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WILLIAM J. NORTH, a resident of Jackson Township, Orange Co., Ind., is a
native of Lee County, Va., and was born April 28, 1838.  He is the oldest in
a family of eight children of whom John and Susan (Brewster) North were the
parents. William J. received a good common school education in his early
years and remained at home with his parents working on the farm until he was
twenty-two years of age.  He was united in marriage to Miss Susan Highnight,
of Knox County, Ky., on December 22, 1860. and to them have been born seven
children, named Henry C., Nancy E., Martha J., Thomas, Susan C., Isaiah J.
and William B.  Mr. North is a farmer and stock-raiser and owns 135 acres of
fertile and well improved land.  Both he and wife are members of the
Christian Church near where they live.  As a Republican he was elected to
the office of Township Trustee in 1882 and re-elected in 1884.  He has
proven a very efficient and satisfactory officer and public servant.  He
served his country in the late war, enlisting in the Fifty-third Regiment.
On account of disability he was never assigned to any company.  He was
discharge at Indianapolis, July 5, 1865, by reason of the close of the war.


"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884.



Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997