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WILLAM M. BROOKS An enterprising and progressive farmer of Noble Township was born in Nicholas County, Ky., July 7, 1841, and is of English lineage. He is the seventh child born to Mosley and Susanna (Geohegan) Brooks, natives of the same County, the former born in 1805, and died in 1873, the latter born 1803, died in 1871. The paternal grandfather, Zachariah Brooks, was a native of Virginia, who, at an early date, removed to Kentucky, where he died at the age of ninety years. His maternal grandfather, a native of Delaware, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and died in Kentucky. In 1851, the family came to Rush County. Our subject received a common school education, and his occupation has always been that of a farmer. He now resides on the old Brooks homestead, and is the owner of more than 500 acres of land. In 1862, Mr. Brooks enlisted in Company I, Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After serving seven months, he resigned on account of physical disability. The marriage of Mr. Brooks was solemnized October 6, 1869, to Miss Laura D. Downey, born in Warren County, Ohio, November 4, 1849. They are the parents of seven children, viz.: Minnie D., born 1870; Cora D., born 1871; Harry D., born 1873; Edith E., born 1875; Ida F., born 1878; William M., Jr., born 1884, and Leslie R., born 1887. Mr. Brooks is a staunch Republican and a member of the G. A. R. For four years he was Trustee of Noble Township. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are members of the Christian Church.MELVIN W. BROOKS was born in Nicholas County, Ky., April 18, 1844; son of Mosley Brooks. The subject of this sketch came with his parents to this county, when but five years of age, and received a common school education. At the age of eighteen years, he enlisted in the Fifty-second Regiment, Company G, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Wolf and Capt. Ross Guffin. He participated at the battle of Fort Donelson where he was wounded. He was a true and brave soldier and at the end of three years and eight months was honorably discharged, came home and resumed the occupation of a farmer, and now owns a farm of 175 acres of well-improved land. The marriage of Mr. Brooks was solemnized April 23, 1867, to Miss Alice A., daughter of Horatio and Nancy (Townsend) Culver, natives of New York and Ohio. Mrs. Brooks was born January 31, 1849, and is the mother of the following children; Fannie, Forrest, Charles, Sadie, Mertie, Vernon and Oliver M. Politically, Mr. Brooks is a Republican, and also a member of the G. A. R. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are members of the Christian Church. Compendium of Biography Of Henry County, Indiana B. F. Bowen 1920

I found these on the Jefferson County, IN gen web, search terms LAW I hope these are helpful the info in this post is all that there was. Jackie In Oregon Law, Joel. (Book A-256) Will Wr. 8 Sept. 1835. Rec. 16 Sept. 1835., died 10 Sept. 1835.Wife, Susannah. Sons: Jesse, Charles, Isaac, Willis, and William, children of Susannah and Joel--Charles, Anderson, Leroy, Lewis, Daniel, Polly Ann, and Elizabeth., Graham Twp. Witnesses: Henderson Bell, Francis Barnes. Will contested by four sons, Jesse, Isaac, William, and Willis. 10 Feb. 1836. William Hendricks Jr. appointed gdn of Charles and rest of minor children of Joel Law, decd. Verdict 10 Aug. 1836. Will valid. (Probate Book F-37) November 1842. Lewis B. Law, aged 20 on the 18th day of May 1842; Daniel Law, age 16 on the 15th of July 1842; Elizabeth C. Law, age 11 years on the 9th day of September 1842 and Polly Ann Law, age eight years on the 9th day of March 1842, heirs of Joel Law, Susannah Law made their gdn. Law, John. decd. (Probate Book F-40) Sarah Law, infant, aged about 15 years, came into court and made choice of John Barnes as gdn. Field, William. (Probate Book I) Will Wr. 23 Feb. 1850. Rec. 27 Sept. 1850. Wife, Elizabeth; farm and lot in Lexington. Children: William Harrison Field; John Field ; George W. Field; James F. Field; Samuel Anderson Greenbury Field, Martin Huckleberry Field; Louisa Cooperider; Frances Law; Elizabeth Cooperider; Mary Tull. Witnesses: John West; John Cantwill. Codicil Wr. 6 May 1850 MARRIAGE RECORD DEC 1861-1864 1863 November 28 Bridge, Thomas Law, Susan <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/direct/gaz.html">Jefferson County Gazetteer, 1887-8.</A>, Dec 14 2000 Law Rachel Jane, 213a, Graham. Law Moses, 73a, Deputy. Law B F, 240a, Graham. Law Anderson, 160a, Deputy. Law Ann, 112a, Graham. Law Benj F, 33a, Graham. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/direct/towns.html">Directory of Towns in Jefferson County, 1887-8.</A>, Nov 23 2000 Law Fletcher, farmer. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/direct/misc.html">Madison City Directory - Misc. Info., 1887-8.</A>, Nov 23 2000 Law--C. A. Korbly, J. Y. Allison, J. W. Link <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/marriage/mar1868.html">Marriage Records, 1868 - 1873</A>, Nov 13 2000 1872 February 27 Benson, John O. Law, Mary 1870 August 3 Law, Charles A. Schmidlapp, Mary A. 1871 September 21 Law, Job Clines, Malissa 1871 September 19 Lewis, Stephen F. Law, Ellen <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/marriage/marb.html">Marriage Records by Groom: B</A>, Nov 12 2000 1872 Feb 27 Benson, John O. Law, Mary 1863 Nov 28 Bridge, Thomas Law, Susan <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/marriage/marr.html">Marriage Records - Jefferson County</A>, Nov 6 2000 1857 September 10 Eldridge, James Law, Sarah 1856 March 27 Hord, Milton Law, Eliza Ann 1859 October 16 Melton, William Law, Sarah Jane <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/marriage/mar1865.html">Marriage Records, 1865</A>, Nov 1 2000 1865 March 23 Law, John Litson, Annie <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/military/saluda62.html">Militia Enrollment - Saluda Twp.</A>, Jun 27 2000 Floyd A Law 35 " Stiff Elbow Willis Law 41 " Geo Law 26 " <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/military/dunn.html">Capt. Dunn's Company of Mounted Rangers</A>, Jun 27 2000 William Law <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/valcem.html">Valley Cemetery, Jefferson County, IN</A>, Jun 6 2000 Law, Minnie, d/o John & Ann Law, Nov 4 1871 - Oct 14 1896 Law, Thomas, s/o C.L. & R.J. Law, Sep 8 1843 - Jul 16 1866 Law, Charles L., s/o J. & A. Law, d. Feb 28 1870, age 4 yrs Law, Rachel J., d. Jul 1 1888, age 67 yrs Law, Charles L., d. Jun 5 1881, age 65 yrs <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/taxes/tax1816.html">Jefferson County 1816 Tax List</A>, Jan 2 2001 Law, Joel Law, Charles <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/grapisgh.html">Pisgah Cemetery - Graham Twp</A>, May 4 2000 Law, Benjamin F., 14 Mar 1848 - 08 Mar 1914 Law, Philena C., 21 Nov 1852 - 07 Feb 1937 Law, Stephen A., 1845 - __; Sarah J, his wife, 1843 - 1912 Law, Mahala, 30 May 1821 - 29 Feb 1902 Law, Anderson, h/o Mahala, 30 Jun 1820 - 26 Nov 1889 Law, Clay, 1868 - 19__; Lola V. Hartwell, his wife, 1873 - 1938 Law, Nora, 1876 - 1930 Law, George, 12 Mar 1857 - __ Law, Elvira J., w/o Geo. Law, 20 Jan 1854 - 03 Jul 1928 <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/grabeth.html">Bethany Cemetery - Graham Twp</A>, May 3 2000 Law, Sylvanus, s/o N. & M. Law, 1882 – 1892 Law, Nathaniel, 01 Jan 1832 – 03 Jan 1887 Law, Mathilda, 08 Apr 1857 – 09 Jan 1887 Law, James W., 14 May 1826 – 27 Nov 1870 Law, Mahala, w/o J.W. Law, 22 Feb 1831 – 27 Mar 1913 <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/salbarne.html">Barnes Graveyard - Saluda Twp</A>, Apr 17 2000 Barnes, Sarah Law, w/o John, d. Feb 8 1859, age 69 yrs Sarah Law Barnes was the d/o Jesse Law, Revolutionary soldier, <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/military/graham.html">Graham Twp. Militia- 1862</A>, Apr 15 2000 Thomas Law 18 Laborer Marion Law 18 " Anderson Law 42 Farmer State Serv <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/grahlaw.html">Graham Twp: Law Graveyard</A>, Apr 4 2000 Graham Twp: Law Graveyard Graham Township. Law Graveyard. NW 27-4-8. Law, Joel, companion of Susannah Law, d. Sep 10, 1835, in 53d y. Law, John, s/o Joel & Susannah Law, d. Jan 10, 1826, age 1y 4m 7d Law, infant s/o Joel & Susannah, Dec 11, 1829 - Dec 15, 1829 Law, Thomas, s/o same, July 29 - Aug 20, 1828 Law, Cynthia A., Dec 22, 1826 - Jan 24, 1904 Law, Lewis B., May 18, 1822 - Dec 9, 1901 For will of Joel Law, see Will Book A-256; also Probate Book F-49. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/cemetery/grahfost.html">Graham Twp: Foster Graveyard</A>, Apr 4 2000 D.A.R. places this Graveyard on farm of B.F. Law.1941 D.A.R. Cemetery Records. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/death/drl.html">Death Records: L</A>, Mar 29 2000 Law, LouiseFeb 25, 1897  Law, Mrs. JosephJan 14, 1897  <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/marriage/ml.html">Jefferson County Marriages: L</A>, Feb 12 2000 Law, John Watson Dryden, John. (Book A-243) Will Wr. 7 May 1862. Rec. 9 May 1862. My wife, Polly  Dryden, our homestead; to my daughter, Julian (?) Taylor, $145, she has already recd $300; my dau Rachel I. Law, $300, having recd $300; my dau, Sarah Stratton, $128, already has had $382. My sons: Thomas, Reuben H. Charles W., I have already given each $600; my youngest dau, Mary, $300, my son-in-law Charles L. Law to be exec. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/military/rev.html">/gen/jeff/records/military/rev.html</A>, Feb 7 2000 Campbell, Williamb. 1732, Ireland; d. 1826; bur. On B.F. Law's farm near Deputy, IN; m. Elizabeth Wellen. <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/military/ind146th.html">146th Indiana Infantry Co</A>, Feb 7 2000 Law, William                    Law, Robert                     <A HREF="http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/polls/pollgr28.html">Graham Twp., Jefferson Co. Election - 1828</A>, Feb 6 2000 Law, Jesse Campbell, George Law, Joel

