Washington Township (part 4 of 9)

After the death of his parents he settled on the homestead farm, where he yet resides. He has been in the saw-milling business eight years, and has done a great deal of contract work for railroads and levees. He owns 100 acres of land, with a good brick residence. He was married April 14, 1840, to Eunice Joseph. To them were born eleven children, two only of whom are living, Eunice, born September 1, 1843 (wife of James Winemiller), and Lillie Bell, born January 9, 1862 (wife of David Harmon). Mrs. Stipe died July 8, 1862, and April 29, 1866, he wedded Julia Jean, who died January 26, 1869, after bearing two children, both deceased. March 14, 1869, Mr. Stipe married America J. Proctor, born in Kentucky. She is a member of the Christian Church, and he belongs to the I. O. 0. F., and has been a lifelong Republican in politics. He lost two sons in the late war. His grandson, Harrison Pirtle. is now living with him. . ROLAND S. WALKEE, a prominent merchant of Oaktown, Tnd., was born April 9, 1836, in Sullivan County, Ind. He was the fifth of eight children born to George W. and Rhoda (Blevence) Walker, born in Virginia and Kentucky respectively. The father was taken to Kentucky when quite young, and was there reared and married. About 1827 he - came to Sullivan County, Ind., and there lived on a farm until his death in 1882. The mother died in 1880. Roland S. was educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty-one he married, and began farming for himself, continuing eight years. He then engaged in the saw-milling business in Knox County a short time, and then kept a grocery store for about three years, when he became connected with W. A. Polk in the general merchandise business. He has been quite prosperous in his enterprises, and now owns 200 acres of very fertile land well improved. He engages quite extensively in live stock. In 1860 he led to Hymen's altar Mary E. Bond, who died in 1869 after becoming the mother of two children: Jennie B. and William E. In 1871 Mr. Walker married Nancy A. Sproatt, who died in 1878. His last marriage to Hattie Kable was consummated in 1880. The wife is a member of the Christian Church. He is a Republican in politics, and one of the leading business men of the town.

DAVID WILLIAMS, farmer, was bom in Floyd County, Ind., July 26, 1844, and is a son of Samuel and Lavina (Lewis) Williams, who were the parents of nine children. The father was born in Clark County, Ind., in 1813, and in 1819 went to Floyd County, where he now lives, a farmer. The mother was born in the same county as our subject, in 1815, and died January K3, 1860. Our subject spent his boyhood days on a farm and in attending the common schools. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Ninety-third Indiana Volunteers, and served in the war of the Rebellion three years. He was wounded in the leg by a gun-shot at Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1864, from which he is yet disabled, and receives a pension. After his return home, he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He lived in Missouri from 1869 to 1870, then returned to Floyd County, Ind., and in the spring of 1872 came to his present farm. He deals quite extensively in grain, and owns 130 acres of fine land, under good cultivation, with a good residence and very large barn. He was married April 19, 1869, to Clara Taylor, born in Floyd County, November 10, 1845. Seven children were born to them, three of whom were at one birth, and are all dead. Those living are Mark G., Claude D., Delretta and Lavina. Mr. Williams is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically is a very firm Democrat. He has never aspired to office, but is one of the prominent men of the county.

JOSEPH A. WOLFE may be mentioned as a prominent farmer of Busseron Township. He was born in Sullivan County, Ind., February 9, 1841, and is the eldest of three sons of Uriah Wolfe, who was born in Virginia in 1817, and was reared in Sullivan County, Ind. He was married in that county, and has passed his life on the farm, where he now lives. Two of his sons are living in Sullivan County. The mother, Eliza Garrett, was born and reared in Greene County, Ind., where she died in 1841. Joseph A. was educated in the common schools of his native county. When about twenty-four years of age he married, and began doing business for himself. After living in Sullivan County about five years, he located on his present farm, near Oaktown, where he has prospered, and now owns 140 acres of land in Knox County and seventy acres in Sullivan County. His home farm is well improved and very fertile. November 4, 1863, he was married to Eliza B. Fry, who was born February 10, 1846, and died May 10, 1868, leaving one child, Herbert E., who is now a teacher of Busseron Township. Mr. Wolfe's second marriage took place January 20, 1870, uniting him to Mary Kackley, daughter of Elias and Lucy Kackley. She was born in Kentucky March 30, 1837, and is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Wolfe is a very zealous Democrat, and is highly respected as a moral and iipright man.

DANIEL E. ALTON, proprietor of the livery and feed stable at Bicknell, Ind., is a son of Benjamin and Mary J. (Walker) Alton, and was born May 5, 1844. The father was a farmer, born in 1823, in Indiana. He was married about 1843, and died at the age of thirty-three, in 1856. The mother was a native of the "Keystone State," and after her husband's death married Jacob Harvey, and both now live near Bicknell. Our subject secured a common school education, mostly acquired at home. He resided with his mother until twenty -three years old, and was one of the "boys in blue," enlisting August 1, 1861, in Company E, Twentyseventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years or during the war. He took an active part in the battles of Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Pulaski, Franklin, Nashville, Mobile, and many lesser engagements. He was wounded at Antietam by a minie-ball, which has since disabled him from manual labor. He was mustered out at Vicksburg and received his discharge at Indianapolis in 1865. He was commissioned second lieutenant in 1863, and in 1864 was promoted to first lieutenant. On returning home he worked on the farm, and April 11, 1867, married Lizzie J. Gettings, born in Daviess County, Ind., in 1852, daughter of William and Mary Gettings. They have these eight children: Cora M., Mary J., Effie, Thomas M., Maud, Willie E., Lizzie and Charles H. Mr. Alton has been a farmer, and in 1879 came to Bicknell, where he has since resided and practiced law. He was admitted to the bar in 1877. In 1882 he established his feed and livery stable, and owing to energy and enterprise is doing well financially. He has succeeded well in his legal practice, and is one of the leading lawyers of the county. He belongs to the Eepublican party, and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He belongs to the I. O. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

AMBBOSE ABTHUB may be mentioned as one of the prominent old farmers of Vigo Township. He was born in Knox County, Ky., January 25, 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (McFarland) Arthur. The father was a native Tennessean, born in 1801, and a farmer by occupation. He was married in 1824, in Kentucky, and in 1830 came to Indiana. He died in Greene County in 1860. The mother was born in the " Blue-grass State " in 1803, and died in 1863. When our subject was a lad Indiana was very new, and his opportunities for acquiring an education were very limited. In 1845 he married Mary Watkins, daughter of Myer and Nancy Watkins. She was born in Kentucky in 1823, and died in 1852, leaving these two children: Wesley and Nancy Ann. After his wife's death Mr. Arthur returned to the paternal roof and lived with his father and mother several years. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-third Eegiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Stone Eiver, Chickamauga, and numerous lesser engagements. In 1864 he returned home on furlough, and while there, April 4, married Maria Jones, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Jones. She was born in 1838, in Monroe County, Ind. They have seven children: Mary, Caturah, Lizzie, Burton Theodore, Emma, Fletcher and Lillie. Soon after the marriage Mr. Arthur returned to the army and remained until hostilities ceased. He was discharged at Indianapolis in 1865. He owns 160 acres of land and is one who is respected and esteemed by all classes. He belongs to the Eepublican party, and cast his first vote for J. K. Polk. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

HUGH BAEE, Jr., proprietor of the livery and feed stable of Edwardsport, is a native of Daviess County, Ind., where he was born April 16, 1847. He is one of five children of William and Margaret Barr, born in Indiana in 1818 and 1821 respectively.

The father married in Daviess County, moved to Knox County in 1848, and farmed near Edwardsport. He died in February, 1867. The mother sometimes resides by herself and sometimes with her son, M. P. Hugh was educated in the schools near home. "When twenty-one years old he married Sarah E. French, born in Monroe County, Ind., January 24, 18-48, daughter of William and Nancy French. They have six children: William V., Margaret E., Ann, Martha, Dora and Blanche. Mr. Barr attended to the ferry until 1876, when he purchased a half interest in the livery and feed stable of the Love Bros. In 1877 he became sole owner, and has since carried on the business with marked success. He keeps a good stable and gives the best of satisfaction to his customers. He owns an interest in the ferry, and farms about seventy-five acres of land. He is gentlemanly and obliging, and is considered a strictly straightforward and honest business man. He is a "Republican and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.

