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SPECIAL SESSIONS UNDER THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION.
(1) November 20, 1858, to December 15, 1858; (2) April 24, 1861, to June 2, 1861; (3) November 13, 1865, to December 22, 1865; (4) April 8, 1869, to May 17, 1869; (5) November 13, 1872, to December 22, 1872; (6) March 9, 1875, to March 14, 1875; (7) March 6, 1877, to March 15, 1877; (8) March 11, 1879, to March 31, 1879; (9) March 8, 1881, to April 16, 1881; (10) March 10, 1885, to April 13, 1885.
For explanation of variance in numbering the sessions of the General Assembly, see page 1023 of this History, immediately following the name of Levi Ulrich, present Repre- sentative from Henry County.
HENRY COUNTY IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Henry County has formed a part of the several Congressional districts and has been represented in Congress as follows:
THIRD DISTRICT, 1822 TO 1831.
Henry, Dearborn, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Randolph, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne counties. Representatives-John Test, Whig, Brookville, 18th and
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19th Congress, March 4, 1823, to March 4, 1827; Oliver H. Smith, Whig, Connersville, 20th Congress, March 4, 1827, to March 4, 1829; John Test, Whig, Brookville, 21st Con- gress, March 4, 1829, to March 4, 1831.
THIRD DISTRICT, 1831 TO 1833.
Henry, Allen, Decatur, Delaware, Dearborn, Franklin, Fayette, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, Union and Wayne counties. (To this district was attached all the un- organized territory now embraced in the counties of Jay, Blackford. Adams, Wells, Whit- ley, Noble, DeKalb, Steuben, LaGrange and a part of Grant and Huntington.) Represent- ative-Jonathan McCarty, Whig. Connersville, 22d Congress, March 4, 1831, to March 4, 1833.
FIFTH DISTRICT, 1833 TO 1843.
Henry, Allen, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Huntington, LaGrange, Randolph, Union and Wayne counties. ( This district when first organized embraced the unorganized ter- ritory afterward incorporated into the counties of Jay, Blackford, Wells, Adams, Whit- ley, DeKalb, Noble and Steuben). Representatives-Jonathan McCarty, Whig, Conners- ville, 23d and 24th Congress, March 4, 1833, to March 4, 1837; James Rariden, Whig, Cen- treville, 25th and 26th Congress, March 4, 1837, to March 4, 1841; Andrew Kennedy, Demo- crat, Muncie, 27th Congress, March 4, 1841, to March 4, 1843.
FOURTHI DISTRICT, 1843 TO 1853.
Henry, Fayette, Union and Wayne counties. Representatives-Caleb B. Smith, Whig, Connersville,, 28th, 29th and 30th Congress, March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1849; George W. Julian, Free Soiler, Centreville, 31st Congress, March 4, 1849, to March 4, 1851; Sam- nel W. Parker, Whig. Connersville, 32d Congress, March 4. 1851, to March 4, 1853.
FIFTHI DISTRICT. 1853 TO 1869.
Henry, Delaware, Fayette, Randolph, Union and Wayne counties. Representatives -Samuel W. Parker, Whig, Connersville, 33d Congress, March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855; David P. Holloway, Whig, Richmond, 34th Congress, March 4, 1855, to March 4, 1857; David Kilgore, Republican, Yorktown, 35th and 36th Congress, March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1861; George W. Julian, Republican, Centreville, 37th, 38th, 39th and 40th Congress, March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1869.
NINTH DISTRICT. 1869 TO 1875.
Henry, Adams, Allen, Blackford, Delaware, Jay, Randolph and Wells counties. Representative John P. C. Shanks, Republican, Portland, 41st, 42d and 43d Congress, March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1875.
SIXTH DISTRICT, 1875 TO 1881.
Henry, Delaware, Grant, Hancock, Johnson, Madison and Shelby counties. Repre- sentatives-Milton S. Robinson, Republican, Anderson, 44th and 45th Congress, March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1879; William R. Myers, Democrat, Anderson, 46th Congress, March 4, 1879, to March 4, 1881.
SIXTH DISTRICT, 1881 TO 1893.
Henry, Delaware, Fayette, Randolph, Rush and Wayne counties. Representatives- Thomas M. Browne, Republican, Winchester, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st Congress, March 4, 1881, to March 4, 1891; Henry U. Johnson, Republican, Richmond, 52d Con- gress, March 4, 1891, to March 4, 1893.
