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History of Lawrence, ORANGE, and Washington Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers - Chicago, 1884

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           SHADRACH B. A. CONDER is a native of Orleans Township, this
        county, born November 23, 1829, a son of JOHN and ELIZABETH K.
        (CARTER) CONDER, who were natives of Kentucky and of Irish-German
        descent.  He was raised on a farm, and in 1847 became a member of
        Company D of the Regular Army, serving through the Mexican war and
        at its close was discharged at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. In 1861 he
        again volunteered his services in his country's behalf, and for six
        months belonged to the Twenty-fourth Regimental Band of the United
        States Army. In 1862 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant by the
        Governor, and after recruiting Company E of the Sixty-sixth Indiana
        Volunteer Infantry, was elected First Lieutenant He served through
        some of the hardest fought battles and campaigns of the late war,
        and was honorably discharged at its conclusion. From that time
        until 1878 MR. CONDER followed merchandising at Orleans, and from
        then until 1881, when he was burned out, was engaged in the saw and
        planing-mill business. In politics he was a Whig. but since its
        organization has been a warm supporter of the Republican party, and
        as such was elected Sheriff of the county in 1682. Since 1852 he
        has been a member of the I. O. O. F., and has served in various
        responsible positions in this order.  To his marriage with Miss AMY
        E. LEE, which occurred in June, 1850, seven children were born,
        only two yet living. The mother died in 1862, and three years later
        MR. CONDER selected Miss SARAH J. WEBB for his second wife, and of
        the eight children born to their union all are dead but three.
        MRS. CONDER belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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