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J. Leander Carr is the son of Mr. Milford Carr, who was the son of Colonel John Carr, one of the pioneers of Clark county. Leander was born in this county in 1836. In 1867 he
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and Miss R. Eva Ryan, daughter of James Ryan, of Henryville, were united in marriage. Mr. Carr was born in Clark county in 1854. They have one son. Mr. Carr is one of the leading merchants of Henryville.
Mr. John C. Stuard was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1819. He is a son of Mr. Isaac Stuard, a farmer of the aforesaid county. He was married in 1845 to Miss Virginia Hedges, of Boone county, Kentucky. Mrs. Stuard was born in 1828. Their family consists of three sons and three daughters, all of whom reside in the State of Indiana. In 1847 Mr. Stuard came to Jeffersonville, where he remained in business until 1868, when he moved to Henryville, where he still resides. At present he is engaged in farming and the stock business.
Augustus Schlamm was born in Prussia in 1829. He came to America in 1851. He lived in New York one year, and came to Indiana in 1852. He was married in Indiana in 1857 to Miss Barbara Bollyn, who was born in Switzer- land in 1833. Mr. Schlamm is a leading busi- ness man of Henryville. Has been township trustee for the past ten years.
Mr. Fredric Metzger was born in Baden, Ger- many, in 1833. He came to America when nineteen years of age, first settling in Maryland, thence to Virginia. In 1853 he came to Indi- ana. Since 1864 he has been in the coopering business in Henryville. He was married in 1856 to Miss Ellen Nununaman, of Davenport, Iowa. Their family consists of six children.
Captain James R. Ferguson was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1837, and was married in 1879 to Miss Minnie Connor, of Danville, a native of Maryland. They have one son, Wallace, who is in the mercantile business in Henryville. He served four years in the Forty-ninth Indiana volunteer infantry as captain of company D.
Mrs. Mary N. (Edmonson) Stark is the widow of Mr. Thomas L. Stark, formerly a resident of Louisville, where he was engaged in the mer- cantile business many years. He was born in Greencastle, Indiana, in 1828. He was married September 3, 1850. Mrs. Stark is a daughter of Mr. Norris Edmonson, a millwright of Oldham county, Kentucky. Mr. Stark served through the war in the Fifty-third volunteer infantry, and died January 1, 1866, of disease contracted
while in service. He left a family of three chil- dren-Walter, Lillie B., and Cora F.
Eberts & Brother, proprietors of the Henry- ville tannery, consisting of J. and C. Eberts, are sons of Mr. C. Eberts, who came to America from Germany in the year 1853 and located at St. Louis, Missouri. These brothers joined their interests in business from the first of their deal- ing with the public on their own responsibility, it being in Bullitt county, Kentucky, in the town of Shepherdsville, where they rented a tannery and controlled it very successfully for two years, when they changed their location to their pres- ent place of doing business. They purchased the tannery property of Mr. August Schlamm, and have since been doing a very satisfactory busi- ness, dressing as high as four thousand hides a year. In the year 1877 Mr. J. Eberts and Miss Eliza Baumberger were united in marriage. They have one child-John. Mr. C. Eberts and Miss Margaret Gernhart were married in October, 1875. They have three children-Olga C., Ed- ward C., and Minnie A.
Mr. Peter Huffman, with his family of five children and wife came to Monroe township, Clark county, Indiana, in 1811. He, however, had other children who were married and had homes of their own, one of whom was the wife of Mr. Henry Collins. They were both killed in the Pigeon Roost massacre. Mr. Huffman settled on Silver creek, Monroe township, Clark county. Indiana, where he commenced the life of a pioneer in the woods. In March, 1813, he was killed in what is known as the Huffman de- feat. With the same ball that Mr. Huffman was killed Mrs. Huffman was wounded In the breast, the ball lodging in the shoulder-blade. His sons settled in Jackson county. Andrew J. Huff- man is a grandson of this famous Indian hunter. He was born in 1819; was married in 1841, on the day of General Harrison's inauguration, to Miss Eliza McComb, of Monroe township, born in 1823.
Mr. Joseph H. Guernsey was born in Monroe township in 1823. His father was Mr. Guy Guernsey, who came to Clark county at an early day. He was married in 1844 to Miss Margaret Paterson, of Clark county, and has five children, three sons and two daughters. One daughter is Mrs. Mary Williams.
