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Charles A. White, M. D., was born near Salem, the county seat of Washington County, Ind., Jan. 4, 1845. His parents were Max- imillian and Martha (Miles) White. He removed with them to Hendricks County in the autumn of 1851, locating in Liberty Township,two miles south of Belleville, then the principal business town in the county. He was reared a farmer, and received a good common-school education. At the age of nineteen he began the study of medicine in the office of Drs. R. C. Moore and L. H. Ken- nedy, at Belleville, remaining under their preceptorship about four years, entering Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the class of 1867-'68. In the spring of 1868 he began the practice of medicine in Monroe County, Ind., near Bloomington. He formed a part-
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nership with John Dancer, M. D., of South Milford, LaGrange Co., Ind., March 15, 1869, with whom he remained for two years, during which time he took a second course of lectures and instruction at Rush Medical College, where he graduated Feb. 1, 1871, and was unanimously chosen by the class numbering eighty- five, to deliver the valedictory address. In April following his graduation he located at the flourishing village of Wolcottville, La Grange Co., Ind., continning his partnership with Dr. Dancer, which relation was sustained until April 1, 1873, when on account of the failing health of his wife he returned to Hendricks County, the place of her birth, and home of their parents. He located in Danville Jan. 1, 1874, having formed a partnership with Henry G. Todd, M. D., for a period of three years. From March, 1878, till Oct. 1879, he had associated with him in the practice, Wilson T. Lawson, M. D., since which time he has practiced alone. Jan. 21, 1873, he married Miss Dee A., daughter of Tolliver B. and Matil- da (Gill) Miller, near Clayton, Hendricks County. They have had born to them two children-Geraldine Max Miller, born June 14, 1880, and Glyndon De Laskie Miller, born Nov. 1, 1881. Dr. . and Mrs. White are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Danville. He was made a Master Mason in Ionic Lodge, at Wolcottville, in 1870. He is a Royal Arch and Council Mason, has passed the chair of Worshipful Master in both the lodges to which he has belonged, which station he now holds in Western Star Lodge, No. 26, F. & A. M., of Danville. He is a member of the county and State medical societies. He served as a private in Company A, One Hundred and Seventeenth Indiana Volunteers, during the war of the Rebellion.
Samuel W. Williams was born in Clark County, Ky., Nov. 22, 1831. He came with his parents, William and Margaret (Braley) Williams to Hendricks County in the fall of 1836. They settled in Marion Township, where they lived till 1844, then removed to Middle Township, where our subject lived till he was twenty years old. He began life for himself in Center Township, buying forty acres of land, to which he has added from time to time, and now owns 300 acres of well-cultivated land. Feb. 25, 1855, he was married to Miss Eliza Swain, daughter of John and Matilda (Darnall) Swain, of Center Township. She died Dec. 29, 1859, leaving two children-John W., of Union Township, and Sarah E., living at home. He was again married Dec. 22, 1861, to Mrs. Elizabeth (Turpin) Craig. Mrs. Williams had one son, Charles,
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by her first husband. She was born Oct. 9, 1828. Mr. Williams was one of the prime movers of the Grange organization in 1872, and was one of the charter members of Talbot Grange, No. 757, of Center Township, of which he is now Master; he is Past Grand- of Silcox Lodge, No. 123, I. O. O. F., at Danville. His parents were natives of Clark County, Ky., and are numbered among the worthy pioneers of Hendricks County. Both lived to a good old age; the father died in 1882 aged seventy-three years, and the mother in 1883 aged seventy-one years, both being members of the Regular Baptist church. Mrs. Williams' parents were Roberson and Rachel (Powell) Turpin, both natives of Scott County, Ky., where they lived until 1834, when they came to Hendricks County with a family of three children. They settled in Lincoln Township on a farm of eighty acres, to which they had added until their farm contained 500 acres. Her father died Aug. 31, 1880, aged seventy five years, and her mother, July 31, 1880, aged seventy-three years, leaving eight children, five of whom, three sons and two daughters, are living in Hendricks County, one in Boone County, Ind., and two in Illinois.
Eldridge C. Wills, janitor in the Hendricks County court- house, at Danville, was born in Liberty Township, this county, July 31, 1842, where he was reared a farmer and lived with his par- ents, Amos S. and Lucinda (Tatman) Wills, until manhood. June 18, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Fifty-fourth Indiana Infantry, to serve three months, and was out n'early five months on duty in Ken- tucky. He re-enlisted Feb. 13, 1865, in Company B, One Hun- dred and Forty-eighth Indiana Infantry, to serve one year, and on the organization of his company he was made a Corporal. He was mustered out at the close of the war at Indianapolis, Sept. 5, 1865, and after receiving his discharge from the war he returned to Clay- ton, Hendricks County, where he followed farming until 1869, when he worked at the carpenter's trade till 1870. He then en- gaged in teaming in Danville until 1878, when he was appointed janitor of the Hendricks County court-house by the county com- missioners, holding this position until 1882. He then held the office of Deputy Sheriff for several months during 1882, and in 1882 also served as City Marsha . In 1880 he was elected Coroner of Hendricks County, and served as such two years. In 1883 he served as Constable of Center Township, and in 1884 he was again appointed janitor of the county court-house. Jan. 1, 1866, he was married to Miss Julia Bell, of Danville. They have two sons-
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Charlie A. and Harry. He and his wife are members of the Christian church. He is a member of Jesse S. Ogden Post, No. 164, G. A. R., and has held the position of Master of Finance in Danville Lodge, No. 48, K. of P., for two years.
James A. Wilson, attorney at law, was born at Peoria, Ill., Sept. 15, 1854, and is the youngest son of William and Sarah F. (Hosea) Wilson. His father having gone to California and not having been heard from, was supposed to be lost, he was reared by his grand- father, W. F. Hosea, of New Philadelphia, Ind., until his sixteenth year. He worked on the farm till he was thirteen, after which he supported his grandparents, by working in a stave-mill, for three years. After leaving his grandparents he continued to work in a stave factory until the fall of 1870, and during that time he at- tended school for the first time, working for his board. During the spring and summer of 1871 he worked on a fruit farm near Sey- mour, Jackson Co., Ind., and in the following winter he again at- tended school, working on a farm for his board. In the spring and summer of 1872 he again worked on a farm in Jackson County, part of the time attending the Normal School at Little York, Ind. He again attended school in the winter of 1872-'73, working for his board as before. In the spring of 1873 he attended the Blue River Academy near Canton, Ind. During the summer of 1873, while working on a farm in Jackson County, he broke his arm, which caused him to be laid up till the following winter, when he was engaged as a teacher in a school in Du Bois, Orange, Brown and Morgan counties until the spring of 1881, and attended school at Blue River Academy or the Southern Indiana Normal at Paola, Ind. He also studied law under his brother, E. G. Wilson, and in the spring of 1880 he became associated with his brother, L. F. Wilson, in the practice of law at Nashville, Ind. After he gave up teaching, in 1881, he engaged solely in the practice of law with his brother. In November, 1881, they removed to Danville, his brother retiring from the firm in May, 1884. In connection with their law practice, he and his brother published at Danville the Hendricks County Gazette, a Democratic paper, until August, 1884, since which he has devoted his time entirely to his law prac- tice at Danville. June 15, 1881, he was married to Miss Julia A., daughter of William B. Cooper, of near Mooresville, Hendricks County. They have one child-Grace. Mr. Wilson is a Master Mason. Politically he is a Democrat and is the chairman of the Democratic Central Committee.
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CHAPTER XII.
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
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ORGANIZATION .- DESCRIPTION .- EARLY SETTLEMENT .- TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS .- FIRST ELECTION. - POLITICAL HISTORY .- PECKSBURG. -AMO .- COATESVILLE. - RENO .- HADLEY .- PROPERTY AND TAXA- TION .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
This township was formed by separating from the north end of Franklin Township three tiers of sections of land, and taking off of the southeast corner of Marion three sections, making for Clay Township an area of twenty-four square miles. The organization was effected by the Board of Commissioners in 1845. The surface is rolling, and the soil for the most part good; especially is this so in the eastern portion, but much of the western half of the town- ship is only second-rate land. It is drained by the three forks of Mill Creek.
The first settlements in this township were made about the year 1825, and the prominent families who came previous to 1832 were:
Obadiah, George and John Tincher, John Hadley, Joel and Jesse Hudson, William Benbow, Dr. Kersey, Newbry Hunt, Abra- ham West, Nicholas Orsburn and George Hancock.
