : Ella S., born January 18, 1879; Alta B., born April 2, 1882. LEVI LIGHTLE was born in Perry County, Ohio, July 20, 1832. His parents Thomas and Thener (Jadwin) Lightle, were natives of Ohio and Maryland, respectively. The former, Thomas Lightle, was a son of Levi Lightle, a native of Pennsylvania, and an old Revolutionary soldier. Thomas Lightle, the father of our subject, and Thener Jadwin, were married in Morgan County, Ohio, and from thence,:in an early day, moved to Perry County, Ohio, where they resided until about the year 1840, at which time they moved to Hocking County, Ohio, where the father died February 11,1870. His widow still survives, and resides in Hocking County, Ohio. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: William, Deborah, Levi, Nancy A., Thomas, Mary J. and Hannah. Levi, our subject, was married in Hocking County, Ohio, May 3, 1855, to Kezziah, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stultz) Steele. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, May 10, 1838, and was one of eight children, viz.: Eliza A., James, Kezziah, Margaret, Pressilla, Malinda, Marshall and Lewcretia. After Mr. Levi Lightle's marriage, he settled in Hocking County, Ohio, where he resided until 1857, in which year he moved to Vinton County, Ohio, and in 1859 he removed to Hocking County, and from there, in 1860, to Grant County, Ind., settling first in Washington Township, where he resided until 1865, in which year he purchased and settled upon the farm on which he now resides, in Section 19, Monroe Township. Mr. Lightle owns at present 180 acres of fine and well-improved land. He had born to him twelve children, viz.: William H.,born in Hocking County, Ohio, May 30, 1856; Sarah E., born in Vinton County, Ohio, January 30, 1858; Samuel T., born in Hocking County, Ohio, November 21, 1859; Charles, born in Grant County, Ind., April 18, 1862; Luther, born October 22, 1864; Nancy A., born July 14,1867,

Matilda, born August 22, 1869; Thener, born September 13, 1872; Birt, born July 18, 1875; Ollie A., born April 20, 1881; Stella L., born September 26, 1883. Mr. Lightle and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

GEORGE W. ROUSH is a native of Highland County, Ohio, and is the son of William and Elizabeth ( Wilkin) Roush, who were also both natives of that county. The father was born May 17, 1812, and the mother April 28, 1816. The former, William Roush, was a son of Philip and Mary (Pence) Roush, who emigrated from Virginia to Highland County, Ohio, in an early day. They made that their home until their deaths, his occurring September 9; 1858, and hers November 11, 1855, aged eighty-four and seventy-six, respectively. William Roush, the father of our subject, and Elizabeth, daughter of George and Susannah (Wentle) Wilkin, were married in Highland County, Ohio, where he died August 7, 1879. His widow still survives him. They were the parents of ten children: Philip, born July 22, 1834; Abraham, born January 20, 1836; Nathaniel, born November 3, 1837; George W., our subject, born December 6, 1839; Eli, born March 6, 1841; Polly, born March 9, 1843; Absalom, born November 10, 1845; Mary E., born March 10, 1848; Franklin M., born April 11, 1851, and Thomas W., born May 11, 1854. George W., our subject, was educated in his native county. In 1859 he came to Grant County, Ind., and taught school that winter at Monroe, Ind. (Arcana Postoffice), and in the following, spring returned to Highland County, Ohio, where he engaged in teaching school and farming. During the holidays, in vacation of his school, he came to Grant County, Ind., where he was married, January 3, 1861, to Margaret, daughter of George and Lydia (Duckwall) Strange, also a native of Highland County, Ohio, born November 10, 1840, After Mr. Roush was married he returned with his wife to Ohio, and completed his term of school, and in April, 1861, removed to Grant County, Ind., and first settled upon his father-inlaw's farm, where he resided and engaged in farming until 1862. In the spring of that year he purchased and settled upon the farm on which he now resides, in Section 11, Monroe Township. He owns 300 acres of fine and well improved land, of which 235 acres is under cultivation and well drained with tiling. Mr. Roush is a prosperous and well-to-do farmer. He is an intelligent and enterprising man, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.

