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R. J. CUMMINS, merchant, Farmersburg, was born in Vigo County, Ind., September 25, 1842, son of S. J. and Emerine (Canaday) Cum- mins, natives of Kentucky, and pioneers of Sullivan County, Mr. C. build- ing one of the first houses in Farmersburg. Our subject removed with his father to Curry Township. In 1864, he settled in Douglas County, Ill., and followed farming, but after two years removed to Farmersburg, and opened a wagon manufactory, in which he continued about fifteen years. In January, 1882, he opened a general stock of goods, but was burned out the following fall; then built another building and started again, which was also burned out in July, 1883. His present building was completed in October, 1883, and he carries a stock of $3,000, doing a business of $8,000 per year. He is Town Trustee, having served six and a half years. He was married at Tuscola, Ill., February 19, 1863, to Miss N. C. Canaday, daughter of David and Rebecca (Wilkerson) Canaday, natives of Kentucky, and their union has been blessed with fonr children-Charles J. and Rebecca E., living, and James D. and Mary E., dead. Mr. Cummins started in life a poor boy, and bas made his way up the ladder of prosperity by innate ability, industry and man- agement. He and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is a Democrat.
SETH E. CUPPY, merchant and miller, Shelburn, Ind. Located in 1876, and carries a stock of $3,800, doing a business of $10,000 or $12, - 000 per year. The mill is a frame building, one and one-half stories propelled by steam, and has a capacity of one hundred bushels of wheat, and two hundred bushels of corn per day. Is prepared to do both mer- chant and custom work. He is also dealer in grain and stock. Mr. Cuppy is a native of Sullivan County, Ind., and was born April 28, 1844, and the son of John and Mahala (Lloyd) Cuppy, natives of Kentucky: John Cuppy came to Indiana at an early day, settling in Lawrence County. His first marriage was in Lawrence County to Fanny Bridwell, by whom he had ten children. His second marriage occurred in Sullivan County, to Mahala Lloyd. Mr. Cuppy settled in Sullivan County in 1836, and followed farming until his death in 1868. Mrs. Cuppy died in 1875. Our subject was reared in his native county. His educational advantages were poor, but by his own exertions acquired a liberal education. At the age of nineteen he settled on a farm in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, where he followed agricultural pursuits five years. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in Company E, Forty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as private. He was confined at Evansville Hospital five or six weeks, also for some time at Calhoun, Ky. Was discharged on account of disability in 1882. In 1869, he located in Curry Township, where he purchased a farm of sixty-four acres, where he remained until he settled in his present business at Shelburn. He was married at Grays-
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ville, Ind., February 12, 1863, to Mary Pinkston, daughter of D. and Rachel (Roberts) Pinkston. Miss Pinkston was born in Sullivan County, Ind., November 22, 1843. By this union they have two children-Edgar A. and Minnie May. Members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Cuppy is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He as a Repub- lican, an I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W.
