William Henry Loudenback Family
This biography of William Henry Loudenback was taken from the History of Fayette County Indiana
This was written in 1917 and published by B.F. Bowen and company in Indianapolis, Indiana. The biography was on pagers 876-877
William Henry Loudenback, a well-known and substantial farmer of the Alquina neighborhood, was born in that vicinity and has lived there all of his life.He was born on October 11, 1844, son of Isaac and Charlotte Han Loudenback., both natives of this same section and members of pioneer families.
Isaac Loudenback was born on a pioneer farm just south of the present village of Alquina, on March 12, 1817, son of Phillip and Mary Buswiller Loudenback, who came here from Virginia, and entered land from the government, establishing their home there and spending the remainder of their lives in the Alquina neighborhood. Being, useful and influential pioneers of that section. on that pioneer farm, Isaac Loudenback spent all of his life, a life long farmer. He was an active Democrat and took an earnest part in the political affairs of that part of the county. Isaac Loudenback was thrice married. His first wife Charlotte Han was the daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Matrin) Han, the latter a native of New Jersey, who came here in an early day. Isaac Han was a driver on the tow path of the old canal and died of cholera during one of the epidemics of that dread disease, which vistied this section in the forties. (1840"s). To Isaac and Charlotte Han were born nine children, of whom the subject of this sketch., the only son, was the second in order of birth, the others being as follows: Mrs. Sarah Ferguson, Mrs. Eliza Malotte, Mary who died when eight years of age; Maria, who died in childhood; Martha who likewise died in her youth; Mrs. Laura Hanna; Alice wife of Reeder Riggs, and Ada wife of Edward Newland. The mother of these children died in October 1864, and Isaac Loudenback later marreid her sister, Mrs. Martha Hope, which union was without issue. After the death of Mrs. Martha Loduenback, Mr. Loudenback married Elizabeth Brown, who survived him some years and which union was also without issue.
William H. Loudenback grew to manhood on the old home farm where he was born and there remained until his marriage in 1872, when he established his home on land he had previously bought from his father at the south edge of Alquina and has ever since resided there. He now owns one hundred and fourteen acres (114) of well-improved land and is accounted one of the substantial farmers of that community.
On February 16, 1871, William Henry Loudenback was united in marriage to Catherine Cerene McClure, who was born near Eaton, over in Preble County, Ohio, the daughter of John and Catherine (Slonaker) McClure, natives of Maryland, who later became residents of this county, locating at Alquina about 1866. To Mr. and Mrs. Loduenback have been born five children, two of whom have died in infancy, the others being Alfred Smith Loudenback, who died at twenty-five years of age; Catherine Cerene, who married Perry Lester Lambert, to which union a child was born, who was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun on December 26, 1914, and Charlotte Francis, who married Charles Christ, and has one child a son, William Alva. Mr. and Mrs. Loudenback are members of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men and his wife belongs to the womens auxillaries of these orders, the Pythian Sisters and the Pocohontas degree.