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attended Hartsville University for six months. He then entered the employment of John S. Whitten, remaining with him until 1870, when he was elected Recorder of the county, and in 1874 was re-elected. At the expiration of his second term, he was elected County Treasurer, and re- elected in 1882. In 1885 he was elected joint-representative from the counties of Crawford and Orange, and served in the Fifty-fourth General Assembly. He next engaged in mercantile business at Marengo, which he followed about two and a half years, acting postmaster the while, and then located at Leavenworth. In 1889 he was appointed clerk to the Ways and Means Committee of the National House of Repre- sentatives. In 1869, Mr. Crecilius was married to Miss Katie Wilbur, a daughter of Joseph Wilbur, whose father, William Wilbur, was the second settler of the town. The latter was from New York, and was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving through the struggle as drum-major. The Wilburs removed from New York to Pennsylvania, and to Indiana about the year 1824, set- tling in Crawford county, near Leavenworth. Joseph Wilbur, the father of Mrs. Crecilius, was born in New York in 1814, and was married at the age of twenty years to Sarah Patrick, a daughter of Brice Patrick, Esq., an early settler of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Crecilius have had six children, viz : Hallie, Frank, Clyde, Sadie, Florence and Gracie. Hallie is married to Sherman W. Stewart, and lives at Marengo. The other children are at home.
WILLIAM R. DUNN was born in Alton, Crawford county, Ind., in July, 1843, and is a son of William and Melissa (Leese) Dunn, the latter a daughter of one of Clark coun- ty's pioneer citizens. The elder Dunn was
a native of Virginia, came to Indiana in 1840, and built the Fullenwider Water Mills in this county.
The subject of this sketch was reared in the town of Alton, and educated in the common schools. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Union army, and served in the late "unpleasantness" three years and eleven months. He enlisted in Co. K, Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until theclose of the war as mu- sician. When the war was over he returned home and engaged in carpentering, which he followed until 1881, when he became a partner in the Peckinpaugh, Harrison & Co. Mills, more fully mentioned in the sketch of Abraham N. Peckinpaugh.
He was married in 1866 to Miss Martha V. Johnson, a daughter of one of the early settlers of Breckenridge county, Ky. They have two children, Marcia V. and Jesse T. Besides these two, they have furnished a home to Marcia W. Newhouse, a relative of Mrs. Dunn. Mr. Dunn, his wife and chil- dren, are consistent members of the M. E. Church.
WILLIAM EVERDON was born in Crawford county, Ind., Jannary 6, 1860, and is a son of William P. and Sarah J. (Byrley) Everdon, natives of Switzerland and Crawford county respectively. Wm. P. Everdon was born January 4, 1827, and came to this country about 1847. He en- gaged in farming and saw-milling. He was not worth five dollars when he came to the county, and at his death his estate was worth about $55,000. Peter Byrley, the maternal grandfather of William Ever- don, came from North Carolina, and set- tled in Whisky Run township. William, the subject of this sketch, was reared in this (Crawford) county, and began life in the saw-mill business in 1881, and has
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now two saw-mills-one in town and one out in the country. January, 1889, he en- gaged in general mercantile business with Mr. E. E. Richardson, and they are doing a large and profitable business. He was married November 30, 1884, to Miss Alice J. Tower. They have three children, viz : Lela L., William P. and Nathlie Irene. William Everdon is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is a stirring and live business man and a prosperous citizen.
