Henry D. Banta was born on 29. Jan. 1785 at Henry County, Kentucky. He was the son of
Daniel Banta and
Anna Shuck. Henry D. Banta married
Eleanor Van Arsdale, daughter of
Simon Van Arsdale and
Rachel Banta, on 23. Jun. 1803 at Kentucky. Henry D. Banta died on 21. Jan. 1867 at Craig Twp/, Switzerland County, Indiana, at age 81. Source is Switzerland County Biographies
History of Switzerland County, Indiana 1885. Chicago: Weakley, Harraman & Co., Publishers, 1885.
A reprint of this book may be purchased through the Switzerland County Historical Society, P.O. Box 201, Vevay, IN 47011.
Transcription by Ruth Hoggatt
REV. HENRY D. BANTA was born in Henry County, Ky., in 1785, and was a son of Daniel and Anna Banta, the latter probably born in Kentucky, both of German descent. Our subject married Eleanor VAN OSDOL, and after six children had been born to them (viz: Anna, Rachel, Daniel, Isaac, Jacob, and Jane), removed to and settled in Pleasant Township, this county, in 1816. In that township he lived eight years, after which he removed to Craig Township, where he lived till his death, January 21, 1867. Mrs. Banta died April 22, 1879, at the age of nearly ninty-three years. Mr. Banta labored in the ministry of the Baptist Church forty years. He was ordained in 1830. He served in the war of 1812-15. He was the father of thirteen children, viz: Anna, Rachel, Daniel, Isaac, Jacob, Mary, Jane, Abraham, Mary, John, Henry, Ellen, and Nancy.
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From Theodore Banta Book 1893 Page 175
Rev. Henry D. Banta married his cousin, Eleanor Van Arsdale, June 23, 1803. He was born in Kentucky, and removed across the Ohio into Switzerland County, Indiana, prior to the War of 1812. He enlisted, and served from April to August, 1813, as a ranger under Captain W. Dunn. He was a farmer. For many years he officiated as a minister of the Baptist denomination--"old school"--declining all pay for his services. He died Jan. 21, 1867. His widow survived him more than twelve years, dying April.