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March 17, 1857, and died March 9. 1875, leaving one child- William T. June 20, 1877, the Doctor married Della Champlin. who was born in Ripley County, Ind., November 14, 1855. They have three children, viz .: George L., Helen and Mary. The Doctor is a member of the Mississippi Valley Medical Society.
AUGUST H. F. STOELTING, farmer and grain merchant of Westphalia, was born January 13, 1853, in Indianapolis, Ind., and is the eldest of four children of Frederick and Mary C. (Isensee) Stoelting. The father was born in Germany in 1818, where he worked as a joiner and cabinet-maker. He came to the United States when a young man, and located in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1858 he began his career as a merchant, and continued selling goods for nine years, at the expiration of which he began farming, and afterward moved to Knox County, Ind., where he purchased 208 acres of land in Vigo Township, where he settled and has since resided. The mother was also a German, born in 1815. Our subject received a very good education in the Ger- man and English languages in the city schools of Indianapolis. When sixteen years old he came with his parents to Knox County, Ind., and resided with them until eighteen years of age. March 17, 1875, he married Mattie Willis, born in Knox County, Ind., in August, 1850, daughter of Flemming and Mary Willis. To them were born these children: Mary Oliatta, Ernest Frederick, Frank Willis and Minnie Alma. Since his marriage Mr. Stoelt- ing has resided on his father's farm. He speculates to some ex- tent in grain, and is a good farmer and a wide-awake and suc- cessful business man. He is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for S. J. Tilden. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JAMES WHITNEY is a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was born March 7, 1848, and is one of four sons and four daughters of Amos and Matilda (Wright) Whitney. The father was born in Maine in 1813, and was a farmer and stock speculator. He went with his parents to the "Buckeye State" in 1821, and in 1856 moved to Daviess County, Ind. In nine years' time he went to Cherokee County, Kas., where he died in 1878. The mother was born in Ohio in 1809, and died in Daviess County, Ind., in 1863. James received a common school educa-
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tion, and when six years old came to Indiana. When eighteen years old he began farming for himself, and December 3, 1868, married Elizabeth Goodman, daughter of James and Margaret Goodman. She was born in Daviess County, Ind., about 1849. To them were born five children: Joseph (deceased), Dora, (deceased), Mary, James (deceased) and Julia (deceased). Mr. Whitney has led the free and independent life of a farmer until 1878, when he moved to Knox County, and was ferryman on the White River until 1884, when he moved to Edwardsport and pur- chased twenty-six acres of land. His wife died November 7, 1879, and his daughter Mary kept house for him until her mar- riage, in July, 1885, to Edward Reeve. Since that time he has made his home with her. Mr. Whitney is an honest business man, and is a Republican, and cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. He is a Mason.
HENRY F. WINTERS, apiarist, of Bicknell, was born March 30, 1851, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the only child of Frederick P. and Minnie (Gardsmith) Winters. The father was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1816. He came to the United States about 1833, and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was mar- ried in 1852, and came to Ripley County, Ind., and in 1875 came to Knox County. In 1878 he removed to Alabama, where he bought eighty acres of land and began raising fruits. He has been twice married, and is the father of two children. Our sub- ject's mother was also a native of Germany, where she was born in 1817. She came to the United States about 1835, and died in Ripley County, Ind., in 1864. Our subject received a com- mon school education, and resided with his father until twenty- three years old. In 1875 he came to Bicknell, Ind., where he purchased a one-half interest in a grist-mill, but in 1883 sold his interest, and has since been engaged in the culture of bees, and in connection raises vegetables and small fruits. He was married to Catharine Paul October 5, 1873. She was born in Germany July 26, 1852, and is a daughter of John and Catharine Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Winters became the parents of four children, viz .: John E., Frederick C., William F. and Minnie C. Our subject favors Republican principles, and cast his first vote for U. S.
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Grant. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
AMOS M. WRIGHT, farmer, was born in Washington County, Ind., August 7, 1841, and is the youngest of seven chil- dren of Amos and Jane (Gross) Wright, and of Irish descent. The parents were born in Kentucky and Virginia in 1805 and 1804, respectively. The father was a minister of the Christian Church, and in his young days did some farming. He resided in Washington County, Ind., at the time of his marriage, and came to Edwardsport in 1860, where he lived until his death in Febru- ary, 1880. The mother died in 1870. Amos was educated in the district schools and resided with his parents until twenty-six years old. He was one of the boys in blue, enlisting in Company C, Eightieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862. He took part in the battles of Perryville, Resaca and a number of engagements of lesser note. While in the battle of Resaca he was wounded in the left ankle by a gun shot, which disabled him for ten months. He was in the hospitals at Chattanooga and Nashville, and Jeffersonville, Ind. He returned to service in April, 1865, and in June of that year was discharged at Indian- apolis. May 19, 1867, he married Ann E. Hulen, born in Daviess County, Ind., in 1844, and daughter of Simpson Hulen. To them were born nine children, seven of whom are living: Charles M., Fannie B., John N., Mary M., Cora F., Elsie E. and Bessie B. Mr. Wright located in Edwardsport after his marriage, where he has since resided, a well-to-do and highly-esteemed citizen and farmer. He is a Republican in politics and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.
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JOHN ALTON (deceased), farmer, and one of the early settlers of Harrison Township, Knox Co., Ind., was born in the "Keystone State," July 25, 1799. He was a son of John and Catharine (Adams) Alton. He left his native State in his youth and came to Knox County, Ind., with his parents. October 29, 1829, he married Margaret Barkman, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Barkman. Mrs. Alton was born March 6, 1802, in Knox County. They have no children living. About 1827 Mr. Alton purchased 100 acres of land in Harrison Township, where he lived until his death. He was one of the first settlers of the county, and was quite successful as a farmer, owning at the time of his death 235 acres of good land. He was a good financier, and was always accommodating to those who needed assistance, never taking advantage of any one who was financially embarrassed. He was a Democrat in politics, and died May 17, 1866. In 1849 he took an orphan child to raise-George W. McGiffin-who was born in Mississippi, September 1, 1844. May 3, 1871, he married Elizabeth Barkman, daughter of William and Dema Barkman, who was a niece of Mrs. Alton. Mrs. McGiffin was born Decem- ber 9, 1849, in Knox County. They have three children: John W., George Wallace and Charles W. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Alton has lived on the old place with Mr. McGiffin, who has charge of the farm and looks carefully after Mrs. Alton's interest. He is a man of good judgment, and takes the same in- terest in the farm as though it were his own. He himself owns 250 acres. Mrs. Alton is the oldest native resident of the town- ship. She has never been over fifty miles from home, and has never lived outside of the township. Mrs. Alton and Mr. and Mrs. McGiffin are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
ISRAEL F. BYERS was born January 30, 1832, in Fayette County, Ind., and is one of eleven children born to Philip and Mary (Grovinup) Byers. The father was of German descent
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and was born February 8, 1799, in Kentucky. He went with his parents to Ohio when an infant, where he lived until about five years after his marriage, and then moved to Indiana, and about five years later returned to the "Buckeye State" and in 1845 came to Indiana for the second time. He became the owner of 146 acres of land in Knox County. He died September 7, 1869. The mother was of Welsh descent born in 1803, in Pennsylvania. She was taken by her parents to Ohio when only three years old. She died in 1849. Our subject was reared on a farm and secured his education in the schools of the "Buckeye State." June 20, 1856, he was married to Mary Phillippe, daughter of Peter and Rebecca Phillippe. She was born in Knox County February 1, 1836. To them were born these children: Melissa, deceased, and Mary, wife of John Wells, who is living in West Virginia. They lived on the home place until 1865, when they located on a farm of 100 acres in Vigo Township. In 1870 they gave up farming and moved to Wheatland, and began merchandising and speculated in grain. He continued in this business until 1877, when he pur- chased a large amount of land in Harrison Township and began farming. June 24, 1859, his wife died, and March 29, 1860, he married Mary A. Wampler, daughter of Joel and Jane Wampler. She was born July 14, 1839, and has borne seven children: Catharine and Elizabeth (twins), David, Luther, Charles, Annie and Alice. Mr. Byers has been very successful in his business enter- prises, and in politics has been a life-long Democrat. He is a member of the T. O. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.
