HARRISON ABBOTT, farmer, Washington Township, resides on Section 9, and has a fine body of land, all under a good state of cultivation. He was born in New Jersey, April 21, 1814. His parents, William and Elizabeth (NAYLOR) ABBOTT, were born in New Jersey, and moved to this county in 1816, where he was engaged in farming up to his death, July 4, 1860, being seventy-two years, seven months and eighteen days old. The mother died August 1, 1854, at the age of sixty one years. Mr. Harrison Abbott was married December 29, 1839, to Miss Mary SMITH, a native of Washington Township,who was born August 19, 1821. By this union seven children were born, viz: Enoch, Rufus, Sarah A., William, Rafe, Hartsell, and Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During his life Mr. Abbott has followed the occupation of a farmer, in which industry he has creditably succeeded. As a citizen he has been no less fortunate in gaining the esteem of his fellow men.
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HARTZELL ABBOTT, farmer, Clay Township, was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, July 6, 1835. His parents, William L. and Elizabeth (NAYLOR) ABBOTT, were both natives of New Jersey, where they married, and from thence, in 1816, immigrated to Dearborn County, Ind., where they resided until their deaths, which occurred, the mother August 1, 1854, and the father July 4, 1860. They were the parents of seven children, viz: Elias, Henry H., Enoch, William N., Mary, Eliza A., and Hartzell, our subject. He, the youngest member of the family, was married at Lawrenceburgh, Ind., August 15, 1861, to Nora A., daughter of James and Nora (O’CONNER) JOHNSON. She was born in this county, January 26, 1843. After Mr. Abbott’s marriage he settled on his present farm, his father’s old homestead, where he has since resided. He owns 165 acres of fine land, and his wife owns forty acres. They had born to them five children, viz: Frank L., Sheridan S., James S., William N. (deceased), and Demas H. Mr Abbott is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and also of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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J.H. ABBOTT, farmer, Clay Township, was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, March 10, 1839. He is one of four children, born to Elias and Nancy (MC COMAS) ABBOTT. His father was a son of William L. ABBOTT, a native of New Jersey, where he married Elizabeth NAYLOR, an he afterward resided until his death. They were the parents of seven children, viz: Harrison, Enoch, William N., Mary, Eliza A., Hartzell, and Elias, the father of our subject, the eldest member of the family. He was born in New Jersey, February 3, 1812, and came with his parents to this county when a small boy. He and the above Nancy McCOMAS, were united in marriage in this county, and afterward settled on the same farm on which our subject now lives. She was born September 8, 1815. In 1867 they moved to Dillsborough where he died January 28, 1869. His widow still survives and resides at Dillsborough. Their children were Mary A., James H., Elizabeth A., and Sarah F. J.H., our subject, enlisted in the service August 11, 1862, in Company B, Eighty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteers, and served until June, 1865 at which time he was discharged, and returned to Dearborn County where he was married December 24, 1866, to Emma L., daughter of nathan and Sarah (POWELL) SMITH. She was born in Clay Township, this county, October 22, 1846. After our subject's marriage, he first settled at Dillsborough where he clerked in John M. Hoover's Store until November, 1868, at which time he purchased an interest, in the store, which they continued together until the spring of 1871, when he sold out his interest in the store and moved on the farm where he at present lives, and has since resided. They have had born to them three children, namely: Orrin M., L.A., and Charley E. Mr ABBOT is a fine man; is a member of the G.A.R., also the Masonic Order and Odd Fellows.
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LEONARD ADKINS, retired Sparta Township, was born in Worcestor County, Md., Feb 16, 1812. The parents, from whom he descended, were William P. and Ebby (MCGEE) ADKINS, both natives of Worcester County, Md. The former was a son of Nimrod and Elizabeth (PARSONS) ADKINS, who are also natives of Maryland. He and the above Ebby McGEE were united in marriage in Worcester County, Md., and there resided until their deaths. Their children were as follows: Maria, Leonard, James, Sarah, WIlliam R., Samuel, and Hannah. Leonard, our subject, moved to Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., in 1838, where he learned the mason trade, which he has pursued during the greater part of his life. In the spring of 1843, he moved to Moore's Hill, and has resided there the greater part of the time. He formerly dealt quite extensively in reals estate. He is an excellent man and is highly esteemed by all who know him.. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have had born to them nine children, viz: Maria P. (deceased), Elizabeth, Laura A. (deceased), James M., William S., Charles R., Flora B., Edward S., and Abraham L.
