JOHN PUCKETT was born in Martinsville, Ohio, January 7, 1836. His parents, Joseph and Mary (Holloway) Puckett, were both born in our subject's native county, and the bones of their ancestors lie buried there. They were of English descent, and were among the pioneer settlers of Howard County, Ind., locating near the Cass County line in 1847. They were married in Martinsville, Ohio, in 1828, and after residing for awhile in Howard County, Ind., removed to the State of Iowa, where they resided until their death, that of Joseph occurring in 1880 at the age of sixty-seven, and that of Mary in 1881 at the age of seventy, the former having followed during his life the vocations of a physician and carpenter. John, our subject, is the fourth of a family of fifteen children, eight of whom are now living. During his youth, he learned the blacksmith and wagon-maker's trade, which he followed until his twenty-third year. Between the years 1847 and 1854, he was frequently over Tipton County, and about the time last named he located at Tetersburg, in that county, and conducted the business of a blacksmith and wagon shop for three years. In 1857, he was married to Martha Black, the issue of which union consisted of six children, of whom four are yet living - Scott Anderson Ellsworth, Frances Ann, Olive Alice, Sarah Elizabeth. William A. died at the age of seven, and Grant T. Sherman died at the age of four. In 1857, he moved upon a tract of wild land containing forty acres, upon which he had not paid a dollar, and which was utterly destitute of stock. He worked on this place to support himself and family for four years. In 1861, he sold his forty acres and purchased eighty acres, which he cultivated for one year. He then sold out and began merchandising at Normanda, Ind., for the brief period of one year. He then moved his stock of goods to Pickard's Mill, Clinton County, Ind., where he formed a partnership with his uncle, Moses Puckett. The same year, he purchased a farm in that neighborhood, which he tilled in connection with his other business for two years, when he purchased the farm upon which he now resides. In 1866, he again purchased a store at Tetersburg, where he successfully carried on business for several years. He then gold out and again embarked in merchandising at Pickard's, losing $4,000. Since that time, he has confined himself exclusively to agricultural pursuits and the raising of stock. In 1869, having been previously deserted by her, he obtained a divorce from his wife Martha, and married, in 1874, Mrs. Mary J. Woodruff. By his second wife he is the father of three children, two of whom are still living - Effie Margaret, Allie Delphie and James A., who died at the age of two years. Notwithstanding his misfortunes, Mr. Puckett is one of our most successful farmers and business men. He is the owner of 500 acres of land in Jefferson Township, of unsurpassed fertility, and he is also the owner of one of the finest collection of fruit trees, 1,500 in number, in Tipton County. He also owns two farms, well stocked and improved, in Iowa. He is always in the front ranks of those favoring public improvements. He is a stanch Republican politically, and has always taken a leading part in managing the affairs of his party in Tipton County. He is now spoken of as a formidable candidate for the nomination of joint Senator for the counties of Tipton and Hamilton. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. which he esteems very highly. He is industrious and economical, but his purse is never closed to the appeal of indigence and want.

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Jefferson Township

SALATHIEL RAINES was born in Pendleton County, Va., March 2, 1825. His parents, Presley and Margaret (Lough) Raines, of German descent, came to Ohio in 1835, remaining there until 1859, when they located in Warren County, Ind. From there they emigrated to Illinois, where they remained until their death, that of the former occurring in 1875, at the age of seventy-five years, and of the latter, in 1874, aged seventy-one years. Salathiel was reared on a farm, but learned the trades of a carpenter and cooper during his youth. He had very limited advantages for obtaining an education, having been in school only a few months during his life. He is the third of a family of thirteen children, of whom five are yet living. He was married in Madison, Ohio, to Miss Mary J. Allen, who died in 1855; after the death of his wife, and until 1858, he followed carpentering, spending most of the time in Jefferson Township. At the end of the time last mentioned, he went to Illinois, where he engaged in farming until 1864. He then returned to Jefferson Township, where, on the 13th of January, 1864, he was united in marriage to Mary Phares, born October 4, 1820, widow of George U. Phares, who located in 1843 in Jefferson Township, and died November 27, 1861, at the age of forty-six years, after having accumulated considerable property, and built up a character of moral and Christian rectitude. Mrs. Raines is a native of Pendleton County, Va. Mr. Raines has been it consistent member of church for forty-five years, twenty-one years of which was in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the remainder of the time as a member of the Christian Church at Tetersburg. Mrs. Raines herself has been a member of church from childhood. Mr. Raines has a character distinguished for Christian excellence, strict honesty and rectitude in all the multitudinous duties of life. For twelve years the Superintendent of a Sabbath school, he has always been a liberal contributor to the churchs, and has manifested a spirit favoring public improvements and the development of the county.

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Jefferson Township

HEZEKIAH RECTOR, a farmer of Jefferson Township, was born in Decatur, Ind., in 1828, and is the son of John and Sarah (Edington) Rector. He spent his youth on a Farm, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. In 1849, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Searcy, who was then in her sixteenth year. They have nine children-Walter, aged twenty-five; William H., aged twenty-two; Arminda, aged eighteen; Susan, aged sixteen; Hannah, deceased wife of Charles A. Clark; Anderson S. (deceased); Putnam (deceased); Mary J. (deceased), and Alonzo J. (deceased). In 1860, Mr. Rector had the misfortune to lose his house with all its contents by fire, leaving his family in destitute circumstances. He was crippled by the falling of a tree in 1848, and has been comparatively a cripple ever since. He took a determined stand for the Union during the rebellion, but could not become a soldier. He was a member of the Grange organization during its existence, and has been a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Church at Sugar Creek for twelve years. He owns a farm of forty acres, in a good state of cultivation, and is making an independent living.

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Jefferson Township

ROBERT K. RECTOR was born in Decatur County, Ind., in 1832, and is the son of John and Sarah (King) Rector, natives of Kentucky. He spent his youth on the farm, and came to this county in 1851. He enlisted, in 1863, in the Thirtieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was in the service twelve months. He was in the battle at Nashville and at Franklin, Tenn., and was in several skirmishes. Mr. Rector was married in 1851 to Miss. Mary J. Searcy, of Kentucky. This union was blessed with five children, four of whom are living. Mrs. Rector died, and in 1876 Mr. Rector married Miss Hannah Goings, of Ohio. He is a member of the New School Baptists of Hillsboro, and is identified with the Republican party. He is one of the pioneers of the county, having settled here in an early day, when Jefferson Township was a low, marshy wilderness.

