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From: Debbie C. Davis
To: Karen Zach
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: Fountain County Bio Solomon Stanton
Beckwith, H.W. History of Fountain County, Indiana. Chicago: HH Hill 1881 Page 434
Solomon Stanton (deceased) was born April 10, 1812, in Guilford county, North Carolina.
His parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Stanton, were natives of the same state, and moved to
Huntington county, Indiana, and died. Her father fought in the revolution. Solomon was
raised on a farm, and in youth dug for gold in the mountains of his state. He was there
married September 6, 1836, to Charity Swaim. She was born in Guilford county, North
Carolina, January 16, 1801. They lived in North Carolina till 1841, when they emigrated to
Parke county, Indiana, and settled in Liberty township. Mr. Stanton left his family at
Sylvania while he built a log "mansion." It was a mansion for those days, for it
measured 18 x 36, parlor and kitchen, and over the parlor was an "up-stairs,"
which few could boast. Here the family lived, and in that house Mr. Stanton died July 27,
1850. He left a wife and four children: Elizabeth, Martin L., Michael R., Letishey,
living. John M. died July 26, 1844. Mrs. Stanton died December 2, 1873. She was also
connected with the Regular Baptist church.
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