KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 19 Jan 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 13 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:27:12 -0700 From: "Linda Katherine Jenkins-Wensel" Subject: BIO: Jonas R. MAY, son of Sarah MAY of Kentucky Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Van Buren Township, p. 648 MAY, WISELEY, WOODWARD Jonas R. MAY, an old settler and leading farmer and stock-raiser, was born January 25, 1834, in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ind., and is the fourth of six children (five now living) born to David and Sarah (MAY) MAY, natives of North Carolina and Kentucky, and of German descent. David MAY and his wife were among the first settlers in the county. He has always been a farmer, and , consequently, Jonas R. was reared to that vocation, attending school when not employed about the farm, and, in 1854, took a course of six months at a university, and afterward was employed in teaching school for three years. He was salesman in a store at Harrodsburg, this county, for two years. January 12, 1860, Mr. MAY married Mary J. WISELEY, a native of this county, and a daughter of Jesse and Margaret (WOODWARD) WISELEY, Virginians, of German and Irish-German descent respectively. By this marriage there are three children - Clara B., Luther D. and Omar M. Mr. MAY possesses 274 acres of land, well cultivated and embellished with a fine brick residence, barn and outbuildings. This place is well supplied with a fine orchard, and with all necessary agricultural implements. For a start in life, Mr. MAY received about $2,000 from his father, and by industry has accumulated until he possesses as comfortable a home as any in the township. In 1872, Mr. MAY was elected Trustee of his township, held the office one term, was again elected in 1876, and held the office four years. He was a third time elected in 1882, and is now holding that position. He is very active in the interests of his township, and alive to those of the Republican party. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:29:32 -0700 From: "Linda Katherine Jenkins-Wensel" Subject:BIO: Geogre W. MOORE born Scott County, KY, 1806, Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Van Buren Township, p. 648 George W. MOORE was born July 8, 1806, in Scott County, Ky., and is the fourteenth of fifteen children (fourteen of whom lived to rear families) born to Robert and Margaret (MERCER) MOORE, natives of Ireland. The father was a farmer. Our subject grew to manhood on a farm, his educational advantages being very poor. At the age of eighteen, he commenced the struggles of life on his own responsibility. For three years he drove a stage-coach team, and carried the United States mail. He drove the first four horse stage team ever driven from Lexington to Nashville, Tenn. He was agent for the United States mail line for four years, after which he engaged in farming, continuing five years. In the autumn of 1834, he came to Monroe County,and settled in Bloomington Township. He farmed for three years, then sold out, and moved to Bloomington, where he embarked in the dry goods and grocery trade, following this business twenty-five years, after which he disposed of his business and purchased the farm of 250 acres of land on which he now resides. To this he has added twenty-five acres, which addition makes him the owner of 275 acres, all in a high state of cultivation, and having all the modern improvements. Mr. MOORE was married, August 31, 1831, to Elizabeth MOUSER, of Kentucky, and daughter of Frederic MOUSER. Four children were born to them, three of whom John S., Ann A. (FLETCHER) and Louisa (OTWELL), are living. In Washington Territory Mr. MOORE made a purchase of 157 acres of timber for $300, which he subsequently sold for $1,300. On his farm he has a saltpeter cave, which has been explored three-fourths of a mile. Mr. M. and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1831. In politics he is a Republican. End of ky-footsteps-digest V00 #13 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.