History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships, Part 119

Author: Tucker, Ebenezer
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : A.L. Klingman
Number of Pages: 664

USA > Indiana > Randolph County > History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships > Part 119

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

and in company with E. J. Marsh (now of the Portiand Commercial) purchased the Winches- ter Journal, with which he has ever since been identified. In December, 1871, ho purchased the interest of Mr. Marsh in the paper, and in July, 1872, associated Mr. Hodson with him as a part- ner. The Journal was theu edited and pub- lished by Hodson & Beeson until July 1, 1821, when Mr. Beeson became sole proprietor by the purchase of Mr. Hodson's interest, and bas since continued to publish it without an associ - ate. The Journal office is the oldest prirsing establishment in Randolph County, heving been founded about the year 1843 by Cel. B. Hf. Neff, who Issued the Winchester Patriot from this room. In the hands of tis pressot proprie- tor, the Journal malatains the high reputation It has always borbe for rellability and h.Geerce. It has an extended circulation, and is ctrourly Republican in politics. In February, Art, 7G2 Besson was elected by the Legislature of In ti- ana as one of the Directors of the State I'r'9:41 North, and on the 11th of March, 19SI, W.15 chosen President of the board. Re is a uan of well-known Integrity, and in all zespoett a porti citizen. He is a member of the Misonle trate -- nity, the Independent Order of Odd Fellowi, the Knights of Honor, and one of the charter members of Nelson Trussier Post, No. 60, G. A. R. He is a thorough business man, prompt aud reliable in all his dealings, and governed always by a high sense of honor and right. During his residence in this community, he has gained numerous friends, and by his personal popular- ity has placed the Journal upon a high plane in "terary and political circles. He was marriod In 1867, to Miss Margaret E. Marsh, an accom- plished young lady, the daughter of William Marsh, deceased. This union was blessed by two children, named respectively William E. and Charles H.

RES.OF A.C.BEESON, WINCHESTER, RANDOLPH. CO. IND.

HON ANDREW AKER.

MRS HANNAH AKER.

Chinchus comoroy

MRS NANCY A.MILLER.

JUDGE DANIEL B. MILLER

355

WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP.

and either in an official or private capacity always attends the annual sessions of the Odd Fellowa and Masonio Grand Lodges. He has been honored with important trusts, both by the public and by the fraternities with which he is identified, and in each inetance he has discharged the duties of his position with s zealand fidelity that proved the trusts worthily bestowed, sod gained for him a lasting place in the estimation of those he served. He was married on the 14th day of October, 1864, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John Garland, Esq., & highly respected citizen of Randolph County. By thle nnion they are the parents of two children, named, respectively, Frank and Rhoena. In politics, Mr. Murray has always been recognized as a strong partisan, and is bold and fearless in the advocacy and maintenance of his principles; yet among his warm, personal friends, he counts many who are radically opposed to him in politics. His personal char- soteristics have won friends to his side, and among them all, he is recognized as an honorable man and a good citizen.

HENRY T. MOINTIRE resides at Mackeville, White River Township ; he was born in Randolph November 16, 1820 ; his father, Robinson MeIntire, was one of the first settlers of the county, having emigrated hither in Merch, 1819. Henry T. was brought up at hard laber, such as only those who saw the wilds of the forest can realise. His schooling was obtained in subscription scheels, which continued about three months each year. The schoolhouse was furnished with slab sests and puncheon writing deaks. The window in the schoolhouse was made by removing one log out of the side wall. The room was warmed by a huge fire-place in the end of the house, sround which the happy urchins gathered in the cold winter deys to warm and study. Mr. Mo- Intire was married, in 1855, to Miss Mary J. Bull, a native of Logansport, Ind. They have had seven children, of whom six are living, viz., Anns M., Sarah B., Rachel G., Sample P., Hattie and Guy K. Mr. Melntire has a fine farm in the bottom lands of White River, which is mostly underlaid with an excellent quality of gravel and some lime rock. He engages in farming and stock-raising. He donated two acres of land for the Macksville Cemetery and the M. E. Church. Mrs. MeIntire is & member of the M. E. Church.

