History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana (Google eBook) Eastern Indiana Publishing Company, 1888
PLEASANT ADAMS HACKLEMAN was born in Franklin County, Ind. (then a territory), on the 15th day of November, 1814; he was the son of Major John Hackleman, who served his country as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a native of Abbeville District, South Carolina. His mother, whose original name was Sarah Adams, as born in Stokes County, N. C.; his parents were married in what is now Franklin County, Ind., in the year 1810, and both lived to an advanced age.
On the 31st of October, 1833, he married SARAH BRADBURN (a daughter of Dr. John Bradburn, from Pennsylvania); after marriage he continued farming nearly three years, when he began to read law with John A. Matson, Esq., of Brookville, Ind. He pursued his studies with great assiduity, and, at the end of ten months, was licensed to practice law. Immediately after his admission to the Bar in May, 1837, he removed with his family to Rushville, where he lived to the time of his death. He began the practice of law at Rushville, and rapidly rose to distinction in the legal profession. In August, 1837, he was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Rush County, which office he held until about the 15th of May, 1841. In August, 1841, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the State Legislature. In the fall of 1847, he was appointed Clerk of the Rush County Circuit Court, in the place of John L. Robinson, resigned. In August, 1848, he was elected to fill Mr. Robinson’s unexpired term, and, in August, 1849, was elected Clerk again, and 'served until November, 1855. He was twice selected by his political friends as their candidate for Congress-as a Whig in 184.7, and as, a Republican in 1858 --but was not elected. His name occupied a place as Senatorial Elector for Indiana, on the Presidential ticket, in 1852. He was a delegate from the State at large to the convention at Chicago, in 1860, that nominated Abraham Lincoln for President.
He was selected as one of the Commissioners or delegates from the State of Indiana to the Conference Convention which met at Washington City on the 4th day of February, 1861, for the purpose of attempting to reconcile the differences then existing, and averting war. Soon after the rebellion began; he offered his services to his country, and was appointed Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, then a twelve-months regiment in the service of the State, but which was turned over to the United States for the same term. In this capacity, he. served, nearly twelve months in northeastern Virginia and Maryland. A short time before the expiration of his term, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and ordered to report to General Halleck, then at Corinth. He reached there a short time after Corinth was evacuated in June, 1862, and was placed in command of the “ 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Army of the Mississippi,” commanded by Gen. Grant, and remained there in almost entire in aotivity until a few days before the battle in which he lost his life. On the 3rd day of October, 1862, in the battle before Corinth, about 3 o’clock P. M., while on horseback at the head of his brigade rallying his troops to stand against an overpowering foe, he received a gunshot wound across the throat, which rendered utterance difficult. He was conveyed to the Tishomingo House, Corinth, where he died about 9 P. M. the same evening. His last audible words were: “I am dying, but I am dying for my country.” Thus passed away from earth one of nature’s noblemen. He was emphatically a selfmade man, the architect of his own fortune. He was never guilty of any kind of dissipation and was remarkably free from the fashionable vices of the age. He was plain, unaffected and unostentatious in his manners and habits. He was open-hearted, candid and generous to a fault; the needy that applied to him were never turned away empty. As a lawyer, he was profound; an honest, earnest and an 'able advocate, a frank and manly adversary, never attempting to conceal from his opponent the ground upon which be relied for success.
Mrs. Sarah Hackleman, his wife, was born in Fayette County, Ind., March 17, 1815. She was the youngest child of Dr. John Bradburn, a physician who figured prominently in the early history of Southeastern Indiana. Dr. Bradburn was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Churchman, was of Pennsylvania-German birth. They were married in Lancaster, Pa., in 1793. His wife was more liberally educated than was customary among the women of the day. She was a noble woman, wise and kind, devoted to her husband and the training of her children. Mrs. Hackleman honored her parents while living, and ever cherished their memory with devoted fidelity. Dr. Bradburn and family emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, early in the present century; after residing there a few years he moved to Boone County, Ky., but on account of the institution of slavery, came to Indiana in 1813.
After two or three removals, they located in Franklin County, settling permanently three miles below Brookville in the beautiful White Water valley. Here Mrs. Hackleman first met her future husband, and while they were scarcely more than children, in attendance at school, the attachment began which culminated in their marriage. Mrs. Hackleman inherited many of the traits of both parents. She was high-spirited, courageous, warm hearted and impulsive, but these qualities were tempered by sound judgment and strong common sense. She was affable and dignified in her man_ ners, but somewhat reticent and retiring among strangers. In her family relations she was kind and affectionate, a devoted wife and fond mother; in her friendships, sincere and true.
She was the mother of eleven children, ten daughters and one son, of the former two died in infancy, the third daughter, Kate, who married W. Mock, died in 1857, at the age of twenty, and the oldest daughter, Mary A., whose mind was diseased for many years-the effects of typhoid fever in 1880, at the age of forty-six. The only son, John, a bright and beautiful child, died in 1851, at the age of two years and three months. These facts show how often the mother’s heart was wrung by bereavement and affliction worse than death.
Six daughters survive to mourn their mother’s death: Adelia Mrs. Clapp, of Des Moines, Iowa), Indiana, Missouri (Mrs. John egee of Rushville, Ind.), Corolinn, Josephine (Mrs. S. C. Conner, of Rushville, Ind.), and Fanny (Mrs. I. W. Ayers, of Rushville, Ind.). Not many years after she settled in Rushville, Mrs. Hackleman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; she was devotedly attached to her church. Her faith in Christ as her Savior, and in the overruling Providence of God, sustained her through the various and painful vicissitudes of life. The death of her husband left Mrs. Hackleman with no income but her pension, which by special act of Congress was raised from thirty to fifty dollars a month. For several years she toiled beyond her strength, but she was al- ways hopeful and energetic. In April, 1868, she was commissioned Postmaster of Rushville, which office she held continuously until the time of her death. She was aided in the work by her daughters and other able assistants, and the duties of the office were discharged faithfully and with satisfaction to the public. After the death of her mother, Miss India was placed in charge until the appointment of a successor, and relinquished the office June 2 5, 1887. About three years previous to her death, she felt the first symptoms of the fatal malady, organic disease of the heart, which terminated her life. During her first severe attack her physicians informed her that her life was likely to end very suddenly. The faith which had sustained her through the trials of life was sufficient for her now, and during the remainder of her life none would have judged from her cheerful demeanor that she knew she was likely to meet the last dread enemy at any moment. Her death occurred May 22, 1887, at the age of seventy-two. The extreme sufferings of her last illness were home with patience and resignation. The evening of life was sweet and pleasant to her, as she rested after the heat and burden of the day, but she was willing and ready at her Master’s call, to enter upon the perfect day of life beyond. Her death was a sad and irreparable loss to her family, her large circle of relatives and friends, to the church of which she was a member, and the community in which she had spent fifty years of her life.
PLEASANT ADAMS HACKLEMAN was born in Franklin County, Ind. (then a territory), on the 15th day of November, 1814; he was the son of Major John Hackleman, who served his country as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a native of Abbeville District, South Carolina. His mother, whose original name was Sarah Adams, as born in Stokes County, N. C.; his parents were married in what is now Franklin County, Ind., in the year 1810, and both lived to an advanced age.
