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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Lawrence, Orange
and Washington Counties, Indiana;
From the Earliest Time to the Present;
Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches,
Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers
1884
BIOGRAPHIES ARE FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY, ONLY
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| THOMAS W. WELSH Source: History of Lawrence, Orange
and Washington Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884~
Page 302 - Marion Twp. |
LORENZO
D. WHITTED, farmer, was born in Lawrence County,
Ind., Jan. 22, 1827, second of three children born to
John and Lavina (Allen) Whitted, natives of Orange
County, N. C. The father was born Nov. 22, 1779, and
came to Washington County, Ind., in 1817. He was a
minister, and a physician of the botanic school. He
was a very generous-hearted man, always being ready to
assist the needy. He was married three times, and left
a widow in the State of Iowa at his death, which occurred
Mar. 12, 1866. Subject received his early education in
the common schools, and was married Sept. 3, 1846, to
Polly Ann Ellison, daughter of one of the oldest
settlers of the county. Subject first purchased a
tract of land, but afterward came into possession of the
farm he now owns of 120 acres. He has nine children:
William F., born Aug. 17, 1847; Susan M., Dec.
22, 1849; Sarah E., Sept. 25, 1852; Emily J.,
June 22, 1855; Lavina H., Mar. 14, 1858; Nancy E.,
Mar. 28, 1860; Anna M., Jun. 29, 1862; John S.,
Jan. 22, 1866; James W., May 19, 1869. Mr.
Whitted is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
an A. F. & A. M., and a Greenbacker in politics.
Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties,
Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884
~ Page 246 - Flinn Twp. |
JOHN
WILSON, blacksmith and farmer, was born in Jefferson
County, Ky., in 1818, and is the fifth of six children born
to John and Nancy (Grace) Wilson, natives of
Kentucky. Subject attended the schools at Middletown,
Ky., and after leaving school at fifteen years of age
learned the blacksmith's trade, after which he opened for
himself. After following business about seven years he
came to Washington County, Ind., and purchased a farm of
eighty acres, remaining there six years. He then went
to Campbellsburg, bought a farm of thirty acres, and opened
a shop. He afterward came to Leesville, purchased a
farm of eighty acres and some other property, where he has
since remained. He was married in 1843 to Miss N.
M. Robinson, of Kentucky, and has five children:
Thomas T., born Mar. 11, 1844; Harriet, Feb. 14,
1846; John F., Mar. 8, 1851; Iola J., Jan. 20,
1854; Virgil, Mar. 21, 1858. Aug. 8, 1862, he
enlisted in Company K, Sixty-seventh Regiment Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, and was in the battles of Munfordville,
Arkansas Post, and on the Red River Expedition. He
contracted rheumatism while in the service, and in
consequence of which he was discharged Feb. 16, 1865.
He has been Assessor and Enumerator of his township, is a
member of the Christian Church and a Republican.
Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties,
Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884
~ Page 246 - Flinn Twp. |
ANSELM WOOD,
of the farm of A. Wood & Co., was born in Lawrence County,
Ind., Oct. 13, 1842, the first of six children born to
Edwin and Mary E. (Sheeks) Wood, natives respectively of
North Carolina and Indiana. Subject completed his
education at the Baptist Seminary at Mitchell. In 1862
he enlisted in Company I, Fiftieth Regiment Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the following
battles: Parker's Cross Roads, and a forty days' fight
in Arkansas. He was promoted to Sergeant, and
discharged at Indianapolis in January, 1865. After the
war he engaged in the boot and shoe trade, then in the
grocery business, and finally in dry goods business, first
being a partner with D. L. Sheeks, and in 1879 the
firm assumed the name A. Wood & Co., and now carries
a stock of about $12,000. Mr. Wood also owns a
farm of 100 acres. He has been Township and School
Trustee. He was married in Lawrence County in
September, 1866, to Miss Mary J. Pless, daughter of
John F. and Rebecca J. (Daviess) Pless, and of this
union eight children have been born: Fannie, Oscar,
Stella, Jesse, Aaron F., William R., Rebecca J. and
Lawrence A. The family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Wood is a
Republican. He served as Postmaster under President
Johnson's administration.
Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington
Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884 ~
Page 304 - Marion Twp. |
| EDWIN WOOD Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and
Washington Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884~
Page 303 - Marion Twp. |
| GEORGE Z. WOOD Source: History of Lawrence, Orange
and Washington Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884~
Page 303 - Marion Twp. |
| AARON WRIGHT Source: History of Lawrence, Orange
and Washington Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884~
Page 304 - Marion Twp. |
HENRY C.
WRIGHT was born in Marion Township, Lawrence Co.,
Ind., Dec. 31, 1844. He was raised on the farm and
received a common school education. He was raised on
the farm and received a common school education. After
the war, in which he served with gallantry, he returned home
and engaged in agricultural pursuits, to which he has since
devoted his life. He owns a farm of 150 acres.
He was united in marriage with Miss Clara A. Murray,
Jan. 20, 1872. She was born in Marion Township,
Lawrence Co., Ind., Apr. 6, 1854, and is a daughter of
Isaac and Sophia (Hall) Murray. Henry C. is a
Republican in politics, and a member of the G. A. R. order.
He has always aimed to keep good stock, and has some of the
finest in the county. He takes great interest in
educational matters and is a highly respected,
public-spirited citizen. Messrs. Aaron and Henry C.
Wright have the best short-horn cattle in this section
of the State. They have spared no pains nor expense in
promoting the cattle interests of the county, and to them is
due a large share of the praise bestowed upon the
cattle-growers of this section for the fine cattle raised.
Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington
Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884 ~
Page 305 - Marion Twp. |
| JONATHAN H. WRIGHT Source: History of Lawrence,
Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers 1884~
Page 305 - Marion Twp. |
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