"History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s, Indiana"
Goodspeed Bros. and Co., 1884


LYNDEN LOWDER was born in Orange County, Ind., December 23, 1816, son of
Ralph and Achsa (Hodson) Lowder;  is the eldest in a family of seven
children and is of Scotch-English extraction.  The parents of our subject
were of North Carolina nativity, and came to Orange County, Ind., in 1815,
and there they resided one year and then came to what is now Lawrence
County, and settled in the territory that now composes the Township of
Perry, and there the father of Mr. Lowder died in 1875.  This was one of the
first families that came to this part of the county.  When the subject of
this mention was in has sixteenth year, while out hunting one autumn day,
near where he now lives, came upon, and killed a huge black bear.  One shot
from the rifle of Mr. Lowder brought the bear down, and when dressed,
weighed three hundred and twenty pounds.  Mr. Lowder sold one-half of old
bruin at 15 cents per pound, and its hide at $6.  This was one of the last
bears that was killed in Perry Township, as well as one of the largest.  The
twenty-first  year of our subject found him doing life's battle for himself,
and for some time he did farm work by the month.  His marriage took place in
1840, to Miss Mary H. Short, a native of Lawrence County, Ind.  To this
union were born nine children and those that are living are as follows:
Mary, Martha, Lindsey, James, Nettie J., Sallie and Allen.  In 1841 Mr.
Lowder settled where he now lives, and owns 200 acres of well improved land.
This farm he cleared from the green.  He is a stanch supporter of the
Republican party and cast his first Presidential ballot for Harrison.  Mr.
Lowder had two sons in the late war.  Mr. and Mrs. Lowder are members of the
Christian Church.


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