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Northern Indiana Synod, going via Albany and New York City that he might visit his brother, Rev. Nathan H. Cornell, then located at Ghent, Columbia Co., N. Y. He loves to relate the adventures his hoosier appearance led to. One in particu- lar which occurred in the streets of New York City. The Al- bany boat having reached the wharf at an early hour, he thought he would stroll uninterrupted as the streets were quiet. Walking up Cortland street, the only two men in sight seemed to see something in him worth developing. After some prelim- inaries one approached him from the front and the other from the rear. This to him meant robbery, but the dauntless bear- ing and unwavering course of Mr. Cornell caused a retreat of the ruffians, who upon closer inspection found they were mis- taken in their man. Mr. Cornell served two terms of four years each as Director of Wittenburg College at Springfield, Ohio. He, as was his father, was a strong anti-slavery man prior to the war, and that in the slave State of Maryland. He is now an ardent Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Cornell have had a family of six children-Mary, deceased, wife of Alexander Freeman; Wesley Calvin, of Washington Territory ; Hester V., wife of R. C. Provines ; Martha E., wife of Thomas Elson ; Laura, at home, and George, who died at the age of thirteen months. Mattie Freeman, the daughter of their daughter Mary, has been adopted into the home of her grandparents.
Wilson S. Dancer, son of John G. and Margaret Dancer, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, Oct. 9, 1842. In 1848 his parents came to De Kalb County, and kept the old Parsons Hotel in Auburn the first year; then bought 240 acres of heavily tim- bered land in Jackson Township, on section 20. His father was born in Washington County, Pa., April 26, 1802, and his wife, Margaret Boyce, in New York, April 12 of the same year. They were married in Ohio, July 10, 1823. Mr. Dancer was a man of strict integrity, highly intellectual and a prominent citi- zen of the county. His wife died April 29, 1869, and he July 20, 1873. They had a family of nine children-Elizabeth married John Duncan, who died in Ohio, and is now the widow of William Essig ; John, a physician of Lagrange County, Ind .; William, å physician, who came to Indiana in 1846 and prac- ticed in Auburn till his death in 1854; Elias went to Vermillion County, Ill., and there married, and enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Illinois Infantry, and died in 1863 ;
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Mary, wife of George Moore, of Big Rapids, Mich .; Sarah Ann, wife of Theodore Shepard, of Lagrange, Ind .; Elijah died in Ohio, Jan. 9, 1848, aged twenty-two years; Wilson S .; James died in 1850. Wilson S. Dancer was six years of age when his parents came to De Kalb County. In his recollections of early advantages he says he was nine years of age when he was first enabled to attend school, which was taught by Samuel Cornell. He made the best of his limited opportunities and ob- tained a good business education. He was married Jan. 1, 1865, to Nora A., daughter of Thomas and Ellen Rowley. She died July 1, 1878, leaving six children-John, James, Jessie, Charles R., Virdie and an infant, Harry D., who died the 24th of the same month. All save James are living with their father. March II, 1880, Mr. Dancer married Mary E. Cool, who was born Aug. 18, 1855, a daughter of John and Sarah Cool. Mr. Dancer is one of the most honored citizens of Jackson Township. In politics he is a Democrat, and has been elected by his party to several positions of trust. He owns 115 acres of land on sec- tion 20, which is a part of his father's homestead.
Isaac Ditmars, son of John A. and Eliza Ditmars, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1837. When he was sixteen years of age he came to De Kalb County with his parents and, with the exception of the time he was in the service of his country, remained with them till twenty-five years of age. He enlisted in September, 1861, in Company F, Forty-fourth In- diana Infantry, and participated in the battle of Fort Donelson and at Shiloh, Tenn., on the 6th of April, 1862, where he was so seriously wounded as to necessitate his discharge from the ser- vice, and is now receiving a pension on account of his injuries. He was married Oct. 30, 1862, to Martha A. George, a native of Ashland County, Ohio, born May 24, 1841, a daughter of John T. and Nancy George, who came to Indiana in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Ditmars commenced married life in Butler Town- ship where he bought 108 acres of land, which by industry and frugality he has made into a good farm. His residence is now on section 7, Jackson Township, and is one of the best in the township. He owns sixty-nine acres in the home farm, all un- der good cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Ditmars have had four children, but three of whom are living-George M., Mary and Anna L. Ulysses M. E., the eldest son, died Oct. 2, 1873, in his eleventh year. He was a robust, healthy boy and in his
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love for adventure and out of door sports, had climbed a tree, when in some way he lost his footing and fell to the ground, re- ceiving injuries which resulted in death in thirty minutes. Mr. Ditmars is in politics a Republican, and is one of the represent- ative men of the county. Mrs. Ditmars' father was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 1811, and is still living in Jackson Town- ship, De Kalb County, Ind. Her mother was born in Pennsyl- vania, July 17, 1812, and died at her home in Jackson Township, March 23, 1876.
