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From this locality, at an early day, they started westward across the
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Alleghanies, to that country explored by Daniel Boone, lacating in Marion County, Kentucky. Joseph Mattingly served as a soldier in the late war with England, under Shelby Hopkins, and was with General Jackson at the battle of New Orleans.
Valentine Creager, of Creagerstown, Maryland, grandfather on the mother's side, was a captain in the "Continental" army, and was with Washington at "Valley Forge;" served through the war of the Revolu- tion, and at an early date emigrated to Marion County, Kentucky.
The educational advantages of Wm. Mattingly were necessarily limited. In those days there were but few common schools; the principal reliance for acquiring the rudiments of learning being that common with the aver- age frontiersman. In 1832 he removed from the place of his birth in Perry County, locating near Eureka, Spencer County. On the 26th of April, 1849, he was married at Rockport, Inc., to Elizabeth 0. Hall, daughter of Shadrack and Mary Hall, of Nelson County, Kentucky. On
the 2d of October, 1870, he was married a second time to Elizabeth L. Morgan, daughter of James Thomas and Helen Morgan, of Rockport, Ind. Mr. Mattingly is a member of the first Catholic family that settled in Spencer County. His occupation is that of farmer and merchant; his moral and business standing in the community being second to none.
ADVERTISEMENTS
G. F. Adye M.D. Physician and Surgeon, Newtonville, Indiana. Dr. A. T. Bennett. Physician and Surgeon. Newtonville, Ind.
Dr. B. B. John. Physician and Surgeon. Office and Residence, one mile east of Newtonville.
John G. Rumnel. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Queensware, ready-made Clothing, Toilet Soaps, Notions and Fancy Articles, and all goods usually kept in a first- class Country Store.
W. Woodward. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Queensware, Ready-made Clothing, Toilet Soaps, Notions and Fancy Articles, and all Goods usually kept in a first-class Country Store. Also Attorney-at-law. All busi- ness entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention.
John N. & A. W. Sharp. Dealers in all kinds of Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, Stoves and Notions generally. A. W. Sharp, ašso Dealer in Hogs, Sheep and Cattle. Residence, Newtonville.
S. Sutton. Dealer in Drugs, Medicine, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varuishes, Dye Stuffs, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Purposes and all Druggists' Sundries. Main street.
P. M. Cooper. Justice of the Peace and Conveyancer. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention. Conveyancing and Collect- ions Solicited. Also proprietor of Newtonville Hotel.
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A. W. Abbott. Blacksmith. All kinds of Blacksmithing, Horse-shoeing, Ironing of Wagons, Buggies, Plows, etc., and all kinds of Smithing done with neatness and accuracy. Work solicited and promptly done.
D. W. Moser. Blacksmith. All kinds of Blacksmithing done with neatness and accuracy. Horse-shoeing and Manufacturer of Plows, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Repairing done with promptness. Work solicited. Shop and Residence, Main street.
Balthas Yetter. Shoemaker, Manufacturer of Boots, Shoes, &c. All kinds of work done in the line of Shoemaking with neatness, promptness and accuracy. Work solicited. Shop on Main street.
Ira Broshears. Proprietor and owner of Broshears' Coal Mine near Newtonville. First-class article of Coal produced and for sale at all times in quantities to suit the purchaser.
R. C. Townely. Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of rough Lumber. Orders solicited and promptly filled.
Wm. Grass. Fashionable Tailor. All kinds of Tailoring done with neat- ness and accuracy. Shop at residence of C. Wohlfalk, three miles east of Newtonville.
Lynam & Broshears. Owners of the fine Membrino Stallion Whirlwind. Sired by Membrino Chief and Gray Eagle.
SANTA FEE BUSINESS REFERENCES.
Sylvester L. Brown. Physician and Surgeon. Residence, and Office, Sec. 13; 1} mile south of Santa Fee. P. O., Santa Claus.
A. R. Hancock. Physician and Surgeon. Residence and Office, Washington street.
Peter Zwickel. Proprietor of Santa Claus Mills. Main street.
Christian Wyttenbach. Minister, Lutheran Evangelical Church. Residence, 1} miles west of Santa Fee.