Morning All Here I go again, having a hard time with death info On John Wrigley and wife Francis Walker he born In 1817, she 1816 NC married 1837 Wayne CO. Indiana lived in Abington In Any help would be wonderful, They are my brick wall. Mary ------marejoni@aol.com

Surnames in the biography are: Port, Canton, Vickery, Long, Baird, Teeter, Lamberson DAVID PORT The present solid prosperity and the progressive spirit which is so characteristic of this great republic is in a very large measure due to the injection into our national life of the blood of Ireland in the person of her sons and daughters who have come here in the hope of escaping from conditions which were galling and oppressive. The qualities which have characterized the natives of the Emerald Isle have enabled these emigrants under the more favorable conditions in the United States to attain to the most exalted stations in business, learning and the arts and sciences, and they are considered among the most active and progressive of the citizens of this great country. The immediate subject of this sketch is a native of Ireland, having been born near Belfast. His parents were Samuel and Eliza A. (Canton) Port. The Port family is originally from France, but migrated from that country to Ireland and their descendants have made their homes in America. The subject's grandfather on the maternal side was a surgeon in the noted Irish Rebellion and was descended from Lord 0'Neal. Samuel Port, the father of the subject, emigrated from Ireland in 1839 and at once located in Fayette county, Indiana. When he had come as far as Cincinnati, Ohio, he found himself with but ten cents in his pocket and a family of eight children to care for. He had learned the weaver's trade in Ireland, though upon settling in this country he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was industrious and saved his money and was subsequently able to buy a quarter section of land, situated one mine north of Waterloo, in Fayette County. Here he settled and resided a number of years, and being energetic and ambitious, lived to see this tract cleared up and improved. He also kept a hotel for a number of years, which is remembered as one of the pioneer institutions of that county, from which he received a source of income. The hotel was known as the Drovers and Movers home for many years during the early history of that country, and was very popular and liberally patronized. He subsequently disposed of his possessions near. Waterloo and purchased a farm two miles north of Bentonville, on which he settled, and afterward resided until death, which occurred in 1859. He was highly respected and was known far and wide. He was the father of nine children, eight of whom were born in Ireland, and of this family the subject is the only survivor. He had been fairly prosperous and at his death was worth about twelve thousand dollars. Politically he was a Democrat and in religion was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. David Port was reared upon his father's farm and had but little opportunity to secure an education. He remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. After his marriage he resided upon his father's farm near Bentonville for three years and in 1867 came to Henry County, locating upon a farm. He now possessed one hundred and ten acres of land and was successful in the operation of the farm. Besides the operation of the farm Mr. Port also engaged in the buying and shipping of livestock and found this a very profitable source of income. During the fall of 1902, Mr. Port and wife moved to Dublin, Indiana, where they now reside in retirement, enjoying the fruits of their many years toil. On the 10th of October 1858, David Port was united in the holy bonds of wedlock with Miss Martha J. Vickery. She was born in Rush County, this state, April 19, 1837, and is the daughter of Salathiel and Sarah (Long) Vickery. She is of Irish Welsh extraction. Her grandfather Long was a native of Virginia, and removed from that state to Ohio, thence to Indiana in 1820. He was an extensive contractor and constructed about three miles of the National road from Lewisville westward. He was a well-known and prominent man and was elected to the Indiana legislature. He was the father of nine children. To the marriage of the subject and his wife there have been born four children, as follows: Lenna A., married Clemment Baird and is now deceased; Samuel R. married Meda Teeter and lives near Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana; Lizzie L. married Lagrove Lamberson and lives in Dudley township, this county, and Maggie E., the second in order of birth, died when about two years old. Politically the subject is an ardent Democrat and has done much to advance the interests of his party. Religiously the families are affiliated with the Christian church and are active and earnest in their support of the same. Mr. Port enjoys a splendid reputation as a successful farmer and an entrprising businessman, being familiar with 17 the methods of agriculture such as the most scientific and progressive farmers have adopted to make their living financially remunerative. As a neighbor and citizen he occupies a desirable and conspicuous place and all who know him honor him for his many sterling qualities of manhood. Compendium of Biography Of Henry County, Indiana B. F. Bowen 1920

