Montgomery
County, Indiana
Brown Township Bios
D. W. Galey, fanner, Brown's Valley, is one of the old and most
respected citizens of Montgomery county. He was born in Mercer county,
Kentucky, October 19, 1801. His father, Benjamin, was a native of South
Carolina, and removed to Montgomery county with his family in 1822. His
wife was Elizabeth Woods. They lived a pioneer life, having settled in
the woods, and improved a large farm. They both died in the county,
after living to a good old age. The subject of this sketch has taken an
active part in improving and cultivating quite a large tract of land in
the county, and now owns 540 acres. February 16, 1832, he married
Sophia Fisher, daughter of Samuel Fisher. She was born in Fayette
county, Kentucky, August 9, 1809. They have had .six children: Thomas
M. served in the rebellion, and had two horses killed from under him,
and had the crown of his hat shot off; Benjamin M. ; Sarah E., wife of
J. Armstrong; and the deceased are Eliza, wife of II. Smith during her
life; Samuel F., taken prisoner at Macon, Georgia, and died from the
effects of starvation; William B., killed at Chattanooga. Mr. Galey has
been a constant member of the church since 1844, and Mrs. Galey has
been since 1827, which speaks well for them in their old days.
William Canine, woolen
mills, Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, December 25,
1815, and came to Montgomery- county in 1825. In 1846 he bought the old
Deer grist-mill, and has been connected in that and the woolen-mill and
dry-goods business almost constantly, and is now superintending the
woolen-mill in connection with Joel Deer, the firm being Canine &
Deer. He served as township trustee of his township for six years, and
a devoted member of the Old School Baptist church for many years. In
1845 he married Martha J. Ellis, of Shelby county, Kentucky, by whom he
has three children : Mary A., John C. and Thomas.
C. L. Canine, farmer.
Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana. February 22, 1827.
and is the son of Ralph and Margaret (Warman) Canine. The father was
born in Pennsylvania December 3, 1789, and married in Shelby county,
Kentucky, in 1809, and the mother was born November 18, 1780. They
removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1825, and settled in Brown
township, where they lived till their death, the father dying September
27, 1879, and the mother November 5, 1863. The subject of this sketch
has been a resident of the county all his life, and has been an humble
tiller of the soil. November 5, 1845, he married Miss K. Montgomery,
daughter of James Montgomery. She was born in Shelby county, Kentucky,
December 17, 1827. The issue of this happy marriage is four sons and
four daughters: Marion M., Edney L., Annie E.. William Eice, Eva J.,
Walter B., Lula A., Cornelius L. ; and two deceased, Mary C. and Sylva.
Blakely Brush, retired,
Waveland, was born in Shelby county. Kentucky, March 1, 1807. His
parents were of Scotch-Irish descent, and were natives of Virginia,
from whence they came to Kentucky in 1806, thence to Montgomery county,
Indiana, in 1825, locating in Brown township, on Sec. 24. Here the
subject of this sketch helped his father improve a farm, after
improving one for himself. He has been a member of the first
Presbyterian church organized in Wave- land for fifty years, and has
been one of its elders for thirty years. He has always been a strong
advocate of the cause of temperance, and taking part in all enterprises
which he beheves to be right. He has always voted the republican ticket
since the organization of that party. In 1831 he married Rebecca G.
Glenn, of Woodford county. Kentucky. She died in this county in 1864,
leaving five children to mourn her loss: Mary A., wife of Prof. Kritz;
John C., attorney- at-law, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Sarah M., wife of
Dr. Steele, of Waveland ; David B., farmer; William T., attorney-at-law
at Crawfordsville.
H. E. Rhoads,
wagon-maker, Waveland, was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania,
August 31, 1827. He is the son of George and Sarah Rhoads, who were of
Union county, Pennsylvania. The father was born in 1799, and mother in
1797. They removed to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1835, and to Hancock
county in 1836; thence to Parke county in 1837, thence to Montgomery
county in 1840. Here the father died, in 1875 ; the mother is still a
resident of Waveland, where they settled when they came to the county.
Mr. Rhoads has been a resident of Waveland since 1840. At the age of
seventeen he served an apprenticeship at the wagon- maker's trade,
which has been his occupation ever since. In 1860 he married Miss
Elizabeth Benet, a native of London. England, who was born September
28, 1834. The issue of this marriage is Harry B., Charles F. and Sarah
E.
