Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Hendrix, D. P. 1811 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com August 25, 2006, 4:50 am Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881) D. P. Hendrix, farmer, Covington, was born in Butler county, Ohio, November 11, 1811, and is the son of Eli and Mary (Pugh) Hendrix, who were natives of Ohio, and who migrated to Indiana in 1831 and settled in Fountain county, where they both remained until their death. D. P. is now residing on a farm that he bought forty years ago, and on which he has made all the improvements. He was married in 1836 to Miss Mary, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Nixon) Clark, the latter a native of Montgomery county, Ohio. She was born in 1809, and came to Fountain county with her people in 1828. Her death occurred in 1876. They reared a family of three children: Arbanas N., Watson N. and Alvey. The two latter lost their lives in the service of their country. They were both members of the 63d Ind. Vol. Inf., that was made up mostly of Fountain county men. Additional Comments: Troy Township Extracted from: HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY, TOGETHER WITH HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY, GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES. BY H. W. BECKWITH, OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO. WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS. 1881. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/fountain/bios/hendrix669nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb