Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Roads, John 1820 - ************************************************ 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 September 27, 2007, 9:18 pm Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881) John Roads, farmer, Covington, was born in Warren county, Ohio, February 24, 1820, and is the son of Jacob and Mary (Fox) Roads. Mr. Roads came to Fountain county, Indiana, with his parents, about 1839, and has been a resident of the county ever since, engaged in farming. He is the owner of 351 acres of fine improved land, which is; due to his energy and attention to business. He has been twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth E. Graham, by whom he has one child, Irlanus. His present wife is Mary A. Wolf, by whom he has eight children: John, Lewis, Harriet E. (wife of Charles Marlatte), Mary A., Amanda, John, Viola, and Emma. Additional Comments: Wabash Township 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/roads1094gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb