"In
1839, when twenty-three years old, Mr. Emery Sylvester
married CAROLINE McCLINTOCK member of one of the old,
esteemed pioneer families of the county. Her grandfather,
JOHN McCLINTOCK, came from Ireland, when twelve years of age
accompanied by two brothers, one of whom, named SAMUEL McCLINTICK, settled near
the Charlestown Pike, north of Jeffersonville.
"John
prospered after reaching manhood, and when he died was the
owner of several hundred acres of farm land in Jeffersonville
township. He left a son, known as JOHN McCLINTOCK, JR., who in 1809
married MARY PROVINE, a native of Tennessee, and became one
of the county's substantial citizens. He owned a large farm,
five miles north of Jeffersonville, on the road that runs
from Utica township west to Blackiston's Mill, near
Cementville.
"It
was his daughter who became the wife of EMERY SYLVESTER and
shared his joys as well as his sorrows, for nearly fifty
years. She survived him about four years and passed away
March 8, 1889. Six children were born of this union: Mary,
Charlotte, Caroline, Emery, John and Commodore C. The last
named died in childhood, and both of the other sons passed
away in their twentieth years. The three daughters own the
home place, consisting of two hundred and fifteen acres of
land and have made their residence there since the death of
their mother.
"The Sylvester's and McClintocks being among the earliest settlers,
have been known in Clark County for over a hundred years, and
no families have enjoyed greater esteem. One of the proud
recollections cherished by the latest generation of Sylvester's is that the grandfather, JOHN
McCLINTOCK(McCLINTICK), JR., was a soldier with Gen. William
Henry Harrison at the celebrated battle of Tippecanoe."