Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....More, Shelby G. 1842 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

SHELBY G. MORE.

   Shelby G. More, a prosperous farmer, now partially retired, of Clay township,
where he owns one hundred and twenty-six acres of land, was born on the farm
where he now lives, June 2, 1842. Mr. More is a son of the late Eli and Angelina
E. (Jones) More, the former of whom was born in the Old Dominion state,
September 3, 1803, and died in September, 1872. When three years of age he
accompanied his parents to Ohio. They made the journey overland by wagon and
settled near Tippecanoe, where they entered land. Eli later came on to the state
of Indiana with his brother. They walked to the present site of the farm in Clay
township, entering the land from the government. The deeds for the land were
signed by Andrew Jackson in 1828 and 1832 and Shelby G. More, the subject of
this sketch, is now in possession of these deeds. Eli More cleared one hundred
acres of land and built a log home, a part of which his son still preserves as a
part of his own home and which he prizes very highly. In addition to the eighty
acres Eli More first purchased fifty-six acres and later thirty-five acres
besides the land he had received from the government. At his death he owned one
hundred and seventy-three acres. The late Eli More was married, after he had
cleared his first ten acres of land, to Angelina E. Jones, who was born in 1815
at Rossville, Canada. She came to Indiana with her parents, who were farmers.
She died in November, 1871. To them were born six children, of whom Alfred
served in the Civil War and gave up his life in defense of his country; Lucy
married James Shields and died in June, 1915; Sarah was first married to Robert
Sheigley, who was killed when the prison boat. "Sultana," was blown up by the
Confederates, and she afterward married James Gray, a well-known farmer and a
veteran of the Civil War; Shelby G. is the subject of this sketch; Eli Clay died
in the service of his country and was buried at Natchez, Mississippi, and Virgil
died in infancy.

   Shelby G. More received a common-school education and worked at home for his
father until the latter's death. He then bought out the other heirs, one by one,
and, after some exchanging of land, now owns one hundred and twenty-six acres in
section 3, township 23 north, range 2 west. Some time ago he laid off five lots
for a small town east of his farm.

   On December 14, 1871, Shelby G. More was married to Mary S. Murphy, the
daughter of Alexander and Mary Ann (Dunn) Murphy. Mrs. More was born in Clay
township, November 20, 1850. Her parents, who were early settlers and farmers,
were well known in this county. To Mr. and Mrs. More have been born six
children: Arthur, who died in infancy ; Ada, who married J. J. Hufford, of
Rossville, and has two children; Mar> Maude, who is the wife of Doctor Neher, of
Castle Gate, Utah, and the mother of two children; Claude Clifton, who is a
resident of Minot, North Dakota; Harry E., who died in the state of Washington,
and Millard O., of Franklin, Indiana, who married Allah Mullendore and has one
child.

   Mrs. More is a member of the Baptist church. Shelby G. More is not only a
stanch Republican, but he has been active in the councils of his party. He
served as a member of the county council for three years and was road supervisor
for several terms. Fraternally, Mr. More belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodge
No. 285, at Rossville.


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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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