HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                      97

    In his early life George Adam Nussell assisted his father in clear-
ing his land, in the meantime attending the district schools of the neigh—
borhood, and he is now the owner of eighty acres of the old homestead
farm, on which he has made many and valuable improvements, and al-
though his residence has twice been destroyed by fire he has each time
rebuilt and new has a pleasant and attractive home, he raises and sells
stock and is engaged in general farming pursuits. In politics he upholds
the principles of the Republican, party, but votes independently at local
elections
    In Posey township, February 10, 1878, Mr. Nussel was married
to Willielmina Heck, a native daughter of Indiana, where her father
was a coal miner. Nine children have been born to bless this union, six
sons and three daughters, all of whom had their nativity on the Nussel
homestead. The family are members of the United Brethren church.

    IGNATIUS JARBOE, who for seventeen years has been at the head
of the Citizens’ Building & Loan Association as its secretary and who
was one of the organizers of the company, was born in Vigo county,
Indiana, August 15, 1841. His parents were Peter and Ann (Elder)
Jarboe, both natives of Kentucky. The father was born in 1800 and
departed this life in 1875, while the motber passed away at the age of
fifty years. Peter Jarboe was a farmer by occupation, following that
pursuit in the Blue Grass state until 1832, when, thinking that he might
have better business opportunities in Indiana, he came to Vigo county.
The conditions that prevailed here were those of the frontier, com-
paratively few settlements having been made by white men, while much
of the land was still in possession of the government. The father en-
tered claim and became one of the pioneer farmers of Sugar Creek
township, establishing his home in the midst of the green woods, where
he built a log house out of round logs. Later he erected a two story
hewed log house, which was quite a pretentious home for that day. He
took an active part in the early development and progress of the county,
belonging to that class of representative pioneer settlers who laid the
foundation for the present upbuilding and prosperity of this portion of
the state. He belonged to the Roman Catholic church, while his early
political support was given to the Whig party and upon its dissolution
he joined the ranks of the Democracy. Unto him and his wife were
born fourteen children but only two are now living, the elder being
Charles S., who resides in Dayton, Ohio.
    Ignatius Jarboe was the thirteenth in order of birth in his father’s
family. He spent his boyhood days upon the old home farm and at
the usual age began his education which he pursued in the district
schools to the age of seventeen years. He afterward engaged in team-
ing in Terre Haute until August 15, 1862, when he put aside all busi-
ness and personal considerations and, prompted by a spirit of patriotism,
offered his services to the government, enlisting as a member of Com-
pany C, Eighty-fifth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for three years,
or during the war. He was mustered in at Terre Haute and spent the
winter of 1862 in Kentucky, after which he went to Nashville and was
in the Third Brigade, Third Division of the Twentieth Army Corps. He
was a member of Sherman’s army on the Atlanta campaign and was
wounded in July, 1864, at Dallas Woods, Georgia. He afterward re-
turned to Louisville, Kentucky, thence went to Moorehead City, North
Carolina, and to Raleigh, North Carolina. Later he proceeded to Wash-