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Isaac C. Nash, a pioneer of Lincoln Township, was born March 27, 1817, in Madison County, Ohio. His parents were Thomas
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and Hannah Nash, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respect- ively. They emigrated to Indiana in 1825, and lived one year in Marion County. They then came to Hendricks County, locating on White Lick Creek in Lincoln Township, where they entered eighty acres of land. About 1845 they moved to Missouri, remain- ing there till their death. Of the nine children born to them six are living-Margaret, Elizabeth, Isaac C., Mary S., Sarah A. and Daniel. George, Richard and Jeremiah are deceased. Our subject came to this county with his parents when a boy and was here reared to maturity. He was first married Jan. 28, 1841, to Cilicia Wilson, daughter of William and Nancy Wilson. They have had nine children-William J., Mary E., Clarinda, Thomas J., Edward F., George A., Cilicia, John and Albertus. John and Albertus are deceased. Mrs. Nash died Dec. 13, 1860, and Mr. Nash was again married in April, 1864, to Eliza J. Faucett, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Faucett, early settlers of Hendricks County. In 1843 Mr. Nash settled on section 2, this township, and now owns 220 acres of land. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and has served as Elder several years. His wife is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Charles W. Neal, a prominent farmer of Lincoln Township, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 29, 1834, a son of Nathaniel and Sallie Neal. His mother died when he was a year old, and when he was nine his father died. His early life was spent in his native State and in Illinois, and in 1864 he came to Hendricks County, Ind., and located in the southern part of Lincoln Township where he has since lived. He owns a large farm of 400 acres, and his improvements are unexcelled in this county. Mr. Neal was married July 4, 1861, to Emma S. Bradley, of Kentucky. Four children have been born to them-Tabner, Claude, Forest, and Lorenzo; the latter is deceased. In politics Mr. Neal is a Demo- crat.
Thomas Newham, a pioneer of Lincoln Township, was born Oct. 30, 1816, in Scott County, Ky., a son of Daniel and Annie New- ham, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of North Carolina. In the fall of 1826 his parents moved to Hendricks County from Marion County, Ind., where they had located a short time. They then settled on section 20, Lincoln Township, where they lived till their death, and where our subject yet resides. Here he was reared to manhood, receiving but little education, as his services were required on the farm. He now has a good farm of
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130 acres of land under a high state of cultivation. In 1844 he was married to Miss Nancy Turner, of Boone County, and to them were born two children, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Newham died in 1849, and he was married to Miss Nancy (Larimore) Mor- gan, of Marion County. Of eight children born to them only one survives-Robert F. Mr. Newham has held the office of School Director.
John K. Y. Patterson, son of Francis and Margaret (Ross) Pat- terson, was born in Fleming County, Ky., Feb. 7, 1813. His parents moved with their family to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1835, remaining here till their death. Of their family of five chil- dren, but two survive John K. Y. and Susan. John K. Y. was married in August, 1835, to Miss Arie Shockley, daughter of James B. Shockley, of Fleming County, Ky. To them have been born ten children-James H., Francis M., William E., John W., Silas, Rosanna, Esther, Margaret E. (deceased), America and Carrie. Mr. Patterson saw much of pioneer life in his youth. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits from his youth and has met with success. He has a farm of 196 acres of land, and resides in the western part of Lincoln Township.
Emanuel Prebster was born June 15, 1813, in Scioto County, Ohio. His parents were John and Christena Prebster, natives of Germany. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are living-Reuben, Christian, and Emanuel, our subject. The latter came to Hendricks County, Ind., with his father's family, who entered a large tract of wild land in Lincoln Township, at that time known as Brown Township. His educational facilities were very limited, he being obliged to help his father on the farm from his boyhood. Oct. 8, 1850, he was married to Mrs. Mary (Milby) Hollett, born March 24, 1821, in North Carolina, a daughter of Thomas Milby, and widow to the late Mark Hollett. To Mr. and Mrs. Prebster were born three children-Eliza C., Anderson and Everson. Mr. Prebster has been successful in his agricultural pursuits and now owns a good farm of 150 acres. In politics he is a Republican. In 1873, having for some time previous been afflicted with a rheumatic swelling in the knee, he had one of his limbs amputated above the knee.