JACOB FUNKHOUSER sprung from genuine pioneer stock, his parents settling in Indiana among the earliest pioneers. He was born in Harrison county, Ind., in June, 1821, and is a son of Moses and Susan (Lopp) Funkhouser-the former was born in Shenandoah county, Va., and the latter in North Carolina,-and the grandson of Christian Funkhouser. Moses Funkhouser came to Indiana in 1808, and settled in Harrison county, where he pur- chased 400 acres of land in the (then) un- broken forest. There he reared a family of five children, three sons and two daugh- ters. The sons are David, Jacob (the subject of this sketch) and Philip; and daughters, Barbara and Margaret. The Funkhousers are of German origin, and are among the best families of Virginia. The Lopps are also of German origin, and were early settlers in North Carolina. Jacob, the subject of this sketch, was raised on the farm, and received bnt a limited education, attending school only during the Winter months, at a little log school- house three miles distant from his home. He married in 1845, Mary L. Winder, a daughter of James G. and Ruth (Cahoe) Winder, pioneers of Harrison county, and natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky re- spectively. The former, James G. Winder,
was a prominent local politician, and a lineal descendant of Gen. Winder, of Revo- lutionary fame. Her maternal grandfather Cahoe, was an aid to Gen. Washington during the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Funkhouser had nine children, seven of whom lived to the years of maturity, viz. : James L., Zachary T., Hugh C., William H., Laura E., Albert W. and Arthur F. The eldest son, James L., was educated in the common schools and at Hartville Uni- versity, graduating from the latter in 1872, and from that time to 1884 he filled the chair of ancient languages in the institu- tion. He is now engaged in farming and stock raising, in Bartholomew county, Ind. He is a member of the order of K. of P. Zachary T., after fitting himself, entered Hartsville University, after which he en- gaged in the ministry of the United Breth- ren Church, remaining in it for five years. In 1887 he located at Corydon in the prac- tice of dentistry, and is now at Oakland City, successfully engaged in his profession. He is a member of I. O. O. F. Hugh C. was born in 1853, graduated at Hartsville University, and attended the Union Biblical Seminary, at Dayton, Ohio. He is a mem- ber of the order of F. A. M. He is a min- ister in the Congregational Church at Kaukauna, Wis.
William H. waseducated in the common schools and Hartsville University, and af- terward graduated from the medical depart- ment of the University of Louisville, and the Louisville Medical College in 1884 and 1885 respectively. Since then he has practiced his profession in Corydon. Laura E., after receiving a good education married Frank Tyner, a prosperous young farmer of Bartholomew county and cousin of ex-Postmaster General Tyner. Albert W., like his brothers, was well educated, finishing at DePauw University, Greencas-
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tle, Ind., and in 1884 began reading law with W. N. & R. J. Tracewell, at Cory- don. He remained there until 1887 when he removed to Leavenworth and entered upon the practice of his chosen profession in partnership with R. J. Tracewell.
In 1886 he was the Republican candi- date for prosecuting attorney, but was de- feated by 281 votes, cutting down the Dem- ocratic from 1,060 votes. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and of the I. O. O. F. Arthur F. the youngest son attended the common schools, gradua- ted from the High School in Corydon, then entered DePauw University at Greencastle, and after completing the first two years of the scientific course, "Asbury College of Lib- eral Arts," he served three years as prin- cipal of the public schools of the county. He also was a member of the Phi Delta Theta College fraternity. Then took up the study of law with W. N. & R. J. Tracewell, and after three years, study re- moved to Leavenworth and began editing the Crawford County Republican, of that place. He has made one trip South, visit- ing the principal cities in that section, and also a trip to Wisconsin and the Northwest. He is an enterprising young man, and aside from the time required as editor, is yet pur- suing his law studies with a view of enter- ing the profession.
It is to some extent to his energy and fearlessness as an editor that the notorious "White Caps" were extinguished from this county.
DR. JOHN H. GIBBS is a native of Indiana, and was born in Harrison county April 19, 1843. He is a son of William and Sarah (Spencer) Gibbs, the latter a daughter of James Spencer, of Crawford county; the former, William Gibbs, was born in Crawford county, November 20,
1820, and was a farmer and miller. He was elected county commissioner of Craw- ford county, and died October 1, 1880, before his term was out. His father, Jas. R. Gibbs, was a native of North Carolina, and moved to Crawford county, Ind., among the pioneers. Dr. John H. was reared on the farm, and educated in the common schools and at Hartsville College. He com- menced the study of medicine in 1866, under Dr. J. F. Sanders, of Milltown, and took his first course of lectures at Ann Arbor, Mich., graduating in 1872 from the Louisville Medical College. He commenced the practice of his chosen profession in Gib- son county, Ind., where he remained for ten years, removing to Milltown in 1883, where he now resides. He was married in 1866, to Celia Riley, daughter of John and Han- nalı Riley, of Bartholomew county, Ind., and a graduate of Hartsville University. They have four children living, viz: Ellis B., Elizabeth E., William and Lillian. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and also of the Odd Fellows. He is permanent secretary of his Lodge, having passed "through the chairs" and been representa- tive to the Grand Lodge.
HENRY C. GREEN was born in Harri- son county, Ind., August 6, 1839, and is a son of Coleman and Nancy (Kurl) Green, the latter a daughter of Bennett Kurl, a native of Virginia, and whose father was a Revolutionary soldier. The elder Green (subject's father) was also a native of Virginia, and a son of Peter Green of that State. Coleman Green came to Indiana about 1824, and settled in Harrison county. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and had four sons in the late war. Henry C., the subject, was reared on a farm and moved to Crawford county in 1860.
