Blakely Brush, retired, Waveland, was born in Shelby county. Kentucky, March 1, 1807. His parents were of Scotch-Irish descent, and were natives of Virginia, from whence they came to Kentucky in 1806, thence to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1825, locating in Brown township, on Sec. 24. Here the subject of this sketch helped his father improve a farm, after improving one for himself. He has been a member of the first Presbyterian church organized in Wave- land for fifty years, and has been one of its elders for thirty years. He has always been a strong advocate of the cause of temperance, and taking part in all enterprises which he beheves to be right. He has always voted the republican ticket since the organization of that party. In 1831 he married Rebecca G. Glenn, of Woodford county. Kentucky. She died in this county in 1864, leaving five children to mourn her loss: Mary A., wife of Prof. Kritz; John C., attorney- at-law, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Sarah M., wife of Dr. Steele, of Waveland ; David B., farmer; William T., attorney-at-law at Crawfordsville.
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