USA > Indiana > Adams County > Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages, pt. 2 > Part 55
USA > Indiana > Wells County > Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages, pt. 2 > Part 55
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November election of 1884 he was elected commissioner of Wells County, and during his term of office more work of a publie nature has been done than has been accom- plished in any term before. Since Mr. Carnes has held this oflice, two bridges have been built in Union, one in Liberty and one in Nottingham Township, and an abutment has been built to the bridge across the Salamonie River in Jackson Township. The new bridge at Bluffton is the largest and finest in the county, and one of the best to be found throughout the State of Indiana.
AMES McCONKEY, a retired fariner, Chester Township, was born in Fayette County, Ohio, October 6, 1819, son of James and Jemima (Burt) McConkey, the former a native of Lancaster County, Penn- sylvania. His parents were married in Ohio, and when he was a small child he had the misfortune to lose his mother by death. Ilis father then removed to Fayette County, In- diana, which was then entirely new, and they were among the pioneers of that county. The father afterward removed to Henry County, where he passed the remainder of his days. James came to Blackford County in 1840 and bought 160 aeres of land, which was in its primitive condition. Ile went to work and made a elearing, and erected his own log cabin. Game was plenty, and deer and wolves were far more abundant than domestic animals. The wolves often made night hideous with their howlings. Mr. McConkey was married March 28, 1839, in Henry County, to Miss Sarah Ellett, a native of Randolph County, North Carolina, and daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret (Aldred) Ellett. Mrs. MeConkey's ancestors were in America long before the Revolutionary times.
Her parents removed to Henry County, Indi- ana, in 1834, remaining there four years, then removed to Missouri, where they lived until their death. Mr. and Mrs. MeConkey lived on their homestead in Blackford Coun- ty until Angust, 1852, when Mr. MeConkey bought 153 acres of land in Chester Town- ship, this connty, where he has since resided, and has now retired from active labor. Their son Walter manages the farm. They have had eleven children, of whom four are living -Margaret Elizabeth, wifeof Ephraim Perry; Amanda, now Mrs. Jackson; Azubah Ellen, wife of John Fritz, of Huntington County, and Walter. The deceased are-Pretty Jane, James Branson, John Franklin, Mary Ada- line, Julia Ann, Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Lucretia. Both parents are members of the Christian church. Mr. McConkey has been a life-long Democrat, and east his first presi- dential vote for James K. Polk. They have lived to see all the great changes in the county. When they first came here they had to go twenty-five miles to get their milling done.
HARLES II. MORGAN, farmer, sec- tion 17, Jackson Township, was born in Wayne County, Indiana, January 9, 1824, a son Micajah and Hannah (Hill) Mor- gan, who were natives of North Carolina. The father of our subject came with his parents to Indiana when it was a territory, the family settling in the Miami reservation, while yet in the hands of the Indians. Benjamin Mor- gan, the grandfather of our subjeet, entered the land which is part of the present site of Richmond. Hle subsequently sold this land, and with the proceeds bought himself and each of his sons a quarter seetion of land. He died in Wayne County in the fall of 1859
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at the advanced age of ninety-eight years. The father of our subject grew to manhood in Wayne County, where he was married to Ilannah Hill, and to them were born ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Six of the sons served as soldiers during the war of the Rebellion. The father lived in Wayne County until his death, which oeenrred in 1862. The mother is still living, making her home in Randolph County, and is now eighty-six years of age. Charles Il. Morgan, whose name heads this sketch, enlisted in Angust, 1861, in Company 1, Forty-seventh Indiana Infantry, and was in the service of his country until December, 1864. Ile par- tieipated in several engagements during the war, taking part in the siege of Vicksburg, was in Banks' Red River expedition, beside other battles und skirmishes. He was taken prisoner in Mississippi in July, 1862, and was confined at Vicksburg two months, when he was paroled and returned to his regiment. After receiving his discharge he returned to his home in Wells County and resmined farming. Ile is a thorough, practi- cal farmer, and has one of the finest farms in his neighborhood, containing 150 aeres of well improved land, a comfortable residence surrounded with shade and ornamental trees, an orchard containing the best varieties of fruit. He is engaged in general farming, and also devotes some time to stock-raising, making a specialty of mnles. Mr. Morgan was united in marriage October 16, 1845, to Miss Mary Worel, a native of North Carolina, born November 16, 1823. They have had born to them seven children, as follows- Abram, Naomi, Sarah, Clarkson T. (deceased), Mieajah, Charles M., and Emma (deceased). In April, 1884, Mr. Morgan had his house and contents destroyed by fire, sustaining a loss of about 8400, after which he ereeted his present substantial residence. Mr. Morgan
is a member of the United Brethren church. In polities he was formerly a Republican, and later affiliated with the Greenback party. Ile is now liberal in his views, and intends to vote for the man whom he deems best fitted for office.
OBERT II. THOMPSON, farmer, see- tion 7, Liberty Township, was born in Bracken County, Kentucky, Jannary 10, 1840. His father, Jolin II., is a native of Virginia and a son of Ebenezer Thompson, who came from Scotland. The mother, Mary Thompson, was a native of Kentucky, and a daughter of James Thompson, a native of Virginia. Robert II. was the fifth son and seventh of twelve children. When he was eight months old his parents removed to In- diana, where his father entered 320 aeres of land in Huntington County and followed farming until he retired from active business life. The mother died in February, 1880, aged seventy-four years. The father resides in Warren, at the advanced age of eighty- four years. During his youth our subjeet assisted his father in clearing and improving his farm, and also attended the subscription schools. He remained at home until the breaking ont of the civil war, when he en- listed, Angust 28, 1861, in Company C, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry. Ile went Sonth to Camp Wyckliffe, Kentucky, remain- ing two months; thence to New Madrid, Mis- souri; thenee to Helena, Arkansas; thenee to Riddlesport; thence to Memphis, Tennessee, where he assisted in clearing ont the Yazoo Pass. IIe lost his eye-sight and was confined to the Good Samaritan Eye and Ear Infirm- ary at St. Louis for ten months. From there he went to Jefferson Barracks, where he was honorably discharged April 4, 1864. Ile re-
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turned home and for three years was unable to attend to any kind of business. He was married February 20, 1867, to Miss Eliza C. Stroup, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Old- aker) Stroup, who came from Highland County, Ohio, and settled in Huntington County, this State, in 1842, where Mrs. Thompson was born. They were of German ancestry. After his marriage Mr. Thompson settled upon his present farm, which was then a dense wilderness, built a cabin, and began to clear and improve his farm. He now has a well improved farm on sections 7 and 18, consisting of 200 acres, besides 120 aeres on seetion 8. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of seven children-Laura G., Ernest E., Alfred P., Annie M., John J., Arman E. and Robert M. Both are members of the Disciple church, and Mr. Thompson is a Re- publican in politics.
ALVIN JOHN STEWART, civil engin- eer and architect, residing at Bluffton, was born at Harpersfield, New York, in 1838. When quite young he was taken by his parents to Morris, New York, where lie lived till fourteen years of age, receiv- 'ing his education in the public schools of that place. He then went to Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, and served an apprenticeship of two years at the carpenter's trade. From Sank Rapids he went, in October, 1854, to St. Louis, Missouri, where, although a mere boy, he was employed by the Ohio & Mis- sissippi Railroad Company as a carpenter and placed in charge of a number of men to superintend the erection of the railroad buildings at Sandoval, the crossing of the main line of the Ohio & Mississippi, and the Illinois Central Railroads, and while in the employ of the same company, he, in
1856, superintended the erection of the first railroad buildings at Odin, the crossing of the Ohio & Mississippi and the Chicago branch of the Illinois Central railroads, which have been in use for over thirty years. From 1857 until 1859 he was in the employ of the E. L. Wince Turn-table Company, putting in turn-tables for the company on railroads in various places in the Western States. In 1859 he was employed by the Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company to superintend the wood work on their road, with headquarters at Beaumont, Texas, where he remained until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he was obliged to make his escape North, and arrived in Chi- cago in the summer of 1861. At Chicago he was placed in charge of the bridge build- ing and water works of the eastern division of the Michigan Central Railroad, being thus employed until 1870. lle was next em- ployed as superintendent of the wood work of the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad until 1871, when he was employed in the same capacity on the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Railroad. In 1872 he was promoted to civil engineer by the lat- ter company, and had charge of the roadway department until January 1, 1885, a period of thirteen years, and during this time, from 1876 until 1885, besides being in the employ of the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Railroad Company, he had charge of the roadway department of the White Water branch of the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad. In November, 1871, he became a resident of Bluffton, where he has since resided, and in 1883 he erected one of the most substantial and finest brick residences to be found in the place. Mr. Stewart was united in marriage at Hartwick, New York, in October, 1859, to Emma Mann, a daughter of Oliver and Jane (Kel-
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logg) Mann, and of the four children born to this union ouly one daughter is living-Net- tie, who is the wife of Amos G. King, of Bluffton. Those deceased are-Luella, who died at the age of cleven years; Fred., aged nine years, and Jessie, aged five years, all dying of scarlet fever in one week in the year 1871. In 1886, with his son-in-law, A. G. King, Mr. Stewart built the King Creamery at Bluffton, which is considered one of the best in the State of Indiana. Mr. King is a Master Mason, and is a member of Phoenix Lodge, No. 36, of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Mrs. Stewart and her daughter, Mrs. King, are members of the Bluffton Baptist church.
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EORGE UNRUE, an active and enter- prising farmer of Jackson Township, residing on seetion 6, was born in Rock- ingham County, Virginia, January 4, 1812, a son of George Unrue. Ilis parents were both natives of the State of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Mr. De Poy, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, as was also his eldest son. The parents of our subject were married in Virginia, and in 1814 removed to Ross County, Ohio, and later set- tled in Montgomery County. They subse- quently removed to Darke County, where they passed the remainder of their days. In his religious belief the father was a Presby- terian, and the mother was a member of the Lutheran church. They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. The father being a farmer by occupation, George, the subject of this sketch, was reared to the same avocation, which he has made his life-work. He grew to manhood in Mont- gomery County, Ohio, where he was married March 28, 1839, to Miss Mary Ubanks, who
was born in Montgomery County, April 4, 1817, a daughter of Hezekiah and Christina (Deerdort) Ubanks. Her parents were na- tives of Virginia, and early settlers of Mont- gomery County, Ohio, where they located prior to the war of 1812. The mother died in Montgomery County, and the father died at the home of one of his sons in Huntington County, Indiana. They were the parents of twelve children. Mr. and Mrs. Unrne had born to them four children-Joseph, John, llenry (deceased), and Anna Catherine. Mr. Unrue was bereaved by the death of his wife February 28, 1879. Mr. Unrue followed farming and brick-making in Montgomery County until the fall of 1852, when he came to Wells County, Indiana, and settled on his present farm in Jackson Township, which he had previously purchased. The surrounding country was in a wild state when he first eame to the county, and his farm was then covered with timber. He erected a rude log cabin, in which he lived until he built his fine substantial brick residence, which is a model for comfort and convenience. His farm is now well improved, containing 120 aeres of finely cultivated land. In his political views Mr. Unrne is a stanneh Demoerat, casting his first presidential vote for Andrew Jack- son, and his last for Grover Cleveland. He is a member of the Lutheran church.
AMUEL CRUM, a progressive farmer, residing in Roek Creek Township, is a na- tive of Pennsylvania, born in Dauphin County, March 22, 1822, his parents, John and Elizabeth (Ilaynes) Crum, being natives of Pennsylvania and of German aneestry, Samuel was reared on the home farm, and received such educational advantages as the rude log cabin subseription schools of that
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early day afforded. C He lived with his par- ents until nineteen years of age, after which he worked out by the day and month until his marriage. He was married October 25, 1847, to Miss Mary Brahm, who was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, her father. John Brahm, being a native of the same State, and was also of German descent. After his marriage he rented his father-in-law's farm for fourteen years. He was bereaved by the death of his wife in 1851, who left at her death one child, a son, named John Il. In February, 1858, Mr. Crum came to Wells County, Indiana, and bought 100 acres of land in Rock Creek Township, which was then only partially improved. He married again in 1863, Miss Elmina Swatz, who was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, coming with her father's family to Wells County in the year 1854. To this union have been born four children-Eli, Emanuel, Aaron (deceased) and David. Mr. Crum be- gan life without capital, and by his own indus- try and exertions he has accumulated a good property, which he uses in surrounding him- self and family with all the necessary com- forts of life. In politics Mr. Crum casts his suffrage with the Democratic party. Mrs. Crum is a member of the German Reformed church.
OSEPH MILHOLLAND, farmer, resid- ing on section 22, Lancaster Township, was born in Butler County, Ohio, Sep- tember 10, 1840, a son of John and Jane Mitholland, both of whom are deceased. . Jo- seph was the second son and fifth child in a family of ten children. When quite young he was brought by his parents to Franklin County, Indiana, and later to Decatur Coun- ty, where he was reared on a farm. He re-
mained under the home roof until October, 1861, when he volunteered in Company B, Fifty-second Indiana Infantry, his regiment being assigned to the Army of the Tennes- see. lle received his baptism of fire at the battle of Fort Donelson. llis regiment and the Second lowa, the day before the surrender of the fort, charged the rebel right, meeting with severe losses. After the siege of Cor- inth the Fifty-second was engaged in repair- ing the railroad from Corinth to Memphis, and later garrisoned Fort Pillow, Tennessee. After the taking of Vicksburg the regiment was 'sent there and was under Sherman in the Meridian campaign, during which time Mr. Milholland re-enlisted as a veteran. His regiment, as a part of the Sixteenth Corps, under General A. J. Smith, fought at the victorious battle of Tupelo, Mississippi. After a long and exhaustive campaign the regiment returned to Tennessee, and partici- pated in the battle of Nashville, under Gen- eral Thomas, where the rebel General Hood's army was destroyed. The last campaign of his regiment was in the Gulf Department, and the last battle in which he participated was at Fort Blakely. He was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama, September 10, 1865, when he returned to Decatur County, and October 5 of the same year was married to Miss Sarah Ann Pierce, a daughter of Reuben E. Pierce. She was born in the State of Virginia, but reared from childhood in De- catur County, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Mil- holland are the parents of eight children- Charles Victor, Ida Belle, George Edgar, Willie Andrew, Hattie Eveline, Kendry Al- len, Eugene Porter and AAlpha Winfield. Mr. Milholland made his home in Decatur County until he came with his family to his present farm in October, 1875. Ilis farm now consists of eighty acres of well-improved land. All the improvements have been made
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since he settled on the place. At that time only a small clearing had been made and a log cabin built, which his family oceupied for a time. The log cabin has since been replaced by a substantial frame residence, and sixty-five acres of his land has been brought under a fine cultivation. In polities Mr. Milholland is an ardent Republican. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. For disability contracted while in the service of his country Mr. Mil- holland now draws a pension.
R EV. DAVID F. THOMAS, of Zanes- ville, was born in Tusearawas County, Ohio. In 1847 he started for Indiana with his wife. Anna ( Weibel) Thomas, and three children-Samson, Sholter and Lydia. They located on land which he pre-empted, and in May, 1848, entered the same. Not a stiek had been felled upon the land; no roads had been eut through the dense woods. lle moved the household goods to Miami County, Indiana, by water, thence to Huntington County, and to his land. The first cabin on this traet was built about forty rods west of his present home. A small clearing was made, a small cabin built, and the family moved in January 11, 1848. The cabin had no floor, no door and no windows. Their furniture consisted of the boxes in which their goods were packed. David hewed a frame for his bedstead, and also for his trun- de-bed. Ile was an independent young man, but had neither team nor money to pay for his land. For some time he worked by the day, earning money to keep his family in provisions. Ilis first purchase was of a cow and calf, and another one purchased made his first team. A sled was made, and on it the family had their first ride to a neighbor's.
David led the calves, which really made a fine team. There was a mill at Roanoke, but frequently there could be neither flour nor meal obtained. At one time Mr. Thomas paid one dollar to get two bushels of corn ground. There were no bridges over the streams, and David had to swim his horse across Little Run, and carry the corn on his back to keep it from getting wet. The woods were full of game, but Mr. Thomas was not much of a hunter, and never killed but two deer and a few wild turkeys. Their syrup and sugar was made from maple trees. The inhabitants were mostly poor, but they were generous and would go many miles to assist a new-comer raise his cabin, or help to roll logs. Three children were born in the old cabin, and one died within its hallowed walls. Sarah, Mary and John are all de- ceased; the three oklest are living. Samson married Mrs. Susan (Caley) Core, and resides in Union Township; Lydia is the wife of Rev. S. T. Mahan, pastor of the Summerville circuit United Brethren church, in Union County, Ohio; Sholter is a bachelor, living in Huntington County, where he owns a farm. In 1559 Mr. Thomas received his first license from the quarterly conference of the United Brethren church in Lancaster Town- ship. Two years later he received a license from the annual conference, and was assigned to Bluffton Mission and Mount Pleasant. After that he did miscellaneous work for several years, traveling most of the time and preaching in private houses. The first re- ligions services of the United Brethren church were held in the house of our subjeet April 8, 1849, Rev. Lewis S. Groves ofli- ciating, when the first class was organized. This cabin was a regular preaching point for several years. Later the school-house was used for that purpose, and now they have a substantial frame church building, with
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thirty-five members, Rev. D. Abbott, pastor. Mr. Thomas continued in the ministry for more than a quarter of a century. In 1885 he left the pulpit to attend to his farm. The death of his wife occurred October 29, 1873, and October 30, 1884, he married Mrs. Ma- hala Black, who was born and reared in Mer- cer County, Ohio. They have no children. The life of Mr. Thomas has been principally devoted to the ministry. le has formed classes and established churches at many points. Mrs. Thomas has two children -- Catherine and William.
ORGAN WARE, one of the leading business men of Rockford, was born in Bracken County, Kentucky, July 18, 1840, a son of James and Harriet (Tarl- ton) Ware. When he was nine years old his parents removed to Wells County, Indi- ana, where he grew to manhood, being reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of his neighborhood. Hle resided with his parents until he attained his major- ity. At the breaking out of the war he was among the first to enlist in defense of his country, enlisting August 8, 1861, in Com- pany C, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry. Ile went into Camp Anderson August 21, where he remained two months, going thenec to different places until he reached West Point, on the Ohio River. He then remained on detached duty until his eommand reached New Madrid, Missouri, where he joined his regiment, and participated in the capture of that place, and also in the battle of Island OUIS COULSON DAVENPORT, was born at Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, March 16, 1852, a son of Samuel and Caroline (Gratigny) Davenport. His grandfather, the llon. John Davenport, was No. 10, where he had charge of the detail which removed the eannon from the rebels' floating battery. Ile then went to Duvall's ! Bluff, Arkansas, then np White River, and from there to Helena, Arkansas, where they | born in Jefferson County, Virginia, January
quartered during the winter of 1862. lle took part in the siege of Vieksburg, battle of Champion Hills, after which he went to Jackson, Mississippi, thenee to New Orleans, and from there to Fort Scott, serving a part of the time on detached duty. He was also in the Red River expedition. He served until the expiration of his term of enlistment and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Indiana, September 28, 1864. Ile then re- turned to his home in Wells County and engaged in farming on the old homestead. lle was married September 16, 1865, to Miss Mary J. Scotton, Mrs. Ware being a native of Rock Creek Township, Wells County. Of the six children born to this union tive are living-Ada, Harry F., Ollie, Raymond C. and Eldon W. Roland W. died at the age of eighteen months. After his marriage Mr. Ware settled in Rockford, and engaged in the mercantile business. He carries a large stoek of general merchandise, and by his reasonable prices and striet attention to the wants of his customers he has built up an extensive trade. Besides his mercantile business he has a tile factory, and a valuable farm of 104 acres of improved land on seetion 33, Rock Creek Township. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party. In 1872 he was appointed postmaster at Barber's Mills, which office he filled acceptably until 1886. Hle is a comrade of Lew. Dailey Post, No. 33, G. A. R. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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9, 1788, and March 31, 1808, married Martha Coulson, of Cecil County, Maryland. They subsequently moved to Woodsfield, Ohio, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Upon arriving at full age he fell heir to twen- ty-one slaves, but being opposed to the insti- tution of slavery, he liberated them. lle was a prominent Whig and represented his party in the old Seventeenth District of Ohio, in the Seventeenth Congress. His son, Samuel Davenport, was born at Woodsfield, Ohio, June 14, 1828, and graduated from Washing- ton College, Pennsylvania, in 1848. From 1857 to 1860 he was President of the Beaver, Pennsylvania, Female College, and for several years was editor of the Beaver (Pennsylvania) Argus. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention that nomni- nated Lincoln and Hamlin. February 27, 1863, he was appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Twenty-fourth District of Pennsylvania, and held the office five years, when, in 1868, he moved to Fort Wayne, In- diana, and for one year was Professor of Languages in the Fort Wayne Methodist College. Ile then moved to Bluffton, In- diana, and founded the Bluffton Chronicle, which he condneted successfully several years. Ile was appointed Postmaster at Bluffton by President Grant, in February, 1875, and had charge of the office until his death, which occurred December 18, 1879. IIe was a fine scholar, possessing a wonderful fund of information, and was a pleasing and foreible writer, and agreeable conversa- tionalist. Ile was a member of the Method-
ist Episcopal church, to which he was greatly devoted and was an earnest Christian gentle- man. He was an ardent supporter of the principles of the Republican party. Ile was married at Bealsville, Ohio, in May, 1851, to Caroline Gratigny, a daughter of Dr. Lonis and Desdemona (Ford) Gratigny. She is a lady of refinement and highly respected by all who know her. She is also an earnest and devoted member of the Methodist church. Iler father was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1795, and her mother in Boston, Massachusetts, in September, 1798. Louis C. Davenport, whose name heads this sketch, after completing his education at Beaver, Pennsylvania, Jearned the drug business at Fort Wayne, and in 1874 came to Bluffton, and opened a drug and notion store, which he has since continued, and is now one of the prominent business men of the place. He is a staunch Republican, and from 1880 to 1882 was chairman of the Republican Central Committee. Ile is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Bluffton Lodge, No. 145, Fort Wayne Commandery, No. 4, and a Thirty- second degree member of the Indiana Consis- tory, A. & A., Scottish Rite. Mr. Davenport was married June 12, 1878, to Miss Addie Bliss, only daughter of Jeffrey and Eneinda (Angel) Bliss, pioneers of Wells County, and highly esteemed citizens of Bluffton, Mr. Bliss being a well-known and influential busi- ness man and the owner of the Bliss House. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport have three children -Mattie, born December 15, 1879; George Bliss, March 12, 1882, and Nellie, May 26, 1885.
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