"History of Decatur County and Its People" Volume I

Prof. J. M. Howell and Heman C. Smith, Supervising Editors

The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago IL, 1915.
Contributed by Sharon R. Becker
  
Introduction
Pages iii - iv.
The history of Decatur County as United States territory reaches back to that eventful day in May, 1803, when the treaty was signed by which France ceded the vast territory included in the Louisiana Purchase to our Federal Government. . . . Read More




                                         
  
Chapter I - Early Settlement of Decatur County, Pages 1 - 15.
SURNAMES: Akers, Alexander, Armstrong, Baker, Bashaw, Blind, Blodgett, Bobbitt, Boord, Bradfield, Brothers, Bullard, Burns, Burton, Cartwright, Castello, Castor, Chase, Clark, Coover, Davis, Denham, Domer, Doolan, Dye, Eaton, Forrey, Frazier, Fullerton, Garver, Gemmell, Gibson, Gill, Goin, Harkness, Harvey, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hildreth, Huff, Johns, Jordan, Kirkpatrick, Kompe, Knonklin, Laughlin, Layton, Lewis, Lindsey, Little, Lloyd, Logan, Loving, Lunbeck, Mallory, Mansfield, Marshall, McCann, McCormick, McDaniel, McNeil, Miles, Miller, Morrison, Mudgett, Murphy, Newman, Niles, Osborne, Patterson, Perdew, Perkins, Pitman, Polly, Porter, Price, Ray, Read, Robb, Roberts, Ruffcorn, Sales, Samson, Scott, Seller, Shelton, Silvers, Snyder, Spenser, Stanley, Starr, Stout, Strong, Thomas, Teale, Turner, Udell, Ujhazy, Varden, Varga, Varner, Waggoner, Waller, Warner, West, Wightman, Wise, Woodmansee, Young

Chapter II - Organization of Decatur County, Pages 16 - 29.
SURNAMES: Allen, Backus, Baird, Bradley, Burrell, Chase, Childers, Clark, Dake, Davis, Dickinson, Dimick, Doze, Earl, East, Forrey, Gammon, Gilmore, Hamilton, Hatfield, Holden, Howard, Katon, Kelley, Kellogg, Kling, Knott, Leffler, Lindsey, Mann, McDaniel, McDonald, McDowell, McIlvanies, McNeil, Moad, Monroe, Morgan, Noston, Oney, Palmer, Parsons, Patterson, Reed, Robinson, Roe, Sales, Schaick, Scott, Shaffer, Stanley, Stewart, Still, Switzler, Tash, Thompson, Vanderpool, Varga, Wainscott, Walker, Weldon, Westcoat, Woodmansee

Chapter III - Summary of County Officials, Pages 30 - 32.

Chapter IV - Hamilton Township Before the War, Pages 32 - 47.
SURNAMES: Acton, Alden, Alfrey, Allen, Ballou, Bartholow, Bayles, Bonney, Booth, Budd, Burrell, Casline, Clark, Collier, Conover, Cowles, Crawford, Dale, Dickinson, Dimick, Dunleavy, Eaton, Fields, Forbes, Gammill, Gardner, Glendenning, Graves, Hamilton, Hartman, Henderson, Hinkle, Holden, Keown, Laney, Lewis, Logan, Loving, Macy, Majors, Mark, McCormick, Mills, Moad, Moffett, Morey, Morgan, Mullinix, Newcomer, Noston, Painter, Park, Prichard, Purden, Reid, Richardson, Robinson, Rutherford, Sallee, Scott, Seymour, Sharp, Stanton, Snook, Still, Stone, Turpin, Waldrup, Walker, Warnock, Watson, Williams

Chapter V - About New Buda and the Hungarians, Page 47 - 53.
SURNAMES: Cain, Drahos, Kossuth, Madarasz, Majthenyi, Pomutz, Sanders, Scott, Ujhazy, Varga

Chapter VI - Decatur's War Story, Pages 53 - 63.
SURNAMES: Alexander, Bowman, Bridges, Brown, Burrows, Burton, Cain, Finley, Fitch, Gamble, Gammill, Gardner, Johnson, Landis, Mansfield, Mudgett, Pomutz, Porter, Sloan, Springer, Stonaker, Sullivan, Summers, Teale, Ward, Warner, Waters, Williams, Young

Chapter VII - Roster of Decatur County Soldiers Who Served in the War of Rebellion, Pages 63 - 76.