Peter Ditmars, son of John A. and Eliza Ditmars, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1834, and was in his nine- teenth year when his parents moved to De Kalb County. He remained at home assisting his father on the farm till after the breaking out of the Rebellion. Jan. 25, 1865, he enlisted in Company D, Fifty-ninth Indiana Infantry as a recruit and served till the mustering out of the regiment in July, 1865. He returned home and remained with his parents till his marriage, Jan. 6, 1870, to Lois Grace West, a native of Onondaga County, N. Y., born Aug. 6, 1840, a daughter of Joseph and Joanna West, who settled in Butler Township, De Kalb County, Ind., in 1844. Both are now deceased. Mr. Ditmars' home is on section 6 near the railroad junction, and is noticeable for its fine location and beautiful buildings. His farm contains eighty acres of valuable land. To Mr. and Mrs. Ditmars have been born four children, but two of whom are living-Jessie May and Amy Grace. The eldest, Ida Ivern, died in her third year, and the second, William D., aged fifteen months. Mr. Ditmars is a Republican in politics. He stands high in the estimation of his fellow townsmen and is a representative citizen.
Edmund Freeman was born near Clarksburg, W. Va., Oct. 22, 1813. His parents, William and Nancy Freeman, were early settlers of Richland County, Ohio, locating there in 1820. His father died Sept. 12, 1827. Mr. Freeman was reared a farmer, but being a natural mechanic has given considerable attention to carpentering and mill work. He was married Sept. 14, 1832, to Martha Dancer, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, born June 5, 1817, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Dancer. In March, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Dan- cer came to De Kalb County. Mr. Freeman bought the farm on section 30 known as the Miller farm where he has since lived. He owns fifty-nine acres of choice land, and his resi-
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dence and farm buildings are models of architecture. In addi- tion to the homestead Mr. Freeman has other land in different parts of the county. To Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have been born thirteen children, eleven of whom lived till maturity-Nancy Jane, deceased, married George Essig; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Myers; Julia, wife of Owen Hensinger; Rosan, wife of Amos Hilkey; Louisa, widow of John Bowen; John, married Eliza- beth Bailey ; Caroline S., wife of Madison De Pew; Alexander, married Mary Cornell; James, married Mary Hilkey ; George, married Miss Bowen; Edmund H., married Mary Ricklewall. The eldest and youngest died in infancy. Mr. Freeman was reared in the Methodist Episcopal church, and since 1830 has been an active member of the society. In politics Mr. Free- man is a Republican, but in local elections sets aside political differences and votes for the man he considers the most fitted for the place. Mr. Freeman's grandfather, Samuel Freeman, bore an honorable part in the war for the independence of the colonies.
Michael Friend was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb. 7, 1819, a son of George and Barbara Friend, natives of Pennsyl- vania, and early settlers of Richland County, where the father died in 1828. His mother afterward married Robert Allison. In 18 Mr. Friend came to Jackson Township, and bought a tract of heavily timbered land, which is now his home, and in 1842 his mother and stepfather came to the county, and made this farm their home till his mother's death in 1852. Mr. Alli- son then went to Michigan and died there. Michael Friend was married July 23, 1844, to Eliza Miller. In 1854 they settled on their farm which is one of the best in the township. Mr. Friend is one of the most practical farmers of the township, and his home shows the care of a painstaking and thrifty owner. His buildings are all in good order, and his residence is one of the best in the township. To Mr. and Mrs. Friend have been born five children-Mary Ellen, wife of Samuel Osborn; James M., with his father; Nancy Jane, deceased; Norris and Amos ; the two latter born in this county. July 9, 1883, Mrs. Friend died, leaving her husband after thirty-nine years of happy mar- ried life, to finish the journey of life alone.
