Memorial record of northeastern Indiana, Part 31

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Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 932

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In his political views, Mr. McLallen was a stalwart Democrat, an ardent advocate of

the principles of that party, and he had great confidence in Grover Cleveland as a leader. Personally he cared nothing for political preferment, his tastes being more in the line of business, but he aided others in securing office. He was quite prominent in Masonic circles, and was a close adherent of the benevolent and charitable principles upon which the ancient and illustrious order was founded. From a sketch of him com- piled by Thomas R. Marshall, of Columbia City, we secure the following record of his connection with Masonry:

"He was raised in Columbia City Lodge, No. 189, April 30, 1860. He dimitted June 3, 1861, and became a charter member and first Senior Warden of Due Guard Lodge, No. 278, of Larwill, Indiana, of which he was Master for many years. He was readmitted to Columbia City Lodge, November 19, 1883, and from 1885 until his death, with the excep- tion of one year, served as its Master. Hc was exalted to the sublime degree of a Royal Arch Mason in Fort Wayne Chapter, March 20, 1861, and was admitted to Columbia City Chapter, No. 54, January 3, 1874, and was High Priest in 1879, 1880, and 1881. He was chosen a member of Fort Wayne Council, November 12, 1862, was a charter member of Columbia City Council, No. 55, and was its first Illustrious Master. He was Knighted in Fort Wayne Commandery, May 5, 1862, and was the first and only Eminent Commander of Cyrene Commandery, No. 34. He was a charter member of Columbia City Chapter, No. 65, O. E. S. He re- ceived the ineffable degrees of the A. &. A. S. R. in Indiana Consistory, and was elected to the thirty-third degree in 1894, but died before it could be conferred upon him. Thus it will be seen that our departed friend I rounded the circle of all grades of Masonry,

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sounded all its shoals and depths, put good works on board, and calmly waited the breeze which wafted him into the presence of that God in whom as the youngest Entered Apprentice he put his trust."

Mr. McLallen was entirely free from os- tentation and display, and was known and esteemed for his kindhearted generosity and his benevolence. His charity was always of that kind which seeks not the praise of men, - content with the approving conscience. He was genial and companionable, lively and humorous, interesting and entertaining, and it was a privilege to be admitted to the circle of his life friends and learn of his true no- bility. He passed away March 10, 1895, at the age of fifty-nine. He was honored and respected throughout the community, and the deepest grief was felt by all who had known him either in a business or so- cial way. He left on the community an im- press for good which will long be felt, although his familiar figure is no more seen on the streets of his adopted city.

J ACOB BUTTERBAUGH, a promi- nent farmer of Wabash county, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, June 7, 1839. His parents, George and Mary (Clements) Butterbaugh, natives of Pennsylvania, had five sons and five daughters, of whom seven are living, name- ly: Catharine, wife of Joe Bitting; Susanna, widow of Dan S. Jones; Elizabeth, now Mrs. George Swihart; Jacob, George, Cor- nelius, and Sarah, wife of Levi Flora. George Butterbaugh, the father, was a farmer who came to Indiana in 1839, locat- ing in Kosciusko county near North Man- chester, upon 160 acres of land which he purchased and which he proceeded to clear

and convert into a valuable farm. After a residence there of many years he moved in- to Miami county, buying other land, and lived there also many years; then, dividing this among his children, he lived with them until his death, in 1878, at the age of seven- ty years; his wife died many years previous- ly. Both were members of the " Brethren" (" Dunkard") Church.

Mr. Butterbaugh's paternal grandfather died in Ohio, in middle life. He had four children, all of whom are deceased. The maternal grandfather of our subject, John Clements, died in the war of 1812, in which he was a soldier. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Mr. Darby, was also a soldier in that war and died there.

Mr. Jacob Butterbaugh was reared in Wabash, Miami and Kosciusko counties, principally in Wabash, remaining at his parental home till a grown man. He then followed agricultural pursuits on his own account until 1862, when he enlisted in Company D, Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served fourteen months: was at the siege of Vicksburg and the engage- ment at Jackson, Mississippi, and in a num- ber of skirmishes.

Returning home from the war he resumed his agricultural calling in Pawpaw town- ship, Wabash county, where he has ever since made his home. He has 107 acres, all within the corporate limits of the village of Roann, and it is nicely improved, consti- tuting a fine suburban home and an orna- ment to the environs of the beautiful little village of Roann. He is a successful farm- er and a good citizen.

