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In 1844 Mr. Lee married Miss Bathseba Martin, who was born'in Union county, Indiana, May 14, 1825, a daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Mar- tin, early settlers of that county. Later her father, who was a farmer and shoemaker by occupation, located near Napoleon, where he purchased a farm, and in connection with its operation worked at his trade. Subsequently he bought a farm and sawmill in Decatur county, this state, and also fol- lowed his trade there. He was a minister of the Primitive Baptist church and a inost exemplary Christian gentleman. His children were: Jonathan; Maria, wife of T. Williams; Mathias and Isaac, twins; Bathseba, wife of our subject; Benjamin; and Miner. : To Joseph J. and Bathseba (Martin) Lee were born the following children: Mrs. Rebecca Howard; Samuel, deceased; Miner, who now operates the home farm; Jordan, a farmer; Marion, a resi- dent of Richmond, Indiana; Mary M., who married a Mr. Updike and died in Kansas; Mrs. Louisa M. McClure, who also died in Kansas; Lincoln, who died in the same state, but was buried in the home cemetery. The wife and mother departed this life July 29, 1864.
Mr. Lee was again married March 31, 1870, to Mrs. Rebecca Circle,
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who was born October 5, 1831. Her parents, Joseph and Catherine (Reed) Fullerton, were born, reared and married in Pennsylvania, and in 1847 moved to Ohio, where the mother died. She was the oldest child of Ruvel Reed, a spy under General Francis Marion during the Revolutionary war. He was of Scotch descent and died in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. After the death of his wife Joseph Fullerton lived with his children in Indiana, and died at the home of Mrs. Lee. He was a farmer by occupation, and later in life drew a pension from the government on account of his services in the war of 1812. In their younger days he and his wife united with the Epis- copal church, but he afterward became a Methodist. Their children were: Mary A .; William; Arabella; Rebecca, wife of our subject; Joseph, who was wounded in the late Rebellion and also captured and sent to Andersonville prison, where he died eleven months later, from starvation and the effects of his wounds; Louisa, deceased; and Sarah C. Mrs. Lee has been three times married, her first husband being William Postlewait, by whom she had two children, Orilla M. and Sarah C. Her second husband was Madison Circle, and to them were born three children: Charity, William R. and Charilla F. Mr. Circle was a corporal in Company K, Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the civil war, and died at Louisville, Kentucky, while returning home. By his second marriage Mr. Lee had two children: Sherman, who died at the age of ten years; and Hugh G., a railroad man of Peoria, Illinois, where his half-brother, William R. Circle, also lives.
JOSEPH WALLACE.
A prominent farmer and respected citizen of Springfield township. Franklin county, is Joseph Wallace, who was born in the township named, June 19, 1834. He is the son of Joseph and Jane (Simmons) Wallace, -the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Ohio. Our subject's grand- father was William Wallace, a native of Scotland, who emigrated to America during colonial days and participated in the Revolutionary struggle. He set- tled in southeastern Tennessee and became a prominent planter and slave- owner. He reared a large family, and during the civil war his sons divided, -two served in the Confederate army and two in the Union ranks. Relig- iously he was a Presbyterian.
Joseph, the father of our subject, came to Indiana at a very carly day, casting his lot with the pioneers of Franklin county. Here he bought land and improved a good farm, upon which he lived the remainder of his days. The date of his birth was May 6, 1797, and he died in 1842. He received a good schooling, and after he came to Franklin county he taught school to a considerable extent. After he settled here he visited his old home in Ten- nessee, and while there his father gave him two slaves, -a man and a woman,
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-but while there he gave them their freedom. He opened up a good farm and was very successful at tilling the soil. He is said to have been a man of more than ordinary ability, of broad mind and highly educated. His counsel was much sought by his neighbors, and his decision was final. He possessed many manly virtues, was charitable and humane to all, and socially he was a good entertainer. His chief aim in life seemed to be to do good to his fel- low beings. He was married in Franklin county, about 1825, to Jane Sim- mons, of Ohio, the daughter of Micajah Simmons, of Kentucky, who moved from Ohio to Indiana at an early day, before the state had been admitted to the Union. He was in the border Indian wars and helped to erect many houses and forts. Later he entered lands in this township and improved a fine farm, where he spent his remaining days, dying when ninety years of age. In his father's family there were but two children, -himself and a brother, John, who was a commissioned officer in the war of 1812, in which conflict, while in a heavy engagement, he was wounded in the abdomen and held his entrails in with his hand until the battle was over! He recovered and lived for many years. Micajah Simmons was a prosperous farmer and lived to a ripe old age. He married Susanna Bone, of North Carolina, and they became the parents of the following children: Mary, Mrs. George Wal- lace; James; Ann, Mrs. Dr. John Wallace; and Martha, Mrs. J. Colwell. The family were Baptists and Presbyterians.
The children of Joseph and Jane (Simmons) Wallace were as follows: Samuel, who died young; Evaline, who died young; Milton, who died in 1880; Joseph, the subject of this sketch; Ruth Ann; and Mrs. R. P. Jones. Our subject remained at home until he reached his majority, September 2, 1855, when he married and settled on a rented farm, living there for nine years. He then purchased the farm upon which he still resides. This place he cleared up and somewhat remodeled, and later made elaborate improve- ments. His farm is a well cultivated tract and has a good house, as well as excellent barns and all necessary outbuildings. Mr. Wallace is now enjoy- ing the fruit of his long years of toil. By careful and prudent management he has acquired a competency for his ease in old age. He now only looks after the details of his farm and other property interests. In the true sense of the term, he is a self-made man. He has never had any help, other than that afforded by his own efforts. He was highly fortunate in selecting a life companion, one who has proved to be a true and devoted wife, who has ever worked shoulder to shoulder with him; and now their efforts have been crowned with success. For twenty-seven years Mr. Wallace has been the popular auctioneer of Franklin county, both in real and personal prop- erty, though his main business has been farming and stock-raising.
Of his marriage and of his wife's family we offer the following brief
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record: . In 1855 he married Miss Sarah Griffin, a lady of intelligence and a representative of an honored pioneer family. Her father was a saddler and harness-maker. Of his twelve children the following are living: John, George, Mary (Mrs. Gilbreath, whose first husband was Mr. Samuels); Isaac, Rachael, Sarah (wife of our subject), and Rebecca (Mrs. Able). The parents were Presbyterians.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have not been blessed with children, but have extended charities to two orphans, whom they, be it said to their credit, have reared and finally sent out into the busy world as honorable and exemplary men. Mrs. Wallace is a consistent member of the Baptist church and is a devoted Christian lady.
JOHN M. CULBERTSON.
John M. Culbertson, a prosperous and well known farmer residing about one mile east of Glenwood, in Orange township, Fayette county, Indiana, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 20, 1837.
Mr. Culbertson is a son of John Craighead and Jane (Moody) Culbert- son, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in Culbertson's Row, near Chambersburg, and the latter in Shippensburg. John C. Culbertson was a son of Robert Culbertson, a native of Pennsylvania, and he was a grandson of Joseph Culbertson, who emigrated from Culbertson's Row, at Ballygan, in county Antrim, Ireland, in 1743, and settled in Culbertson's Row, Franklin county, Pennsylvania. No further record than this has been made of Joseph Culbertson. Robert, his son, was reared in Pennsylvania and became a farmer of that state. Boiling Spring is on the farm owned by him. He attended divine worship at Middle Spring, where he is on record as having paid pew rent to the amount of seventeen shillings and sixpence. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, with official rank. He entered the service in 1776, as captain of the Fifth Battalion, Pennsylvania Volun- teers, Armstrong Regiment, and was stationed at Philadelphia. "August 27, 1776, he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the First Battalion of Cum- berland county, James Dunlap colonel. In July, 1777, he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of Dunlap's regiment, and at the reorganization in 1780 he was commissioned major of the Sixth Battalion, James Dunlap lieutenant- colonel. The archives show that he was paid in advance of his captain's pay, seven hundred and fifty dollars; also that he was appointed wagon- master of Cumberland county. This gave him the actual rank of lieutenant- colonel. After this he does not appear on military record. He died in Pennsylvania, in 1801. His wife, Annie, nec Duncan, a native of Middle Springs, Pennsylvania, was born in 1755 and died in 1827. Their children were as follows: Joseph, William, Robert, Alexander, Samuel D., William,
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Stephen, John C., Mary, Daniel, Annie and James, all of whom reached maturity except the first named, William, who died in infancy.
