History of Vevay, (Switzerland County) Indiana United States of America

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Edward Eggleston, author, was born at Vevay, Ind., Dec. 10, 1837; son of Joseph Cary and Mary Jane (Craig) Eggleston; grandson of Edward and Judith (Booker) Eggleston; and great-grandson of William and ??(Cary) Eggleston. The original ancestor immigrated to Virginia in the latter part of the seventeenth century. Edward's father. Joseph Cary Eggleston (born in Virginia, May 30, 1812, died in Indiana, Oct. 21, 1846), was a graduate of William and Mary college and of Henry St. George Tucker's law school; a member of the Indiana senate, and at one time a candidate for representative in congress. Edward Eggleston attended Amelia academy in Virginia, but from invalidism his education was chiefly acquired at home. In 1856 he went to Minnesota for the benefit of his health and on his return entered the itinerant Methodist ministry. After six months of preaching in Indiana he held various pastorates in Minnesota until 1866 when illness forced him to abandon his profession. He was associate editor of The Little Corporal, Chicago, Ill., in 1866, editor of the National Sunday School Teacher, 1866-70, and in 1870 removed to New York to become literary editor and then superintending editor of the Independent. He resigned in 1871 and in 1871-72 edited Hearth and Home. He was pastor of an independent organization known as the church of Christian Endeavor, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1874-79, and in the latter year retired to Joshua's Rock, his home on Lake George, N.Y., where he devoted his time to literary work. He was married, March 18, 1858, to Elizabeth, daughter of William and Susan (Good) Smith of Northamptonshire, England, and a second time, Sept. 14, 1891, to Frances, daughter of Samuel M. and Eliza (Eggleston) Goode of Madison, Ind. Besides numerous magazine articles and several schoolbooks, his published works include: Mr. Blake's Walking Stick (1870); The Book of Queer Stories (1870); The Sunday School Manual (1870); The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1871); The End of the World (1872); The Mysteries of Metropolisville (1873); A Schoolmaster's Stories for Boys and Girls (1874); The Circuit Rider (1874); Christ in Literature (1875); Christ in Art (1875); Roxy (1878); Famous American Indians (with Lillie E. Seelye and George Cary Eggleston (1878-80); The Hoosier Schoolboy (1888); The Graysons (1888); The Faith Doctor (1891); Duffels (1893) ; The Beginners of a Nation (1896). He died at Lake George, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1902.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Ebenezer Dumont, soldier, was born in Vevay, Ind., Nov. 23, 1814; son of John and Julia Louisa (Carey) Dumont, and maternal grandson of Ebenezer and Martha Carey, pioneer settlers of Marietta, Ohio, from Rhode Island. His mother was the author of "Life Sketches from Common Paths" (1856), a collection of prose and verse. He was educated at the Indiana university and practised law in Vevay. He was speaker of the Indiana house of representatives in 1838; treasurer of Vevay county, 1839-45; a soldier in the Mexican war, holding the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 4th Indiana volunteers; a Democratic elector in 1852 and again a member of the lower house of the legislature of the state in 1850 and 1853. In the civil war he was colonel of the 7th Indiana volunteers and served for three months in western Virginia under McClellan. He reorganized his regiment for three years' service, was promoted brigadier-general, Sept. 3, 1861, and commanded the 17th brigade, army of the Ohio. He attacked and drove off Morgan and his raiders at Lebanon, Ky., May 5, 1862, and after September, 1862, commanded the 12th division of Buell's army. Failing health compelled him to resign, Feb. 28, 1863. He was a representative from Indianapolis in the 38th and 39th congresses, 1864-68. He died in Indianapolis, Ind., April 16, 1871.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

George Cary Eggleston, author, was born in Vevay, Ind., Nov. 26, 1839; son of Joseph Cary and Mary Jane (Craig) Eggleston; and a brother of Edward Eggleston. His education was acquired at Indiana Asbury university and at Richmond (Va.) college. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and in 1861 joined the Confederate army, serving actively throughout the war. He removed to Cairo, Ill., in 1865, and practised law until 1870 when he became connected with the staff of the Brooklyn Union. In July, 1871, he resigned to become managing editor of the Hearth and Home, and in 1872, on the resignation of his brother Edward, became the editor-in-chief which position he held until 1874. In that year he accepted the editorship of American Homes, and was literary editor of the New York Evening Post, 1875-81. In 1884 he was literary editor of the Commercial Advertiser, 1884-86, and its editor-in-chief, 1886-89. In 1889 he became a member of the editorial staff of the New York World. Among his published writings are: How to Educate Yourself (1872); The Wreck of the Red Bird (1872); A Man of Honor (1873); A Rebel's Recollections (1874); How to Make a Living (1875); The Big Brother (1875); Captain Sam (1876); The Signal Boys (1877); Red Eagle and the War with the Creek Indians (1878); the American edition of Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (1883); Strange Stories from History (1885); American War Ballads and Lyrics (1890); Southern Soldier Stories (1898); Dorothy South (1902); The Master of Warlock (1903).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor