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Gilbert F. Greenwood, farmer and stock-raiser, section 4, Frank-
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lin Township, was born in Stafford Township, De Kalb Co., Ind., Nov. 30, 1859. His father, Benjamin F. Greenwood, was a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, a son of Oliver P. Greenwood, a na- tive of Stockbridge, Mass., born Feb. 20, 1808, and grandson of John Greenwood, a native Rehoboth, R. I., of English descent, and a sailor on a man-of-war for the United States in the war of 1812. He settled in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1818. Benja- min F. Greenwood moved to De Kalb County, Ind., in 1858, and settled in Stafford Township, and in 1873 removed to Franklin Township, and settled on the farm where our subject now lives. He married Maria, daughter of John Henry, and their family consisted of two sons-Gilbert F., and Eugene, of Steuben County. Gilbert F. Greenwood remained at home till man- hood. He received a good education completing it at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. He was married Sept. 4, 1879, to Orilla Felger, daughter of David Felger, of Defiance, Ohio. They have three children-Floyd, Ethel and Benjamin F. Mr. Greenwood owns 236 acres of valuable land, and is among the prosperous young farmers of Franklin Township.
Adam Hamman, farmer and stock-raiser, section 7, Franklin Township, was born in Stark County, Ohio, May 12, 1833, the seventh of eight children of Daniel and Saloma (Thomas) Ham- man, natives of Virginia. In 1848 his parents moved to De Kalb County and settled on the farm where our subject now lives. At that time it was a tract of uncultivated land. The father was in feeble health, and the greater part of the work fell on Adam. He was a faithful, industrious young man, and was re- warded with good crops, and the consciousness of being a com- fort and stay to his parents in their declining years. He now owns eighty acres of valuable land, with good farm buildings. He has many friends in the county, and, although not an as- pirant for official honors, has served two terms as Constable. He was married in December, 1857, to Rebecca Curry, daugh- ter of John Curry. To them have been born ten children ; seven are living-Ida M., Emma C., Ada M., Lydia, Jesse L., Rebecca and Miles.
John Hamman was born in Stark County, Ohio, May 18, 1817, a son of David Hamman, a native of York County, Pa., who emigrated to Stark County prior to the war of 1812. In 1837 our subject left home and explored the northern part of In- diana, visiting De Kalb County in his travels. In 1844 he again
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came to De Kalb County and remained two months, and while here bought a tract of wild land on section 19, Franklin Town- ship. In 1847 he moved his family to their frontier home, and began to make a farm out of a tract of timber land. How well he has succeeded is proven by a visit to his pleasant home and viewing his 101 acres of cultivated, valuable land. Mr. Ham- man was married May 22, 1839, to Margaret Frick, daughter of Henry Frick. Mrs. Hamman died in September, 1850, leaving five children-Simeon, Daniel, John, Franklin and Sarah. The latter died at the age of thirty-three years. Nov. 25, 1852, Mr. Hamman married Anna Clark, a native of Stark County, Ohio, daughter of David Clark, an early settler of De Kalb County. They have had eight children, five of whom are living-Susan, Clara E., Freeman, Commodore P. and Hamilton C. One daughter, Francelia, died at the age of twenty-four years. Mr. Hamman's sons, Simeon and Daniel, were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion. Mr. Hamman is a member of the Presbyterian, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Peter Helwig, farmer and stock-raiser, section 36, Franklin Township, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1830, a son of Jacob Helwig, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and grandson of George Helwig, a native of Germany. Nov. 3, 1841, his parents moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on a tract of timber land in Troy Township. All kinds of wild animals common to Indiana were abundant. His father was fond of hunting and furnished the family with plenty of meat. He at one time killed four deer, from one of which they pro- cured eighteen pounds of tallow. Our subject received a fair education in the district schools, but was early in life obliged to assist his father on the farm. When he started in life for him- self he worked for fifty cents a day, and part of the time for $5 a month. In this way he earned the money to pay for thirty- six acres of land, where he commenced his married life. In the winter of 1853-'54 he built a log cabin. He had a stove and borrowed the rest of their furniture. Their only sauce was dried elder-berries, and when cooked had to borrow a dish to put it in. They made their own sugar, he carrying the water night and morning, and his wife boiling it down during the day while he worked at the carpenter's trade at fifty cents a day. He was married Sept. 10, 1853, to Elizabeth Jadwin, daughter of Andrew Jadwin. Of the five children born to them four are
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living-Phedima, Theodosia, Ann E., and Jacob R. Phedima married Eli Bryan, and has one child-Luther Lee. In 1866 Mr. Helwig sold his first home and bought the farm in Franklin Township where he has since lived. His father was a promi- nent man of the county, and in 1843-'44 represented his district in the Legislature. He died Nov. 10, 1869.
Francis Houlton, deceased, was born in Highland County, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1807, a son of Samuel Houlton. He was reared in his native county, receiving a common-school education. In the spring of 1839 he came to De Kalb County, Ind., and set- tled on sections 5 and 8, Franklin Township. There were four acres cleared on section 5, and here he built a cabin and lived ten years, then moved across the line to section 8. He was a hard working, energetic man, and cleared seventy-five acres of his land himself. He was married in January, 1838, to Mrs. Evaline (Kellogg) Wood, widow of Abner Wood, by whom she had four children, but one of whom is living-John K. To Mr. and Mrs. Houlton were born four children ; two daughters are living-Corrinna, wife of Isaac Lautzenheiser, of Edgerton, Ohio, and Mary J., widow of William Bratton. Mr. Houlton was murdered May 18, 1879, by a neighbor boy, Lewis Abbott, who entered the house with the evident intention of murdering the entire family and plundering the house. Mrs. Houlton died Oct. 14, 1881. They were earnest, sincere Christians, Mr. Houlton a member of the United Brethren and Mrs. Houlton of the Methodist Episcopal church.
John Houlton, deceased, the first settler of De Kalb County, Ind., was born in Highland County, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1804, a son of Samuel Houlton, a pioneer of Highland County, and a soldier in the war of 1812. He was reared in the wilds of Ohio, having Indian boys and wild animals for his playmates. In 1827 he came to Williams County, Ohio, and worked for his brother Samuel in a saw-mill on Fish Creek, near its confluence with the St. Joseph River. They rafted the lumber down the river to the Fort Wayne market. He was married Feb. 5, 1833, to Sarah Fee, who was born May 12, 1812. The following Sep- tember they moved to De Kalb County, and Sept. 4, raised the first house in the county. It was built of round logs, was one and a half stories high, and twenty feet square. It remained standing till 1860, when it was torn down, and the De Kalb County Pioneer Society had a number of canes made from its
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logs, presenting a cane to each pioneer whose settlement dated prior to 1840. Mr. Houlton's wife died July 12, 1839, leaving three children-Samuel, born at Lima, Ind., Feb. 1, 1839, was a member of Company B, First Michigan Infantry, in the war of the Rebellion, and died in Libby prison; Margaret, born April 8, 1836, was the first female white child born in De Kalb County; Sarah, born July 1, 1839. All grew to maturity, and all are de- ceased. Margaret married William H. Sleutz, and had three children, two of whom are living-Rinaldo Burnett and Nancy Rosette. Sarah married Norman Nichols, and had six children, five of whom are living-Orilla, William, Viola, Inez and Mary. Nov. 21, 1839, Mr. Houlton married Nancy Lewis, daughter of Samuel Lewis who settled in Williams County, Ohio, in April, 1834, and was the seventh settler on the St. Joseph River. Nine children were born to them, six of whom are living-William L., Rebecca, John, Mathew K., Lewis N., and Roger R. One daughter, Mary Ann, died Aug. 3, 1869. She was the wife of Jeremiah Gnagy, and left one child, John, now a student at Valparaiso Normal School. Rebecca married her brother-in-law, Jeremiah Gnagy, and has four sons-Guy, George, Girt and Glen. John married Mary Getz, and has two children-Bert and Mary. Lewis married Rhoda Martin, and has one son-Verna S. Roger married Amanda Mills, and has one son-Artemus L. Roger is leader of the Houlton Orchestra. Mr. Houlton died on the old homestead, June 2, 1875. He was a consistent Christian, and a member of the Disciples church. Mrs. Houlton has passed through many hardships and relates many peculiar and interesting accounts of the experiences of her early life. She was possessed of un_ usual courage and was often helpful in time of need, when it was necessary to have a strong hand and a brave heart. One in- stance of her undaunted will and courage may interest our readers, and especially the descendants of Mrs. Houlton : At one time when about eighteen years of age her father and brothers were away from home, and a man came to the house and asked if any one could take him across the St. Joseph River, then swollen even with the banks. She told him she would take him over if he would obey her orders. He wanted to place the horse above the canoe, but that was not her way, and she refused to take him over. He finally came to her terms. She then placed the horse below the canoe, and told him to hold
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the bridle bit, while she rowed the canoe across the river. The man was forced to admit the soundness of her judgment, say- ing he never saw a girl of so much courage and good sense. At the time Mr. Houlton settled in De Kalb County, the Indians and wild animals roamed the forest at will. The only thing he ever hunted was squirrels; deer was safe from his gun, al- though there were many at that time. One Sunday a flock of thirty turkeys came into his orchard, just at the rear of the house, and although acting contrary to the wish of Mrs. Houl- ton his early Presbyterian training would not allow him to shoot one on the Sabbath. He set out the first orchard in De Kalb County, in the spring of 1834, obtaining the trees in Con- stantine, Mich.
