History of La Porte County, Indiana, Part 84

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : C.C. Chapman
Number of Pages: 930


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L. D. Brand, one of the prominent merchants of La Porte county, began life with scanty means, but by economy and con- tinned industry he has accumulated considerable. He owns a fine brick store building, in the upper story of which is the noted Brand's Temperance Hall. He carries a stock of goods consisting of general merchandise, hardware and farming implements, to the value of $10,000. His annual sales amount to $20,000. Mr. Brand was born near the noted Chautauqua lake, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1837. His parents were Morril and Sarah Brand. He was reared in Silver Creek, N. Y., and also had access to the common schools of the village, which were not known for their excellence. In 1855 he came to this county, first settling in Kingsbury, and about one year later went to Valparaiso, Porter county, and was engineer in the flouring mills of that place till 1858, when he went to Pleasant- ville, Iowa, and engaged in the same business, which he followed to the spring of 1859; he then went to Denver, Colorado. He followed mining in the Rocky Mountains that summer, and in the fall he returned to Valparaiso. He again left the latter place in 1861 for Hudson, Mich., and was engineer in the flouring mills there till the spring of 1862, when he came to Kingsbury, and purchased a steam threshing-machine; he ran this machine till 1870, when he opened the above named store. He was united in marriage Dec. 23, 1863, to Miss Mary Catlin; this union was blessed with 6 children, viz .: Carl D., Grace E., Percy, Claud and Mand (twins) and Olie.


We give a portrait of Mr. Brand in this volume, from a photo- graph taken at the age of 25 years. It faces page 870.


William Callison, one of the early settlers of this county, was born July 9, 1808, in Greenbrier "county, Va. He came with his parents, James and Isabella Callison, to Mercer county, Ohio, in 1820; in 1826 he went with them to Ft. Wayne, Ind .; in 1829 to Elkhart county, and in 1834 he came to this county, with his wife and 2 children and a yoke of oxen, which was all the property he


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owned. Thus he begun in life, and by his untiring energy and perseverance he acquired means so that he can live in retirement the remainder of his days. His property consists of a farm of 600 acres, besides town property. In 1845 (Ang. 2) he met with a seri- ous accident while with a threshing-machine. He was walking on the top part of the machine, when he slipped and fell, and his right foot caught in the cylinder, which severed his leg about six inches below the knee. After he had sufficiently recovered he started with the machine again, which he followed for two years. Oct. 28, 1830, he was wedded to Loruhanna Crow, and they have had 13 children, only 7 of whom are living, viz .: James W., Benjamin J., Charles L., John L., Johnson L., Joseph M., William L. Mrs. Callison died June 19, 1879.


Jas. V. Cattron, dentist and school-teacher, Kingsbury, was born in this county June 8, 1848, a son of Samnel and Nancy Cattron. He was reared on a farm in this county. From 1860 to 1865 he attended school at the Valparaiso Presbyterian Institute; from 1865 to '66 he was in the Valparaiso Vidette printing office; from 1866 to 1868 he studied medicine under Dr. Ward, of Wanatah; the winter of 1868 he pursued his medical course under the instruc- tions of Drs. Carr & Kellogg, of La Porte, and the summer of 1869 he spent in Manchester, Iowa. In the fall of the same year he went to Chicago, and attended the meetings of the Colton Den- tal Association. He remained in Chicago till the great conflagra- tion occurred (1871); he then came to Kingsbury, where he taught school during the winter of 1872, and the next May he went to Chi- cago and engaged with a dental doctor. July 3 he returned to K. and was married to Miss Adaline McCormick. He then returned with his bride to Chicago, where they staid till the next October, when he came to La Porte and opened a dental office. He continued in this business till October, 1873, when he moved to Kingsbury, where he has since resided, engaged in school-teaching and the business of his profession. Mr. and Mrs. Cattron have had 2 children, Nancy Roselle and James Leroy.


