History of Gibson County, Indiana : her people, industries and institutions, Part 1

Author: Stormont, Gil R
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Indianapolis : B.F.Bowen
Number of Pages: 1284


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GENEALOGY COLLECTION


ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 02299 8931


HISTORY


OF


GIBSON COUNTY


INDIANA


HER PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS


BY GIL R. STORMONT


With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families


ILLUSTRATED


1914 B. F. BOWEN & CO., Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


DEDICATION. This work is respectfully dedicated to THE PIONEERS,


long since departed. May the memory of those who laid down their burdens by the wayside ever be fragrant as the breath of summer flowers, for their toils and sacrifices have made Gibson County a garden of sun- shine and delights.


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PREFACE


All life and achievement is evolution ; present wisdom comes from past experience, and present commercial prosperity has come only from past exer- tion and suffering. The deeds and motives of the men that have gone before have been instrumental in shaping the destinies of later communities and states. The development of a new country was at once a task and a privi- lege. It required great courage, sacrifice and privation. Compare the pres- ent conditions of the people of Gibson County, Indiana, with what they were one hundred years ago. From a trackless wilderness and virgin land, it has come to be a center of prosperity and civilization, with millions of wealth, systems of railways, grand educational institutions, splendid indus- tries and immense agricultural and mineral productions. Can any think- ing person be insensible to the fascination of the study which discloses the aspirations and efforts of the early pioneers who so strongly laid the founda- tion upon which has been reared the magnificent prosperity of later days? To perpetuate the story of these people and to trace and record the social, polit- ical and industrial progress of the community from its first inception is the function of the local historian. A sincere purpose to preserve facts and per- sonal memoirs that are deserving of perpetuation, and which unite the pres- ent to the past, is the motive for the present publication. The historical chapters, prepared by and under the personal supervision of Col. Gil R. Stormont, compose a valuable collection and will prove not only of interest to the present generation, but of inestimable worth to future historians, being the result of patient toil and earnest research. Colonel Stormont has con- scientiously endeavored to make this work authentic, and to him and those who co-operated with him, the publishers desire to express appreciation of their efforts. A specially valuable and interesting department is that one devoted to the sketches of representative citizens of Gibson county whose records deserve preservation because of their worth, effort and accomplish- ment. The publishers desire to extend their thanks to the gentlemen who have so faithfully labored to this end. Thanks are also due to the citizens of Gibson county for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded


PREFACE.


this undertaking and for their many services rendered in the gaining of necessary information.


In placing the "History of Gibson County, Indiana," before the citizens, the publishers can conscientiously claim that they have carried out the plan as outlined in the prospectus. Every biographical sketch in the work has been submitted to the party interested, for correction, and therefore any error of fact, if there be any, is solely due to the person for whom the sketch was prepared. Confident that our effort to please will fully meet the approbation of the public, we are,


Respectfully, THE PUBLISHERS.


CONTENTS


CHAPTER I-GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY 25


State Geological Report-Surface of the County-Timber-Soil-Min-


erals-Agricultural Possibilities-Bituminous Coal-Natural Gas-Pe- troleum-Altitude.


CHAPTER II-INDIAN OCCUPANCY 32 Indians in Gibson County-Indian Titles Quieted-Burning of Indian Vil- lage-Capt. Jacob Warrick-Appearance of White Men.


CHAPTER III-EARLY SETTLEMENT OF GIBSON COUNTY 37 John Severns, Gibson County's First Settler-Other Pioneers-David Robb-Hargrove, Milburn, McClure and Montgomery Families-The Woods Family and Others Prominent in the Early Life of the Community-Pio- neer Customs-Early Cabin Homes-Vocations and Recreations.


CHAPTER IV-ORGANIZATION OF GIBSON COUNTY 64


The Beginning-State Government-County Organized in 1813-Or- ganizing Act-Division into Townships-Locating the County Seat-Naming of Town-Its Survey-Early Newspaper Notice.