Robert Salmon, a native of Ohio, was born in Hamilton County, Feb. 13, 1818, and was a son of Jeremiah and Nancy Salmon. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother of Ohio. They had a family of nine children, of whom only four are living-
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Robert, Jeremiah, Margaret and Nancy A. Robert Salmon was married in his native county, April 29, 1840, to Priscilla Pines, who died in 1867. They had a;family of eleven children seven of whom survive- Hester A., Nancy, Susan, Clarkson, Benjamin, Jeremiah and George. Mr. Salmon married for his second wife in November, 1867, Mrs. Eliza A. (Surber) Prebster, widow of the late. Frederick Prebster, of this county. Mr. Salmon is a member of the United Brethren church, and is a liberal contributor to both church and State enterprises. He resides on his farm in the . northern part of this township.
William. Todd, one of the representative citizens of Lincoln Township, is a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, born Oct. 2, 1816, a son of James and Mary A. Todd. When he was two years of age his parents moved to Switzerland County, Ind., where they both died. Three of their seven children are living-William, Henry and Rose. Those deceased are-Prilly, Matilda, John and Harriat. William Todd was reared in Switzerland County. In 1836 he came to Hendricks County, and soon after went to Boone County and entered forty acres of land, subsequently buying forty acres adjoining. He lived in Boone County till the fall of 1842, when he came to Hendricks County and located in the southern part of Lincoln Township, where he lived nearly forty years. In the fall of 1880 he retired from the active labors of the farm and moved to Brownsburg, where he has a pleasant home. His farm of 115 acres is under a high state of cultivation, and the improvements are among the best in Lincoln Township. He has been an ener- getic, frugal man, and is now reaping the reward of his early years of toil. Mr. Todd was married Sept. 12, 1839, to Leanna New- ham, who was born May 26, 1820, a daughter of Daniel and Annie Newham, early settlers of Hendricks County. They have one child-Mary A., now Mrs. William Renick, of Brownsburg, this county. In politics Mr. Todd is a Democrat.
Lincoln C. Tomlinson, proprietor of the livery, feed and sale stables, Brownsburg, Ind., is a native of Hendricks County, Ind., born March 28, 1859, a son of John and Harriett Tomlinson, of Plainfield. He was reared and educated in his native county, and is one of the prominent young business men of Brownsburg. He was married June 29, 1881, to Allie De Happard, of Brownsburg.
Anderson Turpin, son of Robison and Rachel Turpin, was born in Scott County, Ky., in October, 1831. In 1834 he came with his parents to Hendricks County, Ind., where he was reared to
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manhood. Nov. 20, 1853, he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa E. Rupard, of Clark County, Ky. Six children have been born to them-Wilkerson, Mary E., William H., Martha E., Rachel A. and Ora A. Mary E. and Ora A. are deceased. Mr. Turpin is the owner of a fine farm of eighty acres and is meeting with success in his agricultural pursuits. He and his wife are earnest members of the Christian church.
