Robert Dewhurst

    Robert Dewhurst, a prominent farmer of Boon Township, was born in the month of April, 1841, in Liverpool, England, and when two years old immigrated with his parents to the United States and to Vanderburg County, Indiana, where his father died a few months after their arrival. His widow remarried, and a few years later removed South, where she died. At the age of three years Robert Dewhurst was adopted by Hosea Griffin, a neighbor, by whom he was reared to manhood on a farm securing a common school education. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, First Indiana Cavalry, and served his county through the entire war in the cavalry and battery service. He was in the charge on Frederickstown and battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, besides various other engagements, and was twice taken prisoner, serving over one year as an inmate of the Confederate prison at Tyler, Texas. After the war Mr. Dewhurst farmed in Gibson County, this State, a year, and from that time to 1884 farmed and worked at carpentering in Hart Township, this county. He then moved to his present place of residence east of Boonville, and is now engaged in agricultural pursuits.

    In politics he is a Prohibitionist, and he and wife belong the to the Methodist Episcopal Church. After the war closed Mr. Dewhurst married, but was left a widower with four children March 22, 1883. On the 28th of February, 1884, he wedded Mrs. Minerva J. (Perigo) McCool, the widow of Francis M. McCool, who was one of the prominent men of Warrick County while living, and who died June 20, 1880. By her first husband Mrs. Dewhurst was the mother of eight children, five of whom are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Dewhurst are among the county's best citizens.

Source: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana, By: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1885.