Biographies
M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Rev. Lucien Alden, a Presbyterian clergyman, and a gentleman of high
scholastic accomplishments, removed from Boston to Aurora, and opened the
seminary established through the efforts of Judge Holman, in 1826.
In 1828
Mr. Alden removed to Rising Sun, and took charge of the seminary at that
place, which had just been completed. He conducted the institution
with
marked success for two years, when, in the fall of 1830, he returned to
Boston,
from which city he had been sent to this part of the country as a missionary,
and
wore back a full suit of blue jeans, woven by Mrs. Judge Holman, on the
old
hand-loom. During his sojourn in this section of the country, Mr.
Alden
preached at Aurora, Rising Sun, Hartford, Dillsborough, and other points,
as
opportunity was afforded him. After returning to Boston, he was pastor
of a
church there many years.
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HARTZELL ABBOT
Hartzell Abbot, farmer, Clay Township, was born in Dearborn County, Ind.,
July 6, 1835. His parents, William L. and Elizabeth (Naylor) Abbott,
were both
natives of New Jersey, where they married, and from thence, in 1816,
immigrated to Dearborn County, Ind., where they resided until their deaths,
which occurred, the mother August 1, 1854, and the father July 4, 1860.
They
were the parents of seven children, viz.: Elias, Henry H., Enoch,
William N.,
Mary, Eliza A., and Hartzell, our subject. He, the youngest member
of the
family, was married at Lawrenceburgh, Ind., August 15, 1861, to Nora A.,
daughter of James and Nora (O'Conner) Johnson. She was born in this
county,
January 26, 1843. After Mr. Abbott's marriage he settled on his present
farm,
his father's old homestead, where he has since resided. He owns 165
acres of
fine land, and his wife owns forty acres. They have had born to them
five
children, viz.: Frank L., Sheridan S., James S., William N., (deceased),
and
Demas H. Mr. Abbott is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and
also of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
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HARRISON ABBOTT
Harrison Abbott, farmer, Washington Township, resides on Section 9, and
has a
fine body of land, all under a good state of cultivation. He was
born in New
Jersey, April 12, 1814. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Naylor)
Abbott,
were born in New Jersey, and moved to this county in 1816, where he was
engaged in farming up to his death, July 4, 1860, being seventy-two years,
seven
months and eighteen days old. The mother died August 1, 1854, at
the age of
sixty-one years. Mr. Harrison Abbott was married December 29, 1839,
to Miss
Mary Smith, a native of Washington Township, who was born August 19,
1821. By this union seven children were born, viz.: Enoch,
Rufus, Sarah A.,
William, Rafe, Hartsell, and Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott are members
of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. During his life Mr. Abbott has followed
the
occupation of a farmer, in which industry he has creditably succeeded.
As a
citizen he has been no less fortunate in gaining the esteem of his fellow
men.
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J. H. ABBOTT
J. H. Abbott, farmer, Clay Township, was born in Dearborn County, Ind.,
March 10, 1839. He is one of four children, born to Elias and Nancy
(McComas) Abbott. His father was a son of William L. Abbott, a native
of
New Jersey, where he married Elizabeth Naylor, and from thence in an early
day, immigrated to Dearborn County, Ind., where he afterward resided until
his
death. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: Harrison,
Enoch, William
N., Mary, Eliza A., Hartzell, and Elias, the father of our subject, the
eldest
member of the family. He was born in New Jersey, February 3, 1812,
and
came with his parents to this county when a small boy. He and the
above
Nancy McComas, were united in marriage in this county, and afterward settled
on the same farm on which or subject now lives. She was born September
8,
1815. In 1867 they moved to Dillsborough where he died January 28,
1869.
His widow still survives, and resides at Dillsborough. Their children
were Mary
A., James H., Elizabeth A., and Sarah F., J.H., our subject, enlisted
in the
service August 11, 1862, in Company B, Eighty-third Regiment Indiana
Volunteers, and served until June, 1865, at which time he was discharged,
and
returned to Dearborn County where he was married December 24, 1866, to
Emma L., daughter of Nathan, and Sarah (Powell) Smith. She
was born in
Clay Township, this county, October 22, 1846. After our subject's
marriage, he
first settled at Dillsborough where he clerked in John M. Hoover's store
until
November, 1868, at which time he purchased an interest in the store, which
they continued together until the spring of 1871, when he sold out his
interest in
the store and moved on the farm where he at present lives, and has since
resided. They have had born to them three children, namely:
Orrin M., L. A.,
and Charley E. Mr. Abbott is a fine man; is a member of the G. A.
