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On the 24th day of July. 1454, his belovedl partner way removed by the hand of death. after a short list painful illings. She had been the devoted mother of a family of twelve elbiren. Three of Mr. Sentt's Mony wi-te in the war of the netehan. and one lost his life in the service of his country He was killed on the fu bl of Shiloh or at the battie of Pittsburg intel- Ing, about the Tthof April, 1462. The porrer AInte atu joranty of his death ure, and ever will remain, shrouded in mystery.
Mr. Scott was married to his preseut wife in January of 1834. Her name was Hester Watson, the reliet of Charles Watsoo of Huntington County. Only one of her four children by her former husband is now living, and he is engaged in fol- lowing the profession of school-teaching in Kansas.
Since his second marriage Mr. Scott has had three children, all of whom are living. Though not a member of any church, ! he is a strictly moral and upright man, and commands the respect and confidence of all who know him. Mrs. Scott is a heather of the Baptist Church.
A fine view of the neat und tasteful residence which forms their present home, is to be seen ou another page of this work.
JOHN F. KNIPPLE,
One of the obler settlers and leading citizens of La Gro Town- ship. emigratedl front Ohio in November, 1951. He was born in Warren County, Ohio, in 1816, of German parentage, both father and mother having emigraterl from the old world to the new when they were children.
Mr. Kuipple was imited in early life to the choice of his heart, a Miss Mary Kesling, who is still his devoted wife. She also was a native of Warren County, Ohio, where she was born November 12, 1816. They have been the parents of nine chil- dren, several of whom are married; one son, William, being engaged in the hardware trade in La Gro village, and one of the principal business men of the place.
Mr. John F. Knipple now lives in a very pleasant locality south of the Wahash River in La Gro Township, where he has recently created a neat and tasteful residence, a view of which goes to embellish the pages of this work. Both he and his wife have long been members of the Methodist Church, and arr universally esteemed and respected throughout the community in which they live.
JOHN AUGHINBAUGII.
The biography of the one whose name heads this sketch furnishes a notable example of what industry and good finan- cial oisnagement may accomplish, even when unaided by the possession of average borlily health and strength. In the spring of 1844, John Anghinbangh came to the then straggling village of North Manchester, in poor health, without money, and an entire stranger. Bring a subtler by trade, he opened a sinall shop there-the first in the place-having managed to borrow money enough to winhe a start with. In the course of time he accumulated a sufficient amount to enable bu to huy ont Richard Hetvey's tavern stand, and in 1847 to start adrug store. A general grocery, dry gomls, and hardware establish- ment was subsequently added, and in course of time he came to own more than one-half the town of Manchester.
A close calenlator, though by no means a penurious man, lir has been remarkably successful from the very first. On the en-ning spring after his arrival in the pare a total stranger, he vas elected Justice of the l'eave, and afterwards appmminter Postmaster, serving in the further capacity live years, nivel fal- tilling the duties of the latter seven.
In April of 1855, Mr. Anghinhangh, having at that time a large family and heroming tired of town life, sold out his inte- resty in the village amt lenght a part of the large farin on which be at present resides.
At the tune of his coming to the country Mr. Anghunbaugh brought with him a pony which he had purchased of the Wyan- dette Indians (with whom he had passed seven years of his younger life very happily ), and the pomy isat the present time, May, Isis, still living. Her nge, according to the best infor- tuation at hand, is thirty-six years.
JACOB THOMAS.
Jarob Thomas, one of' twelve children of Benjamin and Anna Thenuns, was born in Butler Conmy, Ohio, in August,
At the age of twenty-six years, he emigrated from Ohio to W'ahash County, settling in I.Derty Townolup in 1851. In
1855, he was married to Miss Pluche Coomler. They have a family of eight children.
Mr. Thomay is one of the substantial men of Liberty Town- ship. A view of his pleasantly situated home is given on another page of this work.
JONATIIAN SCOTT.
The one whose name heads this sketch was born January 26, 1816, in Fayette County, Indiana. On the 4th of January. 1845, he came to the then new and audeveloped wilds of Wabash Conmy, and settled in Liberty Township, where he has since re- sided. On the first of Nov. 1840, he was married to Mary Pear- son, who was born in Crunger County, Tenn., August 18, 1824.