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WILLIAM S. ADKINS, dealer in meats, Sparta Township, is one of the most wide-awake and accommodating young men of the place. Born at Moore's Hill, Dearborn Co., Ind., May 30, 1854. He is one of seven children born to Leonard and Mary (DAVIS) ADKINS, of Moore's Hill. He was educated in the district schools and at Moore's Hill College. He first opened a meat market in 1876, which he continued for a short time only, and afterward turned his attention to farming. In1878, he again engaged in selling meats, which business he has since followed. He is doing an extensive business here, and is also carrying on a meat market in partnership with his brother, at Osgood. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. In 1880-81, he held the office of marshal of Moore/s Hill, and at present is a member of the town board. He is a genial young fellow.
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REV. LUCIEN ALDEN, a Presbyterian clergyman, and a gentleman of high scholastic accomplishments, removed from Boston to Aurora, and opened the seminary established through the efforts of Judge Holman, in 1826. In 1828 Mr. Alden removed to Rising Sun, and took charge of the seminary at that place, which had just been completed. He conducted the institution with marked success for two years, when, in the fall of 1830, he returned to Boston from which city he had been sent to this part of the country as a missionary, and wore back a full suit of blue jeans, woven by Mrs. Judge HOLMAN, on the old hand loom. During his sojourn in this section of the country, Mr ALDEN preached at Aurora, Rising Sun, Hartford, Dillsborough, and other points, as opportunity was afforded him. After returning to Boston, he was pastor of a church there many years.
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ADAM ADLER, farmer Sparta Township, was born in Germany, March 22, 1813. e was the second of eight children, born to Andrew and Barbara Adler, who were also natives of Germany, , where thy resided during their lives. Our subject was married in Germany in 1846, to Catherine Tronsier, and in the same year immigrated to the United States, landing at New York City in November of that year. He shortly afterward came to Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1853 moved to Dearborn County, Ind., settling on the same farm on which he now lives, which he had purchased in 1849. He owns sixty acres of good land, which is well improved. Himself and wife have had born to them five children, viz: Thomas, Peter (deceased), Nicholas, Catherine and Henry. Mr. ADLER and family, are members of the Catholic Church.
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JAMES AIKEN, a farmer of Manchester Township, and a native of this county, born November 15, 1822, is a son of John and Mary (JOHNSTON) AIKEN, natives of Femranagh County, Ireland. The maternal grandfather, James Johnston, with his wife and part of his family, immigrated to America in 1818, landing at NEw York, thence came to Pittsburgh, where he built a family boat and came down the Ohio River to Cincinnati, where he left his family and walked to Manchester, this county and stopped with Daniel Plummer, an early settler and a Methodist minister. Soon after, he entered eighty acres of land in section 3, this township, where he erected a log cabin opening out right in the woods, into which he moved with his family and commenced the work of making a farm. He was then sixty years of age, yet he performed much hard pioneer work. He lost his wife by death, in 1839. He died in 1848, aged ninety years. There were tow of his sons, Jarret and Charles, who came to this county soon after their father, the former died at Louisville, and the latter settled in NEw Orleans, where he resided til the war of the Rebellion, since which, nothing has been heard of him. Mr. John AIKEN came to America in 1821, was married at Philadelphia, and in the fall of the same year came to Indiana, and settled with his father-in-law, James Johnston, on Section 3, living in their house until he built a log house near where Mr. James Aikens' present residence stands. Here he resided until his death, July 2, 1860, aged sixty-five years. His widow died April 2, 1865, aged seventy-one years. They had two sons, and two daughters: James, Marvin Irvin, who, in April, 1859, went to California, where he resided, the last known of him; Elizabeth Ann, wife of Nathaniel LEWIS, who resides in McDonald County, Mo., and Mary Jane, who died young. James Aiken, the eldest of his father's family, has never removed from the old home place where he was born and raised, having resided here sixty-two years. He was married May 11, 1865 to Miss Eliza STRAIN, daughter of Robert and Mary STRAIN, natives of Ireland, he being of Scotch descent; they lived died in their native land. Mrs. AIKEN has one sister, Mary, wife of William R. MCCONNELL, residing in Dearborn County. Mr. AIKEN and wife, have six children: Robert James, Mary E., Jennie, Aggie, Hattie, and William Marvin. Mr. Aiken has devoted his life to farming and stock raising, and by industry and close application to business, has been very successful. He now owns 220 acres of land, with good new buildings, which he has erected, with other improvements. His farm now embraces all the land that was in possession of his ancestors. It is a pleasant farmer's home. Mr. AIKEN is one of the prominent, reliable and honored farmers of Manchester Township.
