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has toiled for. Mr. Utterback is a strong democrat, a Mason, and a prominent member of the New Light church. Mrs. Utterback is also a member of the same church. They have seven children living and three dead. Mrs. Utterback's grandfather Von fought at the battle of Bunker Hill.
Stephen Bunnel (deceased) was born in Ohio, October 21, 1821, and was a son of Barten and Mary Bunnel. He came with his parents, when a boy, to Montgomery county, Indiana, and lived near Waynetown till his father died, and where his mother had died several years before. Mr. Bunnel was married in 1840 to Nancy Hendricks, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Hendricks. She was born October 29, 1828, in Ohio, and moved with her parents to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1836, and settled near Wayne- town, where her parents also died. After marriage they bought eighty acres of land in Coal Creek township, and have since added till they owned 196 acres. Mrs. Bunnel has heired forty acres from her father's estate. Mr. Bunnel served in the Mexican war, was a life-long democrat, and a successful farmer. Mrs. Bunnel oversees the farm of 236 acres. She is a member of the New Light church, as was also her husband at the time of his death.
Absalom Franklin Kirkpatrick (deceased) was born in Adams county, Ohio, May 3, 1824, and came to Montgomery county, In- diana, when only four years old, with his parents, Absalom and Elizabeth (Vanpelt) Kirkpatrick, who figured prominently in its early settlement and development. They are well noticed in the township history. Absalom Kirkpatrick was born in Virginia, October 2, 1787, and Elizabeth Vanpelt was born in Nova Scotia February 15, 1785. The Kirkpatricks are of Scotch-Irish, and the Vanpelts of Holland, descent. The father of Absalom served in the revolution, and then moved to Ohio and died. Absalom F. Kirkpatrick grew to manhood amid the wilds and experiences of pioneer life. He was married to HIellen Smith, daughter of Miron and Julia Smith, who came from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick lived on the old homestead and in the log house built in early days. February 2, 1857, Mrs. Kirkpatrick closed her eyes in death, aged twenty-seven years nine months and twenty-two days. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She left one son, Edwin J. Mr. Kirkpatrick was next married to Celia K., daughter of Charles and E. E. (Vickers) Hayward, of Warren county, Indiana. She was born in Monrovia, Morgan county, Indiana, December 5, 1839. Her father was born in Baltimore, February 18, 1811, and her mother was born in Ohio April 19, 1816. March 4, 1879. death
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claimed as his victim Mr Kirkpatrick, thus depriving the county of a good citizen, the Methodist church of a faithful member (who had been steward, class-leader and Sunday-school superintendent for many years) and supporter, and the family a guide. In all movements for the good of humanity he was ready to lend his aid. He was a decided and intelligent voter in the republican party. He left a family of wife and three children, Edwin J., Frank H. and E. Alice.
The Oppys. David and Elizabeth (Edwards) Oppy were natives of Virginia, and moved when young to Ohio. David's father died in the revolutionary war, and David sent a substitute to the war of 1812. In 1828 David entered 320 acres of land in Montgomery county, in what is now Coal Creek township, and in 1830 moved his wife and family of seven children to their new home, also leaving two married children in Ohio, one of whom afterward followed. Mr. Oppy soon entered 160 acres more and continued to add to his farm. He died October 3, 1855, in his eighty-second year, and she died March 13, 1866, in her eighty-fifth year. Both were at one time members of the Methodist Episcopal church, but he joined the Christian church some years before his death. To each of his boys, Jesse E .. Samuel, and C. J., Mr. Oppy gave a quarter-section of land to start in life, and to each of his six daughters, Susanna, Nancy. Catharine, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah, he gave $200 in cash, and also each child received $1,000 as a final share of his wealth. With labor, hardships and economy he had been able to garner for his children. C. J. Oppy, son of David and Elizabeth, was born No- vember 25, 1816, in Adams county, Ohio, and emigrated with his parents to Montgomery county. He was married in 1843 to Eliza- beth Whitlatch, who died January 9, 1863, leaving three children : Noah W., George A. and Mary J. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Oppy was next married, Novem- ber 12, 1863, to Margaret Wilson, whose death occurred February 21, 1879. She was a Methodist. She left four children by her first husband : James, John C., Thomas F. and Edward T. Wilson. Mr. Oppy's last marriage took place December 2, 1879, to Rachel Hoff, of Union township, Montgomery county. She is a Presby- terian. Mr. Oppy received a start in life from his father, and by improving the talent added to his possessions till he owned at one time 1,612 acres of land. Some of this he has sold. He has given each of his own children a farm varying from 107 to 180 acres, ac- cording to the value of the land, and now owns 410 acres in his home farm. In the fall of 1880, having labored sufficient, he moved
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to Crawfordsville, where he owns a neat property and lives in re- tirement. Mr. Oppy has been a strong supporter of the democracy all his life. His children are married and settled.
Noah W. Oppy was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, De- cember 12, 1848, on the old homestead. He received a common school education. He was married March 20, 1879, to Alice Bell, daughter of Jeptha and Sarah (Bowyer) Bell. She was born in Tippecanoe county, December 31, 1858. Her parents were natives of Indiana; her father died May 17, 1880, aged fifty-three, and her mother died April 16, 1861. Both were Christians, and are buried in Tippecanoe county. Mr. and Mrs. Oppy settled on their farm and bid fair to be successful. They own sixty acres of the Oppy en- try. They have one child, Charles O., born April 16, 1880. Both are church members.
George A. Oppy was born October 8, 1854, and is a farmer. He owns 170 acres of land. He was married March 17, 1880, to Martha J. Miller, daughter of Andrew J. and Nancy (Burres) Miller. She was born November 30, 1859, in Montgomery county. Her parents were natives of Ohio. Her parents came to Montgomery county when quite small. He was born May 9, 1829, and moved to Iowa and there died February 27, 1872. His wife still survives. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Oppy are Methodists, and he is a democrat. Mary J. Oppy was born February 13, 1857, and was married March 20, 1879, to George Westfall. They have one child, Dayton B.
Nicholas L. Washburne (deceased) was born August 11, 1808, in Brown county, Ohio, and was a son of Isaac and Rachel (Laycock) Washburne, natives of Ohio. His mother is still living at the ad- vanced age of ninety-five years. Mr. Washburne was raised a farmer. In 1826, in Ohio, he was married to Jane Potter, daughter of Bar- nabas and Jane (Kelly) Potter. She was born in Ohio, March 20, 1810. In the fall of 1829 Mr. and Mrs. Washburne emigrated west- ward, choosing as their home Montgomery county, Indiana. Mr. Washburne bought eighty acres of land one and a half miles west of Waynetown, and built a round log cabin with mud chimney, etc., making that their habitation for a short time. Selling his farm, he bought a grist and saw mill south of Waynetown, controlling the same for three years, when he sold, and bought about 300 acres, mostly of prairie land, in Coal Creek township, but finally sold and moved to Linden, where he bought seventy acres, and lived five years. Selling out he moved to New Richmond, where he died May 24, 1877. Mr. Washburne was a prominent democrat, having filled the office of township trustee, and taken great interest in polit-
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ical matters. His father fought in the war of 1812. His grand- father fills a grave in Round Hill cemetery, the only grave honored by an occupant who aided in gaining American Independence, hav- ing fought in the revolutionary war. Mrs. Washburne resides with her son, Dr. Washburne, in New Richmond. She is a member of the Regular Baptist church. Dr. D. M. Washburne, son of the above, was born August 3, 1850, in Coal Creek township, and has spent his life in Montgomery county, Indiana. He received a com- mon school education, and a short course at Ladoga Normal. At the age of seventeen he began the study of medicine under Dr. J. S. McMurray, of Linden, with whom he read five years. In the term of 1873-4 he attended Indiana Medical College. In April, 1874, he located at New Richmond for the practice of his profession, where he has succeeded in building up a good practice. July 6, 1870, Dr. Washburne was married to Sarah Simpson, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wallace) Simpson, of Montgomery county, but formerly of Kentucky. Mrs. Washburne was born in Lexing- ton, Kentucky, June 20, 1847. They have two children: Nicholas L. and Musa. Dr. Washburne is a Mason, an Odd-Fellow, and a democrat.
