History of Elkhart County, Indiana; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history: portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 31

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Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, C. C. Chapman & co.
Number of Pages: 1192


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Pokeweeds .- The common poke, with its purple-juiced clusters of berries, is well known.


Goosefoots .- Lamb's-quarters, or pigweed, a common weed in our gardens, is the type of this order. Bcet and spinach are culti- vated plants of this order. Next in abundance to lamb's-quarters are maple-leaved goosefoot, Jerusalem oak and Mexican tea. Wormseed is a fetid plant, belonging to the genus goosefoot. Orache is becoming abundant in the towns and cities. Bng-seed grows on the borders of the lakes.


Amaranths .- The cultivated coxcomb, globe amaranth and prince's feather (red, chaffy spikes) illustrate the characters of this family. Pigweed is one of the most common weeds in cultivated


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ground. The pigweed of the last paragraph should be called goose- foot only, or lamb's-quarters. White pigweed, generally known in the West as " tumble-weed," is abundant in some fields. Amaran- tus blitoides has recently become very abundant in our towns. At a little distance it resembles common purslane. Acuida tamaris- cina is common in sandy soil near the rivers and lakes.


Buckwheat Family or Knotweeds .- Goose-grass is the most ubiquitous member of this order, forming a carpet in every door- yard. A taller variety with wider leaves also abounds under the shade trees about the premises. Two species of smart-weed, mild water-pepper, water Persicaria and two other species of knotweed are all common. Out of 14 species of what appears to be smart- weed, only two are biting to the taste. Arrow-leaved tear-thumb, black bindweed and climbing false buckwheat are common vines. Pie-plant, " yellow dock " and sleep-sorrel represent another divis- ion of the knotweed family. The most common member of this division in this county is curled, or " yellow " dock; then follow sheep-sorrel (abounding in sandy soil), pale, water, swamp and bitter docks.


Laurel Family .- Sassafras is common along the bluffs and bot- toms of the rivers. Spice bush is common.


Mezereum Family .- Leather-wood, with its remarkably tough bark, is not abundant anywhere.


Sandal-wood Family .- Bastard toad-flax is rather scarce.


Lizard's-tail Family .-- Lizard's tail is common in swamps.


Spurges .- Spotted spurge, an herb growing more prostrate than all others, on cultivated ground; milky; no visible flowers. Three other species of spurge are almost common. Three-seeded mercury, known in former years to inhabit only the dark forest, has followed to our city residences where it can find a similar situation.


Nettle Order .- Of the Elm family are the white and the slippery elm and the hackberry,-the first mentioned abundant, the other two scarce. Of the Bread-fruit and Fig family is the red inulberry, which is scarce. Of the Nettle family proper are the true nettle (rare), wood nettle (common), richweed, pellitory, hemp and hop. Richweed, or clearweed, like the mercury of the last paragraph, has followed man to his artificial groves and is very abundant on flat ground under heavy shade-trees, in some places. It is remarkable that botanists have placed in this order the osage orange tree of our liedges, the bread-fruit tree of the Pacific isles, the fig and the banyan, and the poison upas of the East Indies.


Plane-Tree Family .- " Sycamore," or button-wood, or Ameri- can plane. The true sycamore of Europe is a different tree.


Walnut Family .- Black and white walnut (butternut) are well known. Three species of shell-bark and two of smooth-bark, are common in this country. The list comprises the shag-bark, the Western shell-bark, the mockernut or white-heart, the pig-nut or 'broom, and the bitter-nut or swamp hickories.


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HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY.


Oak Family .- This family comprises not only the oaks but also the chestnut, beech, hazel-nut and iron-wood. Some of the oaks hybridize so much that it is difficult to keep track of the species and varieties. White oak, of course, takes the lead here as else- where, but the black jack is abont as abundant. The latter is usually the " second growth," and is as good as hickory for fire- wood. Bur-oak, scarlet oak and black oak (yellow-barked, or quercitron) are common. Laurel or shingle oak, yellow chestnut oak and red oak are occasionally met with. Laurel oak is so called on account of the shape of its leaves, and is also called shingle oak, on account of its being so good in pioneer times for clapboards. Two species of iron-wood flourish here. They belong to different genera, one having seeds in clusters of involucres resembling hops; hence it is called hop hornbeam. The other iron-wood or horn- beam is also called blue or water beech.