JOHN E. BABROWS is a son of Heman B. and Eliza C. (Hunter) Barrows, who were born in Illinois and Kentucky in 1823 and 1826 respectively. The father was a farmer, and at the time of his marriage lived in Vincennes, Ind., where he followed tailoring about four years, and then moved to Edwardsport, where he purchased 40 acres of land, but soon sold out and bought 115 acres in Washington Township, where he has since lived. He owned about 450 acres of good land, but has given all but 245 acres to his children. John E. was born in Knox County October 28, 1852. He attended the district schools, and the graded schools of Bruceville one year. When twenty years of age he began doing for himself, but made his home with his parents until twenty-seven years of age. April 27, 1879, he married Helen E. Gammon, daughter of Lewis and Mary (Minich) Gammon. She was born March 17, 1858, in Knox County, Ind. They have one child. Omar P. In 1881 Mr. Barrows purchased fifty acres of land and his father gave him fifty acres more, and upon this farm he lived until 1882, when he bought twenty acres in the suburbs of Bicknell, and now lives there. He is a young man of good habits and bids fair to become a wealthy and prominent citizen. He is a

THOMAS BARTLETT, merchant, of Edwardsport, Ind., was born in Johnson County, Ind., January 17, 1835, and is one of the eight children of George and Fannie (McQuaid) Bartlett, both born in Kentucky, in 1800. They came from Johnson County, Ind., in 1825, and twenty years later went to Monroe County, where they lived five years and then went to Fayette County, 111., where he remained until his death in the fall of 1855. The mother died in Johnson County, Ind., in 1838. Our subject made his home with his father until he was twenty years old. He received his education in the old log schoolhouses, and, in April, 1854, he married Malinda Ginger, born in Illinois in 1837, daughter of William and Mary Ginger. Mrs. Bartlett died September, 1856, having borne one child (deceased). In March, 1860, Mr. Bartlett married Mary Jane Killion, who was born in Daviess County, Ind., in March, 1838, daughter of David and Matilda Killion. To them were born eight children, seven living: Fanny M. (wife of Charles H. Shepard), Dora J. (wife of Joseph M. Freeman), John T., Ida May, Ota Irene, Ethel and Edna. After his first wife's death Mr. Bartlett abandoned farming, and came to Edwardsport and commenced blacksmithing, following that until 1860 when he purchased a one-half interest in a saw-mill. He soon sold out and resumed farming, but in 1865 began merchandising. He and William Hollingsworth were partners for seven years and then our subject became sole proprietor. He was connected with C. C. Azbell and A. B. Perkins in business, but since 1877 has carried on the business alone. He is one of the leading merchants and has the largest stock in the village. He has many friends and is carrying on a successful business. He is a Democrat in politics and in 1880 was appointed county commissioner to fill an unexpired term. He made a good officer and was reelected in 1882. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and he and wife belong to the Christian Church.

SAMUEL A. BUNTING, a prominent pioneer farmer of Vigo Township, Knox Co., Ind., was born in New Jersey August 24, 1817, and is the only child of Samuel and Elizabeth (Matlic) Bunting, who were of English descent. The father was born in

New Jersey in 1788, and was a tiller of the soil. In 1831 he came to Knox County, IncL, and purchased 160 acres of land. Several years afterward he returned to his birthplace and died January 14, 1856. The mother died when quite young. Samuel A., our subject, was educated in the subscription schools of New Jersey. He came to Indiana when fourteen years old, and remained with his father until attaining his majority. In September, 184:5, he married Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Archibald and Catharine Scott. She was born in Knox County, November 23, 1823, and has borne thirteen children, twelve now living: Samuel A., Sarah E. (wife of Thornton McClure), Thomas S., John M., Daniel, William H., Mary (wife of Lewis Knowland), George W., Fannie and Halleck (twins), Eebecca and Eliza (wife of Charles Stewart). After marriage Mr. Bunting located on the old home place which his father gave him and where he has since resided. He has been very industrious and owns over 600 acres of land. He has a fine brick residence and good barns. His political views are Republican and he cast his first vote for Harrison.

HON. CHARLES E. CRANE, attorney, collector and insurance agent, is a son of Edwin D. and Sarah B. (Keyes) Crane, and was born in Palmyra, N. Y., February 14, 1836. The father was born in New York in 1812. He was married in 1832 and moved to Michigan in 1838, where he tilled the soil. He died in 1868. The mother was of Puritan stock, born at Plymouth Rock, Mass., in 1813. She was taken to the "Empire State" when a child. After her husband's death she lived with her son-in-law, John D. Smead, at Blissfield, Mich. She died June 28, 1884. Our subject was reared on a farm and received his early education in the graded high school at Adrian, Mich. At the age of fifteen he entered the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, Mich., and attended two years. In 1854 he began teaching, and a year later became principal of the high school at Hudson, Mich. In 1856 he went to Tennessee and had control of an academy at Liberty, where he remained two years, when he was given charge of the academy at Auburn, Tenn. He was a successful educator, and while teaching studied law. May 2, 1861, he wedded Amanda E. Seay, daughter of William B. and Mary F. Seay. Mrs. Crane was born December 28, 1837. They have one child, Charles J. Owing to political excitement and interrupted traveling, they went to Michigan in a two-horse carriage, making the trip in nineteen days. He was one of the " boys in blue," and in 1862 was commissioned quartermaster of the Twenty-sixth Regiment Michigan Independent Volunteers. In 1863 he resigned and returned home. He began buying wholesale walnut timber and shipping East. In 1869 he came to Knox County, Incl., where he has since resided. He formed a partnership with Mr. Drewey in the saw-mill and stave-factory business. They had a large trade with good success. In 1873 they moved the machinery to Illinois and continued the work. Three years later he abandoned that work and began tilling the soil. He possesses more than ordinary business ability, and owns 260 acres of land, besides four houses and lots in Sandborn, where he is at present keeping a first-class hotel. He is a Democrat and was nominated and elected for the State Legislature in 1874. In 1881 he was "appointed drainage commissioner, and held the position four years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his wife is a member of the Christian Church. During his life in Tennessee he was a correspondent for two Northern newspapers, and was a fluent and ready writer for the Detroit Free Press while in the army.

ROBEET CURRY is one of eight children born to the marriage of Thomas Curry and Catherine Barren, who were born in Durham County, England, in 1809 and 1812 respectively. The father was a coal miner in his native country, and after coming to America followed mining a few years and then became a tiller of the soil. He and wife came to the United States in 1833 and located in Kentucky. He lived there and in Cannelton, Ind., about seven years, and in 1880 moved to near Huntingburg, Ind., where he bought eighty acres of land. In 1854 he sold out and came to Knox County and resided near Edwardsport until his death - April 23, 1876. The mother died September 18, 1877. Robert was educated in the district schools and lived with his parents until twenty-two years old, working on the farm. April 8, 1866, he married Margaret Walker, who was born in Daviess County, Ind., May 31, 1841, daughter of John and Anna (Smiley)

Walker. They have two children: Kittie and Orris Asa. Mr. Curry was a farmer and miner of Edwardsport for some time, and then moved to Loogootee, where he bought the livery and feed stable of Hugh Barr, but a year later returned to Edwardsport and resumed farming. In 1879 he and his brother James bought 180 acres of land in Vigo Township, where our subject has since lived, with the exception of a short time spent in Edwardsport. He is a man of excellent reputation and is a skillful farmer, now owning 260 acres of fertile land. He was a soldier in the late war, enlisting July 4, 1863, in Company A, One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for six months. He remained in the field until March, 1864, when he was discharged. The same year he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry for 100 days. He then returned home. He is a Republican in politics and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F. of Edwardsport. His wife is a member of the Christian Church.

JAMES Z. CURRY, a farmer of Edwardsport, Ind., is a son of Thomas and Catharine (Barren) Curry, and was born in Dubois County, Ind., May 5, 1848. His boyhood days were spent in assisting his parents on the farm and in attending the district schools, where he secured a fair education. He resided with his parents until twenty-three years old, and April 8, 1871, married Mary F., a daughter of Simpson and Elizabeth (Patton) Hulen. Mrs. Curry is a native of Daviess County, Ind., where she was born December 8, 1853. They became the parents of six children, viz.: John T, Lora E., Chester C, Mabel P., Ralph and Maud. Mr. Curry resided with his parents two years after marriage, but at the expiration of that time moved to Edwardsport, where he has since resided, with the exception of two years spent on the farm near the village. He owns 200 acres of land, 175 being under cultivation, and also owns an excellent house and lot in Edwardsport. He has been successful as a farmer and is highly esteemed as an honest and upright man. In politics he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.

GEOEGE W. DONALDSON, merchant of Bicknell, is a son of Winthrop F. and Jlnsey Ann (Goodman) Donaldson, and was born in Knox County, Ind., February 11, 1856. The parents were born in Indiana in 1827 and 1833, and died in 1876 and 1862 respectively. The father was a farmer and owned considerable land in Knox County. He was twice married, and was tbe father of eleven children. Our subject was reared without a mother's care, but made his home with his father until he was twenty years old. He was educated in the district schools and attended the high school of Vincennes one year. When only seventeen years of age he began teaching and continued that work twelve years, with the exception of one year when he farmed. His teaching was confined to Steen and Vigo Townships, and he was superintendent of the graded schools of Bicknell his last two terms. He was an excellent educator, and made many Mends. October 10, 1878, he wedded Sarah A., daughter of Isaac H. and Hannah Gilmore. She was born in Knox County December 1'.), 1858, and has borne her husband three children: Myrtle, Bessie and Madie. In the spring of 1885 Mr. Donaldson purchased the general merchandise store of George Fuller, of Bicknell, and has carried on the business very successfully to the present time. He carries the largest stock of goods in the town, and owing to his courtesy and honesty is doing a paying business. He is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Hancock. In 1885 he was commissioned postmaster of Bicknell, and is giving satisfaction to all parties. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge, No. 292, of Wheatland, Ind.

J. H. FABIS is one of nine children of John and Emily ( Redmond) Faris, and was born in Woodford County, Ky., April 20, 1829. The father was of Irish lineage, born in Kentucky in 1800. He was a tiller of the soil, and at the time of his marriage lived in Lawrence County, Ind., but after living in his native State for some time he returned to "Hoosierdom," and settled in the same county as before until 1852, when he came to Knox County, where he died in 1878. The mother was of French descent, and was born in the same State and year as her husband. She died in 1875. Our subject received a limited education, owing to the scarcity of free schools and shortness of the terms. He resided at home until twenty-two years old, and January 11, 1853, married Mary Jane McMurray, who was born in Knox County in 1831. She died November 20, 1875, and July 11, 1877, he married Jemimah Guthrie, born November 7, 1846. She was a daughter of Hiram and Anna Guthrie. Mr. Faris was a farmer of Vigo Township, where he owned 320 acres of good land. He sold out in 1879 and purchased 120 acres in the same township, where he now lives. In 1884 he erected himself a nice dwelling house, and is very well fixed financially. He is a Democrat in politics and cast his first vote for Franklin Pierce. He and wife are members of the Christian Church.

JOB FEEEMAN was born in England October 4, 1844, and is the fourth of a family of six sons' and one daughter of Joseph and Susan ( Manley) Freeman, natives also of England, born in 1815 and 1810, respectively. The father was a coal miner and came to the United States in 1840, locating in Ohio. His family came the next year. At the time of his death in 1856 he was residing near Briar Hill, Mahoning Co., Ohio. After the father's death the mother resided on the home place until the last few years, when she has lived in Edwardsport, and is now residing in Liverpool, Ohio. Our subject was six years old when he came to America, and worked in coal mines until twenty years old. He was one of the "boys in blue," and in May, 1864, enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-first Kegiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for 100 days. The company went to Norfolk, Va., and into North Carolina through the Dismal Swamp and back to Washington. He then received his discharge and returned home. In 1864 he went to Illinois and passed the winter, but returned to the '-Buckeye State," and in the fall of 1865 went to Washington, Daviess . Co., Ind., and resumed work in the coal mines. March 8, 1868, he wedded Martha Jane, a daughter of William and Margaret Tranter. She was born August 20, 1841), and bore her husband six children, four now living: William J., Clarence J., Grace M. and Mabel G. The family moved to Edwardsport in 1872, where he was made inside foreman of the coal mine of Shepard & Haslet. In 1877 he purchased an equal share in the mine, the firm being known as the Edwardsport Coal Company. At times they employ 130 men, and mine on an average about 40,000 tons per year. In 1884 they bought the Bicknell coal- mines, and are known as the Indian Creek Coal Company. Mr. Freeman is full of push and energy, and is a thoroughly honest business man. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. 0. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JOHN R, HADDAN is a son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Piety) Haddan, and was born in Sullivan County, Ind., November 20, 1819. At the age of twenty-three, November 18, 1842, he married Martha Ross, daughter of Hugh and Sarah Ross. She was born in the same county as our subject in 1821. She died in June, 1853, leaving one child, named Mary (wife of Richard Johnson). Mrs. Haddan died in June, 1853, and October 25 of the next year Mr. Haddan married Angelina Piety, daughter of William and Sally Ann Piety. She was born June 12, 1831, and has borne her husband ten children, only these four now living: Helen (wife of John Stevenson), May (wife of William AUgord), Jesse B. and Rachael. Mr. Haddan lived on the old home place two years, and then came to Knox County in 1845 and bought 241 acres of land in Vigo Township. He has 160 acres under cultivation, and in 1871 erected him a fine brick dwellinghouse and added other improvements. He is a successful farmer, and is considered a good and honest citizen. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for Henry Clay. He was postmaster of Edwardsport fourteen years, commissioned under Fillmore. He and wife are members of the Christian Church. Our subject's father was of Irish descent, born in West Virginia in 1792. He was a farmer, came to Indiana when sixteen years of age and settled in Sullivan County. He was quite jarosperous, and at one time owned 392 acres of land. He was in the war of 1812 and in the famous battle of Tippecanoe. He was twice married, the second time to America (Nash) Benefield. The father died in Sullivan County in January, 1870. The mother was born in Hardin County, Ky., in 1794, and died in the fall of 1856.

CAPT. BENJAMIN HARGIS is one of the prominent farmers of Vigo Township. He is of Irish and German lineage, was born in Perry County, Ind., January 25, 1825, and is one of a family of five sons and four daughters of William and Elizabeth (Kepler) Hargis. The father was born in Hardin County, Ky., in 1805, and followed farming and also did flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi Eivers. At the time of his marriage in 1823 he was a resident of Perry County, Ind. He resided eighteen years in Daviess County, and in 1858 sold out and moved to the "Lone Star State," where he died October 9, 1863. He was twice married and was the father of thirteen children. His second wife, whose maiden name was Eliza Bobbins, has lived with her children since his death. She is now residing in Knox County. Our subject's mother was born in Indiana January 8, 1807, and died October 5, 1852. Benjamin received a fair education and worked on the home farm until twenty-seven years old. September 11, 1859, he married Martha J., a daughter of Isaac and Eliza Bobbins. She is a native of Knox County, born January 20, 1813. They lived for some time in Edwardsport, where he and his brother John purchased a grist-mill, but sold it at the end of five years and purchased a saw-mill, which they operated about the same length of time. In 1875 he purchased fifty-five acres of land in Vigo Township, where he has since resided, and now owns 135 acres. He was a soldier in the war, enlisting July 20, 1861, in Company B, Twenty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years, or during the war, and was commissioned captain in the regiment, and while waiting at Indianapolis was taken sick, but joined his regiment at Georgetown, Mo., but was again taken sick and was honorably discharged in 1882, and owing to his weak constitution, never returned. He bears an unsullied reputation, and is an excellent neighbor and citizen. He is a Bepublican, and cast his first vote for Gen. Taylor. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and he and wife belong to the Missionary Baptist Church,

JOHN H AEGIS is a son of William and Elizabeth (Kepler) Hargis (above mentioned), and was born in Perry County, Ind., August 8, 1827. He received about the same education as his brother, Charles F., and made his parents'" house his home until he was twenty-two years of age. May 2, 1850, he married Susan McLin, daughter of George and Anna (Morgan) McLin. Mrs. Hargis was born in Daviess County, Ind., May 1, 1830, and has borne eleven children, viz. : Alice B. (wife of James Logston),

"William H. (deceased), George W., Benjamin F. (deceased), John F. (deceased), Samuel J. (deceased), Dora B. (deceased), Hulda J. (deceased), Mary F., Anna K. and Charles B. Mr. Hargis located on the old homestead after his marriage, where he lived one year and then removed to Edwardsport and operated a saw-mill with his brother Benjamin for about five years. In 1859 they purchased the grist-mill at that place, and sis years later sold out, and our subject purchased the old saw-mill, which he remodeled and worked until 1871. He then went to Tennessee, where he purchased 500 acres of land and began farming. Three years later he sold out and returned to Hoosierdom and located on eighty acres of land in Knox County. He has increased his farm to 296 acres of excellent bottom land. In politics he is Republican, and his first vote was cast for Gen. Taylor. He belongs to the I. O. O. F. fraternity, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

CHARLES F. HiRGIS was born in Daviess County, Ind., September 23, 1846, and is the youngest of nine children of William and Elizabeth (Kepler) Hargis. Charles was educated in the subscription and district schools near his home, and when nine years old went to Texas with his parents and lived about nine years. In the spring of 1867 he returned to his native state and located at Edwardsport, and worked in a saw-mill for his brothers, Benjamin and John. December 24, 1874, he married Angie Beal, born in Martin County, Ind., October 8, 1855. Her parents were John W. and Paulina (Philips) Beal. To their marriage these children were born; Benjamin Franklin, born April 2, 1878; Achsa Ethel, born November 10, 1882; and Mary Elizabeth, born July 25, 1885. After his marriage Mr. Hargis bought seventy-one acres of land near Edwardsport, where he located and lived until the freshet, in August 1875, when he was compelled to abandon his house and float away in a canoe. His entire crop of corn, wheat, oats, etc., was completely destroyed. In August of the same year he purchased 120 acres of land in the same township, where he has since resided. By good management he now owns 200 acres of good land. He is considered a good and honest citizen, and in politics is a Republican, casting his first vote for U. S. Grant. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

THOMAS J. HILBURN, harness-maker and undertaker of Bicknell, Ind., was born November 23, 1851, in Green County, Ind., and is one of four children of Ezra and Mary (Chambers) Hilburn. The father was of Irish-Swiss descent, born in South Carolina in 1825. He was a teacher by profession, and was a resident of Bicknell when he died, in July, 1885. He was justice of the peace seven years and assessor of Vigo Township eight years. The mother was of Dutch-Irish lineage, born in Indiana in 1827, and since her husband's death has resided on the old home place. Thomas J. attended the district schools near home until sixteen years of age. When seventeen years old he left home and began doing for himself. He worked on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad about five years, and was appointed as foreman on a section on the Cincinnati & Vincennes Railroad, working in that capacity three years. He then worked at the carpenter's trade in Bruceville two years and then .continued railroad life again. He was fireman on an engine on the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad for about three years. In 1884 he came to Bicknell and commenced business as a harness-maker and undertaker, continuing the business ever since. He purchased the establishment of Andrew Cleveland, and took as his partner J. S. McClure, of Bruceville. They are thoroughly honest and are doing well financially. September 11, 1875, he wedded Mattie McClure, daughter of J. S. and Catharine McClure. Mrs. Hilburn was born June 6, 1857, in Knox County, Ind. They have four children : Elsie, Halcyon, Earl and Oscar Ross. Politically Mr. Hilburn is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Hancock. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.

