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It is perhaps entirely safe to say that Blackford county furnished three hundred and fifty soldiers to the Union armies during the Civil war. A few were drafted but the great proportion of them were volunteers.
That the spirit of patriotism is not declin- ing was abundantly shown in the Spanish- American war in 1898 when some twenty- five of the boys of Blackford county enlisted and rendered a term of service in the Cuban and Porto Rican campaign, and a few of them are still in the army in the Philippine Islands.
One or two incidents which occurred dur- ing the Civil war deserve mention in this connection. One is the draft riot of 1862 which gave Blackford county unenviable no-
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toriety for a few years. In 1862 there was a deficit in the quota of soldiers required of Blackford county, and a draft was resorted to by the military authorities. The necessity for this course was deplored by the support- ers of the government, but many unpleasant and undesirable things occur in the progress of a great war. In this county, as in numer- ous other localities throughout the northern states, there was an element which, if it did not actually sympathize with the rebellion and desire its success, was not in sympathy ' with the policy of the government in enlist- ing soldiers, organizing armies and waging war for the maintenance of the union, the integrity of the nation and the supremacy of the government. There were in this coun- ty a few men who seemed to be unaware of the fact that the United States was superior in power and authority to Blackford county, and they took it upon themselves to suppress the draft.
The provost-marshal had enrolled the militia by townships according to the law. The day for the draft was early in October. The opponents of the measure were in the county seat that day in large numbers and it was evident that trouble was brewing. The draft was to take place in . รจ court house in the afternoon. Isaac Goodin was the provost-marshal and William Frash was one of the draft commissioners. Jesse Williams was on hand with a number of supporters. As a specimen of the remarks indulged was the following by one of the crowd : "It won't do to let this draft be made by the d -- d abo- litionists; they will draft nobody but Demo- crats." The draft box was in place, but the drawing had not been attempted when Will- jams remarked, "I am going to see what is in that cheese box," and wrenching the box from its place he dashed it on the floor and
proceeded to pound it into kindling wood. Hle then went out at the south door of the court house and some of his friends said to him, "Where is the enrollment sheet; we must have that." Williams then went back and snatched the enrollment sheet and came out tearing it in pieces, while several of his confederates took a part in tearing up pieces of the paper. Of course the draft did not occur that day. Marshal Goodin dispatched a messenger to Indianapolis at once and the next day a detachment of soldiers of the Sixty-third Indiana Regiment put in an ap- pearance and remained several days, during which time the draft was made without the shadow of disturbance. Williams fled from the county and did not return until after the war. was over. Several persons were ar- rested, taken to Indianapolis and held in custody for a few days, and after an investi- gation were discharged. Thus ended an epi- sode the sole result of which was to bring dis- credit and odium on the community in which it occurred.
Another incident was the murder of the soldier, Whittaker, which took place early in the fall of 1864. The element before alluded to as being conspicuously out of harmony with the government was quite strong and aggressive in the vicinity of Trenton and the northeastern part of Jackson township. A few residents of that locality who had been in the army either as volunteers or drafted men were then deserters from the service and sup- posed to be hiding somewhere in that neigh- borhood. An officer from the army was sent liere to arrest and return them to their com- mands. He went to Montpelier and took a squad of six or eight from the state militia Company, commonly known as "home guards," and proceeded to look up the men who were wanted as deserters. They left
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Montpelier in the evening with a wagon and team and in the course of the night captured two or three of the men they were after. while one or two avoided capture by swift running. The militia proceeded with the prisoners to Hartfo ! City with due dili- gence in the morning, deeming it advisable to get out of the enemy's country as soon as possible. Their presence in that neighbor- hood became known soon after their arrival and a large number of men assembled in Trenton during the night, and it was deter- mined to attempt the rescue of the captured deserters. Early in the morning a crowd of probably fifteen, armed with rifles, started out on their mission. It is said they were in- structed by the leading spirits in the move- ment to "shoot every d-d home guard they might find." Fortunately for all concerned they were a little too late to intercept the militiamen, and learned that they were too far on their way toward Hartford City to be overtaken. They halted a short time on the road, disappointed and chagrined over their failure. There was a field on one side of the road and on the other side the unenclosed forest extended toward the cranberry marsh. At this juncture Whittaker, a returned Union soldier, came along the road wearing his army uniform. He resided in Jay county, was a married man and had recently been discharged or was at home on furlough. He was a very quiet and inoffensive man and probably had no personal enemies. He had been at Trenton and was going away. He passed the squad of men who were in the road or at the roadside and was pro- ceeding quietly on his way. Some of the crowd suggested that they shoot the Lincoln hireling, or it may have been a more opprobrious epithet that was employed. One of the crowd, Noah Foreman, rested his
gun on the fence and fired. The well-aimed ball took effect in Whittaker's back and he fell forward on his face and expired. The crowd now broke and ran; Foreman called to them saying, "You have got me into this trouble, ind you must now help me out. It won't do to leave the body here in the road." Three of them returned, one of the number being Ozias France, and the four carried the body out into the forest and covered it up in the side of a ditch leading to the marsh. Being suspicious that France might not be reliable, the other three returned during the following night and removed the body to an- other place and buried it. The body was dis- covered some eleven or twelve years later by Joseph Hudson while constructing a ditch on his land.
Foreman fled from the country and never 1 returned and although an indictment was re- turned against him many years ago for the murder of Whittaker he has never been ar- rested. In 1865 France became the princi- pal witness for the state in a preliminary in- vestigation at Montpelier before Thomas Slater, justice of the peace, in which some parties were arrested on a charge of being implicated in the crime, but the evidence was considered insufficient to bind them over to court.
In closing this sketch it is just and right that mention should be made of the noble hearted and patriotic, women of Hartford City and Montpelier and the neighborhood surrounding those places who labored with faithfulness and zeal during the four years of the Civil war to provide such comforts as they were able to furnish for the soldiers in the field. They took great pleasure in mak- ing up and collecting and sending forward to the suffering soldiers in camp, on the march, on the battle field and in the hospital
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such necessary supplies, comforts and deli- cacies as would be most useful and best ap- preciated by them. They share equally the
honors with their sons, brothers and hus- bands who did so well their patriotic duty at the front.
POLITICAL HISTORY.
A large majority of the pioneers of :
,cal matters, however, political lines were not always closely drawn, and men were fre- quently candidates for office without the formality of a nomination by a convention. In fact, as a general rule the Democrats, dur- ing the first fifteen or twenty years of the county's existence, could have two or three candidates for the same office and be reason- ably sure of the election of one of them.
John J. Cook, a Whig, was elected clerk of the circuit court on his personal populari- ty it is presumed, and in 1851 Joseph W. Holliday, who was a Whig and a soldier of the Mexican war, was elected to the legisla- ture. In 1852 Josiah Twibell and George S. Howell, both Democrats, were candi- dates for representative, and John C. Bald- win, of Montpelier, ran as a Whig and came out -third in the race. Howell was elected by a very small plurality. In 1854 Josiah Twibell and James Rhine, both life-long Democrats up to that time, were candidates for representative as Anti-Nebraska, or Anti- Slavery Extension Democrats, while Joseph P. Van Cleve, an old-time Whig, ran as an in- dependent candidate, ignoring the issues growing out of the Kansas-Nebraska bill. William T. Shull was the regular Demo- cratic candidate and was casily elected.
In 1856 partisan lines were closely drawn Blackford county were Democrats. In lo- between the Democrats and Republicans. For representative the Democrats nominated Andrew J. Neff, and the Republicans nom- inated James Rhine. Neff was elected by a good majority. Harrison township went Republican by eighty majority, while the other three townships were heavily Demo- cratic. The Republicans were not entirely scooped, however, as their candidates, Will- iam H. Campbell for treasurer, and Isaac Goodin for sheriff, were both elected and were each re-elected in 1858. Their per- sonal popularity carried them through.