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When the war broke out he shouldered his gun and served until his health gave way, when he was discharged on account of disability.
He then resumed farming, and in 1867 was married to Louisa Kendall, a daughter of Elijah Kendall. Mr. Green has never been an office seeker.
He is a member of Courtney Post, G. A. R. He owns 100 acres of good land well improved. He is a consistent and zealous member of the Methodist Church at Grants- burg, and leader of the class there.
EMANUEL R. HAWN, M. D., deceased, was born in Clermont county, O., Septem- ber 11, 1831, and was a son of Emanuel and Harriet (Bell) Hawn, natives of Mary- land and Ohio respectively. Emanuel R., the subject of this sketch, was reared in Ohio, and received a liberal education in the schools of that State, graduating from a literary college at Richmond, O. He came to Crawford county, Ind., and locat- ed at Alton in 1851, and commenced the practice of medicine, having read medicine and graduated from the Ohio Medical Col- lege before leaving that State.
He served through the Mexican war and was in several battles; and at the breaking out of the late civil war, in 1861, he joined the Seventeenth Indiana regiment, as a lieutenant, and was immediately promoted to captain. He was afterward transferred to First Indiana Heavy Artillery as sur- geon, and subsequently to Forty-ninth In- diana Volunteer Infantry, and served as surgeon of this regiment until 1864, when he was placed in charge of a hospital at Louisville, Ky. He remained there only two months, when Gov. Morton called him to take charge of One hundred and forty- fourth Indiana regiment, and he was sent
with it to Virginia. He was chief surgeon over four different regiments during his term of service.
When the war was over he located in In- dianapolis, where he remained one year, and then came to Leavenworth, and was postmaster under Presidents Grant and Hayes, and pension examiner. In 1880 was elected secretary of state. He died in 1884, while holding the office of secre- tary of Board of Health.
In 1854 he married Miss Mary E. Hol- croft, a native of Crawford county, and a daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smoots) Holcroft, natives of Virginia. He has six children living, viz : Ada, Elijah, Elizabeth, John A., Clem. and Emanuel. John was born November 27, 1864, and is a physician, graduated from the University of Louisville in 1884, and began practice at once in Leavenworth. His father was a prominent Mason and Knight of Honor. His mother, Mrs. Hawn, keeps a hotel in Leavenworth.
CAPT. ELIJAH P. E. HOLCROFT was born in Harrison county, Ind., in 1824, and is a son of Nathaniel Holcroft. He was edu- cated in the common schools, and at the age of twenty-two years began business with his brother at Alton, Ind., which he followed some eight years. He then en- gaged in steamboating, commanding steam- ers in the Louisville and Henderson Packet Company's service, until the name of Capt. Holcroft became a familiar one on the Ohio.
After about three years' service on the river, he opened a general store, and fol- lowed flatboating for about eleven years. He now has a general store at Alton, and carries about $5,000 worth of goods. He owns real estate in Crawford county, in Tennessee and Missouri.
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He was married in 1846 to Miss Mary A. Rice, a daughter of Jacob Rice, a native of Pennsylvania, but who emigrated to Kentucky in pioneer times, and who was in Hardin's Fort, now Hardinsburg, coun- ty-seat of Breckinridge county, Ky., during the Indian period in the "Dark and Bloody Ground." Captain and Mrs. Holcroft have had nine children, viz : Nathaniel S., Ella, Ada, Benjamin, Cora, Elizabeth, James K., Elijah, Millie and Helen. Nathaniel, Cora and Elijah are at home; Ada is married and lives in Kentucky, Ella in Brownsville, Mo., Elizabeth in Kansas, Helen in Texas, Benjamin lives in Evansville, Ind., and James in Missouri. Capt. Holcroft is an influential and prominent citizen, and one of the solid men of the county.
DR. WILLIAM HOLLAND was born in Hopkins county, Ky., February 26, 1819, and is a son of Thomas and Kath- erine (Beck) Holland,-the latter, born in Germany, came to America with her parents when but six years of age. Thomas Holland, subject's father, was also born in Germany, in 1788, and came to America with his parents when nine years of age, settling in Hopkins county, where he died in 1834. He was a man of some local prominence, and was associate judge, and also sheriff of Hopkins county. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Stephen Holland, his father, came from Germany to America to enlist with the Americans in the Revolutionary war, and for his service he was given a grant of land in Kentucky, upon which he settled, lived and died. His wife died in Kentucky, at the age of 106 years. Stephen Beck, the maternal grandfather of Dr. William, was a native of Germany -he came to America, fought through the
Revolutionary war, and died soon after its close, from a wound received while in active duty. The subject, Dr. William, was raised on a farm, and, when eighteen, went to Geneva, N. Y., to go to school, and while there (four years) he learned the cabinet maker's trade. After his return he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., to study medi- cine. He read there three years, and then went to Chicago, and entered the Rush Medical College, from which he graduated. He commenced practice at Wheeling, Ill., but in a short time located at Joliet, Ill., where he practiced for about twelve years, and then removed to Champaign, Ill. He was appointed surgeon at Fort Snelling, in Minnesota, which position he filled for for two years. In 1863 he removed to Paoli, Orange county, Ind., practicing his profession until 1882, when he opened a drug store, carrying on the same until 1886, when he sold out and opened a hotel. He removed to Milltown, on the Airline Railroad, where he now resides. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married iu 1853, at Champaign, Ill., to Mary Hay, a native of Oswego, N. Y. They have seven children, viz: Alice, An- toinette, William H., Mary E., Eliza A., Bessie P. and Ethel Gertrude, all of whom are living.
DAVID JENKINS was born in Indiana in 1829, and is a son of John F. and a grandson of Enoch Jenkins, the latter a native of Virginia, who was among the early settlers of Kentucky. He was a ranger in the service of the Government on the frontier during the trying scenes of the war of 1812.
David Jenkins, the subject of this sketch, was raised on a farm and educated in the old log school-house, with the puncheon floor and slab seats. He began flatboat-
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ing at the age of 15 years, and continued the same of to 1870, except during the civil war. He served in every capacity from deck-hand to pilot. He was married in 1851 to Joanna Jones, a daughter of John and Jane Jones, natives of Kentucky. They have seven children, viz : Rufus A., Jane E., George F., Mary M., Thomas M., Ulysses S. and Daniel M. Mr. Jenkins is postmaster at Cape Sandy.
He owns three acres of ground, in which his business house is situated. He does a general merchant business, carrying a stock of about $3,500. His children are not all married ; and three of them live in Illinois, the others live in Indiana.
WILLIAM E. JENNER is a native of Indiana, and was born in Milltown, No- vember 4, 1839. He is a son of Stephen R. and Mary Ann (Lawson) Jenner. The former is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1816 ; removed to Kentucky in 1828, and to Crawford county, Ind., in 1836. His father, Samuel Jenner, was a native also of Pennsylvania, and was a soldier of the War of 1812. The latter, Mary Ann Lawson Jenner, was born in Cincinnati, O .; from thence her father moved to Louisville, and thence to New Albany, and from there to Meade county, Ky. He was a native of Lancashire, Eng- land, and was the first machinist who started a machine shop in Cincinnati or Louisville for the manufacture of cotton machinery. Wm. E. learned harness-mak- ing and blacksmithing, and received a good practical education in the common schools of Crawford county. He served in the Federal army during the late "unpleas- antness," and was sergeant major of the Fifty - third Indiana Vol. Infantry. He served three years and cight months, when
the war closed and, like Othello, he found his occupation gone. After leaving the army he farmed and taught school for four years, then opened a tin store in Old Ma- rengo,-he is the oldest resident of New Marengo, and farmed the land where it now stands. He has practiced dentistry for seventeen years in connection with his other business. He was elected justice of the peace in 1880, and has been twice re- elected. He is a member of the G. A. R. and commander of his Post. Is also a member of the Knights and Ladies of Hon- or. He was married February 13, 1866, to Sallie J. Waltz, of Marengo. They have four children living and one dead : James W., Tuda R. E. (deceased), Harry W., Lycurgus L. and Gertie L.
JAMES U. LASWELL was born in Rock Castle county, Ky., June 6, 1836, and is a son of James B. and Mary (Singleton) Las- well, both natives of the same county. They moved to Indiana and settled in Crawford county in 1856. The former was born March 20, 1806, and the latter in 1812. James U., the subject, was reared on the farm, and at the age of 20 entered the cotton mills at Cannelton, Ind., and took charge of a section of looms, but quit it after five years' service, on account of bad health.
He removed to Logan county, Ky., and engaged in farming and saw-milling. He removed back to Indiana in 1884, located at Taswell and opened a general store, and at the same time engaged in the timber business. He moved to English in 1888, and took charge of the English hotel. In 1858 he was married to Mary E. Jolmson, of Logan county, Ky., a graduate of the Russelville Female College. She bore two
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children-Douglas and Mary (the latter deceased), and died in 1860.