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Jefferson Township

JOHN W. REESE, a prominent merchant in Kempton, was born in Ohio in 1843, and is the son of Thomas Jefferson and Priscilla (Gustin) Reese, natives of Ohio. Our subject came with his parents to Tipton County in 1850, and settled in Jefferson Township. He was reared on the farm, and in 1865 enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was in the service until the close of the war. After he was discharged, he returned home and followed farming until he engaged as a clerk in a mercantile house in Kempton. This he continued until the spring of 1880, when he began business for himself, and he has since had a large, increasing trade. Mr. Reese was married in 1861 to Miss Martha J. Fesler, of Tipton County. This union has been blessed with three children - Mary A., Ida Sherman and Bethie P. (deceased). Mr. Reese is a prominent citizen, and has held some of the minor offices of Jefferson Township, and is a member of the Kempton Lodge of the I. O. O. F.

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Jefferson Township

ALBERT REYNOLDS, a highly respected citizen, was born in Livingston County, Ill., and is the son of John and Catherine Reynolds; his parents died when he was but four years of age, when he was taken by one of his uncles to Brown County, Ohio; he remained there with his relatives until he was fourteen years of age, when he was bound out to a farmer. Subsequently he enlisted in the Seventieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was in the battle at Shiloh and Corinth; he veteranized, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was wounded in his right wrist, but did not lose a day's duty. Mr. Reynolds was married in 1871, to Miss Sarah A. Ploughe, of Jefferson Township, Tipton County. The fruit of this union is one child, Preston A., aged eleven years. Mr. Reynolds has always voted the Republican ticket, and has been a member of the New School Baptist Church for the last ten years.

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Jefferson Township

WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, a pioneer of Tipton County, was born August 17, 1820, in Rush County, Ind., and is the son of Joel and Mary (Evans) Richardson, natives of Virginia. William A. was reared on a farm, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Rusk, in Boone County, June 16, 1842; he located in the Indian Reserve on a claim, cleared about forty acres, and sold it for $150. With this money he entered land, and the title was signed by President Z. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have had eight children, four of whom are living - Nancy J., James P., Martha I., Hester A.; and four deceased - Mary E., Sarah E., Lucinda C. and an infant. Mr. Richardson owned the first steam saw and grist mill ever operated in this township. It was established in 1858, and was a novelty in the pioneer day. He ran the mill in connection with farming until 1865, when he sold his mill and turned his attention exclusively to farming and stock-raising; he always has the best horses in the county, and has been successful in his enterprises. He and his wife were members of the first Methodist Episcopal Church organized in the township, and assisted in organizing the first Sunday school of the township; he is a liberal giver to all public enterprises, and is an industrious farmer and peaceful neighbor; he is noted for his discreet judgment in local politics, and has been a stalwart Republican since the organization of that party.

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Jefferson Township

ALPHEUS NOAH ROOD, one of the pioneers of Tipton County, was born in Knox County, Ohio, March 11, 1836. His parents, Thomas M. and Rebecca (McVay) Rood, natives of Pennsylvania, were of Irish and Scotch extraction respectively. The former was a tiller of the soil and a school teacher, and died in 1840, in Highland County, Ohio, at the age of thirty-seven. The latter is still living in Tipton County, at the advanced age of eighty-two. Alpheus is the eighth of a family of nine children, of whom five are yet living in the States of Indiana and Michigan. He has lived in a small town since his fourteenth year, enjoying fair advantages for acquiring knowledge. The family located in Normanda, Tipton Co., Ind., in 1852. At the age of eighteen, he apprenticed himself to the carpenter's trade, and has made that vocation the business of his life, and has succeeded in winning a reputation second to none as a mechanic. On the 18th day of October, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza J. Montgomery, of Tipton County, who is the last of a family of eleven children, of whom six are living. Her parents Archibald and Cynthia A. (Herod) Montgomery, were natives of Kentucky, and of Irish descent. Our subject remained in Normanda, of this (Tipton) county, until 1880, when they removed to the town of Goldsmith. Their marriage has brought them five children, four of whom are still living, and at the home of their parents. Their names are Flora D., Minnie B., Allie M., Fonda M. and Willard G. The first born departed this life while but an infant of one year. At the breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted in Company B, Seventy-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was with Sherman on his campaign to Atlanta and his march to the sea, and participated in all the engagements fought during that memorable movement, principal among which were Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca and the sieges of Atlanta and Savannah, Ga. He was discharged at the close of the war, and returned home June 17, 1865. Before the war he was a Democrat, but since that time he has been one of the leading Republicans of this township and county. Notwithstanding the fact that, since return, he has been an invalid, his tireless energy and determined will, together with the assistance of his excellent wife, he has succeeded in securing a comfortable and attractive home for himself and family. He is a man of temperate, industrious habits, and eminent public spirit, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens.

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Jefferson Township

THOMAS B. SHANNON was born in Shelby County, Ky., September 7, 1827; his parents, Alexander and Agnes (Brown) Shannon, were natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively. Thomas was brought to Rush County, Ind., by his parents in 1828, and there he grew to manhood on his father's farm, acquiring during his youth such all education as the common schools of thirty pears ago afforded. He resided in Rush County until 1850, when he was married to Miss Nancy Dickey in Jefferson Township, Tipton Co., Ind. This union has brought them nine children, of whom seven are now living - William D., Alexander, Mary A., Thomas C., Sarah J., Samuel H., James S.; Andrew, who died at the age of one year, and Margaret, who was burned to death. He in 1851 located on the farm which he now occupies in Jefferson Township. In 1861, while riding one day, his horse threw him, destroying one eye, breaking his jaw-bone in two places, and all the ribs on one side. Notwithstanding his injuries, he was included in the draft of 1864, and in company with many of his neighbors paid out. In 1865, he lost his estimable wife, and in 1866 he married Miss Jennie G. McKee. He is the owner of about 300 acres of fine land, well-improved and stocked, situated on the Buena Vista & Ekin gravel road. He is a man well known in public life, and has often been solicited to be a candidate for various offices, among them the office of Representative, but having no political aspirations, he declined; he is a strong advocate temperance, and has been a consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church for thirty-five years.

