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   WILLIAM W. DEMAREE   

William W. Demaree, farmer was born in Jefferson county, November 3, 1839. He is a son of William Underwood and Marietta (Wagner) Demaree, natives of Kentucky and New Jersey.

There were three generations of the Demaree family who settled, at early dates in this century, in Jefferson county, viz: Samuel, the father, who came in 1812, and entered a very large tract of land; Daniel, his son, and William U., a grandson. Daniel came from Shelby county, Ky., bringing his son, William U., with him, who was but a boy at the time. William U., the father of William W., lived until November, 1880, when he died. He built the Madison and Canaan Turnpike principally himself, and was regarded as one of the most enterprising and progressive farmers in Jefferson county. The land upon which Mr. Demaree, the subject of this sketch, now lives was entered by his great-grandfather, Samuel Demaree.

The Demaree family was well represented in the army in all the wars of this country, Mr. William W. Demaree being one of the representatives in the late war, enlisting in Co. A, 55th Reg. Ind. Vol. Inf., for three months in 1862, and was out over four months. Since the war Mr. Demaree has engaged in farming.

He is the superintendent and treasurer of the Madison and Canaan Turnpike Company, and has been since his father's death.

He was married to Miss Susan E. Lee, of Jefferson county, in 1876. They have five children: Hattie, Maud, Marietta, Anna E., Ida May and William Buford. Mr. Demaree owns 200 acres of valuable land.

   THOMAS DOW   

Thomas Dow was born February 22, 1844, in Jefferson county. His parents were William and Agnes (Scott) Dow; they were natives of Scotland, and came to the United States in 1818. Both are dead; his father died in 1866, aged seventy; his mother died in 1872, aged seventy-one.

Mr. Dow was raised upon a farm, and lived there until 1874, when he came to Madison and engaged in the agricultural implement business, in which he continued for one year. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. W. P. Brown, in the lumber trade, which business he is still in. They have been making walnut lumber a specialty. They have the largest lumber yards in the city. They have lately bought a large saw-mill and lumber yard, covering the block of ground between Front and Second, and Plum and Vernon streets, and are operating that in connection with their other yard. Their office is on Mulberry street.

Mr. Dow was married in 1874 to Miss Minnie Witherspoon, of Switzerland county, Indiana. He has four living children: Thomas C., Willie S., James E., and Ella M. Mr. Dow is a member of the Masonic order.