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be admitted to seats during the present session of the State society.
"C. B. HIGGINS, " J .. R. WIEST, " W. H. BILLS, " WILLIAM LOMAX, "S. E. MUNFORD,
" Committee."
The Constitution and Articles of Association of the Hendricks County Society had been corrected and recorded, however, about a month before this committee made its report. Below is a copy of the same:
"CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE HENDRICKS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
"ARTICLE I. The name and title of this society shall be the Hendricks County Medical Society, and shall be auxiliary to and under the control of the Indiana State Medical Society.
"ART. II. The officers of this society shall be a President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and three Censors, each of whom shall be elected annually, by ballot, and shall serve until his successor shall have been duly installed into office.
"ART. III. Any regular and reputable practitioner of medicine may become a member of this society by signing this Constitu- tion, paying into the treasury two dollars, and complying with such other regulations as may be hereafter provided by law.
"ART. IV. The President shall preside at all meetings of the society, preserve order, and see that its deliberations are con- ducted according to the rules and regulations governing delibera- tive bodies, except so far as they may be otherwise provided for by this Constitution and By-Laws; he shall have the power to call special meetings at his discretion, or upon the written request of three members; shall sign certificates of membership, and those of discharge; also the warrants authorized to be drawn upon the Treasurer, and all the official instruments and proceedings of the society.
"ART. V. The Vice-President, in the absence of the Presi- dent, shall perform the ordinary duties assigned to that office.
"ART. VI. The Recording Secretary shall keep a fair and
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legible record of the proceedings of the society, a list of the members' names with a specification of such as fail to pay their taxes and fines, preserve all papers belonging to the society, sub- ject at all times to the inspection of the members, and perform all other duties belonging to the office.
"ART. VII. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the society, under its direction, and make a full report of such matters as he may deem proper.
"ART. VIII. The Treasurer shall collect all dues of the society, and pay on presentation the orders regularly drawn on him by the President and Secretary; he shall keep a full account of all moneys received and disbursed and make satisfactory reports thereof at least annually, and oftener if requested by the society; upon the expiration of his term of office he shall exhibit to the parties appointed to receive them an account current of the receipts and disbursements of his term, accompanied with vouchers when practicable, and hand over to his successor in office all moneys, books, papers, or other property held and re- ceived by virtue of his office; he shall provide a suitable place for the society to hold its sessions, fuel, lights, stationery, and other necessary conveniences.
"ART. IX. The Censors shall examine applicants for member- ship, and if, in their opinion, such applicants are worthy to be ad- mitted they shall report accordingly. No person shall be admitted to an examination until he produces satisfactory evidence to the Censors that he possesses a good moral character and has studied medicine and surgery with some regularly authorized practitioner at least three years previous to his application unless he be a graduate of some regular medical college.
"ART. X. One-fourth of all the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but on all subjects involv- ing the rights, interests or standing of any member, a majority of all the members shall be present.
"ART. XI. The society shall have full power to adopt such measures as may be deemed most efficient for mutual improve- ment, for exciting a spirit of emulation, for the dissemination of useful knowledge, for promoting friendly professional intercourse among its members, and for the advancement of medical science.
"ART. XII. It shall have power to censure or expel any mem- ber for unprofessional conduct, or violation of the Code of Ethics
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adopted by this society. It shall have power to raise money of its members by a tax of not more than two dollars, and the annual dues to the State society. It shall have power to fix a fee-bill for regulating the charges of its members for their professional ser- vices. It shall have power to adopt a seal for the use of the society. It shall hold four regular meetings annually on the third Tuesday of the months of January, April, July and Octo- ber, the April meeting being the annual meeting. And shall hold such other meetings as three members of the society may call.
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"ART. XIII. Any member moving out of the county without giving notice to the Secretary shall be dropped from the roll; also, any member may withdraw from the society after paying all dues, provided no charges for unprofessional conduct or violation of the Code of Ethics are against him.
"ART. XIV. The society adopts as a part of its regulations the Code of Ethics of the American Medical Association (National Code of Ethics).
