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.

DANIEL R. HOSTETLER is a native of Bono Township, this county (Lawrence
County, Ind.), born April 26, 1848, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Chasteen)
Hostetler.  The father was born in this county in 1822, and the mother in
Washington County.  Jonas Hostetler came from Kentucky to Bono Township in
1821.  Of of eight children was Samuel, the father of Daniel R.  Samuel
and wife had a family of nine children, of whom six were reared.  He
farmed and operated a saw mill in Lawrence County sixteen years.  He was a
soldier in the Second Indiana Regiment, Mexican war, which regiment was
hotly engaged at the battle of Buena Vista.  In the last war he was First
Lieutenant of Company B, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Indiana Volunteer
Infantry.  He died in 1882, preceded a few years by his wife.  Daniel was
reared on the farm and in the mill at hard work, and with but few
advantages.  He enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-fifth
Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infanatry, and served until the troops were
mustered out.  In 1871 he married Hulda S. Pendergrast, who was born in
this county in 1850.  They have five children:  Oscar, Ollie, Oma, Ambrose
and Malcolm.  Mr. Hostetler owns 200 acres of land (Marion Township,
Lawrence County).  Must of his time has been spent in saw-milling.  He is
a Mason and a Republican, and a prominent man.

Hostetler Chasteen Pendergrast
=
Lawrence-IN Washington-IN Mexico

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/unknown/hostetler.dr.txt