T. L. Hanna, merchant,
Waveland, is one of Montgomery county's prominent and successful
business men. He is a native of the county, born in 1835, and is the
son of William Hanna, who is on? of the pioneers, having come to the
county in 1827. The subject of this sketch served a short time in the
rebellion, in the 78th Ind.Vol. Inf. He was elected county commissioner
in 1877, and reflected in 1879. He owns 620 acres of fine land in the
county, and a first-class dry-goods establishment in Waveland, where he
does an extensive business. He buys all kinds of grain and produce, and
is a useful man to have in any community.
William Hanna, retired,
Waveland. In writing sketches of old settlers of Montgomery county we
find William Hanna, who was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, July 5,
1805. He remained at home working on his father's farm until a man
grown. In 1826 he came to Montgomery county, and entered eighty acres
of land in Brown township, and in 1827 moved to it and bought two
eighties adjoining and added thereto until he owned 900 acres. He
improved 300 acres, being the first stock farm in that part of the
county. When he began life his capital consisted of $200, but by hard
work and economy he accumulated quite a property. He has always been a
strong advocate of temperance and practiced what he preached, having
never used tobacco, or intoxicating drinks as a beverage. His. first
wife was Elizabeth Glenn, of Kentucky. She died in 1837. He married
again, in 1839, Mary Watson, also of Kentucky. She died in 1874. He has
six children by first wife: William G., Adam, Tyre L., James T.,
Lindsey, and Margaret F., and by second wife eight: Joseph T., Henry
C., Philip P., Josephine, Nancy A., Jennie, Daniel W., Albert A. Mr.
Hanna is one of Montgomery county's most respected citizens and has
been a constant member of the Baptist church since his sixteenth year.
He voted with the whig party until the organization of the republican,
since which time he has cast his vote with the latter.
G. S. Durham, farmer,
Russellville, was born in Putnam county, Indiana, in 1835. His father,
Jacob Durham, was a native of Boyle county, Kentucky, and married
Hannah Spears and came to Putnam county about 1827 and settled at
Russellville, where he was one among the first. He kept the first
dry-goods store of that place. The subject of this sketch owns as fine
a farm, consisting of 320 acres, as Montgomery county affords. In 1861
he married Miss Maggie M. Black, daughter of Miller and Maggie Black,
of this county. She was born in Montgomery count}7, Kentucky, in 1841.
Their family are two sons and two daughters: James E., Mary C.,
Florence M. and Lee S. Mr. Durham has for many years been a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and votes the democrat ticket.
J. M. Rice, farmer,
Waveland, one of the old and respected citizens of Montgomery county,
was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, February 17, 1826, and is the son
of Isaac and Narcissa M. (Allen) Rice, who were natives of Pennsylvania
and Kentucky, and came to Montgomery county in 1827, and settled on the
farm where the subject of this sketch now lives. Here they lived until
their death, the father dying January 11, 1852, and the mother in 1S45.
Mr. Rice has remained at the old homestead ever since his parents came
to the' county. He served 'five years as justice of the peace, and has
long since been a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. He always
votes in unison with the republican party. In 1848 he married Miss Marv
E. Demaree, who was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, in 1829, and came
to Parke county, Indiana, with her parents, in 1832. The issue of this
marriage now living are: Charles C., Susan N., William A., Mary E.,
Thomas A. and Harrison C.
Joel Deer, miller and
merchant, Waveland, is one of the old and respected pioneers of
Montgomery county, and was born in Boone county. Kentucky, in 182S. His
father removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1828, .and in 1829
built the first grist-mill that was built in the county, on Sugar
creek. It was of log construction, with one run of stone, which were
made of common stones, using the same for wheat and corn. After running
this mill for about ten years he built, a frame mill close to where the
old mill stood, which has been in constant use ever since. He died in
1861, after spend- in f a life of usefulness. He is still fresh in the
memories of all of the old settlers, and is missed by the people of the
county. The subject of this sketch has been in active business all his
life, and at the same place where his father first located, with the
exception of short intervals. The firm name is Canine Deer. They added,
in 1873, a woolen-mill, which is a great advantage to the community.
They buy wool and wheat, and also have a saw-mill attached. In 1849 Mr.
Deer married Miss Mary McGrigg, whose parents were early settlers in
the county.
John Milligan, retired,
Waveland, father of the above named village, was born in what is now
Perry county, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1803. In 1814 Ins parents removed
to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and located near Pittsburgh. Here
Mr. Milligan remained until about nineteen years of age, after which he
went to live with his uncle at Georgetown, D. C., and attended school,
and at the age of twenty-two he taught his first school, and in May,
1827, he came to Ohio, where he taught school for eighteen months, and
in 1828 came to Montgomery county, Indiana, where he taught school for
a short time. In 1829 he engaged as clerk for J. Powers, at
Crawfordsville, and in 1830 sold goods on commission for I. C. Elston
in the country, in Brown township, afterward embarking in the business
for himself at the same place, where he continued until1834, when he came to where
Waveland now is, then a wilderness, and purchased land and built the
first house that was built in the town. In 1835 he laid out the village
of Waveland, and January 25, 1835, sold the first lots. In 1829 he
married Miss Lucinda Elmore, daughter of John Elmore, who was one of
the pioneers of the county. Their marriage has been blessed with eight
children living and one deceased; the living are Edwin M., Matilda J.,
Sarah E., Thomas E., John W., Samuel J., James R., William; and Mary,
deceased. Mr. Milligan has been a constant member of the Presbyterian
church since 1829, and has always voted the republican ticket.
Alexander Buchanan,
farmer and stock raiser, Waveland, son of George and Diana Buchanan,
was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, August 2, 1809, and settled
with his parents in this county in October 1828. he was married
December 12, 1833, to Matilda Rice. They have twelve children: George,
Jacob, James, William Thomas, John, Esther, Margaret, Robert Alexander.
Matilda Jane, Mary Elizabeth, Nancy Ann, and one that died in infancy.
Andrew McCormick, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, November 12, 1809. His
parents were John and Martha Jane (Todd) McCormick. The father was a
native of Virginia, and came to Kentucky in an early day, where he
married and lived until his death, 1817. In 1828 Mrs. McCormick and
family of five children removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, and
settled in Brown township, within one mile and a half of the village of
Waveland. Here she died, in June 1844. The subject of this sketch is
one of Montgomery county's pioneers. He has improved a large farm,
having taken it in the woods, and is now the owner of 360 acres. In
1842 he married Miss Martha E. Green, daughter of Joseph and Nancy
Green. She is a native of Connecticut, born in 1808, and came to this
county with her mother from Kentucky, in 1833, her father having died
while in Kentucky. Mr. McCormick has been a constant member of the
Methodist Episcopal church since 1828, and was one of the organizers of
the Methodist church of Waveland. He was formerly a whig until the
organization of the republican party, when he joined its ranks and has
worked in unison with that party ever since.
Andrew Lydick was born in
Bourbon county, Kentucky, January 22, 1796, and came to Montgomery
county in 1829, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He has been
twice married ; on May 22, 1823, to Sally A. Fisher, who was born in
Fayette county, Kentucky, June 29, 1807, and died July 18, 1847. He
married again, July 30, 1849, Harriet Wilson, daughter of John Wilsoii.
She was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, April 20, 1824. Mr. Lydick is
the father of eleven children : John L., Adam, Mary A., Sarah I.,
Andrew W. ; and deceased : James S., Barbara E., Paulina J., Jacob D.,
Robert M ; one living by present wife, Martha M.
J. Reynolds, miller,
Waveland, was born in Kentucky, September 4, 1826, and came to
Montgomery county with his parents, "William and Mary Reynolds, in
1832, and settled in Brown township. Mr. Reynolds was raised on a farm,
but since 1853 he has been engaged, as miller at Deer's mills, one of
the first mills built in the county. He has been a faithful man, having
been their miller for twenty-seven years. In 1853 he married Annie E.
Cook, and has two children, George T. and Hugh E., and two deceased,
William A. and John H. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the Baptist church
and is a republican.
Simon C. Davis, retired,
Waveland, was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, April 14, 1807, and
removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1830, locating in Brown
township, where he has resided ever since. He remained on his farm
until 1867, after which he removed to Waveland, where he is able to
live a retired life. In 1840 he served as revenue collector for
Montgomery county, and has filled the office of justice of the peace
for sixteen years, and is its present incumbent. He has also served as
township trustee, ifl a deacon of the Missionary Baptist church, of
which he has been a member since 1841. He was married in 1825. to
Rebecca Bryan, of Virginia. She died in this county in 1867. Was
married again in 1872, to Ann E. Galey, formerly Ann E. Srader, whose
parents came from Kentucky to Montgomery county in 1837. She is a
native of Fayette county, Kentucky, born in 1825. Mr. Davis has six
children by former wife: Matilda J., wife of M. Williams; George W.,
Andrew B., Sarah A., wife of P. C. Mullikin; Mary K., wife of William
Galey ; and America E., wife of J. Stillwell.
