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Stiles Dougan, for many years a valued and trustworthy citizen of Wayne county and a leader in agricultural pursuits, was born southeast of Richmond, in Wayne county, Sept. 24, 1833. His par- ents-John C. and Rebecca (Holmes) Dougan-were natives of Tennessee, but were married in Wayne county. The father came to Indiana in an early day and purchased a farm southeast of Rich- mond, where he resided until his death, in April, 1871, his wife passing away several years earlier. Of their union were born three children, one of whom died in infancy, Lucinda died in 1847, and Stiles was the youngest. Stiles Dougan attended the schools in Wayne township and also was a student for a time in the schools of Richmond. He resided with his father until 1862, when he be- came the owner of the home farm and there continued to reside, devoting his entire time to the farm, until his death, Oct. 29, 1886.
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On Feb. 19, 1862, Mr. Dougan was married to Miss Almina, daugh- ter of Hugh B. and Martha E. (Fryer) Taylor. Mr. Taylor was born in Knoxville, Tenn., June 14, 1816, and Mrs. Taylor in Wayne county, July 8, 1817. The father was always a farmer. He came with his parents to Wayne county very early and located southeast of Richmond, on a farm, where he grew to the age of maturity. Later in life he removed to lowa, in 1850, and there resided until his death, Sept. 12, 1853. The mother then returned with her family to Richmond and died there in 1898. To these parents were born three children : Martha E., wife of Isaac Dougan, of Spring Grove; Almina is the second in order of birth, and Elizabeth Lavinia died in infancy. Mrs. Dougan was born south of Richmond, in Wayne county, Oct. 12, 1843. After the death of her husband, she resided on the farm until 1903, when she purchased the home where she resides, on North Seventh street, in Richmond. Of her union with Mr. Dougan were born four children: John C., born July 9, 1871, was married to Margaret M. DeLamater Aug. II, 1895, his wife died July 2, 1900, and he resides with his mother in Richmond; Jennie MI., born March 27, 1874, is the wife of Frank C. Johnson, a farmer near Fountain City, and they have two daughters-Caroline A., born July 15, 1897, and Margaret D. born Nov. 6, 1900; and Frank T. and Fred H. were twins, born Sept. 9, 1877, the former dying at the age of four years, and the latter married Daisy Mote and resides in Richmond.
James R. Edgeworth, son of one of the pioneers of Preble county, Ohio, an honest and upright man and a good citizen, was born near Morning Sun, in the above named county and State, July 20, 1847, and died at his home on the Boston pike, south of St. Mary's Cemetery, Aug. 6, 1885. Ilis life followed the course of thrift, ecenomy, and industry, and, notwithstanding he was cut off in his prime, he had so established his fortune and reputation that he left his widow well prepared for the battle of life and a name that has endured. His parents were Samuel and Jane ( Mc- Millan) Edgeworth, natives of Preble county, Ohio. The father was a miller by occupation and operated a mill at Morning Sun, Ohio, several years. He also engaged in farming and at the time of his death owned a fine farm near that place. He died of cancer in a hospital at Cincinnati, when the son, James R., was a small boy. After his death the mother removed to Kansas, but later returned to Preble county, Ohio, and died at the residence of her son, James R., in 1876. She and her husband were the parents of eight chil- dren, three of whom are living: Samuel is a farmer and resides in Union county, Indiana ; Harvey resides in Ottawa, Kan. ; and Ro- sanna resides with her brother, Harvey. James R. Edgeworth's early education was obtained in the schools of his birthplace, and he was reared on a farm at Morning Sun, Ohio, where he resided until about 1869, when he went to Kansas with his mother. They located near Ottawa, Kan., on a farm, and there he resided about six years. He then returned to Preble county, Ohio, and resided on his wife' grandmother's farm seven years. At the end of this period he and his wife broke up housekeeping, because of his fail-
