Joel Harvey was born Oct. 18, 1821, in Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind., Oct. 18, 1821, a son of James and Margaret (Cannaday) Harvey, who were the first settlers of this section, coming from Wayne County in 1819. His grandfather, William Harvey, moved from North Carolina to Wayne County, Ind., in 1808, when our subject's father was thirteen years of age. The latter was married Oct. 12, 1820, to Margaret, daughter of Charles and Sarah Cannaday, natives of Tennessee, who came to Indiana in an early day. Joel Harvey was reared on the farm and received a very limited education at the common schools. He has followed farming through life, in which he has been very successful and now owns one of the best farms in this section, containing 280 acres of well-cultivated land. He was married Nov. 2, 1843, to Sarah Downs, born April 13, 1824, and a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Downs, the former born in Pennsylvania, Jan. 2, 1790, and the latter Feb. 25, 1801, in New Jersey. To Mr. Harvey and wife were born eight children - Evan, born March 28, 1845, and died Jan. 16, 1862; Elmer, born July 3, 1854, and died March 10, 1855; Elizabeth, born Nov. 9, 1846, wife of Eli F. Millikin, of Henry County; Matthew, born Jan. 8, 1850, living on the old homestead in this Township; Margaret, born Jan. 8, 1852, wife of Perry Jeffries, of Prairie Township; Ida, born June 6, 1858, wife of James R. Patterson, of Henry County; and Robert Harvey, born March 27, 1861, living with his parents. Mr. Harvey was formerly a Whig in politics, but since the organization of the Republicans, he has affiliated with that party. He, wife and family belong to the Blue River Christian Church. Mrs. Harvey's father, Robert Downs, was married in New Jersey, to Elizabeth Babbington, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Babbington. In 1829 they moved to Maryland, remaining eight years, and after living near Zanesville, Ohio, some time they came to Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind., where Mrs. Downs died Feb. 25, 1861. Mr. Downs's death occurred June 26, 1872, in his eighty-third year. He served two years as a soldier in the war of 1812.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 759.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Nathan Harvey was born June 6, 1830, in Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind., a son of James and Margaret (Cannaday) Harvey, the former born in North Carolina, April 13, 1795, and the latter born Aug. 22, 1797, in Tennessee. They came to Henry County from Wayne County, Ind., in 1819, and were the first settlers in this township, where they remained till their death. James Harvey died Jan. 13, 1871, aged seventy-seven years, and his wife died June 18, 1871, aged seventy-five years. They were the parents of seven children - Joel, Absalom, Nancy, wife of James Frazier; Mary Ann, wife of Solomon Frazier, and Nathan, all residing in this township, and Eliza Ellen, deceased. Our subject has made farming his principal occupation through life. He owns one of the best farms in the township, containing 443 acres of land. Oct. 11, 1855, he was married to Sarah A. Ridgway, born Jan. 28, 1836, a daughter of Lot Ridgway. To this union were born four children - Elmer E., born Sept. 20, 1856; James A,. April 15, 1859; Levara N., Nov. 28, 1860, and George, born April 24, 1866, and died when about twenty-one months old. Elmer is married and lives in Blue River Township. Politically Mr. Harvey is a Republican. He is a member of New Castle Lodge, No. 91, A. F. & A. M. His wife and daughter are members of Hillsborough Christian church.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 759 and 760.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Samuel Harvey was born in Henry County, Ind., Aug. 27, 1854, a son of Absalom and Elizabeth (Downs) Harvey. His education was received in the common schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School. He was engaged in farming till Nov. 22, 1882, when he bought an interest in the hardware store and grain elevator in Mount Summit. He is one of the most prosperous and energetic men of the village. Politically he is a Republican. He owns a fine farm of eighty acres, a half a mile from the village. Sept. 14, 1876, Mr. Harvey was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin and Minerva (Veach) Beavers. They have two children - Gussie May, born Nov. 17, 1877, and Walter, born May 24, 1882.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 760.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Hugh D. Hazelton, deceased, is a native of Pennsylvania, born Dec. 22, 1812, a son of William and Mary Hazelton. In 1816 his parents moved to Perry County, Ohio, where he was reared. When a young man he came to Henry County, Ind., and was here married to Mary Brown, who died, leaving five children, three of whom are living. Oct. 9, 1853, he married Elizabeth Teetor, who was born in Preble County, Ohio, May 22, 1819, the widow of John Teetor, and daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Heckmon) Wimmer, natives of Virginia and early settlers of Wayne County, Ind. To Mr. and Mrs. Hazelton were born three children - Mary A., wife of Samuel Evans; Nancy P., widow of Z. Reeder, and Hugh D., deceased. Mr. Hazelton died Jan. 9, 1880. He was a member of the Dunkard church, as is also his wife. Mrs. Hazelton has two daughters by her former marriage - Hannah, wife of William H. Garrett, and Phoebe, wife of Nathan Garrett. The farm contains 184 acres of fine land. Mrs. Hazelton is an energetic woman and a good manager, and superintends the business affairs of the farm.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 760 and 761.
Submitted by: Jeanie

John Hedrick, a prominent farmer of Prairie Township, was born in Eastern Virginia, Aug. 30, 1818. His father, George Hedrick, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1786, but when about eight years of age moved with his father, Philip Hedrick, to Virginia, and there grew to manhood, and married Drusilla Ball, a native of Virginia. After his marriage he moved to Tennessee, where he lived three years, and in 1820 moved to Wayne County, Ind., and settled on Green's Fork, near Washington. In 1824 he moved to Henry County, and settled in the woods on land now owned by our subject. He entered eighty acres from the Government which he improved and lived on till his death in 1863. His wife died in 1838. They had a family of eleven children, six of whom are living, all residents of Henry County. John Hedrick was reared on his father's farm, receiving only a limited education. He was married in 1845 to Sarah Bales, daughter of Parnel Bales. After his marriage he rented a farm for several years, and then bought one in Blue River Township, which he afterward exchanged for the old homestead. His farm contains 105 acres of choice land, and he has a neat and substantial frame dwelling, with good farm buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick have had four children - Philip, died in 1877; Mary E., wife of Abram Daniel; Olive, wife of Joel Frazier; and Elnora E., wife of George W. Miller. They are members of the Christian church at Hillsboro.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 761.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Joshua Lewis Hickman is a native of Monongalia County, W. Va., born May 7, 1804. He was married in his native county, April 17, 1827, to Juliet Moore. In 1831, in company with his mother-in-law and her four unmarried children, he came to Henry County, Ind., and settled on Little Buck Creek, in Prairie Township, two miles north of Mount Summit. He bought a squatter's claim and built a small log cabin. Two acres of the land had been cleared, and he planted it to corn. His father, Joshua Hickman, had come to the county the year previous and entered 320 acres. This Joshua L. bought, and afterward added to it till he owned 500 acres of choice land. In 1864 he went to Champaign County, Ill, and bought 400 acres of land, living there three years. He then deeded the land to five of his children and returned to Indiana, to his old home in Prairie Township. His wife died Dec. 7, 1880, after a married life of over fifty years. They had a family of eight children - Josiah M., William T., Malinda T., Josinah V. (married Dr. Reeves, of Knightstown), James T., Lewis J., Jacob V. and Charles M. Both daughters and Charles are deceased. Politically Mr. Hickman has been a life-long Democrat. He is a member of the regular Baptist church, as was also his wife.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 761 and 762.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Josiah Moore Hickman was born in Monongalia County (now Marion County), W. Va., Sept. 12, 1828, being the eldest of eight children of Joshua L. and Juliet (Moore) Hickman. His parents came to Indiana in the spring of 1831, and settled on the farm in Prairie Township, where his father now lives. His boyhood was spent on the farm. Being in delicate health he was unable to perform much manual labor, but he managed to acquire a fair English education for those days. When seventeen years of age he began teaching, and taught and attended school until in the twenty-seventh year of his age, in the meantime serving two years as Trustee of Prairie Township. In 1855 he opened a general store a mile and a half south of Springport and carried it on till the fall of 1861, when he sold his stock and again engaged in teaching. In 1868 he accepted the position of bookkeeper in the First National Bank of New Castle, but in a few months failing health obliged him to resign. In 1870 he was elected Trustee of Prairie Township and served two years. In 1873 he moved to Muncie, Ind., but in 1875 returned to Prairie