FOUNTAIN FOX, farmer, P. O. Farmersburg, son of Abra- ham and Rebecca (Stipp) Fox. He was born in Wayne County, Ky., in 1797; settled in Vermillion County, Ind., in 1830, where he mar- ried Miss Stipp, born in Pickaway Plains, Ohio, in November, 1807, and by which union there were born nine children. In 1837, they came to Edgar County, Ill., and afterward to Sullivan County, Ind., where he remained until 1865, when he sold and again removed to Edgar County, where he died August 1, 1880. His wife following him in November of the next year. Subject was born in Edgar County, Ill., March 1, 1838. He was reared a farmer, but at the age of seventeen began working at the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Sullivan County until 1861, when be enlisted in Company B, First Regiment Engineers, Missouri Volunteers, and participating in the following battles: New Madrid, Island No. 10, Pittsburg Landing, siege and capture of Vicksburg, Corinth, Atlanta, and Sherman's memorable march to the sea. He was mustered out at Louisville, being discharged at St. Louis July 28. 1865. He then returned to Sullivan County, and pursued bis trade until 1866, when he went to Edgar County for two years. September 29, 1869, he settled on a farm in Piatt County, Ill., and remained there until the spring of 1888, when he purchased his present place of 205 acres where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in Edgar County, Ill., June 29, 1869, to Miss Mary A. Maddock, born in Edgar County February 8, 1854, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (McDonald) Maddock, both natives of Preble County, Ohio, he being born in 1817, and the latter in 1820. They married in Ohio in 1835, and settled in Edgar County, Ill., in 1840, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising. He died in 1858, and Mrs. Maddock is still living. Subject is & member of the Old Christian Church. He is a K. T. and K. of P., and politically is Independent. Mr. Fox started in life'without a penny, and has attained his present prosperous condition by his own industry and management. In 1880, he attended the conclave of K. of P. at Chicago. WILLIAM GASKINS, farmer, P. O. Farmersburg, was born in Mon- roe County, Ind., March 9, 1828. son of James and Margaret (Griskell) Gaskins-ho, born in Ohio in 1796, and died August 10, 1859; she, born in North Carolina in 1801, and died May 12, 1878. They came with their parents to Washington County, Ind., and were married in 1821. They had ten children. James followed farming in Washington County till the winter of 1839, when he removed to Sullivan County, where he and wife both died. Subject came with his parents to Sullivan County, where he has since resided, remaining with his father till he was twenty- three years of age, when he purchased forty acres of land, which he im- proved, but sold after five years, and purchased an interest in his father's estate, 120 acres, and has remained there. In 1855, he bought an in- terest in a saw and grist mill, which he operated till 1861. During the late war, every man in the township was drafted but Mr. G. In 1852, he was elected Clerk of Curry Township, serving several terms; was also, for a number of years, Assessor for Curry Township, and, in
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1864, was elected Justice of the Peace, and re-elected in 1868; has served as Township Appraiser for many years. He was married, November 20, 1851, to Margaret Russell, born in Sullivan County May 27, 1829, daughter of James and Polly (Mckinley) Russell, both natives of Ken- tucky. April 3, 1873, Mrs. Gaskins died, leaving one daughter-Mary A., now Mrs. Robert M. Kirkham. August 28, 1879, he married Miss Maggie A. De Baun, born in Vigo County, Ind., February 26, 1843, where she lived till twelve years of age, when she and three sisters removed to Sullivan County, settling at Farmersburg, where they completed their education. She is a daughter of Samuel and Phylinda (Shattuck) De Baun, he of Kentucky, and she of New York. Mr. G. and wife are members of the Church of Christ at Liberty, and he is a Democrat. He has been and is yet a great hunter, having killed many deer in his younger days. He made a trip about eight years ago to Arkansas on a hunting excursion.
WILLIAM A. GASKINS, farmer, P. O. Farinersburg, was born in Clark County, Ind., September 10, 1833, son of Elijah and Elizabeth (Copple) Gaskins - he, born in Clermont County, Ohio, June 21, 1802, and dying August 10, 1876; she, born in Clark County, Ind., September 6, 1805, and dying January 10, 1882. Subject, when four years old, removed with his parents to Sullivan County, the father settling in Curry Township, where William A. was reared and educated, and brought up to a life of farming. At the age of twenty-one years, he settled on eighty acres which he received from his father's estate, and remained one year, when he removed to his father's house and remained three years, when he settled near his present farm, where he remained seven years, and then built on his present farm of 130 acres, where he has remained since. In 1864, he was drafted, but hired a substitute for $800. He was married, in Curry Township, November 16, 1854, to Miss Nancy E. Stutsman, born in Clark County, Ind., January 4, 1832, daugh- ter of Joseph and Rachael (Crist) Stutsman, both of Clark County; he, born August 2, 1804, and died August 30, 1876; she, born January 7, 1812, and dying October 30, 1872. Four children have been born to Mr. Gaskins-David W. and Mary B. (living), and Rachael E. and an infant unnamed (dead). The family are all members of the Christian Church, he being a member for thirty-five years, and an Elder for twenty- one years. When Mn Gaskins came to this county, he was but four years of age, his father coming with two wagons loaded with his family and household effects. The wagons were drawn by oxen and horses, and subject, young as he was, walked part of the way from Clark County. He is a Democrat.