Chapter VIII - Progress of Education in Decatur County, Pages 76 - 95.
SURNAMES: Abbott, Adams, Alden, Andrews, Bailey, Barr, Barrackman, Bashaw, Beevers, Berger, Blair, Bobbitt, Boeger, Bone, Boone, Bowman, Boyd, Brennaman, Briggs, Brown, Buffman, Burkhart, Burns, Buttz, Caldwell, Campbell, Carey, Chase, Coffee, Condit, Conwell, Coover, Cornell, Cosner, Cozad, Crawford, Critchfield, Darrah, Davidson, Davis, Dawson, Day, De Selm, Detrick, Dilsaver, Durnal, Dutton, Dye, Edwards, Evans, Ferguson, Finley Fishburn, Fisher, Flora, Foxworthy, Fraizer, Freeman, Fuller, Gammon, Gardner, Gassett, Gates, Genree, Gillham, Graham, Greenlee, Greenslate, Griffiths, Grimes, Gunsolley, Hailey, Hainer, Halstead, Hamilton, Hannum, Harkness, Harvey, Hastings, Hasty, Haywood, Higbee, Hoadley, Hoffman, Hollen, Holt, Hopkins, Horner, Howell, Huston, Hutchinson, Irving, Jackson, James, Jamison, Jenkins, Jones, Jordan, Judd, Kalkofen, Kausler, Keller, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Keown, Kier, Kirkpatrick, Kline, Knapp, Knott, Lambert, Lane, Latta, Law, Lewis, Little, Long, Lorey, Lunbeck, Lyon, Macey, Machlan, Machlin, Macy, Madarasz, Marshall, Martin, Matsler, Maxwell, McCroskey, McGhee, McGinnis, McVey, Meeks, Miles, Miller, Mills, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Morren, Morris, Murphey, Neveln, Newcomb, Norman, O'Neil, Osborn, Overholtzer, Owen, Ownby, Painter, Patterson, Peck, Piercy, Pitman, Poland, Porter, Post, Poush, Powell, Prowell, Raiff, Reed, Rhodes, Riffle, Riggs, Robinson, Rogers, Rowell, Roy, Ryan, Sales, Sallee, Sampson, Samson, Sanger, Sears, Severe, Shackleford, Shelton, Shinn, Shirley, Silvers, Simmons, Smith, Snook, Snyder, Spencer, Springer, Stoddard, Stone, Sullivan, Tallman, Taylor, Teale, Tedford, Thompson, Topliff, Tullis, Vandel, Varga, Wainwright, Walker, Walton, Warnock, Waterman, Webber, Weldon, West, Wharton, Willis, Wise, Woodruff, Young

Chapter IX - Graceland College, Pages 95 - 109.
SURNAMES: Anderson, Barber, Blair, Blakeslee, Briggs, Cobb, Cochran, Cook, Dancer, Davis, Dewsnup, Fitzpatrick, Forscutt, Frink, Gaines, Grifiths, Gunsolley, Hansen, Hart, Hopkins, Kane, Kelley, Lake, Lambert, Lilliard, Luff, McElrath, Mitchell, Nicholson, Pence, Pitt, Robinson, Rogers, Salisbury, Scott, Short, Smith, Stebbins, Stewart, Taylor, Towner, Walker, Weedmark, Wickes, Winning, Woodstock

