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FROM THE EARLſ EST HISTORICAL TIMES L) OWN TO THE PRESENT, INCLUDING A GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF REPRESENTATIVE FAMILIES IN WAYNE COUNTY HON. HENRY CLAY FOX, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I L L U S T R A T E D VOLUME II. MADISON, WISCONSIN WESTERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATHON 1912 | N D E X . A. Albbott, Luther C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Addleman, Thomas J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 Albertson, Cyrus O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 Allen Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 Allen, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Allen, Thomas B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 Anderson, Daniel H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.47 Anderson, Leander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Appleton, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Arniold. Irwin B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5 Ault, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 50 Austin, Bushrod W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 B Bailey, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743 Ballenger, Charles J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.8 Barefoot, William B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Barker, Matthew F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 Barnard, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47 Bartel, Adam H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 PartOn. William B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 Barton, William T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Batchelor, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 Baumer, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Baumer, Lewis H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Baxter, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Beard, Jonathan S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24 Beeson. Benjamin B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 52 Fees On, Edward O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 Beeson, Frederick L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 756 Reeson, Isaac F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.58 Peeson, Lycurgus W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Beeson, Oliver H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757 Beeson, Robert L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Hennett, Way J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43 Bentlage, Charles H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Pertsch, Edwin T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.59 Bertsch Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.5 Bertsch, Monroe M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 Bertsch, Feuben, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4 Hescher. Balthazer A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 06 Billheimer, Sylvester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 () |Hishop, George . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 107 Black, James J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.4 Black, John N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Blick Wedel, Adolph W. . . . . . . . . . . . . S9 Bond, Abner TD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Bond, Allen D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 () S Bond, Charles S. M. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 Pond, Charles T. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731 Bond, T)e Witt C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 Bond, Harry T). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pond, Henry T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32 Rond, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 Bond, Larkin T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Poroughs, Joseph F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 BO Wermaster, Milton J . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 BOW man, John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62 BOW man, Lewis S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Bowmaster, Martin L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 BOyd, Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Poyd, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Hradbury, Clarence F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 + 1 .3 radbury. Wilbern R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Hradbury. William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 XBragg, William A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11 Brooks, James E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Brown, *Brown, , Brown, Prown, Brown, Tranklin William E. Brunback, Isaac . Brumfi Bulla, Bullerdick, John F. Bundy, Burchenal, Charles H Burris, Burris, Burris, Cain, Albert Cain, Milton Cain, William Cam mack, William W eld, Oliver `Walter C John - a - J Ohn E. John P. . . Raleigh W e - 4 E - * e > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • s • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * H • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * tº e - e s - e - - - - - - - - - - • * * * * * * * * * * * * * - * - - - - e - - e - - - - - - - • * * * * * * * * s • * * * * * * * * - e º - e s - e - - e - - - - a s - as e º e - - s - * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * s • * * * … • * - e s - s - - e - - - - - - - Campbell, Campbell. Howard Th Onnas Campbell, William H Campfield, Canaday, Nathan F., M Edwin Carman, Albert B. Carmen, ~€arpen -Carpen Carr, Cates, Cates, Cates, Catey, Chamn Çhapman. Charles, Trederic R Cheesman, Arthur A Cheesman, Clark, Clark, Clark, Clark, J Ohln tel', ter'. Walter Ed W. in H . . . George I, Jesse Orlando B. ess, Albert .J. Olhn H Joln n G. J Onathal) E3 Silas VV Tholm as * - e - Clelments, I'l'all l; . Clendenin. Clevenger, Clevenger, Joseph Clevengen', Coggeshall, Melvin Colvin, Colvin, Colvin, Colvin. Commons, Sannuel Jannes Josiah Nathan T Robert R. Joseph William R. Williann Francis M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commons, COm Stock. Cornell, Cornelius D COrnelius J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connell, Cornelius M Connell, Walter Conniff, Michael . Cooper, Flijah Coyne, Joh - - - n * - 4 & 4. Craig, William H. Craighead, CranOr, ILe Crawford, Daniel B Ed Ward WW Wis W. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e - e º 'º e º s s a s s - s tº - * - e º - * * * * * * s - 4 m - * * - e. e - e - a MI - * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - a - - - - - - - tº e º 'º e - a - e º - 4 º º ºs º º - - - - - - - - - e - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - e - - - - - - - - - - - - - s & - s - - - - - tº - e s - * * * • * - * = - * * * * * * * - e. e - * * * * * * * * ~ * - s - - s - - • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e e - a e - s • * * * * * * * * * N .*- " - e º - E - e s - e s - e º a * * * * * * s - a v - e s - e s - & © tº º º e º 'º º e º e a • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - e - - e - © tº - e s - • * - * * * * * * * - * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - - s - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - e, e - - * * * * * * * - sº e - e s - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e s a e s - e s - * * * * * * * * * * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1W Crawford, William R. . . . Crist, Theodore P. . . . . . . . Crook, Hiram . . . . . . . . . . . Crowe, Arthur G. . . . . . . . Crowe, Ashford C. . . . . . . Crowe, John D. . . . . . . . . . Crown over, Colbert . . . . . Culbertson, William . . . . . Cuykendall, Dor Davenport, Earl R. . . . . . . Davenport, Frank Davis, John Deuker, Dilks, George R Dill, • e e º 'º e Davis, Calvin R. . . . . . . . . Davis, Frederick L. . . . . . Davis, Milton L. . . . . . . . . Day, Harvey J. . . . . . . . . . Deitemeyer, Charles H. . . Deitemeyer, Edward F. . . Deitemeyer, William F. . Henry W. . . . . . . Dennis, David W. . . . . . . . Dickey, Henry D. . . . . . . . Dickinson, Samuel . . . . . . Diffenderfer, Kinsley P. . • * * * * * * * * Matthew H. . . . . . . . * * * e s - tº t e e tº e 4 tº e º & e º a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * g e * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s s a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ~ * tº e - - , e. e. s • * * * * * e s • e e º a tº a tº e º - • * * s e º 'º s e - • * * * * * * * * * * * * e s - e. e. e. a * - ſº e º & a e º - e - - 6 s - tº e e - s tº - º & º 'º e s - s & © e º a º ºs s - Dill, Mrs. Camilla (Walker) . . . . . . . Dill, William W. . . . . . . . . Dilling, Daniel O. . . . . . . . Dillman, David F. . . . . . . . T)irk, Felix W . . . . . . . . . . . DC-an, Walter J . . . . . . . . . . JDoddridge, David J . . . . . . Doddridge, David P. . . . . . Doddridge Family . . . . . . . Doddridge, Mordecai D . . . Doddridge, Wilber I. . . . . Dodson, John C. . . . . . . . . Dougan, John B. . . . . . . . . Dougan, Stiles . . . . . . . . . . Dougan & Company. . . . . . DOugherty, Leon D. . . . . . Drischel, . George W. . . . . . Drischel, Jacob E. . . . . . . . Druley, Clement D. . . . . . . Druley, Emmet E. . . . . . . . Druley, Jesse T. . . . . . . . . . Druley, John L. . . . . . . . . . e e º ºs e - a s e - Druley, Druley, Levi F. . . . . . . . . . Druley, Levi G. . . . . . . . . . Druléy, Nathan S. . . . . . . . T) ryer, Frederick . . . . . . . . Duke, William A. . . . . . . . Dulin, Washington I. . . . . Dunbar, Thomas G. . . . . . Dye, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T}ynes, John F. . . . . . . . . . E Ebersol, Solomon Ehle, Annos Eliason, James C. . . . . . . . Eliason, Thomas C. . . . . . Ella barger. Amos . . . . . . . F}}]iott, Exum Estelle, William Ewbank, Harry F. . . . . . . © tº e s * * * * * * * Flóigerton, Jacob F. . . . . . . Edgeworth, James R. . . . . F}lliott, Joseph H . . . . . . . . F}llis, William . . . . . . . . . . Ellison, Santford N. . . . . . Ell WOOd. Willard B. . . . . . Elmer, Charles N. . . . . . . . Fºndsley, Stephen G. . . . . . Erwin, John and Elizabeth Evans, Isaac P. . . . . . . . . . Evans, William . . . . . . . . . tº º - - * * * * * * * * * * e - - e. e - - - - - e º 'º e < * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is tº º s º 'º e º 'º e * * * * * * * * * * e º 'º e s - - e º º tº º º e e º 'º e º e * * * * * * * * * * • * - e s v - e º e e - - - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * e º e º tº a tº e º • * * * * * * g e e * * * * * * * * * * e is tº e º e º 'º e - * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * s º 'º e º 'º º ſº tº 6 e - - - - - - - - - * e - - e - - - e - e - - - - - - - - - tº e º 'º e º - * * * * * * * * * * * * * e - - - - - - - - - tº e º º ſº e - e s tº 4 - e º 'º - 4 º º s e º e s e º e º e Falls, Isaac N. . . . . . . . . . Farlow, John H. . . . . . . . Farlow, William S. . . . . . Feasel, Josiah . . . . . . . . . Ferguson, Oliver . . . . . . . Ferris, Paul W. . . . . . . . . Filby, Ellis D. . . . . . . . . . I is her. Theodore . . . . . . . Flatley, John . . . . . . . . . . Flatley, William B. . . . . Fleming, Edwin S. . . . . . Fletcher, Edward B . . . . . Foland, Ilemuel . . . . . . . Foulke, William Dudley Fouts, John M. . . . . . . . . Fouts, William L. . . . . . . Fox, Henry C. . . . . . . . . . FOX, Minus T. . . . . . . . . . Franzman, Philip . . . . . . Fraunberg, Frederick W. Frazer, George Frazer, James S. . . . . . . . Frazer, Thaddeus E. . . . . Fricker, Isaiah . . . . . . . . Fudge, Jacob F. . . . . . . . . Gaar Family . . . . . . . . . . . Gaar, Fielding . . . . . . . Gaar, John M. . . . . . . . . . Gaiser, Andrew . . . . . . . . Gause, George R. . . . . . . . Gayle, Albert D. . . . . . . . Gayle, Walter S. . . . . . . . Gentry, Milo . . . . . . . . . . . George, Clement V . . . . . Gibbs, John E. . . . . . . . . . Gilbert, Josiah B. . . . . . . Glunt, William H. . . . . . . Gluys, James M . . . . . . . . GOrmon, Isaac A. . . . . . . Gough, Alfred B. . . . . . . . Grant, George H. . . . . . . Grave, Nathan . . . . . . . . . Hackman, Frederick . . . . Hahn, Lewis E. . . . . . . . . Haisley, David . . . . . . . . . Hammond, Homer M. . . Hampton, Louis N. . . . . . Handley, Lawrence A. . . Hanna, Isaac N. . . . . . . . Harlan, Nathan Harper, George Harris; Abraham . . . . . . Harris, Addison H. . . . . . Harris, Allen M Harris, Alonzo M. . . . . . . Harris, Daniel W. . . . . . . Harris, James F. . . . . . . . Harris, John S. . . . . . . . . Harris, Walter M. . . . . . . Hart, Andrew J . . . . . . . . ; Hart, Timothy . . . . . . . . . Harter, Charles B. . . . . . Hartley, Hartman, Robert E. L. . . Hartman, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Harvey, Caleb J a º º e º - 9 & Harvey, Elijah R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey, William E. . . . . Hawkins, Oliver . . . . . . . Heiny, Noah Helms, James R. . . . . . . Helms, Joseph I. . . . . . . . a e º e s s e º 'º & • a s e º e º 'º e º e - - - - - - - - - - - • * ' e º e º e º 4 & 6 • e s a • * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * - e. e. e. a tº º • * * * * * * * * * * - - e º – e º - - - e. - s e º s e e º e º s - * * - - - * - - * * º e s e º 'º s e º e tº - - e º - * G - - - - tº s is e º º & e º is tº • * * * * * * * * * s - * * * * * * * * > * - - e s - tº e - - - e. - - © - - - e - - - * * * * * * * * * * * e - - tº a - - e - - e. e. e e s e º & a 4 º' tº 9 - - e - - - - - - * * • * * * * * * * * * * a c e º 'º a tº e º º t • * * * * * * * * * * • * e º a s e e s tº º • * > * * * * * * * * * - e º 'º - E * > * > • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * m • e º e s tº s e s e & a e º w e º e º 'º e • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e - s e º e º º 0 e º * * * * * * * * * * * e tº e e º 'º & © a tº º • * * * * * * * * * * * - e. e. e. e. e. e. e º te • * * * * * * * * * * e - a 6 º' - e º 'º º tº John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartman, Henry J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * * * e - e. e º e º 'º - e tº e - e º 'º & e º 'º a s e - e e º 'º e º 'º e e :à : INDEX Helms, Michael I Fenby, Hench man, Charles T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley, John Hen WOOd. John S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiatt, Elihu Hill. Adam Hill. Henjamin Hill, George Hill. Theodore H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinshaw. Stephen A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hille, Charles T). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOel’ner, David J. . . . . . . . . . . H Cºffman, Jacob \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holzapfel, Henry Hoover, Abram HOO ver, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoover, Horace. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoover, Fudolph Horrell, James C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hort, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hosier, Adrian M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hosier. Lewis H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houseworth, Henry Howard, Joseph C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard. Robert A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunt, Albert H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunt, Benjamin J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunt, Horace H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurst, Charles M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hussey, Henry Hutton, Jesse M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - - - - - s ºn e s e e s - - - - - - • * * * * * * e s is tº s is a s e º 'º - a - - e - - - - - - - - - - e º º s tº e - - - - - - • * * * * * * * * s e º e º 'º - - - - s a º º w w w a e a e º e s e s s e e º 'º - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - - - - - e. e. e. e. e - - - - - - - - - - - - s = e e e s - * - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Caleb B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles F Garfield John H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemuel H Ja ("ks () n, Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, ..! ackson. Jackson, Richard Jackson, Thomas E. . . . . . . . . . Jarrett. Harlan P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ſay, e Jay. Francis D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay. . \\ illiam H. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenkinson, Isaac Jessup, Wilfred ..] evett, Benjamin F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson, Barclay T Johnson, Renjamin Johnson, John Fl Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Walter A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..! Ones, Albert R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jones, Charles WV. ..I ones, George F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jones, Lin (; Oln H Jones, Morris Jones, Robert Jones, ..! Ones, Jordan. Clarles W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan. Joseph W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judkins, J Olin W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * s s e e s - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - * * * * * * * * * - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * g e º e º & © e - 4 - - - - - - - - - e º & # * * * * - - - - - • * * * c e s e s e º e < * * * * * B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kantner, IDaniel Keagy. Henry Reever, John C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reever, Moses ICelly, Fobert L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ICempton, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Kempton. William J Ken (la ll, Michael Keplor, George T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kern, Jacob Kerr, James D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kibbey, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piel horn, August E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kienzle, Fred W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * s • * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * - - - - - - - - - - - a tº tº a tº e - - - - - - - • - - - - - - - - * * * * * * - - - - - - - 803 || Kiess, Lewis A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 | Rim mel, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 || Kinder, Jesse D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649 King, Elijah G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 || King, James C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 || King, James E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 || King, Joseph J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 || King, Lewis C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 || King, Luther Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 || King, Thomas L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 || King, Walter J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 || King, William A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 || Kinsinger, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 || Kirlin, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 53 || Kirlin, Oscar M. . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * 805 P& it terman, Claude S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 || Kitterman, Ennias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 | P:Citternan. Walter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 || Klieber, Louis P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588 || P&lute, Edward H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 || Knoll, August A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 || Knoll, Charles H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 | P&noll, Frank J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808 || P:(noll, John Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 || P:Cnollenberg, Charles H. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 48 || KOthe, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809 || Kramer. Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646 Kramer, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2 | P: rueger, Dr. F. William . . . . . . . . . . . . 708 || Ruhlman, Frank H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #; 15 70 4 L Lackey, Frank A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lackey. John S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36S | Ladd. Charles L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Lamb, Isaac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 | Lambert, Jesse H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Lam mott, Joseph L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 || Lannott, Omer L., Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 57 || Land, Charles H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 || Land, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 || Land, Horatio N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 || Lannerd. A mos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 | Lantz, John G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 | Lantz, Tllomas B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 | Lashley, Alfred .] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | I a WSOn, William T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 | Leavell, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 0 | Lewis, William A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | Lichtenfels. Jacol) H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 || Lightner, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 | Linderman, Barney H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 || Linderman, Charles L. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 0 | Linderman. John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | | | Lindley, Harlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 2 | Lindsay. Rufus P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 | Little, John S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 l l Locke. John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 || Lombard, Franklin K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 || Loop, Dr. Aubrey L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Lotich, Philip E. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Louck, TCben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 Lumpkin. Dempsey O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 || Lundy, Charles N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lundy, Clyde B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 MC 561 452 | McCaffrey, Edward H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 | McConaha, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 | McConaha, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 | McConnaughey, Thomas L. . . . . . . . . 293 McFail. Frank H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 | McGuire, Elwood W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 | McRee, Dr. Charles F. . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 MCRinney, Andrew J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 5 || McMahan, Edward G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 || McMahan, Wilmer B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 | McMinn, Francis E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669 McNeill, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ; i | V1 INDEX IM Pardieck, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parry, Mordecai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macy, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 | Parshall, Benonah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manlove, Joseph L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 || Parsons, Benjamin F., Jr. . . . . . . . . . Manning, Edgar I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 | Peelle, . Hardin H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manning, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 | Peirce, Clarence M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Markley, Dr. Stephen C. . . . . . . . . . . . 184 || Peirce, John B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin, James B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 || Peltz, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin, Nathan W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 || Petty, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin, Theodore S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602 || Pickett, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martindale, Eden S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 | Piehl, William F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mason, Mandus E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 || Pierce, Byram R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medearis, Daniel B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 || Pike, Waldo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meek, James R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 || Pitts, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendenhall, A. Grant. . . . . . . . . '• • . . . 727 | Pitts, Isaac J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendenhall, Alves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 | Pollard, Daniel W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menden hall, Dr. Edwin H. . . . . . . . . . 188 || POlley, Henry V. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendenhall, John M. L. . . . . . . . . . . . 827 | POrter, P&node D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendenhall, Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.6 Meredith, Henry C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Q Merritt, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .!. 380 Miller, Charles D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 | Quigg, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miller, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Miller, John B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 R Miller, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Miller, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 0 | Raper, Frank T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s • Miller, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Ratliff, Joseph C. . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * Miller, William S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 || Ratliff, Walter S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOchwart. John F.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 | Reeves, Arthur M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moffett, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 | Reeves, James E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monger, TXouglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 | Reeves, Mark E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOOre, Daniel C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 || Replogle, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moore, Ira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 | Replogle, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moore, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 | Repp, Franklin H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moorman, Bernard H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 || Reynolds, Alpheus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan, Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 | Reynolds, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOrgan, Henry L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 | Feynolds, Marcus D. L. . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 | Reynolds, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan, Samuel P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 | Heynolds, Wallace C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris, Francis F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 | Rhoades, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris, Harry D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 || Fich, William C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris, Lewis O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828 || Rich, Willis D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris, Thomas B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 | Rieser, William C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOrrow, Dr. Roy D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 | Rife, John J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrow, William A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604 || Robbins, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mott, Thomas A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 || RObbins, Harlan P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murray, Omar G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 | FObbins, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murray, Veniah J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 || Robinson, Francis W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mustin, James F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 || Fobinson, Henry E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myers, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 || Robinson, Henry R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myers, Levi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 2 | FOhe, Casper H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Myers, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 | ROmer, Ferdinand F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myers, Zach. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 | ROuth, Charles W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROWe, Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Fºunge, John H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fussell, DeWitt C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napier, James B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 | Ryan, Isaac F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New, John C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Newman, Rufus C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50S S Nichols, Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Nichols, Leroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 || Sanders, George F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nichols, Thaddeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 | Saxton, Cyrus C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholson, John C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 Schepman, Louis H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholson, Timothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Schlonaker, Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOrth COtt. William C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 || Schmidt, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nutter, James M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 || Schroeder, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Schultz, Walter W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } O Scott, Elias P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott, Will H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O’Brien, Thomas J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 | Seaney, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oldaker, Elmer E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 || Shadle, Perry C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olen, Henderson B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Shafer, Theodore A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oler, Darry B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 || Shank, Joseph M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oler, William E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 | Shank, Stephen C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osborn, Elam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728 || Sheffer, Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otten, Benjamin H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 | Sheffer, Daniel W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overman, Rolla L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 | Sheffer, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shendler, Silas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Shepherd, James H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shiveley, Charles E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige, Ralmaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 Shiveley, Ray K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige, Ralph A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 || Shofer, John Harmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palmer, Arthur B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 | Short, John H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INDEX Shroeder, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shroyer, John K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shults, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shute, Robert E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skinner, Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sleeth, William P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smelser, Dr. Solomon G. . . . . . . . . . . Smith, Smith, Smith, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith, Smith, Philip W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smoker, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smyser, Alonzo W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smyser, Edward J Snyder, Nye H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sourbeer, Benjamin F. . . . . . . . . . . . . SOWel's, George M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spahr, Isaac J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stahr, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley, Abraham C Starr, Benjamin Stauffer, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steddom, Isaac P. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stegman, Edward H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stetler, Erastus M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevens, Jesse C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevens, Mark A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stiggleman, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Myer, Addison Stoltz, Frederick Stonecipher, Stotelmyer, Dr. Charles I Stout, William N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strattan, Stephen S., Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . Strattan, Stephen S., Sr. . . . . . . . . . . Stubbs, Lewis D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Study, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWall OW, Joshua N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swallow, Rolando G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWayne, Elias H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWayne, Samuel E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swift, Richard H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWiggett, Levin Swinn, Henry Swisher, Henry * e - e = e º a º e º e º e º e º e * * * * * * * tº w tº tº g º - e a tº & • * * * * * * * * * s • * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * g e - e g º e º º sº e º 'º - * * * * * * * ~ * * * * * * * * e s - Taylor, Taylor, Dr. James E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'rank M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor, James C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor, Thomas C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teas, Ed Ward Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teeter, Charles N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teeter, John H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teeter, Rev. Lewis W Tepe, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas, Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas, John K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas, Joseph H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson, Charles M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson, Samuel A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thornburgh, Dempsey C. . . . . . . . . . . . Thornburgh, Frank V. . . . . . . . . . . . . Thornburgh, Thornburgh, Thornburgh, Thornburgh, Threewits, William H. ThurstGri, Dr. Eli H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thurston, Dr. Joseph M. Tice, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timberlake, Edward Toschlag, Joseph s = e º s - tº e º 'º - e. e. e. * e º 'º e º - a a tº e * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s e - Turner, Turner, Turner, Ulrich, Ulrich, Werking, Werking, Weyl, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Woolley, Zwissler, Whitesell, Zuttermeister, Townsend, IFrancis TOW Insend, James . Trueblood, William N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tubesing, Carlos E Turner, H Daniel D. . George R. Veal, Enos T. . . . . . Veregge, John W. . Von Pein, Matthew J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voss, James M Wallace, Frank W. Wallace, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walls, Dr. John A. Walters, Daniel W. Waltz, Frank Warfel, Enos Webb, George A. . . Wedekind, William Weist, Dr. Ebenezer P. . . . . . . . . . . . . * - - - e. Charles Werking, David M. Werking, John E. . John M. Wesler, William H. Lewis White, William Irvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteley, Pºints * * * * * * * * * * * * * Wiggins, Stephen R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Wolke, Harmen Wood Ward, Benton L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton H Wright, Benjamin F. . . . . . . . . . . . . ſº Wright, George W. Wright, William M Eli M. . . - * Yates, Stephen O. . Yencer, Dr. Martin W. . . . . . . . . . . . . Z Zehrung, Adelbert D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zeigler, Andrew PC. Zimmerman, William W. . . . . . . . . . . Conrad • * s e e º ºr n e º sº e < * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * sº a s e º sº e s º 'º e º e º e e e - e. e. e. e. a s e s a º e º e a º, e s e º a s a • e s e º e º a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * a s e s a e s tº e e s a e - e. e. s e s e º a tº e e º e s tº e s tº a tº tº e º e º e º a tº º e º 'º s Henry D. . . . . . . . . . . MEMORS OF WAYNE COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL Walter Totton Carpenter.—Death's fingers closed the eyes of a noble man and opened the portals of eternity when Walter Tot- ton Carpenter crossed the valley of the Great Beyond at his home on West National Road, in the city of Richmond, Aug. 3 I, IQIO. Had he lived until New Year's Day, 191 I, he would have reached the century mark of earth's existence, and he was, perhaps, the oldest man in Wayne county. His was a life of usefulness. He was a prominent member of the Friends' church, and for fifteen years was superintendent of the boarding school which is now Earlham College. It was through his splendid administration that that institution was placed on a stable basis during the earlier years of its existence. He was a trustee of the college after resign- ing the superintendency and for many years was connected with the welfare of the institution in that capacity. Mr. Carpenter was the son of YJesse and Mercy Carpenter, and was born Jan. I, 1811, in Duanesburgh, Schenectady county, New York. When four years of age his father and family moved to a farm in Clin- ton county, Ohio, five miles north of Wilmington, and there a log cabin, which consisted of two rooms and a garret, was the home of the parents and children for some time. Mr. Carpenter and Susanna Mabie were united in marriage in 1834, and soon there- after removed to Cincinnati, where Mr. Carpenter was engaged at different times in the pork-packing, silk and general merchan- dising business. While in Cincinnati he was warned by his phy- sician that he had better buy a farm and live more nearly out of doors, and that if he did not there was a great probability of his dying before the end of the year. Accepting the advice of his physician he settled on a farm near Clarksville, Ohio. This farm, which came to be known as the “White Planes” farm, was soon made a model one for that time by Mr. Carpenter, by his unceas- ing energy and characteristic enterprise, and he raised only horses, sheep and cattle of the best stock. To give their children a better education was the purpose of the Carpenters’ removal to Rich- mond in 1857. They had heard much about the Friends’ Monthly Meeting School there, and decided remove to that city and give their children the advantages 1ere obtainable. The next year Mr. Carpenter succeeded Charle Atherton as superintendent 2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of the school and filled that position for fifteen years with credit. After his retirement from the office of superintendent he was ap- pointed trustee of the college, and that position he held until 1893, when the offer of re-appointment was again made him, but he refused to accept it. He laid the corner stone for Lindley Hall and was a member of the building committe when Lindley and Parry halls and the gymnasium were built, in 1887-8. He was officially connected with the college for more than thirty-five years. Mr. Carpenter was an influential man of Wayne county and for a long time was an interesting figure in West Richmond. His friendship for Earlham students who attended the college be- tween the years of 1880 and 1893 will be among their cherished memories through life. As a planter of trees and a follower of botanical work he was well known, and he planted all of the trees which make the Earlham College campus one of the most beautiful in the State. Forty-five years ago the Earlham drive was prepared by him, and he also planted the row of maples that faces the National Road from the campus. One remarkable fact about the trees which were set out by Mr. Carpenter is that there are more than twenty varieties of native forest trees among them. Mr. Carpenter's wife died Sept. 30, 1908, and he is survived by three children—Charles G. Carpenter, superintendent of the Rich- mond Roller Mills; Mrs. D. W. Marmon, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. H. C. Wright, of Kokomo. In his death the city of Richmond lost a true and faithful citizen and Earlham College a fond father. Edwin H. Cates, a substantial citizen of Wayne county, and cashier of the Union National Bank of Richmond, was born on his father's farm in Green township, near Williamsburg, Dec. 8, 1866, son of the late Jesse Cates, of whom a sketch appears elsewhere in this work. He is one of the four survivors of the n1ne children born to his parents. Mr. Cates attended the schools of Williams- burg, and later Earlham College for two years, leaving that insti- tution to enter the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, where he remained one year. After finishing his scholastic work, at the age of ninteen years, he commenced his independent career in the banking business, in his father's bank at Centerville, Ind. He also for a time at Cambridge City, during the illness of the cashier of the First National Bank at that place, served in his stead temporarily, and while thus engaged became intimately ac- quainted with John Jackson, who is at present a retired banker of Cambridge City, and whom Mr. Cates regards as one of the leading bankers in this portion of Indiana. Upon the death of the father, in 1901, Edwin H. Cates became the cashier of the Union National Bank of Richmond and has since officiated in that capacity. In company with George H. Eggemeyer and Harry Starr, he organized the First National Bank at Hagerstown, in 1906. This successful project was decided upon in less than ten minutes. Conceiving the notion himself, Mr. Cates telephoned to Mr. Eggemeyer, and a few minutes afterward met Mr. Starr on the street, and as the idea struck both of these gentlemen favor- ably, the necessary papers were on their way to Washington, D. BIOGRAPHICAL 3 C., the same evening. Mr. Cates is now a director in the Hagers– town bank. He is also a heavy stockholder in the Richmond City Water Works, a private corporation, and is vice-president of the Richmond Home Telephone Company. He is the owner of the old home farm of 250 acres in Green township, the place which his father purchased soon after his immigration from Ten- nessee. In the matter of politics Mr. Cates is allied with the Re- publican party, but has never sought public preferment for him- self. Fraternally he is a thirty-two degree Mason, being a mem- ber of the Richmond lodge and of the Shrine at Indianapolis. He is also a charter member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Richmond and served as a trustee of the local lodge for a number of years. Socially, he has membership in the Com- mercial Club of Richmond, the Union League Club of Chicago, the Queen City Club of Cincinnati, the Columbia Club of Indian- apolis, and in the Richmond Country Club. On March 28, 1888, Mr. Cates was married to Miss Callie Gentry, daughter of Thomas and Mary C. Gentry, of Centerville, where Mrs. Cates was born and educated. Of this union there have been born two children— Clement D. and Frederick S.—both of whom were born in Rich- mond. Clement D. was a student in Yale College for a period of two years, and he is now in the Union National Bank. Fred- erick S. remains at the home of his parents, which is pleasantly situated at 224 North Eleventh street. George L. Cates, the older brother of Edwin H., is the president of the Union National Bank, having occupied that position since the death of his father. George L. Cates is one of the substantial men of affairs and popular citizens of his native county, and resides at 315 North Eleventh street in the city of Richmond, which has been his place of abode during the past quarter of a century. He is a son of Jesse Cates, deceased, extended mention of whom will be found on another page of this volume. He is an able representative of the banking fraternity in this section of the State and is well entitled to consideration in this publication. Mr. Cates was born in Williamsburg, this county, Oct. 18, 1857. He was reared to manhood in that place and was duly afforded the advantages of the public Schools of his native township, which was his home from the time of his birth until he entered upon his banking career. He completed his education at Earlham College, in the city of Richmond, and in his early life followed farming and school teaching, having charge of the school two miles north of Wil- liamsburg, held in the Campbell school house (now abandoned), until he reached the age of twenty-five years. He then started in his career as a banker, with which branch of industry he has since been identified. In 1882 he became associated with the First National Bank of Centerville and remained with that insti- tution until it went into liquidation a few years later. In Novem- ber, 1885, he removed to the city of Richmond and became one of the organizers of the Union National Bank of Richmond, with which he has since been identified, and has been the president of the institution since the death of his father. He is also a stock- 4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY holder in the Dickinson Trust Company of Richmond and in other connections is numbered among the progressive citizens of Wayne county. He has an attractive home and the same is a center of gracious hospitality. In his political proclivities Mr. Cates is a Republican, and though he takes a loyal interest in all that con- cerns the welfare and general progress of his home city and county, has had no desire for public office. His fraternal con- nections are with the Masonic lodge at Williamsburg and the Elks lodge at Richmond, and he is also a member of the Com- mercial Club and of the Richmond Country Club. Although not a member, he gives a loyal Support to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Richmond, in which his wife is an earnest and active worker. In 1883, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Cates to Miss Ida May Jones, daughter of Norris Jones, of Centerville, and this lady was his faithful helpmate until claimed by death in 1897. Of this union there were born four children, of whom three are living—One daughter and two Sons. Josephine, the daughter, was born at Centerville and was educated at the National Park Seminary, Washington, D. C. On April 14, 1910, she was mar- ried to Herbert H. Lahr, and she and her husband now reside at Evansville, Ind. The wedding was held in the First Presby- terian church at Richmond. Dudley J., the eldest son, is a student in the University of California, at Berkeley, Cal, and Julian G., the younger, remains at home, being connected with the Union National Bank. The deceased child died in infancy. On Feb. I7, 1902, Mr. Cates was united in marriage to Miss Abbie DeWitt, a daughter of John DeWitt, a highly respected citizen of Rich- mond, where Mrs. Cates was born and educated. - Jesse Cates, deceased, for many years one of the prominent farmers and business men of Wayne county, was born in Jeffer- son county, Tennessee, March 21, 1815. He was a son of Richard and Elizabeth (Thorp) Cates, who were of English and German ancestry, respectively. Of the union of these parents there were born fourteen children, among whom Jesse Cates was the ninth in order of birth. He obtained a limited education in the sub- scription schools of his native State, lived with his parents until he was twenty-One years of age, and was reared as a farmer. In September, 1836, he came to Wayne county, where he began his independent career as a farm hand at $8 per month. Later, he engaged in the tanning and boot and shoe business at Williams- burg, Wayne county, in which pursuit he met with gratifying success, and in 1843 disposed Of his manufacturing interests and purchased a farm lying west of Williamsburg, upon which place he spent the greater part of his life in Wayne county. At the time of his first purchase the farm consisted of 226 acres. From the very outset of his efforts in this direction Mr. Cates made a success of farming and stock-raising, and during three years was also engaged in the pork-packing business in Cincin- nati, Ohio. In 1862, he invested capital in the First National Bank at Centerville, Wayne county, and served as vice-president of the institution until 1881, when he became its president. When BIOGRAPHICAL 5 the Union National Bank of Richmond was organized, Mr. Cates was elected president and served in that capacity until his death. He was one of the Original stockholders and incorporators of the Second National Bank of Richmond, and he became the owner of more than 1,000 acres of farming land in the county. On Dec. I4, 1843, Mr. Cates was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Coggs- hall, daughter of Job and Bersheba (Harris) Coggshall, and of this union were born nine children, the following of whom sur- vive: George L. Cates, of Richmond, who is now the president of the Union National Bank of that city; Edward H. Cates, who is the cashier of the Union National Bank of Richmond; Mrs. Charles Stutson, of Richmond; and Mrs. William Clark, of Win- chester, Ind. The mother died Aug. 26, 1908, at the residence of her son, George L., while making her children a visit in Rich- mond. She was eighty-six years old at the time of her death. Mr. Cates was a member of the Masonic order and of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, his membership being in the Williamsburg lodges in Wayne county, and he was a lifelong member of the Methodist church at Williamsburg. He was long associated with the farming and business interests of Wayne county and was widely known, being a self-made man in the full- est sense of that term. The greater part of his life in Wayne county was spent upon the farm near Williamsburg. Mr. Cates passed away Wednesday, July 31, 1901, at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Charles Stutson, who then resided northeast of Green's Fork, in Wayne county. William S. Clendenin is a scion of one of the best known and most highly honored pioneer families of Butler county, Ohio, where he was born, but is now the moving spirit in the firm of Clendenin & Company, of Richmond, tanners of pigskin flexible insole, etc., dealers in hides, tallow, wool, and raw furs; and of the Clendenin Fertilizer Company, manufacturers of high-grade commercial fertilizers; and has been engaged in industrial affairs in Richmond for a quarter of a century. He has well upheld the prestige of the name he bears and is one of the popular and in- fluential citizens and business men of his adopted county. As before stated, he was born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. I2, 1859, and is a son of Huston and Elizabeth (Thompson) Clendenin, both of whom were also born in Butler county. The father was a tanner by Occupation, owned a tannery at Elwood, Ind., and also one at Hagerstown, in Wayne county, where he died in 1892, and the mother now lives at Elwood, Ind. They were the par- ents of four sons and two daughters, of whom William S. and two sisters survive. The sisters are Mrs. M. D. Harmon, of Elwood, Ind., and Mrs. Harry L. Gibbs, of West Richmond. William S. Clendenin, the immediate subject of this review, is indebted to the public schools of Elwood and Hagerstown for his early educa- tional training, and was reared in the tannery business by his father. He has branched out in the business quite extensively in the past three years and has added a large fertilizing plant. This plant is located about one and one-half miles north of the city 6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY limits, on the Union Pike. The industry in the city is a tannery, where nothing but select, high-grade hides are converted into sole leather for the use of shoe factories. The firm also deals in wool, tallow, hides, and raw furs, and purchases about all the wool in Wayne county, besides having buyers in other portions of the State and also in Ohio. The wool is shipped to Philadel- phia and Boston, and the leather goes to shoe factories in different parts of the country. Mr. Clendenin came to Richmond in 1885, and the history of his business enterprise has been consecutive during the long intervening years. From its inception the busi- ness has based its popularity upon the strictest principles of in- tegrity and fair dealing, and the institution has a reputation ex- tending over the large tributary territory from which its large trade is derived. Its record is one of which Mr. Clendenin has just reason to be proud, as have also the citizens of the attrac- tive city in which it is maintained. The subject of this sketch is known as an alert and progressive business man and public- spirited citizen, and to him is accorded a high regard. He is an attendant of the First Presbyterian Church, although not a mem- ber. In the time-honored Independent Order of Odd Fellows he is a member, and also of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while he also has membership in the Commercial Club of Richmond. Mr. Clendenin has been twice married, first to Miss Alice Brown, of the old family of Browns who settled in Wayne county in a very early day. This lady died in 1899, leaving three children: Glenna A., the eldest, is a graduate of the Richmond High School with the class of 1905. Harry R. is a graduate of the Richmond High School with the class of 1907, later completed a course in chemistry in Earlham College, then took a private course in chemistry at Grand Rapids, Mich., and at present is the chemist of the tannery and fertilizing plant of his father. Ralph, the youngest of these children, is a boy of thirteen years. In 1900 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Clendenin to Miss Mayme Drake, who was born in Covington, Ky., where she was reared and educated, and the only child of this marriage is William S., Jr. David Worth Depnis, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., professor of Biol- ogy in Earlham College, at Richmond, is a native of Dalton town- ship, Wayne county. His parents were natives of the Old North State, that section of the Southeast from which came so many of the early settlers of the newer and more westerly States, and both were born in Guilford county, the father in 1815 and the mother in 1813. Coming to Indiana in the early days, these par- ents—Nathan and Evelina (Worth) Dennis—were married in Wayne county; and here they cleared land, established fence boundaries and made building improvements, all with a diligence and patience only found in the blazers of trails in new countries. Their farm near Dalton was their home throughout their useful lives. The father passed away in 1872, and his wife survived him fifteen years, her demise taking place in 1887. Both on the pater- nal and maternal sides the ancestors of Professor Dennis came T}IOGRAPHICAL 7 from Nantucket Island, but the grandparents removed to North Carolina and located in Guilford county. His mother was a sister of Gov. Jonathan Worth, of North Carolina, whose grandson, En- sign Worth Bagley, was the first man who lost his life in the Spanish-American war. Nathan Dennis, the father of the Pro- fessor, was a successful farmer in Dalton township. He was one of the leading men of the locality and was an active and con- sistent member of the Society of Friends. He was clerk of the West River preparatory meeting of ministers and elders for more than twenty-five years. He was twice married, his first wife being Mary Lamar, by whom he had four children: William, who died in early manhood, in 1871 ; Osborn, a minister of the Friends' church in Randolph county, Indiana; Edwin, late of Wabash, Ind., and Mrs. Mary Ebrite, late of Muncie, Ind. After the death of his first wife, Nathan Dennis married Evelina Worth, and their only child is David Worth Dennis. He received his early educa- tion in the district schools of Dalton township and in those con- ducted under the auspices of the church to which his parents belonged, his father being one of five men who contributed money to extend the terms of the public schools longer than the public funds would permit, thus giving his and other children the ad- vantage of better educational facilities. Professor Dennis re- mained on his father's farm until he was sixteen years old, and at the age of seventeen began teaching school, which occupation he followed for three years. He then continued his education by study in Spiceland Academy and Earlham College, graduating in the latter institution at the age of twenty-four, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Since his graduation he has taught mainly in the Richmond High School and in Earlham College, with the ex- ception of one year (1889-90) which he spent with his family in Europe. He remained there fourteen months, in which time he visited Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, England and Scot- land, and during six months of the time was a student in the universities of Bonn and Edinburgh, pursuing a course in Embry- ology in the latter and Biology in the former. The degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Earlham College in 1878 and that of Doctor of Philosophy by Syracuse University in 1886. For over twenty-six years he has occupied the chair of Bi- ology in Earlham College. Immediately following his graduation he spent two years in Earlham College, then four years as teacher in the Richmond High School, and two years as president of Wilmington College. He then spent a year in rest and study, after which he resumed his pedagogic labors as principal of Bloomingdale Academy, where he remained two years. He then returned to Earlham College, where his labors have since been con- tinuous, with the exception of the period passed in Europe. He lectures frequently upon various general educational topics. He has been an institute instructor in many parts of Indiana and other States. Of the Friends’ meeting he is an active member and de- livers many addresses before the Society, on various topics. In 1876 was celebrated the marriage of Professor Dennis and Miss 8 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Martha Curl, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah (Gifford) Curl, of Parke county, Indiana. One son was born to them—William Cullen, who graduated at Earlham College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, when seventeen years old. The following year he graduated at Harvard College with the same degree and was the youngest man in the class. He then spent another year at Harvard and won the degree of Master of Arts and the honor of delivering the oration for the graduate school. He next took a course in the law department of Harvard and graduated there in law with the class of 190I. His first wife having died in February, I897, in June, 1900, Professor Dennis was married to Miss Emma Zeller, of Richmond, daughter of Daniel K. and Mary Caroline (Koerner) Zeller, both deceased. She was born in Ohio, attended Prof. Hiram Hadley’s private school in Richmond, and a school in the East. Professor Dennis is a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Sciences and was its president in 1900; of the Indiana Science Teachers’ Association, and has served as its president. He is now (1911) president of the Indiana Audubon Society and a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. Henry William Deuker, a prosperous and influential mer- chant of Richmond, is a native of that city, born Jan. I7, 1855, a son of Frederick William and Anna Catherine Elizabeth (Meier) Deuker, both of whom were born near Melle, Germany, where they were reared and educated. Frederick William Deuker, Sr., the grandfather of Henry William Deuker, was a grain buyer in Germany and lived and died in his native land. He used to buy up the grain in the surrounding country and upon an ap- pointed day have it delivered to him. He was the last one in the vicinity in which he lived to discard the knee breeches and buckles of ye olden time. Frederick William Deuker, the father of the subject of this review, was a tailor by trade, having served his apprenticeship at that occupation in the Fatherland. He came to the United States in 1843, landing in New Orleans, La., and in the spring of 1845 continued his travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Richmond in the fall of 1845. After becoming settled in America he sent for his intended bride in Germany and she also landed in New Orleans, where she was met by her future husband, and they were married in Cincinnati. Each of them made the trip in the old sailing vessels of that day and a long time was spent on the ocean. While in New Orleans the father worked in the markets, but after coming to Cincinnati he worked at his trade as a tailor. He was the third tailor to locate in Richmond and followed that occupation there about two years, after which he entered the employ of William Lyndes in a grocery store, clerking and driving a wagon for a short time. He then secured employment in Brightwell’s mill and worked there eighteen years, becoming known all over this section of country as “Billie, the Miller.” He also worked eighteen months for Hunt Brothers and occasionally assisted in the mill of Colonel Dudley. His last work as a miller was for Lafe Larsh, and he was in the employ of that gentleman for about two years before he retired from the activities BIOGRAPHICAL Q of life. He then lived with his son, whose name initiates this re- view, until he died, Dec. 31, 1896, at the age of seventy-two, hav- ing been a resident of Richmond fifty-one years. He was the first secretary of St. John's German Lutheran Church of Rich- mond and was a very active member in that religious Organiza- tion. In early life he was a member of the German lodge of Odd Fellows and passed through all the chairs, but after the synod passed a resolution that no members of the church should belong to secret societies he severed his connection with the lodge, but always had a kindly feeling for the order and his brethren in it. He was a strong Republican in his political views. His good wife survived him twelve years and passed away in Richmond, at the home of the subject of this review, June II, 1908, having spent sixty-three years of her life in the city, and she was eighty-four years old at the time of her death. She was also very active in church work, being a member of St. John's German Lutheran Church from the time of its establishment, and she and her hus- band were among the founders of the congregation. She was prominent in its councils for more than half a century and was known in the church as “Grandmother Deuker,” being a great reader and well versed in the Bible. She was one of the oldest and best known women of Richmond and had received her second eyesight a number of years before her death. She and her husband were among the German pioneer residents of Richmond. Of her marriage with Mr. Deuker there were born eight children, but only four grew to maturity, and of these three are now living— Mrs. Mary Mentendieck, Henry W., and George W., all residents of Richmond. There are also fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren of Frederick and Anna Deuker. George W. Deuker, brother of Henry W., is also a well known business man of Richmond and is connected with the Hoosier Mercantile Com- pany of that place as a member of the firm. He was associated with the subject of this review for about twenty-five years, seven years of which as a partner, and the firm was then known as Deuker Brothers. Henry William Deuker acquired his educa- tional training in the public schools of his native city, and at an early age gained an intimate knowledge of the grocery business, which he has continued to make his chief occupation. When but thirteen years old he began his career as a clerk in a grocery store, and then for a time was employed in a hardware store, and later worked for a railroad company. He engaged in business for him- self at the age of twenty years. He has lived in the portion of the city where he now resides for the past thirty-three years, and erected the building which he now occupies, and which is called the Deuker Block, twenty-three years ago. His grocery store is located in the lower part of the building and the upper floor is rented as living apartments. The building is located at the corner of Sixth street and Fort Wayne avenue. He also erected the adjoining dwelling house, which he rents, and rebuilt the resi- dence which he occupies at I I2 Fort Wayne avenue, located across the street from his place of business. In addition he owns other IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY city property. In politics he is an ardent adherent of the Re- publican party, though he has never cherished aspirations for pub- lic office. However, for twelve years he served the Second ward of Richmond as its representative in the city council, and since May 9, 1910, has officiated as assistant postmaster at Richmond. He is a member of the First English Lutheran Church, is active in its work, and contributes liberally to its support. He is public spirited in every sense of the word, and as an official is a repre- sentative of the people. No man has a cleaner record than Henry W. Deuker, of Richmond. He is a charter member of Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and has held the office of Master of Exchequer in the same for the past twenty-seven years. He was one of the first members of the Pythian Board and now officiates as its treasurer. He is also a thirty-second degree mason, with mem- bership in the Consistory at Indianapolis, Ind., and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World. His standing in the busi- ness world is evidenced by membership in the Commercial Club of Richmond. On April 22, 1879, Mr. Deuker was united in matrimony to Miss Emma Lancaster, daughter of Wright Lan- caster, of Richmond, who in his younger days was a farmer, but later followed the trade of carpenter and cabinet maker. Mrs. Deuker was born in Boston township, Wayne county, and her mother was a daughter of Chatfield Osborn. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Deuker was blessed by the birth of three sons. Law– rence W., now of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a graduate of the Richmond schools and also took two courses at Earlham College. He is a musician of considerable note, being an expert performer on the piano and saxophone, and also plays a violin and a mandola. He makes a specialty of the piano and saxophone, and played at the Gibson booth, the Inn, and at the Bungalow and the Buckingham during the world’s fair at St. Louis, Mo. After the close of the Exposition he played at the Planters, Jefferson and Washington hotels for a short time. He had his own organization, called “Deuker's Letrang Concert Quartette,” composed of four people, all of whom were soloists. He is now the musical manager of the Haviland Hotel at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married at Cov- ington, Ky., to Miss Louise Kaufman, daughter of W. F. Kauf- man, of Richmond, and they have one son, named after his great- grandfather—Frederick William Deuker. Benjamin Harrison Deuker was born the day that Benjamin Harrison was elected President of the United States. He is also a graduate of the Richmond High School and attended Earlham College, where he is now taking an engineering course. Henry W. Deuker, Jr., is a student in the graded schools of Richmond. Dougan & Company.—The firm of Dougan & Company, gen- eral insurance, at Richmond, now composed of George B. Dougan, A. M. Jenkins and A. L. Jenkins, is the oldest and largest agency of that kind in Eastern Indiana. It was established in Richmond in 1854 by William Blanchard, and he was succeeded in turn by John Engle, John C. Hadley, William Bell, Charles Lemon, Lewan & Clark, Benjamin Strattan, Strattan, Hahn & Hill, and Hahn & BIOGRAPHICAL II Hill, until 1887, when Thaddeus Hill, becoming the sole owner of the business, disposed of the same to Charles H. Moore. In 1889 the firm became known as Moore & Hutton and was thus con– tinued until 1890, when it was changed to Hutton & Winder. The following year Noah H. Hutton assumed entire charge of the busi- ness and continued it alone until 1898, when George B. Dougan became associated with him and the firm name was changed to Hutton & Dougan. In the following year Mr. Dougan became the sole manager, conducting the business under the firm name of Dougan & Company, and that has remained the style of the firm up to the present time. Mr. Dougan continued in the sole man- agement until May 1, 1903, when A. M. Jenkins and A. L. Jen- kins became associated with him as partners, which association has since continued, and they do one of the largest insurance busi- nesses in the State. A. L. Jenkins is the manager of the company. He was born in Fountain City, Wayne county, Dec. 14, 1869, and graduated at Earlham College with the class of 1891. He was with the Pennsylvania lines of railroad from 1891 until 1903, as a civil engineer, being stationed at Richmond a part of the time, and a part of the time he was engaged upon the Chicago division His father, A. M. Jenkins, was in the farm insurance business about fourteen years before becoming a member of the firm of Dougan & Co., operating under the name of A. M. Jenkins & Son, and A. L. Jenkins was associated with him. A. M. Jenkins is the oldest farm insurance man in the city of Richmond and has been a resident of Wayne county over forty years. He was a farmer and stock-raiser at Fountain City before his removal to Rich- mond. George B. Dougan is well known throughout this T ºrt of the State, where he has lived many years and has many ty, ds. He owns a large stock farm in Center township, called Reidston Annex, and as a breeding establishment it is fast coming to the front, particular attention being given to the trotting horse in- dustry. Among the good colts at the farm is a three-year-old trot- ting colt by Blackline, which has shown a mile in 2:18%, a half in I :O4, and a quarter in .30%, over the home half-mile track. An- other three-year-old that attracts the attention of all visitors to Reidston Farm, especially those that like that good old-fashioned type of trotter, with size and quality, is the filly, Louise DeForest —The DeForest. The breeding of the trotter by Mr. Dougan is a pleasure and a pastime, and it must be said to his credit that he is breeding for a good individual as well as speed and his selection of brood mares and their mating has been to that end. The farm and its location are ideal and a great credit to the State of Indiana. Walter J. Doan, who resides in the city of Richmond, where all of his life has been spent, engaged first as a wood-turner and later as an undertaker, was born in the city of Richmond, Feb. 27, 1859. His father was Nathan Doan, a native of Ohio, and his mother was Ella (Downing) Doan, born and reared in Richmond. Both father and mother came from old North Carolina Quaker stock. The father was a school teacher in his earlier days and later I 2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY a contractor, but in the latter part of his life was engaged in the coal business in Richmond, where he made his home until the time of his death, Nov. 27, 1892. Nathan Doan was a careful man, quiet and unassuming, but thorough and painstaking in all his ventures, a devout member of the Quaker church, and a good citizen. His wife died when the son, Walter J., was but two years old, and he is the youngest of four children—two sons and two daughters—all of whom are living. Charles H. resides in Colum- bus, Ohio; Frances E. is the wife of Charles E. Newman, of Rich- mond; and Alice M. is the wife of Alderson H. Study, of Williams- burg. Walter J. Doan was educated in the city schools of Rich- mond, and in his youth learned the trade of a wood turner. His uncle, the late H. R. Downing, was an undertaker, and later Mr. Doan entered his employ and remained ten years, during which time he learned the undertaking business, in which he has been engaged for the past nineteen years, being at the present time the oldest man in point of service engaged in that business in Rich- mond. The original name of the firm of which he is a member was Doan & Shaw, and then for two years after the retirement of Mr. Shaw, Mr. Doan conducted the business alone, and since 1899 the firm name has been Doan & Klute. For fourteen years the establishment was located at 17 South Eighth street, but since January, 1909, it has had quarters at I IO6 Main street, Messrs. Doan & Klute owning the place of business. The building was formerly one of the old substantial residences of Richmond, but has been remodeled into an up-to-date undertaking establishment. It has a chapel arranged for seating IOO people, but it has the appearance of a home more than a chapel, with a parlor and back parlor. The upper story has been arranged in modern style, and there Mr. Doan and his family reside. The place of business is so arranged as to prevent the appearance of a regular undertaker’s establishment, and no caskets are ever in sight when you enter. The caskets are sold from photographs, and none is ordered until it is wanted, the three casket factories in Richmond making it easy to get anything in this line on short notice. Messrs. Doan & Klute have their own private ambulance and funeral cars, and a full equipment which is ready at all times. In January, 1880, Mr. Doan was united in marriage to Miss Emily H. Coale, daugh- ter of George and Eliza (Ogborn) Coale, of Richmond, and to them were born two children: Anna M., who is the wife of David C. Roberts, a piano tuner of Richmond, is the mother of two chil- dren—Harold G. and Emily C.—and resides at 1818 Main street; Harry C. married Miss Ethel M. Patton, of Kansas City, and is connected with his father in the undertaking business. Mr. Doan is a member of the Masonic order, having taken the Knights Templar degree, and also has membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Young Men's Business Club. His religious affiliations are with the Eighth Street Friends' Church. Charles Nelson Elmer, deceased, was born in Claremont, N. H., May 20, 1824, and was the son of Roswell and Isabel Ald- rich (Kingsbury) Elmer, both of whom were natives of the State BIOGRAPHICAL I3 of Vermont, the father having been born in Athens, July Io, I784, and the mother was born in 1785. The father was a manufacturer and merchant by occupation and in early life established his resi- dence at Claremont, N. H., but later he removed to Centerville, Ind., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Sept. 28, 1856, The mother died in Centerville, Aug. 23, 1862. Charles Nelson Elmer was but twelve years old when his parents removed to Indiana, and he obtained his education in the schools of Center- ville and at the Whitewater College in the same place. On Oct. 22, 1847, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Martha Jane Fisher, a daughter of Elijah and Martha (Meek) Fisher, both of whom were natives of Kentucky and who were among the early pioneers of Wayne county, Indiana, coming from Kentucky to Richmond in 1805. Of the union of Charles N. Elmer and wife there were born three children: Isabel, who is the wife of Alpheus Coffin; Edith, who is the wife of Albert Blanchard Harvey ; and Charles Willard, who is the efficient agent of the Pennsylvania Lines at Richmond. Upon reaching manhood the subject of this memoir engaged in the mercantile business at Centerville, Ind., and remained there until 1865, when he established his residence in the city of Richmond, continuing in the mercantile business in both the wholesale and retail lines. In 1878 he removed to Iowa and there he spent the remainder of his life, dying at Ames, Iowa, in 1901. His wife, who was born in Salisbury, Ind., Oct. 22, 1825, passed away at Grundy Center, Iowa, Feb. 14. I884. Mr. Elmer was a Re- publican in his political views and his fraternal relations were with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being a member of that order from 1845 until his death and filling all the offices in the Subordinate Lodge and the Encampment. His religious views were expressed by membership in the Episcopal church. The death of Mr. Elmer terminated a very useful career. John Milton Gaar ranked high among the sons of Wayne county. He was born in Richmond, May 26, 1823, and died Aug. 9, 1900. His parents were Jonas and Sarah (Watson) Gaar, who were natives of the Old Dominion. John M. Gaar attended the subscription schools of Richmond, and his early life passed un- eventful; and as his parents were not then wealthy his youth was by no means free from labor. Beginning life on his own respons- ibility when a mere boy, in 1835, he was employed to operate a stationery engine by the firm whose members were Job W. Swain, Abel Thornbury, and Jonas Gaar, and he continued to serve in their employ until 1838, when the firm failed. He afterward worked at anything he could get to do that would yield him an honest living, and in 1839 secured a situation in a brickyard, aſid he followed that pursuit until he became an expert brickmaker. He was employed in that line of endeavor until Nov. 6, 1841, when he began working in the blacksmith shop of the Spring Foundry, owned by J. M. and J. H. Hutton. In January, 1845, when he was receiving $1 a day, he and his brother, Abram, each asked for an advance to $1.25 per day, but the firm compromised by giving each of them a one-fifth interest in the business, their father also hav- I4 MEMOIRS Ol; WAYNE COUNTY ing a one-fifth interest. On Sept. 20, 1849, in connection with their father—Jonas Gaar—and William G. Scott, they purchased the interest of J. M. and J. H. Hutton, and organized the firm of A. Gaar & Company, the partners being Jonas Gaar and his two sons—Abram and John M.–and William G. Scott. From the beginning their patronage steadily increased. It was a healthy growth, for their products commanded the commendation of the public, and good goods upon the market, sold at reasonable prices, always secured purchasers. From the beginning John M. Gaar was one of the partners and so continued until 1870, when the business was incorporated under the name of Gaar, Scott & Com- pany, at which time he was elected a director and treasurer. Upon the death of his brother, Abram, in 1894, he succeeded to the presi- dency, and for six years was at the head of the most extensive business in this line in the entire country. This plant has been constantly enlarged to meet the growing demands of the trade until it now covers over ten acres of land, and is fitted out with the most modern buildings and improved machinery known to the trade. The firm to-day is among the most extensive boiler and engine builders in the world and the products of its great factory include threshing machines, clover hullers, boilers, portable and . traction engines, and saw mills, which are shipped to every State in the Union ; and the firm also has a large export trade. The name of “Gaar, Scott & Company” upon any piece of machinery is a guarantee of its excellence and a recommendation that is everywhere received, for the reliability of the company is a matter widely recognized throughout the business world. While John M. Gaar was at the head of one of the leading enterprises in the world his efforts were by no means confined to one line of en- deavor. He was president of the Second National Bank of Rich- mond, president of the F. & N. Lawn Mower Company in the same place, and president of the Richmond Natural Gas Com- pany. In addition to these interests he engaged in stock raising on a large scale and managed an extensive farm. Thus he was connected prominently with the agricultural, industrial, and com- mercial interests of Richmond, and was also as prominent in social circles. In Masonry he attained eminence and also was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politically he was a staunch adherent of the principles and policies of the Republican party, but although often solicited never aspired to hold any public office. Prior to the organization of the Republican party he was a Democrat. On Jan. 20, 1848, he married Miss Hannah A. Rattray, who died June 6, 1849, leaving a daughter, who is now Mrs. Hannah A. Craighead, widow of the late Joseph B. Craighead, and she resides at 232 North Tenth street. On Sept. 16, 1865, was celebrated Mr. Gaar's marriage to Miss Helen M. Rattray, who survives him, and they became the parents of three children. William Wallace married Julia Meek and they have one son, James M.; Jeannette married the late W. B. Leeds, president of the American Tin Plate Company, and of this union was born a son, Rudolph G. Leeds, of Richmond, who is the editor and owner BIOGRAPHICAL I5 of the “Richmond Palladium” and the “Indianapolis Sun”; and John M. Gaar, Jr., is deceased. On Sept. 4, 1906, Rudolph G. Leeds was married to Miss Florence Catherine Smith, of Rich- mond, daughter of P. W. Smith, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. John M. Gaar was one of the most progressive citizens of Richmond and may well be termed one of the founders of the city. As before stated, his death oc- curred Aug. 9, 1900, and the funeral was held at the old home on North Eighth street, where the family had lived forty-five years. Since Mr. Gaar's death this property has been purchased by the Lodge of Elks, the transfer being made in 1907, and has been converted into an Elks’ club house. Upon selling it Mrs. Gaar was given a two-years' lease of the property, and in that time erected a beautiful residence at I I 5 North Tenth street, moving into the same in September, 1909, and there lives in company with her daughter, Mrs. Jeanette G. Leeds. Albert D. Gayle was born in New Liberty, Ky., Dec. 2, 1873, son of James and Sally (Green) Gayle. Although the grandpar- ents were Virginia people the father and mother were both born in Kentucky, and the father was a large planter and slave owner in the ante-bellum days in that State. After the close of the Civil war he became a hotel man, conducting the Gayle House at New Liberty, Ky., and it was in that hotel that the subject of this review first beheld the light of day. In later years the father again turned his attention to farming, and he died at his Kentucky home in January, 1897. James Gayle was a man of Sterling in- tegrity, of generous impulses, and he gained a high place in the esteem of his friends. To him and his good wife there were born twelve children—six sons and as many daughters—and of these five sons and three daughters are living. The mother resides at New Liberty, Ky., and Albert D. is the only one of the family who claims the Hoosier State as his home. Albert D. Gayle was reared in his native county and received his educational training in Georgetown College of Kentucky, graduating in that institution with the class of 1897, at which time the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon him. He then matriculated at the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, but on account of trouble with his eyes was compelled to give up his studies before the com- pletion of his first year in that institution. He then turned his attention to teaching and for two years occupied the position of principal of the high school at Flemingsburg, Ky. In March, 1898, he was elected cashier of the Farmers' Bank, at Midway, Ky., and he served in that capacity until January, IOO2, when he accepted the position of Chief Claim Clerk or head of the claim department in the Auditor's office of the State of Kentucky. In June, 1902, he resigned this position to become cashier of the First State Bank of Monterey, Ky., and he left this place in March, 1904, to become the first vice-president of the First Na- tional Bank of Richmond, Ind. This change of location was occa- sioned by the death of his brother, Walter S. Gayle, who is given more extended mention on another page of this volume. On Jan. I6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY 1, 1905, Albert D. Gayle was elected president of the First National Bank, which position he still holds. He is also the president of the Champion Roller Milling Company of Richmond, and vice- president of the McConaha Company. Politically, he gives an unswerving allegiance to the time-honored principles Of the Democratic party; fraternally he is affiliated with the Ma- sonic order and the Elks, and Socially he has membership in the Richmond Country Club, the Commercial Club, and the Young Men's Business Club. His religious faith is expressed by attend- ance upon and support given to the Baptist church. Mr. Gayle was married, at Maysville, Ky., to Miss Alice Wheeler, a daugh- ter of Capt. George Wheeler of the Federal army. Mrs. Gayle was born in Maysville, Ky., and received her early education in the schools of that place, afterward, attending a young ladies' seminary at Tuskegee, Ala. Of their union a son, June Gayle, has been born, and the family home is in a pleasant residence at 204 South Sixteenth street. Mr. Gayle is recognized as a wide-awake, progressive citizen, has a large circle of friends, and he and his estimable wife are highly valued in the society circles of Rich- mond. Walter S. Gayle, deceased, for many years prominent as a practical banker and progressive citizen, and at the time of his death the vice-president of the First National Bank of Richmond, Ind., died Aug. 21, 1903, at Monterey, Ky., his former home, at the age of thirty-seven years. He was survived by a wife and two children. Although Mr. Gayle's residence in Richmond and his identification with Richmond interests were not of long dura- tion, they sufficed to bring him in personal contact with scores of people. He was the scion of prominent Kentucky families, hav- ing been born and reared in that State, and he embodied the proverbial Kentucky genial nature, with courteous manners, which attributes made him friends wherever he was known. He was a practical banker of many years' experience, and by nature was a genuine hustler, which trait especially distinguished him, and dur- ing his brief residence here caused him to be recognized as one of Richmond's most progressive citizens and a most valuable acquisi- tion to the city's business interests. He was a large stockholder in the First National Bank of Richmond and was vice-president and acting president during his residence here. He was also pres- ident of the Champion Roller Mills and was interested in other concerns in the city. In addition to these interests he was an extensive stockholder in several Kentucky banks, and prior to his removal to Richmond was the manager of a bank at Monterey, in that State. Socially, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, his membership being in the lodge at his former home in Kentucky; of Webb Lodge of the Masonic order, and of the Elks at Richmond. The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Gayle were pathetic in the extreme. He had gone with his family to his former home in Kentucky to spend his summer vaca- tion and while there was stricken with what was at first sup- posed to be a mild attack of typhoid fever. It did not yield to BIOGRAPHICAL 17 treatment, however, and his condition became critical. Cincin- nati specialists were called and they diagnosed the ailment as spinal meningitis. He was treated in accordance with that diagno- sis and improved to such an extent that his family thought him out of danger, but he suffered a relapse and his spirit took its flight. His funeral was the largest ever held in Owen county, Kentucky, as in addition to his home people a large number of Kentucky and Cincinnati bankers and business men, and several men in public life from various parts of Kentucky, were in attend- ance. From Richmond, John L. Rupe represented the First Na- tional Bank and the Masonic lodge, and Bennett Gordon was present as the representative of the Elks. The funeral was held at Monterey, Ky., and the remains are interred in the cemetery at New Liberty, Ky. Without exaggeration it can be said that Mr. Gayle was the most popular man in Owen county, in which he had extensive business interests, and among other commendable qualities he was distinguished for his unostentatious charity. An enlarged photograph, an excellent likeness of him, now hangs in the First National Bank of Richmond, alongside that of the last president of the institution. James Marmaduke Gluys is one of the men who merits the high standing accorded to him by the community in which he lives, for on all occasions his principles and actions have placed him among the most public-spirited and philanthropic men of Rich- mond. He was born in a Friends' settlement near Deep River, Guilford county, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 1849, and came to In- diana in the fall of 1861. His father, John B. Gluys, was born in Wales and followed engineering during the greater part of his active career. He was also interested in the gold mining business in North Carolina before the Civil war and at one time owned a gold mine in that State. He has recently sold 600 acres of land there, which fact illustrates the extent of his interests, and in his active days also conducted a tannery on rather a large scale. Dur- ing the progress of the Civil war he was conscripted, but rather than serve in the Confederate army he secreted himself and for eleven months never saw the sun. In February, IQO9, he came to Richmond and is now living with his son, whose name initiates this review, having reached the advanced age of eighty-seven years. The father was twice married, his first wife having been Mildred Mendenhall, a native of North Carolina, and she died when the subject of this review, who was the only child born of the union, was but five months old. The second marriage was to Mrs. Lydia (Hunt) Couch, of North Carolina, a granddaughter of Nathan Hunt, of that State, who was one of the old-time Quakers. She died several years ago in Kansas, where the family lived for a time, and of that union there were born two sons—George W., of California, and Walter R., of Chicago, Ill. The paterrial grand- father of J. Marmaduke Gluys was also an engineer, and at one time was in the employ of Boulton & Watt, the junior member of which firm—James Watt—was famous as the improver and almost the inventor of the steam engine. J. Marmaduke Gluys I8 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY resided with his father until he was twelve years old, and then went forth alone to battle with the world. After acquiring such education as the schools afforded at Carthage, Rush county, Indi- ana, where he located in the spring of 1862, he came, at the age of twenty-one, to Richmond, and by his own unaided efforts and hard work, spent three and one-half years, or ten terms, in Study at Earlham College. On New Years' Day, 1876, he entered the employ of the college as engineer, and has remained in that capac- ity ever since. He does all the mechanical work about the col- lege, and was instrumental in getting it to put in its own electric light plant. He enjoys the utmost confidence of all those inter- ested, and has always taken a great interest in the growth and prosperity of Richmond. On Oct. 8, 1879, was solemnized the mar- riage of Mr. Gluys and Miss Zelinda A. Binford, who was born in Virginia, Oct. 3, 1853, but early in life became a resident of Car- thage, Ind., where she and her future husband were schoolmates. She completed her education at Earlham College. Two children was the issue of this marriage: Howard, born Sept. 3, 1883, is the engineer at the Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant, of Rich- mond, making four generations of the Gluys family following the engineering profession; and Mary S., born Sept. I6, 1888, grad- uated at Earlham College with the class of IQIO. Howard also was a student in that institution but did not graduate. At the commencement exercises, June 21, 1911, Mr. Gluys was awarded the honorary degree of Master of Science by Earlham College. The Gluys home is in one of the fine residence districts of the city, located on College avenue. Edgar Milton Haas, a leading business man and one of the foremost citizens of Richmond, Ind., was born on a farm in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1863. His father, Moses Haas, was also born in Lehigh county, and in fact the ancestors on both sides have lived in that community for 175 years. The house built by Lawrence Guth, the earliest American ancestor on the maternal side, on his arrival in this country, in 1735, has been occu- pied by members of the family up to the present time. Lawrence Guth also built a school-house in that locality and gave a large tract of land in connection with it to the German Reformed church, and it is still maintained by the congregation and is known as Jordon Reformed Church. Moses Haas spent a num- ber of years as a farmer and was an honorable, sincere and unas- suming character, who did his duty as he saw it. He later located at Allentown, Pa., where he was employed with a wholesale dry- goods house until his death, which occurred in 1896. He was married to Miss Tillara Rebecca Guth and of this union there were born a large family of children. Owing to this fact, Edgar Milton Haas was taken into the family of a great-uncle and was reared on a farm until he was fifteen years of age, receiving the scholastic training afforded by the common schools in the vicinity of his home. He then was employed as a farm hand in his native State at a wage of $7 per month, and it was at this time that he con- ceived the idea of going West to seek his fortune. No sooner was BIOGRAPHICAL I9 his mind made up to go than he went, and without consulting his parents or taking any one into his confidence, he took his purse, containing $3.65, and with no other clothes than a cheap farm suit and a cheap straw hat which he wore, he started from home. He walked some twelve miles and then spent a dollar for car fare, which took him to Reading, Pa., and after another walk of three miles and a night's lodging in a barn, he took employment at $8 per month in a stone quarry. The folks at home in the mean- time were making strenuous efforts to locate him, but all efforts failed and he was given up for dead, until at the end of six months, when an anxious father and a heart-broken mother were informed by himself of his whereabouts. The following March, with $1 I in his pocket, he started for Indiana, with no particular objective point. Nine dollars was spent for a ticket to Pittsburgh, and on arriving in that place he slept in the depot for two nights, and then started on foot for the West. After walking sixty miles he climbed on a freight train and in this manner traveled as far as Bradford Junction. After three days on foot, and having enjoyed a vagrant's hospitality at the hands of a friendly marshal at New Madison and again at Richmond, he reached the home of a hospi- table Quaker family, two miles north of Dublin, where he found employment on the farm. He worked on this farm for two years and attended the district school in winter for two terms; then attended one spring term at the Spiceland Academy and obtained a license to teach school. At the age of eighteen he taught a school in East Germantown, and during the eight years imme- diately following he pursued the pedagogic profession. While teaching he acted as local correspondent for the “Cambridge City Tribune,” and this gave him a taste for newspaper work. He then became the editor of the “Wayne Citizen,” a weekly publica- tion, and after fifteen months of this experience he took employ- ment as business manager with the “Richmond Palladium,” which position he held for twelve years. Mr. Haas occupies a prominent place in the life of the community and he has always taken an interest in politics. He served as precinct committeeman, for four years was secretary of the Republican County Central Com- mittee, and in 1902 was elected clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court, which office he filled acceptably for four years. In the 1907 ses- sion of the State legislature he was appointed Minute Clerk of the Senate and served through the session. In 1908 he was chair- man of the Republican Congressional Committee in his district and succeeded in electing his candidate in one of the only two dis- tricts that survived the Democratic avalanche of that year. For three years—1907, IQ08, IOO9—he was secretary of the Commer- cial Club of Richmond and during his administration the club grew in membership and prestige in the community, and many of its achievements were made possible by his efforts. He is still a director and active member of the Organization. He was ap- pointed postmaster at Richmond by President Taft and took charge of the office, July 1, 1910. He has always been interested in religious work and is a member of the First English Lutheran 2O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Church at Richmond. This religious organization has the largest Bible class in this part of Indiana, having an enrollment of I40 adults, and of which Mr. Haas was the Organizer and teacher. He is chairman of the adult Bible class department of the Wayne County Sunday School Association and has served as president of the city Sunday School Association. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and chairman of the committee on religious work. In October, 1881, Mr. Haas was united in marriage to Alice R. Condo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Condo, of East Germantown, Wayne county. Of this union there are five children: William W. died in infancy; Exum M. graduated in the Civil Engineering course at Purdue University and is now superintendent of bridges and build- ings for the Illinois Traction System, with headquarters at Deca- tur, Ill. ; he is married to Edith Dugan, of LaSalle, Ill., and they have two sons—William and Robert; Tillara R. is the wife of Harry G. Smith, an architect of Springfield, Ohio, and they have two sons—Edgar and Richard ; Carlos C. is a student in the Cin- cinnati Art School, where he is taking a course in cartoon work; and Harlow E. is a student in the high school at Richmond. John S. Harris, one of the well known farmers and stock raisers of Wayne county, now living retired in the city of Rich- mond, and one whose circle of friends is circumscribed only by the limits of an extended acquaintance, was born on a farm that was long the family homestead, on Green's Fork, two miles south- west of Williamsburg, Wayne county, April 19, 1852. His par- ents were Allen M. and Rebecca (Petty) Harris, both of whom were also born in Wayne county and are given more extended mention on another page of this volume. The elder Harris al- ways followed an agricultural life, and the land which he owned was converted into a fine farm and brought to a high grade of cultivation. The father passed away in Richmond, June 12, 1904, his wife, the mother of the subject of this review, having died Dec. 2O, Igoo. John S. Harris is the eldest of seven children born of these parents. He attended the district school of Green township, was a student in Earlham College one and one-half years, and attended a United Brethren institution, called the Hartsville Col- lege, two terms, after which he matriculated at the Cincinnati Business College, where he graduated. Following in the foot- steps of his father, he adopted agricultural pursuits as his occu- pation in life and continued in the active management of his farming, interests until Nov. 1, 1905, when he retired from the active duties and established his residence in the city of Rich- mond. There he purchased and improved a fine home at 31 South Thirteenth street, where he continued to reside until the spring of IQII, when he moved to 4I South Tenth street, where he now makes his home. He still continues his interest in agricultural matters, however, owning two farms in Wayne township, near Richmond, the One containing eighty-one acres and one-half and the other I50 acres, and they are located but two miles apart. He also owns a farm at Walnut Level, Wayne county, comprising 170 BIOGRAPHICAL 2 I acres, thus making his landed possessions in Wayne county aggre- gate more than 400 acres, all under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Harris has always been prominent in Sunday School work, and before removing to Richmond had been superintendent of the Sunday school in the vicinity in which he lived for years. Since taking up his residence in the city he has continued his interest in such matters and in all movements that tend toward the better- ment of the community. He is a member of the First Christian Church of Richmond and he and his wife were prominent in the work of a church of the same denomination while living in Clay. township. He is also one of the directors of the Young Men's Christian Association at Richmond and was very active in rais- ing the funds for the erection of the fine building there. On Dec. 24, 1874, he was united in marriage.to Miss Laura Scott, who was born near Jacksonburg, Wayne county, Nov. 21, 1853, and de- parted this life at Richmond, Ind., her late home, April 15, 1910, aged fifty-six years, four months and twenty-one days. She was a daughter of John and Martha Jane (Willitts) Scott, the former of whom died May 1, 1888, in Harrison township, Wayne county, upon the farm upon which he was born June 12, 1816, the same year that Indiana was admitted as a State into the Union. The mother, Martha Jane (Willitts) Scott, was born near New Haven, Ohio, Feb. 21, 182O, and died Nov. 30, 1910, being almost ninety- one years of age. She moved with her parents to this county in the vicinity of Jacksonburg when eight years of age and was mar- ried to John Scott, Sept. 18, 1838. They lived together on the farm on which Mr. Scott was born during their entire married life. In consequence of this union there were seven children born to them, five of whom preceded her to the realms beyond. A little boy died in infancy in 1845. Florence died in 1875, in his twenty- ninth year. Mary, wife of Abner D. Bond, died in January, 1894. James Alonzo died in Hagerstown in April, I90I. Laura, wife of John S. Harris, departed this life as before stated, and two daugh- ters survive the aged mother—Mrs. E. C. Bond, of Cambridge City, and Mrs. Lewis Bond, of Peru, Ind. There are eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren who mourn the loss of a lovable grandmother. At a meeting conducted by Elder Joseph Franklin, at Jacksonburg, in 1877, she, with her husband and many other prominent families in that vicinity, united with the Christian church and ever thereafter each lived a consistent Christian life. After Mr. Scott's death she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Bond, of Cambridge City. Mrs. Harris resided continuously on the home farm until her marriage. The follow- ing extract, taken from “In Memoriam,” published at the time of her death, is a fine tribute to the character of a noble and estimable woman : “Early in life she gave her heart to Christ and united with the Christian church under the ministry of Daniel Franklin, a pioneer minister. After her marriage she resided on a farm near Green's Fork, Ind., where three sons were born to the home— Clarence, Clem, and Omar—who survive her. She also leaves three grandchildren. At the organization of the Christian church 22 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY at Green's Fork, twenty years ago, she and her husband became charter members of the new congregation. There she remained a faithful and devoted member until a few years ago, when her membership was transferred to the First Christian Church, this city. We therefore sorrow not as those who have no hope, but this day pay our tribute to our dead, and perform this last sad office that awaits our hands, in the blessed hope of immortality. In station Mrs. Harris was a true and devoted wife and mother; in temperament she was quiet and unassuming, caring little for show or applause. Her every-day life is the only commentary that is needed to portray the virtues of her life, and the community where she spent the major portion of her life bears testimony to her worth. She had been in failing health for some time, and for five long months was a constant sufferer, but her patience and calmness never forsook her, and to the very end of her life neither murmur nor complaint escaped her lips. What those declining days meant to her we cannot say, for she gave no expression of her distress, always optimistically looking forward to a better day tomorrow than the day through which she was passing. That day came at last, for On the morning of the I5th of April, as the Sunbeams fell athwart the doorway of her home, her tired eyes closed to the scenes of this life and her soul awakened in the Father's home, where the sunlight never dims. Her aged invalid mother, her husband and three sons, her three grandchildren, her two sisters, and many relatives and friends are awaiting the sum- mons for a reunion in a land where sorrow and pain are unknown. When mother is gone the word ‘home’ is robbed of its greatest worth, but we gather up the threads woven in sweet memories of the loved influence and presence, and try to emulate the example of making sunshine for those around us.” Of the three sons born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Clarence A. resides on the farm at Walnut Level. He was married Dec. 31, 1903, to Miss Jennette Miller, of Jefferson township, Wayne county, and they have a son, Allen M., born Nov. IQ, 1904. Clem E. resides in this city. On Dec. 24, 1904, he was married to Miss Laura Marie Tracey, of Richmond, and they have two daughters—Mabel, born March 20, 1906, and Lucile, born July 19, 1909. Omar, the third son, received an injury in childhood which affected his mind, and he is receiving treatment and instruction in an institution prepared for such purposes in Fort Wayne, Ind. On May Io, 1911, John S. Harris was married to Mrs. Ida (Anderson) Porterfield, of In- dianapolis. She is the eldest of three children born to Capt. Henry S. and Caroline (Cole) Anderson, of Indianapolis, both now de- ceased. Captain Anderson was in command of an Indian regi- ment, recruited from the Cherokee Nation, during the Civil war. Mrs. Harris was born at Aurora, Ind., Jan. 21, 1858, and received her education at Indianapolis, where she graduated at the high school and also completed a course in the Indianapolis Normal School. In 1878 she began teaching in the primary department of the Indianapolis schools and continued so employed for a period of seventeen years. She has been connected with the Central Avenue IBIOGR.V. PH IC-AL 23 Methodist Episcopal church of Indianapolis since 1867, and is still a member of that organization. For thirty-seven years, until her marriage to Mr. Harris, she had charge of the primary de- partment of the Sunday school of that church. On July 16, 1895, she was married to H. D. Porterfield, of Indianapolis. He was a traveling salesman for the Ward Brothers Drug Company, of In- dianapolis, for many years prior to his death, which occurred March Io, 1898. Of this union there was a daughter, Charlotte, born March 17, 1897, and died Aug. 3, 19 IO, a beautiful character, trained by a noble mother. Theodore H. Hill, of Richmond, manufacturer of church and office furniture, is a native of the Hoosier State, having been born in the city in which he now resides, May 12, 1856, the second Of four children born to George and Tacy B. (Hibberd) Hill. The father was one of the prominent residents of Richmond and died there, Aug. 21, 1882. He was born in Richmond, Nov. 7, 1825, and, with the exception of perhaps a dozen years, when he was engaged in farming in Madison county, Indiana, was actively associated with the development of Wayne county during his entire life. He received his education in the private and public Schools of Rich- mond, and when he arrived at his majority took charge of a farm on the Williamsburg turnpike, three miles north of the city, and consisting of eighty acres. After several years there he removed to Madison county, Indiana, and was there Occupied in agricul- tural pursuits twelve or thirteen years. As a business man he was practical and progressive, making a success of nearly everything he undertook. Reared in the Society of Friends, he was active in that organization as long as he lived and held various Official posi- tions in the local church. On March 30, 1853, Mr. Hill married Miss Tacy B. Hibberd, who was also born in Richmond, where she has spent nearly her entire life, and where she now resides. The children born of this union were Alice, the wife of the late George R. Dilks, who is given more extended mention on another page of this volume; Theodore H., whose name initiates this paragraph ; Benjamin, who died at the age of twenty-two years; and Anna E., the wife of T. J. Ferguson, of Richmond. The father of Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll county, Maryland, and came to Richmond in 1825. Before coming here he had been engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods in Maryland and Virginia, and soon after reach- ing Richmond purchased thirty acres of land and founded the Fleecy Dale woolen factory. He conducted this successfully a number of years and later rented the premises to other parties, living retired during the last twenty years of his life. He was an elder in the Society of Friends at Richmond. His children were three in number—Jane, Alice, and Tacy. Jane died in 1894, Alice passed away about 1874, and Mrs. Tacy Hill is the only survivor of the family. The father died in 1864, at the age of seventy-seven years. Robert Hill, the grandfather of Theodore H. Hill, was a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, and a son of William Hill, of that State. In 18OI Robert Hill settled in Hamilton county, Ohio, near the present city limits of Cincinnati, where he 24 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY followed agricultural pursuits. In 1806 he removed to what is now Richmond, Ind., but what was then a vast forest. Here he entered a quarter section of government land, located two miles east of the present city limits, and in 1831, having previously cleared and cultivated his farm many years, retired from agricul- tural pursuits and for a few years conducted a grist mill in Rich- mond, the same being located upon the present site of the Starr Piano Works. In his younger days he dealt extensively in live stock and drove cattle and hogs to Cincinnati, where he sold them. His death occurred in August, 1850, on the old homestead and in the same house that had sheltered him for many years. He was a member of the Society of Friends and was actively engaged in church work, always attending the meetings. In politics he was a Whig. For his wife he chose Miss Susanna Morgan, of North Carolina, and ten children were born of their union, only three of whom survive: Mrs. Elizabeth Shute and Charles, of Richmond, and Robert, of Willow Branch, Hancock county, Indiana. The deceased are Martha, William, Benjamin, Samuel, Mrs. Mary Parry, Mrs. Pennivah Shaw and George. Although born in Rich- mond, Theodore H. Hill was practically reared in Madison county, Indiana, where he lived on the farm until he was fifteen years old. After a good preliminary education, obtained in the public schools at Pendleton, Madison county, he learned the trade of a machinist, expecting to become a railroad engineer, but happening to be the witness of an accident, in which a man was literally cut to pieces, he gave up the idea of following that kind of work. He then engaged in the grain business at Richmond, in partnership with his brother-in-law, George R. Dilks, and at the end of two years they both went to Chicago and became connected with the Chicago Linseed Oil Company for a short time. In this connection Mr. Hill soon afterward became a resident of Toledo, Ohio, where he remained eight years, associated with Homer T. Yaryan in the linseed oil business. He assisted Mr. Yaryan in the erection of mills at San Francisco, Cal., and at Cincinnati, Ohio, the result of a notable invention of a process for extracting linseed oil from flaxseed. Mr. Hill was intimately associated with Mr. Yaryan, who was the inventor of the process, for about fifteen years, and during the latter part of that period handled his evaporating appa- ratus for him, at one time spending four months in Europe in the interest of the business. In 1895 he returned to Richmond and formed a partnership with Ebon Louck, who is mentioned more extensively on another page, under the firm name of Louck & Hill. In 190I this company was incorporated and the firm became Louck & Hill Company, maufacturers of bank, church, interior finish, and special wood work. All of their work is done to order, none being manufactured as stock goods, and they do a great deal of govern- ment work for postoffices in different parts of the country. The firm owns two lumber yards in Richmond, and Mr. Hill and Mr. Louck are the owners of the Wayne Flats, the most modern and up-to-date building of the kind in the city, located at the corner of North Twelfth and Main streets. Mr. Hill is a thirty-second BIOGRAPHICAL 25 degree Mason, being a member of Richmond lodge, the Murat Shrine at Indianapolis, and the Knights Templars in Richmond. He is also a member of the Richmond Commercial Club, and his relig- ious faith is expressed by membership in the First Presbyterian church of the city. On June 14, 1888, Mr. Hill was married to Miss Rosa Thompson, daughter of William M. and Lucinda (Van Nuys) Thompson, of Bethel, Franklin county, Indiana. Both of these parents are deceased, and the late Col. C. E. Wiley, ex- county commissioner, was the last living relative of Mrs. Hill. She was born in Bethel, Ind., and was educated in Richmond, being a graduate of the high school of that place. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hill is at 46 South Thirteenth street. Wilfred Jessup, a lawyer of the city of Richmond, is a native Of the Hoosier State, having been born in Danville, Hendricks county, Indiana, Dec. IO, 1876. He descends from Wayne county ancestry, both paternal and maternal. He is a son of Thomas R. and Katie S. Jessup and his paternal and maternal grandfathers were, respectively, Levi Jessup and Horatio Smalley, both early residents of Wayne county. Wilfred Jessup received his early educational training in the public schools of Cambridge City and Richmond, graduating in the high school at the latter place with the class of 1894, and afterward attended, in the order named, Earlham College, National University, West Virginia University, and Georgetown University. After completing the course at Georgetown, in 1902, he engaged in the practice of law at Rich- mond, in partnership with his father, and continued that associa- tion until 1910, when he formed a partnership with Alonzo M. Gardner. From 1898 to 1901, inclusive, he was register clerk in the House of Representatives postoffice at Washington, D. C., and from 1905 to 1908, inclusive, served as prosecuting attorney of the Seventeenth judicial circuit of Indiana. On April 22, 1902, Mr. Jessup celebrated his marriage to Miss Katherine FitzGerrell, an estimable young lady of Mount Vernon, Ill., a daughter of James J. FitzGerrell, and two children have been the issue of this union—Wilfred F. G. and Sarah F. G. Benjamin Johnson, who is a leading business man and repre- sentative citizen of the city of Richmond, where he is engaged in the lumber and railroad tie business, is a scion of one of the honored pioneer families of Columbiana county, Ohio, where his grandfather took up his residence about eight years after the ad- mission of the Buckeye State into the Union. Benjamin Johnson was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1833, and is a son of Benjamin, Sr., and Martha (Grissell) Johnson. The John- son family is of English descent, and during the early Colonial history of the country representatives of the name came from England and settled on the James River, in Virginia. James Johnson, the great-grandfather of Benjamin, was a native and life- long resident of the Old Dominion, where he was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. John Johnson, the grandfather, was born in 1771, in Bedford county, Virginia, and there was reared to man- hood. He married Dorothy Crew, of Hanover county, in 1796, 26 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and in 1811 went with his family to Columbiana county, Ohio, where he died in 1857. He was a prosperous and successful farmer. Like his ancestors, he was identified with the Society of Friends and took a very active part in its work. His wife, nee Dorothy Crew, was the daughter of James and Judith Crew, of Hanover county, Virginia. Benjamin Johnson, Sr., the father of him whose name initiates this review, was born in Hanover county, Virginia, in 1797, and in 181 I moved with his parents to Columbiana county, Ohio, where he spent his remaining days as a farmer, whereby he acquired a good property. He lived up to the full tension of the pioneer era and contributed his quota to the development and progress of what is now one of the most attractive and populous counties of the Buckeye commonwealth. He was a man of forceful individuality and Sterling integrity, so that he not only gained a due measure of success through his arduous and well directed efforts but also held the unqualified con- fidence and respect of his fellow men. His name merits an endur- ing place on the roll of the earnest and worthy pioneers who figured as founders and upbuilders of a great and prosperous State. He continued to reside in Columbiana county, Ohio, until his death, which occurred in 1888, in his ninety-first year. He was originally an old-line Whig in his political adherency, but joined the Re- publican party soon after its organization, “under the Oaks” at Jackson, Mich., and he ever afterward considered the principles and policies of this party well worthy of his unequivocal support. His religious faith was that of the Society of Friends, and his wife, nee Martha Grissell, who died in 1864, at the age of sixty- seven years, was a lifelong and devoted member of the same Organ- ization. Of their ten children, one son—Benjamin Johnson—and three daughters are living. Benjamin Johnson, to whom this sketch is dedicated, was reared under the invigorating and sturdy discipline of the home farm, where he waxed strong in mind and body while thus gaining deep appreciation of the dignity and value of honest toil and endeavor. His educational advantages were those afforded in a private school conducted by Prof. Calvin Moore, a prominent educator from the East, at Salem, Ohio. Put- ting aside his text-books in 1854, he came to Richmond, Ind., in September of that year, and in that place has since maintained his home. He had little capital, but soon arranged to go into the lumber business on a small scale, and has since developed the enterprise to large proportions. In 1858, in company with B. P. Perry, he established a lumber yard and built a saw mill at the northwest corner of North Twelfth and E streets. After a few years he purchased his partner's interest and continued in the general retail lumber trade, in connection with furnishing lum- ber and ties to the railroad company. In 1874 he disposed of his entire retail interest and continued to furnish material to the rail- road, for this branch of his business had in the meantime become very large and made heavy demands upon his time. In 1893 he ad- mitted his son, John H. Johnson, to a partnership in the busi- ness, and since then they have increased their trade until now BIOGRAPHICAL 27 they handle approximately 45,000,000 feet of material annually. \\'hile their main office is in Richmond, they handle material over a large part of seven States. Through correct business methods and fair dealing they have gained the confidence and good will of the people of this section, and thus their present enterprise rests upon secure foundations. Mr. Johnson is known as a citizen of marked loyalty and public spirit and shows a lively interest in all that tends to conserve the advancement and material prosperity of his home city and county. In addition to his lum- ber business he is also the Owner of a fine stock farm of 540 acres, in Blackford county, Indiana, where he breeds draft horses, cattle and hogs. He is a zealous member of the South Eighth Street Friends' Church, having been a charter member at the time of its organization, in 1865. He is an elder in the church, a member of the Board of Foreign Missions, and continually for the past ten years has been the president of the board, and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Earlham College for many years. His political Support is given to the Republican party, having cast his first vote for Fremont, in 1856, and he has voted for every Republican candidate for President since that time. He is a member of the Commercial Club of Richmond, and also of the Young Men's Business Club. Of his three living sisters, Mrs. Margaret Cadwallader, of Richmond, is the eldest, being in her ninety-first year. Another sister lives at Burlington, Iowa, and one resides in Columbiana county, Ohio. In 1857 Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Barker, who was born on the Island of Nantucket, a daughter of Matthew and Ruth Barker, who were born and reared at Newport, R. I. Both the paternal and maternal ancestors of Mrs. Johnson came from Eng- land. Matthew Barker was a son of Peter Barker, and his grand- father, James Barker, who was born in 1623, came from Har- wick, Essex county, England. He started for America with his parents—James and Barbara (Dungan) Barker—when a child, and his father died on the voyage over. The family settled at New- port, R. I. Matthew Barker's maternal grandparents were Richard and Mary (Wood) Mitchell, who were born in 1686, and they lived in Rhode Island. Ruth Barker was a descendant of John and Susan Anthony, the former of whom was born in 1607, at Hempstead, England, and died July 28, 1675, at Portsmouth, R. I. They came to America in the ship “Hercules,” landing April 16, 1634. Ruth Barker's maternal ancestors were Philip and Sarah (Odding) Sherman, the former of whom was born Feb. 5, 16IO, at Dedham, Essex county, England, came to America in 1633, and settled at Roxbury, Mass. Of the union of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Bar- ker) Johnson there were born four children (the two oldest dying in infancy): John H., who is mentioned more at length on another page of this volume, and Mary Amy, who is the wife of Dr. Charles Marvel of Richmond. On April 5, 1905, Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Angie Bladen Clapp, who was born, reared and educated in Philadelphia, where the marriage ceremony was per- formed. The family home is at 201 North Eleventh street. 28 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John Howard Johnson has been engaged in the railroad cross ties and lumber business in the city of Richmond for nearly twenty years and is one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of this county and widely known Over the State. Comparatively young in years he is vigorous in mental and physical faculties, giv- ing personal supervision to his various business interests and tak- ing a lively interest in the questions and issues of the hour. Mr. Johnson was born at Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 2, 1866, and is a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Barker) Johnson, who are given extended mention on another page of this volume. John H. Johnson secured his early education in the public schools of Richmond, but on account of poor health was compelled to give up his studies at the age of sixteen years, and then entered the Richmond National Bank as messenger. He later attended John K. Beck's business college at Richmond, taking a course in bookkeeping. On Jan. 2, 1885, he entered the Second National Bank, where he was employed until March 31, 1890, when he left to enter the business of his father, and on Jan. 2, 1893, the firm of B. Johnson & Son, a partnership, was formed and has since been continued. Mr. Johnson has the unequivocal confidence and es- teem of the people of this section and has long controlled a repre- sentative patronage in the enterprise with which he has been iden- tified for so many years. He was elected a director of the Cin- cinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne Railway Company in April, I909. He was elected a trustee of St. Stephen's Hospital in 1894, was one of the incorporators of the Reid Memorial Hospital and has since been a member of the board of trustees, and he was a member of the building committee and also the committee to furnish the hospital. He was elected a member of the board of trustees of the Richmond Young Men's Christian Association in I907, and at the present time is secretary of the board. Mr. Johnson is a stanch supporter of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and has been an effi- cient worker in its cause. A birthright member of the Society of Friends, he has always been a member of South Eighth Street Meeting. He was appointed a member of the board of trustees of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of that organization in 1896, and at the present time is secretary of the board; also member of the investment committee, having in charge the loaning of the en- downment funds. He was appointed a trustee of White's Indiana Manual Labor Institute, near Wabash, Ind., by the Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1894, and is still a member. He was elected a trustee of the Five Years Meeting of the Friends of America at the meet- ing held in Richmond in 1907, and was elected a trustee of the Board of Educaulon of the Five Years Meeting, Dec. 21 of the same year. He was the president of the first Christian En- deavor society of the South Eighth Street Friends' Meeting, which was the first one organized among Friends. He has always been active in Sunday school work, having been teacher, secretary, treasurer, assistant superintendent, and for a number of years superintendent. For a number of years he has been a member of BIOGRAPHICAL 29 the finance committee of the Meeting, and he was the first presi- dent of the Men's Social Union. On June I4, 1893, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Nicholson, daughter of Tim- othy and Mary W. Nicholson, and they have three children: Ben- jamin Nicholson, Mary Elizabeth, and Robert Howard. Sharon E. Jones, treasurer and manager of the Jones Hardware Company, of Richmond, and during the year 191O president of the Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association, was born in Pitts- burgh, Pa., April 12, 1862. He received his education in the public schools of Pittsburgh and also took a course in the Curry Institute of that city. After finishing his studies he went into the drygoods house of Joseph Horn & Company, of Pittsburgh, where he re- mained until 1883, and then came to Richmond. In his new home he first became connected with the firm of Pogue, Miller & Com- pany, wholesale and retail hardware dealers, who were then located at the corner of Ninth and Main streets, and he remained in the employ of that concern nearly two years. In December, 1884, he entered into a partnership with William H. Gordon, under the firm name of Jones & Gordon, with place of business located on Fort Wayne avenue. In 1885 Mr. Gordon retired from the business and two brothers of Mr. Jones—Andrew J. and Rutherford B.-became stockholders in the firm, the name being changed to Jones Bros. In 1890 Andrew J. Jones retired from the firm and removed to An- derson, Ind., where he has since been engaged in the hardware busi- ness, and the Richmond concern was continued by Sharon E. and Rutherford B. Jones until 1894. In that year the firm was reorgan- ized and capitalized under the name of the Jones Hardware Com- pany, with William H. Campbell as president, Rutherford B. Jones as vice-president, Sharon E. Jones as treasurer and general man- ager, and Herbert J. McDivitt as secretary. In 1898 the company purchased the ground where the retail store now stands and erected a four-story building, the same being located at the corner of North Tenth and E streets. In 1904 the James M. Starr property, situ- ated in the rear of the retail store, was purchased and another large four-story building was erected on the corner of North Tenth and C streets, with an alley running between the two buildings. The last-named building is devoted entirely to the wholesale hardware trade, and the firm has ten traveling salesmen on the road, cover- ing the entire territory within IOO miles of Richmond. The concern is the largest wholesale and retail hardware house in Eastern In- diana, and with one exception—Van Camp's, of Indianapolis, it is the largest in the State. The firm has 87,000 square feet of floor space in its two mammoth buildings, and the comprehensive nature of the business is expressed by an inscription upon their city wag- ons, which reads: “Jones Hardware Company, Most Everything.” Sharon E. Jones was the organizer of the business, being at its head from the start, and it is to his energy and intelligent direction that its phenomenal success is in a large measure due. He is also the president of the Standard Manufacturing Company, of Cambridge City, Ind., which concern manufactures chairs and other articles of furniture, and, as stated in the opening sentence of this article, 3O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY he is the president of the Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers' Asso- ciation, being also vice-president of the National Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association. He is a director of the Commercial Club of Richmond, a position that he has held for several years. He is prominent in fraternal circles, being a Knight Templar of the Ma- sonic order and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is the president of the State Young Men's Christian Association, and also of the local organization of that name, and to him is due considerable of the credit for the erection of the new $100,000 Y. M. C. A. building at Richmond. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Reid Memorial United Presbyterian church at Richmond and he is a member of the Official board of that organ- ization. In this Twentieth century, which is one of progress, it is the younger men who are forging to the front in commercial and industrial life, and Mr. Jones is regarded as one of the sound and substantial business men of this locality. On June 24, 1884, he was married to Miss Mary E. Hastings, daughter of David Hastings, of Pittsburgh, Pa., where Mrs. Jones was born and educated, and three daughters have been the issue of this marriage: Elizabeth Lida, who is a graduate of the high School at Richmond and of Earlham College in the class of 1907; Edna B., also a graduate of the high School and of the same college in the class of Igog ; and Anna May, who is a student in the Richmond High School with the class of IOI2. The family home is pleasantly located at IO4 South Thirteenth Street. Charles W. Jordan, a popular and successful business man of Richmond and former county superintendent of schools of Wayne county, was born in Whitewater, Wayne county, Indiana, March 4, 1868. His parents were William G. and Margaret (Addleman) Jordan, the former of whom was born near Hamilton, in Butler county, Ohio, in 1838, and the latter was the daughter of John C. Addleman, of Whitewater. William G. Jordan was the son of William Jordan, who removed from North Carolina to Ohio, some time in the '20s of the last century. In 1846, he established his residence in Darke county, Ohio, near the Indiana State line, and there he passed the remainder of his days, dying at an advanced age. William G. Jordan learned the carpenter trade in his youth, and that occupation he followed to a greater or less extent as long as he lived. After his marriage he located in Franklin township, Wayne county, and continued his residence there during the greater part of his life. For about three years he resided in Center township and his last days were spent on a farm near Whitewater. In the Civil war he served three years and three months as corporal with Company C, Sixty-ninth Ohio infantry. This regiment was organ- ized in the State of Ohio at large, from October, 1861, to April, 1862, when it received orders to report for duty at Nashville, Tenn., at which place it arrived on April 22. Mr. Jordan participated in his first real engagement during the first day’s fighting at Stone's River, and on the last day of that battle took part in the brilliant and desperate charge across the river against Breckinridge's Con- federate corps, in which the enemy was driven back with heavy BIOGR.A.P.H I.C.A.L 3 I loss; and in this charge the regiment captured a section of the famous Washington Battery from New Orleans. Mr. Jordan par- ticipated in the battle of Missionary Ridge and his regiment was among the first to reach the top of the mountain. In the follow- ing spring he veteranized, was furloughed home, and then joined Sherman's forces in May. He was engaged with his regiment at Resaca, at Pumpkin Vine Creek, at Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, the affair at the crossing of Chattahoochee river, Peach- tree Creek, the siege of Atlanta, and the battle of Jonesboro. He then joined in Sherman's march to the sea and in the campaign through the Carolinas, participated in the battle at Bentonville, and was mustered out with his regiment, July 17, 1865. Thus it will be seen that he participated in many of the hardest campaigns of the war, and he had numerous narrow escapes, but he was never wounded or forced to enter the hospital. His record as a patriot and soldier is one of which his friends may well be proud, for he was always at his post of duty. Death put an end to his busy and useful career in 1891, in the fifty-third year of his age. His first wife died when the son, Charles W., was an infant of seven months, and he chose for his second wife Miss Susan Woolverton, who became the mother of one son, Edgar E., who now resides in Rich- mond and is employed as a traveling representative of the Jones Hardware Company. The widowed mother resides at Whitewater. Charles W. Jordan received his early educational training in the schools of his native village and at the age of twenty years began his career as a teacher, following that occupation for three years in Franklin township. Desiring to further qualify himself for his chosen work, he took a teachers’ course in the Ridgeville Normal College and graduated in that institution with the class of 1891. In the meantime he had continued teaching, spending his summer vacations at the Normal for the purpose of perfecting his method of special study. Following his graduation, he accepted the posi- tion of principal of the Whitewater schools, and two years later he inaugurated the high school course, which at first was limited to one year's work but has since been extended to three years. He remained in charge of the Whitewater schools for nine consecutive years. In 1902, he engaged in the grocery business at that place, in partnership with Charles L. White, under the firm name of White & Jordan, but in June, 1903, he disposed of his interest in the business to his partner. He is now a member of the firm of Jordan, McManus & Hunt, funeral directors, of Richmond, and they have fine undertaking parlors at IOI4 Main street. It is one of the lead- ing firms of the city in that line of business. Mr. Jordan is also the owner of real property in the city of Richmond. In the matter of politics he is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, and as the successful candidate of that political organization he was elected trustee of Franklin township, in 1900, serving in that capacity a little more than two years. In January, IOO3, he was elected county superintendent of schools of Wayne county, which office he continued to fill until October, 1910, when he resigned to accept the secretaryship of the Richmond Commercial Club, and 32 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in June, 1903, he established his residence in Richmond. Frater- nally, he ranks high in the Masonic Order, being a member of the Whitewater Lodge, No. 159, and of King Solomon’s Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, at Richmond. He served as master of the Whitewater lodge five years. His other fraternal relations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Whitewater Lodge, No. 41, at Richmond; Aldine Lodge No. 322, Knights of Pythias, at Fountain City; Wayne Lodge, No. 167, Loyal Order of the Moose, at Richmond; William P. Benton Camp, Sons of Veterans, at Rich- mond; and he was one of the organizers of Whitewater Castle, No. 24, Knights of the Golden Eagle. On Sept. 29, 1894, Mr. Jordan was happily married to Miss Bertha P. Chenoweth, the daughter of William S. and Viola (Jefferies) Chenoweth, then of Franklin town- ship, but who are now living retired in the city of Richmond. Three children have been born of this union : Reba Elizabeth, Forest Wil– liam, and Robert Gaylord, all born in Whitewater and now stu- dents in the Richmond schools. The family home is located at I314 Main street. . Daniel W. Comstock was born at Germantown, Ohio, Dec. I6, 1840, and graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University, Dela- ware, Ohio, in 1860. His father, Dr. James Comstock (whose father was a soldier of the American Revolution), was born in Connecticut, and his mother, whose maiden name was Mary Wade Croke, was born in Virginia. In September, 1861, he located at New Castle, Ind., and was admitted to the bar the same year; was elected district attorney for the Eleventh Common Pleas District in 1862, an office which he resigned to enlist in the Ninth Indiana cavalry. He was offered the commission of second lieu- tenant of Company E, which he had assisted in recruiting, but declined and voluntarily filed with the adjutant-general his writ- ten request for the appointment of his friend, Caleb H. Cooper, in his stead. The appointment was made accordingly and Mr. Com- Stock was mustered as a private. Upon the organization of the regiment he was appointed regimental sergeant-major; was pro- moted to first lieutenant of Company F, July 1, 1864, and to cap- tain of Company C in April, 1865. Subsequently he was detailed to act as assistant adjutant-general of the First brigade, Seventh division of the Military Division of Mississippi, and was honor- ably discharged Sept. 18, 1865. Since 1866 he has resided in Rich- mond, Ind. In 1866 he was elected city attorney of Richmond and served in that capacity until the political complexion of the coun- cil changed. In 1867 he was married to Josephine A. Rohrer, of Germantown, Ohio. Two daughters—Elizabeth and Clara—and one son, Paul, are the children of that marriage. He was elected and served as prosecuting attorney of the Wayne Circuit Court, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, for the terms beginning in 1872 and I874, and was elected to the State Senate from Wayne county in 1878. As State Senator he was a member of the Judiciary Com- mittee in 1879, and in 1881 was chairman of the Joint Committee on the revision of the laws. He was not a candidate for re-nomi- nation. In 1884 he was elected Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial DANIEL W. COMSTOCK. BIOGRAPHICAL 33 Circuit, and was re-elected in 1890, being nominated both times without opposition. In October, 1896, he resigned the office of Circuit Judge, having been nominated as a candidate by the Re- publican party for Judge of the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. He was elected Judge of the Appellate Court in 1896 and was four times successively elected to that position, Serving as a member of that court until Jan. I, IQII, at which date (the Republican ticket, upon which he was a candidate for re-election, having been defeated in November, 1910) his term of office ex- pired. Since his retirement from the bench he has been associated in the practice of law with his son, Paul Comstock. One familiar with his record has said in a recent publication : “Judge Com- stock was trained in the school which taught that conscientious devotion to duty, the application of the law, as it is found to be on investigation, and the absolute protection of the rights of all litigants, is the obligation which should rest on all who wear the ermine.” Edward H. Klute, one of the prosperous men of affairs and influential citizens of the city of Richmond, was born in Richmond, Ind., Nov. 30, 1861. His parents were Edward H. and Louise (Hawekotte) Klute, both born in Germany, but they emigrated to America in early life and were married in Richmond, where they made their home the remainder of their lives. The father came to the United States when seventeen years old, and the mother was thirteen when she came with her parents, thirteen weeks being con- sumed in making the trip. Our subject’s parents were one of the old German families of Richmond and the father was a laborer by occupation. The father reached the age of sixty-eight years, dying Feb. 22, 1905, and the mother reached the age of seventy-one and died Feb. 18, 1908. A daughter, Mary, died July 28, 1905. There were eight children in the family—four sons and four daughters— and all are living except the daughter mentioned. Edward H. is the eldest of the family ; Katherine and Minnie are twins, and with their sister, Emelia, are in the millinery business at 18 North Eighth street, under the name of the Klute Millinery Company; John H. is in the clothing business with William D. Loehr, under the firm name of Loehr & Klute, at 725 Main street; Fred G. is foreman of the cloth room of J. M. Hutton & Company, casket manufacturers of Richmond, and William H. is clerking for Neff & Nusbaum, of Richmond. Our subject received his education in the schools of his native city and has always lived in Richmond. For eleven years of his life he was engaged as a cloth-worker for J. M. Hutton & Company, casket manufacturers of Richmond, after which he went to Muncie, Ind., and worked there eight years for the Muncie Casket Company, as foreman. His industry and fru- gality enabled him, at the end of that period—Feb. 1, 1899—to enter into partnership with Walter J. Doan, under the firm name of Doan & Klute, and he owns a one-half interest in that undertaking establishment. Thoroughly skilled in the business, he is a useful member of the firm, which occupies a high place among the varied interests of Richmond. Mr. Klute is a fine example of the German- 34 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY American citizen, than whom no better exists in this country, a land of necessity claiming her people from every country on the globe. On April 20, 1890, he was united in marriage to Miss Dora Holler, daughter of Caswell and Mary A. Holler, of Richmond. Her father died in 1884, and her mother May 30, 1910. The mother had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Klute the last seventeen years of her life, and was buried on her birthday, June 2, 1910. She had lived the greater part of her life in and around Richmond. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Klute there have been born four chil- dren: Forest E., Myron, Howard, and Petra Dora, aged nineteen, sixteen, six, and four years, respectively. The two older boys were educated in the high school, where Forest E. graduated with the class of 1911. The family resides at 200 South Fourteenth street. Mr. Klute is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, and the Elks, and his religious affiliations are with the First Eng- lish Lutheran Church at Richmond. Dr. James E. King, a native of Wayne county, was born in what was then a portion of Center township, but now Webster township, Nov. 7, 1856, the place of his birth being a farm five miles from Centerville. His parents were William and Jemima (Jackson) King, the former born in the State of Kentucky, Sept. 5, 1823, and the latter in Wayne county, May 13, 1826. The paternal grandparents of Dr. King were John and Cynthia King. The grandfather was born in Virginia, May 13, 1783, and when seventeen years old removed to Kentucky, locating near Winches- ter. He was married, Jan. 25, 1810, to Judith Roundtree, a native of Kentucky, born April 9, 1789. They came to Wayne county in 1828, and here spent the remainder of their days, the grandfather dying Jan. 5, 1859, and the grandmother in 1866. She was one of the first members of the Centerville Christian church. In his fifth year the father of Dr. King came to this State with his par- ents, and a location was chosen in Center township, where he was reared upon the old family homestead. There he made his home until his marriage and then located in Center township upon a quarter section, and also bought property of a Mr. Hoover, across the road, and there lived until his death. He acquired his education in the common schools of the neighborhood and through- out his active career carried on agricultural pursuits, in which he met with excellent success, adding to his landed possessions from time to time until he accumulated 640 acres. Two years before his death he settled up all his business affairs, and was thus ready when the final summons came, in September, 1888, at which time he had attained the age of sixty-five years. His marriage to Miss Jemima Jackson was celebrated Jan. I, 1846, and his widow sur- vived him three years. She was a representative of one of the pioneer families of Wayne county, her parents—Caleb and Oliva (Leonard) Jackson—having come to this locality in 1818. Her father was born in Grayson county, Virginia, Dec. 20, 1793, and soon after attaining his majority was married to Miss Leonard, who was born in North Carolina. On arriving in Wayne county he erected a rude log cabin in the woods, and with his wife and BIOGRAPHICAL 35 three children commenced the life of a pioneer. His first location was on the farm which is now owned by Luther Z. King, north of Centerville. In two years he relocated at Jackson's Hill, in the same township. There he cleared and developed a farm, upon which he made his home until his death, Nov. 30, 1854. The mother of Dr. King was the sixth in a family of seven children. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. King there were born fifteen children, twelve of whom grew to maturity, and seven sons and three daughters are living, Dr. King being the seventh in point of age. Dr. James E. King spent the days of his childhood and youth on the old homestead and bore his share in the work of the farm. He received his early education at the district school in Center township, attended the high school at Centerville, and took a course in the normal school at Danville, Ind. After completing his course of instruction at Danville he entered the Ohio Medical College, where he studied for three years and graduated with the class of 1884. After graduating at the Ohio Medical College he began the practice of his profession in Richmond, with the late Dr. Taylor, with whom he remained two years. On March 17, 1892, he removed to Centerville, where he was engaged in the practice until Sept. 17, 1900, when he returned to Richmond, where he continues to make his home. He took a post-graduate course in New York City in 1903. He served as county physician from March, 1892, until May, IOOO, and has been county health com- missioner since Sept. 21, 1908. He has membership in the Amer- ican Medical Association, the Indiana State Medical Association, the Wayne County Medical Association, the Union District Medi- cal Association, the Sixth District Medical Association, and in 1894 he attended the meeting of the first named organization in San Francisco, Cal. Politically he is a Republican and keeps well informed upon the issues of the day, but has never aspired to hold public office outside of the line of his professional duties. Frater- nally he is a member of Centerville Lodge, No. 154, Knights of Pythias, and also has membership in the Richmond lodge, Modern Woodmen of America. Near Centerville the Doctor owns eighty acres of land that was once owned by his grandfather, who, eighty years ago, erected the residence which is still in use, but which has been greatly remodeled by its present owner. On June 2, I885, was celebrated Dr. King's marriage to Miss Lulu Beeson, whose parents were Monford, and Eliza (Harvey) Beeson, both of whom were born in Wayne county. Mrs. King owns II8 acres of land in Washington township, which was her old home. Her grandfather, Othniel Beeson, with his parents, came to the Terri- tory of Indiana in 1814. He was born in North Carolina in 1813 and was a son of Benjamin Beeson. He (Othniel) took an active part in politics, supporting the Democratic party until 1854, when, differing from it on the slavery question, he joined the ranks of the new Republican party. Many official honors were conferred upon him and his duties were faithfully discharged. In 1850 he was elected a member of the State Constitutional Convention and in 1858 was elected to the State Senate, being re-elected in 1862. The 36 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY r f following year he was appointed by Governor Morton to investi- gate the condition of refugees sent north by order of General Sherman, and also to enroll the militia of Wayne county. In 1870 he was again elected to the State Senate and served as chairman of a number of important committees. Soon after the completion of the Pacific railroad, being a warm personal friend of Governor Morton, he traveled with him to California and return. He had an extensive acquaintance among the leading and influential men of the State, which continued until his death, which occurred Oct. Io, 1897. Monford Beeson, father of Mrs. King, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 9, 1835, and was a farmer all of his life, in connection carrying on Stock dealing quite extensively. His home adjoined the old family homestead and he also was very active in politics, as a Republican. He was elected to represent Wayne county in the legislature. He was married Oct. I5, 1856, to Miss Eliza Harvey, who was born Jan. I2, 1836, and their children were F. R. Beeson and Mrs. King. The father died May 16, 1883, and the mother passed away on July 12 of the same year. Dr. and Mrs. King have four children—Ethel, Florence, Vivian, and James Xenophon. The first three are graduates of the Richmond High School and the first two have spent three years at Earlham College and attended the Indiana State University one year. Vivian is now a student at Earlham College. Dr. King’s office and resi- dence are located at 24 South Ninth street. Claude S. Kitterman is a leading member of the banking fra- ternity at Cambridge City, where he has been successfully engaged in that occupation for the past six years, and both as a business man and citizen he is held in high esteem by his associates. Mr. Kitterman was born April 20, 1870, in the historic town of Law– rence, Kan., son of Ennias and Marinda C. (Harvey) Kitterman, on the father’s side being of German descent and on the mother's Eng- lish, her ancestors having come over with William Penn. The father is a farmer by Occupation, and has followed agricultural pur- suits during the major part of his active career. (See sketch.) Claude S. Kitterman received his education in the common and high school at Centerville, Ind., has parents having returned to Indiana some time after his birth. He graduated in the high school in 1890, and then continued to work on his father's farm in the summer months, teaching school during the winter until 1904, when he helped to organize the First National Bank at Green’s Fork. In 1905 he removed to Cambridge City and accepted the position of assistant cashier with the First National Bank of that place. In July, IOO7, he was promoted to the position of cashier, and in August following was elected president of the institution, which position he has since continued to fill to the eminent satisfaction of all concerned. Fraternally, he is a member of the Sons of Veterans, having joined William P. Benton Camp at Richmond in 1888, and is also a member of Cambridge Lodge, No. 9, Knights of Pythias, having filled the chairs in both local organizations. In politics he gives a consistent support to the men and measures of the Repub- lical party. Mr. Kitterman was married in 1905, to Miss Lenna M. BIOGRAPHICAL 37 Bowermaster, daughter of Jacob M. and Emma R. (Boughner) Bowermaster, of Jackson township, Wayne county, and this union has been blessed by the birth of two sons—Max B. and Ennias M. Kitterman. Charles L. Ladd, descended from some of the earliest settlers of this community, was born in Green township, Wayne county, Feb. 2, 1868, and is a son of Josephus Dameron and Eliza A. (Brit- ain) Ladd. The father was born near Williamsburg, Wayne county, Dec. 3, 1816, and the mother in the same county, Oct. 30, 1830. Our subject's grandfather, Joseph Ladd, was born in Guil- ford county, North Carolina, of English ancestry, and was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was among the early settlers of Wayne county, holding the position of justice of the peace for a number of years. His first wife was Catherine B. Dameron, of Guilford county, North Carolina, and they were the parents of nine children. After her death Joseph Ladd married Mary Angel for his second wife, by whom he also had nine children, of which Josephus Dameron Ladd was one. Jo- seph Ladd died near Williamsburg, in 1833, and his widow passed away in 1862. Our subject’s father was reared on a farm, experi- encing all of the phases of a pioneer life, and he was married in 1839 to Matilda Cléments, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Clé- ments, and of this union there were born ten children. Mrs. Ladd died in 1861, and on Dec. 3, 1863, Josephus Dameron Ladd was married to Eliza A., daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Cornelius) Britain, and of this union there were born five sons, among whom was he whose name initiates this review. Of the two sets of chil- dren four are living—two of the first marriage and two of the sec- ond. The early education of Charles L. Ladd was obtained in the common schools of Green township, and later he spent two years at DePauw University and two at the Indiana State Normal. For fifteen years he followed the occupation of teaching, and during that time taught in practically every part of Wayne county. While thus engaged he studied law four years, under the tutelage of W. A. Bond, of Richmond, and in due time was admitted to the bar. He established his residence in Richmond in 1908, and in the fall of the same year was elected prosecuting attorney of Wayne county, being inducted into office Jan. I, 1909. Politically he is a Republi- can, but has never aspired to hold public office, other than the one mentioned. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic lodge at Williamsburg and is an enthusiast regarding the success of that order. He is also a member of the Royal Order of Moose at Rich- mond. On April 8, 1909, was celebrated the marriage of our sub- ject and Miss Rosa Bell Shank, of Center township, born Jan. 25, 1880. She is the daughter of Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Martin (Evans) Shank, old and highly respected residents of Center town- ship. The father, who is deceased, was a carpenter and contractor, and the mother resides at the old home. The paternal ancestors were a Pennsylvania Dutch family and the maternal were of French descent. Mrs. Ladd graduated at the Centerville High School with the class of 1898 and in the teachers’ course of the Indiana State 38 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Normal with the class of 1905. She taught school in Wayne and Marion counties for eleven years and has a life State teacher's license. Mr. and Mrs. Ladd reside on East Haven avenue and his law office is located at 7IO Main street, in the Vaughan block. Isaac Lamb, who died at his home in the city of Richmond, Dec. 31, 1908, was one of the honored pioneer citizens of Wayne county, and it is but consonant that in this compilation be incor- porated a tribute to his memory and to his worthy life and services. He was born about two miles northwest of Richmond, in Wayne township, April 21, 1821, and was a Scion of families founded in America in the Colonial era of our country's history. His father, Thomas Lamb, was born in Perquimans county, North Carolina, July 7, 1780, and his mother was a native of Guilford county, that State; her maiden name was Sarah Smith. From his mother he inherited the lofty ideas of the English and from his father the hardihood and peseverance of the Scotch. Isaac Lamb could trace his ancestry back to 1658, to one Henry Lamb, a glove-maker, who came to this country from Scotland and settled in North Carolina. He was a Quaker of the Fox type and willingly suffered martyr- dom in the cause of his beloved religion. His son, Isaac Lamb, was also of that faith, and was a glove-maker and also a mason by occupation. He was born in North Carolina, where he died, leav- ing a family of children, among whom was Thomas Lamb, the grandfather of Isaac. Thomas Lamb was born in Perquimans county, North Carolina, and followed in the steps of his fore- fathers, in that he was a Quaker and a glove-maker. He died about the year 1780, at about the time of the birth of his son, Thomas, who was the father of Isaac. This son, Thomas, left his native State in company with his brother John and settled in Preble county, Ohio, where he remained two years and then came to Indiana, taking up his residence in Wayne county. He was first employed by John Smith to clear ten acres of land, and while engaged in this work was making equal progress in another direc- tion, with the result that he won the love of his employer's daugh- ter, Sarah, and was married to her, Aug. 4, 1813. The land cleared by him afterward became a portion of the present site of the city of Richmond. Soon after his marriage he located upon a farm two and one-half miles northwest of Richmond, where he re- mained until his death, which occurred Feb. 7, 1855. His wife passed away July 24, 1833, and of their five children—John, Isaac, Henry, Phineas, and Elizabeth—Isaac was the last survivor. Thomas Lamb became one of the extensive landowners and suc- cessful farmers of this county, and was a man who ever com- manded unqualified esteem and confidence. He and his wife were devoted members of the Quaker church, and he ever manifested a lively interest in all that touched the welfare of the community, the State, and the Nation. John Smith, the maternal grandfather of Isaac Lamb, built the first brick residence in Richmond. He was also from North Carolina, having been born in Guilford county, and removed to Indiana in 1806. He entered a tract of 160 acres of land, on which a part of the city of Richmond was after- BIOGRAPHICAL 39 ward laid out, extending from Main street to Whitewater river. About this time Jeremiah Cox and Charles West Starr invested in land in this vicinity, laid it out in lots and began selling it off. Mr. Smith first cleared the timber from his land, raised a crop of wheat on it, and then platted it, the plat being known as Smith- ville at that time. His property became the southwest part of the city of Richmond, while that of Jeremiah Cox was the north part. Mr. Smith kept a large store and dealt extensively with the In- dians, trading with them here from 1806 until after the war of 1812, and retaining their confidence and good will to the last, as he always treated them honorably. He was a Quaker and a prom- inent mover in erecting the Whitewater Meeting House. He died in Richmond in 1835, in his eightieth year. Isaac Lamb, Subject of this memoir, secured his early education in the pioneer Schools of those days and grew to manhood on his father's farm, con- tributing in due measure to the work of reclaiming and cultivating the land. He never entirely withdrew his fealty to the vocation under whose influences he was reared, and to the time of his death took great interest in the welfare of the farmers of this favored section of the State. At the age of eighteen he left home to make his Qwn way in the world, going West, crossing the Mis- sissippi, and working in different localities. Part of his time was spent in the Sac and Fox Indian agencies, and there he learned to speak their language. After three years he returned to Rich- mond, his old home, where he was married, and the following year again went West with his bride, crossing the Mississippi on the ice in the month of March. He located in Henry county, Iowa, where sickness finally caused him to abandon his farm, after a year spent there in clearing it and getting it ready for cultiva- tion. In 1844 he returned to Wayne county and took up his resi- dence near Abington, but soon afterward moved to Centerville, where he continued to reside until 1853, when he removed to the city of Richmond, where he built an attractive home and continued to be engaged in various lines of endeavor until within a few years of his death. He was extensively engaged in handling patent rights, of which he made a most profitable business. He con- tinued this vocation until the Civil war broke out, and then spent ten years in the cultivation of cranberries in the northern part of the State, and later was engaged extensively in the real estate business in this and adjoining States. He entered several thou- sand acres of land and supplied the Panhandle railroad with wood for several years, until, at his suggestion, they began to use coal. He was very successful in settling up estates and settled three in England, making six trips across the ocean in doing so. The golden sunset days of his long and worthy life were passed in retirement and in the gracious environment which years of earnest toil and endeavor ever justify. Mr. Lamb was a man whose in- tegrity and honor were inviolable, and thus held as his own the confidence and implicit regard of all with whom he came in con- tact. On Nov. I, 1842, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Lamb to Miss Rebecca Jarrett, a daughter of George and Mary Jarrett, 4O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY both natives of the State of Virginia, who came to Indiana in an early day. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Lamb there were born five children: Vashti, deceased wife of Dr. B. F. Lamb; Rozanna, wife of Dr. D. H. Dougan, of Richmond; Thomas, Newton, and Albert S. Frank Land, the first vice-president of the corporation of Gaar, Scott & Company, is a native of the city which has been the scene Of his industrious career, and he was born in Richmond, Ind., Nov. 30, 1860. He is the son of Horatio Nelson and Emeline (Gaar) Land, who are given appropriate mention on another page of this volume. He received his educational training in the public schools of Richmond, attending until he was seventeen years old, when he began earning his own livelihood as an employe in the works of Gaar, Scott & Company, serving an apprenticeship in the machine department. He completed his term as an apprentice when twenty years old and then worked at his trade through the two succeeding years in the same department in which he had mastered the busi- ness. His close application and ability won him promotion, in 1882, when he became foreman of the erecting department, and in I893 his duties and responsibilities were further increased by his appointment to the position of foreman of the machine department. He continued at the head of both departments until January, 1898, when he was elected a director of the company and was made su- perintendent in charge of all the iron-working in the immense establishment. He held this position until 1901, when he was made treasurer of the company, which position he held until 1903. Since that year he has served as first vice-president of the com- pany and has continued to devote his energy to the upbuilding of the business to its present large proportions. He is considered a leader in the industrial affairs of the city of Richmond. Frater- nally, he is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 24, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; King Solomon Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Richmond Commandery, No. 8, Knights Templars, and the Consistory of the Valley of Indianapolis, in which he has attained the Thirty-second degree. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Richmond and of the Commercial Club. On Aug. II, 1886, Mr. Land was united in marriage to Miss Nellie B. Walker, of Wilmington, Ohio, and two sons have come to bless the Land home—Walker E. and Horatio Nelson, both of whom were born in Richmond. Walker E. graduated in the high school at Richmond with the class of Igo7 and also attended Purdue University for two years. He is now in the Wayne Works at Richmond and lives with his parents. Horatio Nelson is a student in the high school. Mr. Land and family reside at 314 North Twelfth Street. Horatio Nelson Land, whose ability as a manager of large affairs and whose social qualities endeared him to many friends, was born near Cooperstown, Otsego county, New York, June 14, 1832. His father was John Land, a native of England, born May Io, 1805, who came to America when a young man and located in Otsego county, New York. Subsequently he removed to Ohio, BIOGRAPHICAL 4I making his home near Toledo, but his last days were spent near Mineral Point, Wis., where his death occurred Dec. 1, 1870. He was a machinist by trade, and after coming to this country oper- ated a cotton mill in Herkimer county, New York, but at the time Of his death was devoting his energies to agricultural pursuits. His wife was Ann (Goodspeed) Land, and to them were born eight children—five sons and three daughters. Horatio N. was educated in the public schools of New York State and remained under the parental roof until he had reached manhood, and in the meantime learned the machinist trade. In 1852 he came to Rich- mond, Ind., and was closely identified with its business interests up to the time of his death, which occurred Feb. 1, 1893. He first entered the employ of William Sinex, a plow manufacturer, with whom he remained for a short time, and then secured a position in the extensive concern of Gaar, Scott & Company. With this firm he did the fine brass work, being an expert in that line. His effi- ciency, promptness, and reliability won him favor with his em- ployers and he was advanced from time to time. On the reorgani- zation of the company, in 1870, he became one of the stockholders in the concern and was made a director and general superintendent, in which capacity he served until his death. His thorough under- standing of mechanical work, both in principle and detail, fitted him most admirably for the responsible duties of general superintend- ent, and the success of the industry was due in no small measure to his capable management and his wise direction of the opera- tives in the foundry. He extended the field of his own labors to other lines, and at the time of his death was president of the Wayne Works of Richmond, and also president of the Masonic Building Association, being successful in whatever he undertook. On June 13, 1854, Our subject was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Gaar, daughter of the late Jonas Gaar, of Richmond, and of this union five children were born : Alma, who is the wife of Charles P. Holton, treasurer of Gaar, Scott & Company; Samuel W., who died in infancy; Frank, who is the first vice-president of Gaar, Scott & Company; Harry, who is connected with the Wayne Works, and Charles H., deceased, who was the treasurer of Gaar, Scott & Company at the time of his death. In his political views Mr. Land was a Republican in early life and cast his first Presi- dential vote for John C. Fremont, but afterward affiliated with the Democratic party. He was a member of Webb Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and also had membership in the Chapter and Commandery, having attained the Thirty-second degree of the Scot- tish Rite in the Indiana Consistory. He was an exemplary Mason, and in his life showed forth the benevolent and fraternal features of the order. He was recognized as one of the most able busi- ness men of Richmond. His career, both public and private, was marked by the strictest integrity and faithfulness to every trust reposed in him, and his name is deeply engraved on the pages of Richmond’s history. His widow, Mrs. Emeline (Gaar) Land, now past eighty-two years of age, is the only living representative of the Gaar family, and her residence is pleasantly located at I I4 North Thirteenth street. 42 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Jacob H. Lichtenfels, who has been prominent in the public and mercantile life of the city of Richmond for a number of years, was born in that city, Nov. 3, 1856. Both parents—Christopher and Lena (Widner) Lichtenfels—were born in Germany. The father came to the United States on an old sailing vessel, in 1848, and was on the water eighty-six days. The mother came over in I854, also making the trip on a sailing vessel, but under more favorable auspices, only thirty-two days being consumed in making the trip. They were married in Richmond, Sept. 19, 1854, and the father worked as a car inspector here during the greater part of his active career, and until his demise, which occurred June 5, I879. His widow is now living with her son, Jacob H., and is seventy-nine years old. Thirteen children were born to the par- ents and eight are living, the other five having died early in their lives. Jacob H., the eldest, is the subject of this review; Christina is the second in point of birth; Caroline is the widow of Edward Muhl ; Catherine is the wife of George C. Steinkamp ; Lucy is the wife of August H. Thomas; Rose is unmarried and resides in Richmond; Henry is a resident of Chicago, Ill., and Christopher lives in Richmond, as do all the others with the exception of Henry. Jacob H. Lichtenfels' educational advantages were limited to the public schools of Richmond, which he attended until he was thirteen years old, and then began his independent career. He apprenticed himself to the trade of a butcher and has always fol- lowed that occupation. In 1890 he engaged in business for him- self, on Fort Wayne avenue, two doors from his present location, and has achieved well merited success in the undertaking. In addition to his butchering interests he has numerous others, in- cluding the holding of stock in the Minck Brewing Company of Richmond, and is the owner of considerable city property, other than his residence and place of business. In the matter of politics Mr. Lichtenfels has always espoused the Democratic cause, and has been the recipient of honors at the hands of the adherents of that Organization. During the year 1909 he served as police com- missioner of the city of Richmond. In fraternal circles he is also widely known, being associated with the Richmond lodges of the Elks, of which he is a trustee, and the Knights of Pythias. He is vice-president of the Richmond Athletic Association, president of the Richmond Abattoir Company, and has membership in the Commercial Club. On Sept. Io, I880, was celebrated Mr. Lichten- fels' marriage to Miss Anna Barbara Kuhn, who was born and reared at Brookville, Ind., although the marriage was solemnized at Cincinnati, Ohio. Four children have been the issue of this union : Edward H., Walter M., Everett J., and Alice, the daugh- ter being the wife of Elmer B. Kreimeier. Edward H. and Walter M. assist their father in his butchering business; Everett J. is a tuner in the employ of the Starr Piano Company, and the son-in- law, Mr. Kreimeier, is a regulator for the same concern. The sons are residing with their parents, at 321 South Eighth street, and the daughter resides at 416 South Seventh street. BIOGRAPHICAL 43 Harlow Lindley, the present official head of the Department of History and Political Science of Earlham College, at Richmond, and also librarian of that institution, was born at Sylvania, Parke county, Indiana, May 31, 1875, son of Mahlon and Martha (New- lin) Lindley. His ancestors on both sides came to America in an early day and first settled in Pennsylvania, from whence they removed to North Carolina, and later came to Indiana. Mahlon Lindley, the father, and also the mother, were teachers and prom- inent in church work in the Society of Friends. Harlow Lindley, to whom this review is dedicated, received his preliminary educa- tion in the public schools of Parke county and graduated at the Friends' Academy at Bloomingdale with the class of 1893. He then became a student at Earlham College, where he graduated in 1898, and he received the Master's degree from that institution in 1899. He has also attended the University of Wisconsin and the Uni- versity of Chicago, and was a Fellow in History in the last-named institution of learning. After his graduation at Earlham he was immediately elected librarian of the college and has since been the incumbent of that position. In 1899 he was elected instructor in mathematics, in addition to his duties as librarian, and in IQO2-03 he was a Fellow in History in the University of Chicago. He re- turned to Earlham College as Assistant Professor of History, in 1905, and became the head of the Department of History and Political Science in 1908. Since 1906 he has held the position of Director of the Department of Indiana Archives and History in the Indiana State Library. He is a member of the American His- torical Association, the American Economic Association, and the American Political Science Association, and has served as president of the Indiana Library Association and the Indiana History Teach- ers’ Association. His religious affiliations are with the Friends’ church. On June 24, 1908, was solemnized the marriage of Pro- fessor Lindley to Miss Olive Susan Rogers, who was formerly a member of the Earlham College faculty, and of this union there is a son, Roger M. Lindley. Ebon Louck is a prominent figure in the commercial affairs of Wayne county, and is the president of the Louck & Hill Company, manufacturers of sash, doors, office and church furniture, etc. He is a native of Preble county, Ohio, and a son of Benjamin Louck, who was also born in that subdivision of the Buckeye State, Feb. 21, 182O, and died in April, IOO4. Benjamin Louck was a farmer by occupation, his residence being in Jefferson township, Preble county, Ohio, and there he lived out his useful career. When Mor- gan was making his raid through that section of the State, Ben- jamin Louck was one of the valiant sons of Buckeyedom who vol- unteered his services to assist in repelling the daring invaders, and this loyalty to home and country characterized his every action in life. His wife was Hester Baker, also a native of Preble county, born Oct. II, 1821, and died in April, 1882, and they both spent their lives and died in their native county. To them were born ten children—six sons and four daughters—but three of the sons are deceased, and the subject of this review and a sister, Mrs. Frank 44 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Bell, are the only ones who reside in Richmond. Ebon Louck is the sixth in order of birth of these children, and was born in Jeffer- son township, Preble county, Ohio, Aug. I2, 1852. His educational advantages were those afforded by the district schools, which he attended in winter and worked on his father’s farm in the summer. Thus he continued until he reached the age of eighteen years, when he apprenticed himself to the carpenter trade, which occupation he followed until about thirty years ago, when he commenced contract- ing and building, in which business he remained until 1907. Since then he has been engaged in the manufacturing and lumber trade, doing a retail lumber business, and the company of which he is president has two lumber yards in Richmond. In one of its plants the company manufactures special furniture for offices, banks, the government, churches, and schools, and separate from this plant is a planing mill, where house material is manufactured. Mr. Louck was alone in the contracting and building business until sixteen years ago, when he formed a partnership with Theodore H. Hill, who is given more extended mention on another page of this vol- ume. The firm was originally known as Louck & Hill, but, in 1894, it was incorporated, and the official style became Louck & Hill Com- pany, with Mr. Louck as president and Mr. Hill as secretary and treasurer. Mr. Louck is also the president of the Richmond Brick Company. Messrs. Louck & Hill, as partners, built the first and only modern flat building in Richmond, in 1903. It is called the Wayne Flats and is located on the northeast corner of Twelfth and Main streets. It has steam heat, janitor service, electric lights, and hardwood floors, with quarter-oak finish, and the apartments have everything modern connected with them. The building contains fifteen apartments. The Louck & Hill Company built the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at the northwest corner of Eleventh and North A streets, and also superintended the erection of the Reid Memorial Hospital. It rebuilt the American Seeding Machine Company’s plant and erected a large number of residences in Richmond, being for some time the leading contractors of the city. This record of success on the part of Mr. Louck is proof of “how well he may succeed who tries.” In political matters Mr. Louck maintains an independent attitude and votes for whom he considers the best man, regardless of his party affiliation. He is prominent in fraternal circles, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Knights of Pythias, and also has membership in the Richmond Commercial Club and the Teamsters' Protective Association. In October, 1880, Mr. Louck was married to Miss Alice F. Swinn, daughter of Adam and Rebecca (Boyer) Swinn, of Cambridge City, where Mrs. Louck was reared and edu- cated. Her father was an employe of the Pennsylvania Lines and resided in Richmond at the time of his death, in May, IOO7. The widow now resides with her daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Louck there have been born two children, specific mention of whom is as follows: Roland E. was born in Cambridge City, where his parents lived a little more than a year after their marriage, and now has charge of a department of the factory of the Louck & Hill Com- * IBIOGRAPHICAL 45 pany. Bessie B. is the wife of R. F. Taylor, of Richmond, who is secretary for the Louck & Hill Company, and they reside at I6 South Twenty-second street. Both son and daughter were edu- cated in Richmond and are graduates of the Richmond High School, the daughter having also attended Earlham College. Mr. and Mrs. Louck reside at 2001 East Main street, in one of the beautiful resi- dent districts of Richmond. Frank R. McFail has been a resident of Wayne county for the past five years, but previously had a residence in the city of Rich- mond for a period of four years, so that he is thoroughly identified with its varied interests and concerned with its development and prosperity. Mr. McFail was born at Stony Run, near Flint, Mich., March 12, 1863, and is a son of Wellington B. and Mary (Ruther- ford) McFail, the former of whom is a native of Michigan and the latter was born in the north of Ireland. Wellington B. McFail has lived retired in Detroit, Mich., for the past three years, but is a blacksmith by trade, and before removing to Detroit resided for many years at Vassar, Mich., and was recognized as one of the most progressive and influential citizens of the community in which he so long lived and labored to goodly ends. The demise of his wife occurred at Vassar in 1899. Of their six children, William J. Mc- Fail, who resides in Philadelphia, is the eldest; Frank R. is the sec- ond in point of birth ; Fred P. and Lizzie are deceased ; Carrie resides in Detroit, Mich., and Edward is a resident of Chicago, I11. Frank R. McFail, whose name initiates this article, was a child when the family took up their residence at Vassar, Mich., where he was reared to maturity and where his educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools, and in the high school of that place he graduated with the class of 1878. In his youth he was associated in the work of the furniture and undertaking busi- ness, and in 1883 went to Minneapolis, Minn., where he was en- gaged in the same line of endeavor for Bradstreet, Thurber & Com- pany, until 1893. In 1894 he removed to Richmond, Ind., where he accepted the position of foreman in the varnish department of the Starr Piano Company, which position he held for four years. In 1898 he established his residence at Delphi, Ind., where he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business and continued there eight years. In the spring of 1906 he returned to Richmond, and since then has lived virtually retired, giving a general supervision to a farm of 300 acres in Green and Clay townships, and which is de- voted to stock raising and general farming. This farm is a part of the old place which was owned by the father of Mrs. McFail, the original tract comprising 900 acres. Mr. McFail's political alle- giance is with the Democratic party, and while a resident of Min- neapolis, Minn., he was very active in public affairs, but never essayed the role of office seeker. He is a member of the Masonic order, Richmond Commandery, and also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Delphi, Ind., while he and his family have mem- bership in the First Methodist Episcopal church at Richmond. In 1883 Mr. McFail was married to Miss Elsie Irons, of Portage, Wis., who died at Richmond in 1896, leaving four children, as follows: 46 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Robert, who is a conductor on the Pennsylvania railway and resides in Richmond; Harry, who is in the steamship business in Califor- nia; Mary, who resides in Indianapolis, Ind.; and Wellington, who is a resident of Richmond and in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railway Company. Aug. I4, 1898, bore witness of the marriage of Mr. McFail to Mrs. Olive J. (Harris) Lintner, who was born at Green's Fork, Wayne county, a daughter of the late Allen Harris and wife, who are given extended mention on another page of this volume. Mrs. McFail was educated at Green’s Fork and later attended the Richmond Business College. Of this union there have been born two children—Agnes J. and Loring W. George W. Miller, who for many years has been a prominent and highly respected wholesale merchant of the city of Richmond, is a native of the Nutmeg State, born in Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 4, I860, a son of Frederick and Barbara Miller. The parents were natives of Germany. When George W. was about five years old they moved to Wayne county, Indiana, where they spent the remainder of their lives, the father dying at Cambridge City and the mother at Richmond. Of their union there were nine children, four of whom are still living and reside in Richmond. In his youth George W. Miller attended the Richmond public schools and for about three years worked on a farm near Salisbury, in Wayne county, and experienced many of the trials and privations that fall to the lot of a boy who is compelled to make his own way in the world. At the age of twelve it can be said that he began his independent career as a clerk for the firm of Irvin Reed & Son, in their hardware store, located on Main street in the city of Rich- mond. He remained in the employ of that concern about nine years, and in 1880 engaged in the retail hardware business in partnership with Charles H. Pogue. The new business thus estab- lished was conducted under the firm name of Pogue & Miller, and was located at the corner of Ninth and Main streets. This part- nership continued for about five years, when Mr. Pogue's father, the late Americus Pogue, took his son's place in the business and remained connected there with, though never active in its manage- ment, until 1893. On Jan. I, I890, Jonas Gaar, a son-in-law of Americus Pogue, became interested in the firm, after it had moved to its present quarters on Fort Wayne avenue, and the firm then became known as Pogue, Miller & Company. In 1893 Mr. Pogue retired and Jonas Gaar acquired a half interest in the business, this arrangement continuing until Oct. I5, 1908, when Mr. Miller pur- chased the entire stock, and on Jan. I, 1909, Fred and Jacob Miller, brothers of George W., purchased an interest in the firm, the name continuing unchanged. The brothers, Fred and Jacob, had been connected with the concern for a long time as employes. The firm conducts a large wholesale establishment on Fort Wayne avenue, and by judicious management, which since its establishment in 1880 has been under the direction of George W. Miller, the trade, which is now exclusively wholesale hardware, has grown to large proportions. Aside from his interest in this concern, Mr. Miller is a director of the Second National Bank and a stockholder in the BIOGRAPHICAL 47 First National Bank, both Richmond institutions. His success has been of a high order and is a record of triumph over difficulties. While working as a boy for Irvin Reed & Son he attended the night sessions of a commercial college in Richmond, and with his indus- try, energy and general intelligence has grown until to-day he is one of Richmond’s leading business men. Both fraternally and socially he is prominent, being a charter member of the lodge of Elks at Richmond, and also has membership in the Richmond Country Club, the Richmond Commercial Club, and is also a charter member of Post C of the Travelers’ Protective Associa- tions. On Sept. 23, 1878, Mr. Miller was united in holy matri- mony to Miss Anna L. Newcomb, of Richmond, whose parents are both deceased, and who were for the greater part of their lives resi- dents of this city, where the daughter was reared and educated. The marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Miller was blessed by the birth of a daughter, Edna. Mr. Miller, now in his fifty-second year, is hale and hearty, and doubtless he still has many years of usefulness before him ; and as he approaches the sunset of life he can derive solace in the reflection that his has been a useful, enterprising and unselfish career. Colonel John F. Miller has, since 1864, been one of the promi- nent men of affairs of Richmond. He was born at Ithaca, Thomp- son county, New York, July 16, 1830, his father being J. A. Miller, a native of the Empire State, and his mother, Elizabeth (Firman) Miller, of Pennsylvania. The father was a school teacher. John F. Miller went to school in Ohio and finished in the Quaker Acad- emy at Mt. Hesper, Ohio. At the age of twenty he entered rail- road work, starting on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati, now a part of the New York Central Lines. His next employment was with the Central Ohio, now a part of the Baltimore & Ohio. After two years on the Central Ohio he became associated with the Pennsylvania Lines and later took charge of the Cleveland termi- nals of the several roads entering Cleveland at the time of the beginning of the Civil war. In 1864 he took charge of the Indian- apolis & Columbus division of the Pennsylvania Lines, and shortly after that time had added to his territory the Bradford & Logan- sport and the Richmond & Logansport divisions. In 1885 he was appointed General Superintendent of the Southwest System of the Pennsylvania Lines, which position he held until 1900, when, un- der the Pennsylvania organization, having arrived at the age limit (seventy), he retired from the service of the Southwest System. However, he was for several years afterwards vice-president of the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway. President McKinley ap- pointed him as the railroad representative on the Government com- mission of the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, held at St. Louis in IQO4. For the last few years he has taken much pleasure and recreation in looking after his farm and other private interests, having a farm of about 500 acres just east of the city limits of Richmond. Mr. Miller has had many interesting experiences in his career, one of which was the Johnstown flood. He took charge of the opening of the road at that time, having with him I, IOO picked 48 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Western men. Some years ago Mr. Miller planned to build a country home in what is now Richmond's park, Glen-Miller, but later on, after having developed the artesian water, he sold the property to the city. Afterward he developed and beautified the place known as Miller's Rue, which Daniel G. Reid purchased and presented to the city as a hospital. Mr. Miller was married, in 1854, to Almira Grissell, and in 1904 they celebrated their Golden Wedding. Mrs. Miller died in 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had four children, of whom but two survive—Harry Irving Miller, of New York City, and Ida May Miller, the wife of Henry C. Starr. Rush D. Miller, another son, died at St. Louis in 1908, and Grace B. Miller, another daughter, who was the wife of William W. Grubbs, died in 1893. Thomas Abbott Mott, who is the efficient superintendent of the Richmond Public Schools, was born in Gansvoort, Saratoga county, New York, Jan. 22, 1857, the son of Z. W. and Harriet (Gilbert) Mott. Both parents were born in the Empire State and on both sides were of English lineage. The paternal grandfather, William Mott, was a native and lifelong resident of Saratoga coun- ty, where he engaged in farming, and like all of his ancestors was connected with the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He married a Miss Merritt and to them were born four children. His death oc- curred in 1894, when he had reached the age of ninety-four years. Z. W. Mott, the father of him whose name introduces this review, was born in Saratoga county, New York, in 1818, and for many years was engaged in farming and in the grocery business, after which he lived retired at Glens Falls, N. Y. He was twice mar- ried, his first wife being Mary Leggett, of which union there were born two children. After her death he wedded Harriet Gilbert, and of this union there were born three children—two daughters and one son, who is the subject of this review. Thomas A. Mott attended the public schools of Richmond and graduated in the high school at that place with the class of 1876, being one of two boys who were members of that class, the other being Samuel E. Swayne, who is given appropriate mention on another page of this volume. During the years that Mr. Mott was a student in the high school his father lived upon a rented farm near Rich- mond and the son walked daily into the city to attend school. His mother had been a teacher in her early life and to her efforts in giving him instruction while at work on the farm he owes much of his success in Securing an education. Later, he attended Ober- lin College and subsequently was a student at Earlham College, which institution conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts, in June, 1898. Throughout his professional career Mr. Mott has been connected with educational interests. He began teach- ing in 1878 and has since devoted his energies to that calling, with the exception of only one year, which he passed as a student in college. He has always kept in touch with educational advance- ment and his original ideas on the subject of education have proved very valuable. For twenty years he taught in the schools of Wayne county and for One year, 1895-6, he was employed as superintendent BIOGRAPHICAL 49 of the schools of Madison, Ind. For four years he had charge of country schools, for four years was at the head of the graded schools of Wayne township, for four years superintendent of the schools of Dublin, this county, for two terms of two years each served as county superintendent of schools in Wayne county, and in August, 1896, he came to Richmond as superintendent of the city schools. At all places and in all positions his labors have greatly advanced the standard of the schools and his new and progressive methods have brought about many needed reforms. He is a good judge of human nature, a qualification that is very essential to the successful instructor. Under his superintendency the schools of Wayne county made marked progress and showed the effects of his careful guidance. Since 1903 he has been the director for Indiana of the National Education Association and is also president of the Department of Elementary Education of the same association. He is one of the I2O men in the United States who have been chosen by the National Education Association to meet every year for the purpose of conferring upon matters per- taining to the progress of education, and he has been a member of this National Council of Education for six years. At one time Professor Mott engaged in the study of law for a period of two years, under the direction of Judge Henry Clay Fox, of Rich- mond, and was admitted to the bar in 1882, but his success as a teacher has been such as to cause one to believe that he has con- tinued to follow the vocation for which nature intended him. In the matter of politics he is a Republican, but he prefers to use judg- ment in the exercise of his right of franchise rather than be guided by the dictation of party leaders, and in religious matters he is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally, he is a Royal Arch Mason, and is also identified with Couer de Lion Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, and with Olive Branch Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On Dec. 23, 1885, was celebrated Professor Mott's marriage to Miss Lida J. Iliff, daugh- ter of Rev. George W. Iliff, of Richmond, and together they enjoy the high regard of a multitude of friends. Omar G. Murray, whose entire adult life has been spent in the work of the theatrical business, was born about one mile from Som- erville, Butler county, Ohio, May Io, I87I, and removed with his parents to Richmond, Ind., in 1873. His parents are Philip and Angeline (Conroe) Murray, highly respected residents of this city. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond, and his early occupation was as a telegraph operator, having learned the same in the Pennsylvania railway station here, and he worked as an operator for six years, five years of which were spent in other places. From 1894 to IOO9 he also was engaged in the brokerage business, handling New York stocks, etc., and Chicago grain, in connection with his theatrical interests. His brokerage office was located in what was then the Philips Theatre building, but which was remod- eled in the summer of 1910 and made a part of the large Hoosier Department Store on Main street. The closing of the Philips Opera House, April 19, 1909, marked the finale of the oldest show 5O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY house in Richmond, it having been constructed in 1856 by Abraham Philips and James M. Starr, on what was then known as Main and Marion streets. Mr. Philips having leased his interest to Mr. Starr, it was called Starr Hall until 1865, when Mr. Philips purchased Mr. Starr's interest, and then it became known as Philips' Hall, and later as Philips' Opera House. During many years this house was the center of the amusement field in Richmond, no other play- house really taking its place in the minds of many until the beauti- ful New Murray was constructed by Mr. Murray, in the summer of IQ09. The Philips had been under the management of many theatrical men in its history and was known as a house of one pro- duction until Mr. Murray took charge of it, in 1905. Then, seeing the signs of the times, he opened it for vaudeville, the popular form of amusement for all classes. After the opening of the New Murray the Philips Opera House was still retained by the owner of the new house who brought a number of one-night stands to its famous halls. On April 19, 1909, the last show was held, and on the following morning the work of tearing down was begun by the Hoosier Mercantile Company, who are now occupying it with one of the largest department stores in Eastern Indiana. Lovers of vaudeville will hold in mind the fact that in the old Philips was started the beginning of this popular form of amusement, and when Mr. Murray completed his new house and transferred this style of amusement he brought it to one of the most beautiful houses ever erected for this purpose. In size, color scheme, comfort, and from every viewpoint, this is the ideal amusement house. The seating arrangement gives everyone a good view of all that takes place on the stage, and every convenience is provided for the patrons. Vaudeville fills a want in entertainment that appeals to all, because the very idea means variety, comedy in its best form, musical pro- ductions of all kinds—vocal and instrumental,—novelties in danc- ing, agility, pantomime productions, one-act sketches, and the con- densation of entire three- and four-act plays into one act. Just as the Philips stood for theatrical productions of all kinds, so Mr. Murray occupies the unique position in the vaudeville game, being a stockholder in a booking agency that supplies acts to more than 2OO family theatres in several States, treasurer of the National Vaudeville Association with headquarters in Chicago, owner and 1essee of the Orpheum circuit of theatres in Zanesville, Newark and Canton, and also lessee of the Grand and Indiana theatres in Marion, Ind., and the Gennett Theatre at Richmond, Ind. He has been reared in the theatrical profession and knows the business from every point of view, and therefore knows how to cater to the wants of the people without offending their finer sensibilities. That he knows is clearly shown by the construction of the New Murray, which is conceded by those who have traveled far and wide to be one of the most up-to-date and beautiful theatres to be found in the country. Mr. Murray also conducted the Bradley Opera House in Richmond one season, until it was burned, and also conducted the Gennett Theatre for five years, from 1898 until 1903. He is the sole owner of the New Murray, located at the corner of South BIOGRAPHICAL 5I Tenth and Main streets, opposite the Westcott Hotel, and it was opened to the public in October, 1909, since which time it has been conducted as a regular vaudeville house, giving three shows daily, except Sunday. He also owns the bill-posting plant in Richmond, known as the O. G. Murray Company, and has a half interest in a film-renting company at Springfield, Ohio. He is a director of the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada, and it is said that his income from his theatrical and other interests is over $30,000 per year, a fine achievement for one so young who started with nothing but energy and ability as his cap- ital stock. On May Io, 1899, Mr. Murray was married to Miss Ottie Ridenur, of College Corners, Ohio, and to them has been born a daughter, Maxine Margaret. Mr. Murray is a member of the Elks at Richmond, and is also a Scottish Rite Mason, being a member of the Shrine at Indianapolis, Ind. He is also a member of the Rich- mond Country Club, the Commercial Club, the Young Men’s Busi- ness Club, and of the Young Men's Christian Association. His residence is pleasantly located at 2009 Main street, in one of the city’s best resident districts. William H. Quigg, one of the leading men of Richmond, was born near Fountain City, Wayne county, Indiana. The date of his birth was Aug. I2, 1866, and his parents were Ira E. Quigg, who was born near Chester, Wayne county, and Nancy Jane (Frazier) Quigg, a native of Randolph county, Indiana. They were married in Webster, Wayne county, in 1860. The father was a farmer, and in 1872 removed to a farm near Lynn, Randolph county, Indiana, where he resided until 1887, and then moved to Lynn, where he died May 1, 1904. The mother died at the same place in April, 1907, and both are buried there. The father lived in Wayne county all of his life, until 1872. He was a quiet and industrious man, habits that were impressed upon him in his younger days, which were spent among the Quaker people, a sect from whom his ideals were taken and a people who never say ill of their brethren or neighbors. The paternal great-grandfather of William H. Quigg came from Ireland to Pennsylvania and was killed in the war of 1812. His son, Joseph H. Quigg, removed from Pennsylvania to Wayne county, Indiana, where, in an early day, he served as sheriff and filled other positions of trust and influence. He was a Methodist in his religious affiliations. To Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Quigg there were born two sons—William H., subject of this sketch ; and Austin C., who is a farmer and resides at Lynn, in Randolph county, where he conducts the farm- ing operations of the old homestead. He was born near Fountain City, Wayne county, June 6, 1869. William H. Quigg was edu- cated in the public schools at Lynn, Ind., and later attended a business college at Dayton, Ohio, and the normal school at Dan- ville, Ind. In 1888 he came to Richmond and entered the Office of Shroyer & Gaar, wholesale grocers, as an employe. He re- mained in the office of this firm six months and then went “on the road” as a salesman, representing the firm in that capacity for One and One-half years. He then engaged with Schnull & Co., of 52 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Indianapolis, Ind., who were also engaged in the wholesale grocery business, and in the capacity of traveling salesman remained in their employ for twelve years. In 1902 he returned to Richmond and became associated with what is now known as the Richmond Baking Company, and has since been SO connected. This busi- ness was started in 190I under the name of Horner, Knopf & Company, but in 1902 was succeeded by the Richmond Baking Company. Mr. Quigg first purchased an interest in the concern with Horner, Knopf & Company, and later, with John S. Griffin, of Spiceland, Ind., and John A. Ratliff, who now resides in Los Angeles, Cal., the entire concern was purchased, and Mr. Quigg is the secretary and treasurer of the company. The members of the concern are wholesalers of crackers, cakes, and bread, and their trade extends to all parts of Indiana and Ohio. They own an up- to-date plant in Richmond and also operate a branch of the busi- ness at Jackson, Ohio. Mr. Quigg is a member of the Elks at Richmond, the Knights of Pythias at Lynn, Ind., and has been president of the Travelers' Protective Association at Richmond for the past two years. He is one of the directors of the Commer- cial Club at Richmond, and also is a member of the Richmond Country Club. He and his family are members of the South Eighth Street Friends' Church. On May 20, 1895, Mr. Quigg was united in marriage to Miss Laura M. Kramer, daughter of William Kramer, president of the C. & W. Kramer Company, dealers in hardwood lumber, at Richmond. Mrs. Quigg was born at Elwood, Ind., and received her education in the schools of New Hope, Ind. To her and her husband have been born five children: Eugene K., Cathyrine, J. Robert, Paul R., and Mary Marjorie. The family resides at III South Twelfth street. Joseph C. Ratliff, late resident of Wayne county, and whose untimely death was recorded at that time of his life when his in- dustry had earned a respite from the arduous labors of his earlier years, was a native of Wayne county, having been born in Wayne township, near the city of Richmond, July 6, 1827. He was a son of Cornelius and Mary (Kindley) Ratliff, and on the paternal side was of English descent and on the maternal of German lineage. Tradition says that his remote ancestors lived in the north of Eng- land, near what is known even to this day as the “Red Cliffs.” One of the family became a member of parliament and was known as Redcliff, which name, in the course of time, was changed to Radcliffe, the present English spelling. The great-great-grand- father of Joseph C. Ratliff was James Ratliff, a native of England, who, according to tradition, came to America with William Penn and was present at the signing of the treaty made with the Indians under the famous old elm tree that stood on the site of the present city of Philadelphia. He was a prominent member of the Society of Friends, with which organization the family has been identified from its beginning in America. Joseph Ratliff, the great-grand- father of Joseph C., was born in North Carolina and married Mary Fletcher, by whom he had four sons. He became a resident of Indiana in 1810 and spent his remaining days in Wayne county, EIOGRAPH ICAL 53 F- where he died in 1828, at the age of seventy-four years. He was a prominent member of the Society of Friends and was one of the committee that opened the New Garden Quarterly Meeting of Friends, in 181 I. He married Elizabeth Charles and had a fam- ily of two sons and six daughters. Cornelius Ratliff, the younger son, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Dec. 25, 1798, and in 1810 came with his father to the Territory of Indiana, locat- ing on a farm of 160 acres, northwest of Richmond and now just outside the city limits, adjoining the farm where Walter S. Rat- liff, who is given a more extended mention on another page of this volume, resides. The father of Cornelius Ratliff secured that land by obtaining a patent from the government and paying $1.25 per acre. It had been entered by another man, but had not been improved to any extent. Indians were more numerous than the whites at that time and the district was an unbroken wilderness of heavy timber. This settlement was made six years before the city of Richmond was laid out and the same length of time before Indi- ana was admitted as a State into the Union. Cornelius Ratliff shared the trials and hardships of a frontier life in those days. He was twelve years old when the family arrived in Wayne county, and on this old homestead was reared and spent his mature years, inheriting the property upon his father's death. His education was limited, but he became an extensive reader. His favorite vol- umes were “Paradise Lost,” Young’s “Night Thoughts,” and Cowper's “Task.” Of the writings of the prophet Isaiah he was also very fond, because of their sublime and poetic nature. Later in life much of his time was spent in reading religious books and papers, and he also kept well informed on the issues and questions of the day. He made farming his life occupation, and as early as 1822 established a nursery, the first one in this part of the country. He continued in the nursery business, in connection with his farm- ing operations, for thirty-two years. He was married June 12, 1822, to Mary Kindley, of Waynesville, Ohio, and they became the parents of ten children. His home was always noted for its hospi- tality, but it was in his church work that the true life of Cornelius Ratliff shone forth with greatest brilliancy. He attended all the meetings of the Friends, and in forty years was never absent from his place in the house of worship, unless away from home, with the exception of only three occasions. During the last six years of his life he was blind, but bore the affliction uncomplainingly. He died June 18, 1890, in his ninety-second year, at the old home, where he had lived for eighty years. On this farm Joseph C. Ratliff was reared and remained until he was twenty-five years old. He attended the district schools in winter and worked on the farm in the summer. Later, he was a student in the Richmond Acad- emy, but in 1848 put aside his text books and began teaching, which profession he followed through the winter months and farmed the other portion of the year. He studied dentistry with Dr. Webster, of Richmond, for a year, after which he studied medi- cine under Dr. Plummer, of the same place. In 1851-2 he was a student in the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, 54 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Ohio, after which he engaged in the practice of dentistry and sur- gery in Richmond for two years. In 1854 he became engaged in the manufacture of paper, in company with Miles. J. Shinn and Timothy Thistlethwaite, under the firm name of the Hoosier Man- ufacturing Company, but the following year traded his interest in the business for a farm three miles west of Richmond. He next worked at the carpenter trade a year and also followed the mill- wright trade for about the same length of time, after which he re- moved to his farm of eighty-two acres, on which he farmed for Seventeen years, until 1872. During this period he served as jus- tice of the peace and held other offices in Center township, and he was also an enrolling officer during the Civil war. In 1872 he removed to a farm west of the old family homestead, in Wayne township, and there built a barn and made other improvements, making one of the best farms in the locality out of it. He lived there until 1888, when he removed to Richmond, and thereafter was associated with many leading business enterprises of the city. He was secretary and treasurer of the Wayne Farmer's Insurance Company of Richmond and was at one time vice-president of the Union National Bank, which he aided in organizing, and was also a director of the First National Bank. For twenty-four years he was president, superintendent and treasurer of the Wayne County Turnpike Company, which was capitalized for $39,000, and which company owned the National Road until 1895, when it was sold. Mr. Ratliff was one of the trustees of Purdue University, of Lafay- ette, Ind., and for seven years was president of the Board of Trus- tees of that institution of learning. For three years he was presi- dent of the State Horticultural Society, and was always active in the support of educational movements of whatever nature. He was a man of industrious and frugal habits, was significantly the architect of his own fortune, and as his financial resources in- creased made judicious investments. While engaged in agricul- tural pursuits he made the best improvements on his property and became one of the substantial farmers and highly honored citizens of the county. In politics he was a staunch Republican and was active in the support of the party cause in his locality, ever show- ing a loyal interest in public affairs. In 1875 he represented Wayne county in the State legislature, and while acting in that capacity was a member of the committees on education and the sinking fund. Fraternally he was a Mason, having served as Master of Hiram Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and also had member- ship in King Solomon Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, and Richmond Commandery, No. 8, Knights Templars. He was also a Past Grand of Whitewater Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and represented the local organization in the Grand Lodge of the State in 1854. He was a member and treasurer of the Yearly Meeting of the religious Society of Friends and one of its most active members. On Oct. 9, 1852, Mr. Ratliff was mar- ried to Miss Mary E. Crawford, of Richmond, daughter of Daniel B. Crawford, an old and highly respected resident of the city. Mr. Ratliff died Oct. 16, 1909, and his good wife preceded him BIOGRAPHICAL 55 eight years, passing away Dec. 30. I90I. Theirs was a beautiful domestic home, and their example has ever been before their chil- dren, a lasting sacred memory. Of their union were born six children, four of whom are living—Horace C., Walter S., Ben- jamin S., and Laura C., the last named being the wife of Mark E. Bates, of Liberty. Dr. George W. Robbins, deceased, who during his lifetime was one of the foremost physicians and a leader in the social and reli- gious life of Richmond, was born in Adams county, Ohio, March I5, 1820, son of Philip and Phoebe (Caldwell) Robbins. The par- ents were natives of Pennsylvania and had settled in Adams coun- ty, Ohio, in 1815. In 1829 they removed to Wayne county, Indi- ana, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Dr. Robbins attended the district schools and, in 184I, began the study of medi- cine, beginning the practice of that profession at Economy, in Wayne county, four years later. He was successful in the prac- tice from the start, but later in life took a course in the Ohio Medical College, in which he received his diploma with the class of I862. For many years he resided in Richmond and there was engaged in the manufacture of a medicine known as “Robbins' Antiseptic Compound,” which had a wide sale throughout the country. His death occurred at Richmond, April 21, 1900, when he was eighty years old, and for more than seventy years his life had been spent within the confines of Wayne county. His passing cast a deep gloom Over the community, for he was known as One of its most upright and enterprising men and a lovable char- acter, whose friends were unlimited. In 1848 was solemnized Dr. Robbins' marriage to Miss Julia W. Forsyth, who was born Dec. 7, 1826, at Pittsburgh, Pa. She lived in that city until her marriage to Dr. Robbins, after which she accompanied him to Economy, Wayne county, where they resided for over a quarter of a century. She was an active and consistent member of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond and was one of the most highly respected women in the city. Of her marriage with Dr. Robbins there were born five children—John F., of Richmond; Jennie, who died at the age of nineteen years; Florence May, who died at the age of about twenty-five years; and Byram C. and Mrs. Hattie V. Hatch, both of whom reside in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Rob- bins died at the home of her daughter, in Detroit, March 28, 1907, and her surviving children were all at her bedside when she passed away. John F. Robbins, a leading attorney-at-law and prominent citizen of Richmond, was born in Economy, Ind., June II, 1853, the son of the late Dr. George W. Robbins, for years a well known citizen of Richmond, Ind. He received his early educational train- ing in the public schools of his native city, and then in turn at- tended Earlham College, the Ohio Wesleyan University, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which privileges being af- forded him fitted him well for the practical and responsible duties of life. Prior to entering upon the study of law he was engaged in teaching school for a few years in Economy, following which 56 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY he entered as a student the law office of the late Charles H. Burch- enal, an able attorney of Richmond. After diligently pursuing the prescribed course at the Law Department of the University of Michigan he was admitted to the bar of Wayne county in June, I876, and Soon thereafter entered upon the practice of his chosen profession. In the practice he has always been a deep student, pre- paring his cases with the greatest care, and it may be said that he was successful in practice from the start. The first year after his admission to the bar his experience was such as falls to the lot of most young lawyers, a period in which he struggled to build up a business, having to compete with old and experienced practitioners. Gradually, however, his practice increased as he demonstrated his ability, and to-day he has a large clientele. For a few years he practiced alone and gradually worked his way up- ward, but in 1881 he formed a partnership with Judge William A. Peelle, with whom he was associated for three years. In 1884 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Wayne county and filled that position successfully for a term of two years, at the end of which time he declined a re-election. As the incumbent of the Office of prosecuting attorney he prosecuted and secured the conviction of the second man that was executed for the crime of murder in Wayne county. The other execution had occurred seventy years before, when the county seat of Wayne county was located at Salis– bury. On his retirement from the prosecutor’s office Mr. Robbins formed a partnership with Judge Henry Clay Fox and this asso- ciation was continued until the elevation of Judge Fox to the appellate bench of Indiana. Mr. Robbins then formed a partner- ship with Henry C. Starr, which continued for five years, and then his son entered into partnership with him, and the firm has since been known as Robbins & Robbins. In addition to his term as prosecuting attorney for Wayne county Mr. Robbins served from I889 to 1891 as city attorney for Richmond, but his attention has been chiefly given to private practice. He is well informed in the various departments of law and is able to handle both civil and criminal cases with equal power and success, his arguments being powerful and his reasoning sound. In the matter of politics he is aligned with the Republican party, and he takes a deep interest in all questions of a public nature, being broad-minded, progressive and public-spirited. On July 2, 1876, Mr. Robbins was married to Miss Rena Ginther, who died on Sunday, Sept. 9, 1900, at the age of forty-two years. Of this union there were born three sons, of whom the following mention is appropriately made in this con- nection : Byram, the eldest, who is associated with his father in the practice of law, under the firm name of Robbins & Robbins, was born in Richmond, July 28, 1881, and formed the partnership with his father in January, 1907. He took his law course at the University of Michigan and was admitted to the bar in January, 1904. He is also a graduate of Earlham College, with the class of 1902, at which time he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and he also attended the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Greek Letter fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, and also of the Vir- BIOGRAPHICAL 57 ginia fraternity, Zeta Psi. Fraternally and socially he has mem- bership in the lodge of Elks at Richmond, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, and the Richmond Country Club. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church at Richmond and is one of the leading young attorneys of the city. Philip is the second son in point of age and was for Some time a reporter on the Richmond Palladium. He is now taking a law course in Michigan Univer- sity. Malcolm, the youngest Son, died in Richmond, Dec. I, I909, at the age of eighteen years. In his death there passed from this life One of the most popular young men in the city. Sturdy, robust, and square-shouldered, he lived a clean, manly and wholesome life, and his friends were numbered by the score. He was an alumni member of the Kappa Alpha Phi high school fraternity and also of the Young Men's Christian Association. At the time of his death he was a student at Earlham College and had intended en- tering the University of Michigan in the fall of 1910. Charles Edward Shiveley, a lawyer of the city of Richmond, was born on a farm in Preble county, Ohio, July 8, 1853. He is a son of Henry and Mary Shiveley. When Mr. Shiveley was eight years of age, his parents moved to Miami county, Indiana, and in I868 he was placed in a Presbyterian boarding school in Wabash, Ind., where he remained for two years. In 1870 he removed with his parents to Cambridge City, and in the public schools of that town was prepared for college. He was a student at Hanover College, Indiana, and in 1874 finished his junior year in that insti- tution. In 1875, after some years of reading law, he was admitted to the Wayne county bar, in 1880 was elected prosecuting attor- ney of the Seventeenth judicial circuit of Indiana and then re- moved to Richmond, where he has since resided. He was re- elected prosecuting attorney of said district in 1882 and held the office until the end of his second term. Since then he has devoted himself to the practice of his profession. In 1894 Mr. Shiveley was elected State Senator from Wayne county and held that office One term. During his first session in the State Senate he was chairman of the steering committee and at the second session of his term—1897—was elected president pro tem of the Senate. After retiring from the Senate, Governor Mount appointed him a member of the Board of Managers of the Indiana Reformatory, which position he held for five years, a part of which time he was president of the board. In politics Mr. Shiveley has always been a Republican, and it was as a candidate of his party that he was elected and chosen for the positions mentioned. In 1875 he became a member of the order of the Knights of Pythias, rapidly passed through the chairs of the subordinate lodge, and was then sent to the Grand Lodge of Indiana and there passed through the chairs of that body; and in 1886 he was elected Grand Chancellor of the order, which is the administrative and executive head of the order in the State. In 1890 he was elected Supreme Representa- tive and thereby became a member of the Supreme Lodge of the order, and in 1892 was elected to the office of Supreme Vice-Chan- cellor, which is the second highest position in the order. In 1894, 58 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY at Louisville, Ky., he was elected Supreme Chancellor of the order, which is the executive and administrative head of the organization, and held that position for over two years. On Dec. 15, 1875, Mr. Shiveley was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Ray, of Cambridge City, and of this union there were born two children—Ray Karr and Mary V. The son is now a partner of his father in the law firm of Shiveley & Shiveley. The daughter is the wife of Dr. H. N. Holmes, professor of chemistry in Earlham College, at Rich- nond. Ray Karr Shiveley was born at Cambridge City, lnd., April 29, 1877, the son of Charles E. and Lillie (Ray) Shiveley, the for- mer of whom is given more extended mention on another page of this volume. Ray K. Shiveley received his education in the public schools of Richmond and graduated at Earlham College in that place, afterward taking his law course at Columbia College in New York City. He is one of the promising young attorneys of this portion of the State and is practicing his profession in part- nership with his father, the firm being known as Shivelely & Shive- ley. On Oct. 16, 1907, Mr. Shiveley was united in marriage to Miss June Elmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Elmer, of Richmond, Ind. Stephen S. Strattan, Jr., a prominent young business man of Richmond, was born in the city in which he now resides, Dec. 8, 1868, a son of Stephen S. Strattan, Sr., a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. He received his preliminary educational training in the public schools of Richmond and later took a course in DePauw University, graduating at that institution with the class of 1891. This course, together with the business training received under the instruction of his father, well fitted him for the practical and responsible duties of life. From 1884 to 1886 he served as deputy county treasurer under his father, and, in I892, after the completion of his collegiate course, he became as- sociated with the firm of Gaar, Scott & Company, as paymaster, holding this position one year, and then was made order clerk. He served in that capacity until 1897, when he was elected assistant secretary of the company, and, in January, 1898, was elected secre- tary of the company. At the same time he was chosen as one of the directors of the company, and both of these positions he has since continued to fill. He is also a director of the Second Na– tional Bank of Richmond and a stockholder in other financial con- cerns, in Richmond and Indianapolis. He is one of the represen- tative business men of Richmond. In his political views he is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought public pre- ferment for himself, although for nine years he has been a mem- ber of the Board of Education in Richmond, for the past three years occupying the position of president of the board. Socially and fraternally, he is prominently identified with the Commercial Club, of which he has served as president; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Richmond Country Club, and the Tourist Club. On May 4, 1892, occurred his marriage to Miss Ruby Gaar, a daughter of Abram Gaar, one of the founders of the BIOGRAPHICAL 59 firm of Gaar, Scott & Company, and of this union there has been born a son, Abram Strattan, who at the age of seventeen is at- tending Tome Institute at Port Deposit, Md., having previously attended the graded schools of Richmond, where he was born. Mr. and Mrs. Strattan are communicants of the Episcopal church of Richmond, in which the husband is a vestryman. They reside at the Westcott Hotel in Richmond. Stephen S. Strattan, Sr.—In the early Colonial days of this country some English people, members of the Society of Friends and bearing the name of Strattan, crossed the Atlantic to found a home in the New World, where they might enjoy the blessings of religious freedom. They settled not far from Philadelphia, and some time afterward, when the Quaker settlement was founded in Guilford county, North Carolina, there were several Strattans among the number. On the maternal side Stephen S. Strattan, Sr., is descended from a man named Baker, of Scotch-Trish extraction and an early settler in Guilford county, North Carolina. The par- ents of Mr. Strattan were Zimri and Elizabeth (Baker) Strattan. The father was born in New Jersey, Sept. 12, 1807, and moved with his parents to Springboro, Ohio, when he was a small boy. He 1earned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed during his entire life. He was an orthodox member of the Society of Friends and politically he was a zealous Republican. In 1826 he came to Richmond, Ind., where he continued to dwell until his death, which occurred Feb. II, 1873. His wife, who was a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, passed away in Richmond, Nov. 2, 1832, when she was twenty-four years of age. Two sons were born to these parents—Daniel B. and Stephen S.—the first named of whom died in Richmond in 1909. Stephen S. Strattan, Sr., was born in Richmond, Ind., April 14, 1830, and was left motherless when less than two years old. He attended the public schools of Richmond, grew to manhood there and has always made his home in that city, save a few months spent in Indianapolis and one year in Ohio. From the age of sixteen he gave his attention to the manufacture of carriages, which he carried on for a number of years, but for the past ten years he has lived in practical retirement. He was active in politics for a number of years, always on the side of the Republican party, and his zeal and influence as a citizen was mani- fested when, in 1884, he was elected treasurer of Wayne county, being re-elected upon the expiration of his term and serving in that capacity a period of four years. Fraternally, he is a charter member of Whitewater Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows in Richmond. On March 5, 1856, was celebrated his union to Miss Matilda Elderkin, of Richmond, who died Aug. 19, 1909, and of this union were born two children: Stephen S., Jr., who is given more extended mention on another page of this volume, and Ida M., the wife of H. C. Bentlage, of Richmond, and with whom the honored father makes his home. Elias Hicks Swayne, deceased, for many years one of Rich- mond’s prominent and useful citizens, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, April 1, 1828. He came of good old Quaker an- 6O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY cestry and the name he bore was given him in honor of Elias Hicks, the founder of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends. He grew to manhood in his native State and, in September, 1857, was married to Miss Mahala Barrett. Three years later he re- moved his family to Richmond and engaged in the hardware busi- ness in company with the late Irvine Reed. Later, Mr. Swayne established a woolen mill on the present site of the Starr Piano Company's plant, and this concern was operated under the firm name of Jackson, Swayne & Dunn. In 1881, Mr. Swayne was ap- pointed State Oil Inspector by Governor Porter, and he then removed to Indianapolis, where he resided until 1885. In that year he removed to Muncie, and in that city his beloved wife died in 1888. Mr. Swayne became well known in Muncie business circles while a resident of that city, and in the fall of 1888 he removed to Chicago, Ill., where he continued in business until 1896. In that year he retired from active participation in business pursuits and returned to Richmond, where he lived in quiet retirement until his death, which occurred May 15, 1907. He had reached the age of seventy-nine years and was one of the best known resi- dents of the city. His death was sudden and came as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. He was stricken while in the act of tak- ing his seat at the Gennett Theatre in Richmond, a few minutes before the curtain rose for the first act of “Mary, Queen of Scots, and John Knox,” which play was being produced by home talent. He was carried from his seat, into which he had collapsed after removing his overcoat, to the private office of Manager Swisher, and there he expired almost immediately. He had always enjoyed robust health and was feeling well up to the time of being stricken. Mr. Swayne left a large circle of friends who were pained and shocked at his sudden death, and of his immediate family three sons survive: Samuel E., of Richmond, who is given special men- tion on another page of this volume; George B. and Harry B., of New York. Samuel E. Swayne is one of the most prominent business men of the city of Richmond and an enthusiastic supporter of all measures that tend to the upbuilding and progress of his adopted city. He has been a resident of Wayne county since 1860, but was born in the State of Ohio, the place being Spring Valley, Greene county, and the date, Dec. 16, 1859. He is a son of EI1as Hicks and Mahala (Barrett) Swayne, who are given a more ex- tended mention on another page of this volume, and is the second in point of birth of three sons born of the honored parents. The two brothers are George B., and Harry B., who reside in the city of New York. Samuel E. Swayne was less than one year old when the family removed to Richmond and he received his elementary education in the schools of that city, graduating in the high school there with the class of 1876. In that class there were but two boys—Mr. Swayne and T. A. Mott—and the latter is now the superintendent of the Richmond city schools. For about ten years immediately following his graduation, Mr. Swayne was con- nected with the Richmond City Mill Works, and in 1887 he became BIOGRAPHICAL 6I associated with the firm of Robinson & Company, manufactur- ers of threshing and baling machinery, with which concern he has been connected ever since. In March, 1889, the firm became incor- porated, and in the new arrangement Mr. Swayne was made the secretary, and he continued in that capacity until 1897, when he was elected vice-president. In January, 1909, by election, he assumed the duties of president and treasurer, which positions he now holds, and it is largely to his energy and intelligent direction that the extension and upbuilding of the company is due. He has extensive interests in other concerns and is prominently connected with institutions of a public nature. He is a director of the Rich- mond Brick Company, vice-president of the First National Bank of Richmond, and is a stockholder in other corporations, both in the city of his residence and elsewhere. He is president of the Richmond Commercial Club, and in this capacity his qualities of leadership are exerted in the promotion of all public improve- ments. Among other movements he is an enthusiastic supporter of a Richmond park and boulevard system, his idea being that the township and city should set aside a sufficient sum for building a fine boulevard around the edge of Richmond and purchasing Hawkins’ Lake and Park Improvements. He would have an issue of bonds made with a provision by taxation for paying them off, and in his capacity as president of the Commercial Club is exert- ing his efforts to bring a talked-of project into reality. Mr. Swayne is descended from good old Quaker stock, his grandfathers and grandmothers on both the paternal and maternal sides having been Quaker preachers. They belonged to what is known as the “Hicksite Quakers” and Mr. Swayne is a birthright member of that religious faith, but he and his family are members of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church at Richmond. Fraternally, he has membership in the Richmond Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Royal Arcanum, and socially he is a member of the Richmond Country Club and of the Columbia Club of Indianapolis. On May Io, 1882, Mr. Swayne was married to Miss Sue C. Robinson, daughter of the late Francis W. Robinson, the founder of the firm of Robinson & Company. Mr. Robinson died Nov. 23, 1897, and his wife passed away in February, 1895. Mrs. Swayne was born in Richmond and in the schools of that city she received her education. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Swayne there is a daugh- ter, Juliet R. Swayne. She received her preliminary education in the schools of Richmond, later attended Belmont College at Nash- ville, Tenn., and was also for a time a student in the University of Illinois and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has devoted considerable attention to the study of music and art and is highly accomplished and a leader in the social affairs of Richmond. The family home is pleasantly located at 302 North Eleventh street. John L. Thompson left upon the civic and business annals of the city of Richmond a definite impress for good and long stood as one of the representative citizens of Wayne county, where the major portion of his life was passed. He continued his residence 62 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in Richmond until his death, which occurred April 23, 1903, and his name is here held in lasting honor. John L. Thompson was born in Augusta county, Virginia, June 9, 1829, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Thompson, both of whom were likewise natives of the Old Dominion, where they were reared to maturity and where their marriage was solemnized. William H. Thompson came with his family to Wayne county in 1836, and may justly be referred to as one of the pioneer settlers. The first residence of the family in this section was with a family named Smith, on old Pearl street, in Richmond, and later they lived with Thomas Young, a few miles south of the city. There the father taught school and he and his wife continued to reside in Wayne county until their deaths. John L. Thompson, the subject of this memoir, was a child at the time of the family removal to this county, and was reared amidst the scenes and influences of the pioneer era. His early education was secured in the district schools of the vicinity in which he lived, and while still a lad he began to assume his due quota of work on farms in the neighborhood of his home. In early manhood he took up the profession of his father, teaching, and continued it for a short time. In 1854 he took up his permanent residence in Rich- mond, and in 1855 became associated with Gaar, Scott & Com- pany, with which enterprise he was thereafter identified, both as a stockholder and a workman, during the remainder of his active career. He was an expert wood workman and was employed on pattern and piece work. He was a man who ever commanded pop- ular confidence and esteem and his circle of friends was partic– ularly wide. In 1870 he built a home at the corner of Eleventh and North A streets, in the city of Richmond, where he lived until the fall of 1902, when the property was sold for the site of the new United Presbyterian church, and then he removed to 312 North Eleventh street, where his death occurred. In 1900 his health began to fail, shortly after the death of his wife, but his decline was not so noticeable until about a month before his death, and from that time until his fatal sickness he gradually grew weaker. For fifty years he was a communicant of the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, for many years was an elder in the organization, and he was also a member of the Masons, Knights Templars, and Odd Fellows. In 1853, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Fryar, who was a daughter of Samuel Fryar, an honored pioneer of Wayne county, and of this union was born Mr. Thomp- son's only surviving child, Albert Thompson. Mrs. Thompson died shortly after the birth of her child, and three years later Mr. Thompson took a second partner in Mrs. Olivia Wilson, of Bos- ton, Mass., who died in 1900. Harry D. Bond, who has always made his home in Cambridge City and is regarded as one of the leading citizens of that com- munity, is a native of Cambridge City, where he was born Jan. Io, 1860. His parents—Abner D. and Rebecca M. (Long) Bond— were natives respectively of the Old Dominion and the Keystone State and had located in Ohio for a time previous to their removal to Indiana. The senior Bond was born Feb. 27, 1795, in Virginia, BIOGRAPHICAL 63 and with three brothers—Joseph, Allen, and John—removed to Belmont county, Ohio, where they engaged in farming. Joseph and Allen lived out the remainder of their lives in Belmont county, but Abner and John removed to Wayne county, Indiana, Abner locating at Cambridge City, where he engaged in the sale of Seth Thomas clocks, having eight or ten wagons which traveled over Indiana and Illinois. Later he was engaged in the live stock busi- ness and also conducted a distillery, in which business he re- mained until his death, which occurred Dec. 9, 1863. Mrs. Rebecca M. Bond, our subject’s mother, survived her husband many years, passing away on March 30, 1899, in her sixty-ninth year, her birth date having been Jan. IO, 1831, and the place Manheim, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. To them had been born three children, but two of whom, Harry D. and Margaret D., now sur- vive. Margaret D. is the widow of E. H. McCaffrey, of Cam- bridge City, and John R. is deceased. Our subject received his education in the public schools of Cambridge City and also took a scientific course of three years in the Chickery Institute of Cin- cinnati, Ohio, where he graduated with the class of 1880. He then began selling shoes on the road for Shaw & Albright, of Louis- ville, Ky., and remained with that firm three years. The follow- ing six years he was engaged in the same capacity with Holbrook & Company, of New York City, then with Hough & Ford, of Rochester, N. Y., for three years, and since then has been with the Val Duttenhoffer Sons Company, of Cincinnati, wholesale shoe 'dealers and manufacturers of ladies’ shoes, his territory being the States of Ohio and Michigan. He maintains his residence in Cam- bridge City, where he has a fine home, which was completed in August, 1899, and also owns a farm of 160 acres three miles north of Cambridge City. On Aug. 12, 1891, was celebrated the nuptials of Mr. Bond and Miss Mary Burton, who was the daughter of John C. and Ellen (McCleary) Burton, of Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana, the former a native of Camden, Del., born April 29, I828, and the latter was a native of Brooklyn, Ind., born April 2, I832. His death occurred Jan. 22, 1891, and the mother departed this life Jan. 21, 1877. Mrs. Mary Bond, the first wife of our subject, was born in Franklin county, Indiana, Nov. 7, 1861, and died May 25, 1895, mourned by her family and neighbors as a woman of loving character and charitable traits. On Dec. 31, 1899, Mr. Bond was married to Miss Mary C. Schwedes, born April 19, 1873, only daughter of Philip and Sarah (Drischel) Schwedes, of Cambridge City, and of this union there was born a son, John R., Feb. 17, 1905. Philip Schwedes was a native of Germany, who came to America in the early '50's and settled near Hamilton, Ohio, as a farmer. After the Civil war he moved to Cambridge City and engaged in the grocery business. Later he bought a farm, north of Cambridge City, where he died Feb. 14, 1890. Sarah (Drischel) Schwedes was born near Columbus, Ohio, and was a daughter of Jacob and Christina (Fuller) Drischel. She died Sept. 1, 1904. Mrs. H. D. Bond has one brother, William J., a farmer near Cam- bridge City. 64 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Benjamin Hill, deceased, was a native son of Wayne county, having been born about three miles east of the present city of Richmond, Sept. 23, 1809. He was the son of Benjamin, Sr., and Martha (Cox) Hill, both of whom were natives of the State of North Carolina, the father being born in Randolph county, June 22, 1770, and the mother Nov. 28, 1779. They were of English descent. In early manhood Benjamin Hill, Sr., married Miss Mary Jessup, and their children were as follows: John, who died in Rush county, Indiana; Sarah, the wife of Jehosaphat Morris; Jacob, who died in Henry county, Indiana; William, who died in Rush county, Indiana; Joseph, who died in Boone county, Indiana, at the age of eighty; and Mary, who was the wife of Richard Ha- worth, and died in Kansas. In 1802 Benjamin Hill, Sr., removed with his family to Carroll county, Virginia, and in the autumn of 1806 became one of the honored pioneers of Indiana, locating in the midst of the unbroken forest, about three miles east of the present city of Richmond. There he took up a claim of wild government land and devoted himself to reclaiming the same to cultivation. The family suffered all the hardships and privations of a frontier life, and also bore a prominent and active part in the work of development and progress. Not long after their arrival in Wayne county, the wife of Benjamin Hill died, and he afterward married Miss Martha Cox, who came to Indiana, in 1807, with her mother and two sisters. One of these sisters, Jane Cox, mar- ried John Harvey and lived near Centerville, Wayne county, and the other, Mary Cox, became the wife of John Small. For many years in the pioneer era in the history of Wayne county, Benjamin Hill, Jr., received his educational discipline in the pio- built the flour and saw mill, east of Richmond, long known as Hill's Mills. He was a life-long orthodox Quaker, and lived on the old homestead until his death, Feb. 9, 1829, at the age of fifty-nine years. The mother died Jan. 25, 1867, at the age of eighty-eight. To these parents were born five children, all of whom are deceased. Benjamin, whose name initiates this review ; Harmon, who lived near Richmond and died at the age of sixty- seven ; Rebecca, who became the wife of Thomas Newby and died in early womanhood; Ezra, who lived in Wayne township and died at the age of seventy-five; and Enos, who is also deceased. Benjamin Hill., Jr., received his educational discipline in the pio- neer schools of that period and resided with his parents, whom he assisted in the management of the farm, until he had reached early manhood, and during the greater part of his life carried on agri- cultural pursuits. He married Sarah Hoover, daughter of David Hoover, and soon afterward moved to a fine farm, three miles east of Richmond, where he lived for almost half a century, conducting his business affairs with such energy and judgment that he won a handsome competence. In connection with his brothers he car- ried on the mill built by their father until in 1839, when he located on the homestead farm, the greater part of which he cleared of the native forest trees. He first owned 160 acres, but added to his possessions until he had accumulated 230 acres, besides acquir– ---- ---- ----- ---- - … • • • • ºf &_*-m-tº- 2.4% BIOGRAPHICAL 65 ing other valuable real estate. He was for a time connected with his brother Ezra in the ownership and Operation of a large flour- ing mill north of Richmond. He was a successful and honorable business man and carried forward to successful completion what- ever he undertook. To him and his estimable wife there were born six children: David H. is deceased ; Martha E. is the widow of Mordecai Parry and resides in Richmond; Albert G. is a resident of Wayne township; Henry L. is located at Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Anna C. Fisher resides with her sister, Mrs. Parry, and George W. is a retired farmer, of Richmond. Mr. Hill continued in the successful management of his homestead farm, and in August, 1888, went to Minneapolis, Minn., on a visit to a son and a daughter who resided there, and after a few days' illness died, Sept. 12, 1888. His death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Parry, who was then living in Minneapolis, and his remains were brought home and buried in the Hoover Cemetery, by the side of his wife, who died Aug. 1, 1885. Mr. Hill was originally a Republican in his political adherency, giving it his support from its organization until 1872, when he cast his ballot for Horace Greeley and thereafter advocated Democratic principles. He al- ways kept well informed on the issues of the day and could give good reasons for his political faith. He enjoyed fraternal rela- tions with the Masonic order from early manhood, being a mem- ber of Richmond Commandery, No. 8, Knights Templars, and sev- eral years before his death became a Scottish Rite Mason. Frank M. Taylor, now prominently connected with the bank- ing interests of the city of Richmond, after several years of a busy career as an agriculturist, was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, March I, 1866, Son of Samuel Raymond and Nancy J. (Barnes) Taylor, the former of whom was born in Kent county, Delaware, Nov. 28, 1831, and the latter in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana. His maternal grandfather, Shepley Barnes, came to Wayne county in an early day, purchased a tract of land in Center township, cleared the timber from the land, and made a home for himself. John Taylor, the paternal grandfather, came to this county in 1833, from the State of Delaware, the mode of con- veyance for his family being a one-horse, two-wheel dump cart, with a cover to protect the children from the inclemency of the weather. His wife walked over half the distance from their home in Delaware to their new location in Indiana. John Taylor was a native of Delaware and was married, in 1827, to Miss Nancy Hallis, who was born in 1805, and they became the parents of four children: Elizabeth, wife of Evan Burgoyne; Samuel R., the father of the subject of this review ; Sarah, wife of P. Doughty; and Anna E., wife of Davison Cheesman. In 1833 John Taylor moved his family to Wayne county, as before stated, settled near Salis- bury, and for a time was employed on the bridge at that place and upon the National Pike. He was taken ill with small-pox, which he contracted while caring for his son, Samuel R., and died in the winter of 1838. His wife then moved her little family to Salisbury and supported her children by going out as a weaver, and besides 66 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY supporting her family saved enough money to purchase a house and lot in Salisbury. She died at the age of eighty-seven years in Randolph county, Indiana. Samuel Raymond Taylor lacked two days of being two years old when his parents landed in Wayne county and here grew to manhood. Upon reaching maturity he served two years at the carriage maker’s trade in Richmond, after which he engaged in farming, and that occupation he followed until I906, in the fall of which year he removed to Richmond. His farm was located three miles from the city, in Center township, and consisted of 160 acres, which he sold upon his removal to the city. It was an excellent farm, well improved, and in addition to its cultivation Mr. Taylor was a breeder of fine horses for many years. In 1855 he was married to Miss Nancy J. Barnes, and the golden anniversary of that event was celebrated at their Center township home in 1905. The affair was a pleasant occasion and a pro- nounced success and was arranged and conducted by the children of the honored couple. The father and mother now live in quiet retirement on Charles avenue, in the city of Richmond, where they own a pleasant home. Of their union there were born five chil- dren, four of whom are living, the eldest, Mrs. Charles Estelle, having died in 1876. The others are Mrs. Anna T. Moore, a widow residing in Richmond; John W., of Economy, Ind. ; Frank M.; and Charles C., of Richmond, who is a salesman for the Jones Hard- ware Company. Frank M. Taylor, the immediate subject of this review, attended the district schools of Wayne county and com- pleted his education by a course in the Centerville High School, graduating with the class of 1884. Upon leaving school he had no other interest than agriculture, in which he was actively engaged, until 1896, being located in the neighborhood in which he was born and reared. In 1896, though still residing on the farm, he started the McConaha & Taylor implement office in Centerville, and soon thereafter opened an office in Richmond, on South Eighth street, one at Milton, and one at Green’s Fork. He was one of the pro- moters of the McConaha Block in Richmond, at II-I3 South Fourth street, opposite the court house. The firm of McConaha & Taylor was incorporated in 1902, at which time Mr. Taylor was made president and Walter McConaha became secretary and treasurer. About the same time Mr. Taylor and George Davis organized the George Davis Carriage Company, with George Davis as president and Mr. Taylor as vice-president and superintendent, and this in- terest was continued for fifteen months, when Mr. Taylor disposed of his holdings to Davis & McConaha. From September, 1903, until March, 1904, Mr. Taylor was busy organizing the First Na- tional Bank of Green’s Fork. Upon the completion of the Organ- ization he was elected cashier of the institution and held that posi- tion three months, when he was elected assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Richmond. One year later, upon the retire- ment of Charles DuPładway, in June, 1905, Mr. Taylor was elected cashier of this bank and has since officiated in that capacity. Dur- ing this time he has also helped organize the First National Bank of Williamsburg and the First National Bank of Dublin, in both TXIOGRAPHICAL 67 of which he is a stockholder and director. Mr. Taylor was one of the incorporators of the Seidel Buggy Company, formerly known as the Richmond Buggy Company, and for a time was vice-presi- dent of the Richmond Baking Company. He also owns a farm of I60 acres in Wayne township, two and one-half miles west of Richmond, the same being formerly known as the “Toschlag Farm.” In his political convictions Mr. Taylor has been unswerv- ing in his allegiance to the Republican party and in the promul- gation of his ideas adheres strongly to the Roosevelt doctrines. Fraternally he has membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and in his busi- ness relations is a member of the South Side Improvement Asso- ciation, the Commercial. Club, and the Young Men's Business Club. On April 7, 1887, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Tay- lor and Miss Stella M. Farlow, daughter of J. H. Farlow, of Boston township, and of this union there has been born a daughter, Ber- tha L., who is a graduate of the Richmond High School in the class of 1908. She has also spent one year in Earlham College, studying music and French, and has taken a course in the Conservatory of Music at Indianapolis. On July II, 191 I, she was married to Arthur A. Cunne, Jr., of Indianapolis, and they reside at 24 Irving- ton avenue, a suburb of Indianapolis. The Taylor family home is pleasantly located at I Io South Eighth street, in the city of Richmond. Ellis Thomas, who died at his residence in the city of Rich- mond, Aug. 16, 1903, was a native of the State of Ohio and a scion of one of its old and honored pioneer families. His career was emphatically one of integrity and usefulness, and upon the record of his life rests no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He lived up to the full measure of his powers for accomplishment, was loyal and public spirited as a citizen, and his course was ever guided and governed by the loftiest principles, so that to him was given the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. His sterling worth of character was best appreciated by those among whom he was intimately associated and who had full knowledge of the various stages of his progress as one of the world's noble army of workers. To such men it is most fitting that a publication of this nature should give specific recognition. Ellis Thomas was born near New Madison, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1823, and was a son of Saul and Isabella (Love) Thomas, the father a native of the State of Pennsylvania, which State contributed so large and valuable a contingent to the early settlement of the various counties of Ohio. The paternal grandparents of the subject of this memoir—Ellis and Phoebe (VanMeter) Thomas—came to Wayne county, Indi- ana, in the early pioneer era, and the grandfather purchased a tract of heavily timbered land, the place being what was known as the “Stafford farm,” which he developed into a productive homestead. There the grandfather passed the residue of his life, and it is but consistent that mention be made concerning him in this volume, which thus aims to give recognition to the worthy pioneers who laid broad and fast the foundations for the superstructure of a great 68 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY § and Opulent county. He was a most worthy man, of Welsh ex- traction, and a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania. The greater part of his life was spent in Western Virginia, on the Ohio river, not far from Marietta, but later he settled in Wayne county, Indi- ana, as stated before. He had learned the blacksmith's trade in his younger days, but his chief attention was always given to agricul- ture. Politically, he was a stanch Whig and religiously he was an earnest believer in the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Phoebe VanMeter and several children blessed their union. Saul Thomas, the father of the subject of this memoir, was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5, 1789, and was a small boy when the family removed to their home on the Ohio river. He was reared to maturity on the old homestead in Western Virginia, and he continued to be associated in its work and management until he initiated his independent career near New Madison (then known as Fort Black), in Darke county, Ohio. Subsequently he dwelt in New Paris, Ohio, where he passed the residue of his life, whose termination came in 1881, at the age of ninety-two. He was one of the pioneers of Darke county, Ohio, where he entered land and cleared a farm, and at one time he owned 300 acres of valuable land there. For eight or ten years he operated woolen mills at New Paris, and in his various business ventures he was successful. Politically, he was originally a Whig and later a Republican, religiously he was a member of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, and fraternally he was identified with the Masonic order. He was twice married : first to Miss Isabella Love, who died in New Paris, Ohio, April 30, 1851, the mother of eight children—two sons and six daughters. His second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Whitridge. Ellis Thomas, whose name initiates this 1eview, was reared on the old home farm in Preble county, Ohio, near New Paris, to the work of which farm he early began to con- tribute his quota of aid, and his preliminary educational discipline was secured in the schools of that county. He was a man of fine intellectuality and broad mental ken, one who ever continued to take a lively interest in good literature as well as in the questions and issues of the hour. At the age of thirty years he contracted to furnish the Indiana Central railroad (now the Pennsylvania) with fuel and water, and for a number of years he supplied all the wood and pumped all the water for the water stations over I,500 miles of road, giving employment to 300 or 400 men. His business transactions in that direction were terminated when the railroad adopted coal for fuel, owing to the scarcity of wood. Mr. Thomas lived in Cambridge City for nine years, and from that place he moved to Richmond, in 1867, and was a resident of that city until his death. He was one of the original stockholders of the cor- poration of Gaar, Scott & Company, and he was also one of the original stockholders in the Second National Bank and in the Rich- mond City Water Works, serving as vice-president of the last- named corporation at one time. He was a member of the board of directors of the Second National Bank from 1881 until his death. He had been in ill health since February, 1900, when he was taken BIOGRAPHICAL 69 seriously ill while on a trip to the Pacific coast, and thereafter he was forced to drop all business cares, with the exception of a little farm he owned near New Paris, Ohio, and in which he took great pride. In the conduct of this place his operations were marked with discrimination and judgment, involving the utilization of the best of modern facilities, so that he gained the maximum returns from his efforts. The place was improved with excellent buildings and maintained under a high state of cultivation. In politics, Mr. Thomas was a loyal supporter of the Republican party and never missed a vote in the primaries or in the more important elections, considering the casting of his ballot a duty to the community. His life was redolent of kindliness and he made for himself a secure place in the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. On May 1, 1853, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Thomas to Miss Emily W. Northrop, who died June 28, 1895. Their only child is Mary E., wife of Charles W. Elmer, the local agent of the Pennsylvania Lines at Richmond. John Wilson Thompson is numbered among the successful men of affairs of the city of Richmond, and is a scion of one of the pioneer families of Indiana. He was born near Seymour, Jackson county, Indiana, Sept. 9, 1854, a son of John Bly and Hannah (Wilson) Thompson, the former of whom was born at sea while his parents were migrating from Scotland to America, Jan. I, 1808, and the mother was born at Little York, Ind., Dec. 12, 1819; they were married June 15, 1836. Thus it will be seen that John Bly Thompson was an infant when his parents set foot upon the shores of America. Here he grew to manhood, and, adopting the State of Indiana as his place of abode, was residing in that State when the Civil war broke out. Although past the years of military duty, he offered his services to his adopted country and enlisted in the Sixty-seventh Indiana infantry, being made first sergeant of his company. This regiment was organized at Madison, Ind., and was mustered in Aug. 20, 1862. It moved at once into Kentucky and in September participated in the engagement at Munfordville, where it was compelled to surrender to Bragg's forces. It was paroled, was exchanged in December, then proceeded to Memphis and was in the assault on Arkansas Post, being in the victorious charge that carried the works. It moved to Young's Point for the Vicksburg campaign, was attached to the Thirteenth corps, and was engaged in the battles of Port Gibson and Black River Bridge. On account of disabilities, in May, 1863, Mr. Thompson received an honorable discharge from the service and returned home. He then entered the timber business and was actively en- gaged in that pursuit during the remainder of his life. He died Jan. 5, 1898, his wife preceding him by a few years and passing away July 28, 1894. They became the parents of nine sons and one daughter and of that number seven are deceased. John Wilson Thompson, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared to a life of work and secured his early educational training in the schools of his native county. He continued to be associated with 70 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his father in the timber business until he was twenty-one years old, when he commenced buying timber and contracting on his own account. He thus continued until 1885, when he accepted a position with Benjamin Johnson, with whom he has ever since been associated, although the firm name was changed to B. John- son & Son, in 1893, when the son, John H. Johnson, became a partner. The position of Mr. Thompson is that of superintendent and buyer. Mr. Thompson holds membership in the Friends’ church at Richmond, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Royal Arcanum. On June 4, 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Smith, at Greenville, Ohio, and of this union there were born two children: Charles W., who is also en- gaged in the timber business as division superintendent for B. Johnson & Son, located at Millersburg, Ohio, and Bessie V., who, On Dec. I5, 1909, was married to Harry S. Keats, of Richmond. Samuel A. Thompson, who was reared to manhood in Rich- mond and has again been a resident of the city since 1908, is one of the native sons of Wayne county who has won fame and dis- tinction in fields foreign to the place of his birth. It has been his privilege to witness the development of this section, while giving aid and encouragement by his efforts and ability in the matter of Nation-wide advancement. He has made his life count for good in all its relations, has been progressive and public-spirited, and has achieved a worthy, success in temporal affairs, the while com- manding the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. Mr. Thompson was born in Richmond, Ind., and there was reared and educated, being a member of the first class graduated from the Richmond High School, in 1871. Soon after his graduation he became a member of a party, headed by the late R. A. Howard, which made the surveys for the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad from Portland to Fort Wayne. Following this employment he took an extra year of study in the high school at Richmond, and in 1874 was a student at Earlham College. During the ensuing two years he did surveying for a company engaged in the publi- cation of county atlases in Ohio and Indiana, and in connection with that work, in 1875, wrote the history of Darke county, Ohio, for the atlas published in that county. He then became a student in the University of Cincinnati during the school year of 1875-6, and from 1877 to 1879 was engaged in the manufacture of window shades at Ionia, Mich. In 1880 he removed to Minneapolis, Minn., where he became engaged as a manufacturer and jobber of up- holstery and canvas goods, and followed that occupation there until 1883. He then became a “knight of the grip,” and from 1883 to 1886 acted in the capacity of a wholesale wall-paper sales- man, traveling in Minnesota and the Dakotas during the period of rapid railway construction in that section of the country. It was while thus engaged that he began the study of transportation in its different phases, and in October, 1886, removed to Duluth, Minn., where he became the principal owner of the “Daily News” of that city. He filled various positions of work on that paper, from reporter to managing editor, wrote a number of railway BIOGRAPHICAL 71 articles that were widely quoted, and while engaged in this news- paper work began the study of the subject of waterways. He sold his interest in the paper in March, 1889, and was soon thereafter elected secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Duluth, which position he held until December, 1893. In May, 1894, he wrote an article entitled “The City of Duluth,” which was published in the “New England Magazine,” and in the same year made a tour of the Canadian Northwest, gathering material for the first article which ever appeared in an American magazine on the subject of “American Emigration to the Canadian Northwest,” published in the “New England Magazine” for October, 1895. An article on “Possibilities of the Great Northwest” had appeared in the “Review of Reviews” in November, 1893. While serving as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Duluth Mr. Thompson drafted a bill designed to compel the removal of tolls discriminating against American commerce through the Welland canal. The bill was pre- sented to Congress in 1892, receiving the unanimous recommenda- tion of the committees on foreign affairs in both the House and the Senate, and passed both houses without a dissenting vote and without the change of a word in the bill as originally drafted. It is needless to say that this legislation accomplished the purpose intended. The greater part of 1896 Mr. Thompson spent in Vene- zuela, South America, as a member of a party engaged in exploring the land grant of the Orinoco Company. With one American com- panion, a negro cook, a Hindoo coolie, and an escaped convict from the French penal settlement at Cayenne, he penetrated a region never before visited by white men, and in the heart of the Sierra Imataca discovered one of the highest waterfalls in the world, which they named the Falls of Manoa, after the mythical country sought for 300 years by Spanish, Dutch, and English ad- venturers, among the latter being Sir Walter Raleigh. The next few years were spent by Mr. Thompson on the lecture platform, His subjects being his travels, illustrated by stereopticon views, and in 1901 he was elected secretary of the Board of Trade of Wheeling, W. Va. His health failing, he spent several months at the Battle Creek sanitarium, in 1902, and narrowly escaped with his life when the institution burned in February of that year. But during all of his travels and experiences he did not neglect his literary work. An article on “Effect of Waterways on Competing Rail- ways” appeared in the “Engineering Magazine” for July, IQ02, and attracted so much attention that it was quoted from France and England to California, and was reprinted in an edition of IOO,OOO copies for use in the campaign being waged to secure the issue of $101,000,000 in bonds for the enlargement of the Erie canal. Seri- ous eye trouble in 1903 prevented his giving attention to business for several years, but in 1907 he had charge of the newspaper work in connection with the simultaneous evangelistic campaigns under the direction of Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D. Since early in 1908 he has occupied the position of field secretary of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, speaking and writing in favor of a progressive and business-like policy with reference to the water- 72 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ways of the United States. Besides many newspaper articles, other articles on this subject appeared from his pen in the “Independent,” Nov. 26, 1908, and in the “Outlook,” July 24, 1909. He is an inde- fatigable worker in whatever field his energies are enlisted, and while residing in Duluth appeared so often before committees of Congress to urge the improvement of waterways that newspaper correspondents at Washington nicknamed him “Deep Water Thompson of Duluth.” On June 21, 1883, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Mears, of Milford, Ohio, and they became the parents of four children, two of whom died in childhood. The eldest, Mrs. Margaret (Thompson) Hart, resides at Hazel, S. D., and Katheryne L. is a student in Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. Mrs. Thompson died Sept. 20, 1909. William Newby Trueblood, A. B., who for many years has Occupied the chair of English Literature at Earlham College, was born on a farm near Rockville, Parke county, Indiana, March 22, 1846. His parents—Elias and Elizabeth (Kelley) Trueblood—his grandparents on both sides, and, in fact, his ancestors for gen- erations back were agriculturists, and as the subject of this sketch is himself an ardent lover of farming, the law of heredity seems here to have been exemplified. Over 200 years ago the Trueblood family was founded in America by two brothers—John and Amos Trueblood—whose father, John, spent his entire life in England. The brothers settled in what is now known as Guilford county, North Carolina, and their descendants have located in every part of the Union. They are a sturdy and highly respected stock, most of them farmers, and, as far as known, adherents of the Repub- lican party, having formerly been Abolitionists and Whigs. In their religious faith they have been loyal exponents of the doctrines of the Society of Friends. Amos Trueblood was the great-great- grandfather of Professor Trueblood. He died in North Carolina, as did likewise his son Caleb, the next in line of descent. Wil- liam, son of Caleb and grandfather of Professor Trueblood, was born near New Garden, Guilford county, North Carolina, and came to Washington county, Indiana, in 1810, when the primitive for- ests abounded everywhere. The strenuous life of those early pio- neer days, when tracts of land were cleared of their thousands of immense trees, permitting the sun's rays to penetrate the virgin soil for the first time in ages, and the fevers and kindred ills so prevalent in new countries, were manfully endured by him and he remained in that vicinity forty years. He then took up his resi- dence in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he died in 1868, when about ninety years old. He was a farmer and a devoted member of the Friends’ Society. Elias Trueblood, the father of Professor Trueblood, was born in Washington county, Indiana, in 1816, and died in Parke county, Indiana, in 1861, having spent his entire life in these two counties, his attention given to farming. His wife was a daughter of Joshua Kelley, who was born near Knoxville, Tenn., and at an early date located in Washington county, Indiana, where he en- gaged in farming. In his religious belief he was a Presbyterian. Of the five children born to Elias Trueblood and wife, only the BIOGRAPHICAL 73 eldest, Levi, is deceased. Joshua is now a retired citizen of Long Beach, Cal. ; Mrs. Martha Overman resides in Lawrence, Kan., and Jesse D. is a resident of Lafayette, Ind., an instructor in Purdue University. He is a graduate of the literary and law departments of the Indiana State University, and successfully practiced his profession until appointed Government Agent of Pensions for the District of Tennessee, which position he held for four years. Prof. William N. Trueblood received his literary training in Bloom- ingdale Academy, in his native county, and in Earlham College. Before entering the last-named institution he taught in the public schools and had been first assistant to the principal of Blooming- dale Academy for two years. In 1873 he graduated at Earlham College, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and during the win- ter following pursued a special course in rhetoric and elocution, under Prof. G. W. Hoss, of the Indiana State University. In 1875 he accepted the chair of English Literature in Earlham College and, with the exception of the four years, from 1879 to 1882, in- clusive, has occupied this position. During the period specified he was the principal of the Montezuma schools for one year, filled a similar position in Coloma, both in Parke county, Indiana, and in 1882 was the teacher of mathematics and the sciences in the high school of Richmond, Ind. In connection with his profession he has been for a number of years a lecturer before institutes and other bodies, chiefly on subjects connected with literature, in which he stands among the foremost educators of the State. He has been a lifelong student of political economy and is considered particularly well informed on that subject. He is a Republican in national affairs, but in local matters is independent. He is a member of the Society of Friends and takes a deep interest in its more liberal tendencies. On Aug. 8, 1878, Professor Trueblood was united in holy wedlock to Miss Ruth Emma Stubbs, a cultured young lady of Richmond, daughter of Eli and Anna T. Stubbs, both of whom are deceased. Professor and Mrs. Trueblood have five children: Wilford is an expert chemist at North Altoona, Kan. ; Inez is an instructor in the high school at Richmond ; Howard, who is a student at Harvard University, with the class of 1912, preparing for his Doctor's degree, has traveled extensively in the service of the Geodetic and Coast Survey of the United States; Ralph is assistant city editor of the Los Angeles (Cal.) “Times”; and Charles is a member of the class of 1913 at Earlham College. The family resides on the National Road, west of Earlham College, in the Trueblood Addition, where the Professor has platted a tract of land and is selling lots in connection with his college work. He has a very pleasant suburban home, connected with the city by the street car line. Stephen R. Wiggins, who was born April 12, 182O, and passed away in his eighty-first year, after a life of usefulness, signalized by integrity and ability, had earned for him a name in Richmond, was descended from a staunch line of American ancestry. His father and mother were Daniel P. and Phoebe (Dodge) Wiggins, the former of whom was born at Jericho, Long Island, New York, 74 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Nov. 29, 1794, and the latter was also a native of New York State, born Sept. 2, 1796. The father was a tanner by occupation, having learned that trade in New York under the tutelage of Elias Hicks, the founder of the branch of the Quaker church, known as the Hicksites. For a time the elder Wiggins carried on his business as tanner in Jericho, Long Island, where Stephen R. was born. The family remained there until 1833, in which year they came to Richmond, the father bringing with him a recommendation signed by Royal Aldrich and Elias Hicks, his former employer. This recommendation bears the date of Oct. 2, 1823. After locating in Richmond the father worked for others for a time, but later estab- lished what became known as the Whitewater tannery, with Achilles Williams as a partner, and this association continued for some years, when Mr. Wiggins became the sole proprietor. Later disposing of his interests in this location, he removed the equip- ment to what is now the corner of Second and South B streets in the city of Richmond, and in connection with his tannery operated a saddlery and general hardware business, taking in his sons as partners. He finally turned the tannery business over to his sons and became a farmer, locating about two miles south of Richmond, where he resided several years, and then selling that farm, he removed near to the city and located at what is now known as Linden Hill, within the city limits. There he lived practically retired until his death, which occurred Nov. 25, 1875, and his widow survived until Sept. 23, 1884. To him and wife were born twelve children: William, born Oct. 2, 1814, married Emma Pyle, June 29, 1837, and died March 29, 1855; Henry D., born Oct. 16, 1816, married Lavenia Pyle, Jan. I7, 1838, and died April 4, 1842; An- drew S., born Aug. 16, 1818, married Rebecca Boswell, Sept. 17, 1837, and is deceased; Stephen R. was the next in order of birth; Charles O., born May 22, 1822, for many years engaged in the leather business in Richmond, married Mary Thatcher May 22, I844, and now resides with his daughter, Mrs. Leroy Brown, at 43 South Fifteenth street, Richmond; John D., born July 26, 1824, was one of twins (the other dying in infancy), married Ruth Ann Shearon, Jan. 29, 1851, is deceased, and his widow resides in Rich- mond; Philemon F., born Sept. I6, 1826, was first married March I, 1848, to Mary Burr, who died, then to Henrietta M. McCulloch, Sept. 22, 1870, and he died Sept. 22, 1874; Mary Elizabeth, born Oct. 18, 1828, was married to George W. Barnes, Oct. I5, 1851, and died Oct. 28, 1862; Samuel B., born March 6, 1831, married Virginia Van Zant and died in 1872; Sarah Ann, born Aug. I9, 1833, married William P. Benton, Jan. 26, 1852, and died Feb. 23, 1861; and Daniel Platt, born Sept. 20, 1835, died Feb. I4, 1855. Stephen R. Wiggins was educated in a private school in Richmond, and after his school days were completed began life's work on the farm with his father, with whom he remained until he engaged in the general saddlery and hardware business with his brothers. He continued in this business, manufacturing harness, saddles, etc., for some years. He then brought about a dissolution of the part- nership. He and his oldest son continued the tannery business, BIOGRAPHICAL 75 which they operated under the firm name of Wiggins & Son, con- tinuing the business until about 1897, when they closed out the business. Mr. Wiggins lived practically retired from that time until his death, which occurred Jan. 16, 1900. His life was whole- some, and his friends and acquaintances have ever the remem- brance of a man of steadfast purpose, and one whose example was a good one to follow. On July 6, 1843, occurred his marriage to Miss Delitha Ann Hunnicutt, daughter of Joshua and Eliza (Chap- pell) Hunnicutt, natives of Petersburg, Va. They came to Spring- boro, Ohio, in 1828, and from there the family removed to Rich- mond, in 1839, the mother having died at Springboro. Mrs. Wig- gins was born in Dinwiddie county, Virginia, May 9, 1824, and she died Aug. 25, 1904. After being in Richmond four years she became the wife of our subject, and their married life was a happy one. To her and her husband were born five children: George Clar- ence, born May 1, 1844, died Jan. 28, 1852; Hugh R., born Oct. 26, 1846, was married Dec. 21, 1870, to Amanda Alexander, of which union two children were born—Hugh Alexander, Aug. 29, 1872 (deceased), and Edna, Sept. 29, 1877 (deceased). After the death of his first wife, Hugh R. married Mary Mendenhall, April 26, 1888, and he died Feb. 20, 1899. In early life he was a bookkeeper, and later he reorganized the tannery business, but conducted it only a short time. Juliet Eliza, born May 21, 1850, died April 30, 1881. She became the wife of Burton C. Mitchell, May 13, 1875, and they had one child, Max, born Aug. 15, 1877, and died Feb. 5, 1879. Flor- ence Pauline, born June 12, 1860, was married Jan. I3, 1875, to Frank O. Lodwick, who was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, in July, 1852, and died Nov. 19, 1885. Of this union was born a son, Guy W., May 17, 1876. He married Helen Challoner, Sept. Io, 1900, and resides in Kansas City, Mo. Grant, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Wiggins, was born July 29, 1863, and is a con- tractor in Richmond. In politics, Stephen R. Wiggins was first a Whig and later a Republican, and he served as city treasurer of Richmond for several terms in the early days, receiving but $75 per year as his salary. He also served as a member of the city council for a number of years. He was the chief instrument in the estab- lishment of the Richmond water works, was prominently con- nected with other public enterprises, and he served as a director of the Coffin Bank. During the Civil war he took a prominent part in raising money for the soldiers and their families, and he was a man to whom many came for counsel and advice. Charitable to an extreme degree, his deeds of kindness were not confined to any particular class, and by all he was recognized as a public-spir- ited citizen and a man who unselfishly devoted his energies and talents to the improvement of conditions and to the welfare of the community in general. Dr. William Wallace Zimmerman, prominent as a physician, and now serving his fourth term as mayor of the city of Richmond, was born in that city, Sept. 24, 1855. He is the son of William Fletcher and Nancy J. (Hook) Zimmerman, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Richmond, and their 76 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY marriage occurred in the last named place some time in the '40s. The father died in 1876, in Richmond, at the age of fifty-six years, and the mother passed away in 1878. The father was a saddle- maker by trade, and he was elected marshal and chief of police of Richmond, in which dual capacity he served continuously through- Out a period of twenty years. To him and his estimable wife there were born nine children—four sons and five daughters—but Dr. Zimmerman and two sisters are the only survivors, and the Doctor, who is the sixth in order of birth, is the only member of the family residing in Richmond. He enjoyed the educational advantages afforded by the Schools of that place, but his parents being poor he was obliged to rely upon his own resources at an early age, and all he has to-day is the result of his own talent and industry. When but sixteen years old he became the main reli– ance of the family in the matter of support and, by hard and assiduous employment, performed his duty faithfully. His first work was for Thomas Mason, who conducted a second-hand furni– ture store, and next he secured employment at Peterson & King's stove foundry. From that place he went to Bullerdick's wood- yard, where he hauled wood and coal with an ox team, and also sprinkled the streets of Richmond, as his employer, David Buller- dick, had that to do in connection with his wood and coal busi- ness. Severing his connection with this concern, the future mayor secured employment at Hutton’s coffin factory, where he remained for a period of fourteen years, engaged in the making of ends, caps, and coffin tops. While thus employed he decided to become a physician, his yearning in that direction doubtless being strength- ened by the fact that his brother, the late Dr. Charles A. Zimmer- man, of Fort Wayne, was engaged in the same profession. The greatest obstacle in the way of the realization of his ambition was the lack of money, but he was fortunate in being able to borrow some at about that time from George Sherman, without security, and was thus enabled to take a course in the Pulte Medical Col- lege at Cincinnati, Ohio, which institution he attended some three years and in which he graduated with the class of 1888. He then at once commenced the practice of his profession at Richmond, opening an office at Io South Seventh street, and continued at that place for Over six years. Upon making a change of location he moved just across the street from his present location, where he purchased and built up that corner. At the present time he has a fine office, with residence in connection, located at 46 North Seventh street, at the corner of North A street, and he enjoys a large practice. In the matter of politics Dr. Zimmerman is a Republican, and, in 1888, two weeks after he opened an office for the practice of medicine, a movement was started to make him coroner of Wayne county, and it resulted in his triumphant elec- tion to that position. Two years later he was re-elected. In 1892, and again in 1894, he was defeated in the primaries for the same position by Dr. Joseph M. Bulla, but in 1896 he was again elected, his opponent in the primaries then being the late Dr. Watts. While serving in the capacity of coroner he became a candidate for the BIOGRAPHICAL 77 office of mayor of Richmond and at the ensuing election was chosen to that position by a plurality of 700 votes, his opponents in the primaries being Roscoe Kirkman, Paul Graff and Thomas R. Jessup. As a candidate to succeed himself he was triumphant in the primaries Over Dr. Bulla, receiving a majority of 1,700 votes, and he was also elected for the next succeeding term, defeating Al- bert Ogborn at the primaries by a majority of about 700 votes. As a candidate for a fourth term he was pitted against Lee Nusbaum in the primaries and Dr. Schillinger at the election, and he was beaten by the latter by 238 votes. He was able to “come back,” however, and in the next municipal campaign received his party nomination in a contest with J. Bennett Gordon, of the “Evening Item”; Edward Harris, of the “Palladium”; and Samuel Morgan, a real estate man, and at the ensuing election was chosen over Pettis A. Reid by a majority of 1,015 votes. At the first and sec- Ond elections he was pitted against Judge Abbott and at the third election Reese Marlatt, both Democrats, and he was an easy win- ner. This remarkable political record is due to the fact that Dr. Zimmerman is a man of the people. In his opening address, when first elected mayor of Richmond, he spoke substantially as follows: “We want a new light plant, another railroad, interurban roads, water works, a government building, a new Pennsylvania depot, more engine houses, and good streets and alleys.” All of these have since been obtained, with the exception of the water works, and the mayor avers that that desideratum will be realized in due time, and as his present term of office will not expire until January, 1914, it is reasonable to expect that his word will be made good. Professionally, the Doctor responds to all calls for his services, attending upon the rich and poor, black and white, whether they have the money or not to pay him. He is quite a lover of horses and owns a fast pacer which he calls “Halley's Comet,” and which he thinks will develop into something very fast in time, as she can now step one-eighth of a mile at a two-minute gait. Dr. Zimmerman also owns and conducts the Cottage Livery Stable at Richmond, located just south of his office, on North Seventh street, and he keeps twelve good horses and does an extensive business in that line. Fraternally, he is identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, being a charter mem- ber of the local lodge, as he is also of the Eagles, and he is a mem- ber of the Druids, the Red Men, the Knights of Pythias, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Socially he has membership in the Entre Nous Club, the Commercial Club, the Young Men's Business Association, and also the German Maennerchoir Singing Society, although he can neither sing nor speak in German, his membership being desired on account of his prominence and his official position. On Sept. 24, 1876, Dr. Zimmerman was united in marriage to Miss Cyrena Dunham, and of this union there was born a daughter, Lona, who is the wife of William Huber, of Richmond. The Doctor also has an adopted son, William W., Jr. Dr. Zimmerman and his first wife separated several years ago and were divorced Jan. 1, 1911. On Jan. 8, 1911, he was married to 78 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Miss Viola Godwin, daughter of Rev. Alvin and Mary A. Godwin, of Richmond, Mrs. Zimmerman's father being a retired Methodist Episcopal minister. In concluding this brief biographical review it may be said of Dr. Zimmerman that he is a plain spoken man, and as one who knows him well has remarked, “He never goes up the alley or behind the people's backs, but meets all, face to face.” He does not smoke, drink, or chew, and he is a leader of the laboring class of Richmond. - William B. Barefoot, of Cambride City, was born in that city and is a son of S. R. and Barbara (Armstrong) Barefoot, both natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The father was a wagonmaker by trade, and upon coming to Wayne county, in 1858, followed that occupation for some time. He then bought and shipped horses to Philadelphia, and later established a carriage factory, which he conducted in Germantown for about three years. Disposing of his interest in this concern he sold the Adams Queen Washing Machines for a time, and then for four years was en- gaged in the hotel business. Retiring from that Occupation he was a salesman of monuments one year for J. J. McCarty, and then started the poultry business in partnership with A. W. Brad- bury, with whom he was associated for a short time. Upon the dissolution of this partnership Mr. Barefoot continued in business, handling poultry, butter and eggs, and was thus engaged until his death, which occurred March 25, 1890. His widow resides in Cambridge City. Of their union were born six children: Elam L., who is engaged in the wholesale produce business at Cowan, Ind., Earl C., in the cigar business at Cambridge City; May, the wife of J. C. Dodson; William B. is the subject of this sketch ; and Walter A. is deceased, as is also John H. William B. Barefoot was educated in the public schools of Cambridge City, and his early years were spent with his father, for whom he did the ship- ping in the wholesale produce business. Upon his father's death he succeeded to the business, and about 1897 purchased the busi- ness of A. W. Bradbury, consolidating the same with the original concern. He has about twenty buyers constantly employed in this territory and about twenty-five at Cowan, Ind., and the annual shipments amount to about $150,000. The business has increased wonderfully under the management of Mr. Barefoot and is the largest of its kind in Wayne county. Mr. Barefoot is a Republican in his political views and for two years served as a member of the common council of Cambridge City. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order and also of the Knights of Pythias. Adam H. Bartel, a prominent and successful merchant in the city of Richmond, is of that race of people whose courage and strength have so materially assisted in conquering the American wilderness, and have been instrumental in making it blossom into the most fertile part of the Western Hemisphere. He was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1850, a son of Clamor W. and Gertrude E. Bartel. These parents came to America in 1854, and after a few days’ stay at Cincinnati, came to Richmond with their six children—Henry, Catherine, Christopher, William, Adam and BIOGRAPHICAL 79 Anna. Soon after his arrival the father obtained work at the establishment of Gaar, Scott & Company, where he continued em- ployed about fifteen years. Later he purchased a farm north of the city, where he resided about ten years, after which he re- turned to Richmond and resided there until his death. He and his good wife were faithful and consistent members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church and did much to build up its mem- bership, particularly in the early history of the organization; the father serving as treasurer for many years. Our subject received his early education in the parochial school of St. Paul's Evangel- ical Lutheran church and the public schools of Richmond. He quit school in 1864, at the age of fourteen years, and lived with his uncle on a farm four miles north of the city. In 1865 he returned to Richmond and accepted a position with Emswiler & Crocker, wholesale and retail dealers in notions, toys, etc. After four years of Service as clerk in the store of this firm he was given a position on the road as traveling salesman, in which line of en- deavor he remained three years. He then resigned and accepted a position with George H. Knollenberg, in the retail drygoods busi- ness. He remained with Mr. Knollenberg four years and then, in partnership with Christopher F. Schaefer, purchased the wholesale and retail stock Of notions and fancy goods of A. E. Crocker & Company. The firm of Bartel & Schaefer was dissolved in 1880 and Mr. Bartel removed his stock to 2 IO Fort Wayne avenue, into a building known as the Van Arnam room. Five years later he built and occupied the three-story and basement building at the corner of Fort Wayne and Washington avenues, John M. Coate having in the meantime become associated with him. Here the business continued to grow rapidly and, desiring to add to the business, the manufacture of working men's clothing was begun. In 1892 a building, 40x II5, three floors and basement, was erected by the firm just opposite the Pennsylvania passenger station and the general stock of merchandise was removed to this building. A few years later it was found desirable to enlarge the manufac- turing department, and three additional lots, or seventy-eight feet front, just east of the original purchase, were added, so that now the business occupies a building II8 feet front by II5 feet deep, three floors and basement. And to this should be added the fac- tory established several years ago at Cambridge City, where em- ployment is given to about sixty people. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Bartel’s life has been a busy one, and from 1864 to the present time he has not seen a day without its work and responsibilities. He was married in 1875 to Miss Matilda Elizabeth Knollenberg, whose family has been prominently connected with the city of Richmond since 1848. Seven children were born of this union, four of whom are living—Bernhard C., Fred J., Gertrude M., and Florence E. As before stated, the parents of Mr. Bartel were Lutherans, and he was baptized and confirmed in the same faith. He is a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sunday school, and is trustee of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation. He is also treasurer of the Reid Memorial Hospital and a director of the Dickinson Trust Company. 3O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY William Baxter, deceased, for many years prominent among the temperance workers of Indiana, and one of Richmond's most vigorous and active citizens, was born in Appletreewick, York- shire, England, Feb. II, I824, and was compelled to make his own way in life from the time he was thirteen years old. As soon as he had grown to sufficient size he entered the employ of others and earned his livelihood in this way for a number of years. His first advancement was in the manufacture of worsted dress goods with one Joseph Keighley, for whom he ever after entertained the high- est appreciation as a friend. He was also in the tea business for a time before leaving the Mother Country, while he also spoke of having read law and of abandoning that profession. In the spring of 1848 he came to this country and, after coming as far West as Cincinnati, Ohio, visiting the principal cities and selling English- made goods by sample, returned to Philadelphia and engaged as a cashier and bookkeeper in a large drygoods house at $8 per week. Eight months later, having gained the esteem of his firm by forcible and close application to his duties, he was given an interest in the business. Then, year by year, that interest was increased until he became an equal partner and, in 1864, when he retired and came to Richmond, Ind., it was as the possessor of ample means. Buying of the late James E. Reeves, president of the First National Bank, the farm where he lived until his death, be expended as much as the original cost in improving the resi- dence and the land, and brought it up to a high state of cultiva- tion. His ambition was to make it a model farm. In 1875 he be- came interested in the Wayne Works, then called the Wayne Agricultural Works, and of which he was vice-president at the time of his death; and needing money in the business, two years before he died he sold the greater part of the farm where the Haynes addition to Richmond was afterward laid out. Mr. Bax- ter was a prominent figure in Richmond for many years, respected alike for his strength of character and wealth of mind. Being a finely educated gentleman and an indefatigable worker in what- ever cause he espoused or whatever business undertaking he was interested in, his strong personality became identified with it, and as a result he was widely known. Although he gave stanch sup- port to the men and measures of the Republican party, he never sought public office, for the emolument offered, but for the purpose of performing service in the cause in which he was interested. As the representative from Wayne county in the Indiana legislature, elected in 1872, he was the author of the “Baxter Law,” known far and wide as the “Indiana Temperance Law.” But although this law was very popular with the temperance element, and his election to the State Senate in 1874 was largely attributable to it, the law did not long endure. It was claimed by its opponents that it was practically a local option measure, in that it required an applicant for a liquor license to secure the signatures of a majority of the legal voters in his ward or precinct to his petition. It was further claimed that it was unconstitutional on some points less material, for instance on one providing for exemplary damages in BIOGRAPHICAL 8I the way of punishment, in addition to actual damages that might result from the sale of liquor. The local option feature was main- tained on the ground that the signatures of the majority were not secured to signify a willingness to have liquor sold in the pre- cinct, but to establish the fitness of the applicant to sell it, and the law was therefore enforced until repealed by the succeeding legislature. Mr. Baxter literally wore himself out. He would not give either his mind or his body rest so long as he could find any- thing to do. As he worked in the temperance cause, so he worked in his business. He would get up early and do his own feeding at the barn and other chores about the place before he went to the Office in the morning, and was known to come home after a nard day's work at his desk and cut grass and do other work on his lawn until IO o'clock at night. He hardly took time to eat, or rather ate so fast that he would snatch a ten minutes' nap and |be out at work again as soon as the others at the table. In his temperance work Mr. Baxter was not only a platform speaker, but gave advice and direction to the Woman's Temperance Union as well, being the first man that ever assisted them and the first sub- scriber to their reading room in Richmond. He was one of the starters of the temperance agitation and made his first speech in England when but sixteen years old, being a temperance worker from boyhood. He died at his spacious, home-like suburban resi- dence in West Richmond, Sept. 6, 1886, in the sixty-third year of his age, and the funeral was held at the Friends' Fifteenth Street Meeting House, his remains being interred in Earlham Cemetery. On Sunday, Sept. 19, 1886, the Baxter Memorial Meeting was held at an appointed hour at the Richmond Temperance Hall, which was crowded with a splendid audience. Isham Sedgwick presided and Reverend Gilchrist, Reverend Tobey and others occupied places upon the platform. Tributes were paid the deceased by Isham Sedgwick, Reverend Tobey, W. C. Starr, Prof. Cyrus W. Hodgin, John Keelor, John C. Hadley, Esther Dickinson, and Har- rison Ogborn. Mr. Baxter was first married in England to Miss Mary Wickett, by whom one child was born, which died in in- fancy, soon after the death of the wife and mother, in Philadel- phia, in the fall of 1848. On Dec. 3, 1856, he was again happily married to Miss Mary Barker, born Aug. 9, 1830, adopted daugh- ter of Hugh Moffitt, and she, with four daughters and one son, survives him, another son having died in infancy, in 1866, and the fourth child, Emily Jane, died Dec. 4, 1894. The children liv- ing are as follows: Sarah M., the widow of Edward B. Fletcher, of Richmond ; Mary Ellen, the wife of John G. Sutton, of Fort Madison, Iowa; Maria, who resides at home with her mother ; Lucy V., the wife of Percival B. Coffin, of Chicago, Ill. ; and Wil- liam H., of Ottumwa, Iowa. Emily Jane, Luck V., and William H. were born in Richmond, Ind., and the others, older, were born in Camden, N. Y., and all graduated at the Richmond High School. The widow and daughter Maria are now residing at their home, 44 South Eighteenth street, in Richmond, which has been their resi- dence since 1900. Sarah M. Fletcher, the eldest of the children, 82 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY has two daughters—Esther and Emily M.–all residents of Rich- mond, and Mary Ellen has one daughter, Helena. Lycurgus W. Beeson is rated among the enterprising men of affairs of Wayne county, and although still in the prime of a vigorous manhood, at that age when many men are but started on their successful business careers, has established a reputation in the industrial field and has accomplished a great deal in the lines of endeavor that have attracted his attention. He is a native son of Wayne county and was born in Washington township, Feb. 7, 1856, son of Marquis D. and Elizabeth Ellen (Harvey) Beeson. Marquis D. Beeson, the father, was also born in Wash- ington township, Oct. I8, 1829, in the log cabin days, and in this county has resided, an honored and respected citizen, throughout a long and useful career. He is a son of Benjamin Beeson, who was born in North Carolina. In early manhood Benjamin Beeson removed to Wayne county, Indiana, where he followed farming the remainder of his life. For many years he was one of the active men of Washington township and performed his share of the work in organizing and establishing schools and churches. He was social and genial, a good neighbor and kind friend, and a man of strong character and strict integrity, sagacious, prompt, and ambitious. He was a lifelong Democrat and assisted in further- ing the interests of that party in Wayne county. Marquis D. Beeson was reared a farmer, living on the homestead until he reached maturity, and assisted his father in clearing up and cul- tivating the farm. He followed agricultural pursuits throughout his active career and is now living retired after a life of exceeding usefulness. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Ellen Harvey, who was born in Washington township, March 20, 1834, and died Feb. 8, 1910. Of this union there were born four children, re- corded as follows: Lycurgus W. is he whose name initiates this review; Orum L. is living retired in the village of Milton; George Wellington is deceased, and Eva is the wife of Charles Ferguson, a farmer of Fayette county, Indiana. Lycurgus W. Beeson re- ceived his preliminary education in the district schools of Wash- ington township, and upon reaching manhood his father gave him. IOO acres of land in Fayette county, Indiana. He then actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in that county, where he con– tinued to reside until 1894. He then returned to Washington township, where he continued to farm for two years and then removed to the village of Milton, where he later served in the capacity of township trustee for four years. He served five years as township assessor before being elected to the position of trus- tee. In 1903 he assisted in the organization of the Farmers' Bank at Milton, with the following officers: President, Andrew J. Hart; cashier and secretary, Lycurgus W. Beeson; board of directors— A. J. Hart, Cyrus O. Hurst, M. D. Doddridge, James C. Mount, and Lycurgus W. Beeson. In 191o Mr. Beeson became president of the bank. This institution is capitalized for $25,000, does a general banking business, and under the administration of Mr. Bee- son has achieved a notable success and has had a substantial BIOGRAPHICAL 83 growth. On Sept. 29, 1880, Mr. Beeson was wedded to Miss Ida Ferguson, daughter of Leland and Mary (Lewis) Ferguson, of Washington township, and of this union there was born a son, Robert L., who is a farmer by Occupation. Mrs. Beeson died Aug. 20, 1899, and On July 30, 1902, Mr. Beeson was married to Miss Emma Hart, daughter of Andrew Jackson and Sarah (Cassady) Hart, of Milton, Ind. - Robert L. Beeson, a practical farmer of Washington town- ship, was born in Posey township, Fayette county, Indiana, Aug. 4, 1881. He is the only son of Lycurgus W. and Ida (Ferguson) Beeson, who are given extended mention on another page of this work, in a sketch devoted to the father. Robert L. Beeson re- ceived his educational training in the district schools of Wash- ington township and at the high school in Milton. From the time he completed his schooling until he attained his majority he worked with his father on the farm. Soon thereafter it was his good fortune to become the owner of eighty acres of land as a gift from his father. He has made extensive improvements on the farm and employs modern means and methods in tilling the soil. Through his own efforts, assisted in every possible way by his good wife, he has established a pleasant home for himself and his family and holds the esteem and respect of his neighbors. He devotes considerable attention to the raising of hogs. In the mat- ter of politics Mr. Beeson is a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, but in local matters is decidedly independent. On Dec. 3, I902, he was happily married to Miss Mary J. Brown, daughter of Martin V. and Mary J. (Mack) Brown, and three children have been born to this union—Ruth, Louise, and Marquis Leland. Charles H. Bentlage, who is descended from sturdy German Stock and is a prominent and prosperous merchant of the city of Richmond, was born in that city, June 18, 1876. His parents were Henry C. and Couridina (Weeghman) Bentlage, both natives of Germany, where they were married, and they came to this coun- try soon after that event. The mother died in 1886, and the father in 1892. Their first location, after arriving in this country, was in the city of Richmond, which became their permanent home, and it was there that they spent the residue of their lives. They were considered excellent people in their neighborhood, and to make their acquaintance was synonymous to making new friends. When they died they had the respect of the entire community and their loss was greatly felt by all who had the privilege of their companionship. The father was a brick manufacturer by Occupa- tion, and both were zealous members of the German Lutheran church. To them were born ten children : Louise, who is the bookkeeper at the Boston Store in Richmond, and who acted as the mother of the younger children after the death of the parents; Emma, the wife of Frank Wilson; Henry C.; Rose, the wife of Taylor Reynolds; Charles H., who is the subject of this sketch ; William H., and Harry C., all of whom reside in Richmond; and three others died in infancy. Charles H. Bentlage is the fifth in order of birth of the living children and was educated in the 84 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY public schools of Richmond. Quitting school at the early age of twelve years, he began his independent career as a clerk in the grocery store of John F. Bartel, with whom he remained nine years. He then purchased the establishment of his employer, con- tinuing at the same location until the fall of 1905, when he erected a business building directly across the street, and there has since continuously been engaged as a dealer in staple and fancy grocer- ies, notions, flour and feed. The building is 24x80, and the busi- ness transacted annually amounts to $20,000. The grocery is kept in a perfect sanitary condition, everything being kept in neat and tidy order, and it is universally conceded to be one of the best and cleanest establishments on the South Side. Mr. Bentlage is a member of the First English Lutheran Church, of Richmond, and is also a member of the Young Men's Business Club. On Oct. 5, 1905, Mr. Bentlage was united in marriage to Miss Maud G. Glines, daughter of the late James Glines, at one time a promi- nent retail merchant of Indianapolis, Ind. He died in Logansport, Ind., in 1885, and his wife died in Worcester, Mass., in 1900. Mrs. Bentlage was born and educated in Logansport. To Mr. and Mrs. Bentlage have been born twin daughters—Grace and Louise— born Oct. I2, 1906. Reuben Bertsch, Jr., one of the intelligent and capable agri- culturists of Jackson township, was born on the old homestead north of East Germantown, Sept. I6, 1863, son of Reuben and Susan (Jacoby) Bertsch, the father a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of Ohio. They were married in Butler county, Ohio, from whence they came to Germantown. These parents are given extended mention on another page, in the sketch of another son, Edwin T. Bertsch. Reuben Bertsch took advantage of the edu- cational opportunities afforded by the district schools of Jackson and Harrison townships and lived with his parents until he had attained his majority. For fifteen months thereafter he worked as an employe on his father's farm, and in 1887, having accumu- lated a sufficient sum from his earnings, began farming the place where he now resides, working the farm on shares for ten years. In 1896 he purchased the farm, which consists of III acres, upon which he has made substantial improvements and is now suc- cessfully engaged in general farming. His success can in large measure be attributed to his habits of thrift and industry, and is the direct result of his own efforts, the only assistance he has received being the help and inspiration of his good wife. Although Mr. Bertsch gives unbiased support to the men and measures of the Democratic party, he has never been an aspirant for official honors. On Dec. I, 1886, he was happily married to Miss Emma Bell Gipe, daughter of Wesley and Barbara E. (Shafer) Gipe, of East Germantown, and they became the parents of four children, of whom the following brief record is given : Ruth May, the eld- est, is the widow of Martin Myers, who died Jan. 31, 1908, leaving one child, Raymond Luther, and the widow resides with her par- ents; Mary B. is the wife of Parry Sorber, of Washington town- ship ; and Luther W. and Naomi F. reside with their parents. BIOGRAPHICAL 85 Wesley Gipe was a native of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Gipe of In- diana. They were married in Germantown and reared a family of four children: Emma Bell, born Jan. 6, 1864, is the wife of the subject of this review ; \\ illiam Willard, born Jan. I-4, 1866, married Ida Oldaker and resides in Germantown, and they have two children—Grace Barbara and Blanche E.; George Franklin, born Oct. Io, 1869, married Nettie Riggle and resides in German- town, and they have one child, Hazel C.; and Park Robert, born Feb. 18, 1871, married Edna Neff and resides in Germantown, and they have one child, Louise. Irwin Burnett Arnold, who has achieved distinction in various walks of life and at the present time is the Secretary and treasurer of the Campfield Raggle Block Company, of Richmond, Ind., was born at Galena, Delaware county, Ohio, May 6, 1844, a son of Victor and Ann Maria (Condit) Arnold. The most remote an- cestor of the Arnolds, of which there is any account that can be traced with certainty, was Arnold of Brescia, who in the Twelfth century became a disciple of Abelard. This was many years before the Reformation. He was one of the heretics of his day and Op- posed bitterly the temporal power of the Pope and the clergy. Arnold was arrested, delivered to Pope Adrian IV, condemned to death, hanged, his body burned and the ashes thrown into the Tiber. Others of the family went to Holland and some time there- after crossed the channel to England. Of this family was Jacob, who left England and joined the Colonists of the New Haven and Providence Plantations, about 1665. Jacob had three sons—Jacob, Stephen, and Samuel. Of the first two named, one emigrated across the Hudson and settled in New York, and the other remained in Connecticut, where, and also in Rhode Island, some of his descendants still reside. Stephen was born in 1695, and with his wife, Rachel, who was born in 1700, moved from Connecticut and located at Morris Town, N. J., in 1729. Samuel, Son of Stephen and Rachel Arnold, was born Nov. 5, 1727, and was married to Phoebe Ford in 1748. They located in what became known as Washington Valley, where six children were born to them—Jacob, John, Hannah, Samuel, Phoebe, and Anna. Jacob Arnold was born Dec. I4, 1749, and on the breaking out of the Revolution entered with spirit into the contest for the cause of freedom. He became captain of a light-horse company and was frequently detailed as escort to Governor Livingston and his privy council in the jour- neys they were forced to make from place to place, as the approach of the enemy compelled retreat to safer quarters. In January, 1777, after the battles of Trenton and Princeton, General Washington led his army to Morristown for winter quarters. His own head- quarters were at what was sometimes called “Freeman's Tavern,” and at others, “Arnold's Tavern.” Captain Arnold was its pro- prietor and Washington was his guest from early in January until in June. Capt. Jacob Arnold received an honorable discharge from service at the close of the war from General Washington, and was afterward, in 1793, made lieutenant of the Province of New Jersey. Previous to this, in 1783, he was elected high sheriff of Morris 86 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY county and served three successive terms. In 1771 he was mar- ried to Elizabeth Tuttle and by her had nine children—Hannah, Samuel, Sarah, Gertrude, Jacob, Abraham, Jacob (second), Charles, and Eliza Maria. His wife died, and in 1807 he married Sarah H. Nixon, by whom he had seven children. Charles Aronlø, son of Jacob and Elizabeth, was born Sept. 29, 1788. He married Elizabeth Wolf, who was born Aug. 20, 1788, daughter of Thomas Wolf, and in the year 1818 they migrated with their small family to the then wilderness of Licking county, Ohio. The box of the wagon in which they traveled was made their home until a cabin could be built. With good health, but with no capital other than his hands with which to gain a living for himself and family, he entered upon the hardships and privations of a pioneer's life, under which the feeble constitution of his wife sank until she died, April 2, 1823, leaving behind eight children, the youngest but fifteen months old. These children were Jane H., Abram B., Margaret, Charles, Stephen, Jacob, Harriet, and Victor. With untiring energy and industry, Mr. Arnold was enabled to provide for his family and keep them together after the death of his wife, and, in 1824, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Farber. He died at his home in Galena, Delaware county, Ohio, May 24, 1851. Victor, the youngest son of Charles Arnold, was born in Lima township, Licking county, Ohio, Dec. I4, 1821. While his mother died in consequence of a weak constitution and from hardships and priva- tions incident to a pioneer life in the wilderness of Ohio, and left him motherless at the age of fifteen months, he became a strong, healthy, and hearty man, not large, but very wiry and the athlete of the neighborhood. In 1840 he began to learn the tanner's trade with his brother, Stephen, at Galena, Ohio, and three years later purchased the establishment and began business for himself. On April II, 1843, he married Ann Maria, oldest child of Wickliff Con- dit, of Jersey, Licking county, Ohio. The village of Galena was seventeen miles from Jersey. They were married in the morning, the same day hauled their household goods from Jersey to Galena, and that night began housekeeping and slept in their own home. He was a man of great energy, uncommon perseverance, and in- domitable determination. Few obstacles were too great for him to surmount. His integrity was beyond question, and by those who knew him his word was implicitly taken. While possessed of a jovial disposition he was devotedly religious and was for the greater part of his life a deacon or elder in the Presbyterian church. Towards the close of the Civil war he sold his property in Galena and purchased a farm near Champaign, Ill., where he lived until he was accidentally drowned in the Sangamon river, Nov. 23, 1900. Irwin B. Arnold is the oldest child of his parents. Being not of a bad disposition and very inquisitive, he attracted much attention and became what is known as precocious. He learned to read when very young and in his school days was uniformly at the head of his classes. As a boy he liked to gather black walnuts, but the bugbear was to get the shucks off. When twelve years old, after giving the matter some thought, he made a machine for the BIOGRAPHICAL * 87 purpose. It was so constructed that if one boy turned a crank the machine would take off the shucks as fast as another boy could throw them into the hopper with an Ordinary shovel. He also made a turning lathe which was run in a similar manner, and, being a natural mechanic, many years later, when engaged in the sugar business, he invented some excellent appliances which are used in the business to-day. On Aug. 6, 1862, when just past eighteen years of age, he enlisted in Capt. J. H. Kimball's Com- pany G of the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Camp Delaware, Ohio, Aug. 19 and 22, 1862, to serve for three years. It was consolidated into a battalion of five companies, Nov. 18, 1864. Its first service was in Kentucky, occasioned by the Kirby Smith raid, but in November it was sent to Mississippi, where it took part in the first attack on Vicksburg at Chickasaw Bluffs. On Jan. IO it landed near Arkansas Post and took an active part in the attack upon that fort on the subsequent day. It returned to Young's Point, La., accom- panied the army in its flanking movement to the rear of Vicksburg, and took part in the operations and siege of that city until its Sur- render. It then marched to Jackson, Miss., and took part in the siege of that place up to its evacuation; then marched to Bryan's Station and Dry Creek, and thence to Vicksburg. It then moved to Louisiana and in the desperate fight at Grand Coteau lost nine killed, thirty-three wounded, and sixty-eight taken prisoners, among the last mentioned being Mr. Arnold. He remained a prisoner of war a little more than seven weeks, until Dec. 25, 1863, when he was exchanged, rejoined his regiment, and participated with it in the battle of Sabine Cross-roads, and in that terrible and ever memorable retreat to the Mississippi river it was fighting and skirmishing most of the way. It formed part of the forces in the siege and capture of Fort Gaines, then moved to the rear of Fort Morgan and engaged in the siege of that fort until it fell. It was engaged in the operations around Mobile, taking part in the siege of Spanish Fort until its evacuation and in the capture of the city. The regiment was mustered out, July 7, 1865. Mr. Arnold was in every battle in which the regiment was engaged, and during his term of service was selected for many places of trust and re- sponsibility, particularly for one so young. He was twice pro- moted for merit and much of the time was acting orderly sergeant. Soon after the regiment was mustered into service he was selected by Colonel Vance for his orderly and continued in that capacity until the Colonel was given command of the brigade. Though not directly his duty, except under orders, he kept the books of the company and made the muster and pay-rolls during the greater part of the term of service, even to the one on which the regiment was paid and finally discharged. Soon after his return from the army Mr. Arnold went to Delaware, Ohio, to complete a college course, three years of his most valuable time having been spent in the service of his country. He chose the Ohio Wesleyan Univer- sity in which to complete his education, but his hopes were not to be realized. The sudden change could not be endured, and 88 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY after a few weeks he was taken with fever and went home to return to school no more. In October, 1865, he and his brother, Grant P., purchased the boot and shoe stock and business of their father, in Galena, Ohio, and began business on their own account. Mr. Arnold was then twenty-one years old and his brother was nineteen. They continued in Galena until the fol- lowing June, when they sought a wider field and went with their stock of goods to Champaign, Ill., where they opened a store and manufacturing establishment. Grant P. died in 1874, and there- after, until 1887, Mr. Arnold continued the business alone. For some time previous to 1886 he had been a contributor to the trade journals, not only on the theory and practice of running a retail store, but on the mechanical construction of patterns and shapes of lasts, in which he was an expert. At the meeting of the shoe dealers in Boston, Mr. Arnold was elected temporary chairman, and when organized he was elected president. At the next an- nual meeting, in Philadelphia, Pa., he was succeeded by J. K. Brown, of Worcester, Mass. At this meeting Mr. Arnold was appointed a member of a committee to formulate and promulgate a system of last measurements which should be regarded as stand- ard throughout the United States. He visited the leading shoe manufacturers in the country, from Chicago to Auburn, Me., and the system of measurement which was perfected largely through his efforts has been in general use since 1890. In 1885 he was elected vice-president and manager of a company formed at Cham- paign, Ill., for the manufacture of Sugar on a large scale, but owing to the unfavorable climate the venture was not a success. Soon after the suspension of the sugar company Mr. Arnold was elected president of the Champaign Manufacturing Company, but after conducting the business for some time sold his interest to his partners and confined his attention more closely to his shoe business, until 1887, when he disposed of that business entirely. He then engaged in the wholesale rubber business at Bloomington, Ill., and one year later removed to Indianapolis, where, in com- pany with his brother, he conducted a wholesale rubber business two years, at the end of which time the business was turned over to the American Rubber Company. At the beginning of the Spanish-American war Mr. Arnold offered his services to his country and was duly commissioned and began service in the transportation department. In May, 1899, he was sent to Manila, where he remained until the following December and then returned to the United States via the Pacific Ocean, proceeding from San Francisco to Washington, where he settled his accounts and was discharged. At the present time, as before stated, he is the secre- tary and treasurer of the Campfield Raggle Block Company, in the city of Richmond. In his political views he is allied with the Democratic party, and although he takes great interest in the elec- tions and campaigns, has little leisure, because of the pressure of his business affairs, to devote to politics. While residing in Champaign, Ill., about 1885, he was nominated by his party, de- spite his desire to have some other man named, for mayor of that BIOGRAPHICAL 89 city, and although the city was strongly Republican, was defeated by the narrow margin of fifteen votes. In religious matters, as in all others, Mr. Arnold is an independent thinker, and while in Manila put his ideas into an historical novel, which was published some time after his return to the United States. The novel is entitled “The Heretic,” and in it the author presents, in incident and example, the rigid type of religion which pervaded the United States to a great extent soon after the close of the American Revolution. He shows the hopes, fears, delusions and illusions of fanatical religious belief, the heart-aches, trials, and disappoint- ments which came, and come frequently to-day, where love is defeated, happiness is turned to bitterness and high hopes are blasted, because of credulity and unreasoning faith in a cruel, un- Christlike religion. “The Heretic” gained a great reputation, con- sidering that a comparatively few volumes gained circulation, the remainder of the edition being consumed in a disastrous fire that destroyed the publishing house where they were issued. Mr. Arnold has three other manuscripts which he is contemplating having published. Two of them are political novels, describing conditions of several years ago, but applying with equal force to conditions to-day, and the third is devoted to domestic and family relations. Mr. Arnold has been married three times. On Nov. I2, 1866, he was happily married at Alexandria, Ohio, to Miss Vic- toria Shaw, and of this union there are two children: Gertrude, who is the wife of Edwin M. Campfield, of Richmond, Ind., and Edna V., wife of G. P. Lumsden, of New York City. The first wife died in 1873, and after being a widower a year and a half Mr. Arnold married Mrs. Amelia Avery, at Cold Spring, N. Y., and of this union there are two children: Abbie Louise, who is the wife of Wade N. Hampton, a merchant at Rogersville, Tenn., and Alice B., who is the wife of Rollin E. Baker, of Lima, Ohio. The second wife died from the effects of a surgical operation in the hospital at Findlay, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1908, and later Mr. Arnold mar- ried Mrs. Lissie M. Strother, of Findlay, Ohio. Adolph W. Blickwedel, who is one of the representative busi- ness men of his adopted county, is the owner of considerable prop- erty in the city of Richmond, and there is engaged in the grocery and produce business, in which his operations have been attended with distinctive success. Mr. Blickwedel was born in the province of Saxony, Germany, April 3, 1861, and is a son of Frederick J. and Mary (Schultz) Blickwedel, both of whom were natives of the same place. The father received such educational advantages as were afforded in the schools of the Fatherland. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, in which he became a skilled artisan, and continued in the work of his trade throughout his active career. He became a man of in- fluence in the community in which he lived, where he manifested deep interest in public affairs, being endowed with fine mentality and well fortified in his convictions. He and his wife both died in Germany. They became the parents of two sons and two daugh- ters, all but one of whom are living and established in homes of 90 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY their own. Mrs. Sophia Wilkie is a widow and resides in Ger- many; Mrs. William Neiwert is a resident of Richmond, Ind., and Frederick G. died in Richmond, May 24, 1908. He was a member of the police force of that city from 1895 to 1899, a period of four years. Adolph W. Blickwedel, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared under the influences of the environment sur- rounding his home in Germany, where his preliminary educational discipline was secured in the excellent schools of that country. During his boyhood and youth he contributed his quota to the work of the home, learning the trade of cabinet-maker, and con- tinued to be associated with that line of endeavor until 1882, when he migrated to America. His sister—Mrs. Neiwert—and his brother, Frederick G., came the following year, and they all came direct to Richmond. Adolph W. arrived in this place Feb. 21, 1882, and started his career here as a cabinet-maker, working for Hines & Spencer. He continued in their employ for a period of six years, and then for three and one-half years was engaged in Swayne's church furniture establishment in Richmond, after which for two months he was employed by the Panhandle railway, re- pairing cars in the shops at Richmond. While working for the railroad company, April 29, 1891, he was the victim of a serious accident, the cars backing on him while he was engaged in re- pairing them, and as a result his right arm was smashed at the elbow. The doctors suggested amputating the arm, but Mr. Blick- wedel refused emphatically to have the operation performed, and recovered, maimed to a considerable extent, but retaining the use of his right hand. After recovering from his injury, on Jan. 9, I892, he embarked in the grocery business, at the same place he now occupies, and has since continued so engaged, and has be- come known as a progressive and reliable business man. He owns the property on South F street, from South Eighth to South Seventh streets, has erected the buildings thereon, and owns a fine residence at the corner of South Eighth and South F streets, besides some valuable property in the Belleview Park addition. This part of Richmond (the South Side) is the German section of the city, and Mr. Blickwedel is one of the leading men of that nationality, being a hustler at all times and striving for the ad- vancement of the city. He is the secretary of the Minck Brewing Company, of Richmond, president of the South Side Improvement Association, president of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Asso- ciation, and treasurer of the German Maennerchor Society. He was one of the organizers of the South Side Improvement Asso- ciation and has been its president for the past seven years. It was organized in 1899. Mr. Blickwedel is also a member of the Young Men's Business Club of Richmond. He takes a lively inter- est in public affairs of a local nature, and while he has never desired public office of any order is a staunch advocate and sup- porter of the cause of the Democratic party. He represented the Fourth ward of Richmond in the city council from 1896 to 1900 and again from 1904 to 1906. He and his wife are valued and active members of St. John's Lutheran church in the city of Rich- BIOGRAPHICAL 9I mond, and he is also a member of St. John's Benevolent Society. In 1906 he made a visit to the country of his birth, being absent three months and eleven days, during which time he visited the scenes of his youth and enjoyed the hospitality of old friends and relatives in the Fatherland. On Feb. 21, 1884, Mr. Blickwedel was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Wieharke, a native of Rich- mond. This lady died May 30, 1889, leaving two children: Frieda M., who resides at the parental home, and Hilda M., who is the wife of Walter Duning. On April 29, 1890, Mr. Blickwedel was married to Mrs. Anna Rankoph, of Richmond, who was born and educated in that city. By a former marriage Mrs. Blickwedel is the mother of a daughter, who is the wife of Frank Kehbring, of Richmond. The Blickwedel home is pleasantly located at 600 South Eighth Street, and the store is at 719 South F street. Wilbern Kinley Bradbury, an influential man of affairs of the city of Richmond, is a native of this county, having been born Sept. I 3, 1849, in the same house in which his father was born, in the village of Jacksonburg, a son of William Hervey and Jane (Kinley) Bradbury, both of whom were also born in Wayne county. He received his preliminary education in the public schools and closed his student's career at Hadley’s Academy, which was a flourishing private school, conducted by Hiram Hadley, in those days. After leaving school Mr. Bradbury held a clerical position in the postoffice at Richmond until 1870, when he resigned to join his father in the insurance and real estate business. In the spring of 1873 he went to Indianapolis, where he was engaged in the real estate business for nearly three years. Returning to Richmond in 1875, he rejoined his father in the firm of William H. Bradbury & Son, in which he still continues. He gradually grew into the business and took the responsibilties off his father’s hands. In April, IOIO, Jesse A. Bailey was admitted as a partner in the business, but it is still operated under the old name of William H. Bradbury & Son. Mr. Bradbury is the superintendent and treasurer of Earlham Cemetery, and is also president of the library committee of the Morrisson-Reeves Library at Richmond, having been president of the committee since Dec. 21, 1896. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Richmond. On June 27, 1877, he was married to Miss Lizzie A. Lupton, daughter of Joseph Abijah and Elizabeth (Hampton) Lupton, and of this happy union three children have been born : Anna, Clifford C., and Robert L., the last named of whom died March 17, 1907. William Hervey Bradbury, whose immediate ancestors were pillars of strength in the upbuilding of the moral and intellectual welfare of this community, and whose own life has been one of devotion to his country and community, was born in Jacksonburg, Wayne county, Oct. 23, 1825. His present home is in the city of Richmond, where he has resided for the past forty-eight years, and where until recently he assisted in the conduct of a prosper- ous insurance and real estate business. He belongs to a pioneer family, his ancestors having come to Wayne county in the early part of the last century. His grandfather, David Bradbury, was 92 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY born near Elizabethtown, N. J., and after the war of the Revolu- tion, in which as a youth he took part, married Susanna Craig, of his native town, in 1782. He engaged in farming a few years, in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, locating in Warren county, Ohio, in 1797, and in 1804 removing to Butler county, in the same State, where he lived a number of years, and finally coming to Wayne county, Indiana, where he died on his farm, near Green's Fork, in 1824. Abner Marshall Bradbury, the fourth son of David and Susanna, was born in 1798, on his father's War- ren county (Ohio) farm, on which the Shaker town, Union Vil- lage, was afterward located. His youth was spent on the Butler county (Ohio) farm, and he attended school in a log school-house, one and one-half miles distant, where a three-months’ term was held each winter. In 1815 his father purchased a quarter-section of land on Morgan's Creek, in Wayne county, Indiana, on which he constructed a fulling mill, with the purpose in view of estab- lishing some of his sons in business. Here, for three years, Abner worked with two of his brothers during the fulling season, return- ing to his home each spring for the summer’s work. This land and mill, together with other possessions of the father in Ohio, were sold in 1818, and an effort was made to settle the family on a large tract of land near Terre Haute. This proved a most unfor- tunate venture. After enduring many hardships and the loss of mother, two sisters and a sister-in-law, the family abandoned the enterprise and returned, much impoverished, some of them to But- 1er county, Ohio, and some to Wayne county, Indiana. Thrown upon his own resources, Abner found employment at various pur- suits, beginning as clerk in a drygoods store in Richmond, Ind., in the summer of 1819, and ending with a short term of service as deputy sheriff of Wayne county. In 1821 he purchased a tannery, which his brother Josiah had previously established at Jackson- burg. This he conducted for a number of years, afterward en- gaging in merchandising and farming, until On account of ad- vanced age and ill health he retired, in 1869. He sold his farm and moved to Cambridge City, where he remained until he died, in 1885. He took an active interest in public affairs, supporting first the Whig and afterward the Republican party. He served three terms in the State legislature, two of which were as a mem- ber of the State Senate, and for three years served as associate judge under the old regime. In 1848 he was a delegate to the Whig National Convention that nominated Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, held at Philadelphia, Pa. In March, 1821, he was married to Miss Mary Boyd, daughter of Rev. Samuel Boyd, and with her lived happily for more than sixty-four years. She survived him and passed away in 1890. They became the parents of a large family, seven sons and five daughters reaching maturity. Of these, the eldest son is William H. Bradbury, the subject of this review; James died on his farm in Henry county, Indiana; Samuel B. resided at Van Wert, Ohio, and is now deceased ; Daniel M. is a retired lawyer at Indianapolis, Ind. ; Robert B. resides in Muncie, Ind. ; Albert W. lives in Cambridge City; Alli- BIOGRAPHICAL 93 son B., a physician, of Muncie, Ind., was killed there a number of years ago while crossing a railroad; Caroline married James Russell and died at Anderson, Ind. ; Isabella married James Lee- son and died some years ago from injuries received in a runaway accident; Elizabeth is the widow of Isaac Harned and resides in Richmond; Martha married Josephus Mundell, whom she sur- vives, now living at Cambridge City, Ind. ; and Emma resides in Indianapolis, Ind. William H. Bradbury was reared in and near his native village, working upon the farm and attending school in the neighborhood of his home. He began business for himself when twenty-one years old, at the old Jacksonburg tannery, which he continued to operate until the spring of 1857, when he sold the tannery and removed with his family to Kansas, locating near Topeka, where he engaged in farming for One year. He then returned to Jacksonburg, and afterward engaged in merchandis- ing at New Lisbon, in Henry county, Indiana, for two years. He then removed to Dublin, Wayne county, for the purpose of giving his sons better school privileges, and there engaged in the harness business. In 1863 he came to Richmond, where he served as deputy provost-marshal until the end of the Civil war. For a time he conducted a bakery, which he later sold to D. K. Zeller, and in 1867 purchased from John L. Thompson his interest in the in- surance and real estate agency of Thompson & McMeans. The firm name was changed to Bradbury & McMeans and so remained until Mr. McMeans withdrew from the business and removed to Nebraska. On Jan. I, 1871, Mr. Bradbury took his son, Wilbern Kinley Bradbury, into partnership, and the style of the firm then became William H. Bradbury & Son, by which name it is still known, and it is the oldest firm in that line of business in the city of Richmond. Mr. Bradbury and his son have handled much of the best real estate in Richmond, and have also always done a large insurance business. For many years Mr. Bradbury gave the greater part of his time and attention to the management of various trusts, having been administrator, executor, guardian, trus- tee, or receiver in a large number of cases. He has had as many as forty trusts to look after at one time, and all of these he handled with fidelity and skill. He was superintendent of the beautiful Earlham Cemetery and also its treasurer for twenty-five years, and continued in active business 11ntil Oct. 23, 1909, when, at the age of eighty-four years, failing health and advanced age caused him to retire. He resigned as superintendent and treasurer of Earl- ham Cemetery, Jan. 3, 1910, and was succeeded by his son, \V. K. Bradbury. The following, taken from the record book of the directors of the cemetery, was adopted by the directors upon Mr. Bradbury's retirement: “On Jan. 3, a committee was ap- pointed to prepare a resolution on the services rendered by Mr. Wm. H. Bradbury, whose letter of resignation as treasurer and superintendent of the Cemetery Association was read and reluc- tantly accepted. This committee accordingly presents the follow- ing: Mr. W. H. Bradbury was elected a director of the Cemetery Association in January, 1882. In March, 1885, he was elected to 94 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the office of treasurer and superintendent, which position he has filled until his resignation, Jan. 3, 1910. At the time of his elec- tion to the directorate, Earlham Cemetery consisted of ten acres, on which there was a debt of $1,400. Forty-three acres were pur- chased from Earlham College in 1883, on which, in March, 1885, the Cemetery Association owed $7,600, in addition to the above indebtedness of $1,400 on the original ten acres. In 1904 an addi- tional tract of I34 acres, known as the ‘Buhl Farm,’ was pur- chased, and in 1909 the John C. Smith farm of fifty acres was bought. In twenty-eight years, during the incumbency of Mr. W. H. Bradbury, the area of Earlham Cemetery has increased from ten acres to 237 acres. In 1882, the association was carrying a debt of $1,400. In 1909, after making above purchases, there was a balance in the treasury of $10,000. The details of the man- agement being left largely to Mr. Bradbury, it is felt that to him belongs the principal credit for the success of the cemetery. He has always been indefatigable and conscientious in his duties, conservative in his judgment, and courteous in his dealings with the public. The Board deeply regrets that his health necessitated his retirement from the office of treasurer and superintendent, a position he has so faithfully and honorably filled. The results of his work will stand as a lasting testimonial to his elevated serv- ices, and the board trusts that many years may yet be added to a life so worthy of example. Jonathan W. Newman and Howard A. Dill, Committee.” In politics, Mr. Bradbury is a member of the Republican party and is faithful to the tenets of that party's plat- forms, but was never a politician. He was several times elected by the city council as a member of the Board of Education, in which position he rendered good service, taking deep interest in the improvement of the schools, and five of the buildings now in use were erected while he was a member of the board. On Aug. 30, 1846, he was married to Miss Jane Kinley, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Reece) Kinley, also pioneers who belonged to the reli- gious Society of Friends and had a large circle of relatives in Eastern Indiana, including the Hoover, Julian, Ratliff, and others of the old families. Mrs. Bradbury was born on her father's farm, between Centerville and Jacksonburg, Wayne county, Nov. I5, 1826, and died in Richmond, Ind., April 6, 1880. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury, the youngest of whom, Abner Marshall, died in childhood, and the others are Clarence Edward and Wilbern Kinley. Clarence Edward was born Oct. 24, 1847, and was married in 1867 to Nancy J. McWhinney, who is deceased. He is the manager of the Richmond Monument Com- pany, located on North Eighth street, and resides with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Laurence A. Handley, at 15 North Twenty-first street. The father resides with Wilbern K. Bradbury, the other son, at 3O8 North Fourteenth street. - Howard Campbell, who is prominent in manufacturing cir- cles as the president and general manager of Gaar, Scott & Com- pany, manufacturers of threshing machinery at Richmond, has gained a position of independence through his own well directed BIOGRAPHICAL - 95 efforts, and has been identified with that manufacturing establish- ment since his boyhood days. And throughout all the years of his active career his success has been cumulative and his prosperity is well merited. He is the son of Thomas Campbell, who is given more extended mention on another page of this volume. The Son was born in the city of Richmond, Ind., April 5, 1852. He secured his rudimentary education in the public Schools of his native city and finished his studies at Earlham College. As a lad he worked in the factory during his school vacations, and, commencing at the bottom, worked his way up to his present position, Serving suc- cessively as foreman, assistant Superintendent, treasurer and gen- eral manager, superintendent for several years, and, since Jan. I, 1901, has occupied the position of president and general manager. In all of these positions of trust and responsibility he has labored indefatigably, and it is largely due to his energy and good man- agement that he has placed the concern over which he presides at the head of the manufacturing establishments of the city of Richmond. He is also prominently identified with Other finan- cial interests, having served as vice-president of the Dickinson Trust Company since its reorganization, and is also a director in the Second National Bank of Richmond. For twenty years he served as vice-president of the Wayne Works in his native city, his incumbency of that position continuing until 1909, and at the present time he is a member of the executive board of that con- cern. He is vice-president of the Nicholson Printing and Manu- facturing Company, and also a director of the Jones Hardware Company. In politics, although nominally a Republican, he main- tains an independent attitude. His company sells its goods around the world, having three branch houses in Canada, one in Buenos Ayres, one in Odessa and one in the Philippines, besides numer- ous agencies, and he very aptly says: “What this country needs is a market abroad for its manufactured products. That means a stream of gold to this country, and that is what always makes times good.” He is an old hand in the manufacturing business and knows the conditions of trade from A to Z. In a fraternal way Mr. Campbell is identified with the Masonic order, up to and including the Consistory degrees, and is also a member of the lodge of Elks in Richmond. Socially he has membership in the Richmond Country Club and the Commercial Club. In 1878, Mr. Campbell married Miss Margaret Beeler, daughter of Christopher C. Beeler, an old and highly respected resident of Richmond, now deceased, and who was prominent as a pork packer and farmer. Mrs. Campbell was born in Union county, Indiana, and was edu- cated at the Catholic school, St. Mary's of the Woods, in Vigo county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell there is one daughter, Frances, who was educated at the National Park Semi- nary at Washington, D. C., and is also a graduate of the Starrett School for Girls, at Chicago, and of the Chicago Musical College. The family residence is pleasantly located at 2019 Main street, in Richmond. 96 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John Franklin Kibbey was born May 4, 1826, the place of his birth being on Pearl (now South Fifth) street, in the city of Richmond. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio river. His grandfather, Ephraim Kibbey, was a Revolutionary soldier, serving all through the war for independence, and he came from New Jersey to Cincinnati, then Fort Washington, as early as 1790. His name is inscribed upon the monument erected to the memory of the first settlers of Ham- ilton county, the location of that settlement being in what is now the city of Cincinnati. He was also a soldier in the Indian war under the command of Gen. Anthony Wayne, which war was terminated by the battle of Fallen Timbers on the Maumee river and the Treaty of Greenville. The father of John F. Kibbey came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1813, and first established his residence at Salisbury, but in 1819 removed to Richmond. He married Elizabeth Espy, by whom he had one son—John F. Kib- bey—and several daughters. For many years he resided in Rich- mond, then for a short time in Centerville, and later removed to the State of Illinois, where he died in 1861. The father of Judge Kibbey was a man possessed of strong traits of character, of posi- tive Opinions, fearless in their expression and independent in action. He took upon himself the education of his son and in- structed him in all the elementary branches taught in the schools, and talked with him familiarly upon the subjects of general inter- est in the period in which he lived. In 1849 John F. entered Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, then one of the most popular institu- tions of learning in the West, and which furnished many illustrious names to the various professional and prominent walks of life. He did not graduate at the university, but in the same year com- menced the study of law in the office of Oliver P. Morton, and was admitted to the bar of Wayne county, March 2, 1852. On his admission to the bar he formed a partnership with Oliver P. Mor- ton, which association continued until Mr. Morton became gover- nor of Indiana, in 1861, and then for a short time was in partner- ship with George Holland. In the year 1861 a vacancy occurred in the office of attorney-general of Indiana and Mr. Kibbey was appointed by Governor Morton to that office, which he occupied until his successor was elected. He also served as the military commander of his Congressional district, with the title of Colonel. In 1865 he was appointed judge of the Common Pleas Court, enter- ing upon the discharge of his duties in May of that year. In 1873 the law providing for courts of common pleas was repealed, and the business of that court was transferred to the Circuit Court, Wayne county being created a judicial district, of which John F. Kibbey was elected judge, in October, 1873, and immediately quali- fied. He was re-elected at the end of that term, but at the end of his second term he declined re-election, and his official life termi- nated Oct. 23, 1885, after service as judge of Common Pleas and Circuit Court for a period of twenty years. He then engaged in the practice of his profession and continued in the same until about two years before his death. In 1876 he was nominated by BIOGRAPHICAL 97 the Republican party as a candidate for Supreme Judge of the State, and was again nominated by the party in 1882. At both elections he received the full vote of his party, but was defeated with the other candidates on the ticket. He held many positions of prominence and was well known throughout the State. He was elected surveyor of Wayne county in 1851 and held that office until 1856. He had a multitude of friends, not only in Richmond and Wayne county, but throughout Eastern Indiana. For some years before his death the Judge had not been very active in the practice of law, because of enfeebled health, but gave strict atten- tion to his office business, and there were few days when he was not at his work. Twenty-five years before his death there was no more prominent lawyer in Eastern Indiana than Judge John F. Kibbey, and for many years he was regarded as one of the strong- est men of Wayne county, and held an enviable place in the esti- mation of the people. He was personally acquainted with a great many of Indiana's prominent men, and his memory of important incidents of the stirring times preceding and up to the time of the Civil war never failed him. His career on the bench was a long one, and he was regarded by the practitioners of the Wayne County bar as one of the fairest minded and most competent judges. On the day following his twenty-sixth birthday, on May 5, 1852, Judge Kibbey was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Conningham, at Centerville, Wayne county. Judge Kibbey died in Richmond, Oct. IO, IOOO, and his wife survives him, spending her summers in Richmond and her winters either in California or Arizona. The children born to them were Joseph H., Mary Eliza- beth, John C., Frank C., and Walter Pryne. Joseph H. Kibbey resides in Arizona, where he has recently relinquished the office of governor, in which he officiated for five years by appointment of President Roosevelt. This is the longest period of incumbency served by any man as governor of that Territory, his predecessors being limited in every instance to not exceeding one year. He has a large law practice at Phoenix, Ariz., where he resides, and on account of this fact he refused an appointment as Territorial judge, offered him by President Taft. He was United States District Judge four years under President Harrison. John C. Kibbey, the Second son, was in the banking business at Tallapoosa, Ga., and is now deceased. Frank C. Kibbey received his preliminary educa- tion in the public schools of Richmond, and later finished a course at Earlham College. In early manhood he went to Arizona, where he was engaged in mining and prospecting, and while there served as clerk of the Supreme Court of the Territory for a period of three years. Upon leaving Arizona he removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he became engaged in the street railway business. He entered the service of the United States during the Spanish-Amer- ican war as a member of the Thirty-second Michigan infantry and served in the military arm of the government until peace had been declared. Although somewhat disappointed at not being able to reach the scene of hostilities he served loyally by performing the duties assigned him, and a great deal of his work was in a clerical 98 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY capacity. As an evidence of his high standing among his com- rades it may be stated that he has just recently retired from the position of Department Commander of the Department of Indiana, United Spanish War Veterans, after a term of signal usefulness in that position. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen at Richmond, the Knights of Pythias at Phoenix, Ariz., and in Rich- mond he is also associated with the Elks, the Commercial Club, and the Young Men's Business Club. On Dec. 16, 1886, Mr. Kibbey was married to Miss Louise Winton, daughter of Dr. Horace Winton, of North Manchester, Ind., where Mrs. Kibbey was born and educated. Of this union there has been born a daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Thomas Campbell.—In the passing of Thomas Campbell, April 26, 1905, the city of Richmond and Wayne county lost one of its most distinguished and respected citizens, whose kindly deeds and many excellent qualities will be remembered for many years. Mr. Campbell was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, Jan. I3, 1817, the son of William and Elizabeth (Parsons) Camp- bell, both of whom were also natives of the Keystone State. The father was accidentally killed in February, 1820, 1eaving the re- sponsibility of rearing a large family of children upon the mother, who bent every energy to the faithful discharge of her duties. As soon as the children were old enough they began to earn their own living and thus relieved the burden that rested upon their mother. The subject of this review was but three years old when his father died and at the early age of fourteen years started out for himself, apprenticing himself to the carpenter's trade, in which capacity he served seven years. In this time he was enabled to attend school but six months, and after attaining his majority continued to work at the carpenter trade in his native county for a period of seven years. In 1845 he left the State of Pennsylvania for Indiana and located in the city of Richmond, where soon after- ward he entered the employ of the firm of J. M. Hutton & Com- pany, with whom he remained until 1849, when the firm was changed to that of A. Gaar & Company. Mr. Campbell worked as a pattern maker and continued his connection with the last named firm until 1876, first as an employe and afterward as a partner. He discharged the duties assigned to him in a most prompt, faithful and efficient manner, and aecordingly won pro- motion from time to time. His salary was increased as his pro- motions were won, and in 1874 he became a stockholder in the mammoth concern, continuing his connection there with until 1876, when he retired to private life and laid aside business cares. On March 27, 1851, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Elizabeth Gaar, daughter of the late Jonas Gaar, and of this union there were born two sons and a daughter. The sons are Howard and Wil- liam Herschel, both of whom are given appropriate mention on other pages of this volume, and the daughter is the wife of George R. Williams and resides in Richmond. The mother died Jan. I, 1902, and, as before stated, the father passed away April 26, 1905. Mr. Campbell was always courteous, kind and affable, was recog- BIOGRAPHICAL 99 nized as a man of great natural ability, and those who knew him personally held him in exceedingly high regard. He was eighty- eight years old at the time of his death and had been a resident of Richmond for sixty years, twenty-nine of which were spent in quiet retirement. The firm of A. Gaar & Company, with which he was connected, was the predecessor of the present firm of Gaar, Scott & Company, of which his son, Howard Campbell, is the president and general manager, and William H. is the second vice- president. Mr. Campbell died at his residence, at 44 Washington avenue, Richmond, and his remains are interred in the family lot in Earlham Cemetery. William Herschel Campbell, an expert pattern maker and second vice-president of the firm of Gaar, Scott & Company, was born in Richmond, Ind., April 12, 1860, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Gaar) Campbell, who are given appropriate mention upon another page of this volume. He received his education in the schools of his native city and at an early age became employed in the factory, with which he has ever since been connected. He was literally reared in the business, as was also his older brother, Howard, who is now the president and general manager of the con- cern. William H. Campbell learned the patternmaking trade and understands all branches of the business, and he has been con- nected with the firm of Gaar, Scott & Company since he was seventeen years old. He is now the second vice-president of the company, and since 1907 he has also been president of the Jones Hardware Company, of Richmond, which position he fills with credit to himself and the companies. In political matters Mr. Campbell espouses the Republican cause, but has never sought public office. Socially he is allied with the Richmond Country Club, the Commercial Club, and the Young Men's Business Club. On Dec. 19, 1883, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie M. Finney, a daughter of the late Joseph Finney. Major Finney was born near Lockport, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1829, and shortly afterward was brought by his parents to Middletown, Ohio. After the death of his parents, in 1849, he moved to Eaton, Ohio, where, in 1855, he married Miss Sarah Long, and of this union were born Mrs. Cora Jones, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Ida Mackrille, of San Francisco, Cal.; and Mrs. William H. Campbell, of Richmond. Within a short time after his marriage, Major Finney moved to Richmond. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry, as first lieutenant of Company B, and later was transferred to the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth regiment, as major, with which command he completed his term of service. Some years after the close of the war he accepted a government position at Washington, and following the death of Mrs. Finney, which occurred at Washington, June I, 1900, he made his home in California, and there his death occurred July 15, 1910, and he was brought to Richmond for burial. Mrs. Campbell was born in Richmond and graduated in the high school of that place with the class of 1881. Of her union with Mr. Campbell have been born three children—Marie F., Thomas J. and Cora—all of whom IOO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY were born in Richmond. The elder daughter was graduated at the National Park Seminary, in Washington, D. C., and the son is a student in Cornell University, taking the Mechanical Engineering course with the class of 1912. He graduated in the Richmond High School with the class of 1906. Cora, the younger daughter, is deceased. The family home is pleasantly located at 2015 Main street, in Richmond. Edwin Matthew Campfield has for a number of years been prominently identified with the industrial interests of Wayne county in general and the city of Richmond in particular, and his comparatively short but useful life is a fine illustration of what may be accomplished by integrity, perseverance and resolution. Starting upon his independent career when but a youth of twenty years, he gradually worked his way up until he became the con- servator of important affairs, and Wayne county has been the field of some of his important operations. Edwin Matthew Campfield was born at Jersey City, N. J., Sept. I4, 1864, and is a direct de- scendant of Mathew Camfield, of the New Haven colony in 1639. Regarding the ancestry of the subject of this sketch “it runneth back to the gloom of ye anciente dayes” and was known in Eng- land before the time of Henry III. Who or what the former stock had been is difficult to determine, but the family name came from the grants of several plats of land to Henry de Burg, Chief Justice, and these parcels of land were called cantsfields or cantsfelds. The name was probably further confirmed to the holders of that land from a military contest within its borders. Holland Watson says that it “probably had its name from some remarkable battle fought there where the Canutes vanquished Uhtred, Count or Tane of Northumberland.” We are told by Creesy in his church history, b. 38, c. 31, that Canatus was met by this earl in order to stop, if possible, his further progress into the North. What makes this opinion more probable is that there is a large place, adjoin- ing the town, called Barrows, where tradition says “abundance of men were buried after the battle.” It may be that the name was also in part gained from the little river Cant or Kant which flowed through the county of Northumberland and ran by or through the Cantsfields. It may be borne in mind that sir-names were not in general use until after I 3OO. The name has come down from that time through a number of spellings, sometimes in the near relationship, until the time of emigration to New England, which was before 1639. We may here note that the modern spelling by the descendants of Mathew Camfield are Cam- feild, Campfield and Canfield. Passing the intermediate history, which is too long and intricate to be entered in this sketch, we come to Mathew Camfield in the New Haven colony in 1639. It will be remembered that this was only nineteen years after the landing of the Puritans at Plymouth. In the old records the name of Mathew Camfield frequently appears in connection with local government and public occurrence. The first settlers at New Haven combined under the following condition, and all who joined the colony bound themselves to the colony by subscribing to the BIOGRAPHICAL IOI following agreement, known as “The Oath of Fidelity:” “Where- as, there was a foundamentall agreemt made in a general meeting of all the Free Planters of this towne on the 4th of the fowerth moneth called June namely that church members be free burgesses and they only shall chuse among themselves magistrates and offi- cers to have the power of transacting all publique civill affayrs of this plantatn, of making and repealing lawes, deviding inherit- ances, decideing if differences thatt may arise, and doeing all things and businesses of like nature. Itt was therefore ordered by all the said free planters thatt all those thatt hereafter should be received as planters in this plantation should also submitt to the said foundementall agreemt and testifie the same by sub- scribing their names under the names of the aforesaid planters as aforesaid.” Subscribed to this is a long list of names, the last of which is Mathew Camfield. This agreement was signed July 1, I644. That Mathew Camfield was a man of high standing is sub- stantiated by the fact that mention is made of him in more than forty places in the records. In 1665 he and forty others became dissastified with the union of the New Haven and Connecticut col- onies and decided to move to New Jersey. Accordingly, a ship was engaged and the forty odd persons emigrated for the new colony. On May 17, 1666, the ship anchored in the Passaic river, opposite the spot which is now the city of Newark. The Hacken- sack Indians disputed their landing and refused to allow the estab- lishment of a colony on their lands. After much parley and sev- eral days' delay an agreement was reached by which the new- comers gained possession of the land on which stands the city of Newark and many adjacent cities and villages. The price paid for the land was “fifty double-hands of powder, IOO bars of lead, twenty axes, twenty coats, ten guns, twenty pistols, ten kettles, ten swords, four blankets, four barrels of beer, ten pairs of breeches, fifty knives, twenty horses, I,850 fathoms of wampum, two ankers of liquor (or something equivalent), and three troopers' coats.” The first name given the new colony was Milford, but it was sub- sequently changed to Newark. The primary object of this move- ment was religious freedom. In the new location Mathew Cam- field retained the confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen and was elected and appointed to many positions of trust and honor. In the éarly records of Newark his name appears many times. His home lot in Newark was on the northwest corner of Washington and Market streets, extending fifteen chains on Wash- ington and four chains along Market. His will is on file in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, N. J. This will shows that he was possessed of considerable property. He died in June, 1673. (It may be noted that the Christian name was spelled with one T, but later generations spelled it with two. The name Mat- thew has been a family name for many generations and it is found in nearly every generation, including the subject of this sketch, whose middle name is Matthew.) The foregoing Mathew had four sons and five daughters, the youngest of whom was Matthew, born May 9, 1650, and died in 1705. This son had but one child, IO2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John, born in 1677 and died Aug. 5, 174I. (Deborah seems also to have been a favorite name, as both the mother and wife of John were named Deborah.) Of John were born one son and four daughters. The oldest was named from his father, John, born April 19, 1722, died May 4, 1772. Of this John were born three sons and one daughter. The oldest, Samuel, was born in 1748 and died July 28, 1812. Samuel reared a very large family. He mar- ried, first, July 20, 1772, Mary Aber, by whom he had seven chil- dren—six sons and one daughter. He married, second, Mary Shaw, by whom he had nine children—five sons and four daugh- ters. The thirteenth child of Samuel was Matthew Campfield, who was born Dec. 22, 1807, and died Aug. 5, 1856. He married Fanny Maria Genung, April 23, 1828, and they had eleven chil- dren—six sons and five daughters. William Henry Campfield, the seventh child of Matthew Campfield, was born Feb. 20, 1840, and died Nov. I4, 1897. On Sept. 2, 1863, he was married to Hen- rietta Watt and there were born to them four children : Edwin Matthew, Clara Jane, Stella Belle, and Lillian. Clara J. is not married, Edwin M. is married to Gertrude Arnold, Stella B. is the wife of Carl Julian, and Lillian is the wife of Everett H. Coates. To the time that William Henry Campfield took con- tracts far away from the city of Newark, he and all of his ances- tors, since 1666, had lived in that part of the State of New Jersey. For many years he was a contractor at Morristown and many improvements there and in that vicinity are credited to him. One thing which gave him wide reputation was that he invented and put up the first platform elevator in the world. By means of this invention a man could raise himself with other weight by means of ropes and wheels, arranged as we now have them in most good business buildings where there is no power. If he had patented his invention it would have made him rich. The first elevator he put in a building on William street, in Newark, and Gen. W. H. Knauss, who now resides in Columbus, Ohio, was the first man, after the inventor, to ride up and down on that elevator. For a number of years Mr. Campfield was almost constantly employed putting in elevators. On account of failing health and a desire to get into a larger field he went West, and his later activities will be noted in the record of his son’s career. During the early years of Edwin Matthew Campfield there was nothing about him unusual, except that he was a strong, active, wide-awake boy of the mischievous type. He attended the public schools at Newark, N. J.; Toledo, Ohio; Winchester, Ind. ; and Noblesville, Ind. The bent of his mind was more to mechanical construction than to books or literature. While he was quite young this was mani- fested, and he made many of the things that other boys purchased or their fathers made for them. He was much with his father, and while he did not aspire to a book education accomplished that which was perhaps better in his case—he gained a practical knowl- edge of mechanics, which books alone cannot furnish. While yet a boy in years his father often left him in charge of work to be done by older men, with the assurance that it would be done BIOGRAPHICAL IO3 right. Being an only son and a favorite of his father, it was not strange that Edwin was given opportunity and assistance to be- come a thorough mechanic in many lines of building and machinery construction. The places of residence of Mr. Campfield have been the following, in the order named : Jersey City, N. J.; Newark, N. J.; Toledo, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Winchester, Ind. ; Noblesville, Ind. ; Chicago, Ill. ; Lima, Ohio; Findlay, Ohio; Madison, Ind. ; and Richmond, Ind. He began work on building construction for his father when quite young, among the first being at Noblesville, Ind., during school vacation, when he hoisted brick with a horse. He then did painting for his father, after which he was for a considerable time in the machine shop and foundry of Peck, Stowe & Wilcox, at Cleveland, Ohio. While at this place he had the in- struction of an uncle, M. E. Campfield, who was an expert and one of the best. His father had, for a time, a saw mill at Rollers- ville, Ohio, and there the son learned to make lumber and acquired a knowledge of the technicalities of that business. He assisted his father in the erection of the court house at Lima, Ohio, and the Holmes Block at the same place. With the information pre- viously obtained he made rapid progress in the study of architec- ture with J. A. Chapin, of Lima, Ohio. An uncle, A. G. Camp- field, took the contract for constructing the jail at Winchester, Ind., and took Edwin with him to assist in the work. At the age of twenty years he erected the high school building at Huron, Ohio. When he arrived at the age of twenty-one years he and his father formed a partnership and erected the court house and many other buildings at Findlay, Ohio. After the completion of the Findlay court house W. H. Campfield, A. G. Campfield, and E. M. Campfield entered into a co-partnership and erected the court house at Richmond, Ind., Edwin M. taking entire charge of the work. He then purchased the interests of his father and uncle, and alone built the court house at Wapakoneta, Ohio, and also the court house at Warren, Ohio. In 1899 he purchased the Huntington Hotel property at Richmond, Ind., and a short time thereafter remodeled and rebuilt it into what became known as the Colonial Building, the best office and store building in the city of Richmond. After the Colonial Building was completed he purchased the property south of it, occupied by the street car barns, and erected a building which is now occupied by the Inter- national Harvester Company. His next enterprise was, in 1904, the erection of the high school building at Ann Arbor, Mich., and at the same time he took the contract for the Carnegie Library building and the Nu Sigma Nu fraternity building. While these were under construction he figured on and bid for the South- eastern Indiana Hospital village, to be erected at Madison, Ind., and involving ultimately the immediate contract and in addition thereto a total of about $1,500,000. He was awarded the contract and before the completion of the Ann Arbor buildings had the Madison project well under way. Here he met his first disaster. It was through no fault of his or mistake in computation, but the panic of 1907 came on, and after the investment of large sums IO4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of money in the construction of tunnels and buildings those from whom he expected to borrow what was necessary to bridge over the payments for materials and wages until the payments by the State would be made withdrew, with the result that Mr. Campfield lost an immense sum of money. It is not exactly truthful to ascribe all of this to the panic, however. There was perfidy among some of those with whom he had to deal. The result was that Mr. Campfield withdrew from the undertaking and, eventually, Others profited by his loss. To add to his misfortunes at this time, a disastrous fire destroyed the greater part of the Colonial Building at Richmond. His fortune had been swept away. The immense loss at Madison and the wreck of the Colonial Building were enough to take the spirit out of the average man. Not so with Mr. Campfield. Without delay he began the rebuilding of the Colonial Building. He expected the insurance to help him in this time of great need, but was met with a refusal to pay. Technicalities were made use of to defeat justice, and only after nearly two years was the matter adjusted, and the insurance was paid only in part. With all of these mountains of discouragement, Mr. Campfield has pushed along as fast as his energy and his re- sources would permit, and the Colonial Building has been com- pleted. Such exhibitions of pluck, perseverance and determination are very rare. During the time of this severe strain upon his mental powers Mr. Campfield invented a device for attaching roofing to walls of buildings, and it is known as the Campfield Raggle Block. It is a fire clay product, made on large steam machines, burned very hard, salt glazed, vitrified, and is prac- tically indestructible. Architects and builders are unanimous in regarding it as a most desirable and useful invention. It has been patented and is in the hands of more than eighty dealers in eighty principal cities of the United States. It is used mostly on good buildings in the large cities, and the majority of the people in Richmond are not aware that there is such an enterprise here. But the city of Richmond is probably known better in the large cities in the United States by this means than by any or all other agencies combined. The Raggle Block has made a wonderful record. The invention has been on the market less than three years, and in good and saleable condition but little more than a year, while the sales have reached more than IOO lineal miles— enough to supply 2,500 buildings of average size. The Outlook for the coming year is bright. It will be seen that Mr. Campfield is yet a comparatively young man to have had such wide expe- rience, and doubtless there is before him a bright future. Thus in brief is given the story of an active life in the industrial circles of our country. On Jan. 2, 1905, Mr. Campfield was married to Miss Gertrude Arnold, and of their union have been born two chil- dren—William Irwin, born Feb. 7, 1908, and Richard Edwin, born Jan. 6, 1910. For many years Mr. Campfield has been connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and has held several positions of honor and trust in that organization. He is also connected with the Travelers’ Protective Association. In politics he is a Republican. BIOGRAPHICAL IO5 Charles G. Carpenter, whose energy and determination have acquired for him a competence and an excellent business in the city of his adoption, was born in Wilmington, Ohio, May 22, 1836. His parents were AWalter T. and Susan (Mabie) Carpenter, the father a native of Schenectady county, New York, born Jan. I, 181 I, and the mother's birthplace was in Peekskill, N. Y., where her birth took place in 1812. Had the father lived until Jan. I, I9 II, he would have been IOO years old. He died Aug. 31, 1910, and is given extended mention upon another page of this volume. The mother died Sept. 30, 1908, at the age of ninety-six, and had she lived one year longer she and her husband would have had the unique distinction of celebrating their Diamond Wedding anni- versary, as they were married in 1834. During the father's great school work in Richmond he had the ever-ready and efficient assist- ance of the mother. After laboring here together for fifteen years they removed to their farm north of Richmond, and later took up their residence near Earlham College, where the death of each occurred. They were both faithful members of the Friends’ church, and as long as health permitted drove regularly to the East Main Street Meeting. To this honored couple were born three children: Charles G., whose name introduces this review ; Mrs. D. W. Marmon, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. H. C. Wright, of Kokomo, Ind. Our subject was educated principally at Wilming- ton, Clarksville, and Cincinnati, in Ohio, and at the Westtown Boarding School, a Friends’ institution near Philadelphia, Pa., and after his removal to Richmond was a student in Earlham College for a time. Upon reaching maturity he began his career as a follower of agricultural pursuits and followed that occupation until 1871, since which time he has been engaged as a miller. While the father lived in Ohio he was a stock-raiser on quite an exten- sive scale and there the son also followed agricultural pursuits, which he also followed to some extent after his removal to Indi- ana. While the father was Superintendent of Earlham College, the son was employed in the office as assistant superintendent and at the same time pursued a course of study in the institution. In 1875 Charles G. Carpenter became connected with the Rich- mond Roller Mills and the Richmond Corn Mills, of which he is now manager, and since that time his connection with the mill- ing industry has been continuous. At that time the Richmond Roller Mills had a capacity of thirty barrels a day, but now 275 barrels are turned out every twenty-four hours. Mr. Carpenter has prospered in this business to a flattering degree, and his indus- try and activity have won for him the high regard of his asso- ciates, and he is looked upon as a man of ability and strength of character. He is the treasurer of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of the religious Society of Friends and is also a member of the board of trustees of that organization. In September, 1866, Mr. Carpenter led to the altar Miss Elizabeth Newlin, of Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, and of this union were born two children: Mrs. W. S. Hiser, of Richmond, who conducts a shorthand school in that city, and whose husband is the supervisor of manual train- IO6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ing and penmanship in the Richmond public schools; and Miss Caroline M., who resides at home with her parents. Both daugh- ters were born in Richmond and are graduates of Earlham Col- 1ege. The family residence of Mr. Carpenter is at 35 South Thir- teenth Street. - Balthazer A. Bescher is one of the successful mechanics and popular officials of his native city of Richmond, where he now fills the responsible position of city clerk. He was born in Richmond, Sept. 8, 1866, a son of Balthazer and Rosanna (Knoll) Bescher, |both natives of Germany, the father having been born in Sletter, Bavaria, in 1833. He was reared and educated in his native land, where he remained until he had attained to the age of twenty years, when, in 1853, he immigrated to America, making the trip on a sailing vessel. Three years after his arrival he came to Indiana and took up his residence in Richmond, where he was variously employed for the first three years. He had learned the trade of a saddler in Germany and worked at it for a time after coming to America. For about two years he worked in Wiggins’ tannery at Richmond, and then started the old Germania Hotel at I2I4-1216 Pearl street, now South Fifth street. He continued in the hotel business at that location from 1859 until his death, which oc- curred Dec. 27, 1879, and was caused by his falling from an out- side stairway and breaking his neck. He was a member of Her- mann Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also of Hermannia Encampment and the Beethoven Liederkranz, and was very prominent among the better class of German citizens of his day. He left his family well provided for. His funeral was very largely attended, the cortege, headed by the Light Guards' Band, and which followed his remains to Maple Grove, where they were interred with Odd Fellows’ honors, was nearly six blocks in 1ength. He and his estimable wife were married near New London, Ohio, and had met for the first time after coming to America. The mother was about nineteen years old when she came to America, and died April 5, 1899. Of this union there were born ten chil- dren, two sons and two daughters of whom survive, their names in order of birth being Frank A., Mrs. Clem Neekamp, Balthazer A., and Mrs. M. L. Addington. Frank A. was formerly traveling freight and passenger agent of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louis- ville and the Pere Marquette railways at Richmond, and is now with the Illinois Central, located at St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Clem Neekamp resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. M. L. Addington is a resident of Indianapolis, Ind. Balthazer A. Bescher, the youngest surviving son, attended the public schools of Richmond and in his youth learned the trade of boilermaker, which he fol- lowed for twenty years, in the employ of Gaar, Scott & Company. In November, 1909, he was elected to the position of city clerk of Richmond, and on Dec. I of the same year resigned his posi- tion with Gaar, Scott & Company to enter upon the duties of his office. He is essentially a self-made man and has so ordered his course as to merit and receive the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He resides at 231 South Second street, in West BIOGRAPHICAL Io? Richmond. He is affiliated with the Odd Fellows’ fraternity, be- ing a member of Woodward Lodge No. 212, and Oriental En- campment, in Richmond, and also holds membership in the Young Men's Business Club. In the city of Richmond, Feb. 16, 1887, Mr. Bescher was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Brown, who was born and educated in Richmond, a daughter of Arthur and Jane Brown, both deceased. Of this union there have been born six children, three of whom are living—Earl H., Francis E., and Elmer S. George Bishop, of the city of Richmond, is one of the success- ful men whose industry as a mechanic has made it possible for him to spend the “sere and yellow” years of his life in compara- tive ease and retirement. He is a native of England, having been born in Lancashire, March 4, 1836, a son of Hart and Mary M. (Clayton) Bishop. His father was a native of Scotland and his mother was born in Cheshire, England. As a young man the father left his native heath and went to Manchester, England, where he engaged in business and was very successful. He was twice married and nine children were born of each union, but all of them are dead with the exception of the one whose name initi- ates this review. The mother of George Bishop was the second wife, and in 1848 she and her husband migrated to America, set- tling in Mount Carmel, Franklin county, Indiana. Hart Bishop was a steel reed maker by trade and started a factory of that kind at Mount Carmel, continuing in the business until he had reached the age of about seventy-four years. He was eighty-eight years old when he died, in 1880, and his wife died about one year after coming to the United States. He was a strong Democrat in his political views, and had membership in the Druids. George Bishop was twelve years old when he came to America and received his schooling in the public schools of Mount Carmel, Ind. In his youth he learned the trade of blacksmithing and carriage making and followed that occupation as a workman for about ten years. He then engaged in the carriage business in Henry county, in company with Charles Counsel and John Curry, under the firm name of Counsel, Bishop & Company, carriage manufacturers, which business was continued until the Civil war period. Mr. Bishop then removed to Richmond and accepted employment in the Quaker City Machine Works, where he remained about five years, after which he was with the Robinson Machine Works for about ten years, followed by employment with Gaar, Scott & Com- pany for about fifteen years. In November, 1894, he was elected to the office of township trustee, which position he filled for five years and three months from Jan. I, 1895, and since 1901 has served continuously as truant officer for Wayne county. Polit- ically, Mr. Bishop is a member of the Republican party. He served as vice-president of the Richmond Loan & Savings Association for fifteen years, until 1909, when, upon the death of the presi- dent, Theodore Woodhurst, he succeeded to that position, of which he is still the incumbent. On Nov. 5, 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Bartlow, daughter of Cornelius Bart- IO8 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY low, of Mount Carmel, Ind., and in November, 1907, he and his wife enjoyed the unique pleasure of celebrating their Golden Wed- ding anniversary. Of this union there have been born seven chil- dren, four of whom are living: Mrs. Charles A. Wilson and Mrs. John F. Bartel, of Richmond ; Mrs. George Ayler, of Springfield, Ohio, and Blanche, who resides at home with her parents. Mr. Bishop is a member of Whitewater Lodge and Oriental Encamp- ment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which order he joined in February, 1864; is a charter member of the Osceola Tribe of Red Men, and also has membership in the Young Men's Business Club. Allen Dobbins Bond, late resident of Jackson township, and whose untimely death was recorded at that time of his life when his industry had earned a respite from the arduous labor of his earlier years, was a native of Wayne county, born at the old home- stead, one-half mile north of Dublin, Oct. 6, 1842. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (McMillan) Bond, the former of whom was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, Oct. I5, 1792, and the latter in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1800. The mother came with her parents—Joseph and Jane McMillan—to Ohio in I817, and she and John Bond were married in 1824. The husband was a Republican in his political views, and they were both mem- bers of the Society of Friends in early life, but later joined the Universalist church. John Bond purchased the homestead farm of Abner D. Bond in 1838, the same consisting of 165 acres, and fol- lowed farming until his death, April 15, 1866. His wife survived him more than a score of years, passing away Sept. I, I887. They were the parents of nine children: Rebecca, who is the widow of Laban Holland, resides in Richmond, Ind. ; Calvin and Rachel are deceased; Jane resides at the old homestead; Sarah is the widow of James Hammond and resides at Dublin, Ind. ; Abner and Elizabeth are deceased ; Miranda resides at the old home- stead ; and Allen D. is the ninth in order of birth. Allen D. Bond was educated in the schools of Dublin and as a boy enlisted in Company B of the Eighty-ninth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Wabash and Indi- anapolis and was mustered in Aug. 28, 1862, moving at once to Louisville. It proceded to Munfordville to reinforce the garrison and was compelled to surrender to Bragg in September. The men were paroled, returned home, and were exchanged in NO- vember. The regiment then joined Burbridge's brigade and was placed on guard duty at Fort Pickering. In the summer of 1863 Mr. Bond was commissioned first lieutenant of Battery C, Third United States artillery, his commission being signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, and served in command of the bat- tery about eighteen months. With it he was engaged in the battle of Tupelo, Miss., and was then engaged in active service in Mem- phis, Tenn., until 1866, when he was mustered out and returned home and engaged in farming. He was promoted to a captaincy just prior to his discharge. He was a man of industrious and frugal habits, and was significantly the architect of his own for- BIOGRAPHICAL IO9 tune. He made the best improvements on his property and be- came one of the substantial farmers and highly honored citizens of the county. He served as sheriff of Wayne county from 1887 to I891 and continued to reside on the old homestead until his death, which occurred in April, 1896, at which time he was in the very prime of his useful manhood. His good wife, Anna Elizabeth (More) Bond, to whom he was married March 20, 1873, is a daughter of Richard Boyce and Margaret (Selover) More, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1848. Theirs was a beau- tiful domestic life, and their example has ever been before their children, a lasting sacred memory. In politics he was a stanch Re- publican and was active in the support of the party cause in his lo- cality, ever showing a loyal interest in public affairs of a local nature. The widow survives, as does the two children born to this estimable couple, and their names are here appropriately entered : Jessie Bell is the wife of Joseph Creighton Mills, of Chicago, I11., and Edna May is the widow of Ernest D. Reed and resides at home with her mother. Mrs. Reed is a musician of note and is promi- nently identified as such in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Mills are the parents of four children—Joseph Allen, Lafayette Creighton, Anna Caroline, and Mirrian—and Mrs. Reed has two daughters— Margaret Agnes and Lucile Elizabeth. Richard B. and Margaret (Selover) More, the parents of Mrs. Bond, were both natives of New Brunswick, N. J. The father came West to Cincinnati and worked as a master mechanic in the shops of the Cincinnati, Ham- ilton & Dayton railroad. In 1866 he removed to Cambridge City and started the car shops at that place, under the firm name of Mercer, More & Company, and so continued for ten years, when he went to Mattoon, Ill., in the employ of the Panhandle railroad. He later retired and removed to Denver, Colo., where he died in 1888, the mother having passed away in 1863, in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were the parents of five children—Anna Elizabeth, Richard Lewis, Charles Augustus, John Edwin, and Fannie. Martin L. Bowmaster was born at Strasburg, Lancaster coun- ty, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15, 1853, son of Jacob and Sarah (Arm- strong) Bowmaster, both also natives of that county, where the father followed agricultural pursuits. The ancestors on the father's side were of German and Norsemen extraction, the paternal great- great-grandfather having been a Norse sailor who visited this coun- try and remained here. On the maternal side the ancestry is Scotch and English. On April 15, 1861, the day following the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Jacob Bowmaster, with his wife and six children, left their native State of Pennsylvania to come to Indiana. The impression made upon the mind of Martin L.- who was at that time but eight years old—by the news of the commencement of the Civil war will always remain. He saw the first recruits for the Federal army at Pittsburgh, Pa., where the patriotic boys were rushing forward to enlist. Clerks from the banks and stores, redshirted miners, farmers, in fact boys and men from all walks of life—were flocking to answer the first call for troops to defend the Union. At Crestline, Ohio, he saw the I IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY first trainload of equipped troops, leaving for the seat of hostilities, and in the journey of five days from Lancaster, Pa., to Cambridge City, Ind., at each station were recruiting officers. Many young men who were going West left the car and cast their lot with the boys who were enlisting to defend their country and flag, and well does Mr. Bowmaster say, “Those scenes are indelibly im- pressed upon my mind.” The subject of this review had attended school in his native county, and after coming to Indiana continued his studies in the common schools of the Hoosier State. He also attended the high school at Cambridge City and the Northern Indiana Normal School, at Valparaíso, but did not graduate. He commenced teaching school at Jacksonburg, Ind., when sixteen years old and taught continuously for twelve years. In 1884 he removed to his present home in Cambridge City, where he has since resided, with the exception of one year, 1906-7, which he and his wife spent in Europe, visiting England, Wales, Scotland, Ire- land, France, Switzerland, Italy, and the Azores Islands. His first business in Cambridge City was that of dealing in grain, but later embarked in the drug business and was continuously so engaged for fifteen years. Fraternally, he has had membership in the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows for thirty-five years, having joined the lodge at East Germantown, April 27, 1876. He has filled all the offices in the local organization and was made a member of the Grand Lodge in May, 1880. In politics he gives allegiance to the Democratic party, his worth as a citizen has been given recog- nition by election as a member of the Cambridge City common council for a term of two years, and at present he is filling the position of justice of the peace. On April 16, 1880, at Portsmouth, Ohio, Mr. Bowmaster was married to Miss Florence S. Enyeart, and of this union there was born a son, Raymond P., who died Feb. 15, 1900, at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Bowmaster has no special religious views, believing, as he says: “That if We to each Other Show charity and love, I guess we needn’t bother O'er what awaits above.” Mrs. Bowmaster died May 4, 191 I, and the following extract con- cerning her is taken from the “Cambridge City Tribune”: “Flora S. Enyeart was born in Fayette county, Indiana, Aug. 30, 1863, and died at her home in Cambridge City, May 4, 1911, aged forty- seven years, eight months, and fourteen days. She was united in marriage to M. L. Bowmaster, April 16, 1880. To this union was born one son, Raymond P., who preceded her in death, passing away Feb. 15, 1900. Before the death of her mother, which oc- curred when Flora was but four years old, she was baptized into the Presbyterian church. Of near relatives she leaves a husband and one brother, Thomas M. Enyeart. She was a member of Hazel Lodge, No. 347, Daughters of Rebekah, the Rebekah Aid Society and the Presbyterian Guild, in which she was always a faithful worker. Her genial spirit and loving disposition made all who knew her love her. She had a kind word and a smile for BIOGRAPHICAL - III everyone, but always ready to excuse a fault. What she was to- day you would find her tomorrow, a loving wife, a devoted friend, an example of true womanhood. Let us follow in her footsteps. We realize with sad heart that “A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in Our home, Which never Can be filled. God in His wisdom has recalled The boon his love had given; And though the body slumbers here, The SOul is safe in heaven.” Clarence Edward Bradbury is one of the sterling citizens whom the fair city of Richmond has contributed to Wayne county. He was born in Jacksonburg, Wayne County, Indiana, Oct. 24, 1847, a son of William H. Bradbury, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. He gained his early education in the city schools, and after leaving his books learned the trade of har- ness making when the father was engaged in that business. He subsequently completed a course in the Richmond Business Col- lege, after which he taught in the same school two terms and one term in a branch of the same college which was located at Urbana, Ohio. At the age of twenty-six years he went to Indianapolis, Ind., where he spent nine years in the Indianapolis postoffice, being superintendent of the depot station, and he is one of the few who have voluntarily resigned from the government service. Ill health compelled his resignation of that position, and he then returned to Richmond and spent three years in his father's insurance and real- estate office. He then went to Anderson, Ind., where for two years he was the secretary and treasurer of the Anderson Foundry and Machine Works. He then built a steam brickyard at Anderson, which he conducted for six years, until it was burned. He then again returned to Richmond, where he afterward joined his son- in-law, L. A. Handley, in the purchase of the marble works, which he has since conducted at 33 North Eighth street, under the name of the Richmond Monument Company. His religious affiliations are with the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond. On Feb. 16, 1868, Mr. Bradbury was united in marriage to Miss Nancy McWhinney, who was born and educated in Richmond, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. McWhinney, of Preble county, Ohio. Mrs. Bradbury died Feb. 12, 1907, and is buried in Earlham Cem- etery. They became the parents of two children—a son and a daughter—of whom the former, Fred W., died Dec. 31, 1900, in Indianapolis, Ind., and the latter is the wife of Lawrence R. Hand- ley, of Richmond. Mr. Bradbury resides with his daughter and son-in-law. William Andrew Bragg.—A life of signal usefulness and honor was that of the subject of this memoir, who was one of the sterling citizens of Indiana, in which State he was born, and it was his to aid materially in the development and progress of the community in which he elected to continue his residence until the time of his II 2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY death, which occurred in the village of Milton, Sept. 26, 1909. He was not only successful in the sense in which the world commonly views success, but was able to attain to that greater reward which comes in the respect and confidence given to one whose life is ordered upon a lofty plane of integrity and honor. In both the paternal and maternal lines Mr. Bragg was representative of fam- ilies which were founded in the State of Tennessee in the early days Of Our country’s history, and the name has been one honored in the various sections in which it has found representation as one generation has followed another on to the scene of life’s activities. William A. Bragg was born in Pendleton, Ind., May 18, 1840, and was a son of Andrew and Mary (Carter) Bragg, both of whom were born and reared in Tennessee, near Nashville. They removed to Indiana and located in Wayne county about 1828, establishing their residence near Centerville. The father at first worked in a mill owned by David Commins, but later moved to near Cambridge City, where he purchased a farm. He afterward sold this farm and engaged in the mercantile business at Pendleton. In 1861 he removed to Milton, where he purchased a large mill, conducting the same until 1867, when he assumed the management of the Green's Fork mill, which he conducted for about six years, and then returned to Milton, where he spent the remainder of his life in retirement, and there his death occurred May 18, 1881. His wife passed away April 14, 1875. William A. Bragg was reared to ma- turity in the county of his birth, and after availing himself of the advantages of the common schools prosecuted more advanced stud- ies in a well-ordered institution of learning at Fairview. Through- out life he continued to be a discriminating reader and student of the best in literature and was a man of wide and exact information, a gentleman of culture and exceptionally gracious personality. In his youth he learned the milling business and also conducted the store at Pendleton, and to these occupations devoted his attention to a greater or less extent for many years, until his father retired from business. Then he made farming his principal vocation, mov- ing onto a farm in Washington township, one and one-half miles west of Milton, and there remained five years. In 1872 he removed to the village of Milton and engaged in the meat-market business. He later added a grocery store, and with this in connection followed the business until his death, developing a fine property and accumu- lating a competency. He was a man of signal ability and this was conjoined to energy and progressiveness in such a way as to gain to him definite success in the various lines of enterprise represented in his operations. Mr. Bragg was a Republican in politics. He was a man of broad mental grasp and took a deep interest in the issues and questions of the hour, as well as in local affairs of a public na- ture. He rendered yeoman service in the cause of his political party lyut never consented to become a candidate for public office, other than member of the town board, as which he served several terms. He was an earnest attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church and exemplified his faith in his daily life; and he was a member of the Masonic order, having taken the Royal Arch degrees. On Dec. 24, BIOGRAPHICAL II.3 1863, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Bragg to Miss Lydia A. Gray, a daughter of James and Hester (Gresh) Gray, the former of whom was a native of Caroline county, Maryland, and both passed the closing years of their lives in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Bragg became the parents of four children, all of whom are living except one, and their names are here entered in order of birth. Frank (deceased), Carrie, James O., and Otto L. Carrie married Frank O. Johnson, of Indianapolis, who is deceased; James O. married Minnie Shannon, of Richmond, and conducts a general store in Milton; and Otto S. lives at Indi- anapolis and is connected with the Pearson Music House. Elbert C. Caldwell, who is one of the native born citizens of Wayne county, and has long held precedence as one of the most substantial farmers and honored residents of Washington town- ship, has resided in this favored section of the State from his birth to the present day, and his present fine homestead is the land which was secured by his father in his early manhood—a fact that indi- cates that the family was numbered among the early settlers of the county. Elbert C. Caldwell was born on the farm where he now resides, in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 20, 1858, a son of James and Nancy (Thomas) Caldwell, both natives of Harrison township, Fayette county, Indiana, where the father was born Oct. I6, 1826. Both families were founded in America in the Colonial days and the paternal ancestry became represented among the respected citizens of North Carolina—a section that was later destined to send many worthy citizens to the new State of Indiana. The paternal grandfather, John Cald- well, came from North Carolina and took up land in Fayette county. There James Caldwell, the father of Elbert C., was born and educated in the schools of Fayette county, afterward teach- ing school in both Fayette and Wayne counties. He then devoted his attention to farming, locating in Washington township, Wayne county, where he purchased 160 acres of land, nearly all of which was still covered with the virgin forest. He erected his little log cabin home and prepared to literally hew out a farm in the midst of the wilds. He was a man of resourcefulness, high order of in- telligence and marked energy, so that in his labors as a pioneer he was duly successful, in that he reclaimed to cultivation a consid- erable part of his land and otherwise made improvements in har- mony with the conditions and possibilities of the locality and period. Later in life he removed to Shawnee county, Kansas, where he farmed and fed stock, and passed to his reward in July, 1907, secure in the esteem and confidence of all who knew him, and his loved and devoted wife preceded him to the Great Un- known, her demise occurring in January, 1881. Both were devout and zealous members of the Baptist church and were prominently identified with the local organization of this denomination in Har- rison township, Fayette county. In politics James Caldwell was aligned as a loyal supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, and while he showed a deep interest in all that conserved the welfare and progress of his home county and State was never II.4. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY an aspirant for public office. He lived a life of signal honor and usefulness, and such was his contribution to the material and civic upbuilding of Wayne county that his name merits an endur- ing place on the roll of the noble pioneers of this section. Elbert C. Caldwell, the immediate subject of this sketch, has virtually passed his entire life on the old homestead farm on which he was reared, and which is endeared to him through the memories and associations of the days long past as well as those representing the opulent advancement of the Twentieth century. He recalls the little school-house to which he wended his way in the early days, and . there laid the foundation for that broad fund of information which he has since gained through personal application and active asso- ciation with men and affairs. Of a family of two sons, he is the only representative of his generation of the family now residing in Wayne county, since his only brother, Lawrence, is a resident of Shawnee county, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming. After leaving the common schools, Elbert C. Caldwell attended two terms at Earlham College, at Richmond, and then began working on his father's farm, which he later purchased. He has added 18O acres to the original estate and is the owner of a very valuable farm of 340 acres; and its attractive appearance, unexcelled facili- ties and substantial improvements show how closely he has kept in touch with the spirit of consecutive progress. It is indeed a far cry from the earlier period to the present, and it is interesting to hear the reminiscences of the old and honored citizen whose memory links the two. He has not hedged himself in with mere personal interests, but has at all times been alive to the matters and undertakings which have made for the advancement and pros- perity of the community. While the lure of public office has never had aught of appeal to him, he has been a loyal and intelligent supporter of the cause of the Democratic party. In politics he has thus clung to the faith in which he was reared, and Mrs. Cald- well has been zealous and devoted in the work of the Baptist church in Washington township. It is needless to say that they have a wide circle of friends in the community, for they are known to both young and old and have the spirit of perennial youth which ever begets the deeper appreciation on the part of others and the more secure personal happiness and contentment. He has served four years as trustee of Washington township. Mr. Cald- well was married to Miss Martha Shipley, who was born in Har- rison township, Fayette county, Indiana, a daughter of Thomas R. and Sarah P. (Groves) Shipley, both of whom were likewise born in Indiana, the former in Fayette and the latter in Rush county. The father is deceased and the mother is living in Harri- son township, Fayette county. Of their seven children, John and Donovan are deceased ; Hiram married Jennie Curtis and resides in Posey township, Fayette county; Martha is the wife of Mr. Cald- well; Matilda is the wife of Sanford Caldwell, of Harrison town- ship, Fayette county; Eunice is the wife of Thomas A. Scott, of Posey township, Fayette county, and James is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell have five children: Edna, the wife of Earl Craw- BIOGRAPHICAL II 5 ford, of Posey township, Fayette county; Paul married Elsie Wil- liams, daughter of Albert Williams, Oct. 4, 1905, and resides in Washington township; and Carl, Mary, and Harry reside at home with their parents. Mrs. Edna Crawford, the eldest daughter, has two children—Ina, born Dec. I2, 1904, and Lawrence, born Dec. 17, 1906; Paul and wife have a daughter, Elizabeth, born July 19, 1906; Lawrence Caldwell married Bertha Neiswinder, May I2, IQO5, and they have a daughter, Erma, born Jan. I2, IQII. Thomas R. Shipley was born Nov. 15, 1826, and died March 24, 1891, and his wife, Sarah P. Shipley, was born May 9, 1828. Frederic R. Charles.—The city of Richmond is fortunate in having numbered among its public buildings so attractive an edifice as the City Building, of which the subject of this brief sketch is one of the official occupants. No one element contributes more definitely to the prestige of any town or city than does the provid- ing of proper official facilities, and in the case at hand such provi- sion has been made with more than ordinary care, as the City Building of Richmond is up to the best of modern standards. Frederic R. Charles is a scion of an honored pioneer family of Wayne county, where his paternal great-grandparents took up their abode in a very early day, having been numbered among the earli- est of the pioneers. The great-grandfather was Samuel Charles, and he is buried in the old Whitewater Quaker cemetery, in the north part of Richmond. The grandfather, Nathan Charles, and his son, Matthew Charles, are buried in Earlham Cemetery. Frederic R. Charles was born in Wayne township, near Richmond, on a farm adjoining the city limits, July 13, 1868. He was afforded the advantages of the public schools of Richmond, including the high school, and graduated at Earlham College in the class of 1888. He early took up the study of civil engineering and has been engaged in that line of endeavor during all of his active career, with the exception of one year which he spent in a commercial line in the city of Chicago. He has been the civil engineer for the city of Richmond since 1905, and prior to that, from 1890 to 1900, served as assistant city engineer. He was engaged in railway work on the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville road (now Chesapeake & Ohio), and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, from 1900 until I905, and was the civil engineer on the first-named road when it was in process of construction. In politics Mr. Charles is a staunch Republican, though he has never sought nor desired political pre- ferment of any order. He and his wife are communicants of the East Main Street Friends' church, and he is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, the Royal Arcanum, and the Improved Order of Heptasophs IO94, of which he is the treasurer. He also has mem- bership in the Commercial Club, the Young Men's Business Club, the Indiana Society of Civil Engineers and Surveyors, and the Western Society of Engineers. He is a stockholder in the Wayne County Abstract Company, of which he was practically the owner at one time. On Oct. 22, 1891, he was married to Miss Josephine Garwood, daughter of Nathan F. and Anna (Iredell) Garwood, of an Old Wayne county family, although Mrs. Charles was born and II6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY reared in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Charles is a son of Matthew and Eliza D. (Timberlake) Charles, the former of whom was born on a farm which now constitutes Glen-Miller Park, at Richmond, June 18, 1831, and the latter in Highland county, Ohio. Matthew Charles was reared and educated in Wayne county, and was well known in Richmond, having for many years been engaged in the dairy business. He graduated at Antioch College, at Yellow Springs, Ohio, under the tutorship of Horace Mann, and was a teacher for many years, teaching in the Indianapolis High School and in Richmond in the Friends' Boarding School, which is now known as Earlham College. He owned sixty acres of land in Wayne township and for some years prior to his death was engaged in farming. He was a man of marked business acumen. He was a Quaker in his religious belief, was a member of the East Main Street Friends' Church, was one of the overseers of the Meeting and its clerk for many years. He was a Republican in his political belief. His wife's parents originally came from Virginia and lived near Wilmington, in Clinton county, Ohio, where their names merit a place on the roll of the honored pioneers of what is now one of the most populous and opulent counties in the Buckeye State. They came to Richmond in their latter years and died there. . Matthew Charles died at his home near Richmond, Aug. 18, 1906, and his widow resides with her son, whose name initiates this review. He was a man of superior intellectual gifts and of genuine refinement, and to him was accorded the unqualified esteem of all who knew him. He and his estimable wife became the parents of three chil- dren, of whom the subject of this review is the eldest; Herbert died Nov. 2, 1904, leaving a widow and two children who reside at Mooresville, Ind., and Arthur M. is Professor of German in Earl- ham College. Cornelius J. Connell is following the vocation to which he was reared and is known as one of the representative farmers and stock- growers of the county and as a citizen leal and loyal in all relations. He maintains a general supervision over his agricultural interests and resides on his farm near the village of Milton, where he has an attractive home, after years of ceaseless toil and endeavor. Mr. Connell was born in County Cork, Ireland, Aug. 5, 1852, a son of John and Mary (McIney) Connell, both natives of the Emerald Isle, the former of whom was one of the substantial farmers and influential citizens of his native county, where he and his wife both died. Of their fifteen children the subject of this review is the fourth in order of birth. The son was reared to maturity on the home farm and as a boy began to assist in its cultivation. He im- bibed deep draughts from the beneficent chalice offered those who thus live close to nature and his educational privileges were those afforded in the schools of the locality where he lived. He has never wavered in his allegiance to the great basic industry under whose influences he was reared, and through his efforts in this con- nection has acquired a grateful competency. As a farmer and stock grower he has been essentially progressive and enterprising, has handled his business affairs with discretion and due conserva- BIOGRAPHICAL I 17 tism and has never found it necessary to rebel against the life of a farmer. He is now the owner of a finely improved farm of eighty acres, in Washington township, and has maintained his residence on his present homestead since 1890. He came to the United States when seventeen years old and located in Connersville, Ind., where he worked on a farm for a short time. He then came to Wayne county and worked for Isaac Kinsey for a time, and then came to the place which he now owns. Though never manifesting aught of ambition for public office, Mr. Connell has been an influential factor in local affairs and has rendered yeoman service in behalf of the cause of the Democratic party. He and his wife attend regularly the services of St. Elizabeth's Catholic church at Cambridge City, of which they are members. In March, 1878, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Connell to Miss Nora Dorgan, who was born at Glendale, Ohio. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dor- gan, both natives of County Cork, Ireland. They came to the United States and located in Ohio, where they followed agricul- tural pursuits until their deaths. They were both devout mem- bers of the Catholic church and Mr. Dorgan was a Democrat in his political views. Mr. and Mrs. Connell became the parents of four children: John, deceased; Abigail, the wife of Frank Beneger, of Fayette county; Robert, who resides at home with his parents; and Nora, who is the wife of William Sefron, a farmer of Wash- ington township, and the mother of four children—Josephine, Travis, Hilda, and Leo. John Coyne, a farmer of Washington township whose achieve- ments in life have been directly due to his own efforts, was born in Harrison township, Fayette county, Indiana, Jan. 20, 1868. Mr. Coyne's ancestry was wholly of Irish extraction, and he is, there- fore, descended from that sturdy race whose achievements in every part of the world have aided so materially in advancing civ- ilization. He is a son of John and Catherine (Cone) Coyne, both of whom were born in County Roscommon, Ireland, the father's birth occurring in May, 1830, and he came to New York City in the fall of 1856. He remained there and in New Jersey about a year, and then, in 1857, came to Wayne county, Indiana. While in New York he was married to Catherine Cone, Oct. 5, 1856, and upon his arrival in Wayne county located on a farm in Washington township. Shortly after the close of the Civil war, and just prior to the birth of his son John, he removed to Fayette county and pur- chased IOO acres of land in Harrison township, which place is now the home of his widow and daughter, and there his death occurred April 5, 1906. He held membership in St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, as does also his widow, who is now in her seventy-eighth year. Four children were born to these parents: Mary, born July 12, 1857, is the widow of Michael Kennedy and resides in Cincin- nati, Ohio; Emma, born Nov. 25, 1859, died in 1867; Katherine, born Aug. 5, 1864, is at home with her mother, and John, of this sketch, is the youngest in order of birth. John Coyne received his scholas- tic training in the district schools of Fayette county, and from the time he finished the prescribed courses in those institutions until II8 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY he was twenty-four years of age he earned his livelihood by work- ing on his father's farm. In 1892 he came to Washington township and purchased his present place of I60 acres, and since then has devoted his whole attention to the management of his own farm and has made an eminent success in his chosen field of labor. In politics he supports the men and measures of the Democratic party, but has never aspired to hold office. Mr. Coyne's marriage to Miss May Beeson, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Catherine (Howard) Beeson, Occurred Sept. I, I892, and they have two chil- dren—Helen, born Oct. 21, 1894, and Blanche, born Feb. 28, 1897. Mrs. Coyne's father was born Aug. II, 1824, in Washington town- ship, and her mother was born in the same township, Jan. 22, 1827, and they were married Jan. 22, 1848. The father was educated in the Washington township Schools and then took up farming on his father’s farm, later farming for himself, and at the time of his death owned three farms. To him and his good wife there were born nine children: William, born April 29, 1851, died April I, I873; Oliver H. is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Joseph F., born Nov. I, I855, died Aug. 8, 1873; Emma E., born May 25, 1858, married Albert Williams and died Dec. 27, 1909; Sanford G., born May 4, 1860, died May Io, 1873; Elmer E., born Jan. 23, 1863, married Clara Potter, daughter of Charles Potter, of Fayette county, and resides in Indianapolis; Ira J., born April 5, 1864, died Sept. 20, 1865; May, born June 6, 1866, is the wife of John Coyne; and Minnie, born Dec. 6, 1868, is the wife of Frank Florea, of Fayette county, Indiana. Lewis W. Cranor, who is one of the leading men of affairs in this section of the State, is the owner of several farms in Wayne county, which figures as the place of his nativity, and is president of the First National Bank of Dublin. He is a representative in the third generation of one of the well known and highly honored families of Wayne county and as a citizen and business man is well upholding the prestige of the name which he bears. He was born on the old homestead in Green township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. I7, 1846, a son of Thomas and Louisa (Lewis) Cranor, both of whom were likewise natives of Green township. Joshua Cranor, the father of Thomas, located in Green township in an early day and entered government land, and thus became a pioneer of this section, where he soon gained precedence as an influential citizen and a successful agriculturist. He reclaimed much of his land from the forest and remained on the old home- stead until his death. Thomas Cranor was reared to manhood in this county and his early educational privileges were those afforded by the pioneer schools. He continued to be actively associated with the work and management of the home farm, and when he initiated his independent career maintained his allegiance to that industry, also becoming a stock buyer, which occupations he fol- lowed until his death. He and his cherished and devoted wife both passed away in Green township, and they became the parents of six children: Martin, who resides in Williamsburg, Ind., Lo- rinda, Martha, and Manilla, deceased ; Lewis W., who is the imme- BIOGRAPHICAL II9 diate subject of this review ; and Philander, who is deceased. Thomas Cranor was a man of the highest principles of honor and integrity and to him was ever accorded the unqualified esteem of the community in which practically his entire life was passed. He was a Republican in early life, but later became a Greenbacker in Inis political allegiance, and was animated by much public spirit. He served for a number of years as township trustee and was otherwise influential in local affairs. Both he and his wife held membership in the United Brethren church in Green township, of which he was deacon and trustee for a long term. Lewis W. Cranor was reared on the homestead farm and his early educa- tional discipline was secured in the public schools of Green and Perry townships. After leaving school he assisted his father in the work of the home farm for two years and then purchased a farm in Perry township, where he continued agricultural pur- suits until 1896, when he removed to Dublin and lived retired for a period of five years, afterward dealing in live stock. He fol- lowed general farming, in all department of that enterprise was particularly successful, and is known as one of the progressive business men and representative citizens of his native county. On July 30, 1907, he organized the First National Bank of Dublin, of which he is still the president. In harmony with his earnest convictions Mr. Cranor exercises his franchise and otherwise lends His influence in support of any cause that meets his intelligent ap- proval, being thoroughly independent in his political views. He and his wife are zealous members of the United Brethren church of Dublin, in which he has served as trustee. In view of this state- ment it is not necessary to remark that he is active and influential in all departments of the church work. On Oct. 30, 1867, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Cranor to Miss Minerva Bailey, who was born and reared in this county, a member of one of its Honored pioneer families. She was a daughter of Henry and Anna (Brookshire) Bailey, of Green’s Fork, Wayne county, where the father followed farming until his death. He and his wife were members of the United Brethren church. Of this union of Mr. Cranor there were born three children : Lenna B., of Richmond ; Ottie, of Economy, Ind., and Mabel, deceased. The first wife died Nov. I2, 1895, and on April 21, 1897, Mr. Cranor was married to Mrs. Epsie May (Grigsby) Reed, daughter of William and Agnes (Baldwin) Gribsgy, of Dublin, Ind., who came to Indiana from Newcastle, Pa. The father was a minister in the Christian church and his death occurred at Lancaster, Pa., in 1889, the mother dying in 1900. Both the paternal and maternal grandfathers of Mr. Cranor were soldiers in the war of 1812. Theodore P. Crist, who, though essentially retired, owns and superintends the management of a farm of seventy acres in Wash- ington township, was born in Brookville township, Franklin coun- ty, Indiana, March 28, 1857. He is a son of Isaac W. and Eliza- beth A. (Templeton) Crist, both of whom were also born in Franklin county, near Brookville, the former on Jan. 23, 1825, and the latter on Feb. 3 of the same year. The father received his I2O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY education in the district schools of Franklin county, and was mar- ried in Brookville township, where he began his independent career as a farmer. Later he removed to Madison county, where he con- tinued farming operations, and there died Sept. 14, 1901, and the mother lives at Brookville with a son. Isaac W. Crist was a son of John Crist, who came from Pennsylvania and settled in Frank- lin county, where he lived his life as a farmer. The educational advantages of Theodore P. Crist, the subject of this review, were limited to a few years of study in the public schools of Brookville and at Brookville College, and he worked for nine years with his brother and father in a grain elevator at Brookville, and also in the agricultural implement business. He then began farming on the old homestead in Franklin county, where he resided for four years, and then, in 1882, came to Wayne county, locating two miles south of Milton, where he purchased a farm, which he cultivated until January, IQ06, when he retired and moved to Milton. The farm which he owns is one of the best equipped and most modern of any in the township and is improved with good buildings. In the matter of politics Mr. Crist is allied with the Republican party, and his deeply religious nature finds expression in membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, to the material welfare of which he has contributed liberally. Mr. Crist has been twice married. On Jan. 23, 1878, he was united to Miss Anna A. Roberts, of Fay- ette county, Indiana, who died Sept. 6, 1886. Mr. Crist's second marriage occurred May 1, 1890, to Miss Luella Matilda Parkins, daughter of Jonathan B. and Mary (Hartsock) Parkins, of Wash- ington township, Wayne county, Indiana. Her father was born in Belmont county, Ohio, and her mother in Green county, and they were married in Warren county, Ohio, and migrating to Wayne county located first in Harrison and later in Washington township. The father was a drygoods merchant at Jacksonburg, and also a farmer and plasterer in Washington township. He died in Milton, Nov. 6, 1900, and the mother, who made her home with Mrs. Crist after the death of Mr. Parkins, died Nov. 6, 1910. Hiram Crook, who has been a resident of Wayne county all of his life, was born in Center township, Nov. 28, 1859, son of William and Amanda (Huff) Crook. William Crook was also born in Cen- ter township, July 26, 1832, son of Jacob and Christina Crook, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. They came to Wayne county in 1830 and located in Center township, where they purchased a farm and continued to reside until their deaths, the father passing away in 1884 and the mother in 1870. They were the parents of nine children, all of whom are deceased excepting William, the father of the subject of this review. The names of these children in order of birth were Josiah, Susan, Patrick, Henry, Galen, William, Louisa Jane, George, and Millie. William Crook was educated in the schools of Center township and in youth began working at the carpenter trade, which he followed for about eight years. He then rented a farm for two years in Clay township, and then purchased a farm in Center town- ship. Later he sold his Center township farm and purchased a BIOGRAPHICAL I2 I farm in Harrison township, where he now lives, and upon which he erected excellent buildings and followed agricultural pursuits until he retired a few years ago. In politics he has been a Demo- crat all of his life. He and his good wife, whose maiden name was Amanda Huff, were married in September, 1853, and she is a daugh- ter of Daniel and Betsy Huff, of Center township, both natives of Virginia and now deceased. To William and Amanda Crook there were born five children : Sarah, the widow of Alphes Maudlin and a resident of California; Emma, widow of Calvin Kitterman and a resident of Center township ; Hiram, who resides in Milton, and Josiah and Josiephene, both deceased. Hiram Crook received his elementary education in the schools of Harrison township. He thereafter assisted his father in the conduct of the farm until he arrived at man's estate and then rented a farm in Jackson town- ship, upon which he continued his residence for a periof of six years. At the end of that time he rented another farm in the same township, upon which he resided eleven years, and then pur- chased a farm of I2O acres in Washington township, and in 1902 removed to Milton. There he has a residence very pleasantly lo- cated, which he erected at the time of his removal to that place, surrounded by a tract of about three and one-half acres. He has added eighty-one acres to his original purchase and continues to be most successfully and lucratively engaged in his calling, having improved the land and erected suitable buildings. He is interested both in farming and stock raising, and his business relations are congenial. It may be said of Mr. and Mrs. Crook that they have accumulated all they possess, as they started in life with practically nothing. In the matter of politics he has been allied with the Re- publican party since becoming a voter. On Sept. 29, 1884, he was married to Miss Carrie A. Burroughs, born May 21, 1861, daughter of John and Mary (Rader) Burroughs, of Harrison township, and of this union there were born two children—Fred, who is deceased, and Irene, born Jan. I8, 1897, resides at home with her parents. The parents of Mrs. Crook were both born in Wayne county, the father in Dalton township and the mother in Harrison township. The father was a physician in early life, but later took up farming in Harrison township, and there he and his wife both died, the father passing away in January, 1891, and the mother in 1879. Colbert Crownover, one of the leading citizens of the village of Milton, was born in Washington township, May 27, 1844. He is a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Anderson) Crownover, both natives of the Old Dominion, their homes having been in Berkeley county, Virginia. The father was a farmer by vocation who pur- chased Iog acres of land in Washington township, and worked it until the time of his demise, which occurred in September, 1868. The mather passed away in July, 1869, and both were members of the Christian church. The parents’ family consisted of four sons and five daughters: William, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary, Amanda, Tydia, John, and Joseph are deceased ; and Colbert is the only sur- vivor. The last named was educated in the schools of Washing- ton township and for some time was engaged with his father upon I22 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the farm. Later he purchased the parental homestead, the most of which he cleared of timber and upon which he erected a barn, and the resided there until 1899; with the exception of three years, when he resided at Germantown. He then established his residence in Milton, where he is living essentially retired. Mr. Crownover has teen prominent for many years in the local councils of the Demo- cratic party. On Jan. I, I865, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Varner, born May 29, 1845, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Slifer) Varner, of Hancock county, Indiana, and of this union there were born four children: Ottis, born Dec. Io, 1868, resides at the old homestead; Ida, born Aug. IO, I87I, is the wife of John Ingerman, of Milton; May, born June 12, 1875, is the wife of Theo- dore Keefer, of Harrison township; and Charles, born Nov. I3, 1884, is an operator on the Big Four railroad at Greenville, Ohio. Ottis married Ina Bell Williams, daughter of Willard E. Williams, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume, Dec. 6, 1898, and they have two children—James, born May IO, Igo3, and Francis, born Oct. 3, 1904. Ida married John Ingerman, Aug. IO, 1894, and to them have been born seven children—Colbert, born Oct. 24, 1897; Cotna May, born Nov. 17, 1900; Maurice C., born June 27, 1904; Charles R., born Jan. 27, 1906; Luke Mason, born Oct. I2, Igo7; Herman Dwight, born March 18, 1909; and Margery Florence (deceased), born Oct. 7, 1910. May married Theodore Keefer, Jan. 29, 1899, and they have two children—Rosella May, loorn June 20, 1900, and Theodore Joseph, born May 8, 1902; and Charles was married May 28, 1906, and to him and wife have been |born three children—Justine Margaret (died in infancy), born March IO, Igo7; Virginia (died in infancy), born Aug. 25, 1908; and Charles Howard, born Feb. 23, 1910. Charles is married to Mar- cella Smith, who is the fourth child of a family of three sons and four daughters of Mark and Mary (Trainor) Smith, of Saginaw, Mich. Samuel McCarty Varner, the father of Mrs. Colbert Crown- over, was born in Kentucky, and his wife—Mary (Slifer) Varner— was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, and both were mem- loers of the Baptist church. Mr. Varner died in 1892 and his wife passed away in 1896. They were the parents of nine children, of whom Mrs. Crownover is the third in order of birth, and she has two brothers and two sisters living. Angeline is the wife of Noah Hollis, of Hancock county; John served four years as a soldier in the Civil war, a part of the time in the Twenty-fourth Indiana in- fantry and the remainder with an Ohio battery, and is now in the soldiers’ home at Marion, Ind. ; Jacob resides in Greenfield, Ind., as does also Sarah Jane, who is the wife of Cicero Kingen. Earl Raymond Davenport, a prosperous young farmer whose well appointed home is reached on rural mail route No. 13, from East Germantown, was born in Wayne township, Dec. 16, 1884. He is a son of Alonzo and Mary (Grimes) Davenport, both also natives of Wayne township, where the father was born Dec. Io, 1860, and the mother in 1862. The father has always lived in his native State and county, and during the larger part of his active career has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, although at the BIOGRAPHICAL I23 present time he is also interested in the lumber business in Ripley county. Of the union of himself and wife there were born three children, of whom Florence and Myron reside at home with the parents. Earl R. Davenport received the scholastic training afforded by the district schools in Boston township and then fol- lowed agricultural pursuits under the able preceptorship of his father, with whom he worked until 1905. In that year he rented a farm in Wayne township, and in IQO7 purchased and moved to his present place of 160 acres in Washington township, where he fol- lows a general farming and stock-raising business. In his political views Mr. Davenport has always been a staunch Republican. On Oct. I9, 1905, Occurred his marriage to Miss Catherine Agnes Dru- ley, born Jan. I4, 1883, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Esteb) Druley, of Boston township, and of this union there is a daughter, Marjorie, born Oct. I7, 1906. Kinsley Pratt Diffenderfer, who is an efficient railroad engi- neer and a popular citizen of Cambridge City, is a son of Samuel B. Diffenderfer, who is now living retired at Jeffersonville, Ind., after a life of strenuous activity. Samuel B. Diffenderfer is a native of Millersville, Pa., where he was born Oct. 31, 1824, a son of Jacob Diffenderfer, who for many years was a professor in a college near Richmond, Va., where he died. Jacob Diffenderfer was in attend- ance at the theatre at the time of the great theatre fire in Rich- mond, in 1832, when 2,000 people lost their lives, and saved his own life by jumping out of a window. He was a man of strong individuality and impregnable integrity — one who ever com- manded the unqualified confidence and regard of his fellow men. The great-grandfather of the subject of this review, also named Jacob Diffenderfer, fought under General Washington in the Revo- 1utionary war, and with that intrepid commander endured all the sufferings and privations during that memorable winter at Valley Forge. He was a school teacher by vocation. Samuel B. Diffen- derfer, the father of him whose name initiates this article, was reared at the old home in Pennsylvania and in Virginia, and his educational advantages were those afforded in the schools of that period. He came West in 1842, at the age of eighteen years, and located at Rushville, Ind., where he conducted a store and also studied law. In 1849 he started for California, but was stricken with Asiatic cholera, which prevented the realization of his gold- seeking ambition. While in the West he met and talked with Sit- ting Bull, the great Indian chief. At the breaking out of the Civil war he was a wholesale merchant at Louisville, Ky., and also conducted a large flouring mill in that place. He continued' in the wholesale business for about ten years, and was deputy warden at the prison at Jeffersonville, Ind., from 1863 to 1865. Subsequently he served as trainmaster of the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indian- apolis railroad, was then a coal merchant in Jeffersonville for eight years, and then retired and as before stated is now living at Jef- fersonville. While in Louisville at the time of the Civil war he was an eye witness of the shooting of Gen. William Nelson by Gen. Jefferson C. Davis, in the Galt House at that place. In I24. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY politics Samuel B. Diffenderfer is aligned as a loyal advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and he holds membership in the Presbyterian church, in whose faith he was reared. He has Served as city councilman at Jeffersonville, and has been a Mason since 1845, when he joined the order at Rushville, Ind. His wife, the mother of our subject, was born at Indianapolis, Ind., March 7, 1836, and died Jan. I4, 1871. Her maiden name was Maria Pratt, and she was the daughter of Joseph Redman Pratt, who was born in Georgetown, Ky., March 12, 1799. In early manhood he was a partner in the land business with Richard M. Johnson, who afterward became Vice-President of the United States; and an older brother, Gen. John T. Pratt, served as a private of cavalry in Colonel Johnson's Kentucky volunteers at the battle of the Thames, where the gallant colonel, in a hand-to-hand conflict, killed the Indian chief, Tecumseh. Gen. John T. Pratt afterward entered West Point, graduated in 1818, and was a general in the Mexican war. Joseph R. Pratt removed to Indianapolis in 1827 and built the first brick house in that city. He also donated the ground where Robert Park church is located, and while living in Indianapolis was a close friend of Henry Ward Beecher, who at that time had a pastorate in that city. Pratt street, in Indianapo- lis, was named for Mr. Pratt, and he was very prominent in the early days there, being one of the founders of Franklin College. In 1835 he owned all the stage lines in Indiana, and as a contractor built the first prison at Jeffersonville, being appointed its first warden, in which capacity he served about four years. He also owned several farms near Jeffersonville. He died March 20, 1861. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Diffenderfer were born six children, whose names are here entered in order of birth : Kinsley P., Eliza, Henrietta, George M., Mary, and Sidney B. Eliza and Henrietta reside at home with their father; George M. has been a government clerk at Jeffersonville, Ind., for the past twenty-five years; Mary is the wife of Charles Taylor, of Princeton, Ind. ; and Sidney B. is a clerk for a transfer company in Louisville, Ky., having his residence in Jeffersonville, Ind. Kinsley Pratt Diffenderfer was born in Georgetown, Ky., Nov. I2, 1856, and as already seen is a scion of old and honored pioneer families of that State and the Hoosier commonwealth. He was reared to maturity at Jefferson- ville, Ind., where he early began to assume definite responsibilities, and to the public schools of that city is indebted for his early edu- cational training. He also spent one year as a student in the Georgetown, Ky., college. After leaving school he accepted a posi- tion as bookkeeper for Armstrong & Company, coal dealers in Jeffersonville, with whom he remained two years. He then en- gaged with the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis railway, as fireman, in which capacity he served five years, and since then has been successfully established in the position of engineer, his present run being from Madison to Richmond, and his residence is in Cambridge City. In his political allegiance Mr. Diffenderfer is a stanch Democrat and shows a loyal interest in all that con- cerns the general welfare of the community. He enjoys marked BIOGRAPHICAL I25 popularity in his home city and is a man of progressive ideas and distinctive business acumen. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. On June 19, 1879, Mr. Diffenderfer was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Maude John, daughter of Jonathan John, a farmer of Connersville, Ind., and of this union was born a daughter, Ophelia, who is the wife of Charles S. Riggin, manager of the James Wat- son estate at Kankakee, Ill. Mrs. Diffenderfer died Feb. 22, 1884, at Columbus, Ind., and on June 6, 1889, Mr. Diffenderfer was mar- ried to Lula Mary May, daughter of Benjamin May, a wagon- maker of Columbus, Ind. The second wife died Nov. 24, 1890, at Columbus, Ind., leaving a son, Harry Hull, who is a timekeeper for the Pennsylvania railroad and resides at home. On Jan. 6, I892, Mr. Diffenderfer was married to Miss Mary Belle Lowry, daughter of David and Malinda (Foster) Lowry, of Cambridge City. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lowry were born in Fayette county, Indiana, the former March 29, 1829, and the latter Feb. II, 1849. Mr. Lowry was a farmer until 1869, when he came to Cambridge City, where he conducted a brickyard for about ten years and then retired. He died Oct. I2, IQOL, and his wife passed away Feb. 18, I904. They were parents of two children—Mrs. Diffenderfer and Charles B. Lowry, who is an engineer on the Big Four railroad and resides at Cincinnati, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Diffenderfer have been born four children—Carlyle, Charles, Eugene, and Mary. Prof. Kinsley Twining, who married a sister of Mrs. Joseph Redman Pratt, was a professor in Yale College for more than twenty years. Professor Twining was the inventor of artificial ice. After working out the scientific process, he borrowed money of Joseph R. Pratt for the purpose of promoting the manufacture of ice. Professor Twining later owned the famous watering place, Saratoga. He sold it about fifty years ago, for $170,000. William W. Dill has gained prestige as one of the able and popular farmers of his native county and is now living virtually retired from the active pursuits of life. He is a scion in the second generation of one of the old and honored pioneer families of Wayne county, with whose annals the name has been identified from the earliest epoch in the history of Indiana. He was born on the old homestead farm of his father, in Jackson township, this county, Sept. 29, 1842, and is a son of John S. and Rebecca (Leonard) Dill, the former of whom was a native of Lancaster county, Penn- sylvania, born in 1800, and the latter was born in Butler county, Ohio, in 1807. In 1820, as a boy of twenty years, John S. Dill immigrated to the new State of Indiana and helped to build the first house in Milton, having learned the carpenter trade in his native State. He later turned his attention to farming and the greater portion of his farm was reclaimed to cultivation under his direction; and he became not only one of the substantial agricul- turists of the county, but was also a citizen to whom was ever accorded the fullest measure of popular confidence and esteem. He was a man of forceful individuality, guided his life according to the strictest principles of integrity and honor, and wielded much I26 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY influence in public affairs of a local nature. His political allegi- ance was given to the Republican party and both he and his wife were members of the Evangelical church. He was summoned to the life eternal in 1869, and his wife's death occurred in 1895. They became the parents of thirteen children, all of whom are liv- ing, except one: Henry is a retired resident of Noblesville, Ind. ; John is a retired resident of Huntington county, Indiana; Louisi- ana is the widow of Emanuel Lawson and resides in Berry county, Missouri; Rebecca is the widow of Peter Livengood and resides in Iowa; Matilda is the widow of John Burtsfield and resides in Indi- anapolis; Jacob is a retired citizen of Huntington county, Indiana; Lydia is the wife of Adam Fisher, of Iowa; Susan is the wife of Philip Stetzel, of Huntington county; Solomon is deceased ; Rachel is the wife of Aaron Scheidler, of Cambridge City; William W. is the immediate subject of this sketch ; David resides in Kosciusko county, Indiana; and Israel is a resident of Henry county, Indiana. William W. Dill passed his boyhood days under the helpful in- fluences and discipline of the home farm and secured his early educational discipline in the public schools, after which he worked On his father's farm about four years. Having decided to follow agricultural pursuits he purchased part of his father's farm, but later sold it and purchased his present place of eighty acres, in I883. He is a close student of that vocation, in all departments of which he has kept in close touch with the advances made from year to year. He devotes his time of late years, principally, to horticulture and has gained wide prominence in that line. In poli- tics Mr. Dill shows an abiding faith in the principles of the Re- publican party, of whose cause he is a zealous supporter. On Nov. I4, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Heiney, who was born March 25, 1849, in this county, a daughter of George and Leah (Ritter) Heiney, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Mr. Heiney was for many years engaged in farming in Jackson township, where he was an influential and prominent citi- zen. He died while comparatively young and his wife passed away in 1900. He was a Whig in politics and he and his wife were members of the German Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Dill have five children: Elwood William, born June 12, 1870, resides in the State of Washington; Charles, born May 1, 1872, resides at home; Claude, born Feb. 9, 1874, married Jessie Elliott, of Cambridge City, and resides in Indianapolis; Orpheus, born June 1, 1878, married Nettie Ridenhour, of Dublin, and they have a son, Paul, and reside at Mount Auburn; and Jessie, born May 13, 1880, re- sides at home. Felix William Dirk, the efficient city clerk of Cambridge City, was born in Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, March 20, 1843. He is a son of Anthony and Pauline (Sell) Dirk, both of whom were born in Wittenberg, Germany, where they resided until 1840, the father serving fourteen years in the German army. Upon com- ing to America they located at Trenton, Butler county, Ohio, where the father was engaged as a laborer. Later he removed to Hamilton and became a papermaker in the mills of that place, BIOGRAPHICAL I27 which occupation he followed during the remainder of his active career. He died in Hamilton in December, 1892, and his wife passed away in June, 1849. They were members of the Catholic church, and the father was a Democrat in his political views. They were the parents of four children: Felix W., who is the immediate subject of this review; Andrew, who is a locomotive engineer on the Panhandle railroad with residence at Cleveland, Ohio; John, who died in June, I894, and Pauline, who passed away in 1849. Felix W. Dirk was educated in the public schools of his native city, and worked in the paper mills there for about five years. On May 3, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company A of the Twenty- sixth Ohio infantry for service in the Civil war, being afterward successively promoted to corporal and sergeant. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, from June 8 to July 24, 1861, to serve for three years. As soon as the organization was complete it was ordered to the Upper Kanawha Valley, where it per- formed its first service. Being then transferred to the Western field it was present at the battle of Shiloh. In the advance from that place through the swamps of Northern Mississippi upon Corinth, it occupied the front line and was among the first to enter the place. In the memorable forced marches of Buell and Bragg, from the Tennessee to the Ohio, and thence toward Cum- berland Gap in the fall of 1862, the regiment performed its whole duty. At the battle of Stone's River it was one of several regi- ments which stood firm against the charge of the Confederates when three-fourths of the Federal forces on the right had given away and were in full flight, and though for many hours the heavily massed columns of the enemy were hurled against them, they still stood their ground, the Twenty-sixth Ohio forming the apex of that little convex line of battle that all Bragg's victorious army could not break nor bend. At Chickamauga the regiment was in the thickest and bloodiest of the fight and acquitted itself with honor. Upon the first day of the battle, Sept. 19, 1863, Mr. Dirk was wounded, and while lying in a field hospital was cap- tured by the Confederates. He was imprisoned at Belle Isle, Rich- mond, and Danville, Va., and later at Andersonville and Millen, Ga., and was finally paroled, Nov. 20, 1864. He was then taken to Annapolis, Md., from which place he was sent home on fur- lough, and was mustered out of the service at Columbus, Ohio, Jan. I4, 1865. He came to Cambridge City in May, 1867, and engaged in the bottling of ale, soda water, mineral water, etc., in which business he remained until 1882, when he engaged in the saloon business, but in 1900 retired. He is a Republican in his political views and served as town trustee three years, and for the past six years has officiated as city clerk of Cambridge City. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Catholic church, and he is a member of Post 179, Grand Army of the Re- public at Cambridge City. On May 26, 1868, he was married to Miss Catherine Wehebring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wehebring, of Hamilton, Ohio. Herman Wehebring and his wife were both natives of Germany and are deceased. He was a paper- I28 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY maker at Hamilton, Ohio. Mrs. Dirk died March 11, 1878, hav- ing become the mother of two daughters—Mary B., who resides with her father, and Catherine, who died April 4, 1878. - Timothy Nicholson, whose residence is in the city of Rich- mond, is prominent among those whose ability and talent have con- tributed to the well-being and advancement of this favored locality. Mr. Nicholson was born in Perquimans county, North Carolina, Nov. 2, 1828, and is a son of Josiah and Anne (White) Nicholson, |both of whom were elders in the Society of Friends and prominent and influential citizens of the community in which they lived. The ancestors of Timothy Nicholson were a sterling, stalwart people, who suffered persecution for the sake of their religion, and in order to secure freedom of conscience came to America. The first of whom we have record—Edmond and Elizabeth Nicholson—were natives of England, whence they emigrated to New England, where the remainder of their days were spent. Their son, Christopher Nicholson, also crossed the Atlantic, about 1660, and for a time resided in New England, but he and his brother were beaten on account of their religious views, and in consequence he sought a Home in North Carolina, where his marriage was recorded in 1680. He had two sons, one of whom was Christopher Nicholson, who became the father of Thomas Nicholson, the great-grandfather of Timothy Nicholson. This Thomas Nicholson was an able minister of the Society of Friends and a leading man in the community in which he lived. He owned a number of slaves, and in common with the people of that time and place believed that such propri- etorship was Scriptural and right, but later study of the question taught him that the practice of holding human beings in bondage was contrary to the law of God. Accordingly, despite the diffi- culty and unpopularity of the act, he liberated his negroes, and his example was followed by other Friends in that section of North Carolina. He afterwards declared that he would not again become entangled in slave-holding for the weight of the slaves in gold. The grandfather of Timothy Nicholson was also named Thomas, and like others of the family devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and held to the religious faith of the Friends. Timothy Nicholson was blessed with the surroundings of a cultured Christian home. He was reared upon a farm and was afforded excellent educational privileges. He was for some time a student in Belvidere Academy, an institution established and maintained by the Society of Friends, and when eighteen years of age became a student in the Friends’ School in Providence, R. I., where he remained for one and one- Half years. He then returned to his home and was appointed prin- cipal of the Belvidere Academy, a position he filled for six years. He then accepted an invitation to take charge of the Preparatory Department of Haverford College, near Philadelphia, one of the oldest and best-known Friends’ schools in the country. At the close of his fourth year in that school he was advanced to the posi- tion of general superintendent of the college, in which capacity he served two years. On the expiration of that period he resigned and, in 1861, moved to Richmond, Ind., where he joined his brother, BIOGRAPHICAL I29 John Nicholson, in the book and stationery business, a connection which was continued until 1873, when he purchased his brother's interest. At the present time Mr. Nicholson is president of the firm of Nicholson & Brother, of 729 Main street, dealers in books, sta- tionery, and wall paper. Adam G. Feldman is the vice-president of this concern and Mr. Nicholson's son, Thomas Nicholson, is the sec- retary and treasurer. Mr. Nicholson is also president of the Nichol- son Printing & Manufacturing Company, publishers, printers, book- binders, and paper-box manufacturers, located at 26-30 North Ninth street. Howard Campbell is vice-president of this concern and another son, John H. Nicholson, is the secretary and treasurer. Although thus nominally connected with these institutions, Mr. Nicholson is not active in the management of either. Broad-minded and progressive, and imbued with strong humanitarian principles, he takes a deep interest in all that pertains to the development and improvement of the city in which he resides, and for fifty years he has been identified with its educational and moral progress. A local paper has said of him : “To know Timothy Nicholson is to respect and esteem him. He can say ‘No’ in a manner which then and there closes the question. He has not departed from the man- ner of speech of the Friends, and still uses ‘thee' and ‘thou,” and pre- fers to be called ‘Timothy' rather than ‘Mr.” He is known by both young and old as Timothy Nicholson.” As a leading member of the Friends' church he is well known throughout all the branches of that denomination, being active in all the church conferences. He has been chairman of the committee on arrangements of the five Quinquennial Conferences that have been held by the Friends in America. He has been very active in the State and national Sunday-school work and was president of the Indiana Sunday- School Union for one year, and for three years was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Sunday-School Asso- ciation. For over twenty years he was superintendent of the home Sunday School, for many years has been an elder in the church, and for twenty-two years was clerk of the Yearly Meeting of ministers and elders; while for twelve years he was clerk of the Whitewater Monthly Meeting, comprising four congregations. For forty-five years he has been a trustee of Earlham College, in which he takes great interest, and because of his special fitness for that office and his residence in Richmond much of the labor of the board devolved upon him. During the years 1865-66 he was a member of the board of trustees of the Richmond city schools, and from 1867 to 1873 was a trustee of the Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute. In I877, when a vacancy occurred on the board, the remaining trustees united in requesting Governor Williams to appoint Mr. Nicholson to the vacancy, which he did, although the latter's political views were at variance with those of the Governor and of every other trustee. From 1872 to 1877 Mr. Nicholson was trustee of the Home of the Friendless in Richmond, and from early life he has been an earnest temperance worker. For forty-three years he was a mem- ber of the committee of the Friends’ Society on prison reform, and the progress that Indiana has made along the line of prison reform I 30 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in the last few years is due to his efforts more than to those of any other one man, though he does not take the credit for it. In 1889, when a law was enacted creating a Board of State Charities, the Governor appointed him a member, which position he held nine- teen years, by appointment of six governors, until his resignation in 1908. His interest in this line of work has made him well known among prison reformers throughout the United States and foreign countries. He is still an active member of the American Prison Association and of the National Conference of Charities and Cor- rections, and a member of the Executive Committee of the latter; and he attended the last meeting of the former and also of the Inter- national Prison Congress, both held in October, 1910, in Washing- ton City. In 1896 he was president of the Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections, which was held in Richmond. The establishment of the Women’s Prison and Reform School for Girls was one of the first victories of the standing committee of the Soci- ety of Friends. The advanced step in prison legislation was directed and hastened by recommendations of the committee and by reports disclosing the abuses arising from keeping both sexes in the same institution. Mr. Nicholson formerly made two visits to the insti- tution each year and often addressed the men individually, speak- ing words of hope and encouragement to them. Upon reaching his eightieth year, Mr. Nicholson decided to retire from official partici- pation in public affairs, and in pursuance of this purpose he resigned his position as a member of the Board of State Charities. In view of this action it was suggested by Prof. David W. Dennis that some public recognition of his long and efficient service to the State, to Earlham College, and to the cause of general education would be appropriate. Accordingly committees were appointed to arrange for a banquet to be given on the evening of Feb. II, 1908, with a program suitable to the occasion. The banquet was served in the elegant and commodious rooms of the Reid Memorial church, and 300 men and women were comfortably seated at the tables, the num- ber present being necessarily limited to the capacity of the rooms. Among the toasts responded to was one by Robert L. Kelly, presi- dent of Earlham College. Mr. Kelly's subject was “The Promoter,” and he closed with the following beautiful tribute: “And so, ladies and gentlemen, I call upon you, 300 and more, representing the best there is in this city of Richmond, to join with me in wishing Godspeed to Richmond's Prince of Promoters—a promoter of gen- uine religion; a promoter of sound education; a promoter of the culture of books; a promoter of the work of the Sunday schools; a promoter of broad-gauge philanthropy; a promoter of temperance reform ; a promoter of good citizenship; a promoter of Christian courtesy; and as he is reaching into his four-score years, we recog- nize that he is pre-eminently a man who is bringing ‘peace on earth and good will” to his fellow men.” John L. Rupe, speaking of “The Man of Affairs,” closed as follows: “I think you must have seen as I have, in all the lines of thought which I have tried in a very general way to express, the kindly face, the beautiful life, the mag- nificent character of our honored guest, Timothy Nicholson, whom BIOGRAPHICAL I31 it is our pleasure and our delight to honor upon this occasion.” John F. McCarthy said, “I know I am only expressing the wish of every one present when I say that I hope for many years to come we will always find connected with every movement for the better- ment of mankind, the names of Timothy Nicholson and Richmond.” With her subject, “Reform Movements,” and speaking of Mr. Nich- olson, Mrs. James W. Morrisson said: “The success that has in such large measure crowned his efforts, points the way to those of us who would follow in his footsteps and become what he is, an inspiration of real reform.” Dr. S. E. Smith, who spoke on “The State Charities and the Citizen,” said: “Finally, I bespeak years of peacefulness, comfort and happiness for the guest of the evening, your friend and my friend, Indiana's distinguished benefactor, Rich- mond's greatest citizen, Timothy Nicholson.” Speaking to the toast, “Our Guest as I Know Him,” Charles E. Shiveley said: “Were I to point to the young and rising generation a model life to follow, my finger would unerringly point to our plain and dis- tinguished friend, our guest to-night—Timothy Nicholson.” Wil- liam Dudley Foulke closed a fine tribute by saying, “Each day brings its new civic duties and in the performance of these duties the example of Timothy Nicholson stands before us as a Shining light.” Mr. Nicholson himself was the last on the program of speakers, and after feelingly expressing his gratitude to his friends, and explaining that no man should be thanked for doing his duty, he said: “In conclusion, permit me to say, I find great peace in the retrospect of the little I have been able to do, as unto God and not unto man ; and to say to at least some of you, ‘GO and do likewise.’” There were a good many letters and telegrams from eminent men, and everyone of them was a valuable testimonial. Among those who bestowed encomiums upon Mr. Nicholson in this way were United States Senators Albert J. Beveridge and J. A. Hemenway, Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks, Gov. J. Frank Hanly, Ex- Gov. Winfield T. Durbin, and by Thomas E. Ellison and other members and ex-members of the State Board of Charities. The occasion was one of the most notable affairs in the history of Rich- mond, and few men there are upon whom has been bestowed such testimonials of high regard and esteem, and in honor of duties so faithfully performed. His motto in life seems to have been “Noth- ing impossible,” and his career indicates that he has made good under this high standard. In politics, he has always been a stal- wart Republican, and in 1872 was president of the Richmond Grant Club, but his activities have never been as a seeker for office. On Aug. I I, 1853, Mr. Nicholson was married to Miss Sarah N. White, daughter of John and Mary White, both of whom were elders in the Society of Friends in Perquimans county, North Carolina, and two sons of this marriage survive. Mrs. Nicholson died Sept. 28, 1865, and on April 30, 1868, Mr. Nicholson was married to Miss Mary S. White, a sister of his first wife, and of this union were born two daughters, both of whom are living. I 32 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John Christian Dodson, whose ancestors are numbered among those who earned for themselves names and places in the foremost rank of organizers and developers of Perry county, Indiana, was born near Tell City, Perry county, Aug. I2, 1869. He is a son of Joseph Nevil and Emma A. (Gengelbach) Dodson, and a grandson of John B. and Catherine (Ament) Dodson. The grandparents were of English extraction, natives of Kentucky, and at an early date settled in Perry county, Indiana, where John B. Dodson pur- chased from the government eighty acres of land. This became the first home of the Dodson family in that county, and from this center the good influence and example of the elder Dodson radi- ated throughout the community. Perry county was the home of the family ever after, and there the pioneers passed away, the grand- father in 1897. Of the children born to them, David and Jane are deceased; John Henry resides near Tell City, Perry county; Minerva is the wife of George W. Litherland, of Tell City; Joseph N. is the father of the subject of this review ; George W. died in October, 1910, at Stevensport, Ky., and Juda is the wife of Harvey Hicks, of Hawesville, Ky. Many are they who remember the elder Dodson, and his record and life’s influence remain. A leader among men, his advice was sought by his neighbors and his judgment was accepted as final. In addition to the occupation of farming he was a minister in the old circuit riding days and contributed to the spiritual welfare of large numbers of people. Joseph N. Dodson has succeeded his father as a leading spirit in his locality, and his life is only another chapter in the record of a name that has stood for good, in both local and general affairs. This worthy bearer of the Dodson name was born near Tell City, Perry county, Indiana, Oct. 20, 1847, was educated in the district schools, and has followed agriculture principally throughout his entire life. On Aug. II, 1868, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Emma A. Gengelbach, daugh- ter of Christian Christopher and Christina (Martin) Gengelbach, who were both born near Dresden, in Saxony, Germany. They came to America in early life and located in Kentucky, but their last home was in Perry county, Indiana. To Joseph N. Dodson and wife were born eight children: John C. (subject of this sketch), Clara F., Edwin C., Charles W., Harry C., Clarence O., Cora Sophia Cath- erine, and Claudia Augusta. The parents now live on a farm of seventy-seven acres about one mile north of Tell City, Ind. Po- litically our subject's father is a Democrat, and his continual tenure in office in his district bespeaks his popularity and the esteem of his brethren. At one time he held the office of township assessor two terms, and also the office of county assessor was held for a term. He was also township road superintendent for one term. His influence is not merely local, but he is known throughout Perry and surrounding counties and spoken of as a man of great ability and force of character. John C. Dodson received his first school training in the district schools of Perry county and later followed a course of special study at the Danville Normal, com- pleting the teachers’ course there with the class of 1890 and the commercial course with the class of 1892. He began teaching in BIOGRAPHICAL I33 the district schools of Perry county in 1886, and during the years I893-94-95, was Superintendent of the Troy, Ind., schools. He graduated in the common schools in March, 1884, being in the first group to receive a diploma under the law granting them from the common schools. In the fall of 1895 he entered Indiana Univer- sity and completed a four years' course in three years, graduating in Liberal Arts with the class of 1898. He then came to Cam- bridge City and was the principal of the schools there for the years 1898, 1899, and 1900. In the meantime he had taken up the study of law, and, returning to Indiana University, graduated in the law class of 1901. He then returned to Cambridge City and on July 4, IQoI, Opened a law office, and has since continued the practice of his profession. He is also engaged in the real-estate business, in partnership with Sanford Wilson, and handles a great many estates and does a general law practice. Following the same political faith as does his father, he is one of the leading men of Cambridge City, being held in high esteem and honor by his fellow men. On Oct. 2O, 1906, Occurred his marriage to Miss Mary Agnes Barefoot, daughter of Samuel B. and Barbara (Armstrong) Barefoot, of Cam- bridge City. Of this union have been born two daughters—Bar- bara Emma and Ruth Agnes. Mr. Dodson is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic order. Wilber Isaac Doddridge is an honored citizen and native son of Wayne county whose memory links in an indissoluble chain the early period with the latter days of opulent prosperity and ad- vancement in this favored section of the great State in which his ancestors settled prior to its admission to the Union—a fact that bears its own significance as showing the early date at which his father became a resident of the county. The subject of this sketch has been long numbered among the representative farmers and Stock growers of this section of the State, gaining a wide reputa- tion as a breeder of hogs and cattle, and for somewhat more than a quarter of a century has maintained his home where he now re- sides, where he is enjoying the rewards of former years of earnest endeavor. Mr. Doddridge was born on the old parental homestead farm, in Washington township, this county, and the date of his nativity is May 17, 1858. He is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, who are given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of an elder son, Mordecai D. Doddridge. Wilber I. Doddridge, whose name initiates this article, was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, to whose work he early began to contribute his quota, and his early educational discipline was that afforded in the schools of District No. 8, in Washington township. It is a “far cry” from conditions then obtaining and those which mark this advanced and attractive section of the State at the present time. Mr. Doddridge remembers the old days with due appreciation, as does he also the various stages of progress which he has witnessed and with which he has been closely identi- fied. His vocation throughout his active career has been that of farming and the raising of live stock. He worked on his father's farm until 1885, and then rented the place where he now resides. I34 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY In 1887 he purchased the farm, which consists of 220 acres, and here has since maintained his residence in an attractive home. He engages extensively in the raising of hogs and cattle, of which line of enterprise he makes a specialty, and carries on operations on an extensive scale. As a business man he is alert and progressive, and his good judgment has brought to him success in the various enterprises to which he directs his energies. He is president of the Doddridge Grave Decorating Company of Milton, and for four years served as trustee of Washington township, being elected on the Democratic ticket, but to-day he is aligned as a supporter of the cause of the Socialist party. In November, 1885, Mr. Dod- dridge was united in marriage to Miss Nettie Gillespie, who was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, a daughter of John and Nancy (Mayer) Gillespie, prominent citizens of that county, where the father continued to reside until his death. The mother is living with Mr. Doddridge at an advanced age. Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge became the parents of four children—Nora Elizabeth, at home; Benjamin H., a student in the class of IQI5 in Purdue University; Emmett F., at home; and James Rosoce, who is a student in the Richmond High School. Mrs. Doddridge died June 27, 1893. Jacob E. Drischel, manager of the S. B. Caldwell Shoe Store, which is located in Cambridge City, is another of the native sons of Wayne county who has here attained to distinctive success in connection with mercantile pursuits, and is also a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of this section of the State. He was born in Cambridge City, April 9, 1872, a son of Daniel and Rachel (Richey) Drischel, the former of whom is also a native of Cambridge City and a member of a family which located here in an early day. The ancestors were folk of sterling attri- butes of character and commanded the unqualified esteem of all who knew them, even as their memories are cherished by their children and by others who had recognition of their worthy lives and labors during the formative period of this section of Wayne county. Jacob E. Drischel gained his early educational training in the public schools of Cambridge City and as a boy entered the shoe store of S. B. Fisher, with, whom he remained for sixteen years, learning the business in a very thorough manner. He then worked one year for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the capacity of detective and in IQO3 engaged in the shoe business, to which he has since devoted his entire attention. He handles shoes exclusively, and the business has grown under his manage- ment to flattering proportions. No man in Cambridge City is held in higher esteem and confidence than is Mr. Drischel, and no man in the county takes a greater pride in the marks of progress which are being made. He has aided in the material and civic advance- ment of the community and stands as a type of the most loyal and public-spirited citizenship. In politics Mr. Drischel is a stanch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party. In Cam- bridge City, Sept. 22, 1903, Mr. Drischel was united in marriage to Miss Clementine Caldwell, a daughter of Jonathan and Savan- nah (Beeson) Caldwell, both of whom are natives of Rush county, BIOGRAPHICAL - I35 Indiana. During his active life the father was a representative farmer and stock dealer but is now living retired in Cambridge City. Mr. and Mrs. Drischel have one child, Helen Louise, who was born May 5, 1905. George W. Drischel, who was born May 13, 1854, and passed away in his fifty-fifth year, at a time when his integrity and ability had earned for him a name in Cambridge City, was descended from German parents who settled in this county in an early day. Our subject’s father and mother were Jacob and Christina (Fuller) Drischel and were honored residents of Cambridge City, Ind., where George W. was born. He was educated in the schools of Cambridge City, and after his school days were completed began life's work as an employe in the car shops at that place. He after- ward obtained an interest in the Drill Works at Cambridge City, was also interested in a cheese factory with J. A. Boyd, and was retired at the time of his death, Dec. 3, 1909. His life was whole- Some and his friends and acquaintances have ever the remem- brance of a man of steadfast purpose, and one whose example was a good one to follow. His services were rendered with an enthusiasm that made him valuable. On Sept. 30, 1883, occurred his marriage to Miss Kate Thomas, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Savage) Thomas, the former of whom was born in the State of New York, Aug. Io, I804, and the latter in Bangor, Me. They located in Fayette county, Indiana, where the father followed agricultural pursuits and there died in May, 1888, the mother having passed away when Mrs. Drischel was but four years old. There were twelve children born to the Thomas fam- ily, of whom Mrs. Drischel is the youngest. To her and her hus- band were born three children : Paul and Don, who are both en- gaged with the Pennsylvania railroad, and Gresham. Mrs. Dris- chel is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and resides in Cambridge City. - Amos E. Ehle, M. D., a prominent and highly respected phy- sician of East Germantown, is a native of the Hoosier State, born in Wells county, Indiana, Dec. 17, 1869, son of Constant and Elizabeth (Ehle) Ehle. The father, a native of Germany, first beheld the light of day in 1829. He migrated to the United States and located in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he followed the butcher's trade for a time. He then removed to Wells county and devoted his attention to farming until his death, which oc- curred in September, 1884, in his fifty-sixth year. The mother of the subject of this review was also a native of the Fatherland, born in 1831, and died in Bluffton, Ind., in 1904. The father en- listed as a private in the Civil war, from Fort Wayne, and served during the last six months of that conflict. He was a Democrat in his political views and he and his wife were members of the Lutheran church. Of their union there were five children, men- tioned as follows in the order of birth : Edward, deceased ; Emma, the wife of Frank Crum, of Adams county, Indiana; Mollie, de- ceased ; Amos E., the subject of this review; and Charles M., who resides in Michigan. Amos E. Ehle received his early educa- I36 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tional training in the schools of Bluffton, Ind., and then completed the high school course at Fort Wayne, Ind. He then entered the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, graduating with the class of 1896. He then located at East Germantown for the practice of his profession, which calling he has continued to follow. Polit- ically he is a member of the Democratic party, though he has never taken a very active part in the game of politics and has not entertained aspirations for public office. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Free and Accepted Masons at Cambridge City, and the Encampment and Daughters of Rebekah at East German- town. Professionally he has membership in the Wayne County Medical Association, the State Eclectic Association, and the State Medical Association. On March I4, 1900, Dr. Ehle was united in holy matrimony to Miss Flora D. McDaniels, daughter of Jerry L. and Elizabeth (Shoaf) McDaniels, of Cambridge City. Amos Ellabarger, whose energy and determination have ac- quired for him a home and farm in this county of his adoption, was born in Posey township, Fayette county, Indiana, Jan. 22, 1848. His parents were Jacob and Mary (Hoover) Ellabarger, both natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where the father was born Sept. 1, 1808, and the mother Jan. Io, 1821. The elder Ellabarger came West as a youth, followed the shoemaker's trade for a time, later worked in a still house at Chillicothe, Ohio, and then located in Fayette county, Indiana. In 1848 he came to the place where his son now resides, purchased fifty-eight acres of land, built the home and other buildings, and followed general farming until he retired, about sixteen years before his death, Jan. I3, 1896. The mother passed away in May, IQO4. Of their union were born seven children: Amos is the subject of this sketch ; Ephraim, is a resident of Howard county, Indiana; Martha is the widow of Peter Wissler and resides in Jefferson township; Mary Ann is deceased ; Ella is the wife of D. W. Teeter, of Jas- per county, Missouri; Catherine is the wife of Joseph Howard, of Jackson township; and Malinda is deceased. Our subject was edu- cated at the district schools in District No. 4, Jackson township, and worked for his father until he was twenty-six years old. In 1880 he moved on the old homestead and took charge of the farm, but has lived retired since 1905. His chosen occupation has been the life of a farmer and in this vocation he has prospered. His industry and activity have won for him a home in the county of his choice and he is looked upon as a man of ability and strength of character. On June 8, 1873, Mr. Ellabarger led to the altar Miss Cynthia A., daughter of Henry and Sarah Ann (Roberts) Grills, and of this union there is a son, Charles H. Exum Elliott, deceased, was a progressive farmer of Jack- son township, to which he was native, having been born Nov. 5, 1823. He was a son of Jacob Elliott, who was a native of the Old North State, and who came to Indiana, settling near Richmond, but later removed to near Dublin, where he located on a farm in Jackson township and continued to reside until his death. Just BIOGRAPHICAL I37 after the close of the Revolutionary war there was a tide of emi- gration, mostly of Quakers, from Massachusetts into Guilford and Randolph counties, North Carolina. This move was brought about by the opposition to them in the Northeast on account of their refusing to take part in the war. They were as much opposed to war as to slavery, but they believed that slavery would soon die of its own weight. In the course of only a few years they dis- covered that that institution was established in the South and that it would be permanently prohibited in the North. On this account the Quakers turned their tide of emigration toward the new set- tlements in Western Ohio and Eastern Indiana. Axum Elliott— the grandfather of the subject of this memoir—and his family came from Guilford county, North Carolina, and settled first on a rented farm east of Richmond. After raising one crop there they moved to near West Grove Meeting House, north of Centerville, where Axum and his wife both died and were buried. Their eld- est Son, John Elliott, purchased 230 acres of land on the east side of the road, one mile north of Dublin, and moved into the green woods in January, 1822. At almost the same time John's brother, Jacob, the father of the subject of this memoir, purchased a large farm adjoining this one on the north, and part of it lay on the west side of the road. Nathan Jessup was Jacob Elliott’s near- est neighbor upon the north and owned five eighties, side by side, extending to the Henry county line. Mr. Jessup finally broke up and died in the poor house at Centerville. Rhoda Elliott, a daugh- ter of Jacob, was born in West Grove, April 8, 1818, and mar- ried Nathan Gilbert on New Years' Day, 1840. They settled in the unbroken woods near Hopewell, four miles northeast of Dub- lin, where they lived until Nathan died, in 1870. In 1875 Rhoda moved into Dublin and is now deceased. Catherine Elliott, a sis- ter of Rhoda, was born at West Grove, Oct. I2, 1821, and re- moved with her parents to their farm north of Dublin when she was about one year old. She grew to womanhood there and married Thomas Gilbert, June 27, 1837. Thomas Gilbert died Jan. I4, 1879, and she married Mordecai Gilbert, April 24, 1881, who died Sept. 3, 1899. She always lived in or near Dublin, but is now deceased. Exum Elliott was reared and received his prelimi- nary education in the district schools of his native township. With the other members of the family he attended school in a log school house on his father's farm, the same being taught by his uncle, Axum Elliott, and later studied under Dr. Verlin Kersey at Bethel, a mile south of Dublin, and other teachers of pioneer days. On Dec. 30, 1851, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Mary Myers, daughter of Gideon Myers. They never had any children, but as the Lord prospered them and they increased in this world’s goods they looked about for ways to use their wealth and to help those who needed help. They reared two girls and a boy and did well by them. They gave liberally to the Friends' church, of which they were zealous members, and also gave liberally to home chari- ties. They had their lives insured for $2,500 each for the benefit of Earlham College, and also gave an eighty-acre farm to that in- I38 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY stitution of learning. Mrs. Elliott died Sept. 20, 1890, and Mr. Elliott married Mrs. Alice (Wise) Hoover, widow of Silas Hoover, Oct. I, 1891. The second wife and the stepchildren at once set about to purchase the farm given to the college, and in a few years accomplished their purpose through their own savings. Exum Elliott was an enterprising and progressive agriculturist and during his active career was extensively engaged in feeding, buy- ing and selling stock, which he made a very profitable business. He had an admirable disposition, was buoyant in spirit, always hopeful, deeply religious, the soul of honor, frugal and honest. He was indeed a model citizen. At his homestead, Feb. 9, 1904, oc- curred his death, after which Mrs. Elliott continued to reside on the place, which consists of 260 acres, and where she expects to make her home the residue of her life. Mr. Elliott was very in- fluential in public affairs of a local nature, and was much inter- ested in Securing the very best school advantages that were to be Obtained for the schools of Jackson township. Mrs. Elliott is a daughter of Mathias and Mary (Shaffer) Wise, of Green's Fork, and was married to Silas Hoover, April 12, 1873. Of this union were born five children: Charles, of Jackson township; Mary, who resides at home with her mother, as do also William L., Glenna M., and Harvey S. Oliver Ferguson, a retired farmer and manufacturer of Milton, Wayne county, was born in Fayette county, Indiana, Feb. 5, 1840. He is a son of Linville and Elizabeth (Loder) Ferguson, the former of whom was born in Wilkes county of the Old North State, Aug. 17, 1815, and the latter in Fayette county, Indiana, July 1, 1820, and they were married near Bentonville, Ind., Nov. 22, 1838. When But six weeks old Linville Ferguson was brought by his father, Micajah Ferguson, to Wayne county, Indiana, and there the fam- ily located on a farm, although Micajah Ferguson was a wheel- wright by trade. Linville Ferguson received his education in the district schools and until he reached manhood worked on his father’s farm. He then purchased a farm in Fayette county and followed agricultural pursuits to the exclusion of all else. He continued to farm until 1880, when he retired and moved to Milton, at which place he died March 5, 1905, and there his widow now resides at the advanced age of ninety years. Of the three sons and two daugh- ters born to the parents, Oliver Ferguson and a sister—Savannah, the widow of Lazarus Munger—are the only ones now living in this county. Emily—the wife of Oliver Thornburgh—and Charles reside in Fayette county, and Elmer died at the age of twelve years. Oliver Ferguson received his early education in the district schools of Fayette county and worked on his father's farm until he reached the age of twenty-two years, when he started out upon his inde- pendent career. Later he purchased a farm in Posey township, Fayette county, and conducted it for fifteen years, when he removed to Milton and engaged in the manufacturing business with the Dorsey Machine Company, with which he remained five years and then engaged in the implement business. He is now living retired. In the matter of politics Mr. Ferguson is allied with the Demo- BIOGRAPHICAL I 39 cratic party, and as a fitting reward for his work in behalf of the organization was elected supervisor of Posey township, Fayette county, and since his removal to Milton has served as treasurer of the village two terms and as member of the town board one term. Fraternally he is allied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On Sept. 30, 1863, Mr. Ferguson was united in marriage to Miss Martha Wallace, of Fayette county, Indiana, daughter of the late Cyrus and Catherine (Hunt) Wallace. Two children were born of this union : Luella, who is the wife of Lafayette Beeson, of Washington township, and Rosie, the wife of Homer Newman, of Orrville, Ohio. Mrs. Ferguson died March 12, 1886, and on July 25, 1888, Mr. Ferguson was married to Miss Lucinda Dungan, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Chambers) Dungan, of Conners- ville, Ind., both of whom are deceased. Paul W. Ferris is a representative of one of the early pioneer families of Wayne county and one whose name has here been hon- ored through four generations. He himself has been a resident of the county from the time of his birth, and his finely improved farm, in Jackson township, is a part of the old homestead secured from Michael Myers by his grandfather many years ago. On this farm Paul W. Ferris was born, and the date of his nativity is Dec. 22, 1886. He is a son of Elwood and Barbara (Shenk) Ferris, the former of whom was born in Milton, Ind., Jan. I8, 1862, and the latter in East Germantown, Feb. 19, 1859. Elwood Ferris was a son of William Ferris, who was born in Fayette county, Indiana, and whose father, Joseph Ferris, came to Indiana from Delaware in the early years of the Nineteenth century, first settling in Posey township, Fayette county, but afterward removing to Milton, Wayne county, where he died at the age of ninety-two years, and His wife, Deborah, passed away in her ninetieth year. Joseph Fer- ris was born Feb. II, 181 I, and his wife was born in November, 1806. To them were born three children: William is the grand- father of the subject of this review ; Elizabeth, deceased, was the wife of Michael Myers, of Kansas, and to them were born three children—Atwell, Calvin, and Emma ; and John is deceased. Wil- liam Ferris has spent the most of his life at Milton. He was mar- ried to Lydia Whitely. His birth occurred March II, 1832, and His wife was born Aug. 23, of the same year. For many years he followed the trade of wagonmaker, but is now living retired, he and his wife being in their eightieth year. They have long been members of the Hicksite Friends' church and politically he is a Prohibitionist. To them were born two sons—Charles and Elwood. Charles was born Dec. 24, 1857; was educated at Milton ; worked for many years in a wagon and carriage shop, and is now engaged with the Milton Manufacturing Company, in which he is financially interested. He married Miss Mary Way, of Traverse City, Mich., and to them were born two children: Elizabeth, the wife of Leroy Mills, of Henry county, and the mother of a son, Marvin; and Al- bert, who is at home. The early educational advantages of Elwood Ferris were limited to a somewhat desultory attendance in the dis- trict schools. He waxed strong in mental and physical powers un- I4O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY der the sturdy discipline of farm life and in the cultivation of the soil, which he aided, and in due time became one of the independent and successful agriculturists of Jackson township, to whose devel- opment he thus contributed. His homestead comprised 180 acres, to which may be added twenty-five acres, located adjacent in Fay- ette county. He was a man of Sterling attributes of character and ever commanded the high regard of all who knew him. He gave his Support to the cause of the Prohibition party until his demise, and was a devout member of the Christian church at Milton, as is also his widow. Barbara (Shenk) Ferris, the mother of our subject, is a daughter of John and Anna (Schopf) Shenk, of East German- town, both of whom are deceased. Her parents were born in Penn- Sylvania and came to Wayne county, the father at the age of twen- ty-five years and the mother at the age of two years. John Shenk was a blacksmith by trade. Barbara is the seventh in order of birth in a family of ten children, all of whom are living, the eldest being under sixty-two years of age and the youngest is over forty-five. All are residents of Indiana, and of thirty-seven grandchildren thirty-six are living. Elwood Ferris passed away April 19, 1890, and the devoted wife and mother resides with her son on the old homestead. They became the parents of a daughter and a son, the former of whom, Eva, born Nov. 12, 1883, is the wife of Park Thornburgh, of Fayette county, Indiana, and they have a daughter, Isyl, born Nov. 20, 1903. Paul W. Ferris, the son, whose name initiates this article, secured his early education in the schools of Milton, and on the old home farm has ever maintained his resi- dence and been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits. He op- erates the old homestead farm and under his direction many desira- ble improvements have been made on the place, which is one of the model farms of this part of the county, devoted to diversified agri- culture and to the raising of excellent grades of live stock. Mr. Ferris manifests the same loyalty and public spirit that character- ized his honored father and his political allegiance is given without reservation to the Republican party. On Aug. 23, 1911, he was married to Miss Hazel C. Wagner, second child and only daughter of Michael and Anna (Cramer) Wagner, of Wayne county. Both of these parents are deceased. Philip Franzman, one of the prominent retired citizens of East Germantown, was born near historic Bingen on the Rhine, in Ger- many, April 15, 1847. He is a son of John and Mary (Enck) Franzman, both of whom were natives of the same place. The fam- ily came to the United States in 1851 and located in Franklin county, Indiana, five miles south of Brookville, where the father followed agricultural pursuits until he retired a short time before his death, which occurred March 19, 1879, and the mother passed away in March, 1885. Five sons and three daughters were born to these parents, three of whom—Adam, Margaret, and Mary, the first, fifth, and seventh in order of birth—are deceased. The others are: Catherine, the widow of Henry Hilkene, of Brookville, Ind. ; John, who died Aug. 27, 191 I ; Peter, a resident of Indianapolis, Ind. ; Philip, who is the subject of this review; and William, who BIOGRAPHICAL I4 I resides in Franklin county, Indiana. After completing his prelim- inary educational training Philip Franzman continued to work on His father's farm until twenty-six years old and later purchased a farm in Franklin county, where he remained until 1877, when he came to Jackson township and purchased eighty acres. To this he afterward added I55 acres in another farm, and in 1881 commenced manufacturing tile. In 1907 he disposed of his business to C. W. Wagner, of Cambridge City, and has since lived retired. Mr. Franzman espouses the cause of the Socialist party and has done much to further the interests of that organization at the polls. In religious matters he is a freethinker. On June Io, 1873, Mr. Franz- man was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Miessemer, a daugh- ter of Christian and Elizabeth (Wingerson) Miessemer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Miessemer were born in Rhinish Bavaria, Germany, and were residents of Franklin county, Indiana, where their daughter was married. Both are deceased. Isaiah Fricker is a well known farmer residing just west of the village of Dublin, and has been a lifelong resident of Wayne county, excepting only a short period, when his occupation caused him to take up a temporary residence elsewhere. He was born in Abington township, Dec. 12, 1868, son of Henry T. and Eliza J. (Helms) Fricker. The father was born in Hocking county, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1842, and the mother in Abington township, Wayne coun- ty, Indiana, Dec. 20, 1843, and they were married Jan. I6, 1866. The father came to Wayne county with Henry Helmsing about 1855, and located in Center township, where he worked on the farm and attended school until 1858, when he went to live with Richard Burgess, working for his board and clothing until he was twenty-one years of age. He remained with Mr. Burgess until about twenty-two years old, when he began working for Joseph Spahr. At about this time he was married and soon thereafter rented a farm, which he operated for one year. In 1872 he inher- ited a small farm in Abington township, upon which he lived until I906, when he sold the place, purchased land in Henry county, and removed to the village of Dublin, where he is now living retired. To him and his good wife there were born a son and a daughter, the latter of whom, Cora M., is the wife of Rev. A. D. Wagner, of San Francisco, Cal., and they have two children (twins)—Paul H. (deceased), and Martha B., born July 25, 1897. The subject of this review received his education in the schools of his native township and after leaving school became engaged in agricultural pursuits, which he has followed during an exceedingly active career. He has lived on his present farm of I50 acres since 1904, but prior to that time owned a farm of 180 acres in Rush county, where he lived for four and one-half years, and for about seven years lived on rented farms. In addition to general farming oper- ations he engages in stock-raising, giving particular attention to the raising of cattle, hogs, sheep and horses. In politics he gives allegiance to the basic principles of the Republican party, and has membership in the Cambridge City Horse Thief Detective Asso- ciation. On Aug. 16, 1893, Mr. Fricker was married to Flora M. I42 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Burgess, daughter of Landy and Sarah (Jenkins) Burgess, highly respected citizens of Abington township, who were married March 30, 1865. Of this union have been born two children: Bernice M., born Jan. 5, 1899, and Walter Verne, born May 16, 1901, died August 14 of the same year. Mrs. Fricker was educated in the common schools of Washington township and in Earlham Col- lege at Richmond. Landy Burgess, father of Mrs. Fricker, was a son of Richard and Susan Burgess, with whom Henry T. Fricker lived until reaching his majority. Mr. Burgess died Nov. 25, 1872, and Mrs. Burgess passed away Jan. 22, 1884. Philip Jenkins, grandfather of Mrs. Fricker, was one of Abington township's rep- resentative citizens. George R. Gause, a prosperous and prominent florist of the city of Richmond, was born Sept. 29, 1867, at Waynesville, War- ren county, Ohio. He is a son of Richard P. and Hannah R. (Richardson) Gause, the former of whom was born at Waynes- ville, Ohio, and the latter at Little Britton, Pa., and they were married in Green Plain, Ohio. The father was a grower of small fruit during his active career, and now resides with his son, George R. The mother died in Richmond, Feb. I4, 1903, and is buried in Earlham Cemetery. To them were born two children: Samuel C., born at Xenia, Ohio, June 14, 1865, died Nov. 25, 1899, at Asheville, N. C., and George R. is he to whom this review is dedi- cated. George R. Gause received his early education in the schools of Waynesville, Ohio. He worked with his father in the culture of small fruits during his boyhood days, and since reaching man- hood has devoted his attention to the florist’s vocation. The fam- ily came to Richmond in 1880, and he has been engaged in the florist business since 1891, for the past thirteen years being located at his present place of business, opposite Earlham Cemetery. He carries a general florist stock and furnishes cut flowers to the retail trade. Roses, carnations, and lilies are handled more than other flowers, and he makes a specialty of funeral work. Fraternally he is prominently identified with the Masonic order, being a member of the lodge, chapter, council, and commandery, and also the Scot- tish Rite thirty-second degree, and has served two years as Mas- ter of Webb Lodge. He is a member of Whitewater Lodge, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and in the local lodge of Knights of Pythias has filled all the chairs. He is also a member of the Richmond Commercial Club, the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulture; the State Florists’ Association of Indi- ana, of which he served as president during the year 1911, and also of the American Carnation Society. On July 19, 1898, he was united in marriage to Miss Eva J. Small, of Richmond, Ind., daughter of Thomas H. and Margaret J. (Jackson) Small, both now deceased. They were residents of Geneseo, Ill., where Mrs. Gause was born and educated, and the father was a brick mason by trade. Mrs. Gause is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Loyal Chapter, No. 49, of which she is now serving her sec- ond term as Worthy Matron; of the Daughters of Rebekah, Eden Lodge, No. 30, in which she has served in all the offices at different BIOGRAPHICAL I43 times; she has been treasurer for the past several years of Calanthe Temple, No. 9, Pythian Sisters, and is also a member of the Ladies’ Society of American Florists. Josiah B. Gilbert, a prosperous retired boot and shoe man of the city of Richmond, was born in Dublin, Wayne county, Indi- ana, Feb. 15, 1840. He is a son of Morris and Elizabeth (Elliott) Gilbert, his father having been born in Richmond and his mother in Dublin, this county. The paternal grandfather, Josiah Gilbert, came to Wayne county, in 1807, from North Carolina. He was born in Wales and his people settled in North Carolina when he was an infant. His father was Thomas Gilbert, who lived out the remainder of his days and died in North Carolina. The grandfather settled in Wayne county when a young man, bring- ing his young wife and two children with him, and the others of his children, including the father of Josiah B., were born in In- diana. The settlement was made near Dublin, Wayne county, where the grandfather died and is buried. Morris Gilbert was a farmer and tradesman by Occupation and resided on his farm of 2OO acres at Dublin. He purchased and sold farms on an exten- sive scale, and dealt in most everything pertaining to his line, be- ing a drover, etc. He died at Plainfield, Ind., about twenty-five years ago, and the mother of Josiah B. Gilbert passed away in 1841. Of that union there were born two children, of whom Josiah B. is the younger. The other was Sarah Ann, who became the wife of Jesse Gilbert, a distant relative, and to them were born four children, two of whom died before maturity, and the other two are living. Jesse died about twenty years ago, and after re- maining a widow sixteen years she married James Twedy and still resides in Dublin, Wayne county. The father married for his second wife Eunice Macy, who is also deceased, and to them were born three sons and a daughter, but none of them is now living in Wayne county. Josiah B. Gilbert received his early education in the public schools of Dublin, this county, and later spent two years at Earlham College. His first occupation after leaving school was as a clerk in the drygoods store of J. W. Haynes at Richmond, where he remained two years. He then enlisted as a private in the Eighty-fourth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Richmond and was mustered in Sept. 3, 1862. It left the State on the 8th for Cov- ington, Ky., where it was assigned to the defenses against the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith's forces. On Oct. I it moved by rail for Point Pleasant, W. Va., and moved from there on the 13th for Guyandotte, where it remained until Nov. 14. It was then in the vicinity of Cassville and Catlettsburg, Ky., until Feb. 7, 1863, when it left Catlettsburg for Louisville, which place was reached on the 17th, and the regiment was assigned to the Second brigade, Third division, Army of Kentucky. In May, 1863, Mr. Gilbert was transferred to the First United States regu- lars, with which regiment he remained three years, being detailed to the commission department, where he looked after the baggage on all the roads and hospital trains. Upon his retirement from the I44 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY military service he spent two years as a commercial traveler in the State of New York, carrying different lines of goods for dif- ferent firms, and after that he opened a boot and shoe store in Richmond, which business he carried on for thirty-two years. He was very successful in this undertaking, did a large business, and at the end of the period named went to Montana, where he pur- chased a sheep ranch. He followed that business but one year, however, and then returned to Richmond, and since has been liv- ing practically retired, although he deals to a considerable extent in farms and livestock. He owns three farms in Wayne county, two of which are in Wayne township and the other in Webster, and they comprise a total of 280 acres. He also owns five acres of land opposite Glen Miller Park, which tract is known as “Gilbert's Field,” and this he rents to carnival companies, etc. In addition to the farm property which he owns, Mr. Gilbert has 1eased 135 acres, which he uses for live stock, etc. On Oct. 5, 1868, Josiah B. Gilbert was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth C. Shearon, daughter of Warner Shearon, and to them were born two children: Warner M., who resides with his father, and Harry W., who lives at Io9 North Fifteenth street, in the city of Richmond. Harry W. was married to Miss Indiana Gaar, daughter of the late Fielding Gaar, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume, and he is the collecting manager of Gaar, Scott & Company. Mrs. Gilbert, the wife of the subject of this review, died Oct. 5, 1907. Warner Shearon, the father of Mrs. Gilbert, Has lived with the family of Josiah B. Gilbert for more than twen- ty years. He was born in Richmond, Feb. 21, 1825, and his father was Caleb Shearon, who settled in Richmond in 1816, coming from Pennsylvania. The mother was born in Philadelphia. War- ner Shearon is now eighty-seven years old and has seen this local- ity develop from a tract of woods and the habitation of Indians to the beautiful appearance it presents to-day. Ruth Ann Wig- gins, a sister of Mr. Shearon, also resides in Richmond, and both of them are familiar with the early history of the city. Their father, Caleb Shearon, was a hatter by occupation, and in con- nection with his sons did quite an extensive business in that line in the early days. Warner followed that occupation until he reached manhood, and then settled on a farm in Wayne town- ship, where he followed agricultural pursuits until the death of his wife, since which time he has resided in the family of his son-in- 1aw. In politics Mr. Gilbert is a Republican, and he is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias. Frederick Hackman, a highly respected and prosperous busi- ness man of the city of Richmond, was born in the province of Hanover, Germany, May 5, 1857. He is a son of Frank and Eliza- beth Hackman, both of whom were also natives of Germany. Frank Hackman served his time in the German army, as is the requirement in that country, and then followed agricultural pursuits throughout bis active career, he and his wife living their entire lives in the Fatherland. The father died in 1863 and the mother in 1906, she Thaving reached the advanced age of eighty-five years. Two chil- BIOGRAPHICAL I45 dren were born to them, of whom Henry, the eldest, is a farmer in Germany, and Frederick is the subject of this sketch. Frederick Hackman received his early education in the excellent schools of his native land and served in the German army from 1877 to 1879. He also learned the trade of a cabinetmaker, which he followed there until his migration to America. He came to the United States in 1881, landing in Baltimore, Md., and from that point came direct to Richmond, Ind., where he has ever since resided. For about five years he continued to work at his trade of cabinet-making, and then entered into a partnership with his father-in-law, E. H. Klehfoth, under the firm name of Hackman & Klehfoth, dealers in coal, lime, cement, sewer pipe, lath, etc. The firm continued under that name until 1903, when C. S. Heet became a member of the firm, and one year later the business was incorporated, with Mr. Hackman as president, E. H. Klehfoth as vice-president, and C. S. Heet as sec- retary and treasurer. Mr. Hackman and Mr. Heet are the active members of the firm, and while Mr. Klehfoth is connected with the business as vice-president he is not active in the management thereof and has not been since 1906. The company owns its yards here in Richmond and does a large business, both wholesale and retail. In politics Mr. Hackman has been a Republican since first coming to America, and is a supporter of St. John's German Lu- theran Church at Richmond. He is the treasurer of the German Soldiers’ Society in Richmond, a member of the German Maenner- chor Society, the Travelers' Protective Association, and the South Side Improvement Association, and chairman of the school board of St. John’s Parochial School, having been a member of the board for the past six years. On May 5, 1886, he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Klehfoth, daughter of E. H. Klehfoth, the vice-pres- ident of the firm of Hackman, Klehfoth & Company. Mr. Klehfoth and his wife are natives respectively of Germany and the city of Richmond, and the former came to the United States about 1857, and located in Richmond, where he has since continued to reside, Mr. and Mrs. Hackman reside on Sixteenth street, south of South E Street. Lawrence A. Handley, one of the representative citizens of the city of Richmond, is a native son of Indiana. He was born at College Corner, Union county, Dec. 1, 1868, a son of Evan J. and Margaret J. Handley. Evan J. Handley was an engineer by occupation and during the Civil war rendered valuable service to his country as a member of the Second Ohio heavy artillery. Lawrence A. Handley is indebted to the common schools, the printing office, and the school of every-day life for his education. On May 6, 1881, he removed with his parents from College Corner to Richmond, Ind., where, after two years in the common schools, he entered a print- ing office to learn a trade. After being employed in that business about twelve years, and having been with M. Cullaton & Company, the Register Publishing Company, and the Independent Publishing Company, he entered the postoffice as city letter carrier, April 16, 1894. After fourteen years in that position he was transferred to a clerkship and given charge of the city delivery. He has been a I46 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY member of the Sons of Veterans for twenty-four years, having been commander of the Division of Indiana during 1905 and IQ06, and is a past master of Webb Lodge No. 24, Free and Accepted Masons; secretary of Whitewater Lodge No. 41, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and secretary of the local board of examiners for the United States Civil Service. Sept. 2, 1889, bore record of the mar- riage of Mr. Handley to Miss Margaret W. Bradbury, daughter of Clarence E. and Nancy (McWhinney) Bradbury, of Richmond, of whom incidental mention is made on. Other pages of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Handley became the parents of three children—Rob- ert Verne, Martha. A., and Marian S. Andrew Jackson Hart is a leading man of affairs in the village of Milton, where he has been a resident for the past eleven years, and his activities in various lines of industry have stamped him as a man of superior managerial ability. He was born on a farm three and one-half miles northeast of Connersville, Fayette county, Indiana, Nov. 30, 1831, a son of William and Eliza Jane (Carry) Hart. The father was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1, 1787, and died Sept. 4, 1861, in his seventy-fourth year. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his father was Christian Hart, who in turn was a son of Edwin Hart. John Hart, a brother of Christian, was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The mother of Andrew J. Hart was also born in Pennsylvania, and died in Iowa, Nov. 9, 1891. In early life the father moved to the State of New York, from which State he enlisted as a soldier and served valiantly in the War of 1812, as before stated. He was a farmer by occupation and came west in 1818, locating in Fayette county, Ind., where he continued in agri- cultural pursuits until his death. To these excellent parents there were born fourteen children, of whom specific mention is here very appropriately inserted. Catherine, Elizabeth, and John C. are de- ceased ; Hannah Jane is the widow of Wear Cassady and resides at Norwalk, Iowa; Andrew J. is he whose name introduces this review ; Barbara Ann, Melinda C., George W., Myra E., Susan F., and Wil- liam H. are deceased ; Parmelia and Priscilla were twins, the former of whom is deceased and the latter is the wife of James Custer, of Altoona, Iowa; and Mary Ellen is the wife of William Newhart, of Toledo, Ohio. Andrew J. Hart received his early educational train- ing in the district schools of his native county and worked on his father's farm until he was twenty-four years old. He then left the old homestead and entered upon what has proven to be an ex- ceedingly active career. He first went to Huntington county, In- diana, and purchased a tract of wild land, on which was an Indian camping ground, and there remained seventeen years, at the end of which time he removed to Central Iowa, still continuing his occu- pation as an agriculturist. After living in Iowa twenty-six years he removed to Appleton City, St. Clair county, Missouri, where he was a stockholder in and vice-president of the Merchants’ Bank. He remained there for a period of five and one-half years and then, in 1900, came to Milton, where he assisted in the organization of the Farmers' Bank, becoming its president, in which position he BIOGRAPHICAL I47 served until July 5, 1910. He continued his interest in agricultural pursuits, however, and is the owner of two farms which demand his attention, although living essentially retired. Thus, in brief, has been given an outline of a very active and successful career, one marked by individual initiative, unusual energy and executive abil- ity of a high Order. Although giving close attention to his indus- trial and financial interests, Mr. Hart has found time to devote to matters of a general public nature and in politics gives an unswerv- ing allegiance to the time-honored principles of the Democratic party. While living in Iowa he served successfully as township trustee, school director, and county commissioner, in all of which positions he discharged the duties with the same fidelity that marked the handling of his private affairs. The religious faith of himself and family is expressed by membership in the Christian church. In early manhood his loyalty to his country was mani- fested by his service as a private in Company F, Eighty-ninth Indi- ana infantry, during the closing year of the Civil war. He enlisted in December, 1864, and in January proceeded with the regiment to Eastport, Miss., where it remained until Feb. 9, when it took steamers for Vicksburg and New Orleans, reaching the latter place Feb. 21. It moved to Dauphin Island, near Mobile, in March, and up Fish river to Dan’s Mills, where it remained until March 25, participating in the siege of Mobile. It was on duty at Montgom- ery from April 27 to June I, and then at Mobile until July 19. Mr. Hart was then on garrison duty at Tuskegee, Ala., until Aug. 28, and was mustered out at Montgomery, Sept. IO, I865. On May 29, I855, Mr. Hart was very happily married to Miss Sarah J. Cassady, daughter of Simon and Adelia (McCall) Cassady, of Connersville, Ind., where the father, a native of Montgomery county, Virginia, was a prominent farmer. Mr. Cassady served three years in the War of 1812. A brother, P. M. Cassady, of Iowa City, served in the legislature of Iowa and was the originator of the bill to move the State capital from Iowa City to Des Moines. Another brother, J. P. Cassady, was a member of the legislature of Iowa, and resided at Council Bluffs; and another brother, S. H. Cassady, of Sioux City, served in the State legislature from Woodbury county. The first two named also served in the capacity of judge. The mother of Mrs. Hart was born in Wayne county, Indiana, and died at Con- nersville, Aug. IQ, 1848, and the father died in Huntington county, Dec. 18, 1866. They were the parents of ten children: Phineas M., Thomas, Aaron, Wear, Margaret E., Jefferson P., Ella Martin, and Samuel H. are deceased ; Sarah J. is the wife of Andrew J. Hart, and James N. resides at Des Moines, Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Hart there was born a daughter, Emma, who is the wife of Lycurgus Beeson, of Milton, president of the Farmers' Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Hart reside in a commodious and comfortable home, pleasantly sit- uated. Elijah R. Harvey, who was for a number of years a useful and respected citizen of Richmond, was born near Centerville, Ind., June 17, 1833, and died in Richmond, March 6, 1881. He obtained his education in the schools of his native place and resided in Center- I48 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY * ville, where he was engaged in business, until he accepted a posi- tion as a traveling salesman for the old firm of Howard & Grubbs, wholesale grocers, in 1866. Subsequently he became a member of the firm, from which he withdrew in 1868 to go into the wholesale queensware business with John Shroyer. Two years later, How- ard & Grubbs having dissolved partnership in the meanwhile, Mr. Harvey embarked in the wholesale grocery business as a member of the firm of Grubbs & Harvey, and this he successfully and profitably managed until about two and one-half years before his death, when he was stricken with paralysis. He was a successful business man and left his family well provided for. On Sept. 24, 1856, was sol- emnized his marriage to Miss Sarah A. Eliason, who was born near Centerville, Wayne county, daughter of William and Harriet (Mc- Callister) Eliason. She survived her husband until June 22, 1902, when she passed away at her home, at 326 North Fourteenth street, in the city of Richmond. To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey were born three children: William E., who is deceased ; Martha E., the wife of William Kramer; and Emma, the wife of Daniel W. Walters, all of whom are given appropriate mention on other pages of this vol- ume. Fraternally, Mr. Harvey enjoyed membership with the Whitewater Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Ori- ental Encampment at Richmond, and the Odd Fellows’ burial serv- ice was read at his grave. He was a member of the First Christian church of Richmond, and Mrs. Harvey attended and was a mem- ber of the First Presbyterian church. William E. Harvey, deceased, was a worthy representative of the native sons of Wayne county and contributed his life's activity to business and social interests in the capital city of his native bailiwick. He was born in Centerville, Ind., July 19, 1857, a son of Elijah R. and Sarah A. (Eliason) Harvey, who are given appro- priate mention on another page of this volume. He received his educational training in the schools of Richmond, to which city his parents had removed when he was about nine years old, and at an early age became an employe in the grocery establishment of his father. He later became a member of the firm of Ray & Harvey, wholesale grocers of Richmond, and that continued to be his occupa- tion throughout life. On Nov. 5, 1878, he took to himself a wife and helpmate in the person of Miss Ella Crocker, who was born in Richmond, Oct. 4, 1857, daughter of Peter and Mary (McWhinney) Crocker, one of Richmond's old pioneer families. On Jan. 27, 1887, after a brief but useful and industrious career, and having endured many hardships in the way of sickness and ill health, which he bore patiently, William E. Harvey passed to the life eternal, thus de- priving the family of a loved member, for he was always attached to his home, and was a devoted and indulgent husband and father. His death occurred at Salida, Colo., where he had gone in the hope of improving his health. He was a young man who enjoyed the esteem and respect of all who knew him, was very successful dur- ing his short life, and had he lived would doubtless have become one of Richmond’s leading business men. His remains were met at the station by a large number of friends and business men, and BIOGRAPHICAL I49 the grocers of the city met and took action concerning the attend- ance at the funeral. The late J. W. Grubbs was made chairman of the meeting and L. P. Good was made secretary. On assuming the position the chairman said: “We are not here to mourn over some unexpected or unlooked-for affliction. The sad news of the death of our young friend comes not with the shock of a sudden surprise. Those of us who have known him intimately and have watched with painful anxiety the rapid but sure progress of the fell disease that never relaxes its grasp until life is extinct, have felt the news of yesterday was but the realization of the inevitable; and while the announcement of his death is not a shock, it is more in the nature of a surprise, for which many of us were prepared. It has been my fortune to have been intimately associated in business with the deceased for many years. When but a lad he entered Serv- ice with the firm in which his father and myself were partners. He was quite active, energetic, ambitious, and at all times and at Once made himself useful and successful in the discharge of his duties, and by steady application advanced himself step by step through all the departments, and when yet a boy had mastered the details of business and become a most useful and efficient traveling salesman, the youngest and among the most successful of his profession. Such was his energy, his desire to succeed, to build up a reputation for himself and to usefully serve the interests of his house, that no labor, no expense, no effort seemed too much for him. He was a hard worker, and it is more than probable that to his over-exertion at an immature age may be attached the early development of the disease that has so suddenly proved fatal. In my experience with men I have never known of one possessed of more indomitable en- ergy, or a stronger will to conquer in the struggle of life, and make for himself name, wealth, and position ; and if life and health had been spared him he would have in a few years reached the full measure of his ambition. Knowing him as I have, as a man and a boy, for so many years, it affords me the highest gratification to speak here in terms of the greatest admiration of his character for truthfulness, honesty, and all the elements that constitute true man- hood. We can ill spare such men from our midst and must deplore the loss of one qualified by nature and education for success in life. We can only mingle our sighs with the tears of his afflicted relatives and convey to them the assurance of our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy in the affliction they are called to mourn.” At the con- clusion of the remarks of Mr. Grubbs he appointed John F. Mc- Carthy, John Shroyer, and James J. Varley to draft appropriate res- olutions. It was also decided that on the day of the funeral the grocers should meet and attend the funeral in a body, and that the stores should be closed during the time of the obsequies. In con- cluding this brief sketch, the following record concerning the chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey is entered: George C. is a graduate of the high School in Richmond, with the class of 1900, and also attended the University of Ohio two years; Edith and Alice are twins, the former of whom is the wife of Clarence J. Collins, of Richmond, and the latter, on June 26, 1911, was married to Prof. W. D. Waldrip, of the State Normal School at Terre Haute. I50 ME,MOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Noah Heiney, deceased, was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Oct. 31, 1831, son of Abram and Rebecca (Burket) Heiney, the former of whom was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and the latter was born near Dayton, Ohio. They came to Wayne county, in 1829, and entered 160 acres of land in Jackson township. The father was a blacksmith by trade and also followed that occupation until he retired about ten years before his death, which occurred March 26, 1886, and the mother passed away about twenty years before that date. They became the parents of five children: Noah, Catherine, Barbara, and Aaron are deceased, and Solomon resides at Sullivan, Ind. Noah Heiney received his education in the schools of his native township, after which he was for a time employed in his father's blacksmith shop and then taught school for three or four years. On May 6, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Berg, daughter of David and Magdalena (Newcomer) Berg, of Jackson township. Mrs. Heiney's parents were natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where the father was born in 1802 and the mother in 1803. About I822 the father came to Wayne county and located in Jackson township, where he entered eighty acres of land and engaged in farming, and there he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. Mr. Berg died Aug. 24, 1861, and his wife Aug. 23, 1868. Mrs. Heiney was born in Jackson township, Dec. Io, 1832, and after her marriage to Mr. Heiney the latter took up farming, which he followed until his death, Oct. 20, 1904, and the widow has since maintained her home on the farm. Mr. Heiney was a successful man in his business ventures, and to him and his wife were born two children: Elmira is the wife of Henry Bertsch, of Washington township, and the mother of five children—Homer, Clarence, Iva and Ida (twins), and Laura; and Emma resides at home with her mother. Thomas O. Henby is a member of one of the honored families of Wayne county and one which finds due representation in the pages of this publication. He is a native of Jackson township and the date of his birth was Sept. 4, 1858. He is a son of Eli and Gulielma (Bell) Henby, the former of whom was a native of North Carolina and the mother was born in Jackson township. The father came to Wayne county when twenty-one years old and worked at brickmaking for a short time. He then purchased a farm of eighty acres, which he operated until his death, and his widow is living in Economy, Ind., at the advanced age of eighty- six years. They were the parents of five children: Mary Ann, de- ceased ; Ellen, the wife of Barzilla Clark, of Economy, Ind. ; Ach- sah and Jesse, deceased ; and Thomas O., who is the last in order of birth. Thomas O. Henby was reared to maturity in Jack- son township and his early educational training was secured in the schools of Dublin. He worked on his father's farm for a time and then engaged with an engineering corps on the Missis- sippi river, between Keokuk, Iowa, and Albany, Ill. Later he was in Sioux Falls, S. D., for about one year, in the employ of a street car company, and then returned to Jackson township and pur- BIOGRAPHICAL I5I chased seventy-two acres of land. This constituted the nucleus of his present well improved farm, which comprises 140 acres in Jackson township. During the intervening years Mr. Henby has left on his farm the indelible marks of thrift and prosperity, and Wractically all improvements on the place have been made by him. As an agricultur1st and stock grower he has not been content to follow 1n the beaten path, but has shown much initiative and enter- prise, and consequently his success in his chosen sphere of en- deavor has been of cumulative order, placing him among the sub- stantial farmers of the county. He is a citizen who has at all times commanded popular confidence and regard and has shown a com- mendable interest in all that touches the advancement and general welfare of the community. His political support is given to the Republican party, and he attends the Society of Friends, of which he and his wife are members. On Nov. II, 1891, Mr. Henby was united in marriage to Miss Emma J. Wheeler, who was born in Cambridge City, daughter of Silas L. and Adelia (Lefever) Wheeler, and 01 this union there have been born two children— Carl, deceased, and Elma A. George Hill, deceased, was born in Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 7, 1825. His parents were both natives of Guilford county, North Carolina, his father being a son of William Hill, of that State. In 1801 Robert Hill, the father of George, settled in Hamilton county, Ohio, near the present city limits of Cincinnati, and engaged in farming. At the end of five years he removed to what is now Richmond, but then a vast forest, and took up a quarter section of land from the government. This property is located two and one-half miles east of the city limits of Richmond and is known as the “Scott Farm.” There were only a few fam- ilies living here at that time. In 1831, having previously cleared and cultivated his farm, Robert Hill retired from agricultural pur- suits and conducted a grist mill in Richmond for a few years, the site of the mill being where the Starr Piano Company’s plant is now located. In his younger days he dealt extensively in live- stock and drove cattle and hogs to Cincinnati, where he disposed of them. He lived retired for many years prior to his death, which occurred in August, I850, on the old homestead, his son-in-law, Benjamin Strattan, then having charge of the place. Robert Hill was a member of the Society of Friends and was actively engaged in church work, always faithfully attending the meetings. In politics he was a Whig. The maiden name of his wife was Susanna Morgan, and they were the parents of ten children, all of whom are deceased. George Hill received his education in the private and public schools of Richmond, and when he arrived at his ma- jority took charge of a farm of eighty acres on the Williamsburg turnpike, three miles north of Richmond. After several years he removed to Madison county, Indiana, and there farmed for about sixteen years. As a business man he was practical and progres- sive, making a success of nearly everything he undertook, and was actively associated with the development of this region during his entire life. Reared in the Society of Friends, he continued I 52 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to be active in that organization as long as he lived and held various official positions in the local church. The marriage of Mr. Hill occurred March 30, 1853, when he was united to Miss Tacy B. Hibberd, a daughter of Benjamin and Charity (Beeson) Hibberd, his wife being a native of Richmond, Ind., where she has spent the greater part of her life. Of their union four children were born, of whom three are living: Mrs. George R. Dilks, Theodore H. Hill, and Mrs. T. J. Ferguson, all residents of Richmond. The father of Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll county, Maryland, but came to Richmond in 1825, and was soon numbered among the most enterprising citizens. Before coming here he had been en- gaged in the manufacture of woolen goods in Maryland and Vir- ginia, and Soon after reaching Richmond purchased thirty acres of land and founded the Fleecy Dale Woolen Factory, the site of which was where Sixteenth street is now located. He conducted this factory for a number of years and later leased the premises. For over twenty years prior to his death he lived retired, but to the last maintained his deep interest in the world’s progress and was an earnest student and thinker. He was an elder in the So- ciety of Friends and was always present at meetings and used his influence and means in the support of the church. His chil- dren—three in number—were Jane, Alice, and Tacy. Jane died in 1894, Alice in 1874, and thus Mrs. Hill is the only survivor of the family. Her father passed to his reward in 1864, at the age of seventy-seven years. George Hill, her husband, died in Rich- mond, Aug. 21, 1882, and she resides with her daughter, Mrs. George R. Dilks, in their pleasant Spring Grove residence. She is well versed in the early history of Wayne county. Jacob V. Hoffman, who is now living virtually retired in the village of Dublin, was long numbered among the representative business men of the county and through his varied operations ac- cumulated a competency—a just reward for years of earnest toil and endeavor. He is a citizen who has ever commanded the un- qualified confidence and esteem of the community. Mr. Hoff- man was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, March 20, 1828, and is a son of Jacob and Christina (Hoffman) Hoffman, both of whom were born in Virginia, although the respective families were in no way related. The father was reared in the Old Dominion and after attaining his legal majority married and initiated his inde- pendent career. He had entered upon an apprenticeship at the trade of cabinet maker, to which he continued to give his atten- tion in his native State until 1816, when he removed with his family to Ohio and located in Montgomery county, and there died in 1876, at a venerable age; and there, too, the mother passed away. They became the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living, and Jacob V. is the third in order of birth. The par- ents were consistent members of the Presbyterian church, and the father gave his support to the cause of the Whig party, and then the Republican party from the time of its organization until his death. He was a man of integrity and marked business acumen and was one of the honored pioneer citizens of Montgomery BIOGRAPHICAL I53 county, Ohio, at the time he was called from the scene of life's activities. Jacob V. Hoffman, the immediate subject of this re- view, received his education in the schools of his native county and initiated his independent career by learning the tailor's trade with J. H. Bowman, of Preble county, Ohio. After completing his trade he traveled for two or three years, at the expiration of which, in 1849, he came to Cambridge City, Ind. A short time thereafter he located in Dublin and engaged in the drygoods and merchant tailoring business, remaining so employed for thirty years. He then traded the establishment for a farm, which he superintended for a time, and at present is owner of 600 acres. He has lived retired for several years and finds his “lines to be cast in pleasant places,” since he is surrounded by a host of tried and true friends and is living amidst the associations which many years have en- deared to him. He has never entered the arena of “practical” politics, but has ever been a stalwart supporter of the principles and policies of the Republican party, in whose cause he has ren- dered effective aid, though never a seeker of preferment for him- self. He, as was also his wife, is among the oldest and most zeal- ous members of the Methodist Episcopal church in his home village, and his home was always a center of gracious hospitality. Mrs. Hoffman was long prominent in church work and in the best social life of the community, her circle of friends being circum- scribed only by that of her acquaintances. On March 17, 1851, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hoffman to Miss Catherine Allbright, daughter of Emanuel and Elizabeth (Roberts) All- bright, who were numbered among the honored pioneers of Fay- ette county, Indiana, the former being a native of Maryland and the latter of Virginia. The father came to Franklin county in I832 and was a tailor by Occupation. He lived in Milton for a time and later came to Dublin, where he followed his trade, and died in 1860. His wife passed away in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman became the parents of three sons and three daugh- ters: Frank E. is a merchant at Dublin, is married and has two children—Roy (deceased), and J. Clyde; John is deceased ; Carrie L. is the wife of W. H. Sands, of Eaton, Ohio, and they have two children—Jacob W. and Hattie M.; James Romey resides in Dub- lin; Gertrude E. married George W. Cox, who died in 1907, and now resides with her father; and Hattie G. is deceased. Mrs. Hoffman died Nov. 14, 1898. Henry Holzapfel is a prominent man of affairs of the city of Richmond. He is a native of Ohio, having been born in Green- ville, that State, April 30, 1862, son of John and Katherine (Hop- ple) Holzapfel, both of whom were born in Germany, and they were married in Dayton, Ohio. The father came to the United States about 1847, being at that time about nineteen years old, and the mother came alone, when a little girl, to Dayton, Ohio, from Germany, being nine weeks on the ocean. They became acquainted in Dayton. The father first located at Greenville, Ohio, where he learned the trade of a cooper, and then went to Dayton, where he worked at that business for about two years. He then returned I54 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to Greenville, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying in 1902, and his widow still resides at that place. Upon the break- ing out of the Civil war, John Holzapfel gave evidence of his loyal- ty to his adopted country by enlisting as a private in Company C of the Sixty-seventh Ohio infantry, in which he served as a soldier for one year. This regiment was organized in the State of Ohio at large, from October, 1861, to January, 1862, to serve for three years, and left Columbus for the field, Jan. 19, 1862, going into Western Virginia. It was the first to engage the enemy at Win- chester on March 23, and at Harrison's Landing it campaigned with the Army of the Potomac till the evacuation of the Peninsula, when it went to Suffolk, Va. Being then transferred to the Caro- linas, for seven months it heroically endured all the hardships, pri- vations, and dangers of the siege of Charleston, taking part in the attack on Fort Wagner. Although Mr. Holzapfel's term of service was short, he did his full duty. The subject of this review, three brothers and a sister are the survivors of the children of the above mentioned parents, one son being deceased, and Henry, who is third in age, is the only one residing in Richmond. After finish- ing his scholastic training in the Greenville schools, Henry Hol- zapfel found employment as a tinner, and on May 15, 1883, re- moved to Richmond, where for two years he continued work at his trade. He then engaged in the hide and tallow trade and junk trade. Besides his interests in this relation he is the owner of the Abattoir (cold storage) in Richmond, which was the first cold storage plant erected in the city, and it is located on Fifth street, where the butchers of the city do their killing. Mr. Hol- zapfel also owns the buildings and property where he carries on a general junk business, and besides holds the title of the valu- able realty, consisting of thirty acres just outside the city limits, which was the site of the old Test Woolen Mills, and where his residence is located. His place of business is at the corner of Third and North D streets, where he has remodeled the buildings for his own convenience. His deeply religious nature finds expres- sion in membership in the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, to the material welfare of which he contributes liberally. Fraternally he is allied with the Masonic order, in which he has taken the Royal Arch degrees; Woodward Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Red Men, and also has member- ship in the Commercial Club and the Young Men's Business Club. On March 16, 1886, Mr. Holzapfel was united in marriage to Miss Anna Laura Edwards, of Richmond, daughter of David Edwards, and of this union there have been born five children—Harry, Richard, Ruth, Laura, and Dewey. Joseph C. Howard is known as one of the substantial and representative farmers and stock growers of Wayne county, where he has won success through his own well directed energies and commands unequivocal confidence and esteem. Mr. Howard is a native of Jackson township, Wayne county, born Feb. 22, 1863, a son of Isaiah and Mary Ann (Berg) Howard, the former of whom was a native of York county, Pennsylvania, born Feb. 22, BIOGRAPHICAL --- I55 1813, and the latter was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. IO, 1831. The father, after receiving his education in Pennsylvania, came to Wayne county, about 1834, and located at East Germantown, where he followed the carpenter's trade in summer and worked at the cobbler's trade in winter. About 1852 he purchased a farm about three and one-half miles north of Cam- bridge City, a part of which he cleared and engaged in farming. He died Jan. 4, 1891, and his wife passed away March 28, 1908. . They were the parents of eleven children: Henry is a resident of Altaloma, Tex.; Martha is the wife of Levi Ulrich, of Henry county, Indiana; Susan is the wife of Charles Bertsch, of Cam- loridge City, Ind. ; Anna is the wife of Rev. Horace D. Herr, of Humboldt, Iowa; Isaiah B. is a resident of Muncie, Ind. ; David M. is deceased ; Joseph C. is the seventh in order of birth ; Emma is the wife of Amos Lannard, of Jackson township ; Albert M. re- sides in Henry county, Indiana; Ida E. is the wife of Frank HOOver, of Jefferson township ; and Oscar E. resides at Marissa, Ill. Joseph C. Howard was educated in the schools of Jackson township, and attended the Normal at Richmond for a term of ten weeks. He was encouraged in his efforts by his parents, who were members of the German Baptist church and were people of distinctive mentality and sterling attributes of character. The son has lived his entire life in Wayne county and has worked his way from obscurity to a position of no little prominence and of definite independence and prosperity. He began his independent career by teaching school two years, then rented a farm in Jack- son township for the same length of time, and then rented the place that he now owns and occupies. He realized and observed the truth of Benjamin Franklin's statement that, “Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears,” and thus has never lacked ap- preciation of the dignity and value of honest toil, no matter in what field of endeavor. He also had the wisdom to carefully hus- band his resources during those early years of earnest application, and in 1903 purchased eighty acres of land in Jackson township. He later added sixty-four acres of the old homestead adjoining, equipped with adequate buildings, and has given his undivided time and attention to the work and improvement of his farm prop- erty. His energy during these long years has been unabating, and his progressive policy and able management of affairs have placed him among the leading farmers and stock growers of the county where he began his independent career as a school teacher. Such accomplishment means much and should bring a due measure of objective appreciation and admiration. He has not failed to take a loyal interest in all that has tended to conserve the material and civic prosperity of his home county, and in politics has ever given a stanch support to the cause for which the Republican party stands sponsor. He has served as school director for fifteen years, and in public office, as in private life, he has had the inviolable confidence and regard of those who know him. Mrs. Howard is a zealous member of the German Baptist church, in whose faith he was reared. Feb. 7, 1886, witnessed the marriage of Mr. Howard I56 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to Miss Catherine Ellabarger, who was born in Jackson township, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Hoover) Ellabarger, and of this union there have been born two children—Elmer Sherman, born June Io, 1887, resides in Jackson township, and Galen Joseph, born Dec. 7, 1897, resides at home with his parents. Elmer married Rose. E. Myers, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Aschelman) Myers, of Jackson township, and they have two children—Mabel and Ruth. Henry Hussey is numbered among the substantial farmers and stock growers of Wayne county, where he is the owner of a well improved farm, located in Washington township, and has achieved his present position of independence through his own efforts, which have ever been directed with energy and discrimination. Fair old Fayette county figures as the place of Mr. Hussey's nativity, since he was born in Posey township, that county, March 2, 1845. In the same section also was born his honored mother, Louisa (Frazer) Hussey, born in 1824, her people being early settlers in Indiana Territory, Fayette county, and his father, Jonathan Hussey, was born in North Carolina, in 1812. In his native State the father was reared, with farming as his principal vocation, but finally, in 1830, like many another from the Southland, he decided to establish his home in the State of Indiana, to whose progress, stability and civic enlightenment men from the Old North State have contributed in so liberal and loyal a measure. He accordingly, in the year men- tioned, came to Fayette county and settled in Posey township, where he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits dur- ing the remainder of his long and honorable life, whose termina- tion marked as its date, 1897. His devoted wife, who had been a true helpmeet and faithful companion, preceded him by nearly a score of years, as her death occurred in 1880. They became the parents of five sons and three daughters: Elias died in 1895; Jesse is deceased ; Henry is the subject of this review ; Eunice resides at New Castle, Ind; Lindley is a resident of Posey township, Fayette county; Rachel is the widow of Joseph Evans and resides in Mil- ton, Ind. ; Elwood is a resident of Posey township, Fayette county, Indiana; and Sarah O. is the wife of George W. Baker, of Fayette county, Indiana. The parents were members of the Friends’ So- ciety and exemplified their faith in their lives of faithfulness and kindliness. Henry Hussey, the immediate subject of this sketch, was afforded in his boyhood and early youth the advantages of excellent schools in his native county, attending principally the public Schools of Posey township. Initiating his independent career, he worked for his father, principally in connection with farming, until twenty-six years old, and then worked at the carpenter trade two years, in the meanwhile carefully conserving his resources, as he was determined to gain for himself a position of independence in connection with the normal and legitimate activities of life. Thus, in 1879, he was enabled to measurably realize his ambitions, for in that year he purchased his present homestead farm in Washington township. He has since bent his energies resolutely and with dis- crimination to the cultivation and improvement of his farm, which BIOGRAPHICAL I57 is one of the valuable properties of the county and equipped with good buildings and with the modern accessories which facilitate the work of the agriculturist and add to his returns from the efforts put forth. His farm is devoted to diversified agriculture and to the raising of excellent grades of live stock. He has brought to bear unflagging energy and mature judgment, and in all departments of his farm enterprise exemplifies that thrift which marks the man of resources and correct business principles. The Republican party enlists the support of Mr. Hussey, though he has never aspired to even local offices of a public nature, and his religious faith is that of the Christian church, of which his wife was also a member. Sept. 27, 1870, marked an important event in the career of Mr. Hussey, since on that day was solemnized his marriage to Miss Victoria V. Murray, who was born in Washington township, a daughter of Veniah and Sarah (Rude) Murray, and of this union were born five children: Jesse Herbert, of Indianapolis; Murray, John, and Sarah, deceased; and Eunice, the wife of Henry Muller, of Fayette county, Indiana. Mrs. Hussey died in July, 1888, and Mr. Hussey was again married Dec. I I, 1901, to Miss Catherine Izor, daughter of Henry and Susannah (Neff) Izor, of Washington township, these parents having been married in 1838. Henry Izor was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Preble county, where he learned the flour mill business. In 1841 he moved to Milton and engaged in the mill business till about 1855, when he settled at the present homestead of Henry Hussey and shortly afterward disposed of his mill interests, devoting the remainder of his life to farming. Henry Izor was of Scotch ancestry on his mother's side, and he and his wife are both deceased. She was the eldest daughter of Sebastian Neff, who originally came from Preble county, Ohio, and settled in Wayne county, south of the village of Centerville, in 1840. Mrs. Hussey was born April 15, 1853, and was the seventh in a family of eleven children. Those living are: Harriet, who resides at Milton ; Monroe, of Lockland, Ohio; Cath- erine, the wife of Mr. Hussey; and Frank S., of Indianapolis. Richard Jackson, deceased, left a record and memory that might well be the envy of anyone, either in home or business life. His services in both were given with an enthusiasm and integrity that permit his life’s reviewers to speak of him as a man whose object in life was to secure the betterment of his fellowmen and the up- building of his adopted country. This worthy gentleman was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, April II, 1827. He remained at home until his fifteenth year, and then, being of an adventurous and enterprising spirit, left his native land and came to America to “seek his fortune.” What education he had opportunity to ac- quire had been very thorough and his mind was well disciplined. His was a natural intelligence and activity and soon he became a valued employe in the land of his adoption. For several years he was engaged, first as messenger and errand boy and afterward as clerk in drygoods establishments, in New York and Brooklyn, and thus obtained a thorough practical knowledge of the business he was destined to prosecute so successfully on his own behalf. This 158 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY period of his life was one of considerable hardship and privation, which, however, was borne with courage and fortitude, and was often referred to by him in his more prosperous days as having been a useful discipline in forming habits of industry and self- denial, so essential to success in life. In 1844, his family removed from Ireland to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he also came shortly after- ward. Before reaching his majority he was engaged in the dry- goods business on his own account at Cincinnati, and prosecuted it with great energy and success. He afterward removed to Indi- anapolis, where he carried on business for a time, and from thence came to Richmond, in 1855. Here he founded the extensive dry- goods establishment known as the “New York Cash Store,” which was, by the way, the first house conducted upon a strictly cash system in the city. The system was found to work well; and by his unremitting attention to business, his frank and genial manners and square dealing with customers, Mr. Jackson soon built up a large and lucrative business, which he continued to enjoy up to his retirement a few years before his death. In 1876, in connection with others, he founded the piano company afterward known as the “Chase Piano Company,” of Richmond, of which he was secre- tary and treasurer at the time of his death ; and by his able man- agement of its finances succeeded in placing it upon a solid basis, and making it one of the leading manufacturing interests of the city. He always felt a great interest in Richmond, and contributed much to its improvement by the erection of several large and im- portant buildings. In September, 1851, at Louisville, Ky., he mar- ried Miss Anna M. Knott, and this loving couple lived a happy life from that date to the time of Mr. Jackson's death, Feb. 16, 1881. To them were born three sons and two daughters, all of whom sur- vived him. He was most devotedly attached to his family, found his greatest pleasure in their society, and the chief object of all his care and labor was to provide for their comfort and happiness, to educate well his children and fit them for lives of usefulness. His attachments to friends were strong, and in the Social circle he was always most genial and companionable. His hospitality was un- bounded and his kindness of heart was shown, not only by words of sympathy, but by constant acts of real, though unostentatious benevolence. In business circles he was noted and respected for his great industry and energy, his promptness and punctuality, and his honorable, upright and systematic manner of doing business. He had a splendid physique and vigorous constitution, and enjoyed excellent health until about June 1, 1880, when he was suddenly stricken by a strange malady, which at first seemed to affect the head alone, but afterward extended in turn to nearly all the vital organs, baffling the skill of some of the ablest physicians in Rich- mond and elsewhere. With his characteristic firmness and all the power of his will, he resisted the advance of this dread disease, but all in vain. His sufferings, which were great, were borne with great patience and fortitude, and were not able to overcome his thoughtful solicitude for his family and friends, and his grateful appreciation of the loving care and attention he received at their BIOGRAPHICAL I59 hands. His death was peaceful, and he passed away without a struggle. During his residence at Indianapolis he connected him- self with the Protestant Episcopal church, of which he continued to be a member. Although making no loud professions, he was a firm believer in the truths of revealed religion, and in his last hours was enabled to meet death with firmness, feeling himself in the hands of a merciful God. Walter A. Johnson, one of the progressive merchants and men of affairs of the city of Richmond, is a son of the late Peter John- son, who is deserving of more than a passing mention in any his– torical work pertaining to Wayne county, as at the time of his death he was one of the oldest and best-known business men in Richmond. Peter Johnson was born in Poughkeepsie county, New York, in November, 1834. His father died while the son was an infant, and early in life he was thrown upon his own resources, becoming a thoroughly self-made man. At the age of thirteen he went to Mil- waukee, Wis., and learned the tinner's trade. After serving his apprenticeship he went to Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he engaged in business for a short time, and in 1863 came to Richmond, where he resided until his death. He first engaged in business as a mem- ber of the firm of Nordyke & Johnson, and later the firm name was changed to Johnson & Eckles. Theodore Woodhurst and others became interested in the business a year later, and the company became known as Johnson, Woodhurst & Company. In 1872 Messrs. Johnson and Woodhurst secured control of the business and for twenty-six years the store was conducted by them. In 1899 Mr. Woodhurst retired, the firm of Johnson & Woodhurst being at that time the oldest on Main street, and from then until his death, which occurred June 16, 1901, Mr. Johnson was the sole proprietor of the business. Mr. Johnson was twice married, his first wife being Mattie Woodhurst, to whom he was married in 1856, and she died in 1866, the mother of three children : Arbella B., who is the wife of Samuel Buckley, of Richmond; Walter A., and Clara, who died in March, 1902. In 1868, Mr. Johnson married Mary A. Wood- hurst, a sister of his first wife, and of this union was born a daugh- ter, Estella, who is the wife of Thomas Porter, of Richmond. The second wife died in 1892. Mr. Johnson was a member of Richmond Lodge and Oriental Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows. He died after an illness of about a week’s duration, at St. Stephen's Hospital, in Richmond. Walter A. Johnson was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1859. His preliminary education was received in the Richmond public schools and later he attended the Richmond Business College. After finishing his scholastic train- ing he learned the trade of a machinist at the Richmond City Mill Works, and devoted himself continuously to that occupation from I876 until his father's death, in June, 1901. He then assumed the management of his father’s extensive business, at present owning all the stock of the concern, and still continues the business at the same location where it has been for over thirty years, 812-814 Main street. Throughout the county he is known as a successful busi- ness man, dealing in mantels and grates, cooking stoves, heating I6O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and gasoline stoves of every description, Kelsey and Peck-William- son hot-air furnaces, galvanized iron cornice, tin, slate, and gravel roofing, etc., and his business methods are along the most advanced lines. In remembrance of his father he has the engraved likeness of that parent upon all of his pay-checks. Although he exercises an influence in the local organization of the Republican party, he has never sought to become its candidate for any public office. He is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 24, Free and Accepted Masons; Richmond Lodge No. 254, and Oriental Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Commercial Club, and the Young Men's Business Club, all of Richmond. On May 4, 1881, Mr. Johnson was united in mar- riage to Miss Alice Lucinda Lancaster, a daughter of Sanders and Lucinda (Meek) Lancaster, both of whom are deceased, but were former highly respected citizens of Richmond. Mrs. Johnson was born in Wayne township, on the old Salisbury road, where her parents lived many years, and was educated in the schools of Wayne township. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been born a son, William S., born in Richmond, Ind., in August, 1882, and he is now the sec- retary of the Peter Johnson Company. In August, 1902, he was married to Miss Gertrude Nelson, daughter of Wilbur Nelson, of Richmond, and of this union there have been born three sons: Roy, aged eight; Robert, aged four, and Walter A., aged one year. Mordecai Parry was one of the honored pioneer citizens and extensive land owners of Wayne county, where he maintained his home for nearly half a century, but lived essentially retired at Minneapolis, Minn., during the later years and until his death, July 31, 1892. His career was characterized by signal integrity of purpose as well as by well directed industry, and he gained not Only a position of independence, but was also a citizen well worthy of the unqualified esteem in which he was held. Mr. Parry was a native of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, born July 4, 1818, and was a son of Joseph and Sarah (Webster) Parry, both of whom were also natives of Pennsylvania. The Parrys are of Welsh ancestry. About 1690 Thomas Parry and his wife Eleanor came with their family to America, locating at Radnor, Pa., where the wife and mother died in 17OI. The father afterward moved to Philadelphia and later to Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, where bis last days were spent. His children were Edward, Thomas, and Mary. The second Thomas Parry, who was the great-grandfather of Mordecai Parry, was born in Cardiganshire, Wales, in 1680, and came with his family to America at the age of ten. During the greater part of his life he resided at Willow Grove, then known as Parry's Mills and now Morgan’s Mills. Throughout his busi- ness career he carried on the milling business and was the owner and operator of the mill at that place. He died there May 18, 1749. He was a member of the Society of Friends. His wife was Jane (Philips) Parry and to them were born ten children, nine of whom were married and had families. Of these Isaac Parry, the grandfather of Mordecai Parry, was born in Pennsylvania in 1738, and died Oct. 18, 1802, on his farm in Montgomery county. In … 2 ſº º BIOGRAPHICAL I6I early life he followed the stone mason's trade and later was a farmer. He married Grace Comly, in 1764, and they became the parents of nine children, six of whom grew to maturity and the other three died in infancy. The youngest of the family was Joseph Parry, the father of Mordecai Parry. Joseph Parry was born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, Dec. I, 1788. He was a plas- terer by trade and followed that pursuit in the Keystone State, re- maining a resident there until 1828, when he came to Indiana and took up his residence in the embryo city of Richmond. He con- tinued to follow the trade of plasterer in his new home and prose- cuted his labors in that line of endeavor until his death, which occurred Sept. I, 1870. In 1809 he married Sarah Webster, daugh- ter of Naylor and Martha (Fisher) Webster, and they had a family of eight children, two of whom died in infancy and five lived to be Over seventy years old, the youngest being sixty-nine at the time of his death. The parents were consistent members of the Society of Friends, were earnest, industrious and God-fearing folk, and their lives were marked by kindness and good deeds. Mordecai Parry was ten years of age at the time of the family removal to Wayne county. He was reared to maturity in this county, and here his initial efforts in his independent career were made as an apprentice at the blacksmith trade, which he followed for thirty years. To his blacksmithing he added the manufacture of carriages and also established a coal, wood and lumber yard, building up an extensive trade in those commodities. As prosperity attended his assiduous labors he made judicious investments in real estate and erected many houses, which were in turn Sold, in the way of doing a general real estate business. He also owned a drygoods store in Plainfield, Ind., and a carriage repository in the same place, but in 1867, he disposed of all his interests save the real estate. He con- tinued his residence in Richmond until 1872, when, on account of impaired health, he removed to Minneapolis, Minn., where he lived virtually retired, although he by no means relaxed his vital interest in general affairs or in the management of his real estate holdings, which were very valuable, both in Minneapolis and Richmond, and died the possessor of a handsome fortune. Not only in business affairs was he well known, but he was active and earnest in the advocacy of all measures for the public good. His political alle- giance was formerly given to the Republican party, whose cause he espoused at the time of its organization, but he afterward be- came a Prohibitionist. A friend of temperance, he did all in his power to promote sobriety, morality, and Godliness among men, and his own upright, honorable life formed an example well worthy of emulation. He was a member of the Society of Friends, as is also his wife, and he contributed liberally to its support. Among his many benefactions was the building of Parry Hall, which adorns the campus of Earlham College. As a young man Mr. Parry assumed connubial responsibilities, by his marriage to Miss Gulielma Henley, daughter of Micajah and Gulielma (Charles) Henley, who were numbered among the sterling pioneers of Rich- mond. This wedding occurred Jan. 4, 1845, and the two children I62 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of this union survive the devoted parents—Mrs. Lindley A. Haw- kins, of Wayne township, and Webster Parry, of Richmond. Mrs. Parry died Aug. 5, 1849, and May 23, 1855, Mr. Parry married Miss Sarah Bell, of Henry county, Indiana, daughter of Thomas and Jerusha (Strattan) Bell. Of this union six children were born, of whom two are living—Joseph E., of Minneapolis, Minn., and Sarah B., who is the wife of Dr. George D. Head, of the same city. The other children, excepting Gulielma, died without issue. Guli- elma became the wife of Milton D. Brown and had two children— Alice L. and Sarah B.-and died Nov. 3, 1884. One of the sons, Charles M. Parry, died in Minneapolis, March 17, 1894, and was One of the most promising young men in the Flour City. The mother of the above named children died Jan. 22, 1880, and on March 9, 1882, Mr. Parry contracted a third marriage, since he was then united in wedlock to Miss Martha E. Hill, daughter of Ben- jamin and Sarah (Hoover) Hill, of Richmond. This lady still survives her husband and resides at 222 I Main street, in Richmond, of which place Mr. Parry was so long an honored and influential citizen. Like her husband, Mrs. Parry shares in the high regard of a large circle of friends. She is a representative of two of the most prominent and honored pioneer families of Wayne county— the Hoovers and the Hills—and as such is well deserving of men- tion in this Centennial History. Samuel Johnson.—In the passing of Mr. Johnson, March 5, 1908, the township of Washington and Wayne county lost one of its most distinguished and respected citizens, whose kindly deeds and many excellent qualities will be remembered for many generations. Mr. Johnson was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16, 1825, only child of William and Rebecca (Griffith) Johnson, both of whom were also natives of the Keystone State. In the spring of 1837 William Johnson started from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, with his family, for Indiana, the means of conveyance being a team and a lumber wagon. Their journey lay through Ohio, and in this manner they traveled the entire distance to Wayne county, where they settled on a farm in the township of Washington. There the family lived for some time in the rudest kind of a log cabin on a farm of sixty acres, where the parents spent the residue of their lives. The subject of this review was but twelve years of age when his parents made this tedious trip to their western home, and as a boy attended school in his native county and in Washington town- ship. During a large portion of the time he worked on the farm during the summer months, attending school in the winter, but in early life learned the carpenter trade, which he followed until 1850 and then engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. His religious faith was expressed by belief in the Baptist church, attend- ing at Harrisburg, Fayette county. On March 8, 1849, he was mar- ried to Miss Hester Hoover, born June 15, 1830, in Washington township, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Moyer). Hoover, and of this union were born nine children: William A., of Milton; Emily Ann, the wife of Emery Manlove, of Connersville, Ind. ; Amos L., of Connersville, Ind. ; Levi E., of Fayette county, Indiana; Mary BIOGRAPHICAL I63 Elizabeth, wife of Lewis Leffingwell, of Fayette county, Indiana; Dessie Alma, deceased, was married to Charles Thornburgh, of Jackson township; Dora Rebecca, wife of Elmer Leffingwell, of Fayette county, Indiana; Charles H., who resides at home with his mother, and Maude, deceased. The parents of Mrs. Johnson came from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Wayne county, and located in Washington township, where the father followed farming and carpentering. They both died in Wayne county. Mrs. John- son is in her eighty-second year and is active and in excellent health. George T. Kepler, one of Cambridge City's enterprising and prosperous business men, was born in Harrison township, Wayne county, Indiana, Feb. 16, 1844. His parents were Peter and Mary Magdalena (Rader) Kepler, the father born in Frederick county, Maryland, Dec. 16, 1809, and the mother in Shenandoah county, Virginia. The maternal grandparents—George and Elizabeth (Ater) Rader—were natives of Virginia, but migrated to Wayne county and located in Harrison township, where they followed agricultural pursuits. Peter Kepler, Sr., our subject's grand- father, removed his family from Maryland to Wayne county in 1820. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Shafer, was also a native of Maryland, and when they came to Wayne county they located in Harrison township, section 8, on a farm now owned by their grandson, Lon Kepler. Upon their trip to Indiana they were accompanied by Mathias Kepler, the father of Peter Kepler, Sr. Mathias Kepler was born in Germany and came to the United States in company with three brothers. He served in the French and Indian war and was with the Virginia troops under Washington at the disastrous battle which is known in history as “Braddock's Defeat.” He was a farmer by occupation and died in Harrison township, Wayne county, at the advanced age of nine- ty-six years. To Peter Kepler, Sr., and wife were born five chil- dren—John, Peter, Jr., Margaret, Andrew Thomas, and Catherine Boyd—all of whom are deceased. Peter Kepler, Jr., was eleven years old when he came to Wayne county with his parents. He received a common school education and his vocation throughout life was along lines of agriculture. His marriage to our subject’s mother was celebrated in Harrison township, and to them the fol- lowing children were born : Charlotte Anne, deceased; John H., a farmer who resides in East Germantown; George T., who is the subject of this sketch ; and Marshall Clay, who died at the age of eight years. Later in life Peter Kepler, Jr., retired from active pursuits and moved to East Germantown, where he passed away, Jan. 13, 1886, mourned by all who knew him. He was a member of the Universalist church and in politics was a Democrat, having held the office of trustee of Harrison township, and was also elected to that position while living at East Germantown. George T. Kepler, who is the immediate subject of this review, was edu- cated in the district schools of Harrison township and in the public schools of Greenfield, Ind. Following his school days he followed agricultural pursuits until 1886, when he moved to Cam- bridge City and has since been engaged in the real estate busi- I64 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ness. This line he has so diligently followed, attending strictly to business and infusing such energy in his calling, that to-day he is one of the leading real estate dealers of the city. His business is the result of an energy and perseverance that cannot help but bring success, and Mr. Kepler is known far and wide as an active, energetic and hustling business man, one who can be relied on in every way. Politically Mr. Kepler is a Democrat, but has no time for courting public office. On Feb. 16, 1868, was celebrated the marriage of our subject and Miss Mary Caroline Beard, daugh- ter of Isaac and Matilda (Swope) Beard, the former of whom was born in Wayne county, in 1808—the first white male child born in the county—and the mother was born in Virginia. To Mr. and Mrs. Kepler were born two children: Lynn E., who resides at home, and Matilda, the wife of Virgil F. Outland, a traveling sales- man of Indianapolis. The son, Lynn E., is an invalid, having been stricken with paralysis in May, 1911, while actively engaged in his business, and has since been confined to his father's home in Cambridge City. He graduated in the Cambridge City High School, ranking high in Scholarship, and as a result thereof was awarded the privilege of a course at the State University, where he graduated in law. His business activities kept him in Indian- apolis during the greater part of his active career. The daughter, Matilda Outland, resides at 2350 North Capitol avenue, Indian- apolis, in a fine residence built by her father. Her husband travels over many States east of the Rocky Mountains in the interest of the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis. George T. Kepler handles real estate in Wayne county and also in Indian- apolis. He gave the place which he inherited, consisting of 168 acres and known as “the Green’s Fork Farm,” to his son, and his daughter received the “Beard Farm,” near Germantown. Mr. Kepler is very well and widely read in the subject of Astronomy, and his interest in this science can be traced back through his ancestors to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries. Mrs. Kepler died July 7, 1911, and the following extract is taken from the “Cambridge City Tribune:” “The sudden death of Mrs. Mary Kepler, wife of George T. Kepler, at the home of her children, Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Outland, in Indianapolis, last Friday, was a great shock to many friends of the family in this city and vicinity. She had an attack of heart trouble some weeks previous and ac- companied her daughter home that she might be near them in case of further sickness, and also to aid in caring for her son, Lynn Kepler, who had an attack of paralysis some time since. She was seized with a second attack about 4 a. m. and two hours later quietly embarked on that mysterious sea that has never yet borne on any wave the image of a homeward sail. Mrs. Kepler was a daughter of the late Isaac N. Beard, and was born Aug. 29, 1843, on the home farm north of Germantown, now owned by her daugh- ter, Mrs. Outland. Here she later lived with her husband and here her two children were born. About thirty years ago they came to this city and since made it their home. Of her father's family there yet live two brothers and three sisters. Mrs. Kepler BIOGRAPHICAL I65 was a splendid woman, quiet and reserved, given to home duties rather than social affairs, but her many kindnesses to the poor and unfortunate will never be forgotten. And it can well be said of her in the language of Whittier: “‘And many a poor One's blessing went With thee beneath the low green tent Whose curtains never outward swing.’” Jacob Kern, the genial proprietor of the Richmond Boiler Works, in the city of Richmond, was born in Alsace, Germany, a province which at that time belonged to France, May 15, 1851, son of Adam and Maggie (Knoch) Kern, both of whom were natives of Alsace. The father and three brothers left their native land in early manhood, he taking up his residence at Alsace, an- other brother locating in France, and another sailed for Africa and was never heard from again. Adam Kern and family migrated to America in 1857, sailing from Havre, France, on the ship “Arabia,” and were forty-seven days on the ocean. After landing in the United States they settled in Clay township, Auglaize county, Ohio. The father was highly educated in German, and after coming to America taught school one year in Auglaize coun- ty, Ohio. He then farmed for many years in that county. Later, he removed his family to Dayton, Ohio, where he and his wife both died. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are living : Jacob is the oldest survivor, Fred resides in Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Charles Barr, who also resides in Dayton, is the young- est of the children. Jacob Kern, whose name introduces this review, received a very limited education and at an early age was put on a farm with a man who owned I, IOO acres of land, and there remained until he reached maturity. He then became ap- prenticed to the boilermaker's trade, at Dayton, Ohio, with the Brownell people, and remained thus engaged for fifteen years. At the end of that time, in the fall of 1886, he came to Richmond and entered the employ of John T. Caulfield, with whom he re- mained until 1898, when he engaged in business for himself, inaugurating the Richmond Boiler Works, which business he has since successfully conducted. He conducts a general repairing shop and can build new boilers in his establishment, but has done but little of this work owing to the lack of room. In politics, he gives adherence to the platform expressions of the Democratic party, and fraternally has membership in the Order of Eagles and the Druids. On Dec. 7, 1876, Mr. Kern was married to Miss Lissie Amanda Stupp, daughter of Adam Stupp, of Layton, Ohio, and of this union three children have been born : George, who resides in Dayton, Ohio; Jacob, a resident of Richmond, and Mrs. William Green, who died in Richmond at the age of twenty-nine years. Adam Stupp, the father of Mrs. Kern, is deceased, but his wife still lives in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of seventy-six years. August Ernest. Kielhorn, deceased, a native of the Father- land, was born in Hanover, Germany, July 31, 1835. He was educated in the schools of his native land and in his youth worked I66 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY at the barber trade, following that occupation for a time after coming to America. He came to the United States about 1851 and first located at Cannelton, Ind., where he was engaged for seventeen years in the tobacco, hardware, grocery, and drygoods business with his brother, Christian Kielhorn. After the death of his brother he was appointed guardian of his brother's children and conserved their interests until they were able to attend to busi- ness affairs themselves. He was twice married, first in the early '50s, and some fifteen years later his wife died, leaving no chil- dren. On Oct. I5, 1878, he was married, at Evansville, Ind., to Margaret Alice (Scalley) Benson, who survives him. Mrs. Kiel- horn was born of Scotch-English parentage, June 24, 1842, on a steamship named Alice, in the channel off the shore of England, and that circumstance caused her parents to give her the name of Alice. She came to the United States in 1859, making the voy- age in a sailing vessel, the Yorkshire, and being five weeks and two days on the ocean before landing at New York, City. In early womanhood, while in the old country, she learned the milli- nery business, and later in the United States she engaged in that occupation, which she followed for forty-three years and nine months. She was first engaged in the business at Cannelton, Ind., but in 1875 removed to Richmond and followed the same occupa- tion until Jan. I, 1905, when she turned the business over to her daughter, Mary Isabella (Kielhorn) Martin. She was very suc- cessful in the business, as is evidenced by her real estate holdings in Richmond. She erected the Kielhorn Block, a three-story brick building on Main street, and a number of other buildings in the city, and she owns a beautiful residence on South Seventeenth street, which she remodeled after purchasing until it is one of the most attractive places in that part of the city. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Richmond, as her grandfather, father, brothers, and husband were all Masons, her father having taken the Scottish Rite degrees. She was first married Oct. I4, 1861, to James Benson, who was born in Ireland and spent the greater part of his life at Cannelton, Ind., engaged in shoemaking. He died in 1876, and of their union there were born five children: Thomas M., born Aug. 29, 1862, is located at Columbus, Ohio, en- gaged in the manufacture of millinery goods; James M., born Sept. 29, 1864, is a manufacturer of millinery goods at Cincinnati, Ohio; William P., born Jan. 26, 1867, is associated with his brother, Thomas M., at Columbus, Ohio; Anna, born July 18, 1871, is the wife of Harry Morrow, of Richmond, a traveling salesman for the Thermos Bottle Company; and Sarah Augusta, born Aug. 28, 1876, is deceased. The death of Mr. Kielhorn occurred Dec. 30, 1906, and he was aged seventy-one years, four months and thirty days. He had lived retired about thirteen years prior to his death. He was a member of the German Lutheran church and politically believed in the principles of the Republican party. As before stated, his fraternal relations were with the Masonic order and he was buried with Masonic honors, it being his request that his funeral should be private, with the exception that an invi- BIOGRAPHICAL 167 tation to attend should be given to all Masons. He was also a member of the Eastern Star and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Cannelton, Ind., where he resided before his removal to Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Kielhorn and daughter made a trip to Europe in 1900, crossing on the steamer Barbarossa in ten days, and they were only nine days on the Ocean on their return trip, which shows the great advantage of steam over the old sailing vessels of earlier days. They visited Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, and had a very pleasant trip. Mrs. Kielhorn is a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Richmond, in the affairs of which she is quite active, and as before stated is a mem- ber of the Eastern Star. Of her union with Mr. Kielhorn there is a daughter, Mary Isabella, born Jan. I8, 1881, the wife of Samuel B. Martin, who is connected with the Minck Brewing Company at Richmond. - Lewis Augustus Kiess, deceased, who for many years was one of the leading citizens of Cambridge City, was born in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, June 9, 1839. He was a son of John and Fredericka (Dautell) Kiess, both of whom were natives of Germany. Upon their migration to the United States they located in Cincinnati, where the father followed the tinsmith's trade, and both died in that city. Lewis Augustus Kiess, to whom this review is dedi- cated, came to Cambridge City in his youth and from that time until his death his interests were extensive and varied. With Mr. Hollowell he learned the tinner's trade; for a number of years conducted a business of his own ; later sold this and moved to Cin- cinnati, where he had a position as letter carrier for some time, and then went to Alabama, where he entered a tract of government land and spent the remainder of his life in that State. Mr. Kiess was a Republican in politics but never sought public office of any nature. He was a devout member of the Lutheran church and was associated with it for many years, and also had membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His passing was a great loss to his family. He was a man of culture and refinement, widely read, and a student of public problems. His early educa- tion, received in the schools of Cincinnati, imbued him with a de- sire for knowledge and he kept himself well posted on all the issues of the day. Besides his business record he had a short but honorable military career. On April 15, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company A of the Eighth Indiana infantry and served his country four months in that capacity. This regiment was first organized for the three months’ service at Indianapolis, in April, 1861, and was mustered in April 25. It left the State on June 19 and moved to Clarksburg, thence to Buckhannon, W. Va., where it was assigned to General Rosecrans’ brigade. It participated in the battle of Rich Mountain and then went into camp at Beverly. It was mustered out at Indianapolis, Aug. 2, 1861. On Dec. 23, 1862, was celebrated Mr. Kiess’ marriage to Miss Harriet Mos- baugh, a native of Cambridge City and a daughter of Francis and Louisa (Baur) Mosbaugh. These parents came from Germany in 1837, landing in New York City, where they were married. The I68 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY father was a cobbler by occupation and in 1838 came West to Vandalia, Ind., which is now a part of the site of Cambridge City, and followed that occupation until his death, he and his wife both dying in Cambridge City. He served four years in the German army. To Mr. and Mrs. Kiess were born five children: Julia P. resides at home with her mother; Alice L. is deceased; George is an architect, residing in New York City; Grace M. is a teacher in an art school at Seattle, Wash., having received her training in the Cincinnati Art School, the Chicago University, and Columbia University; and Stewart is deceased. Mrs. Kiess was born Oct. 3, 1840, is now in her seventy-second year, and is passing the last years of her life at her home in Cambridge City, at the same loca- tion as that occupied by her father in 1840. William Kimmel, a retired farmer of Washington township, Wayne county, was born on a farm in that township, June 8, 1833. He is a son of Jacob and Martha (Whitmer) Kimmel, the former born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Lancas- ter county of the same State. They came to Wayne county in a very early day and located in Washington township, where the father purchased a farm of 370 acres and lived until his death, which occurred at the age of fifty-seven years. He was also a carpenter by trade. Ten sons and four daughters were born to these parents and their names in the order of birth follow : Joseph, Elizabeth, and Sarah are deceased; William is the subject of this review ; one died in infancy; John and Daniel are deceased; George resides in Wash- ington township; Rebecca and Molly are deceased, as are also Lorenzo, Levi, and Leroy, who were triplets, and Monroe. After completing the courses afforded by the district schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home, William Kimmel helped to clear and worked on his father's farm until twenty-seven years old. He then purchased eighty acres of the old homestead, and when his father died purchased eighty acres more, and there followed general farm- ing until about fourteen years ago, when he retired, and his son, Clayton, conducts the farm. In the matter of politics Mr. Kimmel has always been a staunch adherent to the tenets of the Democratic party and fraternally has been prominently identified with the Patrons of Husbandry. On Dec. 25, 1857, he was happily married to Miss Vashti Willits, born Aug. 29, 1835, member of the Christian church, a daughter of William and Mary (Fix) Willits, of Jack- son township. Mrs. Kimmel’s parents were both born in the State of New York and the father was a farmer by vocation. Five chil- dren were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel : Monroe died in infancy. Clara, born July 4, 1860, is the wife of Squire Cornthwait, of Cambridge City, and they have four children: Arthur B., born July 8, 1880, who is married to Nellie Randall and resides at Cassopolis, Mich., and they have four children—Robert, LaVerne, Alice, Arthur B. and Clayton R. ; Lena N., born Dec. 18, 1885; Zoa V., born July 29, 1889, the wife of Roy Paul, of Lafayette, Ind., and the mother of a daughter, Elma ; and Lowell K., born Nov. 20, 1904. Nora, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel, was born Aug. 8, 1863, is the wife of Adam Spence, of Indianapolis, and BIOGRAPHICAL I69 the mother of four children—Zella C., born April Io, 1885; Ralph and Ruth, twins, the latter of whom is deceased, born July 18, 1887; and Mildred, born Jan. I 3, 1895. The fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel died as an infant, unnamed. Clayton, born Sept. I5, 1868, was married in 1888 to Miss Josephine Hartman, daughter of Sandy and Emma (Kuster) Hartman (the latter of whom is deceased), of Washington township. The first wife died July 3, 1892, and on Sept. 17, 1899, Clayton Kimmel was married to Mrs. Josephine (Paddock) Huddleston, widow of Osia Huddleston, of Dublin, Wayne county; who died in March, 1895, and daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Kingery) Paddock, of Henry county, the former of whom is deceased. Of the first marriage there were born two chil- dren—Emmett, June 5, 1889, and Ethel April 4, 1892—and of the second marriage there are two children—Ruth V., born July 13, I90I, and Candace M., born Oct. I6, 1904. By her first marriage, to Osia Huddleston, Mrs. Kimmel is the mother of two sons—Jesse H., born July 18, 1893, and William O., born Feb. 8, 1895. Clayton Kimmel is a member of Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 9, and Osage Tribe, No. 93, of the Order of Red Men. Lewis C. King, who has the distinction of being one of the most up-to-date and artistic job printers in the city of Richmond, was born in Greene county, Ohio, May 26, 1867. He is a son of Rich- ard H. and Mary A. (Whiteman) King, the former of whom died in Coldwater, Mich., March 30, 1907, at the age of seventy-six, and the latter passed away in Richmond, Nov. 2, 1885. The father was born in Washington, D. C., near the site of the Capitol building, in April, 1831, and was a son of Vincent King. In 1839 his parents moved to Ohio, where he resided until 1861, when he enlisted in Col. (afterward Rev.) Granville Moody’s regiment and served three years as a soldier in the Civil war. This regiment—the Seventy- fourth Ohio infantry—was organized at Columbus, Enon, Xenia, Hamilton, and Cincinnati, from Oct. 5, 1861, to March 27, 1862, to serve for three years. It was ordered to the field in April, 1862, reported at Nashville, and went into camp near that city. It spent the summer of 1862 performing detailed duty in Tennessee, went into the battle of Stone’s River on Dec. 31, 1862, and remained in it until nightfall of Jan. 3, being hotly engaged Dec. 31, and was one of the regiments selected to charge across the river on Jan. 2, against Breckinridge's Confederate corps. On the movement to- ward Chattanooga in June, the regiment participated in the battles of Hoover's Gap, Dug Gap and Chickamauga. It also participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. At Buz- zard Roost Gap it was specially engaged, and at Kenesaw Mountain it had a most arduous and perilous duty to perform, and for two weeks was under a constant fire of musketry and shells. It was also engaged at the Chattahoochee River, Peachtree Creek, and in front of Atlanta, at the battle of Jonesboro making three distinct charges. Mr. King was honorably discharged from the service in September, 1864, and in 1868 removed to Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana. In 1871 he was appointed deputy county auditor, and in 1873 removed with the county seat to Richmond, serving in 17o MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the position named until November, 1875. He then served as dep- uty clerk about one year, and then was employed as a bookkeeper until July, 1878, when he was elected city clerk of Richmond. After filling the unexpired term of C. O. Clark, in May, 1879, he was elected for a term of two years, and served by repeated re-elections in the office of city clerk of Richmond for a period of ten years. He was a member of the Masonic order from 1861 until his death, taking all the degrees up to and including the Knights-Templars, and took all the degrees in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which Order he joined in 1851. He was also a member of Sol. Mere- dith Post No. 69, Grand Army of the Republic. He was married in Greene county, Ohio, in 1854, to Miss Mary A. Whiteman, and of their union were born seven children, two of whom are deceased. Those living are: Elmer E., Mrs. Frank Lackey, Lewis C., and Mrs. Nellie K. Miller, all of Richmond; and Richard H., Jr., of Logansport, Ind. During his residence in Richmond the father was constantly in the public service, either for the county or the city. He had followed the trade of a miller in his younger days, and after leaving Richmond removed to Colon, Mich., where he lived for a time, and then went to Coldwater, where he died, as before stated. The mother was born in Greene county, Ohio. Lewis C. King received his primary education in the public schools and has been a printer since he was fourteen years old, learning the trade in Richmond. He established the business which he now conducts at I2 North Seventh street, in August, 1901, and has since that time been most lucratively engaged, doing a general job printing busi- ness and making a specialty of commercial printing and embossing. He is a member of the Richmond City Band and also of the Gennett Theatre Orchestra, in which he plays the slide trombone. In the matter of politics Mr. King is an adherent of the Republican party, and he is a member of Webb Lodge of the Masonic order, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen, and the Commercial Club, all of Richmond. On April 28, 1897, Mr. King was united in marriage to Miss Ger- trude Mote, a native of Richmond and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Mote, both now deceased, the former having been a manufacturer of maps in this city. Mrs. King was educated in Richmond and is a graduate of Earlham College with the class of 1893. She has been the pipe organist of the First Methodist Epis- copal Church in Richmond for the past eleven years. She studied music in Cincinnati and at Dayton, Ohio, her last teacher being Professor Bloomensheim, a German teacher of considerable note. John Kinsinger, a highly esteemed retired farmer of East Ger- mantown, was born in Hamilton, Ohio, March IO, 1861, a son of John and Phoebe (Kinsinger) Kinsinger, the parents having been fourth cousins. The father was born in Germany, Dec. 18, 1838, and the mother is a native of the same country, born June 16 of the same year. The father came to the United States in 1846, with his parents, and located near Hamilton, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and began his independent career as a farmer. In 1866 he came to Wayne county and located in Harrison township, where BIOGRAPHICAL 171 he purchased a farm of 240 acres. Later he sold this place and pur- chased another in Jackson township, where he died March 12, 1892, and his widow is now living in Henry county, Ind. Of the thirteen children born to these parents, five survive—three sons and two daughters. Joseph is deceased, Elizabeth resides in Cambridge City; Samuel is a resident of Henry county; Anna is deceased; John is the subject of this review; William resides in Henry county; Christina is a resident of Cambridge City; Catherine and Frank are deceased ; Ella married Harry Henry and resides in Green town- ship, near Williamsburg; Edward resides in Harrison township; Augustus resides in Henry county; and Emma is deceased. John Kinsinger received his educational training in the district schools of Harrison township and for fourteen years lived on rented farms in Harrison and Jackson townships. He then purchased fifty acres north of Cambridge City, in Jackson township, which he operated for six years, and then sold and purchased I48 acres west of Dub- lin. Two years later he sold this farm and removed to East Ger- mantown, where he has lived a retired life since 1903. In his polit- ical views he is allied with the Republican party, and although he takes great interest in the elections and campaigns has had little leisure, because of the pressure of his business affairs, to devote to politics. He is prominent and popular in a social and fraternal way, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On Oct. 7, 1883, Mr. Kinsinger was happily married to Miss Laura Petty, a daughter of John and Emma (Brooks) Petty, of Jefferson township, and of this union was born a son, Roy, who is a tele- graph operator at East Germantown for the Pennsylvania railway. Charles Kirlin, a progressive farmer of Washington town- ship, was born in that township, Aug. 3, 1883. He is a son of Daniel Omer and Elizabeth (Ball) Kirlin, who are given more extended mention on another page of this vol- ume, in the sketch of an older son, Oscar M. Kirlin. Charles Kirlin received his preliminary education in the district schools of Washington township, and after he had completed his education worked on the farm with his father until twenty-one years of age. Then he rented a farm in Washington township and has made a distinctive success of the business, being located one and one-half miles east of Milton, on the old Joseph Kimmel farm, having 240 acres under his supervision and carrying on general farming and stock raising and making a specialty of hogs. On Dec. 28, 1905, was celebrated Mr. Kirlin’s marriage to Miss Emma Reed, born Feb. 19, 1884, daughter of Lafayette and Mary Ellen Reed, of Washington township, and a son, Howard, born Dec. 29, 1906, has been the issue of this union. Fraternally Mr. Kirlin is identified with Lodge No. III, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Mil- ton, and is a member of the Christian church, while his wife has membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, Doddridge Chapel, of Milton. The parents of Mrs. Kirlin were both born in Fayette county, Indiana, and the father is a farmer by occupation. The mother is deceased, and of their children—two sons and a daugh- ter—Skaife resides in Washington township; Emma is the wife of Mr. Kirlin; and John resides in Washington township. I72 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Oscar Marion Kirlin is a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Wayne county and is one of the substantial citi- zens of Milton, where he is a director and stockholder in and cashier of the Farmers' Bank. He was born in Washington township, Dec. 2, 1881, and is a son of Daniel Omer and Mary Elizabeth (Ball) Kirlin, both also natives of Washington township, where the father was born in October, 1856, and the mother Dec. 6, 1858, and where the respective families were founded in an early day. William Kir- lin, the paternal great-grandfather, came to Wayne county from Virginia, about 1840, and thereafter followed farming. John Kirlin, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Virginia, born Dec. 3, I831, came to Wayne county with his father, and also followed farm- ing as an Occupation. To him and his good wife were born three sons, of whom James is deceased, Thomas is a farmer in Hancock county, Ind., and Daniel O. is the father of Oscar M. Daniel O. Kirlin was educated in Washington township, as was also his wife, and remained with his father until twenty-one years old. Upon attaining his majority he moved to a farm belonging to his father adjoining the old homestead, and this reclaimed to cultivation and developed into a valuable property. He has since continued to reside on this homestead and follows general farming. He was married about 1880 to Miss Mary Elizabeth Ball, daughter of Elkena and Elizabeth Ball, of Washington township, and they be- came the parents of four children, concerning whom the following brief record is given : Oscar M., subject of this sketch, was the first in order of birth; Charles was the second; Lena is the wife of Ross Cramer and they reside in Jackson township; and John, Jr., resides at home with his parents. The father is a Democrat in his political proclivities, but has never sought any favors in office. Oscar M. Kirlin is indebted to the district schools of Washington township for his early educational discipline, and he afterward took a course in the Richmond Business College, graduating with the class of I902. After leaving school he continued to assist in the work of his father's farm one year and then accepted the position of assistant cashier of the Farmers' Bank at Milton. On Nov. I4, 1904, he en- tered upon the duties of this position and the same satisfactorily performed until July I, IQIO, when he was elected cashier, which position he now occupies. In politics Mr. Kirlin is an adherent of the Democratic party and at the present time is serving as town clerk. He is affiliated with Lodge No. III, Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Milton, and with the Encampment at Cambridge City. On Sept. 16, 1909, Mr. Kirlin was united in marriage to Miss Hazel Ferguson, who was born and reared in Posey township, Fay- ette county, Indiana. Her parents—Charles and Evelin (Beeson) Ferguson—are natives respectively of Fayette county and Washing- ton township, Wayne county, Indiana. Her father is a successful farmer in Fayette county and is vice-president of the National Bank of Cambridge City, and a stockholder in the Farmers' Bank at Mil- ton. He is a Democrat in his political proclivities. Mrs. Kirlin was born May 18, 1887. - BIOGRAPHICAL I73 Louis P. Klieber is properly to be designated in this publica- tion as one of the progressive and substantial representatives of the agricultural industry in the county which has been his home from his boyhood days and in which he is a scion of German stock of the best type. Louis P. Klieber was born in Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1865, and in the kingdom of Germany occurred the birth of his father, John Klieber. As the name indicates, the genealogy is traced to stanch German extraction. John Klieber came to the United States in 1841, locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned the wagonmaker's trade and chose as his life companion Miss Mar- garet Market, who was also born in the Fatherland, of German lineage. They resided in Hamilton, Ohio, where the husband fol- lowed his trade, until 1870, when they came to Wayne county and located in Washington township, where the husband and father purchased 200 acres of land, partially improved. This is the old homestead farm now owned and managed by the subject of this sketch, and with the passing of years it has become one of the val- uable places of the county, as energy and progressive Spirit have not been lacking in either the first or second generation of manage- ment. During his active career John Klieber was a man of forceful individuality, good judgment and absolute probity, so that he not only merited success which he gained through his earnest endeavors but also the popular confidence and esteem SO universally reposed in him. In politics he was a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Democratic party, though he never sought the honors or emolu- ments of public office, and he adhered to the Catholic church, of which his wife was also a zealous member, and the faith of which she well exemplified in her daily life. John Klieber gave practical demonstration of his loyalty to his adopted country, when, in 1864, he enlisted at Hamilton, Ohio, as a private in Company F, One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Ohio infantry, for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Hamilton, May 14, 16, and 17, 1864, to serve IOO days. It was composed of the Sixty-first and Sixty-fifth battalions, Ohio National Guard, from Butler county. Two days after muster-in it received orders to proceed to Charles- ton, W. Va., which place it reached on May 2 I and reported to Colonel Ewart, commanding the post. The only duty the regi- ment was called upon to perform was guarding government stores and accompanying trains to and from the main bodies of the Fed- eral forces in that part of West Virginia. It was mustered out, Sept. 8, 1864. During the Federal retreat from Charleston, W. Va. (General Hunter in command), John Klieber was detailed to guard three supply wagons which were hidden in the hills. He was in- structed to hold them till his company could escape with the bal- ance of the supply train, when they would return for him. He spent three days and three nights unmolested. A detachment then came to his relief. When asked what he would have done if at- tacked, he replied: “Oh, I would have run.” John and Margaret (Market) Klieber were married in January, 1851, and the devoted wife died March 3, 1906. The husband is living retired, and of their six children all are living. Joseph resides at home; John is a resi- I74 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY dent of Cambridge City; Lucy is the wife of Emil Ebert, of Cam- bridge City; Edward resides in Jackson township; Louis P. is the fifth in order of birth ; and Emma is the wife of Clarence St. Varine, of Redding, Cal. Louis P. Klieber, whose name introduces this article, secured his rudimentary education in the schools of Washi- ington township, having been five years of age at the time of the family immigration to Wayne county, and here began to contribute his quota to the work of the home farm. The discipline is one which he has never had cause to regret, for the practical knowledge gained and the physical endurance engendered have proved of ines- timable value to him in his later years of independent endeavor as an energetic and progressive farmer and stock grower. He operates the old original homestead of 200 acres, and its fine improvements and high state of cultivation offer the best voucher for the discrim- ination and timely efforts he has brought to bear. The farm is given over to diversified agriculture and to the raising of good grades of live stock, from each department of which enterprise he secures excellent returns. He feeds and fattens a considerable num- ber of live stock. In 1902 Mr. Klieber began working as a trav- eling salesman for the Federal Fertilizer Company of Louisville, Ky., and remained with that concern one year, after which he was connected with Crouch & Son, live stock dealers of Lafayette, Ind., for the same length of time. In addition to his farming operations he also practices veterinary surgery, and his services in that regard are in demand over a wide section of the country. In no degree im– bued with office-seeking proclivities, Mr. Klieber is yet known as a stanch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party and attends and supports the Catholic church. He has served a term of four years as assessor of Washington township, and also served as dep- uty for the same length of time. Henry Kothe, deceased, for many years prominent as a grocery merchant at Cambridge City, was born in Melsungen, Hesse- Nassau, Germany, Dec. 7, 1848. He remained in the Fatherland until 1871, when he came to the United States and located in New York City, where for a time he had employment in the woolen mills. Subsequently he continued his journey westward to Con- nersville, Ind., where he followed the same line of work, and then was similarly engaged at Milton for a time. He came to Cambridge City, about 1875, engaged in the grocery business and continued in the active management of the establishment until his death, which occurred Oct. I, 1897. In politics he espoused the cause of the Democratic party but never sought to become that organization's candidate for any public office. He was a devout and zealous mem- ber of the Presbyterian church and contributed liberally to its wel- fare. Beside his good wife and children he left a wide circle of friends to mourn his passing. On Aug. Io, 1879, was celebrated Mr. Kothe's marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth (Kniese) Raresheid, who was born in Nansen Effert, Hesse, Germany, daughter of Henry and Gertrude (Otto) Kniese. The parents were born in Nansen Effert, Hesse, Germany, where the father was a farmer by occupation, and both died in the Fatherland. To Mr. and Mrs. Kothe were born BIOGRAPHICAL I75 two children: Katherine, who resides at home with her mother, and Nellie, born July 6, 1882, died Aug. IO, 1906. Mrs. Kothe came to the United States in 1861 and located in Cambridge City. On Dec. 25, 1866, she was married to Henry Raresheid, and of this union were born two children: Mary resides with her mother, and Ger– trude is the wife of J. W. Kocher, of East Germantown, and they have a son, Carl. Henry Raresheid was a native of Germany, born Aug. 2, 1842. He came to the United States and located in Milton, where he followed the Occupation of farming and later was engaged in the grocery business at Cambridge City. He died July 18, 1878. William Kramer, now living in the city of Richmond and one time resident of the Buckeye State, and whose life of activity has so inculcated in his mind the desire for something to do that he still conducts the active management of a large industry, was born in the empire of Germany, at Fulda, Jan. 2, 1842. Both his parents were natives of the Fatherland, the father, Adam Kramer, being a butcher by Occupation and served in the army of Napoleon in Russia. The parents never came to the United States. Our subject was one of a family of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, but only two sons are living—Conrad, a resident of New Hope, Preble county, Ohio, and William, who is the younger of the two. William Kramer received his preliminary education in the excellent schools of his native country and came to the United States in 1859, landing at New York and coming direct to Cincinnati, Ohio. He followed various occupations until 1865, when he located at New Hope, Ohio, and engaged in the lumber business, and that place was his residence during the greater part of the time until he removed to Richmond in 1897. He had been engaged in business in Richmond for years before establishing his residence in that place and has owned a lumber yard there, on Twelfth street, for more than twenty years. He also has a saw mill in Richmond, on the west side, and also one at Helena, Ark., and the firm of C. & W. Kramer Company are manufacturers of hardwood lumber in both States. Mr. Kramer also owns property in New Hope, Ohio, where he has a mill site. In addition to its lumber interests the firm is the owner of the Pilot Motor Car Company of Richmond, and the 'two sons of William Kramer, and his brother, Conrad, of New Hope, are all interested in the business. In 1909, at Princedale, Ark., their mill, together with $70,000 worth of hardwood lumber, was consumed by fire. In politics Mr. Kramer is a member of the Republican party and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. So- cially he is a member of the Travelers’ Protective Association, at Richmond. In February, 1864, was celebrated the nuptials of our subject and Miss Catherine Ashinger, who died in 1898, having be- come the mother of four children, three of whom—two sons and a daughter—are living. The sons are Horace M. and Clarence, and the daughter is the wife of William Quigg, of Richmond, who is given a more extended mention on another page of this volume. One child died in infancy. On Jan. 20, 1904, Mr. Kramer was mar- ried to Mrs. Martha (Harvey) McQuenna, daughter of Elijah H. Harvey, one of the pioneer citizens of Richmond, who is given ap- 176 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY propriate mention upon another page. Horace M. Kramer, the eldest son of William Kramer, was born in New Hope, Preble county, Ohio, Nov. 18, 1865, and was educated in the schools of that place. He has been in the saw mill business and has handled lumber since he was fifteen years old, being reared in the business by his father. He is a member of the Commercial Club of Rich- mond, Of the Travelers' Protective Association, and also of the Memphis Lumbermen’s Club, of Memphis, Tenn., which is one of the largest and most influential clubs of its kind in the United States. His religious views are expressed by membership in the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, having established his residence in Richmond in 1895. On Jan. 21, 1892, he was married to Miss Zoe L. Dickey, daughter of Dr. G. W. Dickey, of New Hope, Ohio. His wife was born and educated there and is also a graduate of the Richmond Business College. They reside at 1406 Main street, in Richmond. Clarence H. Kramer, the second son of William Kramer, was born in New Hope, Preble county, Ohio, Jan. II, I868, and was educated in the schools of that county. He has also devoted his mature life to the lumber business. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Travelers’ Protective Association, and the Commercial Club of Richmond, and his religious affiliations are with the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of that city. He was married Dec. 18, 1894, to Miss Eva Niswander, of Preble county, Ohio, where his wife was born and educated, and of this union there has been born a daughter, Jennette. They reside at 16 North Twenty-first street. Dr. F. William Krueger is one of the most promising young physicians of Wayne county, and his work in that line and its allied line of surgery has been such as to bring him prominently before the people of Richmond and surrounding country. He is a son of Frederick Charles and Caroline (Lefker) Krueger, the former of whom was born at Magdeburg, Germany, May 22, 1844, and the latter is a native of Richmond, Ind., the date of her birth being May 6, 1844. The father lived in Germany until he was about seventeen years old, when he came to the United States. The voyage in a sailing vessel was most distressing and he was three months aboard ship. The vessel landed at Baltimore, Md., and Mr. Krueger came direct to Richmond, where he worked as a farm hand at first, and 1ater began his apprenticeship at the trade of plowmaking with Ellwood Patterson, which he followed for some time. For the past sixteen years he has been engaged in the blacksmith shop of Gaar, Scott & Company. In 1867 he was married to Miss Caroline Lef- ker, who has been his faithful helpmate throughout his ensuing useful career. They are both members of the First English Lutheran Church at Richmond. Of their union there were born four children, only two of whom are living: Elizabeth, who is a graduate of the Richmond Business College and now the book- keeper of the Dickinson Trust Company, and F. William, the im- mediate subject of this review. Dr. Krueger was born at Rich- mond, Wayne county, Indiana, Sept. 21, 1878, and thus is a native son of the city in which he is pursuing his professional career. He BIOGRAPHICAL 177 attended the public schools of Richmond and graduated in the high school with the class of 1896, after which he attended Earlham College one year. He early evinced a liking and a natural ability for the practice of medicine, and after serving as paymaster in the employ of the Starr Piano Company for a time matriculated at the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in which institution he graduated with the class of IQO3. He then served as interne in the Cincinnati General Hospital for a period of eighteen months, and on Dec. I, 1904, established himself in the regular practice of his pro- fession at Richmond, where he has since been located. His effi- ciency has been recognized in a substantial way and he has served as city physician for two terms and for the past six years as phy- sician for Wayne township. Dr. Krueger has been a lifelong Re- publican. He is a member of the Red Men, the Young Men's Busi- ness Association, and the Trifoleum Literary Society, and his reli- gious faith is expressed by membership in the First English Luth- eran Church of Richmond. On Nov. 1, 1905, Dr. Krueger was mar- ried to Miss Alice H. Kehlenbrink, daughter of Henry Kehlenbrink, Of the city of Richmond, and of this union there is a son, George F., born May 1, 1907. Mrs. Kreuger was born and reared in Rich- mond and is a graduate of the high school, with the class of 1897, and also of the Richmond Business College. - John S. Lackey, who is active in the affairs of Cambridge City, whose life is another chapter in the book of success, and whose in- dustry, perseverance and economy are prominent traits of his char- acter, is a native of Wayne county, born in Cambridge City, April 23, 1850. Sanford Lackey was the father of our subject and the mother was Jane (Murphy) Lackey. The father was born in Coshocton, Ohio, and came to Cambridge City in the '40s, engaging in the drygoods business, which was one of the first establishments in East Cambridge, before there was any town on the west side of the river. He was also for a time engaged in the live stock busi- ness. His wife was born in Harrisburg, Wayne county, and she and her husbanad both died in Cambridge City. To Sanford Lackey and wife were born seven children, of which number John S. Lackey is the fourth in point of birth. The others are Jane, deceased ; Alice, the wife of B. F. Mosbaugh, of Cambridge City; Ella, de- ceased ; Charles, of Cambridge City; Park, who lives in Chicago, I11. ; and Frank, who resides in Richmond, Ind. John S. Lackey, subject of this sketch, was educated in Cambridge City and the first nine years of his independent career were spent in conducting a livery stable in that place. He then began dealing in horses and has since been so engaged, also following agricultural pursuits to some extent. He devotes his attention principally to light harness horses and the training of horses for the track. In 1894 he was married to Miss Catherine Driggs, daughter of Charles and Jane (Spitler) Driggs, of Jackson township, but Mrs. Lackey lived only ten years thereafter, passing away Aug. 18, 1904. Joshua Lihu Lammott, one of the leading farmers of Wash- ington township and Wayne county, was born in that township, Dec. Io, 1851, a son of Joshua and Hester (Crull) Lammott, the 178 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY latter of whom was also born in Washington township. The father first saw the light of day in Maryland, in 1815, but came to Wayne county in 1835 and settled in Washington township. He followed agricultural pursuits during the entire period of his active life and passed away in 1887, at the age of seventy-two years, the mother dying in 190I. To them were born ten children, of whom Joshua L. is the seventh in order of birth. Rachel, Jacob, and Hannah are deceased ; Mary is the wife of John Little, of Wash- ington township; Nathan resides in Centerville; Sarah and Caleb are deceased; Jane is the wife of Thomas Watt, and Omer resides in Washington township. Joshua L. Lammott was educated in the district schools of Washington township and worked on his father's farm until twenty-four years old. He then purchased IO6 acres of land in the same township, to which he has since added 252 acres, besides forty-two acres in Jackson township, and these farms he has greatly improved; and he carries on a general farming business. Politically he is allied with the Republican party but has never aspired to public office. He is a member of the United Brethren church and both he and his wife are loyal and willing workers in the Christian field. Mr. Lammott's marriage to Miss Clara Hurst occurred Oct. 25, 1874, and her parents are Marshall and Sarah (Willetts) Hurst, of Washington township. Five chil- dren have come to bless this union : Merl, who resides in Kansas; Arthur, who resides at home with his parents; Ethel, the wife of Archie Wills, of Washington township; Bessie, the wife of Roy West, of Jackson township, and Oscar, who resides at home. Amos Lannerd, who is numbered among the representative farmers and stock growers of Wayne county, has here made his home from his birth, and his advancement to his present position of independence and success is the result of his own ability and well directed efforts. The name which he bears has long been identified with the annals of the fair county of Wayne. He was born in Jackson township, Dec. 16, 1863, a son of Jacob and Cath- erine (Heiney) Lannerd, both of whom were born and reared in the same township, where the respective families have been estab- lished since the early days. There the father was engaged in farming until he retired a few years ago, and the death of his wife occurred May 30, 1909, at the age of seventy-one years. Of their eight children the subject of this review is third in point of birth. Anna is deceased; Eli resides with his aged father, is married to Elmira Stonecipher and their only child, Ivan, is deceased ; George and Fannie were twins, the former of whom married Ida Williams and has five children—Festus, Ceba, Grafton, Blanche and Eldon— is living in Jefferson township, and the latter is deceased; Simon is deceased; Willard resides in Racine, Wis., and Frank in Jack- son township, Wayne county, Indiana. Amos Lannerd was reared to manhood on the homestead farm in Jackson township, where he duly availed himself of the advantages of the common Schools, after which he learned the cabinet maker's trade with Cornelius T. Wright, with whom he remained in Cambridge City, two years, He then began working at the carpenter trade, which he followed BIOGRAPHICAL I79 for about ten years, after which he was employed in the machine shop of Charles Bertsch, at Cambridge City. In March, 1910, he removed to the place where he now resides and engaged in farm- ing, and there his success has been cumulative, as he has directed his energies with marked circumspection and ability. His home- stead is equipped with excellent buildings and other permanent improvements of the most approved type, and as a farmer and stock grower Mr. Lannerd manifests energy and progressive ideas. As a citizen he is essentially loyal and public spirited and is held in uniform confidence and esteem in the county which has always represented his home. He has never aspired to public office but accords an intelligent and stanch support to the cause of the Democratic party. He is affiliated with Cambridge City Lodge, No. 9, Knights of Pythias, and takes much interest in its work. On March 29, 1891, Mr. Lannerd was united in marriage to Miss Emma E. Howard, daughter of Isaiah and Mary Ann (Berg) Howard, of Jackson township, and they have become the parents of five children—Chrystol, born April 2, 1892; Ross, born April 9, 1896; Ruby, born May 25, 1899; Retha, born Dec. 27, 1904; and Russell, born April 3, 1908, died Nov. 8, 1910. Chrystol, on May 20, 191 I, was married to George Meyers and resides in Jack- son township. William T. Lawson, a prominent farmer and stock raiser re- siding near Cambridge City, was born in Baltimore county, Mary- land, March 8, 1839. His parents were Edward M. and Keziah (Cullison) Lawson ; the father was a native of Pennsylvania, born March 27, 1803, and the mother was born Feb. 26, 1808. The elder Lawson was a farmer and he made a visit to his son in Wayne county, in 1871, but he and his wife both died on their farm in Baltimore county, Maryland, the father on Nov. 28, 1882, and the mother on Feb. 9, 1888. They were devout members of the United Brethren church, and in politics the father was a Democrat but never held any public office. Eight children were born to them : John W., Elizabeth, and Mary Ann are deceased ; Sarah Jane re- sides in Baltimore county, Maryland; William T. is the subject of this review; Martha A. is the widow of George Keller and resides in Baltimore, Md. ; Keziah is the wife of Edward Martin, of Balti- more county, Maryland; and Angeline is the wife of George Shaf- fer, of Carroll county, Maryland. Mr. Lawson, our subject, was educated in the schools of Maryland and resided at home until 1865, when he came West to Jackson township, Wayne county, and worked by the day for two years. He then rented farms until 1877, when he purchased fifty-five acres where he now resides, to which he has since added until he has a farm of IO2 acres. His farm is operated in a general way and is well stocked with cattle and other live stock. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, but in all matters of a local nature is independent. On Dec. 24, 1861, was celebrated his union to Miss Ellen Armacost, who was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, Dec. I5, 1839. She is a daughter of Jabez and Maria (Sowers) Armacost, the father a native of Penn- sylvania and the mother of Maryland. The father was a stone I8O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY mason by occupation. They both died in Baltimore county, Mary- land, the parents of four children: Augustus, deceased ; Ellen, the wife of our subject; Jane, wife of Edward Hook, of Baltimore county, Maryland; and William E., of Baltimore county, Mary- land. To Mr. and Mrs. Lawson two children have been born : John E., deceased, and Laura Jane, who is the wife of Jacob Snider, of Jackson township, Wayne county, and the mother of five chil- dren—Ada, Mina, Lester, Alvin, and Harold Emerson. The son, John E. at his death, Nov. 8, 1893, left two children, Mary Viola, who is the wife of John A. Langston, of Henry county, Indiana, and the mother of a daughter, Ellen Marie; and Elmer R., who resides in Denver, Colo. John E. married Lizzie Miller, of Jackson township, daughter of John Miller, of Indianapolis, Ind. Thomas B. Lantz, a prominent undertaker of Wayne county and a resident of Milton, was born in Centerville, this county, July 13, 1844. He is a son of Daniel and Mary (Wilson) Lantz, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania, the mother in Pitts- burgh. The parents came West and located in Centerville, and for Several years the father was engaged as a wagon maker. In 1850 he started overland for California and died near Salt Lake City, July 12, of that year. His wife died Jan. 31, 1894, in Centerville, Ind. Five children were born to these parents, the eldest of whom, Henry P., is a resident of Los Angeles, Cal. John G. resides in Centerville, Thomas B. is the subject of this review, Amanda re- sides in Centerville, and Lewis F. is a drygoods merchant at Mil- ton. Thomas B. Lantz received his education in Whitewater Col- lege at Centerville, and upon reaching manhood engaged in the undertaking business in Cambridge City. After six months in that place he removed to Connersville, Ind., where he was in the same business for two years, and in 1875 came to Milton, where he has since been following the business of undertaking. In his political relations he is allied with the Republican party and has held the Offices of justice of the peace and notary public. He is prominently identified with the Masonic order and has a wide circle of friends Outside the ranks of that organization. On July 27, 1881, he was married to Miss Viola Morris, daughter of Joshua and Flora (Boyer) Morris, of Milton, and of this union have been born two children—Ralph B. and Lewis T. Joshua Morris was a native of Maryland and his wife of Pennsylvania. She died Jan. 17, 1881, and he is living retired in Indianapolis. Charles L. Linderman, a prosperous farmer who resides in Jackson township, was born on a farm at Webster, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 29, 1856, son of Andrew and Sarah (Maudlin) Lin- derman. Both parents were born in Indiana, the father in Tipton county and the mother in Center township, Wayne county. The father came to Wayne -county about 1850 and was a farmer by Occupation, conducting a rented farm in Center township until his death, in 1863, and the mother is now living in Clay township. Charles L. Linderman worked on a farm by the month until 1880 and has since been successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He at first rented farms successively in Clay, Center and Jack- BIOGRAPHICAL I8I son townships, but is now the owner of a fine farm in Green town- ship. In political matters Mr. Linderman espouses the Republican cause but has never sought public office. Fraternally he is allied with Osage Tribe, No. 93, Red Men, in Cambridge City, and the Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 7095, at Cambridge City. On Jan. 4, 1880, he was united in marriage to Miss Emily J. Horney, daughter of the late Andrew and Sarah Franklin Horney, of Clay township, and of this union was born three children : Lewis, born Nov. 2, 1880, resides in Green township; Henry, is deceased; and Iva is the wife of Leroy Tout and has one child, Olin W. The parents of Mrs. Linderman were natives of Clay township. Lewis, the eldest son, married Elsie Brenner, of Jack- son township, and they have two children—Virginia and Iva. Rufus P. Lindsay, successful farmer and stock raiser of Wash- ington township, was born near Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19, 1840, son of William B. and Charity Elizabeth Lindsay, the former of whom was born in North Carolina, Sept. 23, 1809. After living for a time in Georgia, the father returned to North Carolina, locating at Jamestown, where he engaged in carriage working until 1857. He then came to Indiana and located in Tipton county, where he re- sided until his death, which occurred Dec. 29, 1880. He was mar- ried to Miss Charity Elizabeth Beeson, who was born Aug. I, 1817, and died Feb. 2, 1857, and six children were born of this union : Jessie and Robert W., deceased : Rufus P., who is the subject of this sketch ; Sally, the wife of Elwood Beeson, of Milton, Ind., Thomas J., of Indianapolis, and Alpheus, of Windfall, Tipton county, Indiana. Rufus P. Lindsay was educated in the schools of North Carolina, and came to Richmond, Ind., in 1857, soon there- after locating in Milton, where he worked for Benjamin Caldwell for one year. He was then employed by Montford Beeson during the summer months and attended school the following winter, after which he worked successively for Thomas Legg and James McCollum. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in Company E of the Sixteenth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war and was subsequently promoted to corporal. This regiment was organized for State service at Richmond in May, 1861, for a one-year term, but when the news was received of the Bull Run disaster, was offered to and accepted by the general government. It was mus- tered in July 23 and left the State the same day, being the first regiment to pass through Baltimore after the firing upon the Sixth Massachusetts, in April. It was assigned to Banks' army and sta- tioned in Pleasant Valley. It was attached to Abercrombie's brig- ade and in August moved to Hyattstown. It left there for Ball's Bluff, Oct. 20, reaching there the following morning and went into line of battle, taking part in the engagement that followed, and was detailed to cover the retreat on the 22d, being the last to re-cross the river. On Dec. 2 it moved to Frederick City, then to Harper's Ferry, and later to Winchester. It built a bridge across the Shenandoah at Snicker's Ferry and was in various movements until Warrenton was reached, in April, 1862. The regiment was mustered out at Washington, May 14, 1862, and Mr. I82 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Lindsay returned to Indiana and engaged in the stock business in Rush county, in the employ of the Caldwells, with whom he re- mained twelve years. He then went to Cambridge City, where he engaged in shipping dressed hogs to Cincinnati, for four years, after which he went to St. Louis and engaged in the live stock business in the National Stock Yards for twenty-three years. He then, in March, 1897, came to Washington township and purchased of Isaac Kinsey his present farm of nearly 500 acres, where he does general farming, stock raising, etc. In fraternal organizations Mr. Lindsay is prominent in the Masonic order, being a member of the Milton lodge, and in the matter of politics he espouses the Demo- cratic cause. On June 28, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Caldwell, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Canutt) Caldwell, of Washington township, Rush county. This lady died in May, 1882, and in 1883 he was married to Miss Viola L. Branson, daughter of Elisha and Mary (Henshaw) Branson, of Knightstown, Ind., and of this union has been born a son, Harper W., who graduated in the Milton schools, spent two years (1909– Io and 1910-II) in the classical course at Earlham College, and is now a member of the Sophomore class in the Agricultural course at Purdue University. Mr. and Mrs. Branson are both deceased. John Strang Little merits recognition on the pages of this publication by reason of being one of the substantial farmers of Washington township and one of the worthy representatives of an honored pioneer family of the county, where his entire life has been spent. Mr. Little was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. 15, 1844, son of Peter and Mary (Waymire) Little, natives respectively of North Carolina and South Carolina, the former having been born in the Old North State, March 18, 1811, and the mother in the Palmetto State, Jan. 23, 1813. The father was a farmer by occupation and came to Washington town- ship as a young man. There he purchased a farm of I60 acres, to which he added by additional purchases until he owned I, IOO acres. He cleared the homestead of timber and followed his occupation there the residue of his life. He was a man of absolute integrity and honor, and while acquiring a goodly competence of this world’s goods was not denied that better tribute, the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. Peter Little and Mary Waymire were married May 31, 1832. He died Sept. 1, 1868, and his wife passed away Aug. 6, 1860. Of their eleven children four are deceased and the subject of this review is the sixth in order of birth. Francis, born June 4, 1834, deceased; Nancy, born Dec. 24, 1835, is the wife of Gabriel Crull, of Elwood, Ind. ; David, born Sept. 8, 1836, resides in Anderson, Ind. ; Jacob, born Sept. 4, 1838, is a resident of Kan- sas; Eliza Jane, born Dec. 13, 1841, is the wife of Philip Keller, of Chicago, Ill. ; John S. is our subject; Betsy, born Aug. 2, 1845, be- came the wife of John Franklin, of Anderson, Ind., and died in 1911; Ephraim, born Nov. 17, 1848, is deceased; Sanford, who re- sides at Milton, Ind., was born April 18, 1850; Ella, born April 5, 1853, is deceased; and Roxie is the wife of John Baber, of Chicago, Ill. John S. Little, the immediate subject of this sketch, enjoyed BIOGRAPHICAL 183 the educational advantages afforded in the somewhat primitive district schools of Washington township during his boyhood days. After leaving School he worked on his father's farm until the death of that parent and then rented for a short time, after which he purchased the old homestead, where he erected substantial build- ings and has since maintained his home. He has brought the farm under effective cultivation and made good improvements of a permanent nature. Care and good management have kept the place up to a high Standard and Mr. Little has reason to be proud of his homestead and of the success which he has gained through his Own efforts. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Doddridge Chapel. In Washington township, March 7, 1872, Mr. Little was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Lammott, who was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 24, 1844, daughter of Joshua and Hester (Crull) Lammott, and of this union were born six children: Three died in infancy; Joshua, born Nov. 24, 1873, died Jan. 6, 1881; and Aria H., born Sept. 28, 1880, died May 15, 1903. Elmer P., the surviving son, born July 9, 1875, was married, Nov. 18, 1894, to Miss Margaret Hawkins, born March 9, 1875, daugh- ter of James and Mary (Cronk) Hawkins, of Center township, and of this union there are three children—Marie, born Sept. 8, 1895; Thelma, born Jan. 25, 1898; and James M., born Dec. 24, 1908. Mrs. Mary E. (Lammott) Little died Aug. 25, 1910. She was the fourth child in a family of ten children, and her parents were life- long residents of Washington township. The following extract is from an obituary notice published at the time of her death : “Mary E., daughter of Joshua and Hester C. Lammott, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 24, 1844, and departed this life, Aug. 25, 1910, aged 65 years, 9 months and I day. March 7, 1872, she was united in marriage to John S. Little. To this union was born six children, three of whom died in infancy. One son remains with her husband, three grandchildren and many relatives and friends to mourn her departure. Early in life she became a member of the United Brethren church, to which she retained her allegiance until called from earth. She was widely known throughout the country and was loved and respected by all who knew her. A faithful wife and mother, one whose whole life seemed to be de- voted to her family and in doing whatever she could to make others happy. She lost no opportunity for doing a kindness to any and all who crossed her threshold. “Another heart has ceased to beat forever, Another form from which the soul has flown; Another household desolate and lonely, Filled with an anguish known by God alone. “Another grave to be upon the hillside, Covered with Summer's flowers and winter’s SnOWS; While piercing sleet and tender tears are falling Upon the sacred dust that lies below.” Joseph L. Manlove, who is the inventor and manufacturer of “Uncle Joe's Gate,” the establishment of which is in Milton, is . . . . . ; ; ; I84 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY a native of Indiana, born in Fayette county, Jan. 2, 1846. He is a son of Absalom and Mary F (Rea) Manlove, both of whom were born in Fayette county. The father was a farmer and followed this occupation until March, 1869, when he moved to Indianapolis, where he died in July of the same year, and his wife died in Chi- cago several years later. Both were members of the Baptist church. They were the parents of seven children: Anna, who is the widow of Philip Brown and resides in Milton; William R., de- ceased; John T., a farmer residing in Posey township, Fayette county; Joseph L., of this sketch ; Mellie, the widow of Dr. R. L. Rea, of Chicago, Ill. ; Gilbert B., deceased; and Olive P., the wife of Albert Irwin, of Virginia. Joseph L. Manlove received his edu- cational training in the public schools of Fayette county and then attended the Northwestern Christian University at Indianapolis, during the School year of 1865-6. About this time he invented a three-row corn planter and for the ensuing two years devoted his attention to the sale of that article. He then invented the “Man- love Self-Opening Gate.” He was living at Paris, Ill., at this time, but in 1879 removed to Milton and engaged in the manufacture of this gate and also of a patent fence which he had invented. He erected a factory just north of Milton, and having, in 1903, sold the patent of the first gate to his brother, Gilbert B., of Chicago, where the sister, Mrs. Mellie M. Rea, still manufactures it, Mr. Manlove invented another gate, which is called “Uncle Joe's Gate,” and in the manufacture of this is now engaged. He also does some farming, having about fifty acres of land under cultivation. Mr. Manlove is a Republican in his politics and exercises his privilege of franchise as his conscience dictates. On Aug. 25, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth B. Logan, daughter of John J. and Martha (Berch) Logan, both of whom are deceased. Three children came to bless the Manlove home: Harry, who resides in Milton; Rea, the wife of O. S. Murphy, of Milton; and Edward, who resides at home with his parents. The family are members of the Christian church. Dr. Stephen C. Markley, a leading physician and surgeon and general medical practitioner, was born at Asbury, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1872. He is a son of Stephen W. and Mary (Mathews) Markley, who are sturdy natives of the Buckeye State, born near Cincin- nati. The father was a farmer throughout his active career and now lives retired on 160 acres of fine land, which he owns at As- bury, in that State. He is a prominent citizen of that locality and has held various township offices. To him and his good wife there were born three children—two sons and a daughter. George H. is a resident of Enid, Okla. ; Mrs. Emmet Johnson resides in Cin- cinnati, and Stephen C. is the youngest and the subject of this re- view. He received his early education in the schools of Asbury, and later attended the Woodward High School in Cincinnati two years. He then entered Otterbein University at Westerville, Ohio, and after taking a four years’ course graduated in that institution with the class of 1895, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then began the study of medicine in the Medical College of BIOGRAPHICAL 185 Ohio in the University of Cincinnati, and graduated there with the class of 1898. Immediately after his graduation he became the resident physician Of Good Samaritan Hospital at Cincinnati, and spent one year in that capacity, at the end of which time, in July, 1899, he located in Richmond for the practice of his profession, and has been successfully so engaged here since. Dr. Markley is an ad- herent of the Republican party, and from Jan. 1, 1903, to Jan. I, I907, filled the position of coroner of Wayne county. He has served as president of the Wayne County Medical Society one year, and for the past three years has been a member of the Reid Memorial Hospital School Board, and is also a member of the hospital Staff of physicians and lecturer to nurses in the train- ing school. Socially he is a member of Elks Lodge, No. 649, the Knights of Pythias, the Young Men's Business Club, the Commer- cial Club, the Country Club, and the Young Men's Christian As- sociation. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the First Presbyterian Church. On Sept. 14, 1899, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Mauger, of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Rev. J. L. and Elizabeth (Blauser) Mauger, of that city, where her father, Rev. J. L. Mauger, was the minister of a United Brethren church. Mrs. Markley was born at Etna, Ohio, and graduated at Otterbein University in the same class with her husband. Mandus E. Mason, a prosperous farmer, dairyman and stock raiser, of Wayne county, was born about three and a half miles north of Cambridge City, in Jackson township, Nov. 17, 1854. He is a son of \\ illiam J. and Sarah Mason, who were also natives of Wayne county. His father was born Oct. 28, 1825, in Jefferson township, and the mother was born Nov. 1, 1833. The father re- ceived his education in the district schools and also spent one year at Dublin Academy. He taught school several terms, learned the carpenter trade at the age of seventeen years, and later moved to Jackson township, where he followed his trade until about 1890, when he retired. He was a factor in the development of the com- munity in which he lived and always took an active and lively inter- est in its welfare. He was a man of strong personality, steadfast of purpose, and any cause espoused by him had an advocate who knew not the name nor signs of defeat. His courage made him a champion in all matters in which he was a party, and he is re- membered as one of the strong men of his day—a leader and a developer of character. He was a self-made man, and everything possessed by him was the result of his labor and thrift. He died Jan. 8, 1901, and his wife passed away April 14, 1892. Many build- ings in western Wayne county stand as monuments to his skill and energy. Mandus E. Mason, our subject, received his education in the schools of his native township, and began teaching in the fall of 1875. He afterward attended school at Cambridge city, Hagers- town and Valparaiso, and in 1880 entered the State Normal at Terre Haute. Thus equipped for teaching, he served as instructor in the district schools for thirteen years. He taught the seventh and eighth grades in the Dublin public Schools for seven years, was principal of the Centerville High School one year, and served I86 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in a like capacity in the New Paris, Ohio, High School for three years. In September, 1895, he was appointed principal of the Whitewater School in the city of Richmond, which position he held six years, and since then has devoted his attention to agricul- tural pursuits. He is a member of Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he has been secretary for the past six years, and is also a member of Whitewater Lodge, No. 41, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Richmond, whose offices he has filled with ability. He has also taken an interest in local affairs, as a Democrat, and in 1908 was elected trustee of Jackson township, which office he now holds. In 1885 he was married to Sarah A. Wilson, daughter of David and Cynthia Wilson, and of this union there is a son, Frank W., born April 20, 1888. On Nov. II, I894, the angel of death visited the little home in Richmond and bore away the mother, and on Sept. 2, 1896, Mr. Mason married Anna M. Brown, daughter of Seth and Martha A. Brown, living near Richmond. Dr. Charles Edward McKee is engaged in the practice of his profession at Dublin, Wayne county, where he has a pleasant home and is highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. He was |born in Butler county, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1867, son of William E. and Melissa (Shields) McKee. Both parents were born in Ohio, the father in Brown county and the mother in Butler county, and they were married in Butler county, where the father engaged in farm- ing and later was in the mercantile business for twenty years, be- ing thus engaged when he was summoned by the angel of death. His widow passed away in Hamilton, Ohio. Ten children were Born to these parents: Laura is the wife of S. K. De Armond, of Richmond, Ind. ; Margaret is deceased ; Alice is the wife of Elmer Agnew, of Decatur county, Indiana; William E. is a machinist residing in Hamilton, Ohio; Charles E. is the subject of this sketch ; Hettie L. is the wife of Theodore McCoy, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Nora is the wife of George Bradeene, of Butler county, Ohio; Donna is the widow of James Farquer and resides in Ham- ilton, Ohio; Ida is the wife of Ed. Crawford, of Hamilton county, Ohio, and Minnie is the wife of Lee Bronnenberg, of Anderson, Ind. Charles E. McKee, to whom this review is dedicated, re- ceived his educational training in the schools of Okeana, Butler county, Ohio, and in preparation for his life's vocation took a course of study at the Eclectic Medical Institute, at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with the class of 1899. He began the practice of his profession in Dublin in May of that year, purchasing the practice of Dr. W. P. Best, which has grown considerably under his supervision. In the matter of politics Dr. MeKee has given unswerving allegiance to the men and measures of the Republican party and has served several terms as health officer of Dublin. On Nov. Io, 1892, was celebrated Dr. McKee's marriage to Miss Effie M. Phellis, daughter of Jacob W. and Isabella (De Armond) Phellis, of Okeana, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Phellis were born in Butler county, Ohio. The former engaged in the mercantile business at Okeana, Ohio, continuing in the same for twenty-five BIOGRAPHICAL 187 years and until a short time before his death. Mrs. Phellis died March 7, 1894. Two children have been the issue of the marriage of Dr. and Mrs. MeKee: Forest E., born Aug. 26, 1893, and Paul W., born May Io, IQOO. Dr. McKee is a director of the First National Bank of Dublin and also owns a one-third interest in the Cement Tile Factory at Dublin, of which he is the secretary and treaSurer. Edward H. McCaffrey, a prominent and influential traveling Salesman, whose residence is at Cambridge City, was born in that place, May 1, 1859, the only son of James and Annie (Leary) Mc- Caffrey. The father, a native of Rochester, N. Y., received his education in the schools of that city. He was born May 12, 1835, and early in life took up contracting work for the Mercer Reaper Works, of Buffalo, N. Y. The plant of this concern was removed to Cambridge City, Ind., in 1858, and Mr. McCaffrey accompanied it and remained in its employ until it went out of business. He then purchased a news stand in the postoffice and conducted the same for six or eight years, after which he engaged in the drug business, in partnership with L. S. Tibbles. This association con- tinued for six years, when Mr. McCaffrey disposed of his interest to his partner. Two years later he again engaged in the drug business, which occupation he followed until his death, Sept. 28, 1902. On July Io, I863, he enlisted as a private in Company K of the One Hundred and Eighth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war, but was honorably discharged four days later, because of physical disability. His wife, born at Osawa, Canada, Aug. 7, 1840, survives him. The subject of this record received his educa- tional training in the public schools of his native city and then worked in his father's drugstore for three or four years. Later he went to Indianapolis, where he organized the firm of Burris, Hirsch & Company, a wholesale book and stationery concern, in which he was an equal partner and stockholder. He continued in this con- nection for five years and then disposed of his interest in the con- cern and went to New York City, where for ten years he occu- pied a traveling position with Boorum, Pease & Company, the largest manufacturers of blank books in the United States. Later he went to Detroit and has since traveled for Kelsey, Herbert & Company, dealers in fancy goods, of that city. Mr. McCaffrey is a member of the fraternal society of the Masonic order, Cambridge Lodge No. 5, and in politics is affiliated with the Republican party. Edward G. McMahan is an expert bookkeeper in Richmond, where he now occupies the responsible position of city controller, and his success has been due to those qualities of thrift and indus- try which have characterized his efforts since first entering upon his independent career. He is descended from a long line of Amer- ican ancestors. His father was Jesse L. McMahan, who was born in Bracken county, Kentucky. After reaching manhood, the father removed to Monterey, Ohio, and at the outbreak of the Civil war enlisted in and served as an engineer in the navy. He was a blacksmith and wagon maker by trade and worked at that occu- pation during the major part of his active career, although for a I88 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY few years engaged in farming. He died July 25, 1910, and his widow is living at the age of seventy-three years. Her maiden name was Sarah South, and she was born near Monterey, Ohio. Of their union there were born ten children, of whom two died in infancy and a daughter, Bessie, died in IOO8 at Amelia, Ohio. Of those living Edward G. is the eldest; William H. resides at Wil- liamsburg, Ohio; Mrs. L. H. Whitaker is a resident of Falmouth, Ky. ; and Mrs. Nettie Brunk lives at Mason, Ohio. Edward G. McMahan was born in Monterey, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1856, and re- ceived his education in the public schools of his birthplace, at Owensville, Ohio, and at Bartlett's Business College, of Cincin- nati, Ohio, where he graduated with the class of 1881. Before entering the business college he taught a district school one year in Kentucky, and after his graduation taught bookkeeping in Bart- lett's Business College for a period of five years. He then followed the occupation of bookkeeping in Cincinnati for six years, and in 1892 came to Richmond to enter the employ of the Starr Piano Company. He remained with that concern for a period of six years, was then with the Jones Hardware Company two years, and his last employment as a bookkeeper was with the Second National Bank of Richmond, with which concern he remained nearly eight years. In December, IQ09, he was appointed by Mayor Zimmerman to the position of city controller of Richmond and entered upon the duties of that office, Jan. I, 1910. He is a Republican in his political views, and prior to his appointment as city controller represented the Seventh ward of the city of Rich- nond in the common council for a period of three years and seven months. Fraternally he is a member of Webb Lodge of the Ma- sonic order; Coeur De Lion Lodge, Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Royal Arcanum, and the Modern Woodmen. His reli- gious faith is expressed by membership in the First Baptist Church. On May 19, 1886, Mr. McMahan was married, at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Miss Minnie L. Bowman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bow- man, of Louisville, Ky., where Mrs. McMahan was born and edu- cated. Of this union there have been born six children—three sons and three daughters—Clarence G., Edna M., Russell, Flor- ence E., Herbert E., and Ruth C. The McMahan family home is pleasantly located at 332 Randolph street, and Mr. McMahan owns other city property in Richmond and 16O acres of land in Okla- homa. ". Dr. Edwin H. Mendenhall, a prominent physician of the city of Richmond, was born in Iroquois county, Illinois, Nov. 19, 1868. He is a son of Dr. William O. and Lydia (Haworth) Mendenhall, his father having been a native of Indiana, born near Crawfords- ville, April 28, 1834. His mother is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois, and is now a resident of Richmond. During his early manhood, Dr. Mendenhall's father attended school at Greenmount College, in Richmond, the place now being known as the Wernle Home, and later engaged in educational work in Indiana and East- ern Illinois. He was principal of the schools at Watseka, Ill., for a considerable time, and during his career as a teacher devoted BIOGRAPHICAL 189 his spare moments to studying medicine. He attended the Uni- versity of Michigan and Rush Medical College at Chicago, receiv- ing his diploma from the latter institution with the class of 1870. He first began the practice of his profession in Vermilion county, Illinois, where he won a prominent place in the profession and was elected president of the Illinois Medical Society, of which he was one of the founders. In 1882 he removed to Richmond, Ind., which place he had learned to admire by his early attendance at school there, and during twenty-three years of residence won, by his successful practice, his strong personality, and high character, a large circle of friends in the city and community. He died in Richmond, July 16, 1905, after an extended illness of many months, and is buried in Earlham Cemetery. He was married in 1860, and to him and his good wife there were born five children, two of whom died in infancy and three survive. Edwin H. is the subject of this review ; William O., Jr., resides at Mount Sterling, Ohio, where he is engaged in the grocery business, and a daughter, Mrs. W. B. Garver, is a resident of Richmond. Edwin H. Mendenhall received his early education in the public schools of his native county, and also attended Vermilion Grove Academy one year before the removal of the family to Richmond. After the removal he attended the Richmond Business College, in which he grad- uated, and also attended Earlham College two terms before taking up the study of medicine. He then learned the drug business and worked at it in Richmond for a period of five years. Finally tak- ing up the study of medicine, he obtained his first degree of Doc- tor of Medicine in the Wisconsin Medical College at Milwaukee, Wis. He then took a regular course in the medical department of the Indiana State University and graduated there with the class of 1906, again receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He also took six weeks of post-graduate work, a clinical course, at Indian- apolis, in the winter of 1909–IO. Dr. Mendenhall commenced the practice of his profession in 1896, in Abington, Wayne county, and remained there until 1902. He was then in college until 1906, in which year he established himself in the practice at Richmond, where he has since been successfully engaged. In politics Dr. Mendenhall has always been a Republican, but has never held public office. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Owls, and the Protective Home Circle, being the medical examiner of the last named, and also has membership in the Young Men's Business Association. Professionally he is a member of the Union District Medical Society, and his religious faith is expressed by membership in the South Eighth Street Friends' Church. Dr. Mendenhall is married to Miss Grace Brown, daughter of Irvin J. and Sarah J. (McWhinney) Brown, of Rich- mond, both of whom were born and reared in Richmond and are members of old Wayne county families. The father is a foreman in the works of Gaar, Scott & Company. Henry Clay Meredith was one of the prominent and progres- Sive citizens of Cambridge City, born there on July 17, 1843, a son of Solomon and Anna (Hannah) Meredith. Solomon Meredith, I90 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the father, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, May 29, I8IO, and the mother was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, April 12, 1812. Solomon Meredith came to Wayne county when but nineteen years old, walking the entire distance from his North Carolina home. He began his career in Wayne county by secur- ing employment as a woodchopper, but later obtained a position as a clerk in a store at Centerville and still later conducted a general store in Cambridge City. In 1834 and again in 1836 he was elected Sheriff of Wayne county, and in 1846-48 and 1854-56 served as a member of the State legislature. In 1849 he was appointed United States marshal for the District of Indiana, and was clerk of the courts of Wayne county in 1859-61. He was director and financial agent of the Indiana Central railroad, in 1854-59, and subsequently president of the Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad Company. He be- came widely acquainted with the prominent men of that day and was an especially close friend of both Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. On July 29, 1861, he became colonel of the Nineteenth Indiana infantry, which saw its first service in Virginia and lost half its number at Gainesville, where Colonel Meredith was wounded. He commanded his regiment also at Sharpsburg and Antietam, was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Oct. 6, 1862, and commanded the “Iron Brigade” at Fredericksburg, Chan- cellorsville, and Gettysburg, where he was so severely wounded as to be disabled for active service until November, 1863. He was then assigned to command the First division, First corps, but fail- ing health compelled him to relinquish the charge, and he com- manded the military post at Cairo, Ill., in 1864, and the District of Western Kentucky in 1864-65. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers for meritorious service during the war and was hon- orably mustered out May 22, 1865. After the war General Mere- dith was United States Assessor of Internal Revenue for his dis– trict, 1866-67; Surveyor-General of Montana Territory, 1867-69, and then retired to his farm, “Oakland,” near Cambridge City. This was a large stock farm which he had purchased in 1851, and he lived thereon until his death, Oct. 21, 1875. He was a Re- publican in politics, his religious affiliations were with the Society of Friends, and fraternally he had membership in the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being at one time at the head of the last named order in Indiana. In 1836 he was married to Miss Anna Hannah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Hannah, of Centerville, Wayne county, and this lady passed away in November, 1871. Samuel Hannah Meredith, Gen- eral Meredith’s oldest son, died at Cambridge City, Jan. 22, 1864, as the result of injuries received in the army. David Macy Mere- dith, captain and brevet major of the Thirty-third United States infantry, died in Mobile, Ala., April 4, 1867, having served through- out the Civil war and breveted for courage on the field at Chick- amauga. Henry Clay Meredith received his preliminary education in the schools of Cambridge City and finished the course at the Indiana University at Bloomington, Ind., with the class of 1866. He served on his father's staff while at Cairo, Ill., and was lieu- BIOGRAPHICAL IQI tenant in the One Hundred and Eighth Indiana militia. He went to Montana with his father as deputy surveyor-general and re- mained until 1869. He then returned to Cambridge City, pur- chased a newspaper called the “Mirror” and established what is now the “Cambridge City Tribune.” He published this paper three or four years and then, disposing of his interests in that direction, entered into a partnership with his father in the business of raising pedigreed live stock, and was thus engaged until his untimely death occurred July 5, 1882. His politics were those of the Republican party, but he never held any political office, Other than that of representative in the Indiana legislature, to which he was elected in 1880. For some time he served as presi- dent of the State Board of Agriculture. Fraternally, he was a member of the Masonic and the Knights of Pythias orders, and of the Sigma Chi fraternity in college. He was a member of the National Live Stock Association, and at the Centennial celebration at Philadelphia, in 1876, served as one of the judges. On April 28, 1870, he was married to Miss Virginia Claypool, daughter of Austin B. and Hannah (Petty) Claypool, of Connersville, Ind. Austin B. Claypool was born in Fayette county, Indiana, Dec. I, 1823, a son of Newton and Mary (Kern) Claypool, both natives of Ohio. The father was a farmer, and after their marriage, in Feb- ruary, 1818, he and his bride rode on horseback from Chillicothe, Ohio, to Connersville, Ind., this being their wedding tour. At Con- nersville they conducted an old fashioned tavern, but later the father engaged in the raising of live stock, which he marketed at Cincinnati. Of the union of Newton and Mary (Kern) Claypool there were born ten children, four sons—Austin B., Benjamin F., Abraham J., and Edward F.—growing to maturity, but all have passed away. Austin B. Claypool was educated in the schools of Connersville and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire career. He became an extensive land owner and lived for a time in Wayne county, but died in the old home at Connersville, Jan. I2, 1906. His wife survives him and resides in Connersville. Of their eight children, four grew to maturity: Virginia is the widow of Henry C. Meredith ; Marcus resides in Muncie, Ind. ; Elizabeth is the widow of Morell Earl and resides in Connersville, Ind., and Frank J. is a resident of Muncie. Hannah A. (Petty) Claypool, the mother of Mrs. Meredith, was born Jan. 2, 1828, in Washington township, east of the village of Milton. She married Austin B. Claypool, May 20, 1846. Her father, William Petty, was a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, born about 1800. He came to Wayne county and located at Capitol Hill, east of Cambridge City, where he became an extensive trader and dis- tiller. William Henry Miller, proprietor of a harness manufacturing establishment at Milton, Wayne county, was born in Fairfield, Franklin county, Indiana, Aug. 20, 1857, the seventh child of Al- bert and Lavina (Mahary) Miller, the former of whom was a na- tive of Haverdegras, Md., where he was born in 1813, and the latter was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1829. In I92 MEMOIRS OF W A YNE COUNTY early manhood the father removed to Fairfield, Ind., and there spent the remainder of his life. He was a dealer in live stock and was also engaged in the drygoods business, and his death occurred in Fairfield in May, 1898. He served two terms in the State legis- lature, from Franklin county. William H. Miller, the subject of this sketch, acquired his education in the public schools of Fair- field and his business career was begun as an apprentice at the harness trade with D. J. Logan, at Fairfield, with whom, he re- mained two years. He then went to Connersville, Ind., and be- came employed in the establishment of Martin Meyer, in the same line of business, continuing there for fifteen years. In 1899 he came to Milton, Wayne county, where he purchased the shop of W. H. Swope, and under his management the business has rapidly increased and the products of his establishment find a ready mar- ket throughout the community. Though Mr. Miller has been a resident of Milton only since 1899, he has established himself as One of the village's enterprising and honorable business men, and at the present time is the trustee of Washington township. Frater- nally Mr. Miller has membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Encampment. On June 28, 1896, he was married to Miss Margaret Updike, daughter of William and Mar- garet (McCammon) Updike, of Franklin county, Indiana, and one daughter has blessed this happy union—Augusta. Walter Stevens Ratliff is a scientific devotee of agricultural pursuits near the city of Richmond, where he is well known and enjoys unmistakable popularity. He was born in Wayne county, on a farm three miles west of Richmond, April 24, 1860, and is the third son of Joseph C. and Mary F. Ratliff. He is indebted to the public schools of that vicinity for his early educational training, which was the foundation of more advanced attainments than are usually acquired by those similarly situated. Showing an early in- clination for learning, he was sent to a school which was held in an old school-house on the Old National Road, and there passed through the First Reader before he was four years old. When but twelve years old, on the last day of a term of school, he gave on the blackboard a public exhibition of freehand drawing, from memory, of the continent of Europe. He continued as a student in that school until February, 1873, when the family moved to a farm northeast of Richmond, and there he resided until he was married. There being no girl in the family, he “wore the apron” around the house and frequently lost a half-day of school while helping his mother to do the washing. Being a great reader, he spent three years in perusing the Holy Bible and completed the same at the age of thirteen. The graded school at Sevastopol, near by, afforded a good chance for study, and there he attended school until the spring of 1878. At the age of seventeen he secured the prize offered to the best, penman at a public writing school, being pronounced the most proficient among a large number of competitors. In September, 1879, he resolved to enter a larger institution of learning and secure a more thorough practical education, such as is afforded by Purdue University at Lafayette, Ind. He entered the college \， ， |× №. №.： №. |× BIOGRAPHICAL I93 there on Sept. IO of that year and spent four years of hard study, graduating with two diplomas and with the honors of his class, June 7, 1883. His was the distinguished honor of being the second student (the first having been a young lady) in the history of that university to complete two distinct courses of study in four con- secutive years and graduate in both. During his junior and senior years he assisted the professors by teaching in the Preparatory Department of the University. He also did considerable manual labor on the campus of the college grounds and on the farm while a student, and many of the arbor-vitae hedges, fruit and ornamental trees now standing bear evidence of his work. Over one-half of the necessary expenses incurred in securing his education were earned in this way. After graduation he continued to reside with his father, following farming and the breeding of Jersey cattle, which latter line of industry and dairying he has continued to follow to the present time. He has performed a series of experiments on his farm, in connection with the university, such as sowing wheat with and without the use of commercial fertilizers, determining the merits of the different brands of the same on a particular variety of wheat, and noting the ravages of the Hessian fly on wheat sowed at different times. As one of the State Farmers’ Institute workers he has read a number of papers at various institutes throughout the State, and has furnished contributions to many local papers and magazines. He was vice-president one year of the Indiana Horti- cultural Society, a delegate seven years to the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and has been secretary of the Wayne County Agri- cultural and Horticultural Society for twenty-two consecutive years. He serves as administrator of estates and as guardian of minor children; was a director of the Wayne County Farmers’ In- surance Company for the year 1897; furnishes statistics to the United States Department of Agriculture and semi-annual reports to the Division of Ornithology of the Biological Survey of Indi- ana. By virtue of such service he was made a member of the Na- tional Geographic Society of Washington, D. C., and for a number of years he was a volunteer in the service of the State Weather Bureau for his district, and the official observer at the Lafayette, Ind., volunteer weather station from 1880 to 1883. For eight years Mr. Ratliff's farm has been one of the four field stations selected by the government entomologist west of the Allegheny Mountains for the purpose of studying in the open fields and netted cages some insect pests that prey upon cereals, grains and grasses. Mr. Rat- liff was a stockholder, director, and assistant superintendent of the old National Road, and with his father was selected by the company to make the final sale of the same to the county commissioners, June 20, 1895. At the State Fair at Indianapolis, in IQIO, he was selected for the fourth time, and without solicitation on his part, to serve as the horticulturalist at the annual exhibition. He is a student of Ornithology, Forestry, and Entomology, preparing for the Master of Science degree, which will be conferred upon him either at the Indiana State University or Purdue University. He now has two degrees—Bachelor Óf Science and Bachelor of Science I94 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in Agriculture—which were conferred upon him by Purdue Uni- versity. In addition to the farm upon which he resides, and which consists of thirty acres just outside the city limits of Richmond, he also owns IOO acres in Center township. His residence is so near the city limits that his house is equipped with electric lights, received from the city lighting plant. In politics Mr. Ratliff holds tenaciously to the faith of which the Republican party is exponent, and as the successful candidate of that political organization served as a member of the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth general assemblies of Indiana, as well as of the special session of the Sixty-fifth. It will be seen that he has been a busy man all his life and that he is equipped for useful service in many lines. For seven years he has been the Recorder of the Indiana Yearly Meet- ing of the religious Society of Friends, being an active member of that church, and during his senior year at college he served as superintendent of the Purdue University Young Men's Christian Association. In a fraternal way he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Tribe of Ben Hur of Indiana, J. N. S. Council of the Royal Arcanum of Massachusetts, and with the Masonic order, having served for two years as Worthy Patron of Loyal Chapter, No. 49, Eastern Star. He is a past master of Rich- mond Lodge, No. 196, Free and Accepted Masons, having occu- pied the chairs for six years; is a member of King Solomon's Chap- ter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, and of Indiana Commandery No. 8, Knights Templars; and he is also a member of the Indiana Con- sistory of Scottish Rite Masons, having taken the Thirty-second degree March 30, 1899. He is also a Shriner and has membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. On Nov. 12, 1885, Mr. Ratliff was united in marriage to Miss Metta E. Comer, daugh- ter of Stephen and Louisa (Smith) Comer, honored pioneers of Wayne county and residents for years of Green township. Mr. Comer was one of the successful farmers of Green township, and he continued to reside on his old homestead until his death. His widow now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. I. P. Bishop, near Richmond. One child has blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Ratliff—Verlin Comer Ratliff—who was born March 14, 1895. He served as a page in the regular and special sessions of the legisla- ture of Igo7-8, and is now a student in the high school at Richmond. William Moffett, who is one of the representative railroad men in the city of Richmond, where he has been connected with the Pennsylvania Lines since 1862, is a native son of the city in which he resides and one of the old and honored citizens of the county. He was born in Richmond, March 8, 1845, a son of William and Lucy (Wherry) Moffett, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in the United States. The Moffett family, consisting of three brothers and a sister, migrated to America, one of the brothers locating in Virginia, another in North Carolina, and Wil- liam and his sister established their residence in Richmond, Ind. Here William Moffett was married and became the father of three sons, the subject of this sketch being the youngest, and he and his wife both died in 1847. William Moffett is the only surviving son, BIOGRAPHICAL I95 and as he was but two years old when his parents died he was reared in the family of Louis Burk, who married his father's sister. He secured his preliminary educational training in the public schools of Richmond. At the age of seventeen he entered the em- ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and has remained so en- gaged ever since, with the accounting department since 1883. In his political allegiance Mr. Moffett is found arrayed with the vast army of independent voters, and votes for the man that he deems best suited for the position, regardless of his party affiliations. He is a member of Whitewater Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and of the Royal Arcanum. On Aug. 20, 1868, Mr. Moffett was united in marriage to Miss Louie Russell, of Cincinnati, where she was born and educated, and she died at Richmond, Dec. 16, 1908. Of this union were born two daughters—Mrs. Samuel Van- neman, of Elwood, Ind., and Mrs. Jeannette Brooks, of Richmond. Francis F. Morris, who died at his residence in Cambridge City, this county, Sept. 26, 1904, was a native of this section of the State and a scion of one of its old and honored pioneer families. His career was emphatically one of integrity and usefulness and upon the record of his life rests no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He lived up to the full measure of his powers for accom- plishment, was loyal and public-spirited as a citizen, and his course was ever guided and governed by the loftiest principles, so that to him was given the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. His sterling worth of character was best appreciated by those among whom he was reared and who had full knowledge of the various stages of his progress as one of the world's noble army of workers. To such men it is most fitting that a publication of this nature should give specific recognition. Francis F. Morris was born in Knightstown, Henry county, Indiana, Jan. 29, 1838, a son of John and Martha (Chappel) Morris, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, which State contributed so large and valuable a contingent to the early settlement of the various counties of Eastern Indiana. They removed from Knightstown to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1853, and located on a farm east of East Ger- mantown, where they passed the residue of their lives. Francis F. Morris was reared on the old home farm, to whose work he early began to contribute his quota of aid, and his preliminary educa- tional discipline was secured in the common schools of Milton, after leaving which he attended Earlham College for a time. He was a man of fine intellectuality and broad mental ken, one who ever continued to take a lively interest in good literature as well as in the questions and issues of the hour. As a young man he did suc- cessful work as a teacher in the Bruce school, South of Pennville, Wayne county, in which he taught during the winter of 1856, and he never abated his interest in educational matters. He held pres- tige as one of the representative farmers of the county, while en- gaged in that occupation, from 1860 until 1881, and his operations were conducted with marked discrimination and judgment, involv- ing the utilization of the best of modern facilities, so that he gained the maximum returns from his efforts. His farm was most eligibly I96 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY lócated northeast of Cambridge City and was improved with excel- lent buildings and maintained under a high state of cultivation. In 1881 he purchased a home, which is still owned by Mrs. Morris in Cambridge City, and engaged in the agricultural implement busi- ness, which he followed until 1897, when he retired because of illness. In politics Mr. Morris was a loyal supporter of the Re- publican party and was always an active worker in the Society of Friends, of which Mrs. Morris is also a zealous member. His life was redolent of kindliness and he made for himself a secure place in the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. On Nov. 3, 1859, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Morris to Miss Elizabeth Waltz, who was born One mile and a half east of Germantown, where Mrs. Milton Bowmaster now resides, June 22, 1826. Mrs. Morris is a daughter of Jacob and Fannie (Wills) Waltz, both natives of Harrisburg, Pa. They came to Wayne county about 1800, where the father en- gaged in agricultural pursuits and became the owner of 400 acres Of land. Both parents died in East Germantown. Harry D. Morris, who at the present time is a member of the drygoods firm of Morris & Krahl, at Cambridge City, was born in that city, June 9, 1870. He is a son of Charles and Mary (Diven) Morris, the former of whom was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Oct. 27, 1843, and the latter in Cambridge City, Dec. 30, 1847. The paternal grandfather was Samuel Morris, who came to Wayne county in 1815 from Pasquotank county, North Carolina, where he was born in 1804. He was a farmer by occu- pation and lived in Wayne county until his death, which oc- curred in 1889. His wife was Sarah Symons, also a native of North Carolina, born in 1799, and she died in Wayne county, June 24, 1871. The maternal grandfather, Hugh Diven, came to Richmond, Ind., in the late '30s, and engaged in the coppersmith and tinsmith business at the corner of Eighth and North A streets. Later he removed to Cambridge City, where he was engaged in business about twenty-five years, and there he died in 1882. His wife, whose maiden name was Prudence Goodwin, passed away Jan. 6, 1871. The father of Harry D. Morris is now living retired, and the mother died Sept. 26, 1907. Six children were born to this couple, the eldest being Harry D., who is the subject of this biog- raphy. The others are George, who is deceased ; Samuel, of Mount Auburn, where he is engaged with the Pennsylvania railroad in construction work; Mary L. and S. Elizabeth, who reside at home with their father; and Hugh D., a salesman at Mount Auburn. Harry D. Morris received his education in the schools of Dublin and for one year was a clerk in the drygoods store of Routh & Calloway. He then entered the employ of E. F. Hahn, in the same line of business, and was so engaged until Feb. I, I904, when, in partnership with Michael R. Krahl, he purchased the stock of his employer. The firm of Morris & Krahl deals in dry- goods, carpets, trunks, traveling goods, and clothing, and has greatly increased the business in the past seven years. Nine thousand square feet of floor space is occupied and several peo- BIOGRAPHICAL I97 ple are given constant employment in the establishment. On April 23, 1896, occurred the marriage of Harry D. Morris to Ma- tilda Bronson, daughter of George W. and Sally E. (Shults) Bron- son, of Cambridge City. Mr. Bronson was born near Milford, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1839, and was an accountant by Occupation. He came to Cambridge City about 1880 and entered the employ of J. S. Lackey, horse dealer. He died in August, 1893, and his widow, who was born at Camp Dennison, Ohio, July 4, 184I, re- sides in the family of her son-in-law, Mr. Morris. Mrs. Morris is the only child of these parents who grew to maturity. To her and her husband have been born six children—George B., Alice K., Charles B., Pauline I.H., Emma Louise, and Agnes Josephine. Thomas B. Morris, deceased, a native of this county and One whose steadfast will and courage as a champion of right will al- ways be remembered, was born on a farm near Cambridge City, Dec. Io, 1824. His parents were among the earliest settlers of this community, having come from Pasquotank county, North Carolina, a short time before the birth of their son. They were of English and Welsh parentage, and the father was a farmer, a man of sterling character and one of the leaders of his time. They were Friends of the old style, and the son of course was a birth- right member of that church, continuing in the faith all his life— strictly a friend in word and deed—and there was none more hon- orable and honest in business and all the affairs of life than he. His education was limited, as most were at that time and place—a few terms in the schools at Dublin, Wayne county—but he was one whose education continued through life. He became interested in the growing and selling of trees, both for use and ornament, when quite young, while visiting at the home of Cornelius Ratliff, Sr., who had a small nursery on his farm north of Richmond. Hence, Thomas B. Morris was one of the pioneer nurserymen of Wayne county, in which business he was progressive, going east and visiting large nurseries several times, for the purpose of gain- ing new ideas. He was one of the charter members of the State Horticultural Society. He carried on the nursery business on the old place south of Cambridge City about twenty years, and then, thinking a larger place more advantageous for business, and for social reasons, came to Richmond and continued the business twenty years longer, until his death, which occurred Sept. I, IOO3. He probably in an unassuming way did a great deal towards mak- ing Richmond and surrounding country the beautiful place it is, with its fine shade trees and parks. After his death his son-in-law, Edmund H. Bell, continued the business successfully until his death, six years later. He, too, continued the same thought by pre- senting to the parks many trees and shrubs. Mr. Morris' disposi- tion in his family was loving and his kindness extended not only to his people, but to all with whom he had relations. Dr. Roy Darlington Morrow, physician, is one of the wide- awake and enterprising professional men of Wayne county. He is a native of this county, was born in Wayne township, Jan. 25, 1884, and is a son of William A. and Sadie (Jeffries) Morrow, both of whom were also born in Wayne county, the father on the 198 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY same farm as his son, and the mother in Franklin township. They are now living retired on their farm of 160 acres in Wayne town- ship. They are the parents of four children: Mrs. Elbert Kemp, of Wayne township; Harry N., who is an employe of the Adams Express Company and resides at Columbus, Ohio; Roy D., who is the subject of this review; and Nellie, who is a teacher in the old Sevastopool School in Richmond. Dr. Morrow received his early education in the public schools, including the high school at Rich- mond, and in that institution graduated with the class of 1903. He then applied himself to the study of medicine and completed a course in the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he graduated with the class of 1907. He then served as interne in the Indianapolis City Hospital one year, and on June 1, 1908, located in Richmond for the practice of his profession. He commenced his practice with the late Dr. Grant, one of the 1eading physicians of the city, who died within four months after the formation of the partnership, and Dr. Morrow has since been engaged in the prac- tice alone, meeting with an excellent patronage. In politics he is an ardent supporter of the Republican party and fraternally has membership in the Masonic order, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Elks, and the Knights of Pythias. He is also a mem- ber of the Young Men's Business Club, and professionally is asso- ciated with the Wayne County Medical Society, the State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. Veniah J. Murray, manager of the old Murray homestead and a popular citizen of Washington township, was born in that town- ship, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 9, 1873, son of Jesse W. and Esther (Beam) Murray. The father was born in Richland, Rush county, Indiana, Jan. I7, 1837, and the mother in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1839. The paternal grandfather, Veniah Murray, came to Wayne county about 1857 and purchased I32 acres of land where the subject of this review now resides, and there died in 1875. The father of our subject then acquired the home- stead, erected the buildings, cleared a great deal of the farm, and followed farming and stock raising until he retired, about three years before his death, which occurred April Io, 1899, and the widow makes her home with her son. A daughter and a son were born to these parents, and the former, Anna, is the wife of J. F. Mustin, of Cambridge City. After Veniah J. Murray had finished his scholastic training in the Milton schools he came on the farm and has continued to superintend it, engaged in general farming. He is greatly interested in public affairs and has contrib- uted much toward the material advancement of the township. Politically he is aligned with the Republican party and is now serv- ing as supervisor of county roads. Fraternally and socially he is identified with Milton Lodge, No. III, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Osage Tribe, No. 93, Red Men, at Cambridge City. On Feb. 22, 1892, was solemnized Mr. Murray's marriage to Miss Emma Ray1, a native of Posey township, Fayette county, Indiana, and daughter of Anderson and Angeline (Cole) Rayl, the former of whom is deceased and the latter living in Fayette county. To BIOGRAPHICAL I99 Mr. and Mrs. Murray have been born four children: Edna, Robert, Ardesta, and Wesley. - James F. Mustin, a prominent lumber dealer in Cambridge City, this county, is a native of North Carolina, born Sept. I3, 1856, a son of Green and Elizabeth (Rayl) Mustin. The father was a native of the State of North Carolina, and though he never as- pired to public office was a stanch adherent of the Democratic party. He came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1858, followed agri- cultural pursuits and passed away in the Hoosier State in 1864. The mother is also a native of North Carolina and is now living at Spiceland, Wayne county, at the advanced age of seventy-three years. James F. Mustin, of this review, received his education in the district schools of Wayne county and for a time thereafter worked on a farm. In 1890 he engaged in the lumber business with the Cramer Lumber Company, and in 1906 erected the saw mill which he has since continued to operate. On March 8, 1882, Mr. Mustin was united in matrimony to Miss Anna M. Murray, daughter of Jesse and Hattie (Beam) Murray, of Milton, Ind. Po- litically Mr. Mustin is affiliated with the Democratſc party and has ever been active in local politics. Religiously he is an adherent of the Christian church and fraternally is admirably affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Red Men. Mr. and Mrs. Mustin have six children: Jesse W., who resides at home with his parents; Hattie E. is the wife of W. W. Saurers, clerk for Frank T. Frohnapfel, grocer of Cambridge City; Alice is the wife of Leroy Hill, operator for the Pennsylvania railroad at Milford, Ohio; and Evangeline, Kramer, and Lowell Wayne are in school. Another child, Levey, is deceased. Jesse W. married Hazel Rumel, of Cambridge City, and they have one child, Donald William ; and Leroy Hill and wife have a child, Edgiel Bertine. Henry Myers, a genial resident of the village of Dublin, where he is living essentially retired, was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Indiana, Sept. 16, 1848. His father, Elias Myers, was born in Pennsylvania, son of Jacob Myers. Jacob Myers was also born in Pennsylvania, but came to Wayne county, Indiana, in an early day and followed farming, also conducting a saw mill on his farm in Jackson township. Elias Myers was also in the saw mill business and died in 1854. He took great interest in all that concerned the political, religious and educational development of the county and in his political views was a Democrat. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Berg, who was born in Wayne county, June 17, 1828. David Berg, the father of Mrs. Myers, was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 25, 1790, and came to Indiana in early manhood, locating in Jackson township, where he followed the occupation of a farmer until his death, which occurred Aug. 22, 1860. His wife, whose maiden name was Magdalena Newcomer, was born Nov. 24, 1798, and died Aug. 24, 1869. To Mr. and Mrs. Berg were born ten children: Jacob, born April 26, 1820, died April Io, 1874; Farnica, born July 21, 1821, died June 30, 1882; Abraham, born Oct. I4, 1822, died Sept. 26, 1823; Elizabeth, born June 17, 1828, became the mother of the subject of this review ; 2OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mary Ann, born Jan. IO, 1831 ; Susanna, born Dec. Io, 1832; Re- becca, born Oct. 6, 1835, died July 19, 1854; Magdalena, born Jan. I5, 1837, died March 31, 1878; David, born Jan. Io, 1839, died Jan. I2, 1898; and Anna was born April 6, 1844. Mrs. Myers, the mother of Our subject, passed away in Jackson township, about I900. To her and her husband were born four children: Henry, who is the subject of this review; Charles, who resides in Cam- bridge City; Elias, deceased ; and Jacob, who resides in Cam- bridge City. Henry Myers attended the district schools of Jack- Son township, after which he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 1882. He then engaged in the butcher business in Cambridge City, in partnership with his brother Jacob, which association continued for seventeen years, at the end of which time Mr. Myers withdrew from the business and removed to Dublin, where he has since lived retired, devoting some time, however, to the superintendence of a farm which he owns in Henry county, Indiana. He is a Republican in politics and has served on the common council of Dublin, and also as township assessor for a period of six years. On Oct. 2, 1873, Mr. Myers was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Bertsch, born Oct. 28, 1847, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Jacoby) Bertsch, of Jackson township. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have one daughter, Leona, born July 14, 1874, who was married July 29, 1897, to W. H. Shrawder, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and she is the mother of a daughter, Marie Louise, born at Dunkirk, N. Y., June 27, 1898. Adam Bertsch, the father of Mrs. Myers, was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was born in Butler county, Ohio. They were married in Butler county, Ohio, in 1845 and came to Indiana in 1861, locating four miles north of Cambridge City. The father was a farmer and they were the par- ents of eight children: Mary J., who is the wife of Mr. Myers; Susanna and John J. are deceased ; Charles A. resides in Cambridge City; Joshua C. is a resident of Parsons, Kan. ; Josiah resides in Springfield, Ore. ; Henry is a resident of Wayne county; and Alonzo C. is deceased. James B. Napier, a genial farmer residing in Milton, was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, April 8, 1854. He is a son of Henry C. and Sally Ann (Jewell) Napier, the former of whom was born in Virginia, was a farmer by occupation, and finally removed to Scott county, Indiana, where he died in 1870, and his widow passed away in 1900. Of their fourteen children, George and Richard Perry are deceased; Susan is the wife of Jesse Johnson and resides at Scottsburg, Ind. ; Nancy, Catherine Zurilda, Wil- liam H., Clayborne, Francis, Mary Ellen, Sanford Lafayette, and John Taylor are deceased; De Ruthy Adeline is the wife of Joseph Higdon and resides at Jeffersonville, Ind., and James B. is the sub- ject of this review. After the completion of his scholastic train- ing in Nelson county, Kentucky, Mr. Napier came to Indiana with his parents and worked on his father's farm until 1870. He then worked on a farm by the month for six years, after which he worked three years on the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis railroad, and in 1880 came to Wayne county and located in Wash- BIOGRAPHICAL 2O I ington township on a farm, where he remained for twenty-two years. He was then superintendent of the county farm for seven years, and on Sept. I, IQO9, moved to Milton and purchased a home, where he is now living. Although he has been a staunch supporter of the Republican party ever since he became a voter he has never sought to become its candidate for any public office. He worships at the Christian church and fraternally is a member of the Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Daughters of Rebekah and the Red Men. On Nov. 12, 1874, Mr. Napier was united in marriage to Miss Mary Florence Hocksmith, of Jeffer- sonville, Ind., and of this union were born six children: Walter B. and Wilber D., of Washington township; Alice, who resides at home with her parents; Florence, deceased ; Pearl, who resides at home with her parents; and Oscar, deceased. Walter B., the eld- est son, married Nora Tremps, of Centerville, and they have two children—James A. and Elsie. John Curtis New, a representative of one of the honored fam- ilies of Kentucky, which State was his home from the time of his birth until 1907, is numbered among the successful exponents of the banking industry in this section of the Hoosier State, though he has maintained his residence in the village of Dublin only for the past four years. He was born in Owen county, Kentucky, Dec. 24, 1879, a son of William J. and Elizabeth (Claxon) New, both natives of Kentucky, the former having been born in Gallatin county, March 4, 1837, and the latter in Owen county, Feb. I3, 1839. William J. New secured his early educational training in the schools of Grant county, Kentucky, the same being limited, how- ever, owing to the exigencies of time and place. He eventually became one of the representative farmers and influential citizens of Owen county, where he is still engaged in general farming. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, and during the Civil war served as a soldier in the Confederate army. He holds membership in the Baptist church, as did also his wife, who died in April, 1897, and to both were ever accorded the fullest measure of popular confidence and regard. They became the par- ents of eleven children: Margaret, Clarissa, and Mary are de- ceased ; William J., Jr., is a saddler and resides at Frankfort, Ky. ; Edward is deceased ; Reuben is a farmer and resides in Owen county, Kentucky; Fannie and Tina are deceased; Charles is a tailor and resides at Holly, Col. ; John C. is cashier of the First National Bank of Dublin, Ind., and Thomas is a carpenter and resides at Frankfort, Ky. John C., subject of this sketch, is in- debted to the schools of Lexington, Ky., for his educational dis- cipline, and was reared under the sturdy and beneficent influences of the home farm, with the various details of whose operations he early became familiar. He taught school five years in Owen coun- ty, Kentucky, and was then made cashier of the Farmers' Bank at Petersburg, in that State, in which position he served for three and one-half years. In 1907 he came to Dublin, Wayne county, Indiana, and was made cashier of the First National Bank of Dublin, which position he continues to fill. This bank was organ- 2O2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ized July 13, 1907, with a capital stock of $25,000, and with Lewis W. Cranor as president, J. W. Sparks as vice-president, and the subject of this review as cashier. . Though never an aspirant for public office of any order Mr. New is a staunch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party and takes a loyal interest in local affairs as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. He and his wife hold membership in the Baptist church. On Oct. 24, 1904, Mr. New was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Karsner, a daughter of Joseph and Ellen (Barr) Karsner, of Owen county, Kentucky. Mr. Karsner was a successful farmer in Owen county, where his death Occurred in 1903, and his wife still survives. He was a Democrat in politics and a devout member of the Baptist church. Elmer Elsworth Oldaker, one of the well known educators and enterprising citizens of Wayne county, and whose circle of friends and acquaintances has been extended by his teaching and other public services, was born at the place which is now his home, in the village of Pennville, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 1, 1870. His parents were Francis M. and Sarah M. (Bruce) Oldaker, both born in Indiana, the father near Bentonville, Fayette county, in 1837, and the mother just north of Hiser's Station, on what was then called the “State Road,” in 1832. The elder Oldaker was a cooper by trade, and when the factory took the place of the small shops of the individual coopers turned his attention to the building of fence. A few years ago many farms in Jackson and adjoining townships contained many rods of worm and post-and-rail fences as marks of his honest toil. But alas! They, like their builder, have passed from view. The mother of Elmer E. Oldaker has al- ways lived within a radius of two miles of her birthplace; and now, at the ripe old age of almost eighty, lives where she has lived for forty-six years. Mrs. Oldaker is a woman who has taken a great deal of interest in the local history of her township and county, and it is doubtful if any other person in the county can relate more historical events of interest from memory than she. Such an his– torical faculty was bequeathed to her by her father, Henry Bruce, who was sometimes called “a walking historian” by men who knew him. Henry Oldaker, father of Francis Oldaker, and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Clark county, Kentucky, and died in Tipton county, Indiana, in 1842. He came with his father, Jacob Oldaker, to Indiana in 1816, and there the latter entered what is now the Davenport farm, south of Pennville, where he continued to live until 1858. He was of English descent and came from Virginia into Kentucky in early manhood. His father was one of three brothers who came from England to Virginia. He was married in his earlier years to Elizabeth Van Buskirk, who was born and reared in Kentucky. Francis Oldaker's mother's maiden name was Ellen Wright. Her father, Berry Wright, was reared in Virginia and came to Indiana in early life and settled north of Cambridge City. The wife of Berry Wright, and mother of Ellen Wright, was the daughter of a very wealthy Virginia planter. Her name was Mary Grant and she was disinherited for marrying Wright. The Wrights and their descendants thus be- BIOGRAPHICAL 2O3 came distant relatives of the Grants, among whom was Ulysses S. Grant. The father of Sarah (Bruce) Oldaker, and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was Henry H. Bruce. He came from Middletown, Ohio, in 1823. His father, William Bruce, was born in Ohio, but his father came from Scotland. The maiden name of Henry Bruce's mother was Elizabeth Huffman and she was of German descent. Henry H. Bruce was a blacksmith by trade. He was married to Mary McClellan Wharton in 1825. He died at the old home south of Pennville in 1871. Mary M. Wharton, the mother of Sarah Oldaker, was the daughter of Richard Wharton, was born in Clark county, Kentucky, in 1807, and came with her parents to Indiana in 1814. They entered the farm which is now the home of Mrs. Margaret Coffman, where they lived until the death of Mr. Wharton, in 1854. He was born in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1766, and drove a commissary wagon in the later years of the Revolutionary war. His ancestors were of Scotch descent. He migrated to Kentucky when twenty-three years of age. He married Mary McClellan in 1787. She was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and was of Irish descent. Her parents died when she was four years old and she was reared by William Scott, |brother of her mother. Thus we see that the ancestors of Elmer E. Oldaker were mostly of Southern descent, as many others in Wayne county can say. Mr. Oldaker was the sixth child in a family of nine. He is a twin child, his twin brother having died in infancy. He attended the district school east of Pennville until his graduation therefrom at the age of seventeen, and two years later, at the age of nineteen, began teaching school. He attended the Indiana State Normal School during spring terms until his graduation, in 1900. This was necessary because of the support he gave his widowed mother and his sister. He began his career as a teacher in Abington township and has taught in Harrison, Center and Jackson townships. He was principal of the school at Germantown three years, for one year of the high school at Hagers- town, and from IQoI to 1910 was superintendent of the Centerville schools. At the present time he is superintendent of the Cam- Bridge City schools. Mr. Oldaker was elected a member of the General Assembly of Indiana from Wayne and Fayette counties at the November election of 1910, and served during the session of 1911 with credit to himself and his constituents. He has always Deen a Republican in politics and was nominated for member of the legislature by that party. He has always taken an active part in the politics of his own township and county. His political views are of the progressive type and he is a great admirer of such men of his party as Roosevelt, Beveridge, La Follette, Pin- chot, and others of a progressive spirit. Mr. Oldaker was made a member of the order of Free Masons in 1901, in Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, in which he has held all the principal offices except that of Worshipful Master. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and holds membership in Centerville Lodge, No. 154. The brothers of this lodge have honored him by electing him to all the principal offices. Mr. Oldaker is a firm believer in secret 2O4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY fraternities, because of the charitable, moral, and social good that they do. He is a firm believer in a Supreme Being—God the Father and Christ His Son, our Savior. He has been a member of the Evangelical Association at East Germantown since he was Seventeen years old. He has always been an active worker in the church and Sunday school. He believes very much in the effi- cacy of good works to get us into heaven, here and hereafter. Mr. Oldaker delayed entering into matrimony until late in life. In I905 he was married to Ida Alma Williams, of Henryville, Ind., whom he first met in School at Terre Haute. An acquaintance was begun which ripened into love and then into marriage. Joseph W. and Imogen Williams, the father and mother of Mrs. Oldaker, are among the best citizens of their home county of Clark. Their ancestors settled at an early date in the vicinity in which they live. The father of Mr. Williams lived to the ripe old age of ninety- nine. In early life Mr. and Mrs. Williams were both school teach- ers, but since their marriage have been engaged in farming. Their farm, on which they have prospered, is two miles south of Henry- ville. Upon the death of William Oldaker, an uncle to the father of E. E. Oldaker, in the spring of 1910, he was the last representa- tive of this old and respected family left in Wayne county. At one time there were a large number of their family in Jackson township, but many have migrated elsewhere and the Silent Reaper has done his work until this one only remains. Clarence M. Peirce.—No family in Wayne county is held in higher regard or is better known than that of which the subject of this sketch is a representative in the third generation, and when it is stated that his paternal grandfather was one of the pioneers of the county, it becomes evident that the family name has been identified with its annals from the time of its early days—in fact, it has been linked with the civic and industrial history of this favored section of the State for three-quarters of a century. It has stood for the highest type of citizenship as one generation has followed another onto the stage of life’s activities, and those who have borne it have contributed in large measure to the develop- ment and upbuilding of what is now an Opulent and populous county. Clarence M. Peirce, who is now living in Jackson town- ship, was born in Jefferson township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 15, 1869, a son of George M. and Sarah H. (Kimes) Peirce, both of whom were also born in Jefferson township, the father on May 20, 1845, and the mother, July 26, 1847. George M. Peirce was reared to manhood in Jefferson township, in the meanwhile duly availing himself of the schools at Hagerstown and he finished his education with a course in De Pauw University. He taught school for a time, served as a soldier in the IOO-day service in the Civil war, after which he took up farming, and became one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the county. In politics he was an uncompromising adherent of the Republican party. On Aug. 16, 1867, he was married to Miss Sarah H. Kimes, daughter of William C. and Elizabeth S. (Wheatley) Kimes, of Jackson township, and the place where the subject of this review now re- BIOGRAPHICAL 2O5 sides is the old Kimes homestead. George M. Peirce died June 2, 1871, and Clarence M. is the only child. The latter, whose name initiates this article, is indebted to the public schools of Jackson township for his early educational discipline, which was later sup- plemented at the Richmond Normal and concluded with a course in the Northwestern College at Naperville, Ill. He initiated his independent career by entering the Evangelical Association as a minister, which vocation he followed for eight years, being sta- tioned at Edgerton, Ohio, one year; Waterloo, Ind., two years; Portland, Ind., one year; Berne, Ind., two years; and at Hunting- ton, Ind., two years. While at the last named place he resigned from the ministry and engaged in the manufacture of wood novel- ties for three years, after which he disposed of his interest in the manufacturing concern and returned to Jackson township, where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In politics, Mr. Peirce is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party but has never cared to enter the arena of “prac- tical politics.” He is a member of Lodge No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cambridge City, and of Cambridge City Lodge, No. 9, Knights of Pythias, being also a member of Uniform Rank, No. 16, at Huntington, Ind. Sept. 12, 1888, recorded the marriage of Mr. Peirce to Miss Anna G. Graver, who was born in Jackson town- ship, daughter of John and Anna (Herr) Graver. Mrs. Peirce was summoned to the life eternal, Feb. I3, 1900, and is survived by two children: Ansel, a machinist, of New Castle, Ind., married Miss Laura Meadows, of Cleveland, Ohio; and George Chester resides at home with his father. On Nov. 4, 1903, Mr. Peirce was united in marriage to Miss Anna M. Jackson, who was born at Huntington, Ind., daughter of Frank N. and Sarah M. (Sheets) Jackson. Of this union there is a daughter—Vivian. John E. Peltz, a prosperous real estate dealer and insurance agent, of Richmond, was born in Patchogue, Suffolk county, New York, Feb. 26, 1853, son of Joseph and Wilhelmina Catherine Eliza- beth (Isermann) Peltz. The father was born in Prussia and the mother near Hamburg, Germany, and they plighted their troth in their native land, the marriage being solemnized in New York City. The father came to the United States in the early part of 1849 and the mother came two years later, and they were married the day she landed. The father was thirteen weeks on the Ocean and the mother three weeks. The father was one of the Old Ger- man citizens in Richmond, having come here in 1877, and passed away Feb. 6, 1906, the mother having answered the final summons in November, 1898. The father was eighty-five years old when he died. Two children were born to these parents—a son and a daughter—and the latter, Ida E., died in November, 1905. John E. Peltz received his early educational training in the public Schools in the vicinity of his home, in Suffolk county, New York, and then 1earned the tailoring trade in New York City. In 1875, he came to Richmond, where his ability and skill soon won him a high rank in the community, and he was eminently successful, from the be- ginning. He opened up an establishment in the Vaughn Block, 206 MEMC, IRS OF WAYNE COUNTY but in 1881 removed his establishment from that place to 901 Main Street. . He employed at times more than twenty first class tailors and did a large business, superintending the cutting himself. His last location in the tailoring business was in the Westcott Hotel Building, but in 1905 he gave up tailoring and has since been en- gaged in the real estate and insurance business. In his new line of endeavor he has been equally successful and holds the title to several pieces of valuable city property within the corporate limits of Richmond. Mr. Peltz has allied himself with the Republican party, but has never become a candidate for public honors. How- ever, he is at the present time the secretary of the Wayne County Republican Central Committee. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order, being connected with Webb Lodge, the Chap- ter, Council and Commandery, and has membership in the Rich- nond Commercial Club and the Young Men's Business Club. His religious affiliations are with the First English Lutheran church of Richmond, and he has been a trustee of the same for the past four years. On Nov. 22, 1882, was solemnized, at Richmond, Mr. Peltz’s marriage to Miss Anna M. Knollenberg, daughter of the late Bernhard Knollenberg and sister of George Knollenberg, one of the leading merchants of Richmond. Mrs. Peltz was born and educated in Richmond. Three children—a son and two daughters —have been the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Peltz. Mary E., the eldest, is in the insurance office with her father; Joseph is a mail carrier on Rural Route No. 5, and Ruth E. graduated in the high school at Richmond with the class of 1909, and later at the Cincinnati College of Music, and is now teaching piano at her home. The Peltz home is at 225 North Ninth street. William F. Piehl, the popular secretary of the Richmond Loan & Savings Association, was born in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 20, 1855. His father, John Frederick Piehl, was born in Osnabruck, Ger- many, and died in Richmond, Dec. 2, 1893. The paternal grand- father, whose name was also John Frederick Piehl, came from the Fatherland and located in Richmond in 1843. He helped build the old “Jerkwater” railroad at Richmond, and the old Abington Pike, or as much of it as was completed. At that time he lived southwest of the city, but in his later years resided in Richmond, where he died about 1875. The father of our subject came to the United States in 1844, when but ten years old, in company with his mother and brothers and sisters, his father having preceded them one year, as before stated. The family landed in Balti- more and came direct to Richmond by the way of Cincinnati, walking the entire distance from the last named city to their des- tination. In his youth the father learned the trade of a molder in the old Spring Foundry at Richmond, and that occupation he followed throughout all of his active career. He worked at his trade in Louisville, Ky., for a time, and then returning to Rich- mond worked for Baylies, Vaughan & Company, and when the Robinsons built their foundry took charge of the same and was foreman in that plant for over fifteen years. He was also fore- man in the City Mill Works. He was domestic in his tastes and BIOGRAPHICAL 2O7 honest and honorable in all the relations of life. He was a mem- ber of Whitewater Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. While working at his trade in Louisville, Ky., he met and mar- ried Miss Louisa Best, who was born in Hesse, Germany, and came to America with her parents at the age of twelve years, being eleven weeks on the Ocean. They settled at Louisville, Ky., where she resided until her marriage, and she is now living at Rich- mond, at the advanced age of seventy-six years, having been born Jan. 2, 1835. Of the union of herself and husband there were born seven children, four of whom survive, and of whom William F. is the oldest. Mrs. William S. Goldshodt resides at Dayton, Ohio; George W. in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Charles A. in Richmond. Wil- liam F. Piehl, to whom this review is dedicated, received his scho- lastic training in the Richmond Schools and at the age of sixteen became an employe of the Vaughan Brothers hardware store, in which position he remained five years. After that for ten years he was with H. W. Rosa & Son, following which employment he was for fifteen years engaged in the general trucking and draying business. For the past ten years he has given his entire attention to the business of the Richmond Loan & Savings Association, of which he is the secretary. This association was organized Sept. 22, 1887, and during the first five years of its existence Mr. Piehl officiated as secretary. Then after an interregnum of nine years he again assumed the duties of that position. In the matter of poli- tics Mr. Piehl is a stanch adherent of the principles of the Re- publican party, but has never sought public office of any nature. In religious matters he is allied with the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. On Nov. 20, 1878, his twenty-third birthday, he was married to Miss Anne E. Temme, who was born in Cin- cinnati, Nov. 29, 1854, and of this union there was born a son, W. Clifford, July 16, 1881, and now a member of the Tetrauq Quar- tette, playing in the new Planters’ Hotel, in Chicago. Knode D. Porter, of Hagerstown, whose business activities have done much for his local village, was born in Amador county, California, March 2, 1853. His parents were born respectively in Maryland and Pennsylvania, the father about 1826 and the mother in October, 1831, their names being William S. and Katherine (Ulrich) Porter. The elder Porter came to Indiana when a boy and worked for Mark E. Reeves in Hagerstown until 1849, when he went to California and engaged in mining. About 1852 he re- turned to Wayne county and was married, after which he again went to California, where he resided until his death, about 1863, being at that time engaged in quartz mining. At the time of his death his wife was visiting at her old home in Wayne county and never returned to California, but disposing of her interests there has since continued to reside in Hagerstown. They were the par- ents of four children: Knode D. is the eldest; Edward T. is en- gaged in the grocery business at Hagerstown; Margaret is the wife of L. M. Pierce, who is living retired in Hagerstown; and William H. is also engaged in the grocery business in that village. Our subject’s education was obtained at the schools of Hagerstown 208 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and a few sessions which he attended in California, and his first work was as a farm hand at the age of twelve years. He was employed by others until he was twenty-two years old, when he engaged in the drygoods business at Hagerstown, which he con- ducted until about 1901, after which he lived in retirement three years. In 1904 he was appointed postmaster at Hagerstown, which position he has since continued to fill to the eminent satisfaction of all parties concerned. Prior to his appointment to this position, Mr. Porter's busy life had given him no time for public office, but he is nevertheless one of the stanch supporters of the Republican party and a firm believer in its doctrines. In April, 1875, he was married to Miss Sabina Clemons, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1854. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Clemons, who were also natives of Pennsylvania and came to Indiana in early life, locating in Wayne county, where they both died. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Porter two children were born : Maud is the wife of F. H. Burke, a contractor and bridge builder, of New Castle; and Katharine became the wife of Claude Scott, of Indianapolis, and is deceased. The attractive home of Mr. Porter is pleasantly located in the village of Hagerstown, and he is a member of the local organization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mark Ewen Reeves, son of Mark and Ann Reeves, was a native of Gloucester county, New Jersey, where he was born, near Philadelphia, Jan. 8, 181 I. The family removed to Indiana in 1823, and there his parents passed the residue of their lives. The father being partially enfeebled by ill health, it was necessary for the son to commence labor at an early age, and his association with mercantile pursuits had its inception when he was still a boy. His first employment as a lad was in the brickyard of William Cox, and he next served temporarily as a clerk in the stores of John Wright and Robert Morrisson. In 1824 Mr. Wright opened a store at Milton, Wayne county, the same being conducted by his brother, William Wright, and he employed young Reeves as a clerk in that establishment. In 1826 Mr. Reeves returned to Rich- mond and was employed as a clerk in the store of Robert Morris- son and Joseph P. Strattan (J. P. Strattan & Company), and in I827 went to Liberty as a clerk for Mr. Morrisson, who established a branch store at that place. In December, 1830, at the age of nineteen, he commenced the mercantile business at Washington (now Green's Fork, in Clay township), with a capital of about $1,000 in goods, purchased principally of Robert Morrisson on credit, and remained there about ten years. In 1836, in partner- ship with his brother, James, he purchased the goods of J. C. Hawkins & Son, at Hagerstown, and James took charge of the establishment. In 1840 James left the concern and established a store in Richmond, and Mark removed to Hagerstown, continuing an interest in the store at Washington, in partnership with James W. Scott for about five years. In 1847 Mark, at Hagerstown, and James, at Richmond, both discontinued business and went to Cin- cinnati, Ohio, where they continued trade in partnership until 1855. James then returned to Richmond, but Mark continued in active BIOGRAPHICAL 209 business in Cincinnati until after the close of the Civil war, in which, as a civilian, he took an active part as a prominent mem- ber of the Sanitary Commission, visiting many of the battle fields and performing important services. On one occasion Oliver P. Morton, the war governor of Indiana, sent him a telegram asking that Mr. Reeves send him $100,000 that same evening to pay some troops that had just been enlisted. Mr. Reeves hastily borrowed the money from various banks, and when the afternoon train left for Indianapolis it carried the entire sum raised upon his indi- vidual credit upon the faith that he would be reimbursed by the Indiana authorities, which was afterward done. In 1867 he had completed the home he had contemplated building when, in 1853, he purchased the Joseph P. Plummer farm, now in the eastern part of the city of Richmond, and to this place, now known as “Reeves- ton,” he retired to spend his remaining days. He continued to make substantial improvements, including a lake and deer park, upon this tract, which contains some ninety acres of land, and a long winding drive leads from the road to the residence, which is hid from view by large trees and shrubbery. It is one of the most beautiful residence locations in Richmond. Mr. Reeves took a commendable interest in all that tends to conserve the general welfare of the community. He had been one of the organizers of the First National Bank during the Civil war and later and his influence was ever given in support of worthy causes and enter- prises, such as a savings bank for the people which he also organ- ized and sustained for many years without any personal profit to himself. He died May 13, 1883, his funeral was conducted by the Hicksite Friends, and his remains were taken to Cincinnati, Ohio, where they were interred in Spring Grove Cemetery. At the time of his death he was one of the wealthiest men in Wayne coun- ty. In the summer of 1892 his widow, Caroline M. Reeves, offered to appropriate $30,000 to enlarge and remodel the library building in Richmond, to purchase additional books, establish a reading room, etc., and a satisfactory arrangement was entered into by which this gift was secured. In order to make the exterior of the original building conform to the new stone addition, James L. Morrisson gave over $3,000 to face the north wall with stone and insert a large bay window in the wall, and two of his grandchil- dren have since embellished this window as a memorial. These conditions were completed and the library reopened May 22, 1894, at which time the name was changed to “The Morrisson-Reeves Library.” Mrs. Reeves maintained her home in the place already described until her death, which occurred April 19, 1911, and she is buried by the side of her husband, in Spring Grove Cemetery, at Cincinnati. Of him to whom this tribute is dedicated it may be said that he knew well the springs of human motive, so that he was kindly and tolerant in his judgment and ever ready to lend a helping hand to those “in any way afflicted in mind, body or estate.” His upright life, careful judgment and generous attri- butes made his name a synonym for character and worth. 2IO MÉMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Franklin H. Repp, who numbers among his ancestors early settlers of the Buckeye State, was born at New Lebanon, Ohio, July 6, 1882. George W. Repp, father of our subject, was born in the same place as his son, is a painter by occupation and now re- sides in Dayton, Ohio. His wife, who was Mary E. Crooks, is also living. Two children were born to this couple—Franklin H. and Sarah Mabel, the latter of whom resides with her parents. Our subject received his education in the schools of Dayton, Ohio, and in beginning his independent career entered the employ of Charles McMurray, manufacturer of monuments at Dayton, with whom he remained four years. Then for two years he was with the Dayton Monument Company and in 1908 came to Cambridge City, where he entered the employ of Boden & Son in the same line of work. On Feb. 13, 1909, he purchased the business of that firm and still continues it at the same location. He uses pneumatic hammers, propelled by steam power, and is one of the leading manufacturers of monuments in this part of the State. On Oct. 17, 1908, occurred his marriage to Miss Vera Votaw, daughter of David and Agnes (McCrea) Votaw, of Oxford, Kan. Mr. Votaw is a minister, and his wife is deceased. Mr. Repp is a Democrat in his political views and fraternally is a member of Cambridge City Lodge, No. 9, Knights of Pythias, and Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, Free and Ac- cepted Masons. In his monument manufacturing establishment he has about 2,000 square feet of floor space. John Rhoades is one of the native sons of Indiana whose mem- ory links the earlier period with these latter days of opulent pros- perity and advancement in this favored section of the State, where practically his entire life has been spent. He has attained to suc- cess as one of the progressive farmers of Jackson township, where he owns a well improved homestead and is surrounded with friends tried and true. Mr. Rhoades was born in Henry county, Indiana, Dec. 19, 1843, and is a son of Samuel and Rebecca (Cashner) Rhoades, both natives of Butler county, Pennsylvania. Both par- ents died when the son was a small boy, and he was reared on the pioneer farm of his honored uncle, Frank Rhoades, and is in- debted to the early schools of Henry county for his educational training in his youthful days. He recalls with marked appreciation the little and primitive frame school-house in which he conned his lessons when a boy, and it has been a source of gratification to him that he has been able to offer to his children the superior advantages which the passing years have brought in the local educational field. He began working out when very young, and later rented a farm in Henry county. About 1885 he purchased eighty acres where he now lives, has since added I2O acres to his original purchase, and there carries on general farming, his circle of friends being limited only by that of his acquaintanceship in the section which has since represented his home. In addition to farming he also owns and conducts a threshing outfit in season, beginning in 1868 and not having missed a season since that year. In politics Mr. Rhoades is aligned as a stanch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party but has never sought nor desired BIOGRAPHICAL - 2II public office of any order. On April Io, 1873, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Margaret Varnauf, daughter of Peter and Mary Varnauf, of Jackson township, and of this union were born two children: Harry Walter, deceased, and Laura, who resides at home with her parents. William Charles Rieser, retired farmer and a director of the First National Bank of Cambridge City, one of the prominent finan- cial concerns of that place, was born in Butler county, Ohio, March 23, 1854, son of David and Sarah (Jacoby) Rieser. David Rieser, the father, was one of Wayne county's progressive citi- zens. He was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22, 1822, and came at the age of eleven years to Butler county, Ohio, where he received the rudiments of a practical education. In 1864 he came to the State of Indiana and purchased a farm in the town- ship of Harrison, Wayne county. He had met and married Miss Sarah Jacoby in Butler county, Ohio, she having been born in that county, Aug. I8, 1825, and there their marriage was solemnized. He was a good business man, keen and far sighted, and met with well deserved success. He retired about 1878 and died Nov. 6, 1894, and his widow is now living with her son, William C. Five children were born to these parents: Edwin, who resides in San Francisco, Cal. ; Amanda, the widow of George Lichty, of German- town; Susan, the wife of Levi W. Beard, of Jackson township; William C., the subject of this sketch ; and Albert A., who resides in Oakland, Cal. William C. Rieser, to whom this review is dedi- cated, was educated in the schools of Germantown and then taught school two terms, after which he worked on his father’s farm for nineteen years. At the end of that time he purchased a farm of fifty acres, where he continued to do a general farming business until he retired some years since. In politics Mr. Rieser is a Demo- crat. In 1904 he was nominated for the office of county recorder, but was defeated, and in 1908 was defeated for sheriff, the county being strongly Republican. On Dec. I4, 1876, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Catherine Shoff, daughter of Rudolph and Chris- tea Ann (Staufer) Shoff, of Jackson township. A son, Curtis E., was born of this union. Mr. and Mrs. Shoff were natives of Lan- caster county, Pennsylvania, and came to Indiana in 1851, by river and canal, stopping at Cambridge City. They lived on a farm in Jackson township and were the parents of twelve children, all of whom lived to maturity. They celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1882, with all their children living. Ferdinand F. Romer, prominent as the secretary and treasurer and manager of the Cambridge City Lumber Company, respected as a neighbor and popular throughout his entire realm of acquain- tanceship, was born at St. Henry, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1877, son of Bernard and Mary (Beckman) Romer, the latter of whom is de- ceased, and the father is a live stock dealer at St. Henry and also manages several farms. The mother died March 18, 1892. To Bernard F. Romer and wife were born seven children: Rebecca, the wife of J. H. Winkeljohn, of Celina, Ohio; Agnes, the wife of B. F. Reiling, of St. Henry, Ohio; Emma, the wife of Joseph Moel- 2I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ler, of St. Henry, Ohio; Frank B., a farmer residing at the same place; Ferdinand F., who is the subject of this review; Albert, a lumber dealer at Coldwater, Ohio; and Lillian, who resides at home with her father. Our subject received a good education in the public schools of his native place and supplemented this by a carefully chosen course at St. Mary’s, in Dayton, after which he worked for the P. Kuntz Lumber Company at Celina, Ohio, for seven years. Having by his industry and frugality saved sufficient means, in 1900 he came to Cambridge City and purchased an interest in the Cambridge City Lumber Company, with which he has since been connected as secretary, treasurer and manager. This company was incorporated in 1899 with a capital stock of $3,000 and the following corps of officers: President, Peter Kuntz; vice- president, Ezra Hill; treasurer, Forest Hill; manager, Ezra Hill. The company deals in lumber, builders’ hardware, cement, sewer pipe, brick, and everything in the builders’ line. The present offi- cers are: President, Peter Kuntz, Sr.; vice-president, Peter Kuntz, Jr.; secretary, treasurer and manager, Ferdinand F. Romer. The company carries about 1,000,000 feet of lumber and gives twelve people steady employment. Mr. Romer is a self-made man and has seen his fortune grow as the result of thrift, energy and square dealing. Prosperous himself, he is one of the foremost of his city in all movements for the public good, and his advice is sought in all matters pertaining to his community. His disposition is genial and whole-souled, and he is of that class of good citizens that make this county famous, not only for its material prosperity, but for the good fellowship and feeling among its inhabitants. A valued friend is he, and in times of distress many have turned to him and not found him wanting in sympathy and assistance. He is a Demo- crat in his political views. On Jan. 22, 1902, he led to the mar- riage altar Miss Carrie Kreusch, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Heirolzer) Kreusch, of Celina, Ohio. Mr. Kreusch was a hard- ware merchant and also was a contractor and in the milling busi- ness for a time. He served as treasurer of Mercer county, Ohio, for several years, and was postmaster at Celina. He is now de- ceased and his widow resides in Celina. Mr. Romer is a Catholic in his religious belief and is a member of the Knights of St. John and also of the Knights of Columbus. It may be stated in conclu- sion that the business with which he is connected has doubled in volume within the past ten years. Charles W. Routh is a native of Dalton township, Wayne county, and has lived in Cambridge City for the past forty-four years. He has been very prosperous, is enthusiastic over the ad- vantages of this locality, and expects to spend the residue of his days in the place that has so long been his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1839, and his parents were Joseph and Letta (Burroughs) Routh, the former of whom was born at French Broad River, in Eastern Tennessee, in 1803, and the mother was born near Dayton, Ohio, in 1810. The father came to Wayne county in 1820 and pre- empted a farm which he cleared in Dalton township. He lived on this homestead until his death, which occurred in 1863, and his BIOGRAPHICAL 2I3 good wife passed away the same year. The father was a Re- publican in his political views and his religious faith was expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. Some years prior to 1823 there had been a log still house erected at Dalton for the distilling of whisky, but the temperance advocates were so strong in that locality that the enterprise was abandoned, and Joseph Routh conducted the first high school in Wayne county for three years in this same building, at a salary of $8 per month. Charles W. Routh received his education in the district schools of Dalton township, and after his school days were completed worked for his father on the farm until in August, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company B of the Fifth Indiana cavalry, for service in the Civil war, being promoted to corporal in 1863. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in 1862. In Decem- ber Company B was sent to Rockport, Ind., moved to Louisville in February, 1863, and to Glasgow, Ky., early in March. There the regiment was kept busy in scouting the country until April 17, being in several skirmishes and burning the town of Celina, Tenn. It was in heavy scouting and skirmishing until June 22, capturing many prisoners. On July 4 it started in pursuit of Morgan's raid- ers and finding them at Buffington's Island attacked and drove them in every direction, killing and capturing many and Securing five pieces of artillery. Returning to Glasgow, it started on Aug. 18 for East Tennessee and reached Knoxville on Sept. I, being the first regiment of Union troops to enter that city. It was in an expedition across the Smoky Mountains and On its re- turn moved to Greenville. It was then in an expedition to Bristol, being engaged in heavy skirmishing and the battle near Zollicoffer. It was also in an engagement near Blountsville and captured a number of prisoners. While marching from Loudon the regiment met 3,000 of the enemy near Henderson's Mill and engaged in a fierce fight, holding the enemy in check in frequent hand-to-hand combats, and when nearly surrounded, cut its way through the lines and rejoined its brigade. Later, near Rheatown, it came upon the enemy's rear and engaged him again. It was in a second en- gagement near Blountsville, and was on Outpost duty at Jones- boro until Nov. 6, when it moved to Cheek’s Crossroads, thence to Tazewell, and later to Maynardville. It was in a heavy skirmish with a division of cavalry, and in heavy fighting at Walk- er's Ford, Dec. 2, 1863, when Mr. Routh was wounded in both hands, compelling him to remain in the hospital at Knoxville, Tenn., for two months. He rejoined his regiment at Mount Sterl- ing, Ky. On May 1, 1864, it started for Tunnel Hill, Ga., and with Stoneman’s command participated in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged in all the cavalry operations from Dalton to Decatur. Marching in a raid toward Macon in July, it took part in an attack upon the enemy and drove him two miles. Near Hillsboro it par- ticipated in an engagement with a body of Wheeler's cavalry and was left on the field to hold the enemy in check until the main body was entirely out of danger. Then the regiment was sur- rendered by General Stoneman against Colonel Butler's earnest 2I4. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY protest. Mr. Routh was at that time with the dismounted portion of the regiment and was doing service around Atlanta. After leaving the hospital he was selected as orderly by Major Leason, who was placed in command of the dismounted portion of the regi- ment at Cartersville, Ga., and when the mounted portion went on the raid which ended with its surrender, Major Leason's command was left at Atlanta. It seems that Mr. Routh was a favorite of Major Leason. When an engagement was imminent that officer would always give into the orderly's keeping his watch and papers, admonishing him to guard them from the enemy. After his in- jury Mr. Routh was not fit for active regimental service and hence his appointment as orderly. After the capture of the regiment, Major Leason, with the dismounted portion, was ordered back to Nicholsville, Ky., to be remounted, and there the men were all furloughed home for the election, Mr. Routh casting his second vote for Abraham Lincoln for President. Upon being exchanged, the regiment marched for Pulaski, Tenn., Jan. 17, 1865, and re- mained on Scouting work, capturing and dispersing bushwackers and Outlaws, but Mr. Routh was on detailed duty at Camp Carring- ton and was mustered out May IO, 1865. He then returned to the farm, where he remained until 1867, when he removed to Cambridge City and engaged in the livery business. Later he de- voted his attention largely to the buying, selling, and shipping of horses and remained actively employed until 1905, when he retired. On Nov. 2, 1865, at Winchester, Ind., he was married to Miss Mar- garet L. Needham, daughter of Frederick F. and Julia (Hammer) Needham, the former of whom was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and the latter in Hamilton, Ohio. They came to Henry county, Indiana, in 1840, and located in Jimtown, later removing to Fountain City, where the father engaged in business as a dry- goods merchant. They afterward removed to Williamsburg and then to Winchester, where the father died March Io, 1865, and the mother passed away July 27, 1889. Mrs. Routh was born in Foun- tain City, Wayne county, and was educated in the schools of the locality in which the family lived. To Mr. and Mrs. Routh were born three children: Frederick O., who resides in Minneapolis, Minn.; Gertrude A., who is at home with her parents; and George, who died in 1893. Mrs. Routh is a member of the Presbyterian church of Cambridge City, and Mr. Routh was made a Mason in Farmland Lodge, No. 308, at Farmland, Dec. 26, 1864, and has been identified with Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, since 1868. He is also a member of Cambridge Chapter, No. 9, and of Commandery, No. 6. He is a Republican in politics, is at present treasurer of Cambridge City, and served two years as a member of the common council of that municipality. John H. Runge, one of the prominent merchants of Richmond, was born in that city, July 6, 1852, son of Louis H. and Ellen Catherine (Shofer) Runge. The father was born in Osnaburg, Germany, and the mother was also a native of the Fatherland. They were married in Richmond and were numbered among the old German families of that place. The father came to the United \ BIOGRAPHICAL 2I5 States in 1849, and died in Richmond, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. The mother died in 1898. The father was a shoemaker by trade in his early life, and also was for a time en- gaged in the express and cooperage business, and for nearly twenty years was engaged with his son, John H., in the flour, feed, field and garden seed business. The firm name at that time was Louis Runge & Son, and the establishment was located upon the present site of the “Evening Item” office, at 12-14 North Seventh street. The present location is at 16 South Seventh street, where the busi- ness has been established since 1889. The father retired from the pusiness about seventeen years ago. He was one of the charter members of Hermann Lodge, No. 2 I, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To him and his estimable wife there were born five chil- dren, one of whom died in infancy, and the others are Henry H., John H., George H. and Anna, who is the wife of George Deuker, and they all reside in Richmond. John H. Runge received his early education in the public schools of Richmond and in early life learned the trade of a wagon maker, working at the wagon and pump business for about eight years. He learned the trade of Rnollenberg & Schutte. In 1877 he started in the wholesale and retail feed business with his father, and this association continued until about 1884, when, upon the retirement of the father, John Knollenberg became a partner of Mr. Runge, under the firm name of Runge & Knollenberg. In 1900 Charles Runge, the son of John H., succeeded Mr. Knollenberg in the business, and since that time the style of the firm has been J. Runge & Company. Aside from the business already mentioned, Mr. Runge is connected with and was one of the organizers of the Richmond Loan & Savings Asso- ciation, and is now the vice-president of that concern. He is also a member of the South Side Improvement Association, and for more than thirty years was a member of the old Richmond City Band. Fraternally he is associated with Hermann Lodge, No. 21, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Richmond, and with his wife is affiliated with St. Paul's German Lutheran Church. On July 24, 1873, was solemnized Mr. Runge's marriage to Miss Ade- line Knollenberg, daughter of Charles H. Knollenberg, of Rich- mond, where Mrs. Runge was born. She died Sept. 29, 1900, hav- ing become the mother of five children: Charles L., who is in part- nership with his father; Edna, who died at the age of eighteen months; Howard, who died at the age of nineteen years; and Marie and Edith, who are at home. Charles L. married Miss Car- rie Tinapple, of Richmond, and they have a son, John. Christian Schlonaker is one of the successful and progressive farmers and stock growers of Wayne county and the owner of a fine homestead farm in Jackson township. He was born in Butler county, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1843, son of Peter and Elizabeth (King) Schlonaker, both natives of Switzerland who came to the United States about 1830. They located in Butler county, Ohio, where the father conducted a still house for about twenty years and then turned his attention to farming. He retired several years before his death, after having purchased a farm in Washington township, 2I6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY | Wayne county, and the mother passed away in Butler county, Ohio. Both were devout members of the Mennonite church, and in political matters he was found arrayed as a staunch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party, though he never sought the honors or emoluments of public office. The subject of this sketch is the fifth in order of birth of a family of nine children, the others being as follows: Fannie is the widow of Christian Gingrich and resides in Kansas; Barbara is the wife of John Goldsmith, of Iowa; Mary is the widow of Christian Augsberger and resides at Urbana, Ohio; Anna is deceased; Jacob resides in McLean county, Illinois, and John, Peter, and Joseph are deceased. Christian Schlonaker is indebted to the schools of Butler county, Ohio, for his prelimi- nary educational discipline, and his entire active career has been one of consecutive identification with agricultural pursuits, in con- nection with which he has been very successful, as he has brought to bear progressive ideas and mature judgment in the handling of the various departments of his farming enterprise, which in- cludes diversified agriculture, the maintaining of a good dairy herd and the breeding of excellent grades of live stock. He has made numerous improvements on the farm of eighty-three acres which he purchased about 1890, including the erection of commodious buildings. In politics he gives his support to the time-honored principles of the Democratic party. On Feb. 4, 1872, Mr. Schlon- aker was united in marriage to Miss Emma Kennel, who was born and reared in Butler county, Ohio, daughter of John and Amelia (Utzy) Kennel, well known citizens of that section of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Schlonaker have five children: Wil- helmina, wife of William Rothmiel, of Fountain City; Rudolph, of Washington township; Oliver, of Butler county, Ohio; Clara, wife of Lewis Tice, of Richmond, and Grover, who resides at home with his parents. The parents of Mrs. Schlonaker were born in Germany. They came to the United States and located in Butler county, Ohio, where the father followed farming, and where the mother died. The father is now living with Mr. Schlonaker, at the advanced age of ninety-four years. Walter Washington Schultz, deceased, was one of those men of Old Dominion birth to whom Wayne county owes a portion of its wonderful development. He was born one mile from Winches- ter, Va., Dec. 15, 1854, son of George Washington and Judith Ann Schultz, both of whom were natives of the same State. The father was a miller by occupation and was engaged in the milling busi- ness in Virginia until some time during the Civil war, when he was burned out. He later removed to Seven Mile, Ohio, where he was engaged in the milling business until about the year 1872, when he removed to Camden, Ohio, and was engaged in the same occupation there until 1882. In the last named year he removed to Richmond, Ind., where he resided the remainder of his life. Walter W. Schultz, to whom this review is more particularly ded- icated, received his education in the public schools of Camden, Ohio, and at the age of about nineteen engaged in teaching school during one fall and winter. In the year 1880 he opened an agricul- BIOGRAPHICAL 217 tural store at Camden, having previously, beginning in 1878, trav- eled for the Wayne Agricultural Company, which occupation he followed for several years, and was considered very proficient in that line of industry. In 1887 he located in the city of Richmond, where with others he incorporated the Wayne Works of that place, assuming the general managership of the company. From this position he gradually rose until he became president, which posi- tion he held for several years. He devoted his energies to the development of the plant and largely through his efforts it be- came one of the largest and most productive concerns in the city, furnishing employment to about 450 men. It was greatly en- larged under his management, for when he became general man- ager the concern was employing only about seventy-five men. His chief business asset was his foresight in trade conditions, and as a result of his business sagacity the concern is now manufacturing large quantities of agricultural instruments, which find a sale all over the world. He also added vehicle and automobile depart- ments to the business, both of which have a large market, and his associates say that he was an excellent manager and business or- ganizer. By concentrating his efforts almost entirely to the up- building of the business he accumulated considerable property and was regarded as one of the leading manufacturers of the city, hav- ing marked ability along that line. Very little of his attention was devoted to other enterprises than that of the Wayne Works Com- pany, and he was not interested in other local factories. Until within the last two years he devoted his entire time to his work, but during the latter period had to make several visits to health resorts. Heart trouble was the immediate cause of his death, which occurred at his residence in the city of Richmond, June Io, 1910. On Dec. 23, 1877, Mr. Schultz was married to Miss Caroline Danser, at Camden, Ohio, and of this union there was born a son— George Lee Schultz—who married Edith Zoe Hastings, and with his wife and mother resides at 32 South Eleventh street, in the city of Richmond. Elias P. Scott, one of the sterling citizens whose memory linked the pioneer era in Wayne county with the latter days of opulent prosperity and advanced civilization, was one of the rep- resentative farmers of Harrison township and a citizen who ever commanded the high regard of all who knew him. He was a native of the township in which the major portion of his life was spent, his reminiscences of the early days were ever interesting and graphic, and his grandfather entered the land in Harrison town- ship, the ownership of which tract still remains in the possession of members of the family. Mr. Scott continued to reside on this fine homestead farm until Nov. 18, 1903, when he removed to Cam- bridge City and there resided until his death, which occurred June 29, 1906. His memory is revered by all who came within the sphere of his kindly and generous influence. Mr. Scott was born in Harrison township, Wayne county, Indiana, Feb. 19, 184I, a son of James C. and Sarah (Willits) Scott, the former of whom was also born in Harrison township. As before stated, the paternal & 218 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY grandfather secured a tract of government land in Harrison town- ship, and the father of Elias P. Scott reclaimed a considerable portion of this from the virgin forest before he was summoned from the scene of life's mortal endeavors. He remained on the home- stead mentioned until summoned to that “undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns,” and the mother passed away in the village of Dublin. The subject of this memoir was reared to manhood under the scenes and influences of that era in the history of Wayne county, and his early educational privileges were limited to the district schools, which were maintained by the citizens of that community with no slight difficulty and sacri- ficing. He never wavered in his allegiance to the great basic art of agriculture, and through his energy and ability it was his to attain to more than ordinary success as a farmer and stock grower. He worked on the old homestead, which he finally purchased, made the best of improvements on his farm, and his homestead stands to-day as one of the model places of Harrison township—a per- petual monument to his well directed efforts and good judgment as a business man. He Ordered his life upon a high plane of in- tegrity and honor, was tolerant and kindly in his association with his fellow men, and his genial personality gained and retained to him inviolable friendships, of which he was ever deeply apprecia- tive. He never manifested aught of desire to enter the arena of practical politics, though he was a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republican party and took a loyal and intelligent interest in the questions and issues of the hour. He served several years as trustee of Harrison township and contributed to the material and civic upbuilding of the county, and his name merits an endur- ing place on the roll of the honored citizens of this favored section of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was a zealous member of the Christian church, with which his widow also has been identified as an active member for many years. On Sept. 30, 1862, was sol- emnized the marriage of Mr. Scott to Miss Mary L. Goodwin, of New Castle, Henry county, Indiana, born Nov. 21, 1844, a daugh- ter of Richard and Catherine (Kinsey) Goodwin, the former of whom was born in Henry county and the latter in Wayne county. The father was a merchant in New Castle and died in the prime of life, and the devoted mother passed away in the same place. In conclusion is entered brief record concerning the eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Scott: Addie B. is the wife of Charles Savage, a farmer, and they reside in Center township; James married Maude Hunt, daughter of Rudisill Hunt, of Richmond, and they had one child, Mamie, who is the wife of Carl Wright, of Cambridge City, and the mother of a son, James. After the death of his first wife, James Scott married Katy Fantzler, of Harrison township, and they have two children—Crystal and Eugene. They reside in Harrison township, where James is engaged in farming. Richard L., the second son, married Ida Miller, daughter of Philip Miller, of Har- rison township, and they have two children—Gladys and Floyd; they reside in Cambridge City, where Richard L. is engaged as a rural mail carrier. Sarah Catherine is the wife of Joseph H. BIOGRAPHICAL 2I9 Boroughs, a farmer in Harrison township. William H. married Nora Blue, daughter of Jacob Blue, of Jackson township, and they have two children—Frank E. and Mabel; they reside in Washing- ton township, where William H. is engaged in farming. Fred E. married Zora Stover, daughter of Samuel Stover, of Henry county, and they have two children—Elias and Pauline; they reside on the old homestead. John P. married Lulu Sherry, daughter of Monroe Sherry, of Jefferson township, and they have two children—Helen and Harry; they reside in Harrison township, where John P. is engaged in farming. Frank C. married Nellie Larsh, daughter of a Mr. Larsh, of Dublin, Jackson township, and they have two chil- dren—Victor and Mary; they reside in Jefferson township, where Frank C. is engaged in farming. James H. Shepherd, a prominent agriculturist of the township of Washington, where he also has charge of the Lake Erie & Western railway station at Milton, was born in Madison county, Indiana, March 8, 1873, son of William and Martha E. (Wright) Shepherd. The mother, a native of Lee county, Virginia, born Aug. 2, 1847, is now living in Indianapolis. The father, a farmer by Occupation, was born in Kentucky; came to Indiana and settled in Madison county, where he continued to follow agricultural pur- suits until his death. These parents were blessed with the birth of five children—three sons and two daughters: Mary Alice, born July 3, 1869, died March 18, 1900; Prestley, born May 2, 1871, re- sides in Indianapolis; James H., the subject of this sketch ; Wil- liam D., born Sept. I5, 1875, resides in Chicago, Ill. ; and Augusta, born July 4, 1880, is the wife of Amos Peddigo, of Indianapolis. James H. Shepherd received his education in the schools of Indi- anapolis. After the passing of his school days he worked on farms for six or seven years and then learned telegraphy in Indianapolis. He worked for a time for the Western Union Telegraph Company at Indianapolis and then entered the employ of the Lake Erie & Western railway, being located successively at Noblesville and Arcadia, Ind., and at Amsden, Ohio, and on June 23, 1902, was given charge of the station of that railroad at Milton in Wash- ington township, Wayne county. He also devotes considerable at- tention to farming, and that he is an “up-to-date” farmer is mani- fested by the many modern conveniences to be found about his place. Politically he believes in the principles of the Socialist party. He was united in marriage at Indianapolis, Aug. I2, 1893, to Miss Julia E. Douglas, daughter of Arthur B. and Lavina (Wood) Douglas. Mrs. Shepherd's parents were both born in Morgan county, Indiana, and the father, who is a brick mason by trade, resides in Indianapolis, the mother being deceased. Five children graced the fireside of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas: Samuel L., who is a traveling salesman; John D., a farmer, resides in Illinois; Fred is a brick mason and resides at Wellsville, Utah ; Frank J. is a veterinary surgeon at New Orleans, and Julia E. is the beloved wife of Mr. Shepherd. Three children have been born to this couple: Arthur G., born Oct. 23, 1894; Helen, born April I, IQ02, and Robert W., born May 27, 1907. Fraternally Mr. Shepherd is well affiliated, being a member of the Masonic Order. 22O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John Kepler Shroyer, an enterprising farmer of Jackson town- ship and One of the prosperous men of that vicinity, was born in Cambridge City, July 27, 1872, Son of Henry A. and Caroline Z. (Kepler) Shroyer. The father was born at New Castle, Ind., April 13, 1845, and the mother near Jacksonburg, Wayne county, July 27 of the same year. The paternal grandfather, Peter Shroyer, moved his family to Livingston county, Illinois, where he died, and then Henry A. Shroyer, the father of John K., came to Wayne county and located in Cambridge City, where he engaged in the general merchandise business. This was about 1870 and he fol- lowed that business about five years, and then moved two miles east of Germantown and purchased 220 acres of land, upon which he made several improvements. He died April 15, 1883, and his widow passed away July 18, 1893. Three children were born to these parents. Harry E. resides in New York City, and Carrie Estella died in infancy. John K. Shroyer, subject of this re- view, took advantage of the educational opportunities afforded by the district schools of Jackson township, and later completed the prescribed course in the Cambridge City High School, graduating with the class of 1892. After leaving school he began farming at the old homestead and built the fine residence there in 1906. The farm is composed of 250 acres and he follows general farming, also devoting considerable attention to the raising of hogs. In his po- litical belief Mr. Shroyer is a staunch adherent of Democratic prin- ciples. Fraternally he is a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masons. On May 5, 1901, Mr. Shroyer was united in marriage to Miss Carrie A. Wheeler, daugh- ter of Silas L. and Adelia (Le Fevere) Wheeler, of Cambridge City, and two children have been the issue of this marriage—John H., born Dec. I3, 1903, and Mary C., born April 3, 1906. Dr. Solomon Garfield Smelser was born in Union county, In- diana, Aug. 20, 1880. He is a son of Nicholas and Sarah (Slane) Smelser, the former of whom was born in the same county as his son, and the latter at Alma, Ill. For nearly ninety years the Smel- ser family has occupied a distinctive place in the affairs of Wayne and Union counties, Indiana. Jacob Smelser, the great-grandfather of Dr. Smelser, was a native of Maryland, in which State, and in Kentucky, he naturally imbibed the old Southern ideas in regard to slavery, at least to a large extent. He married Elizabeth Smith, in the Blue Grass State, and about 1824 moved to Boston town- ship, Wayne county, Indiana, where they settled upon a farm and lived out their allotted days, he dying at the age of ninety-two and his wife at the age of seventy-five. In the early days Jacob Smel- ser owned a distillery, the products of which he would occasionally load upon a flat boat and convey to New Orleans by the river route, and then walk back the entire distance. He freed his slaves when he came to Indiana, but notwithstanding this fact several of them accompanied him, and one, “Ben,” to whom he had not given his freedom but had hired out for eleven years, afterward joined the family in this State. Dr. Smelser's grandparents—Solomon and Lucinda (Stevens) Smelser—were married in Union county, In- BIOGRAPHICAL 22 I diana, and the grandmother was born and reared in Harrison town- ship, that county. Her last years were passed at her birthplace, both she and her husband attaining their seventy-sixth year. He was a successful farmer and business man, and during the Civil war raised mules, which he sold to the Government. At the time of his death he owned about 900 acres of land. In his religious Views he was a strong Universalist and in politics was a Repub- lican. To him and his good wife there were born ten children, all but two of whom survive. Of these children, Dr. Smelser's father, Nicholas Smelser, was the sixth, and was born Dec. 14, I849, on the Old Smelser homestead, where he now resides, and where his father lived for forty years. When he reached his ma– jority he went to Salem, Ill., near which place his father had pur- chased land, and there remained for seven years, engaged in farm- ing. In the meantime, Nov. 14, 1872, he married Miss Sarah Slane, of Alma, Ill., in which town her father was a merchant. They became the parents of three children—two sons and a daugh- ter. Of these children the daughter, Mattie, who is Mrs. James Driffill, resides on their farm of IOO acres in Center township, Wayne county, one-half mile south of Centerville; John L. resides on and owns a farm of ninety-eight acres in Center township; and Solomon G. is the subject of this review. In 1875 the father re- turned to Indiana, and his father was so desirous for him to re- main here permanently that he sold him the farm he now owns. In June, 1897, soon after the death of Albert Mitchell, the father was appointed to succeed the deceased in the office of county com- missioner. He is very popular with all who know him in Union county, where he and his wife live retired on their 160-acre farm, located nine miles from Richmond. Solomon G. Smelser is the youngest of the children born to these parents, his sister having been born in Illinois and his brother in Wayne county, and all were educated in Union county, Indiana. He obtained his pro- fessional education in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis and graduated with the class of April, I005. He commenced his practice in Shirley, Henry county, Indiana, where he still owns a nice property, and remained there four years, building up a large practice. Seeking a larger field, in 1909, he located in Richmond. On May 8, 1909, he was appointed by Governor Marshall a mem- ber of the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination, for a term of four years. He is a member of the Henry County Medical Society, the State Medical Association, and the Sydenham Society of the medical college in which he graduated at Indianapo- lis. In politics he is a Republican, and fraternally is a member of the Masonic order, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias. His Masonic membership is with Corne- lius Lodge, No. 232, at Abington, Wayne county, and his Odd Fel- low membership is with Whitewater Lodge at Richmond. On Nov. 8, 1902, while in school on the second year of his medical course, he was united in marriage to Miss Eva L. Stanley, daughter of Lewis and Anna Stanley, of Union county, Indiana, where Mrs. Smelser was reared and educated. Lewis Stanley is deceased. 222 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Benjamin F. Sourbeer, numbered among the prosperous men of affairs of East Germantown, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1857. His father was Christian Sourbeer, a native of the same county, born July 5, 1833, and his mother was Elizabeth (Binkley) Sourbeer, also a native of Lancaster county. Christian Sourbeer was a stone mason by trade and came to Wayne county in 1859. He first located in Dublin, where he worked in a saw mill a short time and later moved on a farm in Washington township, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Jan. 20, 1877. The elder Sourbeer lived a quiet and peaceful life, never aspiring to hold any public office, and won the respect of his neigh- bors and others throughout the county. The untimely death of our subject's mother occurred in Pennville, Jackson township. She had been a kind and loving wife and an ideal mother and is remem- bered as a beautiful character. Benjamin F. Sourbeer was edu- cated in the district schools of Washington township and for some years engaged in the Occupation of farming. Having remained at home and assisted his father until the latter’s death, the next four years were likewise spent in agricultural pursuits. He then de- voted his attention to threshing for twelve years, and in 1893 en- gaged in the drug business in East Germantown, in which line of endeavor he still continues, also handling agricultural machinery, coal, etc. His ideas of business are along general lines, and in his calling he ranks with the leaders. Politically he is a member of the Democratic party and to its principles has been an adherent all his life. Under the last Cleveland administration he was post- master at East Germantown. Mr. Sourbeer is of a family of ten children, of whom he is the eldest: Gertrude is the wife of Chris– tian Rush, of Jackson township; Fannie is the wife of Omer Neff, of Jackson township ; William C. resides in Jefferson county, In- diana; Annabelle is the wife of John Rothermel, of Jefferson coun- ty, Indiana; Sarah is the wife of Ira J. Wicks, of Pennville, Ind. ; Olive is the wife of Frank Rummel, of Cambridge City, Ind. ; Harry M. resides in Jackson township, and Minerva and Ida M. are de- ceased. On Sept. 5, 1886, was celebrated the marriage of our sub- ject to Miss Iona Weaver, daughter of John and Rebecca (Walters) Weaver, both deceased. There was born to them a daughter, Blanche, who is the wife of C. E. Rodenburg, of East German- town, and the mother of a little daughter, Charlotte. The parents of Mrs. Sourbeer were natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sourbeer is a member of the Red Men and also of Walnut Level Lodge, No. 156, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at East Germantown. Benjamin Starr, who was a prominent resident and substantial citizen of Richmond, was born in that city, at the old Starr home- stead, at the corner of what is now Tenth and North D streets, May 17, 1842, and died in Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 24, 1903, having been a resident of the Quaker City all of his life, a period of more than sixt-one years. His parents were Charles West and Elizabeth (Wilson) Starr, his father having come from Philadel- phia and was an influential and highly respected member of the Society of Friends. While living in Philadelphia Charles W. BIOGRAPHICAL 223 Starr was engaged in the exporting and importing trade with con- siderable success. He came to Richmond when the population was fewer than 700. He was always a believer in a brilliant future for the city and spent a large share of his time and money in building Streets and laying out quarter-acre lots. What is now Fort Wayne avenue was laid out through Mr. Starr's property and as a result of his enterprise. Benjamin Starr was the youngest Of the family and received his education in the schools of Rich- mond, being still engaged with his studies when the Civil war with all its horrors was forced upon the country. Then, with a patriotic ardor, he answered the call for 300,000 men, in August, 1861, and served loyally as a member of Company C, Second In- diana cavalry. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in September, 1861, being the first complete cavalry regiment raised in the State. It was mustered in Dec. 9 and left the State On the 16th for Louisville, going from there to Camp Wickliffe. It moved with Buell's army to the Tennessee, reaching the field at Shiloh after the battle. It was in a skirmish enroute to Corinth, was engaged at Pea Ridge in April, and participated in a recon- noisance in force a few days later, driving the enemy for three miles. It was actively engaged in the siege of Corinth, and after the evacuation moved with Buell's army into Northern Alabama. It was engaged at Tuscumbia, and was in the engagements at Mc- Minnville and Gallatin in August. In the last named engagement Mr. Starr was seriously wounded in the head, as a consequence of which he was placed in the hospital. Before recovering from his wound he was stricken with typhoid fever and in a short time thereafter was honorably discharged from the service on account of disability. He then returned to Richmond and as soon as he was able to give it his attention engaged in business. As secretary and treasurer of the Starr Piano Company he displayed exceptional ability and in the business affairs of life won distinction equally as prominent as that achieved on the field of battle. He was one of the incorporators of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie railroad and a member of the citizens’ committee which succeeded in gain- ing for the road entrance into the city of Richmond. Mr. Starr was allied with the Republican party and the citizens of his native city and county recognized his sterling qualities by offering him, various offices, but he generally refused them as he had no political aspirations, preferring instead the business he had chosen and the opportunity of enjoying his home, in which he was a devoted hus- band and father. However, he served as a member of the Council of Administration of the Grand Army of the Republic, as a trustee of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Knightstown, as a member of the Board of Regents of the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sail- ors’ Monument, and as a member of the Richmond school board. In the last named position he was held in high esteem by all pa- trons and pupils of the schools. He was known in the high school as the “boys’ friend,” and never was an appeal to him put aside without an investigation. Mr. Starr had long been probably the most prominent man connected with the Grand Army of the Re- 224 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY public in Indiana. He had been commander of the local post and also commander of the Indiana department of that organization, being elected to that position by a rising vote, which showed en- thusiastic unanimity unprecedented in the history of the depart- ment. In the fall of 1902 he was elected without opposition to the Office of State Senator from Wayne county, to succeed C. C. Blink- ley, deceased, and as Mr. Starr died before the expiration of his term he was the second senator from Wayne county to die in office within a period of eighteen months. Mr. Starr was twice mar- ried, his first wife being Miss Josephine Iredell, a sister of John Iredell, of Richmond. This lady died in 1868, and some time there- after Mr. Starr married Miss Mary Longstreet. Of the first mar- riage there was born a daughter, Lydia, who is the wife of Frank Taber and resides in Chicago, Ill., where she enjoys social relations with a large circle of friends. Arthur Middleton Reeves was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7, 1856, and was a son of Mark Ewen and Caroline (Middleton) Reeves, who are given appropriate mention upon another page of this volume. The father had come from New Jersey to Richmond, Ind., then a Quaker settlement near the frontier, and by his ability, integrity, and industry, had risen from humble surroundings to prominence and affluence. From Richmond he had moved to Cin- cinnati, where Arthur M. was born, as the younger of two chil- dren, and during the stirring times of the Civil war was in school in the city of his birth. In 1865 the father purchased a tract of land, located in what is now the eastern part of the city of Rich- mond, and this he laid out in extensive and beautiful grounds, and built a home, in which he took his residence and retired from busi- ness. The family being members of the Society of Friends, after a time Arthur became a pupil in the Friends' Academy, an institu- tion under the charge of William M. Jackson, and soon grew to be the personal friend of the instructor. He traveled much with His parents and sister in various parts of the United States, and in 1871 in Europe and the Levant. During this tour he kept a journal of several volumes, describing what he saw. In the fall of 1872 he returned to his home in Richmond and resumed his studies, and in addition to his school work determined to learn the printer's trade. He purchased a press, and it was not long before he began to take orders from merchants and manufacturers of the city, and had soon established a thriving little business, which he managed personally at his home. Soon the business outgrew these surroundings, and after a year or two a printing office was established on Main street, and later became consolidated with that of the “Palladium,” one of the leading newspapers of the county. In September, 1873, Mr. Reeves entered Cornell University in the Freshman class, but ill Health compelled him to leave before the end of the collegiate year. In the fall of 1875 he resumed his college work and graduated at Cornell with the class of 1878. Being of a nature sensitive and reserved, he made acquaintances very slowly, and his abilities and force of character were not at first known or suspected outside of his small circle of friends. But as one term succeeded another, and ARTHUR MIDDLETON REEVES. BIOGRAPHICAL 225 he steadily gave proof of remarkable mental power, both professors and students began to watch the quiet young man; and by the time he reached his Junior year he had become an intellectual force in the University. Thus it came about that, almost against his will, he was chosen one of the editors of the “Cornell Era,” one of the best college weeklies in the country. For two years he was also an editor of “The Cornelian,” an annual publication, and in his Senior year started a weekly illustrated paper, “Cocaigne,” which was instantly successful, but which, lacking his editorial skill and enthusiasm after he graduated, presently ceased to exist. Although he was a student he was not a book-worm, and always had ample time and inclination for the social side of college life, and there are songs sung by the students to-day which were written by him. Within a few weeks after coming to Cornell he joined the Kappa Alpha fraternity, for which he always retained an abiding affec- tion, and here first met his most cherished friends. Very early in life he showed a strong bent for the study of languages, and during his third and fourth year at college devoted himself enthusiastically to their study. He was encouraged and advised in particular by two men—Willard Fiske, professor of the North European lan- guages, and T. F. Crane, professor of the Romance languages. Under their instruction he became familiar with German, Swedish, Icelandic, French, and Italian ; and in these tongues, as well as in Danish and Spanish, he later acquired excellent conversational facil- ity, while in Icelandic he became a philological authority. It was the influence of Professor Fiske that first directed his attention to the Norse languages and developed in him an enthusiasm for what presently became his life work. A warm friendship grew up be- tween student and instructor. During his Senior year Mr. Reeves read with interest and admiration Tegner’s well-known poem, “Frithiof's Saga,” and it formed the subject of his graduation thesis. In the autumn of 1878, after graduation, he went abroad. In Paris he met Andrew D. White, who had been president of Cornell while he was a student, as well as Professor Fiske, and traveled with the latter to Berlin, where he frequently met Bayard Taylor, then American minister to Germany, and also visited Spain. When he returned to Richmond he did not long remain, and Pro- fessor Fiske and he made a trip to Iceland. Reaching Reykjavik, they set out overland for the geysers, Hekla, and the homes of Njal and Gunnar. After his departure from Iceland Mr. Reeves went to Berlin, where he remained until the end of the year. He attended lectures at the German capital in the University, on the History of the English, Norse, Italian, and Modern French literature. When he came home, in March, 1880, he found many things to interrupt his Icelandic studies. His father owned a tract of some 5,000 acres of wild land in the northern part of Indiana, about sixty miles from Chicago, and conveyed this land to his son and asked him to under- take the improvement of it, believing this would be of benefit to his health, which was by no means robust. He undertook the task, and for a long time the construction of drains, fences, bridges, houses, barns, and cattle sheds, and the purchase of farm implements and live stock engrossed his attention. He called the place “Grasmere.” 226 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Still his literary work was not neglected, and it was during this period that he translated “Lad and Lass,” Thoroddsen's character- istic sketch of life in Iceland, though he did not then publish it. His father died, in May, 1883, and heavy business responsibilities de- volved upon him; but, notwithstanding his inexperience, he man- aged them with skill and fidelity. His business ability was excep- tional. For a time, however, his health failed and he took a short journey to Europe, accompanied by his cousin, William P. Reeves. Upon his return and during the succeeding fall and winter he spent much time arranging the material for his work “The Finding of Wineland the Good,” being an account of the Icelandic discovery of America. This work, published in May, 1890, by the Oxford University Press, contains first an account of the Icelandic litera- ture upon the subject, including the early fragmentary references; then an account of the two principal sources of the history, the “Saga of Eric the Red” and the “Flatey Book.” Eric's Saga is found in two manuscripts now in the Arna Magnaean Library at Copenhagen, called respectively “Hauk’s Book” and the “Saga of Eric the Red.” After a description of these manuscripts and their contents, the saga is translated in full, and then follows an account and translation of the Wineland history of the Flatey Book, the other source from which our knowledge of the discovery is derived. Mr. Reeves then gives an account of the Wineland story in the Icelandic annals and other notices of more doubtful value and a history of the publication of the discovery in other languages, and a description of the Icelandic texts, followed by phototype copies of the three principal manuscripts which he caused to be made from those in the Arna Magnaean collection. Last of all is a series of elaborate critical historical and explanatory notes giving prac- tically all the learning upon the subject, the whole being embodied in a quarto volume of some 200 pages. This book is believed to contain practically the results of the entire scholarship upon the subject up to the time of its publication and it has been recognized by other historians, such as John Fiske, as the standard authority upon this subject. A second edition, published in 1895, after Mr. Reeves’ death, was preceded by the biography and correspondence of the author, written by his brother-in-law, William Dudley Foulke, from which the facts in the foregoing biography are mainly taken. In the fall of 1890 Mr. Reeevs began conjointly with Dr. Valtyr Gudmundssen, of Copenhagen, the translation of another Icelandic work, the “Laxdaela Saga,” but some eighteen chapters only were completed when Mr. Reeves was killed in a railway acci- dent while returning from his farm, “Grasmere,” on Feb. 25, 1891, and a Runic gravestone, brought from Iceland, marks his last rest- ing place in the cemetery of Spring Grove at Cincinnati, Literature and scholarship lost much in the premature death of one whose talents were well approved by the work he had already done and whose life was full of promise for the future. Edward J. Smyser, a successful and prosperous railroad engi- neer of Richmond, was born in that city, May 26, 1873. He is a son of Alonzo W. and Bell (Wright) Smyser, who are given more BIOGRAPHICAL 227 extended mention on another page of this volume. He received his early education in the public Schools of his native city, and in early life took up the business of railroading, which he has since continued to follow. At the age of nineteen he began work as a fireman on the Pennsylvania Lines, and this occupation followed for seven years, for four years of which time he was on the engine of which his father was engineer. In 1898 he was promoted to the position of engineer, and thereafter continued to run a freight en- gine until Oct. I, IOO9, when he was given a passenger engine, and now has a through run from Logansport, Ind., to Cincinnati, Ohio. In politics Mr. Smyser has always been a Republican, but has never sought public office. He is affiliated with the Masonic order —Webb Lodge, the Chapter and Council—and also with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 598. On April 3, 1895, he was married to Miss Alice Rost, daughter of the late Fred Rost, a cigar maker at Richmond, who died in 1905, the mother surviving. Of this union there has been born a son, Ferdi- nand F., born Jan. I2, 1896. Mr. Smyser and family reside at 422 North Fifteenth Street. Alonzo W. Smyser, a popular passenger engineer on the Penn- Sylvania Lines, running between Richmond and Logansport, Ind., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 27, 1848, son of Cornelius and Anna Eliza (Wilson) Smyser, the former of whom was born at Harrisburg, Pa., and the latter at Carthage, a Suburb of Cincin- nati. The parents were married in Cincinnati, where the father was employed in a lumber yard for about five years, and the greater part of the remainder of his life was devoted to agricultural pur- suits. He removed from Cincinnati to a farm belonging to his wife's father, adjoining the village of Carthage, where he resided about two years and then engaged in running a packet on the canal for some time; then took charge of the special repair boat between Hamilton and Cincinnati. He removed from Carthage to South Bend, Ind., about 1854, and thereafter followed farming until about four years before his death, which occurred when he was eighty-six years old. He located on a farm, eight miles from South Bend and four miles from Mishawaka, and there his wife passed away. He then disposed of his farm interests and lived retired among his children, dying at the residence of his son-in- law, Henry Ernsperger, near South Bend. During the Civil war there was not a man in that vicinity who did more for the widows and aged people, in helping to provide for them while the bread- winners of their families were at the front, than did he. He fre- quently would start out with a wagon load of the necessaries of life and distribute it among those who were dependent and in need. In politics he always supported the Republican party. His father, Michael Smyser, and the father of the Studebaker boys of South Bend, moved from Pennsylvania to that Indiana city about the same time, and in company they used to peddle wagons around the country, Grandfather Studebaker making his home in South Bend, as did Grandfather Smyser the greater part of the time. The two families were very intimate, and Clem Studebaker and Corne– 228 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY lius Smyser were reared together and did a great deal of business together in an early day. The Studebaker boys, while engaged in blacksmithing, frequently shod Mr. Smyser's horses. Alonzo W. Smyser has a gold-headed cane, which he prizes very highly, and which was given to his father by Mr. Oliver and Mr. Studebaker, of South Bend. When he died, the father gave the cane to Alonzo with the instruction that it is be handed down to succeeding genera- tions. It is first to go from Alonzo to his eldest son, Edward J. To Cornelius Smyser and wife there were born seven children, of whom Alonzo W. is the eldest. Mrs. Lawrence Mikesell, of Mish- awaka, Ind., is the next in point of birth, and the others are Mrs. Cornelius Morris, of Mishawaka; Mrs. Henry Ernsperger, of South Bend; Mrs. Edward Shank, of South Bend; Mrs. Charles Doolittle, of Mishawaka, and Bert, who resides in Logansport and is a pas- senger engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad. Alonzo W. Smyser received his education in the schools of South Bend, Ind., and at the age of twenty began his life work as a railroad man. He came to Richmond in 1868 and has been an employe of the Pennsylvania Lines since, running on the same division, from Richmond to Logansport. He has been running a passenger engine since 1873. Starting in the business as a fireman, he soon thereafter was given a yard engine and later a freight engine, and these he ran from 1868 to 1872, since which period he has run nothing but passenger engines. As a mere boy he enlisted as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war, and was sworn into the State service, but was rejected by the United States authorities on account of his being under age. In politics, he gives his unswerving allegiance to the time-honored principles of the Republican party, and his religious affiliations are with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Richmond. Fraternally, he has mem- bership in the Richmond lodge of Masons, Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 598. He owns a nice home in Richmond and also a fine summer home at Bay View, Mich., where his family spends most of the summer and he spends about two months out of each year. He is also interested in a tract of truck land in Florida. In 1871 Mr. Smyser was married to Miss Bell Wright, who died in 1886, leav- ing one son, Edward J., who resides in Richmond and is given more extended mention on another page of this volume. On Jan. 19, 1888, Mr. Smyser was married to Miss Minnie Glines, who was born in Greenville, Ohio, daughter of John and Jane (Dean) Glines, who later removed to Logansport, Ind., where the marriage was solemnized. Of this union there was born two children: John C., who lives at home and is engaged in the offices of the Pennsylvania Lines, being a graduate of the Richmond Business College and having spent two years in Earlham College; and Lucy Isabell, who is a graduate of the Richmond High School with the class of 1911. The father of Mrs. Smyser was a druggist in Greenville, Ohio, but after his removal to Logansport, Ind., in 1871, followed the business of merchant tailoring. BIOGRAPHICAL 229 Edward H. Stegman, of Richmond, is descended from German parentage, a nationality whose dauntless spirit conquers difficul- ties and whose fortitude and steadfast principles for right have done so much to build up not only this community but the coun- try in general. He was born in Richmond, Ind., April 17, 1866, son of Harmon and Mary (Kemper) Stegman. The parents were both born in Germany and came to the United States in their youth, becoming acquainted in this country and being married in Richmond. The father died in 1871, at the age of thirty-three years, and the mother is living in Richmond. The father was a cabinet maker by occupation, having learned the trade in his native land. To him and his good wife were born four children, of whom Edward H., of this sketch, is the second in point of birth, the others being Mrs. Harmon Neiman and Ella, of Richmond, and a daughter, Emma, who died at the age of twenty years. The early education of Edward H. Stegman was obtained in the schools of Richmond, and after leaving school he entered the employ of Hut- ton's Casket Factory, where he remained four years. He then was employed in what is now the Richmond Casket Company, and for eight years was engaged in the paint department of that con- cern. In 1892 he engaged in an independent line of endeavor in the grocery business, but was hard hit by the panic of the fol- lowing year, from the effects of which it took him about three years to recover. But he persisted in his endeavors and success crowned his efforts, so that now he is transacting a large business and has one of the leading grocery establishments of the South Side, located at 327 South Twelfth street. In politics he is a stanch Republican and his religious faith is expressed by membership in St. John's German Lutheran Church. On June 5, 1890, he was married to Miss Mary Blomeyer, daughter of the late Herman Blomeyer, a prominent German citizen and a tailor of Richmond, where Mrs. Stegman was born and educated. Four children have been born of this union: Herbert, Edith, Edward, and Walter. Rolando G. Swallow, who has made a profitable business of agriculture, was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, March 21, 1851, son of Ephraim P. and Sarah A. (Snyder) Swallow. The father was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1817, and the mother in Union county, Indiana, Feb. II, 1823. The father came to Wayne county and located in Washington township, where as a physician he practiced his profession for several years. At the end of that time he removed to Jackson township, two and one-half miles east of Germantown, and re- tired about ten years before his death, which occurred March 17, 1887. The mother also passed away at the old homestead, Feb. 22, 1899. A son and a daughter were born to these parents. Ida Josephine is the wife of Charles C. Jamieson, of Marion, Ind., and they have one child, Charline. Rolando G. Swallow was educated in the Dublin High School and at the Centerville Collegiate Insti- tute, after which he attended Earlham College and taught school for ten years in Wayne county. He then began farming on the old homestead and has since devoted himself exclusively to his 23O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY farm duties. In the matter of politics he is aligned with the Demo- cratic party but has never sought public office of any nature. Fra- ternally he is allied with Lodge No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cambridge City. On Jan. I, 1880, was celebrated Mr. Swallow's marriage to Miss Lena L. Swiggett, a daughter of Levin and Hester (Owen) Swiggett, and her family relation is mentioned more particularly in the sketch of her father, elsewhere in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Swallow three children were born and their names in the order of birth follow : Levin, Sept. 21, 1880; Beatrice, Aug. 23, 1882; and Raymond, Feb. 3, 1885. The last named is the cashier of the bank at Economy, and the others are at home. Raymond married Julia Ellis, of Richmond, Ind. Mrs. Swallow died Dec. 25, 1885. Levin Swiggett, deceased, for many years one of Cambridge City’s prominent and useful citizens, was born Sept. 25, 1824, a Son of Aaron and Lavina Swiggett. His birthplace was Seaford, Del., and he was the youngest of a family of five—William, Sally, Eliza, Cornelia, and Levin—all of whom are deceased. His par- ents both died when he was seven years old and he was educated in the Seaford, Del., schools. Afterward he went to Baltimore and worked for an uncle in a clothing store and later engaged in the same business for himself. He came West about 1851 and located in Cambridge City, where he engaged in the tailoring business, built the block where the postoffice is now located, and continued in active business until his death, which occurred Dec. 5, 1896, and his passing was a severe loss to the whole community. Mr. Swig- gett was a very quiet and unassuming man, strictly honest, and devoted his life to his business and the happiness of his family. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order, lodge No. 5, at Cambridge City, and he was a thirty-second degree Mason. His widow resided in the old home, on West Main street in Cambridge City until her death, which occurred Nov. 28, 1910. In September, 1855, he was married to Miss Hester Ann Owen, daughter of Thaddeus and Lemira (Elliott) Owen, of Cambridge City, Ind., and they reared a family of seven children. Cornelia is deceased; Walter is living retired at Asheville, N. C.; Lenna married R. G. Swallow, of Wayne county, and is deceased; Karl is a merchant tailor in San Juan, Porto Rico; Luella Blanche is the wife of F. J. Claypool, of Elberta, Canada; Levin is deceased ; and Glen is Professor of Modern Languages in the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn. Frank Wright Wallace, a thrifty and progressive farmer of Wayne county, is a native of Washington township, born on the farm where he now resides, April 20, 1863. He is a descendant of a line of patriots, his paternal grandfather having served with dis- tinction in the war of 1812. The parents, John and Elizabeth (Wright) Wallace, were both natives of and spent their lives in Indiana. The father died in 1896 and the mother in 1902, and extended mention of them and their family are given on another page of this volume, in the sketch of their eldest son, William M. Wallace. Frank W. Wallace attended the district schools in BIOGRAPHICAL 23.I Washington township and began the labors of life by farming with his father, which association continued until the latter retired and moved to Milton in 1888. The son purchased the old homestead of eighty acres, in 1902, and has made some improvements thereon, in the way of buildings, etc. He devotes himself especially to the raising and breeding of pure-blooded Duroc hogs and to a general farming business. All that Mr. Wallace has accomplished in life has been the direct result of his own effort, and his tenacity of purpose and honest industry are well worthy of emulation. For . eight years he has served the community as a member of the ad- visory board, elected on the Democratic ticket, to which party he has given unswerving allegiance. On Oct. 31, 1888, was solem– nized the marriage of Mr. Wallace and Miss Leona Harvey, daugh- ter of Ira and Mellie (Watkins) Harvey, of Shelbyville, Ind. Mr. Harvey was a farmer in Washington township but later removed to Shelbyville, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He died in that city, and there his widow now resides. They were the parents of two children, of whom Emma is the wife of Samuel K. Eschmeyer, of Indianapolis, and Leona is the wife of Mr. Wallace. Mrs. Wallace was born at Morristown, Ind., Oct. 21, 1870. Dr. John A. Walls, a specialist in the treatment of chronic dis- eases, was born in Preble county, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1849. He is a son of Rev. John and Catherine (Joe) Walls. His father was one of the early pioneer Methodist preachers of Preble county and preached all through that part of the country in an early day, going on foot and horseback. He and his wife were both reared in West Virginia, where they were married, and drove from there to their new home in Preble county, in 1837. The father died in Preble county, Ohio, in 1854, and the mother in Miami county, Indiana, in 1876. They were the parents of five sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity, and all the sons were soldiers in the Civil war, with the exception of John A., who was not old enough, and besides was needed at home in the care of his mother and sister. Mrs. Elijah T. Moren, the eldest of the family, died at Converse, Ind., in 1907; a brother, J. C., died at Camden, Ohio, in December, 1909; and Mrs. James W. Swain died at Con- verse, Ind., in 1887. Those living are William W., of Eaton, Ohio; Simon L., of Converse, Ind. ; and John A., who is the subject of this review. Dr. Walls received his early education in the schools of Preble county, Ohio, and his professional education was obtained in the Physio-Medical College at Indianapolis, Ind., where he grad- uated in the spring of 1884. He at once commenced the practice of his profession at Eaton, Ohio, and continued there until the fall of 1889, when he came to Richmond, where he has since made his headquarters. He has always made a specialty of chronic dis- eases, and besides attending to a large practice in Richmond he regularly visits Brookville, New Castle, Winchester, and Rush- ville every four weeks. He has been visiting these places regu- larly for the past twenty years. In addition to these demands upon his time he published and edited the People's Medical Re- view, which was issued at Richmond for two years, devoted to in- 232 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY formation concerning the first aid to the injured, remedies for certain diseases, and helpful hints for sickness. This paper was entered in the mail as second-class matter. In politics Dr. Walls is a Prohibitionist, but has never aspired to hold public office. He is a supporter of the First Christian Church, of Richmond. So- cially he is a member of the Blue Lodge of Masonry at Richmond. On Dec. 29, 1870, Dr. Walls was married to Miss Sarah Bentley, of Oxford, Ohio, and she died April 15, 1896, the mother of one daughter, Stella, who is the wife of Dr. E. E. Pierce and resides on a farm near New Castle, Ind. Dr. Pierce is a graduate in both dentistry and medicine and practiced dentistry in Richmond for a number of years, but on account of his health is now following agricultural pursuits. He is a graduate of the Physio-Medical College at Indianapolis, and of the Cincinnati College of Den- tistry. Mrs. Pierce was born at Oxford, Ohio, and was edu- cated in the schools of Eaton, Ohio, after which she studied music in Earlham College. On May 29, 1897, Dr. Walls was mar- ried to Miss Miriam Evangeline Windsor, daughter of the late Pettis Windsor, of Wayne county. Mrs. Walls was born in Preble county, Ohio, received her preliminary education there and later graduated in the State University at Bloomington, Ind. She is also a graduate of the normal school which was formerly located in Richmond, and took a post-graduate course in Cornell Univer- sity. She followed the profession of teaching for five years, two years of which in Wayne county, one year in Johnson county, and two years in Muncie, in Delaware county. Mr. and Mrs. Walls have an adopted son, Mahlon Windsor Walls, born Dec. 23, 1904. Dr. Walls is a member of the District, State, and National Physio- Medical societies. Daniel W. Walters, who has been engaged in the laundry business at Richmond for the past twenty-five years, is a native of Ohio and was born in Miamisburg, June 26, 1857. His father and mother, Casper and Katherine (Hung) Walters, were of foreign birth, the father having been born in Switzerland and the mother at Bingen on the Rhine, in Germany. The town in which the father was born was close to the border line of Switzerland and France, and from early association with members of different nationalities and by study on his part was able to speak five dif- ferent languages. He and his wife were married at Miamisburg, Ohio, having migrated to America in the '30s. The father was a contracting mason by occupation, although he had studied for the ministry in his native land. He served in the army in the old coun- try as a scout, and in one battle in which he was engaged was shot from his horse and severely wounded, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. He was a member of the Masonic order, having taken the degrees in Switzerland, and his religious affilia- tions were with the German Reformed church, although he at- tended the Episcopal church in this country more than any other. A number of years ago he left for a visit to his old home in Europe and was never heard from again. His wife died in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1907, and is buried at Dayton, Ohio. Of their union there were BIOGRAPHICAL 233 born four children, of whom Daniel W., the subject of this review, is the eldest. The other children are: John J., who is residing in the city of Dayton, Ohio; Albert, who is the vice-president of a shoe-last factory at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Alice is the wife of Alex- ander Longbothman, superintendent of the Wagner Pullman Car Company at Buffalo, N. Y. Albert and Alice are twins. Daniel W. Walters received his early education in the public schools of Dayton, Ohio, and after his school days were completed learned the brass pattern trade in that city. Also in his youth for about eighteen months he was in the laundry business in Dayton, and in 1877 came to Richmond as an employe of the Hoosier Drill Com- pany. He remained in Richmond two years and ten months and then returned to Dayton. Later, he again came to Richmond and worked in the establishment of Gaar, Scott & Company until 1883, when he again returned to Dayton and took charge of the Excelsior Laundry for W. R. Baker. Later Mr. Baker gave him an interest in the business, which they finally disposed of for $8,100. In 1886 Mr. Walters established his permanent residence in Richmond, at which time he established the Richmond Steam Laundry, which he has successfully conducted up to the present time. In politics he is a Republican and in Masonry has taken the Thirty-second de- gree, being a member of Richmond Lodge, Syrian Temple, and the Shrine at Cincinnati. He is also a member of the Commercial Club. In June, w899, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Harvey, daughter of the late Elijah Harvey, who was engaged in the wholesale grocery business in Richmond and is given more extended mention on another page of this volume. Mrs. Walters was born in Centerville, Wayne county, and received her education in the schools of that vicinity. Dr. Ebenezer P. Weist, physician, has been prominently engaged in the practice of his profession in Richmond for the past two years, and, although a comparatively young man, has obtained high rank among the physicians of the city. Dr. Weist is a native of Preble county, Ohio, having been born there Feb. 25, 1873, and is a son of William H. and Mariam (Paddock) Weist, the former of whom is deceased, and the latter resides upon the old farm in Preble county. The father was a farmer in his later years, but in early life followed the profession of teaching, having been principal of the old academy at Morning Sun, Ohio, and for a time taught at Oxford, Ohio. To him and his estimable wife there were born four sons, of which Dr. Weist is the eldest, and the others are Waldo T., Perry, and Albert H., all residing upon the old home farm of 320 acres in Preble county, Ohio. Dr. Weist received a high school education at Campbellstown, Ohio, and later attended Earlham College at Richmond three years. He then attended the Cincinnati Law School, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1901, but never engaged in the practice of that profession. His natural predilection seemed to be for the practice of medicine, and accordingly he matriculated at the Central College of Physi- cians and Surgeons at Indianapolis, Ind., and graduated there with the class of 1903. He then commenced the practice of his profes- 234 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY sion at New Castle, Ind., and remained there one year, at the end of which time he accepted a position as traveling representative of the William S. Merrell Chemical Company, of Cincinnati, in which line of endeavor he remained one year. He then returned to the practice of medicine, establishing himself for that purpose at Lib- erty, Ind., where he remained until October, 1909, when he came to Richmond. He makes a specialty of diseases of the stomach, intestines, and the diseases of women, and he built up a large prac- tice in Liberty, a great many patients from that vicinity still re- ceiving treatment from him at his new location. He also has a large practice in the city of Richmond. His busy life does not allow him to take an active part in public affairs, yet his influence as a man of talent and professional ability cannot but be felt in the place that he has chosen as his home and the seat of his work. In politics he gives support to the platform expressions of the Re- publican party, and fraternally has membership in the Masonic order, his lodge connections being at Indianapolis. Dr. Weist is married to Miss Margaret H. McDivitt, daughter of Charles and Margaret McDivitt, of Preble county, Ohio. Her father is a native of Ireland, and her mother was born in England. The mother is deceased, and the father lives retired at Fair Haven, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Weist are pleasantly located in their own home at II9 South Thirteenth street. Henry Swinn, one of the progressive agriculturists of Jack- son township, is a striking example of a self-made man. He was born in Vandalia, now East Cambridge City, March 25, 1844, Son of Henry and Barbara (Gates) Swinn, both natives of Darmstadt, Germany, where the former was born Oct. 21, 1812, and the latter Jan. I5, 1815. These parents came to the United States in 1835 and located in Baltimore, Md., but later continued their journey westward, to Cincinnati, and then to Richmond, where they re- mained two years, and then removed to Vandalia, where the father worked at his trade of wagon maker for eighteen years. He died March 18, 1888, at the age of seventy-five years, and his wife passed away in 1884. There were seven children born to this worthy couple: Henry is deceased; Adam married Rebecca Boyer and they had two children—Mollie (deceased), and Alice, the wife of Ebon Louck, of Richmond; Philip and Mary are deceased ; Henry is the subject of this review; Charles married Catherine Ingermann, who is now deceased, and resides with his brother, Henry; and Elizabeth is deceased. Henry Swinn’s educational training was all received in the excellent public schools of Cam- bridge City and the first years of his mature life were devoted to working on farms in the neighborhood. He then learned the car- riage making trade and followed that occupation until 1864, by which time he had saved sufficient of his earnings to purchase the farm of eighty acres which he still owns and rents out, living essen- tially retired. In the matter of politics Mr. Swinn is allied with the Democratic party, but has never sought public office of any nature. On May 26, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Pipher, daughter of Philip and Sarah (Stom) Pipher, of East BIOGRAPHICAL 235 Germantown, and of this union have been born two children: Irvi ington, deceased, and Harvey, who graduated in the district schools in 1907 and resides at home with his parents. Frank Roscoe Williams, a successful farmer of Washington township, was born on the farm where he now resides, Aug. 23, 1879, son of Albert E. and Emma Elizabeth (Beeson) Williams. The father was born in Knightstown, Ind., March 25, 1856, and the mother in Washington township, May 25, 1858. The father fol- lowed agricultural pursuits until 1908, when he removed to Rich- mond, and there conducted the Auto Inn until 1910, when he took up his residence with his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Caldwell, in Wash- ington township. The mother died Dec. 27, 1909. Four children were born of the union of these parents, all of whom are living, Frank R. being the first in order of birth. Elsie is the wife of Paul Caldwell, a farmer of Washington township; and Harry B. resides in Richmond, and Carl T. resides with his brother, Frank R. As soon as Frank R. Williams, the subject of this review, finished his scholastic training, which was completed by his schooling in the Milton High School with the class of 1899, and after working on his father's farm for a time, he went to Cambridge City and worked for C. T. Wright in the undertaking business for one and one-half years. During the two years immediately following he worked for J. M. Powers, of Knightstown, and then returned to Washington township and devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. In 1908, when his father removed to Richmond, he located on the old home place and there follows general farming. Fraternally he is identified with Milton Lodge, No. III, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and politically is associated with the Democratic party. On March 9, 1904, Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Pearl Ball, born Aug. 15, 1881, daughter of David F. and Dinnah (Bish) Ball, of Cambridge City, and one son, Robert B. S., born Jan. I7, 1905, has been born of this union. The parents of Mrs. Williams are both natives of Wayne county, and are the parents of five children: Carrie is the wife of Albert Lamb, of Richmond ; Jeannette is now Mrs. Hearst, of Richmond; Pearl is the wife of Mr. Williams; John resides at New Paris, Ohio; and Fred is a resident of Richmond. Albert F. Wilson, a native of this county, was born in Wash- ington township, July 17, 1859. His parents were Charles and Susan (Whisler) Wilson, both born in Washington township, the father Nov. 6, 1835, and he is descended from pioneer stock of the county and township. His great-grandfather, John Wilson, was born in Pennsylvania in 1763, and married Sarah Hawkins, a na- tive of South Carolina. After a sojourn in Ohio, where their son, Gideon, the grandfather of Albert F., was born, the family came to Indiana at an early day and settled on a farm of I60 acres in Washington township, the place being now known as the “Wilson Homestead Farm.” There John Wilson and wife spent the re- mainder of their lives. The son, Gideon, having married Margaret Charles, settled on the homestead, where they in turn made a con- tinuous residence until their deaths. It was here that Charles 236 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Wilson, the father of Albert F., was born, he being one of eight children, and the others being Mary, Isaac, John C., Sarah, Jehu H., Amos, and Emeline, all of whom are deceased, with the ex- ception of Emeline, who is the widow of the late Finley Ferguson and resides at Milton. Charles Wilson was married to Susan J. Whisler, at Milton, Sept. 31, 1858, and commenced his married life on the farm where he was born and his entire life was spent. Of their union were born four children, of whom only Albert F., who is the subject of this review, and Emma, the wife of Lewis P. Zeller, of Milton, survive. One child died in infancy, and Addie, the late wife of Albert Fulghum, is also deceased. Charles Wilson was of primitive Friends' persuasion and was not only a birthright member but loved the church of his people. He was a prominent member of the Milford Meeting of that branch known as “Orth- odox Friends,” at Milton, until deprived by failing health of filling his accustomed place in the church. He departed this life at his home, after a lingering illness with paralysis, April 8, 1909, and his wife is still living at the old home, south of Milton. In politics he was a Republican. Albert F. Wilson received his education at the district schools of Washington township and resided at his father's home till his twenty-fifth year. He then married and rented of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Malinda McGrew, a farm of 160 acres, which he later inherited and upon which he resides. All of his at- tention is devoted to the farm, and he follows a line of general farming and is engaged quite extensively in the raising of Poland China hogs and Short Horned cattle. All of Mr. Wilson's accumu- lations are the result of his own efforts, assisted by his good wife, and he is numbered among the prosperous farmers of the county. Politically he is of the same faith as his father, but has never as- pired to hold public office. On Dec. 17, 1884, was celebrated his union to Miss Ida J. McGrew, of Washington township, who was born in the house where Mr. Wilson resides, Sept. 24, 1859. She was the daughter of Charles N. and Malinda (Hurst) McGrew, the former of whom was born in Ohio, Jan. 9, 1817, and the latter in Warren county, of the same State, March 24, 1819. They were married in 1844 and, locating in Washington township, Mr. Mc- Grew followed farming for the remainder of his life, dying Feb. Io, 1877, and his wife died several years later. Of their union were born seven children: Miranda, late wife of Abner Dailey, died leaving a son, Charles A. Dailey, of Washington township; Mary died at the age of five years; Marcus and Alfred are also deceased; Ida J., who became the wife of our subject, died Nov. 27, 1907, and two other children died in infancy. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson there were born three children, of whom Frank, the second in point of birth, and May, the youngest, are deceased, and the eldest, Charles W., resides at home with his father. On Sept. I, 1909, Charles was married to Miss Nora M. Wagner, daughter of Benton and Josephine (Williams) Wagner, of Milton, and to them has been born a son, Maurice E. Dickson Hurst, the mater- nal grandfather of Mr. Wilson's first wife, was born in Maryland, March 24, 1793. He married Melissa Scott, who was born in the BIOGRAPHICAL 237 same State, Feb. 17, 1796, and in 182O came to Wayne county, entering I2O acres of land, which he cleared. The grandfather died June 14, 1858, and the grandmother on April 22, 1862. Charles N. McGrew, the father of the deceased wife of Mr. Wilson, was a son of William McGrew, a pioneer settler of Green’s Fork, Ind. Benjamin Franklin Wissler, a native son of Indiana and one of the esteemed citizens of Wayne county, was born in Henry county, July 30, 1848, son of John M. and Elizabeth (Herr) Wis- sler, the former born March 7, 1823, and the latter March 24, 1825, the father a native of Wayne county, Indiana, and the mother of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Benjamin F. Wissler is a direct descendant, through both his father and mother, of a sturdy Ger- man-Swiss ancestry who settled in Southeastern Pennsylvania and in Northeastern Maryland, where they affiliated with the Dutch settlers from Holland and Germany and were known as “Pennsyl- vania Dutch.” They spoke the Dutch dialect, so peculiar to Lan- caster county, Pennsylvania, and of course taught their children to speak it. The middle aged and older members of the family still speak the language fluently, but it is rapidly dying out, and few of the younger descendants understand it at all. This dialect will, however, be preserved in the literature of our country, as there is a number of books published by Dutch authors. The offspring of these early Wissler families are now distributed far and wide over the United States and Canada, and the family name has been trans- formed, here and there, into “Wissler,” “Whistler,” and “Whissler.” The original spelling was “Wiessler.” The earliest known repre- sentative of the family in America was Ulric Wiessler, who, with others of the family name, came from a German section of Switzer- land and settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, some time be- fore the American Revolution. Jacob Wiessler, son of Ulric Wies- sler, in the line of direct descent to our subject, was married to Catherine Krubenstein, and to them were born eleven children: Thomas, April 14, 1770; Elizabeth, Nov. I4, 1771; Jacob, Aug. 20, 1773; Henry, Jan. 29, 1775; Jacob, Nov. 8, 1776; Abraham and Christian, March Io, 1779; Catharine, March 27, 1780; Daniel, March 24, 1781; Rudolph, March 5, 1784; Peter, March 2, 1786; and Joseph, Sept. 15, 1787. Peter Wissler, the grandfather of Ben- jamin F, is credited with changing the spelling, of the family name. He was married to Fronica (Fanny) Martin, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena Martin, of Frederick county, Maryland. This couple early united with the Mennonites, a religious sect from Hol- land which found refuge with the Friends under William Penn, in 1683. They followed strictly the simple life of that faith until death. Peter Wiessler, for that is the way the name was spelled down to the Nineteenth century, eschewed politics and worldly affairs. He never sued, nor was ever sued, at law. This esti- mable couple instilled into the minds of their children the principles of righteous living as measured by the Golden Rule. Peter Wis- sler lived in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, until Sept. Io, 1822, when he and his brother Rudolph, with their families, removed to Wayne county, Indiana. He first located on what is now known 238 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY as the General Meredith farm, near Cambridge City, and lived in a log cabin a few rods south of where the present residence stands. A few years later he moved to the Murray farm, about a mile east of the Meredith place. Later he purchased what is now known as the “Old Wissler Homestead,” on the east bank of Green's fork, three and a half miles south of the National Road. Peter Wissler died Jan. I4, 1876, aged ninety years, and his wife died Oct. 18, 1877, aged eighty-eight. To Peter and Fanny Wis- sler were born fourteen children, four of whom died in infancy and ten lived beyond the sixty-ninth year. These were: Jacob, born Jan. 25, 1813, died in Hamilton county, Indiana, at the age of eighty-six. David, born July 6, 1815, died at the old homestead On Nov. 18, 1898. He was a frugal and prosperous farmer and an upright citizen. He never married. Rudolph, born Nov. 12, 1817, died in March, 1896. He reared a large family, some of whom now reside in Wayne county. Esther, born in February, 1819, is de- ceased, as is also Leah, born in February, I82I. Those above men- tioned were born in Pennsylvania, and the following were born in Wayne county, Indiana: John M., born March 7, 1823, died Feb. 26, 1909, aged eighty-six years. He was married to Elizabeth Herr, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1846, and reared two children to maturity—Benjamin F. and Christian P., the latter of whom now resides in Henry county, Indiana. John M. Wissler was a splendid specimen of vigorous manhood. He was conserva- tive in his views of the issues of life, yet decisive and determined in his actions. In politics he was a Democrat and in religion a believer and follower of the simple life as exemplified by Jesus Christ. He affiliated with the sect called the River Brethren, which had its origin in Germany, but is now represented in several of the States of the Union. He was a contracting carpenter and builder of houses and barns at a time when all materials were shaped by hand. The present Dublin railway depot was built by him in 1852. He retired from business in 1875 to the quietness of his farm in Henry county, Indiana, where he resided until his death. Elizabeth (Herr) Wissler, the mother of our subject, was born March 24, 1825, and died Aug. 31, 1903. She was also of German-Swiss origin, her ancestors having come from Switzer- land some time before the American Revolution and settled in Pennsylvania. When fourteen years of age, with her parents— Christian and Elizabeth (Shank) Herr–she removed to Henry county, Indiana. She was a pious and devoted mother and a great friend to the poor, no beggar ever going away empty handed. Martha (Wissler) Waltz was born March 6, 1824. Her first hus- band was Henry Wise, and after his death she married William Waltz, who died leaving her a comfortable estate, where she lived with her daughters, Cora and Margaret, until her death, in 1911. Peter M. Wissler was born Feb. 6, 1827, and died in 1910. He was married to Margaret Crawford, by whom he had one child, Wil- lard Wissler. He was one of the best known men of his com- munity, as well as one of the most esteemed. Though an active citizen and an uncompromising partisan Democrat, he was ad- BIOGRAPHICAL 239 mired for his hospitality and fairness. His life was a fine example of the “square deal” as between man and man. Elizabeth Wissler, born Oct. 31, 1828, is unmarried and resides on the old Wissler homestead. She has devoted her life to the simple duties of mak- ing others comfortable and happy, having cared for her aged par- ents and two brothers who for many years resided under the same roof. Catherine Wissler, born May 27, 1831, died in 1906. She was first married to Gideon Crull, who died, and later in life to Nelson Willitts, who also preceded her in death. As before stated, Benjamin F. Wissler was born in Henry county, Indiana, July 30, 1848. His parents removed to Wayne county when he was but a few months old and there resided until he was about ten years old, when they returned to Henry county, locating near New Lisbon. There he was reared on a farm, and as his father was a carpenter and away from home much of the time, the duties of the farm early fell upon the shoulders of the son, Benjamin F., and his brother, Christian. There he attended the district school and later the Iſagerstown Academy and the Spiceland Academy. He attributes much of his inspiration to good deeds to the heads of those institu- tions—Profs. James McNeill and Clarkson Davis. He is not a graduate of any school, though he received a good degree of in- struction in some of the higher branches of learning. He was a close student, and as a recognition of his scholarship and profes- sional ability received a Teachers' State Life License on direct ex- amination in 1884. He began teaching when eighteen years old and was connected continuously with public school work for twen- ty-six years. His first school was taught in the Lewis school- house, about two miles south of Pennville, in Wayne county, at a salary of $30 a month. He was principal of the East Germantown schools three years, of the Hagerstown schools four years, and from 1887 to 1891 was County Superintendent of Public Schools, filling that position two terms. Although a Democrat in politics, he was twice elected to that office by a Republican County Board of Education. Under his administration were introduced several reforms which have since become distinctive features of the educa- tional system of the State. Among these were provisions for free high school instruction to all pupils of the district schools who are ready for such instruction, the concentration of small district schools into graded schools or village schools, and the bi-monthly examination of pupils on questions prepared by the State Board of Education. The first school hack service in the county was estab- lished under his administration, in Clay township, when District No. 4 was united with the town schools of Green's Fork, William S. Hatfield being then township trustee. Before the close of his administration all but one of the district schools of Webster town- ship were laid down and their pupils united with the town school of Webster. Consolidation of schools was also begun in Center and Perry townships. In economical and charitable work he took a prominent part. He was one of the organizers of the Richmond Chautauqua and was its first treasurer. He was one of the organ- izers of the Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis Society and was its * 24O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY first secretary and afterward its president. He succeeded Prof. Cyrus Hodgin as president of the Wayne County Historical So- ciety in 1908. He has been a member of the Wayne County Board of Charities and Corrections and its president for twelve years, and has been secretary of the Wayne County Council of Charities since its organization in 1907. He is now president of the Cambridge School Board and a director of the Richmond Building & Sav- ings Association. Mr. Wissler is also active outside of the educa- tional field. In the farmers’ movement, known as the rise of the “Grangers,” he took an important part and organized one of the first Granges in Wayne county. He was Deputy Organizer of Grangers in this and adjoining counties, and was also active in local and State politics, serving as county chairman of the Demo- cratic party for four successive campaigns, from 1892 to 1900. He was appointed assistant postmaster at Richmond and served dur- ing Grover Cleveland’s last term. On his retirement from the edu- cational field, in 1891, Mr. Wissler took up the profession of jour- nalism. In partnership with George W. Meckel, a school teacher, he purchased the “Richmond Weekly Democrat” of M. C. Ben- ham, Jan. I, 1891, it being at that time the only Democratic paper in the county, and the business affairs were conducted under the firm name of Wissler & Meckel. Mr. Meckel had charge of the paper for several months, and at his urgent request the name of the publication was changed to the “Richmond Sun.” Mr. Meckel returned to the teaching profession but contributed to the columns of the paper until his death, the following year. He was a prom- ising young man and was rapidly developing literary ability. Mr. Wissler then entered into partnership with D. H. Kuth, a practical printer of Richmond, but in a few years became sole owner. The “Sun” was published from an office up stairs at the southeast cor- ner of Main and Sixth streets until 1895, when it was removed to 22 North Ninth. The “Daily Sun” was started with the Presi- dential campaign of 1896, as a four-page, eight-column paper, and on May 12, 1897, Mr. Wissler purchased the “Daily and Weekly Independent Telegram” of the Garver Brothers and united it with the “Sun” as the “Sun-Telegram,” daily and weekly. In 1898, Mr. Wissler purchased the “Enterprise,” which was founded by Daniel Hill and subsequently conducted by Benjamin B. Beeson and Rev. E. A. DeVore. Its subscription list was merged with that of the “Sun-Telegram.” The “Sun-Telegram” was Democratic in politics lout was never a servile party organ. It stood for men and meas- ures, rather than for party advantages. In the municipalization of the city's electric light plant it was the sole newspaper advocate in the city. This paper had the distinction of being the most pros- perous and most widely circulated Democratic newspaper in East- ern Indiana. Its circulation grew steadily until it reached 4,000 copies daily. Mr. Wissler sold the “Sun-Telegram” to R. G. Leeds, March 8, 1907, and it was then united with the “Palladium,” since which time it has been known as the “Palladium-Sun-Telegram.” On Aug. 5, 1869, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Wissler and Miss Sylvania Needler, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Needler, BIOGRAPHICAL 24I of Henry county, Indiana. Mrs. Wissler was born in that county, Jan. 25, 1850. She is the youngest of nine children, and though possessed of a strong mind was limited to a common school edu- cation through lack of opportunity. Her powers of memory and concentration enabled her to store up a fund of knowledge and ex- perience that make her an authority on lines of domestic life. Out- side of her domestic duties she has been active in charities, notably as a member of the Penny Club of Richmond. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wissler: Clarkson D., Alice Cary, Cora Ellen, John Emory, Elizabeth Ophelia, Frank Edison, and William Arthur, and of these all are living but Alice Cary, who died in in- fancy. Clarkson Davis Wissler, the eldest son, was born Sept. 18, 1870. He graduated at the Hagerstown (Ind.) High School in I887 and taught several years in the district and high schools of the county. He graduated at Indiana University, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1897, and received the degree of Master of Arts from the same institution in 1899, and that of Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University in 1901. He was married to Etta Viola Gebhart, of Hagerstown, Ind., in 1899, and to them was born a Son—Stanley—in IQOI, and a daughter—Mary Viola— in 1907. While a student Dr. Wissler was assistant in Psychology in Indiana University, 1895–97; assistant in Philosophy in Ohio University, I897-99; assistant in Psychology in Columbia Univer- sity, 1899-1900; fellow in Psychology in Columbia University in I90O-OI ; instructor on education in New York University, 1901-02; assistant in Anthropology, Columbia, 1903-05; lecturer on An- thropology, Columbia, IQ05-09; assistant in Ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, 1903-O5; assistant curator, IQ05; cur- ator since 1906, and Curator of Anthropology, IQ08. He made ex- peditions for the American Museum of Natural History to the In- dian tribes of the Northwest and the Southwest, and is the editor of the Anthropological papers of the Museum, issued from time to time. He is a member of the American Psychological Association; of the American Anthropological Association; of the Academy of Science of New York; of the American Association of Museums; National Geographical Society, and of the International Congress of Americanists. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advance of Science and of the American Ethnological Society, and member of Sigma Xi, the Greek Letter fraternity. He is also the author of many scientific papers on psychology, anthropology, and anthropometry, the most important of these being “Correla- tions of Mental and Physical Tests,” “The Hard Palate in Normal and Feeble-Minded Individuals,” and “The Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians.” Cora E. Wissler was born Feb. I2, I877; was educated in the common and high schools, and was Register Clerk in the Richmond postoffice from 1897 to 1905. She was married to Santford Bond in 1905, and they have two children—Ruth and Alice. Mr. Bond is a railway mail clerk on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway, and they reside in Richmond. John Emory Wissler was born Nov. 25, 1878. He attended high school and a term at Indiana University and took a course in electrical engi- 242 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY neering at Chicago. He entered his father's printing plant while quite young and has become an expert linotype operator and machinist. He was married to Florence E. Pullinger in 1901 and at present resides in West Richmond, being in the employ of the Palladium Newspaper Company. He and his wife are the parents of three children—Margaret, George, and Francis. Elizabeth O. Wissler was born Aug. 7, 1882. She was educated in the public Schools and has been active in church and social work, being a member of the English Lutheran church of Richmond and of its auxiliary Societies. She resides with her parents at Cambridge City. Frank E. Wissler was born Nov. 9, 1889, was educated in the public schools of Richmond and took a course in the Richmond Business College. He has served as bookkeeper for the Scott Stove and Furnace Company, of Cambridge City, also as secretary to the engineering corps of the Pennsylvania Railway Company, and at the present time is timekeeper on the double-track construc- tion work between Cambridge City and Richmond. William Ar- thur Wissler was born April 27, 1892. He graduated from the Richmond High School in 1909, and is at present a student in Earl- ham College. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Wissler do not at present affiliate with any church, but early in their married life joined the Evangelical Association at Pleasant Hill, and later changed their membership to the Nettle Creek congregation of German Baptists (Dunkards), at Hagerstown. They were held in high esteem by that church and gave it their unstinted service until they removed to Richmond, in 1891. - Willard Crawford Wissler, descended from some of the earliest settlers of this community, was born in Washington township, this county, Aug. 7, 1861, son of Peter M. and Margaret Jane (Crawford) Wissler. The father was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Feb. 6, 1827, and the mother in Center township, Dec. 8, 1831. Our subject's grandfather, Peter Wissler, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was among the early settlers of this county, coming here in October, 1814, and about 182O purchasing the homestead in Washington township. Our subject’s father was educated in the schools of Washington township and worked on his father's farm for a time. Later he purchased the old homestead, which con- sisted of IOO acres, and retired several years before his death, which occurred Dec. 7, 1909. Coming here when the Wisslers did, it was necessary that a household be self-supporting and self-supplying, all materials for food and clothing being necessarily made at home. The parents of our subject were married in April, 1860, and the mother died Aug. 21, 1863, having become the mother of a son, Willard C., who is the subject of this review. The son's education was obtained in the common schools of Washington township, and he worked on his father's farm till twenty-one years of age, when he began his independent career by renting the old home- stead of his father, and at the time of the latter’s death inherited the place. He erected the building where he now resides and cultivates the place in a general way. In the last few years he has BIOGRAPHICAL 243 acquired in all 268 acres. His farm is equipped with every con- venience for successful husbandry and our subject is quite con- tented to farm Indiana land, thinking it preferable to any tillable soil in the country. Politically, Mr. Wissler is a Democrat and has never aspired to hold public office. On July 30, 1882, was cele- brated the marriage of our subject and Miss Matilda Wagner, a native of this township. She is a daughter of Ammon and Elma (Sealock) Wagner, the former a native of Lancaster county, Penn- sylvania, and the latter of Virginia, and both of whom are deceased. To them were born eight children: Mary, the wife of William Bowlan, of Washington township; Benton, who resides in Milton; Matilda, the wife of Willard C. Wissler; Allie, the wife of William Brown, of Williamsburg; Alfred, of California; Harley A., de- ceased ; Ora, of Jackson township; and Carrie, the wife of James Shank, of Washington township. To Mr. and Mrs. Wissler two children have been born : Willard Benton, who resides in Wash- ington township with his father, and Ina May, the wife of Clyde Leverton, who is assisting in managing the farm of Mr. Wissler. On Nov. 18, 1906, Willard Benton was married to Miss Helen McMath, daughter of Durant and Ana (Stephens) McMath, of Abington township, and of this union have been born two chil- dren—Linvel and Verda. Ina May and Clyde Leverton were mar- ried June 6, 1907, and they have one daughter, Eula. In conclu- sion it may be stated as an interesting fact that three generations of the Wissler family have begun housekeeping in the same house in Washington township. In their possession they have a group picture of Peter M., Willard C., Willard Benton, and Linvel—the last three being only sons—representing four generations of the family. Benton L. Woodward is one of the highly esteemed citizens of the village of Dublin, with the development and progress of which he is closely identified. His vocation is that of a dealer in coal, lime, cement, shingles, fence, fence posts, salt, feed, flour, etc., and also the buying and selling of live stock, and in connec- tion with these important lines of industry has achieved a success worthy of the name. Mr. Woodward come of staunch American lineage and is a representative of a family early founded in the State of Tennessee. He was born near Marion, Grant county, In- diana, Jan. 28, 1854, the only son of John and Betsy Ann (Leonard) Woodward, the former of whom was born in Tennessee, in 1810, and the latter in Pennsylvania. The father came to Wayne county with his father, in 1814, about two years prior to the admission of the State to the Union. The grandfather located a claim of govern- ment land where the Washington road intersects the National Pike. The father secured his education in Wayne county, after which he removed to Grant county, and in 1856 moved to Hamilton county, and there maintained his home until 1863, when he moved to the village of Dublin, where he purchased Daniel Crull's residence and passed the residue of his life. He died April 7, 1876, and his loved and devoted wife preceded him in death, as she passed away in Hamilton county, Indiana, in April, 1861. Both were zealous 244 MEMOIRS OF waYNE COUNTY members of the United Brethren church and were prominently identified with its early organization in this section of the State. Mr. Woodward gave allegiance first to the Whig and later the Re- publican party and was influential in public affairs of a local na- ture. Of the two children in the family of this sterling pioneer, only the subject of this review survives, his sister, Emma, being deceased. Benton L. Woodward, whose name initiates this brief sketch, was about nine years of age at the time of the family re- moval from Hamilton county to Dublin, and his memory bears definite impress of the scenes and conditions which marked that period in this section, as well as the various stages of progress to which it has been his privilege to contribute with the passing of years. His rudimentary education was secured in the schools of Dublin, and he made good use of his advantages. Through per- sonal application and active association with men and affairs Mr. Woodward rounded out a symmetrical education and is a man of broad mental grasp and mature judgment. In connection with his business before mentioned he is an extensive buyer and shipper of live stock and in this line of operation covers a wide territory. Upon beginning his independent career he worked on a farm by the month for two years and then rented a farm for twelve years, after which he purchased a farm of eighty acres in Henry county, Indiana, where he resided eight years, and then came to Dublin and engaged in the hay and grain business, which immediately preceded his entrance into the business hereinbefore mentioned. As an independent thinker in political matters he is an active fac- tor in public affairs of a local nature and has served as a member of the town council for two or three terms, in which office he made a record for fidelity to the trust reposed and ability in administra- tion. He and his wife are consistent and zealous members of the United Brethren church. On March 20, 1873, Mr. Woodward was united in marriage to Miss Mary Eliza Moore, who was born Nov. I2, 1850, in County Down, Ireland, a daughter of Andrew and Jane (Hamilton) Moore, well known citizens of the county, where they took up their residence in the '50s, and where they passed the remainder of their lives. The former was born in Scotland and the latter was a native of County Down, Ireland, whence they came to the United States in 1850. They settled at Oxford, Ohio, but later came to Wayne county and located in Boston township, where the father followed agricultural pursuits. He served as a private in the Union army in the Civil war, enlisting at Center- ville. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward became the parents of seven chil- dren: Harry Walter, of Henry county, Indiana; William B., of Mount Auburn, Ind. ; Emma Jane, who resides at home with her parents; Margaret, the wife of Harry B. Demery, of Dublin, Ind. ; Mamie, the wife of Chester A. Layman, of Dublin, Ind. ; Clarence, deceased ; and Della, the wife of Howard Holt, of Greenfield, Ind. Stephen O. Yates, who at the present time is a successful and prosperous architect residing in the city of Richmond, at 322 North Sixteenth street, was born in Sylvania, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1854. He is a son of Oliver and Eliza (Vedder) Yates, the former of whom BIOGRAPHICAL 245 was born in Downing, N. Y., of English descent, and the latter in Pennsylvania, of Mohawk Dutch extraction. The father was a car- penter and contractor during his active career. He and his good wife were married at Fultonville, N. Y., and moved from Sylvania, Ohio, to Yellow Springs, in the same State, where they lived a short time. They came to Richmond, Ind., May 31, 1860, where they continued to make their residence, and where the mother died in 1896. The father served as a member of the city council for a number of years, and although seventy-eight years old still follows his trade of carpenter to some extent, being very active and agile for one of his years. He was a contractor until a few years ago and then devoted his attention exclusively to carpenter work. Stephen O. Yates received his education in the schools of Rich- mond and worked at the carpenter trade from the time that he was old enough to be of any use in that work. In 1871 he took up the study of architecture, in which line he had displayed ability from the time he began working at the carpenter trade, and soon became a full-fledged architect and builder. Among the buildings which now stand as monuments to his skill as an architect may be men- tioned the First Methodist Episcopal church of Richmond, the residences of A. L. Pogue, Fielding Gaar, Samuel Gaar, Clem Gaar, Oliver P. Gaar, William H. Campbell, Harry Westcott, John A. Evans, Mrs. J. B. Craighead, Mrs. Emeline Land, E. W. Mc- Guire, and Charles E. Shiveley, and a number of other residences; and he was also the architect of the Jones Hardware Company Buildings, the Gaar, Scott & Company’s machine shop and a num- ber of other buildings for that company, and a number of buildings for the Wayne Works. He was also the architect of the old Philips Opera House at Richmond, which has recently been reconstructed into a department store building; the Jonas Gaar apartments at the southwest corner of Fifteenth and North A streets; the apart- ment buildings on the southeast corner of North Fifteenth and A streets, the Dille & McGuire Manufacturing plant. In other places he was the architect of the Irving Opera House at Winchester, Ind., the school-house at Camden, Ohio, and the Alhambra Polo Rink at Kokomo, Ind. This building has one of the largest spans under wooden trusses in this country, the same being ninety feet and nine inches. In addition to his work as an architect, Mr. Yates has exercised his inventive genious in a useful and profitable way, being the inventor of two devices, which are known respectively as the New Universal Electric Light Holder and the Yates Parallel Ruling Attachments for Draft Boards. The first named concen- trates the light upon the object to be seen, and keeps the light glare from the eyes, and can be adjusted at will from the ceiling to the floor. In fact, there is no point within a room where this light cannot be placed, and it stays where you place it without the turn- ing of a screw. The Ruling Attachments can be applied to any kind of a drawing table or board, and with the use of it perfect parallel motion is secured, thus greatly facilitating, work in the drafting room. Some years ago Mr. Yates purchased a half square of land in Richmond, at the corner of North Sixteenth and 246 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY North D Streets, and this he has greatly improved, erecting six residences upon it, one of which he occupies. In politics, Mr. Yates has always been a Republican, but has never aspired to hold public office, and his fraternal connections are with the Eagles. On March I6, 1880, Stephen O. Yates was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Cook, daughter of Addison Cook, of Culbertson Station, Ind. Mrs. Yates was born in Williamsburg, Wayne county, and was edu- cated in the Richmond public schools and at the Richmond Busi- ness College. Of this union there was born a daughter, Edith, who is the wife of Omer Hodge, of Richmond. Andrew K. Zeigler is a popular citizen of Jackson township who has done much to assist in the material advancement of the community. He was born in York county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6, 1854, Son of Michael and Henrietta (Newhouse) Zeigler, both na- tives of the same county. The father was a farmer by occupation and both he and the mother died in Pennsylvania. Of the ten children born to the parents seven are living and the names are given as follows in the order of birth: Maggie is the wife of Daniel Spotz, of York county, Pennsylvania; John is deceased; Joseph re- sides in Jackson township; Maria is deceased ; Michael Frank is a resident of Moscow, Idaho; Sarah, who is the widow of John Seaks, resides in York county, Pennsylvania; Laura married W. M. Fry- singer, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and resides in California; Conrad is a resident of California; Andrew K. is the ninth in order of birth ; and Henrietta is deceased. Andrew K. Zeigler received his educational training in York county, Pennsyl- vania, and worked on his father's farm until he was nineteen years old, when he came to Cambridge City and worked at cigar making for two years. He then went to Henry county and worked four years on a farm, after which he came to Jackson township and worked on his father-in-law's farm one year. He then rented four years and, in 1892, purchased eighty acres of land where he now lives, afterward adding thereto until he has 265 acres, and he has since been active in its conduct. He does not devote himself to any one special branch of agriculture, but has made a decided suc- cess of the general business of farming. He is a stockholder in the Dublin National Bank and also has stock in a manufacturing concern in Indianapolis, the Automobile Top and Rubber Tire Company. Politically, Mr. Zeigler is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party, but has never aspired to become its candidate for public office of any nature. He and his wife are mem- bers and devout attendants upon the divine worship of the Evangelical church. On Feb. 29, 1880, Mr. Zeigler was happily married to Miss Elizabeth Graver, born in Wayne county, Indi- ana, daughter of John and Anna (Herr) Graver, and of this union were born two children: Cora, who is the wife of Arthur Wiker, and the mother of a son, Paul; and Clara, who is the wife of Edgar Wiker, of Indianapolis. Mr. Graver came to Pennsylvania from Germany when a boy, and Mrs. Graver came with her parents to Henry county, Indiana, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They were married in Henry county and became the parents of five BIOGRAPHICAL 247 children: Elizabeth is the wife of our subject; Ellen is the wife of Moses E. Myers and resides in Jackson township; Amanda is deceased; Anna M. became the wife of C. M. Pierce, an Evangel- ical minister, and is now deceased ; and Christian H. is a merchant at Cambridge City. Daniel Harry Anderson, now living in the village of Center- ville and one time a prominent contractor in that vicinity, and whose life of activity has so inculcated in his mind the desire for something to do that he has lately been engaged as a traveling salesman, was born in the State of Indiana, Buena Vista, Randolph county, Feb. 23, 1866. Both his parents were born in Wayne county, the father, Charles W. Anderson, at Salisbury, and the mother, Emily (Shank) Anderson, at Centerville. The father was always a farmer by occupation. The paternal grandfather, Samuel Anderson, who was born in the State of Delaware, came to Wayne county about 1822 and located near Salisbury, but later removed to Michigan and there died in 1893. Charles W. Anderson con- tinued to reside in Wayne county, near Centerville, until his mar- riage, when he moved to Randolph county, where he lived ten years, and then moved to Jay county, devoting his entire atten- tion to farming, and his death occurred near Portland, Ind., about 1895. His widow resides in Centerville. Our subject is one of a family of six children: Belle, the first born, died about 1864 at the age of four years; William Albert is deceased ; Charles Howard is a farmer and resides near Economy; Frank P. is deceased ; Ed- ward Arril is a contractor and builder, with residence in Center- ville, and Daniel H. is the oldest of the living children. Daniel H. Anderson received his preliminary education in the schools of Buena Vista, Ind., and remained with his parents till his twenty- second year, when he engaged in farming and followed that pur- suit five years. At the termination of that period he engaged in the contracting business, which he followed for about fifteen years, and the business is now continued by his brother Edward A. To- gether they erected many buildings in this county, both stone and brick, which stand as monuments to their skill and industry. At the end of the period mentioned, Mr. Anderson engaged in selling goods on the road, which business now Occupies his attention, and his travels cover practically the entire United States. In 1904, a home was erected in the village of Centerville, and it is one of the most beautiful homes in the place where Mr. and Mrs. Anderson expect to spend the residue of their lives. In politics he is a mem- ber of the Socialist party and socially a member of the Travelers’ Protective Association and the Modern Woodmen of America. On June 9, 1904, was celebrated the nuptials of Our Subject and Miss Mary Emily King, who was born in Centerville. She is a daugh- ter of Dr. William F. and Hannah Everhart (Massey) King, the latter of whom had been previously married to a Mr. Mall. The father was born in Washington, D. C., and the mother in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1820. Dr. King began life's labors as a traveling salesman, carrying samples by team all Over Indiana, but later became a printer, working on various papers, and still later, 248 MIEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in 1851, began the study of medicine, reading with Dr. Boff, of Indianapolis, for a time and then attending a medical college in that city. He practiced his profession in Williamsburg two years and then at Centerville, and passed away in February, 1892, his wife having died in 1884. Dr. King was a Democrat, but never an aspirant for public Office, and during the Civil war served as surgeon, first of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana in- fantry and then of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indiana infantry; and he served as pension examiner under Cleveland's first administration. Six children were born to him and wife: Mary Emily is the wife of Mr. Anderson; Caroline G. died at the age of two years; Helen is the widow of William Loucks and re- sides in Indianapolis; Francis also resides in that city; Alice is the wife of W. R. Shoup, of Richmond, and Isaac died in infancy. By the mother's previous marriage there were five children: Ann Eliza, deceased, was the wife of a Mr. Hutchins, of Williamsburg, and has a son, Charles I., residing in Muncie; Elizabeth, deceased, was the wife of Fletcher Reynolds, of Indianapolis, and the mother of seven children, who reside in that city; Sarah Jane and Mary are deceased, and a child died in infancy. The father of Dr. King served as a soldier in the Mexican war and his great-grandfather served in the war of the Revolution. His father was an officer in the Mexican war and the sword which he carried in that conflict is still in the possession of the family. The father of Dr. King came to Wayne county when the son was about ten years old, settling in Richmond, where he served as postmaster for a time. He was also the first auditor of Wayne county and organized the first Masonic lodge in that jurisdiction. John William Baumer is one of the valued citizens who is a product of Wayne county and has exemplified in his career of prolific industry the sterling qualities which have made, the agri- cultural element one of so great worth in connection with civic and business affairs in our American Republic. He has worked his way upward from small beginnings, but has made good use of his Opportunities and the results gained through his labors, so that he stands in all essentials as one of the representative farmers and honored citizens of Wayne county, where he has maintained his home all of his life. He gives his attention principally to dairy farming, in which he has met with marked success and gained a high reputation. Mr. Baumer was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. I4, 1870, a son of John Bennett, Jr., and Sarah Ann (Rohe) Baumer, the former born in Minster, Ohio, April 15, 1845, and the latter in Maryland, Aug. 7, 1850. The pa- ternal grandfather, also named John Bennett Baumer, removed his family from Ohio to Wayne county, in 1848, and purchased the farm where Frank Tepe now resides. Later he purchased another farm, which is still in the possession of one of his descendants, and this he cleared and resided upon until his death, in 1888. His wife also died in Wayne county. They were the parents of four chil- dren: Henry resides in Dayton, Ohio, and the others—Mary, Dena, and John B.-are deceased. To John Bennett Baumer, Jr., BIOGRAPHICAL 249 and wife there were born six children, of whom John W. is the eld- est; Clara is the wife of Lewis Weiss, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Johanna Mary is the wife of Frank Tepe, of Wayne township; Lewis H. is also a resident of Wayne township, and Dora May and Emma Sarah reside at home with their mother. The father of these chil- dren was educated in Wayne township and spent his early life upon his father's farm. He then engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself and followed that occupation until his death, which oc- curred June 29, 1890. The devoted mother is passing the closing years of her life in the city of Richmond. The father was a man of Sterling rectitude of character and his life was one of industry, while he was kindly and tolerant in his intercourse with his fellow men, whose respect he ever commanded. Both he and his wife were devout members of the Catholic church, and their marriage occurred Nov. 16, 1869. John W. Baumer was afforded the advan- tages of excellent Schools in Wayne township and worked on his father's farm until the age of twenty-two years, when he leased the place known as the “Black Farm,” and has since been engaged in general farming and dairying. The homestead now stands as one of the model farms of the township and its development repre- sents the results of the well-timed efforts of the present owner. He makes a specialty of the raising of a fine breed of cattle and his herd is of the finest type, his special business being dairy farming, as has already been stated. He has the most modern facilities for the insuring of perfect sanitation and cleanliness in all portions of the dairy work and takes pride in the service which he is enabled to render his patrons and in the high reputation he has thus gained in an incidental way. In politics Mr. Baumer is a stalwart sup- porter of the cause of the Democratic party. He and his wife are zealous members of the Catholic church and he also has member- ship in St. Joseph's Benevolent Society. On June 6, 1894, Mr. Baumer was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Weiss, daughter of Bernard and Katherine (Kaiser) Weiss, of Richmond, Ind., and they have become the parents of seven children : Leonard John, born Jan. 2, 1896; Marcella Mary, born Jan. 31, 1898; Loretta Mary, born May 30, 1900, is deceased ; Bernard Joseph, born Aug. 22, 1902; Richard Lewis, born Oct. 20, 1904; Irene Clara, born March 21, 1907; and Robert Edward, born June 23, 1909. The parents of Mrs. Baumer were both born in Germany, and upon their migration to the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later, they came to Richmond, Ind., and Mr. Weiss developed a valuable farm in Wayne township, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred June 6, 1873. His widow resides in Richmond, where she established her home after her husband’s death, and she is, as was her husband, a devout member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. They were numbered among the well known and highly honored citizens of the county and their names merit perpetuation in a publication of the province assigned to the one at hand. They became the parents of five children: Kath- erine, wife of Joseph Toschlag, of Center township; Bernard, of Center township; Mary, wife of Bernard H. Schroeder, of Rich- 25O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY mond; Carrie, wife of John A. Habing, of Richmond; and Mrs. Baumer, who was born May 25, 1872. Lewis Henry Baumer is known as one of the progressive and representative farmers of Wayne township, with whose agricul- tural interests he has been long and prominently identified. He has gained an enviable reputation as an alert, progressive and reli- able man and as a citizen of distinctive loyalty and public spirit, SO that he naturally retains a strong hold on the confidence and es- teem of the community in which he has so long maintained his home. Mr. Baumer is a native of Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, born on the farm where he now resides, July 6, 1877, a son of John Bennett, Jr., and Sarah Anna (Rohe) Baumer, the former born in Minster, Ohio, April 15, 1845, and the mother in Maryland, Aug. 7, 1850. The father was three years old at the time of his parents’ immigration to Wayne county; and the family located in Wayne township, where John Bennett Baumer, Sr., the paternal grandfather, engaged in agricultural pursuits and passed the residue of his life. The father of our subject was reared to maturity in that township, where he worked on his father's farm for a time and later purchased the place where his son, Lewis H., now resides, and there he maintained his home until his death, which occurred June 29, 1890. He was a man of influence in his community, was a member of the Catholic church, of which his wife is likewise a devout adherent, and his political support was given to the cause of the Democratic party. His widow now re- sides at 129 South Fourth street, in the city of Richmond. They became the parents of two sons and four daughters, all of whom are living: John W. resides in Wayne township; Clara is the wife of Lewis Weiss, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Johanna Mary is the wife of Frank Tepe, of Wayne township; the subject of this sketch was the fourth in order of birth; and Dora May and Emma Sarah re- side at home with their mother. Lewis H. Baumer, whose name initiates this review, was reared to manhood in his native town- ship and his early educational discipline was secured in the dis- trict schools. His natural inclinations were toward an agricul- tural life, and he has continued to remain on the home farm up to the present time, engaged in general farming and the raising of Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs. He also does dairy farming, having a herd of ten cows. As a citizen he has the in- violable confidence and esteem of the people of Wayne township and its tributary territory and has shown a commendable interest in all that touches the general welfare of the community. He and his wife are zealous and valued members of the local Catholic church. Mr. Baumer’s marriage was solemnized Nov. 24, 1909, when he was united to Miss Bertha Rose Bussen, daughter of John J. and Mary Adeline (Kaiser) Bussen, of West Richmond, Ind. Her father and mother were both born in Germany, the father on Nov. 5, 1823, and the mother on Sept. 27, 1841. They immigrated to the United States and first located in New Orleans, then at St. Louis, Mo., and later in Richmond, Ind., where he is a gardener. He is a man whose probity and honor has gained to * BIOGRAPHICAL 25I him an unqualified regard on the part of all who know him. To him and his good wife there were born eight children: John, of West Richmond; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Reis, of Richmond; Frank, who resides with his parents; Carrie, wife of Zacharius Meyers, of Center township; Joseph, of Richmond; Agnes, wife of Anthony Miller, of Richmond; Clara, deceased, and Mrs. Bau- mer, who was born Oct. 9, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Baumer have a son, Lawrence John, born Sept. I 3, 1910. John Noble Black, a retired farmer residing in Hagerstown, Wayne county, was born in Center township, March 9, 1834. His father, Robert Black, was a native of Kentucky, and located on a tract of land in Wayne township, Wayne county, in 1813. At the time of his marriage he purchased a farm in Center township, where he and his wife both died, the date of his death being May 23, 1838, and his wife survived until February, 1883. The mother of John N. Black was formerly Julia Ann Jackson, and besides John N., the other children of herself and husband were: James, Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Charles, deceased ; Caleb, who resides in Kansas; Joseph, deceased ; and Robert, of Cedarville, Kan. The subject of this sketch, John N. Black, was educated in the com- mon schools of Center township, and upon reaching manhood engaged in agricultural pursuits, which occupation he sedulously followed until his retirement a few years ago, and is now living in quiet contentment in Hagerstown. Politically his affiliations are with the Democratic party, but he has never appeared in the role of “offensive partisan,” recognizing the right of each citizen to worship politics according to the dictates of his own conscience. In the matter of fraternity Mr. Black is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which order he joined in 1880, and his reli- gious affiliations are with the Christian church, which he joined in 1891. On April 14, 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Julia Ann Kitterman, who was born in Ohio, Feb. 13, 1830. She passed to the “home beyond,” Aug. I I, IOOO, the mother of three children: Mary Caroline, who married William H. Petty, April 17, 1879; Joseph Solomon, who married Elizabeth Kirkman, Jan. 20, 1887; and Ida Belle, who married George Petty, Aug. 13, 1890. Mrs. Black's parents were Philip and Salome (Sowers) Kitterman, of Center township. Larkin T. Bond, deceased, for many years one of the leading citizens of Clay township, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, was born March 16, 1847. He was a son of Robert and Rachel (Thornburgh) Bond, the former born in Clay township and the latter near Economy, Ind. The paternal grandfather, Jesse Bond, was born in Virginia, but came to Wayne county and en- tered land west of Richmond, where Earlham College is now lo- cated. He was a preacher in the Society of Friends and also fol- lowed farming. Later, he moved to a location near Green's Fork, where he entered land and lived to an advanced age. He became the father of ten children, all of whom are deceased : Nathan, Rob- ert, John, William, Isam, Isaac, Jesse, Hannah, Ruth, and Lydia. Robert Bond, the father of Larkin T., was educated in the schools .252 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of Clay township and was actively engaged in agricultural labors until the time of his demise. He was a Republican and a member of the Society of Friends. To him and his good wife there were born eight children: Henry T. resides in Clay township; John, Milton, and Emily are deceased ; Abner D. is a resident of Clay township; Lida Ellen is deceased; Lewis T. resides in Cambridge City, and Larkin T. is he whose name initiates this review. Lar- kin T. Bond received his educational training in the district schools of his native township and remained on his father's farm until he had attained his majority. Upon the death of his father he as- Sumed the management of the farm for his mother and was thus actively engaged until he answered the call of his Maker. His passing was a distinct loss to the community in which he had labored for so many years, and his life was an example whereby many a young man might profitably shape his career. His death occurred July 27, 1882. He was a Republican of influence in the county and his religious affiliations were with the Society of Friends. On Sept. 30, 1869, Mr. Bond was united in marriage to Miss Emma Celeste Scott, daughter of John and Martha Jane (Willits) Scott. Mr. Scott was born in Harrison township, Wayne county, June 12, 1816, and his wife in Butler county, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1820. The father was a farmer by vocation and followed agri- cultural pursuits until his death, which occurred May 1, 1888, and the mother lived with Mrs. Bond, until the advanced age of ninety- one years, her death occurring Nov. 28, 1910. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Bond there were born three children: Georgia, who is the wife of Joseph B. Hurst, of Centerville, Ind., and the mother of four children—Marjorie, Foster Scott, and Emily Celeste and John Dixon, twins; Lora, who is the wife of Omer Guyton, of Cambridge City; and Fred Scott of the same place. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Bond was John Scott, a native of Kentucky who came to Wayne county, about 1812, and located in Harrison township, where he entered land and followed farming until his death. He became the father of seven children, all of whom are deceased : William, Jane, Mariah, Harrison, James, Paulina, and John, Jr. To John Scott, Jr., and wife there were born six children: James Alonzo, Mary Ellen, and Florence, who are deceased; Emma Celeste, the widow of Larkin T. Bond; Iona, the wife of Lewis Bond, of Miami county, Indiana, and Laura, deceased. Mrs. Bond removed to Cambridge City in 1904, and her son Fred super- intends the farm. Joseph F. Boroughs, a successful farmer of Wayne county, was born on a farm in Harrison township, this county, Dec. 6, 1868. His parents—John C. and Mary (Rader) Boroughs—his grandpar- ents on both sides, and, in fact, his ancestors for generations back were agriculturists, and as the subject of this sketch is himself an ardent lover of farming, the law of heredity seems here to have been exemplified. His father and mother were both born in Wayne county, the father in Dalton township and the mother in Harrison township, and the paternal grandfather, Charles Boroughs, was a na- tive of North Carolina who migrated to Wayne county and entered BIOGRAPHICAL 253 land in Dalton township when the primitive forests abounded every- where. The strenuous life of those early pioneer days, when tracts of land were cleared of their thousands of immense trees, permitting the sun’s rays to penetrate the virgin soil for the first time in ages, and the fevers and kindred ills, so prevalent in new countries, were heroically endured by the grandfather, who had served as a sol- dier in the War of 1812. John C. Boroughs was educated in the schools of Wayne county and in early life became a physician, which profession he followed for some years, but later in life purchased a farm consisting of fifty acres, to which he afterward added I IO acres, in Harrison township, and thereafter followed general farming until his death, in 1892. The mother died several years prior to the fa- ther's demise. The father served as a soldier in the Fifth Indiana cavalry in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Indianap- olis in 1862, and was stationed at Glasgow, Ky., in March, 1863. There it was kept busy in scouting the country until April 17, being in several skirmishes and burning the town of Celina, Tenn. It was in heavy scouting and skirmishing until June 22, capturing many prisoners. On July 4 it started in pursuit of Morgan's raiders, and finding them at Buffington Island, attacked and drove them in every direction, killing and capturing many and securing five pieces of ar- tillery. Returning to Glasgow, it started on Aug. 18 for East Tennessee and reached Knoxville on Sept. I, being the first regiment of Union troops to enter that city. It was in an expedi- tion across the Smoky mountains and on its return moved to Greene- ville. It was then in an expedition to Bristol, being engaged in heavy skirmishing and the battle near Zollicoffer. It was also in an en- gagement near Blountsville and captured a number of prisoners. While marching toward Loudon and Bull's Gap the regiment met 3,OOO of the enemy near Henderson’s Mill and engaged in a fierce fight, holding the enemy in check in frequent hand-to-hand com- bats, and when nearly surrounded cut its way through the lines and rejoined its brigade. Later, near Rheatown, it came upon the enemy's rear and engaged him again. It was in a second engage- ment near Blountsville and was on outpost duty at Jonesboro until Nov. 6, when it moved to Cheek’s Crossroads, thence to Taze- well, and later to Maynardville. It was in a heavy skirmish with a division of cavalry and in heavy fighting at Walker's Ford. It marched to Blain's Crossroads and Bean’s Station, where another fierce battle was fought, the regiment retreating toward Rutledge and going into camp at Blain's Crossroads. On Dec. 23 it moved to Mossy Creek and remained there until Jan. I4, 1864, being constantly engaged in fighting. It participated in the battle of Dandridge and made a charge on foot three-quarters of a mile in advance of the main line of battle, driving the enemy before it. On the retreat it reached Knoxville Jan. 19, 1864, and there the horses of the regiment were turned over to the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry. The regiment made a scout on foot to Pigeon Creek, then moved to Cumberland Gap and thence to Mount Sterling, where it was remounted. On May 1 it started for Tunnel Hill, Ga., and with Stoneman’s command participated in the Atlanta 254 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY campaign, being engaged in all the cavalry operations from Dalton to Decatur., Marching in a raid toward Macon in July, it took part in an attack upon the enemy and drove him two miles. Near Hillsboro it participated in an engagement with a body of Wheeler's cavalry and was left on the field to hold the enemy in check until the main body was entirely out of danger. Then the regiment was surrendered by General Stoneman against Colonel Butler's earnest protest. Being afterward paroled and exchanged, the regiment marched for Pulaski, Tenn., Jan. 17, 1865, and there remained on Scouting work, capturing and dispersing bushwhackers. and Outlaws. It was mustered out June 16, 1865, at Pulaski. Mr. Boroughs then began farming, at which he continued until his. death. To John C. and Mary (Rader) Boroughs there were born six children: Ida and Viola are deceased; Carrie is the wife of Hiram Crook, of Milton, Ind. ; Charles resides in Portland, Ore. ; Joseph F. is the fifth in order of birth, and William is deceased. Joseph F. Boroughs attended the schools of Jacksonburg, in Har- rison township, for several years, and then until his father's death. worked on the old homestead, without thought of monetary com— pensation for his labor. Thereafter he worked for his brother, Charles, four years, and then purchased the old homestead, upon which he has since resided. On Feb. 6, 1895, Mr. Boroughs was. united in holy wedlock to Miss Catherine Scott, born April Io, 1874, a cultured young woman, daughter of Elias P. and Mary (Goodwin) Scott, of Harrison township; and this happy, thrifty and industrious couple, by employing progressive methods and in- telligent economy, have a tract of land which is universally classed as among the most productive and fertile in Wayne county. To them has been born a daughter, Esther, May 3, 1898. Lewis S. Bowman, whose residence is located in the village of Hagerstown, has there maintained his home from the day of his. birth and is one of the honored citizens of the county. He is at the present time located at Richmond, the incumbent of the office of county auditor, to which position he was elected in the fall of I9IO. He comes of a long line of American ancestry and was born in Hagerstown, Wayne county, Indiana, July 31, 1867, Son of Solo- mon Bowman and his wife, Christina (Shultz) Bowman, the former of whom was born in Henry county, Indiana, and the latter in Jef- ferson township, Wayne county, Indiana, July 1, 1842. The father became one of the successful farmers and representative citizens of Wayne county and is living retired on his farm in Jefferson town- ship. He and his good wife were married in Jefferson township, in 1866, and concerning their children the following brief data are given : Lewis S., of this sketch, is the first in order of birth; Daniel W. resides at Anderson, Ind. ; Henry T. and Martin were twins, the former of whom resides at Green’s Fork and the latter is deceased; and Frank resides at the parental homestead. Lewis S. Bowman gained his rudimentary education in the district schools of his native township and supplemented this discipline by attending the Hagerstown High School and the Dublin and Centerville Normals. He then adopted teaching as an occupation, which he followed in BIOGRAPHICAL 255 Harrison and Clay townships and in the Hagerstown schools for seven years. In July, IQO4, he purchased the shoe stock of Ellwood Lawson, at Hagerstown, in which business he has since been en- gaged. He developed the business into one of the leading concerns of the place and increased the stock to a considerable extent. He is a staunch Republican in politics, served as township clerk seven years and as township trustee four years, and was secretary of the Hagerstown Fair Association thirteen years and its treasurer five years. At East Germantown, Ind., on May 25, 1903, Mr. Bowman was united in marriage to Miss Mary Alice Kepler, daughter of John and Alice (Keller) Kepler, and they have become the parents of three children—Olive, Neva, and Kepler. John H. Carr is one of those alert and progressive farmers who are maintaining the high prestige of Wayne county in the field of agricultural industry, and the owner of one of the handsome farm properties of Harrison township, where, although measurably re- tired, he still gives some attention to diversified agriculture. He was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, Dec. 28, 1858, a son of David and Rebecca (Spitzer) Carr, both of whom were likewise natives of Rockingham county, Virginia. David Carr was a farmer and followed that occupation until his death, which occurred Feb. I6, 1906, his wife having passed away in 1866. He served as a sol- dier in the Confederate army during the Civil war, enlisting from Virginia. To him and his good wife there were born twelve chil- dren: Elizabeth married Thomas Perry and resides at Centerburg, Knox county, Ohio; Amanda and Sally are deceased ; John H. is the fourth in order of birth; Marion resides in Ray county, Mis- souri; Stewart, Lewis, and William are residents of Rockingham county, Virginia; Eli is deceased ; Abraham resides in Rockingham county, Virginia; and Noah and Jacob are deceased. John H. Carr was afforded the advantages of the public schools of Rockingham county, Virginia, and worked on a farm there until he reached man's estate. In March, 1879, he came to Harrison township, Wayne county, and for a time worked on a farm. He then rented a farm in Jackson township, where he resided two years, removed to his present place in 1896, and has since been engaged in general farming and stock-growing, showing marked discrimination in di- recting the different departments of the farm work in such a way as to secure the best returns. Modern facilities are utilized and the farm is one of the most attractive homesteads of Harrison town- ship. Mr. Carr is loyal to all the duties of citizenship and shows a commendable interest in all that pertains to the general welfare of his home township and county, where he is held in unqualified esteem. He has rendered efficient service as supervisor of his dis- trict, and his political allegiance is given to the Republican party. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, lodge No. 552, at Jacksonburg. On Sept. 4, 1887, Mr. Carr was united in marriage to Miss Sally E. White, daughter of James C. and Amanda (Carr) White, of Jacksonburg. Her father was born near Oxford, Ohio, and for many years was employed as a school teacher in Wayne county. He died at Oxford, Ohio, in May, 1886, and his 256 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY widow is a member of the household of Mr. and Mrs. Carr. Mr. White also served as surveyor of Jay county, Indiana, and as a sol- dier in the Federal army during the Civil war, enlisting from Indi- ana. The mother of Mrs. Carr was born in Jacksonburg, Harrison township, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 27, 1848, and her father was Samuel Carr, a native of Rockingham county, Virginia. He came to Indiana about 1836 and located in Jacksonburg, where he fol- lowed blacksmithing and also had a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have a son, J. Hervey, who adds brightness to the family home. - Doctor Joseph Marshall Thurston, a physician and surgeon of the city of Richmond, was born on an island in the Little Miami river, just below Fosters, Ohio, July 2, 1841, son of William and Delilah (Miller) Thurston, the former of English and the latter of Scotch descent. The parents were both very young when their parents immigrated to Warren county, Ohio, the father's parents from Virginia, the mother's from Massachusetts. They lived out useful and christian lives in Warren and Clinton counties, Ohio, both being consistent members of the Presbyterian church long before they were married. William H. Thurston was a miller, as was his father before him. In early days, when water mills were plenty, he operated several mills on the Miami river; one, Mor- row's mill, in partnership with Governor Morrow, whose son James worked in the mill. He held Joseph M. Thurston, sleeping in his arms, sitting under a large sycamore tree, while breaking out with smallpox, from which he died. The maternal grandfather, Henry Miller, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a noted Indian scout. William H. Thurston and wife were the parents of eleven children, surely a Rooseveltian family. The second and third born—William H. and Henry Harrison (the latter named after General Harrison)—died in childhood; Jacob H. practiced medi- cine and died at Springfield, Ohio; John M. is living at Dayton, Ohio; George W. and David, the former of whom served on Gen- eral Kilpatrick's staff, and the latter of whom also was a Soldier in the Federal army during the Civil war, are both deceased ; Sarah C. is deceased; Martha L. (Brandt) lives at Seattle; James M. lives at Dresden, Ohio; and Eli H. is a physician and Surgeon, practicing at Hagerstown, Ind. Joseph M. Thurston, the subject of this narrative, received his education at the very excellent schools of Washington Court House, Ohio. From early youth he was a sober, industrious boy. His mother, when he could sit alone, gave him a hammer, a ball, and a book to play with, and, according to a superstition of the time, watched which the baby would take hold of first. It was the book; which proved to portend his future, for books have been his delight all through life, and today he is liter- ally surrounded with books of every kind. Very early in, child- hood his pious mother discovered a remarkable turn of mind to- wards philosophy, religion, and later on toward Scientific subjects; so she decided that “Josie” should be an eminent Presbyterian min- ister; but alas ! the fond mother's dream was not realized. His boyhood early leaned toward the science of medicine, and a play- house medical office and sign announced that all ills would be DR. JOSEPH MARSHALL THURSTON. BIOGRAPHICAL 257 promptly treated. A dissecting room, carefully built to be as secret as possible, was the scene of many post-mortem examina- tions of chickens, cats, turtles, frogs, etc., whose untimely demise was not promptly reported to the health officer. At the age of eighteen he engaged to study medicine in the office of Dr. Davis, of New Holland, Ohio, where he remained for a year, until, one day, great excitement came to the village. The daily papers from Columbus brought the startling news that Fort Sumter had been fired upon and of Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteer soldiers. To- gether with some ten other boy associates he went to Columbus and at Io o'clock that night the First and Second Ohio regiments of infantry were organized, Joseph becoming a member of Com- pany G, Second Ohio three months volunteers. They immediately embarked for Washington, D. C. Their first acquaintance with war's alarms was when the long roll was sounded at the shooting of Colonel Ellsworth, of the famous Ellsworth Zouaves, and their first baptism of battle was the first battle of Bull Run, early in the Civil war. After his three-months service, in which he enlisted without his parents’ knowledge or consent, Joseph promised his mother not to enlist again, but could not withstand the temptation to go again with the rest of the boys, and on July 23, 1862, re- enlisted in the Ninetieth Ohio infantry, Company F, and was made corporal. After a few days’ drilling at Camp Circleville they were armed and rushed to re-enforce the Federal forces at the battle of Richmond, Ky., where our troops were being badly defeated. Jo- seph was given charge of the advance guard and they arrived on the battlefield in time to meet the retreating troops. The whole army now retreated at forced march to Nashville, Tenn., march- ing in dusty roads, hot weather, and with scarcity of water, day and night, taking a twenty-four hours' rest at Frankfort, and reaching Nashville after four days and nights of hard marching, a badly demoralized and exhausted set of raw troops. In a few weeks the army reorganized and recruited and set out after the Confed- erate army under General Bragg, who was compelled to retreat from in front of Nashville after the hard fought battle of Stone's River. The subject of our narrative served in a number of capac- ities; was nurse, ward master, and acting assistant Surgeon in the wounded ward after the battle of Stone's River, at Hospital No. 14, Nashville; was color guard at the battles of Murfreesboro, Shelby- ville, and Wild Cat Mountain; regimental bugler; a scout, and on many raids. He was finally captured at the two-days battle of Chickamauga. He was held a prisoner a year and fourteen days, owing to a disagreement between the Confederate and Federal governments. Scurvy, smallpox and typhus fever made sad havoc with the more than 8,000 Federal prisoners captured at the battle of Chickamauga. The scant diet of coarse, unsalted corn bread, and canal water, with an occasional cup of Soup made of cow beans, buggy bacon and dirty canal water, made a rich soil for dis- ease. At Danville, Va., Joseph managed to get on the good side of Confederate officers, and was let out of prison and given charge of the smallpox hospitals, signing a parol of honor not to escape. 258 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY He served his afflicted and starving fellow prisoners of war con- Scientiously and faithfully, doing much to ameliorate their condi- tion through his influence with the Confederate surgeons, with whom he soon grew in much favor. He saved the life of John O'Niel, afterward judge and commander-in-chief of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic. When some eighty of the prisoners were transferred to Libby prison at Richmond, Va., instead of the horrible Andersonville stockade, he happened to be one of them. At Libby he managed to obtain the position of clerk in the office of Charles Ross, the chief clerk and superintendent of the prison; sleeping in the cellar with the negro cooks and janitors of Libby prison, which he much preferred to staying in the crowded prison and sleeping on the hard floor with only a little “dog tent” for cover with the bare floor for pillow and bedding. A year after being mustered out of service at the close of the war, he again took up the study of medicine, becoming a student of Dr. Zimri Hocket, of Morrow, Ohio; finished his medical education, graduat- ing from the Physio-Medical Institute at Cincinnati in 1866, locat- ing at Millville, Ind., later at Hagerstown, and soon after locating there married Miss Ida Florence Elliott, of Mechanicsburg, Henry county, Indiana, On April 21, 1869. A happy married life has been their lot, blessed with two children: Evaleth Mabel, wife of Prof. Hugo P. Thieme, Ph. D., an eminent teacher in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and author of a number of educational books; and Richard Elliott, who died three days before fourteen. Dr. Thurston has been strenuously in practice for forty-five years, over twenty-three years at his present location, Richmond, Ind. His special attention has been given to surgery and nervous and mental diseases. For twenty-seven years he lectured in the Physio- Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis; has gained an enviable reputation as an expert medical witness in court, having been em- ployed in many prominent cases in Richmond, Indianapolis, Green- field, New Castle, and Winchester, Ind., and in Columbus and To- ledo, Ohio, courts. The Physio-Medical school of practice becom- ing too sectarian for the Doctor, he left it for the broader field of regular medicine, becoming a member of the Wayne County Medi- cal Association and of the Indiana State Medical Association. Be- sides numerous papers on medical scientific subjects, he has writ- ten “The Philosophy of Physio-Medicalism,” an illustrated book of 398 pages. Being quite an artist, the illustrations are from his own drawings, and his office is adorned with several large oil paintings from his brush. “The A. B. C. of Right Living,” is a little book written while on a vacation in England. He is now completing two books—“A System of Physiologic Medication,” and a religio-scientific work, “Triumvirate Man.” In medicine, re- ligion, and politics, as well as general philosophy of medicine, the Doctor is a very broad thinker. He says, “call me a crank if you wish—cranks have turned the world—but please don’t call me a faddist; I won’t stand for that.” In medicine he espouses enthu- siastically the vitalist doctrine of Barthez, Carpenter and Beal, of the older eminent writers, and a host of modern medical authori- BIOGRAPHICAL 259 ties, which vitalist doctrine avows that the living body is not a machine run by chemistry, physics and the various forces of the universe, but is a vital realm, dominated by an inherent, immate- rial, vital-entity or principle which, both in health, and disease, is the initial causation of all functional activities; that this inherent vital force is capable, from One single organic cell—the fertilized Ovum—to build up systematically and unerringly a living, sentient being, and is ever loyal to its physiologic or healthful well being, is alert in resisting inimical invasions of the living body, and when it is invaded by anything inimical to its normal health standard, this loyal vital force immediately springs into resistive and elimi- native warfare; which functional aberrant activity is erroneously called malevolent disease, when in fact, from a vitalist standpoint, it is a benevolent effort of the inherent vital-entity to resist and eliminate the inimical invasion of the vital realm, which is an in- vaded tissue-state or the condition of disease. It is therefore, the physician's duty to remove the disease condition or cause, when the symptoms of disease will subside. When the doctor fights to subdue the so-called “fever,” he is simply fighting the symptoms, a man of straw; if he strives to remove the disease germ-invasion and place the vital resistance of the living body in a high plane of vital and functional activitiy, the febrile symptoms soon sub- side, leaving the patient in a good condition with no ill effects re- sulting from narcotics and “fever subduers.” The Doctor is a scientist and philosopher of no mean ability. Although modest to a fault and abhorring public notoriety, he has been a prolific writer for the public press, Snatching time from a busy practice to dis- cuss some political, religious, or philosophical question of the hour in the daily papers. He is a fearless writer, and without fear or favor has the courage of his convictions. In medicine the Doctor is broad and liberal, but very ethical with his brother physicians. He is a fellow of the British Association of Medical Herbalists; a member of the International Medical Congress, by which he was awarded a badge for a paper on “Vital Therapeutics.” In religion he is also broad minded. When a student the first medical books he bought included a handy edition of the Bible, which ever since has been with his extensive medical library and has been read as much as his medical text-books. He says he can get a Biblical confirmation of every medical and scientific problem. He holds that the term Christian Science is a misnomer, but believes there is such a thing as a scientific proof of the teachings of Jesus Christ; in other words, a scientific practice of Christianity. He can give many personal experiences in practice where undoubtedly the Truth of Christ, the Holy Ghost, fervently invoked for aid, has responded through the inherent vital principle within every living thing, and the greatest, grandest gift of God to man has brought the patient back to health again when all material remedies had failed. His patients know nothing of the source. He never prays audibly in the presence of patients; in fact, he never prays in pub- lic, but believes in secret communication through the Truth of Christ with his God, which he deems too sacred “to be heard of 26o MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY men.” Although an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Rich- mond, he has no sympathy with an orthodox religion. The Doctor is generous to a fault; tries not to let his left hand know what the right does to help the poor and needy along; contributes liber- ally towards all public institutions that stand for the uplift of humanity; and helps everything for the betterment of Richmond. In politics, he is also broad, and although a Republican, has no sympathy with machine politics, always voting for man instead of for party. The Doctor says he believes that every doctor who himself has not had severe sickness and misfortune cannot fully sympathize with his sick and troubled patients; and certainly he has seen hardships and experienced severe sickness, as he has twice suffered from severe scepticema or blood poisoning, acci- dently received in surgical Operations; had a severe attack of jaun- dice; an attack of hemi-plegia or paralysis of the entire right side, the stroke rendering him unconscious for three and a half hours; and for a week he could not swallow a drop of nourishment. He was sixty-two years old when stricken, and to-day (Sept. 4, 1911), at past seventy, the Doctor is in perfect health. He says he is more supple than when fifty, without a trace of any functional or organic disease, and expects to continue the practice of medicine and surgery until he is ninety; then will retire and take a long, long vacation. This excellent condition, physically and mentally, after passing through all army exposure and hardships, after a strenuous professional work of forty-five years, and after severe sickness, he unhesitatingly attributes to his bodily religion, and the psychic Kingdom of God within him. He has never used to- bacco or alcoholic drinks, has no use for meat, salt food, hot food or drinks, coffee, tea, milk or cream. The Doctor's life motto is : “There is so much in life to live for, SO much in death to die for, That there is nothing in the universe Which human kind should sigh for.” Josiah B. Colvin, who has long maintained his home in Abing- ton township, is one of the venerable and honored native-born citi- zens of Wayne county, where his parents took up their abode in an early day and he has continued to reside nearly all of his mature life. He was reared to manhood in Union county, near by, and it has been his privilege to witness and aid in the development of this section, which was virtually on the frontier at the time of his birth. He has made his life count for good in all its relations, has been progressive and public-spirited and has achieved a worthy success in temporal affairs, the while commanding the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. In according recogni- ‘tion to such sterling citizens a publication of this nature exer- cises its supreme function. Mr. Colvin was born in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Feb. 28, 1835, the eldest son of Thomas J. and Rebecca (Bennett) Colvin, the former born in the State of Kentucky, in 1811, and the latter a native of Union county, Indiana. In early life the father was a blacksmith and followed BIOGRAPHICAL 26I that Occupation in Abington township until 1837, when he re- moved to Union county and engaged in farming, also doing some blacksmithing for his neighbors. He left Union county in 1861 and moved to Randolph county, where he resided until the fall of 1873, when he went to Topeka, Kan., where he died the following May. The mother passed away in September, 1855. Together they bore the burdens and endured the vicissitudes common to the pioneer era, showing courage and fortitude, laboring indefatigably and eventually gaining reward for their earnest endeavors. Their lives were guided and governed by the highest principles of honor and integrity and they held at all times the implicit confidence and regard of the communities in which they made their home. They were the parents of nine children, of whom it is proper that men- tion should be made in this connection : Maria J., the eldest, died in February, 1899; Josiah B. is the second in order of birth, and John died when two years old. James Monroe, the third son, en- listed in an Indiana regiment for service in the Civil war, in 1861, and died in the spring of 1862, soon after the battle of Pittsburg Landing. William H., who died in 1899, served with the Fifth Indiana cavalry from the spring of 1863 until the close of the war. Thomas J. Colvin, the sixth child in order of birth, was born in 1845, and resides at Allendale, Mo. He served in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry from August, 1862, to the close of the war. Rob- ert, the seventh child, was born in 1847, and is a farmer in Wayne county; Mary is the wife of James Brown, a farmer, near Webster, Ind. ; and one child died in infancy. Josiah B. Colvin passed his childhood days in Union county, where he received his rudimentary education in the common schools, trudging daily through the win- ter months to the little log cabin which represented the only local institution of learning in the vicinity of his home at that time. His services were early called into requisition in connection with the work of the home farm and his memory bears record of the stren- uous toil involved in reclaiming land from the primeval forest. After he attained years of maturity he initiated farming operations in an independent way, and thus his labors continued to be ardu- ous and unceasing while he was gaining a “start in life” and prov- ing his mettle as one of the world’s noble army of workers. By every reason of energy, good judgment and consecutive applica- tion, his success was cumulative, and he has been in the most emphatic sense the maker of the competency which he enjoys at the present time, when the shadows of his life lengthen from the Golden West. He resided with his parents until twenty-one years old and during the following summer continued to work for his father. In the fall he purchased an interest in a threshing Outfit and followed that occupation until 1858, when he began farming on a tract of land which his father had given to the five sons. He resided there until March, 1867, when he rented a farm near his present location. Eighteen months later he purchased the interest of some of the heirs of his wife's father and moved to his present location, where he has forty acres of land which he rents, and since 1905 has lived practically retired. Mr. Colvin has never wavered 262 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in his allegiance to the cause of the Republican party. On March IO, 1858, he was united in marriage to Miss Emily Railsback, born on the farm where she now resides, June 3, 1838, daughter of Nathan and Lusina (Hunt) Railsback, both natives of Abington township, where the father was born Feb. 25, 1812, and the mother On Nov. 24, 1816, and in Wayne county they spent their entire lives. Of their eleven children five are living: Lafayette is deceased ; Emily is the wife of our subject; Elizabeth and Mary Jane are de- ceased; David resides in Ohio, near the State line; Smith is living retired in Indianapolis; Eliza is the wife of Homer Farlow, of Boston township ; Barbara is the wife of Robert Colvin, a brother of Josiah B., and resides in Abington township; and three children died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin became the parents of eight children: Horace W., born Jan. I2, 1859, died Oct. 16, 1907; Lusina R., born May 9, 1861, is the wife of Jesse Paddock, of near Anderson, Ind. ; Monroe L., born July 17, 1862, died Aug. 27, 1880; Elizabeth, born Feb. 15, 1865, is the wife of Elmer Hale, of near Elkhorn Mills; Nathan, born Feb. 3, 1866, is a farmer southwest of Centerville; Frank G., born Aug. 23, 1869, resides near Anderson, Ind. ; Elmer G., born Nov. 9, 1871, died April 17, 1897; and Mari- etta, born Nov. 21, 1875, is the wife of Dan Stevens, a farmer, near Eaton, Ind. Arthur G. Crowe, one of the prosperous farmers and influen- tial citizens of Center township, was born in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Oct. 9, 1870. His parents were James D. and Barbara E. (McConaha) Crowe, both born in Wayne county, the father on June Io, 1833, and the mother on July 5, 1843, and in this county they made their homes all their lives. Our sub- ject's father was a man of importance in his native county and always followed agricultural pursuits. Following his marriage he lived for a time on his father-in-law's farm, and then purchased a place in Abington township, where he resided for many years. In IQ03 he removed to Center township and purchased a farm, upon which he resided until his death, Oct. 3, 1904, and his widow passed away July 6, 1906. At the time of his death he owned 303 acres of land in Wayne county and was also engaged in stock rais- ing to a considerable extent. To him and his good wife there were born six children: William T. is a farmer and also a carpenter and contractor and resides in Center township ; Emmett is a retired citizen of Richmond ; Arthur G. is the third in order of birth ; Ada resides at the old home place with her brother; Nora is the wife of Eugene Fender, a real estate dealer and farmer in Centerville; and Clarence resides on the old home place. Our subject received his education in the schools of Center township and remained at home till about twenty-five years old. He then operated his father’s farm about three years, after which he moved to Centerville and worked at the carpenter trade one year. His industry and frugality enabled him, at the end of that period, to purchase his present farm, containing IOO acres, and which was the homestead of his wife's parents, and this has been his home from that time. Thor- oughly skilled in the art of producing results from the land, he BIOGRAPHICAL 263. has brought his tract under a fine state of cultivation and has pros- pered in many ways. Mr. Crowe is a fine example of the American. citizen, than whom no better exists in the world, a land of neces- sity claiming her people from every country on the globe. On Nov. 7, 1900, he was united in marriage to Miss Zella Eliason, who was born in the house where she now resides, July 27, 1870, daughter of Joshua and Mary L. (Jones) Eliason. Her parents were both natives of Wayne county, the father having been born April 14, 1841, and the mother, Feb. 7, 1846. The father was a farmer by occupation and they resided on the farm until 1903, when they removed to Centerville, where the father died June 21, 1907, and the mother, April 1, 1906. They were the parents of three children: Jessie resides in Centerville; Zella is the wife of Mr. Crowe; and John K., who married Ada Stevens, is a farmer, resid- ing in Center township. To Mr. and Mrs. Crowe have been born two children: Robert E., born Aug. 4, 1904; and Bertha May, born Jan. 30, 1909. Mrs. Crowe is a member of the Christian church. Ashford Carter Crowe, a prosperous and practically retired farmer of Center township, was born in the house in which he now resides, March 18, 1838. He is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cranford) Crowe, both born in North Carolina. They came to In- diana in early life and for a time the father worked for David Commons. At the time of his arrival in Wayne county the father had but $2.50 in money and this he spent for a pair of shoes. The journey from the old North State was made in a cart, and some time later he traded a horse and harness for a tract of land, which he added to until he possessed an excellent farm of I2O acres. His first crops here were harvested with the old reap hooks, but later cradles were invented and were considered a great improvement. The father died in the fall of 1876 and the mother in the spring of the same year. Both were members of the Christian church. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom only two are living, Jacob and Ashford C., and they both reside in Center township. Ashford C. Crowe attended the district schools of his native town- ship and resided with his father until about 1871, and then com- menced his independent career at the place where he now resides. After his father's death he became the owner of sixty acres of the old homestead, and his close attention to business, coupled with plenty of hard work, has materially assisted in making his farm one of the most productive in the township. On May 7, 1869, Mr. Crowe was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Burruss, born in Abington township, Wayne county, April 3, 1845, daughter of Vin- cent and Mary (Kidwell) Burruss. To this union were born nine children: Ida May and Daisy A. are deceased; Musa is the wife of Levi Bennett, a farmer in Center township; Otho is deceased; Alice is the wife of Bernard Gaiser, a carpenter, of Centerville; Omer resides at the parental home; Earnest is a butcher in Indian- apolis; Roy resides at the parental home; and Leona is the wife of Robert Haas, a farmer residing near Richmond. The parents of Mrs. Crowe were natives of Kentucky, where the father was born 264 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in 1802. They came to Indiana about 1830 and settled in Abington township, on a farm where they resided about eighteen years and then moved to another farm in the same vicinity. They both died in Abington township, the mother in 1849 and the father in 1872. They were the parents of ten children and Mrs. Crowe is the only One surviving. Her maternal grandfather was Jonathan Kidwell, who was a noted divine of the Universalist church in Union coun- ty, Indiana. He did much publishing and wrote many books and religious articles. He died in 1849. Mr. Crowe is a Republican. Samuel Dickinson, at the time of his death president of the Dickinson Trust Company, of Richmond, was born in Milton, Wayne county, May 29, 1848, and died April 22, 1910. He was a son of Joseph and Esther G. (Hiatt) Dickinson, the former born in the north of England, near Huddersfield, June 6, 1820, and the latter at New Garden, N. C., March 2, 1816. The father's parents were Jonathan and Alice H. Dickinson, who came of a long line of Quaker ancestry. When Joseph was a boy his parents, with their family, moved to Sheffield, a large manufacturing town in the county of Yorkshire, England. At the age of eleven he became an Ackworth School pupil and in the three years that followed re- ceived the ground work of his after life's education. When four- teen years old he was apprenticed to John Pitts, of Sheffield, to learn a trade, and remained his full term of seven years. During the time of his apprenticeship his father died, leaving the wife and a family of eight children in straitened circumstances. At the age of twenty-two, in company with his younger brother, George, he came to America, hoping to find employment in his line of work. Coming by sailing vessel to New Orleans and thence up the Mis- sissippi and Ohio rivers by boat, he landed at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he made effort to obtain work by presentation of credentials from his late employer, who had given him a special letter of rec- ommendation as to his faithful service. No employment was to be found at that time in Cincinnati, so he came northward to Rich- mond, Ind., where there resided Friends to whom he bore letters of introduction from members of the same church across the sea. Remaining here but a short time, he went to Milton, in this county, where he lived for six or seven years. In 1849 he removed to Rich- mond, which place continued to be his residence up to the time of his death. Joseph Dickinson, who founded the Dickinson Trust Company, was a successful business man, of strict integrity; and acquired wealth by faithful industry, careful business methods, and an upright life. He was a Friend by birthright and a very warm supporter of the church of his childhood. As a teacher in the Union Mission School, established in the early fifties, his knowledge of the Bible, obtained first under the care of his parents in his father's home and afterward broadened while at Ackworth School (espe- cially under the teaching of Joseph John Gurney, who frequently made a week's visit at the school for the purpose of giving the students Bible instructions), together with an earnest desire to be helpful to those of lowly estate in life, made him a valuable assist- ant in this work. In 1858 he was appointed by the Indiana Yearly BIOGRAPHICAL 265 Meeting of Friends on the Central Book and Tract Committee and for more than thirty years was its purchasing and distributing agent, during which time over 60,000,000 pages of books and tracts were distributed. He was for several years treasurer of the Indi- ana Yearly Meeting and served as trustee of Earlham College for a number of years. On July Io, 1895, in company with several members of his family, he went to their summer cottage at Bay View, Mich, to spend some weeks, hoping for an improvement in his health from the change of climate. On the 30th of the same month he was seized with acute disease and sank rapidly, his death occurring at that place, Aug. 5, 1895. On Oct. 17, 1844, Joseph Dickinson was united in marriage to Mrs. Esther G. (Hiatt) White, at Milford Meeting House. Mrs. Dickinson was the daughter of Benajah and Elizabeth Hiatt, who came of a long line of Quaker ancestry. The father was a minister and the mother an elder in the Society of Friends for many years, wielding influences positive, steady and far-reaching. When Esther was in her ninth year her parents, in company with Elijah Coffin and family, removed to Indiana and settled near Milton, in Wayne county. Here she grew to young womanhood with her mind imbued with the sacred in- fluences of a bright Christian home, where the Scriptures were read and where church work was talked about and studied with a keen zest, which gave bias to her character and bent to her whole life. On Oct. 1, 1835, she was united in marriage to Josiah White, with whom she lived less than eighteen months, when he died. Left with one son, Oliver White, she lived a widow nearly eight years. She was then married to Joseph Dickinson as before stated, with whom she lived most happily through a varied experience of forty- six years until her death, which occurred Feb. 2, 1891. Of this union there were born four children : Hannah D., who is the widow of Charles A. Francisco and resides in West Richmond ; Samuel, who was the second in order of birth ; Maria D., the wife of Paul V. Washburn, an attorney-at-law at Seattle, Wash.; and Joseph J., who is the senior member of the firm of Dickinson & Reid, mortgage loan agents at Indianapolis. After completing the courses afforded by the schools of Richmond and the Friends’ Boarding School (now Earlham College), Samuel Dickinson en- gaged in the lumber business in Northern Indiana, buying walnut timber and shipping the product. This business he followed about five years and then engaged with his father in the mortgage loan business. He superintended the construction of the first street rail- way in Richmond and after the completion of that work gave his entire attention to the business established by his father. In 1902 it was reorganized under the name of the Dickinson Trust Com- pany, and Mr. Dickinson continuously served as president to the time of his death. In the matter of politics Mr. Dickinson was always a staunch adherent to the tenets of the Republican party and his religious faith was expressed by membership in the Friends’ church. On Feb. 18, 1873, Mr. Dickinson was happily married to Miss Laura Florence Ullrich, a daughter of Frederick and Cath- erine (Schafer) Ullrich, of Attica, Fountain county, Indiana, where 266. - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mrs. Dickinson was born July 29, 1854, the eldest of four children. Three children were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson: Otho K., born in 1874, is now engaged in the mort- gage loan business in Dallas, Tex., is married and the father of two children—Samuel and Otho K., Jr. Irene is the wife of Edgar H. Stranahan, who is a professor in the Friends' University, at Wichita, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan have two children—Esther and Ruth. Frederick U., the youngest, was drowned in Kentucky several years ago. The father of Mrs. Dickinson was born near Hagerstown, in Wayne county, and her mother was born in Ger- many. The father was a cabinet maker and followed that occu- pation until he enlisted as a soldier in an Illinois regiment of sharp- shooters. He was killed in battle at Dallas, Ga., and his remains are interred in the National Cemetery at Marietta. Leon Deolen Dougherty has been a resident of Wayne county since his boyhood days and is a member of one of the well known pioneer families of this section of the State. He was born in Henry county, Indiana, Oct. I8, 1861, and at fifty years of age is well preserved in mental and physical faculties and takes a lively inter- est in the affairs of the day and the general supervision of his farm. He is a son of William H. and Louisa Jane (Clark) Dougherty, both born in the State of Indiana, where the respective families were early founded. In the agnatic line, as the name implies, the ances- try is traced back to stanch Irish stock. The paternal grandfather, Zadok Dougherty, was born in Maryland and came to Wayne county about 1816, purchasing a farm of I40 acres near Jackson- burg, where he lived the residue of his life and died in 1852. The father, William H. Dougherty, clerked in a store in Millville, Ind., as a youth, and then purchased a farm in Howard county, Indiana. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted and served as a member of Company B of the Fifth Indiana cavalry. This regiment was organized in Indianapolis in 1862, and Company B was located at Rockport, Ind., until February, 1863, when it moved to Louis- ville, Ky., and early in March to Glasgow. There the regiment was kept busy in scouting the country until April 17, being in several skirmishes and burning the town of Celina, Tenn. It was in heavy scouting and skirmishing until June 22, capturing many prisoners. On July 4 it started in pursuit of Morgan’s raiders, and finding them at Buffington Island, attacked and drove them in every direc- tion, killing and capturing many and securing five pieces of artil- lery. Returning to Glasgow, it started on Aug. 18 for East Tennessee and reached Knoxville Sept. I, being the first regi- ment of Union troops to enter that city. It was in an expedition across the Smoky mountains and on its return moved to Greene- ville. It was then in an expedition to Bristol, being engaged in heavy skirmishing and the battle near Zollicoffer. It was also in an engagement near Blountsville and captured a number of pris- oners. While marching toward Loudon and Bull's Gap the regi- ment met 3,OOO of the enemy near Henderson's Mill and engaged in a fierce fight, holding the enemy in check in frequent hand-to- hand combats, and when nearly surrounded, cut its way through BIOGRAPHICAL 267 the lines and rejoined its brigade. Later, near Rheatown, it came upon the enemy's rear and engaged him again. It was in a second engagement near Blountsville, and was on outpost duty at Jones- boro until Nov. 6, when it moved to Cheek's Crossroads, thence to Tazewell, and later to Maynardville. It was in a heavy skirmish with a division of cavalry and in heavy fighting at Walker's Ford. It marched to Blain's Crossroads and Bean’s Station, where another fierce battle was fought, the regiment retreating towards Rutledge and going into camp at Blain's Crossroads. Mr. Dough- erty was captured at Stoneman's Creek, Tenn., in December, 1863, and was taken to the prison at Belle Isle. He was exchanged in 1864, but was not fit for active duty and was mustered out. He then resumed farming in Henry county, where he resided until about 1871, when he removed to Jacksonburg and purchased a gen- eral stock of merchandise. He conducted this mercantile establish- ment eight years and then purchased a farm one and one-half miles southeast of Jacksonburg, where he resided until 1886, and then sold out and removed to Athens, Ala., where both he and his wife died, his wife's death occurring March 27, 1892, and his on March 31, 1908. Of their union were born four children, of whom the sub- ject of this review is the eldest. The others are: Zadok Alfred, of Henry county, Indiana; Bertha E., wife of Morris R. Hull, of Athens, Ala., and Frank P., who resides in the same place. William H. Dougherty was a stanch adherent of the Republican party in early life, but later became independent in his views and took an intelligent interest in the questions and issues of the hour, even in his venerable years. Both he and his wife were consistent and active members of the Universalist church. Leon D. Dougherty, whose name introduces this article, was a lad of ten years at the time when his parents took up their residence at Jacksonburg, and completed his early educational discipline in the common schools of that village, where he was reared to man's estate. He continued to be associated in the work of his father’s store and later of the farm until he had attained to his legal majority, when he rented a farm for one year and then purchased forty acres of his present farm, which comprises 206 acres and is recognized as one of the pro- ductive and valuable farmsteads of Harrison township. Mr. Dough- erty individually reclaimed a considerable portion of this land from the forest and the present substantial buildings were erected by him. Other permanent improvements are of the most approved type and the farm is given over to general agriculture and fruit growing. Mr. Dougherty is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Green’s Fork and also in the Northern Wayne Bank of Economy. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, in whose faith he was reared. On Feb. Io, 1884, Mr. Dougherty was united in marriage to Miss Emma Boyd, daughter of Alfred and Emma (Mundell) Boyd, citizens of Cambridge City, the former of whom was born in Harrison, township and the latter in East Germantown. The father was a farmer and saw-mill man by occupation during his active career. To Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty have been born four children—Ara Edith, John Clayton, Hester Maude, and one that died in infancy. 268 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John L. Druley, for many years a prosperous and highly es- teemed farmer of Boston township, is a native of the Hoosier State, having first beheld the light of day in the township of Boston, Wayne county, April 22, 1849, a son of Levi F. and Agnes (Sedge- wick) Druley, and the sixth child in a family of nine children. His paternal grandfather, Nicholas Druley, was born in North Carolina, married Sarah Stanley of that State, and came to Wayne county in a very early day. He was a farmer by occupation, purchased 320 acres of land in Union county, Indiana, and there resided until his death. He and his good wife were the parents of ten children: Levi F. and Aaron are deceased; Dennis resides in the village of Boston; John, Samuel, Leathia, Betsey, Patsey, and Joseph are deceased, and Nicholas resides in Anderson, Ind. The father of Our Subject was born in North Carolina and came to Indiana in the old pioneer days, settling in Wayne county, where he was a tiller of the soil during the remainder of his career. In politics he was a Democrat and he and his wife were life-long members of the Christian church. He died in November, 1882, and she cast aside. life's earthly mantle April 15, 1900. She was a native of Virginia. They were the parents of nine children: Sarah, Richard, Nicholas, and William are deceased; Mary is the wife of John Peterson, of Boston township; John L. is the next in order of birth; Levi F. resides. in Boston township; Martha is deceased, and Douglas resides in Bos- ton township. John L. Druley obtained his education in the dis- trict schools of Boston township and worked on his father's farm. until he was twenty-three years old, when he purchased a farm in Boston township, where he resided until 1878, and then purchased the place upon which he still resides. Since taking possession of this farm he has removed much of the undergrowth and timber, has increased the productiveness of the soil by manuring and other processes of fertilization, and has become interested in the breed- ing and raising of live stock. In politics he is a Democrat. On Oct. I5, 1873, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Elizabeth Esteb, daughter of Isaac M. and Catherine (Smelser) Esteb, of Boston township. Of this union were born four children: Edna, born Sept. 9, 1874, died March 17, 1887; Maud is the wife of Roscoe Stanford, of Union county, Indiana, and was born May 6, 1876;. Rebecca, born Sept. 15, 1880, is the wife of Edmund Parker, of In- dianapolis, Ind., and Agnes, born Jan. I4, 1883, is the wife of Earl Davenport, of Washington township. The father of Mrs. Druley was a native of Boston township and her mother was born in Ken- tucky. Both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Druley have five grandchildren: Edna E. and India Stanford, Druley and Doris. Parker, and Marjorie Davenport. Frederick Dryer is now living practically retired, but for many years was engaged in general farming business in the township of Jackson, where he is well known and enjoys unmistakable popu- larity. He was born in Hanover, Germany, April 21, 1863, a son of Henry and Christina (Myers) Dryer, natives of the same place. The father was a laborer and served as a soldier in the Franco- Prussian war. Both he and his wife are deceased. These honored BIOGRAPHICAL 269 parents are survived by twelve children: Henry, John, and William, who reside in Germany; Frederick, the immediate subject of this sketch ; Mary, Lena, and Anna, who reside in Germany; Elizabeth, Minnie, and August, who are residents of Fort Wayne, Ind. ; and Ernest and Martha, who reside in Hamel, Germany. Frederick Dryer is indebted to the public schools of Germany for his early educational training, and after leaving School learned the miller's trade. He came to the United States in 1881 and located in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he worked in Orf’s Mills for two and one-half years and then came to Wayne county and located in Jackson town- ship. In 1897 he purchased his present farm, consisting of seventy- five acres, and has since given his attention to its improvement, gen- eral farming, and the raising of Poland China and Duroc hogs. In politics Mr. Dryer holds tenaciously to the faith of which the Re- publican party is exponent and in a fraternal way is identified with the Osage Tribe, No. 93, Red Men, at Cambridge City, and the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Walnut Level Lodge, No. 156, East Germantown. On Dec. 9, 1886, Mr. Dryer was united in marriage to Miss Christina Rush, daughter of Daniel and Caroline (Ream) Rush, honored citizens of Wayne county, whither they came from Pennsylvania. They were natives of Germany, and upon coming to the United States located in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where the father followed the occupation of a butcher. From there they came to Wayne county, and here he followed his trade in Abington for a short time, later moving to Jackson township and following his trade in Pennville until his death, which occurred in 1881, and his wife died in 1886. To them were born seven chil- dren: Daniel, of East Germantown ; Catherine, who is the widow of Charles Lieb and resides in Pennville; Margaret, the wife of Jacob Tout, of Lincoln, Neb.; George, of Greensburg, Ind. ; Wil- liam, of Hancock county, Indiana; Christian, of Jackson township ; and Christina, who is the wife of Mr. Dryer. Mr. and Mrs. Dryer have two children—Emma, born Oct. II, 1887, is the wife of Harry Rodenberg, of Harrison township, and they have a son, Ralph Les- ter, born May 17, 191 I ; and William, born Oct. 26, 1889, married Grace Kelsey, and they have one child, Helen Louise, born Aug. 30, 1910. William manages the farm and his parents reside in East Germantown. Mrs. Dryer was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Oct. I I, I854. Thomas G. Dunbar, a member of the firm of Dunbar Brothers, Incorporated, of Centerville, now serving his eleventh year as post- master at that village, and prominent in fraternal organizations, is one of Wayne's native sons who has attained to pronounced suc- cess and prestige in commercial, political and fraternal circles, entirely through his own thrift and enterprise. He first beheld the 1ight of day three miles south of Centerville, Dec. 21, 1848, a son of James and Mary (Mateer) Dunbar, the former also a native of the old Hoosier State, born in Union county, Ind., Jan. 4, 1821. The paternal grandparents came from North Carolina, the grandfather, William Dunbar, having been born in that State in 1783 and the grandmother in 1788. James Dunbar was reared and educated in 27O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his native county, and upon reaching manhood settled in Abington township, Wayne county, where he followed farming, teaching school during the winter months, for a period of sixteen years. In 1861 he returned to Union county, but a year later again came to Wayne county and was soon thereafter elected trustee of Cen- ter township, which position he occupied until his death. For many years, while living in Abington township, he served as justice of the peace. In his younger days he studied medicine and prac- ticed that profession for a time. He passed to his reward, Aug. 17, 1869, and his widow survived until December, 1908. The subject of this sketch is one of five children, among whom he ranks, third in point of age, the others being Narcissa, wife of Francis E. Scott, a shoe merchant, of Centerville; Minerva, deceased, was the wife of J. R. Robbins, who is also deceased; and Albert B. and John A. are the other members of the firm of Dunbar Brothers. Thomas G. Dunbar acquired his early educational training in the district schools and also far a time attended the old Whitewater College. He resided at home until twenty-three years old. For one year he was then engaged in farming, after which he devoted his atten- tion to the operating of a saw mill near Richmond, which business he followed about five years. He then engaged in the grocery busi- ness in Centerville, to which he later added hardware, and was thus employed about twenty-five years. He then embarked in the lum- ber and coal business in partnership with his two brothers, which association still exists, the firm being the largest in their line in Centerville, handling all kinds of building material, coal, cement, etc. The establishment is universally recognized as one of the thorough, substantial commercial institutions of the county. In all capacities in which Mr. Dunbar's busy career has placed him, he has brought to the discharge of his duties capability and hon-, esty, indispensable attributes in the large affairs of life. In poli- tics he renders allegiance to the Republican party, and though not an office-seeker in the ordinary understanding of that term, for the past eleven years has occupied the position of postmaster at Cen- terville. In his fraternal relations Mr. Dunbar is admirably asso- ciated, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Red Men. On Jan. 31, 1872, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Dunbar to Miss Sarah E. King, born one and one-half miles north of Centerville, daughter of JO- seph and Sarah (Way) King, natives respectively of Kentucky and Wayne county, and her father was a farmer by occupation. To the happy marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar were born four chil- dren: Oris K., Harry Walter, Letha, and one died in infancy. James Cephus Eliason was a native of Center township, having been born on the farm adjoining on the north the one occupied by his widow, Feb. 20, 1829, a son of William and Harriet (McAlister) Eliason, very early settlers of Wayne county. Their children were Levi, James C., John Milton, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Willie, Mary Ann, Betsy Ann, and Sarah. James C. Eliason re- ceived his education in the public schools of Center township and resided at home until he was about twenty-five years old, when he BIOGRAPHICAL 27I married and moved into a little brick house on the farm where his widow now resides. They resided in that house about fifteen years and then erected the one which is now occupied. The farm consists of 160 acres and Mr. Eliason continued to manage this farm until his death. On Oct. I7, 1854, he was married to Miss Mary J. King. She was born at Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 25, 1831, and is a daugh- ter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Jordon) King, the former born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Kentucky. Joseph King was another of those Eastern men who contributed so much to the development of Wayne county. He came at an early date, engaged in farming and stock-raising, and to the cultivation and improvement of his farm gave himself unreservedly. He became a very wealthy man, and to him and his good wife there were born six children: Eliza Ann is deceased ; Amanda is the widow of William Vance, of La- fayette, Ind. ; William Jordon resides in Nevada City, Mo.; Mary J. is the widow of Mr. Eliason; and Martha Ellen and Sarah Frances are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Eliason were born three children : Josephus King, born Jan. 29, 1856; Charles C., born Nov. Io, 1857, and Dora Bell, born in 1868; all deceased. Mr. Eliason's religious faith was expressed by membership in the Christian church and politically he was an adherent of the Republican party. After his death Mrs. Eliason continued in the successful management of their farming interests. Thomas Clayton Eliason, a substantial citizen of Wayne coun- ty and a leading farmer and stock grower, was born on the farm where he now resides, in Center township, July Io, I836, son of Joshua, Sr., and Martha (Cranford-Smithson) Eliason, the former born in Delaware in 1776, and the latter in North Carolina. The mother was previously married to a Mr. Smithson in North Caro- lina, and they came to Indiana very early. They were the parents of four children—Isaac, Sarah, Mary and Eli–all of whom are deceased. The father came to Indiana in 1814, and entered the farm where his son, Thomas C., now resides. He was also twice married, the first marriage having occurred in Delaware, and his wife died in October, 1818, four years after coming to Indiana. Of that union there were born six children—William, Lydia, Betsy, Joshua, Jr., Kitty, and Levi-all of whom are deceased. Of the union of the parents of Thomas C. Eliason there were born nine children: Ebenezer, Anna, Andrew, and John are deceased ; Ma- rinda is the wife of William Longfellow, of Tipton county; Henry C. resides in Newport, Ind. ; Martha is the widow of Thomas Mc- Conaha, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Lucinda is the widow of Robert Grimes and resides with her sister Martha; and Thomas C. is the youngest of the family. Joshua Eliason, Sr., died May 19, 1860, and his wife passed away March 18, 1874. Thomas C. Eliason attended school in the old brick school-house north of Centerville and later in a school-house near his present residence. After finishing his scholastic work he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he has always followed. He resided at home until twenty-two years old and then began operating the homestead in partnership with his brother, 272 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Henry C., this arrangement continuing until his brother was mar- ried, when Thomas C. assumed the entire management. He has resided continuously on the old homestead until the present time, with the exception of about four years, which he spent in Rich- mond, engaged in the furniture manufacturing business with the concern known as the Richmond Furniture Manufacturing Com- pany. The company was in sore financial straits when Mr. Eliason became interested in it, but he financed it and managed it more than three years and then put it into the hands of a receiver, finally closing it out at a loss of $10,000. He then returned to his farm of 220 acres, to which he later added I25 acres, and has operated this farm continuously since, meeting with great success. In the matter of politics Mr. Eliason is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought public preferment for himself. He is a mem- ber of the Christian church at Centerville. On March 5, 1884, he was married to Inez V. Bartholomew, born in Brown county, Ohio, March 9, 1853, daughter of Chester G. and Ann C. (David- son) Bartholomew, natives of the same county and State, the father having been born Nov. 25, 1831, and the mother on Sept. 18, 1829. The father was a minister of the Christian church, al- though he was reared on a farm and followed that vocation to some extent in early life. He came to Indiana with his family in 1861 and located at Rockville, Parke county. His profession oc- casioned several changes in his residence, but Indiana was his home until his death, which occurred in Tipton county, in 1896, and his widow also died there in 1901. They were the parents of ten children: Mrs. Eliason is the eldest; Homer G. died Nov. 29, 1910; Virgil G. is engaged in lumbering in Union City, Ind.; Thomas B. is the city treasurer at Tipton; William E. resides in Marion, Ind. ; Samuel Mills is living retired in Franklin, Ind., Ed- win H. died at the age of five years; Loren Chester is a farmer and resides in Brown county, Indiana; Lulu M. resides with the fam- ily of Mr. Eliason; and Susan I. is deceased. Reverend Barthol- omew was a member of the home guards at Rockville during the Civil war and was a Republican in his political views. He en- gaged in teaching at intervals during his career as an evangelist. Mr. Eliason makes a specialty of Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs and has as good as there is to be had in every kind of stock. To him and his good wife there were born three children: Wood Esta, born Nov. 16, 1884, married Miss Pearl Davis, of New Paris, Ohio, and resides on his father's farm, engaged in the stock business, breeding registered Poland China hogs, of which he has some of the finest in the State, and he also has Poll Durham cattle, keeping on hand about sixty head. He is also operating the farm where he resides, and which is one of the finest equipped in Cen- ter township. He was married Oct. IO, Igo7. Gaar Ghent, the second son, born March 9, 1888, resides at home and operates the farm for his father, and Nina Gladys, born April 12, 1890, died March 16, 1908. There were no railroads in this section of the State during Mr. Eliason's early life and the freighting was all done by team, between Centerville and Cincinnati, and he was a BIOGRAPHICAL - 273 good sized boy when he first saw a steam engine. In fact, he knew Center township when it had the appearance of a wilderness. Stephen G. Endsley is one of the progressive farmers of the older generation in Abington township, where he is the owner of a well improved and productive farm of 156 acres. His energy and good management are clearly indicated in the general thrift and prosperity which are distinctively in evidence in all parts of his landed estate, and he is known as a reliable, public-spirited and loyal citizen of his native county. Like many others of the valued citizens of Wayne county, Mr. Endsley claims the old Hoosier State as the place of his nativity. He was born on the place where he now resides, in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, July 26, 1846, a son of James and Hannah (Martin) Endsley, the former born in Ohio, Oct. 22, 1805, a representative of one of the pioneer families of that State, and the latter was native born of Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather was John Endsley, who, in December, 1805, came from Ohio to Wayne county and entered a tract of government land, upon which he resided until his death. James Endsley became one of the representative farmers of Wayne county, where he continued to reside until his death, which oc- curred Feb. I, 1884. His devoted wife passed away, Jan. 9, 1889, and of their eight children seven are living : Sarah is the widow of Larkin G. Turner and resides in Darke county, Ohio; Eleanor is the widow of E. Weaver and resides in Dayton, Ohio; John is a resident of Abington township; Amanda is deceased; Jacob re- sides at Bethel, Ind. ; Stephen G. is the next in order of birth; Emma is the wife of Rufus Moore, of Darke county, Ohio, and Ann resides in the same county and State. Andrew Endsley, the paternal great-grandfather of these children, served in the Revo- lutionary war. Stephen G. Endsley was reared to maturity on the paternal homestead in Abington township, where he was afforded the advantages of the public schools and also attended the Rich- mond Friends’ School for a time. He continued to be associated in the work of the home farm until 1882, when he inherited the old homestead, which is his present well improved farm of 156 acres. As an independent farmer he has manifested the same energy and enterprise which has made his labors as an employe prolific in benefit to himself and his father, and the result is clearly shown in the appearance and appurtenances of his own farm, which is devoted to diversified agriculture, stock growing and dairy farm- ing. Though he has never sought nor desired public office he is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party and is loyal to all the duties and responsibilities of citizenship. Dec. 26, 1875, bore record of the marriage of Mr. Endsley to Miss Eliza Katherine Beeson, daughter of August and Mary Elizabeth (Hunt) Beeson, of Boston township, and they have four children: Cle- ment O., of Boston township; Louis E., professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. ; and Florence E. and Nora E., who reside at the parental home, the latter being a student at Purdue University. Clement O. is married and has two children—James and Robert; and Louis E. is married and has one child, Edith. 274 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY William Evans.—An aphorism of the sage old philosopher, Epicurus, was this: “Earn they reward; the gods give naught to sloth.” The truth of the statement finds vertification in all ages and climes and the lessons of success are to be gained from observ- ing the accomplishment of those within the ken of every man. Wil- liam Evans was one who earned his reward through well directed industry and made each progressive stage of his career count for Something definite and worthy, so that he was well entitled to the esteem and confidence so uniformly vouchsafed to him as well as to the material prosperity which represented the tangible results of his endeavors as one of the world’s workers. He was at the time of his death one of the extensive land owners and representa- tive citizens of Wayne county, and had won this prestige through personal ability and energy, for he started in life as a newsboy on the streets of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Evans was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 29, 1852, a son of John and Jane (Jones) Evans, the former a native of Wales, born in 1820, and the mother was born Oct. 18, 1822. John Evans immigrated to America in 1845 and took up his residence in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he passed the re- mainder of his life, and where his vocation was that of a shoe merchant, in which he was measurably successful under the con- ditions which compassed him, as he started in life as a cobbler. He died in 1862, and his wife is still living, at the venerable age of eighty-nine years. They became the parents of five sons and three daughters, and of these all are living except two of the sons. Thomas resides at McKeesport, Pa.; Mary Ann is the wife of Abraham Biven, of Alleghany, Pa.; David resides in Pittsburgh, Pa.; William is the subject of this review; Emma is the wife of Frank McCowen, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; John C. F. is deceased; George V. resides at New Kensington, Pa.; and Annie is the wife of Albert Adams, of Bridger, Mont. William Evans, whose name introduces this sketch, was reared and educated in his native city, and during the early years of the Civil war sold papers on the streets. At the age of eleven years he began working in the Woods Rolling Mill at Saw Mill Run. He had a good equipment of both brain and brawn and did not dissipate his energies, but rather formulated and held tenaciously to a definite purpose—that of gaining eventually a position of independence. He was thus em- ployed for a period of four years, at the expiration of which he became an employe in the mill of Painter & Sons, located in the Thirty-fourth ward of Pittsburgh, where he remained until 1889, and then went to McKeesport, where he was with the National Rolling Mill Company (now the United States Steel Company) until May 1, 1907. He then came to Wayne county and located one mile south of Dublin, in Jackson township, where he pur- chased a homestead of 253 acres, and this he made one of the best improved farms in this county, all being under cultivation with the exception of a wood lot of about twenty acres. His independent career was one of consecutive progress and indicated the fiber of the man and the correct business methods which he employed. He was affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of the BIOGRAPHICAL 275 Blue Lodge, Commandery and Shrine at Pittsburgh, and of the Elks, the HeptaSophs, and Turnverein at McKeesport. In politics he was independent, and while living in Pittsburgh served as a member of the school board from the Thirteenth ward, and also served on the Central Board of Education of the city. While liv- ing in McKeesport he was a member of the Water Department for nine years, serving four years of that time as president. On Dec. 31, 1875, Mr. Evans was united in marriage to Miss Mary Swearer, born at Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John C. and Mary (Dunlop) Swearer, who continued their residence at that place until their deaths. Mrs. Evans died Jan. 20, 1903, being survived by two children—John H., born Nov. 26, 1877, now connected with a rolling mill at Wheeling, W. Va.; and Effie. Mr. Evans died after a very short illness, Dec. 6, 1910. Isaac N. Falls, now residing in Cambridge City after a busy career in various lines of endeavor, was born at Rock Island, Ill., Aug. 24, 1849, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Marlatt) Falls, the former born in Botetourt county, Virginia, Jan. 1, 1812, and the latter was a native of Maryland. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Marlatt, came to Wayne county in an early day, pur- chased a tract of government land, cleared the timber from the Same, made a home for himself and family, and there passed the remainder of his life. The paternal grandfather, John Falls, was a native of Tennessee, born Dec. 25, 1783, and was a farmer by Occupation. He came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1826, and purchased a tract of land near Boston, where he built a home and resided until 1854, and then removed to Putnam county, Indiana, where he followed farming until his death, July 14, 1874. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812, enlisting as a private at Fin- castle, Va., where he married his cousin, Elizabeth Falls. She was born in Fincastle, Va., in 1773, and died at Greencastle, Ind., in February, 1871. They became the parents of three children, all of whom are deceased—Jeremiah, Jane, and Rachel, the last named of whom became the wife of John Estep. Jeremiah Falls came to Wayne county with his parents in 1826 and his education was re- ceived in the schools of Virginia and of Wayne county. In his youth he began teaching school in Boston township and taught about three terms, after which he went to Rock Island, Ill., where he followed farming until 1866. He then removed to Bell Plain, Iowa, and engaged in farming until his death, in 1879. He mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Marlatt, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bellar) Marlatt, and of this union there were born five children: James W. is a resident of Neodesha, Kan. ; Mary is the widow of Casender Heath and resides at Olney, Ill. ; John R. is a resident of Altoona, Kan. ; Thomas W. is deceased, and Isaac N. is the fifth in order of birth. Isaac N. Falls, the immediate subject of this review, attended school near Greencastle, Ind., and taught school a short time in Putnam county, after which he clerked in the dry- goods store of William Morton, in Cambridge City, and also in Centerville. He then rented a farm in Jackson township and later rented another in Washington township, and was actively en- 276 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY gaged in agriculture up to the time of his removal to Cambridge City, in 1881, since which time he has followed the carpenter trade and is now operating as a contractor. He has built resi- dences for William Doney, August Boden, and Albert Bradbury, and several other buildings. Mrs. Falls is the leading milliner of Cambridge City and the store she conducts has been in existence since March, 1892. In his political convictions Mr. Falls has been unswerving in his allegiance to the Republican party, though the only official position he has filled has been the office of president of the town council of East Germantown. On Dec. 25, 1873, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Falls and Miss Sarah Crull, daugh- ter of Michael and Eliza (Black) Crull, the former of whom was born in Preble county, Ohio, and the latter in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The father came to Wayne county about 1826 and lived on a farm in Washington township the remainder of his life, dying Sept. 28, 1874, and his wife passed away in February, I902. Mrs. Falls was born in Washington township, Nov. 19, 1853. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and of the Daughters of Rebekah at Cambridge City, while her husband is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. They have three children: Alta is the wife of J. W. Runnel, of New Castle, Ind., and the mother of one child, Thelma L.; Virginia is the wife of Glen Beeson, of Richmond, and Curtis G. resides at home with his parents. All of Mr. Falls’ brothers served as soldiers in the Civil war, James W. as captain of Company E in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry; John R. as a private in the Eighth Indiana in- fantry, and Thomas W. as a private in the One Hundred and Six- teenth Indiana infantry. - John M. Fouts, who has been identified for a number of years with the medical profession of Wayne county, was born near Ha- gerstown, Oct. 22, 1871. His parents are John M. and Barbara (Williams) Fouts, natives of Wayne county, where the father was born May 9, 1831, and the mother on March 5, 1838. The paternal grandfather was Michael Fouts, a native of Preble county, Ohio, and who with his brother entered I60 acres of land near Brown's school house. He settled on one eighty-acre tract and his brother on the other. They were nephews of Mrs. Hoover, who was one of the earliest settlers in that vicinity, and Michael Fouts spent the remainder of his life on that farm. John M. Fouts, Sr., fol- lowed farming during his entire active career. After the death of his father he purchased the old homestead, but later sold it, and he and his good wife now reside in Hagerstown. They became the parents of eight children: Mary resides with her parents; Charles is a practicing attorney in Seattle, Wash.; John M. is the third in order of birth ; William is a farmer and resides one-half mile west of Economy; Ethel is the wife of Lee Rath, a carpenter, of Ha- gerstown; Irene resides with her parents, and two children died in infancy. Dr. Fouts' preliminary education was received at Brown's school house in Jefferson township, and he afterward graduated at the Hagerstown High School. He then attended a normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, and also followed teaching for three successive BIOGRAPPHICAL 277 years. Deciding upon the medical profession as his life's voca- tion, he entered the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons at Indianapolis, where he pursued his studies three years, after which he spent one year in the Indianapolis City Dispensary, one year in the New York Polytechnic School, and one year in a ma- ternity hospital in the last-named city. He began the practice of his profession in Centerville, first as a partner of Dr. Gable, with whom he was associated about five years, and since that time has been alone in the practice. He owns a pleasant home in the village of Centerville and for a time was interested in the drug business at that place, but recently disposed of that interest. At the present time he is the surgeon for the Drake & Stratton Company, which is repairing the Pennsylvania railroad, and is the medical examiner for the local lodge of Modern Woodmen and for a number of the larger insurance companies. On June 26, 1901, Dr. Fouts was mar- ried to Miss Flora M. Jones, who was born in Jefferson township, Wayne county, Oct. 8, 1876. In his political belief Dr. Fouts is a Republican, and Mrs. Fouts is a member of the Christian church. Gaar Family.—If a complete account of the events which form the history of Wayne county were written, no name would appear more frequently or figure more prominently in connection with the annals of this political division of the Hoosier State than that of Gaar. Through many decades representatives of the family have been important factors in its public life, especially that department bearing on the industrial and commercial development, whereby the growth and prosperity of the county have been assured. From the Fatherland came the first American ancestors, who left their Bavarian home and crossed the Atlantic. Their first location was made in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Virginia at a later date, and in 1807 the first settlement of the fam- ily was made in Wayne county. Abraham Gaar was born in Mad- ison county, Virginia, Feb. 28, 1769, and was there reared to man- hood. He married Miss Dina Weaver, who was likewise born in the Old Dominion and was also of German lineage. In 1805, being opposed to the institution of slavery, they became pioneers of Ken- tucky, and in 1807 made their way to Wayne county, Indiana, locat- ing in what is now Boston township, where Abraham Gaar secured 160 acres of land from the Government. A little clearing was soon made and a log cabin erected; then other trees were cut down and such vegetables and grains planted as would supply the family with the necessaries of life. As the years passed and the work of de- velopment was continued, the entire tract was placed under a high state of cultivation and waving fields of grain were seen where once stood the uncut timber, and Mr. Gaar soon found himself in pos- session of a good home and a comfortable competence. His reli- gious obligations were never neglected, and even in the days when churches had not been established and when ministers had not found their way into the new region, he gathered his family around him for worship on the first day of the week, and was ever observ- ant of his Christian duties as a member of the Baptist church. His wife was alike faithful and earnest, and they gave a generous sup- 278 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY port to the erection of a house of worship in their locality and to the establishment of a Baptist congregation. Having for more than a half a century borne an important part in the development and upbuilding of Wayne county, Abraham Gaar passed to his final rest, Aug. 20, 1861, his wife having died Sept. 26, 1834. They were the parents of eight children: Jonas, Fielding, Larkin, Abel, Mrs. William Lamb, Mrs. John Ingels, Mrs. Jeptha Turner, and Mrs. Thomas Henderson, all of whom are deceased. The eldest, Jonas Gaar, was born in Madison county, Virginia, Feb. 1, 1792, and came with the family to Wayne county in 1807, being reared amid the wild scenes of a frontier life and enduring many of the hardships and privations which fall to the lot of the pioneer. He pursued his studies in a log schoolhouse, but acquired his education largely through self-culture. He was a great reader and a close observer of men and events, and in the busy affairs of life added greatly to his knowledge. He and his younger brother, Fielding Gaar, were soldiers in the war of 1812, doing duty on the frontier in defense of the homes and lives of the border settlers. Jonas Gaar assisted in the work of the home farm until attaining his majority, when he resolved to learn a trade and took up that of cabinetmaking. In 1820 he established a little cabinet shop in Richmond, where he car- ried on business for a number of years. Later he engaged in the foundry business with Joseph Graver and a brother of the latter, but this venture failed and for some time he was employed in other lines. In 1836 he extended his operations by establishing a foundry and machine shop, in partnership with Abel Thornbury and Job W. Swain. The plant was operated by a rotary steam engine, the first steam engine in the county, but the enterprise was conducted for only a few years, and for a decade thereafter Jonas Gaar was connected with other business lines. In 1849, in partnership with his sons—Abram and John M.–and his son-in-law, William G. Scott, he purchased of Jesse M. and John M. Hutton their machine works, which later became the extensive Spring Foundry, then A. Gaar & Company, and lastly the Gaar, Scott & Company’s machine works. This was the foundation for the present mammoth estab- lishment of Gaar, Scott & Company. Mr. Gaar, his two sons, and !his son-in-law were all natural mechanics, and soon the old foundry lousiness was placed upon a paying business basis and its patronage steadily increased. Prior to this time it had never been a profitable enterprise. On April 1, 1870, the name was changed to Gaar, Scott & Company, and Jonas Gaar continued to be identified there with until his death, which occurred June 21, 1875. In 1870 the business was incorporated with a capital stock of $400,000, and Abram Gaar then became president of the company and so continued until his death. In 1818 Jonas Gaar was married to Miss Sarah Watson, a native of Kentucky, and they became the parents of eight children —Abram, Malinda, John Milton, Samuel W., Fielding, Emeline, Elizabeth (Mrs. Campbell), and Fannie A.—all of whom are de- ceased with the exception of Emeline, who is the widow of Hora- tio Nelson Land, of whom more extended mention appears on an- other page of this volume. Mrs. Emeline Land is the only living BIOGRAPHICAL 279 representative of the Gaar family, and she was born June 16, 1829, being now in her eighty-third year. Since her husband's death she has spent a great deal of her time Out of doors and is a great be- liever in the beneficial effects of fresh air. There is never a day, in either summer or winter, when she does not take a ride in her car- riage, and she thinks that fresh air and exercise have greatly pro- longed her life. She is very active for one of her years, is pleasant to meet, and is an active member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond. She resides in a fine large residence at II.4 North Thirteenth street. Her mother passed away Nov. 8, 1863. Clement V. George is a scion of one of the pioneer families of Butler county, Ohio, and the name of George has been identified with the agricultural interests of that progressive county during many years of its interesting history. Enoch J. George, the father, was also born in that county, on the farm where he spent his entire life, in 1831. He was married to Miss Margaret De Arman, also born in Butler county, and both are deceased, the mother dying about 1892 and the father passing away in June, I908. To them were born nine children: Lucretia is deceased ; O. Weller is a re- tired citizen of Richmond, Ind. ; Ida M. resides at Okeana, Ohio; Carry is a farmer and dairyman at Okeana, Ohio; Clement V. is he whose name introduces this review ; Ophelia resides at Okeana, Ohio, as do also the three younger children—Frank J., who is a phy- sician; Fred, a farmer; and Evaline. Clement V. George was born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1861. He received his early edu- cation in the district schools and resided at home until twenty years old. He then began handling hogs and cattle in Ohio and contin- ued in that occupation about ten years. At the end of that period he came to Centerville and engaged in the butchering business for a number of years, having a partner in the business most of the time. He then engaged in the livery business for about two years, after which he moved to the farm where he now resides, the eighty acres of which he owns in partnership with his brother-in-law. He also owns an additional eighty acres near by and does a general farming business. In politics he gives an unqualified allegiance to the platform expressions of the Democratic party. On March 14, 1888, Mr. George was married to Miss Ora D. Wickard, born near Hamilton, Ohio, July 4, 1862, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Mc- Henry) Wickard, the former born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Ohio. The father always followed farming and died in Ohio about 1880. After his death his widow resided in Okeana, Ohio, until about 1900, when she removed to Centerville, Ind., and there lived retired until her death, March 4, 1910. They were the parents of six children: Joseph is a stock dealer in New Baltimore, Ohio; Katie is the wife of James H. Jones, a farmer of Okeana, Ohio; Addie is the wife of R. N. Allen, a capitalist, landowner, lawyer, and ex-member of the legislature, with residence at Chanute, Kan. ; Ora D. is the wife of Mr. George; Frank is deceased ; and William is a farmer and butcher by occupation and resides with Mr. George. To Mr. and Mrs. George have been born six children: Jeanette, born April 14, 1889, is the wife of John R. Moulton, a liveryman at 28o MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Centerville; Earnest F., born Feb. 20, 1891, died June 20, 1895; Ruth Edna, born March 8, 1894, died June 2, 1895; Julia, born April 30, 1896; Esther, born April IO, I897; and Katherine, born Nov. IO, IOO2. John M. Haas is one of the representative farmers and honored citizens of Wayne township, where the past seven years of his life have been spent, and has exemplified in his signally active and use- ful career that persistence, energy and definite purpose will not be denied a due measure of material reward. He was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1865, a son of Moses and Tellara (Guth) Haas, both born and reared in Lehigh county, the father's birth occurring in June, 1834, and the mother's on March 3, 1841. It is proper to state in this connection that that part of Pennsyl- vania contributed a large and worthy contingent to the worthy set- tlement of the various counties of Eastern Indiana. The paternal grandfather was Samuel Haas, also a native of Lehigh county, where he followed farming and lived all the years of his life. He became the father of eleven children, of whom Levi, Peter, and Samuel are deceased; Alford resides in Allentown, Pa.; Moses, Mary, and Lucy are deceased ; Eliza is the widow of a Mr. Frone and resides in Newark, N. J.; and Tillie, Caroline, and Malinda are deceased. Moses Haas was educated in his native county and learned the blacksmith trade, but later devoted his attention to farming. He espoused the cause of the Democratic party at the time of becoming a voter and thereafter remained a staunch advo- cate of its principles. Both he and his wife held membership in the Reform church. They became the parents of seven children: George resides in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania; Edgar M. is a resi- dent of Richmond, Ind. ; John M., of this sketch, is the third in order of birth; Irwin is a resident of Easton, Pa.; Frederick and Jane are deceased ; and Agnes is the wife of Phaon Adams, of Bethlehem, Pa. John M. Haas was reared to manhood in Lehigh county and his early educational discipline was there completed in the schools of Allentown. He worked on a farm for some time and then rented a farm in Lehigh county which he operated for nine years. At the expiration of that time, in 1904, he came to Wayne county, Indiana, and located where he now resides, and has devoted his attention to the improvement and cultivation of this land. As a general farmer and stock grower he is enterprising and progressive and as a citizen is known to be loyal and public-spirited. The policies of the Re- publican party represent the principles which meet the approval of his judgment and he is a staunch supporter of the cause. He is affil- iated with the Knights of the Golden Eagle, with which he has been identified for many years. On Sept. 24, 1887, Mr. Haas mar- ried Miss Mary L. Wieser, daughter of Daniel and Rosa (Faust) Wieser, well known citizens of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, where the father was long a representative farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Haas have four children—Robert, Clarence, Irene, and Mildred. Robert was married on Sept. 22, 1909, to Miss Leona Crowe, daugh- ter of Ashford and Rosa (Burris) Crowe, of Center township, and of this union there has been born a daughter, Mary. Daniel Wieser, BIOGRAPHICAL 28I the father of Mrs. Haas, was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15, 1840, and his wife was born in the same county, Nov. 16, 1849. They came to Wayne county, Indiana, with Mr. and Mrs. Haas, and here the father died Sept. I2, IQO7. The mother is now living in Quakertown, Pa. They were the parents of two children —Mrs. Haas, and Jennie, the wife of William Seiberling, of Mul- berry, Ind. James F. Harris, a worthy representative of those citizens of intelligence and industry which Indiana has contributed to the United States, was born in Winchester, Randolph county, Aug. 28, 1862. He is the son of Addison H. and Adeline (Woods) Harris, both of whom were born in Wayne county, where the father's birth occurred in April, 1826. Addison H. Harris was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits throughout his active career, although he taught school for a time before his marriage, and he also engaged in the manufacture of tile in connection with his farm work. He later moved the factory to Fountain City, where he operated it for a few years and then disposed of that department of his industry, and henceforth devoted his entire time to agricultural pursuits. He and his good wife now reside on the farm near Williamsburg, Ind., prac- tically retired. They became the parents of eight children: Lizzie, deceased wife of Harvey Barton, of Richmond; James F. is the second in order of birth ; William A. is a farmer in Webster town- ship; Charles resides at the parental home; Rollie also resides with his parents; Belle is the wife of Howard Bryant, an electrician, of Richmond; Dessie is the wife of Atwood Pitts, a farmer near Foun- tain City, and Frank is an employe in the railroad shops at Rich- mond. James F. Harris received his educational training at Con- cord, between Williamsburg and Fountain City, and attended school for a time at Olive Hill. He lived with his parents until about eighteen years of age, when he rented a farm of his grandparents, in Wayne county, and operated it about three years. He was then married and moved to his father-in-law’s farm, where he remained about six years, and then operated the farm where he now resides for two years. He then purchased the farm, which at that time consisted of seventy-seven acres, and has since added to his original purchase until he is the owner of I40 acres of finely improved land and is engaged in general farming, being also interested in stock raising. Here he expects to spend the remainder of his life in his comfortable and pleasant home, where he and his faithful helpmeet enjoy the fruits of years of toil and endeavor, when by diligence and industry they acquired their valuable property. On Feb. 28, 1884, was celebrated the marriage of James F. Harris to Miss Len- nie Leota Cheeseman, born in Webster township, June 13, 1867. She is the daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Vinnage) Cheeseman, both now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Harris have been born two children: Fred A., born June 30, 1885, married Essie Sullivan, of Wayne county, and they have three children—Everett, born in August, 1905; Lester, born in February, 1907; and Ray, born in 1910. Amy Ethel, the daughter, was born Feb. 7, 1892, is the wife of Garfield Hanigan, and they have one child, Hazel, born Nov. 9, 282 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY 1910. Mr. Harris' political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he is at present serving as township trustee, despite the fact that his bailiwick is a strong Republican township. He served as president of the local telephone company several years and is now president and secretary of the Centerville Creamery Company. He and his wife are devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Caleb Jackson Harvey, who, in June, 1907, was appointed jus- tice of the peace at Centerville and is still filling that position, was born in Center township, Wayne county, March 26, 1843. He is a son of John Page and Sarah (Jackson) Harvey, the former born in Center township, on the same farm as was his son, and the latter in Virginia. The paternal grandfather, John Harvey, native of North Carolina, came to Wayne county in an early day and en- tered 320 acres of government land in Center township, where he continued to reside the residue of his life. John P. Harvey earned his livelihood by the pursuit of agriculture until the time of his demise, which occurred in February, 1851, and his widow sur- vived until Nov. 1, 1899. They were the parents of five children: Jemima is the wife of Benjamin Wilhoit, a retired farmer of New Castle, Ind. ; Caleb J. is the second in order of birth; Olive is the widow of James Martin and resides on a farm in Center township; Miranda C. is the wife of Ennis Kitterman, of Center township, and John C. is also a resident of this township. Caleb J. Harvey received his educational training in the district schools of Center township, of which he has been a resident since his birth, and also attended the Centerville High School one term, and during the “cold winter” of 1863-4 attended Earlham College. He was eight years old when his father died, and as soon as old enough took charge of the farm, which he managed until his mother's death. The following year he removed to Centerville, on account of his wife's health, and there has since resided. He still owns the home- stead of 220 acres of fine arable soil, and his farm is recognized as one of the best equipped and improved in the community. The old original dwelling house, erected by the grandfather, was burned, March 4, 1874, but in the same year it was replaced by a brick structure. In the matter of politics Mr. Harvey is a staunch Re- publican, and as the successful candidate of that party was twice elected commissioner of Wayne county, serving from 1880 to 1886, and has also served two terms as township trustee, besides being the present incumbent of the office of justice of the peace. On May 23, 1867, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Harvey and Miss Katherine Hoover, born near Green’s Fork, in Clay township, Wayne county, March 23, 1847, daughter of Andrew and Matilda (World) Hoover. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were both born in Wayne county, near Green's Fork, and the father was engaged in farming on property which he purchased there until the time of his death, which occurred Sept. 22, 1857, and the mother passed away Dec. 7, 1880. Three children were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey: Sarah M., born April 18, 1868, is the wife of Al- bertus Horner, a blacksmith in the village of Centerville, and they BIOGRAPHICAL 283 have one child, Pearl, born Feb. 25, 1895; Olive I., born Aug. 16, 1870, is the wife of Walter J. King, a farmer in Center township, and they have two children—Kermit Harvey, born Aug. 17, 1903, and Sarah Katherine, born Feb. 6, 1907; Harry H., born March Io, 1886, married Vivian Logan, resides on the old homestead in Cen- ter township, and they have One child, Leona, born Dec. 3, 1909. John W. Hort is one of the progressive farmers and highly honored citizens of his native township of Wayne, where he owns and Occupies a well improved farm and is a representatitve in the second generation of one of the sterling pioneer families of this county, with whose annals the name has been identified from the early days in the history of Indiana. Mr. Hort was born in Wayne township, Jan. 7, 1836, a son of John C. and Mary (Clark) Hort, the former born in Switzerland, Jan. 28, 1795, and the latter in Guilford county, North Carolina, Dec. 28, 1805. John C. Hort was reared amidst the scenes and influences of the land of William Tell and his early educational advantages were such as were afforded in the Schools of that country and period. He came to the United States in 1818, locating in Delaware for three years and there worked on a farm. He came to Wayne county in 1821 and pur- chased a farm of IO5 acres, which he cleared and upon which he erected a home and there was a successful farmer and stock grower for the remainder of his active career. His death occurred March 30, 1857, and his wife passed away Sept. 5, 1846. They were long devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a man of a high order of mentality and, living a “Godly, righteous and sober life,” held as his own the inviolable confidence and es- teem of his fellow men. He and his good wife became the parents of twelve children, all of whom are deceased with the exception of John W., whose name initiates this review: Margaret, Theresa, Hannah, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Apolona, Catherine, John W., Jesse M., Thomas E., George W., and William H. John W. Hort gained his preliminary educational discipline in the district schools of Wayne township. He was reared to the beneficent and invigorat- ing life of the farm, became familiar with all details of the work, gained a definite knowledge of the various scientific principles in- volved and has never found it necessary or desirable to seek other vocations. He has thus been identified with agricultural pursuits in his native county from his boyhood to the present time. He was associated in the work and management of the old homestead until 1857, when he rented the place for several years. In 1861 he en- listed as a private in Company C of the Fifty-seventh Indiana in- fantry for service in the Civil war and served with that organiza- tion until 1865, being successively promoted to first lieutenant and captain, which latter position he was occupying at the time of his discharge from the service. This regiment was recruited in the Fifth and Eleventh Congressional districts and was organized at Richmond in November, 1861. It was mustered in Nov. 18, and left the State Dec. 23, reporting to General Buell at Louis- ville, where it was assigned to the Sixth division, Army of the Ohio, and ordered to Bardstown, Ky. It moved to Lebanon and on 284 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Feb. I2, I862, to Munfordville and thence to Nashville. It started for Pittsburg Landing, March 21, and was actively engaged at Shiloh. It participated in the siege of Corinth and moved from there to Northern Alabama, where it remained until July, when it was ordered to Tennessee. It was on duty near Tullahoma and McMinnville until September and then took an active part in the campaign against Bragg in Kentucky, being in the battle of Perry- ville. It was at Nashville during most of December, guarding for- age trains and engaged in frequent skirmishes. At the battle of Stone's River it was attached to the left wing of the army and dis- tinguished itself by its gallantry in resisting the fierce attacks made upon the lines at that point. It was in camp near Murfreesboro during the winter and spring of 1863, took part in Reynolds’ “eleven days’ Scout” in April, and participated in the campaign against Tullahoma. It was in camp near Pelham until Aug. 16, when it joined in the campaign towards Chattanooga and operated on the north side of the Tennessee opposite that city, its brigade taking possession of Chattanooga on its evacuation after the battle of Chickamauga. Colonel Lennard was assigned as provost-marshal and the regiment was placed on duty as provost guard. It was in the battle of Missionary Ridge and was then assigned to the Sec- ond division (Sheridan's), Fourth corps, which formed a part of the column sent to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville. The regi- ment re-enlisted, Jan. I, 1864, and was furloughed home in March. It rejoined the Fourth corps, May 5, and took part in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairs- ville, Allatoona, New Hope Church, where it suffered severely, and in the heavy skirmishes about Kenesaw Mountain. In the assault of June 27 it formed the skirmish line in front of the assaulting column of the Fourth corps; was on the skirmish line at Peachtree Creek; was then in the trenches before Atlanta until Aug. 25, and was engaged at Jonesboro. It accompanied its division to Chattanooga, took part in driving Hood into Alabama and was with Thomas' army which resisted the enemy’s invasion of Ten- nessee. It was engaged at Franklin, with heavy loss, especially in prisoners, and was in the battle of Nashville, after which it moved to Huntsville, Ala., in pursuit of Hood, remaining there until spring. It moved into Tennessee in April, 1865, proceeding from Bull's Gap to Nashville, in July was transferred to Texas, being stationed at Port Lavaca, and was mustered out Dec. I4, 1865. Mr. Hort then returned to the old parental homestead, where he re- mained until 1875, when he purchased the place that he now owns and has since continued his successful operations as a general farmer. In politics he gives an unqualified allegiance to the Re- publican party but has never held public office. He is one of the most zealous and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church. On March 8, 1866, Mr. Hort was married to Miss Martha Jane Sherry, daughter of William and Mary (Weaver) Sherry, of Boston township, and of this union there were born four children: Mary, wife of Charles Krauskopf, of Chicago, Ill. ; Iva resides at the parental home; Lena is deceased; and Ethel is a resident of In- BIOGRAPHICAL 285 dianapolis. The Sherry family came from Kentucky and the Weaver family from Virginia. They were farmers by occupation and the parents of Mrs. Hort died when she was five years old. She was born July 2, 1838, at Attica, Ind., and died Dec. 7, 1899. Mrs. Mary Krauskopf, the daughter of Mr. Hort, has two chil- dren—Sherry and Karl. Adrian M. Hosier is a member of a family whose name has been identified with the annals of Wayne county since the Terri- torial era in Indiana history, and here he is one of the representa- tive members of the farming community of Harrison township. He was born in Harrison township, March 16, 1842, a son of Jesse and Martha Ellen (Dunham) Hosier, both of whom were natives of Indiana, the father having been born in Harrison township, Aug. 30, 1814, and the mother in Union county, April 4, 1819. The paternal grandfather was Lewis Hosier, a native of North Caro- lina, where he was born in 1775, and who came to Wayne county in 1807, first locating at Elkhorn, where he resided a few years, and then came to Harrison township, where he entered land and resided until his death, in 1853. Jesse Hosier, father of Adrian M., was educated in the primitive schools of Wayne county, and the major portion of the land his father entered was reclaimed from the vir- gin forest through his efforts. He remained at home until he was twenty-eight years old, when he inherited eighty acres of land, which he developed into a valuable and productive farm and on this place passed the residue of his life, whose termination came July 30, 1866. He was one of the honored citizens and well known pioneers of the county and a man who made his life count for good in all its relations. He was a member of the Universalist church, of which his wife was also a devout member, and his political sup- port was given to the Republican party. He was a man of strong mentality and unwavering integrity and contributed his quota to the development and civic upbuilding of this now opulent section of the Hoosier State. To him and his wife, who is also deceased, there were born ten children: Aurelius M., deceased ; Adrian M. is the second in order of birth; Henry Oliver and Henderson Owens were twins, the former of whom is deceased and the latter resides in Wayne county, Indiana; Mary, Melissa E., Laura, Mis- souri Ann, and William are deceased, and Laura E. is the widow of Waldo Pike and resides in Center township. Adrian M. Hosier, the immediate subject of this brief sketch, is indebted to the com- mon schools of Harrison township for his early educational discip- line, which has since been effectively supplemented through asso- ciation with men and affairs during a signally active and useful career. He continued to assist his father in the work of the old homestead farm until Dec. 8, 1863, when he enlisted as a private in Company C of the Ninth Indiana cavalry for service in the Civil war. This regiment, the One Hundred and Twenty-first of the line, was organized during the fall and winter of 1863-64, and was mustered in March I. It felt the State May 3 for Nashville, Tenn., then went to Pulaski, where it remained until Nov. 23, par- ticipating in the movements against Forrest and Wheeler. After 286 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Hood's defeat at Nashville the regiment was in action at Franklin with Forrest's cavalry and then went into camp at Gravelly Springs, Ala., until Feb. 6, 1865, when it was ordered to New Or- leans. Here it was detached, turned over its horses, and on March 25 arrived at Vicksburg, where it was again mounted and assigned to garrison duty in the interior of the State. It returned to Vicks- burg, May 22, and was mustered out Aug. 28, 1865. Mr. Hosier then resumed the occupation of a farmer on the place where he now resides, to the improvement and cultivation of which he has continued to devote his attention, being considered a successful business man and a highly esteemed citizen. He raises approved types of live stock and does general farming and finds satisfaction in having a home in the county which is endeared to him by the memories and associations of the past; and here his circle of friends is circumscribed only by that of his acquaintanceship. His polit- ical allegiance is given to the Republican party and he takes a loyal interest in public affairs of a local nature, though he has never manifested ambition for official preferment, other than the office of trustee of Harrison township, which position he filled for a period of five years and three months. On March 25, 1869, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hosier to Miss Rebecca Eham, who was born and reared in Harrison township, a daughter of Benjamin and Rachel (Myers) Eham, who came to this county from Berks county, Pennsylvania, in 1845, and became one of the representa- tive families of Harrison township, where they both passed the Temainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Hosier have four children : Carroll resides at home with his parents; Roscoe P. is a resident of Jackson township; and Frederick M. and Scott H. are associated with their father in the work and management of the home farm. Charles Fremont Jackson, retired, one of the substantial citi- zens of Center township, was born on a farm in that township, Wayne county, April 3, 1857. He is a son of Joseph W. and Mary (Harvey) Jackson, the former born in Virginia, June 15, 1808, and the latter in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana. The father was always a farmer by occupation, although in his early life he engaged in the stock business quite extensively, and also for a time engaged in the packing business in Richmond. He came to Indiana with his parents when about eight years old, and they settled in Center township, where they entered land, about where the county infirmary is now located, and his parents remained resi- dent here until their deaths. Joseph Jackson was distinctively a self-made man, whose career was highly successful. He became the owner of 1,400 acres of land in Center township and at one time operated it all himself. He continued active in affairs until his death, which occurred March IO, 1883, and his wife passed away Aug. Io, 1876. He was a very public-spirited man and during the Civil war frequently contributed provisions by the wagon load to soldiers in the field and their dependent families at home. They were the parents of thirteen children, eleven of whom are living: Rebecca is the wife of William Elliott, a farmer, of Kansas; John is a retired banker and resides in Cambridge City; Ollie is the wife BTOGRAPHICAL 287 of John Coddington, a retired farmer of Green’s Fork; Salenia, de- ceased, was the wife of Lott Morgan, who is also deceased ; Caleb B. is a farmer in Center township ; Joseph W. is a merchant in Kansas City; Lorenzo D. is a physician at Hammond, Ind. ; Lafay- ette is a farmer and resides at Centerville; Columbus M. is a farmer at Palestine, Ind. ; Mary is the wife of Nate Ray, a farmer, of Kan- sas; Charles F. is the next in order of birth; Sally is the wife of George McConaha, a farmer, of Center township; and Lincoln L. is deceased. Our subject, Charles F. Jackson, attended the district schools in the vicinity of his home, also the Centerville schools, and followed agricultural pursuits until 1907. In that year he met with an accident which fractured his hip and compelled him to retire from active farm work, although he superintends the farming oper- ations of his land. In his political relations Mr. Jackson is allied with the Republican party and both he and Mrs. Jackson are mem- bers of the Christian church at Centerville. On Aug. 30, 1880, he was married to Melissa Sealock, born in Center township, May 12, 1861, daughter of Burrel and Hannah (Staufer) Sealock. The par- ents were natives of Indiana and the father followed farming in Wayne county, Abington township, where he and his wife resided until his death, in 1867. The mother is living at the age of seventy- three years. They were the parents of five children: Mary is the wife of George Hohnhaus, a painter, of Homewood, near Chicago; Ella is deceased ; Melissa is the wife of Mr. Jackson; and Frances and Adda are deceased. Mr. Jackson resided at home until he was about twenty-one years old and then operated a part of his father's farm for two years. At the end of this time he purchased 128 acres of land, on which he now resides, and later added to his posses- sions until he now has 240 acres, and in addition has given an in- terest in eighty acres to one son and 160 acres to another. In 1896 he built the residence where he now resides, and which is among the best farm residences in the county, and in 1898 added a large bank barn. To Mr. Jackson and wife have been born four children: Garfield and John H. are given extended mention on other pages of this volume; Elmer, born Jan. I4, 1887, resides with his father, managing the farm, and is married to Anna M. Stanley, daughter of Albert and Hannah (Mahin) Stanley, of Center township, hav- ing one child, Charlene; and Clarence, born Feb. 14, 1892, also re- sides at the parental home. Mr. Jackson is highly respected and esteemed by the citizens of Center township, who recognize in him one of the strongest and most representative men of the county. Garfield Jackson, a leading farmer and one of the foremost citizens of Center township, was born in that township, Aug. Io, 1881. His father, Charles F. Jackson, is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Garfield Jackson was reared on a farm and received the scholastic training afforded by the schools of Centerville, in which he completed the high school course. He remained at home until twenty-one years old and then rented the farm where he now resides until 1907, when he purchased the tract, consisting of 160 acres. He operates the farm in a general way, devoting considerable attention to stock raising, and has one 288 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of the best improved farms in the township, all of the improve- ments having been instituted since Mr. Jackson came into posses- sion of the farm. Mr. Jackson occupies a prominent place in the life of the community. He is an attendant upon the services of the Christian church. On Jan. 31, 1901, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Myrtle Pinnick, daughter of Dr. Charles L. and Mamie (Kinman) Pinnick. Mrs. Jackson was born at Paola, Ind., Nov. I9, 1881, and her parents were born in Kentucky, the father on April 24, 1855, and the mother, Jan. 5, 1857. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson—Russell, May 28, 1902; Ethel, Oct. I3, 1903; Howard, Dec. 17, 1904; and Noble, Sept. 3, 1907. When about eighteen years old, the father of Mrs. Jackson began the study of dentistry with his brother at Newton Stewart, Orange county, and there began the practice of his profession at the age of twenty-one. He continued to practice in that county, most of the time at Paoli, until about 1896, when he removed to Center- ville, and later practiced one year in Richmond. He is now en- gaged in the practice of his profession at Nashville, Brown county. James Eugene Brooks, deceased, for nearly a score of years a prominent resident of this county, was born at the old Brooks homestead in Piqua, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1847, a son of Hiram and Cath- erine (Adkinson) Brooks, the former of whom was a native of the old Empire State and the latter was born near Troy, Ohio. The father was born near Rochester, N. Y., and in early manhood re- moved to Piqua, Ohio, where he conducted a livery business until about one year prior to his death. Both he and his wife died at Piqua. They were the parents of eight children: Theodore, a practicing physician at Piqua, Ohio; William C., Albert, and Ed- ward, deceased; James Eugene, deceased, whose name initiates this memoir; George, an attorney of Piqua, Ohio; Harriet, the widow of Nathaniel Perry, resides in Columbus, Ohio; and Nettie E. is the wife of John Brown, of Piqua, Ohio. The subject of this sketch acquired his elementary educational training in the schools of Piqua, Ohio, and later matriculated as a student in Miami Uni- versity, at Oxford, Ohio, where he continued in attendance until he was graduated. He then began the study of telegraphy in the Western Union telegraph office in Piqua, where he continued for about eight years, at the expiration of which, in 1885, he removed to the city of Richmond, where he officiated as train despatcher on the Panhandle for two years. He then removed to Cambridge City and engaged for the same company as an operator, in which position he continued during the remainder of his career. He passed to his reward, Aug. 7, 1904, in his fifty-seventh year, leav- ing his bereaved family and a wide circle of intimate friends and associates to mourn his untimely death. His life was marked by signal integrity and usefulness and he was ever held in high repute in the various communities in which he resided. He was a liberal, public-spirited citizen, and in politics was an ardent advocate of the Democratic party, in early life, but later became a Republican. His religious views were expressed by membership in the Presby- terian church, and his fraternal relations were with the Masonic BIOGRAPHICAL 289 order. As a boy he served for a short time as a soldier in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war. On Sept. 7, 1871, James E. Brooks was united in marriage to Miss Jennie M. Kiser, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Sponcler) Kiser, the former of whom was a native of New Market, Va., and the latter of Canal Winchester, Ohio. The father was reared and educated in his native State, and in early manhood removed to Piqua, Ohio, where for a time he was engaged in business as a retail drygoods merchant and later in the wholesale produce business. He then retired and lived on a farm in Jackson township the remainder of his life. Four chil- dren were born to the union of Mr. Kiser and wife, and Mrs. James E. Brooks is the eldest, the others being: William, deceased ; Mamie, the wife of William Shultz ; and Ward, who is a resident of St. Louis, Mo. The happy marital union of the subject of this sketch and wife was blessed by the birth of five children: Charles Eugene, who died at the age of fourteen months; Robert C., of Cincinnati, Ohio; Nellie, wife of Rudolph Miller, of Cincinnati; and Lillian and Bessie, twins, the former of whom is the wife of Harry Van Ansdal, of New Castle, Ind., and the latter resides at home with her mother. Robert C. Brooks, the only living son, graduated in the Cambridge City High School at the age of six- teen years and then went to the Indiana University, where he completed a four-years' course in three years. He then completed a four-years’ post-graduate course in Cornell University, and then spent fourteen months at Halle, Germany, as the result of win- ning the President White scholarship at Cornell. Upon his re- turn to America he served four years as Professor of Eco- nomics in Cornell University, was then connected with the faculty of Swarthmore College for three years, and for the past three years has officiated as Professor of Economics in the Cincinnati University. He spent the summer of 1910 in making a trip to foreign countries. He was born at Cambridge City, Feb. 7, 1874, and is married to Miss Bessie Hewson, of Bloomington, Ind. A son, Robert, six years old, has been born of this union. John H. Jackson, whose well improved farm property is lo- cated on rural mail route No. IO, from Centerville, has gained a position of independence through his own well directed efforts, and although young in years has already achieved success in the line of his chosen vocation. Since entering upon his independent career his success has been cumulative and his prosperity is well merited. He was born west of Centerville, on the old Jackson homestead, in Center township, Aug. Io, 1884, son of Charles F. Jackson, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. He secured his rudimentary education in the public shools of Center- ville. Before reaching his majority he took up the stern battle of life on his own responsibility, and, having been married, rented of his father the farm where he now resides, and in 1907 he ob- tained a deed to the farm, which consists of eighty acres. He has labored indefatigably and it is due to his energy and good manage- ment that he has placed himself among the successful and inde- pendent members of the agricultural community of Wayne county. 29O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY In politics he is a Republican and in a fraternal way is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, at Centerville. On Jan. I6, 1904, Mr. Jackson married Miss Edna Hoggatt, born On Nov. I3, 1885, at Carlos City, Randolph county, Indiana, and reared in Centerville. She is a daughter of Martin and Sarah (Harvey) Hoggatt, both born in Randolph county and now reside in Richmond. To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have been born three daughters: Helen Margaret, May 12, 1906; Hazel Florence, March 15, 1908; and Irene Myrtle, Aug. 9, 1911. The father of Mrs. Jackson was born Aug. 3, 1861, and her mother, Aug. 9, 1863. The father is an electrical engineer, but formerly followed farming. Lincoln H. Jones, whose residence is one mile north of the village of Centerville, has manifold interests that require a great deal of his time, and is prominent among those whose ability and talent have contributed to the development of that section of the county. Mr. Jones was born in the house in which he now resides, Jan. Io, 1860, a son of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones, the for- mer born in Kanawha county, Virginia, Sept. IQ, 1810, and the lat- ter a native of Kentucky. The paternal grandparents were Levi M. and Mary (Thomas) Jones. They were married in 1807, came to this county in 1815, and remained residing here until their deaths, that of the grandfather occurring Oct. 5, 1823, and his wife died March 12, 1847. Oliver T. Jones spent his entire life in Wayne county, from the age of five years, and was prominently identified with her interests until his death, which occurred Dec. I5, 1874. He was a farmer in his early life and also taught school for a time, served as collector of revenue and as justice of the peace. In 1844 he moved to the farm where his son, Lincoln H., now resides, and that place was his residence the residue of his life. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Centerville and for a time served as its cashier. In 1860 he was elected to represent Wayne county in the State legislature and was re-elected to that position in 1862. He served in the regular and special sessions of 1861, the regular session of 1863 and the extra session in June of that year, at which time he was one of those members who resigned upon the apprehension on their part that the majority of the House “would pass a bill which deprived the Governor of that full control of the State militia which had been conferred upon him.” Mr. Jones was accorded a high place among the prominent men of Wayne county. In the fall of 1863 he was elected a member of the board of commissioners and served in that position nine years. He was married March 7, 1838, to Mary, daughter of John and Judith (Roundtree) King, who came from Kentucky in that same year, and of that union there were born twelve children: Joseph died at the age of nineteen years; Jane became the wife of John M. Eliason and is deceased; Elmira is the widow of John S. Russell and resides at 310 West Main street, in Richmond ; John K. resides in Indianapolis; Lucinda became the wife of Joshua Eliason and both are deceased ; Martha is the wife of Robert McNeal; Levi M. is a contractor in Richmond ; Anna BIOGRAPHICAL 29I is the widow of Louis Shute and resides in Richmond ; William H. resides in Green township, near Williamsburg; Emily is de- ceased ; Charles W. D. was the cashier of the Cambridge City Bank at the time of his death, in June, 1908; and Lincoln H. is the young- est. The subject of this review completed the course at the Center- terville High School and at the age of seventeen began his inde- pendent career by taking charge of land left him by his father. He also rented his mother's farm and lived with that parent until her death, in 1896, when he purchased the interests of the other heirs in the estate. He continued in active management of his landed property until 1906, when he turned the management over to his son-in-law and has since lived practically retired. He is a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Cambridge City and owns 229% acres of land in his farm. There general farm- ing is carried on, with the breeding of Short Horn cattle and Po- land China hogs as a specialty. In politics Mr. Jones has always been a stalwart Republican and fraternally has membership in Hiram Lodge, No. 417, Free and Accepted Masons, at Centerville. On Nov. 25, 1882, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Ada Edwards, born in Williamsburg, June 3, 1862, daughter of Thomas and Louisa J. (Study) Edwards. Of this union were born two daugh- ters. Edna M., the elder, born Nov. 9, 1883, is the wife of Porter Pike, a native of Center township, born Dec. 28, 1880, and they have two children—Ula Marie, born Oct. 5, 1906, and Byron E., born June 24, 1910. Mr. Pike is a farmer by occupation and man- ages his father-in-law’s farm in partnership. Clara, the second daughter, was born Jan. 28, 1885, and died in July of the same year. Thomas Edwards, the father of Mrs. Jones, was born in Wales, Oct. I I, 1812, and the mother in Williamsburg, Wayne county, Nov. 19, 1828. The father came to the United States in a sailing vessel in 1839, six weeks being consumed in making the trip, and first located in Williamsburg. He was a millwright by trade and later engaged in the milling business. He became the owner of a farm at Williamsburg, but never followed agricultural pursuits, giving his attention solely to his trade until he retired. He spent the latter years of his life at Williamsburg and died there April 15, 1891. The mother survives and makes her home with her children, six of whom were born to those honored parents: Clinton died in 1893; Martha is also deceased ; Ella is the wife of William A. Lewis, president of the Williamsburg Bank; Hattie is deceased ; Ada is the wife of Mr. Jones; and Morton E. is em- ployed as a salesman in Indianapolis. . John W. Judkins is one of the prosperous men of affairs and popular citizens of Cambridge City, where he is president of the Cambridge City Casket Company. He has been dependent upon his own resources from his boyhood days and has achieved definite success along normal lines of enterprise, so that he has merited and held at all times the respect and confidence of his fellow men. He was born in Highland county, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1848, a son of Franklin B. and Antis Caroline (Dayton) Judkins, the former of whom was also born in Highland county and the mother was a 292 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY native of New Jersey. The father was a farmer by occupation, and later in life moved to Allen county, Ohio, where both he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, his death occurring in 1864. John W., the son, was but sixteen years of age when his father died, and thus was early compelled to face the stern battle of life On his own responsibility. Both parents were members of the Meth- Odist Episcopal church. In the district schools of Allen county, Ohio, John W. Judkins gained his early educational training, fol- lowed by a course in the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, where he graduated in 1875, and his education has since been amplified through the associations and responsibilities of a signally active business life. He taught school in Allen and Butler counties, Ohio, and also in Wayne county, Indiana, until 1884, and then farmed in Washington township until 1906, when he moved to Cambridge City and was elected president of the Cambridge City Casket Company. This company was incorporated in 1900 with a capital stock of $14,OOO, and the following are its present corps of officers: President, John W. Judkins; vice-president, M. D. Dod- dridge; secretary, Mrs. L. D. Judkins; and treasurer, William D. Judkins. The plant occupies I 3,200 square feet of floor space, ex- clusive of the engine house and dry kilns. In politics, Mr. Judkins has given a loyal support to the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and while he has never been a seeker of public office has rendered effective service in the ranks. He and his wife are supporters of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is affiliated with the Milton lodges of Free and Accepted Masons and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On July 29, 1879, Mr. Judkins was united in marriage to Miss Lorena Doddridge, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, of Washington township, and of this union have been born two children: William D., who is associated with the casket company, and Harry R., who died at the age of two years. The surviving son was afforded good educational advantages and the family is prominent in the social life of Cambridge City. Mrs. Judkins is a member of the Doddridge family, which is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Daniel Kantner, a general farmer and stock grower of Center township, was born in Jay county, Indiana, Dec. 9, 1872, Son of Ishmael and Amanda (McCartney) Kantner. The father was born in Berkshire county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21, 1832, and the mother in West Virginia, Dec. 27, 1842, and they came to Indiana about 1870. In early life the father was a carpenter, but upon coming to Indiana located on a farm near Boundary, in Pike township, Jay county, and practically quit the carpenter trade, having since de- voted his attention to his farm of 160 acres, which he operates in a general way. Eight children were born to these parents of whom the subject of this review is the first in order of birth. Mary died in childhood; Jesse resides at the parental home; Lovina died in childhood; Louisa resides at the parental home; Bertha died in childhood; Clara resides with her parents, and John died in child- hood. Daniel Kantner attended the public schools at Boundary, BIOGRAPHICAL 293 his first term having been in an old log structure in Pike township, Jay county. He resided at home until twenty-one years old and then worked for others as a farm hand about ten years. Since his marriage, in 1903, he has lived on the farm where he now resides and has carried on general farming, Operating 220 acres of land. He is also a breeder of registered Jersey cattle and Poland-China hogs, keeping a considerable number of stock on hand at all times, and is also engaged in the dairy business to some extent. He is a director and stockholder of the Centerville Creamery Company, but devotes his entire time to his farming and stock breeding. He has been active in politics for a number of years, always on the side of the Republican party, and has served as supervisor of his road district. Fraternally he is associated with Centerville Lodge, No. I54, Knights of Pythias, and Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Centerville, having passed through the chairs in both organizations. On Sept. IO, Igo3, was celebrated his union to Miss Edith Eliason, born on the farm where she now re- sides, Sept. 3, 1882, daughter of Charles C. and Alice (Jackson) Eliason, both born in Center township. Of this union have been born two children: Mary Esther, April 30, 1905, and Howard, Sept. 6, 1908. William J. Kempton, an enterprising farmer of Center town- ship, was born in New York City, Jan. 2, 1840, a son of John and Jane (Marshall) Kempton, both of whom were born near Cooks- town, Ireland. The father first came to America in 1831 and located in New York, where he remained about one year. He then returned to Ireland, was married, and again came to America in 1833, this time landing in New Orleans, where he remained a short time and then again returned to Ireland, but came back to America, landing in New York City in 1834. There he worked in the employ of oth- ers until 1841, when he moved to Cincinnati and engaged in con- tracting, doing street and sidewalk work. He remained in Cincin- nati until 1856 and then removed his family to Springfield, Ohio, where he engaged in farming. In the spring of 1867 he came to Wayne county, locating northwest of Centerville, in Center town- ship, where he had previously purchased 16O acres of land, and resided thereon until his death, having added to his original pur- chase until he owned 262 acres. William J. Kempton has IOO acres of this land, where he resides, and is generally recognized as one of the most successful and progressive farmers of that section of Wayne county. Recently, he and his son Forrest, as partners, have been devoting a considerable portion of their time to the breeding of registered Shorthorn cattle. In his political views Mr. Kempton is thoroughly Republican, giving his support to men and measures of that organization, and he is keenly alive to all matters affecting the agricultural interests of the country. Through his genial dis- position he has made a host of friends. Going more particularly into his career, it may be stated that he was educated in the common and intermediate schools of Cincinnati and that he resided with his parents until thirty-two years old, excepting that in 1864 he en- listed with the IOO-day troops and served from May until Sept. 294 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I5 as a soldier in the Civil war. In 1871 he rented of his father the farm where he now resides, and some twelve years later pur- chased the tract. On March 5, 1872, he was married to Savilla J. Ellwood, born in Center township, March 21, 1850, daughter of Levi and Ellen (Kirkman) Ellwood, pioneers of Wayne county, and of this union there were born three children: The first born died in infancy; Lora died at the age of five years; and Forrest E., born Oct. 5, 1883, is associated with his father in the stock business. He is also a teacher in the district schools of Wayne county, having passed through the district schools, the Centerville High School, and graduated at Earlham College with the class of 1906. Joseph J. King, whose entire life has been spent in agricul- tural pursuits, was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indi- ana, Dec. 30, 1842. His father, James W. D. King, was born in Kentucky a son of John and Judith (Roundtree) King. James W. D. King left his native State when a young man and came with his parents to Wayne county, where he married Miss Malinda Jack- son, a native of Virginia and daughter of Caleb and Olive Jackson. To this couple were born ten children: Caleb W. died Aug. 9, 1911, in Richmond; William S. is in the foundry business at Kansas City, Mo.; Joseph J. is the fourth in order of birth; Olive, the eldest, is the wife of James W. Boyd, a farmer and gardener in Kansas; Ellen is the wife of John Myers, a farmer, in Illinois; Eliza is the wife of Jesse Stevens, a farmer of Center township; Sarah is the wife of William Smith, of near Anderson, Ind. ; James C. is a farmer in Center township ; Lucinda is the wife of Charles Statz and resides at the Old King homestead, in Center township; and Mark is a baggageman in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad at Rich- mond. James W. D. King was a farmer, at the time of his death owned 700 acres of land in Center township, and was a man of prominence in his locality, holding various township offices. He died in the fall of 1864, and his wife survived until 1878. Joseph J. King, subject of this review, was reared a farmer and his early Occupation was in assisting his father in clearing the land of their Wayne county home, and he remained under the parental roof till I863, when he purchased a farm on Noland’s Fork, in Center town- ship. He resided there about five years and then purchased the farm where he now resides, and where he has 160 acres of finely im- proved land. On Dec. I2, 1863, Mr. King was married to Miss Sarah Jane Eliason, born in Center township, Feb. 23, 1846, daugh- ter of Levy and Sarah (Smithson) Eliason, of Center township, and to them were born four children: Effie, born May 17, 1865, is the wife of Charles Skinner, a member of the fire department at Richmond, and has two children—Edna, born Oct. 26, 1889, and Ev- erett, born June 1, 1893; Anna, born Jan. I9, 1867, is the wife of Charles Osborne, of Centerville; Sally, born Jan. 18, 1869, married John Henwood, of near Connersville, and died May 27, 1896; and Linnie, born Feb. 1, 1871, is the wife of Millie Brumfield, a farmer near Smithfield, and has two children—Russell, born March 19, 1899, and Helen, born March 21, 1906. Mr. King received his pre- liminary education at the West Grove district school, attended two BIOGRAPHICAL 295 terms at Centerville, and in 186 I was a student one term at Earl- ham College. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Christian church at Centerville, and in politics he is a Repub- lican. At the time of the Morgan raid through Indiana he enlisted for thirty days and served about two weeks in pursuit of that raider and his daring band of men. Mr. King is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but for about fifteen years has not been active in his affiliation. Levi Eliason, the father of Mrs. King, was born in Kentucky, June 8, 181 I, and died Dec. 29, 1890; and her mother was born in North Carolina, Sept. 16, 1814, and died Dec. II, 1896. The father was always a farmer by occupation. He came to Wayne county as a youth with his parents and engaged in clearing and improving a farm with his father. After his marriage the located a little northeast of Centerville and later purchased a farm southeast of that village, near the National Road, and there spent the residue of his life. Thomas L. King, recognized as one of the representative farm- ers and most public spirited citizens of Center township, devotes his attention to general farming and the breeding of high-grade stock. Energy and progressive methods have brought to him a large measure of success in his chosen field of endeavor, and he holds the unqualified esteem of the people of his home township and county. Mr. King was born in Webster township, Wayne county, Indiana, Feb. 13, 1860, a son of William and Jemima (Jackson) King, the former of whom was born in Kentucky about 1823, and the latter in Center township, Wayne county, about 1826. William King was a boy of five years when his parents removed to Wayne county from near Lexington, Ky., and they settled on the farm, now occupied by Thomas L. King, adjoining the village of Centerville. After his marriage he became a landowner and removed to a farm near Olive Hill, where he developed a good farm and resided dur- ing the residue of his long and useful career. He and his good wife |became the parents of fifteen childrn, ten of whom are living: John C., the eldest, is the interurban ticket agent at Centerville; Ellen is the wife of William R. Shearon, a retired farmer of Elk Point, S. D.; William Albert is a farmer in Webster township ; Joseph and Caleb died in infancy; Charles O., of Richmond, died in IQIO ; James E. is a physician in Richmond; Julia became the wife of Fred Sho- walter and is deceased ; Thomas L. is the next in order of birth ; Elijah G. resides in Webster township; Mary A. is the widow of Charles Cheesman and resides in Webster township; Osa M. is the wife of Austin Mullen, of Richmond ; Arthur T. is a barber in Richmond ; Luther Z. resides at the old home in Webster town- ship, and a child, the thirteenth in order of birth, died in infancy. William King was a man of fine intellectuality and generous attributes of character. His integrity was inviolable and he ever merited and received the unqualified esteem of his fellow men. Thomas T. King was reared in a home of culture and refinement and this influence proved potent in results during the formative period of his character. He gained his rudimentary education in the district schools of Center township and continued his studies 296 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY for two years at Danville, Ind., and one year at Butler, Ind. After leaving school he became an employe of his father in his farming operations and gained an intimate knowledge of all details of this line of enterprise. In 1888 he came to the old homestead where he now resides and began farming for himself. He owns eighty acres of the homestead which he operates in a general way, and which he has lately improved with substantial modern buildings, his residence being one of the most attractive of the neighborhood. He gives considerable attention to the breeding of Duroc Jersey hogs and Shropshire sheep, and also carries on dairying to some extent. As a citizen Mr. King has long been prominent by reason of his progressive ideas and his interest in all that tends to con- serve the advancement and material and civic prosperity of his home township and county. He is a stockholder in the Centerville Creamery. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, in whose cause he has rendered effective service. On May 5, 1897, Mr. King was united in marriage to Miss Georgetta Whitely, born near Spiceland, Henry county, Indiana, Dec. 5, 1871, daughter of Alexander C. and Esther (Moore) Whitely, of Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. King have two children—Audrey Esther, born June 3, 1898, and Thomas Ivan, born July 14, 1899. The father of Mrs. King was born in Henry county, Indiana, Nov. 25, 1849, and the mother at Milton, Wayne county, on Dec. 3 of the same year. Walter J. King, who resides on a farm in Center township, and whose entire life has been spent in this county, engaged in agri- cultural pursuits, was born on the farm where he now resides, April IO, 1863. His father was Joseph King, a native of Kentucky, born July 7, 1821, and his mother was Sarah (Way) King, born near Williamsburg, Wayne county, Indiana, July 20, 1826. The father was always a farmer and spent his entire life as a resident of Center township. After his marriage he purchased the farm where his son, Walter J., now resides, and this he improved and resided upon till the time of his death, Dec. 28, 1867. Joseph King was a careful man, quiet and unassuming, but thorough and pains- taking in all his ventures, and a good citizen. His widow survived until Dec. 6, 1892, and they were the parents of nine children: Eliza J., born Jan. 4, 1846, is the wife of John Merritt, a farmer residing southwest of Centerville; John L., born Sept. 26, 1847, is living retired in Centerville; Sarah E., born Oct. 12, 1849, is the wife of Thomas G. Dunbar, who is given extended mention on an- other page of this volume; William J., born Dec. 26, 1851, died April 17, 1858; Lucinda E., born Nov. Io, 1853, is the wife of Win– field Eliason, a retired citizen of Cambridge City; Martha A., born Jan. 22, 1859, died Dec. 18, 1863; Joseph Seth, born June 25, 1860, resides with Walter J., who is the immediate subject of this review and the eighth in order of birth; and Dora B., born Feb. 24, 1866, became the wife of Milo Gentry and died Dec. 31, 1894. Walter J. King was educated in a school house on the home farm and for a short time attended the schools of Centerville. At the age of fifteen he commenced to work on the farm and so continued until he was married, when he moved to another farm, belonging to his wife's BIOGRAPHICAL 297 father, and resided there five years. He then returned to the old homestead, where he has I2O acres of land, eighty acres of which is owned jointly with his brother, Joseph S., and they operate the farm in a general way, also doing Some stock raising, Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs being their specialties. Politically Mr. King has adhered to the tenets of the Republican party and has been liberal in his views as to church and religion. On Sept. 3, 1902, he was united in marriage to Miss Olive I. Harvey, born in Center township, daughter of Caleb J. Harvey, who is given ex- tended mention on another page of this volume. Of this union have been born two children : Kermit Harvey, born Aug. I7, 1903, and Sarah Katherine, born Feb. 6, 1907. Mr. King is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 154, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoosier Lodge No. 23, having filled the chairs in both local organizations, and Mrs. King is a member of the Re- bekahs, Evelyn Lodge, and the Eastern Star, Wayne Chapter. Walter I. Kitterman is another of the enterprising and success- ful farmers of Wayne county who can claim the old Hoosier State as the place of his nativity. He has lived in this county from the day of his birth and has advanced through his own efforts to a posi- tion of independence and definite prosperity. He was born in Har- rison township, Wayne county, Indiana, April IO, 1878, the only son of Calvin and Emma (Crook) Kitterman, the former of whom was also born in Harrison township, Jan. I9, 1847, died Feb. 8, 1903, and the latter was born in Center township. The paternal grand- father was Solomon Kitterman, a native of Virginia, who settled in Wayne county in an early day. Calvin Kitterman was educated in Harrison township, was a farmer all of his life and at the time of his demise the owner of a fine homestead of eighty acres, a considera- ble portion of which was reclaimed from the virgin forest under his direction. He remained on this homestead, in Harrison town- ship, until his death, enjoying the due rewards of former years of earnest toil and endeavor. His cherished and devoted wife sur- vives, and is a communicant of the Society of Friends. The father was a Democrat in his political allegiance. He was a citizen who ever commanded unequivocal confidence and esteem and as a resi- dent of the county for more than half a century well merits recog- nition as having been one of its sterling citizens. Walter I. Kit- terman, whose name initiates this article, was afforded the advan- tages of the schools of Harrison township and early began to lend his aid in connection with the work of the home farm, with which he continued to be associated until he had attained to the age of twenty-two years, when he rented a farm in Center township. When his father passed away he returned to the old homestead, upon which he has made the best of permanent improvements and which has been developed into one of the valuable farms of the county, everthing about the place bearing unmistakable evidences of thrift and prosperity. In politics he is found arrayed as a loyal supporter of the cause of the Democratic party. He is progressive and public spirited as a citizen and has so ordered his life as to retain the inviolable esteem of the community which has always 298 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY represented his home. May 3, 1899, witnessed the marriage of Mr. Kitterman to Miss Maude Lundy, born Feb. 4, 1881, daughter of Charles and Laura (Hart) Lundy, both of whom were born in Wayne county and were long numbered among the sterling citizens of Center township, where the father died in October, 1899, and the mother is now residing. They reared a family of four children, of whom Mrs. Kitterman is the eldest; Harry married Ida Haley and they reside in Center township, the parents of one child, Erpha; Van resides in North Dakota; and Hazel resides with her mother in Center township. James Lundy, the grandfather of Mrs. Kitter- man, came to Indiana from Tennessee and settled in Center town- ship, at the old homestead where Mrs. Charles Lundy now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Kitterman have two children: Lester, born Jan. 4, I900, and Lela, born Feb. I4, 1902. John G. Lantz is one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Centerville, where he is still engaged in active indus- try in the sunset years of a long life devoted to deeds of useful- ness. He was born in Centerville, June 6, 1837, a son of Daniel and Mary E. (Wilson) Lantz, natives of Pennsylvania. Soon after their marriage these parents, in 1833, removed to the State of In- diana and located in the village of Centerville, Wayne county. The father was a wagon maker by trade and followed that occupa- tion at Centerville for several years; but in 1850 he started over- land for California and never reached his destination, as he died on the journey this side of the Great Salt Lake. His wife followed him to the other shore in 1893, at the age of about seventy-six years. They were the parents of eight children, three of whom are deceased. Those living are Henry P., who resides in Los Angeles, Cal.; Thomas B., an undertaker in Milton, Wayne county; Louis F., a drygoods merchant at Milton; Amanda E., who resides at the old homestead, and John G., who is the second in order of birth. The last named attended the schools in the village of Centerville as opportunity afforded, but quite early in life it was necessary for him to engage at work, and at the age of fifteen he began learning his trade of wagon making. About 1860 he engaged in the busi- ness for himself in the shop which his father had built, and here has continued in business ever since. During this time he has ac- quired a pleasant home in Centerville, besides owning the building occupied by his shop, the machinery therein, etc. It must be a source of gratification to Mr. Lantz in his advanced years to be thus surrounded by the comforts of life and to fully realize that they are the fruits of his own honest efforts. He still devotes his entire time to his trade, but does only repair work, not having been able to turn out new work since about 1900. On April 16, 1867, Mr. Lantz was married to Miss Dell E. Jemison, born in Centerville, June 20, 1843, daughter of Benjamin and Eliza (Dakin) Jemison. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Lantz was blessed by the birth of two children: Benjamin J., who was born Jan. 29, 1868, married Dotha Greene, of Centerville, and resides in Indianapolis, where he has a position as clerk in the postoffice; and Daniel T., born March 6, 1873, married Cora Goff and is in the printing busi- BIOGRAPHICAL 299 ness in Indianapolis. Mrs. Lantz died Sept. 29, 1890. The parents of Mrs. John G. Lantz—Benjamin and Eliza (Dakin) Jemison— were natives of Maryland. The father was a shoemaker by trade and followed that Occupation during all the years of his life. They came to Wayne county in an early day and first located in Center- ville, where they resided a number of years and then removed to Hagerstown, where the father died in 1894. The widow then re- turned to Centerville and died there about five years later. There were eight children in their family, six of whom survive: Allen W., lately deceased, was engaged in the automobile business in In- dianapolis; Sarah Almeda is the widow of B. F. Martin and resides in Centerville; Martha E. is the wife of Samuel Scott, of Center- ville; Josephine C. is the wife of Abram C. Teeter, a machinist, of Indianapolis; Louisa is the wife of John W. Stats, a railroad man, of Tipton; and Gertrude C. is the wife of Hugh Plunkett, a ma- chinist, of Richmond. Alfred J. Lashley, deceased, for many years a prominent citi- zen of this county, was born about seven miles from Washington, D. C., in Montgomery county, Maryland, Oct. I5, 1820, son of Arnold and Elizabeth (Lee) Lashley, the latter of whom was a cousin of Robert E. Lee. The father was a farmer by occupation and owned a large plantation in Maryland. He had made all ar- rangements to remove with his family to Indiana, when he was taken sick and died in Maryland, about 1837 or 1838. The mother, with four children, carried out the intentions of the father and came to Indiana, in 1838, settling on a farm south of Indianapolis. Soon all the members of the family were stricken with ague, and a short time afterward they started back to Maryland. Upon reaching Centerville they were impressed with the beauty and healthfulness of the place and decided to locate there, the mother engaging in the hotel business. She remained so engaged some years and died while on a visit to a daughter who resided in Indi- anapolis. The subject of this sketch acquired his elementary edu- cational training in Maryland and also attended the old Seminary at Centerville when it was conducted by a man named Samuel Hershour. He began his independent career by speculating in land, etc., and later engaged in the shoe business at Centerville, which occupation he followed during the remainder of his active career. He passed to his reward, Nov. 30, 1909, in his ninetieth year, leaving his bereaved family and a wide circle of intimate friends and associates to mourn his death. His life was marked by signal integrity and usefulness and he was ever held in high repute in the various communities in which he resided. He was a liberal, public-spirited citizen, and in politics was an ardent advo- cate of the Democratic party, of which his honored father was also a loyal supporter from the time of its organization until his demise. On Dec. 1, 1862, Alfred Lashley was united in marriage to Miss Anna Jones, born in Carroll county, Maryland, May 24, 1840, daughter of John and Harriet (Jones) Jones, both of whom were also born in Carroll county, the former On Nov. 30, 1796, and the latter was his second wife. The father was reared and edu- 3OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY cated in his native county, and in 1849 removed to Wayne county, making the journey in a wagon. Here he engaged in teaming and also in building pikes, and served for a time as deputy sheriff. Later he engaged in the butcher business at Centerville, which he continued until his death, July 12, 1865, and the mother passed away in February, 1890. Eight children were born of the union of Mr. Jones and wife, and Mrs. Alfred Lashley is the third, the others being: Amanda, deceased ; Thomas B., who is living re- tired in Centerville; Alice Elizabeth and Clark Smith are deceased; John W. resides in Elwood; Albert R. is a banker at Hagerstown, and one, the second in order of birth, died in infancy. The happy marital union of the subject of this sketch and wife was blessed by the birth of eight children: Arnold J., born Oct. 21, 1863, is in the dairy business at Columbus, Ohio; Robert J., born Dec. I, I865, is a railroad man and resides at Horton, Kan. ; Thomas B., born March 22, 1868, is a stock buyer and resides at home with his mother; Charles A., born Dec. I5, 1869, is associated with his brother at Columbus, Ohio; Frank L., born Oct. 18, 1871, is em- ployed with the Drayton-Stratton Construction Company and re- sides at home; Daniel V. is a farmer and resides in Boston town- ship; Harriet, born Aug. 26, 1878, is the wife of William Robbins, a farmer residing near Eaton, Ohio; and Elizabeth, born April II, 1883, has been a teacher in the Centerville schools for the past five years and lives at home. Andrew Lightner was one of the honored citizens of Wayne county, where he maintained his home for nearly half a century, and lived on the beautiful homestead where his widow now resides during the later years and until his death, April 1, 1901. His career was characterized by signal integrity of purpose as well as by well directed industry, and he gained not only a position of in- dependence but was also a citizen well worthy of the unqualified esteem in which he was held. Mr. Lightner was a native of Darke county, Ohio, born Nov. 1, 1849, a son of Ernest and Mary (Bartel) Lightner, both of whom were natives of Germany. Ernest Light- ner, who followed agricultural pursuits in the Fatherland, re- mained a resident there until his migration to the United States, and then took up his residence in Darke county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming, but was not long spared to prosecute his labors in his new home, as his death occurred about the year 1855. His wife also passed away in Darke county, Ohio. They were con- sistent members of the Evangelical church; were earnest, indus- trious, and God-fearing folk, and their lives were marked by kind- ness and good deeds. Of their five children, he whose name initi- ates this paragraph was the fourth in order of birth. The other children were Minnie, deceased ; Henrietta is the widow of Jacob Shower and resides in Ohio; Henry resides in Preble county, Ohio, and Mary is deceased. Andrew Lightner was indebted to the pub- lic schools of East Germantown for his early educational discip- line, and was about six years of age when he came to that place with his sister, Minnie. He was reared to maturity in this county and here his initial efforts in his independent career were made at BIOGRAPHICAL 3OI the carpenter trade with a Mr. Spidle, of East Germantown. He was thus engaged about ten years and then began farming where his widow now resides. This homestead, with its broad and pro- ductive acres, is improved with excellent buildings and is one of the model farms of the county, being devoted to diversified agri- culture and stock growing. Mr. Lightner's political allegiance was given to the Republican party, whose cause he espoused at the time of becoming a voter, and he was a member of the Christian church, as is also his wife. On July 18, 1875, Mr. Lightner as- sumed connubial responsibilities by his marriage to Miss Margaret Stanton, daughter of William and Jane (Stover) Stanton, who were numbered among the sterling citizens of Harrison township, and six children were born of this union : Lavina is the wife of Arthur Lundy, of Center township; John E. is deceased ; Elsie M. is the wife of Roscoe Hosier, of Harrison township ; Charles P. resides at home with his mother; and Clayton and Anna are de- ceased. William Stanton and wife were both natives of Preble county, Ohio, and the father came to Wayne county about 1858 and engaged in farming in Harrison township, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1864, his wife also passing to the life eternal two weeks after his demise. In politics he was a stanch Democrat and was influential in local affairs, being a man whose impregnable integrity and worthy life gained to him the confidence and good will of all who knew him. Mrs. Lightner was born in Preble county, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1855, and was nine years old when her parents died. She then made her home with Enos Beard and wife and inherited the homestead at the time of their death, as they had no children of their own. Philip Emanuel Henry Lotich is one of the substantial farmers and popular citizens of his adopted county and his finely improved homestead is located in Center township, on rural mail route NO. 8, from Richmond, which is his postoffice address. He is an able representative of the agricultural industry in this section of the State and is well entitled to consideration in this publication. Mr. Lotich was born in the city of Schluchtern, principality of Hesse- Cassell, Germany, March Io, 1837, a son of Heinrich and Mary (Hafner) Lotich, both natives of Schluchtern, where the father was born in 18OI and the mother in 1805. The father was a shoe manufacturer and merchant and followed those pursuits in his na- tive land until his death, which occurred in 1849, and his widow survived until 1875. The family was a noted one in Germany, the forefather having been instrumental in establishing the cloisters in that country, and they were closely associated with Martin Luther. Dr. Philip Lotich, an uncle of the subject of this review, owned the largest library in Germany in his day, spoke sixteen languages, and the late Emperor of France—Louis Napoleon—was one of his pupils, he having taught in both Italy and France. A nephew of the subject of this review drove Dr. Lotich to meet the French emperor at the train when the latter was being taken to prison, in 1870. The parents of our subject never came to America, but lived and died in their native land. They became the parents of eleven 302 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY children, five of whom are living. A brother of our subject died in Louisville, Ky., where he was engaged as a teacher, and a sister, Margaret, resides with Philip E. H., those two being the only members of the family living in America. Philip E. H. Lotich was reared to manhood under the sturdy discipline of a German home and was duly afforded the advantages of the schools of his native land. At the age of fifteen years he came to America and began work at the confectioner's trade at Columbus, Ohio. After re- maining there two years he went to Louisville, Ky., where he se- cured a position as cook on a steamboat for a time and then started a restaurant in that city. From 1854 to 1876 he was continuously engaged in the restaurant business, in partnership with Charles Rufer, and the establishment is still being conducted in Louisville by a son of Mr. Rufer. In 1876 Mr. Lotich went to California be- cause of failing health, and for the ensuing ten years was not en- gaged in any business. From California he went to San Antonio, Tex., and remained there one year, engaged in the restaurant busi- ness. In 1887 he effected the purchase of his present farm, which comprises sixty-five acres, and has made many improvements on the place, which is now one of the model farmsteads of Center township. By scientific drainage he has reclaimed much fertile land and everything about his farm bears evidence of thrift and prosperity. Mr. Lotich gives his attention to diversified agricul- ture and his attractive home is the center of gracious hospitality. In his political proclivities he is a Democrat, and though he takes a loyal interest in all that concerns the welfare and general prog- ress of his home township and county, has had no desire for pub- lic office. He is an active and valued member of the English Luth- eran church at Richmond. On Oct. 30, 1860, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Lotich to Miss Magdalena Hafner, born in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1839, daughter of John A. and Christina (Mira) Hafner, the former of whom came from Germany seventy- five years ago and settled in Cincinnati, where he was engaged in the drygoods business for several years. He then lived retired un- til his death, which occurred in 1883. His widow died in 1885. Mrs. Lotich died Aug. 6. 1887, having become the mother of seven children: John Charles, born Aug. 19, 1861, died April 23, 1892; Philip A., born Sept. 4, 1864, is an agent for the New York Life Insurance Company and resides in Richmond; George, born Oct. 28, 1866, resides at home with his father; William, born Aug. 6, 1868, died Aug. 12 of the same year; Amelia Christina, born Sept. 20, 1871, died Nov. I2, 1871; Louisa Margaretta, born July 28, 1869, died Dec. 19, 1890; and Emma Mary Martha, born July 26, 1875, died May 8, 1892. Clyde B. Lundy, an efficient druggist of Centerville, was born at Williamsburg, Aug. 20, 1884. He is a son of William W. and Lida M. (Hart) Lundy, both of whom were born in Wayne county. The father is a nurse by occupation and devotes his attention to the care of typhoid fever patients. The mother died at Fountain City, in 1887, at the age of twenty-eight years. They became the parents of three children: Carl is a farmer and resides at Wil- BIOGRAPHICAL 3O3 liamsburg; Clyde B. is the second in order of birth, and Earl R. is in the employ of the Citizens' Bank at Centerville. The subject of this review received his early education at West Grove School, in District No. 7, and later attended the high school at Centerville, after which he completed a course in the Winona College of Phar- macy at Indianapolis, graduating with the class of 1908. His mother died when he was less than four years old and he then be- came a member of the household of an uncle, with whom he resided until his marriage. He worked as a farm hand for a time and also served an apprenticeship in the drugstore Operated by Cornelius & Company, at Centerville. After his marriage he took charge of the establishment and continued in that capacity after the store changed hands, May 27, 1909, when it was purchased by the Dun- ham Pharmacy Company, of Richmond. In April, 191 I, this com- pany discontinued the business and removed their stock, where- upon Mr. Lundy rented the building, purchased an entire new stock of drugs, etc., and has since conducted a successful business. On June 30, 1908, Mr. Lundy was married to Miss Martha May Gabel, daughter of Dr. Gabel, of Centerville. James Beeson Martin.—In the passing of Mr. Martin, Oct. 14, 1909, the township of Center and Wayne county lost one of their most distinguished and respected citizens, whose kindly deeds and many excellent qualities will be remembered for years. Mr. Martin was born on the old Martin homestead, in Center township, June 20, 1831, son of James and Sarah (Beeson) Martin, natives of the Old North State, where the father was born April 22, 1795. They were pioneer settlers in Center township, where they spent the residue of their lives, and there the mother died in 1867, the father having passed away some time previous to that year. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom are deceased. As a boy James B. Martin attended the schools of Center township and re- ceived a limited education, working on the farm during the summer months and attending school in winter. In his youth he learned the carpenter trade and followed that occupation until about 1892, when he engaged in farming, which he followed during the remain- der of his life, with the exception of about two years when he re- sided in Centerville. He was a member of the Friends’ church and in politics was a Republican. Mr. Martin was twice married, first in 1850, to Miss Hila Jane Humbert, born in Tennessee, Nov. 17, 1833, and of that union were born seven children: William H. is deceased ; Sarah Ellen is the wife of Achilles Mason, a farmer near Economy; Rachel L. is the wife of James C. King, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Edward B. is a farmer in Center township; Mary C. is the wife of John McLaugh- lin, of Richmond; James H. is a grading contractor and resides in Wayne township, where he holds the office of assessor; and Frank E. is deceased. The first wife having died, on June 12, 1892, Mr. Martin married Mrs. Olive J. (Harvey) Commons, born in Center township, Sept. I9, 1845, and at the time of her marriage the widow of Robert Commons, of Center township. She is a daughter of John P. and Sally (Jackson) Harvey. By her first marriage, which 3O4. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY occurred Oct. Io, I867, Mrs. Martin is the mother of three chil- dren: Lillia, born Feb. 26, 1870, died Feb. 21, 1879. Harvey D., born June 30, 1873, resides with his mother. He was first married to Mattie Brewer, and of this union was born a son, Robert D., who resides at Anderson, Ind. His second marriage was to Lillie May Parris, of Blue Ridge, Ga. Ada M., born Oct. 4, 1876, is the wife of Omer McConaha, a farmer in Center township, and they have two children—Mildred Gwendolyn and Martha Olive. Mrs. Martin has I2O acres of land, of which IOO acres is in the homestead and twenty acres are wood land, and she rents the fields out to others. Mr. Commons, her first husband, in early life was a miller, operat- ing the old mill on the Commons homestead until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted as a private in Company D of the Eighth Indiana infantry, joining the regiment in Arkansas. With it, on June 22, 1862, he moved from Sulphur Rock to Helena, skirmished at the White River, was in the engagement at Cotton Plant July 7, and reached Helena, July 13. He was in a skirmish at Austin in August, went with the regiment to Sulphur Hill, near St. Louis, Oct. 6, and was engaged in various movements during the fall and winter. The regiment was then ordered to join Grant's forces at Milliken's Bend, La., March 5, 1863, and was assigned to Benton's brigade, Carr's division, Thirteenth corps. It was engaged at Fort Gibson, Jackson, Champion's Hill, Black River Bridge, and in the siege of Vicksburg, where Mr. Commons was wounded. He was confined in the hospital some months, but eventually returned to his regiment. On July 5 it moved to Jackson, returning on the 24th, and remained at Vicksburg until Aug. 20, when it moved to Carrollton to join General Banks in his campaign through the Teche country. It took part in the capture of the fort on Mustang Island, Tex., and then moved to Indianola. Upon returning to New Or- leans it embarked, July 27, for Morganza Bend, and was in the en- gagement at the Atchafalaya the next day. It was then ordered to Washington, D. C., reaching there Aug. I2, and marching to Berryville, Va., was assigned to the Nineteenth corps, with which it participated in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. It was engaged at the Opequan, Fisher’s Hill and Cedar Creek, and left Virginia, Jan. 6, 1865, by steamer for Savannah, Ga. It was on duty in Geor- gia until Aug. 28, 1865, when it was mustered out. Mr. Commons then returned home and re-engaged in the milling business, which he followed four years and then settled on the farm where Mrs. Martin now resides, and there he spent the residue of his life, dying May 14, 1879. George McConaha is an able and popular representative of the agricultural industry in Wayne county and is located in a pleasant residence at the village of Centerville, where he has resided for several years. He is especially well fortified in all departments of his occupation, is a close student, and keeps constantly in touch with the advances made in the science of agriculture. Mr. Mc- Conaha was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 8, 1857, a son of Thomas and Christina (Kramer) McConaha. His father was born in Virginia and his mother in Butler county, Ohio, BIOGRAPHICAL 305 and they are given extended mention on another page of this vol- ume. George McConaha was reared to maturity in his native town- ship, in whose district Schools he secured his preliminary educa- tional discipline. He was but little more than twenty years old at the time of his father's death, and in the ensuing spring received as his inheritance eighty acres of the old homestead. He resided there until 1881, and in the spring of that year moved to another farm which he had purchased and which had been the home of his wife's parents. He resided there until in 1900, when he purchased the 224 acres where he now resides, twelve acres of which are in the incorporate limits of Centerville, it being the old “Westcott Stock Farm.” Mr. McConaha now owns 606 acres of land in Center town- ship. His son occupies the old homestead and tenants are on the other tracts, while Mr. McConaha devotes his entire time to his estate. He is a stockholder in the Centerville Creamery and also in the Union National Bank at Richmond. His political procliv- ities are indicated in the fact that he gives his support to the cause of the Republican party, but he has never been active in the field of practical politics. On Sept. Io, 1880, Mr. McConaha was united in marriage to Miss Sally Jackson, born in Center township, Sept. 9, 1859, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Harvey) Jackson, of Center township, and of this union there is a son, Lawrence, born April 3, 1887. He is married to Carrie Townsend and resides at the old homestead farm. She is a daughter of Albert and Amelia (Collins) Townsend of Center township, both deceased. Thomas McConaha, who died at his home in the township of Center, in 1877, was a worthy scion of one of the honored pioneer families of Wayne county and left upon the annals of this section a definite and beneficent impress. Here he passed the major por- tion of his long and useful life, which was ordered upon the loftiest plane of integrity and honor, so that in passing to the life eternal he left the heritage of a name unsullied and one which will be held in lasting esteem by all who came within the sphere of his influence. Thomas McConaha was born in Virginia, Nov. 8, 1813. He was a son of Samuel McConaha, and his parents were both presumably natives of the Old Dominion. They immigrated to Indiana in a very early day, and the father made Wayne county his destination. He located on a farm in Center township and reclaimed a large por- tion of it from the Virgin forest. To the improvement and culti- vation of this farm he devoted his attention during the residue of his active career, and it is now the property of the widow of the Son. The father was a man of strong individuality and sterling character and was prominent and influential as a citizen, both in the pioneer days and in the later years of advanced prosperity. To him and his good wife there were born six children, all of whom are deceased. Thomas McConaha, subject of this memoir, was a youth at the time of the family removal to Wayne county, and his younger days were passed on the pioneer farm, in whose work he early be- gan to render assistance. His educational advantages had been those afforded in the primitive schools of Virginia, and were lim- ited. When quite a young man he engaged in teaming or freight- 306 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ing between Centerville and Cincinnati and followed that occupa- tion to a greater or less extent until he was married the first time. He then retired from the business of teaming as a regular vocation and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. In connection with the great basic art noted it was his to attain to marked success and he became the owner of one of the fine farm properties of the county, the same being the one his father had purchased upon first coming to the county. He brought this farm up to the highest standard of productiveness and made the best of improvements on the same. Mr. McConaha devoted the remainder of his life to the supervision of his farming interests, ever wielded an influence for good in all the relations of life, and was naturally a leader in public affairs in his township. His political allegiance was given to the Republican party, in whose cause he rendered effective service, although he never aspired to office. His kindliness and helpfulness gained for him inviolable friendships and his death was deeply mourned by all who had known the man and had recognition of his noble attributes of character. His widow resides in Centerville, where she is a leader in the social life of the community. She is a woman of gracious refinement and her beautiful home is a center of generous hospitality. The first marriage of Mr. McConaha was to Christina Kramer, who died about 1870, and of this union there were born seven children: Barbara, Lewis and Simon are deceased ; Taylor is a carpenter and farmer and resides in Centerville; George resides on a farm adjoining the same village; Walter is in the car- riage and implement business in Richmond and resides about two miles south of Centerville, and Ada is the widow of Jasper Wal- lace and resides in Centerville, owning a fine farm south of the village. On Feb. 14, 1876, near Centerville, Wayne county, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. McConaha to Miss Martha Eliason, born in Center township, northeast of Centerville, on the farm now owned by her brother, Thomas C. Eliason, Dec. Io, 1833, daughter of Joshua, Sr., and Martha (Cranford-Smithson) Eliason, the former born in the State of Delaware and the latter in North Carolina. In the Territorial days, about two years before Indiana became a State, Joshua Eliason, Sr., came to Wayne county and took up a tract of government land in Center township, and there developed a val- uable farm. Both he and his wife remained on this homestead, which is still in the possession of the family, until their deaths. He passed away May 19, 1860, and her death occurred March 18, 1874. They became the parents of nine children, of whom five are living: Marinda is the wife of William Longfellow and resides in Tipton county; Henry C. resides in Southern Indiana; Martha is the widow of the subject of this memoir; Lucinda is the widow of Robert Grimes and resides with Mrs. McConaha, and Thomas C. resides at the old homestead. In conclusion is entered a brief record con- cerning the two children of Thomas and Martha (Eliason) Mc- Conaha : Ella is the widow of Lawrence Commons, son of Joseph Commons, and resides in Center township, the mother of a son, Howard; and Omar is a farmer, is married to Ada Commons and they have two daughters—Mildred and Martha Olive—their resi- BIOGRAPHICAL 307 dence being two miles south of Centerville. After her husband's death Mrs. McConaha resided several years on the farm, then pur- chased another farm, where she resided a few years, and then bought the large and commodious home where she now resides, on South Main street, in Centerville. She still owns the two farms, consisting of 320 acres. Mrs. McConaha is a member of the Chris- tian church. Andrew J. McKinney, who is living in Center township, was born in Wayne county, north of Richmond, March 1, 1864, son of Jackson and Elizabeth (Hockett) McKinney. Both parents were born in the Old North State. The father came to Indiana early in life and settled in Wayne county, where he worked for a time as a farm hand. Later he purchased a farm at Olive Hill, where he resided for several years, and then sold out and removed to Tennessee. After five years in that State he returned to Wayne county, and after engaging in farming a few years moved to the city of Richmond, where he died about 1893. His widow continued her residence in Richmond until her death, in 1906. Thirteen chil- dren were born to these parents and seven of them are living, Andrew J. being the youngest of the family. . After Andrew J. McKinney had finished his scholastic training, which was obtained in the Culbertson, the Olive Hill, and the Snaptown schools, he began life as a farmer and has since followed no other calling. At the age of nine years he worked for others at twenty-five cents per day and continued working as a hired hand until he was married. He then rented the farm where he now resides, consisting of eighty acres, and purchasing the tract a year later has since operated it in a general way as a stock farm. In the matter of politics he is allied with the Republican party and fraternally is identified with Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In December, 1888, was celebrated Mr. McKinney’s marriage to Miss Ida M. Eversol, born at Olive Hill, in Center township, Nov. I5, 1866, daughter of George and Molly (King) Eversol, pioneers of Wayne county. To this union were born four children—Hazel, Mural, Dorothy, and Donald. Mr. Eversol was a native of Penn- sylvania, came to Indiana when about fifteen years of age, and was a farmer all his life. He and his wife became the parents of three children: Vashti is the wife of John Davis and lives in Webster township ; Charles married Laura Snyder and resides in Indianapo- lis; and Ida M. is the wife of Mr. McKinney. Francis E. McMinn, a popular and highly esteemed farmer of Centerville, is another of Wayne's native sons who has attained to success and prosperity in agricultural pursuits. He first be- held the light of day on the old McMinn homestead, south of Richmond, Nov. 17, 1866, a son of William and Jane (Morris) Mc- Minn, the former a native of Richmond and the mother of the great Empire State. William McMinn was reared and educated in his native city and early devoted his attention to agricultural pur- suits. He became the owner of a farm in Wayne township, about 1875, and continued to reside there several years, enjoying the re- spect and high regard of the entire community. Later, he removed 308 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to Richmond, disposed of his farm, and in that city, in March, 1907, received his summons to eternal rest. His widow still resides in Richmond. Three children were born to this worthy couple: Fran- cis E., of this sketch, ranks first in point of age; Elizabeth is the wife of Louis Gay, who is connected with the Interurban Com- pany at Richmond; and John is married to Clara Caldwell and is a mechanic in Richmond. The subject of this review passed the days of his boyhood and youth on the parental farmstead in Wayne township, meanwhile availing himself of the educational advan- tages afforded by the district schools and the schools of Richmond. Subsequently to the passing of his school days, and at the age of eighteen years, he took charge of a farm belonging to an old couple, with whom he had been living. The old gentleman died at that time and Mr. McMinn operated the farm for the widow three years. He then purchased a farm in Boston township, where he resided seven years, and then moved to Richmond and engaged in the livery business. At the end of three years he disposed of his livery and moved to his present location, where he operated the farm in the employ of an Indianapolis firm who owned it at that time. Three years after moving here he sold his Boston township farm and bought the place where he resides, and which consists of 270 acres. In his business affairs Mr. McMinn has always been keen, sagacious and active, and his kindly, courteous demeanor has won him hosts of friends in every walk of life, in agricultural circles his value as a citizen and business man being known and fully appreciated. He does a general farming business, making a spe- cialty of the raising of hogs, and is recognized throughout his com- munity as one of the trustworthy, substantial farmers of the coun- ty. Though he has never aspired to a public career he is a Re- publican in his political views, and his fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias, in which he has filled all the chairs in the local lodge. On March 13, 1888, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. McMinn to Miss Emma Williams, who was born in Boston township, May 15, 1868, daughter of John T. and Lucinda (Grimes) Williams, the former of whom was born in Maryland and the lat- ter in Wayne county. The father came to Indiana over sixty years ago and first located south of Richmond, on the Elkhorn. He en- gaged in farming and resided there until 1900, when he removed to Richmond and has since lived retired. He and his wife became the parents of six children: Hamilton died in December, 1909; Howard is a farmer in Boston township ; Laura is the widow of John Moore and resides near Kokomo, Ind. ; Charles is a farmer in Boston township; Emma is the wife of Mr. McMinn, and Anna is the wife of Slayton Kline, of Logansport, Ind. The happy marital union of Mr. McMinn and wife has been blessed by the birth of four children: Ralph, born Jan. 6, 1890, was married in May, 1911, to Miss Clara Russell, daughter of Dewitt Russell, lately deceased, of Center township, and is assisting his father on the farm and also is an assistant rural mail carrier; Howard, born Aug. 19, 1892, is a graduate of the Centerville High School, has spent one year at Earlham College, taught during the school year 191O-II, and is BIOGRAPH. I.C.A.L 309 now in Earlham College with the class of 1914, taking a course in Biology, Chemistry, etc.; Russell, born May 10, 1898, and Lillian, born Jan. 28, 190I. Daniel B. Medearis, one of the prominent citizens of Center township, was born near Economy, in this county, Sept. 17, 1848, son of John Fletcher and Caroline (Abrahams) Medearis. The father was born in North Carolina, Nov. 16, 1809, and the mother near Centerville, in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1818. The father was always a farmer by Occupation, although he taught School for a time in early manhood. He also served as township trustee for several years. He came to Indiana when about twenty years old and first located near Centerville, where he purchased a tract of land, located south of the village. A little later he sold this tract and then owned different farms successively until 1848, when he purchased the farm where he resided until a few years prior to his death, which occurred at Green's Fork, Nov. I6, 1909, at the age of IOO years, and on the evening of his one hundredth anniver- sary. The family and friends to the number of perhaps 300 had gathered for the celebration, when his sudden death turned the as- semblage into one of mourning. During the Civil war he con- ducted a general store, the postoffice, and a shoe shop at Olive Hill. Thirteen children were born to him and his good wife: Mary Adeline is deceased ; Martha Ann is the wife of Allen Cot- ton, of Indianapolis; William A. served through the war in the Eighth Indiana infantry, as a private, and died in Richmonod in 191 I ; Sarah C. is the wife of Joseph T. Russell, of Richmond ; Israel is deceased ; Daniel B. is the next in order of birth ; Amanda is the wife of John Martindale, of Green’s Fork; Gertrude is the wife of Jasper Gundy; John is deceased ; Charles is engaged in the livery business in Dayton, Ohio; Luella is the wife of DeWitt Russell, a farmer of Center township ; Lizzie is the wife of Lafay- ette Jackson, of Centerville; and Fannie is deceased. Daniel B. Medearis enjoyed the educational advantages of the public schools at Olive Hill, and when he had completed his years of minority rented a part of his father's farm, which he operated two years. He then rented another farm in Center township one year, and then leased the farm which he now owns for a period of about ten years. He then purchased this farm, which consists of eighty acres, and upon it has erected a handsome and commodious residence and has one of the best equipped farms in the township. In his political relations Mr. Medearis is a Republican, and he and his wife and children are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. On Nov. I4, 1872, Mr. Medearis was united in marriage to Miss Eveline Kem, born in Center township, Aug. 2, 1849, daughter of William and Nancy (Vinnage) Kem. Both Mr. and . Mrs. Kem were born in Center township, the latter in 1829, and the father was a few years her senior. They were married in Center town- ship and there lived out their lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Medearis were born five children: Frank B. married Jessie Reynolds and is engaged in the laundry business in Richmond; Lennie May is the wife of Harry Myers, a farmer of Center township ; Blanche is 3IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the wife of Edward Savage, of Richmond; John married Myrtle Appleton and is a farmer in Center township; and Carl married Lessie Pike, resides at the parental home, and assists on the farm. To the parents of Mrs. Medearis there were born three children: Josephine is deceased; Mrs. Medearis is the second in order of birth; and Frank is a merchant at Olive Hill, Mo. The father was a teacher by Occupation, but was living on a farm at the time of his death, which occurred about 1854. Philip Miller is a leading farmer of the township of Harrison, where he has been engaged in the successful operation of agricul- tural pursuits for forty-four years, and both as a farmer and a citi- zen is held in high esteem by his associates. Mr. Miller was born Oct. 25, 1835, in Bavaria, Germany, Son of George P. and Anna (Schriner) Miller, both of whom were also natives of the Father- land. In early life the father served as a clerk of court, but later became a farmer by occupation and followed agricultural pur- suits exclusively until he retired, a few years before his death, which occurred at the advanced age of eighty-five years. His wife died at the age of forty-nine years. The father was very success- ful in his endeavors during his active career and was able to spend his later years in comfort as a retired citizen of his native land. To him and his good wife were born four sons and seven daughters, and of these children eight are living : Philip is the first in order of birth; Elizabeth is the widow of Charles Petry and resides in Kansas; Margaret A. married William Petry and is deceased ; Wil- liam is a resident of St. Louisville, Ohio; Henrietta and Caroline are deceased; Eugene resides in Hamilton county, Ohio; Henry is a resident of Bavaria, Germany; Christina is deceased ; Mary is the wife of a Mr. Shewe, of Bavaria, and Eve also resides in her native country. Philip Miller received his preliminary education in the excellent schools of Germany and was but eighteen years old when he came to America, in 1854. He continued his journey westward and for thirteen years followed agricultural pursuits in Butler county, Ohio. In 1867 he came to Wayne county, where he has since resided and carried on agricultural pursuits, in Harrison township, making a specialty of stock raising. He first purchased I40 acres, but has since added 387 acres and now has a well equipped farmstead of 527 acres. His religious faith is expressed by affiliation with the Christian church at Jacksonburg, and in poli- tics he gives a consistent support to the men and measures of the Republican party. Mr. Miller was married March 7, 1861, to Miss Theresa Schatzle, born Nov. 5, 1840, daughter of Bernhardt and Mary Schatzle, of Butler county, Ohio, and this union has been blessed by the birth of one son and six daughters, all of whom are living, with the exception of the youngest, Minnie. Flora M., born March Io, 1862, resides in Richmond; Margaret, born July II, 1865, is the wife of William Maudlin, of New Castle, Ind.; George Albert, born Feb. 5, 1868, resides in Harrison township; Ida, born June 18, 1872, is the wife of Richard Scott, of Cambridge City; Elizabeth Ann, born July 29, 1874, is the wife of Lenna B. Cranor, of Richmond; and Maude, born June 13, 1883, is the wife of Alonzo BIOGRAPHICAL 3II Hormel, of Harrison township. The parents of Mrs. Miller came to America from Germany in 1854 and settled at Trenton, Butler county, Ohio. Mr. Schatzle was a farmer and they were the par- ents of four children: Caroline married Fidel Higi and resides at Union City, Ind. ; Theresa is the wife of our subject; and Mary and Loretta are deceased. Henry L. Morgan, a careful business man and successful prac- titioner in the profession of veterinary surgery, is a native of Penn- sylvania, born in Greene county, that State, March 17, 1842. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Abden) Morgan, both natives of that county, where the father was born March 17, 1819, and the mother Jan. 2, 1816. The elder Morgan, in early life, worked with his father, who was a distiller, but later devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits and followed that calling the remainder of his life, his death taking place March 17, 1889, and his widow sur- vived until Dec. 22, 1891. They came to Indiana in 1845 and located in Center township, one and one-half miles east of Center- ville. One year later they purchased a farm one mile south of the village and there resided until their deaths. Of their ten children, Margaret, the first born, is deceased ; the second child died in in- fancy; Henry L. is the oldest of the surviving children; Jasper resides at New Castle; Adrian is deceased ; Lucius is a retired farmer, now engaged in the insurance business at Anderson; John W. is a farmer and resides south of Centerville; Gilbert is a farmer and resides on the old homestead ; Louisa is the widow of William Stevens and resides in Richmond, and William is deceased. Henry L. Morgan’s education was obtained in the district schools of Cen- ter township, attending for some time a log School house on his father's farm, and he began his life work with his father, remaining at home until twenty-one years old. Upon leaving home his first employment was for others in farm work, in which he was engaged several years, and he then purchased a half interest in a threshing outfit, which business he followed eight or ten years, at the same time devoting a part of his attention to farming. He then sold his threshing interests and took up the study of veterinary surgery, which profession he practiced at Columbus, Ind., about three years, at the end of which time he returned to his father’s home and remained one year. He then moved to Abington, where he prac- tised veterinary surgery eighteen years and then purchased a farm near that village and operated it a number of years. Disposing of that place, he removed to Centerville and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession there. He is thoroughly skilled and in his practice has met with unqualified success. When he removed to Centerville he purchased the home where he now resides and upon which he has made extensive improvements. His success has been attained through his unaided efforts, his thrift and economy acquiring for him a competence, and his future pros- pects are bright. His political faith is with the Democratic party, but his life has been too busy to aspire to any public office. In April, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary Plummer, daughter of Thomas W. and Martha (Williams) Plummer, of Eaton, Ohio. 3I2 MIEM OIRS OF VVAYNE COUNTY Mrs. Morgan was born Oct. 7, 1848, and her parents were natives respectively of North Carolina and Kentucky, the father having been born Dec. I 3, 1812, and the mother May 24, 1816. The par- ents first came to Indiana about 1844, but later removed to Eaton, Ohio, where they resided on a farm until 1878. They then removed to Wabaunsee county, Kansas, where the father died in April, 1881. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Plummer removed to Madison county, Indiana, where she resided about fourteen years and then disposed of her interests there and went back to Eaton, Ohio, where she resided until her death, Sept. 7, 1897. She and her hus- band were the parents of eight children: Barbara is deceased ; John W., who served with an Indiana regiment in the Civil war, is de- ceased ; Zachariah is deceased; James is a retired farmer of Topeka, Kan. ; Lewis is a retired farmer of Eaton, Ohio; Mary is the wife of Mr. Morgan; Charles is deceased, and Winfield is a farmer and resides near Eaton, Ohio. Mr. Morgan is a Mason, having had membership in Cornelius Lodge more than twenty years. Levi Myers.—It is gratifying to give representation within the pages of this work to so many native sons of Wayne county who are here holding precedence in connection with the great industry of agriculture and stock growing, and a worthy and well known member of this class is Mr. Myers, whose attractive farmstead is located in Wayne township, on rural mail delivery route No. 8, from the city of Richmond. He was born in the township which is now his home and the date of his nativity was Oct. 23, 1870. His par- ents—Thomas and Ann (Eliason) Myers—were born, respectively, in Butler county, Ohio, and Center township, Wayne county, Indi- ana, the father's birth occurring July 18, 1844, and the mother's, Aug. 26, 1850. Thus it will be seen that the father was born in a section which sent many sterling pioneers to the counties of Eastern Indiana, and as a youth he came to Wayne county with his parents and located in Center township, where his father, Jacob Myers, pur- chased a farm. The son worked upon this farm until he arrived at man's estate, and then went to Centerville and started a grocery, which he conducted for about six months. He then sold his store and purchased a farm in Wayne township, and there passed the remainder of his life, dying Oct. 30, 1909, and his widow still resides in Wayne township. Thomas Myers was a Republican in his polit- ical adherency. He and his good wife became the parents of five children, of whom Levi is the first in order of birth ; Jacob resides in Canada ; Harry is a resident of Dayton, Ohio; Oliver resides in Wayne township, and Charles is deceased. Levi Myers, the im- mediate subject of this sketch, secured his early educational train- ing in the district schools of Wayne township and worked on his father's farm until 1895, when he purchased his present farm of 180 acres, known as the “Samuel Schuto farm,” and here is successfully engaged in general farming, to all departments of which enterprise he gives especial attention. He has made many substantial im- provements on the farm and is known as one of the progressive business men and sterling citizens of his native county. Though never entering the arena of “practical politics,” he has given a loyal BIOGRAPHICAL 3I3 support to the cause of the Republican party, and shows a deep interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the community. He is affiliated with Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and also the An- cient Order of Druids, at Richmond, and he and his wife enjoy marked popularity in Social circles. On March 15, 1893, Mr. Myers married Miss Nora E. Eliason, daughter of John and Sarah (Jones) Eliason, of Center township. Mrs. Myers died Oct. 7, 1896, and is survived by a daughter, Ethel, born March 23, 1894, who has been tenderly reared by her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Myers. On Jan. 16, 1906, Mr. Myers wedded Lulu M. Williams, daughter of King R. and Elizabeth (Haxton) Williams, of Richmond, and Har- old Norris, a son of Mrs. Myers by a former marriage, resides at the Myers home. King R. Williams was born near Green's Fork, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 27, 1850, and his wife was born in the same locality in June, 1853. They were both educated in the district schools and Mr. Williams is an engineer with the Richmond Manufacturing Company, at Richmond, where the family resides. For five years he served as Recorder of Wayne county. To him and his good wife were born six children: Mary Alice, wife of E. M. Brimfield, superintendent of the County Infirmary; Emma, wife of James Brimfield, of Wayne township ; Lulu M., the wife of Mr. Myers; and William D., James E., and Charles, who reside in Richmond. Thomas Myers, whose home was in Wayne township at the time of his death, held a secure place in the confidence and esteem of the people of that community and was known as a progressive farmer and a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He left a record that is unblemished and it is fitting that in this volume be accorded to him a memorial tribute, brief though it must needs be. Thomas Myers was born in Butler county, Ohio, July 18, 1844, a son of Jacob and Katherine (Spohn) Myers, natives of the State of Penn- Sylvania. Jacob Myers in an early day kept a tavern between Richmond and Cincinnati and later came to Center township and located on a farm adjoining the one where his son's widow now resides. He was a prosperous farmer of Center township for many years and there both he and his wife continued to reside until their deaths. Thomas Myers gained his early educational training in the district schools of his native county and later in the old White School-house on the National Pike, in Center township, and was reared to maturity on the home farm, to whose work he early began to contribute his quota. He continued to assist in the work and management of the home farm until nineteen years old, when he enlisted as a private in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana infantry, Company F, for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized by the consolidation of three companies, raised in the Sixth Congressional district for the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, and seven companies raised in the Fifth Congressional district, rendezvousing at Richmond. It was mustered in March IO, 1864, left the State on the 19th, proceeding to Nashville via Louisville, and was assigned to the division com- manded by General Hovey. On April 5 it proceeded to Athens. 3I4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Tenn., and later was sent to Columbus. It was in an engagement at Buzzard Roost; in frequent skirmishes in the vicinity of Resaca and Kingston; in sharp fighting at Lost Mountain, and was active- ly engaged at Kenesaw Mountain. The regiment was in a constant skirmish until Atlanta was reached; was in the battle of Atlanta On the 22d.; took part in the siege of Atlanta; fought at Jonesboro, and then remained in camp at Decatur, until Oct. 4, when it accompanied the column in pursuit of Hood; had a sharp skirmish at the Oostanaula River; continued the pursuit as far as Gaylesville, Ala., and moved via Cedar Bluffs and Dalton to Nashville, where it joined General Thomas’ command. Mr. Myers was wounded while on picket duty in the vicinity of Nashville and remained in a hospital at that place, being later removed to a hospital at Jef- fersonville, and did not recover from his wound until after the close of the war. Upon his return from the army and after re- covering sufficiently to work he engaged in the grocery business at Centerville, in which he continued for six months. He then purchased the farm where his widow now resides and operated it until his death, Oct. 30, 1909. He was a man of impregnable in- tegrity and honor, of strong individuality and broad mental ken, and in connection with the practical activities of life gained a suc- cess worthy of the name. Though essentially public-spirited and one who took a lively interest in the questions and issues of the hour, he was never active in the arena of politics, in which con- nection his support was given to the Republican party. He was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was a consistent member of the Grand Army of the Republic. On Sept. 18, 1868, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Myers to Miss Ann Eliason, born in Center township, Aug. 26, 1850, daughter of Levi and Sarah (Smithson) Eliason, and a niece of the founder of the Smithsonian Institute. The parents, who were married in 184I, were natives of Delaware, Ky., where the father was born June 8, 1812. The father was a farmer by occupation and was a very early settler in Center township, where he was engaged in farm- ing until his death, Dec. 29, 1890. His wife survived until Dec. II, 1896. They became the parents of two children: Sarah J., wife of Joseph J. King, who resides one mile north of Centerville, and Mrs. Myers. Of the five children of Mr. and Mrs. Myers it may be recorded that Levi, who was born Oct. 23, 1870, is a farmer in Wayne township; Jacob, born Nov. 4, 1871, resides in Canada; Harry, born Sept. 19, 1873, is a manufacturer of ice cream at Day- ton, Ohio; Oliver, born Oct. 9, 1875, is a farmer residing southeast of Richmond; and Charles, born March 16, 1879, died nine months after the death of his father, being employed by the railroad com- pany at Anderson, Ind., and was killed there by falling under a train. Levi married Nora E. Eliason, who died Oct. 7, 1896, leav- ing a daughter, Ethel, who resides with her grandmother, Mrs. Myers, and Jan. 16, 1906, Mr. Myers married Lulu M. Williams. Jacob married Bessie Farlow and they had one child, Edna. His wife died in 1902 and he married Edna Jackson in 1908. Harry married Mae Medearis and has a son, Elmer. Oliver married Bar- BIOGRAPHICAL 3I5 bara McConaha and they have two children—Vivian and Bernice; and Charles married Dorothy Davis, who resides at Jacksonville, I11. John and Sarah (Jones) Eliason, parents of the first wife of Levi Myers, were highly respected residents of Center township. They had five children—Oliver, Flora, William, Colfax, Nora, and Sarah—all of whom are deceased, and all died without issue, ex- cepting Nora, deceased wife of Mr. Myers, and Colfax, who mar- ried Nellie Smith and is survived by his widow and a daughter, Inez, who reside in Center township. Since the death of her honored husband, Mrs. Myers has retained her residence at the old homestead, where she has an attractive home and where she is surrounded by a wide circle of devoted friends. Joseph Pardieck, who is one of the representative farmers and business men of Wayne county, maintains his home in Wayne township, where he conducts a well equipped farm. He is another worthy representative of the sterling German families of the State of Indiana, where he has resided from the time of his birth, and here has gained a position of independence through his own well directed endeavors. Mr. Pardieck is a scion of staunch German stock in both the agnatic and maternal lines and his parents came to America in early life. He is a native of Richmond, Wayne county, born Dec. 1, 1862, a son of John Henry and Elizabeth (Hellman) Pardieck, both born in Germany, the father on Nov. 29, 1824. John Henry Pardieck came to Richmond in early life and numbered himself among the progressive German citizens of Wayne county, where he worked for others for a time and then purchased a farm in Center township, in 1873, and there has since resided, a citizen of prominence and influence in his community. He is the owner of 172 acres of land. The mother of Joseph Par- dieck died in March, 1867, having become the mother of six chil- dren: Harmon, a farmer, resides in Center township ; Henry re- sides at the old homestead; Elizabeth is the widow of Frank Wolke and resides with Harmon; Joseph is the next in order of birth; Frank resides at the old homestead; and Bennett is a resi- dent of Center township. After the death of the mother of these children John Henry Pardieck was again married, but his second wife died in 1892, and he still resides at the old home, at the vener- able age of eighty-seven years, holding the unqualified confidence and esteem of all who know him. Joseph Pardieck, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm and his educational advantages in his youth were those offered by St. Andrew's parochial school in Richmond and the common schools of Center township. He has continued to devote his attention to agricultural pursuits and has gained definite suc- cess through his indefatigable efforts and good management. He is still interested in the great basic industry to which he was reared and is the owner of a well improved farm of I25 acres, a part of which is in Center township. In connection with his gen- eral farming enterprise he also conducts a dairy, keeping a herd of from twenty to twenty-five cows, and is preparing to enter the business of breeding Holstein cattle. Aside from the farm men- 316 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tioned he owned a tract of three acres of land, which he has recently sold, located near the street car barns in West Richmond. As a citizen he commands the esteem and good will of the community and in politics is independent, never having had aught of ambition for public office. On April 17, 1888, Mr. Pardieck was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Klemann, born in Richmond in Octo- ber, 1867, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Mette) Klemann, honored citizens of this section of the State, where they continued to reside until their deaths. Mr. and Mrs. Pardieck are the par- ents of eight children: Alweis Joseph, born June 21, 1889; Mary, born June 26, 1891, died Feb. 23, 1893; Florence, born May 2, 1893; Anna, born Feb. 8, 1895; Francis, born July 26, 1897; Frank, born Sept. I6, 1899; Henry, born April 9, 1901 ; and Joseph, born April 23, 1905. The father of Mrs. Pardieck was born in Han- over, Germany, Oct. 26, 1828, and the mother in Cincinnati, June I6, 1845. Benonah Parshall, one of Wayne county's Sterling and pros- perous retired farmers and owner of one of the fine agricultural properties of Wayne township, first beheld the light of day in Fay- ette county, Pennsylvania, Sept. Io, 1824. His parents—John and Elizabeth (Halfheil) Parshall—were also born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, the former on Oct. 6, 1795. The father was a black- smith by trade but later devoted his attention to agricultural pur- suits and in 1832 removed to Indiana and went directly to Fayette county. Subsequently, in 1840, he removed to Wayne county and located in Wayne township, where he continued to make his resi- dence until his death. As a youth he served as a soldier in the War of 1812, enlisting from Pennsylvania. In politics he was an active adherent of the Republican party after its organization. On Aug. 8, 1872, he went to his reward, at the advanced age of nearly seventy-seven years. To him and his beloved wife the fol- lowing children were born : Thurza is deceased ; Benonah is the subject of this sketch ; Jane lives with her brother, Benonah ; John is deceased; Henry resides in Richmond; William is deceased ; Daniel resides in Richmond; Anderson is deceased ; Nathaniel resides in Lafayette, Ind., and Albert is deceased. Benonah Par- shall, to whom this review is dedicated, acquired his education at the district schools, in the meanwhile assisting his worthy parents about the farm when not occupied with his studies. Consequently he gained at an early age an intimate knowledge of agricultural pursuits, which he continued to follow with success and pros- perity from his youth to the date of his retirement. He now owns a fine farm of ninety acres and is universally recognized as an up- to-date and progressive agriculturist. He has taken a profound interest in the civic affairs of his township and county and to him is accorded the implicit confidence and regard of his community. Politically, he is aligned in the ranks of the Republican party, and though he has actively supported the cause and the principles of that political organization has not sought public office. Both our subject and his wife are attendants and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On Dec. 31, 1850, when twenty- BIOGRAPHICAL 3I7 six years of age, Mr. Parshall was united in holy matrimony to Miss Sarah Jane Lancaster, daughter of Ockey and Maria (Weaver) Lancaster, who resided in Wayne township a number of years. Ockey Lancaster, who was born in North Carolina, and his wife, who was born in Wayne township, are both deceased. Mr. Lancaster was a farmer, later in life moved to Western Indi- ana, near Attica, where he and his wife died, and in politics he was a Republican. To Our subject and wife have been born eight chil- dren: Cora is the widow of John L. Williams and resides at home with her parents; Eva M. and Marcellus also reside at the parental home; Edward E. is a resident of Abington township ; William E. is deceased ; Albert W. resides at home with his parents; and Alta Neveda and Thurza L. are deceased. Mr. Parshall has three grandchildren: Oran E. Williams, and Benonah H. and Mary J., children of Edward E. Parshall. Hardin Harrison Peelle was born in Randolph county, Indiana, Jan. 7, 1866, but has resided in the village of Centerville for more than thirty years. His father, John Peelle, is called to mind as a respected citizen of Wayne county and a man who was remark- ably prosperous in his undertakings, especially in his efforts to build up a home and secure a competency. He lived to see the once dense tract of forest blooming into cultivated farms and smil- ing fields, and the places where wild animals roamed become the dwelling place of high bred farm stock and all other appurtenances of civilization. John Peelle was born in Wayne county. He was reared to habits of industry, and as soon as his services could be utilized was employed in assisting upon the farm. He was mar- ried to Martha Lewis, also a native of the State of Indiana, having been born in Randolph county, and they became the parents of a son, Hardin H., the immediate subject of this review. Imme- diately after their marriage they located on a farm in Randolph county and lived there until about 1880, when they removed to the village of Centerville, the death of the father occurring in April, 1900, and the mother passing away less than a month later. The father had been previously married, and of that union there were five children, four of whom are living : Margaret is the widow of Samuel Hill and resides at Lynn, Ind. ; Rebecca is the widow of David Clark and resides in Randolph county; Julia is the wife of Griffith Thorn, of Lynn, Ind. ; Leonidas H. also resides at Lynn, and one child died in infancy. Hardin H. Peelle received his education in the schools of Centerville, and upon reaching the age of maturity began life as a clerk in a grocery store in that vil- lage, in which position he remained two years. Then, in partner- ship with a cousin, B. M. Peelle, he purchased a stock of groceries, and this partnership continued until 1900, when the interest of the cousin was purchased, and since then Mr. Peelle has conducted the business alone. He operates an exclusive grocery Store, carrying an extensive stock, and his establishment is one of the largest in the village and enjoys a splendid patronage. Besides his mercan- tile interests Mr. Peelle has accumulated considerable other prop- erty, owning five residences in Centerville, and a residence and 318 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY grounds in Indianapolis. On Dec. 23, 1890, he was married at Webster, to Miss Cynthia Hendershot, born in Wayne county, in May, 1870, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca Hendershot, and of this union there have been born three children—Frances, Aug. 3, I892; Robert, May 6, 1895; and James, Nov. 2, 1897. The parents of Mrs. Peelle were both born in New Jersey. The father was a carpenter by Occupation and upon coming to Indiana located at Centerville, where he followed his trade a number of years and then removed to Webster and there resided until his death, which occurred in 1889, and the mother passed away in August, 1897. In politics, Hardin H. Peelle is a Socialist, is the present secretary of the School board, and he has membership in the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, and the Modern Woodmen, of which last named local Organization he is banker. William Henry Petty, a prosperous farmer, and one of the leading men in the agricultural circles of Jackson township, was born in Perry township, Wayne county, Indiana, July 6, 1853, son of David and Rhoda (Shaw) Petty. The paternal grandfather, Josiah Petty, was born in North Carolina in 1790 and died April IO, 1878, in Perry township. He came to Wayne county in 1809 . and located near Cambridge City, where he followed agricultural pursuits. The parents of William Henry Petty were natives of Wayne county, the father having been born in Jackson township, June 29, 1826, and the mother in Perry township, Nov. 24, 1835. The father was educated in the schools of Wayne county and in early life learned the cobbler's trade which he followed for some years. Later he devoted his attention to farming in Perry town- ship, and retired about twenty years before his death, which oc- curred in August, 1904. The mother passed away July 2, 1864. Six children were born to these parents: Daniel S., of Dalton township; William H., the subject of this sketch ; Jennie, the wife of George Stover, residing near Eaton, Ohio; Samuel, of Hagers- town, Ind. ; Josiah, of Eureka, Cal. ; and Nancy, who is deceased. William H., the subject of this sketch, was educated in the schools of Perry township and worked on his father's farm until twenty- five years old. Then he rented a farm in Center township and for ten years devoted his attention to its cultivation. Business pros- pered to such an extent that, after then living in Jacksonburg one year, in 1892 he purchased forty-seven acres where he now lives and built the residence which he occupies. He devotes himself to general farming. Mr. Petty is a Democrat in national politics and independent in local affairs, and in fraternal matters is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having joined the order in April, 1880. On April 17, 1879, Mr. Petty was united in marriage to Miss Mary Caroline Black, daughter of John M. and Julia Ann (Kitterman) Black, of Center township, and ten children have been the issue of this union: Daisy D., who resides at home with her parents; Noble, deceased ; Ross, a farmer of Germantown; Nellie, the wife of Roy Crull, of Washington township; Wayne, of Center township ; Julia, who resides at home; Mabel, deceased; and Zella, Vernis, and Fannie, at home. BIOGRAPHICAL 319 John J. Rife, M. D., for many years a successful physician, lo- cated at the village of Boston, this county, is a native of Boston, Wayne county, Indiana, born Nov. 24, 1841. His father, Daniel Rife, who was born about six miles from Winchester, Va., April 2, 1809, migrated to the Hoosier State with his parents when a child. The paternal grandfather was John Rife, who removed his family from Virginia to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1817. He was a farmer and blacksmith by Occupation and was so employed until his death, which occurred July 19, 1849, his demise being caused by cholera. Daniel Rife was educated in the district schools of Boston town- ship and followed farming and blacksmithing until his death. The mother, Cynthia A. (Stanley) Rife, was born in Union county, Indiana, Oct. 7, 1813, and passed away in the village of Boston, Sept. 30, 1903. The mother was of the Methodist Episcopal faith and the father was ever a stanch adherent of the Democratic party. Six children were born to this hardy pioneer couple: Mary F. is deceased ; John J. is the subject of this review ; Sarah Eliza- beth is the widow of Samuel J. Johnston and resides in the village of Boston; Hester Ann is the widow of Joseph S. Powell and re- sides in the village of Boston; James Monroe is deceased, and Nancy Jane is the wife of Rev. Daniel Ryan, of Mount Carmel, Ind. After the death of the father the mother was married to a Mr. McCoy, and of this union there was born a son, William Robert. John J. Rife acquired his early education in the district schools of Boston township and then entered Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated with the class of 1863, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science. He taught school in the public schools of Indiana and then entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and this was followed by a course in the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery at Cincinnati, Ohio, where Dr. Rife graduated with the class of 1869. He then began the prac- tice of his profession in the village of Boston, where he has since continued to reside and is considered one of the successful physi- cians of the county. Besides attending to an extensive practice Dr. Rife is also interested in other affairs, being a director of the First National Bank at Richmond. In politics he is a Democrat and is a member of the fraternal order of the Free and Accepted Masons—Downey Lodge, No. 233, at Boston, of which he is Past Master and the Chapter at Richmond, King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4. For twenty-five years he has served as school trustee, has served as health officer of the village of Boston, as a member of the Wayne County Council, and as consulting physician in Reid's Memorial Hospital at Richmond. On Jan. 28, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bozworth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Scott) Bozworth, of Preble county, Ohio, and of this happy union were born two children : Eva, wife of Warner W. Gard, of Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, and Ada, wife of William S. Porterfield, of Boston township. The parents of Mrs. Rife were natives of the State of Kentucky, where their marriage occurred. They removed to Preble county, Ohio, where they engaged in agricultural pur- suits, and there continued to make their home until their deaths. 