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50TH INFANTRY. COMPANY I. PRIVATES. Ware, E., e. Sept. 16, 1861 Reference Data: … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
”NEWELL TOWNSHIP. Newell township early attracted settlers. These came mostly from Kentucky and Ohio. The LeNeves were the first to come to this section. Later a colony came from the same county in Kentucky. This township gave generously to the … Continue reading
”MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pursuant to a call made by the Relic Committee of the Old Settlers’ Association, about fifty citizens of the county expressed their desire to organize a Montgomery County Historical Society, and quite a number of these, … Continue reading
WILLIAM KEENE CROCKETT, who resides upon a fine farm of four hundred acres, section 28, Coal Valley township, is a well-known and highly respected citizen, one who thoroughly understands his calling, and whose ability as a farmer and worth as … Continue reading
Eugene Gray is a native of this county, and was born in 1829; his parents were Thomas T. and Mary F. (Crandall) Gray, natives of New York, who came to Pike county the year of his birth. Our subject has … Continue reading
”Job S. Ware, harness-maker, Eldara; was born in the city of Philadelphia. Aug. 28, 1830; came to this county in 1838; learned his trade at Barry; was married Oct. 10, 1852, to Sarah Robertson; they are both members of the … Continue reading
Watching the Forgotten Bowl game ‘tween ICU and White Springs College of Fine Arts, and the commentator mentioned the coach of ICU was about at the end of his line. I don’t know if he meant the man was on … Continue reading
”William B. Hardee, grocer, Crawfordsville, was born May 19, 1849, in Union township, Montgomery county, Indiana. He is a son of Joseph H. and Mary (Ware) Hardee. Joseph Hardee came to Montgomery county about 1829 or 1830, and settled near … Continue reading
”THOMPSON WARE McNEELY was born at Jacksonville. Ill., Oct. 5, A. D 1835; his father, Robert T. MeNeely, a native of Kentucky, was of Irish and Scotch descent, and his mother, Ann Maria Ware, also a native of Kentucky, was … Continue reading
”Christopher Brining, an old settler of Logan County was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1811, his parents, Jacob F. and Hannah Brining, being natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. They immigrated to America early in the present century, in order … Continue reading