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PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA
CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL
Published under the auspices of
The Rockville Chautauqua Association.
1916
Pg. 117
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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FLORIDA TOWNSHIP
Florida Twp. -
JUDGE JOSEPH WALKER entered land near
Xuma in Florida township in 1819. He was a man of
strong character and influential and bringing to a full
fruition a community of people that were imbued with earnest
desires to make the western part of the township most
desirable to live in.
Source: Parke County, Indiana Centennial Memorial - Publ
1916 - Pg. 117 |
Florida Twp. -
SEDA H. CASE settled on land in
Florida township in the early days, and in 1848 he erected a
substantial brick house, which is now in a splendid state of
preservation, in which his son, Marvin H. Case, now
in his eighty-first year, has since resided. Mr.
Case accumulated by thrift and industry a large tract of
land. He was known to be a man who possessed high
ideals, exemplified in all business transactions. He
was a charter member of Parke Lodge No. 8, Free and Accepted
Masons, which was organized under dispensation issued May
30, 1844, and was its first Junior Warden. After the
beginning of the war when the government was needing money,
bonds were put upon the market, but few of them were taken
by the people became they did not think they were of any
value. Mr. Case, being a very patriotic man,
purchased the first government bond offered for sale in
Parke County. He died many years ago, an honored and
respected citizen.
Source: Parke County, Indiana Centennial Memorial - Publ
1916 - Pg. 117 |
Florida Twp. -
JOHN BOATMAN was born Apr. 10, 1811,
in Lincoln County, Ky. In 1826 he came with his
parents, who settled on Walker's Prairie in Florida
township. In 1834 he acquired 160 acres of land in
Section 28, which was a solid mass of heavy timber, which he
cleared in due time. He became a minister in the
Christian church and for forty years he preached that faith,
serving well and faithfully until his death.
Source: Parke County, Indiana Centennial Memorial - Publ
1916 - Pg. 117 |
Florida Twp. -
BENJAMIN DAILEY was born in Butler
County, Ohio, in 1803, and came to Florida township in 1827.
He entered 88 acres of land, paying for it by hauling corn
to Roseville and making other necessary turns. By
perseverance and strictest economy, he finally accumulated
several hundred acres of good land. He was an elder in
the Christian church for thirty years. He was honest
and always steed for the square deal among men. His
son Charles, now owns a fine farm near the old home.
Source: Parke County, Indiana Centennial Memorial - Publ
1916 - Pg. 117-118 |
Florida Twp. -
JESSE R. YOUMANS was born in Sussex
County, New Jersey, Oct. 18, 1809?. In 1821 he settled
in Florida township. In 1830 he required land which he
worked until he was elected Sheriff in 1839. After his
two terms of office expired, he returned to his farm, where
he lived until 1877, when he moved to Grayson County, Texas.
A son, James, who now lives in Clinton, was a member
of Company "C," 123d Regiment during the Civil War.
Source: Parke County, Indiana Centennial Memorial - Publ
1916 - Pg. 118 |
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