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JOSEPH C. HARRIS was born in Adams County, Penn., August 31, 1831, and is one of eight children born to Thomas and Jane (Coshun) Harris, both natives of Maryland and of English and Holland descent respectively. Thomas Harris, a farmer, was married in his native State and soon after moved to Pennsylvania, where he bought a farm and resided until 1840, when he came to Wayne County, this State, where he farmed on shares four years ; then moved to Tippecanoe County, and for one year farmed on shares on the spot where Purdue University now stands ; then went to Grand Prairie, same county, where, for four years, he farmed on shares. In 1849, he bought a farm of 200 acres, same coun- ty, which he conducted until he died in 1865, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Joseph C. Harris left his father's farm at the age of seventeen, purchased a breaking-plow and four yoke of oxen, and for six years engaged in breaking wild prairie land. He then bought forty acres in what is now Round Grove Township, cultivated the land until his father's death, when he returned to Tippecanoe and took charge of the homestead until his mother's death in 1868. In 1869, he bought the farm of 100 acres in this township on which he now resides. January 29, 1857, he married Mary Jane Reed, of Clark County, Ind., who has borne him eight children, all still living. Mr. Harris is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the Christian Church.
HILLIS HAWKINS was born in Benton County, Ind., March 22, 1847, and is the third of the nine children born to Robert and Sarah (Car- ter) Hawkins, both natives of Butler County, Ohio, and of English descent. About 1826, when some nine years old, Robert Hawkins came to Tippe- canoe County, this State, and was there reared; after his father's death, he farmed on the home place until about 1840, when he moved to Benton County, where he herded cattle and farmed two years, then returned for two years to Tippecanoe County, and then, in 1844, bought a partially improved farm of 200 acres in Benton County, which he subsequently traded for other land in the same township, Pine, on which he still lives ; he is now owner of 920 acres in Benton and 800 acres in White County. Hillis Hawkins was employed on the home farm until twenty-seven years of age, and then, from 1874 to 1878, farmed a part of his father's lands in this township; then bought 330 acres of these lands, and has resided thereon since 1879. In politics, Mr. Hawkins is a Republican.
WILLIAM A. HOLLADAY was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., September 24, 1844, and is the eldest of fourteen children born to James and Mary (Acord) Holladay, both natives of Ohio, and of Irish and German descent respectively. In 1828 or 1829, when about six years old, James Holladay came to Tippecanoe County with his parents, and was there reared and married. In 1845, he came to this county and engaged in
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farming in Prairie and West Point Townships. September 1, 1874, he died, a member of the Christian Church ; his widow, a member of the Baptist Church, is now a resident of this township. William A. Holla- day was employed on the home farm until twenty-one years old; he then farmed on shares until 1872, when he bought 120 acres of land in this township, on which he is still living; he was married, February 22, 1872, to . Christina Burroughs, a native of Carroll County, Ind., born October 24, 1843, and daughter of Jacob and Maria M. (Ramey) Bur- roughs, who were among the pioneers of Tippecanoe County. To this union have been born three children-Lee E., Nellie G. and Alta B. In politics, Mr. Holladay is a Democrat. Mrs. Holladay is a member of the Christian Church.
A. F. HUMPHREYS was born in Clinton County, Ohio, February 17, 1848, and is the fifth in a family of twelve children born to John L. and Julia A. (Sidels) Humphreys, natives respectively of Warren and Clinton Counties, Ohio, and of English and German descent. John L. Humphreys was educated and married in his native county, and soon after his marriage moved to Clinton County, bought 100 acres of unim- proved land and developed the farm on which he still resides, and which he has since increased to 1,100 acres ; he was for several years Trustee of his township, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A. F. Humphreys, in the spring of 1870, left his father's farm and moved to Warren County, Ind., where he ran a ditching machine for about three months, then worked as farm laborer one year and a half, then farmed on shares in Warren and Benton Counties four years, and then came to this township and bought the 140 acres on which he still resides. November 16, 1871, he married Isabel Banks, a native of Wabash County, Ind., who has borne him two children-Lillie M. and Joseph O. In politics, Mr. Humphreys is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
EDWARD HYDE was born in England April 1, 1839, and is the youngest of three children born to Edward and Fanny (Simpson) Hyde. The father followed his occupation of dairy farmer in England until 1876, when he came to this country, and died at Bloomington, Ind., May 4, 1878. Edward Hyde, our subject, served an apprenticeship and worked at the machinist's trade from the age of fourteen until twenty-two, and in the spring of 1863 came to this country and settled in Franklin County, Ind., where he was employed by the month on a farm, and worked in a type foundry until 1874, when he made a three months' visit to the old country. In the fall of 1875, he came to this township, and bought eighty acres of his present farm of 170 acres. February 21, 1878, he married Rachel Ashby, a native of Tippecanoe County, Ind., and daugh-
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ter of John and Sarah (Fordsman) Ashby, who were among the early set- tlers of the county named. There were two children born to this mar- riage-Princess Victoria and Fanny A. Mr. Hyde was a member of the " Ancient Order of Shepherds " in England, and in politics is liberal, but he usually votes with the Democrats.
JONAS JONES was born in Howard County, Md., September 17, 1823, and is the second of the three children born to Cyrus and Mary (Updegraff) Jones, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and both of German descent. Cyrus Jones was reared and married in Howard County, where he was engaged in farming until about 1833, when he moved to Somerset County, Ohio, where he bought 100 acres of land, on which he ended his days, a member of the Society of Friends. Jonas Jones lost his mother when he was but seven years old, after which he made his home with an uncle in Maryland until sixteen, when he hired out by the month on farms and on the B. & O. R. R. for several years, afterward for six years in a flouring mill. In 1856, he moved to Illinois, where he farmed two years ; returned to Maryland for a few months, and then came to Indiana, and for eleven years farmed on shares in Tippecanoe and White Counties. In the spring of 1870, he moved upon 120 acres in this township he had purchased the previous year, and has since made it one of the finest farms in the township. He was married in October, 1858, to Harriet Madden, a native of Howard County, Md., and to this union two children have been born-Amos and Nannie. In politics, Mr. Jones is a Republican.
JOHN LARKINS, son of Daniel and Margaret (Quinn) Larkins, was born in County Limerick, Ireland, about 1833, and is the seventh in a family of eight children. The father, who was a farmer, died in Ire- land in 1865, a member of the Catholic Church. John Larkins emi- grated to Canada in 1851, and was employed on a farm a year. In 1852, he moved to Dunkirk, N. Y., and for a few months worked on a railroad, and then moved to Tippecanoe County, Ind., and worked there as a farm hand four years and on shares one year ; he next farmed in Warren and Benton Counties on his own and on rented land for about six years. In March, 1865, he sold his land in Warren County, and enlisted in Com- pany K, One Hundred and Fiftieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out at Stephenson, Va., in September. He then farmed on shares in Benton County until 1871, when he came to this township and bought 160 acres wild land, on which he now resides, and which is well improved. February 10, 1855, he married Catherine Scanlon, a native of Boston, Mass., and daughter of Morris and Nancy (Conner) Scanlon, na- tives of County Kerry, Ireland. To this marriage have been born ten children, of whom eight-four boys and four girls-are still living. Mr.
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and Mrs. Larkins and their entire family are members of the Catholic Church.
JOHN A. LONGNECKER was born in Pendleton County, Ky., December 29, 1820, and is the eldest of the ten children born to Jacob and Sarah D. (Porter) Longnecker, natives respectively of Maryland and Kentucky. Jacob Longnecker was reared from childhood in Kentucky, was there married and there was engaged in farming until 1833, when he. came to Clinton County, this State, thence, three or four years later, to Tippecanoe, and thence, in 1841, moved to Livingston County, Ill., where he bought a farm of 320 acres, on which he resided until his death in March, 1860. John A. Longnecker worked with his father until twenty- one years of age, and then farmed on shares in Tippecanoe County for about ten years, when he bought a small farm, which he worked until the spring of 1862, when he came to this township and settled on seventy acres of wild land which he had bought two years previously. January 9, 1842, he married Rosanna Gats, a native of Dayton, Ohio, who bore him seven children (only one of whom still lives-Louisa C., now Mrs. Edward Stanford), and died February 9, 1880, a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Longnecker is a Democrat.