S. E. HOLLINGSWORTH may be mentioned as one of the prominent farmers of Knox County, Ind. . and is a son of Abraham and Sarah (Dunn) Hollingsworth. He was born in the above named county October 25, 1826, and is one of six children of German-Irish descent. The parents were born in South Carolina and Kentucky, respectively, in 1797. The father went to the "Buckeye State" with his parents when quite young, and shortly after came to Indiana, about 1809 or 1810. Here the father had one brother killed in the battle of Tippecanoe, and one by the In- dians. They lived in a fort, but afterward farmed, where the father owned at one time 520 acres of land. He died December 18, 1872. The mother died April 10, 1869. Our subject attended the subscription schools, when an opportunity afforded, and assisted his father on the farm until twenty-five years of age. December 18, 1850, he married Nancy Jane Delay, daughter of Alexander and Rachel Delay. She was born in Lawrence County, Indv February 18, 1832. They became the parents of seven children, three of whom are living: Malinda T., (wife of Thomas Howard), Mary A. and Joseph M. Malinda is residing in Kansas, and Mary and Joseph are at home. Mr. Hollingsworth has resided in Vigo Township since his marriage, and is one of its first farmers. He owns 447 acres of land, on which is erected a fine brick dwelling-house and good barns. He deals extensively in fine stock, especially the Poland-China hog, and makes his purchases of the first-class stock breeders of his own and neighboring States. He has been very successful, ships to a large number of States, and makes his purchases regardless of price. He has taken many first premiums at different fairs, and deserved much credit for his energy in improving the breed of hogs in his neighborhood. In politics he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Gen. Taylor. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, principal of the Bicknell schools, was born in Wayne County, Ind., February 19, 1845, son of Levi and Primellar (Knight) Johnson, born in Xenia, Ohio, and Nashville, Term., in 1813 and 1820, respectively. In early life the father was a potter by trade, but later became a Methodist Episcopal minister. He was married in 1833, and lived in Clarksburg until 1842, when he moved to Richmond. He preached for about thirty-six years in some of the principal cities of Indiana, and was the oldest minister in the Methodist Episcopal Conference when his career ended. He received a paralytic stroke, while delivering a discourse, and died from the effects, January 12, 1884. He was one of the leading Methodist Episcopal ministers, and his death was a great loss to the church. The mother died in 1881. William H. received his education in the cities where his father preached, attending at Indianapolis. Evansville, Carlisle, New Al- bany and Bluegrass academies for two years each. At the early age of seventeen he began teaching, and has followed that calling to the present time. Between 1863 and 1877 he lived in Daviess County, with the exception of sixteen months, when he taught in the graded schools of Bloomington, Ind. He has taught in the graded schools of Washington, and ranks high as an educator and disciplinarian in all the schools he has taught. In 1877 he took charge of the schools of Freelandsville, remaining five years. He taught the "young idea" in Oaktown three years, and then came to Bicknell, where he is now stationed. His political proclivities are Republican, and he cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. August 2, 1866 he wedded Emma Singleton, daughter of William and May H. Singleton. She was born August 27, 1848, in Illinois. To them were born five children, four of whom are living : Levi Stanton, Mollie Cora, Carrie Mary and Charles Clarence. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

THOMAS E. JONES, farmer, is one of thirteen children of Joshua and Elizabeth (Conyers) Jones, and was born in Monroe County, Ind., January 21, 1833. He attended the public schools in boyhood, and made his home with his parents until thirty-five years of age. After attaining his majority he followed the occupation of farming. In April, 1870, he was married to Victoria Norris, daughter of Jameson and Martha Norris. Mrs. Jones was born January 18, 1844, in Kentucky. They have three children: Lulu, Edward A. and John R. In 1875 they located in Sandborn. Mr. Jones owns forty -four acres of land in Vigo Township. He is well respected and is honest and straightforward in his business dealings. In politics he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for John C. Fremont. He was postmaster at Sandborn nine years, and in 1868 was elected justice of the peace of the township, and has held the position ever since, with the exception of one year. He was a strong Union man, and in 1861 enlisted in Company B, Twenty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years. He was in the battle of Vicksburg and numerous minor engagements. He received his discharge in September, 1864, at Indianapolis. He is a Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His father was a farmer; born in Kentucky about 1800. He came to Indiana in 1831. He died in Knox County in 1865. The mother was a German by birth; born in Kentucky in 1811. Since the death of her husband she has lived with her children, and is now residing with her son, John W.

WILEY McGINNIS, druggist, of Sandborn, Ind., was born in Owen County, Ind., September 20, 1853, and is a son of Harrison and Perlina (Brasier) McGinnis. The father was of Irish lineage, born near Louisville, Ky., in 1818. He came to Owen County, Ind., in his youth, where he lived and followed agricultural pursuits, owning at the time of his death, in 1867, nearly 400 acres of land. The mother was born in Kentucky, in 1823, and resided on the home farm until 1877, when she moved to Morgan County, where she died in 18S2. Our subject was educated in the district schools and aided his mother on the farm until twenty-seven years old. In 1880 he abandoned agricultural pursuits and came to Sandborn, and began clerking in the dry goods store of McGinnis & Co., and also for their successors in the business, being with both firms over five years. In November, 1885, he bought the drug store of E. W. Eoss, and has since continued at that work. May 7, 1881, he married Laura A. Stafford, daughter of D. S. and Marinda Stafford. She was born in 1861, in Knox County, Ind. They have one child, named Medford L. Mr. McGinnis has the finest stock of drugs in the village, and is doing well financially. He is a useful citizen, and is a Eepublican in politics, and cast his first vote for E, B. Hayes. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 408, of Pleasantville, Ind.

LYTTLETON BENNETT,* senior member of the firm of Bennett & Myers, butchers, of Edwardsport, Ind., was born about the year 1852, near Knoxville, Tenn., and is one of eight children of Eli and Lyda (Douglas) Bennett. The mother died when our subject was quite young. He received a common school education and in 1862 he and his father came to Daviess County, Ind. When he was seventeen years of age he and his brother began farming in partnership. December 17, 1874, he married Sarepta Carpe, daughter of Wilson and Susan E. Carpe. She was born October 27, 1848, in Ohio, and has borne these two children: Nellie and Bertha. In 1879 Mr. Bennett bought forty acres of land in Daviess County, where he lived a number of years, and in September, 1885, he came to Edwardsport and formed a partnership with W. B. Myers in the butcher business, and is doing quite well financially. When Mr. Bennett was married he was worth nothing to sjjeak of, but by his energy, perseverance and economy now owns ninety-one acres of land in Daviess County and a house and lot in Edwardsport. He is a good business man, and in politics is very conservative, but rather favors Republican principles. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM B. MYERS was born in Daviess County, Ind., May 9, 1862, son of Jacob T. and Mary J. (Ward) Myers, who are Germans by descent. They were born in Daviess County, Ind., the mother about 1840. The father was a farmer and owned 16(3 acres of land in Daviess County, where he lived until his death in 1866. The mother yet resides on the home place. Our subject was left fatherless when about three years of age. He assisted his mother on the farm until about twenty years of age. In 1879 he went to St. Josejm, Mo., and hired out as a day laborer. In December, 1880, while stepping from a car, he sprained his left ankle so severely that it was found necessary to amputate the foot in order to save his life. In 1882 he returned home and entered school at Cornettsville where he remained until 1885. He then formed a partnership in the butcher business with Lyttleton Bennett. Mr. Myers is a young man of stirring business qualifications and good habits, and promises to become one of the leading business men of the town. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for J. G. Blaine.

ALFRED NEAL, farmer, of Vigo Township, was born in the "Hoosier State" April 3, 1848, son of Emri and Elizabeth (Weaver) Neal, and is one of eight children. The father is of Irish descent, born in Indiana in 1806. He was a successful farmer and owned at one time 680 acres of land. He was one of the first settlers of Knox County, Ind., and died April 4, 1876. The mother was born in Indiana in 1813, and after the death of her husbaud she lived on the old home place with her son Noah. She died November 29, 1879. Our subject attended the dis- trict schools and resided on the home farm until twenty-three years of age. February 13, 1871, he married Mary Catharine Wampler, whose parents were Daniel and Susanah (Slinkard) Wampler. Mrs. Neal was born in Knox County November 20, 1851, and bore her husband two children: Flora May, born in 1873, and Elizabeth Susanah, born in 1876. After his marriage Mr. Neal located on a 100-acre tract in Vigo Township, which was given him by his father. By industry and close attention to business he now owns 150 acres of land and a fine frame dwelling-house, and has added many other improvments. He has an excellent reputation, is politically a Democrat and cast his first vote for Horace Greeley.

ELISHA PERKINS, farmer, was born in Daviess County, Tnd., December 22, 1833, and is one of a family of seven sons and four daughters of Alfred and Rebecca (Ellis) Perkins, who were of English and Irish descent, born in Kentucky in 1808 and 1811, and died in 1880 and 1870 respectively. The father came to Indiana in his youth where he farmed, owning 120 acres of land. Our subject received a somewhat limited education in the subscription schools, owing to the shortness of the terms and the scarcity of schoolhouses. He resided with his parents until eighteen years of age, and after leaving home hired out as a day laborer on a farm. He went to the "Sunny South," and chopped wood in Mississippi, and August 29, 1858, married Bridget Lavelle, born in Indiana February, 14, 1838. Her parents were John and Mary Lavelle. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins have no children of their own, but have reared these two children: Theodore S. Johnson, whom they took at the age of three years and who is now nineteen years old, and Efiie Ready, who was five years old on coming to them and is now eight. Mr. Perkins farmed in Daviess County some time after marriage, but in 1863 came to Knox County, and two years later purchased seventy acres of land in Vigo Township, where he has since made his home. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for Millard Fillmore. He is an excellent citizen and a member of the Christian Church, and his wife of the Baptist Church.