Chapter X - The City of Leon, Pages 109 - 129.
SURNAMES: Abbott, Ackerly, Adams, Arnold, Avery, Baker, Baldwin, Ball, Barnes, Bashor, Bedier, Bennett, Berry, Binckley or Binkley, Blair, Bobbitt, Boone, Boreman, Bowman, Boyd, Boydston, Bradfield, Bradley, Brannon, Bridges, Briggs, Brown, Bullock, Burns, Burt, Cartwright, Cary, Caster, Chancy, Chase, Cheevers, Childers, Clark, Cleveland, Clinkinbeard, Close, Coiner, Cole, Conrey, Cornell, Cort, Craigo, Cross, Curry, Curtis, Darr, Davis, Dawson, Day, De Lay, Delk, Detrick, Dickinson, Donover, Duncan, Dye, East, Edwards, Elbert, Ellinwood, Ellis, Fanscher, Farlow, Farquhar, Finley, Fishburn, Fisk, Flanders, Flora, Forrey, Frazier, Fuqua, Gafford, Garber, Gardner, Garrett, Gaston, Gibbons, Gibson, Gillam, Gribble, Guyer, Hale, Hamilton, Hammer, Hansell, Harber, Harrow, Harvey, Hatfield, Hawkins, Hawley, Heaston, Hedrix, Hertwood, Hildreth, Hilton, Hoff, Hoffman, Hohansbelt, Howard, Hubbell, Hughes, Hull, Hurst, Irelan, Jackson, James, Jeffrey, Jesse, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jordan, Landis, Layton, Ledgerwood, Lee, Lemon, Levy, Lillard, Lindsey, Lunbeck, Keaton, Kinnear, Klepper, Knapp, Konkle, Machlan, Major, Mathes, McClelland, McIlvain, McIlvaine, Meek, Miller, Mills, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morrison, Morton, Mullinnix, Murray, Nies, Nott, Nye, Ogilvie, Oney, Owensby, Palmer, Parker, Parsons, Patterson, Peck, Penniwell, Pitman, Plicher, Polly, Porter, Post, Price, Raiff, Rawlinson, Rawls, Ray, Rea, Richards, Richardson, Robb, Roberts, Robinson, Ronk, Ryan, Sales, Samson, Sanford, Sears, Sellers, Shackleford, Shaffer, Shinn, Shipman, Sigler, Silver, Simms, Sinclair, Smith, Snyder, Springer, Spurlock, Stanley, Stearn, Stemple, Stephen, Stevens, Stewart, Stillwell, Stockton, Stone, Stookey, Stout, Stuart, Stuber, Sullivan, Swim, Sylvester, Taylor, Teale, Tharp, Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, Thornburg, Tillbury, Udell, Updegraff, Vanderpool, VanNostrand, Van Werden, Varga, Wafford, Wainwright, Walker, Warford, Warner, Wasson, Watkins, Watson, Watsebaugh, Weldon, Wharton, Wilkinson, Williams, Wilson, Winn, Winterbourn, Witter, Wood, Woodbury, Woodward, Young

Chapter XI - The Founding of Lamoni and the Work of The Order of Enoch, Pages 129 - 136.
SURNAMES: Ackerly, Adams, Anderson, Andrews, Ashburn, Baggerly, Bailey, Banta, Barr, Beebe, Bird, Braby, Bunt, Cadwell, Cochran, Cooper, Crave, Dancer, Deam, Dennis, Dillon, Dixon, Doughtery, Drummond, Ennis, Ferguson, Fowler, Garnet, Gelatt, Gurley, Hackett, Hansen, Harder, Harris, Hopkins, Johnson, JONES, King, McCord, McElroy, Meder, Merritt, Moffett, Nicholson, Riggs, Robinson, Rogers, Ross, Rowland, Ruthers, Shaw, Simpson, Smith, Spaudling, Stebbins, Stedman, Stivers, Stoddard, Teale, Turner, Walker, White, Wight, Young

Chapter XII - The Beginning of the Latter Day Saints Church, Pages 136 - 142.
SURNAMES: Anderson, Blair, Blakeslee, Bullard, Carmichael, Carpenter, Cowdery, Forscutt, Garver, Gould, Gunsolley, Haver, Hougas, Lambert, Luff, Nicholson, Oliver, Peterson, Pratt, Rigdon, Roberts, Saylards, Sheehy, Skank, Smith, Stebbins, Steen, Whitmer, Wight, Young

