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Lomax, William
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Fisher, Daniel W
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Hammond, Abram A
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Fisher, Stearns
Hammond, Edwin P
Hughes, Thomas E.
Humphreys, Louis
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Long, E. V
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Fisk, Ezra W.
Hanna, Bayless W
Hunt, Franklin W
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Long, Thomas B
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Lordeman, Francis
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Fitch, Charles H
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Fitch, Graham N
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Hanna, Hugh.
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Love, Benjamin F
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Hanna, John.
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Hanna, Robert.
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Fitch, Leroy.
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Hunter, W. D. H
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Love, John
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Love, John W
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Fletcher, Calvin
7
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36
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131
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Hanna, Samuel.
12
Fletcher, Miles J
Hanna, Thomas,
32
Hussey, Preston.
8
26
Huston, James N.
Lovett, Daniel W
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108
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Foley, James B
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Harding, George C
Lovett, John W
Huston, William .
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Ford, James
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Harding, Myron H.
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Harding, Stephen S
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Hyatt, Elisha.
Lovett, David
Lovett, John A
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Foust, Franklin H
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Fowler, Inman H
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Fowler, Moses.
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Harlan, Levi P
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IDDINGS, Hiram
Iglehart, Ferdinand C.
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Lyons, Ira E ..
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Harrington, Henry W
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5
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Lyons, William B
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Francis, Harry H
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Franklin, William M
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27
Harris, Jacob R
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Ingle, John, Jr.
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3
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Irwin, Elisha ..
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MACAULEY, Daniel.
Frazer, James S
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Harris, Lec O.
Harrison, Benjamin.
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78
Irwin, John W
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34
Macy, David
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1 33
Freeman, Amzi W
13
27
Harrison, William H
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79
Macy, John W.
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24
2
15
Irwin, Joseph I.
Freeman, Azariah
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Hart, Andrew T
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Irwin, Joseph W
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Maddock, William B
Main, Reuben P
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Friedley, George W.
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Harter, David ...
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Fromm, John F
JAMESON, Jesse K
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Hartman, Ezra I)
23
Jameson, Patrick H.
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Major, Alfred.
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20
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Makepeace, Allen.
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Moore, Samuel.
Pierce, Simeon ..
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SALSBURY, Henry
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Malott, Volney T
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32
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Mann, John ..
3
26
Morehous, Philo.
13
44
Pinchin, Abner F.
12
56
Salter, James W.
7
187
6
Mann, Peter.
3
27
Morrical, Frank H
Pitchlynn, Hiram R
Sample, Thomas J.
73
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Manson, Mahlon D.
7
135
Morris, Morris
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5
33
74
Morris, Thomas A
7
258
Pitzer, Andrew B
Pixley, Chelius S.
9
23
Sampson, James ..
I
Mansur, Isaiah.
49
7
141
7
258
13
53
Sanford, George.
March, Walter.
6
5
Morrison, Ezekiel.
1 3
45
Polk, Robert L.
6
64
Say, Thomas ..
35
I
Marine, Abijah.
6
52
Morrison, John I.
6
Morton, O. P
95
Pollard, Clark N.
Pope, Alexander
39
Sayler, Henry B
50
Marlett, John J.
46
1
31
Moury, David.
7
153
I3
52
Schefold, Frank
3
Marmon, Daniel W
32
7
141
1 3
Marsh, Albert O.
45
Porter, Albert G., of in-
Schell, Frederick A
5
38
6
52
Myers, Charles A. O
12
Myers, Peter.
56
dianapolis.
Schenck, U. P.
Marsh, Elias J.
29
3
Porter, Albert G., of Leb-
7
256
29
Schmitz, Charles A
4
56
12
68
Marsh, Ephraim.
7
142
Myers, Samuel.
Myers, William R
9
20
anon.
Posey, Francis B
9
36
Schmuck, Gabriel ..
Schofield, Sylvester H.
7
188
Marsh, John.
6
53
9
21
I
42
5
Marshall, Joseph G.
39
Marshall, William K
4
47
Posey, Thomas.
3
31
Schreeder, Charles C ..
2
29
Martin, Alexander.
3
28
NAVE, Christian C.
Nebeker, George ..
5
3
Post, Martin M
10
32
Schwartzkopf, John G.
5
39
5
25
8
38
Powell, Charles G.
40
7
Neely, Thomas S.
.13
52
Schweitzer, Bernhard.
5
Martin, Augustus N
I43
6
Neff, Henry H
59
Powell, Nathan.
Powell, Simon T
4
Scobey, John S.
7
59
6
50
4
Martindale, Elijah B.
57
28 r
6
Neff. John ..
Powers, Edwin D
63
Scott, John.
3
Mason, Charles H.
33
I
6
60
9
23
Scott, John T.
8
Mason, James L.
32
7
149
Neff, John E.
44
Nelson, Thomas H.
7
158
Prather, Hiram
3
30
Scribner, B. F
Mass, Isaac.
3
33
2
22
Prather, Walter S.
3
6
Pratt, Alonzo J
Sexton, Marshall
Nester, John.
59
Shackelford, James M.
76
Matchette, Alique C.
Matthewson, Reuben C.
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50
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New, Jeptha D.
4
15
Pratt, Daniel D.
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Prentiss, Nelson.
33
Shanklin, John G ..
Shanks, John P. C ..
7
267
Mattison, Hamilton A.
33
269
12
58
Mavity, William K.
I
New, John C ..
New, William.
7
Pressler, Henry C
Shaw, Benjamin C.
55
I
Maxwell, David H.
29
7
159
12
59
8
42
8
33
Newcomb, Dwight.
Prickett, Fielding.
Sherman, Mason G.
Maxwell, Samuel C.
28
Newcomb, Horatio C
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Newland, Benjamin.
7
159
Prunk, Daniel H
Sherrod, James H.
Sherwood, Marcus.
2
Prunk, Hattie A
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174
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Maxwell, Samuel F
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33
2
25
7
176
Shideler, D. B.
I
Maynard, Jacob B.
Newland, James H
30
Pugh, William A
49
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Purcell, Royal E
65
7
189
McBride, R. Wes.
12
45
Newman, John S
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277
2
28
Shiel, John J.
36
McClellan, Charles A. 0.12
McClellan, James.
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Niblack, William E
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QUICK, John
Shields, Jesse.
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McClelland, Marquis L ... 10
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Nichol, Joseph W
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Shields, Meedey W
Nicholson, James C.
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RABB, David G
Shipley, Carlton E.
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McClure, Samuel
Nicholson, Timothy.
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Ragan, Reuben.
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Shirk, Elbert H ..
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McClure, William
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Ralston, Samuel W
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Shoemaker, John C.
Ralston, William G.
Shoemaker, John W
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McConnell, Stewart T'
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McCord, Robert G
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Noble, James.
Nordyke, Addison H.
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Ramsey, Samuel.
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Shunk, David ..
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McCormack, Patrick H
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Nordyke, Ellis.
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Randall, Franklin P
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Simonson, Alfred
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McCoy, Matthew
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North, Benjamin.
4
49
Ransdell, Daniel M.
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177
Sinker, Alfred T
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Norvell, Horace V
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McCulloch, Hugh
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49
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Rapp, George.
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McDonald, Isaiah B.
Ratliff, Cornelius, Sen
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Skinner, De Forest,
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Slater, Frederick, Jr.
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McDonald, Joseph E
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McDowell, James F
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O'BRIEN, James, of Ko-
Ratliff, Joseph C
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Slaughter, W. W
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komo ..
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Rawles, Williamson
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Sleeth, George B.
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McGregor, Alexander.
McGuire, Ezekiel W
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O'Brien, James, of Plain-
Ray, Martin M ..
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Sleeth, James M ..
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McIntire, Elihu S
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field.
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Read, John F.
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Smart, James H.
Smith, Andrew J.
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197
2
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O'Donaghue, D.
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163
Reavis, William.
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McIntire, Oliver B
Offutt, Charles G
Reagan, Amos W.
Smith, Benjamin W
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McKeen, William R.
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McKew, Arthur ...
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Ogdon, James W
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Redding, Thomas B.
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Smith, Edward Q.
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Smith, Edwin.
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McLallen, Elisha L.
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Olcott, John M.
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Oliver, James.
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Reed, George I
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Reed, Nathan
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Smith, Hamilton
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McLallen, Henry .
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McMeans, John ...
