Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 86

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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TUIL FIRST COURT ..

The first Term of The Fullon Circuit Court commenced al the house of Ebenezer Wur, October 47, 18,16; present, Sminuel C. Sample, Judge of The Eigbih Judicial Circuit, nad lohn Robbins muil Anthony Marlin, Associnte Judges ; also Jobn Darisou, Sheriff of the County. The court courened, nud ul once adjourned lo The house of Robert Alurlin, in The town of Rochosler, which lind by this time been chosen as the seal of Juslice.

The hiel business Inttieneliul iras The admission of Gustatuy A. Everis ulul Joseph t. Jernegan lo junelice al the hur of The courl ay allorneys at

The next joaceeding tras Iu bring in the following panel of grund jurors, lo idl : Willow l'olk, trho truy by the rourl appointed forein, William Spencer, George Bozarth, William ttoubins, Itoher! Wiley, Jerewish Ornisbee, William Moore, Alexander Chomberluin, Mielinel Shore, Thomas Starlin, Juives Muore, Thomas N. Whestley, Joseph Hohhins. Ebenezer Word und Josi ph Allerson.

Six imticlients uere tried by The court, Ilud number having been re- turned by the grand jury. Threr of these were for selling sjurits to the Inlings, Two for gaming, und oue for indulging in an affray. In the ausener of Joseph 3., Jernegnu, The I'ruseculor of The district, GusInrus A Byrris wyup appointed Special I'rosreulor, lo represent the Sindle ou Ihr accoud doy of the session, undl ns such appeared in The tire criminel cosr rier tried in The county Some of the defendants in these I riviat ensed were loug afterward known as leading citizens of the county.

The members of the tral pelil jury were Itobert ti. Oraustice, Elins Ginndy, Williun D. Gregury, Jesse Buzau, tucub Critser, tutues Woods, Thomny J. Holrome, Samuel I'miker and Inmes tilliott. Bul uiur turihers onsiered lo their time, und, upon Their upperanre, they urre discharged. The Hessian Insted but liro duys in all, irhen an adjourument uns laken until the Mnich Ieri.

Fullon l'ounty was organized in accordance with an ael of The General Asseuilly, passed in IAli. Until then, il hnil bron nliselied for juulicinl pur- poses lo Cits County.

The first meeting of the County Commissioners wos hehl nl the house of Robert Merlin, April 11, 1836. The Commissioners were Sanmel G. Sperry, Murtin II. Veuard anil Michnel Shore. Lot N. Bozarth was appointed Cleik anil uso performeil The duties of Recorder atul Andiler.

"T'ho conuly trus laist oft into Three townships, which were named Liberty, Rochester and Richluml. The Sheriff irny ordered lo call elveliony in These townships on the 24th of April, al Thy following filees: In Richland, ul Iho houso of Richard Crinabee ; in Rochester, nt Tho house of Robert Varlin , nunl iu Liberty, ut Thu hollse of Silas Ler.

The first seal of the country was adopted il the second day's session of ilu- Commissioners, ound was n diamond-shaped paper attached le a wafer William I1. Martin was uppomiled Commuy Assessor; John Davidson, Treas- urer ; Joseph Robbins, School Commissioner , and Willium l'olk, Surreyer The first Ropresenlalire from the runtly uns Willinin Kanwels.

Ou the 5th of Seplumber, J. R. Ward, who had sucrreiled Davidson na Treasurer, made his first report of the county Anunces. Tho document INILS rery brief indeed, and aluled thul the recripds and disbursements were rej- resented by zero. Tho amount of cash on honil nas $16, which, by the urny, was ilonilion money. The full amount of laxes for lqu renr 1836 Ivus but $189.432. The self-sacrifice of The Commissioners, who refused to lake any pay for services nl Their April session, in the light of The nhove, will therefore bo beller apprecinled. The per cent. assessed for Shule purposes in 1830, uns 5 ceuts on The $100; for roud purposes, 2 remis on the $100, 60 cents on the poll were assessed fol Slale purposes, mil 75 cents fer Iln. county poll lax, as trell os 40) conls on each $100 of rolunlion. The price of Litorn and grocery licenses irny placed al $25. "Traders' licenses were placel al $10 for enel $1,0000 worth, or less, of goods sohl, und Ss fot rach $1,0iXI adililionul.

The first rond pelitioned for after the organization of the county wny for one lo rou frem The "soullurest corner of Seelion 24, in Township 31, pral thir longo of Judgo Robbins, und upon the biff of Mill Creek, until il strikes the Michigan raad ul Rochester." Willimin Moore, William Speucer and Jesse Buzan nere appoinlod Viewers lo rieu anil mark The roail.

Tho Commissioners uppointed by the General Assembly lo locate the srd of justice mel at the house of Ebenezer Ward, on the second Monday of Inne, 1934. The following members of The Loenting Commission nere present : B. MeCarly, Jeremiah Corbally, Jmnes Hutchins and James Stewart. After exmining thr sereral localities offered, il was determined to establish The county seat nl Rochester. The original praprielors ilounled In tho couoly forly lols and one uorr of land, to be selecled by the Commissioners, for a lurinl ground.

There was somo effoil thade lo secure the loration of The county seal al The crossing of The Michigun road und The Tippecongo River, but il dil nol surred.

THE COUNTY ANIIMIINGS

The first hilding orecled for The county irng a jul, linh or hem y logs, nud sluniling near the present residence of C. F. Hurter. The building IFas solid and secure, and would pul lo shame many of the expeusire iron structures erechel al a later day for the incarceration of prisoners. Thu structure irng about 1's by 40 feel, Iu o sturioy in hright, with The jail below. There was no opening in the walls of the prison exerje a small burrell u indow, nud eril-doers trero Inken un by an outside slairiny and dropped inlo Tho ilungeon by any of it Irap door in the upper floor. The Ersl rude dungeon gare truy la The present jail, built in the rrur of the court house, Innd hushed shortly after The complelieu of thul building, in 1848.

The first courl house owned by The conuly slooil ou lho preseul site of Surgenl's brick building, opposite The rourl house square. The building u ay n small one, tiro stories in height, nith jury rooms ou the second floor. Jn size, upon The ground, il wvn9 24 by 10 frel. The plan far ils construction tras milojdeil by The Comunissjours Muy 1, 1837. "lu 1815, this primilite Alructure was found lo br loe shinll try The business, nuit, Iront Chel limu ublil 1848, the old Methodist Church ans used for holding conris. The couil house noir in use is a substanlinh brick, in Ibr center of the roomy ruur! house square, with n court room uhor e ind rooms for the county officers be- It was completed in 1844; Heury Kenl. conle lor.

Thir county asylum for panpers aud The helptess is located ou the farm owned, until purehinged for public use, br B3. 1. Menre. It is three uules fun Ruchester, nud ling a plain, roomy building for the neemmuutodaliun ef inutiles.

The Fulton Conuly Agricultural Soolely is organized in 1857, umul, after being conducted irith mnoderale success, was reorganized in 1868. The Guts ure uowy bell under lho nuspices of a strong joint stock company, of which C. 11. Robbins is President ; F B. Ernyberger, Serelury ; and A. C Cop- Innd, Treasurer. Tho Society is out of ilebl nod has a small surplus. The groutuls aljoin Rochester on the soulhiresl. The Society hus it Hoe half- utile Track and good huiltlings fur eslubilion purposea.

The county officers for 1875-7di ure us follon's : Clerk, Smuuel Kerley. Auditor, Chorles W. Coffyy ; Recoriler, Chester Chamberlain ; Treasurer, Julin E Cates ; Sherin, Siilnor R. Moon . Surveyor, Silus 1. Miller; Super- inleudent, Enoch Myers; Commissioners, George W Carter, Thonins H Martell und John W Black , Represrulolive, George # Bearss; Seualot, Ihlo It. Smith.

This loun is near the center of the ruuuly, on the Whohignu roud. The town site is lerel, bul The sandy soil affords natural druiunge for the sunplus munfill Rochester irus Inid ant by Alexander Chntuberlin and Lot N Bozurth, u ho fileil Then plol af Ihr loun in Chas Couuly, August, 18di Fullon Couuly was not yet organized nl Thul thue, und The records u ero kepl ul Lognusport. By the lime The county tros organized, in 1830, G. W. ILnd W. G. Kuring and Cyrus Tuher, of Legausport, also brenmie interested in the loni, nud, As forl owners of the ulni, entered into Tho agreement uberuby it was selected as The counly senl.