32O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Bozworth was a lifelong Democrat. Mrs. Rife died June 2, 1909, and is survived by her husband, children, and three grand- children—Rife H. Gard and Mary Ruby (Gard) Denham and Mary Lucile Porterfield. Mary Ruby Gard is the wife of Arthur Den- ham, of Laporte, Ind. Dr. Martin Washington Yencer, a highly esteemed physician and Surgeon of the city of Richmond and ex-representative from Wayne county in the Indiana legislature, first beheld the light of day near Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1871. He is of Swiss and German descent. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Yencer, was born in Basil, Switzerland, and when nineteen years old, in company with two of his comrades, sailed for the United States. He located in Fairfield county, Ohio, one of his comrades settled in Columbus, Ohio, and the other continued his journey to the Westward and was never heard from again. Joseph Yencer, Sr., and a number of other Swiss people from Basil, Switzerland, Settled, laid out and named Basil, Ohio. Joseph Yencer, Jr., the father of Dr. Yencer, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1843, and at the age of seventeen enlisted as a private in the Seventeenth Ohio infantry, with which he served for three years in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, in September, 1861, to serve three years. It first participated in the Wild Cat fight in Kentucky, and next in the siege of Corinth, dur- ing which it was engaged in several severe skirmishes. It went into the battle line on the Stone's River field and with its brigade charged the Confederate General Hanson's brigade, driving it in confusion, killing its general and some I50 of the rank and file. It moved with its brigade in the Tullahoma campaign, and at Hoover's Gap charged the Seventeenth Tennessee Confederate regiment, strongly posted in a belt of woods, driving it back and Occupying the position. At the battle of Chickamauga the regiment was on the extreme right of the center, and when General Wood's division was double-quicked out of the line, the gap left exposed the right flank of the regiment, the Confederates opened fire both on the right flank and in front, causing it to lose heavily and scattering the men in confusion. At Missionary Ridge, though in the rear line at the start, the regiment was in the front when the top of the hill was gained. It took only a subordinate part in the heavy skirmish- ing at Rocky Face Ridge, but bore its full share in the battle of Resaca. At Kenesaw Mountain the regiment suffered less than it had in previous actions of less importance, but the heat was so in- tense that many men were carried off, prostrated by sun stroke. In this engagement Mr. Yencer was wounded and this practically ended his military career, as he received an honorable discharge from the service soon thereafter. But he had participated in more than seventeen engagements. Upon his discharge from the service he returnd to Fairfield county and devoted his attention to farm- ing, in which he was engaged for a number of years, but during the past seventeen years has conducted a farm implement establish- ment at Basil, Ohio. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Masonic order at Baltimore, Ohio. The mother BIOGRAPHICAL 32I of Dr. Yencer, Minerva Jane (Kemmerer) Yencer, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, June 27, 1847, and of her union with Joseph Yencer there were born six children—four sons and two daughters. Milton E. resides on the old farm in Fairfield county, Ohio; Martin W. is he whose name initiates this sketch ; Ada C. is the wife of Leo Burton, of Iowa; Sadie is the wife of W. A. Barr, of Cleveland, Ohio; Perry D. resides at home, and one brother, Samuel S., is de- ceased. The subject of this review received his elementary educa- tional training in the schools of Fairfield county, Ohio, and passed the first seventeen years of his life on the home farm. For a time he attended the old Fairfield County Academy, at Pleasantville, where James G. Blaine, John Sherman, and William Tecumseh Sherman, had attended school in their boyhood days. Charles Wil- liams, a teacher in the institution when Mr. Yencer was a student, is the grandson of a teacher who instructed those eminent men in their day. Mr. Yencer also attended the high school at Baltimore, Ohio, the Ohio Central Normal College, and the Crawford Insti- tute at Lancaster, and taught for two years in the common schools of Fairfield county. During the time that he was teaching he stud- ied medicine with Dr. O. P. Driver, at Basil, Ohio, and in 1893 began the study of medicine and surgery at the Starling Medical College in Columbus, Ohio. Later he was a student in the medical department of the National Normal University, in 1896 entered the senior class of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons at Indianapolis, and on March 24, 1897, he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then immediately began the practice of his profession at Boston, Wayne county, Indiana, open- ing his office in September, 1897, and remained in that place eleven years, leaving it to come to Richmond, in April, 1908. Here he has since been located at 22 North Fourteenth street and has built up a large and lucrative practice. In 1906 he took a two months’ post-graduate course in Harvard University. He has always de- voted his attention to the general practice, but is gradually becom- ing a specialist in Electro-Therapeutics, having his office equipped with the most complete line of instruments, X-Ray machinery, and other electrical appliances in this part of the country. He is fully equipped and able to give any electrical treatment that is known to the medical science. Politically, Dr. Yencer is closely associated with the Republican party, and in 1902 was nominated and elected as the representative of Wayne county in the Sixty-third general assembly of Indiana. In 1904 he was re-elected as a member of the Sixty-fourth general assembly, and upon this occasion received a majority of 3,852, the largest ever given in Wayne county over a Democratic opponent. During his four years of service in the legislature it was his pleasure to assist in the election of three men to the United States Senate—Charles W. Fairbanks, James A. Hemenway, and Albert J. Beveridge. In 1908 Dr. Yencer was a candidate in the primaries for the Republican nomination for Con- gress in the Sixth district, but was defeated, and then retired from politics, as he found that he could not attend to his rapidly grow- ing practice and public affairs at the same time. Fraternally, Dr. 322 MEMOIRs of WAYNE COUNTY Yencer is admirably affiliated, being a Mason, which order he joined at the age of twenty-one years in Baltimore, Ohio. He has taken the Royal Arch degrees and is a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, of Boston, Wayne county, his Royal Arch membership being in Richmond. He is also a member of the Sons of Veterans, Elks Lodge, No. 649, the Young Men's Business Club, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, the Wayne County Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society, and the American Medical As- sociation. Dr. Yencer is married to Jeannette May Hill, who was born at Muncton, New Brunswick, Aug. 29, 1880, daughter of John T. and Eliza B. (Barclay) Hill, the former of whom was born at Wytheville, Va., Aug. 13, 1848, and the latter at Bathurst, New Brunswick, March 25, 1853. The ancestors of Mr. Hill were early settlers in Virginia, and he has the honor of being a relative of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. Harlan Price Robbins, is known as one of the representative citizens of Wayne county and his popularity is measured only by the circle of his acquaintances. He is living practically retired, after a life of industry and honest endeavor, on the farm which was signally improved through his able and discriminating super- vision and control. Mr. Robbins finds a due measure of pride and satisfaction in referring to the old Hoosier State as the place of his nativity. He was born in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 21, 1832, a son of Moses and Elizabeth (Long) Rob- bins, representatives of sterling pioneer families of this county, the father born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 1804, and the mother in Surrey county, North Carolina. March I, 1805. The paternal grandfather, also named Moses Robbins, was a native of the State of North Carolina, born in 1764, and came to Indiana in 1816, locating in Wayne county, where he resided on a tract of land in Center township a short time, and in 1817 pre-empted the whole of Section 9 in Abington township, a portion of which tract he re- claimed to cultivation and there passed the residue of his life, dy- ing in 1850, at the residence of his son, Moses, at the old home- stead. His wife, a native of the State of North Carolina, passed away in Abington township in 1837. The paternal great-grand- father was a Revolutionary soldier and was wounded in the battle of Guilford Court House. He came to Indiana and was a resident of Wayne county at the time of his death, which occurred about 1837, at the age of ninety-three. Moses Robbins, the father of Harlan P., was twelve years old when the family removed to In- diana and was reared and educated in Wayne county, and in this section he eventually became a successful farmer, maintaining his home here until his death, which occurred Nov. 29, 1879. His wife survived until Sept. I2, 1895, and died at the residence of her oldest son. They became the parents of thirteen children, of whom only Harlan Price is living. Joseph Warren died Nov. Io, 1910, and he and Harlan P. both celebrated their Golden Weddings. Har- lan P. Robbins, whos name introduces this article, passed his boy- hood and youth on the homestead farm in Abington township and BIOGRAPHICAL 323 there received his preliminary educational training in the public schools, also attending one winter at the old Lick Creek School- house. At the age of twenty-One years he removed to Miami coun- ty, where he studied medicine for a little more than a year with an older brother, at the expiration of which he returned to Wayne county and remained on the old homestead for about a year. His next venture was in the matrimonial line, in 1857, and he then lo- cated on his father-in-law's place, near Momence, Ill., where he remained one year. He then again returned to Wayne county and rented land one season, after which he purchased thirty acres of the old homestead, in 1859, and this was his home until 1868. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company C of the Eighty- fourth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regi- ment was organized at Richmond and was mustered in Sept. 3, 1862. It left the State on the 8th for Covington, Ky., where it was assigned to the defenses against the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith's forces. On Oct. I it moved by rail for Point Pleasant, W. Va., and moved from there on the 13th for Cuyandotte, where it remained until Nov. I4. It was then in the vicinity of Cassville and Catlettsburg, Ky., until Feb. 7, 1863, when it left Catlettsburg for Louisville, which place was reached on the 17th, and the regiment was assigned to the Second brigade, Third divi- sion, Army of Kentucky. It was first ordered to Nashville and then to Franklin, where it remained until June 3, being engaged in several skirmishes. It marched for Triune and was assigned to the First brigade, First division, Reserve corps, General Granger commanding. It was in the fight at Triune and pursuit of Bragg, the regiment marching to Middleton, Shelbyville and Wartrace, remaining there until Aug. I2. It moved to Estill Springs on the 20th, thence to Tullahoma, Stevenson, Bridgeport and Chat- tanooga, arriving at the latter place Sept. I3. It participated in the battle of Chickamauga, where its division held the extreme left on the first day, repeatedly repulsing desperate assaults, and on the next day materially aided General Thomas in saving his army from the massed assault of the enemy. The regiment moved to Lookout Mountain, thence to Moccasin Point, and on Nov. I to Shell Mound, where it remained until Jan. 26, 1864. It was then assigned to the Second brigade, First division, Fourth corps, and moved towards Georgia via Cleveland, being engaged at Buzzard Roost. It returned to Cleveland and remained there until May 3, when it moved with the army for Atlanta. It was engaged at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Kingston, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Kolb's Farm and Peachtree Creek. It participated in the operations about Atlanta and in the battles of Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station, afterward being transferred to the Second brigade, Third division, and left Atlanta on Oct. 3 for Chattanooga, moving thence to Athens, Ala., and thence to Pulaski, Tenn., Columbia and Frank- lin, being present at the battle at the latter place on Nov. 30. It moved to Nashville, and in the battle there participated in a charge on the enemy's skirmish line and later in a charge upon 324 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the main works of the enemy, carrying his position and driving him from the field. It moved in pursuit as far as Huntsville, Ala., and remained there until March 13, when it was ordered to Eastern Tennessee, operating about Knoxville, Strawberry Plains and Bull's Gap, until moved to Nashville on April 18. It was mustered out June 14, 1865. Mr. Robbins was detached as cook in a hospital for about fifteen months. After being mustered out he returned home and three years later sold his place to a brother, and on Nov. 2, I868, took up his residence upon his present farm, where he has since maintained his home and has gained independence and def- inite success through his own well directed efforts. He is the owner of a well improved farm of eighty acres and has directed the management of this property from the time of securing the same. By fair dealing and unfailing courtesy he has gained a se- cure hold upon the confidence and esteem of the people of the com- munity, and his success has been cumulative. He is affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic, and the local camp of the Re- publican party finds one of its loyal members in him. Sept. 5, 1855, recorded the marriage of Mr. Robbins to Miss Mary Ann Fender, born in Montgomery county, Oct. 5, 1837. She is a daugh- ter of Littleton and Agnes (Connors) Fender, both of whom died in Illinois. Mr. Fender was a native of North Carolina, born Dec. 21, 1808, and he was a farmer and a local preacher, holding the unequivocal regard of all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins became the parents of ten children: Charles F., born Oct. 31, 1856, is deceased ; Martha Ellen is the wife of Joseph Souza, a farmer in Jennings county, Indiana; Emma Z. is the wife of Gilbert Morgan, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Lucina is the widow of William D. Morgan and resides with her parents; Jacob F. is a carpenter in Richmond; Harlan M. is a tin worker in Elwood, Ind. ; Elizabeth is the wife of Edward Parshall, a farmer residing east of Abington; and Curtis, Benona and Hosea are deceased. The parents of Mrs. Robbins were married April 12, 1832, and in 1843 removed to Illinois, locating near Momence, where they continued to reside until the death of the father, June 1, 1845, he being accidentally killed by the caving in of a well. After his death the mother remained in Illinois about one year and then returned to Montgomery county, Indiana. A number of years later she removed to Illinois, where she was again married, and she died in that State. She and Mr. Fender became the parents of five children: Lydia E. is the wife of Jonathan Jarrett and re- sides at New Paris, Ohio; Mary A. is the wife of Mr. Robbins; James H. is at the soldiers’ home at Lafayette, Ind. ; John M. re- sides at Muncie, Ind. ; and Aseneth J. is the wife of E. B. Mc- Mahan, of Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have been prominent in the social life of the community and their home is known for its gracious hospitality. Casper H. Rohe, who is one of the successful farmers and dairymen of Center township, is a representative of one of the hon- ored German families of Wayne county, and as a citizen and busi- ness man has added to the prestige of the name which he bears. BIOGRAPHICAL 325 He was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 19, 1854, a son of John H. and Ann (Wyland) Rohe, the former of whom was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1818, and the latter in Maryland, in 1836. John H. Rohe was reared to the life of the farm and received his education in the schools of his native land, where he remained until he had attained to the age of twenty-one, when, in 1839, he came to America and located in Maryland, where he worked on a canal for a time and later engaged in farming. In 1849 he came to Indiana and settled in Center township, Wayne county, where he purchased a tract of land and initiated the work of reclaiming and otherwise improving the property. He developed a productive farm and was one of the influential and popular citi- zens of Wayne county. He died in 1903, secure in the esteem and good will of all who knew him and leaving a record untarnished in every respect. His wife died in 1896, and they were the parents of six children: Mary and Michael are deceased ; Sarah is the widow of Ben Baumer and resides south of Richmond on the Ab- ington Pike; Maggie is the wife of William Puthoff and resides north of Richmond on the New Paris Pike; Casper H. is the sub- ject of this review, and Anna is the wife of Philip Batter, a stone mason, residing in Fair View, south of Richmond. Casper H. Rohe secured the major portion of his earlier educational training in the district schools of Center township and later continued his studies in a Catholic German parochial school in Richmond. When eight- een years of age he went to Richmond and learned the machinist trade. He was thus engaged eight years, at the expiration of which he returned to Center township and assumed charge of his father- in-law's farm, to the ownership of which he succeeded upon the death of that parent, and to the supervision of which he has since given his attention. He has made many improvements on the homestead and the farm is one of the model places of this section of the county, as thrift and prosperity are in evidence on every side. Mr. Rohe is engaged in diversified agriculture and stock raising. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party, in which faith he was reared, and he is a potent factor in local affairs of a public order. He and his wife are attendants of St. Andrew's Catholic Church of Richmond. Their beautiful home is a center of generous and refined hospitality and their circle of friends is circumscribed only by that of their acquaintance. On May 6, 1889, Mr. Rohe was united in marriage to Miss Mary Wolke, born in Center township, Wayne county, Oct. I, 1862, daughter of Wessel and Katherine (Holman) Wolke, of Center township, and of this union have been begotten ten children: John Edward resides in Arizona, where he is engaged as an engineer on the Santa Fe railroad; George resides in St. Louis, Mo., where he has employment with the Banner Buggy Company; Lawrence is in the United States Navy, located at San Francisco; Clarence resides at the parental home; Cora is deceased ; Elmer, Lucas, and Paul reside at the parental home; and Clara, who was the first born, and Eloise, the second, are deceased. 326 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Will H. Scott.—Among those to whom the thriving township of Washington is indebted for its present agricultural prestige is Will H. Scott, a native son of Wayne county and one of its most honored and progressive citizens. He was born in Jacksonburg, Harrison township, Feb. 9, 1876, and is a representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of this favored section of the State. He is a son of Elias Perry and Mary L. (Goodwin) Scott, the former born in Harrison township, Feb. 19, 1840, and the latter a native of New Castle, Ind., where she was born Nov. 21, 1844, and where her parents settled in the pioneer era of that county. Elias P. Scott was summoned to the life eternal, June 29, 1906, and his cherished and devoted wife is living in Cambridge City. Both were devout communicants of the Christian church and were prominent and influential in the local circles of the same. Mr. Scott did much to forward the material and social advancement of Harrison township and was one of the honored and influential citizens of the county. In politics he accorded a stanch allegiance to the Republican party and in local affairs of a public nature was a dominating figure, ever striving to promote the best interests of the community in which he maintained his home for nearly three score and ten years. He served three terms as trustee of Harri- son township and held other offices of local trust, while to him was ever given the unqualified confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Elias P. and Mary L. Scott became the parents of eight children: Attie, the wife of Charles Savage, of Center township; James M., a farmer residing at Jacksonburg; Richard L., living near Cambridge City; Catherine, the wife of Joseph Burroughs, a farmer of Jacksonburg; Will H., the immediate subject of this sketch ; Fred E. and John P., farmers residing at Jacksonburg, and Frank C., a farmer residing at Hagerstown. Elias P. Scott was a farmer by occupation and with agricultural pursuits continued to be actively identified until his death. Will H. Scott, whose name initiates this article, was afforded the advantages of the excellent public schools of Jacksonburg, and after reaching manhood worked on his father's farm for two years, at the end of which time he rented a farm in Harrison township, which he operated two years. He then removed to the place he now owns in Washington town- ship, and after remaining there one year returned to Harrison township, where he resided five years. He then purchased the place where he now resides, and which is located one-half mile southwest of Milton, consisting of IO3 acres, and there carries on a general farming business. Mr. Scott is a man of much initiative power and progressive ideas, his business affairs are handled with discrimination and ability, and he has so ordered his course in all the relations of life as to maintain the confidence and good will of the people of his native county and all others with whom he has had business or social relations. He is the owner of a fine farm property in Washington township. In politics Mr. Scott accords allegiance to the Republican party. In the time-honored Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows he has affiliations and is also identified . with the Knights of Pythias. On March 23, 1898, was solemnized BIOGRAPHICAL 327 his marriage to Miss Nora Bell Blue, who was born in Madison county, Indiana, a daughter of Jacob and Minerva (Deivelbliss) Blue, both now deceased. The father was one of the representa- tive stock men of Cambridge City and a man of influence in his community. Two children have been born to Will H. and Nora Bell (Blue) Scott—Mabel B. and Frank Earl. Perry Commodore Shadle, a prominent agriculturist of Center township, was born in Wayne county, March 22, 1875, son of John A. and Mary (Gower) Shadle. The father was born in Pennsyl- vania, Nov. 27, 1832, and the mother in Maryland, Jan. I2, of the same year. The father has always been a farmer by occupation and came to Indiana in early life with his grandparents, who en- tered land in the Southern part of Center township, Wayne county. He remained with the grandparents until the age of maturity and after his marriage purchased the farm where he now resides. He and his good wife are the parents of nine children, seven of whom survive: Charles E. is deceased; Lydia is the wife of Jesse Gib- son, a farmer of Center township ; Ardelia is the wife of Dan Plankenhorn, a farmer in Union county; Walter is deceased; Mag- gie resides at the parental home; Sadie is the wife of Willard Rodenberg, a farmer of Union county; Cora resides at the parental home; Perry C. is the next in order of birth; and Harry T. is mar- ried to Edith McCashland and farms the old homestead. Perry C. Shadle received his primary education in the district schools and remained at home until twenty-three years old. He then rented a farm in Center township four years, after which he purchased forty acres where he now resides and to which he has since added forty acres. He operates this farm in a general way and gives some attention to stock raising, Jersey cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs being his specialties. His skill and thorough knowledge of the most advanced methods of farming has won him a reputation as one of the most successful farmers in the county. In his political views, Mr. Shadle is allied with the Republican party but has never sought public preferment for himself. In a fraternal way he is allied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 23, and its auxiliary organization, the Rebekahs, of which his wife is also a member. On Aug. 8, 1898, was celebrated Mr. Shadle's marriage to Miss Estella Jarrett, born in Abington township, Dec. 21, 1882, daughter of Park and Celia (Fender) Jarrett. Of this union have been born a daughter, Nova Marie, and a son, Roscoe John. The parents of Mrs. Shadle were born in Wayne county, the father on Oct. 2, 1852, and the mother on Aug. 30, 1856. In early life the father engaged in the stock business, buying and sell- ing, etc., and later became a farmer. He now resides on a farm in Abington township, where he devotes his entire attention to agri- cultural pursuits. He served a term as township assessor some years ago. He and his wife are the parents of four children: Jesse F. married Edith McCowen and is a motorman at Richmond; Estella is the wife of Mr. Shadle; James W. married Pearl Hop- pus and is a farmer in Abington township; and William R. mar- ried Della Stinson and is also a farmer in Abington township. Mrs. Shadle is a member of the Abington Methodist Episcopal church. 328 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Stephen C. Shank is the owner of a comfortable home in the village of Centerville, and his success in life has been due to a more than ordinary native ability, coupled with a determination that never quailed in the presence of serious obstacles. He was born in Wayne county, Sept. 25, 1849, a son of Daniel and Rebecca (Jones) Shank. The father was born in Pennsylvania, the year of his birth being 1810, and the mother was born in Virginia in 1815. The father was a carpenter and cabinet maker during the greater part. Of his active career, though in the later years of his life he followed farming near Centerville. He came to Indiana in 1816, with his parents, and they first located at Rising Sun, Ind., where they lived on a farm about two years. They then moved to Jack- Sonburg, where they entered a tract of land and where the paternal grandfather of Stephen C. Shank died. The father moved to Salisbury when about nineteen years old and worked for the Government in the building of the National Road, in which em- ployment he continued about two years. He then came to Cen- terville and worked at the carpenter trade and at cabinet making about twenty years, after which he purchased a farm near the vil- lage and resided thereon until his death, which occurred in 1896, the mother having passed away in 1866. To him and his good wife there were born nine children, of whom Stephen C. is the fifth in order of birth, and five are living. Stephen C. Shank, to whom this review is more particularly dedicated, attended the district school near Centerville and continued to make his home with his parents until he was sixteen years old. It may be said that he then commenced his independent career, and he spent one year in Whitley county, where a brother resided, and where he learned the carpenter trade. He then returned to Wayne county and worked at different places until about 1873, when he went to Indianapolis and resided in that city five years. Then returning to Centerville, he engaged in the business of contracting and building, in which he still continues and in which he is actively engaged throughout the entire year. Aside from his business Operations, Mr. Shank takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, and polit- ically, though naturally an adherent of the Republican party, is quite independent in his views and exercises his right of franchise in a way that he deems for the best interests of the country. In December, 1905, Mr. Shank was married to Mrs. Ida (Sweet) Jones, a native of Center township, born in 1862, daughter of An- derson and Eliza Sweet. Mrs. Shank was the widow of Albert Jones, who was a resident of Centerville, and by that marriage she became the mother of two daughters: Bessie, who is the wife of William Darnell, a butter maker, of Centerville; and Ivey, who is the wife of Stanley C. Ritter, a railroad man, of Centerville. The father of Mrs. Shank was born in Virginia and her mother was a native of North Carolina. George C. Smith, a popular and enterprising citizen of Center- ville, is one of the older men of affairs of that vicinity, both as regards age and length of time engaged in industrial pursuits, and BIOGRAPHICAL 329 the high Standing which he has attained and the extensive patron- age which was accorded him while engaged in business is a suffi- cient commentary on his success in his chosen field of industry. Mr. Smith is a native of Indiana, having been born three miles northeast of Centerville, Wayne county, Feb. 1, 1846. His father, George Smith, was a native of Maryland, having first beheld the light of day, April II, 1804, and the mother, Ellen (Stilwell) Smith, was born in New Jersey, July 31, 1809. In early life the father was a millwright and later engaged in farming. He came to Indiana in early manhood and first located in the city of Rich- mond, where he engaged in milling, residing there a few years. Dater he purchased a farm in Center township and moved thereon, but continued in the milling business at Richmond for several years thereafter, walking back and forth in all kinds of weather. He resided on the farm until 1865 and then removed to Richmond and retired, dying in that city, Nov. I5, 1869, and his widow sur- vived until April 2, 1896. After the father’s death the mother re- moved to Centerville, and at the time of her death was living with her son, north of that village. She had been previously married. George C. Smith, of this review, acquired his educational training in what is called the “White School,” east of Centerville, and commenced his independent career at the age of seventeen by en- tering the employ of John Thomas, a blacksmith of Richmond, where he continued three years, until 1866, when he became an employe in the shops of Gaar, Scott & Company. In the spring of 1867 he removed to the village of Centerville, this county, and launched forth in the blacksmithing business on his own account. There he continued until 1907, aside from a term of years when he was the incumbent of the office of township trustee, and since the year named has lived practically retired, although he has an acre of ground on Walnut street, on which he raises garden truck, poultry, etc. While engaged in business he enjoyed an extensive and lucrative patronage and was recognized as one of the thor- ough, substantial business men of the village. In his political affili- ations he is a staunch adherent of the Republican party, was for more than five years the incumbent of the office of township trus- tee, and is now a member of the village council. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Centerville and also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been a member of Hoosier Lodge since 1868 and having passed through the chairs. On Nov. 4, 1869, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Martha E. Skin- ner, born in Camden, Preble county, Ohio, Dec. 28, 1850, daugh- ter of James and Sarah (Lewallen) Skinner, both natives of Ohio. The father came to Indiana in early life and located in Richmond, where he engaged in the grocery business, and later moved to Cen- terville and followed the carpenter trade. He afterward removed to Germantown, where he was in business a short time, and then returned to Centerville, having been appointed bailiff of the court. When the county seat was moved to Richmond he changed his residence to that place and there continued to reside until his death, which occurred Sept. 8, 1907, and his wife passed away 33O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY June 18, 1903. Mrs. Smith is one of two children, of whom the other is Angeline, widow of Isaac R. McDevitt and residing on Kenzie street, in Richmond. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Smith there was born four children: Effie E. is the assistant postmistress at Centerville; Elmer J. married Carrie Hicks and resides in Rich- mond; Louise, deceased, was the wife of Earl Naftzger, a Meth- Odist Episcopal minister, of Logansport; and Charles B. is em- ployed in a loan office in Richmond. Mr. Smith is one of five chil- dren, the others being Samuel G. and Benjamin D., deceased ; William H., a truck farmer, of Anderson, and Robert P., de- ceased. Joseph Toschlag, who owns and manages a farm of 160 acres in Center township, is a native of Wayne county, born in Wayne township, April 22, 1858. He is a son of Bernard and Margaret (Bussen) Toschlag, born in Germany, in September, 1820, and on June 25, 1825, respectively. They crossed the Atlantic on the same ship, in 1842, and were married in Wayne county, Indiana, about one year later. They located in Richmond, where the father worked for a time at making willow baskets, but later started a brick yard near Doran Bridge and followed that occupation about nine years. He then purchased a farm in Wayne township, two and one-half miles west of Richmond, where he resided until his death, in 1897. The mother now resides with her son, Henry, in Center township. They were the parents of eleven children: Lena and Mary are deceased; George resides in Abington township; Joseph and also Herman and John (twins) are deceased; the sub- ject of this sketch is the next in order of birth; Katharine is the wife of Henry Brokamp, of Richmond; Henry resides in Center township ; Bernard is a resident of Wayne township ; and Anna is the wife of Ed. J. Gausepohl. Joseph Toschlag, of this sketch, re- ceived his educational training in the public schools of Wayne township and the German Catholic schools of Richmond. He re- sided at home until twenty-one years old and then rented land in Wayne township. He lived on rented farms twenty years and then purchased the I60 acres of land where he now resides and which he has substantially improved. He conducts general farming oper- ations and also raises cattle, hogs, horses, etc. He also owned a farm of IoI acres in Wayne township, which he has lately sold. Mr. Toschlag is a Republican in politics and exercises his privilege of franchise as his conscience dictates, taking an active part in local affairs. On March I, 1881, Mr. Toschlag was united in mar- riage to Miss Katharine Weiss, daughter of Bernard and Kath- arine (Kaiser) Weiss. Mr. Weiss died in 1873 and his widow is now residing in Richmond. Mrs. Toschlag was born in Cum- mingsville, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1862, and came to Indiana with her parents when they moved to their new home in Wayne county. Here she was given the advantage of a prac- tical education. Six children came to bless the Toschlag home: Bernard, born Dec. 20, 1882, died Sept. I5, 1893; Edward J., born Sept. 1, 1883, married Nora Puthoff and they have one child, Ethel, born May 17, 1911; George, born Aug. 13, 1885, married Bernadette EIOGRAPHICAL 331 Peining, of Richmond, Jan. II, 191 I, and resides on a farm in Wayne township ; Josephine, born Oct. 30, 1887, is the wife of Robert Mitchell, a butcher of Richmond; Harry, born Jan. 6, 1890, resides at the parental home, as does also Rozella, born June 19, 1896. The family are members of the Roman Catholic church. The parents of Mrs. Toschlag were both born in Germany, the father on Feb. I, 1830, and the mother on July 22, 1839. The father served in the regular army in his native land and ever after fol- lowed the occupation of a farmer. These parents came to Amer- ica in early life and settled in Cincinnati, where they were married, and the father worked in the dairy business about eight years. They came to Richmond in 1868, and the father worked for others about two years, engaging in farming for himself the residue of his life. They became the parents of five children: Mrs. Toschlag is the eldest; Bernard is a farmer and dairyman in Center town- ship; Mary is the wife of Bernard H. Schroeder, of Richmond; Carrie is the wife of John A. Habing, of Richmond; and Elizabeth is the wife of John W. Baumer, of Wayne township. Mark A. Stevens, a prominent agricultural implement dealer of Centerville, was born in Fayette county, Indiana, Oct. 8, 1869, son of Jacob and Elmira (Burris) Stevens, both of whom were born in Wayne county. The father has always been a farmer by Occupation, and about 1885 removed to a farm north of New Castle, where he now resides, interested in agricultural pursuits. The mother died when the son, Mark A., was a small boy. They were the parents of two children—Hugh M., who is a machinist in the employ of the Davis Automobile Factory at West Richmond, Ind., and Mark A. The last named received a very limited education, attending the common schools of Abington township, and at the age of seven years became a member of the household of a great- uncle, early becoming a valuable assistant to his uncle in the Oper- ations of the farm. At the age of eighteen he took charge of the place and operated it for about twenty years, becoming its owner and adding to the farm from time to time until he now has 270 acres of land. In the fall of 1907 he removed to Centerville, for the purpose of educating his children, and one year later built the commodious residence where the family resides. He is engaged in the implement business, carrying a full line of farm implements, buggies, and wagons, and being permanently located at this place. He is also a stockholder and director of the Citizens' Bank of Cen- terville. In politics Mr. Stevens gives allegiance to the Demo- cratic party and served one term as trustee of Abington township. He is a member of the school board of the village of Centerville and in 1910 was the candidate of his party for the Office of county commissioner. On Nov. 26, 1891, he was married to Leota Schriner, who was born in Liberty, Union county, Indiana, Sept. 17, 1872, daughter of B. H. and Belle (Johnson) Schriner, both of whom were also born in Liberty. The father was for a number of years a merchant in that place, but now resides in Muncie, where he is engaged in the mercantile business, and the mother died about 1879. To Mr. and Mrs. Stevens there have been born four 332 MEMOIRs of WAYNE COUNTY children—Cecil E., Gladys P., Paul C., and Laurabell. Mrs. Stevens has a brother, Alberta Schriner, who is engaged in the restaurant business at Liberty, Ind., and two sisters—Pearl and Nellie—are deceased. Mr. Stevens is a member of the Masonic order at Ab- ington, Cornelius Lodge, No. 232, and of the Knights of Pythias at Centerville. Frank Tepe is a member of a family of which he is the only representative in the United States, and Wayne county has been his home from early manhood. He is the owner of a good farm in Wayne township, where he is engaged in diversified farming and stock raising. He is a man who has gained and held the esteem and good will of those with whom he has been thrown in contact in business or social relations and is one of the well known and popular citizens of his section of the county. Mr. Tepe is a native of the Fatherland, as he was born in Osnabruck, Germany, Feb. 26, 1874, a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Vosgrone) Tepe, both born in the same place, the father in June, 1855, and the mother in 1856, and they are members of sterling families of that section of their country. The father is a paint maker by occupation and the par- ents still reside in Germany. They have four children, of whom Frank, of this sketch, is the first in order of birth ; Mary resides in Germany; Agnes is the wife of Karl Busch, of Germany, and Annie also resides in the Fatherland. Frank Tepe was a youth of nine- teen years at the time of his immigration to America and had com- pleted his educational discipline in the schools of Osnabruck, Ger- many, where he was reared and passed his early life. In initiating his career he worked in a cigar factory four years and for one year was an employe in a steel mill. In 1893 he came to the United States and located in Richmond, where for a time he worked on a farm, and in 1906 removed to his present place, which he has developed into one of the fine farms of the county. In addi- tion to raising the various agricultural products which will yield the best financial returns, he makes a specialty of dairying. Mr. Tepe is an adherent of the Democratic party and takes a lively interest in the issues of the hour and in other matters of public import. On Feb. 5, 1902, he led to the hymeneal altar Miss Jo- hanna Mary Baumer, daughter of John Bennett and Sarah Ann (Rohe) Baumer, of Wayne township. Her father was born in Minster, Ohio, April 15, 1845, and her mother in Maryland, Aug. 7, 1850. The father was a farmer by occupation. He died June 29, 1890, and his widow is now living in Richmond. They were the parents of six children: John W.; Clara; Mrs. Tepe, born May 24, 1875; Lewis H., Dora May, and Emma Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. Tepe have four children—Carl Frank, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah Edna, and Tilda Theresa. Henry Turner is an able representative of the sturdy yeo- manry of Wayne county and his well improved farm of seventy- nine acres is eligibly located in Wayne township, on rural mail route No. 8, from Richmond. Like many other residents of the county Henry Turner can claim the fine old Hoosier State as the place of his nativity. He was born in Wayne township, Wayne BIOGRAPHICAL 333 county, Indiana, July 15, 1857, a son of Aaron and Eliza (Wenker) Turner, both of whom were born in Osnabruck, Germany, the for- mer on May 4, 1829, and the latter on Nov. 3, 1830. They immi- grated from the Fatherland to the United States in 1846, and lo- cated in Richmond, Ind., where the father was engaged for some time as a teamster between that place and Cincinnati. In the spring of 1857 he located in Wayne township, where his son Henry now resides, cleared the land, erected the buildings, and continued to be actively engaged in farming until his death, which occurred Oct. 24, 1893. His widow now resides in Richmond. Of their eight children, Elizabeth is the wife of Harmon Placke, of Rich- mond; Anna became the wife of Henry Kemper, of Richmond, and both are deceased; John Frederick is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Henry, the subject of this sketch, is the fourth in order of birth; Mary is the wife of Charles Sittloh, of Center township; William C. is a resident of Wayne township; Ella resides in Richmond, and Louisa is deceased. Aaron Turner was a man of integrity and commanded the esteem of the com- munity in which he lived for many years prior to his death. He was a Democrat in his political adherency, but was never active in public affairs. Henry Turner, the immediate subject of this re- view, secured his early educational discipline in the public schools of Wayne township. He worked on his father's farm until 1884, when he purchased seventy-nine acres of the old homestead and to the improvement and cultivation of this farm has continued to de- vote his attention. He has made excellent improvements on this place and is recognized as one of the enterprising and progressive farmers and stock growers of the county, where his rise has been the diametrical results of his own well directed efforts. Mr. Turner is independent in politics, and he and his wife hold mem- bership in the Lutheran church. On Nov. 6, 1884, Mr. Turner was united in marriage to Miss Marie Louise Pilgrim, daughter of Gerhard and Elinore (Schroeder) Pilgrim, of Osnabruck, Ger- many, where the father was a prosperous farmer. Both Mr. Pil- grim and wife were born in the country which remained their home throughout their lives, and both are deceased. Mrs. Turner came to the United States with her brother, Henry Pilgrim, and located in Richmond. There were six children born to her par- ents: Mathew and Herman are deceased, both having served in the German army; Gerhard is a resident of San Francisco, Cal. ; Henry is a resident of Richmond; William is a resident of Germany, and Mrs. Turner was born July 19, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have five children: Aaron, born Nov. 12, 1885, resides at home with his parents; Freda, born Sept. 27, 1887, is the wife of Martin Buchholz, of Boston township; and Raymond, born June 14, 1890, Paul, born April 19, 1893, and Marguerite, born June 9, 1906, re- side at the parental home. John Frederick Turner has resided on his present homestead, in Wayne township, for practically all of his life and has gained precedence as one of the substantial farmers and sterling citizens of this section of the county. His present farm, which comprises 334 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY g ninety acres of most arable land, represents the results of his own efforts, and he has been in a significant sense the architect of his own fortune, having builded the ladder on which he has risen, round-by-round, to his present status of independence and definite success. Mr. Turner is a native of the city of Richmond, born March 13, 1855, a son of Aaron and Ann Eliza (Wenker) Turner, both born in Osnabruck, Germany, the father on May 4, 1829, and the mother Nov. 3, 1830. They came to America in 1846, locating in Richmond, Ind., and the father worked as a teamster from Rich- mond to Cincinnati during his first year's residence here. He later removed to the place where his son now resides and became event- ually the owner of a good farm in Wayne township, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying Oct. 24, 1893, and his widow now resides in Richmond. They were folk of sterling character, industrious and frugal habits, and reared their children to lives of honor and usefulness. They ever commanded the respect of all who knew them and lived up to the full possibilities of their powers of accomplishment. Of their children, Elizabeth is the wife of Harmon Placke, of Richmond; Anna became the wife of Henry Kemper, of Richmond, and both are deceased; John F. is the third in order of birth; Henry resides in Wayne township; Mary is the wife of Charles Sittloh, of Center township; William C. resides in Wayne township ; Ella is a resident of Richmond, and Louisa is de- ceased. The father was a Democrat in his political adherency and he and his wife were consistent members of the Lutheran church. John F. Turner, to whom this brief sketch is dedicated, is indebted to the schools of his native city for his early educational advan- tages, which were somewhat limited, owing to the exigencies of time and place. He continued to assist in the work of his father's farm until he had attained to the age of seventeen years, and in 1893 purchased ninety acres of the old homestead. He gave him- self unreservedly to the work of improving and cultivating his land, and many of the improvements which indicate progressiveness and good management are the results of his efforts. He has de- veloped one of the fine farm properties of Wayne township and is enjoying the rewards of former years of earnest toil and endeavor. He is a citizen to whom has never been denied the fullest measure of popular confidence and esteem, and no one in the community more richly merits this. In politics he exercises his franchise in harmony with his earnest convictions and gives his loyal support to the Republican party, but has never been a seeker of public office. He and his wife are zealous members of the Lutheran church. On April 12, 1887, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Turner to Miss Anna Heitbrink, daughter of Henry and Ellen (Wischmeyer) Heitbrink, of Richmond, and they became the par- ents of nine children: Herbert, born Feb. 7, 1888, resides at the parental home; Edna, born March 25, 1890, is the wife of Fred Logan, of Center township; Grover, born March 27, 1893; Ralph, born July 16, 1895; Wilbur, born Sept. Ig, 1898; Pauline, born June 21, 1901; Emerson, born July 9, 1904; and Harold, born Jan. 5, 1907, are at home, and Frederick William died Dec. 7, 1910. BIOGRAPHICAL 335 Frederick Turner, the paternal grandfather, came to the United States with his son, but died two or three years later. William Crist Turner, who is the owner of one of the well im- proved farms of Wayne township, is one of the highly esteemed citizens of the county, where he has maintained his residence since the day of his birth. He was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, May 10, 1865, a son of Aaron and Anna Eliza (Wenker) Turner, both born in Osnabruck, in the province of Hanover, Germany, and are given more extended mention on other pages of this volume, in the sketches of their older sons— John Frederick and Henry. Of their eight children the subject of this sketch is the sixth in order of birth. William C. Turner was reared on the home farm and was afforded the advantages of the district schools of his native township. He worked for his father on the farm until 1889, when he began operations for him- self on another farm owned by his father. In 1893 he purchased eighty acres of the old homestead, has since purchased additional ten acres, and this property he has developed into one of the well improved and valuable farms of the county. He gives consider- able attention to the breeding of all kinds of stock and is well known and highly esteemed in the county which has so long rep- resented his home. In politics he is independent. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran church, as is also his wife. On Feb. 5, 1889, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Turner to Miss Elizabeth Heitbrink, born in Hanover, Germany, a daughter of Henry and Ellen (Wischmeyer) Heitbrink, natives of the same place, where the father was born July 31, 1838, and the mother on March 19 of the same year. They came to the United States in 1873 and located in Richmond, where the father worked at his trade of tan- ner for a time and later was employed in the shops of Gaar, Scott & Company. Both he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives in this county, the former dying April 8, 1896, and the latter, Dec. 20, 1906. They were the parents of four children: Anna, wife of John F. Turner, of Wayne township; Frederick, of Rich- mond; Elizabeth, wife of William C. Turner, and Mary, who re- sides in Richmond. To Mr. and Mrs. Turner there have been born five children: Howard, born Oct. 2, 1891 ; Clifford, born Nov. 21, 1893, is a clerk in the Pennsylvania railway offices at Richmond; Ezra, born June 17, 1896; William, born Oct. 24, 1898; and Leroy, born May 12, 1902. Edmund Williams, who maintains his home in Center town- ship and is engaged in agricultural pursuits, is a representative of one of the prominent and highly honored families of this section of the State, with whose annals the name has been identified for the greater part of a century. Mr. Williams was born in Fayette county, Indiana, Aug. 28, 1842, a son of Baylis and Martha (Heav- erns) Williams, the former born in Kentucky, Feb. 26, 1814, and the latter in Lawrenceburg, Ind., Feb. 25, 1813. Baylis Wil- liams worked at the saddler's trade in early life and later became a farmer. He came to Indiana with his parents when a child, and after residing for a time near Lawrenceburg they located in Fay- 336 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ette county, where the father engaged in farming until 1854. He then came to Center township, Wayne county, where he purchased a farm of 160 acres, where his son Edmund now resides, and sev- eral years later annexed by purchase eighty additional acres on the north and here developed in due course of time a valuable farm. He continued to reside on this old homestead until summoned from the scene of life's activities, Aug. 23, 1895, his wife having passed away July 5, 1865. Baylis Williams was a man of strong mentality and distinct individuality, while he so guided and governed his course throughout life as to merit and retain the implicit confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He labored indefatigably in the pio- neer days and contributed his quota to the material and civic prog- ress of the county which was his home for so long a term of years. To him and his good wife there were born six children, the eldest of whom died in infancy. John A. died at the age of ten years; Edmund is the third in order of birth; Alanson died at the age of ten years; Lafayette resides in California; and Arminda Ellen re- sides at the old home of her father. Edmund Williams passed his boyhood and youth on the homestead farms in Fayette and Wayne counties, early beginning to assist in the work. Since 1854 he has continuously made his home in Wayne county, and he continued to work for his father on the farm until married. He has been very successful in agricultural pursuits and enjoys the respect of the community which has so long represented his home, being a citizen of prominence and influence. He is a Democrat in prin- ciple. On Sept. 30, 1868, Mr. Williams was married to Miss Har- riet C. Stevens, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Plessinger) Stevens, the ceremony being performed in Abington township. Mrs. Williams was born in Abington township, April 13, 1848, died Oct. 16, 1903, and of her union with Mr. Williams were born ten children: Nettie, born July 3, 1869, is the wife of William Keplinger, a carpenter of Richmond; Josie, born Oct. 24, 1870, is the wife of George D. Harris, a farmer of Center township; Sarah Ellen, born Feb. 19, 1873, is the wife of Earl S. Pike, a carpenter in West Richmond, Ind. ; Adolphus H., born Jan. I4, 1875, is a black- smith in Richmond; one child died in infancy; Ada A., born Aug. 30, 1880, resides at the parental home, as does also Edith L., born May II, 1883; Alpha L., born June 12, 1888, is a teacher in the graded schools of Modoc, Ind. ; and Pearl, born July 29, 1890, and Hattie C., born April 2, 1895, reside at the parental home. The parents of Mrs. Williams were natives of Wayne county and the father was a prominent farmer of Abington township, where he died April 13, 1900, and the mother in 1887. Caleb Wilson is the owner of a pleasant home in Harrison township and is one of the progressive citizens of the county which has represented his home from the day of his birth. He was born in Harrison township, Wayne county, Indiana, May 28, 1876, a son of Perry and Elizabeth (Hoover) Wilson, both of whom were also born in Wayne county, the former in Centerville and the lat- ter in Milton. Perry Wilson was reared to manhood in Wayne county and was afforded the advantages of the common schools of BIOGRAPHICAL 337 the period. Upon initiating his independent career he learned the trade of a brick mason, which he followed during the remainder of his active life. He became prominent in that line of endeavor and an influential citizen, and continued to reside in Wayne county until his death, which occurred about 1882. He was a Republican in his political proclivities and did his part in connection with the civic and material advancement of the community which so long represented his home. His widow resides in Jacksonburg. They became the parents of three children, concerning whom the follow- ing brief data are properly entered in this sketch : Sallie is the wife of James Schumate, of Campbellstown, Ohio; William resides in Jacksonburg, Ind., and Caleb, whose name initiates this article, was the third in order of birth. Caleb Wilson secured his early educational training in Harrison township and began his career as a timber buyer, which occupation he has always followed. In his political allegiance he is identified with the Republican party, though he has never cared to enter the arena of practical politics. On July 23, 1891, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Eliason, born Nov. 19, 1875, daughter of Henry and Clara (Petty) Eliason, of Harrison township, and two children have been born of this union—Perry, born May 28, 1892, and Ruth, born May 22, 1896. Henry Eliason is a retired farmer living in East German- town, and he and his wife are the parents of three children—Elsie; Frank, who married Dosia Hosier and resides in Harrison town- ship ; and Lenna, who is deceased. Anthony Wolke is the owner of what may appropriately be designated as one of the model farms of Wayne county. His fine homestead, which comprises I60 acres, is located in Wayne town- ship, and the broad and fruitful acres, the excellent buildings and the various other improvements which justify the title used, can- not prove other than a source of pride and satisfaction to the owner, who is fully appreciative of the dignity and independence of the position of the husbandman who thus fully makes use of the advantages of this most beautiful of agricultural sections. He has been a resident of the county for more than thirty years and is a scion of one of the honored families of this favored part of the old Hoosier State. Anthony Wolke was born in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, Jan. 31, 1868. He is a son of John Wessel and Mary Catherine (Hohlmann) Wolke, the former born in Oden- bach, Germany, Dec. 26, 1817, and the mother in Osnabruck, Ger- many, Dec. 23, 1828. Upon coming to the United States, John Wessel Wolke first made Baltimore, Md., his destination and there remained for some time, working on a canal and also a farm. He then came to Wayne county and purchased a farm in Center town- ship, but later moved to Knox county, Indiana, where he pur- chased a farm and remained two years, and in 1879 returned to Wayne county and purchased the farm where his son Anthony now resides. He long held prestige as one of the substantial farm- ers of the county and was a citizen to whom was accorded at all times the most unqualified confidence and esteem. He retired from active labors several years before his death, which occurred Sept. 338 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY 28, 1891, enjoying that otium cum dignitate which should ever ac- company the advancing age of those who have done their part as members of the noble army of world’s workers. He and his de- voted wife became the parents of seven children, of whom the first born, Frank, is deceased; Fred Wessel resides in Center township ; Mary is the wife of Casper H. Rohe, of Center township; Annie is deceased; Harmen resides in Wayne township; Anthony is he whose name initiates this article, and Johanna is the wife of Charles Kilgus, of Richmond. The father was a supporter of the cause of the Democratic party from the time of his immigration to America and continued to take a lively interest in the questions and issues of the hour until the time of his death. Anthony Wolke was reared under the sturdy discipline of the farm and duly availed himself of the advantages of the public schools of Wayne and Cen- ter townships. He continued to assist in the work and manage- ment of his father's farm until 1893, when he went West for a few months and upon his return purchased his present fine estate of I60 acres. Practically the entire tract is now available for cultiva- tion, and in addition to diversified farming and the raising of high grade live stock Mr. Wolke gives special attention to dairy farm- ing, in which he and his farm have long maintained a high reputa- tion. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party and he has always been signally true to the duties resting upon him as a citizen, taking an interest in and giving his support to all meas- ures advanced for the general welfare of the community, though he has never sought nor desired the honors or emoluments of public office. Harmen Wolke.—Within each person of normal faculties lies the power of definite accomplishment and only that life is signif- icant and worthy of being which has a purpose and works toward its accomplishment. The only true contentment and happiness in human existence are the concomitants of constant effort, and he who shirks this duty finds his existence “weary, flat, stale and un- profitable.” In Wayne county are to be found identified with the agricultural industry many native Sons of Indiana who have found in this line of enterprise boundless opportunities for the accom- plishment of such definite purposes and of proving useful to them- selves and to the world. Such a one is he whose name initiates this paragraph, and he is numbered among the representative farm- ers and dairymen of Wayne township, where he owns and operates an excellent farmstead. He was born in Knox county, Indiana, Nov. 23, 1866, a son of John Wessel and Mary Catherine (Hohl- mann) Wolke, both born in Germany, the former Dec. 26, 1817, and the latter Dec. 23, 1828. In that country John W. Wolke was reared to manhood under the influences and environment of the Fatherland, and his educational advantages were those afforded in the schools there. He continued his residence in Germany until his migration to the United States, and then located in Pennsyl- vania. The parents of Mrs. Wolke located in Cairo, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Wolke were married there. They later moved to Knox county, Indiana, where Mr. Wolke operated a farm, but still later BIOGRAPHICAL 339 came to Wayne county and purchased a farm in Center township. It was his to direct his energies with marked circumspection and judgment, and thus he developed one of the valuable farm proper- ties of the county in which he ever commanded the unqualified esteem of all who knew him. He was a staunch adherent of the Democratic party and retired several years before his death, which occurred Sept. 28, 1891. He and his good wife became the parents of seven children: Frank, deceased ; Fred Wessel, who resides in Center township ; Mary, wife of Casper H. Rohe, of Center town- ship; Annie, deceased ; Harmen, who is the immediate subject of this review ; Anthony, of Wayne township ; and Johanna, wife of Charles Kilgus, of Richmond. Harmen Wolke was reared to the sturdy and beneficent discipline of the home farm and in the schools of Richmond secured his early educational training, which has been effectively supplemented in the great school of practical ex- perience and self-discipline. He continued to be associated in the work and management of the home farm until 1891, when he en- gaged in the business of stock buying for five years, and then came to his present place, where he has since continued to be actively engaged in general farming and dairying, in which his success has been the result of thorough and practical experience and well di- rected effort. No resident of the township is held in higher popu- lar respect and confidence, and in politics he gives his allegiance to the Democratic party. He is a Catholic in his religious views and fraternally has membership in St. Joseph’s Benevolent So- ciety. On Nov. II, 1902, Mr. Wolke was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Beckschulte, born Sept. 23, 1866, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Riestenberg) Beckschulte, well known citi- zens of Richmond, Ind. Two children have been born of this union—Ruth, born June 21, 1905, and Jerome H., born Oct. 24, 1907. The father of Mrs. Wolke was born in Germany in April, 1829, and the mother in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1846. The father came to the United States in 1847 and located in Cincinnati, where he was engaged in the dairying business, later removing to Rich- mond. Hugh Allen is one of the highly respected retired citizens of Hagerstown. He was born and reared in the township of Harri- son, Union county, Indiana, where the family has been a prominent and highly respected one for the past eighty-six years. He was born May II, 1843, son of John and Martha (Elliott) Allen, both born in Rockingham county, Virginia, the former in January, 1801, and the latter, Dec. 4, 1800. They came to Union county, Indiana, about 1825, and decided upon that location as their future place of residence. The father purchased a farm, but also followed the blacksmith trade, and in the course of a long and active career de- veloped for himself and family one of the finest homesteads in Union county. He cleared the land and erected the necessary buildings. About twenty years before his death, which deplorable event occurred in July, 1881, he retired from the active cares of life and enjoyed in peace and quietude the results of his early hardships and endeavors. His good wife followed him to the other 34O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY shore, dying Oct. 20, 1890. He served as postmaster at Beechy Mire, Union county, Indiana, from 1862 to 1872. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, particular mention of whom fol- lows: William, Nancy, Margaret, Sarah A., Mary and John M. are deceased ; James resides in Union county, Indiana; Hugh is the eighth in order of birth, and Rebecca is deceased. The father was a Democrat in politics, a member of the Christian church, and was highly esteemed by his neighbors as a man of honor and useful- ness in the community. Hugh Allen, whose name introduces this review, received his education in the district schools of Jefferson township, Union county, Indiana, and On Nov. 17, 1863, enlisted as a private in Company D of the Ninth Indiana cavalry, serving until Sept. II, 1865, and being promoted to corporal, March 15, of that year. This regiment, the One Hundred and Twenty-first of the line, was organized during the fall and winter of 1863–64, and was mustered in on March I. It left the State May 3, for Nash- ville, Tenn., then went to Pulaski, where it remained until Nov. 23, participating in the movements against Forrest and Wheeler. A portion of the regiment, in which Mr. Allen was in- cluded, was in an engagement at Sulphur Branch Trestle, Ala. After Hood's defeat at Nashville, the regiment was in action at Franklin with Forrest's cavalry, and then went into camp at Gravelly Springs, Ala., until Feb. 6, 1865, when it was ordered to New Orleans. Here it was detached, turned over its horses, and on March 25 arrived at Vicksburg, where it was again mounted and assigned to garrison duty in the interior of the State. It returned to Vicksburg May 22, and was mustered out on Aug. 28, 1865. Upon being finally discharged from the service Mr. Allen returned home and located on a rented farm in Union county. Later he purchased a farm in that county, but after a time sold it and removed to Liberty township, Henry county, where he pur- chased a farm and resided four years. In 1885 he removed to Hagerstown and was engaged in the hardware and implement business for one year, at the end of which period he disposed of the business and has since lived a retired life. He is a stock- holder and director of the First National Bank of Hagerstown, and also a stockholder in and director of the Gas Company. He is a Republican in his political views, and served as a member of the county council one term and as a member of the school board nine years. His wife is a member of the German Baptist church. On Jan. 22, 1881, Mr. Allen was married to Mary A. Bowman, daugh- ter of David and Ruth (Bell) Bowman, of Hagerstown. Of this union there was born a son, Mark Q., who resides at the parental home and is connected with the Tide Water Line Company. The father of Mrs. Allen was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, near Dayton, March 26, 1812, and her mother was a native of Ashe county, North Carolina, born July 10, 1814. The father was a farmer by occupation, having come to Wayne county with his father when a boy and locating three miles north of Cambridge City, on a farm. This was about 1825, and upon reaching man- hood he engaged in farming in Henry county, Indiana. In 1856 BIOGRAPHICAL 34I he removed to Jefferson township, Wayne county, and retired about four years before his death, which occurred Feb. IO, 1893. The mother died Aug. 3, 1900, in Hagerstown, at the home of Rev. Lewis Teeter. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman there were born eleven children: Abram, Elias, Solomon, Nemiah, John, Ben- jamin, and David are deceased; Nancy Ellen is the wife of Lewis Teeter, of Hagerstown, Ind. ; Sandford S. resides in Marion, Ind. ; Mary A. is the wife of Mr. Allen and was born Dec. 5, 1852, and Ithamer resides in Alba, Mo. John Lindsey Appleton, a prominent and influential citizen of Centerville, is one of Ohio's native sons who has attained to pronounced success and prestige in the agricultural industry in Wayne county. He was born in Butler county, Ohio, July Io, 1849, son of John L. and Esther Ann (McHenry) Appleton, both natives of Ohio, the former born in 1821 and the latter in 1826. The father was a farmer during his entire active career and he and his wife are now living retired at Hamilton, Ohio. He was a successful and enterprising follower of agricultural pursuits and is held in high repute by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, being ever a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He and his wife became the parents of ten children, of whom six are living : John L., of this record, is the eldest of the surviving children; Pearson Elbridge is employed in a safe factory at Dayton, Ohio; Wallace W. is employed in the Starr Piano Works at Richmond; William Wolcott-is a teacher and resides in Texas; Margaret A. is the wife of James W. Freeland, of Hamilton, Ohio; and Knowles Shaw is a bookkeeper for a wholesale firm in Chicago. John L. Appleton acquired his elementary educational training in the public schools of Okeana, Ohio, and remained upon the parental farmstead until the age of twenty-one years, in 1870, when he began his inde- pendent career by working for others by the day. He was thus employed about a year and then rented a farm in Butler county, Ohio, where he resided until 1891, in March of which year he re- moved to Indiana. He rented land until 1900, when he purchased the home and six lots where he now resides, and aside from general farming does teaming in the fall of each year after his crops are Out of the way. His capabilities as a man are recognized, and his kindly, courteous demeanor has won him friends in every walk of life. In politics he is a loyal advocate of the Democracy and, though a public-spirited citizen, has never fostered any aspirations for a public career, preferring to devote his entire time and atten- tion to his business affairs. Religiously he clings to the faith of his parents, being an active and loyal member of the Christian church. On Feb. 27, 1873, Mr. Appleton was happily united in marriage to Miss Josephene Wynn, born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1854, daughter of Ezekiel and Sarah (Wynn) Wynn, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of the Buckeye State. The father immigrated to Ohio when a young man and there con- tinued to follow agricultural pursuits until his death. To him and his good wife eight children were born, of whom seven are living: Angeline is the widow of Joseph Rothermel and resides in Butler 342 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY county, Ohio; Benjamin also resides in Butler county; Matilda is the wife of James Knose, of Butler county, Ohio; George is a resi- dent of Cincinnati; Josephene is the wife of Mr. Appleton; and Clement and Nancy both reside in Butler county, Ohio. One daughter has been born to the subject of this review and wife— Myrtle May, born June 23, 1886, wife of John F. Medearis. They reside on the old Martin farm in Center township and have one child, Harold Fletcher, born March 23, 1910. Bushrod Washington Austin was born in Union county, Indi- ana, Nov. 8, 1846, son of John Owen and Amy (Rose) Austin, the former born in Maryland, in 1807, and the latter in Union county, Indiana, in 1814. The father came West in 1828 and located near Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a shoemaker by trade and some years later came to Richmond, but still later removed to Union county, where he was married. Afterward he lived for a time in Franklin county and then returned to Wayne county and located on the farm where his son, Bushrod W., resides. He continued to live upon this farm, which consists of IOO acres, until his death, which Occurred in 1900, and his widow passed away in June, 1908. They were the parents of eight children, the first three of whom died in infancy; Warren is also deceased ; John R. resides in Indianapolis; Catherine is the wife of Pierce Sutton, of Dublin, this county; Bushrod W. is the next in order of birth; and Garrison P. is de- ceased. Bushrod W. Austin attended school in Union county and also for a time the district schools of Henry county. He resided with his parents until their deaths, after which he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the old homestead and has since con- tinued to superintend it. In politics he gives allegiance to the Re- publican party. William Theodore Barton, who died on his fine homestead farm in Center township, this county, Dec. 30, 1902, was a native of the county and a scion of one of its old and honored pioneer families. His career was emphatically one of integrity and use- fulness and upon the record of his life rests no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He lived up to the full measure of his powers for accomplishment, was loyal and public-spirited as a citizen, and his course was ever guided and governed by the loftiest principles, so that to him was given the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. His sterling worth of character was best appre- ciated by those among whom he was reared and who had full knowledge of the various stages of his progress as one of the world’s noble army of workers. To such men it is most fitting that a publication of this nature should give specific recognition. Wil- liam Theodore Barton was born in Centerville, this county, Aug. I4, 1849, and his parents were early settlers there and prominent among the farmers of Center township. The son was reared on the old home farm, to whose work he early began to contribute his quota of aid, and his preliminary educational discipline was secured at the schools in the “Hardscrabble” school-house, south of Center- ville. He was a man of fine intellectuality and broad mental ken, one who ever continued to take a lively interest in good literature BIOGRAPHICAL 343 as well as in the questions and issues of the hour. He held pres- tige as one of the representative farmers and stock growers of the county and his operations were conducted with marked discrimi- nation and judgment, involving the utilization of the best of mod- ern facilities, so that he gained the maximum returns from his efforts. His homestead, which is still owned by his widow, com- prises fifty-nine acres, most eligibly located in Center township, and the place is improved with excellent buildings and maintained under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Barton began to learn the blacksmith trade when fifteen years old and worked at that occu- pation in Centerville three years. He then removed to Lawrence, Kan., where he followed his trade for three and one-half years, at the end of which period he returned to Centerville and soon there- after purchased the farm where his widow resides. He built a shop on the farm and continued his trade in connection with his farm operations until 1901, when he quit the blacksmith business and engaged in dairying. He exposed himself so much in this business that he was stricken with pneumonia, which disease caused his death. In politics Mr. Barton was a loyal supporter of the Democratic party, and he was always an attendant of the Friends’ church, of which Mrs. Barton is a zealous member. His life was redolent of kindliness and he made for himself a secure place in the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. On Sept. 25, 1872, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Barton to Miss Mary Allen, born in Winchester, Randolph county, July 13, 1855, daughter of Mar- shall and Catherine (Strayer) Allen, the former born in Winches- ter, Jan. 4, 1831, and the latter in Pennsylvania, Oct. Io, I834. The father was a cabinet maker in early life, but later became a farmer in Webster township, Wayne county, and there continued to re- side until his death, which occurred Oct. 29, 1892. His widow re- sides in Centerville. Of their four children, one is living—the widow of the subject of this memoir. Mr. and Mrs. Barton became the parents of three children: William Henry, born Jan. 27, 1876, resides in Centerville; Edward, born Feb. 9, 1881, is a blacksmith and resides in Fairview; and Ada, born June 6, 1884, is the wife of Emmett Tice, resides on the old homestead, and they have two children—Lester, born April 8, 1907, and Gladys, born April 7, I909. Way Jefferis Bennett, deceased, who for many years was one of the leading citizens of Center township, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 21, 1827. He was a son of Jonathan and Margaret (Morton) Bennett, both natives of Chester county, Penn- sylvania, where the father was born in 1800. They came to Indi- ana in 1842 and first located at Chester, on a farm. They resided there a number of years and then came to Center township, Wayne county, but later removed to Henry county, where the mother died in 1876 and the father in 1880. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Way J. was the eldest. John, Margaret, and Susan are deceased; Jonathan resides in Henry county; and Mary and Abby are deceased. Way J. Bennett, to whom this memoir 344 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY is dedicated, came to Indiana with his parents in 1842, and from that time until his death his interests were along the line of agricul- tural pursuits. He was a Republican in politics but never sought public office of any nature. His passing, which occurred April 12, 1892, was a great loss to the whole community. He was a man of culture and refinement, widely read, and a student of public prob- lems. His early education, received in the schools of Pennsyl- vania, imbued him with a desire for knowledge and he kept himself well posted on all the issues of the day. On Oct. 5, 1851, was cele- brated his marriage to Miss Mary Ann Shank, a native of Center- ville, born May 15, 1835, a daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Jones) Shank. The father was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Dec. I5, 1810, and the mother in Virginia, in Mareh, 1815. The father was a carpenter and cabinet maker in early life. He came to Indiana with his parents, in 1816, and they settled on a farm near Jacksonburg, where they resided until their deaths. The father of Mrs. Bennett resided in Centerville for a number of years and then purchased a farm north of that village, now farmed by Fred Harris. He removed to that place in 1847, and resided there until his death, which occurred Aug. II, 1906, and the mother passed away Aug. 7, 1866. They were the parents of nine chil- dren, of whom Mrs. Bennett is the eldest. Sarah Jane resides with Mrs. Bennett; Henry Harrison is a carpenter and contractor in Chicago; Emily is the widow of Charles Anderson and resides in Centerville; Enos is deceased; Amanda resides in Wayne county; Stephen C. is given extended mention on another page of this volume; and Louis and Joseph are deceased. Way J. Bennett, the subject of this memoir, resided with his parents until about twenty- four years old and then worked for others several years. He then purchased the farm where his widow now resides, starting in with about twelve acres of land, and this he added to from time to time until he had seventy-eight acres. Since his death his widow has continued to reside on the farm, her son, Levi M., attending to the management, and she has added about five acres to the posses- sions. Mr. Bennett served with the home guards during the Civil war and participated in the pursuit of Morgan through Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Bennett there were born five children: Henry H., born March 6, 1853, died Aug. 17, 1854. Joseph W., born Aug. 31, 1854, was married on Jan. 6, 1878, to Indiana Hollingsworth, and they have two children—Percy L., born Dec. 15, 1878, and Dan- iel S., born Oct. 28, 1881. Joseph W. is a farmer in Boston town- ship. Levi M., born Dec. 9, 1856, was first married on Aug. 6, 1881, to Josie Allen, who died Aug. 17, 1893, and in September, 1895, he was married to Miss Crowe. Of the first marriage there were four children—Elmer, born Jan. 26, 1883, died at the age of twelve years; Ida, born Jan. 4, 1886; Perry, born Sept. 26, 1888; and Henrietta, born June 18, 1891. Of the second marriage there was a son, Robert L., who died in infancy. Levi M. is a farmer in Center township. Emily Jane, born July 31, 1859, died May 16, I86O. Edmund O., born June 21, 1861, was married on July 13, I882, to Catherine Esteb, and they had four children—Anna, BIOGRAPHICAL 345 born Aug. 3, 1883; John E., born Jan. 29, 1885; Jesse M., born June 25, 1886, died at the age of two years; and Mary, born Sept. 14, 1888. Edmund O. is a machinist at Fort Wayne, Ind. Oliver Hampton Brumfield, deceased, for many years one of the prominent figures in the agricultural life of Center township, was born four miles north of Centerville, Nov. 23, 1829, Son of Solo- mon and Eliza (Boone) Brumfield. The father was born Feb. 9, 1805, and died in Center township, Sept. 8, 1865. The mother, who was born Jan. I5, 1810, survived him twenty-three years and passed away in 1888. The father became a veterinary surgeon early in life. He became the owner of a large tract of land, Dut never fol- lowed farming. They were the parents of nine children: Mar- garet is deceased; Oliver H. was the second in order of birth; Jesse is living retired in Centerville; Susan, William Henry, and Charles are deceased; Henry Clay is living retired in Centerville; Walter is deceased ; and Millard is a farmer and resides in Center town- ship. Oliver H. Brumfield received his scholastic training in the schools of Center township and remained at the parental home until twenty-eight years old, when he turned his attention to agri- cultural pursuits, in which he met with a pronounced success. He was a man of great inherent ability, thrifty and industrious, and his efforts brought well merited results. His religious belief found expression by membership in the Christian church. Although he gave staunch support to the men and measures of the Democratic party, he never sought public preferment for himself. Fraternally he had no other interest than his membership in the Masonic order, in which he always took a leading and able part. He was a man of great kindness of heart, a loving and indulgent husband and father, upright, honorable and honest in all his dealings with his fellow men. On Dec. 29, 1882, was solemnized Mr. Brumfield's marriage to Miss Martha Rothermel, born in Butler county, Ohio, Feb. I2, 1855, daughter of Joseph and Eliza (Stewart) Rothermel. Her parents were born in Butler county, Ohio, the father on April 6, 1824, and the mother in 1832. The father died in 1890 and the mother in 1881. They were the parents of fourteen children: Silas resides in Indianapolis; Charles resides in Wayne county, north of Richmond; James and David are deceased ; Mrs. Brumfield is the fifth in order of birth; Alice is the wife of Andrew Menk, of Wayne township ; Scott is deceased ; Louis was in Seattle, Wash., when last heard from, about 1899; John resides in Jefferson county; Harry resides in Hancock county; Elmer is deceased; William re- sides in Wayne township ; Sherman resides in Hancock county; and Sylvia is the wife of Dick Smelser, a farmer in Center town- ship. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Brumfield there were born three children: Earnest E., who was born Sept. 2, 1883, and is employed with the Jones Hardware Company at Richmond, was married on Oct. 25, 1910, to Inez C. Mendenhall, born April II, I888, daughter of Samuel B. and Mary A. Mendenhall, both de- ceased; Glenn, born Aug. 25, 1885, was married, May 25, 1910, to Olive Neff, born April 29, 1885, daughter of Omer and Fannie (Sourbeer) Neff, of Jackson township, and they have a daughter, 346 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Hazel, born Sept. 8, 191 I ; and Pearl, born Dec. 23, 1891, was mar- ried Nov. 24, 1910, to Marshall G. Miller, son of Louis and Lizzie Miller, of Wayne township, and they have a daughter, Blanche Maxine, born Aug. 24, 1911. Mrs. Brumfield resides on the home farm of I27 acres, where, since the death of the husband and father, Sept. 2, 1907, the family has continued to reside. The par- ents of Mrs. Brumfield came to Indiana about 1858, first locating at Beeson Station, in Wayne county. They resided there about four years and then removed to near Germantown, on a farm, where they resided until the mother’s death, in 1881. The father then moved to Hancock county, where he spent the residue of his life. He was engaged in butchering a short time, but the greater part of his life was devoted to agricultural pursuits. Walter C. Bulla is the owner of one of the valuable farms of Boston township, and finds cause for gratification in that his home- stead is that upon which the major portion of his life has been passed, as his honored father purchased the same many years ago, since which time it has been transformed from a primitive farm to one that exemplifies the thrift and prosperity now marking this favored section of the State. Mr. Bulla is a native of Boston town- ship, born April 13, 1878, a son of John W. and Estella (Lybrook) Bulla, the former born in Boston township, Oct. 6, 1848, a mem- ber of a family founded in Wayne county in the early days, and the latter in Union county, Indiana, where her parents were early set- tlers, Feb. 28, 1854. The paternal grandfather was Joseph Bulla, who came to Wayne county in an early day. John W. Bulla was educated in Boston township and taught school two or three years, after which he began farming, purchasing the farm now owned by his only son, the subject of this review. He reclaimed much of the land from the forest and became one of the successful farmers of the county. He continued to reside on the old homestead until his death, which occurred Sept. 29, 1885, and his wife followed him to eternal rest, July 13, 1903. Of the two children, Walter C., of this sketch, is the younger, and his sister is Lillian, wife of Wil- liam Eikenberry, of Richmond. John W. Bulla was a Republican in politics, a man of integrity and honor, and ever commanded the respect of the community in which he maintained his home so many years. Walter C. Bulla was a child of six years when his father died and was reared to maturity in Union county, Indiana. He was about fourteen years old when he came to the farm which is now his home. His early educational advantages were those af- forded in the schools of Union county, and also of Richmond, and he continued to be associated with the work and management of the home farm until twenty-three years old, when he entered upon an apprenticeship at the trade of blacksmith, at which he worked some time. In 1903 he returned to the old home place, which he now owns, and resumed farming. Here he has continued success- fully in agricultural pursuits and has made the best of improve- ments on the farm. The place is devoted to diversified agricul- ture and stock growing, and the dairy department of the enterprise is made one of no minor importance. In politics Mr. Bulla gives BIOGRAPHICAL 347 his allegiance to the Republican party and is loyal and public- spirited as a citizen, taking much interest in local affairs. He is a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, Free and Accepted Masons, at Boston, and to him is accorded the esteem and good will of the community in which he was reared and in which it has been his to attain a position of independence and definite prosperity as one of the representative farmers of the county. On Dec. 14, 1899, Mr. Bulla was united in marriage to Miss Maude Drayer, daughter of William and Lillian (McWheney) Drayer, of Campbellstown, Ohio. Her parents were born in the State of Ohio and the father conducted a saw mill at Middletown, that State, where he passed the greater portion of his life, secure in the esteem of aſſ who knew him. He died several years ago and his widow is living in Rich- mond. In politics he was a staunch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, with which he identified himself at the time of becoming a voter. Mr. and Mrs. Bulla have two children— Lillian Marie, born March 18, 1903, and John Russell, born June 23, I905. John Eddie Burris, one of the well known farmers and stock raisers of Abington township, and whose circle of friends and ac- quaintances is extensive, was born in Abington township, Nov. 8, 1857. His parents were John P. and Emily (Young) Burris, who are given extended mention on another page of this volume. John E. Burris attended school at the district school-house and resided at home till his twenty-second year, after which he rented land from his father. This was continued for two years, and in 1880 he moved to the place where he now resides, and which has been his residence since that time. In this farm he has 151 acres and is engaged in general farming and stock raising. Each year some stock is bought and fed for the market and cattle are bred. He also takes pleasure in raising some good horses, the farm receiving his entire attention. In politics Mr. Burris is a Socialist. On Nov. Io, I880, he was united in marriage to Miss Matilda G. Helms, born in Abington township, Sept. 27, 1861. She is a daughter of Isaiah and Jane (Russell) Helms, the father a native of Abington township, born Jan. 25, 1814, and the mother was born Dec. 5, 1819. The father died Jan. 27, 1874, and the mother survived until April 16, 1896. The grandfather of Mrs. Burris came to Indiana very early and settled in Abington township, where he became a land owner and resided until his death. Isaiah Helms and wife became the parents of thirteen children: Margaret died in infancy; Nancy is the wife of Mathias Ranck, a farmer in Abington town- ship; Elizabeth became the wife of Ransom Cheesman and is de- ceased; Lucy is deceased; Jane is the wife of Henry Fricker, a farmer near Dublin ; Francena became the wife of Louis McConaha, and after his death married Elihu Hiatt, a farmer in Abington township; Michael, deceased, was a farmer and resided in Abing- ton township; James is a farmer and resides in Abington town- ship; Phoebe is the wife of John B. Peirce, of Abington township; Mary became the wife of Henry Peirce and is deceased; Joseph is a farmer and resides near Boston, in Wayne county; Eveline, de- 348 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ceased, was the wife of Thomas Clevenger, of Centerville; and Mrs. Burris is the youngest of the family. To Mr. and Mrs. Burris two children were born : Charles A., born Nov. Io, 1881, was married Aug. I6, 1900, to Gertrude Plankenhorn, a native of Abington township, daughter of Noah and Martha (McCashland) Planken- horn, and they have two children—Ralph, born Nov. 28, 1903, and Cecil, born Feb. 16, 1907, the father being a farmer and residing at the parental homestead; Lester J., born May 25, 1888, was married Aug. 18, 1909, to Ethel Bramer, a native of Centerville, daughter of Luthur (deceased) and Emma (Bertram) Bramer, and they re- side at the old homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Burris are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Burris is a member of the National Horse Thief Detective Association. John Philip Burris, deceased, a native of the Hoosier State and late one of the prosperous farmers and prominent citizens of Abington township, was born in that township, on the farm where William H. Threewits now resides, Oct. I, 1832. His parents were Thornton and Mary (Spahr) Burris, who are given more extended mention in the sketch of William H. Threewits, on another page of this volume. Our subject was educated in a district school across the line in Center township and remained at home until twenty- four years old. He then moved to a farm just over the line in Cen- ter township and resided there one year, at the end of which period he sold that tract and purchased the farm of 160 acres where his widow resides and where he thenceforth made his home. Our sub- ject passed away Jan. 28, 1899. In politics he was a member of the Democratic party, and fraternally had membership in the Masonic lodge at Centerville. On Jan. I, 1857, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Emily Young, a native of Union county, born near Browns– ville, June 6, 1832. Her parents were Elijah and Elizabeth (Fer- guson) Young, both natives of North Carolina. They were very early settlers of Union county, where the father entered land, de- veloped some fine farms, and made his home till his death, which occurred about 1855. His wife passed away about two years later. Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Young, and of them Mrs. Burris is the youngest and the only one living. To Mr. and Mrs. Burris was born a son, John E., further mention of whom is given on another page of this volume. Mrs. Burris, the mother, resides on fifty acres of the old home place, as she prefers the peace and quiet of the country, in which environment her life has been spent. She has been a member of Doddridge Methodist Episcopal Church, in Washington township, many years. Arthur Alexander Cheesman, a well known agriculturist of Center township, was born near Green's Fork, Wayne county, Feb. Io, I863. He is a son of Ransom and Mattie (Code) Cheesman, the former born near Olive Hill, in Wayne county, June 19, 1838, and the latter in the State of New Jersey, in 1843. The father was always a farmer by occupation and became the owner of the farm where his son was born, and there resided until Jan. 9, 1905, when he passed away in his sixty-seventh year. Mrs. Cheesman died in 1865. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. BIOGRAPI I IC_\L 349 The father enlisted as a soldier at about the close of the Civil war, but never was called upon for active service. To Mr. and Mrs. Cheesman there were born three children, of whom Arthur A. is the only survivor, the other two, twins, dying at about the age of six months. During his younger days Arthur A. Cheesman was educated in the public schools of Fairfield district, in Clay township, working on his father's farm in the summer season and attending the district school in the winter months. He resided at home until twenty-five years old, after which he worked his father's farm three or four years. He then moved to the farm where he now resides, and which consists of 224 acres, having erected there- on modern and substantial buildings in 1893. He also owns IOO acres of his father's old homestead. Mr. Cheesman is what the world calls a self-made man, having been dependent upon his own exertion all his life, and owes his present position to himself alone. In politics he is an independent Republican and votes as his con- science dictates. On Oct. 22, 1890, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Ranck, born in Abington township, this county, Aug. 2, 1866, daughter of Mathias and Nancy (Helms) Ranck. The parents were born in Abington township, the father on Nov. 4, 1834, and the mother on May 24, 1838. They were married Jan. I, 1857, and became the parents of five children: Benjamin is de- ceased ; Curtis is a farmer and resides seven miles northwest of Indianapolis; Uriah is engaged in the implement business at Lyon's Station, Fayette county; Mrs. Cheesman is the next in order of |birth ; and Carrie is deceased. The parents reside on their farm in Abington township and attend Doddridge Methodist Episcopal church. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cheesman : The two eldest died in infancy; Carrie Nancy, born June Io, 1897; Hugh Alexander, born June 27, 1901 ; and Martha Louisa, born Oct. 9, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Cheesman are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church. Nathan Thomas Colvin, a substantial and thrifty agriculturist of Center township, was born in that township, Feb. 3, 1866. He is of American descent and a son of Josiah B. Colvin, given ex- tended mention on another page of this volume, and the fifth child in order of birth of the eight children born to his parents. The limited educational training he received was that afforded by the public schools in Beech Grove district in Abington township. He remained in the parental home until twenty-one years of age, after which he worked for others about six years. He then rented a farm in Center township about fourteen years, and by his practice of thrift and economy managed to save sufficient of his earnings to purchase eighty acres of land, which is his present farm, and it is of as fine arable soil as can be found in the county; and the place as a whole is well equipped with modern improvements, etc. Mr. Colvin anticipates spending the residue of his life on the place and has made all the improvements with a view of making it a perma- nent home. In the matter of politics he is a Staunch Supporter of the principles of the Republican party, but has never become an aspirant for official honors. He was reared in the Christian faith, 35O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY with which organization he worships, as does his wife. On Feb. 25, 1891, Mr. Colvin married Miss Carrie A. Dye, born in Abington township, Jan. 3, 1871, daughter of Anderson (deceased) and Eliza- beth (Manning) Dye, both born near Abington, this county, where the father spent his entire life, and the mother now resides in Ur- bana, Ohio. Mrs. Colvin is the tenth of the twelve children born to her parents. Three children have been the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Colvin : Leota G., born Nov. 29, 1891, was mar- ried on March I, I9II, to Clinton Russell, son of DeWitt Russell, deceased ; India M., born May 7, 1895; and Altha Frances, born June 24, 1900. Cornelius D. Connell is a native son of Ireland, and since com- ing to Wayne county has been one who has done his full share in the development of the natural resources, as is evidenced by his de- votion to the basic industry of agriculture. He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, Jan. 23, 1849, son of Timothy and Ellen (Dooling) Connell, natives of the same place, where the father was born in I806 and the mother in 1830. These parents came to the United States, in March, 1863, and located in Richmond, where the father followed the trade of a shoemaker for a time and then worked on the Panhandle railroad a number of years. He then moved to Union county, locating near Liberty, where he purchased a farm and followed farming until he retired. He died where his son, Cornelius D., resides, in 1891, and the mother passed away on the . farm in Union county, in 1881. The father was a firm adherent of the Democratic party. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Connell: Cornelius D., the subject of this review; Eliza- beth, wife of John Laughlin, of Clay township; Sarah, wife of Michael O’Brien, of Indianapolis, Ind. ; Patrick J., of Richmond; Bridget, deceased ; and Timothy E., of Toledo, Ohio. Cornelius D. Connell received his education in the public schools of Ireland and early in life learned the shoemaker's trade. Upon the migration of the family to the United States he first located at Liberty, Union county, Indiana, but in October, I863, removed to Richmond, where he followed his trade for a time. He then worked in the Gaar, Scott & Company establishment as a painter for six years, and from 1880 to 1893 resided in Union county, Indiana. In 1898 he purchased his farm of I25 acres and has since continued to reside upon it, engaged in stock farming, the breeding of horses, cattle, hogs, etc. He gives an unswerving allegiance to the time-honored principles of the Republican party and his religious affiliations are with St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Connell was married in Richmond, June 6, 1883, to Miss Mary MacNamara, daughter of Michael and Ellen (Connor) MacNamara, of Richmond, and of this union five children were born : Ellen is deceased ; Paul resides at Sioux City, Iowa; Marie is deceased; and Clare and Marie re- side at the parental home. Michael and Ellen MacNamara, parents of Mrs. Connell, were born and reared in Ireland, the father in County Clare and the mother in County Kerry; came to the United States and first located in Hagerstown, Wayne county, where they made a home and the father followed the occupation of a farmer. BIOGRAPHICAL 351 Later they removed to Illinois, where they lived retired, and died. Mrs. Connell was born in Hagerstown, Wayne county, Indiana, in August, 1858, and died April 6, 1899. Clement D. Druley, a prominent and influential farmer of the township of Boston, is a native of the Hoosier State. He first beheld the light of day in Boston township, Wayne county, Indi- ana, Jan. 30, 1868, a son of Dennis and Mary Jane (Watson) Dru- ley. The paternal grandfather was Nicholas Druley, born in North Carolina, married Sarah Stanley of the same State, and came to Wayne county in a very early day. Later he purchased 320 acres of land in Union county, Indiana, and there followed farming until his death. To him and his good wife were born ten children: Levi, deceased ; Dennis, the father of Clement D. ; John, Samuel, Leathia, Betsey, Patsey, and Joseph, deceased ; and Nicholas, who resides at Anderson, Ind. Dennis Druley was born in Union county, Indiana, Jan. I, 1816, and was educated in the pioneer schools of that county. He remained with his father until 1838, when that parent gave him a farm of I2O acres in Boston township, to which he later added until he had 380 acres, upon which he made his home and followed general farming and stock raising until 1887, when he retired from active labor, but still resides in Boston township, at the advanced age of ninety-five years. In politics he is allied with the Democratic party, and he formerly belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church but is now a member of the Christian church. He has been thrice married. On Nov. 6, 1838, he was wedded to Miss Nancy Jane Grimes, daughter of William and Eva (Meek) Grimes, of Boston township, and of this union were born three children: Martha Jane, born June 14, 1840, is the wife of Edward Dalbey, of Richmond; Levi G., born Dec. 23, 1843, resides in Wayne township ; and Mary Catherine, born July 31, 1845, is the widow of Marshall Henry and resides in Richmond. Mrs. Druley died July 3, 1849, and on Jan. 8, 1850, Mr. Druley was married to Mary Jane Watson, born in Henry county, Indiana, May 27, 1830, daughter of Benjamin Watson, of Lewisville, Ind., and of this union four children were born : Nicholas B., born Oct. 16, 1850, resides in Michigan; Sarah Elizabeth, born Oct. 21, 1854, is deceased; George L., born Oct. II, I859, resides in Boston town- ship; and Clement D., of this sketch. The second wife died May 2, 1879, and on Sept. 21, 1880, Mr. Druley was married to Mrs. Mary C. Hoover, daughter of Leonard and Jane (Cole) Winter- mote, of Greenville, Ohio. Mrs. Drüley was first married, May 1, 1856, to Ferdinand G. Hoover, of Darke county, Ohio, and of this union were born three children: Henry and Leonard, who are deceased, and William, who resides in Gibson City, I11. Her first husband died as a soldier in the Union army, and she then mar- ried his brother, John C. Hoover, of Darke county, Ohio, of which union there were born two sons—Charles, of Alba, Iowa, and John, of Shelbyville, Ill., all of the surviving sons being dentists. John C. Hoover died in 1868. The subject of this review acquired his education in the district schools of Boston township and then en- gaged in the creamery business in the village of Boston. Later 352 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY he was engaged in the grocery business at the same place one year, and in 1898 launched forth in agricultural pursuits for himself on the old Brown farm, where he remained ten years and then moved to the Bulla farm, where he now resides. He has been very suc- cessful as a farmer and to-day is making a specialty of breeding and raising hogs and cattle. In politics he is affiliated with the Democratic party and has been chosen by the electors of Boston township to perform the duties of the office of supervisor. On Sept. IO, I891, he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Taylor, daughter of Maxie and Jane (Fowler) Taylor, of Preble county, Ohio, of which happy marital union have been born three children: Floy, born Sept. 8, 1896; Glendon, born June 7, 1902; and LeRoy, born Sept. I5, 1905. The father of Mrs. Druley was born in Boston township, Wayne county, Oct. I4, 1845, and her mother in Preble county, Ohio, March II, 1851. The father was educated in Preble county, Ohio, engaged in farming and followed that occupation until a short time ago. He now resides in the household of Mr. Druley, his wife having died March 20, 1901. To them were born five children: Edward, of Boston township; Mrs. Druley, who was born Feb. I4, 1871 ; John E., of Richmond; Lola, wife of Le- roy Wilburn, of Richmond, and Ralph M., who resides in the same place. Nathan Taylor, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Druley, was a native of North Carolina and came to Wayne county with his father about 1812. His father was Thomas Taylor, and both he and his son died in Boston township. Nathan Taylor married Jemima Blake, a native of Virginia, who came to Wayne county with her father, Isaac Blake. Nathan S. Druley, an influential and well-to-do farmer and dairyman of the township of Boston, is a native of Wayne county, Indiana, born March 22, 1854. His father, Nathan Druley, native of Union county, Indiana, came to Wayne county in early man- hood, settling in Boston township, where he purchased a farm, upon which he continued to reside until about ten years before his de- mise, and the later years of his life were spent in Richmond. The mother of the subject of this record, Nancy (Meeks) Druley, is also deceased. There were nine children in the family: Isaac is a resi- dent of Liberty, Union county, Indiana; Melvina is the widow of John Arnold and resides in Richmond; William is deceased; Joseph is a resident of Boston township ; Dennis is deceased ; Elizabeth is wife of Frederick Sewick, of Richmond; Mary is widow of Ber- nard Muller and resides in Richmond; Nathan S. is the subject of this review ; and Luella is the widow of Frank Burgess and resides in Richmond. The father was ever an active member of the Demo- cratic party and he and his wife belonged to the Methodist Epis- copal church. Nathan S. Druley received his schooling in the dis- trict schools of Boston township, dividing his time between his father's farm and the school room. Upon leaving school he con- tinued to work for his father until twenty-eight years old and then purchased the old homestead in Boston township, which he operated until 1900. He then purchased his present farm, which was also Owned by his father. Since he took possession of the place he has BIOGRAPHICAL 353 removed much of the undergrowth and timber, increased the pro- ductiveness of the soil, enlarged and improved the older buildings, and besides doing general farming has been interested in the breed- ing and raising of stock of various varieties. Politically he is affil- iated with the Democratic party, though he has not acquired the habit of seeking public office. On Dec. 28, 1881, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Anna Sinex, daughter of William and Eliza (Burgess) Sinex, who for many years resided in Richmond. The former was a native of Wilmington, Del., and is deceased, and the mother died in San Diego, Cal. There have been nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Druley : Luella is the wife of Er- nest Sheffer, of Boston township, and the others are Grace, Everett N., Ruth A., Raymond W., Madge Lucile, Alma L., Nora (de- ceased), and Earl B. Luella is the mother of a daughter, Ruth. Mrs. Druley was born Jan. 28, 1859. Henry D. Dickey, gardener, was born in Grant county, Indi- ana, May 3, 1860. His parents were Parish Adams and Rebecca (Remington) Dickey, the father a native of Fayette county, Indi- ana, born in February, 1830, and the mother's native State was also Indiana, she having been born in Union county. The senior Dickey was educated in Fayette county, Indiana, and began life by work- ing on his father's farm. Later he removed to Grant county, Indi- ana, where he owned a farm, later moved to Tipton county, and in 1869 to Wayne county, where he located on a farm in Wayne town- ship. Some years thereafter he removed to the State of Washing- ton, where his death occurred Nov. 20, 1904, and his wife passed away on Oct. 20 of the same year. They became the parents of seven children: Olive is the wife of William Wallace Burdsall, of Chicago; Lucy is deceased; Henry D. is the third in order of birth; Edward V. resides in the State of Washington; Mary is de- ceased ; and Minnie and Maurice reside in the State of Washing- ton. Henry D. Dickey, subject of this review, attended the schools of Richmond, Ind., and worked on the farm he now owns until 1883, when he purchased the place and has since followed garden- ing, and he is one of the practical gardeners of this section. He has Io,000 square feet of space in his hot house, with forty hot beds, and raises lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, etc. Politically, our subject is a Democrat. On April 21, 1880, Mr. Dickey was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Miller, daughter of Baultzer and Jane (Prichard) Miller, of Richmond, and eight children have been born of this union : Ida; Estella, wife of William Eloff, of Richmond, and the mother of a son, William ; Harry, who is studying for the ministry in Wittenberg College; Emmett, Clayton, Ruth, Esther, and Joseph ; of whom Ida, Esther and Joseph are deceased. The father of Mrs. Dickey was a contractor and bridge builder. He and his wife were the parents of six children, of whom Mrs. Dickey is the eldest, the others being Tobias, Lydia, Jerry, Daniel, and Sarah. George Russell Dilks, deceased, late a prominent wholesale lumber dealer with residence in the beautiful suburb of Spring Grove, near Richmond, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20, 1854. He was a son of George and Hannah H. (Richie) Dilks, the 354 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY former born in Gloucester City, N. J., in 1804, and the mother first saw the light of day in 1815. The elder Dilks was a very suc- cessful business man and nearly all his life was spent in Philadel- phia, where he carried on a wholesale and retail lumber business, also doing contracting and building to a considerable extent. Among the business men of his city he was highly esteemed and in the Society of Friends was a prominent and valuable member, filling many official positions in the church. He died in his prime in his pleasant home in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 1855. On May 30, 1837, he was married to Miss Hannah H. Richie and she survived him more than a quarter of a century, dying in Richmond, Ind., July 5, 1880. It was always a matter of deep regret to George R. Dilks that he lost his noble father ere he was old enough to have that parent's memory impressed upon his mind. The loving mother strove to supply the lack of a father's judicious care and guidance in her son's life, and to her watchfulness, wisdom, and example he attributed much of his success in later years. In 1861 the family came to Richmond and that city was the home of Mr. Dilks until his death, although he was absent, as his business in- terests required, for perhaps several years at a time. Mr. Dilks, our subject, was educated in the public schools of Richmond and also attended the excellent boarding school of the Friends at West- town, Chester county, Pennsylvania. At twenty years of age he left his studies and began his commercial career. For a short time he was in the employ of the Richmond Church and School Furni- ture Company and for four years worked for George H. Grant & Company. His next engagement was in the grain and produce business, under the firm name of Dilks & Hill, and in the fall of 1880 he engaged as superintendent of the Chicago Linseed Oil Company. At the end of a year he resigned his position with that firm and, going to Indianapolis, became superintendent of the lin- seed oil works of I. P. Evans & Company, a large and wealthy concern, with which he was connected for more than five years, until the death of Mr. Evans. In 1886 Mr. Dilks became superin- tendent of the plant of Haynes, Spencer & Company, manufac- turers of church furniture in Richmond, and after two years' serv- ice with that concern associated himself with the firm of W. J. Benners & Sons, of Philadelphia, wholesale dealers in hardwood lumber, conducting a branch office in Richmond, and also repre- sented them on the road until 1891. The next seven years he traveled for M. B. Farrin, of Cincinnati, and in 1898 engaged in the wholesale lumber business on his own account in Richmond, where he succeeded in building up a large and profitable business. He also was a stockholder in other manufacturing concerns. In politics he was a Republican but in all matters of a local nature independent. He was reared a Quaker and his whole life was strongly influenced by the example and precepts of that religious faith. He was a member of the Travelers’ Protective Association of Richmond, having served as president of the local organization, and was a director of the Commercial Club from March, 1908, until his death, which occurred July 7, 1911. The following extracts are BIOGRAPHICAL 355 taken from the record of a meeting of the Commercial Club, held soon after the death of Mr. Dilks: * * * * * * “Early in its history he associated himself with the Richmond Commercial Club and took an active interest in the work of the Club from the very beginning. In 1909 he was elected as a member of the Board of Directors for two years, and in 191 I was re-elected for another two years. During these years he has been one of the most active members of the Board and his sound judgment, good advice, and wise counsel have had much to do with shaping the policy of the Club. The Commercial Club work was about the only interest he had outside of his home and his business. One of the last acts of his life was to request that the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors, to be held on July 3, be postponed for one week, and invited them to meet at his home in Spring Grove, so that he might be able to meet with them. As is too often the case in human affairs, ‘Man proposes, but God disposes’; so when the appointed day arrived George R. Dilks had departed from this life. The Commercial Club had lost one of its most active members and each member of the Board felt that he had sustained a personal loss in the death of a very dear friend, whose creed had been “‘To be earnest; to be strong; To make light the way with song; Slow to anger, quick to praise; Walking steadfast through the days, Firm of purpose, sure Of soul, Pressing onward to the goal, Upright, even, undismayed, Sure, serene, and unafraid. “‘To be patient; to be kind; To be purposeful, and find Sweetness all along the Way; Loathe to judge, but firm to say Truth with unrelenting tongue, By no cavil veered or swung From the right; and to endure Hopeful, helpful, clean, and pure. “‘To be gentle; to forgive; True to life and glad to live; To be watchful and to be Rich with boundless charity; To be humble in success, Strong of heart in bitterness— Tender, gracious, thoughtful, good, In our man and womanhood. “‘To be smiling; to be glad For the yesterdays we’ve had ; To be grateful all the way For the beauties Of today; To be hopeful and to See, In the days that are to be, Bigger, better, broader things, Robes of purple, crowns of kings.” 356 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY “Therefore be it resolved by the Commercial Club in regular session, that in the death of George R. Dilks the club has sustained a very great loss. His presence will be greatly missed from both our business and social sessions, but his counsel and advice on many important subjects will not be forgotten. “Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved family and friends Our heartfelt sympathy and assure them that were it possible for them to have heard the many kind things said about the deceased it would certainly help them bear up under their great sorrow. * >k >k >k >k >k 22 The following tribute was also paid to the memory of Mr. Dilks by one who knew him intimately: “ * * * * * * He was a friend to everybody and never failed to have a pleasant, cheery word of greeting for every one he met. He carried sunshine in his path and scattered it freely around those whom he met. He was a good neighbor and will be greatly missed by us all. In our local town affairs we shall miss his wise counsel. As a member of the Town Board he always did what seemed to him to be best for the public good. Whatever may have been the outcome of his actions, I am sure he never acted from selfish notives, but rather took the broad view of the greatest good to all the citizens of the town. His death is an irrep- arable loss to Spring Grove. In his business transactions his genial personality was a large factor. It was his policy to give his customers a square deal. He was an honest man and conducted his business in an open, outspoken manner, which secured for him the friendship and good will of his customers and the con- tinuance of their patronage. He was very loyal to his own fam- ily. He loved his home and family and it was his delight to have them constantly around him. He would travel more miles, go farther around and make more changes of cars to reach home quickly than any other man I ever knew. He was a born gentle- man, polite, clean and chaste in word and action. He was a sym- pathetic member of White Water Friends’ church, contributing regularly to its support. At the last he passed quietly and with- out suffering into the great beyond.” On Oct. 31, 1876, was celebrated the union of Mr. Dilks to Miss Alice J. Hill, daughter of George and Tacy (Hibberd) Hill, who are given appropriate mention on another page of this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Dilks six children were born : Grace, born Sept. 23, 1877, is the wife of Dr. James E. Weller, of Richmond; George H., born Aug. 23, 1879, is the successor of his father in the manage- ment of the lumber business; Benjamin H., born Feb. Io, 1881, died Dec. 17, 1892; Harrie, born Jan. I3, 1885, is an electrical en- gineer at Buffalo, N. Y.; Anne, born March 6, 1889, is the wife of George G. Coale, of Vincennes, Ind.; and Dorothy, born Feb. 25, 1896, resides at home with her widowed mother. The eldest son, George H. Dilks, entered his father's employ at the age of seventeen as a stenographer and later was taken into the business under the firm name of George R. Dilks & Son. In 1902 the part- nership was dissolved, the father continuing the business in his |BIOGRAPHICAL 357 own name. The son then associated himself with Gaar, Scott & Company as lumber purchasing agent, with whom he still con- tinues his connection, but he devotes his attention chiefly to the management of the extensive lumber business established by his father, his field of operations being Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio. He has a large acquaintance in the lumber trade and is go- ing into the field with a determination to win, following his father's example of faithfulness, honesty and perseverance. Like his father, the son was educated at Westtown Boarding School, Westtown, Chester county, Pennsylvania. On Sept. I4, 1905, George H. Dilks married Ethel Annie Woodard, daughter of Leander J. and Annie B. Woodard, of Richmond. Jesse T. Druley is to be recognized in this work as one of the representative farmers and stock growers of his native county, where he is the owner of a well improved farm of 500 acres, eligibly located in Boston township. He is a member of one of the sterling pioneer families of the county, which has represented his home from the time of his birth, and he has well upheld the honor of the name which he bears. He was born in Boston township, Aug. 28, 1875, a son of William H. and Matilda (Henry) Druley, the former born in Boston township and the latter in County Derry, Ireland. The paternal great-grandfather was Samuel Druley, a native of North Carolina who married Miss Nancy Stanley, of that State, and came to Wayne county in a very early day. He was a farmer by occupation and later purchased 16O acres of land in Union county, Indiana, where he followed agricultural pursuits until his death. Samuel and Nicholas Druley, brothers, came from North Carolina when this portion of the Hoosier State was a wil- derness. They married sisters—Nancy and Sarah Stanley. The paternal grandfather was Nathan Druley, a native of North Caro- lina. William H. Druley, the father, was reared to maturity in Boston township and upon reaching manhood adopted agricultural pursuits as his vocation. He inherited a farm, which he later traded for the one where his son, Jesse T., resides, and which con- sists of 500 acres, and there he built the buildings and followed general farming and stock raising until his death, which occurred Jan. I5, 1908. He was a man to whom was accorded the unquali- fied esteem of the community. He was a member of the Christian church, as is also his widow, who still resides in Boston township as a member of the household of her son. They became the par- ents of three children, of whom Alston is deceased ; Minnie is the wife of R. D. Gillespie, of Oxford, Ohio; and Jesse T. is the third in order of birth. Jesse T. Druley gained his early educational dis- cipline in the schools of the township of Boston and completed a course at Earlham College with the class of 1896. He began his independent career in partnership with his father, on the farm, under the firm name of W. H. Druley & Son, and under that name the business is still continued. The son makes a specialty of the stock raising department, and in this connection breeds draft horses and Duroc Jersey hogs and does a little buying and ship- ping. He also raises other live stock of excellent grade and main- 358 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tains his farm under a high state of cultivation. In politics Mr. Druley is found arrayed as a staunch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and he is a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, Free and Accepted Masons, at Boston. On Nov. I2, 1901, Mr. Druley was united in marriage to Miss Pearl Fye, born in Butler county, Ohio, March 21, 1881, a daughter of Samuel and Martha (Hamilton) Fye, of that county, and of this union there is a son, Paul, born Jan. 25, 1903. Mr. Fye is a farmer, and his father, Samuel E. Fye, came to Butler county, Ohio, from Penn- sylvania. Mrs. Fye is of Irish descent, her mother, Margaret Ham- ilton, having been born in Ireland. Josiah Feasel, a prosperous and highly esteemed farmer of the township of Boston, Wayne county, is a native of that township, born Oct. 9, 1834. His father, William Feasel, a native of Vir- ginia, was a farmer during all of his days and died in Boston town- ship, where his son Josiah resides. The mother, Jerusha (Pring) Feasel, also a native of Virginia, died at the same place. There were seven children: Martha and James are deceased; Amy is the widow of Jacob Crowal and resides in Richmond; Josiah is the subject of this sketch ; John is a resident of Fort Dodge, Kan. ; and Jacob and Caroline are deceased. The parents were members of the United Brethren church. Josiah Feasel acquired his educa- tional training in the public schools of his native township and, in 1855, at the age of twenty-one years, began his independent career by renting a farm which he occupied three years. He then purchased a farm, which later he sold and purchased the old home- stead, which constitutes his farm to–day. He has carried on farm- ing in a general way. In politics Mr. Feasel is a Republican, and though he has not been a seeker after public office, was for one term trustee in the township in which he resides. He belongs to the Society of Friends and to Sol. Meredith Post, Grand Army of the Republic. On Aug. 18, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company A of the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry and served three years in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Richmond and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the State the next day for Richmond, Ky., and was engaged in the battle near that place on the 30th, when Kirby Smith's forces captured it almost to a man. The regiment was paroled and in November exchanged, leaving Nov. 27 for Memphis. It was with Sheldon's brigade of Morgan's division on the Vicksburg expedition in December, and participated in the assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. It was en- gaged at Arkansas Post, and after the capture of that place pro- ceeded to Young's Point. It thence moved to Milliken's Bend in the latter part of February, and on March 30 was the advance regiment in the movement of Grant’s army against Vicksburg. It dislodged a force at Roundaway Bayou and aided in building bridges at Richmond, La., 2,OOO feet being constructed in three days, thus completing a military road across the Peninsula from the river above Vicksburg to the river forty miles below. It was engaged at Port Gibson, at Champion’s Hill, and in the assault at Black River Bridge, holding Johnston’s forces in check until BIOGRAPHICAL 359 Vicksburg's fall. The regiment was in Osterhaus' division, which opened all the engagements prior to the investment of Vicksburg. It was in constant skirmish in the advance on Jackson and was actively engaged during the six days' siege. It was sent to Port Hudson in August; was in the Teche expedition with General Franklin; moved to Texas in November, landing at Matagorda Bay; sailed for Indianola, Feb. I3, 1864, and returned to Mata- gorda Island on March 13. It returned to Louisiana in April; joined Banks’ retreating army near Alexandria; participated in the fight near that place, and in the retreat supported Lucas’ cavalry in covering the rear of the army. It was in camp at Morganza until December and engaged in several minor expeditions. It moved for Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, Dec. 7, and on the 14th joined the Pascagoula expedition. The regiment was con- solidated into a battalion of four companies, Jan. 23, 1865, and embarked a few days later for Barrancas, Fla., whence it moved to Pensacola on March 14, and on the 20th accompanied Steele through Flordia and Southern Alabama. It engaged in the assault at Fort Blakely and guarded prisoners to Ship Island. It then moved to Selma, Ala., where it remained until May 3, when it re- turned to Mobile and was mustered out, July 5, 1865. On Jan. I, 1868, Mr. Feasel was united in holy wedlock to Miss Anna Wolf, daughter of William and Mary (Burtin) Wolf, of the township of Boston, of which marital union there were born three children: Ella, wife of William F. Hendricks, of Richmond; Mary E., wife of William E. Austin, of Wayne township; and Ama L., wife of Everett J. Helms, of Richmond, and they have two sons—Erman J., and Ralph. Levi F. Druley, a prosperous farmer of Boston township, is a native of Indiana, born in Boston township, Wayne county, Jan. 8, 1852. His father was Levi F. Druley, a native of North Caro- lina, born Nov. 22, 1808, and his mother was Agnes (Sedgewick) Druley, born in Virginia, Dec. 19, 1815. The paternal grandpar- ents were Nicholas and Sarah (Stanley) Druley, who came from North Carolina to Wayne county in a very early day. Nicholas Druley was a farmer by occupation and purchased 320 acres of land in Union county, Indiana, following agricultural pursuits until his death. To him and his good wife there were born ten children: , Levi F. and Aaron are deceased; Dennis resides in the village of Boston; John, Samuel, Leathia, Betsey, Patsey, and Joseph are deceased, and Nicholas resides at Anderson, Ind. Levi F. Druley, Sr., was educated in Wayne county and was a resident of Boston township about seventy years, gaining his livelihood by farming. In politics he was a member of the Democratic party, serving as school director, and with his wife affiliated with the Christian church. He died in 1882 and his wife on April 15, 1900. Of their union were born nine children : Sarah, Richard, Nicholas, and William are deceased; Mary is the wife of John Peterson, of Boston township; John resides in Boston township; Levi F., Jr., is the next in order of birth; Martha is deceased, and Douglas re- sides in the village of Boston. Levi F., Jr., received his schooling 360 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in the district schools of Boston township and worked on his father's farm until twenty-six years old. He then purchased his present farm, which was a part of the old Sedgewick place, and has since conducted a general farming and stock raising business. He has continued to fertilize and improve the soil and to remodel and enlarge the buildings on the place until he has one of the most productive and up-to-date farms in the county. He makes a spe- cialty of breeding Short Horn cattle and his herd is one of the best in the county. In politics he has been a lifelong Democrat. On Dec. I, 1881, Mr. Druley was united in marriage to Miss Minerva Hart, daughter of John and Maria (Lybrook) Hart, of Harrison township, Union county, Indiana, of which happy union have been born three children—Ralph H., Rhea, and Carrie. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were natives of the State of Indiana, the former born in Bos- ton township, Wayne county, June 6, 1822, and the latter in Har- rison township, Union county, Aug. 7, 1826. The father was a farmer by occupation and later removed to Union county, Indiana, where he continued to reside until his death, in September, 1889. He was a Republican in politics and he and his wife were mem- bers of the German Baptist church. Mrs. Hart passed to the Great Beyond, March 21, 1905. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren: James is a resident of Maple City, Kan. ; Nancy is deceased ; Jacob Horner is a resident of Black Horse, Nev.; Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph Cramer, of Fairhaven, Ohio; Minerva is the wife of Mr. Druley and was born July 21, 1856; William resides in Kan- sas; Nora and Laura are deceased; Olive resides in Indianapolis; Edith is the wife of Everett Owens, of Tacoma, Wash.; and Oren is deceased. Mrs. Druley is a member of the Christian church at Concord, Ohio. Willard Bargis Ellwood, farmer, breeder of blooded stock, and the manager of other concerns of an extensive nature, with resi- dence at Centerville, was born in Center township, Wayne county, April 22, 1863, son of Levi C. and Ellen L. (Kirkman) Ellwood, and is of Scotch-Irish descent on the paternal side. The father was born in New Castle county, Delaware, Jan. II, I823, and the mother in Guilford county, North Carolina, May 2, 1829. The paternal grandparents came to Wayne county in 1824 and first settled about four miles northeast of Centerville, on a farm now owned by James Beeson. Levi C. Ellwood spent the early part of his life on that farm and finally became its owner, but later changed his residence to another place and continued to reside within five miles of the first location of the family until his death, which occurred in June, 1903, and his wife passed away in May, 1894. They both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, near Centerville. They were the parents of one son and three daugh- ters, of whom one daughter is deceased: Savilla J. is the wife of William J. Kempton and resides northwest of Centerville; Eliza- beth is deceased ; Willard B. is the next in order of birth ; and Ellen M. is the wife of Harry Gentry, a railroad conductor with residence at Waveland, Ind. Willard B. Ellwood, the subject of this review, received his primary education in the Culbertson BIOGRAPHICAL 361 school, District No. 1 of Center township, and later attended in turn Earlham College, Purdue University, and Asbury University at Greencastle. He remained at home until twenty-one years old, was then engaged for one year in operating his father's farm, after which for six years he was engaged in pedagogic work, working the farm in the summer seasons. In 1886 and 1887 he was asso- ciated with John McPherson as assistant county superintendent of schools. In 1890 he went to California, where he remained three years, working part of the time at the carpenter trade and the re- mainder for the King's River Lumber Company, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He returned to Centerville in 1893 and began work as a brakeman in the yards of the Pennsylvania railroad at Richmond. While thus employed his arm was smashed in an ac- cident and he was unable to work for some time thereafter, being partially crippled for life in the right arm. When he resumed activities he engaged in buying and selling stock, continuing these operations on the farm, and until 1910 was engaged in breeding Short Horn and Poll Durham cattle, Duroc Jersey hogs, and Dor- set Horn sheep. He was a pioneer in the Duroc Jersey hog busi- ness and held the first public sale of that breed ever held in the county. He had the largest herd of Double-Standard Poll Durham cattle in Wayne county, and was also the first successful raiser of alfalfa in the county, introducing it in 1903. He has forty-six and one-half acres of land in Center township ; 200 acres near Man- chester, Tenn.; IOO acres near Ellerbe, N. C. (cotton land), and I,022 acres near Altavista, Va. He is vice-president and manager of the Altavista Colonization Company of Altavista, Va., which is an incorporated concern, and is the principal stockholder, presi- dent and manager of the Altavista Telephone Company, Incor- porated. He is also the Western representative and buyer for the Carolina Live Stock Company, Incorporated, of Ellerbe, N. C., his field being the Western and Central States. Mr. Ellwood has always been active in the interests of the Democratic party. Fra- ternally he is a member of the Masonic order, Hiram Lodge, No. 4.17, at Centerville, and of its adjunct, the Eastern Star, Wayne Chapter, No. 121. On Nov. 15, 1888, Mr. Ellwood was united in marriage to Miss Emma M. Heim, born at Brownsville, Ind., May 21, 1869, daughter of George M. and Appalonia (Bachmeyer) Heim. Mr. and Mrs. Heim were both born in Germany, the father On June 13, 1829, and the mother on Jan. I5, 1832. They came to America on the same vessel, in 1853, and were married in Browns– ville, Union county, Indiana, where they resided until the father's death, Nov. I3, 1899, and the mother resides on a farm near Brownsville. To Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood have been born three chil– dren: Mabel, born April 9, 1893, was married on June 1, 1911, to George Kutche, a native of Greece, who conducts a confectionery establishment at Anderson, Ind. ; George D., April 2, 1898; and Leo B., May 17, 1900. The father of Mrs. Ellwood was a stone mason by trade and later became a contractor in building large bridges, etc., and all kinds of stone work. His first job in the United States was building the stone wall around the Ranck 362 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Cemetery in the southwest part of Wayne county. He was a musi- cian of some note and in his native land served some time as a bugler in the German army. He was a soldier in the Civil war, serving more than three years as a member of the Fifteenth Indi- ana battery. He and his good wife became the parents of four- teen children: John is a mason and farmer and resides at Browns– ville with his mother; George W. is deceased; Adam is a mechanic and an inventor of some note and resides at Connersville, Ind. ; Mary is the wife of Frank Webster, a farmer, of near Brownsville; Helena is the widow of Frank Leonard, who was her second hus- band, and resides at Indianapolis; Elizabeth is deceased ; Huldah Ann is the wife of George Hart, a farmer, residing near Boston, Wayne county; William H. resides at Verden, Okla., where he is postmaster and also the owner of a large stock ranch ; Emma M. is the wife of Mr. Ellwood; Edward L. is a mason and resides in Muncie; Cort and Cora are twins, the former being a railroader at Indianapolis, Ind., and the latter is the widow of Clark Wilson, and resides in Centerville; and Charles Albertus and Joseph reside in Brownsville with the mother. Lemuel Foland, one of the progressive farmers of Center township, was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, Jan. I, 1845. He is a son of John and Sally (McQuay) Foland, both natives of Shenandoah county, Virginia, where the father was born Dec. Io, 1818, and the mother in 1828, and there they were married. They came to Indiana in the spring of 1858 and settled in Center town- ship, Wayne county. About 1866 the father sold all of his posses- sions here and removed to Missouri, locating in Adair county, where he purchased a farm and resided until his death, which oc- curred March 22, 1903. The mother died in Center township in I86 I. Of the nine children born of their union, Lemuel is the eldest; Lafayette is engaged in the general mercantile business in Kokomo, Ind. ; Andrew Jackson is deceased; Sarah Jane resides in Kokomo; Katharine is the wife of Alpheus Wickersham, of Green township ; Lizzie resides in Colorado; Cora in Adair county, Mis- souri; John H. in Howard county, Indiana; and Francy died at the age of sixteen years. Lemuel Foland enjoyed the educational ad- vantages of the district schools in Virginia and also attended the district school in Clay township after coming to Indiana. At the age of eighteen years he began working as a farm hand for others, sawing wood, etc., and also was employed at railroading until at the age of about twenty-three years he bought a tract of two and three-quarters acres in Center township. He resided on this land and rented neighboring fields for a time, and about five years later purchased another tract of eight acres in Center township. Still later he sold his two tracts of land and in 1887 purchased the farm of 160 acres where he resides. The farm was then only partially improved, and after moving upon it Mr. Foland cleared between fifty and sixty acres. He has recently purchased another farm of IIO acres in Clay township, which was the former homestead of his wife's parents. He is also a stockholder in the Centerville Creamery and has other monied interests. In politics he is a BIOGRAPHICAL 363 Democrat and he is a member of the United Brethren church. On Sept. 8, 1872, Mr. Foland was united in marriage to Miss Melissa Pike, a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Franklin) Pike, who for many years were residents of Clay township. Mrs. Foland was born on a farm in that township, April 4, 1854, and received her education in the district schools. Four children were born to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Foland: Bessie E., born May 18, 1875, is the wife of Thomas Morrison, a farmer residing near Econ- omy; Charles, born July 25, 1880, married Torey Mull, is a farmer, and resides in Clay township ; Verlin, born Aug. 28, 1889, resides at the parental home, as does also Parker, born May 23, 1895. The father of Mrs. Foland was born in North Carolina, Dec. 6, 1806, and the mother in Grayson county, Virginia, July 7, 1823. Andrew Gaiser, who is one of the representative farmers of Wayne county, residing near the village of Centerville, is a scion of sterling German families. The Fatherland figures as his place of nativity, since he was born in Baden, Germany, Dec. 22, 1851. He is the only son of Christian and Ottillo (Ruhe) Gaiser, both natives of Baden in his native land, where the father was one of the prominent and influential citizens of his community and ever commanded uniform confidence and esteem. He continued to make his home in Germany until his death, and there his wife also passed away, secure in the affectionate regard of all who knew her. Of their two children Andrew is the only survivor, a daugh- ter, Katherine, being deceased. Andrew Gaiser, to whom this sketch is dedicated, secured his early educational discipline in the schools of his native land and continued to reside in Baden, where he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, until 1873, when he came to America and took up his residence in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana. There he worked as a farm hand until 1877, when he rented a farm in Center township. He continued to reside on rented land about eighteen years and then purchased a farm of IO6 acres where he now resides. His farm property is among the best in the county and he is meeting with marked stic- cess in conducting the same, as he brings to bear intimate technical knowledge, progressive ideas and keen business discrimination. Mr. Gaiser takes a lively interest in all that tends to further the best interests of the community, is a staunch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party, and he and his wife hold member- ship in the St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church. On Feb. 1, 1877, Mr. Gaiser was united in marriage to Miss Helen Toschlag, born in Wayne county, Indiana, a daughter of Bernard and Margaret (Bussen) Toschlag, natives of Hanover, Germany, and among the early settlers of Wayne county, where the father continued to make his home until death, and the mother still resides in Center township. Mr. Toschlag was a prosperous farmer and a citizen of influence in his community. Of this marriage of Mr. Gaiser there is a son, Bernard C., born Jan. 2, 1878, a carpenter by occu- pation and a resident of Centerville. He is married to Alice Crowe. Mrs. Gaiser died in 1903, and on Nov. 28, 1906, Mr. Gaiser was married to Elizabeth Juerling, born in Cincinnati, April 21, 1863, 364 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY daughter of Bernard and Euphemia (Dreier) Juerling, both born in Hanover, Germany, the father in September, 1820, and the mother on April 7, 1828. They were married in Wayne county and the father followed the carpenter trade throughout all of his active career. He first located in Cincinnati and later removed to Richmond, where he resided for a time, then returned to Cin- cinnati, and several years later came back to Richmond, where he and his wife both passed away, the father dying June 27, 1900, and the mother on Oct. I9, 1895. They were the parents of six children, three of whom are living: Bernardena died in Richmond, in April, 1911; Elizabeth is the wife of Mr. Gaiser; and Vincent is a contractor in Richmond. Homer M. Hammond is a distinctive type of the successful men of affairs of the city of Richmond, and in the comparatively short time that has elapsed since he established his residence in the Quaker City has given ample proof of the possession of all those qualities which tend to phenomenal progress in the business world. Mr. Hammond was born in Mount Pleasant, Jay county, Indiana, June 14, 1861, a son of Pleasant T. and Ruth (Kirkman) Hammond, the former born in the same locality and the latter a native of North Carolina. They were married in Jay county, In- diana, to which place the mother had come when a little girl with her parents, who made the journey from North Carolina in a wagon. Pleasant T. Hammond was a farmer by occupation, and during the Civil war purchased horses for the Government. The mother died when Homer M. was but three months old, and the father died in 1900, in Champaign, Ill., where he had lived a num- ber of years before his death. Their union was blessed by the birth of five children, of whom it is appropriate that particular mention be made in this connection. Henry, the eldest, died when fourteen years old; Margaret Alice became the wife of DeWitt C. Russell and died in 1877; Luverna Ellen became the wife of James Moore and died in 1875; John A. resides in Wayne township, this county, and Homer M. is he whose name introduces this review. The last named received his preliminary education in Wayne county, Indiana, and finished in the Union City High School, where he graduated in 1879. In early manhood he farmed for a time and then went into the business of training race horses, also conducting a livery business at Indianapolis, for about six years. In 1898 he located in the city of Richmond, where he had charge of different departments of and was salesman for the Jones Hard- ware Company for a period of twelve years. During that time he saw and in no small way assisted in the development of the com- pany from a small concern to one of the largest wholesale and retail establishments in the State. He remained with the Jones Hardware Company until he resigned his position to accept that of president of the Board of Public Works of the city of Rich- mond, which office he assumed Jan. 3, 1910. This position, which he is now so acceptably filling, came to him entirely unsought on his part, and its tender was a tribute to his recognized ability in the larger affairs of life. It is such testimonials as this that marks BIOGRAPHICAL 365 the man of worth in any community, and it exemplifies the pos- sibilities when ability, industry and energy are combined with sobriety and integrity and a laudable ambition that reaches to the top in any calling. Mr. Hammond keeps in constant touch with the most advanced thought in his line of endeavor and takes an interest in all matters of a public nature. While usually support- ing the Republican party when national issues are involved, he is decidedly independent in local matters and votes for the men and measures that he considers best fitted. His religious faith is ex- pressed by membership in the First Christian Church of Richmond and fraternally he affiliates with the Modern Woodmen, also hav- ing membership in the Young Men's Business Association. On June 14, 1910—“Flag Day” and also his birthday—he presented Glen Miller Park with a beautiful American flag in honor of the occasion. On Dec. 24, 1887, Mr. Hammond was married to Miss Martha J. Turner, of Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana, and of this union there were born two children, both of whom died in infancy. The wife died March Io, 1890, and on Dec. 25, 1892, Mr. Hammond was married to Mrs. Mary B. Turner, a relative by marriage of his first wife and sister of Isaac A. Gormon, the Su- perintendent of Police of Richmond. The Hammond home is pleasantly situated at 205 South Eighth street, in the city of Rich- mond. Charles B. Harter, of Hagerstown, is a worthy representa- tive of the Harter family, which has been resident in Indiana for many years. He was born in Huntington county, Nov. 7, 1876, but has spent the last decade in Wayne county, with the exception of the years IOO5 to 1908, when he was engaged in the practice of dentistry at Elkhart. He attended the local schools in New Cas- tle and later entered the Central Dental College, in which he was graduated in 1901. Soon after his graduation he began practicing his profession in Hagerstown, which vocation he has successfully followed up to the present time (October, IQII). On May 23, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Edna Wisehart, a native of Jefferson township, daughter of Eli and Sarah (Kinsey) Wise- hart, and of this union there is a son, Eli Blair, born April 18, 1908. Mr. Harter is a member of the Masonic lodge, No. 1 15, at Hagerstown. He is a son of Daniel and Jennie (Bolen) Harter, the former born in Henry county, near New Castle, Ind., Oct. 18, 1848, and the latter in Virginia, Jan. 28, 1850. The father was educated in Henry county and began his independent career at Hagerstown in the milling business. Later he engaged in farming in Henry county, in 1874, and there resided until 1908, when he retired and returned to Hagerstown. He and his wife became the parents of five children: Ella, of Chicago, Ill. ; George, of Elk- hart, Ind. ; Edna, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Charles B. is the next in order of birth; and Sarah is the wife of Benjamin Holmes, of New Castle, Ind. Daniel Harter is affiliated with the Republican party, as are also his sons. He is a man of rare judgment and ex- ceptional probity, and his opinions are highly respected by his friends and associates. 366 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John S. Henwood, a successful farmer and stock raiser of Ab- ington township, was born on the farm that is now his home, Sept. 21, 1837. He is a son of John and Rebecca (Spahr) Henwood, the former, born in Pennsylvania and the latter in West Virginia, near Wheeling. The father came to Ohio earlier than 1814 and worked as a farm hand for a time at $7 per month. After one season he returned to near Wheeling, W. Va., and in 1814 came with John Doddridge, David Jenkins, and others to Wayne county, the trip being made by flat boat on the Ohio river to Cincinnati and by cutting a road through an unsettled country to Wayne county. John Spahr, another member of the party, purchased 160 acres of land from the Government for Mr. Henwood, and the latter event- ually paid for it. The deed for this tract is now in the possession of John S. Henwood. This purchase of land was the quarter-sec- tion where John S. resides, and the father located on this farm in a log cabin and later in a brick cabin with a clapboard roof. He added to this farm from time to time until he owned 470 acres in that vicinity and I,417 acres in Kosciusko county, on the north side of Tippecanoe lake. He was the only child of his parents and in his tender years was left an Orphan, being reared by an aunt, and learned to read after reaching the age of eighteen years. The land in Abington township was improved and cultivated and the elder Henwood spent the remainder of his days here, his death oc- curring Sept. 7, 1863, and his wife followed him to the grave in about 1873 or 1874. They were members of the Methodist Epis- copal church. They were the parents of six children: Susan is the widow of Cary A. Leason and resides with her brother, John S.; Sabra became the wife of Henry Helms and is deceased; Mary became the wife of Ennias McCauley and is deceased; Samuel is deceased ; Stephen resides in Abington township; and John S. is the youngest of the family. John S. Henwood was educated in an old log school-house on his father's.farm, which school-house was the one in which George W. Julian taught his first term of school. His entire life has been spent on the farm where he resides, and from the age of eighteen he has practically had charge of the same. This parcel consists of 259 acres and our subject is engaged in general farming and raises some very fine horses. He has devoted all his energies to his farm work, in which line he has attained suc- cess, and it is his intention to take a respite from the active man- agement of the farm, but to spend the remainder of his days on the place where he was born. His farm is known as the “Haw- patch Farm.” In politics Mr. Henwood is a Prohibitionist on all national affairs, but locally is independent. Never an aspirant for any office, he has served his country as an elector only, feeling that if his ballot has been properly cast, according to his best judgment and conscience, his duty is well done. On June 28, 1868, our sub- ject was united in the bonds of wedlock with Cynthia Jamison, born near Everton, Fayette county, Indiana, Feb. 7, 1847. Her father, Jefferson Jamison, and her mother, Anchor (Sutton) Jami- son, were of Scotch descent and were early settlers in Fayette county. To them were born four children, Meredith being the BIOGRAPHICAL 367 Only one surviving, and he resides in Oklahoma. Mrs. Henwood died July 17, 1902, having become the mother of three children: John J., born June 4, 1870, is a farmer and resides on the old Jami- son homestead in Fayette county; Rosa is the wife of Dr. Rolla J. Peirce, of Richmond; and one child died in infancy. Lewis H. Hosier, a native son of Indiana and one of the pros- perous farmers of Harrison township, Wayne county, was born in Henry county, Indiana, June 30, 1848, son of Henderson and Eliza- beth (Hoover) Hosier, the former a native of North Carolina, born May 20, 1805, and the latter was born in Indiana, March 3, 1809. The paternal grandfather, Lewis Hosier, came from North Caro- lina in 1807, and after a few years’ residence on the Elkhorn set- tled on the land now owned by his grandson, Lewis H., in Harri– son township. He was a man of limited education, which was chiefly acquired from the few books he was able to obtain, or to which he had access. He was fond of reading and succeeded in getting hold of a number of works of the best authors, which he read with avidity and with which he made himself familiar. He delighted in discussion; was an acute reasoner, and adhered with unusual firmness, not to say Obstinacy, to deliberately formed Opinions. He was a man of strict integrity. His children were Isaiah, Henderson, Enoch, Jesse, Elizabeth, and Mary. Lewis Hosier died in 1853, aged seventy-eight years. Henderson Hosier, the father of the subject of this review, came to Indiana with his father and was educated in Wayne county, where he was reared to agricultural pursuits, at which he was for a number of years suc- cessfully engaged in Henry county, Indiana. He then returned to Wayne county and located on the farm where his son, Lewis H., now resides, in Harrison township, and there resided until his death, Dec. 3, 1892, his wife having passed away Feb. 22, 1881. Of their union were born seven children, of whom Isaac, Charlotte, Bridget, and Mary Ann are deceased; Mahala is the wife of Rudi- sel Hunt, of Wayne township ; William is deceased ; and Lewis H. is the subject of this sketch. Lewis H. Hosier received his educa– tion in the district schools of his native county and worked for his father until the latter's death, when, by his industry and thrift, he had accumulated enough to purchase the old homestead, where he now resides. Since becoming the owner of this place he has devoted his energies to scientific and progressive agriculture, and his measure of success is best evinced by his high standing in the community. Politically, Mr. Hosier gives his support to the men and measures of the Republican party but has never sought official honors for himself, save that of trustee of Harrison township, which position he is now filling. He is a member of the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows at Jacksonburg and the Society of Friends. On Nov. 25, 1864, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hosier and Miss Hester Ann Camplin, born Feb. 8, 1845, daugh- ter of James and Irena (Gillraith) Camplin, of Henry county, In- diana. The parents of Mrs. Hosier were natives of North Carolina who came to Indiana and located in Henry county, at Greensbor- ough. The father was a wagon maker by trade and followed that 368 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY occupation until his death, living an honorable and upright life in all his dealings with his fellow men, whose confidence and esteem he commanded to the last. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hosier: Vernon, born Jan. 8, 1866, is married and has five chil- dren—Mabel, Lynn, Russell, Afton, and Wanda—and resides in Center township; Wilmer, born July 31, 1871, and Flora Pearl, born June 10, 1876, are deceased; Daisy, born Dec. 30, 1878, is the wife of Frank Eliason, of Harrison township; Clara, born April I9, 1883, died at the age of eight months; and Irene, born May 26, 1885, is the wife of John Boyd. Caleb Bennett Jackson, numbered among the prosperous farm- ers of Center township, was born on the farm that is now his Home, Dec. 20, 1844. His father was Joseph W. Jackson, a native of the Old Dominion, born in Grayson county, Virginia, June 15, I813, and his mother was Mary E. (Harvey) Jackson, born in Cen- ter township, this county, in April, 1820. The father came to Indiana with his parents, in 1818, and the family located in Center township on a farm. Upon reaching manhood Joseph W. Jack- son began accumulating land and at One time owned I,400 acres, practically all of which was in Center township, and also owned I60 acres in Fayette county. Part of his possessions was the same upon which the subject of this review was born and resides. The elder Jackson lived a quiet and peaceful life, never aspiring to hold any public office, and won the respect of his neighbors and others throughout the county. He operated the greater part of his farm land himself and continued in active charge of affairs almost until his death, and on March Io, I884, passed away, at the age of seventy. Our subject's mother died Aug. 14, 1877, in her fifty-eighth year. She had been a kind and loving wife and an ideal mother and is remembered as a beautiful character. She was a member of the Christian church. Caleb B. Jackson attended the district schools in Center township, the schools at Centerville, and two terms at Earlham College. Having remained at home and assisted his father until twenty-four years old, the next eleven years were spent at Kansas City, Mo., where he was engaged in the school furniture business, scale manufacturing, etc. When his father died he returned and purchased the old homestead and has made his home there since. His ideas of farming are along gen- eral lines, and in his calling he ranks with the leaders. On Aug. I4, 1884, he purchased the old homestead, consisting of 327.34 acres, and makes a general business of raising Duroc Jersey hogs and Short Horn cattle. He is a stockholder in the Union National Bank at Richmond. His father was instrumental in promoting the construction of the Pennsylvania railroad through this part of the State, from Richmond to Indianapolis, being one of its early direc- tors, and as a boy set all the stakes for the old National Road through Center township. Politically Mr. Jackson is independent and his religious faith is expressed by membership in the Christian Church at Centerville. Mr. Jackson is of a family of thirteen chil- dren: Rebecca is the wife of William Q. Elliott, a farmer of Ster- ling, Kan. ; John is a retired citizen of Cambridge City; Olive is BIOGRAPPHICAL 369 the wife of John Coddington, a retired farmer of Green's Fork; Salina J. married Lott Morgan and is deceased; Caleb B. is the fifth in order of birth; Joseph W. resides at Kansas City, Mo.; Lorenzo D. is a practicing physician at Hammond, Ind. ; Lafayette is a farmer and resides at Centerville; Columbus M. is a farmer and resides at Palestine, Ind. ; Mary E. is the wife of Nathan Ray, a farmer of Sterling, Kan. ; Charles F. resides in Center township; Sally is the wife of George McConaha; and Lincoln, deceased, was a mine operator and resided in Mulberry, Kan. On Feb. 19, 1874, was celebrated the marriage of our subject to Miss Mary Elizabeth Strickland, born at Rushville, Ind., Oct. I3, 1854, daughter of Richard J. and Ann E. (Hamlin) Strickland, of Centerville. No children were born of this union, but they adopted an eight-day- May 16, 1910, having become the mother of eight children: Rich- ard J. Strickland, father of Mrs. Jackson, was born near Hillsboro, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1830, and died May 29, 1898. Mrs. Strickland, the mother, was born in Devonshire, England, Oct. 4, 1830. She died May 16, 1900, having become the mother of eight children: Rich- ard and Orrin are deceased; Mrs. Jackson is the third in order of birth ; Hamlin L. died in March, 1905; Benoni is a publisher in Cumberland, Ind. ; Addie B. is the wife of John Chambers; Grace S. is the wife of William L. Taylor, former attorney-general of In- diana; and Harry Gezell is a grocer at Greenfield, Ind. The last named has served the last two terms in the State legislature, repre- senting Hancock county, and is a member of the Masonic order, having attained the Thirty-third degree. Richard J. Strickland, the father, learned the printer's trade in New York under Horace Greeley and first came to Centerville about 1858. After a few weeks he went to Rushville, but returned in 1859 and started the “Wayne County Chronicle.” He conducted that paper a number of years and after the war started the “Humming Bird” in Rich- mond. He also started the “Cambridge City Journal” during the Civil war and some years afterward started the “Odd Fellows’ Talisman” in Indianapolis, which paper is still being published and is the State organ of the fraternity. Mr. Strickland continued to reside in Centerville until 1878, when he removed to Greenfield, where he published the “Hancock Jeffersonian” ten years. He then returned to Centerville, where he continued to reside until his death. His widow passed away at the home of her son in Greenfield. Mr. Strickland raised a company in Centerville and served as captain of the organization in the sixty-day service dur- ing the Civil war. Mr. Jackson is prominently identified with the Masonic order, being a member of the Blue Lodge, No. 417, at Centerville, the Chapter at Richmond, King Solomon's, No. 4, and the Council and the Commandery at Richmond. He and his wife are members of the Eastern Star, No. 121, at Centerville. Thomas E. Jackson, a prosperous and influential agriculturist of the township of Center, is a native of that township, born at Jackson Hill, May 28, 1855, son of Capt. C. B. and Vashti (Crum) Jackson. The paternal grandfather purchased from the govern- ment the land which comprises the Jackson homestead. Capt. C. 370 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY B. Jackson was born on this homestead and early in life became a land owner, his possessions at one time aggregating 500 acres in one body, and he resided here until his death, which occurred Jan. I5, 1910. In 1863 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty- fourth Indiana infantry, was made captain of Company F and served until the close of the Civil war. This regiment was organ- ized by the consolidation of three companies, raised in the Sixth Congressional district for the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regi- ment, and seven companies raised in the Fifth Congressional dis- trict, rendezvousing at Richmond. It was mustered in March Io, I864, left the State on the 19th, proceeding to Nashville via Louis- ville, and was assigned to the division commanded by General Hovey. On April 5 it proceeded to Athens, Tenn. With its corps it marched toward Red Clay, Ga., and was in an engagement at Buzzard Roost; in frequent skirmishes in the vicinity of Resaca and Kingston; in sharp fighting at Lost Mountain, and was actively engaged at Kenesaw Mountain. It was in a constant skirmish until Atlanta was reached, was in the battle of Atlanta on July 22; took part in. the siege of Atlanta; fought at Jonesboro, and then remained in camp at Decatur until Oct. 4, when it accompanied the column in pursuit of Hood ; had a sharp skirmish at the Oos- tanaula River; continued the pursuit as far as Gaylesville, Ala.; moved via Cedar Bluffs and Dalton to Nashville, where it joined General Thomas’ command. It next moved for Pulaski, reaching there on the I5th, and proceeded thence to Columbia, where it was in a brisk skirmish for two days. On the march toward Franklin it was in a brisk fight at Spring Hill. It was in the battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, repelling every assault; was next engaged in the battle of Nashville, and joined in pursuit of Hood as far as Columbia, whence it moved to Clifton, embarked for Cincinnati, moved thence to Washington, which was reached on Jan. 30, 1865; then sailed for Morehead City, N. C., which was reached Feb. 27. From New Berne it marched toward Kinston, being engaged at Wise's Forks, and aiding in repulsing an assault. From Kins- ton it marched for Goldsboro, where a junction was effected with Sherman’s army on March 21. It was stationed at Lenoir Insti- tute a short time, moving for Greensboro, May 3, thence to Char- lotte, where it went into camp. It returned to Greensboro July 13, remained there until Aug. 31, when it was mustered out. To Captain and Mrs. Jackson there were born four children: Sadie is the wife of Samuel Bronnenberg, a real estate dealer at Anderson, Ind. ; Thomas E. is the second in order of birth; Flavius J. is a retired farmer and extensive land owner at Anderson, Ind. ; and Alice is the widow of Charles Eliason and resides on the old home- stead at Jackson Hill. Thomas E. Jackson acquired his educa- tional training in the district schools of his native township and at the high school in Centerville, and at an early age gained an inti- mate knowledge of agricultural pursuits, which he has continued to make his chief occupation. He resided at home until twenty- five years old and then for about eight years rented a portion of his father's farm. His father then gave him Ioo acres, to which he BIOGRAPHICAL 37I added forty-seven acres by purchase, making a total of 147 acres which he operates, and in addition has a one-fourth interest in the Jackson estate, of which Jackson Park is a portion. Mr. Jack- fon is the manager of Jackson Park and is also superintendent of the National Road from the Richmond city limits to the Jackson township line. In politics he is an ardent adherent of the Re- publican party, though he has never cherished aspirations for pub- lic office. In religious matters he has always held very liberal views and is not a member of any denomination. On Feb. II, 1881, he was united in matrimony to Miss Carrie Lyboult, born in the State of New York, Oct. 31, 1853, daughter of James and Jane (Veeder) Lyboult. Mrs. Jackson died Oct. 31, 1904, leaving no children. Fraternally, Mr. Jackson is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. He is a member and stockholder of the Centerville Creamery. Morris Jones is rated among the enterprising men of affairs of Wayne county, and although nearly four score years of age, when most men have retired from a business career, he still takes an active interest in affairs and as a stock buyer is engaged in a line of endeavor that has always attracted his attention. He is a native son of Maryland and was born two miles from Emmetsburg, that State, July 29, 1832, son of John and Sarah (Smith) Jones. John Jones, the father, was a farmer and trader, dealing extensive- ly in live stock, and came with his family to Wayne county and located at Centerville, in 1849, making the trip overland. He was appointed deputy sheriff of the county and filled that office a num- ber of years, frequently riding over the county on horseback. Later he and his son Morris engaged in the butchering business until about 1860, when the father died of typhoid fever. The mother died when Morris was about one year old and the father was again married, his second wife being the mother of Mrs. A. J. Lashley, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Of the first marriage there were born three children: Parmelia and Sarah are deceased, and Morris is the youngest and the only survivor. Morris Jones received a limited education in the schools of Maryland and also in a school which he attended across the State line in Pennsylvania. He resided with his father until about twenty-eight years old, assisting in the support of the family and also working for others as the Occasions demanded. At the age mentioned his earthly possessions consisted of $5.50, and he borrowed $100 from a neighbor, Joshua Eliason, with which to enter the stock business; and being acquainted over the county started out buying stock. In those days the buyer always paid for the stock after it was disposed of. On his second trip to Cin- cinnati he met David Commons, father of Walter Commons, and that gentleman asked him to come and buy his cattle. Mr. Jones did so without the money or the scratch of a pen, the buying price amounting to $700, and walked and drove the cattle to Cincinnati. He has continued in the stock buying business from that time to the present and has done thousands of dollars’ worth of business with banks, never being questioned. In 1870 he purchased the 372 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY farm where he now resides, the purchase price being $14,OOO, but was not to have possession until the following year. When the time came for payment he had lost every dollar of his money, but he never allowed anyone to know this fact, went to the bank and borrowed the money to make the payments, and without any assistance paid up all of his obligations. His farm originally con- sisted of I50 acres, but he has sold ten acres of this to his daugh- ter and of late years his son-in-law has superintended the farming Operations, but Mr. Jones has continued engaged in the stock business. On Feb. 9, 1860, Mr. Jones was wedded to Miss Octavia McMahan, born in Montgomery county, Ohio, April 28, 1841, daughter of Clayborne and Martha (Drill) McMahan, and of this union there were born five children: Clayborne Smith, born Nov. 7, 1860, is chief clerk in the Pennsylvania railway terminal station in Chicago; Alice May, born Feb. 23, 1863, died in December, 1886; Mary Louise, born Sept. 1, 1866, is the wife of Joseph Jenkins, a farmer on the old homestead; Cora Belle, born March 19, 1870, is the wife of George H. Clark, pastor of the Sixth Christian Church at Indianapolis, Ind. ; and Flora Martha, born Oct. 8, 1876, is the wife of Dr. John M. Fouts, of Centerville, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Clayborne, the son, is a graduate of Earlham College. Clayborne McMahan, father of Mrs. Jones, was born in Clay county, Kentucky, April 14, 1815, and the mother was born in Frederick county, Maryland, July 21, 1820. They came to Center township, in 1847, and the father fol- lowed the plastering trade in Centerville for some time, later en- gaging in the jewelry business, in which he continued until his death, June 20, 1892, and the mother died Dec. 7, 1907, They were the parents of five children, of which Mrs. Jones is the eldest. Samuel, born Jan. I4, 1843, died Dec. 26, 1856; William S., born Aug. 21, 1844, resides in Richmond; Ann, born Feb. 20, 1848, died June 2, 1852; and Letisha, born Dec. 6, 1855, is the widow of Homer Bartholomew, of Tipton, Ind., he having died Oct. 30, 1910. In early life Mr. Jones became a member of the United Brethren church, and Mrs. Jones has membership in the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrated their Golden Wedding, Feb. 9, 1910. Ennias Kitterman, a leading farmer and prominent citizen of Center township, was born in Harrison township, this county, April 23, 1845. His father, Solomon Kitterman, was born in Floyd county, Virginia, Nov. I2, 1802, and there learned the trade of a blacksmith. He was there married to Miss Levisa Slusher, born in that county and State, March 15, 1812, and of this union ten chil- dren were born : Gabriel is a farmer and resides in Blackford county; Harvey died in 1866; Aley A. is the widow of James J. Black and resides in Center township; Hulda became the wife of William Leonard and died in 1904; Ephraim is a farmer and resides in Harrison township; Nancy is the wife of James Paxton, of Har- rison township; Ennias is the next in order of birth; Calvin is de- ceased; Mary is the wife of William Ensley, a farmer in Center township; and Leroy is a farmer and resides in Blackford county. The parents came to Indiana in 1839 and located in Harrison town- BIOGRAPHICAL 373 ship, Wayne county, where the father at the time of his death owned 320 acres of land. He operated this farm in a general way until his death, which occurred in 1875, and his widow survived until 1897. Ennias Kitterman, the subject of this review, received all his educational training in the public Schools of Harrison town- ship and while yet a boy enlisted as a soldier in the Nineteenth bat- tery of Indiana light artillery. This battery was organized at Cambridge City, Aug. 5, and was mustered into the United States service, at Indianapolis, Aug. 20, 1862. It immediately left the State for Louisville, where it was assigned to the Thirty-third brigade, Tenth division, Army of the Ohio. Its first engagement was at Perryville, where it was posted on the right on a high level ridge at the left of the main road, from which position it kept up a steady fire for nearly four hours. Moving to Woodsonville, via Danville, Crab Orchard and Lebanon, it remained in camp until December, when it moved to Glasgow, thence to Murfreesboro, reaching there the day after the engagement at Stone's River, and was assigned to Reynolds’ division of the Fourteenth corps, with which it remained in camp until June 24, 1863, when the army started on the Tullahoma campaign, Reynolds’ division having the advance. At Hoover's Gap the enemy was driven from its posi- tion and the army proceeded to Manchester and Tullahoma, thence to University and Chattanooga, reaching Chickamauga Sept. 18. With its division the battery was in the hottest part of the battle of Chickamauga on the following two days, maintaining its position until the order was given to retreat to Chattanooga. It received the commendations of the generals commanding the division and corps. Upon the breaking up of Reynolds’ division, the battery was assigned to the Third division of the Fourteenth corps, with which it participated in the storming of Missionary Ridge and engaged in the pursuit of the enemy as far as Ringgold, Ga. It took part in the expedition against Dalton, in February, 1864, skirmished in front of Buzzard Roost and remained at Ring- gold until May 7, when it joined General Sherman for the Atlanta campaign. It took part in all the principal battles and skirmishes, including Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, near Dallas, Kene- saw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, before Atlanta, Utoy and Jones- boro, going into camp at Atlanta after its evacuation. The battery joined in the pursuit of Hood as far as Gaylesville, Ala., then re- turned to Atlanta and moved with the army for Savannah, par- ticipating in the siege of that city and the capture of Fort Mc- Allister. On Jan. 30, 1865, it moved with its division through the Carolinas and fought at Columbia and Bentonville. Mr. Kitter- man was wounded in Sherman's last fight, at Bentonville, receiv- ing a musket ball in the stomach, and as a result of this wound fell into the hands of the enemy. He was taken to Libby prison, in Richmond, where he was confined five days, being released on Sunday, the day before the entrance of Grant’s army into the city. He finally reached Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was mustered out, June 19, 1865. He then returned to the old homestead, where he remained until he was married, and one year later removed to 374 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Lawrence, Douglas county, Kan., where he purchased a farm and remained five years. He then returned to Wayne county and, after residing one year on Robert Commons' farm, purchased fifty acres of land where he now resides and to which he has added until at the present time he has 382 acres. He has one of the finest resi- dences in the township, the material being red brick, and this he built in 1895. Aside from his farming interests Mr. Kitterman is a stockholder in the First National Bank at Cambridge City, of which institution his son is president. In the matter of politics Mr. Kitterman is aligned with the Republican party but has never been an aspirant for public office of any nature. On Sept. Io, 1868, he was married to Miss Minnie Harvey, born in Center township, Nov. 12, 1847, daughter of John and Sally Harvey. Of this union there is a son, Claude S., born at Lawrence, Kan., April 20, 1870, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Andrew Kramer, a native of the Buckeye State, was born in Butler county, Ohio, July 15, 1842. His parents were George and Eliza (Brown) Kramer, the former born in Greene county, Penn- sylvania, in 1806, and the latter in Butler county, Ohio, in 1813. In early life the father worked in a glass factory, and the paternal grandfather was a glassblower, but later became a farmer. In his school work he was one of the most perfect penmen to be found, and Andrew Kramer has some of the specimens of his penman- ship, made while in school. In 1816 the family moved to Butler county, Ohio, and when about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, George Kramer commenced his independent career as a tiller of rented land. Later, he came to Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, and resided there on a farm four years, at the end of which period he went back to Ohio and remained there two years. He then returned to Wayne county and settled in Center township, on the farm of 200 acres where the son Andrew resides. This farm was his home until 1870, in which year he moved back to Ohio and resided on the old Kramer homestead there until his death, which occurred in 1893, the mother of Andrew having died in 1849. The old homestead in Ohio is now the property of An- drew Kramer and his sister, Mary, who resides upon it. Of the union of these parents were born six children, their names being herein set forth in the order of birth: George, born in 1835, died in 1845; Elizabeth, born in 1837, died in 1843; William, born in 1839, died in 1869; Andrew is the next in order of birth; Mary, born in 1845, resides on the old homestead in Butler county, Ohio; and Barbara Ann, born in 1848, died in 1899. After the death of the mother the father married Nellie Swan, of Liberty township, Union county, Indiana. She died Feb. I, 1861, and the father then married Mrs. Margaret Jessup, of Boston township, Wayne coun- ty, who died in 1894. Andrew Kramer received his education in the district schools of Wayne county and resided at his father's home till his twenty-second year. He then rented his father's farm until 1871, when he purchased the homestead here and has continued to reside upon it since 1873, having previously resided in Abington township. All of his attention is devoted to his farm, BIOGRAPHICAL 375 following a line of general agriculture, and it is his intention to spend the remainder of his days here. All of Mr. Kramer's ac- cumulations are the result of his own efforts, assisted by his good wife, and he is now numbered among the prosperous farmers of the county. Politically he is of the Republican faith but has never aspired to hold public office. On Aug. 9, 1866, was celebrated his union to Miss Susan L. Sweet, of Abington township, born March 29, 1849. Her parents were Anderson and Lydia (Fender) Sweet, the former born in North Carolina and the latter in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 30, 1816. Coming to Wayne county when a boy of twelve years, with his widowed mother, Mr. Sweet settled in Abington township, where he fol- lowed farming the remainder of his life and died about 1880, his wife having passed away April 25, 1850. Mr. Sweet was married twice, and of his first union were born nine children, of whom only two are living---Amanda, who is the wife of a Mr. Ferguson, of Kansas, and Mrs. Kramer, who is the youngest of the children. Three brothers served as soldiers in the Civil war with Indiana regiments, two of them dying while in the service and the other one after returning home. Of the second marriage five children were born and four of them are living: Martha is the wife of Samuel Stevens, of Abington township ; Caroline is the wife of a Mr. Hay, of Wabash county; Alfred resides in Canada; and Ida is the wife of Stephen Shank, of Centerville. To Mr. and Mrs. Kramer were born nine children: Lorella T., born July 14, 1867, is the wife of Isaac J. Spahr, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. Media G., born Feb. 13, 1870, is the wife of Walter J. Burgess, a farmer in Washington township, and they have a daughter, Charliene. William F., born Feb. 24, 1872, resides on the old homestead in Butler county, Ohio. He is mar- ried to Martha Jarrett, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia (Fender) Jarrett, of Webster township, Wayne county, Indiana, and to them have been born nine children, six of whom are living—Haldane, Herbert, Inez, Gladys, Mildred, and William F., Jr. Lulu E., born Oct. 4, 1874, is the wife of Joseph H. Spahr, a farmer in Henry county, and they have two children—Wayne and Ivan. Fred H., born Oct. 1, 1876, resides at the parental home. He received his primary education in the common schools of Wayne county and took a further course in Purdue University. Leaving Purdue in 1899 he returned home and has since assisted his father in the man- agement of the farm. He was married Oct. I4, 1907, to Miss Minnie Wolfe, daughter of John N. and Adaline (Lozier) Wolfe, of Oxford, Ohio. She was born Sept. 8, 1878, and to her and her husband was born a daughter, Esther Cornelia, Sept. 30, 1908. Mildred, born in February, 1879, died when sixteen days old; Hes- ter V., born June 12, 1885, is the wife of Clessie Kendall, of Dub- lin, Wayne county, and they have a daughter, Dorothy; Lois C., born Nov. 13, 1887, is the wife of Earnest Tremps, a farmer in Center township, and they have two children—Ethel and Harold; and George, born Feb. 21, 1893, is a student in the Centerville High School with the class of 1912. 376 MEMOIRS OF waYNE COUNTY Jesse Henry Lambert is a prominent figure in the industrial affairs of Wayne county and Center township, where he is actively engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is a native of Fayette county, Indiana, a son of William B. and Mary J. (Henry) Lambert, both born in Fayette county, the father on Sept. 2, 1845, and the mother on Dec. 26, 1852. The father became a land owner in Fayette county and continued to reside there until 1910, when he sold the home farm, which had been in the Lambert name since it was purchased from the Government. He then removed to Oklahoma, where he purchased land, and there he and his wife reside in the full enjoyment of the knowledge of well spent lives. Of the three children born of their union, Nannie Lee is the wife of John Reth- erford, a farmer in Oklahoma; Jesse H. is the second in order of birth, and William Clayton is deceased. Jesse H. Lambert was born Aug. 5, 1874, and his educational advantages were those af- forded by the district schools, which he attended in winter, and worked on his father's farm in the summer. He also spent six months as a student in the State Normal at Terre Haute. He re- sided at home until twenty-four years old, when he rented land in Washington township, Wayne county, about five years, at the end of which period he purchased the farm where he resides. He made a study of agricultural pursuits and his well improved and fertile farm of I45 acres is proof of “how well he may succeed who tries.” He operates his farm in a general way and also devotes consider- able attention to stock raising, in which line he has met with more than ordinary success. In addition to his Center township farm he owns 240 acres of land near Guthrie, Okla., in the fruit and cot- ton belt of that State. Mr. Lambert is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party. On June 8, 1898, he was married to Miss Estella Helms, daughter of Michael (deceased) and Martha (Russell) Helms, natives of Wayne county. Mr. Helms was a prosperous farmer in Abington township and was quite prominent in the community. Mrs. Lambert was born in Abington township, April 12, 1876, and there grew to woman- hood. With her husband she is a consistent member of the Meth- Odist Episcopal church. To Mr. and Mrs. Lambert have been born two children—Mildred Viola, March 6, 1904, and Mary Frances, Sept. 3, 1910. Mrs. Lambert is one of four children born to her parents: Joseph I. is a farmer and resides in Abington township; Mrs. Lambert is the second in order of birth, and two died in infancy. Frank H. Kuhlman, for a number of years a prosperous and highly respected agriculturist of the township of Boston, first be- held the light of day in Jennings county, Indiana, May 1, 1871. His father, John Kuhlman, born Sept. 4, 1827, was a native of the Fatherland, born in Osbavair, Germany, and came to the United States and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1852. There he drove a 'bus for ten years and then removed to Jennings county, Indiana, where he followed farming. In 1884 he came to Boston township, where he rented a farm fourteen years and then retired and is now living with a son in Wayne township. He has ever been a loyal BIOGRAPHICAL 377 adherent of the Democratic party and is a regular attendant upon the services of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Pudholf, was born in Germany in 1834, and passed away Sept. 5, 1904. There were born to this worthy couple thirteen children: Henry, now a resident of Hamilton, Ohio; William, of Kansas; Annie, wife of Martin Johanicman, of Ripley county, Indiana; John, of Dayton, Ky. ; Mortin, of Colo- rado; Joseph, deceased ; Mary and Benjamin, of Wayne township; Frank H., of this record; Harmon, of Wayne township; Elizabeth, wife of Adolph Staub, of New Castle, Ind. ; Catherine, wife of Benjamin Uphaus, of Wayne township, and George, of Boston township. Frank H. Kuhlman received his education in the dis- trict schools of Indiana, and when he had attained the age of twenty-two years rented a farm in Wayne township, which place he operated three years, after which he purchased and removed to his present place. He erected the barn and other buildings which adorn his place and has made many other improvements. He car- ries on a general farming business, breeds and raises live Stock and operates a dairy. In politics he is affiliated with the Demo- cratic party. On Dec. 31, 1895, he was united in marriage to Miss Leona Davis, daughter of James R. and Mary C. (Morris) Davis, of the township of Boston, to which marital union four children have been born—Bertha May, May 18, 1897; Marie, Feb. 18, 1899; Opal Leona, Jan. 18, 1901; and Thelma Catherine, May 2, 1906. The father of Mrs. Kuhlman was born in Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1844, and the mother in Mercer county, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1854. The father came to Wayne county, in 1880, and purchased a farm in Boston township, where he died Sept. 25, 1897. Politically he was a Democrat and his religious views were expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his widow also is a member. She resides in Wayne township, loved and highly re- spected by the entire community in which she is a resident, and it may truthfully be said that those who know her best love her most. Six children graced their fireside: Mrs. Kuhlman was born at Piqua, Ohio, July II, 1871; Howard resides in Boston township; Floyd is a resident of Wayne township; Etta resides at I2I5% East Main street, Richmond; Daisy is deceased ; and Donald re- sides at home with his mother. - Omer L. Lamott, Jr., a successful farmer of Wayne county and one of its prominent and influential citizens, was born in Wash- ington township, Nov. 7, 1872, son of Jacob and Mary A. (Way- mire) Lamott. His parents were both born in Washington town- ship and educated in the district schools there. The father was a farmer by occupation, owning a farm of IOO acres, and followed that occupation until his death, which occurred in 1901. The mother resides at the old homestead of Isam Waymire in Wash- ington township. They reared a son and a daughter, the latter, Edna, born Dec. 7, 1873, being the wife of Henry Snyder, of Fay- ette county, Indiana, and the mother of a daughter, Iola. After Omer L. had finished the course afforded by the Washington town- ship schools he engaged in farming, conducting a rented farm in 378 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Washington township for a time, and later resided in Fayette county three years. In 1909 he purchased and moved upon his present place of 160 acres, which he has improved and developed into one of the finest farms in the county. In politics he gives Staunch support to the men and measures of the Democratic party. His father and mother were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and in the faith of that church he was reared. On Jan. 7, 1892, Mr. Lamott was united in marriage to Miss Leona, daughter of Henry and Martha (Bowden) Stewart, highly re- spected residents of Centerville, Ind., where the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lamott occurred. Four children have come to brighten the Lamott home: Roy, who is deceased ; Josephine, born Sept. I6, 1893; Anna, born May 26, 1897; and Martha, born Feb. I5, I907. Mr. Lamott has gained a high place in the esteem of his fellow men by his sound judgment and warm heart. Henry Stewart, the father of Mrs. Lamott, was a native of Indiana and passed the greater part of his life in Wayne county, engaged in farming in Center township, where he died in 1898. He was a Re- publican in his political views and his religious faith was evi- denced by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married in 1872 to Martha Bowden, born in Jay county, In- diana, daughter of William and Polly Ann Bowden, natives of Tennessee but for many years residents of Jay county, Indiana, where they died. To Henry and Martha (Bowden) Stewart there were born four children: Leona, born Nov. 24, 1873, is the wife of Mr. Lamott; Frank, born April 2, 1877, married Addie Koon and resides in Webster township; Alta, born May 22, 1882, died in in- fancy; and Harry, born Feb. 17, 1891, resides in the city of Rich- mond. Charles Norman Lundy, deceased, who during his lifetime was one of the foremost farmers and poultry dealers and a leader in affairs in Center township, was born on the farm where his widow now resides, March 8, 1856, son of James and Mary A. (Norman) Lundy. The father was born near Nashville, Tenn., March 12, 1829, and the mother in Wayne county, Indiana, May 20, 1833. The father came to Indiana when about eighteen years old and located in Center township, where he worked as a farm hand until married. He then settled on the farm where his son’s widow resides and continued there for a number of years, his death occurring at Centerville, April 18, 1910, and his wife passed away March 22, 1907. They were the parents of three children: Mallory is a trained nurse and resides in Williamsburg; Charles N. was the second in order of birth; and Martha is the wife of Edward Green, a farmer of Centerville. Charles N. Lundy at- tended the district schools of Center township. Until twenty-four years of age he lived with his parents, and then, having married, assumed the management of the farm, which is recognized as one of the most fertile pieces of land in the county. In connection with his farming operations he engaged in the poultry business to some extent, buying for firms in Cambridge City and Green’s Fork, and engaged in shipping both dressed and live poultry to Eastern mar- BIOGRAPHICAL 379 kets, on his own account the latter part of his life. His death oc- curred Oct. I, I899. His passing cast a deep gloom over the entire community, for he was known as one of its most upright and enterprising business men and a lovable character whose friends were unlimited. On Dec. 24, 1879, was solemnized Mr. Lundy’s marriage to Miss Laura Hart, born near Williamsburg, Wayne county, Oct. 30, 1854, daughter of Daniel and Malinda (Study) Hart. Mrs. Hart died in 1873 and her husband on Feb. 4, 1909. To Mr. and Mrs. Lundy were born four children: Maud, born Feb. 4, 1881, is the wife of Walter I. Kitterman, a farmer in Har- rison township ; Harry C., born March 19, 1883, is a farmer and resides in Center township; Van E., born Aug. 4, 1891, resides in North Dakota; Hazel M., born Aug. 25, 1893, resides at the pa- rental home and is a graduate of the Centerville High School with the class of 1911. Mrs. Lundy still resides on the old home farm, which consists of eighty acres, and attends to its supervision. Dan- iel Hart, the father of Mrs. Lundy, was born April Io, 1824, and her mother in 1826, and they were natives of Wayne county. The father was a farmer by occupation, and while he never owned land in Wayne county he did in other parts of the State, and spent many years in Kosciusko county. He and his good wife were the parents of nine children, Mrs. Lundy being the only one living. John Kilbourn Mochwart is a scion of one of the best known and most highly honored families of Coshocton county, Ohio. He has well upheld the prestige of the name which he bears and is one of the popular and influential citizens and farmers of Center township, Wayne county. He was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, July 5, 1856. He is a son of John and Mary (Babcock) Mochwart, both born in Coshocton county, the father on Oct. 26, 1838, and the mother on April 7, 1829. The father was a farmer by occupation and worked as a farm hand in his youth. In 1861 he purchased a farm and operated it until October, 1864, when he joined the Sixty-second Ohio infantry for service in the Civil war. With it he took part in the assault on the Confederate works below Petersburg, and on April 2 his regiment was one of the foremost in the assault on Fort Gregg. It also participated in the action at Appomattox Court House. Mr. Mochwart re- ceived his honorable discharge in June, 1865, and then returned to his farm, where he resided until his death, Jan. 20, 1907, and his wife passed away Sept. 9, 1896. He and his good wife were the parents of four sons and three daughters, of whom six survive: John K. is the eldest; Francis M. was last heard of in the oil fields of Canada; George H. resides at Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, where he has served as county clerk; Edward E. is a farmer in Henry county, Indiana; Harriet is the wife of Jasper N. Purdy, a farmer, of Spencerville, Ohio; Augusta is deceased; and Hannah M. is the wife of George Sheetz, a medical student at Columbus, Ohio. John K. Mochwart, the immediate subject of this review, is indebted to the public schools of Spencerville, Allen county, Ohio, for his early educational training, and after com- pleting the prescribed curriculum continued to remain at home 380 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY until twenty-four years old, teaching in the meantime six terms of School. He then engaged as a clerk in his uncle's store, remain- ing thus employed about one year, and then served as assistant postmaster at Spencerville for three years. About 1884 he en- gaged in the restaurant and grocery business in Spencerville, in which he remained about two years, and then devoted his atten- tion to house painting, an occupation which he still follows to some extent. He also learned the butcher trade, working for one man as a meat cutter three years, and has been engaged in that business for himself at different times. After spending three years On his father's farm he came to Indiana and purchased a farm, which is known as the “Kromer Farm,” in Boston township, ad- joining the Ohio State line, and, one year later traded. that place for the farm of I2O acres where he now resides. He operates his farm in a general way, also raises Some stock, and is engaged to Some extent in the dairy business. The subject of this sketch is known as an alert and progressive business man and public-spirited citizen, and to him is accorded the same high regard which has ever been a popular concomitant of the family name. In politics Mr. Mochwart is found arrayed as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and while he has never been ambi- tious for public office served for some time as village clerk while residing in Ohio. He and his wife are communicants of the Chris- tian church and are active and zealous in the work of the local Jrganization. On Jan. 6, 1881, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Mochwart to Miss Nancy A. Clantz, born near Decatur, Ind., Nov. I4, 1858, a daughter of Charles F. and Sarah (Allman) Clantz, who came to Indiana very early and settled near Decatur. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Mochwart were born four children: Stella M., born April 22, 1882, is the wife of C. M. Metz, a teacher and farmer at St. John’s, Ohio; Chester Arthur, born Feb. 25, I884, married Katie Cain, of Hartford City, Ind., and when last heard from was on his way to the Klondike; Harriet E., born April 3, 1885, resides at Toledo, Ohio, as does also Columbus D., born Feb. 25, 1890, and who is in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The parents of Mrs. Mochwart were both born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and the mother died near De- catur, Ind., when the daughter was a small child. The father mar- ried again and removed to Van Wert county, Ohio, where he resided until a few years before his death, and then removed to Mercer county, Ohio, where he spent the residue of his life. Of his first marriage there were born five children: Mary E., Chris- tina, and Melvina are deceased; Nancy A. is the wife of Mr. Moch- wart; and Lucinda is deceased. Of the second marriage there were born two children: William Arthur, a farmer near Spencer- ville, Ohio, and John Nelson, of Columbus, Ohio. John Merritt, a prominent retired farmer, residing in Center township, was born on the farm where he now resides, Dec. 4, 1839. He is a son of Ephraim J. and Margaret (Trindle) Merritt, the former born in Belmont county, Ohio, Nov. Io, 1798, and the latter in the State of New York, Sept. 18, 1800. They came to In- BIOGRAPHICAL 381 diana in the spring of 1822 and the farther purchased the farm where his son resides from William Commons, who had purchased it from the Government. In traveling West over the National Road Mr. Merritt was stopped by the high water on the east side of Noland’s Fork and spent the night with Mr. Commons. His ob- jective point was Rushville, but Mr. Commons persuaded him to buy the land mentioned and he paid $6 per acre for it. The tract consisted of 200 acres and there were but ten acres cleared when the elder Merritt purchased it. He settled on the farm and began clearing the land, living at the time in a small log house, and re- mained on the farm until 1864, when it was purchased by his son, John, and he thereafter resided among his children until his death, which occurred at Centerville, Iowa, July 16, 1881. The mother died on the old homestead, Aug. 2, 1865. The father served for a time as trustee of Center township. The paternal grandfather was born in 1768 and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim J. Merritt were the parents of ten chil- dren: William Trindle, born July 23, 1822, died on Sept. 5, of the same year; Moses, born July 4, 1823, died July 16, 1899; Eliza Ann, born Oct. II, 1825, died Oct. 31, 1891; James Y., born Jan. 5, 1828, died Feb. 7, 1897, having served in the Civil war as captain of Company K of the One Hundred and Second Illinois infantry and as aid to General Harrison; Mary, born Dec. II, 1829, died March 28, 1909; Sarah, born Jan. I, 1832, died Jan. 24, I902; Rebecca, born Dec. 30, 1833, died Aug. 4, 1837; Nancy Maria, born Aug. 31, 1836, died Nov. 20, 1903; John is the next youngest of the family; and Aaron Johnson, born Oct. 25, 1841, died Feb. 20, 1862, of measles, at Nelson Barracks, Ky., while serving as a soldier in Company I of the Thirty-sixth Indiana in- fantry. John Merritt's educational advantages were limited to the courses afforded by the schools in the Crawford school-house in Center township and the Jackson Hill school. He remained with his parents until twenty-one years of age and then started for Illi- nois, but was compelled to return and settle up his father's affairs. He then began operating the farm, with his father and brother, Aaron J., as partners. This arrangement existed until 1862, when the brother enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war, and John and the father continued together until 1864: John Merritt then purchased the farm, together with the stock and all equipments. The farm consists of seventy-five acres of the old original homestead, and for thirty-six years Mr. Merritt was successfully engaged in its con- duct. Since 1900 he has rented his fields and now lives retired. He built the residence and made all the improvements on the farm which has been his home for so many years. In 1824 his father built the barn which is standing, perhaps one among the oldest |buildings of that nature in the township. Fraternally Mr. Merritt is allied with the Patrons of Husbandry, and during the Civil war was a member of the Union League. In the matter of politics he espouses the cause of Republicanism, but has never aspired to office. He was reared in the Christian faith and is a communicant of the church of that denomination. On Feb. 17, 1864, Mr. Mer- 382 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ritt was united in marriage to Miss Eliza J. King, born one mile north of Centerville, Jan. 4, 1846, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Way) King. Mr. King was born in Kentucky and came to this county when a young man. The mother was born in Wayne county, near Williamsburg, daughter of Seth and Sarah Way, who settled in this county in 1810, coming from North Carolina. Mr. Way became the owner of 200 acres of land in Center township and remained a resident there until his death, having cleared and developed one of the finest farms in the township, and the same is now occupied by Joseph and Walter King. Mrs. Merritt's father died Dec. 30, 1867, and his wife survived him twenty-five years, dying Dec. 6, 1892. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt there were born five children: Alice D., born May 30, 1865, died Aug. 4, 1870; Sadie K., born June 27, 1867, is the wife of Edgar J. Crum, of Anderson, and the mother of one child, Ethel May, born March 14, 1896; Lenora, born July 24, 1870, died Oct. 26, of the same year; Della A., born March 14, 1875, is the wife of Raleigh Burris, a farmer in Center township, and they are the par- ents of four children—the first one died in infancy, John Howard, born Aug. I3, 1901, William Russell, born July 3, 1904, and Paul Everett, born Oct. 22, 1905; Anna, born May 5, 1878, is the wife of Arthur McMahan, of Centerville. Douglas Monger, who is one of the leading farmers of this section of the State, is the owner of a fine homestead in Center township. He is a representative in the second generation of one of the well known and highly honored families of Wayne county and as a citizen and business man is well upholding the prestige of the name which he bears. He was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1861, a son of William C. and Eliza (Monday) Mon- ger, the former born in Randolph county, Indiana, and the latter in Hamilton county, Ohio, April 21, 1834. William C. Monger was reared to manhood in his native county and his early educa- tional privileges were those afforded by the pioneer schools. In early life he learned the blacksmith trade and at the time of the birth of his son Douglas was residing in Sharonville, Ohio. From there he removed to Lyon's Station, Fayette county, Indiana, where he resided until about 1872, when he removed to Wayne county and located near Bryant's Chapel. He later resided on Green's Fork creek, in Jackson township, one year and then re- moved to Pinhook, locating on the farm now owned by Raleigh Burris, and there continued to reside until his death. He and his devoted wife became the parents of nine children: John re- sides in Davis county, Indiana; Effie is the wife of William Har- vey, of Centerville; Theodore is a carpenter and resides in Cam- bridge City; Douglas is the next in order of birth; Jennie is de- ceased ; Naomi resides in Centerville; Ora is a resident of Rich- mond; Ella is the wife of Charles Harris, a grocer of Webster township; and Forrest resides in Richmond. William C. Monger was a man of the highest principles of honor and integrity and to him was ever accorded the unqualified esteem of the communities in which he lived. Douglas Monger's educational discipline was BIOGRAPHICAL 383 secured in the public schools of the village of Sharonville, Ohio, and at Lyon's Station, Ind. He resided at home until 1895, when he purchased the farm of eighty-one acres where he resides and which is one of the best improved and most valuable farmsteads in the county. He conducts his farm in a general way and also devotes some attention to the raising of live stock, in which de- partment of his enterprise he has been particularly successful, and is known as one of the progressive business men and representa- tive citizens of his adopted county. He especially delights in the raising of fine horses and recently sold a young draft horse of the Percheron breed for $275. In harmony with his earnest convic- tions, Mr. Monger exercises his franchise and otherwise lends his influence in support of the cause of the Democratic party. On Jan. 23, 1895, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Monger to Miss Sadie Black, born near Bryant's Chapel in Center township, Jan. I2, I874, a member of one of its honored pioneer families. She is a daughter of Joseph W. and Hannah (Lamont) Black, natives of Wayne county. Joseph W. Black was a farmer and an extensive land owner in Center and Washington townships, and he and his wife and daughter Flora were killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Harvey's Crossing, Sept. 26, 1891. Mrs. Monger was also injured at the same time and was the only one of the four to escape death. Mr. and Mrs. Monger have four children—Mabel, born Nov. 23, 1897; Iva, born Aug. 8, 1899; Walter, born Aug. 27, I903; and Ruby, born Aug. I I, I9 II—all of whom remain at the parental home. Mr. Monger is a member of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Hiram Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Modern Woodmen, Camp No. 6254. Gilbert Morgan has been engaged in the agricultural industry in Center township throughout all the years of his mature life and is one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of this county. Though past the meridian in point of years he is still vigorous in mental and physical faculties, giving personal super- vision to his farming interests and taking a lively interest in the questions and issues of the hour. Mr. Morgan was born on the farm where he now resides, May 24, 1855, a son of James W. and Elizabeth (Abden) Morgan, both born in Pennsylvania, the for- mer on March 7, 1813, and the latter on Jan. 2, 1816. They came to Indiana in 1844 and located on the farm where their son resides, and there the father became one of the prominent and successful farmers in Wayne county, wielding much influence in public affairs. He died March 17, 1889, at the patriarchal age of seventy- six years, and his wife survived until Dec. 22, 1891. They were the parents of eleven children: Margaret Jane, born May 24, 1840, died June 29, 1867; Henry L., born March 17, 1842, resides at Centerville; Adryanne, born Oct. 29, 1843, died Jan. 25, 1864; Sarah, born Sept. 17, 1845, died Oct. 8, 1845; Sarah Louisa, born Oct. 30, 1846, is the widow of William Stevens and resides in Rich- mond; Jasper, born Dec. 31, 1848, resides in New Castle, Ind. ; Lucius, born Nov. 21, 1850, resides in Anderson, Ind. ; John W., 384 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY born April 26, 1850, resides in Centerville; Gilbert is the next in order of birth; William D., born June 8, 1858, died April 4, 1904; and Harrison E., born Oct. I4, 1861, died April 18, 1863. Gilbert Morgan secured his early education in the common schools of Center township, which has ever since represented his home, and has continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits. He began Operating the home farm when about eighteen years old, at which time his father retired and gave him an interest, and later he and his younger brother purchased a farm, which also belonged to their father, located about one mile north of the home- stead, and there he resided ten years. He then returned to the old place, which he has since operated in an independnt way, and, where he has I2O acres, besides thirty-four acres in another tract near by, adjoining on the east. Thus his entire active career has been given exclusively to farming, with the exception of about six months, when he was engaged in the butcher business at Cam- bridge City. He has the unequivocal confidence and esteem of the people of this section. Mr. Morgan is a stanch supporter of the principles and policies for which the Democratic party stands sponsor, and has been an efficient worker in its cause. On March 12, 1884, Mr. Morgan was united in marriage to Miss Emma Z. Robbins, born in Abington township, Wayne county, June 13, 1861, a daughter of Harlan P. and Mary A. (Fender) Robbins, tooth of whom have been lifelong residents of Wayne county. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan had four children: Ruth, born Sept. 29, 1885, died Oct. Io, 1885; Thomas, born Jan. 21, 1887, resides at home; Ada, born June 14, 1889, is a graduate of the Centerville High School, attended Earlham College and taught three years, and also attended Business College in Richmond; and Lindley, born Sept. 6, 1894, resides at the parental home. The parents of Mrs. Morgan are given extended mention on another page of this volume. te James J. Black, deceased, for many years a prosperous and in- fluential farmer in this county, occasionally engaged at the car- penter trade, and prominently identified with the Patrons of Hus- bandry, was another of Wayne's native sons who attained to suc- cess in life entirely through his own indefatigable energy and en- terprise. He was born on the old Black homestead in the town- ship of Center, south of Centerville, Aug. 9, 1827, a son of Robert and Julia (Jackson) Black, the former born in Kentucky. The father was a very early settler in Center township, clearing a farm in the woods, and continued a residence there until his death, about 1838 or 1839, an exemplary and honored citizen. He and his good wife were the parents of eight children, of whom James J. was the second in order of birth. The immediate subject of this sketch received a common school education in his native township, and in his youth was compelled by his father’s death to assist in the care of the family. In early manhood he learned the carpenter trade, but later devoted his attention to farming. After his mar- riage he rented a farm which he occupied two years, north of Centerville, and then removed to Delaware county, where he pur- BIOGRAPHICAL 385 chased a tract of land. After residing there eight years he sold that farm and returned to Harrison township, where he purchased the farm upon which his widow resides, and which consists of 160 acres. He at one time owned 410 acres, which he divided among his children, retaining the homestead occupied by his widow, upon which he died March 3, 1895. He also continued to do carpenter work occasionally up to the time of his death. His was an in- dustrious and successful career and he was ever recognized as an intelligent, honorable and public-spirited citizen, in whom his fel- low townsmen had implicit faith and confidence. He was ever an ardent adherent of the Democratic party and was extremely broad-minded and liberal in all of his views. He was very prom- inently identified with the Patrons of Husbandry. On Feb. 22, 1855, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Aley Ann Kitterman, who first beheld the light of day in Floyd county, Virginia, Nov. II, 1835, a daughter of Solomon and Levisa (Slusher) Kitterman, natives of Floyd county, Virginia. The father of Mrs. Black was born Nov. 12, 1802, and died in 1875. The mother was born March 15, 1812, and was summoned to the life eternal in 1897. They came to Indiana in 1839, locating on a farm in Harrison township, and there Mr. and Mrs. Kitterman resided continuously during the remainder of their days. The former attained to success and pres- tige as a follower of agricultural pursuits entirely through his own thrift and enterprise and enjoyed the respect and esteem of the en- tire community in which he was so many years a resident. He never fostered ambition for public office, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to the farm. He and his good wife were the parents of ten children, and they are given appropriate men- tion in the sketch of a son, Ennias Kitterman, on another page of this volume. Of the happy union of Mr. Black and wife were born six children, three of whom died in infancy, the others being: Arminda, born Sept. 9, 1865, is the wife of Beeson Martin, a farmer in Center township, and has five children—Dale, Evan, Mary J., Marian, and Charley; Alonzo, born Jan. 6, 1868, resides in West Richmond, married Anna Neesmar and has one son, Clem W.; and Robert, born Sept. 22, 1870, died Nov. I3, 1910. He married Lettie Hoover and had four children—Myrtle, Lee J., Aley Ann, and Robert Walter. Zach. H. Myers is one of the men who merits the high stand- ing accorded to him by the community in which he lives, for on all occasions his principles and actions have placed him among the most public-spirited and philanthropic men of Center township. He was born on the farm where he now resides, June 26, 1874. His father, Henry Myers, was born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 30, 1842. He came to Indiana when a boy of about thirteen years and located about two miles east of the place where his son resides, and there his parents purchased land and resided until their deaths. Henry Myers resided there until married, one year later pur- chased a part of the farm his son occupies, and with the exception of a short time in Centerville resided there until he retired, in 1909, and now resides in the city of Richmond. The mother of 386 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Zach. H. Myers was Sarah Jane (Crabb) Myers, born on a farm adjoining the one her son occupies, June 20, 1848. She died Aug. I3, 1904, having become the mother of five children: Harvey and Frank are deceased ; Cora resides with his father; Zach. H. is the fourth in order of birth, and Goldie resides with her father. Zach. H. Myers resided with his parents until about twenty years old and then went forth alone to battle with the world. After acquir– ing such education as the district schools afforded he operated a part of his father's farm until married, and since then, with the exception of a period of six years, which was spent on a farm near by, he has resided on the old homestead, consisting of 160 acres. He has always taken a great interest in the growth and prosperity of Center township. On June 26, 1902, was solemnized the mar- riage of Mr. Myers and Miss Caroline Josephine Bussen, born in Richmond, Feb. 12, 1878, daughter of John G. and Mary A. (Kaiser) Bussen, of West Richmond. Three children have been the issue of this marriage: Marie Janie, born June 17, 1903; Clar- ence Marshall, born May 30, 1905; and Mildred L., born June 29, I9II. The parents of Mrs. Myers were born in Germany, the father on Nov. 5, 1824, and the mother on Sept. 27, 1842. The father came to America when a young man and first located in St. Louis. He worked for others for some time and then engaged in truck farming. In about 1850 he came to Wayne county and lo- cated in West Richmond, where he was engaged in the same busi- ness until about 1905, since which time he has lived retired on his eight-acre tract within the limits of the city of Richmond. He served his time in the German army before his migration to Amer- ica. He and his good wife are the parents of eight children: John is a teamster in Richmond; Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph Reis, a railroad man of Richmond; Frank resides at the parental home; Caroline J. is the wife of Mr. Myers; Joseph is a polisher at the piano works in Richmond; Agnes is the wife of Anthony Miller, a boiler maker with Gaar, Scott & Company, at Richmond; Clara is deceased ; and Bertha is the wife of Louis Baumer, a farmer in Wayne township. By a previous marriage the father became the parent of eight children: Theodore, deceased; Anna is the wife of Frank Ahrens, of Minnesota; John, William, and Katherine are deceased; Mary resides in Cincinnati; Lena is the wife of Charles Vonuehlm, a gardener in Cincinnati; and Emma is deceased. Mr. Myers is a Republican and a member of St. Andrews’ Catholic church of Richmond. Thomas J. O’Brien, deceased, for many years prominent as a farmer, was born in Frederick county, Maryland, Feb. 29, 1820. He was a son of Terrant O’Brien. He received a very limited edu- cation, not attending school until after he was twenty-one years old, and then for a short time only in Maryland. When a young man he worked at the butcher trade with his father and remained at home until 1849, when he came to Indiana and engaged in the carpenter trade at Richmond. Later he removed to the farm where his widow resides and was engaged in its management until the time of his demise, which occurred in November, 1901. Since his BIOGRAPHICAL 387 death his widow has operated the farm of sixty acres and has maintained the high standard of excellence established by Mr. O’Brien. In the matter of politics Mr. O’Brien was identified with the Republican cause, but never aspired to hold public office of any nature. On Feb. 18, 1851, Mr. O’Brien was happily married to Miss Nancy Jane Hagerty, born in Center township, May 9, 1834, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Davis) Hagerty, the for- mer born in Center township, about 1813, and the latter in Hamil- ton, Ohio, Nov. I4 of the same year. The father was a farmer and died early in life. To Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien were born five children: Henrietta, born Dec. 18, 1851, died in childhood; Amer- ica, born March 7, 1855, is the wife of Marcus Hockett, a stock buyer of Richmond; Elvetta, born Oct. 30, 1860, is the wife of Cyrus Robbins, a coal dealer in Marion, Ind. ; Armintha A., born May 4, 1867, is the wife of William E. Triplett, a farmer in Rich- mond; and William Henry, born Aug. I I, I857, died Jan. 4, 1903. Benjamin Henry Otten, who died at his home in Center town- ship, April 24, 1903, was one of the honored citizens of Wayne county, and it is but consonant that in this compilation be incor- porated a tribute to his memory and to his worthy life and services. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, Sept. 22, 1826, and his par- ents never came to America. He secured his education in the schools of Seinfeldt, Germany, and was a youth of nineteen years at the time of his migration to America. He first located in Cin- cinnati, where he worked at the brick maker’s trade about five years and then went to Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, where he followed the same occupation. His wife joined him there and they resided between Manitowoc and Fond du Lac, Wis., about ten years. At the end of that period they removed to Richmond, Ind., where they resided about five years, and then Mr. Otten pur- chased the farm of I32 acres, where his widow resides, and fol- lowed agricultural pursuits until his death. The golden sunset days of his long and worthy life were passed in retirement and in the gracious environment which years of earnest toil and endeavor ever justify. His widow still maintains her home on the farm, which her youngest son operates, and it is needless to say that the associations and memories of years cling about her with hal- lowed charm. Mr. Otten was a man whose integrity and honor were inviolable, and thus he held as his own the confidence and implicit regard of all with whom he came in contact. His political allegiance was given to the Democratic party and he exercised his franchise with intelligence and discrimination, as his was a strong and vigorous mentality and one given equipoise by intimate asso- ciation with men and affairs. He was a devout communicant of the Roman Catholic church, as is also his widow, and both took an active part in church work from the time of their early married life. On May 13, 1850, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Otten to Miss Mary Brokamp, born July 22, 1831, a daughter of Bernard Henry and Adelaide (Peppersack) Brokamp, both natives of Ger- many. In 1845, Bernard H. Brokamp came with his family to America and took up his residence in Covington, Ky., where he 388 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY purchased a home and resided until his death. He and his good wife were the parents of five children, three of whom died in in- fancy; Bernard reached the age of maturity, but died in Cincin- nati in 1900; and Mrs. Otten is the oldest and the only one living. Concerning the ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Otten the following brief record is consistently entered: Ben is a moulder by trade and resides in Richmond; John is deceased; Mary is the wife of George Toschlag, a farmer of Center township; Anna is the wife of Ben Stuerenberg, a piano maker of Richmond, with the Starr Piano Company; Rosa is the wife of Frank Kuentzel, of Fort Wayne, Ind. ; Henry is a carriage maker by trade and resides in Richmond; Bernardina and Agnes are deceased; Katie is the wife of Frank Hillmann, a teamster of Richmond; and Herman resides at home with his mother. Waldo Pike, deceased, was the descendant of fine American stock. He was born Feb. 2, 1853, two and one-half miles south of Green’s Fork, where his father was a farmer. Stephen Pike, the father, was a native of North Carolina and in an early day came to Indiana, locating in Wayne county, where he became an extensive land owner and continued his residence until his death. Waldo's mother was Elizabeth Franklin, a native of Grayson county, Virginia, and she and her husband were the parents of five children: Lydia Ellen is the wife of Albert Cain and resides on a part of the old homestead in Clay township; Waldo was the sec- ond in order of birth; Melissa is the wife of Lemuel Foland, of . Center township; Charles is deceased; and Olive is the wife of Fred. Whitaker, a physician at the Government Navy Yard 1n Washington, D. C. The father had been previously married, of which union there were five children, all of whom are deceased. Waldo continued to reside with his mother after his father’s death and, Sept. 29, 1878, was united in marriage to Laura M. Hosier, born two and one-half miles southeast of Jacksonburg, in Harri- son township, Sept. 29, 1861, daughter of Jesse and Martha Ellen (Dunham) Hosier. They became the parents of five children: Edna Blanche, born Aug. 29, 1879, died at the age of four years; Stephen Porter, born Dec. 28, 1880, married Edna Jones, daughter of Lincoln Jones; Jessie Leone, born Nov. Io, 1882, is the wife of Earl Dynes; Charles Raymond, born Aug. 25, 1887, married Mabel Agnes Young, of Monticello, Sept. I, 1910, is a farmer, and resides in Center township ; and Celeste Leota, born July 9, 1893, married Everett Carle Medearis and resides in Center township. Mr. Pike operated the old homestead for his mother until married and then purchased the farm where his widow resides from his mother-in- law, which tract consists of sixty-eight acres, and continued to fol- low farming until his death. He was a public-spirited man, en- tered heartily into all suggested improvements, and gained a high place in the esteem of the community by his incorruptibility, im- partial judgment and kind heart. He was liberal and willing to help those in need. He died May 12, 1888, and since her hus- band's death Mrs. Pike has resided on and operated the homestead. The parents of Mrs. Pike were natives of Wayne county, the BIOGRAPHICAL 389 father born in Clay township in 1816, and the mother near Abing- ton in 1819. The father was always a farmer and a dealer in stock and Owned 300 acres of land in Washington township at the time Of his death. He gave freely to the support of the soldiers and their families during the Civil war and had four sons in the serv- ice. He and his good wife are the parents of eleven children: Aure- lius is deceased ; Adrian resides in Washington township; Henry Oliver and Henderson Owen were twins, the former deceased and the latter resides near Richmond; Mary Elizabeth, Caroline Me- lissa, Clarissa Frances, Missouri Ann, and Laura Ellen are all de- ceased, the last three named having succumbed to diphtheria within a week; William Louis is deceased; and Mrs. Pike is the youngest of the family. Frank T. Raper has resided upon his present homestead farm, in Boston township, nearly two score years and is one of the hon- ored citizens of this section of the county, where he has lived and labored to goodly ends, contributing his quota to the material and civic development of the county, and where he holds the unquali- fied esteem of all who know him. He maintains a general super- vision of the farm and manifests an active vital interest in the af- fairs of the day. Mr. Raper was born in the township of Boston, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. I, I867, a son of John and Eliza A. (Grimes) Raper, the former born in Preble county, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1815, and the latter in Boston township, Wayne county, Indiana. The father was educated in Wayne county and taught school for a time. In 1865 he located in Boston township, where he pur- chased a farm of ninety-five acres and devoted his attention to dairy farming, and there both he and his wife continued to reside until their deaths, the mother passing away in March, 1897, and the father on Oct. 5, 1900. He was a Republican in politics and was a man of probity and honor, commanding the esteem of his fellow men, and during the Civil war commanded a company of home guards. To him and his excellent wife there were born twelve children: James M. is a resident of California; John W. resides in Wayne township; Elizabeth, George H., and Oliver P. are deceased ; Frank T. is the sixth in order of birth ; Lula A. is the wife of Rufus C. Newman, of Franklin township; Effie L. is the wife of Harry Newman, of Boston township ; Jesse C. resides in Richmond; Rufus B. is a resident of Boston township; Susie E. is deceased, and Leslie E. resides in Wayne township. The sub- ject of this sketch was reared on the old home farm and received his early educational training in the common schools of his native township, after which he completed a course in the Richmond Business College. He continued to be identified with the work of his father's farm until twenty-six years old, when he took up his abode on the farm which has ever since been his home. He has followed the dairy business and general farming, and how well he has succeeded needs no further voucher than that offered in the thrift and prosperity which mark his fine homestead to-day. The intervening years have brought their burdens of strenuous labor, perplexities and hardships, but he has pressed forward toward the 390 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY goal of success and independence, and in due time was not denied a splendid reward for his well directed endeavors. As before stated the farm is devoted to general agriculture and dairying. Mr. Raper has been arrayed as a supporter of the cause of the Republican party from the time of becoming a voter, and while he has never consented to become a candidate for public office has given his aid and influence in behalf of all worthy measures and enterprises advanced for the general good of the community. He is affiliated with Cour DeLeon Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, at Richmond. On Sept. 2, 1903, a month and a day after attain- ing the age of thirty-six years, Mr. Raper took an important step in his life and one that has proven of unalloyed satisfaction during all the intervening years. On that date he was united in marriage to Miss Lulu Gertrude Smith, daughter of James and Virginia (Whitley) Smith, natives respectively of Dayton, Ohio, and Wayne county, Indiana, and at that time residents of Boston township. The mother was born March 24, 1854. John Frank Seaney, a well known retired stone mason of Boston township, is a native of Boston, Wayne county. He was born Aug. I6, 1852, the only son of William G. and Margaret (Miller) Seaney, the former a native of Boston township, born March Io, 1827, and the latter of Preble county, Ohio, born Jan. I, 1830. The father was a wagon maker by trade and followed that Occupation in the village of Boston a number of years, but later engaged in farming and built the home where his son now resides. He continued farming there until his death, which occurred Aug. I5, 1884, and his widow passed away April 6, 1910. He and his wife were members of the Universalist church. John Frank Sea- ney was their only child and obtained his educational training in the public schools of Boston township, this county, and then learned phe stone mason's trade, which he followed for thirty years and is now living retired at the old homestead of 200 acres, just west of the village of Boston. He has lately disposed of about forty acres to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad company, and upon this tract is being erected shops, roundhouse, etc. In politics Mr. Seaney is affiliated with the Democratic party. On Dec. 31, 1876, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Hannah Oler, daughter of Samuel and Tabitha (Gard) Oler, of Boston township, and of this happy marital union have been born three children: Walter, born Nov. 23, 1877, married Pearle Clark and they have two children— Thelma and Wahnita; Murray M., born July 31, 1882, resides at the parental home; and Audrey, born June 13, 1884, is the wife of Louis F. Burkett, of Franklin township, Wayne county, and they have two children—Everett and Doris. The parents of Mrs. Sea- ney were natives respectively of Virginia and Union county, In- diana, the father born Aug. 21, 1822, and the mother on Sept. 24, of the same year. The father was a farmer by occupation, which he followed until his death, March 8, 1902, and his widow passed away on July 23, of the same year. Mr. Oler was one of the founders of the Universalist church in Boston, July 11, 1870, and he and his wife were consistent members. BIOGRAPHICAL 391 Isaac F. Ryan is a substantial farmer of Boston township, where he has been a resident since his birth, and the success which has crowned his efforts in life is evidenced by the prosperous as- pect of his surroundings. He was born in Boston township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 23, 1865, son of Edward and Mary (Lapsie) Ryan, both natives of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The parents came to the United States and located in Union county, Indiana, where the father worked on a farm. Later they removed to Boston township, where he worked on a farm for a time and then purchased the place where his son, Isaac F., now resides, and spent the remainder of his life there, dying March 9, 1903. There were seven children in the family, of which Isaac F. is the youngest, and the parents reared them and lived to see them all useful and respected members of society. The mother died July I9, 1903, and of the children three are now living. Mary and John are deceased ; William resides in Preble county, Ohio; Edward is deceased ; Thomas resides in Wayne township ; James is deceased; and Isaac F. is the subject of this review. He received his edu- cation in the district schools of Boston township and remained with his father until the death of that parent, when he purchased the farm and upon it has made many notable improvements. He follows general farming and stock raising. Mr. Ryan is a Demo- crat in his political views, supporting the men and measures of that organization, and his religious faith is expressed by membership in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. On Nov. 15, 1893, occurred the marriage of Mr. Ryan to Miss Ida Grace Ernsberger, daughter of Benjamin and Amelia (Decker) Ernsberger, of Boston township, and of this union has been born a daughter, Goldie Ann, who is deceased. The father of Mrs. Ryan was born in Boston town- ship, May 9, 1845, and the mother in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 22, 1852. The father followed farming during his active career and is now living retired at Green's Fork, in Clay township. He is a Democrat in his political belief. Mrs. Ryan was born Sept. 24, 1872, and is the eldest of two children, the other being John, who is a farmer in Clay township. - Clayton Sheffer is a member of a family that has been favor- ably known throughout the southeastern part of Wayne county for a number of years. He was born in Union county, Indiana, Nov. 30, 1849, son of Jacob and Mary (Stanley) Sheffer, the for- mer a native of Boston township, Wayne county, and the latter of Union county, Indiana. In early life the paternal grandfather, Daniel Sheffer, left his friends and associates in Virginia and jour- neyed to Indiana, locating first in Union county and later in Bos- ton township, Wayne county. Jacob Sheffer was a farmer by oc- cupation and successfully followed that pursuit until he retired and then removed to Richmond, where he died March 4, 1901. The mother also died in Richmond, Nov. 17, 1900. They had the fol- lowing children: John M. is a resident of Green township, Wayne county, Indiana; Elizabeth Catherine is the wife of Joseph Bos- worth, of Richmond; James M. is a resident of Preble county, Ohio; Daniel W. resides in Boston township; Cynthia Ann is the widow 392 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of John W. Miller and resides in Boston township; Clayton is the next in order of birth; and Mary Jane is the wife of Charles Wolf- ler, of Richmond. The father was a Republican in his political views and served three or four terms as township trustee. Clay- ton Sheffer, whose name introduces this sketch, came to this coun- ty with the family, made his home with his father, attended the district Schools, and worked on his father's farm until twenty-one years old, and since that time has engaged independently in farm- ing pursuits. He erected the dwelling house and other necessary farm buildings and has confined his attention to general farming and dairying. On March Io, I870, Mr. Sheffer took to himself a wife and helpmate in the person of Miss Mary Catherine Zeek, born in Preble county, Ohio, May 28, 1852, daughter of Garrison and Nancy (Bosworth) Zeek, of Campbellstown, Preble county, Ohio. This union resulted in the birth of two children—Eva, wife of Ed. Miller, of Richmond, and Warner, who resides at home with his parents. Mr. Sheffer, politically, sides with the Re- publican party, although having little to do with public affairs. His course as a farmer has been marked with thoroughness and skill, and as a citizen he is held in high regard. The father of Mrs. Sheffer was born in Virginia, April 14, 1824, and the mother in Jackson township, Preble county, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1831. The father came to Preble county, Ohio, when a small boy, with his parents, was educated there, and then learned the carpenter trade. Later he was employed as an engineer in Campbellstown, Ohio, and died there, March 19, 1885. The mother is now a member of the house- hold of Mr. Sheffer. Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer have six grandchil- dren—Mary Ethel, Hazel Leola, Everett W., and Ruth Catherine Miller, and Edith Ina and Darrell Druley Sheffer—the first four being the children of their daughter and the last two are the chil- dren of their son, Warner, who is married to Eva Druley, daugh- ºter of Douglas and Lulu (Short) Druley, of Boston township. Daniel Webster Sheffer, a prominent agriculturist of the town- ship of Boston, is a native of Union county, Indiana. He was born Oct. 22, 1844, son of Jacob and Mary (Stanley) Sheffer, na- tives respectively of Boston township, Wayne county, and Union county, Indiana. The paternal grandfather was Daniel Sheffer, a native of Virginia, who came to Wayne county in an early day and followed farming until his death. Jacob Sheffer was educated in Boston township and began his independent career by renting a farm. Later he purchased a farm, after having rented a farm in Union county, Indiana, for a time, and in Boston township he fol- lowed agricultural pursuits up to about seven years before his death, when he removed to Richmond, and there died in March, I90I, and the mother passed away four months earlier, in Novem- ber, 1900. Seven children were born to this worthy couple: John M. is a resident of Williamsburg, Ind.; Elizabeth C. is the wife of Joseph Bosworth, of Richmond; James M. is a resident of Preble county, Ohio; Daniel W. is the subject of this sketch; Cynthia Ann is the widow of John W. Miller and resides in Boston township; Clayton is given more extended mention on another BIOGRAPHICAL 393 page of this volume; and Mary Jane is the wife of Charles Wolfler, of Richmond. Daniel W. Sheffer acquired his educational training in the district schools of Boston township. He worked on his father's farm until he attained the age of twenty-two years and then started out for himself. He rented a farm for one year, was frugal and saved most of his earnings, and in 1867 purchased a farm of seventy acres in Boston township, to which he added until he has 300 acres, upon which he resides. By carrying on an ex- tensive system of drainage and fertilization he has greatly increased the productiveness of the soil and has so improved the buildings that he has what would in common parlance be termed an up-to- date farm. He does general farming and for twenty years has owned and operated a finely equipped threshing outfit, with which he threshes the grain of many of his neighbors every fall. He is a Republican in politics, but has never been an aspirant for public office, although he has served as supervisor and school director and is now a member of the advisory board in the township. He was united in matrimony to Miss Emma Burroughs, daughter of William and Sarah (Williams) Burroughs, Oct. 21, 1866. These parents were natives of Union county, Indiana, the Burroughs fam- ily having migrated from North Carolina to Indiana in an early day, and for several years the father pursued the occupation of farming. Later they removed to Richmond, which place continued to be their residence during the residue of their lives. In politics the father was ever a loyal adherent of the Republican party. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer: Alice married Harry Malone, of Boston township, and they have a child, Harold ; and Jacob B. married Myrtle Ebe and they have a son, Ralph. Mrs. Sheffer was born in Union county, Indiana, in September, 1844. Silas Shendler is one of the well known citizens and progres- sive business men of Boston township, where he is the owner of a fine farm. He has passed his entire life in this county, has wielded no little influence in public affairs of a local nature, and has so ordered his course as to retain at all times the inviolable confidence and regard of his fellow men. Mr. Shendler was born in Rich- mond, Ind., Sept. 9, 1860, a son of Peter and Prudence (Bokaw) Shendler, natives respectively of Germany and New Jersey, which State furnished many pioneers to Wayne county. Peter Shendler came to the United States and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in the grocery business. Later he removed to Rich- mond, where he followed the same line of endeavor for a time, and in 1861 came to Boston township, where he purchased a farm, upon which he and his wife continued to reside until their deaths. He was a devout member of St. Andrew’s Catholic church and in politics was aligned as a supporter of the cause of the Democratic party. Of the five children the eldest, John, resides in Ozark, Mo.; William is a resident of Richmond ; Sarah is the widow of Lycurgus Moore and resides in Boston township; Edward is a resident of Union county, Ind., and Silas is the last in order of birth. Silas Shendler secured his early educational discipline in the district schools of Boston township. In his youth he began 394 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY farming with his father and finally purchased his present home- stead farm, in Boston township, and upon the same has since con- tinued to reside, giving to the farm his general supervision and being known as one of the progressive agriculturists and stock growers of the county. His farm is one of the model places of the township and is improved with specially good buildings, includ- ing the attractive modern residence. Though showing a loyal in- terest in public affairs and doing all in his power to insure good government in his township and county, Mr. Shendler has never been a candidate for public office, and gives his support to the Democratic party in matters of political import. In August, 1889, Mr. Shendler was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Edwards, daughter of Elias and Casandra (Scarce) Edwards, honored and well known residents of Boston township. The only child of this union is Raymond, who resides at home with his parents and assists in the management of the farm. He has taken two terms in the Richmond Business College. Mrs. Shendler's parents were natives of North Carolina, and upon their immigration to Wayne county, the father secured a tract of land in Wayne township, where he developed a good farm and was one of the honored and influential citizens of this part of the county. He and his wife are both deceased. Mrs. Shendler was born April 20, 1853, and was educated in Wayne township. John H. Short, a retired farmer of Boston township, first be- held the light of day in Guilford county, North Carolina, July 25, 1834, son of Alford and Hannah (Miller) Short. The father was a farmer by occupation and died when his son, John H., was a small boy; and the mother also died in North Carolina. Alford Short was ever a stanch adherent of the Whig party and both par- ents were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. There were seven children in the family: Jasper M. and Winston are deceased ; John H., of this record; Alonzo is deceased ; Albert was killed in battle in front of Richmond; and Elizabeth and Jonathan are deceased. John H. Short acquired his education in the Schools of Jamestown, N. C. He then was a traveling sales- man for three years for a tobacco house, after which he was em- ployed on the survey of the Southern railroad a short time, and came to Wayne county in 1857. Here he began his career by cut- ting wood for a Mr. Reed a few months, and then worked in a brick yard three years, during which time he built several brick kilns. He then went to Bloomington, Ill., where he remained one year, and then returned to Richmond, where he enlisted as a priv- ate in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana infan- try, and experienced IOO days of active service at the front. This regiment was organized in May, 1864, nine companies being raised in the Seventh Congressional District and one at Richmond, in the Fifth district. It was mustered in May 17, and left the State at once for Tennessee. It was mustered out in August, 1864. After his regiment was mustered out Mr. Short returned to Wayne county and continued to work at farming for a time. Later he secured the position of attendant at a toll gate, in which capacity BIOGRAPHICAL 395 he served twelve years and seven months, and in 1882 purchased the farm where he now resides and gave his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits. He is now living retired. On Oct. 4, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Conley, daugh- ter of John and Malinda (Grimes) Conley, of Boston township, of which marital union five children were born : Louella, wife of Douglas Druley, of the village of Boston; Oran, who manages the home farm in Boston township; Mattie, deceased ; and Albert and Walter, who reside at the parental home. The parents of Mrs. Short were both natives of Wayne county and the father con- ducted a green house in Richmond for a time, but later purchased the farm where Mr. Short now resides. He finally retired and removed to Richmond, and afterward went to Florida, where he died. In politics Mr. Short has ever been an active and enthusiastic member of the Republican party and served as postmaster at the village of Boston during Harrison's administration. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church. Isaac Conley, the grand- father of Mrs. Short, served as a soldier in both the Revolutionary war and the War of 1812, and he entered the land where Mr. Short now lives. Mrs. Short was born Dec. 7, 1844, and she and her husband have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The grandchildren are Hattie (Druley) Batchfield, wife of Charles Batchfield, of Richmond; Margaret Druley, of Richmond; Eva (Druley) Schaffer, wife of Richard Schaffer, of Boston township; John Druley, who resides with his grandparents, and Ernest Dru- ley, of Richmond. The great-grandchildren are Douglas C. Batch- field and Edith Schaffer. Philip W. Smith, whose fine residence is located at the corner of Twenty-first and Main streets in the city of Richmond, is one of the progressive and highly esteemed citizens of the county and has resided in the city of Richmond about twenty years. He was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, April 13, 1851, a son of Henry and Catherine (Leppla) Smith, natives of Bavaria, Germany. Henry Smith was reared and educated in his native country and early gave his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was engaged in that occupation in Germany until 1845, when he came to Amer- ica and located in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. One year later, after earning sufficient money, he sent for his wife and children, who had remained in Germany in the interim, and they came over in 1846. The trip of the father and later of the mother, daughter and son was made in the old sailing vessels of that day, many days being consumed in the voyage. The landing was made at New York City, and thence the journey was made up the Hudson river and by the Erie canal toward their destination. Railroads were scarce in those days, and ten days were spent in coming from New York City to the adopted home of the family in Ohio. For the first seven years in America the father worked on a farm in Ohio for $100 a year. He then removed his family to Whitley county, Indiana, where he farmed a number of years, and both he and his devoted wife passed the remainder of their lives in Churubusco, Ind., secure in the esteem of all who knew them and numbered 396 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY among the Sterling citizens of that place. They became the par- ents of six children, the eldest of whom, Mrs. Catherine Roach, and a son, William Smith, were the only ones born in Germany. Mrs. Roach is a widow and lives on the old farm in Whitley coun- ty, Indiana. William is a resident of Los Angeles, Cal.; Henry L. resides in Whitley county, Indiana; John M. is a retired farmer living in Churubusco, Ind.; Philip W. is he whose name initiates this review ; and Adam J. is a lumberman and resides at Decatur, Ind. The father accumulated a fine landed estate in Whitley county and was one of the successful farmers and representative citizens. Philip W. Smith, the immediate subject of this review, passed his boyhood and youth on the old homestead farm in Whit- ley county and completed the curriculum of the district schools in the vicinity in which he lived. At the age of twenty years he left the farm and engaged in the lumber business, in which he has been interested continuously up to the present time. At one time he was the owner of five mills in the State of Arkansas, but these he recently sold and his lumber interests are now located at De- catur, Ind., where he is the owner of the Adams County Lumber Company. He is also the president of the First National Bank at Decatur, which position he has occupied for the past sixteen years. He also owns an interest in the Fort Wayne Telephone Company, of Fort Wayne, Ind., is a director of the Dickinson Trust Com- pany of Richmond, and of the Second National Bank of the same place, and he is also a director of the Home Telephone Company of Richmond. Besides these interests he is a stockholder in other banks in various parts of the country and in corporations in Rich- mond and elsewhere. He is affiliated with the Richmond Country Club and he and his family hold membership in the First Presby- terian Church of Richmond. On Oct. 30, 1883, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Susan Catherine Beery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beery, of Adams county, Indiana. In conclu- sion is entered a brief record of the children of this union : C. Erman Smith attended Earlham College one year, later attended the business college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and is now in the automobile business at Richmond, Ind. Florence Catherine at- tended the high school in Richmond, Miss Allen's school in Indi- anapolis, and spent one year in the National Park Seminary at Washington, D. C. She is the wife of Rudolph G. Leeds, pro- prietor of the Richmond Palladium and the Indianapolis Sun. Jesse C. Stevens, a master farmer of Center township, was born in what was then called “White Pigeon Prairie,” but now Centerville, St. Joseph county, Michigan, Sept. 9, 1847, son of Walter G. and Martha (Jeffries) Stevens, the former born in Ham- ilton county, Ohio, April 18, 1813, and the latter in the village of Chester, north of Richmond, about 1830. The paternal grand- parents were Jesse and Anna (Tribble) Stevens, natives of North Carolina. The grandfather moved to Clermont county, Ohio, with his parents, in 1808, and in 1809 was married, his wife's parents having previously settled in that county. Jesse Stevens and wife subsequently moved to Hamilton county and lived there till 1818. BIOGRAPHICAL - 397 and in 1828 came to Wayne county, Indiana. Jesse Stevens was by trade a shoemaker, but was also engaged in the mercantitle business, and owned and conducted a farm. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was for years a class leader. He was justice of the peace in Center township several years. He died in Centerville, Aug. 3, 1864, aged seventy-six years, and his widow survived him a few years and died at the same age. Their children were Sarah, Walter G., Collins C., Mary A., Francis L., Caroline, Jesse M., Lucinda G., Ollie, Louisa, William H., and Charles W. Walter G. Stevens, father of Jesse C., worked at the shoemaker's trade with his father till eighteen years of age. He attended school but a portion of one term, but by diligent home study acquired a fair education. When eighteen years of age he went to Michigan to begin life for himself. He was the first deputy sheriff of St. Joseph county and was sheriff of the county several years. He constructed the first jail and built the first brick resi- dence in the county. He was a major of dragoons and assisted in driving the Indians under Black Hawk west of the Mississippi river. He was for eighteen years continuously in public office in St. Joseph county. He was at one time the most extensive hor- ticulturist west of the State of New York. He made the science of horticulture a study and was a charter member of the State and county horticultural societies. He continued his residence in Michigan until 1850, when he took charge of the construction work of the Indiana Central railroad between Centerville and Cam- bridge City. In 1854 he was appointed superintendent of the Wayne County Infirmary and remained in that position until 1861, when he moved to the farm adjoining the One now occupied by his son, Jesse C., and there followed agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred April 8, 1887. He was married in 1832 to Maria A., daughter of John and Amelia Jones, of St. Joe, Mich. She lived but a short time and he then married her sister, who died leaving a daughter, Mary L., wife of Francis Cunningham, of Aledo, I11. On Oct. 15, 1846, Mr. Stevens married Martha A., daughter of Abram Jeffries, and they had four children: Jesse C. is the oldest; Olive is the wife of Joseph L. King, of Center town- ship; and Samuel D. and Howard are deceased. Jesse C. Stevens received his early educational training in the district schools of Center township and afterward attended Earlham College two terms. When nineteen years old he began farming in Perry town- ship, this county, where he purchased a farm of I2O acres, upon which he resided nine years. He then sold that tract and pur- chased the farm of eighty acres where he now resides and oper- ated this farm until about 1884, when he took charge of construc- tion work for the Bell Telephone Company. He worked in that capacity twelve years and then for two years was with the Eastern Indiana Railroad Company, after which he took a crew of men to Mobile, Ala., and built logging roads through Baldwin county, in that State, being so engaged about eight months. He then came back to the farm and has since devoted his attention to the raising of wheat, hogs, apples, etc. He is a member of both county 398 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and State norticultural societies, making vegetables and small fruits a specialty, and is also a member of the State Board of Agri- culture. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias order. In political matters Mr. Stevens espouses the Republican cause. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln and attended the funeral of that President and also of President Garfield. He has represented the Republican party in county, State, and Con- gressional conventions, and at the election in 1898 was chosen to represent Wayne county in the State legislature. He served dur- ing the Session of 1899 and was one of the leaders in the move- ment which resulted in the election of Albert J. Beveridge to the United States Senate. He also introduced the bill which provided for the completion of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at Indi- anapolis. On Nov. 14, 1867, Mr. Stevens was united in marriage to Miss Eliza A. King, daughter of James W. D. and Malinda (Jackson) King. Mrs. Stevens was born near Centerville, Feb. 6, I849, and to her and her husband were born ten children: Martha, born Oct. 9, 1869, is the wife of Milo Harris, a farmer of Center township; Malinda, born Sept. 27, 1870, is the wife of William Harris, of Center township; Walter G., born Jan. I2, 1875, resides in Indianapolis; Ollie J., born Aug. 21, 1876, is the wife of Harvey Townsend, of Perry township; Viola, born Feb. 14, 1879, is the wife of John Eliason, a farmer in Center township ; Flora, born Sept. 30, 1880, is the wife of Oscar Pike, of Washington township; James, born Jan. I, 1882, resides in Harrison township; Ethel, born Feb. 19, 1886, died Sept. 20 of the same year; Earl, born Nov. 25, 1887, resides on the old homestead ; and Laura, born Dec. 23, 1889, is the wife of Perry Bennett, a farmer of Center township. Rev. Lewis Wallace Teeter, pastor of the Nettle Creek Ger- man Baptist Church and one of the leading men in that religious denomination in Indiana, was born in Jefferson township, this county, Oct. I5, 1845, son of Daniel and Sarah (Shultz) Teeter. The father was a native of Ohio and the mother of Pennsylvania and they came with their respective parents to Indiana, where they met and married in Wayne county. The father operated a saw mill for years and then engaged in the grist mill business, which he followed throughout his active career. In 1876 he passed away, at the age of fifty-four years, and his widow survived until 1904, when she died at the age of seventy-eight years. Seven children were born to these parents: Christina is the wife of Allen S. Deeter, a farmer of Wayne county; Lewis is the second in order of birth; Elizabeth was the wife of Benjamin F. Bowman, a soldier in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry; Abraham is a mechanic and draftsman and resides in Indianapolis; Catherine is the wife of Solomon Deeter, of Eaton, Ind. ; Martin is a mechanic and machin- ist and resides at Des Moines, Iowa; and Sarah J., deceased, was the wife of Johnson Baugh. The paternal grandfather was Abra- ham Teeter, who came to Wayne county in an early day and pur- chased a quarter-section of government land. The mother was eight years old when she came to Wayne county from Morrison's BIOGRAPHICAL 399 Cove, Pa., with her parents. Lewis W., the subject of this sketch, was engaged in the grist mill with his father after he left school for a number of years. At the age of twenty-seven he began teach- ing school and taught three terms in Henry and Wayne counties. He later purchased the machine and milling business of his father, south of Hagerstown, but in 1886 disposed of it and removed to the present home of John Teeter. In 1896 he purchased his present home, which is known as the Dr. Canaday residence. On Sept. 9, 1876, Reverend Teeter was elected to the ministry in the Church of the Brethren, and in 1886 began to give his attention exclusively to church work, also writing for newspapers and magazines on re- ligious subjects. For the past twenty-six years he has had charge of a congregation numbering about 330 people. In 1894 he com- pleted two volumes of his “New Testament Commentaries,” which he had been engaged in preparing for many years prior to that time, and it is a work of great merit—the result of years of toil. Since 1904 he has contributed extensively to the “Gospel Mes- senger,” at Elgin, Ill. He has often been a delegate to the General Conference of his church and also to the District Conference. In I897 he was the moderator of the general annual conference at Frederick, Md., and in 1894 was reading clerk at the conference held at Meyersdale, Pa., both of these conferences being world meetings. In 1900 he was the reading clerk at the General Con- ference of Indiana, held at North Manchester, and he has served as moderator and secretary of the District of Southern Indiana many times. He has also served as district secretary and on many standing committees of the General Conference. He has a wide acquaintance in Wayne and Henry counties and is one of the best known men in his locality. He was educated in the Jefferson township Schools and at an academy at New Castle, and spent a number of years (about fifteen years off and on) in the study of German, Greek, and Hebrew. On Oct. 28, 1866, Reverend Teeter was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Ellen Bowman, daughter of David and Ruth (Bell) Bowman, of Wayne county, but natives of Ohio and North Carolina respectively. Of this union there are three children : Sanford Bowman is a teacher at Marion, Ind. ; Ithamar is engaged in the lead and zinc mines near Joplin, Mo.; and Mary Ann is the wife of Hugh Allen. Reverend Teeter is the descendant of a long line of loyal Americans who have played no inconspicuous part in the building up of this country. William Hamilton Threewits, descended from sturdy Amer- ican ancestry, was born in Preble county, Ohio, July 9, 1842, a son of Valentine and Linna (Windsor) Threewits. The father was born near Knoxville, Tenn., March 22, 1819, and the mother in Surry county, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 1820. In early life the father engaged in the milling business. He came to Ohio, located near Hamilton, with his parents, when a boy of five years, and there resided until 1849. He then removed to Union county, In- diana, where he continued the milling business and also engaged in farming about twenty years. He then quit the milling business and removed to Boone county, where he engaged in farming until 4OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his death, Dec. 27, 1876. Our subject’s mother died Dec. 29, 1878, having become the mother of nine children: William H. is the eldest; Mary Emeline, born May 16, 1844, died in infancy; James K., born Nov. 2, 1845, died Sept. 30, 1894; John F., born Nov. 15, I848, resides in Indiana; Angeline, born Aug. 5, 1850, died Aug. 20, 1886; Thirza E., born Sept. 28, 1855, died Feb. 4, 1888; Lucy Eveline, born Jan. Io, 1859, is the wife of Melville Bowers, of In- dianapolis; and two—the sixth, and seventh in order of birth— died in infancy. The education of William H. Threewits was ob- tained in the common schools of Union county, Indiana, and he also attended one term in Ohio; and he remained at home until about twenty-six years of age, when he began life's work in Kan- sas. He remained in that State six years, engaged in different Occupations, and for a time was in the commission business at Girard, Crawford county. While residing in Kansas he made sev- eral prospecting trips to Texas and also to Colorado, but finally closed out his affairs in the West and came to Abington township, Wayne county, settling on the farm where he now resides and where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. This parcel contains I50 acres of land and Our subject cultivates it in a general way. His farm is equipped with every convenience for successful husbandry and our subject is quite contented to farm Indiana land, thinking it preferable to any tillable soil in the coun- try. He is also engaged in the breeding of Percheron horses and has some very fine ones on hand. Politically, Mr. Threewits is a Democrat and has never aspired to hold public office. On Feb. 3, 1875, was celebrated the marriage of our subject and Miss Sabra S. Burris, a native of Abington township, born Oct. 25, 1842. She was a daughter of Thornton and Mary (Spahr) Burris, both natives of Virginia, the father born about 1801, and died in 1845, while the mother's birth date was also in 1801, and she died in Septem- ber, 1885. To them were born three children: John P. is de- ceased; Daniel M. resides in Abington township ; and Mrs. Three- wits, who died Sept. 4, 1899, was the youngest. To Mr. and Mrs. Threewits four children were born, their names being here re- corded in order of birth: Alvin M., born Feb. 21, 1877, resides at the parental home; Mary Belle, born July 29, 1878, died May 4, I90I ; Ada Eveline, born Nov. 19, 1879, resides at the parental home; and William, born Feb. 19, 1881, is a traveling salesman and resides at Louisville, Ky. Mr. Threewits is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The parents of Mrs. Threewits were among the earliest settlers in Abington township and re- sided on the farm now occupied by Mr. Threewits until their deaths. - º Edward Timberlake, who is now living retired in the town- ship of Boston, is a member of a family which emigrated from Campbell county, Virginia, to Highland county, Ohio, soon after the admission of that State to the Union. He is a native of that county, but in Wayne county, Indiana, has gained prestige as a teacher, land owner and successful farmer. No citizen is held in higher esteem in his community and none is more worthy of BIOGRAPHICAL 4OI this evidence of popularity and confidence. Edward Timberlake was born in Highland county, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1846, a son of Alford and Phoebe (Doan) Timberlake, both natives of Ohio, the father having been born in Highland county, Oct. Ig, 1819, and the mother in Clinton county, in 1821. The father was a school teacher in early life and later followed agricultural pursuits. During about the last decade of his life he lived retired from the active labors which had previously characterized his career and which had enabled him to gain a position of independence. He came to Wayne county in 1899, with a daughter, and resided in Richmond until his death, which occurred July 5, 1900; and his widow, Sur- viving him nearly three years, passed the closing years of her life at the same place. She was summoned to the life eternal March Io, 1903. Both were consistent members of the Society of Friends and their lives were marked by integrity, kindliness and useful- ness. In politics the father originally gave his support to the Whig party, but espoused the cause of the Republican party at the time of its organization and thereafter gave to the same his unqualified allegiance. Of the ten children, Mary is deceased ; Eliza D. is the widow of Mathew Charles, of Richmond; Caroline is deceased; Edward, of this sketch, is the next in order of birth; Susan is the wife of Lindley Johnson, of Dunreith, Ind. ; Anna E. is the wife of Charles E. Birdsall, of Lawton, Okla. ; Charles B. resides in Sterling, Colo.; Eva H. is the wife of Charles Young, of Bedford, Ore. ; Emma is the wife of Charles Johnson, of Bedford, Ore. ; and Marietta F. is a widow and resides at Wilmington, Ohio. Edward Timberlake is indebted to the Lebanon, Ohio, Normal for his educational training, and remained at the parental home until 1864, when, at the age of eighteen years, the venturesome Spirit of youth prompted him to come to the State of Indiana, where he was identified with the profession of school teaching for twenty- two years. Later he removed to the farm where he now resides and became known as one of the most energetic and progressive farmers of Boston township. For some years past he has lived essentially retired, though he continues to give a general super- vision to his farm. As a citizen Mr. Timberlake has ever shown a lively interest in all that has tended to conserve the progress and prosperity of his home county, and his political faith has been manifested in his stalwart support of the cause of the Democratic party. He served as director of his school district for many years and for two terms was the efficient incumbent of the office of town- ship trustee. He and his wife are zealous members of the Society of Friends. On Sept. 3, 1868, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Timberlake to Miss Martha N. Brown, born in Preble county, Ohio, and reared in Wayne county, Indiana, a daughter of Benjamin and Mary Ann (Craig) Brown, the former born in the State of New Jersey and the latter in Warren county, Ohio, where her parents were numbered among the early settlers. Mr. Brown took up his residence in Boston township in 1836, and at the time of his death was residing on the farm which Mr. Timberlake now occupies. Mrs. Brown died in 1838, and Mr. Brown married for his second 4O2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY wife, Naomi Taylor, a native of Pennsylvania, who also died at the old homestead. The parents of Mrs. Timberlake were members of the Society of Friends. Of the second marriage of Mr. Brown there was born a daughter, Hannah E., who became the wife of Clarkson Davis, and she and her husband are both deceased. Mrs. Timberlake was born Aug. 20, 1832. Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake became the parents of a son, Benjamin B., who graduated at Earl- ham College with the class of 1894, taught school several years, and then worked for the Pennsylvania Railway Company until he lost his life by accident, May 31, 1904. The father of Mrs. Tim- berlake built the house in which she now resides in the fall of I849. - Jesse D. Turner, who is one of the substantial farmers and honored citizens of Wayne township, has been a resident of Wayne county from his birth, and when it is stated that the period thus represented is nearly sixty years it will be readily understood that he has witnessed the development of this section from the condi- tions of those days to the present day of opulent prosperity and advanced civic status. Jesse D. Turner was born in Boston town- ship, Dec. 20, 1854, a son of Jephtha and Martha (Gaar) Turner, both likewise born in Wayne county, the father in Wayne town- ship, Oct. 29, 1806, and the mother in Boston township, Sept. 25, I8IO, and they were both educated in Wayne county. The pater- nal grandfather was John Turner, who was born in Kentucky and migrated to Wayne county, where he engaged in farming. He was the first sheriff and treasurer of Wayne county after its organ- ization, holding both offices at the same time, and he died on the old homestead. Jephtha Turner was also a farmer by occupation, developed a productive farm, and on their homestead both he and his devoted wife passed the residue of their lives, secure in the high regard of all who knew them. They were consistent mem- bers of the Elkhorn Baptist Church and in politics he was an ad- herent of the Democratic party, whose cause he espoused as soon as he became a voter. He was a man of strong and vigorous men- tality, his life was one of exalted righteousness, and his name merits a place on the roll of honored pioneers of the county, to whose civic and material development and progress he contrib- uted his quota. His death occurred April 15, 1885, and his wife passed away Sept. I5, 1895. Of the nine children, Larkin is de- ceased ; Levi resides in Abington township ; Abram Wallace is a resident of Brazil, Ind. ; Sarah Jane is the wife of John Endsley, of Abington township; Eliza Ann is a member of the household of her brother, Jesse D.; Martin V. B. resides in Lincoln, Neb.; John M. is a resident of Brazil, Ind. ; Martha is deceased, and Jesse D. is the subject of this sketch and was the last in order of birth. Jesse D. Turner was enabled to attend the schools of Boston town- ship during the winter terms, when his services were not in re- quisition in connection with the work of the home farm. He worked with his father until the death of that parent, when he pur- chased the fine old homestead of eighty acres, in Boston town- ship, where he maintained his home until 1911, when he sold the BIOGRAPHICAL 4O3 property and purchased a farm in Wayne township, near the Luth- eran Cemetery, where he continues general farming and teaming. He has shown in his career a signal devotion to the duty repre- sented in the affairs of every day life and has been one of the world's noble army of workers. Than this commendation no man needs more. His life has been guided and governed by strict prin- ciples of personal integrity and honor, and the objective sequel has been the reposing in him of unqualified confidence and esteem on the part of his fellow men. His advancement has been coincident with the progress and development of the county, and in these lat- ter days, when the shadows of his life begin to lengthen from the Golden West, “with the glory of God in the after-glow,” he may revert to what has been lost and what has been won, and find that little has been left undone that was possible of accomplishment on his part. In matters of public import Mr. Turner has always shown a deep interest and has done his part in Sustaining all worthy enterprises and measures advanced in behalf of the general good of the community, though he has never sought nor desired public office. He is independent in politics. As a young man, on Oct. 20, 1880, Mr. Turner was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Meek, daughter of Morton C. and Jane (Hunt) Meek, well known citizens of Wayne township. They became the parents of two children—Lawrence M. and Roy V.-both of whom reside in Richmond. Morton C. Meek was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, and his wife in Abington township. He followed farming in Wayne township until his death, and his wife passed away May 19, 1886. He was a Republican in his political proclivi- ties and he and his wife were members of the Elkhorn Baptist Church, of which he was a deacon. They were the parents of nine children: Julia is deceased ; Catherine resides in Chicago, Ill. ; Elizabeth is the wife of Frank Meeks, of Seven Mile, Ohio; Re- becca is deceased ; Jesse A. resides in Wayne township ; Smith is deceased ; Jennie is the wife of William Hart, of Grand Junction, Colo. ; Mrs. Turner, who was born Feb. 2, 1858, is the next in order of birth, and Harry C. is deceased. Lawrence M., the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner, is married and has three children— Thelma, Ralph and Helen; and Roy V. is also married and has one child—Lloyd. º Adelbert D. Zehrung, an enterprising and progressive retired farmer of Centerville, was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1838. He is the only son of Jacob and Sarah Zehrung, natives of Ohio. The paternal grandparents removed to Pickaway county, Ohio, when it was still a wilderness, and there the grandfather and also the father earned their livelihoods by the pursuit of agri- culture, residing there until their respective deaths, that of the father occurring when the subject of this review was very young. The mother died in Pickaway county in 1896. Adelbert D. Zeh- rung received a limited educational training in the schools of Cir- cleville. When nine years old he was compelled by circumstances to take care of himself and was employed by a fast horse owner at Circleville, Ohio. Later he became a jockey in the employ of 4O4. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the same man and followed that occupation about five years, until he became too heavy to ride, and then worked for others until he was married. He then rented land until about 1885, when he pur- chased a farm northeast of Centerville. He continued in success- ful conduct of the place for thirteen years. At the end of that period, having received an offer for the place which would bring him a fair profit, he sold the farm and purchased a small home of two and one-half acres, where he now lives, practically retired, in Centerville. He intends to make this place his permanent home and has made all his improvements with that end in view. Mr. Zehrung's success has been the result of his own personal effort, as he started his career with nothing, but by the practice of thrift and economy, by ceaseless labor and unlimited courage, has ob- tained a reasonable competence. Although he has been staunch in his allegiance to the men and measures of the Republican party he has never sought public preferment for himself. On Oct. 18, 1857, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Zehrung and Miss Mary Moss, born in Ross county, Ohio, Oct. I, 1839, daughter of John and Katherine (Strosser) Moss. The parents were born in Penn- sylvania, the father on June 9, 1796, and the mother on Oct. I, 1800. They removed to Ohio in an early day and there the father followed farming until his death, which occurred in 1873, and the mother passed away in February, 1881. They became the parents of two children. Mr. and Mrs. Zehrung became the parents of five children: Rosaltha J., born Sept. 24, 1858, is the widow of Nel- son Chamberlain and resides in Centerville; Ella, born Nov. 26, 1861, died in February, 1883; Luther, born Jan. II, 1864, is a boot and shoe dealer in Centerville and resides with his parents; Sarah A., born Oct. Ig, 1869, died Nov. 29, 1882; and Ida D., born Nov. 26, 1871, is the wife of George Henderson, of Greenville, Ohio. In November, 1861, Mr. Zehrung enlisted as a private in Company A of the Seventy-third Ohio infantry and served as a soldier in the Civil war about eighteen months, being promoted to the rank of corporal. This regiment was organized at Chillicothe, Ohio, Dec. 30, 1861, to serve three years. It remained in camp perfecting its drill until Jan. 24, 1862, when it moved via Parkersburg to Grafton and Fetterman, W. Va., and thence a few days later to New Creek. In the spirited engagement at McDowell, in May, the regiment was engaged. In June it was engaged in the battle of Cross Keys. In August the command took up its line of march for Culpeper and arrived in time to relieve General Banks’ corps on the battlefield of Cedar Mountain. Passing through Culpeper, the regiment crossed the Rappahannock at White Sulphur Springs, moved down the river to Rappahannock Station and thence up to Freeman's Ford, where it engaged the enemy; thence back to White Sulphur Springs and Waterloo to prevent the enemy from crossing. Passing through Warrenton, New Baltimore and Gainesville, the regiment reached the battle ground of Bull Run and in the second battle there acted a prominent part, the gallan- try of the brigade of which it was a part saving the army from utter rout. The loss of the regiment was very severe—out of 3Io BIOGRAPHICAL 4O5 men present for duty, I44 were killed Or wounded, and among the latter was Mr. Zehrung, who lost his left arm by being struck by a fragment of a shell. He was mustered out at Washington, D. C., soon thereafter, and keeps alive his war time memories by membership in the Grand Army of the Republic, of which local organization, Post No. 2 IO, he is the chaplain. Conrad Zwissler, who for twenty-one years has been con- nected with the gardening industry in Wayne township, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, July Io, I862. His father, Conrad Zwis- sler, was born in Ottersheim, Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 30, 1835, and his mother, Mary (Reneker) Zwissler, was born July 23, 1837, in Hacklheim, Germany. The father was a cooper by trade and upon coming to the United States, in early life, located in Cincinnati, where he followed that occupation. Later in life he retired and removed to Richmond, where both he and his wife passed away, he on Jan. 31, 1909, and she on May 31, 1902. They were the parents of seven children: John is a resident of Richmond; Con- rad was the second in order of birth ; Adam resides in Indianapolis, Ind. ; Michael is a resident of Cincinnati; Frank is a resident of Richmond; Elizabeth is the wife of Frank Meyer, of Richmond, and Anthony resides in Richmond. Conrad Zwissler was edu- cated in Cincinnati and began farming in Hamilton county, Ohio. In 1884 he came to Wayne county and worked for a time as a gardener, and in 1890 began the gardening business for himself. He has 7,200 square feet in hot houses, with IOO hot beds, and raises garden truck generally, with lettuce and Onions as his lead- ers, wholesaling all of his products. Wayne township is noted among other things for its gardening industries and the establish- ment of Mr. Zwissler ranks with the leaders. Politically, Mr. Zwissler is a member of the Democratic party, but has had no time to court public office. He is a regular attendant and member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church and has membership in St. Joseph’s Benevolent Society and also in the Knights of St. John. On Feb. II, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Zwissler and Miss Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Lewis F. and Mary Meyer, of Day- ton, Ohio, and of this union have been born the following chil- dren: Raymond, born March 4, 1891 ; Florence, born Nov. 1, 1892; Olive, born Dec. 30, 1894; Alphonse, born Sept. IO, I896, died Oct. I3, of the same year; Albert, born Sept. 24, 1897; Leo, born July 5, 1899, died Nov. 24, 1903; Joseph, born Feb. 19, 1901; Louis, born June 25, 1903; and Herman, born Dec. I7, 1906, died March 22, 1907. Mr. Meyer, the father of Mrs. Zwissler, was born in Germany, May 6, 1837, and came to America in about 1854. He was a saddler by trade and is now living retired with Mr. Zwis- sler. Mrs. Meyer was born in Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 25, 1840, and passed away Nov. 3, 1899. * Fred Wessel Wolke, who is spending the active years of a use- ful life in the township of Center, and whose activities of early years, accompanied by his thrift and frguality, have placed him in affluent circumstances, was born in Center township, this county, Jan. 2, 1861, son of John Wessel and Katharine (Holmann) Wolke. 4O6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY His parents were natives of the Fatherland, that country of Eu- rope from which came so many of the early settlers of this com- munity, and both were born there, the father on Dec. 24, 1824, and the mother on Dec. 23, 1830. The father came to America when about twenty years old, as did also the mother, and they were married in Richmond, in 1856. Upon arriving in America the father first located in New York, from whence he went to Maryland and remained about three years, at the end of which time he came to Richmond. He purchased a farm in Center town- ship, but some years later moved one mile east upon the farm where his widow resides. The work on this farm was well done, the land was cleared, fence boundaries were established, and the building improvements were made, all with a diligence and pa- tience that was in every way commendable. The father passed away in September, 1892, and his wife survives him. To them were born nine children: Frank died Sept. 23, 1883; Fred W. is the second in order of birth; Henry died in infancy; Mary is the wife of Casper Rohe ; Anna was one of the twins, both of whom are deceased ; Harmon resides on the Salisbury road in Wayne township; Anthony resides with his mother on the home farm ; and Johanna is the wife of Charles L. Kilgus, of Richmond. The father at one time owned 857 acres of land in Wayne county and was also the owner of land near Vincennes where the family re- sided one year. Fred W. Wolke was educated in the district schools of Center township and remained with his parents till his twenty-second year. He then rented a farm of 207 acres in Wayne township, where he resided seventeen years. He then purchased the tract of 235 acres where he now resides, where he has made all the improvements and has one of the best equipped farms in the township. His farm is operated along general lines and proves a fine investment. Every item of Mr. Wolke's property is an ac- cumulation of his own hands, assisted by the good wife, whose love and praise have ever been ready, and this honored couple gets from life all that is good. In politics Mr. Wolke is of the Republican faith. On Oct. Io, 1882, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wolke and Miss Anna Mearkamp, born in Richmond, Aug. 2, 1864. She is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Menke) Mear- kamp, natives of the Fatherland, the father born Jan. I, 1822, and the mother, April 1, 1828. They came to America when about twenty years old and were married in Richmond. They landed at Baltimore, thence made their way to Cincinnati, where they re- mained a short time, and then came to Richmond. The father worked as a night watchman in Richmond about fifteen years and was later for a number of years employed at Earlham College, after which he lived retired until his death, which occurred Oct. Io, 1899, the mother having died March 17, 1887. In their family were three children, but two of whom are living: Mrs. Wolke is the eldest; Lizzie died in childhood, and William is a farmer and resides in Abington township. To Our subject and his wife were born six children: Mary Katherine, born Jan. 9, 1884, is the wife of Lawrence Davis, of Richmond; Frances Henry, born Oct. 6, BIOGRAPHICAL 407 1885, married Loretta Bennett and resides in Centerville; Casper Anthony, born Dec. 20, 1887, resides at home; Charles William, born April 14, 1890, is a bookkeeper in Richmond ; Florence, born Aug. 14, 1892; and Irene Elizabeth, born April 14, 1895, reside at the parental home. Mr. Wolke is a member of the Roman Catholic church at Richmond. - Harrison Nichols, a representative of one of the honored pio- neer families of Indiana, which State has been his home from the time of his birth, was long numbered among the successful expon- ents of the great basic art of agriculture in this section of the State, though he has maintained his residence in the city of Richmond the past several years. He was born in Rush county, Indiana, Nov. I, 1839, a son of William and Sarah (Cook) Nichols, natives respec- tively of Franklin county, Indiana, and Franklin county, Virginia, the former born April 9, 1815, and the latter on Sept. I5, of the same year. The paternal grandfather, Richard Nichols, was a native of Maryland, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Pincton, was born in the State of Tennessee, where their marriage was sol- emnized. They came to Franklin county, Indiana, in the early part of the last century, prior to the admission of the State to the Union, and settled near Metamora, where Richard Nichols re- claimed a farm from the virgin forest, and where the good wife passed the remainder of her life. The husband eventually moved to the State of Illinois and spent the remainder of his days with a daughter, dying in that State. He was a weaver by trade and in early life followed that occupation. He was a Whig in political matters, but never sought office. To him and his wife were born six sons and five daughters, three of the sons being triplets. Of these one died in infancy, Hiram died in early youth, and Solomon grew to manhood and resided in Indiana. William was the fourth son, James settled in Illinois, and John Wesley became a farmer in Iowa. The maternal grandparents of the subject of this review were John and Mary (Simmons) Cook, natives of the State of Vir- ginia, whence they came as pioneers to Rush county, Indiana, where they passed the residue of their lives. William Nichols was reared to manhood on the pioneer homestead in Franklin county, Indi- ana, in whose district and subscription schools he secured his early educational training, which was limited, owing to the exigencies of time and place. He eventually became one of the representative members of the Indiana Conference of the United Brethren church. On Sept. 17, 1835, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Cook, of Rush county, Indiana. His rapid rise in the ministerial work was as follows: He was converted in 1837, licensed to preach in 1843, admitted to the United Brethren Conference in 1847, and on Sept. 12, 1870, to the Southeast Indiana Conference, now the Indi- ana Conference. His work was that of a “circuit-rider,” and he was appointed to the Clear Springs circuit in 1871-72; Laurell in 1873; and Morristown in 1874-75. In 1876 he was granted a supernumer- ary relation at his own request, and in 1881 asked and was given a superannuated relation. In 1895 he suffered a partial stroke of paralysis and passed away July 27, 1900, near New Palestine. Sarah 408 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Cook, his wife, came with her parents to Rush county, Indiana, in I82O, the journey being made in a wagon and requiring about six weeks, and they arrived at their destination on Dec. 20. She was educated in the common schools. With her husband and family she moved to New Palestine, Hancock county, in 1860, and at the time of her husband’s death they lacked but six weeks of having been married sixty-five years. After the death of her husband she lived among her children, spending the last two years of her life with her daughter, Jennie Sophronia Kiser, of Cambridge City, where her death occurred March 14, 1905, ending a life of useful- ness. Her husband, from the time of his marriage, was also en- gaged in farming, which he continued, in addition to his ministerial work, most of his life, and at one time, prior to 1854, also conducted a general store at Neff's Corners, in Rush county. William Nichols and wife became the parents of twelve children, all born in Rush county. Mary Ann, born Oct. I7, 1836, became the wife of W. R. Terry, for many years a resident of Dublin, but later of Indian- apolis, and she died March 22, 1909; Martha Parmelia, born Dec. 20, 1837, died Aug. 24, 1838; Harrison is the third in order of birth; Sarah Jane, born Nov. 4, 1841, died Sept. I, 1842; Harriet Elizabeth, born Jan. 2, 1844, died March 3, 1867; Stewart, born Feb. 20, 1846, married Mary C. Crist and died Feb. 18, 1894; Henry Cook, born April 27, 1848, married Mary McIrons and is a farmer and mer- chant at New Palestine; Charles Robinson, born Feb. I5, 1850, mar- ried Mary F. Burgan and is a traveling salesman at Los Angeles, Cal.; George W., born Aug. 30, 1852, is a mechanic in Indianapolis; Jennie Sophronia, born Feb. 5, 1855, is the wife of William H. Kiser, dealer in plumbing supplies at Cambridge City; Thorban Smith, born Feb. 8, 1857, married Clara E. Van Sickle and is a manu- facturer of optical lenses at Indianapolis; and Louisa Olive, born Sept. 2, 1859, died Aug. 16, 1863. Harrison Nichols is indebted to the public schools of Rush county and Hartsville University, in Bartholomew county, for his early educational discipline, and he was reared under the sturdy and beneficent influence of the home farm, with the various details of whose operations he early became familiar. He has ever continued appreciative of the dignity and in- dependence of the life of the progressive farmer and was identified with agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career. For about fifteen years after his marriage he followed farming and stock raising in Rush county, and in 1875 moved to Franklin town- ship, Wayne county, where he purchased IOO acres of land, the same now being the home of his son, Leroy. Since April 17, 1902, he has resided in the city of Richmond, where he has an attractive home. He has never been an aspirant for public office of any order and in political matters is independent, taking a loyal interest in local affairs as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. On May 24, 1860, Mr. Nichols was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Sim- monds, born in Franklin county, Indiana, May 5, 1839, a daughter of James and Ann (Frost) Simmonds, natives respectively of Ken- tucky and Ohio, and early pioneer residents of Franklin county, but who, in 1847, became residents of Rush county. James Simmonds BIOGRAPHICAL 4O9 was born in 1797 and, after spending most of his life in Franklin and Rush counties, Indiana, died in the latter county in 1874. He was a Republican in politics and served many years as justice of the peace. His wife, Ann Frost, was born in 18OO and died in 1855, having become the mother of ten daughters, only two of whom sur- vive–Hannah, who resides in Rushville, and Emeline, the wife of Mr. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols are the parents of the follow- ing children: Leroy and Thaddeus (see sketches); Sadie, born May 30, 1871, the wife of Frank Thomas, village clerk of Fountain City, and they have two children—Alsa, born Feb. 12, 1900, and Margaret, born Feb. 8, 1905; Sudie, born May 6, 1873, is the wife of Leroy Mansfield, an accountant in the Second National Bank at Richmond; and a son, Orr, died at the age of two and one-half €3.1 S. y James McNeill, deceased, a former prosperous real estate dealer in the city of Richmond, was born in Clermont county, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1833. He was a son of John and Lovina (Stairs) McNeill, the former of Scotch-Irish descent. The mother was born in Pennsylvania and was of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock. During the early part of his active career the father followed the calling of a sailor, and for seven years pursued that vocation on the high seas. Upon coming to America he landed at New Orleans and made his way via the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Kentucky, where he was married. He then became a river man and followed that occu- pation the remainder of his life, piloting flat-boats loaded with merchandise on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. During the latter part of his life he purchased stock for Atkinson & Gibson, who conducted a large distillery at New Richmond, Ohio. David Gibson, of this firm, was a well known character in his day and lived in Cincinnati. John McNeill purchased cattle and hogs for that firm, which animals were fattened on the refuse from the distillery, and remained in the employ of Atkinson & Gibson until his death, he and his wife passing away in Ohio. Thirteen children were born of these parents, and twelve of them lived to be more than sixty years old. Sarah Ann is the widow of Isaac Moreton and resides in Iowa, being over ninety years old; Mary, deceased, was the widow of William Moreton, a brother of Isaac ; Elizabeth is the widow of Abram Bushman and resides in Cler- mont county, Ohio, at the age of eighty-six years; Harbison is de- ceased ; Jane, who married George McLain, and John, the next in order of birth, are both deceased ; James is the subject of this re- view ; Robert is a farmer in Center township, Wayne county; Oliver is deceased, as is also Nancy, the widow of W. S. Jordan; Frank K. resides near Brazil, Clay county, Indiana; Lovina is the wife of Jacob Light and resides at New Richmond, Ohio; and Wil- liam Tell died in infancy. The educational advantages of James McNeill were those afforded by Antioch College in Green county, Ohio. At an early age he began earning his livelihood by teaching school and followed that occupation seventeen years. He taught in the public schools of Clermont county, Ohio, a period of five years, in Merriam College in Indiana one year, and also taught in a school 4IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY which was both private and public at Hagerstown, Wayne county. He was Superintendent of the schools of Richmond, Ind., from 1869 to 1873, during which time he served as county school exam- iner, and he organized and taught a normal school in Richmond one year. He also taught in Antioch College two years. Following his career as a teacher he engaged in the real estate business in Rich- mond, and for forty years was so engaged, devoting himself to the management of his business and contributing much to the im- provement and upbuilding of the city of Richmond. He purchased lots, erected buildings upon them and in turn sold them, repeating this process until the number of houses he erected approximated 5OO. He erected the fine residence property which he occupied on South Thirteenth street. This was a wheat field when he erected the building, but later he built about twenty houses in that vicinity. Oscar G. Porterfield and Mr. Kech were partners of Mr. McNeill in some of his real estate operations. Mr. McNeill came to Richmond in 1869, as superintendent of schools and county school examiner, and resided here until his death, with the exception of four years which he spent on his farm of 260 acres in Dublin township, Wayne county. He disposed of this farm some years before his death. Although living a strenuous professional and business life, Mr. Mc- Neill found time to devote to literary pursuits and won considerable fame as a writer, both of prose and poetry, the products of his pen amounting to about IOO productions, which have been published in book form for distribution. “The Rambler,” “My Old Home,” “The Infinite Plan,” and other poems have won especial commendation, and “Mabel, a Story of Two Worlds,” was written for and read be- fore the Occult Club of Richmond, to whose present members and those who have passed away this little poem is respectfully dedi- cated by the author. It has also been published in book form. In fraternal matters Mr. McNeill was a member of the Masonic order, but was not an attendant at lodge meetings for a long time prior to His death. On Oct. II, I855, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. McNeill and Miss Mary J. Fee, daughter of Daniel and Matilda Fee. Mrs. McNeill was born at what is now Nicholsville, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of Clermont county and in Clermont Academy. She died Sept. 28, 1908, at Richmond, and the death of her husband occurred Jan. 26, 191 I. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Neill lived together nearly fifty-three years and enjoyed the rare pleasure of celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary. The event was made the more enjoyable by the presence of three of their sons, from different parts of the United States, who unex- pectedly put in their appearance the night before the joyful day. Seven children were born of this union, and four sons survive. Jerome is a graduate of the State University at Bloomington, Ind., and is now Professor of Biology in the State College of Florida, located at Tallahassee. Gregg Fee was educated in the schools of Hagerstown, in the Richmond High School, and at Antioch Col- lege, and is the general ticket and passenger agent of the Northern Pacific railroad at Minneapolis, Minn. Harry T. was educated in the same schools as his brother Gregg and is ticket agent of the BIOGRAPHICAL 4 II Southern Pacific railroad, located in California. Howard R. was educated in the schools of Richmond and at the Richmond Busi- ness College, and owns and conducts the H. R. McNeill Cooperage Company at Niagara Falls, N. Y. The funeral service of Mrs. James McNeill was conducted by her friend and neighbor, the Rev. Samuel W. Traum, pastor of the First Christian Church of Rich- mond, and from his discourse a few selections are here appropriately given : “Mrs. McNeill was one of seven children born to Daniel and Matilda Fee. Nicholsville, Ohio, was the place of her nativity, and Clermont county, Ohio, the scene of her early life. Her edu- cation was received in the public schools at Laurel, Ohio, and at Parker Academy. Her proficiency in her studies was rewarded by service in the school room as teacher, which services were con- tinued until a year after her marriage, she being associated with her husband in his chosen profession of teacher. From that time on she ruled as the queen of the home, and chose to make that one spot the source from which should emanate all the helpful in- fluences on her long life. * * * * * * Mrs. McNeill was much interested in reading, and was pleased in her choice of read- ing matter to elect that which was informing and helpful. Her ability as a leader was recognized by others as was evident from the places assumed by her in the societies of which she was a member. Among these she had acted as president of the History Class, the Aftermath, and the Occult Research Society, being presi- dent of the last mentioned at the time of her death. During the time that I have known Mrs. McNeill she has been less active in these affairs for the reason that ill health compelled her retirement from them, so that in the months that we have lived next door to her, my knowledge of her has been solely of a neighborly kind. And it is here that we shall miss her most. It is here, now that she is gone, that the sense of loneliness is deepest. The vacant chair of office can be filled again, but not so in that loneliness and desolateness of a home from whence its light has fled. * * * * * * Of Mrs. McNeill’s own family there are yet four children surviving: Jerome Fee, Adrian, Mich. ; Charles S. Fee, San Fran- cisco, Cal. ; Caroline McNeill, New Paris, Ohio, and Mrs. Laura Ireton, this city. * * * * * * I am frequently called to serve in a capacity similar to this in which I am acting to-day, but I have never the slightest inclination to preach a gospel of forget- fulness. The weary hands are folded on the bosom, but we do not forget the service that they rendered. The lips are now silent in death, but we shall not forget the words of love that they uttered. The feet are motionless now, but we shall not forget the errands of mercy that they run ere they halted. No, forgetfulness is not what comforts us now. It is this blessed gospel of remembrance that assures us all is well. We find our comfort in the fact that it was a real life that was lived among us, and that we are able to gather up the best part of that life, the part that is immortal by its nature, and lifting that into a region of an exalted memory we claim it as our own forever. “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.’” 4I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY James E. Reeves, who died at his beautiful residence in Rich- mond, Ind., March 30, 1904, was one of the honored pioneer citi- zens of Wayne county, where he maintained his home the greater part of the time from his boyhood days until his death, and he con- tributed in generous measure to the civic and material development and progress of the county, where he so ordered his life as to re- tain at all times the inviolable confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Mr. Reeves was born in the village of Berkley, Glouces- ter county, New Jersey, Nov. 27, 1814. His father, Mark Reeves, was likewise a native of Berkley, and his mother, whose maiden name was Ann Ewan, was born in the same place. In 1823, Mark Reeves came with his family to this State and took up his perma- nent abode in Wayne county. He was one of the early settlers of Richmond, where he followed the occupation of a contractor and builder, and he and his wife remained residents of this city until their deaths, she passing away in 1842 and he in 1855. James E. Reeves was a lad of nine years at the time of the family’s removal to Wayne, county and received such educational privileges as the neighborhood afforded. At the age of fifteen, being ambitious to provide for his own maintenance, he secured a clerkship in the first drug store established in Richmond, established by Robert Morris- son and Dr. Warner, and then owned by Dr. James R. Mendenhall. Mr. Reeves remained with Dr. Mendenhall one year in Richmond and then went to Liberty as a salesman in the employ of the same gentleman, who had opened a drug store at that place. A year later he accepted a position in a store opened by his brother, Mark E. Reeves, at Washington, now Green’s Fork, this county. He worked for his brother as a salesman eight years, at the expiration of which time a partnership was formed under the firm name of M. E. & J. E. Reeves; and this firm conducted general stores at Hagers- town, Green’s Fork and East Germantown several years, and then the junior partner returned to Richmond and opened a general store, successfully conducting the enterprise from February, 1840, until February, 1848. During this time he also established a cot- ton factory north of Richmond and for two years engaged in the manufacture of cotton yarn and batting. In 1848 Mr. Reeves went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became a wholesale dealer in boots and shoes, hats, caps, and straw goods. After a year he admitted his brother, Mark E., to a partnership, and one year later Isaac Stevens joined the firm. This partnership was continued until 1855, when James Reeves's health failed and he returned to Richmond. Here he purchased IOO acres of land, west of Whitewater river, from Robert Morrisson, and engaged in farming eight years, find- ing in the outdoor pursuits just what he needed to restore his health and strength. In 1863 he took up his residence in Richmond and with his brother, Mark E., established the First National Bank of Richmond, this being the seventeenth national bank established in the United States and the second in Indiana. Mr. Reeves was elected president and the doors were opened for business June 15, 1863. From that time James E. Reeves continued at the head of the institution until its reorganization, in IQO2. Other business in- BIOGRAPHICAL 4I3 terests also claimed his attention and were promoted through his ability. He was president of the Champion Roller Milling Com- pany and aided in its organization, and was connected with the Richmond City Mill Works and was one of the directors for a num- ber of years. For half a century he was actively and intimately associated with various enterprises in the city of Richmond. Up to a short time before his retirement he was a familiar figure at the bank, rarely missing a day from his desk, and showed an interest in the general affairs of the bank quite unusual for a man of his advanced years. Though never a seeker of the honors or emolu- ments of public office, Mr. Reeves took a deep interest in public affairs of a local order and was ever ready to lend his aid and in- fluence in the support of worthy causes and enterprises. His po- litical allegiance was first given to the Whig party, his first vote for President being cast for William Henry Harrison, in 1836, and on the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks. Although a Whig he served as the first postmaster at East German- town, under appointment of President Van Buren, a Democrat. He served as a member of the city council of Richmond and was one of the three trustees appointed by Robert Morrisson to effect the purchase of what is now known as the Morrisson-Reeves Library of Richmond. In 1865 he was appointed by Governor Morton treas- urer of the Indiana Agricultural College, now Purdue University, and served during the preliminary organization of that institution. Early in the '70s he was named receiver for the Cincinnati & Fort Wayne Railroad Company. On Aug. 18, 1842, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Reeves to Miss Isabella Cornell, born at Philadel- phia, Pa., and of this union were born three children: James Franklin, now of Chicago, Ill. ; Isabella May, deceased; and a child that died in infancy. The mother died in 1862, and Mr. Reeves was again married, in April, 1863, his second wife being Mrs. Anna Moore Ireland, nee Peters, of Peoria, Ill. They became the parents of two children, the elder of whom, William Peter Reeves, Ph. D., is a professor in Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, and the younger is Jesse S. Reeves, Ph. D., a professor in the University of Michigan. At the time of his death Mr. Reeves lived in and owned the fine residence at 222 North Tenth street, which has since been purchased by and is the home of Col. John F. Miller, the retired railroad man of Richmond. Mrs. Reeves now resides in a pleasant home at 200 South Sixteenth street, which is in a fine residence section of the city. The funeral of Mr. Reeves took place from his North Tenth street residence, according to the impressive service of the Episcopal church, and he was laid to rest in Earlham Ceme- tery. - Luther C. Abbott, lawyer and justice of the peace, was born in Pelham, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, May II, I831. He is a son of Cheney and Rachel (Chapin) Abbott, natives of the Old Bay State. Mr. Abbott traces his ancestry back 600 years to the Four- teenth century, and the first immigrants of that name settled in Andover, Mass., in 1630. There they established the Abbott Acad- emy, which is still in a flourishing condition. Moses Abbott car- 4I4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ried the Only flag that was used in the battle of Lexington, in the Revolutionary war. Cheney Abbott was a farmer, and he and his wife died in the East. Three children were born to these par- ents—two Sons and a daughter—but they have all passed away with the exception of Luther C. By a second marriage the father had a son and two daughters, and they live in Massachusetts. The Chapins were also an old Massachusetts family. Luther C. Abbott was educated at Exeter Academy, New Salem Academy, and at Sheldon Falls. After completing his studies he began teaching at North Dana, in Worcester county. Following this he taught in Prescott, North Prescott, Old Boylston, and the high school at Amherst. In 1851 he went to Maryland, where he taught one term in a district School in Prince George's county. Then, after teaching a short time in an independent tuition school, which he started in Georgetown, D. C., he was employed as a teacher in Rugby Acad- emy, at the corner of Fourteenth and K streets, in the city of Washington, until the fall of 1854, when, on account of ill health, he resigned his position and returned to his home in Massachu- setts. He came West in 1856 and settled at Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, where he lived twenty-three years, with the exception of the years 1871 and 1872, when he was located at New Orleans, en- gaged in a manufacturing enterprise. During the years 1857 and I858 he taught school in Preble county, Ohio, and at the same time pursued the study of law with Judge Abner Haines, and he was examined and admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1859. He immediately established himself in the practice of law at Eaton, in partnership with his preceptor, Judge Haines. While a resident of Eaton he was elected mayor of the city three times and was twice elected prosecuting attorney of Preble county. Dur- ing the war he was actively engaged in recruiting, and he helped raise the Thirty-fifth Ohio infantry, the Seventy-fifth Ohio infan- try, the Ninety-third Ohio infantry, and the Fifth Ohio cavalry, and he also assisted Colonel Frizell raise his regiment. He is a mem- ber of the Ninety-third Regimental Association of Ohio. He helped the present ex-Governor Harris, of Ohio, raise his three- months’ men and also his three-year men, and he met that gentle- man at the annual meeting of the Ninety-third Regimental Asso- ciation, upon which occasion he made a speech to the members of the organization. He came to Richmond in November, 1879, and since 1902 has officiated as justice of the peace. In politics he was Originally a Democrat, affiliating with that party until 1871, when he joined the ranks of the Republicans. He again became a Demo- crat when Grover Cleveland was the leader of that party, but later again became identified with the Republican party. He is a mem- ber of the Entre Nous Club, of Richmond. In June, 1859, was celebrated Mr. Abbott’s marriage to Miss Lydia A. Cook, of Frank- lin county, Mass., and she died Feb. I4, 1910, in Summerville, Mass., and is buried in that place, which is a suburb of Boston. Four children of this union are living, and they all reside at Sum- merville, Mass., which is the family home: Mary Ella; Charles Luther, a jeweler; Edward D., a painter, and Ardelle. The chil- BIOGRAPHICAL - 4 I5 dren were all born in Preble county, Ohio, and were educated in the East, where the family home has been for the past twenty years, and where Mr. Abbott spends a portion of every sum- mer and expects to reside when he retires from active business. The daughters are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mr. Abbott has written considerable prose in his day. He commenced writing for the “Springfield Republican” when a boy, and has been a contributor to the “Albany Argus,” the “Bos- ton Post,” the “Toledo Blade,” and the “Cincinnati Enquirer.” In 1872, from New Orleans, he wrote a Mardigras letter to the “En- quirer,” covering an entire page of that paper. An article, entitled “Memoirs of the Hills,” which he wrote for the “Springfield Re- publican,” in 1902, caused the widow of Charles Robinson, the first governor of Kansas, to make him a present of the “Life of Charles Robinson” and several other volumes relating to the border trou– bles in Kansas. Governor Robinson and his wife were born in Massachusetts, near the birthplace of Mr. Abbott. James D. Kerr, M. D., a successful physician of Green's Fork, was born in Henry county, Indiana, Dec. 31, 1863. He is a son of Daniel W. and Sarah Maria (Hunt) Kerr. His father was born in Henry county, in May, 1840, was reared and educated in his native county, and remained on his father's farm until 1862, when he was married. He then engaged in merchandising at Ashland, Henry county, and was so employed until the time of his death, Jan. I6, 1866. Maria Hunt, his wife, to whom he was married in January, 1862, is now the wife of Leander Harvey. She is a daughter of John and Marguerite (Mullen) Hunt, the former born in New Jer- sey and the latter in Pennsylvania, of Irish parentage. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were the parents of four children: Permelia married James Boyd, a farmer of Henry county, and both are deceased ; Mary Jane married Thomas Stanford, a farmer of Hamilton coun- ty; Thomas B. married Sarah Milligan and is living retired in New Castle; and Sarah Maria is the mother of Dr. Kerr. Dr. William Moses Kerr, the paternal grandfather, was born in Virginia, of English parentage, and his wife was a daughter of Thomas Stand- ford, one of the pioneer settlers of Henry county, Indiana, and the man who did the surveying for the highway now known as the New Castle, Hagerstown & Richmond pike. Of the union of Dan- iel W. Kerr and wife were born two sons, of whom Dr. Kerr is the eldest. The younger son, Daniel W., Jr., born Jan. 26, 1866, was educated at New Castle and was engaged in the grocery business a number of years. He then located in Pensacola, Fla., as a sales- man for Armour & Company, of Chicago, and is now living in Pittsburgh, Pa., engaged in the bonding and surety business. He married Grace Wilson, of Muncie, Ind., and they have one child, Marguerite. Dr. James D. Kerr received his early education in the public schools of Henry county and afterward at the high school at New Castle, where he graduated with the class of 1880. He then engaged in the drug business two years in Iowa and was in the same business at Green's Fork ten years. In 1895 he com- menced the study of medicine, attending one term at the Louisville 4I6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Medical College, and graduated at the Indiana Medical College, in Indianapolis, with the class of 1898. He then began the practice of his profession at Green's Fork, where he has since been success- fully engaged. He comes of a family of physicians; several mem- bers of which have attained distinction in the profession, and seems to have inherited a love for the profession in a marked degree. His father having died at the early age of twenty-five years, he was reared by his grandfather, Dr. William M. Kerr, one of the prom- inent and renowned physicians of Henry county, who actively en- gaged in the practice in the pioneer days and continued over forty years. In politics Dr. Kerr is a Republican, but has never aspired to hold public office. Fraternally he is a member of the Blue Lodge of Masonry, No. 493, at Williamsburg. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias at Hagerstown and is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Red Men. In 1886 Dr. Kerr was married to Eva R. Reinheimer, daughter of Adam and Clarissa (Brown) Rein- heimer, of Green’s Fork, the former deceased and the latter is a member of the family of Dr. Kerr. Of this union there is a daughter, Blanche Marie, born Feb. 3, 1888. She was educated in the schools at Green’s Fork and has attended musical conserva- tories at Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Chicago, and Indianapolis; being a vocalist of note and a fine musician. She has been engaged the past year or two as singing evangelist with the great union evange- list, Eddie Thomas, in services in various cities of the United States. * Elwood Whitney McGuire was born at Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, May 5, 1854, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Whitney McGuire, the former born in the Empire State, Dec. 25, 1813, and the latter in Lawrenceburg, Ind. The ancestors of Ezekiel Whitney McGuire on both sides were of Plymouth Rock stock and several of his uncles were with Washington at Valley Forge, being officers in the Con- tinental army. His father died in 1822, leaving him, at the age of nine years, to make his own way in the world. At this early age he began his business career as a clerk in his uncle’s general store and remained there until twenty-one years of age, when he left home to seek his fortune in the West. He landed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and being a good accountant had no trouble in finding em- ployment. He finally settled at Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he mar- ried Eliza Amanda Hunt, daughter of Jesse Hunt, and after a time removed to Eaton, Ohio, to assume the secretaryship of the Eaton & Hamilton railroad. He remained in the employ of that corpora- tion and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railway, as an official and director, about fifty years, or until a few years of his death. He was a staunch supporter of the Federal government during the Civil war, devoting his energy and a large amount of his personal property to assist the government during those times. He died at the age of eighty-six years and is buried in Earlham Cemetery, in Richmond, Ind. Of his wife's family little is known except that her parents and grandparents came to Ohio from Maryland at an early day. There was a large family and they took up land close to Cin- cinnati and about the mouth of the Great Miami river. They be- Zºz-z-zº BIOGRAPHICAL 4I7 came prosperous farmers, and Jesse Hunt, the maternal grand- father of Elwood W. McGuire, was a carpenter and builder and as- sisted in laying out and building the town of Lawrenceburg, Ind., living there and rearing a large family. Elwood Whitney McGuire was orphaned when nine years old by the death of his mother, and was thus left without a home until he made one for himself. He was educated in the grammar Schools at Eaton, Ohio, with one year at Whitewater College, at Centerville, Ind., and finished his school days in the high school at Lawrenceburg, Ind. At the age of six- teen he was apprenticed by his father to learn the trade of a wood- pattern maker, with the Quaker City Machine Works, at Richmond, Ind., makers of steam engines, saw mills, and general machinery, and in this vocation was employed until nineteen years of age. Then, after spending a year in travel, he returned to Richmond and worked at his trade until the spring of 1875, when he formed a partnership with Henry H. Dille, a machinist and model maker. They opened a small machine shop on Fort Wayne avenue, with a modest sign above the door reading “Dille & McGuire, Machine Shop.” Mr. Dille had a few tools and Mr. McGuire supplied from his savings several hundred dollars, which was used to purchase additional tools and machinery. For quite a while they did what work came to them without the assistance of additional help, but were finally compelled to employ several workmen. While the busi- ness appeared to be good it was hard sailing, and it was a question with them whether they would succeed or not. Competition was keen and prices for work low. They tried to make a clean-up each Saturday night, paying all employes and bills due, and what was left they divided between themselves, but frequently this did not amount to half of what their wages would have been had they been working as employes at their trade. However, they were building up a business, and with this in mind worked on. One day, in the spring of 1876, there came to their little shop a clumsy little ma- chine to be repaired. It was called a lawn mower. The proprietors of the shop had never seen such a thing before and afterwards learned there were but two in the county, of which one had been brought to them for repairs. Having repaired cutter boxes and fodder cutters, they had no trouble in putting this machine in first- class condition, and at the same time the idea struck Mr. McGuire that they could improve upon the machine and make it a lighter and better mower. The partners were so impressed with this idea that drawings were made for a new mower, patterns were gotten out, and the first lawn mower ever made in this part of the country was soon on exhibition in their shop. They applied for and obtained United States patents for their improved lawn mower and began at once the manufacture of them ; but on account of the almost prohibitive price at which the machines had to be sold, they could only dis- pose of a few of them at first. A small twelve-inch machine was sold at $12, or $1 per inch for the length of cut. However, the business soon began to grow, more room was required in their shop, as well as capital to carry on the manufacture of the machines. In 1880 a company was incorporated and new quarters were ob- 418 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tained. At first the company was known as the Richmond Lawn Mower Company, but owing to several suits that threatened on ac- count of the Eastern Manufacturers’ Association, it was thought best to change the name of the firm to “Dille & McGuire Manu- facturing Company,” and from that day to this the name has not been changed. At the present time Elwood W. McGuire is the only surviving member of the original firm, he having purchased the interests of the other partners in 1890, since which time he and his family have carried on the business under the old firm name, as the name and the mowers are well and favorably known the world over. At the time Mr. McGuire purchased the interests of his partners the company was almost hopelessly in debt, having been defendants in a number of suits brought by a combination of Eastern manufacturers, who endeavored to put the Richmond plant out of business. Having this to contend with and without any financial backing except his own credit, Mr. McGuire succeeded, by close attention to business and hard work, in building up the largest and most successful lawn mower manufacturing company in the world. To-day the Dille & McGuire Manufacturing Company, of which he is the president and general manager, enjoys the highest financial standing and credit, with a capacity of turning out a lawn mower, box branded and ready for shipment, each minute of the working day. In addition to the Dille & McGuire Manufacturing Company, Mr. McGuire has interests in several other prosperous manufacturing and mercantile institutions of the city. He is a di- rector in the Union National Bank and a stockholder in the Union and Second National Banks, as well as the Dickinson Trust Com- pany. He has given thousands of dollars to charitable institutions, never allowing a worthy cause to go unaided. In politics he gives allegiance to the Republican party, but has no political ambitions, devoting his energies to the many business enterprises in which he is interested. Fraternally, he is a member of the Cour de Lion Lodge, Knights of Pythias, having joined the order in 1877, and he is a Past Chancellor and member of the Grand Lodge. He is also a charter member of the Richmond lodge of Elks. He was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian church. Mr. McGuire was married in Richmond, Ind., June 15, 1874, to Miss Esther Elderkin, and of this union were born the following named children: Charles A., Clem (deceased), Edna A., and Mary Florence. Charles A. Mc- Guire is married to Blanche O. Scott, and they have two children— Whitney Scott and Scott Charles. George Harper is one of the younger generation of railroad men in the city of Richmond, and the success which he has achieved in life marks him as a man of more than ordinary acquirements. He was born in Howard county, Indiana, June 13, 1877, son of S. P. and Priscilla (Clever) Harper, the former a resident of Grant county, Indiana, where he is engaged in farming, and the mother died Aug. 6, 1887. They became the parents of two children—a daughter, the wife of Frank Maple, of Howard county, Indiana, and George. George Harper received his education in the public schools of Howard county and started out very early in life upon BIOGRAPHICAL 4I9 his independent career. He was employed successively in the rail- road business with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the Clover Leaf railways, but was never in the train service until after his removal to Richmond. He came to this city in January, 1904, and first secured employment as a yard brakeman. He was thus employed one year, and then for four years had charge of the yard crew, and is now assistant to the general yardmaster. Since com- ing to Richmond his employment has been continuously with the Pennsylvania Lines. Fraternally he is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. On Oct. 27, 1898, occurred the marriage of Mr. Harper to Miss May De Armond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. De Armond, who now reside in Richmond but at the time of the marriage of their daughter were residents of Franklin county, Indiana. Mrs. Har- per was born in a house situated on the Ohio and Indiana State line. To Mr. and Mrs. Harper have been born two children—La Von S. and Hilda I. - Isaac P. Evans, deceased, was born in Warren county, Ohio, March I, I82I, a son of Thomas Evans. He received his education in the common schools and spent the first thirty years of his life near Waynesville, taking up his residence in Richmond, Ind., in 1853, at once becoming an active factor in its commercial growth. He assisted in establishing a linseed oil factory, which was oper- ated for several years under his personal management, and his enterprise, Sound judgment, sagacity, and unflagging energy made this a very profitable undertaking, the business constantly increas- ing. After disposing of his interests in the business at Richmond, he established a similar enterprise in Indianapolis, with his brothers as partners, and continued his connection with the business until his death. He was also one of the firm of Evans, Ferguson & Reeves, of Richmond, which firm purchased and reopened the Spring Grove oil mill, in 1877, Mr. Evans continuing to serve as its superintendent until failing health caused his retirement. He car- ried forward to successful completion whatever he undertook. For some years he was a director in the First National Bank of Rich- mond and his opinions concerning business matters always car- ried weight with all who heard them. His reputation in trade cir- cles was unassailable, for he exemplified in his dealings that old adage that “Honesty is the best policy.” He assumed the respon- sibilities of life when quite young and filled many responsible posi- tions, which, if followed in detail, would require more space than can be allotted to him in this volume. Suffice it to say that from his first experience success followed him in all his varied endeavors, but ill health finally compelled him to retire from business. Po- litically he was allied with the Republican party and always kept well informed on all the issues of the day, but never sought or desired office for himself. He took great interest in all public improvements and never held from them his support or co-opera- tion. Not only was he successful in business, but educational, social, and moral interests found in him a friend, and he was a most companionable and genial gentleman. Mr. Evans was twice 42O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE -COUNTY married. His first marriage was to Miss Anna S. Boon, of Phila- delphia, but in less than two years she died. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Ann Buffum, a native of North Berwick, Me., born in 1824. Mrs. Evans was educated in the Friends' Boarding School at Providence, R. I., and subsequently engaged in teaching for five years in Earlham Boarding School in Richmond, Ind. Dur- ing that time she became acquainted with Mr. Evans and their marriage was the consummation of this friendship. Of their union were born four daughters and One son, and three of the daughters survive: Anna B. is the wife of Leander J. Woodard, of Spring Grove, a suburb of Richmond, and Mary M. and Sarah C. reside at . the old home in Spring Grove. It is a beautiful place, comprising forty acres, and is located in a large grove, surrounded by stately trees and a large lawn and drive. The daughters are all of promi- nence in the community. For many years Mr. Evans was one of the most prominent and active members of the Society of Friends and contributed most generously of his means to church and edu- cational work. His charitable donations were also very large, yet they were always unostentatiously made, and the poor and needy found in him a friend in deed. He was always cheerful and happy, taking great interest in the young and enjoying their innocent amusements. He was hospitable, his home was always open to his friends, and to his family he was all a devoted husband and father could be. He was truly a man of God, always loyal to Christ and His Gospel. He was among the first to urge the holding of open air meetings at the time of the Indiana Yearly Meeting and never seemed satisfied until he was privileged to hear the Gospel proclaimed to the thousands who assembled in those days. Isaac P. Evans died Sept. 28, 1882, in Richmond, and is buried in Earl- ham Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Ann Evans, his wife, died March 9, 1900, in Palestine, near Jerusalem, whither she had gone with a party of tourists. She had left Richmond in January of that year in company with her daughters, Mary M. and Sarah C. Evans; a sister, Mrs. Matilda Burleigh, of South Berwick, Me. ; a brother, Timothy B. Hussey; and a sister, Sarah Hussey, of North Ber- wick, Me. At the time of her death Mrs. Evans was seventy-five years old and had resided in Richmond more than forty-five years. She was a member of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends, for many years was prominently connected with Earlham College, some time as a member of the Board of Trustees, and in her earlier days was a teacher in the college. She is buried at Ramallah, nine miles north of Jerusalem. Eden Stanforth Martindale, a prominent and prosperous busi- ness man of Green's Fork, was born in that village, July 27, 1857. He is a son of James W. and Lydia (King) Martindale, natives of Wayne county, the former born Dec. 5, 1829, and the latter on Aug. 13, 1830. The paternal grandfather was John Martindale, born in Clay township, his parents, of the Welsh nationality, having been pioneer settlers in Wayne county. John Martindale was a farmer, as was his son, James W., who has lived his entire life in Clay township. He received his education in the district schools of his BIOGRAPHICAL 42I community and spent all his active career on the farm, and he and his wife are spending their last days in quiet retirement on the old farm near the village of Green's Fork. He is a Republican in his political views and served for a number of years as county commis- sioner, being a highly respected citizen and an examplary man. He and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. His wife is a daughter of Abel and Ann King, of Rush county, Indiana. Eden S. Martindale is one of three children, the others being John, who first married Mollie Crook, who died three years later, and then Amanda Medearis, who bore him one child, Ethel, the wife of Ora Wise, of Green’s Fork; and Emma, the wife of Alpheus Baldwin, of Richmond. The paternal grandfather, John Martindale, married Lydia Hatfield, and of that union were born three children: Sarah, who became the wife of William Dean ; James W., the father of Eden S.; and Adaline, who became the wife of George Davis, of Green township. Eden S. Martindale received his early prepara- tion and education at the Spiceland Academy and worked on his father's farm until thirty-two years old. He then began his inde- pendent career by operating his father's farm a period of eight years, at the end of which time he removed to Lynn, Randolph county, and engaged in the grocery business one year. He then returned to Green’s Fork and entered the drygoods business as a clerk, being thus employed about eighteen months, and then en- tered the live stock business as a member of the firm of Dean & |Martindale. He followed that business three years and then farmed two years, after which he engaged in the commission business with D. W. Harris, under the firm name of D. W. Harris & Company, in which he has since been engaged. Politically he is a Republican, but has never held public office, other than that of chairman of the Republican Central Committee. He and his wife are members of the Friends' church, and he is a benevolent character and respected citizen, having devoted considerable time to settling estates for his friends. He owns a farm of I37 acres in Clay township, where he carries on general farming, and also looks after his father's farm of I2O acres in the same township. On Dec. 30, 1879, Mr. Martin- dale was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Stiggleman, daugh- ter of John and Francis (Walters) Stiggleman, of Henry county, the former a son of John Stiggleman, an old citizen of Wayne county. Of this union there were born four children: Bessie, born April 9, 1881, is the wife of Charles D. Gause, a farmer of Clay township, and they have two children—Donald and Marguerite; Carl, born Nov. 30, 1884, died at the age of four and one-half years; Voyle, born Oct. 30, 1891, is a clerk in the First National Bank at Green’s Fork; and Alpheus, born Dec. IO, 1893, is a stu- dent in the high school. William Melvin Boyd, a prosperous saw and grist mill man of Green’s Fork, was born near Jacksonburg, Wayne county, Indiana, April IO, 1841. He is a son of Samuel and Eliza Ann (Miller) Boyd, natives of Wayne county, the former being a son of William Boyd and the latter a daughter of John and Polly (Keever) Miller, who resided near Hagerstown. The great-grandfather was Samuel 422 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Boyd, a native of Kentucky, who was a soldier in the Revolution- ary war and lost an eye from a gunshot wound while engaged in that service. He came to Wayne county with his family and located on a farm near Jacksonburg. His son, William, was born in Kentucky and grew to manhood in Wayne county. He was twice married and of the first union were born John and Samuel, the latter being the father of William M. Of the second union were born Mary A., Nancy, and Martindale. John Miller, the maternal grandfather of William M. Boyd, was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and came to Wayne county with his parents, Jacob and Jane (Thomas) Miller, in 1832. He was one of five children, the others being Charles, Margaret, Jacob, and Samuel. John Miller and wife were the parents of eight children— Eliza A., Margaret, William, Henry, Nancy, Solomon, John, and Martha J. Samuel Boyd, the father of William M., spent his en- tire life in agricultural pursuits and the milling business, owning a farm near Jacksonburg. He also built and operated the large grist mill known as the “Keppler Mill,” and he met death by acci- dent while hauling logs, in 1890. His wife died in 1853. In poli- tics the elder Boyd was a Republican and a strong adherent of the doctrines of his party. He and his wife were members of the Christian church and were regular attendants. To them were born seven children: John N., born in 1838, went to Tipton county at the age of eighteen years, followed farming and saw milling, mar- ried Malinda Dillinger, of Wayne county, and of this union were born thirteen children—William, Florence, Marion, Christopher, Frank, Mary, Dora, Bessie, Jeannette, I ula, Bertha, Oscar, and Everett—all living but William, who died after reaching maturity; William M. is the second in order of birth ; Alonzo, who is the present United States Marshal for Indiana, residing at Indian- apolis, married Eliza J. Ogborn, of Green's Fork, and they have three children—Bertie, William, and Minnie ; Calvin, a farmer at Green's Fork, married Dorothy D. Wickersham, and they have two children—Mary and Cornelia; Florence, a timber buyer at Green’s Fork, first married Martha Gunckle, who bore him a son, Oliver, and his second marriage was to Elizabeth Chamness, of which union there is a son, Horace; Martha is the wife of Daniel Wilson, of Middletown, Ind., and to them was born a son, Florence, who died as a soldier in the regular army; and Mary Ann is deceased. William M. Boyd received his early education in the public schools of Wayne county, and began his independent career when eighteen years old by working in saw and grist mills in and around Green’s Fork. He operated a mill near Germantown for ten years, one at Sugar Grove three years, one east of Hagerstown four years, and in 1890 located at Green’s Fork, where he has since been engaged in the milling business. On all questions affecting the nation Mr. Boyd is a Republican, but in local affairs he is independent, and he and his wife are members of the Christian church. On Oct. 7, 1861, he was married to Miss Amanda E. Gunckle, daughter of David and Hannah (Veal) Gunckle, who came to Wayne county from Germantown, Ohio. Of this union were born eleven children, five BIOGRAPHICAL 423 of whom are deceased, and the surviving ones are: Jeannette, who first married Delbert McGivett, who died in 1894, and of which union there were born two children—Theodosia and William, who reside with Mr. Boyd–and the second marriage was to Dr. Ed- ward Buntin, who is also deceased, and the third to Lorin Brook- shire, a farmer residing at New Castle; Frank married Carrie Chamberlain and to them were born three children; Charles re- sides at Green's Fork, married Marilda Murray and they have two children; John M. is a farmer at Cambridge City and is married to Irene Hosier; Blanche is the wife of Roy Copeland, of Cambridge City; and Lowell, who resides at Green’s Fork and assists his father in his mill work, married Ada Veal and they have one child. David Gunckle and wife were natives of Ohio. He was a miller and cooper by occupation, but later in life became a United Brethren minister, and he died at Green’s Fork in 1880, his wife following him to the grave in 1889. They were the parents of eleven children—John V., Enos, William, Caroline, Milton, Ade- line, Albert H., Amanda, Mary Ann, and two that died in infancy. Of these children three are living—Albert H., who is living retired at Green's Fork; Amanda E., wife of Mr. Boyd; and Mary A., who is the widow of Martin Roller, and resides at Green’s Fork. George M. Sowers, prominent as a farmer and a citizen, and a man of wide experience, was born at East Germantown, Ind., Jan. 31, 1868. His father is George M. Sowers, Sr., born at East Ger- mantown, and the maiden name of his mother was Jennie Carlyle. George M. Sowers, Sr., was a business man in East Germantown in early life and is now in the wholesale men's clothing business in Boston, Mass. To him and his wife (which union was dissolved by divorce) there was born a son, who is the subject of this review. The mother was afterward married to George Kimmel and of that union were born two children: Luther K., general superintendent of the glassworks at Winchester, Ind., and the father of one child, Virginia; and Edith, who married Joseph Burris, a farmer in Cen- ter township, and is the mother of one child, Mary Arline. George M. Sowers' early education was received in that substantial school, in which have graduated so many men of great prominence in all walks of life, and no greater praise can be given to the district . schools than to point out the men whose only education was had in these institutions. He began life’s work on his mother's farm and continued there until twenty-One, when he took up steam engi- neering, at Milton, with the Cramer & Scott Carriage Company, which concern later removed to Richmond, and he continued with them in that place for a short period. He then returned to Milton and engaged with another company two years, in all being so en- gaged five years. He then returned to farming as a renter, con- tinuing so about eleven years, in Harrison and Washington town- ships, and in IQO4 purchased the farm of I35 acres where he resides. This land has received the care of Mr. Sowers, and he is engaged in the line of general farming. He has gathered a wide experience that makes him a useful citizen, and his success is a good indica- tion that perseverance and industry cannot fail. In politics Mr. 424 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Sowers is a member of the Democratic party, and he is affiliated with Osage Tribe, No. 93, Independent Order of Red Men, at Cam- bridge City. On Aug. 16, 1892, Mr. Sowers was married to Miss Sarah A. Lichty, daughter of George and Amanda (Reicer) Lichty, of Germantown. To them have been born five children: Alta Virginia, born May 17, 1899; Luther Ernest, born July 28, 1901; Cuba Corene, born Oct. I4, 1904; Howard Chester, born March 9, I907; and Martha Ferne, born Aug. 29, 1909. To the parents of Mrs. Sowers there were born five children: Harry E. lives in Cali- fornia; Viola is the wife of Lurten Neff, of Brookville, Ind., and they have three children—Anna, Mabel, and Virgie; Josephine mar- ried Charles Brier and is deceased, leaving three children—Grace Annetta, Harvey, and Wilber; Sarah A., the wife of Mr. Sowers, was born Sept. 6, 1876; and Scott, who resided in Germantown, married Flora Trine and they have two children—Esther and Edith. Mrs. Sowers' paternal grandfather, also named George Lichty, was of English parentage and his wife was a native of Ken- tucky. They were early settlers in Wayne county. The maternal grandparents were born in Ohio. Mr. Sowers’ grandfather was a native of Germany and his grandmother was born in Virginia. George Lichty, father of Mrs. Sowers, was born in Wayne county, near Germantown, and farmed there till within four years of his death. He then lived in Germantown the residue of his life and died in June, I906, at the age of sixty-one years. His wife, Amanda, was born in Ohio and is living in Germantown. She is a member of the Lutheran Church. George Frederick Sanders, engaged in agricultural pursuits in Center township, is one of the popular and representative farmers of the county. He was born in York county, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1866, a son of Henry and Hannah (Fultz) Sanders, born in Ger- many, the former in 1828. Henry Sanders was reared and educated in his native country and came to America in 1856. He was a dyer by trade, but served four years in the German army before coming to America, when he worked in the ore mines at York, Pa., until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted as a sol- dier in the Sixth Maryland infantry. The organization of this regiment was commenced at Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1862, and was completed Sept. 8, at which time it was mustered into the United States service for three years. On Sept. 20, 1862, it left Baltimore to join the Army of the Potomac and was assigned to the Maryland brigade, then a part of the Eighth corps. Subsequently it was with the First and Third brigades, Second division of the Eighth corps; Second brigade, Third division, Third corps, and Second brigade, Third division, Sixth corps, to which command it was transferred March 23, 1864, and served with that corps until mustered out. During the operations in the Shenandoah Valley and on the Upper Potomac it was constantly on duty, skirmishing almost daily with the enemy. It was in the battle of Winchester, when Lee's whole army tried to capture Milroy's division, and fought with valor at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Fisher's Hill, the Opequan, Cedar Creek, Wapping Heights, Petersburg and BIOGRAPHICAL 425 Sailor’s Creek, and was at Appomattox when General Lee surren- dered. Immediately after that event the Sixth corps and the cavalry commanded by General Custer were ordered to Danville, Va., to intercept General Johnston, Supposed to be marching to the relief of Lee. This forced march was useless, for Johnston, upon hearing of Lee’s surrender, capitulated to General Sherman at Goldsboro, N. C. The Sixth corps then went to Washington, where it arrived too late to take part in the Grand Review and was re- viewed separately by the President. While in the service the Sixth Maryland marched I,751 miles, traveled by rail 575 miles and by water 577 miles. It was mustered out June 20, 1865, and was dis- banded at Baltimore a few days later. After the close of the war Henry Sanders came to Wayne county, where he engaged in agri- cultural pursuits ten years. He then removed to Eaton, Ohio, where he has since resided. He was married to Hannah Fultz in I860. She was born in Germany and came to America with her parents when six years old. Her father followed mining for a time at York, Pa., but later removed to Indianapolis, where he resided twenty-eight years, dying in January, IQII, his wife having passed away in 1870. To Henry Sanders and wife were born eleven chil- dren: John is a farmer and resides at Eaton, Ohio; George F. is the second in order of birth; Christopher died at the age of six years; Lizzie is the wife of Frank Mitchell, of Eaton, Ohio, and they have one child, Robert; Henry married Eva Druley and re- sides at Camden, Ohio; August, a farmer at Eaton, Ohio, married Lora Miller and they have two children—Leonard and Carl; Minnie is the wife of Leander Larsh, of Eaton, Ohio, and they have one child, Dorothy; Edward resides at Eaton, Ohio; Walter is a railroad man on a line from Salt Lake City to Wyoming; Homer resides at Eaton, Ohio; and Lawrence is attending college at Co- lumbus, Ohio. George F. Sanders started his independent career at the early age of thirteen years, working on a farm, in a saw mill, and at various other occupations in Preble county, Ohio, until 1891, when he came to Wayne county and engaged in farming. In 1892 he purchased the farm of eighty-six acres where he resides and has since been engaged in general farming. In politics he ac- cords a stalwart allegiance to the Republican party, and he is affili- ated with the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 543, at Green's Fork, of which he is a past chancellor. On Oct. 29, 1889, Mr. Sanders was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Schroeder, daughter of William and Justina (Thomas) Schroeder, of Richmond. Mr. Schroeder was born in Germany, where he was married, and came to America in 1865, first locating in Maryland. He came to Rich- mond the same year and there followed the carpenter's trade and became a representative and influential citizen. Mrs. Sanders was born in Richmond and resided there until her marriage. She and her husband are the parents of five children: Laura, born April 4, I891, was educated at the common and high schools at Green’s Fork; Hilda, born Nov. 3, 1893, graduated in the high school at Green’s Fork with the class of 1911; Wilber, born Jan. 5, 1896, is deceased; Russell, born Aug. 15, 1899; and Ruby, born Feb. 16, 426 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I903. To the parents of Mrs. Sanders were born eleven children— Anna, John, Mary, August, Frederick, Henrietta, Florence and Frank (twins), Edward, Laura, and Harry. Of these only four are living—Anna, August, Laura, and Henrietta. Mrs. Sanders was born Sept. 29, 1865. Anna is the widow of Henry Klopp and resides in Richmond, the mother of four children—Walter, Lena, Herbert, and Elmer—the first two named being deceased ; August married Carrie Haner and resides in Richmond; and Laura married Harry Wickeimeyer, of Richmond, and they have two children— Carl and Ruth. Florence Boyd, a prosperous business man of Green’s Fork, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, May 17, 1850. He is a son of Samuel and Eliza Ann (Miller) Boyd (see sketch of William M. Boyd). Florence Boyd received his early education in the dis- trict schools of Wayne county and worked with his father until twenty-five years old. He then engaged in the saw mill business at Green's Fork until 1896, when he became employed as a buyer for the Rushville Timber Company, with whom he remained two years. For the ensuing two years he worked in the same capacity for a Cincinnati company and since has been engaged with C. & W. Kramer, of Richmond, buying timber at several different points. In politics he is a Republican and served four years as trustee of Clay township. On April 15, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Gunckle, daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Buck) Gunckle, of Green's Fork. His wife's parents were born in Ohio, and Mr. Gunckle was a shoemaker by occupation. Mrs. Boyd was born March 23, 1847, and died in 1901, having become the mother of three children: Fannie, died at the age of six years; Fairy died at the age of five years; and Ollie C. married Minnie Kiser and resides at New Castle. On July 1, 1903, Mr. Boyd was married to Hannah E. Chamness and of this union was born a son, Horace. Mrs. Boyd was a daughter of Isaac and Hannah Chamness, and died Feb. 22, 1909. To her parents were born five children: Mil- ton; Esther, the wife of Jonathan Cloud; Margaret, the wife of Elton Stewart; Elmina, the wife of Frank Huff; and Hannah E., the deceased wife of Mr. Boyd. Albert Cain, who conducts a well improved farm in the town- ship of Clay, is one of the popular farmers and highly esteemed citi- zens of this part of the county and is a member of a family whose name has been identified with the annals of Wayne county eighty- seven years. He was born in Green township, Wayne county, In- diana, Aug. 23, 1840, a Son of John and Rebecca (Veal) Cain, the former born in South Carolina, Feb. 6, 1804, and the latter was a daughter of Enos and Mary (Platt) Veal. The paternal grand- father was Abner Cain, who removed from South Carolina to Ohio, in 1807, bringing his slaves with him, and later he brought them to Wayne county, where he set them free. Of his children, John was the eldest; Jonathan married Elizabeth Ballenger and they had eight children—Abner, Henry, Sarah Ann, Allen, Francis, Nancy Jane, Ellis, and Asbury, all deceased but Asbury and Francis; Deli- lah married Robert Burns, a Methodist minister, said to have been sº BIOGRAPHICAL 427 the first to preach at Centerville, and they had one child, Jane; Het- tie married James Burns, a farmer of Kosciusko county; and Mellie married Thomas Burns, also a Kosciusko county farmer. All three of the Burnses were brothers. Of the children of Enos and Mary (Platt) Veal, Dosia married Elias Veneman, a farmer of Cass coun- ty; Phoebe married Peter Walford, a Methodist minister, of Peru, Ind. ; Tibatha married Jonas Hatfield, a miller of Green’s Fork; Hannah married David Gunckle, a United Brethren minister of Green's Fork; Ann married Joseph Ogborn, a shoemaker of Rich- mond; Rhoda married Matthew Brooks, a farmer of Clay town- ship; and Sarah married Taylor Nicholson, a farmer of Clay town- ship. John Cain came with his parents from South Carolina to Waynesville, Ohio, when three years old, and there was reared and educated. In 1825 he came to Indiana and numbered himself among the pioneers of Green township, Wayne county, where he secured a tract of land and developed a productive farm. On this home- stead he continued to reside the residue of his life. To him and his wife were born nine children: Abner and Mary Jane are deceased ; Minerva is the wife of Henry Oler, of Economy; Enos and Albert are deceased; Leander married Belle Clark and resides in Rich- mond; Hannah is the wife of Henry Farmer, a veteran of the Civil war, who resides at Williamsburg; Oliver Perry married Lanie Bish and resides at Williamsburg; and Martha Maria is the wife of Mahlon Farmer, a Civil war veteran, who resides at Economy. Albert Cain was reared to manhood on the old homestead farm in Green township, where his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded by the district schools. He early learned the carpenter trade and followed that occupation until he enlisted, Sept. 16, 1861, in Company F of the Thirty-sixth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Rich- mond and was mustered in Sept. 16, 1861. It left the State a few days later, went into camp until the latter part of February, I862, when it marched to Nashville with the Army of the Ohio. It moved to the Tennessee river in March and was in the battle of Shiloh, but Mr. Cain was not engaged there, as he was absent at the time on account of illness. The regiment then remained in camp until the movement was made against Corinth, and was in the siege of that place until the evacuation, when it moved into Northern Alabama and thence to Nashville. It joined in the pur- suit of Bragg through Kentucky, then returned to Nashville and moved with Rosecrans to Murfreesboro. At Stone's River Mr. Cain was again absent on account of illness, and the regiment was in camp at Murfreesboro until May, when it marched with Palmer's division for Chattanooga. It took part in the battle of Chicka- mauga and was then located at Chattanooga, Whitside, and Tyner's Station, until March, 1864. It moved with Sherman’s army in the Atlanta campaign, taking part in nearly every skirmish and en- gagement in that movement, and Mr. Cain was mustered out Sept. 24, 1864. After returning from the army he engaged in farming and carpentering, which occupations he continued to follow throughout an exceedingly active career, but he is now living in 428 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY practical retirement. He has lived nearly forty-five years on his present place. He is known as a reliable and enterprising business man, and as a citizen is loyal and public-spirited. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party. On March 2, 1867, Mr. Cain was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Ellen Pike, a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Franklin) Pike (see sketch of Waldo Pike). Mrs. Cain was born Nov. 14, 1849. Mr. Cain is a member of the G. A. R. Post at Centerville, having been a member at Green's Fork for many years. Mr. Cain has made all the improvements on his homestead, in buildings, etc., and cleared much of the land. Francis Townsend, who resides in Clay township and is one of the successful farmers and stock raisers of this county, is a Scion of a sterling pioneer family of this section of the State and is recognized as a representative agriculturist of his native county. Mr. Townsend was born in the township of Center, this county, on a farm which is now owned by George F. Sanders, Feb. 26, 1865, a son of John M. and Elizabeth (Edgerton) Townsend, natives of Wayne county, where the former was born, near Richmond, in I831, and the latter was the daughter of William Edgerton, of Clay township. The father died in 1896. John M. Townsend was a farmer by occupation during all of his active career. He came with his parents to the farm now occupied by George Sanders, in 1837. The paternal grandfather was William Townsend, a Virginian by birth and one of the pioneers of Wayne county. Of his children, Eli is deceased; Lydia became the wife of Abijah Moffett, of Rich- mond, and both are deceased; John M. and James are deceased; Esther became the wife of Asa Talbert, of West Elkton, Ohio, and both are deceased; Joel is deceased; and one died in infancy. John M. Townsend became one of the successful agriculturists of the county and continued to supervise the work of his farm until his death, honored by all who knew him. In politics he was a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and he and his wife held membership in the Friends’ church. They became the parents of eleven children, all of whom were born in Wayne county: Albert married Amelia Collins (both deceased) and to them were born three children—Fannie, Carrie, and Murray; Joel, who resides near North Loop, Neb., married Abbie Albertson and they have four children; Raleigh, who resides in Nebraska, married China Kenley and they have four children; William, who is deceased, married Susan Jelly, and to them were born four children; Emily Jane is the wife of Oliver Hawkins, of Richmond; Francis is the next in order of birth; Rosa, deceased, was the wife of Wallace C. Reynolds and they had two children—Cora and Maude; Oliver, who resides at Huntsville, Ind., married Minnie Moore and they have one child, Floy; Elmer, who resides at Fountain City, married Jennie Elliott and they have two children—Wilbur and Harold; Melissa married Lewis Williams, of which union there were born two children—Ruby and Ward—and after her first husband's death she married Edward Dalby, of Fountain City; and Harvey, who re- sides at Economy, married Olive Stevens and they have five chil- dren—Clyde, Jessie, Edna, Rollie, and Nellie. Francis Townsend BIOGRAPHICAL 429 received his early educational discipline in the school at West Grove, in Clay township, and continued to assist in the work and management of his father's farm until he had attained the age of twenty years, when he began his independent career. He pur- chased his present farm in 1902 and has always followed agricul- tural pursuits. He has gained a high reputation as a reliable and progressive business man and is held in unqualified confidence and esteem in his native county. During the years 1909 and 1910 he served as superintendent of the county farm. Mr. Townsend is arrayed as a stalwart supporter of the principles and policies of the Republican party. June 27, 1888, recorded the marriage of Mr. Townsend to Miss Lydia Horney, born Sept. 18, 1860, a daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Franklin) Horney, of Clay township. A son, John, was born of this union, Dec. 31, 1888, and he resides at home with his parents. To the parents of Mrs. Townsend were born eight children: Henry married Catherine Culbertson and they have two children—William and Mary—the family residence being at Olive Hill, in Wayne county; Emma is the wife of Charles Lin- derman (see sketch); Malinda, deceased, became the wife of John Shinn, of Green’s Fork; Martha, deceased, became the wife of Elmer Nicholson, of Green's Fork, and they have four children— May, Addie, Frank, and one that is deceased ; Olive is the wife of Robert Beeson, of near Jacksonburg, Wayne county, and they are the parents of seven children—Eva (deceased), Ida, Ulah, Claude, Theodore, Loren, and Orville; Mrs. Townsend is the sixth in order of birth ; Sadie is the wife of Luther Wilson, of Green’s Fork, and they have three children—Maude, Flossie (deceased), and Edna ; and Walter died in early manhood. Mr. and Mrs. An- drew Horney are both deceased. Barney H. Linderman, a prominent and progressive farmer of Clay township, was born in Wayne county, May 7, 1858. He is a son of Andrew and Sarah (Maudlin) Linderman, natives of Indi- ana, the former born in Tipton county, in 1835, and the latter in Wayne county. The maternal grandparents were John and Re- becca (Elliott) Maudlin, the former of whom came to Wayne county from North Carolina when a young man. He and his wife became the parents of nine children—Nathan, Mark, John, Axiom, Eliza, Melissa, Catherine, Rachel, and Sarah. John Maudlin built for himself a name for probity and square-dealing and is remem- bered as one of the leading citizens of his time. Of a thrifty and economical disposition, perservering in all his undertakings, he became a land owner and a prosperous farmer. Andrew Linder- man died in 1863, at the age of twenty-eight years, leaving a widow and six children: John A. (see sketch); Charles L. (see sketch); Barney H. is the next in order of birth; Frank is a farmer in Clay township, married Ella Fifer, and they have one child, Walter; Adaline is the wife of Augustus Beeson, of Henry county, and they have five children—Frank, William, Earle, Clarence, and Ruth ; and George W. is a carpenter in Clay township, married Clara Franklin, and they have two children—Blanche and Mabel. After the death of Andrew Linderman his widow married Nicholas Gam- 43O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ber, of Clay township, and of this union were five children : Zella married Frank Penny, a railroad detective of Indianapolis, and they have one child, Lucile; Robert, a farmer in Center township, married Nannie Miller and they have two children—Orville and Rollin; Howard, who resides in Clay township, married May Sny- der and they have two children—Gerald and Sarah ; Larkin, a resi- dent of Clay township, married Millie Lamb; and Carrie is de- ceased. Barney H. Linderman went to live with Henry Williams when six years old, his mother being compelled to find homes for her children. He grew to manhood under the guidance of Mr. Wil- liams and remained with him until twenty-two years old. In 1880 he started in life for himself, following farming, and later took up the threshing business in connection. This latter occupation he has successfully followed thirty-two years and owns and operates one of the best outfits in the county, doing an extensive business in threshing and shredding. In 1897 he suffered the loss of his left arm in a shredder. He has lived on his present farm over thirty years and has made many improvements, among which is a new basement barn, which he erected in the past year. On Sept. 3, 1880, Mr. Linderman was married to Elizabeth Franklin, daughter of Henry and Amanda (Pike) Franklin, of Green township, and of this union have been born two children: Hazel, born May 9, 1894, and Elmeida, born Dec. 7, 1898. Socially, Mr. Linderman be- longs to Lodge No. 184, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Green’s Fork, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 154, at Centerville, and of the Order of Moose at Rich- mond. In politics he is an enthusiastic advocate of the Republican party and his popularity was evidenced, in 1900, by his election as trustee of Clay township, which office he filled four years; and in I908 and in IQIO he was elected county commissioner, an office he is now holding, his present term expiring in 1914. Abner D. Bond, living retired in Clay township, was born on the old Bond homestead in that township, April 19, 1836. He is a son of Robert and Rachel (Thornburgh) Bond, of Clay township, and received his education in the district schools of the community. Robert Bond was born in Virginia, in 1804, and came with his par- ents to this county in 1807. His father, Jesse Bond, born in Vir- ginia in 1779, was a son of Edward Bond, and the latter was a son of Joseph Bond, who in turn was a son of the founder of the Bond family in America and who was one of the colonists who came with William Penn to Pennsylvania. They were all members of the So- ciety of Friends. Joseph’s' children were Stephen, Edward, Samuel, Benjamin, Silas, and John. Edward Bond married a Miss Mills and his children were Benjamin, Edward, John, Joshua, William, Jesse, Joseph, Anne, and Keziah. Jesse Bond married Phoebe Com- mons, daughter of Robert and Ruth (Hayes) Commons (see sketch of Joseph A. Commons), and with his wife and family came to the Territory of Indiana in 1807, first locating on the present site of Earlham College. He remained there a short time and then re- moved to the farm which is now owned by his grandson, Abner D. Bond, and there resided more than fifty years. His was the house- BIOGRAPHICAL 431 hold of the “simple life,” a matter of long habit and religious train- ing, and he was a man of high standing and one whose words and deeds won for him the highest regard. He died April 4, 1862, and his wife passed away June 30, 1845. Their children were Nathan, Robert, John, William C., Enos, Isam, Ruth, Hannah, Isaac, Jesse, and Lydia. Robert Bond was only three years old when his par- ents came to Indiana. He endured the usual privations of the fron- tier child and grew to manhood under the environment of a home wherein was cherished the noble ideals illustrated and adhered to by the Society of Friends. Following the worthy example of his father, he became a farmer and located upon land adjoining his father's homestead. He was married to Rachel Thornburgh, daughter of Henry Thornburgh, an early settler of Jefferson town- ship, this county, who came from Tennessee to Indiana when the daughter was a mere child. To Robert and Rachel (Thornburgh) Bond were born eight children—Henry T., Abner D., Lewis, John, Milton, Larkin, Emily, and Lydia. Abner D. Bond resides upon the old homestead which was formerly owned by his grandfather, Jesse Bond, and is a worthy representative of his honored ances- tors—a man who can always be relied upon for his influence in the advancement of whatever is for the good of the community. He has followed unswervingly in the footsteps of his forefathers and has been one of Wayne county’s most enterprising citizens, a suc- cessful farmer and a man of affairs. He is a member of the Chris- tian church. On Feb. 27, 1860, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Mary E. Scott, daughter of John and Jane (Willetts) Scott, and of this union were born four children: Emma Celeste, born Sept. 24, 1861, married Albert R. Jones (see sketch) and died the mother of two children—Forrest B., born April 8, 1886, and Mary Lucile, born Oct. 24, 1889; Sylvia Maude, born March 16, 1865, was married first to W. G. Woodruff, of Chicago, and after his death to Thomas B. Millikan, of New Castle; Virgie Blanche, born April 4, 1877, died in infancy; and Edith A., born May 20, 1882, is the wife of J. R. Morgan, of Indianapolis, and they have a son, Joseph R., Jr., born Sept. I, I9 II. Mrs. Bond died Jan. I3, 1894, and was a member of the Christian church. Milo Gentry, one of the prominent farmers and leading citizens of Clay township, was born on his father’s farm in that township, this county, July 17, 1863. His father, William Harrison Gentry, who is living retired in Clay township, was born April 5, 1839, son of Ephraim Gentry, born and reared near Knoxville, Tenn. Ephraim Gentry served as a captain in the war of 1812, and in that year came to Ohio, where he was married to Elizabeth Foland and then continued his journey to Wayne county, where he died May 6, 1852. His wife was a native of Virginia, having come to Ohio with her parents, who also later came to Wayne county. Of the union of Ephraim Gentry and wife there were born six children— Mary Ann, wife of George Gill; Hannah, Francis, Elizabeth, Susan, and William H. William H. Gentry was born in Clay township, where he grew to manhood and became one of the successful farm- ers. He is a man of Sterling worth and progressive ideas, and by 432 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY industry and frugality has amassed a competency. He at one time Owned Over 600 acres of valuable land in Clay township, but in late years has given to his children until he has remaining 200 acres, all of which has been greatly improved by him and rendered most productive. He married Miss Esther Horney, born March 20, 1838, daughter of Stephen and Nancy (Williams) Horney, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter was born in South Carolina and died in 1854. Of this union were born six children: Helen resides at the parental home; Milo is the second in order of birth ; Sallie became the wife of Charles Wiseman and died in 1886; Edward, who is a farmer in Clay township, married Sadie Coffman and they have five children—Blanche, Cassius, Ruth, Esther, and Ruby ; Belle died in 1894; and Elizabeth is the wife of Fred Loring Hatfield, of Clay township, and they have one child, Mary Esther. Milo Gentry received his education in the district schools of Clay township and remained at the parental home until twenty-eight years old. He then rented a farm and operated it from 1890 to 1902, when he purchased the farm of eighty-five acres where he resides, following general farming and stock raising. He is also engaged in buying and selling live stock under the firm name of Gentry & Dean, his partner, Mr. Dean, having died in December, 1910; but Mr. Gentry continues the business. In politics Mr. Gen- try is a Republican and takes an interest in the civic welfare of his township, although he has never been an office seeker. Mr. Gen- try has been twice married, first to Dora King, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Way) King, both deceased, of Center township. She died Dec. 31, 1894, and on Oct. 2, 1898, Mr. Gentry was married to Miss Ida Cook, daughter of Oliver and Lizzie (Jones) Cook, of Green’s Fork, and of this union there is a daughter, Lucile, born Sept. 19, 1900. Oliver Cook, father of Mrs. Gentry, is a retired farmer, and he and his wife have two children—Mrs. Gentry and a son, Howard, a farmer of Clay township. - Henry Thornburgh Bond, one of the leading citizens of Clay township, and whose activities and varied interests have made him a man of importance in this county, was born at the old parental homestead in Clay township, Feb. IO, 1827. His father was Robert Bond (see sketch of Abner D. Bond). The history of the family is so connected with this community that in speaking of the early days of this section the name Bond is first in mind. The wilder- ness was king at the time of the family’s migration into this coun- ty, blazed trails were common, and neighbors were considered near if within an hour's journey. Henry T. Bond attended school in his home district and worked with his father on the farm until he reached his majority. He followed agricultural pursuits through- out all his active career and, although still retaining ownership of his farm, is now living in peaceful retirement. His public spirit and loyalty are unexcelled and he has done much for the good of his locality. In business he has been careful and shrewd and his suc- cess is the result of energy and wisdom, both properly directed. Mr. Bond has owned his present farm Over a half century and most of the improvements of the farm and buildings have been \made BIOGRAPHICAL 433 through his own efforts. On Sept. 4, 1860, was celebrated his mar- riage to Miss Mary A., daughter of Robert and Narcissa Boyd, pio- neer settlers of Wayne county, who later removed to Henry county and there spent the residue of their lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Bond were born three children: Robert B., born Nov. 4, 1861, resides at Green's Fork, was married on March 12, 1890, to Nannie E. Roller, daughter of John V. Roller, of Wayne county, and they have a son, Lewis Roller, born Jan. 9, 1906; Emma Florence, born March 30, 1867, was married to Lewis E. Kinsey, March 30, 1911, and her hus- band is managing the farm of Mr. Bond; and James E., born May 9, 1869, was married to Lenora Harris, daughter of Alonzo Harris, of Clay township, March 26, 1902, and they have a daughter, Alice Virginia, born March 18, 1905. Mrs. Henry T. Bond died Oct. 25, 1896. Mr. Bond has for years been associated with the Friends’ church, being a birthright member. George W. Hoover is a well known citizen of Wayne county, and his work in the line of agriculture and its allied industries has been such as to bring him before the people. He is a son of An- drew and Matilda (Worl) Hoover, the former born in North Caro- lina, in 1805, and the latter was a native of Wayne county. The paternal grandparents were Henry and Elizabeth (Foutz) Hoover, natives of North Carolina who came to Wayne county in 181 I and entered land which still remains in the possession of the Hoover family. The father of Elizabeth (Foutz) Hoover was John Foutz, who also came from North Carolina to Wayne county in an early day. To Henry and Elizabeth (Foutz) Hoover there were born ten children—John, Henry, Levi, Andrew, Celia, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Rebecca. Andrew Hoover was six years old when he accompanied his parents from North Carolina to Wayne county, and here he was married to Matilda Worl, who was his faithful helpmate and assistant throughout his ensuing prosperous career. Both of them were honored and honorable in their private and business lives. Mr. Hoover was an enterprising but unassum- ing man, and by his probity and honest dealing Soon became a lead- ing farmer, ranking among the foremost in the county. His death occurred Sept. 22, 1857, and to him and his wife were born fourteen children: Martin, who resides at Winchester, Ind., at the advanced age of eighty-two years, married Catherine Cook, who bore him seven children—Nancy, Amanda, Andrew, Emma, Ellsworth, Oli- ver, and Charley—and after the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Helena (Huffman) Wite, who bore him a daughter, Olive; the second child, Elizabeth, died in infancy; John, who died in Mis- souri, married Sarah Schiltnecht and they had nine children—Mary, Lucinda, Esau, Matilda, Ellsworth, Martin, Henry, John, and Eliza- beth ; Milton died in Randolph county in 1871 ; three children—Oli- ver, Mary Ann, and Sarah Jane—died in infancy; Joseph, who died in Wayne county in 1867, married Mary E. Hosier and they had two children—Florine and Wilmer J.; Nancy died at the age of twenty-two years; Henry, who died in Randolph county in 1874, married Ellen Davidson and they had two sons—Commodore and Henry; Catherine is the wife of Caleb Harvey, of Centerville (see 434 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY sketch); Silas, who died in Clay township in 1883, married Alice Wise and they had five children—Charles, Mary, Glenn, William, and Harvey; Lucinda died in infancy; and George W. is the young- est of the family. George W. Hoover was born on the farm where he now resides, Aug. I, 1856, and thus has spent his entire life in Wayne county. He attended the neighboring district school in Clay township, and his father having died when he was but thirteen months old he remained with his mother until he reached his ma- jority. He early evinced a liking and a natural ability for the agri- cultural industry and soon assumed his quota of the work in the conduct of the farm. He has successfully followed that occupa- tion all of his life and now has a farm of I32 acres, where he carries on general farming and stock raising, making a specialty of feeding Hereford cattle, and he is one of the thorough-going farmers in Wayne county. He is married to Miss Anna Hoover, daughter of James and Susan (Foutz) Hoover, of Jasper county, and of this union have been born three children: Orville S., who is a rural mail carrier out of Green’s Fork, married Dora Davis; Belle re- sides at the parental home; and Florence, who is a farmer in Cen- ter township, married Ida Addleman. All were born in Clay town- ship. John Andrew Linderman, a highly esteemed farmer of Clay township, first beheld the light of day in that township, Oct. 2, 1855, son of Andrew and Sarah (Maudlin) Linderman (see sketch of Barney H. Linderman). Upon the death of his father, the subject of this review went to live with Henry Franklin when eight years old. Mr. Franklin was a farmer in Clay township and Mr. Linder- man remained with him until he reached his majority. He received his elementary educational training in the schools of Clay town- ship, but his advantages were meager, as he was able to attend only during the winter months. At the age of twenty-one years he began farming for himself, first purchasing twenty-two acres of land, which tract is the present site of his modern home, and he has since added to it until he has fifty acres, all under a high state of cultivation, improved with modern buildings, and Mr. Linder- man follows general farming. Politically, he is closely associated with the Republican party, and he served as assessor of Clay town- ship four years. Fraternally, he is admirably affiliated, being a member of Lodge No. 184, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Green's Fork; the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 483, at Center- ville, and the Masonic lodge at Williamsburg. Mr. Linderman has been twice married. The first marriage occurred Dec. I, I877, with Minnie Caroline Cook. She died Jan. 9, 1890, leaving two chil- dren—Clarence Henry, born July 27, 1879, died Dec. 25, 1903; and Lula Belle, born Sept. 25, 1883, was married Jan. 28, 1905, to Ernest Scruggs, a farmer of Clay township, and they have two children— Carl and Guy (twins)—born Sept. 21, 1905. The maiden name of Mr. Linderman’s second wife was Flora Bowman, born July 14, 1859, daughter of Watkin and Elizabeth (Hoover) Bowman, resi- dents of Wayne county and for years well known farmers of Clay township, both dying when Mrs. Linderman was a girl. To them BIOGRAPHICAL 435 were born five children: Mrs. Linderman is the eldest; John mar- ried Sarena Lenord, is a farmer in Center township, and they have four children—Ray, Emory, Horace, and Lenord; Elzena (deceased) married William Heck, a farmer in Henry county, and they had two children—Claudie and one that died in infancy; Lula died in child- hood, and one child died in infancy. Mrs. Linderman was first mar- ried to Charles Pike, Feb. 24, 1878, and of that union were born two sons: Earl S., born Sept. 16, 1879, married Sally Williams and is a carpenter in Richmond; and Carl C., born Jan. I6, 1882, died at the age of twenty-one years. Mr. Pike died April 8, 1888, and Mr. and Mrs. Linderman were married Feb. I4, 1891. Of this union there is a son, Florence Andrew, born Jan. I9, 1897. Clarence Henry Linderman, son of Mr. Linderman by his first marriage, married Carrie Chamberlain, of Center township, and his widow is now the wife of Frank Boyd, of Green’s Fork. The first wife of Mr. Linderman was a daughter of Temple and Nancy (Fry) Cook, the former of whom is deceased, and the latter is the wife of Henry Williams, of Clay township. Alonzo Monroe Harris is an extensive farmer in Clay town- ship, where he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits a number of years, and his success has been due to those qualities of thrift and industry which have characterized his efforts since first enter- ing upon his independent career. He is descended from a long line of American ancestors, Obediah Harris being the first of the name to migrate to the shores of this country. The birthplace of this early immigrant was Wales and he migrated from that country to Guilford county, North Carolina. He was a Quaker preacher and a charter member of the New Garden Meeting House, in the Old North State. The next in the ancestral line was Benjamin Harris, born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and came to the Territory of Indiana, in 1807, locating six miles north of Richmond, in Wayne county. In 1810 his father, Obediah, and a younger brother, whose name was also Obediah, and both of whom were Quaker preachers, came to Indiana and located near Fountain City, in Randolph coun- ty, where they erected a Quaker meeting house and named it New Haven. Prior to this immigration to Indiana Benjamin Harris was married to Margaret England and they spent the residue of their lives upon the farm where they located. Theirs was the real fron- tier life, and a record of their experiences would be interesting read- ing for the present generation. They were the parents of twelve children—Obediah, Barsheba, Pleasant, James, John, Rebecca, Mar- garet, David, Sarah, Aaron, Nathan, and Elizabeth. The fourth child, James, next in the ancestral line, was born in North Caro- lina and was a lad of fourteen years when his parents came to Wayne county. He enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812, for which offense against the tenets of the Quaker church he was os- tracised from the society, but in later years found consolation in the Methodist Episcopal church. He carved for himself a home from the virgin forest in Wayne county. He was a Whig in poli- tics, of strong anti-slavery principles, and served as a justice of the peace for many years. In 1816 he married Naomi Lewis, daughter 436 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of John and Sarah Lewis, who came to the Territory of Indiana in 1810 and were the first settlers in Green township, this county, their nearest neighbor being James Martindale and family, six miles dis- tant. Of the union of James and Naomi (Lewis) Harris were born seven children: Branson L., the father of Alonzo M. ; Winston E., a farmer in Green township, married Rosa Hollingsworth and they have four children—James, Martha, Luther, and Hannah ; Milton R. (see sketch of Daniel W. Harris); Allen M. (see sketch); Han- nah is the wife of William Campbell, of this county, and they have a daughter, Ella; and Sarilda first married Harvey Harris, of Ran- dolph county, and after his death was wedded to William Thorn- burgh, of Dalton township. The father of the subject of this gene- alogical review was Branson L. Harris, eldest son of James and Naomi (Lewis) Harris, and was born on the old homestead in Green township, April 12, 1817, and his life was spent in Green and Clay townships. After reaching manhood he worked for others until he had saved enough to purchase a small tract of land, and to this he added until he owned I70 acres, all finely improved, which he sold in 1854 and purchased a farm adjoining the village of Washington, or what is now Green’s Fork, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was first a Whig and later a Republican in his political views, and in 1850 was elected justice of the peace, serving five years, and also served as township trustee. In 1852 he was elected to the State legislature, was again elected in 1874 and re-elected in 1877, serving in all three terms. He was largely influential in the founding of the Christian Church at Green's Fork. He died Aug. 2, 1907. On Sept. 19, 1839, Branson L. Harris was married to Martha Young, daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Martindale) Young, early settlers of Green’s Fork, and of this union were born two sons—Addison C. and Alonzo M. Addison C. Harris, born Oct. I, I840, is a prominent member of the Marion county bar at Indian- apolis. He was educated in Christian (now Butler) University, studied law, became prominent in the Republican party and was elected to the State Senate in 1876. In 1899 he was appointed En- voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Austria by President McKinley and served until 1901. He is married to India Crago. Alonzo M. Harris was born in Green township, this county, Sept. I3, 1845, and received his edu- cation in the public schools of his native township and at Butler University. He remained at home with his father on the farm and has always made agriculture his chief Occupation. He has been prominently identified with the interests of Wayne county and his splendid farm of 275 acres is in a high state of cultivation and equipped with modern improvements. He has given his attention to general farming and stock raising, but is now living practically retired. On Sept. 15, 1870, Mr. Harris was married to Miss Alice C. Hatfield, daughter of Jonas and Eliza (Dougherty) Hatfield, early residents of Green's Fork, where Mrs. Harris was born Dec. 21, 1847. She received her education in the schools of Green’s Fork and is one of a family of five children: Julia is the wife of Samuel Hindman, a grocer in Topeka, Kan., and they have three children— BIOGRAPHICAL 437 Edward, William, and Claude; Frances is the wife of Albert Brad- bury, a merchant in Cambridge City, and they have three children— Alice, Gertrude, and May; Alice C. is the wife of Mr. Harris; Oliver, who is a farmer in Clay township, married Katie Rein- heimer, who bore him a son, Fred Loring, and after her death married Mary Manifold; and Ella became the wife of Addison Wilson, by whom she had two children—Herlan and Charles—and after the death of her first husband married N. D. Wolford, a United Brethren minister. To Mr. and Mrs. Harris was born a daughter, Dora, Dec. 3, 1871, the wife of James Edgar Bond, and they reside on the Harris homestead. Mr. Bond is a member of the Bond family which is mentioned on other pages of this volume. To him and his wife has been born a daughter, Virginia, born March 18, 1905. Jonas Hatfield, father of Mrs. Harris, was born in Ohio, May 11, 1811, a son of Thomas Hatfield, a pioneer settler at Green's Fork, where he built the first saw mill run by water power. He was also born in Ohio and his wife, Sarah Brown, was born in Georgia. Jonas Hatfield died at the age of ninety-one years and his wife, Eliza, died at the age of sixty-five years. The Harris family home is pleasantly located near the village of Green's Fork. Mr. Harris is a Republican. John A. Campbell, a prosperous farmer of Clay township, was born in Wayne county, Feb. 12, 1860, son of James H. and Lydia (Wilson) Campbell. The father was born near Lynchburg, Va., in I828, and the mother was a native of Clay township, this county. The paternal grandfather was Joshua Campbell, who came to Ran- dolph county, Indiana, with his family, in 1836, and settled near Huntsville; and from there he removed to Green township, this county, locating near Williamsburg, about 1870. In Virginia he married Mary Harris, whose parentage was of Welsh descent. He was an old-line Whig, becoming a Republican upon the birth of that party, and thereafter was one of its ardent supporters. He was a man of sterling habits, very industrious, and soon founded a home for his family. To him and his devoted wife were born eleven children: Elizabeth married a Mr. Cropper, a merchant and farmer at Huntsville, and they had four children—Bettie, Martha, David, and Edward; John, who settled as a farmer in Kansas, in 1860, mar- ºried Sarah Likens, and they had six children—Lewis, George, Paul, Susie, Maria, and Charlotte; James H. was the next in order of birth; Joshua T., who became a farmer in Wayne county, married Mary Harris, who bore him two children—Emma and Viola—and after the death of his first wife he married Caroline Pierce; Wil– liam, of Wayne county, married Ella Harris, who bore him a daugh- ter, Ella, and after the death of his first wife he married Mary Pierce, who bore him a daughter, Lizzie; Benjamin, who became a farmer in Iowa, married Hannah Thornburgh, who bore him three children—Horace, Lundy, and Lorinda—and after the death of his first wife he was again married and became the father of two sons— Edward and Charles; Charles, who became a farmer and bridge carpenter in Wayne county, married Hannah Thorpe, who bore him a son, Joshua, and after the death of his first wife he married Han- 438 x MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY nah Ladd, who bore him a son, Herschel; Jonah W., who became a farmer in Wayne county, married Martha Adamson, and they had two children—Asher and Eva ; Sarah married Addison Pugh, a mechanic of Randolph county, and they had three children—Eliza- beth, James, and Calvin; Mary married Wilson Rector, a farmer and teamster of Randolph county, and they had two children— Melissa and Adaline; and Celia married Charles Conway, a farmer of Wayne county, and they had a daughter, Etta. James H. Camp- bell and Lydia Wilson were married in the house where their son, John A., resides. She was a daughter of John and Hannah (Bond) Wilson, pioneer settlers of Clay township, where her father fol- lowed farming. To her parents were born eight children: Martha married David Bailey and they had a daughter, Ida; Lydia married James Campbell; Phoebe never married; Oliver married Kizzie Hearst, and after her death, Lydia Dukes, who bore him two chil- dren—Lulu and Omar ; Jessie and Eliza never married; James A. married Ella Hatfield and they had two children—Harlan and Charles; and Adaline married Milton Cain and to them were born five children (see sketch of Milton Cain). James H. Campbell came with his parents to Wayne county in 1870. He was reared to man- hood on the farm and followed that vocation all his life, residing on a farm north of Williamsburg, in Green township, until his death. To him and his wife there were born five children: John A. is the eldest; Martha, born Jan. 21, 1863, is the wife of James M. Ladd; Clara, born March 21, 1871, is the wife of James A. Franklin, of Williamsburg, and they have two children—Chester and Lydia; Louis B., born Feb. 6, 1877, who is the manager of the Richmond Business College, married Emma C. Hollingsworth and they have two children—Roy and Thelma ; and Elbert O., born June 29, 1879, lives with his widowed mother on the old homestead farm. John A. Campbell enjoyed the early educational advantages of the pub- lic schools in the vicinity of his home, and began his independent career by operating his father’s farm. He remained on the old homestead until 1892, when he moved to his present farm of IIo acres, where he has since been eminently successful as an agricul- turist. Besides his farming interests he has engaged in the thresh- ing business more or less since twenty-one years old, and since 1902 has regularly engaged in that Occupation, Owning and operat- ing one of the best outfits in the county; and he does an extensive business in Green and Clay townships. He has allied himself with the Republican party but has never become a candidate for public honors. On March 4, 1885, was solemnized Mr. Campbell's mar- riage to Miss Mattie A. Hinshaw, daughter of Archibald and Susan (Clement) Hinshaw, of Wayne county, where Mrs. Campbell was born Aug. 28, 1867. Of this union, there are fourteen children: Bertha, born Dec. 2, 1885, is the wife of Woodson C. Weddel, of Centerville, and they have four children—Donald, Esther (de- ceased), Paul, and Pauline; Lulu, born Aug. 4, 1887, is the wife of Everett C. Sullivan, of Webster township, and they have a daugh- ter, Josephine; Eddie F., born Sept. 18, 1889, died Oct. 17, 1892; Charles E., born June 23, 1891, resides at home and operates his BIOGRAPHICAL 439 father's farm ; Leota, born March 23, 1893; Edna, born Sept. 8, 1894; one died in infancy; Ruth, born Oct. 29, 1897; Hannah, born April 23, 1899; Lydia A., born March 12, 1902; Susan E., born Feb. 13, 1904; Dorothy, born Oct. 8, 1905; Omar, born April 16, 1907; and Florence, born Jan. 29, 1909. John Harvey Chapman is a highly respected citizen of Clay township. He is a native of Ohio, born in Clinton county, May 9, 1851, son of Andrew H. and Nancy (Mills) Chapman, the former born in Ohio and the latter in Pennsylvania. The paternal grand- father was John Chapman, born in Virginia and late in life came to Wayne county, Indiana, settling near Richmond. He was twice married, first in Ohio, to a Miss Haughey, who died early in their married life. Andrew H. Chapman was born at Fort Williams, Ohio, and resided there until the beginning of the Civil war, when he assisted in the organization of the Eleventh Ohio infantry, be- ing made captain of Company G. The membership of this regi- ment was furnished in response to the President's proclamation from the counties of Miami, Clinton, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Columbiana. It was enrolled from April 15 to 25, 1861, and mus- tered into the United States service, April 26, for three months. When volunteers were called for three years the regiment was re- organized at Camp Dennison, June 20, 1861, to serve that period. On July 7 it was ordered to the Kanawha Valley, and after re- maining on duty in West Virginia during the winter and a part of the following summer was sent to Alexandria, Va. On Aug. 27, 1862, it was ordered to Manassas Junction, but upon arriving at Fairfax Station it was found that the Confederates had taken pos- session of the fortifications at Manassas. The regiment then crossed Bull Run, formed in line near the railroad and checked a flanking movement of the enemy. Upon the retreat of the Federal forces the regiment acted as rear guard, its cool and determined bravery doing much toward securing the safety of the whole col- umn. On Sept. 6 the regiment moved toward Maryland and six days later reached the Confederate picket line in the vicinity of Frederick City. In the engagement that ensued three attacking columns were formed, with the Eleventh in the advance of the center. A charge was ordered, but the line was thrown into some confusion and the Confederates rallied and captured two pieces of artillery. General Cox called to Lieutenant-Colonel Coleman, in command of the regiment: “Will the Eleventh recover those guns?” With a loud cheer the regiment dashed at the Confed- erates, drove them from the guns and still pressed on, cheering and charging, advancing into the city, halting only when the enemy was completely routed. Next morning the division crossed the creek and moved toward Turner's Gap in South Mountain. When the Order came to charge the Eleventh moved along the edge of a strip of woods and by adroitness and bravery drove back a strong force of the Confederates attempting a flank movement. Again the regiment was ordered to charge across an open field on the left of the road against a force of the enemy protected by a stone wall. It met the enemy in almost a hand-to-hand fight, in which muskets 44O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY were clubbed and bayonets crossed over the low stone wall, but finally the enemy was driven from his position into the under- growth. The following day, at Antietam, an order was received to carry the bridge at all hazards. The Eleventh was to lead the Storming party and it pressed on, gained the bridge, crossed it, scaled the bluffs, and drove the Confederates from their position. In the following spring the regiment was transferred to the West- ern field of Operations and in June was with the division that en- gaged the enemy at Hoover's Gap, Tenn. After the enemy was driven back it pressed on and led the advance into Manchester, capturing a number of Confederates. The regiment fought valiant- ly at Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain, and in a charge at Mis- sionary Ridge captured a battle flag and a quantity of artillery and Small arms. It pursued the enemy toward Ringgold and after some severe fighting there returned to Chattanooga. The regiment was engaged in a reconnoissance toward Rocky Face Ridge and advanced as far as Buzzard Roost, where the enemy was found in strong position. By some mistake the Eleventh was ordered to charge up a steep hill held by two brigades and several pieces of artillery. It advanced bravely, but after heroic efforts was com- pelled to fall back. The troops then fell back to Ringgold, where the regiment remained on garrison duty until June IO, when it pro- ceeded to Cincinnati, where it received a hearty welcome and was mustered out, at Camp Dennison, June 21, 1864. Andrew H. Chapman then returned home, but he lived but a short time there- after, dying the same year from disease contracted in the service. Prior to his enlistment he served as justice of the peace and also practiced law. Nancy (Mills) Chapman, mother of John H., was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Ephraim Mills, and the maiden name of her mother was Wooster. Her father was a cabinet maker by trade and a Methodist Episcopal minister. He and his wife were the parents of six children: James resides in Union county, Indi- ana; William is a resident of San Francisco, Cal. ; Melissa married a Mr. Douthit; Nancy is the mother of John H. Chapman; Sa- mantha married S. P. Hindman; and Sarah married a Mr. Graham. John H. Chapman remained in Clinton county, Ohio, with his mother, until eighteen years old and then came to Richmond, where he found employment in a hub and spoke factory for some time. He then accepted the position of clerk in the old Tremont Hotel and remained so employed until his marriage, when he re- moved to Clay township, where he has since resided. His farm consists of 185 acres and lies two miles north of Green's Fork, and he has followed general farming. Although he gives stanch alle- giance to the men and measures of the Republican party he has never sought public office. Fraternally he is allied with the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 184, at Green's Fork; the Independent Order of Red Men, Mioma Tribe No. 221 ; and he is also a member of the auxiliary organizations of these orders— Rebekahs and Pocahontas. Mr. Chapman is a musician of note and has been engaged as a teacher of band music for a number of years. He is proud of his father's record as a soldier and has sev- BIOGRAPHICAL 44I eral mementoes of his military service which he prizes highly. On Feb. 22, 1871, Mr. Chapman was united in marriage to Miss Han- nah Ann Thorne, of Green township, daughter of Benjamin and Salina (Ball) Thorne, and of this union were born six children: Frank, a contractor in St. Louis, is married and has one child, Vic- tor; Charles, a barber in Indianapolis, is married and has one child, Marguerite; Ollie married James Foster, by whom she had two children—Marie and John—and after her first husband's death married Albert Burchard ; Harry, who resides at the parental home, is a tenor singer of considerable note and travels in that capacity; Clem resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, engaged in the restaur- ant business; and Everett resides at home. In the spring of 1911 Mr. Chapman moved to his residence in Green's Fork and has prac- tically retired from farm work, renting his farm. Isaac Brumback, a genial retired business man and farmer of Jefferson township, this county, was born in that township, March 23, 1843. He is a son of William Brumback, born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1816. The paternal grandfather came to America from France and had three sons: William, who came to Indiana; Joseph, who went to Maryland; and James, who removed to Ashtabula, Ohio. William Brumback came to Indiana in 1836 and settled in Jeffer- son township, near Hagerstown, where he built the old Brumback grist mill. He followed the milling business until about 1856, when he purchased a farm and lived retired the residue of his life, his death occurring in 1879. In early life he was a Whig, but when Buchanan ran for President he cast his vote with the Democratic party and ever after was loyal to the principles of that organization. In 1834 he was married in Pennsylvania to Susannah Metzger, daughter of Isaac Metzger, a Pennsylvania German, and of this union were born eleven children: John, who went to Kansas in 1853, served three years as a soldier in the Civil war, then re- enlisted and met death by accident some time after his discharge; Elizabeth married Frederick Shafer, a farmer of Marshall county, Indiana, and they had the following children—William, Enos, Nel- son, Anna Mary, Rachel, Laura Ellen, Mahala, Media, and Flora; Sarah married Joseph Stonebraker, a merchant of Hagerstown, and they had two children—Frank and Charles; Jacob, who is a farmer in Crawford county, Kansas, married Emma Strode and they have two children—Carrie and William ; Isaac is the next in order of birth ; Henry, who is a farmer in Henry county, Indiana, married Henrietta Waltz and they have two children—Claude and Edward; Margaret married Arthur Leakey, a mechanic of Elwood, Ind., and they had five children—Lucretia, William (deceased), Porter, Lyman and one other who is deceased; Christiana mar- ried James Millikan, a farmer of Elwood, Ind., and they have one child, Raymond; Levi died at the age of twenty-One years; and David and Anna M. died in childhood. Isaac Brumback remained at the parental home until twenty years old and then began his in- dependent career by working as a clerk in a grocery store three years. He then engaged in the drygoods business at Hagerstown, under the firm name of Stonebraker & Brumback, remaining so 442 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY employed about eight years, at the end of which time he engaged in the drug and grocery business about four years. Then selling his interest in that concern, he engaged in farming in Wayne county about nine years, after which he was engaged in the grain business about Seven years, at Hagerstown. He then, in 1903, took possession of I60 acres, which was the William Conway home- stead, located two and one-half miles east of Hagerstown, and which was formerly the location of the county infirmary of Wayne county, the first of its kind in the county, and the same year Mr. Brumback added eighty acres by purchase, making in all 240 acres. There he now resides, in retirement, renting the farm, which is devoted to general agriculture and stock raising. In the matter of politics Mr. Brumback has been aligned with the Democratic party ever since becoming a voter, and he served as assessor two years in Henry county and filled the same position five years in Wayne county. On Nov. 20, 1870, occurred Mr. Brumback's marriage to Miss Maria Conway, daughter of William and Eliza (Robertson) Conway, of Wayne county. Of this union there is a daughter, Beulah, born April 3, 1874. She was born, reared and educated in Jefferson township, was married March II, 1897, to James O. Barrett, a real estate dealer of Indianapolis, and they have a son, Eugene C., born Nov. 25, 1898. William Conway, the father of Mrs. Brumback, was one of Wayne county’s greatest horsemen, being a trainer and driver and owning many fast horses in his day. He was a familiar figure over the entire circuit, and at the age of eighty-four drove his horse, “Hulbert,” in a race. He was a pio- neer in Wayne county and his death occurred March 14, 1903. Familiarly known as “Uncle Billy,” he drove often in the Grand Circuit. His home was that now occupied by Mr. Brumback, where he conducted a large stock farm, famed for the great Joe Bowers’ family of horses. William Conway was born in Mason county, Kentucky, Jan. 22, 1817, son of Miles and Catherine (McSherley) Conway. In youth he removed to Henry county, Indiana, and about 1841 purchased a tract of land in Walnut Level, in Jefferson township, Wayne county, where he spent the remainder of his life. His wife, Eliza (Robertson) Conway, was born May 16, 1818, in Wayne county, near Jacksonburg, and was a daughter of Moses and Polly (Worl) Robertson, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky. She was reared and educated three and one- half miles west of Hagerstown, in Henry county, and was a very active member of the Christian church. She was married to Wil- liam Conway, Sept. 27, 1839, and her death occurred May 2, 1901. Nine children were born of their union : Martha, an infant child, Miles, Belle, Moses, and Marquis are deceased; Mary Jane is the widow of Bigelow Jordan and resides at Fort Scott, Kan. ; Maria is the wife of Mr. Brumback; and Melvina is the widow of Simon T. Powell, of New Castle. Catherine Conway, paternal grand- mother of Mrs. Brumback, lived to the age of ninety-six years and the grandfather died at the age of ninety-eight years. They were natives of Kentucky and became early settlers and were long- time residents of Henry county, Indiana. BIOGRAPHICAL 443 Enos Warfel, a veteran school teacher and farmer of the town- ship of Jefferson, and a prominent citizen, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1853. His parents were Amos and Catherine (Brown) Warfel, natives of Pennsylvania. It is prob- able that the name, Warfel, was originally “Warfield.” There were three brothers who came from Germany before the Revolutionary. war, and two of them settled in Pennsylvania and one in Maryland, and they became the founders of the family in America. The paternal grandfather was Jacob Warfel, who married a Miss Lontz, and they became the parents of eleven children—George, Christ, Jacob, Peter, Paul, Susan, Leah, Fannie, Betsy, Mary and Amos. The maternal grandparents were Jacob Brown and wife, the maiden name of the latter having been McCurdy. They were of Scotch-Irish nationality and became the parents of six daughters, five of whom married and came to Indiana, and one of whom died in Pennsylvania. There were also three sons who remained in Pennsylvania. Amos Warfel came to Wayne county in 1865, bringing with him his family of seven children, three having died in infancy. Of the seven who grew to maturity, Amanda married Washington Beck, of Germantown, Ind., and they had five chil- dren—Laura, Ellsworth, Frank, Alva, and Willard ; Aldus, who is a farmer at Germantown, married Emma Long and they have two children—Flora and Lillie ; Harry C., who resides in Richmond, married Lucinda Worl and they have two children—Frank W. and Fred ; Enos is the next in order of birth ; Millard F., who resides at Richmond, married Ada Tout and they have seven children— Harry, Ethel, Edward, Zella, Ersie, Donald, and one that died in infancy; Elmer, who is in the United States mail service at Cori- nersville, married Clara Jamison and they have three children— Grace, Charles, and Paul ; and Ella is the wife of William Behr, of Germantown, and they have four children—Carl, Joseph, Russell, and Hobart. Enos Warfel was twelve years old when he came to Wayne county with his father, and he received his education in the public schools of Germantown, Cambridge City and Dublin. His father was engaged in the United States mail service for a period of twenty-five years, carrying the mail from Cambridge City to Muncie until the advent of the railroad and then from Cambridge City to Jacksonburg. The son began to do for himself at the age of fourteen years, as his father believed that a boy should begin early to earn his own way in the world. He worked at various things, principally on farms, and attended school during the winter terms until qualified to teach, which occupation he followed for twenty years, farming during the summer months. He farmed in Harri- son township two years and then purchased the tract of I IO acres which he now occupies in Jefferson township. To-day he has as fine a country home as there is in the county; the house is entirely modern in appearance as well as in the conveniences therein, and spacious and comfortable out buildings and barns adorn the place. He devotes his attention to general farming and stock raising, mak- ing a specialty of hogs. On Sept. 5, 1878, he was united in marriage with Miss Mollie Jarboe. She is a daughter of Henry J. and Eva- 444 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY line (Flook) Jarboe. The mother was born in the State of Mary- land, Oct. 30, 1820, and died in Wayne county, Feb. 19, 1880. The father, also a native of Maryland, born Oct. 30, 1817, came to Wayne county in 1845 and resided here the residue of his life. Mrs. Warfel was born in Wayne county, Nov. 14, 1858, and received her educational training in the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Warfel were blessed by the birth of two children: Alonzo, born July 25, I879, died Aug. 19, 1901; and Ray J., born Sept. 2, 1881, is farming in Jefferson township. Ray J. married Mary Taylor, daughter of Jacob and Sadie (Hindman) Taylor, the former a resident of Hagerstown and the latter is deceased. Two daughters—Sara Irene and Ruth Josephene—have been born to Ray J. and wife. Mr. Warfel is a Republican in politics. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Christian Church. Theodore Alexander Shafer, a prominent farmer of Jefferson township, was born in Miami county, Indiana, March 30, 1855. His father, John Shafer, was a native of Wayne county, and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Shafer, was born in Pennsylvania. John Shafer was a son of Adam Shafer, who in turn was a son of Nicholas Shafer, who removed from York county, Pennsylvania, to Center county, in the same State, and whose de- scendants later came to Indiana. The Shafer family is descended from the “30,000 Dutch” who came to America from Germany in the early Colonial period. Nicholas Shafer and his brother John were captains in the Revolutionary war. Adam Shafer came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1830. He had married Rebecca Rouch in Pennsylvania, where she was born and reared to womanhood, and settled about four miles north of Cambridge City, on a farm which still remains in the possession of the Shafer family. Of this union were born nine children: Fannie married Amos Kauff- man, a farmer of Jefferson township, and they had eight children— Rebecca, Silas, Mary, Martha, Louisa, Anna, Willard, and Ida; Michael, who became a farmer in Jefferson township, married Mary Smook and they had seven children—Elvina, Elizabeth, Adam and Catherine (twins), Levi and Eli (twins), and Mary; John was the father of Theodore A.; Elizabeth, who died in early womanhood, was the wife of Isaac Cromley; Adam, who became a farmer in Henry county, married Rachel Gephart and they had eleven children—Ellen, Rebecca, Susan, John, Lydia, Emma, Ma- linda, Edna, Ary Francis, Charles, and Dora ; Isaac died at the age of eighteen years; Mary Ann married Peter Lutz, of Delaware county, and they had five children—Mary R., Flora, Henry, Hector, and Emma; William died at the age of twenty-six years; and Henry, who is a retired farmer in Jefferson township, served three years as a soldier in the Civil war. After the death of his first wife Adam Shafer married Mary (Rouch) Miller, a sister of his first wife, and of this union were born five children: Andrew, de- ceased, married Ruhammah Whealen and they had three children— Minnie, Mary, and Della; Daniel, who is a farmer in Wayne county, married Virginia Ware and they had four children— Sarah, Samuel, Odis, and Ola; George died young; Nicholas resides BIOGRAPHICAL 445 in Hagerstown; and Samuel died young. John Shafer was born in Wayne county in 1831, on the old Adam Shafer farm, where he grew to manhood. He became a prominent man in his neighbor- hood, being an arbitrator in disputes, settling estates, etc. He was a Jeffersonian Democrat and his religious faith was expressed by membership in the United Brethren church. In 1908 he received his summons to another world, and his wife passed away in 19 IO. To this thrifty, hardy couple were born ten children—six sons and four daughters: Margaret A. is the wife of Daniel Smith, of Rich- mond, and they have eight children—Clarissa, Albert, William, Henry, Esther, John, Hugh, and Ruth; Theodore A. is the second in order of birth ; Sylvester, a real estate dealer in Muncie, married Maggie Houser, and they have one child, Edith ; Sarah is the wife of Isaiah Howard, of Muncie, and they have two children—Walter and Mary; Henry resides on the John Shafer homestead, in Jeffer- son township, is married to Fannie Nichols and they have two children—Ralph and Harry; Amanda is the widow of Edward Un- derhill and the mother of two children—Ruby and Gertrude; John, who is a surveyor in Indianapolis, married Alva Beck, and they have one child, Helen ; Ozro B. resides in Seattle, Wash.; Elmetta is the wife of William Keppler, of Indianapolis, and they have three children—Arthur, Frank, and Mary; and William died in child- hood. Theodore A. Shafer started his independent career at the age of twenty years by teaching school, which occupation he fol- lowed thirteen years. He then began farming near Hagerstown, in 1885, and resided there until 1902, when he removed to his pres– ent farm of 128 acres, situated on the pike, two miles northeast of Hagerstown, where he follows general farming and stock raising. He is a breeder of a fine strain of Barred Rock chickens and has a number of fine specimens in his flock. Mr. Shafer has been twice married—first to Anna Replogle, which union was dissolved by divorce. On Oct. 7, 1908, he was married in the township of Jef- ferson to Mrs. Emma Rinehart, widow of Charles Rinehart and a daughter of John and Nancy Harris, of Henry county. By her former marriage Mrs. Shafer has four children—Frank, Harry, Lawrence, and Ada, the last named of whom resides at the Shafer Home. Mr. Shafer is a staunch Democrat in his political views and the religious faith of himself and wife is expressed by membership in the United Brethren church. He is a popular man in his com- munity and is the adjuster for the German Baptist Tri-County Mutual Protective Association, of Hagerstown. Moses Keever, one of the prominent agriculturists of Jeffer- son township, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 25, 1870. His father, Jackson Keever, was born in Wayne county, and the grandfather, Joseph Keever, was the father of ten children: Ma- linda married John Brooks, Seneca married Phoebe Waltz, Moses was the third and Jackson was the fourth in order of birth, Joseph died in 1844, William married Anna Bales, Margaret married Mah- lon Beeson, Miles married Margaret Lamb and after her death Ellen Martin, Abram married Mary Jackson, and Mary J. married Warren Lowrey. The father, Jackson Keever, followed agricul- 446 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tural pursuits all his active career. He was domestic in his tastes and honest and honorable in all the relations of life. He was a prominent Democrat and his religious faith was expressed by mem- bership in the United Brethren church. He married Miss Mary E. Fleming, daughter of David and Lucy (McMurray) Fleming, of Wayne county, and of this union were born seven children: Mar- cus, who is a mechanic in New Castle, married Martha Mahoney; Ella is the widow of Jefferson Leavell and has a daughter, Daisy, who is a graduate of the Hagerstown High School and has for many years devoted her time and attention to teaching; Katy died in childhood; Granville, a mechanic at Muncie, Ind., married Min- nie Abbott and they have a daughter, Eva ; William died in child- hood; Moses is the next in order of birth; and Elizabeth is the wife of Harrison V. Brown, of Muncie, Ind., and they have a son, Robert. She graduated in the Hagerstown High School in 1893 and devoted several years to teaching, in the meantime graduating in the State Normal School. David Fleming came from Pennsyl- vania to Indiana in 1836. He was a miller by trade and operated a mill on West river for many years. He was twice married and became the father of six children, the eldest being Mary E., born Feb. 27, 1837, who became the mother of Moses Keever; Laura married John Doughty, a farmer of Wayne county, and they had five children—Charley, Anna, Josephine, Frank, and Sallie; Harriet married John Baldwin and they had three children—Ozro, Lewis, and May; Lucy, deceased, became the wife of John M. L. Menden- hall (see sketch); Francis is deceased; and David W. married Clara Hockett. Moses Keever graduated at the Hagerstown High School in 1893, with class honors, which entitled him to a scholarship in DePauw and the Crawfordsville universities, but he did not take advantage of either, turning his attention to farming. He worked on his father's farm until twenty-five years old, when he removed to the farm of I56 acres where he resides. The farm is given over to general agriculture, with a specialty of the dairy business, and Mr. Keever keeps on an average a herd of twenty cattle. He de- votes a great deal of attention to the breeding of Jersey stock, and his farm is well located and under a high state of cultivation. In the matter of politics Mr. Keever is a stanch adherent of the prin- ciples of the Democratic party, but has never sought public office of any nature. On Nov. 24, 1894, he was married to Tina Replogle, daughter of Joel and Orilla (McLucas) Replogle, of Wayne county, where both parents were born. Joseph Replogle, the father of Joel, came from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1832, with his wife, whose maiden name was Christine Epperley, and they were both Pennsylvania Germans, whose parents came from the Fatherland. To Joel Replogle and wife were born two children—Mrs. Keever, born March 21, 1866, and John M., who is a farmer in Jefferson township, married Rebecca Pipher and they have a child, Golden. To Moses Keever and wife have been born two children—Chester E., born March 22, 1896, and Francis M., born May 27, 1898. Mrs. Keever is a graduate of the Hagerstown High School and devoted several years of her early life to teaching. BIOGRAPHICAL 447 Nelson Baldridge Thornburgh, who has been engaged in agri- cultural pursuits all of his life, is a native of Wayne county and was born in Jefferson township, Sept. 27, 1848. His father and mother—John H. and Harriet (Parsons) Thornburgh—were na- tives of Wayne county, the father having been born in Jefferson township, Nov. 5, 1824, and the mother, July 6, 1827. The father has passed away, his death occurring Aug. 27, 1887, and the mother resides in Hagerstown. The paternal grandfather was Jesse Thornburgh, and in his family were eight children: Cornelius H. married Mary Conoway and they had four children—John W., Mar- garet, Wayne, and Thomas; John H. was the second in order of birth; Jesse married Emeline Wright and they had five children— Charles, Josephine, Orville, Ulysses, and George; Sarah married Richard Cheesman, a farmer of Dalton township, and they had five children—Rebecca, Josephine, Harry, Edward, and Helen; Mary married George Hindman, of Hagerstown, and they had seven children—Mattie, Frank, Laura, William, Clara, and Thomas; James married Libbie Bower and they had six children—Grant, Florence, Fay, Leone, and two others; William married Josephine Sliffer and they had a son, Oliver; and Margaret married John Mathers, of Hagerstown, and they had two children—Richard, de- ceased, and Gertie. John H. Thornburgh was reared in Jefferson township, where he established a home and resided all of his life. He was a good citizen, and as a husband and father was unexcelled. He served in the State legislature and was justice of the peace in Jefferson township a number of years. On June 1, 1845, he was married to Harriet Parsons, daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Garrison) Parsons. Mr. Parsons was born near Philadelphia, Pa., and his father came from Scotland when a young man, married in Pennsylvania and had two children—Benjamin and Phoebe. Har- riet (Parsons) Thornburgh was the youngest of twelve children. To her and her husband were born seven children: William, who resides in Muncie, Ind., married Maggie Conway and they have four children—Otto, Walter, Blanche, and Ira ; Nelson B. is the second in order of birth; Martha is the wife of John A. Locke, of Hagerstown, and they have two children—Emma, and Edgar; Alice resides with her mother in Hagerstown; Hattie, deceased, was the wife of Bennett P. Weaver, of Hagerstown, and they had three children—Frank, Raymond, and Bula; Noble, who is a car- penter at Muncie, Ind., married Clara Lamb and they have two children—Maude and Harry; and May, deceased, was the wife of Roe Sherry, a farmer of Jefferson township, and they had two chil- dren—George and Lulu. Nelson B. Thornburgh received his early education in the district schools of his native township, and after his school days were completed, at the age of twenty years, began life as a farmer on the old homestead, where he has continued to reside up to the present time. He is located about two and one- half miles from the village of Hagerstown, where he follows a line of general farming. In March, 1870, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Dolley, daughter of John A. Dolley, of the village of Hagerstown, and of this union there is a son, George, born March 448 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I3, 1872, who is engaged in the tea and spice business in Indian- apolis, and is married to Gertrude Stevenson. The first wife hav- ing died, Mr. Thornburgh was married to Mary Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Willis and Lettice (Thompson) Wilson, of Conners- ville, Ind., both deceased. Mrs. Thornburgh was born at Conners- ville, Aug. I9, 1852. To her and her husband have been born three children—Charles Rudy, born April Io, 1876; Rush Porter, born June 28, 1882; and Ione Beatrice, born Feb. Io, 1885. Charles is engaged with the Light Inspection Car Company at Hagerstown. He married Geneva Martin, of Indianapolis, and of this union there is a daughter, La Verne Esther, born Sept. I5, 1903, who is being reared by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thornburgh. Rush P. is engaged with the Maxwell Automobile Company, of New Castle, and he married Florence Keyes, of Hagerstown. Ione B. resides at the parental home. Nelson B. Thornburgh is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Hagerstown, and also of the Uniform Rank of the same order. His two sons—Charles R. and Ione B.- are also members of the Knights of Pythias. Charles R. served as a soldier in the Spanish-American war with an Indianapolis com- pany. Willis Wilson, father of Mrs. Thornburgh, was a native of Kentucky, born in 181 I, and died in March, 1885. He was for many years a shoe merchant at Connersville, Ind., where his death occurred. His wife, Lettice (Thompson) Wilson, died at the age of forty-two years, when Mrs. Thornburgh was but five years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson there were born six sons and two daugh- ters: Malpheus Mason, who is living retired at Connersville, served as a soldier throughout the entire period of the Civil war; Martin Jerome, deceased, also served as a soldier in the Civil war; Arabella is the wife of William Brothers, of Cincinnati, Ohio; John Taylor, who also served as a soldier in the Civil war, was last heard from in the Western States; Rush Brooks resides in Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Thornburgh is the next in order of birth; and Thomas L. and George A. reside in Connersville. Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. I3, 1829. He was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and Wil- liam Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A. Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Rich- mond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until I875. He then removed with his family to McArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hocking Valley rail- road, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned × … | ROBERT ANDERSON HOWARD. € £ © ® � � � � BIOGRAPHICAL 449 to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and use- ful career. In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters—Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary. Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard, one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official. Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meet- ings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were per- fected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the im- provements in Glen Miller Park. He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who re- served for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. His remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery. John R. Thornburgh, who is descended from sturdy American stock and is a prominent and prosperous farmer of Jefferson town- ship, was born in Dalton township, Jan. 25, 1864. His parents were Thomas E. and Mary A. (Fouts) Thornburgh, natives of Dal- ton township. His father, who was born in 1837, died in 1889, be- ing survived by his wife, who was born Aug. 31, 1840. The pater- nal grandfather was Dempsey Thornburgh, who came to Indiana in 1819, with his father, Walter Thornburgh, and Dempsey at that time was eighteen years old. They came from Knoxville, Tenn., and were accompanied by Henry Thornburgh—a brother of Wal- ter—and a sister. Walter Thornburgh settled in Perry township, two miles west of Economy, and there followed farming. Demp- sey Thornburgh married and became the father of twelve children: John died in infancy; Irena married Lindsey Dennis, of Dalton township, and they had six children—Martha J., Melinda, Demp- sey, Emma, Mary A., and Oliver; Rachel married Wilson Dennis, 450 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of Dalton township, and they had three children—Elizabeth, Lydia, and Thomas; Walter removed to Santiago, Cal., married and had two children—Walter and Jennie; Seth married Mahala Bookout and they had nine children—Thomas, John H., Oliver, Frank, Alice, Esther, Charles, Roscoe and Dexter; Zarilda first married Ezra Lee, of Dalton township, by whom she had two children—Jane and Ellen—and after his death married Joseph Routh and they had four children—Etha A., Cynthia, Irene, and Etta E.; William R. married Betsy M. Spradlin and they had four children—Rachel, Emma, Walter, and Ella; Thomas E. was the sixth in order of birth; James Riley died in infancy; Dempsey C. married Ethlinda Williams and they had three children—George L., Frank V., and Harry C.; Sarah E. is the wife of Thomas C. Dennis, of Richmond, and they had eleven children—Albert, Henry, David, Dempsey, Alice, Margaret, Eunice, Etha, Grace, Clara, and Nellie; and Mary Jane, who is deceased, married Lewis Spradlin, of Dalton town- ship, and they had six children—Levada, Lillie, Rene, Elwood, Dempsey, and Allie. Thomas E. Thornburgh was reared on the home farm and lived the greater part of his life in Dalton town- ship. He was a carpenter by trade, but spent the greater part of his time on the farm. He was considered a good man in his neigh- borhood and to make his acquaintance was synonymous to making a new friend. When he died he had the respect of the entire com- munity and his loss was greatly felt by all who had the privilege of his companionship. On March 15, 1858, he was married to Mary A. Fouts, daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Stahler) Fouts, and of this union were born two children—John R., and Clara M., born Aug. 21, 1875. John R. Thornburgh was educated in the district schools of Dalton township. After his school days were completed, at the age of seventeen years, he began his independent career by work- ing on a farm six years. He then engaged in the barber business at Hagerstown twenty years and in that business accumulated enough to acquire, with his mother, the farm of I2O acres where he resides and which he purchased in 1908. The farm is located on the West River Pike, two miles north of Hagerstown, and he fol- lows general farming and stock raising, his specialties being Jer- sey cattle and Poland China hogs. The farm is well improved and has been made productive by skillful husbandry. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 25, at Ha- gerstown, and of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 198, at the same place. Of the latter organization he has served as Chancellor Commander and for two years was Deputy Grand Chancellor of the Sixth Indiana district. Mr. Thornburgh is a Republican, but is not active in politics, preferring the quiet enjoyment of his home and family to the strifes and dissensions that politics and office seeking will bring. He has never married, and his mother and sister are the other members of his family circle. His home is noted for its hospitality and visitors come away with the impres– sion of meeting a family whose greatest interest is to be useful to each other and make the home a paradise on earth. He is a mem– ber of the Friends' Church. Mary A. Fouts, mother of Mr. Thorn- BIOGRAPHICAL 45I burgh, is a daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Stahler) Fouts, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Philadelphia, Pa. They were married in Ohio and later came to Wayne county, settling on what is now the farm of John M. Mendenhall, in Jefferson township. They relocated later on the present Oscar Brown farm and both died there. The father was always a farmer and both he and his wife were members of the Church of the Brethren. He died at the age of eighty-one years, July 15, 1893, and she died Feb. 27, 1897, aged ninety-three years. To them were born two children—Mary A., and Margaret, widow of Samuel Brown. Mr. Fouts’ people were from North Carolina. - Adam Rowe, of Jefferson township, is descended from one of the German families whose dauntless spirits conquered the wilder- ness and whose fortitude and steadfast principles for right have done so much to build up not only this community but the country in general. He was born in Frederick county, Maryland, March 14, 1851, son of John and Caroline Rowe, born in Germany, where they were married, and in 1843, with two children, migrated to America, landing in the city of Baltimore. The name Rowe has been di- verted from Rough, the German form of spelling. John Rowe re- mained in Maryland until 1861, and then, feeling the call of the newer country in the West, with his family came to Indiana, set- tling in Jefferson township, this county, where he purchased land and lived until his death, April 15, 1896. Although active in poli- tics and other public duties, he never held office of great impor- tance, but considered his duty and honest political convictions paramount to any issues in either civil or political life. He and his first wife were members of the Church of the Brethren. Of their marriage were born eight children: Magdaline married David Replogle, of Wayne county; Thomas married Lizzie Ben- nett; Caroline married David Werking, of Henry county; Susan R. married David Rhodes, of Henry county; John married Catherine Hoover, of Jefferson township ; Adam is the sixth in order of birth; Christina married Martin Werking, of Wayne county; and one child died in infancy. After the death of his first wife John Rowe was married to Lydia L. Brown, daughter of Samuel Brown, who came to Hagerstown from Maryland about 1850, and many years was a justice of the peace, being known as “’Squire Brown.” Of this union were born eleven children: Anna M. is the wife of Oliver Brown, of Hagerstown ; Catherine is the wife of John Teeter, of Hagerstown; Emma is the wife of Lloyd Williams, of Indianapolis; Charles married Ida Gephardt and resides in Mun- cie; Rebecca is the wife of Lewis Waltz, of . Anderson ; Etta is the wife of William Dawley, of California; William resides in Bloom- ingdale, Ohio; Agnes is the wife of William Jessup, of Anderson; Oliver married Amanda Deresdorf and resides in Hagerstown; Liz- zie is the wife of Wayne Nicholson, of Anderson, Ind. ; and Myrtle is the wife of Arthur Champlin. Adam Rowe's early education was obtained in the schools of Maryland and in the schools of the town- ship of his adoption in Wayne county. He assisted his father on the falm until twenty-one years old and then began his independ- 452 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ent career, working as a farmhand by the month twenty years. He then rented land five years, at the end of which period he pur- chased the farm of I40 acres where he resides, and where he has made many modern improvements. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. In 1882, in Jefferson township, he was married to Georgie Ella Brown, daughter of David and Maria (Knode) Brown, natives of Maryland, the former born in Washington county, Nov. II, I814, and the latter on May II, 1815. The father died Nov. I3, I890, and the mother in 1899. They were married Jan. I5, 1837, and were members of the Church of the Brethren. One child was born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, but it died in infancy. The farm where Mr. and Mrs. Rowe reside is the old Brown home- stead. Mrs. Rowe is one of ten children born to her parents: Hamilton W. died in childhood; Richard H., Samuel H., Archibald K., and Molly are deceased; Thomas T. married Adelia Hawser and resides in Clinton, Mo.; Anna Amelia is the widow of William Burns and resides in Hagerstown; Oliver D. is deceased ; Mrs. Rowe was born Sept. 27, 1853; and one child died in infancy. David Brown moved to Wayne county in 1850 and settled on a farm in Jefferson township, one-half mile north of Hagerstown. In 1858 he moved to a farm one and one-half miles north of Hagerstown, where Adam Rowe resides, and there spent the balance of his life. John Carver Keever, one of the representative farmers in the township of Dalton, where he is extensively engaged in agricul- tural pursuits, is a native son of Wayne county and a Scion of one of the old and honored families of this section of the State. He was born in Dalton township, this county, Aug. 6, 1854, a son of Moses and Sarah (Bales) Keever, the father born in Ohio, in 1828, and the mother in Dalton township, where her forebears located in the early pioneer period. Joseph Keever, paternal grandfather of the subject of this review, was a native of Ohio and a son of Henry Keever, who came from Germany to Pennsylvania, later removed to Kentucky and thence to Ohio, where Joseph was born. Joseph Keever married and became the father of ten children: Seneca married Phoebe Waltz and they had eight children—William, Jo- seph, Pauline, Helen, Charlotte, Peter, Lorin, and Theodore; Ma- 1inda became the wife of John Brooks and they had seven chil- dren—Nelson, Louzina, Lorinda, Emma, Delilah, and Mary and Sarah, twins; Moses was the third in order of birth ; Joseph died in 1844; Margaret became the wife of Mahlon Beeson and they had three children—Wilbert, Ella, and Laura; Jackson married Mary Fleming and they had five children—Marcus, Ella, Katie, Gran- ville, and Moses; Mary J. married Warren Lowrey and they had a son, Nelson ; William married Mrs. Anna (Bales) Beeson ; Miles married Margaret Leavell, who bore him two children—Levi and Franklin—and after the death of his first wife he married Ellen Martin, who bore him six children—Allie, Hearsey, Lou, Grant, Otto, and Roscoe; and Abram married Mary Jackson and they had three children—Leslie, Ola, and Bertha. Moses Keever was reared to manhood on the old homestead farm, in Dalton township, duly availing himself of the advantages of the common schools. He BIOGRAPHICAL 453 continued to be actively identified with agricultural pursuits after initiating his independent career, which occupation he followed throughout life, until his death in 1885. He was well known and highly esteemed in this county and, while never an aspirant for public office, gave a zealous support to the cause of the Republican party. He married Sarah Bales, daughter of John Bales, who came to Indiana at the age of nine years, in 1808, with his father, Jacob Bales. The Bales family located in Dalton township and John Bales resided there until 1860, when he removed to Randolph coun- ty and died there in 1884. Of the three children born to Moses Keever and wife, the subject of this sketch is the eldest; Clara is the wife of William Root, a farmer of Dalton township, and they have three children—Everett E., Charles P., and John C.; and a brother, Oliver P., died when eighteen months old. John C. Keever secured his preliminary educational training in the public schools of Dalton township. He began farming for himself when eighteen years old, renting land two years, and then purchased a farm of eighty acres, to which he later added two tracts—one of twenty and one of sixty—both in Dalton township, and this land he oper- ated until 1905, when he purchased the place where he resides, consisting of twenty-one acres, retaining the other farms. In addi- tion he owns fifteen acres north of his residence and another tract of forty acres, making his total landed possessions 236 acres. He is an up-to-date farmer and stock raiser, enterprising, and a man of affairs in his township. In his political allegiance Mr. Keever' is found arrayed as a loyal supporter of the cause of the Republican party. On Oct. 20, 1875, Mr. Keever was united in marriage to Miss Romana Lamb, daughter of Caleb and Cecelia (Locke) Lamb, the former of whom died in 1910, aged seventy-three years. The mother died in 1898, aged sixty-one years. Caleb Lamb was a na– tive of Henry county, Indiana, and was a carpenter by trade, also followed farming. In the later years of his life he lived retired at Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana. He was a member of the regiment commanded by Sol. Meredith during the Civil war. His wife was born in Perry township, and of their union was one child, Romana, born Oct. 8, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Keever, having no chil- dren, reared Ernest Anderson from the age of seven years to man- hood. He married Amy Baldwin and they had a daughter, Lulu Fern, born July 18, 1896. When the daughter was seven years old the mother died, and Mr. and Mrs. Keever took the daughter, who is now in the first year at high school. Mr. and Mrs. Keever are members Of the West River Friends’ Church. Albert Nathan Chamness is one of the younger generation of farmers of Dalton township and the success which he has achieved in life marks him as a man of more than ordinary acquirements. He was born in Randolph county, Indiana, Sept. IQ, 1873, son of Mahlon H. and Emily (Hodgin) Chamness, born in Randolph county, the father on Jani. 24, 1840. The paternal grandfather was Joshua Chamness, who came from North Carolina and located at Green's Fork, in Wayne county, and later removed to Randolph county, where he resided until his death. He was a strong Aboli- 454 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tionist and his convictions on the slavery question caused his emi- gration from North Carolina. He was married to Hannah Cham- ness and shortly afterward came to Indiana. After six years he re- turned to North Carolina and brought his father—William Cham- ness—and mother to Indiana. In the family of Joshua Chamness were five children: Isaac married Elizabeth Dennis and they had six children—Marion, Milton, Esther, Maggie, Elmina, and Lizzie ; Mary became the wife of Jesse Pidgeon, of Dalton township, and they had eight children—David, William, Martha, Lizzie, Belle, Wilson, Ella, and John; Isabella received an injury which rendered her an invalid for thirteen years and is living in the village of Franklin; Mahlon H. is the next in order of birth; and Rachel is the wife of David Morris, of California, and they have six children— Lizzie (a missionary to the Esquimaux in Alaska), Lincoln, Bertha, Belle, Lenna, and Albert. Mahlon H. Chamness was reared in Randolph county and followed farming all of his active career, his farm adjoining the old homestead. He now lives retired with his sister, Isabella, in the village of Franklin. His wife, who died Nov. 24, 1908, was Emily Hodgin, daughter of Nathan and Mournen (Coffin) Hodgin, who lived for many years in Wayne county, and Nathan Hodgin died in Fountain City, in 1902, at the advanced age of ninety years. Emily (Hodgin) Chamness was one of eight children born to her parents, the others being: Abigail, who mar- ried Asa Bond, of Grant county; Eunice, who married James Buinch, a minister of the Friends’ church in Oklahoma; Ruth, who married Allen Thorne, of Fountain City; Martha, who married Caldwell Townsend, of Grant county; Milton, who resides at Foun- tain City, married Malinda Reese, and after her death was wedded to Mrs. Mahala (Bales) Jackson; and Rosa, who is the wife of Rollie Collins, of Fountain City. Mahlon H. Chamness and wife became the parents of two children: Lorinda A. is the wife of Oliver P. Shafer, a farmer of Henry county, and they have two chil- dren—Roscoe D. and Elbert M. ; and Albert N. Albert N. Cham- ness received his primary education in the public schools of Ran- dolph county and was reared to the occupation of a farmer. After reaching man's estate he entered the hardware and well drilling business, under the firm name of Shafer & Chamness, at Moore- land, Ind., and that occupation he followed for a period of seven years. He then began farming in Perry township, this county, and two years later located in Dalton township. In 1902 he purchased the farm of 143 acres, whereon he has since followed general farm- ing, and in addition operates an extensive maple syrup plant in season. For fourteen years he also followed the threshing busi- ness. His farm has the advantages of a very fertile soil and all modern improvements. Mr. Chamness is a Republican in his po- litical affiliations and his religious faith is expressed by member- ship in the Friends' church. In 1904 he was elected trustee of Dalton township and held that office one term. His early educa- tional equipment has fitted him for any position in life. After completing the course of the common schools he attended Danville College, at Danville, Ind., and later took a course in Ball Busi- BIOGRAPHICAL 455 ness College at Muncie. On Oct. 9, 1895, occurred the marriage of Mr. Chamness to Miss Rebecca E. Hiatt, the ceremony being performed according to the rites of the Friends’ marriage ceremony, and the marriage was solemnized in the Friends' church at Econ- omy. Mrs. Chamness is a daughter of Oliver and Emma (Ed- wards) Hiatt, of Perry township, and of this union there have been born two children—Vaughan Oliver, born April 26, 1898, and Helen Celia, born Oct. 6, 1904. The parents of Mrs. Chamness are natives of Wayne county, and the father has followed farming all of his active career. To him and his estimable wife were born three children: Lawrence, who resides in Randolph county, mar- ried Nellie Frazier, who bore him three children—Mildred, Pauline, and Wilber—and after her death he married Mrs. Iydia (Hill) Love; Mrs. Chamness, who is the second in order of birth, was born on March, 15, 1877; and Celia is the wife of Glenn Shively, a farmer of Miami county, and they have a daughter, Margaret. Bertsch Family.—The following is the result of an attempt to secure an account of the Bertsch family in the line of descent from the first American ancestor to those of the name who are now so prominently connected with industrial affairs in Wayne county. Christian Bertsch was the immigrant to America and came in the later days of the Colonial period. There is a general agreement among those of his descendants who are well informed that the name is of French origin. It was and has been spelled in various ways. In the French language it is pronounced as if spelled “Bar-shay.” In Pennsylvania it has often been transformed into Bartsch, Barge, Berge, and into other forms of spelling. It is claimed by some that the proper way is Bartsch and that Bertsch is the German form. However, in the old records of Northampton county, Pennsylvania, the name is spelled Bertsch, so far as Chris- tian, the immigrant, is concerned. There is another agreement that this first immigrant came from the Province of Alsace, which was at one time a portion of Eastern France but, since 1871, a part of the German Empire, along with Lorraine. From these provinces came much of the Protestant-Huguenot immigration to America, fleeing from religious persecution, and the majority of thcm adhered to tile Reformed denomination. Christian Bertsch could speak both the German and French languages, as was com- monly the case with his countrymen, who lived in a region which had alternately been under the sway of both the French and Ger- man governments. According to the records of Egypt Church, of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, he was born Aug. I7, 1753. So far as the records have been searched there is no data showing the exact time when he came to America, but it was doubtless before the Revolution and when he was a boy or young man. According to tradition and also the records among the Pennsylvania archives, Christian Bertsch was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. He was at that period a young man of from twenty-three to twenty- eight years. In the archives he is mentioned, in Book 4, page 601, as serving under Captain Serfus in the first class of the Northamp- ton county militia, in actual service in the United States army. 456 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY The regiment was under command of Col. Christian Shaus. This is recorded Sept. 22, 1781. Nearly twenty years later, in the troublesome period of the “Whisky Rebellion,” led by John Freas, he again took up arms in defense of the National government. This occurred about 1799, and as he marched away from home his son, Christian, then a boy of eight years, recollected seeing his mother crying as the father left the door of their home. The insurgents had dispersed into marauding bands in that part of Northampton county where Christian Bertsch resided, so he, with others, built a fort and stocked it with arms and provisions, making ready for defense against a siege. He was then in the prime of life, being about forty-six years old. The marriage of Christian Bertsch took place in the period of the Revolution, about the year 1779. His wife is supposed to have been of a German family, though this is not certain. Her name was Julianna Seiberling (sometimes spelled Seyberling in the old records). She was born Sept. 12, 1758, and a very long life appears to have been granted her, as her death occurred Sept. 7, 1837, at the age of seventy-nine years. The chil- dren of this union were ten in number, born on the following dates: Margaretta, March 24, 1780; Maria Barbara, June 13, 1782; Juli- anna, Aug. I, I784; Magdalena, March 5, 1786; Julianna (second), March 22, 1789; Christian, Jr., Oct. 22, 1791; Maria Mary, June 13, I797; John, I793; Jacob, and Daniel, Dec. 20, 18OI. Christian Bertsch and wife Julianna are buried at Cherryville, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, and the name on the tombstone is spelled “Berge.” Christian was an extensive land owner and most of his sons were well-to-do farmers, one being an extensive owner and operator of coal mines. Christian was one of the foremost men in the congregation of Egypt Church and was one of the largest and best contributors, presenting a Bible to the congregation in 1780. Jacob Bertsch, his ninth child in order of birth, was a prosperous farmer. He married Barbara Apt and of this union were born children, among whom was Adam Bertsch, father of Charles Adam Bertsch, founder and present head of the manufacturing firm of Bertsch & Company, at Cambridge City, this county. Adam Bertsch, father of Charles A., was a prominent farmer in Butler county, Ohio, where he resided until 1864, when he removed to Wayne county, Indiana. He was an industrious and frugal man, with an unusually sympathetic nature. He was a Lutheran in his religious faith and took a serious and active interest in the church and its affairs. The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth Jacoby and among their children was Charles Adam Bertsch, heretofore mentioned. Charles Adam Bertsch was born at Hickory Flat, Butler county, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1851, and came to Wayne coun- ty with his parents in his seventh year; and with the exception of several short intervals has spent his life in Wayne county. He received his early scholastic training in the public schools of Wayne county and began his independent career by renting and operating for a time a grist mill near Hagerstown. He is the inventor of the Diamond Burr Dresser. While still engaged in the grist mill busi- ness he purchased, fattened, and sold cattle and hogs, and later BIOGRAPHICAL 457 continued in the cattle business in Missouri one year. Returning to Wayne county, he purchased and Operated two meat markets in Cambridge City and finally formed a partnership in that business with his brother, J. J. Bertsch. About this time he again spent several months in the West—in Kansas—buying, fattening, and shipping cattle and hogs. Later he and his brother, J. J. Bertsch, purchased the Cambridge City Agricultural & Machine Works, which they operated and managed under that name, manufacturing agricultural implements, until the firm name and kind of output were changed, in 1884, Charles A. Bertsch having invented several valuable and useful patents during that time in the line of agri- cultural implements. In 1884 the firm name became Bertsch & Company, but the ownership remained unchanged. At this time the company began to build small tinner's squaring shears and forming rolls, and the present business has been built up by the manufacture of that line of tools—punches, shears, and rolls for punching, cutting, and rolling plates, structural shapes, and sheet metal. They are used in shipyards, railroad shops, rolling mills, sheet iron shops, boiler shops, structural iron shops, tank works, etc. The company has built several of these machines, each of which weighed fifty-five tons. They have been shipped to every State in the Union and to Canada, Australia, South America, Japan, and England. The brother, J. J. Bertsch, died in 1893, and in 1897 Charles A. Bertsch purchased from his brother's heirs their inter- est in the business, and has since been the sole owner and pro- prietor. From his boyhood days he has been a loyal supporter and worker in the Lutheran church at East Germantown and is one of its most liberal contributors. In the matter of politics he es- pouses the Democratic cause. Mr. Bertsch married Miss Susanna Anna Howard, of Cambridge City, daughter of the late Isaiah and Mary Ann (Berg) Howard. Isaiah Howard was born in York county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1813. Ten children came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bertsch, and of them the following specific mention is appropriately made: Lawrence Howard Bertsch was born Oct. 18, 1879; graduated in the Cambridge City High School in 1897, and in the Indianapolis Business University in 1808; from 1898 to 1901 he was a student at Earlham College; received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the Indiana University in 1902, and that of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1907; is the mechanical engineer for the firm of Bertsch & Company, at Cambridge City; in politics is a Democrat and was the Democratic candidate for Joint Repre- sentative from Wayne and Fayette counties in 1910; is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, the Masonic lodge, the Richmond Country Club, and his religious affiliations are with the Lutheran church. Walter Raymond Bertsch was born July 18, 1881, at Cambridge City; was educated in the Cambridge City High School and at Indiana University; is employed as assistant manager of the firm of Bertsch & Company; is a Republican in politics and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Nina Ethel Bertsch was born Nov. 29, 1882. Joshua Alvin Bertsch was born at Cambridge 458 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY City, March 18, 1885; graduated in the Cambridge City High School in 1905; from 1905 to Igo7 was a student of mechanical engineering in the University of Michigan, and from 1907 to 1909 in the Indiana University, and is the present superintendent of the firm of Bertsch & Company; he is independent in politics and has membership in the Sigma Chi fraternity. Harry Evert Bertsch was born in Cambridge City, Nov. 29, 1886; graduated in the Cambridge City High School in 1906; in the years 1906-1907 was a student of mechanical engineering in the University of Michigan, and from 1908 to 191O in the Indiana University, and is now as- sistant superintendent of the firm of Bertsch & Company; he is independent in politics and has membership in the Sigma Chi fra- ternity. The names of the other children, with the dates of their respective births follow : Mary Elizabeth, April 27, 1889; Hazel Anna, April 16, 1892; Ruth Ophelia, Jan. 6, 1894; Robert Oscar, Jan. I5, 1896; and Charles Russell, born March 23, 1900, died on March 27, of the same year. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Bertsch was Henry Howard, born in England, and her maternal grandfather was David Berg, born in Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, of German parents. David Berg was married on Feb. 22, I82O, to Magdalena Newcomer, born in 1782, and her parents also came from Germany. . Thaddeus E. Frazer, who operates the Adam H. Bartel Com- pany’s establishment at Cambridge City, manufacturers of Perfec- tion Overalls, shirts, suits, pants, duck coats, etc., was born near Greenup, Ill., west of Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 13, 1869. His father was Paul and his mother was Irena (Coggshall) Frazer. The father, a son of Alexander Frazer (see sketch of George Frazer for ancestral history), was born in Pennsylvania, was a farmer by oc- cupation, and had lived in Wayne county for some years prior to his removal to Illinois, where his death occurred about 1881. The mother died Oct. 21, 1911, at Cambridge City, Ind. They were the parents of three children, of whom Ellen and Emma are de- ceased and Thaddeus E. is the sole survivor. He is the last born of the children; his early education was obtained at Williamsburg, and this was further supplemented by a course in the Indiana State Normal. His first work in life was school teaching, and this pro- fession was followed for two years at Williamsburg. After that period he entered the drygoods store of Edwards & Lewis, at Wil- liamsburg, later with W. A. Clems, at Fountain City, remaining six years with each of these firms. He came to Cambridge City in 1902, and on July 18 of that year organized the Adam H. Bartel Manufacturing Company’s plant, of which he has since been the manager. Of this company, A. H. Bartel is the president, John M. Coate vice-president, Fred J. Bartel treasurer, Ida E. Bartel, secre- tary, and T. E. Frazer, manager, while the board of directors in- clude in addition the names of Benjamin G. Bartel and F. W. Fled- derjohn. The factory has about 5,OOO square feet of floor space and at the start gave employment to about thirty-five people, but now from sixty to seventy-five people are regularly employed. Eight traveling salesmen are on the road and the products of the BIOGRAPHICAL 459 factory are sold direct to jobbers and retailers. Electric lights and power are used in the building, which is heated with steam throughout. In November, 1896, was celebrated Thaddeus E. Frazer's marriage to Miss Maggie Wright, of Economy, Ind., who for eight years was a teacher in the schools of that place. Mr. Frazer is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Cornelius M. Connell, who is actively engaged in agricultural pursuits and who maintains an attractive farm residence in Wash- ington township, is one of the honored and distinctively popular citizens of the county. He is a native of Wayne county, Indiana, having been born in Washington township, a son of Morris and Hannah (Sullivan) Connell, born in Ireland. They came to the United States and located in Washington township, Wayne coun- ty, Indiana, where the father followed farming. Later he removed to Connersville, Ind., where he was engaged in the mercantile busi- ness twelve years, and then engaged in farming in Fayette county, where he died. The mother passed away when Cornelius M. was a small boy, and both parents were consistent members of the Catholic church. They became the parents of five children: Cornelius M.; Mary, the wife of John McDumich, a mechanic of Connersville, Ind. ; Catherine, the wife of Peter A. Coss, of Brook- lyn, N. Y. ; Anna, deceased ; and William, a mechanic at Conners- ville, Ind. By a subsequent marriage of the father there were five children: Elizabeth, the widow of a Mr. Mailey, resides at Con- nersville; Nellie, the wife of Andrew Herrald, a farmer of Conners- ville; and Margaret, Alice, and Morton, a telegraph operator, all of whom reside in Connersville, Ind. The father was a man of strong individuality and impregnable integrity—one who ever com- manded the unqualified confidence and regard of his fellow men. He took a loyal interest in public affairs and was a supporter of the cause of the Democratic party from the time of his arrival in America until his death. Cornelius M. Connell was reared at the parental home and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools of Connersville. He continued to be associated with the work of the home farm until his father's death, and then, in 1898, purchased his present place of forty acres in Washington township, where he built a residence and has since resided, engaged in general farming. In politics Mr. Connell is aligned as a loyal advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and he and his wife hold membership in St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Cambridge City, in which faith he was reared. On Nov. 3, 1898, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Connell to Miss Catherine Creighton, daughter of Patrick and Winifred (Jor- dan) Creighton, of Jackson township, Wayne county, Indiana. The parents were born in Ireland, but came to the United States and settled in Jackson township, where Mr. Creighton followed farming, which industry engrossed his attention during the major portion of his active business career. He and his wife are both deceased. Mr. Creighton was a Democrat in politics, and both he and his wife were zealous members of the Catholic church. To Mr. and Mrs. Connell has been born a daughter, Agnes, born 460 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY July 19, 1900. The living children of Patrick and Winifred (Jor- dan) Creighton are: Mary, widow of William Kirt, of Rushville; John, of Fayette county; Anna, of Rushville; Mrs. Connell is the next in order of birth; and Dennis, of Fayette county. Ellis D. Filby, proprietor of the Cambridge City Cigar Com- pany, was born in that city, April 18, 1864. His father was John Filby, born in Pennsylvania. He was a cigar manufacturer by trade and in early manhood removed to Cambridge City, Ind., where he followed that vocation until the breaking out of the Civil war. Then he enlisted as a private and served valiantly as a sol- dier of the Union. He died about three months after being dis- charged from the army. He was married to Anna M. Smith, who survives him and resides in Cambridge City, and of this union was born an only child, whose name introduces this review. Mrs. Filby is also a native of Pennsylvania. Ellis D. Filby was edu- cated in the public schools of Cambridge City, and after his schools days were completed began life’s work in the store of E. R. Hastings & Son, after which he was a traveling salesman for safes, in the employ of H. D. Cary, two years. At the expiration of that period, about 1888, he started a feed and implement store in partnership with E. W. Whelan. This partnership was later dissolved, Mr. Filby taking the grocery department, and he con- tinued in this line of endeavor until January, 1890. He then re- moved to Indianapolis, but in June of the same year returned to Cambridge City and formed a partnership with E. R. Hastings. Later he disposed of his interest in this business to Mr. Hastings and went on the road as a traveling salesman for the William Doney Cigar Company, in which capacity he served until 1897, and then for a time handled a line of furniture on the road. He then became associated with Frank Ohmit in the eigar brokerage. business, which developed into the Cambridge City Cigar Company in 1903, in which A. W. Bradbury became a partner. On July 6, 1906, Mr. Filby purchased the interest of Mr. Bradbury, a fire hav- ing occurred at this time, and has since been the sole proprietor, doing a jobbing business in cigars, tobaccos, pipes, and Smokers’ articles of all kinds. Two men are kept constantly on the road and they cover all of Indiana and as far east as Dayton, Ohio. The business has grown to considerable extent under the management of Mr. Filby. His duties as a citizen have not been neglected and the Office of trustee of the Fifth ward of Cambridge City is now held by him. He is placed among the first citizens of the com- munity and ranks among the most progressive in Cambridge City. On June 18, 1890, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Lillian Maud Cole, daughter of Joseph J. and Margaret (Thomas) Cole, of Connersville, Ind. Her parents are natives of Fayette county, Indiana, and the father is now a retired farmer, living in Conners- ville. A daughter, Helen Cole, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Filby. Fraternally, Mr. Filby is a member of the Masonic order, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias, and he also has membership in the Travelers' Protective Association and the Indiana Travelers’ Association. BIOGRAPHICAL 461 Joseph A. Commons, a substantial citizen of Wayne county, now living retired, was born on a farm in Center township, May 22, 1842, Son of David Commons. The paternal grandfather was Robert Commons, born in Ireland of English parentage, in 1748, and removed in infancy with his father's family to Chester county, Pennsylvania. He was married to Ruth Hayes and removed to West Virginia in 1792, and thence, in 1812, to Center township, Wayne county, Indiana, locating a mile and a half northwest of Centerville, where he resided until his death, Dec. 19, 1837, aged eighty-nine years. To him and his wife, whom he married in Pennsylvania, were born nine children: Lydia married Adam Davis in Virginia, removed to North Carolina and thence, in 1811, to Washington county, Indiana, and finally to Mercer county, Illi- nois; Phebe married Jesse Bond ; Isaac came to Whitewater in I807, married Mary, daughter of John Townsend, and in 181o set- tled seven miles north of Richmond, in what is now Franklin town- ship; William married Sarah Brady; John married Elizabeth Mote, of Ohio; Ezekiel married Sarah Julian ; Hannah married Greenbury Cornelius in Virginia, and they both died in Center township in 1824; Nathan married Martha, daughter of Patrick Beard; and David, father of Joseph A., was the youngest of the nine children. He was born in Grayson county (now West Vir- ginia), July 18, 1800, and came with his father to Center township in 1812. He was reared on the pioneer homestead and in 1836 pur- chased a farm, on which was a small mill for grinding corn. He rebuilt this mill in 1839 and furnished it with two runs of buhrs, one for grinding wheat and one for corn. He also built a saw mill and, in 1838, erected the brick residence now owned by his son, Walter S. He was a man of energy and endurance and was in advance of the time in the affairs of the day. In 1836 he was elected commissioner of Wayne county and served three terms. In 1847 he was elected to represent Wayne county in the State legislature and served two terms. He was an extensive farmer, real estate owner and a breeder of fine stock. He was very public- spirited, was energetic in securing pike roads, and was one of the |builders of the Indiana Central railroad, being one of its directors for years. He was also one of the organizers and a director of the Centerville National Bank, and in politics was a Republican. In 1838, after the death of his father, he removed to the farm he had owned for many years, and there he died Feb. 7, 1874. He was married Feb. 26, 1824, to Rachel, daughter of John and Rachel Mote, of Miami county, Ohio, and had by her two sons—John, who married Eliza Jane, daughter of John Boyd, and Philip S., who married Hannah Ann, daughter of John Maxwell. The first wife died May 22, 1827, and on Sept. 29, 1831, Mr. Commons married Bethena, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Jones) Carter, and a native of Greeneville, Tenn., born Aug. 13, 1813. Of this union were born seven children : Sarah A. is the deceased wife of Thom- as Jordan, of Indianapolis; William M. died Aug. 25, 1853; Isaac L. died in Evansville, Tenn.; Robert D. served three years in the Civil war with the Eighth Indiana infantry and was wounded at 462 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Vicksburg, May 22, 1863; Joseph A. is the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the widow of Ira Izor and resides in Indianapolis; and Walter S. (see sketch). Joseph and Elizabeth (Jones) Carter, parents of Mrs. Commons, came to Indiana in 1829 and settled in Madison county. They became the parents of thirteen children— Wesley, Mary, Bethena, Usiah, John C., Hilah, Edward J., Joseph, William, James C., Thomas E., Nancy, and Levi, all deceased. Jo- seph A. Commons attended the common schools, Earlham College, and the Miami Commercial College at Dayton, Ohio. After finish- ing his scholastic work he was engaged with his father and brother, Robert D., in the milling business, located at the old homestead, and he so continued until the fall of 1868, when he purchased a farm of 245 acres, three miles north of Centerville, on the Williamsburg pike. During the three years immediately fol- lowing he devoted his attention to the management of this farm, and in 1872 removed to Centerville and purchased the place which was the residence of Sylvester Johnston, remodeling the same in I874. From 1872 to 1879 he was engaged in the live stock busi- ness, shipping hogs, cattle, horses, etc., to the Eastern markets, and in 1879 he purchased the saw mill of the John Sintz estate, and conducted that about twenty years. While engaged in the saw mill business he purchased a farm of sixty acres, lying one-half mile south of Centerville, and to this he later added IOO acres ad- joining, the I60 acres having formerly been the home of Levi Fox, the father of Judge Henry C. Fox, of Richmond. After retiring from the saw mill business, in 1902, Mr. Commons erected a num- ber of suitable and modern horse barns and stables—models of their kind—on this farm, and gave his attention to farming in a general way and to the raising of horses, mostly for track pur- poses. In 1905 he retired from the active management of the place and his son, Lawrence D., assumed it. Mr. Commons is a public-spirited and generous man and has been a recognized leader in public affairs, having served as guardian and administrator of a number of estates. He was for years connected with the Wayne County Agricultural Association, and was superintendent and di- rector for several years when it met on the grounds south of Cen- terville. In the matter of politics Mr. Commons is allied with the Republican party and he has served two terms as trustee of Cen- ter township. His second term in this position was cut short by his resignation, a change in the law effecting the Office of town- ship trustee. He was also elected as Representative in the State legislature from Wayne county, in which position he served two terms. He has been treasurer of the school board of the village of Centerville at intervals during the past twenty-one years, and for the past twelve years he has served in that position consecutively. In his fraternal relation he is a Scottish Rite Mason, being a mem- ber of the Indiana Consistory at Indianapolis. On Nov. 28, 1868, Mr. Commons was married to Amanda Beeson, daughter of David B. and Rebecca (Bice) Beeson, of Wayne county. Mrs. Commons was born June 30, 1849, and her death occurred Oct. 2, 1906. Of this union was born a son, Lawrence D. Commons, who died Oct. BIOGRAPHICAL 463 3, 1911. He was married on April 25, 1895, to Ella, daughter of Thomas and Martha McConaha, and of that union there is a son, Howard, born Feb. 21, 1896. The “Western Horseman” of Oct. 6, I9 II, has the following to say in regard to the death of Lawrence D. Commons: “Indiana has lost another of its prominent breeders and trainers in the death of Lawrence D. Commons, of Centerville, Ind. He was a young man who had attained more than a fair share of fame, as a breeder, trainer, and driver. At the Commons’ stock farm at Centerville the well known stallion “Anderson Wilkes,' was the premier, and Mr. Commons had surrounded himself with a small but select group of brood mares. In addition to his breed- ing and farming Operations, Mr. Commons each season campaigned a small stable over the tracks of the Middle West. This year Mr. Commons was very successful with the three-year-old pacing filly, ‘Grace D, by ‘Anderson Wilkes,' which he raced on the half-mile tracks in Ohio and Indiana, and after he was taken ill, late in Au- gust, this filly was turned over to Curt Gosnell, who gave her a world's record of 2:IO I-4, for a three-year-old pacing filly in a race over a half-mile track. Mr. Commons’ death will come as a shock to a large number of friends, for although his death was not expected by his immediate relatives, yet the fact that he had raced up to the middle of the season led many to believe that he was en- joying his usual health.” Solomon Ebersol, deceased, for many years prominent as an agriculturist near Olive Hill, Wayne county, was born in Cumber- land county, Pennsylvania, April 12, 1803, son of Jacob and Bar- bara (Schalley) Ebersol. He resided in Pennsylvania until 1850, when he came with his family to Wayne county, Indiana, and set- tled on a farm north of Olive Hill, where he spent the residue of his life. He continued in the active management of the farm until his death, in 1877. Beside the members of his immediate family he left a wide circle of friends to mourn his passing. In November, 1826, was celebrated Mr. Ebersol's marriage to Anna Longenecker, born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and of this union were six children: Joseph, born Aug. 26, 1828, Jacob, born Feb. 8, 1830, and Sarah, born Dec. Io, 1833, died of scarlet fever on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of January, 1839, respectively; Mary Jane, born April 25, 1836, was married on Dec. 27, 1853, to William Culbertson; George W., born Jan. I3, 1841, was married on April 7, 1865, to Mary Jane King, and died Jan. 9, 1903; and Ellen B., born Nov. I9, 1844, was married on Aug. 27, 1868, to Harland Bond. George W. spent two or three years at Earlham College, after which he taught school two years and then engaged in farming. After his marriage he moved to the old Daniel King farm and resided there until his death. Of his union with Mary Jane King were three children: Vashti K., born Jan. 25, 1867, was married to John Davis, Jan. I8, 1888; Charles G., born June 25, 1871, was married to Laura Snyder, July 3, 1891; and Ida M., born Oct. 19, 1873, was married to An- drew J. McKinney (see sketch). George Ebersol's wife was the daughter of Daniel and Maria (McAlister) King, among the oldest settlers of Wayne county. Daniel was a son of Jesse and Cinthia 464 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY King, of English descent. They came to Wayne county from Bour- bon county, Kentucky, in the year 1815, and located on what is now known as the “Beeson farm.” A few years later they entered land north of Green's Fork and lived there the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of sixteen children: John, born May 13, 1783; Elizabeth, born Nov. 21, 1784; James, born April Io, I786; Mary Jane, born Sept. I5, 1787; Samuel, born March 1, 1789; . Joseph, born May 1, 1790; Elisha, born Oct. II, 1791; Rebecca, born Feb. I, 1793; Daniel, born Nov. I, 1794; Nancy, born May 19, I797; Sarah, born Jan. I, 1799; Anna, born March Io, 18OI ; Elijah, born Aug. IO, 1803; Jane, born May 6, 1805; Lorenzo, born Aug. 7, 1807; and Presley, born May 5, 1809. In the year 1819 Daniel King entered government land, which he cleared and on which he built a house of logs, about three miles north of Centerville. He was married to Maria McAlister, June 21, 1821, and died at the home of his son, William, at Alexandria, Feb. 2, 1878. To him and his wife were born seven children: James E., born July 30, 1824, died Oct. I2, 1853; John A., born Oct. 17, 1826, died Dec. 24, 1861; Newton, born July 25, 1828, was married to Sarah Burton, Dec. 31, I857, and died in 1902; William M., born Aug. IO, 1830, was mar- ried to Cinthia Norris, Jan. I3, 1867, and died Aug. I6, 1909; Isaac Y., born Jan. 25, 1833, married Sarah Study in 1853 and died July 17, 1910; ILevi, born Jan. 20, 1837, married Demaris Cheesman in I857 and died May 5, 1910; and Mary Jane, born Sept. 4, 1842, mar- ried George Ebersol, April 7, 1865, and died July 16, 1903. James Columbus King, a successful farmer of Center town- ship, whose homestead is near the place of his birth, was born in Center township, this county, Aug. 6, 1854, son of James W. D. and Malinda L. (Jackson) King. His paternal great-grandfather was Jesse King, a native of Kentucky, who came to Wayne county, Indiana, with a large family, in 1826, and settled near what is now the village of Green's Fork. Five of his sons—Samuel, Daniel, Elisha, Lorenzo D., and John—preceded him to Wayne county about two years. John King, the grandfather of James C., located about one and one-half miles north of Centerville, but in 1830 moved to a place just north of the village, where he spent the residue of his life. He was a farmer by occupation and became one of the influential men of that locality. To him and his wife were born nine children: Lucinda, who became the wife of Joshua Eliason; James W. D., the father of James C.; Joseph ; William ; Mary, who became the wife of Oliver T. Jones (see sketch of Lin- coln H. Jones); Presley; Nancy, who became the wife of John M. Maxwell; Jackson; and Jesse. James W. D. King was born Aug. 12, 1814, in Kentucky and came with his parents to Wayne county when twelve years old. He received his education in the schools of Center township and followed farming during all of his active career. On March 26, 1835, he was married to Malinda L. Jack- son, born May 2, 1816, daughter of Caleb Jackson, and they reared a family of eleven children: John W. died in infancy; Olive be- came the wife of J. W. Boyd; Caleb W., a prominent citizen of Richmond, died in that place in 191 I ; William S.; Joseph J. (See BIOGRAPHICAL 465 sketch); Judith E. became the wife of John Meyers; Eliza A. be- came the wife of Jesse C. Stevens (see sketch); Sarah M. became the wife of William Smith ; James C. is the next in order of birth ; Lucinda became the wife of Charles Staats; and Mark P. James W. D. King died Sept. 4, 1864, and his wife died July 24, 1879. James C. King received his preliminary educational training in the district schools of Center township and the schools of Centerville. He resided at home until twenty-five years old, at which time he became the owner of a farm which he inherited from his father’s estate. He traded this land for the farm where he now resides, consisting of II.5 acres, to the operation of which he has since de- voted his attention. In the matter of politics Mr. King espouses the cause of the Republican party, but has never sought office. In religious matters he is identified as a member of the Christian church. On Aug. 7, 1879, Mr. King was united in marriage to Miss Rachel L. Martin, born in Center township, Aug. 27, 1859, daughter of the late James B. and Hilah Jane (Humbert) Martin (see sketch). To Mr. and Mrs. King were born six children: Edna May, born April 14, 1881, died Jan. 18, 1883; Florence J., born Nov. 3, 1883, died Aug. 13, 1884; Clifford M., born Nov. 19, 1885, is a graduate in the mechanical engineering course at Purdue Univer- sity and is located at Gary, Ind., where he has the position of as- sistant rate-engineer in the American Steel Bridge Company; Clai- born F., born Oct. I2, 1888, resides at the parental home; Mabel, born May 31, 1892, graduated in the Centerville High School with the class of 1910, took one year in Earlham College and is en- gaged at teaching in Green township; Mark G., born Aug. 19, 1896, graduated in the district school in the spring of 1910 and is a stu- dent in the Centerville High School. In 1902 Mr. King became afflicted with muscular rheumatism, which has become very seri- ous in its manifestations, and he is in a crippled condition. His son, Claiborn F., manages the home farm. Charles M. Hurst, a popular farmer of Washington township, was born in that township, Wayne county, Indiana, Sept. I, 1860, son of Elijah and Maria (Lewis) Hurst, natives of Washington township. The paternal great-grandparents were Jacob and Mary Hurst, born in Maryland of Irish ancestry. John Hurst, the grand- father of Charles M., was born in Maryland in 1781, and in that State, in 1802, was married to Elizabeth Marshall. Shortly after his marriage, with his wife and his brother Benedict, he started for what was then called the Western Reserve. His wife's father had given her a horse. The young husband arranged a pack Saddle into which he placed their worldly goods, and with his wife on the horse, he and his brother walking, they started on their journey. In this way they traveled, stopping wherever night overtook them, on the plains or in the mountains, and they continued westward until their small amount of money was exhausted, this occurring near . Hamilton, Ohio. There John Hurst sought employment. About the only kind of work to be found was clearing and rail splitting. Hard work, however, had no terrors for him. He took contracts for both himself and brother and together they worked 466 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY early and late. In 1804 his wife gave birth to a child, and two years later another child was born to them. By 1807 he had accumulated a little sum, besides having supplied the meager wants of his little family, and that year they pushed further west, coming over into Indiana and making a permanent location in what afterward be- came Wayne county. He selected first an eighty-acre tract of land On Noland's Fork, built a rude cabin, and as soon as possible got his family comfortably located. When the land was placed on the market he entered same and, as after years showed, made a wise selection. Then he commenced in earnest the work of development and making a home. Soon he had a few acres under cultivation, and never from that time on did his family want for the necessaries of life, and ere many years had come and gone he was able to pro- vide them with some of the luxuries also. As soon as he got his land opened up he began raising corn and hogs, finding a mar- ket at Cincinnati, and later he dealt largely in stock, driving to the Cincinnati market. In his earnest efforts to make a home and ac- cumulate a competency on the frontier, Mr. Hurst was ably as- sisted by his good wife, who was a helpmate in the truest sense of that word. She, too, worked early and late to clothe and feed her family. In those days the spinning and weaving for the family were all done in the home. Both Mr. Hurst and his wife were noted for their hospitality and generosity, friend and stranger re- ceiving a welcome at their door, and the needy were never turned away empty handed. Mr. Hurst kept pace with the progress of the new settlement, or, rather, kept in advance of it, for he was always the first to give his support to any improvement or new invention. The first cooking stove in the community was bought for his home and in his parlor was placed the first ingrain carpet of the neighborhood. These “luxuries” came after the old cabin had van- ished and a commodious frame house had taken its place. As the years passed by and his prosperity increased, he invested in more land, until his estate comprised 2,OOO acres of the best land in Wayne county. Hard work and exposure in all kinds of weather shortened his days, however, and he died in May, 1838, at the age of fifty-seven years. His wife survived him until Nov. 5, 1850. The record of her children is as follows, the first two having been born in Ohio, the others in Indiana : Cyntha, Dec. 8, 1804; Benedict, Dec. II, 1806; Bennett, Dec. 8, 1808; Sanford, April 5, 181 I ; Be- linda, Dec. 7, 1812; Marshall, Feb. I3, 1814; Isaac, Feb. 5, 1817; Anna, born April II, 1819, died young; Dickson, Dec. 7, 1821; twins, Elijah and Silva (wife of Robert Watt), Oct. 29, 1824; and Mary E. (wife of John Orr), July 12, 1827. John Hurst, though never aspiring to political honors, was a stanch Democrat, and to this party his descendants, with few exceptions, have given their support. Elijah Hurst, the father of Charles M., grew to manhood on his father's farm, and after his marriage settled in the same neighborhood. He cleared and improved a farm and devoted his active career to carrying forward the work inaugurated by his father. He inherited the many sterling characteristics of his worthy sire and, like him, has the confidence and respect of the entire BIOGRAPHICAL 467 community. He is now living retired with his son, Charles M. His wife, whose maiden name was Maria Lewis, was the daughter of Caleb and Polly (Willits) Lewis, born April 4, 1835, and died Nov. 8, 1906. Caleb Lewis was born in Virginia, Feb. 22, 1793, of Welsh parentage, and came to Wayne county in 1815. He was a son of George and Leah (Viney) Lewis, who passed their lives and died in the Old Dominion, both being representatives of Old Vir- ginia families. Their children were Caleb, John, Charles, Leah, and Attie. Upon coming to Indiana Caleb Lewis located at Center- ville, where he clerked and taught school prior to his marriage and afterward turned his attention to farming. For a few years he farmed on a small place south of Centerville. Selling that farm, he bought a large tract of land on Green’s Fork, some 300 acres, on which he lived for forty years, most of his children being born there, and during that long period health and prosperity were theirs and there was not a death in his family. In their declining years he and his wife retired to Milton, where her death occurred Aug. 20, 1869, and he passed away Feb. 24, 1870. They were con- sistent members of the Franklin Christian Church. Caleb Lewis was a man above the ordinary in intelligence and education and in the community in which he lived was looked upon as a leader. An ardent Republican, he was the choice of his party for a number of local positions of trust, which he filled most acceptably, and two terms he represented his county in the Indiana State legisla- ture. His wife was a native of Ohio. Elijah Hurst and Maria Lewis were married Dec. 25, 1855, and to them were born six children: Olive is the wife of Charles A. Murray, of Denver, Colo. ; Emma is the widow of the late Peter S. Buler, of Richmond; Charles M. is the next in order of birth; Ella is the wife of W. J. Hubbard, of Indianapolis, Ind. ; Lewis resides in Denver, Colo. ; and Walter died in infancy. The father is a stanch Democrat in his political affiliations. Charles M. Hurst was born at the home- stead where he lives, a part of which was entered by his grand- father in 1814. He received his educational training in the com- mon schools of Washington township and at DePauw University. When he had completed his scholastic training he began work on his father's farm, afterward purchasing I80 acres, upon which he erected the buildings, and there does general farming and stock feeding. There is no detail of the agricultural industry which he does not thoroughly know. On Oct. 23, 1884, Mr. Hurst was united in marriage to Mary Fidelia Clawson, daughter of James S. and Mary (Ice) Clawson, of Henry county, Indiana, and of this union were born four children : Portie, deceased ; Paul C., born Feb. 25, 1890, received his education in the Washington Township High School and at DePauw University; Howard E., born June 24, 1895, received his preliminary education in the Washington Town- ship High School and is now in Earlham College; and Norma F., born Oct. 27, 1899, is attending the common schools. Mr. Hurst is a Democrat in his political views, as was his father and grand- father, and he and his wife and one son are members of the Chris- tian church. 468 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Isaac J. Spahr, farmer, was born in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, March 19, 1856, son of Joseph D. and Matilda (Burgess) Spahr. The paternal great-grandfather was Philip Spahr, who died near Wheeling, W. Va., at the extreme old age of IO5 years. His son, John, was born about 1774, at Short Creek, near Wheeling, W. Va. He came West, to Abington township, Wayne county, in 1809, and in 1814 entered a tract of land, as did his companions on this trip—Philip Doddridge, David Jenkins, and John Doddridge (see the Doddridge sketches on other pages). John Spahr immediately set about clearing and improving his prop- erty in the wilderness and continued to live on the land he entered until his death, in 1833. He was twice married, the first union being to Sebra Doddridge, by whom he had four children (see sketch of Doddridge family). His second marriage was to Mar- garet Spievy Russell, who survived him and reared their two children—Nancy and Joseph D. Nancy became the wife of Isaac Jenkins, of Centerville, and both are deceased. Joseph D. Spahr, father of Isaac J., was born in Abington township, Wayne county, May 26, 1831. His educational advantages were those afforded by the early pioneer schools and he grew to manhood under the guid- ing hand of a noble mother. At the age of twenty-one years he took the management of the homestead, which he eventually owned and conducted until his death. He made many improve- ments and no farm was kept in a better state of cultivation. His generosity was widely known and his life was one of exemplary traits from beginning to end. He came of a pioneer family of sturdy German ancestry and his relatives were prominent in the develop- ment, organization, and maintenance of the county, and were al- ways ready to indorse and support any movement toward the up- building of their community. Speaking of them, in 1808, the Rev. Jacob Young says, in his autobiography: “The Spahr family were very numerous and very respectable. They were blessed with plenty of this world’s goods, and it appeared to be their joy to support the church.” The Spahrs were prominent in aiding to build the Doddridge Chapel, in which the Methodists have wor- shipped many years. Joseph D. Spahr was always a consistent and ardent worker in the church. He was united in marriage, in 1853, to Miss Matilda Burgess, daughter of Richard and Susan Burgess, who originally came from Madison county, Virginia. Richard Bur- gess died about 1860 and his good wife passed away in 1898, at the home of Joseph D. Spahr, having reached the advanced age of ninety-four years. Joseph D. Sphar died in 1903, his wife having preceded him, in March, 1881. To this worthy couple were born three sons and four daughters, more specific mention of whom follows: Mary, the eldest daughter, is the wife of Mordecai D. Doddridge (see sketch); Isaac J. is the next in order of birth; John R. is a farmer in Abington township; Mattie G. is the wife of Henry Peirce and resides at the old homestead; Nancy Alice also resides at the old homestead ; Joseph Henry is a farmer and re- sides in Henry county; and Florence resides at the old home. Isaac J. Spahr received his preliminary education in the public BIOGRAPEHICAL . 469 schools of Abington and Washington townships and for a short time attended the university at Greencastle; and he has followed the occupation of farming all of his life. He worked for his father until twenty-one years old and then operated the farm on shares a few years. His father then gave him an interest in a small farm in Abington township, and this place he afterward purchased and continued to operate until 1888, when he sold it and rented the farm where he resides. He afterward purchased this place, which consists of 180 acres, and has since continued to manage it with pronounced success. In his political relations he is a staunch Pro- hibitionist, but has never aspired to office, and his religious faith is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. On Feb. 14, 1888, Mr. Spahr was united in marriage to Miss Lorella T. Kramer, born in Wayne county, July 14, 1867, daughter of An- drew and Susan (Sweet) Kramer (see sketch). To Mr. and Mrs. Spahr came the following children to bless their union : Marcia, born May II, 1889, for three years attended Earlham College and was married June 14, 191 I, to Clement B. Oskins, of Chrisney, Ind., and they reside in Greenville, Ohio; Walter, born June 27, 1891, is at home and is attending the same institution of learning; and Edith, born May 12, 1894, is at home, attending the high school at Centerville, Ind. enry Stauffer, deceased, one time resident and respected citi- zen of Abington township, was born in Germantown, Ohio, near Dayton, June 24, 1830. His parents—Jacob and Hannah (Hine) Stauffer—were natives of Pennsylvania, the father born March 24, I798, and the mother, Feb. II, 1797. Their married life was spent in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, and in the last named State they died and were buried. Soon after their marriage they re- moved to Ohio and later came to Indiana, but some years after- ward returned to Ohio. In 1843 they again came to Indiana and settled in Abington township, on the farm where the widow of their son Henry resides. The Stauffers originally came from Switzer- land, in I7IO, and settled on a farm in Berks county, Pennsylvania, where the old homestead is still in the possession of one of the Stauffer name. The original immigrant was Hans Stauffer, and he callie io America with three sons, from whom the American Stauffers are descended. Jacob Stauffer, the father of Henry, died Oct. I6, 1872, and the mother passed away May 13, 1889, both being buried at Abington. Of their union were born ten children: Sarah is deceased, Joseph is a farmer and resides near Des Moines, Iowa; Henry was the next in order of birth; John is deceased ; Elizabeth is the widow of Robert Sealock and resides in Texas; Mary is deceased ; Hannah is the widow of Burl Sealock and resides in Center township, west of Centerville; and three chil- dren died in infancy. The lives of the parents had been spent in an agricultural way and on their farm their son worked during his boyhood. In the local schools of the Abington township home the son was educated and early left the parental roof and began his real work in life as an apprentice to the blacksmith trade. Later he conducted a blacksmith shop on the farm and was thus engaged 47O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY until about twenty-three years old, when he took charge of his father's farm. Afterward he went to Northern Indiana and resided a time, after which he returned and again took charge of the old homestead. After the death of his mother he purchased the inter- est of the other heirs and continued to reside there until his death, with the exception of the year 1897, when he and his wife went on an extended visit to Mrs. Stauffer's father. Returning in 1898, they Tesided in Richmond during the following winter and then returned to the place which is the homestead of Mrs. Stauffer. Mr. Stauffer died Jan. I4, 1907, and is buried at Earlham Cemetery. His success in life was the result of his efforts and that of his good wife. Po- litically he was a stalwart in the ranks of the Democratic party, but never was an aspirant for public office. On Oct. Io, 1883, occurred his marriage to Miss Maggie Baker, daughter of Marcus A. and Harriet (Wilson) Baker. Mrs. Stauffer was born at Dublin, Wayne county, Jan. 8, 1864. Her parents were natives respectively of Ohio and Maryland, the father born in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. II, 1837, and the mother near Taneytown, Md., in August, 1836. The father was a shoemaker in early life, as was his father. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania. They came to Ohio from that State very early and later came to Indiana, locating at Dublin. Some years later the family went West, in the early ’80s, and the parents died in Kansas. Mrs. Stauffer's parents removed to Missouri, later to Texas, and then returned to Missouri, where the mother died. The father then returned to Indiana for a short time, but later went back to Missouri, leaving the children with his wife's people. Later he removed farther west, married again, and is living retired in Independence, Ore. Five children were born to the parents of Mrs. Stauffer: Thomas Howard, who died in 1901, was a resident of Oregon; Mrs. Stauffer is the second in order of birth; Winona is the wife of Robert H. Elliott, engaged in the grocery business at Carthage, Mo.; Henry N. served three years as a soldier in the Philippines, first as a member of the Seventeenth United States infantry and later transferred to Company H of the Sixth infantry, and is now a farmer and resides near Newberg, Ore. ; and Jennie is the wife of C. L. Jones, a farmer near New Paris, Ohio. The father of Mrs. Stauffer served as a soldier in the Civil war, in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry, until discharged because of illness. To Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer two children were born : Edna Cecile, born Aug. 25, 1884, is a student at Earlham College, and Roy H., born Jan. I 1, 1886, resides with his mother and operates the farm of I2O acres. Raleigh W. Burris, for a number of years a prominent and highly respected farmer of Center township, is a native of the Hoosier State, born in Washington township, Wayne county, Nov. 18, 1872, son of William and Nancy (Gentry) Burris. The father, a native of Wayne county, first beheld the light of day in Center township, in 1838. He has always followed agricultural pursuits and resides on a farm of eighty acres in Washington township. The mother of the subject of this review is a native of Center township, born in 1840. Of this union there are six children: BIOGRAPHICAL 47I Isaac is a farmer and resides in Center township ; Martha resides at the parental home; Thomas is a resident of Portland, Ore., Emma resides with her parents; Raleigh W. is the next in order of birth; and Omar is a farmer and resides near Portland Ore. Raleigh W. Burris received his educational training in the district schools of Washington township, and learned the occupation of farming on his parents' place, which calling he has continued to follow. At the age of sixteen years he began working as a hired man and continued so employed until married. In 1898 he pur- chased the farm where he resides, and which consists of ninety- six acres. Politically he is a member of the Democratic party, though he has never taken a very active part in the game of poli- tics and has not entertained aspirations for public office. On Dec. 30, 1896, Mr. Burris was united in holy matrimony to Della Mer- ritt, born in Center township, March 14, 1875, and this marital union has been blessed by the birth of four children, of whom the first died in infancy; John Howard was born Aug. 13, 1902; Wil- liam Russell, July 3, 1905, and Paul Everett, Oct. 24, 1906. John Benjamin Peirce is engaged in general farming in the township of Abington, where he is well known and enjoys unmis- takable popularity. He was born in Washington township, this county, Nov. 7, 1846, a son of Benjamin and Lucina (Jenkins) Peirce, the former born in Massachusetts, March 26, 1812, and the latter in Washington township, this county, Sept. I2, 1822. In early life the father was a farmer in the State of New York, and later engaged in the lumber business and also in contracting for canal work. He came to Indiana about 1836 and located one mile north of Connersville, having previously had contracts on the Whitewater canal. He purchased a farm near Connersville and engaged in agricultural pursuits there five or six years. He came to Wayne county in the spring of 1846, became the owner of a valuable farm, and the residue of his active career was devoted to agricultural pursuits, in which he was duly successful. He died in Washington township, March 12, 1898, his wife having passed away Oct. 19, 1886. The father was a very methodical man and kept a journal all of his life. He made the trip across the mountains, from Richmond, Va., to Pittsburg, Pa., by wagon, bringing his parents with him, and his father died on the way. To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Peirce were born ten children: The first were twins and died in infancy; David J., born Aug. 6, 1845, died in October of the same year; John B. is the next in order of birth ; Isaac H., born June 28, 1849, is a farmer and resides in Abington township ; Nancy M., born Nov. 20, 1851, died Dec. IO, 1863; Ella S., born Feb. 4, 1854, resides at the old homestead; Philip H., born Nov. 25, 1856, conducts a complete music store at Lawrence, Kan. ; Jane E., born June 1, 1858, died Dec. 18, 1863; and Charles J., born Aug. 6, 1862, died Feb. 3, 1878. The last named was a remarkable boy in his mental equipment and made phenomenal progress in his studies, John B. Peirce is indebted to the public schools of Washington township for his early educational training, which included a course in what was then called the “Collegiate Institute,” and after arriv- 472 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ing at maturity worked for his father and also followed school teaching about eighteen years, in Washington and Abington town- ships and in Union and Fayette counties. In 1873 he settled on the farm where he now resides, and to which he has added until his landed possessions amount to a fraction over 220 acres, and he has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits in a substantial and profitable way. In politics Mr. Peirce holds tenaciously to the faith of which the Republican party is exponent. On Sept. 21, I870, he was united in marriage to Miss Phebe Helms, born in Ab- ington township, Aug. I5, 1852, daughter of Isaiah and Jane (Rus- sell) Helms, honored citizens of Wayne county, in which they were born. Mr. and Mrs. Peirce have a son, Rollo J., born Sept. 4, 1872. He attended public school in Abington township and later entered the Indiana State Normal School, where he graduated in 1895. Two years later he received his A. B. degree from Indi- ana University, graduating in the class of 1897. He taught Biology and German in the high school at Martinsville, Ind., two years, and at Logansport three years, after his graduation from the Univer- sity, and then entered the Medical College of Indiana, in 1902, in which he graduated in 1905. In the same year he opened an office in Richmond, Ind., and began to practice medicine. In the fall of I9IO Dr. Peirce made the race for county coroner and was elected. He is now serving his first term in that office. On Sept. 6, 1893, he was married to Rosa A. Henwood, daughter of John S. Henwood, of Abington township. To them were born two daughters—Fran- ces and Clara—and one son, Herbert. Daniel O. Dilling, for many years a leading farmer of Jeffer- son, is a native of Wayne county, Indiana, having first beheld the light of day on what is now known as the Eikenberry farm, south- west of Hagerstown, in Jefferson township, May 21, 1863. His father, Henry Dilling, was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1831, one of a family of twelve children, all deceased : George was a farmer and miller in Indiana and afterwards moved to Illinois, and his son, George, is mayor of Seattle, Wash.; Jacob married Elizabeth Schmick and was a farmer at Huntington, Ind. ; Susanna married Levi S. Sprinkle, a farmer of Huntington, Ind. ; Christina became the second wife of Levi S. Sprinkle; Catherine married Moses Schmuck, a farmer in Wayne and Henry counties; Henry was the sixth in order of birth; Frederick married Sarah Schuck and was a farmer in Wayne county; Anna married Gabriel Hardman, a farmer in Wayne county; David married a Miss Bishop, was a soldier in the Civil war and followed grist milling in Wayne county; John died in early manhood; Daniel married Sally Bowers and was a druggist at Hagerstown; and William married Mary Stover and died in Wayne county. Casper Dilling, great-grandfather of Daniel O., came from the province of Hesse, Germany, among the Hessian troops sent to America by King George, in 1781 or 1782, for service in the Revolutionary war. He never saw any active service, however, and at the close of the war, in 1783, settled at Morrison's Cove, Pa., where he married and en- gaged in farming. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Dilling, came BIOGRAPHICAL - 473 to Wayne county in 1833 and purchased I60 acres of land. He made frequent trips to Cincinnati, hauling his grain and mill prod- ucts to market by wagon. Later he added to his original tract until he owned about 1,600 acres in various counties. He was a Re- publican in his political views and his religious faith was expressed by membership in the Church of the Brethren. Henry Dilling came with his parents to Wayne county, Indiana, from his home in the Keystone State, in 1833, when but two years of age. As be- fore stated, his father purchased I60 acres of land in this county, a portion of which he immediately proceeded to clear and transform into a tillable condition. That farm is the one now owned by Levi S. Dilling and D. O. Dilling. Henry Dilling was a hard working, thrifty and enterprising farmer during most of his days and was a resident of Wayne county upwards of sixty-five years. In early life, in connection with his father, he gave his attention to the management of a linseed oil mill and engaged in the manufacture of oil, and also for a time conducted a saw mill. At the age of twenty-two he settled down to farming on what is now known as the Eikenberry farm, north of the old homestead, which tract he had purchased of his father and which consisted of I50 acres, and there continued to live the remainder of his life. In politics he was ever a loyal adherent of the Republican party, though never a seeker of public office, and his religious affiliations were with the Church of the Brethren. He passed away Jan. 24, 1900, at the age of sixty-nine. His wife, the mother of Daniel O. Dilling—Anna (Shuck) Dilling—was born Oct. 23, 1833, and was married to Henry Dilling in 1853. She died March 22, 191 I, at Hagerstown. To her and her beloved husband were born five children: Levi S., born Feb. I5, 1854, is farming part of the old homestead, married Ellen Widows, who is deceased, and they became the parents of three children—Ivan W., born Aug. 28, 1888, May Anna, born May 2, 1891, and Bertha R., born Feb. 2, 1895; Margaret D., born Feb. II, 1857, is the wife of Elwood Lawson, a shoe dealer in New Castle, Ind. ; the third child died in infancy; Daniel O. is the fourth in order of birth; and Ida D., born March 31, 1867, is the widow of Charles Lawson and resides in Wayne county. The mother of these children was a member of the Church of the Brethren, her husband having served on many important committees of that or- ganization at different times. She was a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Miller) Schuck, the former of whom died in 1899, at the age of ninety-one. He was twice married, his second wife being Lovina Swafford, of Henry county, who died in April, 1911, at the age of ninety-one years. Of the first marriage were four children: Anna married Henry Dilling; Sarah first married Frederick Dill- ing and after his death Gabriel Hardman, becoming the mother of two children—Dora A (deceased), and Anna M.; Christina is the widow of Thomas Bailey and the mother of six children—William H., Ada (deceased), James, Sarah (deceased), Pearl, and Angie; Catherine is the wife of Henry Huntsinger, a farmer in Kansas, and to them have been born six children—Elizabeth (deceased), Mah- lon, George, William Daniel, Emma, and Katharine. Of the sec- 474 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ond marriage were born six children: Jacob served as a soldier in the Civil war and is living in Henry county; Jeremiah served as a soldier in the Civil war, married Louisa Walker, and is living in the State of Washington; Mary is the wife of Isaiah Hoover, a farmer in Henry county; Laban resides on a farm in Henry county, as also does Harrison; and Cassius is engaged in the mercantile business at New Lisbon, Henry county. Levi S. Dilling, the eld- est son of Henry Dilling, is an elder in the Nettle Creek organiza- tion of the Church of the Brethren, and Margaret D., the eldest daughter, graduated in the State Normal School at Terre Haute and taught several years, holding a State license for life. Daniel O. Dilling was reared in his native township and received his edu- cational training in the district schools there. Upon leaving school he took to farming and for a time lived on a farm which he rented from his father. In 1886 he purchased forty acres of his present place, to which he added until he owns 2IO acres, and upon his original purchase he has continued to reside. In politics he has always been active in Republican circles, though, like his father be- fore him, never fostered aspirations for public office. On Aug. 6, 1885, Mr. Dilling was married to Elizabeth Holder, daughter of David and Christina (Ulrich) Holder, of Jefferson township, and of this union there is a daughter, Olive H., born Sept. I5, 1902. Mrs. Dilling was born Jan. I5, 1866, one of two daughters born to her parents, the sister being Catherine, born Dec. I, I863, wife of William N. Stout, and they have a son, Clarence, born Jan. 4, 1900. Mr. Dilling is a director in the Citizens' State Bank, at Hagerstown, and is also interested in the German Baptist Tri-County Mutual Protective Association, of which he has been secretary and treas- urer since it was organized, Oct. 24, 1895. It carries over $8,000,- OOO of insurance. He is also a director in the Indiana Mutual Cy- clone Insurance Company of the State of Indiana. George R. Ulrich, for several years one of the leading farmers of Jefferson, first beheld the light of day in Marshall county, Indi- ana, Oct. 17, 1868. His father, Martin T. Ulrich, a native of the Keystone State, born June 27, 1838, migrated westward to Wayne county as a child in company with his parents, who settled on what is known as the “Tidewater Farm,” of I60 acres, in the township of Jefferson. Martin T. Ulrich was born in Bedford county, Penn- sylvania, son of John and Catherine (Teeter) Ulrich. His grand- father, John Ulrich, brought his wife and family west, about 1818, and entered several tracts of government land in Wayne county, one of the tracts being what is known as the “Tidewater Farm,” lying west of and near Hagerstown. His son, John, the father of Martin T. and grandfather of George R., received this farm from his father. He was also a native of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, born about 1795, and his wife was born about 1805. He was a Democrat in his political views and his religious faith was ex- pressed by membership in the Church of the Brethren. To him and his good wife were born eleven children—Daniel, Hannah, John, Christian, Elizabeth, Barbara, Mary, Jacob, Martha, George, and Martin T., all deceased but George and Martin T. George is a BIOGRAPHICAL 475 farmer in Henry county, near Petersburg. He is married to Cath- erine E. McSherley and they have two children: Amanda A., who is deceased, married Alfred Waltz, and they had one child, Lena A., who is married to Edward O. Beeson (see sketch); and Allie A., who is married to Oscar A. Brown (see sketch). Martin T. Ulrich was educated in the district schools and has always fol- lowed farming. In 1867 he removed to Marshall county, Indiana, where he purchased IO3 acres, to which he later added forty acres, and resided there seven years. He then traded this farm for seven- ty-six acres in Henry county and lived there two years, after which he sold that farm and purchased the place where he resides, in the northern part of Jefferson township. The farm originally com- prised IOO acres, but, in 1896, he sold sixty acres, thus reducing his farm to forty acres, which he continues to operate. He is a Demo- crat in politics, and a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was married March 29, 1860, to Anna Main, daughter of William and Martha (McMullen) Main, who resided in Henry county, near Petersburg. Mrs. Ulrich is one of fourteen children born of these parents, and she and a brother and a sister are the only ones sur- viving. The sister is Catherine, wife of Henry Holder, a retired farmer of Randolph county, and the brother is Aaron Main, a farmer in Madison county. The deceased brothers and sisters are: Mary Jane, Nancy, Rachel, Emily, Margaret, Nelson, Martha, Otho, Al- fred, Lucinda, and Elizabeth. William Main settled in Henry county in an early day, coming from the State of New York, where his wife also was born, but they were married in Indiana. He was a Democrat in politics and a member of the Church of the Brethren. He died at the age of eighty-seven and his wife passed away at the age of eighty-five. To Martin T. and Anna (Main) Ulrich were born three children: Harvey, born Oct. 26, 1863, mar- ried a daughter of Benjamin Jewett, of Hagerstown, and they have two children—Ruth, who is the wife of Perry Holliday, and Robert; George R. is the second in order of birth; and Charles, born Jan. 27, 1875, was married, Aug. 16, 1895, to Amy R. Austin, daughter of Garrison and Alice (Paddock) Austin, of Cambridge City, and they have three children—Vernelia, born June 8, 1896, Garrison Martin, born March 25, 1902, and Elbert Austiii, boi 11 juiy 13, 1903. Harvey is a blacksmith in Hagerstown and Charles is a farmer in Jefferson township. George R. Ulrich received his education in the schools of District No. 4, in Jefferson township, and when not occupied with his studies was busily engaged in assisting his par- ents about the farm. Consequently at an early age he learned the arduous lesson of hard work and acquired an intimate knowledge of farming, which occupation he has continued to pursue with suc- cess and profit. He remained with his father until maturity, and also worked at the carpenter trade for a time. He then worked at fence building from 1887 to 1893, after which he operated Dr. Hines' farm in Dalton township one year, and from 1895 to 1903 logged for the saw mills in Hagerstown. In 1903 he settled on his present farm of fifty-eight acres in the northern part of Jefferson township, where he is engaged in general farming. He also farms 476 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY thirty acres, which he rents near by, and does some dairying. Po- litically he is actively affiliated with the Democratic party. In 1888, Mr. Ulrich was united in holy wedlock to Ella Pedro, daugh- ter of Charles and Victoria Ann (Mills) Pedro, of whom the latter is deceased and the former is the present assessor of Jefferson township. Mrs. Ulrich is one of six children born to her parents, the others being Edward, George Della, Frank, and Oscar. Seven children have blessed the happy marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich : Eva, born Jan. I2, 1889, is the wife of Thomas Lamar; Nevada, born Sept. 26, 1891; Mabel, born Jan. 31, 1898; Hazel, born June 14, 1900; Jessie, born Jan. 6, 1903; Harry, born June 26, 1905; and Walter F., born June Io, I908. - Eli Monroe Wisehart, an honored citizen of Wayne county, now living practically retired, is a scion of stanch American ances- try and a native of the great Hoosier State, which has given to America such a valuable element of citizenship. He was born in Liberty township, Henry county, Indiana, April 13, 1846, a son of John L. and Margaret (Davidson) Wisehart, the former born in Henry county, Nov. 9, 1814, and the latter in Mason county, Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1818. The paternal grandfather was Benja- min Wisehart, a farmer in Henry county, and the maternal grand- parents removed from Kentucky to Henry county, Sept. 14, 1826. John L. Wisehart, the father, was educated in the district schools of Henry county and eventually located in Liberty township, where he became a prominent citizen and served two terms as township trustee, and there he passed the remainder of his life, which was one of signal usefulness and honor. He espoused the cause of the Republican party, of whose principles he continued a stanch advo- cate from the time of the birth of that organization. He and his wife were members of the New Light Church in Henry county. He was summoned to the life eternal, March 25, 1864, and his widow survived until Sept. 21, 1903. Of their union were born twelve children: Benjamin Franklin, born Nov. 28, 1837, died Dec. 4, I902; Samuel Davidson, born Oct. I8, 1839, became a grain dealer at Millville and died in IQIO; Amerika, born in 1844, married Boon Engels and died in 1883; Eli M. is the next in order of birth; Wil- son Albert, born May 22, 1848, was married to Lorena Atchinson, Aug. I5, 1869; Alonzo, born July 1, 1852, was a School teacher and died March 3, 1897; Lagrande, born Sept. 29, 1858, was a merchant and died Jan. 4, 1906; Viretta, born in 1854, married Eli Walrath and resides near Muncie, in Delaware county; Maria Catherine, born Aug. 8, 1850, is the widow of John Hart and resides with her son at Galveston, Ind. ; Ella, born June 30, 1856, married Charles Stafford, Dec. 24, 1875, and resides near Muncie, in Delaware coun- ty; Mary E. is the next in order of birth; and John Wesley, born in 1860, married Nellie Craven, in 1892, and is a general agent for the International Harvester Company, with headquarters at Fort Wayne, Ind. Eli M. Wisehart passed his boyhood and early youth on the old homestead farm in Henry county, Indiana, where his early educational discipline was secured in the common schools. At the age of seventeen he began clerking in the drygoods store of BIOGRAPHICAL 477 his brother, Benjamin F. Wisehart, at New Castle, and remained thus employed a period of two years. He was then employed one year by his brother, Samuel D. Wisehart, and his brother-in-law, Boon Ingels, at Milton, Wayne county, in a drygoods store which they conducted at that place. In 1866, Eli M. Wisehart returned to Henry county and assisted in operating his mother's farm until 1869, when he moved to his own farm, adjoining his mother’s place, and resided there One year, having purchased eighty acres of the other heirs of his father's estate, in Liberty township, Henry county. In 1870 he sold this place and moved to the farm of Lewis Kinsey, in Liberty township, where he worked by the month from March I, 1870, until Aug. I, of the same year. He then moved to the farm of Lewis Kinsey, in Jefferson township, Wayne county, and this farm he rented from August, 1870, until March 1, 1872, at which time he rented a farm of 278 acres in Henry county, near Middletown, and remained there one year. In 1873 he rented a farm of I50 acres, which he now owns, situated near his old home in Liberty township, and resided there five years, at the expira- tion of which time he purchased IOO acres of the tract, and about 1890 purchased the remaining fifty acres. In 1894 he purchased forty-two acres of the Bailey farm, and about five years later pur- chased eighty-three acres additional of the same tract, thus giving him a total of 275 acres of land. He resided on the farm of 150 acres from 1874 until 1899, a period of twenty-six years, and on Sept. 5 of the last named year removed from Henry county to Wayne county, for the purpose of caring for his wife's father, Lewis Kinsey, in his declining years. Mr. and Mrs. Wisehart own the farm of 203 acres, formerly belonging to Mr. Kinsey, situated in Jefferson township, near Hagerstown ; and though practically re- tired, Mr. Wisehart gives his attention principally to the manage- ment of that farm, which is devoted to diversified agriculture and to the raising of high-grade live stock. He has made excellent im- provements on his fine homestead and the same is one of the valu- able and attractive farms of this favored section of the Hoosier commonwealth. A stanch adherent of the Republican party, Mr. Wisehart has given an intelligent and active support to its cause, in which he has rendered effective scrwicc. He and his wife are zealous members of the Church of the Brethren. On Aug. 7, 1868, Mr. Wisehart was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jane Kinsey, a daughter of Lewis and Catherine (Shultz) Kinsey, and of this union were born twelve children: Martin Chester, born Nov. 24, 1869, who is a mail clerk on the Pennsylvania railroad between Cincinnati and Chicago, was married Dec. 24, 1893, to Jennie Robin- son, who died April 13, 1905, leaving two daughters—Ada Flor- ence, born Oct. Ig, 1894, and Martha Sarah, born Feb. IO, Igos— and after the death of his first wife Martin C. married Maude Poin- dexter, of Anderson, Ind. ; Ida Florence, born Jan. 29, 1871, died April 9, 1897; Catherine Estella, born Oct. Io, 1873, was married to Harley B. Messick, of Richmond, Nov. 30, 1892, and they have two children—Howard Churchill, born Feb. 24, 1895, and Eugene Wisehart, born Feb. 22, 1903; Lewis Monroe, born April 19, 1875. 478 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY died Aug. 5, 1881; David Wesley, born Dec. 6, 1877, who is a farmer in Henry county, married Marie Moore, July 22, 1902, and they have three children—Goldie Olive, born Nov. 19, 1903, Ruth Marie, born April 21, 1905, and Josie May, born Feb. 7, 1909; Olive Carrie, born Jan. 4, 1880, was married, March 17, 1896, to Perry R. Hill, a meat inspector at Fort Worth, Tex., and they have a son, Robert Guy, born March 29, 1898; Goldie Frances, born Dec. 22, 1881, was married, June 20, 1906, to George E. Harter, a dentist of Elkhart, Ind. ; the next in order of birth was an infant that died unnamed ; Edna Margaret, born March 29, 1884, is the wife of Dr. Charles B. Harter (see sketch); Luther Churchill, born Jan. 17, I887, was married, March 24, 1906, to Josie Hoover; Charles Eli, born March I, 1889, died April 18, 1896; and Anna Clair, born Aug. 5, 1892, died April 6, 1896. The little granddaughter, Martha Sarah Wisehart, daughter of Martin C., resides with Mr. and Mrs. Wisehart. Aside from his farming interests, Mr. Wisehart is a director of the First National Bank of Hagerstown. Frank Vinton Thornburgh, whose advanced ideas on matters pertaining to agriculture are giving him a prominence among peo- ple interested in that branch of industry, is a native of this county, born in Dalton township, Dec. 31, 1871, son of Dempsey Carver and Ethelinda (Williams) Thornburgh (see sketch of Dempsey C. Thornburgh). Our subject attended the district schools of Dalton township and afterward completed his education at the high school of Hagerstown. While attending school his spare time was devoted to work on the home farm and this was his abode till the death of his parents. His life's work has been along the line of farming and his theories in this important branch of industry are given practical demonstration and are bearing out excellent results. His work is carried on in a scientific manner. He worked on the old home- stead with his brothers, assisting in managing the same until the death of his mother, when he took possession of 135 acres, to which he has since added forty acres, adjoining, in Randolph county. Po- litically, Mr. Thornburgh is a Republican and he is a member of the Friends' church. Fraternally, he has membership in the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 150, at Economy; the Encamp- ment of the same order at Losantville, and of the Masonic lodge at Hagerstown. On Dec. 30, 1906, he was married to Miss Essie May Strode, daughter of Thomas J. and Malinda (Routh) Strode, of Fort Scott, Kan. Mrs. Thornburgh was born Dec. 31, 1876. John M. Replogle, for years an active follower of agricultural pursuits in Wayne county, with residence in Jefferson township, is a native of the Hoosier State, born on the farm now owned by Mrs. David Krull, north of Hagerstown, Feb. 24, 1869. His father, Joel Replogle, a native of Wayne county, born on a farm near Hagerstown, was a farmer by Occupation, residing upon a farm in Jefferson township until his death, in 1899, at the age of sixty-four years, he having been born Dec. 4, 1835. Politically he was a Re- publican many years, but later in life was a Prohibitionist. The mother of John M. Replogle—Aurelia (McLucas) Replogle—was a native of the Hoosier State, born north of Hagerstown, daughter BIOGRAPHICAL 479 of John McLucas, who came from Scotland to Wayne county. The paternal grandfather was Joseph Replogle, who came from Penn- sylvania. Two children were born to Joel Replogle and wife: Christina, wife of Moses Keever, a farmer in Jefferson township, and John M. The subject of this record received his schooling in the district schools of Jefferson township and has always followed farming as an occupation, with the exception of eleven years, which he spent at the blacksmith trade with William Wedekind, of Ha- gerstown. The past two years he has served as township super- visor, in which position his sound judgment and executive ability have been utilized for the welfare of the community. In politics he is a member of the Republican party and in fraternal circles ranks high, being a member of the Subordinate Lodge and the En- campment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Hagers- town. On Jan. 22, 1888, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Rebecca Almira Pipher, daughter of Philip and Sarah (Stamm) Pipher, of Jefferson township. Philip Pipher was a native of the State of Ohio, born near Springfield, Aug. I, 1835, son of Philip and Catherine Elizabeth (Getz) Pipher, who in an early day removed to Wayne county and settled in Hagerstown, where they resided some years. They then moved to a farm east of Hagerstown and later to a farm north of town, and Philip, Sr., and his wife both died on what is now the Mahlon Leonard farm. The grandfather was a Democrat, and they came from Pennsylvania to Springfield, Ohio. Philip Pipher, Jr., father of Mrs. Replogle, received his edu- cation in the district schools and eventually purchased twenty-four acres of his father's farm, east of Hagerstown, and later added thir- ty-six acres to it from the Daniel Petty estate. In the fall of IQ02 he sold the place and purchased a residence at the north edge of Hagerstown. In 1903 he purchased forty acres of John Smith, east of Hagerstown, the tract being now part of Martha Bunnel's farm. In 1904 he sold this tract and purchased the sixty-six acres which is occupied by his widow and the family of his son-in-law, Mr. Replogle, upon which he continued to reside to the time of his de- mise. He was always an enthusiastic member of the Democratic party and he and his wife belonged to the Lutheran church. On Jan. 13, 1860, he was married to Sarah Stamm, daughter of John and Rebecca Stamm, who came from Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, to Hagerstown, in 1853. Sarah Stamm was born Jan. 26, 1840. She is the mother of two children, of which Mrs. Replogle is the younger, the other being Anna Mary, born Feb. 28, 1863, the wife of Henry Swinn, of Jackson township, and of this union there is a son, Harvey, born Oct. 22, 1891. Mrs. Replogle was born Sept. I4, 1867, and of her union with Mr. Replogle there is a daugh- ter, Golden, born Oct. I2, 1888. She resides at the parental home. Harry Carver Thornburgh, one of the leading citizens of Dal- ton township, was born at the old homestead, a portion of which constitutes his present farm residence, Jan. 6, 1884, the youngest son of Dempsey C. Carver and Ethelinda (Williams) Thornburgh (see sketch of Dempsey C. Thornburgh). He attended the district schools of Dalton township and his life's work has been in the line 48O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of agriculture, commendable success having come to him in this pursuit. His father was careful and painstaking and the lessons learned from the sire and the supplementary reading on agricul- tural subjects have given to the son a prestige that makes him an authority on land tilling. The Thornburgh homestead comprises 392 acres of fertile land and in point of landscape is one of the most attractive in the county. Upon the death of the mother, Sept. 2, 1908, Harry C. Thornburgh took possession of 127 acres of the old Homestead and has since resided thereon. The buildings are of the most substantial construction and are equipped with the most modern conveniences. In politics Mr. Thornburgh is a Republican and follows his party on all issues. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, his lodge being No. 151, at Mooreland, and as often as possible its meetings are attended by nim. On July 25, 1906, occurred his marriage to Miss Cora Bell Wilson, daughter of Anderson and Rosa (McColley) Wilson, of near Mooreland, in Henry county. Mrs. Thornburgh was born in Boone county, Sept. 19, 1887. Her parents were natives of Indi- ana, the father having been born in Boone county, July 13, 1862, and the mother in Marion county, June 5, 1861. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Thornburgh there is a son, Kenneth Carver Wilson, born May 28, 1907. Dr. James E. Taylor was a native of Ohio, born in Sewells- ville, Belmont county, that State, April 5, 1843. His parents— Barnett and Letitia S. (McPherson) Taylor—were natives of that county, and the father was a carpenter and contractor by occupa- tion, having built about all of the churches and schoolhouses in Kirkwood township in that county. He also owned a farm of 200 acres, upon which he lived, and he served as justice of the peace twenty-one consecutive years. The father and mother died in Belmont county, in the same township in which they were born, and of their seven children who grew to maturity, five are living. James E. Taylor received his preliminary education in the village primary school and later attended the Fairview High School. Hav- ing finished the preparatory course he entered college, but soon the sounds of civil war called him from the classroom to the camp, and on Oct. I5, 1861, he enlisted in the Fifth Ohio cavalry in General Wallace's division. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, from September to November, 1861, to serve three years. On Feb. 26, 1862, it received orders to move, and on March I left Camp Dennison for Paducah, Ky., reporting to Brig.-Gen. W. T. Sherman. On the night of March 15 the regiment dropped down to Pittsburg Landing and at the battle of Shiloh was con- stantly under fire, General Grant giving direct orders to it and assigning it various difficult and dangerous duties and positions in the field. The behavior of officers and men throughout their initial |battle was highly commended by both Generals Grant and Sher- man. The regiment advanced with the army in the slow “siege” of Corinth and had its share of picket duty and other exposure. The first and second battalions brought on the battle of Meta- mora, Tenn.—or, as the Confederates call it, “The Hatchie”— º - º | - º º DR. JAMES E. TAYLOR. BIOGRAPHICAL 48I where it fought bravely throughout the day, driving the rear guard in its retreat and capturing many prisoners. In April, 1863, a severe battle was fought at Coldwater, Miss., in which the regi- ment was engaged. An expedition which Mr. Taylor joined, com- posed of IOO men each from the Fifth Ohio, Second Illinois, and First Missouri cavalry, was sent out toward Panola, Miss., under command of Major Henry, and on June 20, while in bivouac on the plantation of Dr. Adkins, twelve miles south of Hernando, was sur- rounded in a dense fog by General Chalmers with a force of 2,OOO men, with six field guns. The little band, however, by a gallant charge cut through the enemy's lines and escaped, although closely pursued ten miles. During the spring of 1864 the regiment effected a veteran organization and in the autumn joined Sherman in his march to the sea and up through the Carolinas. It was retained in service until Oct. 30, 1865, when it was mustered out. Mr. Tay- lor rose by meritorious service in turn to the positions of orderly Sergeant, first lieutenant, captain, acting assistant adjutant-general, and assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. Thomas T. Heath. He enlisted at the age of eighteen years, as a private, and was not twenty-one when he received a captain's commission. He was in the army more than four years, participating in all the cam- paigns of his regiment, and was mustered out at Charlotte, N. C. In December, 1865, he entered the Iron City Commercial College, at Pittsburgh, Pa., and remained there until May, 1866. He then commenced the study of medicine, to which his tastes had inclined from boyhood. Soon afterward he engaged in the drug business at Bay City, Mich., continuing his medical studies, and in that city began the practice of his profession. In 1869 he attended a course of lectures at Miami Medical College, graduating in 1871 in the College of Medicine and Surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then removed to Richmond, Ind., where he continued in the practice of medicine until his death. On Nov. 8, 1871, he was married to Miss Sarah H. Snell, of Fort Plain, N. Y., who died March Io, 1880. He was married on Dec. Io, 1881, to Gertrude E. Snell, of St. Johns- ville, N. Y., who died March 23, 1891, and of this union was born one child, Julia L. Taylor. On Sept. I2, IQoI, he was married to Martha J. Neal, who survives her husband and resides in Rich- mond. Dr. Taylor's fraternal relations were with the Masonic order, which he joined in September, 1867, and he attained to the Thirty-second degree, being a member of the Richmond Lodge and of the Consistory at Indianapolis. He was a Past Eminent Com- mander, and from 1873 to 1875 was Captain-General of the Rich- mond Commandery, being elected Eminent Commander the fol- lowing year. He was a member of Sol Meredith Post, Grand Army of the Republic, an association that his valorous army rec- ord eminently entitled him to, and was also a member of the Loyal Legion. One incident of his military career is worthy of mention in this article. On the evening of Dec. 31, 1863, which was one of the coldest and most bitter nights of the Civil war period, he called his men together and asked for a volunteer to cross the river for supplies and blankets, but not one responded. Thereupon Captain 482 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Taylor took it upon himself to perform the task and, securing an old Indian canoe, he made seven trips across the river, carrying loads that forced the boat down until the top of it was but an inch or two above the water, which froze to his hands, and thus he faced death on each and every trip. The Doctor was also a mem- ber of the Young Men's Business Club, and for thirteen years served as president of the Margaret Smith Home for Aged Women. Politically he was an adherent of the Republican party and in 1868 took an active part in the Republican convention of the Sixth Con- gressional district of Michigan, one of the most exciting political assemblies ever held in that State. While a member of the village council at Portsmouth, Mich., now incorporated with Bay City, he was instrumental in saving that town $70,000, by his ingenious and able efforts. Some years ago he served one term as coroner of Wayne county. - John Macy.—The first record of the Macy family in America was at Newbury, Mass., in 1639, when Thomas Macy was made a freeman. He and his wife, Sarah Hopcott, came originally from Chilmark, England, and settled at Newbury, Mass., in 1631. In 1639 Salisbury, Mass., was founded by them and others. Thomas Macy was an extensive planter and merchant and of much im- portance in the settlement. He was a Baptist in his religious faith and often exhorted the people when the regular pastor was away. Many laws were passed designed to prohibit exhorters of all faiths, except the Puritan, in Massachusetts, during the years 1656-57, and among those thus proscribed was Thomas Macy. Laws were also passed requiring all Baptists and members of other denomina- tions to attend the Puritan churches, but Thomas Macy and other Baptists did not obey and he was eventually fined five shillings for each absence. In 1659, with nine others, he purchased Nantucket Island, and in the same year was fined thirty shillings by the Gen- eral Court for sheltering four Quakers. In the fall of that year, with his wife and five children, he removed to Nantucket Island, and they were the first white settlers to locate there among the friendly Indians. (See Whittier's poem, “The Exiles.”) Thomas Macy’s life there as a fisherman was long and useful, and he died in 1682, at the age of seventy-four years, his wife following him in death in 1694, at the age of eighty-four years. Of their union were born seven children, the sixth in order of birth being John Macy, born July 14, 1655, and died Oct. I4, 1691. He married Nantucket Deborah Gardner and the eldest of their eight children was John Macy, born in 1675 and died in 1751. He married Judith Worth and they joined the Society of Friends in 1711, being the first of the Macys to become Quakers. He was a ship builder by occu- pation and he and his wife were the great-great-grandparents of Edwin M. Stanton, who served as secretary of war in President Ilincoln's cabinet. To John and Judith (Worth) Macy were born thirteen children and their eighth child was John, born at Nan- tucket, Dec. 11, 1721, and died at New Garden, N. C., in 1796. He married Eunice Coleman and in 1761 removed to New Garden, N. C. They were the parents of fourteen children, the ninth in order BIOGRAPHICAL 483 of birth being Berechiah, born at Nantucket, Feb. 24, 1760. He married Lucinda Barnard at New Garden, N. C., March 20, 1783, and moved to Lost Creek, Tenn., in 1802. From that place he re- moved to Economy, Ind., and died on a farm near Economy, Aug. 27, 1832. He and his wife became the parents of eleven children, among whom Isaac, father of John, was ninth in order of birth. Lucinda Barnard was a native of North Carolina, the eldest of nine children born to Benjamin and Eunice (Fitch) Barnard, who had removed to the Old North State in 1764. Isaac Macy was a wood workman and had a shop On his farm, where he stocked plows and made farm wagons complete. With a wood turning-lathe he made the hub and spokes for the wheels of the wagons and also a few carriages that were in demand in the '40s. He was a good penman and was one of the assessors of Wayne county before Dalton town- ship was organized. He did much in the way of writing wills and deeds in his neighborhood. He was an Abolitionist, believing it right to aid the slave in gaining his freedom by fleeing to Canada. The maternal grandparents of John Macy were Henry and Ann (Maulsby) Thornburgh. Ann Maulsby was born, in 1771, in Penn- sylvania, and in 1777 moved with her parents to Maryland, later to Virginia, and still later to Tennessee. She married Henry Thornburgh at Lost Creek, Tenn., and in 1819 they removed to Wayne county, settling on West river, in Dalton township, where they purchased government land at $1.25 per acre. She was known as “Aunt Nancy” and was a gentle and kind Quaker woman, doing considerable millinery work in the making of Quaker bonnets. She and her husband lived together sixty-eight years, until his death, Aug. II, 1862, and she afterward removed to Iowa, where she died in 1867 at the age of ninety-six years. The husband, Henry Thorn- burgh, was born in North Carolina, May 25, 1773, a son of Henry and Rachel (Moon) Thornburgh, who were married in 1758 at New Garden, N. C. The former was a son of Walter Thornburgh and died at Lost Creek, Tenn., in 1789. Eleanor (Thornburgh) Macy, mother of John Macy, was fifteen years old when she came with her parents from Tennessee to Wayne county, Indiana. She often talked to her children about the long trip in wagons and of crossing the Ohio river at Cincinnati, then a small town. She lived on the same farm sixty-eight years. She and her husband were pioneers in the Springfield Monthly Meeting of Friends. She was devoted to the education of her family of nine, children in all that was noble to a true character. The greatest trial of her life was during the Civil war, when three of her sons responded to their country’s call and the youngest, Henry B., a lad of eighteen years, was mortally wounded at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., and a few weeks later was brought home a corpse. Isaac and Eleanor (Thornburgh) Macy were married April 5, 1825, and removed to the present farm of their son, John, in 1826, remaining on this land the residue of their lives, the father's death occurring Dec. 16, 1847, and the mother's on Feb. Io, 1894. They were the parents of nine children: Lydia Ann, born Jan. 4, 1826, first married William Good and after his death Edward Starbuck, and she died March 27, 484 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I863, the mother of two children by her first marriage—Lawrence P. and Macy—both deceased; Lewis, born Feb. Io, 1828, married Eliza Petro and died Sept. Io, 1879, the father of two children— George J., of Columbus, Ohio, and John S., of Indianapolis, Ind. ; Elvira, born May 6, 1830, is the widow of Thomas Marshall and re- sides in Economy, the mother of two children—Ellsworth and Ella; Jesse W., born June 7, 1832, resides near Galveston, Tex., is mar- ried to Emma Osborn and they have two children—Lulu and Iona; Irena, born March 21, 1836, died Feb. 6, 1861; William T., born Jan. I9, 1839, in the newspaper business at North Manchester, Ind., married Eva Guinther and they have a daughter, Emma; John is the next in order of birth; Sylvanus, born Nov. 18, 1843, a veteran of the Civil war in the same regiment with his brother, John, and for twenty years connected with the Allen Pinkerton detective force, lived with his brother, John, and died there March 27, 1911; and Henry B., born Feb. I4, 1846, was wounded in the battle of Franklin, Tenn., and died in an army hospital about Feb. 12, 1865. John Macy was born on the farm where he now resides, May 8, I84I. His boyhood days were spent on the farm and at school age he spent three winter months each year in the district school. His father died in the winter of 1847, leaving the widow and a family of nine children—six sons and three daughters. At the age of seventeen years John was encouraged by his older brother, Jesse, to attend a graded school at Whitewater, nine miles north of Richmond. One of the inducements to country students was that they would have an opportunity to cut cord wood on Satur- days to pay their tuition. After attending this school a term of twelve weeks a similar school was started at Economy by Thomas Charles, a late graduate of Horace Mann's college in Ohio. This school being nearer home, Mr. Macy spent one term there and was then sufficiently qualified, at the age of nineteen, to teach a district school. In 1862 he enlisted as a soldier in Company D of the Sixty- ninth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. In speaking of his military career Mr. Macy gave to the writer of this review the following statement: “Company D of the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry was composed of men living in the town and neighborhood of Economy, Wayne county, and in and around Huntsville, Ran- dolph county. They volunteered under the call of 1862, when a wave of patriotism swept over the Northern States. Father and son, two and three brothers of the same family, offered their serv- ices. Fourteen sets of brothers were in this company, and only one pair—William and Thomas W. Botkin, of Huntsville, remained to- gether and were mustered out at the end of the war, the others being separated by death, discharge, or other causes. We were mustered into the United States service, IOO strong, Aug. 19, 1862, and were attached to the Sixty-ninth regiment of Indiana volun- teers. Myself and brother, Sylvanus, were members of this com- pany. The regiment was ordered to Indianapolis, immediately equipped with arms and clothing, and, without any drill whatever, was sent to the front. On Aug. 30, after eleven days’ service as Yankee soldiers, we met the enemy in deadly array. Kirby Smith, BIOGRAPHICAL 485 with an army of 30,000, was advancing through Kentucky, headed toward Cincinnati. We were assigned to General Manson’s bri- gade. Our forces, all told, amounted to 7,000 and we met the enemy in an all-day battle near Richmond, Ky., making three different stands during the day, but were overpowered and cut to pieces. Our regiment's loss in killed and wounded was twenty per cent. of the number engaged in the battle and over two-thirds of the number were taken prisoners. We were paroled and allowed to return home. We reorganized at Richmond and drilled until we were properly exchanged. I now recall my thoughts as a boy of nineteen on the farm. The only idea I had of the people south of Mason and Dixon's line was what we got by reading “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” and from early childhood we were taught the sad story of 4,000,000 slaves held as property by cruel men of the South. Furthermore, we, the young men of the North, were confronted with this propo- sition: Shall we stand by our Government by taking up arms to maintain our forefathers’ principles of freedom, or submit to South- ern rule and the extension of slavery to all our new territory P With six boys in our family, three of us—myself, Sylvanus, and Henry—volunteered on this proposition. In our reorganization Governor Morton sent us Col. T. W. Bennett, who had seen serv- ice in the Thirty-sixth Indiana infantry as major. I well remem- ber the first week he was with us. He ordered all non-commis- sioned officers to meet him in a private lecture, and he said he would not take a lieutenant from One company and make him cap- tain in another, as he believed, among the non-commissioned offi- cers of each company there was plenty of material from which to make commissioned officers. This was a ray of hope and we got busy. We had to study, as we were in a new school. We had to lay aside our high school books and take up ‘Hardee's War Tac- tics,’ and the ambitious sergeant or corporal could be seen at old Camp Wayne on the frosty mornings in November, 1862, soon after the roll call, with a drill squad, and with book in hand, teaching the manual of arms. About Nov. I the news reached Camp Wayne that we had been exchanged, and we were hurried down to the Mis- sissippi river by the way of Indianapolis and Cairo, Ill., and then by boat to Memphis, Tenn., where we were assigned to the Thir- teenth corps. We took part in Sherman's Yazoo expedition, which was a failure, and then, in January, 1863, were with Sherman in his attack on Fort Hindman, on the Arkansas river. This was quite a success, resulting in the capture of the Confederate force of 5,OOO men. At this point Gen. P. J. Osterhaus took command of our division and was our commander throughout the Vicksburg campaign and until August, 1863. Just about this time General Grant conceived the idea of passing Vicksburg by the west coast of the river; so we were moved down to Young’s Point, La., in the lowlands opposite Vicksburg, and the whole army was put on police duty to cut a canal across the country and make a safe pas- sage for our fleet past Vicksburg. The Sixty-ninth did its share of excavating, but the effort was a failure. While we were encamped here for six weeks we lost by death thirty men. We were removed 486 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY from these lowlands up the river to Milliken's Bend. About this time in the history of our regiment Oran Perry was promoted from adjutant to lieutenant-colonel. The captain of our company—John Ross—and Second Lieutenant Jackson had resigned, and our first lieutenant, S. J. Miller, was made captain. I was promoted from second sergeant to first lieutenant, James N. Cropper was made Second lieutenant, and many other changes were made in different companies. During the winter there had been several attempts to find a foothold in the rear of Vicksburg, on the east side of the river, without success, which determined General Grant to try his fortunes by the way of the west bank of the river. The flood was still at its height, the bayous were over their banks for miles, all known roads were out of sight, and the prospect of finding a route without a very wide detour to the west seemed extremely doubtful. The experiment had to be made, nevertheless, and it is the especial pride of the Sixty-ninth that it was chosen for the work and that it was successful in every particular. Under the command of Gen- eral Osterhaus a way was found, and with the Sixty-ninth in ad- vance the army followed the west bank down to Perkins' planta- tion. The Federal gunboats and transports succeeded in running the blockade, thus providing sufficient transportation for the move- ment General Grant had in mind. On April 28 the Thirteenth corps embarked on transports and followed the gunboats to the vicinity of Grand Gulf, where it watched the bombardment by the gun- boats until nightfall, when the infantry disembarked and marched across the neck of land to Hard Times, where it met the gunboats and transports again and was ferried over the river to Bruinsburg on the afternoon of April 30. Marching all night with the rest of the division to gain the high land back of the river, the Sixty- ninth was one of the first to engage in the battle of Port Gibson. In this battle the regiment was in the closest situation of its entire career. For an hour it engaged the enemy at close range, being separated by the brow of a small hill, and after the battle the dead of each side lay but 200 feet apart. The regiment lost about seventy- five in killed and wounded and sixteen were buried on the battle- field in one grave. Following this battle the regiment was engaged at Champion's Hill, Black River Bridge, and the two unsuccessful assaults at Vicksburg. A few days after the beginning of the siege, on May 23, the regiment was ordered back to Black river and for the next six weeks did strenuous duty along its banks, until the fall of Vicksburg, July 4. It then assisted in the pursuit of John- ston back to Jackson, taking part in all the actions that occurred, and performed efficient service in the siege of that place. Leaving Jackson, July 21, 1863, the regiment returned to Vicksburg. The city having fallen, under orders from General Grant, not to exceed four enlisted men from each company were given a leave of ab- sence and officers were also given a furlough, with the provision that at least one commissioned officer must remain with each com- pany. Various plans were followed in the different companies to select the four favored ones, but in Company D we settled the matter by selecting the four oldest married men. As Captain BIOGRAPHICAL - 487 Miller had been wounded and Second Lieutenant Cropper had beer! taken prisoner, there was no furlough in sight for me, as I was the only commissioned officer left with the company. The last cam- paign of the regiment was in 1865. Having been reduced in num- bers, the regiment had been consolidated into a battalion of four companies on Jan. 31, of that year. It was assigned to the Second division, commanded by Gen. C. C. Andrews, and I was detailed as ordinance officer on General Andrews’ staff. The division left Pen- sacola, Fla., March 20, marching through Florida to Pollard, Ala., thence westward to the Alabama river, joining the main army at Blakeley on April I. On this march I had charge of the ammuni- tion train, which consisted of ten government wagons—six mules to each wagon—and each wagon loaded to the bows with ammuni- tion. The quartermaster's train followed. It was in the spring of the year, and the sandy, water-soaked soil was covered by a thin sod which easily gave way under weight, and this made progress slow and very difficult. Frequently the army was compelled to wait until the wagon trains came up with them. To end the siege of Blakeley an assault on the works was ordered for April 9, which took place at 5:30 p.m., participated in by all of the Federal troops, resulting in the capture of the defenses of Mobile and of the troops defending them, together with all of the material for war. It occurred on the day of Lee's surrender and was virtually the last battle of the war. The Sixty-ninth was mustered out on July 5, 1865.” Immediately after the close of the war Mr. Macy was employed by T. E. and B. W. Clark, drygoods merchants of Econ- omy, and remained with them one year. He then sold goods for himself in Indianapolis two years, at the end of which time he re- turned to Economy and taught school one year, it being the first school in the first brick school-house on the present school-house site. This was in the winter of 1868-69, and about 1870 he was induced to buy the old homestead, and for five years he and his aged mother kept house, with the aid of the faithful hired hand, Willie Leave11, Mr. Macy teaching school in winter and Mr. Leavell caring for the stock. On Sept. 28, 1876, he was married to Anna Luella Wiggins, of Richmond, a late teacher in the Economy pub- lic schools, and this proved a most happy union. For three years Mr. Macy engaged extensively in the live stock business and lived in Hagerstown, his brother, Lewis, living with the mother on the farm. In the autumn of 1879 he and his family returned to the farm and have made it their home until the present writing. At the fall election of 1888 Mr. Macy was elected commissioner for the western district of Wayne county and commenced his term of office, Jan. I, 1890. He was a member of the board during the building of the present court house. As his sons grew into man- hood he has given all his time to farming, and has not been slow to adopt new methods in the progress of up-to-date farming. And with the opportunities afforded by the general prosperity of our country he has added more acres to the old farm, and the old log house has been replaced with a more modern farm residence. More than 500 Sugar trees are yet standing on the old “Sugar Camp 488 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Farm,” and with the improved evaporator maple syrup is one of the products of the farm. Being of Quaker ancestry, Mr. Macy and his wife, since making their home on the farm, have always attended the Friends' Meeting and are now with their children members of the Economy Friends' Meeting. Mrs. Macy was born March 26, 1857, and is a woman of lovable character and charitable traits. To her and her husband were born five children: Harry Burr, born Aug. IO, 1877, has a farm adjoining that of his father, married Lillian Parker, of Economy, and they have a child, Lois; Frank Wiggins, born Nov. 29, 1879, graduated at Purdue Univer- sity with the class of IQ06, is a civil engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad, located at Pittsburgh, Pa., married Jennie Williams, of Economy, and they have a son, Burr Williams; Lawrence Good, born Aug. 27, 1884, graduated in the agricultural course at Purdue University with the class of IQI2; Byram Robbins, born June 9, 1888, graduated at the Hagerstown High School with the class of I9Io and resides at the parental home; and Philemon Forrest is a student in the same school with the class of 1912. The parents of Mrs. Macy were Philemon F. and Mary (Burr) Wiggins, of Rich- mond, the former a native of Jericho, Long Island, born Sept. 16, 1826, and the latter of Hamilton county, Ohio, born March 31, 1828, the fourth child of the family. Philemon F. Wiggins came with his parents to Richmond in 1833 (see sketch of Stephen R. Wig- gins). He was a blacksmith by trade, but later engaged in the meat business in Richmond and became well known and prominent. His business methods were such as to win him hosts of friends and he ever had the regard of his fellow men. He served as quar- termaster of the Thirty-sixth Indiana infantry in the Civil war, be- ing promoted to division quartermaster under General Nelson, and was mustered out in 1865. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. His death occurred Sept. 22, 1874, and the tribute paid to him by his friends was significant of the esteem and veneration in which he was held. He was twice married; first on March I, 1848, to Mary Burr, daughter of William and Phoebe (Brown) Burr, of Hamilton county, Ohio. She departed this life Oct. Io, 1865, and after her death Mr. Wiggins married Henrietta M. Mc- Cullough, Sept. 22, 1870. Oscar Aaron Brown, a resident of Wayne county since his birth, was born in Dalton township, this county, March 27, 1865, son of Samuel H. and Margaret Ann (Fouts) Brown. The paternal grandparents were David and Maria (Knode) Brown. David Brown came from Washington county, Maryland, to Wayne coun- ty, Indiana, and settled north of Hagerstown, engaged in farming the residue of his life and passed away Nov. I3, 1890. (See sketch of Adam Rowe.) The maternal grandparents of Oscar A. Brown were Jesse and Sarah (Staller) Fouts, the former a native of Preble county, Ohio, his parents having migrated there from the Carolinas; and the latter was a native of Pennsylvania, coming thence to Ohio with her parents, and in that State met and mar- ried Jesse Fouts. After their marriage they came to Wayne county and located on Martindale creek, in Jefferson township, but later BIOGRAPHICAL 489 removed to Dalton township, settling on the farm which is now the home of their grandson, Oscar A. Brown. There they resided the residue of their lives, the grandfather dying July 15, 1892, at the age of eighty-One years, and the grandmother passed away Feb. 27, 1897, at the age of ninety-three years. They were the parents of two children: Mary A. is the widow of Ellwood Thornburg and resides in Jefferson township, and Margaret Ann is the mother of Oscar A. Brown. Samuel Harrison Brown, father of Oscar A., was born in Maryland, Jan. 22, 1840, and was about ten years old when his parents came to Wayne county. He was educated in the district schools in Maryland and in Wayne county, and assisted his father until twenty-one years old, after which he worked for others for a number of years. After his marriage, which occurred Feb. 3, 1863, he located on the farm of his father-in-law in Dalton town- ship. This remained his home the residue of his life, his death occurring Aug. 3, 1892, and his widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Stotelmyer. Two children were born to these parents— Oscar A., and Sarah Alma, born Aug. I2, I870, wife of Dr. Charles I. Stotelmyer (see sketch). Oscar A. Brown received his elemen- tary education in the district schools of Dalton township and worked on the farm with his father until the death of that parent, after which he managed the farm and his grandfather's estate sev- eral years. He purchased the interest of the other heirs in 150 acres, his present homestead, and has since been most successfully and lucratively engaged in his calling. In the matter of politics he has been allied with the Democratic party since becoming a voter. On Feb. I4, 1884, Mr. Brown married Miss Allie Ulrich, daughter of George and Catherine (McSherley) Ulrich, of Henry county, where Mrs. Brown was born Sept. I9, 1865. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Brown there is a daughter, Ruth Irene, born Dec. I4, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Church of the Brethren, otherwise known as the Dunkard or German Baptist Church. The paternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Brown was John Ulrich, a native of Germany. He came to America when a young man and located at Roaring Springs, Pa., where he married and lived the greater part of his life. He was twice married and by the first union had four sons and two daughters—Daniel, John, Elizabeth, Jacob, Christian, and David. The second son, John, grandfather of Mrs. Brown, was born and reared in Pennsylvania and was united in marriage to Catherine Teeter. He came to In- diana with his father in an early day and together they purchased I,600 acres of land near Hagerstown, the place then being but a collection of log cabins. John Ulrich resided in Wayne county until the Pennsylvania railroad was completed and then sold out and moved to Henry county, upon the farm of 184 acres now owned by George Ulrich, father of Mrs. Brown. There he resided the re- mainder of his life, dying in 1865 at the age of sixty-two years. To him and his good wife were born eleven children—Daniel, Han- nah, John, Christian, Elizabeth, Barbara, Mary, Jacob, David, George, and Martin T. George Ulrich, father of Mrs. Brown, was born in Wayne county, Nov. 23, 1840. He was educated in the 490 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY district School and remained with his father until twenty-one years old. On Oct. 6, 1860, he was married to Catherine E. McSherley, a native of Henry county, born July 29, 1842, daughter of William and Margaret (Lochridge) McSherley. William McSherley was an early settler of Indiana, coming from Kentucky, and died about I842. His daughter, Catherine E., who became Mrs. Ulrich, was reared and educated in Henry county and taught school in Liberty township. After his marriage George Ulrich located on the home farm and looked after his father's interests until the death of that parent; then purchased the interest of the other heirs and now has a fine farm of 184 acres. He followed general farming until 1896, engaging extensively in stock raising, but since that year has lived in comparative retirement, a highly respected citizen of Liberty township, Henry county. He is a member of the German Baptist Church, and in politics is a Democrat. To him and his estimable wife were born two children: Amanda A., born June 14, 1861, died June 28, 1884. She became the wife of Alfred Waltz, and to them was born a daughter, Lena A., the wife of Edward O. Bee- Son (see sketch). Allie A., the second daughter, is the wife of Oscar A. Brown. - Frank Waltz, a prominent farmer of Dalton township, was born in the township of Clay, near Green's Fork, Aug. 8, 1865. He is a son of William and Sarah E. (Routh) Waltz, born in Wayne county, where they were married and have always resided. The paternal grandparents were Peter and Sarah (Luce) Waltz, the former a native of Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Wayne county, Indiana. Peter Waltz came to Wayne county in an early day with his parents, who settled below Germantown, and was married in this county. He was engaged in the saw mill busi- ness during the greater part of his life, having erected two mills, one of which was located northwest of Hagerstown, along Nettle creek. He sold his mill interests during the Civil war. Peter Waltz was born Nov. 13, 1810, and died Feb. 23, 1881, at the home of his son, William, in Dalton township. His wife, Sarah, was born July II, 1814, and died in September, 1896. Of their union were seven children: Elizabeth, born Aug. 24, 1833, died in infancy; Phoebe, born May 6, 1836, is the widow of Seneca Keever and re- sides at Cambridge City; Levi, born Aug. 25, 1838, who served as a soldier in the Civil war with the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry, and was a millwright by occupation, is deceased; Rebecca, born Oct. 9, 1840, is the widow of Benjamin Rafe and resides in Jeffer- son township; William is the next in order of birth; Charlotte, born Aug. 7, 1846, became the wife of J. Henry Leavell and is deceased; and Pauline, born Sept. 5, 1852, died in infancy. William Waltz, father of Frank, was born just north of Hagerstown, in Jefferson township, Jan. 31, 1845. He was married Aug. 2, 1864, to Sarah Elizabeth Routh, born Aug. 20, 1846, daughter of Joseph and Malinda (Thornburgh) Routh, natives of Dalton township, where her mother died in 1851 and her father in 1859. She is the first born of her parents and there were two other daughters and a son in the family; also a half brother and four half sisters. Wil- BIOGRAPHICAL 49 I liam Waltz was educated in the schools of Jefferson township and upon reaching maturity worked in his father's mills along Nettle creek for a few years. About 1870 he located at his present home in the southern part of Dalton township. There he erected a saw mill on his farm of IO2 acres, and the mill has continued in opera- tion up to the present time. He did general sawing, and in addi- tion did contracting and building to a considerable extent, erecting churches, stores, dwellings, etc., in various places. He also fol- lowed general farming, but is now living practically retired. He and his wife are the parents of three children: Frank is the eldest; Cora Lee, born Aug. I2, 1870, is the wife of Harry Bottles, of Con- nersville, Ind., and they have three children—Ellis Andley, Frank Lee, and Mary Routh ; and Ada, born Aug. 31, 1877, was educated in the normal school at Terre Haute and for the past ten years has been a teacher in the schools of Hagerstown. Frank Waltz re- ceived his early education in the district schools of Dalton town- ship and in the schools of Hagerstown, and at an early age began work at the carpenter trade, which he followed until 1901. Dur- ing this time he was associated with his father and they did general contracting on various kinds of buildings. They erected the Odd Fellows’ building at Hagerstown, a church in Indianapolis, a num- ber of buildings in Richmond, Dublin, and New Castle, school buildings in a number of townships, and many residences in Wayne county. In 1901 Mr. Waltz purchased I36 acres of land in Dalton township, the tract being known as the “Harry Cheesman Farm,” and in addition to its cultivation he farms other tracts which he has rented near his home. Up to a few years ago he con- tinued to be active in contract work, but of late has devoted con- siderable of his time to farming. His residence is one of the most modern in Wayne county, built according to his own plans, and his ideas of comfort, beauty, and usefulness are fully carried out in its construction. From 1891 to 1901 he resided at what is now the J. C. Keever home. In the matter of politics Mr. Waltz is al- lied with the Republican party. On Aug. 8, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Florence Lumpkin, of Dalton township, daughter of the late Rufus M. and Rachel Jane (Jordan) Lumpkin. Of this union there are four children: Charles R., born June 2, I892; William R., born May 20, 1896; Alma R., born March 21, 1898; and Ralph H., born Feb. I3, 1904. Rufus M. Lumpkin, father of Mrs. Waltz, was born in Wayne county, April 15, 1835, son of James Lumpkin, a native of Virginia who removed to Ten- nessee and thence to Wayne county, locating on what is now the James and Elmer Lumpkin homestead. Rufus M. took possession of the same farm about 1872 and spent the residue of his life there, dying Aug. 2, 1907. He was married Sept. 9, 1858, to Rachel Jane Jordan, daughter of John and Catherine (Davidson) Jordan, of Perry township. His wife was born March 15, 1843, and died April 3, 1909, the mother of nine children—Mary, America J., Robert, Sarah Florence, Charles, James, Oren, John C. and Elmer, all of whom are living with the exception of Charles and Oren, who died in infancy. . 492 MEMOIRs of WAYNE COUNTY George Lincoln Thornburgh, a prominent young real estate and insurance man of the city of Richmond, and formerly a resi- dent of Dalton township, was born in that township, Aug. 31, 1869, son of Dempsey Carver and Ethelinda (Williams) Thörnburgh (see sketch of Dempsey C. Thornburgh). He received his pre- liminary education in the schools of Economy and then went to Richmond, where he took the classical course at Earlham College. In 1891 he engaged in agricultural pursuits on the farm which he Still owns in the eastern part of Dalton township, and which con- sists of I40 acres of his father's estate. He took possession of this tract in 1904 and remained thereon, engaged in general farming, until IQIO, when he removed to the city of Richmond and has since been engaged in the insurance and real estate business. Although he has been in this business but a comparatively short time he has already built it up to extensive proportions, with fine prospects for the future. In his political relations he is allied with the Republican party, and he is prominently identified with the Masonic lodge at Hagerstown and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Econ- omy. On Dec. 25, 1892, Mr. Thornburgh was married to Abbie A. Botkin, daughter of William T. and Martha (Cropper) Botkin, na- tives of Randolph county, and of this union there is one child, Crozier B., born Jan. 22, 1895. Mr. Thornburgh has a wide circle of friends who predict for him unqualified success in his chosen Occupation. James Townsend is one of the venerable and honored members of the agricultural community of Wayne county and is still en- gaged 1n that occupation in the township of New Garden, where he has long resided. He is one of seven children of Stephen and Mary (Griffin). Townsend, natives of Wayne county. The paternal grandfather was John Townsend, born in Pennsylvania of English parentage, in 1758. At the age of seventeen he joined the Revo- 1utionary army under General Greene and served four years. While with this command in South Carolina he contracted smallpox and was given a furlough for treatment. While yet in the early stage of the disease he started on foot across the country to reach a place where he might receive treatment, but after walking a few days fell exhausted from travel and the weakness caused by the disease. As fate would have it, while thus lying in the woods he was dis- covered by Miss Elvira Cain, a young girl of twelve years, who in company with a negro servant was hunting the cows. She in- sisted that the stricken soldier accompany her to her father’s home and there be taken care of. Mr. Townsend objected to going to the house, for fear of spreading the disease among the members of the family, but he stopped at an unoccupied cabin on the plantation and there was cared for by one of Mr. Cain's slaves who was immune. After his recovery he returned to his command and served out his term of enlistment, receiving an honorable discharge. Immediate- ly thereafter he returned to the home of the girl who had saved his life, and asked for and received her hand in marriage. They began their married life together in North Carolina and lived there a num- ber of years, coming to Indiana in 1803. Mr. Townsend settled BIOGRAPHICAL 493 upon and cleared a tract of land adjoining the present city of Richmond on the south, and there he lived until about 1830, when he removed to a farm two miles north of Centerville. He died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Isaac Commons, at the advanced aged of ninety-six years. During the last twenty years of his life he was afflicted with blindness, one of his eyes having been lost while a soldier in the Revolutionary war. While living in North Carolina he and his wife became converted to the principles of peace as taught and practiced by the Society of Friends. As an evidence of their supreme faith in these teachings there are two incidents that deserve mention. As a Revolutionary soldier Mr. Townsend was entitled to a government pension, and during the last twenty years of his life was tendered a pension payment every three months. But although stricken with blindness he steadfastly refused to accept it, saying that pension money was blood money, and that he had enlisted under a Captain of Peace and was no longer serving under General Greene. At the time of the death of the father of Mrs. Townsend she inherited seven full grown slaves, worth from $700 to $1,000 each. The administrator of her father's estate came to Indiana, where she and her husband were living in humble circumstances, and offered to buy the slaves and pay her the market price. She refused the offer and asked to have the slaves sent to her, and upon their arrival in Indiana she gave them their freedom. The grandparents were thus numbered among the pioneer settlers of Eastern Indiana, where they took up their abode a number of years prior to the admission of the State to the Union, and James Townsend himself is one of the rapidly thinning class of sterling citizens whose memories link the formative period in the history of this section with the later days of opulent prosperity and advancement. It is well that the reminiscences of such citizens be perpetuated for future generations, for all too soon will have passed away those who can, from personal experience, relate the tales and recall the conditions of the pioneer era. Stephen Townsend, the father, was born in Wayne township, this county, Dec. 31, 1810, and attended school in the famous Jonathan Roberts log school- house, later farming the home place and teaching School during the winter months. In 1836 he was married to Mary Griffin, at West Grove Church, this county, and after his marriage moved to Randolph county, where he settled on Cabin creek. After five years he returned to Wayne county and settled two miles South- east of Green's Fork. To him and his good wife were born seven children: Elvira was born in Randolph county in 1837; Sarah was born in Randolph county in 1839, and died in 1871; James is the next in order of birth; the fourth was Jacob, and the fifth was Ella, who married George Hartley, of Wayne county; the sixth was Lindley and the seventh was Caroline, who married Thomas Woodard and died in 1908. James Townsend was born in Clay township, Wayne county, Indiana, in 1841, and as a boy watched the building of the old log cabin Horner school-house, where he afterward attended school five or six years. At the age of twelve years he removed with his parents to West Grove, in Center town- 494 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ship, where he attended the Friends’ school four years. When he was sixteen years old the family removed to Lee county, Iowa, where he continued his schooling, and he remained at the parental home until twenty-two years old. His first undertaking in his inde- pendent career was the leasing of a coal mine, which he operated successfully, one season, and then managed a sorghum mill three months. After this he engaged in the buying and shipping of cattle and hogs, which enterprise demanded his attention until his return to Wayne county, where he settled on the farm where he has since continued to reside. It is needless to say that no citizen 1s held in more unequivocal confidence and esteem than Mr. Townsend, and he is known as a loyal and public-spirited man and as a worthy member of the agricultural fraternity, with which he has been iden- tified from his early manhood. Both he and his wife are zealous members of the Friends' church, in which he has served as over- Seer for more than twenty years. In 1867 was solemnized the mar- riage of Mr. Townsend to Miss Phebe Anna Crampton, the cere- mony being performed in the New Garden Church. Of this union were born three children: Anna Mary, born Oct. 28, 1867, married W. Irving Kelsey, are both graduates of Earlham College, and they have served as missionaries in Mexico. The husband served three years as president of Pacific College at Newberg, Ore., and resigned that position to accept the position of Professor of Biblical Instruction in Penn College at Oskaloosa, Iowa; Lorena, born March 12, 1869, married Prof. J. C. Hodson and resides at New- berg, Ore. ; and Maurice L., born Feb. 18, 1877, graduated in the high school at Fountain City and afterward at the Richmond Busi- ness College. He then attended the Pacific College, in Oregon, three terms, graduating in the medical school of the State Univer- sity. Taking a post-graduate course in Surgery, at the age of twenty-eight he went to Victoria, Mexico, where he practiced his profession four years and then became superintendent of one of the largest landed estates in that republic. Merrick Crampton, the father of Mrs. Townsend, was born in 1804, in Culpeper county, Virginia. He was permanently crippled by an accident at the age of seventeen, but became a very successful and well-to-do farmer, first removing to Ohio and later to Indiana. He married Anna Smith, daughter of Jacob Smith, in 1824, in Wayne county, and of this union were born eight children: Sarah, born June Io, I825; Rachel, born Oct. II, 1827; Martha, born Nov. Io, I829; J. Smith, born Jan. 9, 1832; Mary, born Dec. 13, 1834, died in infancy; Sam- uel, born Aug. Io, 1837; Letitia, born April 24, 1840; and Mrs. Townsend, the youngest, was born Sept. 29, 1844. Abraham Cuppy Stanley, a successful farmer of Wayne town- ship (farm located on Rural Route No. 5), was born near the vil- lage of Boston, this county, Jan. 23, 1850, a member of a family that settled in Indiana in an early day, the forebears being natives of North Carolina. The earliest known ancestor of the Stanley fam- ily was Thomas Stanley, of England. His son, Joseph, was born about 1760, the youngest in a family of fourteen children. He emigrated from England to Guilford county, North Carolina, and BIOGRAPHICAL 495 there met and married Catherine Hilton, born in Maryland, from whence she had migrated to Guilford county, North Carolina. To Joseph and Catherine Stanley were born eleven children, of whom Aaron was the sixth. The father, Joseph, lost his life while mov- ing with his family to Ohio, about the year 1810. He was thrown from his horse into the Adkin river and his body was never re- covered. He belonged to the Friends’ Society and was about fifty years old at the time of his death. His family continued their journey to their home in the West. Aaron Stanley was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, in 1787, and with the other mem- bers of the family reached Clermont county, Ohio, in 1810. He married Mary Cuppy in 181 I and to them were born thirteen chil- dren, of whom Levi, father of Abraham C., was the second. Aaron died in 1866. His wife, Mary Cuppy, was born in 1795 and died in 1849. Aaron Stanley was a strong and active member of early Methodism, and was an advocate of the Federalist party, which was later succeeded by the Whig party. Levi Stanley was born July 13, 1814, and married Susannah Butler, Jan. I4, 1836. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political affili- ations were with the Republican party. He spent many years of his life as a farmer in Boston township, his death occurring April 25, 1891. His wife, Susannah Butler, was born May 20, 1819, and her remote ancestors were Friends and came with William Penn to America. Her parents migrated to Wayne county, Indiana, where she was born, one of eight children. Her father came from the State of Georgia to Indiana Territory in 1806, and her mother, Mary Davenport, came from North Carolina, about 1810, with her parents. Susannah was a member of the Methodist church from 1842 to the time of her death, Dec. 7, 1887. Of her union with Levi Stanley were born eleven children: Francis Marion married Barbara Bulla and is a farmer in Union county, Indiana; Mary Elizabeth died at the age of eighteen years; William Henry, de- ceased, served as a soldier in the Civil war with the One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana infantry; Rebecca Jane is the widow of B. F. Campbell and resides at New Paris, Ohio; Jesse Butler mar- ried Hannah Watson and is a farmer in Perry township, Wayne county; Isaac Newton, deceased, married Gulielma E. Jessup and his widow resides in Randolph county, having a son, Isaac New- ton, a minister of the Friends’ church and the principal of a high school in Henry county; Abraham C. is the seventh in order of birth; Anna Eliza is the wife of D. W. Church, an attorney at Greenfield, Iowa; Mary Emma is the wife of Charles Druley, a merchant at Middletown, Ind. ; Susannah Ella is the wife of Thomas Smelser, a carpenter at Anderson, Ind. ; and Levi Ellwood mar- ried Catherine' Spencer and is an electrician at St. Charles, La. Levi Stanley, the father, was one of the most prominent and ener- getic farmers and landholders in Wayne county, accumulating his property by honest efforts, thus enabling his children to become honorable and reliable citizens by following the precept of his ex- ample. He and his wife were noted for their hospitality, generos- ity, jovial dispositions, and sterling Christian characters, leaving 496 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY their children a good inheritance and a rich legacy. Abraham C. Stanley was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools of Boston township. On Feb. 19, 1879, he was married to Miss Anna Mary Cook, born April 1, 1860, only daughter of Isaac and Martha (Crampton) Cook, deceased. Her father was twice mar- ried: first to Mary Reagan, deceased, of which union there is a daughter, Hannah Josephine, wife of H. S. Matthewson, a commer- cial salesman of Dayton, Ohio. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Stanley were Merrick and Anna S. Crampton, of Wayne county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley were born two sons—Isaac Orlo, born Dec. I4, 1880, and Charles Asa, born Feb. 8, 1883, the former of whom was educated in the common schools and a busi- ness college and is engaged in farming in Wayne township, and the latter was educated in the common and high school, resides in Richmond and is a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad. Isaac Orlo was married June 4, 1902, to Aurelia C. Iredell, born Oct. 25, 1883, daughter of Samuel E. and Sarah (Dilks) Iredell, of Wayne township. Of this union have been born three children—Arthur Marion and Robert Earl, twins, the last named being deceased, and Alice May, born in December, 1908. Charles Asa was married April 29, 1903, to Bessie Elliott, and of this union there are three children: Paul G., born Aug. 26, 1904; Ralph E., born Sept. 7, I906; Esther L., born May 8, 1908; and Dorothy M., born June 9, I9IO. The late Zachariah Stanley, a prominent citizen of Union county, left an estate of several thousand dollars, the income from which is to be used to educate Stanley children. Abraham C. Stan- ley’s children were eligible, but did not use their advantage. Mr. Stanley is a Republican in his political convictions but has never sought public office, and he and his wife are identified with the East Main Street Friends' Church, in Richmond. Louis Nelson Hampton, a progressive farmer residing in New Garden township, was born at Spring Grove, Wayne county, May 22, 1866. His parents were Lewis and Esther (Stanton) Hampton, the former born in what is now Webster township, Wayne county, March 24, 1819, and the latter a native of Union county, born May 26, 1822. Lewis Hampton was a son of David and Jane (Moon) Hampton, the former a native of West Virginia (then a part of Virginia), and the latter of North Carolina. They were married in Ohio, April 2, 1818, and moved from Waynesville, that State, to Indiana, where they continued to reside until their respective deaths, he on June I2, I855, and she, Dec. 4, 1885. To these hon- ored parents eleven children were born : Lewis, March 24, 1819; Jacob, Nov. I4, 1820; Dayton, Sept. 28, 1822, died April 26, 1833; Julia Ann, Dec. 20, 1824, died April 30, 1833; Jehiel, Oct. Io, 1826; Emily Jane, June 14, 1829, died Dec. 4, 1885; William, Feb. 22, 1832; Sarah Ann, Jan. 6, 1835; and John Dunham and Mahlon T. (twins), Nov. 19, 1839; and a twin brother of William, who died at birth. All are deceased but Sarah Ann, who resides at Mon- rovia, Morgan county, and Mahlon T., a resident of Dayton, Ohio. Lewis Hampton, the father of Louis N., was a successful farmer all of his life, and died at his home in Wayne township, Sept. 9, BIOGRAPHICAL 497 1897. He was married to Esther Stanton, in Richmond, Oct. 29, I846, and they became the parents of six children: Albert S., born July 24, 1847, resides in Indianapolis; Henry J., born Aug. 12, 1850; Virginia, born March 2, 1852; Maurice M., born April 18, 1854; William Dayton, born Nov. 5, 1858; and Louis N., the youngest of the family. Louis N. Hampton assisted in cultivating the Wayne township farm and was reared to agricultural pursuits. In 1886 he began his independent career by renting land and in 1900 pur- chased the farm upon which he has since resided, in New Garden township. In November, 1910, he was elected a member of the Wayne County Council. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, No. 667, at Fountain City, in which he has held several offices. On Oct. I2, 1892, Mr. Hampton married Miss Bertha Iredell, daugh- ter of John S. and Sidney (Dilks) Iredell, of Wayne township, both deceased, and of this union have been born nine children : Edith Sidney, born Oct. 9, 1893; Helen, May 16, 1895; Hilda, Feb. 5, 1897; Maurice Nelson, April 23, 1899; Mark Iredell, April 2, I9OI ; Elsie, Sept. I I, 1903; Philip, Jan. 9, 1907; Lillian, March 23, I909, and Robert Louis, Feb. II, 191 I. Mrs. Hampton was born April 2, 1868, and was educated in the Wayne township district schools and the Richmond High School. John S. Iredell, father of Mrs. Hampton, was born July 2, 1839, and Sidney Dilks, his first wife, was born April Io, I845. The former was a native of Wayne county and the latter of Philadelphia, Pa. They were married July 16, 1867. The mother of Mrs. Iredell moved to Preble county, Ohio, and brought her children with her, settling near New Paris. John S. Iredell died Nov. 12, 1908, and his first wife died Feb. 3, 1883. He was a Republican in politics and both he and his wife were members of the Friends' Church. He was a farmer during most of his life and served three years as a soldier in the Civil war, a member of Co. I, 84th Indiana infantry. To him and his wife were born three children, of whom Mrs. Hampton is the eldest; Mary Anna, born Nov. 2, 1869, died Feb. 25, 1896; and Rachel S., born Oct. 27, 1876, resides in Wayne county. After the death of his first wife Mr. Iredell was married, Dec. 8, 1887, to Mrs. Sarah M. Duvall, of Richmond. She was the widow of James M. Duvall, a veteran of the Civil war, and she resides in Richmond. Louis N. Hampton is a Republican in politics and he and his family are members of the Friends' Church. William Frederick Deitemeyer has for several years been one of the successful citizens of the township of New Garden, where he conducted a farm of modern facilities and appointments, the same being favorably located and one of the finest in the county. Mr. Deitemeyer is a native son of Germany, but in Wayne county has worked his way up to a position of priority as a reliable and progressive farmer and loyal citizen. William Frederick Deite- meyer was born in Schledehassen, Hanover, Germany, Nov. I2, 1864, a son of Henry and Christina (Jonse) Deitemeyer, natives of Germany. The paternal grandfather was Adam Deitemeyer, born in Schledehassen, Hanover, Germany, in 1790, and died in 1857. He was a farmer by occupation, owned the farm on which he lived, 498 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and for years was a member of the school board and served a long term as Forester and trustee of his district. The grandmother was born in 1796 and died in 1876. Henry Deitemeyer was born Jan. 22, 1835, and was reared to maturity in his native country, where he received a very good education. At the age of twenty- One years he married Christina Jonse and spent his entire career on the old homestead as a farmer, succeeding to his father's public offices. Of their children, John Henry, born Jan. 4, 1857, came to America in 1884 and died in 1908, at Lincoln, Neb.; John Frederick, born in 1859, lives in Germany, having succeeded to the home place and to the Offices held by his father and grandfather; Minnie was born in April, 1861; the subject of this review is the next in order of birth ; Elizabeth was born April 20, 1866; August was born in March, 1868; and Liseta was born in 1874. William F. Deitemeyer was reared on the old home farm in Germany and his early edu- cational advantages were those afforded in the schools of his native country. He early became identified with the work of the farm and remained on the old homestead until he had attained to the age of twenty years, when he came to America with his older brother, John Henry. He went direct to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked for a short time in a bakery, and in 1885 came to Richmond, this county, and worked on a farm eighteen months. He then worked five years for William Parry, on a farm, after which he worked in Horner's bakery, in Richmond, two years. In 1893 he leased the Buhl farm, southwest of Richmond, and operated it two years, after which he rented the Samuel Parry farm, in New Garden township. In 1905 he purchased the farm of IOO acres where he resided until the fall of IQII, when he removed to Richmond. Mr. Deitemeyer's progress has been the result of his own well directed efforts, and he is well deserving of the success and prestige which he has gained. He takes a loyal interest in public affairs, especially those of a local order, and is arrayed as a stalwart supporter of the 'cause of the Republican party. On Sept. 7, 1892, Mr. Deitemeyer was united in marriage to Miss Rose Lawler, daughter of James and Mary Ann Lawler (deceased), of New Garden township (father now residing in Richmond, retired), and of this union there were born two children—Lawler, Nov. 2, 1893, and Blanche, June 6, 1903. The wife and mother died on Dec. 17, 1905, and on May 15, 1909, Mr. Deitemeyer married Ida Cornelia Strasser, born Oct. 3, 1873, daughter of Louis and Theresa Strasser, of Columbus, Ohio, but natives of Alsace, France. Mr. Deitemeyer has been a member of Lodge No. II5, Knights of Pythias, at Richmond, for the past twenty-two years. - Charles O. Williams, a prominent young educator of Rich- mond, at the present time Occupying the responsible position of County Superintendent of Schools of Wayne county, was born on a farm near Fountain City, Ind., Sept. I9, 1874, a son of John D. and Malissa (Thomas) Williams, the former being of Virginia de- scent and his mother's parents were Pennsylvanians. His parents were hard-working people, with a large family, and without the means to give their children more than a common school education. BIOGRAPHICAL 499 But this did not suppress Charles' zeal in the pursuit of knowl- edge, and with him it has been a lifelong quest. Few men have spent as many years in actual teaching and at the same time carry- ing college courses as he. From the time he was six years old he has been continually in School as a student or teacher. By teaching school in winter and going to School in summer, he graduated at the age of thirty at Valparaiso College, receiving the Bachelor of Science degree. At the age of thirty-three he also graduated at the Indi- anapolis Law School and was admitted to the bar in both Indiana and Kentucky; and at the age of fifty-five completed the course at the Indiana Business College. He began teaching school in Franklin township in 1892, and has since been continuously en- gaged in educational work. He served as assistant principal of the Webster High School two years, as principal of the Economy schools two years, principal and superintendent of the Williams- burg schools seven years, and from 1905 to 1909 was superintendent of the city schools at Wickliffe, Ky. While residing in Kentucky he served as a member of the Kentucky Board of School Examiners three years. He returned to the Williamsburg schools in 1909 and was engaged in teaching there until elected County Superintendent of Schools of Wayne county, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Charles W. Jordan, and in June, 1911, he was elected to a full term in that position. Fraternally he is prominently iden- tified with the Royal Arch Masons, the Knights of Pythias, and the Modern Woodmen of America. On Sept. I, 1897, occurred his marriage to Miss Florence E. Clinehens, of Webster township, and of this union are four children: Harold, born in 1899; Otis, born in 1904; Leland, deceased, born in 1906; and Dale, born in 1911. Oliver Spencer, for many years a prosperous and highly es- teemed agriculturist of Franklin township, is a native of Darke county, Ohio, born Jan. I6, 1861, on the old Spencer homestead. The paternal great-grandfather was Francis Spencer, born in Eng- land in 1778 and emigrated to America when young. He came to Ohio in an early day and died in Darke county in 1870. His wife was Sarah Spencer, a distant relative of his family, and they be- came the parents of ten children—Anderson, Ludlow, William, Clark, Jackson, Mark, Elizabeth, Delilah, Eliza Ann, and Sarah. Anderson Spencer, the eldest of these children, was born in Green county, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1806. He was reared to man’s estate in his native county and became prominent in business affairs. His life was one of industry and he was a man possessed of more than ordinary ability and mechanical ingenuity. In 1830 he was mar- ried to Emily Hill, of Darke county, Ohio, and to them were born seven children—John F., Hugh, Saul, Sarah K., Lemuel, Anderson, and George W. John F. Spencer, the eldest, and the father of Oliver Spencer, was born in Ohio, Feb. 6, 1831. He was educated in the common Schools of his native State and was a man of affairs in his county, following agricultural pursuits throughout his active career. On Feb. 26, 1857, he was married to Miss Mary Auker- man, a daughter of Lewis and Mary (Brower) Aukerman, the for- mer a native of Preble county, Ohio, and the latter born in Pales- 5OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tine, Va. Of this union there were eight children: Lewis resides in Darke county, Ohio; Laura A. married Calvin Young, of Darke county, Ohio; Oliver is third in order of birth; Minerva J. married William Pattee; Settie A. married Newton Clapp ; Charles resides in Richmond, Ind. ; and Minnie and Phenie are deceased. John F. Spencer, the father of these children, was a soldier in the Civil war. He was a Universalist in his religious belief and in politics was a Republican. Oliver Spencer acquired his educational training in the district schools of his native county and worked upon his father's and neighboring farms until twenty-six years old, when he rented a farm about two miles east of New Paris, Ohio, and lived there eight years. He then purchased the farm where he resides, consisting of I43 acres, upon which he built a fine residence in 1902. He is affiliated with the Republican party and his reli- gious faith is expressed by membership in the Christian Church at Hollandsburg, Ohio. On Feb. 5, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Elma Hill, daughter of Whitmel and Mary Ann (Harrison) Hill, of Franklin township. Mrs. Spencer died Jan. 28, 1910, hav- ing become the mother of two children: Mary Edna, born Dec. 19, 1887, resides at home with her father; and Harry W., born June 29, 1889, married Edna Blose, daughter of James M. and Rachel Alice (Wood) Blose, of Franklin township. Mr. Spencer is a member of Victory Lodge, No. 476, Knights of Pythias, at Hollandsburg, Ohio. Rolla L. Overman, for many years a prominent and influential agriculturist of the township of Franklin, and ex-road supervisor, is a native of the Hoosier State, born on the farm where he resides, Jan. 17, 1865, son of Nathan S. and Anna Parker (Fulghum) Over- man. The father first beheld the light of day near Elkton, in Preble county, Ohio, July 14, 1822. He remained at home until married, Nov. 20, 1844, and then entered land in Miami county, Indiana, where he resided one year, at the end of which period, on account of his wife's health, he returned to Wayne county and, in 1850, purchased the farm upon which his son, Rolla L., resides. Here he continued to reside many years and was ever an exceed- ingly industrious, thrifty and enterprising man. He lived on his farm until 1893, when he built a fine residence in Fountain City, and there resided until 1898, when he returned to the farm and lived the residue of his life with his son, passing away Aug. 29, 1906. His wife, mother of Rolla L. Overman, was born in Ran- dolph county, July 25, 1824, daughter of Frederick and Piety (Par- ker) Fulghum, who came from North Carolina to Indiana, and she passed to the Great Unknown, April 19, 1898. The paternal grand- parents were Jesse and Keziah Overman, who migrated from Vir- ginia to Preble county, Ohio, and later to Wayne county, Indiana, where the father purchased government land and lived the remain- der of his life. The subject of this sketch received his educational training at the old Garner school on the Arba pike, which he at- tended until twenty years old. Having been reared on a farm, he learned at a tender age the rigorous lessons of hard work and self- dependence and at the same time acquired an intimate knowledge BIOGRAPHICAL 50I of agricultural pursuits. Farming has continued to be his chief Occupation to this day and he has always resided upon and worked the old home place. In politics he has been a loyal member of the Republican party from the time of becoming a voter, and as before stated has served as road supervisor. On Oct. 22, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Olive Owens, daughter of William and Amanda (Horn) Owens, prominent residents of Darke county, Ohio. Mrs. Overman was born in Darke county, Oct. 20, 1869, where she continued to reside up to the time of her marriage, the ceremony being performed at Greenville. One child, Thelma A., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Overman, Nov. 4, 1898, and she is at- tending school at Fountain City. Mr. Overman is a birthright member of the Society of Friends, of which his wife and daugh- ter are also members. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Over- man—James and Anna Owens—were natives of North Carolina and her maternal ancestors—Balsar and Nancy Horn—came from Germany. Lot Skinner, a prosperous farmer of Franklin township, is a native of that township, born on a farm southwest of Bethel, July 22, 1836, son of Joseph and Didamia (Elliott) Skinner, natives of North Carolina. The maternal grandfather was Benjamin Elliott, who removed from Guilford county, North Carolina, to Preble county, Ohio, and died soon afterward. Joseph Skinner, the father, was born Feb. IO, I797, always followed farming as an occupa- tion, and died July 19, 1882. The mother was born Oct. 21, 1802, and died April 30, 1879. They were the parents of ten children— seven sons and three daughters. Dot received his educational training in the schools of his native township and, Feb. 28, 1863, was united in matrimony to Miss Nancy Hill, daughter of Whit- mel and Mariam (Halowell) Hill, many years residents of Franklin township. He operated his father's farm about fifteen years after marriage and then purchased the farm he owns. He has always gained his livelihood by tilling the soil and is an enthusiastic fol- lower of his calling. In politics he is an ardent champion of the Democratic party, though never a seeker after public office, believ- ing that the office should seek the man rather than the man the office. Mr. Skinner is a liberal as regards his religious views and is affiliated with no particular church society. Five children graced the fireside of this worthy couple—Andrew J., Freeman, Evaline (died Nov. 26, 1893), Elmore, and Maude Estella. Andrew J. mar- ried Clara Hill and is a farmer in Franklin township. Freeman married Irene Boyd, resides at Maumee, Ohio, and they have five children—Lois M., Joseph, Pauline, Frederick and Lenora. El- more married Nellie Cheneworth, resides at Bethel, and they have one child, Murrell. Maude Estella is the wife of Leroy Corrall, of Franklin township, and they have four children—Edith J., Grace, Harold, and Dorothy. On July 25, 1892, the fireside of the Skinner home was darkened by the shadow of the death angel and Mrs. Skinner was summoned to her reward, leaving her devoted hus- band and children to mourn her loss. She was ever a kind and considerate wife and mother and the entire community in which 502 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY she resided lamented her untimely taking away. Sinse the death of his wife Mr. Skinner has lived retired, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Corrall. - Nathan Grave, a popular agriculturist of the township of Franklin, is a native of Wayne county, born on a farm one and three-fourths miles southeast of Middleborough, in Wayne town- ship, Nov. 4, 1848, a son of Joseph Chandler and Elizabeth Thomas (Moore) Grave, the former a native of Wayne county. The father was born on the old Grave homestead, in Wayne township, Jan. 26, 1824. In 1851 he purchased a farm west of White Water, and this continued to operate and reside upon up to the time of his de- mise, Feb. I5, 1898. His devoted wife passed away March 2, 1885, the mother of six children. Her parents were natives of the State of Delaware. The Grave family came originally from Eng- land and the first American ancestors came to these shores in 1645. Jacob Grave, the paternal grandfather, came from the State of Delaware to Wayne county, in 1816, and settled where the city of Richmond now stands. He had been a tailor by trade in Wil- mington, Del., but after coming to Indiana purchased land and followed farming the residue of his life, dying in April, 1862. His wife, Anna (Stroude) Grave, was also a native of Delaware and they were married in that State. Nathan Grave received his schooling in the district schools of White Water and at the White Water Academy, which he attended three winters, dividing his early days between the school room and his father's farm, and at a tender age learned the lesson of self-dependence. As he has resided upon a farm during the greater portion of his days he has practically been reared in the agricultural industry. He knows the “ins and outs” of the business “from A to Z,” and has been very successful as a follower of this, his chosen calling. After his mar- riage he remained on the home farm one year and then purchased a small farm north of White Water, where he resided three years and then traded that tract for a part of the old home place. Three or four years later, in February, 1879, he engaged in the general mercantile business at White Water and was so employed twelve years, at the end of which period he purchased the place where he resides and has since been engaged in farming. He is liberal in his religious views and has never allied himself with any denomina- tion. In politics he is a loyal member of the Republican party and in 1908 was elected trustee of Franklin' township. On Aug. 27, 1870, Mr. Grave was married to Miss Sarah Ann Blose, daughter of Henry and Anna Blose, of Franklin township. The Blose fam- ily came from Germany to Pennsylvania and thence to Warren county, Ohio, and Mrs. Grave's father came to Wayne county in 1822. He was a farmer by occupation, was liberal and generous, and won a fine reputation for his business ability, settling many estates and serving as guardian of many children. He died Feb. 21, 1885. Mr. Grave has served as treasurer and superintendent of the Cemetery Association at White Water, and has been a Master Mason for over forty years. To him and his devoted wife have been born six children: Barbara Emilo, born July 23, 1871, BIOGRAPHICAL 5O3 died in infancy; Early C., born Sept. 3, 1872, resides at the parental home; Dessie Cleora, born Nov. 1, 1874, is the wife of Edgar E. Jordan, of Richmond; Effie Afton, born Sept. 18, 1876, is the wife of Samuel Glunt, of Webster; Zora May, born Oct. 29, 1878, has been a school teacher at White Water the past twelve years; and Anna Elizabeth, born Feb. 18, 1884, is the wife of Jesse Glunt. John Elwood Gibbs, a prominent and influential farmer of Franklin, is a native of Kansas, born in Osage county, that State, Jan. 31, 1875. His father, Jacob Marcellus Gibbs, is a native of Ohio, born in 1847. Soon after the close of the Civil war he re- moved to Kansas, where he resided about twenty-two years and then came to Wayne county, locating in Franklin township, at White Water. The mother of John E., of this review, and whose maiden name was Emily Jane Radford, was born in Randolph county, Indiana, her parents having come from North Carolina. She and her husband became the parents of four children—Ida, Minnie, John E. and Emma—the last one named being deceased. Ida married Dr. A. H. Jones, of White Water, and they have two children—Deskin and Gaylord; and Minnie resides at the parental home. The paternal grandfather was David Gibbs, who came from North Carolina to Ohio in an early day. John E. Gibbs acquired his educational training in the district schools of his native county in Kansas and those of Franklin township, this county, and has always followed agricultural pursuits, in which he has been very successful. In politics he has been affiliated with the Democratic party since becoming a voter, and he was reared in the faith of the Campbellite church. For a number of years he has been a mem- ber of the Masonic lodge at White Water. At the age of sixteen years he began his independent career by working on farms by the month, and this he continued until married. He then rented a farm in Darke county, Ohio, where he resided three years, at the end of which time he rented a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, and resided there two years. In 1910 he purchased the farm of seventy- seven acres where he resides, in Franklin township. On Nov. 20, I903, he was married to Mary Virginia Nossett, daughter of Cal- vin and Sarah Elizabeth (Gummer) Nossett, natives of Shenandoah county, Virginia. They removed to Ohio in 1875, and from there came to Wayne county in 1896. The father has followed farming all of his life and also has engaged to some extent at the shoe- maker's trade, and resides in Franklin township. The mother died Dec. 12, 1910. Mrs. Gibbs was born Nov. 30, 1877. She and her husband are the parents of three children: Velma Chrystal, born Oct. 23, 1904; Bryant Calvin, born Feb. I2, IQ08; and Arthur Mar- cellus, born June 22, 1910. William Branson Barton, a prominent and influential farmer of Franklin and Wayne townships, is a native of Wayne township, born on the old Barton homestead, June II, I865. His father, Daniel Boone Barton, was born in Franklin township, Sept. 22, 1837, and worked on his father's farm until married, with the ex- ception of one year, which he spent in Iowa. He was married in 1860 to Catherine Elena Cox, daughter of Jeremiah, Jr., and Keturah 5O4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY D. Cox, of near Middleborough. After his marriage he commenced farming near Bartonia, in Randolph county, and resided there until the Spring of 1865, when he moved back to the old home farm in Wayne township, the farm on which the subject of this review now resides, a part of it being in Franklin and part in Wayne township. There he continued to make his domicile until he retired, in 1903, and his death occurred Feb. 9, 1908. After his death his wife, born Nov. 30, 1844, removed to the city of Richmond, where she resides, at a ripe Old age, hale and hearty. Five children were born to her and her husband : E. Leona, deceased wife of Thomas C. Voorhees, of Webster township; William B. is the second in order of birth; Keturah Evelena is the wife of George Reid, of Richmond; Elmina C. is the wife of K. D. Cofield, of Franklin township; and Florence J. L. died in infancy. The paternal grandfather was William Bar- ton, a native of Maryland who came to Franklin township in the early part of the last century. The subject of this review was reared on the Old Barton farm and acquired his education in the district schools of Wayne township, after which he took a course in a business college, under John K. Beck, graduating Feb. 23, 1885. Farming has always been his chief Occupation, though he was offered and refused a position as bookkeeper after completing his business course. Politically he has always been an active and en- thusiastic member of the Republican party, but has not acquired the habit of seeking public office. However, he has served as road supervisor, member of the township advisory board, and as county pike superintendent. Concerning religious matters he and his wife are members of the Christian church at White Water. On March I2, 1887, he was united in matrimony to Emma White, daughter of William G. and Annie (Anderson) White, of Franklin township, and of this union have been born eight children: Iva Pearl, born Jan. 4, 1888, died July 27, 1905; Kenneth Merle, born Aug. II, 1890, is a student in the State University, taking the medical course, with the class of 1915; William Ray, born Jan. 22, 1893, graduated in the common schools, received a scholarship for the short course at Purdue University, and resides at the parental home; Anna Catherine, born July 16, 1895, is a student in the Richmond High School with the class of 1913, and makes her home with her grand- mother, Elena (Cox) Barton, at 223 North Sixteenth street; Emma Marie, born April 22, 1898; Grace Margrette, born Aug. 21, 1901; Wayne Hanly, born Oct. I2, 1904; and Helen Louise, born Dec. 4, 1910. After his marriage Mr. Barton removed to Middleborough, where he farmed and teamed six months, and then removed to Pleasant Hill, Preble county, Ohio. Nine months later he removed to his father’s farm, which he operated until 1891, and then moved to a farm northwest of White Water, which tract consisted of I48 acres. He resided there until 1902, when he removed to White Water, to enjoy its superior School advantages, purchasing the Addleman farm, opposite the school grounds. He resided there until April, 1908, when, his father having died, he returned to the old home place, where he has since resided. Mrs. Barton was born in Franklin township, June 13, 1867. Mr. Barton has been a mem- BIOGRAPHICAL 505 ber of the Knights of Pythias lodge, No. 322, at Fountain City, for the past fifteen years. To the parents of Mrs. Barton were born ten children, of whom Eva, Cora L., and Elmer are deceased; Emma is the wife of Mr. Barton ; Tessa May is the wife of Charles Blose, of Franklin township; Manford Lee married Estella Jaqua and resides in Franklin township ; Mabel is the wife of Clarence R. Hough, of Franklin township ; Frederick G. graduated at the Indi- ana University and the Harvard Law School and is associated with the firm of Gardner & Jessup, attorneys, of Richmond ; Elbert Eldon resides in Richmond, and Mary in Franklin township. Erastus Mortimer Stetler, for upwards of five years an enter- prising and influential farmer of the township of Franklin, and for some time incumbent of the office of member of the township advisory board, is a native of Indiana. He first beheld the light of day on a farm near Lynn, in Randolph county, July 1, 1865, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Elliott) Stetler, natives of Indiana. The father was born in Wayne county, in 1829. All of his days were passed in his native State, and his widow resides in Richmond. The paternal grandfather was Jesse Stetler, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Richmond as a young man and followed the trade of shoemaking. The maternal grandfather was Miles Elliott, a na- tive of North Carolina. Joseph Stetler, the father, died in 1888, and he and his devoted wife were the parents of six children: Fannie M. died at the age of seven years; Erastus M. ; William D. is the freight agent on the Cotton Belt Line at Dallas, Tex.; Inda L. is the wife of Albertus G. Parker, of Richmond ; Charles E. is an operator for the Western Union Telegraph Company at Houston, Tex.; and Omer K. is a druggist at Waco, Tex. The subject of this review was educated in the district schools of his native county and at the village of Lynn, attending until he was about twenty years old, working on his father's farm in the meantime. He remained at the parental home until 1891, when he rented his father's farm and operated it until 1906, when he purchased the farm in Franklin township where he has since continued to reside. He has continued to make the best of permanent improvements upon his place and on every side are evidences of enterprise, thrift and prosperity. He is held in unqualified esteem in the community, and while he has never sought nor held public office, other than that of member of the township advisory board, he takes a great interest in public affairs and is a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party. The religious views of himself and wife are expressed by membership in the Christian church. He is an active member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, No. I 19, at Lynn. Mr. Stetler was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Throckmorton, Jan. 3, 1891, daughter of John (deceased) and Abigail Throckmorton, many years residents of Randolph county, the latter now residing at Lynn. Of this happy marital union of Erastus M. Stetler and wife have been born three children: Byron, born Sept. 12, 1893; Yvonna A., born April 7, 1898; and Willodene, born July 22, 1904. Mrs. Stetler is the eighth in a family of nine children, four of whom are living. 506 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Thomas Jefferson Addleman, for many years a prominent and influential farmer in the township of Franklin, Wayne county, for Some time the incumbent of the office of school director, and promi- nent in Sunday school work, having been president of the Wayne County Sunday School Association two years, is a native of the Hoosier State. He was born in Franklin township, Wayne county, Indiana, July 6, 1850, a son of Joseph Pierce and Catherine (Town- send) Addleman, the former a native of the State of Pennsylvania. The first American ancestor was John Michael Addleman, who came to America from Sondereith, Germany, in 1750. Joseph Ad- dleman, great-grandfather of Thomas J., came from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1828 and purchased the old Addleman homestead in Franklin township. John Michael Addleman, the grandfather, also came at about the same time and purchased land northwest of White Water. The father, Joseph P. Addleman, born in 1821, was but seven years old when he accompanied his parents to Indi- ana, and Catherine (Townsend) Addleman, the mother, was a daughter of Jesse and Eleanor Townsend. They became the par- ents of six children. Thomas J. Addleman acquired his education in the schools of his native township and in the academy at White Water, which he attended two terms. At the age of twenty he began teaching and taught two terms in the Pleasant Run school and one term in the Kemp school, working on the home farm dur- ing vacations. Since then he has been actively engaged in farm- ing. In politics he is a Republican, though he has not fostered as- pirations for public office. Concerning religious questions, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Middleborough. On March 20, 1873, he was united in matrimony to Miss Lydia Haw- kins, daughter of William and Sarah Hawkins, for many years be- fore their demise residents of Wayne township, where Mrs. Addle- man was born, May 4, 1852. Her father died April 23, 1887, and her mother on Sept. 3, 1888. The happy marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Addleman has been blessed by the birth of five children: Leota Mabel, born Feb. 9, 1874, is the wife of Oliver Hodgin, of Preble county, Ohio, and they have four children—Howard, Esther, Harley, and Leonard; Viola Catherine, born Feb. 6, 1875, is the wife of Jesse Bailey, of Richmond, and they have one child—Ray- mond; Sarah Estella, born Nov. 28, 1877, is the wife of Everett Bennett, of Richmond; Leonora, born April 12, 1883, is the widow of Merritt Harris; and Naomi C., born March 15, 1887, died Aug. 8, 1898. Mr. Addleman was for many years a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 261, and passed through the chairs of the local organization. Leroy Nichols is another of the native sons of Indiana who has attained to success as a follower of agricultural pursuits, being one of the prosperous and representative farmers of Franklin town- ship. He was born in Rush county, Indiana, son of Harrison and Emeline (Simmonds) Nichols (see sketch of Harrison Nichols): He came to Wayne county with his parents, in October, 1875, and was reared on the old farmstead, early becoming inured to the strenuous labor involved in its improvement and cultivation, in BIOGRAPHICAL 507 the meanwhile duly availing himself of the educational advantages of the district schools of the community. He has continued to make farming his chief Occupation, devoting his attention to gen- eral agricultural pursuits and being recognized as a trustworthy and enterprising business man, entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem so freely accorded him. He is public-spirited and a stanch supporter of the cause and principles of the Democratic party, though not a seeker of public office. Mr. Nichols is not affiliated with any religious organization, being broad minded and liberal in his views on religion, and his wife is a member of the |Methodist Episcopal church at Chester. On Nov. 27, 1891, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Jennie Huffman, born Jan. I2, 1876, daughter of Solomon and Mary (Strife) Huffman, residents of Hamilton county, Ohio, for many years prior to their removal to Wayne county, in 1881, the father being a farmer. The happy union of Leroy Nichols and wife has been blessed by the birth of one child, Mary Alice, born Nov. 16, 1903. Solomon Huffman, father of Mrs. Nichols, was born in Butler county, Ohio, April 18, 1841, son of Tobias and Mary Huffman. His wife, Mary (Strife) Huffman, is a native of White Oak, Hamilton county, Ohio, and was orphaned at an early age. Her father was George Strife, a native of Germany, who followed farming in Ohio, and to him and his wife were born four children: George, a resident of Cin- cincinnati; Mary, the mother of Mrs. Nichols; Louis, and William, the latter being deceased. Solomon Huffman followed farming during all of his active career, and as before mentioned came to Wayne county in 1881. To him and his wife were born five chil- dren: Charles is a farmer in Wayne township ; Mrs. Nichols is the second in order of birth ; and Aaron, Walter, and Jacob died in early manhood. Mr. Huffman is a member of the Christian church and his wife has membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically, Mr. Huffman is a Republican. William Henry Wesler, for many years a well known and in- fluential farmer of Franklin, first beheld the light of day on the old Wesler homestead in that township, Sept. 22, 1859, son of John Conkle and Mary (Davis) Wesler, natives of the Hoosier State. The paternal grandfather was Thomas Wesler, born on the old Wesler homestead at Valley Forge, Pa., the farm being the same as that upon which Washington's army encamped dur- ing that long and dreary winter of the Revolutionary war. He married Susan Conkle, of Philadelphia, and came to Wayne county, where he spent the residue of his life. The father was born in Wayne county, Sept. I2, 1836, and died there on Sept. IO, 191O. He was twice married, his first wife being Mary Davis, of which union there were born four children, and the second wife was Anna Parish, of which union there were born three children. Wil- liam H. Wesler acquired his education in the Wesler district school in Franklin township, dividing the days of his early youth between the school room and his father's farm, and at an early age learned the lesson of hard work and self-dependence. His mother died when he was sixteen years old, and he thereafter made his 508 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY home with his grandfather Wesler until married. Dater he pur- chased a farm in the community in which he was reared and from that day to this has successfully followed agricultural pursuits. He is allied with the Republican party, though he has never been an Office Seeker. On Nov. 4, 1881, he was united in matrimony to Miss Nettie McFerren, daughter of John McFerren, a native of Kentucky, and of this union were born three children—Mary, Roy, and Virginia. The mother of these children died Nov. 6, 1906, and On Nov. 22, 1908, Mr. Wesler married Eva Davis, daughter of Wil- liam and Mary Davis, many years residents of Wayne county. Mr. and Mrs. Wesler are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Chester. The daughter, Mary, is the wife of Frank Warfel, of Richmond; Roy married Edna Hilbert and resides at San Monica, Cal., and Virginia resides at the parental home. Rufus Clay Newman, now a resident of Franklin township, but for a number of years a prominent and influential agriculturist of Wayne township, first beheld the light of day at the home of his parents, in Jasper county, Indiana, Oct. 22, 1866, son of John William and Mary Frances (Larsh) Newman. The paternal grand- father was Vincent Newman, a native of Virginia who came to Union county, Indiana, in early life and devoted the remainder of his days there to agricultural pursuits. John William Newman, the father, was born in Union county, May 9, 1838. He has always followed farming and resides one and one-half miles northeast of New Paris, in Preble county, Ohio. The maternal grandparents were Leroy and Elizabeth Larsh. Rufus C. Newman received his schooling in the public schools of the city of Richmond. In 1885 he went to Labette county, Kansas, where he attended school two or three years and then worked on a farm until 1893, when he re- turned to Wayne county. Hence he became familiar with the farming industry very early in life, an occupation which he has pursued with success up to the present time. In politics he is ac- tively affiliated with the Republican party, though he has never sought public office. Fraternally he was at one time a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Richmond, but is not now affiliated. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Chester. On Jan. 22, 1896, he was united in holy wed- lock to Miss Lurana Raper, daughter of John and Eliza Ann Raper, residents of Wayne township many years and both are deceased. This happy marital union has been blessed by the birth of two sons: Ernest Raper, born Feb. 4, 1898; and Willard Earl, born May 13, 1902, died Feb. 9, 1907. To John William and Mary Frances (Larsh) Newman, parents of Rufus C., there were born six chil- dren, of whom two are deceased. Those living are Rufus C.; Jessie Bell, wife of Elza Whitney, of Twin Falls, Idaho; Harry, a farmer in Boston township, Wayne county; and Grace, wife of O. M. Scott, a merchant at Sioux City, Iowa. To John and Eliza Ann Raper, parents of Mrs. Newman, there were born seven children: Susie is deceased; Frank is a resident of Richmond; Mrs. Newman is the next in order of birth; Effie is the wife of Harry Newman; and Jasper, Rufus, and Leslie reside in Richmond. BIOGRAPHICAL 509 Joseph Howard Thomas, a prominent and influential citizen of Franklin township, this county, was born at the old Thomas homestead in that township, Oct. 25, 1863. His father, John West Thomas, a native of the same place, born Dec. I6, 1821, married Elizabeth McPherson, mother of the subject of this review, and a native of New Paris, Ohio. Their entire wedded life was spent on the old home farm, where the father died Feb. 6, 1897, and the mother died in 1880. The mother was a daughter of James and Hannah McPherson, and bore her husband twelve children. Joseph H. acquired his elementary education in the old Wesler district school, which he attended until about eighteen or nineteen years old, working on the farm in the meantime. Since his marriage he has been successfully engaged in farming, and has put the place in modern shape. He is a Republican politically, though he has never sought public office. He and his wife are both devout and enthu- siastic members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Middle- borough. On Dec. I6, 1886, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Keturah Derth Showalter, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Townsend) Showalter, residents of Wayne county for many years, both now deceased. Of this happy union there is a son, Clyde Augustus, born Aug. 29, 1887, who married Myrtle Allen, and they have a daughter, Hazel Olive, born Oct. 4, 1909, and a son, Willard Earl, born Oct. I, 191 I. After his marriage Mr. Thomas worked by the month for Allen Harris, in Clay township, one year; then operated the Taylor farm two and one-half years, and since the end of that period has conducted the operations on the old home place. The father of Mrs. Thomas was born in Virginia and her mother was born in Wayne county. Mrs. Thomas is the fifth in a family of eight children, the others being Nancy, deceased ; Judith E., wife of Frank Thomas, of Fountain City; Samuel J., of Ran- dolph county; Christina, deceased ; Catherine, deceased ; George, of Fountian City; and Elizabeth, wife of Horace Throckmorton, of Fountain City. Marshall Samuel Smith, a prosperous and highly respected agriculturist of Franklin township, is a native of Delaware county, Indiana, born Oct. 24, 1855, son of Jonathan and Cynthia (Leeka) Smith. His paternal grandparents were natives respectively of Virginia and Scotland. His father was born in the Buckeye State, near Lebanon, Sept. I2, I818, and when a young man migrated to Indiana and took up government land in Blackford county. He was a farmer and flour and grist miller by occupation and erected a mill on White river. The mother of Marshall S. Smith, Cynthia (Leeka) Smith, was also a native of the Buckeye State, born near Wilmington, July 14, 1822, and her parents—George and Elizabeth Leeka—were natives of Pennsylvania, the Leekas originally com- ing from Germany. Marshall S. Smith received his educational training in the district schools of Randolph county, attending two or three months in winter and working on the farm the remainder of the time. He continued thus until fourteen years old, when he commenced working as a farm hand by the month, continuing so employed until twenty-five years old. He then worked in an oil 5IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY mill at Richmond nine months, and then was employed on the Wabash railroad about three and one-half years. At the end of this period he returned to Richmond and was employed as engi- neer at the Wayne Works seven years. In 1892 he purchased his present farm of eighty-five and one-half acres, upon which he erected a new house and barn and there has since resided, with the exception of the years 1908-09, when he rented the farm to another and resided in Fountain City. In politics he is allied with the Democratitc party, but has never been a seeker of public office. In his religious views he is very liberal, and though a Christian, has never been affiliated with any religious denomination. His wife is a member of the Fountain City Quaker Meeting. On Oct. 30, 1890, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth (Decker) . Sheffer, daughter of Henry and Henrietta Decker, who came from Germany about 1852 and located in Richmond, where the mother died Dec. 22, 1890, and the father on Jan. 19, 1891. Mrs. Smith is One of nine children born to her parents, and was born in Rich- mond, April 26, 1854. Of this family three sons and four daughters are living. Mr. Smith is one of thirteen children born to his par- ents, and of this family there are five sons and two daughters liv- ing. There have been no children born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but by her former marriage, to George W. Sheffer, of Preble coun- ty, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1877, Mrs. Smith is the mother of two—a son and a daughter. The son, Orville W. Sheffer, born Nov. 27, 1882, died Oct. 28, 1907; and the daughter, Octavia, born Feb. 1, 1884, is the wife of Andrew Riley, of Franklin township, of which union there have been born four children—Robert, Marshall (died in I906), Pauline, and George W. For many years Mr. Smith was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 287, at Spartanburg, and at different times filled various offices in the local organization. Aside from his homestead, Mr. Smith owns the old Laughlin place of eighty-two acres, in Franklin township, and I93 acres in Green’s Fork township, Randolph county. Albert Burton Carman, one of Franklin township's highly es- teemed agriculturists, has been a resident of Franklin township the past decade. He, like a large majority of the residents in this sec- tion of the commonwealth, is a native of the Hoosier State, and was born in Franklin county, Indiana, July II, 1870. His paternal grandfather was John Burton Carman, a native of Maryland. His parents were George B. and Caroline (Hegg) Carman, the latter a native of Germany and the former a farmer by occupation. To them were born two sons—Edward W., born March 4, 1868, and Albert B. The father died in 1872, when his son, Albert B., was two years old. After the death of the father the mother married John P. Carman, a brother of her former husband and they reside on the Chester pike, in Wayne township. The subject of this rec- ord was reared to the sturdy discipline of rural life and at a tender age acquired the lessons of hard work and self-reliance. At the same time he gained an intimate knowledge of farming, which has been his occupation a number of years. He lived on a farm until nineteen years old, during the last three years of that time working BIOGRAPHICAL 5II as a farm hand by the month. He then secured employment in a carpet factory in Richmond, and in 1897 went to Elwood, Ind., where he worked in a tin plate mill one year. He then hired out to Abner Bulla for over a year on Mr. Bulla's farm in Wayne township, and also attended to Mr. Bulla's milk trade, after which he bought Mr. Bulla's dairy route, which he operated over a year. He then removed to Centerville, where he conducted a butcher shop one year, after which he did bridge carpenter work several months. He then rented Jonathan White's farm, where he resided one year, and then purchased property in Chester, in 1902, and resided there seven years. During a part of this time he was engaged at the Hoosier shop in Richmond, and the last four years were spent in operating a dairy, selling milk in Richmond. In 1909 he purchased the farm which he occupies and upon which he remodelled the resi- dence and built a new barn. It is a very productive farm, consist- ing of eighty acres, and the new buildings adorn and add to its value and attractiveness. Mr. Carman sold this farm in 191 I, with the intention, however, of remaining in Wayne county. Mr. Car- man is a loyal and public-spirited citizen and is a Republican in politics. On April Io, I898, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Berthelya Hiatt, a native of Franklin township, born west of Bethel, Jan. 1, 1874, daughter of William and Lydia (Gist) Hiatt, who have been residents of Franklin township many years. This happy marital union has been blessed by the birth of three chil- dren—a son and two daughters: Bonnie Laverne, born Feb. I7, 1899; Lydia Blanche, born Sept. 7, 1901, and George Stanley, born Aug. 7, 1904, died April 19, 1906. Mrs. Carman is a member of the Christian Church at White Water. William and Lydia (Gist) Hiatt, parents of Mrs. Carman, were born in Franklin township and they are the parents of four children: Orley E., Everett J., Mary B., and Russell S. Vernon Reynolds, for many years one of the leading citizens of Williamsburg, first beheld the light of day on his uncle's farm, one and one-half miles northeast of that village, July 8, 1848. His father, Joseph Fowler Reynolds, a native of New Jersey, migrated westward to Wayne county in 1832, in company with his parents— Samuel and Rebecca (Jeffrie) Reynolds—who settled on a farm in New Garden township. Joseph F., the father of Vernon, was one of eight children born to his parents, the others being John and Samuel (twins), Firman, Jesse, George, Elizabeth, and David. He learned the shoemaker’s trade and followed that occupation throughout his active career in Williamsburg. He was twice mar- ried, first to Elizabeth Brittain, a native of New Jersey, who bore him three children, among whom was Vernon, of this sketch, the others being Daniel F. and Charity, who died young. The first wife died in 1851, and the father then married Amy Brittain, a sister of Elizabeth Brittain, of which union there were nine children—Emma, Frank, Katharine, Fletcher, Charles, Asher, Taylor, and Ernest, and one that died in infancy. Vernon Reynolds received his edu- cation in the schools at Williamsburg and Green's Fork, attending until about sixteen years old. He learned the shoemaker's trade of 5I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his grandfather, Joseph Brittain, and in 1865 commenced working for himself at the old tanyard building at Williamsburg, where he remained three years. He then opened a shoe shop at his present location in Williamsburg, buying the property soon thereafter and has been engaged in business at that place ever since, conducting a harness and shoe store. Politically he is actively affiliated with the Republican party. On Sept. 29, 1871, Mr. Reynolds was united in holy wedlock to Mary Ann Hutchins, daughter of Thomas and Letitia (Veal) Hutchins, the family having come from North Caro- lina, and of this union there was a son, Raymond V., born Jan. I9, I884, and died Jan. 21, 1901. The father of Letitia Veal was Enos Veal, who came to Indiana from New Jersey, and the mother was Mary Brunsworth, born in Pennsylvania. - Lewis E. Hahn, who died at his home in Cambridge City, Nov. I3, 1907, was a worthy Scion of one of the honored pioneer families of Franklin county, Indiana, and left upon the annals of his adopted city a definite and beneficent impress. Here he passed a goodly portion of his long and useful life, which was ordered upon the loftiest plane of integrity and honor, so that in passing to the life eternal he left the heritage of a name unsullied and one which will be held in lasting esteem by all who came within the sphere of his influence. Lewis E. Hahn was born in Metamora, Franklin county, Indiana, April 22, 1842, and the place of his nativity was the family homestead in that village. He was a son of Archibald and Ann (Case) Hahn, the former a native of the old Empire State of the Union and the latter was born in Franklin county, Indi- ana. The father was a man of strong individuality and sterling character and was prominent and influential as a citizen, both in the pioneer days and in the later years of advanced prosperity. Lewis E. Hahn, subject of this memoir, spent his boyhood days in his native village and his educational advantages were those afford- ed in the schools of that place. He was the oldest of three chil- dren born to his parents, all of whom are deceased, the others being Wilber and Lucy. As a youth he began working for his father, a drygoods merchant in Metamora, and continued in that employ until the death of his father, when he assumed the manage- ment of the business, in which it was his to attain to marked suc- cess. In 1880 he removed to Cambridge City and in partnership with his father-in-law, Samuel B. Trembly, engaged in the dry- goods business, and this association continued until 1892, when Mr. Trembly died. Mr. Hahn then continued the business alone until 1905, when he disposed of his interests to Morris & Krahl, but until his death maintained his home in Cambridge City, where he purchased the beautiful residence property now occupied by his widow. Mr. Hahn ever wielded an influence for good in all the relations of life and was naturally a leader in all affairs in which he was interested. His political allegiance was given to the Re- publican party, in whose cause he rendered effective service, and he was a generous supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Cambridge City. His kindliness and helpfulness gained for him in- violable friendships and his death was deeply mourned by all who HAHN. LEWIS E. BIOGRAPHICAL 5I3 had known the man and had recognition of his noble attributes of character. His widow still resides in Cambridge City and is a leader in the social life of the community. She is a woman of gra- cious refinement and her beautiful home is a center of generous hospitality. In early life Mr. Hahn gave four years of his vigorous manhood to the preservation of the Union in the time of its sore need, enlisting as a private in the Eighteenth Indiana infantry. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis and was mustered in Aug. 16, 1861, for three years. It left the State the next day for St. Louis and accompanied Fremont into Missouri. On its return it moved with Pope's army to the Blackwater and aided in the capture of a large number of prisoners. In February, 1862, it marched to Cross Hollow, Ark., and in an engagement near Lees- ville in March its brigade saved another from capture, the Eight- eenth recapturing the guns of the Peoria artillery. The regiment participated in the advance at Elkhorn Tavern, when the enemy was forced from the field, and then marched for Helena, Ark., be- ing engaged at Cotton Plant early in July and reaching Helena on the I3th. On Oct. II it moved for Southeastern Missouri, where it passed the winter, and was transferred to Grant’s army in the spring of 1863, participating in the engagement at Grand Gulf. At Port Gibson it captured a stand of colors and some artillery; was engaged at Champion’s Hill, Black River Bridge, and at Vicksburg from May 19 until its fall, being in the assault on the enemy's works and the first to carry its colors to the parapet. It was in the Bayou Teche campaign and other operations in Louisiana dur- ing the fall, and on Nov. I2 embarked for Texas. It was engaged at Mustang Island, and in the attack on Fort Esperanza. It re- enlisted at Indianola in January, 1864, and was furloughed home, stopping at Baton Rouge to aid in repelling a force about to attack the garrison there. It was ordered to Virginia in July, joined General Butler's forces at Bermuda Hundred, and was engaged in several severe skirmishes at Deep Bottom. It was then trans- ferred to Washington and assigned to the Second division, Nine- teenth corps, which joined Sheridan's army in Virginia. It partici- pated in the battle of Opequan, aided in the defeat of Early at Fisher’s Hill, fought at Cedar Creek, took transports for Savan- nah, Ga., Jan. 6, 1865, and was engaged three months in building fortifications. It was detached May 3 and sent to Augusta, Ga., raising the Stars and Stripes over the arsenal for the first time since the beginning of the war. It returned to Savannah on June 7, was sent to the southern part of the State, and was mustered out Aug. 28, 1865. Mr. Hahn contributed his full share to this glorious rec- ord and until his death bore an honorable scar from a wound re- ceived in the service. On Dec. 24, 1877, in Metamora, Franklin county, Indiana, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hahn to Miss Emma Frances Trembly, a daughter of Samuel B. and El- mira (Francis) Trembly, the former born in Brownsville, Ind., and the latter in New Jersey. Samuel B. Trembly was a miller in early life, but later engaged in the mercantile business, and he and his wife were honored residents of Cambridge City from 1880 until 5I4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY their deaths. He passed away Nov. 14, 1892, at the age of sixty- eight years, and her death occurred Nov. 30, 1909. They became the parents of five children, of whom the second in point of birth is Mrs. Emma F. Hahn, widow of the subject of this memoir. Carrie V., the eldest, is the wife of Reverend Murray; Jeffie Ver- . resides in New York City, and Maude and Judge are de- C63 SCO1. Addison St. Myer, for many years a carpenter and also a pros- perous agriculturist in Green township, was born in that town- ship, three miles northwest of Williamsburg. He was born March II, 1858, Son of Samuel and Charlotte (Study) St. Myer, and is one of two children born to these parents. His paternal great-grand- father, George St. Myer, was born in Virginia and emigrated to Warren county, Ohio, with his family. His son, John St. Myer, was born in Virginia, Jan. I4, 1799, and came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1826, settling on the farm where he lived out the resi- due of his life, and where his son Samuel was born Sept. 25, 1838. His wife was Nellie Swords, a native of Tennessee. Samuel St. Myer, father of Addison, lived on the old homestead forty years, until 1878, when he removed to Williamsburg and engaged in the grocery business until 1890, when he moved to Seattle, Wash., and engaged in the wholesale commission business. His first marriage was to Charlotte Study, born Oct. 28, 1839, on a farm two and one- half miles northwest of Williamsburg. They were married in Sep- tember, 1856, and the wife died May 22, 1879, the mother of two children: Addison, and Charles, who was born Oct. 18, 1859, and resides in Seattle, Wash. The second marriage of Samuel St. Myer was on Nov. I7, 1880, to Wildy Cranor, and of this union there is a daughter, Nellie, born Dec. IO, 1891. The maternal grandfather of Addison St. Myer was Joseph Study, born in Maryland and came to Indiana in 1828, entering the land where Mrs. St. Myer was born, and there he spent the residue of his life, dying in 1881. He was twice married. His first wife was Hannah Way and of that union were born eight children, of whom two died young and the others were John, Elizabeth, Sarah Ann, Matilda, Charlotte, and Washington, who lived to maturity. The second marriage of Jo- seph Study was to Elizabeth Hutchins and of this union there was a daughter, Mary. Joseph Study died Aug. I, I904, and his widow resides at the old homestead, which has been her home for the past fifty years. Addison St. Myer acquired his educational training in the district schools of Green township, also attending three terms at the Williamsburg school, and worked upon his parents’ and neighboring farms until sixteen years of age. He then com- menced to work at the carpenter trade at Economy. In 1878 he went to Kansas, where he worked on a cattle ranch until 1880, and then returned to Williamsburg. He followed the carpenter trade until 1889, when he was appointed postmaster at Williams- burg by President Harrison, serving in that position until 1893. He then was engaged in the grocery and hotel business until 1895, when he returned to carpenter work and followed that occupation until 1900, when he purchased a farm and followed agricultural BIOGRAPHICAL 5I5 pursuits two years. In 1900 he was elected trustee of Green town- ship and served in that position until Dec. 31, 1904. On Dec. I5, I905, he was again appointed postmaster at Williamsburg and is still the incumbent of that position. In politics he is active in Re- publican circles, and concerning religious matters entertains very liberal views and is not affiliated with any particular denomination. On Sept. 4, 1877, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane York, daughter of Thomas G. and Mary (Marine) York, of Randolph county, and of this union there are two children: Victor, born Oct. 19, 1881, married Maude White, resides in Williamsburg, and they have three children—Lee, Ralph, and Dale ; and Carl, born Dec. 19, 1886, resides in Williamsburg. The wife died on Dec. 28, 1892, and on Aug. 14, 1893, Mr. St. Myer married Miss Mattie Study, daughter of Jesse and Jane Study, of Wayne county. William A. Lewis is one of those energetic and progressive in- dividuals who have attained success in agricultural pursuits and is numbered among the prosperous and popular citizens of Green township. He is a native of that township, born on the old Lewis homestead, Oct. 16, 1851, a son of Allen W. and Lucy T. (Hollings- worth) Lewis. The Lewis family is of Welsh-English extraction and, as the old traditions have it, was founded in the United States during the Colonial days by several brothers, one of whom settled in North Carolina, and from him the subject of this narrative de- scended. Allen W. Lewis was the youngest of twelve children born to John and Sarah (Roukman) Lewis. One of the elder sons, Richard, who was married and had several children, accompanied the parents when they came to Green township, in 181 I, having spent the winter in Cincinnati, Ohio, then a village. The two fami- lies located near each other. An unbroken forest covered this sec- tion and Indians and wild beasts were numerous. During the fear- ful wars waged between the red men and the white settlers about the time of the war of 1812, when Tecumseh and his brother, called the Prophet, tried in vain to turn the tide of the Anglo-Saxon civili- zation which threatened their rights, the Lewis family seemed pe- culiarly exempt from molestation. They had always treated the Indians kindly and received similar treatment in return. Indeed, some of the red men who lived in the neighborhood of John Lewis went to him and requested him to wear a broad-rimmed hat, which, they said, would insure him protection from their race, and it is needless to say that he lost no time in agreeing to do as they ad- vised. The land upon which he located, and where he ultimately developed an excellent farm, is still in possession of his descendants, as is the original deed thereto, as issued by the government and signed by President James Madison, under date of May 27, 1816. The land is thus described : “The northeast quarter of section 7, township I7, range I4 east of the second principal meridian.” An- other government deed to land owned by John Lewis is thus de- scribed: “The southwest quarter of section 8, township 17, range I4 east of the second principal meridian.” This deed is dated Feb. 21, 1817, and bears the signature of Madison, who was still Presi- dent at that time. After he had accomplished more than the ordi- 516 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY nary man, twice told, John Lewis was summoned to his reward at the old homestead which had been his abiding place for many long years. His death occurred May 4, 1848, and that of his wife had taken place but a few months before, Sept. 20, 1847. The old home- stead, which he had ably assisted in clearing and improving was inherited by Allen W. Lewis, the father of William A. Allen W. Lewis, a native of North Carolina, first beheld the light of day in Randolph county, that State, June 14, 1809, and was but one year old when the family removed to Indiana. He tenderly cared for his parents, during their declining years, performing his entire duty toward them, as he always did to every one who, in any wise, looked to him for help or protection. He was domestic in his tastes and had no greater pleasure than to make his home beautiful or improve his property in some manner. Generous and hospitable to a fault, he loved to entertain friends and neighbors, and the poor and needy found him kind and sympathetic. In all of his business dealings his course in life was remarkably upright and just and no one had reason to complain of him in this respect. Blessed with a liberal vein of humor, he looked upon the bright and happy side of things and brought cheer wherever he went. Loved and sincerely mourned by the entire community, he entered the silent land, Feb. I3, 1895. The marriage of Allen W. Lewis and Miss Lucy T. Hol- lingsworth was solemnized May 23, 1839. She was born in Union district, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 1817, daughter of Aquilla and Tamer (Kenworthy) Hollingsworth. The father died when she was about eleven years old, and in 1829 she came to Wayne county with her mother. Two sons and six daughters were born to Allen W. Lewis and his estimable wife: John died in infancy and Frances H. when about five years of age; Nancy married Larkin T. Bond; Naomi is the wife of Benjamin Beverlin; Rebecca is Mrs. John Mil- ton Harris; Sarah is the next in order of birth ; William A. is the subject of this review ; and Luzena Medora is the wife of William H. Jones. William A. Lewis acquired his educational training in the public graded schools and the high school at Williamsburg. After his marriage his father gave him I60 acres of land, located one and one-half miles northeast of Williamsburg, and he resided there from February, 1873, until December, IQO7, engaged in gen- eral farming. By hard work and good management he became in- dependent and made the best of improvements on his place. On every side are evidences of thrift and prosperity. Upon leaving the farm he removed to Williamsburg, where he has since resided. In February, 1907, the First National Bank of Williamsburg was or— ganized and Mr. Lewis was chosen, president of the institution, a position he is still the incumbent of. From 1891 to 1898 he was associated with Morton E. Edwards in a general store in Williams- burg, and he has served as Ditch Commissioner for Wayne county during the past four years. He is held in high esteem in the com- munity, and while he has never fostered any personal ambition for public office, takes a great interest in public affairs and is a stanch supporter of the “Grand Old Party.” He is a member of the Ma- sonic order, having joined Acasia Lodge, No. 242, at Green's Fork, BIOGRAPHICAL 517 in 1873, but the following year transferred his membership to Wil- liamsburg Lodge, No. 493, and in 1910 he became a member of Richmond Lodge, No. 649, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In January, I873, Mr. Lewis was united in holy matrimony to Miss Ella C. Edwards, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Study) Edwards, the former born in Wales, and the latter a daughter of William and Harriett (Stigall) Study, was born in Green township, Wayne county, Indiana. The father was a millwright by occupa- tion and built the Williamsburg mill, one at Green’s Fork, and the St. Louis mills, between Green's Fork and Williamsburg. Mrs. Lewis was born in Williamsburg, Feb. 7, 1854, and of her union to Mr. Lewis were born two children—Edith, who is the wife of Clarence Pitts, and Paul E., who graduated at Earlham College and is now engaged in the general mercantile business in Williamsburg. Dor Cuykendall, an industrious and successful miller of Wil- liamsburg, is a native of the Buckeye State, born in Crawford coun- ty, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1847. The paternal grandfather, John Cuyken- dall, was born in New York State and came to Ohio about 1816, entering the land on which his son William was born. His death occurred in 1872, and his wife preceded him, dying in 1871. His father, William Cuykendall, was a native of Ohio and a miller by occupation, and the mother, Alzina (Ross) Cuykendall, was also born in the State of Ohio. The father died Sept. 19, 1910, and the mother on May 5, 1857. The father then married Matilda Miller and they had two children: Henry, who resides in Wichita, Kan., and Jennie (deceased) became the wife of John Conklin, and they had one child, Charley. Dor Cuykendall acquired his educational training in the schools at Plymouth, Ohio, dividing his early days between the school room and his father's mill, thus learning at a tender age the lessons of arduous labor and self-reliance, at the same time acquiring a practical knowledge of milling. At the age of seventeen he enlisted as a private in Company G of the One Hundred and Ninety-first Ohio infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized in the State of Ohio at large in January and February, 1865, to serve one year. It left Columbus on the day of its organization under orders to proceed to Winches- ter, Va., and report to Major-General Hancock, then organizing the First corps at that place. At Harper's Ferry the regiment was halted by command of General Hancock and ordered to report to Gen. John R. Brooke, by whom it was assigned to the Second bri- gade, Second division, Army of the Shenandoah. Its only service was garrison duty in the valley, marching as far South as Win- chester, where it remained until Aug. 27, 1865, when it was mus- tered out in accordance with orders from the War Department. Mr. Cuykendall then returned to the home of his parents, who were living in Huron county, Ohio, and worked in his father’s mill eight or ten years. In May, 1880, he removed to Wayne county, Indiana, and located north of Richmond, where he operated the Crawford mill until it burned, about 1883. He then moved to Richmond, where he worked in the Bush mill until 1886, when he purchased the mill at Williamsburg, where he has since resided. Thus it will 518 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE county be seen that he has continued to follow milling throughout all of his business career and has always met with success in this, his life's vocation. On Nov. 22, 1869, he was united in marriage with Mary Ellen Connell, daughter of George and Mary (Chamberlin) Connell, of Richland county, Ohio, and of this union were born two children—Dessa and Katharina—the last named being the wife of Harry Sheppard, and they have two children—Francis and Richard W. Dessa resides at the parental home. Mr. Cuykendall is a mem- ber of Chinkorror Lodge, No. I2O, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and also of Williamsburg Lodge, No. 193, Free and Accepted Masons, and has passed through the chairs of the local organization of the first named fraternity. Politically he is a Republican. John Davis, a thrifty farmer and a scion of pioneer families of Wayne county, now living retired in Williamsburg, was born on his father's farm, one-half mile north of that village, in Green town- ship, April 2, 1845. He is a son of Drewry and Susannah (Hutchens) Davis, born in Wayne county, the father in 1823 and the mother in 182O, and the respective families came from North Carolina. John Davis is one of five children born to his parents. He enjoyed the limited scholastic advantages afforded by the dis- trict schools of his boyhood days and the schools of Green town- ship and Williamsburg, which he attended until March, 1864, and then, seized with a martial enthusiasm, enlisted as a private in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. With his regiment he joined the Fourth corps, May 5, and took part in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Allatoona, New Hope Church, and in the heavy skir- mishes about Kenesaw Mountain. In the assault of June 27 the regiment formed the skirmish line in front of the assaulting column of the Fourth corps; was on the skirmish line at Peachtree Creek; was then in the trenches before Atlanta until Aug. 25, and was en- gaged at Jonesboro. It accompanied its division to Chattanooga, took part in driving Hood into Alabama, and was with Thomas’ army which resisted the enemy's invasion of Tennessee. It was en- gaged at Franklin, where Mr. Davis was wounded, and was in the battle of Nashville, after which it moved to Huntsville, Ala., in pur- suit of Hood, remaining there until spring. It moved into Tennes- see in April, 1865, proceeding from Bull's Gap to Nashville, in July was transferred to Texas, being stationed at Port Lavaca, and was mustered out Dec. I4, 1865. Mr. Davis participated with signal valor in all of the engagements in which the regiment was involved, from the time of enlistment until mustered out with the other mem- bers. After the cessation of hostilities he returned home and at- tended a district school a short time, and then worked on his father's farm until married. After his marriage he remained on the farm two years, renting the same of his father, and then purchased eighty acres of land of his father, located in the southwest corner of Green township. Moving to that farm, he resided there thirty- one years, successfully conducting a general farming business and devoting himself to no one particular branch of the science. In 1901 he removed to his present home in Williamsburg and has since BIOGRAPHICAL 5 IQ lived practically retired. In his political relations Mr. Davis is unswerving in his allegiance to the Republican party, but has never been an aspirant for public office, and he is identified with the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 159, at Williamsburg, and the Grand Army of the Republic, Post No. 90, at the same place. He is a stockholder in the banks at Williamsburg, Green’s Fork and Econ- omy. In February, 1868, was solemnized Mr. Davis' marriage to Miss Emma Roberts, daughter of Elias and Susannah Roberts, of Wayne county, and five children were the issue of this union: Cora died in infancy.; Charles married Katharine Bird and they have four children—Everett, Edith, Clyde, and Alice; Ella married Charles Johnson, of Randolph county, and they have two children—Lena and Roy ; Nettie married Fred Gunckel, and they have one child, Ora; and Harry C. married Grace Kelley, of Franklin county, and they have a son, Basil. Mrs. Davis died March 22, 1904. Leander Anderson, for many years a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Wayne county, is a native of this county, born near Bethel, July 29, 1848. His paternal grandparents were Na- than and Elizabeth (Fortner) Anderson, natives of Kentucky. His father, William Anderson, first beheld the light of day in Kentucky, and the mother, Lucinda (Harlan) Anderson, was a native of the same State. They immigrated to Wayne county about 1819 and located near Bethel, where the father entered eighty acres of land, which he continued to reside on and cultivate the residue of his active career and up to the time of his demise, in 1888. He and his devoted wife were the parents of eight children—five sons and three daughters—Elihu, Mary, Martha, Samuel, Jacob, John, Anna, and Leander. The subject of this sketch received his educational training in the district school at Bethel, which he attended until eighteen years old. While not engaged with his studies he as- sisted his parents about the farm and thus became familiar with the “ins and outs” of farming at an early age, and for years con- tinued to make this his chief occupation. He continued on the old home place the greater part of the time until 1890, when he removed to Richmond and lived in retirement eight months. He then re- moved to Bethel, where he resided four years, engaged in the buy- ing and selling of live stock, Shipping hogs, etc., and then pur- chased a farm on the Arba pike and moved to it in 1894, still con- tinuing the buying and shipping of live stock. In 1900 he removed to Madison, Ohio, where he purchased a half interest in the grain elevators, but after eight months there sold out and returned to Bethel. In 1902 he purchased the elevator at Williamsburg, and in 1903 built the one at Economy, both of which he continues to operate. In 1903 he removed to Economy, but in 1908 established his home in Williamsburg, where he has since continued to reside. Politically Mr. Anderson is affiliated with the Republican party, though he has never sought public office. On May 21, 1870, he was married to Virginia Heironimus, daughter of John C. and Mary J. Heironimus, natives of Virginia, who removed to Darke county, Ohio, where Mrs. Anderson was born. Of this union there were born two children: Mabel, born Dec. 18, 1872, died at the age of 52O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY five months, and Ethel, born Sept. 5, 1874, was married on Sept. 16, 1893, to William E. Hollingsworth, and she died Nov. 15, 1908, hav- ing become the mother of four children—Lucinda, Shirley, Virginia (deceased), and Marjorie. Milton H. Woolley, for many years a prominent citizen of Wil- liamsburg, first beheld the light of day in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1851. His father, Reuben H. Woolley, was a native of New Jer- sey, born Feb. I7, 1812. At the age of sixteen he went to New York City, as a maker of grates, and afterward removed to Cin- cinnati, where he engaged in the same business until 1865. In April, I866, he removed to Green township, this county, where, in part- nership with William Campbell, he conducted a saw mill at Wil- liamsburg until the time of his death, in July, 1899. The mother, Martha J. (Wagoner) Woolley, was also a native of the State of New Jersey, born June 28, 1817. She passed to the Great Beyond, Aug. 7, 1903, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, the mother of ten children. The paternal grandfather was Abram Woolley, while the maternal grandsire was William Wagoner, both natives of New Jersey, where the former lived out his allotted days, and the latter died in Illinois. Milton H. Woolley acquired his education in the public schools of Cincinnati, attending until about fourteen years old. In April, 1866, he came to Williamsburg, where he served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade with Reichter Brothers and Elias Roberts. After working at the trade three years he was compelled to give it up owing to a physical weakness and then learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed ten or twelve years. Later he purchased a saw mill and has since been connected with the lumber business, meeting with success as a follower of that industry. In connection with his lumber business he has quite an extensive plumbing and pump establishment, and also does insur- ance and notary work. Politically he is an ardent Democrat, for four years in the early ’80s was the incumbent of the office of jus- tice of the peace, and in 1906 was the Democratic candidate for State Senator, being beaten by only I60 votes in a district that is overwhelmingly Republican. On Dec. 24, 1873, he was married to Mary Yelvington, daughter of Thomas and Mildred (Hollings- worth) Yelvington. Mrs. Woolley’s paternal grandparents came from North Carolina to Wayne county and her father was born while enroute through Tennessee. He was named Thomas Nathan Knox Yelvington, Knox county being the place of his birth. He was born in 1819 and died at Williamsburg, April 30, 1855, when Mrs. Woolley was six months old. Her mother was born Feb. I5, 1822, daughter of Pierce and Martha Hollingsworth, natives of North Carolina. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Woolley were born nine children: Mildred, born Aug. 17, 1875, married Leonidas Martin and they have five children; Echo, born Jan. 31, 1878; Mar- tha, born Sept. 5, 1880, died Dec. I2, of the same year; Reuben, born May 5, 1882, died Dec. 20, 1883; Leota, born Oct. 8, 1884, mar- ried Denver Coggshall; Ruford Horton, born Aug. 3, 1887, married Mary Davis; Lovicia, born March 24, 1890; Marie, born Aug. 18, 1892; and Asher Donald, born Oct. I5, 1897. Mr. Woolley is a BIOGRAPHICAL 52 I member of Williamsburg Lodge, No. 193, Free and Accepted Ma- sons; Chinkorror Lodge, No. I2O, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows; and Williamsburg Lodge, No. 459, Knights of Pythias, at Williamsburg, and has gone through the chairs in each of the last two named organizations. William Elmer Brown, one of the prosperous merchants of Green township, and whose general grocery store is at Williams- burg, was born in Tipton county, Indiana, July 30, 1866. He is a son of George W. and Mary (Smith) Brown, the former born in Grayson county, Virginia, and the latter was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The father came to Wayne county in the early '30s, later purchased a farm east of Centerville and followed the occupation of farming all of his life. He and his wife became the parents of nine children. William E. Brown received his pri- mary education in the schools at West Grove, in Center township, which he attended until nineteen years old. After completing his scholastic training he became engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he met distinct and exceptional success. He did not devote himself to any one especial branch of the science, but de- voted his land to the cultivation of general products. After his marriage, in 1889, he rented a farm in Abington township, where he resided until 1891, and then removed to Fayette county, where he farmed eight years. He then returned to Wayne county, first locating in Jackson township, but later came to Green township, where he rented a farm west of Williamsburg and resided ten years, engaged in general farming. He gave up his farm interests in April, 1910, and engaged in the general grocery business in Wil- liamsburg. He has been unswerving in his allegiance to the men and principles of the Republican party and as the successful candi- date of that organization is now serving as trustee of Green town- ship. Fraternally he is prominently identified with the Masonic 1odge, No. 493, at Williamsburg, and is also an active worker in Cambridge City Lodge, No. 9, Knights of Pythias. On Dec. 25, 1889, Mr. Brown was married to Elmeda Wagner, daughter of Amon and Dorothy Wagner, of Washington township. William Harrison Jones, for many years an active follower of agricultural pursuits in Wayne county, residing in the township of Green, is a native of the Hoosier State, born on the old Jones home- stead, one mile north of Centerville, June 23, 1851. His father, Oli- ver T. Jones, a native of Virginia, was born Sept. 19, 1810, son of Ilevi M. and Mary (Thomas) Jones, natives of the Old Dominion. (See sketch of Lincoln H. Jones for ancestral history.) William H. Jones received his schooling in the district schools of Center town- ship and the schools of Centerville, and also attended Earlham Col- lege, and he remained on the home farm until twenty-four years old. In 1875 he purchased the farm where he resides in Green town- ship and that place has been the scene of his long and enterprising career. In politics he is a member of the Republican party. On Feb. Io, 1875, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Luzena Medora Lewis, daughter of Allen W. and Lucy T. (Hollingsworth) Lewis, of Green township (see sketch of William A. Lewis). Mrs. 522 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Jones was born Oct. 7, 1855. Of this union were born three chil- dren: Echo, born March 19, 1883, married John Ernsberger and resides two miles south of Green's Fork; Guy Wert, born Sept. 20, 1886, is the manager of a branch office of Morse & Company, of Chicago, wholesalers of candies, with headquarters at Detroit, Mich., and Aletha Glee, born Sept. 28, 1894, is a student in the Wil- liamsburg High School. Robert Edward Shute is a resident of Green township, where he is having a successful career as an agriculturist. He is the third in a family of four children born to James Morrison and Sarah (Ford) Shute and was born at Casey, Ill., Feb. 16, 1868. Of the other children two died in youth, and Lulu is the wife of John P. Myers, of Dayton, Ohio, and they have two children—Salina and Catherine. The paternal grandparents were Robert and Mary (Clark) Shute, the former a native of New Jersey, where he served as county surveyor, and the latter was born in Pennsylvania. The father was born at West Alexandria, Ohio, in 1838, and the mother in Manchester, England. The former was a blacksmith by vocation during his active career and now resides at Fountain City. He and his wife were the parents of four children. Robert E. Shute re- moved with his parents to Campbellstown, Ohio, when very young, took advantage of the educational opportunities afforded by the schools of that place, and at the age of thirteen or fourteen years removed with his parents to Lynn. A number of years afterward they removed to Fountain City. For a time Robert E. worked at Commons’ dairy and then worked as a farm hand by the month. He managed, by the practice of frugality and economy, to purchase the farm of eighty acres where he now resides, in 1896, to the man- agement of which he devotes his whole attention. He has improved the place by a new dwelling and other buildings and devotes his attention to general farming. Although he has given stanch sup- port to the Republican party, he has never sought public preferment for himself. He is allied with no church or sect, believing that the standard of righteous living is not set down by the tenets of any faith. On March 20, 1895, was solemnized Mr. Shute's marriage to Miss Martha Sheffer, a daughter of John M. and Sarah M. Sheffer (see sketch of John M. Sheffer). Two children have blessed this union—Leslie Myron, born April 5, 1898, and Dorothy May, born Jan. Io, 1902. Mrs. Shute was born in Wayne county, June 24, I872. "john Martin Sheffer was born in Boston township, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. 31, 1840. His paternal grandparents were Daniel and Mary Sheffer, who came from near Richmond, Va., to Indiana, in the early part of the last century and entered land in Boston township, this county, where they spent the residue of their lives. The parents were Jacob and Mary (Stanley) Sheffer, the former born on the old homestead, in Boston township, April 22, 1814. He was a farmer all of his active career, served a number of years as township trustee, and died in 190I. The mother was a daughter of Zachariah Stanley. She was born July 2, 1817, and died Nov. 15, 1900. John M. Sheffer was married to Rebecca Miller, BIOGRAPHICAL 523 daughter of William and Mary Miller, Oct. 2, 1862. She died Nov. Io, I869, leaving two children: Emma, born Aug. 22, 1864, married Clem Oler, and resides in Preble county, Ohio; and Minnie, born June 11, 1867, married Frank Feasel, of Boston township. On Oct. 13, 1870, Mr. Sheffer married Sarah A. Bond, widow of Enos Bond and daughter of William C. and Sarah (Hogsett) Blakemore, of Augusta county, Virginia, where her parents died. She was born in Virginia, April 5, 1845, and came to Indiana with two brothers, a sister and a brother-in-law, in 1863, the family sympathizing with the North in the Civil war that was then in progress. Of the union of Mr. Sheffer and his second wife were born four children: Lulu Belle, born July 31, 1871, married Dr. Bert McWhinney, of Camp- bellstown, Ohio; Martha E., born June 24, 1873, married Robert E. Shute (see sketch); Margaret, born June 23, 1878, married Elbert Colvin, of Richmond; and Jacob V., born Aug. 28, 1886, married Nellie Wise, of Clay township, and also resides in Richmond. Mr. Sheffer's early life was spent under the parental roof and in the district schools of Boston township. After his first marriage he rented a farm in Boston township two years, and then purchased a farm in the same township. Two years later he sold that tract and purchased 177 acres of land on the Straight Line Pike, five miles south of Richmond. After the death of his first wife he broke up housekeeping and operated his father's farm until after his second marriage. He then removed to his present residence in Webster township, where he operates I60 acres of prairie land. He is mod- ern in his methods and has made much improvement in the way of buildings, etc., and devotes his attention to general farming. Mr. Sheffer is a Republican in his political views. George Washington Stiggleman, a prosperous farmer and a man of consequence in his community, now living retired, was born on the old Caleb Jackson farm on the National road, in Wayne county, March 26, 1838. The place of his birth was known as Jack- son's Hill, and the house was a log cabin of the primitive pioneer type, with stick and mud chimney, the jambs and hearth being of clay. His paternal grandfather was Philip Stiggleman, a Virginian by birth, who lived out his career and died in the Old Dominion. The grandmother, Margaret Stiggleman, died Aug. I3, 1841, at the age of seventy-two years. The father, also named Philip Stiggle- man, was a native of Floyd county, Virginia, and served as a sol- dier from that State in the war of 1812, reaching the rank of major. He was a millwright and miller by occupation and about 1815 came to Indiana, accompanied by his widowed mother, locating at Cen- terville, but afterward removing to Abington, where he followed his trade. He organized the first company of volunteers for the Civil war at Abington, but was too old to enter the service himself, and he died on May 20, 1862. He was married to Susan Forkner, of Wayne county, born in North Carolina, Aug. 18, 1802, and she died Oct. IQ, 1883. She was a woman of excellent traits of char- acter and a devoted wife and mother. She and her husband were the parents of twelve children: Perry, John, and Andrew Jackson are deceased; Lewis Hamilton married Sarah Wolf and is deceased, 524 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his widow residing in Richmond; Mary Ann became the wife of Thomas Pritchett and is deceased ; Samuel Milton resides six miles north of Elwood, Ind. ; Nancy is the widow of David Brumfield and resides in Elwood, Ind.; George W. is the next in order of birth; Lydia Ellen resides near Abington; James Monroe died at the age of twenty years, and two died in infancy. George W. Stiggleman was educated in the district schools of Abington township, which he attended until fourteen or fifteen years old. His early business training was with his father in the mill, but he also devoted a por- tion of his youthful days to work on a farm. In 1864 he enlisted as a private in Company A of the One Hundred and Thirty-third In- diana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was or- ganized in May, 1864, nine companies being raised in the Seventh Congressional district and one at Richmond in the Fifth district. It was mustered in May 17 and left the State at once for Tennessee. It was mustered out in August, 1864. Mr. Stiggleman followed farming during all of his active career, with the exception of two years when he resided in Abington, and his farming operations were carried on in Wayne county, with the exception of a short time in Preble county, Ohio, and the years 1878–79-80, when he farmed in Huntington county, Indiana. He finally purchased forty acres of land in Green township, but about nine years ago he retired from active labor. He is a Democrat in his political views, but has had no time aside from his busy life on the farm to devote to things political. He is well informed on general topics, an interesting conversationalist, and a man of strict integrity and sterling worth. On Dec. I4, 1865, he was married to Rosella Otilla Bean, a daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth H (Evans) Bean, the former born on Jan. I7, 1816, and died Nov. 29, 1891, and the latter was born Nov. 3, 1824, and died March 12, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Bean were married Dec. 8, 1842, and became the parents of one son and six daughters: Rosella Otilla is the wife of Mr. Stiggleman; Amy Adella is the widow of Robert Estep and resides in Traverse City, Mich. ; Oli- ver Horace was born Oct. I3, 1846, and died Feb. I5, 1854; Georgi– anna Catherine is the wife of Frank Moorman, of Cambridge City; Mary Emily is the wife of Cyrus B. Quigg, of Green township; and Nena Elizabeth is the wife of Marcus Reynolds, of Webster town- ship. Joseph Evans, maternal grandfather of Mrs. Stiggleman, was born Feb. 3, 1797, and his wife, Amy Hormel, was born Oct. I2, 1804. Joseph Evans died Sept. 2, 1851, and his wife passed away, April 29, 1835. The parents of Mrs. Stiggleman removed from Warren county, Ohio, to Wayne county, in November, 1850, and took up their residence in a log cabin, with stick chimney, their farm being located six miles north of Centerville, in Green township. The farm on which they lived was that entered by Mr. Bean’s father-in-law, Joseph Evans, and there Mr. and Mrs. Bean both died. To Mr. and Mrs. Stiggleman were born two children: Sam- uel J., born Sept. 29, 1866, married Mary Paddock, of Preble county, Ohio, and they have three children—John Elston, William Ernest, and Thelma Musetta Elizabeth; and Ada Estella, born June I5, 1872, married Ambrose Wilson, of Preble county, Ohio, and they BIOGRAPHICAL 525 have one child, George Harold. Mr. Stiggleman is a member of the Baptist church at Salem, and he was a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows for twenty-five years. Mrs. Stiggle- man was a member of the Rebekahs. William Henry Craig, one of the prosperous farmers of Green township and a man of prominence and character, was born in Marion county, Indiana, Sept. 30, 1863. His paternal grandparents were Amos W. and Rachel (Lackey) Craig, the former born in New Jersey, July 18, 1818, and died July 22, 1889. The great-grand- parents came from New Jersey and the Lackeys were from Ohio. The grandfather was a farmer in Marion county, Indiana, and he and his wife were members of the Lutheran church. The grand- mother was born in Ohio, Nov. 28, 1820, and died Jan. I4, 1866. The maternal grandparents of William H. Craig were Henry and Anna Beaver, the former born in North Carolina, July 21, 1796, and died in Hamilton county, Indiana, Dec. 12, 1874, and the latter was born in Ohio, June 27, 181 I, and died in Hamilton county, Indiana, March 8, 1870. The parents of William H. Craig are Thomas L. and Joanna (Beaver) Craig, the former born in Ham- ilton county, Indiana, March 31, 1840, and the latter was born July 6, 1845, and died Aug. 31, 1878. To them were born six children, of whom William H. is the eldest; Amos Newton is a farmer in Preble county, Ohio; James Albert is a farmer in Hamilton county, Indiana; Marshall Ellis resides in Lynn, Randolph county, Indiana; and Otto and Watt, twins, died in infancy. After the death of his first wife Thomas L. Craig was married to Miss Mollie Hollenback, of Hamilton county, Indiana, and of this union were born four chil- dren, of which the first one died in infancy; Walter is a farmer in Hamilton county; and Emma and Thomas reside at the parental home. Thomas L. Craig was a long time resident of Marion coun- ty, Indiana, but now resides in Hamilton county. He is a Democrat in his political views and his religious faith is in the Lutheran church. William H. Craig was educated at the district schools in Hamilton county, which he attended until fifteen years old. When his mother died he commenced work as a farm hand by the month, being thus employed until married. He then worked one year by the month in Preble county, Ohio, and then moved to a farm south of Richmond, where he resided nine years. In 1896 he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, and in 1906 built thereon a beau- tiful residence. Other and extensive improvements have been made on this homestead and he continues to manage and operate this farm, devoting considerable attention to stock raising, but his farm is conducted along general lines. In politics he is a Democrat and is looked upon as one of the first citizens of his community. On Jan. 4, 1887, was celebrated his union in matrimony to Miss Ella Olive Windsor, born in Preble county, Ohio, Jan. I5, 1859, and of this union two children were born : Portia Josephine, born May 15, 1888, is the wife of Roy Williams, a farmer in Webster township, to whom she was married April 6, 1910; and Horace Darwin, born June 6, 1891, resides at the parental home. John Pettis Windsor, the father of Mrs. Craig, was born in North Carolina, Jan. 16, 1829, 526 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and died Nov. 2, 1877. Lydia (Gard) Windsor, her mother, was born in Union county, Indiana, May 17, 1833, and died June 13, 1881. These parents were married March 3, 1858, and to them were born five children, of whom Mrs. Craig is the eldest; Emma Malinda, born Nov. 12, 1860, died Dec. 31, 1887; Miriam Evangeline, born Nov. 9, 1862, is the wife of Dr. John A. Walls, of Richmond (see sketch); Lillie Forrest, born July 17, 1864, is the wife of Benjamin F. Harris, of Richmond; and Charles Anderson died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor were married in Preble county, Ohio, and he followed farming all of his life, the last four years being spent in Wayne county, Indiana, where he died. His widow then re- turned to Preble county, Ohio, and spent the last years of her life there with her mother. - Addison H. Harris is a prosperous farmer of Green township, although during his active career he has been interested in various other profitable industries, and is now living in quiet retirement. He was born in Wayne township, this county, April 18, 1826, son of Benjamin and Lydia (Hiatt) Harris. The paternal grandfather, also named Benjamin Harris, came from North Carolina to Indi- ana about 1800, entered land north of Richmond, and there spent the residue of his life, dying in the '40s. The father was born in North Carolina, in 1797, and as a child came to Indiana with his parents. In 1828 he removed to the farm of 160 acres he had pur- chased in Green township, and which is now occupied by his son, Addison H., and there built the comfortable and substantial brick residence which is still occupied, residing therein until his death, which occurred in 1894. The mother, born in Virginia, came with her parents to Randolph county, Indiana. Addison H. Harris is one of ten children born to his parents. He was two years old when the family removed to Green township and has lived there nearly all of his life. He worked on the home farm until twenty-four years old and then, in the spring of 1850, went overland to Oregon and thence to the gold fields of California, where he remained three years. He returned by the Nicaragua route and endured all of the vicissitudes of the dangerous journey. Soon thereafter he went to Iowa and purchased a section of land which he held three or four years, and then disposed of it. He conducted a general store at Webster and at Fountain City, in all about twelve years, and was engaged in the mercantile business at Winchester three years. Upon disposing of his mercantile interests he removed to a farm of 160 acres which he had purchased in Green township, located southeast of his present place, and during the succeeding twenty years was successfully and lucratively engaged in the management of it. In 1890 he came to his father's old homestead, where he has since resided. On July 14, 1859, Mr. Harris was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Woods, daughter of Smith and Nancy (Medaris) Woods. Mr. Woods was killed at the Hollingsworth Mills by a falling tree. To Mr. and Mrs. Harris were born eight children: Elizabeth is the wife of Harvey Borten, of Richmond, and they have one child, Alice; James, a farmer in Center township, married Otie Cheesman and they have two children—Frederick and Amy; BIOGRAPHICAL 527 William, a farmer in Center township, married Nora Kirkman; Charles resides in Richmond; Rolla resides at home and has charge of the farm ; Belle is the wife of Howard Dryant, an electrician at Richmond, and has three children—Edith, Mildred, and Mary A.; Odessa is the wife of Atwood Pitts, a farmer in New Garden town- ship, and they have two children—Vera and Ruth ; and Frank A., a carpenter in Richmond, married Hattie Martin. Mr. Harris' only fraternal relations have been with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he was a member several years. He is inde- pendent in his political views and for twenty years, while residing in New Garden township, served as justice of the peace. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Williamsburg. George Frazer is well known in the agricultural circles of Wayne county. He was born on the place where he resides, in Green township, June 5, 1856, a son of James and Maria (Johnson) Frazer, the former born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 6, 1786, and the latter in Butler county, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1817. The paternal grand- father was Paul Frazer, a member of the Frazer clan in Scotland, who came to America in 1775 as a British soldier for service in the Revolutionary war. He left the army in Pennsylvania, married Jane McPherson, and lived for a time in Philadelphia. He later removed to Hollidaysburg, Pa., and there lived the remainder of his life. To him and his wife the following children were born : Alex- ander, Simon, Paul, and James, the last named of whom became the father of George Frazer. James Frazer was reared and educated in his native State. There he was first married to Margaret Wertz, of which union there were no children, and after her death he married Martha Somerville, of which union was born the late Judge James S. Frazer, of Warsaw, Ind. (see sketch). The second wife having died in Pennsylvania, in 1837 James Frazer and his brother, Paul, came to Indiana and located in Green township, this county, where the third marriage of James was solemnized. He and his brother, Paul, purchased the farm which George Frazer now occupies, the tract being purchased of Abel Lomax. James afterward purchased Paul's interest in the farm and there was actively engaged in agri- cultural pursuits until he passed away at about the close of the Civil war, secure in the high regard of all who knew him. His brother, Paul, located on a farm southeast of Centerville, where he died. He married a Miss McCord in Pennsylvania, and of this union were born four sons—Paul, John, Frank, and McCord—the first two named being deceased and Frank and McCord reside in Centerville. The second marriage of their father was to Mary Ladd, and of this union there was born a daughter, Catherine, who resides at Centerville with her brothers. James Frazer was a man of fine intellectuality and was influential in public affairs of a local nature. Of his third marriage there were born five children: Mar- tha died unmarried; Joseph served in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infan- try in the Civil war and died of disease in a hospital at Baton Rouge, La. ; Anna married Josiah Knight, of New Garden township, and died in 1903; Simon is deceased, and George is the youngest of the family. George Frazer is indebted to the district schools of 528 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Green township, to the Spiceland Academy, and to the Valparaiso Normal for his early educational training. He taught school for a time and continued to be associated in the work and management of the home farm, where he has continued to reside up to the present time. He has made the best of improvements on the farm, has kept it up to a high state of cultivation, and is recognized as a leader in that most important branch of industry. Mr. Frazer is a member of the Friends’ church, as was also his wife. Sept. 9, 1885, bore rec- ord of his marriage to Miss Carrie Williams, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Pearson) Williams, of New Garden township, where Mrs. Frazer was born Sept. 27, 1861. She died Dec. 22, 1903, hav- ing become the mother of six children: Edna May, born Aug. Io, 1887, married H. R. Huddleston, Dec. 20, 1906, and they have a daughter, Pauline; Ethel Alice, born Aug. 4, 1889; James Howard, born Nov. 30, 1891 ; Mary Elsie, born July 12, 1894, died March 18, I897; Esther, born July 2, 1900; and one child died in infancy. James S. Frazer, deceased, for many years one of the prominent jurists of the State of Indiana, was a native of Pennsylvania, but was a Wayne county product, inasmuch as he was reared and began his career within its confines. He was born in Hollidaysburg, Pa., July 17, 1824, son of James and Martha (Somerville) Frazer (see sketch of George Frazer). His parents were thrifty people, owned a good farm, and gave their son the best available opportunities for an education, which was so improved that it is said there was not a book within his reach that was not eagerly read. His mother died when he was quite young, and in 1837 his father removed to Wayne county, Indiana, then almost a wilderness. In 1840 James S. Frazer commenced the study of law with Moorman Way, at Win- chester, Ind., teaching school winters to defray expenses. He was admitted to the bar in Wayne county, in March, 1845, and in April of the same year opened an office in the city of Warsaw, where he resided until his death, except seven years in Waukegan, Ill., and brief periods when professional and official relations required his absence. He was married Oct. 28, 1848, at Goshen, Ind., to Miss Caroline Defrees, daughter of James Defrees, whose brothers were Hon. John Defrees, formerly United States Government Printer, and Hon. Joseph H. Defrees, a former member of Congress from the Warsaw district. In politics Judge Frazer was originally a Whig, but after the dissolution of that party, in 1852, he became a Republican, and no political contest was held after 1842 in which he did not take part and was an acknowledged leader and power. His party always looked to him as one of its most prominent stand- ard-bearers. In 1847 and 1848, and also in 1854, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the State legislature. While he was in the legislature, in 1854, his efforts were mainly devoted to the establishment of our present system of public schools. Previous legislation had been rendered ineffectual by decisions of the Su- preme Court, and by request of the leading friends of education he was placed at the head of the committee to draft and introduce the bill which became the law of the State. He gave his whole heart and mind to the subject—feeling its great importance—and the re- BIOGRAPHICAL 529 sult was the school law of 1855. The most important amendments to that law since that time were urged by him. So to him we are indebted for the beneficent boon of a free education for the children of the State, and Indiana’s school system has been copied wholly or in part by many other States of the Union. In 1851 Judge Frazer was elected prosecuting attorney of the Warsaw judicial circuit, and in 1862 was appointed by President Lincoln Revenue Assessor for that revenue district, holding the office two years. He was one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Indiana for six years—from 1865 to 1871. Under the treaty of May 8, 1871, be- tween the United States and Great Britain, President Grant ap- pointed him a commissioner on the part of the United States government. The Twelfth article of that treaty required the com- missioners to proceed forthwith to the investigation of the claims which should be presented to them. They were to investigate and decide upon such claims as they were to think proper upon the evi- dence presented to them by each government, and their decision was final. The other members of the commission were the Rt. Honorable Russell Gurney, representing the interests of England, and Count Louis Corti, of Italy, as neutral, chosen by Great Britain and the United States. This commission adjusted all the claims against the English government by American citizens, as well as all against our Government by British subjects, arising from the Civil war. Judge Frazer was in the employ of the Treasury Department, at Washington, from 1873 to 1875, in the adjustment of claims for cotton captured or destroyed by the Government during the war. These positions were in many respects of the highest responsibility known to any agent of the United States government. They in- volved the consideration of claims amounting to $22O,OOO,OOO, and the duties required the highest order of talent—judicial, financial, and diplomatic. That no greater honor was justly won by any of our citizens in that critical period of our national history than by Judge Frazer, in the discharge of his great and delicate responsi- bilities, will be evident when we remember that his duties were per- formed to the entire satisfaction of both countries—England and the United States. As a jurist he was well known, and his decisions while on the Supreme bench gained for him an extended reputation. He was appointed by the Supreme Court of the State as one of the three commissioners, consisting of Hon. David Turpie, of Indian- apolis; Hon. John H. Stonzenburg, of New Albany; and Hon. James S. Frazer, of Warsaw, to revise and codify the laws of Indi- ana. President Harrison offered him the position of commissioner on the part of the United States for the settlement of the Venezu- elan claims, and thus three Presidents appointed him to or offered him office. But he declined President Harrison’s offer, as he was at that time judge of the Kosciusko County Circuit Court—his last official position—which he held by appointment of Governor Hovey, his term expiring Jan. 1, 1891. Judge Frazer died at his home in Warsaw, Feb. 20, 1893. His life was noted for its purity in all respects and his memory is one to be cherished and honored where- ever true manhood is prized. 53O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Frank C. Williams, a well known and respected citizen of Green township, was born near Peru, in Miami county, Indiana, Oct. IO, 1861. His paternal grandfather, Christopher Williams, came from Guilford county, North Carolina, to Hamilton county, Indiana, in an early day, and there spent the remainder of his life. The father was Richard Williams and the mother was Sarah (Bor- ton) Williams, born in New Jersey. Mr. Williams received his edu- cational training in the district schools of Green township and the Schools of Williamsburg, attending until nineteen years old and working on the farm in the meantime. He remained at home until twenty years old and then rented a farm of Elwin Born, north of Fountain City, where he resided five years. After his marriage he purchased forty acres of land, between Williamsburg and Fountain City, and resided thereon seven years, engaged in general farming and stock raising. He then purchased his present farm of 2IO acres, two and one-half miles northeast of Williamsburg, but afterward sold fifty acres of this tract and purchased eighty acres, adjoining On the east and known as the Blair farm. He is an enthusiastic ad- herent to the Republican party, but never acquired the habit of seeking public office. His wife is a birthright member of the Friends' church, affiliating with the Cherry Grove Monthly Meet- ing. On Feb. 16, 1886, he was united in matrimony to Miss Almede Marine, daughter of Ira and Clarkey (Nichols) Marine, of Ran- dolph county, Indiana, natives of North Carolina. Mrs. Williams was born in Randolph county, Oct. 8, 1865. Of the union of herself and husband have been born five children: Blanche, born June 5, I889, graduated in the Williamsburg schools and at a business col- lege in Richmond, and is at the present time the stenographer at the Murray Theatre in the city of Richmond; Esther, born Oct. 23, 1890, is the wife of Leslie Carper, superintendent of the Safety Gate Works, and they have a son, Everett, born Oct. 29, 1908; Paul Marine, born Feb. 29, 1892, graduated at the Williamsburg High School at the age of eighteen and is now assisting his father on the farm; Edith, born Feb. I4, 1896, is a student in the Williamsburg High School; and Jessie, born May 17, 1902, is also in school at Williamsburg. Mr. Williams has been a Royal Arch Mason many years, first joining Whitewater Lodge, No. I59, and later transferr- ing his membership to Fountain City Lodge, No. 667. He is also affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, Aldene Lodge, No. 322, at Fountain City, having been a member of that lodge the past twenty years. Benjamin F. Wright.is a native of this county and was born on his father's old homestead in Abington township, Jan. 28, 1865. All his life has been spent in this and adjoining counties and he is numbered among the successful farmers and wide-awake citizens of his district. His parents were Joseph and Sarah (Ranck) Wright, the former a native of Abington township, this county, and the mother was the daughter of George Ranck, who came from Penn- sylvania to Wayne county. The paternal grandfather was Henry Wright, an early settler of Abington township. Our subject's father spent his early days after the manner of the boys in the early BIOGRAPHICAL 53I Wayne county settlements and obtained his education under diffi- culties. He followed farming all of his life, and about 1870 removed to Fayette county, where he spent the remainder of his career. Ben- jamin F. Wright was one of six children born to his parents, and was a small boy when the family removed to Fayette county. He attended the district schools in Waterloo township, in that county, until sixteen years old. After his school days were completed he continued to work on the farm, and at the age of twenty-six years took charge of and operated a farm belonging to his aunt in Wayne county. After his marriage he returned to Fayette county and lived on a rented farm eight years, at the end of which period he removed to Brownsville township, Union county, and rented a farm three years. He then removed to Boston township, Wayne county, where he rented a farm one year, and then purchased the farm of 156 acres in New Garden township which he now owns and resides on, engaging in general farming and stock raising. He is a believer in thoroughbred stock as the best for all purposes, but does not specialize in any particular breed. In politics he is a member of the Democratic party, his politics in local matters, however, being independent, and he has never aspired to hold public office. On Dec. 25, 1891, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Brookley, born in Butler county, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1870, and came to Wayne county with her parents when six years old. She is a daugh- ter of Wyndall and Ann (Stover) Brookley, of Jackson township, this county. To Mr. Wright and his wife have been born three chil- dren: William Leslie, born Oct. I7, 1892; Earl, born Dec. 29, 1896; and Geneva, born Dec. 29, 1899. Mrs. Wright is a member of the Evangelical church. George Washington Study, who has been prominent in the public and agricultural life of Wayne county a number of years, was born on a farm northwest of Williamsburg, in Green township, July 4, 1856. Both parents—John W. and Marguerite (Massey) Study, were born in Wayne county, and they became the parents of six children: Hannah L. is the wife of Winfield Smith, of Illinois, and they have a son, Paul; George W. is second in order of birth; Mayberry, a farmer in Wayne county, married Elizabeth Duke and they have two children—Roy and Harry; Andrew is deceased; Cora married Elihu Swayne, of Economy, and they have three children— Mabel, Ermine, and Earle; and one child died in infancy. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Study, was a native of North Caro- lina and his wife was Hannah Wade. George W. Study’s educa- tional advantages were limited to the district schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home. From the time he finished the prescribed courses until twenty-three years of age he assisted his father in the management of his farm in Green township. In 1881 he rented the farm where he resides, going in debt for his team and other equip- ments, and in fact his wagon was the only utensil that was free of incumbrance. He rented this farm twenty years and then purchased it. He made improvements in the way of fences and buildings, and to-day the farm is one of the most valuable and productive pieces of property in the county. He does a general farming business and 532 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the land is in a splendid state of cultivation. In the matter of poli- tics Mr. Study is liberal in his views. On Sept. 27, 1879, was cele- brated his marriage to Miss Cassie Kennedy, daughter of John W. and Mahala M. (Cook) Kennedy, of Williamsburg, and of this union was born a daughter, Belva, April 8, 1885. She is the wife of Dorsey Thurston and they have two children—Delia, born Nov. 27, 1909, and Emerson, born Sept. 3, 1911. Mrs. Study is a mem- ber of the Friends' church. The Kennedy family is of Scotch-Irish ancestry and were early settlers in this county. John W. Kennedy was an influential citizen. In early life he was a cooper by trade but later became a farmer. He was born in the State of Michigan and his wife was born in Wayne county. They were the parents of five children: Martha married Avazana Cates, of Michigan, and they have three children—Harry, Elsie, and Hubert; Cassie, the wife of Mr. Study; Ulysses G., who resides in Williamsburg, mar- ried Cora Duke and they have five children—Paul, Ruth, Alice, Ivan, and Josephine; and two died in infancy. . Frank Clements, a prosperous young farmer of Green town- ship, was born on the farm where he resides, July 24, 1885. He is a son of Anthony and Laura (Gates) Clements, natives of Indiana, the father born in Randolph county, Oct. 30, 1852. The Clements family has been identified with this section of country since a very early day. Ferguson Clements, the great-great-grandfather, was killed by the Indians a little north of the present site of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Isaac Clements, the great-grandfather, helped to lay out the village of Williamsburg. William J. Clements, the grandfather, was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1825, and at the age of three years was brought by his parents to Indiana. The family settled near Williamsburg, but William J. afterward removed to Randolph county. He died in 1903. During his active career Anthony Cle- ments followed the calling of a farmer and was educated in the schools of Green township. After his first marriage he removed to Randolph county, where he rented land four years and then pur- chased the present home farm in Green township, which he tilled and ditched and brought up to a high state of cultivation. He built a new house and barns on this farm and resided there unt! he re- tired, in 1910, and moved to Lynn. Both parents are now living in that village. On May 30, 1878, he was married to Laura Gates, daughter of Elmire and Malinda (Hatfield) Gates, both families being pioneers of Wayne county, and Thomas Hatfield laid out the town of Green’s Fork. Of this union were born five children: Claudia, born Feb. I4, 1879, married James M. Catey, of Green town- ship, and they have four children—Mildred, Doris, Francis, and Josephine; Alice, born Aug. 21, 1881, married Ora Pitts, of Green township, and they have three children—Forrest, Kenneth, and Mary Louise; Lulu was born Aug. 5, 1883; Frank is the next in order of birth; and Edith, born May 26, 1889, married Herbert John- son, of Randolph county, and they have a son, Dudley, Lulu is a graduate of the Boston Training School and is teaching in the Bal- timore Young Women's Christian Association. The educational advantages of Frank Clements were those afforded by the district BIOGRAPHICAL 533 • Schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home, the high school at Wil- liamsburg, and Purdue University, and he has always worked on the home farm. Like his father, Mr. Clements is allied with the Republican party, but has never consented to become a candidate for any office. In fraternal matters he is affiliated with Lynn Lodge, No. I 19, Knights of Pythias. On June II, 1910, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Clements and Miss Bessie Jennings, daughter of James M. and Hattie (Raussen) Jennings, of Wayne county. The mother of Mr. Clements is a member of the Friends’ church. William A. Duke has been a resident of Wayne county since his birth and is numbered among the honored citizens and success- ful farmers of Green township. He was born at Williamsburg, this county, Feb. I5, 1847, a son of Solomon M. and Eliza (Bishop) Duke, the former born in North Carolina and the latter in Webster town- ship, Wayne county. The maternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Bishop, was born at Kingwood, N. J., April 5, 1759, and in 1779 vol- unteered for service in the Revolutionary war. His father was also born in New Jersey and was a sea captain. While in London he was “impressed” into the British naval service and was so held Seventeen years, for eleven years of the time being kept continuous- ly on a war vessel. After his release he returned to America to find that his family had gone west to occupy some Revolutionary war land grants in Eastern Ohio. From there they had removed to Wayne county, locating at Webster, where he eventually found them, and he lived there the remainder of his life. Solomon M. Duke, a son of John Duke, removed from North Carolina to Ohio and thence to Wayne county. He was a tailor by trade and located at Williamsburg, becoming one of the influential citizens of that village and being held in uniform confidence and esteem. His wife passed away in 1876 and his death occurred in 1888. They were the parents of fourteen children, four of whom are living : Benjamin, a Civil war veteran, resides in Richmond ; Wiliam A. is the next in order of age; Marian is the wife of John King, of Centerville; and George is a farmer in Green township. William A. Duke is in- debted to the schools of Williamsburg for his early educational training and attended until about sixteen or seventeen years old. When a lad of twelve years he worked out by the month, attending school when he could, and he has devoted a good portion of his active career to the agricultural industry, being now the owner of a well improved farm of 150 acres. At the age of nineteen years he purchased a team, earning the money to pay for it, and then rented fields near Williamsburg and farmed three or four years. He then purchased a threshing outfit and operated that in season fifteen years. He also purchased a half interest in a saw mill with Reuben Woolley and became actively engaged in Operating that and two threshing outfits, at the same time buying walnut and other timber and hauling it to Richmond. In 1883 he sold the mill and purchased the place where he now resides. He is a general farmer and stock raiser, and through energy and good management has developed a valuable property, the while he has so ordered his life as to gain and retain the high regard of his fellow men. He is very 534 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY liberal in his political views, and while he takes a loyal interest in . local affairs of a public nature has never been incumbent of office. Mr. Duke has been twice married. His first union was solemnized in 1878 with Miss Mary Smelser, daughter of John and Eliza (Stegall) Smelser, and she died in 1881, being survived by one son, Frank, a farmer in Green township. In 1883 Mr. Duke contracted a second marriage, being then, united in wedlock to Miss Margaret Ellen Outland, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Sept. 29, 1855, a daughter of Thomas J. and Assinith (Pritchard) Outland, who came to Randolph county from North Carolina, Mr. Outland bring- ing a number of slaves with him and setting them free when he reached the soil of Indiana. Of this second union of Mr. Duke were born six children—Charles, Harold, Mary, Herschel, Robert, and Clifford. Harold married Emma White, daughter of William White, and they have a son, Doyle. Mr. Duke has been a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Williamsburg, since early manhood, and his wife is a birthright member of the Friends’ church. Stephen A. Hinshaw has been a resident of Wayne county for several years and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of this favored section of the State. He is one of the successful farmers and stock growers of Green township, where he resides, and is influential in local affairs. Mr. Hinshaw was born in Randolph county, Indiana, July Io, 1871, a Scion of a family founded in Amer- ica in the Colonial era of American history. His paternal grand- father was Jacob B. Hinshaw, who came from Randolph county, North Carolina, in an early day and settled in Randolph county, Indiana. Stephen A. is a son of Meredith and Mary Ellen (Fudge) Hinshaw, born in Randolph county, Indiana, the former in 1846 and the latter on March 29, 1847. Meredith Hinshaw was recognized as one of the most progressive and influential citizens of the com- munity in which he so long lived and labored to goodly ends. He and his devoted wife became the parents of three children. Stephen A. Hinshaw was reared to maturity on the old homestead farm of his father and his educational advantages were those afforded in the district schools, supplemented by courses at the Danville and Marion normals. At the age of eighteen he began teaching and fol- lowed that occupation in the district Schools of Randolph county about seventeen years. But he never found it expedient to with- draw his allegiance from the great basic industry under whose in- fluence he was reared, and in connection with agricultural pursuits has won his present position of independence and definite pros- perity. While teaching he was associated in the work of the farm during vacations, and this represented an incidental feature of the development and cultivation of the “willing soil” of the old home- stead. His present farm is one of the model places of Green townships and many of the improvements on the place were made by him. Everything about the farm indicates thrift and prosperity and Mr. Hinshaw is thoroughly in touch with the general welfare of the community. His political allegiance is with the Republican party, and he is a member of the Masonic order and also of the BIOGRAPHICAL 535 Knights of Pythias at Lynn, taking an active interest in the affairs of these local organizations. The year 1892 bore witness of the marriage of Mr. Hinshaw to Miss Anna Rosebone, who died in I898, leaving a son, Russell, born Jan. 3, 1893, and now a student in the high School at Williamsburg. In 1901 Mr. Hinshaw was mar- ried to Clara Moffett, a daughter of William N. and Rachel Moffett, of Randolph county, and of this union have been born two children: Winifred, born Oct. 25, 1905, and Leslie, born Sept. 15, 1907. After his second marriage Mr. Hinshaw purchased a farm in Randolph county and resided thereon until he purchased his present farm in Green township. He and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. James M. Schroeder, a native son of Wayne county and a scion of a Sterling German family, is numbered among the representative agriculturists and stock growers of the township of Green. His well improved farm is located on rural mail delivery route No. 26, from the village of Fountain City. Mr. Schroeder was born in the city of Richmond, this county, Nov. 22, 1855, a son of Henry and Mary (Bushker) Schroeder, natives of Prussia, the father born in the city of Bielefeld, in 1826, and the mother's birth occurred in 1835 in Hanover, Germany. The father came to America in 1848, and after spending two years in New York City came to Richmond, where he helped to construct the first railroad that entered that city. He afterward bought land in New Garden and Green town- ships, where he became a successful farmer and was recognized as a citizen of Sterling character and utmost loyalty—one who ever commanded unequivocal confidence and esteem. The mother came from the old country upon reaching maturity and she and her hus- band became the parents of six children: James M. is the eldest; Sarah is the wife of William Ergenbrodt, of Webster township, and they have one child, Etta ; John married Elizabeth Driggins, resides at Richmond, and they have five children—Florence, Marie, Inez, Sheridan, and Raymond; William M. (see sketch); Lydia is the wife of Barlow Price, of Fountain City; and Hannah died at the age of six years. James M. Schroeder gained his rudimentary edu- cation in St. Paul’s parochial school in Richmond, which he attended until thirteen years old. He then worked in the office of the gas company one year, after which the family moved to the farm now occupied by William M. Schroeder. James M. remained at home until married, since which time he has given his attention to the man- agement of his finely improved farm, which is devoted to diversified agriculture and stock growing. On Aug. 23, 1883, he was married to Mary L. Deitemeyer, daughter of Adam and Louisa (Laughman) Deitemeyer, of Wayne township, but natives of Hanover, Ger- many, and of this union have been born eight children: Henry A., born July 31, 1884, resides at home and assists in the management of the farm; Herbert J., born Feb. 9, 1886, is a farmer in Randolph county, and is married to Bessie Clark; Emma died at the age of eight years; Cora, born March 14, 1890; Clarence died in infancy; Alice, born July 6, 1893; and Alma and Edith (twins), born July 28, 1896. 536 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY John B. Miller, one of the progressive farmers and stock growers of Green township, was born in Pennsylvania and the date of his nativity was July 19, 1852. He is a son of John S. and Maria (Brinton) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in York county, Son of Abraham Miller. The father was a man of impreg- nable integrity and honor and ever commanded the unqualified re- gard of his fellow men. He and his devoted wife were parents of thirteen children. To the district schools of Pennsylvania John B. Miller is indebted for his early educational privileges, and he at- tended until sixteen years old. He has been identified with agri- cultural pursuits from his youth to the present time and has found ample Scope for prolific and gratifying effort in connection with the great basic industry under whose influences he was reared. At the age of sixteen he came to Randolph county, Indiana, and worked in that county on a farm one year, at the end of which period he went to Mason county, Illinois. He returned to Randolph county the following Christmas and continued to reside there until 1884, when he removed to Wilson county, Kansas, where he purchased a farm. Five years later he disposed of his possessions in the Sunflower State and came back to Randolph county, where he lived on rented land for six or seven years. He then purchased the farm where he resides in Green township, this county, and the place is one of the well improved and ably conducted farms of the township. In poli- tics Mr. Miller gives his allegiance to the Republican party and he, as was his wife, is a member of the Christian church. On Oct. Ig, 1872, he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Gullett, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Oct. 3, 1847, a daughter of Ezekiel and Nancy (Combs) Gullett. She died Nov. 30, 1909, having become the mother of seven children: Winnie Myrtle, born Jan. 4, 1874, died in infancy; Burley Omar, born Dec. 18, 1875, died in infancy; Ed- ward Raymond, born Dec. 7, 1877, married Rhoda Ellis, and they have a son, Raymond Ellis, born in IQ03; Silas Caldwell, born Oct. I, I879, has been principal of the high school at Hagerstown the past three or four years; Harry Garfield, born Sept. 3, 1881, died in Kansas; Orville Irvin, born Dec. I3, 1883; and Hattie May, born May 13, 1887, died Dec. IO, IQ07. Mr. Miller is a member of Lodge No. 332 of the Red Men at Carlos City, having passed through the chairs of that local organization, and he is also a member of the Williamsburg Lodge, No. 493, Free and Accepted Masons, his son, Orville, also being a member of that fraternity. - Orlando B. Catey is one of the substantial farmers and repre- sentative citizens of Green township, and has been a resident of Wayne county, with the exception of a few years, since the time of his birth. He is a member of one of the old and honored pioneer families of the county and his personal status is such as to still further contribute to the prestige of the name which he bears. Mr. Catey was born in Green township, this county, on the old homestead farm, and the date of his nativity was Feb. 29, 1848. He is a son of Samuel Catey, who was born on the old Catey home- stead in Green township and resided there until a few years of his death. He and his devoted wife, Priscilla Catey, lived lives of BIOGRAPHICAL 537 signal honor and usefulness and their names merit an enduring place on the roster of the worthy pioneers of this county. They became the parents of seven children. The paternal grandfather was John Henry Christian Catey, born in Hamburg, Germany, and came to America as a small boy, first locating in New Jersey. In 1797 he bound himself out in Delaware to John Bispham for a period of three years, and later in life came to Indiana. In 1822 he entered land east of Williamsburg, in Wayne county, and lived there the residue of his life. Orlando B. Catey was reared to manhood on the Old homestead farm, in connection with whose work he soon found adequate demands upon his time and atten- tion, and in the meanwhile he was afforded the advantages of the district schools of his native township, also attending the schools in Williamsburg. During the long intervening years he has been almost continuously identified with agricultural pursuits in Wayne county, and in Green township he now owns and occupies a fine farm of eighty acres. He remained on the old homestead until nearly twenty-two years old and since then has always worked for himself. On Sept. 30, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Albina J. Smith, a daughter of James and Mary (Johnson) Smith, of Wayne county. Mrs. Catey died Dec. 6, 1896, having become the mother of three children: Mary Etta is the wife of Jesse Bakehorn, of Wabash county, Indiana, and Samuel Merton and James Milton are successful and enterprising young farmers of Green township. Samuel Merton married Anna Newman and of this union has been born a son, Harold George. James Milton married Claudia Clements and to them have been born four chil- dren—Mildred, Doris, Frances, and Josephine. After his first marriage Mr. Catey rented a farm in Randolph county, where he resided three years, and then returned to Wayne county and pur- chased a farm near Economy. In 1897 he moved to his present place of residence, having erected a convenient cottage house, a barn and outbuildings, and his farm now ranks as one among the best improved of the township. On Dec. 9, 1902, he married Mary Elma (Haisley) Parsons, daughter of Franklin and Mazanah (Thomas) Haisley, formerly of Wayne county but now of Win- chester, Randolph county, Indiana. In political matters Mr. Catey is found arrayed as a loyal supporter and advocate of the cause of the Republican party, and the entire family hold membership in the Friends’ church. Dr. Aubrey L. Loop is one of the sterling citizens whom Boone county has contributed to Wayne county, and through his own exertions and ability has worked his way upward from the position of a farm boy to that of one of the leading and successful physicians of the county to which he came as a young man, in 1900. One can readily read between the lines of these statements and must realize that Dr. Loop"has had a definite object in view and that he did not dissipate his energies during the preliminary stages of his progress. He was born in Boone county, Indiana, Nov. 18, 1874, a son of Henry and Amanda J. (Cunningham) Loop, natives of that same county, where they have passed their 538 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY entire lives and still maintain their home, in the village of Ad- vance, that county. They are the parents of two children. The Loop family is of German extraction and has been resident in America the past 150 years. The original immigrants were three brothers, one of whom settled in Canada, one in Pennsylvania, and the third, Christian Loop, from whom Dr. Loop is descended, set- tled in Rockingham county, Virginia. The paternal great-grand- father, Christian Loop, Jr., came to Indiana, in 1834, and settled in Boone county, where he purchased land and also entered a tract of government land. His son, David, grandfather of Dr. Loop, was born in Augusta county, Virginia, Feb. 4, 1818, and came to Indiana with his parents in 1834. He became the father of seven children, one of whom, Henry, father of Dr. Loop, was born March 9, 1845. Dr. Loop gained his early education in the district schools of his native county and then became a student in Wabash Col- lege, later attending Butler College, and his professional educa- tion was received in the Indiana Medical School, at Indianapolis, where he graduated with the class of 1899. He then spent one year at the Indianapolis City Dispensary, at the end of which time, in IOOO, he came to Economy and opened an office for the practice of his profession, and has been successfully so engaged up to the present time, which indicates the valuation placed upon him and the confidence reposed in him by the people of the community. He is a close student of the advances made in his profession and thus has well deserved the prosperity and success which have attended his efforts. He is a Democrat in politics and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. In June, I901, Dr. Loop was united in marriage to Miss Lynne B. Young, a daughter of George T. and Catherine Young, of Boone county, Indiana, and of this union have been born two children—Margaret Jane, born April 7, 1903, and Aubrey Young, born Sept. I4, 19LO. Charles Jesse Ballenger is numbered among the progressive farmers and popular citizens of Perry township and has been a resident of Wayne county from the time of his birth, which oc- curred in Perry township, Dec. 4, 1886. His great-grandfather, Benjamin Ballenger, was born in North Carolina, grew to man- hood there, married Sarah Shiveley, and came to Wayne county with his family in 1829. He had four sons—William, Jacob, John, and George. William Ballenger, grandfather of Charles J., was born in North Carolina, Nov. I6, 1824, and hence was five years old when brought to Wayne county by his parents. He grew to manhood and was educated in Wayne county, attending the sub- scription schools in Green township and afterward the school at Centerville. He combined teaching with farming and became One of the successful men of his township. On Oct. 30, 1846, he was married to Lydia Starbuck and of this union were born ten chil- dren, of whom George S., Alice, Jacob O., W. L., Addie M., and James E. lived to maturity, Mary E. and Isabelle O. died young, and two children died in infancy. George S. is the father of Charles J., Jacob.O. is a merchant in Economy and ex-trustee of the town: ship, W. L. is an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Chicago, and EIOGRAPHICAL 539 James E. is a farmer. George S. Ballenger, retired, was born in Perry township, Aug. 30, 1855, and there was reared and educated. He began life at farming, which vocation he successfully followed until his retirement in 1909. He is a Republican in his political views and he and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Economy. On July 22, 1881, he was united in marriage to Emma C. Weaver, born Feb. 26, 1861, in Wayne county, daughter of Jesse and Martha H. (Howell) Weaver, the former a native of Virginia who came to Wayne county in 1835, at the age of ten years, and the latter was born and reared in Wayne county. The father followed farming, and he and his wife were the parents of five children—Bennett P., Nelson F., Ozro D., Elmer E., and Emma Clarabelle. To George S. Ballenger and wife were born four children: Lulu V., born May 19, 1882, died Nov. II, of the same year; Zora M., born Aug. 4, 1883, married Frank C. Cain, Aug. 27, 1902, and they have three children—Fan- nie, Forrest, and Martha; Guy W., born March II, 1885, was mar- ried Aug. I, IQ06, to Blanche Wilson, and they have three chil- dren—Dorothy, Donald, and Harold ; and Charles J. is the young- est. He was reared in the sturdy discipline of the farm and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools at Economy. He has never wavered in his allegiance to the great elemental industry under whose influence he was reared. After his marriage he moved to his Grandfather Ballenger's farm, where he resided one year, and then removed to the farm where he resides and which is owned by his father. He has well upheld the prestige of the honored name which he bears and is a citizen of loyalty and public spirit. His political support is given to the Re- publican party, but the honors and emoluments of public office have not aught to appeal to him. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows at Economy, and he and his wife are held in high regard in the social circles of the community. On Dec. 31, 1907, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ballenger to Miss Ada E. Engle, daughter of Daniel and Martha Engle, of Ran- dolph county, Indiana, and of this union is one child, Doris Lucile, born May 23, 1910. Daniel Engle was one of a family of twelve boys, and he and his wife have also reared a family of twelve chil- dren. He is a prominent farmer in Randolph county. Henderson B. Oler, one of the representative farmers and stock growers of Perry township, now living retired in the village of Economy, is a native son of Wayne county and a scion in the third generation of one of the sterling pioneer families of this sec- tion of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was born in Perry town- ship, this county, April 9, 1847, a son of Adam Oler, born in a little hut in Green township soon after his parents came to Indiana, in 1819. Henry Oler, the paternal grandfather, was a native of the State of Virginia, as was also his wife. They came to Wayne county in 1819, and he took up a tract of government land in Green township, where he developed a farm and where he and his wife passed the residue of their lives. Adam Oler was reared in Green township and secured his early educational training in the 54O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY primitive Schools of the pioneer period. He became in due time One of the independent and successful farmers of Perry township, where he was a loyal and upright citizen, ever commanding the con- fidence and esteem of his fellow men. He and his devoted wife became the parents of nine children. Henderson B. Oler was reared On the home farm and is indebted to the district schools of Perry township for his early educational discipline. He has never wav- ered in his allegiance to the noble art of husbandry and is num- bered among the progressive and popular representatives of the agricultural industry in Perry township, where he has a well im- proved farm, which he has rented out since moving to Economy. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the Brethren church at Sugar Grove. Oct. 19, 1870, bore record of the marriage of Mr. Oler to Miss Sarah C. Addington, a daughter of Bishop and Delilah Ad- dington, of Wayne county, and of this union were born four chil- dren: Darry, born Jan. 26, 1872; Cicero, born Feb. IQ, 1874; Icie, born May 16, 1877, died Jan. 29, 1882; and Omar, born April 13, I888. Darry married Minnie Smith, of Wayne county, and they have one child, Marie; Cicero married May Wolford, of Wayne county, and they have a son, Virgil; and Omar married Lulu Harris, daughter of Daniel Harris. John Martin Manning, a genial farmer and stock raiser of Perry township, was born on the farm where he resides, Aug. II, I865, son of George B. and Susan (Lamb) Manning, the former born in Connecticut and the latter a daughter of Harvey and Lettie Lamb, of Perry township, this county. The Manning family is of English origin, the first immigrant being William Mafining, who came from England to Massachusetts in 1634, with his family, and his son, Samuel Manning, took an active part in raising funds for the establishment of Harvard College. Many of the Mannings served as soldiers in the war of the Revolution. Hezekiah Man- ning, grandfather of John M., came to Indiana from Connecticut in the '20s of the last century and purchased land. He then went back to Connecticut, where he married Mary Jacobs, and about eight months after the birth of their son, George B., father of John M., they came to Indiana and settled in Perry township, this county. George B. Manning married Susan Lamb in 1856, and he followed farming during all of his active career. They became the parents of ten children. John M. Manning received his pre- liminary education in the public schools of Perry township and afterward attended school at Economy, the high school at Hagers- town, and the Valparaiso Normal School. At the age of twenty- one he began teaching school and followed that occupation in Green and Perry townships a period of three years. He then ac- cepted a position in the railway mail service, between Pittsburgh and St. Louis, in which capacity he was employed about six years, but he always kept in touch with farming, with the idea of making it his life’s occupation. In 1901 he returned to his father's farm, that parent dying in the fall of that year. His mother died in 1906, and he and his sister then purchased the old home place, where BIOGRAPHICAL 54 I He has since resided, although he owns another farm near by. In politics, he gives adherence to the platform expressions of the Re- publican party, although liberal and independent in his views, and his church affiliations are with the United Brethren church. In October, 1885, Mr. Manning was married to Miss Lora Ballenger, daughter of Jacob Ballenger, ex-Sheriff of Wayne county, and of this union four children were born : George A., born Jan. I3, 1888, attended the school in Economy, graduated at DePauw Uni- versity in June, IQII, and is teaching in Randolph county; Howard, born May 29, 1891 ; Martha Louise, July 24, 1895; and Harold, Aug. 28, 1900. Mr. Manning’s first wife died in 1900, and on July 21, 1903, he was married to Mrs. Celeste (Conley) Atkinson, widow of John Cain Atkinson, of Economy, and a daughter of Isaac and Luzena Conley, of Boston township, both deceased. Mrs. Man- ning was born Oct. 22, 1864, and she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Edgar Irving Manning, a popular agriculturist of the town- ship of Perry, was born on his father's farm in Perry township, Feb. II, 1878, son of George B. and Susan (Lamb) Manning (see sketch of John M. Manning). He received his education in the district schools of Perry township and in the high school at Econ- omy, and at the age of eighteen finished his studies and there- after worked on his father’s farm until married. He then pur- chased his present farm of 160 acres, upon which he erected a fine dwelling house and commodious barns, and there has since re- sided, successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. In politics, he gives his unswerving allegiance to the principles of the Prohibi- tion party and his church affiliations are with the United Brethren church, while his wife is a member of the Society of Friends. In 1901 Mr. Manning was married to Miss Clara Mendenhall, daughter of A. Grant and Phoebe A. (Oler) Mendenhall, of Economy (see sketch of A. Grant Mendenhall), and of this union have been born two children—Elizabeth, born Feb. II, 1903, and Christine, born Nov. 23, 1906. Alves Mendenhall, a prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on his father's farm in Clay township, this county, Sept. 23, 1851. He is a son of Caleb C. and Luzetta (Dean) Menden- hall, his father born in Clay township, this county, Nov. 21, 1825, and his mother was a native of North Carolina, born Jan. 23, 1827. She came to Indiana with her parents—Frederick and Polly Dean— who located in Wayne county and there her father followed farm- ing. Caleb C. Mendenhall followed farming all of his life in Perry and Clay townships and died March 3, 1866. The paternal grandfather was Isaiah Mendenhall (see sketch of A. Grant Men- denhall). Alves Mendenhall received his early education in the public schools of Perry township and at an early age began to assist in the work of the home farm. When he was fourteen years old his father died, and having no brothers, the management of the farm early fell upon him, the duties of which he attended to until 1881. He then purchased a farm in Clay township, where he resided until 1890, when he sold that place and purchased his 542 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE county present farm of I2O acres in Perry township. He also owns an- other tract of 160 acres in the same township and to the manage- ment of his landed interests gives his entire attention. On June 20, 1874, Mr. Mendenhall was united in marriage to Miss Susan Shoemaker, daughter of John and Lucinda Shoemaker, of Ran- dolph county, Indiana, where Mrs. Mendenhall was born Nov. 2, 1852. Of this union were born seven children: Carrie is the wife of Aldo Cain, of Henry county, Indiana; Romania is the wife of Frank Osborne, of Denver, Colo.; Roscoe C. resides in Perry township ; Effie is the wife of Marion Mull, of Green township; Reba is the wife of Ward Jackson, of Green township; and Virgie and Kelso reside at the parental home. Mr. Mendenhall is a Re- publican in his political views and he and his wife are members of the United Brethren church. The father of Mrs. Mendenhall was born in Wayne county and her mother was a native of North Carolina, from which State she came to Indiana after the death of her parents. Roscoe C. Mendenhall was born on the old home- stead of his grandparents, Aug. 9, 1880, and received his education in the district schools and in the schools at Economy, attending until about seventeen years old. He then helped his father on the farm until married, after which he rented a farm for six years and then purchased his present place of eighty acres in Perry town- ship. On Feb. 7, 1901, he was married to Mattie Grace Lester, daughter of John and Susan (Bowers) Lester, of Henry county, Indiana, where Mrs. Mendenhall was born Dec. 21, 1881. The an- cestors of her parents came from North Carolina. Of this union was born a daughter, Evaline May, July IO, Igo7, and she died when four days old. Roscoe C. Mendenhall is a Republican in politics, fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Economy, Lodge No. 150, and he and his wife are members of the United Brethren church. - Milton Cain, a successful and prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on his father’s farm in that township, Sept. 23, 1843. He is a son of Jonathan and Priscilla (Lamb) Cain, natives of Wayne county. John Cain, the paternal grandfather, served as a soldier through the Revolutionary war, came from North Carolina to Wayne county in the early part of the Nineteenth cen- tury, about the time this region was being apportioned into farms by the government, and he took up some government land in Perry township which he cleared and upon which he founded the first home of the Cain family in this county. His wife was Susan Hembe. . Upon this pioneer farm Jonathan Cain was born, and in the district schools of Perry township he received his early educa- tion. He followed the occupation of his pioneer father and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire active career. His wife was a daughter of Thomas and Anna Lamb, early settlers of Wayne county, and to Jonathan Cain and wife were born four chil- dren: Elizabeth married Wilson Pierce, of Perry township, and both are deceased; Hannah is the wife of Lewis Pierce, residing west of Economy, in Perry township; Milton is the next in order of birth; and Josephine died in early womanhood. Milton Cain BIOGRAPHICAL 543 received his early education in the district schools of his native township. When he was eleven years old his father died and he went to live with an uncle, Perry Hurst, in Perry township, where he resided until twenty-one years old. He then rented a tract of land and later purchased a small farm south of Economy, which he operated three or four years. His frugality and industry then enabled him to purchase his present splendid farm of I2O acres. This land has been greatly improved by Mr. Cain, new fences hav- ing been built, an extensive drainage system instituted, and he built a comfortable home and good barns. He is engaged in gen- eral farming and has been very successful, adding to his landed possessions. In politics Mr. Cain has always been a Republican, but has never sought public office, and he and his wife are affili- ated with the United Brethren church. On March 21, 1872, he was married to Miss Adaline Wilson, youngest daughter of John and Hannah (Bond) Wilson, of Clay township, where Mrs. Cain was born Jan. 8, 1845. Of this union were born five children: Tuella, born in 1873, died at the age of twenty-three years; Ger- trude, born Oct. I7, 1877, resides at home; Zora, born Oct. 29, 1881, is the wife of Albert Gilmer, a farmer of Clay township, and they have one child, Ruby ; Nellie, born Dec. 25, 1884, is the wife of Clarence Fouts, of Hagerstown; and Walter, born Nov. 19, 1886, resides at the parental home. William Elvin Oler, a prosperous and prominent farmer of Perry township, was born Sept. Io, 1858, on his father's farm, which is now his own, in Perry township. He is a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Ballenger) Oler, natives of Wayne county, the father born in Green township, July 25, 1819, and the mother, born Nov. 2, 1820, in Ross county, Ohio, came to Wayne county with her parents when six years old. They were married Feb. 2, I843, and became the parents of nine children. The Oler family came originally from Germany, the name of the first immigrant being Henry Oler, and he settled in North Carolina. His son, also named Henry, grandfather of William E., married Sarah Por- ter in North Carolina and came from that State to Wayne county in 1816, entering the land upon which his children were born and which is still in the possession of his son, Henry Oler. The mater- nal grandparents of William E. Oler were Benjamin and Sarah (Shiveley) Ballenger (see sketch of Charles J. Ballenger). Adam Oler, the father, was educated in his native township and later fol- lowed the occupation of his father, that of farming. He acquired a good landed estate of 240 acres in Perry township and it was there he died in 1893, his wife surviving until 1909, when she died at the age of eighty-eight years. William E. Oler received his early education in the country schools in the vicinity of his home. He began working on the home farm and remained with his par- ents until they died. He early engaged in the buying and selling of cattle and hogs, and when his father died, in 1893, he took charge of the farm and made a home for his mother. In 1881 he purchased his first land, it being a tract of I2O acres off the south half of the old homestead, and after the death of his mother added 544 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the remaining I2O acres by buying out the other heirs. He also Owns a farm of 92.5 acres in Jefferson township, which he pur- chased in 1905, and eighty acres in Green township, but resides upon and Operates the old homestead. He has followed a line of general farming, but has always been a large dealer in live stock, buying and shipping to the markets. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank at Williamsburg and in the Modoc Telephone Company, in which latter corporation he is also a director. In politics he belongs to the Republican party, and he and his wife are affiliated with the United Brethren church at Sugar Grove. On Nov. 2, 1882, he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie A. Mettert, daughter of George G. and Elizabeth (Fouts) Mettert, who came from Preble county, Ohio, to Wayne county, the father following farming in Jefferson and Clay townships, and both are now de- ceased. Mrs. Oler was born in Wayne county, Jan. 27, 1859, and to her and her husband were born three children: Clyde G., born March I5, 1884, married Essie L. Taylor, daughter of John W. and Hannah G. Taylor, and of this union was born a daughter, Nola Bess, Nov. 12, 1910; Nola Beryl, born March 13, 1888, graduated in the Economy High School and later attended Earlham College and the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, and now resides at the parental home, as does also Luther Paul, who was born June 13, I894, a student in the high school at Economy. Charles W. D. Jones, deceased, for many years one of the sub- stantial citizens of Cambridge City, was born in Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 5, 1858. He was the son of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones (see sketch of Lincoln H. Jones). He re- ceived his educational training in the public schools of his native village, and was identified with that community in his youth and early manhood until his removal to Cambridge City, where he be- came connected with the First National Bank. He began the bank- ing business with his father in Centerville, at the age of sixteen years, and thus his entire career was spent in financial affairs in- volving care and good judgment. As such he was considered of more than ordinary ability and gained and held the confidence of a large number of patrons. He was long the cashier of the First National Bank of Cambridge City and assisted very materially in successfully conducting its affairs. In 1893 he assisted in estab- lishing the Wayne International Building and Loan Association and continued a member of its board of directors until death. No little of the achievements of that institution are due to his wise and conservative methods. In his political views Mr. Jones was a stanch Republican. On Dec. I4, 1887, he was married to Miss Jennie Elliott, daughter of the late Calvin B. and Rebecca (Swayze) Elliott, of Cambridge City, and their home life was ideal. Of this union was born a son, Herman, who attended the Culver Military Academy with the class of 1910. He had previous- ly attended a business college at Richmond, and in 1908 entered the First National Bank at Cambridge City as teller. Mr. Jones' death occurred March 1, 1906, and the widow resides at the home- stead in Cambridge City. Calvin B. Elliott, father of Mrs. Jones, CHARLES. W. D. JONES. BIOGRAPHICAL 545 was a native of Wayne county, born in Centerville, April 29, 1826, a Son of William and Eliza (Branson) Elliott. He was educated in Cambridge City and at the age of fourteen entered mercantile life in his father's store. In 1847 he married Rebecca Swayze, a daughter of John B. Swayze, of Henry county, and in 1866 he died, leaving three children : Emma, who married Albert V. Hodskin, of Springfield, Ohio; Eddie C., and Mrs. Jones. Mr. Elliott was again married, in 1868, to Maria D. Bowman, of Erie, Pa. Through- out the most of his active career he was engaged in the mercan- tile business in Cambridge City, being one of the foremost mer- chants in that vicinity. During the Civil war he was a staunch Union man and was liberal in his donations to the soldiers and their dependent families. Enos T. Veal, at the present time the incumbent of the Office of trustee of Perry township, with residence at Economy, was born on his father's farm in Randolph county, Indiana, Oct. 3, 1851. His parents are George W. and Maria (Sears) Veal, the former born in Clay township, Wayne county, Aug. 19, 1818, and the latter a daughter of Curtis Sears, who came from Ohio to Wayne county and later removed to Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Veal received the name of Enos from his paternal grandfather, Enos Veal, a native of the State of New Jersey who came to Indiana in the early part of the last century and settled in this county. He purchased a tract of uncultivated land, which he cleared and on which he erected the first home of the Veal family in Indiana, and he continued to re- main a resident of Wayne county until his death, which occurred in Wayne township. George W. Veal received his early education in the district schools of Clay township and in early manhood removed to Randolph county, where he purchased land and has since resided. In politics he has been a Republican since the birth of that political organization, and he held the Office of township assessor in Randolph county many years. In 1890 he was elected treasurer of Randolph county and served one term, refusing a sec- ond nomination, believing that a man should hold the office only two years. In the primary at which he was nominated he received double the number of votes cast for all the other candidates in the field. He has now retired from all active business and is living in Winchester, the county seat of Randolph county. He and his devoted wife are the parents of fourteen children. Enos T. Veal, like his father, received his early education in the district schools of his native section, supplemented by two terms in the Lebanon, Ohio, schools, and spent his boyhood on his father's farm. At the age of seventeen he began teaching in Randolph county, follow- ing that occupation four terms, and in 1870 went to Iowa to see the country. He liked it so well that he remained two years, de- voting his time to teaching school and working on farms by the month. In 1873 he came to Wayne county and worked on a farm by the month two years. In 1875 he went to Arkansas and worked in a stave and handle factory, beginning as engineer, but after six months was made foreman and afterward had full charge of the factory. The location being in the Black River Swamps it was 546 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY very unhealthy, and Mr. Veal returned to Wayne county and worked for a time on a farm by the month. After his marriage he rented a farm three years, at the end of which period he rented another tract in the northern part of Perry township, where he re- sided twenty years, and he had the place under his control for twenty-five years. In 1900 he moved to the village of Economy, where he purchased property, and afterward bought his present commodious residence. While operating the rented farm he pur- chased a tract of land adjoining, which he still owns. In politics Mr. Veal has always been a Republican. In 1889 he was elected trustee of Perry township and served in that position until 1895. In 1900 he was again elected, serving four years, and in I9 IO was appointed to the same position for the term ending in 1914. He is a man of high standing in the county, having been the executor of some very large estates and the guardian of minor children. On March 4, 1879, Enos T. Veal was united in marriage to Ida E. Bailey, born Sept. 9, 1859, daughter of David L. and Martha (Wilson) Bailey, and of this union was born a son, Cicero B., Feb. 23, 1880. The son is a graduate of Purdue University, at Lafayette, Ind., and has been for some time a professor of Me- chanical Engineering and at the head of the machine design depart- ment of that institution. He married Miss Jennie Albertson, daughter of Joseph Lee Albertson, and of that union have been born two children—Mary Eunice and Martha Louise. Mr. Veal and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Alonzo Cain, a prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, May 20, 1861. He is a son of Allen and Elizabeth (Weyl) Cain, early settlers of Green township, and a grandson of Jonathan and Elizabeth Cain. Allen Cain was a farmer all of his life. He is deceased and his widow resides at Economy. To him and his wife were born six children: William Alonzo is the eldest; Alice is the wife of Sam- uel Stover, a farmer near New Castle; Artie married Ottie Crull and resides on the old Cain homestead in Perry township; Etta died in childhood; Earl and Pearl are twins, the former married India McGunigal and is a farmer in Dalton township, and the latter is the wife of Ira Hoober, a farmer in Henry county. William Alonzo Cain came to Perry township with his parents when very young and received his early education in the schools of Economy and at the Shaw school in Perry township. He began life working on his father's farm and continued there until 1885, when he rented a farm in Jefferson township and continued to operate the same until 1890. He then purchased the old Manning place of 160 acres in Perry township, where he has since been engaged in general farming and stock raising. He has greatly improved the farm and has since added two additional tracts, which bring his total acreage up to 186. Politically Mr. Cain belongs to the Republican party, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. On Aug. 6, 1885, he was married to Miss Dora M. Manning, daughter of George and Susan Manning (both deceased), of Wayne county, and of this union were born two children: Paul BIOGRAPHICAL 547 H., born April 3, 1887, married Gail Haxton, daughter of Joseph C. and Ora Haxton, of Economy, and they have one child, Genevieve, born Jan. I3, 1910; and Marcella, born Jan. 26, 1897, resides at the parental home. The son, Paul H., went to Colorado in 1909 and entered land there, and is extensively engaged in the dairy business. George W. Barnard, a highly respected and prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in that township, June 3, 1855. He is a son of Eli B. and Huldah (Canaday) Barnard, na- tives of Wayne county. The paternal grandfather, also named George W. Barnard, was a son of Uriah and Elizabeth (Macy) Barnard, and his ancestral history is given as follows: He was a grandson of Timothy Barnard and Love (Swain) Barnard, Joseph Macy and Mary (Starbuck) Macy; great-grandson of Timothy Barnard and Mary (Bunker) Barnard, George Swain and Love (Paddack) Swain, Joseph Macy and Hannah (Hobbs) Macy, Wil- liam Starbuck and Anna (Folger) Starbuck; great-great-grandson of Benjamin Barnard and Judith (Gardner) Barnard, Peleg Bunker and Susanna (Coffin) Bunker, John Swain, Jr., and Experience (Folger) Swain, Nathaniel Paddack and Ann (Bunker) Paddack, Thomas Macy and Deborah (Coffin) Macy, Benjamin Hobbs and , Jetho Starbuck and Dorcas (Gayer) Starbuck, Peter Fol- ger and Judith (Coffin) Folger; great-great-great-grandson of Nathaniel Barnard and Mary (Barnard) Barnard, Nathaniel Gard- ner and Abigail (Coffin) Gardner, William Bunker and Mary (Macy) Bunker, Stephen Coffin and Mary (Bunker) Coffin, John Swain and Mary (Wier.) Swain, Peter Folger and Mary (Morrill) Folger, William Bunker and Mary (Macy) Bunker, John Macy and Deborah (Gardner) Macy, John Coffin and Deborah (Austin) Coffin, Nathaniel Starbuck and Mary (Coffin) Starbuck, William Gayer and Dorcas (Starbuck) Gayer, Eleazer Folger and Sarah (Gardner) Folger, Stephen Coffin and Mary (Bunker) Coffin; great-great-great-great-grandson of Thomas Barnard and Eleanor Barnard, Robert Barnard and Joanna (Hervey) Barnard, James Coffin and Mary (Severance) Coffin, George Bunker and Jane (Godfrey) Bunker (on four lines), Thomas Macy and Sarah (Hop- cott) Macy (on two lines), Tristram Coffin and Dionis (Stevens) Coffin (on four lines), John Swain and Elizabeth Swain, Richard Gardner and Sarah (Shattuck) Gardner (on two lines), Joseph Austin and Sarah (Starbuck) Austin, Edward Starbuck and Cath- erine (Reynolds) Starbuck (on two lines), Peter Folger and Mary (Morrill) Folger; and the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of William Bunker, a French Huguenot, in England, Tristram Coffin and Dionis (Stevens) Coffin, John Severance and Abigail Severance, of Salisbury, Mass., Shattuck and Damaris Shat- tuck, of Salem, Mass., and Edward Starbuck and Catherine (Rey- nolds) Starbuck. Returning to George W. Barnard, the grand- father of the subject of this review, it may be stated that he mar- ried Edith Bailey, of Wayne county, Indiana, in 1820. The father of our subject, Eli B. Barnard, born March 31, 1821, was the only offspring of this union. His mother died when he was six weeks old and afterward his father married an Irish woman, named Lening- 548 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ton, and they reared four children: Oliver, of Guthrie, Okla.; Eliza (Barnard) Cabeen, late of Iowa; and Amanda and Harriet. Eli B. Barnard was thus reared without a mother's care and solici- tude. His early life being one of hardship and privation, he learned the carpenter trade and was a fine workman and joiner before he was fifteen years old. In 1847 he married Huldah Canaday and of this union were born seven children—Robert H., Edith E., one that died unnamed in infancy, Arminda M., George W., Irena M., and Sarah M. Of these children only three—Edith E., George W., and Irena M.–are living. The paternal grandfather of George W. Barnard was Robert Canaday, born in Tennessee, Jan. I3, 1777. His wife, Amy (Sumner) Canaday, was born in Tennessee, April 24, 1782, and they came to Wayne county, Indiana, and settled north of Economy, in 1816. Of their union were born nine chil- dren: Joshua, Nov. II, 1806; Lyda, May 5, 1808, died in infancy; Ann, May 2, 1809, died young ; Abigail, May 12, 181 I ; Thomas, March 5, 1813; Sarah, Dec. I3, 1815; Amy, March 5, 1817; Irena, April 14, 1819; and Huldah, May 13, 1821. The mother of these children died Sept. 25, 1823, and after her death Robert Canaday married her sister, Sarah Sumner, and of this union one child, Lind- sey, was born, June II, 1829. He is the only one of that family now living, and he resides in Economy, hale and sprightly and in the full possession of all his powers, at the age of eighty-two years. The maternal great-grandfather, Joshua Sumner, was of noted Tennessee stock and lived to be IOI years old. To him and his wife, Sarah, were born the following children: Jonathan, Dec. 3, 1770; Josiah, Feb. 22, 1775; Robert, Nov. 2, 1777; Charles, born March 2, 1780; Amy (grandmother of George W. Barnard), April 24, 1782; Lydia, Sept. 18, 1784; Joshua, Sr., April 24, 1786; Sarah, May 27, 1788; Abigail, July 4, 1791; and William, Feb. 2, 1795. Eli B. Barnard was a lifelong Republican and gave a vigorous support to Lincoln's war measures during the Civil war. He died in 1900. George W. Barnard received his early education in the district schools of Perry township and in the schools of Economy, and has always worked on his present home farm. Since the death Of his father he has continued to reside with his two sisters—Edith E. and Irena M. His occupation is that of a farmer, fruit grower and inventor. He is a Republican in his political views, and he is a birthright member of the Friends' church. William L. Fouts, a prominent farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in Jefferson township, this county, April 16, 1875. He is a son of John M. and Barbara (Williams) Fouts (see sketch of John M. Fouts). William L. Fouts received his education in the district schools of Jefferson township and at the schools of Economy and began his independent career by renting land of his father, “on the thirds,” one season. After his marriage he rented a farm in Perry township and resided there two years, at the end of which time he purchased the Hale farm in the same township and 1ived there thirteen years, adding to its acreage in the meantime. In 1910 he purchased the Clark farm, consisting of 276 acres, lo- cated one mile northwest of Economy, and there he has since BIOGRAPHICAL 549 resided, engaged in general farming. On Nov. 26, 1896, Mr. Fouts was married to Miss Lida Ward, daughter of George F. and Mar- garet (Brown) Ward, who then resided near Brownsville, Union county. Mrs. Fouts was born in Wayne county, Jan. 29, 1874. Of this union there is one child, Harold, born April 20, 1899. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fouts are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. George F. Ward, father of Mrs. Fouts, is a mechanic and now resides at Cambridge City. He and his wife became the parents of seven children: Laura, the eldest, married William Beard and they had two sons—Frank and Byron. Mr. Beard died in early life and his widow married Rufus Williams, of Perry township. Mrs. Fouts is the second in order of birth. Leona married Jesse Replogle, of Hagerstown, and they have one child, Helen. Hattie married Frank Jordan, of Perry township, and they have two sons—William and Raymond. Ida, Dora and Charley died young, and Mrs. Ward, the mother of these children, passed away June 8, 1891. William C. Northcott, formerly engaged in the lumber and milling business and later a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Perry township, was born in Troy, N. C., Dec. 30, 1832. He is one of eight children—four sons and four daughters—born to John and Mary (Bolan) Northcott, the former born in Kentucky and the lat- ter in Montgomery county, North Carolina. William C. North- cott received his education in the schools of his native State and remained at the parental home until he reached his majority. He then rented land in North Carolina and farmed until twenty-nine years old, when, in 1861, he came to Economy, this county, and formed a partnership with David Robbins in the flouring mill business, which they conducted four years. He then engaged in the lumber business, buying timber and cutting it up and shipping the lumber, and was thus enployed about six years, at the end of which time the mill burned. He then rented a farm in Randolph county, where he resided five or six years, after which he purchased his present home place of about sixty-three acres, where he erected a comfortable house and good barns, and has since resided there, at the present time in practical retirement. To such characters as Mr. Northcott the community is greatly indebted, and his life has been a fine example of industry and patience. He is an adherent of the Republican party, and socially, when younger and able to attend meetings, was a member of the Masonic Order, having been made a Mason in the Economy lodge in 1866. On March 28, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Martitia Luther, daughter of Abraham and Luvisa (Steed) Luther, of Montgomery county, North Carolina, where Mrs. Northcott was born July 21, 1838. Of this union were born eight children: Margaret, born April 17, 1856, died at the age of three months; Mary A., born Nov. 25, 1858, is the wife of Sylvester H. Jones, of Richmond; Sarah L., born June 21, 1859, is the wife of Thomas B. Orr, of Anderson; John L., born Nov. Io, 1861, married Wilda McKinney; William F., born Oct. 21, 1863, resides at the parental home and has charge of the farm; Emma E. and Ella (twins), born May 16, 1866, the former 550 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of whom is the wife of John Comley and the latter is the wife of Reid Smith; and Charles E., born April 17, 1873, married Elizabeth Cain and resides at Hagerstown. Mr. and Mrs. Northcott are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. Samuel Spahr Clevenger, trustee of Abington township, and one of its prominent and influential citizens, was born one mile north of his present residence, April 6, 1844, son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger (see sketch of Francis M. Clevenger). After Samuel S. had finished the course afforded by the school in District No. 4 of Abington township, he abandoned his studies and engaged in farming. When about twenty-one years old he worked by the month one year, and in November, 1867, moved to his father's farm, which he rented several years. He then purchased I2O acres of land, and at the time of his father's death added by purchase I2O acres more. Ten years later he sold sixty acres and now has a farm of 160 acres, which is operated by his son. Mr. Clevenger improved the land and developed one of the finest farms in the county. At the last general election he was chosen trustee of Abington township, to which office he devotes a large share of his time. He has always been a public-spirited man, and previous to his election as trustee had served four terms as supervisor, de- voting much time and attention to the welfare of the township. In politics he gives staunch support to the men and measures of the Democratic party and his election to office has always been as a candidate of that organization. He is a prominent member of the Masonic body, belonging to Cornelius Lodge, No. 232, at Abington. His father and mother were members of the Methodist Episcopal church when living, and in the faith of that church he was reared. On Oct. 15, 1867, Mr. Clevenger was united in marriage to Miss Nancy V. Simmons, born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, Nov. 24, 1851, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Coward) Simmons, high- ly respected residents of Union county, Indiana. Mrs. Clevenger died Feb. 21, 1906, having become the mother of eight children: Florence E., born May 2, 1869, is the wife of William Plankenhorn, of near Brownsville, Union county; David M., born Oct. 28, 1870, married Merlie McCashland and resides near Brownsville, in Union county; Margaret Alice, born Dec. I5, 1872, became the wife of Edward Garthwait and died in 1894; Thomas F., born Nov. 9, 1874, was first married to Lottie Bowland and after her death to Mrs. Mary C. Berkshire, is a farmer and resides near Brownsville, in Union county; John S., born Dec. 23, 1877, married Bessie Mc- Cashland and resides on his father’s farm ; Mary Edna, born Sept. 21, 1880, is the wife of William H. Gans, a farmer in Hendricks county; Rebecca Leota, born July 19, 1885, is the wife of Harry V. McCoy, a farmer in Fayette county; and Eveline Ruth, born Feb. 6, 1892, died in infancy. On Nov. 24, 1908, Mr. Clevenger was married to Mrs. Florence V. (Treen) Davidson, born in Fulton county, Indiana, July 26, 1850, daughter of John G. and Sarah (Redd) Treen, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Ohio. Mr. Treen was a very early settler in Fulton county, where he spent the greater part of his life, but he died at Logansport, BIOGRAPHICAL 55I where he had lived retired ten or twelve years, Sept. 25, 1876. His wife had passed away several years before his death. Mrs. Cleven- ger's former husband, Charles Davidson, died Sept. 29, 1894, being at that time a resident of Jasper county. Of that union there were born nine children—Mary C., Carrie M. (deceased), Minnie Bell (deceased), Charles S. (deceased), Myrtle F., Jacob R., Birchard R., Merrill T., and Mabel. William Martin Wright, who died April 14, 191 I, was a well known farmer of the township of Abington, where he was a life- long resident, never having been away from the farm upon which he resided for a month at any one time. He was born on the farm where he died Sept. 4, 1840, a son of Henry and Nancy (Martin) Wright, the former born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19, 1797, and the latter in Tennessee, Oct. 18, 1803. The father re- moved to Ohio in 1809, and was married there July Io, 1826. About 1835 or 1836 he came to Wayne county and located in Abington township, on a part of the farm afterward occupied by his son, William M. His brother owned the other portion of the place, but later Henry Wright purchased this tract and at the time of his death owned 360 acres. He did not farm very much during the later years of his life, but made a business of loaning money. He died Dec. 31, 1855, and his wife passed away, Aug. 19, 1869. They were the parents of ten children: Margaret, born April 7, 1827, died March 2, 1846; Lucy Ann, born May 1, 1829, died July 18, 1830; another child, born Feb. 4, 1831, died in infancy; John Wash- ington, born April 27, 1832, died Jan. I9, 1860; another child, born April 2, 1834, died in infancy; Mary, born July 2, 1835, died Oct. I5, 1849; Josephus, born Sept. 18, 1837, is also deceased; William M. is the next in order of birth; another child, born Aug. 30, 1842, died in infancy; and Nancy Jane, born Aug. I3, 1844, died Feb. II, 1887. William M. Wright received his education in a log school- house in Abington township, and after leaving school engaged at farming, which he followed during all of his exceedingly active career. His father died when he was fifteen years old, and after he had reached the age of twenty-one, in company with his brother, Josephus, he operated the farm as long as his mother lived. After her death the farm was divided according to the terms of his father’s will, and William M. fell heir to the old homestead part of the estate. He later purchased his brother’s portion and by sub- sequent purchases increased his landed possessions until he had 440 acres of land which he operated, making a specialty of dairying and stock raising. In politics he was independent, and he was a member of the Whitewater Horse Thief Detective Association. On March 22, 1866, Mr. Wright was married to Mrs. Mary Ann (Doddridge) Wright, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Weekley) Doddridge, former highly respected citizens, who are given ex- tended mention on other pages of this work. Of this union were born nine children: Leora Annetta, born March 26, 1867, died Oct. I3, 1891 ; Sarah Nancy, born Sept. 15, 1868, is the wife of John L. Rugh, of Wayne township, and they have four children—Elsie May, Berling Reymond, Frances Elizabeth, and Florence Violet; 552 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Lurena Frances, born Jan. 29, 1870, resides at the parental home; Howard Doddridge, born May 23, 1871 (died May 21, 1911), mar- ried Sarah Seller and she resides at Greencastle, lnd., the mother of four children—Mary Margaret (died in infancy), Lawrence Western, Minnetta Leota, and Howard Arthur (died in infancy); Grace Ione, born Nov. I5, 1872, is the wife of Eller O. Douglass, a Methodist Episcopal minister, Madrid, Iowa, and they have four children—Clayton Otis, Emery Wright, Mary Katharine, and Doro- thy Ione; Eliza Leota, born July 14, 1874, is a trained nurse at Greenwood, Ind. ; Mary Ellen, born Nov. 27, 1876, married a Mr. Ranck and she has one son, Robert Charles; Charles Wilbur, born April 15, 1879, married Gertrude Johnson and resides at Gettys- burg, S. D.; and Isaac Clayton, born Oct. 23, 1881, resides at home and operates the farm. Mrs. Wright was born in Union county, near the Fayette county line, March 12, 1837. The family home is pleasantly located and was erected in 1845. Mr. Wright was a member of Doddridge Chapel Methodist Episcopal church many years. Nicholas Tice, late resident of Abington township, and whose untimely death was recorded at that time of his life when his in- dustry had earned a respite from the arduous labors of his earlier years, was a native of Electoral Hesse, near Cassel, Prussia, born Oct. 22, 1833, son of Jacob and Katharine Tice, natives of Prussia. The father died when Nicholas was four years old, and the latter came to America at the age of nineteen, about 1852, becoming a resident of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he remained about six years, working for others for a time and then engaging in the lime burning business. In April, 1858, he came to Indiana and located in Wayne county, rented a house and worked one year for Jacob Fender, of Abington township. He then moved to Center township and rented a farm one year, and then moved to another farm where he remained three years. He then spent one year on an adjoining farm, at the end of which time he purchased twenty acres in the southern part of Abington township, where he resided about sixteen years. Then selling that place, he purchased a farm of eighty acres where his widow resides, and this was added to by subsequent purchases, from time to time, until there is IIO acres in the homestead. He was a man of industrious and frugal habits, was significantly the architect of his own fortune, made the best improvements on his property and became one of the substantial farmers and highly honored citizens of the county. He continued to reside on the homestead until his death, Aug. I5, 1888, in the very prime of his useful manhood. On Aug. 30, 1857, he was mar- ried, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Diehl, born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, on the River Rhine, Dec. 20, 1835, and she survives her husband. Theirs was a beautiful domestic life and their example has ever been before their children, a lasting sacred memory. The widow is a devoted member of the Lutheran church, with which her husband was also prominently identified. In politics he was a stanch Democrat and was active in the Sup- port of the party cause in his locality, ever showing a loyal inter- BIOGRAPHICAL 553 est in public affairs of a local nature. Of the thirteen children born to this estimable couple, and whose names are here entered in the order of birth, the eldest died in infancy; John, born in May, 1858, died at the age of sixteen years; Lydia, born Feb. 3, 1861, is the wife of Theodore Stinson, of Abington township ; Fred, born Feb. 22, 1863, is a farmer in Abington township; Susie, born Jan. 27, 1865, is the wife of James B. Dye, of near Urbana, Ohio; Ella, born Sept. 29, 1866, is the wife of Charles Mattie, of Kokomo, Ind. ; Daniel, born Jan. 29, 1868, is a farmer and resides north of Center- ville; Francis, born Jan. 5, 1870, resides in Richmond; Balzer, born Nov. 6, 1872, resides in Center township ; Charles, born July 26, 1874, resides at home with his mother; Jacob, born April 24, 1876, resides at New Madison, Ohio; Louis, born Feb. 2, 1878, resides near Chester, Wayne county, Indiana; and Emmet, born Jan. 26, I88O, is a farmer and resides near Centerville. Mrs. Tice is a daughter of John Henry and Margaret (Hauf) Diehl, natives of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, the father born in October, 1795, and the mother in June, 18OO. The former died Dec. 25, 1848, and the latter on June 25 of the same year. They were the parents of six children—John Peter (deceased), Anna (deceased), Susan, a daugh- ter that died in infancy, Mrs. Tice, and Barbara. George William Wright, a prominent farmer and stock raiser residing in Abington township, was born on the farm where he resides, Sept. 20, 1850. His parents were natives of Wayne county, the father, Washington Wright, born on the farm where Andrew Kramer resides, Jan. 31, 1826, and the mother, Teresa (Nugen) Wright, was born on what is now known as the “Wray Farm,” Dec. 4, 1824. They were married in Wayne county, Dec. 17, 1849. The father became a land owner about 1872 and was engaged as a farmer all of his life, dying March 2, 1904, his wife having died Sept. 4, 1903. Three children were born to them : George W. is the eld- est; John P. resides at Denver, Colo., where he is superintendent of the Detention Home, the second institution of the kind to be established in the United States; and Enos S. is a farmer and stock buyer and resides in Centerville. George W. Wright was edu- cated at the school in District No. 4, in Center township, later at- tended school at Lebanon, Ohio, and at Danville, Ind., and he at- tended during a three-months’ term at Spiceland, Ind. At the age of twenty-three years he taught a three-months’ term of school in Abington township, following which he worked on the farm during the summer months and taught school in the winter for a period of about twenty-one years. He then rented a farm of his father in Center township and resided there three years, then lived on an- other rented farm in the same township two years, and at the end of that period purchased the farm where he resides, and which was the old homestead where his paternal grandfather died. At the time of the purchase the farm consisted of sixty acres, but Mr. Wright now has I40 acres, which is operated in a general way and he makes a business of stock raising, the farm being well stocked with cattle and also with horses. In politics he is a Democrat, but in all matters of a local nature is independent. On Sept. Io, 554 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I890, was celebrated his union to Miss Alice Hanagan, born on the Jackson King farm, near Centerville, Nov. 3, 1871. She is a daugh- ter of David and Elizabeth (Black) Hanagan, natives of Wayne county, where the father was born May 22, 1846, and the mother, Oct. 30, 1842. The father was always a farmer by occupation and resides in Center township. To him and his good wife were born seven children: Ida May is the wife of R. A. Malott, of Marion, Ind. ; Mrs. Wright is the second in order of birth; William D. re- sides in Indianapolis; Myrtle is the wife of Alpheus Kenworthy, a farmer near Connersville; Etta resides with her father in Center township ; Lilith is the wife of Charles Wambo, a farmer, of Cen- terville; and Gaar is a farmer and resides in Center township. To Mr. and Mrs. Wright one child has been born—Teresa Elizabeth— born May 3, 1909. Mr. Wright is a member of the Masonic order, being a Past Master of Centerville Lodge, No. 417, and he is also a member of the Eastern Star, as is his wife. His intention is to spend his days on this farm in Abington township. James Rariden Meek, deceased, was born near Earlham Col- lege, Richmond, Feb. 16, 1823. His parents—Joseph and Gululma (Smith) Meek—were natives respectively of Kentucky and North Carolina, and were very early settlers in Wayne county, a part of the farm upon which the widow of James R. Meek resides having been bought from the government by the father, and they con- tinued to reside here until their respective deaths. James R. Meek received his education in the district schools of Abington township, where he was married Dec. 31, 1848, to Miss Catherine E. Adair, born near Springfield, Clark county, Ohio, Dec. 24, 1831, daughter of Alexander and Matilda (Hoover) Adair, who, in 1842, came to Indiana and settled near Union City, but afterward resided in Ab- ington township. To James R. and Catherine E. (Adair) Meek were born eight children: The first one, born Nov. 12, 1849, died in infancy; John W., born Feb. 9, 1851, conducts a stock ranch in Western Nebraska; Joseph, born Dec. 20, 1853, is a physician and surgeon and resides in Boston, Wayne county; Marquis de Lafay- ette, born May 9, 1856, is a farmer and retired physician and re- sides in Abington township, near Abington; Alexander, born Sept. 2, 1858, is deceased ; James R., born June 13, 1862, resides in Idaho; David C. E., born July 17, 1864, resides at home with his mother; and Charles Alfred, born June 4, 1872, is a farmer and resides at Centerville. The father of Mrs. Meek is thought to have been born in Ohio and her mother was a native of Virginia. The father was a carpenter by trade, and after coming to Indiana and following that occupation for a time in Union City, he came to Abington township and located on a farm. Some years later he went back to Union City, but again returned to Abington township and later removed to Terre Haute. Thence he removed to Missouri, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. James R. Meek resided at the parental home until married. He began the study of medicine some years before this event, and after he was married began the practice of that profession in Jonesboro, Grant county, in partnership with an older brother. After four months he took BIOGRAPHICAL 555 a dislike to the profession and, giving it up, returned to Abington township and purchased a small farm adjoining the old Meek homestead. After his father’s death he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the estate and thus obtained a farm of 115 acres, where Mrs. Meek resides. He taught school in winter and operated his farm in summer until too old to continue teaching. While never aspiring for office, he believed in the principles of the Republican party, and the confidence and esteem of his political associates were manifested by election as trustee of Abington township, and he also served as assessor and constable, filling every position with credit to himself and his party. His death occurred in Abington township, July 29, 1900. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. To the parents of Mrs. Meek were born eight children, four of whom are living, and of these Mrs. Meek is the eldest; Amanda is the widow of Mr. Bordner and resides in Union City; Samuel resides in Northern Indiana; and Andrew resides in Union City. Since the death of Mr. Meek his widow has continued to reside on the farm, which her son, David C. E., operates. She has for years been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Abington. John W. Morgan, now a resident of Centerville, whose energy and determination have acquired for him a home and farm in this county of his nativity, was born in Center township, Wayne county, April 26, 1853. His parents were James W. and Elizabeth (Abden) Morgan, born in Pennsylvania, the father on March 7, 1813, and the mother on Jan. 2, 1816. The elder Morgan worked in a still house in his native State, though his father was the owner of a fine farm, and in 1844 came to Indiana (see sketches of Gilbert and Henry L. Morgan). John W. Morgan was educated at the district schools of his native township, and early in life, in 1875, left the parental roof and rented a farm in Abington township, which he operated at the time he was married, and which he continued to farm about twenty- three years and then purchased fifteen acres in Center township, having an undivided interest in the home farm, and later he pur- chased forty acres in Abington township, having sold the fifteen acres to his brothers. Still later, he added sixty acres to this tract, and afterward fifty-five acres. Previous to this he had purchased a residence property in Centerville, where he resided three years, and later purchased 16.44 acres adjoining an eighty-acre farm which Mrs. Morgan inherited. He now has 2II.44 acres in one tract and forty acres in another. He disposed of his property in Centerville, and aside from the three years, during which he resided there on account of the school advantages, he resided continuously in Abing- ton township, on one or the other of his farms, until June, IQII, at which time he removed to Centerville, having built new build- ings in the summer of 1911. He operates his land in a general way and a number of years was engaged in the breeding of Poland China hogs. His chosen occupation has always been the life of a farmer and in this vocation he has prospered. His industry and activity have won for him a home in the county of his nativity and he is looked upon as a man of ability and strength of character. 556 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY In politics he follows the doctrines of the Democratic party on all national issues, but regarding the administration of local affairs is independent. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Lucas Grove, in Abington township, his wife also being a mem- ber of the same religious body. On Jan. Io, 1875, Mr. Morgan led to the altar Miss Sarah E. Stevens, born in Abington township, Jan., II, 1853, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Plessinger) Stevens, the former born in Abington township, May Io, 1817, and the latter in Pennsylvania, Feb. 19, 1814. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Mor- gan were born seven children. Pernina Ann, born Jan. 28, 1876, is th wife of Daniel Tice, a farmer in Webster township; James W., born Oct. I, 1878, married Ollie Wood, is a teacher by occupation, and resides in Madison county, Indiana; William E., born Sept. 15, 1881, died Sept. 16, 1899; Grover T., born July 15, 1884, married Nettie Lamott, is a farmer, and resides in Abington township, on his father's farm ; Myrtle, born Nov. I5, 1887, is the wife of Ross Petty, a farmer in Jackson township; Roy A., born Jan. 1, 1890, is also farming on his father's farm; and Raymond, born June 5, I893, is a member of the class of 1915 in the Indiana University. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Masonic order at Centerville, the Red Men at Cambridge City, the Knights of Pythias at Centerville, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Abington, and has served in all the chairs of the local organization of the last named fraternity. The father of Mrs. Morgan was a land owner in Abing- ton township and was a tiller of the soil until he was compelled to retire, and he died in April, 1900, the mother having passed away in June, 1887. Charles David Miller, deceased, was born in Richmond, Ind., May 8, 1870, the third child of Lewis and Elizabeth (Neingert) Miller, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Indiana, now deceased. The son received his education in the schools of his native city and of Abington township, and remained at home until twenty-two years old. On June 15, 1892, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Ethel P. Snyder, born near Brownsville, Union coun- ty, July 19, 1874, daughter of Oliver T. and Katharine (Keller) Snyder. Mrs. Miller's parents now reside at Ladoga, Ind. After his marriage, Charles D. Miller rented a farm in Abington township belonging to his wife's grandfather, and there resided twelve years. He then purchased the farm where his daughter, Ruby B. Smoker, now resides, having previously bought the forty acres adjoining this tract, and there resided continuously until his death, Oct. I, I910, and there the widow and children resided until June 1, 1911, when Mrs. Miller took up her residence in Centerville. Mr. Miller was a successful man in his business ventures, owning at the time of his death eighty acres of land, which constituted one of the most neatly equipped farms in the vicinity. To Charles D. and Ethel P. (Sny- der) Miller were born four children: Ruby B., born Sept. 13, 1893, was married on Dec. 28, 1910, to Earl Smoker, son of William Smoker (see sketch) and they reside on the Miller homestead; Bertha Katharyne, born July 25, 1895; Edna May, born May 12, I897; and Morris D., born July 2, 1904; the three last named resid- BIOGRAPHICAL 557 ing at home with their mother. Mr. Miller was a member of the Iutheran church and in his political views was a Republican. He served as director of the Abington and Centerville pike several years. Mrs. Miller's parents were born in Union county, Indiana, and to them were born two children: Carrie, wife of David Re- ville, of Center township, and Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller attends the Christian church. Mrs. Camilla (Walker) Dill, deceased, was born in Richmond, Ind., Aug. Io, I87I. Her father, Lewis C. Walker, was born near Wilmington, Ohio, at which place he studied and practiced the profession of law until he removed to Richmond, in 1869. Her mother, Camilla Farquahr Walker, was born in Palacias, Tex., but upon the death of her father the family moved to Wilmington, Ohio, in 1847. She was married to Lewis C. Walker in 1870, and Camilla (Walker) Dill was their only child. Lewis C. Walker, the father, was elected to the general assembly in 1872, serving two sessions, and on July 23, 1873, the family moved to Indianapolis, where they have since resided. Mr. Walker was elected judge of the Superior Court in 1880, serving twelve years, and since his re- tirement from that position has been engaged in the active practice of law. Camilla (Walker) Dill was educated at the Girls’ Classical School in Indianapolis, under Mrs. May Wright Sewall, graduat- ing in 1889 with high honors. She also studied music under Pro- fessors Newland, Cappes and Leckner, and in 1890 spent a year at the New York Conservatory of Music. In the summer of 1891 she traveled in Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland, and France. On June 14, 1892, she was married to Howard Albert Dill and they continued to live in Indianapolis until October, 1895, when they moved to Richmond. During her residence in Indianapolis Mrs. Dill was an active member of the Dramatic Club and Of the Mati- nee Musical Club, and after her removal to Richmond became asso- ciated with the Musical Club, the History Class, the Tourist Club, and was a charter member of the Richmond Chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. She was also a prominent mem- ber of the First Presbyterian Church of Richmond, of which her husband is an elder. Of her marriage with Howard A. Dill were born two children—Dorothy, born in Indianapolis, March 17, 1893, and Malcolm Howard, born in Richmond, Feb. II, I899. Her sud- den and unexpected death, which occurred at her home in Rich- mond, April I, IOIO, was the occasion of much regret and sorrow to her host of friends. Her husband and children, with her parents, survive her. Lewis D. Stubbs, deceased, was many years a leading lawyer and influential citizen of Wayne county and prominently identified with public affairs. He was the eldest son of Jesse and Mary (Jones) Stubbs and was born at West Elkton, Preble county, Ohio, July 14, 1833, on the farm on which his grandfather, Samuel Stubbs, had settled when he migrated with his family from Georgia to Ohio in 1805. After receiving the common school education of his native county, Mr. Stubbs attended William Haughton's school at Liberty; thence he went to Farmer's College at College Hill, 558 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY near Cincinnati, at that time a flourishing institution under the Careys. He began the study of law with Judge Haynes, at Eaton, Ohio, and later graduated at the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to practice in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1857, the year of his removal to Richmond. He visited Centerville the first time, Dec. 18, 1857. The case of John C. Hudelson vs. The Indiana Cen- tral Railway Company was on trial. William Grose, Oliver P. Morton, and John F. Kibbey were attorneys for the plaintiff; John S. Newman, Jesse P. Siddall, and Samuel W. Parker were for the defendants. He had letters of introduction to Judge Perry and re- turned to Richmond with him in his buggy. In 1867 he was elected mayor to fill the unexpired term of Mayor John Finley. This was the Only political position ever held by Mr. Stubbs, although he was a most indefatigable worker for the Republican cause. For many years he was chairman of the Republican County Committee and gave of his time and means liberally to the work. He was chair- man of the Congressional District and member of the State Central Committee. His devotion to politics was, however, more a matter of principle and an inheritance from public-spirited and anti-slavery ancestors, than a desire for personal advancement. As a lawyer Mr. Stubbs enjoyed a large practice, confined largely to civil cases. He was a careful and laborious student, a man of sound judgment and comprehension of legal questions, and unfailingly courteous to those with whom his profession brought him in contact. Judge Comstock said of him : “His successes at the bar were always fairly won. * * * He came out of protracted and trying litigation with the respect and good will of the opposing counsel. He never attempted oratory. * * * His strength did not lie in his ability as an advocate, but his good sense, his industry and learning in the law, and his high character commanded for him the respectful hear- ing of every court before which he appeared. No one ever spoke slightingly of his character or his ability as a lawyer or as a man. * * * No one in or out of the profession was freer from pretense or fraud.” Though quiet and unassuming, Mr. Stubbs was a man of extraordinary attainments. His mind was a store- house of general information, gathered from every field of litera- ture. He was one of the organizers of the Tuesday Club and a leading spirit in that coterie of broad-minded and cultured people which became famous in the annals of Richmond. In short, he was a good man and a true gentleman of the old school, a citizen whose record is without a blemish. His wife was Emily A. Mendenhall, daughter of Kirk and Amanda (Woodward) Mendenhall, born near West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, May 9, 1836. Her father was the son of Caleb and Susanna (Gardner) Mendenhall, also of that Quaker migration of 1805 to Ohio, from Georgia, on account of slavery in the South. The marriage of Lewis D. Stubbs and Emily A. Mendenhall occurred at West Elkton, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1856. The following year they moved to Richmond. Mrs. Stubbs was a beau- tiful woman, unusually energetic and equally studious with her husband, who enjoyed and encouraged her mental activity. She devoted much of her time to the study of art, for which she in- BIOGRAPHICAL 559 herited a talent from her father. She was skillful in drawing and designing and was one of the earliest china painters in the country. She was a charter member of the State Keramic League, president of the Richmond Keramic Club, and of the Sketch Club, and one of the organizers and promoters of the Richmond Art Association. She was also active in the social life of the town, a member of the Tuesday Club and other literary clubs. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Stubbs died July 8, 1902. Mrs. Stubbs died Feb. 23, 1908. Two daughters, their only children, sur- vive them : Ada L., widow of William C. Bernhardt, deceased, now librarian of the Morrisson-Reeves Library; and Edna, wife of Rev. J. E. Cathell. They are both residents of Richmond. John Elwood Bundy, landscape painter and director in the Art Association, is numbered among the popular and highly es- teemed citizens of the city of Richmond, where he has his resi- dence and one of the most interesting art studios in America. Mr. Bundy was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, May 1, 1853, a son of John and Mary (Moore) Bundy, likewise born in Guilford county, North Carolina. In 1858 they removed to a farm in Mor- gan county, Indiana, where they lived the remainder of their lives, the father dying in 1891 and the mother in 1893. The father was one of the honored and substantial citizens of Morgan county. Mr. Bundy was reared on the old farm and resided with his parents until twenty-four years old. He was educated in the district schools, supplemented by private study and reading, as the district schools did not afford many advantages in those days. When he was eight years old his drawings of familiar scenes, animals, and persons, possessed such merit as to receive the favorable comment of his neighbors, and he determined that art should be his life work. As the years rolled swiftly by he continued to sit at the feet of Mother Nature, studying her in all her varied moods. At length he went to Indianapolis, where he received instruction from B. S. Hayes, then considered the most successful portrait painter in the State, and subsequently the young man studied in New York City and was allowed the privilege of copying at the Metropolitan Mu- seum. In 1877 Mr. Bundy commenced teaching art at Martinsville, Morgan county, Indiana, and for the next ten years devoted him- self to his chosen vocation, doing some fine work in the meantime. Then coming to Earlham College, he took charge of the Art De- partment and was connected there with eight years. He resigned this position in 1895, in order to devote himself more exclusively to painting, and because the demands upon his time had become too exacting. Since then he has been able to fill many commissions which he has received for landscape paintings. One of his best known efforts, entitled “Early Spring,” a canvass 40x60 inches, hangs on the walls of Earlham College, as does also a fine portrait of Professor Morgan, painted from life. Mr. Bundy is an artist of national reputation and has exhibited his paintings in the prin- cipal exhibitions, East and West. His fame rests chiefly on his ability to interpret the gentle words of nature, in quiet woodland scenes, early spring with melting snows, and the tenderness of landscape in twilight. Many of his paintings are owned in the 560 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Schools and homes of Richmond and by various collectors in all parts of the country. The most notable paintings are owned as follows: “Winter in Whitewater Valley,” John B. Dougan, of Richmond; “A Trout Brook,” Dr. Halsey C. Ives, of St. Louis; “Woodland Memories,” Mrs. M. J. Clark, of Grand Rapids; “Wood- land Pastures,” Mrs. W. H. Cole, of Duluth; “Heart of Beech- woods,” Museum of Fine Arts, of St. Louis; and “Blue Spring,” the Art Association of Richmond. In 1875 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Bundy to Miss Mary A. Marlatt, born and reared in Morgan county, Indiana, and they have two sons—Arthur L. and Walter E. Arthur L. has inherited some of his father's genius and is a photographer in the city of Richmond. Walter E. is a civil engineer and is located in Chicago. Samuel K. Morgan, a prominent real estate dealer of the city of Richmond, was born in the southern part of Hamilton county, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1852. His father, Samuel Morgan, was a native of Pennsylvania, born near Perrin's Mill, and his mother, Eliza (Ken- nedy) Morgan, was born in Montgomery, Hamilton county, Ohio, where she and her husband were married. The father was twenty- six years old when he came to Ohio with his father, Frank Morgan. The Morgans are of Scotch descent. The father learned the trade of a cooper in early life and worked at it until twenty-three years old, after which he followed farming a number of years. During the Civil war he was a feed contractor at old Camp Monroe, at Carthage, Ohio, where troops were recruited and supplies pur- chased and sent to the army. The family resided there when the Confederate, Gen. John Morgan, made his raid through that coun- try. After the close of the war Samuel Morgan returned to agri- cultural pursuits and devoted his attention to farming until he re- tired about ten years before his death. He resided at Hartwell, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, until about 1890, when he received his summons to another world. He was an Old Hickory Democrat in his political views and at one time was a member of the Knights of the Golden Circle. His wife, the mother of Samuel K. Morgan, passed away in 1861, and of their union were born four sons and four daughters, all of whom grew to maturity, with the exception of the youngest, Newton, who was drowned at the age of thirteen. Frank is deceased ; John resides at Anderson, Ind. ; Samuel K. is the next in order of birth ; Vermillia married a Mr. Clark and is deceased ; Joanah is the widow of a Mr. Stevenson and resides at Robinson, Ill. ; and Mary and Clara died of smallpox in 1864. After the death of his first wife the father married Mary Emmons, of Massachusetts, and she is now living in California with her two daughters, the survivors of a family of four—a son and three daugh- ters—born of this marriage. The father was a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Sherronville, Ohio. Samuel K. Morgan was educated in the Old Runyon school-house, District No. 4, of Sycamore town- ship, Hamilton county, Ohio, which he attended until twelve years . old, and for two years thereafter rendered his father much able assistance about the old homestead. On the first Monday in Oc- BIOGRAPHICAL 56I tober, 1866, he came to Richmond, and from that time on for twen- ty-nine years furnished straw for the Richmond Paper Mills and did contracting and general teaming and the handling of all kinds of heavy work. In 1895 he engaged in the real estate business and the past thirteen years has been in his present location, meeting with success as the reward of honest effort and industry. In poli- tics he is a Republican and for one term served in the office of mar- ket master of the city. Fraternally he has membership in the Red Men and the Order of Moose. He is married to Ella S. Boone, daughter of Sampson and Elizabeth (Sanders) Boone, of Richmond, both deceased. The father was a farmer in early life and a number of years was trustee of Wayne township. He also for thirteen years was in the employ of Gaar, Scott & Company, in Richmond. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan occurred March 29, 1877, and they have two sons—Omar P. and Walter S.—both of whom are plumbers by Occupation. Henry Werking Keagy, a prominent and influential citizen of Hagerstown, this county, was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1858. His father, Christian Keagy, a native of the Key- stone State, married Christina Werking, mother of the subject of this review and a native of the State of Pennsylvania, where both parents lived out their allotted years and died. The father was a farmer and flour miller by occupation. He was a member of a religious sect known as the “River Brethren,” while the mother had membership in the Church of God, but they were both faithful to the father's church. In politics he was a Republican. Of their union were born twelve children—Daniel, William, Mary M., Charles, Martha, James, David F., Henry W., Abram L., George M., Minnie, and Christiana, all deceased with the exception of Charles, in the bakery business at Altoona, Pa.; Henry W.; and Christiana, a dressmaker in Martinsburg, Pa. Henry W. Keagy acquired his elementary education in the district schools of his native State, was reared on a farm, and at the age of sixteen com- menced working out by the month. For three years he worked in Pennsylvania and the next three years in Indiana. He came to Indiana at the age of nineteen and located in Wayne county, near Hagerstown. At the age of twenty-One he secured employment in the flour mill of Miller Brothers, at New Castle, but in a few months returned to Hagerstown and entered the employ of Zach- ariah Teeter, in the same line of business. In 1882, having accumu- lated a small capital, he purchased Mr. Teeter's interest in the lum- ber, mill and contracting business of Teeter & Werking, and has since been successfully so engaged, the firm being known as Werk- ing & Keagy. In 1891, William Werking withdrew from the firm, John M. Werking and Mr. Keagy becoming sole owners, and Mr. Keagy gives his time and attention to the management of the busi- ness, together with the office work. He is a Republican politically, and though he has never sought public office has been for two terms selected by popular vote to the office of member of the school board of Hagerstown, and at present is the treasurer of the board. 562 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY He is a devout and enthusiastic member of the Christian church, with which religious faith he has been affiliated a number of years. On Dec. IO, 1885, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Mary Ellen Teeter, daughter of Zachariah and Barbara (Hoover) Teeter, who for many years before their deaths resided in the village of Hagerstown. Of this happy union a son was born—George Henry, born Sept. 5, 1891. He received his preliminary education in the Hagerstown Schools, prepared for college at the De Lancey School in Philadelphia, and is now in the University of Pennsylvania, tak- ing a course in architecture, and will graduate with the class of I913. Mr. Keagy has an interest in the Light Inspection Car Com- pany and also has real estate possessions in Arkansas and Mexico. John W. Leavell, living retired at the residence of his son, Wil- liam T. Leavell, in Jefferson township, was born in what is now Tipton county, Indiana, Feb. II, 1842, the first child of Benjamin and Fannie (Thornburgh) Leavell, natives of Kentucky and Indi- ana respectively. The members of the Leavell family participated prominently in the Revolutionary war, the paternal great-grand- father, John Leavell, serving throughout the entire conflict, and since that period they have always borne an active part in all local affairs of the community in which they lived. The family lineage, for the purposes of this review, begins with the Revolutionary an- cestor, John Leavell, who moved from Virginia to Kentucky about I790. His son, Robert Leavell, was born in Virginia, moved with his parents to Kentucky, and in 181 I removed to Wayne county, Indiana, taking up a claim of I2O acres of land, upon which is located a part of the village of Jacksonburg. He served as a sol- dier in the war of 1812. He laid out the village of Jacksonburg and remained there until about 1831, when he moved to a place about one mile north of Hagerstown, where he purchased 231 acres of land, the same now being owned by Adam Rowe and H. C. Knode. There Robert Leavell and his wife, Sarah, born in Virginia, spent the remainder of their lives, he dying in 1847, at the age of seventy- one years, and she in 1857, at the age of seventy-five years. They were the parents of ten children: Elizabeth, born in 18O1, mar- ried John Scott and had a son, Joshua ; Gabriel died in childhood; James, born in 1804, married Elizabeth Cooper, of Wayne county, in an early day removed to Tipton county, where he entered I2O acres of government land and remained there the residue of his life; Benjamin was the next in order of birth; Ezekiel, born in 1808, married Sarah A. Bales, a native of Wayne county, and of East Tennessee parentage, and they had six children—Margaret E., John H., Lorinda J., Benjamin F., Thomas J., and William M., and after the death of the mother Ezekiel again married, of which union were born three children—Sarah F., Dora, and Lorain L.; Caroline, born in 181 I, married Lewis Jones at the age of eighteen years and died soon thereafter; Mary, born in 1813, died in child- hood; Malinda, born in 1815, was married, Jan. 7, 1836, to Carter T. Jackson, a native of Kentucky, and with him, in 1838, removed to Tipton county, where she died in 1873, having reared a family of six sons and three daughters; Nancy, born in 1817, in Wayne BIOGRAPHICAL 563 county, married Dory Matthews, of Marion county, and died soon thereafter ; and Sarah, born in 1819, married Newton J. Jackson, moved to Tipton county in 1838, and died in the prime of life, leav- ing two children. Benjamin Leavell, the father of John W., was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, Nov. 6, 1806, and in 181 I came with his parents to Wayne county, where he was reared to man- hood. In January, I841, he removed to Tipton county and settled on 160 acres of land, which he cleared, putting IOO acres in a state of cultivation and erecting the necessary buildings. All this he accomplished within a period of ten years by his own efforts, and his was one of the first brick residences in that county. He ac- cumulated 340 acres of land in Tipton county and resided there until his death, Oct. 29, 1868. His wife, Fanny (Thornburgh) Leavell, was born on her father’s farm, three miles north of Hagers- town, Nov. 8, 1821, daughter of William and Martha Thornburgh, natives of East Tennessee who removed to Wayne county in 1816, and her death occurred Dec. I4, 1893, in Tipton county. To Benja- min Leave11 and wife were born seven children: John W. is the eldest; Martha R., born in April, 1844, was married in 1862 to John O. Green, who died in 1867, after the birth of two children—Ben- jamin B. and Maude E. (deceased)—and a few years later Martha married Jasper N. Wright, a native of Wayne county, and of that union were born two sons—Gilbert and Jesse ; Losada J., born in August, 1846, married C. H. Hobbs, and they have five children— Nellie, Minnie, Thomas B., Melvin W., and Guy; Nancy V., born in October, 1848, married John Hobbs in 1867, and they have six children—Nettie, Maude, Benjamin A., Morton, Fred B., and Chal- mer L.; Sarah E., born in January, 1852, was married in 1872 to T. B. Bates, deceased, and of their union were born two daugh- ters—Ora and Mabel; Mary E., born in May, 1856, married Lemuel Darrow in March, 1873, and they have four children—Fannie, Ollie, Omar, and Mary; and Josephine, born in August, 1859, is the wife of W. S. Roberson, of Elwood, Ind. John W. Leavell was born and reared on a farm, where he worked until twenty-two years of age. His education was acquired at the district schools, through his attendance during the winter months. After leaving the farm he learned the tanner's trade, which occupation he followed until 1877, at which time he purchased eighty acres of unimproved land in Tipton county, to which he afterward added until he owned 28O acres. He became actively interested in public affairs and in the spring of 1881 was appointed one of the ditch commissioners for Tipton county, in which capacity he assisted in Surveying and lo- cating fifty-five drains, and he served in that position eighteen months. In November, 1882, he was elected sheriff of Tipton coun- ty by ninety-six majority, on the Republican ticket, although the county was Democratic by about 400 votes. Since the death of his wife he has resided at the home of his son in Jefferson township, this county. Fraternally, Mr. Leavell has been a member of the Masonic lodge at Elwood since 1866, and while never affiliated with any church association is a true follower of the principles of religion and takes a profound interest in all movements which look 564 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to the furtherance of the intellectual, moral and spiritual well- being of his fellow men. In March, 1862, he was married to Miss Molcy Beeson, daughter of James and Sarah Beeson, natives of North Carolina who were brought to Wayne county by their par- ents in 1808, and five children blessed this happy union: Dora B., born in December, 1862, married Z. E. Darrow and died in Septem- ber, I908, the mother of two children—Lola Maude (deceased), and Cecil Howard; William T. was born in January, 1865; Ben- jamin, born in October, 1867, and now in the real estate and loan business in Tipton county, married Nettie Mavity and they have two daughters—Dora B. and Bernice; Cora M., born in July, 1870, died at the age of eight years; and Leolitas, born in November, 1872, married Minnie Fouch, in 1896, and they have four daugh- ters—Mary E., Ruth, Nina, and Geraldine. Mrs. Molcy (Beeson) Leavell was born in Madison county, Indiana, May 8, 1842, her death occurring at her home in Tipton county, Sept. I2, 1909. She was a loving wife, a devoted mother, and a woman of excellent traits of character, which endeared her to her family and a wide circle of friends. William T. Leavell, the eldest son, was born in Tipton county, educated in the district schools, and worked upon his father's farm until arriving at man's estate. He was married to Capitola Nance, a daughter of Theodore and Lovica (Parker) Nance, of Tipton, Ind. He then rented 160 acres of land in Tipton county and followed dairying and farming until 1888, when he moved to his father’s farm and there followed the same lines of industry until 1892. The father then sold that farm and William T. purchased eighty-seven acres west of Tipton and remained there nine years, engaged in general farming. In 1899 he sold that place and removed to Wayne county, purchasing I60 acres of land in Jefferson township, about one and one-half miles northwest of Hagerstown, where he has since followed general farming. To him and his wife have been born two children—John T., born July 12, 1887, and Fred, born Feb. 18, 1896. John T., a farmer in Jeffer- son township, was married in November, IQO4, to Bertha Turnpaw and they have three children: Mary Imogene, born May 22, 1906; Molcy Bernetha, born May 4, 1908; and Harold Leon, born March 18, 1910. Mrs. William T. Leavell was born Nov. 16, 1868. Harry Fremont Ewbank is an able representative of the benef- icent industry of agriculture and is successfully established in that occupation in New Garden township. He is specially skilled in the industry and in the technical knowledge pertaining to its applica- tion, and by this reason has been most successful. Mr. Ewbank is a native of Wayne township, this county, born July 31, 1855, a son of Thomas and Hannah (King) Ewbank, the former born in Dear- born county, Indiana, in 1827, and the latter in Wayne county in 1829. The great-grandfather, John Ewbank, came from England to Dearborn county in September, 181 I, purchased a section of land and added to his possessions until he owned I,000 acres. The paternal grandfather, Thomas Ewbank, was an Englishman by birth, coming with his father and settled in Dearborn county, In- diana, where he died in 1857. The father, also named Thomas BIOGRAPHICAL 565 Ewbank, was reared and educated in his native county, where his early training was in connection with the work of the home farm. He followed agricultural pursuits in Dearborn county until 1851 and thereafter was a resident of Wayne county during the remain- der of his active business career. He was a man of industry, energy, and inflexible integrity and was held in high esteem in the com- munity which represented his home. He passed to the life eternal, Feb. 1, 1900. He was married to Hannah King, in 1846, his wife being a daughter of Levinus King, and of this union were born thirteen children: Levinus, born in 1848; Charles, born in 1849, died in 1854; William Albert, born in 1852, died in 1854; Elizabeth, born in 1853, married Benjamin Sharp, in February, 1875; Harry F. is the next in order of birth; Frank, born in 1857, died in 1891 ; Norman, born in 1859; James S., born in 1860; Magdaline, born in 1863; Mary, born in 1865, died in infancy, as did also Marcellus, born in 1866, and Esther, born in 1870; and Wilson P., born in 1871, was killed by a falling tree in 1901. Harry F. Ewbank gained his preliminary educational discipline in the public school on the Coggeshall farm in Webster township, and at the Olive school and the Concord school, attending until seventeen years old. At the age of twenty he began his independent career, working by the month as a farm hand until 1879, and in 1891 purchased the farm which he occupies in New Garden township. In company with his son he has also conducted a grocery store in Fairview six years. Mr. Ewbank is independent in his political views. On July 9, 1879, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Jane Miller, born Jan. I7, 1862, daughter of David (deceased) and Rachel Malinda Miller, prominent and influential citizens of Center township. Mrs. Miller is now residing with her children. Of this union were born six chil- dren: Charles Clifford, born Sept. Io, 1880, married Estella Dick- inson, in Richmond, and is in partnership with his father in the gro- cery business; Oliver Elbert, born Nov. 24, 1882, married Monna Lee, of Fountain City, and is connected with the grocery; Eddie Wilbur, born May 30, 1888, resides on the farm of his father; Irma Hazel, born Feb. 17, 1892, died Aug. I5, 1910; Esther King, born July 25, 1895, and Marian Alice, born July 3, 1901, are at home. Charles C. and wife have four children—Vernon, Helen, Wilbur, and Myron ; and to Oliver and wife have been born two children— Reba, who died in childhood, and Velma C. Mr. and Mrs. Ewbank enjoy the social life of the community and their home is a center of generous hospitality. They are members of the Friends’ church. Joseph I. Helms.-No family in Wayne county is held in higher regard or is better known that that of which Joseph I. Helms is a representative in the fourth generation, and when it is stated that his paternal great-grandfather settled here in the Terri- torial days it becomes evident that the family name has been iden- tified with the annals of the county from the earliest recorded time—in fact, it has been linked with the civic and industrial his- tory of this favored section of the State for a century. It has stood for the highest type of citizenship as one generation has followed another onto the stage of life’s activities, and those who have borne 566 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY it have contributed in a large measure to the development and upbuilding of what is now an opulent and populous county. Joseph I. Helms, living in Abington township, was born in that township, Aug. 19, 1874, a son of Michael Helms (see sketch) and is the eld- est of four children. He is indebted to the public schools of Ab- ington township for his early educational discipline and his initial Services in the field of practical endeavor were rendered on the farm of his father. He was thus employed until twenty-one years old, when he worked one year for his father as a hired man and then Operated his father's farm two years. Then, having married, he co-operated in the management of his father-in-law's place two years, at the end of which period he purchased the farm where he resides and which consists of 16O acres of land adjoining Center township. He Operates this farm in a general way, including stock raising, and makes a specialty of Poland China hogs. He devotes his entire time to the farm, which is one of the best equipped in the township, and his modern residence was built in the summer of I905, the barn being erected in 1908. In politics, Mr. Helms is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and is at present a member of the Wayne County Council and also present chairman of Abington township. He is affiliated with Hiram Lodge, No. 417, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cen- terville, being Worshipful Master in 1911. Aug. 3, 1898, recorded the marriage of Mr. Helms to Miss Maud E. Fender, born in Ab- ington township, Nov. 20, 1876, a daughter of Milbern L. and Fran- ces (Wood) Fender, the former born in Abington township, May 7, 1848, and the latter in Center township, north of Centerville, June II, 1854. The father became a land owner in Wayne county and devoted his time to general farming. About 1904 he moved to Centerville, where he lived retired until his death, April 18, 1908. Mrs. Helms was his only child. Henry L. Fender, paternal grand- father of Mrs. Helms, was born on the farm where he resides, May 12, 1827, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Long) Fender, natives of North Carolina, the former born in 1779 and the latter in 1780. Henry Fender was a land owner in North Carolina but disposed of his holdings there and came to Indiana in 181 I, settling in Boston township, Wayne county, where he resided two years, and then, in 1813, came to the farm where his son, Henry L., resides. The surrounding country was then a wilderness and there was no settle- ment between his farm and Noland's Fork, or what is known as the “Doddridge Settlement.” Henry Fender began clearing his land and spent the residue of his life here, dying July 8, 1863, his wife having died in 1861. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren, Henry L. being the youngest and the only one living. Elihu Hiatt, residing in the township of Abington after a busy career as an agriculturist, was born in Darke county, Ohio, June 24, 1839, son of Jabez and Anna (Sullivan) Hiatt, natives of North Carolina. Jabez Hiatt removed to Ohio in an early day and after a residence there of a few years came to Wayne county and settled in Franklin township, where he became a land owner and continued to reside until his death, in 1874. His wife passed away Some BIOGRAPHICAL 567 years later, at the age of eighty-eight years. They were the par- ents of seven children, only two of whom are living, and Elihu is the eldest. William, a younger brother, is a farmer and resides in New Garden township. Elihu Hiatt attended school in District No. 2 of Franklin township and also a short time at Bethel school. Since leaving school he has had no other interest than agriculture, in which he has been actively engaged. At the age of nineteen he rented a farm in Franklin township and at the time of his father's death inherited sixty acres of the old homestead. A number of years later he purchased the remainder of the old homestead, which increased his farm to I33 acres, and this he traded for an eighty- acre farm in Franklin township, where he resided about three years. He then sold that tract and lived practically retired until 1902, since which time he has resided on a farm of thirty-four acres in Abington township. In his political convictions Mr. Hiatt has been unswerving in his allegiance to the Republican party, though he has never aspired to hold official position. On Nov. 5, 1857, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hiatt and Miss Martha Ann Tharp, born in Franklin township, in November, 1841, daughter of John and Anna P. (Middleton) Tharp, born in North Carolina. They came to Franklin township in an early day and located near Bethel, where they lived on a farm the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Hiatt died, having become the mother of three children: Mary Adeline, born Nov. 16, 1858, is the wife of Frank D. Crawford, a carpenter in Richmond; Oliver P. Morton, born Aug. 13, 1863, is a truck farmer and resides at Greenville, Ohio; and Anna May, born June 3, 1866, is the wife of Eugene Anderson, a farmer residing three miles southeast of Richmond. On June 25, 1902, Mr. Hiatt was married to Mrs. Francena (Helms) McConaha, born in Abington township, Dec. 25, 1845, daughter of Isaiah Helms (see sketch of Michael Helms). Mrs. Hiatt was first married, Sept. 6, 1866, to Louis McConaha, born in Center township, Oct. Io, 1845, son of Thomas and Christina (Kramer) McConaha (see sketch of Thomas McCon- aha). Louis McConaha died Oct. 31, 1877, the father of five chil- dren: Isaiah, born May 4, 1868, died June 26, 1890; Minnie E., born June 27, 1869, is the wife of James Wilson, a farmer residing four miles north of Liberty, in Union county; Elizabeth Jane, born Feb. 27, 1872, is the wife of John G. Klinger, of Richmond; Joseph Arthur, born April 27, 1874, is a mechanic and resides in West Richmond; and Phebe Eveline, born Oct. 8, 1875, is the wife of Milton S. Kinder, a grocer in Richmond. Mr. McConaha was a farmer during his active career and his widow continued a resident of Abington township until her marriage with Mr. Hiatt. Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Lo- 'cust Grove. - Harlan Parker Jarrett, a native son of Abington township and One of the prosperous farmers of that community, was born Oct. 2, 1852, Son of James M. and Sarah Ann (Robbins) Jarrett, natives of Abington township, the former born Nov. I5, 1825, and the lat- ter, May 8, 1826. The father in early life was a farmer and stock dealer, at which he was for a number of years successfully engaged. 