Elijah Tasker was born in Fairfax , Virginia , 1787; removed to Ohio in 1820, settling in Paint township, where he lived, and died July 4, 1835. He was married September 7, 1815, to Nancy Jenkins, of Romney, Hampshire County, Va. , where she was born December 18, 1797. When he removed to Wayne County, Reasin Franks, brother of Peter Franks, of Saltcreek township, assisted him in his passage. Hooking two of his horses into Tasker's wagon, and he furnishing two, the journey was entered upon and successfully accomplished. Mr. Tasker engaged in farming until his death. Like other of the pioneers, he and his family felt the pressure of hard times and were witnesses to the hardships and trials of those dark days. He had four children—three sons and one daughter—the latter becoming the wife of William Rogers, of Wooster , and who died August 30, 1876. His three sons, James, William and Isaiah, all live in Wayne County. January 9, 1844, the wife of Elijah Tasker was again joined in marriage to Thomas Marshall, a native of Beaver County, Pa. , and who removed to Wayne County and settled in Mt. Eaton , in March, 1842.

James D. Westcott, M. D., was born in Trumbull County, Ohio , January 6, 1817. His father was a ship carpenter, whom the son assisted in various ways, and with whom he remained until he was seventeen years old. He read medicine with Dr. J. Welsh, of Waynesburg, Stark County, Ohio , with whom he staid five years, and then went to the Ohio Medical College —old school—under Dr. John Mussey. He entered upon practice at Magnolia, Stark County, where he remained a year, removing in March, 1837, to Mt. Eaton , where he has continued to the present time. He was married March 12, 1845, to Amanda Lash, of Stark County, and has had eight children.

Charles C. Roth, M. D. was born in the kingdom of Wertemberg, October 6, 1827, and emigrated to America in 1853, landing at New York after a voyage of forty-five days. He remained in the city in one of the hospitals for eighteen months, upon a small salary, when he removed to Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio , and began practice with Dr. Peters. He removed to Mt. Eaton in 1856, which has since been his home.

Dr. Roth studied his profession in Tiibingen, in Wertemberg, and Heidelburg, in Baden , graduating at Tiibingen. He was in the naval academy at this latter place; was in the Schleswig-Holstein war of 1847, and the Revolution of 1848, and has in his possession a medal awarded him for bravery at Baden , by the Duke of Baden. He was married May 7, 1857, to Magdalene Miller, of Louisville , Stark County, and has had six children. The Doctor is a member of the Reformed church of Mt. Eaton.

William Lucas, a native of Northamptonshire , England , immigrated to America in 1832, the same year settling in Mt. Eaton . Three years thereafter he married Ruth Geiger, who was the first woman he saw in Paint township ; had six children, two sons and four daughters. He began keeping hotel in 1836 in Mt. Eaton , and, with the exception of nine years similarly spent at other places, he has been in the hotel business in this village. His wife, so well and favorably known as "Mother Lucas," died in January, 1873. Robert A. Lucas and wife have charge of the hotel.

George Mathoit, a native of South France, removed to Paint township and settled in Mt. Eaton in 1837. He was married to Cecelia Dodez, of Paint township, and died April 20, 1872. He engaged in the furniture business after his arrival, and continued therein until his death. A. C. Mathoit, his son, was born September 23, 1842, and, with David Ketterer, conduct and are proprietors of the steam furniture works of Mt.Eaton.

Gustave Schaffter was born in Berne , Switzerland , June 10, 1837, and came to America in 1858, his brother, Florian Schaffter, accompanying him. They removed to Mt. Eaton in 1864, and became partners in the manufacture of wagons and buggies.

Matthew Pinkerton was born in Somerset County, PA, May 30, 1817, and removed with his father to Wayne County April 17, 1823. His father died in September, 1860, aged 86 years. His occupation was that of farmer and stock-dealer, living on the farm for 44 years. He has held nearly all the offices attainable in Paint township. He was six years a merchant in Mt. Eaton, has held the office of County Treasurer for two terms, was a stockholder in the old Commercial Bank of Wooster, to which city he removed in March, 1867. He issued the currency known as the "Pinkerton Checks" during the war.