J. R. Canine, farmer,
Waveland, is the son of John and Huldah (C. Long) Canine, and was born
in Brown township, Montgomery county, in 1832. His father at the age of
fourteen moved from Shelby county, Kentucky, with his parents, and
settled in Brown township in 1826, and assisted his father in clearing
up a farm in the woods. When seventeen years of age he joined the Old
School Baptist church, and remained a faithful member until his death,
May 1, 1875. December 2, 1830, John Canine married Huldah C. Long,
daughter of James and Nancy Long, and settled on Sec. 29. Three
children were born : James R. (the subject of this sketch), and two
died in infancy. December 13, 1853, James R. married Elizabeth W.
Proctor, daughter of Mnlenburgh and Sarah S. Proctor, and have had five
children: Rilah F. J. born April 25, 1856, and died January 17, 1863;
John H. was born April 15, 1864; Huldah A. waa born October 7, 1866,
and died February 8, 1870; Lucinda E. B. was born July 4, 1869, and
died December 20, 1871; and Jesse W., was born November 25, 1871. Mr.
Canine's mother and father died in 1875. Huldah C., daughter of James
and Nancy Laws-Long, became Mrs. John Canine in 1830. Her father, in
the spring of 1822, began clearing a farm on Sec. 21, now added to
Parke county. From a large oak tree in Brown township he secured
clapboards to cover his cabin home, that being the first tree cut in
the township for building purposes. He became a member a of the Old
School Baptist church at the age of eighteen, and was a faithful member
till his death. His wife died February 1866.
Alfred Mitchell, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, in 1815, and is the son
of Benjamin Mitchell, of Virginia, who was born April 25, 1762, and was
married December 3, 1791, to Miss C. Garnett, who was born in 1773. The
father died in 1833, and the mother about 1862. They came to this
county in 1831, and settled on the farm where Alfred Mitchell now
lives. He married, in 1839, Samantha Deer, daughter of Joel Deer, who
was one of the pioneers of the county. She was born in Boone county,
Kentucky, July 3, 1818. They have six children : Sarah F., wife of J.
C. Todd ; Sarepta M., wife of W. II. Thorn ; Mary A., wife of F. M.
Conner; Mattie, wife of G. W. Canine; Theresa J. and Valora E.
deceased; Benjamin F., Sophia D. and Harriet. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
have long since been members of the Old School Baptist church, and are
respected and honored by all who know them.
M. W. Green, farmer,
Waveland, was born in New Haven county, Connecticut, August 14, 1805,
and at the age of sixteen came to Hamilton county, Ohio, and began
serving an apprenticeship at the tanner trade, working as journeyman
for seventeen years. In January, 1832, he came to Montgomery county and
bought his present farm, where he moved in 1833, and in 1843 he built a
tannery, which he now has. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Clark, who was
a native of Virginia, and was born September 13, 1808, and died April
6, 1873. He has one son living, Joseph W. Mr. Green is a radical
republican, and has done a great deal to help the cause in the late
rebellion. J. J. Canine, farmer, "Waveland, was born in Brown township,
Montgomery county, Indiana, September 11, 1833. He is the son of Ralph
and Margaret (Warinan) Canine, who came to the county in 1826. The
subject of this sketch now lives on the farm where his father settled.
In 1854 J. J. Canine married Miss Sarah J. Foster, daughter of Robert
and Susan Jones Foster. S.he was born in this county February 18, 1834.
They have one child living, Mary M. W.; and two deceased, Robert S. and
one in infancy. Mr. Canine is the owner of a fine farm of 279 acres
with good improvements. He has been a member of the Old School Baptist
church since 1854.
J. C. Todd, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana, in
1836, and has been a resident of the county all his life. His father,
Johnson Todd, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1809, married
Mary Hanna in 1834, and came to Montgomery county in 1835. Mr. J. C.
Todd married, in 1857, Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Alfred Mitchell, of
this county. The issue of this marriage is: Mary A., Alfred, Susan,
Jennie, Hattie, Frank, and Joel.
Simeon Clore, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, in 1821, and is the son
of Israel and Frances (Deer) Clore, of Virginia, and came to Kentucky
in 1811, thence to Montgomery county in 1837, and settled on land which
they had entered in 1822. Here the father died in 1854, and mother
about 1870. Simeon was married in 1846 to Mary Lusk, daughter of
Solomon Lusk, who came to Vigo county, Indiana, about 1814. She died in
1860. He .again married, in 1870, Mrs. Eliza Chamlin. He has seven
children by former wife: Solomon, Joel, Julia A., Doren, Susan, Marvin,
Mary. Mr. Clore is the owner of a fine farm of 360 -acres, and is a
staunch greenbacker.
