Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind., 1895,
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WILLIAM H. HOSTETTER, a leading farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Montgomery county, Ind., October 3, 1840.
His great-grandfather, Henry Hostetter, was of German descent, and lived and died in York, Pa., where he had followed the vocation of a farmer. Great-grandfather Hostetter died at the age of seventy years, and his wife at eighty-eight.
David Hostetter, son of the above, left his native state of Pennsylvania when very young, and for a short time lived in Virginia, and in Pickaway county, Ohio, and then came to Indiana, and bought 240 acres of land in Montgomery county, which he improved to the fullest extent.
He first married Polly Hicks, who died in Ohio, and after coming to Indiana married Mrs. Polly Boyer, a widow, whose maiden name was Wolfley. By the first marriage he was the father of the following children: Sherman, James, Beniah, Serilda, David and Mary, and by his second marriage the father of Lucky W. and Lewis L. Sherman Hostetter, son of David and father of William H., was born in Rockbridge county, Va., September 23, 1809, and was quite young when he went to Ohio with his father. When twenty-four years of age he came to Montgomery county, Ind., and soon afterward married Courtney Harrison, daughter of Robert and Polly (Hammer) Harrison, and to this union was born one child, Mary L. , the mother dying soon after its birth. His second marriage was to Mary A. Byrd, daughter of Abram and Jane (Randall) Byrd, and to this union have been born the following children: William H., John B., Melissa R., Phronissa C, Abram S., James D., Margaret E., Lewis W. , Allen H. and Edgar C. Sherman Hos-etter was a republican of much prominence in his day, as well as a farmer of most progressive spirit, and in the latter capacity had acquired a property of over 400 acres. He had been entrusted with many important offices of honor by the people of Montgomery county, and was also their representative in the lower house of the state legislature in 1846-48. In the year 1859 he settled in Boone county, Jackson township, where his abilities as a statesman were quickly recognized, and in the stirring times of 1862-64, was sent to the legislature to represent the strong Union feelings of the county, which he did most forcibly and successfully. His nerve was made manifest on one occasion. when a convention was held in the legislative hall, and military rule threatened to override civil rule; a bolt was expected, and he was appointed to keep the door open; he took his stand at the designated spot, and when the chair ordered the door closed, he simply thrust his cane' in the aperture and held the door open for the bolt, and thus saved the state from absolute military control. This accomplished gentleman died December 6, 1868, and his widow died December 25, 1892.
William H. Hostetter was reared on his father's farm and was inured to hardship sufficiently to strengthen his muscles. August 7, 1861, he enlisted at North Salem, Ind., in company A, Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, in the three-year service. He was placed in the army of the Potomac, under Gen. Banks. He fought at Winchester, Va., and at Cedar Mountain; he was also at the second battle of Bull Run; was at Antietam, where his corps commander. Gen. Mansfield, lost his life, and Mr. Hostetter twice struck by bullets; was next at Chancellorsville, and at Gettysburg. In July, 1863, his regiment assisted in subduing the New York draft riots, and in September was sent back to the army of the Potomac at the river Rapidan. He was then sent west and was at Chattanooga, in the siege of Atlanta, and at the battle of Resaca, at New Hope church, and in skirmishes innumerable. His war service lasted over three years, and his bravery has been recognized by the government with a pension of $8 per month; but the tardy recognition was not made until 1890. His comrades, however, since his return home, have not failed to recall his meritorious conduct in the field. By them he was elected the first commander of Antietam post. No. 524, G. A. R., at Jamestown, Ind., which membership was later transferred to Advance, where his worth was again acknowledged, and he was placed in the same position, which he still holds, an honor seldom granted by- the G. A. R. The many battles in which Mr. Hostetter took part are matters of history, and the details of each heroic contest are too numerous to be related in the limited scope of the biographies intended to be given in this volume.
William H. Hostetter was married October 19, 1870, to Miss Margaret A., daughter of Abram and Ann (Sanderson) Nicely, and they at once went to housekeeping on their present farm of 240 acres in Boone county. They have had born to them a family of three children, named as follows: Neva E., Harry L. and Anita, who have all received an excellent education, Harry L. , especially, being intended for a college course. Mr. Hostetter is the only republican who ever held the office of trustee in his township, and has held that office three terms.