Birch Family .- The red, or river birch is sometimes found along the rivers and creeks, the dwarf birch in swamps. Paper birch is rather common.


Willows .- The most common willow, as well as the largest. is the black; then the prarie, glancous, heart-leaved, shining and long- leaved. The black and the shining willows have tough twigs which are very brittle at the base. Several other species of willow occur, but are rare. The quaking asp, or American aspen, the cotton- wood, balm-of-Gilead, Lombardy poplar and silver-leaf, or white poplar, are well known. Glandular-leaved willow is common about the head of Lake Michigan.


Pines .- The most common pines in this region are the white and northern scrub. Black and hemlock spruce and balsam fir may be found.


Arum Family .- Indian turnip (Jack-in-the pulpit) abundant; skunk cabbage common in wet places supplied by spring-water; green dragon common; sweet flag rare.


Duckweeds .- Two species common on the surface of ponds. They do not take root in the earth.


Cat-tails .- Common cat-tail (a kind of flag) and a species of bur reed occur in wet places.


Pondweeds .- Several species grow throughout this country. Their liabitat is in or under water.


Water-Plantain Family .- Arrowhead (two species, with several variations) is abundant. Has large, arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers in threes, and grows along the slonghs. Water plantain and arrow-grass are sometimes found, growing in same situation as Jast.


Orchids .- Showy orchis, eight or ten species of Habenaria, rattlesnake plantain, ladies' tresses, Pogonia, crane-fly orchis, adder's month, coral-root and five species of lady's slipper are found in this county, and Calopogon is common. The lady's slippers are


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being thinned out rapidly by parties shipping them East, for a price.


Amaryllis Family .- Star-grass is common in prairies. It is a modest little grass-like plant, putting forth its conspicious, yellow, three-petaled flowers in June.


Iris Family .- The larger blue flag is becoming rare. Blue-eyed grass looks like the star-grass just mentioned, except that the flowers are white or pale blue. Its habitat is the prairie.


Yam Family .- Wild yam-root is a green vine sometimes seen in the woods.


Smilax Family .- Common green-brier, smilax hispida and ear- rion flower are all not very rare.


Lily Family .- Purple trillium, or three-leaved nightshade, and the large white trillium are abundant: flower in May. One or two other species of trillium sometimes occur. Bellwort is an early flower in the woods. Smaller Solomon's seal and false spikenard are common. Wild orange-red lily is common in the margins of prairies which are not pastured and have never been broken. White dog's-tooth violet, white hellebore and great Solomon's seal are reported here. Yellow dog's tooth violet is abundant; it is a prominent flower in April, in the woods. Squill (eastern quamash, or wild hyacinth) is also found in this county. Wild garlic, having tops like our garden top-onions, and wild leek are common in low places not pastured.


Rushes .- The bog-rush is a very common, yellowish, grass-like herb along roads and paths, especially those leading through the forest; but it is also found to some extent in all other situations. Common, or soft rush is common, and several other species are also common.


Pickerel-weeds .- Water star-grass, growing under running water in the forest brooks, is common. Pickerel-weed is occasional.


Spiderworts .- Common spiderwort is common. Day-flower is rare.


Sedges .- There are three or four dozen species of sedge growing within the limits of any one county, but they are all unimportant plants. They have a grass-like appearance, but can readily be dis- tinguished from the grasses by their having triangular stems and bur-like tops (seed clusters), while the grasses liave round or round- ish stems. What is generally called lake grass along the rivers is a true sedge, and its English name is great bnlrush. It is by far the largest of the sedges. The river club-rush is next in size.


