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AUGUST ELBRACHT. Among those of our German citizens who have developed a high order of ability in connection with the agricultural affairs of Marion County, and whose rare personal and social qualities have given them a deserved and added prominence, Mr. August Elbracht is conspicuous. With steady purpose, energy and a full comprehension of the many duties of his occupation, he has pushed to the front and is an honor to his native country as well as to the land of his adoption. Perhaps no class of people who have found homes upon the shores of America have done more to build up her interests or contribute more to her commercial importance and national prosperity than the sturdy, honest-hearted and industrious Germans. Mr. Elbracht was born in Holle, Germany, in 1824, and came to America in 1860, when about thirty-five years of age. His elder brother had preceded him to this country two or three years, our subject remaining at home with his father and assist- ing on the farm owned by the latter. Our subject had an elder sister who had married Henry Eickhoff, and resided in Marion County, Ind., and upon landing in this country he immediately directed his steps there. Previous to our subject's landing in America the father became restive, bade adieu to home and friends, and pitched his household tent in Franklin Township, Madison County, Ind., where he bought 100 acres of land. When our subject crossed over he brought his mother and they immediately moved into the little log house of the farm. The father died on this farm abont 1861 and the mother about 1867. The former paid $10 per acre for the 100 acres. In the year 1852 August Elbracht ivas united in marriage with Miss Lena Mempna and the fruits of this union were ten children, two of whom, a son and daughter, died in infancy. The eight now living are named as fol- lows: Chris, Christine (wife of Charles Boggemeyer), Mary (wife of Fred Schmidt), Minnie (wife of William Tettebach), Henry, Charles, Edward and Louisa. Our subject and his wife are worthy members of the German Lutheran Church and are interested in church work. He is a Democrat in his political views. In 1871 Mr. Elbracht erected a good story and a half house on his farm and there he resides with his worthy companion and the children who are at home. During the year 1893 he raised 400 bushels of wheat and had twenty acres in corn. His father, Francis Elbracht, left him the farm he had bought when first coming to this country, and since then our subject has made many improvements. His mother's maiden name was Mary Fierling who bore her husband these children: Lottie (the widow of Henry Eickhoff), Minnie (widow of Alex. Metzger), Katie (deceased, was the wife of William Metz- ger), Christopher (who came to America and was never heard of but once afterward), and August (our subject).
JOSEPH HITTLE, deceased. The name which is here given was for many years counted as among the leading farmers of Marion County, Ind., and although he has now passed from earth's activities is is but just and satisfactory that his life's narrative be recounted among those who have done excellent service in subduing the wilderness and bringing it into its present splendid condition physically, morally and socially. Born in Ohio October 26, 1819, he was brought to Rush County, Ind., when seven years of age, the names of his father and mother being Isaac and Margaret (Aron) Hittle. The father was a native of the Keystone State and there grew to manhood, learning the miller's trade in youth. After reaching mature years he emigrated to the Buckeye State and was there married to Miss Aron. About 1826 he and his estimable wife moved to Rush County, Ind., and he there entered 160 acres of land on which he resided until his death in 1861. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a man highly esteemed in the community in which he lived for his many estimable qualities. Of the five children born to his marriage, three grew to mature years, as follows: Joseph, died October, 1892; Michael, who lives on the old homestead in Rush County, married Miss Rebecca Carson, who bore him two children, only one now liv- ing, William. His second union was with Miss Eliza Monroe and they had seven children: Margaret, John, Homer, Joseph, Alice, Ocie and Arthur. John Hittle, the third child born to our subject, resides in Wabash County, Ind. His first wife was Adeline Kindel by whom he had six children, one only surviving, Margaret. His second marriage was with Miss Emma Nixon, who died without issue. He was the third time married. Our subject's early scho- lastic advantages did not amount to much, for as soon as able he was put to work on the farm, 160 acres, which his father had entered in Rush County. On this farm he remained until twenty-eight years of age, and then, on May 18, 1848, he was married to Miss Sarah A.