Surnames in the biography are: Bradbury, Boyd, Harned,Mundell, O'Neal, Ballinger,Towsend, Hatfield, Burr, Nicholson, Brown, Windsor, JAMES L. BRADBURY. One of the leading citizens of Franklin township. also one of its oldest and most highly esteemed residents, is the gentleman whose name furnishes the caption of this re view. David Bradbury, grandfather of the subject. was a native of New Jersey, born of Welsh parentage. He was left an orphan when quite young and at the early age of fourteen entered the American army and served until the close of the Revolutionary war. After the cessation of hostilities he went to Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, where he married and purchased a farm, remaining there until about the year 1820, meantime purchasing land to the amount of one hundred and sixty acres in the county of Hamilton. He also had a farm near the towvn of Lebanon which he sold and in an early day moved to Miami county, Indiana, where he bought about one thousand acres of land of the government. The Wabash val1ey being a very unhealthy locality in which to live, he did not long remain on his Miami county land but moved to a more favorable locality in the county of Wayne. David Bradbury was the father of seven sons and two daughters, namely: Josiah. David, James, John, Abner M, Daniel, Ezekiel, Phoebe and Sally. Abner M. Brabury went to Wayne County when a young man. but did not long remain on account of failure to get into the business he had in mind. He joined his father in what is now the county of Miami, thence returned to the county of Wayne and received a clerkship in a dry goods store at Richmond. After serving in that capac ity from June of 1821 until the following fall he went to what is known as Greens Fork, where he found employment in a fulling mill. After becoming a proficient hand he worked at various places and later became deputy sheriff of Wayne county. While discharging the duties of this position he became acquainted with Miss Mary Boyd, daughter of Rev. Samuel Boyd. and subsequently he and the young lady were made husband and wife. The Boyd family were prominently identified with the pioneer history of several states, notably among which were Kentucky and Indiana, where the name is still held in grateful remembrance. Several of the ancestors distinguished themselves in the war for independent, among whom was Abraham Boyd, who settled in Kentucky in an early day and became quite prominent in the history of a certain county of that state. He had a son, the Hon. Linn Boyd. who served in the Kentucky legislature and afterwards was elected to the United States congress, where he achieved a national reputation as a statesman. He was the contemporary of Clay. Calhoun. Webster and other notables, served eighteen years in congress and for a considerable length of time was speaker of the house of representatives. Rev. Samuel Boyd was a near relative of this distinguished man and lived in that part of Kentucky where the family originally settled. He disposed of his possessions as ear1y as 1811 and with his wife and nine children migrated to the wilds of Wayne county, Indiana, settling near the present site of Jacksonburg where he lived in a tent until a rude log cabin could be erected. He was one of the first, if not the first, minister of the gospel to penetrate the wilderness of western Indiana and he preached for a number of years to the Indians, besides organizing churches and building houses of worship among the early settlements of Wayne and neighboring counties. He was an able preacher and a most excellent and God-fearing man, his courage never forsook him amid his trying pioneer experiences and through his fearless and faithful preaching he attacked many of the evil practices of the times and led numbers of people to the higher life. He was one of the notables men of his day and generation in Indiana and died the 27th day of November, 1835. The family of Abner and Mary Bradbury consisted of thirteen children, whose names are as follows: Isabella, wife of James Leason; Caroline, wife of James Russell; William married Jane Kinley; Elizabeth became the wife of Isaac Harned; James L., the subject of. this review; Martha was the wife of Josephus Mundell; Samuel married Margaret A. O'Neal; Daniel married Sarah Ballinger; Burns married Sarah Townsend; Albert married Francis Hatfield: Allison married Sarah Burr, and Emma, the youngest, is still single. James L. Bradbury, the direct subject of this notice, was born in Wayne county, Indiana. June 7, 1829. He grew to maturity near the place of his birth, received as good an education as could be acquired in the subscription schools and remained with his parents. assisting with the farm work until reaching the years of young manhood. On the 23d day of March, 1851, he was joined in marriage to Miss Eveline Nicholson and six years later moved to Randolph county where he made his home until 1861, then returned to Wayne county and became a citizen of Henry county in 1862 settling on the farm in Franklin township where he has since lived. His first wife died in January,1887, leaving three children, Luther E.. Emma H. and Edith J. Subsequently, February 28, 1891, Mr. Bradburv married his present companion, Miss Anna M. Brown, daughter of. Moses Brown, a union without issue. The life of Mr. Bradbury has been one of great industry and he is now in a situation to enjoy some of the well earned fruits of his many years of toil. He has been successful as a farmer, having accumulated a sufficiency of worldly wealth to make his remaining days free from labor and care and his career presents little to criticise and very much to commend. Among his friends and neighbors he is held in the greatest respect and his name has always been a synonym of honorable dealing and manly conduct. Politically he is a Republican and religiously with his good wife belongs to the society of Friends. Luther E. Bradbury, oldest child of James L. and Evaline Bradbury, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, August 23,1856, and spent the first five years of his life on his father's farm in the county of Randolph. In 1862 he was brought by his parents to Henry county and from that year to the present time he has been very closely identified with the growth and development of Franklin township. As soon as old enough he became a pupil of the public schools and after attending the same at in tervals during his minority he attended the Spiceland Academy, after which he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he has since followed with success and financial profit. Mr. Bradbury assisted to cultivate the home farm until his twenty-first year when he rented the place and continued its management until about 1890. He was married in May. 1888, to Miss Emma J. Windsor, a native of Hancock county, born on the 16th day of May, 1868. Mrs. Bradbury's parents were natives of North Carolina, but left that state during the war on account of their opposition to the Confederacy and came to Hancock county, Indiana, where they afterward resided. Mr. Bradbury spent the two years following his marriage on the paternal homestead, but at the expiration of that time removed to his own farm in the township of Franklin. taking possession of the same in the spring of 1890. The place is admirably situated in one of the most favored agricultural regions of Henry county and the improvements, including good buildings, substantial fences and other accessories together with the high state of cultivation to which the soil has been brought, show it be the home of an intelligent, wide-awake and enterprising agriculturist familiar with every detail of his vocation. In addition to general farming Mr. Bradburv raises live stock quite extensively, devoting especial attention to blooded horses and high grade swine, from the sale of which he realizes the major part of his income. Personally he is a most pleasing and agreeable gentleman, easily approachable. and his fine social qualities have won him the warm friendship of the people oi his community. He has always taken an active and prominent part in local affairs and gives his influence as well as his financial support to all enterprises for the public good. He is an earnest advocate of educational, benevolent and religious institutions and never fails to respond when approached in behalf of anything which promises to advance the moral, intellectual and spiritual condition of his fellow men. His industry in the pursuit of his own business affairs, his spotless private life and character have elevated him to a high position among the citizens of his township and he has shown himself worthy of the esteem and confidence in which he is held. A Republican and to a considerable extent an active party worker. lie has never aspired to official honors, preferring to live the quiet and contented life of a farmer and to be known merely as a private citizen. His religious views are embodied in the teachings of the society of Friends, of which church his wife is a member. Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury have two children, Oran C., born March 29. 1889, and Ernest E., who first saw the light of day May 9, 1892. Compendium of Biography Of Henry County, Indiana B. F. Bowen 1920

Surnames in the Biography are: Smith, Monroe, Emerick, Cooper ISAAC M. SMITH, M. D.Professional success results from merit. Frequently in commercial life one may come into possession of a lucrative business through inheritance or gift. but in what are known as the learned professions advancement is gained only through painstaking and long-continued effort. Prestige in the healing art is the outcome of strong mentality close application. thorough masters- of its great underlying principles and the ability to apply theory to practice in the treatment of diseases. Good intellectual training, thorough professional knowledge and the possession and utilization of the qualities and attributes essential to success. have made the subject of this review eminent in his chosen calling and he stands to-day among the scholarly and enterprising physicians in a county noted for the high order of its medical talent.Dr. Isaac M. Smith was born in Hancock county, Indiana, on the 5th of July, 1854, the son of Isaac M. and Catherine (Monroe) Smith. The grandfather of the subject was a native of England, but came to America when a young man. He settled in Ohio and there married and reared a family. One of his sons, Isaac, the father of the subject, was reared upon his father's farm and upon reaching mature years married Miss Catherine Monroe. About the time of their marriage they came to Indiana and settled in Hancock county, where he entered land from the government. The land was all wild and unimproved and to make a cultivale farm of it meant much hard work. Filled with ambition and energy, however, the father commenced the task and eventually found himself the possessor of as fine a farm as could be found in this part of the county. He added to it from time to time as he was able until he had in his pos session at one time four hundred and twenty acres of valuable land on which he carried on extensive agricultural operations and also paid considerable attention to stock raising. He was careful in his business affairs and held Ihe high regard of all who knew him. He was a faithful member of the Christian church and his death occurred in the month of February, 1892. To him and his wife were born the following children: Mary,James C., Sarah E., Robert A., Alpheus M., Isaac M. and Nancy C. Isaac M. Smith, the immediate subject of this review, was reared upon the paternal homestead, obtaining his education in the district schools of that neighborhood. So proficient was he in his studies that at the age of seventeen years he was granted a license to teach and followed that occupation for three years, being a part of that time principal of the Warrington schools. The science of medicine had an attraction for him, however, and in 1872 he commenced the study of medicine in the office of his brother at Greensburg. He continued his studies here two years and then matriculated at the Physio-Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, completing the course there in six months. He then entered upon the practice of medicine and in 1877 Eclectric Medical College at Cincinnati, graduating with the class of 1878. He then located in Tyner City, Marshall county, Indiana, and remained there five years. At the end of that time he removed to Garnett. Anderson county, Kansas, remained there four years, was at Winfield, that state, four years, back at Garnett four years, and then returned to Indiana, locating in 1900 at Kennard, this county, where he has since remained. Successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. He has paid close attention to the duties of his calling and has built up an extensive and satisfactory- practice. His genial manners and eminent fitness for his calling have gained for him the confidence of the entire community and the warm personal friendship of a large circle of acquaintances. The subject has been twice married. His first wife was Mrs. Emerick, and her death occurred at Winfield, Kansas, in 1891. December 27, 1892. the Doctor married Miss Lillie Cooper, a well-educated lady, who was a native of Kansas. Fraternally he is a member of Knox Lodge No. 296. Knights of Pvthias. In politics he is a Republican. but takes little active interest in politics. aside from the casting of his ballot. The Doctor has made many friends in Henry County and is a forceful factor in the higher -life of the community in which he lives. Compendium of Biography Of Henry County, Indiana B. F. Bowen 1920

COMPENDIUMOF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F.Bowen 1920 Surnames in the biography are: Powell, Millette, Clift, Ogle, Martin, Henry Lycurgus Powell. It is always pleasant and profitable to contemplate the career of a man who has made a success of life and won the honor and respect of his fellow citizens. Such is the record of the well-known gentleman whose name heads this sketch, and whom a more whole-souled or popular man it would be difficult to find within the limits of the county in which he has his home. He is the son of Simon T. Powell, a biography of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume. Henry L. Powell was born in New Castle, Indiana on the 23rd of December 1842. He attended the public schools and also attended the old academy and was two years in the State University at Bloomington. When the states of this great republic became engaged in civil strife and the honor of the flag was threatened, Mr. Powell cast aside all personal interests and enlisted in his country's service. His first engagement was at the battle of Rich Mountain, where he received a severe wound in the right ankle, breaking the bone and disabling him in a measure for life. At the time of the injury the surgeons wished to amputate the foot and it was saved only by the interference and protests of General Grose, who was present in the capacity of a private citizen.Upon his return home Mr. Powell read law in the office of Judge Millette, but was afterward associated with his father. He has for many years been engaged in farming and stock raising. He makes a specialty of shorthorn cattle and found this business a profitable source of income. In politics he is an earnest Republican. He has taken an active part in the campaign work of his party and has a number of times served as a delegate to conventions. His methods are in keeping with the progressive spirit of the twentieth century and his present prosperity is a monument to his thrift and well-directed efforts. He is a man of broad humanitarian principles, of earnest purpose and upright life and does all in his power for the uplifting of his fellow men and the promotion of the moral welfare of his community. He is widely known and by all is highly esteemed for his genuine worth. In 1867 Mr. Powell was united in marriage with Miss Amelia Clift, the daughter of Elisha Clift. Her death occurred in 1892, and in 1894 he married Mrs. Emma L. Ogle. Nee Martin. The latter was born in Wayne County, this state, and was reared there and in Hancock County. To Mr. Powell's first marriage was born one son Howard, now at Savannah, Georgia. He was a soldier during the recent unpleasantness with Spain, was stationed at Camp Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, and finally went to Savannah, Georgia, as an inspector of lumber and to oversee the loading of lumber at the wharf for E. B. Hunting & Company. He now resides in that city. Mr. Powell is a member of George W. Leonard Post No. 148, G A. R., New Castle.

COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F. Bowen 1920 Page 351, 352, 353 Surnames mentioned in this biography: Hamilton, Newbould, McCrary, Hearkless, Hulgan WILLIAM R. HAMILTON. The gentleman whose name furnishes the caption of this review is an enterprising farmer and successful veterinary surgeon and to him as much as to any citizen of Henry County belongs the title of self-made man. Thrown upon his own resources at a tender age and compelled to battle with the rugged realities of the world, he successfully overcame the many obstacles by which he was surrounded, gradually made his way upward and from a poor, penniless and comparatively friendless lad has become one of the most prosperous and influential men of the township which is now proud to claim him as a citizen. William R. Hamilton, son of Thomas and Martha (Newbould) Hamilton, was born in Connersville, Indiana, February 5, 1849. The Hamiltons were natives of Kentucky and the Newboulds came to Indiana from Maryland. When quite young the subject's mother was left an orphan, after which she was taken by a family by the name of McCrary with whom she lived until her marriage. Soon after Thomas Hamilton took charge of a hotel in Connersville known as the Derman House, which he ran for about twenty-two years, retiring from the business at the expiration of that time and moving to a farm in the county of Fayette. His experience as an agriculturist covered a period of twenty-one years, a period, which also terminated his life. Eight children were born to Thomas and Martha Hamilton, four Sons and four daughters, seven of whom are living at this time, the subject of this sketch being the only one of the family residing in Henry County. William R. Hamilton was a small boy when his father moved to the farm and at a very early age he began following the plow and familiarizing himself with some of the lighter forms of labor. As soon as old enough to work to advantage he took his place in the fields and while still a lad in the early teens was able to do almost a man's work in the ordinary routine of toil. At the age of fifteen an event occurred which had a decided influence upon his life and which perhaps may have been a blessing in disguise, although at the time attended by sorrow and gloom that made the future look anything but cheering. This was the death of his father, an event that cast him upon the world penniless and almost friendless. Before this time he had attended of winter seasons a few terms of school, but after being thrown upon his own resources his educational training practically ceased. Turning his hand to any kind of honorable employment he could find, young Hamilton labored diligently with the object in view of improving his condition if possible and becoming something more in the world than a servant for others. Actuated by this determination, he laid by every dollar he could spare and some idea of his industry and thrift may be learned from the fact that on reaching his majority he had in his possession one thousand dollars in cash, a good horse and buggy and not one cent of indebtedness. Some of this money came to him as the result of successful trading, but the larger part was carefully saved from his wages as a farm hand and daily laborer. In the year 1870 Mr. Hamilton and Miss Emma Hearkless, of Rush County, were united in marriage, a union terminated by the death of the wife after one year of happy wedded life. Subsequently, February 18, 1875, the subject chose a second companion, who bore the maiden name of Mary E. Hulgan, whose birth occurred in the county of Fayette; this union has resulted in three children: Lela, born December 27, 1875, now the wife of Luther Ratcliff; Bert, who was born June 8, 1883, and an infant named Verlie that died. Mr. Hamilton became a resident of Henry County in the year 1872, purchasing forty acres of land in Greensboro township, for which he paid at the time eight hundred dollars, going in debt for the balance. By industry and economy he soon had his place clear of encumbrance and within a reasonable time thereafter increased his holdings until his farm contained one hundred and fifteen acres, its present area. The farm is highly improved and by adopting scientific methods he has greatly increased its productiveness and made it one of the best as well as one of the most valuable places of its size in the county. At a very conservative estimate the place represents a value of at least twelve thousand dollars, in addition to which Mr. Hamilton also owns other property, including a comfortable home in the village of Kennard where he now lives. Mr. Hamilton has given much time and study to veterinary surgery and for some years past has practiced the profession with much success at his home and elsewhere. In 1901 he turned his farm over to other hands and purchased a home in Kennard where he located for the purpose of devoting his time exclusively to veterinary surgery, the demands for his services having been such as to make this move necessary. He now has a large and lucrative business, having a license from the county entitling him to practice, also many flattering testimonials as to the effective service he has rendered in this useful and necessary profession. Mr. Hamilton is a man of intelligence and stands for enterprise and progress in all the terms imply. Primarily interested in his own affairs, he is also public spirited and stands ready at all times to give encouragement and support to any legitimate movements for the material and moral well-being of his community. Politically he is a Democrat, but has never taken a very active interest in party affairs further than to vote for the regular nominees and defend the soundness of his opinions when they are assailed. He has never identified himself with any religious society or organization but is a believer in churches as great moral forces and supports them liberally, especially the one to which his wife belongs, the Society of Friends. As a neighbor he is kind and obliging, ever ready to do a favor and his helping hand is never withheld from a friend providing such a one be worthy. He discharged the duties incumbent upon him as a citizen in a courageous, straightforward manner and is a splendid specimen of well-developed, successful American manhood. The biographical history of Henry County would not be complete did it not include the record of Mr. Hamilton's career.