E. C. GASKINS, farmer, P. O. Farmersburg, Curry Township, was born in Sullivan County April 4, 1841, and is the eighth of eleven children born to Elijah and Elizabeth (Copple) Gaskins; he born in Cler- mont County, Ohio, June 21, 1802, and removed with an uncle when eight years old to Indiana; she born in Clark County, Ind., September 6, 1805. They were married in Washington County, Ind , August 14, 1823, and in October, 1838, settled in Curry Township, where he entered 640 acres of land, where he lived a useful citizen and practical farmer till his death, August 10, 1876; his wife died January 10, 1882. Our subject, at the age of twenty years, settled on his present place of 100 acres, to which he has since added thirty acres more near where stands the house he was born in In 1874-75, he served as Township Treasur-
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er; in April, 1880, he was elected Township Trustee and re-elected in 1882. He was married in Vigo County. March 21, 1561, to Miss Sarab E. Stark, born in Vigo County December 13, 1841, daughter of John and Sarah (Welch) Stark, and seven children have been born to hitu- Mary E. (Mrs. William Patton), Benjamin F., John W., Wade Hampton, Ora and Charlie, living, and William Webster, dead. Mr. Gaskins and wife are members of the Christian Church, having joined that society many years ago. He isan A. F. & A. M., of twenty-one years' standing. and a Demo- crat. John Gaskins, grandfather of E. C. Gaskins, was born in Kon- tucky, September 1, 1761; his wife, Sarah Fee, was born in Kentucky January 9, 1765; they were married February 29, 1786. They both died in Ohio in 1813, having emigrated to that State in 1790, being the parents of eleven children, nine boys and two girls.
JACOB Z. GRAY, farmer, P. O. Shelburn, Curry Township, was born in Sullivan July 2, 1852, son of Jacob and Ellamina (Cuppy) Gray, both natives of Indiana, who came to Sullivan County at an early day, he following farming for many years. Our subject when seven years old removed with his parents to Hamilton Township, where he remained till of age. In 1874, be settled on his father's farm, which he rented, and in 1880 removed to Madison County, and from there returned to Sullivan, and remained in Shelburn awhile, when he purchased his present .place of forty-eight acres of tine, improved land. His house is one of the finest in the township. October 11, 1874, he married Miss Margaret Melrose, born in Greene County, Ohio, May 18. 1856, daughter of John and Catharine (Clemens) Melrose; he born in Scotland, and she in Ohio. They were early settlers of Henry County, Ind. From this union have been born three children-Willie, Gratia and Lesta. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., and a Democrat. Mr. Gray is a noted sportsman in his section, always having on hand fine fire arms and good hunting dogs.
BURTON G. HANNA, lawyer, P. O. Shelburn, Curry Town- ship, was born in Bowling Green, Clay County, Ind., November 17, 1840, and when a child removed with his parents to Curry Town- ship, Sullivan County, where he was reared and received the early part of his education. In 1854, he entered Wabash College, at Crawfords- ville, where he remained three terms, and then entered the graded schools at Terre Haute, where he remained two years. In September, 1857, he entered the State University of Indiana, graduating from that institution in June, 1861. He then returned to his farm, which occupa- tion he followed for some years, when he rented his place and located at Sullivan, entering the law office of his father, with whom he read until 1866, and was admitted to the practice of the law. In October, 1867, he was elected Prosecutor of the Eighteenth Indiana Circuit, bolding that position for three years, and at the same time filling the office of Prose- cutor of the Terre Haute Criminal Court. In 1870, he retired from prac- tice and opened the Standard Coal Mines on the E. & T. H. R. R., in Curry Township, which he operated until 1875. In May, 1876, was elected Justice of the Peace of the township, which he held five years. In 1882, he ran for Representative, but was defeated by Chas. T. Akin; was a delegate to the St. Louis Convention in 1868, to devise means to re- move the Capital from Washington to-presumably St. Louis. In 1864, was a delegate to the Democratic Convention at Chicago that nominated Mcclellan ; was a delegate to State Democratic Convention in 1872.