OFFICIAL.
The following list of those who have held the several township offices, is believed to be nearly complete, as it is made from the election returns on file in the office of the County Clerk.
Justices of the Peace: Robert Harvey, 1845-'50; Amiel Hunt, 1851; Amiel Hunt and Alfred V. Coffin, 1855; Amiel Hunt and William W. Wellman, 1859; Cyrus L. Stanley, 1860; Robert N. Harvey, 1863; Cyrus L. . Stanley, 1864; Thomas Mendenhall, 1866; William P. Jenkins and A. Bundy, 1868; Thomas C. Mendenhall and Joel T. Tinder, 1870; Cyrus L. Stanley, 1871; John S. Roberts and Joseph Bundy, 1872; Thomas C. Mendenhall and Asa J. Martin, 1874; Joseph Williams and Thomas C. Mendenhall, 1878-'82.
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Constables: William Moore and Alfred Hunt, 1845; William Tincher and James Wright, 1846; Hiram D. Jones and James Wright, 1847; John C. Gambold and Cyrus Moore, 1848; Cyrus Moore and John Rushton, 1849; James Crews and William Hutch- ings, 1850; Milton Wright and Thomas E. Harrison, 1851; A. M. Cleghorn and William Page, 1852; Joseph McAninch and Milton Wright, 1853-'4; Joseph McAninch and William Tincher, 1855; William Tincher and Henry Yount, 1856; Quincy C. Tomlinson and John A. Phillips, 1857; Quincy C. Tomlinson and Benja- min Hiatt, 1858; Cyrus L. Stanley and Renal F. Swaim, 1859; Al- fred V. Coffin and Stephen S. Kitchen, 1860; John A. Phillips and Stephen S. Kitchen, 1861; John C. Gambold and James Queen, 1862-'3; Himelius Kendall and Annuel Edwards, 1864; Jason Tomlinson and Josiah Phillips, 1866; William M. Farmer and John C. Gambold, 1867; P. P. Thomas and George Smith, 1868; William White and Joseph Bundy, 1869; Stephen Clime- worth and Zimri Warren, 1870; James L. Astley and Zimri War- ren, 1872; John Harris and Annuel Edwards, 1874; John Cham- pion and William Stanley, 1876; John Champion and William Stanley, 1878; Lewis Shaw and Woodson Bryant, 1880; J. A. Bo- hannon and John Crews, 1882; W. H. Crose and John Crews, 1884.
Trustees: Elias Grimes, 1856; Robert Harvey, 1857; Addison Coffin, 1858; James Kersey, 1859; Milton Hadley, 1860; Job Hadley, 1860; David Walker, 1861-'3; Samuel N. Hubbard, 1864; Benjamin T. Scherer, 1866; Caleb Hunt, 1867-'8; John New- man, 1869-'70; John Kendall, 1872-'6; Elias Ginnes, 1878; John Kendall, 1880; John N. Phillips, 1882; S. D. Edwards, 1884.
Clerks: Milton Wright, 1856; William Tomlinson, 1857-'8 (of- fice abolished).
Treasurers: Moses Burgess, 1856-'7; Dr. James Kersey, 1858 (office abolished).
Assessors: Elwood Stanton, 1870; Joshua Brown, 1872; Amos Hoak, 1874; E. D. Wheeler, 1876-'80; F. M. Smith, 1882.
FIRST ELECTION.