Charles P. Glasier, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1848, a son of Mosley and Alzina Glazier. When he was four years of age his parents moved to De Kalb County, Ind.,
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and settled on section 27, Butler Township. His father died in Ohio, Jan. 14, 1877, while visiting relatives, and his remains were brought to Huntertown, Ind., where his eldest son now re- sides. His mother still lives at the old homestead in Butler Township. Their family consisted of four children-Ellen J. born July 16, 1836; Nathan C., born March 25, 1846; Charles P., born Aug. 28, 1848; Ann E., born Oct. 8, 1855. Ellen J. married Samuel Clark from Ohio, and subsequently moved to Wisconsin where Mr. Clark died, and she afterward married M. F. Lunt. Nathan married a daughter of Samuel Lize. C. P. married Eliza E. Rowley, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Rowley. Ann E. married M. A. Carnahan, and resides on the old homestead. Their father was a very energetic and hard laboring man. At the time of his death he had just completed a nice residence. C. P. Glazier remained with his parents till his marriage, and then located on section 31, Jackson Township, where he has a fine farm of 113 acres. He is a great lover of sports, especially the chase, and since the game has been driven from this county he occasionally goes to Wisconsin for a few weeks' deer hunting. In the winter of 1884 he visited his sister Mrs. Lunt, in Clark County, Wis., and brought home several trophies of his expertness. In politics he is a Democrat.
John Hamilton was born in Medina County, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1840, a son of Dr. Nathan and Julia Hamilton. In 1842 Dr. Hamilton, with his wife and two children, John and George W., came to De Kalb County and located in Concord with the intention of making it his home, but his career of usefulness was suddenly brought to a close. May 2, 1843, in company with his brother-in-law, Lyman Chidsey, he attempted to cross the swollen St. Joseph River in a skiff, but their boat was upset and the Doctor was drowned. The mother soon after returned with her children to Ohio, and in 1846 married Eden Hamilton, a cousin of the Doctor's. He died in 1849, and in 1856 she married William Cahow, with whom in 1866 she came to De Kalb County and settled on section 10, Jackson Township, on the farm now owned and occupied by her son George W. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Cahow, Leonard, now a resident of Steuben County. Mrs. Cahow died Oct. 8, 1877. John Hamilton made his home with his mother till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when, Aug. 24, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Eighth Ohio Infantry. He was with General Mc
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Clellan in his campaign in West Virginia, and with General Shields at Winchester, where, March 23, 1862, he was wounded by a minie ball passing through his thighs. In May he was furloughed from the hospital and July 19, 1862, was discharged. In 1864 he was employed in the transportation service of the army of the Cumberland, and while there was injured by the dislocation of his left shoulder. Returning home, in 1866 he became identified with the interests of De Kalb County. Sept. 24, 1868, Mr. Hamilton was married to Elizabeth Welch, a na- tive of Medina County, Ohio, born Oct. 7, 1844, a daughter of Cornelius and Sally Welch. They had two children-James and Mary. In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton settled on their farm where they now reside. He receives a pension for inju- ries received while in the service of his country. His father was the first white child born in Medina Township, Medina Co., Ohio, and a wealthy man had promised the deed of fifty acres to the first male child born in the township, but owing to the enhanced value of the land settled by giving fifty cents instead of the deed.
George W. Hamilton, the eldest son of Dr. Hamilton, was born in Medina County, Ohio, Jan. 28, 1838. He lived with his mother till manhood, and then came to De Kalb County, and soon after, Sept. 5, 1861, enlisted in Company H, Thir- teenth Indiana Infantry. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Franklin and Nash- ville. Dec. 12, 1863, he veteranized and served till Nov. 25, 1865, serving four years and two and a half months. He returned to De Kalb County, and Jan. 25, 1866, in Medina County, Ohio, was married to S. Elizabeth Phelps, a native of that county, born Nov. 12, 1839, a daughter of George and Sally Phelps. One child has lived to grace their home-Eva- 'line J. John R. died in infancy. Mr. Hamilton resides on the old homestead of his mother on section 10.
James Henderson, son of Samuel and Letty (Moody) Hender- son, was born in Richland County, Ohio, June 2, 1831, and was in his sixth year when his parents moved De Kalb County. He lived with them till manhood, receiving as good an educa- tion as could be obtained in the district schools. He was reared a farmer, and has made that vocation his life work. Oct. 5, 1856, he married Mary Jane Sanders, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born June 22, 1837, a daughter of Henry and Mary San-
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ders. The first three years he worked his father's farm, and then moved to the home where they now live, which is 160 acres of his father's old homestead on section 36. His land is well cultivated and his residence and farm buildings are among the best in the township. He pays special attention to sheep-grow- ing, having one of the finest flocks in the county .. He and his wife take a just pride in their henery where they have about twenty varieties of pure-bred fowls, Mrs. Henderson giving this indus- try her personal supervision. They have a family of three sons -Newton, William Franklin and George. Mr. Henderson is a worthy representative of one of the leading pioneer families of De Kalb County.
John Henderson, farmer and stock-raiser, section 36, Jackson Township, was born on the old homestead of his father in this township, July 3, 1844, a son of Samuel and Letty Henderson. After his father's death he continued to make his home with his mother till his marriage. He now has a fine residence on section 36, his farm of 160 acres being one-half of the home- stead. Mr. Henderson inherits his father's love of fine stock, and the greater part of his attention is given to breeding blooded stock. He was the first to introduce Devon thorough-bred cattle and Shropshire-down sheep into Northeastern Indiana, and in this enterprise has been a public benefactor. He is one of the most successful stock-raisers in the county, and his cattle herds and flocks of sheep 'are unexcelled. Mr. Henderson is one of the most influential and prominent men of the township. He is now serving his third term as Magistrate. In politics he adheres to the Democratic party. He was married March 30, 1870, to Adeline Keyes, a native of Carroll County, Ohio, born Oct. 21, 1846. They have four living children-Josephine, Mabel, Glengyle and Kitty. Their eldest child, William R., died at the age of six years.
Samuel Henderson, one of the earliest and most prominent settlers of Jackson Township, De Kalb County, Ind., was born in the State of Pennsylvania, in the first year of the nineteenth century. His father, William Henderson, moved a few years later to Harrison County, Ohio, where our subject was reared on a farm. He was married in Richland County, Ohio, in 1823, to Letty Moody, a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., born in 1805. In October, 1836, they moved to De Kalb County, Ind., locating on section 36, Jackson Township. Mr. Henderson
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built a log cabin, which was the first building in the north or east part of the township. Of their ten children, six were born in Ohio and four in Jackson Township-William resides in Concord Township; Jane married Henry Blake, and died in 1863 ; George resides in Allen County ; Sarah married Peter High, of Auburn ; James is a prominent farmer of Jackson Township; David lives in Michigan ; Rachel is the wife S. M. Braden ; Joseph R. resides in Kosciusko County ; John and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Samuel Stafford, reside in Jackson Town- ship. Mr. Henderson early turned his attention to raising stock, and made that industry a successful and lucrative one. He was a man of untiring energy, and is remembered by all who knew him as a man of active and enterprising zeal in all public affairs. His affection was largely centered in his family, and he never let anything interfere with his giving them his first and principal attention. He gave to each of his sons, ex- cept David, who preferred and received a college education, 160 acres of land, and to each of his daughters he gave an equal amount in money. He was a devoted member of the Masonic fraternity, squaring his life by its tenets. He died in 1863 and was buried by his beloved order with honors. His wife survived him till Dec. 5, 1880. In her childhood she joined the Methodist Episcopal church, but later joined the Lu- theran church, always living a devoted Christian life.
Amos Hilkey was born in Ashland County, Ohio, June 28, 1843, the third child of John and Susanna Hilkey. John Hil- key was born in Maryland, Oct. 16, 1816, and when a small boy removed with his parents, George and Barbara Hilkey, to Ash- land County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and was· mar- ried Feb. 29, 1839, to Susanna Anthony. In March, 1846, he became identified with De Kalb County, locating near Spencer- ville. Notwithstanding he had passed the age which required him to perform military service, he enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in Company L, Second Indiana Cavalry, and served fourteen months. He died at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1863. His widow survived him till Oct. 16, 1875. Three of their sons were also in the service of their country, viz .: George W., who enlisted in the Eighty-eighth Infantry, but was discharged in 1863 for disability, and after his recovery enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-second Infantry and served till the close of the war. Daniel enlisted in the Thirtieth Infantry and served
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till the close of the war; now resides in Alabama. Amos enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in Company D, Eighty-eighth Infantry, and participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and all others of that gallant regiment, with Sherman, and at Washington, D. C., in May, 1865, was one of the proud heroes of the grand review ; was discharged June 7, 1865. Of the other children of John Hilkey, Frances mar- ried George Thorp, of Allen County ; John E. and Abraham (twins) died in infancy ; James Ą. resides in Nebraska ; Benja- min and Samuel are residents of Jackson Township; Mary, de- ceased, was the wife of J. D. Freeman ; Charles Bennett died at the age of fifteen years. Amos Hilkey entered the employ of Edmund Freeman after his return from the war, and soon after married his daughter, Rosan, who was born in Ohio, Sept. 13, 1842. He remained in the employ of Mr. Freeman six years and then bought eighty acres of land on the same section (30), where he has a comfortable and happy home. Mr. and Mrs. Hilkey have eight living children-Edmund Norton, Martha S., Elmer L., Mary J., Howard Hayes, Bessie A., Jesse O. and Francis M. Daniel B. died at the age of four years ; Amos A., aged two years, and Edith B., aged four months. Mr. and Mrs. Hilkey are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican.
