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James Logan, Sr., the grandfather of William J. Logan, was also a na- tive of Fairfield township, the son of William Logan, who was born in Ire- land and came to America, settling in South Carolina, where he engaged in farming for a number of years. During the War of the Revolution William Logan served as a private and was a soldier of some military distinction. He moved from South Carolina and came to Franklin county, Indiana, where he was among the first settlers of Fairfield township, and here James Logan, father of James F. Logan, was born. He bought considerable land here and cleared the most of it during his life. The greater part of this same land now is in the hands of his descendants, and is generally referred to as the old Logan homestead, and consisted primarily of about two hundred and forty acres.
William J. Logan was educated in the common schools of this county and his early training was received on the farm, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Coming from such distin- guished, progenitors, William J. Logan was given a high standard to live up to, but to his credit it may be said that his life has been one of the greatest credit, not only to himself, but to the memory of his distinguished forefathers. At present he is farming one hundred and forty-five acres, on which he raises , all the crops common to this section of the country, as well as considerable live stock.
Mr. Logan was married May 5, 1909, to Bessie A. Hanna, the daughter of John P. Hanna, and to this union have been born two children, Mary Esther and Agnes Margaret. Mr. Logan purchased the farm on which he
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lives in September, 1911, and has made considerable improvements on the farm since that time. He is a man of very progressive ideas and applies these to the management of his farm. The Logan family may, indeed, be called one of the first families of Franklin county, if not of Indiana, and a history of this county would not be complete without prominent mention thereof. They have contributed much to the development of their county and state.
GEORGE EDGAR MULLIN.
George Edgar Mullin, the son of Mark and Eliza A. (Thackrey) Mullin, was born in Fairfield township, Franklin county, Indiana, January 28, 1875. Mark Mullin was born in Union county, Indiana, March 3, 1846, and Eliza A. Thackrey was born near Ballstown, Ripley county, Indiana, on November II, 1850, and both are still living at Old Bath, in the northeastern part of Franklin county.
Mark Mullin grew up in Union county, Indiana, and after his marriage bought a farm of one hundred and ninety acres of land in Fairfield township, Franklin county, on which he located in March, 1871, and where he and his wife reared their family of four sons and one daughter. In 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mullin retired from active farm life and moved to Bath, Indiana, where they still reside. Within the last eight years they have spent five win- ters and one summer in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The old Mullin homestead in Fairfield township which Mark Mullin pur- chased soon after his marriage is what was known as the old George O'Byrne homestead and has on it the large stone house so well known in that region, and here Levi E. Mullin, the youngest son of Mark Mullin, resides.
The paternal grandparents of George Mullin were Lewis and Mary (Col- son) Mullin, both natives of New Jersey. Their parents emigrated to Union county, Indiana, in their childhood, where they grew up and married. Lewis Mullin owned a quarter section of land in Union county, near the Franklin county line, which was known as the old Bath Springs farm, at one time quite a resort on account of the mineral qualities of the springs. In his advanced years, Lewis Mullin retired from active work and moved to Fairfield, Indiana, where he lived the remainder of his life. They were active members of the Presbyterian church and prominent citizens of their community in the early days.
James Mullin, the great-grandfather of George Mullin, was a native of
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New Jersey, in which state he married Ann Austler and became the father of seven children. After the death of his wife he emigrated to Ohio, and later to Union county, Indiana, where he again married and became one of the early settlers of Union county, living near Hannah's creek, where he and his second wife reared five of the children by his first marriage and fourteen children of the subsequent marriage. Later in life he moved to a farm five miles west of Indianapolis, where he died.
The maternal great-grandfather of George Mullin was William Colson, son of James Colson. William Colson was one of the pioneer settlers of Union county, settling there in 1814 upon a large farm near Bath Springs.