"ART. XV. The members of this society pledge themselves to observe all the requirements of this Constitution, the Code of Ethics, the requirements of the State Medical Society to which this society is auxiliary, and that they will in no way countenance or encourage quackery in any of its forms or pretensions.
"ART. XVI. This Constitution may be amended at any reg- ular meeting of the society, by a vote of two-thirds of the mem- bers present."
This was signed at the time by-
Allen Heavenridge, Joel T. Barker, F. C. Ferguson,
R. C. Moore, James H. Brill, J. A. Osborn,
F. W. Smith, J. H. Orear, Thomas J. Adams,
B. Bartholomew, . W. J. Hoadley, L. H. Kennedy,
R. C. Talbott, J. N. Green, Joseph Eastman,
W. F. Harvey, Wilson Lockhart, Thomas Evans,
Thomas F. Dryden, B. Mendenhall.
" Recorded April the 10th, A. D. 1877, at 8 o'clock A. M. " LEROY RAWLINGS,
"Recorder of Hendricks County."
This society makes no fee-bills by which its members shall be governed, but every member is allowed to make such charges for his services as he sees proper.
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Below are the names of those who have been admitted to mem- bership since its organization in 1854:
Adams, T. J.,
Ferguson, F. C.,
Mendenhall, B.,'
Bartholomew, B.,
Farabee, C. E.,
Mansbridge, J. W.,
Barker, J. T.,
Green, J. N.,
Orear, J. H.,
Brill, J. H., Graham, Thos. C.,
Osborne, J. A.,
Comingor, J. A.,
Harvey, Thos. B.,
Oscar, J H.,
Cox, Henry,
Harvey, W. F.,
Parker, M. G.,
Carter, Amos,
Hoadley, W. J.,
Ragan, J. S.,
Depew, D. J.,
Heavenridge, A.,
Seller, Thos. R.,
Davidson, A.,
House, G. H. F.,
Smith, F. W.,
Dryden, T. F.,
Hurt, G. K.,
Summers, H. C.,
Depew, M. F.,
Kennedy, L. H.
Strong, J. T.,
Dixon, C. R.,
Lockhart, Wilson,
Todd, H. G.,
Eastman, J. A.,
Lawson, W. T.,
Todd, David,
Evans, T.,
Moore, H H.,
Talbott, R. C.,
Ellis, Thos. E.,
Moore, R. C.,
Wright, J. J.,
White, J. F.
White, C. A.
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CHAPTER X.
BROWN TOWNSHIP. .
SITUATION .- DESCRIPTION .- EARLY SETTLEMENT .- TOWNSHIP OFFI CERS .- FIRST GENERAL ELECTION .- POLITICAL HISTORY .- POPU- LATION AND TAXATION. - BIOGRAPHICAL.
Brown Township lies in the northeast corner of Hendricks County, and contains about twenty-five square miles of land, in townships 16 and 17 north, ranges 1 and 2 east. It is bounded on the north by Boone County, on the east by Marion County, on the south by Lincoln Township, and on the west by Middle Township. It is drained by White Lick, which passes through the western side of the township, along which is a fine rolling country of the best kind of soil. Along the eastern border is also a high rolling country, from which the water runs into Eagle Creek. The cen- tral portion of the township is level, and, before artificial drainage was resorted to, very wet; but now almost every portion of it is well drained, producing the finest crops of corn of any portion of Hendricks County. The soil of Brown Township, both clay and alluvial, is of most excellent quality, and furnishes to the people of the township an inexhaustible storehouse from which independence and wealth are being rapidly drawn.
Until 1863 Brown included, besides its present territory, all of what is now Lincoln. It was named in honor of James Brown, who was the first white settler within its borders. The first white inhabitant, however, within the present limits of Brown Township was David Sparks, who came in 1827. Very few men settled in the township until after 1830.
