History of Mercer and Henderson Counties. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Co., 1882, p 287.
Martin BEAR, a retired farmer, now residing in Aledo was born in Northumberland County,
Catawissa Twp, PA April 6, 1808 and moved with his father at an early date to Pickaway Co
OH where he was raised and educated at a common school and resided till his marriage with
Miss Catherine DODSON, Sept 8, 1831. In the same month they were married they emigrated
to Covington, Fountain County, Indiana and after a residence of four years, there they
came to Mercer County in 1836, arriving May 10th and settling near Eliza Creek in what is
now Eliza Twp. Jacob Bear, his brother, then a single man, accompanied and settled near
him. In 1835 Mr. Bear first came out to look at some land and travelled pretty much all
over northern and central Illinois and bought a claim from Thomas Morgan. In 1836 he went
to Galena an dentered the tract, with some other pieces to which he had obtained the
choice number. When Mr. Bear came out here in 1835, somewhere about the head of the
Edwards River, night overtook him and the darkness wa snot relieved by moon or stars. No
house could be seen, so without anything to eat, he slipped the reins over his horse's
head and sat down in the tall grass to hold his horse while he was grazing. He fell asleep
and in the morning when he awoke found that his horse had gotten away from him. After
finding his horse he journeyed on and the following night reached Major Lloyd's at
Camp Creek a little below Millersburg. That was the only house around. Mr. Bear felt at
home here. The major was bragging about the fat of the land, which the good housewife
illustrated with a very fat coon for supper the first Mr. Bear had ever tasted. In early
times Mr. Bear used to go to Spoon River to get his milling done, and to Knoxville to get
his plows sharpened and general smithing done. When Mr. Bear first came here he found the
following persons living in the neighborhood: Isaac Dawson; John Drury; Daniel Noble; DF
Noble; Aaron Mannon; Elisha Essley; John Shaunce; Isaac Drury; William Fisher; Jesse L.
Adams all from Indiana; David Shaunce from Carolina; Abijah Wilson from Connecticut; John
Shaunce and Thomas Morgan from Ohio; Martin Fisher father of William; Jacob Bear and john
Pratt from Indiana in 1836; Thomas Miller came about 1837; Wm. Retherford in 1840; James
Laure 1842; JJ Huston arrived about 1847; Edwin Bishop in 1850; William Irvin about 1849;
AB Chilas still residing in the township settled here jUne 1838 at which time there were
residing in the northern part of the township, John Glancy; William and John Fisher;
Valentine Boruff and his sons, Felty and John; MIles Boyd and Martin Bear. In the
northern part of the township was Daniel Strauss, who fell from a tree while gathering
hickory nuts and was partly devoured by hogs before found. John Shaunce lived near
Boruff's. Mr. Chilas was a blacksmith and worked at this trade; was a smith in New
Boston; he sharpened plows and shod horses for 20 miles around.
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History of Mercer and Henderson Counties. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Co., 1882, p 521. John
W. LANDERS was born in Fountain County, Indiana Jan 3, 1830. He is the son of Robert H.
and Hannah Stewart Landers. Mr. Landers learned the trad eof a carpenter and joiner and
worked at the business for 7 years. At the end of that period he engaged in farming and
has made it the main business of his life. He was married March 24, 1853 to Miss Mary,
daughter of Emanuel and Frances Humbert. They removed from Indiana to Mercer County,
Illinois Oct 1857 and settled in Abington Twp. In 1874 they removed to Pottawattamie
County, Iowa where they remained 3 years, they then returned to Mercer County and again
became citizens of Abington Twp. They have had 7 children 4 living: James R; William H;
Charlie B and Mary E. Mr. Landers was formerly a democrat but of late years has been an
active, aggressive greenbacker. He has held some minor offices and at present is justice
of the peace. Religiously he is a liberal. The family have recently sustained a severe
loss by the burning of their residence which was a substantial brick.
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History of Mercer and Henderson Counties. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Co., 1882, p 527. Lewis
F. OGLE is the son of James C. and Elizabeth Smith Ogle. He was born in Fountain County,
Indiana in 1849. His father's family removed from Indiana to Illinois in 1853. They
settled in Mercer County and gave their attention to farming. When Lewis F.,
"Frank" as he is familiarly called, grew to manhood, he continued to make
agricultural pursuits his chief business and he now owns a good farm of 182 acres within
four miles of Keithsburg. He was married Nov 2, 1879 to Miss Izziedora, daughter of Levi
and Mary James Hall. They have but one child, Eddie whom they had the misfortune to lose
by death while he was a babe. Mr. Ogle is republican, politically and independent in
religious views.
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Coolidge, Orville W. A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan
Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1906, p 562.
