Children,
Mrs. Glen (Tina) Zell
Mrs. Bertha B. (Harry) Bragg
Frank T. McCready of Falmouth
Benjamin Franklin McCready #125173400
Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892
Enos M. McCready, of Falmouth, Indiana, is an ex-sheriff of Fayette county, Indiana, and is one of its representative farmers. Mr. McCready is a native of the Keystone state. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1836, a son of Pennsylvania parents, Samuel and Rebecca A. (Taylor) McCready. Samuel McCready was a son of Samuel McCready, Sr., a native of the north of Ireland, who came to America with his parents and settled in Pennsylvania, where he worked at the trade of carpenter. In 1837 Samuel McCready, and his son Samuel, came to Indiana and located at Fairfield, in Franklin county. The elder Samuel McCready died at the home of his son in 1845. His children in order of birth were John, Nancy, Elizabeth, George, Samuel, Rachel and Isaac. John, the first of the family to come west, located in Hamilton, Ohio, and a few years later came over into Indiana and settled in Franklin county. Other members of the family scattered in different states and some of them subsequently came to Indiana. Samuel, at the time he came to Indiana from Pennsylvania, had only limited means. He settled at Fairfield, as already stated. and during the first years of his residence there followed the trade of shoemaker. Later he bought a farm in Posey township, Franklin county, but sold out not long afterward and moved to Orange township, Fayette county, where he bought a farm and lived three years. His next move was to Blooming Grove township, Franklin county, where he continued his residence a number of years. After his wife died and his family scattered he sold out and moved to Iowa. He subsequently returned to Indiana, and died at Fayetteville, Fayette county, February 15, 1880, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, from time to time filling its various offices, and for years his house was the home of the Methodist preacher, who always found a cordial welcome at Brother McCready’s. His wife, Rebecca A., was a daughter of Francis Taylor, who was of Scotch descent and a native of Pennsylvania. The Taylors were Presbyterians. Mrs. McCready was the only one of the family that came to Indiana. Samuel and Rebecca A. McCready were the parents of the fol1owing named children: Enos Miller, whose name introduces this sketch; Sarah, who has been twice married, her first husband being a Mr. Price and her second husband John Curry; Rachel, who died in infancy; Ray, deceased, left a wife and one child; John W., a Union soldier in the civil war, died in the service; James, deceased, was a railroad man; Joseph L., resides with his brother, the subject of this sketch; and George is located in the far west.
Enos Miller McCready was reared on a farm from his eleventh year and remained a member of the home circle until he was twenty-two. At that age he started out in life to do for himself. In 1861, in answer to his country's call for volunteers to help put down the southern rebellion, he enlisted, at Connersville, as a member of the Forty-first Indiana Regiment, Second Cavalry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, under General Nelson. Mr. McCready's first battle was at Green river, and with his command he was on active duty through the south. At Gallatin, Tennessee, he was wounded in the right leg, from the effects of which he has never recovered, the wound resulting in a running sore. He remained with his command, however, keeping to his post of duty notwithstanding the wound. At the time his regiment was captured at Hartsville, Tennessee, he, with five others, was absent on detailed duty and thus escaped capture. During the whole of his army service he was home on a furlough only seven days. Four months after the term of his enlistment had expired he was sent to Indianapolis and mustered out, receiving an honorable discharge in October, 1864.
At the close of his army service Mr. McCready returned to Franklin county, where he was married soon afterward and settled on a rented farm. He farmed for several years successfully on rented land, on his father's farm and on land which he bought. Selling out, he moved to Mount Carmel and engaged in the grocery business. Also at the same time he was for four years postmaster at that place. Honest to the letter himself, he trusted others too much, the result being that he lost the major portion of what he had saved. From Mount Carmel he carne to Connersville and for a time was employed in the pork house. Turning again to agricultural pursuits, he rented land for several years and then accepted the position of superintendent of the county infirmary, which place he filled acceptably for three years. In 1890 he was elected sheriff of Fayette county, was re-elected in 1892, and served in that office four years, giving entire satisfaction to the officers and law-abiding people of the county. The proceeds of his office he invested in land, buying the one hundred and twenty-five acres where he Jives and another tract consisting of forty acres. The year after his term of office had expired he spent in settling up a shoe business for which he was assignee. Then he moved to his present farm. He is a man of sterling integrity, and the old saying, oft quoted, "His word is as good as his bond," may be applied to him without fear of contradiction.