Henry Turpin was born Jan. 11, 1835, in Hendricks County, Ind., a son of Robison and Rachel Turpin, natives of Kentucky. His parents came to this county in 1834, and settled on a tract of timbered land in the southern part of Lincoln Township, residing here till their death, which occurred in 1880. Nine children were born to them, seven of whom are living-Anderson, Henry, Har- vey, Doctor, Martha, Jacob and Elizabeth M. Henry Turpin was reared on a farm. He received a fair education, and for a short time was engaged in teaching school. In August, 1862, he en- listed in Company I, Seventh Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and a number of others. He received a wound in the shoulder at the battle of the Wilderness in May, 1864, which disabled him for two months. At the end of that time he again reported for duty and was recruited into Company G, which subsequently became con- solidated with the Twentieth Indiana Infantry. He was present at Lee's surrender to General Grant. He was honorably dis- charged in June, 1865, when he returned home, and Nov. 28, of the same year, he was married to Amelia E. Brock, of Decatur County, Ind., formerly of Kentucky. They have three children- Cora B., William C. and George H. Mr. Turpin ranks among the leading farmers of Lincoln Township, and is the owner of 200 acres of land. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Preston Tyler, retired farmer, was born in Hendricks County, Ind., Sept. 4, 1833, a son of George and Lucinda Tyler, natives of Kentucky. His father was one of the early settlers of Hendricks County, and entered 120 acres of Government land in Lincoln Township, which he made his home till his death. His family consisted of ten children, seven of whom are living-Lutitia, Susan, Preston, Benjamin F., Charles W., Lydia and Melinda. Kittie, Alfred and George are deceased. Preston Tyler was reared and educated in his native county, and has always made it his home with the exception of ten years spent in Marion County,
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He has been a successful agriculturist, and owns a fine farm of seventy-one and a half acres, but since 1880 has lived in Browns- burg. He was married Dec. 15, 1854, to Allie Smith, daughter of Thomas and Susan Smith. They have one son-Willis, born May ยท 26, 1864. In February, 1865, Mr. Tyler enlisted at Indianapolis in Company I, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Indiana Infantry, and served till the following September. He and his wife are members of the Christian church.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
MARION TOWNSHIP.
GEOGRAPHICAL ' DESCRIPTION .- PIONEERS .- NEW WINCHESTER. - CHURCHES .- POLITICAL HISTORY .- JUSTICES, CONSTABLES, ASSES- SORS, TRUSTEES, ETO. - STATISTICS. - BIOGRAPHICAL.
This township is bounded on the north by Eel River, on the east by Center and Clay, on the south by Clay, and on the west by Putnam County. The surface is for the most part undulating, and in some places nearly flat. The streams are all mere branches, which put out from springs and flow toward both Eel River and Mill Creek. There is a clay subsoil throughout the entire extent of the township, and much of the land is second-class for grain, but it is all first-class for the grasses. Little gravel is found in this township, and, consequently, there has been but very little im- provement of the highways, which get very bad in long continued wet weather. The farmers of Marion Township fully realize the advantages of their soil for the production of grasses, and have a larger acreage in open and woodland pasture than any other town- ship, and send to market a larger number of the fat cattle and sheep than any other township in the county.
In every new country the settlements are first formed on the streams, and in Hendricks County it began on White Lick, south of Plainfield, and then followed up White Lick and its East and West forks, and then spread out over the country like a fan, and, therefore, those townships farthest from the streams were last in settling, and Marion Township did not have a single settler within its borders until nearly two years after the county was organized. The first settlers were Thomas Samuels, Xury West, John and Isaac Hays, and Daniel, Thomas and David Higgins, who settled in the township from 1826 to 1827. From 1828 to 1832, Paul Faught, Moses Cavett, William Blackketter, William and Harvey Buntain, G. W. Turner, Wesley Morgan, Peter Vannice, Thomas Chadd, John Hancock, James McCown and William Hays settled in different portions of the township.
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New Winchester was laid out in 1832 by Wesley Morgan and James Bronaugh. It is situated a little west of the center of the township and seven miles west of Danville, on the Rockville road. It contains about 100 inhabitants, and is a place of little impor- tance. There is a postoffice, the only one in the township, and a store, kept by J. O. Kennedy. Edward Scott keeps a blacksmith- shop, and L. H. Rich is a shoemaker. There are two physicians, William Robbins and T. T. Brazier. There are also three churches, the only ones in the township. The oldest is the Christian, which has a congregation of about 100. The present pastor is Rev. D. Collins, of North Salem. He was preceded by Revs. Oliver P. Badger, Canfield and Heckethorne. Services are held the first Sunday in each month. The next oldest church is the Baptist, with an attendance of 125. The pastor is Rev. Alex. Mayhall, of New Maysville, who was preceded by Revs. Sherrill, Keller and Layton. Services are held the third Sunday in each month. The Cumberland Presbyterian church has a congregation of per- haps ninety. Rev. Morton Long, the pastor, resides here. Before him were Revs. Hawkins and Van Dyne. An Odd Fellows' lodge was maintained here for several years, but died about 1881.