John Gaines, Sugar Grove, Tippecanoe county, is among the most prominent old settlers of Montgomery county. Born amid the wilds of Indiana, and reared in the school of frontier experience, he appreciates the many changes. His grandfather, Benj. Gaines, emi- grated from England to America, and settled in Culpepper county, Virginia. He served in the revolution. In Culpepper county was born his son, Richard T., who went to Nashville, Tennessee, and thence to Shelby county, Kentucky, where he married Catharine Vincent, a native of that county. Her father, John Vincent, was a colonial soldier in Braddock's defeat, and was first lieutenant throughout the revolution, in which war he was wounded. A cane " spear picked up from the side of a hostile officer by John Vincent is now in the possession of the Gaines family. After marriage Richard and wife set ont for the northwest territory, with one John Conner, an Indian trader. They established a trading-post in what is Franklin county, Indiana, about three-fourths of a mile from Brookville. There they traded with the Indians, and there, August 27, 1807, John Gaines, subject of this sketch, was born. The squaw of the Indian chief, John Green, was the family physi- cian. In the spring of 1809 Richard Gaines started for Tennessee, and was never heard from after leaving Muscle Shoals. It was sup- posed he had suffered violence. His wife remained in Franklin
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county, where she married Elija Barwick. She died in 1841, leav- ing two sons, John and Richard T. John saw the birthday of his state and county, remaining in Franklin county till twenty-two years of age. At that time he started for Montgomery county, Indiana, to make his future home. His settlement is noticed in the history of the township. With $110 he has accumulated till he now owns a fine farm of 160 acres, good house, barn, etc. In politics Mr. Gaines has been loyal to whig and republican principles. In 1860 he was elected county commissioner, which office he filled three years. He was again nominated but was defeated by four votes, the republican boys being in the war. Mr. Gaines was first married December 6, 1832, to Sarah Stewart, daughter of James and Eliza- beth Stewart, of Tippecanoe county, Indiana. She was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, January 2, 1808, and died March 23, 1873, leaving four children: Richard T., Elizabeth, Catharine and Maria. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Gaines was next married to Mrs. Maria (Lee) Naylor, daughter of Judge Henry and Priscilla Lee, old and prominent settlers of Union township. Both are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. One son, Richard T. Gaines, served as suttler in the civil war and fought at Mission Ridge.
Dr. George Manners. New Richmond, was born January 29. 1816, in Mercer county, Kentucky, and is the son of James and Let- tice (Hight) Manners, both natives of Kentucky. His parents emi- grated to Monroe county, Indiana, then to Putnam county, and finally to Montgomery county. in Clark township. She died Febru- ary 3, 1870, in her seventy-third year, and he died March 19, 1871, in his seventy-eighth year. Both were members of the Methodist church. He was a whig and strong republican, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. In the family were eight children, four boys . and four girls, four of whom now live in Montgomery county and one in Colorado, and three are dead. George, the subject of this sketch, was raised on the farm and attended the common school till eighteen years of age. He then attended Wabash College in its in- cipient days, when Pres. Baldwin presided. He also spent five months at Asbury University when the present Bishop Simpson was president. He worked his way by teaching and manual labor. When twenty-two years old he began reading medicine, and when twenty-seven engaged actively in his profession. In 1843 Dr. Manners located at New Richmond and established an extensive practice. In the term of 1845-6 he attended Louisville Medical Col- lege, and in 1846-7 Ohio Medical College. He holds a diploma from
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Louisville. In his profession Dr. Manners has been successful, and equally so in his financial affairs. He started with naught but a sin- ewy arm, active brain and will, and with this capital he has made his fortune. He owns 665 acres of land, and is acknowledged to be the wealthiest man in Coal Creek township. Dr. Manners was a whig and later a thorough republican. He has identified himself with the temperance cause from the old Washingtonian society to the present. Dr. Manners was married June 21, 1846, to Barbara G. White, daughter of Charles and Mary (Leah) White, who embarked from Maryland to Ohio, then to Fountain county, Indiana, in 1828, and in 1830 moved to Montgomery county, Clark township, and finally to Madison township, and there died, he September 2, 1855, in his seventy-seventh year, and she November 22, 1869, in her eighty-first year. They were Methodists. Mrs. Dr. Manners was born September 7, 1823, in Ohio. Both she and the doctor be- long to the Methodist Episcopal church. They have no children. Becoming old they are enjoying the fruits of their labors.
Joseph Alexander, farmer, came from Ireland to America and settled in Pennsylvania, then moved to Butler county, Ohio, and in 1830 came to Montgomery county, Indiana, to live with his chil- dren who had preceded him. They were Joseph, Richard, Hartly, and Mrs. Margaret Hanks. He died here. His son John Alexander emigrated in 1828 to Montgomery county, and entered 160 acres of land in Coal Creek township. He was born in Penn- sylvania October 31, 1794, moved with his parents to Ohio. He was there married to Sarah Hatton, and came to Indiana bringing six children : Francis H., James H., William H., Louisa J., Fran- ces M. and Elizabeth S. (twins). He built a log cabin, then the house that still stands, and otherwise improved his land. He was a whig and warm republican. He enlisted in the war of 1812, but was in no engagement. His father served in the revolution. He died October 22, 1875. His wife died September 14, 1838, leaving three children, born in Montgomery county : Joseph A., John F. and Margaret A. He was a Methodist. John F., son of the above, was born in Montgomery county October 19, 1834, and has spent his life on the old homestead. He was married August 18, 1868, to Sarah Dewey, daughter of Washington and Bet-ey Dewey. She was born in Coal Creek township September 24, 1847. They have three children. He now owns fifty-three acres of the old home of 160 acres, and twenty-six and two-thirds acres in Sec. 14. He is a republican.
Thomas J. Ogle, Pleasant Hill, was born September 4, 1830, in
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Richland township, Fountain county, Indiana. His father was born May 15, 1781, in Maryland, and his mother was born in Pennsylva- nia, January 9, 1788. Both moved with their parents to Ohio, and were there married. He started for the war of 1812, but on account of ill health was sent home. Not far from 1825 he entered land in Montgomery and Fountain counties, Indiana. He settled with his. family in Richland township, Fountain county, after having stayed awhile in Coal Creek township, Montgomery county, while he built a cabin. His death occurred in January 1835, and she lived till October 2, 1866. Both were Methodists, and the early class met at their house. Thomas J. spent his life mostly in Fountain county. He was married May 31, 1852, to Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Daly) Bradshaw, of Logansport, Indiana. Mrs. Ogle was born in Logansport. Her father was a native of Ohio, whither his father had come from England, and her mother was born in Tennessee. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ogle settled on a part of the old homestead, and added till he owned 43 acres. He sold this, and in 1872 bought a farm of 160 acres in Coal Creek township, Montgomery county. Has since sold some, and now owns 110 acres. He is a republican and a Mason. He and wife are Methodists. They have two children, Thomas and Luretta.