Grasses .- Blue grass takes the lead for prevalence and ntility. Next, two species of fox-tail. Besides these the most common grasses are white grass, rice cut grass, Indian rice or water oats, timothy, rush grass (two species), bent grass, wood reed-grass, dropseed (two genera); reed bent-grass, blue joint grass, porcupine grass, freshi-water cord-grass, Kæleria, Eatonia (two species), melic grass, fowl meadow grass and its congener, Glyceria fluitans, low spear-grass, red top, Eragrostis (three species), fescue (two species),


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chess, Bromus ciliatus, reed (a tall, broom-corn-like grass growing in dense fields in the swamps of the river bottom), Hordeum pra- tense (a kind of wild barley), two species of lyme-grass or wild rye, bottle-brush grass, reed canary grass, Paspalum, wire grass, eight species of panic-grass, among them two kinds of tickle.grass, and one old-witch grass, crab-grass and barn-yard grass, sand-bur (in sand) and two species of beard-grass. About two dozen other kinds of grass can be found in the county, but they are all very rare.


Horse-tails .- Scouring rush and common horse-tail (especially along railroads) are common: two other species scarce.


Ferns .- Maiden-hair, brake, a spleenwort, a shield fern, a blad- der fern, one species of flowering fern and the sensitive fern are commmon in the order here named, while two or three other ferns may be found.


Club- Mosses .- Several species are found here, one being com- mon.


CHAPTER III.


PIONEERS' ASSOCIATION.


My home! the spirit of its love is breathing


In every wind that plays across my track.


From its white walls the very tendrils wreathing, Seem with soft links to draw the wanderer back.


It has ever been considered a day of rejoicing when pioneers should meet, when old comrades should come together, to renew their memories and cheer up their souls. In the dim past, when, after Babel, the migrations of the peoples took an extensive form, the idea of periodical reunion was made practicable. On the land where Athens now stands such another meeting is said to have taken place as that which did honor to the pioneers of Elkhart in 1859. Over two thousand years ago the spot on which is now built the city of Paris, the beautiful Lutetia of Julian, the early settlers united in their strength and sacrificed to the gods in honor of their meeting and in thanksgiving for the beautiful land they possessed. Three thousand years ago the Partholanians met at Howth and lighted the Pagan fires of joy for giving them a home in Ireland, so far away from the assaults of their brother Greeks; and still later the warlike Milesians assembled on the same shore to celebrate the anniversary of their conquest of the island, and to meet in merry circle before separating for their homes. Revert to the olden times, to the history of every country, and the accounts of those happy reunions remind us of their utility. If then our barbarous ancestors of dim antiquity observed the custom, how much more becoming is it for the people of to-day, who may be said to have reached the highest pinnacle of civilization to be attained by the race at present inhabiting this globe? The fact is accepted and acknowledged. Throughout the length and breadth of this great land, the large-souled pioneers who have made this country great have assembled periodically to celebrate their advent and their stay, and to give thanks to their God for His mercy in leading them to peaceful and happy homes. The pleasure of such meetings is only known to pioneers. Their children can scarce conceive the feeling which such an assembly creates, or the happy memories which it


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awakens. For them alone it has an undying interest; and though the young may possibly share a little in the joy of the old, they never can summon up the same endearing memories as pertain to the latter, or entertain for the soil they tread that beautiful vener- ation which pertains to the heart of the old settler. He alone saw the virgin soil and married her. His industry tamed the beautiful wild land until it yielded returns a hundred fold; his hands deco- rated the farm with a modest and comfortable cottage, and now in his declining years he has that homestead to take pride in, and these happy meetings to yield him pleasure. Happy settlers! Good old settlers! Well deserved are the honors you have won,-well merited the peace and joy that waits upon your age!


THE PIONEERS' ASSOCIATION.


At a very early period in the history of the county efforts were made to organize an association, in which all the pioneers would be embraced. For many reasons the progress made was very slow, so that so late as twenty-three years ago no regularly constituted organization had existence. Then the people, having emerged from the period of labor and careful guard, turned their attention to the good work, and without delay banded themselves together, and the union of the venerable citizens was complete.


