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Surnames: McClure, Thomas Wesley
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Contributed by Rev. John M. Bishop:
Thomas Wesley McClure. Indiana was represented among the seventy brave men
under Major Anderson, in Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861. A native of Fountain
county was among the few survivors of the Fort Pillow massacre, April 12, 1864.
T. W. McClure was born in Wabash township, Fountain county, Indiana, October 4,
1833. His father, from Kentucky, settled in that township in 1824. Young McClure
learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Covington. In 1858 he removed to Wabash
city, Indiana. On May 30, 1860, he was married in Covington to Miss Ann E.
Silver. He enlisted in the 14th reg. Ind. Vols. in 1861, and was sent to the
front, reaching Shiloh April 8, 1862, the day after the battle. In 1863 McClure,
J. D. Hill and W.m. [sic] Smith were requested—not detailed—by Gen. Dodge to
recruit among the freedmen, at that time a most disgraceful as well as dangerous
service. They were very successful, for the negroes were loyal to a man, and in
Col. Phillips' raid to Grenada, Mississippi, hundreds of brave black men
enlisted, anxious to fight for the old flag. McClure was first lieutenant in the
1st Alabama Siege Artillery. When Sherman began his march to the sea, 500 men —
one half freedmen, and the rest, for the most, loyal southerners — were left at
Fort Pillow. Gen. Forest, with 5,000 rebels, attacked this little band, who,
after a brave defense and the loss of some twenty-five men, surrendered. But
their surrender was not accepted, and a horrid, premeditated massacre resulted.
Not more than sixty men escaped death. Some of them were badly wounded, and some
were taken aside and shot down. McClure was spared chiefly because he was from
the north. But when taken in charge by a soldier to whom he gave himself up, he
heard Forest say, with an oath, " My orders were to kill every ____ ____ one of
them, but you have taken them prisoners, and I want you to treat them as
prisoners." Then taking off his hat he waved it, exclaiming, "We can now
proclaim that the Mississippi is ours." After this to the end of the war McClure
was a prisoner, and saw the sad sights over which humanity shudders, and which
christian charity would conceal and forgive. He passed through Cahaba,
Andersonville, Macon and Savannah. At Charleston, with 500 prisoners, he was
placed under the shell of our own guns, fired from Morris Island. At length,
through the heroic efforts of his wife, he was paroled February 20, 1865, and
reached home on the 15th of March. McClure was one of the 208,367 men Indiana
sent forth to maintain the honor of our flag. Brave men all of them! And as we
make this little tribute to the peculiar merits of one of them, not a leaf shall
be taken from the laurels of the rest. Their memory shall be cherished and
honored while the Union last. And may it be perpetual.
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HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Surnames: Ellison, James
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
James Ellison, farmer, Covington, is one of that class of old settlers who,
during the early times of the county's settlement, spent much of his time in
hunting, fishing and trapping the game that abounded during the days of the
early settlers. He has probably killed more game than any of the settlers that
came to the county in as late a day as himself, his largest deer being one
hundred and fifty pounds, dressed. He is a native of Hamilton county, Ohio,
where he was born in 1817. He was raised in Clermont county, Ohio, until he was
sixteen years old, when he came to this county. He began working by the month on
a farm, and being of a free, easy and generous nature, he did not accumulate so
much property as many others, though he has a nice little home and farm, which
he bought in 1842. He has been married four times, and his wives were all
residents of Fountain county, which, as he says, "is proof of his good name at
home." He has, however, reared a family of only three children, two boys and one
girl. For the past twenty years Mr. Ellison has been a republican, and for forty
years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Surnames: Wood, Samuel F.
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Samuel F. Wood, attorney, Covington, has been a member, of the Fountain
county bar for eighteen years, and is a native of Fountain county. His father,
Wm. Wood, settled in this county as early as 1833. He selected a location on
Osborn prairie, Troy township. The early life of S. F. was spent on his father's
farm. He received such education as the school system of that date afforded, and
in 1857 he entered Asbury University, graduating in 1859, and then went to
Bloomington, Illinois, to complete the study of law. He read there about one
year, and then returned to Covington, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar, and
was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Indiana in 1866. In the fall of
1862 he was elected prosecuting attorney in the district composed of the
counties of Parke, Vermilion, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Clinton and Warren.