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SIXTH DISTRICT, 1893 TO 1901.
Henry, Delaware, Fayette, Randolph, Union and Wayne counties. Representa- tives-Henry U. Johnson, Republican, Richmond, 53d, 54th, and 55th Congress, March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1899; James E. Watson, Republican, Rushville, 56th Congress, March 4, 1899, to March 4, 1901.
SIXTH DISTRICT, 1901 TO PRESENT TIME.
Henry, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Rush, Shelby, Union and Wayne. Representative -- James E. Watson, Republican, Rushville, 57th, 58th and 59th Congress, March 4, 1901, to March 4, 1907.
From the foregoing it will be seen that Henry County never had a member of Congress and only in one instance since the county was organized has a citizen of the county been the nominee of the dominant party for the office-General William Grose, Republican, who was defeated by William R. Myers, Democrat, of Anderson, in 1878. The minority party has been more favorable to Henry County citizens. In 1852 General Grose, then a Democrat, was a candidate against Samuel W. Parker, Whig. Edmund Johnson was three times the Democratic candidate; in 1856, against David Kilgore; in 1862, against George W. Julian, and in 1874 against Milton S. Robinson. In 1866, Judge Martin L. Bundy was the independent Republican candidate against George W. Julian. Bundy was supported by the independent Republicans and the Democrats, all then designated as the supporters of Andrew Johnson. In 1876 David W. Chambers was the Democratic candidate against Milton S. Robinson. In 1894 the Democrats nom- inated Nimrod R. Elliott to oppose Henry U. Johnson.
The politics of each congressman is designated from the beginning of the history of the county. Notwithstanding the Whig party was not in existence until 1832, as is shown in the introduction to the preceding chapter, yet the representatives before that time afterward became Whigs. Since division on party lines, 1835-7, no man other than a Whig or Republican has represented in Congress the district of which Henry County was a part, excepting in two instances, namely, Andrew Kennedy, Democrat, Muncie, 27th Congress, 1841-3, and William R. Myers, Democrat, Anderson, 46th Congress, 1879-81.
For hiographical information regarding any of the above members of Congress, see Biographical Congressional Directory, printed by the U. S. Government in 1904. The book can be obtained for a nominal sum from the superintendent of documents in the office of the Public Printer, Washington, D. C. It contains biographical mention of every member of Congress from the beginning to the present time.
HENRY COUNTY'S VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.
The first presidential election in which Henry County participated was in 1824, when the candidates were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William H. Crawford and Andrew Jackson. The vote of the county at this election is not obtainable, neither is it obtainable for the election of 1828, when the candidates were John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The vote at the succeeding elections was as follows:
1832-Henry Clay, Whig, 767; Andrew Jackson, Democrat, 580; total, 1347.
1836-William Henry Harrison, Whig, 1394; Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 712; total, 2106.
1840-William Henry Harrison, Whig, 1652; Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 839; total, 2491.
1844-Henry Clay, Whig, 1458: James K. Polk, Democrat, 1005; James G. Birney, Free Soiler, 188; total, 2651.
1848-Zachary Taylor, Whig, 1115; Lewis Cass, Democrat, 1005; Martin Van Buren, Free Soiler, 455; total, 2575.
1852-Winfield Scott, Whig, 1559; Franklin Pierce, Democrat, 1225; John P. Hale, Free Soiler, 456; total, 3240.
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1856-John C. Fremont, Republican, 2741; James Buchanan, Democrat, 1229; Mil- lard Filmore, American party, commonly called "Know Nothings," 49; total, 4019.
1860-Abraham Lincoln, Republican. 2726; Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat, 1296; John C. Breckenridge, pro slavery Democrat, 90; John Bell, independent conservative, 16; total, 4128.
1864-Abraham Lincoln, Republican, 3027; George B. McClellan, Democrat, 1057; total, 4084. 1868-Ulysses S. Grant, Republican, 3432; Horatio Seymour, Democrat, 1412; total, 4824.
1872- Ulysses S. Grant, Republican, 3355; Horace Greeley, independent Republi- can, 1615; total, 4970.
1876-Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican, 3631; Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 1924; total, 5555.