October 9, 1859, is the date of his union in matrimony with Miss Charlotte Uplinger, daughter of Cornelius and Juda (Darby) Uplinger, and they have had three sons and

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two daughters, named as follows: Martha Ellen, Samuel, Ambrose, Elvira and James. Martha died when ten months old. Samuel married Miss Effie M. Jack and has two children, -Ruth and Gale. The mother of these children died December 23, 1890. Ambrose married Edith McCoy and they have five children, -Flossie and Floyd, twins, Ferry, Frank and Jessie.

Mr. Butterbaugh, the subject of this brief sketch, is a member of the United Brethren Church, and of the Odd Fellows order, and in his political principles is a Republican. Ile has now been a resident of the county for thirty years, and is well known as a sub- stantial and intelligent citizen, belonging to the class who build up a country. His wife is a worthy helpmate, deserving as much credit for her faithfulness and sympathy in the management of the household and exe- cution of its duties and responsibilities.

ILSON GRAY is a farmer and be- longs to that class of enterprising and progressive agriculturists to whom any community owes much of its prosperity and advancement. His life record is as follows:

He was born in Mifflin county, Pennsyl- vania, February 23, 1836, and is a son of John Rutherford and Sarah (Le Fever) Gray. The family was early founded in the Keystone State, and the great-grand- father of our subject came from the north of Ireland to this country. The grand- father, Robert Gray, was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and wedded Mary Rutherford. He died on Thursday, the 27th of April, 1848, at the age of ninety-one years; and his wife, who survived him several years, had also reached a very advanced age.

The children of their family were: Mar- garet; John R .; Thomas; Martha, who died in January, 1895, at the age of ninety-three; William, who was born May 17, 1803, and is living with a sister of our subject in Pierce- ton, Kosciusko county, Indiana; Joshua; Esther; Mary, wife of Joseph Hays; Jane, wife of Joseph Gray; Samuel; and Sarah, wife of M. Humes.

At the time of his death the grandfather was one of the last survivors of the volunteer militia of Pennsylvania in his section who marched to New York during the ever mem- orable month of July, 1776. He partici- pated in the battle of Long Island, and was on picket guard near New York city on the night of the great fire there. He took part in the battles of Brandywine and other en- gagements on the Delaware and Hudson rivers, and served in five campaigns in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsyl- vania, including one on the head waters of the Susquehanna river against the Indians and Tories. When the war was over and the country had achieved her independence, Mr. Gray returned to the pursuits of civil life and followed farming throughout his re- maining days. He had left his father's harvest field when nineteen years of age to fight for his country, and attained the rank of Lieutenant, but never sought honors in this line, preferring the private's laborious and dangerous work to the safer duties of the officer.

John R. Gray, father of our subject, was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and there married Sarah Le Fever, a lady of French descent, after which he removed to Mifflin county, that State. In 1838 he emi- grated to Clark county, Ohio, and in 1840 went to Highland county, Ohio, where he spent two years. In the fall of 1843 he re-

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moved to Kosciusko county, Indiana, and purchased a farm of William Barnett, of Greenfield, Ohio, who had entered the land from the Government. He moved into a schoolhouse until a log cabin could be built, and this house, which was erected in the spring of 1844, is still in use. The original farm consisted of eighty acres in Kosciusko county and forty-seven acres in Whitley county, and subsequently he entered forty acres in Etna township, same county. His wife, who was a native . of Lan- caster county, Pennsylvania, died February 16, 1850, at the age of forty-nine years. The children of that marriage were as follows: Le Fever, born April 25, 1833, married Martha Humes, and follows farming in Pierceton, Indiana. Wilson is the next younger. Mary Ann, born February 17, 1838, is the widow of Samuel Snodgrass, and resides north of Pierceton. Robert Park, born May 10, 1841, married Elizabeth Downing, and their children are Samuel and Olive. For his second wife, Mr. Gray chose Jane Logan, who died eight years prior to his demise. In politics he was a Republican, and in religious belief a Presbyterian.