The first annual meeting of this association was held at Goshen May 11, 1857. J. H. Barnes presided, and E. W. H. Ellis was sec- retary. The following officers were then elected: President, Mat- thew Rippey; Vice-Presidents, Col. Jolm Jackson, Geo. Nicholson and Wm. Waugh; Secretary, E. W. H. Ellis; Treasurer, Milton Mercer; Executive Committee, J. R. McCord, of Elkhart town- ship; Robert A. Thomas, of Clinton; John D. Elsea, of Benton; Mark B. Thompson, of Jackson; John Peppinger, of Union; Daniel McCoy, of Locke; Noah Anderson, of Harrison; John Davenport, of Concord; James Beck, of Bango; C. Terwilliger, of Olive; J. D. Carleton, of Cleveland; Nathaniel Newell, of Osolo; Owen Coffin, of Washington; Charles L. Murray, of Jefferson; Lewis F. Case, of Middlebury, and A. B. Arnold, of York.


Those gentlemen performed the work of organization entrusted to them in a most satisfactory manner, so that for many succeeding years the reunion of old settlers was an event looked forward to with extraordinary interest, not only by themselves, but also by their children and modern residents in the county. The aggregate meeting of old settlers held at Goshen the subsequent year proved


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an evidence of the care devoted to it by the organizers. It was a thorough literary and social success, nor was the recent reunion of 1879 inferior to it. The " Pioneer's Song," by Dr. E. W. H. Ellis, written on the occasion of a similar reunion in 1858, was rendered in a very effective manner by Mrs. Frank Dennis, assisted by Mrs. Crary and D. W. Hattel. The last chorus is not so characteristic as the four preceding ones; but, as will be seen, was very appropri- ate to the occasion.


So come along, come along; and this the toast shall be:


" Honor to the pioneers and their posterity!" And when, like leaves in autumn, their time shall come to fall, May their virtues and their memories be cherished by us all.


The author of that song had been both poet, writer and orator. He performed much also for his adopted county, and consequently took a very important part in the public events of the period, until he made for himself such an enviable reputation as to win even from the writer this brief notice, aud a place for his simple yet glo- rious old song in history.


PIONEER'S SONG. BY DR. E. W. H. ELLIS. AIR-" Uncle Sam's Farm."


[Written for the Old Settlers' Meeting in Goshen, February 24, 1858. ] I. Friends, let's pause a moment Amid good feeling's flow, To toast the lads and lasses Of thirty years ago, Who left their homes of plenty And broad Ohio's shore, The forests and the prairies Of Elkhart to explore. "Come along, gee along, now begin to go, Tow'rds the blooming prairies and the bright St. Jo --- " Oh, the earth is very broad and her bosom rich and rare, Like the Goshen of old Egypt, it has milk and honey fair !


II.


They " squatted " in the forests And on the prairies wide ; They built their humble cabins, And the tempests they defied;


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They turn'd the deep soil over, The richest ever found, And the seeds and spronts they bro't along They run 'em in the ground! "Come along, gee along, Buek and Bright halloe! What you 'bout, you lazy dogs, pushing 'long so slow !? ' Oh, the land is full of riches as ever filled an urn, And a thousand sleeping furrows are waiting for their "turn !"


III.


Their true and trusty rifles Were hanging on their pegs, And their very rusty " trowsers " Were hanging on their legs; With mnskets on their shoulders They hunted near and far, And home they brought a noble buck, And now and then a "ha'r !" "Come along, come along," rang the merry shout, "Molly bake the hoe-cake, shove the table out. Bring the pewter dishes, set the gourds around," While the song and story and merry jokes resound.


IV.


Blooming like a garden In the summer's sun, Smiled the lovely prairie When their work was done; But of all the products That made their hearts rejoice, And the erop most certain, Was the crop of girls and boys. "Come along, come along, Tom, and Nell, and Joe, Jaek, and Jim, and Peg, and Sal, don't you be so slow." Oh, the only way a man ean do his duty to the nation Is to plow, and sow, and reap, and mow, and raise the population.


V.