He married Miss Ernaline Brothers, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, born September 14, 1841, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Swift) Brothers, natives respectively of North Carolina and Maryland. Benjamin Brothers was the elder of two children. Their mother dying when they were young and a stepmother later coming into the home, Benjamin and his sister, when the latter was twelve years old, came to Indiana, where she subsequently became the wife of Harrison Lynn. Benjamin learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Franklin county, where he spent the rest of his life and died, the date of his death being July 17, 1852. He was a strong temperance advocate and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His widow became the wife of Thomas Genn. She died in 1893. There were no children by her second marriage. The two children by Mr. Bruthers were Hannah and Ernaline, the former dying in infancy, the latter being the wife of Mr. McCready. Mr. and Mrs. McCready have had the following named children: Frank, a traveling salesman for the Parry Manufacturing Company, of Indianapolis, with headquarters at Kansas City; Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892, without issue; Benjamin F., a traveling salesman for the McFarlan Carriage Works, of Connersville, has his headquarters at Des Moines, Iowa; Birta B., wife of Harry Bragg, of Connersville; and Tina, at home.
Mr. McCready affiliates with the Republican party politically, and fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana
Volume 1
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago
1899
Mrs. Glen (Tina) Zell
Mrs. Bertha B. (Harry) Bragg
Frank T. McCready of Falmouth
Benjamin Franklin McCready #125173400
Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892
Enos M. McCready, of Falmouth, Indiana, is an ex-sheriff of Fayette county, Indiana, and is one of its representative farmers. Mr. McCready is a native of the Keystone state. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1836, a son of Pennsylvania parents, Samuel and Rebecca A. (Taylor) McCready. Samuel McCready was a son of Samuel McCready, Sr., a native of the north of Ireland, who came to America with his parents and settled in Pennsylvania, where he worked at the trade of carpenter. In 1837 Samuel McCready, and his son Samuel, came to Indiana and located at Fairfield, in Franklin county. The elder Samuel McCready died at the home of his son in 1845. His children in order of birth were John, Nancy, Elizabeth, George, Samuel, Rachel and Isaac. John, the first of the family to come west, located in Hamilton, Ohio, and a few years later came over into Indiana and settled in Franklin county. Other members of the family scattered in different states and some of them subsequently came to Indiana. Samuel, at the time he came to Indiana from Pennsylvania, had only limited means. He settled at Fairfield, as already stated. and during the first years of his residence there followed the trade of shoemaker. Later he bought a farm in Posey township, Franklin county, but sold out not long afterward and moved to Orange township, Fayette county, where he bought a farm and lived three years. His next move was to Blooming Grove township, Franklin county, where he continued his residence a number of years. After his wife died and his family scattered he sold out and moved to Iowa. He subsequently returned to Indiana, and died at Fayetteville, Fayette county, February 15, 1880, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, from time to time filling its various offices, and for years his house was the home of the Methodist preacher, who always found a cordial welcome at Brother McCready’s. His wife, Rebecca A., was a daughter of Francis Taylor, who was of Scotch descent and a native of Pennsylvania. The Taylors were Presbyterians. Mrs. McCready was the only one of the family that came to Indiana. Samuel and Rebecca A. McCready were the parents of the fol1owing named children: Enos Miller, whose name introduces this sketch; Sarah, who has been twice married, her first husband being a Mr. Price and her second husband John Curry; Rachel, who died in infancy; Ray, deceased, left a wife and one child; John W., a Union soldier in the civil war, died in the service; James, deceased, was a railroad man; Joseph L., resides with his brother, the subject of this sketch; and George is located in the far west.
Enos Miller McCready was reared on a farm from his eleventh year and remained a member of the home circle until he was twenty-two. At that age he started out in life to do for himself. In 1861, in answer to his country's call for volunteers to help put down the southern rebellion, he enlisted, at Connersville, as a member of the Forty-first Indiana Regiment, Second Cavalry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, under General Nelson. Mr. McCready's first battle was at Green river, and with his command he was on active duty through the south. At Gallatin, Tennessee, he was wounded in the right leg, from the effects of which he has never recovered, the wound resulting in a running sore. He remained with his command, however, keeping to his post of duty notwithstanding the wound. At the time his regiment was captured at Hartsville, Tennessee, he, with five others, was absent on detailed duty and thus escaped capture. During the whole of his army service he was home on a furlough only seven days. Four months after the term of his enlistment had expired he was sent to Indianapolis and mustered out, receiving an honorable discharge in October, 1864.
