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He was first married when only eighteen years old, on the 18th of June, 1829, to Miss Nancy Bear, who was born April 5, 1815, and died August 15, 1844. There were three children from this union who were reared to maturity : Vilitta, Solomon B. and Sarah E. Just before this marriage he worked for three months for the sum of twelve dollars, with which he bought cloth- ing at Madison, paying prices for it which would now be considered enormous.
When first married he made the furni- ture for his cabin himself. The bedstead was made by boring holes in the house logs for one end of the rails and setting up posts for the other end of the rails ; the
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rails were made of sapling poles cut in the woods, and the ends dressed down with the axe to a size to fit the holes in the house logs and in the posts; then across these poles, for a bottom for the bed, were placed smaller poles. The chairs or stools were made by splitting logs of a proper diame- ter and hewing one side smoothly, then boring holes through the slab he put legs to them. About this time he began to chop cordwood for steamboat use. The first winter was spent in chopping wood for a very pious old man, who prayed much. He let his account stand open, not drawing any wages until the last of the wood was cut and delivered at Madison; then he found that the old man had overdrawn his account, and not a cent could be collected for his winter's work. With the money from this wood he had hoped to get a horse and some other property of which he was sadly in need.
He continued to chop wood, and in the course of a few years he moved to Ken- tucky, where he owned an interest in a wood yard. From there he returned to Jefferson county, Ind., again in 1840, and settled in the place now known as Manville, where he engaged in a grocery store; his beginning was on a small scale. A few years later he built a business house in that place, known as Lochard's Store, where he continued to do business until 1866, when he removed his store to Canaan, Shelby township (his store was formerly in Milton township), where he continued in business until 1878, when he sold out to his two sons, S. B. and C. H. Lochard.
From this time he only engaged in his pri- vate business, assisting his sons by advice in their store until March 22, 1887, when he died.
Mr. Lochard was three times married ; his second wife was Phoebe Sherman, who had before married George Bear. She was born on the 23d of June, 1819, and died May 18, 1875. There was born one son, Cyrus H., who attained majority, by this marriage.
His third marriage was to Anna M. Wick, who survived him about one year.
Mr. Lochard served as justice of the peace for about fourteen years; in his younger days he flatboated on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He was a prominent Mason.
Mr. Lochard was emphatically a self- made man, coming in his old age to a position of ease and affluence; having started in early life in want, by industry, energy and preseverance and strict appli- cation to business, overcame all obstacles and made himself a success in life as a business man, and in an old age enjoyed the fruits of his labors.
He acquired quite a fortune in money and stock.
CHARLES V. LORING (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was born in Jefferson county, Marchi 20, 1827. He was the son of Richard Loring, a native of Kentucky, who came to this county at a very early date. Mr. Charles V. Loring was raised a
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farmer, educated in the common schools of the county.
At the age of 23 he was married to Cynthia McClelland, daughter of Robert and Esther (Benefiel) McClelland. Robert McClelland came to Indiana in the year 1814. The result of this marriage is three children : Mary, married to John B. Sel- lick ; Mahala and William.
Mr. Loring was a man of prominence among his neighbors. He held the office of justice of the peace for one term. He was a member of the Home Guards during the war. He lived on his farm near Bryants- burgh till the day of his death, which occurred January 10, 1888. He was a kind husband and father, a good citizen. He owned a farm of 100 acres of well-im- proved land at the time of his death, where his widow still resides. She is cared for and supported by her son William, who is a good son, therefore a good citizen.
JOHN MATHIS (deceased) was a farm- er of Shelby township. He was born in Trimble county, Ky., in 1808. He came to Indiana at an early date, with his mother, who was Miss Mary Warden previous to her marriage to Mr. William Mathis, father of the subject of this sketch. His father died some time before his widow ; and she, with a family of young children, came to this State, and made a new home for them, and raised them to be good citizens.
Mr. Mathis was married March 24, 1831,
to Miss Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Nathan Lee, who came to Indiana from Kentucky about 1815. Mr. Mathis and wife were the parents of twelve living children : Will- iam W., Nancy A., Mary J., Nathan L., Elijah, Susan, Rachel, Cytha, Elizabeth, Warner H., Malinda, Ealy and Richard. They are all married who are living, but two, Ealy and Richard, who are still at home with their mother, their father having died in 1876.
Mr. Mathis was one of the pioneers of this county, and one of its best men. He was a prominent member and earnest supporter of the Baptist Church for forty years before he died. He was liberal and honest with his neighbors, and is much missed by his large circle of friends and relatives.