Mathew K. Houlton, farmer and stock-raiser, section 12, Franklin Township, was born on the old homestead on section I, Oct. 4, 1851, a son of John and Nancy (Lewis) Houlton. He was reared and educated in his native township, and after reaching manhood, engaged in agricultural pursuits. He now owns forty-five acres of valuable land, with a good residence and farm buildings. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, hav- ing a good grade of cattle and hogs. Mr. Houlton was married in September, 1872, to Marietta Case, a native of Steuben County, Ind., born Sept. 25, 1855, a daughter of William L. Case. They have two children-Jink J. (named for the song, "Captain Jink's"), born June 20, 1873, and Rinaldo R., born Nov. 7, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Houlton are among the representative young people of De Kalb County, and are enterprising and in- dustrious, and have the prospect of a prosperous future.
William L. Houlton, section 1, Franklin Township, is a son of John Houlton, the first settler of Franklin, and was born on the old homestead Nov. 13, 1842. He remained at home till after the breaking out of the Rebellion, and enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio Infantry. He was as- signed to the engineer corps and never saw any active service. In 1866 Mr. Houlton bought a saw-mill, which he ran two years, and then sold it. In 1877 he bought a light portable mill and threshing machine, which he sold two years later, and in 1881 bought the saw-mill he now owns. He has run a threshing machine eight seasons, and in 1883 bought a new Massillon Thresher. Mr. Houlton was married Sept. 19, 1863, to Mercy N. Haddix, daughter of Stephen K. Haddix, of Defiance, Ohio.
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She died in October, 1865, leaving one child-Alice, now Mrs. Lewis Shultz. Dec. 19, 1867, Mr. Houlton married Mrs. Ru- hama McCurdy, widow of T. J. McCurdy and daughter of William Knisely. They have had three children, but two of whom are living-John M. and Nancy Maude. Mr. Houlton is a member of the Odd Fellows' order, lodge and encampment, and also the daughters of Rebecca, same order.
Theodore Hunt, section 2, Franklin Township, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, May 20, 1826, a son of Obediah Hunt, a pioneer of Seneca County, from Genesee County, N. Y. He was reared and educated in his native county, and in his youth learned the mason's trade which he followed forty years. He came to De Kalb County, Ind., in the fall of 1877 and bought 130 acres of land where he has since lived. In addition to carry- ing on his farm, he is engaged in making concrete tiling and sewer-pipes, and also laying down concrete sidewalks. He is a fine workman, and has made a success of his business. He en- listed in the war of the Rebellion, in Company G, Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and participated in the battles of Cedar Mount- ain, White Sulphur Springs, second Bull Run and many others. He went out as Corporal and returned Second Lieu- tenant of his company. Mr. Hunt was married March 4, 1847, to Harriet, daughter of Ebenezer Boughton. Of their eight children, six are living-Hoyt B., Emma, Theodore, Hattie, Ebenezer and Jennie. Ellen and Mary are deceased. Mary was the wife of Edward Hinkle. Hoyt B. is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and lives in St. Joseph County, Mich. He married Ida Rockwood. Emma is the wife of John Hinkle, of this township, and has four children-Olive, Theo- dore, Lora and John. Theodore married Belle Taylor, and makes his home with his father. Mr. Hunt has been a member of the Odd Fellows' order thirty-six years. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
John T. Huyck, farmer and stock-raiser, was born March 4, 1840, in Huron County, Ohio, a son of John T. and Lucinda (Britten) Huyck, his father a native of New York State, now deceased. Our subject was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools. In September, 1862, he enlisted in Com- pany E, Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, to serve three months, and afterward served in Company C, One Hundredth Indiana Infan- try, till the close of the war. He was taken prisoner at Lime-
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stone Station Sept. 8, 1863, and was imprisoned at Belle Isle six months. He was then removed to Andersonville. Prison, and atter undergoing all the horrors of that den for seven months he tried to escape, but was caught by blood hounds. He was then removed to Savannah, but at the end of three weeks he and another man escaped through a tunnel sixty-five feet under- ground. It was night when they found themselves in the city of Savannah. A negro whom they met took them to the house of a Union lady, who kept them over night and the following day secured a room near by, where they were secreted two months when they made good their escape. Mr. Huyck came to this county in the spring of 1868, and in the spring of 1880 settled on his present farm on section 28, Franklin Township, where he owns 150 acres of land. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was married March 23, 1870, to Mary J. Jefferds, born in this township in 1847, and daughter of James W. Jefferds (deceased). To them have been born eight children, six now living-Bertha J., Pearl, Charles L., Mamie M., Earl M. and Eva E. Mr. Jefferds was a native of New York. He lived in Toledo, Ohio, many years ago, and from there moved to Steuben County, Ind., and in 1842 he came to this county.
