VITAL STATISTICS--LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS, IN THE ORDER OF DATE OF SETTLEMENT, LIST OF PERSONS IN DELAWARE COUNTY SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND�OVER, WITH THEIR AGES, AS PER CENSUS OF 1880, IN CENTER TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE. HARRISON, HAMILTON, LIBERTY, MUNCIE CITY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MONROE, NILES, PERRY, SALEM, UNION AND WASHINGTON.

�PARTIAL LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS

This list includes some of the early settlers up to the year 1840, and none of a later date. Probably many, more prominent indeed, than some of those mentioned, are necessarily omitted. The list contains, however, a very fair abstract of the names of those who, in the past, were recognized as among the leading citizens of the county. The first column gives the name, and the second the date of settlement here:

Name	Date	Name	Date
Robert Gordon	1819	Anthony Broderick	1819
R. Stansberry	1820	Cornelius Van Arsdall	1820
Allen Makepeace	1820	Aaron Richardson	1820
Goldsmith C. Gilbert	1820	Lewis Rees	1822
Borter Rees	1822	J. S. Thornburg	1825
Asahel Thornburg	1825	John Brown	1825
Lemuel G. Jackson	1825	Katy Simmons	1825
Daniel Simmons	1825	John Simmons	1825
Wilder Potter	1826	John Crum	1826
Mrs. Edmond	1827	J. Shoemaker	1828
Isaac Branson	1828	Patsy Bunson	1828
John Sanders	1828	Job Swain	1828
John Tomlinson	1828	John Parker	1828
William Jones	1828	John Jones	1828
Owen Russell	1829	Joel Russell	1829
Robert Gibson	1829	Ralph Heath	1829
Lewis Moore	1829	Boyd Linville	1829
David Heal	1829	John Smith	1829
Stephen Hamilton	1829	Minus Turner	1829
George Turner	1829	William Ribble, Sr	1830
William Ribble, Jr	1830	John Moore	1830
David Kilgore	1830	George W. Franklin	1830
J. Williamson	1830	Daniel Keesling	1830
George W. Miller	1830	William H. Stewart	1830
Andrew Kennedy	1830	Thomas Kirby	1830
Samuel P. Anthony	1831	Samuel Gregory	1831
Charles F. Willard	1831	Adam Shafer	1831
J. Nottingham	1831	Joshua Turner	1831
Jacob Calvert	1831	M. Walling	1831
P. Carmichael	1832	T. F. Wilson	1832
William Walling	1832	George Shafer	1832
Lloyd Wilcoxen	1832	C. Mansfield	1832
Warren Stewart	1833	Moses Wilson	1833
Thomas Wilsop	1833	Eleazer Coffeen	1833
William Buffington	1833	John Keen	1833
W. Martin	1833	A. Buckles	1833
Thomas Clevenger	1834	J. H. Wysor	1834
Benjamin Dungan	1834	John W. Dungan	1834
W. Lenon	1834	James A. Maddy	1834
Abner Wolverton	1834	John W. Strong	1834
Alfred B. Strong	1834	D. Pittinger	1835
Daniel Jarrett	1835	John Hutson	1835
Samuel G. Sunderland	1835	E. T. Babb	1835
S. R. Martin	1834	Nehemiah Burden	1835
Henry Eber	1835	Thomas Weir	1836
John Brady	1836	W. Y. Williams	1836
S. Clark	1836	Edmund Brammer	1836
J. Orr, Sr	1836	J. Richmond	1836
Joseph M. Davis	1836	Calvin P. Streeter	1836
John Jack	1836	John Maclaine	1836
J. H. Slonaker	1837	James L. Russey	1837
Caroline Russey	1834	J. Stradling	1837
C. Retz	1837	Benoni Wilson	1837
William A. Long	1837	P. Carmichael	1837
J. Hopping	1837	William Adsit	1837
Robert Long	1837	J. Saunders	1837
Thomas J. Sample	1837	Volney Willson	1837
Alfred Gates	1838	Albert Gates	1838
Albro Gates	1838	F. E. Putnam	1838
John H. Ellis	1838	Thomas Johnson	1838
G. W. Studebaker	1838	A. M. Klein	1838
A. Wilson	1838	W. L. Goff	1838
Brice P. Powers	1838	J. Williams	1838
Thomas S. Neely	1839	Moses L. Neely	1839
Charles Rickert	1839	Col. B. Sayre	1839
Adam Sheller	1839	M. Galliher	1839
John Galbraith	1840	J. Priest	1840
D. Babb	1840	John Sutton	1840

