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tle of Horse Shoe Bend. He married in Bedford county, Tenn., Mary Shofner. Mr. Coble was a substantial farmer, owned a large farm on Duck river, and was also a slave owner, by inheri- tance, but he was an abolitionist and would not hold his slaves, and set them free. In 1828 he moved to Indiana and settled in the woods near Mooresville, Morgan county. He entered 320 acres of land in Franklin town- ship, Hendricks county, in 1828-29, and fin- ally-cleared up a good farm and became pros- perous. He was a very hard-working, patriotic pioneer citizen. To himself and wife were born ten children: Catherine, Daniel, Millie, William, Gabriel, Plummer, Elihu W., Eli, Margaret and Lydia. All lived to rear fami- lies, except Plummer, who never married, and all were born in Tennessee, except Elihu and the younger three. Mr. Coble was a strong Union man and had four sons in the civil war: Daniel, William, Gabriel and Elihu. Daniel was in an Indiana infantry regiment, William in an Iowa infantry regiment, and Gabriel was in an Iowa cavalry regiment. The military experience of Elihu will be related further on. Mr. and Mrs. Coble were members of the Methodist church. He lived to be eighty- eight years of age and retained his activity and mental faculties.
Elihu W. Coble was born December 20, 1856, in Hendricks county, Franklin township, Ind. He became a farmer and stock raiser and married November 27, 1856, Jane, daugh- ter of James and Sarah (Heavens) Sallust. Jane Coble bore one son, William, and then died. Mr. Coble next married Miss Emma, daughter of Markson and Nancy (Jones) Siler, and by this wife Mr. Coble became the father of three children: Ada, James and Quincy. Mr. Coble settled on a farm in Putnam county, Ind., in 1856, owning 140 acres of land, on which he remained until he came to his pres- ent home at Stilesville, where he now owns
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246 acres of fine farm land. Elihu W. Coble, enlisted August 15, 1862, in company G,. Ninety-ninth regiment Indiana infantry, in Hendricks county, and was enrolled at Clayton, as a private to serve three years, or during the war, under Col. Alexander Fowler, Capt. Tillsbury Reed. He served until he was dis- abled by his wounds and was honorably dis- charged November 29, 1864, at Indianapolis. His colonel has written on his discharge- "Elihu W. Coble has been in the following- engagements: Vicksburg, Jackson, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Altoona Hill, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoocheer and Atlanta." Mr. Coble was also in the battles of Peach Tree Creek, Smokey Creek Gap, New Hope Church and Champion Hill. He was also in the battle before Atlanta, on July 22, when Gen. McPherson was killed, and considers it the hardest battle that he was in. At the battle at Atlanta, of July 28, 1864, Mr. Coble was shot in the left arm by a minie ball. He walked off the field, unaided, to the river, and then fainted from the loss of blood. He was first in the field hospital, at Marietta, Ga., un- til September, and was then sent home on fur- lough and discharged, his left arm having been amputated. He was on many hard marches and was in all the battles, skirmishes and marches in which his regiment took part, and came near being captured on the 22nd of July at the battle of Atlanta. Mr. Coble was pro- moted to corporal for meritorious conduct. After partial recovery, on returning home, Mr. Coble engaged in farming and stock raising, and, although he has but one arm, has done a large amount of work, having always been a very strong, robust man, of iron constitution, inherited from his ancestors. He is a member of Enoch Alexander post, G. A. R., at Stiles- ville. His second wife died, and he married Malinda, daughter of George and Nancy (Mc- Peters) Horner, and they have two children:
Laura and Lee. Mr. Coble has, throughout his life, been a practical business man and has accumulated a goodly property by his thrift and industry. His integrity is unimpeached and he stands high as a citizen. He descends from a Revolutionary patriot, and his family have fought as soldiers in three wars, and his children may well point with pride to their honorable soldier record.
J OSEPH L. VAUGHN, of Mill Creek township, Putnam county; Ind., is a substantial farmer and honored citizen, descending from an old colonial family of Virginia, and is a son of Thompson and Elizabeth (Stone) Vaughn. Thomas Vaughn was born in Garrard county, Ky., and married in that State and became the father of eleven children; of these one died at the age of seven years; the remainder are William G., Joseph L., John C., Strother P., Sallie E., Nancy J., Thomas A., Simon L., Patsy A. and Ben- jamin B. Three of these sons were in the Civil war, viz .: John C. was in company H, Nineteenth Kentucky infantry, served nearly five years, and was in many battles; Strother P. was in an Indiana regiment, saw three months of active service, and was a prisoner one year; the service of Joseph L. will be de- tailed below. Thompson Vaughn moved to Indiana in 1864, and settled in Putnam county, at Mount Meridian, was a farmer, and died in Putnam county at the age of seventy-two years. He and wife were members of the Baptist church, of which he was a deacon many years in Kentucky. He was a repub- lican and strong Union man, industrious, and much respected for his patriotism and moral worth.
Joseph L. Vaughn, our subject, was born February 7, 1836, in Garrard county, enlisted October 15, 1861, at the age of twenty-three
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years, and was enrolled. October 20, 1861, at Lancaster, Ky., in company H, Nineteenth Kentucky infantry, for three years, or during the war. He served within twelve days of his time, and was honorably discharged, Septem- ber 8, 1864, on account of wounds. He was in the battles of Arkansas Post, Magnolia Hill or Port Gibson, Raymond, Black River Bridge, and Vicksburg (at which battle he was made corporal). He was shot four times: once through the abdomen; another shot took off the joint of his right thumb; another passed through his right side, and another passed across his breast, inflicting a flesh wound. He fell on the field on this occasion, and lay from nine o'clock in the morning till nine o'clock at night, being senseless all that time. He was first in field hospital at Vicksburg; then taken to Jackson hospital, Memphis, Tenn .; was then at Benton barracks, St. Louis; at the City hospital at Louisville, Ky .; and Jeffersonville hospital, Madison, Ind., and from there honorably discharged on account of his wounds, having been over fifteen months in hospital, and having been on crutches for one year.
Joseph L. Vaughn came to Indiana with his father in 1864, and remained on the home farm until 1878; then engaged in the saw-mill business and continued six years, and also ran a wagon shop for some years at Mount Meri- dian. He married, February 28, 1878, Mary P., daughter of Justin H. and Marretta (Mc- Coy) Foster, of Putnam county. Mr. Foster was from Kentucky, settled here in 1848, and married here; to Mr. and Mrs. Foster were born Mary P., Morris W., Florence, Andrew T., Milford B., William M., and Marretta. Mr. Foster was a successful farmer and stock- trader on the homestead of 150 acres. where Mr. Vaughn now lives. He is now retired and living at Coatsville, a member of the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn have no chil-
dren, but have taken, to rear, Diana Foster Vaughn, who is now attending school. Mrs. Vaughn is a member of the Christian church, and Mr. Vaughn is a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Vaughn is a non-affiliating Mason, of Stilesville lodge; he is also a mem- ber of the G. A. R., Enoch Alexander post, at Stilesville, and has held the office of surgeon. In politics he is, a republican. Mr. Vaughn has prospered, and now owns a handsome property on the National pike, consisting of 200 acres. He was always an active soldier, prompt and cheerful in the discharge of his duty, and was in all the battles, skirmishes, marches and campaigns in which his regiment took part, until he fell on the field of battle at Vicksburg. It is to the credit of Mr. Vaughn and his father that, while natives of a rebel state and surrounded by rebels, they stood by the Union on the side of right and their country.
AHLON COSNER, one of the pio- neer farmers of Franklin township, Hendricks county, Ind., and one of the old soldiers, who was disabled in the Civil war, springs from sterling German stock, the tradition being that in colonial times three brothers came from Germany, of whom' two settled in Pennsylvania and one in North Carolina, from whom springs this branch of the family. The original founder in North Carolina had two sons, Frederick and Henry, who came to Indiana. Frederick settled in in Hendricks county, on the National road, and Henry settled in Monroe county and re- mained there until his death. The original founder in North Carolina was twice married, and John Cosner, grandfather of our subject, was the issue of the second marriage, and was born in Stokes county, that state; he married there Abigal Pike and became the father of
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seven children: Anthony, William, Sallie, Lizzie, Lovie, Hannah and Peggie. John Cosner moved to Indiana and settled among the pioneers in Franklin township when he was an old man and the children were all mar- ried, except Lovie, and they all settled in Hendricks county, and brought up families. John Cosner died an aged man. He spoke both German and English, was a prosperous farmer, respected citizen, a preacher in the Quaker church and very strict in his life, always attending meeting twice a week. Anthony Cosner, father of our subject, was born in Stokes county, N. C., in 1799, and there married Katie, daughter of Samuel Phil- lips, and to Mr. and Mrs. Cosner six children were born: John, Mahlon, Samuel, Lucinda, Sarah and William, all born in North Carolina, except William, who was born in Indiana, where Mr. Cosner moved in 1831, residing first in Wayne county until 1836, and then settling in Hendricks county, in Franklin township, where heen tered 160 acres of land in the thick woods, and by hard work and in- dustry cleared up his farm, assisted by his sons, and by thrift and perseverance became a substantial farmer and in turn assisted his children. He and wife were members of the Baptist church, and he was a strong Union man. He was an honorable and upright citi- zen and died at the great age of ninety years, retaining his health and activity to the last day of his life. Ha rode a spirited horse up to his last days, and would sit as erect in his saddle as a young man.
Mahlon Cosner, our subject, was born Jan- uary 12, 1823, in Stokes county, N. C., and was eight years old when he came to Indiana. He was reared among the pioneers, became a farmer, and received a limited education in the old log school-house. . He married, in this county, Katie, daughter of Davis and Katie (Westmoreland) Boswell, and they were the
parents of three children: Adoniram J., Wyatt and Margaret. After marriage Mr. Cosner settled in Stilesville and worked at black- smithing for a year, and then moved to Coats- ville, and followed the same business. He en- listed in company E, Fifty-fourth regiment, Indiana infantry, for sixty days and served three months, his service being in Kentucky, guarding railroads, and was honorably dis- charged at Indinapolis, Ind. He was exposed „a great deal by sleeping on the ground, and contracted rheumatism while on guard duty at Elizabethtown, Ky. He was on several mounted expeditions to the surrounding country after reb- els, and on one of these his horse stumbled and partially fell and ruptured Mr. Cosner, from which injury he has never recovered. After his service he returned to Coatsville, and finding that he was too disabled to shoe horses, the following spring he bought his present farm, then con- sisting of sixty acres, to which by industry and thrift, he has added until he has a good farm of 140 acres clear of debt, and, with his pension of $17 per month, is in comfortable circum- stances. His first wife died, and he married, January 10, 1884, in Coatsville, Ind., Susan, daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Taylor) Wea- vel. Samuel Weavel, now deceased, was born in North Carolina and was twice married. By his first wife, Malinda Weavel, he had two chil- dren, Albert and a daughter, who died young. By his second wife, Nancy (Taylor) Weavel, he had five children: Phoebe, Henry, Sarah, Mary, and Susan. Mr. Weavel was a substantial farmer and respected citizen, and died at over sixty years of age. Mr. Cosner has always been a stanch republican, is a member of the G. A. R., Enoch Alexander post, of Stilesville, and has held minor offices. He has been a dea- con in the Baptist church many years and has always been an industrious, hard-working man, and made his property by his own unaided efforts.#
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0 LIVER P. BOYD, of Franklin town- ship, Hendricks county, Ind., has the honor of having the longest record in the Civil war of any soldier from Hendricks county. He was born August 31, 1842, in a part of Morgan county, Ind., now included in Hendricks county. He is the son of William T. and Elizabeth (Bonell) Boyd, to whom were born, beside himself: Geraldine, Josephine, Leander D., Mahlon, Catherine and Luther. Mr. Boyd was a farmer of Hen- dricks county: Oliver P., our subject, received a common school education and had begun to learn the trade of a blacksmith in Stilesville, and was but eighteen years of age when he enlisted at Indianapolis and was enrolled, April 21, 1861, as a private in company H, Eleventh In- diana infantry, under Gen. Lew Wallace, in his famous zouave regiment, for three months, and served until honorably discharged, August 7, 1861, by reason of expiration of service. He was in the battle of Romney, Va. He re- turned home and on December 1, 1861, re-en- listed at Gosport, Ind., to serve three years or during the war, in company B, Fifty-ninth Indiana infantry, and was honorably dis- charged, as corporal, from the service of the United States, the thirty-first day of Decem- ber, 1863, at Huntsville, Ala., on account of re-enlistment as a veteran volunteer in the same organization, for three years or during the war; at this time was made sergeant, and had charge of Gens. McPherson's and How- ard's headquarter guards from May until com- missioned second lieutenant. He was honor- ably discharged at Hilton Head, S. C., on March 9, 1865, and on this date was commis- sioned second lieutenant of company A, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth regiment, United States colored infantry, his colonel being Charles H. Howard, brother of Gen. O. O. Howard. In May, 1865, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and served until honorably dis-
charged at Charleston, S. C., October 10, 1866. After close of the war was stationed at Beaufort, Sullivan's Island, Charleston, S. C., Gillisonville, S. C., and Summerville, guard- ing government property, and in charge of the Freedmen's bureau. Lieut. Boyd commanded his company, in the absence of the captain, for the entire period of service, with the exception of one month. . He served his country faith- fully as a soldier for the long peried of five years, three months and ten days. This is probably the longest service of any volunteer from Hendricks county, the entire service being passed in the field, and Lieut. Boyd was never sick in the hospital a day, but was always on duty, and has carried a musket in all the south- ern states except Florida and Texas.
Mr. Boyd was in the battles of New Madrid, siege of Corinth, battle of Corinth, under Rosecrans, at Raymond and Jack- son, Miss., Champion Hills, siege and bat- tle at Vicksburg, May 22, Missionary Ridge and in many severe skirmishes. During the latter part of his service he was stationed at Beaufort, Gillisonville, S. C., and on Morris Island, and also served about four months at Charleston, S. C., on a military commission under Gen. John L. Gardner, of the regular army, as president, and had charge of the. Charleston jail for two months. Lieut. Boyd was always an active soldier and in all the bat- tles. skirmishes, marches and campaigns of his regiment. He was in many hard marches, the most severe on the inen being from Milli- ken's Bend to the rear of Vicksburg, from May 1, to the battle of Vicksburg, fighting several battles and marching night and day nearly all the time, and under arms continu- ously. Lieut. Boyd considers the second bat- tle of Corinth the hardest battle in which he fought, and Vicksburg next, where many of his comrades fell around him. His comrade on his right was shot dead; his comrade on
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the left was shot through the hand, and the next man to him, on the left, was shot in the mouth. The sergeant behind Lieut. Boyd was shot dead, but he escaped without a scratch. After the war he returned to Hen- dricks county and resumed his business of a blacksmith and carriage maker, settling at Amo. Lieut. Boyd married Catherine, daugh- ter of John W. and Barbara (Elrod) Gentry, and to them has been born one son, Claude G. Boyd, now attending high school at Del- phi, Ind. - Lieut. Boyd remained at Amo twenty years and was engaged in business, but is now farming on the Gentry homestead. He is a member of Enoch Alexander post No. 265, G. A. R., at Stilesville, and was one of the founders of the post. in which he has held the office of commander. Politically he is a republican, and has been assessor of Clay township. He was a member of Larabee lodge of Stilesville, No. 131, F. & A. M., but is now non-affiliating. Lieut. Boyd was dis- tinctively an American soldier and one of the gallant young men who entered the war to put down the rebellion, and continued to re-enlist until there was no further use for his services. and his war record is his best enlogy.
ILLIAM D. WALLACE, of Frank- lin township, Hendricks county, Ind., one of the old soldiers of the Civil war and a practical farmer, was born in Anderson county, Tenn., and is a son of Levi and Mary A. (Rutherford) Wallace, who were the parents of seven children, viz. : Elizabeth J., William D., James M., Rufus M., Lonisa, Elijah S. and Pharaoh. Mr. Wal- lace settled in Indiana during the Civil war and died in Morgan county. He was an honorable. hard-working man.
William D. Wallace, our subject, was born January 17, 1843, was reared a farmer, and
was a boy at home when the war broke out. In 1862 the state of affairs in Tennessee be- came dangerous, and all the able-bodied men had to take sides and join either one army or the other, or "lay out," as it was called-that is, sleep in the woods. Levi Wallace, father of our subject, was a Union man, and he ad- vised William to go to Kentucky and join the Union army, and young William and a com- pany of men were piloted, by a guide, through the mountains to Flat Lick, Ky., where Will- iam joined the army as a teamster, and for nearly two years drove a brigade wagon, drawn by six mules. In 1864 he enlisted as a private at Clinton, Tenn., in Company I, Seventh regiment. Tenneseee volunteer mounted in- fantry, and served until honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., July 27, 1865, on ac- count of the closing of the war. He was in several skirmishes, notably at Athens, Tenn., and was on scouting duty in the mountains of North Carolina. He was sunstruck at Athens, Tenn., and was in hospital there for about six weeks, and has suffered from the effects of this ever since. He is also disabled from other ex- posure during his life in the army. In 1865 he came to Hendricks county. Ind., and engaged in farming, and February 12, 1866, he mar- ried Rebecca, daughter of John and Jane (Varner) Richardson. John Richardson was from Virginia and settled in this county among the pioneers. He was the father of eight chil- dren: William, Lucinda, Jesse, Rebecca, Wesley, Ann Eliza, Sallie and John F. Mr. Richardson lived to be sixty-seven years old and died in Stilesville, a member of the Meth- odist church. He had two sons in the Civil war and served sixty days himself. William was in the Forty-third Indiana and died in hos- pital; Jesse was in a Missouriregiment. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wallace settled in Put- nam county, and after two years moved to Hendricks county, and in 1884 came to his
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present farm on the old homestead, which for- merly belonged to his uncle, Elijah Wallace. Mr. Wallace is a member of the G. A. R., Enoch Alexander post, of Stilesville. Mr. Wallace deserves great credit for his loyalty and fidelity to the Union cause, as he was reared in a southern state, and many of his neighbors were rebels. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have three children: Evert, Lillie and Orville. Mr. Wallace is an honorable citizen and prac- tical farmer, and is rearing an excellent family of children. Elijah S. Wallace, eldest brother of our subject, was in Texas when the war broke out, and enlisted in the Confederate service with the Texas Rangers. At the battle of Murfreesboro he fought with his regiment, and William D., our subject, was hauling am- munition on the Union side. This brother is now a merchant in South America.
ILLIAM H. H. McCLOUD, a thor- oughgoing farmer of Franklin town- ship, Hendricks county, Ind., was born in the township, February 14. 1841, and is the son of George W. and Eunice (Bray) McCloud. He received but a limited pioneer education, became a farmer, and en- listed at Indianapolis in company A, Thirty- third Indiana infantry, under Capt. Thomas Wellman, for three years, and served until honorably discharged, September 19, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., by reason of expiration of term of service. He was in the battles of Wild Cat, Cumberland Gap, Rogers Gap, Tazewell, Richmond, Ky., Thompson Station, Resaca, New Hope Church, Gilgal, Culp's Farm, Kene- saw Mountain, Pumpkin Vine, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Blackville, Turner's Ferry, Savannah, Averysboro, Bentonville, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and a battle at Franklin, Tenn. Mr. McCloud was in twenty-four bat- tles and in many skirmishes, and on the At-
. lanta campaign he was under fire for three months. He laid in the trenches before At- lanta in the wet, had no chance to change his clothes for weeks, and suffered greatly froni ex- posure, and although he had no hospital rec- ord, he was sick in camp for days during this campaign. He was always an active soldier, was never excused from duty a single day, was never wounded nor a prisoner, and was in all the battles, skirmishes and marches in which his regiment took part. After his re- turn home he married Mary, daughter of Will- iam and Sibyl (Sears) Appleby. Eight children were born to this marriage, viz: Laura, Oscar, Coleman, Scipio, Wesley, Ella, George and Eu- nice. Mrs. McCloud is a member of the Chris- tian church. In politics he is a republican and is a member of Enoch Alexander post, G. A. R., at Stilesville. Mr. McCloud had three broth- ers in the Civil war, viz: Williamson, John A. and George, who were in an Indiana battery. Mr. McCloud has one of the best war records of the state. He was in many of the most important and hardest-fought engagements of that great struggle, served his country gallantly and bravely, and is now enjoying the gratitude of his fellow-citizens as a reward.
J OHN S. REESE, one of the old sol- diers of the Civil war and a highly re- spected citizen, was born in Franklin township, Hendricks county, Ind., No- vember 25, 1829, and is the son of Jacob and Mary (Eslinger) Reese, Jacob Reese being one of the original pioneers of this township, who settled here as early as 1828.
John S. Reese, our subject, received a lim- ited education, learned farming, and married Julia A., daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine (Gobbert) Nichols. To Mr. and Mrs. Reese have been born seven children: Mary, Alice, John W., Eva, George, Etta and Annie.
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August 4, 1862, Mr. Reese enlisted at Stiles- ville, Ind., in company E, Seventy-eighth Indiana infantry. A mistake was made when making out his pension papers, and he has been credited to the Thirty-fourth regiment, company E, under Capt. Lee, for sixty days. He served out this time, and four days longer, and was honorably discharged, at Indianapolis, in September, 1862. His service was at Eliz- abethtown, Ky., guarding railroad bridges. Mr. Reese was always on duty, and never in hospital. He contracted a bad form of chronic catarrh from exposure, has since been a con- tinual sufferer from this dread disease, and is now unable to do any work. He was married at Marshall, Ill., August 26, 1853, to Julia Ann, daughter of Jeremiah Nichols, a pioneer of Putnam county, Ind., who entered and cleared up a farm of 159 acres of land. He was the father of ten children: Gordon, Rufus, John, Jeremiah, George, Lucinda, Delila, Julia Ann, Cordelia and Genette. John was a soldier in the Civil war, in an Indiana regi- ment. Mr. Nichols died in Putnam county, Ind., an aged citizen. He and wife were born in Tennessee and moved with their parents to Kentucky. Jacob Reese was the father of ten children, as follows: William, Henry, Jacob, Jackson, John S., Elizabeth, Lucretia, Mary, Catherine and Susan. Mr. Reese was a member of the Baptist church, was a substantial citizen, and died at an ad- vanced age. After marriage, John S. Reese set- tled on part of the old homestead, and is yet living on the same place. He owns eighty acres of good land, and has a pension of $14. 50 per month from the government. Mr. Reese is a member of the Baptist church, and in politics is a republican, and is a member of the G. A. R., Enoch Alexander post, at Stilesville, and has been adjutant. He has always been a hard-working and industrious man, and of honorable character. His daughter, Mary C.,
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