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Notes for Thomas H. WADE

See this family 1860 census, Clinton Co., Indiana.
History of Clinton County, Indiana, pp. 465-466.
Dr. Thomas H. Wade was born in Hamilton, Butler County,
Ohio, February 1, 1836. His father, Ezra Wade, was born in
Middleton, same county, iu 1812, and lived there until September, .
1836, then removed to this county, first settling in Rossville.
He entered a quarter-section of land from the Government one
mile east of Rossville, Andrew Jackson signing the patent. He
lived here until June, 3 863, then sold his property and removed to
Champaign Caunty, Illinois, and bought a farm ofl20 acres, nearly
three miles southeast of Sidney. He lived there until he died,
January 3, 1878. The Doctor's Grandfather Wade was one of the
first settlers of Butler County, being a native of Virginia. The
Wades were of French ancestry. His mother, Catherine M.
(Smock) Wade, was born in Palmyra, New York, K-ij 1, 1811.
She was fourteen years of age when her parents moved to Butler
County. She now lives on the old farm in Champaign County,
Illinois, with her youngest son. The Smocks were of German
descent. Doctor Wade was married November 19, 1857, to Su-
sanna A. Clark, daughter of Jonas P. and Susan(Flenner) Clark,
natives of New Jersey, then Ohio. She was born September 23,
1834, in Butler County, Ohio, and came to this county when three
years old. She died April 26, 1859, and is buried in Oxford Ceme-
tery, Tippecanoe County. She left one son, Willoughby C, who
was born September 16, 1858, and is a farmer, residing in Madison
Township. May 15, 1869, the Doctor was married to Sarah E.
Packer, daughter of Larance and Mary (Eowe) Packer. She was
born March 3, 1848, in Hamilton, Madison Township. Her
father was born in 1812 in New Jersey and came to Ohio at the age
of ten years, and lived in Hamilton County, near Cincinnati, until
1834; then came to this count}', where he died in 1851 and is buried
in Fair Haven Cemetery. Her mother was born in Chillicothe,
Ohio, in 1816 and died in 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Wade have one
son— Azorus D., born April 11,51870. June 14, 1861, Doctor
"Wade enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Indiana Infantry,
and served until November 8, 1861, when he was discharged for
physical disability. His first battle was at Eich Mountain and
his second at Green Brier. At one time he was detailed as a
sharpshooter and was with a squad of eight men which took the
body of John A. Washington, a Major in the rebel army, and a
nephew of General George Washington. Eight thousand men were
encamped at Elk Water, guarding a mountain pass, when four
mounted men approached the skirmish line where the Doctor was sta-
tioned. They saw them coming and withdrew into the bushes; but
they were not allowed to pass, so the horsemen started for their own
lines, but Major Washington was killed by four bullets; the others
escaped. The Doctor had attended medical college previous to
entering the service. Upon his return he remained in Rossville
about six months, then went to Logansport, Indiana, where he
partially recovered his health. He then went to Sidney, Illinois,
and formed a partnership with Dr. William S. Duncan which
lasted two years, then came to Hamilton and practiced his pro-
fession six years, when he went to Lafayette for six months,
and to Brookston twelve months, thence to Stockwell, where
practiced five years. He then returned to Hamilton and
he bought out Young & Thomas who, were conducting a gen-
eral store. Young & Thomas were successors to Sullivan, who
succeeded R. D. Elliott; the latter succeeded W. J. Slipher,
who succeeded McDavis & Dickerson, the original operators
of the store, and the one now owned bv Dr. Wade. Mr. and
Mrs. Wade are members of the Baptist church, and in politics
he is a Republican. He is at present serving as justice of the
peace.
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