Her father, Mahlon Pearson, is still living in the township, and has already reached advanced years, having been born Jan, 10. 1797 His father moved to Jefferson County. Tenn., when he was nine years of age. He hunself moved to Wahnsh County Nov. 9, 1334 He entered the Erat forty neres of land in Liberty Town ship, and served on the first Maud jury ever impanelled in Wa- hash County. He was the father of cleven children. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Scott raiseil a family of three children, two sons, and one daughter. Buth sons served in the war of the Rebellion, and the older one died in the service of his country nt Outerville, Mo., Dec. 16, 1861.
Mr. Scott has alremily passed tho prime of life, but is still in the vigorous enjoyment of his faculties, both bodily and mental. He is Que of the leading citizens of the township, and is distin- guished for his many acts of public spirit.
His farm is well improved, and ornamented by a tasteful home- like residence, a fine view of which is given on another page.
DR. T. R. BRADY.
Among the rising young men and prominent practitioners of this county stands Dr. T. R. Bradly, of Lincolnville. His father, William Brady, was a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, where he was born July Ist, 1816. He moved to Wahosh County in October, 1840, where the subject of this sketch first opened his eyes to the light of the world on the 2d day of January, 1843. lle was married to his first wife on the 1st of April, 1868, who was a daughter of Thomas Dongherty, and died within less than a year of her wedding dny Mr. Brady's second marriage took place Inne 2d. 1870, his bride being a daughter of John Brown, of Huntington. They now have a fuunily of three children. Mr. Brudly graduated at Rush Medical College. Chicago, and settled at Lincolnville, where he has sivee pursued the practice of his profession in such a way as to gain the esteein and hearty gond] will of the entire community, being respected as a private citizen und trusted as n physician. His residence, which has n very line situation just north of the little village, is pictured un another page of this work.
JOIN FALL.
Daniel Fall was born in 1778 in Guilford County, North Caro- lina, and emigrated to Preble County, Ohio, in 1805. He served six months in the war of 1812 Mary, his wife, daughter of Jacuhr und Barbara Christman, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1782, and came with her parents to Ohio in 1803. John Fall_subject of present sketch-son of David und Mary Fall, was born in Porble County, Ohio, January 234, 1813. Anna Fall, his wife, daughter of Samuel ml Barharn Læredy, was born in Angusta County, Virginia, November 3d 1-17 J din and Anna Fall removed from P'roble County, Ohio, to Wabash Congty, Indiana, in 1838, and Jucated on the farin on which they now live. Their family consisted of five vous and one daughter (the youngest won deceased). The elirst son, S M. Fall, with his family, remused to Conley County, Kansas, in 1971. Anan R. Howwey, the only daughter, and her family resides in Clinton County, Ohio The three renaming kone reside in Waloch County, mostly on the uld hummestrad. All ore larmera recept the third won, Jarob, who is engaged in the dry-goods business in
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HISTORY OF WABASH COUNTY .-- PERSONAL SKETCHES.
Age of J. Fall's children: Sommel Martin Fall was born Nov. 17th, 1835; Pamel Full, born June 3d. 1:41; Amas R Ihissey. born October 24, 1:13; Jacob 1. Fall, born April 5th, Ist ; John C. Fall, born October Soth, 1845; Joseph Full (deceased) was born March 10th, Isac
SAMUEL HUBBARD,
Who is now living at the good old age of seventy-eight years, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1799.
Ilis early life was spent in several States, and a namber of dif- ferent counties. When he was ten years ohl his father's family emigrated to Fayette County, Kentucky, where they remained about eighteen months, and then removed is Warren County, Ohio, where they lived ahont two years. They afterwards lived in But- tler County, Ohio, and finally in Brooks.de, Franklin County, where Samuel Hubbard was married, in 1221, to Miss A. Glide- well. In 1523 he removed to Fayette County, where his first wife died in September, 1548.
He was married to his present wife, whose muiden name was Elizabeth Ana tireen, in May, 1850. In April, 1556, he emigrated to Wabash County, settling on See. 30, T. 28, R. G, where he still resiles.
By his first wife Mr. Hubbard had eleven children, four girls ond seven heys. Of these, two girls and six boys are now living. The present Mrs. Hubbard has been the mother of nine children, seven boys and two girls, of whoer one son, Edgar, is dead.