J. W. Milligan, merchant,
Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana,
February 8, 1837, and is the sou of John Milligan, who came to the
county in 1828. Mr. Milligan has been a resident of the county all his
life, except what time he spent in the cause of his country, having
enlisted in 1861 in Co. H, 38th reg. Ind. Vols., and served three years
and two months. He participated in the battles of Stone River, Dug Gap,
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Hoover's Gap, and a great
many other battles of less note. Was also in the Atlantic campaign, and
after serving out his time of enlistment he was honorably discharged at
Kenesaw Mountain, and returned home. Soon after he embarked in the
mercantile business at Waveland, where he has since resided. In 1865 he
married Miss Josie Hanna, daughter of William Hanna, one of the old and
respected poineers of Montgomery county.
H. A. Foster, farmer,
Parkersburg, was born in Scott township, Montgomery county, Indiana,
January 19, 1838, and is the son of James and Mary Britts, who came
from Kentucky to this county in 1826. The father died in 1861, and the
mother resides at the old homestead. The subject of this sketch has
been twice married : first in 1860 to Miss D. Bridges, who was born in
this county in 1842. Her death occurred in 1866, caused by their house
being torn down by a storm, at the same time killing two children,
Thomas J. and Mary A. He married again, in 1869, Matilda E. Allen, also
a native of the county. She was born in 1843. He has three children by
h'rst wife: Edgar W. and the two already mentioned; and by present wife
four : Ira D., Sarah F., Bertie L. and Nelhe M.
A. B. Davis, drugs,
Brown's Valley, was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, in 1828, and
came with his parents to Montgomery county in an early day. Mr. Davis
was raised on a farm in Brown township, and attended the common
schools, such as they had in an early day. He served about one year in
the late rebellion in the 10th Ind. reg., and was detailed in the
medical department to take care of the sick and wounded, and was
discharged on account of ill-health. He has been married twice. His
present wife is Elcy Stillwell.
W. F. Rhoads, harness and
saddler, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1829. His
father was George Rhoads, and his mother's maiden name was Sarah
Geiger, and removed to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1835, thence to
Hancock county in 1836, and to Parke county in 1837, and settled in
Montgomery county in 1840. The subject of this sketch served an
apprenticeship at his trade under his father, who was the pioneer
harness-maker and saddler of the village of "Waveland, where Mr. Rhoads
has carried on the business almost constantly since 1846. He is and has
been for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church. In 1861 he
married Margaret H. Osborn, who has been a devoted wife and Christian.
S. J. Milligan, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, 1841, and is the son
of John Milligan, who is one of the prominent and respected pioneers of
the county. The subject of this sketch was raised' on a farm, which has
been his continued occupation. He has long since been a member of the
Presbyterian church, and moves in the best society and is respected by
all who know him. He is a half owner of 280 acres of fine land
adjoining the village of Waveland. In 1876 he married Miss Sarah
Little, daughter of Alexander Little.
B. M. Galey, farmer,
Brown's Valley, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana,
May 1, 1842, and has been a resident of the county all his life. His
father came to the county in 1822, a sketch of whom will be found
elsewhere. Mr. Galey married in 1863 Miss Pauline Armstrong, who was
born in Montgomery county in 1843. The children are: Fisher B., Rose A.
and Mary E.
Oliver McLoed, farmer and
stock raiser, Brown's Valley, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky,
April 21,1818, and is the son of George and Katie (Miller) McLoed, who
were natives of Virginia and Kentucky. Mr. McLoed was raised on a farm,
which occupation he has followed all his life. In 1843 he removed to
Montgomery county, where he became one of the successful farmers. He
owns 560 acres of well improved land, well stocked, and good buildings,
close to the village of Brown's Valley. He has served as justice of the
peace for twelve years, and is a prominent member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. In 1839 he married Miss Mary L. Penn. Their children
are : Martha A., wife of A. Boyd ; Ellen, E., wife of W. H. Graham;
Sophronia F., William J., Emma J., wife of J. Davis; Oliver C., Lilhe
M. and David P.
W. T. Glenn, farmer,
Waveland, is the son of Thomas and Martha W. (Hanna) Glenn. The father
was a native of Woodford county, Kentucky, and was born about 1808, and
lived in Shelby county when he married his wife, who was born in Mercer
county, Kentucky, and in 1827 removed to Montgomery county, Indiana,
and settled on 160 acres of Jand, which he entered in 1825. Here they
lived in a log cabin for a number of years, and continued to reside on
the same farm until their death. He died in 1870, and she in 1880.
