HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY 481 Isle when children, and were married in Philadelphia, where Mr. Love spent his remaining days, dying at the early age of thirty-six years. Mrs. Love survived her husband for many years, spending the latter part of her life in Indiana, with, her children. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Neal, twelve children were born, two of whom died in infancy, while ten grew to years of maturity, namely: Mary Ann, Amanda, Barbara, Louisa, Elihu, Henry, Sarah E., Susan, Wilson, and John A. Mrs. Neal survived her husband six years, passing away July 23, 1902. LEWIS FIELD.—Distinguished as a native-born citizen of Lewis town- ship, and as the descendant of an honored pioneer family, Lewis Field is, also, a representative of the prosperous and well-to-do farmers of this part of Clay county. An experienced agriculturist, possessing sound sense, good judgment, and an energetic nature, he has been quite suc- cessful in the work to which he has given his attention since early youth. A son of the late Aquilla Field, he was born in Lewis township, Clay county, Indiana, December 13, 1854, and was here reared and educated. Henry Field, the grandfather of Lewis, was born in Kentucky, and for a number of years after his marriage resided there. Coming with his family to Indiana in 1830, when this section of the country was in its primeval wildness, he bought land in Honey Creek township, Vigo county, lying about six miles from the site of the Court House at Terre Haute. With true pioneer courage, he began the improvement of his land, and on the farm which he reclaimed from the wilderness, both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Miss Ball, spent the remainder of their lives. A native of Kentucky, Aquilla Field was born, February 24, 1824, and when six years old came with his parents to Indiana. Brought up on the home farm in Honey Creek township, he learned the trades of a car- penter and a shoemaker when young, and after settling in life for him- self made the shoes and did the carpentering for the family. In the spring of 1844 Mr. Field came to Lewis township, Clay county, where he had previously entered forty acres of government land in section thirty. He lived for a few months on land lying near his own, and while living there built a hewed log house on his own tract, and in the fall of the year took possession of it. There were neither railways nor canals here at that time, and no convenient markets, the chief subsistence of the people here- about being produced on farms, or obtained by expert marksmen from the surrounding forest, which was filled with deer, wild turkeys, and other kinds of game. Devoting his time to the clearing of the land and the tilling of the soil, he lived and labored here until his death, in April, 1901. He was twice married. His first wife, whose maiden name was Martha Hughes, was born in Ohio, a daughter of John Hughes, a pioneer of Honey Creek township. She died in March, 1859, leaving six children, namely: Susan, Henry, James, John, Lewis, and Thomas. He married second Nancy Holladay, by whom he had four children, as follows: George, Lucinda, William, and Frank. Leaving the parental homestead when ready to assume the responsi- bilities of a married man, Lewis Field settled on the farm which he now owns and occupies. It then contained but fifty acres, thirty of which had been cleared, and a hewed log house had been built. Beginning work with a will, he added constantly to the improvements already begun on the place, setting out fruit trees of several varieties, erecting a substantial set of frame buildings, and has since bought additional land. On this