George Kimntel was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1811. His father was a farmer, and immigrated to Stark County, Ohio, in 1815, settling on the Steubenville road, two miles east of Waynesburg. The subject of this notice spent his early years with his father, laboring on the farm, going to Canton afterward and learning the trade of tailoring. He was married in November, 1832, to Miss Eliza Beals, of Paint township, the same year having removed to Mt. Eaton . He has had seven children, one son and six daughters, all save two of the daughters dead. Josephine, wife of David McQuillet, lives with her husband in St. Louis , and Lucy Ann, wife of Samuel Yates, with her husband, resides in Sedalia, Missouri. When Mr. Kimmel came to Mt. Eaton there were but four Frenchmen in the village, to wit: Emanuel Nicolet, Isaac Banly, Louis Dodez and a Mr. Perrott. Its population then consisted of Pennsylvanians and a few Virginians. Mr. Kimmel is a farmer, a good citizen, a member of the Methodist church of Mt. Eaton, joining the same in 1834.

Conrad Haverstock, a native of Switzerland, came to America with his parents, who settled in the State of New York, subsequently removing to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1812, and to Paint township in 1817, settling on the farm now owned by Daniel Haverstock, where he lived and died in his 75th year,1830. He entered the farm from the Government. He was married to Margaret Richard, of Bedford County, PA, and had ten children, all of whom are dead but Daniel, who now lives upon and owns the old farm. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and is buried in Mt. Eaton . Daniel Haverstock, only remaining son of Conrad, was born in Bedford County, Pa., August 27, 1806; came to Paint township, With his father, and has pursued the vocation of farmer all his life. He was married to Rebecca Kiser, of Paint township, and has had ten children, three of whom are dead. His wife died May 13, 1868.

Henry Lash was born in New Jersey , February 11, 1801, in Sussex County, near Newton, the County-seat. His father was a farmer, and of German descent, with whom he remained till the attainment of his majority, when he married Miss Nancy Craven, of Pennsylvania. He continued with his father, working upon the farm, for about three years after his marriage, when he accepted Greeley's advice and went West, settling first in the woods in Paint township, about two and a half miles from Mt. Eaton, bringing with him his wife and two small children.

His father, David Lash, had purchased the quarter section, prior to Henry's removal, from Mr. Miller, who had entered it. In the spring of 1825 it was that Mr. Lash arrived at his home in in the woods, destitute of every evidence of civilization, save a log shanty, which he had partly built the fall before. Before his wife and children could get into it, he had to cut out a door, the windows even not being opened. The cabin was 18x18 feet, of round logs, clap-board roof, puncheon or split log floor, one window and one door. Fortunately he had a sash for the window, which he had brought along from New Jersey.

His father "moved" him, in a one-horse wagon, all the way from old Sussex, transporting for the youthful pioneer a bureau, bed, etc., and driving two cows. When his father left him, his son had good health and enjoyed themselves. He is a member of the Presbyterian church at Mt. Eaton , in charge of Rev. Milton Brown, uniting within Rev. Hanna's pastorate, of which organization he has been a member for fifty-five years.

When he removed to Paint township there were no French inhabitants in Mt. Eaton, the County being settled by Pennsylvanians, etc., etc. His neighbors were the three Dobbins families, Isaac Peppard, Leonard Craven, and chiefly Presbyterians. His first wife dying, he was married again to Lucinda Dorland, September 25,1872.

Jacob Fraze was born in New Jersey 1772, and was a mill­wright by trade. From New Jersey he removed to Westmoreland County, PA, thence to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and thence to Paint township, Wayne County, 1822, to where his son George now lives. He had visited the County prior to this, however, and in 1821 had built what was known as Grable's grist and saw mill, for which he received 105 acres of land, and on which he settled April 1, 1822. When he took possession of the farm its whole improvement consisted of an unchunked, undaubed, unfinished cabin, scarcely a tree felled, and not a root or grub taken out. On this farm, Mr. Fraze remained, cultivating it, and by turns working at his trade, until his death, in February, 1833. He was a capital millwright and master of his craft, and was known far and wide, and was often known to hide when persons would call at his house to get him to repair their mills. He was of German origin, and an excellent German as well as English scholar. He was married in 1827 to Rachael Willard, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio , and had three children.

George Fraze, the only son of Jacob Fraze, was born April 1, 1821, at Putnam's Mill, Stark County, Ohio, and came to Paint township with his father, where, with the exception of three years, which he spent in acquiring the trade of wheelwright and chair-making, he has since resided. He was married March 4, 1846, to Sarah Adams, of Paint township, and has had eleven children, nine of whom are living. His son John is a graduate of Mt. Union, and of the Law College at Ann Arbor , and is practicing law at Akron, Ohio . Mr. Fraze is one of the most intelligent men of his township, progressive and enlightened in his opinions, and characterized by his ready cooperation in useful and important en­terprises. He possesses a cool, calculating mind, is stern in his convictions, and has the ability to fortify and defend them.

Eli Brown was born on Brandywine creek, Lancaster County, Pa. , and was of Quaker, Dutch and Irish parentage. He emigrated to Sugarcreek township, Wayne County, in 1810. He was a school teacher and surveyor, and for ten or twelve years gave attention to surveying, meantime entering six quarter sections of land in Paint township. So, preferring the farm to the compass, he settled on the premises now owned by Mrs. Sarah Brown, mother of Charles H. Brown. He died April 28, 1839, having had six children, two sons and four daughters.

Charles H. Brown was born April 22, 1825, and was early introduced to the monotony and drudgery of the farm life. He went to school to his father, and after his death the principal over­sight of the farm devolved upon him. He remained with his mother until 1850, having the entire disposition and management of the place upon him, when, on the 22d of October of this year, he was joined in wedlock, by Rev. Archibald Hanna, to Nercissa Galbraith. Mr. Brown has three children — one son and two daughters. He is a stirring, wide-awake business man, full of activity, and in the prime of life. He is a farmer, stock-dealer, speculator, according to circumstances, a man of honor, character and reputation.

A. M. McMillen, M. D., was born in Jefferson County, Ohio , near Steubenville , in 1816. His father was a mill-wright and farmer, with whom the subject of this sketch remained during his earlier years. After preparing himself for the school-room he began teaching, and for eight years devoted himself to this employment. He read medicine in Canal Fulton with Dr. Howard, and graduated at the old Medical College of Cleveland. He began practice at West Lebanon , in 1849, continuing there until his death, which occurred May 4,1874. He was married in the spring of 1849 to Rebecca Neeper, of Lancaster County, Pa. , by which union there were eight children. He was a member of the Presbyterian church of Mt. Eaton.

D. H. McMillen, M. D., a nephew of Dr. A. M. McMillen, was born in Stark County, Ohio , near Greenville , October 13, 1848; read medicine with his uncle and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medical Surgery in June, 1874. He began practice with his uncle in July, 1874, and continues the same in West Lebanon . He was married January 6, 1876, to Miss J. A. Braden, of Sugarcreek township.

Abraham Bales, father of Jacob Bales and grandfather of Solomon, Philip and Daniel Bales, came to Wayne County in the fall of 1811 on horseback, and then seventy-five years old, from Lebanon County, PA, and entered all the land between Solomon Bales and West Lebanon — 993 acres; buying in addition to this a quarter section in Stark County. He died with his son, Caleb Bales, in Wayne County, at the age of eighty-eight. These 993 acres were divided among nine children, Jacob receiving the 145 acres where Daniel Bales now lives.

Jacob Bales was born in Lebanon County, Pa. , 1787, and removed to Wayne County in 1812, locating on the farm now owned by his son Daniel. He was married October 5, 1812, to Sada Bowers, of Lebanon County, PA, and died March 11, 1871, having had born to him nine children, three sons and six daughters. He had seven brothers and one sister, all of whom are dead. Caleb was his youngest brother, and died in Sugar Creek township during the summer of 1876. Jacob lived fifty-nine years upon the old homestead, and during that time not a death occurred among the members of his family, which was composed of nine children, although three have died since his death. His wife died June 2, 1874, and at the time of his death he had eighty-six grandchildren. He was Justice of the Peace of Paint township for a great many years, was an old time Whig and an active politician. He had many a spirited contest in the local elections of Paint, notably with James Pinkerton, whom he successively defeated until the labeled bottles entered the canvass. He was a member of the Methodist church for over twenty years, subsequently uniting with the United Brethren congregation of West Lebanon . When Mr. Bales came to the country he found it a bleak and dreary waste, infested with Indians, bears and wolves. For several years he lived without meat, and as coffee commanded an exhorbitant price it was a delicacy seldom relished and only indulged, as Daniel Bales says, "when there was a birth in the family." Mt. Eaton had no existence when he penetrated the wild woods; Massillon was barely dreamed of then, and Canton but a cluster of cabins. He took his first wheat to New Philadelphia, and traveled twenty-three miles to get his flour.

He was a whole-souled, generous man, lived a sincere and pious life, his house being recognized as " the preacher's home," having entertained fifty-six ministers while living there.

“I was stronger than any of my brothers and companions of my younger days, is the reason I have lived so long, and out lived them all.”

Such are the words of “Grandpa” Souers and his explanation of his life span of one hundred years. He has lived in three states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, and a pioneer in two of them. He was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, De­cember 14, 1812, the second son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Franks) Souers, and of a family of nine children.

In 1816 when Jacob F. was only four years old his father entered government land in Wayne County, Ohio, where he moved his family and where they were pioneers. This land remained in the Souers family until about two years ago, being the home of Solomon Souers, the youngest of his father’s family and now eighty-two years old, a resident of Wayne County and the only other survivor of the family.

When Jacob F. was twenty years old he visited in Pennsylvania. In those days husking bees were very common, coupling profitable labor with social enjoyment. At a very large husking frolic he showed the sturdy metal of the western woodsman. The company divided into two sides; one side hoisted up one as their champion and captain. They put up their biggest and best man to wrestle, with a challenge to the other side. Mr. Souers, although a comparative stranger, took up the challenge and threw their man, a second man was put up, but he quickly threw him, and established himself as “best man” at the husking. Another instance of his superiority as a wrestler and which was a little humiliating to his oldest brother, George, was at the home of Mr. Redd, neigh­bor in Ohio, at a husking bee. His brother and a man by name of Cravens had wrestled and Cravens had proven the “Better Man.” Jacob twitted him saying, “you are a great wrestler!” “Well,” he retorted, “I can thrown you.” At it they went but Jacob threw him twice, and he was so “mift” about it, that he went home without his supper. What made it more embarrassing was, this occurrence was at the home of the young lady Martha Redd, who afterward became his wife and the mother of Joseph R. Souers, Mrs. W.T. Whitelock and Mrs. Annetta Cramer.

Grand Pa says his brother Reason was next to him in strength. “It was all I could do to throw him down.”

About the time of his visit to Pennsylvania he worked on the National road breaking stone, for a wage of 87 1/2 cents per day; here, too, his prowess as a wrestler was established, throwing the “best man” on the job under his boss. Well grounded was Mr. Souers’ reason for his long life.

When twenty years old he went to learn the cooper’s trade with Solomon Franks. He worked six months, receiving $3.00 a month, and learned the trade.

