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September, 1866, he married Miss Rachel Hammil, who was born in May, 1846, in Carroll County, Ind., and who is the daughter of James H. and Nancy (Montgomery) Hammil, both natives of Tennessee. Six children were born to this union, viz .: Edwin, Frank, Charles, Harrison, Samuel and Harvey. In politics, Mr. Downs is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.
MAJ. DAVID DROKE was born in East Tennessee March 31, 1800, and was the second of the twelve children born to Jacob and Cath- erine Droke. He was reared a farmer, and was married May 5, 1825, to Rebecca Shaver, of East Tennessee, daughter of David and Catherine (Barnger) Shaver, and born September 8, 1804. By this union he became the father of ten children, of whom four are still living-David, James, Martha and Eliza. In the fall of 1849, he brought his family to this county, and bought 240 acres at $6 per acre. A few years later, he pur- chased a saw mill, which he ran for two or three years. Mr. and Mrs. Droke are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and they and family, in 1852, founded the first Sabbath school in this township, and it has proved to be a permanent institution. While living in Tennessee, Mr. Droke was commissioned Major of the home militia or minutemen, of whom he had previously been Captain. He is recognized as a public- spirited citizen, and the family are held in high respect by the commu- nity.
DAVID S. DROKE was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., Decem- ber 22, 1829, and was reared a farmer. He came to this county with his parents in the fall of 1849, and assisted his father until about 1852, when he married Miss Eleanor, daughter of Thomas and Phebe (Gadd) Barnes, and born in Ohio, in 1833. One son was born to this union- Jacob F., who died when a year old. For six years after marriage, Mr. Droke resided in Carroll County, and then purchased his present home of forty-three acres, six miles south of Idaville. Mr. Droke is a Democrat, and has served as School Director and Road Master. He is an anti-secret society man, but in home politics votes for the man of his choice, rather than from party dictation. He has used his influence to induce a number of friends at the South to come North, as he thinks the latter section possesses greater advantages for farming than the former. He and wife are firm members of the United Presbyterian Church. His parents, David and Rebecca (Shaver) Droke, were both natives of Tennessee, but of German extraction.
JAMES S. DROKE was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., June 5, 1834, and at the age of fifteen came to this county with his parents, whom he left at the age of twenty-one, and began farming on his own account. He was married, in 1859, to Miss Minerva Bagwell, a native of Parke
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County, Ind., born March 8, 1833, and daughter of William and Eliza- beth (Martin) Bagwell, of North Carolina ; were married in Parke Coun- ty, and there reared a family of thirteen children, and who died in this county at the age of seventy-two and seventy-eight years respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Droke became the parents of five children-William D., Alice, Mary E., John F. and Amanda J. Of these, only Mary E. and Amanda J. are living. Mr. Droke, on his marrying, located on the home farm, where he remained eight years and then removed to Cass County, this State, where he lived two years, and then came to his present farm of sixty-eight acres. He and wife are members of the United Presby- terian Church.
D. L. FISHER was born in Carroll County, Ind., October 14, 1839, and is the seventh of the nine children born to David and Susanna (Pef- fler) Fisher, who were born in Virginia March 20 and September 22, 1804, respectively, and who were both of English descent, and married in Ohio August 31, 1824, locating in Carroll County, Ind., shortly after. D. L. Fisher was reared a farmer and miller. His mother died in 1847, and his father, who was a German Baptist minister, died February 5, 1871, aged sixty-seven years. Mr. Fisher began farming on his own ac- count at the age of nineteen, but soon rented a grist mill from his father near Camden, which he operated until 1861, when he moved to Cass County; operated a mill there one year and then came to this county and bought a farm, which he tilled two years, and then exchanged for a half interest in a mill seven miles northwest of Logansport. In 1866, he ex- changed this mill for his present home, one mile west of Burnettsville. In 1870, he began selling farm machinery, and January 1, 1883, took in as partner J. M. Love, and the firm now carry a complete line of agri- cultural implements, wagons, etc. June 12, 1859, he married Miss Nancy Murray, born in May, 1838, and the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Garver) Murray. To their union have been born five children- Samuel A., Laura A., Mattie F., Lizzie Pearl and Millard. Mr. Fisher and wife are members of the German Baptist Church, and in politics he is a Republican.