Contributor: Marc Doty (46843703)
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WILLIAM H. HOSTETTER, a leading farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Montgomery county, Ind., October 3, 1840.
His great-grandfather, Henry Hostetter, was of German descent, and lived and died in York, Pa., where he had followed the vocation of a farmer. Great-grandfather Hostetter died at the age of seventy years, and his wife at eighty-eight.
David Hostetter, son of the above, left his native state of Pennsylvania when very young, and for a short time lived in Virginia, and in Pickaway county, Ohio, and then came to Indiana, and bought 240 acres of land in Montgomery county, which he improved to the fullest extent.
He first married Polly Hicks, who died in Ohio, and after coming to Indiana married Mrs. Polly Boyer, a widow, whose maiden name was Wolfley. By the first marriage he was the father of the following children: Sherman, James, Beniah, Serilda, David and Mary, and by his second marriage the father of Lucky W. and Lewis L. Sherman Hostetter, son of David and father of William H., was born in Rockbridge county, Va., September 23, 1809, and was quite young when he went to Ohio with his father. When twenty-four years of age he came to Montgomery county, Ind., and soon afterward married Courtney Harrison, daughter of Robert and Polly (Hammer) Harrison, and to this union was born one child, Mary L. , the mother dying soon after its birth. His second marriage was to Mary A. Byrd, daughter of Abram and Jane (Randall) Byrd, and to this union have been born the following children: William H., John B., Melissa R., Phronissa C, Abram S., James D., Margaret E., Lewis W. , Allen H. and Edgar C. Sherman Hos-etter was a republican of much prominence in his day, as well as a farmer of most progressive spirit, and in the latter capacity had acquired a property of over 400 acres. He had been entrusted with many important offices of honor by the people of Montgomery county, and was also their representative in the lower house of the state legislature in 1846-48. In the year 1859 he settled in Boone county, Jackson township, where his abilities as a statesman were quickly recognized, and in the stirring times of 1862-64, was sent to the legislature to represent the strong Union feelings of the county, which he did most forcibly and successfully. His nerve was made manifest on one occasion. when a convention was held in the legislative hall, and military rule threatened to override civil rule; a bolt was expected, and he was appointed to keep the door open; he took his stand at the designated spot, and when the chair ordered the door closed, he simply thrust his cane' in the aperture and held the door open for the bolt, and thus saved the state from absolute military control. This accomplished gentleman died December 6, 1868, and his widow died December 25, 1892.
William H. Hostetter was reared on his father's farm and was inured to hardship sufficiently to strengthen his muscles. August 7, 1861, he enlisted at North Salem, Ind., in company A, Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, in the three-year service. He was placed in the army of the Potomac, under Gen. Banks. He fought at Winchester, Va., and at Cedar Mountain; he was also at the second battle of Bull Run; was at Antietam, where his corps commander. Gen. Mansfield, lost his life, and Mr. Hostetter twice struck by bullets; was next at Chancellorsville, and at Gettysburg. In July, 1863, his regiment assisted in subduing the New York draft riots, and in September was sent back to the army of the Potomac at the river Rapidan. He was then sent west and was at Chattanooga, in the siege of Atlanta, and at the battle of Resaca, at New Hope church, and in skirmishes innumerable. His war service lasted over three years, and his bravery has been recognized by the government with a pension of $8 per month; but the tardy recognition was not made until 1890. His comrades, however, since his return home, have not failed to recall his meritorious conduct in the field. By them he was elected the first commander of Antietam post. No. 524, G. A. R., at Jamestown, Ind., which membership was later transferred to Advance, where his worth was again acknowledged, and he was placed in the same position, which he still holds, an honor seldom granted by- the G. A. R. The many battles in which Mr. Hostetter took part are matters of history, and the details of each heroic contest are too numerous to be related in the limited scope of the biographies intended to be given in this volume.
William H. Hostetter was married October 19, 1870, to Miss Margaret A., daughter of Abram and Ann (Sanderson) Nicely, and they at once went to housekeeping on their present farm of 240 acres in Boone county. They have had born to them a family of three children, named as follows: Neva E., Harry L. and Anita, who have all received an excellent education, Harry L. , especially, being intended for a college course. Mr. Hostetter is the only republican who ever held the office of trustee in his township, and has held that office three terms.