Township and bought property in Springport. In 1878 he purchased a stock of new goods and opened a store where he built up a respectable trade, and carried on a successful business till the spring of 1884, when he sold his stock and retired from active business life. Mr. Hickman was married in 1853 to Rachel, daughter of Andrew Carmichael, of Delaware County, Ind. They had three children, the youngest dying in infancy. Mrs. Hickman died in 1861. In the fall of 1862 Mr. Hickman married Judith, daughter of Thomas and Ankah Veach. Florence, his eldest daughter, died in 1863, and his last wife died in 1881. Juliet, his second daughter and only member of his family then living, died on Nov. 16, 1882.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 762.
Submitted by: Jeanie

William T. Hickman, the second son of Joshua and Juliet Hickman, was born in Virginia, Sept. 22, 1830. In the spring of 1831 his parents moved to Henry County, Ind. He was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the district schools and the New Castle High School. He was married in the fall of 1858 to Susan, daughter of David and Jane Vance. After his marriage he lived on what is known as the Mellett farm five years. He then sold the farm and bought the one where he now lives, three-quarters of a mile south of Springport, on the Springport and Mount Summit gravel road. He owns 165 acres of choice land, well improved, with a good residence and farm buildings. He makes a specialty of grain and potatoes. In 1883 he raised 2,800 bushels of potatoes. He is a man of energy and enterprise and is prominent in all matters of public benefit. He has served many years as Road Supervisor. Politically he is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman have six children - Mary, Joseph, James T., Willard, Rosa Lee and Henry H.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 762 and 763.
Submitted by: Jeanie

David Myers Hoober is a native of Lancaster County, Pa., born near Lancaster City, Jan. 1, 1820, the fourth of fourteen children of Daniel and Susana (Myers) Hoober. In 1844 he came to Henry County, Ind., and bought a farm of John Herney, which he has improved and on which he has erected a good residence and farm buildings. He makes a specialty of raising wheat and corn. He owns 153 acres of fine land, and is an energetic, thrifty farmer and a man possessed of clear judgment and good management. He was married in 1842 to Fannie Baker, a native of Lancaster County, Pa. They have six children - John B.; Mary A., wife of Lewis Johnson; Amos D.; Elizabeth, wife of Garret Gibson; Eli K., and Emma, wife of Elza Springer. Mr. Hoover is a member of New Burlington Lodge, No. 229, F. & A. M.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 763.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Thomas A. House, farmer, section 28, Prairie Township, was born in Preble County, Ohio, Dec. 31, 1840, a son of William and Sarah Ann (Fink) House. His father was born in 1812 and now lives in Preble County. His mother died when he was two years of age. He came to Henry County in 1861 and remained here a year. He then visited the States of Nebraska, Nevada, Kansas and Colorado, and while there was employed by the Government as teamster, and was employed in the West nine months, hauling Government supplies. In 1865 he returned to Henry County and, with the exception of two years spent in Ohio and Illinois, has since remained here. He owns a good farm of forty acres, valued at $65 an acre. Oct. 31, 1867, he was married to Sarah A. Ball, daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Chenoweth) Ball. To them have been born nine children - John M., born Oct. 24, 1868; Luetta, Feb. 11, 1870; Henry Bell, Feb. 29, 1872; M. Xenia, Oct. 18, 1873; Rosalie, Oct. 4, 1875; William Allen, Nov. 6, 1877; George F., Oct. 21, 1879, Charles C., Aug. 3, 1881; and Arthur E., April 18, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. House are members of the Christian church. Politically he is a Democrat.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 763 and 764.