PROF. ALLEN CAMPBELL, superintendent of the schools of Monroe City, Ind., was born March 2, 1850, in Knox County, Ind. He is the youngest of ten children born to Henry K. and Mary (Ogden) Campbell. The father was of Scotch-Irish' descent and was born in North Carolina about 1810. He came to Indiana in his youth and afterward bought property near Petersburg. After several years he came to Knox County and bought eighty acres of land in Harrison Township, where he lived until his death, with the exception of eight years spent in Pike County. He died in the fall of 1860. The mother was of German and Scotch descent, and was born about 1815, in the State of
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North Carolina. She died in the fall of 1865. The father died when our subject was but ten years old, and he then made his home with his brother-in-law, John Williams, son of ex-Gov. Williams, until sixteen years of age, when he enlisted in the Regular Army October, 1867, in Company G, Sixth Regiment United States Infantry, for three years. After arriving at Charlestown he was transferred from Company G to Company B, of the same regiment. His travels were mostly in Ohio, Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Sonth Caro- lina, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. He was honorably discharged October 8, 1870. He then hired out as a farm hand in his native State for two years, and then went to Illinois and Missouri and remained there two years, chopping wood and working on the farm. He attended no school until twenty-three years old. In 1873 he attended a subscription school three months, commencing at compound numbers and completing Ray's Third Part Arithmetic in that time. He improved every opportunity he could for studying, and many a night has "burnt the midnight oil" in order to secure a good education. He has succeeded beyond his expectations and deserves much credit for his perseverance. He taught his first district school in 1875, and since that has devoted his time to that calling and has been very successful. In 1879-80 he taught the graded school at Sandborn, and has been superintendent of the graded schools of Monroe City for the last four years. In 1882 he began studying law and has had a number of cases before the justice of the peace and has had good success. September 4, 1884, he was married to Lucy Renner, daughter of Adam and Anna Renner. She was born in Indiana May 10, 1857. They have one child, Henry Adam. Mr. Campbell is a Democrat and cast his first vote for Horace Greeley. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is also a member of the Palm and Shell Lodge. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
PHILIP COOPER, one of the old citizens of Harrison Township, Knox Co., Ind., was born in 1817 in Ohio, is the son of Frederick and Nancy Cooper. The father was a native of Germany aud followed milling and distilling as an occupation. He left his native country in his youth and came to the United
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States, and at the time of his marriage lived in the "Buckeye State." About 1820 he came to Knox County, and lived there until his death in 1840. The mother was born in Ohio and died in Knox County, Ind., in 1837. Our subject received no educa- tion to speak of, as his parents were poor and his services very much needed at home. There were no free schools at that time and the schoolhouses were very few and scattered. He made his home with his mother as long as she lived. In 1842 he wedded Mary Ann, daughter of John and Margaret Brock. She was born in 1819, in Knox County. To them were born eight children, six now living: Crysley, Jackson, Philip, George, Margaret (wife of Adam Like) and James. The wife died in 1862, and the fol- lowing year he married Mary Jane ( Warner) Hewett, daughter of Enos and Elizabeth Warner. She was born in Illinois May 16, 1838. They have seven children living: Mary (wife of Jacob Like), William, Elizabeth, Matilda, Elijah, Clark and Rosielle. Mr. Cooper purchased forty acres of land soon after marriage, where he has since resided. He has been painstaking and industrious, and is laying up a competency for his old age. He now owns 970 acres of land, being one of the largest land holders in the township. He has been a life-long Republican and cast his first vote for Gen. Harrison. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JOHN DOWNEY, one of the old citizens of Harrison Town- ship, was born in Burke County, N. C., November 23, 1810, and is the eldest of eleven children born to the marriage of Patrick Downey and Lucy Cox. The father was of English, Irish and Scotch origin, and was born in the same place as our subject, in 1780. He was a farmer. During the fall of 1833 he fell from the roof of a house, receiving injuries from which he afterward died. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1783. After her husband's death she came to Indiana, and died in 1866. The subject of our sketch was reared at home, and received a limited education in the subscription schools, not attending more than five months during his life. He resided with his parents until twenty years old. October 14, 1830, he married Mary Myers, daughter of John and Catharine Myers. She was born in Lincoln County, N. C., September 19, 1807. They became the parents of five
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children: Albert J .; William F., deceased; Elizabath C., wife of John Myers; John F., deceased, and Samuel M., deceased. In 1834 Mr. Downey left his native State, and came to Knox County, Ind., and rented land for three years. In 1837 he purchased fifty acres, where he settled and has since lived. He has been hard- working and economical, and now owns 180 acres of land, besides having given 375 acres to his children. His farm is well improved, and has good buildings. In politics Mr. Downey is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Gen. Jackson. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.