Daniel B. Collings, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 4; P. O., Kingsbury; is a native of New Jersey; he was born March 31, 1808; his parents, John and Hanna Collings, were also natives of New Jersey. He went with his parents to New York in 1811, and to Pennsylvania in 1820. He remained there till 1832, then returned to New Jersey. He was there about six months, then caine to Trumbull county, Ohio, and in the spring of 1838 moved to Lake county, Ind., where he lived till the spring of 1841, then came to this county. Mr. Collings has since pursued the occupa- tion of farming; is also a very large stock-raiser. He was married Dec. 18, 1834, to Miss Electa Owen, of Ohio, and they have had 5 children, 2 of whom are living: Electa H. and Benjamin F. Harriet E., deceased, was married to A. E. Barney. She was killed by the cyclone of July 2, 1878, described on page 866. Mr. C. owns 400 acres of land, principally in sec. 4.


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Robert D. Craft, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 26; P. O., Kings- bury. Mr. Craft is a son of Joseph and Aun Craft. He was born July 27, 1831, in Lycoming county, Penn .; he lived in Pennsyl- vania till 1847, when he and his parents came to this county. Dec. 16, 1855, he married Miss Mary Garwood, and they have had 4 children: James, Martha, Judson and George. Mr. Craft is the owner of a fine farm of 240 acres in Kingsbury.


Handy Davis was born March 30, 1807, in Maryland. His parents, Henry and Nancy Davis (the former of whom was a soldier in the war of 1812), lived in Delaware a short time, then moved to Franklin county, O., where the subject of this sketch; was reared and educated. In 1829 his parents came to Elkhart county, Ind., and the next year he came; in 1834 they removed to this county. His father opened the second store in the county, at Kingsbury. Mr. Handy Davis was at Rock Island when the treaty of peace between Black Hawk and his braves and Gen. Dodge was declared, at the fort where Davenport, Iowa, now stands.


Edwin S. Ellsworth was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., March 21, 1835. His parents, Thomas and Lney Ellsworth, were natives of New Hampshire. He lived in his native county till 1844, when he came to this county, since which time he has followed farming. He was married in December, 1859, to Miss Virginia Ann Morrical, and to them were born 4 children, 3 of whom are living: Alice V., Hiram, Ella, and Lucy (deceased). Mr. E.'s mother is yet living, at the age of 81 years.


Dr. H. M. Ellsworth, physician and surgeon, Kingsbury, was born in Westford, Va., July 9, 1827, brother of the preceding; was taken to New York when five years of age. He lived there till 1844; in the mean time he attended the schools of the district. He studied medicine from 1849 till 1852, when he attended the department of medicine and surgery at Ann Arbor University, Mich. In 1853 he began practicing medicine at Union Mills, this county; he was there till 1855, when he again attended the Ann Arbor institution. He came to Kingsbury the same year, and in the fall of 1856 he attended the Keokuk Medical College, and graduated Feb. 22, 1857. He then returned to Kingsbury, and has since lived here engaged in the practice of his profession. March 3, 1859, he was married to Miss Polly Davis.


H. P. Ellsworth, dealer in grain and agricultural implements, Kingsbury, was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., Ang. 7, 1832, brother of the preceding. At the age of 12 years he came with his parents to this county; here he grew to manhood, and in the mean time he learned the wagon-maker's trade, at which he worked till the time the Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad was completed, when he was appointed freight agent; he continued in this business till 1865, and also during that time dealt in grain; since '65 he has dealt in grain and agricultural implements. He buys and disposes of about 300,000 bushels of grain per annum, and carries a stock of farming utensils estimated at $10,000. Mr. E. was married Sept.


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12, 1856, to Miss Ellen Collings, by whom he has had.7 children; of these 5 are living, viz .: Frank H., Harriet, Loretta, Henry P. and Horace P.