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He was married in Terre Haute December 18, 1862, to Miss Caroline D. Beauchamp, born at Carlisle December 15, 1840, daughter of Isaac and Ophelia (MoCandless) Beauchamp, from which union have resulted five children-Burton M., Charles B., Harry A., David G. and Blanche M. He is an A. F. & A. M., and next to the oldest Mason in the township.
JAMES M. HANNA, the father of Burton G., was born in Franklin County, Ind., October, 1816. In 1837, he located at Brookville and stud- ied law, and was admitted to practice. He served as Prosecuting Attor- ney for Clay County, and in 1844, was made Private Secretary to Gov. Whitcomb ; was elected to the Legislature in 1848 ; re-elected in 1850, and in 1852, elected to the State Senate. In 1854. removed to Terre Haute, and same year was elected Circuit Judge ; in 1858, was appointed by Governor Supreme Judge, to fill an unexpired term, but in 1860, was elected to the Supreme bench, which position he filled six years. In 1866, was elected from Sullivan County State Senator ; was Democratic Elector in 1856, and delegate to all important conventions. During the campaign of 1864 he was editor of the Sentinel, Indianapolis. He died on his farm, in Curry Township, January 15, 1872. He was made a Mason in. 1839, and was buried with the time honored rites of that fraternity, R. W. Thompson conducting the ceremonies. Mrs. Hanna was Miss Elizabeth Burton, of Bourbon County, Ky.
JAMES HEAP, farmer and druggist, P. O. Farmersburg, Curry Township, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 29, 1826, son of Joseph and Mary (Simonton) Heap ; he a native of Yorkshire, Eng., and she of Pennsylvania. They were early settlers of Ohio, and he followed the trade of wool manufacturing, having learned the same in his native country and followed that calling many years. They both died in Ohio, she in 1859, and he in 1864. Our subject was reared in his native country, and assisted his father, who, in addition to farming, had a saw and woolen mill, but after the death of his father removed to Liverpool, Ohio, where he embarked in the grocery trade, where he continued till 1865, when he moved to Farmersburg, and soon after purchased a farm of thirty-four acres, which he improved and added thereto a tract, making now seventy acres, and sixty-eight acres, one-half mile south of town. He has, also, a stock of drugs, which business is carried on by his son, George M. He was married in Columbiana County, Ohio, November 27, 1856, to Miss Sarah J. Davis, born Febru- ary 25, 1838, daughter of John and Susan (Welch) Davis, who has borne her husband seven children-Mary S., born February 10, 1860; George M., January 19, 1862 ; Sarah E., February 16, 1864 ; Minnie May, January 15, 1867 ; Charlie, December 22, 1868 ; James N., June 29, 1871, and Nettie J., June 29, 1871, being twins. The family are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Heap is an A. F. & A. M. and a Republican. Was Postmaster six years from 1868.