Then honor to the hardy men, And noble women, too, Who planted here their happy homes Some thirty years ago; Whose daring hearts and sturdy arms First laid the forests low, And elbowed round and made the room For "sprouts" like us to grow. So come along, come along, and this the toast shall be: "Honor to the pioneers and their posterity!" And when, like leaves in autumn, their time shall come to fall, May their virtues and their memories be cherished by us all.


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HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY.


MEMBERS OF THE PIONEERS' ASSOCIATION.


Names


Age.


Date of Place of Immigr't'n. Nativ'y.


Names. Age.


Date of Place of Imwlg't'n. Natlv'y.


Albin, Moreland .62


1839


0.


Chamberlain,Mrs. P.A.G3


1837 N. Y.


Mrs. .58


1838


Pa.


Crary, C. W. 49


1837 N. Y.


Albright, Jonas. .77


70


1836


Va.


C'armien, W. H. 43


1836


Ind.


Beck, Sr., James. .76


1830


Ky.


Clark, D. J ... 82


1834


Vt.


Mrs. 66


1830


Me.


Cooper, John A. .54


1839 0.


Butler, W. 11 .. 48


53


1828


().


Mrs. .54


1837


Pa.


Brown, T. C ..


.55


1837


Pa.


Carpenter, Mrs. Elias. 74


1829


Va.


Brown, H. K. 82


1835 Tenn.


Carlton, Mrs. .. 57


1834


Beard, Frederick .63


1831


0.


Cornell, Mrs. B. F ... 60


1835 N. J.


Burns, Torrance


1834


Ky.


Defrees, 'Mrs .. 58


.45


1833


Ind.


Brown, Amos . .62


1837


Pa.


DeCamp, Silas. Mrs. .53


58


1834


Ind.


Boomershire, S.


.66


1838


().


Defrees, J. II. .67


1831


Ten.


Braden, R. D.


70


1834


0.


Dewey, Mrs. O. F. .48


1836 S. C.


16


Mrs.


.65


1834


0. Darr, David. .60


1830


().


Benner, Benj. 19


75


1834


Pa.


Mrs .60


1839


Va.


Banta, Mrs. E . 62


1829


O.


Ellis, Joel .58


1830 N. Y.


Bachelor, Mrs. .67


1835


0.


J. W


.54


1831 N. Y.


Eby, David. 60


1835


0.


Mrs. .60


1831


Samuel. 72


1837 O.


Boyd, Thomas


.66


1839


Pa.


Eldridge, David.


1835


0.


Bishop, D. C. Mrs. 58


.62


1837 N. Y.


Eisenbeis, Wm. 53


Mrs. .54


1835


0.


Beek, Noah .63


1834


Md.


Funk, Joseph .57


.73


1833


Pa.


Blue, Abner. .60


1836


0.


Farber, C. S.


.68


1835


Va.


Butler, T. P. .52


1831


0).


Foster, C. E.


.50


1836


Ct.


Bowser, T.


50


1832


0.


Gregory, E.


.63


1837


Ct.


Bowser, Elijah.


.58


1832


O.


Garrison, A.


.53


1838 N. Y.


Bachelor, Daniel


71


1836


Me.


Garven, D


.60


1835


Pa.


Back, Mrs ..


.56


1833


0.


Gamberling, Geo. .50


184G


0.


Beane, W. A ... .. 51


1836 0.


Mrs .. .. 47


1835


Va.


Beardsley, Mrs. Dr ... +3


1830


Ganger, Daniel. 72


1829


Pa.


Grissamer, R .. .. 55


1836


Pa.


Bachelor, Mrs. .67


1835


0.


Hubbell, A. L. .63


18:4


0.


Cormary, Mrs ... ... 63


1834


Va.


Ilockert, Mrs. .48


1836


().


Caldwell, Robert


.43


1836


Ind.


Hoekert, J. .55


1829


Ind.


C'armien, Wm. .76


1831


Md.


Hopkins, Mrs. .44


.54


1830


" B. C.


59


1830


().


llawks, J. P.


.57


1837 N. Y.


14 J. M.


54


1830


().


Mrs. .55


1840


-


- Iless, I .61


1829


().


Coon, Mrs. ..


.43


1833


Ind.


Ilalstead, Elizabeth. .. 53


1838 N. Y.


Hively, Mrs .. .53


1835


().


Case, L. F.


1836 N. Y.


Hendricks, W. C ... .77


1839


C't.


" Mrs. 69


1836 N. Y.


lleaton, P. .70


1835


(). .


Cornell, B. F. 65


1833 0.


Iless, B. .63 " E. .68


" Mrs ..


.62


1833


0.


Corpe, E. H. 43


1835 ().


IIaseall, C. S. .68


1837 N. Y.


Cathcart, B. F 61


1830


Ind. 66 Mrs .. 59


1835 N. Y.


Cline, Jacob. 57


1839 Ger.


Howenstein, R .60


1838


().


Case, B. V.


69


1836 N. Y.


Hawks, Cepha .67


1835 N. Y.


Bunger, S. . . Mrs


49


1835


Can.


Chamberlain, Mrs. E.G.60


1839 N. Y.


Burns, Mrs. John .. 60


1832


8.


Dodge, E. F.


Beckner, Jacob.


84


1834


Va.


1834 Ind.


Engle, Andrew 57


1832


0.


Beck, Albert. .. 65


1833


0.


Basher, Michael.


.70


1834


Pa.


Ganger, Samuel. 73


1836


1835


O.


Cripe, Daniel T .58


1830


0.


Ilahn,


1835 N. Y.


Crary, Jolin L .. 59


1834


" Mrs. J. L.


1837 Ind.


1829


Childs, Mrs. S. .67


1830 N. Y.


1829


().


Case, Ettie 42


1837 N. C.


Corey, Rev. C ... 80


1832 N. Y.


Beane, Esler


1831


Ind.


Cowan, J. W ... 57


1834 O.


1833


Mrs. .66


1834 N. Y.


Bowser, Wni. 62


1833


0.


1834


Md.


1835 N. Y.


Fetters, Peter.


1823


Broderick, Mrs. N. F .. 64


1835


Ilenry, Mrs. Dr. .62


Crary, James H.


363


HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY.


Names.


Age.


Date of Place of


Names.


Age. Date of Placa of Immigr't'a. Nativ'y


Hawks, Mrs. .61


1838


Vt.


Mills, J. W. .44


1836


Ind.


E.


61


1837 N. Y.


McReynolds, Mrs Jas. --


1835


O.


Hire, John ..


.62


1832 0.


Mrs ..... 50


1839


" Mrs.


40


1839


Ind. Matthews, John. . .61


1831 O.


Hitchcock, H. H. .63


Mrs. .54


1837 N. Y.


=


Mrs .76


1831 Md.


R. D.


55


1832


Pa.


66


Mrs. 47


.73


1830


Mrs. .75


1838 N. Y.


B.


.42


1836 0.


W. H. .43


.54


1835


Pa.


Jackson, Mrs. Ira .. 56


1838 N. Y.


Newell, George. .40


1839.


Ind.


Juday, A. .54


1838


Prickett, Thomas. .47


1833


Ind.


Johnson, G. C. .56


59


1829


0.


Poorbaugh, P. .63


1830


Pa.


Jacobs, Mrs. Henry


Powell, J. L. .78


1839


Va.


Kellogg, Mrs.


73


1837


Mrs. .66


1837 N. Y.


King, M. D .68


1837


Pa.


Pickerel, John .59


1835


0.


66 Mrs. . .53


43


1836


Ind.


" Gabe .. .67


1835


Va.


Kinnison, A


.54


1837


0.


Potter, Mrs. .58


1836 N. Y.


Price, M. .49


1831


1829


Ind.


Krupp, D. H


.43


1837


Rohrer, Jos. .47


1832


O.


Knox, J. D.


72


1831


Va.


Mrs. .63


1831


0.


Latta, James M. .46


1834


Ind.


Jolın .53


1832


0.