JAMES McCOMB was born in Madison County, Ohio, March 15, 1850, and is the youngest of the six children born to Robert and Maria N. (Hair) McComb, natives respectively of Ireland and Ohio. Robert McComb was reared and educated in Ireland until thirteen years of age, when he went to Scotland; remained there until eighteen, and then came to the United States and settled in Madison County, Ohio, where he mar- ried, bought a farm and resided until about 1853, when he moved to Ben- ton County, Ind., where he purchased another farm, on which he resided until his death, March 14, 1860 ; his widow died April 4 of the same year, and both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. James McComb received a good common school and academic education, and at the age of thirteen left his home and went to La Fayette, where he worked as a teamster a few months and then went to Benton County, where he farmed by the month for three years ; he then went to farming and stock-raising on his own account until the spring of 1874, when he came to this township and engaged in stock-dealing for two years, and then bought the 160 acres on which he now lives. March 2, 1882, he married Rebecca J. Brandon, a native of Independence, Warren Co., Ind., and this union has been blessed with one daughter-Nellie D. In politics, Mr. McComb is a Democrat.
WASHINGTON MILLER was born in Berkeley County, Va., De- cember 1, 1836, and is the fifth of the six children born to John and Mary (Runner) Miller, both natives of Virginia and of English descent.
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John Miller was a farmer in Virginia, was there married, and came to Tippecanoe County, this State, in 1837, bought a farm south of La Fay- ette. He had been a soldier in the war of 1812, and met his death in 1866 from injuries incurred from being thrown from a buggy. Washing- ton Miller was employed on the home farm until he was twenty-five years old, and in July, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Fortieth Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry, and was mustered out in December, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn. He took part in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Resaca and the Atlanta campaign, and was several times wounded, though slightly. On his return, he farmed on shares four years in Tip- . pecanoe County, and then bought a farm, which he worked until the spring of 1875, when he came to this township and bought the farm of 150 acres where he now resides. February 22, 1866, he married Mary J. Nalley, a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, who has borne him six children. Mr. Miller is a member of the G. A. R., and in politics is a Republican.
RICHARD J. NORTH was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., January 15, 1842, and is one of the fourteen children born to Jonathan and Hannah (Reed) North, natives respectively of Ohio and Delaware. Jonathan North, a farmer, was married in his native State, and in 1827 moved to Tippecanoe County, Ind., where he entered sixty-five acres of land, which he worked until 1830, when he went back to Ohio and farmed two years on shares, and then returned to Tippecanoe County, where he died January 11, 1859, aged fifty-nine years. Richard J. North, at the age of eighteen, began working out by the month ; in July, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Seventy-second Indiana Mounted In- fantry, and was mustered out at Nashville in July, 1865, having been in all the marches and engagements of his regiment, and having been slightly wounded while on picket duty at Columbia, Tenn. On his return, he farmed on shares until 1873, in Tippecanoe County, and then came to this township and farmed here for two years on shares. In the fall of 1874, he bought forty acres of wild land, to which he has since added forty acres. October 28, 1866, he married Eliza J. Morris, a native of Tippecanoe County, Ind., and a daughter of Cornelius and Nancy (Lay- ton) Morris, who were early settlers. To this marriage have been born four sons and three daughters. Both Mr. and Mrs. North are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; and in politics he is a Democrat.
PATRICK O'CONNOR was born in County Limerick, Ireland, about 1823, and is the third of six children born to Patrick and Mary (Shane) O'Connor. The father died when Patrick the younger was but seven years old, and the latter was then cared for by relatives until he had reached the age of twelve, from which time until 1849 he was em- ployed as hostler at a hotel. He then came to the United States and
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located in Chester County, Penn., where he was employed four years as teamster for a paper-mill ; he next lived in Dover, Del., two and a half years, and in July, 1855, came to Prairie Township, this county, where he farmed on shares until 1859, when he came to this township and bought a forty-acre farm, which he has since increased to 150 acres. February 3, 1851, he married Julia Murphy, daughter of Dennis and Mary Murphy, and a native of Ireland, who has borne him nine children, three of whom only are yet living-Patrick Perry, Margaret E. (now Mrs. John Ryman) and Julia A. C. In politics, Mr. O'Connor is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church.
