A portrait and biographical record of Delaware and Randolph 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 74

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Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1474

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John S. Andrew was married February 17, 1876, to Miss Ida F. Bryan, daughter of Milo and Elizabeth (Cannon) Bryan, natives of Ireland and England. They came from Ohio in 1869 and settled on the farm where they now reside, a beautiful tract of 120 acres. The families on both sides are long lived. Mr. Bryan's brothers and sister are Almira B., wife of John Smith; Mary J., de- ceased; Wesley, in the dry goods business; Joseph, a farmer; Levi, deceased, and William F., retired. The family of Mrs. Bryan was as follows: Randolph, a farmer; Wellington, Quincy, Montera, Curtis and William, de- ceased; Caroline, wife of Lewis Zyle; Eureka V., wife of Harrison Lovett, and Narcisse, de- ceased.

After marriage John S. Andrew first lo- cated on a farm in Liberty township and then went to Dunkirk, Jay county, Ind , where he

engaged in the livery business for a period of five years and then returned to the farm, buying his present home of forty acres. He engages in stock buying and finds this very profitable, as he understands how to manage it, in connection with his farming. He has made many improvements on his place and built his fine new house in 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew belong to the Methodist church, in which he holds the positions of steward and class leader.

J AMES BALES is an influential citizen of Niles township, Delaware county, and was born in Greene county, Ohio, August 1, 1821. He is the son of Jacob and Dorothy (Hickman) Bales, of Irish and German descent respectively. These parents went from Virginia to Ohio a number of years ago, settling near Jamestown, on Cæsar creek, where they spent their days and died, the father in April, 1865, and the mother in 1872. They were highly respectable people, members of the Methodist church, and their remains were laid to rest in what is known as the Shirk cemetery, Greene county, Ohio.

The following are the names of the broth- ers and sisters of James Bales: Cyrus, a farmer; James, a farmer; Sarah, wife of John Jones; Elizabeth, wife of Adam Shirk; Rebec- ca, wife of John Beale; Louis, a farmer; La- ban; Amanda, wife of C. H. Spahr; John, a farmer; Dorothy, Mrs. C. H. Harness; Jacob and Leon, the last two and Mrs. Shirk deceased. James Bales was married November 20, 1842, to Melinda, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Kimmell) Shirk, natives of Virginia. Jacob and Catherine Shirk were the parents of eleven children, namely: Jemima, wife of James Dougherty; Sarah, wife of Jesse Bowlen; Alfred, a farmer; Melinda; Susan, wife of John King; Polly, wife of El

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Bales; Adam, a farmer; Jacob, deceased; Henry, a farmer, and William, a farmer. By his marriage with Miss Shirk, Mr. Bales is the father of eleven children, namely: David M., Alfred R., and Henry, farmers; Hannah, wife of Isaac Wingate; Leah, wife of William Frank; Laban, a farmer; Melinda J., wife of Morrison Klugh; James H., a farmer; Jacob L., a farm- er; John, a furniture dealer at Dunkirk, and Cyrus. The mother of this interesting family of children died September 5, 1892, and was buried in the Strong cemetery. She was a worthy member of the Methodist church, and a woman of many noble qualities of mind and heart. Mr. Bales came to Delaware county, September 19, 1853, settled in the woods, built a log cabin, and endured the usual hard- ships incident to pioneer life. He now owns 240 acres of land, which is well improved, and has one of the most comfortable and pleasant homes in Niles township, where he is spending the declining years of life in the enjoyment of the fruits of his early labors.

NDREW J. BARLEY is a native of Niles township, Delaware county, and is an industrious and honest farmer, respected by all who know him. He is the son of John and Lavena (Haines) Barley, of German descent. The parents went from Virginia to Greene county, Ohio, May 4, 1812, and lived there until 1838, when they came to Delaware county. Here the father entered land and proceeded at once to clear the forest. After a while he disposed of his farm and went to Illinois, but did not remain long, and on his return bought the farm of eighty acres in this township, where the widow now lives.

