Jeremiah S. HADLEY was born in North Carolina, on the 11th day of February 1816; son of Simon B. and Sarah Hadley, who where married in their native State, where six children were born -Martha, now Mrs. Josiah Mills, who settled in Hendricks County, Indiana; Ruth,who married William A. Woodward; Eliza, deceased; Emma, wife of Jesse Bray, of Morgan county, Indiana, died in 1853; Noah, who married Lucinda Hinshaw.

In the fall of 1826 his parents emigrated from North Carolina, and located in Morgan county, Indiana, in the heavy timber, where he erected a log cabin. Seven children were born in Indiana, six of whom are living - Levi, Miles, Moses, Zimri, Simon H., Sarah and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley died in Indiana; they were members of the Society of Friends.

The subject of this sketch married Hannah Mills, a daughter of Henry and Anna M. Mills. She was born in Tennessee, her parents emigrating to Indiana when she was a mere child, and locating in Wayne County. By this union there were nine children; but four living, viz.- Henry M., Perry C., Seth M. and Mahlon. Mr. Hadley removed to Keokuk County in the fall of 1853, and in 1855 to Warren county, Iowa, and the following year came to Hardin County, locating on section 26. Mr. Hadley has been identified with the county for twenty-six years. The family are members of the Society of Friends.

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES OF PIONEER HISTORY

"J. S. HADLEY and family moved from Morgan County. Indiana to Iowa in the fall of 1853 and bought a farm near Richland, Keokuk County, and there being no school house in the neighborhood, Father and others rented and furnished a room, and employed a teacher for the winter term of school.

In the spring of 1855 we moved to Warren County, and a school house was built on a farm adjoining ours, but we moved to Hardin County in the fall of 1857 before any school was taught in the new house, and settled on the S.E 1/4 Sec. 26 Providence Twp, Hardin Co. where the nearest school (Honey Creek) was four miles away, so Father and others rented and furnished one room of John B. HUTCHENS' double roomed log house, size of room I think about 18 - 18 ft. (to accomodate about 40 pupils, about 20 of whom were about grown) and employed James L. TULBURT to teach the winter term of school.

And in the spring following built Chester school house at the edge of the timber just north of where Clark KERSEY formerly lived.

And here after the close of the winter term of school was organized Chester Sabbath School, at the suggestion of two of the young people of the community, and later on Chester Meeting of Friends, and the school house moved to its present location.

About this time the Friends of Honey Creek built a frame meeting house (now vacated and a new brick house taking its place). This frame house was probably built in 1858. The friends of Providence Twp. wanting better school advantages started in this meeting house a Friends High School for the young people, some coming from the distant parts of this county, and some from Marshall Co.

But this was temporary, and as soon as a new brick building could be built at New Providence the school was moved there and named New Providence Academy.

And some mentioned in this biography and others were enabled to become successful teachers that attended this and Legrand and Albion High Schools, Cyrus HADLEY, Charity M. HADLEY, Mintie M. HADLEY, Julia M. HADLEY, Anna L. HADLEY, Effie H. HADLEY, Edwin T. HADLEY Supt & Teacher in Sunday Schools. Faye & Ione educated in Kansas."