482                 HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

pleasant homestead of ninety acres, he is now carrying on general farming
and stock-raising to great advantage, meeting with well-merited success
in his agricultural operations.
    On February 29, 1880, Mr. Field married Elizabeth Henry, who was
born in Columbiana county, Ohio, July 7, 1854, a daughter of Jacob
Henry. Her grandfather, David Henry, was born in Pennsylvania, where
his parents, who were born in Ireland, of Scotch ancestors, settled on
coming to the United States to live. He subsequently migrated to Gallia
county, Ohio, where he spent his closing years. He married Nancy
Lyons, who was born in Pennsvlvania, of Irish parents, and died in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania. Jacob Henry was born and reared in Beaver
county, his birth occurring March 1, 1829. He married Elvira Rowles,
who was born in Ohio, close to the Pennsylvania state line, a daughter
of William and Dorothy (Leach) Rowles. Mr. and Mrs. Rowles were
both natives of Culpeper county, Virginia, and were there married. They
subsequently moved to Ohio, following the emigrants’ trail on horseback,
and taking with them all of their earthly possessions. Settling on land
situated about five miles from Palestine, Columbiana county, they spent
the remainder of their lives on the farm they improved from its original
wildness. Of the fifteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Rowles, twelve
grew to years of maturity, and all married and had large families. After
their marriage, Jacob Henry and his wife lived on the Rowles homestead,
in Columbiana county, Ohio, until 1858, when they came to Greene county,
Indiana. Buying a tract of timber land in Wright township, they built a
log house, improved quite a portion of the land, and lived there till the
family were grown. Mrs. Henry died in November, 1904. Mr. Henry
sold that property, and is now living in Sullivan county. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry reared nine children, as follows: David W.; Elizabeth, now Mrs.
Field; James P.; Leroy; Rachel; Lewis; Thomas; Marietta; and Alfred.
Mrs. Field is a woman of culture, and at the age of sixteen began teach-
ing school and taught for seventeen consecutive terms, being very suc-
cessful as an educator. Mr. and Mrs. Field have three children, namely
Rupert, Viola, and Eva, all of whom are well known teachers in Clay
and Vigo counties.

    WILLIAM F. SALLADAY is numbered among the farmers and stock
raisers of Jackson township and also among those who fought for the
Union in the Civil war. He enlisted December 2, 1861, in the Sixteenth
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company H, with which he served until
May 14, 1862, and two years afterward re-enlisted in the Fifty-first In-
diana, Company E, remaining with this command until the close of the
conflict, and in the meantime taking part in the battles of Columbia,
Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee, and in many skirmishes. After the
close of the war he returned to the old Sallady homestead, of which he
now owns thirty-four acres, but the boundaries of his farm include one
hundred and four acres, all of which he has placed under an excellent
state of cultivation
    Mr. Salladay is a son of one of the early pioneer farmers of Jackson
township, John Salladay, who was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania,
February 22. 1802, and was there married to one of the county’s native
daughters, Hannah Roberts, she being of English and Welsh descent,
while Mr. Salladay was of German descent. They became the parents of
nine children, four sons and five daughters, of whom William is the sec-