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Jefferson Township

JOHN D. SMITH was born in Belmont County, Ohio, February 20, 1810; his parents, William and Nancy (Fairhurst) Smith, were natives of Virginia, of Scotch and English descent, and at the time of our subject's birth resided near the National road. Our subject was reared on a farm, and enjoyed the very meager advantages for education that emanated from the log schoolhouse of sixty years ago. When John D. was thirteen years of age, his father died, after which event he lived with and maintained his mother until his twenty-seventh year, when he was married to Miss Ada Adams June 13, 1836, who was a native of Virginia. After this event, he remained with his mother on the farm for two years, at the end of which he engaged for one year in working by the day at 37-1/2 cents per day, and in 1839 he located in the east part of what is now Jefferson Township, where he entered 160 acres of land, the farm upon which he now resides. His marriage brought him nine children, viz.: David, Benjamin F., Malissa A., Sarah, Ellen B., Nancy E., William A., John Q. A. and one child died in infancy. During the organization of Tipton County, which occurred in 1844, he was elected as one of the Commissioners for a term of two years, and in that capacity he assisted in locating the present county seat, and in clearing away the forest of trees and undergrowth that occupied its present site. In 1850, his wife Ada departed this life, June 5, leaving him with a family of small children. In the fall of 1850, his friends from Ohio took charge of them, and kept them in that State until 1854; during the interval, he took the census of Tipton County, which labor he performed in the summer of 1850, in four weeks; he also peddled clocks and stoves for various firms, with success. In March of 1854, he was married to Mrs. Phoebe H. McFarlin, who had three children by her former husband. By her he has become the father of six children, viz.: Mary E., John D., Jessie F., Cassius M., Oscar and one dead - died at its birth - in all making a family of eighteen children. John D. has been three times elected to the office of Township Trustee, each term being of one year's duration, his election each time coming from the Republican party, of which he is an earnest worker. He sent three of his sons to the service of his country during the rebellion, and two of them died in that service. He has always been an industrious, energetic and successful farmer. He has always had a spirit favorable to public improvements. He is now the owner of 650 acres of the finest farming land in the county, and he was the first man in the township of Jefferson to erect a brick residence, he did in 1858, and which now surpasses many of more modern build. He has ever been noted for his open-handed hospitality and generous kindness to the poor. He has ever been a total disbeliever in orthodox religion. His farm produced in grain and stock 4,400 bushels of corn, 1,400 bushels of wheat, 109 tons of hay, and $3,500 stock sales, in one year.

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Jefferson Township

JEREMIAH D. SMITH was born in Prairie Township, Tipton Co., Ind., January 24, 1855. His parents, Harrison and Margaret A. (Foster) Smith, were natives of Tennessee and Indiana respectively, the one of English descent, the other of German. David, as he is familiarly known, was reared on a farm, with such advantages for acquiring an education as the public school afforded; he also attended the Northern Indiana Normal School long enough to qualify himself as a teacher, and at the age of nineteen he entered upon the career of a pedagogue, which he pursued for seven years in the counties of Clinton and Tipton, and devoting his time during the intervals between terms to the cultivation of the soil. In 1880, he was appointed by the Government to take the census of the district of Prairie Township. Since that time, he has figured considerably in the politics of the county as a Republican. In 1882, he retired from the profession of teaching, and engaged in merchandising at Goldsmith. Ind., as the junior partner in the firm of Shortle & Smith. They are doing an extensive and lucrative business. Our subject is an industrious, energetic and economical young man. Having received from his father a sum approximating $1,000, he has, by judicious management, become half-owner of a $10,000 stock of goods. He has been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for three years, and an active leader in all public enterprises, never forgetting to donate liberally to the church and all charitable purposes.

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Jefferson Township

J. A. STEPHENSON, druggist and Postmaster, was born in Madison County, Ind., in 1845, and is the son of Samuel and Rebecca (Johnson) Stephenson, of Irish and Welsh descent. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, anti received a common school education. At the age of eighteen, he commenced teaching school, and three years later engaged as commercial traveler for a firm in Anderson. This he continued two years, and subsequently went into the grocery business in Elwood, Madison County. In 1577, he located in Kempton, Tipton County, and engaged in the drug business, which he still continues. He has also had charge of the post office since October 19, 1877. Mr. Stephenson was married, in 1869, to Miss Mattie E. Harmon, of Tipton County. She died in 1875, leaving two children, both of whom are still living. Mr. Stephenson was married, in 1879, to his present wife, Florence C. Burress, of Madison County. They have had two children, one of whom is living. Mr. Stephenson has been a member of the I. O. O. F. for the last fourteen years, and has always voted the Republican ticket.

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Jefferson Township

F. C. STILLWELL, dealer in dry goods, groceries, etc., was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., in 1813, and is the son of James and Eliza J. (McCammon) Stillwell, natives of Kentucky. F. C. Stillwell was reared on a farm, and at the age of twenty enlisted in the Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in the three-year service. He was wounded in battle at Richmond, Ky., being shot in both legs, which disabled him for about a year. When he returned, he was with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was in battle at Missionary Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Peach Tree Grove, Big Shanty, Resaca, Atlanta, Kenesaw Mountain, and all the battles of the central army. He assisted in the capture of both the capitals of North Carolina and South Carolina, and was one of the front men when Gen. Johnston made his surrender. He possesses a piece of the table on which the terms of surrender were written. When he returned from the war, he went into the blacksmith trade, which he followed until 1874. He then went into the dry goods and and grocery business at Louisville, Morgan Co., Ind., where he remained eighteen months. He then engaged in the same business in Buena Vista, and subsequently opened a grocery and confectionery in Elwood. October 25, 1878, he located in Kempton, and engaged in business with a general stock of goods, and was among the first merchants of the village. Mr. Stillwell was married, in 1865, to Miss Quintilla J. Wilson. They had two children - Melissa J. and Emma N., both of whom are living. Mrs. Stillwell died in 1872, and Mr. Stillwell was next married, January 13, 1873, to Elizabeth Merrett, of Hamilton County, Ind. They have two children, both of whom are living - Luther M. and Clara. Mr. Stillwell is a member of the I. O. O. F. and has always voted the Democratic ticket.