The county increased bul stoirly in population, during the first years after The organization, utl the same nos The ruse with The county sunl Until after The lale ivoi, there here uo railways irillin Ihr litnils of Bie Lounly, bul The completion of Ihr lwlinuspolis, l'eru & tChicago liue, shorth afterward, gute n new impetus In its growth and prosperity. In 18Tu, Rorhester lini a jaquilation of 1,626, which, by 1876, mul itwrensed lo aheul 1,800,

Itochester wus tucorporaled September 0, 1828 The question ny 10 whether or nu the plice should he tucorporaled wns subwillel lou vote Ill The 26th of June, 1973, nnd resulted in on ufbirinilire deelsiou by a role of 30 To 14. Sidney Keith wn, President of The first Bonid of Truders, and Invid l'ershing way The tirel Town t'lerk.

The firel religious services were held in the ohl court house. The fral houtso of trorship tus werled by the alethodists, in 1816. It sload upou Ihr Aile of u mneb huger building, offerword Unill lo replace it, nud HowY used ns a dry goods slorr. The tiral ministers were rirruil riders, mul among The earliest of these were the Revs. John Paul Jones, J. Calelaier and Fhler Skillman. The first I'rishplerinn churet huill is stilt in use, ILud was completed not long after that belonging to the Mellundials. The Run Millignu, tustalled os pastor, was the firal seltled minister of the l'resh). serinu thith in the laivu.

In 1876, Lbe l'eshyletians, }hellodista, Baptista, buthorns and Catholics ill hud houses of worship in the ulaer.

The ltochestor public schools are gruded, nud ure tune in charge of 1'ruf William Williams.

Rochester has Three Hauring imills, the largest of which was completed in 188. 44 # cost of $25,6kl, nul is run hy water poner, brought Fram

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Maniton Lake, n mile distant. It uns starteil up late in 1877, after laying idle a number of years. A large business is curried on in the productinn and shipment of hard-woont Inmber. There is also n steam elevator in the phee, miul the usual number of smaller shops, and all the retail stores usually founil in n country lown, und one bank.

The present town officer's are as follows : Trustees, D. R. Martin, I. Mt Rioter muil W. H. C. Chinn; Clerk, L. S. Emriok ; Murshul, D. Ruder ; Treasurer, C. A Hindman.

TIL. CONATY PRLAS

The first newspaper published wens the Star, starteil in 1810 by Dr. John 4 Thavell, nt present n physician in the loin of Kennnee. Hluwell soon disposed uf the paper, und for n number of yeurs There were almost coustant changes, nor iliil ony of the papers reach n very remunerative husis, notil abont 1810. Areoriling to it list of proprietors nul editors, furnishedl A. T. Billers, of the Sentinel, the changes in that paper have been as follows: John 11 Scoll sneecelleit Ilunell, and lus publication wus known ny the Flig. Belireen ' 1838 nud 1856, we tuul the press under the rontrol of Pershing & Carothers, Duris & Shufer, Arch. Meltonald and I Bulker ; the nume Sentinel uns adopted in 'off, oil ice find next Chupin & Itgood, John Nale and f. D Buthauny, who followed each other in andcession ; Pugh & Coffyn, und A. G. F'ugh nost published the piper us the Staudord; l'utriek (' Drie comr hrxl, and then ,. C. Lovelminl, who changeil the nine to that of Chey Pluies. Ahont Isfit, Platt MeDauall changed the mine back to Nenhnel, nailer which umme it ling sniled until now. A. T. Meleulf succeeded Mellonnul, anil four ye irs ugo garo way lo A T Bitters, the present editar. The Sentinel is a six-colutun quarto, und Democratie in politie+

The Imiou Spy is the urgun of the Republican party, mol, like The Sea- fond, 19 h sprightly quarto, ally cilited The present nume wies assumed in 1SE;4. Before that time the paper had been published under curious numes, by Iharles Shryock, Shryork & Trimble, Stuily A Fuller, Essick & Chinn und Essiek & Spotts. The last nameil Hohl to M B. & W. Il Maltingly, in Isis, who, in 1873, disposeil at their interest lo T. V. Bilters, the present editor und proprietor.

is the seround toien in the county, und lies threo miles cast of the Pulaski Conbly Ime, aud in o southuv-leru ilirection from Rochester. It liny u fine Annring mill, nud is the arnt of u considerable country trade. The town was formerly known hy the umine of Pleasant Grare, nud wus incorporated some jeury ngo

+untheast of Rochester, is the third town in the county, as to wize and bysi- ness

Tioma, Sturgeon, Wagner, Fulton, Bloomingyburgh, Green, Cork anil Mount Vernon ure the renmining touns in the county.

SCOTT COUNTY.

Froll County, situated in the southeastern part of the Slate, has quile irregulor outlines. The surface of this rounty alfords it cpriety of secuery. The north, northwestern nud central portions are very fint, ns about Scolts- burg, Austin aud especially in Johnyon Township; here the drainage i- poor, escepl in the immoiliate vicinity of Big Creek und north of Win. Ini is' form, where the grimmd is slightly rolling; the eastern part is rulling, and the tulithern anil sontheasterit ure cery much hiroken by n continuntian of the kuch ninge nf hills uf t'lurke County, which have an elevation of three to four hundred feet. Frmu White Oak Point, Rueky l'oint, Piney Point and modor ather rlevalions ure tion's uf almost the entire county. Five miles synth ampl west of Vienna, on the dividing ridge beticoen the hend waters of Silver Creek, iu Clarke County, and the waters of Pigeon Roost Fork, in Sell County, the view is very commonding. This county line an area of 213 square miles, or 1311, 320 neres. The soil is well adapted to the cultivation of wheat, ants, corn and grass, of which Thero ure lorgu sbijonenls uinde; fruit iloey excellently well on the ridges, especially the smaller kinds, which ure quite extensively groth. Scott County also contributes her shure of bur-es, mules, cattle amil hogs lo tho goneral markets of the Sinte. Big J'rerk is the largest stream if the county; it rises in Ripley Ponuty und Ilnas in the direction of the Dhio River, formning a part of the northern ond western banudury of the county; it offers a number of will sites, and Ing seretal Iributuries. The Southoru Branch, or Brushy Fork of tho Musenta- turk, Wood's Fork, Iloise Fork ut Lexington, ligeou Roost Fork, Little anil Big 11x, awil Fourteen Mile Creok, all of which have more ur less small Iraks nul branches corptying into them, are minong the largest streams of the county lu former ilays, this conuty iens well tunbered with incious kuuls nf vak, poplur, bluek waltut, sugur und unter thajde, nah, hickory, etm and sycamore. The principal use unde of tunber toalny is to cut it inty couper's slock ; quite o uuniher of mills ure engaged in cutting simies for "tight work, " such us coal oil, pork and fish harrels, and for "slnek wark, " as flour, cement aml apple barrels. Wilson, Joues & Co., Two miles tenth af Austin, ent nauumlly 700,000 shuck birrel sluces, using n variety of limher-sugar, heech, nak, ele. Mr. Gibsou's " bucking" unchino at Ans- tin ents upicarel of 500,INH) white oak stave4, oxelusirely for oil mtul pock, barrels, per autumn, out friyk $18 per thousandl for sound stoves J. Il. Me- Fabien euts from Fit,000 to NHLARKI stares, nul innnufactures in Jefferson- Lille 411,000 ta 20,000 barrels per quuuni, Montgomery & Foster's mill, at I mington, cult fill,furt sel uf humuling for sinck work per year. Jmang the nanerals Konul une Seott County ore: Iron, stone, mungnnest und saline springs. fran ore is extensively exposed ou the region uf Vienun nud Finley fuieuships, by the crayon of the kuob ahnles. It eun be collecteil in all the Intrues muy along the stromy with cory littlo trouble, transporlu- liun being the principal item of cost. The are is a continuation of the body of Clucke unt Floyil C'ounlus. The anulysis of len ditereut heils shows u wusture of iron nud manganese in the proportion af fice to ono; the Intier wotal is consulered n valunblo addition to the ore-12 tous yiohl n lou al Ing irane In the southern, umul southicesloru parts of thu comunic, tho sindalune of the knuhs is quarried for bulling purposes. The principal limestone heds are found in the ensleru portion of the county, und, whilo some are suitulde for building, no extensive guurties nro worked in the cunnic. Secerat saline springs occur east of Lexington, at which salt ins manufactured in early days. A spring of cory and water is found ou tho Louer Fork (Creek ), one-half mnilo above the lanistille brunch ilepol, nail tiro borey have been sunk in the beil of the atrealle to u depth of 200 or JOU feet, but without un increased flow of water. A hoco suuk on Switzer Fark, enat ut' lown, to the depth uf soveral hundred feet, adarily a quantity ol' gis, which may he iguitenl'by n match. Sand, gravel mundt hrick olny's ire Fund in grunt nbaudance throughout the county.

