A portrait and biographical record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind. : containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all of the presidents of the United States, and biographies of the governors of Indiana, Part 60

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Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1080

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miah Bonham died at the age of sixty-three years. He and wife were members of the Methodist church, and he was an honorable, industrious man.

Dr. David M. Bonham was born in Shelby county, Ohio, September 15, 1849, received a common school education and taught seven terms in Ohio, beginning at sixteen years of age. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Julian Sharp, of Cridersville, Ohio, and attended the Eclectic Medical institute, of Cincinnati, Ohio, receiving his diploma in 1869, and also attended the Michigan univer- sity, at Ann Arbor, receiving his diploma from that renowned institution in 1874. He first began the practice of medicine in Sidney, Ohio, in 1869, remaining five years, and then practiced at Pleasant Hill, Ohio, three years, and was then at New Vienna, Ohio, six years. He came to Edna Mills, Ind., in 1885. The doctor has been phenomenally successful in his profession, and has built up a large and lucra- tive practice that extends from Edna Mills far and wide through the surrounding counties. He provides his own medicines, that his patients may have them pure, and he always has on hand a large and well selected stock, which he keeps in the most systematic order, so that mistakes are almost impossible, and his meth- ods are commended by all physicians who see his plan. Dr. Bonham is a patron of the leading medical journals of the day, keeps well read up, and is a member of the State Medical society, Homeopathic institute, and is presi- dent of the Bureau. Dr. Bonham married Della Symons, daughter of John Symons, and to Dr. and Mrs. Bonham were born two chil- dren-Gale and Ray. Mrs. Bonham died in 1884, and the doctor next married Dora, daugh- ter of Samuel Oldham, and to this union have been born four children, viz .: Lonnie, Bessie, Russell and Samuel. Dr. Bonham has pros- pered, and is the owner of a tasteful residence

and other town property. He and wife are members of the German Baptist church. The doctor is a man of broad mind, and is highly respected as a physician and citizen. He is entirely a self-made man, having begun life as a school teacher.

SA H. BOULDEN .- Conspicuous among the successful lawyers of the Frankfort bar is Asa H. Boulden, a native of Clinton county, Ind., and son ol James N. and Sarah A. (Elmore) Boul- den. The Bouldens were among the early pioneers of Clinton, moving to this part of the state about the year 1830, and in the growth and development of the county they have ever taken an active and prominent part. To the union of James N. and Sarah Boulden were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, all of whom with one exception re- side in or near Frankfort at the present time. Their names are as follows: Asa H., Horace G. (deceased), "William A., Mortimer D., Oli- ver J., Hattie M., Charles E. and Forest M. Of the above, William A. is a farmer; Morti- mer, Hattie, Oliver and Forest are well-known teachers of Clinton county, and Charles E. is the present efficient county surveyor.

Asa H., the immediate subject of notice, was born on the second day of October, 1854, and remained under the parental roof until his eighteenth year, attending in the meantime the schools of the neighborhood. After his marriage, which was consummated in the year 1874, with Mary J. Hardesty, Mr. Boulden engaged in the pursuit of agricultural in White county, where he remained two years, at the end of which time, he returned to Clinton county, and for the three years succeeding fol- lowed farming with reasonably fair results in the township of Kirklin. During the next few years he carried on general trading in con-

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nection with agriculture, and in 1879 engaged in the lumber business at the town of Kirklin, where, in addition to buying and selling lum- ber and timber, he operated a saw-mill for about one year. His next venture was as a dealer in slack barrel staves, at the town of Kirklin, in partnership with Robert Stoops, Esq .. where he remained one year and then embarked in the drug trade at Kirklin for three years as a member of the firm of Davis & Boulden, doing a very remunerative business in the interim.

Exchanging his interest in the above house for a general stock of clothing, Mr. Boulden dealt in the latter line for a limited period at Kirklin and then moved his business to the town of Sheridan, Hamilton county, where he remained one year, disposing of his stock at the end of that time and retiring permanently from the mercantile trade. While residing at Kirklin Mr. Boulden filled the office of justice of the peace four years, and in the meantime, having selected the law for a profession, he began preparing himself for the same by a course of reading, which he pursued assidu- ously during his incumbency and afterwards. He resigned the justiceship in 1886, and, com- ing to Frankfort, entered the office of Bristow & Higinbotham, the leading law firm of the city, and after his admission to the bar, in March of that year, he at once entered upon the active practice of his profession with the above-named gentlemen, continuing a member of the firm until its dissolution, two years later. During the next four years, Mr. Boulden was associated in the practice with Messrs. Bristow & Beard, and at the end of that time he was appointed deputy prosecutor of Clinton county, the duties of which he discharged in a credit- able manner for a period of three years. His next partner was Marcellus Bristow, with whom he remained one year, and, after prac- ticing alone for the same length of time, he ef-

fected a co-partnership with A. M. Waters, which was dissolved one year later, since which time Mr. Boulden has been alone in the prac- tice. Mr. Boulden has led an active and in- dustrious life, and in his profession has earned the reputation of a capable and honorable law- yer, a safe counselor, an able advocate, and a suceessful general practitioner. Among his professional associates of the Clinton bar he is highly esteemed, and as a citizen fully alive to all that benefits the public, he is progressive and energetic in the sense in which those terms are usually understood. Politically his alle- giance is with the republican party, but he is not a partisan in the sense of seeking the hon- ors or emoluments of office. Fraternally he belongs to the I. O. O. F., and to the Royal Order of Moose. Mr. and Mrs. Boulden have two children-James, deceased, and Millie A.

HARLES MADISON BRIDGFORD, who is successfully engaged in gen- eral farming in Kirklin township, Clinton county, Ind., was born in Butler county, Ohio, January 10, 1824, and is of Welsh descent. His grandfather, Wil- liam Bridgford, was a native of Virginia, and was a blacksmith and farmer. He voted with the democratic party, and lived to the age of eighty-four. His children were John, William B., George, Richard, Walter, Polly, Eliza, Nancy and Elsie. William Bonaparte Bridg- ford was horn in Virginia in 1794, and when a young man learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed several years. He married Polly Wakeland, of Kentucky, daughter of Charles and Permilia Wakeland, and their . children were: Andrew J., Mary A., Samuel A., Charles M., Caroline G., Parmelia, Fran- cis E. (deceased), James, William T. and Eliza (who died at the age of eleven years). Mr. Bridgford owned fifty acres of college

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land near Oxford, Ohio, which he sold on re- moving to Fayette county, Ind., in 1830. In 1832, he settled in Marion county, and there he reared part of his family, and accumu- lated 400 acres of land. He became a promi- nent and influential citizen, and for four years served as justice of the peace. In politics he was first a whig and afterward a republican. Like his father and brother, he served in the war of 1812, with the mounted men which were sent to Canada. He died at the age of sixty-eight, and his wife passed away in 1850, at the age of fifty-four years. They were buried in Marion county, Ind.

C. M. Bridgford spent the days of his boyhood and youth on a farm, and was edu- cated in a log school-house, which he attended two months each winter. He lived with his parents until February 25, 1847, when he mar- ried Mary A. Hilton, who was born July 10, 1828, and is a daughter of Aquilla and Sarah (Redwine) Hilton. They had two children, Virginia A. and Sam A. (who died in child- hood). They began their domestic life on the old home farm, and those early days were a period of hardship. First the daughter died; then, on the 28th of May, 1851, the mother passed away; while, shorty after the_on joined the silent majority. Mr. Bridgford was again married February 9, 1859, his second union being with Ellen Miller, who was born July 14, 1829, and was a daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Liddick) Miller, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Maryland. Mr. Bridgford inherited from his father about $1,900, and his wife received from her father 120 acres of land. The farm on which they now reside is a rich and highly cultivated tract, well drained with 800 rods of tiling and sup- plied with all modern improvements and acces- sories. The pleasant home is the abode of hos- pitality, and our subject and his worthy wife rank high in social circles and have many warm

friends in the community. Iu politics he is a stalwart republican, unswerving in his allegi- ance to the party.

A D. BROCK, one of the most exten- sive farmers of Jackson township, Clinton county, Ind., is a native of the state and was born in Johnson county, November 1, 1824. His father, Elias Brock, was born in Kentucky February 8, 1800, moved from his native state to Ohio, and thence came to Indiana, where he was married, in Johnson county, to Miss Mary Durbin, a native of Kentucky. In 1835 Elias Brock brought his family to Clinton county and here purchased 240 acres of wild land, and also entered forty acres from the govern- ment, but did not live long afterward, dying in February, 1839, and leaving a widow, who had borne him eight children. Two of these had previously died, and of the remaining six A. D. Brock was the eldest, and is now the only survivor. Mrs. Brock was born April 12, 1802, was married December 6, 1821, and died March 25, 1872. The names of her de- ceased children were Elizabeth, Susan, Mar- tha, Thomas, Clarissa, John W. and Nancy M.

A. D. Brock, as will have been noticed, was but fourteen years old when he lost his father, and, being the eldest son, was naturally the one on whom the care of the home farm devolved, and the chief part of this care was to release it from indebtedness, which, by hard work he succeeded in doing. Not only this, he has added to the old homestead until he now owns 818 acres, and an important factor in this desired result has been stock raising. His success in life has been marvelous, and he has now retired from active work, renting his land and giving it only a general supervision. Mr. Brock has never married, and until her recent death his sister has been his house-

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keeper. Politically Mr. Brock is a democrat. In his retirement he enjoys not only the com- forts secured by a well-spent life, but the re- spect of all who know him.

PILEY W. BROOKS, one of the heaviest farmers of Forest township, Clinton county, Ind., was born in Tazewell county, Va., and is of German descent through the distant past. His grandfather, Robert Brooks, was slso a native of Tazewell county, Va., where he owned a plantation, and from which state he volun- tecred as a soldier in the war of 1812. His son, Robert Brooks, Jr., was born in Tazewell county also, in the year 1801. He married Sarah Vensel, and had born to him six children in the following order: Manda, Adeline V., Robert O., Andrew J., Wiley W. and Sarah E. Both parents were members of the M. E. church. They came to Clinton county in 1858, and here the father died in 1872, the death of the mother having taken place in Tazewell county, Va.

Wiley W. Brooks was reared a farmer and educated in the proverbial loz school-house. He married Elizabeth Michael, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Trobaugh) Michael, who were of German descent and among the early settlers of Clinton county At their marriage Wiley W. Brooks and wife settled on a part of her father's old farm, which part they have increased so as to comprise 190 acres, improv- ed with a good dwelling and barn and in a good state of cultivation. Mr. Brooks also owns and operates a steam thresher. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Brooks were named Leona, Albert H., Williard D., and Lessie G. Of these, Leona died February 10, 1892. at the age of eighteen, a devout member of the M. P. church, and beloved by all who knew her, and Albert H., is a teacher in the 29

township schools. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are both members of the M. P. church, in which he is a class leader, has been steward, was at one time Sabbath-school superintendent, and is now a Sabbath-school teacher. Mr. Brooks is also a member of Forest lodge, No. 592, I. O. O F., in which he has passed all the chairs, and which he has represented in the grand lodge; he is likewise a member of the encampment, and also a K. of P. The family stand very high socially and their circle of acquaintances is large and influential.

J OHN A. BROOKIE, a thriving farmer of Jackson township, Clinton county, Ind., was born in Oldham county, Ky., February 6, 1821, and is the second son of William and Mary (Dougherty) Brookie, also natives of Kentucky and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. William, the father, was the son of John Brookie, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, who was shot in the left shoulder at the battle of Lexington, and crippled for life; William Brookie, his son, served in the war of 1812. John, the grandfather, was the progonitor of the American family, and in . coming from Scotland to America settled in Pennsylvania, where he was married, and subsequently moved to Kentucky, locating in Lexington. After the death of his wife he came to Madison county, Ind., and lived un- til his death with his daughter, Mrs. Catherine Anderson. The father of our subject, Wil- liam Brookie, was born December 8, 1782, was married May 30, 1816, and died July 23, 1838. Mary (Dougherty) Brookie was born January 9. 1794, and died May 14, 1868. On coming from Kentucky to Indiana, Wil- liam made a temporary sojourn in Madison county, where he followed carpentering the while, and then returned to Kentucky, lived there until 1834, and then again came to

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Indiana, and for four years resided in Clin- ton county, and finally went to Carroll county, where he died in 1838, his widow surviving until 1868. They were the parents of thirteen children, ten of whom lived to maturity, namely: Mary A., James D., John A., Sarah A .. Robert H., Catherine E., Eliza F., Louisa J., Amanda D., and Harvey E. The father of these children was a member of the Social Reform church and his wife of the Presbyterian church.