Contributor: Marc Doty (46843703)
Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind., 1895,
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WILLIAM H. HOSTETTER, a leading farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Montgomery county, Ind., October 3, 1840.
His great-grandfather, Henry Hostetter, was of German descent, and lived and died in York, Pa., where he had followed the vocation of a farmer. Great-grandfather Hostetter died at the age of seventy years, and his wife at eighty-eight.
David Hostetter, son of the above, left his native state of Pennsylvania when very young, and for a short time lived in Virginia, and in Pickaway county, Ohio, and then came to Indiana, and bought 240 acres of land in Montgomery county, which he improved to the fullest extent.
He first married Polly Hicks, who died in Ohio, and after coming to Indiana married Mrs. Polly Boyer, a widow, whose maiden name was Wolfley. By the first marriage he was the father of the following children: Sherman, James, Beniah, Serilda, David and Mary, and by his second marriage the father of Lucky W. and Lewis L. Sherman Hostetter, son of David and father of William H., was born in Rockbridge county, Va., September 23, 1809, and was quite young when he went to Ohio with his father. When twenty-four years of age he came to Montgomery county, Ind., and soon afterward married Courtney Harrison, daughter of Robert and Polly (Hammer) Harrison, and to this union was born one child, Mary L. , the mother dying soon after its birth. His second marriage was to Mary A. Byrd, daughter of Abram and Jane (Randall) Byrd, and to this union have been born the following children: William H., John B., Melissa R., Phronissa C, Abram S., James D., Margaret E., Lewis W. , Allen H. and Edgar C. Sherman Hos-etter was a republican of much prominence in his day, as well as a farmer of most progressive spirit, and in the latter capacity had acquired a property of over 400 acres. He had been entrusted with many important offices of honor by the people of Montgomery county, and was also their representative in the lower house of the state legislature in 1846-48. In the year 1859 he settled in Boone county, Jackson township, where his abilities as a statesman were quickly recognized, and in the stirring times of 1862-64, was sent to the legislature to represent the strong Union feelings of the county, which he did most forcibly and successfully. His nerve was made manifest on one occasion. when a convention was held in the legislative hall, and military rule threatened to override civil rule; a bolt was expected, and he was appointed to keep the door open; he took his stand at the designated spot, and when the chair ordered the door closed, he simply thrust his cane' in the aperture and held the door open for the bolt, and thus saved the state from absolute military control. This accomplished gentleman died December 6, 1868, and his widow died December 25, 1892.
William H. Hostetter was reared on his father's farm and was inured to hardship sufficiently to strengthen his muscles. August 7, 1861, he enlisted at North Salem, Ind., in company A, Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, in the three-year service. He was placed in the army of the Potomac, under Gen. Banks. He fought at Winchester, Va., and at Cedar Mountain; he was also at the second battle of Bull Run; was at Antietam, where his corps commander. Gen. Mansfield, lost his life, and Mr. Hostetter twice struck by bullets; was next at Chancellorsville, and at Gettysburg. In July, 1863, his regiment assisted in subduing the New York draft riots, and in September was sent back to the army of the Potomac at the river Rapidan. He was then sent west and was at Chattanooga, in the siege of Atlanta, and at the battle of Resaca, at New Hope church, and in skirmishes innumerable. His war service lasted over three years, and his bravery has been recognized by the government with a pension of $8 per month; but the tardy recognition was not made until 1890. His comrades, however, since his return home, have not failed to recall his meritorious conduct in the field. By them he was elected the first commander of Antietam post. No. 524, G. A. R., at Jamestown, Ind., which membership was later transferred to Advance, where his worth was again acknowledged, and he was placed in the same position, which he still holds, an honor seldom granted by- the G. A. R. The many battles in which Mr. Hostetter took part are matters of history, and the details of each heroic contest are too numerous to be related in the limited scope of the biographies intended to be given in this volume.
William H. Hostetter was married October 19, 1870, to Miss Margaret A., daughter of Abram and Ann (Sanderson) Nicely, and they at once went to housekeeping on their present farm of 240 acres in Boone county. They have had born to them a family of three children, named as follows: Neva E., Harry L. and Anita, who have all received an excellent education, Harry L. , especially, being intended for a college course. Mr. Hostetter is the only republican who ever held the office of trustee in his township, and has held that office three terms.
Contributor: Marc Doty (46843703)
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WILLIAM H. HOSTETTER, a leading farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Montgomery county, Ind., October 3, 1840.
His great-grandfather, Henry Hostetter, was of German descent, and lived and died in York, Pa., where he had followed the vocation of a farmer. Great-grandfather Hostetter died at the age of seventy years, and his wife at eighty-eight.
David Hostetter, son of the above, left his native state of Pennsylvania when very young, and for a short time lived in Virginia, and in Pickaway county, Ohio, and then came to Indiana, and bought 240 acres of land in Montgomery county, which he improved to the fullest extent.
He first married Polly Hicks, who died in Ohio, and after coming to Indiana married Mrs. Polly Boyer, a widow, whose maiden name was Wolfley. By the first marriage he was the father of the following children: Sherman, James, Beniah, Serilda, David and Mary, and by his second marriage the father of Lucky W. and Lewis L. Sherman Hostetter, son of David and father of William H., was born in Rockbridge county, Va., September 23, 1809, and was quite young when he went to Ohio with his father. When twenty-four years of age he came to Montgomery county, Ind., and soon afterward married Courtney Harrison, daughter of Robert and Polly (Hammer) Harrison, and to this union was born one child, Mary L. , the mother dying soon after its birth. His second marriage was to Mary A. Byrd, daughter of Abram and Jane (Randall) Byrd, and to this union have been born the following children: William H., John B., Melissa R., Phronissa C, Abram S., James D., Margaret E., Lewis W. , Allen H. and Edgar C. Sherman Hos-etter was a republican of much prominence in his day, as well as a farmer of most progressive spirit, and in the latter capacity had acquired a property of over 400 acres. He had been entrusted with many important offices of honor by the people of Montgomery county, and was also their representative in the lower house of the state legislature in 1846-48. In the year 1859 he settled in Boone county, Jackson township, where his abilities as a statesman were quickly recognized, and in the stirring times of 1862-64, was sent to the legislature to represent the strong Union feelings of the county, which he did most forcibly and successfully. His nerve was made manifest on one occasion. when a convention was held in the legislative hall, and military rule threatened to override civil rule; a bolt was expected, and he was appointed to keep the door open; he took his stand at the designated spot, and when the chair ordered the door closed, he simply thrust his cane' in the aperture and held the door open for the bolt, and thus saved the state from absolute military control. This accomplished gentleman died December 6, 1868, and his widow died December 25, 1892.
William H. Hostetter was reared on his father's farm and was inured to hardship sufficiently to strengthen his muscles. August 7, 1861, he enlisted at North Salem, Ind., in company A, Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, in the three-year service. He was placed in the army of the Potomac, under Gen. Banks. He fought at Winchester, Va., and at Cedar Mountain; he was also at the second battle of Bull Run; was at Antietam, where his corps commander. Gen. Mansfield, lost his life, and Mr. Hostetter twice struck by bullets; was next at Chancellorsville, and at Gettysburg. In July, 1863, his regiment assisted in subduing the New York draft riots, and in September was sent back to the army of the Potomac at the river Rapidan. He was then sent west and was at Chattanooga, in the siege of Atlanta, and at the battle of Resaca, at New Hope church, and in skirmishes innumerable. His war service lasted over three years, and his bravery has been recognized by the government with a pension of $8 per month; but the tardy recognition was not made until 1890. His comrades, however, since his return home, have not failed to recall his meritorious conduct in the field. By them he was elected the first commander of Antietam post. No. 524, G. A. R., at Jamestown, Ind., which membership was later transferred to Advance, where his worth was again acknowledged, and he was placed in the same position, which he still holds, an honor seldom granted by- the G. A. R. The many battles in which Mr. Hostetter took part are matters of history, and the details of each heroic contest are too numerous to be related in the limited scope of the biographies intended to be given in this volume.
William H. Hostetter was married October 19, 1870, to Miss Margaret A., daughter of Abram and Ann (Sanderson) Nicely, and they at once went to housekeeping on their present farm of 240 acres in Boone county. They have had born to them a family of three children, named as follows: Neva E., Harry L. and Anita, who have all received an excellent education, Harry L. , especially, being intended for a college course. Mr. Hostetter is the only republican who ever held the office of trustee in his township, and has held that office three terms.
Contributor: Marc Doty (46843703)
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