JOHN W. PAYNE was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., Febru- ary 17, 1837, and is the third of the eight children born to Philip and Hester (Wilkins) Payne, both natives of Chillicothe, Ohio, and of German descent. Philip Payne was married in his native county, and soon after- ward, in 1832 or 1833, moved to Tippecanoe County, Ind., where he bought 120 acres of wild land, which he redeemed from its natural state, and on which he resided until his death in 1856, after having increased his farm to 210 acres. John W. Payne, until twenty-three years old, assisted on the home farm, and then, in the spring of 1861, came to this township, where he farmed on shares six years. In 1867, he bought eighty acres, on which he still lives. He married, March 22, 1857, Sarah Hedrick, a native of Clinton County, Ind., and to this union there have been born six children, of whom five are yet living. In politics, Mr. Payne is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.
STEWARD RARIDEN was born in Randolph County, N. C., Oc- tober 2, 1812, and is the fourth of the six children born to John and Mary (Osborn) Rariden, both natives of North Carolina, and of Irish and En- glish descent respectively. John Rariden served through the entire Rev- olution under Gen. Greene. He was married in his native State at the close of the war, and in 1815 moved to Lawrence County, Ind., residing there a few years, and then returning to North Carolina, where he died in 1855. The mother of Steward Rariden died when the latter was but five years old, after which he lived with an uncle in Lawrence and Greene Counties until he was twenty-two. He then farmed on shares for two years in Greene, where he next bought a farm, on which he resided until 1845, when he sold and moved to Monroe County, where he farmed until the spring of 1851, when he came to this township and entered eighty acres, to which he has since added eighty more, and here he has lived ever since. September 8, 1835, he married Mary J. Beech, who was born in Spencer County, Ky., February 27, 1817, and was the daughter of Elliott and Mary (Buskirk) Beech, both natives of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs.
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Rariden have had born to them eight children, of whom four are yet living-Robert, Elliott S., Anna E. and Samuel J. Mr. Rariden is a Republican, and has been Trustee of this township, and both he and wife are members of the Christian Church.
LEVI ROLLINGS was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., October 29, 1842, and is the second of the four children born to William and Melinda (Stanley) Rollings, natives respectively of Baltimore, Md., and Wayne County, Ind. William Rollings was brought to Tippecanoe County when a mere lad, was there reared on a farm, was there married, and there died June 23, 1855. The following year the family came to this township and settled on 133 acres of wild land which had been entered by the grandfather of Levi Rollings. The latter was employed at home until August 11, 1862, when he enlisted in the Tenth Indiana Battery, and served until mustered out July 11, 1865, at Indianapolis. He fought at Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, after which last-named battle he was assigned to the Eighteenth Indiana Battery, in which he took part in all the battles of the Georgia and Atlanta cam- paigns. For four years after the war, he farmed on shares in Iroquois County, Ill., and then moved to St. Joseph County, Ind., where he was employed running an engine, threshing and sawing wood for about three years, and then returned to Tippecanoe County, where again he farmed on shares until the spring of 1882, when he came to this township and engaged in farming. December 11, 1869, he married Anna M. San- ders, a native of London, England. Mr. Rollings is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the M. E. Church.
THOMAS H. ROWE was born in Madison County, Ohio, May 17, 1835, and is the elder of the two children born to William T. and Mary A. (Hair) Rowe, natives respectively of Virginia and Clermont County, Ohio. Thomas Hair, the father of Mrs. Mary A. Rowe, was among the first to settle at Fort Washington, now known as Cincinnati. William T. Rowe was born in Fluvanna County, Va., February 8, 1795, and in 1803 moved to Ohio with his father and settled near the then village of Chillicothe. He attended school seventeen days only, but was an exten- sive reader and became a well-informed man. His parents died when he was aged about seventeen, leaving under his protection six younger brothers and sisters, for whom he found places as best he could until his marriage, when he took them all to his home. At the age of eighteen, he became a mail contractor, and until 1850 ran a mail stage line from Chillicothe to Columbus, Ohio, and for many years held extensive mail contracts in several other States. He purchased real estate from time to time until he was the owner of a well-improved farm of 2,200 acres in Madison County, Ohio. For many years, he was Probate Judge of the