1880-James A. Garfield, Republican, 3784; Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat, 2031; scattering votes, 252; total, 6067.
1884-James G. Blaine, Republican, 3671; Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 2096; Ben- jamin F. Butler, People's party, 232; John P. St. John, Prohibitionist, 77; total, 6076.
1888-Benjamin Harrison, Republican, 3849; Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 2277; Andrew J. Streeter, Union Labor, 51; Clinton B. Fiske, Prohibitionist, 230; total, 6407.
1892-Benjamin Harrison, Republican, 3330; Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 1861; James B. Weaver, People's party, 604; Bidwell, Prohibitionist, 232; total, 6027.
1896-William Mckinley, Republican, 3991; William J. Bryan, Democrat, 2971; John M. Palmer, gold Democrat, 6; Levering, Prohibitionist, 48; scattering votes, 54; total, 7070.
1900-William Mckinley, Republican, 4047; William J. Bryan, Democrat, 2754; John G. Woolley, Prohibitionist, 316; Eugene V. Debs, Socialist, 6; total, 7123.
1904-Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, 4391; Alton B. Parker, Democrat, 2482; Silas C. Swallow, Prohibitionist, 403; scattering votes, 46; total. 7322.
Vote of State of Indiana for President: Roosevelt, 368,289; Parker, 274,345; Swal- low, Prohibitionist, 23,496; Debs, Socialist, 12,013; scattering, 4042; total vote, 682,185.
Vote of United States for President: Roosevelt, 7,624.489; Parker, 5,082.754; Debs, Socialist, 402,286; Swallow, Prohibitionist, 258,787; Watson, Populist, 117,935; Corrigan, Socialist Labor, 32,088; total vote, 13,519.169.
HENRY COUNTY'S VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
The first election for Governor in which Henry County participated was in 1825. Under the constitution of 1816 the governor was elected on "the first Monday in August" for the term of three years, the General Assembly met annually on the first Monday in December and the governor was to hold his office as provided in article 4, section 3, as follows: "The governor shall hold his office during three years from and after the third day of the first session of the General Asesmbly next ensuing his election and until a successor shall be chosen and qualified and shall not be capable of holding it longer than six years in any term of nine years." The present constitution provides, article 5, section 9, as follows: "The official term of the governor * * shall * commence on the second Monday of January, 1853, and every four years thereafter," he having been previously elected on "the second Tuesday in October" until 1880, since which time he has been elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. He is not eligible to the office until he has reached the age of thirty years and is ineli- gible for re-election until a term has intervened.
The term "Free Soiler" implied opposition to slavery in the territories and that no more slave States should be admitted.
The vote in detail was as follows:
1825-James B. Ray, 303; Isaac Blackford, 66; total, 369.
1828-James B. Ray, 479; Conley, 68; Moore, 37; total, 584.
1831, 1834, 1837-The vote is not obtainable.
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1840-Samuel Bigger, Whig, Rushville, 1579; Tilghman Howard, Democrat, Rock- ville, 846; total, 2426.
1843-Samuel Bigger, Whig, Rushville, 1140; James Whitcomb, Democrat, Bloom- ington, 902; Elizur Deming, Free Soiler, 191; total, 2233.
1846-Joseph Marshall, Whig, Madison, 1180; James Whitcomb, Democrat, Bloom- ington, 814; total, 1994.
1849-John A. Matson, Whig, Brookville, 1437; Joseph A. Wright, Democrat, Rock- ville, 1287; John H. Cravens, Free Soiler, Versailles, 115; total, 2839.
1852-Nicholas McCarty, Whig, Indianapolis, 1527: Joseph A. Wright, Democrat, Rockville, 1179; Andrew L. Robinson, Free Soiler, 358; total, 3064.
1856-Oliver P. Morton, Republican, Centreville, 2486; Ashbel P. Willard, Demo- crat, New Albany, 1328; total, 3814.
1860-Henry S. Lane, Republican, Crawfordsville, 2797; Thomas A. Hendricks, Democrat, Shelbyville, 1328; total, 4125.
1864-Oliver P. Morton, Republican, Indianapolis, 3008; Joseph E. McDonald, Dem- ocrat, Indianapolis, 1123; total, 4131.
1868-Conrad Baker, Republican, Evansville, 3373; Thomas A. Hendricks, Demo- crat, Indianapolis, 1516; total, 4889.