JOSHUA STRANGE, whose portrait appears in this volume, is one of Grant County's wide-awake and enterprising farmers and stock breeders. He was born in Monroe Township, this county, November 18, 1844. The parents are the old and highly esteemed pioneers, George and Lydia (Duckwall) Strange, of this township. They were both natives of Highland County, Ohio, where they were born, the father November 12, 1819, and the mother September 18, 1819. The former, George Strange, was a son of Absalom and Margaret (Tedrick) Strange, who were natives of Kentucky and West Virginia, respectively, where they were born as follows: the father in Montgomery County, Ky., April 19, 1797, and the mother in Randolph County, W. Va., June 1, 1801. They were married in Highland County, Ohio, where they resided until death. The mother died September 26, 1845, and the father died October ly 1872. They were the parents of eight children, viz.: Mary, William, Margaret, Rosie A., Stephen, Sally, Rachel and George, the father of our subject, the eldest member of the family. He was married in Highland County, Ohio, February 13, 1840, to Lydia, daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Ellis) Duckwall, and in October, 1841, moved to Grant County, Ind., settling upon the same land on which they now reside, in Section 9, Monroe Township. They are among the early pioneers of Monroe Township, and from a very small beginning, by well directed industry, they have grown wealthy, and are now among the well to do and most prosperous farmers of the county. They own 770 acres of fine and well improved land, all in Monroe Township.- They have nine children, viz.: Margaret, Absalom, Joshua, Catherine, John T., Rosie A,, James B., Lydia L. and one infant daughter. Joshua, our subject, was educated in the district schools of this township, where he acquired quite a thorough knowledge, and when twenty years of age began teaching school, which he engaged in for four successive winters, all in Grant County. He was united in marriage in Monroe Township, this county, March 1, 1866, to Eunice, daughter of George W. and Hannah (Dwiggins) Leonard, also a native of Monroe Township, this county, born August 3, 1845. After his marriage he first settled upon one of his father's farms, in Section 11, Monroe Township, which he afterward became the owner of. He resided 'here until the spring of 1868; at that time he purchased and settled upon a farm in Section 15, where he resided until

1884, when he located upon his present home farm in Section 10, Monroe Township, which he purchased in 1881. He owns at present 500 acres of fine and well improved land, and resides in an elegant and commodious brick house he erected in 1883, at the cost of about $6,000. He is the father of these six children, viz.: William T. §., George A. (deceased), Rosa A., John L., Errett (deceased) and Erwin E. Mr. Strange and wife are members of the Disciple Church, and are highly esteemed by all who know them. He was appointed postmaster at Arcana, Grant County, in 1879, and is its present incumbent. He was the first secretary of the Monroe Grange, and was master and secretary of the county Pomona Grange, and represented the same in the State Grange in its most brilliant day. His residence is located eight miles east of Marion on terminus of Marion and Monroe gravel road, five miles north of Upland Railroad Station and five miles south of Van Buren Railroad Station. He is an extensive dealer in thoroughbred shorthorn cattle, and he is one of the most enterprising and progressive farmers of Grant County.

HENRY (©. TEMPLETON, dealer in general merchandise, and postmaster of Jadden postofiice, Grant County, Ind., is a native of Pittsylvania County, Va., where he was born December 23, 1849. His parents, Thomas and Permelia (Kelley) Templeton, were also both natives of Virginia, where they were born as follows: the father in Pittsylvania County, July 18, 1811, and the mother in Campbell County; in the year 1870 they moved to Blackford County, Ind., where they at present reside. They are the parents of fifteen children, viz.: Eliza J., David C., Permelia A., William H., Martin T., Elizabeth W., Joshua T., Henry C., James E., Mary R., Isaac N., Martha E., Albert L., Lee D. and Emma R. Henry C., our subject, came with his parents to Blackford County, Ind., in 1870, where he engaged in farming until 1881, in which year he opened a store of general merchandise at Dillman, Ind. He was married in Blackford County, Ind; May 8, 1881, to Margaret A., daughter of Lemuel and Rheuhanna (Pearson) Johnson. She was. born in Blackford County, Ind., April 3, 1862. In 1882 Mr, Templeton, our subject, moved to Jadden, Ind., and purchased a small stock of goods from J. D. Lacy. He afterward added to it a full line of 'choice goods, and at present earries about $2,500 worth of goods, all of which are of the best and most substantial. He has had born to him three children, viz.: Otis E., born August 20, 1882; Ross M., born October 8, 1883, and Chancey O., born J anuary 22, 1885. Mr. Templeton and wife are members of the Christian Church.

