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CALDWELL, John Jefferson
JOHN JEFFERSON CALDWELL -- Among the older and better known
citizens of Clinton county is he whose names forms the caption of
this personal mention. Mr. Caldwell was born in Hamilton, Butler
county, Ohio, November 19, 1825. The name Caldwell is of Scotch-Irish
origin and the early ancestors of this family in America settled
in Delaware, in which state John W. Caldwell, the father of our
subject, was born, and from which state he migrated to Butler
county, Ohio, where he married Johannah D. AYERS, the daughter of
Isaac AYERS, a native of Ohio and a pioneer settler of Union
township, this county. The father, of our subject, after teaching
school for a few years in Ohio, accepted a clerkship on one of
the Ohio river steamboats, which exploded in 1825, causing his
death. In 1833 the mother of our subject came to Indiana with her
father, with whom she made her home until she died, in 1865, at
the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. Caldwell was one of two
children-the late Hon, Frank D. Caldwell being his brother. Mr.
Caldwell was eight years of age when brought to this county,
which has since been his home, with the exception of about one
year spent in California. He grew to manhood, making his home
with his paternal grandfather until 1850, in which year he joined
the crowd of gold-seekers making their way to California, where
he engaged in gold mining. One year later, he returned to his
home in this county and took up the pursuit of farming. March 17,
1853, he married Miss Rebecca Price, the daughter of Daniel
PRICE, a native of Butler county, Ohio, and an early settler in
Clinton county. Mrs. Caldwell was born in Butler county, Ohio,
January 1, 1833. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell has been
blessed by the birth of four children, namely: Alice, who became
a teacher in the public schools and a young lady of great promise
in her profession, but was called away by death in her
seventeenth year; Horace Greeley, who died at the age of five
years; Laura E., and Ida Victoria.
After his marriage Mr. Caldwell settled
down in life upon his present farm of 160 acres, and since that
date has been actively and successfully engaged in farming. Mr.
Caldwell has held several positions of honor and trust. In his
early life he was a whig, but upon the organization of the
republican party he became a republican and as such has continued
an active worker. His first elective office was that of justice
of the peace, to which he was chosen in 1856 and which office he
filled for a period of four years. In 1865 he became the
republican candidate for the state legislature, and
notwithstanding the fact that the democratic party, was at that
time in the majority in Clinton county, he made a successful
race, being elected. He served one term in the legislature and
became a candidate for reelection, but was unsuccessful in
overcoming the majority of the opposing political party.
Pages 602-603 Source I
Transcribed by Chris
Brown
CALLOWAY, Lewis F.
Agriculture has been the true source of
man's dominion on earth ever since the primal existence of labor
and has been the pivotal industry that has controlled for the
most part all the fields of action to which his intelligence and
energy have been devoted. In a civilized community no
calling is so certain of yielding a compensatory return as that
which is culled from a kindly soil albeit the husbandman at times
is sorely taxed in coaxing from mother earth all he desires or
even expects; yet she is a kind mother and seldom chastens with
disappointment the child whose diligence and frugality she deems
it but just should be rewarded. One of those who have found
a benefactress in mother earth is Lewis F. Callaway (sic), a
leading farmer of Owen township, Clinton county, proprietor of
"Eastview Farm."
Mr. Calloway was born in Ross township,
Clinton county, September 24, 1852. He is a son of Wingate
CALLOWAY, who was born in Pennsylvania, of English ancestors,
some of whom fought in the old wars of Great Britain. The
father of our subject grew up in his native state and there
received a common school education, and upon reaching manhood he
married Elizabeth LEWIS, a daughter of Henry LEWIS, one of the
well known early settlers of Ross township having come here from
Butler county, Ohio. He was of English and Welsh descent.
To Wingate Calloway and wife nine children were born, three of
whom are now living, named as follows: Lucinda( died when
twelve years old; Lewis F., of this sketch; Mary A., is the wife
of Walter TROXEL, in Mulberry, this county. The death of
Wingate Calloway occurred in 1865, at the age of fifty-two years,
his birth having occurred in 1814. He devoted his life to
general farming.
Lewis F. Calloway was reared on the home
farm and there he worked when a boy. He received his
education in the common schools. In 1886 he married Thersa
BIBLE, who was born in Wisconsin October 18, 1861, a daughter of
Rufus BIBLE of German ancestry. The death of Mrs.
Calloway's mother occurred at the age of forty-one years.
Her father is still living. Twelve children were born to
Rufus Bible and wife named as follows: Everett, Emma Amelia,
Thersa, who married Mr. Calloway, of this sketch; Delilah, Sarah,
Gilbert, Elmira, Sylva, Lucy, Lester and Sylvester, the latter
deceased.
The following children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Calloway: Manson E., who married Pearl STINBAUGH,
lives in Ross township, this county, and they have two children,
Jesse James and Troy Lewis; Willard C., second child of our
subject, is now twenty years old; John L. is eighteen years old;
Guy C., is thirteen years old; Gladys died at the age of five
years.
Mr. Calloway began farming when a young
man and this has continued to be his vocation. He is now
owner of a finely improved and productive farm of about one
hundred and twenty-four acres of valuable land, where he carries
on general farming and stock raising. He has a good ten
roomed house and substantial outbuildings, including a barn,
forty by ninety feet. He is well fixed about his place in
every way and is one of our best farmers. Mr. Calloway
affiliates with the Democratic party.
pp. 923-924 Source II
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CAMMACK, Nathan H.
NATHAN H. CAMMACK, owner of a saw-mill in Mulberry, Clinton
county, Ind., and one of the enterprising business men of the
town, has the honor of being a native of the Hoosier state, his
birth having occurred in Richmond, Ind., August 19, 1821.
His parents, Samuel and Hannah (HOLLINGSWORTH) CAMMACK, were both
natives of South Carolina, and the former was of Scotch descent,
while the latter was of English lineage. The father was
born in 1796, and in early life removed to Ohio, where he was
married. Subsequently he removed to Richmond, Ind., where
for a time he carried on a pottery, and then embarked in the
lumber business. He established a woolen mill in Wayne
county, and operated that until 1867, when he removed to a farm
in Grant county, upon which he remained two years. His death
occurred in 1874, at Arba, Randolph county, Ind., and his
wife, who was born in 1803, passed away in 1890, at the advanced
age of eighty-seven. Of their family of four children, only
two are now living -- Nathan H. and Rachel, wife of Henry
ROBINSON. David and Eli have passed away.
Nathan H. Cammack was reared in Wayne county,
Ind., and on attaining his majority, entered into partnership
with his father in the manufacture of woolen goods. This
connection continued until 1870, when he embarked in the saw-mill
business, which he continued until 1882. In that year he
removed to Cottage Home, Ill., where he again engaged in the
lumber trade. In July, 1887, he became a resident of
Mulberry, and since that time has operated a saw-mill at this
place. He is a man of good business and executive ability,
and is highly esteemed throughout this community. On the 6th
of May, 1841, Mr. Cammack was joined in wedlock with Miss
Priscilla Morris, who was born December 6, 1821, and is a
daughter of Joshua and Mary (MORGAN) MORRIS, natives of North
Carolina. Her father was a miller by trade and followed
that business until his death, which occurred in 1823. His wife
passed away about 1854. In their family were eight
children, namely: Charles, John, Jesse, Lydia, Susanna and
Mary, all now deceased; Priscilla and Ruth. To Mr. and Mrs.
Cammack were born four children--Adeline, who was born December
22, 1843, and is the wife of James PEELE; David, born January 25,
1845. Charles, born January 5, 1847; and Laura, who was born
March 9, 1851, and died August 10, 1890. They also have an
adopted daughter, Emma J., who was born in Milton, Ind., October
27, 1862. She there remained until six years of age, when,
with her parents, she removed to Cambridge, an old and quaint
city of eastern Indiana. There she was educated under the
supervision of Prof. James R. Hall, who was at the head of the
Cambridge schools for twelve years. Her high school teachers were
Mrs. Hall and Miss Hattie Beech, and their beautiful lives left
an impress on their students for good. Miss Cammack graduated in
a class of only four members, and then in 1884 began teaching in
Muncie, Ind., having charge of the second, third, fourth and
sixth grades. She entered upon the high school work in 1890,
and now occupies a merited position among the best teachers of
the state. She always wins the love and confidence of her
pupils and they are developed in other ways as well as
intellectually. With the Presbyterian church she holds
membership. Mr. Cammack is a member of the Society of
Friends, and in politics he is a republican. The death of
Mrs. Cammack occurred early in November, 1894, and during life
she had also been a devout member of the Society of Friends.
Pages 603 & 604 Source I
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Brown
CAMPBELL, A. S.
The biographer has learned
that a great number of Owen township’s farmers were born and
reared within the boundaries, and we are glad to note that this
is the case because it shows stability, a trait that all people
must possess who would win in the battle of life in any vocation,
farming being not by any means the only one. It also shows that
this is a fine township from every standpoint, else her sons
would not have cared to remain here, but would have sought more
promising fields elsewhere. Among the number of progressive
native born citizens of this township who are devoting their
brawn and brain to tilling the soil the name of A. S. Campbell
should be included, as all who know him well will readily
acquiesce in such a statement, the reasons being too obvious to
need comment here. Suffice it to say that he came of one of our
excellent pioneer families, who redeemed he county of Clinton
from the virgin wilderness.
Mr. Campbell was born
in the above named township and county on September 22, 1850. His
is the son of Mark and Agnes (BARCLAY) CAMPBELL. The father was
born in January, 1818, in Pennsylvania, and there also the mother
was born in 1822. There they grew to maturity, receiving limited
educational advantages in the old-time schools, and there they
were married, removing soon thereafter to Clinton county and
establishing the future home of the family in Owen township. Here
they worked hard, economized and left a good property for their
children, and here they spent the remainder of their lives, the
father dying in 1894, the good wife surviving sixteen years,
dying in 1910. They were the parents of five children: Elias A.,
our subject; Mrs. Sarah BOYLE, William and Oliver, the last
two deceased.
A. S. Campbell grew to
manhood on the old homestead, doing his share of general work
there when he was old enough. He received a common school
education. On June 5, 1882, he married Laura FRANKLIN, who was
born in Carroll county, Indiana, April 16, 1862. She was the
daughter of Nelson and Mary (THOMPSON) FRANKLIN. She grew to
womanhood in her native locality and received a common school
education. Her death occurred on September 1, 1902, after a
mutually happy and helpful married life of twenty years. She was
a woman of many commendable traits and was beloved by a wide
circle of friends. Two children were born to our subject and wife:
Mrs. Ethel WHITE, born October 18, 1883, and Mrs. Blanche
DOUGLASS, born July 11, 1888. They grew up in Owen township and
received common school educations here.
Mr. Campbell went to
farming for himself early in life and has made a success beyond
the average person in that exacting field of endeavor. He is
owner of a valuable and productive farm of two hundred acres, all
under cultivation but fifty acres. It is well tiled and otherwise
properly improved, and he has a large house and barn. He carries
on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale and is
regarded as one of the county’s best agriculturists. He
built his own home and made the present improvements, for the
most part. He is a Republican, but not active in politics. Pages
621 & 622.
Source
II
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CAMPBELL, Elias
The life of a man whose
successful career is accomplished through achievements in the
business world is not so replete with stirring, dramatic
qualities as that of the man whose deeds Have been the outcome of
a military career. However, it is fully as commendable.
Very fortunate is the man who may boast of a highly successful
business career in addition to a career in the field. Such
is the man we treat of in this sketch. He joined the ranks
of the brave fellows who went to the front in '61, and he
returned to civilian life to valiantly serve the interests of the
public as loyally as he did the flag of his country. Mr.
Campbell has been in public office several times and has always
acquitted himself well by reason of his integrity, altruism, and
his delightful personality.
Elias Campbell was born
May 24, 1848, in Clinton county, the son of Mark and Agnes S. (BARKLEY)
CAMPBELL. His parents came to this county in 1848 from
Franklin county, Pennslyvania, (sic) and found here a wilderness
which they, undaunted, cleared for the making of their farm. Mark
Campbell remained on this estate all of his life and brought up a
family of five children there: Elias, Andrew, Sarah, William and
Oliver, the last two named being dead at this writing.
Elias Campbell attended the
Clinton county public schools and soon. mastered everything they
had to offer, then turned to the business of farming.