G. W. Ewing, farmer, sec. 18; P. O., Tracey, Ind .; was born in Lorain county, Ohio, Ang. 15, 1827. His parents were James and Laura (Davis) Ewing. He came with them to this county in June, 1838, first settling in Noble tp. His father died Feb. 27, 1839; he was the first adult that was buried in Union Mills ceme- tery. G. W. was married March 6, 1853 to Bathsheba Long, by whom he has S children; of these, 3 are living, viz .: Mary E. (now Mrs. Fred Vandermark), Emma L. and James P. Mr. James Ewing was on Put-in-bay island when the battles of Lake Erie were fonght, and he, or his father, built the first grist and saw mills where Toledo, Ohio, now stands, which were destroyed by the British army under the command of Gen. Proctor. G. W.'s grand- father on his mother's side, Joseph Davis, was a regular soldier in the war of 1812, and participated in the battles of Sackett's Harbor, Niagara and Black Rock. He died soon after, near the age of 90 years. Mr. G. W. Ewing, politically, is a Republican; he is also a member of both the I. O. O. F. and A. F. & A. M. secret soci- eties.


Hugh Glasgow was born in the village of Antrim, Ireland, Aug. 17,1827. His parents were David and Mary Glasgow, both natives of the Emerald Isle. He came to America in 1848, landing at New York city on the 8th of July that year, where he remained till 1853, when he came to this county, and here he has since resided, engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Glasgow aided greatly in settling and improving the country in the southern part of Union tp. He also did much to establish and promote the cause of Christianity in this (then new) county. He contributed very lib- erally to the building of the Methodist church near Tracey Station, of which he is a member, and also aided in erecting the German Lutheran church near the same place. He was joined in marriage June 8, 1856 to Nancy McCarty, by whom he has had 11 children (7 of these areliving), viz .: James, Samuel, Daniel M., Alexander, Edwin, Mary, Arzilla, Chas., Jane, Hugh and Orpha. Mr. G. owns a farm of 200 acres in secs. 20, 29 and 30.


William Goodall, deceased, was born in August, 1816, in England; his parents were William and Elizabeth Goodall. They dying when he was yet in his youthful days, he was left with no companion but his sister, Elizabeth. At the early age of 15 years he, in company with his sister and aunt, Mary Hold, came to this country. He remained with his aunt in Pennsylvania till 1838, then came to this county, May 1, 1842; he was joined in marriage to Miss Sarah C. Mann, and they have had 11 children, only 3 of whom are living, viz .: George, Mary E. (now Mrs. James, in Indianapolis) and Chas. E. A very remarkable incident occurred in this family. Two of their children, Andrew J. and Lewis E., both died at the same age, 20 years and five months. Mr. Goodall


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followed farming and stock-raising till his death, which occurred Dec. 29, 1870. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since the year 1858. Mr. Goodall did much for Christianity, and every other benevolent institution was aided whenever presented to him. He was loved and respected by all, and his death was a loss which is always incurred in the death of every noble Christian.


Daniel P. Grover, farmer and County Commissioner; P. O., Kingsbury. Mr. Grover was born in this county Sept. 23, 1837. His parents' names were Josiah and Sophia Grover. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He was married Oct. 21, 1856, and has had one child, Carrie. Mr. Grover was elected to the office of County Commissioner in 1876, and was re-elected in 1878. Mr. Grover's father and mother celebrated their golden wedding March 10, 1879. They are still living and have remarkably good health. Daniel's grandfather, Sylvanus Evarts, enlisted in the Revolutionary war in 1776 and served till its close. He was at Marietta, Ohio, May 3, 1796, when Gen. Put- nam met with 40 Indian chiefs in the block house of Fort Harmar, on the opposite side of the Muskingum, with the noted Simon Girty acting as interpreter, where they signed the treaty of peace made with them by Gen. Wayne. Mr. Evarts then came on up the Hocking (formerly known as the Hock-Hocking) river, about as far as Nelsonville, where he cleared off a piece of ground and planted corn and pumpkins, and such a crop, he remarked, he never saw. He was there about one year, then went to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he lived only a few years, when he died.


