BIRCH, Wm.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 5 Sept 1874 p 1
The old settlers of Tippecanoe, Montgomery and Fountain counties assembled at Meharry’s grove, Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County on last Saturday to related incidents of the pleasures and hardships of pioneer life and to make merry generally.
Wm. Birch of Fountain County made quite a lengthy address. Has been in Fountain County 50 years and has been heir to a corn crop ever year. When he came the savages were numerous. Then he spoke in behalf of temperance and against partyism. Related instance of the first temperance society in Fountain County. They helped one another in work as well as other things.