Eighteen hundred and sixty-one and 1862 passed and the country
was at a fever heat. Mr. Campbell resisted the temptation to drop
his plow and at don the blue uniform until May 7, 1863.
Then, a lad of only fifteen years, he enlisted in Company B, One
Hundred and Thirty-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which
company was attached to the Army of Tennessee. He was
discharged from this first service at Indianapolis in 1864, but
immediately reenlisted in Company G. One Hundred and Fiftieth
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Potomac. This time
he served until the end of the war, being mustered out at
Indianapolis in November, 1865.
Until 1879, Mr. Campbell
farmed and worked at the trade of carpentering, then went to
Sedalia, Ind., where he entered the mercantile business. He
continued here until 1888. While in this town he won the
esteem and respect of everyone. He was recognized as a
leader and he justified every confidence placed in him. For
ten years he held the position of postmaster there. After
moving to the city of Frankfort Mr. Campbell quickly became
idenitfied (sic) with the commercial and civic interests of that
place. He served for four years as street commissioner in
that city, and in 1898 he took the office of deputy revenue
collector for the United States in charge of a division of the
seventh district of Indiana. He was appointed to this
position under D. W. Henry of Terre Haute, and is still active in
the furtherance of his duties.
Mr. Campbell has been married
twice, and each time he has been compelled to undergo the loss of
his wife by the hand of death. His first wife was Mary
YOUNG, the daughter of Dr. R. 0. Young and Margaret (ROBISON)
YOUNG. Her father was one of the oldest practitioners in
the county and was one of the earlier pioneers of Geetingsville,
Ind. Mr. Campbell married Miss Young in 1879, and ten years
after, 1889, she was called to her Maker. Mr. Campbell's
second wife was Kate DeCamp, the daughter of Capt. Edward
Reed DeCamp and Maria (DARR) DeCAMP, early settlers of Clinton
county, who traveled there from the state of Ohio. Mr.
Campbell's second wife died May 23, 1910. Mr. Campbell has no
children of his own, but has one adopted daughter, Grace TITUS,
who is now Mrs. Herman NELSON of Chicago. Before her
marriage she graduated as a trained nurse from the Home Hospital
at Lafayette, Ind., and then took a post-graduate course at
Chicago. April 8, 1911, she married Mr. NELSON, who is an
adjustor for the Hart, Shaffner & Marx Company,
clothiers of Chicago.
Mr. Campbell is a Republican
by politics, sticking to the G. 0. P. when the split came in 1912.
Fraternally, he is connected with the Free and Accepted Order of
Masons, Knights of Pythias, and Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, all chapters at Frankfort, were he resides.
Pages 717 - 719. Source II
Transcribed by Connie
CAPLINGER, John
Nature's remedies and methods for curing
the ills of man, beast or soil are always the best and most
economical. Every farmer must sooner or later learn, if he
would succeed, that simple lesson that wherever the necessary
mineral elements of plant food are deficient, he must not only
return them in their natural form, but must make them available
for plant food by supplying organic matter in abundance.
This was well understood at the outset of his farming career by
John Caplinger, now living retired, after a successful life as a
farmer, in his pleasant home in Forest township, Clinton county.
In fact, he has always been a man who carefully noted things, and
built up a splendid system of general farming which brought ample
returns, enabling him to retire and spend his old age in quiet.
He is one of our honored veterans of the great Civil war and a
man who has done his full share in the work of general
improvement in his community and county.
Mr. Caplinger was born on August 13,
1843, in Adams county, Ohio, and there he spent his boyhood years
and received such educational advantages is the old-time schools
afforded. When twenty-six years old he arrived at Middle
Fork, Clinton county, March 25, 1869, and he has continued to
reside in this county, engaging in general farming and stock
raising and for a period of ten years operated a saw-mill.
He is a son of Moses and Martha (DILLON) CAPLINGER. The
father was born in Highland county, Ohio, and he spent his life
in that state, dying there on March 4, 1886, a highly respected
citizen. The mother of our subject was born in Adams
county, Ohio, and her death occurred on November18, 1865. They
spent their lives on a farm, and eight children were born to them:
John, of this review; George, Susanna, Christopher and Cornelius,
the others being deceased.
John Caplinger received a common school
education and this has been supplemented in after years by
extensive home reading and careful observation. He often
recalls with interest the scenes of the old log house which was
the school room for the neighborhood.
John Caplinger has been thrice married,
first, on October 24, 1866, to Frances E. Morrison, who was born
in Adams county, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (BALDWIN)
MORRISON, both her parents being natives of that state, where
they spent their lives on a farm. Our subject's first wife
died on September 13, 1867, leaving one child, Frances E., who
was born on July 7, 1867. She married John CHAMBLIN, and
they live in Ohio. On August 8, 1872, Mr. Caplinger married
Laura E. Wright, who was born in Clinton county, Indiana.
She is a daughter of Stanton and Martha (GOODHART) WRIGHT, both
natives of Indiana. Our subject's second wife died April 16,
1874. Of this union one child was born -- Martha E., whose
birth occurred on May 8, 1873. She married James BEAUCHAMP,
of Kansas City, Missouri. In November, 1903, our subject
was again married, his last wife being Mary CONOVER, who was born
in Jefferson county, Indiana, May 2, 1844.
Mr. Caplinger began farming when a young
man and this was his chief life work up to his retirement from
active work some time ago, though he ran a saw mill for some time
in Warren township.
Fraternally, Mr. Caplinger is a Mason,
belonging to the Forest Blue lodge and the Commandery and Royal
Arch at Frankfort. Politically he is a Democrat, and in
religion belongs to the Universalist church. He was at one
time constable of Warren township, also township assessor,
filling these offices to the entire satisfaction of the people.
In 1864 Mr. Caplinger proved his
patriotism to the government by en-ll,,tiiig for service in the
Federal army at Cincinnati, Ohio, in Company G, One Hundred and
Eighty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. George Kountz,
and although he saw some considerable service he was in but one
battle, but that was a pretty hot one, that of Murphreysboro,
Tennesee, during Hood's campaign, and, was fought on December 7,
1864. In this our subject was wounded by a minie ball which
passed through his right shoulder. He was honorably
discharged on June 2, 1865, at Jeffersonville, Indiana. He
formerly belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Pages 549 – 551 Source II
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CARSON, John
Born: Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland;
Married: Elizabeth COMPSON, 1826 (Armagh, Ireland) ;
Died: Before 1847, Ireland;
Parents: Not Known
Siblings: Not Known
Children: Thomas Carson (1827-1847); William Carson (1830-1887)
m. Sarah J. CHRISTIAN; Robert Carson (1833-1884 m. Amanda
McCORKHILL
Occupation: Not Known
Other information: Elizabeth "Eliza" Carson came
to America with her 3 sons as a widow, in 1847. This was about
the time of the potato famine. Eliza had a brother in Clinton
County, IN and came there to live. Her son, Thomas, died soon
after they arrived. The other boys grew up, married and raised
their families in Clinton County.
Source: , pg Armagh (Ireland) Marriage License Bonds Vol.
1, 1727-1845; "History of Chitticks" by Emily Jane
Compton written for 1928 Chittick Reunion (found in vertical
files of Frankfort Library's genealogy department); Record of
Rossville Cemetery, Clinton Co, IN by Grace Hufford Merritt, pg 7;
Clinton County Cemeteries, Vol. 1, printed in Frankfort, IN, pg
40A, 40C (Mt Hope Cemetery); Death Records, Clinton Co., IN, Book
H-17, pgs 39 and 64.
Submitter: Shirley D. Webb, shirlwbb@ktc.com;
webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shirlwbb/
CARSON, Robert
Born: 1833 Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland;
Married: Amanda McCORKHILL, 20 Jan 1857, Clinton Co IN (she
died 1891);
Died: 27 Oct 1884, Rossville, Clinton Co IN; buried
Rossville Cemetery;
Parents: John Carson and Elizabeth COMPTON
Siblings: Thomas Carson (Mar 1827-1 Sept 1847); William
Carson (1830-11 June 1887)
Children: Laura E. Carson (1858 IN - 1929) m. Thomas J.
MOORE; Marietta Carson (1859-1860); Jennie Eliza Carson (1863 IN
- 1931 CA); Clinton L. Carson (1866 IN - 1929) m. Viola LEWIS;
Amanda Carson (1869- ?); Robert Boice Carson (1874 IN - 1941 OK)
m. 1) Florence Rhea WEAVER and 2) Beatrice WILLIAMS; Horace C.
Carson (1875-1918); Henrietta Carson (1876 IN - 1946 IL)
Occupation: Saddler
Other information: Robert Carson and Amanda are buried in
Rossville Cemetery, Clinton Co IN. His daughter, Marietta, is
buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery as was her uncle, Thomas and her
grandmother, Eliza COMPTON CARSON TERWILLIGER
Source: , pg Record of Rossville Cemetery, p. 7; Death
Records, Clinton Co IN, Book H-17, p. 39; Census for Clinton Co
IN, 1860, 1870 and 1880.
Submitter: Shirley D. Webb, shirlwbb@ktc.com;
webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shirlwbb/
CARTER, Epaminonadas
EPAMINONADAS CARTER – The gentleman for whom this
biographical sketch is prepared is a native –born son of
Clinton county, Ind., and dates his birth from the first day of
October, 1841. He is the son of Richard and Eleanor (BYERS)
CARTER, and a grandson of Jesse Carter and Ephraim Byers, the
former of English and the latter of Irish descent. His paternal
great-grandfather, William Carter, was a pioneer of Clinton
county and died at an advanced age of ninety-two years. His
grandfather Carter died at the age of eighty-eight, and his
maternal grandfather departed this life in Missouri at a good old
age. It will thus be seen that E. Carter is descended from long-lived
ancestry, and, inheriting, as he does, many of their virtues and
characteristics, he bids fair to live for many years to come.
Mr. Carter was reared to manhood in his
native county, became familiar with the rugged usages of the farm
at an early age, and received a good education, attending school
at intervals until attaining his majority. He made substantial
progress in his various studies, which he pursued assiduously,
and for a period of about sixteen years was one of the successful
teachers of Clinton county. On the first day of January, 1861,
Sarah A. HUTCHINSON, became his wife, and the marriage thus
consummated resulted in the birth of three children --- Geneva,
born February 8, 1861; William H., born August 11, 1862, and
Julia E., born September 20, 1864. The mother of these children
died October 24, 1865, and on the twenty-fifth of December, 1868,
Mr. Carter was united in marriage to Amy A. Morris, daughter of G.
W. and Abia MORRIS. To this marriage eight children were born,
five of which are deceased, all dying in infancy except Allie May
a very interesting little girl, whose death occurred at the age
of nine years. The following are the names of those living:
Jennie, born June 15, 1870; Roy, born May 19, 1876, and Bert,
born November 1, 1878. In 1882 Mr. Carter’s home was again
visited by the death angel, Mrs. Carter dying September 11 of
that year. Mr. Carter married his present wife, Retta C. Lipp,
daughter of Andrew J. and Margaret A. LIPP, on the fourteenth day
May, 1889 – a union blessed with the birth of two children:
Ella, born March 10, 1890, and Levi, whose birth occurred on the
fourteenth day of May, 1892. Mr. Carter is a successful farmer of
Washington township and a gentleman in whom his neighbors and
fellow-citizens repose the utmost confidence. He subscribes to
the creed of the United Brethren church, and in politics is an
earnest supporter of the prohibition party.
P. 606 Source I
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CARTER, Joseph B.
Whether interested personally in farming
or not no one could view the well kept, clean fields, good
buildings and general thrifty appearance of a place that is
farmed by Joseph B. Carter of Perry township, Clinton county
without admiring the same. He is one of our best general
agriculturists and stock raisers and believes in doing well
whatever he attempts. He keeps things in ship-shape, never
waiting for someone else to do what he himself should perform,
nor for others to lay his plans.
Mr. Carter was born in 1856 in Franklin
county, Ind., the son of William CARTER, who was born in England,
from which country he came with his parents, when a child, to
Franklin county, this state, where they established a good home
through their industry. The long voyage across the Atlantic
was made in an old-time sailing vessel and the trip required
thirty days. The paternal grandfather spent the rest of his
life in Franklin county, Ind., and there his son, William, grew
to manhood and married Rebecca BEASLEY, who was also born in
England, from which country she came with her parents when a
child settled in Franklin county, Ind. There she grew to
womanhood and she and William Carter were married, later coming
to Clinton county to make their future home. A fuller
history of these families is found on another page of this volume.
Joseph B. Carter grew to manhood on the
home farm and there did his share of the work when a boy.
He received a good education in the common schools.
Mr. Carter was married when he reached
young manhood to Katie PEEK, who was born, reared and educated in
Shelby county, Ind. She is a daughter of William PEEK, a
prosperous farmer, now deceased. His widow is still living,
making her home in New Mexico, she and Mr. Peek having lived for
some time in Kansas. He was a soldier in the Union army
during the Civil war. Our subject had a half brother.
William GARDNER, who was also a soldier for the Union. He
died in Frankfort, Ind., some time ago.
Three children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Carter: Clinton E., married to Zora POLLARD, living in Perry
township on a farm; Myrtle, now nineteen years of age and Alta
May (deceased). The son was born February to, 1888,
received a good common school education, and was married in 1909.
His wife is a daughter of Sheridan POLLARD and wife. She
was reared and educated in Boone county. Clinton E. CARTER
and wife have one child, a son, Earl Clifton, whose birth
occurred in August, 1910.
Mr. Carter and his son are both members
of the Woodmen of the World and the son belongs to the Knights of
Pythias.
pp. 836-837 Source II
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CARTER, Marion A.
MARION A. CARTER is a native of Clinton county, Ind., was born
May 4, 1859, and is a son of Richard J. Carter, a pioneer of the
county, whose biography appears in the paragraph above, Marion A.,
when he became of age, was placed in charge of his father’s
farm, which he now owns and which comprises 200 acres. On this
farm he still lives, in the house in which he was born. Mr.
Carter has, since the year 1892, carried on a dairy on his farm,
keeping only Jersey cows and selling cream only. He has, also,
large business interests elsewhere, being a heavy stockholder in
the Frankfort Handle manufactory, of which he has been vice-president
since its organization.
The marriage of Mr. Carter took place
May 20, 1880, to Miss Lenora B. Douglas, daughter of Thomas S.
and Lucy (HUGHES) DOUGLAS. This lady was born July 28, 1860, and
has borne her husband eight children, in the following order:
Walter R., November 26, 1880; Lucy A., May 10, 1883; Frank M.,
May 10, 1885; Ella, March 28, 1887 (died August 9 of the same
year); Richard, July 10, 1888 (died January 1, 1892); Essa, Nov.
17, 1890 (died April 13, 1891); Floyd R., April 27, 1892; Ross M.,
September 20, 1894. Mr. Carter is a remarkably good business man,
and besides holding a high position in the commercial world, is
an honored member of the K, of P. lodge, No. 71, and of Dakota
lodge of Red Men. In politics he is a republican, and, although
not an office-seeker, gives his substantial support to his party.
P. 609 Source I
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CARTER, R. C.
The subject of this sketch is
one of the progressive agriculturists of Perry township, whose
fine farm, known as Sunny Side, the name the great author,
Washington Irving, gave his estate on the banks of the
picturesque Hudson, ranks with the best in this locality, this
attractive place having been unproved by Mr. Carter to its
present high state of excellency by years of patient toil and
skillful management. His success has been won entirely
along the lines of old and time-tried maxims, "honesty is
the best policy," and "there is no excellence without
labor," being among the ones he has sought to follow.
His place consists of one hundred and twenty acres, well located
in section 24, one of the best agricultural districts in Clinton
county.
R. C. Carter was born in
Franklin county, Indiana, May 31, 1868. He is a son of
William Carter, who was born in England near the world's greatest
city, London. He came of a sterling old Anglo-Saxon family,
noted alike for its industry and honesty. The date of his
birth was 1832, and his death occurred in 1897 at the age of
sixty-five years. He emigrated to the United States in
early life and here became well established and was respected by
all who knew him, for he was industrious and honorable at all
times. He was accompanied to this country by his parents,
the family settling in Franklin county, Indiana, and there
occurred the death of the grandfather of our subject. The
mother of our subject was Rebecca BEASLEY before her marriage,
and she, too, was a native of England, and her family brought her
to Franklin county, Indiana, when she was a young girl and there
established their new home, and there she grew to womanhood and
received her education. Only her mother came to America,
her father having died in England. Her mother lived to be
sixty-three years of age. Eight children were born to
William Carter and wife, five of whom are living, four sons and
one daughter: John, Joseph of Perry township; Richard, of this
review; Susanna, who lives in Jackson township, and Thomas, also
of that township. The father of the above named children
followed farming all his life. Politically he was a
Republican, and he and his wife belonged to the United Brethren
church.
Richard C. Carter grew to
manhood on the home farm and there worked when a boy. He
received a good common school education, and he has devoted his
life to farming and raising live stock. His excellent farm
lies three-quarters of a mile north of Manson. He keeps his place
in a high state of improvement and cultivation. He has a
cozy home in the midst of attractive surroundings and has
substantial outbuildings. He handles at all seasons a good
grade of live stock.
Mr. Carter was married when
twenty-two years of age, in Jackson township, to Flora Goode, who
was born in Boone county, this state, where she was reared and
educated. She is a daughter of Philip GOODE and wife, who
finally removed to Jackson township, this county, and established
a good home there. Mr. Goode was killed by accident
at the age of fifty-three years in 1896.
Politically he was a
Democrat, and he belonged to the United Brethren church, in which
he was a deacon and a steward. His family consisted of the
following children: Levina, Flora, who married Mr. Carter of this
sketch; Lew Wallace, Lula, Ora, who was a soldier in the
Philippines; America, Birdie and Clifford. The mother of
the above named children is still living, making her home in
Jackson township, where she has a host of warm friends.
To our subject and wife one
child, a son, Guy, has been born, his birth having occurred in
1894. He is attending school in Frankfort, taking a
business course.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter are members of the Christian church and are
liberal supporters of the same.
Pages 483 – 485. Source II
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CARVER, Miles A.
MILES A. CARVER was born in Chenango county, N. Y., November 7,
1816, and is a lineal descendant of John M. Carver, first
governor of Connecticut. His father, Perry CARVER, moved from
Connecticut many years ago to Chenango county, N. Y., of which he
was one of the pioneers. The wife of Perry Carver was Keziah
WARNER, who bore the following children: Shubael, Almina Eliza,
Matilda, Miles A , Justice, Elisha W. and Lyman, all of whom,
with the exception of Justice, who died in the army, lived to a
good old age. The father of the above children reached his eighty-fourth
year: Shubael is living yet at eighty-four years of age; Almina
Eliza's age is eighty-two; Matilda is seventy, Elisha seventy-four;
Lyman died at the age of seventy, and, by reference to date of
birth, it will be found that the subject of this sketch has
arrived at the ripe old age of seventy-eight --- surely a
remarkable record of longevity for the family. Shubael Carver was
a graduate of a theological institution, and for a number of
years was an acceptable minister of the Presbyterian church,
occupying one pulpit for seven years. He served as county
superintendent in two counties and achieved an enviable
reputation as a teacher, having been identified with educational
work for a considerable period. He and wife had the honor of
assisting in the organization of the first Presbyterian church in
Chenango county, N. Y., and he took an active part in the
discussion of the leading theological questions of his day.
Politically, he was opposed to the institution of slavery and did
all in his power, both with tongue and pen, to awaken a public
sentiment against the sinful traffic in human beings. He and wife
died in Monroe county, Ind., to which part of the state they
emigrated in an early day.
Miles A. Carver attended first the
common schools of his native state, and at the age of nineteen
entered an educational institution at Oneida, N. Y., in which he
acquired a knowledge of the higher branches of learning, working
on the farm in the meantime. He pursued his studies for a period
of four years, with the intention of preparing himself for
teaching, and, being fortified with the proper intellectual
training, he took charge of a school in New York, where he taught
two terms. During the six succeeding years he followed the
teacher's profession in Ross county, Ohio, where in the meantime
he met and married Miss Margaret Kellenberger, daughter of
William and Mary (HAYNES) KELLENBERGER. Shortly after his
marriage, Mr. Carver emigrated to Indiana, and began teaching in
Clinton county, and was thus engaged for a number of years,
during which time he did much toward laying the foundation upon
which the present excellent school system of the county is built.
He introduced the first blackboard ever used in the county, and
suggested many other improvements, the value and utility of which
have since been fully demonstrated. Mr. Carver, during his period
of educational work, was untiring in his efforts to elevate the
standard of the teacher's profession, and it is safe to say that
no man in Clinton county has watched with keener interest or kept
in closer touch with the schools than he. He was actively engaged
in the work of teaching for a period of thirty-five years, and in
the meantime did much to awaken an interest in the cause of the
Sabbath school, having been a superintendent both in this county
and his native state. For some years Mr. Carver has been engaged
in agricultural pursuits, owning at this time a line farm in
Perry township, upon which he is passing his declining years. He
has practically retired from the active duties of life, but still
possesses in a marked degree his faculties, both physical and
mental. His life has been fraught with much good to his fellow-men,
and the influence which he has exerted morally and intellectually
upon the community is destined to be permanent. He is a member of
the Methodist church and politically supports the principles of
the prohibition party.
To Mr. Carver's first marriage the
following children were born: Mary E., Orlantha, Angeline S.,
Francis, Elizabeth, Albert and William. By his present wife,
whose maiden name was Catherine DEAL, he has four children: Ada ,
Rose, Dora and Lillian. Of these Ada was a successful teacher in
the county of Clinton, is an accomplished musician, and is now
the wife of J. S. FRANTZ, a traveling salesman of Decatur, Ill;
Rose is married to W. N. CLARK, editor of the Mulberry Reporter;
Dora is a well-known teacher in the schools of Frankfort, Ind.
Pages 609 - 610 Source I
Transcribed and submitted by Terry
L. Carver.
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CASEY, J. B.
In a country like Indiana the
manufacture of draining tile is a large and important industry
and gives employment to thousands of men, and innumerable
families are supported by reason of this industry. This
state, it will be remembered, was originally a semi swamp, over,
at least, a great part of its area, but the pioneers who settled
here less than a century ago knew that as rich soil as could be
found on the continent was lying beneath the shallow water.
The problem which confronted them was to drain the land and get
it ready for the seed. Thus in working out this problem
enormous work has been performed and vast money expended, but the
results have certainly been gratifying and warranted the outlay.
Most of the farms in Clinton county have had to be tiles and the
work is still going on. Colfax has become a tile
manufacturing center. Perhaps no individual here has a more
expert knowledge of the proper manufacture of draining tile than
J. B. Casey, manager of the M. J. Lee Drain Tile Company.
Mr. Casey was born in Crawfordsville,
Ind., some thirty-six years ago. He is a son of T. J.
CASEY, who was a pioneer brick manufacturer of Crawfordsville.
His family consisted of five children.
J. B. Casey grew to manhood in his
native city and received his education there, attending the
common schools and Wabash College. During the Spanish-American
war he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. F. Alexander, and this regiment
was mustered in and sent to Chickamauga Park, Tenn., where it
camped, not being needed in Cuba, much to the regret of the
regiment, which longed for active service against the Dons.
Mr. Casey returned home with the regiment in the summer of 1898
and was discharged. He at once turned his attention to a
business career, and, having learned the manufacture of tile as a
boy under his father he quite naturally decided to continue in
that field of endeavor. He came to Colfax in 1902, and
erected the tile plant mentioned above, and which he has since
managed, and he has given every satisfaction in this connection,
doing much to increase the efficiency and prestige of the same.
The Lee company has a large tile plant
at Crawfordsville and New Richmond, Ind., also. Their plant
in Colfax is adjacent to both the Vandalia and Big Four railways.
M. J. Lee is president; H. K. Lee, vice-president; Neil Casey,
secretary; J. B. Casey, treasurer and manager. The Colfax
plant was built in 1902, at a cost of seventy-two thousand
dollars. It enjoys the distinction of being the second
largest tile factory in Indiana, and very large local business is
carried on, and the products of the plant are shipped to all
parts of the country. Fifty skilled employes (sic) are on
the payroll all the year round. The size of the tile
manufactured here is from four to thirty inches in diameter.
Large contracts are taken by the Lees for county ditching in this
and adjoining counties. All the machinery and appliances
are modern and off the most approved type, insuring high grade
work and rapid service. The plant is a model in every
particular and is one of the most important industries in Colfax
and this section of the state.