The maternal grandparents of George Mullin were James H. and Sarah Ann (Cook) Thackrey, both natives of Union county, Indiana, where John Thackrey, the father of James H. Thackrey, owned a farm near Hannah's creek. In 1836 John Thackrey moved to Laughery township, Ripley county, Indiana, where he bought land and gave forty acres to each of his five chil- dren. The Thackrey family were all devoted and zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ezekiel Rose, a maternal ancestor of George Mullin, fought in the Amer- ican Revolution, and through him Mrs. Mullin, the mother of George Mul- lin, became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
George Edgar Mullin was reared on his father's farm and attended the schools of Fairfield township, after which he attended one term at the normal school at Danville, Indiana, and two years at the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute. He then took up the vocation of teaching and taught five terms of school in Franklin county. After this he entered the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis, from which institution he was graduated in 1901. He immediately took up the active practice of law with M. P. Hubbard, which business connection continued for three years. Mr. Mullin was then appoint- ed postmaster at Brookville, which position he held for four years. In 1908 he again began the practice of law in connection with the real estate business at Brookville, which vocation he followed continuously until in March, 1915,. when he was elected secretary and cashier of the People's Trust Company, of Brookville, Indiana, which position he now holds.
Mr. Mullin is an aggressive Republican, and for the last fourteen years has been one of the standard-bearers of his party in Franklin county.
Mr. Mullin was married on Christmas day, 1901, to Leona O'Hair, a daughter of John and Josie O'Hair, of Laurel, Indiana. They are the par- ents of two sons: George Edgar, Jr., born August 16. 1904, and James Palmer, born June 7, 1907.
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Mr. Mullin is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and Murat Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Indianapolis. He also holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias at Brookville. Mr. Mullin always has taken an active part in the affairs of Brookville and community.
BURT LOGAN.
Since coming to Indiana many years ago, the Logan family has attained much prominence by reason of the interest the members thereof in the various generations have taken in the development of this community. The Logan family originated in Ireland and came to this country at a very early day. Like so many of the early pioneers, especially those of Irish descent, they were venturesome and courageous and came farther west than the majority of pioneers of those days and finally located in Indiana. Among the descend- ants of this family living in Franklin county is Burt Logan, who resides in Brookville township.
Burt Logan was born in this township January 31, 1873, on a farm, a son of James W. and Adeline (Levingston) Logan, the latter of whom was the daughter of Isaac Levingston, of Union county, Indiana. The children of James W. Logan and wife are as follows: Burt, Della, James E., Inez, Al- bert and Ida, the latter of whom died at the age of twelve. Della is single and lives at Richmond, Indiana. James E. married Opha Seal and lives in Franklin county. Inez married Tom Linegar and lives at Seattle, Washing- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Linegar have four children: Burt, Blanche, Grace and Frederick. Albert is living with his brother James.
James W. Logan, father of Burt Logan, was born in this township and went to the common schools. He engaged in farming at a very early age and eventually acquired six hundred and fifty-two acres, devoting it to general farming. He was a very industrious man and practically self-made. Al- though his education was not liberal he applied his natural training to such an extent that he became a very successful man, being rated as an excellent farmer and one who used the best methods to secure the greatest results in his chosen occupation. He died in December, 1901, and his wife died about 1882.
The grandfather of Burt Logan was Samuel Logan, who came from North Carolina. He was one of the first members of the Logan family who came to Indiana, coming here immediately after his marriage. He settled in
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Brookville township and acquired two hundred acres from the government. To Samuel Logan and wife were born six children. He was a man of vigor- ous physique and untiring industry. His land was heavily wooded, most of which he cleared. He was a person of splendid attainments and stood high in the estimation of all of the early settlers. He died in this county.
Burt Logan was born and reared at the old Logan homestead and lived there for many years. He was educated in the common schools, after which he returned to the farm and continued managing his father's farm. He was married November 21, 1906, to Clara Schlapp, the daughter of George Schlapp, of this county. He has been a man of unceasing industry, and by steady application to his work has acquired one hundred and ninety-six acres, to which he gives the best of attention. He is an excellent business man and is rated as a very prosperous farmer. He has some very distinguished an- cestors who were instrumental in molding the early destinies of this county, and is naturally proud of his family history. Mrs. Logan belongs to the Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. Logan have no children, but have a wide circle of young friends and are extremely well liked in their community. The Logan family has contributed much to the welfare of Franklin county, and Burt Logan, who has always been a public-spirited citizen, is doing his part toward maintaining the splendid traditions of the family.
