Crawford Williamson Long (1815 – 1878)

“LONG, Crawford Williamson, physician, was born in Danielsville, Ga., Nov. 1, 1815, son of James and Elizabeth (Ware) Long, and grandson of Capt. Samuel Long, an officer in the American army in the Revolution, who served under Lafayette at Yorktown.  … Continue reading →

James A. Busby (1871 – )

“BUSBY, James A., one of the successful farmers and stockraisers of Butler Grove Township, was born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ill., December 15, 1871, a son of Francis M. and Ruthanna (Wagner) Busby, natives of Kentucky and Rush County, Ind.  … Continue reading →

William A. Young (1836 – )

“YOUNG, William A., one of the leading men of Montgomery County, and well known throughout the state, is living in Butler Grove Township.  He was born in Grisham Township, August 20, 1836; a son of William and Jane C. (Paisley) … Continue reading →

Samuel Smith Revolutionary Soldier ( – 1845)

Samuel Smith a Revolutionary Soldier Samuel Smith, at age 16 years in 1779, entered the Revolutionary War as a Private in Westmoreland County, Virginia with Captain Daniel Morgan’s Virginia Company. His address at that time is stated as; ”living on … Continue reading →

Frederick Edward Meeker (1879 – )

“FREDERICK EDWARD MEEKER, of Portland, one of the organizers and a member of the board of directors of the Home Finance Corporation of Indianapolis, formerly and for years connected with the affairs of the Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland and … Continue reading →