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In 1898 issue of the Crawfordsville paper it said that Rural Free delivery started in New Ross in August of that year, but in
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April, 1892, Arthur Dixon was a mail carrier between New Ross and Beckville, so maybe he just picked up mail and took it to his neighbors and friends on his own. In 1916 there were three mail routes out of New Ross, 1950 miles, driven by Marion Routh, W. A. Tipton, and Walter Wilson. It was in 1916 that they started to use automobiles on their routes, instead of horse- drawn vehicles.
Charles Ewen had a partner in his hardware store named John T. Welch, but he left New Ross in 1914, and went to Alaska, and he, and three others dealt in an Alaskan mining venture, and reports were given on him in the June, 1916 issue of Craw- fordsville Journal, that he made $147, 000 and the other three made $590, 000.
The Lytle brothers, William and Robert, started a chair fac- tory west of New Ross in 1850s.
In the 1920s, Oliver Swindler had a bakery in New Ross. Mrs. Emma Brooks Baker died February 1889, and was first to be buried in IOOF cemetery, south of New Ross. In 1916, only two ex-Civil war soldiers were living in New Ross, W. H. McVey and W. A. Tipton.
In 1910, F. Smith, Lafayette, was going to start a newspaper here, but in April 1910, the New Ross Herald was being issued again.
In July 22, 1910, John Bruch made a gift of $20 to school li- brary, and two volumes of the New Practice Reference Library.
In 1892 several citizens in this area owned "fine" horses; Dr. Bronaugh, Wallace Coons, Ed Mount, Brown Brothers, J. K. Henry, and W. H. Gott.
In 1916, oldest people in New Ross were Albert Stewart, born September 1835 and Docie Dorsey, born January 15, 1840.
Alfred Peterson had a clock made by Eli Terry, which had been purchased in Elliot, Maryland July 24, 1826 by Mr. Peter- son's grandfather, George Dorsey I. (This was on same day that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died). The Eli Terry watch- making factory was later owned by Seth Thomas.
Another one of the oldest people in the area outside of New Ross was my great, great, great uncle, aged 86 in 1916. He was born August 8, 1830 in Staunton, Va., son of George and Anna Wade Joh, named. William Joh. He had come two miles west of New Ross with his parents from Preble Co., Ohio 1858. Although he was 86, he looked to be no more than 70; had few gray hairs. He lived with his niece Mrs. James W. Linn, my Grandmother, in 1916, and had lived there for 27 years. He died June 15, 1916. I can remember he was thin, and tall, and had large, gnarled hands, and always had a cane with him, and sat in same place all the time, near the stove.
Franklin G. Imel, a New Ross resident, was a boyhood play- mate of the man who later became Governor of Kentucky, Oliver P. Morton. Mr. Morton was a hatter and Mr. Imel a har- ness and saddle maker. They all lived in Wayne Co. Indiana in early days.
Other cemeteries near New Ross besides IOOF cemetery was the Jessee Cemetery, Spry Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pis- gah Cemetery (this cemetery belonged to Baptist Pisgah Church), 1 west of Beckville, and Union Presbyterian Church, 2 1/2 miles west of New Ross, and there may have been some family plots too in the area. (More on these later).
In August 7, 1896, James C. Eddingfield was editor of New Ross Advance Mail newspaper. He wrote quite a lot of poetry, which has been printed in papers; all very good ones, too.
In 1909 W. O. Gillespie sold a restaurant to Willis Brown. Silas and Dell Thompson owned grocery in New Ross, then a Mr. Newell owned it, and he sold to Oscar Frederick family about 1945-46.
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In 1916, Effie Walkup Lane had name of their home, 1/2 mile west of New Ross, recorded as Dixie Highway Homestead. The road that passed by their house then was highway 34 (now 1
136), known as Dixie Highway. When this highway was re-
routed through New Ross, it doesn't pass the Lane homestead. But in 1965/66, Dorothy Lane, widow of Henry Lane, and daughter-in-law of Effie Lane, had an article in Crawfordsville Journal that name of farm was Lane Acres now. She said land had been owned first by William Babb 1831, then James Walk- up 1856, who built the home there 1865. Dan and Effie Walkup Lane bought it in 1912, and in 1944 Henry and Dorothy Lane purchased it. Mrs. Lane sold it in 1963 to Farm'ers Hybrid Ser- vice Co. of Hampton, Iowa, raisers of, and sellers of, hybrid hogs, with Harold Gray as manager. Henry and Dorothy Lane were teachers in New Ross school many years, and Henry was principal several years.
Samuel S. Harris built a home west of New Ross in 1857. (This was Samuel II). Later Marvin Chambers tore this house down, and built another one. In 1893 Henry Miller, Ward Walk- up, and John Duke built new homes. William Chambers built a home in 1859, later owned by Marvin Chambers, but it burned in 1916. Omer Gillespie built a new home in 1916, and Jewell and Elsie Mears Turner built a house in 1911, south of New Ross. Gillespie house is now owned by Ella Golliday Harris, and Tur- ner home by Denver and Marcella Feltner.
In September 1891, an event occurred, such as we see on TV today. William Evans came to town in his horse-drawn buggy, and hitched the horse to a hitching post, and walked to the stores. But a man, named John J. Linehans, who had come to New Ross by Midland train, and had said he wanted to go to Danville, Illinois, stole the horse and buggy, but he didn't go toward Danville, (west), but went east, toward Indianapolis. Dr. Bronaugh and William Evans took off in pursuit of him, in Dr. Bronaugh's buggy, but when they reached Lizton, Indiana, they met Mr. Linehan coming back towards New Ross. They tried to stop him so Mr. Evans could get in the buggy, but couldn't getit done, so Mr. Evans shot Mr. Linehan in the head, not killing him though! Later Mr. Linehan told them he had a family living in Indianapolis, and he guessed he'd just gone "crazy" for a little while. (September 1891 issue of Crawfords- ville Journal).
I can remember very well, about 1919/20 while in the grocery (either Lasley or Evermans were store owners), one afternoon, of seeing a man pass by the store, with his throat slit ! ! He was bleeding quite profusely! So even if we had no TVs in those early years, there were many "thriller happen- ings" live!
The demon "rum" caused a lot of trouble in those days, just as it does now today. No progress made in that respect.
In April 1893, Nathan Mclaughlin bought the Heath restaur- ant. . William M. Johnson and E. R. Richmond had a saw mill here.
At the March 17, 1899 school closing program, speaking, dialogues, tableaux, drills and music were the program of the day. These were always enjoyable programs, not stuffy and dry like they have todav.
In July 1898, the Journal said that New Ross was without a sawmill, quite unusual.
June 1896, John Powell bought the livery barn from Smith Conner, and whether this is the one that burned in 1915, I do not know. In 1911 Charlie Norman sold his blacksmith shop to Ben Neff. Also in 1911, Homer Gott sold liquor in New Ross. On May 1, 1911, the barn on the Priscilla Brown farm, 2 miles west of New Ross, (where Donald Haffner now lives) burned, destroying all my Grandfather's horses. My Grandfather, James W. Linn lived on the farm. This barn wasn't old, for another barn had burned on same spot, a few years before. I was 4 years old at this time, but I remember it well. My grandfather bought new horses on May 12, 1911, and two were large, dappled gray horses and they became ill. They didn't doctor them as they do now, just give them a shot of medicine; but there was a large tree between barn and house, and they took a long rope, tied it
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around horscs' necks, threw rope over a tree limb, and pulled their heads up high, then "drenched" them with medicine. I suppose in this manner the horse had to swallow the medicine.
In August, 1910, Vora Mclaughlin, New Ross, had been granted a patent on an improved self binder for wheat harvest. He made one at Birch's in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and in May 1911 he had a demonstration at New Ross. This did away with elevator canvas, and this relieved weight from horses necks. Also it could be taken through a 12 1/2 foot gate, which was a big advantage. Demonstration on July 1911 on farm, and it worked fine.