CLAY CITY BUSINESS REFERENCES
H. F. Tonnemacher. Blacksmiths and Dealers in Bugies, Spring and Farm Wagons, Plows, &c. Horse-shoeing, Painting and Repairs of all kinds attended to. P. O., Buffalo.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, continued
FREDERIC SEIM
Was born in Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, November 2d, 1829, where he resided with his father until the year 1837, when his father left New York for Indiana, having purchased 2 sections of land where the city of Evansville now stands. John Seim (father of Fred), was born in
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Hesse Darmstadt, Germany; came to the United States in 1826. His wife, Walburga Fehr, was born in Baden, Germany. They were married in 1827 at Greenbush, N.Y. He was a mill-wright and farmer by occupation. In 1837 Mr. Seim left New York with his father for their western home. Arriving at Cincinnati they embarked on the ill-fated steamer "Moselle." Leaving the Cincinnati wharf they proceeded up the river to the village of Columbia, distant four miles, for the purpose of taking on board other emigrants bound westward. Having taken these on board, the boat was loosened preparatory to returning. At the first revolution of her wheels the boilers exploded, tearing the boat to pieces, killing and wounding & majority of the persons on board. By this dreadful accident, Mr. Seim's father and brother (a small child) were drowned. The body of the father with that of the child in his arms was afterward found by some fishermen near Madison, Ind. His mother was rescued from a watery grave by some parties in a skiff, she having been kept afloat by holding to some sticks of wood. Frederic, then 8 years old, was found in an unconscious condition on some fragments of the wheel-house, some distance below Cincinnati. The citizens and owners of the ill-fated boat rendered every assistance in their power to the relief of the sufferers. Frederic resided until 1857in Cincinnati as a mechanic; was foreman of Smith and Hawley's large furni- ture manufactory for seven years. He came from Chio and located his present home, consisting of a quarter section of land, which at that time was an unbroken forest. He having made up his mind to become a farmer, went to work in earnest, clearing and beautifying his farm. He was married to Elizabeth Eiden in Cincinnati, February 9th, 1854. She was born in Germany, November 2d, 1824. They have had a family of nine children, viz., Anna E., Charles F., Mary J., Amelia, Susan, John B., Henry, Ferdinand and Charles (dec'd), all of whom are residing at the old homestead except Anna E., who is married and lives in Tell City. The mother of Mr. Seim also resides in Tell City, having attained the age of 72 years. Politically Mr. Sein has been a life-long Republican, his father a Whig before him. Mr. Seim is one of the most liberal and public- spirited men in his community; a man possessed with more than an average education, energetic and untiring, a self-made man of the day.
AQUILA HUFF.
The Huff family, of Huff Township, this county, are descendants of a family by that name that settled at an early day in Kent County, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. John Huff and his wife, (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Dodderidge,) together with a mmber of other adventurers, started to emigrate west about the year 1783 or 1784. Their destination was the Ohio River. They arrived at where Pittsburg is now located, and stopped at that place awhile for rest and recreation, and while out hunting John Huff was killed by Indians, and his wife and the rest of his family, together with the other adventurers, proceeded down the Ohio River as far as the mouth of Sinking Creek, where Stephensport is situated. They then left the river and went out into Kentucky ten or twelve miles to the present location of Hardinsburg, in Breckinridge County. They there built a fort to protect them from the Indians. John Huff's family consisted of six boys and two girls. The boys' names were Benjamin, Reuben, Jesse, John, Aaron and Aquila. The girls' names were Priscilla and Dorcas. It was in this fort that Aquila Huff, the subject of this sketch, was raised from the time he was five years old until he was twenty-one. He was married about the year 18 -- , to Mary Rawlins,
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daughter of Stephen Rawlins, an old citizen of Hardin County, near Elizabeth town, and continued to reside in that county until 1815, at which time he removed to Spencer County, Ind., being one of the first settlers of Huff Township, which was named for him. He continued to reside in this county until his death, which occurred in 1857. His wife survived until 1869. He had eight children, four boys and four girls. The names of the boys were Henderson, Wilson, John D., and William. The girls were Rebecca, Abigail, Sallie and Jane. Aquila Huff was a representative of the old pioneers, and was noted in the community for his generosity and goodness of heart. There are many old settlers in this county yet who like to tell of the many favors they have received from his hands.
WILSON HUFF
Was born near Hardinsburg, in Breckenridge County, Ky., Feb. 14th, 1812. Ilis mother's maiden name was Mary Rawlins, daughter of Stephen Raw- lins, an old settler of Hardin County, Ky., who settled near Elizabeth- town.
The educational advantages of Wilson Iluff were such as the early days, of Indiana afforded. In those days there were no common schools. The principal reliance for acquiring the rudiments of learning, was a "sub- scription" school of about three months each year. Poor as were his op- portunities, he did not grow up an illiterate boy. That he was not a dull or inapt scholar is manifest from his subsequent attainments. By close application to his books during his leisure time at home, he succeeded in acquiring a liberal education for one having been brought up on the frontier. He studied surveying and in his first outset in business was county surveyor, a position which he filled for a period of ten or twelve years; alternately engaged in surveying, chopping and boating cord- wood, and boating produce to New Orleans. lle was married in 1844 to Elizabeth Garrett, daughter of Silas Garrett of Spencer County, Inc. Has had a family of eight children, viz. : Mary F., John Q., Aquila C., Annetta, Wilson K., Rebecca F. and Ford W., one having died in infancy. Of the eight children, four are now living, viz. : Mary (married to w. H. Protsman) Aquila, Wilson K., and Ford W., all of whom reside at the old homestead. Mr. Huff was elected to the Legislature in 1845, and again in 1846. He also served as delegate to the Convention to amend the Con- stitution of Indiana in 1850, and has also served as county Commissioner of Spencer County. In 1852, he entered the mercantile business in con- nection with farming, which he continued until 1860. His wife (Elizabeth) died in 1871. For the past twenty years his chief occupation has been farming, varied with an occasional trip down the river with produce. Mr. Huff is one of the substantial men of Spencer County. He is one of the few who had the strength and genius to rise above the circumstances of life, to acquire knowledge, though opposed by difficulties; to elevate his character, and to secure for himself affluence, integrity and eminent usefulness.
WILLIAM HUFF,
The youngest son of Aquila Huff, was born Aug. 2d, 1820, and is conse- quently 59 years of age. Born near Troy in Huff Township, Spencer Co., Ind. Married to Margaret Davis, Dec. 29th, 1843. Has lived in community
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all of his life, the greater part of which time he has lived in this township. Has followed the occupation of farming nearly all the time. Is at present, Trustee of this township. Has had five children, only two of whom are living, W. J. Huff and Henderson M. Huff.
AUGUST TONINI
was born in Switzerland, on the 11th of June, 1844. He remained there with his father, being engaged at the coppersmith trade until 1867, at which time he emigrated to the United States. Landing at New York, he at one proceeded to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained some time being engaged in miscellaneous work, such as wood-splitting, coal mining, brickmaking; in fact anything that would enable him to make an honest living. From Cincinnati, he went to Henderson, Ky., where he learned the tinner's trade, working there until May, 1869, when he removed to Rockport, and continued work at his trade until December of the same year, at which time he removed to Grandview, commencing business for himself, on a capital of $40. Commencing here in the little shop which he rented, he has advanced steadily, until he now owns one of the largest business houses in the town, and in which he has one of the finest stocks of hardware in the county. His advancement has been rapid and suc- cessful owing to his close attention to business. He now owns in addi .- tion to that already mentioned, several other good properties in the town. Was married in 1870 to Louise Rauch, a native of Indiana, by whom he hasafamily of four children.
WILLARD GAGE, M.D.,
A native of the state of Vermont, born Dec. the 23d, 1822. His father's name was Joshua Gage; his mother's maiden name, Mercy Hanks, both of whom were natives of Vermont. The former of English, the latter of German descent. They removed to Ohio in 1829. He was without edu- cational advantages, aside from his own exertions. Attended Granville College, Ohio, one year. Graduated at the Ohio Medical College in 1851. He was married to Miss Betsey E. Rodman, of Fairfield, Iluron County, Ohio, in 1846. Was married a second time to Miss Susan E. Bates of Troy, Ind., 1851, also in 1864, to Mrs. E. H. Nathan of Jeffersonville, Ind. He became connected with the Baptist Church while a student at Granville College 1841.
WILLIS W. HAINES.
