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


HENRY C. TRUEBLOOD is descended from JOHN TRUEBLOOD, who emigrated from
England to America in 1700, settling in Camden County, NC.  His wife's name
was AGNES, and they had two sons, AMOS and JOHN, who married and reared
large families, and their descendants are to be found in almost every state
in the Union.  They were God-fearing, liberty-loving people,  and held to
the religious tenets of the Friends or Quakers, and left the Old World on
account of religious persecution.  They were always opposed to the
institution of slavery, and many of them settled in Orange and adjoining
counties in Indiana.  JOSIAH TRUEBLOOD, father of Henry C., was twice
married;  his first wife was Miss LYDIA BOWDEN, who bore him seven children;
his second wife was Miss RACHEL FIELD, daughter of JEREMIAH and MARGARET
(WILSON) FIELD, who came to Washington County, Indiana, soon after the war
of 1812.  By the second marriage there were four children, one of whom,
Henry C., is the subject of this sketch.  Mr. Trueblood came to Lawrence
County in an early day, settling near Bryantsville, Marion Township, where
he followed farming.  He died in 1854.  His wife survives him and resides in
Marion Township.  Henry C. Trueblood was born in Spice Valley Township,
Lawrence County, November 15, 1849.  He was brought up on the farm and
received the benefits of a good common education.  He was united in marriage
with Miss MILLIE F. HALL, March 11, 1872.  This lady was born in Marion
Township, November 13, 1849.  Mr. Trueblood owns a farm of 160 acres, which
he farms in a practical and successful manner.  He also pays considerable
attention to raising and grazing cattle and other stock.  He has taught
several terms of school and is one of the intelligent and progressive men of
Lawrence County.  In politics he is a stanch Republican.


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