Complete Directory of Henry County, Indiana, 1909

Published by J. M. Minch Co., Portland, IN., 1909

 

1909 Dudley Township

Straughns

 

Straughns Town Board

 

Frank Gehring – President

Alpheus Clayton – Clerk

R. E. Bradway – Treasurer

William Clayton – Councilman

B. F. Hayden – Councilman

Walter Butler – Marshall

 

Business Men of Straughns

 

Borton, E. S. & Co – Hardware Dealer

Bradway, R. E. – Blacksmith

Cook, William – General store

Haskett, Izora – Groceries

Hazelrigg, J. S. – Elevator

May, P. F. & Co. – General store

The Star Creamery

Willis, Orville O. – General Store

 

Lodges of Straughns

 

Straughns No. 331, K. of P., meets every Wednesday night over Willis’ store.

 

Churches of Straughns

 

Methodist

Christian

 

Residents of Straughns

-A-

Allison, Oliver (anna), lab.  (Maude.)

 

-B-

Bailey, J. L. (Martha), painter and paper hanger.

Ballard, Joseph (Nancy), ret far.

Bechtel, Mary, Mrs.

Behring, Henry (Anna), lab.  (Herman, Bertha.)

Benjamin, Ferdinand (Jane), ret.

Benjamin, Lida (wid.) (Denzil.)

Borton, Eber S (Sarah) merchant.

Bouslog, Dawson, prin high school

Bradway, Daniel, ret.

Bradway, Frank (Martha), blacksmith. (Leslie, Merle.)

Bradway, R. E. (Abbie), blacksmith, (Lena, Lillian, Eunice.)

Bradway, Thomas, far.

Brenner, Arlie, lab.

Brenner, Benjamin (Martha), lab.

Brenner, William, carpenter.

Brittenham, Elzer (Emma), lab.

Brittenham, E M (Ida), ret.  (Ethel.)

Brittenham, Lawrence, sec hand.

Butler, Charles (Flora), teamster

Butler, Lena P.

Butler, Walter (Georgia), timber Buyer.  (William L.)

 

-C-

Charles, Joseph, ret.

Charles, Sylvanus (Elvira), ret Far.

Clawson, C A (May), tel opr.

Clayton Alphens, tel opr.

Clayton, John, schol teacher.

Clayton, Wm J (Anna B.), far.  (Myrtle, Jesse.)

Cook, William (Alice), merchant.

Cooper, B W (Jennie), physician.

 

-D-

Dalrymple, Harry, far.

Dalrymple, Thomas (Laura), sec. hand.

 

-E-

Eaton, John R (Minnie), lab.  (Russell, Ray, Harriett, Roy.)

 

-F-

Foust, Henry (Sarah), lab.

 

-G-

Gauker, Charles (Laura), lab.  (Denzil.)

Gauker, Ethel, care Franklin Hiatt.

Gauker, William (Ella), far.  (Ruby.)

Gilbert, Albert (Nettie), lab.  (Royden.)

Gilbert, Alonzo, lab.

Gilbert, Carl, lab.

Gilbert, C W (Mary M.), carpenter.  (Leona, Elroy)

Gilbert, Ernest, teamster.

Gilbert, henry (Belle), lab.

Gilbert, Luther B, lab.

Gilbert, Pearl

Gilbert, Sarah (wid.)

Gilbert, Wm (Cecil), lab.

Guerin, Frank (Mollie), house mover.

 

-H-

Hall, Alphea, teacher.

Hall, Charles W (Clara E), stock dealer.

(Orphea, Pauline, Guy R.)

Hall, Elmer (Pearl), lab.  (Edith, Chester, Mabel.)

Hall, John (Luticie), ret far.

Hall, Pearl, teacher

Haskett, Borgia

Haskett, Izora (wid), postmistress.

Haskett, J. Chesley (Margaret), teacher.

Haskett, Martin (Mollie), far.  (Virgil, Vivian.)

Hayden Benjamin F (Julia), ret.

Hayden, John (Amanda), prop feed stable.

Henley, Elmer E (Cora), prop Star Creamery

(Rayburn B., James W, Ora E, Wilson, Everett.)

Henley, Isaac (Dora), far.

Hiatt, Franklin (Hattie), ret. Far.

Huffman, Lewis (Margaret), ret.

Huffman, Ott E (Dora), contracter.  (Virgil, Herschel.)

 

-J-

Jackson, Elizabeth (wid.)

Jackson, John (Jennettie), mgr elevator.  (Ethel.)

Jackson, Will (Winnie), sec hand.

Jenkins, Edna (wid.)

 

-K-

Karing, Fred (Mary), lab. (George.)

King, C H (Nola), merchant.  (Madge, Lena, Russell.)

 

-M-

Macey, R W (Muriel), wks creamery.

May, Frank (Julia), general store.  (Lucile, Ruth.)

Moore, Major (Mary E), ditcher.

Murphy, Jane (wid).

Murphy, Samuel, far.

 

-O-

Okel, Joel M (Laura E), far. (Glenn, Esther, Etephen.)

 

-P-

Palin, Addie, seamstress.

Palin, Fred (Hazel), far and hack driver.

Paxton, Benjamin F, ret.

Petry, agt Panhandle.

Pierson, Ida (wid.)  (Beulah, Ray.)

Pierson, Marcus, far.

 

-R-

Rankin, Josephine (wid.)

Reynolds, Edwin (Almire), ret.

Rhodes, sTella (wid.)

Ryan, Michael J (Lizzie), lab.

 

-S-

Sheckles, Amanda (wid.)

Shidler, Mary (wid.)

Shockley, Emma Mrs., teacher (wid.)

Smith, Elizabeth (wid.)

Smith, Maude, domestic.

Starr, Thomas M, lab.

Straughns, Isabel (wid.) (Virgil, Truman, Mary, Belle, Margareet.)

Sullivan, Ethel, care Martin Haskett.

 

-T-

Tapscott, J B (Mary J), monument dealer.

 

-W-Waddell, Dill (Mary), ret. Far.

Walters, Elizabeth (wid.)

Walters, Isaac (Amanda), far.  (Glenn, Harvey.)

Watson, Hannah J (wid.)

Willis, Elmer, far.

Willis, James (Mary), ret.

Willis, John (Ada), clerk.

Willis, Orville (Lois), restaurant.

Willis, William, lab.

Willis, William (Mattie), mail carrier. (Florence, Olive, Murile.)