SAMUEL R. THOMPSON, an old and highly esteemed pioneer of Grant County, Ind., is a native of Centre County, Penn., and was born April 20, 1813. His parents were John L. and Sarah (Johns) Thompson, both natives of Pennsylvania. The former, John L. Thompson, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., June 12, 1780. His father, Howell Thompson, Sr., was a native of Ireland, where he was born in the year 1734, and when eleven years of age was brought by his parents across the Atlantic and located in Dauphin County, Penn. Here he grew to manhood, and about the year 1777 wedded Miss Elizabeth Swoke. Following this event they crossed the Susquehanna westward to Centre County, Penn., and continued to reside there until their death. Four children were born to them, viz.: Nellie, Elizabeth, Samuel and John L., the father of our oubject, the next to the eldest. He was united in marriage in Centre County, Penn., in the year 1810, to Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Margaret Jones. They remained in Centre County, Penn., until the fall of 1829, at which time they moved to Clinton County, Ohio. They were the parents of nine children, viz.: Margaret, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Howell D., Hannah M., Jane, Martha and Samuel R., our subject. He, when a young boy in Pennsylvania, learned the blacksmith's trade with his father, which he afterward engaged in for some time, and in the fall of 1829 moved with his parents to Clinton County, Ohio. He had now nearly reached his seventeenth year. Five years more he continued upon the farm with his father. Succeeding this for several years he engaged in the tanning trade at Wilmington, Ohio, and during the time was united in marriage, November 8, 1838, to Miss Martha M., daughter of Richard and Judith (Stanley) Thornburgh, a resident and also a native of Clinton County, Ohio, where she was born December 5, 1808. In the spring of 1841 this young couple moved to Randolph County, Ind. Here they purchased a quarter section of land at $8 per acre, but an imperfect title caused them, during the next six months, to sacrifice this their first home in the Hoosier State. Determined, however, to recover their misfortune, they came to Grant County. Eighty acres where they yet reside, in Monroe

Township, were purchased. This was in the summer of 1842, June 22. A small log cabin was soon built. To secure lumber for a floor it had to be hauled five miles from the nearest point; until other more substantial covering could be constructed, the wagon canvass served a convenient and comfortable roof. During the warm months of summer cooking was done against a large stump near their cabin. Mr. Thompson's first tax was the small sum of $2.43. From this small beginning, by well-directed industry, mostly in agricultural pursuits, he became wealthy, owning at one time nearly 600 acres of fine land, which he has given to his children, with the exception of 246 acres which he still reserves. An office seeker he has not been, preferring to give his attention to his own business and to his own success; and yet he has oftentimes been invited to serve, in various capacities, the interest of others and of the public. In the advocacy and support of education he has been active; in the advancing steps of public improvement he has contributed cheerful and liberal aid; under the organization of the first railroad in the county, since denominated the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad, he was chosen one of its directors. At the building, too, of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railroad he proffered liberal aid, although living several miles from it. In the construction of the gravel road, running directly past his home, between Marion and Monroe, he took an active interest, and is at this time one of its directors. Mrs. Thompson has been a willing coworker with her husband in all their life enterprises, has with him enjoyed prosperity, while meekly submitting to adversities. As a member of the society of Friends she has led an exemplary life, has been a Christian mother and a devoted wife. Their children have been six in number - two sons and four daughters, viz.: Judith A., Sarah J., John L., Alma M., Uri and Mary A.