Cyrus Jackman, one of the pioneers of Franklin Township, and an honored citizen of the county, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1822, a son of Edward Jackman, a native of Virginia. When a young man Edward Jackman, in company with his brother Adam, settled in the wilds of Ohio, remaining there till 1840, when he moved his family to De Kalb County and settled where our subject was born, on section 18, Franklin Township, and again prepared to make a farm in the wilderness. They reached De Kalb County May 28, and after building a rude cabin cleared a piece of land, and raised the first year thirty bushels of potatoes, six or eight acres of wheat, and got out enough logs by fall to build a hewed log house and make a comfortable home for winter. There were 240 acres in the Jackman homestead, 140 of which Cyrus Jack- man now owns. He remained at home assisting his father till manhood. He was married Sept. 20, 1849, to Sarah Taylor, daughter of John Taylor. They have one son, John Fletcher, who was born July 8, 1850, and married Nora E. Gutridge. They have two children-Burton and Bertha (twins), born May
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18, 1876. Fletcher Jackman owns eighty acres of valuable land, and is a successful agriculturist.
Isaac Jackman, deceased, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1818, and died in Franklin Township, April 12, 1872. He was raised in his native county, and in his youth learned the blacksmith's trade, but worked at it very little, preferring the life of a farmer. He came with his father, Edward Jack- man, to De Kalb County, Ind., in 1840, and settled in Franklin Township. He was a successful agriculturist and stock-raiser, and accumulated a large landed estate. He was married Nov. II, 1847, to Maria Stoner, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born in 1826, a daughter of John and Agnes (Criter) Stoner, who came to De Kalb County in 1846. But three of a family of ten children are living-Mrs. Jackman, Henry and Mary C. Two died in childhood, and five, David E., William, John, Hes- ter, and Margaret, had reached maturity. John was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. Two brothers, David and Henry, were soldiers of the war of the Rebellion. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman had a family of three children-John S., Norman T. and Olive. The sons reside in Waterloo and the daughter in Los Angeles, Cal.
Milton C. Jones, farmer and stock-raiser, section 19, Franklin Township, was born on the farm where he now lives, Dec. 26, 1842, a son of Samuel and Jerusha (Chamberlin) Jones, natives of Monkton, Vt., the former, born Sept. 15, 1806, is now a resi- dent of Waterloo. His mother was born in July, 1812; died Sept. 22, 1884. He was reared a farmer and has always fol- lowed that vocation. He received a practical business educa- tion, attending a select school in Hamilton, Steuben County. When the war of the Rebellion broke out he enlisted in Com- pany B, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and served a year. After his return home, in 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Twelfth Indiana Cavalry, and served three years as Orderly Sergeant. He participated in many severe engagements, among them Nashville, Chattanooga, Mobile and Murfreesboro. At the lat- ter place he was struck with a sabre and fell from his horse, the blow dislocating his shoulder, and the fall breaking his arm. He was a brave soldier, and won the respect of all his com- rades in arms. Mr. Jones has been Assessor of Franklin Town- ship six years. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order. Mr. Jones' parents moved to Seneca County, Ohio, in 1834; to
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La Porte County, Ind., in 1837, and to De Kalb County in 1840. They had a family of ten children, six of whom are living- Sarah A., Milton C., Sydney P., Henry M., William H. and Harriet. Three sons served in the war of the Rebellion. Ju- lius died a short time after the close of the war with the camp disease. Sydney is living in Beratus, Neb. Samuel Jones was hurt by a falling tree in 1863, from which he has never fully recovered. In 1870 he lost his house by fire, which, owing to his poor health, was a misfortune not easily remedied. He, however, has since rebuilt, and has one of the pleasantest homes in the township.
Alfred Kepler is a native of Franklin Township, born Nov. 8, 1839, a son of Daniel Kepler, a native of Pennsylvania, who moved when a child with his parents to Stark County, Ohio, and in the fall of 1837 to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on section 27, Franklin Township, subsequently removing te Smith- field Township, where he now lives. Alfred Kepler was reared and educated in Franklin Township, attending the district schools of his neighborhood. He remained with his parents till eighteen years of age, and then went to Missouri and re- mained two years. After his return to Indiana he engaged in farming and Aug. 18, 1860, was married to Lovina Meese, daughter of Isaac Meese. To them were born two children, both now deceased. Mrs. Kepler died July 24, 1863. In Jan- uary, 1864, Mr. Kepler went to Montana and remained nearly two years, working in the mines, returning to Indiana in De- cember, 1865. Since his return he has devoted his attention to agriculture and stock-raising. He owns a valuable farm of 106 acres. In 1882 he built a large two-story brick house, the main part 18 x 28 feet, with one wing 16x24, and another 16 x 30. His farm buildings are commodious and in good re- pair. Sept. 8, 1867, Mr. Kepler married Mary M. Headley, daughter of Samuel Headley, a pioneer of De Kalb County. They have five children-Maud M., Minnie M., Lola L., Cora C., and Bertha B.
Elias Kepler, section 27, Franklin Township, was born in Stark County, Ohio, Jan. 4, 1832, a son of Daniel Kepler, who brought his family to De Kalb County March 6, 1837, and set- tled on section 27, Franklin Township, entering 480 acres of land from the Government. Elias was reared and educated in De Kalb County, remaining with his parents till manhood. He
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was married Feb. 5, 1854, to Eliza Deems, daughter of George Deems, an early settler of Wilmington Township, who was killed by a falling tree many years ago. Seven children have been born to them-Jay, Phedina A., Hannah E., William S., Estella, Ida M. and Charles F. Hannah married James S. Lowe, and has one child-Earl. Mr. Kepler owns a fine farm of 240 acres, and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, mak- a specialty of Spanish merino sheep. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Samuel Kepler, deceased, was born in Stark County, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1814, a son of John Kepler. He came to De Kalb County, Ind., in the fall of 1837, and settled on section 21, Franklin Township, entering land on sections 21 and 28. He was a hard-working man and a successful farmer and stock- raiser. In 1845 he built a large frame barn across the street from his residence on section 28, which is still standing, and across the gable end bears the inscription " S. K. 1845." About 1853 he built the first grist-mill in the township, on Fish Creek, section 2, which is still doing good work. At his death he owned 1,600 acres of land, all earned by his own industry, as- sisted by his estimable wife. He gave employment to many, and thus assisted in building up and advancing the interests of the county. The season he built his barn, in 1845, he killed fourteen hogs and two beeves, all used by his hired help and family. He owned a store in Hamilton, Ind., a year and then moved it to his place in De Kalb County and sold it three years later. He was married in 1834 to Mary Noragon, a native of Pennsylvania. Six of their fourteen children are living- Andrew, John, Samuel, Jane, Solomon and Jacob. One son, Ed- win, died in his nineteenth year, and a daughter, Caroline, aged twenty-six years. Mr. Kepler died March 19, 1862. His widow afterward married Elisha Beard, an early settler of this county.
Samuel Kepler, section 2, Franklin Township, was born on the old homestead on section 21, this township, March 2, 1843, a son of Samuel and Mary (Noragon) Kepler. He was reared and educated in this township and has always followed agricult- ural pursuits. He was married Dec. 20, 1863, to Melinda Rosenberry, daughter of Alex Rosenberry, of Waterloo. They have five children-Nedia M., Alta B., Mary M., Vernon and Jennie Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Kepler are members of the United Brethren church at Bellefontaine Chapel.
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William Knisely, one of the most successful young farmers and stock-raisers of Franklin Township, resides on section 26, where he owns a fine farm well improved, with good farm buildings. He was born in Troy Township, De Kalb County, Ind., Feb. 20, 1851, and was a son of William Knisely, a pio- neer of De Kalb County. He was reared and educated, and has always lived in his native county. He was married June 2, 1872, to Malinda Pinchin, who died in April, 1873. Their only child is also deceased. Dec. 10, 1874, he married Phœbe J. Plank, daughter of Martin W. Plank. They have one son- Loren David, born March 25, 1876. Mrs. Knisely is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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