CHAPTER V-COUNTY GOVERNMENT 71 Various Forms of Local Government-Proceedings of Early Courts and Commissioners-First Provisions for Roads-Constables-Ferry Licenses- Tax Levy of 1813-First Board of County Commissioners-Justices of the Peace-Whipping Post-Various Proceedings of the Commissioners-The County Board of Justices, Followed Again by the Commissioners-Navi- gation of the Patoka-Formation of Union Township-Court Houses-Jail History-Care of the Poor-Present Valuation of Taxables-County's Financial Standing.


CHAPTER VI-POLITICAL HISTORY 87 Presidential Election Results-State Senators-Representatives-Delegates to Constitutional Convention-County Collectors-County Recorders- County Clerks-County Treasurers-County Auditors-Sheriffs-County Surveyors-Assessors and Appraisers-County Commissioners-County Su- perintendent of Schools.


CHAPTER VII-RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTATION 93


Wabash and Erie Canal-Provisions by Congress-State Embarrassed in the Work-Final Completion of the Canal-Its Route-Freight and Pas- senger Service-Canal Contractors-The Know-nothings-Conflict Between Irish and Americans-Unsanitary Conditions-The Story of Pat McTurbon -The Southern Railroad-Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad-Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad-Big Four Railroad-Evansville & Princeton Trac- tion Line-Southern Railroad Shops-Hazelton Railroad Wreck.


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER VIII-AGRICULTURE IN GIBSON COUNTY


110 Importance of Agriculture-Quality of Soil and Adaptability of Land-Farm Statistics-Agriculture Thirty Years Ago-Gibson County Agricultural and Horticultural Society-Fairs-Gibson County Fair Association-Boys' Corn Show-Prize Winners.


CHAPTER IX-GIBSON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS 120


The First Journalistic Venture, the Princeton Chronicle-Democratic Clarion-Early Advertisements and Newspaper Notices-Gibson County Leader and the Clarion-Leader-Princeton Courier-Other Newspapers of Bygone Days-Owensville Star-Baptist Messenger-Oakland City Journal -Fort Branch Papers-Other Ventures.


CHAPTER X-EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. 132


First Constitutional Provisions-Gibson County Schools One Hundred Years Ago-Old-time Schoolmaster and His School-Early Courses of Study-Newer Methods and Better Text-books-County Seminaries Estab- lished by Legislature-Vote on Free School Question-School Laws-Semi- naries Abolished-Description of Early Schools-School Statistics for 1884 and 1913-School Examiners, Commissioners and Superintendents-Oakland City College-Schools of Princeton-The Seminary Period-Princeton Academy-Private Schools and Academies-Princeton Female High School -Graded School Period-Present Educational Conditions-High School Enrollment.


CIIAPTER XI-CHURCHES OF GIBSON COUNTY 154 Religious Character of Pioneers-Methodism in Gibson County-Presby- terian Churches of the County-Fairview Church-Cumberland Presbyterian Churches-United Presbyterians-Reformed Presbyterians-A .Proud War Record-Baptist Churches-General Baptists of Pioneer Days-Christian Churches-Catholic Churches-The Evangelical Church-Colored Churches of Princeton-Other Religious Societies.


CHAPTER XII-MEDICAL MEN OF THE COUNTY 176 Reminiscences by Dr. W. W. Blair-Early Doctors-Other Physicians- Physicians at Owensville-Medical Societies-List of Physicians Now Practicing in the County.


CHAPTER XIII-THE BENCH AND BAR 182 High Standard of Indiana's Judiciary-Circuit Judges-Gibson County Courts-How a Juror Outwitted a Bailiff-Personal Mention of Our Judges -Circuit-Riding Attorneys-Interesting Sessions of the Court-List of Lawyers-Vincennes University Litigation-Attorneys at the Gibson Coun- ty Bar in 1914.


CHAPTER XIV-SECRET SOCIETIES OF THE COUNTY 198 Free and Accepted Masons-Princeton Masonic Temple-Royal Arch Masons-Knights Templar-Independent Order of Odd Fellows-Knights of Pythias.