He voted for Mr. William H. Harrison for President in 1840, and was a Whig in politics, and an ardent supporter of Henry Clay. When the old Whig party ceased, he voted the Republican ticket. He owned 115 acres of well-improved land, which is now owned by his youngest son, Richard, who cares for his widowed mother and youngest sister.
Three of the sons, William W., Nathan L. and Elijah, served through the whole of the war. William was a Sergeant, and served for five years-he lives in Nebraska ; Elijah lives in Jefferson county, and Nathan L. is a farmer in Kansas.
Richard Mathis, the youngest son, was born Jan. 1, 1854, is not married, and is one of the best and foremost farmers of Jefferson county.
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WM. H. MATTHEWS, county clerk, isa native of Hanover township, Jefferson county, and was born June 16, 1849. The names of his parents are William and Martha (Pogue) Matthews, both natives of Pennsylvania. His mother was raised in Madison, was a member of one of the old families in Madison, and is now dead. His father is still living at the age of 85. Mr. Matthews was raised on a farm . and was educated at Hanover College. On leaving the farm he was engaged as a drug clerk. In 1876 he went into the county clerk's office, with Mr. A. L. Shannon, and remained there as deputy clerk for eight years, with Mr. Shannon and Mr. W. E. Jackman. In 1884 he was elected county clerk. In November, 1882, was married to Miss Mollie DeLaste, of Madison.
Mr. Matthews was recently a candidate for re-election to the clerk's office as the nominee of the Republican party, and was elected.
ROBERT MATHEWS is a native of Jef- ferson county, Ind. Was born November 15, 1837. Is a son of Richard and Nancy (Jackman) Mathews, who were natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania. His father settled in Shelby township, this county, in 1818, on a farm. He died in 1869.
The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm. In 1862 he joined the Fifty-fifth Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. A, which fought in Kentucky.
In 1864 he was married to Miss Nancy
A. Demaree, daughter of William U. Demaree. Two children blesses this union,-Ida and W. R.
Mr. Mathews owns 317 acres of land. Has been secretary of the Madison and Canaan Turnpike Company since 1874. This pays about six per cent on capital stock. He is one of Jefferson county's most thrifty and successful farmers.
WILLIAM MATTHEWS, farmer, Han- over township, was born in Indiana coun- ty, Pa., January 23, 1803. In 1812 came to Butler county, Ohio, with his parents, where his father farmed for eighteen months, and then moved to this county.
The subject of this sketch was then only twelve years of age, when his father settled on a farm in what is now Hanover township, and is consequently one of the earliest settlers of this county. He at- tended the schools, such as they were, log cabins and puncheon seats. There were no public schools in those days.
Mr. Matthews has been on the same farm that his father settled on at that time ever since, except one summer spent in Pennsyl- vania. He made three trips to New Orleans on a flatboat-the first in 1820, the second in 1825, and the third in 1833. This coun- try was very wild when he made the first trip. He is perhaps the oldest citizen of the county who flatboated to New Orleans ; and one of the oldest citizens, as he came
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here before Indiana was a State, and set- tled in the woods.
He was married in 1832 to Miss Mar- tha Pogue, daughter of John Pogue, who came here from Kentucky, but was a na- tive of Virginia.
Mrs. Matthews was one of the pioneer school-teachers of the county. They raised six children, three boys and three girls : Elizabeth, Ellen C., John P., Salome J., Harrison H. and William H. Ellen C. died in the 19th year of her age, May 27, 1855. Mr. Matthews has served for two years as supervisor of roads.
Mr. Matthews is a member of Carmel U. P. Church. He owns 110 acres of land, one and one-half miles west of Hanover, and adjoining Carmel Church, and three-quar- ters of a mile south of the Lexington and Hanover Pike.
He is a son of James and Elizabeth (Cole- man) Matthews, both natives of Pennsyl- vania.
His father died in his 84th year, and his mother in her 76th year.
FRANCIS FRESH MAYFIELD, farmer, Wirt, was born in Trimble county, Ky., April 29, 1819, is a son of Joshua and Lueinda (Ouseley) Mayfield, who were na- tives of Kentucky, his mother being a cousin of Governor Ouseley, a former Governor of Kentucky. She died in 1876. His father eame to this county and settled in what is now Monroe township, in 1831; was a
farmer and held the office of Justice of the Peace. He was in good circumstances and a prominent member of the Baptist Church. He died in 1876. He raised eight children, Francis F. being the oldest.