ANTIQUITLE",

There Aro wo very large munda found in this county, yet tho nsunl umount nf Inling and Momul Builders' rolies pro fourul in vurions loculities, arl ocenviouml houo bedly or kitchou heaps ure met with. Moro evidences of a prehistario cuco huyo been found out the lorgur strenmy of the State.

John kuuberlin and his tivu sous, Daniel and Isaac, soltlod within the limits of what is nou' Seatt County, in the lutter part of April, 1805, near where Nonb's Station is nou located, ou or ner Kimberlin's Creek, on the

prevent form of Isine Kimberlin. He erected his logrubin, and ire snur a u hite onk Ing, sonnil ny it uns the day it was ent, that way taken from the calun only a few months ngo. John Stneker settled on a creek which non bears hie naino, in the spring of 18/7, and along in the summer und fall months he was followed by William Fleming, & Mr. Nichols, o Mr. Sirrells, l'eter Starins, Robert Brinton, Isone llorrod, Mr. Bishop, John Williams, Hirn Wingate and Mr. Bridgeinters, who scliled in variuns parts of the county. William Estil came here with his father in the spring of 1$18, and made The first settlement near where Scottsburg. the present county seet, has recently been located.

"The first grist.ulls in the county uere horse mills. In wu carly dlay. sult wells were gunk in rariens parts of the county, undl considerable silt

The frat paper published in the county was enthed the Western Fugle, hy Jncuti Whonds. The Enterprise succeeded it, the proprietor of which built the tirat brick house in the county. in 1814.

In the early tines, roads were quite impossable, nud the selllers usually went from pluce lo place along Irnils that were marked by blazed Irees; und, intil 1818-20, wild animals were plenty, one mian killing us many as nine wolves in n ily, not far from Losington. ligeon Hoost Creek ilerit es its boune from the fact that when it was first ilisootered nild pigeon4 by thousanils ruosted alont il, ond fur miles orounil. There tras a setile- ment inde here, in un carly day, known as the Pigeon Boost settlement; anil one of the most atrocious, startling anil cruel messaeres ever chronichd, was perpetraled bere by the sacuges On The 3d of September, 1812, J. Payne and I mon named Coffman u ere out bee hunting, in the How's pear where Vientia note stands, und were surpriseil and killeil hy a kund of thehe Shuince worriers, About sunset an the same day, this party of Indiana Atlocked the Pigen Hunst settlement, und, in the spuce af one hour, killedl one Inan, fire women und sixteen children. The huilies of some of the killed were horned in the fires which consumed the eshius in which the murders were perpetroteil. The nouies of the unfortunate persons nere 14 follows : Heury I'llins and his wife; Mrs, Payne, wife of I. Payne intutt' referred to), and eight of her children ; Mrs. John Morri- and her only child, and Mrs. Morris, the mother uf George Morris. Mrs. Inne Beggs, who.also lived in the settlement, mmle her escape with three small children, und uhuuil one hour after ilaylight, on the next morning, renched ibe hmise of lier brother, Mr. Yeholon Collins, nenr where the tuivn of Henryrille nais stands. William Collins, u ho uns then nearly sixty years old, defendeil luis honse, for peurly au bour, against the Indians. He was assisted hy Cupt. Norris. As Moon as dark cume, Mr. Collins and Cupl. Norris escaped from the house and, with tico small children (John and Icilia Collin-), At- rired at the house of Yebulon Collius about daylight next morning. 3Ir !:. t'olling, who now' resiiles near the spot where his kiusnien were murdered, Ims in Ins possession the identical gun with which William Collins, hrs gramluther, defended his house upon thnt oreasion. Immediately stter the Innasnere, a squad of the Clarke County militia procecilia to the sunt And rol. Jeoted the mangled bodies of tho cietnu+ of savage uarfire, and buried them all in one grave, at each end of ulnich n stone uns placed, a hieb, with n Inrge sassafras tree, shill marks the place.

