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Jacob Jones and wife moved from their North Carolina home to Ohio many years ago, and from the latter state to Henry county, Ind., where he purchased land and resided un- til reaching the advanced age of eighty-nine years. He died January 18,,1889, and was laid to rest in Hillsborough cemetery beside his wife, whose death occurred on the 24th of June, 1824. He served in the war of 1812, and was a member of the Protestant Methodist church for many years. Mrs. Jones belonged to the Christian church, of which she was a very valuable member.
a HARLES DUDELSTON (deceased) was a highly respected citizen of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., was born in Ohio, March 9, 1836, being the son of Ralph and Nancy Dudelston. He came to this county with his parents when nine years old and settled with them in Ham- ilton township, on a farm, where he grew up to manhood. Charles Dudelston was married March 6, 1858, to Susanna, daughter of Abra-
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ham Gray, and the newly married pair settled upon a farm just across the road from the land upon which his widow, Mary A., now lives. Susanna Dudelston died March 23, 1877, and was buried in the Granville ceme- tery, after having borne her husband five chil- dren, namely: Amanda, wife of Hamilton Bell; Savannah, wife of William Addingten; George, a farmer; Anna, wife of Albert Needle, and Dorcas, deceased. Mr. Dudelston re- mained single for about six months, and then was married to Mary A., daughter of James and Sarah (Taylor) Goodrick, her parents. being of German and English descent, res- pectively. They came from Ohio to Dela- ware county, Ind., in 1850, and settled on a farm, in Harrison township, consisting of forty acres, where they yet live. The brothers and sisters of Charles Dudelston were: Belle, de- ceased; Frances, wife of Frank Lee; Lucinda, wife of William Stanley; Florence, wife of Charles Winnop; Alice, wife of John George; Harriet, wife of Samuel Rogers; George, Alonzo and Goldston, deceased.
Charles Dudelston was married to his pres- ent wife September 1, 1877, and they moved to the present farm of 100 acres; here he died November 3, 1889, and was buried in the Granville cemetery. The children of this union are: Ralph, Josephine, Ella, Mary and Charles Dudelston. Since his death the worthy wife has kept the little flock together by man- aging the little farm, and has done it very well, indeed. He left her the little home of fifty-two acres, well improved, and she has kept it up in excellent shape. The deceased was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a kind father, a devoted husband, and a good neighbor, respected by all who knew him.
The deceased went out in the one hundred days' service during the war, and remained out six months; the widow receives a pension of
$54 per quarter, and this, with what she gets from the farm, enables her to keep the wolf away from her door. She is a brave and good woman, who bears her burden cheerfully as she may, and is greatly respected by her neigh- bors, who admire her for her courage in taking upon herself the grave duties of mother and farmer, and discharging them with such good, practical sense.
O H. DEVOE, deceased, was one of the most worthy and enterprising farmers of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., of which he was a na- tive, and was born February 7, 1867, son of Asa and Mary (Smith) Devoe, both being na- tives of England. The father came from Greene county, Ohio, in 1862, and settled on Green Street, Niles township, on a farm con- sisting of eighty acres. After living here for five years he sold out, and purchased 160 acres of well improved land, on which his son, O. H., lived, having had eighty acres in his own right. O. H. Devoe remained at his comfortable and parental home until November 19, 1891, when he was married to Miss Malissa, daugh- ter of L. B. and Margaret (Leaird) Wilson, natives of Indiana. Mr, Wilson followed the occupation of a farmer, and, with his wife, settled, in 1850, on a farm consisting of 120 acres, which was near Granville. In this pleasant location he lived until November 15, 1878, when he was called to the other world, and was laid to rest in the Bethel cemetery. After her husband's death, Mrs. Wilson moved to Dunkirk, where she now resides.
O. H. Devoe was socially a member of the I. O. O. F., being in the encampment. His wife is a Rebecca in the I. O. O. F., of which she is secretary. She was highly educated and taught two terms in a public school. Mrs.
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Devoe also possesses a fine talent for music, and displays her accomplishment for the enter- tainment of her friends. Mr. Devoe and his wife were blessed with one child, who is now deceased, having left the beautiful home of its parents for a more beautiful one above. Mr. Devoe was politically a republican, and took great interest in the helping along of his party. He was well known and highly respected throughout all of the country, and his death, which occurred in the spring of 1893, was not only mourned by the surrounding members of his immediate family, but deplored by his many friends, who felt that in him the county had lost one of its most useful citizens.
