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John W. Reynolds, of Reynolds Bros., druggists, Curdsville,
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was born in Vanover Precinct, Daviess Co., Ky., Nov. 12, 1856. His father, Joshua J. Reynolds, now a resident of Vanover Pre- einct. is a native of Lincoln County, Ky. He was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. He was engaged in the manufacture of brick a short time in 1870, and then became one of the present firm of Reynolds Bris keep a full line of drugs and molinines.
Thomas J. Reynolds was born in Daviess County, Ky., Dec. 12, 1848. His father, Joshna J. Reynolds, is also a native of Ken- tucky. He was educated in the common schools of this county. He resided on a farm till 1878, when he came to Curdsville, where he has since resided. The first two years he worked at brick- making; then, in 1980, in company with his brother, John W. Reynolds, opened a drug store, which they still own. He was elected Marshal of Curdsville in the spring of 1882. He was mar- ried Jan. 31, 1876. to Elma Lashbrook, daughter of Elbert Lash- brook. To them have been born three children, only two living -Leslie and Elbert. A daughter, Bertha, died in the fall of 1880, aged two years. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the Methodist church.
John H. Rodman was born in Shelby County, Ky., Oet. 1, 1809. His father, Hugh Rodman, was born in 1788 in Louisville, Ky., before any village was there. In 1816 his parents moved to Du- bois County. Ind., and remained there three years, when they removed to Washington County. Und. When John H. was soron- then he went to Louisville, Ky., to learn the carpenter's trade. In February, 1999, he saw General Juok ~~ ~~ ~ on his way to Washington to be inaugurated; in 1840 saw General Harrison. He was married in the fall of 1836 to Mary A. H.c.n. They are the argent of the e: children, only eight living-William E., Hugh D., Richard M., Mary M., John J., Charles M., Hilary D. and James S. \ son, Thomas V., died Sept. 10, 1878, aged forty- one years, and left a wife and three children. A daughter, Eliza- beth B., was burned to death in 1863. at the age of three years. Mary M joined the order of Loretto Sisters. f Marion County, in September. 1$70, and is Mother Superior of a branch house of Loretta in Edlna, Knox Co., Mo. The family are all members of the Catholic church. Mr. Rodman owns 251 acres of fine farming land in this precinct.
Richard M. Rodman, son of John H. Rodman, was born in Marion County, Ky., April 7: 1844. His parents moved to Curds-
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ville the same year. He was educated in St. Mary's College. He was reared a farmer and still follows that occupation, owning fifty acres of good land. In the winter of 1867-'68 he clerked for Rod- man & Hayden, of Curdsville. He was married Jan. 12, 1869, to Alice E., daughter of J. A. Blincoe. To them have been born four children- Thomas B., Mary M., Louisa G. and Elizabeth M. Mr. Rodman has been Justice of the Peace six years, and Bridge and Road Commissioner several years.
William E. Rodman, son of John H. Rodman, was born in Orange County, Ind., Ang. 4, 1839. His parents moved to Ma- rion County, Ky., in 1840, and to this county in 1844. He was married Jan. 13, 1863, to Maria L. Hill. To them have been born six children, only five now living-Eugene I., Magnus A., John E., Elizabeth B. and Mary A. Mr. Rodman is Justice of the Peace for Curdsville Precinct. He and family are members of the Catholic church and he is a member of the Catholic Knights of America. He owns 116 acres of fine farming land.
Henry Schweikarth was born in Germany, Jan. 1, 1847, and was a son of Jacob Schweikarth, who came with his family to America and settled in Vanderberg County, Ind., in 1850. He attended Evansville Commercial College, and was employed by J. J. Mar- lett in Evansville a few years; and also by Lindley Bros. He came to Curdsville in the spring of 1870, and clerked for Eman- uel Fisher four years, when he returned to Evansville and remained till 1876. He then came back to Curdsville and opened a grocery and provision store. In 1880 he added dry goods, clothing, hats and caps, boots and shoes, and now has a first-class general store; capital stock $5,000 to $8,000, doing an annual business of $20,- 000. He was married April 13, 1873, to Sallie C., daughter of Joseph Welden. They have four children-Hattie, Joseph J., Blanche M. and Lottie.
James M. Sims, son of John R. Sims, was born in Meade County, Ky., Aug. 31, 1839. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of Breckinridge County, Ky., where his par- ents moved when he was small. He enlisted in the late war in Company G. Eighty-first Indiana United States Infantry, and served three years. He was in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Dalton, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Franklin, Tenn., Nashville and many others, being in about 300 battles and skirmishes. He was married Sept. 22, 1867, to Melissa J., daughter of Franklin A. Wayne. Five children
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have been born to them-Julia B., John F., Mary L., Emma R. and Joseph H. Mr. Sims came to this county in 1865 where lie owns seventy acres of fine land. He is a staunch Republican. His family are all members of the Catholic church.