Francis Henry MORLEY was reared under the parental roof and has always resided in New
Troy. Throughout his entire life he has been connected with milling interests in the
operation of a saw and flouring mill. He has been identified with the manufacture of
flour for the past 1/4 of a century and the mill has a daily capacity of 50 barrels. The
plant is equipped with good machinery and the product is of excellent quality so that the
output finds a ready sale on the market. Mr. Morley's broad experience in the
business and his thorough understanding of the trade well qualify him to carry on a
profitable enterprise and he is accounted one of the foremost business men of New Troy.
In 1876 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Morley and Miss Emily Smith, who was born in
Indiana in 1854, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Smith. Her father, Peter Smith was born
in Salem County, NJ June 9, 1830, a son of Samuel and Sarah Smith Smith was were also
native sof NJ. The latter died when her son was only 3 years old while Samuel Smith died
in 1869 at age 73. In 1851 Peter Smith wedded Elizabeth Ann Huffer who was born in
Fountain County, Indiana Dec 14, 1834, a daughter of John and Katharine Shafer Huffer
natives of Ohio. Mrs. SMith was only 4 at the time of her father's death and was left
an orphan at age 16. When only 5 Peter Smith accompanied his parents on their removal from
NJ to Warren County, Ohio where they lived 12 years when the family went to Fountain
County, Indiana and there he was married. He came to Berrien Co 23 Jan 1865 and locating
in Wesaw Twp has resided continuously upon his farm here with the exception of a period of
16 months. He had 160 acres of land on Sections 2 and 11. When he came there were about
15 acres cleared on Sec 2 and 80 of the home farm on Sec 11. Now the entire place is
under cultivation except about 10 acres and he has added good buildings and developed a
well improved property. His life has been one of hard work and the success he has
achieved is due entirely to his own efforts. In politics he has always been a Democrat,
and for two terms served as supervisor of his township and treasuerr for two years. Unto
him and his wife six children: Sarah, wife of John Hatfield of 3 Oaks Twp; Emily wife of
FH Morley of New Troy; Tamsen wife of Horace Morley of Wesaw Twp; Laura wife of F.O. Hall
of Muskegon; Clayton of Wesaw Twp and Charles who is engaged in merchandising in Glendora.
THe marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Morley has been blessed with 4 children; Linwood; Floyd H;
Hazel D and Dean. In his political views Mr Mprley is a stalwart Democrat which party he
has supported throughout his entire life. He is at present township clerk and has filled
the office at intervals for 25 years. He has also been a member of the school board for a
1/4 of a century and the cause of educatio has found in him a warm and stalwart friend.
There is a fine school in Troy and Mr. Morley does everyhting in his power to advance its
interests. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to the lodge at Three Oaks, and he also
affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Glendora. His entire life has been
passed in this locality and has friends are almost as numerous as his acquaintances
showing that he has so lived as to merit the esteem and good will of all with whom he has
come in contact.
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An Illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties : with an outline of the
early history of the state of Washington.
unknown: Whipporwill Publication, 197-?, p. 904 -- Arthur JARRED, a farmer living 3 miles
SE of Cl-Elum, Washington was born in Fountain County, Indiana July 18, 1837 the 4 th
child in a family of 7. His father, Arthur Jarred a native of VA and his mother, Galila
Nugent a native of NC are deceased. George W. Jarred is the only brother of our subject
now living. Those deceased are: Mrs. Synthia Ann Justus; Alma; Mack; Lucretia Darouch and
Henry. Mr. Jarred attended school in Indiana and Illinois until he was 20 and then
engaged in farming in partnership with his father. This occupation he followed 13 years.
In 1865 he moved to KS and remained a year, then after a few months in Iowa located on a
farm in MO where he engaged in stock raising 4 years. On account of ill health he went to
Utah and afterwards located near Bozeman, Montana where he took up 160 acres of land. He
followed stock raising with success for 12 years and then sold out. He spent a year in
Klickitat County and in 1884 moved toYakima County where he again took up stock raising.
After a residence of 13 years there he took an overland trip by wagon to Claifornia.
Returning after a brief stay he made his home at nOrth Yakima 4 years. He went to Alaska
in 189 and on his return removed to Kittitas County and bought his present farm of 80
acres of which he has made a most desirable home. He also owns 40 acres in Thurston Co.
Mr. Jarred married in Paris, Illinois Dec 29, 1859 Miss Sarah Jane Wallace, who was born
in Indiana March 25, 1841. She was the daughter of Edward and Sarah I. Carson Wallace.
Mrs. Jarred has two brothers, James and Clark, and 5 sisters Mary, Margaret, Rebecca,
Lavina and Mrs. Caroline Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Jarred have had six children of whom but
two survive. These are: Capitol Jarred Stoner of Walla Walla and Henry M. Jarred of
Kittitas County. In politics Mr. Jarred is a Democrat and as a citizen is a credit to his
community, having the confidence and respect of all.