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Jefferson Township

ASA TETER, farmer, and one of the first settlers of what is now Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Ind., is a native of Pendleton County, Va., where he was born April 25, 1825; his parents, George and Sarah (Harper) Teter, were also natives of Virginia, and with our subject located in what was then the eastern part of the Indian Reserve, now Jefferson Township, in 1841, being the first settlers of that section, and, being on the land seven years before it was thrown on the market by the Government. Asa was reared on a farm. While squatting on their land in the Indian Reserve, his parents had buried $900 in silver and gold, which, as soon as the Government would allow, they invested in 800 acres of that desirable soil. Asa was married in June, 1816, to Miss Sarah A. Phares, who died in 1849, and was interred in the Tetersburg Graveyard, being the first burial that occurred in that cemetery. In 1854, April 3, his mother, Sarah Teter, died, and on September 9 of the following year, his father followed her, aged seventy-one years. On the 7th of September, 1850, Asa married his second wife, Miss Angeline Coal, who was born September 28, 1828, in Howard County, Ind. By her he has become the father of ten children, nine of whom are living, viz.: Martha, born 1851; Sarah, born 1853; Malinda, born 1855; Matilda, 1857; Mary, 1860; Malancy, 1862; Helena, 1864; Arthur, 1865; Hattie A., 1872; Newton, born 1868, died 1874. In the year 1854, he began keeping a wayside inn, one-quarter mile east of Tetersburg. It soon became the stopping-place of all travelers on that line, it being the only tavern in the county west of Tipton. He has always looked particularly after the interests of his farm, which is under splendid cultivation and provided with all the necessary improvements; he is known as a man of eccentric habits and generous impulses; he has been a consistent member of the Christian Church for forty years, and he votes the Democratic ticket.

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Jefferson Township

EBAL TETER, one of the earliest pioneers of Tipton County, was born April 23,1823, in Pendleton County, Va., and is the son of George and Sarah (Harper) Teter; he was reared on a farm in his native county, and received s very limited education; he, in 1841, located on the eastern side of the Indian Reserve with his parents, where they remained until their deaths in 1855. Ebal Teter is one of the earliest settlers in this county, and assisted in raising all the log cabins in a radius of six miles during the first years of the settlement. He built the second frame dwelling, in 1854, in Jefferson Township, his brother Eli having built the first. Mr. Teter was married, December 28, 1843, to Miss Hannah Baldwin. They commenced housekeeping in a cabin 10x12 feet, and with a borrowed bed. Mr. Teter has frequently killed deer and wild turkey while standing in his own yard. He was noted for his Herculean strength and accurate aim. For several years after marriage, they lived principally on game. His cash expenses far two years were $4.50. Mr. and Mrs. Teter have had ten children - Mahlon L., Josiah S., Elizabeth A., Asa E., Eber W. and Ebal W. (twins), Abraham A., Melvina J. (deceased wife of T. M. Cass), and two infants (deceased). Mr. Teter was a charter member of the second Christian Church organized in the county, and is still a consistent member of that society. He is noted for his benevolence and kindness to the poor. In 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Eleventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and remained until the close of the war; he is a strong advocate of temperance, and always gives liberally for public improvements. Aside from his many liberal donations, he has accumulated a reasonable independence, having nearly 300 acres of the best farm land in the county.

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Jefferson Township

REV. MAHLON L. TETER was born in Jefferson Township, Tipton Co., Ind., February 10, 1845; he is the son of Ebal and Hannah (Baldwin) Teter, who settled in this county (Tipton) in a very early day. Mahlon was reared on a farm, and enjoyed such facilities for acquiring an education as the primitive schools of that day afforded. At a very early age, he manifested a pious disposition, and at the age of fourteen he became a member of the Christian Church. On the 28th day of December, 1862, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Welshous of this county, and by this marriage had three children born to him, namely, Jesse A., Charles M., Luvisa H. In January, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry and served until the war closed. He participated in all of the battles fought during Sherman's campaign, until they left Atlanta for the sea, when he was taken sick, but was cared for by his comrades. Although an invalid, he assisted in repulsing Hood's command at Alatoona and Resaca, at one time marching sixty-four miles in twenty-four hours barefoot, and with scarcely anything to eat, his brigade being out off from the main command. On account of his physical condition being so impaired by field and camp exposure, he has not been able since his return from the service to perform manual labor without great distress. His record as a brave and daring soldier is brilliant. After returning from the war, he attended two terms of graded school, and then devoted himself to teaching one term in the public schools of the county. In July of 1871, he was married to .Miss Susanna Robinson; by her he is the father of four children - Edward F., Hannah A., Linville O. and James E. Several years ago, Mr. Teter entered the ministry of the Christian Church, and has sustained the excellent character of piety always attributed to him. He is a liberal patron of public enterprises, and a consistent advocate of the temperance cause. He is also an honored member of the I. O. O. F. "Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Jefferson Township

JOSIAH AKIN TETER, one of the enterprising grain and mill men of Goldsmith was born in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Ind., July 25, 1847. His parents, Ebal and Hannah (Baldwin) Teter, are natives of Virginia. Josiah was reared on his father's farm, and enjoyed superior advantages for obtaining an education, attending several terms of graded school. At the age of nineteen, he commenced teaching in the public schools of the county, and in the intervals between the terms he cultivated the soil. He followed this life until 1874, when he retired from teaching and, engaged in farming. He was married, December 29, 1870, to Miss Martha J. Epperson, the daughter of Samuel P. and Eliza (Beegle) Epperson. They have one child deceased and five living - Emery C., Flora D., Samuel E., Pearl W., an unnamed infant, and Orlie May, who died at the age of five months. Josiah continued farming until 1877, when he purchased an interest in the Normanda Saw and Grist Mills, which he conducted for one year, when it was torn down and rebuilt at Goldsmith, with the addition of elevators and all other improvements necessary to the handling of grain. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' organization, for which he entertains a very high regard, and is a consistent member of the Christian Church.

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Jefferson Township

ASA E. TETER, one of the prominent young citizens of Jefferson Township, is a native thereof, and was born October 21, 1859. His parents, Ebal and Hannah (Baldwin) Teter, were among the first settlers in that part of the county. Asa was reared on a farm, and received a fair education from the common schools of the county. In the fall of 1851, he left his father's farm and rented a one-third interest in the grist and saw mill with grain elevator combined, at Goldsmith, Ind., where he is doing a fine business. January 31, 1882, he was married to Miss Mollie E. Graham, born in Tipton County, December 29, 1860, her parents being John and Elizabeth (Howlet) Graham, both of whom died before her marriage, in Tipton County. Asa's marriage has been crowned by the birth of one child - Bertha Amanda, born October 26, 1882. He has always industrious and moral habits. Last year he built a very pretty little residence near his mills, and has in various ways manifested his public spirit. He is a genial, popular young man, a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge, No. 324, of which he is a prominent officer.