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ing health, and resided for a short time at Bainbridge, Ga. They then returned to Mrs. Edgeworth's father's farm, in Union county, Indiana, and later purchased a small farm on the Boston pike, south of St. Mary's cemetery, where they resided until the death of the husband. In politics Mr. Edgeworth was a Republican, but never an office-seeker. Mrs. Elizabeth Alice ( Lybrook) Edgeworth, who became the wife of James R. Edgeworth, Feb. 13, 1873, is a daughter of Baltzer and Jane (Cunningham) Lybrook, of Union county, In- diana. Mr. Lybrook was a farmer by occupation and lived his en- tire life on a farm near where he was born in that county. Mr. Lybrook died Dec. 1, 1892, and his widow passed away March 2, 1893. There were eleven children born to them: Jacob Ilenry, Margaret Ellen, and Ann Maria are deceased ; Leander Thomas re- sides in New Castle; Mrs. Edgeworth is the next in order of birth ; Sarah Estella is deceased ; Mary Jane is the widow of Albert Ram- sey and resides in Richmond; Laura Belle is the wife of Samuel Edgeworth, a farmer in Union county; Henrietta is the wife of Daniel Orebaugh, of near Kitchell, Union county ; Minnie Luella is the wife of Isaac Hart, of Richmond; and Madison is deceased. Mrs. Edgeworth was born Feb. 4, 1852. After the death of her husband she resided on the farm until 1893, when she sold it and purchased the home where she resides, at 225 South Eighth street, in the city of Richmond, and has resided there continuously since. She is a devout member of the United Presbyterian church of that place. Her father was a native of Union county, Indiana, born Aug. 28, 1821, and her mother was born in Virginia, Jan. 22, 1825.
Charles Davis Hire was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 21, 1867, and has always lived on the farm upon which he was born. His father, Frederick Hire, is called to mind as one of the early settlers of Center township and a man who was prosperous in his undertakings, especially in his efforts to build up a home and secure a competency. Frederick Ilire was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1824, and from the time he was sixteen years old until twenty-one he resided with his uncle at Leesburg, Ohio, having previously been a bound boy at Chillicothe. About 1845 he came to Indiana, locating first in Center township, this county, and in 1855 moved to the farm which constitutes the Hire homestead in Center township, having previously lived a short time near Portland, in Jay county. Mr. Hire was reared to the habits of industry. He was married Feb. 9, 1854, to Miss Nancy Davis, a native of Center township, born on the farm where her son re- sides, Aug. 6, 1833, and this tract she inherited from her father at his death. She was the daughter of Aaron Davis, a native of Ken- tucky and an early settler of Center township. In 1863, Frederick Ilire enlisted as a private in Company E of the Seventh Indiana cavalry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in the summer of 1863, by authority of the Secretary of War, for three years, and was mustered in by companies, the organization being completed Oct. 1. It left the State Dec. 6, re- porting at Louisville, and was ordered to Union City, Tenn. It was assigned to the First brigade ( Brigadier-General Grierson com-
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manding), Sixth division, Sixteenth corps. It moved with a force, on Dec. 24, into Mississippi to cut off Forrest in his retreat from Jackson, Tenn., being in a brisk skirmish with his forces near Paris. It was engaged in a sharp fight at Egypt Station, Miss., and in a severe battle near Okolona, Feb. 22, 1864. The enemy drove the Union forces from the field, but the Seventh cavalry held the enemy in check and saved the train after the division had lled. Later, it made a saber charge, saving a battery that had been abandoned, but was finally compelled to retire. It was complimented by the com- manders for its valor. It was stationed near Memphis some time, engaged in scouting. Moving with Sturgis' forces upon Forrest, the enemy was engaged at Guntown, Miss., in heavy force, a des- perate fight ensuing, in which the Seventh took part. It was again complimented by General Grierson for having repulsed repeated charges by superior numbers. It was on railroad guard duty near Memphis, being in a fight at La Mavoo, Miss., Aug. 18. Leaving Memphis in November, 1864, it marched with Mower's division through Arkansas in pursuit of Price's forces, proceeding as far as Cape Girardeau, where it took steamers to St. Louis, marching into the interior of Missouri. Returning to Memphis, it took part in an expedition in search of Forrest, surprising his dismounted force at Vernon, capturing the camp and a large quantity of stores, sixteen cars loaded with pontoons for Hood's army, and 4,000 new English carbines. On the 28th the enemy was attacked at Egypt Station, his forces captured or dispersed, and a train of fourteen cars de- stroyed. The regiment was actively engaged in scouting and on provost duty near Memphis until June, 1865, but Mr. Hire was mustered out of the service in May of that year, on account of ill health. He returned to his home in Center township and resided there until his death, Aug. 5, 1887. He