Mrs. Margaret McWilliams is a widow of David
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McWilliams, deceased. He was a Virginian by birth, but was a citizen of Monroe township from his boyhood up to his death, which occurred in 1871. Mrs. McWilliams is a daughter of Captain T. B. Payne, of Louisville. Mr. McWilliams' family at his death consisted of nine children. Birdsall, a son, has since died. One daughter and two sons are married and reside in the county. Mrs. McWilliams came from Louisville to Clark county at the age of six.
Mr. John Carter was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1814. His father, Edward, came to Monroe township, Clark county, in 1816, and lived here until his death, which occurred about 1830. His third son (the subject of this sketch) was married in 1838 to Miss Louise Guth- rie, of Woodford county, Kentucky. She died in 1871 at the age of fifty-five years, leaving eight children, all of whom are citizens of Clark county, and mostly in Monroe township.
L. B. Guernsey, postmaster at Henryville, is a native of that town, receiving his education in that place and in the schools of Charlestown. He remained on the farm until nineteen years of age, when he followed teaching two or three years. Since 1855 he has been in the mercan- tile business, and with the exception of about five years of that time has been salesman for Guernsey & Briggs. In 1876 he became post- master of his town, and has held the position ever since. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and formerly superintendent of the Sabbath-school for several years. In 1858 he married Emma Morgan, daughter of L. H. Morgan. His children are Louis M., Ca- dence L., and Ermina Sage.
William King, justice of peace of Henryville, Clark county, Indiana, was born in Jackson county, near Seymour, June 16, 1837. He was raised a farmer and when seventeen years of age began teaching, which profession he has followed since; graduated in Brownstown academy in 1858. He entered the army in 1862, as a member of the Eighty-second Indiana volunteer infantry; was mustered out of the service as brevet lieutenant of his company in 1865. Before returning home he was engaged as a teacher and is now teaching ; is a member of the Missionary Baptist society. He is now the justice of the peace in his town- ship. His father was justice of the peace for fifteen years and was a very prominent man in
the Baptist church. He was married in 1860 to Miss Nancy Love, of Jackson county, and is the father of seven children.
Thomas Montgomery, of Henryville, Clark county, was born in Polk county, Illinois, June II, 1820. When he was five years old his father moved to Lexington, Scott county, Indiana, where he spent the early part of his life working on a farm, and in winter driving team. He was married to Mary E. Blizzarel, a native of Clark county, Indiana, on the 26th day of December, 1847. They moved to Clark county, Indiana, December, 1850, and settled on a farm four miles from Henryville, where he has lived ever since. He is the father of eleven children, two of whom are dead. He, his wife, and most of the family are members of the Baptist church. His father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1787. He moved to Polk county, Illinois, about the year 1806, and settled on a farm; was a member of the Presbyterian church; served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and lived to an advanced age, dying in the year 1880.
Andrew J. Huffman was born April 25, 1819, in Clark county. He spent his early life like most "farmers' sons, in working on a farm in summer and attending school in winter. He was married, March, 1841, to Elizabeth Mc- Combs, a native of Clark county, Indiana, and has twelve children. Mr. Huffman and wife are constant members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His father was a native of Virginia and moved to this county in 1811. His grand- father was killed and his grandmother was wounded by the Indians, in the war in 1813. Mr. Huffman is one of our most quiet and law- abiding citizens.
Norman Hosea, of Henryville, was born in Washington county, Indiana, February 14, 1824. His boyhood days were spent in working on the farm in summer, and attending school in winter. At the age of twenty he commenced the cooper- ing business, and worked at that until 1861, when he entered the army as a private in com- pany D, Forty-ninth Indiana volunteers. He was honorably discharged from said service, after which he settled on a farm on Blue Lick, four miles west of Henryville, Indiana, where he has resided up to the present time. He was married to Jeanetta McWilliams, a native of Rockingham county, Virginia. Mr. Hosea and wife are both
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members of the Christian church. Mr. Hosea is owner of one of the famous mineral wells with which the country abounds.
Major Daniel Bower emigrated from North Carolina to Clark county with his father, and settled near New Washington, when there were but few settlers. He married Catharine Hostet- ler. Major Bower was a man of considerable influence and had the confidence of his fellow citizens. He served as a member of the Legis- lature and also as county commissioner. He was the owner of several hundred acres of land; was a farmer and trader, often trading South with boats of produce. He died at Natchez, Mississippi, in 1843. His widow still lives at the old homestead.
Mrs. Annia E. Hikes, widow of George Hikes, Jr., was formerly from the East. She spent some time in Illinois, and was a school-teacher. Her husband was reared in Jefferson county, Ken- tucky. The Hikes family were early settlers in Jefferson county, Kentucky.
Jacob Lentz was born in Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, in 1807. In October, 1818, he came with his father, John Lentz, to Clark county, In- diana. Since that date he has made this county his home. His wife was Miss Mahala Prather, who died leaving a family of seven children, five daughters and two sons. One daughter has since died. All the rest are married except the youngest daughter, Fannie V., who resides at home. Mr. Lentz, some years after the death of his wife, was married to Miss Nancy Fry, by whom he has one child, John, now nine years old. Mr. Lentz owns a fine farm of eighty-three acres situated on the Ohio river. Politically he is a sound Republican.
Mr. Joseph Ashton was born in Chester coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1806. His father, Abraham Ashton, came to Utica, Clark county, Indiana, in 1818, where he died in 1827 at the age of forty-six. His wife, Hannah (Cloud), survived him thirty-eight years. They only left one son, the subject of this sketch. He was married in 1829 to Miss Lorinda Prather, of Clark county. She died in 1880 at the age of sixty-nine years, leaving a family of three sons and four daughters, most of whom are citizens of the county. Two of the sons served their country as soldiers for the Union-Joseph Edwin in the Fifty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, and Charles B. in
the Eighty-nrst regiment. Joseph died at Jeffer- son barracks, Missouri, in 1863.
David H. Combs, M. D., was born in Clark county, Indiana. He is a son of Mr. Jesse Combs, one of the pioneers, who died in 1857. Dr. Combs remained at home till seventeen years of age when he entered Charlestown acad- emy, where he attended six sessions. From the time of his leaving this institution until his twenty-first year he spent in teaching and going to school. At that age he entered the office of Dr. James S. Athen, of Charlestown, with whom he remained three years as a student. He was one year in Louisville Medical university, and graduated at Jefferson Medical college, Phil- adelphia, in the spring of 1850. His first year he practiced in Salem, Indiana, after which, until 1876, he lived in Charlestown, where he enjoyed an extensive practice, more especially in the line of surgery. In 1876 he moved to his wife's farm, in Utica, and follows his profession. On the 4th day of November, 1851, he was married to Miss Sarah, youngest daughter of Colonel Good- man, who died in March, 1880, leaving a family of seven children.
George Schwartz was born January 13, 1803. He is the son of Mr. John Schwartz, who came from Pennsylvania in the fall of 1802, and set- tled in Utica township, Clark county, Indiana, on a farm adjoining the one now owned and lived upon by the son. On this pioneer farm young George was brought up and made familiar with all the privations and hard labor of the times. He married, August 21, 1823, Miss Nancy Fry, of Jefferson county, Kentucky, who was born March 29, 1804. In the fall of 1824 he purchased a tract of wild land, and the follow- ing winter put up a double cabin, in which, on the 1st of April, 1825, the young couple com- menced housekeeping. They have had twelve children, all of whom they raised to man and womanhood, though some have since died. Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz still live on the old farm, but in a new house, and surrounded by all the comforts of life.
Abraham Fry was born in Clark county, Indi- ana, September 17, 1832. He is a son of John Fry, a very prominent citizen of this county, whose biography will be found in this work. Abraham Fry made his home with his father till he was married, which was October 24, 1854,
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his wife's maiden name being Sarah E. Parks, who died July 18, 1859, leaving two children, a son and daughter. The son only is living; he is now married and resides on his farm, in sight of his father's house. Mr. Fry married his sec- ond wife, Maggie R. Mann, September 5, 1860, by whom he has had seven children, three sons and four daughters. In the year 1855 Mr. Fry purchased his farm; it consists of one hundred and eighty-one acres of very fine land. In 1856 he built himself a good brick residence, which he has recently put into a perfect state of repair. His premises, besides being naturally fine, are adorned with shade trees, etc., in tasty order, making one of the grandest homes in the county. Mr. Fry makes farming his principal occupation, dealing at the same time extensively in stock. He is a director in the First National bank of Jeffersonville, also a stockholder and di- rector in the plate glass works in the same place. He is a member of the order of Masons, and is a Knight Templar.