CHAPTER XV-MILITARY HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY 204 The Spirit of the Early Settlers in Gibson County-Indian War of 1811- Battle of Tippecanoe-Death of Capt. Jacob Warrick-Roster of Gibson


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County Companies-War of 1812 -- Mexican War-Black Hawk War-Revo- lutionary War-The Civil War-Gibson County's Proud Record-Various Enlistments-Commands in Which Gibson County Men Enlisted-The County's Splendid Contribution to the Success of the War-Spanish-Amer- ican War.


CHAPTER XVI-THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN GIBSON COUNTY 224 An Interesting Topic in Early History of the County-David Stormont's Station-Seth Concklin's Mission-Its Tragic Ending-Slave Hunters-An Exciting Slave Hunt Thwarted-Kidnapping Cases-A Bluff That Failed to Work-How Reube Obtained His Freedom-Treacherously Kidnapped- Montgomery to the Rescue.


CHAPTER XVII-PATRIOTIC ORDERS OF GIBSON COUNTY. 245


Grand Army of the Republic-Its Origin and Growth-Decoration of Sol- diers' Graves-Archer Post No. 28-Its Past Commanders-Department Honors-Twenty-fifth Anniversary-Other Posts-Woman's Relief Corps- Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution-Sons of Veterans.


CHAPTER XVIII-SOLDIERS' MONUMENTS 263 Gibson County Soldiers' Monument-Fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment Monu- ment-An Unique Instance-Company F, Forty-second Indiana Monument.


CHAPTER XIX-CHOLERA EPIDEMICS IN GIBSON COUNTY 271 A Large Toll of Lives-Lack of Modern Medical Attention-Epidemics of 1852 and 1873-Many Deaths-Great Excitement-Physicians of the Period -Fear Gives Rise to Amusing Incidents.


CHAPTER XX-A NEIGHBORHOOD RETROSPECT 280


Historical and Personal Reminiscences-Early Time Wedding Ceremonies -How a Wild Steer Created a Panic in a Wedding Procession-Character Sketches-Visions of the Past from a Hill-top-Escapade of Boys Who Escaped Their Just Deserts-Memories of a Home and a Moss-covered Bucket-The Makemson Home-Old Log School House-The Old Cross- way Leading to Kirk's Mill-Religious Habits of the Covenanters-Schools and Schoolmasters-A Notable Record of Military Service in the Civil War.


CHAPTER XXI-MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST 296


Population of Gibson County-Sale of a Negro Girl-Liberating Slaves in Gibson County-A Slave-Trader Trick-Extracts from Valuable Historical Papers-Bee Hunting-Pioneer Mills-Early Marriages-Market Prices Then and Now-Village Plats-Towns, Past and Present-Cyclones-Flat Boating-Fear of First Stoves-First Legal Hanging-Getting "Churched" -Stage Coach Days-Passing of the Old Survey Marks-Incidents and Sketches of Early Times-The Big Well at Somerville-Faith in John Mc- Master's Prayers-Pioncer Industries-Oakland City -- The Beginning of Buckskin-The Old Grist Mill-School Disturbed by a Panther Visit-Flood Waters-Flood Figures.


CHAPTER XXII-CITY OF PRINCETON 321 Location-Characteristics-Before the Laying Out of the City-Naming of the Town-First Events-First Postoffice and Early Business Houses-Post- office History-Princeton Sanitarium-Public Library Movement-Early In-


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dustries of Princeton-Great Fire of 1893-Municipal History of the City- Banking in Princeton.


CHAPTER XXIII-PATOKA TOWNSHIP 339


Organization-Boundaries-Bald Hill-Early Settlements-Tecumseh's Con- spiracy-First Schools.


CHAPTER XXIV-MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP 342 How Named-Location-Early Settlement-Pioneer Experiences-Owens- ville-Origin, Platting and Incorporation-Early Merchants-Business In- terests-Banks.


CHAPTER XXV-JOHNSON TOWNSHIP 347


Original Extent-Present Area-Natural Features-Early Settlement Indian Scare-First Schools-Haubstadt-Municipal History-Business In- terests-Bank.