Andrew J. Barley was married November 3, 1872, in Delaware county, to Rachel,

daughter of Cyrus and Cynthia (Beal) Bales; her parents being of Irish descent, and natives of Ohio, who came to Indiana in 1851 and settled upon a farm, then in the woods, where he now resides. The brothers and sisters of her father are: James, Lewis and Laban, farmers; Rebecca, wife of John Beal; Eliza- beth, wife of Adam Shirk; Sarah, wife of John Jones; Amanda, wife of Creighton Spore, and Dorothy, wife of Creighton Harness. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Rachel Bailey are: John, Evan, Stephen, William, Aaron, and Samuel, farmers; Rachel, wife of Henry An- drew; Louisa, wife of John Finley; Mary A., wife of Henry Beech, and Rebecca, wife of Louis Beason. The union of Mr. Barley with Miss Bales resulted in five children, namely: George A., Wilda M., Eva L., Mary F. and an infant deceased. Mr. Barley first located on a farm in Niles township, where he lived six years, and finally settled on his pleasant farm in the same township, consisting of forty acres of well improved land. John Barley died March 12, 1884, and was laid to rest in the Eaton cemetery. Mrs. Lavena Barley was a pious member of the Methodist church, and her people were hard shell Baptists.

ILLIAM D. BARLEY is one of the large land holders and prominent business men of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., who has a war record of which he is justly proud. He was born in Greene county, Ohio, near the city of Xenia, March 23, 1838, a son of John and Lavena (Haines) Barley of German and Irish ancestry. They came from the state of Vir- ginia in 1828, and settled on a farm in Greene county, Ohio, where they remained until 1840, when they came to Niles township, and settled on eighty acres of land in the forest. Many

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of the early settlers selected the woodland on account of the proximity of water, which in a new country is a necessary object to keep in view. In the wilderness they built a log cabin in a little clearing, and dismal it was at first, no doubt, but the hearts of our pioneers were strong, and from that lonely beginning, and life of hardship, grew up a fine home, and a sturdy family gathered at the hearthstone. The first place was sold after improving, and the present home farm of eighty acres was bought, and here the father lived until his death; his remains now lie in the Eaton ceme- tery. His brothers and sisters were: Samuel, a farmer by occupation; Mary, the wife of Isaac Carkuff; the family of Mrs. Lavena Barley is as follows: William F., a farmer; Philip, a trader; Elizabeth C., the wife of Edmund Boots; Cyrus H., deceased; Mary C., the wife of Aaron Boots; Angeline, wife of Samuel Barley; Evaline R., wife of Archie Peterson, Daniel, deceased; and Samantha, deceased. Her people are all buried in the cemetery at the old home in Clinton county, Ohio. Mrs. Barley and son, William D., reside together. She and her husband reared a family of twelve children, of which William D., is the eldest, as follows: Samuel K., deceased; John A., a farmer; Peter A., and Andrew J., also farmers; Mary E., the wife of George W. Koile; Evaline V., the wife of Samuel Hoff- man; Martha E., the wife of Morgan Wilson; Luvenia A., the wife of Marion Shirk; Emaline J., the wife of John B. Shiller, and Angeline S., the wife of Newton G. Weaver.

William D. Barley has always made his home with his mother, until lately, when he purchased the home and the adjoining land, and now has a farm of 210 acres. He is a carpenter by trade, and worked at this for a period of seventeen years. Early in life, hav- ing had good school advantages, he taught for eight terms. On February 13, 1865, he

enlisted in company B, One Hundred and Forty-seventy regiment, Indiana volunteers, at Richmond, Ind. From there the regiment was sent to Charlestown and then shortly to Berryville, Va., and on to Harper's Ferry, where he was discharged August 4, 1865. He had performed all the duties of a soldier and came home unscathed, going to work at his trade. He is a member of the G. A R. post, of the I. O. O. F., and of the Red Men. He has now retired from farm labor, finding more congenial and easier employment in the buy- ing and selling of cattle. He is an industrious and enterprising man, highly respected by all who know him, and in politics is a republican.