JACOB HEETER.
Although not among the very earliest settlers of the township, Jacob Heeter eame to Chester while a very large portion of its territory was still in a state of nature. He etuigrated from Mont- gomery County, Ohio, in the yenr 1851. The farm on which he now lives was at that time-to all appearances-one of the most anfavorable localities iu that part of the county, being for the most purt n continuous tract of swampy forest. There were Three "Jea- ders" living on the place, cach in his diminutive log cabin, with a little cleared space around it. Other improvements there were hone. Jacob bought out these parties on his arrival. and with his young wife, brought from n home within three miles of the city of Dayton, Ohio, moved into one of the cabins, and went to work elenring and farming.
Their ocurest neighbor was a orile distant, through the woods; and the change from a populons country, with all the advantages pf n city market close at bend, to a home in the heart of the wil- Berness, many weary miles distant from any point where even the bare necessaries of life could be porebased, tuust have been great Indeed ; but a life of toil and industry has und its rewards. Dur- ing the years which bare intervened since his first settling in the country, he has seen the forests transformed to clearingy, the cleur- ings reduced to desdenings; and these in their turn expanding into broad and fruitful farrus before the axe and fire-brand of the woodman. The swamps bave been underdrained to become most .productive Gelds ; nod the log-cubins fuded away, to be superseded by substantial brick or frame bonses, with commodious barns.
The railroads have developed the resources of the country, and built op the struggling village into a thriving town, affarding a ready market for all the productions of the farm. Jacob lleeter has ever been one of the foremost to appreciate the importance nad necessity of these great auxiliaries of commerce, and has given his means and influence freely in their favor whenever an opportu- nity has becu offered.
DR. R. Il. WOODWARD
Was born at Hyde Park, New York, Apri! 10th, 1832. In 1840 his parents removed to the then wills of western New York, where Indians were plenty, and he acquired an early knowledge of their luugnage, babits, und meilieines. From 1,43 to '46, be was sent to school in New York, and in 1846, went to St. Louis, where he joined a party of explorers, and in company with them crossed the continent, frally reaching l'aget Sound on the l'ue fe eva=t. Here he took up his abode with the lilarkfort Indians, and trapped for the Hud on Bay Fur Company, where he remained as the of the chief's family motel 1852, when he returned home in company wintering in ht, ralley. He reached st. Paul in November, 1953. and urrived in New York mu December, after au absence of seven years. Protu 1954 to 155 he attended Medien! College of Louis- ville, Kentneky, and in 1956 moved to Fond do Lne, Wisconsin, and commeured the practice of Indian me ficinr. He married ut
with noine trappers, by way of the Red River of the North, ; no cemetery within reach they selected'n benntiful spot in the
a successful practice here for two years, when be Imrird his young wife, and in a distracted state of mind started for South And rien, visiting the commital cineved the const, and spending a season in Cuba. Br subsequently returned to New Yore in the spring of 1360, and started! wrot tu visit friend's ut Fort Wayne, lowdinha, who prevale i mon birs to remain and practice there. In 1991. he married again, and his prurtico becoming extensive, ha touh a student, wler is now hus partner.
Dr. A Simon was born in Allen County, Indiana, in 1$39, nad commenterd the study of medicine under Dr Woodward in Isfl. in 1565. he und Dr. Woodward commenced practice together in Warsaw, Indian, aml in IsGn, Dr. Woodward, findung hs health failing, left him in charge of his practice, and with his wife and could crossed the plains to the Rocky Mountains, where he re- newed many old acquaintances .In Isiy, he was engaged in a trading expedition which left Denver City, Colurunda, tur the Bed River country. In Wyoming several hostile bands of Indianx were encountered, and in one affray Hr. Woudn ard was severely wonmied, but subsequently recovered so as to proceed with his party. Communication being cut off in their rear, for two yeurs their friends supposed the party to have been totally destroyed, until their return to Denver City, in Ise !. In 1870, the Perlor was ut the head of another party who travelled through Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, and Lower California, spending some time in muing in those regions with varied success, until at last. when they had made rich and valuable discoveries, and Stenud on the point of realizing unbounded wealth, they were oldigud. on account of a general uprising among the Indians, to dee for their lives Upon reaching the western terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Doctor sent his wife and chint home by muil, but being short of funds, started neross the country on horseback himself. In this dangerous trip the Doctor became separated from his companions nul come very near being captured by Indians, being bolly pursued bythe until his horse, exhausted by the length and severity of the long ride, without food or water, fell dead under him. In the long and tedious journey which was left him to perform vo foot, the Doctor suffered hardships from which he has oever fully recovered. Lie Ginally reached Fort Dodge in safety, however, from whence he was sent home to Fort Wayne on a free pass. Ife found Dr. Simon still practising, and prevailed opon him to re-establish the old firm of Woodward & Simon at North Manchester, in 1974.
