Alamo - old settlers in 1897
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 5 March 1897 p 5
“Alamo” – The oldest living settler in Montgomery County is Patrick Ham, who resides here. He is 87 years old and settled in Ripley Township in 122. He has never been out of the state of Indiana and has never ridden on the cars. We doubt if there is any town in the state the size of Alamo that has so many aged people in its population as this place. The following are those over 70 years old: Eliza Williams, 87; Frank Stonebraker, 85; John Stonebraker, 81; Fishero 81; Catherine Titus 81; Patrick Ham 81; Henry Campbell 79; Rachel Grimes 79; Polly Cason, 77; Wilson Lee 76, Emaline Hamilton 74; William Holman, 74; Alfred Tucker, 74; Elizabeth Wright 72; Mrs. John Fishero 77; Dr. IL Brown, 70; Mrs. Wm. Holman 70; Joseph Smith 70; Mrs Dorcas Stubbins, 70; Sarah Runyan 74; Sarah Campbell, 74. The following are over 60: Reuben Bell 68; Wm. Fullenwider 68; Mrs. Eluizabeth McSpadden 66; Wesley Clark, 63; Mrs Henry Wagoner 66; OP Lindsey 63; Mrs. Reuben Bell, 64; Dr. AF Henry 61; Mrs. Maude Hybarger, 66, John Opperman, 61; Caleb Stonebraker, 60; Rebecca Stonebraker 63; Catherine Bolser, 64; Benjamin Market, 61; Mrs. Westfall 62; Alex White, 63; Mrs. W,. Fullenwider, 63; Joel Tucker 69; Mary Bollen 63.