Early days in Jefferson
County, IN, are recalled in this booklet of excerpts from the
rare 1889 book: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the
Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings,
Scott and Washington. The brand new 164-page spiral bound book
is 8 1/2 x 11 1/2" and is printed on 60# paper. A vinyl sheet
protects the front cover.
Books
for Clark, Harrison, Floyd, Crawford, Jennings, Scott and Washington
counties are also available. You can find them listed in our eBay
Store.
Some
of the topics in the history section are: State and county
boundaries; Townships; Physical features, such as Clifty Falls
and Cedar Cliff ; History of many early settlers; Oldest house;
An Indian Scare; Early roads; Abolitionism; County buildings; Churches;
the City of Madison -- history, businesses, newspapers, mills,
banks, city council, fire dept., schools; Other towns -- Bryantsburg,
Brooksburgh (now Brooksburg), Canaan, Dupont, Deputy, Hanover, Kent,
Lancaster, North Madison and Wirt; Hanover College and College Hill.
This
booklet is a goldmine of information for genealogy seekers, often
giving the names of parents, spouse, in-laws, children, siblings,
etc., as well as military service, politics, residence, occupation,
and more. The
bios include both early settlers and residents of the county in
the 1880's:
Capt.
Joseph C. Abbott, Charles W. Allfrey, Capt. John Armstrong, Holly
Austin;
Samuel Baker, George Barber, William Baxter,
James W. Bayless, William H.H. Benefiel. George R. Bolen, Joseph
T. Brashear, William P. Brown, E. Buchanan;
Dr. Isreal T. Camby, Ira Chambers, Capt. Isaac Chambers, James Chambers,
William Chambers, Richard Chapman. James A. Cochran, William Cochran,
Cyrus Commisky, J. Randolph Conway, William Cordrey, J. Rodolphus
Conway, E.S. Coyle, James Craig, John Crawford;
Lewis Davis, William W. Demaree, Thomas Dow,
William McKee Dunn, Judge Williamson Dunn, Isaac C. Earhart, Hiram
Francisco Sr. & Jr., Thomas J. Francisco;
Capt. Rufus Gale, Col. Michael C. Garber, Nicholas Gasaway, Marcus
A. Gavitt, Charles H. George, Bruce Gillespie, Green B. Giltner,
John W. Gordon, Joseph R. Gorgas, George W. Graston, Rev. Louis
Gueguen;
Alonzo J. Hall, John F. Hammell, Christopher
Harrison, Gov. William Hendricks, William Wallace Hinds, Henry Jackson,
Henry Jines, Henry Clay Jones, William Johnson;
Edward Kampe, Francis M. Landon, James F.D. Lanier, John W. Linck,
Zephaniah Lloyd, Joseph H. Lochard, Charles V. Loring. Jonathan
Lyons;
Robert Mathews, John Mathis, William H. Matthews,
William Matthews, Francis Fresh Mayfield, George T. Mayfield, Burditt
Mayfield, James A. McGee, John F. McKay, William E. McLeland, John
G. Moore, Robert Morton, John W. Morton. Louis Muth;
Ann Parker, Col. J. N. Patton, Col. John Paul, Dr. Benjamin A. Penn,
Squire Phillips, John J. Piles, John F. Pommerehn;
Dr. James V. Rawlings, Earl T. Rector, Dr. John
H. Reynolds, Joseph T. Reynolds, John Richert, John B. Ritchie,
Hiram F. Robbins, William Robbins, Edward Roberts, Daniel A. Roberts,
Leander M. Robinson, James Robinson, John T. Royce, Jared Ryker
(pix);
John G. Salisbury, Otis Bartoll Sappington, John W. Scott, Francis
M. Schoolcraft, Rev. John Seepe, Michael Sheets. Granville T. Smitha,
Christopher Smart, Leonard D. Spann, Elder Robert Stevenson, Robert
Stevenson, Marcus B. Sulzer, Robert H. Swan;
Jesse B. Thomas, Mark Tilton, Rev. James W.
Turner, James Underwood, Capt. Argus D. Vanosdol, Elder Jesse Vawter,
Milton S. Vawter;
Patrick Wade, John Henry Wagner, William Walch, William Watlington,
Dillard D. Whitham, George Whitham, George Widerin, Benjamin B.
Williams, Remembrance J. Williams, Mrs. Matilda Willoughby, Thomas
Wise, James C. Woods, Robert H. Wood, Dr. C.H. Wright (pix), John
A. Zuck
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