JOSEPH MONKS, fermer, P. O. Harrisville, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, April 7, 1818, and is e son of John and Matilda E. Monks, the former a native of England, and the latter of Bardstown, Ky. He came with his parents to this county in 1821, st thet time the Indians, deer, turkeys and wolves were numerous in thie locality. The Monks settled in the thick woods, and labored hard to prepare & home. Mr. Monks has ground corn io & hominy blook with an iron wedge. The nearest mill was at 'Richmond, twenty-

five miles distant, and that distance he went on horseback. There was no scheel until he was thirteen years old, and then it was a subscription school, taught in a log cabin, with " stick and clay" chimney, slab seats, puncheon floor and clapboard reof. Mr. Menks was married, August 17, 1846, to Miss Lucinda Wilmore, daughter of W. C. Wilmore, of whom we shall make further mention elsewhere in this work. They had five children, viz., John, Willis, Louisa, Sarah (deceased), and an Infant (deceased). For eleven years, Mr. Menks followed weel carding, with his father in Winchester, since that time he has been engaged in farming and stock-raising. He now owns 160 acres of valuable land, and resides on Section 12.

JAMES McNEAL is & resident of White River Township; he was born in Washington Township, Randolph County, July 28, 1880, and is a son of James and Elizabeth Jarrett MeNeal. James was brought up on a farm and educated in & log cabin. The seats of his school-room were cushioned with the soft sides of split slabs, and the floor was carpeted with alluvium. In one end of the schoolhouse there was a large fire-place, which was s comforter on cold winter days. Mr. McNeal, in his early life, was employed in clearing land and put- ting the soil under oultivation ; he also leerued the carpenter trade and black- smithing. Of late years he has employed himself, ss ho says, " in a general purpose way." He is a genius in the arts. He was married, April 11, 1858, to Mies Matilde Meyer, s native of Pennsylvania, and daughter of Jacob Meyer, of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. MoNeal have had two children, viz., Elmira Belle, who is a graduste of the Winchester High School, and a prominent teacher of Randolph County ; Ids P., who ie deceased. Mr. MeNesl owne a neat farm of thirty-three acres near the corporate limits of Winchester. This family is favorably received and highly appreciated.

THOMAS R. McGUIRE was born on the 12th day of May, 1833, st Max- ville, Randolph Co., Ind .; he is a son of Samuel McGuire and Eunice (Burns) McGuire, a native of New York. Samuel was a native of North Carolina. There were ten children in the McGuire family. Thomas R. is the oldest son, and consequently very familiar with the pioneer life ; his education was such 88 the district schoole then afforded ; he has always been employed on a farm. On the 80th day of December, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, of the Nine- teenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and re-enlisted on the BIet day of December. 1863, et Culpeper Court House, Va. He participated in the battle of Petersburg and the Wilderness, and was wounded, and is a pensioner ; he was detailed as a teameter in June, 1862, and drove a team nearly three years ; he was badly hurt by a mule falling on him on the 7th day of May, 1863; he was honorably discharged on the 12th day of July, 1865, at Jeffer- Bonville, Ind., by reason of General Order No. 26, of the Army of Tennessee. Four years before the war, Thomas R. and his wife moved to Cooper County, Mo., and resided there till the war began, when on account of the war they re- turned to Indiens. After the close of the war, they moved to Minnesota in 1866, and back to Indians in 1867. In 1874, moved to Kansas, end in 1877 back to Indiana. They have nine children-William R., born May 10, 1856; Sarıuel, born September 19, 1858; James A., born July 2, 1861 ; Daniel S., born October 8, 1865 ; U. S., October 8, 1865; the letter two being twing- Lewis B., November 30, 1866, Anna Mary, December 3, 1868; Sarah Ellen, January 26, 1871 ; Marthe Jane, January 6, 1875.

ABRAM MOSER, farmer, P. O. Winchester. Mr. Moser was born in Derke County, Ohlo, August 23, 1828, and is & son of Solomon and Mary Moser, natives of Tennessee. Mr. Meser's education was very limited, as school privi- leges in his boyhood days were very poor ; he came to this county with his

parente in 1836, where he worked very hard, assisting his father to clear and make a farm. The schoolhouse in which he attended school for & short time was & emeli cabin, with elab seats, and s board, supported on pins in the well, for a writing desk. He has cleared and mede two farme for himself since grown ; he was married, in 1846, to Miss Catharine Brooks, by whom he had twelve children : of these, there are living, viz., Merths A., Anderson, David, Ensley, Millis C., Lafayette sod Abram H. Mre. Moser died July 24, 1879, and he again married, June 18, 1880, this time to Mrs. Hannah Woolf, who had one child-Alonzo, by her firet husband. Mr. Moser's father was & soldier in the war of 1812.

