Biography of Julius Proctor, pages 1009 / 1010.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Julius Proctor, farmer on section 12, Wilmington Township, was born in Huron 
County, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1819.  His father, Oliver Proctor (deceased), was a 
native of Canada, who settled in Huron County, Ohio, in 1816.  Julius 
Proctor was reared a farmer and obtained his education in the old log-cabin 
subscription schools.  In the fall of 1846 he came to this county, settling 
on his present farm, at that time being all woods. There was about one house 
where Butler now stands. It was made of hewed logs, and is now occupied by 
Tim Otis.  Mr. Proctor was married May 29, 1941, in his native county, to 
Matilda Brainard (deceased), whose parents settled where Butler not stands 
in 1840, and built the house mentioned above.  To Mr. and Mrs. Proctor were 
born five children, of whom only two survive---William Edward and John B.  
One son, Charles, was a soldier in the late war, in Company L, One Hundred 
and Twenty-ninth Indiana Infantry, and participated in eleven hard-fought 
battles, besides several skirmishes.  His death occurred March. 11, 1871.  
Mr. Proctor also served in the late war in Company L, One Hundred and Fifty-
fifth Indiana Infantry, for seven months, he being one of the oldest 
volunteers from this county.  He was crippled while in the service, for 
which he  draws a pension.

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