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Pence - John


Source: Atlas of Montgomery County, Indiana 1878 Chicago: JH Beers, p 289

PENCE, John B., Capt., superintendent gas company, Crawfordsville, was born. in Frankfort, Clinton Co, IN Aug 29, 1833. His father was a farmer and he worked on the farm in the summer to make money to pay his way to school during the winter. He attended Hanover College two terms and Asbury Univ about one year. At the age of 21 he began clerking in the drygoods store of PS Kelley in Frankfort. He continued with him about one year and a half and then went into the dry goods business for himself, and thus continued till the outbreak of the war. In the fall of 1861 he recruited Co. E, for the 40th Ind reg. of which company he was made captain. He remained in the army about one year and then resigned on account of ill health. The principal engagement that he was in was the siege of Corinth. After the war he began in the drug business in Frankfort and continued until 1874 when he settled in Crawfordsville, and has ever since been superintendent of the gas company. Mr. P. has traveled considerably in the different parts of the US. in politics he is an ardent republican. He was married September 16, 1856 to Sallie E. KELLEY, daughter of PS Kelley, his old employer. Mr. and Mrs. Pence are both members of the Center Presbyterian Church of this city. Transcribed by kbz

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