Biography of Lucian Hathaway, pages 687 / 688.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Lucian Hathaway was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1836, a son of Nathan and 
Hannah (Hamilton) Hathaway.  He was but six years of age when his parents 
moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and his education was all obtained in the 
county of his adoption.  He remained on his father’s farm till manhood.  He 
enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in Company H, Thirtieth Indiana 
Infantry.  While in the service he had the measles, and owing to exposure 
and lack of attention, took cold and has never regained his former health.  
He was discharged Aug. 12, 1863.  In 1866 he bought the farm where he 
resides, in Keyser Township, which contains eighty acres of well-improved 
land.  Mr. Hathaway was married Sept. 27, 1866, to Elizabeth Swanders, a 
daughter of Jonathan Swanders who moved from Pennsylvania to Carroll County, 
Ind., in an early day.  Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway have had eight children; but 
seven are living---Diana, Miles, Ellen, Pogie, Alton, Cyrus and Milton.  
Politically Mr. Hathaway is a Democrat.  He is a member of the Charles 
Case Post, Mo. 233, G.A.R.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com