Never married.
Obit:
Mrs. Amanda Arnold, Eighty, died at 10:40 o'clock Thursday morning at herhome in Warren, where she had lived the last ten years. She had been illseven weeks from hardening of the arteries. Mrs. Arnold was born inJefferson township, Huntington County, November 28, 1853 to Solomon andMargaret Welker (sic) Lewis. Her marriage was to Levi Arnold, Sept 2,1871. He died October 23, 1916. Surviving are two sons, Oscar Arnold,Huntington County, and Jerome Arnold, Warren, and a sister, Mrs. LesterBrinneman, Huntington County. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clockSaturday afternoon at the Warren Wesleyan Methodist church, of which shewas a member, withthe Rev. H.T. Hawkins in charge. Burial will be atLancaster Cemetery. (Source: Huntington (IN) Herald Press, April 6, 1934.)
ANDREW E. WALLACE, Trustee of Butler Township, is a native of Decatur County, born June 8, 1843, being the eldest of a family of seven children born to James and Margaret (Babcock) Wallace, natives of Ohio and of German-Scotch descent. They removed from Decatur to Fulton County about 1846, where the former still lives. Our subject was reared in Fulton County. He received a common school education. He remained at home with his parents until he attained the age of twenty years, when in February, 1864, he entered the service of his country, enlisting in Company F, 87th Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, serving until the close of the war. He was present and participated in all the engagements incident to Sherman's campaign on his march to Atlanta and the Sea, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, July, 1865. April 20, 1867, his marriage with Sarah J. Wright was solemnized, and to their union eight children have been born, of which these six now living: Cora E., Minnie M., Charley E.,Anna M., Edward H. and John R. The two deceased children were Bertha E.and an infant unnamed. Mrs. Wallace is the daughter of Edmund and Anna (Arnold) Wright, who were natives of Warren and Miami Counties respectively. They were among the early settlers of this county. Mr.Wallace's occupation has always been that of farming, and he has been very successful. He now owns 133 acres of well improved land. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He also belongs to the I.O.O.F.and Grange fraternities. In politics he is a Republican, and he always manifests a good live interest in the political affairs of the county and community in which he lives, where he was in 1886 honored with an election to the office of Township Trustee, and is the present incumbent.
From History of Miami (Indiana) County, Published in 1887 by Brant and Fuller in Chicago - Butler Township
Martha was living with sister Sarah when the 1900 census was taken.
JOHN S. CONN, a leading pioneer of Butler Township, is a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, born near Salem, January 24, 1842, being the fourth in, a family of eight children born to Joseph H. and Alice A. (Pierce) Conn, who were natives of Ohio and Virginia respectively, the former of Irish descent; the latter dying in 1846 little is known of her origin. Subject's father emigrated to Indiana in 1851, locating in Wabash County, and died there July 22, 1860, since which time John S. has been upon his own resources. He had obtained a common school education, such as was to be acquired in the primitive log school houses of those days. August 22, 1863, occurred his marriage with Elizabeth A. Manning, a native of Ohio, and daughter of Silas and Lydia Manning. To this union one child, Milo P. was born. August 5, 1873, Mr. Conn suffered the bereavement of losing his wife. September 10, 1875, his and Martha J. Webb's nuptials were celebrated. August 14, 1878, death removed Mr. Conn's second wife. March 11, 1880, Martha A. became his wife, and their union has been blessed with two children, Orner C., and Lettie L. His occupation has always been farming, and he has been very successful. He now owns 188 acres of improved land. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. holding membership in Miami Lodge, No.52, both Subordinate and Encampment. In politics he is Democratic, and he always manifests a good, live interest in the political affairs of the county and community in which he lives. He is at present acting as the Central Committeeman for his precinct.
From History of Miami County, Published in 1887 by Brant and Fuller in Chicago - Butler Township