DANIEL U. MOORE (deceased), was s native of Warren County, Ohio, and was born October 17, 1818; he was reared on a farm and educated in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1826, he removed to Butler County, Ohio, with his sister, where, July 26, 1888, he married Miss Mary Freeman ; she was born In Butler County, Ohlo, in June, 1813, and is a daughter of John W. and Marga- ret Fraeman. Mr. and Mrs. Moore became the parents of fourteen children, twelve of whom they raised, and eleven are now living, viz., John W., Joel F., Jasper, Willism, Thomas, Albert, Francis M., Oliver, Margaret J., Mary A. and Daniel H. They moved to this county in 1858, where Mr. Moore worked very hard to make a farm. Ae & farmer and stock-raiser be was emi- nently successful, accumulating ever 400 acres of valuable land. He died Au- gust 80, 1876 ; he was an honest, benevolent man.

TYRE T. PUCKETT.

Tyre Taylor Puckett, a pioneer and farmer, is the son of Joseph and Mary (Garrett) Puckett, and was born in Surry County, N. C., January 15, 1810. He is the oldest of a family of ten children, of whom four are now living : bie parents were born and raised in North Carolina. They removed from North Caroline In the fall of 1814, and settled in Clinton County, Ohio, where they remained for five yeare, when they removed with their children to Indiana, and settled in Randolph County, White River Township, and entered a quarter seo- tion of land, being a part of the farm upon which the subject of this sketch now resides.

Tyro was about ten years of age when his parents settled in this county. The part of the county where they settled was an unbroken forest, there being but four families in the township. There being no improvemente, these families were compelled to clear a rosu through the forests before they could gsin ac- cess to and from their premises.

Tyre's experience in boyhood was most severe in hardships and depriva- tions ; being the oldest of the children, the burden of the responsibilities of pioneer life fell to hia lot. But having learned the great lesson of untiring in- dustry, and being blessed with & robust constitution, his part of the laber of developing & farm under these circumstances was crowned with abundant BUOcess.

His education was meager, being deprived almost exclusively of the sd- vantage of scheels, and what education he did obtain was secured by his own exertions at such times as he could not be actively engaged on the farm ; he mastered the rudiments of the common branches sufficient to transact the com- mon business of life.

He early acquired & great fondness for study and the reading of general literature. In order to obtain books and papers, he would exchange some of the products of the farm for them. For the first newspaper he ever possessed, he gave a barrel of flour as a subscription price.

He was first married to Elizabeth Balea, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Beles, of Randolph County, November 20, 1880. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are still living ; his first wife died July 17, 1838. His second marriage was to Eliza Johnson Hill, daughter of John and Esther Hill, of Henry County, Ind. They were married November 10, 1845; bie second wife is still living, end her portrait accompanies this sketch in con- nectlen with her husband's. This second union was blessed with one child, & daughter, who is still living with them at the old homestead.

Mr. Puckett ie owner and proprietor of & farm of 287 sores, of which 100 acres sre under cultivation. Thie farm is conveniently located, of a good quality of soil, well adapted to grain and grazing. It is eupplied with an abundance of never-failing water. It is also supplied with abundance of excel- lent timber. The farm buildings are in good condition, being convenient and cemmodieus. His house is in close proximity to two excellent and never-fail- ing springs. Mr. Puckett's church relations have been with the Society of Friends ; that of his present wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In poli- tics, Mr. Puckett affiliates with the National Greenback party at the present time, having aiways before the organization of this party sffilisted with the Republican party.

His most excellent wife, Elize J. Puckett, was born in Virginia September 5, 1819. She is the daughter of John and Esther Hill; her parents removed from Virginie and settled in Henry County, Ind., in the spring of 1888. Eliza was the eideat of a family of eight children, seven of whom are still living, end all reside in this State with one exception. She was fourteen years of age when her parents removed from Virginia, and being the eldest, the greater burden of frontier life fell upon her shoulders. In addition to performing household duties in pioneer times (which none but ploneers know), she was frequently engaged as leberer on the farm, doing all kinds of farm work, from the clearing down through the whole catalogue. After she was twenty-one years of age, she hired out for several years, receiving about 75 oente a week, frequently receiving her pay in articles of apparel, eto. She now owns & spin- ning-wheel and side saddle as relios of the wages of her younger life. Her educstion is very meager, on account of the fact stated in connection with her pioneer life.

Mre. Puckett is in good health at the present time, and takes an active part in the cares of the household, which she is careful to look after in detsil. Her husband is deprived from manual labor to any great extent on account of contraction of some of his limbe, caused by rheumatism. Each leads a quiet and

356

HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.

industrious life, surrounded by leving children and friends, and enough proper- ty to keep them comfortable the remainder of their days.

CALVIN PUCKETT, farmer, P. O. Winchester. This enterprising farmer and the present Treasurer of Randolph County was born in this county Janu- ary 16, 1835, and is a son ef Nathan and Betsey Puckett, natives of North Caro- lina. He was brought up a farmer's boy, and his education was received in the common schoole; he served his country three years and three months in the late war, in Company E, Fifty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Mission Ridge, Pittsburg Landing, Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Black Hickory and others. He was married, in January, 1859, to Miss Emeline Pegg, u antive of this county and daughter of Ithamer Pegg, of White River Township. They have had five children, of whom four are living, viz., Delphina, Elvira, Sarah A. and Angeline. Mr. Puckett owns 160 acres of valuable land, and resides en Section 36, White River Township.

NATHANIEL PUCKETT farmer, (deceased). The subject of our sketch was a native of this county, and was hern February 28, 1825. His par- ents were Zachariah and Edith Puckett, who settled in Randolph County in an early dny ; he was brought up to hard work on his father's farm ; he was married three times-first, to Miss Nancy Hurst: the second, to Sarah J. Spray, and the third time to Miss Sarah, daughter of John Adamson. Mr. Puckett had two children hy his second wife, Zachariah T. and Samuel C., and eix by his third wife, viz., James, Elmer, Elijah and Chester, living, and Phoebe A. and Mary E., deceased. Mr. Puckett died March 18, 1880, respected by all. He was a benevolent and kind citizen, always aiding as he was prosperous in business for the support of schoole, churches, and benevolent institutions.

WILLIAM PEGG, farmer, P. O. Unionsport, is a native of Wayne County, Ind., and was born April 1, 1831. His parents were John and Lydia Pegg, who came to this county about the year 1832. The country was then wild, and they had to work very hard in the thick timber to make a farm. They lived for eeveral years in a round-log cabin. Mr. Pegg attended a subscription school in an old log cabin, and sat on a slab bench, and wrote upon a board supported by pins in the wall. They often had spelling schools at night, aud vied with each other as to who should stand up last in the contest. Mr. Pegg was married in February, 1859, to Mies Hettie A. Green, daughter of Levi Green, deceased. She was born in this county. They have six children-Taylor, John H., Lydia B., Charley C., Rosanna and Lizzie C. Mr. Pegg owas 153 acres of valuable land, and is a prominent farmer.

MARTIN PEGG, farmer, P. O. Unionsport, was born in this township Jan- uary 30, 1837, and is a son of John and Lydia Pegg, early settlers of this county. He was raised on his father's woodtand farm, and hence is familiar with grubbing, picking, chopping, rolling logs, and other hard work attending the making of farms in the woods. He attended school in a log house, and ent on n sinb seat. Ile was married, March 11, 1866, to Miss Rebecca J. Woolf, daughter of William Woelf, an early settler of Randolph County. They have four children-Francis M., John W., Milo C. and Willard P. Mr. Pegg served three years in the late war, in Company A, Eighty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Mission Ridge, Stone River, Atlanta, Huntsville, and others, twenty-two in all. He now owns seventy-one acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising.

JOHN PEGG was born in North Carolina Mny 17. 1800, and died on his farm in White River Township, Randolph County, April 7, 1867. He was a son of Reuben Pegg, and was brought up on n form, and accustomed to hard work all his life from his youth. He was married February 12, 1829, to Miss Lydin Cloud, and in 1830 came to Randolph County nud settled on the west half of Section 28. in White River Towaship. Mr. and Mrs. Pegg had eleven children, of whom nine are living, viz. : William, Martin, Rachel, Rebecca, Lydia, John, Jesse, Lucinda and Lurenn. Jolin und Martin were soldiers in the late war, and participated in many of the mout noted battles, among which were the fol- lowing: Both the Bull Run conflicts, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Fred- ericksburg, Antietam and Gettysburg. At the last-named place, John was wounded and taken prisoner, on the lat dny of July. 1863, and on the 4th day of the same month he was re-taken by the Union foroes.

JOHN R. PHILLIPS, farmer, P. O. Winchester. Mr. Phillips is a native of Clermont County, Ohio, and was born May 3, 1827 ; his parents were Joseph and Nancy Phillips. The former was a miller, and our subject took his early lessons in manual labor in his father's mill. At the age of seventeen years, he learned the wagon and carriage maker's trade, at which he worked for about twenty-six years, except three years, which time he devoted to the service of the Union during the rebellion. He entered the service as Second Lieutenant of Company E, Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but was soon promoted to the office of Captain. He participated in the battles of Arkansas Post, siege of Vicksburg, Red River expedition, siege of Mobile, and others. While storm- ing Fort Blakely, nt Mobile, the brim of his hat was cut by a ball from the enemy. He was married in November, 1849, to Miss Nancy Beeler, by whom he has had seven children ; of these four are living, viz. : Samuel B., Parish, Ennis N. and Frank G.

JOHN PICKETT, farmer, deceased. This worthy old settler was born in Orange County, N. C., August 4, 1808, and is a son of Ben- jamin and Ituth Pickett, also natives of North Carolina. His educational ad- vantages were limited. The schools were taught by subscription, and in onbius. He sat on a slab sent split from a leg, and wrote on n puncheon lesk supported by pins in the wall. The windows consisted of a log removed from one side of the house. This was closed by n board when too cold, ns they had no glass. lle came to this county in 1829 ; returning in 1830, he married Miss Mary Pike, daughter of William and Sarah (Sherriden) Pike. The young couple then cast their lot in the llonsier forest. They purchased the improve- ments on some laud, which consisted of a small enbin, with clap-board iner, puucheon floor and n stick chimney, half built. There was also one acre of land oleared. There they struggled hard to make a home in the dense forest. Mr. l'ickett hauled wheat to Dayton, Ohio, a distance of fifty miles, and then could get no money for it, but was compelled to " trade it out." They have had ten

children, of whom six are living-William, Clarkson, Louisa, Ruth D., R. Bar- clay and T. Chalkley. All are married except Ruth D. They are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Pickett died on the 14th day of March, 1882, and his son, Clarkson, died on the 22d day of March, 1882.

JOUN W. PFISTERER is a merchant at Unionsport. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 5, 1831, and is a son of Philip and Magdalinn Pfisterer, who were natives of Germany. The greater portion of Mr. Pfisterer's youthful days were spent on the farm, nad he received his education in the common schouls. He first engaged in business near Greenville, Ohio, in the manufacture of woolen goods. Ile came to Randolph County in 1866, and, ex- cepting one and one-half years, has resided here ever since. In the month of September, 1880, he began business in the village of Unionsport, in & store of all kinds of goods and notions suitable to the trade of the surrounding coun- try. Owing to his fuir dealing, his trade steadily increased, and his business became permanent. Ife was married, in 1866, to Mies Elizabeth Muckridge, a daughter of James R. Muckridge. Mrs. Pfisterer was born in Cincinnati. In the Pfisterer family there are four children, namely, Maggie, William, Charles and Emma.

JOHN RICHARDSON, dry goods merchant, has been a prominent citizen of Winchester for thirty-three years. He was born in Franklin County, Ind., March 10, 1825; he is the son of William and Jane (Cathers) Richardsou, and is the second child of a second set of three children, none of whom are now living except the subject of this sketch ; his father was a native of England, and was born in 1777, and came to the United States with his parents very early iu life ; his mother was of Irish parentage, and was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1795; his father died in Ohio when John was but two years of age, but had previously resided in Franklin County, this State. After the death of his father, John necotopanied his mother in her return to this State, and settled on the old homestead, where they remained for about three years, when they moved to Butler County, Ohio. At the age of fifteen, John engaged with George Me- Adams, of IInmilton, Ohio, to learn the merchant tailoring ; he remained with Mr. McAdams for about six months, when he was bound to James Wilson, of Cincinnati, for seven years, but did not remain until the expiration of the time by about one year. While with Mr. Wilson, he continued to work at his trade. After leaving Cincinnati, he worked nt his trade for one winter in Hamilton, then went to Pittsburgh for a short time, and from there to Wheeling, W. Va., where he remained for nearly one year ; he then went to Lexington, Ky., where he remained until the brenking-out of the Mexican war, when he enlisted in the First Kentucky Cavalry. under Capt. Cassius M. Clay and Col. Humphrey Marshall. The regiment went into camp nt Louisville, Ky., for about one month, when they were transferred to Memphis, Tenn., and went into oamp in Arkansas, on opposite side of the Mississippi River. After remaining here for ten days and receiving their supplies, they went to the front on the Rio Grande by overland route. After recruiting for one month, they were assigned to guard and scout duties. After guarding a supply train as far as Monterey, they joined Gen. Taylor's army. They were again placed upon guard duty, and necompa- nied another supply train to Saltille, and from there were sent to guard a pass in the mountains. While here, John and twenty-nine other men of his regi- ment, commnoded by Capt. Clay and Maj. Gaines, were detailed to ascertain the position of Gen. Santa Anna's army. While they were engaged in this hazardous undertaking, they were surrounded and captured by Gen. Minion, of Incarnation. They were conveyed as prisoners of war to San Louis, and several other places. They were kept at the City of Mexico fer about five months. When Gen. Scott made his attack upon that city, they were trans- ferred to Tampico, where they were paroled at the close of the war, and after- ward mustered out of the service at New Orleans, After a brief sojourn at Louisville, Ky., he engaged himself to a man by the name of Belknap, who was employing teamsters for an overland route from Vern Cruz to the City of Mexi- co ; he made one trip to Mexico, where he remained until peace was declared ; he then returned via New Orleans and Cincinnati to his mother's home, who was at that time living in this county. He has continued to reside in this county ever since, with the exception of the winter of 1849, when he lived in Michigan City, this State. He was united in A first marriage to Cynthia Ann Lilley, of La Porte County, Ind., July 21, 1850. This union was blessed with two children, both of whom are deceased ; his wife died in Winchester May 12, 1858 : he wns united in n second marriage to Miss Nancy Mettler, daughter of William and Nancy Mettler, of this county, October 9, 1853, who still survives, and has been of inestimable service to her husband, in his battles against poverty, and securing n competency of worldly effects which they now enjoy. In fact, Mr. Richardson owes much of his present position in the world to the industry and frugality of his excellent wife, who is a most amiable nod worthy woman. She was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 28, 1826. Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ardson are the parents of four children, three of whom are living as follows : Ellen F., born July 15, 1854, and deceased July 6, 1859; George F., born March 7, 1856 ; Cinra B , horn June 22, 1858; Lillie M., born March 9, 1863. At the time Mr. Richardson came to the town of Winchester, he was wholly destitute of menns, but was master of a good trade, and to this he applied him- self with the greatest diligence, working day and night, and by his industry nad frugality in his investments, he has become independent, and can live with ease upon his income. He owns some of the most valuable business blocks in the city of Winchester. In addition to his trade, he has been successfully en- gaged in n general mercantile business for over thirty years. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson and their daughters, are acceptable and honored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Richardson is also nu active member of Winchester Lodge, No. 56, F. & A. M., Randolph Chapter No. 35, R. A. M., and Richanad Commandery, No. 8, K. T. He is n public-spirited mon, and has ever taken no active interest in all of the moral reforins of the day. He has always been a bitter and uncompromising enemy of the rum traffie, and has de- voted largely of his means and time to the temperance cause. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are well preserved in health, active and useful members of the church and society.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships, Part 119

Author: Tucker, Ebenezer Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago : A.L. Klingman Number of Pages: 664

Author: Tucker, Ebenezer
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : A.L. Klingman
Number of Pages: 664