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JACOB DOLL, one of the prominent farmers of Harrison county, is a native of Shenandoah county, Va. He was born in April, 1817. In the same year his par- ents moved to this county. He grew up on the farm and attended the subscription schools taught in that day. The county then was a little better than a wilderness, and school advantages, as well as many other advantages, were very meager. He married Miss Amanda Smith in 1841, a daughter of Thomas Smith, a prominent farmer of Harrison county and a Virgin- ian by birth, coming to the county the same year of Mr. Doll's family, 1817. The chil- dren born to this marriage, living, are: Agnus N., Lavina and Melvina, the two last names being twins. Agnus N. was the wife of Joshua Sonner, deceased, of Har- rison county ; Lavina, wife of John Hann, farmer of Harrison county; Melvina is the wife of Albert Rosenbarger, also a farmer of the county. The parents of the subject of this sketch were Jacob and Rebecca Doll (nee Blind); both were
born in Shenandoah county, Va. Jacob Doll, Sr., was born in 1781 ; he died in 1851. Frederick and Mary were the other chil- dren born ; Frederick is now a large farmer in Cass county, Mo; Mary was the wife of Thomas Gwartney, deceased.
Mr. Doll owns a farm of 220 acres of fine land. It is situate on the Valley City road, six miles from Corydon. He is a member of the M. E. Church and an ex- emplary citizen.
EDWARD B. DOUGLAS was born in Boone township, Harrison county, October 27, 1842, and is a son of Yarrow and Mary (Fowler) Douglas, the former a native of Indiana, born July 6, 1811, and a son of Dr. Adam Douglas, a native of Scotland and a descendant of the great Douglas family of Scotland; the latter born May 28, 1813, and a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Bashears) Fowler, natives of Tennessee and early settlers in Indiana. Yarrow Douglas was the youngest of six children born to Dr. Adam Douglas. He was a miller, and, though beyond the age required for a sol- · dier, enlisted in the late war, and was killed in the battle of Hatchie River, Octo- ber 15, 1862. Four of his sous also served in the late war. Edward B., the subject of this sketch, enlisted March 10, 1863, in Co. B, 3d Ind. Cavalry, and was afterward transferred to Co. A. He was discharged April 10, 1865, by reason of disability on surgeon's certificate, having been severely wounded in battle-was shot through the left lung and also through the left arm, and rendered a cripple for life. After being discharged from the army he came home, and has since made his home with his mother, who was made a widow by the same means that made him a cripple.
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They both draw a pension from the Government, through which they live com- fortably and respected among their neigh- bors and friends.
WILLIAM DYER was born in Hamil- ton county, Ohio, ten miles north of Cin- cinnati, March 22, 1814, and is a son of James and Rachel Dyer, who emigrated from Ohio to Indiana in 1832, settling in Clark county. After the family arrived in Indiana, William, the subject, was ap- prenticed to John Kidwell to learn the cooper's trade. He was married August 11, 1838, to Miss Elizabeth Johnson, and on the 11th of August, 1888, they cele- brated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Mr. Dyer enlisted June 1, 1862, and was discharged March 28, 1864, on account of disability.
He was in Co. H, 28th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry and saw hard service as long as able to keep up. He was a drummer boy in enlisting volunteers for the Mexican war for Gen. Joseph Lane. James Dyer, William's father, was born in Delaware, and was a captain in the War of 1882, serving in the same regiment of which Richard M. Johnson was the colonel. Cabb Dyer, subject's grandfather, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served under Gen. Washington. Elizabeth Johnson Dyer was the daughter of John and Margaret Johnson, and was born in Marietta, Ohio, Angust 7, 1820. Her father was a very eminent physician of his day. In childhood he was captured by the Indians and held a prisoner for seven years, and finally made his escape. To Mr. and Mrs. Dyer have been born eight children. Mr. Dyer and his ver.er-
able wife are living quietly and peacefully together, waiting for the summons to their Heavenly Home. He is a prominent Mason and served as master of his lodge several times.
NOAH ELBERT was born in Germany, November 24, 1838, and is a son of Joseph and Catherine (Modine) Elbert. They emi- grated to America about 1840, settling in Louisville, Ky., where he died in 1842. They had ten children of whom Noah was the fifth. He was reared in Louisville, and was apprenticed to the stone-cutting business, with a man named David Nevins, and after serving out his full term as an apprentice he did journeyman's work until the commencement of the civil war, when he entered the Union army, enlisting in Co. A, Fifteenth Kentucky Vol. Infantry, and was sworn into the State service, November 11, 1861, and into the United States service, December 14, 1861. After a long and hard service for his adopted country, he was discharged January 14, 1865, and returned to Louisville, where he was married, February 14, 1865, to Miss Barbara E. Bosemer, born May 25, 1843, and a daughter of Valentine and Catherine Bosemer, both natives of Germany, who emigrated to America and settled in Louis- ville about 1848. Mr. and Mrs Elbert have had eight children as follows : Joseph V. born May 20, 1866; Elizabeth C., March 2.5, 1868; William H., September 8, 1870; Theodore F., June 26, 1872; Maggie L., September 25, 1875; Agnes M., May 13, 1878; Henry B., August 28, 1882, and Lorena, September 8, 1886.
Mr. Elbert removed from Louisville, Ky., to Indiana, and settled in Harrison county, where, in partnership with his brothers, he bought a saw-mill. He afterward bought
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his brother's interest and is now sole owner, and has in connection with mill a large stave and lathe factory ; also carries on a cooper shop in Brandenburg, Ky. In ad- dition to all this he owns 645 acres of fine land, and is one of the prosperous and highly esteemed citizens of the county.
WILLIAM J. ELLIS, a native of Har- rison connty, was born January 7, 1841, and is the son of Samuel and Emily (Lud- low) Ellis; the former born January 2, 1810, and died in Harrison county, in 1845; Samnel Ellis was the son of Will- iam Ellis, and was a successful farmer, liberally educated, and a valuable citizen. The latter (his wife) was a daughter of James and Rhoda Ludlow. William J., the subject of this sketch, was the third in a family of five children. He was brought up on a farm in Boone township, this county, and received the best education afforded by the common schools of his county, He enlisted February 24, 1862, in Co. D, Fifty-third Indiana Volunteer
Infantry. He re-enlisted in the Veteran service February 24, 1864, and was mus- tered ont of the United States service July 21, 1865. He took part in all the hard service of his regiment, was in most of the battles, and followed its banners in all of its marches, which amounted in the aggre- gate to about 7,500 miles. He was with it in the following battles ; Siege of Corinth, battle of Hatchie River, Seige of Vicksburg, battle of Jackson, Miss., Harrison, La., Meridian, Miss., Peach Tree Creek, Seige of Atlanta, battle of Savannah, Orange- burg, Braxton Bridge, Columbia, S. C., Bentonville and Raleigh, N. C., etc. The colonel of this regiment was Walter Q. Gresha n. When peace was made, Mr. Ellis returned home and resumed the plow, which he had abandoned for the " tented field." He was married, June 29, 1865, to Sarah C. Evans, born in this county, December 28, 1840, and a daughter of Richard and Mahala (Brown) Evans. To them were born three children, as follows : Isaac J., June 7, 1866; Benjamin W., February 2, 1871; Edna M., May 23, 1876. Mr. Ellis owns a farm of 116 acres of well improved land.
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CAPT. JOSHUA P. FARNSLEY was born in Harrison county, two and one-half miles southeast of Lanesville, August 21, 1820, and is the third son of Joshua and Barbara (Stowers) Farnsley, natives of Kentucky and Virginia. The former was born at Bullitt's Station, a prominent place in the early settlement of Kentucky.
His grandfather, James Farnsley, was from Fort Duquesne, and once owned "Braddock's Field." He left there about 1770 and came to the Territory of Indiana, before Virginia ceded the Northwest Terri- tory to the United States, and bought a township of land near Terre Haute.
He left Pennsylvania, to occupy the same. The Indians were becoming trouble- some on the west side of the Ohio; he re- solved to stop at Louisville, Ky., then known as Bullitt's Station, and bought 160 acres of land, four and one-half miles from the present city limits, for nine shillings. He died on said land. The Farnsleys are of English origin; the great-grandmother of the subject was on the second ship that landed at Plymouth Rock-her name was Wright.
Joshua Farnsley, subject's father, came to Harrison county in 1811, and received patents for a great deal of land-owned some three thousand acres. When he first settled in the county, he established the first tanyard and the first hat manufactory in the county, and various other enter- prises, among which was a blacksmithing establishment, a distillery, and was with- out doubt one of the most progressive and enterprising of pioneers. He died in 1869, and was about 80 years of age.
Joshua P., the subject of this sketch, was reared on the farm, in the mill, tan- yard, and shops, and was, as he termed it, "Jack of all trades;" being a tanner he often sold sheepskin for to make ladies'
calf, as there was no Yankee shoemakers; they did not know the difference. His early education was limited-he says he got as far as the "rule of three." He has made a grand success in life, all through his own strong will and natural "old horse sense."
He has been a close student, has read much, observed closely, and has become a ripe scholar, and well versed in history, politics, theology, etc.
He was married February 6, 1846, to Miss Abigail Newman, a daughter of Caleb and Martha (Hancock) Newman, natives of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, who settled in Grassy Valley, Harrison county, Ind., in 1807.
In 1847 Capt. Farnsley was elected to. the Lower House of the Legislature, and as a member of the Committee on Cor- porations. Although young, he took an active part, and introduced many bills. He was re-elected in 1852, and was chair- man of the Committee on Agriculture. He has been a school director, and was prom- inent in developing the school interest, in which he takes an especial pride.
He has but one child living, Franklin R., born November 21, 1852.
He has bought a great deal of produce in the immediate neighborhood, and shipped to New Orleans and other Southern cities. In 1867 he built the "Red Rover" steamer, which he run for two years, and which cost $11,500.
His son is first pilot of the steamer "Grand Republic," which carries the largest cotton cargoes of any steamer in the United States, from Memphis to New Orleans. He carries captain's license and has command over several boats. In 1841 subject traded so extensively on the Mississippi and tribu- taries, he could talk French and Spanish almost as fluently as English.
Joshua & Farmstay
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He owns about 700 acres of very valuable land. He is a Democrat in politics and a free-trader. He was a delegate to National Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in 1856, that nominated James Buchanan for the Presidency. Since he has devoted his time to agriculture, horticulture and pomology; he is an enthusiast in the culture of pears, and is at the present time planting an extensive orchard in Jackson's purchase, where he owns 400 acres of valu- able land, near Padncalı, where he expects to ultimately make his home in peace with God and good-will with man.
LOCUST POINT, Harrison County, Ind., February 20, 1889.
Publishers of the Souvenir:
Being an intimate acquaintance of Capt. Joshua P. Farnsley since he left the high- lands and cast his lot. on the Ohio river in the year 1837, I wish to bear testimony of his worth as a citizen.
He located on a small lot of land eight miles below New Albany, in the lower cor- ner of Floyd county (50 acres). He was host, cook and hustler for nine years ; drove oxen; farmed all lands when cleared, plowing some with his oxen; in summer sold wood to steamboats.
