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He was married March 12, 1872, to Joanna Fielder, who was born in Smithfield, Liberty township, the daughter of Hubbard and Rebecca (Sim- mons) Fielder. To Hubbard Fielder belongs the honor of having erected the first wagon shop in Smithfield, but he has since built him a home in Selma. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams, two sons and four daughters-Myrtle C., William Henry, Samuel Claude, Ivy M., Joanna Fern and Pansy R., all of whom were born in Selma. Mr. Williams has membership relations with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Red Men, the Sons of Veterans and with the Elks of Muncie. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ALONZO R. LENON. Alonzo R. Lenon, a well known representative of the farming and stock-raising interests of Liberty township, Delaware county, was born in Perry township, of this county, February 23, 1861, a son of Peter S. and Jane (Stanley) Lenon, natives respectively of Ohio and Randolph county, Indiana. During his early manhood the father emigrated to Indiana, first purchasing a farm in Liberty township, Delaware county, but shortly afterward sold his interests there and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Perry township. When his son Alonzo was but a babe of one year he came with his family to Liberty township and pur- chased two hundred and forty acres of land, which continued as his home during the remainder of his life. He gave a lifelong support to the Demo- cratic party, and was a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity.
Alonzo R. Lenon, the fifth in order of birth of his parents' six sons, four of whom are now deceased, received at the time of his father's death two hundred acres of the old home farm, to which he has since added a tract of sixty acres, making him a large and valuable estate. In 1904 he moved to his present homestead, containing ninety acres of land, and in addition he also owns one hundred and ten acres in another farm. In 1903 oil was discovered on his land, and he now has seven good producing wells.
Mr. Lenon married, in 1879, Emma Norris, who was born in Liberty township, a daughter of Jesse K. and Isabelle (Lake) Norris, prominent early settlers of this township. The father was a merchant. in Selma for many years. Three daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lenon- Isora May, Maude and Lena. Mr. Lenon gives his political support to the Republican party.
ELI M. GOUGH. One of the oldest and most honored families of Dela- ware county is that now worthily represented in Liberty township by Eli
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M. Gough. They came to Indiana from West Virginia, the birthplace of William L. Gough, who for many years held a place among the leading business men and honored pioneers of Liberty township. He was a son of Hiram Gough, who spent his last years in West Virginia. William L. Gough came overland to Indiana when a young man, in about 1834, and established his home in Henry county, but a year or so later resumed the journey to Delaware county, where he entered a farm of eighty acres of timber land in Liberty township. His first work was the erection of the little cabin home, and as the years advanced he succeeded in clearing his land and placing it under an excellent state of cultivation. He married Lydia Morrical, who was born in southern Virginia, a daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Rutrouff ) Morrical, both of German ancestry. The father lived to the age of ninety-one years. During her early girlhood days Mrs. Gough came with her parents from the southland to Henry county, Indiana, where she attained to mature years on a farm. Nine children were born of this union, six sons and three daughters, all of whom claimed Liberty township as the place of their nativity. Mr. Gough, the father, continued his residence on the farm which he had transformed from a wilderness to an attractive and valuable homestead, until his busy and useful life was ended in death, passing away at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He was a Democrat in his political affiliations.
Eli M. Gough was born in Liberty township, January 18, 1846, and during his boyhood days he assisted his father in clearing and cultivating the farm, remaining on the old homestead until 1884. In that year he came to his present place, where with his brother he purchased one hundred and forty-seven acres of land. He has since added to the boundaries of his farm until it now contains two hundred and five acres of rich and fertile land. He has made all the valuable improvements it now contains and has cleared sixty-five acres of the place. The land is mostly under cultivation.
In 1871 Mr. Gough was united in marriage to Mary C. Holbert, whose birth occurred in Butler county, Ohio, but during her early childhood days she was brought by her parents to Delaware county, Indiana. She was the daughter of John and Mary Holbert, prominent pioneer residents of the county. Mr. Holbert served as the treasurer of Delaware county, as a trustee of Liberty township, and was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, serving in the Nineteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gough-Clara M., John O., Mary A. and Albert V., but the two eldest are now deceased, as is also the wife and mother, whose death occurred in 1893. In 1900 Mr. Gough married Mima Moore, a native daughter of Liberty township, where her father, Samuel Moore, a farmer and harnessmaker, established his home in a very early day in the county's history. In his political affiliations Mr. Gough casts an independent ballot, voting for the man rather than party principles. His long identification with the business interests of Liberty township has made him a well known figure in its industrial circles and he is highly esteemed wherever known.
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CHARLES A. JUMP, M. D. Among the younger members of the Dela- ware county medical profession is Dr. Charles A. Jump, who has been a practitioner of Selma since entering the profession, and he has won a high place in the estimation of all who know him. He was born in Perry town- ship, Delaware county, March 18, 1880, a son of S. V. Jump, whose genealogy appears elsewhere in this work. After completing his studies in the district schools of Perry township Charles A. became a student in the Muncie schools and completing the course there matriculated in Purdue University, where he also pursued a medical course. He next entered the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis, in which he graduated in April, 1906, and in the same year he opened an office in Selma. He was thoroughly prepared to enter this important profession in every possible manner, and his practice is now large and remunerative, extending over the eastern half of the county.
In Selma on the 12th of January, 1907, Dr. Jump was united in mar- riage to Fyrne Hutchings, the daughter of J. L. Hutchings, of Selma, and one of the county's prominent and early residents. Dr. Jump is a member of the Delaware County Medical Society, of the Indiana State Association and of the American Medical Association. He is also a member of Dela- ware Lodge, F. & A. M.
S. GILBERT JUMP, M. D. Numbered among the medical practitioners of Delaware county is Dr. Jump, who is a native son of the county, born in New Burlington, Perry township, March 3, 1873, and he is a representative of one of its earliest and most prominent families. Attaining to years of maturity on his father's farm in Perry township, he received his elementary educational training in its district schools, and later was a student in the Muncie public schools for one year. At the close of that period he entered Purdue University, in which he graduated in the scientific course in 1897, and he then entered upon the study of his chosen profession in the Medical College of Indianapolis. Completing the course in that institution in 1900, he entered upon the practice of medicine and surgery in Selma in June of the same year, and has ever since enjoyed an extensive clientage. His prac- tice extends throughout the eastern section of the county.
On the 6th of June, 1900, Dr. Jump was united in marriage to Fay L. Jackson, a daughter of J. B. and Elizabeth Jackson. She was reared and educated in Perry township, and also attended the Indiana State Normal and the Indiana University. This excellent training enabled her to enter the teacher's profession, and for eight years she taught in both Perry and Harrison townships. Their only child, a daughter, Marcia Blanch, is deceased. Dr. Jump is a member of the Selma Lodge of Red Men, the Odd Fellows, the Delaware Lodge of Masons and of Muncie Commandery, Knights Templar. He also holds membership relations with the Delaware County, State and National Medical Associations, is a Republican in his political affiliations, and is a member of the Pension Examining Board of
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Delaware County. Dr. and Mrs. Jump reside in their pleasant home in Selma.
ALBERT W. CLARK. Albert W. Clark, superintendent of the Delaware County Infirmary, was born in Caroline county, Maryland, December 23, 1854, a son of Charles H. and Martha ( Steel) Clark, natives respectively of Maryland and Delaware. Gideon Clark was, as far as known, a native of Maryland. He was a farmer in Caroline county, where he spent his last years. The maternal grandfather was Josiah Steel, who was, it is thought, a native of the state of Delaware and a lifelong resident there. Martha Steel was reared in Delaware, where her people were engaged in agricultural pursuits, and there she gave her hand in marriage to Charles H. Clark, they becoming the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters, of whom Albert was the eldest in order of birth. In 1872 the father came with his family to Delaware county, Indiana, first renting for a number of years a farm in Liberty township, but finally built a home in Selma and there lived a retired life during the remainder of his days. Throughout the period of his majority he supported the principles of the Republican party, and was a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity and the Methodist Episcopal church of Selma. His death occurred when he had reached the seventy-seventh milestone on the journey of life.