Chapter XIII - Early Settlement at Garden Grove, Pages 142 - 153.
SURNAMES: Curtis, Kane, Miller, Pratt

Chapter XIV - Decatur County Towns, Pages 153 - 182.
Davis City SURNAMES: Adams, Arnold, Asbach, Bartlett, Bowman, Cheever, Clark, Craig, Davis, Dorn, Frazier, Frisbie, Gates, Jenre, Knapp, Lillie, Mallory, Mather, Morris, Radnich, Rankin, Scott, Severe, Stockton, Teale, Warner, White, Wilkinson, Wren

Decatur City SURNAMES: Caldwell, Cozad, Creswe, Dicken, Euritt, Foreman, Hogue, Horner, Johnston, Kew, Laney, Loyd, Mechem, Peck, Rauch, Schenck, Shoemaker, Townsend, Walker, Waller, Wilson

Garden Grove SURNAMES: Alexander, Arnold, Avis, Baker, Batchelor, Beer, Belvel, Blanchard, Bowen, Boyle, Brengle, Brown, Bruce, Burns, Carey, Carrither, Cary, Chamberlin, Chase, Chester, Craig, Crithlow, Culver, Davis, Dawes, Doolittle, Douglass, Doze, Ensley, Hall, Halm, Hankins, Harkness, Hine, Irven, Jennings, Johnson, Kehler, Kellogg, Chief John Kish Kosh, Knapp, Lampman, Lillard, Mater, McBroom, McCaull, McNeil, Metier, Moore, Morgan, Notson, Parrish, Piper, Rea, Richard, Rideway, Roberts, Shaw, Sigler, Smith, Stanley, Stearns, Sullivan, Vail, Van Emmon, Wheeland, Whitekar, Whiteman, Wills, Winters, Wood, Woodbury, Wooley, Young

German Settlement, Burrell Twp.

Grand River SURNAMES: Ackerly, Beck, Bone, Bosworth, Bradshaw, Brothers, Burham, Chapman, Griffin, Jennings, Lamb, Landes, Milligan, Perkins, Switzer, Taylor

High Point

Leroy SURNAMES: Barger, Blair, Buffum, Flannigan, Perrin, Sigler, Stearns, Stevens, Thurlow, Young

Little Tennessee Neighborhood, Richland Twp.

New Buda SURNAMES: Drahos, Kossuth, Ujhazy

Pleasanton SURNAMES: Acton, Alden, Allfrey, Bartholow, Bennett, Chew, Clark, Cowles, Crawford, Dickinson, Forrey, Gardner, Hamilton, Hinkle, Johnson, Loving, Macy, Majors, Marks, Miller, Moffett, Mullinnix, Orton, Painter, Purcell, Richardson, Robinson, Scott, Snook, Tong, Tye, Walker, Warnock, Watson, Williams, Willis, Woodard, Works & Pleasanton's Civil War Veterans

Terre Haute

Tuskeego SURNAMES: Hurst, Jackson

Van Wert SURNAMES: Barr, Bigford, Blades, Blair, Brown, Fletcher, Fulmer, Gimmel, Goodman, Gould, Hall, Hamilton, Hickford, Irving, Ord, Sanger, Shaw, Stearns, Stone, Tallman, Tharp, Thompson

Weldon SURNAMES: Baker, Baldwin, Barnard, Boardman, Bullard, Burleigh, Carpenter, Chase, Coffey, Condit, Cozad, Critchfield, Dailey, Dilsaver, Doolittle, Drake, Durnal, Eals, Fippin, French, Graham, Greenlee, Hall, Heser, Hill, Hingston, Hodges, Howard, Hughes, Jamison, Judd, Latt, Ledgerwood, Kline, Matheny, Mayer, McAllister, McVay, Metier, Mitchell, Morrow, Murphy, Newell, Palmer, Ratcliff, Reger, Roach, Roy, Rudd, Sigler, Smith, Stuart, Wall, Warren, Whitmarch, Wingett, Wolever, Wood, Young

