History of Hendricks County, Indiana, Part 63

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co.
Publication date: 1885
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Number of Pages: 786

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PITTSBORO.

Pittsboro was laid out in 1834 by Simon T. Hadley and Will- iam L. Matlock. It was first called by Mr. Hadley, Pittsburg, and afterward changed to Pittsboro to have the name of the town (697)

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and postoffice agree. It is the only village and postoffice in the township, and contains about 600 inhabitants. Owing to the loca- tion here of the extensive stave factory of Daniel Feely, which furnishes continuous employment for nearly 100 laborers, Pitts- boro has been for ten years, in proportion to its size, the most prosperous village in Hendricks County. It is situated on the I., B. & W. Railroad, twenty miles from Indianapolis, and is the ter- minus of the Indianapolis and Brownsburg pike.

The firms doing business in Pittsboro in 1885 are: Thomas Allen, general store; James Adams, blacksmith; Charles Alston, blacksmith; Adams & Walters, agricultural implements; Jacob Bell, shoemaker; Louis Burglin, wagon and blacksmith shop; J. A. Cox, Central House; Isaac Dillon, Dillon House; R. T. Dor- man, general store; Daniel Feely, stave factory; O. W. Hill, Post- master; Hiram Huddleston, livery stable; Mrs. Linton, millinery; Meal & Bradley, agricultural implements; William Spaulding wagon shop; W. J. Shirley, general store; A. C. Weaver, general store; Weaver & Bromfield, flouring mill; Isaac B. Waters, furni- ture and undertaking.

ODD FELLOWS.

Pittsboro Lodge, No. 342, 1. O. O. F., was organized Jan. 22, 1870, by J. N. Shirley, W. N. Crabb, L. S. Watts, James Q. Adams, Amos Hoak and J. M. McLean. It has now a member- ship of nearly thirty, and meets at its hall every Saturday evening. It was an outgrowth of the Brownsburg lodge, and has in turn been weakened by the organization of another lodge, at Lizton. The present officers are: N. McCurdy, N. G .; James Hardwick, V. G .; W. J. Linton, Secretary; F. McCabe, Treasurer; H. Hoak, D. G. M.

RELIGIOUS.

The Christian Church, or "Church of God in Christ," was or- ganized Feb. 25, 1854. A church was built the same year, at a cost of $2,000. It is now used as a residence. The first Trustees were Joseph Wells, Dennis Clark, John L. Parker, Stephen Hale and Asa Veach. The present church was built in 1872, and is valued at $2,000. Rev. U. C. Brewer, of Danville, preaches here the first Sunday of each month. The membership is perhaps 200. Previous pastors have been Rev. Wallace Tharpe and Elder Con nor.

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some forty years. Their present frame church, the second used by them, was built in 1868, at a cost of $2,000. No regular services are held at present writing. Rev. Mr. Green, of Danville, held monthly services in the fall of 1884. The membership is not large, the congregation being about 100.

FIRST ELECTION.