William Simms, born in Marion County, Ky., Oct. 23, 1814, is a son of Rudolph Simms, a native of Maryland. William, being the eldest of six children, and his father not being strong, was obliged to work on the farm, and had very limited educational ad- -vantages. He came to this county in 1839 and has since lived in Curdsville Precinct. He was married Jan. &, 1839, to Eliza A., daughter of John R. Blandford, deceased. Eight children have been born to them, only three living -- F. Marion, Elizabeth E. and William A. One daughter, Ann M., died Aug. 27, 1877, in her twenty-eighth year. She had been twice married and left two children. Mr. Simms is the oldest member of St. Alphonsus Cath- olic Church, having been a Catholic all his life.
James E. Smith, born in Jefferson County, Ky., Nov. 2, 1843, is a son of Early and Elizabeth (Bates) Smith, natives of Madison County, Va., who came by wagon to Kentucky soon after they were married. His father was a large contractor for furnishing wood to the Lonisville manufactories, a few years, and then followed farm - ing and helped build turnpikes and otherwise improve the country. He was president of the Pond Draining Company many years, and also of Cane Run Pike several years. He was born April 25, 1804, and married May 26, 1826. He was the father of two boys and six girls. He died April 17, 1879. He gave each child $3, 300, and at his death left them each $7,200, He was a member of the Baptist church. James E. was married Feb. 22, 1870, to Cath- erine L. Berry. They have five children-Thomas E., Anna L., William M., Mary N., and Charles P. He came to this country in 1869. He owns a farm of 200 acres. He is School Trustee of this precinct. He and family are members of the Catholic church.
W. T. Smith, farmer, was born in Daviess County, Ky., March 26, 1849. He was reared on a farm in this county, and has fol- lowed that occupation the most of his life. He owns twenty-two acres of fine land, valued at $40 per acre. He was married March 7, 1872, to Clay Pitt, daughter of Joseph R. Pitt, and a native of Daviess County, born June 25, 1850. They have five children- Martin R., born Feb. 5, 1874; Catherine F., Oct. 22, 1876; Mary Ann, March 25, 1878 ; William J., Oct. 10, 1880 ; Thomas, Aug. 7, 1882. Mr. Smith is a member of .Lodge No. 126, A. F. & A. M.
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R. Waller Taylor was born in Tallahassee, Fla., March 22, 1839. His father, Colonel John Stokes Taylor, was one of Zach. Tay- lor's aids during the Seminole war, and afterward a professor in Centre College, Danville, Ky., and was also a large cotton planter. He weighed 345 pounds, and died in 1845 ; B. Waller was educated in Centre College. During the late war he was Assistant Quarter- master in the Southern army, and was wounded at Chickamauga. He came to Henderson County, Ky., with his parents when six- teen years old. He sold goods there several years ; traveled for John Shillito & Co., of Cincinnati, four years. In the spring of 1876 he came to Delaware, where he now has a fine store of gen- eral merchandise, and does an annual business of $20,000. Mr. Taylor exposed publicly in the New York Sun the fraud practiced on the people by the patents that were for the use of steamboats.
Charles F. Thompson, son of Leo Thompson (deceased), was born in Nelson County, Ky., Jan. 4, 1840. His parents came to this county in March, 1840. He was reared on a farm, and his educational advantages were limited, he having to walk four or five miles to attend a subscription school. He was married in April, 1869, to Mary E., daughter of Bennet Drury. Of the seven children born to them but five are living-Leo, George B., William M., Katie B., and Ellen N. Mr. Thompson enlisted in the late war in Company G, Twenty-fifth Kentucky Infantry., U. S. A., and served three years. The regiment was consolidated with the Seventeenth Kentucky and he placed in Company K. He was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, and several others, being in thirteen battles and scores of skirmishes. He and family are members of the Catholic church.
Jerome A. Thompson (deceased), son of Edward Thompson, was born in Washington County, Ky., June 12, 1825. He received a limited education in the early subscription school, and resided the most of his life on a farm. He was married in October, 1851, to Mary J. Carrico. She died Feb. 8, 1855, leaving two children- Isabella and Frank. April 1, 1856, he married Mary, daughter of John Warren. She was born in Marion County, Ky. To them were born nine children, eight living-Joseph, Florence, Ivor, Eddie and Edgar (twins), Eugenc, Robert and Ambrose. One son, Richard, died in August, 1882, aged twenty-five years. Mr. Thompson died Jan. 24, 1882. He was a life-long member of the Catholic church.
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Leo Thompson (deceased), son of Charles Thompson, was born in Nelson County, Ky., Dec. 17, 1818. He was educated in St. Mary's College. He came to this county in 1840, and lived near Owensboro till 1854, when he moved to Curdsville Precinct, where he died May 26, 1873. He was married in 1838, to Priscilla, daughter of John Johnson. Eleven children were born to them, but two now living-Charles and Benjamin H. A son, Joseph T., died at the age of thirty-one years, and William M. died, aged fifteen years. Emily J. died at the age of eighteen. He was a mem- ber of the Catholic church, as are also his family. His son, Benjamin H., was born Sept. 1, 1857, in this precinct. He was edn- cated at Gethsemane College, Nelson County, Ky., and Cecilian College, Hardin County, Ky. He is a farmer, and resides on the old homestead,
William R. Thompson, son of George W. Thompson, was born in Nelson County, Ky., Feb. 8, 1844. His father was a native of Nelson County, and came with his parents to Daviess County when a small boy and settled on the island at Owensboro; remained there three years, and returned to Nelson County, where he re- sided nntil 1851, when he again came to this county. In 1860 he came to this precinct, where he died Aug. 17, 1861. William R. was educated at St. Mary's Academy, and Cecilian College, Ky. He was married Feb. 28, 1870, to Mary P., daughter of William R. Riney. To them were born five children-Nellie, Lloyd, Philip C., William R. and Harriet F. Mrs. Thompson died April 27, 1881. He owns 170 acres of good farming land. He is a mem- ber of the Catholic church.
Charles W. Vowels, born in Daviess County, Ky., Jan. 27, 1838, is a son of Charles Vowels, a native of Nelson County, who came to this county in an early day, and is now a resident of Upper Town Precinct. He was reared on a farm, and received a cominon-school education. He was married Jan. 16, 1868, to Mattie Goodrun: Seven children have been born to them-Roxie, Joseph L., M. Fonda, Georgia, Rosa, Mand and Charles, Mr. Vowels owns a farm of about seventy-five acres.
Joseph B. Wall, born in Daviess County, Ky., March 22, 1821, is a son of Robert Wall. His education was received in the log- cabin schools. He was married in 1845 to Julia Waltrip, daughter of John Waltrip. To them were born six children, three living -John H., Rachel and Betsey. Mr. Wall is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Pleasant Hill. He owns fifty acres of land east of Delaware.
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G. Rufus Wultrip, son of Andrew Waltrip, was born in Da- viess County, Ky., Ang. 20, 1543. His father was a native of Breckinridge County, Ky., and came to this county when a boy. He married Mary E. Wright. Eight children were born to them, but three now living-Martha A. (Mrs. Glenn), David A. and G. Rufus. His wife died and he married Lucy Glenn. Mrs. Wal- trip dicd Aug. 8, 1853, leaving one daughter -- Leah, now Mrs. Johnson. G. Rufus Waltrip was reared on a farm and educated at Georgetown College, Ky. He was married in February, 1869, to Delia, daughter of John Glenn. Four children have been born to them, but two are now living-Edgar and Sallic E. Mr. Wal- trip was Deputy Sheriff of this county six years. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Ile owns a fine farm of 142g acres. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
John Waltrip, born in Barren County, Ky., March 4, 1807, was a son of Joseph Waltrip, a native of Virginia, but an early resi- dent of Barren County. In the fall of 1819 his parents came to Daviess County, and he has since made this his home. He was married in November, 1827, to Elizabeth Downs. To them were born twelve children, ten now living -- Julia A., Henrietta, Ma- tilda, Joanna, Pryor, Emily, Thomas, Martha, Elizabeth and Laura. Mrs. Waltrip died in April, 1869, and November, 1869, he married Mrs. Eliza J. Faith. She had eight children, seven living-Barrister W., Joseph T., William, Alex., Martha, David, Jennie. One son, Robert, died in Arkansas, aged thirty-one years. Mr. Waltrip has 110 children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren, the largest family record in the county. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
John O. Warren, born in Marion County, Ky., May 8, 1834, is a son of John Warren, a native of Washington County, Ky., and a grandson of John Warren, who came from Maryland to Kentucky in an early day. IIe is a descendant of the Lord Balti- more Catholics, who settled Maryland. He was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. He was married July 6, 1857, to Annie, daughter of Pius Carrico. Of their nine chil- dren, only seven are living-Mary J., Martin, Catharine, William, Mizella, Marion and T. Edgar. He came to this county in 1866. He owns 125 acı 'his county and forty-two in Marion County. He is a member of the Catholic church.