GEORGE W. FRIDAY was born in Stark County, Ohio, February 22, 1841, one of the seven children, two now living, of George W. and Susanna (Beard) Friday, both natives of Pennsylvania, but early immi- grants of Ohio, where the senior Friday laid out the town of Canton, on land entered by himself. Afterward, he went to several points, and en- tered into various kinds of business until 1871, when he came to Idaville and engaged in general merchandising a few years, and then retired to a farm, where he died in 1878, aged sixty-four. After receiving a fair literary and commercial education, our subject joined his father in mer-
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chandising at Lockport, this State, for three years, and then removed to Kentland and did business on his own account, from the fall of 1868 till the beginning of 1870. He then returned to Lockport and again joined his father for a year, and then for two years was in business for himself, when a break in the canal caused him a total loss of his property, and in 1873 he came to Idaville, empty-handed, and began common labor. Eighteen months later, he took a position in Capt. Snyder's store; then clerked for John G. Timmons, then for Milan Carson and then for Will- iam Davis. He then moved on his father's farm, which he had purchased with savings from his salary. After a short time, he again engaged with Mr. Snyder for eighteen months at Monticello, and then joined William Davis, of Idaville, in the purchase of the stock of goods belonging to J. G. Timmons, worth $2,784. This partnership was dissolved in Decem- ber, 1882, Mr. Friday continuing the business. April 6, 1866, Mr. Fri- day married Margaret J., daughter of John and Martha Woods, and born in Ohio January 29, 1844. To this union have been born four children, of whom two are living-Milan B. and Frederick J.
JOSEP I GLASGOW was born in Adams County, Ohio, March 6, 1832, but fiom the age of two was reared in Shelby County on a farm. He is the eldest son and second of the nine children born to Arthur and Eliza (McCullaugh) Glasgow, natives of Adams County, and of Scotch and Irish extraction. About 1850, Arthur Glasgow made an overland trip to California ; remained there until June, 1852, and while on his way home was attacked by cholera, and died between the Isthmus of Panama and New York, aged forty-three. Mrs. Eliza Glasgow died in Shelby County in 1870, aged fifty-eight years. From 1850, Joseph Glasgow managed the home farm until November 2, 1859, when he was married to Sarah Sollenberger, the youngest of the seven children born to Daniel and Esther (Wenger) Sollenberger, and born April 5, 1833. To this union there were born six children-Jennie, Lizzie, Alma, John F., Josie and William W. The father of Mrs. Glasgow came to White County in the fall of 1869, and here died the following year, at the age of seventy- seven. His widow is yet living, at the age of eighty-three. In June, 1865, Mr. Glasgow came to this township, and purchased 120 acres of land on Section 19, and is now engaged in farming and stock-rearing. He is a public-spirited citizen, and was one of the first to get up a peti- tion for the construction of a public ditch east of the river. Mrs. Glas- gow is a member of the Protestant Methodist Church.
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SAMUEL P. GLASGOW was born in Shelby County, Ohio, De- cember 17, 1842, and is the sixth in the family born to Arthur and Eliza Glasgow. He was reared a farmer, and in the spring of 1864 enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana Volunteer In-
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fantry, under the call for 100-day men. He was discharged in the fall of 1864, and on his return assumed full charge of the home farm, which he conducted until the fall of 1870, when he came to this township, locat- ing on Section 19, where he now owns a highly improved farm of 235 acres. He was married, October 15, 1867, to Jennie E., daughter of Abraham and Anna Stipp, of Shelby County, Ohio, and born May 20, 1846. To this union have been born four children-Maggie A., Wilda M., an infant who died unnamed, and James S. Mr. Glasgow is a Re- publican in politics, and always takes a leading part in home enterprises. He began life a poor man, but is now one of the well-to-do farmers of the township.
PERRY GODLOVE was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, June 4, 1832, and is one of the nine children of Joseph and Hannah (Bumgard- ner) Godlove, natives of Virginia. The family came to Delaware County, this State, when Perry was but an infant, engaged in farming, and there the father and mother died in 1859 and 1855 respectively. Of the. chil- dren, only two sons and two daughters survive, and reside in Kansas, with the exception of our subject. Mr. Godlove was married, May 26, 1855, to Miss Margaret H. Shaffer, born April 8, 1838, and daughter of John and Eliza Shaffer, natives of Pennsylvania. There were born to their union eight children-Flora E., Emma J., Albert, Ida L., Henry M., John E., Frank and Eva. In the fall of 1863, Mr. G. and family came to this county, where he purchased 440 acres of land, which he has since increased to 560 acres, all in one body, and valued at $45 to $50 per acre. In October, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged in July, 1865. In politics, he is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Church of God, of which he is a Trustee.
DAVID C. GRAHAM was born in Mifflin County, Penn., March 4, 1823, and is the eldest of the six children born to Enos and Elizabeth (Criswell) Graham, natives of the same State. David C. Graham was reared a farmer, but at his majority began teaching school, having chosen that as a profession. At the end of four years, however, he concluded to come West. In 1852, he married Miss Mary J. Pecht, of Mifflin County, the daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Crissman) Pecht, and born March 24, 1831. To this marriage have been born five children-Sarah E., Sidney W., Frank L., Robert O. and Samuel L. Mr. Graham had passed a summer in this county in 1848, but did not come to reside permanently until May, 1852, when he located on Section 22, where he remained three years, and then returned East, remaining ten years, and then coming back to Burnettsville. In politics, he is a Democrat, and his wife is a member of the Church of Christ.
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JOSEPH L. HALL, of the firm of Hall, Barns & Co., was born in Ohio December 31, 1844, and is the son of William and Elizabeth (Quimby) Hall, natives of New York State. The family came to this county in 1850, locating on a farm in Liberty Township, where the father died. Two years later the mother married William Conwell, and removed to La Porte County, and thence to Southwestern Illinois, where they passed the remainder of their lives. At the age of thirteen, Joseph L. Hall was compelled to take care of himself, and when seventeen, en- listed in Company D, Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered into service at Indianapolis, in June, 1862, and his first fight was at Richmond, Ky., where he was taken prisoner, but soon after re- ceived a parole, and rejoined his company at Indianapolis. His next en- gagement was at Vicksburg; then followed Jackson, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Columbus and Raleigh. He received his discharge in June, 1865, when he returned to this county and engaged in farming on rented land. . He was married, October 9. 1866, to Miss Nancy Price, a native of White County, and born in October, 1843. To this union were born six children, two now living-John T. and Aaron J. In the fall of 1880, Mr. Hall moved to Yeoman, Carroll County, and engaged in merchandising ten months ; then moved his stock to Idaville, where he did business on his own account until September, 1882, when he sold two-thirds of his interest, and formed his present copartnership. Mr. H. is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is a Democrat.
JOHN HANNAH was born in Greene County, Ohio, December 14, 1810, and is the son of Robert and Elizabeth Hannah, natives of Penn- sylvania. At the age of twenty, he rented land and farmed until Novem- ber, 1834, when he came to this county and entered 120 acres, and made his home with his father (who had come here in 1833) until he had made some improvements. November 27, 1838, he married Miss Margaret, daughter of William and Mary Gibson, who came from Greene County, Ohio, to this township in 1834. To his marriage were born eleven chil- dren, of whom six are living-Mary E., Lucinda, Isabel J., Margaret, John W. and William H. Mrs. Hannah died October 4, 1882, aged sixty-three years. In 1865, Mr. Hannah rented his farm and moved to Burnettsville, where he bought a stock of groceries and other goods, and conducted business until 1871, when he traded his goods and village property for the Dale farm, south of town. On this he lived until the June following, when he moved to Idaville, and again engaged in mer- chandising until the fall of 1863, when he exchanged stocks with Perry Gates, of Burnettsville, at which point he did business until December, 1877, when he traded his goods for a farm of 160 acres in Cass Town-
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ship, on which he lived until 1880. He then resided in Burnettsville two years, and returned to the farm he had originally entered, where he lives in retirement with his youngest son. Mr. Hannah is one of the oldest and most useful citizens of Jackson. He was present at the first election in the township, and was one of the first petit jurors of the county. He assisted in building the first schoolhouse, and has done as much as any man for the building up of Burnettsville.
ANDREW HANNAH was born in Greene County, Ohio, May 6, 1816, and was the fourth of the eight children born to Robert and Eliza- beth Hannah, natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and of Irish ex- traction. Andrew was reared a farmer. He came with his father to this county in 1833, and settled in what was afterward known as Jackson Township, being the third or fourth permanent settler. He was present at the first town meeting, and cast the only Whig vote polled. His first Presidential vote was given for Gen. Harrison in 1840, but on the forma- tion of the Republican party he joined its ranks. He came to his pres- ent home in the spring of 1841. December 5, 1837, he married Miss Jane, the daughter of Thomas and Phoebe Barnes, natives of Ohio, who came to this county in 1834. To this union were born eight children, of whom only three grew to maturity. Mrs. Hannah died March 9, 1855. The same spring, Mr. Hannah married Margaret, the daughter of John and Lovina (Schora) Dimmit, and born in Pennsylvania April 15, 1827. To this union were born seven children, six of whom are still living- Adam F., Gilbert C., Joseph, Gillespie, Mary A. and Maggie E. Mr. Hannah is now the second oldest resident of this township, and owns upward of 900 acres of land. In 1875, he founded a sect known as Reformed Presbyterians, with a membership of forty-five, and from his own funds erected a church edifice which cost about $2,000, and has contributed about $400 annually to the support of the church ever since. Mr. Hannah has served as County Commissioner one term, and was re- nominated, but, refusing to be led by the county ring, was defeated for a second term.
PATRICK HAYS was born in Ireland March 3, 1843, and when but two years of age was brought by his parents to America, landing in Canada, but soon coming to the States. Early in 1861, Mr. Hays fixed upon Medarysville as a home. In August of the same year, he enlisted in Company C, Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was as- signed to Gen. A. M. D. McCook's division in the Army of the Cum- berland. His first fight was at Shiloh, after which he was promoted to Fifth Sergeant. After the siege of Corinth, he was made First Sergeant. He was next at Stone River, Lavarne, Triune, Liberty Gap and Chicka- mauga, in the last being struck by bullets three times inside of twenty
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minutes, one minie ball passing through his left thigh. After three weeks' treatment in the hospital at Nashville, he came home on a thirty days' furlough. At the end of this time, being still disabled, he was commissioned Recruiting Sergeant, and enlisted twenty-one mnen. He rejoined his regiment in May, 1864, at Chattanooga, and was commis- sioned First Lieutenant. He veteranized at this time, and in November, 186 +, was promoted to a Captaincy. In December, 1865, he was honor- ably discharged, and then came to Idaville, where he worked at shoe- making for some time. He then engaged in merchandising, and then in farming, and has met with success, having a neat home and eighty-three acres of well cultivated land. Mr. Hays was married, January 25, 1870, to Miss Loretta Irelan, who was born December 15, 1846. He is a Democrat, and in the spring of 1882 was elected Road Supervisor. IIe is a member of the G. A. R., and his wife is a member of the Church of God.
HENRY HEINY, of the firm of Heiny & Good, is a native of Wayne County, Ind., was born in 1838, and is the fifth of the eleven chil- dren born to Benjamin and Elizabeth (Lantz) Heiny, natives of Penn- sylvania. The family came to Carroll County, Ind., at an early day, and there the father died in 1861, aged sixty-one years. Henry Heiny was reared on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he began the car- penter's trade, which he followed until his enlistment, July 20, 1862, in the Seventy-second Mounted Infantry, then known as the Lightning Brigade. He served under Gen. Thomas, and was at Hoover's Gap, Flat Shoals, Ga., Rome, Chickamauga, Ebenezer Church, Selma, Colum- bia, etc., and his company was the first to enter Macon, Ga. He received his final discharge at Indianapolis July 6, 1865. On his return, he developed a farm in Adams Township, Carroll County, two and a half miles south of Idaville, which he still makes his home. In the spring of 1882, he engaged in the agricultural implement trade in Idaville, and in the following July received Mr. Good as partner. The firm now carry a full line of implements and agricultural machinery. Mr. Heiny was married, in 1873, to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of David and Deborah (Hobson) Coble. To this union have been born two children-Flora E. and Elmore E. Mr. H. is a Republican, and a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge. No. 506.