1828, sob of William M. and Sarah Ann (Terry) Purdy. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, born in « 1793. He was a merchant, and was married in Kentucky. He came to Indiana in a one-horse wagon in 1816. In 1822 he began merchandising. He went on horseback to Richmond, Va., and then to Philadelphia to buy goods. He was one of the first settlers and leading business men of Carlyle, Ind,, and died in November, 1832. The mother was born in Kentucky in 1795, and died in December, 1847. The mother and her family came to Edwardsport after the husband's death, and Harrison remained with her as long as she lived. Owing to the newness of the country and the sparsely located schoolhouses, his early education was somewhat limited. When twelve years old he worked for $2 per month, and the highest wages he received was $7. June 20, 1850, he married Elizabeth Sarah, daughter oflJavid C. and Latitia Nicholson. She was born Ajiril 17. 1830, in Sullivan County, Ind. To them were born seven children, five of whom are living: Iowa, wife of Thomas Chambers ; Nettie, widow of Peter demons ; Alice, wife of Dr. E. W. Hungate ; William, physician and surgeon in Russelville, 111., and John, who is a physician of Edwardsport. After marriage Mr. Purdy purchased twenty acres of land, which he has since increased to 360 acres by his energy and industry. He also owns town property in Vincennes and Edwardsport. Mrs. Purdy died July 20, 1864, and June 20, 1865, Mr. Purdy married Sarah Jane Hollingsworth, daughter of Thomas and Amy Hollingsworth. She is a native of Knox County, born April 17, 1832. They have three children: Vienna, Eva and Jessie. In 1865 Mr. Purdy established a general merchandise store in Edwardsport, but in 1872 returned to the farm. He is a man of good business qualities, is a Republican in politics, and cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

SAMUEL T. REEVE, furniture dealer and undertaker, of Edwardsport, was born in Indiana November 13, 1831, son of Joseph and Sarah (Ireland) Reeve. The father was of Welsh descent, born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1808. He was a farmer, and lived successively in Ohio and in different parts of Indiana, finally settling in Edwardsport, Knox County, in 1865, where he has since resided, and is one of the oldest men in the township. The mother was of English and German descent, born in Ohio in 1810. She died February 3, 1863. Samuel T. attended the subscription schools in boyhood, and when twenty-three years old began doing for himself. October 29, 1854, he married Hulda Hargis, daughter of William and Elizabeth Hargis. She is a native of Daviess County, born in 1835. Three children were born to them, these two living: William S. and Effie H. July 15, 1862, Mr. Keeve enlisted in Company C, Eightieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years, or during the war. He was in the battles of Perryville, Resaca, Atlanta campaign, Franklin and Nashville, and numerous minor engagements. He was commissioned duty sergeant in September, 1863, and was later made orderly sergeant. He was sunstruck while in the Atlanta campaign, which has affected his general health ever since; otherwise he was uninjured. He received his discharge at Camp Denison, Ohio, June 6, 1865. Owing to the effects of the sunstroke he was unfitted for farm work, which he had hitherto followed, so he came to Edwardsport and engaged in the cabinetmaking business with Ewald Villnock. In 1876 Mr. Keeve became sole proprietor, and has been quite successful. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for Fremont. He was trustee of Vigo Township eight years, and at last refused a renomination. Mrs. Reeve died June 4, 1877, and February 9, 1879, he wedded Anna Worth Johnson, daughter of Jacob and Matilda Johnson. She was born in Illinois in December, 1848. They are the parents of three children: Hulda, Lou and Ellis. Mr. Reeve is one of the prominent business men of the town, and is much respected for his many good traits of character.

WILLIAM S. REEVE was born in Knox County November 1, 1857, and is the eldest son of three children born to Samuel T. and Hulda (Hargis) Reeve, both of whom are natives of Indiana. William remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-one years of age, attending the country schools during the winter season. In 1872 he obtained a clerkship in the drug store of J. F. Scudder, of Edwardsport, which position he held eight years, and during a part of this time he acted as deputy postmaster. June 10, 1879, he was married to Kate Milam, fifth child of William S. and Emily (Beckes) Milam, born March 13, 1859. Three children have been born to William S. Reeve and wife: Hulda May, born June 4, 1880; Eoy Frank, born February 2, 1882, and Emma, born April 10, 1884. In the fall of 1882 Mr. Reeve engaged in the hardware and farming-implement business, in partnership with Hugh Barr, of Edwardsport. In the fall of 1883 Mr Reeve purchased the entire stock himself, and continued the business alone till the spring of 1885, when be traded his stock for a saw-mill, which he still owns. The mill is situated on the river bank at Edwardsport, and gives employment to about thirteen men, and saws from eight to ten thousand feet per day. Mr. Reeve has no church relationship, but his wife became a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the age of sixteen ; recently, however, she became a member of Missionary Baptist Church at Edwardsport. In politics Mr. Reeve has always been a stanch Republican.

J. L. REEVE, M. D., of Edwardsport, Ind., was born in the town August 27, 1857, and is a son of David I. and Harriet C. (Lemen) Reeve. The father was born in Daviess County, Ind., June 4, 1834. At the age of seventeen he began learning the carriage-maker's trade, but in 1870 took up house and sign painting instead, following that fourteen years. In 1884 he began harness-making, and is now engaged in that business in Edwardsport. July 6, 1854, he married a daughter of William and Rebecca Lemen. Dr. Reeve secured his literary education in the schools of Edwardsport, and attended the graded schools of Indianapolis for three years. At the age of twelve years he began learning the painter's trade under his father, but after attaining his majority taught school for one term with good success. In September, 1879, he entered the medical department of the University of Louisville, Ky., where he remained for two years, graduating from the institution as an M. D. February 25, 1881. Since that time he has practiced his profession in Edwardsport, and has won the confidence of the people. May 9, 1883, he wedded Ella G. Graham, born in Clark County, Ind., July 2, 1856. She was a daughter of William and Catharine Graham, and died August 23, 1884. Dr. Reeve is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Hancock. He is one of the leading young men of his party, and in 1882 was elected township trustee, and re-elected in 1884. He is a true gentleman, and has won many and true friends in the county.

ADAM EENNEE, a well-to-do farmer of Vigo Towns hip was born in Germany June 30, 1827, and is a son of Jacob and Minnie (Wemmer) Renner, natives of Germany, born in 1800 and 1805, and died in 1875 and 1854 respectively. The father was a blacksmith, and came to the United States in 1850. He resided in Morgan County, Ind., until his death. Adam was reared at home, and attended school eight years in his native land. At the age of seventeen he began learning the wagon-maker's trade, and in 1848 came to America and settled in Maryland, where he resided until 1851, when he came to Morgan County, Ind., and purchased 130 acres of land, and began his career as a farmer. In September, 1852, he wedded Ann Miller, daughter of Henry and Mary Miller. She was born in Germany, October 23, 1827, and has borne these children: Charles, Mary (wife of John Woesell), Louisa (wife of Allan Campbell), Sarah, Ida (wife of James Burton), Henry and Dellie. In 1870 he came to Knox County and bought 140 acres in Vigo Township, where he now resides. He is one of the leading German farmers in the township, and owns 480 acres of land. He bears an excellent reputation, and is honest and industrious. He favors Democratic principles, and his first vote was cast for Gen. Taylor, in 1848. He was at one time a member of the I. O. O. F., and he and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

WILLIAM F. SHIVELY, postmaster of Edwardsport, was born June 2, 1832, in Dubois County, Ind., and is one of eleven children of Jacob B. and Anna (Mavity) Shively. The father was of German descent, born in Kentucky in 1797, and was a Christian minister, and also farmed to some extent. He and family came to Orange County, Ind., and in 1830 moved to Dubois County, remaining until 1841. He died in the winter of 1867. The mother was of French descent, born in Virginia January 14, 1799, and moved to Kentucky with her parents when only three years old. She died in Dubois County. William F. received part of his education in the subscription schools, but the greater part was acquired at home. At the age of eighteen he left the parental roof and started for California, going via the Gulf of Mexico, Isthmus of Darien and up the Pacific coast. During his stay in the "Eldorado State" he worked in the gold mines. He returned to Indiana in 1851-52, being three months on the voyage. August 6, 1854, he married Alice Curry, daughter of Thomas and Catharine Curry. She was born July 3, 1835, in Pittsburgh, Penn. They have seven children: Thomas J., Benjamin F., Anna C. (wife of William H. Pennington), Elizabeth (wife of Thomas Mattox), William F., Jr., Mary C. and Leland S. Mr. Shively worked at the carpenter's trade in Boonville, Ind., one year. In 1864 he came to Knox County, and began farming near Edwardsport. In 1864 he was drafted in the army, and served in Company H, Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the field until hostilities ceased. He received his discharge at Indianapolis July 3, 1865. He then resumed his trade, and farmed in connection. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first vote for Buchanan. September 11. 1885, he was commissioned postmaster of Edwardsport, by A. E. Stevenson, acting Postmaster General, and has served since October 1, and has given almost universal satisfaction. He and wife are members of the Christian Church.