J AMES FLANNERY is a well known and popular citizen of Niles township, where he has lived and prospered for many years. He was born in Mont- gomery county, Ohio, at Dayton, December 26, 1850; being a son of John and Mary (O'Brien) Flannery, natives of Ireland. His parents went to Ohio at an early day, and settled in Dayton. where the father worked as a laborer some years, and then became a farm- er. The parents were members of the Catho- lic church.
James Flannery was thrown upon the tender mercies of the world at the early age of twelve, when he went to Darke county, Ohio, and worked for several years on a farm. Then he got a position on the Panhandle rail- road, becoming presently a section hand; then went with the fencing gang; then was on the road, and finally became a brakeman on a local freight. He then went to Union City, Randolph county, and staid there some time, working on a farm. From this place he went to Dunkirk, Jay county, Ind., and was a ditcher for four years. At this time he mar- ried Rosetta Vincent, daughter of William
H. and Cynthia (Hole) Vincent; her father being a native of Ohio, and her mother of Maryland. Her grandparents came to Dela- ware county, Ind., and settled on the farm where Mr. Flannery now resides; her grand- father having entered the land, eighty acres, which he cleared and improved. This worthy man lived to be eighty-three years old, and was buried in Bethel cemetery, where his wife also lies, she dying when seventy-three years old. Upon the death of her grandfather her father came into possession of the property, where he reared his family, and then died January 6, 1878, her mother living until April 30, 1890. Her parents are buried in the same cemetery as her grandparents, a fine monument indicat- ing the spot. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Flannery are-Margaret, wife of Frank Srack; Manaen, a farmer; David O., a farmer; Louisa J., deceased; and Elizabeth. The father of these children left, at his death, 360 acres of land, eighty of which includes the farm of Mr. Flannery, the remainder having been divided among the brothers and sisters of his wife. William Hole made his life a de- cided success, financially. He was socially inclined, and was a member of the Masonic order. In religion he was a Methodist, and an active member of that body.
The marriage of Mr. Flannery resulted in the following children: Katie; John, died November 3, 1889, and buried in Bethel cem- etery. The farm of Mr. Flannery consists of the eighty acres referred to, it being land well improved. In politics he is a democrat, and a strong supporter of that party.
S AMUEL LEAIRD is a man of seventy, full of vigor, and one who has acquir- ed a good property by the labor of his own hands. He was born in Greene county, Pa., July 13, 1823, being the son of
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Ephraim and Rebecca (Gregon) Leaird. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and of German and Irish descent. His father came from Pennsylvania to Delaware county, Ind, in 1833, and settled in Union town- ship, remaining here for some years. When the gold fever was at its height, he went to California, remained there one year, and came back and married. Then he went to Missouri, but that country did not suit him, so he came back to Delaware county, and ended his days here, his last years being spent with his son, Samuel. The father died in February, 1865, and the mother in February, 1851, and were buried in the Leaird cemetery, on the old farm he once owned. They were members of the Methodist church, and con- sistent members of that body.
The brothers and sisters of Ephraim Leaird were: Robert, a stone mason; Samuel, a carpenter; George, a farmer; Mary, wife of Samuel Price, and Anna, wife of Russell Wil- liams. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Rebecca Leaird, were: Samuel, a farmer; Noble, a minister of the Methodist church; William, a farmer; James, a farmer; Mary, wife of Benjamin Clark; Elizabeth, wife of Andrew Gregg; Margaret, wife of Robert Carl, and Wesley, a farmer. The brothers and sis- ter of Samuel Leaird are: John Wesley and William, farmers, Elizabeth, wife of John Corner; Nancy, wife of Samuel Bryant; Mar- tha; Margaret, and Anna, wife of J. W. Keeman. Samuel Leaird was forty-five years old when he married, his wife being Mary J., daughter of Henley and Barbara (Stover) Hat- field, her parents being of German descent. They came from Ohio to Delaware county, where they spent the remainder of their days; the father dying in 1848, and the mother in 1880, and both are buried in the Granville cemetery. The father of Mrs Leaird had three brothers and three sisters, namely:
John, James and Washington, farmers; Nancy, wife of Edward Brammer; Sarah, wife of Washington Sanders, and Elizabeth, de- ceased. Mrs. Leaird's mother had two broth- ers, Joel and John, and two sisters, whose names are not remembered by her. Mrs. Leaird had the following brothers and sisters: Louis, George, Henley and Joel, all of whom fought for their country during the war; Reuben, died in infancy; Evaline, wife of Moses Clark; Re- becca, wife of Jacob Walters, and two half sis- ters, Lydia and Nancy Baissinger.