The poll-book of the general election of 1846 (held at Spring- field, Aug. 3) gives the names of 101 voters, which are here cop- ied, as forming a nearly complete list of the pioneers of that day: Peter Long, Wesley Hardwick, Joshua F. Huckings, Mordecai Samuels, Abraham West, Benjamin Picket, Caleb Hunt, Thomas
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J. Hadley, Erasmus Nichols, Milton Asher, Phineas Moon, Eli Hodson, Job Hadley, Henry Bland, Robert Harvey, Menchor Coe, John Candiff, John Harlan, John Gambold, Phineas Tomlinson, Ransom Estes, Edward B. Estes, John Johnson, Mathias Alaster, Carver Benboel, Timothy Swain, Clark Hill, David Mastin, Henry Coats, James Wright, William Talbot, Hiram D. Jones, Elijah Anderson, Isaac Miracle, William H. Dalton, Harvey Stanley, Samuel Stanley, Francis Huckings, Edward Tomlinson, Miles T. Richardson, Allen Pearson, James Pearson, George Tincher, Henry B. Goolman, Winson Yates, Jesse Turbeville, Jonathan Mendenhall, Hugh McKee, Harvey Richardson, Tandy Scott, Eli- jah Wright, Solomon Rushton, Benjamin Gaeres, Joel Haggins, Eleazer Hunt, Jabez Watson, John Wright, Thomas C. Parker, Milton White, John Stanley, William S. Benbow, Charles Green, Robert Walker, Edward Newham, Jacob Workrider, Jesse Watson, Albert Hunt, John Newham, William Mann, A. Edwards, Jesse M. Hackett, James Acres, Alfred Hunt, Ellis King, Henry Wise, Asahel Mann, William Tancher, Alexander Adams, Robert B. Stanley, Nathan Harvey, Blake Swain, William Hayworth, John Harrison, Silas Dixon, William Benbow, Nathaniel Hadley, Jere- miah Smith, Eli Phillips, John Edwards, Samuel Phillips, Jo- seph Morris, Wesley Pearson, Elihu Dixon, Elam Benbow, Price F. Hall, James Hayworth, John Hancock, William Cosner, Joel W. Hodson and William Beechardson.
POLITICAL.
In political sentiment the people of Clay have always been over- whelmingly Republican, and before the birth of that party they were as loyal to its predecessor, the Whig party. The township was also a stronghold of free-soilism during the days of Clay and Webster, and in the campaigns of 1848 and 1852 many more votes were given to the Free-Soil than to the Democratic candidates. Following is the vote cast at each presidential election from 1848 to 1884, inclusive:
1848-Zachary Taylor ... 57 36
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1860-Stephen A. Douglas .. 7
John Bell. 6
9 1864-Abraham Lincoln .. 241 220 Lewis Cass.
1852-Winfield Scott 89
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. George B. Mcclellan. 21
John P. Hale. 44
1868-Ulysses S. Grant ..... 801 266
Franklin Pierce. 27
Horatio Seymour. 35
1856-John C. Fremont. 152
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James Buchanan 52
Horace Greeley. 71
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Millard Fillmore. 7 1860-Abraham Lincoln .. 174 136
1876-Rutherford B. Hayes ... 326 Samuel J. Tilden ..... 80
John C. Breckinridge 88
Peter Cooper. 8
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1880-James A. Garfield. 362 266
1884-James G. Blaine. 303 206
Winfield S. Hancock .. 96
Grover Cleveland. · 97
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PECKSBURG.
Clay Township? is the smallest in the county, but is the most densely populated (eighty to the square mile) and bas the most villages and postoffices, which are five in number, three on the Vandalia line and two on the Indiana & St. Louis Railroad.
Pecksburg, which was named in honor of the first President of the Vandalia Railroad. is near the east line of the township, on section 31. It has one store, kept by Abraham Bowen, who is also Postmaster and station agent. There is also a church, of the Lutheran denomination, where services are usually held every other Sunday. William Tinster preached for several years, and in 1882 removed to Mud Creek. At present writing there is no regular pastor, the last one having been Rev. Mr. Keller, now in Kentucky. The congregation numbers about fifty. Sunday-school sessions are held every Sunday, under charge of Allen Reitzel. Pecksburg is not prosperous as a village, and has now but fifty in- habitants.
AMO.
Two miles west of Pecksburg, on sections 2, 3, 34 and 35, is Amo, the voting place of the township, and a prosperous place of 200 inhabitants. It was laid out in 1850 by Joseph Morris, and called Morristown, which name was dropped for that of Amo by some of its classical-minded citizens. The first house was built by William Tomlinson, who lives yet in the village. The business firms of. to-day are: E. B. Owen, general store; Cook & Masten, grocery and meat market; Thomas Mendenhall, grocery; Roberts & Marshall, saw-mill; Pearson & Snodgrass, livery; G. W. McCloud, livery; I. H. George, drug store and postoffice; A. J. Crosswaite, blacksmith and wagon shop; W. W. Ralston, station agent.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
The handsome brick school-house was completed in 1868, at a cost of $8,000. There are four rooms, three of which are occupied. The teachers for the present year are Joseph J. Doane, Mrs. Naomi Ratliffe and Miss Anna Hawkins. There are 150 pupils on the rolls.
Society of Friends .- Of the three churches, that of the Friends
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is the oldest. They organized about 1840, and built first a log church. This was speedily succeeded by a frame structure, which was used forty years and then gave way to the present structure, which was completed in the fall of 1883, at a cost of $1,500. Among the early members of this society were Philip Johnson, John Cosner, Annuel Edwards and Asael Hunt. Services are held on the first and fifth days of each week.
The Baptist Church was organized about the time of the war, and the frame church was built a year or two after, seating 400, and costing $2,000. Among the early members were Elijah Wheeler, Harding Tincher, Milton Bland, Hiram Bland, Samuel Hubbard and their wives. The first regular pastor was Rev. Mr. Edwards; next was Rev. Wilson G. Trent, and then came succes- sively Revs. Moore, Sherrill, L. A. Clevinger and R. N. Harvey. The church has about 100 members.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1867. The church was completed in that year, having been begun in 1866, at a cost of $2,000. Among the first members were William H. Tush, Winfield Hines, John McAninch, Wesley Johnson, M. W. Cosner, John M. Champion, Harbert Fencer, John Gasper, S. F. Tincher, James E. Ralston, with their wives, Mrs. Martha A. Tincher, Mrs. Lucinda Stanley, Mrs. E. Cosner, George W. Fencer and Mrs. Nancy Newman. The pastors have been in succession, Revs. F. M. Pavy, B. H. Bradbury, Thomas Bartlett, J. F. McDan- iel, W. C. Davidson, Nelson Green, D. W. Risher, Nelson Green Jesse Hill, J. B. Combs, Elihu Mason. The last named, the present pastor, lives at Coatesville, and conducts services here every two weeks. The present membership of the church is thirty-five.
COATESVILLE,
the largest town in the township, having about 600 inhabitants, is situated in the western part, on sections 5, 6, 31 and 32. Its business firms are as follows:
Isaac Baughman, Coatesville House; James Brown, shoe shop; John Brown, boarding house; J. M. Bourne, druggist; Bryant & Sharp, druggists; D. W. Campbell, general store; T. L. Campbell, furniture; Henry Crews, restaurant; Draper & Gambold, general store; E. R. Ellis, harness; Alex. Fetrow, saw and planing mill; Nathan Fisher, freight and express agent; Thomas Gibbons, har- ness; George N. Glass, photographer; Allen Job, hardware; W. H. Johnson, livery; W. N. Lakin, wagon and agricultural imple- 35
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ments; Elias H. Marker, miller; William Newkirk, contractor; D. W. Risher, postoffice and grocery; Robbins & Banghman, drug- gists; Noah Siler, blacksmith; Wier & Tucker, dry-goods; Joseph Williams, Justice of the Peace.
The legal profession is represented by C. L. Stanley and W. H. Talbot; the medical by Tilghman Hunt and Stephen Hunt.
RELIGIOUS.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has been organized nearly fifty years. Their first church was burned about 1860, that now used being their second edifice; it was built in 1863, at a cost of $2,000. The present membership of the church is 105. Services are held every Sunday. The present pastor is Rev. E. Mason, who has now been here two years. He was preceded by Revs. J. B. Combs, two years; Jesse Hill, two years; D. W. Risher, three years; Nel- son Green, three years; John McDaniel, W. D. Davidson and B. H. Bradbury. The Trustees of the church now are Tilghman Hunt, Joseph Williams and Abner Miller. S. P. Brown is Super- intendent of the Sunday school.
The Missionary Baptists organized their church in 1871, and built their frame church in 1873, at a cost of $1,200. The mem- bership is about forty, and services are held monthly. The present pastor is Rev. G. W. Terry, of Stinesville, preceded by Revs. Sherrill, Jesse Buchanan and John F. Crews. Following are the church officers: Clerk, Jesse Harlan; Moderator, Harding Tin- cher; Treasurer, Darius Crews; Trustees, J. F. Crews, David Walker, Darius Crews and Harding Tincher.
SOCIETY.