FREDERIC KINDLEY.
Frederic Kindley, one of the first settlers of La Gro Township, was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, in 1792. Ile was the fifth of a family of thirteen children, ten of whom lived to be growe. Owing to their home being twice swept away by sudden freshers within three years' time, bis father decided to more at once to n moro favorable country for habitation, In I501 he sold his farm and emigrated to Ohio, which was at that time known as the " Northwestern Territory." He und his young son Frederic walked all the way, the mother following on horseback carrying one young child in her lap. and another, four years old, behind her. They came through Cincinnati, which at that time consisted of only a few log collins built along the river's brink, nad gare httle promise of the beautiful city of the present day. After seven weeks of hardship ou their journey, they renched Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Here Mr. Kindley, Sr., lived during the ensuing thirty-five years, becoming one of the pioneers of the country. Frederic Kindley, his son, was married in 1830 in Miss Mary Farr, a native of Loudon County, Virginia, hut who had emigrated to Green Coouty, Obio, some years pre- viuns, In 1836, be moved to Wayne County, Indiana, and in the spring of 1841 came to Wabash County, which was then almost a wilderness. He lind to ent a road three miles through the words (from the present site of Lincolnville) to the place of bis new home. He had moved a family on the place the fall previous -. Jacob Sister-and had built two cabins, one for them and one for his own fumily. He had also brought n cow which they wintered on boiled elm bark and the small lisahs of trees. Ile arrived on the 4th day of May, 1841, with one hundred young fruit trees on bis wagon and no ground cleared except for his cabin. To clear four acres and plant his trees was the first thing to which he applied himself after fitting the rude calin for a habitation, and the roong orchard bore fruit ere many years, long before any other in the vicinity hud reached any degree of growth, and proved a very paying investment. Ife planted the orchard with corn, digging boles with a hoe to drop the seed in, and raised n salhi- cient crop to carry hio through the next winter. The cabin into which he first moved was an exceedingly rude affair, without chitutey, Boor, or d.mr. A quilt hang neross the doorway, served in the place of the latter ay shelter from the cohl, mud to kerp out the wolves which howled around the house almost every night. The " zate" or end-board of the wagon laid nerose a block of wood served for their first table on which to spread their bumble :
In 1-42, his oldest son was removed by death, and as there was wood, and laul him quietly to rest amid the soft sluules of the grand old forest among which his young years had been spent, with & young mafde tree nt the head nad another at the foot of the grave to mark the spot. The -locality is now enclosed ns n burying-ground, and belongs to the Society of Friends, of which he att all his family were members. Almost 1940 ar '41, a lug meeting-locke was created on the same plot of ground, it being preserved to the Society of Friends hy William MrKimmey, a reinsster among them, was one of the first settlers of the country. It *** u strung anti-ihnvery neighborhood in the days of the Underground Railroad, nud Frederic Kindley's hunse was one of the prominent stations on that silent thoroughfare. It was known us " Orchard Hill," und by that nume bus children still call it.
In course of time, as the rogntry developed, he eleurrd up and improved his farm und increased his stock uun! he was ruabled to lold a large and cummiliony frame house and surround himself passed his Intter days in serenity und peare, arriving of the ripe old age of eighty-three years, when he departed this life on the god of May, 1875. Mrs. Kindly preceded him by only n little over three years, dyimr in the full of 1872.
JOHN S WILSON.