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Jefferson Township

ISAAC C. VANDEVENDER, a wealthy farmer, was born in Pendleton County , Va., January 23,1821, and is the son of William and Mary (Coberly) Vandevender. Our subject was reared on a farm and received a limited education. At the age of twenty-one, he engaged as a clerk in a store, where he remained for five years, and in 1848 located in Tipton County, in Jefferson Township. The following year he started in mercantile pursuits in Normanda, in a room 8x16 feet; with hewed-slab counter, and a capital of $300. He continued in business until 1858, when he was elected Treasurer of the county, and sold out his store for $7,000. He took charge of the Treasurer's office in August, 1858, and in 1859, formed a partnership with Pickens Brothers, of Tipton; he held the office of Treasurer until 1860, having filled the position with credit to himself and the county. In 1866, he dissolved partnership with the Pickens Brothers, and moved to the Stringer farm, which he had previously purchased. In 1867, he removed to Normanda, and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Tetersburg, until 1869, when he again turned his attention to farming and stock-raising. In 1856, he entered the merchandise business in Goldsmith, and remained there until 1881, when he sold his store to J. J. Campbell, and has since given his entire attention to his farms and the improvement of his stock, being a great admirer of good horses. Mr. Vandevender was married, May 29, 1851, to Miss Sarah A. Foster, daughter of Richard Foster. They have had thirteen children, eight of whom are living - Mary E., wife of J. J. Campbell; America E., wife of John Q. Garrott; Margaret E., wife of Sylvanus D. Hinkle; Joseph A. L.; Nathan S., who married Miss Laura Hinkle; Isaac S., Lora and Claudius F. Mr. Vandevender has acquired a comfortable fortune, owning over 400 acres of well-improved land in this county. He has been a working member of the Masonic fraternity for twenty-five years, and is a liberal giver to all public enterprises.

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Jefferson Township

JOHN A. WALLACE was born in Tipton County, Ind., March 1852. His father is a native of Tennessee, and is still living. His mother was a native of Ohio. They were married in Ohio, and removed to Tipton County, where the mother died. John is the seventh of a family of eight children, only three of whom are now living. He lived with his parents until twenty-one years old, laboring on the farm in summer and attending school in winter. He received a good common school education. After attaining his majority, he attended school at Valparaiso, Ind. Since that time, he has engaged in teaching, with success. He is an active, energetic young man, with more than ordinary ability. In politics, he is a Republican, and has been favorably spoken of as a candidate for county office. He is a member of Sugar Creek Lodge, I. O. O. F.

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Jefferson Township

LEWIS B. WARD, M. D., was born in Rock Island County, Ill., February 8, 1845, and is the son of Stephen and Adaline (Baxter) Ward, natives of North Carolina and Ohio. His parents were early settlers in Illinois, where they endured the hardships of pioneer life, and his grandfather, Thomas Baxter, was in the war of 1812. Lewis B. Ward was reared on a farm, and received a common school education. In March, 1864, he enlisted in Company K, First Indiana Heavy Artillery. He served until 1866, and participated in the engagement of Mobile, and the bombardment of Fort Morgan. He was a soldier noted for his cool, considerate bravery. After he returned home, he engaged in farming one season, after which he read medicine with J. F. Sanders at St. Marie, Ill. One year later, he went into the drug business, continuing his studies during this time. Soon he sold his interest in the store, and applied himself closely to his studies, and attended the Indiana Medical College for three years. In 1873, he began the practice of medicine at Berlin, Ind., and remained there until the town of Kempton was laid out. He was the first physician to locate in this place, and now controls a fine practice. Mr. Ward was married, April 4, 1875, to Miss Martha E. Wilson, this being the first wedding in Kempton. They have had three children, only one of whom is living - Harry H., a bright little boy of three. Mr. Ward has always been a member of the Republican party, and has been identified with the I. O. O. F. for about ten years. He is a useful citizen; is temperate and industrious, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Jefferson Township

SAMUEL D. WATSON was born in Fayette County, Ohio, January 11, 1843. His parents, William R. and Catherine (Goodknight) Watson, were natives of West Virginia and were of Irish descent. Samuel was reared on a farm, and removed to this (Tipton) county, with his parents, in April of 1858. His education was necessarily limited, on account of the scarcity and inferiority of the public schools of his youth. He resided with his parents until his eighteenth year, when he enlisted in Company C, Tenth Indiana Volunteers, and served three years; he participated in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Perryville, and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea; he received his discharge in April of 1864, and at once re-enlisted in the Eighth Regiment of United States Veterans, and served one year. After his return, he firmed until 1869, when he was married to Miss Mary F. Barr, daughter of R. P. Barr, of Tipton, Ind. By this marriage he is the father of five children, of whom four are now living - Frank E., born January 10, 1870; Yora A., born December 14, 1871; William P., born November 10, 1873, and died, aged eighteen months; Alva O., born May 6, 1877; and Eddie C., born March 28, 1882. Although he started in life in limited circumstances, he has, by diligence and economy, accumulated a good living and a nice home. He is known as an honorable, deserving and public-spirited citizen.

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Jefferson Township

FRANCIS H. WHEATLEY was born in Dorchester County, Md., in 1829, and is the son of Charles and Keturah Wheatley, both of English descent. Mr. Wheatley was reared on a firm, and in 1835 removed with his parents to Greene County, Ohio. He was married in that county October 2, 1855, to Miss Margaret McDorman. This union has been blessed with four children - Wilson, born July 27, 1856; Susan, born March 17, 1860; Francis J., born January 29, 1865; and Serilda J., born January 2, 1870. Mr. Wheatley is an early settler in this county, locating in Jefferson Township as early as l858. He started in the woods with only wild land, and has accumulated a reasonable fortune. In 1877, he erected the finest brick residence in the township. He owns 824 acres of fine land, mostly in a state of good cultivation.

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Jefferson Township

THOMAS C. WHELCHEL, M.D., was born in Hamilton County, Ind., July 26, 1827, and is the son of Samuel and Jane (Bland) Whelchel. His father was a native of Tennessee, and his mother was born in the Indian Territory in 1785. Thomas C. was reared on a farm in Hamilton County, and at the age of twenty-two began the study of medicine under his father, who was a practitioner of the old school. He then read two years with Jacob Beatley, a French physician, after which he remained three years with P. P. Whitsell. He then began the practice of medicine, and has followed this profession since. Dr. Whelchel was married to Miss Isabel J. Alexander November 8, 1855. This union has been blessed with eight children - Rachel L., born March 11, 1857, married December 29, 1875, to G. Warbuck; Cora A., born October 18, 1859, and married, December 29,1876, to W. Y. Farrar; John F., born September 10, 1862; Alta A., born June 21, 1866; Mahlon J., born April 14, 1870; Arrilla M., born June 1,1873, died March 13, 1874; Estella A., born April 21, 1876; Owen E., born August 5, 1880. Dr. Whelchel has been an Odd Fellow since 1872, and is now filling the principal chair of No. 324. He has met with success in his profession, is liberal and benevolent, and is a public-spirited man.