John C. Culbertson, the father of John M., was reared on his father's Pennsylvania farm, and was eighteen at the time the war of 1812 broke out. He entered the army as ensign in the Twenty-second United States Infantry. March 17, 1812, he was commissioned second lieutenant; in March, 1813, first lieutenant; October 1, 1813, was transferred to the Eighth United States Infantry; in May, 1815, was commissioned captain; and closed his service June 1, 1821. After leaving the army he went to the far west and spent some time in the Santa Fe fur trade, there laying the foundation of his fortune. In 1828 he located at Cincinnati and a few years later organized the Franklin Bank, to the management of which he gave a large share of his attention. When that bank surrendered its charter Mr. Culbertson became associated with Mr. Groesback and Mr. Kilgore in a private banking institu- tion, which succeeded the Franklin and for many years did a successful business. He was a man of much force of character, firm and courageous, though gentle and kind, and was a favorite with all who knew him. He owned one of the palatial homes of Cincinnati and during his lifetime accumu- lated a fortune of perhaps five hundred thousand dollars. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Moody, was a daughter of Rev. John Moody, minister of Middle Spring (Pennsylvania) church for a period of fifty-three years. John C. Culbertson died at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 25, 1868. Mrs. Culbert- son died January 18, 1888. The children, in order of birth, of John C. and Jane Culbertson were as follows: John M., whose name introduces this sketch; Joseph A .; Samuel D .; William; Robert C .; Henry Clay; Mary, wife of J. W. Kilbreath; Libby, wife of J. E. Anan; Anna, wife of C. A. G. Adae and Frank.
John M. Culbertson was reared in Cincinnati, receiving his early train- ing in the schools of that city and completing his education with a course at Princeton College, New Jersey. For some time he was engaged in the grocery and commission business in Cincinnati, remaining there until 1863, when he came to Fayette county, Indiana, and purchased the farm upon which he now resides, which was then badly out of repair. He built a com- modious, two-story, brick house, large barn and outbuildings, and made other substantial and attractive improvements, and now has one of the most desir- able farms in the vicinity of Glenwood. Here he has resided since 1863, with the exception of four years, from 1873 to 1877, when he resided in Con- nersville, engaged in the lumber business.
Mr. Culbertson was married in Cincinnati, in 1863, to Miss Catherine E. Donnelly, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, born August 2, 1840, daughter of John and Mary (Kelly) Donnelly. The fruits of this union are eight chil- 60
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dren, viz .: Mary J., Alice C., John M., Robert A., Margaret J., Henry C., Charles E. and Ann E. The devoted wife and loving mother passed away December 10, 1896. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, as also are all her children. Mr. Culbertson was reared a Presbyterian, his parents belonging to this church, but is not a member of the church. Politic- ally, he supports the Republican party, but has never sought office, preferring the independent life of a farmer and business man.
MRS. MARGARET MILES.
Mrs. Margaret Miles, wife of William Miles, deceased, forms the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Miles was born in Franklin county, Indiana, January 21, 1846. She was the daughter of James and Harriet (Steward) Merrill, early settlers of Franklin county. They were married in Indiana. Her father was a tanner by trade but later in his life quit that occupation and bought a farm and improved the same, and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life June 9, 1887. He was a native of Butler county, Ohio, born January 18, 1819, and in 1830 began to learn his trade. He joined the Methodist church in 1839. He married Miss Steward, who was his faithful companion for forty years, dying November 29, 1882. The family was devoted to Christianity and good citizenship. The wife was born near Goshen, Ohio, October 26, 1824, united with the church at the age of fifteen, in 1842 was married, and two years later moved to the house in which she passed the remainder of her life. Her devoted husband was a class-leader and good church worker. Their children were: Wesley, of Mount Carmel; Margaret, our subject ; and Frank, a farmer of Springfield township.
Our subject was married in 1857 to William Miles, who was born near Springfield, Indiana, July 18, 1838, and died November 11, ISSO. In the autumn of 1861, when the leaves were putting on their hues of golden and amber, and the war cloud had darkened the horizon of the country, he shouldered his musket in defense of his country and enlisted as a member of the Thirty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served three years, saw very hard service and was in many battles and skirmishes. He was stricken with measles and had sickness from hard exposure, from which his system never fully recovered. Early in life he united with the church and was ever faithful to his profession. After coming home from the war he was unusually devoted and active in all church work. Indeed he was a consistent Christian. When first married he rented a farm for eight years and then purchased a hundred-and-sixty-acre tract, which he cleared up, in part, and on which he erected new buildings. Upon this farm he left the loved home circle to enter that "house not made with hands." Mr. Miles was a strong Repub- lican, though never cared to hold office. He was a social man, a kind
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friend, a loving companion and a splendid citizen, and for the qualities men- tioned was beloved by all. The good wife has proven herself a splendid financier; she settled all the debts, and erected a commodious residence, -a two-story brick, -as well as a large barn and other improvements.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles were the parents of three children: Frank, who married and is living on the homestead; and Oliver and Clifford, farmers by occupation. Mrs. Miles is a member of the Methodist church and has reared her family in the correct manner.
Of our subject's eldest son's family, it may be added in this connection that he was born November 10, 1867, reared on the farm, received a good common-school education, and in November, 1889, married Miss Dora Car- son, born in this county May 4, 1871. Her parents were Joseph L. and Mary Carson, both of this county. Her father died in November, 1897; the good mother yet survives. Of their family of eleven children, ten are still living: Lucy, Maggie, John, James, Albert, Dora, Abigail, Clinton, Girzilla and Myrtle. The parents were connected with the Methodist church. Frank and his wife are Presbyterians. Their children are Ethel and William.
JOEL B. PRICE.
Joel B. Price was born in Brookville, Franklin county, Indiana, Febru- ary 27, 1835, and has grown to old age in the county where he is known and esteemed by old and young. His parents were Henry and Sarah (Wolf) Price, formerly of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Henry Price died at the age of fifty-six years, and his wife at the age of seventy-three. He came to this county in 1829 and located on two hundred acres of land in Brookville township, adjoining what is now the county farm. It was at that time covered by a dense forest, which he cleared off, and then he started the first brick manufactory in the county. A large portion of the brick used in the construction of the court-house was made in this kiln during 1853-54, as well as the brick used in several of the first substantial buildings of Brookville, chief among them the Spear paper-mill. He was among the most enterpris- ing citizens of his day and an influential citizen. In religion he was a Meth- odist, and in politics a Whig. He had two brothers in business here: David, for many years a leading dry-goods merchant; and Isaac, a saddler. who occupied a portion of the store adjoining. A sister, Roanna, married Dr. S. P. Hamer.
Joel B. Price began to work in his father's brickyard when a boy and also assisted in the work on the farm. He was trained to habits of industry and at an early age learned the trade of carpenter. At the beginning of the trouble with the south he enlisted, September 18, 1861, as a member of the Thirty-seventh Indiana Regimental Band and served until they were dis-
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charged, June 29, 1862. Returning to Brookville he took up farming for a brief time and then resumed carpentering, being extensively engaged and having some of the best buildings here to show as the work of his hands. He was foreman of the Brookville Furniture Factory until ISS6, when he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land in the northern part of this township, known as the T. F. Ward farm. This he has brought to a fine state of cultivation, and in 1892 erected, with his own hands, a substantial residence, modern in all its appointments and complete in every detail, making it a most desirable home.
He was married November 8, 1859, to Miss Ellen Shepperd, a daughter of Samuel and Martha (Rudman) Shepperd. Mr. Shepperd came from his native state, New Jersey, when a mere lad, and settled in Brookville, where he learned the tailor's trade, which he followed here for many years. He was naturally ambitious, and possessed unusual intelligence, which he retained up to his death, in 1893, in the eighty-third year of his age. Mrs. Sheppard was a native of England, and died, in 1894, at the age of eighty-two years. Their children were: Elizabeth, wife of Elias Millis; Esther, widow of Will- iam Burch; John, married to Margaret Bemisdoffer; Ellen, wife of our sub- ject; Thomas, married to Martha Keely; Henry, deceased; Frelinghuysen, deceased; Lily, wife of Henry D. Shepperd; Mary T., wife of Herman Trich- ler; Clara Belle, wife of Scott Baker; and George, married to Amy Allie McClure. All of the sons were in the civil war. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Price are Elias Millis and Annella. Elias has recently purchased a farm of eighty acres near his father's farm, and is improving it in a most com- mendable manner. Mr. Price is one of our most substantial and influential citizens, and is a prominent member of the Methodist church, a superin- tendent in the Sunday-school, and was the leader of the choir for fifteen years.
NATHAN BOURNE.
An honored citizen of Springfield township and a worthy representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of Franklin county, Nathan Bourne, is now practically living retired, having laid aside business cares to enjoy the fruit of his former toil. As a farmer and stock-raiser he met with well deserved success in his labors, and is to-day one of the most prosperous men of his community.
In the township where he still resides, Mr. Bourne was born December 23, 1823, a son of Ezra L. and Cynthia (Eaton) Bourne. He traces his ancestry back to Richard Bourne, who belonged to an eminent and dis- tinguished family of England and who emigrated to America in 1637. He was highly educated and was a man of letters. The first public mention of him at Plymouth was when he was admitted as a freeman. In 1638 he went
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to Sandwich, Massachusetts, and took an active part in shaping the settle- ment of that place. The following year he was honored with the office of deputy to the court of Plymouth, under Thomas Armitage, and from 1641 until 1670 served as surveyor of highways. Later he was authorized to pur- chase land at Succansasset, now Falmouth, and was appointed receiver for the town. He was one of the leading spirits in all of the important busi- ness connected with the settling up of that locality, and also assisted in find- ing homes for the Indians, among whom he zealously worked as a missionary, and through him many were brought to a knowledge of the eternal life.
Ezra L. Bourne, father of our subject, was born in Massachusetts, Sun- day, February 28, 1787, and was a son of Nathan and Patience Bourne, also natives of that state, where the former spent his entire life. After his death the latter came to Indiana and made her home with her children until she, too, was called to the world beyond. In their family were six sons and two daughters, namely: Ezra L., Nathan, Michael, Richard, Maharshal, Samuel, Lucy and Elizabeth, all of whom became residents of Franklin county, Indiana, Ezra and Elizabeth being the first to locate here.
On the 18th of March, 1814, Ezra L. Bourne was united in marriage with Miss Cynthia Eaton, who likewise was born in Massachusetts, May 12, 1784. Soon after their marriage they started for Indiana, and the journey, which was made with a team and wagon, consumed seven weeks. There were few settlers here when they took up their residence in Franklin county, the country was almost an unbroken wilderness, and most of the land was swampy and covered with a heavy growth of timber. Bringing some money with him, the father entered considerable land from the government, and to
its improvement and cultivation devoted his energies with good success. In the east he had worked at the blacksmith's trade, also in Franklin county, Indiana, and here he followed farming. He entered four hundred and forty acres of land in Hamilton county, and owned valuable tracts in Butler county, Ohio. His investments almost invariably proved successful, as he was a good financier and an able business man. He was also possessed of that New England tact, enterprise and thrift which always enabled him to make the most of his opportunities, and at his death he left a fine estate. Politically he was a Whig, and religiously was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. At all times he was a social, genial and companion- able gentleman, was charitable and benevolent, and had a high standard of integrity and honor. He died May 20, 1864, and his estimable wife passed away December 5, 1861. In their family were the following children: Oliver, deceased; Caroline, wife of P. Smith; Mrs. Mary Galloway; Mrs. Cynthia Ware; Mrs. Elizabeth Brady; Nathan, our subject; and Ezra L., who lives near the old homestead.
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Nathan Bourne, of this review, was reared in much the usual manner of farmer boys in a frontier settlement, aiding his father in clearing and improv- ing the home farmn. He remained under the parental roof until his marriage and then commenced farming on his own account upon a part of the old homestead in Springfield township, where he erected a house. After living there for five years he removed to the farm where he still makes his home. Besides his valuable tract of two hundred acres he has another place, and throughout his active business career was successfully engaged in general farming and also in raising and dealing in stock. Like his father, he is a good business man of known reliability, and has prospered in his undertakings, so that he is now enabled to lay aside the arduous cares of business life and live retired, while he rents his cultivated land and utilizes the pastures for stock.
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