The death of Daniel A. BYNUM, which occurred the 6th inst., calls attention to the fact that they who emigrated to the wilds of Greene County to lay the forest and cultivate the soil are few in number. To them the book of life is closing. Those of them who remain to bear the burdens of advanced years “only a little while longer” can but say upon the death of their pioneer friends, “thou has but taken thy lamp and gone to bed; We stay a little longer, as one stays, to cover up the embers that still burn.”
The deceased was born in North Carolina in 1816. When about four years old he came with his parents to this county and was reared on a farm near this place. When he grew to manhood he gave his attention to farming and stock raising, after which he engaged in merchandising. While Newberry was in the height of her glory as a trading point he sold vast quantities of dry goods, and sent numerous flat-boats to New Orleans laden with the products of this section of country. From here he moved his store to Bloomfield, and kept it there until the close of his official career, after which he returned to this place, but did not remain here long. He went to Washington, but failing to prosper financially, he went west where he remained for two years. Fate seemed to decree that prosperity should ever remain beyond his reach. While the pangs of misfortune were sorely vexing him, the canker of domestic discord was assuming proportions.
The command, “whom God hath joined together let no man sunder” was not heeded. In the meantime a divorce was granted to Mrs. BYNUM; but when he returned there seemed to be a desire to make amends for past differences. Accordingly he and Mrs. BYNUM were reunited in the bonds of wedlock. This reunion was not permanent, for it was severed soon after they went to Vincennes. “When poverty comes in at the door, love flees out at the window.” A second divorce was granted and he was married to another woman. His first wife bore him four children, of whom Hon. D. M. BYNUM, is the only one living. Five children are the fruits of his last marriage. At various times he was called to act in an official capacity. He served as justice of the peace, township trustee and county treasurer. He was the democratic candidate for treasurer in 1862 and 1864, and was successful each time. He closed his official career amidst embarrassments from the fact that some of the public money was wrongly appropriated. This was humiliating to him, but like a brave man, he sacrificed his property that his securities might be relieved of unpleasant burdens, and that his official career might be freed from the taint of dishonor. For this one act of honesty, he deserves volumes of praise.
Such is the brief record of him who emigrated to the wilds of Indiana over sixty years ago. From it, important lessons can be learned. His whole life is impressed by the actual experience of hard labor. For years he helped lay low the forest and cultivated the soil. He afterward became prominent as a businessman. Years of financial success followed. He was called by the people to act in the capacity of a public servant. When his official career ended, a train of misfortunes followed him. In his latter days the pangs of poverty and the hand of that terrible disease, consumption, bore heavily upon him. He died near the place where he spent his youthful days. The tragedy is ended. The curtain has fallen. Applaud his deeds of honor, look upon his imperfections with the holy eyes of charity and rest assured that the Sovereign King who rules above will judge justly.
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INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850, Indiana State Library-Genealogical Division, On-Line Record: HINDS-HINES, Mary Ann to BAINUM, Daniel A., Married in Knox County, 24 Jun 1839
CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Cass Township, Section 28 T6N R5W, Gilbreath/Calvin Cemetery, Page 44, Column 1: BYNUM, Daniel A., 8 May 1816—8 Mar 1883; BYNUM, Mary Ann, w/o Daniel A., 21 Jan 1854, age 34 yr 21 da; BYNUM, Margaret Ann, d/o DA & Mary, 2 Sep 1858, 16 Yr 8 mo; BYNUM, John W., s/o D A & M A H, 17 Oct 1848—10 Jan 1850.
I feel the Hon. D. M. BYNUM mentioned in the above obituary was actually his nephew who was the son of John Valentine BYNUM, a brother to Daniel Asbury BYNUM.
The deceased was born in North Carolina in 1816. When about four years old he came with his parents to this county and was reared on a farm near this place. When he grew to manhood he gave his attention to farming and stock raising, after which he engaged in merchandising. While Newberry was in the height of her glory as a trading point he sold vast quantities of dry goods, and sent numerous flat-boats to New Orleans laden with the products of this section of country. From here he moved his store to Bloomfield, and kept it there until the close of his official career, after which he returned to this place, but did not remain here long. He went to Washington, but failing to prosper financially, he went west where he remained for two years. Fate seemed to decree that prosperity should ever remain beyond his reach. While the pangs of misfortune were sorely vexing him, the canker of domestic discord was assuming proportions.
