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Liberty Township
DR. L. A. BAGWELL, a native of Howard County, born August 26, 1856, is the son of John W. and Mary (Ware) Bagwell, both natives of this State. His father was a lawyer and teacher, and died in the prime of life. Dr. Bagwell was left an orphan when hut a small boy, and lived with his grandfather Bagwell until he was thirteen, when he began to work out on farms in the summer, saving his earnings that he might attend school in the winter. He studied medicine two years with the Scott Bros., and after this bought such books as he could afford. He read and studied alone until the fall of 1881, when he entered the Fort Wayne Medical College and graduated with honors the following spring. He then located at Greentown, and began the practice of medicine in the vicinity where he has lived for thirteen years. He has been quite successful, working up a good practice in the best families of his township. Mr. Bagwell was married, January 26, 1877, to Miss Mary Ooty Thrasher, of Howard County; four children blessed this union - Zalla, Myrtle, Mary Pearl and Willie. Mr. Bagwell is a member of the Christian Church, and an active worker in the Republican party. He is one of the School Trustees of the township, and has been Councilman two terms. He is a truly self-made man, has educated himself, and by industry has obtained a good home.
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Liberty Township
DANIEL BARRETT is the son of Jesse and Margaret (Curry) Barrett, natives of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, both of English descent. His father located in Highland County, Ohio, in 1805, and was surveyor of that county for twenty-one years. He came to this county in 1851, locating in Liberty Township, where he remained until his death. The subject of this sketch was born September 12, 1823, in Highland County, Ohio, where he remained until he was twenty-eight years of age. He spent his youth working on the farm, and received a good common school education. He came to this county with his parents in 1851, and received a farm of forty acres. He has since added to this, until now he has 290 acres of the best land in the county, with all the modern improvements. He is an energetic, wide-awake farmer, and has accumulated his property through his own efforts. He was married, September 22, 1847, to Miss Hannah Chandler, daughter of Eli and Mary (Horner) Chandler, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German and English descent. Four children crowned this union - William C., John C. (deceased), Roseann Williams and Mary E. Manring. Mr. Barrett cast his first vote with the Whig party, but has since voted the Republican ticket. In the fall of 1878, he was elected County Commissioner and served in that capacity three years. He is one of the party's most active workers and he and wife are identified with the Society of Friends.
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Liberty Township
SAMUEL F. BRANNEN was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., October 26, 1842, and was the fourth of twelve children born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Fulwider) Brannen, natives of Virginia. Thomas Brannen located in Wabash County, Ind., in an early day, there married, and reared a family of twelve children, after which his wife died. In 1830, he located in Bartholomew County, where he again married. The result of this union was twelve children. Mr. Brannen died in Bartholomew County in 1859, at the age of eighty-seven. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and participated in the battle at Waterloo, and Horse Shoe Bend. He was a Jackson Democrat, and of the Presbyterian faith; his widow is still living, aged seventy-three, a member of the Christian Church. Samuel F. Brannen, being born of poor parents, attended but one winter term of school, but worked at home and helped to take care of the family. He worked out for a time and gave his wages for the family's support. April 37, 1861, he enlisted in the three months' service, but the quota was filled ere he was mustered, consequently he returned home. The following September he enlisted in the three years' service in Company G, Sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. This company was part of the Third Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps of the Cumberland. They engaged in the battle at Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Decatur, Ala., Stone River and Chickamauga. After this, he was commissioned First Corporal in reward for capturing seven rebels. He participated in battle at Mission Ridge, after which he joined Burnside, at Knoxville, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. May 15, 1864, in the battle of Ressca, a shot entered his left thigh and broke the bone. This was done on a charge, and after he fell, he reloaded his gun and shot the color bearer, after which he retreated on one foot. The following September he joined his regiment at Indianapolis, and was honorably discharged, after serving three years and four months. He returned home, and was married, March 12, 1865, to Louisiana Fowler, of Bartholomew County, born September 28, 1843. They have had eight children, six of whom are living - Ulysses S., Carrie M., Erastus S., John Perry, Stella F., and Ellis. Mr. Brannen located in Liberty Township, Howard County, in 1865, renting land a few years, after which he purchased a small tract of land, and four years later he located in Greentown. After living here four years, he purchased his present home of sixty acres, which he hits well improved with good fences. He has followed butchering for years, and has slaughtered about 4,000 cattle. He has through labor and economy made a good home, and at present owns 102 acres of land. He served for two years as Supervisor, and one year as Constable. He and wife are members of the New Light Church, and he is a Republican in politics and a member of the I. O. O. F.
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Liberty Township
CHARLTON BULL is a native of Greene County, Ohio. He was born in 1847, and was reared on a farm. He remained at home until 1861, when he attended school for three years at the Xenia (Ohio) Academy. After leaving school, he enlisted in the Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio, in 1864. After he came home, he again attended school at Xenia, Ohio, and the following spring commenced work in a photograph gallery, continuing in this business until the summer of 1865, when he came to Howard County and worked in a saw mill, and in 1866 began teaching school. He commenced reading law in 1871, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. He is at present engaged in school teaching in the Greentown graded schools. Mr. Bull was married in 1869 to Miss Mary E. Zerbe, of Howard County. They have had four children, two of whom are living - Nina E. and William S. Mr. Bull also attends to the practice of his profession, being at this time the only attorney in Greentown. He is one of the rising young men of Howard County.
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Liberty Township
AMOS A. COVALT, a physician of Greentown, was a son of Jonathan and Rachel (Fritts) Covalt, of German and Irish descent. He was horn in Brown County, Ohio, May 6, 1846, and was reared on a farm. In 1863, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, Company G, as a private. He served until the close of the war, and was mustered out in 1865, by special order. He became disabled in November, 1864, but remained at his post of duty until he was discharged. He was in the battle of Nashville, the siege of Mobile, and also Decatur. His parents moved to Grant County, Ind., in 1856, and cleared a farm of 120 acres. Mr. Covalt commenced the study of medicine in 1866, reading with J. T. Scott, and graduated in 1869 at Rush Medical College of Chicago. The following spring, he commenced practice at Greentown, where he has remained ever since. He now has as large a practice as any physician in the village. Mr. Covalt is a member in good standing of the I. O. O. F. and Masonic fraternity. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Mary A. Markland, a native of Ohio. They have had three children, two of whom are living - Raleigh W. and Lella B. Mr. Covalt has always been a friend to education, and has been a member of the School Board for two terms. He has always voted the Republican ticket, and takes an active part in politics. He now owns seventy acres of good farm land in Liberty Township.
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Liberty Township
ABRAHAM E. CURLEE was born in Jefferson County, Ky., October 21, 1841, and was the third of eight children born to Samuel M. and Susan S. (Little) Curlee, of French and German descent. S. M. Curlee was reared in South Carolina, and when grown came to Kentucky, where he was married and lived until 1819, when he removed to Indiana, locating on a rented farm in Johnson County. In the fall of 1857, they removed to Jasper County, where they lived two years and a half, after which they located in this county, again renting land. October 18, 1863, Mr. Curlee died, a member of the Whig party and of the Christian Church. His wife is now living with her son, Abraham Curlee, and is sixty-three years of age. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, receiving a limited education. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Sixty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private. His first duty was guarding a railroad in Kentucky, and later he was under Gen. Sherman's command. His first engagement was at Resaca, after which he marched on with Sherman to Atlanta, participating in many hard-fought battles; later engaged in the battle at Columbia and the siege of Nashville. They followed Hood to the Tennessee River, at which place they took boat for Cincinnati, thence by rail to Alexandria, Ala., thence by sea to the mouth of Cape Fear River. Later they assisted in taking Anderson and Fort Wilmington, N. C., after which they were marched south, and at Goldsboro, N. C., Gen. Thomas and Gen. Sherman met, and moved on to Raleigh, where Johnston surrendered. He was also in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, Cassville, Lost Mountain, Town Creek, Chattahoochie, Buzzard Roost and Wilmington. Mr. Curlee, with his regiment, was sent to Indianapolis, and honorably discharged July 3, 1865. He farmed after the war, in Howard County, on rented land, until 1875, when he purchased his present farm of fifty-six acres, which includes the mill property known as the Dorman Mill. He has had charge of the mill ever since, and his property is valued at $6,000. He was married, October 1, 1873, to Miss Margaret Rich, born in Rush County, Ind., April 5, 1850. She is the daughter of Davis and Margaret Rich. Three children have blessed this union - Eliza (deceased), Edna and Emmor R. Mr. and Mrs. Curlee are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Curlee is a member of the I. O. O. F.
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Liberty Township
C. M. FIFER is a native of Monroe County, W. Va., and was born May 4, 1821. His parents, John and Mary (Tacket) Fifer, were natives of Monroe County, Va. John Fifer came West to Middletown, Henry County, Ind., in 1830. The subject of this sketch, in the year 1847, became a soldier in the Mexican war, and was discharged in August, 1848. He was Orderly Sergeant of Company H, Fifth Indiana Regiment, the Colonel of the regiment being James H. Lane. Mr. Fifer was married, in 1850, to Matilda Robey, in Henry County, Ind. She died November 20, 1880 leaving three children - Mary E., William R. and Alice M., all of whom are living in Greentown. Mr. F. came to Howard County ill October, 1850, and entered eighty acres of land in Union Township, and lived there seven years, when he moved into Jackson Township; taught school seven years ; he was one among the first teachers of Howard County. Since then, he has been a resident of Liberty Township most of the time, his principal occupations being farming and mercantile trade. In 1870, he had a severe attack of typhoid fever, which left him with a crippled hand; he has been an industrious man, and has done much in building up the county. In 1882, he was elected Township Trustee on the Democratic ticket in s strongly Republican township; he had a majority of sixty-seven and ran 117 ahead of his ticket. Mr. Fifer has, for twenty years, been a member of the old denomination of the Christian Church. Mr. Fifer has one brother in Henry County, Rev. E. Fifer, who is a member of the Christian Church, and has been preaching for the last forty years. Mr. Fifer is now living a retired life in Greentown.
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Liberty Township
JONATHAN FISHER was born in Bedford County, Penn., June 7,1815, and is the youngest of three children born to John and Hannah (Berriner) Fisher. John Fisher was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, and was one of the Hessian soldiers under the British Government; he was under Gen. Cornwallis, and was taken prisoner by Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary war. When he was set free, he located in Bedford County, Penn., and there twice married, reared a family of fifteen children and spent the remainder of his life. Our subject was reared upon the farm, and having lost his father when he was quite young, he removed with his mother to Henry County, Ind., in 1832, remaining about two years at home with his step-father, Jacob Houser; he then worked as an apprentice at the carpenter's trade for two years, when he began to take contracts for himself. A few years later, he moved into Delaware County, and was there married, August 11, 1836, to Miss Rachel Howell, a native of Wayne County. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living - Calvin, Mary A., William, Louisa, Marilla, Eli C. and Susan I. Mr. Fisher located in Howard County, Ind., November 6, 1846, and in the spring of 1849 he went on foot to Ft. Wayne to enter eighty acres of land which he had pre-empted. He was among the large hunters, and the first year lived on the profits of hunting; he killed in all 125 deer, and as soon as he could get work at his trade, abandoned hunting and worked until his health failed. Mr. Fisher enlisted, May 24, 1864, in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in at Indianapolis. He marched South to Duck River Bridge, in Tennessee, where he was on guard duty five months, when he was honorably discharged. Mrs. Fisher died April 8, 1873, and Mr. Fisher was shortly after married to his present wife, Mrs. Margaret (Weimer) Jones. Three children bless this union - Jonathan, Stella and Frederick D. Mr. Fisher and wife are members of the New Light Church; he cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Harrison, in 1836, and has voted with the Republican party of late years; he has been Justice of the Peace in Liberty Township one term, Constable three terms, and Supervisor one year. Mr. Fisher has resided in Greentown for a number of years, and is one of the oldest settlers of Liberty Township.
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Liberty Township
A. B. FOREMAN was born in Fayette County, Ind., August 28, 1828, and was the son of Harrison and Mary (Sanders) Foreman, natives of Virginia, and of German and English descent. They were pioneers of Fayette County, and in 1888 located in Henry County on a farm. Mrs. Foreman here died in 1842, and Mr. Foreman was married to Ann Woollen, of Henry County. In 1854, he moved to this county, where he lived a farmer until his death in 1868. His wife still resides on the home farm. Our subject worked on the farm and attended school until he was twenty-one, when he rented the home farm, and September 20, 1849, was married to Elizabeth Woollen, who was born in Henry County, Ind., March 9, 1832, and was the daughter of William and Amelia Woollen. They have had ten children, two of whom are living - William H., a farmer in Nuckolls County, Neb., and Louisa A., wife of William Powell, a Howard County farmer. Mr. Foreman came to this county in 1854, and soon purchased forty acres of unimproved land, and two years later bought his present home of eighty acres, which he has cultivated and improved, and upon which he has erected good frame buildings. Mr. Foreman enlisted in 1864, in Company I, One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private; his company was in the siege of Nashville, and later did a great amount of skirmishing. On July, 1865, he was honorably discharged, when he returned home and took up farming. Mr. Foreman is an active member of the Republican party, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he has been a liberal supporter of all public enterprises, and benevolent purposes, and is a worthy citizen of the community in which he lives.
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Liberty Township
NATHAN FREEMAN was born in Randolph County, Ind., August 17, 1828, and is the son of Nathan and Mary (Buckingham) Freeman, both natives of North Carolina and of English descent. Nathan Freeman was reared on a farm and received the benefits of a common school education. When he was twenty years of age, he moved with his parents to Howard County; he bought of his father eighty acres in Union Township, November, 1850, for the sum of $1,000. They lived upon that six years, and in the fall of 1858 they purchased their present home, then containing sixty-seven and one-half acres. On this was situated the first frame dwelling built in this section of the county. In the year 1882, they moved into a fine large frame dwelling, built the same year. Mr. Freeman was among the first settlers of this county, coming here when the deer, bear, turkey and wild hog were among the wild game. Mr. F. is an active worker in the Republican ranks, and has held the office of School Director; he is a prominent society man and a leader in the Society of Friends. He was married, April 15, 1852, to Miss Anna Rich, born in Randolph County, N. C., May 8, 1831, and daughter of William and Sarah (Elliott) Rich, both natives of North Carolina. Ten children have blessed this union, eight of whom are living - Sarah, Joshua B., Obadiah, Daniel, William A., Elizabeth, Nathan T. and Anna M. Mr. Freeman and family are members of the Society of Friends. Mrs. Freeman taught the first school south of Wild Cat in this part of the county, and three of her children have made a success of the teacher's profession.
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Liberty Township
J. W. GOLDING, of the firm of Howell & Golding, was born in Howard County December 31, 1851, and is the son of David and Susana (Howell) Golding, both natives of Indiana; his parents came to this county while they were young, and were here married, February 12, 1850. They were numbered among the pioneers of this county, and here lived a farmer's life, except four years, which were spent in Wisconsin. David Golding entered forty acres of land, which he improved; he also had an interest in a saw mill for five years, and later in life gave his entire attention to farming; he was a Republican in principle, and was a liberal supporter of all benevolent purposes. He was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and was a worthy citizen and representative man. He died December 19, 1877, and his wife yet survives and now lives with the subject of this sketch. J. W. Golding received a good education, and at the age of twenty began teaching ; he taught five terms, and during the intervals worked at the carpenter's trade. After the death of his father, he engaged in the manufacture of tile in company with James Groves. This partnership existed until August, 1880, when M. G. Howell became successor to J. Groves, and the business has been increased so that it stands second in the list of tile manufacturers of Howard County. Mr. Golding is an active worker in the Republican ranks, and is a member of the Central Committee; he is also a member of the United Brethren Church.
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Liberty Township
LUTHER S. GRAY, ex-County Auditor, is a native of Warren County, Ohio, and was born in 1824. His parents, Lemuel and Mary (Roberts) Gray, natives of New Jersey, were early settlers of Ohio, corning to that State in 1809. His grandfather, Daniel Gray, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was a strong, healthy man, never having a spell of sickness in his life, and lived to the good old age of ninety-five. He always lived an exemplary Christian life, and although not united with any church, he always held family worship. His last words were that he had lived a good many years, and the future had nothing but peace for him. Luther S. Gray came to Howard County in 1852, locating in Greentown, where he worked at his trade until 1866, when he discontinued that business on account of his health. In 1849, he was married to Miss Rebecca Oxley, of Wayne County, Ind. The result of this union has been fifteen children, eight of whom are living - Jessie L., Luther O., Julia E., William H., John H., Marietta, R., Warren E. and Clara B. In 1867, Mr. Gray was elected County Auditor, and in the fall of 1870 was re-elected. He served seven years, having resigned before his term expired, on account of ill health. He has held the office of Township Trustee for six years, and four years has been Clerk of the Township, having no opposition. These offices have been given him without any solicitation on his part. When he was sixteen years old, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, but four and a half years later he withdrew and united with the United Brethren Church. His reasons for the change were his views of baptism and the anti-slavery question. His wife is also a member of this church. Mr. Gray has been in poor health for a number of years, and has retired from business. He is a highly respected citizen, and a man of Christian principles and integrity.
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Liberty Township
ANDREW J. GRIFFIN, born in North Carolina, February 16, 1837, is the son of William and Mary (Perry) Griffin, natives of North Carolina. There his mother died, and in 1850 his father located in Henry County, Ind., on a farm, where he died a few years later. Andrew J. Griffin worked on the farm and went to school until his father's death, and at the age of seventeen began to work for wages. August 11, 1862, he was mustered into service at Indianapolis, in the Thirteenth Army Corps, Company I, Sixty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infintry, as a private. His regiment participated in the following hard-fought battles: Richmond, Chickasaw Bluff, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Black River R. R. Bridge and siege of Vicksburg, where his regiment was ordered to meet Gen. Johnston at Black River. After the siege, his regiment joined the main army, and drove Gen. Johnston into Jackson, where after three days' fight he evacuated Jackson in the night, and the Thirteenth Corps returned to Vicksburg, thence to Carrollton, La. Subsequently they went to Indianola, after which they joined Gen. Banks, on Red River; later, they were on detailed duty for four weeks to keep open the Mississippi River. They engaged in the siege of Mobile Bay, after which they captured the city on a charge. After visiting a number of places, they returned to Mobile, where they were discharged July 5, 1865. Mr. Griffin was promoted as First Corporal in March, 1863, and the following April, was promoted as Fourth Sergeant, and Second Sergeant when he was mustered out. He returned home to Henry County, where he worked on the farm until August, 1866, when he took a contract to build a turnpike of one mile. January 1, 1867, he purchased a drug and grocery store in Greentown, and soon added boots and shoes and notions, carrying a stock of $4,000. He was quite successful in business, and May, 1882, he sold out, and now owns a good farm near Kokomo, and one in Clinton County, having accumulated about $1,800 worth of property. Mr. G. was married, in 1868, to Bliss Sarah Willits, daughter of James and Rebecca (Lindley) Willits. They have four children - Florence A., Oliver Oren, Albert L, and William Franklin. Mr. Griffin is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F. He was Post Commander of the F. A. R. He is a worthy citizen, and a liberal supporter of all public enterprises. Mrs. Griffin is a prominent member of the Christian Church.
