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Concord had a population by the last census (1880) of 1,623, or 45 to the square mile. This is a gain of 151 over the popu- lation in 1870. The rate of taxation in 1884 is $1.81 ; poll tax, $1.25 ; acres of land, 22,591.47; value of lands, $399,595; value of improvements, $43,915 ; value of lands and improvements, $443,510; value of lots, $2,287 ; value of improvements, $16,670; value of lots and improvements, $18,957 ; value of personal pro- perty, $126,990; total value of taxables, $589,457 ; number of polls, 328 ; total amount of taxes, $11,244.02. The valuation per capita is $368.10. The number of children of school age enumerated is 399.
In 1881 this township had in wheat 3,366 acres, producing seven bushels to the acre, or 23,562 bushels ; in corn, 2,134 acres, producing 25 bushels to the acre on upland, and 40 bushels on bottom land, in all, 49,100 bushels; in oats, 969 acres, producing 30 bushels to the acre, or 29,070 bushels; in meadow, 1,029 acres, producing a ton and a half per acre, or 1,543 tons; in potatoes, 66 acres, producing 30 bushels to the acre, or 1,980 bushels.
BIOGRAPHICAL. George H. Abel, deceased, was born in Trumbull County,
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Ohio, Feb. 21, 1808, a son of Damon and Sally (Root) Abel. He was married April 21, 1828, to Electa Hodsell, a native of New York, daughter of John and Abigail (Bray) Hodsell. Af- ter his marriage he settled on a farm in Ohio, and in September, 1836, came to Indiana and entered 160 acres of land in Concord Township, De Kalb County. Here he cleared and improved a farm, where he lived till his death, May 10, 1874. Mrs. Abel still lives on the old homestead in the seventy-seventh year of her age. They had a family of ten children, seven of whom are living-James H., Cyrus W., Henry J., Melvinas, Mary Al- mira, Walter M. and Alice L. George D., Nancy and La- vesta are deceased. In politics Mr. Abel was a Democrat. Mrs. Abel is a member of the Disciples church.
Henry J. Abel, son of George H. and Electa (Hodsell) Abel, is a native of De Kalb County, Ind., born in Concord Town- ship Aug. 19, 1837. He remained with his parents assisting in the care of the farm till his marriage, and then settled on a farm adjoining the one where he now lives, remaining there till 1875, when he bought his present home. He owns 110 acres of im- proved land with a pleasant residence and good farm buildings. Nov. 22, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Forty-fourth Indiana Infantry. Soon after going South he was taken sick, and was in the hospital the most of the time till discharged March IO, 1863. He was married Nov. 14, 1858, to Eliza Shull, daughter of Daniel and Susan (Newcome) Shull. To them have been born seven children-Jonathan E., George H., Merton, Her- bert E., Essie M., Marion C., and Grace S. Mrs. Abel is a member of the Disciples church. In politics he is a Republi- can. He is a member of John C. Carns Post, No. 144, G. A. R.
James H. Abel was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1829, the eldest son of George H. and Electa Abel. He was seven years of age when his parents moved to De Kalb County, and was reared and educated in the wilds of Indiana. He and his father cleared about seventy acres of the old homestead. He attended school during the winter when his services were not needed on the farm. He remained with his parents till May 14, 1848, when he was married to Abigail Robe, a native of Me- dina County, Ohio, daughter of Amherst and Abigail (Liswell) Robe, her father a native of Connecticut, and her mother of Massachusetts. After his marriage Mr. Abel bought eighty acres of wild land for which he gave his note. He was but
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twenty years of age but was possessed of a large degree of en- ergy and perseverance and went bravely to work to improve his land. His wife assisted him by taking in sewing, and to- gether they worked and paid for their home. He cleared eighty acres of heavily timbered land in three years. Sept. 23, 1861, he enlisted in the defense of the Union in Company F, Forty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and Nov. 23 they started for the South. They participated in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh. At the latter battle his regiment went in with 480 men and came out with 241. Soon after the battle of Shiloh he was taken sick with typhoid fever, and not regaining his former health was discharged Sept. 3, 1862. Oct. 6, 1864, he was drafted, although still suffering from the effects of his illness, and was assigned to Company C, Thirty-fifth Indiana Volun- teers. Nov. 30 he participated in the battle of Franklin, Tenn., and Dec. 15 and 16 in the battle of Nashville. From there he went to Huntsville, Ala., and the following March to Bull's Gap, thence back to Nashville, and from there in June to Vic- toria, Tex., where they remained till discharged Sept. 30, 1865. Since his return from the war he has engaged in agricultural pursuits, although his army experience has unfitted him for any hard work. He was elected Assessor of his township in the fall of 1864, but appointed a deputy while he was in the ser vice. He was re-elected in 1866 and again in 1872, and in 1880 he was appointed to take the census of his township. He has been a Republican in politics since 1856, casting his first Presi- dential vote for Frank Pierce. To Mr. and Mrs. Abel have been born three children-Mary E., wife of John B. Taylor, of Baltimore, Md .; Ida O., wife of Adelbert Andrews, of Hicks- ville, Ohio; and Freeman H., who married Ella Kelley and lives on the old homestead. Mrs. Abel's parents came to De Kalb County in 1837 and entered eighty acres of land in Wilmington Township, where her mother died in 1840. They had a family of four children. The eldest son also died in 1840. The other son, Bennett S., died at Chattanooga while a soldier in the civil war. The father afterward married Amilla Hayford, and of their two children a son is living. Mr. Robe died in 1846.