Brown is so situated as to have neither railroad station, town, nor postoffice within its . borders. There are two churches-one Methodist Episcopal and one Missionary Baptist. More persons of foreign birth reside in Brown Township than in any other town- ship in Hendricks County. In the central part is a very large settlement of Irish, to whose enterprise and industry the county owes the reclamation of a considerable area of valuable lands from (470)
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a worthless and pestilence-breeding swamp, and its transformation into productive fields. In area Brown Township ranks as the ninth in the county; in wealth and number of inhabitants the twelfth; and in the density of population the eighth.
OFFICIAL.
Following are lists of the various township officers, so far as they can be obtained, from the year 1833 to the present time:
Justices of the Peace: Edward Railsback and Hugh Goudy, 1833; James Ward, 1835; George Tyler, 1836; Benjamin M. Logan, 1839; Francis T. Leith, 1842; James Ruggles, 1843; George Tyler, 1844; William Worrel, 1845; George Tyler, 1846; Whitson Nelson, 1848; Asa S. White, 1849; Daniel B. South, 1851; Whitson Nelson, 1853; J. H. Schenck, 1854; William C. Nelson, 1855; Asa S. White, 1857; Ebenezer S. Watson, 1858; . J. T. Burns, 1859; N. W. Gossett, 1861; James Ballard, 1862; /William McDaniel, 1865; Edward T. Doyle, 1866; Joseph Cooper, 1867; James Gandy, 1868; William Hopkins, 1869; Thomas J. Reed and William Symmonds, 1870; George Dickerson, 1872; William Coffman and George W. Howard, 1874; Hiram Gray and Adam Beaman, 1876; Thomas C. Dollahite and James Smoot, 1878; Thomas G. Reed and Thomas J. Sandusky, 1882.
Constables: George Tyler, 1831; Archibald Smith, 1832-'3; Lemuel Shockley and Joseph D. Happart, 1834; Gaten Manyfield and Renben Smith, 1835; Beverly Ballard and Samuel Betts, 1836; Beverly Ballard and Thomas H. Harding, 1837; Lewis Rice and Beverly Ballard, 1838; James Ballard and Armstead Ward, 1839; H. H. Moore and Aaron Gamble, 1841; V. D. Brown and Richard Nash, 1844; John Bristow and Noah Harding, 1845; Gaten Menipee, Henry Evans and Mark Hollett, 1846; Manoah Swaim and James Constable, 1848; Isaac Nash and Robinson Tur- pin, 1849; Abraham Warrick, 1850; James Ballard and James McAllister, 1851; Joseph Wilson, John Hendricks and Henry Stewart, 1852; Stephen Call, William R. Callahan and Jacob Welshon, 1853; Enoch W. King, 1855; Albert S. Maccay, Henry Stewart and Enoch W. King, 1856 ; Enoch W. King, Benjamin B. Goudy and William Harris, 1857; Enoch W. King, H. Garner and I. G. Hoadley, 1858; John Berry, Robert C. Walker, James G. Hoadley, 1859; George W. Nash, Benjamin O. Davidson and Vincent G. White, 1860; Henry Straughan, John W. Arbuckle, James G. Hoadley and William Harris, 1861; Edward Roberts,
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Bailey Smith and John M. Rice, 1862; George C. Ruggles and A. L. Brown, 1863; William L. Hatchett and Joseph Cooper, 1864; William L. Hatchett and F. M. Fitch, 1865; Bailey Smith and Joseph M. Tolle, 1866; Isaac Pearcy and John Marvel, 1867; James Pearcy and J. Ed. Roberts, 1868; R. C. Walker and Ed- ward Roberts, 1869; Elijah Smith and Allen McDaniel, 1870; Elias B. Coombs and George T. Turley, 1872; Eli S. Bray. and William Coombs, 1874; E. C. Toole and G. W. Spicklemire, 1876; Lewis Herring and Lewis McDaniel, 1878; George W. McCrary and Josephus Dodson, 1880; James N. Hough and Brownlee Sandusky, 1882; Charles R. Reed and William Gibbs, 1884.
