History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships

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by  Tucker, Ebenezer

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GENEALOGYCOLLECTION
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^XSTORy
MNBOLPH
COUNTY,
INDIANA,
WITH
Illustrations and Bioo-rajihical Sketclu'S
OF
SOME OF ITS PROMINENT MEN AND P10NEh:R8,
fO WHICH ARE APPENDED MAPS OF ITS SE\TRAL TOWNSHH'S.
ffl heprintec! I967 byEastern Indiana PublishingCo,
Box 85KnightSt.ovm, Ind.
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theyieldingfoliage;then,asnow,fellthefructifyingrainfromtheclouds,andmoistenedthesurfaceoftheground;springs
gushedfromtheearth,andspeddancingawayoverthepebbles,undertheshadowoftheforest. Butwherefore? Ah,wherefore
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plished,andfromoutthosegloomywoodsandti'acklessjunglesandprimevalpathlesswastes,havesprungthesewaving fields,
thesehomesofl)eauty,thosepalacesofsplendor,whichwedonowbehold! Andshallnotthehistoryofthoauthorsoftins
mightychangebe'ATitten? Shalltheirmcmoiyperishfromtheearth? Soitwouldseem,foramongthothousandsskillfuland
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heroicfathersandmotherssufi'erthatheroismtobeforgotten,andthememorythereoftovanishfromamongmen? Thettisk
were,truly,notproperlycmstoperform;forweareonlyalatecomerintothis"Westernland. Ou.boyhoodandearlymanhood
werespentfarawayamidotheranddistantscenes. Outyouthfuleyesrestedonthehillsandmountainsofthefar-offEast;but
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perseverance,bythegratefuldescendantsofthosehardyancestors,and])ublishedasenduringm(>inorialsofthoseby-goneyears.
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native-bomsonordaughterofoldEandolph.
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boaskedorexpectedtomaketheIxiokreliable,interestingandtrue;wehavehonestlytriedtomakeitaworkofwhichRandolph
County"willnotwillinglyletdie,"andwhichmaybeaworthyandvaluableadditiontothelocalhistory'oftheCommonwealth.
Inarrangementofmaterial,theprincipleofgroupinghasbeenemployedtoagreatextent. Agriculture,education,relig-
ion,railitaiymattei-s,cemeteries,attorneys,physiciansandseveralothersubjects,havebeentreatedforthecountyasawhole.
Themilitaryhistoryisunusuallyfullandcomprehensive. Biography,also, isveryextensiveinthework,andpersonal
roiniiiif;<i>ncoshavebeenfi'oelygiven,theauthorbelievingthatthosesketcheswillbefullofinterest. Sofaraspossible,thelives
.(isfnrtcetJu,lyImptiotnheeorbsiohgaiv-aephl>ieeesr,odfetmaailneyd,measypebceia'lfloyuonfdtwhhosoewhahvoealreonngowsinrceestlienfgtfthreomsthhoeriersolfabotrism.e,Tahnedolifvemsaonfysuablsscorwibheorsaraereniouw-
^.gt'dandfeebleandiniirm,yetwhoarenumberedstillamongthelivingheroeswhohaveachievedthemightyconquestofhuman
prowessoverwildandsavagenattu'e,andwhohavemadethewildernesstobudandblossomastherose,andwhosmvivotobehold
thechangesthathavebeenwi'ought. Thechapteronthepubliclandswas framedfrommaterialsfurnishedfromWashington,
thioughthekindnessofJ."H.Htine,Esq.,Governmentemployethereformanyyears,butwhostillretainshisconnectionwith,
andnft'ectionfor,thecountywhichwashisresidencewhencalledintothepublicservice.
Inthemilitaiyhistory,greatusehasbeenmadeofAdjiitantGeneralTerrell'sKeportforIndiana,publishedsoonafterthe
doseofthewar.while,inmanycasesalso,factsfrompersonalandothersourceshavebeenstated. TheprisonlifeofC.W.
DiggswascondensedfromGen.Shank'slleportontheTreatmentofPrisoners,publishedbyauthorityofCongressin1809. The
detailscoucorningtheotherswerewrittendownfromthelips.ofthepartiesthemselves. Greatlaborhasbeenexpendedinsearch-
ingtliootficialrecordsofvariouskinds. ThecountyoHJcers,pastandpresent,haverenderedeverypracticableaid,andfurnished
everypossiblefiicilityinfnrlhoraiicoofourenterprise,andscarcelyanindividualhasbeenfoundinthecountywhodidnotcheer-
fullydowlKiii'Versoeinedneedfultomakeourtoilsometaskanabundantsuccess.
Amongtheotherwoi'ksconsultedhavebeenTuttlo'sandDillon'sHistoryofIndiana,DarkeCountyHistory,AllenCounty
History,DelawareCountyHistory,ElkhartCountyHistory,theLegislativejom-nals,C.H.Smith'sRecollections,Smith'sEai-ly
Afcthtxlism,andvariousotherworks. TheSmitlifamilygaveaccesstothemanuscriptsleftbyHon.JereSmith,someofwhicli
hleacvoevdIj'cebneignuconrpbovr:hiitsedfaitnhetrhenewaorrlky.fifit\yIr.yeOasrbsornug,o,oafnEdcocnonotmiyn,ueWdaybynethCeoufnatmyi,lyaltolotwheedpursesteonjtirteismeen.tthesubstanceofthe''weather
ACKNOA\'LEDGMENTS.