DAVID WALL, an old and highly esteemed pioneer of Grant County, Ind., is a native of Clinton County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Mary (Mills) Wall, who were both natives of York County, Penn., where they were born, the father September 9, 1778, and the mother February 10, 1777. They were also married in York County, Penn., in the year 1802, and in 1809 settled in Clinton County, Ohio, where they resided until their deaths, which occurred January 9, 1857, and March 15, 1855, respectively. They were the parents of six children, viz.: Eli, born December 27, 1803; Anna, born

November 15, 1806; Mahlon, born May 31, 1810; William, born April, 3, 1812; David, born May 1, 1815; Absolom, born August 17, 1817. David, our subject, was married in Clinton County, Ohio, August 18, 1840, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Dillon) Dwiggins. She was born in Clinton County, Ohio, June 7, 1817. Her father, Robert Dwiggins, was born in Maryland J uly 10, 1781, and her mother, Sarah (Dillon) Dwiggins, was born in North Carolina July 19, 1785. They were married in Guilford County, N. C., and thence, in 1807, immigrated to Clinton County, Ohio, where they resided until their deaths, the father dying July 18, 1839, and the mother April 4, 1861. They were the parents of ten children, viz.: Daniel, Elizabeth, Susanna, Lydia, Hannah, Sarah, Isaiah, Nancy, Martha and Robert J. After Mr. Wall's marriage he settled on land in Section 15, Monroe Township, Grant Co., Ind., which he had entered in J anuary, 1837. He resided here until 1854, in which year he purchased and settled on the same farm on which he at present lives in Section 13, Monroe Township, which consists of 160 acres of fine and well improved land. Three children have been born to them, viz.:' Mills, born J uly 14, 1841; Isaiah, ;born December 24, 1844; Mahlon M., born February 15, 1849. His son Mills enlisted in the sérvice of his country in 1862 in Company M, Fifth Cavalry, Ninetieth Indiana Volunteers, and was mustered into the service October 10, 1862. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Resaca, Ga., and was confined in Andersonville prison about four months, after which he was changed to Charleston prison, South Carolina, and there kept one month, and from there he was placed in the Florence prison of South Carolina, where he died November 29, 1864. Mr. Wall was a Whig till the organization of the Republican party. He cast his first vote for Harrison.

ISAIAH WALL is a son of David and Sarah (Dwiggins) Wall, and was born in Grant County, Ind., December 24, 1844. He was married in this county, November 8, 1866, to Catherine, daughter of George and Lydia (Duckwall) Strange. She was born in 'Grant County, Ind., February 18, 1847. After our subject's marriage he first settled upon eighty acres of land in Section 13, Monroe Township, where he resided until the spring of 1871, at which time he settled upon his present farm in Section 13, Monroe Township, and he has since lived there. He owns 157 acres of fine and

County, Ind. There have been born to them six children, viz.: infant son, born March 10, 1871; Carrie E., born July 14, 1872; Clinton M., born July 4, 1874; Ada L., born November 3, 1877; Della S., born January 28, 1881, and Claude D., May 12, 1883. Mr. Wall and family are highly esteemed by all who know them. He is a wide-awake and enterprising young man.

MARTHA WILSON, widow of James M. Wilson, deceased, was born in Grant County, Ind., June 24, 1827. Her parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Hatfield) Renbarger, were both natives of Kentucky, where they were married and from there immigrated to the State of Indiana in an early day, first settling in Randolph County, and thence moved to Grant County, Ind., about the year 1826. The mother died in the year 1838, after which the father married a Mrs. Susan Diller. He was the parent of twelve children, viz. : Edward, George, Isaac, Charles, Martha, Matilda and Elizabeth by the first wife; and Aaron, Delsena, Mariah, Abraham and Nancy C. by the last wife. Martha, our subject, and Mr. James M. Wilson were married in Grant County, Ind., January 11, 1846. He was bornin Virginia February 16, 1819. After their marriage they settled upon the same farm on which Mrs. Wilson now resides, and where he died April 7, 1884. Nine children were born to them, viz.: Henry V., born October 27, 1846; Thomas E., born December 18, 1847; Cynthia A., born April 8, 1849; Mariah E., born August 12, 1854; James B., born November 26, 1856; Emily 8., born June 23, 1859; George W., born July 23, 1862; Jasper F., born April 7, 1865; Matilda B., born January 1, 1867.