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CYRUS BANTHERCYRUS BANTHER.--One of the veterans of the Civil war and a prosperous farmer of Gill township, Sullivan county, Indiana, Cyrus Banther is a native of Snyder county, Pennsylvania, born December 5, 1841, a son of George and Ann (Huffit) Banther. Both parents are natives of Pennsylvania,and the father lived there until 1846, when he moved to a farm near Mt. Carmel, Illinois, where he remained two years, and then located at Hudsonville, Illinois. After three years at that place he moved to Palestine, remaining here two years, and in 1856 bought a farm near Hudsonville, upon which he lived one year. His wife died at that place, and in 1857, having again married, he moved to Darwin, where he died in 1863. The children born to George and Ann (Huffit) Banther were twelve in number, of whom Cyrus was the fourth child. Cyrus Banther, on account of having to begin work when very young, never had educational advantages, three days covering all the schooling he received. When seventeen years of age, he left home, single-handed and alone, to try the world and all it had in store for him. The first three years he was employed as a farm hand. The great Civil war came on in April, 1861, and August 16 of that year he enlisted under Captain Markley, of Company D, Thirtieth Illinois Regiment. Mr. Banther served as a faithful soldier in his country's cause for three years, being mustered out August 16, 1864. He was in seven prominent battles, as follows: Fort Donelson, Briton's Lane, Champion Hills, Black River, siege of Vicksburg (where he was forty-two days), siege of Corinth, and Peach Tree Creek. He was never wounded or taken prisoner. After the war he came to Sullivan , Indiana, where he was engaged in Business about six months. He then turned his attention toward agriculture and rented land up to 1889, when he bought a farm of one hundred and forty acres, making all the improvements himself, which task was no easy undertaking. His building site is one of the most charming within the county. Here he carries on a successful farm, having been assisted by none other than the the good counsel of his faithful wife. Mr. Banther was married July 6, 1865, to Miss Nancy Daniel, born near New Albany, Indiana, April 4, 1842, daughter of James and Syrena (Lucas) Daniel. The father was a native of Virginia and the mother of Ohio. He was born February 7, 1807, and the mother January 24, 1813. When about seven years old Mr. Daniel came with his parents to a point near New Albany, where the family settled. Later they removed to Greenville, where Mr. Daniel's parents died. In 1847, he sold his land and entered land in Sullivan county, Indiana, and resided there fifteen years. After residing in the town of Sullivan for a time, he moved to Merom, Indiana, but spent part of his time in Kansas. He died in 1883 and his wife in Merom in 1862. In the Daniel family there were eleven childen, the seventh being Mrs. Banther. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Banther are as follows: James H., born April 13, 1866, married Minnie McClure, and they reside on a farm in Gill township; William C., born March 29, 1868, married Eva Simms, and they live in Haddon township; Minnie A., born August 19, 1869, wife of Benjamin Munroe, of Fairbanks township, where he farms. In fraternities, Mr. Banther is connected with the Grand Army of the Republic and the Modern Woodmen of America. In his church faith he is of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. Politically, he votes the Republican ticket, but has never cared to be an office-holder. VOLUME II. PAGE 217 A history of Sullivan County, Indiana, closing of the first century's history of the county, and showing the growth of its people, institutions, industries and wealth THOMAS J. WOLFE EDITOR ILLUSTRATED THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK CHICAGO 1909 |
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