Dazey - Samuel
Samuel Dazey
H. W. Beckwith History of Montgomery County, Indiana
(Chicago: HH Hill, 1881) p 500
Samuel Dazey, New Richmond, was born on land belonging to General (afterward President) Harrison, July 23, 1812. His parents were early settlers in Montgomery County.
His father, Jacob, was born in November 1777, in Maryland, and died September 13, 1858.
His mother, Polly Dazey, was born in 1780, and died March 19, 1862. Both are buried in New Richmond.
His father came from Germany, and fought in the revolution.
Samuel Dazey made trips with his father to the "far west" in 1826 and 1828, and then came here in 1830, with the family.
January 12, 1837, Mr. Dazey was married to Sarah Zumalt, daughter of Philip Zumalt. She was born in Kentucky, November 17, 1817, and was left motherless when eleven years old. Her father came to Fountain County about 1824 or 1825, and built the first mill erected in that County. The mill still stands, although somewhat changed, at Hillsboro. He died about 1838.
Mr. and Mrs. Dazey settled on a part of the land he entered.
They lived in a log cabin twenty-one years, and there all their children but the youngest were born.
They began buying out the Kendall heirs, and then the Dazey heirs, till they owned between 600 and 700 acres. In 1860 they began dividing their land among their children. In 1862 they built a brick house, two stories, 20x26, with ell 12x14.
They now have 200 acres in their home, and are able to live their old years as they desire. Like his father Mr. Dazey has been pronounced in his opinions for Whig and Republican principles. He has done a large share toward all public improvements. His wife is a member of the New Light Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Dazey have had eight children: Mahlon enlisted in the civil war, and died in Knox County, Kentucky; Burton P., Mary Ann (married to Wm. E. Brown, who served in the civil war, lost his health, and returned home and died), William, who served six months in the same war, and returned with broken constitution; Charles A., Henry S., Albert, and Franklin H.
Their children live near them.
The settlement of the Dazeys is further noticed in the general history of Coal Creek Township. - typed by kbz