In 1864 he was reelected, and also again in 1866, making a total term of service
of six years. Judge J. M. Cowan, of Crawfordsville, was the presiding judge at
the time. In 1868 he was elected state senator from the district of Fountain and
Warren counties. He was one of the senators that voted for the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the United States. Mr. Wood is at present
associated with Mr. W. A. Tipton in the practice of law, the style of the firm
being Tipton & Wood. He is a member of Fountain Lodge, No. 60, A. F. and A. M.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Surnames: Webb, Dave
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Dave Webb, livery, Covington, is a native of Fountain county. His father,
Harmon Webb, settled in Attica in 1827, where the subject of this sketch was
born in 1828. Mr. Harmon Webb operated the first ferry-boat across the Wabash
river, kept hotel, and farmed. In 1832 he removed to Covington, at that time a
village of less than 100 inhabitants. Here he began keeping a hotel, which was
located on the west side of the public square. This was lost during the fire of
183S, which burned the whole row of buildings on the west side. But few
opportunities were afforded young Webb for acquiring an education,. but he has,
however, through business experience attained a good education. In 1848 he began
in the livery business, in which he has been interested most of the time since
that date. In 1857 he was nominated by the democratic party and elected to the
office of county recorder for a four years' term. This was only done by the best
of political maneuvering. The Hon. D. W. Voorhees was one of the parties to
"stump" the county by road districts; the majority then being only seventeen
votes. This was a hotly contested victory, but it gave promise of a repetition.
Satisfied of this fact Mr. Webb, in 1861, again became the candidate of the
democratic party for reelection, and was elected by a majority of 365. In 1865
he once more retained his position by a majority of fifty-six. In 1863 he became
interested in the livery business, sold in 1864, bought again in 1865, and has
since continued. In 1865 he was one of four of the seven county officers who
were drafted for service in the Federal army. He, however, paid $1,000 for a
substitute. In 1857 he was appointed collector of tolls at this point, by the
officers of the Wabash and Erie canal. He held this position until the close of
the traffic done by the canal company. The last boat cleared through from Lodi
to Toledo was the "Rocky Mountain," date of clearance October 26, 1872. The last
of the local traffic was the clearance of the boat Godman, November 13, 1875,
bound from Lodi to La Fayette. Mr. Webb is a member and ex-officer in both the
Masonic and Odd-Fellows lodges of Covington. He was married December 23, 1850,
to Miss Maria L. Lawson, whose people were among the old and prominent pioneers
of Fountain county.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Surnames: Martin, Jno. B
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Jno. B. Martin, attorney, Covington, though a young attorney, has already won
some distinction at the Fountain county bar; he is a native of this county. His
mother, who was Miss Zorelda E. Atkinson, came to this county with her parents
in 1829. His father came in 1832. Jno. B. was educated here, and at the age of
sixteen years began as bundle-carrier in the mercantile house of James G. Hardy.
In three years' time he had worked his way to the position of book-keeper and
remained in the house until 1872. He was twenty-four years old when he left Mr.
Hardy. He then went to Oregon and for two years had charge of a land office
under Gov. Grover. He returned to Covington in June, 1874, and began the study
of law, and in June, 1875, he was formally admitted to practice. In 1876 he
formed a partnership with Mr. H. H. Stilwell, with whom he was associated until
1879, since which time he has been alone in the practice. Since twenty-one years
of age he has been a member of the Masonic order. He is now a member of Fountain
Lodge, No. 60, and of the Covington council and chapter, and of Crawfordsville
Commandery, No. 25.
Additional Comments:
Troy Township
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Milton O. Graham, farmer, Covington, was born in Wabash township, this
county, in 1831, and is the son of Washington and Elizabeth (Alkers) Graham,
both natives of Kentucky, and among the first of Fountain county's pioneers.
Milton O. was raised on a farm, and had a common education. He now has a farm of
175 acres, finely improved, on which in 1875 he built a fine farm residence at a
cost of $2,000. He is a staunch republican in political belief, and is a member
of the Masonic order. In 1862 he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of James and
Sarah Wilson. She is a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was born in
1840. The issue of this union is seven children: Albert W., Edward, Sarah E.,
Minta B., Emoline, Geo. B. and Chauncy.
Additional Comments:
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
Milton O. Graham, farmer, Covington, was born in Wabash township, this
county, in 1831, and is the son of Washington and Elizabeth (Alkers) Graham,
both natives of Kentucky, and among the first of Fountain county's pioneers.
Milton O. was raised on a farm, and had a common education. He now has a farm of
175 acres, finely improved, on which in 1875 he built a fine farm residence at a
cost of $2,000. He is a staunch republican in political belief, and is a member
of the Masonic order. In 1862 he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of James and
Sarah Wilson. She is a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was born in
1840. The issue of this union is seven children: Albert W., Edward, Sarah E.,
Minta B., Emoline, Geo. B. and Chauncy.
Additional Comments:
Troy Township
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Surnames: Hendrix, D. P.
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
D. P. Hendrix, farmer, Covington, was born in Butler county, Ohio, November
11, 1811, and is the son of Eli and Mary (Pugh) Hendrix, who were natives of
Ohio, and who migrated to Indiana in 1831 and settled in Fountain county, where
they both remained until their death. D. P. is now residing on a farm that he
bought forty years ago, and on which he has made all the improvements. He was
married in 1836 to Miss Mary, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Nixon) Clark, the
latter a native of Montgomery county, Ohio. She was born in 1809, and came to
Fountain county with her people in 1828. Her death occurred in 1876. They reared
a family of three children: Arbanas N., Watson N. and Alvey. The two latter lost
their lives in the service of their country. They were both members of the 63d
Ind. Vol. Inf., that was made up mostly of Fountain county men.
Additional Comments:
Troy Township
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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O. H. Marshall, farmer, Covington, is the son of James and Nancy (Stone)
Marshall, who were among the early settlers of Fountain county. His father, who
died June 15, 1860, at the age of thirty-nine years, had been a member of both
the Masonic and Odd-Fellows Orders. He was a farmer, and left at his death a
farm of 178 acres, on which he had improved forty. The farm has since fallen
into the hands of his son, O. H., who is now (1880) thirty-two years of age, and
is one of the honorable, respected and well-to-do farmers of Troy township. A
greenbacker politically; friendly to all local enterprises of merit, and a
believer in honesty being the best policy. Mr. Marshall married Miss Sarah E.
Briney, daughter of William S. and Ellen Briney. Her brother was an early
settler of Fountain county, and one who has since become identified with many of
the improvements that have been made in the northern part, and who is now one of
the leading and extensive farmers of the county. The issue of this marriage is
five children: Alma E., William J., Alice E. (deceased), Fannie L., and Nora E.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)
M. H. Clark, lumber dealer, Covington, is a native of Fountain county and of
Troy township. His people settled in this county as early as 1830. M. H. spent
his early life on his father's farm, and had engaged in farming on his own
account before beginning the lumber trade, which he did in the fall of 1879 by
buying an interest in the business already established by his brother, Chas. W.
They had been partners but a few months when his brother died, since which time
the business has been continued by himself and the widow of C. W. Mr. Clark,
though most of his life was spent on the farm, has found no difficulty in
successfully conducting the lumber business, which includes a general stock of
lumber, lath, shingles, and a full line of builders' supplies. He is a member of
Covington Lodge, No. 21, I. O. O. F. In 1867 he married Miss A. Clark. They have
a family of four children, three sons and one daughter. Mr. Clark has been
wholly dependent upon his own resources, and whatever success he may have met
with in business life has been due to his own energy, industry and economy.
Additional Comments:
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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H. H. Stilwell, attorney, Covington, whose name stands prominent among the
list of Fountain county's oldest attorneys, is a native of Montgomery county,
Indiana, where he was born March 10, 1830. He is the son of Jeremiah and Didama
(Halloway) Stilwell, who became residents of Montgomery county as early as 1826.
His early life was spent on his father's farm, where he was kept hard at work
and had no chances for obtaining an education. His chances were so meager in
this respect that he was sixteen years old before he had learned to read. He
made the most of the opportunities that were afforded him, and though he
remained on the farm he had progressed so far in his studies at the age of
twenty-one years that he was able to teach a common school. He continued
teaching and studying for about two years, then engaged for a short time in the
grain trade, and then tried the dry-goods business, in the capacity of a
salesman. Through these different changes he had continued to study, and after
carefully consider-the question, and by the advice of friends, he concluded to
enter the legal profession. With this object in view he entered Asbury
University, and graduated from the law department of that institution February
5, 1857. Returning to Crawfordsville he was formally admitted to practice at the
Indiana bar March 5, 1857, and continued it until l860. In January of that year
he removed to Covington, where he has since resided and practiced with success,
both financially and professionally. In 1865 he was admitted to practice in the
supreme court of Indiana. The first year of his residence in Fountain county he
was honored by the republican party by being elected to the office of
prosecuting attorney, the term being for two years, and was reelected to the
same office for another two years. Four years after he became a resident of
Covington Mr. Stilwell was alone in the practice of law. His first partnership
was with Mr. S. F. Wood, with whom he was associated for eight years. He and his
brother, Thos. H., were then together for three years, and then for four years
Mr. Jno. B. Martin was with him, and was dissolved in 1879, since which time he
has been alone. Mr. Stilwell's specialty in the practice is probate business. In
this line he probably does as much as the balance of Covington's attorneys. In
1861 he married Miss Clara V. Knight, whose people were among the early and
prominent pioneers of Montgomery county. They have one son.
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HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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W. C. B. Sewell, retired, Covington, is one of Fountain county's old and
respected citizens. He was born in 1815, in Londoun county, Virginia, and came
to Fountain county with his people in 1828. His parents were among the early
settlers of the county. Mr. Sewell had but few opportunities during his early
life to acquire an education, and though he is an excellent business man and
good financier, his training, so far as education is concerned, has been almost
wholly of a practical and self-acquired nature. He spent some time on his
father's farm when they first settled in Fountain county, but subsequently
learned the trade of tailoring. Abandoning this, he afterward became interested
in the mercantile business, first as a salesman and then on his own account. His
early habits and advantages were such as to teach him economy and industry, two
great principles which have governed him through life, and to which, probably,
he owes his success. Mr. Sewell has never sought political honors, preferring
rather to devote his time and energy to the safe and careful management of his
business. He is now in a pleasant and luxurious home, surrounded by family and
the enjoyment of wealth, reaping the reward of his industry and frugality, one
of the old, honored and respected pioneers of the county.
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HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Abner De Haven, farmer, Covington, is the son of Jacob and Susan (Osborn) De
Haven, whose settlement in Fountain county dates back among the pioneers of
1828. They raised a family of eight sons and four daughters. They settled in
Troy township, where Mr. De Haven, by energy and industry, became one of the
successful and extensive tanners of the township, owning 320 acres of land. He
was a very active member of the Baptist church, a democrat, and a friend to all
educational enterprises. He was a man whose name and reputation were above
reproach. He died February 14, 1865, leaving a widow and family of devoted
children to mourn his loss. Abner De Haven was born and brought up on a farm.
Having early in life been taught by his father the true principles of farming,
he has followed it as a business since he grew to man's estate. He is an
energetic, thorough farmer, and though he now has but eighty acres of land, it
is of the choicest kind, and is being managed by him in such a manner as (should
no ill-luck befall him) to enable him soon to add to it. In 1868 he married Miss
Margaret Osborn, by whom he has three children.
Additional Comments:
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Abner De Haven, farmer, Covington, is the son of Jacob and Susan (Osborn) De
Haven, whose settlement in Fountain county dates back among the pioneers of
1828. They raised a family of eight sons and four daughters. They settled in
Troy township, where Mr. De Haven, by energy and industry, became one of the
successful and extensive tanners of the township, owning 320 acres of land. He
was a very active member of the Baptist church, a democrat, and a friend to all
educational enterprises. He was a man whose name and reputation were above
reproach. He died February 14, 1865, leaving a widow and family of devoted
children to mourn his loss. Abner De Haven was born and brought up on a farm.