We gire below n short biographienl 4ketel of a few af the obl citizens of Scott County

Daniel Kimlerlin H4 A native of Virginia ; was boru January 30, lia !. lle canio to u hat is trow Scott County in April, 180%, with his father, Jubn tinuberlin, who was almost blinil, su nearly that he depended upon his son Doniel to allenil to all his business. The next day after arriving here, Dunich, with the help of lus brother lenne (o feu years younger Than him. yelt), u ent to entting ilown timber to build u house. In the course of n feu ilay's they had one pil up, the remnant of which icas hauled off the ate only o fery months ago. When he first rame here, in order lo gol provisions uml corn ground, he hud to go lo Kentucky, nerose the thhio, about lu enty- fre or thirty miles distant. The Indians, when They first cute, were very friendly and peaconble, und reunineil sn for many years. He says ho enn u ell remember going quite frequently to their camp ond sinying with then it ilny or Iwo at n time, and running fool racos with the boys and young bien. lle uns necer bealen by one, but ulu ags enme aut victorious, though he uns uot us fleet on fool as some ichile nieu. About IsIt, the Indians became hostijo, and loft the neighborbond fer Tippecanoe, where the different Iribes were to meet preparalury to guing lo ivor. They came wear taking Vin- cennes. Gen Harrison, then Terrilarinl Tiovernor, issued u proclamation for volunteers, aud ho, among the first, euhsiedl: end on the bib of November, 1811, his company joined the anus at "lijpeamoe, u here the Indians already uere. Tuo hours before dny next morning, the incisorable baltle com- weneed which termiunted in the defem of ibe Indians He iras aut ulmeul three months. In 1812, he enlisted in i compsuy rurseil by Col. Miller, which juineil the Fourth Regimiont of Boston Volunteors, of which Boyi] wns I'dlouel. Miller becauin laeuteunut Celouel upon The consolulation of the companies, which took pheo nt Vineeuues. Be served during the war. In Mug, 1812, Mr. Kimberlin murriedl. Ile never sought politics. No ono over stood more firm for his enuntry's rights nud liberties than he ; never expect. ing iny remunerailion, except his own approval of courcienoe, audl that of his telluu citizens. Heis the fatber ol sixtoen childreu, nine girls und seren boys, und saur them all married anil settled in life oscopl oue boy, who went tu t'alifornia a few years ngo.

Ursley Briuinn nud Majar Duccess, of kentucky, fell in the battle of Tippecanoe, within lavente-lice steps of where he stood, uninng others who tell uere Caply. Spencer and twen. After the battle was over, he sou ull these hrace heroes laid out side by side. MIT. Kimberhu is now the ulilest citi:vu of the county, with the exception of his brother Isaac, who cmque nt the time he dil. llo is nou nu aged minn, very intelligent, amit a witch respireted citizen.

William Estil is o autice of Fleming County, Krutucky , iens born August 11th, 1811. Ile emtuo tu this connte with his tirther on the spring ef IsH. Ile umurriedl in 1834, eutereil al That tune laud of the government, sud u vut to farming, mil has hiven ot that ever since. In 1871, he, with II. K. War- lell, laid out the town of Scollsturg He is a urll respected citizen, nud witch thought of by ull who knout himx. Dr. J. H. Hordy uns a native af Tenkslinry, Moss, ; was born May 18, 1778, and married Elizabeth Cochran, Innancy 26, 1802. His father, Peter Hurly, was a wall-to-du farmer un wollerute circumstuners, nudl his sou uns brought up to hold the plow nud linnillo the hoe. Until after the birth of his first tuo children, he lived with his futher on the farm. During the harvest of 1804, he caught a serere coll, unil his friends thought that consumption world follow. Ile was tuken to n skillful physician, by the paro of MeMillan, who resided in Neu Buslan, N. H., and, through his advice, soon began to reeecer. lle com- meuced reading medicine with himn, and continued uutil, it 1807, bo cato nicuy nu al. D., atul wont to practicing on his own account. lle came in this eunuty aboitt 1817, und begic to practice atul soon huilt up n largo business. Ho uns unicereally likedne u man, and, ns a physician he hul not his equal in the conuty. In 1828, he left hero for the fne West.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 86

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472