Indiana and Indianans - a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood (1919) (14782458705)

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Title: Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Dunn, Jacob Piatt, 1855-1924 Kemper, General William Harrison, 1839-
Subjects: Medicine -- Indiana Indiana -- History Indiana -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago and New York : The American historical society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ub, In-dianapolis. He organized the Red Crossin Madison County at the beginning ofthe war and assisted in the state organiza-tion, also organized Battery D, SecondRegiment, Indiana Field Artillery, andcommanded same until rejected for mili-tary service on account of defective eye-sight. aiRS. Edwin H. Peck. In every state ofthe union there are some families that havea notable prominence in connection vriththe history of the commonwealth, and thisis true of the Elliott family in Indiana.There is nobody who is at all familiar withIndiana histoiy, either from reading orfrom life in the state, who does not kiowsomething of Gen. William J. Elliottand his sons Judge Byron K. Elliott of t heSupreme Court and Joseph Taylor Elliott,whose name is linked with the Sultanadisaster. The daughters of a family arefrequently lost sight of through thechange of name at marriage, and manypeople to whom the name of )\Irs. EdwinH. Peck would sound unfamiliar will atonce recall the subject of this sketch as
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INDIANA AND INDIANANS 1495 Julia Elliott, .youngest daughter of Gen.William J. Elliott. She was born atIndianapolis September 6, 1861. Hermother, Charlotte Tuttle Elliott, who wasborn at Watertown, New York, was alsoof a prominent Indiana family. Julia Elliott was educated in the public.schools of Indianapolis and at the KappesSeminary, then the leading scliool foryoung ladies in the city. She was promi-nent in social circles and well known as amusicar amateur—being one of the cast inFra Diavolo as produced by ProfessorPearsons Indianapolis Opera Company inMay, 1883, with William Castle of theAbbott Opera Company in the title role. October 3, 1883, she was married toEdwin H. Peck, of an old New York family,his father and grandfather being both na-tives of New Yorji City. His father, Wil-liam J. Peck, toolj an active part in thecivic affairs of the >.7 and served as presi-dent of the board of aldermen and as taxcommissioner of the city. He is remem-bered historically as the man wh