At the close of his army service Mr. McCready returned to Franklin county, where he was married soon afterward and settled on a rented farm. He farmed for several years successfully on rented land, on his father's farm and on land which he bought. Selling out, he moved to Mount Carmel and engaged in the grocery business. Also at the same time he was for four years postmaster at that place. Honest to the letter himself, he trusted others too much, the result being that he lost the major portion of what he had saved. From Mount Carmel he carne to Connersville and for a time was employed in the pork house. Turning again to agricultural pursuits, he rented land for several years and then accepted the position of superintendent of the county infirmary, which place he filled acceptably for three years. In 1890 he was elected sheriff of Fayette county, was re-elected in 1892, and served in that office four years, giving entire satisfaction to the officers and law-abiding people of the county. The proceeds of his office he invested in land, buying the one hundred and twenty-five acres where he Jives and another tract consisting of forty acres. The year after his term of office had expired he spent in settling up a shoe business for which he was assignee. Then he moved to his present farm. He is a man of sterling integrity, and the old saying, oft quoted, "His word is as good as his bond," may be applied to him without fear of contradiction.
He married Miss Ernaline Brothers, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, born September 14, 1841, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Swift) Brothers, natives respectively of North Carolina and Maryland. Benjamin Brothers was the elder of two children. Their mother dying when they were young and a stepmother later coming into the home, Benjamin and his sister, when the latter was twelve years old, came to Indiana, where she subsequently became the wife of Harrison Lynn. Benjamin learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Franklin county, where he spent the rest of his life and died, the date of his death being July 17, 1852. He was a strong temperance advocate and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His widow became the wife of Thomas Genn. She died in 1893. There were no children by her second marriage. The two children by Mr. Bruthers were Hannah and Ernaline, the former dying in infancy, the latter being the wife of Mr. McCready. Mr. and Mrs. McCready have had the following named children: Frank, a traveling salesman for the Parry Manufacturing Company, of Indianapolis, with headquarters at Kansas City; Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892, without issue; Benjamin F., a traveling salesman for the McFarlan Carriage Works, of Connersville, has his headquarters at Des Moines, Iowa; Birta B., wife of Harry Bragg, of Connersville; and Tina, at home.
Mr. McCready affiliates with the Republican party politically, and fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana
Volume 1
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago
1899
Children,
Mrs. Glen (Tina) Zell
Mrs. Bertha B. (Harry) Bragg
Frank T. McCready of Falmouth
Benjamin Franklin McCready #125173400
Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892
Enos M. McCready, of Falmouth, Indiana, is an ex-sheriff of Fayette county, Indiana, and is one of its representative farmers. Mr. McCready is a native of the Keystone state. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1836, a son of Pennsylvania parents, Samuel and Rebecca A. (Taylor) McCready. Samuel McCready was a son of Samuel McCready, Sr., a native of the north of Ireland, who came to America with his parents and settled in Pennsylvania, where he worked at the trade of carpenter. In 1837 Samuel McCready, and his son Samuel, came to Indiana and located at Fairfield, in Franklin county. The elder Samuel McCready died at the home of his son in 1845. His children in order of birth were John, Nancy, Elizabeth, George, Samuel, Rachel and Isaac. John, the first of the family to come west, located in Hamilton, Ohio, and a few years later came over into Indiana and settled in Franklin county. Other members of the family scattered in different states and some of them subsequently came to Indiana. Samuel, at the time he came to Indiana from Pennsylvania, had only limited means. He settled at Fairfield, as already stated. and during the first years of his residence there followed the trade of shoemaker. Later he bought a farm in Posey township, Franklin county, but sold out not long afterward and moved to Orange township, Fayette county, where he bought a farm and lived three years. His next move was to Blooming Grove township, Franklin county, where he continued his residence a number of years. After his wife died and his family scattered he sold out and moved to Iowa. He subsequently returned to Indiana, and died at Fayetteville, Fayette county, February 15, 1880, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, from time to time filling its various offices, and for years his house was the home of the Methodist preacher, who always found a cordial welcome at Brother McCready’s. His wife, Rebecca A., was a daughter of Francis Taylor, who was of Scotch descent and a native of Pennsylvania. The Taylors were Presbyterians. Mrs. McCready was the only one of the family that came to Indiana. Samuel and Rebecca A. McCready were the parents of the fol1owing named children: Enos Miller, whose name introduces this sketch; Sarah, who has been twice married, her first husband being a Mr. Price and her second husband John Curry; Rachel, who died in infancy; Ray, deceased, left a wife and one child; John W., a Union soldier in the civil war, died in the service; James, deceased, was a railroad man; Joseph L., resides with his brother, the subject of this sketch; and George is located in the far west.