Many New Ross people were buried in the Union Hill Presby- terian cemetery, 2 1/2 miles northwest of New Ross, on high- way 136. ( My husband 's grandfather 's family, the Walters, and my grcat-great Joh grandparents were buried here, but in Oct- ober, 1967 vandals destroyed many tombstones in this ceme- tery. ) September 5, 1911 the Union Hill cemetery had been left $500 by John Spohr. Trustees were Mrs. Effie Lane, Mrs. Susan Jarvis, John W. Chambers, Andrew Smiley, Marvin Chambers; Harry D. Shewey, Pres; Bert M. Linn, Sec; Frank Walkup, Treas; and they asked that each one interested pay $1. (Those underlined are New Ross area, others in Mace area).
In 1911, William Hedge and William Wall built new homes. Karl Kratz, baker, had a delivery truck, and delivered bread to other towns. Everett Threlkeld was lime truck hauler here many years. His wife was Pearl Walker, sister to Albert Walker, who owned the grocery store here several years. They were the children of Zackariah and Nancy Stewart Walker. Albert Walk- er married Myrtle Miller, had daughter Betty, who married Harold Poland, an electrician and substitute mail carrier in New Ross, and they had two children, Wayne and Jean Poland.
In 1874, January, a sewer was laid entire length of College Street. In February, 1874, the Lytle Brothers finished their new house. Robert Lytle, father, had chair factory, then his sons William and Thomas operated it from 1874 on. Noah Linn, my great-grandfather, built a new home west of New Ross 1875, but this house has been gone several years; land is farmed by grandson and great-grandson, Lawrence and Jede Linn. gred
In February, 1396, a lightning rod salesman was around New Ross, "gypping" the people, so times haven't changed too much since then!
November 23, 1894, the Big Four depot burned to the ground . . J. A. Hunt was the agent. The railroad put off a box car to be used as a station until new one could be erected. This was a $300 loss, caused by a defective flue. A new station was erected, but it has been closed here several years. Lawrence Walters was last agent. Before him it was F. W. Haslam.
Hal Sutton, son of T. W. Sutton, married Maud Williams, daughter of James Williams, at her father's home in New Ross November 25, 1894. Hal was blind, and for years hehad a stand (small) on Main Street in Crawfordsville, Indiana across the street from the courthouse. People would go along and say hello to Hal, and he'd answer back, calling them by name. Was very good at knowing voices.
C. O. Routh, at one time a grocer in New Ross, before 1896 but lived in Indianapolis in 1896, when on July 31, 1896, his son Carlton drowned in a vault there. Carlton was buried in Pis- gas Cemetery, north of New Ross.
In April, 1901, while digging streets for a sewer, a large log was found, which had been used to keep settlers from a mining disaster. Also a crude sewer was found; this consisted of two logs parallel with hewed timbers across about 4' deep, and floods would flash through this.
The telephone must have started about 1900, for in that year several people installed telephones, Alva Walters, 1900, Henry Miller and John Routh 1901, and others.
Reverend I. N. Grisso was minister at Christian Church 1907 and Reverend Homer Dale washere in late 1910s or early 1920s.
A Rev. Linnfield was here at Methodist Church around 1916/17. In 1916 Isaac Sperry heirs sold their 160 acres, north of New Ross to Archibald Needham.
West of Beckville was the Beckville Baptist Church or Pisgah, and the Pisgah cemetery, and east of Beckville was the Provi- dence Christian Church and cemetery. The new Providence Church was dedicated 1910. . Thesc churches were 2 1/2 miles north, one 1/2 mile west, other 1/2 mile east.