ALFEED SIMONSON, one of the oldest citizens and merchants of Edwardsport, Ind., was born in Vigo Township, Knox Co., Ind., October 1, 1815, and is one of four children of Mary Simonson. She was of Scotch-English descent, born about 1770 in South Carolina, and died in Daviess County, Ind., 1834. She was the second person buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Edwardsport. Alfred's early life was one of continued privation and hardship. He worked at various kinds of manual labor, but more especially in spinning cotton under the direction and for the maintenance of his mother. He worked in the harvest during the summer, and received $7 or $8 per month, but during unfavorable weather worked at the spinning wheel. His school days were very few. At the age of twenty -two, by the strictest economy, he had saved from his meager earnings sufficient means to purchase a team. He then rented a farm of Nathan Bascum in Daviess County, and began working for himself. This was the initial step to a prosperous and successful career. November 11, 1841, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Reuben and Anna (La Gier) Perkins. She was born February 8, 1821, and has borne her husband ten children, eight now living: Geoi'ge W.. Emeline (wife of Dr. W. B. Anderson), Jefferson G., Lafayette L., Flora G, Laura (wife of Stephen Slinkard), Dora, and Cora. All are living at or near home. In 1837 Mr. Simonson purchased about 100 acres of land in Daviess County, which he cultivated until 1816, when he moved to Edwardsport and engaged in merchandising, and in addition carried on boat-building and porkpacking until 1861. He was also engaged in manufacturing flatboats for the South, and made many profitable trips to the Lower Mississippi River towns. In 1870 he made his son Jefferson his equal partner in business. He is a Democrat, but has never held public office excepting township trustee of Steele Township, though often solicited to do so. In 1818 he joined the Charity Lodge of F. & A. M. of Washington. Ind. He is not a member of any church, but leans toward the Cumberland Presbyterian faith. He is very public spirited, and takes a prominent part in all movements for the advancement and prosperity of his town and county. He was the prime mover in organizing and building the Edwardsport Graded School. He aids and assists the poor in innumerable ways, and his word is equivalent to a bond. He has a fine estate and a handsome brick residence, and a good brick store with a large stock of goods. He is the oldest merchant in Knox or Daviess Counties, and is yet an active and energetic old gentleman.

M. B. SLAWSON, blacksmith, of Edwardsport, Ind., was born in Lawrence County, 111., December 8, 1821, son of Jesse and Rachel (Reeves) Slawson, who were of German lineage, born in New York and Pennsylvania in 1780 and 1785, respectively. The father was a farmer, and came to Knox County when about eighteen years of age, and was married in 1808. He was one of Gen. Harrison's body guards in the war of 1812, serving three years, and was in the battle of Tippecanoe. In September, 1815 he went to the mineral springs of Martin County to get medical aid for his eyes, but died there on the 5th of the month. The mother died in 1869. Our subject received limited advantages, and acquired bis education mostly at home. At the age of eighteen he commenced as an apprentice under his brother, Abner R., learning the blacksmith's trade. At the end of four years he gave up that work and returned to the farm. In October, 1843, he married Jane Lemon, born in Knox County in 1843. She died August 8, 1844. A year later he returned to his trade, but not being satisfied with his location, he traveled in Iowa, "Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, and in 1848 married Amelia Tibbets in Valparaiso, Ind. She was born in 1830. They have one child, William. In 1850 he returned to his birthplace, and the next year came to Edwardsport, where he has since lived with the exception of six years spent on the farm. The second wife died May 30, 1852, and August of the same year he married Hester Cox, daughter of William and Hannah Cox. Mrs. Slawson is a native of Knox County, born January 30, 1823. They have these children: Thomas, Amanda, and Emma. Subject is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Gen. Harrison. He is a member of the I. O. O. P., and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.

DR. THOMAS SPAULDING is the eldest of four sons of William and Ann (Ferguson) Spaulding, and was born March 8, 1844. The father and mother were natives of Scotland and Ireland, born in 1798 and 1808, respectively. The father was a stone-cutter, but later in life became a farmer. He came to the United States at an early day, and during the voyage the vessel was wrecked, after being out upward of three weeks, and the crew drifted back to Cork, Ireland, where they refitted the vessel and made another and successful voyage, landing in America six months after their first start. He was married in Pennsylvania in 1843, and soon after came to Indiana, where he has since resided. Thomas Spaulding received his early education in the district schools, and later attended school at Wilmington and Dillsborough. In 1863-64 he attended the Oberlin University, and in 1866-67 was a student in Hanover College, Ind. In 1868 he began the study ofmedicine under Dr. H. G. Osgood, at Gosport, Ind. In 1869 he entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, and took a course of lectures which lasted five months. He then entered the Eclectic Medical Institution of the same city, and graduated as an M. D. in June, 1870. He located in Edwardsport, where he has since practiced with good success. December 14, 1870, he married Sarah, daughter of Wilkinson and Julia Smith. His wife was born in Dearborn County, Ind., in 1840. To them were born three children, one now living, Julia. Mrs. Spaulding died October 20, 1878, and November 2, 1881, he married Laura H. Burtt, daughter of Eli and Paulina Burtt. She was born in Clark County, Ind., November 30, 1858. They have one child, named Aileen. Mrs. Spaulding is a member of the Christian Church. The Doctor is one of the leading physicians of Vigo Township, and as a citizen stands high in the estimation of the people. He is a Republican, and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He belongs to the I. O. O. F.

GEORGE L. SPALDING, M. D., of Sandborn, Ind., was born near Washington, Daviess Co., Ind., October 11, 1851. and is the eldest of twelve children of John and Mary A. (Pate) Spalding, and is of English, Welsh and Irish lineage. The father was born in Daviess County in 1830. He is a farmer, and owns 240 acres of land, and is one of the leading men of the county. He held the position of county treasurer, and made a capable and efficient officer, and accordingly was re-elected to his second term. The mother was born in Martin County in 1832. Our subject received a common school education, and in addition attended the high school at Shoals for eleven months. When seventeen years old he began teaching school, continuing three terms. In the meantime he had begun studying medicine, and was under the direction of Dr. E. C. Dyal, of St. Mary's, Ind., for four years. He studied by himself until 1874, and then began practicing at Owl Prairie, now Elnora, remaining there until 1879, when he moved to Sandborn, where he has since resided. Dr. Spalding has a good knowledge of his profession, and by his courteous and gentlemanly bearing, and good success in his practice, has won the confidence of the people. He entered the medical department of Butler University in 1880, and remained five months. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first vote for Horace Greeley. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church. May 16, 1873, he married Julia A. Wade, daughter of Benjamin A. Wade. She was born in Daviess County, Ind.,

March 17, 1857, and died March 0. 1875, leaving one child- William T. June 20, 1877, the Doctor married Delia Champlin, who was born in Ripley County, Ind., November 14, 1855. They have three children, viz.: George L., Helen and Mary. The Doctor is a member of the Mississippi Valley Medical Society.

AUGUST H. F. STOELTING, farmer and grain merchant of Westphalia, was born January 13, 1853, in Indianapolis, Ind., and is the eldest of four children of Frederick and Mary C. (Isensee) Stoelting. The father was born in Germany in 1818, where he worked as a joiner and cabinet-maker. He came to the United States when a young man, and located in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1858 he began his career as a merchant, and continued selling goods for nine years, at the expiration of which he began farming, and afterward moved to Knox County, Ind., where he purchased 208 acres of land in Vigo Township, where he settled and has since resided. The mother was also a German, born in 1815. Our subject received a very good education in the German and English languages in the city schools of Indianapolis. When sixteen years old he came with his parents to Knox County, Ind., and resided with them until eighteen years of age. March 17, 1875, he married Mattie Willis, born in Knox County, Ind., in August, 1850, daughter of Flemming and Mary Willis. To them were born these children : Mary Oliatta, Ernest Frederick, Frank Willis and Minnie Alma. Since his marriage Mr. Stoelting has resided on his father's farm. He speculates to some extent in grain, and is a good farmer and a wide-awake and successful business man. He is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for S. J. Tilden. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JAMES WHITNEY is a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was born March 7, 1848, and is one of four sons and four daughters of Amos and Matilda (Wright) Whitney. The father was born in Maine in 1813, and was a farmer and stock speculator. He went with his parents to the '"Buckeye State" in 1821, and in 1856 moved to Daviess County. Ind. In nine years' time he went to Cherokee County. Kas., where he died in 187 $. The mother was born in Ohio in 1809, and died in Daviess Countv. Ind., in 1863. James received a common school educa- tion, and when six years old came to Indiana. When eighteen years old he began farming for himself, and December 3, 1868, married Elizabeth Goodinan, daughter of James and Margaret Goodman. She was born in Daviess County, Ind., about 1849. To them were born five children: Joseph (deceased), Dora, (deceased), Mary, James (deceased) and Julia (deceased). Mr. Whitney has led the free and independent life of a farmer until

1878, when he moved to Knox County, and was ferryman on the White Eiver until 1884, when he moved to Edwardsport and purchased twenty-six acres of land. His wife died November 7,

1879, and his daughter Mary kept house for him until her marriage, in July, 1885, to Edward Eeeve. Since that time he has made his home with her. Mr. Whitney is an honest business man, and is a Republican, and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He is a Mason.