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Liberty Township
BRANSON HALL was born in Henry County, Ind., March 4, 1835, and was one of six children born to Stephen and Mariam (Wells) Hall, both of English descent. This family came to Henry County in an early day, and secured for themselves a home out of the forest. Mrs. Mariam Hall died in 1842, when Mr. Hall married Abigail Bundy, and in 1852 removed with his family to this county, locating at Greentown; he is now a resident of Marshall County. Branson Hall worked on his father's farm unti1 he arrived at his majority; he then worked out by the month on a farm in Henry County, laboring three years for one man. He was married, January 1, 1860, to Miss Margaret E. Risk, of Henry County. She was a native of Virginia, born October 16, 1834, and was the daughter of John Risk, of English descent. Three children have blessed this union - Charles M. (deceased), Laura (deceased) and John S. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Hall located in this township, where he purchased eighty acres of unimproved land, and afterward exchanged this for fifty-one acres, with fair improvements. In 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Thirty- sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was soon marched into the South, where he was taken sick, and after being out nine months was discharged; he returned home, and in October, 1863, having regained his health, he again enlisted, in Company E ; he then went into camp at Camp Carrington, where they were assigned to the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment (Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Cavalry), and participated in the battle at Nashville, after which he joined the Army of the West; he was on guard duty during the remainder of service, and was mustered out at Leavenworth, Kan., August, 1865; he received one promotion, from private to Third Sergeant; he was quite fortunate during service, with the exception of a fall at Nashville, fracturing his arm; he returned home and began farming on the place where he now lives; it has ninety-three acres, has good buildings, is well ditched, and is one of the best wheat farms in the township. Mr. Hall is a public spirited man, and has served as Township Assessor three terms. In the spring of 1882, he was elected Road Superintendent by the Republican party; he stands prominent in the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F., and he and wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Liberty Township
L. M. HERRINGTON was born at Mapletown, Greene Co., Penn., July 22, 1857, of Scotch-Irish and Dutch parents. He resided in Mapletown until 1864, when his parents moved into Fayette County, of the same State, but returned to Greene County in 1867, locating in the village of Davistown; his parents again removed to Fayette County in 1873, and the father and sons secured labor at the coke works, near Broad Ford, where the subject of this sketch 1abored until 1877, when, through the advice of John C. Barr, of the Pittsburgh Post, he determined to reenter school. Accordingly, he attended a graded school in Greene County, Penn., for a period of two years, working during vacation at the works; he taught school at Broad Ford the winter of 1879-80, refused to teach the succeeding term, and again repaired to the works, where he remained until June, l880. He was appointed Census Enumerator, and completed the work of his home township. In July, 1880, he went to Valparaiso, Ind., and graduated from the Northern Indiana Normal School in 1881, after which he was employed in Chicago, in the clothing trade for James Wilde, Jr., & Co., and H. Hart & Bro. In November, 1881, he came to Greentown to accept the Principalship of the schools. Mr. Herrington is an excellent teacher and a worthy citizen; is well liked by his patrons, and is a credit to the community in which he lives.
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Liberty Township
TENSE HOWELL was born in Delaware County, Ind., September 24, 1828, and was the son of John and Jane (Lindley) Howell, both natives of North Carolina: his mother died when he was only eight years of age, and he went to live with his grandfather Lindley, in Wayne County, Ind.; he worked on a farm and attended the country schools until he was fifteen years old, when he began working as an apprentice to the carpenter's trade. This he continued four years, and in the spring of 1848, came to this county and engaged in farm work. The following fall, he entered forty acres of land on which he built a log house; he improved this farm and sold it, afterward buying eighty acres, during the meantime engaging in the saw mill business. In 1869, he sold his eighty-acre farm and purchased his present home of 160 acres, which he has improved, and from which he has cut large quantities of lumber ; he has at intervals run the saw mill; and had the misfortune to have the boiler burst while the mill was in operation. One son was scalded badly, causing his death, and Mr. Howell was badly burned, but by good care recovered. Mr. Howell started in life a poor boy, but has made for himself and family a good home. He for years made a specialty of hunting coons and mink, which made him good wages, and he has killed nearly one hundred deer; he has been an active politician in the Republican ranks; he was married, October 19, 1845, to Miss Eleanor Golding, of Howard Township, born in Shelby County, Ind., February 16, 1833; she was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Golding, both natives of North Carolina and of English descent. This union was blessed with twelve children - Mary E., Matthew G., Sarah C., Calvin M. (deceased), Viola L., Emma J. (deceased), Ida B., Elnora, William C., Charles R. (deceased), Albertie (deceased), infant (deceased). Mrs. Howell died in 1875, and Mr. Howell, July 15, 1877, was married to Mrs. Maria (Cox) Stanley, who was born in Montgomery County, Ind., in 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Howell are members of the German Baptist Church.
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Liberty Township
MATTHEW G. HOWELL, of the firm of Howell & Golding, manufacturers of tile and brick, was born in Howard County, April 14, 1852, and is the son of Tense Howell, of this county; he lived upon the farm until he was thirteen, when he assisted his father in the saw mill, and being a natural mechanic, he made a success in this business; he received a limited education, and at the age of nineteen began working for himself. He owned a saw mill for five years, after which he engaged in farming until August, 1850, when he began to manufacture tile in company with Mr. Golding, at a cost of $3,000. The following year they manufactured 115,200 tiles, keeping in their employ two hands eight months per year. Mr. Howell is a hard-working, industrious man, is a stanch supporter of Republican principles, and has held minor offices of his township; he was married to Miss Lucretia Nation, of Howard County, Ind. She is the daughter of William and Mary J. Nation, natives of Wayne County, Ind., and of English and German descent; the result of this marriage was four children, two of whom are living - William L. and Goldie. Mr. and Mrs. Howell are active members of the U. B. Church.