Another church, very near to New Ross, but in Boone County, Indiana, about two miles east, was Mt. Zion Church. In 1828, Young Hughes, Lewis Dewers, John and Washington Gibson, John Porter, Andrew Hudson, and others met 1/2 mile east of present Mt. Zion Church. In 1831, a log church was built, 1/2 mile south of present church. Peter and Samuel Emmert and Samuel Jessee went to Browns Chapel on land later owned by Timothy Lane. In 1840, at the home of Peter Emmert, a church was or- ganized with. Peter and Mary Emmert, Simeon and Mary Em- mert, William and Fannie Emmert, William and Susan White, Hank Williamson and wife, John and Frances Whiteman, John and Mary Walker. 1841 church was built on land owned by Sim- eon and Nancy Canada Emmert. Simeon, born 1804, Tenn., died July 1886, came here in 1832, had nine children. Har- dens Boone County History, page 213, gave other names besides ones above, Nancy and Miller Hubble, Daniel New, John Hig- gins, Foster New, Lorraine New, Saul Miller, Asbury William- son and Love Williamson (she may have been wife of Hank or Asbury) . . Also both the 12-15-1916 Journal of Crawfordsville and Boone County history gave William Nicely and wife. Wil- liam Nicely, born Tenn., 1808, married .. Catherine Christ- ian; Married 2. Jane Farlow; and married 3. Susannah Duncan on 8-16-1863, and he had 9 children. This church opcrated from reorganization, 1840 until 1860, and by then there was no more church, but in 1869, Rev. Tip Bailey came, and revived them, and by 1870 a new church was built, and on September 1870, it was dedicated by Rev. Levi Swazey, and they called the church, Mt. Zion Church. A cemetery, back of the church was laid out, at time of 1840 church, for first burial was there in 1849, a son of Mr. Harris. My husband's grandfather, Thom- as Alfred Scott and his second wife are buried there. She was Maggie Canada Scott.
The postoffice has been in many different places, first at Dorseys, west of present New Ross, or Valley City, as it was then, then John Browning.'s. blacksmith shop. On July 9, 1897, it was on South Main St., then Emory Graves Drug Store De- cember 1893/4, when William McVey was postmaster, then South Main St. again, then at corner of State and Main, where first bank used to be. On April 25, 1965, a very pretty, new brick postoffice was dedicated. It's on north side of State Street, east of Main Street. It contains up-to-date equipment to en- able the handling of mail more efficiently by the employees. Virgil Morris Jr. was named the postmaster; Mrs. Dorothy Ald- rich had been acting postmaster since the retirement of Essie Snow, in 1963. The list of postmasters were George. Dorsey Sr., 1835-1855; M. F. Bowen, 1857; J. P. Hodgen, 1859-1861; John A. Browning, 1863; James Dunbar, 1865-1867; W. J. In- low, 1869-1873; Frank Gill, 1875; Homer Bowers, 1877-1881; T. T. Marshall, 1883; T. T. Munhall, 1885; James C. Edding- field, 1885-1888; William McVey, 1888-1892; Emory M. Graves, 1893-1895; J. D. Hurt, 1897-1899; Charles O. Routh, 1901-1905; George O. Brown, 1907-1911; Joseph Corrington Hunt, 1911-1917; Paul W. Eddingfield, 1917-1923, he sold $3, 750 war savings and thrift stamps in 23 days in February 1918; Mollie Canada Brown, 1923-1934; Essie Johnson Snow, 1934-1963; Dorothy M. Aldrich, (acting) 1963-1965; and Vir- gil Morris Jr. 1965 --; The dedication address was given by M.L. Betz, Delivery Service Examiner for Cincinnati region.
Walter Wilson and Fred Alexander had a garage made of cement blocks, west of bank, on State Street, now used by Jack
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Baker; Jack not only repairs cars but also other machinery.
Mrs. Anna Babb, said to be an early settler in New Ross, and is one source said, was in one of the 7 cabins; perhaps she lived with one of the 7 families. In an edition of the New Ross Her- aid, 1912, a man who had left New Ross in 1873, and returned 37 years later, told of changes he had found. Only three of the early settlers were living, Mrs. Anna Babb, Billy Cline, and Frank Imel. Also he found cement walks in the town, two rail- roads, interurban, and 400 people (1910). No one was in busi - less that had been here when he left in 1873. (Anna Cline narried Benjamin Babb).
In 1891, Rev. Grimes was Methodist church minister, and Rev. Murray at Christian Church; meat market owned by W.M. ? Johnson; D. M. Turner, hardware; F. G. Booher, tile factory; two millinery shops, Mildred Wray and G. H. Kennedy; S. Good, nerchant; Thomas Hayton and Co., Flouring mill. Also in 1896 Guy Adkins had a prize-winning mare, and Tom Bronaugh had a prize of $3, for first place with his stallion.
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These early grocers would send huckster wagons (or stores on wheels) out, loaded with supplies, and housewives would trade poultry, eggs, butter, etc. for provisions. Wallace Canada had a store and huckster wagon, but he sold his huckster wagon in 1910. I remember Bret Billings coming to our house, and mother would trade with him every Thursday when he came by. These were horse-drawn wagons, all enclosed, and underneath were crates to put the live poultry in. This was the thrill of the week, for usually we got some candy, too. (We had another one come from Mace, Indiana, operated by Mr. Armstrong.
I have never lived more than a ten-mile radius from New Ross, though I was born in Dover, Boone County, Indiana, came west of New Ross in 1909/10, then 5 miles southwest of New Ross, 1918; 6 miles west of New Ross 1919-1930; Crawfordsville 'till 1941, then back to 6 miles west of New Ross, 1941. My mother graduated from the three-year-non-commissioned New Ross High School 1906; My husband attended school at New Ross until 1925, when changed to Mace School; our son and daugh- ter-in-law, Robert L. and Mary A. Williams Walters graduated from New Ross High School, 1947, and now two grandsons Jef- frey and Larry Walters, attend New Ross School, and Jeffrey will graduate 1967 from here, and three grandchildren, Connie, Pamela and Michaelattend the new elementary school, west of New Ross.
Chautauquas, Christmas parties, and traveling road shows were held often in 1900's in New Ross .. The IOOF hall had many happy events there. It was a long climb up the stairs (on State Street) to get to large IOOF room where plays, parties, etc., were held. The last event I remember attending there was a play given by the 1928 graduating class . . The members of this class were Gertrude Hubert Beck; Ruth Finch Mitchell; Elsie Jarvis Booher; Emerson Linn; Hubert Massing; Meredith Mene- fee Thompson; Louise Golliday; Mary Calvert Harris; Mary Clahan Porter; Geraldine Jarvis Plough; Charles Beck; Marion Stoner Long, Harold Johnson; and Imogene Graves Ayres. Ones underlined are from New Ross area, others from Mace area.
Clarence Alvey had an appliance and electrical store on E. Frazier Street in New Ross.
The Citizens Bank in New Ross was organized 1902, and in 1913 its officers were W. E. Evans, pres. ; G. W. Swisher, vice- pres. ; and Jesse Morrison, cashier. This bank was on southeast corner of State and Main Street. Several years ago this bank ceased to exist, and a new block building was built across the street, and the new bank was called the Farmers State Bank. This was in 1925. Cashier was Milton L. Nees. Cashier now is Karl Dickerson.
Other mail carriers have been Ivan Pickering, and Lloyd Mc- Vey. Substitutes have been Chalmer Miller, Jack Baker, and Harold Poland.
Elizabeth Lane, daughter of Dan and Effie Walkup Lane, had
a beautiful pair of matched black ponies, and a very pretty cart to hitch the black beauties to, and I know how I yearned for some like them, and I'm sure other children did, too, in this area.
