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The birth of Maximilian Joseph Von Auw took place August 2, 1851, in the city of Darmstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. At an early age he formed the resolution to seek his fortune in America, and in March, 1870, he bade adieu to his fatherland. Making the voyage on the good ship Detchen, commanded by Captain Wetchen, he arrived safely in New York April 14, and continued his westward trip until he reached Cleveland, Ohio. There he dwelt until 1876, working at various lines of business, after which he went to the vicinity of Mansfield, Ohio, and cultivated a leased farm there for twelve years. In December, 1888, he rented the John Kelley homestead, in
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Pulaski county, and carried on that place successfully for four years. His next venture was to build a mill in Ora, Indiana, which he operated for three years, but it was burned on the Ist of September, 1897. Next, for three months, he was engaged in the grocery business with Sylvester Allsbrow, and then he purchased the stock of drugs owned by Dr. Hall, and has con- tinued in the drug business every since, increasing the stock of goods until the present value of the store and contents is many times the price he paid for his small outfit. Gradually he is building up an excellent trade, and the good will and confidence of the community are his in a marked degree.
The marriage of Mr. Von Auw and Miss Mary Elizabeth Ludwig, daugh- ter of Ferdinand and Ann Catherine (Daum) Ludwig, was solemnized De- cember 27, 1888. Mrs. Von Auw was born in Attica, Ohio, October 20, 1858, and was brought to northwestern Indiana when but a few weeks old. The eldest child of our subject and wife, Annie Carolina, was born February 9, 1890. Frank Henry, whose birth took place March 15, 1891, died January 26, 1893. Emma Wilhelmina, born July 14, 1892, died in 1894. Catherine Amelia, born August 21, 1894, died February 16, 1898, and John Robert, the youngest, was born November 19, 1896.
Socially Mr. Von Auw is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, being the chaplain of his lodge. For two years he has served as a justice of the peace, and in his political convictions he is a champion of the Demo- cratic platform. Adhering to the faith of his fathers, he is identified with the German Lutheran church.
REV. GILBERT SMALL.
Almost half a century ago Rev. Gilbert Small, of Idaville, engaged in the work of the Christian ministry, and during this long period his voice has been raised and his influence used in the advocacy of the true and right, and in the endeavor to uplift and render better and happier his fellow men. He is well known and uniformly loved and esteemed in Indiana, where the greater part of his pastoral labors have been wrought.
James and Mary L. (Robertson) Small, parents of the Rev. Gilbert Small, were of Scotch extraction, but the families whence they sprung had long been residents of the Empire state. The mother died when her son Gilbert was but nine days old, and the father subsequently married Sarah Nelson, a niece of Judge Nelson, a prominent member of the judiciary of New York. In 1832 Mr. Small removed to Indiana with his family, and, settling in Carroll county, passed the remainder of his life there, his death taking place in 1864. His widow continued to live for a number of years, and was eighty-eight years of age at the time of her demise. To the union of James and Sarah Small
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three children were born: George and Janet, who reside at the old home- stead in Carroll county; and Mary Ann, who married Captain Hugh Knicker- bocker and died several years ago.
Bereaved of his mother when an infant, Rev. Gilbert Small, born in Argyle, New York, February 7, 1828, was reared by his maternal grandpar- ents. Evincing unusual aptitude for his studies, he was sent to Argyle Acad- emy, where he prepared for college, and in 1849 he was graduated in Union College. Later he entered the Associate Theological Seminary, at Cannons- burg, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1853, in which year he was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Cambridge, New York. He was ordained by the presbytery of Miami, Ohio, in 1855, and became the pastor of a church at North Liberty, same state. At the close of two years of min- isterial labors there he went to Indianapolis, where he was pastor of the United Presbyterian church until 1867. In 1860 he was the chaplain of the Indiana state legislature, and during the civil war, in addition to attending to his duties as a minister, he served as clerk of transportation in the quarter- master's department, in the government employ. In 1867 he came to Ida- ville, and for ten years occupied the pulpit of the United Presbyterian church here, since which time he has been connected with the regular Presbyterians, and has supplied vacancies in churches not too remote from his established home in Idaville. He is now serving as pastor of the Union church, in the presbytery of Logansport. He owns a pleasant home and a fine farm of eighty-seven acres, adjoining the village of Idaville.
Mr. Small possesses great natural ability, and his superior advantages, in the way of education and extended experience, render him an authority, - one to be looked to and consulted. His pen has been wielded forcibly and opportunely, on every subject of interest to the public, for two-score years or more, his articles being much sought for by the various newspapers and journals which he has favored. For eight years he was editor of the Idaville Observer; for a year he served on the editorial staff of the Saturday Night Review, published in Logansport; and at present he is a regular contributor to the Masonic Advocate, of Indianapolis. For three years he was school examiner for White county, and, though an active Republican, was appointed by a Democratic board. A strong opponent of the saloon and the sale of all intoxicating liquors, he is, nevertheless, too much of a philosopher to throw his vote away by the supporting of the Prohibition party nominees, that party being in an utterly hopeless minority. Fraternally he stands high in Masonry, having attained the Royal Arch and Council degrees.
In 1856 Mr. Small married, in North Liberty, Ohio, Miss Nellie E. Mon- roe, who died the following year. His second wife, Fannie Garrett, of Indi- anapolis, died in April, 1887. The lady who now bears his name was Emma
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A. Buchanan in her girlhood, her parents being Blair and Sarah F. (Houk) Buchanan. She was born in 1849, in Cass county, Indiana, where her father had settled when a young man, and is one of ten children, three sons and seven daughters, all of whom lived to maturity and were married, save one brother, who died when twelve years of age. Her youngest sister, Mrs. Effie V. Moss, is deceased, but the others are still living. The parents resided in Cass county until their death. In her early womanhood Mrs. Small married Cephus B. Sanderson, who died in November, 1883, and their two sons, Harry B. and William Bartlett Sanderson, are engaged in the manage- ment of rice plantations in the vicinity of Lowry, Calcasieu parish, Louisiana. To the first marriage of Mr. Small a daughter, Mary, was born, but she only lived to reach her nineteenth year. Four children blessed the second mar- riage of our subject, namely: Stella, wife of John McArthur, of Troy, New York; Harry E., who is a successful physician in Chicago; Albert, city editor of the Logansport Journal; and William (twin brother of Albert), the general manager of the Indiana Newspaper Union, with his residence in Indianap- olis.
RICHARD WELLER HATHAWAY.
Richard Weller Hathaway, deceased, was one of the representative and popular citizens of Winamac for many years, and his memory is cherished by a large circle of old friends and acquaintances, both here and elsewhere. He was of Welsh descent on the paternal side, and was born February 4, 1814, on his parents' farm near Troy, Miami county, Ohio.
Abraham Hathaway, his father, was the eldest child of Abraham Hatha- way, Sr., who was a native of Virginia, though his father was born in Wales. Abraham Hathaway, Sr., was famed as a hunter, and supplied meat and wild game to the soldiers of the Revolutionary war, also acting in the capac- ity of scout for the army on many occasions. His second son, Richard, was for a time sheriff of Shelby county, Ohio, and later was a resident of In- dianapolis, Indiana. Caleb, the third son, was an extensive land-owner in Ohio. To himself and wife, Sally, several children were born, among the number being Abraham, David Carter, Wesley and Jason. Daniel, the fourth son, came to Winamac in 1841, and Ebenezer, who was accomplished as a vocalist and violinist, settled in Francesville at an early day. Abraham Hathaway, Jr., was a prosperous farmer of Miami county, Ohio, and was accidentally killed by a falling tree, when he was in the prime of life. He had served as a soldier in the war of 1812, being stationed near Erie, Ohio, and was at all times a loyal citizen and patriot. Politically he was a Jackson Democrat, and religiously he was a firm believer in the simple, primitive faith of the Disciples, or Christian, church, often erroneously called the
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Campbellite church. His widow, whose maiden name was Bathsheba Coe, kept their children at the old home, and by heroic efforts gave them good education and the best advantages in her power. Later she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Martha Perry, in this county, for some years, then resided with her son, B. Franklin, in Ohio, and finally died at the home of Mrs. Perry, September 23, 1871, at the age of seventy-nine years.
Daniel, the eldest child of Abraham and Bathsheba Hathaway, married Martha Deweese, and lived in Miami county, Ohio, where he was engaged in farming and in running a tannery. They had several children, among them being Mary, George W., Emma and Sarah. Rhoda, second child of Abra- ham Hathaway, was born in 1810, and died in 1887. She married Benjamin Wharton, Jr., and lived near Wellington, Kansas. Their children were: John, Owen, Richard, Abraham, Sarah, Bathsheba, Martha, and one who died unnamed. Goble, the third child, lived in Troy, Ohio, and chose for his wife a sister of the wife of his eldest brother, Daniel. He died in 1851 of the cholera, and left a little son and a daughter, Emma. Jacob, who was was an expert huntsman and fisherman, served in the Mexican war, enlisting in Iowa, and died when but thirty years of age. Carter married first Eliza Snyder, and their children were: Richard, Medary, Matilda, Bathsheba, Flora, Rhoda (deceased) and Alwilda (deceased). For his second wife he chose Mrs. Mary Raines, and a daughter, Clara, was born to them. He was married a third time, but had no children by that union. The next children of Abraham Hathaway and wife, twins, died in infancy. Martha, the next, became the wife of Andrew Dye Perry, a tailor by trade, in Dayton, Ohio. Later he removed to Winamac, where he was employed in the management of the Kittinger lumber yards until his death. Their children were: Frank, Richard, Othello, Rhoda, LeGrand B. and Ida. Joseph C. and Benjamin Franklin were the youngest children of Abraham Hathaway. The latter resides in Watseka, Illinois. He has been married twice.
Richard Weller Hathaway lived at home until 1840, working at his trade as a carpenter, and then went to Warsaw, Indiana, where he found plenty of employment. In 1844 he came to Winamac, and here he continued his accustomed vocation, buying a strip of land, some twenty-two acres, of Jere- miah Hawes, about 1846. Among the buildings which he erected is the house now occupied by Stacy Collins, the same having since been somewhat altered. This was erected by the aid of our subject's brother, who later moved into it, and Richard W., who was yet unmarried, lived within its hospitable walls for a period also. He built a house for Dr. Patterson where the Keller block now stands, and many other structures, most of which have been changed or torn down for various reasons.
In July, 1851, James Boyles left Winamac for the west, and in the fol-
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lowing December, Mr. Hathaway joined him and a surveying party, in Wis- consin. In the summer of 1852 they crossed the plains to San Francisco, where our subject found work at his trade, as he did wherever he went. He engaged in mining for some time, helped survey the Southern Pacific Rail- road, drove cattle and horses from California, was with Kit Carson for a pe- riod, carried the mail to Bradford for four years, and in short led a varied existence in the far west, doing whatever came to his hand whereby he might earn an honest living, and from a financial point of view he was quite suc- cessful, in spite of many drawbacks. In 1858 he returned home, sailing around Cape Horn, and landing in New York city. He was married that autumn, and bought an interest in the farm owned by hisfather-in-law, and lived there for five years. He then located in Winamac, where he worked at his trade, and in 1867 he built the comfortable residence in which his widow lives to-day. He owned practically all of the land west of the railroad tracks, within the city limits, was active and enterprising in business, and left a competence to his widow and children. He enjoyed the respect and genuine esteem of every one, and his loss has been deeply felt. In his political faith he was a Democrat.
On the 16th of November, 1858, occurred the marriage of Mr. Hath- away and Nancy Allora, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Arterburn) Quig- ley, who were of Irish and English descent, respectively. Mrs. Hathaway was born August 8, 1833, near Louisville, Jefferson county, Kentucky. The marriage of our subject and wife was blessed with three children, namely: Lola Linetta, born October 3, 1859, and now the wife of Marshall Carper; Medary Montez; and Veston Quigley, born July 28, 1866, and now acting as a stenographer in his brother's office.
Peter Quigley, the father of Mrs. Hathaway, was born February 2, 1791, in Reading, state of Pennsylvania. He lost his mother, who was of Dutch descent, when he was but two years old, and he was reared by a Protestant family. He was allowed perfect freedom in religious opinion, and, after carefully comparing the faith of his forefathers with that of his foster parents, he became a strong Protestant, and as the years passed he be- came more and more convinced of the wisdom of his judgment. His grand- father Quigley had eleven sons, all of whom were born in Ireland and came to this country. One of the number, Aaron, had a son John, the well-known confectioner at Logansport, Indiana. Peter Quigley learned the trade of a stone-mason in his native state, and in his early manhood he removed to Kentucky, where he followed his vocation. He bought fifty-three acres of land now included within the city limits of Louisville, and carried on lime- kilns there, employing colored hands, and having salesrooms in the city. In 1834 he removed to Lafayette, Indiana, and six months later he went to
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Logansport, where he met with financial reverses through loaning money. He resumed working at his trade, and assisted Jesse Millison in the building of the first Catholic church in Logansport. In 1839 he entered a quarter-sec- tion of land in Pulaski county, and about the same time he built a house and made other improvements on the property. It was his intention to make a specialty of raising high-grade stock, and he brought some here from Ken- tucky, driving them from Lafayette to his farm. He resided here until his death, March 29, 1844, when his remains were placed to rest in the Winamac cemetery. He was the first treasurer of Pulaski county, served as a justice of the peace, was a strong Whig and an important personage in his place and generation. He first married Rebecca Detroe, in Henry county, Indiana, and their eldest child, Jacob, first wedded Mary Gundrum and had two sons, Samuel and William, and by his second wife he became the father of Louise, Jacob, Alice and two others. William, the younger son of Peter Quigley and wife Rebecca, died at Lafayette, when ten years of age. For a second wife, Mr. Quigley chose Elizabeth, daughter of Presley and Sarah (Nether- ton) Arterburn. She was born near Lexington, Kentucky, May 10, 1806, and her marriage to Mr. Quigley was solemnized in 1829. Their eldest child Sarah, born September 17, 1831, became the wife of Francis Wilson and had several children, among whom were Richard Melvin, who died at the age of eight months, and Theresa, who married Nicholas Stoefel, of Medary- ville. Mrs. Quigely had the following named brothers and sisters: Neville, Enos, William, Presley, John, Rebecca, Susan, Jeremiah, and three others. She departed this life March 22, 1859, and was buried at Winamac. The Arterburns were of English origin, were active in the Revolutionary war, and at an early day cotemporaneous with Daniel Boone. Presley Arterburn went to Virginia from Kentucky, where he was an honored pioneer.
JOHN COEN.
A retired farmer and prominent citizen of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, is John Coen, who has been a resident here since September 9, 1852, and is a son of John and Asenath (Mills) Coen. He was born in Knox county, Ohio, March 14, 1824, and was eighteen years old when his parents moved to this state. Both parents were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where the father was born in July, 1793, and the mother in the same month a year later. They moved to Knox county, Ohio, with their parents, and were there married. Isaac Coen, the grandfather, came from Ireland with his father, before the days of the Revolution, and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, while John Mills, the maternal grandfather, was a
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native of Wales and also came to America before that war, settling in Penn- sylvania, and later becoming a soldier in that war.
John Coen, Sr., moved from Knox county to Marion county, Ohio, in 1830. In the fall of 1841 they located in Fountain county, this state, where they lived ten years, coming thence to Jasper county and settling in Marion township, about two miles north of Rensselaer. There the father died in October, 1854, when but little past sixty-one years of age. The mother was spared many years, dying in 1878, at the good old age of eighty-four years. They were members of the Presbyterian church, of which for many years he was an elder, and were also actively interested in educational matters. They are remembered as worthy Christian people, whose aim it was to lead upright, honorable lives, and to inculcate such principles in the teaching of their children that they might grow up useful and honored citizens. Of the nine children born to them, one died in infancy, the others growing to adult years, and but two, William and our subject, are now living. Joshua was unmarried at the time of his death, but the others, Marilla, Isaac, Rhoda, Thomas and Hugh, left families to peretuate their memory.
John Coen, our subject came to this county in 1852, and settled on a a farm adjoining his father's. This land was provided with a log cabin and some minor improvements when purchased by Mr. Coen, and on it he resided many years, adding to its value by constant attention and careful cultivation, until declining health rendered imperative a less arduous life. He was mar- ried December 26, 1844, to Miss Sarah Miller, who was born in Fountain county, January 20, 1828. Her father was born in Pennsylvania, and from there went to Kentucky, thence to Ohio, and in 1821 he came to Fountain county, Indiana. His wife was reared to womanhood near Dayton, Ohio, but was ushered into the world in a block house in Cincinnati, and it is claimed she was the first white child born in that city. She was one of a large family of children, four sisters marrying and moving to Indiana, where they resided at different points on the Wabash. She was of plucky disposi- tion, and wishing to pay these sisters a visit she set out from her father's home on horseback, making the long journey in that manner, and at the termination of the visit returned by the same means. After the death of his wife, Mr. Miller moved to Benton county, Indiana, where he died several years ago. James and Mary (McCabe) Miller added in no small measure to the early development of Indiana.
To Mr. and Mrs. Coen have been given a family of eight children, four of whom reached the years of maturity, and three of whom are still living, Tirzah P. is the wife of John Van Natta; Jennie is the wife of John Saylor; Rosella, who died in November, 1881, was the wife of John Kerr; and Har- riet is the wife of Brazillia Ferguson. Mr. Coen was formerly a Democrat,
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but later affiliated with the Republican party. Both he and his wife are conscientious members of the Presbyterian church, he having united with that body in 1843, and his wife in 1842. In December 1854, he was elected to the office of elder of the church, to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death, and has served continously in that capacity since, -almost fifty years. During their long residence in this county they have become widely known and esteemed, and their many friends are sure of a hearty welcome at their pleasant home in Rensselaer.