ALBERT J. DOWNEY, one of the prominent farmers of Harrison Township, was born January 19, 1833, in North Caro- lina, and is the eldest of five children of John and Mary (Myers) Downey. Albert received a common school education, and made his parents' house his home until after attaining his majority. October 3, 1853, he married Elizabeth Myers, daughter of Fred- erick and Michel Myers. Mrs. Downey was born in Knox County, Ind., December 16, 1833, and has borne her husband eight children : Mary J., wife of James Junkin; Michel E., wife of David M. Myers; Nancy C., wife of Ephraim Haines ; Asenath L., wife of Joseph Like; Margaret A., wife of George Like; Emma B., John F. and William M. Mr. Downey purchased fifty acres of land in Harrison Township, and after residing there fifteen years sold out and bought the 125 acres where he now resides. By good management and close atten- tion to business he now owns 200 acres, and is well to do finan- cially. He has a fine frame residence, and is a man highly esteemed and respected by all. In politics he is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for James Buchanan. He and wife are members of the Lutheran Church.
CHARLES N. HANNAH, farmer, was born October 7, 1831, in the State of Tennessee, son of Joel and Minerva (Blackwell) Hannah. The father was a native Tennessean, born in 1812, and was a farmer. In 1832 he and family came to the "Hoosier State," and lived about four years in Vanderburg County, and then moved to Gibson County, where he died in the fall of 1856. He was married three times, and was the father of seven children. The mother was born in 1813, in Tennessee, and died in 1843. Charles N. was about twelve years old when his mother died. He only
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attended school about nine months during his life, owing to the fact that the country was new and the schoolhouses few and far between. He resided some time with Thomas Hugo and William Bass, and when fifteen years old began fighting the battle of life for himself. At the age of eighteen he came to Knox County, and hired out as a day laborer, continuing for five years. October 5, 1854, he married Elizabeth Teague, daughter of Elijah and Cath- arine Teague. She was born April 15, 1832, in Knox County. To them were born nine children, these seven now living: Saman- tha, wife of Felix Walton; Tempa, wife of H. H. Wease; Arta- missa, wife of John Taylor; Louella, Charles N., John B. and Elizabeth A. After marriage Mr. Hannah began farming for himself on rented property, continuing eleven years. In the mean- time he accumulated enough property to enable him to purchase forty-five acres of land where he located and has since resided. He has been very industrious, and now owns 165 acres of good land. He is honest and upright in his dealings, and in 1876 was appointed to fill an unexpired term as justice of the peace, and proved himself capable and efficient, and was nominated and elected for the next four years. He married fifty couples, and for the last eighteen months has been deputy prosecutor of Harrison Township. He is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Pierce. His wife died July 5, 1885, and his daughter, Louella, has since kept house for him.
HENRY HOLMAN, a prominent German farmer, of Harrison Township, was born in the Province of Lippe Detmold, November 27, 1827, son of Henry and Mary (Taeigler) Holman, who were also Germans, the father being a farmer. Our subject attended school in the old country from seven to fourteen years of age. A year later he left home and hired out as a farm laborer, receiving $10 for the first year, and an additional dollar for each year. He worked thus for five years, and received for his last year's service $15. November 21, 1854, he married Wilhelmina Weyand, daugh- ter of Daniel and Gertrude Weyand. She was born in Germany, October 4, 1833, and bore her husband four children, only one living, Lewis A., born June 26, 1875. In December, 1848, he came to America, and worked on the Erie Canal at intervals for about three years. The first summer he was cheated out of his
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wages. In 1853 he purchased forty acres of land in Knox County, Ind., where he has since lived. He commenced life with no capital but his hands, and after coming to the United States had to con- tend with sickness and many hardships, but his energy and econ- omy have triumphed over all difficulties, and he now owns over. 700 acres of land. In 1871 he erected a two-story frame res- idence, and in 1885 built him a good frame barn, and has added many other improvements. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first vote for Pierce. He and wife are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. He was a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in 1865 in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteers, and remained in the field until hos- tilities ceased. He received his discharge at Nashville, Tenn., in October, 1865.