John F. Fry is a son of John Fry, Sr., one of the most prominent citizens in former years. He was born in Clark county, Indiana, in 1836. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Catharine Lentz, of Clark county. They have four chil- dren.
George T. Fry was born in Clark county in 1838. He was married, in 1864, to Miss Edith J. Lentz, of Clark county; she died in 1879, leav- ing two children. Mr. Fry was married, in 1881, to Mrs. Shrader.
Jacob Fry, another son of the well-known John Fry, was born in 1844, in Clark county. He was married to Miss Sarah Robertson in 1866. They have four children.
Samuel P. Lewman was born in Utica town- ship, Clark county, Indiana, July 30, 1834. He is a son of Milas Lewman, a prominent citizen of Clark county. Mr. S. P. Lewman was mar- ried April 3, 1860, to Miss Ann Eliza Holman. They have a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters; all single and make their father's house their home. An item of interest worthy of notice is that there has never been a death either in his or his father's family. . In 1862 Mr. Lewman was elected magistrate, and served his neighbors in that capacity seven years. Was a candidate for the Legislature on the Re- publican ticket in 1868. Mr. Lewman has al-
ways been a sound Republican, and a pioneer Abolitionist. While at Oberlin college, Ohio, he cast his first vote for Salmon P. Chase. Mr. Lewman owns a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres situated in Utica township. Made farming his principal avocation till the year 1864, when he commenced the dairy business, which he has increased till now he makes it a very profitable business, and which commands his at- tention principally. He furnishes the city of Louisville with milk; hauling last year to that city twenty thousand gallons.
Dr. L. L. Williams was born in Jefferson county, Kentucky, July, 1855. He is a son of Mr. Jeff Williams, a prominent farmer and citi- zen of Jefferson county. Dr. Williams made his home with his father and attended school till he was eighteen years of age, at which time he graduated at the Louisville High school. Read medicine under Dr. J. M. Keller, a distinguished surgeon of Louisville at that date, but at present a noted physician at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Graduated at the Louisville Medical College in 1878. Since that date has practiced medicine in Louisville. In April, 1881, he purchased a stock of drugs and medicine in Utica, Clark county, Indiana, where he is at present engaged in the drug business, and at the same time en- joys a very pleasant practice.
Mr. M. H. Tyler was born in Jefferson county, Kentucky, in 1824; was a son of Zachariah Tyler, whose father was born in Virginia, and was a member of the old Tyler family of that State. In 1827 Mr. Tyler's father died, leaving a wife and six children, three now living --- William J., a blacksmith by trade, resides in Utica, and Lucinda M., who is a widow, and makes her home with her brother M. H. Mr. Tyler's mother is eighty-eight years of age and has been an invalid for the past fifteen years, during which time she has made her home with her children. When about fourteen years of age Mr. Tyler entered Greencastle college and re- mained till 1840. He afterwards engaged in the mercantile business, but finding its effects detri- mental to his health he learned the blacksmith trade with his brother and remained with him seven years. Between the years 1848 and 1866 he engaged in the mercantile business in Utica with considerable success. In 1868 he built a lime kiln in the upper edge of Utica. He run this
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two years, when he sold out to the Louisville Cement company. Since that time he has been their superintendent. Mr. Tyler is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. In religion he is a Presby- terian.
Dr. J. Bruner was born in Greene county, Tennessee, December 6, 1811. When five years of age he moved to Floyd county with his father, Jacob Bruner, who made that county his home three years, when he moved to Lawrence county, Indiana. His son accompanied him, and re- mained at home until he was thirteen years of age, when he went to Brownstown, Jackson county, Indiana, and entered upon the study of medicine under Dr. Samuel P. Wirt, remaining two years, at the expiration of which time he engaged in the practice of medicine with great success. After a few years' practice he became a minister of the Methodist church and traveled on the circuit ten years, the town of Utica being his last appointment, in 1849. At this date he again resumed the practice of medicine and continued it nineteen years, when he gave up his practice on account of ill health. He has since turned his attention to overseeing his farms. The closing of Dr. Bruner's practice was a matter of much regret to this community. His success in restoring to health the severely afflicted was re- markable. His competitors acknowledged his ability, and his practice was the largest in the county. He maintained the love and confidence of his patrons that only a faithful physician can possess. Dr. Bruner married his first wife, Eliza Shaw, in 1838, who died in 1862, leaving a family of seven children, all of whom received a good classical education. E. W., the eldest son, is a successful physician, practicing in Jefferson- ville. M. W., the second son, is a prominent lawyer in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, is married and resides in Ala- bama. Cornelia, the second daughter, is mar- ried and resides in California. Mary, the third daughter, is married and resides in Illinois. Martha is single and resides with her sister in Alabama. Olive, the youngest, is married and resides in Ohio. Dr. Bruner married his second wife, Mary E. Jacobus, in 1864, by whom he has three children, one son and two daughters.
