History Of Rush County Indiana Brant & Fuller 1888 Surnames in this biography are: McMichael, Britton, Worth, Barnard, WILLIAM J. McMICHAEL Farmer, of Posey Township, is a native of that township, born May 6, 1834. He was the son of John and Mahala McMichael, the former, who was the son of Thomas and Nancy McMichael, and the latter, who was the daughter of Joseph Britton, were both natives of Guilford County, North Carolina. His paternal ancestors were of Scotch-Irish extraction. He was reared upon his father’s farm, and received in the district school an ordinary school education. At the age of twenty he went to Hancock County, where he was employed in a sawmill two years. He then returned to this county and resumed farming, which has been the chief occupation of his life. His marriage occurred May 31, 1860, when Miss Sarah Worth became his wife. She was also born in Posey Township, the date being August 13, 1841, and was the daughter of Obed and Maria (Barnard) Worth, Natives of North Carolina and Ohio, respectively. Mr. McMichael and wife have seven children, as follows: Phebe J., William W., Albert N., Ernest M., Eva M., Alice and Myrtle A., all of whom are living except the oldest. Our subject and wife are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. In politics, Mr. McMichael was formerly a Democrat, but he is now an uncompromising Prohibitionist. He believes in principle rather than name and does not hesitate to sacrifice the latter for the support of the former. Mr. McMichael is six feet and six inches in height, and weighs 310 pounds. I do not know anything more about this family, or any of the surnames mentioned. I have this in a book, and thought I would post for those that are researching these surnames. Enjoy! Lora, Jax, Fla