GLASCOCK-Francis J. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Francis J. Glascock, farmer, Steam Corner, was b. Jan 24, 1821 in Ill 15 Mi W. of Vincennes on the St. Louis Trace. His parents, Joseph & Nancy Glascock, moved from Ill to Fountain County IN in 1825 and entered. Francis remained at home till 20. He made a trip to New Orleans on a flatboat returned and worked at anything he could get to do. At the age of 22 he was married to Elizabeth Reynolds, d/o Wm & Eliz (Underwood) Reynolds. She was b. Sept 17, 1824 and her parents were very early settlers of Fountain County After marriage which took place in 1843, Mr. Glascock rented the Parson place one year, then lived one year on Coal Creek, then rented the Chapman property one year, then bought the Furr property but his wife dying April 29, 1849 left Mr. Glascock alone. He then lived for a while with his deceased wife's people. Dec 20, 1849 he was married to Isabel Moffett, d/o Thomas & Christina (Lee) Moffett. She is a native of Indiana, and her parents were from Ireland. Mr. Glascock then bought 200 acres of his present farm. In 1858 he built a large brick house, then second in the township. This burned out before he occupied it, but he immediately rebuilt. He added land till he owned 320 acres a part of which he has deeded away. Mr Glascock has been a prominent democrat for many years. He was JP 5 years under the old law. He was the Douglas democrat nominee for representative, and was beaten by the Breckenridge Democrats by 13 votes. During the war he was continually employed in recruiting soldiers. Besides doing his own work he has settled many estates for others. He has been elder in the Church of Disciples for 30 years and a trustee.

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