HENRY F. WINTERS, apiarist, of Bicknell, was born March 30, 1851, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the only child of Frederick P. and Minnie (Gardsmith) Winters. The father was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1816. He came to the United States about 1833, and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was married in 1852, and came to Ripley County, Ind., and in 1875 came to Knox County. In 1878 he removed to Alabama, where he bought eighty acres of land and began raising fruits. He has been twice married, and is the father of two children. Our subject's mother was also a native of Germany, where she was born in 1817. She came to the United States about 1835, and died in Ripley County, Ind., in 1864. Our subject received a common school education, and resided with his father until twentythree years old. In 1875 he came to Bicknell, Ind., where he purchased a one-half interest in a grist-mill, but in 1883 sold his interest, and has since been engaged in the culture of bees, and in connection raises vegetables and small fruits. He was married to Catharine Paul October 5, 1873. She was bora in Germany July 26, 1852, and is a daughter of John and Catharine Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Winters became the parents of four children, viz. : John E., Frederick C, William F. and Minnie C. Our subject favors Republican principles, and cast his first vote for U. S.

AMOS M. WEIGHT, farmer, was born in Washington County, Ind., August 7, 1841, and is the youngest of seven children of Amos and Jane (Gross) Wright, and of Irish descent. The parents were born in Kentucky and Virginia in 1805 and 1804, respectively. The father was a minister of the Christian Church, and in his young days did some farming. He resided in Washington County, Ind., at the time of his marriage, and came to Edwardsport in 1860, where he lived until his death in February, 1880. The mother died in 1870. Amos was educated in the district schools and resided with his parents until twenty-six years old. He was one of the boys in blue, enlisting in Company C, Eightieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862. He took part in the battles of Perryville, Resaca and a number of engagements of lesser note. While in the battle of Resaca he was wounded in the left ankle by a gun shot, which disabled him for ten months. He was in the hospitals at Chattanooga and Nashville, and Jeffersonville, Ind. He returned to service in April, 1865, and in June of that year was discharged at Indianapolis. May 19, 1867. he married Ann E. Hulen, born in Daviess County, Ind., in 1844, and daughter of Simpson Hulen. To them were born nine children, seven of whom are living: Charles M., Fannie B., John N., Mary M., Cora F., Elsie E. and Bessie B. Mr. Wright located in Edwardsport after his marriage, where he has since resided, a well-to-do and highly-esteemed citizen and farmer. He is a Republican in politics and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.

THE AIRMAN FAMILY. The history of Daviess County, IncL. would be iD complete without a detailed sketch of the abovenamed family; not because they have been holders or aspirants of office, or have urged themselves upon the notice of the citizens of their county, but because from their earliest settlement in this county, in the person of John Aikman. they have been promoters of the advancement and well-being of the community in which they have resided, largely bj- their liberality, industry, and public enterprise, which, as a whole, are the predominant characteristics of the family. They have represented the county from its very earliest settlement, and have been identified with her in all the progress she has made, and as early pioneers and citizens of a late date, have endured their full share of hardships, and assisted in leveling the sturdy oak, and clearing and developing farms. James Aikman and his descendants constitute one branch of the family. James is the eldest of twelve children - -five brothers and two sisters now living - born to the marriage of John Aikman and Mary Barr. He was born in Bourbon County, Ky.. January T, 1810. Both parents were natives of the "Bluegrass State." and when James was but a small boy, came to Daviess County, Ind., and located on a tract of land, which the father entered, two miles south of Washington. Five years later the family removed to the "sugar land" neighborhood in this township, where they resided until a few years previous to the father's death (which occurred in 1850), when they moved to Washington. John Aikman was a quiet, unassuming man, and accumulated considerable means by his frugal and industrious habits. James secured a limited education, attending in the old log schoolhouse of early time6. When twenty-two years old he married Sarah Banta, a native of Nicholas County, Ky., born January 1, 1814, and began farming for himself. For fifty years he was a tiller of the soil, and succeeded in accumulating 400 acres of land, one-half of which is under cultivation, and managed by his sons, who reside upon it. In 1874 he and his wife removed to Washington, and have since lived a retired and happy life, surrounded by the comforts their industry has secured. They became the parents of eight children, these five now living: Samuel, Henry, John, Sarah D., and Martha Anne. Mr. Aikman has been a Republican since the organization of the party, and previous to that time was a Whig. He and his wife have been members of the Presbyterian Church for over forty years. He has resided in Daviess County longer than any other living person, so far as is now known. Samuel T. Aikman was born November 2, 1839. He secured a common school education, and married at the age of thirty-nine, locating on part of his father's farm. He was married to Martha Cunningham in 1878. They have two children: Claud and Maud. Henry Aikman was born January 30, 1842, and secured the same education and rearing as his brother. February 19, 1867, he was united in marriage to Laura E. Bradford, who lived- to be the mother of three children, only Clara B. living, and died July 30, 1870. In September, 1873, he was married to Sarah L. Williams, who bore him six children, these five living: Willie M., Mamie, Gertie, Henry C, and Paul. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. John Aikman was born February 27, 1845, and was reared upon the same farm that Samuel and Henry were. He was married, in 1870, to Permelia Allen, who bore him six children: James, John A., Edward T., Grace, Charles, and Sicily. He served in the late war, enlisting in the Forty-second Indiana Volunteers in 1862, and remained in the service two years. The sons are all industrious and prominent farmers, and belong to the Republican party. Sarah L., the elder of the two daughters, was born August 24, 1847, and is now the wife of Simeon Coleman, a young farmer living at Topeka, Kas. They were married in 1873, and have two children: James W. and Jessie A.

THOMAS J. AXTELL was born in Washington, Penn., February 3, 1835, and i6 a son of Thomas and Mary (Weir) Axtel, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father removed with his family to Knox County, Ind., in 1836, where he engaged in the mercantile business in the town of Bladensburgh, and here our subject was reared. After securing the ordinary English education he began clerking in his father's dry goods store. When sixteen years of age he left home and clerked in Mount Vernon, Ohio, for four years. After taking a trip to Texas he returned to New Albany, Ind., and in the winter of 1859 came to this city and engaged in the dry goods business for himself, continuing until the war broke out, when he sold out his business, and was traveling salesman for A. L. Scoville & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, for four years. He then returned to this city, and he and F. M. Myers formed a partnership in the dry goods business. In 1879 he purchased Mr. Myers' interest, and has since successfully conducted the business alone. He keeps an excellent stock of goods, and is doing quite well financially. October 16, 1862, he married Edna A. Eodarmel, daughter of Samuel Bodarmel, who was a prominent man of the county. To them were born three children, all of whom are living: Edwin R, Frank F., and Ella E. Mr. Axtel is a warm Republican, and takes an active part in political affairs. He has been a member of the city council, and is now a member of the city school board. He is a Mason, Knight Templar degree, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN A. BAIR, sheriff of Daviess County; was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 11, 1841, and was one of eight children born to John F. and Louisa (Keplinger) Bair, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Maryland. The subject of this sketch was brought up by his parents in his native county, and there secured an ordinary English education. He was trained to a farmer's life, and accordingly, in 1862, located on a farm in Wabash County, Ind. In 1865 he returned to his native county, and in the spring of 1866 removed with his parents to Daviess County, and farmed one season in Van Buren Township.

In 1867 he married Sidney Zeigler, a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, whose parents removed to this county some years previously. After his marriage he resided two year9 in Van Buren Township, farming in summer and teaching school in winter. He then removed to Madison Township, where he lived four years, when he engaged in saw-milling, and continued in this business with good success until 1884. He was elected by the Democratic party sheriff of Daviess County, which office he is now filling. Mr. Bair has always been an unswerving Democrat. In 1862 he enlisted as a recruit for the Eighty-ninth Reg- * iment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, but was prevented from entering into active service by the capture of the regiment at Mumfordsville, Ky. He was honorably discharged on account of physicial disability, caused by a wound in the right ankle. Mr. Bair is the father of four children, three of whom are living: Daniel W., Curtis H. and Ada P. Mr. and Mrs. Bair are both members of the United Brethren Church, and he is justly recognized as one of the enterprising and successful citizens of Daviess County.

E. A. BALDWIN, farmer, of Daviess County, Ind., was born in Vermillion County, 111., April 28, 1850, and is one of fourteen children, all yet living, born to Jesse W. and Eleanor (Harris) Baldwin, who were born in Ohio. A number of years after marriage they moved to Vermillion County, 111., thence to Chicago, where the father followed real estate agency, and was financially successful. He is yet residing in that city. The father is about eighty -five years of age and the mother ten years younger. Our subject was reared on a farm until nine years old, when he went with his parents to Chicago, where he secured a fair business education. He resided there until about nineteen years old, when he returned to Vermillion County, and about 1873 came to Washington, Ind., and was in the drug business for about nine years. He then went to Montgomery Station and kept a drug store for three years, and then came to his present place of residence. May 1, 1881, he was united in marriage to Mary C. Prosner, a native of Licking County, Ohio, born October 14, 1854, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Price) Prosner, who were natives of South Wales. To them were born two children, one of whom died at fourteen months old, Willie, and one now three months old, Otto C. The wife owns 165 acres of very fine land, and is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Baldwin is a warm Republican in politics, and is an enterprising young farmer.