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Jefferson Township

PHILIP M. WIMER was born in Tipton County, Ind., December 7, 1851, and is the son of William and Julia (Wolford) Wimer. He was reared on a farm and received a common school education. He was married, November 3, 1874, to Miss Cynthia A. Price. This union has been blessed with one child - Effie May, aged seven years. Mr. Wimer is a consistent member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 324, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. His standing is high in his community for integrity and morality. He is an industrious, successful farmer, gifted with a spirit of enterprise, and ever ready with a liberal hand to relieve the afflicted. He is a prominent citizen, and is a leading member of the Greenback Labor party of Tipton County.

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Jefferson Township

JOHN WOODS was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1832, and is the son of Jacob and Sarah (Gillmore) Woods. He came to Tipton County in 1872. He has always led a farmer's life excepting the time he was in the army. He enlisted August 7, 1862, in the Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was in the service about three years, and was twice wounded; he was in all the battles of the central army, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea; he received an honorable discharge from service on account of disabilities. Mr. Woods was married, March 1, 1855, to Miss Ann E. Glassgo, of Clinton County, Ohio. She was of Scotch-German descent. This union was blessed with five children - Albert E., Sarah N. Turner, Louisa A. (deceased), Rosella B. (deceased), and Andrew E. Rosella Bell was born after Mr. Woods went to the army, and died before his return, so he never saw her. Albert E. was married, in 1877, to Miss Mary F. Floyd, whose parents were old settlers of Jefferson Township. She died in March, 1881. They had two children - Walter O. (deceased) and John William. John Woods has been Supervisor eight terms, and is one of the best Supervisors ever in the county. He is a worthy citizen, and has been a member of the I. O. O. F. since 1875.

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Jefferson Township

T. O. ARMFIELD, M. D., is a native of Madison County, Ind.; was born July 6,1854, and is the son of Tilmon and Mary A. (Pickering) Armfield, natives respectively of North Carolina and Ohio, and born February 19, 1812, and June 4, 1820, and married January 2, 1839. Tilman Armfield was a schoolmaster and taught in Greensboro, Ind. from 1834 till 1842, and then in Madison County, where he also engaged in farming and surveying, holding the office of Deputy County Surveyor for nine years, and then being elected County Surveyor, which office he held until his death, September 22, 1861; his widow still resides on the home farm, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, although reared by Quaker parents. At the age of twelve, T. O. Armfield went to live with his uncle, Jesse Pickering, remaining until 1872, when he entered the school at Elwood, Ohio, and then the National Normal School at Lebanon, and then engaged in teaching several terms, during the intervals attending school at Lebanon, Ohio, and Ladoga, Ind. In 1877, he began the study of medicine at Elwood under Dr. Sigler, until 1879, when he entered the Detroit Medical College, from which he graduated with honors March 10, 1881. After returning home, on April 11 he married Miss Ella Cook of this county, born January 1, 1857, daughter of John W. and Louisa (Hobbs) Cook. After marriage, Dr. Armfield located at New Lancaster, in company with Dr. N. W. Doan, which continued one year, when Dr. Armfield removed to Hobbs and succeeded in securing a fine practice. Mr. and Mrs. Armfield have one daughter - Ina Vatura.

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Madison Township

PHILIP H. BALLARD was born in Marion County, Ind., May 8, 1839, and is the eldest and only living son of Philip and Ruth (Smock) Ballard, the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Kentucky. Philip Ballard emigrated to Marion County, about 1830. He was a man of good education, and had been a teacher and merchant in Virginia. He married while residing in Indianapolis; February 1, 1846, he removed to this county, where he entered and located on seventy acres of land in this township; the land contained a cabin and a smithery, which he converted into a schoolhouse, the first in the township. He alternated between teaching and farming for many years, and died October 7, 1864, aged seventy-two. He was a soldier of 1812, and of Quaker parentage; his wife survives, aged eighty-two. Philip H. Ballard was but seven years old when he was brought to this county, where he received a fair education and labored on the farm. Upon becoming of age, and at the trump of war, he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteers. The regiment participated in many battles, including Stone River and Chattanooga; it was afterward equipped as mounted infantry and known as the Eighth Indiana Cavalry. During the siege of Atlanta, the regiment joined Gen. Cook in his raid around the city; he was discharged September 24, 1864, and returned home and resumed farming. He now owns 120 acres of the home farm, forty-five of which are under cultivation. On November 8, 1875, he was married to Miss Mary C. Rhoades, of this county, born January 11, 1849, daughter of William and Drusilla Rhoades. Mrs. Ballard died July 8, 1879, leaving one son - Roscoe. Mr. Ballard is an active Republican, and a member of Walnut Grange, No. 184.

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Madison Township

JOHN W. BALSER was born in Butler County, Ohio, September 17, 1814, and is the eldest of sixteen children of Jacob and Polly Balser, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Tennessee. John W. labored as a farmer until 1830, when he removed with his father to Rush County, Ind., where they entered 160 acres, and erected a rude cabin. The family made all their clothing, even shoes, from the raw flax and hides. Jacob Balser was an influential Democrat, and died in August, 1844. Both he and wife were members of the Christian Church. John W. Balser, when twenty-one years old, began life for himself, and was married, January 16, 1837, to Miss Sidney McDonnel, of Rush County, born in Kentucky, October 20, 1820, daughter of Enos McDonnel, by which union they had nine children, seven of whom survive - Phebe A., George T., Benjamin S., Polly A., Emily J., Frances M. and William J. Mr. Balser began housekeeping in the crudest form, and cleared some land, which he sold in 1843, when he came to this county, and purchased forty acres north of New Lancaster; this took all of his money, and he began a second time without means; this land he also sold, and returned to Rush County; he came again to this county, after twelve months, where he commenced anew, erecting a weaving loom, which his wife operated in making clothing for their little family, while her husband labored on his land. In 1861, he located on his present farm of 100 acres, which he has improved generally, and to which he has added seventy-five acres of new land. Mr. Balser is a Democrat, having first voted for Gen. Jackson in 1836; he has been Road Supervisor a number of terms.