During the early part of his business career Albert W. Clark worked for others for five months, returning thence to his father's home and work- ing with him until his marriage. During the following six years he farmed rented land, and at the close of the period purchased fifty acres of land in Liberty township, on which he made many substantial and valuable improve- ments, and continued its cultivation for three years. During the following seven years he was the owner and operator of a tile and saw mill, but this was burned in about 1888, and Mr. Clark thereafter conducted another mill in Selina for three years. Turning his attention again to agricultural pur- suits, he was engaged in farming near Selina until he assumed the superin- tendency of the Delaware County Infirmary, his present position, in October, 1902. Since entering upon the duties of this important position he has instituted many substantial improvements and has won high encomiums for the excellent discharge of his duties.
On the 29th of February, 1876, Mr. Clark married Elenora Cecil, the daughter of George and Marrietta Cecil, honored early residents of Delaware county. George Cecil, who was born near Troy, Ohio, was a son of Calvin Cecil and his wife, Nancy (Gearheart) Cecil. Mrs. Cecil was born in Wayne county, and both died in Delaware county. Mrs. Clark was born and reared in Perry township, and by her marriage she has become the mother of two daughters, Myrtie May and Maude Cecil. The younger daughter is the wife of Ralph Cecil. Mr. Clark gives his political support to the Republican party and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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WILLIAM H. PHILLIPS. Prominent among the leading and successful farmers and business men of Liberty township is William H. Phillips, who is the owner of a fine estate of one hundred and fifty acres in section 5. He is also a stockholder in the Muncie Trust Company and in the Delaware County National Bank, and in the last named institution he is serving as a director. Mr .. Phillips was born in Liberty township April 23, 1840, a son of Henry Phillips, who for many years was numbered among the township's foremost agriculturists and business men. He was born in Shenandoah county, West Virginia, in 1795, and there grew to manhood. Going to Ohio, he was married in Butler county to one of the common- wealth's native daughters, Susanna Sweetman, and they became the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, all of whom were born in Liberty township.
Shortly before his marriage, in about 1836, Mr. Phillips came to Indiana and established his home in Liberty township, Delaware county, purchasing one hundred acres of land in the woods in section 7. He built him a little log cabin home there and succeeded in clearing ten acres of his land, when he sold the farm and purchased one hundred acres from Ely Babb. He again built him a little log cabin home, and with the passing years he succeeded in clearing his land and placing it under an excellent state of cultivation, while in time he added one hundred and eighty acres to its boundaries. From an old-line Whig he became a Republican in his political affiliations, and was a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His death occurred at the age of seventy- five years, and thus passed away one of the best known and most honored pioneers of Delaware county, one who had assisted in the transformation of its wild land to its present high state of cultivation. His memory went back to the time when there was but one house between his homestead and Muncie.
William H. Phillips obtained his educational training in the old-time log school houses of Liberty township, and during his boyhood days he assisted his father in the work of the home farm. At the age of twenty- one years he became a student in the Engleside Institute of Butler county, Ohio, where he fitted himself for the teachers' profession, and from 1861 until 1870 he taught in the schools of Liberty township. Returning then to the old homestead, his father having died in the meantime, he remained there and carried on the work of the farm until his marriage and his removal to his present home. Mr. Phillips married, December 23, 1870, Mahala F. Keesling, a daughter of Martin and Cora Keesling, prominent and well known residents of Delaware county. Five children, two sons and three daughters, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips: Edgar E., Leora M., Florence G., Harry H. and Nellie, all born on the homestead farm. The Republican party receives Mr. Phillips' active support and cooperation, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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WILLIAM H. MURRAY, a valiant soldier of the Civil war and an honored citizen of Delaware county, was born in Henry county, Indiana, January 11, 1841. His father, Cornelius B. Murray, who was numbered among the honored early pioneers of Henry county, was born in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania, but when a boy he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio, and later came with them to Wayne county, Indiana, which continued as the family home until their removal to Henry county. In Randolph county, of this state, he was married to Lucinda Burroughs, a daughter of John and Martha Burroughs, farming people. With his father and brothers Cornelius B. Murray entered a section of land in Henry county, north of Blountsville, and the family became one of prominence in that community. Ten children, seven sons and three daugh- ters, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Murray, all of whom were reared in Henry county.