R., also the
Masonic Order and Odd Fellows.
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LEONARD ADKINS
Leonard Adkins, retired, Sparta Township, was born in Worcester County,
Md., February 16, 1812. The parents, from whom he descended, were
William
P. and Ebby (McGee) Adkins, both natives of Worcester County, Md.
The
former was a son of Nimrod and Elizabeth (Parsons) Adkins, who were also
natives of Maryland. He and the above Ebby McGee were united until
their
deaths. Their children were as follows: Maria, Leonard, James,
Sarah, William
R., Samuel, and Hannah. Leonard, our subject, moved to Maysville,
Mason Co.,
Ky., in 1838, where he learned the mason trade, which he has pursued during
the greater part of his life. In the spring of 1843, he moved to
Moore's Hill, and
has resided there principally ever since. He was united in marriage
August 23,
1843, to Mary Davis, who was born in this township December 14, 1821, and
was a daughter of Spencer and Elizabeth Davis. After Mr. Adkin's
marriage he
settled at Moore's Hill, and has resided there the greater part of the
time. He
formerly dealt quite extensively in real estate. He is an excellent
man, and is
highly esteemed by all who know him. Himself and his wife are members
of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They have had born to them nine children,
viz.:
Maria P. (deceased), Elizabeth, Laura A. (deceased), James M. William S.,
Charles R., Flora B., Edward S., and Abraham L.
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CHARLES BAUER
Charles Bauer, carpenter, Aurora, a native of Germany, born in Wurtemberg,
March 9, 1925. His parents Christian and Catharine Bauer, were born
in
Wurtemberg, the former in 1800 and the latter in 1802. The father
died in 1826
and the mother in 1869. Charles came to America in 1847, located
in
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he remained and carried on a sash and door factory
for eighteen years. In 1872 he sold out and engaged in house building
and
contracting. He built the Catholic Church, priest's house, schoolhouse,
Indiana
House, brewery and several other buildings. He was a stockholder
in the
brewery when first built. He was married, January 6, 1850, to Miss
Catharine
Schultzheis, who was born in Wurtemberg, June 9, 1826. Himself and
wife are
the parents of several children, namely: Mary F., born November 21,
1850,
died March 6, 1867; Louisa C., Therissa, Harriet, Emily, Carrie and Charles.
In
1865 Mr. Bauer was elected councilman from Second Ward and served eighteen
years. He is a member of Chosen Friends Lodge No. 13, I.O.O.F.; also
the
Druids, and Druid Encampment and the Lutheran Church.
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JOHN G. BAUER
John G. Bauer, of Lawrenceburgh, president and secretary of the Bauer
Cooperage Company, was born in Cincinnati in 1856, and his parents are
still
residents of that city. His father is Jacob Bauer who is well known
in business
circles there but now retired. Br. Bauer passed his early years in
his native city
in whose public schools he was educated, supplimenting this by a course
of
study in the Cincinnati Business College. Up to 1882 he was engaged
in the
coopering business in Cincinnati, coming to Lawrenceburgh at the above
date
and since remaining in the establishment with which he is now connected.
Mr.
Bauer was married in 1881 to Anna DeBenath, a native of France and a
daughter of August and Anna DeBenath, her mother now being of resident
of
Cincinnati. He is an energetic business man, of fine executive ability
and alive to
every interest of the enterprise under his supervision.
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T. J. BACHAN
T.J. Bachan. In 1845 Mr. Bachman came to Aurora and engaged in the
distilling business with T. & J. W. Gaff, and became a member of the
firm
in 1862. He was a man remarkable for his energy and enterprise.
No
transaction in the complicated business in which he was engaged escaped
his
observation. Quick in perception, punctual in attendance to his duties,
he never
wanted in determination to accomplish whatever he undertook. He was
a
warm-hearted, kind and generous man, and assisted much in giving life and
activity to the business of Aurora. He died January 11, 1874, at
the age of sixty
years.
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GEORGE W. BAKER
George W. Baker, farmer, Sparta Township, was born in Dearborn County,
Ind., January 19, 1818. His parents were the old and highly esteemed
pioneers--Thomas and Rachel (Powell) Baker, natives of Virginia and
Pennsylvania, respectively. The former was a son of John Baker, an
old
Revolutionary soldier, who emigrated from Virginia to Dearborn County,
Ind.,
about the year 1801, settling near Wilmington, where he resided until his
death.
He was the father of six children, viz.: Thomas, John, Elizabeth,
George,
William and Sarah. Thomas (the father of our subject, the eldest
member of the
family) came with his parents to this county in 1801, where he and the
above
Rachel Powell were united in marriage in about 1812, after which they settled
near Wilmington, and there remained, with the exception of a few years
in
Ripley County, until their deaths. He died July 11, 1853. His
widow still
survives, and resides at Wilmington. They were the parents of twelve
children,
namely: Elizabeth (deceased), Susan, George W., Sarah J., Angeline,
Nelson
T., Huldah A. (deceased), John E., William, James M., Thomas L. and
Josephine. George W., our subject, was married in Hogan Township,
this
county, February 11, 1841, to Margaret A., daughter of Peter and Margaret
(Higbee) Hannegan. She was born in this county February 3, 1823.
After our
subject's marriage, he first settled in Hogan Township, this county, and
in the
fall of 1842 moved to Ohio County, where he remained about four years,
and
from thence removed to Dearborn County, where he has since resided.
In 1867
he purchased his present farm, and in the following year moved on it, where
he
has since resided. He owns eighty acres of fine land, which is well
improved, a
part of which is located in Sparta Township, and a part in Clay Township.
They have had born to them eleven children, viz.: Martha A., Harlan
P.,
Thomas E. (deceased), Zada M., Lewis W. (deceased), Ella F., Mary A., Dollie
C., Hattie E., George M. and Carrie E. Mr. Baker is a fine man, and
highly
esteemed by all who know him. He and wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
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D. B. BEATY
D. B. Beaty, Sparta Township, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements,
Moore's Hill, was born in Ohio County, Ind., February 14, 1842. His
parents
were William and Mary A. (Herron) Beaty, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio
respectively. The former was a son of Hugh Beaty, a native
of Ireland, and
from thence, in an early day, immigrated with his parents to the State
of
Pennsylvania, where he married Margaret Smith, a native of Pennsylvania,
and
afterward settled in Lancaster County, where they resided until about the
year
1815, at which time they immigrated to what is now Randolph Township, Ohio
Co., Ind., entering land and afterward residing there until death. They
were the
parents of eight children, viz: Jane, Rosanna, John, George, mary,
Margaret,
Nancy and William, the father of our subject. He was born in Lancaster
County, Penn., in the year 1805, and came with his parents to Ohio County,
Ind., in 1815, where he and the above Mary A. Herron, were united in marriage
and afterward purchased a farm in Randolph Township and remained there
until
1855, when he removed to Dearborn County, Ind., and from thence, in 1859,
to
Harrison County, Ind., where he afterward resided until his death, which
occurred in July, 1865. The following spring of 1866, his widow removed
to
Aurora, Ind., where she resided until 1881, when she went to live with
her
daughter at Johnson City, Mo., where she still resides. Ten children
were born
to them, viz.: Hugh S., John H., Lydia, David B., Elisha G., William
E.,
Margaret J., Mary E., Jesse T. and an infant son, who died in infancy and
unnamed. D. B., our subject, in 1866 began the tinner's trade, but
continued
the business only about two years, when he and his brother purchased the
harness shop of I. T. Campbell, of Aurora, Ind., which they continued together
for about one year, when our subject purchased his brother's interest and
carried
on the business himself until 1872, at which time he sold out and in the
following spring turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he
has since
continued. He was untied in marriage, near Aurora, Ind., December
19, 1872,
to Nancy M., daughter of Edward T. and Elizabeth (Dowden) Hubbartt.
She
was born in Dearborn County, Ind., December 4, 1850. Three children
bless
their union, viz.: Carrie M., Walter E., and Edith L. In the
spring, of 1885, Mr.
Beaty purchased a farm in Section 9, Sparta Township, where he removed
and
has since resided. He owns ninety-five acres of fine land, which
is well
improved and under a high state of cultivation. He and wife are members
of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is also a member of the order of Odd
Fellows.
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GEORGE BECKENHOLDT
George Beckenholdt, Lawrenceburgh, of the firm of George Beckenholdt &
Co.,coal dealers, was born in Dearborn County in 1848. His father,
John
Beckenholdt, immigrated to this country from Germany about 1830, and was
for some time engaged in farming in this county. About 1845 he built
the
Beckenholdt Brewery in "Newtown" and for many years did quite an extensive
brewing business in that city. He died in 1860. George Beckenholdt
grew up on
the farm and received the ordinary common school education. He continued
his
agricultural pursuits up to 1877, when he removed to Lawrenceburgh.
In 1881
he began operations in the coal and produce business, in which he is still
engaged. Mr. Beckenholdt is a reliable business man and an enthusiastic,
Democrat. Mrs. Beckenholdt was Miss Mary Harvey.