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Madison Township

BENJAMIN F. BROWN, farmer, is the son of Cannan and Hetty (Tribbet) Brown, and was born in Henry County, Ind., February 28, 1841. Cannan Brown was born in Sussex County, Del., 1798. He had six children - Hester Ann, Rebecca, John C., Charles, Benjamin and Caleb W. He early became a millwright, which he followed in Delaware many years; also, adding the business of running a foundry. He emigrated to the West and lived in Rush and Henry Counties, Ind., and finally, in 1848, moved to Madison County, and in 1859 purchased the quarter section in this county on which Benjamin now lives. He was a Mason, a Democrat and a Methodist, and died March 25 and his wife November 4, 1874. Benjamin F. Brown was reared on a farm, and managed to obtain a fair education. After coming to Tipton with his father, he traveled two years; he at one time owned 366 acres, but now limits his land to the homestead; he was married to Sarah Sharp, daughter of S. B. and Rebecca E. Sharp, August 28, 1879. They have one child, Arizona S. Mr. Brown is a Democrat. Caleb W. Brown, brother of Benjamin F., was born in 1842; he is a hard-worker, and fairly educated, like his brother. He was married to Julia A. Neal, daughter of Benjamin and Susan Neal, of Howard County, September 36, 1867. Caleb has three children - Cannan, Albert and Loretia. His wife died February 27, 1874. He is a Democrat, and has served four and one-half years as Constable; he is an active member of the Masonic order.

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Madison Township

JOHN F. BROWN was born in Wayne County, Ind., November 27, 1842, and is one of the seven children of Francis and Elizabeth (Hoover) Brown, the former a native of Kentucky, the latter of Ohio, whose parents were slain by Indians during the Revolutionary war. Francis Brown came to Wayne County with his parents about 1812, where he married and followed lumbering and farming until 1852, when he came to this county, located upon and cleared land, on which he resided until his death, April 18, 1869, aged sixty-nine; followed by his wife April 22, 1875. Mr. Brown was a Democrat and a member of the New-Light Church. John F. Brown came to this county when nine years of age, where he has since resided, and received his education in a log schoolhouse. In 1861, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and First Indiana, Volunteers, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, and which took part in the battles of Chickamauga, the siege of Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta campaign. He was a brave, faithful soldier, and honorably discharged June, 1865. On returning home, he resumed farming, and shortly after purchased 100 acres of the home farm, eighty of which are being cultivated and are underdrained. Mr. Brown was married, May 17, 1873, to Miss Frances Adair, of Madison County, born December 29, 1851, daughter of John T. and Frances (Brown) Adair. To this union were born two sons - Alva Lora and Erneste Eugene. Mr. Brown is s public-spirited and esteemed citizen.

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Madison Township

WILLIAM T. CARR was born in Wayne County, Ind., April 11, 1848, and is the youngest of the eight children of Jacob and Elizabeth (Jourdan) Carr, both natives of Virginia. In 1847, the family located in Wayne County, where they remained until 1850, when they came to this county, where they owned 160 acres. Jacob Carr was a shoe-maker, and for years made the family shoes; he was also an expert hunter, and provided much provision in that way. Mr. Carr was a Democrat and was dong Supervisor of Roads; he died in 1871, aged sixty-five, his wife following, December, 1880, aged seventy-five years; both were members of the Christian Church. William T. Carr being the only son, assisted his father until he was twenty years old, when he rented the farm, his father having died, and assisted to maintain his mother. He was married, April 23, 1871, to Miss Catharine Yarling, born in Shelby County, April 4, 1849, daughter of Jacob Yarling. Three children were born to this union, two of whom are living - Iredell and Alice B. Mr. Carr, by continued diligence, has increased his farm to 160 acres, and also made many improvements, making it a first-class wheat farm. Mr. Carr is an active home politician of the Democratic school.

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Madison Township

AARON A. COFFMAN was born in Marion County, Ind., February 3, 1826, and is the elder of the two sons of William and Mary (Rozier) Coffman, the former a native of Switzerland, the latter of Pennsylvania. William Coffman served under Bonaparte for five years, and as a British soldier in the West Indies and in the war of 1812, when he was sent to America, having been captured by the British from Bonaparte, and forced to embrace their standard. He deserted the British new Montreal, intending to return to Switzerland, but, instead, emigrated to Cincinnati, and thence, in 1820, to Indianapolis, where he married. In 1836, he removed to Hamilton County, locating at Strawtown, and entered land on Bear Creek. In 1839, he located near Omega, where he made a home, and remained until his death in July, 1854, aged seventy-five, followed by his wife in July, 1867, aged seventy-seven years. Their second son was a soldier in the late war, and died at Russellville, Ky., May 2, 1865. Aaron A. Coffman was reared a farmer, and received the school education of the day. He was married, August 6, 1848, to Miss Emeline M. Gregory, of this county, born in North Carolina October 24, 1831, daughter of William Gregory. To this union were born two children, William H. and Mary C. After his marriage, Mr. Coffman resided on his father's farm until 1857. In 1859, he came to his present home, where he has made improvements and erected good buildings, despite certain drawbacks, having lost $2,000 by the burning of his barn and contents in 1882. Mr. Coffman is a Republican and a valued citizen; Mrs. Coffman is a member of the Christian Church.

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Madison Township

JOHN C. COLE was born in New Jersey February 26, 1827, and is a son of John B. and Sarah (Maines) Cole, both natives of New Jersey. When Mr. Cole was nine years old, his parents emigrated to Monroeville, Ind., and thence to this county, where he attended school and passed his boyhood. The family lived in a round-log cabin, on 320 acres entered by his father, whom he assisted until his twenty-first year, when he began farming on forty acres given to him by his father, which embraces a portion of his present home. On June 21, 1819, he was married to Miss Mary R. Mount, of this county, born in Muskingham County, Ohio, December 8, 1824, daughter of Peter and Martha R. Mount, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Cole have had eight children, of whom seven are living - Newton J., John W., Charles F., Lemuel C., Peter J., George R. and Mattie R. Mr. Cole began housekeeping in a walnut and poplar cabin, with the scantiest furniture. Coon, and other game were abundant, and with the skins of the former he paid his grocery and tax bills. In 1859, he added eighty acres to his farm, and to this he has further added, so that he now owns 700 acres, 400 of which are cultivated and occupied by himself and sons. He has been an extensive stock-raiser, having had as many as 200 hogs to feed. He was one of the first to commence underdraining with timber in this county; he has also built a fine frame house. Mr. Cole is an active Democrat, and has served as Supervisor. Mrs. Cole is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Madison Township