Having early in life been taught by his father the true principles of farming,
he has followed it as a business since he grew to man's estate. He is an
energetic, thorough farmer, and though he now has but eighty acres of land, it
is of the choicest kind, and is being managed by him in such a manner as (should
no ill-luck befall him) to enable him soon to add to it. In 1868 he married Miss
Margaret Osborn, by whom he has three children.
Additional Comments:
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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John Hamilton, M.D., Covington, was born in Saratoga county, New York,
January 7, 1800. His parents moved from there to Champlain county, where the
doctor spent his time on a farm until twenty-four years old, though he began the
study of medicine when he was twenty-two. He continued the study for about four
years, took three courses of lectures, arid graduated from the Burlington
Medical College, of Burlington, Vermont. He determined to locate in Canada, and
for this purpose made five different trips in search of a location, but found
everywhere the prejudice too strong, as at that date a physician of foreign
birth was required to spend five years in their colleges and take the oath of
allegiance. Not caring to comply with these requirements he decided to locate
somewhere in the west. Starting in 1826, he came west to La Fayette, where he
remained for about ten months. March 31, 1827, he removed to Covington and hung
out his shingle. He was then the only physician in Covington, and the third one
who had ever located in the place. He continued busily engaged in his practice
for twenty-four years, when he finally was obliged to give up on account of
chronic sickness. In 1828 the doctor was appointed county agent for Fountain
county, and held the office for twenty years, when it was abolished. In 1834 he
was elected state senator for three years by the whig party. The doctor, through
his enterprise and public spirit, has lost large sums of money. At one time he
owned a large and valuable property, but through his efforts in aiding the
building and bringing to Covington of the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western
railway he lost about $7,000, and $9,000 more went in worthless canal scrip.
These, with other losses, told hard on his financial freedom, and has left him
but a shadow of his former prosperity. Though now eighty years old, the doctor
is remarkably active, and still possesses a strong and vigorous mind and a very
retentive memory.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Alexander Lemon, farmer, Covington, was born in Scott county, Kentucky, in
1817, and came to Fountain county with his mother and grandfather in 1827.
Shortly after coming to the county he went to live with his uncle, Mr. Abraham
Dicking. He has been wholly dependent upon his own resources, and when first
beginning work for himself received $10.50 per month. He remembers the Indians
well who were in the county when he first came, one family of whom had their
winter-quarters under an old tree that now stands a few rods from Mr. Lemon's
house. Mr. Lemon has in his time cleared and improved 100 acres of land. He now
owns 159 acres, of which 90 acres are improved. He was married in 1842 to Miss
E. Ward, daughter of Benjamin Ward, and who at the time of their marriage was an
orphan. They reared a family of three sons and three daughters, all of whom are
living except the oldest son, John B., who entered the Federal army during the
war of the Rebellion and died at Camp Nelson. He enlisted for a three-years term
of service in the 63d Ind. Vol. Inf., under Col. McManamy and Capt. Conover.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Watson N. Clark, farmer, Covington, one of the old and prominent pioneers of
Fountain county, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, August 1, 1812, and is the
son of Isaac and Rachel (Nixon) Clark. The former, a native of Virginia, was
born in 1781, and the latter, a native of Maryland, was born in 1777. They were
married in Virginia, and traveled on horseback to Ohio, in a. very early day,
carrying with them their stock of household goods. In the fall of 1826 they
removed to Fountain county, and settled on the farm now owned by James Bodine,
where he died in 1838. He had been an honorable and patriotic citizen, and had
served his country in the war of 1812. His wife survived him until 1863. Mr.
Clark has resided on the farm where he now lives for the past forty-five years.