J OHN BEAL, retired farmer and promi- nent citizen of the town of Albany, was born and reared in Greene county, Ohio, about seven miles southeast of the city of Xenia, near Paintersville, on the 18th day of March, 1821. His father, George Beal, was one of the old Quaker settlers of that region, moving there in early life from his native state, Pennsylvania, where his ances- tors for many generations had resided. By occupation he was a tiller of the soil, and he is remembered as a steady, honest citizen, honorable in all his transactions and eminently respected in the community where so many years of his life were passed. His death oc- curred in Greene county, Ohio, in the year 1877

John Beal spent his youthful days in the above county and state, and became a resident of Delaware county, Ind., about forty years ago, settling in Niles township, of which he is now one of the oldest citizens in point of con- tinuous residence. He followed farming very successfully until 1893, at which time, owing to advancing age and a competence acquire

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by years of patient toil, he retired from active life to the town of Albany, where he owns a beautiful home, in which the declining years of his life are being passed. Mr. Beal's first marriage was solemnized in Greene county, Ohio, about the year 1844, with Rebecca Bales, who bore him thirteen children, but four of whom are living at the time of this writing.

Like the rest of mankind Mr. Beal has frequently been called to pass through the deep waters of affliction, his children having been taken from him, one by one, and about eleven years ago his faithful wife, who had been his companion for so many years during the earlier and later struggle of life, was sum- moned to her final home by the unsparing hand of the grim destroyer, Death. Subse- quently Mr. Beal chose for a wife Mrs. Eliza- (Stafford) Warfel, widow of Daniel L. War- fel, late resident of Centre township, this county. By her previous marriage, Mrs. Beal had seven children, four of whom are living at this time. Mr. Beal has always been a very industrious man, and as a reward of his thrift and economy, he is now enabled to live in a manner befitting one who has battled so long and so successfully with the world. A demo- crat in politics, he has never been an office seeker; and a member of the Old School Bap- tist church, his daily walk and conversation have ever been in harmony with his religious profession. His life has been fraught with good works, and the future awaits him with bounteous and abundant rewards.

0 AVID M. BELL is a worthy and good man who lives in Niles town- ship, and is greatly respected by all his neighbors. He was born in Jay county, Ind., September 8, 1842, the son of David and Lydia (Kyles) Bell, the parents

being of Scotch-Irish descent. They went from Greene county, Ohio, in 1835, and settled in Richland township, Jay county, on a farm of eighty acres, which he entered up; there he lived until his death, February 1, 1850. The mother died on the old homestead August 15, 1887. Their remains are buried in the Bethel cemetery, where a fine monu- ment marks their last resting place. The brothers and sisters of David M. are: Samuel K., a plasterer; William C., deceased; John D., a farmer; Nancy A., wife of Joseph Leval- ly; Sarah E., wife of Louis Levally; and Lydia M., Freeborn and Viney R., the last three deceased; George and Nathaniel, farmers.

Grandfather Bell was a land surveyor in the early days of this country, and his father was a sea captain. Grandfather Kyles came to Delaware county, Ind., in 1836, and entered eighty acres of land, upon which he lived and died, and his remains are buried in the Bethel cemetery. The brothers and sis- ter of Mrs. Lydia Bell were: Delilah, wife of Philip Harness; Elizabeth, wife of Gideon Sparr; Sarah, wife of Daniel Colet; Savilla, wife of George Maxwell, Ezekiel D., a farmer; John S., a brick maker; Julia A., wife of David Pollock, and Seth A., a merchant and farmer.

