Lora,
I have a question;
My Piper line maried into the Boyds from Virginia;
Chase Piper married Rachel Boyd there in 1831 (both died of sickness) Will
left all to Andrew Boyd.Brother William Chase Piper married Margaret Boyd
1825 in Va. but came to Indiana too 1830. Any Relations.
Also, had a Sarah White marry a Bowen in MArshal Co.,Indiana??
Steve
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Subject: [INHANCOC] Millikan, Koons, Eller,Boyd
COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY
Of Henry County, Indiana
B.F. Bowen
1920
Surnames in this biography are: Millikan, Koons, Eller, Boyd,
ISAAC N. MILLIKAN
Henry County can boast of few more progressive and enterprising
agriculturists than the well-known gentleman whose name forms the caption
of
this review. He is considered one of the leading farmers of Liberty
township
and as a citizen is intelligent and public-spirited, combining
with-in
himself those qualities of manhood that make not only a useful member of
society, but a leader in whatever he undertakes. The subject is the son of
John R. and Martha (Koons) Millikan, and his birth took place on the 31st
of
December 1855, in the township in which he now resides. The family
from
which
the subject is descended is traced to Scotch-Irish origin. The father
of
the
subject John R. Millikan, was born and reared in Tennessee and in
1839
came
to this county. He was a poor young man and paid for his
transportation by
helping to care for the stock and goods on the trip. When he arrived in
Henry County his sole possessions were a horse and ten dollars in money.
He
attended school some and by close application was enabled to qualify
for
the
profession of teaching, following this occupation during several
terms. He
was economical and invested his savings in a piece of land in Blue
Township
and at once entered upon the task of clearing it and making
it fit
for cultivation. Upon his marriage, however, he sold this and moved to
Hancock County, where he bought another, farm, all wooded land. He had
this
partially cleared when he sold it and returned to Henry County,
buying
what
was afterward known as the Wisehart farm. He remained upon this place
until
1854, when he sold it and bought the place on which the subject of
this
sketch now resides. In 1881 he removed to New Castle, where he lived until
his death in 1895. He was married to Miss Martha Koons, the daughter of
George and Mary (Eller) Koons. Her parents were early pioneers of Henry
County, coming here from North Carolina about 1820. To this union were
born
the following children: James, Sarah J, Davault K, Elizabeth, Mary
E.,
Frank
M., Thomas B. and Isaac N. John R. Millikan was a prominent man in
his
day,
and in 1867 was elected to represent his county in the state
legislature.
While in that body he was the author of a bill, known as the Gravel
Road
bill, which made it possible for the counties of the state
to
construct gravel roads, a much-needed improvement. He was a member
of
the Christian church. Isaac N. Millikan was reared upon the
parental
homestead and attended the common schools of his neighborhood,
supplementing
this by attendance at the academy at New Castle and one term at the
Spice
land Academy. He was qualified to teach in the public schools, but
never
took up that work. He returned to the farm and controlled a
half
interest in it his partner being his brother. T. B. Here he has since
continued to successfully follow the pursuit of agriculture and by his
wise
management, sound discrimination and progressive methods has acquired
a
comfortable income. The marriage of the subject occurred in 1881, the
lady
of his choice being. Miss Narcissa Boyd, the daughter of James M
Boyd, an
early pioneer of this county. The fruit of this union is one child,
Imogene,
born in January 1887. Politically Mr. Millikan is a stanch Republican
and
has
always taken a keen interest in all questions affecting the interests
of
his
county or township. For fifteen years he has served as committeeman
for
his
precinct, but has never had any aspiration for public office.
Fraternally
he
is a member of the Knights of Pythias, holding membership in the
subordinate
lodge at New Castle. He and his wife are members of the Christian
church
and
are faithful in the performance of their religious duties. In his
business
relations he keeps in accord with the ethics of life and the correctness
of
his motives has never been questioned by those with whom he has had
any
dealings. Eminently warm-hearted and generous, he discharges all
of
his duties with energy and zeal, and, to the best of his
ability,
lives up to his highest conception of what constitutes true manhood.
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