Mr. Casey is a member of the Sons of the
American League, a charter member of the local post. He has
remained unmarried. He is a good mixer among business men
and stands high with all circles in which he chooses to move.
pp. 544-545 Source II
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CASSEL, F. C.
Clinton county is the home of many
valiant veterans of the great army that saved the disruption of
the nation in the early sixties. Many of them lived here
when the conflict began, while many others have moved within our
borders since the close of the struggle. And we are proud
of all of them and glad to accord them the honor that is justly
due. One of this number is F. C. Cassel, of Rossville, who
has lived here since 1892 and since has advent each successive
year has gained for him more friends than the preceding knew.
This is not hard to account for in view of his public spirit,
industry and good character.
Mr. Cassel was born in Fountain county,
Indiana, October 3, 1842. He is a son of Jacob CASSEL, born
near Dayton, Ohio, who was a son of Job CASSEL, who lived to be
eighty years old. This family is of English ancestry.
The first of the family to emigrate to the New World settled in
Virginia, and took part in the early wars of the nation. In
the frontier days of Indiana. Job Cassel settled in
Fountain county, established through hard work the future home of
the family there. There the father of our subject grew to
manhood and learned the saddler's trade, which he followed for a
number of years. Upon reaching manhood he married Mary
Malinda YOUNG, a daughter of Thomas YOUNG, a native of Kentucky.
Four children were born to the parents of our subject: One, who
died in early life; Rev. H. Clay, of Boswell, Indiana, a minister
in the Christian church; F. C. of this sketch; and J. M., of
Danville, Illinois. The father died at the age of eighty-four
years, and the mother died at the age of sixty-four years.
F. C. Cassel was reared on the farm and
received a common school education. He also attended Butler
College, graduating in 1867. When the Civil war broke out
he enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixteenth Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, in which he served seven months. He was honorably
discharged from the Army of the Cumberland, in which he had
served in Tennessee. He began life for himself as a school
teacher, which he followed with success for several years.
He was a superintendent of schools in Benton county, and was
school examiner for a period of thirteen years. He then
became cashier of the Rossville Bank, serving in a manner that
made him a host of friends in that community, his honesty,
promptness and courtesy appealing to all who patronized the bank.
Mr. Cassel was married in 1869 to
Barbara BLOUNT, who was born in Tipton county, Indiana, a
daughter of Salas and Barbara (MILLER) BLOUNT, who came to this
state from Ohio. Mrs. Cassel was liberally educated and has
proven to be a most faithful helpmeet. To this union five
children have been born: Georgia C., married to Dale SMITH;
Miller Young, living in Dayton, Indiana; Kate, the wife of F. S.
KREBS, of Frankfort, Indiana; Beulah, single; and Myrtle, of
Lafayette, a stenographer, also single.
Politically, Mr. Cassel is a Republican.
He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post 390.
He and his wife are members of the Christian church.
Mr. Cassel was engaged in the banking
business in Monon, Indiana, for a number of years. His son,
Miller Young Cassel, was also engaged in the banking business in
Clark's Hill and Lafayette. He has been very successful in
a business way and is one of the substantial men of Rossville.
pp. 863-865 Source II
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CAST, James R.
JAMES R. CAST, farmer and ex-soldier of Michigantown, Clinton
county, Ind., is a native of Clinton county, Ohio, born December
2, 1840. His father, Horacio Cast, was born near Lexington, Ky.,
whence he move to Clinton county, Ohio, where he was a school
teacher by profession for many years. He was married in Ohio to
Jane MOUNTS, who bore him the following children: Amos, William,
Hezekiah, Thomas, Alvin, George, John, Mary E., James R. and
Elizabeth. In 1852 he and family came to Clinton county, Ind.,
and bought 160 acres of land in Kirklin township. He was elected
justice of the peace in Ohio, and in Indiana was elected township
trustee, when the law required three. In February, 1865, Mrs.
Jane Cast passed from earth and Horacio Cast died October 17,
1874.
James R. Cast was reared on a farm, and
August 2, 1861, enlisted in company C, Tenth Indiana volunteer
infantry, and served under Gens. Thomas, Halleck, Buell and
Rosecrans. Beside the pursuit of John Morgan and the Atlanta
campaign, he took part in many skirmishes and the following
regular battles: Perryville, Corinth, Tullahoma, Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Ringold, Buzzard’s Roost, Big Shanty,
Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Chattahoochee river
and others. At Chickamauga a bullet passed between his fingers,
inflicting a slight wound; he was also dangerously sick at one
time with typhoid pneumonia, and at another with pneumonia
uncomplicated. For his services the government now allows him a
pension of seventeen dollars per month. Mr. Cast was married,
December 25, 1866, to Miss Lydia Parker, who was born May 10,
1843. She is a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (BENBOW) PARKER,
the former of whom was a blacksmith by trade, but is now a farmer.
Mr. Parker was reared in Henry county, Ind., came to Clinton
county in 1852, and bought 200 acres of land. His children are
named: Ann, Eliza, Warren, Jackson, Lydia, Sarah and Marion. The
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cast were named Helda, Omer, both
died in infancy; Oris born July 17, 1873, and Bert, born November
5, 1876. Bert Cast is a natural draftsman, and has been able
since childhood to draw accurately whatever he desired, and will
doubtless, in course of time, make a famous name as an artist.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Cast are members of the christian church, of
which he is an elder. Mr. Cast is also a dormant member of the G.
A. R. at Frankfort. His farm comprises forty acres of fertile
land, and is well improved. pp. 610-611 Source I
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CATRON, Dessie A.
Clinton county, Indiana, was especially
fortunate in the character of her pioneers, who, save in rare
instances, possessed the pluck, fortitude and courage of the true
Anglo-Saxon -- That race which, apparently, delights in
difficulties, because thereby opportunities are afforded to
conquer them, and these people seem to have been born conquerers
(sic), subduing whatever lies in their pathway to a broader and
better civilization. The founders of this county were
brave, strong-armed, far-seeing, law-abiding, God-fearing
citizens, patriotic and true to their native land, and
condescending in the discharge of their every duty toward their
fellow men. One of our worthiest pioneer families was the
Catrons, of which Dessie A. Catron, farmer of Warren township, is
a worthy descendant.
He was born in the above named township
and county, on October 3, 1869. He is a son of Jacob L. and
Helen A. (THOMAS) CATRON. The father was born July 20, 1845,
in Warren township, Clinton county, and here he grew to manhood
and attended the early-day schools. When a young man he
began farming and is still active, owning a good farm in his
native township. His wife was born February 25, 1830, also
in this county and she too, is still living, having spent her
life here and attended, in her girlhood, the common schools of
her vicinity. Andrew CATRON, our subject's paternal
grandfather, was born in Greene county, Tennessee in 1822 and
there he spent his earlier years, finally removing to Clinton
county, Indiana, where he was an early settler and where he
worked hard developing the home farm. His death occurred in
April, 1897. His wife was born in eastern Tennessee in 1828
and her death occurred in October, 1903. Our subject's
maternal grandfather, P. K. THOMAS, married Eliza MERRICK.
Six children were born to Jacob L.
Catron and wife, four of whom are still living, namely: Dessie A.,
of this sketch; Bessie A., married a Mr. STEWARD: Luella M.,
Sarah C., Ora, and Thomas A.
Dessie A. Catron grew up on the home
farm, and, being the eldest child he found all the work his hands
could do as soon as he became old enough. Lois M. KELLY,
who was born in Michigan township, this county, October 22, 1869,
and here she grew to womanhood and received a public school
education. She is a daughter of William and Eunice (LAYTON)
KELLY, both natives of Clinton county, where they grew to
maturity, were educated in the early schools and were married and
here established their home. Mr. Kelly is still living, but
his wife is deceased. She was a sister of William LAYTON, a
sketch of whom and the Layton family appears on another page of
this volume.
Two children have been born to our
subject and wife, Basil O., born June 3, 1894; and Bernice M.,
born August 3, 1896.
Mr. Catron has always been engaged in
farming, starting for himself in 1893, and he has been very
successful as a general farmer and stock raiser. He is
owner of a finely improved and productive farm in Warren
township, which consists of Two hundred and twenty-nine acres.
On this well situated land stands a good set of buildings,
including a substantial dwelling which Mr. Catron built himself.
He handles a great deal of live stock from year to year, making a
specialty of shorthorn cattle. Duroc hogs and draft horses.
Politically, he is a Democrat, and he is
at present a member of the advisory board of Warren township.
He has been a member of the board for two terms and has served
most faithfully, looking well to the best interests of the
township.
pp. 803-804 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
CATRON, M. R.
The farming interest of Warren township,
Clinton county, are carried on by an active and intelligent class
of men who are thus performing their share in maintaining and
extending the agricultural interests of this locality.
Among them is the gentleman whose name is at the head of this
sketch, and who is a member of one of the pioneer families of
this section. Mr. Catron has wrought great improvements on
his farm whereby it has become one of the best ordered farms in
the western part of the county the soil being adaptable for full
cultivation and valuable improvements on every hand adding to its
worth and attractiveness. Mr. Catron is endowed with
strength of mind and ability, and his sensible and practical
views give him much prestige in his home community. He has
achieved universal success and the esteem and respect of all.
M. R. Catron was born on September 16,
1858, in Warren township, Clinton county, and was the son of
Andrew and Sarah (PROFFIT) CATRON. Andrew Catron was a
native of Tennessee, having been born there in 1822, and moved to
Indiana after his marriage. He bought land in this county,
and led the life of a farmer, passing from this earth in April,
1896. The mother was born in 1828, in Tennessee, and died
in October, 1903. These parents received, in their youth,
the best education that the pioneer schools afforded. Ten
children came to bless the union: one who died in infancy; Jacob
L., Louisa I., John T., Sarah C., Adam, Henry Douglas, N. R., and
Emma.
M. R. Catron has followed farming all of
his life, and has been singularly successful at it. He owns
one hundred and thirty-seven acres of good land, all tillable but
twenty acres. The estate is well tiled, and is otherwise
improved. Mr. Catron, himself, cleared part of the land,
and built fencing. He raises Shorthorn cattle, a general
breed of hogs, and general purpose horses. His stock is
well cared for, and ranks high among the stock dealers of the
county and state.
Mr. Catron was united in marriage with
Sarah RIDNOUR on April 9, 1884. She was born in Warren
township, Clinton county, on October 9, 1859. Her parents
were natives of Maryland, farmers, and the father was a supporter
of the Democratic party. Mrs. Catron was given the benefits
of a good common school education. Of the union of Mr. and
Mrs. Catron eight children have been born: Ella, Lora, Fern,
Curtis, Jesse, Cleo, William Bryan, and Arnold.
In the political circles of Clinton
county, Mr. Catron has always taken an active part. He is a
staunch Democrat, and was once supervisor in Warren township.
He is at present on the advisory board and his services in this
capacity are very acceptable to everyone. Fraternally, he
is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at
Middlefork, and is treasurer of the lodge. In religious
affairs, Mr. Catron belongs to the Universalist church.
pp. 656-657 Source II
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CATTERLIN, Col. Noah T.
COL. NOAH T. CATTERLIN, deceased, was probably one of the most
enterprising, energetic and successful of the early business men
of Frankfort, Ind., but the narrow scope to which our pages are
now limited precludes any thing more than a brief mention of the
chief facts in his eventful life. He was born in Butler
county, Ohio, September 20, 1806, and with his father, in I823,
came to Indiana and established a home in Montgomery county.
He assisted his father on the farm some two or three years,
working at intervals at brick laying, and then entered upon a
career of trade, beginning as a peddler in I827. He
passed through Tippecanoe county, up Lauramie creek,
through the region where Dayton was subsequently located, down
Wild Cat creek to the Wabash and to La Fayette, then a mere
village, and for a few months there ran a store. Selling
out, he went to Logansport, trading for furs on the way, with the
Indians, and these furs he disposed of at Terre Haute. He
continued peddling until the summer of 1828, when he opened a
store in Edinburg, Ind., in connection with Patrick COWAN; then
built two flat boats, loaded them with corn and provisions, and
pushed his way to New Orleans, making a successful speculation. At
Crawfordsville, he opened a store in the spring of 1830, but in
July of the same year sold out and purchased a number of lots in
Frankfort. Here he erected, on one of these lots, on the
west side of the public square, a hewn log house of two rooms --
one for business purposes and one for family occupation.