Lake, R. T.


.64


1837


Va.


Mrs. .52


1833


0.


" Mrs.


.57


1830


0. Rush, I


.51


1829


Ind.


Larimer, Brice.


1835


0.


Rippey, M.


76


1831


O.


Linderman, John.


.63


1834


Md.


Rush, R. Mrs. .49


.52


1828


0.


J. A. . .60


1832


Ger.


Rosenberger, Nancy ... 53


1833


Pa.


Roller, P. M .. .. .... 77


1835


Va.


Mills, A. H.


.76


1835


Va.


Matthews, E. .60


1830


O.


Mitchell, Mrs. E. ... 53


1839


0.


Shuey, Mrs. 76


J. H ..


53


1837


0.


66 Mrs .. .43


1837 N. Y.


Manning, A .. 66 Mrs. .50


62


1834


0.


Simonton, D. S. .61


1832


0.


66


Mrs. .54


1834


O.


Mitchell, Elizabeth ...-


1830


Smith, C. J. 66 Mrs ..


.55


1835


Md.


Mckibben, J ... .75


1838


Ire.


Stetler, John. .80 66 Mrs. .73


1838


Pa.


Mercer, Mary .81


71


1832


Pa.


Snyder, John. .53


1835


0.


Summey, Eli. .61


1829


Ind.


Stephenson, D. S. .. 48


1832


0.


Miller, Rebecca


.57


1831


Ind.


Stephenson, Mrs .. .45


1834


O.


McBride, Mrs. .63


1831


Ind.


Summey, Malinda. . .. 68


1832


0.


Moore, John. .59


1835 N. Y.


Stutz, Mrs. .54


1835


O.


Thomas 47


1835 N. Y.


Shaefer, W .. 53


1837


Miller, Henry 57


1839 Pa.


Stump, A. D. .56


1838


McNutt, Joseph. .71


1835


Va.


Smith, T .. .67


1828


Miller, Sam R.


60


1835


Pa.


Stevens, Mrs. B. F .. 46


1834 N. Y.


- -


M'Cullough, Andrew .. 76


1838


Pa.


Mrs. Andrew. 71


1838


Pa.


Matthews, D. .59


1829


0.


Stockdale, John N. .. 71


65


1839 N. J.


Mayfield, J. H. .59 66 Mrs. .55


1830


().


Stillman, A. H. .49


1838


Pa.


McDowell, Mrs. S .... 56 McCloud, James. .69


1835W. Va.


Starks, Philo,. .73


1832


Vt.


66


Mrs .71


1832


Pa.


Martin, Ed. Mrs. .63


1833


0. Pa.


Mercer, M. .59


1832


1834 0.


1839


Va.


Stillman, Mrs. Rox .. . 75


1837


66


.58


1833


Va


Kitson, Mrs.


71


1838 N. Y.


Rowell, Mrs. Geo. P ..-


Koonce, Wm


.60


1835


Va.


Long, H.


.52


1839


Rowell, Geo. P.


1835 N. H.


1836 N. Y.


Longacre, J. W .58 T 48


1829


Ind.


1831


Ind.


- Pease, Warren .53


1830


0.


Jackson, Ira. .


.65


1838


Ire.


Mrs.


.58


1835


0.


Nihart, J. .. 66 John.


Messick, Mrs. P. C .. 43 Newell, Joseph. 45


1836


Ind.


1835 N. Y.


Irwin, E.


.53


1832 Pa.


W. B. .50


1838 N. B.


Norton, A. A 76


1838 N. Y.


66


1835


Pa.


Juday, J: 6


1838 N. Y.


Jackson, F.


1836


1839


0. Purl, Mrs .. .60


1833


Md.


Knapp, D. J


Pearman, B. F. .52


" Frances.62 1832-40


1837


1834 N. Y.


1835


Pa.


1834 D. C.


1833 N. Y.


Hixon, S. L .73


1834


Pa. McCumsey, Luke ..... 53


Immigr't'n. Nativ'y.


1837 N. Y.


364


HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY.




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