Samuel Dazey, New Richmond, was born on land belonging to General (afterward President) Harrison, July 23, 1812. His parents were early settlers in Montgomery county. His father, Jacob, was born in November 1777, in Maryland, and died September 13, 1858. His mother, Polly Dazey, was born in 1780, and died March 19, 1862. Both are buried in New Richmond. His father came from Germany, and fought in the revolution. Samuel Dazey made trips with his father to the "far west " in 1826 and 1828, and then came here in 1830, with the family. January 12, 1837, Mr. Dazey was married to Sarah Zumalt, daughter of Philip Zumalt. She was born in Kentucky, November 17, 1817, and was left motherless when eleven years old. Her father came to Fountain county about 1824 or 1825, and built the first mill erected in that county. The mill still stands, although somewhat changed, at Hillsboro. He died about 1838. Mr. and Mrs. Dazey settled on a part of the land he entered. They lived in a log cabin twenty-one years, and there all their children but the youngest were born. They began buying out the Kendall heirs, and then the Dazey heirs, till they owned between 600 and 700 acres. In 1860 they began dividing their land among their children. In 1862 they built a brick house, two stories, 20 x 26, with ell 12×14. They now have 200 acres in their home, and are
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able to live their old years as they desire. Like his father, Mr. Dazey has been pronounced in his opinions for whig and republican principles. He has done a large share toward all public improve- ments. His wife is a member of the New Light church. Mr. and Mrs. Dazey have had eight children: Mahlon enlisted in the civil war, and died in Knox county, Kentucky; Burton P., Mary Ann (married to Wm. E. Brown, who served in the civil war, lost his health, and returned home and died), William, who served six months in the same war, and returned with broken constitution ; Charles A., Henry S., Albert, and Franklin H. Their children live near them. The settlement of the Dazeys is further noticed in the general history of Coal Creek township.
Thomas Ward, Linden, is a son of Thomas and Mary (Patrick) Ward. His father was born in Leicestershire, and his mother in Staffordshire, England. They were English farmers. In the fam- ily were three children : Thomas, subject of this sketch, Walter P., who came to America, and Richard, who died in England, and whose son, Thomas, is in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. Thomas Ward was born June 23, 1803, in Leicestershire, England, and was baptized in the Episcopalian church. Prior to his majority he was in charge of his grandfather's farm. May 2, 1829, Thomas Ward was married to Elizabeth Patrick, who was born in Stafford- shire in 1807. About one week after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ward, bidding adieu to old England, set sail at Liverpool, in the vessel New London, for a home in America. In June, 1829, they arrived at New York. Mr. Ward lived in New York and New Jersey for some time, gathering information concerning the country. In the following season they made way, by way of the lakes and Maumee river, to Fort Wayne, up the river in a canoe. At Fort Wayne they shipped their goods on wagons, and themselves rode horseback, to La Fayette, and the same year entered land in Coal Creek township and settled. Becoming dissatisfied, they started back, but were induced finally to make a home here. Mr. Ward returned to England to settle his business, and came back to New York. He came overland to Montgomery county, Indiana. In 1832 he bought 160 acres of land in Coal Creek township, and since that time has added till he owns 1,130 acres. In 1845 he erected a large brick house, 20×47. Mr. Ward has seen many changes in the country, and relates his experiences forcibly, even in his old age. Politically he has been whig and republican. He took out his natural- ization papers in 1841, and again in 1843. In 1844 he cast his vote for Henry Clay. Mr. and Mrs. Ward have two children : Thomas,
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born in New York in 1830, and Charles H., born in Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1832, and now Mrs. Clinton Wilkins. Mr. and Mrs. Ward are further noticed in the general history of the town- ship.
