History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . alive to the best interests of the community in whichthey reside; who are so honest that it is no trouble for their neighbors toknow it, and who attend to their own business and are too busy to attend tothat of others; who work on steadily from day to day, taking the sunshinewith the storm, and who rear a fine family to a comfortable home and anhonest life. Such people are always welcome in any country and in anycommunity. They are wealth producers and this country is blessed withmany of them, among whom is the gen
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . alive to the best interests of the community in whichthey reside; who are so honest that it is no trouble for their neighbors toknow it, and who attend to their own business and are too busy to attend tothat of others; who work on steadily from day to day, taking the sunshinewith the storm, and who rear a fine family to a comfortable home and anhonest life. Such people are always welcome in any country and in anycommunity. They are wealth producers and this country is blessed withmany of them, among whom is the gentleman whose name appears at thehead of this sketch. John P. Moran, one of the county commissioners of Hendricks county,Indiana, was born June 16, 1861, in Marion county, Indiana, the son of Peterand Bridget (Mullin) Moran, both natives of Ireland. Peter Moran wasborn in county Waterford, Ireland, and his wife in Galway. From theirnative land they went to England before their marriage and in that countrythey were married. After the birth of two children, they came to America. JOHN P. MORAN HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 361 and settled in Marion county, Indiana, two miles north of Clermont. HerePeter Moran was living at the time of the Civil War, and, although he hadbeen in the country only a short time, yet he was willing to sacrifice his lifefor his adopted country. Accordingly he enlisted on August i8, 1862, inCompany F, Seventieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and serveduntil he was captured and placed in Libby prison. He was one of the fewmen who made that memorable escape through the tunnel which was dug bythe prisoners. However, he was not as fortunate as some of them, for hewas recaptured and again thrown into the prison, where he shortly after-wards died. Peter Moran and his wife were the parents of four children,Mary and Ellen, who were born in England, and Hannah and John, who wereborn in this country. John P. Moran was only about one year old when his father enli
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