Stuckey - Milton
Source: AW Bowen History (Indianapolis, 1913) of Montgomery County,
Indiana p 1072
The history of Montgomery County reveals the handiwork of many
a great and noble soul who wrought heroically and unselfishly.
Her smiling fields and splendid homes, her high grade
institutions, her happy, prospering people, speak volumes of
someone's steadfastness of purpose, of someone's strength of arm,
courage of heart, activity of brain, of someone's sacrifice. But
time, the grim obliterator, before whose destroying fingers even
the stubborn granite must, in the end succumb, is ever at his
work of disintegration. Beneath his blighting touch even memory
fails, and too often a life of glorious achievements is forgotten
in a day. "Lest we forget" then, this tribute to the late Milton
H. Stuckey, for many decades one of the best known agriculturists
of Sugar Creek township is penned. A son of a pioneer, he
himself grew up amid pioneer environment and here he was content
to spend his life and he took much interest in the general
upbuilding of the community. It is the desire of the biographer
as it must be of all who knew him, that his deeds and his
character be recorded for the benefit of those who follow after.
By no means rich, as mere worldly possessions are, he was rich
in those characteristics that go to make the loyal,
public-spirited citizen and honored man of affairs. Mr. Stuckey
was born Feb 16, 1845 in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was a
son of Abrham and Eliza (Powers) Stuckey. The father was born in
Pennsylvia and his death occurred in Warren County, Indiana. The
mother was born in Ohio. They spent their lives on a farm and
came to this county when it was just being redeemed from the
wilderness and here they established the permanent home of the
family which consisted of 7 children, all now deceased. Milton
H. Stuckey grew to manhood on the home farm in Sugar Creek
Township and there he worked hard when a boy. During the winter
months he attended the district schools. Early in life he turned
his attention to farming and stock raising, which he continued to
follow with satisfactory results all along the line. On July 12,
1866, Mr. Stucky married Mary E. Smith, who was born in
Montgomery County March 21, 1844. She is a daughter of Henry and
Nancy (Goodhart) Smith, both natives of Ohio, the father born in
1809 and died January 4, 1855; the mother born in 1815 and died
August 6, 1910. They came to this county in an early day and
here became successful farmers and spent the rest of their lives.
10 children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey, all living and
named as follows: Mrs. Alice W. Cook; Mrs. Emma Hampton; Mrs.
Elanora Wall (sic); William B; Wallace; Mrs. Melissa Johnson;
Mrs. Julia Harris; Mrs. Mary D. Crow; Warner L, born September
17, 1885 on the old home place in this county on which farm he
still lives, received a common school education and on September
11, 1911 he married Mary E. Blake. She was born in Grant County,
Indiana Jan 25, 1893 and is a daughter of Charles and Sarah B.
(Evans) Blake. Warner L. Stuckey and wife have one child, Charles
Arthur born August 26, 1912. Wesley O is the youngest child of
the subject of this memoir. The wife of our subject has lived on
the present farm since April 1867. The place consists of 190
acrs of valuable land, all tillble but 20 acres. It was placed
under a good state of improvement by Mr. Stuckey, who was a hard
worker and good manager. The 20 acres mentioned is in pasture
and, all in all, the farm is a most desirable one. Politically,
Mr. Stuckey was a Republican, but he was not a public man,
remaining quietly on his farm until death summoned him May 3,
1910 at the age of nearly 65. - transcribed by kbz