JAMES BUCKLEY.
The Buckley family has an interesting history, which has been traced back to the sixteenth century. It is not often in this country that family records are as complete as those of the Buckley family, and it is a matter of pardonable pride for any family to have a record which goes back to the remote generations directly traceable in this distinguished line. The first members of the Buckley family to come to America arrived in Massa- chusetts in 1635, while the first members to locate in Franklin county, In- diana, drove to this county in the summer of 1816.
James Buckley, the son of Anson and Jane (Harrell) Buckley, was born October 9, 1847, on the old Buckley farm in Fairfield township, Frank- lin county, Indiana. His father was born in Connecticut in 1808 and died in 1858. His mother was born in Fayette county, Indiana, in 1810, and died in 1885. Anson Buckley and wife were the parents of seven children, Elizabeth, John, Wilson, Elliot, Martha, James and Marilla. Elizabeth
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was first married to Isaac Miller and after his death to Thomas Swift. She now lives in Connersville, Indiana. John served in the Thirty-sixth Regi- ment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and now lives in Nebraska. He for- merly was a school teacher, but is now devoting all of his time to farming. Wilson died in 1852 at the age of fifteen. Elliot, who graduated from Brookville College, taught school for many years and is now living a re- tired life in Plymouth, Indiana. Martha, deceased, was the wife of Lucius Tanner, a druggist of Plymouth, Indiana. Marilla is the widow of Robert Irwin, who died in Missouri. Mrs. Irwin is now living in Nevada, Mis- souri, on a farm.
The Buckley family originally spelled their name Bulkley. This form was not changed until 1850, when some of the elder brothers of James Buckley began writing it as it is now written, Buckley. Anson Buckley, the father of James, always spelled his name Bulkley. As was mentioned above, the Buckley family can trace its ancestry back for several generations, and in the succeeding paragraphs each successive generation will be traced in order :
(I) Rev. Peter Bulkley was born in Odell Parish, Bedfordshire, Eng- land, January 31, 1583. He was first married to Jane, the daughter of Sir Thomas Allen, and to this union twelve children were born. Rev. Peter Bulkley was later married to Grace, a daughter of Sir Richard Chetwode, and to this second union several children were born. In 1635 Rev. Peter Bulkley and his family immigrated to Massachuestts and soon after locating in that colony he was regularly installed as minister of the first church of Concord, Massachusetts. He died in that city March 9, 1659, at the age of seventy-six.
(II) Thomas Bulkley, the son of Rev. Peter, was married to Sarah, the daughter of John Jones, and moved from Concord, Massachusetts, to Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1644. He died in the latter place in 1658.
(III) Joseph, the third in direct line and a son of Thomas and Sarah Bulkley, was married to Martha Beers, the daughter of James and Martha Beers. Joseph died in 1720, leaving several children, among them a son, Peter.
(IV) Peter Bulkley was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, May 21, 1684, and married Hannah, the daughter of John and Hannah Shipley. Peter Bulkley died October 15, 1752.
(V) David Bulkley, one of the children of Peter and Hannah Bulkley, was born March 9, 17II. To him and his wife Sarah were born several children, one of whom was Isaac.
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(VI) Isaac Bulkley, the sixth in direct line from the first member to come to this country and the great-grandfather of James Bulkley, was born November 16, 1735. He was married November 18, 1762, to Deborah Couch, and they lived in Fairfield, Connecticut.
(VII) Isaac and Deborah Bulkley had a son, Isaac, the grandfather of James. Isaac, Jr., was married July 13, 1797, to Abigail Turner. Isaac Bulkley, Jr., was the captain and master of a sloop called the "Dispatch," which carried freight on Long Island Sound from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to New York City and coastwise as far as Charleston, South Carolina, own- ing his own boat. In 1816 he, his family and his parents went westward and finally settled in Franklin county, Indiana. They drove through to Pitts- burgh, came by boat to Cincinnati and thence by wagon to this county. They bought government land in Fairfield township on Salt Well creek, and the land which they entered is still in the hands of the family.
