Greene-Lawrence County IN Archives Biographies.....Delay, David 1826 - ************************************************ 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 May 15, 2006, 8:10 pm Author: Goodspeed (1884) DAVID DELAY was born February 9, 1826, in Guilford County, N. C, and is one of nine children born to Alexander and Rachael (Carroll) Delay, who settled in Lawrence County, Ind., in November, 1827, where they lived about six years. From there they came to Greene County locating in Stafford Township, where they have since lived. David Delay received his education, as he says, "on the wing" in the primitive schools of his first days. He was wedded to Mary Garrett on the 16th day of March, 1853, and nine children in all have been born to them, only three—Albert, Cora M., and Mollie B.—now living. Mr. Delay is a farmer and a success, now owning 200 acres of land where he jives, under a good state of cultivation. In 1882, Mr. Delay was the Republican candidate for County Treasurer, and has been Assessor of his township for several years. He is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity and belongs to the Encampment at Pleasantville. He also is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is one of the men of use to society and esteemed by all its members. Additional Comments: Stafford Township Biographies Extracted from: HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/greene/bios/delay564nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb