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third from the youngest. Ile was reared a farmer and has always followed that occupa- tion, except teaching school a few terms. Ile was married in this county March 29, 1860, to Miss Amanda A. Keith, also born in this county, in 1837, daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Wingate) Keith, pioneers of Putnam County. To this union were born three children --- Miles E .. who married Ena Stanley; Laura E., wife of William Stewart, and Harvey. Politically Mr. Chastain is a Democrat, and has served as township trustee. Hle is a member of the Christian church, and was formerly a member of the Masonic frater- nity. Mrs. Chastain died in 1878, aged forty years.
ARANDREW T. MCCOY, farmer, section 2, Cloverdale Township, is a native of that township, born August 26, 1889, a son of Jesse C. and Eleanor (Tilley) McCoy. Jesse C. McCoy was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, October 9, 1815, and when a young man came to Putnam County, Indiana, where he was married September 5, 1837, to Elea- nor Tilley, who was also a native of Kentucky. They were devoted members of the Church of Christ, and for many years Mr. McCoy labored as a public teacher in the church. They had a family of thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters. All are living at this date save one daughter, who died in infancy, and all except one son and one daughter are now married. The entire fam- ily, sons and daughters, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, and also seven grandehil- dren, are members of the Church of Christ, and in politics all are Republicans. Andrew T. McCoy, the subject of our sketch, is the second son. ITe was reared on his father's farm, and was educated in the common schools
of Putnam County. He has always taken an active interest in the publie welfare of his native county, and is now numbered among her most prominent citizens. He is devoted to the church of his choice, which he is now serving in the capacity of eller. He was married February 24, 1863, to Miss Sarah E. Layne, a native of Warren Township. Putnam County, born February 18, 1843. a daughter of William and Sarah Layne, pioneers of Putnam County, coming to this county from Kentucky in an early day, living in Warren Township until their death. They had a family of nine children, four sons and five daughters. They were also members of the Church of Christ. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have had seven children, three of whom are living -Otto T., Minney E. and Leonard .I. After his marriage Mr. MeCoy located on the farm where he now lives, which is one mile west of Cloverdale. Ile owns 140 acres of land, all in a good state of cultivation, and is engaged in general farming and stock- raising.
ESSE MCPHEETERS, farmer and stock- raiser,resides on section 25, Madison Town- ship, where he owns 200 acres of land. Ile was born in Granger County, Tennessee, June 22, 1806, son of John and Frances (Ogle) McPheeters, natives of Georgia and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. They were the parents of eight children, our subject being the second child. They came to Putnam County in 1829. The mother died in this county, and the father afterward went to Missouri, where he died just after the close of the war. Jesse was reared a farmer and has always followed that occupation. He was married in his native county in 1825 to Miss Cytha Posey, daughter of Benjamin and
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Susannah Posey, who was born in Halifax County, October 11, 1799. They have had five children, of whom four are living -Ben- jamin, a resident of Colorado; Andrew, also living near Denver, Colorado; Harrison, of Kansas, and Jesse, of Champaign, Illinois. Mr. McPheeters started in life a poor man. When he left Tennessee he had only $11 in money. Ile has been very prosperous, own- ing a farm of 125 acres in Iowa besides his homestead. Hle commenced by working on a farm by the day, while his wife took in sewing to assist in their support. He is a Republican in politics, and has served as school director and assessor. His grandfather served in the Revolutionary war, and his father in the war of 1812, under General Jackson. Mrs. MePheeters is a member of the Presbyterian church.
EVI HURST. farmer and stock-raiser, Jefferson Township, resides on section 27. where he owns 135 acres of well cultivated land. He was born in this county, April 15, 1550, son of Jefferson and Elza Hurst, pioneers of the county. He was reared & farmer, which occupation he has always followed, and educated in the com- mon schools. December 9, 1875, he was married to Fidelia Gard, daughter of Jo- sephus and Mary Gard, pioneers of Putnam County, who was born May 25, 1854, in Wayne County, Iowa. Her father was born in Ohio, and came to this eoanty when six- teen years of age, where he lived several years. Her mother was born in this county, and is a daughter of Samuel and Jane Wright, also a sister of William Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst have hud eight children, five of whom are living -- Mary E., boru Au- gust 20, 1877; Sylvia J., born December 9, i daughters when his wife died. He then mar-
ISSO; Roma C., born October 23, 1852; Daniel R., born June 1S. 1954. and Ralph | IL., born May 2, 1886. The deceased are -- Nora E., Dora O., and one died in infancy. The parents of Mrs. Hurst had eight chil- dren, seven of whom survive-Samuel, Amanda (deccased), Daniel, Sarah J., wife of Lycurgus Blakesly; Elizabeth, wife of Har- din Adams; Stephen and Mary. Her father died January 22. 1852, and her mother re- sides in Wayne County, Iowa. Mr. Hurst is a Democrat in polities, and is a member of the Masonic lodge at Cloverdale.
FRAMES E. O'TEATR .- Michael O'Hair, father of the present O'Hair family, was a native of Ireland. He lived there un- til a man grown, but being a Protestant in religion and wishing to be in a country where he could exercise his religious views, he sought the shores of America, then a prov- ince of England. Ile lived in this country about Que year before the Declaration of In- dependence, or in 1775, and settled in the colony now the State of Virginia. la 1776. the Declaration of Independence being made and Washington being made Commander-in- Chief of the American forces, and the Conti- mental Congress having issued three calls for volunteers with which to sunder her relations with the mother country. Michael O'Hair was one of the first to respond to the call of his adopted country and help redress her wrongs. He was in General Green's division and stayed with the army until the close of the war and the independence of the United States was acknowledged by England. In a short time he located in Jessamine County, Kentucky, where he was married to a Miss Campbell, and they had one son and three
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ried Elizabeth Tribbett, by whom he had five early day. Ile has met with success in his agricultural pursuits. and now owns 300 acres of land in Monroe Township, besides eighty aeres in Wilson County, Kansas. He gives considerable attention to the raising of graded stoek. He was married in October, 1866, to Miss Lucinda Matkins, a daughter of John P. Matkins, of Garden City, Kansas. Six chil- dren have been born to them-Clarence, Ger- trude, ('lay (died in infancy), Dessie, Florence and Myrtle. Both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In poli- ties he is a Republican. James E. M. O'Hair came West with his family in 1829, and after spending a month or two in Edgar County, Illinois, he came to Putnam County, Indiana, and settled on his present farm in Monroe Township, and after coming to this county the following children were born-Greenberry M. married Christina Sonder, and they have five children; John T. married Lizzie Torr, and they have seven children; Mrs. Eliza Jane Curtis died. leaving two children; Bas- come lives in Kansas; Mrs. Sarah S. Hillis 1 has four children living and two deceased; Robert S. married Rillia Hillis, and of the six children born to them five are living; Mrs. Salina Curtis lives in Greencastle; Syl- vester G. of Monroe Township, married Liz- zie Hammond, and they are the parents of three children; and Leroy T., who died in infancy. Mr. James E. M. O'Hair was be- reaved by the death of his wife Angust 11, 1849, and July 15, 1852, he married Per- melia Lockridge, and to this union were born two children -- Robert Leroy, residing on the old homestead, married Ella Hnfford, and has two children-Pearl and Mabel; and Margaret I'., wife of Asa M. Black, of Well- ington, Kansas. Robert O'Hair is at present cashier of the Central National Bank of sons and five daughters who grew to maturity - - Mrs. Libbie Lacy, John, Mrs. Nellie Trim- ble, Mrs. Nancy Ogden, Michael, Jr., James, E. M., Mrs. Polly Hanks, William, Mrs. Rosa Perrisho and Washington. These were among the first settlers in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Texas. Michael O'Hair died when James E. M. was about eight years of age, leaving his widow with a large family of small chil- dren. James Eddington Montgomery O'Hair was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, July 5, 1804. When abont fifteen years of age he went to live with James Montgomery. Hle made his home bere until twenty years of age, when he married Margaret Montgom- ery and moved to the mountains on Kentucky River, in Estill Connty, taking all he had ou one horse in a pack-saddle, his wife riding another and carrying all the clothing they had in her lap, he walking and driving a cow a distance of seventy miles. When he ar- rived at his new home he traded one horse for an interest in a claim, leaving them quite wealthy, with one horse and colt, one cow, two beds and out of debt. Ho here paid his first tax, which was 5 cents, the receipt for which is still in his possession. His bedsteads were made by boring into the logs of the house to support one end of the rail and resting the other on a forked stick and laying boards from board to wall to lay the bed on. In this house two children were born -- William A., living near the old homestead in Monroe Township, Putnam County, married Miss Anna Fulton, and they have seven children living and one deceased, and James Ellsbury, also living in Monroe Township, engaged in farming on section 29. The latter was born in Morgan County. Kentucky, November 13, 1827, but was reared in Putnam County from childhood, brought up on a farm and . Greencastle. Mr. O'Hair was a second time educated in the subscription schools of that : bereaved by the death of his wife, in 1856,
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and since then has lived on the old homestead , continued as such until the close of the war quietly waiting to join those who have gone before. Ile has always taken an active inter- est in the advancement of his township or county, and was classed among the public- spiritel citizens. In 1830 the first school- house was ereeted in Monroe Township, and the few settlers, secing the need of a church
of 1512. He subsequently located near what is now Westland, five miles southeast of Greencastle, where the subject of this sketch was born. Lloyd Glazebrook served as State Senator from Putnam County in 1852. and again as joint Representative from the coun- ties of Stark and Marshall, in 1564. In 1872 also, a Methodist Episcopal church was or- , he was a candidate for re-election from the ganized under Father Montgomery. Mr. same districts, and died in Stark County just ('Tlair being a very zealons member. In 1532 he, with a few others, built the first church in the township, it being of logs. 1
before the campaign opened. His wife, Lu- cinda (Smith) Glazebrook, was born in Shel- by County, Kentucky. in 1.06. and died at few years later, finding it onenitable for the . San Pierre, Stark County, this State. She was wants of the people, it was torn down and a brick church, namel Montgomery Chapel. was built, bat popularly called the brick chapel, and to this day it is well known as the old brick chapel. This church was torn ! down in 1572, and mainly through the indu- | in that business at the time of his decease. Dr. ence and means of Mr. O'Hlair the present more modern and beautiful church was ereet- ed, in which he takes great pride. Father ('Hair has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church for over sixty years, and while he is in the sere and yellow leaf he never allows an opportunity to pass without saying a good word for the church.
the mother of six children -two sons and four danghters. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Glazebrook was reared on a farm. and was engaged in the mercantile trade many years. He was engaged Glazebrook passed his early life on a farm, and followed farming until he was 'twenty- three years of age. His early education was obtained in the connnon schools and at the academy at Belleville. He taught school during the fall and winter for five years. beginning at the age of seventeen years. Ile was then occupied three years as phonographie teacher and reporter. While engaged in teaching, the doctor found time to take a thorough course of medicine under the late Dr. William Mathews. of Eberle,
ORENZO DOW GLAZEBROOK, M. D., practicing physician of Putnamville, , Indiana, and in 1552 attended lectures at was born in Putnam County, February Rush Medical College, Chicago, graduating in 1-57. Since that time he has followed his chosen profession, and has earned for himself 23, 1830. His father, Hon. Lloyd Glaze- brook, was born in Mercer County. Ken- . tucky, in 1805. When three years of age ; an enviable reputation as a skillful physician he went with his father, Captain Clifford and operative surgeon. For several years he was surgeon for the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Company, between La Fayette and Michigan City, and resigned that Glazebrook, to the Territory of Indiana, settling in a fort situated on the spot where Salem now stands. His father was there made Captain of a sconting company to pur- position when he removed to Patnamville in suc the Indians to Sonthern Indiana, and . September. 1856. In politics he is a Demo-
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crat of the Jeffersonian type, and has served as notary public sixteen years. He was dop- uty revenue collector for the Ninth Indiana District, meler the late Norman B. Eddy, serving three years. In 1872 he was elected joint Representative for Stark and La Porte counties. In 1885 he was elected township trustee. December 18, 1660, he was married to Miss Adaline Bender, born near Walker- ton. St. Joseph County. September 5, 1839, and of their six children only two are living - - Bradford De Laskie and Clara Della. AB are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. The doctor was reporter for the Chicago Herald during the Lincoln-Douglas campaign, and reported their speeches for that paper. He was a member of the Illinois Teachers' Association, and lectured through- out that State: has always taken a deep inter- est in educational matters. He is a member of Kankakee Lodge. No. 869, A. F. & A. M., and is also a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity and the Good Templars organiza- tion.
AMES P. FOSTER, one of the early physicians of Cloverdale, was born in Lawrence County. Indiana, February 12. 1825, son of Samuel and Mary (Craig) Fos- ter. He was reared to manhood upon the : farm where he was born, and received his education in the common schools and at the Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio. He ; six years. Mr. and Mrs. Ader have four first commenced the practice of his profession children --- Lodusca E., Aaron E., Solomon W. in Lawrence County, and eame to Putnam , and Sarah J. Lodusca married James T.
County in the spring of 1856, settling at Oakley, of JJackson Township, this county. and has three children ---- William C., Otha C. and Olive P. Solomon married Alice Wilson, lives in Franklin Township and has two chil- Cloverdale, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. Himself and brothers, Ebben C. and Craven T., were engaged in the mercantile trade for several years. The dren --- Cordia E. and Dovie Ethel. Sarah doctor is now living a retired life. He has : married William Colliver, of Jackson Town-
been successful in business and has acemmu- lated considerable property. He is a zealous Demoerat, having cast his first Presidential vote for Franklin Pierce. April 3, 1:55, he was married to Miss Emma C. Morrow, born in Lawrence County, May 24, 1830, and they had two children-Parris C. and Emily C., both deceased. Mrs. Foster died Decem- ber 14, 1851, in Lawrence County, and in 1857 the doctor was married to Phebe C. Alexander, of that county, born in 1834. Their children, Everett B. and Mary W .. are deceased. Mrs. Foster died in the spring of 1558. She was a member of the Christian church.
DAM ADER, farmer and stock raiser, section 2. Monroe Township, was born in Russell Township, this county. near Fosher's mill, June 10, 1533, son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Pickle) Ader, the former a native of Virginia and now deceased. the lat- ter a native of Salem, North Carolina, also deceased. He was reared a farmer and edu- cated in the early log cabin subscription school-house. During the late war he en- listed in Company K. Eleventh Indiana In- fantry, serving tive months. He was married September 12, 1552, to Margaret Chatham, daughter of Josiah W. and Sarah (Jones) Chatham, the former being deceased, and the latter living in Floyd Township, aged eighty-
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ship. In 1854 our subject removed to : has done as mach hard work as has Mr. Gil- Decatur County, Iowa, where he worked at forming until the fall of 1554, then returned ! to this county. While in lowa he served as supervisor nearly four years. He owns 492 acres of excellent land. Religiously he is a member of the Universalist church.
- IIOM AS GILLESPEY, a representative pioneer of Putnam County, was born ;
the former a native of Virginia. and of Scotch descent, the mother a native of Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry. The father died in 1525, and three years later our subjeet came with his mother to this county, where he has since been a resident. The father was a tan- ner by trade, and Thomas carly learned the same trade, which he followed until 1850. during which year he settled on a farm in Clinton Township, where he followed farming and stock-raising. In 1875 he removed to Greencastle, where he now resides. When in the prime of manhood he was, perhaps, the stoutest man in Putnam County, having at one time shouldered six bushels of wheat while standing in a half-bushel measure. He ! ent timher for 900 rails in one day. which was considered an extraordinary day's work. He was known by all their neighbors as an inveterate rail mauler, in which his great strength and indomitable will made him very dexterons. He has always had remarkable health, not having missed a meal in thirty years. His father dying when he was a young man, the responsibility of supporting his widowed mother and her children de- volved almost entirely upon him. and on this account his education was necessarily limited. Probably no other man in Putnam County
lespey. He owns 100 acres of valuable land, besides his property near Greencastle. He is a self-made man in the true sense of the word. He has made all his property him- self, with the assistance of his estimable wife. He was married September 19. 1839, to Miss Betsey Farrow, daughter of Richard and Mary (Nelson) Farrow, honored pioneers of Putnam County. Mrs. Gillespey was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, De- cember 25, 1821. and came here with her
in Clinton Comity, Ohio. April 2. 1810, parents in 1937. This union has been blessed son of James and Catherine (Peek) Gillespey, [ with sixteen children, of whom fourteen are living -Josephine, wife of Isane Meckins, of Wayne County. Iowa: Catharine, wife of Arthur Wood, of Saratoga. Kansas; James, who married Sarah Heady; Martha. wife of James Fletehier, of Wayne County, Iowa; Betsey, wife of William Hathaway, of this county; Willin, who married Lonisa, Baird; Margaret, Richard, Thomas, Emma. Annie D .. an artist: Daniel. Joseph and Reverdy. In politics Mr. Gillespey is a staunch Demo- erat. He is now enjoying the fruits of a well spent life. It is to be hoped that he will live to see many more sunmers.
MAHARLES A. ALLEN, physician, sur- geon and druggist. at New Maysville, was born in Berrien County, Kentucky, April 9, 1542, son of William and Elizabeth Allen, of Scotch-English ancestry. In 1561 he enlisted in Company B, Second Detach- ment of Columbia Infantry, serving three months. In 1862 he re-enlisted in the same regiment for three years. Hle then enlisted as a veteran in the same company and regi- ment. In 1864 they were transferred to the navy, serving until JJuly, 1865, and were dis- charged at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Hle then returned home, and attended the Lonisville American Medical College one term, and commenced the practice of his profession at Preachersville, Kentucky, where he remained until 1875. He then removed to Danville. Hendricks County, and practiced one year, then came to New Maysville, where he has since devoted his time to his profes- sion. He has a Inerative practice and has been very successful. He is also engaged in the drug business and keeps a large stock of all kinds of medicines. In 1866 he was married in Kentucky to Miss Maggie II. Ousley, who was born in Berksville, Ken- theky, in 1551. They have six children --- Ellen, wife of Charles E. Hendricks; Lucy J., William, John M., Ernest and Frank. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at North Salem, and of the Odd Fellows lodge at New Maysville, No. 374. Politically he is a Democrat.
TTTILLIAM W. ROSS. of the firm of Moreland & Ross, general merchants at Russellville, was born in Parke County, this State. February 5, 1848. Ilis father, Judson Ross, of Parke County, was born in Mason County, Kentucky, and came to Parke County when quite young, with his parents. William was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. fle was engaged in farming until 1884, when he came to Russellville and engaged in the hardware business, Two years later he sold out and engaged in his present business. He carries a capital stock of 85,000, and has an exten- sive trade. He keeps a full line of dry gouds, clothing, hats and caps, boots and shoes, gro- ceries, provisions, glassware, queensware, sta- tionery, school books and notions. He was married in February. 1860, to Miss Sarah Dan- { came to this county in 1864, and now owns
iel, daughter of William Daniel, now deceased, born in Parke County, this State. Mr. Ross owns 1463 acres of land in Parke County, which is worked by tenants. Mrs. Ross is a member of the Baptist church.
OSEPHI L. VAUGHAN, farmer and stock-raiser, Mill Creek Township, was born in Garrard County, Kentucky, Feb- ruary 8, 1836, son of Thompson and Eliza- beth Vaughan, also natives of Kentucky. Ilis paternal grandparents were natives of Vir- ginia and of Irish-English ancestry. His mater- nal great-grandfather was a native of Ireland, and died at the age of 105 years. To his parents were born eleven children, of whom nine survive- Joseph L., John C., Strother P., Thomas A., Simeon L., Benjamin B., Sarah, wife of James Knight, Nancy, wife of John Baldock, and Patsy, wife of Thomas Bowen. Both parents were members of the Baptist church, and at present reside at Mount Meridian. Our subject was reared to manhood in his native State, and received a very fair education for those days. In early life he worked at carpentering, but in later life has been a farmer. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company Il, Nineteenth Ken- tueky Infantry,and was assigned to the Army of the Mississippi. He participated in the battles of Haines Bluff, Port Gibson, Cham- pion Hills, Raymond, Black River, Vicksburg. May 22, 1863, in the memorable charge at Vicksburg, he was wounded five times, three wounds being quite serions. He was also engaged in many skirmishes. Ile was dis- charged in October, 1864. February 28, 1878, he was married to Mary P. Foster, daughter of Joslin II. Foster, a resident of Morgan County, this State. Mr. Vaughan
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200 acres of good land on section 30. In ; church. His early education was limited, polities he is a Republican, and is a member of the Missionary Baptist church. He is a worthy citizen, and advocates every enterprise that will tend to benefit the community.
ILLIAM N. ALLEE, a pioneer of Putnam County, was born in Barren County, Kentucky, June 1. 1517, son of William and Susan Allee, natives of Vir- ginia. The first of the Allees that they have any account of was at Fort Duquesne, near where Pittsburg now stands, during the French and Indian troubles in the early Col- onial warfare. At that place he was shot with two balls. His name was Nicholas Allee, and he is supposed to be the first of that name in America. When about fifteen years of age, our subject and his brother, John Allee, immigrated to Putnam County, where he has lived ever since. When nine years of age his father died, and when thir- teen years old his mother died. He was early thrown upon his own resources, and has ex- perienced all the inconveniences of pioneer life. In 1848 he married Miss Catherine MeCammack, a sister of 'Robert MeCam- mack. To this union were born five chil- dren, of whom three are living -- Nancy J., wife of John W. MeAninch; John P., attorney at law, Greencastle; Mary S., wife of W. II. Tinder. For a second wife Mr. Allee mar- ried Amanda Vermillion, widow of the late James Vermillion, of Hendricks County. Their children are-Francis B., Ida and Ulysses G. He owns 143 acres of good land, and has been very successful as a farmer. Politically he was formerly a Whig, but now a Republican. He has held the office of con- stable, is a member of the Old School Bap- tist church, and has served as clerk of that
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