The poll-book of Middle Township for the presidential election of 1852 gives the names of 139 voters, which are here copied, as affording a very good list of the old settlers: Asa T. Hoadley, John Nelson, W. O. Parker, W. G. Parker, I. M. Candiff, I. C. Parker, G. L. Thompson, Barney Ball, Calloway Nosler, G. W. Firestone, William B. McDonnell, James Pace, Lafayette J. Job, Boston Woslen, Austin Pierson, L. Cannon Pointer, Edward Pointer, Al- fred Huddleston, Perry R. Darnell, Thomas S. Roberts, Joshua F. Hutchins, John A. Long, Thomas J. C. Sparks, Greenup Ken- nedy, Jeremiah Spicklemire, Joshua Kennedy, William Williams, Edward Reynolds, Benjamin Newman, Thomas Walker, James G. Hoadley, Eldred Huff, Jacob Gregg, John P. Foster, James Chad- wick, Thomas Gatson, Thomas C. Gatson, Henry Caywood, Adam Thompson, David Roy, Jonathan D. Parks, Augustus Newman, John L. Parker, John A. Gregg, William Crab, Henry Carter, Solomon Veach, Richard Myers, Andrew J. Jordan, George Sliver, Noble Jenkins, Henry Hughs, Balaam Wells, Samuel Hill, Beverly J. Edwards, John Gregg, John Caywood, Biah Dillon, John Kitts, Benjamin G. Waters, Thomas Veach, George W. Jordan, William McCuitt, Evan Thompson, Harmon McCaslin, William J. Roberts, James A. Blair, Zachariah Geong, William A. Jones, Abraham Spicklemire, Thomas Roy, William J. May, Jacob Hughs, Simon Wells, William Wood, Asa Caywood, William J. Foster, William Selch, Stephen F. Huddleston, John C. Cochran, Hugh Robinson, Raphael Smith, J. T. Pratt, William Job, John McNally, Charles Coffin, Clark Benton, Thomas J. Weaver, Gordon Reynolds, Lewis Nosler, Asa Veach, David A. Jenkins, William Ray, William Thompson, William S. Walter, Samuel P. Pointer, William E. Walter, John W. Shepherd, Aaron Spicklemire, William Patter- son, Oliver Wells, Nelson Faught, Nathaniel Hilton, James M. Parker, Joseph Wells, Joseph Faught, Alexander F. Smith, Sier Thompson, William E. Newman, James W. Thompson, James W. Reynolds, Perry Newman, George J. Davis, Jonas Lipe, Thomas Richardson, James N. Spicklemire, William C. Gregg,

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James W. Lout, George Faught, William Dillon, John Cundiff, William Hale, Greenville Spicklemire, Aaron V. Keith, Levi Bu- chanan, Nicholas Loller, Henry Lamb, Joseph Lyons, Jacob Hale, William Gregg, J. M. Fronk, Benjamin Griffith, Thomas A. Blake, William D. Emmons, Lewis Holtsclaw, Alexander Adams, Oliver W. Hill and, James N. Lout.

POLITICAL.

In political sentiment the majority in Middle Township has been successively Democratic, Whig, Democratic, Republican, and lastly Democratic. Following is the vote for President since 1844.

1844-James K. Polk .57

1868-Ulysses S. Grant.

154

Henry Clay 32

Horatio Seymour

.124

1848-Lewis Cass. 119

1872-Ulysses S. Grant.

.156

Zachariah Taylor 84

Horace Greeley

126

Martin Van Buren 8

Charles O'Conor.

1852-Winfield Scott. 70

1876-Samuel J. Tilden. 202

Franklin Pierce. 67

1856-James Buchanan 118

Rutherford B. Hayes.

157

Peter Cooper. ...

John C. Fremont. 67

Millard Fillmore 4

1860-Stephen A. Douglas. .. 104

Abraham Lincoln. 94

John C. Breckinridge .. 19 John Bell .. 1

1884-Grover Cleveland.

.224

1864-Abraham Lincoln

110

James G. Blaine.

177

Benjamin F. Butler

George B. McClellan ... 93

OFFICIAL.

Those who have been justices, constables, trustees, clerks, treas- urers and assessors of Middle Township are here enumerated, to- gether with the years in which they were respectively elected:

Justices of the Peace: James Parks, 1834; Archibald Alexander, 1835; James William Hooper, 1837; David S. Buzzard, 1838; James William Hooper, 1842; David S. Buzzard, 1843; Alexander Pollock, 1845-'7; David S. Buzzard, 1848; Alexander Adams, 1851; Jacob M. Duzan, 1854; Thomas A. Blake, 1855; Lewis Pearcy, 1857; Elias Leach, 1858; James M. Tout, 1861; James A. Blair, Oliver P. Peters and Balaam Wells, 1862; Nelson Faught, 1865; B. Wells, 1866; Mahlon Thompson, 1867; B. G. Waters, 1868; John B. Rainey, 1869; John P. Smith, 1870; William S. Marsh and James M. Wills, 1872; J. A. Jordan, 1874; James M. Wills and C. W. Edwards, 1876; Jacob M. Dusanne, 1878; J. B. Walters, 1880; Marcus L. Murry, 1882; Isaac Waters, 1884.

Constables: Larkin J. Dollarhide, 1833; Albert Thompson, 1835; Elias Leach and Albert Thompson, 1838; Elias Leach and

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1880-Winfield S. Hancock.

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James A. Garfield.

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Thomas J. Weaver, 1839; Abram Spicklemire and Boston Nausler, 1844; William McBee and William A. Long, 1845; Caleb Lamb and Solomon Adams, 1846; Aaron V. Keith and Solomon Adams, 1848; Aaron V. Keith and Solomon Adams, 1849; William D. Amos and Solomon Adams, 1850; John Shepherd and William McCuitt, 1851; Elias Leach and Thomas D. Newman, 1852; Elias Leach, 1853; Clark L. Benton and Oliver W. Hill, 1854; Clark L. Benton and Austin Pierson, 1855-'6; Isaac B. Waters and William C. Gregg, 1837; Joseph M. McVey and William Gulley, 1858; Georgaway Sullivan and Oliver W. Hill, 1860; N. W. Doan and William Gulley, 1861; William J. Linton and William Gulley, 1862; William J. Linton and Israel Hendrickson, 1863; Enoch W. King and Israel Hendrickson, 1864; Jesse S. Painter [and L. S. Watts, 1865; G. L. Thompson and L. S. Watts, 1866; G. L. Thompson and James Pearcy, 1867; William J. Linton and John P. Smith, 1868; R. F. Rainey and William H. Spalding, 1869; William H. Spalding and Alfred Waters, 1870; Alfred Waters and Matthew M. Adams, 1872; G. L. Thompson and J. A. Smith, 1874; G. L. Thompson and Harvey Jones, 1876; William H. Spald- ing and James M. Waters, 1878; William Spalding and Daniel Kennedy, 1880; Hiram Huddleston and John Murry, 1882; Elijah Dickerson and Samuel McBee, 1884.

Trustees: James N. Tout, 1855; David Ray, 1856; James N. Tout, 1857; James A. Blair, 1858; John N. Shirley, 1860-'2, Jonas Lipe, 1863; Silas Davidson, 1864; Amos C. Weaver, 1865-'6; Will- iam G. Parker, 1867-'8; Lewis Thornbrough, 1869; John N. Shirley, 1870-'2; H. Hoak, 1874; B. A. Acton, 1876; Daniel Feeley, 1878-'80; Austin Pierson, 1882 -'84.

Clerks: Clark L. Benton, 1855; Thomas A. Blake, 1856; Greenville N. Spicklemire, 1857; Elias Leach, 1858 (office abol- ished).

Treasurers: Asa T. Hoadley, 1855-'7; John L. Shirley, 1858; (office abolished).

Assessors: Alfred Stanley, 1870; J. B. Walters, 1872; William C. Mitchell, 1874; George Brent, 1876-'8; Lee A. Lemmon, 1880-'2.

STATISTICS.

The population of Middle Township was in 1880, by the United States census, 1,828. The following statistics of population, wealth and taxation are for 1885: Acres of land assessed, 19,604.29; value of same, $461,843; value of improvements, $90,140; value of lots,

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$2,574; value of improvements, $6,510; value of personalty, $175,- 443; total taxable wealth, $736,510; polls, 314; dogs. 204; State tax, $1,040.80; county tax, $2, 265.82; township tax, $441.90; tuition tax, $1,256.93; special school tax, $1,109.60; road tax, $1,473; endowment tax, $36.82; bridge tax, $736.50; total taxes, $10,048 .- 07; delinquent taxes, $1,102.68.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

James H. Brill, M. D., was born in Fredericks County, Va., Dec. 13, 1843, a son of John H. and Sarah A. Brill. In 1852 his parents moved to Hendricks County, and settled near Belleville, in Liberty Township, where they lived till 1867, then moved to Chari- ton County, Mo., where the mother died in 1870. James H. Brill was reared on a farm and upon reaching manhood he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed about three years. Not liking the business and having early had a desire to be a physician, in the fall of 1868 he entered Asbury University, (now DePauw) where he remained a year, thus laying the foundation for his future life of usefulness. In the spring of 1869 he began the study of medicine with Dr. L. H. Kennedy, of Danville, remaining with him till the fall of 1870, when he entered the Miami Medical Col- lege, at Cincinnati, and attended the entire five-months session. The summer of 1871 he spent in Danville with his former precep- tor, and the following fall again entered Miami College, from which he graduated in March, 1872. He located in Pittsboro where he has built up a large practice. He is a close student of his pro- fession and is recognized by all as one of the most successful and reliable practitioners of the county. He is a member of the Hen- dricks County Medical Society, the State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. His residence is just outside the corporation of Pittsboro, where he owns 182 acres of valuable land. He also owns a quarter-section in Nebraska. He has given consider- able attention to breeding blooded cattle of the Hereford and Aber- deen Angus varieties, and was the first to introduce the pure breeds in Hendricks County. Dr. Brill was married Oct. 10, 1872, to Alice Alexander, daughter of James P. Alexander. They have two chil- dren-Ada, born May 13, 1875, and Ernest, born April 19, 1879. Dr. Brill is a member of the Masonic fraternity; also a member of the Christian church.

Fletcher Carter, a prominent young farmer of Middle Township, is a native of Marion County, Ind., a son of John V. and Diana

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Carter. He is the second of six children, the others being Emma (deceased), .William J., John H., Flora A. and Mary J. Fletcher Carter was reared on a farm, attending in his boyhood the common schools, and later the commercial department of Butler University, Indianapolis. He was married Dec. 25, 1876, to Mary M. Apple- gate, daughter of Milton B. and Margaret Applegate. In the spring of 1877 he settled on his present farm of 100 acres in Mid- dle Townsliip, where he is successfully engaged in his chosen vocation. He is an enterprising young man, and one of the most influential and prosperous citizens of the township. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have two children-Wilbert and Earl.

Silas Davidson is a native of Hendricks County, born April 7, 1839, a son of John and Nancy Davidson, natives of Kentucky. His parents were among the first settlers of Middle Township, and endured all the privations and hardships of pioneer life. They entered eighty acres of heavily timbered land, which they cleared and made their home till death. But two of their five children are living-Silas and William. Silas Davidson was reared and educated in his native county, remaining at home till after the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Seventh Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of Greenbriar, Winchester, Fort Republic, and others. He was wounded in. the right foot, making amputation at the ankle necessary. He was captured and sent to a Confederate hospital at Charlotteville, Va., where he remained three months. He was then confined in Libby and other prisons a short time, when he was paroled and sent to Washington where he received his dis- charge in October, 1862. He was married March 26, 1868, to Martha Baker, daughter of Nathan Baker, of Center Township. To them have been born four children-Carrie E., Mary E., Orpha E. and Archibald F. Mr. Davidson is a member of Pittsboro Lodge, No. 342, I. O. O. F. He has a good farm of 106 acres and is a representative citizen of his township.

Daniel Feely was born in Niagara County, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1843, a son of Martin and Mary (Cox) Feely. He was reared in his na- tive county, and in the spring of 1864 came to Indiana and for four years was employed as a stave cutter in Allen County; then went to Indianapolis and in the fall of 1869 removed to Boone County, where he engaged in the manufacture of staves in com- pany with J. E. McKendry and Robert Bracken three years, when

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Mr. Bracken became sole proprietor, the other two gentlemen re- iring from the firm. In the spring of 1873 Mr. Feely came to Hendricks County and established a factory in Pittsboro, which has been one of the leading industries of the town. In former years he employed 100 hands in the various departments but ow- ing to the somewhat limited demand for staves at present, his force is reduced to about thirty. Mr. Feely resides in Pittsboro, where he has a fine farm of 190 acres adjoining town.' In addi- tion to this he owns other tracts in Indiana and Iowa. He is one of the wealthiest citizens of the township, and is liberal with his means in the promotion of all enterprises of public benefit. He has served as Trustee of the township four years. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' orders, in both of which he takes a great interest. Mr. Feely was married Aug. 30, 1871, to Rhoda M. (Roberts) Long, daughter of William W. Roberts, one of Montgomery County's early citizens.