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Liberty Township
T. C. JACKSON was born in Randolph County, Ind., February 23, 1842, and was the son of Jefferson and Rachel (Bales) Jackson, both of English descent. Jefferson Jackson was a native of North Carolina, and came with his parents to Randolph County, Ind., where he afterward married. In 1843 he removed to Michigan and remained three years; here his wife died, and he then married Miss Rebecca Mann. Eight years after their marriage, she died, leaving one daughter, Rachel, and in 1858 he was married to his present wife, Mrs. Mary (Johns) Toll. Two children bless this union - Martha A. and Jennie. Mr. Jackson removed to Howard County in 1848, locating in Union Township; here he cleared sixty acres of land, built a log cabin and resided until 1882, when he located in Grant County; from 1861 to 1864, he was Captain of the Home Guards; he is a member of the Republican party, and a member and liberal supporter of the Society of Friends. The subject of this sketch was but a small boy when his father came to Howard County; he worked on the farm until 1859, when he went into Wisconsin and labored on a farm for $10 per month. At the age of nineteen, he was mustered into the Sixth Battery Light Artillery, of Wisconsin; he was in the battle at New Madrid, Island No. 10, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and was with Sherman through to Atlanta; he then returned to Nashville, and participated in the battles at Rome, Franklin and Atlanta; he received one slight scalp wound by a piece of shell at Missionary Ridge; he re-enlisted, January 1, 1863, at Larkinsville, Ala., and was honorably discharged at Chattanooga July 19, 1865; he immediately returned to this county, rented land and began farming; he started in life a poor boy, but through economy and labor he has made a good home of 160 acres, well improved with good buildings; he is an active member of the Republican party; he was married in 1865 to Miss Mary J. Ware, daughter of Jesse Ware; she was born August 2, 1847, and is an active member of the Christian Church.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
JOHN JOHNSON was born in Henry County, Ind., May 25, 1844, and is the eldest of ten children born to David and Belinda (Davis) Johnson, of English and German descent; his parents were married in Henry County in 1842, and lived there until 1848, when they located in Howard County; his father entered forty acres of unimproved land in Liberty Township, erected a cabin, and began to clear away the forest. David Johnson was a poor man, but through hard labor and economy soon had plenty around him. He experienced many of the privations of pioneer life, but acquired a home of 130 acres, with good buildings and improvements; he was a member of the Republican party, and a supporter of all benevolent purposes; he died March 5, 1877; his wife still survives him, and lives on the home farm. John Johnson remained at home on the farm, acquiring a common school education, until October, 1864, when he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry; he was soon marched to Nashville, where he was on post duty, remaining until the close of the war; he was discharged July 14, 1865, after which he returned home. March 1, 1866, he was married to Miss Elizabeth H. Covalt, of Brown County, Ohio. She was born in 1844, and is the daughter of Jonathan Covalt. They have had nine children, five of whom are living - Mary M., William A., John F., Pearl and Benjamin. Mr. Johnson is an active member of the Republican party. He has owned three different farms, and in the spring of 1883 located on his present place of forty acres.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
WILLIAM JOHNSON was born on the farm where he now lives, September 30, 1848. He lived at home, and received a common-school education, and worked on the farm until he was married, December 19, 1874, to Miss Eliza E. Young, of Howard County. She was born in Franklin County, Ind., August 3, 1855, and was the daughter of Henry and Eleanor (Walker) Young, both natives of England. They emigrated to America in 1841, locating at Philadelphia, where Mr. Young followed brush-making. Thence they moved to Cincinnati, and later located in Franklin County, where Mr. Young still lives, engaged in farming; he is a member of the Christian Church, and has reared a family of eleven children, nine of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have three children - Joseph N., Dalton and Delmer, twins. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Republican party; he was elected Township Trustee in the spring of 1880, serving one term, during which time he built one brick schoolhouse.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
E. H. JULOW was born in Denmark August 12, 1831, and was the youngest of ten children born to Frederick and Catherine (Langhorst) Julow, both natives of Denmark, and of German descent. Mr. Julow attended the common schools until he was sixteen, when he was bound as an apprentice at shoe-making, and during this period was drafted; he served one year, and participated in many hard-fought battles. After the war, he finished his trade, and May 15, 1853, left Hamburg, Germany, for America; he had been drafted in the regular army the previous March, and was expected to report May 30, but he sailed for America before that time; he landed in New York July 14, 1853, and remained one year in the city, working at his trade; he then worked sixteen months in Indianapolis, after which he came to Howard County, located in Greentown, and engaged in ditching until 1861, when he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. This formed a part of the Army of the Cumberland; he was in battle at Stone River and Chickamauga, on the Rusan raid, on Gen. Kilpatrick's raid, and participated in the engagement at Lovejoy. He was ready to report at roll call, except while on detailed duty. He served ten months as nurse in the General Hospital, No. 2, Nashville, after which he joined his regiment; he was considered a brave and honist soldier, and while on Gen. Buell's retreat, he was requested to carry the physician field case, which was trusted to none but the best of soldiers; he was honorably discharged, and reached home October 1, 1864, when he located on his present place. Mr. Julow is an industrious farmer, and the last nineteen years has given his attention to farming and stockraising; he started in life a poor boy, but now owns 120 acres of good, improved land; he is a member of the Republican party, and is a liberal supporter of public and benevolent enterprises. Mr. Julow was married, October 5, 1857, to Miss Anna L. Gordon, a native of Ohio; she died November 1, 1864, leaving three small children. August 12, 1866, Mr. Julow married Miss Mary Adams, a native of Wayne County, Ind.; she died August 10, 1868, and Mr. Julow married his present wife, Amelia Snyder, April 25, 1869. She is a native of Germany came to America in infancy, and was reared in Columbus, Ohio. The result of this union was seven children, four of whom are living. Mrs. Julow is an active member of the United Brethren Church.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
JOSEPH KENNEDY was born in Holmes County, Ohio, August 22, 1826, and is the only son of a family of six children born to David and Magdalena (Troyer) Kennedy, both natives of Pennsylvania, and of Irish and German descent. David Kennedy removed to Ohio in his youth and followed farming; he took from the forest a farm of 160 acres of heady timbered land, and just as he had plenty around him he died in 1839. His wife lived with her little children on the farm four years, and then removed with her family to Iowa, where, two years later she died. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy had always been prominent members of the Amish Church. Our subject remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, and received a limited education. He never studied arithmetic in his life, but has a good practical education; he worked by the month on the farm in Holmes County, saving from his wages $400, with which he came to this county and entered eighty acres of forest land in the spring of 1849. The following spring he removed to Miami County, where he raised a corn crop, and in December following located on the farm where he now lives, owning 160 acres; he built a log cabin and began to clear the land. He now owns 308 acres of fine land, with good house and barn, and his farm is well drained. Mr. Kennedy was, in early life, a Whig, but later has been a stanch supporter of Republican principles. He was married, January 15, 1850, to Miss Nancy Lantz, of Wayne County, Ohio, born April 3, 1825. They have had seven children - Elizabeth, David, Mary, Jeremiah, John, Joseph (deceased) and Christopher. Mr. Kennedy is a liberal supporter of all public enterprises, and he and wife are members of the Amish Church.