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ALVIN J. ALDEN, farmer, Jackson Township, is a native of Jackson Township, born January 16, 1823; is a son of Isaac and Ruth (MORGAN) ALDEN, he is a native of New Hampshire, and she of New York. In the spring of 1817 Mr. ALDEN, then a young single man, with his cousin, Samuel ALDEN, left their homes and native State, and came to Cincinnati, and soon after to Dearborn County, Ind. Alvin entered seventy-five acres of the northwest quarter of Section 23, and Samuel the southwest quarter of the same section. They erected a small cabin near the line between their lands, where they lived together and kept bachelors' hall. At the time the country was all one dense forest, the nearest neighbor being three miles distant, and to get to them and back without losing their course, they made a blazed path through the woods. These were probably the first settlers in Jackson Township. Mr. ALDEN, during the first two or three years, returned to Cincinnati, during the winter season where he could procure employment and earn some money to carry on his improvements during the summer season upon his land. Subsequently he erected another log-cabin on his land, and in 1822 he married and located in his new home, where he resided until his death, Jun 5, 1844, in his forty-ninth year. His death occurred very suddenly, as follows: He had killed a calf, and in the act of dressing it he made a stroke with his knife which passed through the hide and entered his own body, severing the femoral artery, and he died in a few minutes from loss of blood. His widow still survives, and resides with her daughter in Missouri, aged eighty years. They had twelve children, ten now living: Alvin J., George and Warren (twins), the former -George- resides in Illinois; Lydia, now the widow Wade, resides in California; Samuel J., also in California; Mary, wife of Jesse EHLER, residing in Missouri; Jonathan, residing in Kansas; Caroline, wife of John TANGMAN, of Ripley County; Eliza, wife of George JESTER, residing in Missouri, and Isaac, now at the Black Hills. Of those deceased, Phineas was scalded to death by falling into a kettle of hot water, when he was four years of age, and Louisa, twin sister of Eliza, who grew to womanhood, married John T. JACKSON, removed to Missouri, where she died in the spring of 1884. Alvin J. ALDEN, the eldest child of his parents, born and reared here, was fully acquainted with the early scenes of this county. December 5, 1847, Mr. ALDEN was married to Miss Sarah. J. CUTCHALL, born November 27, 1827, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (MCKINLY) CUTCHALL, natives of Pennsylvania, who became early settlers of Franklin County, Ind., where he died in May 1832or 1833. She still survives, and resides in Jackson Township, aged eighty-five years. They had four children, three now living: Ann, now the widow HOMER, residing in Ripley County; Sarah Jane, and Rachel, now wife of William EHLER. Mr.ALDEN and wife have had seven children, four now survive: Alice, now the wife of William H. WOODS, residing in Chicago, Ill., Ruth E., wife of William ABRENDS, Orpha I. and Carrie E. The three deceased, Mary L., Samuel E., and Ida E., all died within four weeks time, in May and June of 1860, of diphtheria. Mr. ALDEN has passed his entire life in Jackson Township, a period of sixty-two years, has given his principal attention to farming, and has lived at his present place of residence thirty-six years. He has served in the State Legislature three terms; was first elected in 1848, then in 1854, and again in 1878, serving to the general satisfaction of his constituents. In 1863, he was elected to the office of recorder of Dearborn County, and served four years.