He married again, in 1861, Mary Rogers, of Logan county, Ky., who has borne nine children, viz : Joseph, Emma, Fanny, Mary, James M., Humas C., Rogers, Mag- gie and Lela. Mr. Laswell is a Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Presby- terian Church.
DANIEL LYON, deceased, was born in Vermont in 1802, and was raised on a farm. He was educated in the common schools, and while a young man removed to Bullitt county, Ky., where he married Margaret Wells, daughter of one of the pioneers of that county. His father was Timothy Lyon, also a native of Vermont, whose ancestors came from England. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Daniel, the subject, moved to Leavenworth in 1820, and in 1830 began building skiffs, which are known far and wide as the "Leavenworth Skiffs." The firm is known as the D. Lyon Skiff Company. This busi- ness he continued until 1883, when he died. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon raised seven children, as follows: Amanda, Lavinia, Malinda, Rosilla, Preston, Eldorado and Wallace. Since the death of Mr. Lyon his business has been carried on by the eldest and youngest son. At present it is carried on by the youngest son. Wallace was mar- ried in 1876 to Jennie Lathrop, a daughter of Wilson Lathrop, and had six children. Mrs. Lyon died in 1882 and he married Susan Wilkins, daughter of David Wil- kins. Three children was the result of this marriage, viz: Guy, Ray and Carl.
HAMILTON MARTIN was born in Crawford county, Ind., May 23, 1834, and
is a son of Jobn and Nancy (McRae) Martin, the former born in Kentucky in 1801, near Covington ; his father, Edward Martin, lived for many years in Kentucky, and about 1820 removed with his family to Indiana, settling near Mt. Sterling, the first county-seat of Crawford county, and was one of the pioneers; the latter Nancy McRae Martin, was born in North Carolina, and was a daughter of Alexander McRae, a native of Scotland. (For sketch of McRaes, see elsewhere in this volume.) Hamilton Martin, the subject of this sketch, was raised on a farm and educated in the com- mon schools. He was married at the age of 21 years to Miss Mary E. Seaton, a daughter of James Seaton, native of Penn- sylvania and of German origin. He fol- lowed farming until the commencement of the Civil War, when, in November, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, Forty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, participating in all the battles of this regiment; was wounded in 1862; was with Gen. Grant in the rear of Vicksburg. In May, 1863, he was cap- tured and taken to Libby Prison, but was kept there but a short time, when he was paroled; in November he was exchanged, and again entered the service with his old regiment. He was discharged November 29, 1864, and then enlisted in the One hundred and forty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he served to the close of the war. He entered the service as a private, and was mustered out as first lieutenant. Since he left the service he has been justice of the peace from 1868 to 1876, and has been postmaster at Grants- burg since 1879 (except one year), and was elected county commissioner in 1886; has been in the mercantile business in Grantsburg since 1879, and has a good business; carries about a four thousand dollar ($4,000) stock of goods.
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin have two children, named Anna and Willie E. Anna married Riley Tadlock, and Willie married Miss Emma Conway, and is at home.
PETER M. QUERBACHER, a merchant of Leavenworth, was born Aug. 16, 1846, in this town, and is a son of Michael and Sarah (Lory) Ouerbacher, natives of Ger- many. The former came to Leavenworth, where he did a general trading on the river to New Orleans. Peter M., the subject of this sketch, was reared in Leavenworth, and received such education as the schools of the place afforded. Upon arriving at manhood he engaged in the wharf business, which continued about twelve years alto- gether. Iu the meautime he and his bro- ther Joseph moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., and was in business there for three years. In 1883 he engaged in general mercantile business at Leavenworth, dealing in dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc , carrying a stock valued at about $7,000. He was married in 1875, Miss Flora Dachamp, of Harrison county, Ind. She died in 1878, and in 1879 hemarried Ada C., a daughter of Dr. E. R. Hawn, deceased. He had one child by first marriage-Briddie, and one by last-Gertie. He is an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Honor.
STEPHEN C. PATTON was born in Crawford county, Ind., July 30, 1852, and is a son of William and Louise (Laswell) Patton. The former was born in Orange county in 1815, and moved to Crawford county in 1855. Stephen, the subject, was reared on a farm, and continued the busi- ness until 1882, when he opened a general store in Orange county, continuing the business in the county four years, when he
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