Thomas Kendall was born in Randolph County, N. C., Jan. 1, 1786, and was married April 26, 1807, to Elizabeth Harvey, a native of Guilford County, N. C., born Nov. 4, 1789. In 1816, with a family of four children, they moved to Indiana and located in Wayne County, three and a half miles northeast of the present site of Richmond. He bought 160 acres of land, only one acre cleared. His wife died in Wayne County, June 13, 1853. In 1856, he came to Henry County, remaining here till his death, Aug. 4, 1862. In politics Mr. Kendall was a Republican. He and his wife were members of the Society of Friends. They had a family of ten children; the three youngest only are living - Cyrus; Amy, wife of Joseph Hill, of Boone County, Ind., and Dennis. An infant; William; Nancy, wife of Edward Norton; Margaret, wife of Reuben Ratliff; David; Hannah, wife of Joel Gilbert, and Lydia are deceased.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 666.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Cyrus Kendall, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Harvey) Kendall, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Sept. 21, 1822. Aug. 20, 1845, he married Lydia Gilbert, who was born in North Carolina, May 29, 1822, a daughter of Joel and Lydia Gilbert. Her parents came to Henry County, Ind., when she was two years of age. After his marriage Mr. Kendall settled on the farm known as the Richard Hyatt farm, where he has since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have no children but have cared for several children who had no parents, and reared one to maturity. Politically Mr. Kendall is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 666.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Jonathan M. Lewis, the eldest son of Stanford and Elizabeth (Thomas) Lewis, was born in Wayne County, Ind., a mile and a half north of Cambridge City, Ind., Jan. 3, 1833. He remained with his parents till twenty-three years of age, and with them moved to Harrison Township, Henry County, in 1840, where his father entered eighty acres of land from the Government. When nineteen years of age he began working with James Small at the carpenter's trade and pursued that vocation successfully seventeen years. Since 1869 he has been engaged in agricultural and stock-raising pursuits. He was married in 1856 to Eveline, daughter of William and Polly Van Buskirk, and to them were born six children - James William, Mary, Fremont Morton, Emma, Ulysses Grant, Scott. Mrs. Lewis died in 1873. Mr. Lewis was married Oct. 19, 1873, to Ellen, daughter of George and Mary (Showalter) Moore. She came from Pennsylvania to Indiana, Dec. 25, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have had six children - Edward, Tide, Charles and Frank (twins), Blanche, and an infant, unnamed. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Mechanicsburg.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 667 and 668.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Joseph McKee, son of P. L. W. and Eliza A. (Kinsey) McKee, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Aug. 6, 1840, but was reared and educated in Henry County. He has always followed agricultural pursuits, and now owns a fine farm of 140 acres. He was married in 1866 to Ellen Hart, a native of Henry County, born in 1847. They have two children - William and Lewis L. Politically Mr. McKee is a Republican. He enlisted in 1861 in Company F., Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry, and served thirteen months.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 668.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Miles Lamb was born in North Carolina, Feb. 5, 1801, son of John Lamb, a native of North Carolina, of Scotch descent, who died in 1830 at an advanced age. He was reared a farmer, and also in his young days worked at glove-making. About 1824 he came to Henry County, Ind., and entered 160 acres of land in the southeastern part of Harrison Township which he improved, and where he lived until his death, March 28, 1874. He was one of the county's most influential citizens. Honorable, honest, industrious, he won the esteem of all who knew him. Politically he was a Whig, and when the Free-Soil movement was agitated he was one of the first to adopt its principles. He was a strong anti-slavery man, and proclaimed his principles in the face of all opposition, being one of three in this precinct for a few years who adhered to the movement. He was married about 1825 to Rebecca Gray. They had two children - John, deceased, and Sarah, wife of E. H. Campbell. His wife died and he afterward married Nancy Modlin, who was born in North Carolina, Aug. 30, 1803, and died Jan. 29, 1864. They had a family of ten children - Phineas; Barnabas, deceased; Thomas E., of Kansas; Caleb, of Wayne County, Ind.; Rebecca, wife of W. S. Chamless; Anna, widow of Wright Sanders; Rachel, deceased; Erie; Ruth, wife of Larkin Chamless, of Wayne County, Ind.; and Nancy, wife of William Peper. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb were reared in the faith of the Society of Friends. They subsequently joined the Methodist Episcopal church, and later the Wesleyan Methodist church.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 666 and 667.