and his good wife became the parents of five children : Harvey and Amanda are deceased ; Lizzie is the wife of Jewett Anderson, of Winchester, Ind .; Charles D. is the next in order of birth; and John is deceased. The father made the home place of sixty-seven acres one of the best improved farms in Center township. Charles D. Hire received his education in the schools of District No. 2, in Center township, and when about twelve years old began working for others, driving horses to a hay baler. Ile worked for others until twenty years old and then pur- chased a threshing outfit, and has been engaged in the threshing business ever since. Ile is an expert machinist and does all kinds of threshing and shredding, besides operating his farm in a general way, and buying and selling stock to some extent. On June II, 1904, he was married in the city of Richmond to Miss Mary Holly, born in Putnam county, Indiana, Feb, 4, 1875, daughter of Heze- kiah and Sarah (Anderson) Holly, and of this union has been born a daughter, Sarah Belle, born Feb. 14, 1908. The parents of Mrs. Hire were born in Ohio, the father in Allen county, in 1843, and the mother in Ross county, in 1846. The father was always a farmer by occupation. They removed to Richmond about 1895, and there the father died in 1900, the mother still maintaining her residence in that city. In politics, Charles D. Hire has always been a Re-
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publican, and he is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, also having a life membership in the Western Travelers' Accident Association. Mrs. ITire is one of seven children born to her parents.
George Archie Webb, another of Wayne county's sons of ster- ling worth, who has long been identified with the industrial growth of the county, was born on North Sixth street, in the city of Rich- mond, Nov. 9, 1870. Hle is a son of William W. and Isabelle ( Bald- win) Webb, the former born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1839, and the latter in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1842. They were married in Washington, Pa., Nov. 1, 1864, and came to Rich- mond in December of that year, where the father engaged in rail- road employment. On July 29, 1861, William W. Webb enlisted for service in the Civil war and served two years in the Union army, as a member of Company A, Third Indiana cavalry, serving with the Army of the Potomac. After coming to Richmond, as before stated, he engaged in railroad work, as a fireman, and later was employed as engineer at the Wayne Works twelve or fourteen years. Ile then became the care-taker of the Knights of Pythias temple and also the Presbyterian church, being thus employed until the fall of 1910, when he purchased a twenty-acre tract near the edge of the city and has since been engaged in the trucking business. Ile is a member of the Knights of Pythias. His wife died Sept. 8, 1906, the mother of four children : Theodore J resides with his father ; John is deceased ; Charles is engaged in the bicycle business in Richmond, and George A. is the youngest. George A. Webb's education was received in Richmond and the district schools of Wayne township, but his advantages were limited, due to the necessity of his early assuming life's responsibilities, for he began working for others at the age of twelve years and continued to do so until married. At the age of six years he helped a truck farmer by holding the horse while the product was being disposed of. At the age of twelve he began work at the bench in Henley's machine shop in Richmond, and remained thus employed about two years. Ile then went to Spring Grove and worked on a farm about four years, after which he worked in the shop of Gaar, Scott & Com- pany, about four years. Ile continued in various lines of employ- ment, chiefly farm work, until married, when he settled on the eighty acres of land where he resides. Ile devoted himself assidu- ously to improving the land, and has one of the finest and most highly cultivated farms in Wayne township, admirably equipped as to modern rural conveniences, including a beautiful modern resi- dence. In this pleasant and comfortable home he expects to spend the remainder of his days, enjoying the quietude and peace he so justly deserves. On Feb. 2, 1894, he was married to Mrs. Alice ( Moore) Shute, born in Wayne township, in August, 1849, at the time of her marriage the widow of Albert C. Shute, deceased. By her first marriage Mrs. Webb became the mother of three children : Gertrude is deceased ; Ollie resides at the parental home, and Mand is the wife of Charles Darland, of Richmond. In his political be- lief Mr. Webb is a Republican, and he is a devout Baptist, his wife being a member of the Friends' church.