. James R. Hale, a successful farmer and tile manufacturer, of Middle Township, located near Rainstown, is a native of Hen- dricks County, born Oct. 15, 1846, a son of Stephen and Sarah Hale, early settlers of the county. Four of a family of ten chil- dren are living-John, Susan, Christopher J. and James R. The father died in 18-, and the mother is still a resident of this town- ship. James R. Hale was reared and educated in his native county, and Dec. 8, 1864, married Susan Mcclintock, daughter of Hezekiah Mcclintock, one of Hendricks' pioneers. To them have been born six children, but two of whom, George W. and Nila D., are living. Sarah S., Mollie E., Ettie A. and Urban G. are de- ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hale are members of the Christian church. In politics he is a Republican.

Samuel Hill was born in Guilford County, N. C., Feb. 22, 1806, a son of Joseph and Nancy Hill. His mother died when he was quite young, and when thirteen years of age he was apprenticed to learn the blacksmith's trade, serving four years. When seven- teen years of age he went to Orange, now Alamance County, N. C., where he remained several years. He subsequently came to Hendricks County, Ind., and was one of the first settlers of Mid- dle Township. He entered a half-section of land, of which he has made one of the best farms in the township. He has experienced all the phases of pioneer life and has assisted materially in trans- forming Middle Township from its wild, uncultivated state to its present condition of thrifty farms and prosperous villages. Mr.

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Hill has been twice married-first to Rebecca Hornaday, dangh- ter of Lewis and Rebecca Hornaday. To them were born sev- en children, five of whom are living-Oliver W., John C., Daniel F., Mary J. and Eliza Z. The deceased are Samira A. and William W. Mrs. Hill died and Mr. Hill married Mrs. Catherine (Hambleton) Clark, widow of Edmund Clark. In politics Mr. Hill is a Republican.

Daniel F. Holtsclaw, son of John and Ann Holtsclaw, is a na tive of Hendricks County, Ind., born Nov. 4, 1843. He was reared to manhood in his native county, and April 17, 1862, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. West, a daughter of William and Sarah West, of this county, the former deceased. They have a family of five children, whose names are -- William C., Edward G., Lloyd C., Charles O. and Newton F. Mr. Holts- claw is the owner of a fine farm of about ninety-two acres all in a good state of cultivation. He belongs to the Odd Fellows' Lodge at Pittsboro, Ind. He is a member of the Christian church. In politics he is a Republican.

Marshall Holtsclaw, a prominent farmer of Middle Township, was born in Pulaski County, Ky., Oct. 25, 1832, a son of John and Annie Holtsclaw. In 1834 his parents moved to Montgomery County, Ind., and thence in 1835 to Hendricks County, and set- tled near where our subject now lives. His father was married twice. By the first wife were born three children-Louis, John, and Francis J., and by the second, seven, five of whom are liv- ing-Marshall, Green L., Daniel F., Surelda, and Mary A. Mar- shall was reared and educated in Hendricks County, remaining with his parents till manhood. He is one of the successful agri- culturists of the township, owning a good farm of 135 acres. He was married in August, 1854, to Elizabeth H. Stevens, of Parke County, Ind., and to them was born one child-Annie E. Mrs. Holtsclaw died July, 1857, and July 25, 1866, Mr. Holtsclaw mar- ried Sallie A., daughter of William West. Three children have been born to them, but two of whom are living-Ora V. and Effie M. In April, 1861, Mr. Holtsclaw enlisted in Company A, Seventh Indiana Infantry, in the three-months service, and en- . gaged in the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Carrick's Ford, W. Va. In February, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Fifty- third Infantry, and participated in many of the important engage- ments of the war, among others the siege of Corinth and Vicks- burg, and was wounded at Hatchie River. He was discharged in

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February, 1864, and re-enlisted in the same company and regi- ment and participated in the Atlanta campaign. At Kenesaw Mountain he was wounded and was in the hospital at Rome, Ga., eight weeks. He joined his regiment and with them marched to the sea, and participated in the siege of Savannah and battle of Bentonville, N. C .; was present at the surrender of General John- ston; was commissioned Second Lieutenant for good and faithful service; received his final discharge at Louisville, Ky., in July, 1865. In politics Mr. Holtsclaw is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Christian church.

