History Of Delaware County Indiana Illustrated T.B. Helm 1881                        VITAL     STATISTICS                                                       PROF. E.TUCKER.                  LIST OF EARLYSETTLERS, IN THE ORDER OF DATE OF SETTLEMENT     LIST OF PERSONS IN DELAWARE COUNTY SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND           OVER, WITH THEIR AGES, AS PER CENSUS OF 1880, IN CENTER TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE. HARRISON, HAMILTON, LIBERTY, MUNCIE CITY, MOUNT PLEASANT,MONROE, NILES, PERRY, SALEM, UNION AND WASHINGTON.                          PARTIAL LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS                    THIS list includes some of the early settlers up to the year 1840, and none of a laterdate. Probably many, more prominent indeed than some of those mentioned, are necessarily omitted. The list contains, however, a very fair abstract of the names of those who, in the past, were recognized as among the leading citizens of the county. The first column gives the name, and the second the date of settlement here:          Robert Gordon   1819          Anthony Broderiok1819          R.Stansberry   1820          Cornelius Van Arsdall    1820          Allen Makepeace 1820          Aaron Richardson1820          Goldsmith C.Gilbert     1820          Lewis Rees          1822          Borter Rees         1822          J. S. Thornburg     1825          AsaheI Thornburg1825          John Brown          1825          Lemuel G Jackson1825          Katy Simmons        1825          Daniel Simmons      1826          John Simmons        1825          Wilder Potter       1828          John Crum           1826          Mrs. Edmoud         1827          J.Shoemaker        1828          Isaac Branson       1828          Patsy Bunson        1828          John Saunders       1828          Job Swain          1828          John Tomlinson      1828          John Parker         1828          William Jones        1828          John Jones          1828          Owen Russell        1829          Joel Russell        1829          Robert Gibson       1829          Ralph Heath         1829          Lewis Moore         1829          Boyd Linville       1829          David Heal          1829          John Smith          1829          Stephen Hamilton 1829          Minus Turner    1829          George Turner   1829          William Ribble, Sr        1830          William Ribble, Jr        1830          John Moore      1830          David Kilgore 1830          George W Franklin         1830          J. Williamson   1830          Daniel Keesling     1830          George W. Miller     1830          William H. Stewart        1830          Andrew Kennedy 1830          Thomas Kirby1830          Samuel P.Anthony         1831          Samuel Gregory  1831          Charles F. Willard        1831          Adam Shafer   1831          J Nottingham    1831          Joshua Turner   1831          Jacob Calvert        1831          M. Walling      1832          P.Carmichael   1832          T. F. Wilson      1832                William Walling  1832          George Shafer   1832          Lloyd Wicoxen   1832          C. Mansfield1832          Warren Stewart  1833          Moses Wilson    1833          Thomas Wilsop   1833          Eleazer Coffeen      1833          William Buffington 1833          John Keen    1833          W.Martin    1833          A. Buckles 1833                    Thomas Clevenger  1834          J. H. Wysor 1834                            Benjamin Dungan  1834          John W. Dungan   1834           W. Lenon        1834          James A. Maddy   1834          Abner Wolverton  l834          John W. Strong   1834          Alfred B. Strong 1834          D. Pittinger     1835          Daniel Jarrett   1835          John Hutson      1835          Samuel G. Sunderland  