Westerville SURNAMES: Brammer, Foland, Henshaw, Lamb, Landis, Westervelt

Chapter XV - Politics in Decatur County, Page 182 - 189.
SURNAMES: Andrews, Bowen, Bridges, Brown, Buffum, Burrell, Burton, Clark, Cummins, Curry, Duncan, Dunn, Ellis, Finley, Forrey, Frazee, Fremont, Hale, Hamilton, Harbour, Harvey, Hatfield, Hawley, Hiner, Horner, James, Jennings, Jordan, Judd, Kellogg, Logan, Martin, McDaniel, McKay, Miller, Morrison, Northrup, Peck, Perdew, Pitman, Porter, Post, Ryan, Sankey, Scott, Stanley, Stearns, Stiles, Sullivan, Teale, Thompson, Varga, Warner, Woodbury, Young

Chapter XVI - The Medical Profession, Pages 189 - 196.
SURNAMES: Baker, Barber, Bissell, Bone, Carder, Chester, Darmeille, Day, DeNoon, Doolittle, Duff, Feenly, Finley, Foxworthy, Gardner, Glendenning, Greenlee, Hansen, Hyatt, Johnson, Laney, Layton, Macy/Macey, McClelland, Meacham, Mitchell, Mullinnix, Murphy, Parrish, Plorner, Powell, Puckett, Pugh, Raiff, Sales, Sanford, Sigler, Smith, Springsteen, Stafford, Steiner, Stringer, Teller, Thompson, Todd, Van Werden, Walker, Wall, & Decatur County Physician's Register 1880 - 1915

Chapter XVII - History of The Legal Profession, Pages 196 - 203.
SURNAMES: Adams, Albaugh, Alfrey, Amos, Baker, Berge, Binckley, Black, Blades, Bramfield, Bridges, Bullock, Carson, Cole, Craig, Critchfield, Cutchlow, Evans, Ewing, Forrey, Gates, Hall, Harmon, Harvey, Haskett, Hatfield, Hawkins, Hawley, Hoffman, Jordan, Kilgore, Kling, Knapp, Lamb, McGinnis, McKay, Miller, Mills, Moad, Morrison, Olsen, Oney, Peasley, Penny, Post, Price, Randolph, Robb, Russell, Shepherd, Smith, Springer, Stanley, Stookey, Teale, Vanderpool, Varga, Wainright, Walker, Warner, Warnock, Williams, Woodard, YOUNG, Zimmerman

Chapter XVIII - The Names of Decatur County Streams, Pages 203 - 208.
SURNAMES: Beaumont, Brown, Cain, Cherry, Dickinson, Jim, Jonathan, Kilgore, Knapp, Scott, Smith, Steel, Thompson, Weldon

Chapter XIX - Miscellaneous, Pages 208 - 227.
SURNAMES: Aldrich, Baker, Banta, Bechtold, Bennett, Blodgett, Bobbit, Boone, Burton, Clark, Close, Craigo, Dancer, Dawson, Dilsaver, Duncan, East, Ellis, Elsworth, Finley, Fishburn, Fullerton, Gardner, Gates, Gillham, Givens, Goins, Greenland, Hale, Hastings, Hildreth, Horner, Hughes, Hurst, Jordan, Judd, Kelley, Kirk, Kompe, Lindsey, Loe, Lunbeck, Machlan, Martin, Miles, Miller, Moad, Moore, Morrison, Patterson, Porter, Pray, Richards, Robb, Rogers, Ryan, Oney, Sales, Sanger, Schaffer, Shafer, Silvers, Smith, Stanley, Tharp, Thompson, Udell, Vanderpool, Vaughn, Warner, Young

Chapter XX - Geology of Decatur County, Pages 227 - 275.
SURNAMES: Bain, Boswell, Brenneman, Calvin, DeKalb, Dilsaver, Ferguson, Fitzpatrick, Fry, Haven, Hazelton, Jenkins, Jennings, Madarasz, Miles, Mills, Mullinnix, Noble, Radnick, Richards, Smith, Sutherland, Thomas, Toney

Submitted by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2013
 
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