L. A. Canter was born near Charlestown, Clark county, Indiana, in 1842, He is a son of 6g*
George Canter, who came to this county when a young man, and made it his home till the time of his death. He remained at home till he was about twenty-one years of age, when he engaged as a dry goods clerk in Utica, at the expiration of which time he engaged in the mercantile busı- ness, and has since continued in the same very successfully. He was married, January, 1878, to Miss Jennie Brendel, a resident of Utica. They have two children, Carlie L. and Shirley; aged two and one. Mr. Canter is a member of the Order of Free Masons and Knights of Pythias.
Larkin Nicholson was born in Trimble county, Kentucky, June 22, 1808. At the age of six he came to Jefferson county, Indiana, with his father, Thomas Nicholson, who died March 30, 1830. In the month of November, 1837, Mr. Nicholson became a citizen of Clark county. In 1848 he made his first purchase of land on the Utica & Jeffersonville road, and now owns one hundred acres of the finest land in the county. He formerly owned two hundred acres, but his advanced years made it impossible to handle that amount. He was married, October 29th, to Miss Ann H. Spangler. They have had a family of four children-two only are living, a son and daughter, both of whom are married. Both Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson are members of the Christian church. Mr. Nicholson was a pioneer in the reformation, and has lived a Christian life for the past forty-one years.
G. W. Swartz was born December 26, 1827, in Utica township, Clark county. He was a son of George Swartz, a prominent citizen of Clark county. He made his home with his father till he was sixteen years of age, when he engaged as dry goods clerk in Jeffersonville with Simon and John Bottorff, with whom he continued as salesman for ten years, at the expiration of which time he engaged in the mercantile business upon his own responsibility in the same town, and continued in trade for nearly ten years, meeting with satisfactory success, but on account of poor health he closed out his business in the fall of 1863, and the same year purchased his beautiful farm on the Ohio river. In the fall of 1877 he had the misfortune to have his house burned down. In 1878 he built his present fine resi- dence, situated on a ridge, overlooking the river and the surrounding country, presenting a grand
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view indeed. In the year 1853 Mr. Swartz and Elizabeth Butler were united in marriage. She was taken away by death in 1861, leaving a family of four children-all daughters, two of whom are now married; another deceased, and one resides at home. In 1862 he married his second wife, Maria Lentz. They have a family of four children-two sons and two daughters. They are both members of the Methodist Epis- copal church. Politically Mr. Swartz is a Demo- crat, and is also a member of the order of Free Masons and Odd Fellows.
Mr. Nathan W. Hawes was born in Clark county June 13, 1834. He is a son of Mr. Isaac Hawes, an early settler and pioneer of Clark county, whose sketch will be found in this work. On the 3d day of February, 1859, Mr. N. W. Hawes and Miss Sarah E. Biggs were united in marriage. They have a family of five children, as follow : James M., Alphenas E., Beatrice E., Joseph H., and Katie B. Ages twenty-one, nineteen, seventeen, fifteen, and thirteen, respectively. Mr. Hawes is a member of the Knights of Honor and a sound Republi- can. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian church. He owns a beautiful home which he purchased in 1866; owns in all two hundred and sixty-seven acres.
Mr. George H. Townsend was born in New York State, June 11, 1811. When he was a child eight years of age his father, Isaac Town- send, moved, with his family, to Clark county, Indiana, where he made his home till his death, which was June 17, 1875, at the age of eighty- five. In 1826 Mr. G. H. Townsend's father gave him fifty acres, where he still resides; owns in all, at this writing, two hundred acres. In 1832 Mr. G. H. Townsend and Miss Sarah M. Thompson were united in marriage. They had six children, three of whom are still living. She died June ro, 1845. Mr. Townsend mar- ried his second wife, Miss Elizabeth Heart, August 31, 1847. She died April 20, 1879. They raised a family of ten children; eight are still living. Mr. Townsend is a Republican, and he and wife are Baptists.
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