McGAUGHEY, Henry Clay - Putnam

While Henry C. McGaughey, of Brown Township, Montgomery County, does not farm on as extensive a scale as some of his neighbors, yet it is safe to say that none of the tillers of the soil in the southern part of the county are getting greater returns for the labor expended on their land than he.instead of hurriedly and carelessly operating over a vast acreage, as some farmers do, he believes in smaller acreage tended well, and therefore devotes his careful attention to what land he has, making every foot produce something, without waste; but he does not deplete the strength of soil thereby, rotating his crops and building up his land, so that on the contrary, its value has increased, and he is making a very comfortable living. Mr. McGaughey was born on December 4, 1854, in Putnam County, Indiana, and there he grew to manhood, assisted with the general work on the home farm when a boy, and received his education in the common schools, continuing to reside there until he removed to Brown Township, Montgomery County, about twelve years ago. He is a son of Michael and Sarah (Lane) McGaughey. The father was born in Kentucky in 1804, and his death occurred in 1850 in Putnam County, this state, having come there from the Blue Grass Country in an early day and devoted himself to farming. He died in the prime of life. His family consisted of twelve children, nine of whom are still living. Henry C. McGaughey was married on February 24, 1882, to Martha Everman, who was born in Putnam County, Indiana, November 12, 1859, and there she grew to womanhood and received a good common school education. She is a daughter of James and Sarah (Norman) Everman. These parents were both natives of Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. McGaughey have been born eight children, six of whom are still living, namely; Leona, born December 31, 1882, married Claude Jarvis, and they live in Parke County; Arthur, born March 9, 1884, has remained single and he is a promising young attorney of Crawfordsville; William, born March 13, 1886, married Edna Sewell, and they live in Montgomery County; Everett, born July 3, 1889, died January 28, 1895; Edith, born January 14, 1891, has remained single and is at home with her parents; Celia, born March 25, 1893, died January 31, 1895; Raymond, born August 16, 1895 is engaged in farming; Inez, born January 13, 1899, is attending school. Mr. McGaughey has devoted his life to general farming and stock raising. He is the owner of eighty acres of good land in Brown Township, which he keeps well improved and which is fairly well tilled. It is all under a high state of cultivation with the exception of about ten acres which is kept in pasture. Politically, Mr. McGaughey is a Progressive, and has kept well informed on public matters.in religious affairs he belongs to the Christian church.