VITAL STATISTICS.

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Appended hereto is a list containing the names of persons residing in Delaware County, as shown by the census of 1880, who are not less than seventy years old, with their ages respectively at the date of registry. These names are given alphabetically, by townships:

Center Township (outside of Muncie) --William Carman, 75; Emeline Driscoll, 77; Mary Dick, 70; Ephraim Dragoo, 75; Martin Galliher, 71; Ann Helvie, 70; Jeremiah Jewett, 78; Patience Kemper, 78; Joseph Long, 77; W. C. Neiswonger, 70; John Smith, 82; Harriet Smith, 75; Michael Smell, 72; Susan Smell, 72; John Smell, 76,� Mary Shawhan, 81; George Shaffer, 80; Henry Sholtz, 88; Nicholas Shaw, 80; Jane Van Arsdal, 91; Rebecca Wright, 72; Joseph Winson, 80. Whole number, 24; average age, 76.8 years; total, 1,764.

Delaware Township �Leander Blake, 72; Lydia Bell, 70; Edmund Brammer, 76; Mary Irwin, 72; Elizabeth Lockhart, 79; Ruth Lykins, 79; Willson Lennon, 76; William Lyon, 78; Jacob Smith, 70; Mary Smith, 70; Rebecca Shreeve,70; Naomi Shockley, 78; John W. Strong, 73; Nancy Vincent, 73; Joseph Watt, 75; John Whitehair, 93. Whole number, 16; average age, 76.7; total, 1,144.

Harrison Township �John Crum, 70; Ennis Duckett, 70; David Eppart, 70; Charles H. Kirk, 77; Hannah Ladd, 73; Samuel McCreery, 79; Henry Miller, 71; Mary Rector, 75; Henry Stump, 70; Anna Woodring, 75. Whole number,10; average age, 73; total, 730.

Hamilton Township �Abigail Dragstrim, 79; Nancy Gregory, 78; Joseph Jacobs, 73; William Kirby, 14; John Martindale, 75; James Powell, 71; Elizabeth Sloniker, 73; Mary Tharp, 75; Abel Wright, 75; Sarah Wylie, 85. Whole number, 10; average age, 75.8; total 758.�������

Liberty Township �Eliza Austin, 70; John W. Baughn, 71; Richard Cray 78; William Cain, 75; Jacob Davis, 15; John Dotson, 72; Priscilla Dotson, 73; Sarah Davis, 76; Anderson East, 78; Morton East, 79;� Mary Flaherty, 85; Beersheba Jones, 74; Conrad Kurtz, 76; Elizabeth Lawrence, 72; George Martin, 76; Lydia McKaskey, 73; Joseph Orr, 79, Henry A. Pierce, 70; Dorcas Shelton, 70; Abby Scott, 90; Juliette C. Willson, 77; Rhoda Williams, 76. Whole number, 22; average age, 75.7; total, 1,665.