Enos Miller McCready was reared on a farm from his eleventh year and remained a member of the home circle until he was twenty-two. At that age he started out in life to do for himself. In 1861, in answer to his country's call for volunteers to help put down the southern rebellion, he enlisted, at Connersville, as a member of the Forty-first Indiana Regiment, Second Cavalry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, under General Nelson. Mr. McCready's first battle was at Green river, and with his command he was on active duty through the south. At Gallatin, Tennessee, he was wounded in the right leg, from the effects of which he has never recovered, the wound resulting in a running sore. He remained with his command, however, keeping to his post of duty notwithstanding the wound. At the time his regiment was captured at Hartsville, Tennessee, he, with five others, was absent on detailed duty and thus escaped capture. During the whole of his army service he was home on a furlough only seven days. Four months after the term of his enlistment had expired he was sent to Indianapolis and mustered out, receiving an honorable discharge in October, 1864.
At the close of his army service Mr. McCready returned to Franklin county, where he was married soon afterward and settled on a rented farm. He farmed for several years successfully on rented land, on his father's farm and on land which he bought. Selling out, he moved to Mount Carmel and engaged in the grocery business. Also at the same time he was for four years postmaster at that place. Honest to the letter himself, he trusted others too much, the result being that he lost the major portion of what he had saved. From Mount Carmel he carne to Connersville and for a time was employed in the pork house. Turning again to agricultural pursuits, he rented land for several years and then accepted the position of superintendent of the county infirmary, which place he filled acceptably for three years. In 1890 he was elected sheriff of Fayette county, was re-elected in 1892, and served in that office four years, giving entire satisfaction to the officers and law-abiding people of the county. The proceeds of his office he invested in land, buying the one hundred and twenty-five acres where he Jives and another tract consisting of forty acres. The year after his term of office had expired he spent in settling up a shoe business for which he was assignee. Then he moved to his present farm. He is a man of sterling integrity, and the old saying, oft quoted, "His word is as good as his bond," may be applied to him without fear of contradiction.
He married Miss Ernaline Brothers, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, born September 14, 1841, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Swift) Brothers, natives respectively of North Carolina and Maryland. Benjamin Brothers was the elder of two children. Their mother dying when they were young and a stepmother later coming into the home, Benjamin and his sister, when the latter was twelve years old, came to Indiana, where she subsequently became the wife of Harrison Lynn. Benjamin learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Franklin county, where he spent the rest of his life and died, the date of his death being July 17, 1852. He was a strong temperance advocate and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His widow became the wife of Thomas Genn. She died in 1893. There were no children by her second marriage. The two children by Mr. Bruthers were Hannah and Ernaline, the former dying in infancy, the latter being the wife of Mr. McCready. Mr. and Mrs. McCready have had the following named children: Frank, a traveling salesman for the Parry Manufacturing Company, of Indianapolis, with headquarters at Kansas City; Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892, without issue; Benjamin F., a traveling salesman for the McFarlan Carriage Works, of Connersville, has his headquarters at Des Moines, Iowa; Birta B., wife of Harry Bragg, of Connersville; and Tina, at home.
Mr. McCready affiliates with the Republican party politically, and fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana
Volume 1
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago
1899
Mrs. Glen (Tina) Zell
Mrs. Bertha B. (Harry) Bragg
Frank T. McCready of Falmouth
Benjamin Franklin McCready #125173400
Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892
Enos M. McCready, of Falmouth, Indiana, is an ex-sheriff of Fayette county, Indiana, and is one of its representative farmers. Mr. McCready is a native of the Keystone state. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1836, a son of Pennsylvania parents, Samuel and Rebecca A. (Taylor) McCready. Samuel McCready was a son of Samuel McCready, Sr., a native of the north of Ireland, who came to America with his parents and settled in Pennsylvania, where he worked at the trade of carpenter. In 1837 Samuel McCready, and his son Samuel, came to Indiana and located at Fairfield, in Franklin county. The elder Samuel McCready died at the home of his son in 1845. His children in order of birth were John, Nancy, Elizabeth, George, Samuel, Rachel and Isaac. John, the first of the family to come west, located in Hamilton, Ohio, and a few years later came over into Indiana and settled in Franklin county. Other members of the family scattered in different states and some of them subsequently came to Indiana. Samuel, at the time he came to Indiana from Pennsylvania, had only limited means. He settled at Fairfield, as already stated. and during the first years of his residence there followed the trade of shoemaker. Later he bought a farm in Posey township, Franklin county, but sold out not long afterward and moved to Orange township, Fayette county, where he bought a farm and lived three years. His next move was to Blooming Grove township, Franklin county, where he continued his residence a number of years. After his wife died and his family scattered he sold out and moved to Iowa. He subsequently returned to Indiana, and died at Fayetteville, Fayette county, February 15, 1880, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, from time to time filling its various offices, and for years his house was the home of the Methodist preacher, who always found a cordial welcome at Brother McCready’s. His wife, Rebecca A., was a daughter of Francis Taylor, who was of Scotch descent and a native of Pennsylvania. The Taylors were Presbyterians. Mrs. McCready was the only one of the family that came to Indiana. Samuel and Rebecca A. McCready were the parents of the fol1owing named children: Enos Miller, whose name introduces this sketch; Sarah, who has been twice married, her first husband being a Mr. Price and her second husband John Curry; Rachel, who died in infancy; Ray, deceased, left a wife and one child; John W., a Union soldier in the civil war, died in the service; James, deceased, was a railroad man; Joseph L., resides with his brother, the subject of this sketch; and George is located in the far west.