CHAPTER XXVI-UNION TOWNSHIP


353


Youngest Township in the County-Surface-Soil-Fort Branch-Business


Directory-Public Utilities-Banking Interests.


CHAPTER XXVII-BARTON TOWNSHIP


356


Location-Organization-Early Settlement-First Events-An Early Un- punished Crime-Somerville.


CHAPTER XXVIII-COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP 359 Boundaries-Earliest Settlers-Oakland City-First Events-In 1913-Town Officers-Business Interests-Banks.


CHAPTER XXIX-CENTER TOWNSHIP 362


Location-First Settlers-Francisco-Incorporation -- Present Officers- Reminiscences of Early Days-Killing of Worrell-Militant Women Dur- ing War Days-Getting the Daily News.


CHAPTER XXX-WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP 371 Boundaries-Early Mills-Drainage-First Settlers-Patoka-Smithville, a Remarkable Town-Present Patoka-Business Interests-Defunct Village of Port Gibson-Hazelton-Commercial History.


CHAPTER XXXI-WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 379


Natural Features-Boundaries-Pioneers-First Events-An Amusing Inci- dent-Buena Vista.


CHAPTER XXXII-WABASH TOWNSHIP 382


Early Description-Organization-First Events-Early Settlement-Soil.


HISTORICAL INDEX


A


A Bluff That Failed to Work


239


Act Organizing County 65


Agricultural Society 112


Agriculture


110


Agriculture in the Eighties.


111


Altitude


31


Appraisers


91


Archer Family


52


Archer Post No. 28, G. A. R. 249


Assessors


91


Auditors, County


90


B


Banking in Princeton 337


Baptist Churches 164


Barton Township 356


Bee Hunting


300


Beginning of Buckskin


313


Bench and Bar


182


Big Four Railroad 105


Big Well at Somerville 311


Black Hawk War


208


Black Plague


371


Blair. Dr. W. W., Reminiscences 176


Boyd Family


61


Boys' Corn Show


117


Braselton Family


56


Bridge Tolls


76


Buckskin, Beginning of 313


Buena Vista


381


Burning of Indian Village


33


C


Cabin, Pioneer 62


Canal, Wabash and Erie 93


Care of the Poor 85


Catholic Churches


171


Center Township 362


Changes in County Government


78


Character Sketches


284


Chief Trackwell


32


Cholera Epidemics 271


Christian Churches


170


Church History


154


City of Princeton 321


Civil War


209


Clay Deposits


26


Clerks, County


90


Coal Deposits


26, 28


Cockrum Post No. 520, G. A. R.


255


Collectors, County


89


Colored Churches


174


Columbia Township


359


Commissioners, County


79,91


Commissioners, First County


75


Company F, Forty-second Indiana.


Monument


268


Constables, First


73


Constitutional


Convention


Dele-


gates


74, 89


Corn Show, Boys'


117


County Auditors 90


County Clerks


90


County Collectors


89


County Commissioners, First


75


County Divided into Townships


66.75


County Fairs


113


County Finances


86


County Government 71


County Government Changes 78


County Organizing Act 65


County Recorders


90


County Seat Located


67.69


County Seminaries


137


County Superintendent of Schools 92


County Surveyors 91


County Treasurers 90


County Valuation


86


Court Customs


188


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Court, First Term of 66


Court Houses


81


Covenanters, Religious Habits of


291


Finances of County


86


Crops


111


Cumberland Presbyterian Churches 158


Cyclones


305


D


Daughters of American Revolution __. 258 Delegates to Constitutional Conven-


tion


74,89


Doctors at Owensville.


179


Doctors, Early


177


Doctors in 1884


178


Doctors in 1914


181


Duncan Family


350


F


Early Court Customs


188


Early Doctors


177


Early Hospitality 61


Early Industries, Princeton


332


Early


Lawyers


189


Early Market Prices 302


Early Marriages


301


Early


Newspaper Notices


123


Early School Text-books 136


Early Schools


133, 140, 292


Early Settlement


37


Early-time Wedding Ceremonies 281


Early Tax Items


75


Educational Interests


132


Eightieth Indiana


Regiment


218


Election Results


87


Elevations


31


Embree Family


59


Escapade of Boys 285


Evangelical Church


173


Evans Family


49


Evansville & Princeton R. R.


105


Evansville & Terre Haute R. R.


103


Exciting Slave Hunt


233


F


Fairs


113


Fairview Church 157


Farm Statistics


110


Ferry Licenses


73


Fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment 214


Fifty-eighth Regiment Monument. 265


Fire of 1893, Princeton


335


First Constables


73


First County Commissioners. 75


First Court House


82


First Events in Princeton 323


First Jail


83


First Justices of the Peace 75


First Laid-out Road


72


First Legal Hanging 306


First Newspaper


120


First Settler


37


First Term of Court 66


Flat Boating


306


Flood Figures


319


317


Flood Waters


Fort Branclı


353


Fort Branch Banks


355


Fort Branch Newspapers 131


Forty-second Indiana Regiment


212


Francisco


363


Francisco Baptist Church


165


Free and Accepted Masons


198


Free Schools


139


G


Gas, Natural


29


General Baptists, Early


167


Geology


25


Getting War News.


369


Gibson County Companies in Civil


War


215


Gibson County Fair Association 115


Gibson County Medical Society


180


Gibson County Newspapers


120


Gibson County Organized


64


Gibson County Soldiers


221


Gibson County Soldiers' Monument 263


Gibson, Gen. John.


64


Graff, Dr. George B


112


Grand Army of the Republic


245


Grist Mills, Early


315, 371


Gudgel Family


60


H


Hanging, First Legal


306


Hargrove Family


44


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Harrington Family 52


Haubstadt 351


Hazelton


377


Hazelton Railroad Wreck


108


High Waters


319


Historical Items


299


Hospitality of Pioneers


61


Hundred Years of School History.


132


I


Independent Order of Odd Fellows 201


Indian Occupancy 32


Indian Relics


33


Indian Scare


40


Indian Village Burned


33


Indian War of 1811


204


Indianapolis & Evansville R. R.


104


Irish-American Combat


97


J


Jail . History


83


Johnson Family 43


Johnson Township


347


Judiciary


182


Juror Outwits Bailiff


184


Judges, County


182


Justices of the Peace, First


75


K


Kidnapping Cases 236


Killing of Worrell 367


Knights of Pythias


203


Knights Templar


199


Know-nothings


97


L


Lawyers, Early 189


Lawyers in 1914 196


Liberating Negro Slaves


297


Library, Princeton


328


Licenses, Early


71


Locating County Seat


67


Mc


McClure Family


46


McMaster's Prayers, Faith in


312


McTurbon, Pat, Story of.


99


M


Makemson Home 288


Market Prices, Early 302


Marriages, Early 301


Marvel Family


59


Masonic Order 198


Mead, Stephen 349


Medical History 176


Medical Societies 180


Memorial Day


248


Memories of a Home 288


Methodist Episcopal Churches 154


Mexican War


208


Miami Indians


32


Milburn Family


45


Military History


204


Mills, Caleb


138


Mills, Early Grist


315, 371


Miscellaneous Civil-war Commands 220


Miscellaneous Items


296


Montgomery Family


47


Montgomery Township


342


Mounts Family


54


Municipal History of Princeton


336


N


Name of County


64


Naming of Princeton


68, 322


Natural Gas


29


Navigation of Patoka


79


Neighborhood Retrospect


280


Newspaper History


120


Notable Military Record.


294


O


Oakland City


359


Oakland City Banks 861


Oakland City College 144


Oakland City Newspapers.


130


Odd Fellows


201


Oil Fields


29


Old Crossway to Kirk's Mill


290


Old Grist Mills


315, 371


Old-time School-master


134, 292


One Hundred Forty-third


Indiana


Regiment


220


One Hundred Thirty-sixth Indiana


Regiment


220


HISTORICAL INDEX.