James Baker, farmer and stock-raiser, Concord Township, was born in Bedford County, Pa., Sept. 28, 1814, a son of Joseph and Nancy (Smith) Baker. When he was seven years of age his parents moved to Adams County, Pa., where his
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mother died two years later. He then lived with relatives till fifteen years of age, and then began to take care of himself, working by the month till his majority. He was married Dec. 22, 1842, to Barbara Rummel, a native of Adams County, Pa., daughter of John and Barbara (Demer) Rummel. After his marriage he lived four years in Franklin County, Pa., and in the fall of 1847 moved to Ashland County, Ohio, and a year later to DeKalb County, Ind., where he bought eighty acres of unimproved land, now owned by William Short. He cleared and improved this land, living on it till February, 1869, when he sold it and bought the farm where he now lives, which con- tains 148 acres of land all under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have had nine children-Mary E., Daniel, Susan, Will- iam, Henry, Jacob, Sarah, Joseph, and John. In politics Mr. Baker is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church.
George W. Barney, one of the pioneers of Concord Township, is a native of Essex County, N. Y., born in Willsboro, Oct. 13, 1815, the youngest son of Solomon and Charity (Horde) Bar- ney, his father a native of England, and his mother of New York, of Scotch parentage. When he was a small boy his father moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, and built an iron foundry, and as soon as old enough he began to assist him, con- tinuing till fifteen years of age, when his father died ; and three years later he went to Canada and lived with an older brother till 1836, when he returned to Ohio and lived with a brother-in- law till the spring of 1838. He then came to DeKalb County, Ind., and assisted in building one of the first mills in the county, at Orange. He worked in this mill two years, and in the mean- time bought eighty acres of land in Wilmington Township, which he rented for a time. In 1840 he moved to Spencerville and was employed as manager of the mill, store and large farm of Reuben J. Dawson, till the death of the latter. In 1861 he was elected Treasurer of the county, and served four years. Previous to this, in 1845, he was elected Magistrate, but after serving a year resigned, but in 1849 was again elected and served twelve years. The first couple he married lived in New- ville Township, and he walked five miles, without compensation, to perform the ceremony. In 1865, after the expiration of his term as Treasurer, he returned to Spencerville, and engaged in the mercantile business with Henry Miller a short time. His
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son Solomon then became his partner, and subsequently, as they became old enough, his other sons were admitted to the firm, the name being George W. Barney & Sons. In 1879 he retired from active business, leaving the management of the store to his sons. In 1880 he was elected Justice of the Peace and served four years. Mr. Barney was married May 28, 1840, to Jane Bratton, a native of Pennsylvania, born July 11, 1816, and to them have been born eight children, but three of whom are living-Solomon, born Sept. 22, 1844; Franklin, born Jan. 13, 1852; and Marquis, born Nov. 21, 1858. Lucius, born May 15, IS41, was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting as Orderly Sergeant of Company A, One Hundredth Indiana In- fantry, and being mustered out as Captain. · He died Oct. 5, 1869. John S., born Nov. 13, 1842, enlisted in the Eleventh In- diana, and died while a prisoner in Texas, October, 1864. Mary C., born Jan. 25, 1848, died Dec. 23, 1869. George W., Jr., was born Dec. 20, 1849, and died July 23, 1853. Stephen, born Dec. 5, 1854, died March 15, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Barney have been members of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1850. In politics he has been a life-long Democrat.