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COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F. Bowen 1920 Page 341,342,343 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Miller, Brookshire, Shelley, Kiriley, Darling, Rix, Pearson, Armstrong, Coon, McCormick WILLIAM BROOKSHIRE Among the many gallant and brave soldiers who volunteered from the state of Indiana to save the American union from disruption by the South in the blood thirsty rebellion of 1861-5 was the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this biographical sketch, but who is now one of the most respected and thrifty agriculturists of Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana. Although he was of southern extraction, like many others whose parents came from that section of the country, he was possessed of true patriotism and was but too glad to avail himself of the opportunity to volunteer his services in the cause of the Union when the proper time came to manifest his love of the cause of liberty and the Union. William Brookshire was born in New Castle this County, on the 6th of August 1835, and is the son of Endsley and Elizabeth (Shelley) Brookshire. The ancestors of the subject were Scotch-English. His paternal grandfather was a native of England, but came to this country before the Revolution and with the true spirit of loyalty to his adopted country assisted the colonists in obtaining their independence. In the second war with England, in 1812, he was also in the military service of his country and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the close of this struggle he located in North Carolina, where he lived during the remainder of his life. His son, the father of the subject, was born in the latter state, but emigrated to Indiana and settled on the site where the city of New Castle now stands. That was in 1813 and at the time he came to this state he was but a penniless boy. At the age of fifteen years he went to work for Wilson Clift and was in his employ one Year, receiving for his work the sum of fifty dollars. Out of this he boarded himself and managed to save twenty-five dollars. About this time his uncle arrived in this state from North Carolina and entered a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land and by him the subject was employed for four years, receiving fifty dollars per year. From his salary and money earned by extra work he saved two hundred and fifty dollars and this he invested in forty acres of land situated west of New Castle, which he had entered from the government. He at once entered actively upon the work of improving this property, clearing the land, planting an orchard, building a house. Etc. He subsequently sold that place for four hundred dollars and bought another place of eighty acres, upon which he resided until the time of his death, May 30, 1898, at the advanced age of ninety-eight years. At the age of twenty-five years he united with the Wesleyan Methodist church, in which he became a minister and continued as such until his death. In politics he was a Republican and for many years held the office of justice of the peace. In New Castle, this County, Mr. Brookshire was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Shelley, the daughter of Eli and Abagail Shelley. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, moving from that state to Tennessee, and thence in 1840, to Indiana. To them were born a family of nine children, five boys and four girls, William, the immediate subject, being the oldest in the family. William Brookshire experienced all the hardships and privations incident to the lives of the early pioneers and early, developed a sturdy manhood, both physically and morally. He assisted his father in the arduous task of creating a home in the new country, splitting rails, pulling stumps, building fences, plowing the land, and the many other arduous duties of the early farm. He learned the trade of a carpenter, in the meantime also giving keen attention to the mastery of the common English branches. He thus became sufficiently equipped to teach school, which pursuit he folio Wed during the winter months, working at the carpenter's trade during the summers. While he was thus engaged the dark cloud of civil strife rose in the southern horizon and, feeling that his services were needed by his Country, he volunteered to go to the front as a defender of his Country's flag. He enlisted at Richmond, Indiana, in Company D, Thirty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Capt. Isaac Kiriley, and were sent to Indianapolis for equipment. From there they were sent to Camp Wickliffe on guard duty and on the 6th and 7th of April, 1862, were engaged in the battle at Shiloh, and afterward at Crab Orchard, Whitesides, Buzzard Roost and Huntsville, being under fire for thirty days. They retreated to Nashville and to Louisville, and later engaged the enemy at Stone River. The subject's term of service having expired, he returned home in September 1864, holding the rank of corporal at the time of his discharge. Upon returning to his home he resumed the occupations of carpentering and school teaching. He had prior to the outbreak of the war bought a sixty-acre tract in Harrison Township, this County, going in debt on the account, but by the time of his marriage, in 1866, he had, by hard work and rigid economy, liquidated this indebtedness and had seven hundred dollars in cash. He worked at his trade and lived on his father's farm for a while, but in September 1867, he moved onto his own land, which he has since cultivated. He has prospered and has added to his possession from time to time until he now owns one hundred and twenty acres here and eighty acres in Greensboro Township. In addition to the tilling of the soil, Mr. Brookshire has given considerable attention to the breeding, raising and selling of livestock and has found this a profitable source of income. Since 1848 he has been largely engaged in the capacity of an auctioneer, in which he has been signally successful, as he is in all his undertakings. He has now amassed a very comfortable competence, all acquired by his own strenuous endeavors. On the 10th of May 1866, William Brookshire was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Elizabeth Miller, a native of Henry County, born January 31, 1848. This union has been a most congenial and happy one and has resulted in the birth of the following children: John XV married Effie Darling, and resides in California: Emma J. is the wife of Charles Rix; Ella is the wife of Charles Pearson; Perry H married Etta Armstrong; Charles E. married Pearl Coon; Minnie is the wife of Luther McCormick; Thomas is unmarried and lives in Hollister, California; Weaver, a practical farmer, is unmarried and is at home. All of these children have been given the benefit of a good, practical common school education. In politics the subject is a pronounced Republican and takes a keen interest in the success of his party at the polls. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Lodge No. 375 at Kennard, and has twice passed all the chairs in the subordinate lodge and twice represented the lodge in the grand lodge. He is not affiliated with any religious denomination, but is obedient to the principle laid down in the Golden Rule and is a liberal contributor to churches and other worthy objects. He has taken an interest in public affairs generally, and has several times acted in the capacity of administrator of estates. He also holds the responsible position of treasurer of the Ashland Gas Company in his locality. Mr. and Mrs. Brookshire have lived strictly upright lives and have thus gained the respect of their neighbors and won from many of them the warmest sentiments of personal friendship. The early defense of his native country and his excellent management of his affairs since peace finally spread her mantle over the fair face of the land, have been the means of exciting in the rising generation a spirit of emulation and imitation that must redound in the future welfare of the township and the ultimate advancement of public improvements within all its bounds.

COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F. Bowen 1920 Page 353, 354, 355 Surnames in this biography are: Ewing, McKinley, Conant, Palmer, Bertsch, REV. JAMES P. EWING Under the form of government adopted by our forefathers matters pertaining to creed or sect were carefully avoided, thus giving to all that opportunity for growth and development along such lines as each might determine. One of the greatest and most beneficent results thus obtained was the elimination of much of that bigotry and spirit of intolerance which surrounded and impeded the progress of Christianity from the early days of the sixteenth century down to the closing of the eighteenth, during the last quarter of which the independence of the American colonies was happily secured. Hence, the broad and liberal views now practiced by the various denominations toward each other has had a tendency to harmonize the former conflicting elements of communities. He whose biography is herewith presented has for some years enjoyed the distinction of being one of Henry County's ablest divines. Rev. James P. Ewing, the well-known, efficient and popular pastor of the Christian church at New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, was born near Winchester, Virginia, in the famous Shenandoah Valley. When but a boy he was brought by his parents to Ohio, settling in Athens County. On the 28th of February 1864, he enlisted in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under General Grosvenor, as a recruit. He had been reared in a pro-slavery atmosphere and four of his brothers and a brother-in-law served in the Confederate army, but he was in his childhood a keen observer and early became convinced that the institution of slavery was entirely wrong. His disgust at slavery was brought to the culminating point when the attempt was made to over throw the union and he determined to offer his services in the effort to put down the rebellion and preserve the integrity of the national government. He joined his regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was with it during all the stirring scenes, which took place in that locality during the last days of the terrible struggle. He saw service at Chattanooga and during the memorable Atlanta campaign, and afterward joined Thomas in the pursuit of Hood before the battle of Nashville. They followed Hood to the Tennessee river and then returned to the vicinity of Chattanooga, performing picket and guard duty, and also made raids upon the forces of the rebel generals, Forrest and Morgan. They continued in this line of service until the surrender of General Lee. At this time General Steadman was made provost marshal of Georgia and to assist in the work of his department the regiment was ordered to Augusta, Georgia, where it remained until the following October, being then mustered out at That place and receiving a final discharge shortly afterward at Columbus, Ohio. While his regiment was in Georgia Mr. Ewing was detailed as a clerk in the office of the medical director. Upon his return to civil life James P. Ewing entered an academy at Athens, Ohio, and was also a student elsewhere. At the age of twenty-one years he began teaching in the country schools and in a select school in that part of the state, and continued that occupation for five years, at the same time continuing private study. His reading and study had been largely devoted to theology and kindred subjects and he determined to enter the ministry. His attention had early been drawn to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but as the result of thorough and patient investigation he gave his allegiance to the Christian church, joining it on the 22d of April 1866. While still engaged in teaching he had devoted himself to some extent to evangelistic work, but at this time he entered the regular ministry, his first pastorate being at Mansfield, Ohio. Then he was stationed in order at Sabina, Jackson and Ripley, all in Ohio, and at Crawfordsville, Indiana. In 1888 he resigned the latter charge for the purpose of taking -up again the special evangelistic work, confining his operations principally to the state of Indiana. In this work he traveled over the entire state, organizing churches and new societies and reviving others that had become lukewarm. It was very hard work, but his soul was in it and his efforts were blessed with abundant results. In 1889 he had visited New Castle and organized a district, composed of two counties. After two years of the state work he again entered the regular pastorate, serving the charge at Frankfort for two years. He then returned to Ohio and assumed charge of the church at Jackson, the same charge he had served ten years before. Rev. Mr. Ewing remained at this place four years and then went to another of his old charges, Ripley, at the earnest solicitation of that church, having also oversight of the church at Liberty. This was a busy year, as besides the extra work attending the erection of a new church building at Ripley, he was also conducting regular preaching services at Fowler and Boswell. Indiana. In December 1898, Rev. Ewing accepted a call to the Christian church at New Castle, and has since remained in charge here, his sole attention being given to the work here. His work here has been fruitful with good results and by his courteous manners, eminent ability and genuine worth he has endeared himself, not only to the members of his immediate congregation, but to all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. He is a forceful, logical, convincing and pleasing speaker and keeps in close touch with all phases of modern life, especially in relation to the present day conditions of the laboring classes. He holds closely to the teachings of the gospels and of the old leaders of the church, standing squarely on the plain religious teachings of the Bible and giving little encouragement to the advanced stand taken by some of the modern theologians. He was an admirer of President Garfield and while the latter was in congress heard him preach. He also was acquainted with the lamented McKinley, who in many respects resembled Garfield. He has not confined himself in his readings and studies to any one particular line of thought, but has been broad, and comprehensive, his studies including the creeds and dogmas of other churches, the history of religions, the philosophy of religion and education, history, biography, etc. He has also read extensively and been a deep student of Blackstone and other authorities on law and has recently been admitted to the bar. Politically he cast his first presidential vote for General Grant and has ever since been identified with the Republican Party. In matters fraternal he is a member of the Masons, having attained to the Royal Arch degree, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Grand Army of the Republic. He takes an especially active part in the work of the Odd Fellows. On the 20th of April 1866, Rev. Mr. Ewing was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Miranda Conant, the ceremony being celebrated in Meigs County, Ohio. She was a native of the Buckeye state, received a good education and has been a helpmate to the subject in the truest sense of the word. This union has been blessed with the following children: Ilerede is the wife of N. F. Palmer, of Frankfort, Indiana: E. G. is a preacher and is pastor of the Middletown Christian church in this county; Jessie is the wife of F. W. Bertsch, of Jackson. Ohio. It is largely to such men as the subject of this sketch that the community is indebted for its present high standing as regards general morality and charitable and benevolent activities and their efforts are fully appreciated by the people of the community. It is to be hoped that Rev. Mr. Ewing may remain for many years an active promoter of the cause of religion and morality.

COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F. Bowen 1920 Page 344, 345 Surnames in this biography are: Hoover, Misner, Schock, Swafford, Covault, Clensman, Gephart, ISAIAH HOOVER Prominent among the successful farmers of Liberty Township is Isaiah Hoover, whose family name has long been intimately associated with the history of Henry County. Paternally he is of German descent, but does not know when his ancestors left the Fatherland, though it is supposed to have been at a very early period in the history of Pennsylvania, where they originally settled. Joshua Hoover, the subject's father, was a native of the above state. He left his father's home at the age of seventeen, going to Ohio, where he grew to maturity and where, when a young man, he married Miss Catherine Misner, a native of Rockingham County, Virginia. Shortly after his marriage Joshua Hoover moved to Henry County, Indiana, and purchased one hundred and forty-four acres of wild land, from which in due time, by the hardest kind of toil, he developed a fine farm. Adding to his original purchase as the years went by, he finally became one of the prosperous men of his township and county, accumulating a large estate, estimated at his death to be worth over twelve thousand dollars. He was a fine businessman, made money easily and everything to which he turned his hand appeared to prosper. For a number of years he was a leading member of the German Baptist church in this county and as such did much to counteract many of the prevailing evils of the times. In politics he was a Republican, but took no very active interest in party affairs further than to maintain the soundness of his convictions and vote his principles. In every relation of life he was a good man and true and his death, which occurred on the 29th of March. 1876, was greatly deplored in the neighborhood where so much of his life had been passed. Mrs. Hoover survived her husband until 1889, when she, too, was called from earth to the, rest prepared for the people of God, of whom she was assuredly one. Joshua and Catherine Hoover were the parents of a large family, namely: Margaret Ranken, Elizabeth, Silas, David, John, Joshua, Susan, Catherine, Moses, Mary and Isaiah. Isaiah Hoover is one of Henry County's native sons, born in Liberty Township on the 9th day of May. 1848. He was reared on the home place to agricultural pursuits, attended the public schools during his youthful years and grew up to the full Stature of well developed manhood with a practical knowledge of honest labor in all its phases on the farm. On attaining his majority he started into the world to make his own way and chose for a companion on the journey Miss Mary V. Schock, to whom he was joined in matrimony on the 21st day of June 1868. Mrs. Hoover was born in Wayne County, Indiana, August 25, 1843, and is the daughter of Jacob and Lavina (Swafford) Schock, the father a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the mother of North Carolina. During, the eighteen years following his marriage Mr. Hoover lived on his father's farm and it was not until 1886 that he purchased and moved to the beautiful place in Liberty Township, which he now owns and cultivates. He began life at the bottom of the ladder, but by well-directed thrift and energy born of a determination to succeed gradually overcame the obstacles in his pathway and in due time found himself the possessor of sufficient means to buy the attractive home which is now his. He has been a progressive farmer and from a small beginning has risen step by step until his original place of eighty acres has been increased to three hundred and thirty acres, worth at a very conservative estimation at least twenty thousand dollars, in addition to which he owns other valuable personal property. Every penny of this comfortable fortune has been honestly earned by the subject and the methods employed in its accumulation were ever of the mast honorable character. Mr. Hoover is what is termed in business circles a self-made man and his rise to affluence is the result of his own well-directed labor, studious disposition and the ability to take advantage of circumstances. His record has never been tarnished by an act of dishonesty in any of his transactions and his life has been one of true usefulness to his fellow men. A Republican in his political views, he has never taken a very active part in public affairs, but keeps himself well posted relative to the issues between the great parties and upon questions affecting national and state legislation. In religion he is and long has been a humble and devout member of the German Baptist church, his wife and family also belonging to the same communion. Socially, Mr. Hoover is one of the most genial and companionable of men, always optimistic in his views and inclined to look upon the sunny instead of the dark side of life. He possesses the happy faculty of making warm personal friends and when once formed these friendships are permanent. He is a favorite in his neighborhood, the life of social gatherings and his popularity is only bounded by the lines beyond which he is not known. Eight children constitute the family of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover: Joshua E., born March 16, 1869, married Rose Covault; David F, was born April 3, 1872, and chose for his wife Miss Lena Clensman; Edward M., born August 30, 1875, married Lena Gephart, and lives in this Township; Jacob C., whose birth occurred January 24, 1877, is one of the well-educated young men of Liberty Township; he was graduated from both common and high school and for some time thereafter attended college where he made a creditable record as a student; he is a single man and lives with his father; Daniel M., also unmarried and at home, was born January 29, 1879; Sarah C. was born September 29, 1880; Isaiah 0, first saw the light of day on the 10th of August 1882, and Lewis H. dates his birth from the 28th day of December, 1884. The sons and daughters are all well educated and popular with a large circle of friends in the community where they live. Source: COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY Of Henry County Indiana B.F. 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How wonderful to see the name STRAUB in the biography! My Straub lineage is as follows: GGGGfather--John P. Straub b 1798 m Harriot _____ b 1802 Dau-Emmaline Straub b 11/16/1824 Bloomsburg Columbia Co PA d 1/6/1915 Westerheim Golden Valley ND, m 1842 Jacob Peter Stecker b 1819 PA d 1/6/1874 Cannon Lk MN The story is: Emmaline (Straub) Stecker was widowed when Jacob Peter Stecker was murdered by a blow to the head for timberland sale money. He was found by their son Jacob Henry Stecker (b 1848) when he shot a duck and walked out on frozen Cannon Lk MN to retrieve it and saw his dead father lying frozen in the ice! Any additional information on this Straub line would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, Diana Chapman Owen Lora1957@aol.com wrote: > COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY > Of > History County Indiana > B. F. Bowen > 1920 > > Page 350, 351 > > > Surnames in this biography: Straub, Dilling, Hoover, Gootfried,Shafer, Adams, > > AMANDA A. STRAUB. > > Possessing manyattributes of noble womanhood and bearing well her part in > life, the well-knownand popular lady whose name introduces this article is > worthy of mention in abiographical compendium of the nature of this work. > Amanda A. Straub, daughterof Samuel and Elizabeth (Dilling) Hoover, was born > in Liberty Township, HenryCounty, Indiana, on the 26th day of March 1841. The > Hoover family is of Germanextraction; the subject's great-grand father came > from the old country a greatmany years ago and settled in Blair County, > Pennsylvania, where Samuel Hooverwas born and reared. On the mother's > side is mingled the blood of German, Swiss and Dutch ancestry.The Dillings > were also early settlers of Blair County and the two familieslived in the > same neighborhood and the children for many years attended thesame little > German school. Samuel Hoover was born July 16, 1812, and on the26th of March > 1834, married Elizabeth Dilling, whose birth occurred November29, 1816. In > May 1837, Mr. Hoover and family came by wagon to Henry County,Indiana. They > were seven weeks in making the journey, which was a leisurely oneand from > what can be learned a most pleasant and agreeable experience. Mr. Hoover > brought with him considerablemeans and on his arrival purchased land, > choosing for his home an admirablysituated place in section 20, Liberty > township. He at once inaugurated a system of improvements, which byindustry > and well-directed energy were successfully carried out. He was a hardworker > and would frequently make the night resound with the echoes of hissturdy > strokes as he felled the giant forest trees and cut them into the > proper sections for rolling andburning. His life was one ofcontinuous > toil, but he succeeded well and in due time became a prosperousfarmer. In > early life he united with the church of God and later was licensedto preach > by that body, a work to which he devoted considerable of his time > andnot frequently would he go longdistances to fill his > appointments. He was a zealous Christian and by his God-fearing life > as well as by hispublic ministry did much to counteract the > prevailing evils of his day. The death of this excellent man and > sincere servant of the Most High occurred onthe 25th day of February > 1872; his widow is still living at the ripe old age of eighty-six > years.Samuel and Elizabeth Hoover were the parents of three daughters, > Nancy, deceased; Amanda A., of thisreview, and Sarah A., whomarried > George Gootfried and resides on a part of the old homestead. > Amanda A. was reared on the homefarm in Liberty township, attended the common > schools during her childhood andyouth and grew up to the full requirement > that a woman as well as a man shouldearn her living by the honest sweat of > her brow. She early became familiar with the duties of household economyand > the plain, simple domestic virtues, which are womanhood's most beautifuland > attractive adornments, and proved a continued help to her parents as longas > she remained with them. On the 6th day of March 1859, she became the wife > ofJohn P. Straub, an excellent young man who came to America some years > beforefrom his native land of Germany, where his birth occurred June 28. > 1823. Byoccupation Mr. Straub was a brick molder, but after his marriage he > engaged infarming and so continued as long as he lived. He was an industrious > man, offrugal habits, honest and straightforward in all of his transactions > andwherever known his word was as good as his written obligation. He provided > wellfor his family and as a citizen won the esteem of the people of the > community,all of whom respected him for his many sterling qualities. > He was reared a Catholic, but later severed hisconnection with that body and > united with the Church of God, in the faith ofwhich he died November 8, 1882. > In politics he was a Democrat, but never took avery prominent part in > political affairs, having been a quiet, Un ostentatiousman, deeply attached > to his family and with no desire whatever for distinctionof any kind. In his > death his family lost a most loving and devoted husband andfather, the > community a kind and obliging neighbor and the county one of itsexcellent > citizens. Mr. and Mrs.Straub's marriage bore fruit in the persons of four > children, the oldest ofwhom. John Henry, born December 10 1864, died February > 2,1865, Sarah C., bornAugust 29 1866, was educated in the common schools and > has never left the homefireside: Susan E whose birth occurred on the 22nd day > of June, 1869, is thewife of Charles Shafer; Anna M., wife of Oscar Adams, > was born February 26.1873. Since her husband's death Mrs.Straub has lived on > the farm and looked after its management. She reared herchildren well early > implanted in their minds and hearts a love of truth, virtueand right and the > lives they now lead show that her efforts in their behalfhave not been barren > of most excellent results. She is a kind neighbor, everready to minister to > the wants of the poor and distressed and her gentleinfluence has always been > exerted in the right direction. The people of the community hold her in > highesteem and she has, shown herself worthy of every mark of favor > andconsideration conferred upon her. > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

In a message dated 2/22/01 9:16:02 PM Central Standard Time, jsend@hpcisp.com writes: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmstwnt/index.htm Thats It! Thank you! Carleen

-----Original Message----- From: B&B Allured <allured@jps.net> To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Indiana Marriage Records 1850-1890 >I have been looking for divorce records but do not know the >county....probably Knox. Grandmo Sarah Amanda Housand Noel was divorced >from Charles R. Noel between l860 and 1875. She subsequently married James >Williams and remained in Vincennes until her death. Does anyone know how to >access divorce records? Appreciate any help. Betty >-----Original Message----- >From: JanUr2@aol.com <JanUr2@aol.com> >To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 1:20 PM >Subject: [INDIANA] Indiana Marriage Records 1850-1890 > > >>Hi, could you see if you can find Samuel Ryker who married Sarah Anderson. >I >>think they probably married in 1857 in Jefferson, Indiana. I know that >>Samuel also lived in Sharpsville, Indiana and in Decater County, Indiana >and >>in Jenning County. Thank you very much, Sharon Jones >> >> >>============================== >>Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >>http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