On the 31st of October, 1833, he married SARAH BRADBURN (a daughter of Dr. John Bradburn, from Pennsylvania); after marriage he continued farming nearly three years, when he began to read law with John A. Matson, Esq., of Brookville, Ind. He pursued his studies with great assiduity, and, at the end of ten months, was licensed to practice law. Immediately after his admission to the Bar in May, 1837, he removed with his family to Rushville, where he lived to the time of his death. He began the practice of law at Rushville, and rapidly rose to distinction in the legal profession. In August, 1837, he was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Rush County, which office he held until about the 15th of May, 1841. In August, 1841, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the State Legislature. In the fall of 1847, he was appointed Clerk of the Rush County Circuit Court, in the place of John L. Robinson, resigned. In August, 1848, he was elected to fill Mr. Robinson’s unexpired term, and, in August, 1849, was elected Clerk again, and 'served until November, 1855. He was twice selected by his political friends as their candidate for Congress-as a Whig in 184.7, and as, a Republican in 1858 --but was not elected. His name occupied a place as Senatorial Elector for Indiana, on the Presidential ticket, in 1852. He was a delegate from the State at large to the convention at Chicago, in 1860, that nominated Abraham Lincoln for President.
He was selected as one of the Commissioners or delegates from the State of Indiana to the Conference Convention which met at Washington City on the 4th day of February, 1861, for the purpose of attempting to reconcile the differences then existing, and averting war. Soon after the rebellion began; he offered his services to his country, and was appointed Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, then a twelve-months regiment in the service of the State, but which was turned over to the United States for the same term. In this capacity, he. served, nearly twelve months in northeastern Virginia and Maryland. A short time before the expiration of his term, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and ordered to report to General Halleck, then at Corinth. He reached there a short time after Corinth was evacuated in June, 1862, and was placed in command of the “ 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Army of the Mississippi,” commanded by Gen. Grant, and remained there in almost entire in aotivity until a few days before the battle in which he lost his life. On the 3rd day of October, 1862, in the battle before Corinth, about 3 o’clock P. M., while on horseback at the head of his brigade rallying his troops to stand against an overpowering foe, he received a gunshot wound across the throat, which rendered utterance difficult. He was conveyed to the Tishomingo House, Corinth, where he died about 9 P. M. the same evening. His last audible words were: “I am dying, but I am dying for my country.” Thus passed away from earth one of nature’s noblemen. He was emphatically a selfmade man, the architect of his own fortune. He was never guilty of any kind of dissipation and was remarkably free from the fashionable vices of the age. He was plain, unaffected and unostentatious in his manners and habits. He was open-hearted, candid and generous to a fault; the needy that applied to him were never turned away empty. As a lawyer, he was profound; an honest, earnest and an 'able advocate, a frank and manly adversary, never attempting to conceal from his opponent the ground upon which be relied for success.
Mrs. Sarah Hackleman, his wife, was born in Fayette County, Ind., March 17, 1815. She was the youngest child of Dr. John Bradburn, a physician who figured prominently in the early history of Southeastern Indiana. Dr. Bradburn was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Churchman, was of Pennsylvania-German birth. They were married in Lancaster, Pa., in 1793. His wife was more liberally educated than was customary among the women of the day. She was a noble woman, wise and kind, devoted to her husband and the training of her children. Mrs. Hackleman honored her parents while living, and ever cherished their memory with devoted fidelity. Dr. Bradburn and family emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, early in the present century; after residing there a few years he moved to Boone County, Ky., but on account of the institution of slavery, came to Indiana in 1813.
After two or three removals, they located in Franklin County, settling permanently three miles below Brookville in the beautiful White Water valley. Here Mrs. Hackleman first met her future husband, and while they were scarcely more than children, in attendance at school, the attachment began which culminated in their marriage. Mrs. Hackleman inherited many of the traits of both parents. She was high-spirited, courageous, warm hearted and impulsive, but these qualities were tempered by sound judgment and strong common sense. She was affable and dignified in her man_ ners, but somewhat reticent and retiring among strangers. In her family relations she was kind and affectionate, a devoted wife and fond mother; in her friendships, sincere and true.
She was the mother of eleven children, ten daughters and one son, of the former two died in infancy, the third daughter, Kate, who married W. Mock, died in 1857, at the age of twenty, and the oldest daughter, Mary A., whose mind was diseased for many years-the effects of typhoid fever in 1880, at the age of forty-six. The only son, John, a bright and beautiful child, died in 1851, at the age of two years and three months. These facts show how often the mother’s heart was wrung by bereavement and affliction worse than death.
Six daughters survive to mourn their mother’s death: Adelia Mrs. Clapp, of Des Moines, Iowa), Indiana, Missouri (Mrs. John egee of Rushville, Ind.), Corolinn, Josephine (Mrs. S. C. Conner, of Rushville, Ind.), and Fanny (Mrs. I. W. Ayers, of Rushville, Ind.). Not many years after she settled in Rushville, Mrs. Hackleman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; she was devotedly attached to her church. Her faith in Christ as her Savior, and in the overruling Providence of God, sustained her through the various and painful vicissitudes of life. The death of her husband left Mrs. Hackleman with no income but her pension, which by special act of Congress was raised from thirty to fifty dollars a month. For several years she toiled beyond her strength, but she was al- ways hopeful and energetic. In April, 1868, she was commissioned Postmaster of Rushville, which office she held continuously until the time of her death. She was aided in the work by her daughters and other able assistants, and the duties of the office were discharged faithfully and with satisfaction to the public. After the death of her mother, Miss India was placed in charge until the appointment of a successor, and relinquished the office June 2 5, 1887. About three years previous to her death, she felt the first symptoms of the fatal malady, organic disease of the heart, which terminated her life. During her first severe attack her physicians informed her that her life was likely to end very suddenly. The faith which had sustained her through the trials of life was sufficient for her now, and during the remainder of her life none would have judged from her cheerful demeanor that she knew she was likely to meet the last dread enemy at any moment. Her death occurred May 22, 1887, at the age of seventy-two. The extreme sufferings of her last illness were home with patience and resignation. The evening of life was sweet and pleasant to her, as she rested after the heat and burden of the day, but she was willing and ready at her Master’s call, to enter upon the perfect day of life beyond. Her death was a sad and irreparable loss to her family, her large circle of relatives and friends, to the church of which she was a member, and the community in which she had spent fifty years of her life.
History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana (Google eBook) Eastern Indiana Publishing Company, 1888
PLEASANT ADAMS HACKLEMAN was born in Franklin County, Ind. (then a territory), on the 15th day of November, 1814; he was the son of Major John Hackleman, who served his country as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a native of Abbeville District, South Carolina. His mother, whose original name was Sarah Adams, as born in Stokes County, N. C.; his parents were married in what is now Franklin County, Ind., in the year 1810, and both lived to an advanced age.
On the 31st of October, 1833, he married SARAH BRADBURN (a daughter of Dr. John Bradburn, from Pennsylvania); after marriage he continued farming nearly three years, when he began to read law with John A. Matson, Esq., of Brookville, Ind. He pursued his studies with great assiduity, and, at the end of ten months, was licensed to practice law. Immediately after his admission to the Bar in May, 1837, he removed with his family to Rushville, where he lived to the time of his death. He began the practice of law at Rushville, and rapidly rose to distinction in the legal profession. In August, 1837, he was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Rush County, which office he held until about the 15th of May, 1841. In August, 1841, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the State Legislature. In the fall of 1847, he was appointed Clerk of the Rush County Circuit Court, in the place of John L. Robinson, resigned. In August, 1848, he was elected to fill Mr. Robinson’s unexpired term, and, in August, 1849, was elected Clerk again, and 'served until November, 1855. He was twice selected by his political friends as their candidate for Congress-as a Whig in 184.7, and as, a Republican in 1858 --but was not elected. His name occupied a place as Senatorial Elector for Indiana, on the Presidential ticket, in 1852. He was a delegate from the State at large to the convention at Chicago, in 1860, that nominated Abraham Lincoln for President.