This was the first store in Frankfort, and here he established
himself in business in September, 1830. In 1833 he
connected himself with his brother-in-law, Samuel SHIP, which
business was continued until 1836. In 1837, Mr. Catterlin
began the transportation of live stock and provisions to the
south, and conducted a most successful trade until the Civil war
broke out, having connected with it, for fifteen years, an
extensive pork packing enterprise, and during the war carrying on
a general store. In 1835 he erected the first grist and saw-mill
in Frankfort. In 1837 he erected the first brick building,
which still stands on the north side of the square.
The marriage of Col. Catterlin took
place at Edinburg, Ind., August 27, 1829, with Miss Malinda
PEOPLES, who was born in Kentucky, February 28, 1810.
Several children were born to this union, and of these Noah
Catterlin, Jr., was promoted from the ranks in the Tenth Indiana
infantry to a captaincy in the One Hundreth regiment, and two
other sons took an active part in the defense of the Union during
the late Civil war.
Mr. Catterlin gained his military
title by being honored with a commission, in the early part of
the history of the county, as a reward for raising a military
regiment, of which he was given the command; he was also honored,
afterward, with the positions of sheriff of the county, justice
of the peace and probate judge. The death of the colonel took
place September 6, 1883; his wife died a few years later at her
residence in Frankfort.
pp. 904 - 905. Source I
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CHENOWETH, John P.
Born: 1804 in Kentucky;
Married: Catherine KERSEY (1808-1897)18 October 1839 in
Boone County, IN;
Died: 22 September 1874 Lee County, Iowa, while visiting
his brother.
Parents:Thomas Chenoweth and Margaret MCCARTHY
Children: William R. Chenoweth; Nancy Chenoweth; Lucretia
Chenoweth; Hanery Chenoweth; Sarah Chenoweth; John Q. A.
Chenoweth; Jane Ann Chenoweth .
Occupation:Farmer
Other Information:John owned a 103 acre farm 3 miles SW of
Frankfort on Thorntown Road when he died. He was in Clinton
County in 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 censuses.
Source:1840 - 1870 Clinton Co IN censuses; History of
Chenoweth Family in America, by Cora Chenoweth Hiatt Lynn,
1924; Chenoweth Family, by Richard Harris, 1995; Draper
MSS 3CC; guardianship papers for children of daughter Lucretia
Chenoweth Hain in Tippecanoe County, IN
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CHITTICK, Charles, M. D.
CHARLES CHITTICK, M.D., of Frankfort, was born in Clinton County,
Ind., February 14, 1849, and is a son of Archibald and Hannah J.
(COMPTON) CHITTICK. Archibald Chittick is a native of the state
of New York and was born February 19, 1812. His parents were
Achibald and Rachel (MILLER) CHITTICK. The elder Archibald was
born in the south part of Ireland, and in 1806, when about twenty-one
years of age, came alone to America. In the State of New York he
resided until 1819, when he moved to Butler county, Ohio, and
from there came to Indiana in 1834, and farmed in Carroll county
until his death in 1855. He lost his wife in 1847. Archibald
Chittick, the Father of Dr. Charles Chittick, was reared on his
father's farm, and resided on the homestead until after he had
passed his majority. In 1847 he married Miss COMPTON and settled
in Warren township, Clinton county, where he died, July 2, 1894.
In 1835, however, he made a trip to California, via the Isthmus
of Panama, where he was seized with the yellow fever, but
recovered, finally reached his destination in the Golden state,
and being shrewd and energetic, made considerable money in mining.
To the union of Archibald and Hannah Chittick have been born
seven children, in the following order: Charles, whose name heads
this paragraph; James, of Starke county, Ind.; Rebecca, deceased;
Paulina, wife of S. WEIDA, of Greencastle; A. M. of Carroll
county, and William of Clinton county. The mother of this family
was born in Wayne county, Ind.; July 24, 1822, and is a daughter
of Arthur and Susanna COMPTON, natives respectively of Ireland
and Virginia. Arthur Compton first located in Virginia on his
arrival in America, thence moved to Wayne county, Ind., and in
1833 came to Clinton county; he lost his wife in 1858, and in
1860 removed to Delphi, Carroll county, Ind., where he was noted
as a thriving farmer and as a prominent Mason and politician. He
died in 1865. Dr. Charles Chittick was reared on his father's
farm, received his preliminary education in the district school,
and then for three years attended the Frankfort seminary; he next
taught one year in the same school, and the next year he passed
in the high school at Ann Arbor, Mich., also taking a partial
course in medicine, preparatory to the study of his chosen
profession; after six months of additional study at home, he
entered the Ohio Medical college at Cincinnati in 1873,
graduating from there March 2, 1876. He at once entered upon
practice at Burlington, Carroll county, Ind., where his mark was
soon made and his undoubted ability fully recognized. In November
1890 he formed a partnership with Dr. YOUNG of Frankfort, making
a specialty of surgery and treatment of women, and disorders of
the eye and nose. The doctor was most happily married at
Crestline, Ohio, July 3, 1878 to Miss Henrietta THOMAN, who was
born October 9, 1851, a daughter of John and Susan THOMAN, and to
this felicitous union have been born three children, viz:
William, deceased; Golding and Fred at home. The doctor and Mrs.
Chittick are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal
church, while fraternally the doctor is a third degree Mason and
a Knight of Pythias. His skill in his profession has placed him
in very comfortable circumstances, and he now owns a fertile farm
in Carroll county, Ind., as well as a half interest in the Young
& Chittick block, and other interests.
pp. 611 - 612. Source I
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CHITTICK, Charles (M.D.)
Perhaps in no profession or science in
the world has advancement been so rapid as in that of the
medicine. It has not been many years since the doctor was a
man who employed the simplest remedies for our ills, nature's
tonics were the antidote for everything, but he depended largely
on the theory of suggestive therapeutics for his success.
And so does the doctor of today, but science has greatly enlarged
the elds of his knowledge; specialization (sic) has been
necessary; expert research and investigation is constantly
discovering sources of disease, and it is indeed the wide-awake
doctor who can keep abreast of the times in his science.
This is the age of vaccines, specifics, and anti-toxins, and the
man who desires to be modern in the practice of the profession
must carefully master their proper use, and must be always a
student to keep in view the ever advancing horizon of medical
science. Dr. Chittick is one of the best known of the
medical fraternity in Clinton county. He has succeeded in
keeping to the front in all that pertains to his profession, and
today is recognized as one of the most dependable and successful
doctors of Clinton county.
Charles Chittick was born in Clinton
county, Indiana, February 14, 1849, and is the son of Archibald
and Hannah J. (COMPTON) CHITTICK. Archibald Chittick was a
native of the state of New York, and was born there February 19,
1812. His parents were Archibald and Rachel (MILLER)
CHITTICK. The elder Archibald having been born in the south
part of Ireland, in 1806, when about twenty-one years of age,
came alone to this country. He resided in the state of New
York until 1819, when he moved to Butler county, Ohio, and from
there came to Indiana in 1834, and farmed in Carroll county until
his death, in the year of 1855. His wife departed this life
in 1847.
Archibald Chittick, the father of our
immediate subject, was reared on his father's farm, and resided
on the old homestead until after he has passed his twenty-first
year of age. In 1847 he married Hannah J. Compton and they
settled in Warren township, this county, and he died here on July
2, 1894. In 1853 he made a trip to California, by way of
the Isthmus of Panama, and on the way he fell a victim to the
dreaded yellow fever, but recovered, and finally reached his
destination in the Golden state. Being shrewd and
energetic, he made a success in mining. Of the union of
Archibald and Hannah Chittick there were born seven children, in
the following order: Charles, our subject; James, of Starke
county, Indiana; Rachael, married to John BROOKIE, of Carroll
county, Indiana, died March, 1913; Rebecca (deceased), Pauline,
married to S. WEIDA (deceased), now living on a farm near
Bringhurst, Indiana; A. A., of Carroll county, and William, of
Clinton county. The mother of this family was born in
Virginia, July 22, 1822, and was the daughter of Arthur and
Susanna COMPTON, natives, respectively, of Ireland and Virginia.
Arthur Compton first located in Virginia on his arrival in
America, thence moved to Wayne county, Indiana, and in 1833 came
to Clinton county. He lost his wife in 1858. In 1860
he removed to Delphi, Carroll county, Indiana, where he was noted
as a thriving farmer and as a prominent Mason and politician.
He died in the year 1865.
Dr. Charles Chittick was reared on his
father's farm, received his preliminary education in the district
schools, and then for three years attended the Frankfort Seminary.
He then taught for one year in the same school, and the next year
attended the high school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, also taking a
partial course in medicine, preparatory to the study for his
chosen profession. After six months additional study at
home, he entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati in 1873,
and was graduated from that institution on March 2, 1876.
He at once began his practice at Burlington, Carroll county,
Indiana, where he soon established a reputation for skill and
built up a good practice. In November, 1890, he went into
partnership with Dr. Young, of Frankfort, making a specialty of
the eye and nose, diseases of women and surgery. He was
president of the county and district medical societies, vice-president
of the state society for two terms and has been local surgeon for
the Monon railroad for the past twenty years. He is also a
member of the American Medical Association and National
Association of Railway Surgeons.
On July 3, 1878, at Crestline, Ohio,
Doctor Chittick was united in marriage to Henrietta THOMAN, who
was born October 9, 1851, a daughter of John and Susan THOMAN.
To this happy union have been born three children: William (deceased),
Golding, and Fred (deceased).
The doctor and Mrs. Chittick are members
of the Methodist Episcopal church, and fraternally, the Doctor is
a third degree Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias.
In business life he has several interests. He owns a
fertile and well improved farm in Carroll county, and also the
Chittick block, a business building of Frankfort.
Dr. Golding Chittick, son of Dr. Charles
Chittick, received his education in the schools of Frankfort and
DePauw, and was graduated from the medical department of Purdue
University in May, 1907. Since his graduation, he has been
actively engaged in the practice of medicine at Frankfort, in
partnership with his father. On September 15, 1906, he was
united in marriage to Neva L. PILKINGTON, of Greenfield, Indiana.
Of this union two children have been born: Mary Annette and
Louise. Dr. Chittick is a member of the Episcopalian church
and of the Masonic order, captain of the Medical Department of
the Indiana National Guard, and a member of the International
Association of Military Surgeons.
pp. 898-899 Source II
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CLAPPER, Jonathan K.
JONATHAN K. CLAPPER, one of the old settlers of Ross township,
Clinton county, Ind., and a prominent farmer, springs from sturdy
German ancestors. His great-grandfather was born in Germany but
was one of the pioneer settlers in the wilderness of Huntington
county, Pa. The names of his children were: John, Susan, Harvey,
George, Daniel, Jacob and Tobias. Mr. Clapper lived to be a very
aged man, and was seen but once by our subject, when the latter
was a small boy. He died in Huntington county, Pa. Daniel
Clapper, grandfather of our subject, was born in Huntington
county, Pa., and married there a Miss LOUER. To them were born
the following children: Henry, Daniel, Jacob, George, Emanuel,
Sallie, Katie, Susan, Betsy, Polly and Peggy. Mr. Clapper passed
his earlier days in Huntington county, but finally settled near
Altoona, where he had a good farm, and where he died when about
seventy years of age. He and wife are members of the Lutheran
church, were highly respected and reared a large family of
children. The old homestead is still in the hands of his sons.
Henry Clapper, son of above and father of our subject, was born
in Huntington county, Pa., September 22, 1797, was reared a
farmer and married September 5, 1820, in that county, Catherine
KEPHART. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clapper were born eleven
children: Jonathan K., George, Henry, Samuel (died at ten years),
Susan, Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, and three that died as infants. Mr.
Clapper lived in Huntington county, Pa., some time after
marriage, when, the county line changed, his land fell to Blair,
a new county. In 1851 he moved with his family to Tippecanoe
county, Ind., settled on eighty acres, and here passed the
remainder of his days, dying, aged seventy-six years, on his
farm, September 27, 1873. His wife died on the homestead July 8,
1882, aged seventy-nine years. Both were members of the Lutheran
church, in which he was a deacon many years. He was industrious,
hard-working and much respected, and, like his father, reared a
large family of children.
Jonathan K. Clapper was born July 7,
1821, in Huntington county, Pa., received a common education and
became a farmer. He married, in Pennsylvania, Susan, daughter of
Philip EVERS, and to them were born one child – William H.