The command, “whom God hath joined together let no man sunder” was not heeded. In the meantime a divorce was granted to Mrs. BYNUM; but when he returned there seemed to be a desire to make amends for past differences. Accordingly he and Mrs. BYNUM were reunited in the bonds of wedlock. This reunion was not permanent, for it was severed soon after they went to Vincennes. “When poverty comes in at the door, love flees out at the window.” A second divorce was granted and he was married to another woman. His first wife bore him four children, of whom Hon. D. M. BYNUM, is the only one living. Five children are the fruits of his last marriage. At various times he was called to act in an official capacity. He served as justice of the peace, township trustee and county treasurer. He was the democratic candidate for treasurer in 1862 and 1864, and was successful each time. He closed his official career amidst embarrassments from the fact that some of the public money was wrongly appropriated. This was humiliating to him, but like a brave man, he sacrificed his property that his securities might be relieved of unpleasant burdens, and that his official career might be freed from the taint of dishonor. For this one act of honesty, he deserves volumes of praise.
Such is the brief record of him who emigrated to the wilds of Indiana over sixty years ago. From it, important lessons can be learned. His whole life is impressed by the actual experience of hard labor. For years he helped lay low the forest and cultivated the soil. He afterward became prominent as a businessman. Years of financial success followed. He was called by the people to act in the capacity of a public servant. When his official career ended, a train of misfortunes followed him. In his latter days the pangs of poverty and the hand of that terrible disease, consumption, bore heavily upon him. He died near the place where he spent his youthful days. The tragedy is ended. The curtain has fallen. Applaud his deeds of honor, look upon his imperfections with the holy eyes of charity and rest assured that the Sovereign King who rules above will judge justly.
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INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850, Indiana State Library-Genealogical Division, On-Line Record: HINDS-HINES, Mary Ann to BAINUM, Daniel A., Married in Knox County, 24 Jun 1839
CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Cass Township, Section 28 T6N R5W, Gilbreath/Calvin Cemetery, Page 44, Column 1: BYNUM, Daniel A., 8 May 1816—8 Mar 1883; BYNUM, Mary Ann, w/o Daniel A., 21 Jan 1854, age 34 yr 21 da; BYNUM, Margaret Ann, d/o DA & Mary, 2 Sep 1858, 16 Yr 8 mo; BYNUM, John W., s/o D A & M A H, 17 Oct 1848—10 Jan 1850.
I feel the Hon. D. M. BYNUM mentioned in the above obituary was actually his nephew who was the son of John Valentine BYNUM, a brother to Daniel Asbury BYNUM.
The death of Daniel A. BYNUM, which occurred the 6th inst., calls attention to the fact that they who emigrated to the wilds of Greene County to lay the forest and cultivate the soil are few in number. To them the book of life is closing. Those of them who remain to bear the burdens of advanced years “only a little while longer” can but say upon the death of their pioneer friends, “thou has but taken thy lamp and gone to bed; We stay a little longer, as one stays, to cover up the embers that still burn.”
The deceased was born in North Carolina in 1816. When about four years old he came with his parents to this county and was reared on a farm near this place. When he grew to manhood he gave his attention to farming and stock raising, after which he engaged in merchandising. While Newberry was in the height of her glory as a trading point he sold vast quantities of dry goods, and sent numerous flat-boats to New Orleans laden with the products of this section of country. From here he moved his store to Bloomfield, and kept it there until the close of his official career, after which he returned to this place, but did not remain here long. He went to Washington, but failing to prosper financially, he went west where he remained for two years. Fate seemed to decree that prosperity should ever remain beyond his reach. While the pangs of misfortune were sorely vexing him, the canker of domestic discord was assuming proportions.
The command, “whom God hath joined together let no man sunder” was not heeded. In the meantime a divorce was granted to Mrs. BYNUM; but when he returned there seemed to be a desire to make amends for past differences. Accordingly he and Mrs. BYNUM were reunited in the bonds of wedlock. This reunion was not permanent, for it was severed soon after they went to Vincennes. “When poverty comes in at the door, love flees out at the window.” A second divorce was granted and he was married to another woman. His first wife bore him four children, of whom Hon. D. M. BYNUM, is the only one living. Five children are the fruits of his last marriage. At various times he was called to act in an official capacity. He served as justice of the peace, township trustee and county treasurer. He was the democratic candidate for treasurer in 1862 and 1864, and was successful each time. He closed his official career amidst embarrassments from the fact that some of the public money was wrongly appropriated. This was humiliating to him, but like a brave man, he sacrificed his property that his securities might be relieved of unpleasant burdens, and that his official career might be freed from the taint of dishonor. For this one act of honesty, he deserves volumes of praise.
