Surnames in this biography are: Guthrie, Weddle, Hubbard,Malott, Collyer, Crim, Isenhour, Moorehead, THE GUTHRIE FAMILY  were among, the earliest settlers of Lawrence County, Indiana. They- were not only pioneers inpoint of time, but had the instincts and character of pioneers, doing something constructive and leaving records of their good work and their citizenship thatare held in high esteem in that county today. The first white child born in Lawrence County was John W.Guthrie, who was a grand-uncle of Alfred Guthrie, who was born in LawrenceCounty June 25, 1828. Alfred Guthrie was a son of Daniel and Mary (Weddle) Guthrie. Daniel Guthrie came from his native state of Virginia, arriving in Lawrence County when practically the only settlers were Indians. Daniel Guthrie improved a tract of land and was rated as one of the good farmers of Lawrence County. He had a large family, and beyond the advantages of the local schools was unable to give them special opportunities. The oldest of the children was Alfred Guthrie, who lived all his life in Lawrence County, where he passed away June 7, 1913, at the age of eighty-five. No other member of the Guthrie family is known to have reached that good old age.After the common schools he taught school for several terms. When he was thirty years of age he was told by his doctor that on account of  tubercular trouble he had only a short time to live, but his long life disproved that prophesy and he not only lived long but showed a capacity for action, an energy matched by few men, and became a man of much wealth and influence. One of his early ambitions was to go into the army at the time ofthe Civil war, but he was rejected. Three of his brothers were in the Union ranks, his twin brothers, Eli and En, and Marshall. Eli died from illness while with the army in Mississippi. Marshall was a successful farmer and stock dealer and a man of most estimable character. Alfred Guthrie made his start in a business way by investing all his modest capital in a stock of goods and equipping a “peddler” wagon. He succeeded well from the first and after a few years started a little store at Tunnelton. Tunnelton was on the right-of-way of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway, which at that time was being built through Lawrence County. Its name was derived from the fact that three miles east was one tunnel and twomiles west was another. Because of this heavy construction a great many men were concentrated there for along time. Alfred Guthrie got on friendly terms with the workers and also made arrangements with the railroad company to guarantee the bills, and enjoyed an immense trade in his store, so that he was well on the road to wealth and prosperity before the construction work was completed. He then bought land and enlarged his store,and largely as the result of his individual enterprise Tunnelton remained for many years the biggest trading point in Lawrence County. It was not unusual for him to sell as high as $200,000 worth of goods annually. His surplus was invested in land until at one time he owned 3,200 acres in Lawrence County.  When Alfred Guthrie was about twenty-eight years of age another family came into that section of Lawrence County, the Hubbards, from Kentucky. Soon afterward he married Isabelle Ann Hubbard, and they lived happily for many years, until her death in 1890. She was a woman of much intelligence, very kindly and helpful, and was loved by everyone in the neighborhood, the name by which she was affectionately greeted on all sides being Aunt Ibby. Eight children were born to their marriage. Theson Melvin T., the oldest, was for several years associated with his father in the mercantile business, married, and all his seven children but one are living. The second child, Melvina, became the wife of James H. Malott, and they had four fine sons, three of whom are living. Claude G. Malott is a resident of Bloomington, where he is active in civic affairs and state politics and is now a member of the State Senate. Noble Malott acquired the old Guthrie home steadand has been honored with a number of terms in the Indiana Legislature. Ray Malott, a very gifted lawyer, is located at Globe, Arizona, and has among his clientage many of the mining companies in that region. The mother of these sons, Mrs. Melvina Malott, died in 1922. The oldest living daughter of the family is Dr. Lillie M. Collyer, widow of the late Dr. Frank M. Collyer. He is a graduate osteopath, as is also his widow, and both practiced for many years at Louisville Kentucky. She now lives at Indianapolis. Two of the sons of Alfred Guthrie, Marshall and Millard, died in infancy. The daughter Carrie is the wife of Dr. L. A. Crim and lives in Indianapolis. Ella, the youngest daughter, who died September 15, 1929, was the wife of John D. Moorehead. The youngest son is Alfred H. Guthrie, whose home is at Cincinnati. For several years he was cashier of the Stone City Bank, of Bedford, Indiana, and for about twenty years hasbeen one of the ablest traveling representatives of the Lewis Publishing Company of Chicago. He is married and has two sons, Alfred H., Jr., and Harvey.  He also had one son by his first wife but who died in San Francisco at the age of thirty, on  June 2, 1928. In 1894, after the death of his first wife, Alfred Guthrie married Miss Belle Isenhour, and they had a son, Blame, who is a rising young lawyer in Louisville, where his mother also lives. At the time of his death the late Alfred Guthrie was president of the Stone City Bank at Bedford and the majority stockowner of that institution. He never joined a church, but leaned strongly to the faith of the Christian denomination, of which his wife, Isabelle Ann, was an ardent member. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and a Republican of such partisanship that he would never vote for a Democrat. He was elected to the State Legislature and was on the building committee that erected the present State House at Indianapolis. He also served as county Commissioner, but never had time for many offices. Throughout his life he seemed to be confronted by a constant succession of important duties, and he was almost tireless in his working habits. At one time he was estimated to possess a fortune of a quarter of a million of dollars. During the last several years of his life he was unable to carry on his regular program of business responsibilities,and his chief delight was in visiting his old friends and personally comforting those members of his community who lay sick.