History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana : with historical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families PDF
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LLENCOUNTYPUBLICLIBRARY 3 1833023002782 977.201 I P22h GREENYENAOLLODG^Y ;C;OLLEC'-AiLOM I 1222026 I HISTORY OF Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana WithHistoricalSketchesof RepresentativeCitizensand Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1913 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS.INDIANA '' DEDICATION. ThisWorkisrespectfullydedicatedto THE PIONEERS, longsincedeparted. Maythememoryofthosewholaiddowntheirburdens by the wayside ever be fragrant as the breath of summer flowers, for their toils and sacrifices have made ParkeandVermillioncountiesagarden of sunshine and delights. 122202G PREFACE Alllife and achievement is evolution; present wisdom comes from past experience, andpresentcommercialprosperityhascomeonly frompastexer- tionandsuffering. THedeedsandmotivesofthemen who ha\egonebefore have been instrumental in shaping the destinies of later communities and states. The development of a new country was at once a task and a privi- lege. It requiredgreat courage, sacrifice and privation. Compare the pres- ent conditions ofthepeopleof Parke andVermilHon counties, Indiana, with what they were one hundred years ago. From a trackless wilderness and virginland,ithascometobeacenterofprosperityandcivilization,withmil- lions ofwealth, systems of railways, grand educational institutions, splendid industriesandimmenseagriculturalandmineralproductions. Cananythink- ing person be insensible to the fascination of the study which discloses the aspirationsandeffortsoftheearlypioneerswhosostronglylaidthe founda- tion upon which has been reared the magnificent prosperity of later days? To perpetuate the story of these people and to trace and record the social, political and industrial progress of the community from its first inception is the function of the local historian. A sincere purpose to preserve facts and personal memoirs that are deserving of perpetuation, and which unite the present to the past, is themotive ofthe present publication. The work has been in the hands of able writers, who have, after much patient study and research, produced here the most complete biographical memoirs of ParkeandVermillioncountiese\-erofferedtotliepublic. Aspeciallyvaluable and interesting department is that devoted to the sketches of representative citizens of this county whose records deserve preservation because of their worth, effort and accomplishment. The publishers desire to extend their thankstothegentlemenwhohave so faithfullylaboredtothis end. Thanks arealsoduetothecitizensof Parkeand^^ermillioncounties forthe uniform kindness withwhichtheyhaveregardedthisundertakingand fortheirmany servicesrenderedinthegainingofnecessaryinformation. In placing the "History of Parke and Vermillion Counties. Indiana." before the citizens, the publishers can conscientiously claim that they have carried out the plan as outHned in the prospectus. Every biographi- calsketchintheworkhasbeensubmittedtotheparty interested, forcorrec- tion, and therefore any error of fact, if there be any, is solely due to the person for whom the sketch was prepared. Confident that our efforts to please will fullymeettheapprobation ofthepublic, weare. Respectfully, THE PUBLISHERS.
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