1835          E. T. Babb      1835          S. R. Martin    1834          Nehemiah Burden 1835          Henry Eber      1835          Thomas Weir     1836          John Brady      1836          W. Y. Williams  1836          S Clark         1836          Edmund Brammer  1836          J. Orr, Sr        1836          J. Richmond     1836          Joseph M. Davis 1836          Calvin P. Streeter 1836          John Jack       1836          John MaClaine    1836          J. H. Slonaker  1837          James L. Russey 1837          Caroline Russey 1837          J. Stradling    1837          C. Retz         1837          Benoni Wilson   1837          William A. Long 1837          P. Carmichael   1837          J. Hopping      1837          William Adsit   1837          Robert Long     1837          J. Saunders     1837          Thomas J. Sample1837          Volney Willson   1837          Alfred Gates     1838          Albert Gates    1838          Albro Gates     1838          F. E. Putnam    1838          John H. Ellis   1838          Thomas Johnson  1838          G.W. Studebaker 1838          A. M. Klein     1838          A. Wilson       1838          W. L. Goff      1838          Brice P.Powers 1838          J.Williams     1838          Thomas S.Neely 1839          Moses L Neely   1839          Charles Rickert 1839          Col. B. Sayre   1839          Adam Sheller    1839          M. Galliber     1889          John Galbraith  1840          J. Priest       1840          D. Babb         1840          John Sutton     1840                                           VITAL STATISTICS.                       Appended hereto is a list containing the names of persons residing in Delaware County, as shown by the census of 1880, who are not less than seventyyears old, with their ages respectively at the date of registry. These names are given alphabetically, by townships: Center Township (outside of Muncie) William Carman, 75;Emeline Driscoll, 77; Mary Dick, 70; Ephraim Dragoo, 75; Martin Galliher, 71;Ann Helvie, 70; Jeremiah Jewett, 78; Patience Kemper, 78; Joseph Long, 77; W.C. Neiswonger, 70; John Smith, 82; Harriet Smith, 75; Michael Smell, 72; SusanSmell, 72; John Smell, 76,  MaryShawhan, 81; George Shaffer, 80; Henry Sholtz, 88; Nicholas Shaw, 80; Jane Van Arsdal, 91; Rebecca Wright, 72; Joseph Winson, 80. Whole number, 24; average age, 76.8 years; total, 1,764. Delaware Township.—Leander Blake, 72; Lydia Bell, 70; Edmund Brammer, 76; Mary Irwin, 72; Elizabeth Lockhart, 79; Ruth Lykins, 79; Willson Lennon, 76; William Lyon, 78; Jacob Smith, 70; Mary Smith, 70; Rebecca Shreeve,70; Naomi Shockley, 78; John W. Strong, 73; Nancy Vincent, 73; Joseph Watt, 75;John Whitehair, 93. Whole number, 16; average age, 76.7; total, 1,144. Harrison Township—John Crum, 70; Ennis Duckett, 70; DavidEppart, 70; Charles H. Kirk, 77; Hannah Ladd, 73; Samuel McCreery, 79; HenryMiller,71; Mary Rector,75; Henry Stump, 70; Anna Woodring, 75. Whole number,10; average age, 73; total, 730. Hamilton Township—Abigail Dragstrim, 79; Nancy Gregory, 78;Joseph Jacobs, 73; William Kirby, 14; John Martindale, 75; James Powell, 71;Elizabeth Sloniker, 73; Mary Tharp, 75; Abel Wright, 75; Sarah Wylie, 85. Whole number, 10; average age, 75.8; total 758.        Liberty Township—Eliza Austin, 70; John W. Baughn, 71;Richard Cray 78; William Cain, 75; Jacob Davis, 15; John Dotson, 72; Priscilla Dotson, 73; Sarah Davis, 76; Anderson East, 78; Morton East, 79;  Mary Flaherty, 85; Beersheba Jones, 74;Conrad Kurtz, 76; Elizabeth Lawrence, 72; George Martin, 76; Lydia McKaskey,73; Joseph Orr  79, Henry A.Pierce,. 70; Dorcas Shelton, 70; Abby Scott, 90; Juliette C. Willson, 77; RhodaWilliams, 76.’ Whole number, 22; average age, 75.7; total, 1,665. Muncie City —(Center Township)—John Brady, 76; Mary Brady,73; Hebe Budd, 74; Martha Branson, 82; Elizabeth Beemer,79; Elizabeth Belmire,71; William Cassady, 74; Margaret Cassady, 73; Rebecca Charman, 74; Rachel J.Clevenger, 71; Mary Casey, 80; Joseph M. Davis, 72; Nicholas Eiler, 73; Mary Eiler, 78; James Edwards, 75; John Gray, 102; Ira Granger, 73; Nancy Harter, 70; Sarah Howell, 72; Margaret Hollister, 76; Catharine Kirkwood, 72; Charity Korp, 70; Susan Long, 79; John Luscht, 75; Mark Moore, 73; Mary Moore, 70; Nancy McKimmey 76; Malinda McLin,73; Matilda Neely, 71; Elizabeth Patterson, 79; Ann Paxson, 79; Jane Robison,83; Christian Retz, 75;  Margaret Riley, 89; Martha Richardson, 77; Emanuel Rich, 72; Mary Rich,72; J. W. Rounceville, 72; Sylvester Schutt,. 76; Catharine Simmons, 80;Solomon Snell, 72; Philip Smell, 76; Minus Turner, 73; Nancy Ullery, 81;Elizabeth Willson, 79; Rosa Williamson, 79; Jane Woodward, 77; Adam Wolf, 72.Whole number, 48; average age, 76; total, 3,107. Mount Pleasant Township—Ellen Antrim, 76; Elizabeth Bennett,78; George Cock, 81; Yost Dipple, 79; 0. J. Gilbert, 74; John Hancock 75;Catherine Hittle, 75; B. F. Hittle, 72; Laodicea Jones, 72; John Jones, 72;Barney Leonard, 71; Joseph Landry, Sr., 74; Catharine Losh, 78; Nancy Miller,73; Melinda McKinley, 74; Jesse McKimmey, Sr., 76; Sarah Rudy, 71; Harrison Rulon, 72; Nancy Swearingen, 72; David Summers, 73: James Staggs, 71; Elizabeth Slack 70: Phebe Staggs, 77; Nancy Van Matre,71. Whole number, 24; average age,74; total, 1,777. Monroe Township—Jane Cooley, 76; Benjamin Cooper, 93; DavidFodge, 76; Thomas Gough, 80; Sarah Jones, 78; Rachel Kendall, 73; John Lenox,Sr., 74; John H. Miller, 70; Nancy Ogle, 74; Mary Ross, 73; John Rutledge, 78;Ruama Trowbridge, 71; Joseph Trowbridge, 82; Samuel West, 73; John Williams, 76; William C.  Windsor, 73. Whole number, 16; average age,76.75; total, 1,220. Niles Township. — Catharine Bracken, 72; Samuel Clark, 77,Willis Edgington, 72; Hannah Edgington, 71; Nancy Green, 75; Sarah McCoy, 74;Sarah Moore, 75; David Moore, 78; John Ritter, 73: Sarah Ritter, 70; Susanna Roberts, 73; Price Thomas, 70; John W. Vincent, 75. Whole number, 13; average age, 73.5; total, 985. Perry Township—Thomas Browne, 70; John Bowman, 70; JohnClark, 72; Summer Coffin, 75; Mary Carey, 73; Martha Dragoo, 77; Peter Dragoo,87; Robert Hindman, 72; Rebecca Holliday, 70; Moses Hodson, 75; Hester Hodson,71; Thomas Lindsay, 72; Sarah Lindsay, 75; John Reese, 71; Mary Sutton, 70;Elizabeth Sample, 71; Elizabeth Shroyer, 72; Edward Thornburg, 70; John Veal,82; Thomas Whiting, 85. Whole number, 20; average age, 74; total, 1,480. Salem Township—Amos Brandon, 71; Elizabeth Brown, 76; SarahDrennon, 70; William Fenwick, 70; William Guffingham, 70; Elizabeth Guffingham,70; John Hupp, 78; Catharine Hupp,‘77; Charles Hughings, 71; CatharineLybarger, 70, James McVeigh, 70; Lambert Moffett, 73; John Ricker, 73; JamesRinker,71; Philip Rinker, 78; Lydia Rinker, 71, John Shoemaker, 72; James Stewart, 78; Drusilla Stewart, 75; Cynthia Tripp, 70; David Van Matre, 74; Mary Van Matre, 76; Christiana Young, 71. Whole number, 23; average age, 73; total,1,678. Union Township—Basil Clements 74; Patrick Carmichael, 85;Charles Carter, 70; Hiram Cochren, 77; Rebecca Cochren, 70; John Deeter, 71;Moses Embree, 76; Mary Embree, 76; Ebenezer Edwards, 90; James Furgerson, 75;Sarah Gerr, 70; Abigail Kiplinger, 72; Nicholas Lewis, 76; John Manor, 71; Wilson Martin, 75; Nancy Nickum, 72;Mary Rowe, 70; Edmund Taylor, 78. Whole number, 18; average age, 75; total,1,348. Washington Township—Nehemiah Bell, 76; Madison Broyles, 72;David Beuoy, 70; Sarah A. Bryan, 72; Elizabeth Clinefbass, 72; Jacob Jones, 74;Elizabeth Jones, 73; Skidmore Munsey, 80; William Roberts, 71; Christopher VanMatre, 70. Lucy Williams, 73; Polly Wharton, 74; Nancy Ward, 75. Whole number.13; average age, 73; total, 952. Total number in the county, 249; average age, 743/4 Total ages,18,608.