Mr. Francis F. Mayfield sold goods and packed pork in Dupont, from 1845 till in 1868. He married, in October, 1850, Miss Adelaide, daughter of Capt. Samuel Wilson, an Englishman by birth, who was an old citizen of Madison. In 1851 and '52 Mr. Mayfield was a member of the State Legislature, and assisted in the revision of the Statutes of Indiana. In 1868 he went to Columbus, and there en- gaged extensively in the pork-packing business, but finally lost heavily. From Columbus he returned to Dupont, in this county, where he lived several years ; during this time he was justice of the peace for that township, for three years. In 1884 he moved to a farm near Wirt. He was provost marshal during the war. He has three sons and five daughters. His oldest son is cashier in bank at Edinburgh; the younger son also there. Is a Freemason.
GEORGE T. MAYFIELD is a native of this county, and was born October 17, 1856. His parents were Jeptha and Emilie J. (Dailey) Mayfield, natives of Kentucky and of Jefferson county, Ind.
His Grandfather Dailey was an early settler of this county, from Kentucky. His father was also an early settler
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here. Mr. G. T. Mayfield received an academic education. He has been deputy assessor of the township, under D. J. Ryker, in 1880. In 1879 was deputy U. S. Marshal of Nebraska, under his uncle Wm. Dailey, who was marshal of that State.
In 1880 he started in business in Rising Sun, Ind., and in October, 1883, commenced business in Wirt-dry goods. He does a business of about $10,000.
He was married to Miss Addie W. May- field, of Wirt, in 1888. Mr. Mayfield is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., and a successful business man.
BURDITT MAYFIELD, farmer, is a na- tive of Jefferson county ; was born Aug. 16, 1835; is the son of Joshua May field and Lucinda Mayfield, both of whom were na- tives of Kentucky; both are now dead. Joshua Mayfield was born in Kentucky, and removed to Indiana at an early date. His mother's father, Willis Ouseley, was a Revolutionary soldier.
Mr. Burditt Mayfield was raised on a farm and received an ordinary education of the time of his youth.
He was married, at the age of 23, No- vember 4, 1858, to Mehitabel Chambers, daughter of Isaac Chambers, of Jefferson county, who was a native of Kentucky, and a pioneer in the settlement of Indiana. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was at the battle of New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield were the parents of only one child, who was born August 25, 1859, and died October 13, 1864.
He was elected township assessor in 1886, and now fills that office. He owns forty acres of good land, well improved. He is a good farmer and citizen.
JAMES A. McGEE, farmer, Monroe tp. The grandfather of Mr. McGee, whose name was James McGee, was a native of Ireland, a linen weaver by trade. He emigrated from there about 1800, and came to the State of Virginia, where he resided until 1822, when he came to Jefferson county, Ind., where he died.
His wife's name was Mary Hook, and she was also a native of the Emerald Isle. Mr. McGee was a soldier in the war of 1812-15, taking the Irishman's side of the fight where England is engaged-that is, against her. There is a relic of his service still preserved in the family of his descendant, James A. McGee, in the shape of a bayonet which the old Irishman carried during his service.
In Virginia, in April, 1802, was born to this pair a son, whom they called William. William came to Indiana, with his parents, and here raised a family.
Mr. James McGee was one of their sons, and was born December 21, 1830, in Jef- ferson county, and has made it his home ever since. Mr. McGee was born on a farm, and has been a farmer all his life except while he was engaged in the army. He
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was educated in the schools of his youth time.
In 1855 he married Mehitabel Smith, and they had six children : Jolin W., Albert T., George F., Jennie, Howard H., and Harry S. His wife died in 1871, and he married again in 1877, Sarah C. Mower, who was Henry Smith's widow, daughter of Jacob F. Mower, a native of Wirtemberg, Ger- many. From this union there are three children : Arthur B., Effie E. and Robert R.
Mr. McGee enlisted in Co. H, 40th Ind. Vols., in 1864, and was in the following bat- tles : Spring Hill, Columbia, Overton's Hill, Franklin and Nashville, besides a number of minor engagements. He was in the front rank at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., where the regiment went in with seven hundred men, and could muster only one hundred and fifty after coming out.
After the war he settled down to the quiet life of the farmer. He owns 154 acres of well-improved land in this county. He is a prominent member of the G. A. R., and is a prematurely old man by reason of his life in the army.
He has never been an office seeker, but has held some positions of profit and trust with credit to himself.