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David F. Dillman, a prominent farmer of Wayne township, was born in Preble county, Ohio, April 26, 1847, son of Joseph and Julia (Kreigo) Dillman, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Preble county, Ohio. The father was a cooper by trade and, com- ing from Virginia to Ohio, followed that occupation in Preble county for many years. Later in life he engaged in farming and continued to reside in Preble county until his death. lle and his good wife were the parents of eleven children : Adeline is the wife of William Brown, of Preble county, Ohio; Henry C. resides in Preble county ; David F. is the next in order of birth ; Louis N. re- sides in Chicago; Lurton D. resides in Connersville, Ind .; James N. is deceased ; William C. resides in Preble county, Ohio; Martha E. is . deceased ; Laura A. resides in Dayton, Ohio; Emma R. is de- ceased; and Elizabeth is the wife of James Bell, of Preble county, Ohio. David F. Dillman received a very limited education, attend- ing the district schools of the native county, and early became a valuable assistant to his father in the operation of his farm. lle remained at home until the age of twenty-one years, when he rented a farm in Preble county, Ohio, and rented land about fifteen years. He then purchased a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, where he resided six years, and then moved to Darke county, Ohio. After a residence of eight months in the last named county he purchased the farm of sixty-two acres where he resides, and carries on a gen- eral farming business. In politics Mr. Dillman gives allegiance to the Republican party. On Jan. 11, 1872, he was married to Anna D. Borodaile, born in Preble county, Ohio. Dec. 9, 1852. daughter of William and Priscilla ( Brown) Borodaile, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Preble county, Ohio. In early life the father was a blacksmith, but later became a farmer. Ile came to Ohio as a young man, was married there, and he and his wife con- tinned to reside in the house where the latter was born until their deaths. To Mr. and Mrs. Dillman were born two children: Lora is the wife of Martin Eikenbury, a farmer of Preble county, Ohio; and Taylor resides with his parents. To the parents of Mrs. Dill- man were born seven children: Clayton resides in Preble county, Ohio; Martha is deceased ; Mrs. Dillman is the next in order of birth ; John is deceased ; Edward resides in Union county, Indiana ; Mary E. is wife of William C. Dillman, a brother of David F., of Preble county, Ohio; and one child died in infancy. The father of Mr. Dillman served as a soldier in the war of 1812.
