Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . rcy,March 5,1831, on land owned by Allen Pearcy* :r:-j HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY. John Elrod, Thomas Gordon and MasonCatherwood. The town has since been con-siderably enlarged. The first and secondadditions were made by Mr, Cooper. J. D. A. Quin made the next addition, andthen came Corwinand Thorntons first, secondand third additions. Adam Feather was the first blacksmith inthe place, Joshua Lucas the first tanner, JohnCunningham the first merchant, James the first saddler. William G. Dar- nall was also among the f
Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . rcy,March 5,1831, on land owned by Allen Pearcy* :r:-j HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY. John Elrod, Thomas Gordon and MasonCatherwood. The town has since been con-siderably enlarged. The first and secondadditions were made by Mr, Cooper. J. D. A. Quin made the next addition, andthen came Corwinand Thorntons first, secondand third additions. Adam Feather was the first blacksmith inthe place, Joshua Lucas the first tanner, JohnCunningham the first merchant, James the first saddler. William G. Dar- nall was also among the first merchants. Donnohue put up the first cardingmachine in the town, and was also the firstjustice of the peace there. The first church organization was effectedby the Presbyterians. The Methodist churchwas established there in 1844, and a houseof worship was built in the year 1840. Thefounding of the Christian church was a littlelater than that of the Methodist. The Cath-olics also have a place of worship. ^ BIOG^BI?I(SpIx 1 1 _ I SKETCHES. J m. Mi r:^iV. BIOGRAPHICAL HKETVHHii. It J il I BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\ ip t , ^ _ _,._ ^_ jL -- -^Vi ;f1AMUEL DAIJXALL, deceased, was ! father in 1700. lie was there married to1^>^\ Unai in Montgomery County, Kentucky, : Miss Nancy [liggins, and they had one son ASp December 9,1S04. The first American and seven daughters, the son being the laterepresentative of the Darnaii name was apart Dr. Lurk;;; Yeates. of \\ inchester. Kentucky. of Lord Baltimores colony that settled in The youngest of the daughters married Sam-Charles County, Maryland, in 1634. Daniel uel Darnall. After five year* of married life,Darnall, father of Samuel, was horn in Alary- Samuel and .Maria Darnall ti uve»l to the thenland in 1775, and moved to Kentucky with new State of Indiana, in order to get cheaperliis father, Isaac Darnall, when he was ten land and thus benefit their children. In theyears of age. Kentucky was at that time fall of 1835 they arri
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