Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana, Volume 2Lewis Publishing Company, 1899 - Benton County (Ind.) |
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acres of land became the wife Benton county born April born August born December born February born January born July born March born November born October born September bought brother Cass county Charles child church citizen daughter death deceased Democrat died in infancy early eight eighty acres eldest Eliza Elizabeth engaged farm farmer father February 22 forty acres four Francesville George grandfather Harrison township Henry honored hundred acres Illinois Indiana Jacob James Jane Jasper county John Joseph June Kentland Kentucky Lafayette later lived located Logansport Margaret marriage married Miss Martha Mary Medaryville Methodist miles mother Nancy native Ohio parents paternal Pennsylvania pioneer political Pulaski county purchased removed Rensselaer Republican resident Samuel Sarah settled sixty acres Starke county Thomas Tippecanoe county township trade Union united in marriage Virginia Warren county White county White Post township William Winamac Wolcott York
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Page 962 - ... former is largely due to the improvement of opportunity, the latter to the neglect of it. Fortunate environments encompass nearly every man at some stage of his career, but the strong man and the successful man is he who realizes that the proper moment has come, that the present and not the future holds his opportunity. The man who makes use of the Now and not the To Be...
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Page 738 - He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools.