HISTORY OF PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA
(Source:  History of Vigo & Parke County, Indiana - Chicago: H. H. Hill & N. Iddings, 1880, 1310 pgs.
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

BIOGRAPHIES OF HOWARD TOWNSHIP
NOTE:  Biographies will be transcribed upon request

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JACOB C. BANTA

WILLIAM BILBO, deceased, was born in Kentucky in 1797, and was the son of Archibald and Mary Bilbo, both natives of Kentucky; the former of whom died in 1826, aged fifty-seven, the latter in 1833, aged fifty-six years.  Mr. Bilbo was married in 1820 to Lucinda Durham, daughter of Benjamin and Margret (Robinson) Durham.  Her parents were the first settlers of Boyle county, Kentucky, and they both died in Kentucky; the former i 1847, aged sixty-nine years, the latter in 1853, aged sevnty-three years.  Mr. William Bilbo had by this marriage twelve children: Margaret, David, Elijah, Mary Debald, Harriet A., Milton J., James O. A., deceased; and Sophia A.  Benjamin was killed in the battle of Jenkins Ferry, Apr. 30, 1864.  Archibald was a captain of the Howard township Home Guards.  Mr. Bilbo began life for himself poor.  He came to Parke county in 1829, and shortly after returned to Kentucky, remaining there nine years, after which he returned to his farm in Howard Township, where he died in 1854.  By trade he was a blacksmith.  He and his wife were active, earnest workers in the cause of christianity.  They united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1820, and  his widow holds her membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at Waveland.  Mr. Bilbo took an active part in the building of the first church in the township.  He was a man very highly respected by his neighbors for his integrity and moral character.  By his death his family lost a benevolent and kind husband and father.  (Page 460)

COL. CASPER BUDD

HOWARD CLORE

URIAL C. DELP

Howard Twp. - JACOB B. LOUGH, farmer, Waveland, was born in Cumberland county in 1810.  He is the son of Thomas and Nancy (Bishong) Lough, both natives of Cumberland county, Kentucky.  Thomas Lough and his father were musicians.  Thomas was a drummer, and did good service in beating up volunteers, both in the Indian wars of the northwest territory and in the war.  His father served in the revolutionary war under Washington as fifer.  Thomas B. Lough came to Indiana at the beginning of the rebellion, and died in 1865, aged seventy-seven years; Jacob Lough's paternal grandmother was Nancy Warner, cousin to Gen. George Washington.  His maternal grandfather was captain of a company under Gen. Harrison.  Jacob B. Lough was married in 1843 in Kentucky, and remained there till he could earn a vehicle to convey him to Parke county.  By his first wife he had three children: Thomas W., George W. and Serepta D.  His first wife, Rosanna Stalcup, died in 1846, aged twenty-eight years.  He was married a second time in 1847, to Mrs. Emily J. (McGUFFEY) English.  By this union he has two children:  Elva J. and Perry J.  He and his first wife

JOHN N. McCAMPBELL

ANDREW J. MYRES, farmer, Wallace, was born in North Carolina in 1819, and is the son of Daniel and Mary (Shuby) Myres, both natives of North Carolina.  The former was drafted in the war of 1812.  The grandfather Myres emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania, then to North Carolina.  His father was one of eleven brothers and raised a family of thirteen children.  A. J. Myres was married in 1849 to Martha Brant, of Fountain county, daughter of James and Sally (Morgan) Brant, both natives of Kentucky.  by this union there are six children: James D., Sarah C., George W., William B., Francis F. and Mary E.  His wife, Martha (Brant) Myres, died i 1875.  He was married in 1876 to Mrs. Mary T. Chark, formerly Miss Tinzley, with whom he now lives.   He came to Parke county with his parents in 1830, when the country was a wilderness.  When he began life for himself he had but little except an industrious good will.  He now has a good farm of 192 acres in good cultivation and fairly stocked.  He was raised in teh Lutheran faith.  In politics he is a democrat, of the Jackson type.  During the war troubles he remained neutral.  He treated every one with respect, and received the same treatment in return. (Page 461)

SAMUEL MUSGROVE

JOHN C. REDDISH