We now take up the personal history of our subject, knowing that it will prove of in- terest to many of our readers, for he is widely and favorably known in northeastern Indi- ana. Upon the home farm he remained un- til 1858, when he started out in life for him- self, entering the employ of Levi Belch, with whom he worked for eight months at $13 per month. In 1859 he returned on a visit to his native county, and there spent a year. In 1860 he returned home and shortly afterward went to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was employed for six months. Returning to Indiana he has since followed farming. He rented land in 1861,

and in 1866 he made his first purchase, be- coming owner of forty acres on section 31, Etna township, Whitley county, which he bought of A. M. Blain. He at once began to improve it, and in 1877 buit his present house. He now owns eighty-seven acres of rich land, which is under a high state of cultivation, and improved with all the ac- cessories and conveniences of a model farm of the 19th century. Neatness characterizes every corner of the place, and the thrifty ap- pearance indicates the careful supervision of a progressive owner. He is a self-made man who has worked his way steadily up- ward, and his possessions are a monument to his thrift and enterprise. In his political relations, Mr. Gray is a Republican.

Mr. Gray was married on the 24th of December, 1863, to Jane Snodgrass, a daughter of John and Ann (Cowen) Snod- grass, born January 15, 1840. They are members of the Presbyterian Church of Troy township, and are most highly esteemed people.

J OSEPH SCOTT is numbered among the early settlers of Whitley county, has watched its upbuilding from pio- neer days and has been a prominent factor in its development. His record is that of a man who has faithfully performed his duties to his country, his neighbor and himself, and all who know him have for him the highest regard. We therefore feel assured that this sketch of his life will prove of in- terest to many of our readers.

Mr. Scott was born October 29, 1817, in Fayette county, Ohio, and is a son of Rob- ert and Mary (Elgin) Scott. He was named in honor of his grandfather, who was born in Scotland, and was of Scotch-Irish descent.

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In 1799 he crossed the Atlantic to America and took up his residence in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, where he died about 1825, at the age of sixty years. He came of Scotch Covenanter stock, and was an inflexible Protestant. In his native land he wedded Mary Kerr, and to them were born the fol- lowing children: Alexander, who made his home in Pennsylvania; Mrs. Martha Patter- son, who also lived in that State; Abigail, wife of John Hart, of Pennsylvania; Robert; and Mary, who lived with her brother Alex- ander on the old homestead. The maternal grandfather of our subject, James Elgin, was born in Ireland and when a young man came to America. He was taken ill on board the vessel and was pronounced dead and pre- pared for burial, but life was discovered ere he was thrown overboard. He recov- cred and located in Armstrong county, Penn- sylvania, where he married Miss Ray, and had eight children.

Robert Scott, father of our subject, was born in Scotland, and when a lad of seven summers was brought by his family to America, locating in Indiana county, Penn- sylvania. In Armstrong county, adjoining, he was married, and in 1816 went to Fayette county, Ohio, both he and his wife riding horseback. They shipped their goods to Portsmouth, Ohio. They located in Green township, Fayette county, where the father purchased 190 acres of land, and continued its cultivation until his death, which oc- curred in 1858, at the age of sixty-six years. His wife died on the old home farm in 1868, at the age of sixty-four. Our subject is their oldest child, and was followed by Margaret Ray, who was born in July, 1819, and died January 25, 1895. She married Samuel Fisher, of Fayette county, Ohio, and their children are Scott, Joseph, Mrs. Mary King

and Mrs. Emma Zimmerman. Mary, born in 1823, died December 21, 1894. Her first husband was A. Hemphill, and they had three daughters, all now deceased. By her sec- ond husband, John Orr, she had no children. Sarah Ann Martha, born in 1836, resides on the old home farm, in Fayette county, Ohio. She is the widow of William Irion, and has a daughter, Mary. The father of this family was a Democrat in politics, served as Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and dur- ing the Tippecanoe campaign was a candi- date for the State Legislature. He held membership with the United Presbyterian Church.

Midst play and work, Joseph Scott spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm. Having arrived at years of maturity, he was married, September 14, 1843, to Margaret Ann Furry, daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Weaver) Furry. Her father died exactly a year after his marriage and six years later his widow became the wife of John Rowe, by whom she had the following children: George, Harvey, Sarah, Edwin, Miller and Catherine.

On the 10th of October, 1843, Mr. Scott loaded his household goods into a wagon drawn by a team of horses and with his young wife drove across the country to his present farm, which he had visited in No- vember, 1840, with his father, spending a month here at that time. The father had entered 160 acres of land, the northwest quarter of section 5, Troy township. In June, 1841, Joseph Scott again came to this place, spending six weeks, and in October, 1842, made a third visit, at which time he erected a log cabin. In 1865 he weather- boarded, plastered and remodeled this house. At the third trip, Mr. Scott remained until Christmas, boarding with James Long, now

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deceased. In the meantime he had hired seven acres of his land cleared. His father deeded to him this property and a few months after his marriage he brought his bride to the new home, it requiring six days on horseback and ten days in a wagon to make the trip. He has since engaged in the cultivation and improvement of his prop- erty and now has 100 acres of land trans- formed into rich and fertile fields which yield to him a golden tribute. He also has a good orchard covering two and a half acres, and in 1860 he built a good barn. He has also purchased sixty acres of land just across the road from his home, which he rents out to tenants.

To Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been born the following children: Elmira Frances, born August 16, 1844, died on the 15th of March, 1845; Mary Ann, born September 4, 1848, died January 11, 1894. She was married August 27, 1876, to Edmund Cavalier Doke, a farmer of Kosciusko county, Indiana, by whom she had one child that died in infancy. After her mother's death, which occurred January 12, 1892, Mrs. Doke returned to her father's home and was therefore born, married and died in the same house. Edwin, the youngest child of the family, was born February 2, 1855, and died on the 27th of September of the same year. Charles Ed- ward De Vine came to live with Mr. Scott when only three months and ten days old, his birth having occurred March 20, 1857. He has filled the place of a son to our subject, and Mr. Scott has been a father to him. He was married December 25, 1892, to Susan Walker, and they have one child, Scott, born December 4, 1893, and named in honor of the gentleman whose name heads this record, and who, since the death of his daughter, has lived with his adopted son.

Joseph Scott and Mrs Katherine (Boss) Palmer, are the only two living persons within a radius of five miles who came here in the early '40s. For more than half a cen- tury our subject has been identified with the growth and development of this region and is one of its honored pioneers. He holds membership in the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

EORGE ROBERTS, a farmer re- siding on section 23, Columbia township, Whitley county, was born February 12, 1823, in Holmes county, Ohio, and is the youngest child of William and Ruth (Tribbey) Roberts. The father was born in Loudoun county, Vir- ginia, about 1787, and was a son of Stephen and Deborah (Wildman) Roberts. The family is of Welsh descent, and when the ancestors emigrated from Wales to Amer- ica, they took up their residence in Loudoun county, Virginia. The mater- nal grandparents of our subject, John and Lydia (Paulson) Tribbey, were also natives of the Old Dominion. In that State William Roberts and Ruth Trib- bey were married, and the latter died when her son George was only six months old. The father enlisted for service in the war of 1812. Upon his marriage he located on a tract of wild land in Holmes county, Ohio, belonging to the grandfather of our subject, and there died in 1860. The family num- bered five children, but only two are now living. Ann Eliza became the wife of George Ward, and died leaving two chil- dren, Lydia Kemry and Mary Lowe. Thomas wedded Anna Koch and both are deceased. They have a surviving son,

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Samuel, and their son John died in the serv- ice during the Civil war. The next mem- ber of the family, John, has also passed away. Deborah is the widow of Ira Craw- ford and resides in Chariton county, Mis- souri. Her children are William and Robert. The former has served for four years as clerk in the auditor's office in Washington, District of Columbia.

At a very early age George Roberts be- gan life for himself. His career has been one of labor, and the best part of it is that the labor has brought to him a handsome competence. His childhood and youth were passed in Holmes county, where he had but limited chances for securing a good education and few privileges of any kind. As a companion and helpmeet on life's jour- ney he chose Miss Elizabeth Paulson, the marriage being celebrated December 11, 1845. The lady was born in Holines coun- ty, March 15, 1822, and is a daughter of Jasper and Margaret (Singley) Paulson, the former born in Loudoun county, Virginia, and the latter in Germany. Upon their marriage they made a permanent location in Holmes county. The paternal grandpar- ents, William and Elizabeth (Reed) Paul- son, were both natives of the Old Domin- ion. Mrs. Roberts had no brothers and but one sister, who became the wife of Samuel Boner, and died leaving five children, name- ly : Mrs. Amanda Brubaker, Mrs. Mar- garet Shoup, Mrs. Elizabeth Kessler, John and Hiram.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- erts lived upon a rented farm for a number of years, and in 1854 came to Whitley county, Indiana, and afterward resided in Illinois and Missouri. Subsequently they returned to Whitley county and have since lived upon the farm which is now their

home. It was but partially improved, and he at once began its farther development. He now owns 157 acres of valuable land, of which 100 acres is under a high state of cultivation, while the place is to-day im- proved with all the accessories and conven- iences of a model farm. In 1872 he erected a good barn, and in 1880 the brick residence which is to-day the abode of hospitality, the latchstring ever hanging out to their many friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are the parents of seven children: Nathan, a resident of Colum- bia township, who married Elizabeth Nolt and has three children; Margaret, William and Wilson, who are all deceased; Mary, who is the wife of Jonathan Hurd; Nor- manda, deceased; and Sarah Jane, who is the wife of Harmon Orner. They have three children and reside on the old home- stead. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have also reared three children besides their own fam- ily,-Charles Henry Paugh, Bertha Eliza- beth and George R. Miller. They have given their children good educational privileges, thus fitting them for the practical and re- sponsible duties of life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, in which he has served as an officer. In politics lie is a stalwart Repub- lican, and for ten years has been an efficient school director of district No. 4. He was also Road Supervisor when the present roads were laid out, and has ever given his support to all matters pertaining to the public welfare. Whatever success he has achieved in life is due entirely to his own enterprise and good management, and he certainly deserves great credit for having attained to the leading position which he now occupies among the agriculturists of his adopted county.

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A BRAHAM ELDER, who is success- fully engaged in farming in Troy township, Whitley county, Indiana, is a native of the Buckeye State, his birth having occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, on the 11th of August, 1834. He is a son of George Washington and Sarah (Rine) Elder, and descended from Irish an- cestry. His grandfather, John Elder, was born on the Emerald Isle and when young came to America, just before the Revolution- ary war, through which he served in an of- fical capacity in support of the Colonies. He then located a farm in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and married Mary Wright, by whom he had the following children: Moses; John; Samuel; William; Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, twins; Jane, wife of A. Rine; Sarah, wife of Sam Hartsock; and Eliza, wife of John Piatt. The children were all reared in Dauphin county. John Elder, who was a prominent Freemason, came to America on purpose to take part in the war of the Revolution. His brother, who remained in Ireland, became a leader in the rebellion there and was sup- posed to have been killed in battle.

The maternal grandfather of our subject, Jacob Rine, was born in Pennsylvania, and married Elizabeth Whiteman. Their chil- dren were Jacob, Abraham, Joel, Sarah, and three other daughters. Jacob Rine came to Indiana in 1837 and located in Troy township upon a farm which he after- ward gave to his son, returning to the East in 1839. His wife died in Whitley county, and he, becoming dissatisfied with the home here, again went to Ohio, where his death occurred when he had reached the ripe old age of seventy-five years. His father was a native of Germany, and on emigrating to America made a home in the Keystone 15

State, where he spent his remaining days.

The parents of our subject came to Whitley county when he was only four years of age, bringing with them six children. They drove across the country with four oxen and located upon the place now owned by C. F. Marchand on section 17, Troy township. He was born in 1812 and died in 1869, his remains being interred in the Presbyterian cemetery by the church of that denomination in Troy township. His children were Jacob Rine, John, Joel, Abra- ham, Samuel, Sarah, who died in childhood, Mary, George, Eliza and one who died in infancy. Jacob, Abraham and Samuel are the only ones now living.

Our subject lived with his parents upon the old home place until his marriage, and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed in the usual manner of farmer lads. He attended the district school where he ac- quired his education, and aided in the labors of the field, early becoming familiar with all the duties of farm life. He was married November 30, 1855, to Mary Ann Harpster, daughter of Henry and Phoebe (Space) Harpster. Her father was born November 22, 1805, in Huntingdon county, Pennsyl- vania, and died September 30, 1881. Dur- ing his boyhood he came with his parents to Wayne county, Ohio, and in 1845 located in Whitley county. His wife died in 1839, leaving Mrs. Elder, the only child who grew to maturity. Upon her mother's death she went to live with her maternal grandfather, in whose home she grew to womanhood. He bore the name of John Space and was a native of Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Ohio, and later to Michigan. He mar- ried Elizabeth Bissard, and they became the parents of the following children: Philip; James, Phoebe, Maria, Elizabeth, Ruth,

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Memorial record of northeastern Indiana, Part 31

Author: Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 932

Author:
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 932