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Maze, daughter of John Maze, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1780. After his marriage our subject remained on his father's farm engaged in milling and blacksmithing until 1856, when he and his family came to Marion County, Ind. He bought 120 acres and of this about twelve acres had been partially cleared. Here began their struggle for a home and for some time they lived in a log cabin, but only until Mr. Hittle could erect a frame, one- story house of three rooms. In this the enterprising young couple made their home until about 1875 when a house of seven rooms was erected. There Mr. Hittle died in 1892, and there his widow now resides with her daughter, Mary E., who married Andrew Toon. Mr. Hittle never belonged to any secret organization, nor to any church, though his parents were Presbyterians. His career impressed upon his children and his many friends the example of a noble and honorable life, which, although it was fraught with hard labor and patient in - dustry, was a model of the sterling qualities that characterized a man who lived nearer to nature in its purity than to the artifices of society. His death was the occasion of universal sorrow, for all felt the loss sustained by the departure of such a man. He was a Democrat in politics, although he never took an active part except to vote his ticket. His marriage was blessed by the birth of two children. Isaac, his son, was married first in 1869 to Miss Emma Parrish, daughter of King Parrish of Hancock County, Ind., and by her became the father of four children: Carrie E., Oscar L., Claudie O. and John G. Isaac Hittle's first wife died in 1880, and his second wife was Miss Lucy E. Brown, daughter of Samuel Brown. Three children were born to this union: Della M., Charles J. and Chester A. Our subject's second child, Mary E., married Andrew Toon, son of Lewis Toon, and they have one son, Joseph
R. John Maze, father of Mrs. Hittle, was born January 1, 1780, in Pennsylvania, and in 1792 moved to the Blue-Grass State. From there he moved to Ohio, thence to Indiana, then to Arkansas and then back to Indiana, dying in Marion County May 1, 1855. He married Hannah Harvey and they had twelve children, eleven of whom grew to mature years. (See sketch of Willis Smither).
JOHN DEMOTT. No name is more familiarly known in Marion County than that of Demott, and it is so thoroughly interwoven with its history that a work of this character would be incomplete without frequent reference to some member of the family. The man from Kentucky has always been a potential element in the civilization and development of Indiana. No better blood ever infused pioneer life; no sturdier arm ever get about the task of subduing the wilderness, and no less vigorous mental activity could have raised a great commonwealthı. John Demott was born in the Blue-Grass State, Mercer County, December 24, 1813, on his father's farm. His parents, Peter and Mary (Terhune) Demott, were natives of New Jersey and Kentucky respectively, the former born about 1766. When but a boy Peter Demott came with his father, Lawrence Demott, to Kentucky, and the latter entered 1,400 acres of land. Peter served in the War of 1812. He married Miss Terhune, daugh- ter of Garrett Terhune, of Kentucky, and the fruits of this union were thirteen children, eleven of whom grew to mature years, as follows: Lawrence, deceased, was the husband of Polly Davis, also deceased; Katie, deceased, was the wife of Simon Smock, also deceased; Dosia deceased, was the wife of Henry Bonte, now deceased; Polly, deceased, was the wife of Thomas Henderson, now deceased; Margaret, deceased, was the wife of Abram Vannice, deceased; Sallie was the wife of Daniel Stuck, and both are now deceased; Peter married Jane Hunter, and both are deceased; Ann married Philip French, deceased, and they lived in Gibson County, Ind. ; John Demott, subject, and Lucinda, married Jesse Turpen, and they reside in Missouri. The mother of these children died May 27. 1862. When about ten years of age our subject came to Marion County, Ind., with his father, who entered 160 acres of land in Franklin Township, paying for the same $1.25 an acre. He and his father made the trip on horseback and two or three days afterward returned home, the distance being between 180 and 200 miles. The father thought nothing of riding sixty or sixty - five miles a day over the roughest kind of roads and through the woods and swamps. On his return our subject began farming on the old homestead of 160 acres, which was just opposite the noted Cave Springs. He received meager educational advantages-not more than eighteen months altogether-and got as far as the rule of three in arithmetic. He was about eighteen years of age when his father died and he remained on the farm with his sisters, Ann and Lucinda, until about thirty years of age. On March 16, 1843, he was married to