(VIII) Anson Bulkley, the eighth in direct descent from the first member of the family who came from England to America, was reared on the old Bulkley homestead and lived on a farm near the old homestead until his death. He and his family belonged to the "Hardshell" Baptist church. He was a Whig in politics and a strong abolitionist. At the organization of the Republican party he joined it and gave it his hearty support as long as he lived. He served as justice of the peace and was a man always interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community.
James Buckley is the ninth in direct descent from the first Peter Bulkley who came from England to America. He was educated in the district schools of his neighborhood and remained on the farm until he responded to the call of the Union for service in the Civil War. He enlisted February 14, 1865, as a volunteer in Company F, One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served in Virginia until the close of the war. He was discharged September 25, 1865.
Immediately after the close of the war he returned to peaceful pursuits on the farm, where he remained for three years. He then bought a portable sawmill and operated it at the mouth of Wolf creek in this county for three years. He then moved to Fairfield, Indiana, and engaged in the lumber business there for eleven years. In 1885 he moved to Brookville and operated a large lumber yard there in which he was interested until 1900. In that year he assisted in organizing and starting the Brookville Furniture Com- pany, which was then called the A. M. Tucker Furniture Company, of which he was secretary. This company later was reorganized with an increased capital in 1908, at which time it was called the Brookville Furniture Company,
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Mr. Buckley being vice-president of the same. In 1900 Mr. Buckley, A. M. Tucker and John C. Shirk started the company, and when it was reorganized other stockholders were taken in. This company manufactures a high grade of furniture of all kinds.
Mr. Buckley was married August 25, 1867, to Adeline Best, who was born in Fairfield, Indiana, the daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Phillips) Best, the former of whom was a cabinet maker by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Buckley are the parents of four children: Ora B., Charles E., Bessie A. and Clair B. Ora B. is the wife of Dr. C. E. Case, a dentist of Brookville. Charles E. married Marcella Kerr and is a farmer and stock raiser, living in Harrison, Ohio. Bessie A. married C. E. Webb, a traveling salesman for a plumbing company in Cleveland, Ohio. Clair B. married Gertrude Masters and is a lumber dealer in Narcoossee, Florida.
Mr. Buckley always has given his hearty support to the Republican party, although he has never been inclined to take an active part in political affairs. He is a director in the Brookville Telephone Company and is a di- rector and treasurer of the Indiana Hardwood Lumber Association. He also is a member of the National Hardwood Association. Mr. Buckley is a firm believer in building up the industries of his own town and has not only been a valuable factor in promoting industry, but has also taken an active part in helping other enterprises to get started. Such men are valuable to the com- munity in which they reside, and it seems particularly fitting that the career of Mr. Buckley, a worthy scion of one of the oldest families of the county, be preserved in the history of his county.
IRA UPDIKE.
Franklin county when first settled drew its population from almost every eastern state that had any population to speak of. The early settlers came to Franklin county from New York, New Jersey, most of the New England states and as far south as the Carolinas. This commingling of the people from the remote sections of the country naturally brought to- gether different nationalities or the descendants of persons of different nationalities. This made up the cosmopolitan population that has given Franklin county the best stock of most of the nationalities that early set- tled within its boundaries. Among the descendants of the very early set- lers in this county is Ira Updike who lives in Brookville township.
Ira Updike was born May 26, 1867, in this township and his father
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was John B. Updike, who was born February 22, 1829, and died in this county February 5, 1887. Ira Updike is the son of John B. Updike by the latter's second wife, Tempy E. Rothrock, whose people came to this county. from North Carolina at a very early date.
John B. Updike was the son of Morris Updike, who emigrated to this county from Pennsylvania, being one of the earliest settlers in this county, where he took up a grant of eighty acres which he procured from the gov- ernment. John B. Updike's mother was Nancy McCormick, who came to this county from New Jersey. To Morris and Nancy (McCormick) Up- dike there were born six children: William, Mary, Margaret, Nancy, Eliza- beth and John B. The latter married Elsie Fruit, who was born March 23, 1830, and died May 20, 1858. Their children were: Elizabeth, deceased, Jeanette, David, deceased, and Ebb. John B. Updike married, secondly, Tempy E. Rothrock, who came to this county with her parents, emigrating from North Carolina. They came the entire distance overland in a covered wagon and settled on Pipe creek. The Rothrocks were very industrious peo- ple and erected the first cotton mill in this state. John B. Updike was a very active man in the community and took a leading part in the affairs of this county. He followed farming the greater part of his life and solely by his own initiative and efforts accumulated considerable property before death. He acquired one hundred and eighty acres of good land in this county which he devoted to general farming and stock raising, such as the needs of his day required. He was very active in the religious affairs of the community, be- ing affiliated with the Baptist church at Cedar Grove. He was known as an honorable, upright man and his clean, wholesome life endeared him to all with whom he came in contact.