Jonathan Boyles, one of the first settlers of Concord Town- ship, was born in Knox County, Ohio, Feb. 12, IS15, a son of John and Nancy (Merritt) Boyles, the former a native of West Virginia, son of Jonathan Boyles, of English and Irish descent, and the latter a daughter of Moses Merritt, of Irish and Welsh descent. In 1825 his parents moved to Morrow County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. His father being in feeble health, he was obliged to take charge of the family, and before he was twenty-one years old had cleared and fenced sixty acres of land and built a good house. He was married Feb. 25, IS36, to Elizabeth Oliver, daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Alman) Oliver. In the fall of 1836 his house and all its contents were destroyed by fire. Soon after he left home and came to De_ Kalb County, Ind., and entered eighty acres of land on section 17, Concord Township, and again began to make a home. He returned to Ohio, and in August, 1837, moved his family to their new home. In company with Henry Brown and family, Isaac Brown and family, his father and mother, grandmother Knight, James Herrod and son James, in all sixteen in the com- pany, with two wagons with three horses to each, they were eleven days on the way, camping out nights and cutting their
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roads through the unbroken forest. On arriving in the vicinity of Brunersburg the company stopped at the cabin of a pioneer to water their teams. There was no door to the cabin, a quilt serving its purpose. His father and James Herrod went to the door and pulling aside the quilt found no one at home, but dis- covered a quantity of meat hanging from the walls. They con- cluded it to be venison, and thought they could not go on without a supply. Securing what they thought sufficient for their purpose, they deposited money to pay for it on the table. After traveling a few miles they met a man and his wife, who, upon inquiry, they learned were the owners of the cabin, who informed them that it was part of an ox that had broken his neck by turning the yoke. Pursuing their journey, they arrived at their destination on Saturday, the first day of September, 1837. Having no house, they stopped at the cabins of David and Michael Knight, who had preceded them with their fami- lies. Within one week after they arrived twelve out of the six- teen were down sick with the ague, including the entire family of Mr. Boyles. He had a chill each day for sixty-three days. He had but $10, and sold forty acres of his land, and had built a cabin about twelve feet square. His wife and her small brother sawed timber and split it in shape, laid the floor, chink- ing and daubing the best they could; they then carried him to it, he being now afflicted with dropsy. Their only window was a log sawed out with sticks crossed in it and greased paper pasted over them. The door was made the same way, with a quilt hung over it. During the winter his wife cleared five acres of ground up to trees of one foot, the tender twigs serving as the only feed by which he wintered two cows and one horse. By the month of April, 1838, their scanty supplies were exhausted, and he, in company with three others, secured a pirogue and started for Fort Wayne down the St. Joe River, without a cent of money, in quest of food for their starving families, leaving them to subsist for four days upon one meal of thickened milk and a few dried pumpkins. They applied to Thomas Swaney for corn, who, upon finding they had no money, refused to sup- ply their wants. They then applied to Col. Spencer, who, after inquiring their names, and where they were from, and the amount of their probable wants, directed them to "go down the Maumee River six miles, shell what they wanted, and pay me seventy-five cents a bushel when you can. And if any of
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your neighbors are in need, they shall not starve while I have anything to supply them with." They lived upon parched corn while away from their families. During his absence on this expedition, the wolves surrounded his house at night, fighting his dog. Mrs. Boyles sallied forth armed with a fire shovel, and with the assistance of the dog drove them away. He has undergone all the hardships and privations of pioneer life, but by persistent effort has accumulated a good property, having a pleasant home where he has now lived forty-eight years. His wife died Feb. 16, 1849. They had a family of seven children, four of whom are living-Nancy C., Martha J., Newton, and Emma. The three eldest are deceased-John and William (twins) died in infancy, and Artemus, while a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. June 30, 1850, Mr. Boyles was married to Susan Rummel, and to them have been born three children- Maggie M., Anna Eliza, and Elnora M. Mrs. Boyles died Feb. 10, 1870. In politics Mr. Boyles was formerly a Democrat, but since the war has affiliated with the Republican party. He has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly half a century, and assisted in the organization of the first Methodist church in the township.