Afewamongthemultitudewhohaveren<leredassistanceinthework(nottoexcludeothers]-)ei'hapsequallyworthyofmen-
tion),areasfollows:
Greonsfork.--flamesC.Bowen,S(]uireBowen,JamesClark,AaronHill,ThfiniasHough,JamesKelly,JesseParker,Henn'
Horn.
Washington.-PaulBeard.Jr.,W.A.A\-.Dalv.WilliamJohnson.SilasJohnson,ThomasPhillips.Mrs.Shoemaker(daugh-
terofCnrlisCkniv).
WestRiver.-Willi;unJLBotkin,C.W,Oaborn,JeremiahSmith,IraSwain.
White.RiverandWinchester.—T.M.Browne,HannahDiggs,WilliamDiggs,Jr.,H.H.Neff.M.A.Reeder,Gen.A.Stone,
I.1>,A\;Ii'trtnsn..k'JHnh.o-ni.MI'svlWdenrrTd.homJaessseAdWdaiyn,gt3o\nr,ooDrrm.auBaWialeyy.,JAur.ltihtulirWMacyK,ewW,.PC.arWdiolnlmSohreer.man.Mj's.Sherman,Dr,Shoemaker.
\\t\Yil EdxvardEdger,Jos.>.])h Edger,PenyFields.JohnKcv,DanielB. Miller,JohnMock.BurgettPierce, Thomas
\\'ard.WOalynieiveW(hainpdplUen.ionCity).—SethHoke,AlfredLenox,Mrs.ThomasMason,RobertMm-phy,WilliamOit,WilliamPickett.
JessePaxson,WilliamPeacock,GeorgeandAsenathThomas,JamesWoodbmy,W.K.Smith.
StonyCreek.—IsaacAmburu,JohnH.Bond,W.A.Thornliurg.SolomonWright,Dr.Chenoweth.
NettleCreek.—Mrs.Burroughs.WilliamCleviuger,M.L.Canady,Mrs.PatevBranson,LemuelWiggins,Mrs.Wine,James
Scott,MJrasc.ksMona.r—kEDziegigise.lClough,ThomasDevor,JesseJohnson, James Porter,Mrs.Reeves, Mrs.Ruby,the Simmonses. the
Wanous.
Green.—PhilipBarger,filr.fzyy^n,ThomasGodwin.ThomasHubbard.Mr.McProud.
^^'^•'^tti.—lb:.Driver,Mj-s.Hammer,Mr.Jones,llev.MosesMarks,DavidMacy,JohnA.Moonnan,Mrs.Wallace.
Itremainsforustoexpressourgratefulacknowledgementstothemanykindfriends(andtheirnameislegion,andthey
eniliracethe(.nliiccountv),whoIjave(>ncouragedandassistedinaccomplishingourarduoustask. Withouttheirkindco-operation,
indeed,suchataskwouldhavebeenutterlyinvain.
Tliesourcesofhistoryinourcaseliavebeen mostlypersonal andverljal. Something,ofcoui'se,hasbeengleanedfrom
booksandfromreeords.Imtmo.st hasbeendr.iwiifromoriginalsources,fromtheaged,worthypioneerathemselvesorfromtheir
inielligeni.andenbTprisingdescendants.
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cimutyollici:ilsintheiiast,apainfuldeficiencyisnoticeable.
Itmightlunewellbeciusuppasedthatafullandaccuraterecordcouldhavebeen foundastothenamesandterms,etc..of
ofthevariousinciuulieutsofcomityandtownshipoffices. Itwouldhavebeenthoughtalsothatarecordofthenamesofthesol-
deiv(eTr,siesnltiost1e)0dfforuonmd:tina.micoausnttyowsooumledofhatvheeloifefeiiicerpsreosfertvheeddaasysaopfar"tAoufldtheLaofnfgiciaSlynhei,s"tortyotfhienrdeoofu.twNheoiththeeryowferteh,osheotwhinlgosn,ghtohwe-y
served,etc..hasbeenwhollyoutofthe(luestiou. And afterthelongexperienceofpainfulandoften fruitlesaresearch,the
andiorfeelsnsetlledconviction th;\t.insteadoflieing blameworthyforomissionsormistolves,heis.rather,desoi-vingofpublic
a|)prov.ii,notlosayadmiration,forthearrayoffactsastotheearlyandlaterhistorypresent<'d,andforthedegreeofaccuracy
achievedintheperformanceofthework.
I?eoords,wherevernttain-ible,havebeenfreelybroughtintore<piisition. Writtendocvunents,personalorofficial,havebeen
used;recordspreservedinthatprecioustroasm'e,thefamilyBible,"gi-andmother'soldBible,"oftentimeworn and fallen iu