The "Indiana's Most Wanted" site is a part of Roots Web and doesn't seem to be "doing well" tonight....... could be because of their planned down time ?? Sorry.....but keep the link for later....ok? ----- Original Message ----- From: <CCarnivale@aol.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:48 PM Subject: [INDIANA] Indiana Brick Wall Site?? | I seem to remember when some of the list decided to have a site called "Brick | Wall" or something meaning the same thing....I had it before I lost my | addresses last yr. | Does anyone remember and have that site? | Please just put it on the list if you do? | Carleen | | | ============================== | Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp | |

How about Indiana's Most Wanted?? http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmstwnt/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <CCarnivale@aol.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:48 PM Subject: [INDIANA] Indiana Brick Wall Site?? | I seem to remember when some of the list decided to have a site called "Brick | Wall" or something meaning the same thing....I had it before I lost my | addresses last yr. | Does anyone remember and have that site? | Please just put it on the list if you do? | Carleen | | | ============================== | Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp | |

I seem to remember when some of the list decided to have a site called "Brick Wall" or something meaning the same thing....I had it before I lost my addresses last yr. Does anyone remember and have that site? Please just put it on the list if you do? Carleen

COMPENDIUMOF BIOGRAPHY OfHenry County Indiana B.F.Bowen 1920 Page347, 348, 349 Surnames in this biography are: Gustin, Fuller, Betts, Diltz, Cummins, Smith, Harvey,Nixon, Brunk, Hirpp,       ISAAC H. GUSTIN                      Henry County, Indiana, has with in its limits but few horticulturists and agriculturists as experienced in these two branches of husbandry as the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this biographical notice. He is of French extraction and remotely of ante-Revolutionary descent, was born in Warren County Ohio, August 14, 1824, a son of Samuel B.Gustin, of Pennsylvania, whose father, Jeremiah Gustin, was born in New Jersey and was a son of Jeremiah Gustin, the son of John Gustin, who was born on the island of Jersey, on the northeast of France, and was the founder of the family in America.  John Gustin and his wife Elizabeth came from the isle of Jersey to America in 1675 and died in 1719 at Falmouth (Portland), Maine. Hisson Jeremiah, who was born in 1691, married Mary -, who wasborn in 1692. They settled in Sussex County, New Jersey, and there Mrs. Mary Gustin died in 1762, and JohnGustin in 1771. Jeremiah Gustin,son of John and Elizabeth Gustin, married Bethany Fuller, and died at Red Lion,Warren County, Ohio, in 1825 and 1829 respectively. Jeremiah Gustin, son of Jeremiah and Bethany (Fuller) Gustin, married a Miss Betts, of Cincinnati,Ohio, and died also at Red Lion at the advanced age of ninety-two years.  Samuel B. Gustin, son of the Jeremiah last alluded to, married Elizabeth Diltz, a native of Kentucky, but reared in Ohio.  Samuel B. and his wife lived on the old Gustin place at Red Lion until 1845, at which time they were the parents of six children, namely: Lemuel, who left his home about the year 1859, lived in Illinois and Dakota several years, then at Storm Lake, Iowa and is now a resident of the state of Washington; Isaac H.,the subject proper of this biography, is next in order of birth; Rebecca, thethird child, was married to John Cummins, but with her husband is now deceased;Jeremiah died in middle life in southwest Indiana;. Susan, who was married to Asa Smith, died about ten years ago; Benjamin Franklin, or &quot;Doe,&quot; ashe was familiarly known, died in southwest Missouri, and Martha, who was first married to Miles Cummins, is now the widow of Frank Smith. The Gustin familycame to Madison County, Indiana, and settled on the county line, where Samuel B. cleared up a farm of one hundred acres from a tract he had bought in the wild woods and on which he resided until his death March 31, 1874, at the age of seventy-six; his wife died a few years previously at the age of sixty-eight Mr. Gustin was a mechanic and had a shop in which he made guns, wheels,coffins, etc., and was also an impromptu dentist, but his work in this line was principally confined to the extracting of teeth. He also bled people occasionally and was the & quot;handy&quot; man of his neighborhood. He was amember of the Christian church, was in politics first a Wig and afterwards a Republican and had held the office of justice of the peace.  Isaac H. Gustin assisted in clearing up the new farm and remained on the place three years after coming to Madison County,when he married, November 9, 1848, Miss Elizabeth, a daughter of James and Lucy(Harvey) Cummins, natives of Monroe County, Virginia, where Elizabeth was born  April 15, 1827. In 1829 the Cummnins family came to Indiana in wagons with several  other families and settled one mileeast of Middletown, but two years later bought land west of the village, which land is now the propertyof James L. Gustin heirs. In 1832 there had seven or eight acres been cleared and the family lived ina round-log cabin, which was replaced by a hewed-loghouse, and here Elizabeth Cummins was married at the age of twenty-one. For one year after marriage Mr. Gustinand wife lived on his father'sland and then for a year on her father's. In 1850 he entered land in the IndianReservation in Madison County, ten miles northwest of Alexandria, erected a logcabin in the woods among the howling wolves and laid in provisions sufficientto last him a year. He cleared up eight acres of the place and set out fruittrees; then he sold the place for six hundred dollars and for six hundred andfifty bought the farm of one hundred and sixty acres on which he now lives. Butthis land was swampy and he was forced to drain it. He then built a hewed-logcabin (which has been replaced by his present modern dwelling on the samesite), cleared up the higher ground, converted the timber into cord wood andsold it to the railroad company; this process was repeated the second year, Mr.Gustin deriving a fair income from it the meanwhile. Since 1852 this farm hasbeen the homestead, although Mr. Gustin has sold some of the land to his sons,retaining but eighty acres for his own use. He had placed one hundred andtwenty-five acres under cultivation, had laid timber-lined ditches, which werefollowed by mole drains which in clay soils had a lasting quality of from fiveto ten years and finally secured the use of the public drains, into which heran tiling at a cost of six hundred dollars. About three-quarters of the landwas under water the greater part of the year and roads were invisible, buteventually logs were rolled together and covered with earth and         now good gravel roads exist wherebefore they were more a matter of imagination          than reality. Besides devoting his attention to the farm.Mr. Gustin has made some experiments in inventing agricultural machine andgates, for which he has taken out several patents.  In politics Mr. Gustin was first a Whig and in 1848 voted forGeneral Winfield Scott as the presidential nominee of the party; since 1856 hehas been a Republican, although for a few years he diverged from his party andjoined the Populists. Mr. Gustin has been a member of the Christian or NewLight church since thirty-six years        of age and Mrs. Gustin has professed the same faith for forty years. Mr.and Mrs.          Isaac H. Gustin havehad born to them the following family: Edwin, who lost his life         in a gravel pit in 1895 at the age offorty five years; Cynthia, who was married to          Lee Nixon and diedin 1875 when twenty-two years old; Francis Marion, a homeopathic physician atUnion City; James, who died in 1895 at the age of thirty years, wedded MattieBrunk, and was the father of five children: Lee, Sylvester, Morton, Ada and onedeceased; Smith, a resident of Fall Creek township, wedded Sallie Hirpp, andhad children as follows: Clay, May, Ida and three deceased; Moses, anagriculturist, is married and is the father of five children as follows:Montrew, Fredie, Ruby, Ogleve and Argness.             The surviving members of the Gustin family are amongthe most honored of the          pioneersettlers around Middletown and have, always been among the foremost in         developing from the forest thefruitful farm that now adorns and enriches the country         and which have tended to make thetown and township what they are today. They         have certainly richly earned the enviable standing, whichthey now enjoy.