Individual Details
Eliakim Hamblen
(26 Jul 1796 - 29 Jul 1852)
Of Jennings Co/Bartholomew Co., IN
Had a 40 acre farm considered the best farmland in Hamblen Township.
Was a petit juror. built a water mill on Salt Creek, the first in the locality.
He operated a saw mill and grist mill on this property for 6 years.
In 1838 he and Abraham Chappell were overseers of the poor in Hamblen township.
Quite a hunter for big game that abounded at their time. Killed a bear and a panther.
LIved in Hawpatch near Clifford until 1825, then to Hamblen Creek, Brown County
Buried in Taggart Cem., Brown, Indiana
The crowning event of his public service was his election as Representative from Brown County, member of the Indiana State legislature on the Democratic Ticket. He was present and sworn in when the 24th session of the General Assembly convened at Indianapolis 12/2/1838.
He introduced House Bill 95 to regulate the jurisdiction of Justice of the Peace in Brown County. It passed the House and the Senate. Approved by Gov. Wallace 2/10/1840.
Events
| Birth | 26 Jul 1796 | Lee, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1809 | Lee County, Virginia - Nancy Daugherty | | ||
| Death | 29 Jul 1852 | Brown, Indiana | | ||
| Burial | Brown, Indiana | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Daugherty (1788 - 1878) |
| Child | Jesse Hamblen (1811 - 1886) |
| Child | Mary "Polly" Hamblen (1811 - 1903) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" Hamblen (1815 - 1904) |
| Child | William Hamblen (1818 - 1884) |
| Child | Lucinda Hamblen (1820 - 1902) |
| Child | David Lock Hamblen (1824 - 1904) |
| Child | Malinda Ann Hamblen (1825 - ) |
| Child | Zerilda Hamblen (1828 - 1896) |
| Child | Nancy Jane Hamblen (1829 - 1905) |
| Father | Job Hamblen (1762 - 1833) |
| Mother | Eleanor Mullins (1765 - 1852) |
| Sibling | John Mullings Hamblen (1783 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Uriah Hamblen (1787 - 1863) |
| Sibling | George Hamblen (1789 - 1814) |
| Sibling | William Hamblen (1793 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Eleanor "Nellie" Hamblen (1799 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Hamblen (1802 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Hamblen (1805 - 1873) |
Endnotes
1. A. Porter Hamblen, The Hamblen and Allied Families (1940 by The Franklin Democrat).
2. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
3. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..
4. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
5. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..
6. A. Porter Hamblen, The Hamblen and Allied Families (1940 by The Franklin Democrat).
7. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
8. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..
9. A. Porter Hamblen, The Hamblen and Allied Families (1940 by The Franklin Democrat).
10. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
11. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..