JOHN F. McKAY, farmer, Smyrna township, was born in the house in which he now resides, May 10, 1831. He was brought up on a farm, and attended the district schools of this county, and com-
menced a course of study at College Hill College, but was prevented from complet- ing it by sickness. His parents were George and Elizabeth (Francis) Mckay.
His father was a native of Barren county, Ky., and came to Indiana with his parents in 1816, and located at this place, where he continued to reside until his death in 1835. His mother was a native of Ohio; died May 12, 1849.
His Grandfather Alexander McKay was a native of Scotland, and was married in Scotland, died in Jefferson county, Ind., 1819. His Grandfather Francis came to the United States from Ireland, and settled first in Ohio; afterward came to Jefferson county, and settled two miles east of Dupont, about 1820, where he continued to reside until his death in 1838. He was a weaver by trade, and worked some at his trade in this country.
Mr. Mckay owns 165 acres of land, 40 timbered, one and one-half miles west of lome place. He raises a number of cattle every year. Mr. McKay was never mar- ried. Mr. McKay is a man always ready to help in a good cause, and is well liked by all who know him. He has the esteem of his neighbors, as is shown by the fact that he was elected five years successively as constable from 1855 to 1859 inclusive ; afterward, in 1870, he was elected for two years, but resigned before his term expired.
He was appointed County Commissioner the last day of January, 1887, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wm. L. Cosby; the term of office expires
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this month. Mr. Mckay is one of our best citizens.
WILLIAM E. McLELAND was born September 21, 1814, in Clark county, Ky., and on the 5th of November of the same year landed with bis parents at Buchanan's Station, in the northeast corner of this county. This State was then a Territory. This would make Mr. McLeland one of the oldest living inhabi- tants of this county. He was brought up on a farm until he was seventeen years of age, when he engaged as a clerk in a coun- try store at Canaan, for Mr. John Cain, with whom he remained for about one year. He then engaged as a clerk for Mr. E. S. Ayres, who was a merchant in Canaan.
In 1837 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Wesley McCoy, and bought Mr. Ayres ont, and continned in business with Mr. McCoy for several years, when Mr. McCoy withdrew from the firm. Capt. McLeland then formed a partnership with Mr. R. M. Salyers, and they continued in business until August, 1855, when they closed out their business and came to Madison, Mr. R. M. Salyers as Sheriff of the county and MeLeland as his deputy. In 1847 Capt. McLeland was elected Jus- tice of the Peace at Canaan, and held the office for eight years.
December 24, 1835, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. R. L. Wilkinson, a Virginian, living at Canaan,
and has seven living children, four boys and three girls : Matilda J., who married John D. Schmidlapp, and lives in Denver, Col .; Thomas E., living in Shoshone coun- ty, Idaho, County Auditor and Recorder ; Louisa E. died in 1843, two years old; Lizzie E. married Dr. W. A. McCoy, of Madison, Ind. Charles R., druggist; Hosier Durbin, insurance and real estate business in Denver, Colorado, married Cara, daughter of A. S. Partridge, St. Louis, Mo .; William O., secretary F. and M. Insurance Co., Madison, Ind., married Eva S., daugh- ter of D. G. Phillips, Madison, Ind .; Har- riet N., living at home.
In 1858 the subject of this sketch was elected Sheriff of Jefferson county, on the Republican ticket, and served until 1861. He then went into the army as Quarter- master of the Sixth Indiana Vol. Infantry. One year later was promoted to rank of Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, and served on the staff of Gen. R. W. Johnson, of the regular army. At the close of the war was appointed postmaster at Madison. After serving nearly two years was removed by President Johnson, because the Captain did not approve of his politics. Afterward was appointed Assist- ant Assessor of Internal Revenue, and served five years, when the office was abol- ished.
In 1871 he engaged in the manufacture of harness and saddles, in this city, and continued at it until his health gave way and he was not able to work any longer, when he sold out the business in 1880.
Capt. McLeland has held the office and
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commission of notary public for twenty-one years, and still holds the commission.
In 1884 he was taken with something like paralysis, from which he has not been able since to walk without crutches; two years of the time was confined to his bed.
Capt. McLeland has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1836, and was one of the trustees and a member of the build- ing committee of Trinity Church of this city. Has been a member of Monroe Lodge, I. O. O. F., since 1839, and a member of the Encampment for thirty years; also a member of the G. A. R. His parents were Robert and Esther C. (Benefiel) McLeland, both natives of Montgomery county, Ky.
