Carroll-Clinton County IN Archives Biographies.....Blue, Alva 1858 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

ALVA BLUE.

   One of the well-known farmers of Carrollton township, who has lived in this
county for about sixty years, is Alva Blue, who has done well his part in the
agricultural development of this section.

   Alva Blue, farmer, Flora, Indiana, was born on December 16, 1858, and is a
son of John W. and Catherine (Mowdy) Blue. His youth was spent on his father's
farm in Carrollton township, where he attended the district schools. At the age
of twenty-one years he rented a farm near Rossville, Clinton county, where he
remained fifteen years, and then purchased a farm of sixty-one acres in
Carrollton township, Carroll county, to which he continued to add, until he now
owns one hundred acres. Politically, Mr. Blue has always been in sympathy with
the policies of the Democratic party, but has never taken an active interest in
either local or county politics. His religious membership is with the
Presbyterian church.

   John W. Blue, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Illinois, and
his wife was Catherine (Mowdy) Blue, by whom he had twelve children, only six of
whom are living in 1915—Alva, of Carrollton township; Maggie, who became
the-wife of Arthur Clark, of Tippecanoe county, Indiana; Johanna, who was united
in marriage with Joe Robinson, and lives in Carroll county; Arthur married Del
Butcher, and lives near Flora; Anna is the wife of Mat Dawkins, of Riverside,
California; Allie is married to Jesse Harper, and lives at Lafayette, Indiana.
By his first wife, Mr. Blue had one child, Kizzie, who became the wife of Henry
Landis.

   Alva Blue was united in marriage on August 27, 1884, with Sarah A. Watson,
daughter of Isaac and Ruth (Cambol) Watson. She was born on October 12, 1861, in
Democrat township, this county, and obtained her education at the township
schools. Mr. and Mrs. Blue have been blest with two children, Rossie, deceased,
and Roy K, who graduated from the public schools and was married. His wife died,
leaving one child, who is being reared by Mr. Blue. Mr. and Mrs. Blue also have
an adopted daughter, Catherine, who is now twelve years old.


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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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