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WILLIAM P. BECKETT
William P. Beckett, farmer, Washington Township, was born in this township,
June 14, 1853, and completed his education at Moore's Hill College.
His father,
Joe S. Beckett was born in England, October 8, 1816, and came to America
in
1841. His mother, Mary (Abbott) Beckett, was born in Clay Township
in
1824. They were married in September, 1843. Mr. William P.
Beckett, was
married in March, 1874, to Miss Lydia A. Herron, a native of this township,
born August 29, 185s, and two children were born to them: Stella,
December
10, 1874, and Gracie, February 12, 1879, Died December 3, 1881. The
mother
died April 26, 1883, and he married Miss Mollie A. Herron, March 26, 1884,
who was born January 14, 1862. The happy couple are favorably located
and
surrounded with all the necessary comforts of life. Mr. Beckett is
a secretary of
the Mount Tabor Cemetery Association, and belongs to Dillsborough Lodge,
F.
& A.M. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
was elected
stewart in Mount Tabor Church in 1878, which position he has filled acceptably.
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JOE S. BECKETT
Joe S. Beckett, farmer, Clay Township, was born at Wakefield, Yorkshire,
England, October 8, 1816. His parents, William P. and Mary (Harrison)
Beckett, were also natives of Yorkshire, England, where they married and
from
thence, in 1841, immigrated to the united states, landing at New York City,
and
from there came to Cincinnati, Ohio, and shortly afterward to Dearborn
County,
Ind. They were the parents of eighteen children, viz.: Samuel,
William, Joe S.,
George, Elizabeth, Mary, Emma, Ellen, John, Alfred, Annie, Arthur, Hannah
M.
and five who died in infancy. Joe S., our subject, spent the greater
part of his
early life, while in England, in the mercantile business, and in 1841 immigrated
with his parents to this county, where he was united in marriage, September
14,
1843, with Mary, daughter of William L., and Elizabeth (Naylor) Abbott.
She
was born in Dearborn County, Ind., June 27, 1824. After Mr. Beckett's
marriage he first settled on his father's farm, and in the following year
purchased
a farm in Washington Township, where he moved in January, 1845, and resided
until April, 1871, when he moved on his present farm, which he had purchased
previously, and on which he has since resided. He owns at present
647 1/4
acres of find land, which is well improved and under a high state of cultivation.
They have had born to them seven children, viz.: Romnald A., Mary E.,
Eliza A. (deceased), Dorathy, William P., John H. and Joe W.
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ALEXANDER BECKMAN
Alexander Beckman, of Lawrenceburgh, junior member of the firm of George
Beckenholdt & Co., coal dealers, is a native of Germany, born in 1825.
His
father died in Germany, and in 1832, Mr. Beckman with his mother immigrated
to America, landing at Baltimore, from which point they came by wagon over
the Allegheny Mountains to Cincinnati, which city they reached June 10,
of the
above year. He resided in Cincinnati (in "the bloody Fourth Ward"),
till 1848, in
which year he came to Lawrenceburgh. In this latter city, for about
thirty years
he acted as proprietor of the wharf-boat, and also did a flat-boating business
during that time. In 1880 he engaged in the coal business and has
since been
thus employed. In June, 1862, he organized Company E, Sixteenth Indian,
and
was commissioned captain of the same. He did active duty in the field
till
December, 1863, when he resigned his commission, having been captured by
Gen. Bragg, at the battle of Mumfordsville, Mr. Beckman was one of the
prime
movers in the Miami Valley furniture enterprise and has always taken an
active
interest in the welfare of the city. He served eight years as town
trustee. He
was married, November 28, 1847, to Catharine M. Berte, and they have eight
children living: William H., George W., Alice E., Emma, Jeannette,
Maggie,
Myron H. and Laura.
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ROBERT A. BELL
Robert A. Bell, packer in the Aurora Furniture Factory, Aurora, was born
in
Evansville, Ind., January 3, 1854, where he received a good common school
education. His parents, Joseph G. and Jane E. (Campbell) Bell, were
both
natives of Indiana. Robert served an apprenticeship at engineering,
after which,
in 1872, he located in aurora, and has since worked for the Aurora Furniture
Company. He was married, December 10, 1876, to Miss Flora L. Wood,
who
was born in Sparta March 5, 1856. By this union, two children, Clarence
A.
and Harry H., have been born. Mr. Bell is an industrious and peaceable
citizen,
and labors diligently to promote the best interests of his employers.
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