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OHIO COUNTY, INDIANA
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GREER, WILLIAM N.—Fruit-grower, section 25, P. O. East Des Moines. Was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1824, and at the age of seventeen years moved with his parents to Dearborn county, Indiana, living there until 1853, when he moved to Scott county, this State. He had previously entered his farm in 1850, and resided there until 1869, when he came to this county and has since resided here. Owns ten acres of land all in fruit and in good condition. During the war he raised company C, Second Iowa cavalry, in Scott county, and went into camp as captain of his company August 9, 1863. During the winter of 1861-2 he resigned, on account of disability. Mr. Greer was married February 15, 1854, to Miss Margaret H. Espey, who was born in Ohio county, Indiana, June 23, 1829. They have one son living, John L. Lost one, William H. They have also an adopted daughter, Clara K.
Source: The History of Polk County, Iowa By Union Historical Company
Lucius Taylor Barbour
Lucius Taylor Barbour, c. 1862.
This dignified 20-year old man, Lucius Taylor Barbour, enlisted in the Civil War with the 12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Lucius was taken prisoner and sent to Andersonville Prison. He survived the ordeal though he nearly died. He met his wife, Elizabeth Loring, through his sisters who attended the seminary in Oxford. Ohio, with Elizabeth.
They were married in Rising Sun in 1866. They lived in Rising Sun for a short time and then moved to Warsaw. Indiana, where Lucius was a druggist. Following the birth of their third child, they separated and Elizabeth returned to Rising Sun
with the children.
Barbour Family
 Barbour Family, C. 1895. Elizabeth Loring Barbour and her children are, from the left, as follows: Myron, Frank, and Jeannette. The family traveled to Aurora to have their portrait
taken by Mr. Walton. A portrait of Jeannette Inslee Loring born in New York, 1818, and died in Rising Sun, 1896, hangs in the museum. She was the mother of Elizabeth Barbour. Jeannette
was named after her grandmother. Both Myron and Frank served during World War I, Myron in the Aviation Corps and Frank with the Transportation Corps.
Source: Ohio County, Indiana 
By William J. Dichtl
 Edgar Pendry, c. 1930s. Edgar Pendry served two terms as Ohio County Auditor beginning in 1950 and was re-elected again in 1934. In the 1940s Mr. Pendry served as Clerk of the Ohio
County Draft Board. After World War II began, he resigned and was replaced by Jessie Hannah, the woman in the photograph. Prior to his resignation from the Draft Board, he purchased the
Ideal Restaurant from Estal Draut.

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