Henry Hines, Justice of the Peace, Jackson Township, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, April 1, 1839, a son of Francis and Lovina (Culler) Hines. In 1844 his parents moved to Kosciusko County, Ind., where the father died in 1877, and the mother still lives on the old homestead. Our subject lived with his parents till his marriage to Sarah Abigail Smith, Feb. 6, 1858. ' She was born in Medina County, Ohio, April 8, 1838. The year following their marriage they came to De Kalb County and settled in Jackson Township, and began making a farm out of a tract of heavily timbered land. They now have a fine farm of 160 acres, eighty acres and their residence being on section II, and eighty acres on section 10, all cleared by frugality and good management. Mr. Hines is a man of sterling character, and upright, independent action, and his worth was soon recognized by his fellow-townsmen, who placed him in the front in township affairs. He is now serving his third term as Justice of the Peace. His honorable dealings coupled with a strong sense of right and justice to all, make
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him especially fitted for this position. In politics he acts with the Democratic party. Mrs. and Mrs. Hines have six children -Lillie Louisa, wife of James H. Farver, of Kosciusko County, Ind .; Francis M., Wesley L., Leonard A., Lovina and Effie A.
Nathan Johnson was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1835, a son of Amariah and Jane (Wyatt) Johnson, who came to De Kalb County in 1837. He remained with his father till twenty-seven years of age, when, on Christmas day, 1862, he was married to Hannah Hayward, a native of Lenawee County, Mich., born Jan. 5, 1845, a daughter of S. R. and Polly Hayward. She came to De Kalb County to take charge of the district school. They commenced housekeeping on section 24, Jackson Township, where they have since lived. Mr. Johnson enlisted in the late war of the Rebellion, as a recruit in Com- pany A, Thirteenth Indiana Infantry, joining the regiment in front of Petersburg ; was afterward in the expedition of Gen- eral Butler against Ft. Fisher, and in the expedition of General Terry, participating in the severe battle culminating in the sur- render of the fort. He was discharged with the regiment at Goldsboro, N. C., and returned to his peaceful life on the farm. Mr. Johnson is one of the most enterprising men of the town- ship, and is an influential and prominent citizen. He has a fam- ily of two children-Dora A. and Clark Sylvester.
William Johnson, son of Amariah and Jane (Wyatt) Johnson, was born in Jackson Township, May 17, 1842. His parents came to the county from Richland County, Ohio, in company with his grandfather, Nathan Wyatt, and settled on section 13. His mother died Aug. 14, 1854, and his father, Sept. 14, 1877. Aug. 9, 1862, Mr. Johnson enlisted in Company D, Eighty- eighth Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, Kenesaw Mountain, with Sherman to the sea, and through the Carolinas to Bentonville, where he was wounded in the left side. He was taken to the hospital at New York, from there to Madison, Ind., and there discharged June 9, 1865, but has never recovered from the effects of his wounds, and now receives a pension. After his return home he was married Sept. 17, 1865, to Rachel Hay ward, a native of Lenawee County, Mich., born Dec. 14, 1842, daugh- ter of S. R. and Polly Hayward, and a teacher in the public schools of this county. The first year after their marriage they
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lived on the homestead of his father, and after several changes, in 1870, settled on section 13 where they now live. They have a good farm of eighty acres, and a pleasant residence. Their family consists of five children-Riley M., George, Lewis C., Minnie and Hannah F. Politically, Mr. Johnson is a Republi- can. He is an upright, honorable business man and an esteemed member of society.
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