The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Washington Township, page 749
William Pike, one of the most prominent pioneers of Hendricks County, is a native of North Carolina, born Dec. 25, 1818, a son of Samuel and Susannah (Davidson) Pike. Of a family of seven children, four are living, our subject being the second--Joel, William, Mary and Jemima. In 1838, in company with Thomas and Caleb Dickson, he came to Hendricks County, Ind., and located in Liberty Township. They built a saw-mill, and after its completion Mr. Pike bought the interests of his partners and carried on the business about three years. He then worked as a millwright a short time, and in 1843 made his first purchase of land, buying eighty acres of land in Washington Township. To this he has added till he now owns 374 acres of valuable land. Mr. Pike was married Jan. 15, 1843, to Priscilla A. Hornaday, who died Jan. 14, 1859, leaving three children--Oliver Howard, born Jan. 1, 1844; Isaiah Marion, born April 29, 1848; Daniel Day, born Dec. 15, 1852. Jan. 19, 1860, he married Nancy J. Moon, and to them were born two children--Jesse Cassius, born May 14, 1861, and Laura Belle, born June 23, 1869. Mrs. PIKE died Dec. 28, 1873, and Oct. 20, 1874, Mr. PIKE married Mary J. McDaniel. They have two children--Sarah Minnie, born Feb. 21, 1876, and Margaret Susanna, born Oct. 16, 1878. In politics Mr. Pike is a Republican. He is a member of the Baptist church.