Thomas Glenn was a highly respected citizen, and had filled some very
prominent positions. He served as justice of the peace, county
surveyor, and associate judge. He was a constant member of the Baptist
church for over forty years, and died in that faith. W. T. Glenn was
born in 1843 on the farm entered by his father, and still retains the
old homestead. He was elected in 1880 to serve the people of Brown
township as trustee. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, which
meets at Waveland, and is a staunch republican.
J. P. Russell, physician,
Waveland, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, July 23,1815, and
remained at home working on his father's farm until the age of
twenty-four, after which he began the study of medicine with Dr.
Russell, of Montgomery county, Kentucky, and in 1840 and 1841 he
attended the Transylvania University, at Lexington, Kentucky, and soon
after entered into an extensive practice in Montgomery, Morgan, and
Trimbold counties, Kentucky. In 1845 he came to Montgomery county,
Indiana, and located at Waveland, where he soon entered into a
lucrative practice. By his long experience as a physician and surgeon,
he is classed among the first physicians of that county. He married in
his native county, in 1845, Miss Mary E. Penn, by whom ho has nine
children living: Lenora, Alice, John Q., David 0., Joseph W.,
Elizabeth, Molhe, Emma, and Pinie I.
J. O. McCormick,
druggist, Waveland, is the son of Preston and Mary A. (Brush)
McCormick, who are natives of Shelby county, Kentucky. The father, born
in 1807, came to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1828, and in 1837
married his wife, who was born in 1816, and came to this county with
her parents, John and Nancy Brush, in 1825. Mr. McCormick resided on
the farm where he first settled until his death, which occurred in
1864. His wife still remains at the old homestead with her sons, who
are managing the farm. The subject was born at the homestead May 23,
1845, and remained at home working on the farm and attending common
school during winters. In this way he received his education. In 1874
he removed to Waveland and embarked in the drug business, and by honest
dealings and courteous treatment to his many customers he has
established an extensive trade. In 1872 he married Miss Mary Moore, a
native of Kentucky.
W. H. Petterman,
merchant, Waveland, was born in Frederick county, Virginia, 1815, and
came to Sullivan county, Indiana, in 1837, and to Montgomery county in
1848, and located at Waveland, and for the last sixteen years has been
one of the active business men of the place. Having been in the
mercantile business for that many years, and by his honest dealings
with his many customers, he has been able to retain his old patrons and
add thereto many new ones. He is a prominent Mason and a member of the
Presbyterian church. He married, in 1839, Rebecca Sullinger, of Knox
county, Indiana.
M. L. Giltner, druggist,
Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, March 28,1842. He is
the son of Abraham B. and Nancy (Liter) Giltner, who were natives of
Fayette county, Kentucky, and removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in
an early day, and settled near Brown's Valley, where they lived till
their deaths; he died July 19, 1873, in his seventieth year; she, April
23, 1846, in her forty-third year. The subject of this sketch has been
a resident of this county all his life except the three years he was in
the army. He enlisted in 1861 in the 40th reg., Co. C.. Ind. Vol. Inf.,
and after serving about one year in that regiment he was transferred to
the signal corps, in which he served the rest of his time. He has
served the people of his township as trustee for six years, is a member
of the Masonic fraternity, and a staunch republican. In 1879 he married
Miss Annie E. Benham, daughter of Benjamin R. and Mary Johnson Benham.
J. T. Scott, postmaster,
Waveland, was born in Putnam county, Indiana, in 1831, and is a triplet
son of Alexander and Martha Scott, who were natives of Pennsylvania and
Kentucky, and came to Putnam county, Indiana, about 1825. Here the
father died when he was eighty-two years and one day old. The mother
died at forty-four years of age. The subject of this sketch remained at
home until fourteen years of age, after which he went to learn the
tailor's trade, which occupation he has followed all his life. He kept
the post-office at Portland Mills for ten years, and lias held the
office at Waveland since 1874. In 1849 he married Miss Annie Boswell,
of Putnam county, Indiana, who was born at Russcllville in 1833. Her
parents were natives of Kentucky, and came to Putnam county in an early
day. Mr.- Scott has long since been a devoted member of the
Presbyterian church, and is one of Montgomery county's staunch
republicans.
