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E. C. FUQUAY, a native of the township and county in which he now resides and one of its prominent farmers, was born September 20, 1846, and is one in a family of five children born to the marriage of John Fuquay and Calista Castle, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and New York. In the year 1820 John Fuquay located within the present borders of Hart Township and here made his home on the same farm he entered, until his death in April, 1876. His widow still survives him and resides on the old homestead. The subject of this sketch received his education from the common schools of his day, was raised on the home farm by his parents and December 24, 1867, married Louisa Hawkins, by whom he is the father of seven children, the following named yet living: Mary C., Eugene, Truman, Carl and Minnie E. Mr. Fuquay was out a short time in the service of his country during the late war as a member of Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, of Indiana Infantry. Since the war he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, now owning 200 acres of well-improved land underlaid with coal, which is one of the nicest farms in Hart Township. He is a Republican, a member of the I. O. O. F. and G A. R. and an enterprising and respected citizen.