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Surnames: Belding, Clenny,White
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Stephen Belding, editor and proprietor of the Daviess County Democrat, was born in
Washington, Ind.,November 21, 1841, the youngest of ten children born to Stephen and
Elizabeth(Clenny)Belding. His father was a shoe-maker by trade, and later in life was a
boot and shoe merchant. His grandfather(Clenny) was a Revolutionary War soldier. At
twelve years of age Stephen began the printers trade in his native town, and after serving
his apprenticeship, continued the trade until 1859, when he entered the Indiana State
University, where he continued two years. In 1861 he purchased the Martin County Herald,
which he published at Dover Hill, until 1863; then was employed in the Evansville Journal
for a time. Until the fall of 1867 he was employed on the Cincinnati Commercial,but after
that returned to Washington, Ind., and in connection with J.H. Palmer,organized the joint
stock company that established the Daviess County Democrat. Mr. Belding has ever since
been connected with !
this enterprise, and through his individuality has won a place of distinction in southern
Indiana journalism. Six months after the paper's establishment, Mr.Belding bought the
entire stock, and has been sole proprietor. He is a Democrat, and one of Washington's
foremost citizens. January 22, 1872, was the celebration of his nuptials with Miss Cora
White of this city.
History of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing; Chicago; 1886
Pages 748-749