Coatesville Lodge, No. 357, I. O. O. F., was organized Nov. 27, 1870, with the following first members: Joel T. Tinder, Wallace Snowden, William Lakin, William Newkirk and Alva W. San- ders. The present officers are: O. S. Newton, N. G .; J. N. Bowen, V. G .; J. G. Sharp, Secretary; W. M. Lakin, Treasurer, David Fisher, Warden.
RENO.
is a small station on the Indiana & St. Louis Railroad, on section 30. It has about 100 inhabitants, and is fourteen years old, dating from the construction of the railroad through the town- ship. In business at Reno are William Rammel, postoffice and
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general store; John Walden, general store; T. L. Hadley, broom factory; T. L. Gose, blacksmith; William Worline, blacksmith; Will- iam Crimmel, station agent: Jesse Alberson, shoe shop.
HADLEY
is a railroad station on section 23, and has but few inhabitants. There is a postoffice, store and Friends meeting-house.
STATISTICAL.
In 1880 the population of Clay Township was 1,965. The fol- lowing statistics of property and taxation are for 1885: Acres of land assessed, 14,493.48; value of same, $399,561; value of im- provements, $171,000; value of lots, $7,416; value of improvements, $22,400; value of personal property, $278,208; total taxables, $878,585; polls, 287; dogs, 130; State tax, $1,197.79; county tax, $2,615.20; township tax, $878.60; tuition tax, $1,126.05; special school tax, $2,779.30; road tax, $1,757.20; endowment tax, $43.93; bridge tax, $878.60; total tax, $13,131.58; delinquent tax, $825.52.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James N. Bourne is one of the wide-awake, enterprising busi- ness men of Coatesville, where he has lived. since 1876. For a time after coming here he was engaged in the livery business, but since December, 1877, has been engaged in the drug business, in which he has built up a large trade. His father, William S. Bourne, was a native of Garrard County, Ky., and one of the pio- neers of Putnam County, Ind., where he died, in Jefferson Town- ship, in September, 1872, and where his wife still lives. They had a family of eight children. James N. is the only one living in Hendricks County. He was born in Jefferson Township, Putnam Co., Ind., in 1847. He remained with his parents till after the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted, in March, 1864, in Company A, Twenty-seventh Indiana Infantry. He participated in some of the most important battles of the last years of the war, including the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's march to the sea; thence to Washington, where he was in line at the grand review of the army. He married Sarilda J. Hill, a native of Putnam County, Ind., daughter of Andrew J. Hill. They have had five children-Everett, Maggie, Bertha, James A., and Ralfo. Bertha is deceased.
D. W. Campbell, merchant, Coatesville, is a native of Jennings
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County, Ind., born in 1844, a son of Luther J. Campbell, one of the early settlers of that county. He remained at home till eight- een years of age, and in 1862 enlisted in defense of the Union, and was assigned to the Eighteenth United States Infantry, and served six years. During the war his regiment operated with the Eastern army, and he participated in a number of severe engage- ments, and during General Mcclellan's peninsular campaign formed a part of General Butler's command. Atter the close of the war he served on the Western plains three years, and there had many thrilling experiences. The regiment was stationed at differ- ent torts doing garrison duty. In November, 1866, they were transferred to Fort Phil Kearney, and were there at the time of the slaughter of Captain Fettemore and his command, the partic- ulars of which may be of interest to our readers, as our subject was directly concerned in the transaction. Mr. Campbell, as Ser- geant, was detailed with a party of men to go some distance from the fort to procure fuel, and Captain Fettemore, with ninety-six men, accompanied them as a guard. They were considerably annoyed by the Indians, and when nearing the fort on their return Captain Fettemore determined to turn back and attack them, while the wooding party proceeded to the fort. This was a fatal error, as he was decoyed to a ravine and at once attacked by thousands of Indians on both sides, and the entire party slaughtered, not a man escaping. After the expiration of his term of service Mr. Camp- bell returned to Indiana and soon after located in Coatesville and settled down to the peaceful vocation of a merchant. He has been successful in this branch of business, and is now the oldest mer- chant in the village. He has a fine brick store, which he erected in 1877, and has also one of the best residences in the town. He has built up a large trade, his annual sales amounting to $40,000. He was married in 1869 to Mary A. Allen, of Putnam County, Ind. They have two children -Lenna and Flora.
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