Muncie City �(Center Township) �John Brady, 76; Mary Brady,73; Hebe Budd, 74; Martha Branson, 82; Elizabeth Beemer, 79; Elizabeth Belmire,71; William Cassady, 74; Margaret Cassady, 73; Rebecca Charman, 74; Rachel J.Clevenger, 71; Mary Casey, 80; Joseph M. Davis, 72; Nicholas Eiler, 73; Mary Eiler, 78; James Edwards, 75; John�Gray, 102; Ira Granger, 73; Nancy Harter, 70; Sarah Howell, 72; Margaret Hollister, 76; Catharine Kirkwood, 72; Charity Korp, 70; Susan Long, 79; John Luscht, 75; Mark Moore, 73; Mary Moore, 70; Nancy McKimmey 76; Malinda McLin,73; Matilda Neely, 71; Elizabeth Patterson, 79; Ann Paxson, 79; Jane Robison, 83; Christian Retz, 75;��Margaret Riley, 89; Martha Richardson, 77; Emanuel Rich, 72; Mary Rich, 72; J. W. Rounceville, 72; Sylvester Schutt,. 76; Catharine Simmons, 80; Solomon Snell, 72; Philip Smell, 76; Minus Turner, 73; Nancy Ullery, 81; Elizabeth Willson, 79; Rosa Williamson, 79; Jane Woodward, 77; Adam Wolf, 72. Whole number, 48; average age, 76; total, 3,107.

Mount Pleasant Township �Ellen Antrim, 76; Elizabeth Bennett,78; George Cock, 81; Yost Dipple, 79; 0. J. Gilbert, 74; John Hancock 75; Catherine Hittle, 75; B. F. Hittle, 72; Laodicea Jones, 72; John Jones, 72; Barney Leonard, 71; Joseph Landry, Sr., 74; Catharine Losh, 78; Nancy Miller, 73; Melinda McKinley, 74; Jesse McKimmey, Sr., 76; Sarah Rudy, 71; Harrison Rulon, 72; Nancy Swearingen, 72; David Summers, 73: James Staggs, 71; Elizabeth Slack 70: Phebe Staggs, 77; Nancy Van Matre,71. Whole number, 24; average age,74; total, 1,777.

Monroe Township �Jane Cooley, 76; Benjamin Cooper, 93; David Fodge, 76; Thomas Gough, 80; Sarah Jones, 78; Rachel Kendall, 73; John Lenox,Sr., 74; John H. Miller, 70; Nancy Ogle, 74; Mary Ross, 73; John Rutledge, 78; Ruama Trowbridge, 71; Joseph�Trowbridge, 82; Samuel West, 73; John Williams, 76; William C.� Windsor, 73. Whole number, 16; average age, 76.75; total, 1,220.

Niles Township � Catharine Bracken, 72; Samuel Clark, 77,Willis Edgington, 72; Hannah Edgington, 71; Nancy Green, 75; Sarah McCoy, 74; Sarah Moore, 75; David Moore, 78; John Ritter, 73: Sarah Ritter, 70; Susanna Roberts, 73; Price Thomas, 70; John W. Vincent, 75. Whole number, 13; average age, 73.5; total, 985.

Perry Township �Thomas Browne, 70; John Bowman, 70; John Clark, 72; Summer Coffin, 75; Mary Carey, 73; Martha Dragoo, 77; Peter Dragoo, 87; Robert Hindman, 72; Rebecca Holliday, 70; Moses Hodson, 75; Hester Hodson, 71; Thomas Lindsay, 72; Sarah Lindsay, 75; John Reese, 71; Mary Sutton, 70; Elizabeth Sample, 71; Elizabeth Shroyer, 72; Edward Thornburg, 70; John Veal, 82; Thomas Whiting, 85. Whole number, 20; average age, 74; total, 1,480.

Salem Township �Amos Brandon, 71; Elizabeth Brown, 76; Sarah Drennon, 70; William Fenwick, 70; William Guffingham, 70; Elizabeth Guffingham, 70; John Hupp, 78; Catharine Hupp, 77; Charles Hughings, 71; Catharine Lybarger, 70, James McVeigh, 70; Lambert Moffett, 73; John Ricker, 73; James Rinker,71; Philip Rinker, 78; Lydia Rinker, 71, John Shoemaker, 72; James Stewart, 78; Drusilla Stewart, 75; Cynthia Tripp, 70; David Van Matre, 74; Mary Van Matre, 76; Christiana Young, 71. Whole number, 23; average age, 73; total,1,678.