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Liberty Township
PETER KINGSEED was born in Germany January 18, 1822, and was the third of ten children born to Anthony and Margaret (Rought) Kingseed, both natives of Germany; his parents came to America in 1831, locating in Schuylkill County, Penn. Thence they moved into Ohio, locating near Tiffin. Anthony Kingseed there purchased a farm of 115 acres, and has since improved this with good frame buildings, and has a vineyard of three acres, from which he makes from twelve to fifteen barrels of wine yearly; he is now eighty-seven years old, and is still living on the same farm, but his wife died in 1868. Mr. Kingseed is a representative man, and he and wife were members of the Catholic Church; he is a member of the Democratic party, and in early life was an organmaker, working at his trade in the old country. The subject of this sketch came with his parents to America, and spent his boyhood days in Pennsylvania and Ohio upon the farm with his father, receiving a common school education. He learned to read German through his own efforts. At the age of twenty-five, he rented land, on which he lived until June 2, 1854, when he located in this township, on a farm of 240 acres; he found this in the green, and at once built a log cabin and began to clear the land. A few years later, he built his present house, a frame, where he has since lived. Mr. Kingseed is a leading farmer, and has on his place fruits of all kinds, and the convenience of a wind engine; he also owns 160 acres in Whitley County, Ind. Mr. Kingseed has been identified with all the public enterprises of his county; he is not what is called a party man, but votes liberally; he takes pleasure in assisting all home enterprises, and is a member of the Catholic Church.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
WILLIAM LINDLEY is a native of Wayne County, Ind., and was born in the year 1815. His parents, James and Susanna (Stout) Lindley, of English and German descent, came to this county in 1847. Our subject came to Howard County two years before his parents, in order to get a home for himself; he pre-empted 160 acres of land, and in 1848, in company with Tence Lindley (his brother) and Jesse Osborn, went to Fort Wayne and secured his home. In 1834, he was married to Miss Mary Writesman, in Wayne County, Ind. Mr. Lindley is a pioneer of this county, and has all his life been improving the community; he has always been a friend to all public enterprises and improvements; he is now a retired farmer, and is living at his home in Greentown, and has one of the finest locations in the town. Mr. Lindley is highly respected in the community, and his honesty and integrity are unimpeachable.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
HENRY C. LINDLEY was born in Henry County, Ind., July 29, 1843, and is the son of Charles and Rhoda (Dikes) Lindley, natives of North Carolina. This family was among the pioneers of Henry County, and in 1845 removed to this county. Charles Lindley entered 160 acres one-half mile vest of Greentown, built a log cabin and resided there a short time, when he sold and bought a claim one and one-half miles west, and began life the second time as a pioneer. He afterward followed milling and farming, and later was in the mercantile business seven years. He then came to Greentown and was in the mercantile business with Squire Gray, for three years, when he exchanged his stock of goods for a farm, and four years later he sold and bought the Davis farm west of Greentown, where he lived the remainder of his life. He was among the first Justices of the Peace in his township. He died of a cancer in 1866, at the age of forty-eight; his wife survived him but two years. Our subject lived at home until he was eighteen years old, when he enlisted in
Company D, Thirty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private. His regiment engaged in battle at Green River, Ky., Bowling Green, and Pittsburg Landing. Just after this battle, Mr. Lindley took sick and soon came home on a furlough. He was afterward ordered back to Indianapolis, where he was discharged in 1861, on account of disability, having served one year. In the fall of 1562, having regained his health, he re-enlisted in Company I, Ninety-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in the Fifteenth Army Corps, under Gen. Sherman. He engaged in battle at the siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Black River, Memphis, Lookout Mountain, the siege of Chattanooga, and then with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was detailed to forage and keep up the supply train, and at night act as the General's guard. The first day out he was captured, and soon taken to Cahobba. Tenn., and put in prison, where there were 2,600 or 2,800 Northern men. He was retained six months, when he was sent with many others to Camp Chase,
Ohio, but after boarding the steamer near Memphis, Tenn., the boat exploded with a loss of 1,600 men. Mr. Lindley saved his life by swimming six miles. He was taken to the hospital at Memphis, Tenn., and soon was sent home and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. He was married, October, 1568, to Mariah Scott, born in Jay County, Ind., July 30, 1842, and a daughter of Charles Scott. She died in 1877, leaving four children, three of whom are living - Laura P., Stella and Ernest. Mr. Lindley was married to his present wife, Mary E. Brink, of Greentown, in 1879. They have one child, Freddie. He has for years taken charge of a Farm, and dealt in stock. He does a large business, at one time shipping $13,000 worth of hogs to Cincinnati. In the spring of 1881, he began in the mercantile line, where he is yet doing business, and he is also proprietor of a livery stable. He is a member of the Republican party, and Masonic fraternity, and Mrs. Lindley is a member of the Christian Church.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township
