| Biography of
Nelson Sinclair, m. 1848 Contributed by Diana Flynn |
| NELSON SINCLAIR, farmer and
tile manufacturer, is a native of Wayne County, Ky., and
is descended from an old and honored Scottish family,
which traces its ancestry far back into the history of
the United Kingdoms. Both his maternal and paternal
grandparents were among the early settlers of the Old
Dominion, which was the birthplace of his parents, from
whence they removed to Kentucky at an early day. When a
small boy, Nelson was taken by his parents to
Breckinridge County, Ky., and from there to Orange
County, Ind., where after a residence of eighteen years
his father died. The widow then removed to Greene County,
Ind., induced so to do by a daughter who had married and
preceeded them. Nelson Sinclair is one of the
following-named family of children: Patsy, Nelson,
Joseph, Isaac, Nancy (deceased), Fannie, and Mrs. Shelton,
of Howard County, this State. He was joined in marriage
in 1848 with Miss Elizabeth Tarter, a native of
Pulaski County, Ky., and a daughter of John and Nancy
(Lawrence) Tarter, and to their union the following
children were born: Ellen (deceased), Jane
Wyley, Carrie J., Martha, Francis M., Albert
(deceased), Edward, William D., and Lovell H., who
was named in honor of Gen. L. H. Rousseau, a
distinguished soldier of the Mexican war and the
rebellion. Mr. Sinclair was the first to engage in the
manufacture of tile in Fairplay Township, and at this he
is yet employed, and is also operating a farm, in both
branches of business making a success. He is a
substantial and much esteemed citizen. HISTORY OF
GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE
EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.,
CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. |
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