Enos Miller McCready was reared on a farm from his eleventh year and remained a member of the home circle until he was twenty-two. At that age he started out in life to do for himself. In 1861, in answer to his country's call for volunteers to help put down the southern rebellion, he enlisted, at Connersville, as a member of the Forty-first Indiana Regiment, Second Cavalry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, under General Nelson. Mr. McCready's first battle was at Green river, and with his command he was on active duty through the south. At Gallatin, Tennessee, he was wounded in the right leg, from the effects of which he has never recovered, the wound resulting in a running sore. He remained with his command, however, keeping to his post of duty notwithstanding the wound. At the time his regiment was captured at Hartsville, Tennessee, he, with five others, was absent on detailed duty and thus escaped capture. During the whole of his army service he was home on a furlough only seven days. Four months after the term of his enlistment had expired he was sent to Indianapolis and mustered out, receiving an honorable discharge in October, 1864.
At the close of his army service Mr. McCready returned to Franklin county, where he was married soon afterward and settled on a rented farm. He farmed for several years successfully on rented land, on his father's farm and on land which he bought. Selling out, he moved to Mount Carmel and engaged in the grocery business. Also at the same time he was for four years postmaster at that place. Honest to the letter himself, he trusted others too much, the result being that he lost the major portion of what he had saved. From Mount Carmel he carne to Connersville and for a time was employed in the pork house. Turning again to agricultural pursuits, he rented land for several years and then accepted the position of superintendent of the county infirmary, which place he filled acceptably for three years. In 1890 he was elected sheriff of Fayette county, was re-elected in 1892, and served in that office four years, giving entire satisfaction to the officers and law-abiding people of the county. The proceeds of his office he invested in land, buying the one hundred and twenty-five acres where he Jives and another tract consisting of forty acres. The year after his term of office had expired he spent in settling up a shoe business for which he was assignee. Then he moved to his present farm. He is a man of sterling integrity, and the old saying, oft quoted, "His word is as good as his bond," may be applied to him without fear of contradiction.
He married Miss Ernaline Brothers, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, born September 14, 1841, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Swift) Brothers, natives respectively of North Carolina and Maryland. Benjamin Brothers was the elder of two children. Their mother dying when they were young and a stepmother later coming into the home, Benjamin and his sister, when the latter was twelve years old, came to Indiana, where she subsequently became the wife of Harrison Lynn. Benjamin learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Franklin county, where he spent the rest of his life and died, the date of his death being July 17, 1852. He was a strong temperance advocate and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His widow became the wife of Thomas Genn. She died in 1893. There were no children by her second marriage. The two children by Mr. Bruthers were Hannah and Ernaline, the former dying in infancy, the latter being the wife of Mr. McCready. Mr. and Mrs. McCready have had the following named children: Frank, a traveling salesman for the Parry Manufacturing Company, of Indianapolis, with headquarters at Kansas City; Clara B., wife of V. M. Mendenhall, of New Castle, Indiana, died August 27, 1892, without issue; Benjamin F., a traveling salesman for the McFarlan Carriage Works, of Connersville, has his headquarters at Des Moines, Iowa; Birta B., wife of Harry Bragg, of Connersville; and Tina, at home.
Mr. McCready affiliates with the Republican party politically, and fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana
Volume 1
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago
1899
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