HENRY LOOP was born in Preble County, Ohio, February 28, 1842, and was the eldest son of J. M. Loop. When he was eleven years of age, he came with his parents to this county, where he attended the common schools. He enlisted in April, 1861, in the ninety-day service, but before he was mustered in he was transferred into the twelve-month service. Before leaving Indianapolis, the call for three-years men was proclaimed, and again Mr. Loop was transferred at his request to Company E, Thirteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. July 11, 1861, his company participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, Va., and here Mr. Loop was shot by a minie ball in his right arm, through the arm-pit, right lung, and severing three ribs from the vertebrae, 1eaving an entrance, so that in breathing, air would enter the lungs through the wound. He was taken to a private house, and in a few days taken to the Goff Hospital, where they received soldiers who were mortally wounded. After six weeks, he was given a furlough of thirty days and came home; his furlough was extended from time to time until June, 1862, when he returned to his company at Manassas Junction, Va. He was at the siege of Richmond, and assisted McClellan; a few weeks later, he was honorably discharged on account of disability; he returned horns to recuperate, and on December 29, 1863, he re-enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry; he was at Bellefonte, Ala., at Bellefonte Station, Louisville, Ky., in the battle of Franklin, Tenn., the siege of Atlanta, where Mr. Loop was on his horse sixteen days in succession, and part of the nights, following Gen Hood, until he crossed the Tennessee. Later, his regiment was sent out to restore order in Kansas, until August, when they were ordered to Leavenworth, and later to Indianapolis, where Mr. Loop was honorably discharged; he returned to this county and purchased eighty acres of unimproved land, which he has improved with good buildings and has since added forty acres to it. Mr. Loop was married February 13: 1865, to Miss Mary A. Fisher, of Howard County. She was born April 10, 1846, and is the daughter of Jonathan Fisher, of Greentown. They have had eight children, four of whom are living - A. Alonzo, Charles H., Erle C. and Della M. Mr. Loop and wife are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Mr. Loop is a Republican, and has served as Superviser, School Director, Constable, and in 1881 was appointed as Inspector of Elections in the North Precinct of Liberty Township.
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Liberty Township
W. T. MANRING is a native of Delaware, and was born April 5, 1829. He was the third of eight children born to Ambrose and Nancy (Scotton) Manring, both natives of Delaware. His father moved with his family to Franklin County, Ind., in 1837 or 1838, rented a farm and began to prepare for himself a home. In a few years, he went to Iowa, but after a sojourn of nine months returned to Madison County, Ind., where he purchased 160 acres of good land. He found this almost in the native state, but with the aid of his sons he cleared and improved it until he had a good home. Here he died December, 1868, aged sixty years, and his wife died February, 1869, aged fifty-three. Our subject was reared a farmer's boy; he accompanied his father to Franklin County, Ind., thence to Iowa, and finally, at the age of thirteen, to Madison County, Ind., where he spent the, remainder of his boyhood days, receiving a limited education from the subscription schools. He was married, November, 1851, to Amanda Sherwood, of Bartholomew County, Ind., born June 17, 1838. She died January 29, 1572, leaving eight children - Rosa, wife of William Riley; George E., conductor on the P., C. & St L. Railway; William, druggist at Greentown; Frances H., railroader ; Emma G., John T. (deceased), Ida May and Cora B. In 1853, Mr. Manring purchased an eighty-acre firm, with twenty acres cleared, and two years later exchanged it for eighty acres, with forty acres improved. This farm he cultivated until he came to this county, where he shortly purchased ninety acres in Liberty Township. He lived here until 1873, when he sold and purchased his present home of 160 acres, which is well improved, well drained, and has good frame buildings. Mr. Manring has been a hard-working, economical farmer, and has given much attention to the raising of short-horned cattle and Poland-China hogs, thoroughbred in both branches. He is an active worker in the Republican party, and a prominent member of the I. O. O. F. In the fall of 1872, he was married to Martha E. Smith, born in Rush County February 19, 1848, and the daughter of David Smith, of Howard Township. Four children have blessed this union - Fanny (deceased), Minnie P., Charles H. and Leota. Mr. and Mrs. Manring are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Liberty Township