I'ruminent among the carlier citizens of Wabash, shu are now sven no more, but " whose memory biseth aver. " nad w hose dred- are indetildy recurited in the nunals of the growth and prosperity of the town, stands the one whose name is placed at the beast w. this sketch. Kind-hearted, beurvolent, and joublie-spirited, he was forentust in every movement which tended to the furtherance of public interests, and when he was su suddenly ent off in the flush of middle life, Wabash lost one of her best and most valned citizens.
John Spearman Wilson was born in Huntingdon County, l'enu- sylvania, August 13th, 1827. He was origianlly of Irish de -cent, his grandfather having emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, ut nu varly day. Ile settled in the wikis of Huntingdon County. l'ennsylvania, and was engaged in the frontier struggles with the Iulians and in the Revolutionary War. Family tradition states that he was thrice compelled to flee from his home on necount of the raids of the former. Levi Wilson, his son, who was born April 3d, 1782, emigrated to Wabash County in 1839, IIe was married to Miss Mary Spearman, Angust 29th, 1892, and had a family of Ove children. Thomas was born June 4th, 1824; John was born Angust 13th, 1827 ; Sarah was born Ortuber 19th, 1829; Levi was born March Gth, 1832; James was born March 5th, 1834.
At the age of five years John Wilson was consecrated to the Lord by the ordinance of baptism, in accordance with the belief of his parents, who were at that time members of the Episcopal Cbarch. ' In after life, although he never formally united with uny religions organization, he was a very devont man, being a strict observer of the Sabbuth, and a constant reader of the Holy Serip- tures, on whose precepts his daily rule of life was founded. Ile came to this county with his parents in 1839, when they settled in Manchester, but subsequently removed to Wabash in the spring of 1841. All of those who were living here at that time will remember bim ag an honest, quiet, sober, and industrious boy. The same qualities made the character of the man in after years. Idleness was no component part of his make-up; the industrious habits of carly youth continued with him to manhood, and became even more conspicuous in his muturer years. As might have been expected, his success in the business affairs of life was conse- quently remarkable, and he was probably the best example of industry and energy in the city at the time of his death, which took place February 12th, 1874.
John Wilson was married twice : in 1852 to Miss Eliza H. Lock- hart, a native of Kentneky, and who died February 24th; and in 1857 to Mias Clara Cory, who still survives bim. They Irid a family of live children, three only of whom are now living : Frank S., born Muy 23d, 1862; Harry E., born August 20th, 1565, died December 5th, 1867 ; Horace, horn Inne Ist, 1467, diedl July 13th, 1867 ; \non L., bora January 20th, 1868 ; Emma II , born July 20th, 1874. He wasa kind and devoted husband and a most affectionate father.
A splendid residence situated on a commanding elevation of ground in the northwestern part of the city, which he had finished up for a home but a short time previous to bis death, as well ns the public school boiling and a furge sbare of the business honses in town, ere monuments of his bundiwork, while a street and an addition cmamemorate bis name.
MATIHAS W. FARR,
Muthias W. Furr was at the time of his death one of the must respected citizens of Wahnsh County. He was born in Northun- In rinad County, Pennsylvania, in Angust, 1817, his parents being of English descent. They subsequently moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he was left without the tender and protecting care of a tnother at the carly age of nine years. The remainder of his Imy. hood was spent with his grandfather in l'ennsylvania, whither his futher returned soon after his hereusement. At the age of twenty years, young Mathias came to Wabash County, settling here in 1837, at a time when the country was very new. Here bis sturdy axe assisted in sulsining the forests and rendering the land fit for cultivation. In 1949, he was united in bonds of holy matrununy with Miss Sarah V. Cory, a daughter of dargh Cory, mentioned almive. They settled on a farm just ontsale of the present limits of Wabash, where they lived very happily until he wan removed by the hand of that fell destroyer-Denth-in 1 .74. Though the end came suddenly, he was hy no mengs guprepared, his entire life having been o most faithful following of that mayn, "Du anty others as yo would that they should do unto you." Flis children were as follows : Mary A., born November 15th, 1450 ; Willinm, hora JJone 38, 1853 ; Juives BS , born March 16th, 1855; John W. born May 2Ist, 1957; Allen S., born August 27th, 1861 ; Charley S., horn August 11th, 1864; Corn, boro April 20th, 1844
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