RICHARD LADSON, farmer and saw-miller, P. O. Curryville, Curry Township, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, March 21, 1820 ; son of Thomas and Mary (Randle) Ladson. He followed farming until 1848, when he came to America and settled at Schoolcraft, Mich., where he remained about three years, when he located at Evansville, Ind., and was employed by the E. & T. H. Railroad for three years. In 1854, he came to Curryville, and engaged in merchandising till 1872, when he closed out his business. About 1868, he purchased a saw mill and stave machine, which he operated for several years, employing about six-
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teen men. He now runs the saw mill alone, and has all the latest im- -proved machinery, and can cut 5,000 feet per day. . He is also engaged in farming quite extensively. He was married in Curryville to Jane Hall, daughter of Robert W. Hall, who was born August 13, 1839, and by this union there are nine children living-Arthur R., Jeff., Es- tella, Dick, Lilla, Edith, Burt, Silvester and Bob; and Thomas, Girts and Elmore, dead. He is a Democrat. Before coming to this country Mr. Ladson had served three years in the English Army.
JAMES W. LLOYD, farmer, P. O. Shelburn, Curry Township, son of Samuel and Henrietta (Howes) Lloyd ; he was born in Frederick County, Va., September 17, 1877, and she born in Ireland in 1780; she died in 1830 and he in 1862. They were married in 1798. She came to this county when 14 years of age. They had thirteen children. Sub. ject was born in Frederick County, Va., March 20, 1820, where he was reared and educated. At the age of 16 he entered the milling business near Harper's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River. After working in the mill about two years, he traveled for his employer, collecting and buying grain, etc. In 1840, he came to Indiana and settled in Lawrence Coun- ty, and remained there about one year. In 1841, came to Sullivan County, and about nine years of his life were spent in various pursuits, when he bought forty acres of land in Curry Township, afterward adding eighty-two acres, and then seventy acres. In 1861, he enlisted in Com- pany E, Forty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, marching, and fighting, and touching at the following points: Calhoun, Ky., Ben- ton and New Madrid, Mo .; Tiptonville, Ft. Pillow and Memphis, Tenn .; and Helena, Ark., where he was discharged. He was wounded in the arm and back by trying to save a wagon from falling over a precipice. He then returned home to his farm, where he remained one year, and then sold out and engaged in general merchandising at Shelburn, in which he continued three years, when he located on his present place. He has served as Constable ten years, and one year as Town Marshal. He was married in Lawrence County, Ind., December 27, 1840, to Louisa Erwin, born in Floyd County, Ind., January 11, 1821, daughter of Simon and Milly (Isom) Erwin, natives of North Carolina, and from this union have been born ten children-William E., Henrietta, James A., Hender- son and David F., living, and John S., Keerford, Matilda, Charles H. and one unnamed, dead. Politically, he is a strong Democrat, but was the first man to make a speech on the subject of the late war, being in favor of crushing out the rebellion. He also backed his opinion by go- ing out.
AUGUSTINE LOFTON, farmer, P. O. Shelburn, was born in Wash- ington County, Ind., May 1, 1846; son of Sanders and Christina (Lee) Lofton, respectively of Indiana and North Carolina; they were early settlers of Washington County. Subject was raised in his native county till he was fourteen years of age, when he removed with his parents to Sullivan County, and settled in Curry Township, where he received his education. He remained with his parents till he became of age, being their main dependence. He then settled on his present place of 120 acres, which he has improved very highly, having given his entire atten- tion to his farm. He was married in Jackson Township, January 14, 1872, to Catharine Barnhart, born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Novem- ber 18, 1848, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Acres) Barnhart, and this union has been blessed with four children-Flora F., Porter, Medsker and Midia J. Mr. Lofton is a Republican.
