Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Galloway, Thomas I. 1839 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

THOMAS I. GALLOWAY.

   Thomas I. Galloway, a prosperous and retired farmer of Jefferson township,
Carroll county, was born in Adams township on November 24, 1839. His father was
a native of Missouri, who came from that state to Carroll county and entered a
half section of land in partnership with his brother. After farming this land
for a number of years, he turned it over to his wife's parents and went to New
Orleans with a party on Nailer's flatboat After spending some time in the South,
he came back, was married, and died in Jasper county, Indiana, in 1850. His
wife, who was a native of Ohio, came with her parents to Indiana, where they
owned land and were engaged in farming. Thomas I. Galloway is one of four
children born to his parents. The others were, William, who died in infancy;
Martha, who is, the wife of William Cochran, of Nebraska, and the mother of
eight children, and James, who also lives in Nebraska.

   Thomas I. Galloway received a common-school education and, when about
twenty-one years old began working on neighboring farms, which he continued for
three or four years. He accumulated altogether one hundred and twenty acres and
to this there were added eighty acres which his wife had inherited.

   On August 24, 1865, Mr. Galloway was married to Sarah Million, the daughter
of Robert Million. She died on April 8, 1881, having borne her husband eight
children, five of whom are living: Marietta is married and living in Ohio; Lydia
is married and lives in Indianapolis; Martha is married and lives in Logansport;
John operates the home farm; Leota is married and living in Ohio. Mr. Galloway
was married, secondly to Lydia Million, a sister of his first wife, who died on
August 2, 1894, leaving three children, Fay, who is married and living in
Jefferson township, Carroll county; Francis, who is married and lives near
Delphi, and Geneva, who is married and lives in the state of Illinois.

   John E. Galloway, the son of Thomas I. and Sarah (Million) Galloway, was born
on June 16, 1875, m Carroll county, Indiana. He received his education in the
public schools of Jefferson township and on October 2, 1902, was married to
Pearl Coble, a daughter of Daniel H. and Louise (Peterson) Coble, both of whom
were born in Carroll county. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Galloway have had two
children, Sarah Louise, born on October 5, 1903, and Silva Ann, born in August,
1906. Mr. Galloway owns eighty acres of land, which he purchased in 1906. Both
he and his wife are members of the Christian church of Hickory Grove and Mr.
Galloway votes the Prohibition ticket.

   Thomas I. Galloway, who has been an extensive farmer and a stock-raiser and
dealer, is well known in Jefferson township, where he is now living retired. He
has specialized in Poland China hogs. He is a Democrat in politics and a member
of the Christian church.


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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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