1872-Thomas M. Browne, Republican, Winchester, 3399; Thomas A. Hendricks, Democrat, Indianapolis, 1730; total, 5129.
1876-Benjamin Harrison, Republican, Indianapolis, 3663; James D. Williams, Dem- orrat, Vincennes, 1881; total 5544.
1880-Albert G. Porter, Republican, Indianapolis, 3774; Franklin Landers, Dem- ocrat, Indianapolis, 2066; Richard Griggs, Prohibitionist, 248; total, 6088.
1884-William H. Calkins, Republican, Laporte, 3648; Isaac P. Gray, Democrat, Union City, 2108; Hiram Z. Leonard, Prohibitionist, 218; Robert S. Dwiggins, Union Labor, 96; total, 6070.
At this election (1884) one of Henry County's citizens, Eugene H. Bundy, of New Castle, was the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.
1888-Alvin P. Hovey, Republican, Mount Vernon, 3844; Courtland C. Matson, Democrat, Greencastle, 2284; Jasper S. Hughes, Prohibitionist, Indianapolis, 237; John B. Milroy, Socialist, 51; total, 6416.
1892-Ira J. Chase, Republican, Indianapolis, 3323; Claude Matthews, Democrat, Clinton, 1861; Aaron Worth, Prohibitionist, Bryant, 261; Leroy Templeton, People's party, Indianapolis, 593: total, 6038.
1896-James A. Mount, Republican, Crawfordsville, 3997; Benjamin F. Shively, Democrat, South Bend, 2824; scattering votes, 196: total, 7017.
1900-Winfield T. Durbin, Republican, Anderson, 4018; John W. Kern. Democrat, Indianapolis, 2735; Charles Eckhart, Probibitionist, Auburn, 312; scattering votes, 18; total, 7083.
1904-J. Frank Hanly, Republican, La Fayette, 4310; John W. Kern, Democrat, Indianapolis, 2479; Felix T. McWhirter, Prohibitionist, Indianapolis, 391; scattering votes, 41; total, 7221.
The vote of the State of Indiana for governor was: Hanly, 359,362; Kern, 274,998; McWhirter, Prohibitionist, 22,690; scattering, 14,493; total vote, 671,543.
GOVERNORS OF INDIANA.
(TERRITORIAL. )
Arthur St. Clair, governor (Northwest Territory), from 1787 to 1800.
John Gibson (acting), from July 4, 1800, to January 10, 1801.
William H. Harrison, from 1801 to 1812 (a).
Thomas Posey, from 1812 to 1816.
( STATE. )
Jonathan Jennings, from 1816 to 1822 (b).
Ratliff Boon, from September 12 to December 5, 1822.
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William Hendricks, from 1822 to 1825.
James B. Ray (acting), February 12 to December 11, 1825 (c).
James B. Ray, from 1825 to 1831.
Noah Noble, from 1831 to 1837.
David Wallace, from 1837 to 1840.
Samuel Bigger, from 1840 to 1843.
James Whitcomb, from 1843 to 1848.
Paris C. Dunning (acting), from 1848 to 1849 (d).
Joseph A. Wright, from 1849 to 1857.
Ashbel P. Willard, from 1857 to 1860.
Abram A. Hammond (acting), from 1860 to 1861 (e).
Henry S. Lane, from January 14 to January 16, 1861 (f).
Oliver P. Morton (acting), from 1861 to 1865.
Oliver P. Morton, from 1865 to 1867.
Conrad Baker (acting), from 1867 to 1869 (g).
Conrad Baker, from 1869 to 1873.
Thomas A. Hendricks, from 1873 to 1877.
James D. Williams, from 1877 to 1880.
Isaac P. Gray (acting), from 1880 to 1881 (h).
Albert G. Porter, from 1881 to 1885.
Isaac P. Gray, from 1885 to 1889.
Alvin P. Hovey, from 1889 to 1891 (i).
Ira J. Chase (acting), from November 24, 1891, to January 9, 1893.
Claude Matthews, from 1893 to 1897.
James A. Mount, from 1897 to 1901.
Winfield T. Durbin, from 1901 to 1905.
J. Frank Hanly, from 1905 to 1909.
(a) Governor Harrison was appointed early in the year 1800, but was not sworn into office until Janu- ary 10, 1801. John Gibson, the Secretary of the Territory, acted as Governor until his arrival.
(b) Jonathan Jennings, having been elected to Congress before the end of his second term, resigned the office of Governor September 18, 1822, and was succeeded by Ratliff Boon, who served until December 5 of the same year.
(c) Governor Hendricks, having been elected a Senator of the United States, resigned his office on the 12th day of February, 1825, and was succeeded by James B. Ray, the President of the State Senate, who served as Governor during the remainder of the term.
(d) Governor Whitcomb was elected a Senator of the United States December 27, 1848, and Paris C. Dunning, Lieutenant-Governor, served as Governor during the remainder of the term.
(e) Governor Willard died on the third day of October, 1860, and Abram A. Hammond, the Lienten- ant-Governor, served as Governor during the remainder of the term.
(f) Governor Lane was elected a Senator of the United States January 16, 1861, and Oliver P. Morton, the Lieutenant-Governor, served as Governor the remainder of the term.
(g) Governor Oliver P. Morton was elected Senator of the United States on the 23d day of January, 1867. On the day following he resigned his office, and Conrad Baker, the Lieutenant-Governor, served as Governor during the remainder of the term.
(h) Governor Williams died November 20, 1880, and Isaac P. Gray, Lientenant-Governor, served as Governor the remainder of the term.
( i) Governor Hovey died November 23, 1891, and Lieutenant-Governor Ira J. Chase served as Govern- or the remainder of the term.
POPULATION OF HENRY COUNTY, 1830 TO 1900.
The following table shows the population of Henry County, properly divided be- tween sex and color, at every United States Census, from 1830 to 1900, inclusive:
WHITE
COLORED
Census
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Total Male Population
Total Female Population
Total Population
1830
3,316
3,141
6,457
31
10
41
3,347
3,151
6,498
1840
7,721
7,262
14,983
82
63
145
8,803
7,325
15,128
1850
8,722
8,596
17,318
148
139
287
8,870
8,735
17,605
1860
10,092
9,744
19,836
149
134
283
10,241
9,878
20,119
1870
(a)
(a)
22,686
(a)
(a)
441
11,688
11,298
23,127
1880
(a)'
(8)
23,332
(a)
(a)
684
12,118
11,898
24,016
1890
11,735
11,590
23.325
262
292
554
11,997
11,882
23,879
1900
12,521
12,088
24,609
235
244
479
12,756
12,332
25,088
(a). Not given by sex.
CHAPTER XLV.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-JUDGE JEHU TINDLE ELLIOTT AND FAMILY-JUDGE JOSHUA HICKMAN MELLETT AND FAMILY-JAMES BROWN AND FAMILY -- JUDGE MARK E. FORKNER AND FAMILY-JUDGE EUGENE HALLECK BUNDY AND FAMILY-JUDGE WILLIAM OSCAR BARNARD AND FAMILY- JUDGE JOHN MONFORT MORRIS AND FAMILY.
In Chapter XL of this History, entitled "The First Courts and First Attorneys" and again in Chapter XLIII, entitled "Henry County Official Register," may be found mention of a number of legal practitioners who have adorned the bar of Henry County, many of whom possessed not only a local celebrity among their contemporaries but achieved State and even National renown.
The prescribed limits of this work will hardly permit of a fuller treatment of a subject so important and interesting to laymen as well as to members of the profession itself. It is, however, just and proper to remark that the profession has always had within its ranks in the county, men of rare forensic skill, great learning and distinguished intellectual ability, and they have usually been among the most progressive and public spirited of citizens.
Many of them when called to the bench have exhibited a rare fitness for the position and have displayed a soundness of judgment and legal acumen that have enhanced the reputation of the bench and bar of Indiana.
In this chapter is presented the life history of a few of the county's eminent lawyers and judges to the end that a fitting tribute be paid to a profession which is of such vast importance to the affairs of the people of today and which has always attracted to its ranks so large a proportion of the best intellect of the country.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JEHU TINDLE ELLIOTT.
LAWYER, LEGISLATOR, JURIST.
The pioneer lawyers of Eastern Indiana, a district composed in part of the coun- ties of Henry, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union and Wayne, were a notable body of men, a number of whom in later years occupied high and honor- able positions, not only in their own county or district but in the State and the Nation as well. This sketch relates especially to Jehu Tindle Elliott, who from 1834 to the time of his death, February 12, 1876, was probably the most eminent member of the "Whitewater Valley Bar."