David Buchanan, deceased, was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1815, a son of John and Ann (Adams) Buchanan. He was a wagon-maker by trade at which he worked in Brooke County, W. Va., till 1846, when he moved to Ashland County, Ohio, and engaged in agricultural pursuits till the spring of 1853, when he moved to DeKalb County, Ind., and bought forty acres of partially-improved land. He died July 25, 1855, leaving his wife with a family of small children to rear in a new country, and among strangers. He was married March 21, 1839, to Elizabeth McGee, daughter of Alexander and Ruth (Talbot) McGee, and to them were born four children-Reason, Florence, Lucinda and Samantha. Reason and Lucinda are deceased. The former enlisted in the defense of the Union in September, 1862, in Company A, One Hundredth Indiana In- fantry, and died Jan. 30, 1864, from disease contracted in the service. Mrs. Buchanan went bravely to work after the death of her husband, and, with the help of her sons, improved her farm and made a comfortable home for her family. She reared her children to lives of usefulness, and fitted them for honorable positions in society.
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Florance Buchanan, farmer and stock-raiser, Concord Town ship, was born in Brooke County, W. Va., Dec. 24, 1841, the second son of David and Elizabeth (McGee) Buchanan. When seventeen years of age he went to Auburn to learn the cabinet- maker's trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of two and a half years. Sept. 5, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Thir- teenth Indiana Infantry, and participated in many hard-fought battles. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh and was dis- abled for four months. Joining his regiment, he participated in the battle of Chickamauga and the Atlanta campaign. He was captured and was at Andersonville prison thirty days. He was discharged Oct. 15, 1864, having served a little more than three years. After his return home he worked at his trade a short time, and then at the carpenter's trade four years. In the fall of 1871 he opened a cabinet-shop and furniture store in Au- burn, in company with Wm. E. Rush, but five years later sold his interest and moved to a farm in Concord Township, where he lived till the fall of 1880, when he bought the farm where he now lives, which contains about eighty-five acres of improved land. He was married March 21, 1870, to Mary D. Rush, daugh- ter of William E. Rush, of Auburn. They have three children- Harry L., Martha E. and Florance J. Mr. Buchanan is a mem- ber of John C. Carns Post, No. 144, G. A. R. He and his wife and one daughter, are members of the Protestant Methodist church. In politics he is a Republican.
David Butler, deceased, one of the most influential and es- teemed of the pioneers of DeKalb County, was born in Cul- peper County, Va., June 28, 1805, and died in Concord Town- ship September 3, 1884. His father died in Virginia, and when sixteen years of age he accompanied his mother to Pick- away County, Ohio, where he lived till manhood. In 1833 he moved to DeKalb County, and bought sixty acres of land on section 32, Concord Township, which he cleared and improved, and to which he afterward added 160 acres. This farm is now one of the finest in the county. He was one of the first settlers of the county and became one of the most prominent citizens. He held many local offices of trust and responsibility, and al- ways performed the duties of his office in an efficient and satis- factory manner. He had many friends, especially among the early settlers, his upright, honorable life being acknowledged by all who knew him. His family consisted of eight children
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-Ellen, wife of Frederick Row, of Garrett; Irvin, died while a soldier during the war of the Rebellion; Andrew resides in Idaho; Amos, in Kansas; Christiana, wife of James Barber, of Jasper County, Kan .; David and Daniel, twins, and Minerva, wife of John Moody. His wife died March 4, 1877. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church in early life, but later united with the United Brethren church. In politics, he affiliated with the Republican party.
David C. Butler, farmer and stock-raiser, a son of David and Elizabath (Yates) Butler, was born in Concord Township on the farm where he now lives, Dec. 6, 1842. He was reared a farmer, receiving a good education, attending the schools of Spencerville. He was married Oct. 7, 1875, to Miss Sarah J. Keyes, a native of Carroll County, Ohio, daughter of Zepha- niah and Fanny Keyes. After his marriage he settled on a part of the old homestead and has since successfully followed agri- cultural pursuits. He owns fifty acres of valuable land and his residence and farm buildings are among the best in the town- ship. He is one of the enterprising farmers of Concord, and assists liberally every enterprise of benefit to his native county. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order, Spencerville Lodge, No. 432. In politics he casts his suffrage with the Democratic party. Mrs. Butler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Daniel W. Butler, son of David and Elizabeth (Yates) Butler, and twin brother of David C. Butler, was born in Concord Township, Dec. 6, 1842. He was reared on the old homestead and was given a good education at Spencerville. He remained with his parents till manhood, and after attaining his majority took charge of the homestead. He was married Feb. 2, 1871, to Miss Sarah Jane Boots, daughter of John Boots, of Jackson Township, this county. After his marriage he settled on a part of the old homestead where he has since lived, successfully en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. He is one of the enterprising, public-spirited men of the township, a worthy representative of one of the most esteemed men of the early days of De Kalb County. To him and his wife have been born three children- Frank L., Merritt A., and Audrey Elizabeth. In politics Mr. Butler is a Democrat.
Asher W. Coburn, deceased, was born in Ontario County, N. Y., March 3, 1803, and died in De Kalb County, Ind., July II,
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1874. He was a son of Asher and Esther (Whitney) Coburn, who moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, about 1818, where he lived with them till manhood. He was by occupation a farmer, following it in Ohio till his removal to De Kalb County, Ind., March 1, 1836. Here he entered 240 acres of Government land on sections 23 and 24, Concord Township, which he cleared and improved and made his home till his death. He was mar- ried June 13, 1823, to Hannah Headley, daughter of Samuel and Rachel (James) Headley, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in an early day. To them were born three children-Phœbe, wife of Jacob Dermott ; Francis, deceased ; Roxanna, widow of Harvey Ackley. His wife died Sept. 8, 1857, aged fifty- three years. He afterward married Mrs. Susan Shull, now a resident of Allen County. He was a member of the Disciples church. In politics he was at first a Whig but after its organi- zation voted with the Republican party.
Charles M. Coburn, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Trum- bull County, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1827, a son of Ebenezer and Deliv- erance (Wilson) Coburn. In August, 1838, his parents moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Concord Township, where he was reared, his youth being spent in assisting his father clear and cultivate a frontier farm. When seventeen years of age he began to work for the farmers by the month, and when nineteen years of age he was married, and then for several years rented land in this township. In February, I855, he bought forty acres of timber land which he cleared, and to which he has since added thirty acres. This he has brought under a good state of cultivation and now has a pleasant home and is surrounded with all that makes life comfortable. He was married Nov. 15, 1846, to Almira Milliman, a native of New York, daughter of John and Mary (Warren) Milliman. To them were born eight children, five of whom are living-Helen A., Emma A., William H. H., Charles Marcellus and Otis B. Har- riet E., Agnes B., and Rosalie F. are deceased. Mrs. Coburn died Feb. 12, 1871, and Feb. 5, 1874, Mr. Coburn married Jane E. Allen, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Brownley) Allen. They have five children-Allen E., Clarence A., Ella C., Caro- line B., and John H. Mr. Coburn is a member of the Disciples church. Politically he is a Republican.
Ebenezer Coburn, deceased, was one of the most esteemed pioneers of De Kalb County. He was born in Vermont, Oct.
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8, 1794, a son of Ebenezer and Sybil (Robinson) Coburn, the former born July 4, 1752, of Scotch parentage, and the latter Sept. 14, 1755, of English descent. His parents were married Nov, 22, 1777, and when he was a child moved to New York State, where he grew to manhood. Sept. 13, 1813, he was mar- ried to Phobe Henry, who died July 1, 1815. They had one child-John H., deceased, Sept. 17, 1815, he married Deliver- ance Wilson, and in the fall of 1827 moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he engaged in farming, and also worked at the shoemaker's trade. In 1835 he entered 160 acres of Govern- ment land in Concord Township, De Kalb Co., Ind., and in August, 1838, moved his family to their new home in the woods. He cleared and improved his land, remaining on it till his death, Aug. 9, 1847. His wife survived him till May 14, 1864. They had a family of ten children, six of whom are liv- ing-Otis R., Russell G., Charles M., Henry W., Chauncey, and Caroline. Phœbe H., William W., Eliza J., and Ann A., are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Coburn were members of the Disci- ples church. In politics he was an old line Whig. He served his township as Justice of the Peace four years.
John F. Coburn, deceased, one of the most prominent of the old pioneers, was born in Ontario County, N. Y., July 22, 1806, a son of Asher Coburn, and died in De Kalb County, Ind., April 8, 1879. He was ten years of age when his parents moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, and there he was reared on a frontier farm, obtaining a practical education in the district schools, and by studying in his leisure hours. He learned the shoemaker's trade in his youth, and worked at it till his removal to De Kalb County, Ind., March 1, 1836. He entered 120 acres of Government land, which he began to clear and improve, and also worked at his trade. He was elected County Clerk and Recorder, the first in the county, and made an efficient officer. He was an active member of the Disciples church, and took a great interest in the cause of Christianity. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Republican. He was married Nov. 25, 1830, to Minerva Twadell, who died Oct. 8, 1840. They had three children-Jacob O., Laura E., and Edwin R. The sons were both soldiers in the war of the Re- bellion. Jacob O. died in a rebel prison. Edwin R. is now a resident of Dushville, Isabella Co., Mich. July 11, 1841, Mr. Coburn married Alzada M. Gay, who died March 28, 1850.
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