Bartholomew County IN Archives Biographies.....Hager, David C. 1822 - 
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

DAVID C. HAGER.

   One of the venerable citizens of Bartholomew county is David C. Hager and
through a life covering more than four score years he has lived so as to enjoy
the confidence and respect of his fellow men. One of the native sons of the
county, his birth occurred in Flat Rock township, on the 28th of November, 1822.
His paternal grandfather was Hiram Hager, a lifelong auctioneer, who lived and
died in Maryland. David Hager, the father of David C, was born in Washington
county, Maryland, September 7, 1780, and was there married to Miss Keziah Dunn,
whose birth occurred in the same county in 1785. In 1815 they removed to
Woodford county, Kentucky, coming to Bartholomew county, Indiana, in 1820. The
traveler of today as he looks upon fine farms, thriving cities and splendid
improvements of the state can scarcely realize the conditions which then faced
Mr. Hager. He was a tinner by trade and followed that after his arrival in
Indiana, though he also entered one hundred and sixty acres of land. He was an
industrious man, yet hired the greater part of his clearing done. As his
financial resources increased he added land until he was the owner of one
thousand acres, being one of the most extensive realty holders in this part of
the state. He also engaged in merchandising, conducting a store at Columbus for
four years. His early political support was given to the Whigs and later to the
Republican party. His fellow townsmen called him to public office and he served
as justice of the peace and was also judge of the county court for seven years.
A Presbyterian in religious faith, he was deeply interested in church work. In
the early days services were frequently held in his home. He built the first
church in the neighborhood and was largely instrumental in firmly establishing
the cause of Christianity.

   David Hager was twice married, his first union being with Margaret Keller and
after her death he wedded Miss Dunn. He had ten children, namely: Matilda, wife
of Joseph McQueen, a farmer and local minister of the Methodist Episcopal
church; John C, who carries on agriculture and merchandising; Maria, the wife of
William C. Taylor, a farmer and real estate dealer; William R.; Elizabeth, the
wife of Matthew R. Chitty; David C.; Martha, who is the wife of Dave Riley, a
farmer and painter; Minerva, the wife of Frank Pugh; Amanda, the wife of Jerry
Dean; Margaret, deceased.

   David C. Hager has been actively identified with business and public affairs
and as a valued citizen is widely known. His boyhood was more largely spent in
the fields than in attendance at school. He has performed his share of hard work
and has cleared at least two hundred acres of land. He is the owner of five
hundred acres, nearly all of which is under cultivation. Throughout his entire
life he has been a farmer with the exception of thirteen years spent as a
merchant in Columbus, dealing in agricultural implements. At the end of that
period he returned to the farm and operated it on an extensive scale. He
introduced the first reaper used in Bartholomew county, but it was still in the
experimental stage and the machine lasted for but one year.

   In 1847 Mr. Hager married Miss Marian A. Wood and they had ten children, but
the eldest died in infancy. The others are as follows: W. T.; James O.; Addie
married A. H. Cook and died at forty-one years of age; George, who died at the
age of eighteen years; Laura, Albert, Amanda and Charles, and an infant, all
deceased. Mrs. Hager died December 25, 1902. She was an estimable lady,
possessed of many excellent traits of heart and mind.

   Mr. Hager first voted for Henry Clay, and then with the Whig and later with
the Republican party. Now in the evening of life he leaves the work of the farm
to others, although still supervising its cultivation. In his dealings he has
been strictly fair, always employing honorable methods.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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