John Frederick Bullerdick, a worthy representative of those citizens of intelligence and industry which Wayne county has con- tributed to Indiana, was born on South Fifth street, in the city of Richmond, Nov. 25, 1854. He is a son of David and Ellen (Schultz) Bullerdick, born in Hanover, Germany, the father on May 2, 1832, and the mother about 1838. When a mere boy the father came to America and first secured employment at cutting wood for Ben- jamin Baurmer. In speaking of those days in later life he said that many a time he sat on a log and cried, wishing he was back in Ger- many. Ile finally learned the shoemaker's trade and followed that occupation a number of years. After his marriage he removed
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west of Indianapolis, but later returned to Wayne county and pur- chased a farm north of Chester. About 1861 he sold this farm and removed to Richmond, where he owned a residence property on South Fourth street and there resided until his death. Ile died in April, 1909, and his wife passed away in August, 1897. They were the parents of nine children: John F. is the eldest; Louisa and Cora are deceased ; Mary resides in Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry C. re- sides in Richmond; Anna is deceased ; George R. resides in Rich- mond ; Lida is the wife of Christopher Swartz, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Edward is in the hotel business at El Paso, Tex. John F. Buller- dick received his educational training in the schools of Chester and Richmond. lle lived with his parents until twenty-one years of age, upon which natal day his father gave him a party and oyster supper in celebration of the event. His father purchased a gro- cery store on South Eleventh street and John F. was employed therein three years, at the end of which period he removed to his father's farm, which he operated on shares about two years. He then purchased forty acres, lying across the road from his father's place, and a year later sold that tract and purchased the farm which is now owned by Mrs. Henry Hartman. Three years later he sold that farm and returned to the old home place, where he resided until he purchased the one where he lives. He is the owner of 160 acres of finely improved land and is engaged in general farming. Here he expects to spend the remainder of his life in his comfortable and pleasant home, where he and his faithful helpmeet enjoy the fruits of those many years of toil and endeavor, when by diligence and industry they acquired their valuable property. On Oct. 31, 1879, was celebrated the marriage of John F. Bullerdick to Miss Mary Mennie Fangman, born in Germany, Ang. 28, 1858. She came to America in about 1860 or 1861, with her parents, who located in Cincinnati, where the father engaged in the gardening business, in which he continued until his death. The mother died in Wayne county, Indiana, in July, 1907. To John F. and Mary F. Bullerdick were born six children: Walter F., born Sept. 8. 1880, married Elizabeth Stewart, has a daughter, Lucile, and resides in the city of Richmond ; Ilarry E., born March 26, 1882, married Anna Borton, has one child, Sherman, and is engaged in the grocery business in Richmond ; Flora, born Jan. 28, 1884, is the wife of Charles Roup, a farmer, near Middleburg, Wayne county, and they have two children-Alice and Clarence; Charles, born March 26, 1886, mar- ried Maude Trimble and resides on the old home farm; Roy, born Jan. 18, 1804. resides at the parental home, as does also Ruth, born March 8, 1898. Mr. Bullerdick's political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he and his wife are devout members of the First English Lutheran Church in Richmond.
Isaac N. Hanna is the owner of one of the most nicely im- proved residence properties in Wayne township and his success in life has been due to a more than ordinary native ability, coupled with a determination that never quailed in the presence of serious obstacles. He was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 17. 1832, a son of Charles and Elizabeth ( Martin) Ilanna. The father
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was born in Baltimore, Md., the date of his birth being Sept. 4, 1800, and the mother was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1803. The father was a chairmaker during the greater part of his active career. The paternal grandfather, Caleb Itanna, removed his family from Baltimore to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he spent the residue of his life, and there Charles Ilanna learned his trade. He continued to reside there until 1852, when he removed his family to Adams county, Indiana, and there died, in 1854. After his death his widow removed to Fort Recovery, Mercer county, Ohio, and there died in February, 1889. To them were born seven children : William, who died in Chicago in 1910, served a term of eighteen months as a soldier in the Fifth Ohio cavalry, in the Civil war; Isaac N. is the second in order of birth; Sarah Anna and Elizabeth are deceased; Charles served two years as a soldier