Mr. Souers first entered 80 acres of land in Hardin County, Ohio. He did not keep it very long but sold it for $150 — borrowing $50 more of his uncle, Peter Franks, he, with three companions, in the fall of 1836, started on foot for Indiana to inspect lands, walking all the way from Wayne County, Ohio, to this County. The land office was at Ft. Wayne. They came down to Huntington and crossed Little River in a canoe, just below the present bridge of Jefferson Street. There were then only a few houses north of the river and not a single house on the south side where now live four thousand people. The party went through the woods to what is now Rock Creek township, where Mr. Souers selected land which he entered and two years later settled upon with this fam­ily, a wife and two children, Elizabeth Ann, three years old, and Micaiah, a baby one year old. After entering his land the party returned to Ohio.

Prior to this time, Mr. Souers had married Ruth Merriman, daughter of Micaiah and Anna Merriman, a young lady of his own neighborhood, whom he had known since childhood, she, also having been born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and on February 1, 1815. They became the parents of six chil­dren: Elizabeth A., born May 14, 1835; Micaiah M., May 5, 1837; James, who died in infancy; Mary E., born June 22, 1842; Sarah R., born February 2, 1846; and Xantha M., born October 9, 1852. Of these, four are living, Eliza­beth A. Whitelock having died July 3, 1900.

Mrs. Souers was in every way a helpmate to Mr. Souers, in all his pioneer life. She always bore her part of the burdens cheerfully. They were both of kind disposition and devoted to their family and friends.

In the fall of 1838 Mr. Souers and his brother, Reason, with their families, started in wagons from Wayne County, Ohio, to establish new homes in the woods of Indiana. They had married sisters. Reason and wife lived the re­mainder of their lives in this County, he dying only a few years ago at the advanced age of about 93 years. The journey of the new settlers was over new cut roads and necessarily slow.

John Sheets in the fall of 1837 had located about three miles from the Souers’ land and had a cabin and small clearing. Here the party stopped for a little time. From Mr. Sheets’ home to the Souers’ land a distance of three miles, the “movers” had to cut their own road through the unbroken forest. When they reached the place of their future home they camped until a hastily constructed cabin was erected out of poles and small logs. Poles were put across the cabin for beds. Such was the home for the winter.

The fall of ‘38 was very dry and no water for drinking could be had short of the home of Mr. Sheets, so water was hauled from his house, three miles away. Game was plentiful, deer and turkeys abounded, and bee trees were frequently found. One night while out hunting Mr. Souers’ dog “treed” something, com­ing up Mr. Souers found a bee crawling on the trunk, so he camped all night under the tree; next morning he cut the tree and captured two coons and found 11 feet of honey comb, making nine gallons of honey. On Christmas day fol­lowing, he found another tree with five gallons of honey. In two or three years he found twelve bee trees. So the forest supplied most of the food for the family.

The season of ‘39 was very dry so that the settlers raised no corn, and Mr. Souers had to go to a settlement on the Mississinewa river for corn, where he bough 50 bushels at SOc a bushel; this was ground into meal at a mill on the Salamoniè river. For many years corn bread baked into poan or cakes before the open fire place was their only bread; a cook stove was too great a luxury. In the fall of 1839 Mr. Souers erected a hewed log cabin, which made a com­fortable home for his family; he dug a well here. While digging this well their little daughter, Elizabeth, then four years old, wanted to go where the men were working, her mother consented, but she lost her way and went the wrong direction. She started about 10 o’clock; at dinner time they found that she had not been with the men. Search was immediately made; tracks were found go­ing toward the Ft. Wayne road, the trail of Gen. Anthony Wayne; this was the only road near the settlement. On this road her tracks were found going to­ward Ft. Wayne; there was no house for miles. She had followed the road about five miles when she turned off into the woods. Her father, when he could not find tracks, called, she hearing him, answered and late in the after­noon with joyful hearts the father returned with the little girlto the cabin home. Wolves frequently howled around the cabin, and wild game would come about the door; one night grandfather killed two large white porcupines near his door and one night he shot a deer when it was so dark he could see the direc­tion it ran when he fired, The shot broke its hip, as he found the next morning, when he got his game. The Indians would occasionally come to the cabin hunting their ponies but they were always friendly and never gave the family any trouble.

