Hazen Hayes Pleasant, A HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA, (Greenfield,
IN: William Mitchell Printing Company, 1926), 12-14.
Daniel Weathers and his brother, Richard, were born in Wales. They moved to
Virginia and from there to Tennessee. Daniel Weathers, who lived in
Tennessee in 1800, cast his vote for Adams. Richard Weathers lived in
Knoxville, Tennessee, and voted for Adams, too. While living in Knoxville,
Richard Weathers married a southern girl. Neither one of the brothers liked
slavery, so they decided to move north. They crossed the Ohio River near
Tobacco Landing on a raft that they pushed by a long pole. Richard settled
just east of Milltown in Harrison County on what is now known as the
McCutcheon farm. Here he lived in a three-sided log cabin.
While hunting one day he crossed the Big Blue River near where Milltown now
stands and came over into Crawford County. The scenery charmed him so much
that he decided to locate in Crawford County. So he moved to where Marengo
now is and squatted on what is now (1919), Lyman Jones' farm. Here he
worked for 25 cents a day until he had saved $75, most of which was
Continental paper money. One night his old cow found the purse and chewed
the money till it was damaged. So Mr. Weathers did not buy the farm but
sold out his claim and squatted on what is now Dave Apple's farm.
Meanwhile, Daniel Weathers had been more fortunate and had bought the farm
mentioned above. Richard Weathers, who was a hard-working man, did not buy
till 1825.
After the law was enacted providing for Crawford County, Gov. Jennings
selected Daniel Weathers to be the first sheriff. The commission was issued
September 8, 1818. The bond of Sheriff Weathers is here given: "Know all
men by these presents that we, Daniel Weathers, James Barker, John Smith,
Robert Yates, Thomas Roberts, Riggs Pennington and Richard Weathers are held
bound to Gov. Jennings and his successors in office for the sum of $5,000,
for which payment we jointly and severally promise to pay Gov. Jennings and
his successors in office, provided, however, that if Daniel Weathers
discharges his duties according to law, the above obligation is null and
void."
Daniel Weathers performed his duties faithfully till he was relieved from
duty about 1822. These two Weathers reared large families, several of whose
sons served their country well in the Civil War. Major W. V. Weathers,
Capt. Enoch Weathers, James M. Weathers, Andrew E. Weathers and James
Weathers have remarkable war records. When Capt. Thomas Hines of Bowling
Green made his daring raid into Crawford County in 1863, he talked with
Capt. Enoch Weathers at his home in Marengo. Of course, Weathers did not
know who he was then. Last, but not least, of the many descendants of the
two Weathers is Hon. John Henry Weathers of New Albany. The Republicans
nominated him for judge in 1896. The district was generally democratic by
600. Weathers was defeated by Judge Cook after a hard fought campaign by a
narrow margin of 52 votes.