Hartzell Abbott

    Hartzell Abbott, farmer, Clay Township, was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, July 6, 1835. His parents, William L. and Elizabeth (Naylor) Abbott, were both natives of New Jersey, where they married, and from thence, in 1816, emigrated to Dearborn County, Indiana, where they resided until their deaths, which occurred, the mother August 1, 1854, and the father July 4, 1860. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: Elias, Henry H., Enoch, William N., Mary, Eliza A., and Hartzell, our subject.

    He, the youngest member of the family, was married at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, August 15, 1861, to Nora A., daughter of James and Nora (O'Conner) Johnson. She was born in this county, January 26, 1843. After Mr. Abbotts's marriage he settled on his pres3ent farm, his father's old homestead, where he has since resided. He owns 165 acres of fine land, and his wife owns forty acres. They have had born to them five children, viz: Frank L., Sheridan S., James S., William N. (deceased), and Demas H. Mr. Abbott is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and also of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana by F. E. Weakley & Co., 1885.