Boone County Biographies

Marion Bailey

Jamestown Press
Jamestown, Indiana
Friday 15 January, 1904, page 5

Marion Bailey

Marion BAILEY, vice president of the Citizens State Bank, and the subject of this sketch was born at St. Paul, Shelby County, Indiana, December 1 1854. At six years of age he removed with his parents to Hendricks County, where his father settled on a farm. Marion attended the schools the country then afforded gleaning such knowledge as was possible from them. This in addition to two terms in the Jamestown grade schools (1875-1876 ) constituted his schooling. In November 1877 Mr. BAILEY was married to Miss. Callie YOUNG and has since been actively and most successfully engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. BAILEY is a senior member for the firm of BAILEY & LEAK, shippers of live stock. The fairness and integrity of this firm now entering in it's 24th year is evidence by their yearly increase in business. Mr. BAILEY served two terms as trustee of Union township, Hendricks County, from 1888 to 1894 during which time the township, by that thrift and strict economy which has characterized his private life, was relieved of an embarrassing debt; four modern county school houses were built and the schools of the township we placed on a higher plane of efficiency. Aside from his business interests as farmer, live stock dealer and his duties as vice president of the Citizen State Bank, Mr. BAILEY takes an keen and active interest in politicks [sic] and is a fraturnity [sic] man being a prominent member of Lizton Lodge 342 of the K. of P. and of Iona Tribe 231, I.O.R.M.


Note: A photo of Mr. Marion BAILEY has been submitted with this article.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data extracted: "Jamestown Press," Jamestown, Indiana, January 15, 1904, page 5.

Transcribed by: Janet ISLEY Price - Re-posted September 7, 2007

Tilghman E. Ballard

BALLARD, TILGHMAN E., journalist, author, was born Nov. 11, 1850, in Boone county, Ind. He received his education at the Smithson College, and the DePauw university. He is best known as a law writer, and president of the Ballard Publishing company of Crawfordsville, Ind. He is the author of Ballards' Real Estate Statutes of Indiana; Ballards' Real Estate Statutes of Kentucky; Ballards' Ohio Law of Real Property; and various other works.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Herringshaw, Thomas William. "Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century." Chicago, IL, USA: American Publishers Association, 1902, page 74.

Transcribed by: T. Stover - August 16, 2007

Samuel W. Cosand

COSAND, SAMUEL W., soldier, lawyer, was born June 27, 1843, in Boone county, Ind. In 1860 he graduated from the Thorntown academy with the degree of B.S. He served as a union soldier during the civil war in Company B, seventy-second regiment Indiana volunteer infantry. He is a prominent lawyer of Gettysburg, S. D., and has served as state's attorney of Potter county.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Herringshaw, Thomas William. "Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century." Chicago, IL, USA: American Publishers Association, 1902, page 253.

Transcribed by: T. Stover - August 16, 2007

Oliver P. Mahan

MAHAN, OLIVER P., soldier, lawyer, was born Sept. 29, 1836, in Putnam county, Ind. He is one of the foremost lawyers of central Indiana at Lebanon; and in 1896 was a candidate for judge of the twentieth judicial circuit court of Indiana.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2008. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Herringshaw, Thomas William. "Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography." Chicago, ILL.: American Publishers Association, 1898, p. 611.

Transcribed by: T. Stover - September 25, 2008

George W. Rowe

George W. Rowe, editor Milroy Weekly News, was born in Boone County, Indiana, January 1, 1855, son of Elias and Sidney (Gochenour) Rowe. His father was a native of Kentucky, and his mother was by birth a Virginian. Her death occurred in Boone County, Indiana, in 1855. Our subject was reared on the farm, where he remained until seventeen years of age. He received a good education and in 1872, began teaching school which he continued fifteen years. January 1, 1887, he began publishing the Milroy Times and the following July he changed the name to Milroy News, and this now continues. Mr. Rowe was married December 28, 1876, to Miss Izorz Bell, of Boone County, Indiana. They are the parents of two children, viz: Arlie, and Olive. Mr. Rowe is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, made such in 1886, and is politically a Republican. He is a popular and enterprising gentleman, and deserves the patronage of the entire community. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe are members of the Christian Church.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Brant & Fuller. "History of Rush County, Indiana." Chicago, IL, USA, 1888.

Date: October 15, 2007

Joseph S. Winship

Joseph S. Winship, a farmer and citizen of Richland Township, is a native of Boone County, this State, born June 22, 1844, being the son of Jabez L. and Jane B. Winship. His father, Jabez L. Winship, was born in Anderson Township, this county, February 4, 1815, being the son of Jesse and Celia Winship. His whole life was spent in Rush County, excepting nine years during which he resided in Boone County, Ind. He died at his home in Rushville, November 10, 1885. Mrs. Jane B. Winship, was his third wife, born in Bourbon County, Kentucky; December 16, 1818. Her maiden name being Jane B. Mullikin. She died in Anderson Township, this county July 10, 1878. When the subject of this sketch was yet a young child, less than two years old, his father returned to this county and settled in Anderson Township, where Joseph was reared upon the farm. When he became of age he engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself, and to this his undivided attention has been ever since. In this connection his labors have been liberally rewarded and he now possesses a rank among the most prosperous farmers of the county. He and Miss Mary G. Hunt were united in marriage on the 28th day of December 1870. She was born in Noble Township, July 22, 1847, being the daughter of Morgan J. and Sallie C. Hunt, the former of whom was born in Franklin County, Indiana, January 27, 1822, and died in that county February 5, 1887. The latter was born in Wayne County, Indiana, July 4, 1820, and at present makes her home with her children in this county. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Winship were Jonathan and Jane Hunt. Her maternal grandparents were Jacob and Eliza Brooks. Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Winship settled upon the farm they now occupy, and it has ever since been their home. Mrs. Winship is a member of the Christian Church. Politically, Mr. Winship is a Democrat. He is an industrious and progressive farmer and he and wife are among the county’s best citizens. Their farm consists of 154 acres. It is in a fine state of improvement and contains one of the handsomest residences in the county.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Brant & Fuller. "History of Rush County, Indiana." Chicago, IL, USA, 1888.

Date: October 15, 2007