JOSEPH HENDERSON was born in Juniata County, Penn., May 16, 1841, and is the son of Andrew and Martha (Harris) Henderson. The family came to this county in 1853, and shortly after arrival Mrs. Henderson died, leaving ten children. Iler husband died in the fall of 1855, while on a visit to a son in Jasper County, aged fifty-four years. Joseph Henderson lived with John Hannah and then with Andrew
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Hannah until October 10, 1861, when he enlisted in Company C, Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry ; he joined his regiment at New Madrid, and a few days later was in the fight at Tiptonville ; then at Fort Pillow, Memphis, where his regiment was the first to enter the city ; thence he was sent to Helena, and after an ex- pedition up the White River, was taken sick and was granted a fur- lough ; he rejoined his regiment near Fort Pemberton, took part in the Vicksburg campaign, witnessed the bombardment of Port Gibson, and was wounded by a minie ball at Champion's Hill. At Madison, he was taken prisoner, but soon exchanged; he joined his company at New Iberia, and at New Orleans re-enlisted for three years or during the war ; he was in the Red River expedition, and at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads was wounded in the left arm. After leaving the hospital at New Orleans, he re-joined the army at Anderson, Ky. At Lexington, he was promoted First Lieutenant, and three months later to a Captaincy. At the close of the war, he was honorably discharged-September 4, 1865. August 21, 1866, he married Miss Adeline, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth (Burns) Carson, of Idaville, ! orn February 23, 1847. To this union were born four children-Minnie B., Lizzie E., John M. and Elsie L. (deceased). Mr. H. is a successful farmer; he is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church.
LYMAN W. HENRY, M. D., was born in Massachusetts Febru- ary 26, 1817, and is one of eight children born to William and Rhoda (Davison) Henry. He was reared on a farm, and also learned carpenter- ing. In the fall of 1839, in Crawford County, Penn., he began the study of medicine under Dr. Robins. and two years later began practicing. In 1845, he located at Centerville, Ohio, and read one year with Dr. Hewitt. In 1846, he came to this county and settled on the present site of Burnettsville. On the 12th of December, that year, he received his first call in the new location, and from that time until the spring of 1848 was kept busy in his practice; he then returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained three years, recruiting his health ; he next passed a year in Mayville, Wis., and then came back to Burnettsville, and is now enjoying an extensive and lucrative practice ; he has been three times married-first, December 20, 1839, to Miss Hannah Perry, who was born in Canada July 30, 1820, and who bore him one son, Edgar B., ow a druggist at Burnettsville. His second marriage, November 29, 1865, was to Nancy Smith, who was born in Cincinnati, April 8, 1829. July 16, 1868, he married Rebecca (Adwell) Ball, daughter of William Adwell, and born in Virginia December 16, 1831. To this union has been born one daughter, Mary Ella. Dr. Henry has filled the offices of Coroner, Township Trustee, Secretary of Board of Health and Corpora- tion Trustee, and he and wife are Seventh-Day Adventists.
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E. R. HERMAN was born in Miami County, Ohio, February 15, 1831, and is the second eldest of the eleven children born to Franklin J. and Mary A. (Robbins) Herman, natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania respectively. Franklin J. IIerman and family came to this township in 1839, and located forty acres; he served as Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years, and died February 10, 1861; his widow still resides ·on the homestead. E. R. Herman, when nineteen years old, began teaching school, but in 1855 took up law and read until 1861, teaching school and practicing at intervals. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was elected First Lieutenant, and campaigned through Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi. The next spring he resigned his commission, but remained with his com- pany until July ; then returned and engaged in mercantile pursuits for three years, and then went to Rochester, Ind., where he followed the legal profession until the fall of 1881, when he returned to Burnettsville, to assist in caring for his aged mother. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Margaret E., daughter of Joseph and Margaret Cullen, born in White County, September 21, 1831. To this union were born three children-Mariel D., Alpha and Ashton Floyd. Mr. Herman is a Royal Arch Mason and a Democrat, and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JAMES T. HOWARD was born in Bourbon County, Ky., May 2, 1831, and is one of the eight children of Greenbery and Cynthia (Arra- smith) Howard, natives of Maryland and Kentucky. Greenbery Howard brought his family to this State in 1834, locating in Putnam County, and he there died March 24, 1869; his widow survives him, at the age of seventy-six years, and resides in Bainbridge. James T. Howard was reared a farmer, and in September, 1869, he came to this township and located on his present farm of 112 acres, part of which is included within the corporate limits of Burnettsville. He was married, October 17, 1856, to Miss Harriet L. Rankin, who was born in Montgomery County, Ind., in 1832, and daughter of William and Harriet W. (Wren) Rankin, both natives of Kentucky. To this union nine children have been born, of whom seven are living-Emily E., Harriet B., Martha J., Anna E., Mary E., Simpson and William W. Those dead were named Cynthia and Elmer. Mr. Howard has served as Town Councilman of Burnetts- ville, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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