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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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DANIEL CASEDANIEL CASE, farmer, P. O. Cass, was born in Washington County, Ky., June 25, 1827, second son of James and Elizabeth (Plew) Case, natives of Kentucky. He was married February 3, 1825, and moved to Sullivan County, settling in Curry Township, on what is known as the Judge Hanna farm, in October, 1829. About the year 1850, he moved to what is now known as the Case farm, one mile north of the E. & T. H. depot, Sullivan, in Hamilton Township, where he died, his widow surviving him until March 28, 1881, aged seventy-seven years. Mr. Case enlisted in the army of the Union in October, 1861, serving about one year, and was in four or five battles. Was discharged on account of a disease contracted in the service of his county, and died October 17, 1862. He and his wife now lie buried in the Walls Graveyard, one and one-half miles from Sullivan, in Hamilton Township, Ind. Daniel Case employed his time on the farm and going to subscription schools during the winter season, acquiring only a limited education. At the age of eighteen, young Case commenced to work for Eli Dix, in Fairbanks Township, working two years for himself, when he marrried Miss Lucinda Bundy, December 19, 1847, settling in Turman Township, where he resided until 1859. He was the year after his majority elected Constable under the late Alexander Shields and W. H. Turman, of Turman Township, seving continously in that capacity until October, 1854, when he was elected Township Assessor, holding the office two terms of two years each. In March, 1859, Mr. Case moved on Section 34 in Cass Township, where he now resides. He served as Deputy Sheriff under Matthew McCammon, from November, 1860, until August, 1862, when he enlisted in the Union army August 15, 1862, in the Ninety-seventh Regiment, Company I, Indiana Volunteers, serving until the expiration of the war. He was in thirteen battles, going through to the sea with Sherman, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., receiving his final discharge at Indianapolis July 15,1865. In June, 1875, was appointed Justice of the Peace in Cass Township, serving two years under appointment. Then again, in December, 1878, was again appointed, serving until April, 1872.(?) There were no children born to Daniel Case by his first wife, she dying December 3, 1879. He married Mrs. Mary Gambill, December 1, 1880, by whom he has one child--Fannie Case. Mr. Case has eighty acres of highly improved land in Section 34.CASS TWP. PAGE 807 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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