Ira Updike has been a farmer the greater part of his life. He attended school in this county, completing the course in the common schools and lived on his father's farm in his earlier youth assisting in the direction of the farm. He was married to Ora Rittenhouse.
Mr. Updike devotes his farm to general lines and also engages in stock buying and shipping, a business which he conducts on a fairly large scale, doing nearly all his trading with the Cincinnati markets. There are many up-to-date farms in this section of Indiana, but it is safe to say that none are more complete in the details which go to make up a modern farm than that of Ira Updike. It is a good example of progressive methods applied to farm- ing and is rated as one of the best farms in this part of the state. It has excellent buildings, equipped to meet the most modern demands and reflects much credit on its owner.
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MRS. LIZZIE UPDIKE.
A review of the families of Franklin county would not be complete unless prominent mention were made of the Schiltz and Updike families. Both are highly esteemed families of this county and of both of which Lizzie Updike, of Brookville township, is a member, her maiden name hav- ing been Lizzie Schiltz.
Lizzie (Schiltz) Updike was born in Butler county, Ohio, April 25, 1865, the daughter of John P. and Elizabeth (Stonebreaker) Schiltz. John P. Schiltz was a native of Germany and immigrated from that country when he was a young man, coming to America in 1860 and marrying in this. country. To Mr. and Mrs. Schiltz were born four children, as follows : Amanda, Maria, Lizzie and Elsie, the latter of whom died in 1912. Amanda married William Conrey, of Sharpstown, Indiana, and has three children, Opha, Helen and Curtis. Maria married Elmer Murphy, of this county, and they have two children, Paul and Hazel.
Jolın P. Schiltz, father of Mrs. Updike, was one of the most prominent men of his day in Franklin county. He was active in the political affairs of the county for many years, having been one of the standard bearers the Democratic party. For two terms he had served the public as county. auditor and for some time had served also as county assessor. The Schiltz family first located just north of Brookville, in Brookville township, where they remained for ten years, after which they moved to Springfield town- ship, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Lizzie Schiltz was married August 12, 1885, to Abraham T. Updike, one of the prominent young men of this county. They at first rented a farm onto which they moved immediately after their marriage. Abraham T. Updike was the son of John and Rhoda (Thurston) Updike and was the youngest of three children born to his parents: Harvey, Perry and Abra- ham T., all of whom are now dead. Abraham T. Updike was educated in the public schools of Brookville township and before his marriage was en- gaged in farming with his father. He was a very active man in this com- munity and took a prominent part in fraternal and social affairs and was identified with a great many activities during his life. The children of Abraham T. and Lizzie (Schiltz) Updike are Merle, Royal, Nora and Elsie. Merle married Ethel Dawson and has four children, Coulter, deceased, Rolland, Fay and Star. Merle lives on a farm west of Union. Royal mar- ried Ruth Hyde and has one son, Cecil: they reside on the home farm in this county. Nora resides with her mother. Before his death Abraham T.
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Updike had acquired one hundred and twenty-seven acres of excellent farm land which is now being operated by his son Royal. He died on November 20, 1908, at the age of forty-four. He was a member of the Free and Ac- cepted Masons and the Improved Order of Red Men and was one of the most active and highly respected members of these orders. He lived a splendid life and was a useful citizen, both to his family and to the com- munity in which he lived. His widow, Mrs. Lizzie Uplike, still survives him and lives with her daughter in Union, Indiana. She owns sixty acres north of Union, which is being operated by her son, Merle, in connection with his own farm, and on which he gives considerable attention to the breeding of Hampshire hogs.
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