Union Township �Basil Clements 74; Patrick Carmichael, 85; Charles Carter, 70; Hiram Cochren, 77; Rebecca Cochren, 70; John Deeter, 71; Moses Embree, 76; Mary Embree, 76; Ebenezer Edwards, 90; James Furgerson, 75; Sarah Gerr, 70; Abigail Kiplinger, 72;�Nicholas Lewis, 76; John Manor, 71; Wilson Martin, 75; Nancy Nickum, 72; Mary Rowe, 70; Edmund Taylor, 78. Whole number, 18; average age, 75; total,1,348.

Washington Township �Nehemiah Bell, 76; Madison Broyles, 72; David Beuoy, 70; Sarah A. Bryan, 72; Elizabeth Clinefbass, 72; Jacob Jones, 74; Elizabeth Jones, 73; Skidmore Munsey, 80; William Roberts, 71; Christopher VanMatre, 70; Lucy Williams, 73; Polly Wharton, 74; Nancy Ward, 75. Whole number.13; average age, 73; total, 952.

Total number in the county, 249; average age, 743/4 Total ages,18,608.

SUMMARY

The following table exhibits a statement of the number in each township of the age of 70 years and over, with the average and aggregate of those as they appear in the foregoing statement, with the rate per thousand of the average ages:

Townships	Number	Total Ages	Average Age	In 1,000	One in
Center	23	1764	76.8	15.5	64.5
Delaware	16	1144	76.7	12	83.33
Harrison	10	730	73.	5.5	182.
Hamilton	10	758	75.8	8	125.
Liberty	22	1665	75.7	13.5	74.
Muncie City	41	3107	76.	8	125.
Mount Pleasant	24	1777	74.	12	83.33
Monroe	16	1220	76.75	11	90.9
Niles	13	985	73.5	11.5	87.
Perry	20	1480	74.	16.75	59.75
Salem	28	1678	73.	14.5	69.
Union	18	1348	75.	13	77.
Washington	18	952	73.	8.75	114.3

The highest average age is in Center Township; the greated number in proportion to population, is in Perry Township; the least average of age is in Harrison Township, also in Union and Washington Townships; the least number in population, is in Harrison Township. The following table exhibits the population of the several townships in Delaware County, as shown by the census of 1880, recently completed:

Townships	Population
Center (outside of Muncie)	1,454
Delaware	1,351
Hamilton	1,257
Harrison	1,787
Liberty	1,649
Monroe	1,435
Mount Pleasant	1,986
Muncie City	5,208
Niles	1,155
Perry	1,196
Salem	1,592
Union	1,408
Washington	1,487
Total Population	22,965

CEMETERY STATISTICS

The Muncie Cemetery was laid out and subsequently occupied many years ago. Not very much care was taken, nor much system employed with the cemetery, till about the year 1867, when it was enlarged and the new cemetery was opened for use. Since that time, about 985 interments have taken place, as follows:

November and December, 1867, 6; 1868, 70; 1869, 59; 1870, 71; 1871, 60; 1872, 76; 1873, 78; 1874, 90; 1875, 70; 1876, 89; 1877, 90; 1878, 67; 1879, 84; 1880 to December 1, 75.

The cemetery is very nicely kept. Many evergreen-trees have been planted by the owners of lots, and have grown so as to give the grounds a pleasant appearance. The lots have been sold at from $5 to $36. The price for burial is from $2.50 to $4, according to age. Mr. Turner, the Sexton, is employed at $35 per month, with a dwelling-house free of rent. The money paid for lots, burial, etc., goes into the city treasury. Some large and costly monuments are to be found in the burial ground, but great numbers sleep unnoted and unknown by by His eye who never slumbers. (Pages 67-69)