David M. Bell has had his war experience and has proved himself to be a valiant soldier. September 22, 1861, he was mustered in as a private in company D, Second Indiana cavalry, Forty-first regiment Indiana volunteers, and served in the army of the Tennessee, through the campaign from Shiloh, or Pittsburg Land- ing, to the front of Atlanta, and was mustered out October 4, 1864.

David M. Bell was married, at the age of twenty-four, to Lucinda, daughter of Abraham and Magdalen (Flummer) Cemer. She was born February 6, 1846, is of German descent, and her parents came from Pennsylvania to

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this state in an early day and settled on a farm in Niles township, where the mother died, and her remains lie buried in the Bethel cemetery. The father died in Howard county. Mrs. Lucinda Bell had the following brothers and sisters: Jacob, born December 6, 1830; Louisa, born July 23, 1832; Nancy, born March 18, 1836; Hester, born September 8, 1838; Mary and Jane, twins, born October 18, 1840; Abraham, born July 2, 1843; an infant brother, who died; William, born June 7, 1848; and Samuel, born March 8, 1851. After his marriage, David M. Bell moved upon the farm of seventy-seven and one-third acres, where he now lives. By his marriage he is the father of five children, namely: Laura E., died June 15, 1884; Cora A., John E., Oran E. and Wilbur V. The parents of these children are active workers in the Methodist church. Mr. Bell is a member of the Odd Fellows encampment, as well as the subordi- nate lodge, and also of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. and Mrs. Bell are most worthy people, and are held in the highest esteem by every one that knows them.

a DWARD BLACK is a very prominent and popular citizen of Niles town- ship, who was born in Clarke county, Ohio, December 1, 1818. He is a son of Andrew and Susanna (Ross) Black, both of Irish descent. The parents left Virginia and went to Ohio in 1805, settling in Clarke county, where they spent the remainder of their days. The mother died September 25, 1845, the father followed October 18, 1854. The latter entered 160 acres of land, and added 160 acres more, which he cleared, and had in a fine state of cultivation before he died. Their remains are buried in the Black cemetery, in Clarke county, where a suitable

stone marks the place of their sepulture. An- drew Black was born in 1773, and Susan in 1771, and they were the parents of the follow- ing children: John, a farmer; Samuel E., a farmer; Mary, wife of Charles Mitchell; James, and William, farmers; Thomas, deceased; Jane, wife of Ralph Stafford; Andrew, a farm- er; Edward, and Susan, wife of James Stafford. The father had the following brothers and sisters: Samuel, John, James, William, Jane and Crockett. The mother had ten or eleven brothers and sisters, most of whom reached maturity, and all of them proved worthy and good people.

Edward Black remained on the farm with his father until the year before his marriage. The name of his wife was Mary Brammer, daughter of Edmund and Nancy (Hatfield) Brammer, both of French descent. They went from Virginia to Lawrence county, Ohio, with their parents, grew up there and married, and then moved to Fayette county, Ohio, staid there a short time, and then, in 1837, came to Delaware county, Ind. Here they purchased eighty acres of land. Success favored Mr. Brammer, and in all he owned 31 3 acres of good land. Here he spent the rest of his days, passing away in 1887, his wife hav- ing died in 1873. Their remains rest in Black cemetery, in Delaware county. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are as follows; Roland, a farmer; Mary, wife of Mr. Black; Melinda, wife of Alfred Richey; Rachel, wife of John Cochran; Rebecca, wife of Augustus Hance; Aaron, a farmer; Elizabeth, wife of James Black; Henly, a farmer; Malina, wife of William Cochran, and Sarah, wife of David Brammer. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Black's mother were: Nancy, wife of Mr. Brammer; Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Lee; Eliza, wife of Washington Sanders; Sarah, wife of Henry Brammer; Isaac, John, William, Henly and Calvin, farmers. The brothers and sisters

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of the father of Mrs. Black are: Anna, wife of Jas. Fudge; Artie, James, John, Roland, Henry, Jesse, Edmund and William, farmers. When Mr. Black first started in Delaware county for him- self he bought 320 acres of land, all in timber, lo- cated in Niles township, paying $900 for the same. He had to endure the hardships of life in a new country, but he has the pleasure of knowing that he is surrounded in his old days with peace and plenty. At one time he owned 570 acres, but had generously divided it among his children, giving his boys 120 acres each, and the girls eighty acres each.

