HUSSEY, Edward Simmons, born 8 Jan 1814 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; involved with the Society of Friends in Baltimore during his childhood; moved to Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana in 1829; moved to Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana in 1833; married Eliza Rosecrans 17 Sep 1835 in Carlisle; moved back to Terre Haute and was proprietor of the Stewart House and, later, the National Hotel, neither of which proved to be lucrative businesses; moved in 1856 to Brazil, Clay, Indiana, where he was prominent in business life and public interests for a long time; worked as a merchant and a bookkeeper; served as postmaster of Brazil for a number of years; joined the Presbyterian Church upon moving to Indiana, serving as an elder for fifty-two years and a prominent Sunday School teacher in his earlier years; one of the founders of the two Presbyterian churches in Brazil Township; charter member and secretary of the Brazil Lodge, Number 264, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; charter member and Worshipful Master of the Centennial Lodge, Number 541, Free and Accepted Masons; High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons, Brazil Chapter, Number 59; member of Brazil Lodge, Number 30, Knights of Pythias; member of Brazil Chapter, Number 59, Royal Arch Masons; prominently connected with the Odd Fellows and the Order of Red Men; member of the Republican Party, who served as a Justice of the Peace; said to have honored his profession as a Christian in all that he did and to have rendered fair and impartial decisions as a Justice of the Peace; died 11 Jul 1887 in Brazil, Clay, Indiana; interment in Old Hill Cemetery in Dick Johnson Township.
HUSSEY, Edward Simmons, born 8 Jan 1814 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; involved with the Society of Friends in Baltimore during his childhood; moved to Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana in 1829; moved to Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana in 1833; married Eliza Rosecrans 17 Sep 1835 in Carlisle; moved back to Terre Haute and was proprietor of the Stewart House and, later, the National Hotel, neither of which proved to be lucrative businesses; moved in 1856 to Brazil, Clay, Indiana, where he was prominent in business life and public interests for a long time; worked as a merchant and a bookkeeper; served as postmaster of Brazil for a number of years; joined the Presbyterian Church upon moving to Indiana, serving as an elder for fifty-two years and a prominent Sunday School teacher in his earlier years; one of the founders of the two Presbyterian churches in Brazil Township; charter member and secretary of the Brazil Lodge, Number 264, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; charter member and Worshipful Master of the Centennial Lodge, Number 541, Free and Accepted Masons; High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons, Brazil Chapter, Number 59; member of Brazil Lodge, Number 30, Knights of Pythias; member of Brazil Chapter, Number 59, Royal Arch Masons; prominently connected with the Odd Fellows and the Order of Red Men; member of the Republican Party, who served as a Justice of the Peace; said to have honored his profession as a Christian in all that he did and to have rendered fair and impartial decisions as a Justice of the Peace; died 11 Jul 1887 in Brazil, Clay, Indiana; interment in Old Hill Cemetery in Dick Johnson Township.
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