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Miss Mary E. Bates, and in the fall of the same year he and his bride moved to Trimble County, Ky., where he bought 160 acres of land for $400. This land was among the hills of the Ohio River and he had a beautiful view of the river and Madison, Ind. A large part of this land was cleared and he began raising corn, wheat and hogs, remaining on the same until October, 1854, when he came to Marion County, Ind., where his father had entered 760 acres. The latter had also entered 480 acres in Johnson County, Ind. John Demott settled on a tract of 160 acres in Section 3, Range 4, Franklin Township, Marion County, the same being allotted to him on his father's death. Previous to settling on his farm per- manently he had visited it several times and liad clearings made and a house erected, so that his family could move right in. On this farm they settled and here Mr. Demott has made his home ever since. He has cleared about seventy acres, besides finishing clearing the twenty acres he had partially cleared previous to settling upon it. Among the first men to work for him was J. L. Carson, late auditor of Shelby County, Ind., who split, hauled and laid up 5,000 oak and walnut rails for our subject. To Mr. Demott's marriage were born eight children, one of whom, Peter, died in infancy. Those who lived to mature years were named: William Merritt, born February 7, 1844, married Miss Sarah, daughter of Willis Smither, of Marion County, Ind., and they now reside in Shelby County, this State; James Peter, born May 24, 1847, resides in Lebanon, Ind. He married Miss Alice Vandiver, daugh- ter of James Vandiver, of Marion County, Ind .; John Thomas, born January 27, 1849, married and resides in Marion County, Ind. ; Jane M., born February 6, 1850, married Samuel Parsons and died when her first child, a daughter, was about four years old. The child died soon after; Simon S., born January 19, 1852, died in Missouri, unmarried; Ohio C., born May 10, 1854, married Miss Mollie Hendershot, and they reside in Indianapolis, Ind .; George C., born March 25, 1857, married Miss Belle Hawkinger, and resides in Marion County, Ind; and Eliza Ruth, born October 24, 1859, married Jacob Kerner, and resides in Franklin Township, Marion County, Ind. The mother of these children died July 30, 1860, and our subject has never married again. In early manhood Mr. Demott was a Whig and a great admirer of Henry Clay. Later he cast his vote with the Democratic party, with which he now affiliates. In early life he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but his name was taken off the church books because of his supposed affiliation with the Southern cause. In spite of all this he has contributed liberally to build and maintain all the churches in his neighborhood, excepting the new Methodist Episcopal Church to replace the one he belonged to. When asked for some timber for the church he quietly informed the committee that it would never do to put " butternut " timber in that church. They took the hint and withdrew.
ANDREW COLLINS. For many years this highly honored pioneer of Franklin Township has been identified with the interests of Marion County, Ind., his settlement here dating from 1840, and during that time his career has been above reproach. He enjoys the reputation of being a substantial and progressive farmer, and has also been considered an intelligent and thoroughly posted man on all the current topics of the day. Although now in his eighty- second year time has dealt leniently with him and he is still in the enjoyment of compara- tively good health, and takes as deep an interest in all public enterprises as in his more youthful days. Mr. Collins was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, August 5, 1812, fourteen miles northwest of