LaBAW-Simon B. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

SIMON B. LABAW, farmer, Fountain (Portland), was born in Shawnee township July 15 1841. He was the son of Benjamin and Phoebe (Crane) LaBaw, who came by wagon from Fountain County Ohio, probably as early as 1830 and settled on the farm which is owned and occupied by John LaBaw. This couple reared twelve children, seven of whom are living. Mrs. LaBaw died April 24 1852 and Mr. LaBaw married twice afterward, three children by his second wife, Elizabeth Smith are living. Mrs. LaBaw; his third wife, Eliza Arheart had two children but both are dead. Mr. LaBaw's eldest brother, David was a member of the 86th Ind. Vols. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Stone River and being afterward prostrated with typhoid fever died in a hospital at Murfreesboro April 4 1863. His brother Derick B. was in the same regiment and was killed in the first day's battle at Stone River, January 31 1862. His brother Benjamin F. was in the 72nd Ind. Vols. He shared in the hard service done by the Army of Ohio, in the last quarter of the year 1862. He was in a number of skirmishes and on long marches, and died of lung fever at Bowling Green Kentucky, January 4 1863. Mr. LaBaw himself was in the 154th Ind. Vols., Co C, he enlisted in the spring of 1865, for one year, and served near Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, doing patriotism. Mr. LaBaw was married to Sarah E. Deal, December 7 1865. She died December 15 1866, leaving a son, Emory G., who was born November 27. December 10 1867 he was married in Pennsylvania by the Rev. Wolf. To Amelia Brame, who was born April 9 1838. The children by this union are, Mary E. b. December 29 1868, Laura B. b. May 11 1871, Elizabeth E. b. March 4 1873, Edwin b. September 9 1874, died in infancy, and Lily Naomi b August 25 1876. Mrs. LaBaw belongs to the United Brethren church and has her membership at Brown's chapel. He is a trustee of this church, but not a member. He owns 200 acres of land, 90 acres being timber worth $10,000. He is a greenbacker.