S. T. Whittington,
dentist, Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1827, and is
the son of Littleton and Frances Whittington, who were married in
Woodford county, Kentucky, and moved to Shelby county in an early day,
where they lived till their death. The subject of this sketch was
raised on a farm, and received a common school education. In 1849 he
came to Waveland, Montgomery county, Indiana, where he worked at the
carpenter's trade, which he learned in Kentucky. After following this
occupation for some time, he studied dentistry under Dr. Vanderbilt, of
Crawfordsville, this county, since which time he has followed dentistry
at Waveland. He is a charter member of the Masonic fraternity which
meets at Waveland. During the many years spent in the county he has
gained the respect and confidence of the people. In 1857 he married
Miss Nancy E. Hutchison, a native of Bourbon county, Kentucky.
J. C. Canine, livery and
sale stable, Waveland, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county,
Indiana, October 4, 1850, and is the son of William and Martha Canine,
who were early settlers of the county. Mr. Canine was raised on a farm,
but has been engaged mostly in dealing in stock. He is the owner of a
fine livery and sale stable, and keeps a fine assortment of horses and
carriages at very cheap rates. In 1872 he married Miss Mary E. Burford,
of Montgomery county. Mr. Canine is a wide-awake business man, and is
always ready to attend to business.
J. Y. Durham, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Boyle, county, Kentucky, November 20, 1820. He
remained at home and worked on his father's farm, and in the meantime
received a common school education. He married, August 1, 1843, Martha
Tartington, a native of Tennessee, and in 1850 removed to Montgomery
county and settled on land entered by his father as early as 1822. He
is a staunch democrat and was elected by their vote, in 1872, to the
legislature, which office he filled with credit to himself and
constituency. He is a prominent Mason. He owns 4:70 acres of fine
improved land in this and Parke counties. His home farm is located
within two miles of the beautiful village of Waveland. His family are:
John L., George T., Crittenden, Laura, Joseph P., Joshua, William Y.,
and Julia F., deceased.
A. T. Steele, physician
and surgeon, Waveland, was born in Owen county, Indiana, in 1834. At
the age of eighteen he attended school at Greencastle, Indiana, where
he received a thorough education, after which he came to Waveland,
Montgomery county, Indiana, and began the study of medicine under Dr.
McNutt, and graduated in 1857 at the University at Louisville,
Kentucky, and soon after entered into a lucrative practice at Waveland,
where he has practiced ever since. By his skillful treatment he has
gained a widespread reputation as a physician and surgeon. His father
was among the early pioneers of Vincennes, Indiana, where he came to
from Kentucky in 1800. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having
formerly served as lieutenant in the Indian war. The doctor is a member
of the State Medical Society and the Tri-State Medical Society, and is
president of the Montgomery Medical Associa- ation. In 1858 he married
Miss Sarah M. Brush, daughter of Blakely Brush, who was one of the
early settlers of the county.
L. D. Stone, furniture,
Waveland, was born in Clark county, Ken- tnt'ky, Semptember 15, 1825,
and is the son of William and Nancy (Oliver) Stone, who were of Clark
county, Kentucky, and moved to Jennings county, Indiana, about 1830,
thence to Orange county in 1833, where the father died in 1840 and
mother in 1869. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm till
fifteen years of age, after which he learned the cabinet-maker's trade,
and in 1856 he came to Waveland and engaged in his present business. In
1861 he enlisted in the 38th reg. Ind. Vols., and served three years.
He was in the battles of Stone River, Champion Hill, Mission Ridge,
Chickamauga, and Jones- boro, and a great many skirmishes. After
serving his country faithfully for three years he was honorably
discharged and returned to Waveland and resumed his former business.
Joseph Hendrickson,
shoemaker, Waveland, was born in Warren county, New Jersey, 1830. At
the age of seventeen he went to learn the shoemaker's trade, and in
1858 came to Waveland, where he engaged in his business until 1862,
when he returned east, and in 1863 enlisted in the late rebellion in
the 52d Penn. reg., Co. B, and served till the close of the war. In
1868 he returned to Wavelaud and resumed his former occupation. He has
been twice married and both wives are deceased. His first wife was Mary
C. Welch, of New Jersey, and second wife was Mary A. Houck, of
Pennsylvania. He has five daughters by second wife: Margaret, Louisa,
Annie K., Ora E. and Gertrude J.
Henry Alward, retired,
Waveland, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, in 1804, came west in
1834, first locating in Elkhart county, Indiana, in 1852 moved to
Fountain county, and in 1860 came to Waveland. Mr. Alward has been a
hard-working man, having learned the plasterer's trade when a young
man, which he has followed all his life. He has been twice married. His
former wife was Maria Decamp, of York state, marrying in 1826; she died
in 1857. He married again, in 1859, Lydia Burch, whose parents came to
Fountain county in 1828. Mr. Alward has had fifteen children, of whom
six are living.
A. Moore, farmer,
Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, September 27, 1803. He
remained at his native place until he came to Indiana, coming first in
1825, and working at flat-boat building on Sugar creek, in Parke
county, for three months, then returned to Kentucky, where he remained
until 1836, when he came to Rockville, Parke county, Indiana, thence to
Russellville, Putnam county, where he remained for about twenty-six
years, and then removed to Montgomery county, where he has since
resided. He has been twice married ; first wife was Lucinda Brown,
married in 1828. She was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, in 1810,
and died in 1836. Marrying again, in 1837, Mirem Baty, formerly Mirera
Rice, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Cooper) Rice, who came to this county
in 1831. Mr. Moore has by former wife three children: Sydey A., John F.
M. and Thomas (deceased); and by present wife is Jacob R., Catharine
L., Susan M., Matilda, Sarah E. and Harrison S., who died at
Chattanooga from a wound received at Resaca. Mr. Moore has been a
member of the Presbyterian church for about forty years, and has always
voted the republican ticket.
J. L. Dietrich,
proprietor of hotel, Waveland, was born in Dauphin county,
Pennsylvania, March 13, 1837. At the age of eighteen he served an
apprenticeship as carriagestnith. In 1859 he married Miss Rebecca
Miller, a native of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. In 1864 he removed to
Waveland. He served in the late rebellion in the 6th and 46th Penn.
regp., and was in the battle of Gettysburg. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity and is a staunch republican.
James Woodbury,
farmer,Parkersburg, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, October
15,1840, and came to Montgomery county in 1865) where he since has been
engaged in farming. He married, in 1863, Miss Mary Porter, of Brown
county, Indiana. They have three children: John B., Samuel S. and James
P. He and his witb are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and
are highly respected in the community in which they live.
W. M. Jackson, grocer,
Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, July 13, 1847, and is
the son of Hugh Jackson, who was a native of South Carolina, and came
to Indiana in 1835, and in 1850 removed to Iowa, where the subject of
this sketch was raised until December, 1863, when he enlisted in Co. K,
33d Iowa, and faithfully served his country until September 5, 1865,
when he was honorably discharged. He participated in the battles of
Chickamauga, Helena," Jinkins' Ferry, Spanish Fort, and others, to the
amount of fourteen engagements, passing through them without being
wounded or taken prisoner. In 1866 he married Miss Mary E. Smith, a
native of Montgomery county, Indiana, and the same year emigrated to
Kansas, where he remained four years, during the time when that state
was infested with grasshoppers, from which cause he lost what property
he had and returned to Montgomery county a poor but wiser man. In 1878
he embarked in the grocery business at Waveland with a limited amount
of means, but by a strict attention to business, and honest dealing
with his many customers, he has not only given general satisfaction but
has increased his trade to the amount of $10,000 per year. He is a
member of the Masonic and A.O.U.W/fraternities, and is a staunch
republican.
A. J. Miller, jeweler,
Waveland, was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, in 1840, and from
1864 till 1866 he served an apprenticeship at the jeweler's trade, and
soon after came to Waveland, where he embarked in the jewelry business.
He keeps on hand an assortment of watches, clocks, and a full line of
jewelry. He is a prominent Mason, also a member of the A.O.U.W., and
Eastern Star. He is social and courteous to his many customers, and is
well adapted to his business, making and retaining friends without an
apparent effort.
R. F. Wilson, merchant,
Waveland, was born in Newaygo county, Michigan, August 15, 1835, came
to Waveland, Montgomery county, in 1867, and engaged in his present'
business, and by being courteous to his many customers, and selling
such goods as give general satisfaction, he lias not only been able to
retain his share of trade but to increase it. He is a prominent Mason
and Odd-Fellow, and a staunch republican, and is respected by all who
know him.
J. B. Waterman, farmer,
Brown's Valley, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, August 10,1835,
and came to Montgomery county in 1872. In 1855 he married Miss Amanda
Brown, of Shelby county, Kentucky, and of this union the issue is four
children: Elizabeth, Mary, John, and Andrew. Mr. Waterman has always
been an humble tiller of the soil, and lias been honest in all his
dealings with his fellow-man, and has gained the respect of all who
know him. In politics he is a staunch republican.
Source History of
Montgomery County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley By
Hiram Williams Beckwith, P. S. Kennedy, Davidson, Thomas Fleming