Submitted by: Jeanie

A. J. Ice, farmer, grain and stock dealer, Mount Summit, Ind., is one of the leading citizens of the township, and is prominently identified with all its business interests. He is one of the early settlers of Mount Summit. Colonel Jesse Ice was the founder of the village. He was born March 30, 1826, in Marion County, Va., a son of Colonel Jesse and Sarah (Hickman) Ice. His father held the position of Captain under General Harrison and was promoted to Colonel for his gallant services in the war between England and the United States. He came to Indiana in 1832 and settled in Henry County, residing here till his death. Our subject remained with his parents till his majority. He has always followed farming in connection with dealing in stock and grain and now has one of the best farms in the county, consisting of 365 acres. He also owns considerable property in Mt. Summit and New Castle. He and his brother, E. T., own the warehouse in Mt. Summit and their sales average 100,000 bushels of grain yearly. Mr. Ice is a member of New Castle Lodge, No. 91, F. & A. M. Politically he is a Democrat. He has been Trustee of his township a number of years. He was married Dec. 17, 1846, to Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Phoebe (Woodward) Clawson. She died Oct. 28, 1856, leaving five children - Josina, Willard, Fidelia, Frank and Rachel. Nov. 18, 1858, Mr. Ice married Eliza C., daughter of Henry and Susan Jones, natives of New York. They have four children - Adda May, Alice Kate, Gertrude and Walter Henry.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 764.
Submitted by: Jeanie

E. T. Ice was born Aug. 5, 1832, in Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind., a son of Colonel Jesse and Sarah (Hickman) Ice. He remained at home until twenty-six years of age, and Nov. 18, 1858, married Rebecca, daughter of Adam Bond, of Pennsylvania. They had a family of five children - Jesse F., Lula B., Joseph P., George A., and Harry H. Mrs. Ice died Oct. 17, 1878, and Dec. 13, 1882, Mr. Ice married Mrs. Hester A. Hickman, widow of Charles M. Hickman. Mr. Ice resides on a farm near the village of Mt. Summit. He owns 482 acres of finely cultivated land and also a number of town lots. He devotes his time to farming and stock-raising and dealing largely in stock, grain and lumber. He is one of the most prosperous men of the township. His first investment was eighty acres of land in the woods. He is a member of New Castle Lodge. No. 91, F. & A. M.; New Castle Chapter No. 50, R. A. M., and Muncie Commandery, No. 18, K. T. Politically he is a Democrat. He takes great pride in the fact that his grandfather, Andrew J. Ice, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and his father, in the war of 1812.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 764 and 765.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Frederick Ice, farmer, Prairie Township, was born Jan. 10, 1796, in Monongalia County, W. Va.; his wife, Malinda (Fleming) Ice, a native of the same county, was born Oct. 1, 1807. They were married March 23, 1824, and in 1835 moved to Indiana, arriving in New Castle, Henry County, May 2. In July he entered 240 acres of land from the Government. The 8th of August they moved to their land and erected a small cabin in which they remained until they built a log house. They then went bravely to work to make themselves a home and lived to enjoy the fruits of their early days of toil together over fifty-five years. The mother died Aug. 5, 1879, aged seventy-two years, and the father died May 6, 1881, aged eighty-five years. They had a family of thirteen children, five of whom are living. Both were strict members of the Presbyterian church. Since the death of the father Andrew J. has taken charge of the farm. He was born in Monongalia County, W. Va., Aug. 1, 1828, and has lived in Prairie Township nearly fifty years.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 765.