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M. N. Wayne was born in Boyle County, Ky., Oct. 26, 1845. In 1864 he moved to La Rue County, and lived there till 1879, when he came to Daviess County, where he is carrying on the farm of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Mckentrie, near West Louis- ville. He owns 380 acres of land in La Rue County. He was married July 4, 1876, to Alice Rodman, a native of La Rue County, born March 4, 1858. They have two children -- George M., born April 12, 1880, and Anna L., bora April 1, 1882.
James M. Welden, son of Joseph Welden, was born in Hender- son County, Ky., Feb. 14, 1853. He came to Curdsville with his parents in 1862, where he has since resided. Since 1877 he has been running a portable steam saw-mill near Curdsville. He has also been employed by the county to build several bridges. He was married May 5, 1875, to Maggie T., daughter of Thomas Mat- tingly. They have three children-Clarence E., Edna L., and Claud M. Mrs. Welden is a member of the Catholic church. Mr. Welden's father, Joseph Welden, was born in Henderson County, Ky., Feb. 27, 1819. His father, Thomas' Welden, was a native of Virginia, but was reared in North Carolina, and came to Ken- tucky in an early day. Mr. Welden had very limited educational advantages. He was a farmer the early part of his life, but since coming to Curdsville has been in the general grocery business. In 1854 he built a steam saw-mill on Panther Creek, in company with Geo. M. Priest, now of Evansville, Ind., but sold it in 1855. He was married in 1845 to Harriet Willingham. They are the parents of ten children, only five living-Sarah C., James M., Emma R., George W. and Maud. One daughter, Laura, died in 1864, aged sixteen years."
William B. Wheeler, born in Nelson County, Ky., Oct. 6, 1844, is a son of Francis and Christina (Hagan) Wheeler, natives of Nel- son County, bis father born in 1826 and his mother in 1829. His mother died of cholera in 1874; his father still lives in Nelson County. Mr. Wheeler was reared on a farm and received but a limited education, his time being spent in working on the farm. He lived in Nelson County till 1864, when he came to Daviess County. In 1868 he bought a farm of sixty acres near West Louis- ville. He afterward sold it and bought his present farm of sixty acres, where he now has one of the finest farms in Curdsville Pre- cinct. He was married Feb. 6, 1868, to B. J. Payne, a native of Daviess County, born Dec. 24, 1846. They have four children.
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Seeing the inconvenience of having so meager an education, Mr. Wheeler is giving his children the best advantages the country affords, spending several hundred dollars yearly in educating them. In religious faith Mr. Wheeler is a Catholic.
Samuel Williams (deceased), born in Oldham County, Ky., Dec. 31, 1833, was a son of John Williams, a native of Washington County, Ky., and a resident of Oldham County. Mr. Williams came to Daviess County in the fall of 1859, and located on the land where the family now reside. He was married Oct. 23, 1856, to Mary E., daughter of Littleton W. Chandler. Nine children were born to them, eight living-John L., Mary L., George W., James T., Albert, Emily P., Henry, and Anna E! One son, Samuel, died at the age of eighteen years. Mr. Williams was a member of the Christian church. He died Aug. 31, 1880.
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CHAPTER XX.
KNOTTSVILLE PRECINCT.
In 1867 the following were fixed as the boundary lines of this pre- cinct : Beginning at Ohio County line, where same crosses North Panther Creek, near Charles Hamilton's; thence down said creek to the Litchfield road, thence with Litchfield and Owensboro road to the bridge over Caney Creek; thence np Caney Creek, so as to include James Mckinney's; thence a line to Ben Allen's, including E. S. Jones's and William McKay's; thence to the Hardinsburg road at Richard Jett's, excluding Jett's and J. W. Gabbert's; then to the Pike's Peak school-house; thence with the old trace to David Clark's, including said Clark; thence to the nearest point of new road leading to C. Bell's; thence with said new road to the Barker road near C. Bell's; thence with the Barker road to W. Winkler, Jr's; thence to the White Oak ford on Blackford, thence with Blackford Creek and Hancock and Ohio County lines to the begin- ning.
The precinct of Knottsville was named from the village, and the village was named for a Mr. Knott, who settled here. Formerly the name was spelled "Nottsville."
