Harvey B Munday

Harvey B. Munday was born in Mercer County, Ky., Feb. 21, 1810, a son of Henry and Nancy Munday. His father was born in Virginia and died in Kentucky, aged seventy-five years, and his mother, a native of Kentucky, died in this township, at New Winchester, aged eighty-two years. In August, 1833, Harvey Munday was married in his native county to Caroline Coghill, a native of the same county, born in 1815, who died April 10, 1854. Their children were--Ann Mary, died at the age of three years; John H. and Thomas J., residents of this county; Joseph A. and James M. (twins) enlisted in the Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, the former killed at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and the latter served nearly five years, and is now living in Kentucky; Benjamin F. and Reuben S., living in Missouri; William J., of this township, and George H., of Missouri. In October following his marriage Mr. Munday moved to Hendricks County, living at Danville the first few months. He was a man of limited means, but possessed good health and energy. He worked at the blacksmith's trade at Danville till 1834. He removed to New Maysville, Putnam County, in February, 1834, and in the fall of 1843 bought a piece of land near the town, where he carried on farming in connection with his trade. He returned to this county, locating in his present home in the fall of 1847. His residence is on sections 17 and 18, and his farm, containing 160 acres, was brought from a forest to a well cultivated farm. Oct. 15, 1854, Mr. Munday married for his second wife Matilda Hankins, born in Shelby County, Ky., in 1820. She came with her parents to this county in 1839. Her father died at the home of Mr. Munday in 1862, and her mother died in Center Township, April 23, 1885, at the advanced age of ninety-six years. Mr. Munday has three children by his last marriage--Mrs.Martha V. Yount, Mrs. Judith Ellen Graham, and Woodson, living with his parents. In politics Mr. Munday is a Democrat. He has been a member of the regular Baptist church since 1839.

Source: The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Marion Township, pages 690-691 http://www.hendcogen.org/biographies/1885history/MundayHarveyB.html