Jehu Tindle Elliott was the seventh child and the third son of Abraham Elliott, senior, and his wife, Jean (Alexander) Elliott. Abraham Elliott was born March 10, 1780, and died September 15, 1848. His wife was born February 14, 1782, and died August 29, 1833. He was a native of Guilford County, North Carolina, and emigrated from there to Ohio, settling on the banks of the Miami River, where the town of Waynesville now stands. In 1806 he moved from there to Wayne County, Indiana, set- tling near Richmond. He was the first lawyer to locate there and was one of the most prominent citizens of that locality. His son Stephen says: "He cut the first stick of timber ever cut by a white man where Richmond now stands." In 1809 he removed to Greensfork, then known as Washington, where he resided until 1817, when he went to Jacksonburg. While a resident of the latter place, where he sold goods, he was elected Sheriff of Wayne County. This was about the year 1820 and at that time he also got the contract to carry the Winchester, Randolph County, mail. His son Stephen says of this: "I was then a boy fourteen years old and was put to carrying the mail. My starting point was old Salisbury, three miles east of Centreville, thence by way of Jacksonburg to Washington (Greensfork), and then on to Winchester through a wil- derness, having for the last ten miles but one cabin on the way." He says further: "I very often went to Winchester with empty mail bags but had to go to see if there was anything to bring back."
Abrahanı Elliott left Wayne County in 1823 and came to Henry County, where -he settled on what is now known as the Elliott farm, about two miles south of New Castle. He soon afterwards opened a law office in the latter place. He was a self-made man; physically vigorous; possessed of a strong and active mind; and for several years did a large share of the legal business of the county. He served for a term as a justice of the peace, and from 1843 to 1848 he was one of the associate judges, sitting on the bench during this period with his son, Jehu T. Elliott, who was then the presiding judge. He died in office, September 14, 1848.
Abraham and Jean ( Alexander) Elliott were the parents of twelve children, namely: William, born August 29, 1800; died July 14, 1848; Sarah, born October 3, 1802, died May 20, 1885; Mary, born November 10, 1804, died April 4, 1868; Stephen, born Decem- ber 26, 1806, died December 4, 1896; Elizabeth, born February 14, 1809, date of death not obtainable; Jehu T., born February 7, 1813, died February 12, 1876; Abraham (junior), horn April 3, 1815, died April 6, 1884; Zimri, born May 13, 1817, died August 14, 1835: Jane, born May 10, 1819, died September 7, 1864; Amanda, born April 7, 1821, died July 30, 1903; Theresa, born August 8, 1823, died January 19, 1901.
Of these children, William Elliott resided at Cambridge City, Wayne County. His wife was Eliza ( Branson) Elliott, who was a sister of Hannah Scott ( Branson ) Elliott, wife of the late Judge Jehu T. Elliott. They were the parents of the late Calvin B. Elliott, of that place, and of Dewitt C. Elliott, deceased, William H. Elliott and Jehu T. Elliott, junior, all three of Logansport, Indiana, and of Harriet (Elliott) Murphey, de- ceased, who was the wife of the late Benjamin F. Murphey, of Chicago.
Mary Elliott married Daniel Bradbury, a prominent citizen of Wayne County, who lived near Greensfork. He was largely interested in and identified with the building of the Cincinnati, Logansport and Chicago railway, now a part of the Panhandle road, and was the grandfather of Albert D. Ogborn and Edwin C. Ogborn, of New Castle. His wife was an excellent woman and was held in the highest regard by her relatives, friends and neighbors.
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On October 19, 1820, Sarah Elliott married Tabor W. McKee, a pioneer of Harrison Township, Henry County, but at an early day they moved from there to near Indianola, Iowa, where they continued to abide until death. He was born January 2, 1801, and died July 14, 1871. Mr. McKee had heen prominent in the affairs of Henry County prior to his removal to lowa, and there he was quickly recognized as a leading man of affairs, entitled to the confidence and support of the people. He was elected sheriff of Warren County, Iowa, in 1857, and served for two years (1858-1859); he was elected treasurer and recorder (one office) in 1861 and served four years (1862-1865).
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