Trustees: Edward T. Doyal, 1854; A. Tharp, 1855; William P. Shirley, 1856; J. S. Lang, 1857; S. W. Hardin, 1858; William Hopkins, 1859-'61; G. G. Menifee, 1862; Ebenezer Tomlinson, 1868; 'W. L. Shirley, 1864; Nicholas Lawler, 1865-'8; Allen McDaniel, 1869; William Hopkins, 1870-'2; J. P. Catterson, 1874-'6; G. W. Spicklemire, 1878-'80; S. M. McCaslin, 1882-'4. Clerks: William Hopkins, 1854; Asa S. White, 1856; George W. Nash, 1857; T. B. Darnall, 1858 (office abolished).
Treasurers: Lewis S. Hunter, 1854; B. M. Logan, 1856-'7; Lewis S. Hunter, 1858 (office abolished).
Assessors: Marion Ballard, 1870-'2; William C. Mitchell, 1874; Marion Ballard, 1876; John W. Smith, 1878; James Ballard, 1880; James S. Hogan, 1882.
FINIST GENERAL ELECTION.
The first general election in which Brown Township participated was that of 1828. The poll-book and tally-sheet are yet in exist- ence, and begin as follows: "At an Election held at the hous of James Brown on the 4th day of August 1823 for the purpos of Electing one Goviner one Lieutenant Goviner one Representator to Congress one Sinitor one representative to State Legislater one Coriner the following is a list of the number of votes taken and also the number Each Candidate receivs." The names of twelve voters follow, and, as they were nearly all the early settlers of the township, their names are worth recording: James Brown, Joseph Runion, Joshua Newham, William Harris, Thomas Nash, Daniel Newham, George Tyler, James R. Smith, Shannon Foster, Edward Railsback, Jesse Smith and Nathaniel W. Hults. For Governor, Jaines S. Ray received nine votes and J. T. Canby, two; for Lieu-
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tenant-Governor, Milton Stapp received eleven votes; for Repre- sentative, John W. Cox received ten votes; for Senator, Calvin Fletcher received ten votes; while ten votes were cast in favor of a constitutional convention.
POLITIOAL.
In politics Brown has always been strongly Democratic. The only presidential year when it has failed in its duty to that party was 1860, when, owing to the division of the Democratic vote between two candidates, Lincoln received a small plurality. The vote in the different presidential elections has been as follows:
1886-Martin Van Buren 72
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1864-George B. Mcclellan ...
152 84
William H. Harrison ..
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1844-James K. Polk.
162
69
Henry Clay. 93
Ulysses S. Grant.
75
1848-Lewis Cass.
124
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1872-Horace Greeley.
146
96
Zachary Taylor. 105
Ulysses S. Grant.
50
Martin Van Buren 3
1876-Samuel J. Tilden.
153 109
Rutherford B. Hayes
44
1852-Franklin Pierce
144
53
Winfield Scott. 91
1856-James Buchanan ..
250 103
John C. Fremont.
147
1860-Abraham Lincoln
210
12
1884-Grover Cleveland.
199 142
John C. Breckinridge ..
29
James G. Blaine.
57
John Bell.
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Benjamin F. Butler
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STATISTICAL.
The population of Brown Township was, by the census of 1880, 1,322. In 1885 the number of acres of land assessed was 15,966.75; value of same, $378,680; value of improvements, $32,030; per- sonal property, $86,507; total value of taxables, $497,217; number of polls, 180; number of dogs, 139; amount of State tax, $686.65; county tax, $1,497.64; township tax, $994.42; tuition tax, $442.76; special school tax, $840.56; road tax, $994.44; endowment tax, $24.86; bridge tax, $497.24; total tax levied, $7,102.54; delinquent tax, $450.32.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Alexander H. Arbuckle, one of the prominent and successful farmers and stock-raisers of Brown Township, was born July 14, 1836. In the spring of 1857 his parents, John M. and Elizabeth Arbuckle, settled in Brown Township on the farm now owned by our subject, where the father died. Eight of their family of eleven children are living-John W., Nancy, William R., Washington M., Melvina H., Matthew H., Esther
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Abraham Lincoln.
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1868-Horatio Seymour.
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Peter Cooper ...
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1880-Winfield S. Hancock
180 118
James A. Garfield ..
