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BLAKELY BRUSH, retired, Waveland, was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, Mar. 1, 1807.  His parents were of Scotch-Irish descent, and were natives of Virginia, from whence they came to Kentucky in 1806, thence to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1825, locating in Brown township, on See. 24.  Here the subject of this sketch helped his father improve a farm, after improving one for himself.  He has been a member of the first Presbyterian church organized in Waveland for fifty years, and has been one of its elders for thirty years.   He has always been a strong advocate of the cause of temperance, and taking part in all enterprises which he believes to be right.  He has always voted the republican ticket since the organization of that party.  In 1831 he married Rebecca G. Glenn, of Woodford county, Kentucky.  She died in this county in 1864, leaving five children to mourn her loss: Mary A., wife of Prof. Kritz; John C., attorney at-law, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Sarah M., wife of Dr. Steele, of Waveland; David B., farmer; William T., attorney-at-law at Crawfordsville.
Source:  History of Mongtomery County, Illinois - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 348

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ALEXANDER BUCHANAN, farmer and stock raiser, Waveland, son of George and Diana Buchanan, was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, Aug. 2, 1809, and settled with his parents in this county in October 1828.  He was married Dec. 12, 1833, to Matilda Rice.  They have twelve children: George, Jacob, James, William Thomas, John, Esther, Margaret, Robert Alexander, Matilda Jane, Mary Elizabeth, Nancy Ann, and one that died in infancy.
Source:  History of Mongtomery County, Illinois - Part 2 - Publ. 1881 - Page 351