FIRST ELECTION.
The poll-book of the general election of Aug. 3, 1836, held at New Williamsburgb, gives the names of thirty-one voters, which afford a partial list of the first settlers. Here are the names, as written on this document: William Hodges, Elijah Sutton, David Fox, Henry Tomlinson, William Bailey, Abraham Lewis, Alexander Bryant, William Tomlinson, James Turner, Bradford Samuel, R. W. Shannon, Jeremiah Culbertson, Joseph Lewis, Jr., James Maccoun, John Higgins, Jacob Fox, Henry Bland, William Hay- worth, John Mahan, John Robins, Jordan Denny, William Robins, John Vicory, Joseph Robins, Wesley Morgan, Hiram Tomlinson, B. S. B. Parker, Moses Tomlinson, Jeremiah Hunt, Martin Han- cock and Thomas Higgins.
At this election Jacob B. Lowe, for Congress, received fifteen votes, and George L. Kinnard, fourteen; Christian C. Nave, for Representative, received fourteen votes, James Anderson, thirteen, and Job Osborn, three; Edmund Clark, for Sheriff, received twen- ty-three votes, and James Siggerson, seven; Henry H. Marvin, for Probate Judge, received twenty-four votes.
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POLITIOAL.
The political sentiment of the people of Marion Township has been rather variable. From 1836 to 1852 it was Whig by dimin- ishing majorities; in 1856 it was carried by the Democrats; then until after the war it worshiped the Republican gods; and from 1868 to the present time it has been loyal to the Democratic party. Following is the vote at each presidential election:
1836-William H. Harrison .. 48 84
1864-Abraham Lincoln ...
... 130
89
Martin VanBuren .. 9
George B. Mcclellan.
91
1844-Henry Clay.
64
58
1868-Horatio Seymour ...
.163
39
James K. Polk 6
Ulysses S. Grant ..
.124
1848-Zachary Taylor
122
89
28
1872-Horace Greeley
.. 157
Lewis Cass. 88
Martin VanBuren. 8
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56
Rutherford B. Hays. ... 128
Peter Cooper.
5
1856-James Buchanan
134
40
1880-Winfield S. Hancock ..
188
49
James A. Garfield.
139
James B. Weaver
7
59
Stephen A. Douglas. .103
John C. Breckenridge .. 30 John Bell 8
1884-Grover Cleveland.
185
James G. Blaine ..
.126
Benjamin F. Butler.
2
Jobn P. St. John.
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OFFICIAL.
Following are the names of those who have been selected Justices, Constables, etc., for Marion Township, together with the years in which they were chosen:
Justices of the Peace: Harmon Brittain and Samuel Shannon, 1833; Job Turner, 1838; David Higgins, 1843; Lemmon Christie, 1843; Lemmon Christie, 1848; George M. Brown, 1851; Henry C. Harper, 1853; Benjamin Robins, 1854; William Kirkpatrick, 1855; James Sheets and Elisha Bailey, 1858; B. F. Faught, 1862; Joseph H. Sellers, 1863; W. W. Graham aud C. R. Harper, 1866; John A. Orth, 1867; John Armstrong and James Crews, 1870; W. W. Graham and G. Washington Turner, 1872; G. Washington Turner and Anthony W. Kelly, 1874; Joseph Allison and Anthony W. Kelly, 1878; Joseph Allison and John Q. Hill, 1882.
Constables: John Hayes and Alexander West, 1833; Nathaniel Brittain and James Turner, 1834; Thomas C. Gray and James Turner, 1835; Nathaniel Brittain and James Turner, 1836; Thomas C. Gray and James Turner, 1837-'8; Robert Parsons and F. Taylor, 1839; Jeremiah Culbertson and George M. Turner, 1844; Michael Higgins and Jeremiah Culbertson, 1845-'6; David Griggs and
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Ulysses S. Grant.
129
1876-Samuel J. Tilden.
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1852-Winfield Scott.
99
Franklin Pierce
96
John P. Hale.
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John C. Fremont.
94
Millard Fillmore.
16
1860-Abraham Lincol
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Jeremiah Culbertson, 1847; Levi Armstrong and Jeremiah Cul- bertson, 1848; Andrew Atkins and Jeremiah Culbertson, 1849; Jeremiah Culbertson, 1850; Jeremiah Culbertson and James Lymes, 1851; Jeremiah Culbertson and William Hampton, 1852; J. B. Proctor and William Hampton, 1853; William Hampton and Elijah Tinder, 1854; William Hampton and W. Stewart Robbins, 1855; Michael Higgins, Sr., and Daniel Higgins, 1856; Washington A. West and Daniel Higgins, Sr., 1857; Xury E. West and James Turner, 1858; George L. Thompson and Georgaway Sullivan, 1859, Toliver Stephenson and George P. Turner, 1860; Toliver Stephenson and Richard F. Harper, 1861; W. F. Parker and Logan Brown, 1862; S. P. Thrift and William Bales, 1863; S. P. Thrift and James Hemphill, 1864; Richard F. Harper and Logan Brown, 1865; John M. Mundy and Alfred McCoy, 1866; H. C. Hays and James Crews, 1867; James Crews and John M. Mundy, 1868; James Crews and Thomas B. Hankins, 1869 ; Austin Bohan- non and Henry Dooley, 1870; Austin Bohannon and John R. Shannon, 1872; A. Dooley and James A. Bohannon, 1874; Robert Armstrong and James A. Bohannon, 1876; Joseph T. Waters and James A. Bohannon, 1878; James A. Bohannon and James Crews, 1880; James Montgomery and James Crews, 1882; James Fields and J. F. Bailey, 1884.
Trustees: Ricco Trowbridge, 1856; William Pinson, Sr., 1857; James Sharp, 1858; John N. Shirley, 1859; Aaron T. Dooley, 1860-'1; Michael Higgins, 1862-'3; Levi Armstrong, 1864-'5; Michael Higgins, 1866; Levi Armstrong, 1867; John Bayne, 1868-'9; H. E. West, 1870-'2; Michael Higgins, 1874; William Byrd, 1876-'8; William W. Graham, 1880-'82; A. W. Kelly, 1884.
Clerks: Reuben S. Ward, 1856-'7; William Byrd, 1858 (office abolished).
Treasurers: William H. Fanght, 1856-'7; Michael Higgins, 1858 (office abolished).
Assessor8: Joseph Allison, 1870; C. M. Griggs, 1872; William C. Mitchell, 1874; Richard F. Harper, 1876.'8; Samuel M. Tin- der, 1880; M. P. West, 1882.
STATISTICAL.
The population of Marion Township by the census of 1880 was 1,298. The following statistics of property and taxation are for the year 1885: Acres of land assessed, 24,470.88; value of same, $655,- 635; value of improvements, $77,972; value of lote, $646; value
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of improvements, $2,246; value of personalty, $184,263; total tax- able property, $920,762; polls, 243; dogs, 187; State tax, $1,225.34; county tax, $2,680.77; township tax, $919.90; tuition tax, $1,164 .- 59; special school tax, $612.67; road tax, $1,839.80; endowment tax, $46; bridge tax, $919.90; total taxes, $11,373.26; delinquent taxes, $730.70.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
Lewis Blackketter was born in Putnam County, Ind., Oct. 16, 1825, a son of William and Elizabeth (Clounch) Blackketter, with whom he lived till manhood, accompanying them to Hendricks County when five years of age. He lived on the homestead till 1865, when he, with the rest of the family, moved to Missouri, and with them returned to Hendricks County in 1871, and has since lived on section 17, where he has a pleasant home. He was mar- ried Oct. 1, 1848, to Elizabeth Alexander, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, born Jan. 1, 1827, daughter of Robert Alexander. They have three children-Wesley, living with his parents; George W., of this township, and Spicey Jane, wife of Edmund Williams, also of Marion Township. In politics and religion Mr. Blackketter adheres to the faith of his father, being a Republican in the former, and his entire family being members of the Christian church.