Samuel Leaird first settled upon a farm in Union township, just across the road from where his house now stands. It consisted of 152 acres, and by hard work he has made him- self a fine farm and comfortable home. Mr. Leaird is a member of the Christian church, and his wife of the Methodist church. They are highly respected and much esteemed by all who know them. They are the parents of four children, namely; Margaret A., George, Es- tella, and Burt H. George died in August, 1872.
AFAYETTE LUCAS, late well known farmer and prominent citizen of Niles township, was a native of Virginia, born on the 28th of February, 1825, in the historic old county of Greenbrier. He left the Old Dominion in 1839, going to Greene county, Ohio, where, on the 6th day of October, 1848, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Smith, daughter of John and Margaret (Burl) Smith, both parents natives of Virginia. The following are the names of the brothers and sisters of the wife of the sub- ject: Burl Eleanor, wife of J. Ford; Mary J., wife of Asa Deboe; Margaret, wife of J. Clark; Nancy, wife of William Mendenhall; Alfred; Emily, wife of J. Bosman, and Elizabeth, wife of William St. John. The father of Mrs.
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Lucas was a man of local prominence and for many years filled the office of justice of the peace; he and wife were active member of the Baptist church and are remembered as a most estimable christian couple.
Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Lucas, thinking to better his financial condition, came to Indiana and settled in Niles township, Del- aware county, purchasing a part of the home farm, which is still in possession of his family. He improved this place well and in time it became one of the most valuable and desira- ble farms in the township, and his home was known far and wide as the abode of generous and large-hearted hospitality. His marriage, in the year above noted, resulted in the birth of eight children, namely: Franklin, who was killed by lightning on the 16th of July, 1869; Martha J., born October, 1850; George W., born February 13, 1857; Louis, born July 17, 1858; Lafayette, born November 4, 1859; Margaret, wife of William Wilson; James A., born September 8, 1864, and John, born June 22, 1867.
Mr. Lucas belonged to that large and high- ly respectable class of citizens who pursue ' the even tenor of their way" and do much in a quiet and unostentatious manner toward promoting the moral and material well being of the community. He lived a long and use- ful life and died deeply lamented by all who knew him, on the 16th day of April, 1877.
J AMES E. McDANIEL is a well known farmer and stock dealer of Niles town- ship, Delaware county, where he re- sides upon a fine farm of ninety acres. It is a good and well improved farm, which once was the property of his father in law. Mr. McDaniel was born in London, Madison county, Ohio, August 10, 1855, son of A. L.
and Mary E. (Moxey) McDaniel, of Scotch and Irish ancestry. They lived in Greene county, Ohio, for fifteen years, and then removed to Indiana, where they spent their declining years. Mr. McDaniel, Sr., was a stock dealer, buying and shipping. His family were: Will- iam, a farmer; James, a minister of the Metho- dist Episcopal church; Logan, a farmer; Amanda, the wife of W. L. Lloyd; and Judith, the wife of James Donalson. The maternal uncles and aunts of our subject were: Malinda, the wife of Addison Smith; Anna and Charles. Both Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and they reared the following children: Harry, a farmer; Chauncy, a carpenter; Elma E., the wife of Russell Davis; and W. L., a painter.
James E. McDaniel left home at the age of sixteen, and engaged in driving a team for a liveryman, but soon became tired of this, and after one year returned to the farm. He re- mained at work cn the farm for a year, and then hired out to a stock buyer, and followed that occupation for a period of eight years, subsequently going into the business for him- self, and keeping at it until his marriage, which took place April 27, 1882, to Miss Linnie L. Smith, daughter of Benjamin and Emily (Peterson) Smith, natives of Germany and of West Virginia. They came to Ohio, where they lived for thirty years, and then removed to Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., where they spent their last years. Here Mr. Smith purchased a farm of 240 acres, upon ninety of which Mr. McDaniel and family reside. The mother of Mrs. Mc- Daniel died February 5, 1881, and the father May 5, 1888, and they were laid to rest in Eaton cemetery. They reared the following family: Mary A., wife of John Barley; Charles, a stock dealer; Sophia L., wife of G. R. Lowe; Louis L., a farmer; M. R., Linnie and Emma A., the wife of Charles Miller. Mr. McDan-
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iel deals chiefly in trotters and draft horses, and is known as the owner of the great Ham- bletonian trotter, "Speedy." The family have a long time back been members of the Methodist church, the grandfather of our sub- ject having been a minister in that denomina- tion in 1775.