He was selected as one of the Commissioners or delegates from the State of Indiana to the Conference Convention which met at Washington City on the 4th day of February, 1861, for the purpose of attempting to reconcile the differences then existing, and averting war. Soon after the rebellion began; he offered his services to his country, and was appointed Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, then a twelve-months regiment in the service of the State, but which was turned over to the United States for the same term. In this capacity, he. served, nearly twelve months in northeastern Virginia and Maryland. A short time before the expiration of his term, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and ordered to report to General Halleck, then at Corinth. He reached there a short time after Corinth was evacuated in June, 1862, and was placed in command of the “ 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Army of the Mississippi,” commanded by Gen. Grant, and remained there in almost entire in aotivity until a few days before the battle in which he lost his life. On the 3rd day of October, 1862, in the battle before Corinth, about 3 o’clock P. M., while on horseback at the head of his brigade rallying his troops to stand against an overpowering foe, he received a gunshot wound across the throat, which rendered utterance difficult. He was conveyed to the Tishomingo House, Corinth, where he died about 9 P. M. the same evening. His last audible words were: “I am dying, but I am dying for my country.” Thus passed away from earth one of nature’s noblemen. He was emphatically a selfmade man, the architect of his own fortune. He was never guilty of any kind of dissipation and was remarkably free from the fashionable vices of the age. He was plain, unaffected and unostentatious in his manners and habits. He was open-hearted, candid and generous to a fault; the needy that applied to him were never turned away empty. As a lawyer, he was profound; an honest, earnest and an 'able advocate, a frank and manly adversary, never attempting to conceal from his opponent the ground upon which be relied for success.
Mrs. Sarah Hackleman, his wife, was born in Fayette County, Ind., March 17, 1815. She was the youngest child of Dr. John Bradburn, a physician who figured prominently in the early history of Southeastern Indiana. Dr. Bradburn was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Churchman, was of Pennsylvania-German birth. They were married in Lancaster, Pa., in 1793. His wife was more liberally educated than was customary among the women of the day. She was a noble woman, wise and kind, devoted to her husband and the training of her children. Mrs. Hackleman honored her parents while living, and ever cherished their memory with devoted fidelity. Dr. Bradburn and family emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, early in the present century; after residing there a few years he moved to Boone County, Ky., but on account of the institution of slavery, came to Indiana in 1813.
After two or three removals, they located in Franklin County, settling permanently three miles below Brookville in the beautiful White Water valley. Here Mrs. Hackleman first met her future husband, and while they were scarcely more than children, in attendance at school, the attachment began which culminated in their marriage. Mrs. Hackleman inherited many of the traits of both parents. She was high-spirited, courageous, warm hearted and impulsive, but these qualities were tempered by sound judgment and strong common sense. She was affable and dignified in her man_ ners, but somewhat reticent and retiring among strangers. In her family relations she was kind and affectionate, a devoted wife and fond mother; in her friendships, sincere and true.
She was the mother of eleven children, ten daughters and one son, of the former two died in infancy, the third daughter, Kate, who married W. Mock, died in 1857, at the age of twenty, and the oldest daughter, Mary A., whose mind was diseased for many years-the effects of typhoid fever in 1880, at the age of forty-six. The only son, John, a bright and beautiful child, died in 1851, at the age of two years and three months. These facts show how often the mother’s heart was wrung by bereavement and affliction worse than death.