When the new sidewalks were laid in New Ross, the children had a wonderful time on their roller skates, according to Willa Baber Bowers (one of the children)! She said she was in a group that were having such a good time skating, but when they ska- ted in front of William McVey's house, he became quite dis- turbed, as he was very proud of the new walks, and didn't want them scratched up with skate marks, so he covered the walks in front of his house with ashes. Willa and her group didn't see the ashes, were just merrily skating along, when they hit the ashes and kerplop, down they all went! All these events add up to the growth of a town.
Benjamin F. Walkup was in the grain business. His brother, Christopher Walkup, in 1841, was in Missouri in Ozark Moun- tains, and he met Mr. William Oldfield, who lived there. Mr. Oldfield was the first settler in Montgomery County in 1821. Mr. Walkup spent the night with Mr. Oldfield, and listened to stories of Mr. Oldfield about the early settlement around Craw- fordsville and surrounding area in Montgomery County.
Samuel Smith, who came to New Ross from Flora, Illinois, was interurban agent at station here.
Another event occurred in New Ross that just escaped being a tragedy by the grace of God. On July 7, 1906, Elston Virgil Walters, age 4, was playing in his parents' yard, Frank and Rose Walters, on Green St., and Fern Woodard, daughter of John and Cora May Woodard, was with him, and a neighbor boy, Guy Hamilton, age 17, son of Robert and Florence Imel Hamilton, shot through the screen door of his home next door, and shot Elston between the eyebrows. Bullet lodged in his skull, but as Guy had shot through the screen, the speed of the bullet had been slowed down. Elston's father was so glad that he wasn't killed, that he didn't press charges against the Hamilton boy. He said that surely a 17-year-old boy would have no reason to kill a little 4-year-old boy. But they never saw this Hamilton boy any more until 1929, in May, when he visited his grand- mother, Rebecca Imel, 6 miles west of New Ross, near where Elston's parents had moved in 1925, and he came to call on them, but Elston's name wasn't mentioned. Elston had died in 1916 from typhoid fever. Guy Hamilton had sisters Iva, Tina , and a brother, Theron Hamilton; a brother Richard had died at age 4, 1916.
Dr. Clyde Shockley was a veterinarian in New Ross many years, later a meat inspector at Lafayette, but lived in New Ross. He died in 1962.
Jesse Routh I, had a mill south of New Ross.
In 1874 Peoples' Guide of Montgomery County, Indiana, the following families were listed around New Ross: William and J. S. Hart, 1 mile south; J. Hart, 2 miles southwest; born 1821, Ky .; (William and J. S. may be his sons, as they were born 1855 and 1856; respectively); Allen Brookshire, 2 miles south- west of New Ross; L. D. Kenzie, carpenter, contractor, and builder, 3 miles southwest of New Ross, born Va. 1844; Charles Lewis, farmer, born Ky. 1820, and son David B. Lewis born 1852, one mile southeast; William W. Mills, born 1821, Ky., 2 miles south; L. Rogers, born 1814, Ky. , farmer, about2 miles south; and W. H. Rogers, born 1836, Ky., carpenter, and W. C. Rogers, born, Ind., 1846, also lived 2 miles south; John Sparks, farmer, born Ky. 1851, 2 miles southwest; A. Z. Vanhook, 2 miles south (about), born Ky., 1853; Marcus Frazier, born Iowa, 1856, dry goods merchant; A. E. Armstrong, born Va., 1841, 1 1/2 miles southwest; James Archer, painter, born Tenn., 1849, and father Aaron Archer, carpenter, born Tenn., 1816; James H. Britts, engineer; J. Bowman, 3 miles west, born Va., 1840; William T. Barnes, carpenter, New Ross; William Cline, 1 mile west, born Tenn. 1828; Smith Connor, 1, born Va.,