J OHN S. MANOR .- Among the well kept farms which show the attention of a wise and intelligent manager, is that owned by John S. Manor, of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind. It was a present to him by his father, and he has made of it the pleasant home where he lives in peace and plenty. He was born in Richland town- ship, Jay county, Ind., January 16, 1851, a son of David and Jane (Shirriard) Manor, na- tives of Ireland and Germany. Mr. Manor came to Jay county in 1834, where he entered 160 acres of land, built a log cabin and began the clearing of the forest. Almost all of the farm was cleared by his own hands, and he was very industrious and hard working, and before his death accumulated a great deal of property. At that early day game was still abundant, and the family was well supplied with venison and turkey for the killing. Mr Manor died August 5, 1890, and was buried in the Fairview cemetery in Randolph county. He was class leader and steward in the Metho- dist church, of which the family had long been valued members. Mrs. Manor still lives on the home farm of. 200 acres which was left to the widow and children. Of the latter there was a family of sixteen, eleven of them still living. Their names are as follows: Mary C., the wife of William Rees; Samuel, a farmer; William and John S., likewise engaged; Rosa A., the wife of James Lord; Martha, the wife of Charles Havling, Hannah, the wife of Sam Dowden; Harriet, Charles, a farmer; Emma,
the wife of Lem Boots, and Deborah, the wife of Eli Bales.
John S. Manor remained under the par- ents' roof until he was thirty-three years of age, when he married, his wife being Miss Sarah Strong, the daughter of Napoleon and Catherine (Wolverton) Strong, who had two other children, Elmer and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Manor have two children, Herbert S., and David E. He is a republican in his poli- tics and socially he is connected with the Red Men. Mrs. Manor is a valued member of the Christian church. They are people greatly esteemed in their neighborhood, and Mr. Man- or is one of the best citizens.
0 ANIEL B. MOORE is one of the prominent agriculturists and enter- prising citizens of Niles township, Delaware county, Ind. His grand- parents were residents of Canada, but his birth took place in the city of Wilkesbarre, Luzerne county, Pa., October 29, 1839, a son of John R. and Sarah (Bodle) Moore, natives of Ireland and of Germany. His parents removed from Pennsylvania to Illinois in the spring of 1855, where they remained until the time of their de- mise, the father dying April 17, 1863, and the mother November 12, 1869, and they were laid to rest in Henry county, Ill. They were good and worthy people, the father being a deacon in the Baptist church, in which both were es- teemed members. Mr. Moore, Sr., was a jus- tice of the peace for many years and also taught school.
Daniel B. Moore made his home with his parents until the time of his marriage, when he was twenty-eight years of age. He had re- ceived educational training in the public schools and was an intelligent and apt pupil, and when he started out for himself was a capable man
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of business. He chose for his wife Miss Kate Weinman, daughter of Christian and Kate (Wolf) Weinman, natives of Germany, born in Wurtemberg, who came thence to Philadelphia and from there to Illinois. They settled in Henry county, that state, on a farm of 160 acres. By trade Mr. Weinman was a butcher, and both he and wife were members of the Lu- theran church. He died December 27, 1869, and the mother died February 22, 1886, and they were laid to rest in the Weathersfield cemetery in Illinois. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Weinman were: George F., a butcher by trade; Margaret, wife of William Wolf; Ed- ward, a farmer; Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Lincoln; Mary; Joseph, a farmer, and Kate. who became the wife of Daniel B. Moore De- cember 4, 1867. The family of children born to the parents of Mr. Moore consists of six: Sarintha, the wife of H. C. Merritt; Robert, a farmer; Susan, the wife of Tracy Sykes; Daniel B .; John, a merchant, and Sarah, the wife of Daniel A. Bigelow.
Daniel B. Moore first located on the old homestead, where he carried on farming for several years, but in 1874 he moved to Indi- ana and went into the lumber business, but later purchased the farm of 160 acres where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have two children, Kate C., the wife Daniel Storer, and Annie Mabel, yet single. Mr. Moore is a member of the Masonic order and has taken a prominent part in the affairs of the township. He was one of the first advocates of the pike roads, and, although there was much opposi- tion in some quarters, he finally carried his point and the people are grateful. He is the president of the Niles Natural Gas company and is very highly regarded, in every way, as an enterprising and excellent citizen. The family are members of the Missionary Baptist church, in which body he is a trustee, and all his acts conform to its teachings.
ANIEL N. PETERSON .- This name is one well known in Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., by those who gladly turn from the rough country by-ways and enjoy the pike road known as the Peterson & Black Pike road, the best in the township. He was considerably instrumental in having the road built and the gratitude of the traveling public is his.
Daniel N. Peterson was born in Greene county, Ohio, November 11, 1839, son of Jacob and Deborah (Mock) Peterson, natives of Virginia and of German extraction, the father born November 1, 1806, and the mother December 28, 1807. They removed to Greene county, Ohio, entered land, and there the father died September 7, 1863, and the mother, November 13, 1886, their burial being in Greene county. They were members of the German Reformed church. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Peterson, Sr., were Catherine, the wife of Joseph Boots; Samuel, a retired farmer; Christina, the wife of Solomon Bergdoll; Hannah, the wife of George Iman; Mary, the wife of Jonathan Ketterman; Joel, Jacob and Felix, farmers, and Moses, deceased. The brothers and sis- ters of Mrs. Deborah Peterson are as follows: Hannah, wife of John Calhoun; Lydia, wife of Thomas Lucas; Mary, wife of William James; Cynthia, wife of Perry Kilgore; Cath- erine, wife of Ezra Compton, and Daniel, John and Hezekiah, farmers. These are well known names through the county.
Daniel N. Peterson remained at home until he was married, November 27, 1860, to Miss Martha A. Ford, daughter of William and Harriet (McDonald) Ford, natives of Vir- ginia, who went to Clinton county, Ohio, in 1838, and settled on a farm, where his death took place in June, 1845, his wife surviving him three years. The brothers and sisters of the mother of Mrs. Peterson, are Louis, Bailus,
MISS EMILY E. PETERSON.
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Mary, Martha and Harriet, and the brothers and sisters of her father are Chancellor, James, Mary and Elizabeth, wife of Grayson Hump- ston. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Peter- son are Mildred, deceased; Sarah, wife of Jacob Peterson; James, John, deceased; William, deceased; Emily, deceased; Bailus, deceased; Mary E., wife of Silas Adsit; Martha (Mrs. Peterson); Charles, deceased, and Elizabeth wife of James Ashley. The brothers and sisters of Daniel L. Peterson are Lydia C., the wife of Allen Long; Hiram, deceased; Mary E., deceased; Jacob L., a mechanic, deceased; Virginia, wife of James R. Babb; Amy, wife of Martin Snyder, and John M., a farmer.
Daniel N. Peterson first settled on a farm in Greene county, Ohio, where he remained until 1865, and then came to Delaware county, Ind., and located in Niles township on a farm of eighty acres, nearly all of it cleared and well improved at this time. In the township he has been a most faithful man of affairs, serving as trustee for a period of ten years, which was a longer term of office than any other ever held in the township. It was during his administration that the splendid pike road was built of which he is superin- tendent, and he also was the means of having six brick school houses erected in the town- ship. He is well educated himself, and desires that the present generation shall have every advantage. Mr. Peterson is a stanch repub- lican and a prominent member of the party in local circles, his first vote having been for Lincoln. He is socially connected with the F. M. B. A., and is one of the best citizens, of whom too much can not be said. He has an adopted daughter who bears the name of Car- rie Peterson. Mr. Peterson has been very unfortunate in some ways, having been injured very seriously by a mowing machine some time ago, and one year since was caught in a barn door, by which he was hurt again, having
two ribs broken. Notwithstanding these acci- dents, Mr. Peterson attends to his business and is a fine man in every way. Since 1866, Mr. Peterson has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is a steward, and in which for twelve years he was a class leader. Mrs. Peterson united with the church at the same time as did her husband, and they have since remained consistent mem- bers of the same.
J ACOB F. PETERSON has shown that economy and good management will result in the accumulation of a good property. He was born in Greene county, Ohio, being the son of Moses and Melinda (Juda) Peterson, both of German de- scent. The parents of his father and mother went from Virginia in 1813, to Greene county, Ohio, and Moses and Melinda Peterson were married in 1827. They owned 320 acres of land in Greene county, where they died; the father in 1867, and the mother in 1865, and are buried in the Xenia cemetery. They were the parents of nine children, namely: Emily, Amanda, Jacob F., Martha, Eli, a retired farmer; Christena, and Wilbur, a famer; Mary E. deceased; and Harriet, deceased.
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