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JAMES AMDOR, farmer, Manchester Township, is a native of Dearborn County, born November 17, 1854; is a son of Bennett and Saphronia (MANLEY) AMDOR. He is a native of Saxony, Germany, and she, of Hamilton, Ohio. In 1837 Mr. Amdor, then nineteen years of age, immigrated to America with his parents, Michael and Mary S. AMDOR, and two sisters, Christiana and Anestina. They landed at Baltimore, thence came to Pittsburgh, and to Lawrenceburgh and settled on the farm where James AMDOR and his mother now reside, and here Michael AMDOR and wife died. Subsequently Bennett AMDOR married and settled on the home place where he resided til his death September 28, 1883, aged sixty-five years. He was the father of nine children-six now living; Nancy Caroline, wife of Elwin DAY; Edward R.; Franklin P., now a practicing physician; Rhoda J., wife of Valentine Vogel, and James, all of whom reside in Iowa, but the latter, James, who is the youngest child, and the subject of this sketch, who grew to manhood, and remained with his father until his death, since which he has taken charge of the farm which contains 160 acres of land with good buildings and improvements, and is a very pretty home and farmer's residence. Mr. AMDOR was united in marriage February 6, 1879, with Miss Mary WINEGARD, born in Manchester Township August 30, 1862, a daughter of John and Mary WINEGARD, natives of Germany, who came to America while young with their parents, who settled in Ripley and Dearborn Counties; here they grew to maturity, married and settled in the western part of this township on the place where they still reside. They have had eleven children-nine now living: Mary, Jane (wife of Frederick KILLMAN, Sarah, William Sophia, Emma, Maggie, Edith and Arthur. Mr. AMDOR and wife have four children: John Bennett, Rhoda Jane, Bertha May and Charles Edward.
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JAMES A. ANGEVINE, of York Township, and one of the old residents of this county, was born in New York City, in 1814. His parents, James and Susan (MONTFORT) ANGEVINE, were both born in the same city. His grandfather, John ANGEVINE, was a native of France, and came to America prior to the Revolution, in which he participated as a soldier. He reared a family of twelve children-eleven daughters and one son-the latter being the youngest of the family. He was a shoe-maker by trade, and in 1818, came to this county with his son James, with whom he resided till his death, in 1831. His wife survived two years, passing away in 1833. James ANGEVINE, the father of our subject, James A., grew to maturity in New York, and in his earlier years was a sailor. It is said that he passed through many disasters during his seafaring life. He finally abandoned the water, and with a capital of $500, engaged in the grocery business, meeting with excellent success. At the age of twenty-three, he married his first wife, who died eleven years later, childless. At thirty-six, he married Susan MONTFORT, whose parents were from Pennsylvania, and whose ancestors were from Holland. Of the twelve children born to them, eleven grew to maturity. The deceased was an infant. On moving to this county in 1818, he purchased 1,100 acres of land in York Township, where he afterward engaged in farming, till old age compelled him to retire. His wife died July 2, 1869. In his ninety-third year he was taken by his relatives and others, to LaSalle County, Ill., where he died July 10, 1874. November 9, 1862, Mr.and Mrs. ANGEVINE, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, and there were present the entire family-sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, twenty-one of the latter, and thirty five in all. He was a man of unblemished character, and all his life was devoted to the best interests of his family and the community. James A. ANGEVINE, whose name introduces this sketch, grew up in the quiet walks of rural life. He resided with his parents til 1844, when he married Miss Mary A. DAVIS, and established a home of his own. Her parents were William and Ann (JENKINS) DAVIS, who were natives of Morganshire, Wales. They were married April 20, 1814, and in 1816 immigrated to the United States. They located for a short time, in New York , and then moved to Hamilton County, Ohio where their oldest daughter, Mrs. ANGEVINE, was born in 1821. In the following year they settled in this county, where they purchased land, and resided till their death, the mother passing away April 19, 1867 the father June 13, 1868. They reared a family of ten children, nine still living, namely: George, John, Thomas, Griffith, David, Mary A., Elizabeth, Helen and Jennie. After his marriage, Mr. ANGEVINE rented land for a time and by hard labor, aided by an industrious wife, gradually worked his way up to the front rank. In 1850 he purchased his present farm of ninety acres. on which he has since conducted a prosperous farming business. On the death of his father, in 1874, he inherited 120 acres and besides these two tracts, owns another of forty acres in this township.
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THOMAS T. ANNIS, farmer and ex-county commissioner, Lawrenceburgh City, is a native of this county, born in 1836. His parents, Thomas and Rhoda (FAIRBANKS) ANNIS, were natives of the Genesee Valley, N.Y., and Green River Valley, Mass. His grandfather, ANNIS, was a soldier in the revolution and died in the locality of his birth- the valley of the Genessee. His grandfather, FAIRBANKS, was a native of Massachusetts, and families immigrated to this county, the country having been been inspected two years previous by Thomas ANNIS and two brothers-in-law, Sheldon and Lucius FAIRBANKS. Their tour was made by wagons over the mountains to Pittsburgh where they constructed their own flat-boats, and from which point they floated down the Ohio to Lawrenceburgh. On their way they fell in company with the Buell family which afterward became quite prominent in this locality. Thomas ANNIS remained with his family in Lawrenceburgh about one year. He had learned the carpenter's trade in the East under the old seven-year apprenticeship rule and this trade he followed the fortunes of for about twenty-five years. His first purchase of land was made in 1824, when he obtained eighty acres which he paid for by ship-carpentering, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He subsequently added to this tract, til he owned about 255 acres, besides some town property in Lawrenceburgh and Aurora and some western land. He reared a family of four children who grew to maturity: David, Thomas T., Clarissa (wife of Ferris BLASDEL), and Cordelia, wife of E. BUTTERFIELD. He was an industrious and energetic citizen and did much work in his line, erecting hay-presses, houses, barns, mills, etc. He built the frame work of the old mill between Elm and Short Streets; Lawrenceburgh, the site of which is now marked only by the stone foundation. His death occurred in 1874 his widow survived till January, 1881. Thomas T. ANNIS, the subject proper of this notice, grew to maturity on his father's farm, and was there chiefly employed till he was thirty-one years of age. In 1870 he married Mary HEUSTIS, a daughter of Elias HEUSTIS, who is elsewhere mentioned in this work. After his marriage he resided on the homestead one year, when he purchased the Buell farm in this township. Here he resided till 1882, engaged in agricultural pursuits, then moved to Lawrenceburgh which is now his place of abode. He was elected to the office of commissioner in the fall of 1882, which he is still holding, his term of service not having expired yet. He, with his brother, owns several tracts of land in Iowa, Kansas and Dakota, and his good management of his business affairs generally has not been without its reward.
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DAVID A. ANNIS, farmer, Lawerenceburgh Township, on of its most substantial residents, was born in Dearborn County, in 1829. He is a son of Thomas ANNIS, and grew to maturity on his father's farm. He was educated in the common schools, and from his youth up has made farming his chief occupation. He married, in 1862, Mary PEARSON, a native of this county, and daughter of Joseph and Emiline (AYRES) PEARSON, natives of Hamilton County, Ohio. her mother was born and reared in Cincinnati till grown, then moved to College Hill, nine miles from the city, on a farm. Her parents resided in this county for a time, and then returned to Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. ANNIS have had five children to them: Ralph W., Harry, Louie, Elvin, and Mary Belle. Two are deceased. After his marriage Mr. ANNIS began business for himself on the old homestead, to which he has made some additions by purchase. He has always devoted most of his attention to general agriculture, in which he has been quite successful, now owning an excellent farm in this county, besides a large tract in Pratt County, Kas. He is regarded as one of the best farmers of the township, and in every respect an exemplary citizen; and having resided in the county of his birth all his life, is well worthy of taking a creditable position in its history.
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MASON W. ANDERSON, of Rising Sun, one of the proprietors of the Anderson and McHenry Omnibus Line, was born in Boone County, Ky., September 28, 1827 His parents were Henry and Mildred (CORNELIUS) ANDERSON, the latter born in Kentucky. Mr. ANDERSON, left an orphan in childhood, was reared chiefly by an uncle in Boone County, where he resided til about twenty years of age. At eighteen he began the butchers trade in Covington, in which place he continued the same about fifteen years. He was married, in September, 1849, to Emma NEWMAN, of this county, a native of Philadelphia, and daughter of Timothy NEWMAN, who came into this locality about 1837. After his marriage he began the butchering business in Rising Sun, continuing till 1861. He then clerked for four years for H.S Epsey, and subsequently took up the cleaver again for a short time. He still does some "ham trimming" for shippers of pork,of Rising Sun, being quite an adept at that business. In 1867 Mr. ANDERSON started, on a limited scale, the Aurora and Rising Sun Omnibus Line, which has developed in efficiency til almost an equal to steam railway as a means of passenger transportation. This line, started with much opposition, Mr. Anderson has continued from the beginning, never having missed but one trip from the first to the present. In 1875 the Aurora And RIsing SUn Turnpike was constructed by a company composed of W.B. Sinks, Dr.H.T. Williams, and Mr. ANDERSON, at a cost of about $10,000.00 this being one of the most important improvements of the county. Mr. ANDERSON has been a member of the I.O.O.F for thirty five years, and, with Mrs. Anderson, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a man of jovial disposition, and relates many amusing incidents of his bus line experience, which "our limited space forbids us to repeat."
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CHARLES F. ARING, of Lawrenceburgh, one of the members of the Rodenberg Distilling Company, was born in Ohio in the year 1860, and has resided most of his life in a small town called Chivott where he received his education. In 1880 he invested in the Rodenberg Distillery, in which institution he has since been employed. He was married, in 1882, to Miss Emma BRANDSTETTMER, and they have one child- Estella. Mr. ARING is a young man of sterling qualities and bids fair to succeed in all his business enterprises. The establishment with which he is connected was built at a cost of some $15,000.00 by himself, Frederick and Christ(opher) RODENBERG, and has a capacity of 320 bushels of grain per day, employing eight persons. Considering his age it is creditable to Mr. ARING'S honor and abilities that he sustains an interest in an enterprise of such proportions.
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HENRY C. ASSCHE, farmer, of Jackson Township, was born June 15, 1850, in New Orleans, on the old battle ground of the war of 1812; is a son of Christian and Louizette (HEEMAN)ASSCHE, natives of Germany. In 1842 Mr. ASSCHE left his native land for London, England, where he spent three years in a sugar refinery, thence he immigrated to New York City; remaining there but a short time he went to Charleston, S.C., where he joined the Militia Guards and served with them until in 1847, when he came to New Orleans and there went to work at his former trade in the Battle Ground Sugar Refinery, where he continued until the business was closed by the war of the Rebellion and the capture of the city by the Federal troops. Then he entered upon the mercantile trade, in which he continued until 1867 when he sold his stock of goods and removed to Dearborn County, Ind. and purchased the property now owned by D. Brinkmier, in Jackson Township. In 1869, having sold the above property, he purchased the farm of eighty-two acres where he now resides. Mr. ASSCHE is now an invalid from rheumatism, contracted by overheating his blood while working in the sugar refining business, and is sometimes confined to his bed for several months, and at times suffers excruciating pains. He was married in 1849 and became the father of three children, one only now living - Henry C. Mr. ASSCHE was a Union man during the late war, but was compelled to serve in the Confederate Home Guards, and after the capture of New ORleans by the Federals he was drafted into service by the Government, but on account of his rheumatic affection was exempted. Henry C., the only surviving child of his father, received a good commercial education at New Orleans, and at fifteen years of age entered into the employ of the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company, with whom he continued till they closed up in bankruptcy. In 1868 he came to his father's, where he has since resided, assisting on the farm and teaching school. He has taught school every winter since 1869, and anticipates continuing in the profession. He was married June 7, 1877, to Caroline SCHWEITZER, born in Cincinnati, October 6, 1850, a daughter of Henry and Christena SCHWEITZER,natives of Germany. They came to Ohio in 1848, and to Dearborn County, Ind., in 1859, where he died August 9, 1882, of cancer of the stomach. They had four children: Caroline, Henry, William, and Emma. Mr. ASSCHE and wife have four children: Henry, William, Louizette and Emma
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