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1808, farmer; John M. Cline, farmer, 1/2 mile east, born Tenn. 1832; Joseph Cooper, plasterer and cistern builder, born . Ind., 1844; Alexander Connor, farmer, 2 miles southcast, born Ind., 1842; James Chambers, postoffice and farmer; S. T. Den- ny, carpenter, born 1847, Ind. ; William Eddingfield, teacher, born 1850; W. B. Evans, farmer, 2 1/2 miles north, born Ky. 1825, and son Thomas Evans, born Ind., 1852; Perry Frazier, dry goods clerk, born Ind., 1850; Eli Frazier, merchant, dry goods, born Ind. 1828; Abram Frazier, merchant, born 1831; James Foster, blacksmith, born Va., 1822; S. H. Gray, farmer and carpenter; Robert Green, druggist and lawyer, born Ohio, 1836; Richard Graves, born Ky. 1816, farmer, 1 milc west; Samuel Stillwell Harris II, born Ohio 1834, farmer and team- ster; George W. Howard, farmer, 1 1/2 miles west, born Ind. 1848; Jolin Inlow, born 1829, freight agent; Isaac Inlow, born 1836, Ind., grain merchant; W. T. Inlow, born 1833, Ind. , merchant; John Jones, saw and planing mill, born Ohio 1829; J. H. Kelley, hardware merchant, born 1830, Ind. ; James Lacy, born Va., 1854; W. W. Lockman, hotel keeper, born Ind., 1833; W. R. Lockman; Samuel Lane, painter, born Tenn. 1842; George S. Minfick, harness maker, born Va., 1836; W. T. McGuffin, farmer and feed stable, born Va., 1834; William G. McClure, farmer, 1 mile west; James Nelson, briek manufac- turer, 1/2 mile east, born Ind., 1852; S. Mitchell, farmer, 1/2 mile west, born Ky., 1810; Calvin C. McClain, shoe- maker, born Ohio 1824; J. N. Morris, 3 miles west, born Ind. , 1852; Rev. D. W. Woody, minister and school teacher, born 1850, Ind .; F. M. Parker, painter, born Mich., 1846; W. E. Minnick, born Va., 1842; Z. Z. McCown, carpenter, born Ind. 1847; A. C. May, stave manufacturer, born 1844, Ohio; Jona- thon Nents, farmer, born Va., 1840; Henry Nolan, farmer, 2 miles northeast, born Ky. 1842; William B. Miller, farmer, born Ind., 1844; S. W. Peck, farmer, 3 miles west, born Ind. 1837; J. H. Rogers, 2 miles south, born Ind. 1843; William H. Stewart, farmer, 1 1/2 miles northwest, born Ky., 1841; Da- vid Sparks, born Va., 1812; George Sparks, born Ky., 1811; William Sparks, farmer, born Ky., 1846; A. G. Stewart, far- mer, born Ky., 1809; A. B. Sparks, farmer, 2 1/2 northeast, born Ky., 1841; Samuel Sparks, farmer, 1 mile west, born Ky. 1829; M. Sharp, farmer, 1 mile west, born Ky., 1809; James Sterman, carpenter, born Va., 1830; John Stewart, carpenter, born Ind., 1843; D. C. Shaver, farmer, 1 1/4 mile west, born Ohio 1828; Frederick Spandin, stave manufacturer; L. M. Thomas, shoemaker; John Payton Vancleave, 2 1/2 miles south- west, born Ky., 1820; William H. Vancleave, grocery, born Ind. 1844; A. B. Wainwright, farmer, 3 miles west, born Pa. 1814; I. T. Wren, carpenter, born Ky., 1818; F. M, Wilson, 11/2 miles west, born Ind., 1841; B. F. Witt, brick manufac- turer, born Ind., 1847; Martin V. Whitely, farmer, about 2 miles northwest, born Ind., 1840; John Whitely, farmer, 3/4 mile east, born Ind., 1844; James H. Walkup, 1 mile wcst, born Va., 1828; John Wilson, farmer and teamster, born Ind. , 1835; and Calvin Walker, carpenter, born Ky., 1818. These are a few of the people who came here between 1830s and 1870s. These early settlers were Methodists, Christians, Bap- tists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, United Brethren and German Baptists or Dunkers, and of such most communities are formed.
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