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ALEXANDER MARTIN. farmer, P. O. Shelburn, was born in Sulli- van County, Ind., August 2, 1843, son of William and Sarah A. (Evans) Martin, natives of Kentucky. Subject was reared on his father's farm and his educational facilities were limited. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company F. Thirty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving as private two years, when he was made Corporal, then Sergeant until the close of the war. He participated in the following engagements: Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Atlanta campaign. Nash- ville, Franklin, Perryville, Peach Tree Creek and Stone River, where he received a wound and was discharged at Victoria, Tex., and landed at Indianapolis. In 1866, he purchased a farm of thirty-two acres, which he sold in about one year and purchased another of fifty acres, which he farmed two years, and then took charge of a farm for William Wyman. He afterward sold and exchanged farms till in 1878, he located on his pres- ent place of 120 acres. He was married in Sullivan County, February 8, 1866, to Sarah Jane McDonnell, born in Sullivan, November 24, 1843,
daughter of Squire and Mary (Chesnut) McDonnell, and by this union their are five children living and one dead-Mary J., James W., John B., Otta E. and Delpha A., living, and Belzona, dead. Mr. Martin has served as Supervisor of Roads, has been a candidate for Trustee and is a bighly esteemed citizen, having worked his way up from almost nothing to a competency. He is an A., F. & A. M. and a Democrat.
1. HARDY MCCLANAHAN, merchant, P. O. Farmersburg, Curry Town- ship, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., January 25, 1849. After re- ceiving the benefits of the common schools, he entered Ascension' High School at Farmersburg, finishing in 1872. He then began teaching, which he followed for nearly four years, and then settled on a farm in Curry Township, which he rented for three years, when he purchased a farm of 137 acres, partially improved, but in one and a half years he sold, and, in 1882, purchased a stock of goods, which were destroyed by fire in 1883. He lost two store rooms and all goods except about $500 worth. He has now a storeroom 20x60 feet with Masonic Hall above, where he will shortly open another stock of goods. He was married in Vigo County, Ind., March 4, 1881, to Hettie Yaw, born in Vigo County, June 22, 1856, daughter of Lawrence and Emeline (Kester) Yaw. One child has blessed this union-Lawrence Nathan. Mr. Mcclanahan is a Dem - ocrat.
SPENCER McGREW, liquor dealer, P. O. Shelburn, was born .in Sullivan County, Ind., where now stands Shelburn, August 6, 1852, son of Robert M. and Nancy (Russell) McGrew, natives of Kentucky, who moved to Sullivan County at an early day. He died in April, 1856, and she is still living in the sixty sixth year of her age. Our subject was reared and educated in Curry Township, and followed farming until June, 1881, when he located in Shelburn, and engaged in the liquor traf- fic. He was burned out May 17, 1883. He was also engaged in same business in Curryville, where he was burned out July 10, 1883. He mar- ried in Shelburn, June 20, 1882, Miss Nannie Curry, born Feb 12, 1862, daughter of John and Nancy (Wilson) Curry; he a native of Knox, and she of Jefferson County, Ind. Mrs. McGrew is a member of the Mis- sionary Baptist Church, and he is an .I. O. O. F., and a Democrat. He has, in addition to his other business, a farm of forty acres of improved laud south of Shelburn.
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EDWARD MCKENZIE, farmer, P. O. Shelburn, son of Edward and Mary (Tiernay) Mckenzie, both natives of Ireland, our subject being born there also, on November 30, 1822, and of Scotch-Irish descent. He began life as a laborer, and in 1849 came to America, landing in New York city. He worked in Brooklyn some time and then went to New Orleans, from which point he made his way up to Cincinnati, and from there to Dearborn County, Ind., but afterward returned to New Orleans, and then came back to Indiana, worked here for some time on railroads, and then went to Kansas and entered a tract of land, which he lost through some mistake or misunderstanding. He then, about 1855, rented a farm in Franklin County, Ind., where he remained till 1859, when he came to Sullivan County, and rented from Judge Hanna. He again re- turned to Kansas and purchased ninety acres, which he afterward traded for forty acres, where he now lives. He has since added to his tract till he now has 280 acres good land. He was married February 18, 1855, to Eliza MoFall, and six children were born-John C., Mary E., Catha- rine J., Edward, Francis G., and one dead. Mrs. Mckenzie dying in 1868, he married Mrs. Margaret M. Noonen September 29, 1868. She is the daughter of George and Judith (Stoughs) Nelson, and was born in Vermillion County, Ill. Mr. Mckenzie is a Democrat.
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