Mr. Clapper came to Indiana with the family in 1851 and settled
in Clinton county, Ross township, where his wife died in 1856; he
next married a widow, Matilda PETER, March 9, 1858. She was the
daughter of Jacob and Susannah (BOYER) NEYHARD. Jacob Neyhard was
from Lehigh county, Pa., near Allentown, and was the father of
twelve children, eleven of whom reached maturity: Hannah,
William, Mary, Moses, Edward, Levi, Owen, Magdalena, Elizabeth,
Matilda and William. Mr. Neyhard was a prosperous farmer and came
to Indiana in 1836, bringing his family and settling in Carroll
county. Mr. Neyhard died aged seventy-three years, a member of
the German Reformed church, in which he was and elder, at home
with his daughter, Mrs. Clapper, who was first married to Joseph
Peter, son of William and Julia (KERN) PETER. William Peter came
from Butler county, Ohio, but was formerly from Pennsylvania, and
settled in Indiana in 1833. He entered a large tract of land -- 2,880
acres – and was one of the original pioneers. In 1836 he
built a substantial brick house where our subject lives, which
was one of the first brick houses in Clinton county, and was a
fine residence for those days. Mrs. Clapper was born July 20,
1820, In Lehigh county, Pa., and was five years old when her
father first settled in Butler county, Ohio, and in her sixteenth
year when he came to Indiana (in1836), and can well remember the
journey through the wilderness, by means of horse and covered
wagon, and also remembers that there were but few houses in
LaFayette when she rode through. She was twenty-three years of
age when she married Mr. Peter, and by him had two children, both
of whom died in infancy. She can well remember the old pioneer
days when the deer and wolves and wild turkey were plentiful and
the streams were full of large fine fish. To Mr. and Mrs. Clapper
has been born one son, Joseph E. After marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Clapper settled on the old Peter homestead and have since resided
there. The farm now consists of 163 acres of fine fertile land,
and in a high state of cultivation, and the fine old homestead
had been improved with a new roof in modern style, neat and
substantial farm buildings have been erected and a large part of
the farm cleared. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clapper are members of the
Presbyterian church, of which he was a deacon for many years. Mr.
Clapper was one of the original republicans of the county, but,
having been previously a whig, cast his first vote for William H.
Harrison in the famous log-cabin hard-cider campaign. Mr. Clapper
is one of the substantial farmers of Ross township, is well known
for his integrity of character, and has frequently been on the
grand jury. His son, Joseph E., married, May 12, 1886, Carrie J.,
daughter of Jacob and Caroline (KURTZ) BOWERS. Two children have
blessed this union – Eugene E. and Mabel J. Joseph
Clapper is a practical farmer and manages the home farm. As a
republican he is active in politics, was a member of the
republican central committee two terms, also a member of the
election board of Ross township. He is a K. of P., Imperial
lodge, No. 240, at Mulberry, and he and wife are members of the
Presbyterian church. He graduated from Union Business college,
LaFayette, attended Purdue University, LaFayette, three years,
and was superintendent of the shop in the mechanical department
the last year. He is a young man of practical business
experience, and is also a practical engineer.
pp.612 & 617 Source I
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CLARK, Augustus F. ,
AUGUSTUS F. CLARK is one of the most prominent farmers of Ross
township Clinton county, Ind., and a highly honored citizen.
On his fathers side he sprang from English stock and on the
maternal side is of German ancestry. His great-great-grandfather,
Elder John Clark, was born on Long Island, N. Y., in 1710, and
was twice married by his first wife, whose name is forgotten, he
was the father of three children: Jeremiah, Stephen and
Keturah; by his second wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah
HART, five children were born: Samuel. John, Abigail,
Susannah and Sarah, He died aged eighty years. Samuel
Clark, great-grandfather of Augustus F., was born in 1755 in New
Jersey, married Jane OSBORNE, and was a merchant and justice of
the peace. By his first wife were born five children:
Samuel S., David C.. Stephen, Polly and Sibyl, the last named of
whom died an infant. For his second wife he married Damaris
DAY to whom were born Abraham and Martha D. Mr. Clark
lived and died in the neighborhood of Trenton, N. J., aged
seventy years. Stephen Clark, grandfather of Augustus F.
Clark, was born in Trenton, N. J., in 1778; was a justice of the
peace, and married Johanna, daughter of Jacob MILLER. Mr.
Clark moved to Ohio in 1804 and settled on the Miami river at
Hickory Flat, Butler county, near Trenton, where he entered 120
acres of land and cleared up a farm, the state at that time being
an almost unbroken wilderness. His children were four in
number; Jonas P., David C., Jane and one that died unnamed.
Mr. Clark died on his farm at thirty-two years of age, in the
faith of the Christian church. David C. Clark, father of
Augustus F., was born January 15. 1804, in New Jersey, and was
brought through the wilderness to Ohio, when an infant, the
journey being made by wagons. He was brought up among the
pioneers and received the common education of his day, and became
a farmer, brick-layer and plasterer. He married Mary M.,
daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (FLEINARD) STIPHER.
Stephen STIPHER was of German
descent and settled in Butler county, Ohio, in 1804, where
he became a prosperous farmer. His wife's parents were born
in Germany and were also early settlers of Butler county, Ohio.
To David C. Clark and wife were born ten children:
Elizabeth, Augustus F., Stephen S., Isaac N., Eliza J., Jonas D.,
Tillman H., William A. and David A. (twins). and George W.
This wife died, and he married Rebecca WHITE, whose maiden name
was IVINS. She is still living in Nebraska, He lived
in Butler county, Ohio, until 1832, on his farm, and that year
came to Indiana and settled on the farm now occupied by William
ROSE. He entered 400 acres in that neighborhood and his
wife had 160 acres, which her father gave her. He had
entered one-fourth section five miles east of his, making 1,280
acres in Madison township, to which he moved in 1854, and where
he died in 1869, aged eighty-eight years. He was a member
of the Lutheran church, and was a man of integrity and thrift.
Mr. Clark cleared up his home farm and divided the land among his
children; he gave them all a good education, and died at the age
of seventy years, a member of the Missionary Baptist church, in
which he was a deacon. He was trustee of Ross township by
appointment, and served as county commissioner for nine years at
an early date. He was a man of high character much
respected by the people.
Augustus F. Clark was born December
26, 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, on the old homestead, and was
four years old when be came to Indiana with his parents; he
received a common education, and became a farmer, brick-layer and
plasterer. He married Mary E., daughter of David and Mary A.
H. (WILT) LeFEVER. David LeFever was from
Pennsylvania and of French descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Clark
were born three children, all of whom died in infancy. Mrs.
Clark died May 1, 1857. and Mr. Clark married Catherine, daughter
of David and Mary (HINES) SWAIDNER. Mr. Swaidner was from
Maryland, of German descent, settled in Clinton county, Ind., in
1834. on a farm, and lived to be an old man. To Mr. Clark
by this wife eight children were born: William N., Laura A.,
Mary J., George S., Edwin A., Ida M. (died an infant), Rosa J.
and Herbert R. Mrs. Clark died November 13,
1890, and for his third wife Mr. Clark married Mary E. ARMSTRONG,
nee Moore, daughter of Lytle and Desdemona (PIERCE) MOORE.
Mr. Moore was of German descent and came from New York, was a
farmer and the father of eight children Sophronia, John, Adelia,
Henry, Mary, Francis, Franklin and Elmer. Mr. Moore moved
to Licking county. Ohio, was a pioneer, a substantial farmer and
a member of the Methodist church. He lived to be sixty-three
years of age and died in Indiana. Mrs. Clark's first
husband was Robert ARMSTRONG, who was carpenter by trade, and
moved to Indiana from Licking county. Ohio, and located in
Rossville, but moved to Peru, where he died, aged fifty-eight
years. He and wife had two sons -- Edmond and Elmer.
Mr. Clark settled or a farm three miles south of town, consisting
of 172 acres, and by thrift and industry prospered. He
lived on this farm until he moved to Rossville in 1892, and built
a substantial and tasteful residence. Mr. and Mrs. Clark
are members of the Baptist church, of which he has been deacon
six years; he is a democrat, and was township trustee one term,
and is a man of more than ordinary ability; has always been hard-working
and industrious, possesses a remarkable memory, and is well known
for his integrity of character and sterling worth and has reared
a highly respectable family. The Clark family have maintained
their high character throughout their long residence in the
township of Ross, and few families in Clinton county can excel it
in the hold it has on the affections of the citizens in general.
pages 617-619 . Source I
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CLARK, Cyrus
CYRUS CLARK of Frankfort, Ind., was born in Juniata county, Pa.,
April 18, 1840, a son of Matthew and Elizabeth (McPHEATURES)
CLARK. The family came to Clinton county in 1852, and here the
father died in 1870, at the age of seventy years; the mother died
in 1873, at the age of about seventy-six years. These parents had
eight children. Cyrus Clark's boyhood days were spent on the home
farm, but he gained a fair common school education, and taught
district schools for four years before the war, at the outbreak
of which he enlisted in company C, Tenth Indiana infantry,
September 19, 1861, and was mustered out September 20, 1864, when
he resumed farming and school teaching. In 1868, he came to
Frankfort and served as deputy county auditor till January, 1873,
then was appointed to the office of auditor, and in the fall of
1874 was elected by the people to the office and served till the
fall of 1878; was then in the Farmers' bank as assistant cashier,
about one year; later was elected mayor of Frankfort, and served
one term. He then farmed until five years prior to 1891, when he
was engaged in the grocery business. In the fall of 1867 he
married Laura J. PIERCE; she died in 1873, leaving three
children, viz: Elgie, Miles and Laura. In December, 1874, he
married Mrs. Julia JENKINS, nee STEELE, who has borne him three
children-Jason, Mabel and Elmer. Page 905. Source I
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CLARK, Frances Milton
Much has been written in history and
literature extolling the brave deeds of the "boys in blue";
it is eminently fitting that much more should be written, and it
should be inscribed on records that are permanent. When we
think of the bright-faced boys of the early sixties who left
home, mothers, sweethearts, wives, everything, to fight for a
great cause, we feel that each one should have an individual
record to perpetuate his share in the struggle for a union.
It is with pleasure that the biographer seizes the opportunity to
place in print the life of one of the veterans who stands for the
true type of soldier, besides being a successful man of the world.
Francis Milton Clark was born in
Tippecanoe county, Indiana, November 3, 1843, the son of Daniel D.
and Julia A. (BELNAP) CLARK. His father was a native of
Connecticut, who in 1839 moved to Tippecanoe county and settled
down to farming and stock raising. Three children added joy
to his home: Anna A. (deceased), Frances M., and John (deceased).
Politically, Daniel Clark was not active, but took great interest
in the welfare of the county, practically securing the first
railroad through the locality.
In his early life, Francis Clark
attended a log cabin school in Tippecanoe county, then, as was
the custom for young men of his day, he took up the pursuit of
agriculture. In this occupation he was engaged at the
outbreak of the Civil war.
On August 8, 1862, Mr. Clark entered the
Northern army, casting his lot with Company G, Seventy-second
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which regiment later was changed to a
mounted troop, Col. C. O. Miller in command. The troop
formed a unit in the famous Wilder's Brigade, Army of the
Cumberland. With this troop, Mr. Clark served through the
entire war, participating in the sanguinary battle of Chickamauga.
Mr. Clark was mustered out July 7, 1865, at Indianapolis.
For a short time after the war he worked
upon his farm, and on October 30, 1867, he married Sarah
Elizabeth BUNTIN, the daughter of Elihue and Margaret (MADDUX)
BUNTIN. The bride's parents were very early settlers in
Clinton county, coming from Kentucky. Five children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark: Lunetta, married to Walter PARIS, now
dead; Roberta C., married to Flinton CRULL; Russell B. (deceased),
married to Gertrude MAISH, had two children, Marjory and Frances
Willard; Julia D. (deceased), and one that died in infancy.
Mr. Clark has the reputation of being
one of the largest land owners in the county, having six hundred
acres in Clinton county and nine hundred acres in other places.
In every way he is the typical self-made man, persistent, severe,
but kindly, and always ready to extend a helping hand to a
neighbor. He is an enthusiastic member of the Methodist
church at Frankfort, being president of the official board.
In politics, Mr. Clark takes an interest, though he does not
proclaim his views. He is a Republican.
pp. 719-720 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
CLARK, James Campbell
Born: August 23, 1833, Fayette County, Pa.