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O'Neal, John H.
2
26
Reeve, Charles H
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Smith, Henry W
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59
12
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Orr, Joseph
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Reinhard, George L
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Smith, Hubbard M.
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McRae, Hamilton S
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McSheehy, Thomas.
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Orr, Samuel
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6
31
Smith, John L
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26
Meacham, Alfred B.
7
270
Osborn, Andrew L
Reising, Paul
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48
Rerick, John H
12
61
Smith, John W.
5
41
2
Meek, James S.
23
Overman, Emsley A.
9
22
Reynolds, Alfred W
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Smith, Marquis L
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5
27
Overman, Nathan R
9
22
Ribble, William
6
70
Smith, Oliver H
13
7
Mellett, Joshua H.
Overton, John G.
199
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57
8
39
Rice, Martin H ..
7
178
Smith, Samuel M
2
Mendenhall, Nathan
9
19
Owen, David Dale.
39
Richmond, Corydon
II
Richmond, Nathaniel P
Smith, William Z.
33
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Merrifield, Thomas J.
40
Snyder, Harper W
33
10
Owen, Richard.
10
Metcalf, Charles N
29
37
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Metcalf, Stephen
7
143
Owen, Robert.
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Ridpath, Abraham.
5
Sparks, Levi.
3
Michener, Louis 'l'
9
20
Owen, Robert Dale
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35
37
Oyler, Samuel P
40
Ridpath, John C ..
5
36
Spilker, George W.
6
78
Miers, R. W
7
150
5
33
Rippey, Matthew
13
Spink, James C.
Roache, Addison L ..
54
2
34
7
252
Spooner, Benjamin J
4
59
Miller, Alfred B.
5
29
1 3
38
PACKARD, Jasper
13
48
Roberts, Daniel
4
53
Sorin, Edward.
13
58
Miller, James ..
Miller, John F.
7
151
Palmer, Truman H
H
Miller, Lewis J
13
39
Parks, James O
9
23
Roberts, Gains.
Spann, John S ..
7
207
13
Roberts, Omar F.
46
Parrish, Charles S.
49
4
54
Spencer, Elijah M
Miller, William
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31
34
Roberts, Robert.
4
56
Spencer, Jacob W
54
48
Milligan, Joseph.
13
42
Parry, William.
6
62
Roberts, Thomas W
6
71
Staff, Frederick S
5
8
12
62
Staley, Erastus H
42
27
Milligan, Lambdin P
34
Parvin, Theophilus.
7
262
Robertson, Robert S.
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31
Pattison, Alexander B
4
49
Robins, Milton.
Stansifer, Simeon,
9
7
179
Stedman, Nathan R
5
42
Mills, Caleb ..
8
36
Paul, George W
8
39
Robinson, Henry H
I2
4
61
Miner, Byrum D
12
55
Paxson, Jesse E.
6
63
Robinson, James H
63
12
Minich, James A
Payne, Philander W
47
5
33
Robinson, John C.
64
Steele, Asbury ..
7
152
Steele, George K
8
45
Minshall, Deloss W
8
Mitchell, John
37
Pearse, Milton W
T
Pearson, Charles D.
4
Robinson, Milton S.
5
37
9
25
Steele, George W
50
53
7
206
Mitchell, Joseph A. S.
12
180
Mitchell, Samuel M.
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39
Pearson, E. D.
7
164
Rockwood. William O
2
Pearson, James C.
27
Rogers, Edmund J ..
7
Steele, Theodore
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Romaine, Samuel B
47
Stephenson, George W
6
78
5
29
2
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Mitchell, James L.
28
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Stevens, Warder W
37
Mitchell, William
7
151
Peaslee, William J
7
167
48
Peed, Henry A ..
Romine, James
Stevens, William F ..
Root, Deloss.
Stewart, David M.
4
61
7
150
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Mock, Levi.
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Moffat, David W.
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Peelle, Stanton J
7
79
7
168
Roots, Francis M
6
71
St. John, Robert T.
45
Moffatt, John F
12
55
Peelle, William A
6
63
Roots, Philander H.
6
Stockslager, Strother M .. 3
38
Moffett, John.
13
43
Peirce, Martin L.
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Peirce, Robert B. F
24
Roper, James A
72
13
55
Stockton, Lawrence B.
9
27
6
57
8
40
Rose, Chauncey.
8
41
Stone, Asahel.
6
80
Monks, Leander J.
6
Montgomery, Robert
5S
Perigo, Ezekiel
41
Rose, Elihu E.
2
20
Stough, Solomon
12
68
Moore, Granville C.
.13
4.3
Perkins, Samuel E
7
169
Rose, James E.
12
66
Stoy, Peter R.
3
38
Moore, Isaac S.
5
30
Pettit, John U
Pfaff, William A
36
Rose, John B
43
Strader, Samuel McH.
4
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Moore, Jackson L
I
35
Phelps, Abraham M
7
Rose, Solomon
Stropes, William P
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36
Moore, James W
2
24
Pickerill, Francis M
42
Ross, John H ..
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45
Stuart, William Z
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Moore, Joseph
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Pickerill, George W
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Ross, Nathan O
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Stucker, David F
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35
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2
Moore, Marshall A
7
153
Stucker, James F
5
30
Pierce, J. T.
7
173
Runyan, John N
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27
Russ, George W
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183
Stucky, John M
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Studabaker, John. .. II
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Tingley, Benjamin F 6
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Warder, Luther F 3
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Studabaker, Peter .. .. II
49
Tipton, John. IO
40
Waring, William P 6
26
Williamson, Delano E 5
Studebaker, Clement. 13
60 Todd, Jacob J.
77
Warrum, Noble. 7
237
Willson, Samuel C .. 8
Studebaker, Jacob F .. 13
6 Tong, Lucius G. 1 3
65
Washburn, Israel B 10
44
Willson, Volney ...
6
88 42
Studebaker, Peter E .. .13
6
Trentman, Bernard 12
Wasson, William G 7 240 Wilson, Francis.
2
42
Trentman, Heury J ... 12
71
Watson, Enos L
6
Sullivan, Jeremiah. 4 Sutton, George. 4
65
Trissal, Francis M 9
3 >
8 Truby, Michael. 13
67
Webb, Willis S 7 Webster, Alexander. 3
237 41
Swayzee, Aaron C. .II
53
Tucker, Silas IO
54
Turner, Minus. 6
85
Welborn, Joseph F 1 57
48 Welborn, Oscar M. I 58
Wells, Hiram E. 2 38
Wells, Joseph P
4 74
Wells, Merritt ..
7 241
West, Vincent T
1
57
Wolfe, Harvey S. 3 42
Tarkington, Joseph .. 4
71
Taylor, Edward H. .12
70 82
VANCE, Robert J. 8
50
Taylor, John L H
Woods, Thomas ... .. 13
Taylor, Lathrop M. .13
Woodworth, Benjamin S .. 12
Taylor, Samuel H 2
6 87
Taylor, Samuel M. 9
Vinton, Almus E. 7
232
Wildman, John F 9
32
Woollen, William W 7
Woolley, Amos 13
Worden, James I. 12
Work, William F.
3 47
WALDRON, Edward H 9
30
Walker, Geo. B I
55
Williams, Hugh T 4 Wright, Charles E. 7 276
Walker, John W 7
233
Walker, Lyman.
79
234 Williams, Jesse A 10
50
Wysor, Jacob H 6
Wallace, James 9
3 I 3 1
Williams, John S. 9
33
ZARING, John A 3 48
59
85 Ward, Thomas R 9
32
Williams, William C. 12
78
Zeller, Jacob A 1 Zent, Samuel M. 12
82
Ward, William D 4
73
Williams, William F 5
48 Zollinger, Charles, 12
82
Tilford, Salem A. 5
45
40 Williams, James D 2 Wright, Henry C. .13 76 Wright, Joseph A. Williams, James L. 7. 247 7 247 91
Thompson, David. 6 Thompson, John E 13 Thompson, Richard W ...
83 65
Wallace, David
7
Williams, Jesse L .. 12
75
8 Thompson, Silas L. ..... .
44 Walts, John K .IO
43
Williams, Samuel P 12 77
5 Thompson, William M. 6 Tilford, Joseph M. 7
82
Willard, James H. 2
28
4 Works, John D. 76
Thayer, Henry G ... 13 Thompson, Calvin D 9 29
55 63
Teegarden, Abraham 13 Templer, James N 6 Terhune, Thomas J 9 Terry, Oliver C. I
37
Violett, John H. 1 3
67
Wiles, William V
5 46
Voorhees, Daniel W 8
Willard, Ashbel P 2 39
Voyles, S. R
3
41
Willard, Charles F. 6
89
Wood, Martin IO Wood, Thomas J 10 Woodfill, Gabriel
47
Taylor, James E 6
White, John H. 7 242
Taylor, James M.
Van Devanter, Isaac. 78
Van Natta, William S. 10
43
Whitesell, Joseph M 6 87
49
Wilcox, Samuel P .13 73
Veale, James C 2
37
Wilcoxon, Lloyd ..
Woollen, Levin J 7 Woollen, Thomas W 7 245
246
Taylor, Waller. 2 Taylor, W. C. L. 5 45 62
3 39 55 62 36 28
39
Taber, Freeman. 12
69
Talcott, William C. .. 10 39
UHL, Joseph. .IO
42
Urmston, Stephen E. 4 73
Whitcomb, James. 8
52 Wolfe, Simeon K. 3 43
White, Emerson E 9 35
White, Michael D. 8 53
4
45 46 34 47 48
Swafford, Benjamin F 8
47 Truby, Philip .13
67
Trusler, Nelson. 7 230 Wedding, Charles L I 56
Sweeney, Z. T 5 Sweetser, James. 1I Sweetser, William .. II
43
Turner, David. 10
41 42
Weir, Elijah W 12 74
Winterbotham, John H ... 13 Winton, Horace.
41 73 8a 90
Tuttle, Joseph F. 8
Winton, Robert .....
T'yner, James ... 7
232
Tyner, James N.
77
Waterman, Miles
12 72 86
Wilson, Isaac H. 7 248
62
Tripp, Hagerman. 3 Trisler, J. Randolph 4
39 72
37
Wilson, Thomas H IO
79
Sutton, Willis E 4 6
70
Surface, Daniel.
Wilson, William C. ..
9 Winfield, Maurice. 10 Winkler, William M. 5 Winstandley, John B 3
55
Swint, William. 54
TABER, Cyrus TO
Withers, Warren H1 .. 12
Wolfe, Adam ... 6
6 Wishard, William H. 7 242 80 89
Weicht, William C. I2 73
52
Wilson, Elbridge G.
2
Stutt, George W 48
Williams, William J .. .. 10 44 47 53
Studebaker, John M. .. 13
6 Trentman, August. C. .. 12 Washburne, Henry D. 8
Wilson, Robert Q. II Watson, Lewis L 2
Watts, Howard 4
Wilson, Walter. IO
49 76 75 8x
Van Valzah, Robert. 8
243 75 82
Williams, Frederick S 9 3.3 75
29
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RMSTRONG, JOSEPH DAVIS, of Rockport, was born in Meade County, Kentucky, February 27, 1837, and lived on a farm until the twelfth year of his age, when his father removed to Bran- denburg. George Armstrong, grandfather of the sub- ject of this sketch, was a native of New York, his parents having emigrated to the colonies at a very early day. He was a volunteer soldier during the greater part of the Revolutionary War, being a member of one of the first New York regiments. His only brother, Archibald, was killed at the battle of New Orleans. Soon after the treaty of peace, he married Sarah Fair, also a native of New York, and about the year 1800 moved to Kentucky, near Lexington, where he re- mained until the year 1810, when, in company with two other families, he came to Indiana Territory, and located near the present site of Corydon, Harrison County. That portion of the territory was then an almost un- broken wilderness, there being but few families within the present limits of Harrison County. These pioneers were compelled to cut their way through the wilderness with axes-sometimes having not even an Indian path to mark their way-until they arrived where two fami- lies who preceded them one year had located. The mode of living of this little colony was a novel one, their "Conestoga " wagons serving as dormitories. The Indians had not all disappeared, and the settlers lived in constant dread many months. But soon log houses were erected, and each family felt that it was in a fort sufficient to withstand any attack. Game, con- sisting of deer, panthers, turkeys, wolves, and an occa- sional bear, was in abundance, and the good housewives knew how to broil a steak to advantage. There were no mills in that portion of the territory, but every man had his " mortar," in which he pounded Indian corn, A-2
transported on pack-horses and in wagons from Ken- tucky, until it could be utilized for bread. George Arm- strong and his wife were devoted members of the Presbyterian Church, and lived to a ripe old age. They died within two hours of each other, and were buried in the same grave, leaving five children, the youngest, James Fair, father of the subject of this sketch. James F. Armstrong was born in Lexington, Kentucky, August 1, 1809, and was about one year old when his parents moved to the territory of Indiana. After their death, he lived with a sister until near his majority, when he learned the trade of a stone-mason, and worked on many public works in Kentucky and In- diana, among which was the canal around the falls at Louisville. In 1833 he was united to Miss Frances Brown, a native of Bullitt County, Kentucky, and soon after his marriage joined the Baptist Church, of which his wife was a member. In 1859 he was licensed by his Church to preach ; subsequently, he was ordained as a minister, and is now living in Harrison County, Indiana, farming, and preaching occasionally. Joseph Brown, father of Frances Armstrong, was a native of Virginia, and was among the first to volunteer in the War of the Revolution, and served till its end, a great portion of the time under the immediate command of General Washington. Soon after the close of the contest he married Abigail Wells, also a native of Virginia, and removed to Kentucky, where he opened a large farm in Bullitt County. Ten children were born to this couple, and they both lived until these were all grown and settled in life. Abigail Brown was about seventy years of age when she died ; her husband survived her, and died in the ninety-ninth year of his age, having lived to see an unbroken wil- derness handsomely improved and densely populated.
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Frances Armstrong was born in Bullitt County, Ken- tucky, June 30, 1799; she united with the Baptist Church when quite young, and remained a devoted member until her death, in March, 1873. She was the mother of three children-Sarah Abigail, Joseph Davis, and Hannah Permelia, the latter dying at the age of two years. This brings us to the history of Joseph D. Armstrong. In the spring of 1848 his parents left their farm and moved to Brandenburg, in order to educate their children. Their own instruction having been of the most limited nature, his parents felt that no sacri- fice would be too great to bestow its advantages upon their children. On account of sickness and other mis- fortunes, his father was left in 1852 almost destitute of property-his farm gone and his children not educated. Under these circumstances the only alternative for young Armstrong was to launch out into the world on his own responsibility. He first began, with his father, to learn the stone-mason's trade ; but after working through the summer he decided that it was not a good one, as it did not furnish constant employment. He then deter- mined to devote his energies to active business; and, through the recommendation of his friends, obtained a clerkship in the Pickett Tobacco Warehouse, in Louis- ville, Kentucky, where he remained from March, 1853, until April, 1854, when, becoming tired of city life, he returned to Meade County, labored on a farm, working for wages, until October, 1855, when he decided to go West and "grow up with the country." Not being favorably impressed with Western life and the hard- ships incident thereto, he returned to Kentucky, and in March, 1856, obtained a position as salesman and bookkeeper in a wholesale grocery house in Louisville. Here he remained one year, but, again becoming tired of city life, he decided upon looking for a situation in a country town. His position afforded an excellent opportunity for selecting a location, and, through the recommendation of Hon. William Jones, afterward colonel of the 53d Regiment Indiana Volunteers, he decided to make Indiana his future home; and, in April, 1857, he was employed by William Thompson, a merchant of Gentryville, Spencer County, where he remained until the breaking out of the Rebellion. On the 17th of October, 1858, he married Miss Amanda Hevron, of Spencer County, Indiana. In August, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company H, 42d In- diana Volunteers, and, on the organization of the com- pany, was appointed orderly-sergeant. In October, 1862, he was honorably discharged, on account of sickness contracted in the service. On returning home he found business so prostrated that it was impossible to get a situation, and the following year he worked on a farm. During the winter of 1863-64 he taught the public school in Gentryville. In April, 1864, he was elected Justice of the Peace for Jackson Township; but resigned his
commission in June following, having obtained a posi- tion as bookkeeper and salesman in the house of Parker & Verhoeff, in Grandview, where he remained until De- cember, 1867, at which time he was appointed deputy auditor of Spencer County. While living in Grandview he met with serious trouble. His wife died May 15, 1865, leaving him three small children, the youngest being but six months old. His parents then came to live with him, and remained until November, 1867. On the 3d of November, 1867, he married Miss Maggie R. Allen, a native of New Jersey. Mr. Armstrong served as deputy auditor four years, from December, .1867, and on retiring engaged in the insurance and general agency business, in which he continued about eighteen months. In 1871 he was appointed school trustee of the town of Rockport, which office he held for two years. In 1872 he was appointed county school examiner by the board of commissioners. In 1873 he was chosen super- intendent of the