WILLIAM HUFFMAN, one of the old citizens of Knox County, Ind., was born where he now resides October 15, 1811. He is the youngest son of a family of five sons and eight daugh- ters born to John and Nancy Huffman. The father was of Ger- man lineage, a farmer by occupation, and was born in Pennsylva- nia January 1, 1756. He was a resident of his native state at the time of his marriage, and in 1804 came to Knox County, Ind., and purchased 200 acres of land in Harrison Township, where he resided until his career ended. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war, and assisted in quelling the Indians and Tories in Pennsylvania. He died in 1823. He was twice married, and was the father of nineteen children. The mother, a Pennsylvanian by birth, was born in 1764 and died in 1844. Our subject received a limited education, and at the age of twelve years was left father- less, consequently his assistance was much needed at home. He was surrounded by adverse circumstances, and when his father died he was willed the home place with the proviso that he was to care for his mother until her death, which proviso he faithfully fulfilled. June 19, 1835, he married Julia Ann Kirk, daughter of William and Sarah Kirk. To them were born thirteen chil- dren, nine of whom are living: James, William, Thomas, Nancy (wife of J. P. Scott), E. Jane (wife of Benjamin V. Beckes), Ju- lia (wife of Alfred Duffy), George W., Florence (wife of Henry Smithmier), and Millard F. James is a Texas farmer, William
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is in Kansas farming, Thomas and George are in Lawrenceville, Ill., practicing law, and the remainder are living near home. Mrs. Huffman died about 1873, and in 1878 Mr. Huffman married Re- becca (Adams) Reeves, who died in March, 1880. On Novem- ber of the same year he married Mary M. (Collins) Alma. She was born in Greene County, Ind., November 10, 1826. Mr. Huff- man owns 157 acres of land, and has always been hard working and enterprising. He is one of the oldest native residents of the county and is yet quite vigorous. He has been a life-long Repub- lican in politics and cast his first vote for Henry Clay. He and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
DR. T. J. HUNT was born in Orange County, Ind., November 24, 1854, son of Thomas and Alvina (Mayfield) Hunt, natives of Indiana and Tennessee, respectively, and born in 1821. The father is a lawyer by profession, and is one of the leading men of Orange County. He held the position of county treasurer for about ten years, and was a member of the State legislature one term. He also filled an unexpired term as county auditor, and at one time was one of the examiners of the county treasurer's rec- ord, and proved himself to be a very efficient officer. The mother died in 1866. Our subject received his literary education in Paoli, and made his home with his people until twenty years of age. At the age of eighteen he began the study of medicine un- der Dr. Holland and his brother, Frank Paoli, and at the end of two years entered the Louisville Medical College and took a pre- liminary course of lectures lasting for five weeks. He then re- turned and resumed his reading eight months, and in 1875-76 took a regular course of lectures in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis. He then located in Charlottsville, Ill., and be- gan his practice. At the end of eighteen months he returned and located at Pond Creek Mills, Ind. In 1879-80 he completed his course at Indianapolis, graduating in February, 1880. Here- mained in Pond Creek until 1884, when he came to Monroe City, where he has since practiced his profession and has the entire confidence of the people. He belongs to the Democratic party, and cast his first presidential vote for S. J. Tilden. November 29, 1880, he married Nancy, daughter of James and Serena Perry. She was born in Knox County in 1865. They have three children, viz .: Gertie B., Claudie B. and Essie M.
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ROBERT A. JOHNSON, one of the prominent farmers of Harrison Township, was born November 23, 1843, in Daviess County, and is one of a family of nine children of Abner and Eleanor (Wallace) Johnson. The father was of Irish descent, born in 1805 in Knox County, Ind., and was a miller and farmer by occupation. Our subject's grandfather, James Johnson, was born June 9, 1756, in Pennsylvania. He came to Indiana in 1785, and located in the old French village, or now the city of Vincennes, where he lived only a short time, when he entered 400 acres of land in Johnson Township, where he lived until 1819, when he sold out and moved to Lawrence Co., Ill., and died Sep- tember 8, 1826. He raised a family of fourteen children, and lived to see them all grow to the age of maturity and to see them all married, it being one of the largest families in the county. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was one of the very first white men in the State. At one time he knew every white man in the State. Abner married June 15, 1828, and afterward lived in Lawrence County, Ill., with his mother for a few years, and about 1830 moved to Daviess County, Ind., and entered eighty acres in Veal Township, where he settled and lived until 1853, when he sold out and moved to Martin County, where he remained until his career ended. He was not permitted to live the time allotted to man, but was cut down in the prime of life. He died February, 1857, being fifty-two years old. The mother was born February 23, 1811, in Daviess County. She died Feb- ruary 21, 1849. The subject of this sketch was reared without a mother's love or training, she having died when he was a lad of only three summers. He made his home with his father as long as he lived, or until he was thirteen, and after that he was com- pelled to fight the battle of life alone. He was one of the boys in blue. In the summer of 1861 he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years or during the war. He participated in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Vicksburg, siege of Jackson, capture of Mobile, and numerous minor engagements. He remained in the field until hostilities ceased. He was discharged November 15, 1865, at Galveston, Tex. November 10, 1866, he married Ann Bonewetts, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Bonewetts. Mrs. Johnson was
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