Such is the brief record of him who emigrated to the wilds of Indiana over sixty years ago. From it, important lessons can be learned. His whole life is impressed by the actual experience of hard labor. For years he helped lay low the forest and cultivated the soil. He afterward became prominent as a businessman. Years of financial success followed. He was called by the people to act in the capacity of a public servant. When his official career ended, a train of misfortunes followed him. In his latter days the pangs of poverty and the hand of that terrible disease, consumption, bore heavily upon him. He died near the place where he spent his youthful days. The tragedy is ended. The curtain has fallen. Applaud his deeds of honor, look upon his imperfections with the holy eyes of charity and rest assured that the Sovereign King who rules above will judge justly.
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INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850, Indiana State Library-Genealogical Division, On-Line Record: HINDS-HINES, Mary Ann to BAINUM, Daniel A., Married in Knox County, 24 Jun 1839
CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Cass Township, Section 28 T6N R5W, Gilbreath/Calvin Cemetery, Page 44, Column 1: BYNUM, Daniel A., 8 May 1816—8 Mar 1883; BYNUM, Mary Ann, w/o Daniel A., 21 Jan 1854, age 34 yr 21 da; BYNUM, Margaret Ann, d/o DA & Mary, 2 Sep 1858, 16 Yr 8 mo; BYNUM, John W., s/o D A & M A H, 17 Oct 1848—10 Jan 1850.
I feel the Hon. D. M. BYNUM mentioned in the above obituary was actually his nephew who was the son of John Valentine BYNUM, a brother to Daniel Asbury BYNUM.
The deceased was born in North Carolina in 1816. When about four years old he came with his parents to this county and was reared on a farm near this place. When he grew to manhood he gave his attention to farming and stock raising, after which he engaged in merchandising. While Newberry was in the height of her glory as a trading point he sold vast quantities of dry goods, and sent numerous flat-boats to New Orleans laden with the products of this section of country. From here he moved his store to Bloomfield, and kept it there until the close of his official career, after which he returned to this place, but did not remain here long. He went to Washington, but failing to prosper financially, he went west where he remained for two years. Fate seemed to decree that prosperity should ever remain beyond his reach. While the pangs of misfortune were sorely vexing him, the canker of domestic discord was assuming proportions.
The command, “whom God hath joined together let no man sunder” was not heeded. In the meantime a divorce was granted to Mrs. BYNUM; but when he returned there seemed to be a desire to make amends for past differences. Accordingly he and Mrs. BYNUM were reunited in the bonds of wedlock. This reunion was not permanent, for it was severed soon after they went to Vincennes. “When poverty comes in at the door, love flees out at the window.” A second divorce was granted and he was married to another woman. His first wife bore him four children, of whom Hon. D. M. BYNUM, is the only one living. Five children are the fruits of his last marriage. At various times he was called to act in an official capacity. He served as justice of the peace, township trustee and county treasurer. He was the democratic candidate for treasurer in 1862 and 1864, and was successful each time. He closed his official career amidst embarrassments from the fact that some of the public money was wrongly appropriated. This was humiliating to him, but like a brave man, he sacrificed his property that his securities might be relieved of unpleasant burdens, and that his official career might be freed from the taint of dishonor. For this one act of honesty, he deserves volumes of praise.
Such is the brief record of him who emigrated to the wilds of Indiana over sixty years ago. From it, important lessons can be learned. His whole life is impressed by the actual experience of hard labor. For years he helped lay low the forest and cultivated the soil. He afterward became prominent as a businessman. Years of financial success followed. He was called by the people to act in the capacity of a public servant. When his official career ended, a train of misfortunes followed him. In his latter days the pangs of poverty and the hand of that terrible disease, consumption, bore heavily upon him. He died near the place where he spent his youthful days. The tragedy is ended. The curtain has fallen. Applaud his deeds of honor, look upon his imperfections with the holy eyes of charity and rest assured that the Sovereign King who rules above will judge justly.
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INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850, Indiana State Library-Genealogical Division, On-Line Record: HINDS-HINES, Mary Ann to BAINUM, Daniel A., Married in Knox County, 24 Jun 1839
CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Cass Township, Section 28 T6N R5W, Gilbreath/Calvin Cemetery, Page 44, Column 1: BYNUM, Daniel A., 8 May 1816—8 Mar 1883; BYNUM, Mary Ann, w/o Daniel A., 21 Jan 1854, age 34 yr 21 da; BYNUM, Margaret Ann, d/o DA & Mary, 2 Sep 1858, 16 Yr 8 mo; BYNUM, John W., s/o D A & M A H, 17 Oct 1848—10 Jan 1850.
I feel the Hon. D. M. BYNUM mentioned in the above obituary was actually his nephew who was the son of John Valentine BYNUM, a brother to Daniel Asbury BYNUM.
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