Submitted by: Jeanie


P. L. W. McKee was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1802, a son of John and Malinda McKee, natives of Virginia, his father born in 1772 and his mother in 1775. His father went to Kentucky when seventeen years of age and was there married. In 1800 he moved to Cincinnati, and in 1812 to Wayne County, Ind., where he died in 1820. The mother died in 1855. They had a family of eight children - Sarah, Nancy, Taber, P. L. W., Martha, John, Moses, and Josiah. P. L. W. McKee has always been an industrious, energetic man, and by good management acquired a fine property, owning at one time 620 acres of land. He came to Henry County in 1843 and located in Harrison Township. He has been an unusually active man in the township, in local and political affairs, his affiliations being with the Whig and Republican parties. He was married Dec. 27, 1835, to Eliza A. Kinsey who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., July 15, 1804. They have had four children - John, born Oct. 10, 1836, died Dec. 6. 1875; James, born Jan. 17, 1838; Joseph, born Aug. 6, 1840; Sarah Ann, born March 4, 1843. Mrs. McKee was reared in the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 668.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Phineas Lamb was born in Henry County, Ind., Sept. 29, 1831, a son of Miles and Nancy (Modlin) Lamb. He was reared a farmer, and, with the exception of eight years that he worked at the carpenter's trade, has always followed that vocation. He is residing on the old homestead, his farm containing 120 acres of choice land. He was married March 25, 1858, to Ann E. Reeves, daughter of Jacob and Eliza Reeves, who was born in Wayne County, Ind., Aug. 23, 1831. They have five children - Laura, Milton, William Horace, and Hattie. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb are members of the Wesleyan Methodist church. Politically he is a Republican. He has served as Justice of the Peace of his township four years.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 667.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Robert Keen, son of Charles H. and Sarah Keen, was born in Rockingham County, N. C., Jan. 12, 1812. When nine years of age he was bound out and served till twenty-one years of age. He was married in 1836 to Clarissa Humphrey, a native of Halifax County, N. C., born in 1820. In 1849 they came to Henry County, Ind., and rented land in Prairie Township four years. He then bought eighty acres on section 18, Harrison Township, which he has increased to 120 acres. He has brought his land from a wild, heavily-timbered state, to a state of cultivation unexcelled in the township, and although in meager circumstances when first coming to the county has, through industry and good management, acquired a property valued at $8,000. Politically Mr. Keen is a Republican. Mrs. Keen is a member of the Wesleyan church. They have had a family of fifteen children - Alvis L.; Minerva, wife of John Fears; James P.; Sanford L.; Sarah A., wife of Henry Childress; Ira N.; Silpha, wife of Samuel Fisher; Elmina, wife of John Pickle; Marthena; William D.; Mary E., wife of Samuel Evans; Milton H.; Jesse A. and Elizabeth (deceased).

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 665 and 666.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Shubal Julian, one of the few surviving pioneers of Henry County, was born in Randolph County, N. C., April 14, 1792. At the age of twenty he came to Indiana, locating near the present site of the city of Richmond. He helped to clear the land on which the city is. He married Biddie, daughter of Peter Hoover, and in 1822 removed to Prairie Township, Henry County, where he entered land and improved a farm upon which he resided until 1838. He then removed to Harrison Township, which is his present home. Mr. Julian has ever been one of the best of Henry County's citizens. In the days of anti-slavery agitation he was a conductor on the underground railroad, though he has never been inside of a car on a modern railroad. Mr. Julian was brought up in the Quaker faith. In politics he first voted with the Federalists, afterward with the Whigs, then with the Republicans. His wife died in 1864, having reared four children - Emsley, now of Hancock County, Ind.; Peter, deceased; Ellen (Holloway), Cadiz; and Sarah (Keesling), deceased.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 665.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Jesse O. Mendenhall, son of Oliver and Lydia Mendenhall, was born in Wayne County, Ind., Nov. 11, 1847. In 1850 his parents came to Henry County, locating in Henry Township. He remained with them till his marriage, when he located in the southeastern part of Harrison Township, where he purchased ninety-three acres of land on which he still resides. In connection with farming Mr. Mendenhall has taught school during the winter months for fourteen years. He was married in 1873 to Jennie Leonard, a native of Henry County, born May 13, 1851, a daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Leonard, of Dudley Township. They have two children - Alice, born July 14, 1874, and Horace, born Dec. 26, 1879. Politically he is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 668 and 669.
Submitted by: Jeanie


William H. Modlin. - The first of the Modlin family to come to Indiana were two brothers - William and Joseph. They located in Wayne County, on Green's Fork. William was born in North Carolina, about 1782, and there married Anna Ratcliff, a native of the same State, born in 1783. They moved to Wayne County, Ind., in 1814, but a year later moved to Henry County, and settled in Dudley Township, on 160 acres of land, entered from the Government. They had a family of seven children - John, Richard, William, Elizabeth, Levi, Rebecca , Joseph. Richard was born in North Carolina in 1814, but was reared and educated in Henry County, Ind. He took an active interest in politics, adhering to the Whig party. He was married in 1836 to Miss Butler. She died, and in 1838 he married Jane Wright, a daughter of Jesse and Ann Wright, born Jan. 28, 1808. They had a family of four children - Luther W., of New Castle; William H., whose name heads this sketch; Elizabeth A., wife of A. Crim; Louisa J., wife of W. W. Linus. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Modlin were birthright members of the Society of Friends, but subsequently joined the Methodist Episcopal church. He died Nov. 3, 1870. William H. Modlin was born in Henry County, Ind., Nov. 22, 1840. He followed farming till 1873, when he began running a saw and grist mill in Cadiz. In December, 1883, his entire mill was destroyed by fire; loss, $8,000. When Mr. Modlin started in life his means were limited, but his industry and perseverance have overcome poverty, and to-day he is one of the most substantial business men in the township, notwithstanding his reverses. He was married May 3, 1863, to Martha A. Crim, who was born Jan. 14, 1842, a daughter of George and Mary Crim. They have four children - Luther N., born March 31, 1864; Leander H., Feb. 25, 1865; Eddie O., Nov. 25, 1868; Louise M., March 2, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Modlin are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically he is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 669.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Daniel Personett, son of Joseph and Rebecca Personett, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1825, and was eight years of age when his parents came to Henry County, Ind. He was reared on the farm in Fall Creek Township, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. His farm of eighty acres is located on section 34, Harrison Township. Before the war Mr. Personett was a Democrat, but after the war was neutral in politics till the formation of the National of Greenback party, and since then has given it his support. He was married Dec. 28, 1848, to Hannah Manfort, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, born Oct. 11, 1832, a daughter of John and Lydia Manfort. They have had nine children - Rebecca Ann, born Nov. 7, 1849, married Harvey Houchins, and died April 3, 1884; John M., born June 27, 1852, resides in Kansas; Sylvester B., born April 11, 1854, resides in Minnesota; Joseph M., born July 10, 1857; William E., born May 17, 1860, died Aug. 14, 1864; Lydia J., born April 9, 1862, wife of George Neely; James R., born April 13, 1865; Ulysses G., born April 19, 1868; Orville, born Aug. 16, 1870.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 671.
Submitted by: Jeanie


David Pickering, son of Jacob, was born in Culpeper County, Va., July 20, 1788, and when a youth went with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, where he was married, and remained till 1835. He then came to Henry County and located on the present site of Cadiz, which he laid out the following year. He followed farming and ran a saw-mill in Ohio, but after coming to Indiana gave his whole attention to his farm. He died June 25, 1868. He was married in July, 1815, to Nancy Adams, who was born in Virginia, Nov. 16, 1791, and died in Henry County, Ind., Oct. 6, 1860. They had a family of eight children; four are living and reside in Henry County - Baldwin, Mary, Jacob J., David A. The deceased are - Philander, Angeline, Lydia J. and Nancy Ann.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 672.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Elias Phelps, son of Samuel and Sarah (Newby) Phelps, was born in North Carolina, Nov. 30, 1819. When he was twenty years of age he began to work for himself, assisting the farmers in clearing and improving their land, till his marriage, when he rented a farm four years. He then bought eighty acres of land in the southeastern part of Harrison Township, where he has since resided. He was industrious and prudent and added to his farm from time to time till he owned 243 acres, a part of which he has given his children. He was married Dec. 2, 1847, to Anna Hill, a native of Rush County, Ind., born Oct. 15, 1822, a daughter of Jonathan and Zilpha Hill. They have a family of five children - Thomas C., born Sept. 30, 1848; Sarah J., born Sept. 29, 1850, wife of R. O. Crampton; Cynthia H., born Dec. 28, 1852, wife of N. B. Shaffer; John M., born Aug. 30, 1856, married Mary E. Newby, and has one child - Clinton J.; Martha Ann, born Nov. 22, 1858, wife of J. A. Reese. Politically Mr. Phelps is a Republican. He has served three terms as County Commissioner. He and his wife are members of the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 671 and 672.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Joseph Pearson was born in Wayne County, Ind., Nov. 7, 1816, the tenth child of Nathan and Huldah Pearson. He remained with his parents, assisting them clear and cultivate a pioneer farm, till manhood, and then turned his attention to the cultivation of a farm of his own. He has a beautiful farm of eighty acres in the southeastern part of Harrison Township, all well improved, with good farm buildings. He was married Oct. 20, 1836, to Sarah Draper of Grant County, Ind., born July 5, 1819, a daughter of Jesse and Delphia Draper. They had two children - Delphia, wife of James Newby, and Catherine, deceased. Mrs. Pearson died Jan. 3, 1852. July 29, 1852, Mr. Pearson married Rebecca Ratliff, who was born Dec. 21, 1821, a daughter of Richard and Caroline Ratliff. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson are members of the Society of Friends. Politically he is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 670.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Luther H. Newby, son of Joshua and Sarah A. Newby, was born in Henry County, Ind., March 3, 1864. He was reared and educated in his native county. He lived on the farm with his parents till manhood. He now owns forty-two acres of fine land on section 34, Harrison Township. Aug. 14, 1883, he was married to Rosa L. McKee, a daughter of John and Winnie McKee. She is a native of Henry County, born March 26, 1863. Politically Mr. Newby is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 670.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Nathan Pearson was born in South Carolina, Oct. 28, 1770, and died in Henry County, Ind., Nov. 13, 1845. He married Huldah Lamb, who was born in North Carolina, March 9, 1778, and died in Henry County, Aug. 24, 1864. They had a family of twelve children; but five are living - William, of Story County, Iowa; Catharine, wife of David Palmer; Huldah, wife of Joshua Draper; Aaron, of Polk County, Iowa, and Joseph. The deceased are - Jonathan, Exum, Sarah (wife of David Palmer), Zeno, Rhoda (wife of John Cook), Nathan and Zimri. In 1816 they, with nine children, came to Indiana and settled in Wayne County, north of Richmond. Two years later they moved to the present site of Cambridge City, and in 1826 moved to Henry County and located three miles northwest of New Castle, on Duck Creek, where he entered eighty acres of land. He subsequently entered another eighty-acre tract. Politically he was a Whig. He and his wife were members of the Friends' Society.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 670 and 671.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Samuel Phelps, son of Jonathan and Mary Phelps, was born in Randolph County, N. C., and died in Henry County, Ind., in September, 1847. He was reared and married in his native State and in 1830, with his wife and six children, came to Henry County, Ind., and bought forty-eight acres of land on Blue River. He was in very meager circumstances, but by hard work and economical habits accumulated a comfortable fortune. He married Sarah Newby, a native of North Carolina. She died in Henry County in September, 1855. They had a family of ten children; six are living - Jane, wife of Joseph Small, of Hendricks County, Ind.; Elias; Jonathan; Bethany, wife of John McCarthy, of Boon County, Iowa; Ezekiel; Jabez, of Plainfield, Ind. Eleanor, wife of William Stanley; Frederick, Joseph, and Mary, wife of A. C. Ratcliff, are deceased. Politically Mr. Phelps was a Whig. He and his wife were members of the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 672.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Solomon Myers, son of Elijah and Sarah (Cripe) Myers, was born in Wayne County, Ind., May 25, 1848. He remained with his parents till manhood. He now owns a farm of fifty-five acres on section 35, Harrison Township, which is well cultivated; he also deals extensively in stock. Sept. 15, 1870, he was married to Mary L., daughter of J. D. and Mary A. Cooper. They have had five children - Elnora B. (deceased), Ernest, Bertha M. (deceased), Sarah A. and Willie E. In 1865 Mr. Myers enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indiana Infantry, and served six months. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. His father was born in Union County, Ind., in 1825, and when eight years of age his parents moved to Wayne County. In 1850 he moved to Henry County and located in Harrison Township, where he died, March 4, 1875. Politically he was a Republican. He was married to Sarah Cripe, who was born in Preble County, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1824. They had seven children - Solomon, Isaac, Samuel (deceased), George W., Abram (deceased), Martin L. and John C. Mr. and Mrs. Myers were members of the Dunkard church.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 669 and 670.