Died: March 03, 1905; Moran, Clinton County,
Indiana
Parents: Matthew and Elizabeth (McFEATERS) CLARK
Married: Temperance Catherine SHEPARD
Children: Dora, Manford, Sharon - (male), William
Armstrong, Pearl
Siblings: Mary A., John Irwin, Margaret N., Matrthew S.,
Sarah E., Cyrus
Occupation: Farmer, Carpenter
Other Information: Served in Civil War
Source: Marriage Record, Clinton County, Indiana C4-3;
1870 census of Clinton County, Indiana; Clinton County
Roster of Civil War Soldiers
Researcher: Judith Ann
(Clark) Hively
CLARK, Jerome
JEROME CLARK, a farmer of more than local note in Johnson
township, was born in Clinton county, Ind., March 4, 1855, and
still retains his residence here, and has always engaged in
farming. October 7, 1875, he married Miss Martha E. Jackson who
was born February 10, 1854, and who is the daughter of
Henry and Mary E. (STINSON) JACKSON. Henry Jackson was an early
settler of Johnson township, was a prominent farmer, owning 140
acres, was a leading member of the Baptist church, in polotics
was a stanch republican, and his death took place in the army in
March, 1864. When married, Mr. and Mrs. Clark settled on their
present farm, which now contains ninety acres of choice land,
improved with one of the best barns in the county. The residence
is modern in construction and convenient in all its details. His
marriage has been blessed by the birth of one child - Herschel L.
In politics Mr. Clark is a democrat; fraternally, he is a member
of Hillisburg lodge, No. 550, F & A. M. , and has passed all
chairs of his lodge; he is also a dormant-member of the I. O. R.
M., and his wife is a member of the New Light church. Mr. Clark
takes great pride in the appearance of his farm and buildings,
and their tidiness and beauty are the admiration of all who view
them -- be they neighbors or strangers.
p. 619. Source I
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CLARK, John Irwin
JOHN IRWIN CLARK, of Moran, is widely and
favorably know in Clinton county, and in this volume well
deserves representation. The record of his life is as follows: A
native of the Key-stone state, he was born in Juniata county,
March 8, 1830, and is of Irish and English descent. His
grandfather, Robert Clark, was born in New York, and was a tailor
by trade. In those days, each family spun and wove its own cloth,
he went from house to house making garments. when a young man he
removed to Huntington county, Pa., where he married Nancy
ALCORN, and they became the parents of the following children:
William, Jane, Mary, Matthew, Robert, Richard, Nancy, and George.
The father of this family served in the war of 1812, and at its
close wrote that he had been mustered out and would soon be at
home, but it is supposed that he was murdered by the Indians, for
no news was ever received from him afterward. His father was
murdered by a Spaniard in New York when Robert was a lad of
twelve years. Matthew Clark, father of our subject, was born in
Huntingdon county, Pa., April 11, 1800, and became a teacher,
which occupation he followed in the winter. In 1825, he married
Elizabeth A. McFeaters, who was born August 23, 1798, and was a
daughter of James and Mary (ARMSTRONG) McFEATERS. Their eight
children were: Mary A., born in 1827; William A., born in 1828;
John I., born in 1830; Margaret N., born in 1831; James C., born
in 1833; Matthew S., born in 1835; Sarah E., born in 1837; and
Cyrus, born in 1840. In 1852 the father brought his family to
Owen township, Clinton county, Ind., and purchased eighty acres
of partially improved land, which he transformed into a good farm.
He and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian church.
He voted with the democracy, and here served as township
assessor, and while in Pennsylvania was captain of militia for
five years. Six years previous to his death he received a stroke
of paralysis, and at the age of seventy passed away. His life was
a busy and useful one, and those who knew him held him in high
regard. Mrs. Clark suffered greatly from rheumatism, and for
twenty-eight years could not walk. she survived, however, to the
age of seventy-three. John Irwin Clark was reared on a
farm, worked in the fields, and attended the public schools until
attaining his majority. In 1851, with his brother William A., he
came to Clinton county, Ind., and made arrangements for securing
the land which his father purchased the following year. Wishing
for further educational privileges, he went to Frankfort, and
with several other young young men received instruction
from John P. CROTHERS, the county auditor. Later he taught for
thirty years in the winter seasons, and in the summer months
farmed until 1867, when he embarked in carpentering, which he
followed several years. On the 31st of March, 1857, Mr. Clark was
united in marriage with Mary E. BATE, who was born in Clarke
county, Ohio, December 21, 1832, and is the daughter of Josiah
and Hannah A. (JONES) BATE. Four children have been born to
them - Milton, who was born January 21, 1858, and died at the age
of three; Laura M., who was born September 23, 1862 and died
September 30, 1864; Cynthia E., who was born in September , 1864,
and was married November 2, 1887, to W.H. WILSON; and Llewellyn,
whose birth occurred April 8, 1868. Mr. Clark came to Indiana
without capital, but was determined to win success. Going to Iowa
he entered eighty acres at $1.25 per acre, and after sold it for
$3.00 per acre. Purchasing three-quarters of an acre of the old
home farm, he built theron a good frame residence and barn. Later
he purchased forty acres, and now has a thrify and well developed
farm as the result of earnest and untiring efforts. It is
pleasantly situated a mile and three-quarters from Moran, and
thus the comforts of town are obtained. In social circles, Mr.
and Mrs. Clark hold an enviable position, and both are members of
the Presbyterian church, in which he has served as elder for ten
years. In politics he is a democrat, and for five years filled
the office of township trustee; he has also been administrator of
estates and has acted as guardian, and the confidence and trust
reposed in him have never misplaced.
pp 619 - 621 Source
I
Submitter: Judith Ann (Clark)
Hively
CLARK, Martin L.
MARTIN L. CLARK, a very successful and progressive and
young farmer who was born in Johnson township, Clinton county,
and is the son of Lewis and Julia (COLE) CLARK, and has always
been a farmer. His great-grandfather, Abraham Clark, was born in
Chester county, Pa. William, the son of Abraham, was born in
Chester county, and by trade was a steam- fitter and miller; he
married Sidney WOODARD, and he and his wife were early settlers
of Fayette county, Ind., and were members of the Christian
church. Mrs. Sidney Clark died in January, 1839, and William
Clark died in October 1867. Lewis Clark, the father of Martin L.,
was fourteen years of age when his father settled in Fayette
county, Ind., coming by way of Cincinnati, and then by hired
team, to convey their household goods, and the father, after
paying the teamster, had fifty cents with which to begin the life
in hte new country. Lewis Clark first married Irena Vickery,
daughter of Martin and Margaret (GALBRETH) VICKERY. She is a
member of the Christian church and died April 22, 1862. Mr.
Clark then married November 1, 1865, Julia COLE, daughter of
Jacob and Mary Ann (MILLER) COLE. Lewis came to Miller county in
1850, has continuously resided in Johnship township, and now at
the age of seventy-four is hale and hearty. Martin L. Clark
was married, August 28, 1873, to Miss Maggie DUNN [see
biographies of the DUNN family elsewhere ], to which union the
following children have been born: James R., Marshall E., Gillie
Bell. After his marriage Mr. Clark settled on his present farm,
which now comprises 100 acres of land. This is a very fertile
farm and is well improved with an elegant residence and a good
modern barn, and is also under a high state of cultivation. Mr.
Clark has given much attention, the past five years, to breeding
Chester White hogs, which he considers to be more hardy and
prolific than ony other breed. He sold, the last spring,
114 pigs from fifteen brood sows. He is a democrat in politics,
and has filled the office of township trustee to the full
satisfaction of the people. He is a member of Hillsburg lodge, No.
550, F. and A. M. and has passed all chairs; he is a
dormant member of the I. O. R. M. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are
consistent members of the New Light church, to which he is a
liberal contributor, and the family is much esteemed.
p.621. Source
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Transcribed by Connie
CLARK, Matthew
Born: April 11, 1800, Huntingdon County, Pa
Died: Abt. 1870, Clinton County, Indiana
Parents: Robert and Nancy (ALCORN) CLARK
Married: Elizabeth McFEATERS, 1825
Children: Mary, A., Margaret N., James Campbell, Matthew
S., Sarah E., Cyrus, John Irwin
Siblings: William, Jane, Mary, Robert, Richard, Nancy,
George
Occupation: Teacher, farmer, Owen Township Assessor,
Captain of Militia in Pa.
Other information: Moved to Owen Township, Clinton
County, Indiana in 1852
Sources: "A Portrait and Biographical Record of
Boone and Clinton Counties, Indiana 1895. " Clinton County
Library and 1870 Census of Clinton County, Indiana. Researcher:
Judith Ann (Clark) Hively
CLARK, N. W. (M.D.)
The medical profession of Clinton county
has an able and very promising representative in the person of Dr.
N. W. Clark, physician and surgeon, of Rossville, a man yet young
in years but who has practiced in this locality long enough to
prove himself to be the possessor of the necessary qualifications
to make a success in this particular field of endeavor. Not
only was he seemingly singled out by Mother Nature for this
special vocation, but he has put forth every effort to advance
himself, is a profound student and is enamored of his work,
deeming it a privilege to bring succor to the diseased and the
sick in general.
Dr. Clark was born August 29, 1870, in
Carroll county, Indiana, a son of Joseph B. CLARK, a well known
citizen of that section of the Hoosier state, now living in
retirement in the town of Flora. He was born in Union
county, Indiana, where he was reared and educated. During
the Civil war he served as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth
Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He married Mary EIKENBURY, who
is now deceased. To them four children were born, two sons
and two daughters; Dr. N. W., of this sketch; Albert M., a farmer
living near Flora; Mrs. Nellie HODSON, of Moreland, Indiana, and
Fanny (deceased).
Mr. Clark married for his second wife
Anna EATON and had one child, Scott, who is a farmer near Flora,
Indiana.
The Clark family came to Indiana in 1830
and entered government land in Union county, beginning life there
like the other pioneers of the state. Joseph B. Clark went
to Carroll county in early manhood and there became a highly
respected and successful man. He belonged to the Grand Army
of the Republic, and the United Brethren church.
Dr. Clark was reared on the farm in his
native county and received a common school education, later
attending the State Normal, after which he followed teaching for
several years in Carroll county. He began the study of
medicine while still teaching, and in order to properly qualify
for practice he spent three years in the Indiana Medical College
at Indianapolis, where he made an excellent record, and from
which institution he was graduated in 1904. He had also
spent one year in a medical college in Chicago. He located
in Rossville in 1906 and has since been engaged here as a
physician and surgeon, building up a large, lucrative and
constantly growing practice and taking his place in the front
rank of his professional brethren in this county. He is a
close student of new methods of treatment.
Dr. Clark was married December 25, 1909,
at Flora, Indiana, to Rose CLINE, of that city, where she grew to
womanhood and was educated. She is a daughter of Henry
CLINE, a well known citizen there.
Dr. Clark is a Republican and has been
active in party affairs. He is a member of the Masonic
Order and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the
Clinton County Medical Society and the Indiana State Medical
Society.
pp. 862-863 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
Clark, Orville Devon
Born: March 13, 1909, Moran, Clinton County, Indiana
Died: November 3, 1958, Frankfort, Clinton County,
Indiana
Married: Maggie Lou Anderson
Children: Judith Ann, Robert Owen, James Carroll - died
at 6 wks of age
Siblings: Clayman, A., Basil, Halfred, Leona G.
Occupation: Indiana Gas Company serviceman
Other Information: Served U.S. Navy, 1943 - 1945
Source: Judith Ann (Clark)
Hively
CLARK, Richard C.
RICHARD C. CLARK, the circuit court clerk elect of Clinton
county, was born in Warren county, Ind., May 28, 1840, and lived
in his native county until fifteen years of age. Later, he
moved to Minnesota, and was there in 1857, when the dreadful
massacre of Inkpadudah took place, and was also a member of Capt.