Cincinnati, to the marriage of Ephraim and Catherine (Scott) Collins. The elder Collins was born in Maryland about 1777 and was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Scott who bore him six children, five of whom reached mature years, as follows: Mary (deceased), married James Chambers and they had one child, Isaac. She died in 1891; Charles (deceased), married first Patsy Powell and afterward Agnes Blair, nee Johnson. He had two children, Katherine and Mary J., by the first union and six by the last, Charles, Isaac, Willard, Susan and Della. Robert Collins (deceased), was the husband of Susan Stephens who bore him one child, James; Sarah (deceased), was the wife of William Columby by whom she had four children, three now living, Charles, Elizabeth and Susan; Isaac Col- lins (deceased), married Sarah Dane and they became the parents of two children, Mary and Ephraim, both deceased; and Andrew Collins, our subject. The mother of these children died about 1873, when quite aged, over four score years. The father served in the War of 1812. Robert Collins, grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, but when a young
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man emigrated to Ohio, and died in that State when our subject was a small boy. It is supposed that the grandfather served in the Revolutionary War, and that he was of Irish parentage. He was almost one hundred years old at the time of his death. The original of this notice grew to manhood in his native county but received limited educational advantages, the schools at that time being subscription schools. He attended only three or four sessions of three months each, but as he was apt in figures and in that time went past the double rule of three in Pike's Arithmetic. The old Webster spelling book was used then. Mr. Collins was married January 30, 1834, to Miss Susan Hill, daughter of John Hill, of Ohio, and up to the time of his marriage had resided on his father's farm. After that important event took place he moved to a little tract of twenty-five acres in Hamilton County, Ohio, owned by his wife's grandmother, and tilled the soil there until 1840 when he came to Marion County, Ind. He settled on eighty acres in Section Twelve, Range Four east, Franklin Township, which his father had entered, paying $1.25 per acre, and which he deeded to our subject, the patent being signed by Andrew Jackson, President. On this tract of land our subject erected a log cabin, sixteen feet square, and commenced the arduous labor of clearing the
forest. He lived in this cabin for about ten years after which which he put up a one-story frame. Later he added another story and lived in this until about 1883 when the house was destroyed by fire. On the same site he erected a one-story frame of four rooms and now resides in this. Three children were born to his marriage, Ludisa, Elijah and John H. The eldest child. Ludisa, was born November 9, 1834, and married Lewis Toon. She became the mother of five children, as follows: Andrew, who married Mary Hittle; Carrie, who married Warren Adams; Emma, who married Marion Swarts; Susan, who married Edward Guss; and Richard. The second child of our subject, Elijah, was born June 24, 1838. He married Emily Tolan and they became the parents of three children: Susan married Robert Moore; Charles married Mary Maze; and Ollie. Our subject's third child, John H., was born May 15, 1843. He married Miss Rebecca Cress and they have two children, Rob- ert H., who married Carry Smith, and Nettie Collins. Elijah Collins, son of our subject, was drafted into the army in 1863 but did not serve long. John H. Collins, the other son, enlisted in 1862 and served until close of hostilities. He was in the last battle that occurred before Lee's surrender. In his political views our subject was a free-soil Whig but later on espoused the cause of the Republican party of which he has since been a warm advocate. His first vote was cast for Gen. Jackson and when the Republican party nominated John C. Fremont, he voted for him as he did for Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Collins is a member of the United Brethren Church which he has attended for over sixty years, and he was licensed to exhort. He has served as class leader and superintendent of the Sunday-school for several years, and is a man highly esteemed in the community.
