Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Dasher, Morgan S. 1860 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

MORGAN S. DASHER.

   Morgan S. Dasher, a prosperous farmer of Deer Creek township, owning one
hundred and twenty acres of splendid land in section 3, is a native of Jackson
county, Missouri, having been born on March 23, 1860.

   Mr. Dasher is the son of Jacob and Sarah (Dyer) Dasher, the former of whom
was born in West Virginia, and the latter in Virginia, and were married in
Carroll county. Mrs. Sarah (Dyer) Dasher came with her parents first to White
county and later to Carroll county. Sarah (Dyer) Dasher was the daughter of
Zebulon and Eliza Dyer, who were natives of Virginia and who settled in Carroll
county, in pioneer times.

   The late Jacob Dasher came on horseback from Virginia to Deer Creek township,
Carroll county, and, after remaining a short time, returned to Virginia and from
Virginia emigrated to California. After crossing the Isthmus, he lived in
California for a short time and then returned to the East He was born on
November 28, 1819, and was married in 1859. Four children were born to Jacob and
Sarah (Dyer) Dasher, namely: Morgan S. was born in Jackson county, Missouri, on
March 23, 1860; Margaret E., born in Carroll county, on November 13, 1861, is
the wife of John Mount, of Delphi; Susie V. was bom in Carroll county, on
November 22, 1864, and now lives in Delphi; Sarah C. was born on October 13,
1867, and is the wife of Z. A. Redding, of Brookston, Indiana.

   After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dasher settled in Jackson county,
Missouri, where they engaged in farming for one year. They returned to Carroll
county in 1861 and settled in Jefferson township, where they lived until Mrs.
Dasher died, after which Jacob lived with his children until his death. Mrs.
Jacob Dasher was a devout member of the Methodist church.

   Morgan S. Dasher began life on his own responsibility at the age of sixteen.
He received a common-school education and after finishing his education, he
farmed for himself until April 27, 1887, when he was married to Sarah Adah
Wallace, a daughter of William and Mary (Adamson) Wallace, of White county,
Indiana, both of whom were born in Ross county, Ohio; the former on February 11,
1823, and the latter on February 28, 1828. They were married in Ross county,
Ohio, but subsequently emigrated to White county, Indiana. William Wallace died
in October, 1902, and his wife in September, 1910. They had seven children, of
whom three are living. The children were Clara F., John, Samuel, Edward F.,
Maranda, George F., Sarah Adah and William, Jr. Clara F., born on March 12,
1845, married Ezekiel Mathews, and they now live at Lafayette, Indiana. Mr.
Mathews served four years as a soldier in the Civil War, having enlisted in the
service from White county. John Wallace, born in January, 1847, died in July,
1892, at Monticello. He served six months in the Civil War. Samuel Wallace, born
on August 9, 1849, died in November, 1911. Edward F., born on September 23,
1851, died in 1885. Maranda, born on April 16, 1854, died in June, 1884. George
F., born on September 27, 1856, is a resident of Chicago, Illinois. Sarah Adah,
the wife of Mr. Dasher, was born on March 8, 1859, in White county, Indiana;
William, Jr., was born on December 16, 1861, and was living in the West at the
time he was last heard from.

   Mr. and Mrs. Morgan S. Dasher have had two children, of whom, one, Irving W.,
born on June 28, 1889, died on July 4, 1889. Ruth M., born on February 4, 1892,
is the wife of Lloyd Thomas, and they have one daughter, Marion Ruth. They live
in Deer Creek township.

   After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan S. Dasher lived in Jefferson
township for six years and were engaged in farming. After selling out the
Jefferson township farm, Mr. Dasher purchased eighty acres of land in Deer Creek
township, and lived upon it for fifteen years. After selling this farm, he
purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land in section 3, where he now lives.

   Mr. and Mrs. Dasher and daughter are members of the Presbyterian church at
Delphi. Mr. Dasher is a member of Delphi Lodge No. 28, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and of Delphi Lodge No. 80, Knights of Pythias. He also belongs to the
uniform rank of Knights of Pythias. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dasher are members of the
Pythian Sisters.



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Biographical Section of
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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