H. D. Lans, proprietor of the Kingsbury mills, was born in Elkhart county, Ind., Sept. 7, 1839, a son of II. P. and Susanna Lans; the former is a native of Germany, and the latter of Ohio. He was taken by his parents to Ohio when quite young, and in 1843 brought to Kingsbury, and in 1844 to Elkhart county, Ind., and in 1849 returned to Kingsbury. H. D. learned the milling business under his father, who has followed milling most of his life. The former has been running the Kingsbury mills since 1867. In August, 1861, Mr. Lans enlisted in the army as member of the 20th Regimental Band of Indiana, and served eight months. He was an eye-witness to the noted combat between the famons Moni- tor and the Merrimae, which occurred off the eastern shore of North Carolina. Mr. L. was married Dec. 20, 1864, to Mary E. Lemon, by whom he has had 5 children; 4 of these are living, viz .: Grace M., Philip M., Lucy A. and Alice S.


Albert P. Lilley was born July 3, 1823, in Erie county, Pa., a son of Benjamin and Polly Lilley, the former a native of Vermont. In the fall of 1834 the family emigrated to South Bend, Ind., and in a few months the father died, leaving 6 children. of whom the subject of this sketch was the 3d. The next spring the latter came to this county, where he worked three years for Andrew Richard- son, a nursery-man, for which term of labor he received only his living; the following four years he lived with Judge A. Everts,


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working for $75 a year. From 1835-'7 he broke 400 acres of raw prairie and superintended the Judge's farm; in harvest time they had as'many as 21 hands, who consumed six gallons of whisky a day. Albert attended school near Union Mills in a log hut 16 by 24 feet in size, with seats made of split logs. Eighty children attended this school. At the end of the four years here Albert was the owner of a horse, saddle and bridle. For the next eight years he followed grain-threshing, trading, farming, eropping, etc., and spent one year in Texas.


Sept. 14, 1852, he married Sarah Layman, daughter of Joshua Layman, an early settler in this county, a native of Connecticut, and of German descent, who died Aug. 1, 1876. Mrs. L. was born Jan. 31, 1831, in Chautauqua county, New York. After marriage Mr. Lilley bought 104 acres of land, at $45 an acre, which he paid for within three years afterward. From that time to the present Mr. L. has been pretty steadily successful in his undertakings. The place where he lives comprises 320 acres of as good land as there is in the county. He has also 40 acres of timber, and Mrs. L. has 90 acres in Noble tp., on Door Prairie. Mr. Lilley's residence is on the northwest quarter of section 34, Union tp. The improvements on this place are very fine, and are all of his own design and exe- cution. The dwelling is a two-story and L, built of brick, with stone trimmings, and cost $4,200; built in 1872. The out. build- ings are all large and commodious, and the whole place shows that care, time and labor are freely expended in keeping it in a good state of repair.


In politics, Mr. Lilley is independent, voting for men as a general thing, and not for party. He has had a family of 4 children : Frederick, who died about five years of age; Curtis, who died at the age of about 16 years; Clara, born June 3, 1857; and Daisy E., born Ang. 13, 1873: the last two are living. Mr. and Mrs. L. are pleasantly situated with their children, and are now not only able but also prepared to enjoy the rest of their lives in comfort and plenty. Mr. Lilley has been chiefly engaged in raising grain, cat- tle, horses and hogs, not relying upon a single branch of husbandry, and thus he succeeds with something every year. Last year (1879) he raised 2,600 bushels of wheat, 2,400 of corn and 500 of oats. He sold his first farm in 1859 and bought his present farm, then being 240 acres, and 50 of timber, for which he agreed to pay $13,000; he went in debt $9,000 and this he paid off in ten years.


Mr. Lilley's brothers and sisters are: Frederick, Loretta, Ann, Cynthia Aun and Harriet, all of whom are deceased except Fred- erick, who lives in Will county, Ill., three miles from Monee, and Loretta, now the wife of Milton Dilly who lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Joshua Layman left 7 children, namely: Thomas, now living on the old homestead, Door Prairie; Sarah, now Mrs. Lilley; Almary, who married Wm. Eddy and died in Michigan; Henry, now dead; Phœbe, now the wife of G. Wilson, of Whiteside county, Ill., and Amanda, now a resident of Michigan.


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Harmon McCormick was born in Lycoming county, Penn., March 28, 1841; his parents, Thomas and Theodosia McCormick, were natives also of that State. He was brought to this county at the early age of five years. Their mode of traveling was in wagons, as at that day there were but few railroads. Here Harmon was raised and educated. He was married March 26, 1874, to Miss Lizzie Huston, and they have had 2 children, Anna and Nora.


Jacob Moyer, farmer, sec. 16; P. O., Kingsbury; was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., Feb. 22, 1818. He went with his parents, John and Elizabeth Moyer, to Wayne county, Ohio, in 1822, in 1844 to Crawford county, and in 1845 to this county. He married Ang. 9, 1870, Mrs. Goodall, nee Good, by whom he had one child, Andrew J. Mrs. Moyer died Jan. 20, 1874. Mr. M. has about 90 acres of land in sec. 16.


John Moyer is one of the leading farmers of Union tp. He was born in Richland county, Ohio, June 9, 1826, lived in Ohio till in July, 1845, when he came to this county. When he arrived here he had but $20 in money. He and one of his brothers purchased 40 acres of land. He paid the $20 down on the land, and for the remainder he "went on tick." HIe immediately commenced improving and clearing the land. In 1846 he commenced running a breaking team, which he followed till 1857. About 1849 he pur- chased 40 acres more land near where his residence stands. He has labored hard in his life. He made a full hand with a cradle in the harvest of 1880, which is a very rare thing for persons at his age. Mr. Moyer was married Nov. 17, 1853, to Miss Martha Cham- berlain. In the fall of 1878 he and his wife took a trip to California; they spent about three months along the Pacific coast, then returned home. Mr. Moyer is of German descent. His mother, Elizabeth Smitley, had two uncles who were soldiers in the Revolutionary war, and who accomplished one very daring feat in that war. They took a small boat and dove under a British vessel, and drove an iron wedge in her keel, which sprang a leak, and sank her. This account was vouched for by his mother. Mr. M. has a splendid residence, with fine surroundings, and a farm of 600 acres.


Michael Moyer is a native of Westmoreland county, Penn .; was born Feb. 23, 1820; went to Ohio with his parents, John and Eliza- beth Moyer, when small. His father dying about that time, he was deprived of all the privileges of securing an education, as their living was required at his hand, and he was the principal help. In the spring of 1844 he came to this county, where he has since fol- lowed farming and stock-raising quite extensively. Nov. 21, 1873, he was married to Mary McCune, by whom he had + children; 3 are living: John G., Michael P. and Anna May.


Geo. W. Reynolds. Among the early pioneers of Union tp., Mr. Reynolds ranks with the first. IIe is a native of Rome, Oneida county, N. Y., and was born Dec. 19, 1814. His parents were Abram A. and Mary Reynolds. He lived in Rome till he was seven years of age, when he went with his parents to Lawrence


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county, Pa., where in after years he learned the carpenter's trade and millwright business. In April, 1835, Mr. Reynolds, in com- pany with two other families of Lawrence county, started for Ind. They arrived at La Porte on the 4th day of May, and commenced chopping down trees with which to build a house; they erected one on sec. 20, Scipio tp. Mr. Reynolds and one Mr. Hill then built a saw-inill and carding-mill about mid-way between Michigan City and Door Village. On Saturday, June 19, he went to Door Vil- lage, and that night the remarkable heavy frost fell which proved so destructive to the wheat and other crops. Mr. Reynolds completed the mill July 3d, and on the 4th he came to Kingsbury and com- menced building the Kingsbury grist-mill. This was finished the next spring. He then built three houses on the way from Kingsbury to La Porte. June 23, 1836, he and Miss Cynthia Winchell were joined in marriage. The next year (1837) he assisted in rebuilding the Kingsbury mills. The year 1856 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and has since discharged the duties of that office, with the exception of two years, during which time he was Notary Public. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have had 7 children, 4 of whom are now living, viz .: Emrett (now Mrs. Grover), Celestia, Julia (now Mrs. Kimball) and Herman P. Mr. Reynold's father held the rank of 1st Sergeant in the Cavalry in the war of 1812, and his father, Reuben Reynolds, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, under Gen. Washington.


Mrs. Reynolds (formerly Winchell) is a native of Jennings county, Ind., and was born April 7, 1816; her parents were John and Amy Winehell. They (the family) were the first and only white settlers in St. Joseph county, Mich., at that time, having set- tled there in 1827. That region then was inhabited by the Indians and wild animals, and they (the Winchell family) were the only white settlers for miles around. At that time some domestic diffi- culty arose between him and the Indians, and the latter became quite hostile; and one morning abont a dozen Indian warriors ar- rayed themselves in their warlike costumes and came to his house, in- tending (as was supposed) to carry out their bloody designs. He took them and gave them their breakfast, then took them to the black- smith shop (as he was a blacksmith) and showed them the tools, and told them that he could repair their guns and traps, etc. This was sufficient. They were willing to smoke. Nevertheless he was greatly annoyed by their continually coming to get their fire-arms and traps repaired, but they were ever after willing to defend him in any circumstance. He came to this county in 1833, and built the second grist-mill in the county. He went back to Michigan, and returned with his family in 1834. He died Dec. 20, 1836, aged 57 years. The subject of this sketch when 11 years old rode 50 miles in one and one-half days through the forests of Michigan when they were alive with the Indians.


Wm. Reynolds is a native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., and was born Sept. 3, 1827; he is a son of Abraham A. and Mary (Bill- ington) Reynolds. At the age of nine years he came with his


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parents to this county, where he grew up to manhood, attending school in a log house. Dec. 29, 1859, he was married to Jenetta C. Parmer, by whom he has had 3 children, viz .: Allie M., Sarah E. and Chas. C., deceased. His father was Sergeant in the war of 1812, and died March 13, 1872, at the ripe age of 80 years, and his mother died in 1861, aged 64 years; and her great-grandfather, John Billington, was one of the Pilgrim Fathers who came across the ocean in the Mayflower, in 1620.


Daniel Shaw was born in Cambridge, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1814. His parents were Gideon and Mary (Stodard) Shaw. He was raised on a farm till 16 years of age, when he went to learn the carpenter's trade under his brother, Gideon. He worked with him about seven years, or until he was 23 years of age, when he came to this county. He settled in Kingsbury, which then consisted of one log store building, one blacksmith shop, a log school-house and five log dwelling-houses. Mr. Shaw built in the year 1838 ten dwelling honses in Kingsbury, and two large houses in La Porte. In 1840 he was elected Justice of the Peace and served one term (four years) and was Township Trustee for 12 years. Also the same year (1840) he was appointed Postmaster by John Tyler, then President of the United States. He served in that capacity till 1853, when he resigned and moved on a farm south of Kingsbury. In 1874 he went to Newton county, and was there about six months; thence to Michigan City, and in spring of 1876 returned to Kingsbury, where he has since resided. Nov. 6, 1839, he was married to Miss Julia A. Reynolds. This union was blest with 12 children, S of whom are living, 4 sons and 4 daughters, viz .: Thos. J., Lanie (now Mrs. Lovelace), Flora M., Frank, Jennie L., Allen G. and Dan.




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