In 1865 there was an exciting contest for county auditor. The Democratic can- didate was Henry D. Wirtz. He had been a resident of the county but a short time; had been a lieutenant in the rebel army and was captured and paroled, and not wishing to return to the army he came to Hartford City. The Republicans nominated Ezra M. Stahl, who had just returned from an honorable term of service as a soldier in the Eighty- fourth Indiana Regiment. Mr. Stahl re- ceived a slender majority, but his election was contested and was tried before the board of commissioners, and then on appeal in the circuit court, and the office was awarded to Mr. Stahl. Except in this case the Demo- crats were uniformly successful in the con-
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test for county offices from 1860 to 1872. The latter year was an off-year for the Dem- ocrats.
The nomination of Greeley for president was very unsatisfactory to large numbers of them, and they manifested their disappoint- ment by sulking in their tents. Both par- ties placed county tickets in nomination. In the spring an election had been held on the question of aiding by taxation a proposed railroad through the county east and west. The proposal to tax had been carried in Licking township by a small majority, but the feeling against it in the county outside of Hartford City was very bitter, and it crystallized in an independent political movement and a county convention was called and a ticket nominated. The Repub- licans knowing that they had no show of success withdrew their ticket and gave their support generally to the independent ticket, which became known as the Dolly Varden ticket, and which was elected with the ex- ception of the candidate for clerk.
In 1874 the Independent or Greenback party was in the field with state, district and local tickets. The Republicans supported the county ticket of the new party and it was successful.
In 1876 the Republicans and Greenback- ers again fused, but only succeeded in elect- ing the treasurer. The Democrats now held the ascendency for ten years. Afted 1878 the Republicans made steady gains until, in 1886, they elected the auditor, treasurer and one commissioner.
In 1894 the Republicans had the best of it, electing the auditor, treasurer, sheriff, surveyor and tivo commissioners. In 1896 they elected only the clerk. In 1898 the Democrats again made a clean sweep.
In the various political campaigns the
people of this county have been favored with visits from a number of the ablest orators of the state and nation. On the Democrat- ic side there have been Governors Wright, Hendricks and Gray and Senators Voorhees and Turpie, General Manson, W. D. By- num, Governor R. B. Hubbard, of Texas, James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and Will- iam J. Bryan in October, 1900.
The Republicans have had Governors Lane, Morton. Porter, Chase and Mount; General Harrison, Senators Pratt and Fair- banks, John M. Butler, John L. Griffiths. Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania; Gen- eral Raum, of Illinois; Generals Gibson and Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Generals Sickle, Howard and Alger.
We close this chapter with a list of Blackford county officials.
The following have represented the coun- ty in the senate branch of the state legisla- ture: 1839-41, John Foster; 1841-43, Mi- chael Aker, of Randolph; 1843-46, 1. P. Wood, Randolph ; 1846-49, Dixon Milligan, Jay; 1849-52, Jacob Brugh, Blackford; 1852-56, Isaac Vandevanter, Grant; 1856- 64, Walter March, Delaware; 1864-68, William A. Bonham, Blackford; 1868-70, Robert Huey, Jay; 1870-74, Asbury Steele. Grant; 1874-78, Isaac Underwood, Jay ; 1878-82, Thomas S. Briscoe, Blackford; 1882-86, John M. Smith, Jay; 1886-90, Si- las W. Hale, Adams; 1890-94, Henry B. Smith, Blackford; 1894-98, J. J. M. LaFol- lette, Jay; 1898, George A. Osborne, Grant.
Those who have represented the county in the house of representatives of the legisla- ture are : 1839. Lewis W. Purviance; 1840, Morrison Rulon, Jay ; 1841, Elias Murray, Huntington; 1842, William Prilliman, Wells; 1843, Peter Kemmer, Blackford; 1844, Jared Darrow, Huntington; 1845,
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Robert B. Turner, Wells; 1846, William F. Jones, Blackford; 1847, Morrison Rulon, Jay; 1848, George S. Howell, Blackford; 18 ), Robert Huey, Jay; 1850, William T. Shull; 1851, Joseph W. Holliday; 1852, George S. Howell; 1854, William T. Shull; 1856, Andrew J. Neff; 1858, William T. Shull, all of Blackford; 1860, Theodore Hor- ton, Wells; 1862, George S. Howell, Black- ford: 1864, Newton Burwell, Wells; 1866, William T. Shull, Blackford; 1868, Sam- liel A. Shoaff, Jay ; 1870, William Taughin- baugh; 1872, Abram Wilson; 1874, Will- fam Twibell, all of Blackford; 1876, Aaron C. Swayzec, Grant; 1878, James T. Arnold, Blackford; 1880. Benjamin F. Cummins, Wells; 1882-84, Henry B. Smith, Black- ford; 1886-88, Elisha Pierce, Blackford; 1890, John Branstetter, Jay; 1892, William H. Harkins, Jay; 1894-96, John P. Mc- Geath, Blackford; 1898, John A. Bonham, Blackford.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
In giving a list of the commissioners, as there are always three members of the board, the three lines have been taken and followed down separately in the order of suc- cession.
First line : Eli Rigdon, 39-42; Will- iam W. Campbell, 42-43; George S. Howell, 43-44; John Moore, 44-48; Samuel H. Pal- mer, 48-51 ; Eli Rigdon, 51-52, nine months ; Kenzie D. Ross, 52-52, six months ; Thomas Hess, 52-53, six months; John Moore, 53- 56, three years, six months; William Mc- Dirmit, 56-58, fifteen months; Edward M. Crumley, 58-59, twenty-one months ; George West, 59-62; John Beath, 62-68; Daniel Landon, 68-71; Thomas Dean, 71-77; Will- iam N. Buckles, 77-80; Henry Shroyer, 80- 86; Zadok Williams, 86-89; James G. Baird,
89-91; Isaac L. Hughes, 91-95 ; Zadok Will- iams, 95-98; David 11. Culberson, 98.
Second line: Jacob Shroyer, May to September, 39; George Il. Houser, to No- vember, 1840; Joseph P. Van Cleve, to June, 1841; John Stewart, 41-41, three months; Henry Stewart, 41-442; Samuel Gochnauer, 42-43; George H. Houser, 43-46; Samuel Gochnauer, 46-49; Barnett Dewitt, 49-51; Lewis H. McGeath, 51-55; Barnhart W. Bugh, 55-58; Peter Bonham, 58-60, fifteen months; Barnhart W. Bugh, 60-60, nine months; Peter McKee, 60-61; Asher Van- Cleve, 61-64; Daniel Watson, 64-67. Fred- erick Seelig, 67-70; Ilarrison Moon, 73;
Andrew B. Williams, 73-76; Harrison Moon, 76-79; William Schmidt, 79-82; Lar- kin McIntire, 82-85; Oliver Woodard, 85- 88; Adam W. Miles, 88-94; Thomas J. Ba- ker, 94-97; Joseph H. Weller, 97-1900.
Third line : Josephus Streeter, 39-41; Josiah Twibell, 41-47; Leonard Clouse, 47- 50; James Rhine, 50-54; Peter V. Hammer, 54-59; Thomas Twibell, 59-60; Theophilus Morris, 60-63; Sealy Havens, 63-70; James I. McGrew, 70-73; Isaac M. Ricketts, 73 76; Uriah Dick, 76-79; Isaac M. Ricketts, 79-82; Thomas C. Neal, 82-85; James W. Pittenger, 85-88, two and one-half years; Thomas C. Neal, 88, six months; John W. Clore, 88-91; Thomas T. McGeath, 91-99; Philip L. Schmidt, 99.
In the foregoing lists the last two figures of the years denoting time of service have been given, as also in the following lists :
COUNTY AUDITORS.
