Messick - Thomas H.
Source: H. W. Beckwith History of Montgomery County, Indiana. (Chicago: HH Hill, 1881) p 456
T.H. MESSICK, grain dealer, Ladoga, was born in Butler Co, Ohio
in 1818, is the son of Samuel and Hester Messick, who were of
French & German descent, but American born. The father was a
native of Maryland and mother of Ky, and moved to Preble County, Ohio
where the father died in 1825, and the mother d. in Wayne County, Ohio
1838. At the age of 13 the subject of this sketch went to Kentucky,
where he served an apprenticeship at the tailor's trade, which
occupation he followed for 17 years. In 1855 he came to
Montgomery County, Indiana. He served as mail agent 3 years on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago RR and has been one of the
most extensive grain dealers in this part of the county, having
handled over 2,000,000 bushels of grain. He has been from boyhood
a strong advocate and worker in the cause of temperance, and is
one of the active business men of Ladoga.