Amos Hoak, farmer and stock-raiser, Middle Township, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., Dec. 3, 1831, a son of Martin and Eliz- abeth Hoak, natives of Pennsylvania. He is the third of a family of eight children-Daniel, Henry, Amos, Hannah, Martha, Jopa- than, Joseph and Isaac. He was reared on a farm in his native State, and in 1854 immigrated to Montgomery County, Ohio, where he engaged in the nursery business six years. In 1860 he came to Hendricks County, Ind., and settled on a farm in Middle Township, where he now has 100 acres of improved land. In 1875 he formed a partnership with his brother Henry in the mercantile business at Pittsboro, the firm name being . H. & A. Hoak. They continued in business till the fall of 1880, when they sold out to Oliver W. Hill. Mr. Hoak has served his township as Assessor four years. He is one of the successful and enterprising business men of the township, lending his influence to all worthy projects. He was married Dec. 24, 1861, to Margaret J. (McLeod) Hale, daughter of William McLeod. They have had four children-Ida M., Nettie, Harry and William, deceased. Mr. Hoak has been a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' orders for several years.

Enos C. Hornaday is a native of Hendricks County, Ind., born Oct. 20, 1839, a son of Simon and Eliza Hornaday. Simon Hornaday was a native of North Carolina, and when about eight- een years of age immigrated to Warren County, Ohio, and thence, a short time later, to Hendricks County, Ind., and entered forty acres of land in Liberty Township. He was one of the first set- tlers, and became one of the prominent citizens of the county. He served as Commissioner of Hendricks County six years. He was twice married; first, to Eliza Syntmeyer, by whom he had five children, three of whom are living-Enos C., Edom M. and Eliza- beth. His second wife was Martha Polk, and to them were born three children-Elvira, Samantha and Eva. Mr. Hornaday died

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in March, 1880. Enos C. Hornaday was reared in Hendricks County. His early education was obtained in the common schools, and later in the Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, Ind. While at Crawfordsville the Rebellion broke out and the call was issued for volunteers for the three-months service, and in April, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Eleventh Indiana Infantry. At the expi- ration of the three months he re-enlisted in the same company for three years. He participated in many hard-fought battles, among them Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Champion Hills and Jack- son. His regiment was first assigned to the Army of the Tennes- see, and later was transferred to the Army of the Gulf, and finally to Sheridan's command, in the Shenandoah Valley, where he was discharged in August, 1864. He returned home and again assumed the responsibilities of a civilian. He has been prominently iden- tified with the interests of the county, and in 1880 was elected County Treasurer, assuming the duties of his office in September, 1881. He performed the duties of his office faithfully and effi- ciently two years, his residence during this time being in Danville. His home in Middle Township is pleasantly located, the farm con- taining seventy-three acres of cultivated land. Mr. Hornaday was married Feb. 13, 1879, to Viola C. Dillon, of Boone County. They have two children-Herbert P., born June 17, 1880, and Erie E., born June 9, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Hornaday are members of the Christian church.

John A. Hufford, one of the successful agriculturists of Middle Township, is a native of Hendricks County, born in January, 1834, a son of Joel and Louisa J. Hufford, who settled in this county in 1832. He is the second of six children, but two of whom beside himself are living-Gideon F. and David J. Adaline, William N., and Amanda J. are deceased. John A. was reared on a farm, receiving a practical education in the common schools. He has been successful in his pursuits and now owns a good farm of 1572 acres. He was married Oct. 25, 1855, to Julia A. Parker, danghter of William O. Parker. To them were born three chil- dren-William J., Charles, and Mary J. (deceased). Mrs. Hufford died and Mr. Hufford subsequently married, in April, 1882, Mary Gentry, daughter of Harvey Gentry. He is a member of the Bap- tist and his wife of the Christian church.

John W. Hughes is a native of Hendricks County, Ind., born Sept. 8, 1845, a son of Henry and Margaret Hughes, early settlers of Middle Township, and here the father died in 1866. He was

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History of Hendricks County, Indiana, Part 63

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co. Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Number of Pages: 786

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co.
Publication date: 1885
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 786