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The first settlers in this precinct were families by the name of Smeathers, Duncan, Bell, Adams and Husk. Metcalfs and Wink- lers came afterward. Valentine Husk came from Virginia. He first settled at Yellow Banks, in 1796; then lived on the Ohio River at the mouth of Pup Creek. In 1804 he moved with his family to a point on the Yelvington and Knottsville road, three and a half miles north of the former place, where he began im- proving the farm afterward owned and occupied by Henry John- son. He was the first settler in this part of the country. Soon afterward Benjamin, George, Charles and Raleigh Duncan, came from Nelson County and settled here. James Adams camne about the same time, and settled at a point four miles northwest of Knottsville. Eli and Nathaniel Bell came from Maryland about the time of the Duncans. Eli settled on the farm afterward owned
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by W. B. Head, Esq. Descendants of the Smeatherses and Bells are still living in the precinct. Ben Purcell came in 1824; R. N. Wilson, father of Robert T. Wilson, came to the county in 1820, from Nelson County, and settled on a farm fonr miles west of Knottsville. The Mays came from Nelson County about the same time, and settled on the Hardinsburg road west of Knottsville.
The first school in this part of the county was tanght by a man named Walker, who happened to be passing through the country; it was tanght on Pup Creek, on land afterward owned by John Bell, and the old log cabin in which it was held went to decay more than fifty years ago.
The first religious services were held by a Methodist preacher named Craig, about 1808, in the house of Benjamin Duncan. He organized a church in this house, and Benjamin Duncan and Val- entine Husk were among the first members. One of the first priests was Father Derbin, who was born Jan. 1, 1800. He came here about 1822. Ele lived in Union County, and came here to preach once a month. On one occasion he lost his way, and was belated. He kept his course by the moss on the trees, which always grows on the north side. After dark the wolves were very troublesome, and came near taking him from his horse, but the horse was very spirited, and fought the wolves off. Father Derbin still lives in Russellville, Logan County.
The first brick-kiln was burned in 1825, by Thomas Purcell, a native of Virginia, who came to this county in the spring of that year.
The first burying ground was started about 1806, on the land of Charles Duncan, north of Pup Creek, on the Knottsville and Yel- vington road, and the first person buried was Raleigh Duncan, a son of Charles Duncan. This was the first death in the precinct.
The first marriage in this precinct was " big Billy Bell " to his cousin, Betsey Bell, about the year 1810. They had two children. Mrs. Bell died, and Mr. Bell subsequently married twice. He raised a large family of children, and died in this precinct several years ago.
In early days the pioneers made all their own sugar and syrup from maple-trees, which were very abundant on Pup Creek. A man named Thomas Montgomery made sugar so extensively that he paid for his entire farm from the sale of the sugar. From that time he was known as " Sugar Tom Montgomery," to distinguish him from another Tom Montgomery living in the precinct. The
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early settlers paid their taxes with wolt and wildcat scalps. They would get a certificate from the magistrate for the amount of the scalps, which was the same as an order on the County Treasurer at the present day. And if the amount exceeded the taxes, the Sheriff, or Collector, paid the difference in specie. The women wore buckskin dresses every day, and had checked cotton for Sun- day. The children had neither boots nor shoes. Some would wrap rags around their feet, while others ran through the snow barefoot. "Uncle " Henry Hazel tells that when he was a boy he would procure a piece of puncheon, or large block of wood, place it before the fire until thoroughly warmed, then carry it to the wood-pile and stand on it while chopping wood. He would repeat this process as often as the block became cold, until his task for the day was completed.
GEORGE HUSK.
This venerable gentleman is the oldest native of Daviess County now living within its limits, and was born Oct. 31, 1800, at the mouth of Pup Creek. His father was Valentine Husk, who came to this county in 1796. His maternal grandfather, William Hacker, came to the county about the same time, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He fought at Braddock's defeat, and was per- sonally acquainted with George Washington. He was a member of the Virginia Blues, Washington's command. Mr. Husk mar- ried Charlotte G. Kelley, Aug. 2, 1828, and they had ten children. Three of them are living, viz .: Benjamin F., James, and Sarah, now Mrs. Fry .. Two daughters, Rosa J. and Pauline A., died after they were grown. Mrs. Husk died April 21, 1879. Mr. Husk has lived in three counties in this State without changing his residence, viz .: Hardin, Ohio and Daviess. He moved upon his present farm in 1835. He was a strong, active man in his youth, and few men of his time could jump thirty-six feet as easily as George did on one occasion. He was a member of the Method- ist Episcopal church for several years, but for the past thirty-five years he has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
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