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Biographies of
Lawrence County,
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David
Burton
DAVID
BURTON, farmer, P. O.
Peoria, was born in
Virginia, September 12,
1812, removing a year later
with his parents to Lawrence
County, Ind., where he
learned the trade of
wagon-maker. At the age of
twenty-seven he moved to St.
Clair County, Mo., and
engaged in farming. About
1850 he went to Lafayette
County, and about four years
conducted a wagon shop. He
came to Kansas in September,
1854, located in Douglas
County, and was employed at
general farm work, and
participated in the troubles
of 1856, taking an active
part with the Free-state
advocates. In March, 1857,
he located on his present
farm in Peoria. He has 290
acres of land, and is also
engaged to some extent in
breeding and raising hogs.
Was also from 1858 to 1860
engaged in mercantile
business at this place. Mr.
Burton has been Treasurer of
the township for the past
six years. He was married in
Lawrence County, Ind., in
1833, to Mary A. Fentress,
who died in 1847, leaving
seven children. He was
married again in St. Clair
County, Mo., in September,
1858, to Martha P. Green.
Mr. Burton lost a son,
Charles E. in the Union
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Leonard
Crawford
LEONARD
CRAWFORD was born in this
township February 1, 1832,
being the second of eight
children of William and
Melinda (Graham) Crawford.
The father was a native of
North Carolina, and the
mother of Kentucky, and the
removal to Indiana occurred
about the year 1815. With
but little advantage of
securing an education and
with time spent mainly at
hard work on his father's
farm, our subject passed his
youth and early manhood. He
was united in marriage
August 24, 1854, with
Elizabeth Spear, who bore
him six children, of whom
these are now living: Joseph
L., who married Annie
Jackson; William H., who
married Ida Thomas; Mary E.,
who became the wife of
Robert Ingle; Martha L. and
David A. Mr. Crawford by
industry, good management
and good habits has now a
farm of 274 acres, mostly
well improved and stocked.
He and wife are members of
the Christian Church. He is
an influential member of the
Democratic party.
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Dr.
John W Gray
Dr.
John Wesley Gray is a native
of Lawrence county, Indiana,
born in the town of
Springville on the 28th day
of November, 1839. His
grandfather, John Gray, a
North Carolinian by birth
and one of the earliest
settlers of Lawrence county,
was a typical pioneer of the
period in which he lived,
coming to Indiana Territory
while the feet of the red
men still pressed the soil,
cut a road through the
wilderness from Blue River
to the Springville
settlement and in due time
became one of the successful
farmers and leading citizens
of that locality. He lived
to be over a hundred years
old and departed this life
at Springville in 1852. His
father, also John Gray, was
a Revolutionary soldier and
lost his life in the battle
at Cowpens. The family was
of Scotch origin, and of the
nine sons of the
Revolutionary patriot, eight
settled in the Southern
states, the Doctor's
grandfather being the only
one that came to Indiana.
Ephraim Gray, the doctor's
father, was a native of
Lawrence county, a farmer by
occupation, and a man of
sterling worth. Phoebe
Scott, who became his wife,
hailed from the same part of
the state and bore her
husband a family of nine
children, of whom five are
living, namely: Dr. John W.,
of this review; Mrs. Mary
Short, of Tampa, Florida;
Simeon Gray, M. D., who
practices his profession at
Worthington, Indiana ;
Jacob, a retired farmer
residing in Linton ;
Ephraim, whose present
whereabouts are unknown, and
Mrs. Maggie Moffett, whose
home is in the city of
Vincennes. The father of
these children spent the
greater part of his life in
his native county, but about
five or six years 'prior to
his death, which occurred at
the age of fifty, removed to
Kansas, where he spent the
remainder of his days. Mrs.
Gray survived her husband a
number of years, departing
this life at the home of her
daughter in Bloomfield at
the ripe old age of
seventy-six. Dr. Gray was
married in the year of 1860
to Elizabeth Gainey,
daughter of John P. Gainey,
of Springville, Indiana,
nine children resulting from
the union, seven of whom are
living, namely: John P., a
farmer in Greene county; E.
E., a practicing physician;
Edmund B., employed by the
Standard Oil Company in
Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Kittie
Brooks resides in Kansas;
Carrie, who lives with her
father and manages the home;
William and Fred, both under
the parental roof, the
former an agriculturist, the
latter a harness maker. Mrs.
Gray, an exemplary wife and
mother and a woman of high
ideals and beautiful
Christian character, died in
the month of December, 1903.
Dr. Gray has been United
States pension examiner for
this county during the past
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Alfred
Guthrie
Hon.
Alfred Guthrie, a prominent
citizen of this county, was
born in Guthrie Township,
June 25, 1828, being the
eldest of eight children of
Daniel and Lucy A. Weddell
Guthrie, the father a native
of Lee County, Va. The
latter when a boy, came in
June, 1811, with his parents
to Indiana. The mother, a
native of Tennessee, also
came at an early day to
Indiana. Alfred passed his
youth on his farmer's farm
without noteworthy event,
receiving in the meantime a
good education for that day.
On the 6th of September,
1849, he was united in
marriage with Isabell A.
Hubbard, and to them have
been born eight children, of
whom the following six are
now living: Melvin T.,
Melvina, Lilllie, Carrie,
Ella and Alfred A., the last
two being yet with their
parents. Mr. Guthrie is a
merchant by occupation,
owning and controlling,
about 3.000 acres of land,
besides his large double
store of general merchandise
at Tunnelton. He is an
active Republican, and has
done his party good service.
He has served about two
terms as County Commissioner
at a period requiring good
judgment, and has
represented his county in
the Lower House of the State
Legislature, serving with
satisfaction to his
constituency and credit to
himself. His efforts have
materially contributed to
the reduction of the
Democratic vote of the
county, and especially of
his township where the
majority has been
transferred to the
Republicans. He is
comfortably situated and
happy in his home. He is a
member of the Masonic
fraternity, and his wife and
daughter are members of the
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John
D Guthrie
John
D. Guthrie was born in
Guthrie Township, December
11, 1831, being the third
child of Daniel W. and Lucy
A. Weddell Guthrie. He
continued with his parents
on the farm until nearly
twenty-one years of age,
receiving only fair
education at the
subscription schools. His
youth and early manhood were
passed without noteworthy
event, and September 21,
1852, his marriage with
Patsy Walters was
celebrated, and to these
parents the following six
children were born: Salina,
who married William Harris.
Archibald who married Mary
Boffle; Lodema, who became
the wife of M. Brown. Maria,
who became the wife of
Volney Rout. Martha
and John D., Jr., the latter
being unmarried and at home
with their parents. Mr.
Guthrie has followed the
occupation of farming to the
exclusion of other pursuits,
and now owns 400 acres of
well-improved and
well-stocked land. He is a
Republican, and himself and
family are exemplary members
of the Methodist
Church.****** |
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U.
D Guthrie
U.
D. Guthrie, a native of
Guthrie Township, was born
November 9, 1836, being the
fifth child of Daniel and
Lucy A. Weddell Guthrie,
mention of whom is made
elsewhere in this volume.
The youth of our subject was
passed like that of all boys
of early settlers, without
many advantages, and at hard
work in the woods. His
education, enough for the
transaction of business, was
obtained at the old
subscription schools, and by
application outside of
school hours. When almost
twenty-one years of age he
was united in marriage with
MELINDA Mundell, and to
these parents two children
were born, both of whom are
now deceased. April 1, 1870,
Mrs. Guthrie died, and
September 30, 1870, he
married Lucy O. Brooking,
who has borne him five
children, four of whom are
living: Arthur M., Stella,
Winona and U. M. In youth
Mr. Guthrie secured a
thorough knowledge of farm
management, and has since
made farming and
stock-raising his
occupation. He is the owner
of 302 acres of land. He is
a Republican, and an
influential man; indeed, the
Guthrie family in all its
branches, combines nearly
all the enterprise and
intelligence of the
township, which was justly
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Marshall
Guthrie
Marshall
Guthrie was born in this
township July 9, 1840, being
the seventh child of Daniel
W. and Lucy A. Weddell
Guthrie, of whom proper
mention is made elsewhere.
