HISTORY OF RUSH COUNTY, INDIANA: From the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc. Illustrated; Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1888. p. 361. Harrison County. RICHARD M. POWER, farmer, was born near Milroy, Rush Co., Ind., September 18, 1844, son of John D. and Mary A. (Simisor) Power, and is of German-English descent. His father was born in 1819 and died in this county in 1856. The mother of Richard was born in Ohio about 1825, and now resides in this county. The subject of this biography is the second eldest in a family of ten children, and was reared on a farm, was a student at the country schools and for a short time taught school. In 1868 he engaged in the milling business and continued until 1872, where he turned his attention to farming, which has since been his principal vocation. He was married in 1869 to Miss Melissa McNiel, a native of Wash County, Ind., who died in 1871. In 1876 Mr. Power was married to Miss Sarah E. Reese, of Harrison County, Ky., born June 18, 1844. He is an ardent Democrat, and manifests much interest in behalf of his party, and is an honorable and greatly esteemed citizen. Mr. Power's second wife died August 12, 1884, and September 2, 1885, was a third time married, the bride being Miss Jennie Terhune, a native of Dearborn County, Ind., born in 1856. They have one child, Mary E. Power Simisor McNiel Terhune = Milroy-Rush-IN OH Wash-IN Dearborn-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/power.rm.txt