Dodd's company, who went out to quell the outlawed Indians in
1860. He also enlisted in company I, Seventy-second Indiana
volunteer infantry, under Capt. Jesse Hillis, in the late war,
was soon promoted to be first lieutenant, and had a command in
Wilder's scouts until the close of the struggle. In 1873 he
located in Frankfort, Ind., and for a time was successfully
engaged in the grocery business. About 1890 he engaged with
Dr. Gard as deputy clerk, and has met with the recognition of the
Frankfort bar as an efficient deputy, and this efficiency has
also been acknowledged by the republican party, who have re-elected
him to succeed Dr. 0. Gard, his former principal, as clerk of
Clinton county. p. 604. Source I
Transcribed by Chris Brown
Clark, Robert
Born: c: 1775, New York
Died: after War of 1812
Parents: Unknown
Married: ALCORN, Nancy
Children: Matthew, William, Jane, Mary, Robert, Richard,
Nancy, George
Siblings: Unknown
Occupation: Tailor
Other information: Lived in Huntingdon County, Pa
Source: Judith Ann (Clark)
Hively
CLARK, Robert Owen
Born: August 2, 1938,
Clinton County, Indiana
Died: December 23, 1957, Pacific Ocean near Oahu, Hawaii
Parents: Orville Devon and Maggie Lou (ANDERSON) CLARK
Married: Unmarried
Children: None
Siblings: Judith Ann
Occupation: U.S. Navy Radarcontrolman
Other information: See website
http://www.willyvictor.com/
Source: Judith Ann (Clark) Hively
CLARK, Russell B.
One of the sterling young citizens of
Frankfort and Clinton county was Russell B. Clark, who on May 8,
1913, when only thirty-nine years of age, was stricken by the
hand of Death, thus reversing the proper order of things as we
have been taught to believe. It seems to us sometimes, that
destiny has gone wrong, or that divine power has forgotten, when
a young and promising man, in the prime of the life should be
snatched away. We do not declare in the words of the fool
that “there is no God,” but we wonder whether or not
there is an explanation yet unrevealed to the knowledge of
humanity, a reason why the logical should not happen, and the
illogical should occur. It oversteps the bounds of nature.
Mr. Clark was a man who had begun to make a mark in the city of
Frankfort, and he had won the esteem and respect of everyone with
whom he had become acquainted.
Russell B. Clark was born on the old
homestead five miles southeast of Frankfort, February 24, 1874,
the son of Francis Milton and Sarah Elizabeth (BUNTIN) CLARK,
sketches of whom occupy other pages of this volume. Francis
Milton Clark was born in Tippecanoe county, Ind., November 3,
1843, and was the son of Daniel D. and Julia A. (BELKNAP) CLARK.
Our subject’s grandfather was a native of Connecticut, and
came to Tippecanoe county to farm. Francis M. Clark
received his education in the log schools of his home county, and
took up farming with his father until the outbreak of the Civil
war, whereupon he enlisted in Company G, Seventy-second Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, of the army of the Cumberland, and later was
a part of Wilder’s Brigade and participated in the
Confederate victory at Chickamauga. Mr. Clark was married
to Sarah Elizabeth Buntin, October 30, 1867, and of this happy
union there were born: Lunetta, Russell B., and Roberta C.
Russell B. Clark lived his early life on
his father’s farm, and during the winters attended the
common schools. His education was also continued in Wabash
College where he spent a few years. Upon completing his
education he took up farming as a vocation and continued the same
very successfully until August, 1912, when he came to Frankfort,
Ind., and purchased a beautiful home on South Clay street.
His first business venture in this city was in the automobile
line, when he bought out the Kernodle Automobile Company on South
Main street. In this line of endeavor, Mr. Clark
immediately began to have success, and his trade was constantly
increasing. He acted for the Studebaker Company of South
Bend, and placed many of their cars in this and surrounding
counties. Besides this business, Mr. Clark owned and
operated a fine farm of two hundred and forty acres southeast of
the city and at one time owned land in the state of Texas and in
Randolph county, Indiana. Among his financial enterprises
he was a stockholder in the People’s Life Insurance Company
and the American National Bank. In politics, Mr. Clark
always supported the Republican party, even through the crisis of
1912, when the split came. Religiously, he was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and in fraternal affairs was a
loyal member of the Masonic order.
In 1899 Mr. Clark was united in marriage
to Gertrude MAISH, daughter of ex-County Treasurer W. P. MAISH.
Mrs. Clark was one of seven children, namely: David B., of
Frankfort; Gertrude, John W. and Walter S., both Clinton county
farmers; Altha J., a trained nurse, and graduate of the
Portsmouth Training School, Ohio; Homer C., a time keeper for the
McDougal Cabinet Works; and Mary Lavone, a school teacher.
Mrs. Clark’s parents were among the early settlers of this
county, her grandfather entering land in this section of the
state from the government. Both her father and mother are
natives of this county. Her father is a farmer, and at one
time filled the position of county treasurer, to which he had
been elected. To Mr. and Mrs. Clark there were born two
children: Marjorie and Francis Willard. Both Children are
now living with their widowed mother.
pp. 684-686 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
CLARK, Stephen Slipher
One of the most versatile men in Clinton
county, a man who had many interests in life and who was equally
successful in all of them, is the subject of this sketch.
He was descended from one of the hardiest of the pioneer
families, and inherited a great deal of their aptitude for
unceasing and capable labor. Mr. Clark was well equipped
mentally and physically for a life of unusual activity, and he
made the most of his advantages. As a teacher, farmer, and
minister of the gospel, he won a high esteem and affection from
his fellow citizens, and he well deserved their respect, for in
every undertaking with which he was identified he employed the
most honest and commendable methods of procedure.
Stephen S. Clark was born in Butler
county, Ohio, December 2, 1831, and was the son of David C. and
Mary Magdalene (SLIPHER) CLARK.
David C. Clark was born January 13, 1804,
in the state of New Jersey and came to Ohio, accompanied by his
parents when he was but an infant. He was raised on a farm,
later becoming a farmer himself, also a bricklayer and plasterer.
He obtained his early education in the common schools of his home
county. He came to Indiana in 1832, settling on the farm
now owned by William Rose in Ross township, Clinton county, and
entered several hundred acres of land from the government.
His wife possessed an excellent estate, inherited from her
father, and Mr. Clark also entered a fourth section five miles
east of his main holdings. He moved to the quarter section
in Ross township, and later came to Frankfort, dying there on
December 31, 1873. Mr. Clark cleared the land and prepared
it for division among his children. He built his log home
here, and during the first winter was compelled to live without
doors, windows, or floor. Blankets were used to keep the
cold out, and every hardship experienced by the pioneer was
included in their life. Wolves and others (sic) animals
prowled about the cabin at nights (sic) and added their mournful
cries to the lonely hours. Mr. Clark was once a trustee of
Ross township, and was a county commissioner in the early days.
He was a member of the Missionary Baptist chruch (sic), as were
all of his family.
David Clark was first married to Mary M.
Slipher, the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (FLENARD) SLIPHER,
who were of German descent, and who settled in Ohio in 1804.
Ten children were born to this union: Elizabeth, Augustus F.,
Stephen S., Issaac Newton, Eliza J., Jonas D. Tilghman A. Howard,
William Allen and David Austin (twins), and George W.
William A. was a soldier in the Union army, and served faithfully
throughout the whole Civil war. He and his brother, Isaac
Newton, were ministers. Mrs. Clark died in 1865.
Mr. Clark was married the second time to
Rebecca WHITE, whose maiden name was IVINS. No children
were born to this second union, and the wife died on August 10,
1896.
To say a word more of our subject’s
ancestry, his great-great-great-grandparents on his father’s
side were English, while those of his mother were Germans.
His great-great-grandfather, John CLARK, was born in Long Island,
New York, in 1710, and he died on May 12, 1794. His great-grandfather,
Samuel CLARK, was born in New Jersey, December 9, 1752, and his
grandfather, Stephen CLARK, was born in New Jersey, June 6, 1778.
Stephen S. Clark spent his early life on
the farm. He received a good common school education,
attended a private school, and was a student in Franklin College
until small-pox broke out there, whereupon he quit, never to
return. At this time Mr. Clark treasured the ambition to be
a teacher, thinking that in this vocation his training and
excellent education might be put to the best advantage. He
was actuated in this resolve by more than pecuniary compensation;
he was intensely interested in the educational development of his
state, and believed that more rapid progress could be made.
Accordingly, he entered the pedadogic profession, and continued
for the long period of twenty years, during which time he built
for himself a lasting reputation as a successful and efficient
instructor. Not only was he capable in the class room, but
in the development of a definite system of teaching educators of
the county and state. Many of his old pupils are among the
influential people of Clinton county today, and their respect and
admiration for their former teacher has never diminished, and
remains one of the pleasantest memories of the days gone by.
During the years in which he taught, Mr. Clark kept himself in
perfect physical condition by work on the farm, with consequent
greater vocational capacity and endurance.
At the age of twenty, Mr. Clark’s
whole family became members of the Missionary Baptist church, and
in the year of 1855 he himself was ordained a minister of this
church. His vocation were then teaching, farming and
preaching, and he was equally successful in all of them.
None of these occupations could be called an avocation, for Mr.
Clark’s heart and soul were in everything he undertook to
do, and his versatility was only an aid to his efficiency.
He belonged to the Judson Association, and preached in a number
of churches. He devoted a great deal of his time and
efforts to the church in Frankfort, and helped liberally in the
building of the same. He was also a large contributor to
the new church being built at this writing. The first
church was damaged by a wind storm and rendered unfit for further
use.
On November, 7, 1860, he was married to
Mary Jane AYERS, of Frankfort, the daughter of Albert G. and
Abigail (BUNNELL) AYRES, farmers. Two children were born of
this union: Julia Magdalene, who died in infancy; and Elizabeth
STARK, now living at Cleveland, Ohio, where her husband is pastor
of the Glenville Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Stark had two
children: Stephen Stevens, died in infancy, and Stephen Weeks,
born November 22, 1906.
Stephen Slipher Clark, our subject,
departed from this life on May 24, 1913, after a career of
usefulness and good deeds. As a teacher, primarily, he won
an imperishable reputation in the county, and as a farmer and
preacher, he added to the respect that is paid him.
pp. 690-693 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
CLARK, William Armstrong
Born: May 20, 1872, Clinton County, Indiana
Died: April 21, 1942, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana
Parents: James Campbell and Temperance Catherine (SHEPARD)
CLARK
Married: Irma Gertrude KIRDWOOD
Children: Clayman Armstrong, Basil, Halfred, Orville
Devon, Leona G.
Siblings: Dora, Manford, Sharon, Pearl
Occupation: Clinton County Assessor
Other Information:
Source: Clinton County Court House and Business
Directory, June 1, 1934;
Submitter: Judith Ann (Clark)
Hively
CLAYBAUGH, Judge Joseph
Judge Joseph Claybaugh, supervising
editor of this history, was born in Chillicothe, O., June 9, 1839.
He was the son of Joseph Claybaugh, a distinguished minister and
scholar, under whose tutelage he was prepared for Miami
University. Judge Claybaugh began the study of law in the
office of the Hon. R. P. Davidson, his brother-in-law, with whom
he formed a partnership after his admission to the bar in 1861.
Judge Claybaugh has been actively
engaged in his chosen profession for fifty-two years, with the
exception of six years, 1902 to 1908, when he was judge of the
Clinton circuit court. After this half century of practice,
Judge Claybaugh is now the senior member of the bar of this
county.
While on the bench, Judge Claybaugh
sought to give force to that provision of the Indiana
Constitution, that “The Penal Code shall be founded on the
principles of reformation rather than on punishment for crime.”
Whenever a person accused of crime was brought before him and
there seemed any reasonable chance of reform, he would continue
the case or suspend the sentence and give the accused a chance.
Out of more than fifty cases thus disposed of by him, only three
or four offenders failed to take the opportunity offered and as a
consequence became law-abiding and useful citizens. It is
this feature of his official life that Judge Claybaugh recalls
with the greatest satisfaction.
In politics, Judge Claybaugh is a
Republican, and an ardent admirer of Abraham Lincoln. For
years he has been a member of the Presbyterian church. In
1861, Judge Claybaugh was married to Miss Anna Valeria FETERMAN,
a daughter of Hon. Nathaniel P. Feterman, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Claybaugh died March 10, 1909.
pp. 367-368 Source II
Transcribed by Tonya
Source I: A Portrait And Biographical Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind., ... Containing Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, and Biographies of the Governors of Indiana. Published 1895 by A.W. Bowen & Co. in Chicago.
Source II : History of Clinton County, Indiana…. With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. By Hon. Joseph Claybaugh. Published 1913 by A. W. Bowen & Company – Indianapolis, Indiana
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