Greene-Washington-Owen County IN Archives Biographies.....Philbert, Joel 1825 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   JOEL PHILBERT, farmer, was born in Washington County, Ind., November 24,
1825, a son of Luke and Nancy (Lane) Philbert, who were natives of Kentucky,
where they were reared, married and resided a number of years. They came to
Washington County, this State, at an early day, but after a few years moved to
Owen County, where they passed the remainder of their days engaged in
agricultural pursuits. Joel Philbert was reared on the farm of his parents, his
youthful years being passed in the pioneer pursuits which fell to the lot of the
sons of early settlers. While in Owen County, he was married to Miss Ruth Bowen,
and previous to the rebellion removed to Greene County, where he engaged in
farming, and from where, in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F,
Ninety-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served his country with fidelity,
participating in the battles of Jackson, Mission Ridge, all through the Atlanta
campaign, with Sherman on his memorable march to the sea, and was finally
discharged in June, 1865. After the war he returned to his home in Greene
County, where he has since resided, and where his wife died July 12, 1876, after
bearing a family of six children, as follows: Charles L., James B., George F.,
Florence M. and two that died in infancy. July 18, 1877, Mr. Philbert married
for his second and present wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Haney who was born in Ohio in
the year 1833. The greater portion of Mr. Philbert's life has been passed in
farming, although previous to the late war he made ten trips to New Orleans on
flat-boats with grain, produce, etc. He began life a poor boy, and although not
a man of great wealth, yet he has, by hard work and frugality, secured a good
farm of 180 acres. In politics, he is a Democrat, although liberal in his views
on all things. He is deeply interested all matters of public welfare, and is one
of the county's well-known and useful citizens.

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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.

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