WILLIAM WOODFORD WHITE. It is always a pleasure to deal with the history of one who is a member of one of those grand old families who have for generations been distinguished for patriotism, heroism, and the strong characteristics which have made them prominent wherever they have settled. William Woodford White is one of the early pioneers of Marion County, Ind., and is descended from an old and prominent Virginia family. His father, Nathaniel White, was a native of the Old Dominion, but in early manhood emigrated to Kentucky, and was there married to Miss Margaret McFarland. There were children born to this union as follows: Green (deceased); Louisa (deceased), was the wife of William Alston; Thersy (deceased), was the wife of Andrew Moorhouse; Milton (deceased); Ann (deceased), was the wife of Alfonso Bryan; William W., our subject; Hattie (deceased), was the wife of Perry Ransdell, and The father of these children died in 1812. Grandfather White was a native of Scotland, and from his sturdy Scotch ances- tors our subject no doubt inherits his perseverance and industry. William W. White was born in Jessamine County, Ky., February 25, 1809, and although nearly eighty-five years of age is in the enjoyment of comparatively good health. When about two years of age he was left fatherless and his mother soon afterward moved to Harrison County, Ky., where she had a brother living. From there she moved to Boone County, Ky., where she bought fifty acres and her older sons put up a cabin on the tract and commenced to clear the forest. On this farm they resided for twelve years and then moved to Marion Connty, Ind., where our subject's elder brother, Milton White, had settled on 160 acres of land, a short time
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before. This land the latter had bought with the proceeds of the sale of the fifty-acre tract in Boone County, Ky. Milton White paid $1.25 per acre for the tract in Marion County, entering it from the Government, and in the fall of 1824 the family moved on this. A cabin, eighteen feet square, of round logs had been erected for them before their arrival, but as it had no chimney or doors, they had to provide these afterward. There were but three fami- lies within three miles of their location, and amid these rude surroundings they began their career as early settlers. They first began clearing the land, and by spring they had about six acres cleared. of trees, and the next year they put in a crop of corn, but raised no wheat for about six years, because they had no mills to grind it. Game was very plenty then, and deer was frequently killed within a hundred yards of the cabin. Wild turkeys were so common that no one cared to shoot them. On this farm our subject lived for seven years, and then bought 160 acres of school section land, which sold for $1.40 an acre, one fourth down and the balance in ten years. In 1833, soon after he bought this tract, our subject married Miss Martha Vandiver, erected a cabin on his land, and moved with his bride into this. . For about a year he remained on this, clearingabout four acres in that time, and then, finding that he would not be able to pay for it, he sold it for $240, where he had paid $60 for it, and the man he sold to assumed the balance of the payment due the State. Mr. White then entered eighty acres in Franklin township, paying $1.25 per acre, but three years later sold this and entered 120 acres in another part of Franklin township, paying $1.25 per acre, later he bought forty acres for $2.50 per acre, on which a small cabin was being built, and in that he lived for a few years. In 1848 he erected the house in which he is now living. He now has 130 acres cleared, most of it his own labor, and he has cleared as much ground for others as for himself. Mr. White is not a church member and he belongs to no secret organizations. His first vote was cast before be was eighteen years of age, for Gen. Jack- son, and he has been a Democrat in politics ever since. To his marriage were born eight children, as follows: James B. ; Robert A. ; Margaret; Sallie, wife of James Nolan, of Ken- tucky; Clarissa; Green, who married Anna Anderson, and was left a widower with six children -Harry P., Laura, Edith, William W., Robert L., and Caroline; Milton, (deceased); Eliza, widow of John Brener, has five children-Ollie, Frank, Nellie, Floy, and Ralph.
JAMES WEBB. The time has arrived when it becomes the duty of the people of this country to perpetuate the names of their pioneers, to furnish a record of their early settle- ment and relate the story of their progress. In biographical history is found a power to instruct men by precedent, to enliven the mental faculties and to waft down the river of time a safe vessel in which the names and actions of the people who contributed to raise this country from its primitive state may be preserved. One of the representative pioneers of Marion County, Ind., was James Webb, a native Virginian, born in 1794, and who, when about twelve years of age, moved with his parents to Henry County, Ky. There he grew to manhood and there he obtained a limited education common at that period, probably not attend- ing school over six months altogether. He was married in Henry County, Ky., in 1810, to a Miss Sandford, and there he continued to make his home until 1832, when he moved to Marion County, Ind. He bought 300 acres of land and added to this from time to time until he became the owner of about 1, 500 acres. His chief occupation, and in fact almost his whole business, was raising stock of all kinds, and at this he made a complete success, accumulating property worth over $100,000 before his death in 1886. He was a Whig in politics, afterward a Democrat and an active partisan. He served in the Indian War of 1836, was not a member of any secret organization but was an active member of the Christian Church in which his wife also held membersbip. A man of medium height and weight, he was possessed of an iron constitution and indomitable energy, and lived to be ninety-two years of age. He was the father of seven children, as follows: James E. (who married Mattie Combs, daughter of F. Combs, has three children, Addie, Isaiah and Ella); Hannah (married Charles Orme and is the mother of six living children, four being deceased); Nancy (married Ethelbert Bryan and died without issue); Elizabeth (married Charles Browning, now deceased, and has five children, Albert who married Catherine Stewart, Hannah who married Jesse Sells, Nancy who married Frank Brand and Eli who married Elizabeth Car- ter); Sarah (deceased, married Augustin Beasley and to them were born Joseph, Augustin, John, Lucretia (widow of Daniel Brewer), Bettie (wife of Mr. Bowen), Fannie (wife of Edgar
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Brewer), Affia and Alice); Susan (deceased, married Charles Browning and to them were born Lloyd (who married Matie Browning), John (who married Emma McNutt), and Oscar (who married Mattie Ballard); and John S. (deceased, who married Nancy Royster and became the father of five children). James Webb's first wife died and he was married a second time. John Sanford Webb was born in Henry County, Ky., in 1811, and there grew to mature years, receiving but a limited education. He came on a prospecting trip to Indiana and also visited Illinois, after which, in 1832, he came with his parents to the Hoosier State, settling in Marion County. Here he was married in 1839, to Miss Nancy Royster, and the six children born to them were named as follows: Mary F. (wife of William Lockwood, is the mother of two children, Nora (wife of Frank Rogers), and Margaret); James W. (mar- ried Mary Grube and has four living children, Dora, Anna (widow of Rev. Charles Lewis), Betty and Frederick); Sarah (deceased, was the wife of Alfred Isaacs and has two children, Gertrude (wife of Dr. Hiram P. Castor) and John); Nannie (deceased); Charles R. (who married Mrs. of New York city); and John Edward (who married Frances V. Bright, daughter of John C. Bright, of Logansport, Ind.). The father of these children advocated the principles of the Democrat party and took a deep interest in its welfare. Although not a member of any religious sect he attended the Christian Church quite regu- larly and contributed liberally of his means to the erection and support of churches in bis vicinity. His death occurred in February, 1888, and his wife died the October following, aged sixty-eight years. Their son John Edward now resides in an elegant brick mansion erected by his father, and he also inherited eighty acres of land with it. To this he has added by purchase eighty acres more and has 140 acres cleared. He is a progressive, thorough- going farmer and understands his business thoroughly. He raised 800 bushels of wheat (twenty-six bushels to the acre), fifty acres in corn, averaging fifty bushels to the acre and he also raised some oats. He is considerable of a stockman and raises the American Rambouil- lett sheep, formerly known as the French sheep. He raises them for breeding purposes and has a herd of about 100 head, the only one in the State. In this herd are about twenty-eight rams, all registered and going back to the Rambouillett breeding farm established many years ago by the French Government. Mr. Webb also raises Jersey cattle and owns a herd of twenty, including two bulls of fine pedigree. One of these animals is named "Cash Boy" and is numbered in the Jersey cattle register. Mr. Webb's herd of sheep took the gold medal prize at the Paris Exposition in 1891. The son-in-law of James Webb, whose name heads this sketch, Charles Orme, was born in Lewis County, Ky., in 1819, and was the son of Moses Orme. He came to Indiana with his parents in 1828 and they settled in Perry Township, Marion County, Ind., where the father bought land. He grew to manhood in that township and was married in 1844 to Hannah Webb, and their children were named as follows: Sanford (who married Ella Bennett and has four children, Charley, Harry, Mamie and Willie); George (who married Mary Paul); Martin L .; Mary E. (who married Benja- min Myers and has four children, Franklin, Cora, James and Effie); Emma (who married Dr. Jacob Trusler); Charles (who married Carrie Brewer and has two children, Ruth and John); and Fannie (who married John Brewer, deceased, and has six children, Samuel, Dosia (who married Dr. Miller), Mary E. J. (who married a Mr. Dixon), Belle (who married Charles Coovert), Margaret (who married Lewis Tracey) and Tommie, a girl (who married a Mr. Brooks). The father of these children, Charles Orme, has always been a Democrat in poli- tics and was at one time elected by his party to the office of trustee of Perry Township, but refused to serve. Although not a member, he attends the Christian Church, of which his wife has been a member for fifty years.
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