” Frederick, son of Lemuel and Rachel (Carpenter) Paine, was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts, November 21, 1785, died March 12, 1857. He married, September 21, 1809, Abiel Ware, born in Wrentham, December 6, 1787, died January 12, 1852. Frederick removed … Continue reading
”George H. Towles, b. Oct. 6, 1832; came to this town from New London in 1857, and was engaged for several years at manufacturing, after which he purchased his farm at Kelleyville, where he has since resided. He was a … Continue reading
”Joseph, fourth child and third son of Jonathan and Jemima (Whiting) Wight, was born in Wrentham, December 29, 1729. He, like his father, is mentioned as a yeoman. In 1781 he with some of his sons, perhaps, prospected at New … Continue reading
‘DARIUS CROSS was born in Rowe, Franklin County, Mass., June 5, 1814. His father, Jude Cross, was born in Bucklin, Franklin County, Mass., October 15, 1773. His father, Abel Cross, came from England and settled in Bucklin, early in 1700. … Continue reading
”VOLGA. Thomas Bandy—farmer; born in Indiana in 1827, moved with his parents to Iowa; left Iowa in 1853 and settled in Minn. Came to Brookings Co., in the fall of 1878, and settled one mile north of Volga, where he … 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
”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
C.M. WARE, M. D.—A well known physician, surgeon and farmer of West Liberty, Howard county, Dr. Ware was born in Henry county, Indiana, on the 23d of July, 1844, and upon his father’s farm was reared to manhood. He acquired … Continue reading
Solomon Swigart, farmer, Bellbrook, was born on the old home farm, where Michael, his brother, lives, in the year 1832. Is a son of Michael and Sarah (Ware) Swigart, whose sketch appears in this work. Solomon was reared on the … Continue reading
”Frank M. Whitacre received his education in the common schools. He has never been away from home for any length of time, having always lived upon the old farmstead, in whose fields he has labored day after day in the … Continue reading
