History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed.  Unknown County.

WILLIAM RUDDER, the junior member of the firm of Rudder & Son, was born
December 12, 1845, being the oldest of a family of six children born to
James and Elizabeth (Barnett) Rudder.  His father was a native of
Kentucky, from which State he removed to Indiana in 1842, settling about
one and one-half miles est of what is now Campbellsburg.  Prior to the
year 1862 he was engaged in farming, and since that time has been
connected with the mill.  He has also been a minister of the Gospel of the
Christian Church.  William, the subject of this sketch, had good
facilities for securing a practical education, enough to enable him to
teach in the common schools.  October 26, 1865, his marriage with Nancy E.
Purlee was solemnized, and this union has been blessed with seven
children, all living:  James L., Cora E., Stella M., William H., Lawrence
E., Lula D. and an infant daughter unnamed.  He is not a member of any
church, but contributes liberally to the support of churches and morals in
general.  He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a
stanch Democrat, and has been elected Trustee in this township by that
party five times, serving in all twelve years.  A flour and saw-mill,
located on Blue River, seven miles south of Salem, and owned by James
Rudder & Son was erected about 1820.  In the first few years after
erection there was no saw-mill attached.  The probable capacity at that
time was:  corn, forty-five bushes; wheat, fifty bushels.  The saw-mill
was added about 1875, which was also run by water-power, as was the
flouring-mill.  In 1875 a boiler and engine were purchased, which can be
applied to either.  It has a good and paying custom at present, with
capacity:  corn, 150 bushels; wheat, 100 bushels; lumber, 6,000 feet per
day.

Rudder Barnett Purlee
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Salem-Washington-IN

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