Person:Jonathon Dipboye (1)

"Jonathan Dipboye was born in New Market, VA in 1819, and remained under the parental roof until 1838, two years after the death of his father. In 1837 he married Miss Eleanor Bartlett, native of the Old Dominion, but who came to Indiana with her father, Robert Bartlett, when but a girl. She was an intelligent Christian woman, and her death, which occured in 1877, was a sad blow to her family and friends. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dipboye moved to a cabin in the woods and cleared a farm of seventy acres. There, this enterprising young couple lived for twenty years, after which they sold out and moved to Frankton. There, they bought and improved a farm of one hundred and ninety-five acres, and there his wife's death occurred. In 1883 Mr. Dipboye moved to his present place."

    "In August, forty years ago, he entered the ministry, became a member of the Miami Conference, and during these forty years has organized forty churches. He is an evangelist, and has preached about five hundred funeral sermons. For four years he was Presiding Elder in the Eastern Indiana Conference, and held the same position for five years in the Union Miami Conference. Now he works as a he feels able to. In politics he is a Democrat, and socially a Master Mason, being Chaplin of Frankton Lodge. He is one of the old and honored citizens of the county, and has accomplished much good in his life."
    "On May 9, 1869, Elder Jonathon Dipboye organized a Christian church at Elm Grove school house in Lafayette township, with eleven members. Meetings were held at the Elm Grove school house and other places in the township until 1872, when a frame house of worship, costing about $1,000. was erected on the farm of George D. Thompson, not far from the schoolhouse."

The 1880 Madison county census reveals that three people were living with Jonathon: daughter Lucinda, 19 was keeping house (and probably waiting for James Stamm to pop the question), grand-daughter Margaret Wiley, 14, grand-son Charley E. Dipboye, 10.

ELWOOD DAILY RECORD, May 17, 1904- PIONEER PREACHER- Died Suddenly at His Home in Summitville on Sunday. Rev. Jonathan Dipboye while sitting in his chair at his home on North Main street, Summitville, Sunday, at 1 p.m., was seized with an affection of the heart and expired immediately. His was Summitville's oldest resident and had he lived till September would have been 85 years of age. He was born at New Market. Vt., and emigrated to Indiana over forty years ago. He was pastor of the New Light Christian faith and has held many charges. He retired from an active life years ago. He was married four times and leaves a widow and eleven children, ten adults. From Richard Edmonson, 1/2005.

1. ↑ Portrait & Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties IN; Chicago. (Biographical Publishing Company, 1893).
2. ↑ Elwood Historical Society, Elwood, IN.
3. ↑ History of Madison County Indiana, editor John L. Forkner
   Volume I.

   History of Madison County Indiana, editor John L. Forkner, Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Co. 1914.

4. ↑ The Elwood Daily Record Newspaper. (15 May 1904).
5. ↑ 1900 Van Buren Twp., Madison Co., IN Census
   page 4.