One Hundred Twentieth Indiana


Regiment 219


Organization of Gibson County 64


Organization of Wabash Township 382


Owensville


343


Owensville Banks


345


Owensville Newspapers


130


Owensville Physicians


179


P


Panther Disturbs School 316


Passing of Old Survey Marks 308


Patoka


372


Patoka, Navigation of.


79


Patoka Township


339


Patriotic Orders


245


Petroleum Oil Fields


29


Physicians, Early


177


Pioneer Cabin


62


.


Pioneer Customs


61


Pioneer Industries


313


Pioneer Mills


300


Pioneer Schools


133, 140, 292


Plats, Village


303


Political History


87


Poor Farm


85


Population Statistics


296


Port Gibson


376


Pottawatomie Indians


32


Presbyterian Churches


156


Present Court House


83


Present Jail


84


Present Lawyers


196


Presidential Election Results 87


Press, The


120


Princeton


321


Princeton Academy 146


Princeton Banks


337


Princeton Chapter, D. A. R.


258


Princeton Early Industries


332


Princeton Early Merchants


325


Princeton Female High School


149


Princeton, Fire of 1893. 335


Princeton, First Events 323


Princeton High School


152


Princeton, How Named


68


Princeton Laid Out


68


Princeton, Municipal History


336


Princeton Named


322


Princeton Newspapers


120


Princeton Postoffice 327


Princeton Public Library 328


Princeton Sanitarium 327


Princeton Schools


145


Proud War Record


161


Public Library, Princeton


328


Public Square


84


R


Railroads


93


Recorders


90


Reformed Presbyterian Churches 159


Religious Habits of Covenanters


291


Reminiscences of Mrs. Ralston.


50


Representatives


89


Revolutionary War Soldiers. 208


Road, the First Laid-out. 72


Robb Family


40


Roster of Militia, 1811 205


Royal and Select Masters


200


Royal Arch Masons 199


S


Sale of a Negro Girl 296


School Commissioners


143


School Development


137, 141


School Disturbed by Panther


316


School Examiners


143


School Statistics, 1884.


141


School Statistics, 1914.


142


Schools


132


Schools, Free 139


Second Court House 82


Second Jail


84


Secret Societies


198


Seminaries, County 137


Seminary Period


146


Senators, State


88


Seth Concklin


224


Settlement, Early


37


Settlement of Barton Township


356


Settlement of Center Township


362


Settlement of Columbia Township


359


Settlement of Johnson Township __


347


Settlement of Montgomery Town- ship 342


Settlement of Patoka Township 340


Settlement of Wabash Township


382


Settlement of Washington Township 379


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Settler, the First


37


Seventeenth Indiana Regiment. 210


Severns, John 37


Shawnee Indians


32


Sheriffs


90


Sixty-fifth Indiana Regiment.


217


Slave Hunters


232


Slave-trade Trick


298


Smithfield


372


Soil of County


25


Soil Types


27


Soldiers' Monuments


263


Somerville


357


Somerville Well


311


Sons of Veterans


261


Southern Railroad


101


Southern Railroad Shops


105


Spanish-American War


222


Stage Coach Days


307


State Senators


88


Stephen Mead Post No. 187, G. A. R. 256


Stone Formations


26


Stormont, David


225, 231


Stoves, Fear of First


306


Superintendent of Schools


92, 144


Surface of County.


25


Survey Marks, Passing of Old


308


Surveyors, County


91


T


Tavern Licenses


71, 77


Tax Levy, 1813 73


Taxables in County, 1913. 86


Taxes, Early


75


Taylor Family


57


Third Court House


83


Thirty-third Regiment


211


Timber


28


Tolls, Bridge 76


Topography


25


Town Plats


303


Towns, Past and Present


305


Townships Formed.


_66, 75


Trackwell, Chief


32


Transportation


93


Treacherously Kidnapped.


240


Treasurers, County.


90


Twenty-fourth Indiana Regiment


211


U


Underground Railroad


224


Union Township


353


Union Township, Formation of


81


United Presbyterian Churches


159


Unpunished Crime


357


V


Value of Lands


110


Village Plats


303


Vincennes University Litigation.


193


Visions of the Past.


284


Vote of County in 1856.


