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J. R. Canine, farmer, Waveland, is the son of John and Huldah (C. Long) Canine, and was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, in 1832. His father at the age of fourteen moved from Shelby county, Kentucky, with his parents, and settled in Brown township in 1826, and assisted his father in clearing up a farm in the . woods. When seventeen years of age he joined the Old School Baptist church. and remained a faithful member until his death, May 1, 1875. December 2, 1830, John Canine married Huldah C. Long, daughter of James and Nancy Long, and settled on Sec. 29. Three children were born : James R. (the subject of this sketch), and two died in infancy. December 13, 1853, James R. married Elizabeth
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Proctor, daughter of Mulenburgh and Sarah S. Proctor, and have had five children : Rilah F. J. born April 25, 1856, and died Jan- uary 17, 1863; John H. was born April 15, 1864; Huldah A. was born October 7, 1866, and died February 8, 1870; Lucinda E. B. was born July 4, 1869, and died December 120, 1871 ; and Jesse W., was born November 25, 1871. Mr. Canine's mother and father died in 1875. Huldah C., daughter of James and Nancy Laws-Long, became Mrs. John Canine in 1830. Her father, in the spring of 1822, began clearing a farm on Sec. 21, now added to Parke county. From a large oak tree in Brown township he se- cured clapboards to cover his cabin home, that being the first tree cut in the township for building purposes. He became a member a of the Old School Baptist church at the age of eighteen, and was a faithful member till his death. His wife died February 1866.
Alfred Mitchell, farmer, Waveland, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, in 1815, and is the son of Benjamin Mitehell, of Virginia, who was born April 25, 1762, and was married December 3, 1791, to Miss C. Garnett, who was born in 1773. The father died in 1833, and the mother about 1862. They came to this county in 1831, and settled on the farm where Alfred Mitchell now lives. He married, in 1839, Samantha Deer, daughter of Joel Deer, who was one of the pioneers of the county. She was born in Boone county, Kentucky, July 3, 1818. They have six children : Sarah F., wife of J. C. Todd ; Sarepta M., wife of W. H. Thorn ; Mary A., wife of F. M. Conner; Mattie, wife of G. W. Canine ; Theresa J. and Valora E. deceased ; Benjamin F., Sophia D. and Harriet. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have long since been members of the Old School Baptist church, and are respected and honored by all who know them.
M. W. Green, farmer, Waveland, was born in New Haven county, Connecticut, August 14, 1805, and at the age of sixteen came to Hamil- ton county, Ohio, and began serving an apprenticeship at the tanner trade, working as journeyman for seventeen years. In January, 1832, he came to Montgomery county and bought his present farm, where he moved in 1833, and in 1843 he built a tannery, which he now has. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Clark, who was a native of Virginia, and was born September 13, 1808, and died April 6, 1873. He has one son living, Joseph W. Mr. Green is a radical republican, and has done a great deal to help the cause in the late rebellion.
J. J. Canine, farmer, Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana, September 11, 1833. He is the son of Ralph and Margaret (Warman) Canine, who came to the county in 1826. The subject of this sketch now lives on the farm where his 23
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father settled. In 1854 J. J. Canine married Miss Sarah J. Foster, daughter of Robert and Susan Jones Foster. She was born in this county February 18, 1834. They have one child living, Mary M. W .; and two deceased, Robert S. and one in infancy. Mr. Canine is the owner of a fine farm of 279 acres with good improvements. He has been a member of the Old School Baptist church since 1854.
J. C. Todd, farmer, Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1836, and has been a resident of the county all his life. His father, Johnson Todd, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1809, married Mary Ilanna in 1834, and came to Montgomery county in 1835. Mr. J. C. Todd married, in 1857, Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Alfred Mitchell, of this county. The issue of this marriage is: Mary A., Alfred, Susan, Jennie, Hattie, Frank, and Joel.
Simeon Clore, farmer. Waveland, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, in 1821, and is the son of Israel and Frances (Deer) Clore, of Virginia, and came to Kentucky in 1811, thence to Montgomery county in 1837, and settled on land which they had entered in 1822. Here the father died in 1854, and mother about 1870. Simeon was married in 1846 to Mary Lusk, daughter of Solomon Lusk, who came to Vigo county, Indiana, about 1814. She died in 1860. He again married, in 1870, Mrs. Eliza Chamlin. He has seven children by former wife: Solomon, Joel, Julia A., Doren, Susan, Marvin, Mary. Mr. Clore is the owner of a fine farm of 360 jacres, and is a staunch greenbacker.
J. W. Milligan, merchant, Waveland, was born in Brown town- ship, Montgomery county, Indiana, February 8, 1837, and is the son of John Milligan, who came to the county in 1828. Mr. Milligan has been a resident of the county all his life, except what time he spent in the cause of his country, having enlisted in 1861 in Co. H, 38th reg. Ind. Vols., and served three years and two months. He participated in the battles of Stone River, Dug Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Hoover's Gap, and a great many other battles of less note. Was also in the Atlantic campaign, and after serving out his time of enlistment he was honorably dis- charged at Kenesaw Mountain, and returned home. Soon after he embarked in the mercantile business at Waveland, where he has since resided. In 1865 he married Miss Josie Hanna, daughter of William Hanna, one of the old and respected poineers of Mont- gomery county.
H. A. Foster, farmer, Parkersburg, was born in Scott township, Montgomery county, Indiana, January 19, 1838, and is the son of
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James and Mary Britts, who came from Kentucky to this county in 1826. The father died in 1861, and the mother resides at the old homestead. The subject of this sketch has been twice married : first in 1860 to Miss D. Bridges, who was born in this county in 1842. Her death occurred in 1866, caused by their house being torn down by a storm, at the same time killing two children, Thomas J. and Mary A. He married again, in 1869, Matilda E. Allen, also a na- tive of the county. She was born in 1843. He has three children by first wife: Edgar W. and the two already mentioned ; and by present wife four : Ira D., Sarah F., Bertie L. and Nellie M.
A. B. Davis, drugs, Brown's Valley, was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, in 1828, and came with his parents to Montgomery county in an early day. Mr. Davis was raised on a farm in Brown town- ship, and attended the common schools, such as they had in an early day. He served about one year in the late rebellion in the 10th Ind. reg., and was detailed in the medical department to take care of the sick and wounded, and was discharged on account of ill-health. He has been married twice. His present wife is Elcy Stillwell.
W. F. Rhoads, harness and saddler, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1829. His father was George Rhoads, and his mother's maiden name was Sarah Geiger, and removed to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1835, thence to Hancock county in 1836, and to Parke county in 1837, and settled in Montgomery county in 1840. The subject of this sketch served an apprenticeship at his trade under his father, who was the pioneer harness-maker and sad- dler of the village of Waveland, where Mr. Rhoads has carried on the business almost constantly since 1846. He is and has been for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church. In 1861 he mar- ried Margaret H. Osborn, who has been a devoted wife and chris- tian.
S. J. Milligan, farmer, Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, 1841, and is the son of John Milligan, who is one of the prominent and respected pioneers of the county. The sub- ject of this sketch was raised' on a farm, which has been his con- tinued occupation. He has long since been a member of the Pres- byterian church, and moves in the best society and is respected by all who know him. He is a half owner of 280 acres of fine land adjoining the village of Waveland. In 1876 he married Miss Sarah Little, daughter of Alexander Little.
B. M. Galey, farmer, Brown's Valley, was born in Brown town- ship, Montgomery county, Indiana, May 1, 1842, and has been a resident of the county all his life. His father came to the county in
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1822, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere. Mr. Galey mar- ried in 1863 Miss Pauline Armstrong, who was born in Montgomery county in 1843. The children are: Fisher B., Rose A. and Mary E.
Oliver McLoed, farmer and stock raiser, Brown's Valley, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, April 21, 1818, and is the son of George and Katie (Miller) McLoed, who were natives of Virginia and Kentucky. Mr. MeLoed was raised on a farm, which occupa- tion he has followed all his life. In 1843 he removed to Mont- gomery county, where he became one of the successful farmers. He owns 560 acres of well improved land, well stocked, and good buildings, close to the village of Brown's Valley. He has served as justice of the peace for twelve years, and is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1839 he married Miss Mary L. Penn. Their children are : Martha A., wife of A. Boyd; Ellen, E., wife of W. H. Graham; Sophronia F., William J., Emma J., wife of J. Davis ; Oliver C., Lillie M. and David P.
W. T. Glenn, farmer, Waveland, is the son of Thomas and Martha W. (Hanna) Glenn. The father was a native of Woodford county, Ken- tucky, and was born abont 1808, and lived in Shelby county when he married his wife, who was born in Mereer county, Kentucky, and in 1827 removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, and settled on 160 acres of land, which he entered in 1825. Here they lived in a log cabin for a number of years, and continued to reside on the same farm until their death. He died in 1870, and she in 1880. Thomas Glenn was a highly respected eitizen, and had filled some very prominent positions. He served as justice of the peace, county surveyor, and associate judge. He was a constant member of the Baptist church for over forty years, and died in that faith. W. T. Glenn was born in 1843 on the farm en- tered by his father, and still retains the old homestead. He was elected in 1880 to serve the people of Brown township as trustee. He is a member of the Masonie fraternity, which meets at Waveland, and is a stauneli republiean.
J. P. Russell, physician, Waveland, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, July 23, 1815, and remained at home working on his father's farm until the age of twenty-four, after which he began the study of medicine with Dr. Russell, of Montgomery county, Kentucky, and in 1840 and 1841 he attended the Transylvania University, at Lexington, Kentucky, and soon after entered into an extensive practice in Mont- gomery, Morgan, and Trimbold counties, Kentucky. In 1845 he eame to Montgomery county, Indiana, and located at Waveland, where he soon entered into a lucrative practice. By his long experience as a physician and surgeon, he is classed among the first physicians of that
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county. He married in his native county, in 1845, Miss Mary E. Penn, by whom he has nine children living : Lenora, Alice, John Q., David C., Joseph W., Elizabeth, Mollie, Emma, and Pinie I.
J. O. McCormick, druggist, Waveland, is the son of Preston and Mary A. (Brush) McCormick, who are natives of Shelby county, Ken- tucky. The father, born in 1807, came to Montgomery county, In- diana, in 1828, and in 1837 married his wife, who was born in 1816, and came to this county with her parents, John and Nancy Brush, in 1825. Mr. McCormick resided on the farm where he first settled until his death, which occurred in 1864. His wife still remains at the old homestead with her sons, who are managing the farm. The subject was born at the homestead May 23, 1845, and remained at home work- ing on the farm and attending common school during winters. In this way he received his education. In 1874 he removed to Waveland and embarked in the drug business, and by honest dealings and courteous treatment to his many customers he has established an extensive trade. In 1872 he married Miss Mary Moore, a native of Kentucky.
W. H. Petterman, merchant, Waveland, was born in Frederick county, Virginia, 1815, and came to Sullivan county, Indiana, in 1837, and to Montgomery county in 1848, and located at Waveland, and for the last sixteen years has been one of the active business men of the place. Having been in the mercantile business for that many years, and by his honest dealings with his inany customers, he has been able to retain his old patrons and add thereto many new ones. He is a prominent Mason and a member of the Presbyterian church. He mar- ried, in 1839, Rebecca Sullinger, of Knox county, Indiana.
M. L. Giltner, druggist, Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, March 28, 1842. He is the son of Abraham B. and Nancy (Liter) Giltner, who were natives of Fayette county, Kentucky, and removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in an early day, and settled near Brown's Valley, where they lived till their deaths; he died July 19, 1873, in his seventieth year ; she, April 23, 1846, in her forty-third year. The subject of this sketch has been a resident of this county all his life except the three years he was in the army. He en- listed in 1861 in the 40th reg., Co. C., Ind. Vol. Inf., and after serving about one year in that regiment he was transferred to the signal corps, in which he served the rest of his time. He has served the people of his township as trustee for six years, is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, and a staunch republican. In 1879 he married Miss Annie E. Benham, daughter of Benjamin R. and Mary Johnson Benham.
J. T. Scott, postmaster, Waveland, was born in Putnam county, In- diana, in 1831, and is a triplet son of Alexander and Martha Scott, who
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were natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and came to Putnam county, Indiana, about 1825. Here the father died when he was eighty-two years and one day old. The mother died at forty-four years of age. The subject of this sketch remained at home until four- teen years of age, after which he went to learn the tailor's trade, which occupation he has followed all his life. He kept the post-office at Portland Mills for ten years, and has held the office at Waveland since 1874. In 1849 he married Miss Annie Boswell, of Putnam county, Indiana, who was born at Russellville in 1833. Her parents were na- tives of Kentucky, and came to Putnam county in an early day. Mr .. Scott has long since been a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, and is one of Montgomery county's staunch republicans.
S. T. Whittington, dentist, Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1827, and is the son of Littleton and Frances Whitting- ton, who were married in Woodford county, Kentucky, and moved to Shelby county in an early day, where they lived till their death. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm, and received a common school education. In 1849 he came to Waveland, Montgomery county, Indiana, where he worked at the carpenter's trade, which he learned in Kentucky. After following this occupation for some time, he studied dentistry under Dr. Vanderbilt, of Crawfordsville, this county, since which time he has followed dentistry at Waveland. He is a charter member of the Masonic fraternity which meets at Waveland. During the many years spent in the county he has gained the re- spect and confidence of the people. In 1857 he married Miss Nancy E. Hutchison, a native of Bourbon county, Kentucky.
J. C. Canine, livery and sale stable, Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana, October 4, 1850, and is the son of William and Martha Canine, who were early settlers of the county. Mr. Canine was raised on a farm, but has been engaged mostly in dealing in stock. He is the owner of a fine livery and sale stable, and keeps a fine assortment of horses and carriages at very cheap rates. In 1872 he married Miss Mary E. Burford, of Mont- gomery county. Mr. Canine is a wide-awake business man, and is always ready to attend to business.
J. Y. Durham, farmer, Waveland, was born in Boyle, county, Ken- tucky, November 20, 1820. He remained at home and worked on his father's farm, and in the meantime received a common school edu- cation. He married, August 1, 1843, Martha Tartington, a native of Tennessee, and in 1850 removed to Montgomery county and settled on land entered by his father as early as 1822. He is a staunch demo- crat and was elected by their vote, in 1872, to the legislature, which
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office he filled with credit to himself and constituency. He is a prominent Mason. He owns 470 acres of fine improved land in this and Parke counties. His home farmn is located within two miles of the beautiful village of Waveland. His family are : John L., George T., Crittenden, Laura, Joseph P., Joshua, William Y., and Julia F., deceased.
A. T. Steele, physician and surgeon, Waveland, was born in Owen county, Indiana, in 1834. At the age of eighteen he attended school at Greencastle, Indiana, where he received a thorough edu- cation, after which he came to Waveland, Montgomery county, In- diana, and began the study of medicine under Dr. McNntt, and graduated in 1857 at the University at Lonisville, Kentucky, and soon after entered into a lucrative practice at Waveland, where he has practiced ever since. By his skillful treatment he has gained a widespread reputation as a physician and surgeon. His father was among the early pioneers of Vincennes, Indiana, where he came to from Kentucky in 1800. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having formerly served as lieutenant in the Indian war. The doc- tor is a member of the State Medical Society and the Tri-State Medical Society, and is president of the Montgomery Medical Associa- ation. In 1858 he married Miss Sarah M. Brush, daughter of Blakely Brush, who was one of the early settlers of the county.
L. D. Stone, furniture, Waveland, was born in Clark county, Ken- tucky, Semptember 15, 1825, and is the son of William and Nancy (Oliver) Stone, who were of Clark county, Kentucky, and moved to Jennings county, Indiana, about 1830, thence to Orange county in 1833, where the father died in 1840 and mother in 1869. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm till fifteen years of age, after which he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, and in 1856 he came to Waveland and engaged in his present business. In 1861 he enlisted in the 38th reg. Ind. Vols., and served three years. He was in the battles of Stone River, Champion Hill, Mission Ridge, Chickamanga, and Jones- boro, and a great many skirmishes. After serving his country faith- fully for three years he was honorably discharged and returned to Waveland and resumed his former business. -
Joseph Hendrickson, shoemaker, Waveland, was born in Warren county, New Jersey, 1830. At the age of seventeen he went to learn the shoemaker's trade, and in 1858 came to Waveland, where he en- gaged in his business until 1862, when he returned east, and in 1863 enlisted in the late rebellion in the 52d Penn. reg., Co. B, and served till the close of the war. In 1868 he returned to Waveland and re- sumed his former occupation. He has been twice married and both
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wives are deceased. His first wife was Mary C. Welch, of New Jer- sey, and second wife was Mary A. Honek, of Pennsylvania. He has five daughters by second wife : Margaret, Lonisa, Annie K., Ora E. and Gertrude J.
Henry Alward, retired, Waveland, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, in 1804, came west in 1834, first locating in Elkhart county, Indiana, in 1852 moved to Fountain county, and in 1860 eame to Waveland. Mr. Alward has been a hard-working man, having learned the plasterer's trade when a young man, which he has followed all his life. He has been twice married. His former wife was Maria Decamp, of York state, marrying in 1826; she died in 1857. He married again, in 1859, Lydia Burch, whose parents came to Fountain county in 1828. Mr. Alward has had fifteen children, of whom six are living.
A. Moore, farmer, Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, September 27, 1803. He remained at his native place until he came to Indiana, coming first in 1825, and working at flat-boat building on Sugar creek, in Parke county, for three months, then returned to Ken- tueky, where he remained until 1836, when he came to Rockville, Parke county, Indiana, thence to Russellville, Putnam county, where he remained for about twenty-six years, and then removed to Mont- gomery county, where he has since resided. He has been twice mar- ried ; first wife was Lucinda Brown, married in 1828. She was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, in 1810, and died in 1836. Marrying again, in 1837, Mirem Baty, formerly Mirem Rice, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Cooper) Rice, who came to this county in 1831. Mr. Moore has by former wife three children : Sydey A., John F. M. and Thomas (deceased) ; and by present wife is Jacob R., Catharine L., Susan M., Matilda, Sarah E. and Harrison S., who died at Chattanooga from a wound received at Resaca. Mr. Moore has been a member of the Presbyterian church for about forty years, and has always voted the republican ticket.
J. L. Dietrich, proprietor of hotel, Waveland, was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1837. At the age of eighteen he served an apprenticeship as carriagesmith. In 1859 he married Miss Rebecca Miller, a native of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. In 1864 he removed to Waveland. He served in the late rebellion in the 6th and 46th Penn. regs., and was in the battle of Gettysburg. He is a member of the Masonie fraternity and is a staunch republican.
James Woodbury, farmer, Parkersburg, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, October 15, 1840, and came to Montgomery county in 1865, where he sinee has been engaged in farming. He married, in 1863,
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Miss Mary Porter, of Brown county, Indiana. They have three chil- dren : John B., Samuel S. and James P. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are highly respected in the community in which they live.
W. M. Jackson, grocer, Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, July 13, 1847, and is the son of Hugh Jackson, who was a native of South Carolina, and came to Indiana in 1835, and in 1850 re- moved to Iowa, where the subject of this sketch was raised until De- cember, 1863, when he enlisted in Co. K, 33d Iowa, and faithfully served his country until September 5, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Helena, Jinkins' Ferry, Spanish Fort, and others, to the amount of fourteen engagements, passing through them without being wounded or taken prisoner. In 1866 he married Miss Mary E. Smith, a native of Mont- gomery county, Indiana, and the same year emigrated to Kansas, where he remained four years, during the time when that state was infested with grasshoppers, from which cause he lost what property he had and returned to Montgomery county a poor but wiser man. In 1878 he embarked in the grocery business at Waveland with a limited amount of means, but by a strict attention to business, and honest dealing with his many customers, he has not only given general satisfaction but has increased his trade to the amount of $10,000 per year. He is a member of the Masonic and A.O.U.W. fraternities, and is a staunch republican.
A. J. Miller, jeweler, Waveland, was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, in 1840, and from 1864 till 1866 he served an apprenticeship at the jeweler's trade, and soon after came to Waveland, where he em- barked in the jewelry business. He keeps on hand an assortment of watches, clocks, and a full line of jewelry. He is a prominent Mason, also a member of the A.O.U.W., and Eastern Star. He is social and courteous to his many customers, and is well adapted to his business, making and retaining friends without an apparent effort.
R. F. Wilson, merchant, Waveland, was born in Newaygo county, Michigan, August 15, 1835, came to Waveland, Montgomery county, in 1867, and engaged in his present business, and by being court- eous to his many customers, and selling such - goods as give general satisfaction, he has not only been able to retain his share of trade but to increase it. He is a prominent Mason and Odd-Fellow, and a staunch republican, and is respected by all who know him.
J. B. Waterman, farmer, Brown's Valley, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, August 10, 1835, and came to Montgomery county in 1872. In 1855 he married Miss Amanda Brown, of Shelby county, Kentucky, and of this union the issue is four children: Elizabeth, Mary, John,
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