In winter traded South, carrying pota- toes, cabbage, kraut and such articles as he could buy, making two trips between Octo- ber and last of March for nine years. Then he married the youngest daughter of Caleb Newman, a very prosperous and respect- able farmer of the neighborhood. Captain Farnsley has commanded the love and re- .spect of his neighbors always. Kind, lib- eral and generous to a fault, aiding the in- digent, the widow and orphan, never losing an opportunity of contributions to their
happiness. He organized a Sabbath-school in his vicinity, where such had never been dreamed of before, and where two to three saloons were the fixed institutions of the locality, and where drunkenness, gambling, fighting and manslaughter were the order of the Sabbath pastimes. But lo, the change ! where once the saloon, now the church and Sabbath-school flourish; the change is due to the enviable position and the bold stand for purification taken by Capt. J. P. Farnsley ; he spent more money for the good of others than for his own family. In religion he is a Free Thinker ; he takes no stock in professions-practice, to him, reveals the true worth of man. He is enjoying ripe age, beloved by all good people. Please add this note to the sketeli of his life in your "Souvenir," and oblige one who desires to bear testimony to true worth. J. S. A.
ISAAC FERREE was born January 18, 1841, and is a son of James C. and Eliza- beth (Swasick) Ferree. The former was born in Louisiana about 1808; was reared on a farm, receiving a limited education ; the latter was a daughter of Richard and and Charity Swasick, natives of Pennsyl- vania. James C. died in Harrison coun- ty, February 28, 1873, and his wife died January 5, 1884. Isaac, the subject of this sketch, was brought up on a farm and re- ceived a common-school education. He enlisted in Co. F, Twenty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, July 10, 1861, and was discharged on account of expiration of term of service July 14, 1864, when he returned, and resumed farming.
He was married November 6, 1867, to Miss Sarah P. Rusk, the daughter of Rob- ert, a native of Virginia, and Eliza Rusk, a native of Maryland.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ferree have had two chil- dren, viz: Charles E., born August 31, 1868, and Clarence C., born August 5, 1870, and died September 22, 1871.
ANDREW FIFE was born in Louisville, Ky., August 29, 1841, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Wright) Fife; the former a native of Indiana, and the latter of Ger- many, but came to America with her par- ents when quite young-she died in 1885, at an advanced age. The elder Fife, though a farmer, was also a river man and followed steamboating at intervals, and while his children were yet small he died suddenly of cholera. He married Eliza- beth Wright, and to them were born three children, of which Andrew, the subject, was eldest. He (Andrew), after the death of his father, secured a home with his un- cle, Henry C. Wright, where he continued to reside until he was grown, and thus was reared on a farm, receiving such edu- cation as the times afforded. When the war broke out he entered the service of the Government, and first was employed as a teamster. After following this branch of the service nearly a year, he returned home and enlisted in the 49th Regiment (3d In- diana Cavalry), Co. M, March 23,1862, and was discharged July 25, 1865, at the expiration of his term of service. Among the engagements he was in were : Greenville, Tenn., Chickamauga, Macon, Ga., Marietta, Louisville, Ga., Savannah, Goldsboro, N. C., and went with Sherman in his "March to the Sea;" was one of Sherman's escort at the surrender of Col. Joe Johnson. After the close of the war he returned to his home in Harrison coun-
ty, and resumed the plow. He was mar- ried October 22, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth Brower, a daughter of Solomon Brower, formerly of Hamilton county, Ohio, and was born December 6, 1846. To Mr. and Mrs. Fife were born eight children, as fol- lows: Stella, April 3, 1869; Annie, Jan- uary 27, 1871; William J., November 15, 1873 ; Charles, December 22, 1876, Perry, January13, 1880; Alice, March 20, 1882; John, April 23, 1884, and Alvey, January 4, 1888. Annie died April 12, 1871, and William J. died December 31, 1873. Mr. Fife is a well respected citizen and a thor- ough and prosperous farmer.
ABRAHAM FLESHMAN, a prominent farmer of Washington township, Harrison county, Ind. was born September 19, 1825, and is a son of Ephraim and Rosanna (Son- ner) Fleshman, natives of Virginia. The former emigrated to Kentucky in 1804, where he lived two years, then removed to Harrison county, where the remainder of his life was spent. He raised a family of five children, of which Abraham, the subject, was the third. In 1850 Mr. Fleshman was married to Miss Mary Jane Burford, a na- tive of Indiana. They have had six chil- dren, viz: George W., Lyman S., Simon E., Arthur C., Charles L. and Aquilla D. George W. and Simon E. are dead; Lyman S. is a merchant at Mauckport; Arthur C. is a teacher ; Charles L. is attending school at Lebanon, and Aquilla is at home on the farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Fleshman are consistent members of the Methodist Church at Mauckport.
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HENRY CLAY FOUTS, M. D., was born at Bradford, Harrison county, Ind., Octo- ber 21, 1843. After attaining a good com- mon-school education, in 1864 he began the study of medicine under Dr. Joseph Ellis, of Bradford. He attended his first course of medical lectures at the Miami College, Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from the medical department of the Uni- versity of Louisville, March 4, 1870.
In the following year begun the practice in Orange county, Ind., and a year later removed to Lanesville where he has suc- ceeded in building up a very fine practice.
He has been twice married; in 1865, Oc- tober 8, to Miss Lizzie Ellis, danghter of Dr. John Ellis, of Hardinsburg, Washing- ton county, Ind. Her death occurred in 1881, leaving him three children : Carrie M., Charles V. and Iola E. His second wife, Miss Ella Cravens, to whom he was married June 12, 1887, is a daughter of James A. Cravens, a prominent farmer and an ex-Congressmen residing near Hardins- burg.
Dr. Fouts' father was David Fouts, a North Carolinian by birth, and came to Harrison county in 1816. He was born in 1803 and died in 1883. His mother was a Miss Belinda Burns. His farm of 225 acres, near Hardinsburg, is fine and well improved land.
HARVEY FRAKES was born in this county January 27, 1824, and is a son of Conrad and Margaret (Prestland) Frakes, natives of Indiana and Kentucky respec- tively ; the former died here in 1836, and his widow in 1863. Harvey Frakes, whose name stands at the head of this sketch, was the youngest of nine children born to
his parents. His early life was spent on the farm, and he attended the schools of the neighborhood. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to John Frakes, his elder brother, to learn the cooper's trade. He served out his time and followed the business, together with farming, until reaching manhood, when on the 23d of August, 1849, he was married to Miss Ella Lemmon, a daughter of Elias and Mary (Fando) Lemmon, the former an Indian- ian and the latter a Kentuckian. Elias Lemmon followed flatboating a good deal, and in December, 1847, he fell from a flat- boat below Baton Rouge, La., and was drowned. His widow died in April, 1863. In December, 1861, Harvey Frakes en- listed in Co. K, Fifty-ninth Volunteer In- fantry. He veteranized in 1863, and served until the close of the war, being dis- charged July 17, 1865. He then returned home and resumed farming. Mr. and Mrs. Frakes have had ten children, as fol- lows : Mary S., Martha E., Sarah C., Emma L., Ralph E., Anna B., Ola M., Ada L., Sue K. and Otto M., all of whom are living.
JOHN A. FRAVEL was born in this (Harrison) county March 13, 1824, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Weaver) Fravel, both natives of Virginia, and from Shenandoah county. They came to Indiana and settled in Harrison county in the latter part of 1824, when subject was but an infant. The elder Fravel was a blacksmith by trade, and carried on a shop here for years, and also followed farming to some extent.
John A., the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm and educated in the com- mon schools, which were then not nearly
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so thorough as they are now. He was married June 26, 1856, to Rebecca Duley, a daughter of John and Rebecca Duley, natives of Kentucky. They have had seven children, viz: Mary E., William E., John Henry, Charles E., CoraE., James W. and Nora A. The three eldest Mary, William and John, are married. Mr. Fravel owns 160 acres of well improved land.
He raises considerable stock and also devotes some attention to stock-raising. He is a member of the United Brethren Church.
JOHN L. FRANK, a farmer and fruit grower of Washington township, was born in Harrison county, Aug.14, 1827, and is a son of George and Catherine (Hardsaw) Frank, and is a grandson of Martin Frank, one of the prominent pioneers of the county, com- ing in 1812 from Rowan county, North Carolina, where he was born. His mater- nal grandfather, John Hardsaw, was a na- tive of the same county in North Carolina, and came to this county in 1809, locating on a farm in Washington township, where he continued to farm till his death in 1858. George Frank was born in North Carolina, was a hatter by trade, but soon gave np work at his trade after coming to the county, choosing farming as an occupation, and con- tinued up to his death in 1854. He reared a family of eleven children. Julia A., Eliza, Wm. T., Catherine and Ambrose are de- ceased. Ambrose was surgeon in 66th In- diana Vols., and was killed before Atlanta August 11, 1864. John L., Andrew J., Martin and George W. are the living chil- dren. John L. Frank was married to Mar- garet Brandenburg, a daughter of David Brandenburg, a member of a prominent Kentucky family, and settled in Harrison county from that State many years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank have had born to them fifteen children, of whom ten are living : J. C. (a lawyer at York, Neb.), Belle, Charles F. (lawyer at Hollyoke, Cal.), Abraham L., Wallace, Anna, Hannah, Catherine, Jno. L. and Amanda G.
Mr. Frank has held the office of township assessor for two terms. He was a member in the original organization of the school board, and served as clerk in that body for two consecutive terms, and for the congres- sional district organization he also served two years. From 1865 to 1869, Mr. Frank held the office of township trustee. He is a member of I. O. O. F., No. 629 Lodge New Amsterdam, and is a member of Knights of Honor Lodge No. 506, at New Amster- dam, and is member of the M. E. Church. A Republican in politics. His farm con- tains 160 acres 60 acres of which being in a fruit orchard
COL. GEORGE W. FRIEDLEY, Attor- ney for Louisville, New Albany & Chi- cago Railroad, was born in Harrison county, Indiana, on January 1, 1840. He was a son of John M. and Sophia (Thestund) Friedley. His father was a farmer, of German descent, and emigrated from Ken- tucky to Indiana in 1816. George W. Friedley received his early education in the ordinary schools of Harrison county, and afterward at the Hartsville University, from which he graduated at the age of twenty, after taking a full scientific course. On leaving the University he commenced read - ing law with Judge John R. Morrledge, of Clorinda, Iowa. After studying two years, the war breaking out, he entered the army as a private in Co. K, 4th Iowa Infantry. He was immediately elected first lieutenant
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and served one year, when he was compelled to resign on account of ill health, re- turning to Indiana. In May, 1862, his health having considerably improved, he entered the 67th Indiana Infantry, was elected captain of Co. I of that regi- ment, and from that time was actively en- gaged until the close of the war, serving with distinction throughout. During the forty-seven days' seige at Vicksburg he served on the staff of Gen. Burbridge of Kentucky. After the fall of Vicksburg he was at the capture of Jackson. The Thir- teenth Army Corps, to which he belonged, was then transferred to the Army of the Gulf. At the close of the Vicksburg cam- paign the colonel of the regiment was mus- tered out on account of absence, and Capt. Friedley, although the youngest captain in the regiment, was elected in his place. The colonel afterward returning, however, was reinstated. He was then on the Gulf, in the Red River campaign, at the seige and capture of Fort Gaines and Fort Blakely, the last pitched battle of the war, April 9, 1865; a consequence of the fall was the capture of Mobile. He then, with the regiment, marched to Texas, and was mustered out at the close of the war, in Angust following. He returned to In- diana in the fall, and settled at Bedford in the practice of law, where he remained up to 1884, when he was appointed to his present important position, and has since resided at Lafayette, Ind., and has since
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