BIO: Tegarden, Samuel R. s/o Tegarden, John - Shelby Co Page 638 SAMUEL R. TEGARDEN, a native of the county where he yet resides (Northeast Township,Orange County, Indiana), was born September 2, 1837. John Tegarden, his father, was born in Shelby County, Ky., July 31, 1798, and was a son of Basil and Annie (Todd) Tegarden, who removed with him to Orange County, Ind., in 1816. He here met and married Lucinda Irvine, and after working long enough to get a start at the cooper's trade he moved into a cabin and was living happily when the blow came that deprived him of his wife. In 1845 he married Sophia Kearby, and his life was passed engaged in agricultural pursuits. At his death, October 29, 1865, he left an estate valued at $46,000. Samuel R., like his father, has made farming his general occupation through life. When treason was threatening to overthrow the Union, he was among the first to enlist under the stars and stripes for its preservation. He became a member of Company A, Second Kentucky Regiment, which only being recruited for three months, was discharged at the end of that time. He re-enlisted in the same company and regiment and served thirty-eight months, participating in seventeen battles, among them being Barbarville, Shiloh, Inka, Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. After serving out his time he returned to this native county and was appointed a private detective by Gov. Morton, to look after the Knights of the Golden Circle in southern Indiana. September 11, 1866 he married Lydia, daughter of Hiram and Harriet (McCoy) Warren, who he was born in Orange County, January 23, 1847. Their children are: William L, born November 11, 1867; James A., August 31, 1873; Ora D., May 21, 1877; Jessie A., December 8, 1879, and Josie M., September 16, 1882. Mr. Tegarden a member of the County Agricultural Society, of the G.A.R., and as a Republican was a delegate to the State Convention of 1884. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 Transcribed by Diana Flynn Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997