His father died in 1853, aged 62 years. His mother died in 1873, at the age of 78 or 79 years.
WILLIAM ROBBINS (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was born in Ken- tucky in 1784. He was brought up in perilous times from the wild beast of the country and the still wilder and more cruel men, the Indians. His first visit to Indiana Territory was in 1804, when he came to visit his mother's brother, John Ryker, who had a claim in Eagle Creek Valley, about three miles east of where Madison now is.
He brought flour, sugar and coffee to his uncle, luxuries which were not to be had at that time in the little settlement of Indiana. During this journey he saw deer, bears, panthers and various kinds of smaller
game. He crossed the Ohio in a pirogue, his horse swimming by the side of the boat.
In 1809 Mr. Robbins settled perma- nently in Jefferson county, or what was afterward so named, making his home with his uncle, Mason Watts, who had built a log cabin two miles north of the present site of Canaan. The Indians were trouble- some about this time, and he enlisted as a ranger, and was several months in that ser- vice, headquarters at Buchanan's Station. The company in which he served was along Indian Kentucky creek, and was com- manded by James McCoy as captain; this was in 1811-12.
He was with Gen. W. H. Harrison when Detroit was taken, and at the battle of the River Thames where Tecumseh was killed ; but just who fired that fatal shot he could never tell. After the war he settled on a tract of land, two and one-half miles north of Canaan, which he bought of the Govern- ment.
He was married on the 21st of January, 1816, to Elizabeth Wildman, who was the daughter of James Wildman, an early set- tler. He was married by Elder Jesse Vawter.
Mr. Robbins was a great hunter, and kept his family fully supplied with meat by the use of his gun. Game of all kinds was plenty in the forest at that time-beasts and birds. He was in Madison at the first sale of lots by John Paul and Jonathan Lyons; the lots were about where the court-house now stands ; they sold for about fifteen dollars apiece.
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The result of his marriage was eight chil- dren, who lived to the age of maturity, viz : Eliza, Mary A., James, Aaron, Elizabeth, Martha, Ryker and John W .; of these, two girls and four boys are now living (in 1888).
Mr. Wm. Robbins died in 1884, at his son Aaron's; he had been blind for some years. He was a centenarian, and the last of his compeers to pass away to the Spirit Land. His wife died in 1856. He was a member of the Baptist Church for many years before his death.
His youngest daughter, Martha, was married to James Christie, February 24, 1846, and to them were born two children : John W. and Mary Elizabeth. Her hus- band died July 11, 1850, and she re-mar- ried in October, 1855, to William B. East, and to them were born five children, viz : George O., Ryker A., Minerva A., Fannie D. and Bailey S. Her second husband died January 26, 1865, and she married a third time, in 1884, to Enos Miles, who died in 1887. She still lives in the village of Bryantsburgh. Her eldest son enlisted in the Tenth Reg. Ind. Vols., and served through the war.
Mrs. Miles has raised her family almost unaided, and has been successful in giving all of them a good common-school education. She has lived to see all of her children grown and married.
She has been an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for some twenty years.
JOHN G. MOORE, Recorder of Jeffer- son county, is a native of Madison, and was born October 9, 1834. His father was a Quaker ; he was an early settler in Madi- son, and married Miss Sarah A. McIntyre, daughter of John McIntyre, who came to Madison in 1814, and was long a merchant of this city. Mr. Moore, the father, was a merchant here, but has been dead many years past. Mr. Moore, the subject of this sketch, was raised in Madison and ed- ucated at the school of Rev. Mr. Adams. In 1862, joined the Fourth Indiana Cav- alry as a private. On June 11, 1863, was promoted to first lieutenant in Commis- sary Department of the regiment; he re- signed in June, 1864, on account of sick- ness. He was in many battles of the regi- ment. Prior to the war was engaged in the drug business in 1855 or '56, and re- sumed that business after the war. He was elected to the City Council from the First Ward twice, it being a strong Democratic ward, and he a Republican. Was subse- quently elected Commissioner of Water Works for the city; also served as City Clerk for one term. In November, 1886, was elected as Recorder of Jefferson coun- ty, and is now holding that office. He was married in 1861 to Miss Adelaide Hill, of Madison. He has no children, having lost five. His wife was a daughter of Dr. Par- ley Hill. He is a member of G. A. R. and I. O. O. F. He was a delegate from his district to the National Encampment G. A. R., at Columbus, Ohio, September, 1888.
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