Marshall remained with his
parents until the age of
twenty-four years, engaged
in assisting on the farm and
in attending to a limited
extent the country schools.
Upon reaching his majority
he began to accumulate
property for himself, and
April 20, 1865, was married
to Susan J. Cooper, who bore
him one child--Oliver
Morton. July 13, 1866, Mrs.
Guthrie died, and February
10, 1870, Mr. Guthrie was
united in marriage with Mary
M. Payne, a native of Howard
County, this State, who has
presented him with seven
children, of whom six are
living: Alfred B., William
H., Charles E., Michael,
Gracie and Clyde. Mr.
Guthrie is a farmer, with
265 acres of land, and has
also followed merchandising
at Tunnelton. He is a
Republican, and has
officiated as Township
Trustee. August 10, 1862, he
enlisted in Company G,
Fourth Indiana Cavalry, and
served until April, 1863,
when he was discharged for
disability. ****** |
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WILLIAM
W. LEWIS
Was a native of the county
in which he yet resides and
a descendant of a pioneer
family of Lawrence County,
Indiana was born December
21, 1827, and is the third
son and only survivor in a
family of twelve children
born to D. S. and A. A.
(Oaks) Lewis. D. S. Lewis
immigrated to Indiana
Territory in 1814, first
settling in Orange County,
afterwards removing to
Lawrence County. He
represented the former
county one term in the State
Legislature and Lawrence
County two terms, also
serving about eight years as
Commissioner in the latter.
He was born January 29,
1798. Early espousing the
cause of Christianity he
united with the Christian
Church, aided in the
establishment of that
organization in Southern
Indiana, and for over fifty
years was a minister of that
denomination. W. W. Lewis,
our subject, lived with his
parents until his marriage
October 8, 1849, with
Rebecca, daughter of William
and Polly (Thornton)
Chastain, by whom he is the
father of this family: Mary
A., Martha J., Elizabeth,
David S., William W.,
Charles M., Amanda E., A.
S., John H., L. E., Lucretia,
Isaac N. and an infant,
deceased. The parents are
members of the Christian
Church. Mr. Lewis owns a
good farm of 480 acres (Bono
Township) and is a Democrat.
In September, 1861, he
enlisted in Company A,
Thirty-eighth Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, and
served faithfully until the
expiration of his term of
service, when he was
honorably discharged
September 17, 1864******
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ROBERT
MCINTIRE
A farmer and stock-raiser,
is now living in his native
county, his birth occurring
September 13, 1833. David
McIntire, his father, was a
native of Ireland,
immigrated to the United
States and married Barbara
Letherman, who was a
Kentuckian by birth. In 1818
they came to Indiana, Mr.
McIntire serving Lawrence
County one term as
Commissioner, and thirteen
years as Trustee of Bono
Township. Robert McIntire
learned blacksmithing in
early years, but has turned
the greater part of his time
to agricultural pursuits. He
is the owner of a farm
containing 120 acres, and is
a highly esteemed citizen
and a Republican in
politics. To the marriage of
his parents the followings
children were born: William,
Robert, Elijah, John, Mary
A., James, Daniel, Nancy,
Elizabeth, Margaret and
Martha. May 29,1861, Mr.
McIntire wedded Miss Sarah
Jane Norman, who was born
March 1, 1843, a daughter of
Joseph and Susan (Dunn)
Norman, and by her is the
father of one son: William
H., born March, 1862.scr
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William
B Taylor
William
B. Taylor was born in
Lawrence County, Ind.,
September 15, 1819. His
parents, Joshua and Mary
(Armstrong) Taylor, natives
of Virginia and Kentucky
respectively, came to
Indiana in 1809, and settled
on a farm in Washington
County, where they remained
for eight years, removing
thence to Lawrence County.
