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B. M. GALEY, farmer, Brown's Valley, was born in Brown township, Montgomery county, Indiana, May 1, 1842, and has been a resident of the county all his life.  His father came to the county in 1822, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere.  Mr. Galey married in 1863 Miss Pauline Armstrong, who was born in Montgomery county in 1843.  The children are: Fisher B., Rose A. and Mary E.
Source:  History of Montgomery County, Indiana - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 355

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D. W. GALEY, farmer, Brown's Valley, is one of the old and most respected citizens of Montgomery county.  He was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, Oct. 19, 1801.  He was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, Oct. 19, 18901.  His father, Benjamin, was a native of South Carolina, and removed to Montgomery county with his family in 1822.  His wife was Elizabeth Woods.  They lived a pioneer life, having settled in the woods, and improved a large farm.  They both died in the county, after living to a good old age.  The subject of his sketch has taken an active part in improving and cultivating quite a large tract of land in the county, and now owns 540 acres.  Feb. 16, 1832, he married Sophia Fisher, daughter of Samuel Fisher.  She was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, Aug. 9, 1809.  They have had six children: Thomas M. served in the rebellion, and had two horses killed from under him, and had the crown of his hat shot off; Benjamin M.; Sarah E., wife of J. Armstrong; and the deceased are Eliza, wife of R. Smith during her life; Samuel F., taken prisoner at Macon, Georgia, and died from the effects of starvation; William B., killed at Chattanooga.  Mr. Galey has been a constant member of the church since 1844, and Mrs. Galey has been since 1827, which speaks well for them in their old days.
Source:  History of Montgomery County, Indiana - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page

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M. L. GILTNER, druggist, Waveland, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, Mar. 28, 1842. He is the son of Abraham B. and Nancy (Liter) Giltner, who were natives of Fayette county, Kentucky, and removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, in an early day, and settled near Brown's Valley, where they lived till their deaths; he died July 19, 1873, in his seventieth year; she, Apr. 23, 1846, in her forty-third year.  The subject of this sketch has been a resident of this county all his life except the three years he was in the army.  He enlisted in 1861 in the 40th reg., Co. C., Ind. Vol. Inf., and after serving about one year in that regiment he was transferred to the signal corps, in which he served the rest of his time.  He has served the people of his township as trustee for six years, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a staunch republican. In 1879 he married Miss Annie E. Benham, daughter of Benjamin P. and Mary Johnson Benham.
Source:  History of Montgomery County, Indiana - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 357

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W. T. GLENN, farmer, Waveland, is the son of Thomas and Martha W. (Hanna) Glenn.  The father was a native of Woodford county, Kentucky, and was born about 1808, and lived in Shelby county when he married his wife, who was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, and in 1827 removed to Montgomery county, Indiana, and settled on 160 acres of land, which he entered in 1825.  Here they lived in a log cabin for a number of years, and continued to reside on the same farm until their death.  He died in 1870, and she is 1880.  Thomas Glenn was a highly respected citizen, and had filled some very prominent positions.  He served as justice of the peace, county surveyor, and associate judge.  He was a constant member of the Baptist church for over forty years, and died in that faith.  W. T. Glenn was born in 1843 on the farm entered by his father, and still retains the old homestead.   He was elected in 1880 to serve the people of Brown township as trustee.  He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, which meets at Waveland, and is a staunch republican.
Source:  History of Montgomery County, Indiana - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 356

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M. W. GREEN, farmer, Waveland, was born in New Haven county, Connecticut, Aug. 14, 1805, and at the age of sixteen came to Hamilton County, Ohio, and began serving an apprenticeship at the tanner trade, working as journeyman for seventeen years.  In January, 1832, he came to Montgomery county and bought his present farm, where he moved to 1833, and in 1843 he built a tannery, which he now has.  In 1846 he married Elizabeth Clark, who was a native of Virginia, and was born Sept. 13, 1808, and died Apr. 6, 1873.  He has one son living, Joseph W.  Mr. Green is a radical republican, and has done a great deal to help the cause of the late rebellion. 
Source:  History of Montgomery County, Indiana - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 353