Six daughters survive to mourn their mother’s death: Adelia Mrs. Clapp, of Des Moines, Iowa), Indiana, Missouri (Mrs. John egee of Rushville, Ind.), Corolinn, Josephine (Mrs. S. C. Conner, of Rushville, Ind.), and Fanny (Mrs. I. W. Ayers, of Rushville, Ind.). Not many years after she settled in Rushville, Mrs. Hackleman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; she was devotedly attached to her church. Her faith in Christ as her Savior, and in the overruling Providence of God, sustained her through the various and painful vicissitudes of life. The death of her husband left Mrs. Hackleman with no income but her pension, which by special act of Congress was raised from thirty to fifty dollars a month. For several years she toiled beyond her strength, but she was al- ways hopeful and energetic. In April, 1868, she was commissioned Postmaster of Rushville, which office she held continuously until the time of her death. She was aided in the work by her daughters and other able assistants, and the duties of the office were discharged faithfully and with satisfaction to the public. After the death of her mother, Miss India was placed in charge until the appointment of a successor, and relinquished the office June 2 5, 1887. About three years previous to her death, she felt the first symptoms of the fatal malady, organic disease of the heart, which terminated her life. During her first severe attack her physicians informed her that her life was likely to end very suddenly. The faith which had sustained her through the trials of life was sufficient for her now, and during the remainder of her life none would have judged from her cheerful demeanor that she knew she was likely to meet the last dread enemy at any moment. Her death occurred May 22, 1887, at the age of seventy-two. The extreme sufferings of her last illness were home with patience and resignation. The evening of life was sweet and pleasant to her, as she rested after the heat and burden of the day, but she was willing and ready at her Master’s call, to enter upon the perfect day of life beyond. Her death was a sad and irreparable loss to her family, her large circle of relatives and friends, to the church of which she was a member, and the community in which she had spent fifty years of her life.
PLEASANT ADAMS HACKLEMAN was born in Franklin County, Ind. (then a territory), on the 15th day of November, 1814; he was the son of Major John Hackleman, who served his country as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a native of Abbeville District, South Carolina. His mother, whose original name was Sarah Adams, as born in Stokes County, N. C.; his parents were married in what is now Franklin County, Ind., in the year 1810, and both lived to an advanced age.
On the 31st of October, 1833, he married SARAH BRADBURN (a daughter of Dr. John Bradburn, from Pennsylvania); after marriage he continued farming nearly three years, when he began to read law with John A. Matson, Esq., of Brookville, Ind. He pursued his studies with great assiduity, and, at the end of ten months, was licensed to practice law. Immediately after his admission to the Bar in May, 1837, he removed with his family to Rushville, where he lived to the time of his death. He began the practice of law at Rushville, and rapidly rose to distinction in the legal profession. In August, 1837, he was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Rush County, which office he held until about the 15th of May, 1841. In August, 1841, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the State Legislature. In the fall of 1847, he was appointed Clerk of the Rush County Circuit Court, in the place of John L. Robinson, resigned. In August, 1848, he was elected to fill Mr. Robinson’s unexpired term, and, in August, 1849, was elected Clerk again, and 'served until November, 1855. He was twice selected by his political friends as their candidate for Congress-as a Whig in 184.7, and as, a Republican in 1858 --but was not elected. His name occupied a place as Senatorial Elector for Indiana, on the Presidential ticket, in 1852. He was a delegate from the State at large to the convention at Chicago, in 1860, that nominated Abraham Lincoln for President.
He was selected as one of the Commissioners or delegates from the State of Indiana to the Conference Convention which met at Washington City on the 4th day of February, 1861, for the purpose of attempting to reconcile the differences then existing, and averting war. Soon after the rebellion began; he offered his services to his country, and was appointed Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, then a twelve-months regiment in the service of the State, but which was turned over to the United States for the same term. In this capacity, he. served, nearly twelve months in northeastern Virginia and Maryland. A short time before the expiration of his term, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and ordered to report to General Halleck, then at Corinth. He reached there a short time after Corinth was evacuated in June, 1862, and was placed in command of the “ 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Army of the Mississippi,” commanded by Gen. Grant, and remained there in almost entire in aotivity until a few days before the battle in which he lost his life. On the 3rd day of October, 1862, in the battle before Corinth, about 3 o’clock P. M., while on horseback at the head of his brigade rallying his troops to stand against an overpowering foe, he received a gunshot wound across the throat, which rendered utterance difficult. He was conveyed to the Tishomingo House, Corinth, where he died about 9 P. M. the same evening. His last audible words were: “I am dying, but I am dying for my country.” Thus passed away from earth one of nature’s noblemen. He was emphatically a selfmade man, the architect of his own fortune. He was never guilty of any kind of dissipation and was remarkably free from the fashionable vices of the age. He was plain, unaffected and unostentatious in his manners and habits. He was open-hearted, candid and generous to a fault; the needy that applied to him were never turned away empty. As a lawyer, he was profound; an honest, earnest and an 'able advocate, a frank and manly adversary, never attempting to conceal from his opponent the ground upon which be relied for success.
Mrs. Sarah Hackleman, his wife, was born in Fayette County, Ind., March 17, 1815. She was the youngest child of Dr. John Bradburn, a physician who figured prominently in the early history of Southeastern Indiana. Dr. Bradburn was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Churchman, was of Pennsylvania-German birth. They were married in Lancaster, Pa., in 1793. His wife was more liberally educated than was customary among the women of the day. She was a noble woman, wise and kind, devoted to her husband and the training of her children. Mrs. Hackleman honored her parents while living, and ever cherished their memory with devoted fidelity. Dr. Bradburn and family emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, early in the present century; after residing there a few years he moved to Boone County, Ky., but on account of the institution of slavery, came to Indiana in 1813.
After two or three removals, they located in Franklin County, settling permanently three miles below Brookville in the beautiful White Water valley. Here Mrs. Hackleman first met her future husband, and while they were scarcely more than children, in attendance at school, the attachment began which culminated in their marriage. Mrs. Hackleman inherited many of the traits of both parents. She was high-spirited, courageous, warm hearted and impulsive, but these qualities were tempered by sound judgment and strong common sense. She was affable and dignified in her man_ ners, but somewhat reticent and retiring among strangers. In her family relations she was kind and affectionate, a devoted wife and fond mother; in her friendships, sincere and true.
She was the mother of eleven children, ten daughters and one son, of the former two died in infancy, the third daughter, Kate, who married W. Mock, died in 1857, at the age of twenty, and the oldest daughter, Mary A., whose mind was diseased for many years-the effects of typhoid fever in 1880, at the age of forty-six. The only son, John, a bright and beautiful child, died in 1851, at the age of two years and three months. These facts show how often the mother’s heart was wrung by bereavement and affliction worse than death.
Six daughters survive to mourn their mother’s death: Adelia Mrs. Clapp, of Des Moines, Iowa), Indiana, Missouri (Mrs. John egee of Rushville, Ind.), Corolinn, Josephine (Mrs. S. C. Conner, of Rushville, Ind.), and Fanny (Mrs. I. W. Ayers, of Rushville, Ind.). Not many years after she settled in Rushville, Mrs. Hackleman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; she was devotedly attached to her church. Her faith in Christ as her Savior, and in the overruling Providence of God, sustained her through the various and painful vicissitudes of life. The death of her husband left Mrs. Hackleman with no income but her pension, which by special act of Congress was raised from thirty to fifty dollars a month. For several years she toiled beyond her strength, but she was al- ways hopeful and energetic. In April, 1868, she was commissioned Postmaster of Rushville, which office she held continuously until the time of her death. She was aided in the work by her daughters and other able assistants, and the duties of the office were discharged faithfully and with satisfaction to the public. After the death of her mother, Miss India was placed in charge until the appointment of a successor, and relinquished the office June 2 5, 1887. About three years previous to her death, she felt the first symptoms of the fatal malady, organic disease of the heart, which terminated her life. During her first severe attack her physicians informed her that her life was likely to end very suddenly. The faith which had sustained her through the trials of life was sufficient for her now, and during the remainder of her life none would have judged from her cheerful demeanor that she knew she was likely to meet the last dread enemy at any moment. Her death occurred May 22, 1887, at the age of seventy-two. The extreme sufferings of her last illness were home with patience and resignation. The evening of life was sweet and pleasant to her, as she rested after the heat and burden of the day, but she was willing and ready at her Master’s call, to enter upon the perfect day of life beyond. Her death was a sad and irreparable loss to her family, her large circle of relatives and friends, to the church of which she was a member, and the community in which she had spent fifty years of her life.
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