The ancestors of the Haines family were of German descent. The earliest definite traces we find of them, is on the Western Shore of Mary- land, in the vicinity of Ellicott City or Ellicott's mills, as it was knorm at an earlier day. It is not probable, that this was their first place of residence in this country. From this locality, about the year 1791, three brothers, Joseph, Daniel and Abraham, immigrated to Kentucky, settling near the mouth of the Kentucky River, in what was then known as "William's Bottom." Abraham was married soon after this arrival to Ellen Dean, by whom he had a family of thirteen children, only four living to the age of maturity, viz. : Sidney, born 1798, Garrett, born 1800, Jesse, born 1802, and Francis. In the year 1809, he removed to what was then
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known as the White's Run Settlement, distant three miles from his former home, where he resided until his death, 1840. He was a consistent and zealous member of the Methodist Church; with conviction of truth and duty, on which he rested as firm as a mountain of granite on its base. Sidney, the oldest of the children, was married to Willis Wayland, a farmer and native of Kentucky. They removed to Illinois in the year 1833. They reared a large family of children, those that are now living being residents of Ills. Wayland died about the year 1860; his wife sub- sequently. Jesse remained in Kentucky, near the place of his birth. He was married in 1826 to Anna Chadwick, by whom he had a family of ten children, all of whom are living, six in Carroll Co., Ky., and four in Car- roll Co., Missouri. His wife died in 1862; he still lives in Carroll Co. Ky. Francis lives with her brother Jesse, having never been married. When Garrett arrived at the age of maturity he began life for himself. Was engaged in farming as a chief occupation, together with that of flat- boating. He was married in 1825, to Nancy Chadwick, a native of Cul- pepper County, Va., by whom he had a family of nine children,viz. : Leutisha, Willis Wayland, John G., Serene, Emma, Ann, Josiah, Olive and Catharine. In the spring of 1847, Garrett Haines removed from Ken- tucky to Spencer County, Ind., located on the farm where his son W. W. Haines now resides, then almost an unbroken forest. Here he began the work of clearing and farming. He resided on this farm for a short time only, his health having become impaired, he was unable to perform his daily labors. He died May 12th, 1852. Like his father he was an en- thusiastic member of the Methodist Church; politically a democrat and strongly opposed to slavery. His wife died Feb. 24th, 1863. Five of the children are now living, viz. : Leutisha, W. W., Ann, John and Catharine. Leutisha was married to James C. Shaw of Gallia County, Ohio, where
they now reside. Shaw was Col. of the 12th Ohio infantry during the late war; was captured at Knoxville, Tann., and remained a prisoner twenty-seven months. Ann was married to James Gentry, a resident of Spencer County, in 1856. John was married in 1856 to Louisa Gentry. lie resides on a farm adjoining the old homestead; has a family of two children. Catharine was married 1866, to Joseph Brothers, and now re- sides in Missouri. Josiah was a soldier of the late war, being a member of Company K. 25th Indiana infantry; he was married in 1872 to Lelia Lashbrook. DiedDec. 16th, 1877. Serene was married in 1860 to Bol- man Morgan. He was wounded during the war, from the effects of which he died in 1864. Serene died in 1865. Ann was mamled in January, 1855, to G. W. Burkhart of Spencer County. They had a family of three children. She died Dec. 8th, 1868. Ollie was married in July, 1861, to Jacob Enlow. They had a family of four children. He died in 1876. She was married a second time to Jacob MeCulliff, in 1877, no family by this marriage; she died March 7th, 1878. W. W. Haines was married Jan. 27th, 1853, to Mary E. Gentry, daughter of Allen Gentry, a native of Kentucky. They have a family of six children, viz. : James A., Addie, Josiah, Ella, John and Livingston, He is one of a numerous family, all of whom have attained respectable positions in life. His early days were passed like those of most boys in a new country, in assisting his father to clear up his farm, and in the attainment of such limited educational advantages, as were attainable in the West at that early day. In connec- tion with his business of farming, he has also been engaged in flat-boat- ing, having made his frist trip with his father when in his 14th year. He was at Vicksburg on one of these trips when the state of Mississippi se- ceded from the Union. Previous to the war of the Rebellion he was politically a Democrat, but during, and since the war an enthusiastic Re-
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publican. He has never desired or sought political honors; as a business man, he is straightforward, upright and honorable; as a citizen, he is generous and benevolent, enjoying the confidence and respect of the community.
JOHN BIEDENKOPF.
The subject of this sketch was born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Chio, Jan. 29th, 1839. His father - William Biedenkopf - and mother (whose mailen name was Eva Meigold) were both natives of Hesse, Darmstadt Germany, from whence they emigrated to the United States in the year 1831. Iading at Baltimore, they proceeded to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, where they remained about four years, removing from there by wagon to a point near Wheeling, Va., where they remained during one winter, continuing the journey in the spring to Zanesville, Ohio, where they remained until 1844, the father in the mean- time working at his trade, which was that of stonemason. In 1844, they removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where they remained eight years, going from there to Indianapolis. After remaining in Indianapolis one year, they removed to this county, locating on a farm one mile south of Centre- ville, where the father died in 1859, his wife surviving him only one year. At the age of 19, John Biedenkopf began farming. Ile was married Dec. 23d, 1859, to Elizabeth Schumacher, daughter of Henry Schumacher, a native of Baden, Germany. In 1862, he engaged in the mercantile business at Centreville; remaining there one year, he then removed to Grandview, continuing his business. Has a family of six children, viz. : Grace, William H., Alice, Joseph, Anna and Christopher.
G. L. REINHARD
was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 5th, 1843. He emigrated to the United States in 1857, and located for a short time in Cincinnati. He was living in Union County, Indiana, at the breaking out of the war, and there enlisted as a private in company I. of the 16th Indiana Volunteers, under Capt. (afterward General) T. W. Bennett. He was subsequently transferred with his company to the 15th regiment and served in the capacity of a private until the expiration of his term of service, having served three years and four months. He was engaged in the battles of Greenbriar, Perryville, Pittsburgh, Landing, Stone River and many others. At the battle of Stone River, he had his gun shot from his shoulder and shattered into fragments by a cannon ball. He was never wounded nor taken prisoner, but came home very much broken down in health. He had passed through the primary schools of his native town, and had also at- tended the common schools of this county for a short time prior to his enlistment. After his discharge, he determined to acquire as good an education as his limited means would permit, hence, during the year in- clusive from 1865 to 1869, he attended college at the "Cincinnati and Miami University," Osford, Ohio. During this time, he occasionally taught school and clerked in a dry-goods store in order to accumulate means to prosecute his studies. He subsequently taught school in Owens- boro, Ky. Having turned his attention to the study of law some years previous, he passed a successful examination before Judge G. W. Williams, of Owensboro, Ky., and was there licensed to practice in Sept. 1869. In the winter of 1870 he located in Rockport, having been married in Daviess County, Ky., in 1869. He succeeded at once in establishing a good prac-
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tice here, and has been successful beyond his expectations. In 1872 he was a candidate on the Liberal Republican and Democratic ticket of Spencer County for representative to the state legislature, and was de- feated by a majority of 71 votes. In 1876 the Democrats elected him to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of the second judicial circuit by 1200 majority. In 1878 he was re-elected without opposition, and isstill filling that place at this time. He is the author of "Reinhard's Indiana Crimi- nal Law," which he wrote during his term as Prosecuting Attorney. His brethren of the bar, and the bench, and critics, have testified to the merits of the work in very flattering terms. In reference to this work, Hon. W. E. Niblack, judge of supreme court, says : "I take great pleasure in say- ing that I am very much pleased with its general scope and arrangement, and have no doubt that it will prove to be not only a valuable contribution to the legal literature of the state, but of great assistance to those engaged in the administaation of our criminal laws. " Hon. R. S. Hicks of Rockport says, "It is one of the best digests of Indiana criminal law ever put before the public. " John B. Elam, Prosecuting Attorney of Marion Circuit Court, says, "To prosecuting attorneys it is invaluable. " Hon. J. B. Handy says: "I Keep it by me while on the bench. It is a good con- venient and useful book. Every justice of the peace in the state ought to have a copy. " Hon. Benj. Harrison says: "I am satisfied that this book is one which will meet with general favor." The Evansville Journal says: "Mr. Reinhard has done his work thoroughly and conscientiously, and he is to be congratulated upon having given the profession an accu- rate and useful book." Numerous other commets might here be given but want of space forbids.
Mr. Reinhard has always endeavored to discharge his official and pro- fessional duties with honesty and fidelity. His practice has continued to increase steadily, and he is now recognized as one of the leading attor- neys of the Rockport bar, and is regarded as one of the ablest and most popular lawyers of southern Indiana. The success of Mr. Reinhard is due exclusively to his own exertions. His early life was not favored with any peculiar advantages, and he was compelled to undergo many privations on account of poverty.
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