HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                      311

that were standing on section thirty-three, he lived there until 1900, meet-
ing with marked success in his agricultural labors. Building a com-
modious and conveniently arranged house on section twenty-nine, and
erecting substantial barns and outbuildings, he then moved with his
family to his newer home, and has since resided here, his home being one
of the most cheerful and attractive of any in the vicinity. in 1881 Mr.
Gauchat visited his old home and friends in Switzerland, and on his
return to Indiana brought with him his brother Paul and his father.
In 1900 he made another trip to his native land, and at that time took in
the Paris Exposition.
    On June 20, 1876, Mr. Gauchat married Mary Betteron, who was
born in Mackinic township, Holmes county, Ohio, April 17, 1839. Her
father Abraham Betteron, was born in the village of Nods, Canton Berne,
Switzerland, where he received a good education, and was well drilled in
agriculture. In 1837, accompanied by his second wife and his three
children, he came to America in a sailing vessel, being three months on
the voyage. Locating in Holmes county, Ohio, Mr. Betteron bought
forty acres of land near Berlin, and after living there a brief time removed
to Mackinic township, where he remained several years. In 1850 he
came across the country to Indiana, journeying for two weeks with
teams. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres of heavily timbered
land in section twenty-two, Harrison township, and built for his first
dwelling house a two-story cabin of round logs. Clearing a large part
of the land, he engaged successfully in general farming, and later erected
a substantial frame house, in which, with the exception of a few years
spent in Bowling Green, he resided until his death, in 1879. Mr. Bet-
teron was four times married. By his first wife, who was a life-long
resident of Switzerland, he had one child, Julia Harriet. his second
wife, whose maiden name was Lydia Forchelin, bore him four children,
namely: Sophia; Amos; Mary, now Mrs. Gauchat; and Margaret. This
wife was born in Canton Berne, and died in Indiana, on the home farm,
in May, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Gauchat have three children, Caroline
Louise and Charles Louis, twins; and Lydia Julia. Caroline L. married
Silas A. Travis, and they have two children, Vera Etna and Vella Glenn.
Charles L. married Addie Neal, and they have three children, Olive
Cletis, Charles Vincent and Kermit Orville. Mr. and Mrs. Gauchat
are members of the Reformed church.

    John HENRY HORTON.—Holding a noteworthy position among the
enterprising and prosperous agriculturists of Harrison township is John
Henry Horton, who has been a tiller of the soil the greater part of his
life, and still finds therein his greatest pleasure. The old idea that the
farmer requires little beyond his muscle to battle successfully with the
elements of the soil has passed away, the fact being everywhere recog-
nized by intelligent people that education and experience go hand in hand
in achieving the best results in agriculture as well as in other employ-
ments of life. A son of the late Rensselaer Horton, he was born June
26, 1849, in Harrison township, Clay county, of New England ancestry.
    A native of Connecticut, Rensselaer Horton was taken by his parents
to Kentucky when a small child. His father and mother dying soon
after their removal, he was brought up by strangers. In early manhood
he came to Indiana, purchased a tract of timbered land in section
eighteen, Harrison township, and in the midst of the woods built a cabin