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same county. In the fall of 1849, he moved to Benton County, Ind., and bought some 500 or 600 acres of land, and was there elected County Commissioner in 1850. In 1853, he removed to Tippecanoe County, bought a farm of 200 acres, and there died, June 1, 1878, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for more than sixty years. Thomas H. Rowe was employed on his father's farm and in carrying the mail until twenty-one years old, when he began life on his own account. In 1864, he came to this township and settled on 600 acres of wild land owned by his father, of which 320 acres are now his own. For the first fifteen years, he was exclusively engaged in herding, but subsequently added general farming. He was married, March 12, 1862, to Mary C. Swartz, a native of Floyd County, Ind., and daughter of George and Sarah (Brown) Swartz, of Pennsylvania. The two children living born to this union are William B. and Jessie M. Mr. Rowe is a Democrat and has served six years as Justice of the Peace, and four years as Trustee of this township; he is a Freemason, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JOSEPH RYMAN was born in Bavaria September 9, 1832, and is the elder of two children, and the only one living, born to Andrew J. and Eve (Hummerbauch) Ryman. Andrew J. Ryman was reared a shoe- maker, but at the age of fifteen became a soldier in the Prussian Army, and was taken prisoner by the French at the battle of Austerlitz, where he had both legs broken. He afterward became an officer under Napoleon I, and accompanied the French Army in the disastrous Russian campaign. Having served in the German and French Armies twenty-two years, he was appointed, after the fall of Napoleon, Revenue Collector at one of the Ger- man posts, which position he held five or six years, and then engaged in farming in Germany until 1857, when he came to the United States and settled in Tippecanoe County, this State, where he died, November 7, 1864, a member of the Catholic Church. Joseph Ryman came to Tippe- canoe County with his father and farmed on shares until February, 1870, when he came to this township and settled on forty acres of wild land he had purchased the previous year, and which he has since increased to 100 acres. In September, 1855, he married Catharine Paff, a native of Bavaria, who has borne him seven children, six still living. In politics, Mr. Ryman is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church.
ELEAZER H. SCOTT was born in Hamilton County, Ind., Janu- ary 2, 1835, and is one of the eleven children born to Anderson W. and Mary (Burnside) Scott, natives respectively of Virginia and North Caro- lina. Anderson Scott came to Wayne County, this State, when a young man ; bought a farm near Richmond ; was there married and there re-
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sided about seventeen years, when he sold out and moved to Hamilton County, where he bought a farm of 200 acres, on which he lived until 1850, when he moved to Tippecanoe County, and thence to Kankakee County, Ill., in 1857. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Fifty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and took part in the storming of Forts Donelson and Henry ; at the battle of Shiloh he was severely wounded and was taken prisoner, but was soon exchanged, and in July, 1862, was discharged on account of his wounds at the hospital at Camp Denison, Ohio. In November, 1863, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served through the Georgia campaign, and was again wounded at the battle of Resaca. He was mustered out in June, 1865, and bought a farm in Newton County, Ind., which he sold in 1877, since when he has been liv- ing with his children. He is seventy-five years old, has been for many years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a member of the G. A. R .; his wife died August 23, 1879, and she, also, was a de- voted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. E. H. Scott, at the age of nineteen, began life for himself, and in August, 1862, enlisted in Company C, Seventy-second Illinois Mounted Infantry, which formed a part of Gen. Wilder's brigade. He took part in the battle of Chicka- mauga, was through the Atlanta campaign, fought at Franklin and Nash- ville, and was at the storming of Selma. He was mustered out at Indian- apolis in July, 1865, farmed a year in Tippecanoe County, Ind., and in the spring of 1867 came to this township, of which he has been twice elected Trustee. July 30, 1856, he married Hannah T. Darby, who was born in Marion County April 7, 1839, and is now the mother of seven children. Mr. Scott is the owner of a good farm of 240 acres ; he is a Republican, and both he and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.
CHARLES H. SHRIVER was born in Germany September 15, 1840, and is the youngest of the three children of Julius H. and Mary S. (Struby) Shriver. Julius H. was a farmer, and brought his family to the United States about the year 1847, and for a time employed himself at gardening near Louisville, Ky .; in 1849, he bought a farm in Floyd County, Ind., which he worked until 1868, when he came to this county and made his home with his son, Charles H., for nine years, and then returned to Floyd County, where he resided with his daughter until he died, a member of the Lutheran Church, October 3, 1882, in his eighty- fourth year. Charles H. Shriver worked out on a farm and at teaming between the ages of eleven and twenty-three, and then farmed on shares a year in Tippecanoe County. In April, 1867, he came to this town- ship, bought eighty acres of wild land, developed a farm and increased it
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