in the Ninth Ohio cavalry, in the Civil war, and was killed by guer- rillas near Resaca, Ga .; John served with the Thirty-seventh In- diana infantry, as drum-major of the regiment, and died in hospital at Nashville, Tenn .; and Martin, who resides in Clarendon, Ark., is a sign writer by occupation, served a term of eighteen months with an Ohio regiment. Isaac N. Hanna attended the common schools in Pennsylvania and continued to make his home with his parents until he reached man's estate. But it may be said that he commenced his independent career at the age of fourteen years, when he commenced working for others, giving his father one-half of his earnings. Thus he continued about five years and then learned the cabinet-maker's trade, in Jay county, Indiana, the family then living just across the line in Adams county. flis brother, Wil- liam, was also a cabinet-maker, and they worked together in New Corydon, Ind., until the breaking out of the Civil war, when, Sept. 18, 1861, Isaac N. enlisted in Company B of the Thirty-fourth In- diana infantry, as a private, being almost immediately advanced to sergeant, and served on detail duties the greater part of his term of service. This regiment was recruited at Anderson and was mus- tered in Sept. 16, 1861. It was in camp at Jeffersonville until Nov. 15, when it proceeded to New Haven, Ky., where it remained until Dec. 14, and then marched to Camp Wickliffe. On Feb. 7, 1862, it moved to the Green river, and on the 14th to the Ohio river, where it took transports to Cairo, marching from there to New Madrid. It was in the siege of the latter place and then moved to St. Meriweather's Landing, where two 32-pound siege guns were placed in position. The regiment was attacked by seven gun-boats on the 16th, but compelled them to withdraw. This battery cut off the retreat from Island No. 10, and led to its subsequent capture. The regiment garrisoned New Madrid from April 7 to June 14, aided in the capture of Fort Pillow, and then moved to Memphis and joined Colonel Fitch's command for the White River cam- paign. It engaged the enemy at Aberdeen, drawing him to Devall's Bluff, and was at Helena during the fall and winter of 1862-63, en- gaging in frequent expeditions, including the clearing of Yazoo Pass, which the enemy had filled with heavy timber. The regiment was assigned to Hovey's division, Thirteenth corps, and took part
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in the Vicksburg campaign. It was in the engagement at Fort Gib- son, making a charge and capturing two field pieces and forty-nine prisoners; was at Champion's Ilill, where it captured the Forty- sixth Alabama, with its colors and field officers ; was in the siege of Vicksburg until the surrender and was then engaged at Jackson. It was then ordered to New Orleans, where it remained from Aug. 4 until Sept. 12, then moved to Brashear City, took part in the Teche Expedition as far as Opelousas, was engaged at Carrion Crow Bayon, and was at New Iberia until Dec. 19. On Dec. 23 the regi- ment took ship for Pass Cavallo, Tex., reaching there Jan. 8, 1864, and remaining until Feb. 21. It returned to New Orleans and on March 20 left for home on furlough, Mr, Hanna being mustered out at Indianapolis, May 18, 1864. Ile then joined his mother at Fort Recovery, Ohio, where she had moved to in the meantime, and en- gaged in cabinet-making until 1895 ; also conducting an undertaking business there twenty-five years. In 1895 he came to Richmond. built a home on the West Side, and there resided until the fall of 1907, when he purchased the place of five and one-half acres, where he resides, practically retired. Mr. Ilanna takes an intelligent in- terest in public affairs, and politically, though naturally an adherent of the Republican party, is quite independent in his views and ex- ercises his right of franchise in a way that he deems for the best interests of the country. On Feb. 15, 1877, Mr. Hanna was mar- ried to Miss Anna Missouri Fisher, born near Gettysburg, Pa., July 14, 1853, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Fisher. Of this union were born three children: Ernest is division engineer on the Iron Mountain railroad and resides in Aurora, Mo .; Thomas A. died Ang. 3, 1909; and Elsie E. is the wife of Roy W. Thomas, of Rich- mond. The parents of Mrs. Hanna-Thomas Fisher and wife- - are both deceased, and were born in Maryland. They came to Indiana in 1863 and located south of Richmond, where they resided until 1872, and then removed to Mercer county, Ohio, locating near Will- shire. They remained there until about 1878, when they returned to Wayne county and spent the residue of their lives on their farm south of Richmond. They were the parents of five children : Sarah Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph O. King, of West Richmond; Mrs. Hanna is the second in order of birth; Booth is deceased; Howard is a passenger conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad and resides at Logansport, Ind .; and one died in childhood.
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