Mr. Souers was the owner of a team of mares and a colt, but he had no enclosure for them so they ran in the woods, having a big bell on them. In the fall of 1839, about one year after they had settled on their land the horses strayed away. When “Grandpa” discovered they were gone he got on the trail and followed on foot as far as Bluifton. Sometimes he could hear their bell, but could not overtake them. He decided to return home without them. This he did, but the day after started again on the trail, leaving his wife and two chil­dren all alone. He struck the trail beyond Bluffton and followed on and on; they had browsed along the way but he could not catch up, being on foot. He followed them for about 130 miles to Dayton, Ohio. Here he learned the horses were only a short distance ahead of him. But a man living about ten miles out in the woods from Dayton had taken the horses out to his settlement, believing that they belonged to a neighbor, so Mr. Souers had to follow out there. This took another day to get his horses and back to Dayton. He was gone about a week until he returned with his team, Mrs. Souers with the children being alone at the cabin all the time, but she was a true and brave pioneer and the howling wolves and screeching panther did not fill her with terror.

When Mr. Souers came to the County there were no roads, near the home, the only one being the Gen. Wayne trail, that he had cut when marching through, fighting the Indians. This was only a quarter mile from his land. The Hunting­ton and Warren road was not yet cut out and Mr. Souers was notified to begin at Warren to help open this road through the wilderness, which be did. Most of the roads in that part of the County were marked by the ax of Mr. Souers. He helped to build the plank road from Huntington to Warren, giving $50 to help this great improvement; when new it was a splendid road compared with the other roads. He also gave $50 toward locating the Wabash R.R. The grand children and great grand children of Mr. Souers can hardly realize what were the hardships of the Souers’ family in clearing up the farm, draining the swamps, building the home, and improving the almost impassable roads of that early day. But, with all the hardship and deprivations, the early settlers were rugged and enjoyed the log rollings, quiltings, husking bees, spelling schools, and hunting expeditions of the day “Grand Pa” was not a great hunter, that is, did not spend much time in that way; he was too busy clearing and improving his land, laying the foundation for the comfortable accumulations of his later life. Occasionally, however, he hunted. He was a good shot with his trusty rifle and his faithful dog as his companion had good results on his hunting expeditions. He killed only one bear. Tracks were discovered by a man by the name of Poff, in the bear pond two miles east of his home, Poff, his son and “Grandpa” followed the bear some 12 or 15 miles, bringing him to bay south of Bluffton. Poff claimed to be a great bear hunter, but he fired two shots without avail. The bear having turned upon the dogs, Mr. Souers fired the fatal shot. The meat was divided and the skin sold for $6.00, which was divided among the three hunters. “Grand Pa” helped kill only one wolf, but killed a great many deer. The last one he killed was 60 years ago this fall, about the time his youngest child was born. Sixty years ago he built a large and comfortable frame dwell­ing in which he lived until he left the old farm, and moved to Huntington in 1887, where he has lived ever since.

Rock Creek township, where “Grand Pa” Souers settled, was not organized into a township until four years after he moved onto his land. So he cast his first vote at Warren and has never missed an election since coming to the County. He did not get to vote for Van Buren at the election in 1836. He got to his home in Ohio from his trip to Indiana on election day, but not until after the polls closed.

In September 1842 Rock Creek township was organized and three trustees were elected; they were: Jacob E Souers, John Sheets, and N. Poulson, democrats. The township has steadily remained in that faith ever since with one exception—that was in 1860, when the majority voted for Lincoln.

“Grand Pa” has always been a Democrat, while never a politician, his devo­tion to his party was very pronounced.

Mr. Souers never figured much in the courts of the County. After the elec­tion of 1844 the election board of Rock Creek township had to face a Grand Jury charge for permitting illegal voting, this board was Jacob F. Souers, John Souers, a brother of Jacob F., and a man by name of Schenck, two Democrats an one Whig. “Grand Pa” was chairman but had no time piece. George Craiks, a Whig, insisted that it was four o’clock and the polls should close, seeming to be aware that some democrats were yet coming to vote. Mr. Souers hesitated, but declared the polls closed. In a few minutes Gideon Lantis and James Cline, two democrats, offered to vote, a parley ensued and finally their votes were received; for this, the board was indicted. This was at the election of 1844, when 12 votes were cast for Polk and 6 for Clay, and a hat was used for a ballot box.