He has been a consistent member of the Christian church since 1827. February 12,
1835, he married Miss Elizabeth Briggs, the daughter of James and Charlotte
Briggs, early settlers of Fountain county. She was born July 2, 1814, and died
August 28, 1847. August 13, 1848, he married Miss Enphemia Crumly, daughter of
Stephen and Jane Crumly, who came to Fountain county about 1827. By his first
wife he had six children, five sons and one daughter. The sons all served their
country during the late war, and were all members of the 63d Ind. Vol. Inf.
Their names are as follows: James R., Isaac C. Martin H., Eli H. (who died at
Shepherdsville, Kentucky, while in the service), and Charles W. (who died after
the close of the war from disease contracted while in the service). The
daughter's name is Rachel E.; she is now the wife of Robert King. By his present
wife Mr. Clark has living two children: Elisha S. and Alva N.; and seven
deceased, all of whom died in infancy but John W.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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W. M. Graham, farmer, Covington, was born in Fountain county in 1825, and is
the son of Washington and Elizabeth L. Graham. They were both natives of
Kentucky, and in early youth emigrated with their parents to Ohio, where they
were afterward married, February, 5, 1824, and where they both publicly
professed religion. In the same year of their marriage they moved to Fountain
county and settled in Wabash township, where they resided until their death.
Mrs. Graham died May 3, 1875, aged seventy-one years, ten months and twenty-four
days, and on May 18, just two weeks after the death of his wife, Mr. Graham
died, aged seventy-four years, six months and fourteen days. They had lived
happily together for fifty-one years, and had raised a family of five sons and
two daughters, one of the latter dying a few years prior to the death of her
parents, and the other remaining with them unmarried till the last. The sons are
all married and are numbered among the most substantial citizens of the county.
Mr. W. M. Graham was raised on his father's farm and received a limited
education. In 1852 he married Miss Cita Carnaga, daughter of Wm. and Rebecca
(Cook) Carnaga, who were also among the early settlers of Fountain county, it
being the native county of Mrs. Graham. The issue of this union is two children:
Seymour and James W. Mr. Graham owns a finely improved farm of 290 acres, a part
of which is land that his father entered upon settling in the county. He is a
republican in politics, and a gentleman whose name and reputation are above
reproach.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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Gabriel Miles, farmer, Covington, was born in March 1813, in Harrison county,
Kentucky. His mother died when he was three years old. He was educated on the
old subscription system, and as he grew to manhood he learned the trade of a
blacksmith in Livingston county, Kentucky, and worked at his trade for a time
after he became a resident of Fountain county. He eventually began farming and
has during his residence cleared up and improved about eighty acres of land. He
now owns a farm of eighty acres, located about two miles east of Covington. Mr.
Miles was married to Miss Ruth Alkire, by whom he has two sons. He is a democrat
in politics, and a man who stands well in the estimation of the community in
which he lives.
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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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J. N. Spining, M. D., Covington, is the son of Mr. Isaac N. Spining, who
settled on Coal creek, eight miles east of Covington, in 1825. The doctor, at
that time, was a child but three years old. His early life was spent on the
farm, and during this time he had the advantage of none but the old subscription
school system of education. At the age of eighteen, however, he had progressed
so far as to begin the study of medicine with his uncle, Dr. M. H. Spining, who
resided three miles south of Covington. His next step was to attend Franklin
College, after which he completed his medical studies at the Eclectic Medical
College of Cincinnati. Returning to Dr. M. H. Spining he engaged in the practice
of medicine, and gave to the doctor the proceeds of his first year-and-half's
practice in payment for instructions during his earlier studies. He then became
the partner of his old tutor, with whom he was associated for one year,
receiving one-third of the proceeds of their practice. He then came to
Covington, where he has since been steadily engaged in the practice of his
profession, and is credited by the people as one of the best physicians of the
county. The doctor is also interested in the drug trade, and has one of the
largest and best kept drug establishments in the city, which is under the
immediate charge of his son. The doctor is a member of the Fountain County
Medical Society, and of Fountain Lodge, No. 60, A. F. and A. M. In 1847 he was
married to Miss Mary E. Ward.
Additional Comments:
Troy Township
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,
GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.
BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.
WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.
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