122


W


Wabash and Erie Canal


93


Wabash Township


382


War of 1812.


207


War of the Rebellion


209


War News, Getting


369


Warrick, Capt. Jacob


34, 53, 205


Washington Township


379


Wheeler Family


46


Whipping Post 76


White River Township 371


Wild Steer Creates Panic. 282


Wilkinson Family


56


Witness Trees 310


Woman's Relief Corps 257


Woods Family 51


Worrell, Killing of


367


Wreck at Hazelton


108


BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX


A


Adams, James W.


1050


Allbright, John T. 858


Allen, Robert A.


718


Anderson, Philip .M.


470


Anderson, R. S., M. D.


624


Arbuthnot, John


941


Archer, David 615


Archer, Samuel H.


498


Armstrong, James H. 685


Armstrong, Pinkney S.


828


Ashcraft, Benjamin K.


515


B


Baldridge, Pressley R. 636


Ballard, James H. 466


Barnett, W. A.


1042


Bass, Herschel L., M. D.


692


Beloat, James E.


582


Bennett, Isaac R.


788


Benson, Benjamin F.


798


Benson, Luther


517


Berger, John H.


898


Bieger, John 1036


Biggs, Floyd J.


458


Bingham, G. B.


755


Bingham, William B.


740


Binhack, George


543


Binkley, Elijah


958


Black, James A.


786


Blair, William W., M. D. 404


Boren, Thomas J.


758


Brademeyer, Henry J.


071


Braselton, Samuel F.


552


Broadwell, Henry F.


906


Brown, Arthur F.


978


Brown, John L.


792


Brownlee, Charles


504


Bruner, James W.


974


Bucklin, Theodore M.


648


Burton, A. R., M. D.


622


Burton, George C. 419


Butler, Fred


1070


Butler, John E.


400


C


Carithers, James


436


Carpenter, Lewis


529


Carter, Virgil R., M. D. 683


Casey, William P


743


Chism, John D.


766


Clark, Jonathan E. 669


Cockrum, James H.


916


Cockrum, James W.


800


Cockrum, William M.


392


Coleman, Maryfield M.


909


Coulter, Levi W.


954


Cox, James P. 519


Coyne, Thomas


782


Crawford, Theodore W. 846


Criswell, W. E.


427


Crowe, Anderson E. 446


Crowe, Mrs. Martha A. 848


Cunningham, Joseph W.


920


Cunningham, James W.


554


Cushman, Milton


639


D


Danks, Joseph C.


438


Davis, S. R. 984


Davison, David A. 464


Dearing, William P.


928


Depriest, Jackson


998


DePriest, William H. H. 844


Deutsch, L. J. 784


Dill, Willard A.


421


Downey, William D.


539


BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.


E


Eisler, Michael 964


Embree, Elisha 183, 472


Embree, Lucius C. 472


Emerson, Charles N. 561


Emerson, Columbus


578


Emerson, James V. 561


Emmerson, Lemuel 667


Emmerson, Lemuel O. 768


Emmerson, Vivian H. 822


Ennes, William 1017


Ervin, John R. 508


Eskew, Cyrus N.


728


Ewing, Fred R. 536


Ewing, John W. 536


F


Finch, J. W. 991


Fisher, Wilbur F. 410


Forbes, George


5.29


Ford, Alfred S.


424


698


Fowler, Ephraim M.


French, Simon


569


French, Thomas H.


988


G


Galligan, Walter T. 934


Gamble, James B. 568


Genung, Homer T. 868


Genung, William R., M. D. 864


Goodman, John Q. A.


560


Gorman, John C. 856


Gray, James 1052


Greek Family 1027


Green, Alexander D.


869


Grigsby, Francis M. 541


Gudgel, Harry B., M. D. 965


H


Hallock. Richard B. 501


Hanna, Hugh, Sr. 640


Harmon, Harvey 423


Harmon, John W. 693


Hartin, Joseph C.


651


Heldt, Humphrey C. 880


Heston, Samuel T. 922


Hillman, James W. 1065


Hitch, Nathaniel 510




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