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James B. Weaver.
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Stephen A. Douglas 198
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and Alexander H. The deceased are-Martha, Franklin and Fran- cis M. The latter was a soldier in the civil war, and served between two and three years, a member of the Fifty-first Indiana Infantry. Alexander H. Arbuckle received a fair education in his youth, and subsequently taught school a short time. Since com- ing to Hendricks County he has engaged in farming, and now owns the old homestead, which contains 307 acres of valuable land. He is a liberal, public-spirited man, and one of the most substan- tial and influential men of the township. He was married in March, 1859, to America Graham, who died in August, 1879. To them were born four children-Alvin, Ulysses G., Ellison and John F. (deceased). In January, 1881, Mr. Arbuckle married Rebecca Combs. They have one child-Mattie.
James Ballard was born in Scott County, Ky., Feb. 26, 1815, a son of Beverly and Hannah Ballard. In 1834 he accompanied his parents to Marion County, Ind., and the following year to Hen- dricks County, locating in the eastern part of Lincoln Township. Of a large family of children, but five are living-James, George, Amanda, Grandison and John C. James Ballard was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school education, and after leaving school engaged in teaching a short time. In 1840 he settled on his present farm on section 6, Brown Township, where he owns 125 acres of valuable land. He is one of the leading agriculturists of the township, and a prominent and popular citizen. He has served as Trustee of Brown Township one year, Justice of the Peace five years, and several years as Assessor. Mr. Ballard was married Jan. 2, 1840, to Sarah Corbaley, daughter of Jeremiah and Jane Corbaley, of Marion County, Ind. To them have been born twelve children, nine of whom are living-Hannah, Emily A., Francis M., Melvina, Zerelda, Albert, Mollie, America, and Ettie S.
James P. Catterson, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Brown Township, is a native of Owen County, Ky., born March 20, 1827. In the fall of 1832 his parents, James and Sarah Catter- son, moved to Marion County, Ind., and there he was reared to manhood. He was a soldier in the Mexican war, enlisting in May, 1847, and serving till July, 1848, and participated in many im- portant engagements. After the breaking out of the Rebellion, he again enlisted in the defense of his country, in August, 1862, and was appointed Second Lieutenant of Company F, Seventy- ninth Indiana Infantry. He was afterward promoted to First Lieutenant and then to Captain of his company. He participated
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in the engagements at Perryville, Stone River, Mission Ridge, and others of minor importance. He was wounded in the right foot at Stone River, and was discharged in April, 1864. In 1865 he set- tled on the farm in Brown Township where he now lives. He has 100 acres of valuable land, all under a high state of cultivation. He is an influential man in the township, and has served two terms as Trustee. Mr. Catterson was married Nov. 11, 1852, to Emer- ine T. McKee, daughter of William and Jane McKee. To them have been born eleven children, seven of whom are living-Buena Z., James S., Louetta, Cora M., Sallie W., Emma F., and Indiana M. The deceased are-Alva R., Elzena, Minnie R. and Elizabeth J. Mr. Catterson is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he is a Greenbacker.
George Dickerson is a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, born March 7, 1833, a son of Jehu and Nancy Dickerson, natives of Delaware. His parents had a large family eleven of whom are living-Perry, Lewis, Elizabeth, George, Samnel, Lawson, John, Mary A., Jane, Margaret and Samantha. George Dickerson was reared in his native county. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, which he has followed in connection with farming. He came to Hendricks County in 1860 and located in Brown Town- ship where he owns fifty acres of well cultivated land on which he has a pleasant residence and good farm buildings. Mr. Dick- erson was married July 28, 1864, to Angeline Dickerson. To them. have been born four children, but three of whom are living-Albert R., Effie A. and Fred. Charlie is deceased. In politics Mr. Dickerson is a Democrat. He takes an active inter- est in all public affairs, but has no aspirations for official honors. He was once elected Justice of the Peace but refused to serve. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
James G. Dickerson was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, April 21, 1827, a son of Burton and Sarah (Webb) Dickerson, his father a native of Delaware and his mother of Maryland. In 1837 his parents came to Hendricks County, Ind., and entered forty acres of land on section 17, Brown Township, which they made their home till death. Their family consisted of seven children, three of whom are living-James G., Angeline and Mary J. James G. Dickerson was ten years of age when his parents came to Hendricks County. His youth was spent in assisting his father clear a heavily timbered farm. He has always lived on the old'homestead and in addition to the original forty
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acres entered by his father, owns 132 acres, making a fine farm of 172 acres. He is an enterprising, public-spirited citizen, and is one of the influential men of his township. He was married in October, 1850, to Sarah Snyder, of Marion County, who died in March, 1881. Four of the seven children born to them are living -James T., Marinda S., Melvina A. and Sarah J. In October, 1882, Mr. Dickerson married Constant Starkey, daughter of David Starkey, of Marion County. He and his wife are members of the Christian church which he has served as Deacon and Elder. In politics he is a Democrat.
Joseph Funkhouser, deceased, was born in Virginia, Feb. 28, 1830, and died on the old homestead in Brown Township, Oct. 20, 1876. His father, Martin Funkhouser, moved to Hendricks County, Ind., about 1846, and here he lived the remainder of his life. He was married Sept. 8, 1853, to Nancy E. King, a native of Kentucky, born Oct. 8, 1834, a daughter of William S. and Parmelia King, who moved to Decatur County, Ind., when she was a child and later to Hendricks County. To Mr. and Mrs. Funkhouser were born seven children five of whom are living- Sarah J., Ellis M., Viola A., Lucinda G. and Martin O. Cosander and Wyatt C. are deceased. Mr. Funkhouser was an upright, honorable gentleman ; public-spirited and benevolent, he was a valuable citizen of the township and was esteemed by all who knew him. He was a prominent member of the Christian church. Mrs. Funkhonser resides on the homestead in Brown Township, which contains eighty acres of choice land all under cultivation. She is also a member of the Christian church.
Milton Hendricks is a native of Jefferson County, Ind., born June 13, 1831, ason of John and Linda M. (Buchanan) Hendricks. When he was three years old his parents moved to Hendricks County and located in Liberty Township, where they lived till their death. His father entered forty acres of wild land, which was the nucleus of the home in the new county. Five of a large family of children are living-Sarah A., Milton, Catherine, Harriet and Ros- ana. Milton Hendricks was reared on a pioneer farm, receiving but a limited education. After leaving home he engaged in farm- ing for himself, till the breaking out of the Rebellion. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Seventy-ninth Indiana Infantry, and par- ticipated in many important battles and skirmishes. He was wounded in his left ankle joint, and was obliged to have his foot amputated. He was honorably discharged in February, 1863, and
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after his return home again engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owns a fine farm of 107 acres, and his improvements are among the best in the township. He is a prominent and highly esteemed citizen of the county and has been elected to different positions of trust and responsibility. Mr. Hendricks was married March 14, 1858, to Mary E. Sparks, daughter of Galen and Lydia Sparks, early settlers of Hendricks County. To them have been born eight children, six of whom are living-Cora A., Myra.J., Orestes H., Vada B., Lora M. and Erie G. Mary and Charles T. are de- ceased.
William J. Herring, deceased, was a native of Harrison County, Ky., born Jan. 20, 1824, a son of George and Elizabeth Herring. When he was a boy he accompanied his parents to Hendricks County, and here he grew to manhood. He was married Feb. 24, 1848, to Isabel Worrell, daughter of Richard and Jane Worrell, natives of Kentucky and early settlers of Hendricks County, where her mother died. Her father is now living in Kansas. To Mr. and Mrs. Herring were born four children-Richard, Mary A., Martha M. (deceased) and Elizabeth J. Mr. Herring was an hon- orable, upright Christian man, a member of the Missionary Bap- tist church. He was a liberal, public-spirited citizen and was loved and esteemed by all who knew him. He died April 3, 1876. His widow resides on the old homestead on section 34, Brown Town- ship, and is one of the most estimable and respected of Brown's citizens.
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