In February, 1821, they came
to Morgan County, locating
on a farm one mile from
Martinsville. In 1834, the
mother died, and ten years
later the father, with is
children, moved to Green
Township, where he died in
June, 1855. William B.
Taylor is the fourth son and
seventh child in a family of
eleven children reared in
Morgan County, and when
fifteen years of age he
began learning the
blacksmith trade. After one
year at this, he worked for
the neighboring farmers
until 1839. He then worked
on a flat-boat between New
Orleans and Martinsville for
Mitchell Bros. until 1842.
For some time he worked in
lead mines in Wisconsin, and
in August, 1845, he was
married to Jane Estlinger, a
native of Washington County,
Ind. They have two
children--Mary A. and Sarah
A. His wife died in
November, 1854, and one year
later he was married to
Caroline Hough. By this
union there is one child,
Lillie. After his first
marriage, he farmed near
Martinsville, in Washington
Township, for nine years,
and then sold his farm and
purchased another one in
Green Township. Here he
farmed for thirteen years.
In 1869, he began trading in
stock, and at present
resides in Martinsville,
engaged in the same way. Mr.
Taylor is an active member
of the Republican party. He
was County Commissioner for
two years, re-elected, and
served six years longer. He
was Township Trustee for two
years. He filled the
unexpired term of office for
Mr. Perham (deceased) in
1861, and was again elected
in 1862 and l863, and again
in 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
are members of the
Cumberland Church. ******
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WILLIAM
TURLEY
A descendant of one of
the pioneer families of
Indiana, was born in
Lawrence County March 14,
1835, and is a son of
Benjamin and Parmelia Wright
Turley, who were parents of
the children Jonathan,
Jasper, Sarah, Newton,
William, Julia, Benjamin,
Louisa, Jane, Elizabeth,
Mary and Aaron. These
parents were natives of
Virginia, and immigrated to
Lawrence County, Ind., in
1818. Here William Turley
lived with his parents until
of age, receiving a good
common school education.
Miss Eliza M. Hall, daughter
of Robert and Elizabeth
Toliver Hall, became his
wife September 17, 1857, and
to them seven children have
been born, named: Emma,
Charley, John, Lizzie,
Henry, Nellie G. and Rosa
Blanche. Mr. Turley has
passed the greater part of
his life engaged in
merchandising and farming,
the former occupation
engaging his attention at
Rivervale for about
seventeen years. At present
he resides on his farm which
consists of 640 acres of
land. The Ohio &
Mississippi Railroad Company
have leased an extensive
quarry owned by Mr. Turley
on this place, and
establishing a
"crusher,"
annually remove about 2,000
car loads of stone. In 1864
he became a member of
Company B, Forty-second
Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
and served until the close
of the war, being discharged
June 24, 1865. In politics
Mr. Turley is a Republican
and belongs to the Masonic
fraternity; he and wife are
members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.*****
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Earl
Wilson
Earl
Wilson,
a Representative
from Indiana; born on a farm
near Huron, Lawrence County,
Ind., on April 18, 1906;
attended the public schools
and Purdue University,
Lafayette, Ind.; was
graduated from the Coyne
Electrical School, Chicago,
Ill., in 1928 and from
Indiana University at
Bloomington in 1931; taught
high school in Dubois,
White, and Decatur Counties,
Ind., 1931-1938; high school
principal in Jackson County,
Ind., in 1939 and 1940;
elected as a Republican to
the Seventy-seventh and to
the eight succeeding
Congresses (January 3,
1941-January 3, 1959);
unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1958 to the
Eighty-sixth Congress;
elected to the
Eighty-seventh and to the
Eighty-eighth Congresses
(January 3, 1961-January 3,
1965); unsuccessful
candidate in 1964 for
reelection to the
Eighty-ninth Congress;
Indiana State senator,
1969-1976; was a resident of
Bedford, Ind., until his
death there on April 27,
1990. src bio of congress
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