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Pictorial and genealogical record of Greene County, Missouri. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros.,
1893, p.257. S. M. HOUSTON. One of the prominent officials of Green County and an honored
citizen of Springfield is Judge Houston who springs from an old Colonial family, a member
of which was the famous Gen. Sam Houston. The great grandfather of the subject of this
sketch came from Ireland was of Scotch-Irish descent and a Covenauter in his religious
views. Two brothers came to this country with him one settling in MD the other in VA and
from these two descends the Southern brach of the family, mamy of whom have become
distinguished men. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch settle din MD near
Baltimore and there paid the last debt of nature. His son, Robert, the father of our
subject was born in MD and when a young man was present as a teamster at the battle of
Havre-de-Grace, geing to oyoung to serve as a soldier. He went to the Hamilton County,
ohio and married Matilda McMillan daughter of Daniel McMillan, a prominent and extensive
flour manufacturer who finally settled in Indiana in Fountain County on the Shawnee
Plains. Here he followed the occupation of a miller and the trade of a millwright, and was
successful in the accumulation of a competency. He and his wife were the parents of 3
children: Sampson M; Ellen and Matilda; but after the death of the wife and mother in
Ohio, Mr. Houston went to Indiana nd was married to Nancy Rock who bore him 3 sons;
William, Robert and James. The older Houston family were members and attendants of the
Prebysterian Church but Robert and wife became members of the old Christian Church in
which Mr. Houston was a leader of the choir and clerk. He held the rank of major in the
Indiana Militia for a long time and was a man of exceptionally upright and honorable
charactyer. Sampson M. Houston, his son and the subject of this sketch was born in __
county, near Cincinnati, Ohio July 14, 1826 and there is a tradition in the family that
the maternal grandfather once owned 160 acres of land on the site of that city. He was but
two years of age when taken by his parents to Indiana nd at age 10 went to live with his
aunt, Mary Rogers, his mother's sister by whom he was brought up on a farm near
Crawfordsville and during this time hea ttended the district schools and learned the
details of farm work. Not being satisfied with the education thus obtained he began
devoting his evenings to study and in this manner he gained a good education and became
the teacher of the district school in his neighborhood for some time with commendable
success, he prepared himself for the academy at Crawfordsville which he attended one year
his expenses being paid with money obtained by his own labor; in fact, he supported
himself and gained his education from the time he was 17. Having fitted himself for a
higher course of education he entered Wabash College at the age of 24 where he pursued his
studies for two years. Following this he taught in the public school at Crawfordsville
where he recieved a salary larger than that of any other teach there owing to the fact
that he was a fine disciplinarian and an intelligent and thorough instructor. After a time
he turned his attention to general farming and stock raising and at the opening of the
great Civil War, having declined the nomination of representative to the State Legislature
he dropped the plow and harrow to assist in the organization of the State Militia, and
recieved the appointment of colonel of the Montgomery Regiment, succeeding General Lew
Wallace, filled this position during the war and did effectual and valuable service in
keeping order during these distressing times in his part of the state. Having been an
earnest member of the Christian Church for some years he was ordained a clergyman in 1848
and began evangelical work and when the war opened he was district evangelist. After the
close of the war he engaged in the manufacture of brick and became a contractor and
erected many of the handsomest and most substantial buildings in Crawfordsville in which
business he continued until his removal to Indianapolis in 1873 in which city he turned
his attention to the purchase and sale of real estate. During 11 years he remained there
he held the office of active mayor of Irvington, a suburb of Indianapolis and was justice
of the peace and chairman of the committee that removed Butler University from
Indianapolis to Irvington. In 1880 he was apointed, through the personal knowledge of
General Garfield to organize and make effective the religious element of the Christian
Church in Indiana and act as controlling chairman in the intersets of Garfield for his
election to the presidency and in this he succeeded and received the personal thanks of
Gen. Garfield after his election. In 1884 he came to Springfield, MIssouri and bought
both residence and business property and as a means of livelihood engaged in the coffee
and spice business and has alwso been engaged in the manufacutre of apple products. In
1890 he was elected by a large majority to the position of associate county jduge, a
sposition which he still fills with credit. While making the race for second term he ran
ahead of his ticket. Judge houston has been a presiding elder in his church and is called
the "father" of the SOuth side Christian Church as he was one of it sprominent
founders. In 1848 he was married to Maggie McCullough, daughter of James and Margaret
Maxwell McCollough, a sister of Prof. McCollough of Irvington College, California. To the
judge and his wife 4 children have been given: James H; Alice C; May T and Edward M.