"HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY 1884"
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR.  CHICAGO:  F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS.  1884.
F. A. BATTEY.  F. W. TEPPLE

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP IN OWEN CO., IN.
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JEREMIAH CLINE, is the eldest son of Miles and Susan Cline, natives of
North Carolina. He was born in Washington Township, Owen County, February
28, 1832. He lived at home until he had attained his majority, after
which he worked with different farmers for four years in his native
county. He spent three years of his life in Monroe County, and the 
remainder in Owen County. He at present resides in Spencer, successfully
engaged in the saloon business. His parents are dead, the mother having
died in 1846. 
In 1878, he came to Spencer; was teamster for two years, and afterward
worked on the Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad for about three years.
He was Supervisor in Washington Township for two years in 1876 and 1877.
He was married July 24, 1856 to Elizabeth E. Wampler. By this union there
are four children--William E; Joseph H; Carrie and George B. Mr. Cline 
is a member of the Democratic party and an active worker in its ranks.

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