Jacob Bugh, 39-46; John J. Cook, 46-51 ; Wellington Stewart, 51-57; Abraham Stahl, 57-61; Randolph C. Anderson, 61-65; 11. C. Davisson, by appointment a few months at the latter part of Anderson's term; Ezra
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M1. Stahl, 65-70: Bazel B. Ransom, 70-74; Jacob M. Reasoner, 74-78: John P. A. I.conard, 78-86: William S. Branum, 86-90; James T. Trant, 90-94: Joseph A. Painter, 94-98; Benjamin F. Wampler, 98.
COUNTY CLERKS.
Jacob Brugh, John J. Cook and Welling- ton Stewart, to 1853; William Taughin- baugh, 53-61; Moses S. Stahl, 61-65; Will- iam Taughinbaugh, 65-69: R. G. Steele. with James B. Weir, by appointment latter part of last term. 69-77; Henry B. Smith, 77-81; Isaiah Cortright, 1881-89; David C. Caldwell, 89-97; William A. Curry, 97.
COUNTY RECORDERS.
Jacob Brugh, 39-46; William Taughin- baugh, 46-61; Joshua A. Troxel, 61-65; John Hedge, 65-73; John Noonan, 73-77; Isaiah Cortright, 77-81 ; Peter Timmons, SI- 85; Jeremiah P. Cronin, 85-89; John M. Bonham, 89-93; David J. Hummer, 93-97; Charles O. Fleming, 97.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
John Ervin, 39, four months; Jacob Emshwiller, 39-49; Abraham Stahl, 49-57; William H. Campbell, 57-61; William Taughinbaugh, 61-65 : Andrew J. Brickley, from March, 65, until his death two or three months later; Bazel B. Ransom, 65-70; George S. Howell, 70-72; Abraham Stahl, 72-74; Joseph Futrell, 74-78; Eli Hughes, 78-82; John R. Huffman, 82-86; Joshua T. Kelley, 86-88; John P. McGeath, 88-92; William B. Fortner, 92-94; John G. Wood, 94-96; James P. Rawlings, 96-1900.
COUNTY SHERIFFS.
Nicholas Friend, 1839; Frederick Beall, 39-41; John M. Williams, 41-43; Abraham Stahl, 43-47; Jacob Brugh, 47-49; Jose K. Hobson, 49-53: David M. Mercer, 53-57; Isaac Godwin, 57-61; Andrew J. Brickley. 61-65; Henry M. Miller, 65-67; Samuel L. Gadbury, 67-71; Charles S. Leonard, 71-73: Charles A. Rhine, 73-77; John Saxon, 77- 81; Samuel L. Gadbury, 81-85; Isaac W. Wingate, 85-89; Aaron Groves, 89-93: Ezra C. Covault, 93-95 and 97-99; Jesse Bugh, 95-97; David H. Hollingshead, 99.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
The surveyors of the county have been John J. Cook, Abraham Cassel, Edward P. Baldwin, Jonas Perrill, James H. McEl- downey. Smith Casterline, George T. Ful- ton and William Harley. Some of these, especially Cassel, Perrill and Harley, the present incumbent, have held several terms.
POSTMASTERS.
The postmasters at Hartford City for the last half century have been John S. Reed, James Lyon, Isaac Goodin, Sylvester R. Shelton, John M. Ruckman, Charles U. Tim- monds, Alexander Gable, James B. Chap- man and Enoch D. Moffett.
At Montpelier they have been John C. Baldwin, George J. Bruce, Oscar B. Boon, William Johnson, James L. Shinn, Elnathan K. Corey, Daniel T. Showalter, who died early in his term and was succeeded by his wife who completed the term, Henry C. Brannum, Nun McCullick and Lucullus G. Knight.