JAMES M. BARE, attorney at law, Washington, Ind., was born in Reeve Township, Daviess County, October 27, 1841, and is one of a family of three sons and four daughters born to John and Julie (Burriss) Barr, both natives of Kentucky. The father came to this county with his father, James Barr, when he was a lad of eight years, in about 1816, and located in what is now Barr Township, where the father and grandfather of the subject of this sketch spent the greater part of their lives. James M. Barr was raised on the farm with his parents, securing a fair education in the common branches. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D., Eightieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served in the civil war three years as private and non-commissioned officer. At the close of the war he returned home and followed the life of a farmer until 1880, in Reeve Township, in the meantime studying law. In the year last named he moved to Washington, and being admitted to the Daviess County bar in 1881, has since been engaged in the practice of the law, meeting with very encouraging success. Mr. Barr is a stanch Republican, and served in Reeve Township as justice of the peace four years. He is a member of the G. A. R. He was married in December, 1866, to Martha Allen, a native of Daviess County. They have four children: Ora May, Minnie, Allen and Eva. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barr are members of the Presbyterian Church. John Barr, the father of the subject of this sketch, became a resident of Reeve Township, where he bought a tract of land, which he cleared and improved, undergoing all kinds of hardships in the meantime. He led a long, useful and honorable life, dying in February, 1885. Mrs. Barr died when James M. was a mere child, and John Barr subsequently married Lucy Gillick, who died about six years since, leaving one child - a son.

GAYLORD G. BARTON, attorney at law of Washington, Ind., and native of the county, was born April 11, 1844, son of Gaylord G. and Ann (Murphy) Barton, natives respectively of New York and Ireland. The father came to this city in May,

1834, where he married and began practicing medicine. His death occurred February 12, 1884. He was an active politician in his day, and was at one time State senator for this district. He was a Democrat in politics, and took an active interest in all public and private enterprises to promote the welfare of the county. He was trustee of the Wabash & Erie Canal a number of years, and was prominently identified with the county medical societies, and was a member of the city school board a number of years. He died in the Catholic faith, after having spent a life of usefulness in the county. The mother died when our subject was a small lad, and the father afterward married Ellen M. Murphy, a sister of his first wife, who still survives him. Our subject was raised in this city, and secured a good literary education. At the age of nineteen he began teaching school, and continued this occupation irregularly until 1867, when he accepted a position as deputy in the clerk's office of this county, serving until the fall of 1875, when he entered the law department of the State University at Bloomington, Ind., from which he graduated in 1877. After a trip to Europe he returned to this city the same year and entered upon his professional career, in which he has met with good success. He is a Democrat and was reared in the Catholic faith. He is a reliable practitioner and an upright citizen of the county. STEPHEN BELDING, editor and proprietor of the Daviess County Democrat, was born in Washington, Ind., November 21, 1841, the youngest of ten children born to Stephen and Elizabeth (Clenny) Belding. His father was a shoe-maker by trade, and later in life was a boot and shoe merchant. His grandfather (Clenny) was a Revolutionary war soldier. At twelve years of age Stephen began the printer's trade in his native town, and after serving his apprenticeship continued the trade until 1859, when he entered the Indiana State University, where he continued two years. In 1861 he purchased the Martin County Herald, which he published at Dover Hill until 1863; then was employed in the Evansville Journal for a time. Until the fall of 1867 he was employed on the Cincinnati Commercial, but after that returned to Washington, Ind., and in connection with J. H. Palmer, organized the joint stock company that established the Daviess County Democrat. Mr. Belding has ever since been connected with this enterprise, and through his individuality has won a place of distinction in southern Indiana journalism. Six months after the paper's establishment, Mr. Belding bought the entire stock, and has since been sole proprietor. He is a Democrat, and one of Washington's foremost citizens. January 22, 1872, was the celebration of his nuptials with Miss Cora White, of this city.

JOHN C. BILLHEIMER, attorney at law, was born in Wayne County, Ind., March 3, 1857, being one of five children born to Solomon and Margaret (Gephat) Billheimer, both of German descent. The father was a native of Virginia, and the mother of Pennsylvania. The immediate subject of this sketch wes raised in the county of his birth, and secured a good educacation, attending the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business College at Valparaiso, Ind., one and a half years. In his native county he had taught one term of school before attending the Normal College, and afterward he followed that profession for a time. When in his eighteenth year he began the study of law, and at the age of nineteen entered the law office of Brown & Brown. Newcastle, Ind., completing his studies in 1879. In October of that year he located at Washington, Ind., in the practice of his profession, in which he has continued ever since, meeting with good success. His wife, Susan Kimball, was also a native of Wayne County, Ind. Their marriage was solemnized in 1879, and has been blessed with three children: John Leroy, Irving and Charles. Politically he is a Republican. Although he has never aspired to any office of note he has taken some interest in political affairs of the county. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., K of H., and A. O. of R. M. Both himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At present he is chairman of the Daviess County Republican Central Committee.

R & E. BEITMAN constitute one of the oldest and most prominent business firms of southwestern Indiana, and the leading clothiers of Washington. Raphael Beitman, the senior member of the firm, was born in Bavaria, Germany, June 22, 1833, son of Isaac and Fredo (Goodman) Beitman, born in 1796 and 1801, and died in 1861 and 1862, respectively. The family are Germans by birth, and can be traced back at least five genera- tions. Our subject's boyhood was spent in his native country, and there he received his early education. In 1854 he came to America, and landed at New York, and then came to Indiana and settled at Petersburg, Pike County, and there remained one year. He then went to Vincennes, and for two years clerked in a store, and then came to Washington and engaged in the clothing business. In 1859 Emanuel Beitman, a younger brother of our subject, came to Washington from Germany, having been born in that country June 3, 1838. On coming to Washington he engaged in business with his brother, and until 1861 they sold goods throughout the country, traveling all the time. They then purchased the stock of goods of James Neal, who was a soldier in the Rebellion, and engaged in the family grocery business, being the only house of the kind in Washington. They continued until 1863, when they purchased the stock of clothing of G. Beitman, and have since very successfully continued in that business. They do an extensive business, and have the almost unlimited confidence of the people. The senior member of the firm was married, in December, 1865, to Miss Amelia Joseph, a native of Germany. They have four children, as follows: Flora, Jacob, Julia and Bertha. The junior member of the firm was married in the city of "Brotherly Love," March 17, 1869, to Miss Amelia Sternberger, born in Bavaria, Germany. They have five children: Lillie, Jennie, Bertha, Blanche A. and Stella. The firm are Democratic in their political views. Raphael is a member of the I. O. O. F., and Emanuel of the Masons.

JESSE BILLINGS was born in Lawrence County, Ind., August 19, 1831, of English and Welsh descent, and son of William and Mary (Davis) Billings, natives of Tennessee and Wales, respectively. They were married in Tennessee in 1820, and two years later moved to Lawrence County, Ind., where they purchased 200 acres of land near Mitchell. When Jesse was about eight years old his mother died, and he remained with his father, assisting him on the farm until nineteen years of age. February 7, 1850, he was married to Sarah Miller, born November 22, 1833, daughter of John and Susannah (Tyre) Miller, and moved to Illinois, where he purchased land and lived for about four years. He then came to Daviess County, Ind., and bought 135 acres of land, which he has since increased to 560 acres, 460 acres being under cultivation. His land is all underlaid with a good quality of coal. At a depth of 190 feet they found a six-foot vein, and at fifty feet an eighteen-inch vein, and at ninety feet a four-foot vein, all of which was analyzed and found to be first-class. He and wife are the parents of these children: John W., Abram R, Mary S., George W., Annie A., Airnetta B., Morton E., Charles S., Lillie M., Louis S. and Jesse F. Mr. Billings is a Republican and cast his first vote for Fillmore. He has been a member of the Masonic lodge twenty-seven years, and a member of the Christian Church twenty years. Mr. Billings was not in the late war, but his sympathies were with the Union soldiers. He had three brothers who served, and all were wounded, but returned home in safety.

E. G. BON DURANT, freight and ticket agent of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad at Washington, Ind., was born near Frankfort, Ky., July 10, 1836, and is the second of a family of three children born to Thomas L. and Elizabeth (Woodfill) Bon Durant, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Kentucky. The father was of French descent, and was supply agent for the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad. He was killed by an accident in 1844. The mother lived until 1882. Our subject was reared to the age of eight years in Kentucky, when he and his parents came to Indiana. He secured a very limited education in the schools of Madison, never attending -more than three months. He remained with his mother until 1850, having engaged at telegraphy on the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, and has ever since been employed in different capacities on that and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. He was division superintendent of the east division of the last-named road for about four years, beginning in 18*59. He was assistant general superintendent of the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad for four years. He then returned to the Ohio & Mississippi as master of transportation of the whole line several years, but resigned the position and came to Washington and engaged in the railroad and coal business, acting as railroad agent. He was married, in July, 1860, to Susan C. McGannon, a native of Jennings County, Ind. To them were born seven children; one died in infancy. Those living are Ella (wife of George "Walters, Jr.), Oliver E., Elva, Fannie, William H. and Daisy C. Mrs. Bon Durant is a member of the Baptist Church, and he is a Mason - Knight Templar degree. Politically he is a Bepublican.