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Surname: Hinchman, Nickell, Blacklidge, Semons
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History of Rush County Indiana
Brant & Fuller
Chicago
1888
Page
Surnames in this biography are: Hinchman, Nickell, Blacklidge, Semons,
JOHN T. HINCHMAN was born in Union Township, Rush Co. Indiana. April 21,
1825. He was the son of John and Nancy (Nickell) Hinchman, whose personal
history appears in this volume. Our subject spent his boyhood and youth
on the farm, and received a common school education. He adopted farming
as his life occupation. At the age of twenty-one, or on February 26, 1846,
he was married to Sarah A. Blacklidge, daughter of John and Nancy (Semons)
Blacklidge, who settled in Union Township in 1823, and lived here until
their deaths. Mrs. Hinchman was born September 23, 1826, and has spent
her entire life here. They had two children: Roda A., deceased, and William
M., now married and residing near his father. Our subject began housekeeping
on the farm on which his brother Robert lives, but in December 1847, removed
to the farm where he now resides. This he purchased in the spring of that
year. It was partly improved with ordinary improvements. It now consists
of 160 acres under a high state of cultivation. His residence is a fine
one. He began life a poor man, and by dint of industry has been eminently
successful, and can be classed among the leading farmers of the township.
He and wife are members of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a staunch
Republican, and firmly upholds the principles of that party. He is one
of the honest and upright citizens of Rush County.