William Blackketter was born in Mecklenburg County, Va., Feb. 19, 1795, and when a boy accompanied his father to Mercer County, Ky. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted in the Kentucky militia and was one of the heroes that fought under Jackson at Orleans. He went down the river from Louisville, Ky., to New Orleans in a flat-boat. After the war he returned to Mercer County, Ky., walking all the way. Jan. 27, 1820, he was married to Eliz- abeth Clounch, a native of that county, born Nov. 20, 1800. In 1821 they moved to Jackson County, Ind., thence in 1824 to Green- castle, Putnam County, then a place of three cabins. Borrowing a few boards he made him a camp by a log and lived there six weeks, till he raised a cabin, working part of the time at 124 cents per day for meat and bread for his family. In the fall of 1825 he bought a tract of Government land three miles from Greencastle, where they lived till 1830, when he entered 240 acres of land in Marion Township, Hendricks County, on which they lived till the fall of 1865. They then sold their farm and removed to Northern Missouri, but in September, 1871, returned to Hendricks County and bought his old farm again, where they still live in the enjoy-
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ment of a fair degree of health. They have shared each other's joys and sorrows sixty-five years, and in this time have lived in three States and experienced many privations and hardships incident to pioneer life. Their family consisted of six children, all of whom reached maturity-Jane, deceased, was the wife of William Alex- ander; Lewis, of this township; Lucinda, wife of Isaac McRey- nolds; Alvin, deceased; Emily and Wesley. In politics Mr. Black- ketter is a Republican. He and his family are members of the Christian church.
Henry H. Buntain, son of William and Leaner (Wilson) Bun- tain, was born in Mercer County, Ky., Nov. 23, 1818. He was reared a farmer and has followed that avocation most of his life. He was also engaged in the manufacture of brick in the early days of this county. He came with his parents to this county from Ken- tucky in 1832 and lived with them till his marriage in 1837 to Frances Robbins. She was born in North Carolina, Sept. 6, 1819, a daughter of William and Leah Robbins, natives of North Caro- lina, who settled in Hendricks County in the spring of 1833. Her father died April 16, 1871, aged about ninety years, his wife hav- ing died a few years previous from a paralytic stroke. Their chil- dren were-John and Benjamin, deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Denny, living in this township; Mrs. Lourany Barnard, of Putnam County; Mrs. Frances Buntain; Mrs. Polly Higgins, Jacob, Mettie, Joab, all deceased; William, of Putnam County; Mrs. Eunice Wright and Mrs. Selma Steel. both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buntain have seven children living-Benjamin C., at home; Mrs. Mary C. Dooley, of this township; Mrs. Leaner L. Wright, also of this town- ship, whose first husband died in Tennessee while serving in the late war; Mrs. Martha E. McCoun, of this county; John H., Sarah E. and Charles L., all at home. Joseph E. died, aged twenty-two years; Ruth Ida died at the age of four years, and one child died in infancy. Mr. Buntain is an ardent Republican, as was also his father, who left Kentucky because of his antipathy to slavery. He has served one term as County Commissioner and several terms as Trustee of Union Township. He is a member of North Salem Lodge, No. 142, F. & A. M. His entire family are members of the Christian church. Our subject's father was born where Harrodsburg now stands, in the historic " Harrod's Fort." Heand his wife are both deceased. They were the parents of the following children- Mrs. Sarah Keller, died in Kansas; Mrs. Julia Ann Christie, lives in Putnam County; James V., lives in Buchanan County, Mo .; Henry
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