Ezra Thomas (deceased) was born in Frederick county, Maryland, September 9, 1803. When he was about twelve years old his father died, and his mother, with her children, moved to Butler county, Ohio, where farming was carried on. There Ezra was married to Rebecca Birk, who was born in New Jersey, January 12, 1808. In 1832 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas emigrated to Montgomery county, Indi- ana, bringing three children: Levi, Harriet and Ezra Jr. Mr. Thomas' mother and brothers and sisters also settled here. Mr. Thomas settled on Black creek, northwest of Crawfordsville. At the end of twenty years he sold his 160 acres and bought a farm in Wayne township, on the Covington road. He had, by good man- agement and industry, accumulated wealth, till at his death, which occurred April 23, 1869, he was worth about $20,000. His wife died June 11, 1869. Both were members of the Methodist church. He was township trustee for years ; an old whig, but later a thor- ough democrat. They left six children living, and had buried eight. Three children are yet alive. Levi and Philip are now in Dallas county, Texas, and Margaret, now Mrs. E. Shankland. Levi Thomas, son of Ezra and Rebecca Thomas, was born October 9, 1828, in But- ler county, Ohio. He has devoted much time to stock raising, feed- ing all his farm produce. As a result of his labor and economy, he is worth from $16,000 to $17,000. Mr. Thomas has been somewhat engaged in politics. In 1876 he was elected county commissioner, and in 1879 was reëlected. He is a staunch democrat: also a Mason. Mr. Thomas was married September 7, 1854, to Elizabeth Davison, daughter of Richard and Rachel (Webster) Davison. She was born in Clinton county, New York, March- 28, 1834. Her parents came from the county of Armagh, Ireland, to New York, and afterward inoved to Fairfield, Ohio, and about 1848 to Montgomery county, Indiana. They settled north of Crawfordsville, where he died, September 7, 1866, aged fifty-seven years, while his wife still lives on the old place. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas first rented a few years, but soon bought 60 acres, and with that as a nucleus enlarged their farm to 344 acres. They are members of the Christian church. They have six children.
James Hanna, one of the early settlers of Montgomery county, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1791; while in tender infancy his father removed to Scott county, Ken-
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tucky, where he lived for many years. Subsequently he moved to Dayton, Ohio, and there spent the remnant of his life. His name. also, was James, and he was a Scotch-Irishman. With his twin brother, Robert, he came to America during colonial days, the for- mer locating in Washington county, Pennsylvania, the latter in what afterward became Columbiana county, Ohio. The large family of Hanna now residing in Columbiana and at Cleveland are the de- scendants of Robert. They are a strong, aggressive, rich family. The descendants of the primitive James Hanna are also numerous, and well known in Indiana in commercial and professional life. His sons, James, Samuel, Joseph, Thomas and Hugh, and his daughters, Elizabeth McCorkle, Sally Ward and Nancy Barnett, after removal to Indiana, were domiciled respectively at Crawfordsville, Fort Wayne, La Fayette, Richmond, Wabash and Thorntown. Mrs. Mc- Corkle was the mother of William A. McCorkle, a graduate of Wa- bash College, and now pastor of a church in central New York, and Mrs. Ward was the mother of William L. and James H. Ward, suc- cessful merchants at La Fayette; also of Thomas B. Ward, late judge of the superior court of Tippecanoe county. James Hanna, of Craw- fordsville, first came to Indiana in 1833, and with his brothers, Sam- uel and Joseph, Leroy and Robert C. Gregory, purchased a stock of general merchandise, and commenced business in a frame building on the corner of Main and Green streets, where now stands the fine structure known as the Fisher Block. In connection with his brother, Samuel, Mr. Hanna also purchased a large tract of land situated in Coal Creek township, now cut up into smaller farms, and owned by his daughters, Martha and Mary Hanna, Levi Thomas, and the Pat- ton and Jackson heirs. Mr. Hanna did not, however, bring his family here until the fall of 1835, when they arrived with their household effects in a train of old-fashioned Pennsylvania wagons. He came from Troy, Ohio. He had there married Nancy Telford. daughter of Alexander Telford, who, with his brother, William, had emigrated from Virginia, and settled in Scott county, Kentucky. His wife's maiden name was Mary McCampbell, a sister of the head of the McCampbell family, now residing in Parke county. Mrs. Hanna, who died in 1854, is still affectionately remembered by many persons in Crawfordsville. She was a rare woman. Although brought up in the midst of plenty and luxury, educated according to the best methods of her day, and allied by birth to one of the weal- thiest, most intellectual and cultured families in the country, she came to Indiana with her husband, without regrets for that she had left behind, and here. during the balance of her life. wrought the
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