McCullough - Maxwell
Source: 1881 Montgomery County In History of H. W. Beckwith, p 166
(Chicago: HH Hill)
Maxwell McCULLOUGH, farmer, Crawfordsville, was born in
Jefferson County, Indiana April 6, 1818 and is the son of James B.
and Margaret McCullough. His father was b. in NC his mother in
KY. His father was in the War of 1812, a member of the Christian
Church and first a republican and then a Whig. He was a lover of
education, determined, very charitable and benevolent. When the
subject of not using whisky in the fields by the hands when at
work was first agitated, James B. McCullough was the first to set
the example, and the other neighbors followed his wise course.
When he settled in this County, in the fall of 1823, it was wild,
and inhabitated by Indians, wolves, panthers, wildcats and deer.
The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood in the midst of this
primitive wilderness. He had a good common school education, and
lived at home until he was 28 years old, and then began farming
for himself, in limited circumstances. He now has 240 acres of
good land, on which he has a nice home, 3 miles E. of
Crawfordsville on the Noblesville Gravel road. He has also 240
acres in Benton County. Mr. McCullough was married in Sept. 1846 to
Miss Jenetta E. SIDENER. She died in 1856, and was a member of
the Christian Church. By this marriage 4 children, 3 of whom are
living: Martha E, married to CE GAY and lives in Benton Co;
WIlliam J is a teacher and farmer and lives in Benton Co; Alvan R
is a teacher; and James M, deceased. Mr. McCullough was marr a
second time in 1857 to Margaret CAMPBELL. Their children are:
Elizabeth A. marr. Thomas A. SHERIDEN ; Samuel M; John C. and
Henry A. Mrs. McCullough and three of the children are members of the
United Brethren Church. Mr. McCullough was a whig till the birth of the
republic party, then became one of its followers; belongs to the
detective association, and with several of his sons belongs to
the Good Templars, and hates whiskey and tobacco. Mr. McCullough has
traveled considerable in the US has been a hard working man, has
extensive information, is a great reader, a member of the
Christian Church, and an honored and respected citizen. - typed by kbz