Farmer, Eli P. (Eli Price), 1794-1881.
Clergyman, farmer, and politician.
Born in Franklin County, Kentucky, served in the War of 1812 and moved to Indiana in 1822. He become a licensed Methodist minister in 1826 and spent much of his time in the ensuing years traveling about Indiana preaching, holding revivals, and attending camp meetings.
At the same time he farmed land which he had bought in Monroe County, Indiana, several miles west of Bloomington. He served as a Whig in the Indiana state senate, 1843-1845. When the Civil War broke out, he helped to raise the 82nd Indiana Infantry Regiment and followed it into battle, assuming the duties of Chaplain.
From the description of Papers, 1818-1874. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36504571
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Birth 1794
Death 1881
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