In 1861 four of the sons, including William H., enlisted for service in the Civil war, the latter and a brother, Albert P., entering the Nineteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company K, while his two other brothers were members of the Thirty-sixth Infantry. He participated in the second battle of Bull Run and was wounded at the battle of South Mountain, Maryland, which incapacitated him for duty for some time, but recovering he took part in the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Just after this, however, he was placed on detached duty in the quartermaster's department on account of wounds, but like a true soldier he shouldered a borrowed musket and voluntarily rejoined his regiment, participating with them in the battle of Gettysburg. For meritorious conduct he was there promoted to the rank of a second lieutenant. At the battle of the Wilderness Mr. Murray was again wounded in the right leg, permanently disabling that member. This was on the 5th of May, 1864, and he returned home on a sixty days' furlough, and at its expiration he was granted an extension of time. Again returning to the front he was present at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, but was finally discharged for disability occasioned by a gunshot wound on the 14th of September, 1864, and returned to his home in Indiana. During a number of years thereafter Mr. Murray supplemented school teaching with the work of the farm until he finally opened a store in Selma in 1870. Later he was elected trustee of Liberty township, and in 1878 was elected auditor of Delaware county, while to him also belongs the honor of being the president of the county council since its organization in 1899. He gives an active support to the Republican party.
On the 16th of February, 1865, Mr. Murray was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Orr, who was born October 13, 1844, a daughter of Hon. James Orr, a wealthy farmer of Delaware county and a former state senator. They have become the parents of seven children : Lulu Meade, the wife of John E. Reed, deputy state auditor; James O., the postmaster at Parker City, Indiana ; Donn P., a physician of Dunkirk, this state; Mar- garet, the widow of M. M. Bailey, a former teacher in the Muncie schools ;
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Arthur, who is at the head of the English department in the Muncie high school; Edna K., the wife of H. R. Koerner, of Muncie; and Robert F., a lawyer of that city. All of the children were born in Delaware county, and the youngest, Robert F., was born on the present home farm, August 1, 1884. In 1884 Mr. Murray located on his present homestead of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township. In 1904 oil was discovered on the farm, and he now has five good producing wells, making it one of the valuable tracts of the township. He holds pleasant relations with his old army comrades of the blue by his membership in Williams Post, No. 78, G. A. R., of Muncie.
ALBERT H. GOUGH. For many years Albert H. Gough has been prominently connected with the farming and stock-raising interests of Liberty township, and within the borders of this township his birth occurred on the Ist of March, 1848. The name of his father, William L. Gough, is enrolled high among the early and honored pioneers of Delaware county, and his history appears on other pages. The son Albert attained to mature years on the old family homestead in Liberty township, which he assisted in clearing and cultivating during his boyhood days, and his education was received in the old-time log school houses of the neighborhood. After his marriage and in company with his brother he purchased the land which now forms his present homestead, consisting of one hundred and twenty- two acres of rich and well cultivated land. He cleared a part of his land, and the many improvements thereon stand as monuments to his industry and business ability.