The names of the children of Edward Black are: John W., married to Mary Fudge; James, married to Elizabeth Harshman; Ed- mund A , married to Mary J. Stewart; Melin- da J., wife of Samuel McDonald; and Susaan- nah E., wife of John M. Fudge. When Mr. Black first settled on this farm he built a little frame house, fourteen by sixteen, and got eight acres cleared the first year. Game was abundant, and he almost supplied his family in meat from this source. He has eighteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild. No family in the township is held in higher esteem than that of Mr. Black, every member of it being a worthy and good person. He is a republican.

J AMES B. BOSMAN, farmer of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., was born in Ross county, Ohio, October 15, 1858, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Lister) Bosman, of Irish and English ances- try. They emigrated from Maryland to Ohio in 1832 where they remained two years, and then came to this county and township. Here they entered 160 acres of land and immedi- ately began the clearing of it, remaining upon it unti 1876, when they removed into the vil- lage of Dunkirk. Their residence there did

not exceed one year, and then they went back to the farmn, where Mr. Bosman is still living in very comfortable circumstances. Hereared a family of four children: James B., John W., who is engaged in the breeding of fast horses; A. N., a farmer, and Nancy J., the wife of Joseph Thomas.

James B. Bosman remained at home dur- ing boyhood and attended the common schools. When he had reached his majority he engaged . in farming and married Miss Mahala Thomas, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Smith) Thomas, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Thomas died in 1857 and is buried in the Union cem- etery. Mr. Thomas now resides in Dunkirk. He is a member of the Masonic order and both he and wife were connected with the Methodist church. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were as follows: Josiah, a farm- er; James, a carpenter; Amanda R., wife of John Ray; Martha, wife of A. J. Wilson; John, a blacksmith; Elizabeth, wife of John Williamson; Emma, wife of George Shatto, Henry, a painter, Jacob and the wife of Mr. Bosman. Mr. Thomas is a stone mason by trade.

Mr. Bosman received eighty acres of good land from his father, which he has improved and lives upon with comfort. He is a repub- lican in his political convictions, and Mrs. Bosman is a valued member of the Methodist church. They have one child, Willie Forest. They are people much esteemed in the neigh- borhood where they are best known.

ORNELIUS BOYD is a prominent farmer of Niles township, Delaware county, and a native of Monongalia county, Va., born April 16, 1830. He is the son of William and Rebecca (Austin) Boyd, the father a native of New Jersey, and

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the mother of Maryland. William Boyd went from New Jersey to what is now West Virginia in 1811, and there lived with his father on a farm, after which he married and died there. He became the father of the following chil- dren: Jane, wife of Bnjamin Felton; John, William and James, farmers; Sarah, wife of Thomas Hatfield; Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Andrew Frume; Cornelius, Laverna, wife of Alta Stelle, and Margaret. The father of these children had two sisters and two broth- ers, namely: Archibald, Andrew, Catherine ond Margaret. Mrs. Rebecca Boyd had six brothers and two sisters, namely: James, Hannah, Cornelius, Daniel, Hugh, William, Jesse and Emily.

Cornelius Boyd was married at the age of twenty-four to Martha, daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Doolittle) Jacobs; her parents were of German and French descent, and born in West Virginia, where they grew up, married, reared a family, and died. Their children are named as follows: Joseph, Raleigh, John Jacob, Benjamin and Thomas, farmers; Susan, wife of Michael Smell; Jemima, wife of Thomas Tarlton; Martha, wife of Cornelius Boyd; Re- becca, wife of Edgar Stephen, and Nancy.

When Cornelius Boyd came to Delaware county he chopped wood for two years; then engaged in farming seven years, at the end of which time he went to Kansas; a short stay satisfied him and he was willing to come back to Indiana. He rented a farm in this county and lived on it for one year, after which he purchased, in 1883, a farm of 120 acres in and near Granville. Mr. Boyd came to Indiana in March, 1864, being compelled to leave Virginia on account of the war, he having been treated as a bushwhacker. The first year Mr. Boyd lived in Indiana he cleared $800 by chopping wood. Early in life he followed teaming, working at it for fotrteen years, and driving a six horse team the entire time. Mr.

Boyd was the second man that drove a team in what is known as the Big tunnel on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and his entire load consisted of shovels, picks and wheelbarrows. Mr. Boyd has always been a hard working man, and very kind to his neighbors and to the poor. Eight children have been born to him and his wife, namely: Olive M., died September, 1863; Nancy, wife of Riley Staf- ford; Rebecca F., wife of Rolly Wright; Susan; William, a farmer; Nora; and Malinda, who died in September, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are active and pious members of the Methodist church. He is a member of the order of Red Men, in which body he is much esteemed. In politics he is a republican, and votes the straight ticket of that party every time.

J AMES C. BULLOCK is an enterpris- ing and greatly respected farmer of Niles township, who was born in Greene county, Ohio, March 31, 1860. He is the son of E. J. and Narcissa (Strack) Bullock, natives of Ohio and New York re- spectively. The father came to Ohio with his parents, where he grew to manhood, mar- ried, and where he lived for several years afterward. Then he came to Delaware coun- ty, where he bought a farm of 100 acres; lived upon it for some time; then sold it and bought the farm of 120 acres upon which John C. now lives. The father has retired from farm- ing, and lives at Dunkirk, Jay county, Ind. The father had the following brothers and sisters: William H., a farmer; Hamilton J., a farmer; Anna, wife of J. H. Hoover; Morgan, deceased; Susan, wife of James Goddard. The brothers and sisters of Narcissa Bullock, are: Mary A., wife of Jesse Hobblet; Abbie, wife of William Johnson; James, a grocer; John, a farmer; Amanda, wife of William Turner;

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Margaret, wife of Hiram Turner; Samuel, a farmer; Minerva, wife of Henry Turner. E. J. and Narcissa Bullock had the following children: William H., a farmer; Samuel S., a painter; James; Charles M .. a farmer; Eugene, worker in a glass factory; Louis, a farmer; John, a factory hand; Emma, single; Frankie, Maggie, Alfred, and Melda, the four last de- ceased.

James C. Bullock remained at home until he was twenty-one years old, and then mar- ried Arabelle, daughter of William and Mary (Haines) Reed. Her parents are natives of Ohio and Virginia respectively, and after their marriage came to Randolph county, Ind., in 1865. Her father bought a farm of 160 acres, upon which they still live. Her parents had the following children: Sarah R., wife of William Bullock; Arabelle; Levi, a farmer; Mahlon; William S., a farmer; Cornelius, a school teacher; and the following who are single: Phebe E., Gilbert, Charles, Oscar, Verna, Rollie, Gertie and Blaine. The family are members of the Methodist church. Three children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bullock, namely: Mazie, Zorah N., and India. The father of James C. came to this county at an early day, and endured the hardships of a pioneer life. With his own hands he built a farm house, he being a car- penter, and then went to work manfully, and cleared sixty acres of his farm, upon which he lived for twelve years. This he sold, and bought 160 acres two miles west of his first purchase, where he lived eleven years, and then bought his present farm at Dunkirk. He works at his trade, but takes it easily because he has a right to do so after so many years of toil. James C. is running the farm to the entire satisfaction of his father. James C. is a zealous republican, and does all he can to help along the party, believing it to be the party of the people.

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A portrait and biographical record of Delaware and Randolph 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 74

Author: Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1474

Author:
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1474