Submitted by: Jeanie


T. C. Phelps, son of Elias and Anna Phelps, was born in Henry County, Ind., Sept. 30, 1848. He was reared and educated in his native county, residing with his parents till manhood. He has always followed agricultural pursuits, and now owns a fine farm of 182 acres, in the southern part of Harrison Township. Politically he is a Republican. He was married in 1868 to Mary E. Shaffer, who was born Feb. 7,1849, a daughter of Peter and Ruth A. Shaffer. They have one child - Laverna R., born Nov. 12, 1870.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 672.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Thomas M. Reese, son of Dempsey and Ann Reese, was born in Harrison Township, Henry Co., Ind., March 25, 1842. His father was born in North Carolina in 1795, and in 1821 came to Henry County, Ind., and located in Harrison Township, where he died in 1878. Our subject lived on a farm till 1874 and then formed a partnership with W. W. Holloday in the mercantile business in Cadiz. Two years later M. O. Pickering was admitted to the firm, and a year later Mr. Holloday sold his interest to Mr. Pickering. In 1883 Mr. Reese retired from the business on account of his health and resumed the oversight of his farm. He owns 320 acres of choice land in Harrison Township, entered and improved by his father. Politically he is a Republican. He is an earnest advocate of temperance, and in local matters supports men, not party. He is at present Trustee of his township. He was married in 1866 to Mary A. Pickering, who was born in Cadiz, Ind., May 26, 1845, a daughter of James and Mary Pickering. They have two children - Oris and Ruth Edna. Mr. Reese is a member of the Christian church and Mrs. Reese of the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 675.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Abner C. Ratcliff, son of Isaac and Mary Ratcliff, was born in Henry County, Ind., Nov. 28, 1837. He has always followed agricultural pursuits and now owns a farm of 280 acres in Harrison Township. He was married in 1858, to Mary, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Phelps. They had two children - Elmer H. and Lindsey D. Mrs. Ratcliff died in 1870. In 1872 Mr. Ratcliff married Martha Presnall, who was born in 1848, a daughter of James and Anna Presnall. They have six children - Alonzo H. and Luther H. (twins), Mary A., Minnie E., Florence M. and Clarence E. Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff are members of the Society of Friends. Politically he is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 674.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Alexander Reynolds was born March 31, 1827, in County West Meath, Ireland. When twenty-two years of age he came to the United States and first located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained eighteen years. In March, 1867, he came to Henry County, Ind., and bought a farm of seventy-five acres, to which he has since added thirty-three acres, situated in Harrison Township, two and a half miles west of Cadiz. Dec. 10, 1855, Mr. Reynolds was married to Fannie Cluggish, a native of County Down, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish descent, born in 1840, and came to America in childhood. They have a family of eight children - Isabel, born Oct. 4, 1856, now wife of William Coon, of Hancock County, Ind.; James, born Dec. 19, 1858; Richard, born March 25, 1861; Alexander, May 5, 1864; Ann, Jan. 30, 1870; Alice, May 12, 1872; John, June 7, 1874; Maggie, Oct. 20, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were reared in the Episcopal church but are members of the United Brethren church. Politically he is a Republican.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 675 and 676.
Submitted by: Jeanie


Isaac Ratcliff was born in Clinton County, Ohio, Nov. 20, 1808, a son of Abner and Sarah (Curshatt) Ratcliff, natives of North Carolina, where they were reared and married. About 1807 they moved to Clinton County, Ohio, but subsequently moved to Howard County, Ind., where they died. They were members of the Society of Friends. Politically he was a Whig. They had a family of eleven children; but five are living - Ann, widow of Dempsey Reese, of Cadiz; Isaac, our subject; Thomas, Jesse and Nathan, of Howard County, Ind. John, Margaret, Abner, Dorcas, Sarah and Silas are deceased. Isaac Ratcliff came to Henry County when a young man and entered eighty acres of land in Harrison Township, south of Cadiz. In 1834 he purchased an eighty-acre tract in the southeastern part of the township, at that time heavily timbered. Here with a wife and two children he commenced to clear a farm. He now has a beautiful home of 240 acres, mostly under cultivation. He was married Sept. 7, 1835, to Mary Presnall, a native of North Carolina, born July 23, 1812. They have three children - Hannah L., born June 7, 1836, widow of John Palmer; Abner C. and John P. Politically Mr. Ratcliff has been a Whig, Abolitionist, Republican, and now affiliates with the Greenback party. He and his wife were members of the Society of Friends.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Harrison Township.
Page 674 and 675.
Submitted by: Jeanie


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