James R. Slack, then a young lawyer, was employed for $10.00 apiece by the board to make the defense. The case came on for trial before Judge Borden and ajury. On the jury was Gideon Lantis, one of the men who had voted. The trial was on, the defense had submitted most of its evidence when Slack said “Let Mr. Lantis, one of the jury men, be sworn.” He rose in the jury box, was sworn, and Mr. Slack said, “Mr. Lantis what time was it when you voted?” He answered, “Not four o’clock sir’; this settled the case, the jury promptiy re­turned a verdict of acquittal.

Grandfather and Grandmother became members of the Baptist church in a very early day and ever remained faithful to the Church.

Before Mr. and Mrs. Souers moved to Huntington in 1887 they were very active on their farm, seldom going on a visit. In those days Mr. Souers was hardly ever known to go fishing, but after he came to town he came to be known as “Grand Pa Souers, the Fisherman.”

His habits and sunny disposition as well as his strength have contributed to the length of days. He never used tobacco, nor liquors of any kind, was always a hearty eater and observed regular hours of sleep. He was sweet tempered and happy in disposition and when greeted by “How are you Grand Pa?’ he always responded, “I’m all right.”

The death of “Grandma” Souers was on February 12, 1895, she being a little past four score years. The tendrils of life that had been entwined about them since childhood and binding them closer and closer together had been severed to the natural eye but to the spiritual vision one tendril is on “on the other side of the river” and one on this side a century old, waiting patiently to be transplanted on the banks of the “River of Life.”

Jacob E Souers and his Descendants

Jacob F. Souers, sixty-three living descendants. Four living children. Nine­teen living grand children. Thirty living great grand children. Ten living great, grand children.

2nd. Elizabeth A. (Souers) Whitelock (deceased); Micaiah M. Souers; Mary E. (Souers-Funderburg) Mcllwain; Sarah R. (Souers) McClurg; Xantha M. (Souers) King.

3d. O.W. Whitelock; Mary L. (Souers) Smith; Icelone (Souers) Eikenberry; John E. Souers; Jacob M. Souers; James Souers; Viola (Souers) Shipley; Ella (Souers) Andrew; Anna (Souers) Canaday; Gertrude (Souers) McClellan; Edwin Funderburg; Rosetta (Funderburg) King; Lillian B. (Funderburg) Gray; Lizzie (Funderburg) Brown; Emma (McClurg) McFadden; Benjamin F. McClurg; Jacob M. McClurg; Otto U. King; Emmett 0. King.

4th. Wilfred J. Whitelock; Marietta (Whitelock) Ramey; Clarence Jacob Whitelock; Charles N. Whitelock; Florence E. Whitelock; Lewis Smith; Willie Smith; Mable (Smith-Floyd) Dowd; Edna (Smith) Hawkins; Carl Smith; Micaiah Smith; Rena Eikenberry; Margaret Souers; Robert Souers; James Souers, Jr.; Ruth Andrew; Roy Andrew; Bryce King; Vanice B. King; Harry C. Gray; Russel S. Gray; Ward D. Brown; Gratten McFadden; Helen McFadden; Luetta McFadden; Lola (McClurg) Clampitt; Lessie McClurg; Helen A. King; Walter W. King; Betty Louise King.

5th. Wilfred J.O. Whitelock; Robert W. Ramey; Wm. Edward Whitelock; Florence Celia Smith; Lewis Smith; Elbert Smith; Marion C. Smith; Ruth Floyd; Bryce Smith; Jay McClurg Clampitt.

"Originally transcribed by Betty Beem and published in the Indiana Historical Society Quarterly on December 1994 and transcribed here for Genealogy Trails by Barb Z."