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Frederick M. Ice, farmer, section 21, Prairie Township, was born June 2, 1835, in this township, a son of Jesse and Sarah (Hickman) Ice. His father's family consisted of eleven children, five of whom are living. Mary, wife of James Clawson; Josina, wife of Joseph Rinsey; Rebecca, wife of Joseph Williamson; Geo. M., Dallas and Jesse A. are deceased. The living are - Elizabeth, wife of Lewis Allen; Joshua, A. J., E. T. and F. M. In March, 1853, Mr. Ice went to Richmond to learn the blacksmith's trade, and afterward worked at his trade till 1870, when he moved to his farm. He has 120 acres of excellent land, all well improved. He was married Nov. 18, 1858, to Mary E. Jones, daughter of Henry and Susan (Slater) Jones. To them have been born seven children - Waterman F., born June 13, 1860; DeWitt Clinton, born July 11, 1862; Carrie Belle, born Aug. 29, 1864, died May 13, 1865; Jesse Allen, born April 25, 1866, died Nov. 17, 1868; Leonard, born Aug. 24, 1869, died May 1, 1877; Charles, born March 17, 1872; Eliza C., born March 29, 1875. Politically Mr. Ice has always been a Democrat. His great-grandfather came from Germany and settled in Virginia before the Revolutionary war and became a large land owner. He lived among the Indians, and many of them were his warm friends. When the war broke out he was advised by them to leave the country, but relying on their friendship he remained, and a party of Indians drove his stock into the yard before the house and killed it, and killed his wife and infant and one child too young to travel. They then took him and the remainder of the family prisoners, and kept them a number of years. He had in his possession a shot-pouch made of the tanned hide of an Indian which he carried through the war of 1812. It is supposed that Tecumseh was related to the Ice family.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 765 and 766.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Frank G. Jackson, M. D., was born in Muncie, Delaware Co., Ind., Nov. 25, 1858, a son of William N. and Sarah L. (Collins) Jackson, natives of Virginia, but residents of Indiana since childhood. His mother died in 1879. His father still resides in Muncie. Six of a family of eight children are living, all save our subject in Muncie. He has two sisters - Minerva, wife of John Mock, and Laura, wife of L. P. Ebright. Frank G. Jackson was educated in the common schools of Muncie, graduating from the High School in 1858. He then began the study of medicine with Dr. H. M. Winans. He taught several winter terms of school, and was Principal of the Yorktown schools one year. He resigned this position to enter medical college at Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1882. Two weeks after his graduation he located in Mt. Summit and has now an extensive practice. He is a young man of energy, a close student, and has gained the confidence of the community. He was married in 1883 to Jessie F. Ice, daughter of E. F. Ice. They have one daughter - Lola Ice.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 766.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Azariah N. Johnson is a native of Virginia, born in Marion County, April 22, 1835, a son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Johnson, natives of Virginia, who moved with their family to Henry Co., Ind., in 1846, and settled in Prairie Township on the farm now owned by our subject. He was 110 acres of land, all well improved, and his stock is of the best grades. He was married in the fall of 1865 to Eunice Smith, a daughter of William and Susan Smith who came from Virginia to Henry County in the spring of 1865. They have five children - Charles E., Bertha A., Susan E., Edna and Frances. Politically Mr. Johnson is a Democrat.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 766.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Jesse F. Johnson was born in Monongalia County, W. Va., Jan. 26, 1831, a son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Nixon) Johnson. He came with his parents to Henry County, Ind., in the spring of 1846 and settled on the farm adjoining the one where he now lives on the southwest. His father was a blacksmith by trade, but never worked at it in this State. He died the same year he came to this county, in 1846. His wife died in 1877. They had a family of eight children - Jesse, John Peirson, Margaret, wife of Lewis Veach; Azariah N., Cornelius H., Ruth, wife of David King; Agnes, wife of D. P. Legan; Rebecca E., wife of A. T. Nay. Jesse F. was in his sixteenth year when his father died. He remained with his mother till his marriage and then engaged in agricultural pursuits on his own account. He bought the farm where he now lives, on section 10, Prairie Township, in 1864. It contains 300 acres of choice land, 250 acres under cultivation. He was married March 11, 1857, to Zilpha, daughter of Jarret and Rebecca (Gilgriss) Covalt, a native of Ohio. They have nine children - Josephine (wife of T. B. Weller), Ollie, James Alvia, Willard C. (married Viola E. Bearers), Emma A., Guy A., Effie F., Minnie C. and Gilbert Beebe. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and their daughter Ollie are members of the old predestinarian Baptist church. Willard and his wife and Alvia are members of the Means Baptist church.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 766 and 767.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Elder Joseph A. Johnson was born in Fairmount, W. Va., May 28, 1828. His father, John F. Johnson, was born in Culpeper County, Va., Nov. 7, 1800, and was married March 1, 1827, to Catherine C. Mellet, of the same county. He came to Indiana in 1829 and settled in Henry County. He was a physician, and many were the hardships he was obliged to endure in the new country. He was also a minister in the Baptist church, and it was through his efforts that the church was organized in the county. He was married twice, and had a family of fourteen children; twelve lived to years of maturity. He died in 1881. Joseph A. Johnson began teaching school when nineteen years of age, and taught in the winter a number of years, farming in the summer. In 1855 he was licensed to preach, and eight months later was ordained. He then engaged in the ministry till 1881 when he was taken sick with nervous prostration, which resulted in the loss of his mind. He was married in 1850 to Mary, daughter of David and Jane Vance. His wife now has charge of the farm which contains ninety-three acres of choice land.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 767.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Thomas B. Jones was born in Chester County, Pa., April 15, 1833, a son of Spicer and Rachel (Harding) Jones, natives of Pennsylvania, the father of Welsh and the mother of Irish descent. There was a family of nine children, six of whom are living - George, Spicer, Enoch, Harding, Elizabeth (wife of Edmond Mellett) and Thomas B. His parents came to Indiana in 1837 and located in Madison County, where he was reared and educated. In the spring of 1859 he with five other young men went to the frontier and visited many of the Indian tribes in Indian Territory. After visiting Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri he returned to Indiana and settled in Henry County, where he still resides. He now owns ninety-five acres of fine land, having one of the best farms in the county. He was married March 5, 1860, to Josina, daughter of John and Cynthia (Hickman) Mellett. They have had five children - Jesse Harding, born April 3, 1861, died Sept. 7, 1867; Bertha, born Nov. 23, 1863; Sarah Alutha, born Nov. 28, 1866; Leanna, born Jan. 23, 1870, died July 8, 1876; Samuel, born April 6, and died April 8, 1872. Mrs. Jones died April 28, 1872. Politically Mr. Jones has always been a Democrat. When twenty-one year of age he joined Madison Lodge, No. 44, F. & A. M., and was afterward transferred to New Castle Lodge, No. 91, and when Sulphur Springs Lodge, No. 348, was formed became one of its charter members.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 767 and 768.
Submitted by: Jeanie

George Koons, Sr., is a native of Henry County, Ind., born Aug. 29, 1822, a son of George and Mary (Elder) Koons, natives of North Carolina. His parents came to Indiana in an early day and settled on Flatrock, and when he was a small boy moved to Blue River Township, where he grew to manhood. He had no educational advantages, schools being few when he was young, and learned to read after attaining manhood by his own exertion. He was married when about eighteen years old to Hannah Millikan, a native of Tennessee. He settled on eighty acres of land in the woods given him by his father, and began clearing and improving a farm. In 1860 he sold his farm and moved to Prairie Township, where he has 120 acres of land, eight acres under cultivation. Commencing life when quite young, with no means, he has been industrious and has accumulated a good property, and has given each of his children $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. Koons have had eight children - Nancy C., now Mrs. Edmund Ice; Mary E., now Mrs. William Frazier; Adeline and Martha J., deceased; George A.; Hester A., deceased, was the wife of William Kirkman; Martha E., wife of George Huett; Keziah A., wife of Ralph Leaf. They are members of the Baptist church.

From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.
Prairie Township.
Page 768.
Submitted by: Jeanie

Deb Murray