public schools of Spencer County by a unanimous vote of the township trustees. During his connection with the public schools many changes in the law were made by the Legislature, and it was at a very important period in the history of Indiana schools that he held the responsible positions mentioned. It is said by his friends that Mr. Armstrong was an effi- cient officer, and universally popular with teachers and patrons. He accomplished much good in organizing and systematizing the schools and their workings. In 1873 Mr. Armstrong was elected councilman of the Fifth Ward, in Rockport, and, on the organization of the board, was chosen president. Ile was appointed to a clerkship in the Indiana Legislature of 1874-75, and made a popular clerk, being courteous to the members, aiding them in the preparation of their bills and resolu- tions. In August, 1875, he was employed as editor of the Owensboro (Kentucky) Examiner, which position he held until December following, when he again re- ceived the appointment of deputy auditor. He received the nomination at the hands of the Democratic party, in 1878, for county auditor, and, after a hotly contested canvass, was elected by five hundred and seventy-four majority, leading the state and district tickets by over three hundred votes. When J. D. Armstrong began life on his own responsibility his education was very limited, he having received less than two years' instruction in the school-room; but as he advanced in years he felt the necessity of an education, and from time to time purchased text-books, which he studied after business hours and on Sundays, while working on a farm. This custom was kept up until he acquired a fair knowledge of the rudiments of the lower branches; afterwards other books were added to his stock, until he had accu- mulated a number. In 1871 he purchased a law library, with a view of practicing at the close of his term of office. At the January term, 1872, of the Spencer Cir-
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cuit Court, he was admitted to the bar as an attorney ; but, not being able to support his family while working up a remunerative practice, he was compelled to engage in other business, and finally abandoned the idea of law. Politically, J. D. Armstrong is a Democrat, and has been since the breaking out of the Rebellion. His father was a Whig, and only abandoned the party after it had been swallowed up by other organizations. In the cam- paign of 1858 Mr. Armstrong was an Anti-Lecompton, or Douglas, Democrat, casting his first vote with that party. In 1860 he thought it better to elect Abraham Lincoln than John C. Breckinridge, and, feeling that his interests were with the North, he supported Lincoln. But during the debate in Congress over the Crittenden Amendment he became discouraged with the course of the party and renounced it, and since then has been an unswerving Democrat, taking an active part in state and national politics.
RMSTRONG, UEL W., president of the Arm- strong Furniture Company, Evansville, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, February 23, 1832. His father, Cyrus Armstrong, was of Irish de- scent, and was born in the state of Ohio. In 1860 he removed to Evansville, Indiana, where he has been a resident ever since. Although now past the allotted age of man he is well preserved and is vigorous of mind as well as body. His popularity has never waned, and he is recognized throughout Evansville as a gentleman of sterling integrity, one whose private life is upright and exemplary, distinguished by many quiet and unostentatious acts of charity. His mother, whose maiden name was Catharine Ackers, was a native of New York, of Welsh descent, and still lives, at the ripe old age of seventy. She has been a devoted wife and mother, and in all the relations of life she manifests a pure Christian spirit and an unwavering adherence to the cause and principles which she believes to be right. The subject of our sketch attended the com- mon schools and Hibbin Institute at Lawrenceburg, Indiana-to which place the family removed in the year 1842-receiving a fair education, and graduating from the latter institution when he had reached his eighteenth year. His first step in life for himself was to become a district school-teacher. He walked from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to Burlington, Boone County, Kentucky, where he passed an examination and was duly installed as instructor of the district school situated near that place. Subsequently, he gave up this position to accept a more lucrative one at Manchester, Indiana, where he remained one winter. At the age of twenty, feeling the need of a commercial training, he took a course at Bartlett's Commercial College, Cincinnati. The two subsequent years of his life were spent in the
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