John A. Brookie was fourteen years of age when he came to Clinton county; a year later he moved to Carroll county, where he re- sided until the death of his father, at which time his mother, with her frmily, returned to Clinton county. John A. remained with his mother until he was twenty-five years of age. May 13, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss May McCollom, the daughter of David and Elizabeth McCollom, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh descent. Mrs. Brookie is a native of Mason county, Ky., where her father died when she was three years of age, after which her mother moved to Adams county, Ohio, and thence, in 1845, to Clinton county, Ind. After his marriage, Mr. Brookie purchased a part of the old homestead on the Twelve Mile Priarie, where he lived six years, then settled on his present farm, which was then a dense wilderness, and comprised 218 acres, forty of which lie in Boone county. Mr. and Mrs. Brookie are the parents of eleven children, namely: Eliza M., born March 18, 1851, wife of Isaac N. Irvin, they were mar- ried August 15, 1888; Mary E., born February 17, 1853; James R., February 15, 1855, died January 2, 1857; Harvey, born May 5, 1857, married Hannah Paris March 15, 1880; Hester H., born September 16, 1859, married James Berry January 1, 1885; Elmira, born March I, 1862; Thomas, born November 1, 1864, mar- ried Mary E. Bennett April 4, 1888; William

A., born May 8, 1867, married Luetta Strange December 4, 1889; Martha E., born January 18, 1870, married William Stern December 5, 1889; John E., born July 9, 1872, died August 22, 1872; infant child, August 11, 1874, died September 17, 1874.

EWIS BROWN, a highly respected farmer living in Cyclone, Ind., is a self-made man whose success is due entirely to his own efforts. His bus- iness career has ever been an honorable one and is well worthy of emulation. Mr. Brown claims Ohio as the state of his nativity and is descended from ancestors who located in this country in colonial times. His grandfather, John Brown, was a farmer, and reared a family of five children. During the war of 1812, he drove pack horses loaded with provisions to the army. He held membership with the Methodist church, was a democrat in politics, and died at the age of ninety. His wife passed away at the age of seventy-five. Jesse Brown, father of our subject, was born in Virginia, in 1805, and at the age of eighteen he was mar- ried to Mary Shepard. who was born in Ohio, in 1807, and was a daughter of Lewis Shep- ard. Their children are Rachel, Wesley, Tem- perance, Lewis, Jesse. Amos (who died at Gallatin, Tenn., during the late war) and Ab- salom. Mr. Brown was a very hard worker, and through his industry accumulated a good farm of 160 acres. He was one of the pio- neers of Clinton county, of 1834, living here when the land was undeveloped and the In- dians still frequented the neighborhood. Dur- ing the first winter he cleared and fenced twenty acres. The family lived in true pio- neer style, and during the spring they made 500 pounds of maple sugar, working day and night. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church, and he served

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as class leader for many years. In early life he was a democrat, but when the war broke ont became a republican. His death occurred at the age of seventy-two years. His wife died at the age of forty-two, and in 1848, he married Mrs. Laura (Huffman) Bennett, by whom he had five children, namely: William, Mary, Hannah, Phebe J. and Amanda J. The mother died in 1874, at the age of fifty- five.

Lewis Brown was reared among the wild scenes of the frontier, and during his boyhood had to walk two miles through the heavy tim- ber to school. He conned his lessons in a log school-house, with punchcon floor and stick chimney, and thus acquired his education. At the age of sixteen he started out make his own living. O 1 the 14th of February, 1856, Mr. Brown was united in marriage with Sarah Misner, who was born in Ohio, October 19, 1835, and is a daughter of Silas and Sarah (Curry) Misner. Six children grace their union-Oscar E., Amos E., Mary E., Silas E .. Claude A. and Minnie S. Mr. Brown lived upon rented farms until 1883, when he purchased forty acres of land. He now has eighty acres, under a high state of cultivation -a veritable garden spot. He has placed upon it 1, 700 rods of tiling, has erected a neat frame residence at a cost of $1,000, and has built good out-buildings, which indicate his progress and practical spirit. He also makes a specialty of raising hogs for narket. His home is pleasantly situated only a short dis- tance from eight good markets. Mr. Brown is a supporter of the populist party and for one term served as constable. He and his wife hold membership with the United Brethren church, and are well known and prominent people of the community, who in social circles hold a high position. Their lives l.ave been one of industry and economy, and now they are in comfortable circumstances.

MANUEL BURGET, present county auditor and thriving farmer of John- son township, Clinton county, Ind., was born in Butler county, Ohio, Febrnary 9. 1839. His great-grandfather Bur- get came from England and was killed by the Indians while he was swimming the Big Miami river in an attempt to reach his block-house. Emanuel Burget, grandfather of our subject, and an early settler of Butler county, Ohio, was a soldier of the Revolution and married Catherine Garner. His son, William Burget, was born in .Butler county, Ohio, married Lydia Keever, daughter of John Keever, and became the father of the following children: Margaret C., Emanuel, Elizabeth J., William M., Rachel E., John H. and Samuel. Will- iam was a gallant soldier in company H, Eighty-sixth I V. I. Elizabeth J. was the first white chill born in Johnson township. The parents were Baptists in their religious faith, and the father, at first a democrat, be- came a republican on account of the war, and was elected justice of the peace eighteen con- secutive years. He lost his wife in 1853, and he followed her to the grave in 1881.

Emanuel Burget was brought to Clinton county, Ind., in 1839, before he was a year old. He was educated in the old log school-house, but secured a fair education, and now owns eighty acres of good land. He enlisted, March 4, 1865, in company C, Fifty-eighth I. V. I., and was assigned to the Fourteenth army corps, army of the Cumberland. He passed through the campaigns of North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky; was a member of the pontoon detail, and was constantly skirmishing for many weeks. He was honorably discharged July 25, 1865, and now receives a pension of six dollars per month. In politics he is a re- publican, has been a justice of the peace, and was once nominated for county auditor. He married Naomi Stroup, daughter of Jacob and

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Naomi (Debington) Stroup, and a sister of Jacob Stroup, whose biography appears on an- other page. The children born to this union were named William J., Cinderella, who died in 1882, and Nora. Mr. Burget is an indus- trious and enterprising citizen and farmer, and he and family are highly respected in the com- munity in which they live. He was again nom- inated for county auditor June 7, 1894, and elected in November by a majority of 570 by the republican party, and he took possession of the office November 15, 1894.

ILLIAM M. BURGET, an ex-soldier and a well-known farmer, is a resi- dent of Johnson township, Clinton county, Ind., where he was born June 28, 1844. He is son of William and Lydia (Keever) Burget, and grandson of Emanuel Burget. On August 13, 1862, he en- listed in company H, Eighty-sixth Indiana vol- unteer infantry, and was assigned to the army of the Cumberland. He fought through the campaigns of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, and took an active part in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Mis- sionary Ridge and Knoxville. At the latter place he was taken sick and was in hospital a short time, and then was furloughed home to recover; having recuperated, he rejoined his regiment immediately after the fall of Atlanta, and later took part in the battles of Columbia, Franklin and Nashville; was honorably dis- charged June 6, 1865, and is now drawing a pension of $10 per month. In politics he is a stanch republican, but is not ambitious for office. His farm contains forty-three acres and is well taken care of.

Mr. Burget has been thrice married. His first wife was Miss Permelia Mott, daughter of Sayres Mott, and to this marriage were born May, born May 15, 1867, died September 20,

1868; Eugene O., born January 5, 1869; Lula, born February 13, 1872, and Sarah, born July 10, 1874, died same day. Mrs. Burget was a member of the Church of God and was a most estimable lady. The second marriage of Mr. Burget was to Miss Sarah Longfellow, daughter of John Longfellow, and to this union was born Leon V., born June 10, 1880, died August 14, 1881. The mother was a member of the Christian church. The third marriage of Mr. Burget was to Mrs. Hester J. McCreary, daughter of John M. and Hester (Mott) Dunn, and this union has been blessed with the birth of four children-John P., born October 16, 1884; Earnest D., born January 2, 1886; Minnie T., born April 3, 1887, and George E., born May 18, 1888. Eugene O. Burget has been engaged in teaching in John- son township for seven years. He graduated from the State Normal college, which he at- tended two years, and is the present deputy auditor of Clinton county.

3 OHN JEFFERSON CALDWELL. - Among the older and better known cit- izens of Clinton county is he whose names forms the caption of this per- sonal mention. Mr. Caldwell was born ir Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, November 19, 1825. The name Caldwell is of Scotch-Irish origin and the early ancestors of this family ir America settled in Delaware, in which state John W. Caldwell, the father of our subject, was born, and from which state he migrated to Butler county, Ohio, where he married Johannah D. Ayers, the daughter of Isaac Ayers, a native of Ohio and a pioneer settlei of Union township, this county. The father of our subject, after tetching school for a few years in Ohio, accepted a clerkship on one o the Ohio river steamboats, which exploded ir 1825, causing his death. In 1833 the mother

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Author: Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1080

Author:
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1080