The marriage of Mr. Gough was celebrated in 1869, when Emily, the daughter of John and Mary Holbert, prominent early residents of Delaware county, became his wife. She was born in Smithfield, Liberty township, and two children, Octavia and Harlos W., have blessed their union. In political matters Mr. Gough casts his vote for the man whom he regards as best qualified for office, irrespective of party ties, and his fraternal relations are with the Red Men.
JAMES HOLLIDAY BAUGHN is one of the best known business men of Liberty township and has been a lifelong resident of the community, residing now on his valuable estate in Liberty township. He was born within its borders December 20, 1846, a son of John William Baughn, a deceased farmer and one of the honored early residents of Delaware county. He was born in Virginia, but when a young man he journeyed with his parents to Ohio and was reared and educated in Fayette county, of that state. He was there married to Margaret Life, and in 1836 the family made the overland journey to Indiana and established their home in Liberty town- ship, Delaware county, where Mr. Baughn purchased a farm of two hun- dred acres of wood land. He at once began the hard and laborious work of clearing and cultivating his land, but he was successful in his efforts
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and in time became the owner of a valuable estate, on which he spent the remainder of his life and died at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He was a lifelong Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Thirteen children were born to Mr. Baughn by his first marriage to Margaret Life, but the wife and mother died in 1849, and in 1850 Mr. Baughn married Rebecca Jones, a native of West Virginia but reared in Indiana, and their ten children were all born in Liberty township.
James H. Baughn helped to clear the old farm homestead in Liberty township during his boyhood days, and he remained there until his marriage. On the 18th of February, 1864, he enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering the Nineteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company K, in which he served until the close of the conflict, and in the interim participated in many of the hard-fought battles of the war, including those of the Wilder- ness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the battles of Hatcher's Run and Farmersville, and was pres- ent at the surrender of Lee. His military career is one of which he has every reason to be proud, and after his muster out on the 12th of July, 1865, he resumed his agricultural labors on the old homestead. In 1869 he came to his present estate of sixty-two acres in Liberty township, which he cleared and placed under cultivation, and in 1904 oil was discovered here. He now has eight producing wells on the farm, making it a very valuable tract.
On the 7th of March, 1869, Mr. Baughn was united in marriage to Martha E. Davis, whose birth occurred in Ross county, Ohio, but she attained to mature years in Indiana. She is the daughter of John J. and Sarah Davis, prominent early residents of Liberty township and now residing near Selma. Three children, one son and two daughters, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Baughn, but two died in infancy and John H. is the only surviving child. Mr. Baughn casts his ballot with the Republican party, and is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ELIJAH C. GOFF. The prominent business men and agriculturists of Liberty township include among their number Elijah C. Goff, who is the owner of a valuable estate of eighty acres, on which is located the third gas well discovered in the county. He is a native son of Virginia, born near Grafton September 30, 1822, a son of John Shelburn and Anna Goff, both of whom were also natives of the Old Dominion state. In their family were twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, but all are now deceased with the exception of Elijah, who was the youngest in order of birth. When he was but eight years of age the family made the overland journey to Missouri, which continued as their home until 1833, when the father came to Delaware county, Indiana, and established his abode in Liberty township, the family joining him six months later. They entered a farm of forty acres of wild and unimproved land and later purchased one hundred and twenty acres, the father continuing the laborious work of
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clearing and cultivating his land until his life's labors were ended in death, dying at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He affiliated with the Democratic party, and was a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Elijah C. Goff obtained his educational training in the district schools of Liberty township, and at the time of his father's death he came into possession of eighty acres of the old homestead, of which he cleared about fifty acres. He has a valuable and well cultivated estate, and is numbered among the leading farmers and stock raisers of Liberty township.
In Liberty township Mr. Goff was united in marriage to Evelyn A. Sparr, who was born March 13, 1809, and was reared in Virginia, the daughter of John and Mary Sparr, long numbered among the prominent residents of Liberty township. Mr. Goff's fraternal relations connect him with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he has been a member since 1864. He also has membership relations with the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Goff died September 18, 1906.
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