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
John Blount was probably the pioneer or Harrison township, locating on the south bank of the Salamonie, in 1833. Ilis first wife, Rachel, died in 1855 at the age of fifty-six, and he then married the Widow Jarrett, a daughter of John Twibell. and about 1872 removed to Kansas. His brother, Andrew R., came in 1836 and lived southeast of Montpelier. Two other brothers, Joseph and Thomas, came near the same time and afterwards went to Wells county. John Twibell came from Virgina in the spring of 1836 with his wife Elizabeth, and his sons David and Josiah. He was born in Ireland March 14, 1760, and served in the British army in the Revolutionary war, but toward the close of the war deserted to the Ameri- cans and remained in this country. David and Josiah located on the north side of the Salamonie, north of Momipelier, their sister Martha McCullock, locating farther down the river in Wells county. A younger brother, Thomas, married a daughter of John Blount, and lived many years two and one-half miles southeast of Montpelier. Rachel McGeath, another daughter of John, was the wife of Lewis HI. McGeath. They resided two miles west of Montpelier. John Twibell died July 21, 1853 ; he was blind for a few years prior to his death. His wife died four years earlier at the age of seventy- eight years. David Twibell died August 13, 1855, being nearly sixty-three years of age, Margaret, his widow, died in 1864. Josiah Twibell was an active and enterprising man in public affairs. He was one of the early commissioners of the county, was a candi-
date for the legislature in 1852 and 1854. and was the first captain of Company I, Thirty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volun- tcers. He died January 27, 1874, aged sixty- seven years and five months. In 1836 and 1837 a considerable number of emigrants came from Vermont and settled in and around the territory now included in the city of Montpelier. Abel Baldwin was the lead- ing spirit among them. He was born in the town of Cavendish, Windsor county, Ver- mon' in 1790. His father's name was Abel and his grandfather's name was Isaac. His maternal grandfather, Captain John Coffeen, was the first white settler in the town of Cav- endish. Mr. Bald ain acquired a good edu- cation and was a successful school teacher. He was in the army in the war of 1812. With his family he left Vermont in October, 1836, and came through the state of New York, and by water to Detroit and on to this county by way of White Pigeon and Goshen; his brother, Franklin G. Baldwin, and Josephus Streeter and David Pierce started from Vermont in September and came through in wagons. With them came Newton and Kendall Putnam and their fa- ther, who settled across the line in Wells county. Nearly all these families were re- lated in some way to the Baldwins. The fol- lowing year the Spauldings came also from Vermont. Judge Isaac Spaulding was a fine scholar and an excellent citizen ; he was a half brother to Jesse Spaulding, the father of the other Spauldings who came, who were John C., Franklin B., Francis G., Salome, Ste- phen S,, and Freeman IL and their widowed
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mother, Sarah Spaulding. Abel Baldwin laid out and platted the town of Montpelier, Sep- tember 5, 1837. It contained sixteen blocks and a total of one hundred and fifty-four lots. The lines of the original plat do not run north and south, east and west; the north and south lines run north eighteen degrees east, and the cast and west lines run south seventy-two degrees east. Abel Baldwin died August 16, 1839. His widow, Rhoda S .. afterwards married Judge Spaulding, who lived but a year or two after their marriage. Of the children the oldest child, Marthesia, became the wife of John J. Cook, one of the early county officers; Rhoda S., married Amos Perry, who came from Vermont ; John Baldwin was postmaster at Montpelier dur- ing the Whig administrations of Taylor and Fillmore and died recently in Nebraska : Charles P. went to Howard county ; Edward P., one of the early county surveyors, died while a young man ; Henry C. received a fine education from his step-father, Judge Spaulding, and is now a resident of Kansas, and the only member of the family living. The younger children were Hortense R. and Zada L. John D. Waugh came from Ver- mont and located two miles west of Montpe- lier, in June, 1837, bringing with him his son, James, and daughter, Eliza Ann; in the summer of 1838 he was taken sick with in- termittent fever and died July 3. His fam- ily was then on their way here and arrived in August. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and was born in New Hampshire in 1770. His father was a Revolutionary soldier and lost his life in the battle of Bun- ker Hill. Oscar B. Boon, with his mother and sister, came from Vermont in 1845; the mother was a native of Massachusetts and a sister of the Widow Spaulding previously mentioned. Thomas Hulett was also from
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