LEVI B. COLVIN, farmer, the third son of Boswell and Lydia (Hatfield) Colvin, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, January 30, 1824. Boswell Colvin was born in Licking County, Ky., April 18, 1793. His education was limited, and he lived a farmer. Leaving Kentucky, he went to Montgomery County, Ohio, and thence to Rush County, Ind., in 1832. In 1856, he moved to Tipton and settled south of Curtisville. He was married to Lydia Hatfield October 15, 1817, by whom he had thirteen children - Lena A., John R., Charles H., Levi B., William W., Hannah M., Owen D., Nancy P., Sarah E., Francis M., Lewis B., Lydia M. and Rebecca J. Boswell was a pensioner of the war of 1812, and a life-long Democrat. He died in 1878, and his wife in 1865. Levi B. Colvin was farm reared, and yet received a good English education. In 1850, he removed to Tipton County and purchased the tract now owned by the Shipley heirs. Eight years later, he laid out the town of Curtisville. He then bought the 120-acre tract upon which he now resides. From 1860 to 1864, he owned and ran the Curtisville Saw Mills. Mr. Colvin has been Trustee four terms, also Justice of the Peace and Assessor. He is a Democrat, has general liberal views and has done much for the development of the town. He was married to Delia Puntenny, daughter of John and Ann (Veazy) Puntenny, of Delaware, January 22, 1846. They had five children - Ruth A., John B., Lydia A., Eli V. and James N. Mrs. Colvin died February 4, 1856, and Mr. Colvin was next married, August 1, 1858, to Mrs. Harriet Legg. From this union there are three children - Emma F., Jonathan B. and Mary E. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Colvin has been an active Mason for nearly forty years.

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Madison Township

LEMUEL DARROW was born December 3, 1552, and is the eldest of a family of six children born to Zadock and Cynthia (Brown) Darrow, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of North Carolina. Zadock Darrow came, in his youth, with his parents to the West, and located on Duck Creek, in this township, in 1834 or 1835. By industry and economy, he accumulated a property, owning at his death some 500 acres, a portion of the same farm being occupied by his children. He died March 13, 1859, followed by his wife April 3, 1871. Lemuel Darrow was reared on a farm, assisting his father and attending the common schools of the day. When fourteen years of age, he began life for himself, and on March 4, 1873, was married to Miss Mary E. Leavell, of this township, born May 5, 1856, daughter of Benjamin and Fannie Leavell, early settlers of this township. Five children have blessed this union, three of whom are living - Fannie L., Annie O. and Omer E. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Darrow located where he now resides, on 112 acres, eighty-five of which are well cultivated, with good buildings and other improvements, the equal of any of this township. Mr. Darrow is a Democrat and worthy citizen, and has held some minor offices in his township.

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Madison Township

DR. N. W. DOAN wits born in Knox County, Ohio, May 4, 1829, and is the youngest of the four children of John and Elizabeth (Van Trump) Doan, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Virginia. When three years of age, Dr. Doan went to reside with his uncle, Daniel Van Trump, of Harding County, Ohio, where he remained four years, and returned to his father. Three years later, he began doing for himself in Licking County, Ohio, thence returning to Harding County, where he worked for his uncle, and where he met an accident which nearly severed his arm and which disabled him for nearly three years. Being thus crippled, and having acquired a rudimentary education, he commenced, by the advice of his sister, the study of medicine, at the same time working in a cabinet shop. This he was compelled to abandon, and in the fall of 1855 he moved to Hendricks County, Ind., and engaged in drafting for the Indiana Central and I. B. & W. Railroads, making his home at Brownsburg. Here he remained until the spring of 1862, when, after three years with Dr. Cloud, he began practice and dealing in drugs, at which he continued until the spring of 1869, when he removed to Buena Vista, where he established the first drug store and engaged in practice, and in the fall of that year removed to New Lancaster, where he has attained a large and lucrative practice and endured all the hardships of his profession in a new country. In 1871 and 1872, he attended lectures at the Ohio Medical College, and has been twice a delegate to the State Medical Society, having been a member of the Tipton County Society since 1874. Dr. Doan was married, November 16, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth W. Shinn, of Waynesville, Ohio, by whom he had eight children, seven of whom are living - T. F., Frances L., Ida N., Leslie E., Arthur, Schuyler F. and Jesse W. Dr. Doan is a member of the Masonic body; he is also an uncompromising Republican.

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Madison Township

EDWIN E. AKD WILLIAM F. EDWARDS, farmers, are the eldest sons of James H. and Sarah (Collins) Edwards. Both were born in Rush County, the former August 16, 1862, and the latter January 10, 1864. Their father, James, is a leading farmer of this township. He was born in Guilford County, N. C., May 19, 1835. He received a fair education. In 1857, he removed with his father to Rush County, this State. The father died in 1864, but the mother still lives. James early engaged in saw-milling. He has also farmed in various places, and traveled considerably. In 1876, he came to Tipton and bought the excellent eighty-acre farm on which he now resides, near Curtisville. He is a Democrat. He was married to Sarah Collins, of Boone County, Ky., in November, 1861. By this marriage they have seven children, besides the two named at the head of this sketch - Emery A., Ora E., Elmer, James H., Nora E., Martha A. and Winfield S. Edwin E. has always worked on the farm in summer and attended school in the winter. For the last four years, he has been helping to clear out the farm. He has traveled considerably over the State. William Edwards followed farming till two years ago. In 1880, he traveled successfully over Indiana for an Ohio fruit-tree company. At present writing, he is engaged in carpentering. He is a hard student, and is preparing himself for school teaching. Emery was born August 17, 1865, and Ora September 14, 1868. They are hard-working and promising boys, attending school each winter and working on the farm in summer.

"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Madison Township

FRANCIS M. ETCHISON was born in this township May 1, 1852, and is one of the four sons of Benton Etchison, a native of England, who removed to Madison County, Ind., in 1831, and located near Elwood, where he married one Minerva Ray, daughter of Hugh Ray, who also came to Madison County in 1831. Shortly after his marriage, in 1846, he located near New Lancaster. Here he was successful as a farmer, and died June 9, 1868, aged forty-nine. He was a Democrat, a Universalist and an honored citizen. Mrs. Etchison is now living on the home farm, aged fifty-eight. Francis M. was reared to farm industry, and labored during summer and attended district school during winter, thus acquiring some education. Upon reaching his majority, he was married, June 18, 1872, to Miss Mary J. Darrow, of this township, born 1866, daughter of Zadock Darrow, one of the pioneers of the county. To this union were born five children - Florence Estella, Mattie L., Otto E., Charles and Pleasant. After marriage, Mr. Etchison began for himself, and has now, through diligence and economy, one of the finest farms in this county, with good buildings and under-draining and other improvements, and embracing 110 acres, eighty of which are under good cultivation. Mr. Etchison is a Democrat and a valued citizen.

"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL
Madison Township

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