74  HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

Clay county, and for one term was associate circuit judge. He was
prominent as well in religions circles, and from the time of the organiza-
tion of the Predestinarian Baptist church until his death, February 3,
1868, served as deacon.
    Besides being a successful farmer, Mr. Rizley was a natural mechanic.
He manufactured gun powder, farming implements-such as the pioneers
used—as well as water and milk pails, barrels, tubs, keelers, churns, pig-
gins, etc., also chairs tables spinning wheels, looms, warping bars, flax—
breaks, etc., and he erected the first whip—saw, which stood three miles
west of the present village of Poland, Cass township, and one of the
first band grist mills.
    Mr. Rizley was twice married. He married first, in Knox county,
Indiana, February 4, 1816, Polly Thomas, who was born in Maryland,
August 10, 1794, and died in Clay county, Indiana, June 17, 1851. Her
father, David Thomas, was born May 23, 1767, in Maryland. and removed
from there to Indiana in territorial days settling first in Knox county.
In 1816 be moved with his family to Owen county and in 1818 located
in what is now Washington township, Clay county and was the original
settler of the Eel River valley. Improving a farm near the present site
Bowling Green,of  he resided there until his death January 28,1858. aged
eighty—five years. His wife, Huldah (Parsons) Thomas, died July 7,
1851. Of the union of Mr. Rizley with Polly Thomas nine children were
born. namely  Huldah; Sarah; Polly; Eliza, who was the first white child
born in Clay county ;Susan ; Elizabeth A.; Drusilla ; Naomi and Ellen.
Mr. Rizley married for his second wife Mrs. Lucretia (Witty) Barnett,
and to them three children were born, namely Mary, Candace and
Alice.

    Fred Wlliam Huckriede   Widely known as a prosperous agri-
culturist of Cass township, Clay county, Fred W. Huckriede has been
very successful in the work to which he has given his attention since his
boyhood, his energy, sound sense and good judgment bringing forth satis—
factory results A son of the late Henry H. and Catherine (Altemiller)
Huckriede. he was born May 16, 1868, in Owen county, Indiana, of
substantial German ancestry.
    For two years after attaining his majority he was engaged in farming
on his father’s estate, and then bought sixty—five acres in section twenty—
two and section twenty—seven, Cass township. Clearing off the timber,
Mr. Huckriede built a six—room cottage on section twenty—seven and has
since resided there After the death of his, father he and his brother
John, bought the interest of the remaining heirs in the home farm and
have since managed it in partnership. carrying on general farming most
profitably.
    On March 27, 1890, Mr. Huckriede married Mary E. Kortepeter
who was born in Marion county. Indiana. A pril 23, 1866. a daughter of
Frederick and Mary (Kattman) Kortepeter natives of Germany Two
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.  HucKriede, namely Oscar F.,
who died at the age of two and one—half years, in 1896; and Mary A.,
born October 31,1897. Fraternally Mr.Huckriede is a member of
Poland Lodge, No. 364, K. of P. and he and his wife also belong to
lodge No. 319, Pythian Sisters and he is a member of Bowling Green
Lodge. No. 85. A. F. & A.M.  Politically he is a Democrat, and for one
year served on the township advisory board