SAMUEL T. FOUDRAY.
An enterprising and progressive farmer of Jefferson township, Pulaski county, is Samuel T. Foudray, who was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, near Hillsboro, May 31, 1844, his parents being Sacheverell and Ellen (Hamlet) Foudray. The father was of French lineage and lost his own father during his infancy. During early manhood he was married to Ellen Hamlet, in Fleming county, Kentucky, and there made his home until 1853, when he removed to Fulton county, Indiana, settling on a farm, which he made his home until he went to Bloomingsburg, Indiana, where he engaged in merchandising, being also postmaster of that town for fourteen years. He also served as justice of the peace and was assessor of his township. In his political views he was a Democrat, and in religious faith a Universalist. His life was upright and honorable, and at all times he merited and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-men. He died in 1882, at the age of seventy-five years. His children were Betty Ann, John H., Hannah, Josephine, James V., Susan, Samuel T. and Butler. Three of the sons, John, James and Samuel, were loyal defenders of the Union in the war of the Rebellion. John was a drummer in the Sixteenth Kentucky Infantry and participated in the battle of Atlanta, and James was in the Fifth Indiana Cavalry.
Samuel T. Foudray was a youth of nine summers when he came with his parents to Indiana. He obtained his education in the common schools, and was reared on the home farm, aiding in clearing the land and transform- ing it into rich fields. He also worked in a sawmill to a limited extent, but during the civil war he put aside all personal considerations, enlisting June 15, 1862, at Rochester, Indiana, and being mustered in September 6, at Indianapolis, as a member of Company I, Ninetieth Indiana Infantry or Fifth Cavalry. He was mustered out at Pulaski, Tennessee, June 15, 1865, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis. He participated in the chase after General John Morgan, following him from Cumberland, Kentucky, to Buffington Island, Ohio, where his regiment captured thirteen hundred Con- federate prisoners. Mr. Foudray was also in the battle of Knoxville, Ten-
Samuel Foudroy, wife and daughter
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nessee, and in the famous Atlanta campaign was under fire for seventy-two days. He took part in the engagements at Atlanta, Kenesaw mountain, Lovejoy Station, Rome, Burnt Hickory and many skirmishes, and went on General Stoneman's famous raid. After the battle of Macon he was captured, at Sunshine church, by the forces of General Joseph Wheeler, and was taken to Andersonville, where he was confined for five months and twenty days, suffering all the hardships of prison life. He was captured July 28, 1864, placed in Andersonville about the Ist of August, and paroled December 20, 1864. At the time of his capture he was a strong young man, weighing one hundred and sixty-five pounds, and when released weighed less than one hundred and twenty pounds, but he was even then much more fortunate than many of his comrades, for he was never ill during that time, his reduced weight being occasioned by the lack of nutritious food. He was forced to live on corn bread made from meal oftentimes unfit for human food, and once or twice a week a small portion of bacon of a little corn or rice were added to the bill of fare. Mr. Foudray was also robbed by the Confederates of all of his clothing, being allowed to retain only a pair of trousers, a cotton shirt and an old hat. His boots being taken from him, he was forced to go barefooted throughout his prison life. He had no cooking utensils, save an old tin cup, in which he prepared his entire meal, and at the close of the war he returned home with the cup as a relic of his army life. The drink- ing water was obtained from a creek that ran through the stockade, and was very much polluted; but on one occasion, after a terrible thunder-storm, it was found that a spring had forced its way through the ground, and from that time on it yielded an inexhanstible supply of fresh, pure water, which was a godsend to the poor soldier boys in that hot summer, when the unclean water was spreading disease throughout their ranks. After being taken from Ander- sonville, Mr. Foudray was transferred to Florence, where he found prison life by no means improved, and in some conditions even worse than at Ander- sonville. The horror of the situation was often too terrible for description. When paroled he was taken to Annapolis, Maryland, where he remained for a few days, when he was granted a furlough and returned home, remaining until April 2, 1865, when he rejoined his regiment at Pulaski, Tennessee, where he served until the cessation of hostilities. He was never ill or wounded, but was always found at his post of duty, cheerfully and loyally defending the old flag and the cause it represented.
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