568 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY When his father died, in 1848, he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the parent’s estate and afterward became one of the most extensive buyers and shippers of stock in Wayne county. He also became an extensive land owner, owning land in other parts of the county and also in Iowa, where his possessions amounted to 200 acres, and he devoted the major portion of his life exclusively to the stock business, in early times shipping to the Eastern markets, but later to Indianapolis and Chicago. He served with the Home Guards at the time of the Morgan raid, and served as justice of the peace and was elected township trustee, but died before taking the office, in February, 1895. To him and his wife were born four children: Mattie, born in 1847, died in 1871 ; Emily, born Sept. 26, 1848, is the wife of Dr. Gabel, of Cen- terville ; Harlan P. is the next in order of birth ; and William M., born March 18, 1856, is a farmer and resides in Abington township. Harlan P. Jarrett received his education in the schools of District No. 3, in his native township, and continued with his father until about twenty-five years old, for several years as a partner with the parent and the younger brother. He then moved to the farm where he resides and for a few years engaged in the stock busi- ness. Since becoming the owner of this place he has devoted his energies to scientific and progressive agriculture, and his measure of success is best evinced by his high standing in the community. While engaged in the stock business he traveled over a large part of this country, but never became a resident of any place but Ab- ington township. He has II5.5 acres of land, does general farm- ing and raises stock and grain of all kinds. Politically, Mr. Jar- rett gives his support to, the men and measures of the Republican party, but has never sought official honors for himself. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. On June 27, 1877, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Jarrett and Miss Celia Fender, daughter of Leborn L. and Rebecca (Connard) Fender, of Abington township. Mrs. Jarrett was born on the farm where she now resides, Aug. 31, 1857. Her father, Leborn L. Fender, was a lifelong resident of Wayne county. He was born on the farm where his daughter resides, Feb. 3, 1835. On Oct. 22, 1856, he married Rebecca Connard, born in Ohio, June 23, 1836, and continued to reside on the old homestead until his death, Oct. Io, 1859, having lived an honorable and upright life in all his dealings with his fel- low men, whose confidence and esteem he commanded to the last. Mrs. Jarrett is the only child of these parents. After the father died the mother continued to reside on the homestead until she be- came the wife of Joseph Yager, and she died Oct. 28, 1903. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett: Jesse Fender, born Nov. 6, 1879, married Edith McCowan, of Centerville, resides in Richmond, and they have two children—Ruth E., born Dec. 7, 1898, and Howard Parker, born April 4, 1910; Estella Alice, born Dec. 21, 1881, is the wife of Perry C. Shadle (see sketch); James W., born Sept. 27, 1886, married Pearl Hoppus, of Liberty, Union county, Indiana, is a farmer and resides in Abington township, and they have one daughter, Celia Bell, born Oct. 20, 1910; and Wil- BIOGRAPHICAL 569 liam R., born Feb. 18, 1889, married Della Stinson, of Abington township, resides on a farm adjoining the old homestead, and they have two children—Walter James, born Oct. 7, 1907, and Hazel Josephine, born June 8, 1910. Jacob Fender, paternal grand- father of Mrs. Jarrett, was born in North Carolina, Jan. 28, 1806, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Lang) Fender, natives of North Caro- lina, the former born in 1787 and the latter in 1789. In October, 1811, his parents came to Wayne county, Indiana, and settled in the southern part, or in what is now Union county. In 1814 they removed to what is now Abington township, entered IOO acres of land and built a log cabin. They were members and zealous work- ers in the Methodist Episcopal church and their house was used as a place of worship before a church was built. They had a fam- ily of eleven children—Jonathan, Gabriel, Susannah, Jacob, Little- ton, Sarah, John H., Lydia, Sophia, Mary Ann, and Henry L. Jacob Fender was married Nov. 3, 1829, to Betsy Ann Holland, born in Wayne county, Jan. 9, 181 I, daughter of Elijah Holland, of English descent. After his marriage he purchased I2O acres of land in Abington township, the same being that now occupied by Mr. Jarrett. He was a generous man and assisted many. He died March 2, 1904, and his wife passed away June 17, 1887. Of their union was born a son, Leborn L., the father of Mrs. Jarrett. William Smoker is a leading farmer of the township of Abing- ton, where he has been engaged in the successful conduct of agri- cultural pursuits throughout all of his career, and both as a tiller of the soil and a citizen is held in high esteem by his associates. Mr. Smoker was born Nov. I 3, 1856, one and one-half miles north of Abington, in Abington township, son of Amos and Mary (Brum- field) Smoker, the former born in Union county, one-half mile southwest of Abington, and the latter in Abington township, one- half mile north of Abington. The father was a farmer by occupa- tion and followed agricultural pursuits exclusively in Abington township until a few months before his death, when he went to his boyhood home in Union county. He was born Sept. 27, 1832, and died in January, 1859, and the mother was born July 7, 1834, and is still a resident of Abington township. The father was very successful in his endeavors during his short but active career. To him and his good wife were born two children: Eliza, who is the wife of John Sullivan, of Centerville, and William. The son re- ceived his preliminary education in the excellent schools of Abing- ton township and resided with his mother until twenty-six years old. He then purchased land adjoining the old homestead and upon that tract resided about twenty-six years, at the end of which period he purchased the farm where he resides. He has added to his belongings from time to time until he has 288 acres, all in Abington township, and in addition to this he and his family oper- ate land rented from others. Beginning in early manhood, he oper- ated a threshing outfit seventeen seasons. The religious faith of himself and wife is expressed by affiliation with the Christian church at Abington, and in politics he gives a consistent support to the men and measures of the Republican party. Mr. Smoker 57O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY was married April 13, 1881, to Miss Mary E. Dye, and this union has been blessed by the birth of four children: Gale H., born March 20, 1885, married Mamie Lamott and resides on his father's farm in Abington township; Walter E., born Jan. Io, 1888, was mar- ried Nov. 9, 1910, to Miss Goldie Higgins, daughter of Joshua M. and Eliza J. (Angleton) Higgins, and resides in Abington township; Os- car R., born March 4, 1890, resides at the parental home; and Thom- as E., born Aug. 18, 1892, was married Dec. 28, 1910, to Miss Ruby B. Miller, daughter of Charles D. Miller (see sketch). Mrs. Smoker was born in Abington township, Oct. 27, 1863, daughter of Ander- son and Elizabeth (Manning) Dye, born in Abington township, the father on June 5, 1826, and the mother on July 29, 1827. The father was always a farmer, though he engaged in saw milling for a time in early life. He became a land owner and operated a farm in Abington township many years, dying in November, 1882, and the mother is now living with a son at Urbana, Ohio. They were the parents of twelve children: Charles is deceased ; William is a farmer and resides at Urbana, Ohio; James is a farmer and resides at Urbana, Ohio; Joseph resides in Columbus, Ohio; Mahlon is de- ceased; Joshua is a farmer and resides in Abington township; Mrs. Smoker is the next in order of birth ; Thomas is in the insurance and real estate business at Urbana, Ohio; Sarah Luella is the wife of Stephen A. Ryan, of Richmond; Carrie A. is the wife of Nathan T. Colvin (see sketch); Isaac M. is engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Urbana, Ohio; and Emma is deceased. Jesse David Kinder was.one of the honored citizens and prom- inent business men of Abington township, where he maintained his home a number of years, and where he was engaged in the mercan- tile business until his death, March 9, 1902. His career was char- acterized by signal integrity of purpose as well as by well directed industry, and he gained not only a position of independence, but was also a citizen well worthy of the unqualified esteem in which he was held. Mr. Kinder was a native of Union county, Indiana, born near Philomath, Jan. I, I861, a son of Frank and Caroline (George) Kinder, born in Union county. Frank Kinder, who fol- lowed the saw mill and threshing business during his active career, is living retired in the village of Abington, and the mother died in 1879. They were the parents of five children: Jesse D. was the eldest; Anchor is the wife of Emanuel Leistner, of Philomath, Union county; William is a thresher and farmer and resides south- west of Philomath ; Lafayette is a thresher and resides in Philo- math ; and Milton S. is a grocer in Richmond. Jesse D. Kinder was indebted to the public schools of Union county for his early educational discipline. He was reared to maturity in that county and there his initial efforts in his independent career were made as an employe of his father in a saw mill. He was thus engaged some time and then followed the threshing business until he came to Abington and purchased the general store, which was then being conducted by a Mr. Weaver. From then until his death he devoted his attention to the mercantile business. His political allegiance was given to the Democratic party, whose cause he espoused upon BIOGRAPHICAL 57I becoming a voter, and he was called upon to serve as township as- sessor one term. On June 27, 1887, Mr. Kinder was united in wed- lock to Miss Rose G. Stephens, born in the village of Abington, June 17, 1868, daughter of Thomas B. and Lavina (Whittinger) Stephens, and of this union were born two children: Roscoe, born Dec. 21, 1894, and Cuba, born Aug. I 3, 1901. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Kinder has continued the mercantile business. Mr. Kinder was a member of the Masonic order, Lodge No. 232, and also of Abington Lodge, No. 406, Knights of Pythias. Thomas B. Stephens, the father of Mrs. Kinder, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1824, and the mother was born in Union county, Indiana, in June, 1827. The father was a blacksmith in his early life and came to Indiana with his parents in 1830, settling in Abington township, where he later established a shop and followed his trade until a few years before his death, in 1905. He and his good wife were the parents of eight children: Elizabeth became the wife of John Davis, of Anderson, and is deceased ; Louisa is the wife of William Collins, of Anderson; Francis resides in the village of Abington; John resides in Abington and assists Mrs. Kinder in the manage- ment of the store; William is deceased ; Carrie is the widow of Orris F. Wood and resides in the village of Abington; Grant is a farmer and resides in Southern Kansas; and Mrs. Kinder is the youngest Of the children. John Dye has been a resident of Wayne county since infancy and is a member of one of the well known pioneer families of this section of the State. He has retired largely from the arduous labors and responsibilities which marked so many years of his life, but still conducts a general grocery and supply store, notions, etc., with a feed barn in connection, in the village of Abington. He was born near Philomath, Union county, Indiana, Sept. I5, 1835, and, though he has passed the psalmist's span of three score years and ten, is well preserved in mental and physical faculties and takes a lively interest in the affairs of the day and the general supervision of his business. He is a son of Joshua and Mary (Nicholas) Dye, the for- mer born in the western part of Kentucky, Jan. 22, 1807, and the latter in Ohio, about 1810. The father came to Indiana with his parents in 1810, and they located on a farm near Abington, in the edge of Union county. A few years later they removed to a farm a few miles west, in the same county. The paternal grandfather served as a soldier in the war of 1812, under Captain Farlow, in General McFarland's brigade. Joshua Dye, the father, moved into Wayne county, in 1836, and in partnership with a brother pur- chased eighty acres of land lying west of Abington. Later, he sold his interest in this tract to his brother and purchased fifty acres near. by. He resided on this tract sixteen years and then added fifty acres adjoining, and later forty acres more. He reclaimed con- siderable of his land from the forest wilds, in the meanwhile living up to the full tension of the pioneer days. In 1854 he sold his land and removed to Abington, where he built the residence in which his son John lives. In 1861 he built a store room in connection with the residence and was in Cincinnati, buying goods, the day that 572 MIEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Fort Sumter was fired upon. He continued in the mercantile busi- ness until his death, which occurred Aug. 8, 1881, at which time he had attained to the patriarchal age of seventy-four years, six months and sixteen days. His devoted wife and helpmeet passed away in October, 1878. In the early days the father did consider- able huckstering, stock dealing, etc. John Dye was an infant of less than a year old at the time when his parents took up their residence in Wayne county and completed his early educational discipline in a log school-house then known as the “Stephens School-house,” in Abington township, where he was reared to man’s estate. He continued to be associated with his father in the various enterprises of that parent until the latter died, although he had in the meantime purchased a house and two lots in Abington. After the death of his parents he purchased the old homestead and has continued in the mercantile business, also superintending a Small farm which he owns near the village. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party, in whose faith he was reared, and both he and his wife are zealous supporters of the Christian church at Abington. He is a member of Abington Lodge, No. 406, Knights of Pythias. On April 15, 1864, Mr. Dye was united in married to Miss Susanna Whitmer, daughter of Rudolph and Nancy (Stevens) Whitmer, of Union county. Mrs. Dye was born near Brownsville, Union county, in 1847, and of this union were born four children : Edward E., who resides in Richmond, married Ruby Kenneth and they have two sons—Floyd and Wilkie; Min- nie E. became the wife of William Amiel and is deceased, leaving one child, Orville; Cora N. is the wife of Frederick Sanford, of Clark’s Lake, Mich. ; and Lulu died in infancy. Mrs. Dye was summoned to the life eternal in 1871, and on March 20, 1873, Mr. Dye married Miss Sarah J. Shelby, born in Hancock county, March 20, 1847, daughter of Joshua and Nancy (Dunn) Shelby, former residents of Wayne county who removed to Hancock county, where they both died. Of this second marriage were born two children: Burton Albert, deceased ; and Franklin C., who is a truck farmer and resides in the village of Abington, is married to Alta Colvin. Benjamin Jarvis Hunt, deceased, was a native son of Wayne county, born on the farm where his widow resides, in Abington township, Dec. 27, 1835. He was a son of Charles and Lucinda (Jarvis) Hunt, natives of Wayne county, the father born on the before mentioned farm, June 17, 1813, and the mother in Boston township, in February, 1814. The paternal grandfather, Timothy Hunt, was born in 1771, and the grandmother in 1777, and they came to Indiana from Ohio, settling on the farm which is the resi- dence of the widow of Benjamin J. Hunt. There were nine sons in their family and they all became useful citizens of Wayne county. The parents of Benjamin J. Hunt were married in this county and, the grandfather dying in 1816, Charles remained with his mother until her death. He then established himself on the old homestead and devoted himself to reclaiming the same to cultivation. He continued his residence on this homestead until his death, Aug. I4, 1899. His wife passed away Dec. 2, 1891. To these parents were BIOGRAPHICAL 573 born three children, of which Benjamin J. was the eldest, Timothy died when a young man, and William resides in Richmond. Ben- jamin J. Hunt received his preliminary educational discipline in the district schools of Abington township, later attended the Richmond High School, also what is now known as the Garfield School, the old Greenmount College, a German school at Liberty, Ind., and the Normal at Lebanon, Ohio. When nineteen years old he began teaching in Abington township, teaching his first term at the vil- lage of Abington, and continued in that occupation many years. Being compelled to quit teaching because of the condition of his health, he settled on a farm which he had purchased, across the line in Union county, and there resided fourteen years. At the end of that period he returned to the old homestead and there resided the residue of his life, dying Feb. 27, 1890. On March 23, 1859, was solemnized Mr. Hunt’s marriage to Miss Valera Henderson, born July 23, 1837, in Clermont county, Ohio. She is a daughter of Jackson and Maria (Read) Henderson, natives of Clermont county, where they lived out their lives and died when Mrs. Hunt was a child. She came to Indiana with Powell Slade, who still resides in Abington township, and with his family resided until married. She has a brother, Lafayette Henderson, who resides in Oklahoma. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Hunt has remained on the home farm. Mr. Hunt was a Republican in his political adherency and as the representative of that party gave efficient service one term as trustee of Abington township. He enjoyed fraternal rela- tions with the Masonic order, and as is also his widow, was a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which denomination he officiated as a local preacher. To Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were born seven children: Charles, born Jan. I, 1860, died in 1899; Edwin resides with his mother; Jesse married Anna Pad- dock and resides near Lewisville, Ind., Loretta is the wife of Thomas E. Wynn, of Richmond; Millie is the wife of George Crow, of Abington township; William married Otie Webber and resides with his mother ; and Frank married Flossie Stinson and also re- sides at the old homestead. Robert B. Colvin, farmer, was born near the county line, in Union county, Indiana, Oct. 23, 1848. His parents were Thomas J. and Rebecca (Bennett) Colvin (see sketch of Josiah B. Colvin). Robert B. Colvin attended a school in Abington, in the old factory building which was used for school purposes, and later attended a school in Smithfield, held in an old dwelling house, and also at- tended school in a log school-house in Union county, and after the removal of the family to Randolph county, in 1861, attended school there. When about twenty years old he began his inde- pendent career as a farm hand, in which capacity he was engaged about three years. He then rented a farm near the county line, in Union county, and resided there one year. When the father died, in May, 1874, each of the five sons were given twenty acres of land, and Robert B. and his brother, William H., traded their tracts for a farm of seventy-five acres, to which they later added forty acres adjoining by purchase, and Robert B. resided thereon until 574 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY 1880, when he disposed of his interest to his brother. He then purchased the farm where he now resides and is one of the prac- tical farmers of this county. His farm consists of I2O acres and he Operates it in a general way. He was a member of the Home Guards during the Civil war. Politically, our subject is a Re- publican and has served as a member of the township advisory board. On Jan. 26, 1873, Mr. Colvin was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Railsback, born in Abington township, Nov. 19, I852, daughter of Nathan Railsback (see sketch of Josiah B. Col- vin). Of this union were born eight children: Mattie, born March 5, 1874, is the wife of Charles Taylor; Alta Lucena, born Jan. 31, 1876, is the wife of Frank Dye, a farmer of Abington township; Charles Earl, born June 21, 1879, married Laura Grimes and after her death was wedded to Macey Turner, and is a farmer in Abing- ton township ; Murray Lafayette, born March 27, 1881, married Myra Helms, is a farmer and resides in Preble county, Ohio; Es- tella Pearl, born Sept. 19, 1883, is the wife of Clarence Lybrook, a farmer of Preble county, Ohio; Nellie Rebecca, born March 20, I885, is the wife of Chester Davis, of Abington; Bertha Leota, born March 7, 1887, is the wife of Clarence Ham, a farmer residing north of Richmond; and Marie Elsie, born Aug. 26, 1894, resides at the parental home. º William K. Cheesman, who for a score of years has been con- nected with the agricultural industry in Center township, which political division of the county he has served as trustee, was born in Webster township, May 31, 1863. His father, Alexander Chees- man, was a native of New Jersey, born in 181 I, and his mother, Nancy (Vinedge) Cheesman, was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana. The father came to Wayne county in 1820, the family having immigrated, in 1819, to Delaware county, where the father died, and the mother and children then located in Richmond. In his youth Alexander Cheesman worked for others for a time and then became a land owner in Webster township, where he resided until his death, with the exception of about nine months, in 1875, when he resided in Centerville. The father died in August, 1891, and the mother passed away in October, 1896. They were the par- ents of two children, of whom William K. is the elder, and Lennie Leota is the wife of James F. Harris (see sketch). The father had been previously married, of which union were born eight children, and the mother, at the time of her marriage to Mr. Cheesman, was the widow of William Kem (see sketch of Daniel B. Medearis). William K. Cheesman was educated in the schools of Center town- ship and also attended, during the winters of 1880 and 1881, a normal school in Hendricks county. In 1883 he rented his father's farm, upon which he resided until 1892, when he purchased the place where he resides and which consists of I45 acres. Here he has resided continuously since, with the exception of three years, during which his official duties as trustee of Center township caused him to establish his residence in Centerville. Politically, Mr. Chees- man is a member of the Republican party, but has had no time to court public office, other than that of township trustee, already BIOGRAPHICAL - 575 mentioned, and while living in Webster township served as asses- sor. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic order and also has membership in the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 666, at Richmond, in all of which he has filled official positions. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On May 31, 1883, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Cheesman and Miss Letitia Culbert- son, born in Webster township, Aug. 25, 1866, daughter of Wil- liam and Mary Jane (Ebersol) Culbertson (see sketch of William Culbertson), and of this union there is a son, Earl, born Oct. 29, 1892. Joshua Newton Swallow is a member of a family whose name has been identified with the annals of Wayne county since the pio- neer era of its history, and here he is one of the representative members of the farming community of Abington township, where he is the owner of a well improved landed estate of sixty-five acres. He was born at Abington, Wayne county, Dec. 17, 1843, a son of John and Nancy (Dye) Swallow, the former born in Kentucky, in 1817, and the latter in Abington township, in 1820. The father was reared on a farm, but became a practicing physician and early in life located at Abington, where he built up an extensive practice and continued to reside until his death, in 1850. He was one of the honored citizens and well known pioneers of the county and was a man who made his life count for good in all its relations. He was a man of strong mentality and unwavering integrity and con- tributed his quota to the development and civic upbuilding of this now opulent section of the Hoosier State. His widow died in 1871 and they were survived by two children. James Edward Swallow, the elder son, also became a physician and spent his entire life at Abington, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession. He died Feb. II, 1899. Joshua N. Swallow is indebted to the schools of Abington for his early educational discipline, also attend- ing a couple of terms at Centerville, and this training has since been effectively supplemented through association with men and affairs during a signally active and useful career. His father died when he was young and he continued the assistant of his mother until he had attained to the age of twenty-nine years, although he worked for others to some extent. He then sold his interest in the homestead and purchased a farm in the western part of Abing- ton township, to the improvement and cultivation of which he con- tinued to devote his attention for the ensuing fifteen years. He then sold the property and purchased sixty-five acres east of Ab- ington, where he has since maintained his residence. He finds satisfaction in having a home in the county which is endeared to him by the memories and associations of the past, and here his circle of friends is circumscribed only by that of his acquaintance- ship. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party and he takes a loyal interest in public affairs of a local nature, hav- ing served as township assessor three terms, and at the present time is incumbent of the position of road supervisor. On Oct. 26, 1871, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Swallow to Miss Bar- 576 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY bara Rodenberg, born in Abington township, May 2, 1844, a daugh- ter of George and Mary Catherine (Plankinghorn) Rodenberg. Mr. and Mrs. Swallow have two children: Ethel Estella, born Nov. 22, 1873, is the wife of Emmet Dye, a blacksmith at Abing- ton, and has two children—Trilba B. and Bernice; and Roscoe George Edward, born Nov. 5, 1883, resides at the parental home, associated with his father in the work and management of the home farm. Mr. Swallow is a member of Abington Lodge, No. 406, Knights of Pythias, and Abington Lodge, No. 154, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through the chairs of each of the local organizations. George Rodenberg, father of Mrs. Swallow, came to this county from his native State of Penn- Sylvania and became one of the representative pioneer farmers of Abington township, where he passed the remainder of his life, his wife dying May 22, 191 I, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. She was a native of Germany and came with her parents to America when three years old. Her father was a farmer in Pennsylvania and later settled in Abington township, where he spent the resi- due of his life. To George and Mary Catherine (Plankinghorn) Rodenberg were born twelve children, of whom Mrs. Swallow is the eldest; Anna Maria married Monroe Stinson, of Abington township; Sarah Malinda is the widow of George Stinson, of Union county; Bennett H. married Mary Wright and resides in Kansas; Martin L. married Louisa Myers and resides in Center township; Mary and John A. reside at the old homestead ; William H. married Mrs. Belle Rodenberg and they reside in Centerville; Cora Alice married Rufus Lambert, of Union county; Laura L. resides at the old homestead ; Ella married Charles Brown and resides in Union county; and Willard R. married Sadie Schodel and resides in Union county. Milton Jacob Bowmaster was engaged in farming in Wayne county during all of his adult life and his memory is held in affec- tionate regard in the community in which he resided. It is cer- tainly most consonant that in this publication be perpetuated a brief review of this honored and loved citizen, who died at his home near East Germantown, Jan. I I, IOO6. Mr. Bowmaster was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20, 1848, a son of Jacob and Sarah (Armstrong) Bowmaster, natives of the same county. They came west to Wayne county, in 1861, and lived in Jacksonburg one year, after which the father purchased a farm one mile north of Jacksonburg, where he spent the remainder of his life. The mother survived him and died in Jacksonburg. Milton J. Bowmaster was reared in a home of culture and refinement and after due preliminary study in the schools of Jacksonburg assisted his father on the farm until he reached the age of twenty-two years. He then rented a farm in Jackson township and entered upon the active pursuit of his chosen vocation, residing on this farm two years. He then removed to Harrison township, where he lived several years, and in 1903 came to the present home of the widow, consisting of I44 acres, where he erected a house and maintained his home and business activities until death. He gained recogni- MILTON JAcoB BOWERMASTER. · - • • ----- ---- « * MRS. EMMA R. BOWERMASTER . : BIOGRAPHICAL 577 tion as one of the representative farmers of Wayne county and ever continued a close and appreciative student of his Occupation. He was a Republican in politics, was a member of the Masonic order, and was an attendant of the Lutheran church, in which faith he was reared. Mr. Bowmaster was a man of broad Sympathy and gentle toleration. That he gained and retained the affectionate re- gard of those with whom he was associated, need not be stated, and in his death there was left in the community a deep sense of personal loss and bereavement, for his friends and admirers were in all classes and stages of life. He made his own life count for good in its every, relation, and the world gained through his serv- ices and his noble manhood. On Dec. 21, 1870, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Bowmaster to Miss Emma Boughner, a daugh- ter of Charles and Mary (Waltz) Boughner, both born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. When thirteen years old Charles Boughner came West with his widowed mother and located in Germantown, Ind., where he followed carpentering a time and then engaged in farming, retiring some time before his death. The parents of Mary (Waltz) Boughner came to Wayne county when she was eighteen months old and located on the farm where Mrs. Bowmaster resides. The original log house is still standing, in a good state of preserva- tion, although about IOO years old. Mr. and Mrs. Bowmaster be- came the parents of two children: Lena, the wife of Claude Kit- terman, a banker in Cambridge City (see sketch), and Alvin, de- ceased. Alvin married Levina Caldwell, daughter of Amos and Catherine (Morris) Caldwell, and they had a son, Carl C. The widow and son make their home with Mrs. Bowmaster. Mrs. Bowmaster still maintains her home at the farmstead, where she is surrounded by many devoted and cherished friends. She holds membership in the Lutheran church. Marcus D. L. Reynolds, a leading farmer and one of the prom- inent and influential citizens of Center township, was born in Har- rison township, Wayne county, Indiana, March 26, 1857. His par- ents—Abraham and Melissa (Jones) Reynolds—were natives re- spectively of the State of New Jersey and Wayne county, Indiana, the father born Aug. 24, 1824, and the mother near Centerville, June 28, 1835. Abraham Reynolds came to Wayne county with his parents when twelve years old and the family located a short dis- tance west of Centerville, where the son grew to manhood. Early in life he engaged in teaming, from Centerville to Cincinnati, and followed that occupation until about thirty years old, when he en- gaged in the threshing business and farming. He purchased a farm in the southeast corner of Harrison township and there resided about twenty-five years, at the end of which period he sold that place and purchased a farm near Centerville, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred Feb. I3, 1904, his wife having passed away Nov. 24, 1891. They were the parents of two children, of whom Marcus D. L. is the eldest, and Wallace C. is a farmer and resides in Wayne township, having formerly been a school teacher in this county twenty-three years. Marcus D. L. Reynolds was educated in the schools of Harrison and Center town- 578 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ships and completed his scholastic training in the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio. He resided at home until twenty-one years old, though he began teaching school at the age of eighteen, helping his father during the summer months. In 1878 he rented land from his grandfather, and this he occupied two years, after which for two years he rented land of his father. Then, in partnership with his father, he purchased the farm where he now resides and which consists of eighty acres, and in 1891 purchased his father's interest in the farm. In politics he is not definitely affiliated with any po- litical party, but his sympathies are with the Prohibition move- ment. To an unusual degree Mr. Reynolds has the respect and good wishes of all of his associates and his example and life have good influence on those who are fortunate to be numbered among his friends. Fraternally he is a member of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Iedependent Order of Odd Fellows, at Centerville, has passed through the chairs of the local organization and is a member of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. His son also enjoys the same dis- tinction and is a member and officer of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Richmond. On Jan. 30, 1879, was celebrated Mr. Rey- nolds’ marriage to Miss Anna Harmel, born in Warren county, Ohio, Nov. I2, 1856, daughter of Jarvis and Katharine (Sears) Har- mel. Mrs. Reynolds died in 1891, having become the mother of two children, the eldest of whom died in infancy, and the other, Ralph T., born July 29, 1884, was a bookkeeper and solicitor with the Hackman & Klefoth Coal Company for five years and now con- ducts a news agency at Anderson, Ind. On Feb. I4, 1894, Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Nena E. Bean, born in Green town- ship, June 13, 1858, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Evans) Bean. The father of Mrs. Reynolds was born near Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. I7, 1816, and the mother in Green township, this county, Nov. 3, I824. The father removed to Warren county, Ohio, when seven years old, with his parents, and there they spent the residue of their lives. In about 1847 he came to Wayne county and made it his permanent home, dying here, Nov. 28, 1901. His widow died March I2, IQII. William Culbertson has resided upon his present homestead farm, in Center township, nearly a third of a century, and is one of the venerable pioneers and honored citizens of this section of the county, where he has lived and labored to goodly ends, contributing his quota to the material and civic development of the county, and where he holds the unqualified esteem of all who know him. Though living virtually retired" he maintains a general supervision of the farm and has by no means lost his vital interest in the affairs of the day. He has well earned the dignified repose which he is en- joying and finds the evening of his life gracious in its memories and its present associations. Mr. Culbertson was born in the town- ship of Center, Wayne county, Indiana, Oct. 27, 1831, a son of Robert and Rebecca (King) Culbertson, the former a native of Delaware and the latter of Kentucky, and they were representa- tives of families founded in America in the Colonial era of our country’s history. The father came to Wayne county in early life BIOGRAPHICAL 579 and settled in Center township, where he and his wife continued to reside until their deaths. He became an extensive land owner and was a man of probity and honor, commanding the esteem of his fellow men. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, of whom William is the next to the youngest and the only one liv- ing. William Culbertson was reared on the old home farm and re- ceived his early educational training in a log cabin located on what is now the Henry Stiggleman farm. He continued to be identified with the work of his father's farm until thirty years old, and in 1861 purchased a farm in Webster township, one mile north of his present location. He resided there about twenty years, and in 1881 sold that place and purchased the farm where he resides. He se- cured eighty acres, has operated the farm in a general way, and how well he has succeeded needs no further voucher than that offered in the thrift and prosperity which mark his fine homestead to-day. The long intervening years of his life have brought their burdens of strenuous labor, perplexities and hardships, but he has pressed forward toward the goal of success and independence and in due time was not denied a splendid reward for his well directed endeavors. The farm is devoted to general agriculture. Mr. Cul- bertson has been arrayed as a supporter to the cause of the Demo- cratic party from the time of becoming a voter, and while he has never consented to become a candidate for public office has given his aid and influence in behalf of all worthy measures and enter- prises advanced for the general good of the community. On Dec. 27, 1853, two months after attaining the age of twenty-two years, Mr. Culbertson took an important step in his life and one that has proven of unalloyed satisfaction during all the long intervening years. On that day he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Ebersol, born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1836, daughter of Solomon and Ann (Longnecker) Ebersol (see sketch of Solomon Ebersol). Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson became the parents of ten children: Lafayette, born in 1854, resides in Richmond; Alice, born Oct. 22, 1858, is the wife of Ollie Sharon, a retired farmer in Wichita, Kan. ; George W. is a rural mail carrier and resides in Richmond; Kate is the wife of Henry Harney, a farmer of Center township; Ella is the wife of Abraham Potter, a farmer near Williamsburg; Letitia is the wife of William K. Cheesman (see sketch); William, Jr., is a farmer and resides near Center- ville; and the last three born died in childhood. Cyrus O. Albertson is one of the well known citizens and pro- gressive farmers of Center township, where he is the owner of a fine farm, and for several years has been living in retirement. He has passed his entire life in this county, has wielded no little in- fluence in public affairs of a local nature, and has so ordered his course as to retain at all times the inviolable confidence and regard of his fellow men. Mr. Albertson was born in the city of Rich- mond, Wayne county, Indiana, March 27, 1833, a son of Joshua and Abigail (Ratliff) Albertson, natives of Randolph county, North Carolina, which county furnished many pioneers to Wayne county. Joshua Albertson, born in the year 1790, was a man who 58o MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY was animated by unequivocal patriotism. In early life he was a Carpenter contractor and builder and came to Richmond about 182O. There he engaged in the carpenter trade and continued his resi- dence in that city until about 1839, when he purchased a farm in Clay township, where he died in 1877. His wife preceded him by many years and was summoned to the life eternal in 1850. Of the twelve children only four are living : William resides in Sedge- wick City, Kan. ; Cyrus O. is the next in order of birth ; Elizabeth is the widow of Amos Heston and resides in Greensboro, Henry county; and Rebecca Jane is the wife of Seth Stafford, of near Greensboro. Cyrus O. Albertson secured his early educational discipline in the district schools of Center township. In his youth he assisted his father on the farm, and after remaining at the old homestead until twenty-four years old rented land about three years. He then purchased his present homestead farm of eighty acres in Center township and upon the same has since continued to reside, with the exception of two years when he resided on his father-in-law's farm. He has given to the farm his general super- vision and has been known as one of the progressive agriculturists of the county. His farm is one of the model places of the town- ship and is improved with specially good buildings, including the attractive modern residence, which was erected by him. He has a residence property in Centerville and also owns the old James Albertson residence in Richmond. Though showing a loyal interest in public affairs and doing all in his power to insure good govern- ment in his township and county, Mr. Albertson has never sought office for himself, and in matters of political import is a Republican. He and his wife are both zealous supporters of the United Brethren church. On Dec. 12, 1855, Mr. Albertson was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Brooks, born near Economy, in Perry township, June 5, 1836, daughter of John and Rachel (Lock) Brooks, honored and well known residents and pioneers of Perry township. Of this union were born four children: Emma R. is the wife of James R. Helms (see sketch); Olive J., born March 14, 1861, is the wife of Ezra A. Clemmons, of Fountain City ; India A., born Dec. 13, 1863, became the wife of Warren Irvin and died July 26, 1901; and Ora B., born Aug. 3, 1872, is the wife of Cortez H. Jones, of Centerville. Mrs. Albertson's father was born in Guil- ford county, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 1806. He came to Wayne county when a young man, and after his marriage to Rachel Lock, Sept. 5, 1833, settled on land in Clay township, where he developed a good farm and was one of the honored and influential citizens of that part of the county. Of that union were born two daughters: Betsy Jane (Brooks) Bailey, born Nov. 12, 1834, and Martha Ann, the wife of Mr. Albertson. Rachel (Lock) Brooks departed this life Aug. 24, 1843, and on Dec. 21, 1844, John Brooks was married to Mary Ann Johnson, in Morgan county, Indiana. Of this second union were born three children: Jesse W., born Nov. 9, 1845; Emma Alice (Brooks) Bellis, born Jan. 19, 1856; and Flora Bell (Brooks) Worl, born March II, 1863. John Brooks died on the old Homestead, Jan. 19, 1896. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Al- BIOGRAPHICAL 581 bertson were William and Damaris (Mills) Lock, natives of North Carolina, the former born in Granville county, June 13, 1787, and died Nov. 3, 1868, and the latter in Stokes county, April 7, 1784, and died Nov. 27, 1858. Their daughter, Rachel (Lock) Brooks, was born in Perry township, Wayne county, Indiana, May 26, 1816. The maternal great-grandparents of Mrs. Albertson were Aaron and Charity Mills, the former born Feb. 22, 1749, and the latter Jan. 19, 1754, and departed this life in 1836. The paternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Albertson was David Brooks, the cele- brated Quaker preacher, born in April, 1737, and his wife was Sarah (Sanders) Brooks, born in June, 1739. Their son, Jesse Brooks, was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 1775, and he married Judith Johnson, a native of North Carolina, born May 25, 1779. Of their union was born John Brooks, father of Mrs. Albertson. Carlos E. Tubesing is one of the progressive farmers and high- ly honored citizens of his native township of Center, where he occupies a well improved farm of IOO acres, and he is a representa- tive in the third generation of one of the sterling pioneer families of this county, with whose annals the name has been identified from the pioneer era in the history of this section. Mr. Tubesing was born on the farm and in the house where he resides, in Center township, July II, I884, a son of Henry and Amelia (Frauman) Tubesing, the former born in Webster township, this county, Nov. 21, 1857, and the latter at Richmond, Ind., Sept. 24, 1861. Henry Tubesing was reared amidst the scenes and influences of that ear- lier era and his early educational advantages were such as were afforded in the district schools of the locality and period. In his youth he assisted his father on the farm and resided at the parental home until he arrived at the age of maturity. About 1878 he rented the farm where his son, Carlos E., resides, and after some years’ resi- dence there purchased thirty acres adjoining, in Webster town- ship. The farm which his son occupies was later deeded to him and he also purchased the place known as the “Thompson Farm,” upon which he resided about five years. Then turning that place over to his son, Edgar, he returned to the place where Carlos E. resides, and after a residence there of four years removed to Rich- mond, where he and his wife live retired, at 324 North Fifth street. He is a man of a high order of mentality, and, living a “goodly, righteous and sober life,” has held as his own the inviolable con- fidence and esteem of his fellow men. To him and his good wife were born three children: Edgar, who is a farmer and resides in Center township, married Rose Placke and they have one child, Verlin ; Carlos E. is the second in order of birth ; and Hilda resides with her parents in Richmond. Carlos E. Tubesing gained his pre- liminary educational discipline at sessions of school in the Starr school-house, the Sevastapool school-house, and later at Culbert- son's school-house. He was reared to the beneficent and invigorat- ing life of the farm, is familiar with all details of the work, has gained a definite knowledge of the various scientific principles in- volved, and has never found it necessary or desirable to seek other 582. MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY vocations. He has thus been identified with agricultural pursuits in his native county from his boyhood to the present time, and dur- ing all of that time has been associated in the work and manage- ment of the old homestead, where he continues his successful oper- ations as a general farmer. In politics he gives an unqualified alle- giance to the Republican party, but has never held public office. He is one of the most zealous and valued members of Trinity English Lutheran Church at Richmond. On Nov. 29, 1906, he was mar- ried to Miss Clara Tieman, a native of Richmond, who presides over the domestic economies and social affairs of their hospitable home. Of this union have been born two children, the first one, born July 4, 1909, having died in infancy, and Earl Henry, born Aug. 20, 1910. Mrs. Tubesing's parents—Harmon and Louisa (Sut- off) Tieman—were born in Germany, the father on Oct. 5, 1858, and the mother on March 13 of the same year. Coming to America, they located in Richmond, where they resided until about 1892, when the father purchased a farm in Boston township, to which he has added until he now has 180 acres, which he is engaged in cultivating. - DeWitt C. Russell, who died June 28, 191 I, was one of the sub- stantial farmers and honored citizens of Center township, a resi- dent of Wayne county from his birth, and when it is stated that the period thus represented was nearly sixty-four years it will be readily understood that he witnessed the development of this sec- tion from the conditions of the early epoch to a day of opulent pros- perity and advanced civic status. DeWitt Clinton Russell was born on what is known as the “Kempton Farm,” in Center town- ship, Sept. 29, 1847, a son of Vinnedge and Jane (Rich) Russell, the former born in Trumbull county, Ohio, Dec. Io, 1811, and the latter in Guilford county, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 1817. The pa- ternal grandparents came to Indiana when Vinnedge was nine months old and located on the farm where DeWitt C. Russell was born. There Vinnedge Russell grew to manhood, became an early land owner in Wayne county and followed farming until his death, Dec. I9, 1887, his wife having passed away Aug. I5, 1851. He was a man of strong and vigorous mentality, his life was one of exalted righteousness, and his name merits a place on the roll of the hon- ored pioneers of the county, to whose civic and material develop- ment and progress he contributed his quota. In an old copy of the “Indiana Farmer,” dated Dec. 1, 1851, is found the following con- tribution from his pen, which shows him to have been among the foremost of those interested in agricultural pursuits: “Messrs. Editors:—In conversation with a brother farmer a few days since, the subject of the above named paper [Indiana Farmer] came up; he remarked that he had not seen it, but he supposed that it must be a great paper, as the editors were great farmers—that in his opinion they knew about as much about farming as a jackass. Now, Messrs. Editors, the light I viewed the matter in is this: I pro- fess to know something about farming. When corn planting arrives, I go to my crib and select from the mass my seed, if not previously done. So with the publisher of a paper; he selects from the mass BIOGRAPHICAL . 583 such articles as possess the greatest merit. It would be a great paper that I could publish, or even my brother farmer who thinks your qualifications so high and exalted, although we profess to know something about farming. The object I have in view is this; to stir up my brother farmers to pen their experiments and re- sults—to throw their mites in, that the editors may have a store- house to select from. Now I will give an experiment that I tried in the fall of 1849. When I dug my potatoes, I found the rot to a considerable extent. I assorted them and left them on the ground to dry, after which I piled them up and covered them to keep them dry, and let them remain some three weeks, and then put them away in the following manner: I first leveled off the ground and sprinkled it Over with slacked lime, and then put potatoes, sprinkled them with lime occasionally, after which I covered with straw and then earth to about eight inches' thickness, covering the whole with flax straw sufficient to keep the earth dry. The result was, that when I come to open in the spring I found them perfectly dry and sound. As far as my experience goes, I think potatoes keep their flavor better in the ground than in a cellar. Come, brother farmers, let us hear from you. Perhaps you may hear from me again.” To Mr. and Mrs. Vinnedge Russell were born seven children: John, born April 8, 1839, is deceased ; Francena, born Nov. 2, 1841, became the wife of Abijah Jenkins and is deceased; Joseph P., born June 12, 1844, is a mechanic and resides in Richmond ; Ithamer, born Dec. 31, 1845, died March 30, 1853; DeWitt C. was the next in order of birth; Allen W., born March 9, 1849, died in 1894; and Martha is the wife of Michael Helms (see sketch). After the death of his first wife, Vinnedge Russell, on Feb. 22, 1852, was married to Elizabeth Jay, born in Miami county, Oct. 6, 1813, but no chil- dren were born of this union. DeWitt C. Russell secured his rudi- mentary education in the schools of District No. 1 in Center town- ship, which he attended during the winter terms, when his services were not in requisition in connection with the work of the home farm. He resided with his father until the death of that parent, although he took charge of the farm at the age of twenty-five years, and continued to reside there until 1888, when he purchased a fine homestead of seventy acres, in Center township. He resided there about five years and then went back to the old homestead, where he remained until it was sold by the heirs, about four years later. He then returned to his own place, where he afterward maintained his home and where the labors of years are definitely shown in the general air of thrift and prosperity which pervades the place and marks it as one of the model farmsteads of the county. He showed in his career a signal devotion to the duty represented in the affairs of everyday life, and was one of the world's noble army of workers. Than this commendation no man needs more. His life was guided by strict principles of personal integrity and honor, and the objec- tive sequel was the reposing in him of unqualified confidence and esteem on the part of his fellow men. His advancement was coin- cident with the progress and development of the county, and in the latter days, when the shadows of his life began to lengthen 584 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY from the Golden West, “with the glory of God in the after-glow,” he could revert to what had been lost and what had been won, and find that little had been left undone that was possible of accom- plishment on his part. In matters of public import Mr. Russell always showed a deep interest and did his part in sustaining all worthy enterprises and measures advanced in behalf of the general good of the community, though he never sought nor desired public Office. His political allegiance was given to the Jacksonian Demo- cratic party, and the only local office in which he ever consented to serve was that of supervisor. He was a devout and zealous sup- porter of the Third Methodist Episcopal Church at Fairview, as is also his widow, and he was affiliated with the Odd Fellow frater- nity, in the local organization of which he served two terms as Noble Grand. On April Io, 1873, Mr. Russell was united in mar- riage to Miss Margaret A. Hammond, born in Jay county, Indi- ana, Oct. II, 1851, daughter of Pleasant Hammond, a well known pioneer of that county. They became the parents of two children, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Russell was summoned to the life eternal, Dec. 29, 1877, and on March Io, 1880, Mr. Russell was united in wedlock to Mrs. Luella N. (Medearis) Davis, datighter of John Fletcher and Caroline (Abrahams) Medearis (see sketch of Daniel B. Medearis). The children of the second marriage are: Luella, born Dec. 7, 1880, wife of Charles Wilson, a farmer of Wayne township; Fannie E., born March 7, 1882, wife of John Wickersham, a farmer residing on the old John Fletcher Medearis farm at Olive Hill; Jennie, born Aug. 25, 1887, residing at the parental home; and John Clinton and Clara Martha (twins), born May 25, 1891. John Clinton was married, March I, 1911, to Leota Colvin, and resides at the parental home, and Clara Martha was married, May 31, 1911, to Ralph McMinn, and they reside in Cen- terville. Mrs. Russell, by her first marriage, has one child, George D., Davis, born Nov. 3, 1877, also a member of the Russell house- hold. The family has in their possession a copy of the “Western Citizen,” published at Paris, Ky., in 1808, and which presumably was brought to Wayne county by some of Mr. Russell’s ancestors. They also have the copy of the “Indiana Farmer,” containing the article quoted from the pen of Mr. Russell’s father. Wallace C. Reynolds is one of the progressive farmers of the present active generation in Center and Wayne townships, where he is the owner of a well improved and productive farm of I27.5 acres, forty acres of which is in Center township and the remainder in Wayne, and his dwelling house is located exactly on the line dividing these two subdivisions of Wayne county. His energy and good management are clearly indicated in the general thrift and prosperity which are distinctively in evidence in all parts of his landed estate, and he is known as a reliable, public-spirited and loyal citizen of his native county. Like many others of the valued citizens of Wayne county, Mr. Reynolds claims Harrison town- ship as the place of his nativity. He was born in that township, . April 1, 1861, a son of Abraham and Melissa (Jones) Reynolds (see sketch of Marcus D. L. Reynolds). Wallace C. Reynolds was BIOGRAPHICAL 585 reared to maturity on the paternal homestead in Wayne county, where he was afforded the advantages of the public schools, and he graduated in the Central Normal College at Danville, Ind., with the class of 1881. He continued to be associated in the work of the home farm until nineteen years old, when he began teaching school in Center township, and after his graduation continued to spend his summers on the farm and taught during the winters a period of twenty-three years, during one year of which time he taught in Meade county, Kansas. In 1891 he was enabled to make judicious investment of his accumulated earnings, since, in that year, he pur- chased his well improved farm of I27.5 acres, continuing teaching, however, for several years thereafter. As an independent farmer he has manifested the same energy and enterprise which had made his efforts as a teacher prolific in benefit to himself and his pupils, and the result is clearly shown in the appearance and appurtenances of his farm, which is devoted to diversified agriculture and stock growing. He is also a stockholder in the First National Bank at Richmond. Though he has never sought nor desired public office he is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party and is loyal to all the duties and responsibilities of citizenship. Dec. 25, 1886, bore record of the marriage of Mr. Reynolds to Miss Rosa E. Townsend, born in Center township, this county, Aug. 25, 1866, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth (Edgerton) Townsend. Mrs. Reynolds died Oct. 28, 1910, the mother of two children: Cora, born Nov. 23, 1887, in Kansas, graduated at Earlham College with the class of IQIO, and Maud, born Sept. I7, 1889, graduated at Earlham College in the same class with her sister, won the Bryn Mawr scholarship, and is now a student in that institution of learn- ing. The parents of Mrs. Reynolds were early residents of Wayne county and are both deceased. Louis Smith merits recognition in this compilation by reason of his standing as one of the successful representatives of the agri- cultural industry in this county, as well as for the reason that he is a citizen of sterling worth and one who enjoys uniform popularity in the community which has been his home during many years of his life. Mr. Smith is a native of the adjoining Indiana county of Fayette, born near Connersville, March 12, 1836, a son of William and Sarah (Jennings) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania. Both fami- lies were early founded in the Keystone State, which was the gen- erous and beneficent cradle of much of our national history. Wil- liam Smith immigrated to the West in an early day and located in Fayette county, Indiana, where he purchased a farm, and there he and his wife lived out the residue of their lives. They became the parents of ten children, of whom only two are living—Louis, who is the second in order of birth, and Sanford, who is a barber and resides in Indianapolis. William Smith was a man of sterling char- acter and upon the record of his long career as one of the world’s noble army of workers there rests no blemish. His life was one of consecutive industry and he gained success through his own well directed efforts. He was well known throughout Fayette county and also in Wayne county. Louis Smith secured his early edu- 586 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY cational training at the old “Bunker Hill” school, long since dis- continued, in Fayette county, and from his boyhood days contribu- ted his quota to the work of the home farm, increasing his services as his ability and physical powers justified. Upon leaving the parental home he worked for others, beginning as a farm hand at the age of fourteen years, and continued as such until about thirty years old. He then purchased a farm in Jay county, Indiana, and resided there eighteen years, at the end of which period he dis- posed of that place and purchased a farm in Boston township, Wayne county, where he resided eight years. He then sold that place and moved to Centerville, where he purchased a farm of eighty acres, twenty acres of which was within the corporation limits of that village. He resided there eight years, at the end of which time he disposed of that place and purchased forty acres of land where he now resides, in Wayne township, one mile from the city limits of Richmond. His farm is maintained under a high state of cultivation and equipped with excellent improvements, includ- ing a substantial residence and good barns. In politics he does not hold to strict partisan lines, but supports the measures and candi- dates approved by his judgment, and is one of the popular citizens of his township, where his circle of friends is limited only by that of his acquaintances. On Nov. I2, 1854, he wedded Miss Amanda Bennett, born in Hamilton, Ohio, May 4, 1840, a daughter of John Wilkinson and Margaret (Smith) Bennett. Of this union were born four children: Margaret, born in 1855, died in infancy; Mary Florence, born April 9, 1857, resides at the parental home; Albert, born April 2, 1860, also resides with his parents; and Alice, born March 9, 1862, died at the age of two and one-half years. Mrs. Smith's father was born in Connecticut and her mother in Pennsyl- vania. In early life the father was a sailor, but later engaged in well drilling, and he removed his family to Boston township, Wayne county, where he died during the cholera epidemic. His wife also died in this county. Nye Howard Snyder is to be recognized in this work as one of the representative farmers and stock growers of his adopted coun- ty, where he occupies and manages a well improved farm of 91.75 acres, eligibly located in Wayne township. He is a member of one of the sterling families of the county, which has represented his home since 1904, and has well upheld the honors of the name which he bears. He was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, Dec. 2, 1884, a son of John W. and Mary Ellen (La Baw) Snyder, born near Waynetown, west of Indianapolis, the father on July 28, 1854, and the mother on Feb. 7, 1856. They resided in Montgomery county until 1904, when they removed to Wayne county and lo- cated on a farm in Franklin township, where they resided four years. They then removed to Earlham Heights, Richmond, where they erected a home and are now living retired, being accorded the unqualified esteem of the community. They are the parents of six children: Effie is the wife of Fred Rideout, a carpenter of Indi- anapolis; Myrtle is the wife of Lee Moore, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Nye H. is the next in order of birth; Weaver married Irene Jones, BIOGRAPHICAL 587 of New Madison, Ohio, and resides at Earlham Heights; and Del- lah and George reside at the parental home. Nye H. Snyder gained his early educational discipline in the schools of Mont- gomery county and after attaining maturity came to Richmond and worked in the railway shops until he had attained the age of twenty-four years, when his father purchased the farm where the son now resides and which he has since operated in a general way. In politics Mr. Snyder is independent. On June 27, 1907, he was united in marriage to Miss Effie Alexander, born at Union City, in Darke county, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1886, a daughter of George and May (Drill) Alexander, the former born in Darke county and the latter at Dayton, Ohio. The father was a farmer in early life, but is now in the butchering business, and they reside at Lynn, Ind. They are the parents of five children—Pierre, Effie, Pearl, George, and Frances—all of whom reside at the parental home, excepting Mrs. Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder are the parents of two chil- dren—Mildred Helena, born April 30, 1909, and Harold LeRoy, born June 18, 191 I. William C. Rich is the owner of one of the valuable farms of Wayne township and finds cause for gratification in that his home- stead is that upon which his entire life has been passed, since his honored father purchased the same in the '20s, since which time it has been transformed from a primitive pioneer farm to one that exemplifies the thrift and prosperity now marking this favored sec- tion of the State. Mr. Rich is a native of Wayne county, born on the farm where he resides, June 24, 1830, a son of Joseph and Mar- jorie (Cox) Rich, born in Randolph county, North Carolina, the father in 1788 and the mother in 1790. About 1822 Joseph Rich came with his family to Wayne county and settled in Wayne town- ship, where he first purchased a small place and conducted a saw mill a few years. He then sold that place and at a purchase price of $600 purchased 16O acres of the farm now owned by his only sur- viving child, William C. Rich. He reclaimed much of the land from the forest and became one of the successful farmers of the county. He continued to reside on the old homestead until his death, Nov. 9, 1858, and his widow followed him to eternal rest, Jan. I7, 1863. Of the eight children, William C. is the last in order of birth and is the only one of the number living. The father was a man of integrity and honor and ever commanded the respect of the community in which he maintained his home so many years. William C. Rich was reared to maturity on the farm which is now his home. His early educational advantages were those afforded in an old brick schoolhouse in Wayne township, and he continued to be associated in the work and management of the home farm until he had attained to his legal majority. Being the youngest of the family, he then remained on the homestead and took care of his father, who deeded him sixty acres of land. Upon the death of his mother, by the provision of his father's will, the entire landed estate was inherited by our subject, but to avoid ill feeling he gave the other heirs sufficient cash to satisfy them. He added to the original sixty acres until he had 273 acres, but has 588 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY since deeded two acres to the railroad company, thus leaving 271 acres in the farm. He continued successfully in agricultural pur- suits and has made the best of improvements on the farm, includ- ing the erection of his present modern and attractive residence. During his active career he engaged extensively in the raising of hogs. Though he is now living essentially retired, he gives a gen- eral Supervision to his farm, which is under the active control and management of his two sons. The place is devoted to diversified agriculture and stock growing. In politics Mr. Rich gives his alle- giance to the Republican party and is loyal and public-spirited as a citizen, taking much interest in local affairs. To him is accorded the esteem and good will of the community in which he was reared and in which it has been his to attain a position of independence and definite prosperity as one of the representative farmers of the county. In August, 1854, Mr. Rich was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Duke, born in Wayne township, this county, April 30, 1837, daughter of John and Mariam (Aldred) Duke. Her father was born in North Carolina, Sept. 9, 1808, and her mother in Wayne township, this county, Nov. 22, 1816. Mr. Duke came to Indiana as a young man and first settled near Dover (now Web- ster). Later he purchased land in Wayne township, where he de- veloped a good farm, and here passed the residue of his life, secure in the esteem of all who knew him. He died at a venerable age, in 1898, and his wife survived him about two years. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living, and of these Mrs. Rich is the eldest; Serepsey is the wife of Dr. Meeks, of Hollands- burg; Dora is the wife of Alveron C. Brown, of West Richmond; and John resides in West Richmond. To Mr. and Mrs. Rich were born seven children: Frances M., born June 19, 1855, is a farmer and fruit grower in Wayne township; Willis D. (see sketch); Eveline, born July 12, 1860, is the wife of Horace Ratliff, a farmer in Center township ; Joseph, born Dec. 9, 1862, was killed at what is now the Rich Crossing, July 29, 1887, his mother-in-law, son and himself being killed at the same time by a train; Mariam, born Aug. 26, 1866, resides at the parental home; Oscar, born June 15, 1868, is a farmer in Wayne township ; and Anna, born Dec. I5, 1872, is the wife of Jerome Shurley, who is engaged in the com- mission business—stock buying and selling—in East Richmond. James C. Horrell, living in the township of Wayne, is a mem- ber of a family which was founded in Wayne county about 1862. He is a native of Boone county, and in Wayne county has gained prestige as a land owner and successful farmer. No citizen is held in higher esteem in his community and none is more worthy of this evidence of popularity and confidence. James C. Horrell was born in Boone county, Indiana, Aug. I4, 1854, a Son of Thomas W. and Susan B. (Mendenhall) Horrell, natives of Boone county, the for- mer born in 1828 and the latter on April 20, 1832. They removed to Wayne county about 1862 and located on a farm near White- water, in Franklin township, where they continued to reside until April, 1875, when the father sold that place and moved to Rich- mond, his death occurring in August of the same year, and the BIOGRAPHICAL 589 mother passed away four years later. Their lives were marked by integrity, kindliness and usefulness. Of the three children, John Nelson was a railroad man when last heard from, in 190I ; James C. is the second in order of birth; and William O. is engaged in the packing business at Dayton, Ohio. James C. Horrell is in- debted to the common schools of Franklin township and to White- water College for his early educational training, and he continued to be associated in the work of the home farm of his father until 1875, when, before he was twenty-one years old, he began farming for himself on the place which he occupies, and which his father bad purchased after selling his farm in Franklin township. Later, James C. engaged in contracting, road building, etc., for the city of Richmond, and also devoted some attention to real estate transac- tions, but has continued to devote his attention to the farm of fifty- four acres, upon which he resides in Wayne township. He has made excellent improvements and has become known as one of the most energetic and progressive farmers of the township mentioned, and he devotes some attention to the buying and selling of horses. As a citizen Mr. Horrell has ever shown a lively interest in all that has tended to conserve the progress and prosperity of his home county and his political faith has been manifested in his stalwart support of the cause of the Republican party. He is a zealous member of the South Eighth Street Friends' Church, of Richmond. In 1877 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Horrell to Miss Ida M. Snyder, born and reared in Wayne township, a daughter of Aaron and Agatha Snyder, prominent residents of Wayne town- ship, where the mother now resides, the father being deceased. Mrs. Horrell died in 1877, in the same year of her marriage, and on Dec. 23, 1880, Mr. Horrell married Miss Martha E. Bond, born at Green’s Fork, Aug. 4, 1853, daughter of William C. and Hannah (Lock) Bond, born in North Carolina, the father in 1809 and the mother in 1824. Mr. Bond came to Indiana with his parents when one year old, and they first settled near what is now Earlham. Two years later they removed to Green's Fork, where the father pur- chased a large tract of land, and there the parents resided the re- mainder of their lives. Mrs. Horrell’s father continued to reside there after his father's death and became an extensive land owner. He died Nov. 7, 1901, and his wife passed away Aug. 4, 1888. To Mr. and Mrs. Horrell was born one child, Fannie Evelyn, born Oct. I5, 1886, a graduate of the Indiana University in the class of 1910. The mother died Dec. II, 1897. Franklin J. Brown, a prominent and influential farmer of the township of Wayne, is a native of the Hoosier State. He first be- held the light of day in the city of Richmond, Feb. 12, 1839, a son of Eli and Martha H. (Hawkins) Brown. The father, a native of North Carolina and a hatter by occupation, first came to Indiana in 1813, to look the country over. He stayed but a short time and then returned to North Carolina, again coming to Indiana in 1815, 1ocating in Richmond, where he erected the second house built in the embryo city, its location being on what is now the court house square. He at Once engaged in the hat manufacturing business, 590 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY in which he continued several years, but subsequently erected a house on Main street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, and there resided and conducted a general store. Later, in partnership with a Mr. Brightwell, he engaged in the milling business where the Starr Piano factory is located, and the firm purchased practically all the grain and oil produced in this vicinity, freighting these products to Cincinnati. Mr. Brown continued in this business a number of years and then sold out to his partner and lived retired, later re- moving to his farm, where he and his wife resided until their deaths. They were the parents of nine children: Anna, Elam I., Alfred, Oliver, and James are deceased ; William H. is living retired in Richmond; Amos is deceased ; Frank J. is the next in order of birth; and Joseph E. is living retired in Richmond. The subject of this review acquired his education, first in a school on the old public square in what is now the First ward, and later in the first free school established in Richmond. He also attended Professor Hollingsworth’s college until the breaking out of the Civil war, and later took a course in bookkeeping. He was associated with his father until the death of that parent, at the same time super- intending his own affairs, and in 1863–64 served as deputy county clerk. In the spring of 1864 he enlisted as a private in Company A of the One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana infantry for serv- ice in the Civil war. This regiment was organized in May, 1864, nine companies being raised in the Seventh Congressional district and one at Richmond in the Fifth district. It was mustered in, May 17, and left the State at once for Tennessee. It was mustered out in August, 1864. Mr. Brown then returned to his duties in the clerk's office and remained there until 1865, when he came to the farm where he resides, launching forth in agricultural pursuits. He has been very successful as a farmer, his place consisting of be- tween 230 and 240 acres, being cut by the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, and he also owns valuable real estate, both in Richmond and in Howard county. In politics he is affiliated with the Re- publican party, and he is a member of Post 55, Grand Army of the Republic, at Richmond. William Richardson Crawford, an influential and well-to-do farmer and dairyman of the township of Wayne, is a native of Wayne county, Indiana, born on the farm where he resides, June 9, 1865. His father, Daniel James Crawford, a native of Baltimore, Md., born in 1829, came with his parents to Wayne county in 1834 and continued to reside upon the farm which his son occupies up to the time of his demise, in 1870. The mother of the subject of this record, Mary (Hoover) Crawford, was born in Wayne township, in 1833; there her marriage to Mr. Crawford occurred, and she passed away in 1890. There were six children in the family: Alice is the wife of Levi M. Jones, a contractor of Wayne township; Charles W. is living retired in Richmond; Daniel Frederick died in 1883; Frank D. is a carpenter and resides in Richmond; William R. is the next in order of birth ; and Fannie M. is deceased. William R. Crawford received his schooling in the Sevastapool school, in Wayne township, dividing his time between the farm and the school BIOGRAPHICAL - 59.I room. Upon leaving School he worked for others until married and then leased the farm. In 1890 he purchased the homestead from his grandfather, the tract consisting of eighty acres of land. Since he took possession of the place he has removed much of the under- growth and timber, increased the productiveness of the soil, and enlarged and improved the buildings. Besides doing general farm- ing he operates a fine dairy and is interested in the breeding and raising of Stock of various varieties. Politically he is affiliated with the Republican party, but has not acquired the habit of seeking public office. On Dec. 24, 1884, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Nettie M. Long, born at Abington, Ind., Jan. 6, 1864, daugh- ter of Joseph and Mary (Long) Long, who for many years resided On a farm in Abington township. They were natives of German- town, Pa., the father born about 1825 and the mother in 1826. Their respective families came to Indiana, the father's when he was eleven years old and the mother’s when she was six, having pre- viously resided in Germantown, Ohio. The father was a shoe- maker in early life, but later engaged in farming and became an extensive land owner in different parts of the county. He later removed to Jennings county, but had resided there less than one year when he was killed by a railroad train, about 1889, and the mother died June 30, 1910. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren: Mary, William, Sarah, and Emma died in infancy; Thomas was killed by being struck by an automobile, in Richmond, in 1908; Pierce resides in Cincinnati; Susan M. is the wife of Chandler Wil- liams, a machinist, of Richmond ; Ida M. is the wife of Edward W. Moore, of Richmond; Laura B. resides in Indianapolis; Mrs. Craw- ford is the next in order of birth; Nellie is the wife of Henry Ginn, a contractor, of Indianapolis; and Charles J. is a carpenter and re- sides at Indianapolis. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford: Mary Myrtle, born April 14, 1887, is a professional nurse; Nellie Edith, born Aug. 2, 1888, is a stenographer and book- keeper in Indianapolis; William Frederick, born June 24, 1893; Daniel Joseph, born March 26, 1895; Ralph G., born Dec. 18, 1900; and Agnes Elizabeth, born Oct. 20, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are members of the Third Methodist Episcopal Church of Rich- mond. Daniel Bosley Crawford.—A strong and noble character was that of him to whom this memoir is dedicated, and who exerted an emphatic influence in connection with industrial and civic affairs in the course of his long and significantly useful career as one of the honored citizens of Wayne county, where he took up his residence in the pioneer days. He came here as a young man and gained suc- cess through his individual application and ability, the while he ever stood exemplar of that integrity of purpose which figures as the plumb of character and makes for objective valuation in con- nection with the varied affairs of life. His strength was as the number of his days and he was summoned from the mortal life in the fullness of years and honors. His death occurred in Richmond, Jan. I4, 1898. Mr. Crawford was a native of Baltimore, Md., born Nov. 16, 1807, and his family was founded in America in the Colo- 592 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY nial era of Our country’s history. He gained his early educational discipline in the schools of his native city and his active association with industrial pursuits had its inception in the pork packing busi- ness in the city of Baltimore. His early life was compassed by the gracious surroundings and influences of a good home and he was a birthright member of the Methodist Episcopal church, with which noble organization he continued to be identified until his death. He resided in his native city until about twenty-seven years of age, when he numbered himself among the pioneers of Wayne county, whither he came with a wife and three children, starting with a carriage and two wagons on the long journey of 700 miles, to cross the mountains on the way. This journey was performed without sickness or serious accident, landing at their destination, about two miles northwest of Richmond, April 28, 1835. The new frame house being built for them was the only frame house between Richmond and Newport at that time. It not being completed, they abode for a couple of weeks with a neighbor, who kindly furnished them room in a part of his house. During the long years it re- Quired to clear up his farm and make needed improvements the monotony was broken by religious services, which for nine years were held each Sabbath at his house, or in the barn if the house would not accommodate them, Mr. Crawford being the class leader. Still having a love for his former occupation, for several winters he assisted the pork merchants of Richmond in cutting and packing their pork. Having been born, reared and educated in a city, it was but natural that he should make mistakes and seem awkward to his neighbors and friends of the backwoods, but he always enjoyed the sport and amusement with them, even if it was at his own ex- pense. He was successful as a farmer and took pride in raising and driving nice horses, at one time selling a matched team of duns for $400, which was considered a high price in those days. He made substantial improvements on his place, equipping it with excellent buildings and maintaining it under effective cultivation; but after fifteen years of life as a farmer, and a prosperous one, he was com- pelled by reason of an affliction to give up that occupation. In 1850 he moved to Richmond, engaged in the drygoods business, and for forty-six years was one of the leading merchants of the city. Dur- ing all these years, and in dealing with every class of people, he was never known to sue a single person. He was for several years a director in the First National Bank of Richmond; for many years a director in the Richmond City Mill Works, and also a director of the Wayne County Turnpike Company about ten years. He retired from the drygoods business in 1896, selling his interest in the busi- ness to his son, John Y. Crawford. During the memorable agitation of the temperance question, in 1848, a “Division of the Sons of Temperance” was instituted in Richmond; and this organization was so prohibitive in its character that its members were not per- mitted to drink even sweet cider. On the roll of active members was the name of the subject of this sketch ; and so conscientious and zealous was he that, while living on the farm, his crops of apples, such as he could not use or sell, were fed to the stock BIOGRAPHICAL 593 rather than have them made into cider. His regalia as a Son of Temperance is still in the possession of the family in a good state of preservation and was handed down to one of his children as an heirloom, in commemoration of the testimony he bore against every- thing that would intoxicate. Mr. Crawford was a man of broad mental ken and was a citizen of utmost loyalty and public spirit. Previous to 1861 he had been a Democrat in politics, and it seemed a pleasant recollection to him that he had voted for Gen. Andrew Jackson for President. At the outbreak of the Civil war, however, he identified himself with the Republican party and thereafter participated in its campaigns. He was three times in succession elected a commissioner of Wayne county and served from 1861 to 1870. No more important business was ever transacted or greater responsibilities rested upon the commissioners of this county than during the period covered by that decade. The records of the Com- missioners’ Court show that in the year 1863 a bounty of $400 was paid out of the county funds for each volunteer who would enlist as a soldier from this county. The requisite number of troops was raised and to meet this and other heavy expenses resulting from the war the commissioners issued county orders, bearing six per cent. interest, which were freely bought up by the citizens, thus liquidat- ing what would otherwise have been a large county debt. Suffice it to say that these orders were redeemed in full and the county was left measurably clear of debt at the expiration of Mr. Crawford's term of office. During the active operations of the war it was haz- ardous to send money, even by express, from the front back to the States. The families of the soldiers were sorely in need of money, and to secure it to them, the commissioners decided to send a man to visit the regiments in the field in which were volunteers from Wayne county, to receive and bring back the allotments or pay that the boys could spare and distribute the money among their fami- lies. Mr. Crawford was selected as the most suitable man for that responsible and somewhat dangerous position. He accomplished the task without accident or mishap and to the satisfaction of all parties. His honor and reputation insured him respect wherever known. He took a commendable interest in all that tends to con- serve the general welfare of the community and his influence was ever given in support of worthy causes and enterprises. At the time of the Morgan raid he enrolled his name as a private soldier in the One Hundred and Sixth Indiana infantry, and was unani- mously chosen as captain of Company I, July IO, 1863. This regi- ment was organized with nine companies of minute men and a company of the Legion. Five companies were from Wayne county, two from Randolph, and one each from Hancock, Howard and Marion counties. The regiment was organized July 12, 1863, and left Indianapolis on the night of the 13th, reaching Hamilton, Ohio, the next morning. It proceeded to Cincinnati and then returned to Indianapolis, where it was mustered out July 18, 1863. For the length of time it was in the field the regiment did honorable serv- ice. Of him to whom this tribute is dedicated it may be said that he knew well the springs of human motive, so that he was kindly 594 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and tolerant in his judgment and ever ready to lend a helping hand to those “in any way afflicted in mind, body or estate.” His upright life, careful judgment and generous attributes made his name a synonym for character and worth. Charles Henry Deitemeyer, a prosperous and highly esteemed farmer of the township of Wayne, Wayne county, is a native of the city of Richmond, born on South Tenth street, Feb. 6, 1862. His father, Adam Deitemeyer, a native of Hanover, Germany, was born in 1826, and his mother, Louisa (Lauman) Deitemeyer, was born in the same country in 1839. They were married in Ger- many and then came to America, in October, 1859, locating in Richmond, where the father worked as an employe for others one year. He then rented a farm south of Richmond and resided there about five years, after which he purchased a farm north of Richmond, adjoining the present residence of his son, Charles H. He first purchased fifty acres, but added to this tract until he had a farm of 17O acres, and resided there until his death, April 23, 1897, his widow passing away Aug. 25, 1905. They were members of St. Paul's South Seventh Street Evangelical Lutheran church, of which Adam Deitemeyer was a charter mem- ber, and he assisted in the erection of the building. He was an ardent Democrat and took an active interest in public affairs. There were seven children: Henry, born in April, 1860, was ac- cidentally killed at the age of five years; Charles H. is the second in order of birth; Mary, born Sept. II, 1864, is the wife of James Schroeder, of Green township ; Edward F. (see sketch); Emma, born in August, 1869, died in 1892; George, born April 9, 1872, is a farmer and resides in Kansas; and William, born May 23, 1875, is engaged in the drygoods business at Kokomo. Charles H. Deitemeyer acquired his educational training at a German school in Richmond and at the Starr schoolhouse in Wayne township, and he resided at home until twenty-one years old. He then con- tinued to work for his father until twenty-seven years old, re- ceiving $100 per year for his services, and at the end of that time rented a part of his father's farm, the same upon which he now resides. He afterwards purchased seventy acres of his present farm, which he proceeded to improve, and later added ninety-three acres, making I63 acres in all, which constitutes his farm to-day, its south line being two miles from the corporation limits of Richmond. He has carried on farming in a general way. In politics Mr. Deitemeyer is independent and has not been a seeker after public office. Himself and wife belong to the South Seventh Street Lutheran Church in the city of Richmond. On April 16, 1890, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Emma Foien, born in New Garden township, June 21, 1870, daughter of Harmon H. and Mary (Lammert) Foien, the former born in Cincinnati, Feb. 23, 1844, and the latter in Richmond, June 16, 1850. The father was a cigar-maker in early life and as a young man came to Richmond, where he worked at his trade a number of years. He then purchased the farm where he resides, in New Garden township, engaged in general farming. His wife died Aug. 27, BIOGRAPHICAL 595 1899. They were the parents of seven children: Henry W. is a farmer and resides in New Garden township; George died in childhood; Mrs. Deitemeyer is the next in order of birth ; Etta died in April, 1884, at the age of five years; William is a farmer and resides near Centerville; Louis resides at the parental home, and Anna also resides with her father. William Harrison Pickett is a member of a family that has been favorably known throughout the eastern part of Wayne county since the pioneer days. He was born on the farm where he resides, in Wayne township, March I 2, 1831, son of Benjamin and Deborah (Clark) Pickett, the former born in Chatham county, North Caro- lina, Sept. 22, 1797, and the latter in Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, in 1798. In 1807 the paternal grandparents—Joshua and Sarah (Davis) Pickett—left their early friends and associations in North Carolina and journeyed to the wilds of Indiana, following a blazed path, and upon their arrival first camped on the bank of the Elkhorn river, south of Richmond, where Jeremiah Cox, a brother- in-law of the grandfather, then resided. They remained there until the following spring, when they located on a farm adjoining the one now occupied by William H. Pickett, and there they planted apple seeds, which the grandmother had brought in a satchel from their North Carolina home. The surrounding country was a wilder- ness and they resided at that place about fifteen or twenty years. The grandfather was a blacksmith by trade and the Indians fre- quently came to his shop and house, being upon the most friendly terms, because he was a follower of William Penn. The grand- father later sold the farm and removed to Milton, where his young- est daughter married Jonathan Kinley, a preacher in the Society of Friends. The grandfather died at Milton, after which event the grandmother remained there a short time and then removed to the farm where William H. Pickett resides, and there resided with her son until her death, living to a ripe old age. When the maternal grandfather, Israel Clark, of English descent and a Friend, whose wife was Amy Walton, of American descent, sold out, in 1812, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, he intended to move to Indiana, but, owing to his wife’s fears of Indian troubles in Indiana Terri- tory, he settled on a farm near Baltimore. In 1816, the war of 1812 being ended and border strife having quieted down, he moved to Wayne county and settled on what is known as the Joseph Ratliff farm, in Wayne township. After two years there he went to Cin- cinnati and entered a claim to the southwest quarter of section I7, range I west, or what is a part of William H. Pickett's farm. There he built a hewed log cabin, which stands well preserved to-day, on a hill overlooking the valley of the fork. He eventually acquired some 600 acres of land. His death occurred on land adjoining Wil- liam H. Pickett's farm, on the south, and his wife died in the log cabin already mentioned. A division of the Friends’ church oc- curred about 182O, and Israel Clark and wife became allied with the Hicksite branch, as opposed to the Orthodox branch. Benjamin Pickett, father of William H., was a natural mechanic and planned and erected a corn and flour mill on the place before he had reached 596 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his majority. He also erected a carding and woolen mill on the farm and conducted it several years, but later sold it to a Canadian, who removed it to Laporte and located it on the Kankakee river. About 1839 or 1840, while building a log cabin on the hill, Benjamin Pickett was returning home one evening from his work, when he was attacked in the thick brush and woods by a large Savage wolf. He was compelled to defend himself with a foot-adz, with which he had been footing rafters for his cabin, and in so doing backed away from the wolf, which leaped at his throat. While retreating he sud- denly fell and the adz cut a deep gash in his ankle. The smell of blood only added to the fury of the beast and it redoubled its efforts to kill the man. Mr. Pickett's cries for help were heard by his brother, Joshua, and a neighbor, John White. The family dogs also came to his assistance and with the help of the men drove the wolf off. Mr. Pickett was so weak from loss of blood that he was carried home and eventually recovered. But for the timely arrival of his rescuers soon he would have lost his life. Benjamin Pickett had no desire to be a farmer, although he went to Cincinnati and purchased the farm from the government. With the assistance of his sons, after the lapse of years, he had eliminated from the forest a good sized tract of land, where he spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1875. The mother died in 1865. They had the follow- ing children: Eli M. is living retired in Chester, in his ninetieth year; Mary Ann is deceased; Milton L. is deceased ; Hannah died at the age of three and one-half years; William H. is the next in order of birth; John T., who served as a soldier in the Civil war with the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana infantry and became crippled while in the service, resides at Irvington, near In- dianapolis; Eber V. is a farmer and resides between Williamsburg and Green's Fork; and Albert J. is engaged in the real estate busi- ness in Richmond. William H. Pickett worked on the farm with his father until twenty-four years old and then, because of ill health, gave up the farm, took lessons in penmanship, and for one year traveled over the country, giving lessons in that art. In June, 1856, he went to Iowa and taught writing school in Oskaloosa City until election time, when he returned to Wayne county to vote for John C. Fremont, and then, immediately after, went to Highland and Clinton counties, Ohio, until the following spring. He then re- turned to Wayne township and, being persuaded by his mother and brothers, joined them in the erection of a saw mill in the village of Chester. He continued in that business three years, and in the fall of 1858 returned to Iowa and married, bringing his wife home with him and settling in the village of Chester. The mill was sold in 1861, and then Mr. Pickett removed to Richmond, where he purchased property on what is now North Tenth street; and resided there, following the carpenter trade, for more than twenty years. Two years before leaving Richmond, his father having died, he purchased the old family homestead, and since removing here has been engaged in farming pursuits, failing eye- sight rendering him unfit for mechanical work. He erected a fine dwelling house and other necessary farm buildings and has BIOGRAPHICAL 597 confined his attention to general farming and dairying. On Oct. 14, 1858, Mr. Pickett took to himself a wife and helpmate in the person of Miss Hannah Ellen West, born near Carmel, Hamilton county, Indiana, June 15, 1836, daughter of John and Elizabeth S. (Jessup.) West, the former born in Clinton county, Ohio, and the latter in Wayne township, this county. The father was a farmer by occupation, but some years after his marriage en- gaged in the harness trade at Bethleham (now Carmel), and in 1852 he and his brother went to Iowa, where they resided until the breaking out of the Civil war. A brother of Mrs. Pickett enlisted in the service at the age of seventeen and was accidentally killed, while entering a rifle-pit, by the discharge of a fellow sol- dier's musket. The father enlisted in what was known as the “Oskaloosa Greybeards” and served to the end of the war. He then returned to Oskaloosa and engaged in carpentering. Later, he traveled two years in the employ of the Fairbanks Scale peo- ple and then engaged in contracting at Oskaloosa. He after- wards removed to Lynnville, where he died, and his widow then removed to Independence, Kan., where she spent the residue of her life. They were the parents of five children: Martha Jane is the wife of a Mr. Lister, of Indianapolis; John Wesley is de- ceased ; Elizabeth is the wife of Theodore Dunbar, of Perry, Iowa; Cyrus was killed in the Civil war; and Mrs. Pickett is the oldest of the family. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Pickett resulted in the birth of four children: John F., born Aug. 23, 1859, is a car- penter and mechanic and resides at Chester, in Wayne township; Benjamin E., born Dec. 5, 1861, is a farmer and resides in Web- ster township, also having a residence in the city of Richmond; Minnie May, born Feb. 17, 1864, is the wife of Elmer E. Hall, a machinist, in Richmond; and William Elmer, born Feb. 19, 1868, is engaged in the grocery business in Richmond. Mr. Pickett, politically, sides with the Democratic party, although he was a Republican until 1898, but he has little to do with public af- fairs. His course as a farmer has been marked with thorough- ness and skill, and as a citizen he is held in high regard. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Orthodox Friends’ church, in which faith he was born. Edward Frederick Deitemeyer is a native son of Wayne county and one who has done his full share in the development of the natural resources, as is evidenced by his devotion to the basic industry of agriculture. He was born on the old home- stead in Wayne township, this county, March Io, 1867, son of Adam and Louisa (Lauman) Deitemeyer (see sketch of Charles H. Deitemeyer). Edward F. Deitemeyer received his education at the old Starr schoolhouse in Wayne township, and also attended one term of school in District No. Io. He remained subject to his father's orders until twenty-one years old, although he worked for others from the time he was fourteen. He remained at the parental home until twenty-five years old, when he rented an eighty-acre farm adjoining the old homestead and resided there three years. He then rented an adjoining farm on the south, 598 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY which tract was then owned by Harry C. Lintner, and this he operated six years. In November, 1900, he purchased the farm where he resides, moving on to the place, Feb. 19, 1902. The original purchase consisted of 136 acres, but in 1907 he purchased the old homestead, consisting of 130 acres, and hence his landed posses- sions amount to 266 acres. He has the old homestead rented to Charles A. Brown, and also has a man operating the place where he resides, while Mr. Deitemeyer farms but a small portion him- self, giving his attention to looking after his interests and to the raising of stock. While his residence is in Webster township the greater part of his land is in Wayne township. In 1911 he erected a barn, modern in every way, and in 1905 remodeled his dwell- ing house. He gives an unswerving allegiance to the time-hon- ored principles of the Democratic party and his religious affilia- tions are with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Richmond. Mr. Deitemeyer was married in Franklin township, Aug. 24, 1892, to Miss Emma Anna Heitbrink, born in Richmond, May 3, 1869, daughter of John Frederick and Anna Mary (Griswell) Heit- brink, born in Hanover, Germany, the father on May 21, 1840, and the mother on Jan. 8, 1842. They were married in Germany and came to America in October, 1865, locating in Richmond, where the father worked as an employe in various capacities about four years. He was then employed as engineer in the Wiggins Tannery sixteen years, at the end of which time he purchased a farm one and one-half miles north of Core’s Mill, in Franklin town- ship. He resided on this farm twenty years and then, leasing it to others, moved to Richmond, where he has since lived re- tired. He and his good wife became the parents of three children: Henry John, born May 30, 1864, in Germany, married Anna M. Kehlenbrink, born April 6, 1866, daughter of Ex-Councilman Henry Kehlenbrink, and his widow resides in Richmond, his death having occurred June 26, 1896; Katherine Mary, born June 24, 1867, resides with her parents, and Mrs. Deitemeyer is the young- est of these children. The son, Henry J., learned the banking business under Daniel Reid and John B. Dougan, and in 1884 be- came connected with the State National Bank at Logansport, first as teller and later as cashier, which position he held when he died, after a residence there of twelve years. His remains were brought back to Richmond for interment upon a train ar- riving at the same hour of the same day and month that marked his departure twelve years before. He left one son, Russell Alvin, born Oct. 24, 1890, now in his Junior year at Purdue University, studying electrical engineering. Mr. and Mrs. Deitemeyer have no children, but have taken to rear Laura Marie Neff, born April , I895. 7 will. D. Rich, a prominent agriculturist of the township of Wayne, is a native of Wayne township. He was born on the old Rich homestead, Jan. 9, 1858, son of William C. Rich (see sketch). Willis D. Rich acquired his educational training at the Starr and Sevastopool schools in Wayne township. He worked on his father's farm until he attained his majority and then continued BIOGRAPHICAL 599 with his father four years longer as an employe. He then rented from his father for another period of four years. He was frugal and saved most of his earnings, and, in 1887, purchased a farm of forty-five acres adjoining his present home. Later he pur- chased the farm of sixty acres where he resides. By carrying on an extensive system of drainage and fertilization he has greatly increased the productiveness of the soil and has so im- proved the buildings that to-day he has what would in common parlance be termed an up-to-date farm. He does a wholesale dairy business and general farming. He is a Republican in poli- tics, but has never been an aspirant for public office. Fraternally he belongs to the Woodward lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also to the Red Men. He was united in matri- mony to Miss Emma Naoma Duffee, daughter of Alexander and Sarah J. (McCoy) Duffee, on Nov. 20, 1884. Both of these parents were born in the Keystone State and migrated in an early day to Indiana, where for several years the father pursued the occupation of a carpenter. He died Jan. 7, 191 I, and the mother resides with their only child, Mrs. Rich, born April 3, 1858. To Mr. and Mrs. Rich were born the following children: Marjorie, born July 31, 1885, is the wife of George P. Unthank, of Rich- mond, and they have one child, Bernice, born Sept. 16, 1910; Omar A., born April 23, 1887, and Ernest B., Nov. 24, 1894. Milton L. Davis, a popular farmer of the township of Wayne, is a native of Wayne county, born in Center township, about one mile west of his present home, Aug. I5, 1844. His father, William M. Davis, a native of Pennsylvania, born Nov. 20, 1799, a farmer by occupation, was brought to Wayne county, in 18OO, by his parents, and became a land-Owner in Center township and later in Wayne township, where he passed away, on the farm where his son, Milton L., resides, March 24, 1887. The mother of Milton L. Davis—Nancy Lyons—was born in New Jersey in 1802, and died Aug. 21, 1868. There were nine children in their family: Charlotte, born Jan. I5, 1824, died May 12, 1895; Barbara Ann, born Aug. 6, 1825, died Jan. 22, 1890; Esther, born Aug. 25, 1827, died Jan. I I, 1889; Ida Jane, born Dec. 20, 1829, died in infancy; Daniel Dale, born Jan. 7, 1834, and Elizabeth, born Jan. 21, 1835, are deceased ; Lovisa, born March 17, 1837, died in infancy; Mar- guerite Jane, born Aug. 31, 1840, died Aug. 4, 1855; and Milton L. is the youngest and the only one surviving. The last named received his schooling in the district schools of Wayne township and also attended a few terms at the Culbertson schoolhouse in Center township. He worked upon the parental farm until the age of twenty-two years, when he took charge of its operation and has resided there continuously since, the place being com- posed of thirty-six acres. He has improved and enlarged the buildings on the place and during his active career conducted a general farming business. Since 1904 he has rented his fields out, being seriously afflicted with sciatic rheumatism. The house was built by his father about 1857. Mr. Davis was engaged in tile manufacturing for several years, aside from farming, and about 6OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY eight years conducted a threshing outfit. Politically Mr. Davis is a Democrat and has never aspired to public office. On March 28, 1866, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Indiana Turner, born in what is now Fairview, Wayne township, Feb. 8, 1848, daugh- ter of Jesse and Anna (Barton) Turner, and of this happy union . six children were born : Esther, born March 31, 1867, is the wife of Jesse Brower, a traveling salesman of Cincinnati, and she has two sons by a former marriage, Frederick and Earle Kuhl- man; William H., born Aug. I5, 1868, is engaged in the black- board business at Grand Rapids; Sarah M., born April 26, 1870, is the wife of William E. Bryant, a mason contractor of Richmond, and they have five children—Hazel, James, Martha, Ernest and Pearle; Mary Elizabeth, born June 12, 1872, died July 10, 1892; Martha, born Sept. 4, 1877, is the wife of Allen Irvin, a farmer in Webster township ; and Howard H., born Jan. I7, 1883, is a rail- road man and resides in Cincinnati. He married Cora Pouder and they have two children—Leo Dale and Lucile. Mrs. Davis’ father, a carpenter by occupation, was a native of Wayne county, born June 27, 1817, and here followed his trade. He retired from active work a few years prior to his death, Dec. 19, 1881. His wife died Feb. 8, 1887. In their family were eight children: William H., born Jan. 9, 1841, died July 12, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., in the enemy's hands, having been wounded and taken prisoner while serving as a soldier in the Civil war; Samuel, born Feb. 25, 1844, died April 22, 1865, in a Federal hospital in the city of Washington, having contracted a disease of the lungs while in the service during the Civil war; Sarah, born Jan. IO, 1846, died Nov. 9, 1886; Mrs. Davis is the next in order of birth; Margaret Virginia, born Dec. 6, 1850, died Feb. 6, 1887; Franklin, born Sept. 12, 1853, died Sept. I, 1860; Oliver Jeptha, born July 13, 1859, died July 7, 1889; and Martha Jane, born Feb. 6, 1867, died March Io, 1890. The mother was born at Waynesville, Ohio, Feb. 14, I822. "Michael Kendall is one of the progressive farmers of Wayne . township, where he was born and reared, and where the family has been a prominent and highly respected one for the past sev- enty-five years. Michael Kendall was born in the township of Wayne, on a farm adjoining his present place of residence, April 9, 1856, son of William and Abigail (Weesner) Kendall, born in North Carolina, the father on Aug. 17, 1808, and the mother on Oct. Io, 1812. Thomas Kendall, the paternal grandfather, mar- ried Elizabeth Harvey, in North Carolina, and they came to In- diana in an early day, first settling where the waterworks plant is located in the city of Richmond. The grandmother died there, and later the grandfather sold that property and lived with his children until his death, in 1861, in Henry county, at the residence of a son, and his remains are interred in Whitewater cemetery. The maternal grandparents came to Wayne county about 1824 and settled on the township line, between New Garden and Wayne. There the grandfather died July Io, 1869. The grandmother died April 16, 1836, and after her death the grandfather married Leah BIOGRAPHICAL 6OI Pegg, Feb. 16, 1843, and continued to reside on the homestead until his death. He was a conscientious Quaker in his religious affiliations. The parents of Michael Kendall were married in 1833 and first settled near Short Creek, south of Richmond, where they resided until 1836, and then removed to the farm just north of the one now occupied by their son, Michael. There, in the course of a long and active career, the father developed for himself and family one of the finest homesteads in the township. He cleared the land, erected the necessary buildings, and for Some years be- fore his death, Feb. 6, 1861, was able to enjoy in peace and quietude the results of his early hardships and endeavors. His good wife followed him to the other shore, dying March 25, 1879. They were the parents of twelve children, particular mention of whom fol- lows: Mahlon, born May 2, 1834, died April 2, 1886; Enos, born Oct. 22, 1835, is living retired at Thornton, Boone county; Jane, born Sept. 5, 1837, died April 9, 1908; Harvey, born March 24, 1839, died April 16, 1857; Lizzie, born April 4, 1841, married Theodore F. Wilson on Sept. 29, 1880, and they are both deceased, he dying June 3, 1906, and she on March 24, 1909; Wilson, born May 7, 1843, married Martha S. Weesner on Aug. 30, 1865, and they reside in Wayne township ; Thomas, born March 9, 1845, died June 9, 1853; Eveline, born April IO, I847, died May 23, 1864; Leah, born Aug. 4, 1849, resides on the old homestead : Re- becca, born June 29, 1851, died Oct. 9, 1854; Michael is the next in order of birth ; and Margaret, born March 30, 1858, resides on the old homestead. The father filled various local offices and was highly esteemed by his neighbors as a man of honor and useful- ness in the community. Michael Kendall received his preliminary education in the district schools of Wayne township, attended the Webster High School one year, and was a student four terms in Earlham College. He was five years old when his father died and remained with his mother until sixteen years old, and then he and his mother managed the farm until her death. In 1880 he purchased fifty-one acres of land where he resides and began de- veloping a farm of his own. He soon purchased an additional twenty acres, making a total acreage of seventy-one, all nicely im– proved and very productive, upon which he follows general farm- ing. He is a Republican in his political views and for several years has been the incumbent of the office of member of the ad- visory board, having also served as Supervisor. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Friends’ church. On Oct. 2, 1883, Mr. Kendall was married to Martha E. Ryan, born in North Carolina, Jan. I7, 1854, daughter of William and Mary (Rees) Ryan. Of this union were born two children: Alsie M., born Sept. 26, 1884, became the wife of Edwin G. Crawford, Jan. 2, 1907, and they reside in Richmond, where the husband is a book- keeper for the Second National Bank; and Wallace W., born April 7, 1895, is a student in the high school at Richmond. The father of Mrs. Kendall was born in North Carolina, Oct. 4, 1831, and her mother was a native of Virginia, born March 19 of the same year. The father was a farmer by occupation, having come 6O2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to Wayne county in October, 1857, and he followed that occupa- tion until his death, June 13, 1902, and his widow now resides in Richmond. They were married in North Carolina, Oct. 20, 1850, and became the parents of nine children: Louise, born in 1851, died in infancy, as did also the second child; Mrs. Kendall is the third in order of birth; Joseph A., born Nov. 24, 1855, resides in Richmond; William B., born Dec. 28, 1857, is a farmer and re- sides in Wayne township; Elenora M., born March 16, 1860, re- sides with her mother; Essie A., born Aug. 28, 1863, is the wife Of Thomas C. Taylor, engaged in the livery and sale stable busi- ness at Richmond; Anna, born Dec. 6, 1865, is the wife of William C. Pickett, of Richmond; and Rees M., born Sept. 3, 1874, is a mechanic and resides with his mother. Theodore Smith Martin, whose fine homestead farm is located conveniently near the city of Richmond, has there maintained his home during all the years of his active life and is one of the hon- ored citizens of the county, now living virtually retired, but still maintaining an active interest in the supervision of his farm. He comes of a long line of American ancestry, the family having been established in Pennsylvania in an early day. Theodore S. Martin was born in Wayne township, May 3, 1849, a son of Benjamin L. and Sarah (Christman) Martin, natives of Pennsylvania, the former born Dec. 27, 1806, and the latter Sept. 3, 1807. The father was reared on a farm in Pennsylvania, where he was married, and early in life became a school teacher. He and his wife came to Indiana in the early '40s and located at Goshen, Wayne township, making the journey Overland. Here he began teaching school and also worked in the saw mill operated by his father, who had preceded him to Indiana. He later received the appointment as deputy auditor of Wayne county, and in 1854 was elected auditor, which position he held continuously until 1863. About this time he established what is now the Union National Bank at Richmond, then located at Centerville, and was elected cashier of that in- stitution; but before entering upon the duties was appointed by Governor Morton as paymaster in the army, in which position he served until the close of the Civil war. He then returned to his farm in Wayne township and also engaged several years in the pork-packing business in Richmond, but this he later discontinued and devoted the residue of his life to the farm, where he and his wife continued to reside until their deaths, he dying May 31, 1904, and she in July, 1889. The father served two terms as repre- sentative from Wayne county in the State legislature. Concern- ing their children the following brief data are given: Rebecca L. is the wife of William L. Boyd, of Richmond; William C. oper- ates a stock ranch in, Montana; Theodore S. is the youngest of the family; and the others, six in number are deceased. Theodore S. Martin gained his rudimentary education in the schools of Cen- terville, but at the age of sixteen left school to assist his father. He resided with his parents until married, after which he worked his father’s farm one year. In 1874 he purchased a farm of IIO acres in Wayne township, adjoining his present home, where he BIOGRAPHICAL 603 resided about fifteen years and then purchased the twenty-one acres where he resides and to which he removed on account of school advantages. He owns 290 acres and has recently given his son fifty-five acres. He has developed this property into one of the fine farms of the county, making the best of improvements, including the erection of a handsome modern residence. He operated the land himself until 1905, since which year the man- agement has been in the hands of his son and son-in-law, the land being maintained under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Martin buys and feeds hogs for the market and also sells fertilizer for an Indianapolis firm. He is a staunch Republican in politics, he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and their attractive home is a center of gracious hospitality. At Green- field, Ind., May 8, 1873, Mr. Martin was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Frances Foley, born in Hancock county, Indiana, Dec. 17, 1850, daughter of James P. and Eliza (Templeton) Foley, the father being a native of Kentucky, born in 1804, and the mother born in Virginia, April II, 181 I. The father died near Greenfield, Ind., in 1864, and the mother passed the closing years of her life at the same place, where she died Sept. 1, 1889. They were the parents of seven children: Mansfield is living retired at Indianapolis; Mary M. is the wife of L. W. Gooding, a lawyer, of Greenfield; Letitia is the widow of Freeman H. Crawford and resides at Howard, Kan. ; Mannie J. is the wife of Milton T. Mor- ris, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Martin is the youngest in the family, and two are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Martin became the parents of four children: Ernest N., born July 3, 1874, married Anna Essmaker, is a railroad engineer, and resides in Indianapolis; Florence May, born Nov. 18, 1877, died June Io, 1883; William Foley, born Jan. Io, 1880, married Hazel Eliason, of Centerville, resides on his father's farm, and they have one child, Virginia Frances, born March 21, 1910; Lulu Emma, born June 30, 1885, is the wife of James M. Webster, resides on the Martin homestead, and they have one child, Florence May, born Dec. I4, 1907. Mr. Martin is a member of Woodard Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Richmond. The father of Mrs. Martin came to Indiana in early life and engaged in the mercantile business at Knightstown some years, being a stockholder and director in the . old Indiana Central (now the Pennsylvania) railroad. He at one time engaged in buying and driving stock to Cincinnati, before the days of railroad transportation, and later settled near Greenfield, where he died. He was at one time a member of the Indiana legislature. - Nathan W. Martin was one of the substantial and highly re- spected citizens of Wayne county. He was a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, born Oct. 5, 1834, son of Benjamin L. and Sarah (Chrisman) Martin, natives of the same county and State, the father born Dec. 24, 1806, and the mother Sept. 3, 1807. The father was a teacher in early life. Nathan W. Martin accom- panied his parents to Indiana at the age of seven years, received his education in the schools of Centerville and Goshen, in Wayne 6O4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY township, and at the age of fourteen years began to work for others in various occupations, being employed on the river be- tween Cincinnati and New Orleans one year. Among others, he worked for William Parry, of Wayne township, nine years, and after his marriage rented a farm from his father, across the road from the old Martin homestead. Later, he removed to another of his father's farms, adjoining, and resided on these two farms twelve years. He was an economical man and in due time had saved sufficient funds to purchase a farm of 160 acres in Frank- lin township. His first duties there were to finish clearing his land and reclaim it from the wilderness. Later he sold sixty acres and continued to reside on his farm of IOO acres until 1900, when he sold it and erected the house where his widow resides in the city of Richmond. The house was built on a lot that had been the property of Mrs. Martin's father, and there the husband continued to reside until his death, April 8, 1907. Mr. Martin was, with his son, the first rural route mail carrier to go out from the Richmond office, and the son, Alexander W., still continues in the service. The father was compelled to retire two years before his death, because of failing health. His politics were those of the Republican party but he never held any public office, other than supervisor. On March 4, 1860, he was married to Artelissa Cheesman, born in Center township, Oct. 3, 1841, daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Russell) Cheesman, the former born near Trenton, N. J., Nov. 3, 181 I, and the latter near Pickaway, Jan. I6, 1815. In early life Mr. Cheesman did a great deal of teaming between Centerville and Cincinnati, although he always followed agricultural pursuits. He came with his parents to Indiana, about 1817, and the family first settled near Muncie, where his father resided the remainder of his life. Upon the death of the father the mother came to Richmond and lived the residue of her life with her son. To Mr. and Mrs. Nathan W. Martin were born the following children: Benjamin L., born Nov. 3, 1861, is em- ployed by Gaar, Scott & Co. and resides in the city of Richmond, is married to Ella N. Jeffries and they have three children— Harry E., Oscar N. and W. Ray A.; Mary Elmira, born May Io, 1863, is the wife of John Livelsberger, a carpenter and cement worker, of Richmond, and they have one child, Erma N.; Mattie C., born March 22, 1865, is the wife of William G. Bennett, of Richmond, and they have one child, Artelissa B. ; Sarah C., born May 5, 1868, is the wife of Herbert Greene, of Richmond, and they have one child, Eunice A.; Elizabeth H., born July 6, 1870, died Aug. 5, of the same year; and Alexander W., born May II, I874, resides with his mother. William Alvin Morrow, one of the substantial citizens of Wayne township, was born just east of Chester, in that town- ship, Aug. 14, 1859, son of John and Rachel (Strawbridge) Mor- row. The father was a native of North Carolina, born in 1806, and the mother was born in Wayne township, this county, Dec. 26, 1827. The father came to Indiana with his parents when quite young, and they first settled in Wayne township, where they en- BIOGRAPHICAL 605 tered the place which is known as the “Abram Gaar Farm,” and later the grandfather became the owner of over I,000 acres of land in Wayne township, where he spent the residue of his life. John Morrow, the father of William A., grew to manhood here and continued a resident of Wayne township. He was one of the first school teachers in the county and followed that occupation more than twenty years, his wife, whom he married when she was but eighteen years old, having been one of his pupils. After his marriage he devoted his time exclusively to farming and, like his father, owned considerable land in Wayne township. He re- sided on his farm until his death, in March, 1874, and his widow continued on the old homestead until her death, in February, IQO3. They were the parents of eight children: Nancy Jane is the wife of Grear N. Williams, a farmer of Franklin township ; Charles died in infancy; Joseph S. died April 14, 191 I, in Wayne town- ship; John C. resides east of Chester, in Wayne township; Min- nieola died in infancy; William A. is the next in order of birth ; Edwin F. is a farmer and resides in Randolph county; and Jesse L. died in 1899. William A. Morrow’s educational advantages were limited to the course prescribed in the schools at Fairview, Wayne township, and was fourteen years old when his father died. The homestead was then divided and as his share he re- ceived twenty-seven acres, which he at once began clearing, haul- ing the wood to Richmond. He was married at the age of nine- teen and settled on the twenty-seven acres, embarked in farming, and by industry, discretion and careful attention to the duties at hand made the venture of farming a decided success. He has added to this tract from time to time and has I65 acres, most of it being in Wayne township, and he operates a part of the land himself, his son-in-law, Albert Kemp, residing on the old place and giving it general superintendence. In religious matters Mr. Morrow and his wife give devout support to the Friends' church, and he is prominently identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Woodard Lodge, No. 212, at Richmond. Although he has given unswerving support to the men and measures of the Republican party he has never sought to become its candi- date for public office. On Nov. 7, 1878, Mr. Morrow was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Jefferis, born in Franklin township, this county, Feb. 28, 1856, daughter of Abraham Darlington and Mary (Williams) Jefferis. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferis were born in Wayne county, he in Franklin township, in 1828, and she in Wayne township, May II, 1830, and they spent their entire lives in this county. Five children were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Morrow : Pearl, born Sept. 3, 1879, is the wife of Albert Kemp, resides on the old homestead, and they have two children —Adelaide, born Dec. 22, 1903, and William A., born July Io, 1907; Harry Newton, born Dec. 9, 1880, is an express messenger on the Pennsylvania railroad and resides in Columbus, Ohio; Kit- tie, born Dec. 16, 1882, died Dec. 30 of the same year; Royal D., born Jan. 25, 1884, is a practicing physician and surgeon in Rich- mond; and Nellie J., born Dec. 9, 1885, is a teacher in the Sevas- 606 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY topool School in Wayne township. The father of Mrs. Morrow was a farmer by Occupation. He became a land-owner in Wayne county and spent his entire active career on a farm in Franklin township, one and one-half miles north of Chester, dying there July 3, 1898. After his death his widow removed to Chester, where she resides, at the advanced age of eighty-two years, in the full possession of her faculties and in the best of health. She is the mother of five children: Josephine became the wife of James Joy and both are deceased; Mansfield was accidentally killed while repairing a bridge on his farm in Wayne township, in 1907; Alice is the wife of David Haisley, a farmer in Franklin township; Mrs. Morrow is the next in order of birth; and Ella is the wife of Wil- liam A. Clements, a merchant, of Fountain City. John Harmon Shofer merits recognition in the pages of this publication by reason of being one of the substantial men of af- fairs of the city of Richmond and a worthy citizen of the county where the major portion of his life has been passed. Mr. Shofer was born in Usenbrook, Germany, Jan. 6, 1842, a son of Harmon and Catherine Shofer, natives of the Fatherland. They migrated to the United States in 1844, coming direct to Richmond, but later removed to Fairhaven, Preble county, Ohio, where the father worked in a mill. He continued in such employment at that place about four years and then returned to Richmond, where he died of cholera at the time of the widespread epidemic of that scourge, in 1849. He was a man of absolute integrity and honor, and while he never acquired wealth was not denied that better tribute, the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He was a street contractor in Richmond at the time of his death. His widow survived him many years and died March 12, 1888, at the age of eighty-five years. Of their eight children, J. Harmon is next to the youngest in point of age and the only one living. He was but two years old at the time of the family removal from Ger- many to the United States and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools of the city of Richmond. Before he had reached his majority he engaged in the horse and livery business and during the past fifty years has been engaged in that Occupation, buying and selling horses and conducting a first-class livery, his place being the oldest established concern of the kind in the city of Richmond. He erected the large brick barn which he occupies, in 1861, and built the residence at the corner of Seventh and South A streets, where he resides. The barn is located at the corner of South. Sixth and A streets. Mr. Shofer also conducts the livery across the street, but his prin- cipal line of business there is the keeping of sale horses and board- ing. Care and good management of his business have brought him deserved advancement in the world of affairs and he has rea- son to be proud of the success which he has gained through his own efforts. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Repub- lican party, and he is a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. In the city of Richmond, in 1868, Mr. Shofer was united in marriage to Miss Katharine May, born in Castlebar, County BIOGRAPHICAL 607 Mayo, Ireland, June 24, 1850, daughter of Bernard and Katharine (Burke) May, natives of County Mayo, born in about the year 1819. They came to America about 1851 and first settled at Syra- cuse, N. Y., where they resided until the death of the father. The mother then married Richard Stanton and moved to Ohio, and later, about 1880, to Richmond. Mr. Stanton was a tailor by trade and was engaged in that occupation here until disabled by a stroke of paralysis, about nine years before his death, May 7, 1907, at the age of ninety-five years, and he was the oldest man in Rich- mond at the time he died. Mrs. Shofer is the second in order of birth of the three children born to her parents. Her sister, Delia, is the widow of William Daugherty and resides in Portland, Ore., and her brother, Anthony, resides in Cincinnati. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Shofer were born four children: Mary Ellen, born Feb. 12, 1870, is the wife of John S. Fitzgibbons, a real-estate dealer in Richmond, and they have had born six children—Jerald Shofer, born Feb. 7, 1894, Rea and Roland (twins) Dec. 2, 1896, Mary Carmel Oct. Io, 1899 (died Feb. I, IQoI), Eileen June 6, 1902, and Mary Isabella Nov. 19, 1908. John H., the second child and eldest son, born Oct. Io, 1871, died July 12, 1898; Charles Edward, born June 3, 1874, resides at the parental home ; as does also Lillian May, born Nov. 8, 1881. Isaac Alexander Gormon, who, since Jan. I, IQIO, has been the incumbent of the position of Superintendent of Police in Richmond, and who has filled other offices with great efficiency, was born in Highland county, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1847. He is of Old Dominion stock, his father, John W. Gormon, having been born in Virginia in 1817, and his mother was Ammazilla Johnson, born Feb. 14, 1823, near Bainbridge, Ohio. The marriage of the parents occurred in Highland county, Ohio, and in 1858 they re- moved to Wayne county, Indiana, locating at Centerville, where they continued to live until the death of the father. The mother died March 5, 1911, at Richmond. Of the union of these parents were born six children—three sons and three daughters—and all are living save one daughter, the subject of this review being the first-born. Mrs. William Brown is deceased ; Mrs. Charles Wil- son resides in Richmond; Joseph works for the Pennsylvania lines of railway; David is associated with the Interurban railway at Richmond, and Mrs. Homer Hammond resides in the same city. The two younger children were born at Centerville, Wayne county, and all were educated at that place. Although a mere boy when the Civil war was in progress, Isaac A. Gormon offered his services to his country and served three months as a member of the Seventh Indiana cavalry during the closing days of that great conflict. Learning the trade of a blacksmith in his youth, he came to Richmond in 1866 and worked at that occupation until 1877. In 1878 he was appointed deputy sheriff of Wayne county under Sheriff William H. Trindall and served in that capacity four years. In 1882, by election, he was elevated to the position of sheriff, was re-elected in 1884 and successfully held the office until 1886. During his incumbency of the office of sheriff it be- 608 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY came his duty to officiate at the hanging of a condemned mur- derer, the last man hanged in the county jails of the State in In- diana. Hon. Henry U. Johnson, afterwards a prominent mem- ber of the United States Congress, was at that time a senator in the Indiana legislature, and at the request of Sheriff Gormon introduced a bill, which became a law, providing for the execu- tion of all death sentences in the penitentiaries of the State. Thus was brought about a much needed reform and Mr. Gormon justly claims the credit for the same. Following his retirement from the Office of sheriff Mr. Gormon operated as a detective for the Pennsylvania lines of railway about sixteen years, his field of work being mostly on the Southwest system. He later was appointed, by Governor Mount of Indiana, to the position of mem- ber of the Police Board of the State and served in that capacity throughout the administrations of Governors Mount and Durbin, until 1903, when he resigned to accept the position of Superin- tendent of Police of Richmond. He resigned the last named po- sition in 1905 and for the ensuing five years did special detective work for corporations and other parties, meeting with unusual success in that line. On Jan. I, IQIO, he again was inducted into the office of Superintendent of Police at Richmond and is filling the position with his usual faithfulness and ability. Politically he is a member of the Republican party, fraternally is affiliated with Richmond Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and with Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of which he is a charter mem- ber, and he also has membership in the Commercial Club. On June 21, 1871, occurred his marriage to Mrs. Mary E. Moore, nee Strickler, daughter of John Strickler, of Cincinnati, where Mrs. Gormon was reared and educated. To Mr. and Mrs. Gormon was born a son, Elmer A., who now has charge of the Secret Service department for the State of Michigan. He was born in Richmond, Oct. 26, 1873, and was educated in the public schools there and at Purdue University. He married Miss Grace D. Detch, of Rich- mond, and they have one daughter, Irene, fourteen years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Gormon reside at 130 Fort Wayne avenue. Bernard H. Moorman, deceased, was a worthy representative of the intelligence, the integrity, and the moral worth of those Germans who have contributed so much to the building up of our great commonwealth. He was born in Richmond, Ind., Sept. 22, 1854, son of Joseph Henry and Anna Mary (Neinaber) Moorman, natives of Osnabruck, Germany, but immigrants to America in early life, and they spent the period of their activities in Richmond, where they died. The father was a stockman by occupation. Ber- nard H. Moorman received a very thorough education in the schools of his native city and from the age of twenty-one years was engaged in the wholesale and retail liquor business, continuing in that occupation until about ten years prior to his death, which occurred March 18, 1908. He was a successful business man in whatever he undertook and was self-made in the fullest sense of that term. His place of business in Richmond was located at 21-23 North Eighth street. On Feb. 1, 1876, he took to himself a wife BERNARD H MOORMAN BIOGRAPHICAL 609 and helpmate in the person of Miss Jeannette Turpin, born in Charleston, Ohio, but reared and educated in Richmond, a daugh- ter of John A. Turpin, long a prominent and highly respected citi- zen of Richmond. To Mr. and Mrs. Moorman was born a daughter, Harriet, the wife of Galen Lamb, of Richmond, a traveling sales- man for J. M. Brady & Company, 30-34 West Twenty-sixth street, New York City, manufacturers of ladies’ custom-made cloaks and suits, and they have a son, Moorman Lamb, born in Richmond. The daughter and mother reside together, as Mr. Lamb's business necessitates his being away from home a great deal of the time. Mrs. Lamb was born in New Castle, Ind., but was educated in Richmond, graduating at the high school there with the class of 1897, and she also took special work at Earlham College. In poli- tics Mr. Moorman was an adherent of the Republican party, but never aspired to hold office. His religious associations were with St. Andrews’ Catholic Church of Richmond, of which he was a de- vout member. Fraternally, he had membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, being a charter member of the lodge at Richmond, and prior to its organization was a member of the lodge at Albany, Ind. Mrs. Moorman and her daughter reside in a home pleasantly located at II.33 Main street, in the city of Rich- mond. Matthew Franklin Barker, who was a prominent resident and substantial citizen of Wayne township, was born in Richmond, Ind., Feb. 19, 1866, and died on his farm in Wayne township, Aug. 26, 1907, having been a resident on that place about thirty-seven years. Mr. Barker was reared on that place from the time he was four years old and received his education in the schools of Fair- view, Wayne township. He remained with his parents until they died, and then, being an only child, continued on the farm of eighty acres, inherited from them, Operating it in a general way. Mr. Barker was allied with the Republican party, but had no political aspirations, preferring instead the business he had chosen and the opportunity of enjoying his home, in which he was a devoted husband and father. On Feb. 26, 1892, he was married to Miss Ida Spotts, born near Milton, in Wayne county, Jan. 4, 1870, daughter of William and Adaline (Winters) Spotts, and of this union were born four children: Howard L., Dec. I, I902; Marvel S. and Myron J. (twins), Aug. 25, 1904; and Ruth Ann, Aug. 24, 1906. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Barker con- tinues to reside on the farm, in order to enjoy her social rela- tions with her large circle of friends and also to be near the last resting place of him who was near and dear to her. The parents of Mr. Barker were Matthew M. and Lydia (Brown) Barker, the former born on Nantucket Island. He came to Indiana in early life, became a land-owner in Wayne township, and resided there until his death. Matthew F. Barker was a birthright member of the Friends' church. The parents of Mrs. Barker were born in Pennsylvania, the father in Berks county, Dec. 8, 1835, and the mother in Union county, in 1828. The father died in 1890 and the mother resides with her daughter, Mrs. Barker. 6IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Oliver Hawkins, of the city of Richmond, is a worthy repre- sentative of the third generation of the Hawkins family, a pioneer family of Wayne township. He was born on the Old Hawkins homestead, within the present city limits of Richmond, Jan. I7, 1845, and has spent practically his entire life in Wayne county. He attended school at what is known as the “Charles School- house,” District No. 9 of Wayne township, and resided on the old home farm until about twenty-five years old. Then, in com- pany with his brother, he engaged in tile making a number of years, and for a time was also engaged in teaming. After his marriage he purchased a farm in Franklin township and engaged in farming there until the fall of 1908, when he purchased the home where he resides, at 209 North Twentieth street, in the city of Richmond. About 1870, he and his brother Nathan went to Minnesota, where they purchased a tract of land and engaged in farming two years. Mr. Hawkins still owns the farm of eighty- four acres in Franklin township and has an interest in the old Hawkins homestead, in addition to some residence properties in West Richmond. On March 17, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Emily Jane Townsend, a native of Center township, born near Centerville, Jan. 30, 1861, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth (Edgerton) Townsend, natives of Wayne county. Mr. Hawkins and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. He is a son of John and Sarah (Jessup.) Hawkins, old and respected residents of Wayne township, the former born on the old Hawkins home- stead, in the present city limits of Richmond, Nov. II, 181 I, son of John Hawkins, an old pioneer of Wayne county. The paternal grandfather was born in Union county, South Carolina, where he was reared. In 1807 he came to Indiana, locating in Wayne township, where he entered the old homestead, a part of which is still in the possession of the Hawkins family, and there continued to reside until his death, in 1859. He was one of the most highly respected citizens in the township and assisted in every way pos- sible in developing the moral and spiritual welfare of the com- munity. John Hawkins, Jr., father of Oliver and son of John, Sr., was reared on the old Hawkins homestead and educated in the local schools. He early decided to adopt farming and saw-mill- ing as his life work and sought every means to acquaint himself with scientific methods in agriculture. There was not a more painstaking farmer in Wayne county, and he took great pride in keeping his farm, fences and buildings in the best condition. He was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Jessup, born in Guil- ford county, North Carolina, in October, 1813, and they became the parents of eight children: Levi died in 1888; Elizabeth be- came the wife of William J. Brannon and died in April, 1907; David is living retired in the city of Richmond, as is also Nathan ; Oliver is the next in order of birth; Albert died at the age of two years; Ellen H. is the widow of Joseph Elliott and resides in the city of Richmond; and Emeline is the wife of Thomas Elle- man, a retired farmer of Richmond. The father was a man of rare judgment and exceptional probity and his opinions were highly BIOGRAPHICAL 6II respected by his friends and associates. He passed away on April 26, 1891, at a ripe Old age, and the mother preceded him in death, in March, 1887. The surviving children cherish the memory of parents whose lives are well worth emulating. Timothy Hart, of Wayne township, was born in New York City, April Io, 1835. He is a son of Michael and Ann (Burns) Hart, born in County Sligo, Ireland. They came to America in early life, making the voyage in a sailing vessel, and located in New York City, where the father worked as a laborer. Some years later they removed to Philadelphia, but soon thereafter the father died and the mother returned to New York City, where she also passed away, when the Son Timothy was a small boy. They were the parents of four children, but so far as is known all of them are deceased, with the exception of Timothy. He re- ceived his educational training in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and in the district schools of Wayne township, of which he has been almost continuously a resident since childhood. His parents having died when he was very young, a gentleman named Thomas Maule took him as a bound boy, and after a short residence in Pennsylvania brought him to Indiana, locating in Wayne town- ship, this county. Until he had reached the age of about twenty years Mr. Hart made his home with Mr. Maule, and then began to learn the carpenter trade with Mahlon Bond, who resided near Goshen, this county. Later, he engaged as a farm hand and was so employed until July 6, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Company B of the Nineteenth Indiana infantry, for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized and mustered in at In- dianapolis, July 29, 1861. On Aug. 9 it joined the Army of the Potomac at Washington. Its first engagement was at Lewinsville, Va., Sept. II. It next fought at Falls Church, after which it went into quarters at Fort Craig, near Washington. On March Io, 1862, it was attached to McDowell’s (First) corps, with which it moved toward Fredericksburg and then toward the Shenan- doah Valley. It remained at Warrenton until Aug. 5, when it made a reconnoissance toward Spottsylvania Court House. It then joined General Pope's army and fought at Cedar Mountain, Gainesville, and the second Bull Run. After the second battle of Bull Run it was stationed for a time at Washington, then moved to Frederick City, Mol., and when Lee began his invasion of Mary- land moved with Hooker's corps in pursuit. It fought at South Mountain and at Antietam. At Fredericksburg the regiment was in the Fourth brigade, First division, First corps, but was only slightly engaged. It then went into winter quarters until the be- ginning of General Hooker's Chancellorsville campaign, when it was in an engagement at Fitzhugh’s Crossing of the Rappahan- nock. It was in position at Chancellorsville, but was not called into action. It was then attached to the First brigade, First di- vision, First corps, which was the first of the infantry to engage the enemy at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. The regiment aided in the capture of Archer's Confederate brigade. During the other two days of the fight it occupied a position on Cemetery Hill, but 6I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY was not seriously engaged. It then took part in the Mine Run campaign and passed the winter near Culpeper. It broke camp at the beginning of the Wilderness campaign; was engaged at the Wilderness, Laurel Hill, about Spottsylvania, at the North Anna River, and Cold Harbor; and was then constantly on duty in the trenches before Petersburg until the end of the siege, and Mr. Hart was mustered out of the service at Petersburg, Va., July 28, 1864. He is the proud possessor of a brigade badge, which was presented to him by Captain Dudley, at a reunion of the “Iron Brigade,” held in Wisconsin. After being mustered out of the service, Mr. Hart worked as a farm hand one year and then for two years operated a farm in Darke county, Ohio. He then came to the farm where he now resides, where he has sixty acres of fine arable soil, and his farm is recognized as one of the best equipped and improved in the community. In the matter of poli- tics Mr. Hart is a staunch Democrat and has been the incumbent of the Office of school director. On March 8, 1866, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hart and Miss Rachel Kerlin, born in Foun- tain City (then Newport), June 23, 1838, daughter of Elijah Isles and Millie Malinda (Sands) Kerlin. Mr. and Mrs. Kerlin were born in Tennessee, the former on Oct. 22, 1800, and the latter on Feb. 23, 1803. The father came to Indiana in early life, locating just north of Richmond. There he followed the calling of a farmer a number of years. Then, after a short residence in Fountain City, he purchased the place where Mr. Hart resides and thereafter was engaged in farming until the time of his death, which occurred at an advanced age, his wife having passed away some years before his demise. Three children were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hart: Mary Jane, born Nov. 26, 1867, is the wife of Charles Huffman, of Wayne township; Mattie Bell, born Feb. 8, 1869, is the wife of Dora Wample, a mechanic, of Richmond; and Elijah Irvin, born March 4, 1876, resides at the parental home. Mrs. Hart is the only living child of eleven children born to her parents. Henry John Hartman, deceased, was a descendant of a fine old German stock. He was born June 22, 1855, in Germany, son of Frederick and Clara Hartman, natives of Germany, where they lived out their allotted lives and passed away. The son attended the excellent schools of the Fatherland, and when a boy of about sixteen years was apprenticed to the tailor trade, which occupation he followed after coming to America, until married. On Feb. 27, 1887, he was united in marriage to Anna Romberg, born in Rich- mond, Feb. 27, 1865, daughter of Henry and Ella (Frauman) Rom- berg, born in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Hartman became the par- ents of six children—two sons and four daughters. Fred, born Dec. 17, 1890; Marie, born Nov. 16, 1892; Louisa, born Aug. I4, 1895; Gertrude, born Sept. I, I897; Emma, born May 4, 1899, and Harry, born Aug. 20, 1904, all residing at home with their mother. After his marriage Mr. Hartman purchased the farm of eighty and one-half acres where his widow resides and engaged in the dairy business some years. Later he devoted his attention exclusively to general farming and stock raising and remained thus actively BIOGRAPHICAL 613 employed until his death, Jan. 30, 1905. Mr. Hartman was a public- spirited man and gained a high place in the esteem of the com- munity by his incorruptibility, impartial judgment and kind heart. He was liberal and willing to help those in need. Since his death Mrs. Hartman has continued to reside on the farm, and with the aid of her sons operates the farm and keeps it up to a high state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Romberg, parents of Mrs. Hartman, emigrated from the Fatherland to America in an early day and established their residence in Richmond, Ind. The father was a moulder by trade and upon his arrival secured employment with the Gaar, Scott & Company manufacturing concern. Later he worked for a time in the mill works at Richmond, but returned to Gaar, Scott & Company, by whom he was employed until his death, in December, 1897. The mother survives and has her residence at the old home at 324 South Tenth street, in the city of Richmond. Nine children were born to these parents, of whom Mrs. Hartman is the eldest; Carrie is the wife of James Taylor and resides on South Twelfth street, in Richmond, her husband being engaged at the Wayne Works; Louisa is the wife of Charles Connors and also resides in Richmond, her husband being engaged in the Pennsyl- vania railroad yards; Ella is deceased ; Henry resides in Richmond, employed with Gaar, Scott & Company; William is deceased; Minnie is a clerk in the Nusbaum store and resides at home with her mother, as does also Elizabeth, the wife of Albert Ireton, en- gaged in the yards of the Pennsylvania railroad; and Viola is de- ceased. Robert E. Jones, deceased, for a number of years one of the prominent machinists of the city of Richmond, was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, Oct. 20, 1864, son of Oliver and Fannie (Gaar) Jones, born in Richmond, the father on Nov. 6, 1833, and the mother on Nov. 5, 1834. In early life the father was a moulder by trade and a considerable time was employed by Gaar, Scott & Company. He resides at 210 North Eleventh street in the city of Richmond. Robert E. Jones received his scholastic train- ing in the ward schools of Richmond and in early life learned the trade of a machinist, which he followed throughout all of his active career, and the scene of his endeavors was the city of Richmond. He was a man of great inherent ability, thrifty and industrious, and his efforts brought well merited results. Although he gave staunch support to the men and measures of the Democratic party he never sought public preferment for himself. He was a man of great kindness of heart, a loving and indulgent husband and father, upright, honorable, and honest in all his dealings with his fellow men. He died Jan. I9, 1900. On Oct. 30, 1889, was solemnized Mr. Jones' marriage to Miss Alice Maud Martin, a native of Williams- burg, Wayne county, born July 18, 1869, daughter of Robert B. and Mary J. (Forkner) Martin. Her father was born Feb. 18, 1841, and died April 8, 1906, and her mother, a native of Economy, Wayne county, born Feb. 18, 1841, survives and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jones. Robert B. Martin was a farmer by occupation in his early life and was born at Williamsburg, in Green 614 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY township. He was twenty years of age when he emulated the ex- ample of Cincinnatus by leaving the plow upon hearing the fife and drum and enlisting as a soldier for service in the Civil war. After serving a term of enlistment with the three-months troops he re-enlisted as a private in Company D of the Fifty-seventh In- diana infantry for three years, and was successively promoted to Second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain. This regiment was recruited in the Fifth and Eleventh Congressional districts and was Organized at Richmond in November, 1861. It was mustered in Nov. 18 and left the State Dec. 23, reporting to General Buell at Louisville, where it was assigned to the Sixth division, Army of the Ohio, and ordered to Bardstown, Ky. It moved to Lebanon and on Feb. I2, I862, to Munfordville, and thence to Nashville. It started for Pittsburg Landing March 21, and was actively engaged at Shiloh. It participated in the siege of Corinth and moved from there to Northern Alabama, where it remained until July, when it was ordered to Tennessee. It was on duty near Tullahoma and McMinnville until September and then took an active part in the campaign against Bragg in Kentucky, being in the battle of Perry- ville. It was at Nashville during most of December, guarding for- age trains and engaged in frequent skirmishes. At the battle of Stone's River it was attached to the left wing of the army and dis- tinguished itself by its gallantry in resisting the fierce attacks made upon the lines at that point. It was in camp near Murfrees- boro during the winter and spring of 1863, took part in Reynolds’ “eleven days' scout” in April, and participated in the campaign against Tullahoma. It was in camp near Pelham until Aug. 16, when it joined in the campaign toward Chattanooga and operated on the north side of the Tennessee opposite that city, its brigade taking possession of Chattanooga on its evacuation after the battle of Chickamauga. Its commander, Colonel Lennard, was then as- signed as provost-marshal and the regiment was placed on duty as provost guard. It was in the battle of Missionary Ridge and was then assigned to the Second division (Sheridan's), Fourth corps, which formed a part of the column sent to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville. A majority of the members of the regiment, including Mr. Martin, re-enlisted on Jan. I, 1864, and were furloughed home in March. They rejoined the Fourth corps May 5, and took part in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Allatoona, New Hope Church, where the regiment suffered severely, and in the heavy skirmishes about Kenesaw Mountain. In the assault of June 27 the regiment formed the skirmish line in front of the assaulting column of the Fourth corps; was on the skirmish line at Peachtree Creek; was then in the trenches before Atlanta until Aug. 25, and was engaged at Jones- boro. It accompanied its division to Chattanooga, took part in driving Hood into Alabama, and was with Thomas' army which resisted the enemy's invasion of Tennessee. It was engaged at Franklin, with heavy loss, especially in prisoners, and was in the battle of Nashville, after which it moved to Huntsville, Ala., in pursuit of Hood, remaining there until spring. It moved into Ten- BIOGRAPHICAL 615 nessee in April, 1865, proceeding from Bull's Gap to Nashville, in July was transferred to Texas, being Stationed at Port Lavaca, and was mustered out Dec. I4, 1865. After being honorably discharged from the military service Mr. Martin again engaged in farming, which he followed until 1871, and then removed to Richmond, where he engaged in the grocery business for several years. Fol- lowing this he was engaged in the wholesale commission business until 1901, when he disposed of his mercantile interests in Rich- mond and removed to Des Moines, Iowa, where he resided two years. In 1903 he went to Stone county, Arkansas, and took up a soldier's timber claim, remaining there eighteen months, and in October, 1905, returned to Richmond. While engaged in the wholesale commission business he also conducted a grocery store at Williamsburg three years. He and his good wife became the parents of four children: James Monroe, born Nov. 28, 1867, is a salesman of the National Cash Register and resides at Indianapolis; he is married to Lilly Le Fever and they have two children—Har- old and Mildred. Alice M. is the widow of Robert E. Jones; Amer F., born March 20, 1872, is a clothing merchant at Dallas, Tex.; he married Josephine Perkins and they have one child, Dorothy. Cora L., born April 23, 1875, died Aug. 8, 1879. After the death of Mr. Jones his widow went to Iowa with her parents and resided there about four years. She then returned to Richmond and has since continued to reside in that city, being a stockholder in the establishment of Gaar, Scott & Company. Of her union with Mr. Jones was born a daughter, Fannie Elizabeth, born Aug. 31, 1890, a graduate of Earlham College in the class of 191 I, and she resides at home with her mother. Charles H. Burchenal, who died at his residence in the city of Richmond, Ind., Dec. 7, 1896, was a native of the State of Mary- land and a scion of one of its old and honored pioneer families. His remote ancestors were of French origin and came from the neigh- borhood of Caen, in Normandy. At the time of William the Con- queror, some members of the family settled in England, where they remained and kept up the name for many generations. One or more of them came to America with Lord Baltimore’s first colony and settled on the Eastern shore of Maryland, where, as the records show, they held land at a very early period of the colony. Mr. Burchenal's branch of the family is descended from Jeremiah Burchenal, a planter (born about 17OO) in Kent county, Maryland, where some of the family still reside. Mr. Burchenal's career was emphatically one of integrity and usefulness and upon the record of his life rests no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He lived up to the full measure of his powers for accom- plishment, was loyal and public-spirited as a citizen, and his course was ever guided and governed by the loftiest principles, so that to him was given the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. His sterling worth of character was best appreciated by those among whom he was reared and who had full knowledge of the various stages of his progress as one of the world's noble army of workers. To such men it is most fitting that a publication 6I6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of this nature should give specific recognition. Charles H. Burch- enal was born at Greensboro, Caroline county, Maryland, Sept. 18, 1830, a Son of Jeremiah and Mary E. (Cockayne) Burchenal, na- tives of the same State, which contributed so large and valuable a contingent to the early settlement of the various counties of East- ern Indiana. As a child Mr. Burchenal was taken by his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, where his mother, a beautiful and accom- plished woman, died in 1836. His father was engaged in business in that place until 1838, when, while visiting his old home near Baltimore, Md., he too died, and the boy was brought by his grandmother, a member of the Society of Friends, to Wayne coun- ty, Indiana. Four years later, when she realized that her end was near, she felt much anxiety about young Charles, who, though left with means sufficient for his education, would be comparatively alone in the world. It was her wish that Achilles Williams and his wife, prominent Quakers of Richmond, to whom she was re- lated, should take the child into their home, and after her death, in 1842, Charles, with the consent of his guardian in Zanesville, re- mained with them about eight years and became deeply attached to the family, who cherished him as one of their own. In 1844 Mr. Williams was elected treasurer of Wayne county and moved from Richmond to Centerville, which was then the county seat. While he lived in Richmond Mr. Burchenal’s preliminary educational dis- cipline was secured in the common schools of that city, and after the removal to Centerville he became a pupil in the County Semi- nary (then in charge of Rawson Vaile) until 1847, when he was appointed clerk in the office of the county treasurer, a place which he held until 1850. Early in that year he entered the law office of Newman & Siddall, and in March was recommended to the court as a “young man of good character who desired to study law,” and he was allowed to sit within the enclosure of the court room, re- served for the lawyers, a privilege from which the general public was excluded. In the office of Newman & Siddall Mr. Burchenal made swift progress in his studies and two years later was ad- mitted to the bar, voluntarily submitting to an examination by a committee appointed by the lawyers of the county, an examination which he passed with credit. About the time of his admission to the bar he became a member of the “Dark Lyceum,” a debating society at Centerville, an account of which is given in the first volume of this publication, and he became quite prominent in that organization. In the rooms of the order was hung the picture of Apelles of Cos, drawn by Mr. Burchenal. He was extremely skill- ful in the use of the pencil and often during a trial would sketch rapidly the picture of judge, jury, and witnesses with surprising accuracy. After his admission to the bar, Mr. Burchenal advanced rapidly in the profession. In 1854 he was elected district attorney of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne county and served two years. He never held any other office. In 1861 he moved from Centerville to Richmond and entered into partnership with Wil- liam A. Bickle (afterward judge of the Superior Court), a connec- tion which lasted until September, 1864. After this he practiced BIOGRAPHICAL 617 law alone for many years. In 1885 he formed with John L. Rupe a partnership which continued until August, 1895. His extraordi- nary ability brought him at an early day to the front rank in his profession. He was for many years the leader of the bar, being en- gaged on one side or the other of nearly every important case, and his practice was the largest and most lucrative of any in the coun- ty. But, although he had the utmost regard for his professional reputation, he cared little for money. He was not a good collector of the debts that were due to himself and saved but little from his income. In knowledge of the general principles of law, in skill in pleading and readiness in practice he had no superior in Indiana. Early in life he joined the Episcopal church and retained his mem- bership, always enjoying the service and mode of worship. His belief, however, was far from orthodox. His natural interest in re- ligious topics, and especially those of a more spiritual nature, led him to a close study of the works of Emmanuel Swendenborg, and his religious belief was largely founded upon them. In politics he was originally a Whig, having cast his first vote for General Scott, in 1852. When the Republican party was formed he attached himself to that organization and continued firm in his adherence to it until his death. His life was redolent of kindliness and he made for himself a secure place in the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. Mr. Burchenal married in 1860 Miss Ellen Jackson, who died in 1863. He left one son, John Burchenal, by this marriage. In 1871 he mar- ried at Baltimore Miss Mary E. Day, by whom he had three daugh- ters—Ruth, Elizabeth and Emma—and two sons—Carlos and Selden. Henry Clay Fox, judge of the Circuit Court of Wayne county and one of the foremost citizens of Richmond, Ind., was born near West Elkton, Preble county, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1836. His father, Levi Fox, was a native of New Jersey and a son of Thomas Fox, who was also a native of New Jersey and there spent his entire life, devoting his energies to farming. He was descended from the cele- brated Fox family of England that furnished to that nation some of its most eminent and prominent representatives. Thomas Fox married Nancy Pitman, a native of New York. Levi Fox was al- ways a farmer and was an honorable, sincere and unassuming char- acter, who did his duty as he saw it. He spent the days of his boy- hood and youth in New Jersey, and in 181o removed to Preble county, Ohio, where he was extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death, in 1867. He married Miss Rebecca Inman, who was of Irish descent, and she passed away in 1846. In politics Levi Fox was an ardent Whig and a great admirer and a supporter of Henry Clay, whose name he bestowed upon his son—the future judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court. Both he and his wife were active and influential members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their labors largely promoted its usefulness. He took a commendable interest in everything pertaining to the general welfare and was one of the prime movers of the Eaton & Hamilton railroad, doing much to secure its location and completion. Judge 618 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Fox was reared on a farm, receiving the scholastic training afforded by the common schools in the vicinity of his home, and then con- tinued his studies in Whitewater College, in Centerville, Ind. In 1860 he removed from Preble county to Centerville, which was then the county seat of Wayne county, and began the study of law under the direction of George W. Julian. After pursuing a thorough course and largely familiarizing himself with the under- lying principles of jurisprudence, Mr. Fox was admitted to the bar in 1861, but, instead of devoting his energies to building up a practice, he put aside all personal considerations and offered his Services to the government, becoming a member of Company C, Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry. He was made first lieutenant and served thirteen months, at the end of which time he was forced to resign on account of failing health. During that time, however, he participated in the hard-fought battle of Pittsburg Landing. After his return home Lieutenant Fox began the practice of law, and for that purpose formed a partnership with Judge Nimrod H. Johnson, under the firm name of Johnson & Fox. In 1875 Judge Fox removed from Centerville to Richmond and has since made his home in this city. He opened an office and successfully en- gaged in practicing law. In 1862 he was elected district attorney for the common pleas district, composed of the counties of Wayne, Union, Fayette and Franklin. In 1864 he was re-elected, serving in all four years in this office. In the year 1878 he was elected judge of the Wayne Superior Court, which position he held until the office was abolished. On Aug. 25, 1892, Governor Chase ap- pointed him a judge on the appellate bench of Indiana, and he was nominated for the same position in that year by the Republican party, but at the regular fall election he was defeated with the bal- ance of the Republican ticket. In the year 1896 he was elected judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Indiana, which position he has filled to the present time by repeated re-elections. In poli- tics the Judge has been an ardent Republican all his life, uncom- promising in his political views. For forty-eight years he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, his present membership being with Richmond Lodge at Richmond, Ind. In May, 1861, was sol- emnized Judge Fox's marriage to Miss Helen S. Linsley, of Trum- bull county, Ohio, and of Scotch and Welsh descent. At the time of her marriage she was a teacher of music, and she and her hus- band first met in the town of Seven Mile, Butler county, Ohio, where Miss Linsley was teaching music for the celebrated Pro- fessor Hanby, the author of the well known song, “Nellie Gray,” and other popular ballads. Three children were the issue of the union of Judge and Mrs. Fox—Francis L., Frederick H., and Flor- ence J. The daughter is an artist of rare ability, her specialty being in oil painting of animals, and she also excels as a painter of portraits. She was for some time a pupil under Professor Bell, of New York. The Judge has also had some experience in literary matters, having a very fine library of miscellaneous books. As a matter of recreation he has indulged in some literary work, prin- cipally of a humorous character, and has won considerable repu- BIOGRAPHICAL 619 tation by the publication of a book entitled “The Adventures of a Philosopher, a Dun Mule and a Brindle Dog,” of which two edi- tions were quickly sold ; and another production of his pen, “Uncle Zeek and Aunt Eliza,” has received favorable comment from a large number of readers. In the preparation of the historical vol- ume of the “Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Rich- mond,” he has given the benefit of his long residence in and inti- mate knowledge of Lenawee county by acting in the capacity of editor. John B. Dougan has gained prestige as one of the able and popular men of affairs of Wayne county and is at present occupy- ing the position of president of the Second National Bank at Rich- mond. He is a member of one of the prominent families of Wayne county, with whose annals the name has been identified for more than half a century. He was born at Niles, Mich., Dec. I4, 1847, a son of William and Anna (Gray) Dougan. The father was born in the north of Ireland, in 1809, and with his brother, George Dougan, came to the United States about the year 1820, locating at Pittsburgh, Pa., where he learned the carpenter's trade, follow- ing that occupation in the Keystone State seven years. He also mastered cabinet making and became an expert mechanic. He later removed to Niles, Mich., where he engaged in carpentering and contracting, erecting the greater number of the buildings of that city during his residence there. He became not only one of the substantial men of that place, but was also a citizen to whom was ever accorded the fullest measure of popular confidence and esteem. He was a man of forceful individuality, guided his life according to the strictest principles of integrity and honor, and wielded much influence in public affairs of a local nature. He married Anna Gray, a native of the north of Ireland and a daughter of Isaac and Martha (Bartley) Gray. Her mother was an English lady, but married Mr. Gray in the Emerald Isle, and they emigrated to America in the early '20s, their daughter, Anna, who remained in Ireland, joining them in America a few years later. Their first home was in Rockbridge county, Virginia, but after a short resi- dence there they came to Richmond, Ind., Mr. Gray being one of the leading pioneer merchants of that city. His last days were spent in Niles, Mich., where his death occurred in 1831. William and Anna (Gray) Dougan became the parents of six children : Isaac G. is a retired farmer of Spring Grove, Wayne county; Wil- liam is a practicing physician at Niles, Mich. ; George B. is of the firm of Dougan & Company, insurance, of Richmond; David is a banker at Denver, Colo. ; John B. is the next in order of birth; and Martha is the wife of I. T. Foster, of Richmond. The father of this family died in August, 1849. Eight years later, in 1857, the mother became the wife of Daniel Reid and by this union had two chil- dren: Daniel G., president of the American Tin Plate Company; and Virginia, who became the wife of O. H. Bogue, of Wabash, Ind., and died Nov. 28, 1911. Mrs. Reid died in September, 1898, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. John B. Dougan spent the first ten years of his life in Niles, Mich., and in 1858 came with his 62O - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY family to Richmond; and he passed the remainder of his boyhood days under the helpful influences and discipline of the home farm where the family resided. There he became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and in the intervals of farm work improved the educational advantages afforded by the district schools of the neighborhood. In the fall of 1865 he returned to Niles, Mich., where he attended school for a year, and, thus equipped for the practical and responsible duties of a business career, again came to Richmond, in September, 1866, and entered the First National Bank, as “messenger boy.” For six years he remained with that institution, and his close application, his faithfulness and his ability won him promotion from time to time until he was made general bookkeeper. In 1872, when the Second National Bank of Richmond was organized, he was ten- dered and accepted the position of cashier of that institution, con- tinuing in that capacity until Jan. I, 1898, when he was elected vice-president, and in August, IQoI, he became president, in which position he still continues. He is a close student of the banking business, in all departments of which he keeps in close touch with the advances made from year to year. In politics Mr. Dougan shows an abiding faith in the principles of the Republican party, of whose cause he is a zealous supporter, and in a fraternal way is identified with the Masonic order, being a member of Richmond Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; King Solomon's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Richmond Commandery, Knights Templars; and Indianapolis Consistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret. In October, 1876, Mr. Dougan was united in marriage to Miss Helen L. Scott, a daughter of William G. Scott, deceased. They hold membership in the Presbyterian church, and for many years Mr. Dougan has served as one of its trustees. Isaac Jenkinson, deceased, for many years prominent in public life and the last surviving Indiana member of the Electoral Col- lege that chose Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860, was born at Piqua, Ohio, April 29, 1825. He was a son of John Jenkinson, a tanner by occupation. When a small boy he moved with his par- ents to Deerfield, Randolph county, Indiana, a town now extinct. He was appointed postmaster at that place by President Tyler when only seventeen years old, and when twenty-one was elected justice of the peace. During his young manhood he moved to Fort Wayne and became identified with that growing town's in- terests. In 1856 he was one of the organizers of the Republican party in Allen county and made his first Republican speech in Fort Wayne, then a hotbed of Democracy. When the Civil war came on, Governor Morton made him a recruiting officer in the State, and he devoted all of his time to the cause. In 1863, in partnership with David W. Jones, he founded the Fort Wayne “Gazette,” now the “Journal-Gazette,” and continued its publication several years. Jones did not remain long in the journalistic harness. The “Ga- zette” had a stormy voyage, but survived. Mr. Jenkinson's next journalistic effort found him in Richmond, where he became a pub- lisher of the “Palladium,” already being printed weekly and now BIOGRAPHICAL 62I the second oldest paper in Indiana. It was founded in 1831, but was preceded several years by the “Western Sun,” of Vincennes, Mr. Jenkinson established the “Palladium” in the daily field and continued to be its editor twenty years, during which time he served as postmaster at Richmond. It is a matter of local history that every editor of the “Palladium” has, with the exception of the present editor, Rudolph G. Leeds, been at some time or other the postmaster at Richmond. Mr. Jenkinson was assigned to an impor- tant post by President Grant in 1869, that of consul to Glasgow, Scotland, and remained there until 1874. But it was in educational affairs that Mr. Jenkinson made what he termed his happiest rec- ord. Prior to 1908, when he retired, he was thirty-five years a member of the board of trustees of Indiana University at Bloom- ington. He was the president of the board for seventeen years. He was also a member of the first board of trustees of Purdue University at Lafayette, having been present when the site for the first building of that now magnificent institution was selected. One feature of his educational work held first place in his pride—that of having first advocated making Indiana University a co-educa- tional institution. He fought long for that cause and finally tri- umphed, in 1867, when he succeeded in getting the other trustees to vote to admit Miss Sarah Parke Morrison as a student in that institution. Miss Morrison was the first woman graduate, receiv- ing her diploma in 1869. She now lives in Knightstown. Mr. Jenkinson was also instrumental in the purchase of the beautiful campus of Indiana University. After his retirement from the duties of active life he resided in his beautiful home at Richmond until the time of his demise, Oct. 25, 191 I. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Narcissa (Lewis) Jenkinson, whom he married at Williams- burg, in 1854. Henry Rayburn Robinson.—Among those to whom the thriv- ing little city of Richmond is indebted for its business and civic prestige is Henry Rayburn Robinson, a native son of the city and one of its most honored and progressive citizens. He was born in Richmond, Ind., Feb. 13, 1874, a representative of one of the ster- ling pioneer families of this favored section of the State. He is a son of the late Henry E. and Emma (Brown) Robinson (see sketch of Henry E. Robinson). He was afforded the advantages of the excellent public schools of Richmond, including the high school, in which he graduated with the class of 1894, after which he became a student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass., and soon afterward entered the establishment of Robinson & Company, at Richmond, which his grandfather had founded. He was literally reared in the business, as was also his brother, Wil- liam P. Robinson, the efficient secretary of the concern, and started in the shops as a workman, continuing so employed until the death of his grandfather. He then successively filled the positions of foreman, assistant superintendent, and superintendent, until 1908, when he was made vice-president and superintendent of the com- pany. He has contributed his due share in making the enterprise a distinctive success. Mr. Robinson is a man of much initiative 622 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY power and progressive ideas, his business affairs are handled with discrimination and ability, and he has so ordered his course in all the relations of life as to maintain the confidence and good will of the people of his native county and all others with whom he has had business or social relations. He is a member of the Commer- cial Club and of the Tourist Club of Richmond, president of the Richmond Lake and Park Company—a corporation organized to purchase and preserve IOO acres of land known as the Hawkins and Marmon Estates, situated in the river valley between Tenth street and Glen Miller Park—and he is a communicant of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, in which he has officiated as super- intendent of the Sunday school for about twenty years. On July 12, 1899, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Robinson to Miss Olive M. Kaminski, born near Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of Mrs. Anna E. Kaminski, of Richmond. Mrs. Robinson is a grad- uate of Earlham College in the class of 1896. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have been born two sons—Charles K. and Fran- cis W. The family resides at 832 National Road. Henry E. Robinson, deceased, for many years prominent as a manufacturer, was born in Richmond, Ind., Oct. Io, I839. He was a son of Francis W. and Susan B. Robinson (see sketch of Francis W. Robinson). He received the educational training af- forded by the schools of his native city and remained at home until the breaking out of the Civil war. Then, when twenty-two years old, he enlisted as a private in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry. This regiment was recruited in the Fifth and Eleventh Congressional districts and was organized at Richmond, in NO- vember, 1861. It was mustered in, Nov. 18, and left the State Dec. 23, reporting to General Buell at Louisville, where it was assigned to the Sixth division, Army of the Ohio, and ordered to Bardstown, Ky. It moved to Lebanon, and on Feb. I2, 1862, to Munfordville, and thence to Nashville. It started for Pitts- burg Landing, March 21, and was actively engaged at Shiloh. It participated in the siege of Corinth and moved from there to Northern Alabama, where it remained until July, and was then ordered to Tennessee. It was on duty near Tullahoma and Mc- Minnville until September and then took an active part in the campaign against Bragg in Kentucky, being in the battle of Perryville. Mr. Robinson participated in all of the services of his regiment up until this time, but soon thereafter was forced to retire on account of illness, and his discharge from the service was received after his return home. He recovered after a severe illness and then went to Indianapolis, where he became identi- fied with an express company. Later, he returned to Richmond and became a partner with his father in the Robinson Machine Works. He was made vice-president of the company when it was incorporated, in 1889, as Robinson & Company, and when his father died, in 1897, Mr. Robinson was chosen president, con- tinuing in that position until his death, Jan. 9, 1909. While liv- ing at Indianapolis, Mr. Robinson was happily married to Miss Emma Brown. Mrs. Robinson died as the result of a railway |3|IOCR.APHIC.A.L. 623 accident, near Bay View, Mich., where she was spending the summer months, Sept. 14, 1899. While alighting from a passen- ger train she stepped in front of another one, which she did not see, and the fatal accident caused deeply felt grief among a large circle of friends. She and her husband are buried at Crown Hill cemetery, in Indianapolis. Mr. Robinson was a leading manu- facturer of Richmond and was one of the most prominent busi- ness men in the community, having served for Some time as president of the County Council. For many years he was identi- fied with St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He was a congenial man, had a large circle of friends, and was recognized as one of the most systematic and thorough business men in the city. His interest in local affairs was always manifested and his time for private matters was not so valuable as to prevent him from de- voting a portion to the public welfare. He is survived by five children: Frank B., a locating engineer in the West; Mrs. Frank Vaughan, of Richmond; William P. Robinson, secretary of Rob- inson & Company; Henry Rayburn Robinson (see sketch); and Mrs. Harry Gennett, of Richmond. Mr. Robinson is also sur- vived by five sisters: Mrs. Emily Yeo, Mrs. S. E. Swayne, Mrs. George Barnes, and the Misses Elenora and Frances Robinson. Fielding Gaar was born in Richmond, on South Front street, now South Fourth street, Jan. I, 1827. He was the youngest son of Jonas and Sarah (Watson) Gaar (see sketch of Gaar Family, page 277). From the age of fifteen years he was actively con- nected with the old firm of A. Gaar & Company and afterwards with Gaar, Scott & Company until about twenty years before his death, which occurred at his residence, 206 North Fifteenth street, in Richmond, Nov. 19, 1900. He was a stockholder in the firm of Gaar, Scott & Company from the time of its organiza- tion. In November, 1865, he was married to Mary J. Gallagher. Their children are: Jonas, the eldest, who resides in Richmond ; Charles, a machinist with Gaar, Scott & Company; Indiana, who married H. W. Gilbert, manager of collections for the firm of Gaar, Scott & Company; and Earl, who resides with his mother in Los Angeles, Cal. William Dudley Foulke, lawyer, writer, journalist, and one of the leading citizens of the State of Indiana, was born at No. 76, Rivington street, New York City, Nov. 20, 1848, a son of Thomas and Hannah (Shoemaker) Foulke. He is a descendant of Edward Foulke, who emigrated from North Wales in 1698 and was among the colonists brought by William Penn to America, settling at Gwynodd, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. The ancestry of Edward Foulke was set forth in one of those long and luxuriant pedigrees so common in Welsh genealogies and after- ward formed the subject of a satire by Mr. Foulke, entitled “The Economical Acquisition of Royal Ancestry,” which appeared in his “Protean Papers,” published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, in 1903. Mr. Foulke's father and grandfather (Joseph Foulke) were both ministers in the Society of Friends. His father, Thomas Foulke, was for a long time principal of Grammar School No. 45, then 624 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the largest school in New York City, and to that school the boy was sent for his education; but owing to ill health his attendance was intermittent, and his early education was acquired mostly at home. When his father afterwards became principal of Friends' Seminary at Rutherford Place, New York City, Mr. Foulke at- tended school there for some years, and then, after a few months’ preparation under a private tutor, he entered Columbia College, in the fall of 1865, graduating in 1869, at the head of his class and delivering the Greek Salutatory. A year later he was ad- mitted to the bar in New York, and in 1871 graduated at Colum- bia College Law School, commencing the practice of the law in New York City, in partnership with Frank Molocsay. In Octo- ber, 1872, he was married to Mary Taylor Reeves, daughter of Mark E. and Caroline M. Reeves, of Richmond, Ind. He continued the practice of the law in New York until 1876, when he re- moved to Richmond and formed a partnership with Jesse P. Sid- dall, one of the solicitors of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Company, and he remained for fifteen years one of the attorneys of this company, as well as being engaged in general practice. In 1882 he was elected upon the Republican ticket as a member of the Indiana State Senate from Wayne county and served four years. During his term he refused to support Mr. Blaine for the Presidency. He became interested in the reform of the civil service and introduced a bill to establish this reform in Indiana, but public opinion was not yet ripe for the matter and it failed by a close vote to pass the Senate. He subsequently became president of the Indiana Civil Service Reform Associa- tion and conducted a series of investigations into the manage- ment of the State Insane Hospital, which resulted in revealing many abuses, including fraudulent contracts and the ill treatment of patients, due to the spoils system under the partisan manage- ment of that institution. This investigation and the publicity given to it had considerable influence in the election of 1886, as well as in the Presidential campaign of 1888, in which Benjamin Harrison was elected. In 1889–90, during Mr. Harrison's term, Mr. Foulke was the chairman of a special committee of the Na- tional Civil Service Reform League, consisting of Charles J. Bona- parte, Richard H. Dana, Jr., Wayne MacVeagh, and Sherman S. Rogers, which conducted a series of investigations into the con- dition of the Federal civil service, embracing the subjects of Congressional patronage, the administration of the Patent Office and Census Bureau, political changes in the PostOffice Department, removal of office-holders upon secret charges, and other matters, and severe strictures were made upon the administration of Presi- dent Harrison. It was while he was conducting this investiga- tion that a friendship began between Mr. Roosevelt, who was then Civil Service Commissioner, and Mr. Foulke, and which has continued uninterruptedly since that time. Mr. Foulke was also for many years president of the American Woman Suffrage As- sociation, until its union with the National Woman Suffrage As- sociation, in 1890. In that year he retired from the general prac- BIOGRAPHICAL 625 tice of the law. In 1891 he was elected president of Swarthmore College, but was unable to accept the position, owing to the sud- den death of his brother-in-law, Arthur M. Reeves, which cast certain business responsibilities upon him and made a removal to the East impossible. Four years before this time he wrote “Slav or Saxon,” a monograph, describing the growth of Rus- sian civilization and its rivalry to the civilization of English- speaking peoples. A second edition of this work, including an account of subsequent Russian aggressions, was published in 1898, and a third edition, subsequent to the war between China and Japan, was published in 1904 (G. P. Putnam’s Sons). In 1899 he published in two volumes a biography of Oliver P. Morton, the war governor of Indiana (Bobbs-Merrill Co., of Indianapolis), which is in fact a history of Indiana during the period of the Civil war, as well as a record of the subsequent career of Mr. Morton in the United States Senate. He was acting chairman of the Congress on Suffrage in the World's Congress Auxiliary of the Columbian Exposition in 1893, and in that year became presi- dent of the American Proportional Representation League. Mr. Foulke has devoted a considerable portion of his time to foreign travel in all the countries of Europe, in Cuba, Mexico, Yucatan, etc., and in 1900 published “Maya, a Story of Yucatan,” being a romance of the period of the Spanish Conquest, the scene of which was laid in Uxmal and other places in that peninsula. Mr. Foulke has also taken an active part in every political campaign since 1876, and another book, issued by him in 1903, entitled “Protean Papers,” is a collection of miscellaneous essays, the first one, “Spell-binders,” enumerating the characteristic and amusing scenes in the career of a political campaigner. Other articles de- scribe “Mountaineering in Mexico,” “The Frailties of Literary Criticism,” “The Disadvantages of a University Education,” and other subjects. Mr. Foulke has also been an occasional contribu- tor to various magazines. When Mr. Roosevelt succeeded to the Presidency, in 1901, one of his first appointments was that of Mr. Foulke to the National Civil Service Commission, and as such he served until 1903, most of the time as the colleague of John R. Proctor and James R. Garfield. He resigned, owing to ill health, and has since devoted much of his time to travel in Italy, Germany, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, France, Spain, etc. In 1906 he wrote the first English translation of the “History of the Langobards, by Paul, the Deacon,” with elaborate historical and critical notes. This work was issued by the Department of His- tory of the University of Pennsylvania. He has also been a con- tributor to the American Historical Magazine. In 1906, Earlham College, in his home city, conferred upon him the degree of Doc- tor of Laws. In November, 1910, he succeeded Charles J. Bona- parte as president of the National Municipal League, and in the same year wrote “The Quaker Boy,” a tale of the outgoing gen- eration, as it appears chronicled in the autobiography of Robert Barclay Dillingham, and which appeared a year later under the title, “Dorothy Day” (Cosmopolitan Press, 1911). In the same 626 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY year, IQII, “Maya,” a lyrical drama, was issued by the same Press, being a dramatization of Mr. Foulke's romance of the same title. He has also delivered numerous addresses on political and sociological subjects in various parts of the country. In 1911 he was re-elected President of the National Municipal League. In politics he is a progressive Republican. He has been, since June, I909, one of the editors, as well as the principal proprietor, of the “Evening Item,” an independent newspaper, published in Rich- mond. At an earlier period, in 1883, he was for a short time one of the editors of the “Palladium,” another Richmond paper. John and Elizabeth (Platt) Erwin.—The simple life was the universal type of life in Richmond IOO years ago, and it seems fit- ting to pay tribute to the generous helpfulness and rugged in- tegrity of the early settlers, who left their far-away homes in the East and braved the hardships of the overland journey which brought them to the new country waiting to be occupied and made to blossom and yield its treasures to the diligent and in- telligent laborers. The strength of every government—munici- pal, State or National—lies in the great body of men and women whose struggles, failures, and successes never come to the notice of the general public. Without their staunch loyalty great lead- ers would be powerless. John and Elizabeth Erwin belonged to that body of men and women who agree with Whittier in the belief that “Love of God and neighbor should be an equal-handed labor,” and their quiet lives were so lived that they lay down to their final rest “like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to rest, undisturbed by thoughts of wrongs.” They came with their eight children—except the eldest daughter, Mary Ann Frazer, from Newport, Del., to Richmond, Ind., in 1828. One child, Maria, died at the age of nine years and was buried at the old home, and one son, William, was born in the West. Some incidents of the journey will illustrate the changes that have taken place in the means of transportation, from a wagon for the baggage and a “Dearborn” for the accom- modation of the family, to the baggage cars and Pullman sleep- ers of to-day. They left Newport at an early hour, June 15, 1828, and dined at Rock Meeting House, where they bade farewell to the relatives who had accompanied them thus far—a sadder part- ing than we of to-day can realize when the distance can be com- fortably covered in less than twenty-four hours. They usually traveled from 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning until 7 or 8 o’clock in the evening, with stops for meals, repairs to the wagon, the purchase of supplies, rest for horses, etc. They struck the turn- pike twenty-three and one-half miles from Baltimore, at a small village called Bush. Before reaching Baltimore they paid $1.75 for crossing a bridge at Fort Deposit, and fifty cents, sixty-two and one-half cents, and thirty-one and one-fourth cents at the three toll gates. The land was well cultivated to St. Petersburg, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where they stopped for the night, passing the villages of Cookstown, Lisbon, Poplar Springs, Ridgeville, New Market, and Frederick, the last three BIOGRAPHICAL 627 boasting the possessions of postoffices. Beyond the first summit lay an elegant valley and the village of Middletown. When they reached the summit of the second ridge repairs to the wheels became necessary. Four miles beyond Boonsville the faithful dogs were missed and the eldest son returned for them, at the cost of an extra walk of more than sixteen miles before he rejoined Thomas Boys and a black boy, “Jacob,” who waited for him while the rest of the company went on to Hagerstown, seventy miles from Baltimore. Thomas Boys was a cobbler who accompanied the family and made shoes for the early residents of Richmond at their homes. The black boy, “Jake,” as he was familiarly known, was a slave in Delaware and had importuned Mr. Erwin to buy him and bring him west with him. Mr. Erwin was op- posed to slavery, and could not have held him in servitude in Indiana in any event, but finally paid the price of his freedom, in return for which “Jake” rendered faithful and willing service, later becoming a useful citizen as a barber. The attention of the oldest son, John W. Erwin, was attracted by the many bridges, of two, three, or four arches, in some instances. It is interesting to note that on his arrival at Richmond he diligently applied himself to the study of astronomy, navigation, surveying, and kindred subjects, and became very proficient in surveying, a call- ing in which in after years he gained much prominence and was largely instrumental in developing the resources and industries of the western country. He was employed in constructing the first turnpike west of the mountains, and with his brother-in-law, John Frazer, who came west later, assisted in building all the old covered bridges on the National Road. Their names, with Others, were to be seen on the abutment of the old Main Street bridge, crossing Whitewater. John W. Erwin was interested throughout his long life in all works of a public character, and this interest, no doubt, was aroused by the experiences of this long journey, which terminated July 12, Saturday, at 2 o'clock, p. m., at Richmond, Ind., where the family stopped at Mr. Suther- land's hotel, remaining until Tuesday, when they rented a house of Patrick Justice at $4 per month, putting the horses to pasture the next day, July 16. One of these horses would never work double again. Most of the stops for the night had been at way- side inns and the expense ranged from twenty-five cents to $1.87%, totalling about $28. Supplies had been difficult to procure at times, particularly in the “plentiful State” of Ohio, where they “nearly starved,” says the diary of one of the boys. Bread by the loaf had varied from five cents to twelve and one-half cents; sugar, ten to fourteen cents per pound; butter, six and one-fourth to ten cents; beef, hard to get at two and one-half to four cents per pound; ham, eight cents a pound ; one-half pound of tea, sixty-two and one-half cents. The total expenditures for sup- plies was about $25. Nineteen toll-gates were passed at rates varying from thirty-one and one-fourth cents to sixty-two and one-half cents, totalling $7.37%. Toll bridges, varying from twenty-five cents to $1.75 each, cost them $3.74, and ferries, 628 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY $2.06%. They began the ascent of the Allegheny range of moun- tains, June 24, making only fifteen miles that day on account of constantly ascending or descending. They reached the foot of the last mountain, Laurel Hill, June 27, when they encountered the first rain and the first necessity for heavy repairs to the wagon wheels—new spokes and tires. The growth of Norwich, Ohio, seemed phenomenal to them as they passed, July 4, 1828, its forty buildings, including four or five taverns, having been built since Aug. I3, 1827, with seven or eight brick houses to be erected that Summer. Circleville, with its circular streets and interesting mounds, was described. Xenia and Dayton were “considerable villages,” the latter “well laid out” and having an elegant saw mill near and three large canal boats in process of construction. The woods on the mountains abounded with panthers, bears, wolves, deer, etc. The inhabitants, principally Dutch and Irish, lived in poorly constructed log cabins. Just before reaching Wheeling they passed the monument erected by Moses and Lydia Shepherd to Henry Clay, in 1820. At Morristown they stopped at Nathan Shepherd's inn, with the sign of “equestrian statue of Gen. Andrew Jackson.” The turnpike was finished only to Zanesville and they had to travel the “old route.” It was ex- pected that IOO miles of the National Pike to Cincinnati would be completed that year, which the writer said would be “superb.” It was in this way that the early settlers came west, where mu- tual helpfulness—the spirit of brotherly kindness—was the watch- word, and log-rollings, barn-raisings, quiltings, apple-pearings, and corn-huskings were the natural expressions of it, born of com- mon needs. John Erwin was a farmer and spent the remainder of his life in this vicinity, dying in 1849. His wife died in 1846. His second son, George W., was associated in later life with his brother, John, in a paper mill at Middletown, Ohio. Samuel, Ed- win, and William for many years lived on farms southeast of Richmond, the first named residing there until his death. Ed- win and William later in life moved to Missouri. Elizabeth Erwin married Aaron Shute and lived on a farm on the State line. Lydia married Alexander Stokes and lived in and near Richmond to an advanced age, having been a widow many years. Alice P. married Dr. William B. Smith, for many years a successful phys- ician in Richmond. His wife survived him, spending her last years in Indianapolis, Ind. Susan B. Erwin married Francis W. Robinson, who established the Robinson Machine Works, pass- ing away in 1895, her husband surviving her two years. Maria died in youth before they left Delaware. The survivors of this family are as follows: Frank Erwin Brandt, grandson of John W. Erwin, and two children reside in Aurora, Ill. Elizabeth Strobridge, daughter of George W. Erwin, and one daughter, formerly of Cincinnati, are now in North Carolina with several other children and great-grandchildren. Three grandchildren— Mrs. Judge Martin of Bedford, Ind., Mrs. Ella , and Charles Dougherty, an attorney of Kansas City, Mo.—survive Mary Ann Frazer. Three grandchildren of Elizabeth (Erwin) Shute— BIOGRAPHICAL 629 Elizabeth (Webster) Dalbey, Gertrude Shute, and Inez Hodgin— survive, as do also two great-grandchildren. One daughter— Mrs. Margaret D. Williams—and seven grandchildren—Harry D. Williams of Daytona, Fla., Paul, of Columbus, Ohio, Charles, living in West Virginia, Eleanor Smith, of Indianapolis, William Chapin, of Indianapolis, Paul Chapin, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mary Rerlin, of Indianapolis—and several great-grandchildren survive Alice P. Smith. Two daughters—Mary Shute and Sarah Stokes —one grandchild—Mrs. Myra Needham—and daughter survive Lydia E. Stokes. The living descendants of Susan B. Robin- son: Children—Emily Platt Yeo, Elizabeth E. Barnes, Eleonora H. and Frances M. Robinson, and Mrs. S. E. Swayne; grand- children–H. M. Yeo, Willard F. Yeo, Frank B., William Platte, and H. R. Robinson, Mrs. Daisy T. Vaughan, Mrs. Grace Gen- nett, E. Yarrington Barnes, and Juliet R. Swayne; and there are fifteen great-grandchildren. Of William P. Erwin one son, Ed- win P. Erwin and family, are the only descendants. Edward W. Craighead, a leading business man of the city of Richmond and ex-president of the Electrical Contractors’ Asso- ciation of the State of Indiana, was born in Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, May 1, 1863. His parents were William Johnston and Mary Ann (McClure) Craighead, the former born in Penn- sylvania, March 7, 1833, and died Aug. 19, 1864, and the latter in Wooster, Ohio, and died in the same place in 1900. They were married Oct. 17, 1855. The father represented the sixth genera- tion of the Craighead family in this country. The first of the family name to come to America was Rev. Thomas Craighead, a son of Rev. Robert Craighead, who was a native of Scotland and who removed to Ireland, where he was settled as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Donoughmore, in 1657–58, in which place he labored thirty years. He was subsequently a minister at Londonderry, at the time the gates of that city were closed against the Papal forces of James II, whose purpose it was to massacre the Protestants. Reverend Craighead made his escape the second day of the siege that followed and made his way to Glasgow, Scotland; but afterward returned to Ireland and died in Londonderry, in 17 II. His son Thomas was educated in Scot- land as a physician and married the daughter of a Scotch laird. After practicing medicine for a time he abandoned that profes- sion, studied theology, and was a pastor several years in Ireland, principally at Donegal. In consequence, however, of the oppres- sions endured by the Presbyterians of that country and inflicted by the government and the established church, and past experi- ence giving them little hope of any permanent relief, large num- bers of the people determined to emigrate to America. Among these emigrants was Thomas Craighead, who came to New Eng- land in 1715, accompanied by Rev. William Holmes, who was married to Reverend Craighead's sister, Catherine. Reverend Holmes settled at Martha’s Vineyard and is buried with his wife at Chilmark. Their eldest son, Robert, was a sea captain, resided in Boston, and married Mary, a sister of Benjamin Franklin. The 630 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY first public mention made of Thomas Craighead in this country is by Cotton Mather, who speaks of him as preaching at Free- town, which was about forty miles south of Boston, and urges the people to do all in their power to have him settle among them. The efforts made for his settlement in Freetown were un- successful, for we find a notice in President Stiles' papers of his coming “to the Jerseys” in the spring of 1723. On Jan. 28, 1724, he became a member of New Castle Presbytery, which at that period included portions of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Dela- ware. He received a call from White Clay Creek, Del., in Feb- ruary of the same year, and accepted it. He was installed Sept. 22, 1724, and was there seven years. He removed to Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1733, and on Sept. 3 of the same year united with Donegal Presbytery, at which time a call was placed in his hands from the church at Pequea. This he accepted and was installed as pastor, Oct. 31, Rev. Mr. Anderson presiding. He died while pastor of the church at Newville, in April, 1739. The great-grandson of Rev. Thomas Craighead was James Gil- son Craighead, who married Margaret Patterson and became the father of John Craighead, the grandfather of Edward W. John Craighead was born May 6, 18O2, in Pennsylvania, and on Feb. Io, 1831, was married to Alesanna Johnston, of Cumberland county, that State. His wife died Nov. 2, 1856, and he passed away March Io, 1864. They were the parents of William John- ston Craighead, the father of Edward W. William J. Craig- head spent the early years of his life on a farm with his parents near Mansfield, Ohio. Then for a time he conducted a tin and coppersmith shop in Wooster, Ohio, and finally purchased 640 acres of land which had been used by a slave-holder in Missouri, near St. Louis. He went there to prepare the place for cultiva- tion, and while thus engaged was stricken with illness and died, his remains being brought to Wooster, Ohio, for burial. The land in Missouri was afterwards sold. Of the union of William J. Craighead and wife were born three children: Alice, the wife of E. S. Kuhn, of East End, Pittsburg, Pa.; Lee Durbin, of Wil- kinsburg, also a suburb of Pittsburg; and Edward W. The latter received his education in the public schools of Wooster, Ohio. After the completion of his schooling he learned the tinner's trade with an uncle, working at that business about three years. He then learned the plumbing and heating trade in Wooster, after which he worked at that occupation in Cleveland and Chicago un- til twenty-one years of age. In 1884 he engaged in the plumbing business at Wooster, in partnership with another uncle, the firm being known as McClure & Craighead, and this association con- tinued about six years. Mr. Craighead then disposed of his in- terest in the business to his partner and moved to Piqua, Ohio, where he worked for a Mr. Lenox One year, having charge of the 1atter’s plumbing work in that place. In 1892 he came to Rich- mond and accepted the position of foreman for F. W. Curtis, hav- ing charge of the plumbing and heating for that gentleman six years. In 1899 Mr. Craighead and James S. Zoller purchased the BIOGRAPHICAL 631 business of Mr. Curtis and organized the firm of Zoller & Craig- head. For seven years the place of -business was located at II27 Main street, and then it was moved to 91O Main street, where it is now located. In February, 1907, Mr. Craighead purchased the interest of Mr. Zoller in the business and organized a stock company, with a capital stock of $15,000, under the name of Craighead Plumbing & Electric Company, wholesale and retail dealers in plumbing, heating and electrical goods, manufacturers of chandeliers, and contractors for plumbing, hot water and steam heating and all kinds of electrical construction. This company put the heating plants in the Wayne county court house, the Hit- tle Block, and the Reid Memorial Hospital, and also did the plumbing, heating and wiring in the last named building. It also did the plumbing and heating in the Wernle Orphans' Home, and the heating and wiring in the new Second National Bank build- ing, recently constructed. Among other work recently completed is the remodeling of the plumbing, heating and wiring of the Westcott Hotel, and the wiring of the new high school building and putting in the electrical fixtures, call bells, and automatic clock system. Other works that may be mentioned are the heat- ing plants of the Jones Hardware Company; Pogue, Miller & Co.; the George H. Knollenberg Company, and the Wayne Flats; also the plumbing, heating and wiring in the new residences of Mrs. Helen M. Gaar and Howard Campbell; the plumbing in the new Richmond Underwear Company building on North Tenth street; the wiring and plumbing in the residence of James M. Carr; the plumbing and heating in the residence of Henry Gennett; the plumbing in the office of Gaar, Scott & Co.; plumbing, heating and wiring in the New Murray Theatre; the plumbing in the new resi- dence of Dr. Dougan; the plumbing and heating in the Elks' Club House; the wiring of the Y. M. C. A. building; and the plumbing, heating and wiring of the two new flat buildings erected by Jonas Gaar at North Fifteenth and A streets. The company has also done a great deal of work outside of Richmond, chang- ing and remodeling the heating plant in the Greensburg High School building; putting in new heating plants in the Union county court house and jail; wiring and heating the Elks’ build- ing at Greensburg, Ind. ; installing the plumbing equipment in the new high school building at Wichita, Kan. ; and many other con- tracts that might be mentioned. Mr. Craighead has succeeded in developing a large business by his careful attention and honest dealings with his patrons, the quality of his work being his best advertisement. He served as a director of the Commercial Club in Richmond five years, was a director of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation a number of years, and served as president of the Electri- cal Contractors' Association of the State of Indiana during the year 1908. He is a member of the Commercial Club, the Young Men's Business Club, the National Plumbers’ Association, and the Electrical Contractors’ Association. Fraternally he has mem- bership in Webb Masonic Lodge; Iola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and the Elks. On June Io, 1884, he was united in mar- 632 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY riage with Miss Margaret Jeffries, at Piqua, Ohio. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jeffries, of Piqua, where she was born and educated. Mr. and Mrs. Craighead have been blessed by the birth of three sons: George Walter has charge of the manufacturing of chandeliers and is assistant manager of his father's business; Norman Jeffries has charge of the electrical work in the employ of the company; and Louis Ohliger is stock- man, having charge of all incoming and outgoing materials. James C. Taylor, a prominent farmer and citizen of Dalton township, is a native of Wayne county, born in Dalton township, Feb. 18, 1867. His parents—Henry and Emma (Pierce) Taylor, were born in Indiana, the father in Henry county. Henry Tay- lor is a son of James Taylor, born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and brought to Indiana when about fourteen years old by his parents. Emma (Pierce) Taylor died in 1869, and of her marriage with Henry Taylor was born a son, James C. James C. Taylor was thus orphaned by the death of his mother when eighteen months old and was reared by his grandfather, James Taylor, a prominent farmer of Henry county. He received his early education in the schools of that county and remained with his grandfather until his majority. He then began farming for himself and followed that occupation eight years, at the end of which time he engaged in the general mercantile business at Dalton, following that line of endeavor twelve years, and in 1908 came to the farm where he resides, located in the southwest quar- ter of section 28, about one and one-half miles from the village of Dalton. In politics Mr. Taylor is a Republican and he held the office of postmaster at Dalton two years and until the office was discontinued on account of the rural free delivery. In 1909 he was elected township trustee. He was married in Dalton township, Jan. 23, 1889, to Miss Mary L. Beeson, daughter of Benjamin and Olinda (Lamb) Beeson, natives of Dalton township, where the father became one of the largest land-owners in Wayne county, having owned as many as I, IOO acres at one time. Mrs. Taylor was born in Dalton township, Jan. 23, 1867, and received her early education in the district schools. To Mr. and Mrs. Tay- 1or have been born six children: Benjamin W. married Sylvia Dennis and is a farmer in Dalton township; Ruth graduated at the Mooreland High School with the class of 1911 and resides at the parental home; and the others are Howard, Harriet, Richard, and Olinda. Mrs. Taylor is the second in order of birth of the children of her parents, the others being Isaac F., of Randolph county, who married Catherine Huffman and they have four child- ren—Grace, Benjamin P., Marguerite, and Donald—and Edward O. and Frederick L., twins, residing in Randolph county; the former married Lena Waltz and they have two children—George and Mary L.; and the latter married Laura Davis and they have seven children—Herbert, Bernard, Charles, Harold, Lowell, Robert, and James. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Dalton Lodge, No. 529, and his religious faith is ex- pressed in the Friends’ church. He is an earnest believer in BIOGRAPHICAL 633 education and has devoted a great deal of time in this line to the best interest of the children of Dalton. He also takes a great deal of interest in stock-raising and agriculture. Joseph Clevenger, who is one of the successful farmers and stock-raisers of Washington township, where he owns a well im- proved homestead of about 300 acres, but is living retired in Mil- ton, was born in Abington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 14, 1847, a son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger, the former born in Darke county, Ohio, March IO, I8IO, and the latter in Virginia, Jan. 5, 1812. The paternal grandfather was Daniel Clevenger, who came from Ohio to Wayne county in 1816 and located in Abington township and purchased land, which he cleared and upon which he resided until his death. He became the father of seven children, all of whom are deceased—Samuel, Polly, Cynthia, Susan, Lucinda, Sarah, and Maria. Samuel Clev- enger was a boy at the time of his parents’ immigration to Wayne county, and as before stated the family took up its abode in Abington township, where he was reared to maturity and received a common-school education. He remained with his father until married, when he inherited a farm of I60 acres, which he cleared and farmed until his death, April 28, 1881. He was a Democrat in his political proclivities and both he and his wife were com- municants of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were married about 1833 and became the parents of ten children: Rebecca, Susan, and Daniel are deceased ; Sabra is the wife of Emanuel Leib, of Liberty, Ind. ; Mary is the widow of David Reigel and resides at Brownsville, Ind. ; Samuel resides in Abington town- ship; Joseph is the next in order of birth; Nancy is the wife of William Quinn, of Cartersburg, Ind., Thomas resides at Center- ville, Ind. ; and Francis is a resident of Abington township. Joseph Clevenger was reared in Wayne county and his early educational privileges were those afforded by the district schools of Abing- ton township. He continued to assist his father in his farming operations until the age of twenty-one years, after which he rented a farm three years. He then purchased eighty acres in Washington township, afterward adding to it until he had about 300 acres, and he was most successful in his operations as a gen- eral agriculturist and as a breeder of horses, cattle, etc. In 1904 he retired from the active management of his farm and, in 1906, removed to Milton, where he has since resided, and he is a stock- holder in the Bank of Milton. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party and he and his wife hold membership in Doddridge Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which faith he was reared. On Dec. 28, 1870, Mr. Clevenger was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Jones, daughter of Levi M. and Ma- tilda T. (Brown) Jones, of Centerville, Ind., where she was reared and educated. Mr. Jones was born in Centerville, Ind., April 4, 1823, and his wife in Delaware county, Indiana, Sept. 25, 1829. The father was a brick-molder at Centerville several years and then followed farming in Washington township until his death, May 13, 1876. He and his good wife were married June 15, 1851, 634 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and became the parents of five children: Celia Ann, deceased; Mrs. Clevenger, who was born Jan. Io, 1853; Ella is the widow of Alford Small and resides at Elwood, Ind.; Edward P. is a resident of Vancouver, Wash., and Morris Levi is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger have a son, Daniel Oran, who resides in Wash- ington township. - Silas W. Clark, a successful farmer and prominent citizen of Washington township, was born in Madison county, Indiana, Sept. 6, 1845. His father, Thomas G. Clark, was born in Virginia and in that State received his education. He was married to Miss Cynthia Ann Lower and of this union four children were born, three of whom survive, the eldest, Alfred, being deceased. Silas W. is the second in order of birth, Joseph resides in Kansas City, and Frank is a resident of North Baltimore, Ohio. The father came west and located in Washington township, where he taught School a number of years. Later he engaged in agricultural pur- suits in Madison county, Indiana, but afterward returned to Wash- ington township and there his death occurred July 9, 1869, his wife surviving until August, I008, when she passed away at North Baltimore, Ohio. The father was a Democrat in politics and while living in Madison county served as a member of the State legis- lature and also as county surveyor one term. Silas W. Clark re- ceived all his educational training in the public schools of Madi- son county and at an early age began working on his father's farm. In 1869 he purchased the old homestead in Washington township, the same consisting of 162 acres, and has since added forty-four acres, where he lives, and has erected the buildings thereon. He devotes his attention to stock-raising and general farming. In the matter of politics Mr. Clark is aligned with the Democratic party, but has never been an aspirant for public office of any nature. On April 21, 1869, he was married to Miss Laura M. Hurst, daughter of William Hurst. The first wife died May I3, IQ05, and in August, I008, Mr. Clark was married to Mrs. Lilly (Franers) Alexander, of Cambridge City. Monroe M. Bertsch was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, Oct. 30, 1883. His father, David Bertsch, is one of the prominent citizens of Wayne county and is very in- fluential in shaping affairs, his ripe judgment and keen intellectual powers making him a leader among men. He was born March 23, 1852, in Butler county, Ohio, and was quite young when brought by his father, Reuben Bertsch, to Washington township, in the schools of which he managed to secure a good education, which has been useful to him in his busy and honorable career. He worked on his father's farm until twenty-five years of age and then rented a farm in Washington township, Occupying the same five years. He then purchased a farm of his own and conducted it sixteen years, until 1894, when he removed to East German- town and purchased twenty-four acres of land, where he con- tinues his allegiance to agricultural pursuits. On Jan. I6, 1878, he was married to Miss Mary E. Worl, who became the mistress of his home and whose devotion to his interests throughout their BIOGRAPHICAL 635 wedded life has been incessant. Mr. Bertsch has always been a Democrat. , To him and his good wife were born three children, one of whom, Geneva, is deceased ; Monroe M. is the first in order of birth, and Ida, the youngest, resides at home with her parents. Monroe M. Bertsch grew to manhood in his native county and at the district schools of Washington township, and later in East Germantown and in the Cambridge City High School, received a substantial education. He then began working in the National Drill Works at Cambridge City, where he was employed about fourteen months, and then rented the old homestead in Wash- ington township, which he occupied until the fall of 1911, en- gaged in general farming. On Oct. I4, 1906, Mr. Bertsch was married to Miss Pearl Arma Rothermel, daughter of George P. and Anna (Hess) Rothermel, of Milton, and of this union was born a daughter, Irma, Jan. 29, 1909. Politically Mr. Bertsch is a Democrat, and socially he is a member of the Red Men and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Germantown. Frederick L. Davis, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Center township, was born in Delaware county, Indiana, Dec. 4, 1867. He is a son of Harmon and Martha (Harris) Davis, natives of Wayne county, where the father was born in July, 1842, in Clay township, and the mother in June, 1845, in New Garden town- ship. In early life the father removed to Delaware county, where he purchased a farm and remained until 1875, when he returned to Wayne county. He then located north of Green's Fork, where he farmed for a time and then moved to Kalkaskia county, Michi- gan, where he followed agricultural pursuits three years. Again returning to Wayne county, he lived for a time at Green's Fork and then farmed four years in Preble county, Ohio. He then came back to Wayne county and rented a farm two years, after which he went to Delaware county and purchased a one-third in- terest in the McGowan hoop factory. Four years later he sold this interest and returned to Green’s Fork, where he is now the rural mail carrier on Route No. 21. His wife died Sept. 22, 1890. In politics the senior Davis is a Republican, but has never as- pired to hold public office. Frederick L. Davis had seven brothers and sisters, their names being here set forth : Emma and James are deceased ; William B. resides in Elmhurst, Cal. ; and Myrtle, Clara P., Morton, and Stella are deceased. Frederick L. Davis was educated in the schools at Green’s Fork, Wayne county. He began his independent career by working for an uncle, Isaac Davis, west of Green’s Fork in Clay township, with whom he remained one year, and then conducted a rented farm north of Green’s Fork a year, after which he joined his father in the hoop factory in Delaware county, in which he was engaged about a year. Then, after a six months’ sojourn in Muncie, Ind., he came to Milton, where he farmed about one year, and then followed the same pur- suit in Jackson township five years, after which he returned to Washington township and conducted Joshua Lamott's farm three years. He then rented the Morgan McCoy farm four years, after which he purchased eighty-two acres of William Hartman, upon 636 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY which he erected a dwelling house and there is engaged in general farming. Mr. Davis devotes all his energies to his farm work, in which line he has attained success. Socially he is a member of the Red Men at Cambridge City and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Centerville. In politics he is a Republican in all na- tional affairs, but locally is independent. Never an aspirant for any office, he has served his county as an elector only, feeling that if his ballot has been properly cast according to his best judgment and conscience his duty is well done. In August, 1890, Mr. Davis was united in the bonds of wedlock with Josephine Hunt, who was born in Jackson township. Her father, Edward Hunt, was born in Tennessee and was a farmer in Jackson town- ship. He served as a soldier in the Civil war two and one-half years, and then returned to Wayne county and followed farming until his death. The mother, Margaret (Bright) Hunt, is also deceased, and to them were born seven children: Martha and Ella, deceased ; William, of East Germantown; Caldona, the wife . of Malon Cathers, of Jackson township; Matilda, the wife of Mon- roe Smith, of Washington township; Josephine, the wife of Mr. Davis; and Edward, of Milton, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have three children—Mabel, Ernest, and Vergie. William S. Miller merits recognition in this compilation by reason of his standing as one of the successful representatives of the agricultural industry in this county, as well as for the reason that he is a citizen of Sterling worth and one who enjoys uni- form popularity in the community which has been his home dur- ing the major portion of his life. Mr. Miller is a native of Wayne county, born one-half mile west of Boston, in Boston township, April 12, 1868, a son of John W. and Cynthia Ann (Sheffer) Miller, born in Boston township. The paternal grandfather was William Miller and both families were early founded in Wayne county, which was the generous and beneficent cradle of much of the State history. John W. Miller was a farmer by occupation and had a well improved farm in Boston township, where he maintained his home until his death, Feb. 2, 1909. His cherished and devoted wife survives and is living in Boston township. They became the parents of five children: Etta, deceased; Charles C., of Bos- ton township; William S.; Anna, wife of Charles Y. Miller, of Richmond; and Vergie, wife of Isaac Moore, of Boston township. John W. Miller was a man of sterling character and upon the record of his long career as one of the world’s noble army of workers there rests no blemish. His life was one of consecutive industry and he gained success through his own well-directed efforts. He was well known throughout Wayne county and long held prestige in this section. He was a Democrat in his political proclivities and was many years a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, of which his wife also is a devoted member. Wil- liam S. Miller secured his early educational training in the district schools of Boston township and from his boyhood days contrib- uted his quota to the work of the home farm, increasing his services as his ability and physical powers justified. Upon leav- EIOGRAPHICAL 637 ing the parental home, at the age of twenty-three years, he rented a farm in Center township, east of Centerville, where he remained about four years. He then farmed the home place four years, after which he removed to Brownsville township, Union county, where he purchased a farm and resided four years. He then sold that place and, in March, I905, purchased the place where he resides and which is maintained under a high state of cultivation and equipped with excellent improvements, including a substantial residence and good barns, all of which were built or remodeled by him. In politics he is a Democrat and supports the measures and candidates approved by that Organization. He is one of the popular citizens of his township, where his circle of friends is limited only by that of his acquaintances. Mr. Miller has been twice married. On Feb. I4, 1891, he wedded Miss Edna Dru- ley, born and reared in this cotunty, a daughter of John L. Druley. Mrs. Miller was summoned to the life eternal March 17, 1894. On Sept. 6, 1900, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Parks, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Druley) Parks, of Boston town- ship, and of this union have been born two children—Elmer P., born in Union county, Sept. I2, 1901, and John W., born in Boston town- ship, Nov. Io, 1906—both of whom reside at the parental home, which is a center of gracious hospitality and a favored resort of the large circle of friends whom Mr. and Mrs. Miller have gathered to them. Allen Family.—Among the substantial citizens of Wayne coun- ty are to be numbered the members of the Allen family, of Hagers- town, the first American ancestor of whom came from Ireland. The son of this early immigrant was Hugh Allen, Sr., who is buried in the Baptist cemetery at Salem in an unmarked grave. The next in line of descent, Hugh Allen, Jr., and his wife, Polly, were pioneer residents of Wayne county, coming here about the year 1822. Their offspring were Elizabeth, Jacob, John, Sarah, Mason, Jeremiah, Mary Ann, Caroline, Malinda, and Thomas L., all of whom are deceased with the exception of Thomas L., who resided in Indiana- polis. Hugh Allen, Jr., lived for a time in Kentucky, from whence he moved to Montgomery county, Ohio, and came from there to Indiana, settling near Hagerstown on what is known as the “Old Allen Homestead.” Jacob Allen, eldest son of Hugh, Jr., and Polly Allen, came to Wayne county with his parents and was educated in Jefferson township. He was a farmer by occupation, and to him and his wife, Martha, were born four children—Dr. John B., Lewis C., Caroline, and Thomas B.-all of whom are deceased but Thomas B. (of whom see sketch for further data concerning the Allen fam- ily). Lewis C. Allen, second son of Jacob and Martha Allen, was born Sept. 19, 1847. He lived a life full of kindness to his neighbors and friends. He practiced charity toward all who were needy, on the theory that he had better bestow upon ninety-nine that were unworthy than to refuse charity to one that was really in need. He was a devout member of the Primitive Baptist church, and at his home church and neighboring churches was a regular attendant. On Feb. 19, 1874, he was married to Sarah E. Ice, born June 13, 1847, 638 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY a daughter and youngest child of Jesse and Sarah (Hickman) Ice, and the place of her nativity was the Ice homestead in Henry coun- ty, Indiana. Soon after their marriage Lewis C. Allen and wife moved to the farm on which they lived during their married life, located one and one-half miles southeast of Hagerstown, Ind. Their married life was a happy one and of their union were born six chil- dren, one of whom died in infancy, the survivors being Jacob V., married to Mary Shaffer; Patricia, married to Karl Ghoring; Joshua H., a practicing attorney in Hagerstown; and Robert and Caroline, the last three named of whom reside on the home farm with the widow, the husband and father having died April 30, 1910. Jesse Ice, father of Mrs. Allen, was a colonel in the Virginia militia, and during the campaign when Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at Fort Wayne he came through Ohio and Indiana with a regiment, passing north in Indiana as far as Delaware county, where news came to him that Wayne was victorious, and he returned to Virginia. It was on this trip that he became impressed with the possibilities of the Western country and its future. He was not satisfied in the East from that time, but his wife would not consent to move. One day, several years after his return to Virginia, he was plowing on a sloping hillside, when the lower horse fell, pulling the other down with him, and they rolled down the hill, one over the other, until they lodged in a tree, where Colonel Ice found them. He unhitched them and returned to the house, where he served notice on his wife to get ready—that he was coming to Indiana. Jesse Ice was a son of Andrew Ice, who was a soldier in the Revolution, participating in General McIntosh's campaigns in the years 1777-78-79. Andrew Ice lived to be ninety-eight years old and was buried on the farm of Frederick Ice, near Hillsboro, in Henry county, Indiana, but his remains were later removed to the cemetery at Mount Summit. Sarah (Hickman) Ice, wife of Jesse Ice, was a descendant of Ezekiel Hickman, of Virginia, a soldier who died of small-pox during the Revolution and the ancestor of the Hickmans in Henry and Dela- ware counties, Indiana. Attorney Joshua H. Allen, born Jan. 31, I882, a son of Lewis C. and Sarah E. (Ice) Allen, was educated in the Hagerstown High School and the University of Indiana, in which last named institution he took a course in law and graduated with the class of IQ05. On Jan. I, IQ06, he began the practice of his profession at Hagerstown, in which he has since been success- fully engaged. He is prominently identified with the Knights of Pythias, being a member of lodge No. 198, at Hagerstown, and he gives unswerving support to the men and measures of the Demo- cratic party. - William Irvin White, a highly respected farmer citizen of Wayne township, was born on a farm adjoining the one where he resides, Nov. 13, 1838, son of Joseph and Alice (Clawson) White. The father was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, April 3, 1800, and the mother in North Carolina, May 29, 1799. The paternal grandfather was James White, who died in Butler county, Ohio, where the family had removed in the fall of 1800, and Joseph White came to Wayne county with his mother in 1810, when the BIOGRAPHICAL 639 Territory was almost an unbroken wilderness and inhabited by Indians. Owing to these conditions the family decided to return to Butler county, Ohio, but two years later they again came to Wayne county, taking up their residence near Middleborough, where Joseph White grew to manhood. There were seven children in the family—four sons and three daughters—James, John, Nathan, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah, all of whom are deceased. In 1836 Joseph White purchased a farm of 160 acres in Wayne town- ship, on the New Paris pike, four miles northeast of Richmond, and there he resided the remainder of his life, adding to his possessions until he owned about 300 acres of land at the time of his death. He was married in 1821 to Miss Alice Clawson, whose parents were pioneer residents of Wayne county. These parents—Mahlon and Rebecca (Clark) Clawson—came from North Carolina to Indiana in an early day and settled near Chester, in Wayne county, where they resided the remainder of their lives. They became the parents of seven children—Mary, Sarah, Alice, William, Amos, Mahlon, and Abner—all of whom are deceased. Joseph White died Dec. 26, 1868, and was survived by his widow until Aug. 5, 1872, when she, too, passed away at the farm home in Wayne township. They were the parents of the following children: Josiah, who married Eliza Coburn and after her death was wedded, in 1852, to Hannah E. Frame; James, who married Anna T. Stedom; Lydia, who married Reese Mendenhall; David, who married Nancy Strawbridge and after her death was wedded to Martha E. Strawbridge; Anna E., who married Hugh G. Nickle; John, who married Mary J. Gladden; William I. is the next in order of birth; and Joseph C. married Han- nah D. Dilks. Of these children but two survive—William I. and Joseph C.—and the latter resides on the old White homestead in Wayne township, the place adjoining that of his brother, William I. William I. White received his education in the public schools of Wayne township and has always followed agricultural pursuits. Upon reaching manhood he began his independent career on the farm where he now resides, and which was then but partially cleared and almost wholly unimproved. He finished clearing the land, erected the buildings thereon, and developed the place into one of the fine farm properties of Wayne township, the tract consisting of II2 acres. On Dec. 25, 1866, he was married to Miss Sarah H. Strawbridge, born in Richmond, May 17, 1843, daughter of Ben- jamin and Hannah (Gladden) Strawbridge, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Maryland. They were married in Wayne county and resided here until 1848, when they removed to Illinois, where the father died, and the mother then removed to Indianapolis, where she spent the residue of her life. They were the parents of five children: Mary J. is the widow of D. B. Cleary and resides at New Paris, Ohio; Martha E. is the widow of David White (an older brother of William I.) and resides at New Paris, Ohio; Sarah H. is the wife of Mr. White; Nancy E. is deceased, as is also William C., the only son in the family. Mr. White is a Republican in politics and he and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. He is regarded as one of the sound and substan- 64O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tial men of this locality. Four children were the issue of the mar- riage of Mr. and Mrs. White: Ora Mabel has taught in the Colum- bian School on the Middleborough Pike for the past thirteen years and resides at the parental home; Harry B. resides at home and superintends the farm; J. Edwin is a railroad engineer and resides in Richmond; and Maurice W. is a clerk in the Pennsylvania rail- road office at Richmond. - Francis W. Robinson.—A publication of this nature exer- cises its supreme function when it enters tribute to the memory of worthy citizens who have been called from the scene of life’s endeavors and have left records on which rest no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. Such a one was Mr. Robinson, one of the representative manufacturers of the city of Richmond for more than half a century and who ever commanded unequivocal es- teem as a man and as a loyal and public spirited citizen. He was born in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 9, 1810, and his death occurred at his home, I22 North Fifteenth street, in the city of Richmond, Nov. 23, 1897. He was a descendant of Sir William Robinson, who came to this country with William Penn. His father—Jehu Robinson— and his mother—Mary Ann Willis—belonged to fam- ilies early founded in America. He accompanied his parents from Baltimore to Philadelphia when two years of age, and was reared to maturity in the last named city, where he early became familiar with all departments of the carpenter trade, and was af- forded the advantages of the common schools of the period. His mother died when he was twelve years old, and in 1829 he re- moved with his sister and an uncle, John Wills, to Darke county, Ohio, later coming to Richmond, where he took up a permanent residence. In 1842 he organized the Robinson Machine Works and bent his energies and powers to the development of the in- dustry and to making his success one of the cumulative order. How well he realized his ambition is shown in the magnitude of the business to which he devoted his efforts and intelligent direction. He was always progressive in his ideas, so that he kept in touch with the advances made in and the requirements of the great basic art of agriculture, and lived to the last fully appreciative of the ever increasing benefits and privileges which it was his to enjoy and to whose procurement he contributed his due quota as a citizen and business man. His life was character- ized by inviolable integrity and righteousness and offers both les- son and incentive to those who observe its perspective, now that he has passed to “that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns.” The firm of Robinson & Company is one of the prominent corporations and manufactories of the city of Rich- mond, and having been founded in the days of the city’s infancy it has been closely connected through its owners with the social and business life of the community. As before stated, it was founded in 1842, by Francis W. Robinson. Succeeding his father, the late Henry E. Robinson was president of the company until his death, and at the present time S. E. Swayne, a son-in-law of Francis W. Robinson, is president; William Platte Robinson is --ANCIE *w ROBIN E ON BIOGRAPHICAL 64I Secretary, and Henry Rayburn Robinson is vice-president and superintendent. The last two named are sons of the late Henry E. Robinson. These officers, with the daughters of the founder, form a family corporation which owns and operates the modern plant, which has grown from the small beginning, made in 1842, at which time a horse provided the power for the works. The harvesting and saving of the world’s crops is a big theme in in- dustrial affairs and one which has taxed inventive genius as much, if not more, than any problem of transportation or distribution. Richmond men and Richmond machinery have played an impor- tant part in the evolution and in the manufacture of modern threshing machinery, and the name of “Richmond” has been car- ried literally to the ends of the earth on the grain-saving ma- chinery made in that city. When Francis W. Robinson began the manufacture of grain separators, in 1842, they were known as “chaff pilers” and “traveling threshing machines” and did not separate the grain from the chaff. He promptly invented some valuable improvements in this regard, purchased the establishment of Ed- ward Borton & Son, and in 1860 added portable farm engines and “Pitt’s” separators to his line. In 1858 his son-in-law, the late Jonas W. Yeo, became associated with him, and later, in 1872, the works were incorporated as the Robinson Machine Works. When the affairs of this corporation were rounded up, in 1877, the late Francis W. and Henry E. Robinson, father and son, ac- quired full control of the business, under the firm name of Robin- son & Co., and it was incorporated under the same name in 1889. The main plant now occupies the entire square from Third street to Second street, on Main, and north to A street, and about an equal area on the east side of Third street. The buildings con- sist of a modern office, a large steam and electric plant, a com- modious foundry, machine and carpenter shops, fire-proof pattern house, test house, and an erecting shop which alone is as capacious as the entire plant was in 1884. Branch houses are maintained at Indianapolis, Columbus, St. Louis, St. Joseph (Mo.), Stutt- gart (Ark.), and at Jennings (La.), and a growing export busi- ness is handled through New York offices. The machinery man- ufactured consists of traction and portable engines, saw mills, threshing machines and attachments, and steam hay balers. This machinery threshes rice in Louisiana, Texas, and the Dutch East Indies, and separates wheat, oats, and Small grain from the straw and bales the straw from Colorado to the eastern point of Long . Island, in the United States, and also in Africa, Chili, and the Argentine. The engines are known in the same territory, wher- ever power is needed for threshing, plowing, railroad construc- tion, grading and saw-milling. Francis W. Robinson, up to the date of his last illness, looked after many of the details of the business which he founded and carried on for more than half a century. He was nearly eighty-seven years of age and in the full possession of his faculties. He was noted in boyhood for his bravery, self-possession, and readiness of resource in time of dan- ger, and he loved to excel in the boyhood sports and in the ex- 642 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY hibitions of physical prowess, skill or strength. He was fond of boating, swimming, sailing, and fishing, as occupations for leisure hours. As before stated, he lost his mother at the age of twelve years, and two brothers died in childhood. He could never refer to their loss without showing the tearful eye that betrayed the warmth of his affection and the tenderness of his nature, which closely blended strength with gentleness. He had three brothers, two sisters, and three half-sisters and two half-brothers. He was extremely fond of his home, his family and friends, for whom he was ever ready to make any sacrifice called for; and no stranger ever asked needed aid in vain. This side of his life was worthy of much admiration. He was of a lively, sociable nature, fond of solid reading, music, poetry, and the drama, and he preserved his interest in current topics and his faith in his fellow man to the last. He was a personal friend to his employes, and though often tried and tested by the experiences of a long life, and dis- appointed sometimes to find his trust in men abused, he never held malice or resorted to retaliation, contenting himself with letting the culprit see his true self mirrored in the eyes of an honest man. Near the close of his long life he remarked that he would gladly live his life all Over again, taking the bitter for the sake of the sweet. For more than fifty years he was a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, passing through all the degrees conferred by that order, though he was not an active member during the later years of his life. The Odd Fel- lows held a special service in his memory at his residence, the evening after his death. He attended and lent his support to the North A Street Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, the funeral services having been conducted according to the rites in use by the religious organization which represented his faith. The interment was in Earlham Cemetery. On April IO, 1836, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Robinson to Miss Susan B. Er- win, and with this estimable lady he enjoyed the comforts of a happy home for nearly fifty-nine years, she having passed away Feb. Io, 1895. Of their eight children, two daughters—Mary A. and Anna S. (Mrs. James J. Turner)—preceded them to the eternal home, and their only son, the late Henry E. Robinson, died in 1909. Five daughters are living and they all reside in Richmond —Mrs. Emily P. Yeo, Mrs. George W. Barnes, Mrs. S. E. Swayne, and the Misses Eleonora H. and Frances M. Robinson. Thaddeus Nichols, for many years a leading farmer of Frank- lin township, is a native of Rush county, this State, having first beheld the light of day, Sept. IQ, 1865, son of Harrison Nichols (see sketch). Thaddeus Nichols was ten years old when his parents moved from Rush county to Franklin township, Wayne county, and was reared and received his educational training in the district schools there. Upon leaving school he worked in the Bond saw- mill for a time and after his marriage removed to the farm where he resides. Since the year 1904 he has worked as a salesman for Irvin Reed, of Richmond, Ind., continuing his residence on the farm, and at all times has devoted his attention to farming. In politics BIOGRAPHICAL 643 he has always been active in Republican circles, though he has never fostered aspirations for public Office. Concerning religion he has ever entertained liberal views and is not affiliated with any congre- , gation. His wife is a member of the Middleborough Methodist Episcopal church. On Dec. 31, 1887, he was married to Minnieola Stidham, daughter of William and Jane (Strawbridge) Stidham, and of this union there is a son, Clem, born May 9, 1891, who op- erates the farm for his father. He graduated in the common schools of Franklin township and finished his education in a business col- lege at Richmond. Another child, a daughter, died in infancy. Mrs. Nichols' paternal grandfather, John Stidham, was a native of the State of Delaware, but her parents were born in Wayne county. William Stidham, her father, was born in Franklin township, Oct. 31, 1834, son of John and Sarah Stidham, natives of Delaware, as before stated. He began his career by farming his mother’s place, adjoining that now owned by Thaddeus Nichols, and remained there until the year 1857. He then purchased a part of the present farm of Mr. Nichols and spent the residue of his life there, at the same time assisting in managing his mother's place. He died April 30, 1876. He was a Republican in his political views and he and his wife were associated with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which the widow still retains her membership. Jane Strawbridge, mother of Mrs. Nichols, is a daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Bankhead) Strawbridge, and was born in Wayne township, this county, Jan. 23, 1838. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania and spent the greater part of their lives in Wayne township. On Feb. 5, 1857, she was married to William Stidham and of their union were three chil- dren: Charles G., born Dec. 24, 1857, married Emma Commons and is a farmer near Lynn, Ind. ; Ellis I., born July 14, 1859, resides at Dayton, Ohio; and Mrs. Nichols was born Dec. 22, 1866. After the death of her husband Mrs. Stidham remained upon the farm, the same being operated by her sons—Charles G. and Ellis I.-for several years. From 1885 to 1887 she lived in Richmond, but in 1887, when her daughter, Minneola, married, she returned to the homestead to spend the balance of her days with her daughter and son-in-law, leading a quiet and contented life. Emmet E. Druley, who resides in New Garden township, is numbered among the successful agriculturists of this county and through his connection with this line of industry has gained a com- petence and a position of distinctive independence, while it is his to retain the confidence and esteem of the people of the county in which he maintains his home. He was born on his father’s farm in Union county, Indiana, Oct. II, 1881, a son of Edwin E. and Sarah (Moss) Druley, the former born in the city of Richmond. Edwin E. Druley was reared and educated in Wayne county and is a son of Smith Druley, who came from North Carolina to Indiana and was one of the pioneer settlers of Richmond, being one of the influential citizens of the community. Edwin E. Druley became one of the substantial agriculturists of Union county, where he owned a fine landed estate. He and his wife became the parents of seven children. Emmet E. Druley was reared to maturity under rural 644 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY environment and influence. His early educational privileges were those afforded in the district schools of the locality and he duly rendered his quota of the work in the cultivation of the home farm. Later he took an agricultural course of two years in Purdue Uni- versity. Then, after another year on his father's farm, he rented a place in Preble county, Ohio, and resided there two years. He then moved to a farm in New Garden township, this county, and two years later purchased his present farm, upon which he has erected an attractive modern residence and a commodious barn. He is a Republican in politics and he and his wife are members of the New Light Christian Church in Preble county, Ohio. On Sept. 1, 1903, Mr. Druley was united in marriage to Miss Ella Toney, born in Preble county, Ohio, Oct. I3, 1884, a daughter of Andrew and Flora Toney, prominent residents of that county. Of this union have been born three children: Olive, born July 29, 1904; Elvert, born Sept. 28, 1906; and Vierl, born Feb. 21, 1908. Mr. Druley makes a spe- ciality of raising hogs and cattle in connection with general farming. Charles T. Henchman, deceased, for several years a prosperous and influential citizen of Richmond, where nine years he was en- gaged in the confectionery business, and living retired at the time of his death, was another of those who attained to success in life entirely through his own indefatigable energy and enterprise. He was born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 23, 1832, son of Capt. Louis and Mary (Caswell) Henchman, natives of Boston; the father was born March 4, 1794, and the mother in June, I795. The father was a sea captain and followed sailing for a livelihood during the greater part of his active career. He was a considerable time in the United States service, under Commodore Decatur and other eminent com- manders, but because of an accident was compelled to give up that occupation and thereafter lived practically retired. The latter part of his life he resided with his son, Charles T., and died at the resi- dence of the latter, in Richmond, Dec. 29, 1882, an exemplary and honored citizen. His wife preceded him in death a number of years, passing away in Boston in January, 1858. Charles T. Henchman received a common school education in his native city and in Lex- ington, Mass., and then worked for a time as an employe in various occupations. He was engaged in the weighing business in Boston at the outbreak of the Civil war and enlisted as a private in Com- pany I of the Forty-fourth Massachusetts infantry, under Captain Kendall. The nucleus of this regiment was the Fourth battalion Massachusetts militia, organized at Boston, May 27, 1862, to serve during the pleasure of the President, and had been mustered out May 31, of the same year. The command volunteered almost as a unit when the call came for nine months’ troops and was recruited to a full regiment at Camp Meigs, Sept. I2. It left the State Oct. 22, for Newbern, N. C., where it was brigaded with the Twenty- fourth Massachusetts, Fifth Rhode Island, and Tenth Connecticut, under Colonel Stevenson of the Twenty-fourth. At the end of October it engaged in the Tarboro expedition and saw its first fight- ing at Rawle's Mill. This expedition occupied two weeks, and in December it participated in the Goldsboro expedition. It formed BIOGRAPHICAL 645 part of the reserve at Goldsboro, whence it returned to Newbern, and in March went to reinforce a small garrison at Washington, N. C., and occupied the town during the siege. The regiment re- turned to Newbern on April 24, relieved the Forty-fifth, and was engaged in provost duty until its term of service expired. It was relieved by the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts, June 6, returned to Boston, where it arrived on the IOth, and was mustered out at Read- ville on the 18th. On July 13, on account of the danger of a draft riot, it was again called into service for a week. Upon being hon- orably discharged from the service Mr. Henchman returned to Bos- ton, where he was married and for some time thereafter was en- gaged in conducting a feed store. In 1868 he removed to Lafayette, Ind., and engaged in the lumber business, remaining there about four years, after which he removed to Indianapolis, where he con- tinued in the same pursuit and was lumber inspector until 1882. In September of that year he came to Richmond and engaged in the confectionery business, forming the partnership of Henchman & Cox, which association continued a few years and was then dis- solved by mutual consent. Mr. Henchman then continued the business alone until about 1891, when he disposed of the establish- ment and, because of failing health, lived a retired life until called to his reward, Feb. 8, 1908. His was an industrious and successful career and he was ever recognized as an intelligent, honorable and public spirited citizen, in whom his fellow men had implicit faith and confidence. He was ever an ardent adherent of the Republican party and was extremely broad minded and liberal in all of his views. On Nov. 5, 1863, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Mary A. H. Pingree, who first beheld the light of day in Boston, May 20, 1837, daughter of Samuel H. and Mary A. (Edwards) Pingree, natives of Newburyport, Mass. The father of Mrs. Henchman was born June 2, 1810, and died March 29, 1886. The mother was born April II, 1810, and was summoned to the life eternal, Sept. I 3, 1880. The father was a Morocco dresser in early life and later became the Western or St. Louis representative of his firm in the hide and leather business. He spent the greater part of his life in hotels in St. Louis, going home once or twice each year, and continued in that business until his death, which occurred suddenly. He attained to success and prestige as a follower of that pursuit, entirely through his own thrift and enterprise, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of the entire community in which he was so many years a resident. He never fostered ambition for public office, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business. To him and his good wife were born four children: George Edwards is deceased ; Joseph W. died Feb. 14, 1907; Mary A. H. is the widow of Charles T. Henchman; and Julia M., who died in July, 1906, was the widow of a Mr. Taylor. To the happy union of Mr. Henchman and wife were born four children: Mary L., wife of Rev. B. F. Ivey, D. D., a minister at Indianapolis; Georgiana C., widow of Joseph Richard- son, of Columbus, Ohio; Sarah E., who resides at home with her mother, and Julia P., who is the cashier and bookkeeper in the wool house of F. C. Taylor & Company, in St. Louis. Mrs. Henchman 646 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY owns a fine residence besides other property in Richmond, and she and her daughters also own a beautiful summer home at Bay View, Mich., where they reside in the summer. Joseph H. Elliott, deceased, for a number of years one of the leading citizens of Wayne township, engaged in agricultural pur- suits, was born near Dayton, Ohio, May 7, 1836. He was a son of Benjamin and Rachel (Hixon) Elliott. The parents came to Ran- dolph county, Indiana, in an early day, settling near Spartansburg, and there the father was actively engaged in agricultural labors until his demise. Of the union of these parents were born seven children, five of whom are living : Rebecca is the widow of Clarkson Fulghum. and resides in West Richmond; Martha is the wife of Charles Hutchins, a farmer at Lynn, Ind. ; Samuel is a farmer and resides near Hollandsburg; Miles is a farmer and resides in Arba, Wayne county; and May Etta is the widow of Jessie Hubbard and re- sides in Winchester. Joseph H. Elliott received his educational training in the district schools of Randolph county and remained on his father's farm until he had attained his majority. He then purchased land and engaged in farming in Randolph county until I893, when he purchased a farm of thirty-five acres, one and one- half miles north of Richmond, where he devoted his time to farm- ing until he answered the call of his Maker, June 18, 1904. He made a specialty of strawberries and fruit raising. His passing was a distinct loss to the community in which he had labored, and his life was an example whereby many a younger man has shaped his career. He was a Republican in his political views, and although earlier in life a member of the Christian church, he later joined the Society of Friends. Mr. Elliott was twice married. His first wife was Anna Jane Wiggs, who bore him seven children: Rayford, de- ceased, was married and had five children—four girls and one son, Frank, who resides with Mrs. Elliott; Alpha, wife of Omar Frank- lin, of near Danville, Ill. ; Effie resides at the same place; George W. resides in Los Angeles, Cal. : Worley F. resides in Los Angeles, Cal.; and two children died in infancy. On June 22, 1893, Mr. El- liott was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Ellen Hawkins, daugh- ter of John Hawkins. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Elliott remained on the farm four years and then purchased a home in Richmond, where she resides and expects to spend the remainder Of her life. - Albert H. Hunt, who died at his home in the city of Richmond, Dec. 1, 1908, was one of the honored citizens of Wayne county, where he maintained his home from his boyhood days until his death, and contributed in generous measure to the civic and ma– terial development and progress of the county, where he so ordered his life as to retain at all times the inviolable confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Mr. Hunt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1851, and thus was fifty-seven years of age at the time when he was summoned from the scene of life’s mortal endeavors. His father was Alonzo Hunt and his mother, Eliza Manifold, was born in Pennsylvania. In early life the father was a farmer and later engaged in the mercantile business at Westville, Ohio. Still later BIOGRAPHICAL 647 * he came with his family to Indiana and took up his permanent abode in Wayne county. He settled in Wayne township, east of Rich- mond, where he purchased a tract of land, and resided there until his health failed, when he moved into Richmond and there died in 1870. His widow continued to reside in Richmond until her death, about 1903. They were the parents of seven children: Charles died in childhood; Lydia is deceased ; Anna is the wife of Oliver Darland, of West Richmond ; Albert H. was the fourth in order of birth ; Emma is deceased ; Malinda is the widow of Jesse Williams and re- sides in Indianapolis; and Martin is a merchant in Cincinnati. Al- bert H. Hunt secured his rudimentary education in the district schools at what was called Fountain Hill, and earned his own way in life from the age of ten years. He was reared to maturity under the parental care and was nineteen years old when his father died. He then learned the carpenter trade, but later engaged in farming, which he followed about seven years. Then he engaged in the im- plement business in Richmond about four years, after which he went to Tennessee and remained there one year. Returning to Richmond, he engaged as a salesman for an implement firm four- teen years, during the first year of the period at Topeka, Kan. He then engaged in the real estate business in Richmond and remained so employed until his death, and in which he held the unqualified esteem of all who knew him and had appreciation of his sterling attributes of character. Though never a seeker of the honors or emoluments of public office, Mr. Hunt took a deep interest in pub- lic affairs of a local order and was ever ready to lend his aid and influence in the support of worthy causes and enterprises. His political allegiance was given to the Republican party, and Mrs. Hunt is a zealous member of the Presbyterian church. On Oct. 12, 1876, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hunt to Miss Emily F. Holmes, born in Wayne township, near Richmond, April 29, 1853, a daughter of Walker and Mary J. (Gore) Holmes, natives respectively of Wayne county, Indiana, and Rockbridge county, Virginia, the former born May II, 1811, and the latter July 3, 1816. The father was of Scotch and English parentage, his father having been born in Ireland, of Scotch parents, and was three years old when the family came to America. Mrs. Hunt’s paternal grand- father became a resident of Kentucky and came from there to Wayne county, about 1808. Here he entered the land upon which he spent the remainder of his life. His wife died several years pre- vious to his demise, leaving a large family of children. The par- ents of Mrs. Hunt continued to reside on the old Holmes homestead throughout the entire life of the father, who added to and im- proved the farm which his father had purchased from the govern- ment. He made a specialty of the stock business, was one of the originators of the Horticultural Society, and was instrumental in getting schools in his vicinity, improving the roads, etc. He died Oct. 19, 1868, and some years after his death his widow removed to Richmond, where she passed away, Feb. 8, 1887. They were folk of noble character and were held in unqualified regard in the commu- nity in which they long maintained their home. They were the par- 648 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ents of five children: John Wesley is deceased; Sarah Ellna is a re- tired teacher and resides in Richmond; Mary M. died Nov. 18, 1876; Alice V. is the wife of Albert T. Marrow, a retired grocer of Rich- mond; and Mrs. Hunt is the youngest. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt became the parents of a daughter, Ruby, born Jan. Io, 1880, the wife of Harry M. Jay, of Richmond. - - * - Edward Bradley Fletcher, deceased, left a record and memory that might well be the envy of anyone in the walks of civil life. His services to Society were given with an enthusiasm and integ- rity that permit his life's reviewers to inscribe his name in the civil halls of fame and speak of him as a man whose object in life was to Secure the betterment of his fellow men and the upbuilding of his country. A nation's strength is measured by the loyalty of its citizens, and loyalty is a matter of individualism. A traitor to his country only gives to others cause for greater devotion, and the example of one whose life is spent in the service of peaceful industry is an ever present standard for his brethren. To him who would have a pattern for home life and faithful service, let him study the life of Edward B. Fletcher and profit thereby. This worthy gentle- man was born in Richmond, Ind., Feb. II, 1857. His predecessors were of the early American colonists and it might be said that each generation has been among the most useful of citizens. Samuel Francis Fletcher, father of Edward B. Fletcher, was in early life a traveling salesman, but later engaged in the tea and coffee busi- ness, which he conducted many years. Late in life he retired from business, but continued his residence in Richmond until his death, about 1893. He took unto himself a wife in his early years, his choice being Miss Elizabeth Dix Hiatt, born in North Carolina, and died in 1907. They were the parents of nine children: Albert W. is a stockman and resides in Oklahoma; Sarah Elma is the wife of Elijah Coffin, of Pennsylvania; William H. died in New York City; Dr. M. H. is a dentist in Cincinnati, Ohio; Alice is the wife of Dr. Langdon, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Francis Nixon resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., engaged in the lace business; Edward B. was the next in order of birth ; Jesse Dix is a traveling salesman and resides in Minneapolis; and Charles Coffin is deceased. Edward B. Fletcher remained at home until his eighteenth year, when he went to New York City and engaged as a salesman with the wholesale firm of Mills & Gibbs. What education he had opportunity to acquire had been very thorough and his mind was well disciplined. He had at- tended the ward schools in Richmond and also Earlham College, and as his was a natural intelligence and activity, soon became a leader in the field of his chosen endeavor. After a few years with the firm of Mills & Gibbs, in New York City, he engaged in the wholesale lace and curtain business with his brother, acting as the resident buyer in Europe several years. He resided successively in Scotland, France, and England, until 1890, when, on account of failing health, he returned to America and, taking up his residence at Greeley, Colo., resided there until his death, Jan. 24, 1904. He was a man who was very fond of reading, writing, drawing, etc. In politics he was an ardent Republican and a strict adherent to the BIOGRAPHICAL 649 principles and policies of that great party. He was a birthright member of the South Eighth Street Society of Friends in Rich- mond. On Sept. 23, 1886, he led to the altar Miss Sarah M., daugh- ter of William and Mary (Barker) Baxter, of Richmond, and this loving couple lived a happy life from then until the time of Mr. Fletcher’s death. To them were born two children: Esther, born Sept. 8, 1888, near Paris, France; and Emily M., born in Notting- ham, England, Feb. 17, 1895. After the death of Mr. Fletcher his widow and daughters returned to Richmond, where they have since continuously resided. Mrs. Sarah M. Fletcher, widow of Edward B. Fletcher, was born in Camden, N. J., Dec. 3, 1857. Her father was William Baxter (see sketch on page 80). Her ancestors were people of learning and education and she is gifted with a splendid mind, her knowledge of the world and its people having been broad- ened by constant reading, study and travel. John Henley, deceased, was born in what is now the city of Richmond, Aug. II, 1815. He was a man widely known through- out this section by reason of his business career. His parents— McCaga and Guhelma (Charles) Henley—born in North Carolina, were people in modest circumstances. They came to Wayne coun- ty, overland, direct from North Carolina, and entered a homestead where the city of Richmond stands. The father later disposed of this land to his cousin, Thomas Charles, and purchased a farm South- east of the town, about one and one-half miles, where he continued to reside until his death. His widow survived him some years and died at the home of her son, Samuel Henley. They were the par- ents of eight children, all deceased. John Henley obtained his edu- cation in a private country school in Wayne township and as a young man taught school in the winter and worked at the car- penter trade in the summer. In 1842 he moved to a farm just north of Fountain City, where he resided until about 1865, when he rented the farm and came to Richmond, where he engaged in the lumber business. He followed this line of endeavor about twenty-five years and then disposed of his interests and retired. About 1882 he built the home where his widow resides, and he also built several other residences, which he later disposed of. He did a great deal of church work and was secretary of the Yearly Meeting House when it was built. He also served as clerk of the Monthly Meet- ing. On Aug. 5, 1842, was celebrated Mr. Henley's marriage to Miss Naomi G. Clawson, who died in Richmond, leaving no chil- dren. On Oct. 22, 1873, Mr. Henley was married to Miriam W. Green, born at Newport, now Fountain City, in New Garden town- ship, June 30, 1840. She is a daughter of Robert and Rachel P. (Wilson) Green, the former born in Virginia, in 1804, and the latter in North Carolina, Feb. 4, 1809. In early life, for a few years, the father followed the business of a hatter in Newport, and about seven years engaged in the mercantile business in the same place, following which he was engaged in the hotel business in Newport until his death. With Levi Coffin he was prominently connected with the “Underground Railroad” movement, transporting slaves to Canada. He died Sept. 3, 1850, and his widow continued her resi- 650 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY dence at Fountain City until her death, June 17, 1896. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are living—Mrs. Henley, and Rhoda Ellen, wife of Samuel Perry, of Fountain City. Mrs. Henley is a lady of culture and refinement. One child was the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Henley—Robert M., born Feb. 21, 1875. He is a traveling salesman for the Watt & Keeler Com- pany and resides with his mother in Richmond. Henry Swisher, deceased, who for many years was one of the prominent and respected citizens of Campbellstown, Ohio, was born June 23, 1836, near Abington, Wayne county, Indiana. He was a son of Jesse and Rachel (Paddock) Swisher, the former born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Abington township, Wayne coun- ty, Indiana. The father was a farmer all of his life and the death of both parents occurred in Campbellstown, Ohio. Henry Swisher attended school in Abington, Ind., and also the schools of Preble county, after the removal of the parents to Ohio. He resided with his parents until twenty-five years old and then engaged in farming near Campbellstown, Ohio, which occupation he followed four years. He was then engaged in the mercantile business for several years, after which he returned to the farm. He served as post- master and was also ticket agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Campbellstown, and many years engaged in the grain and stock business, in addition to owning two large farms. On March 13, 1862, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Bulla, daughter of Joseph M. and Nancy (Wilson) Bulla, the former born near Rich- mond, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. II, 181 I, and the latter was a native of Metamora, Franklin county, Ohio, born in April, 1817. The father followed farming as an occupation and resided in Wayne county throughout his entire life. He was quite prominent in local affairs and represented Wayne county in the State legislature dur- ing the years 1851-52, besides serving in various other local offices. To him and his good wife were born eleven children, all of whom grew to the age of maturity: Caroline is deceased ; Barbara is the wife of Francis M. Stanley, a farmer residing south of Richmond; Melissa is the widow of Preston Grimes and resides near Rich- mond ; Thomas is deceased ; Sarah was the next in order of birth ; Anna is the wife of Lee Druley, a farmer in Boston township; Susan is the wife of Henry Highley, of Richmond; John is deceased; Mary is the wife of Winfield Smelser, of Richmond ; Dora is the wife of Mack Foutz, of Pittsburgh; and J. M. is a practicing physician at Portland, Ore. Two children were the issue of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Swisher: Minnie is the wife of G. W. Murray, of Dublin, Ind., and William H. married Cora Murray, daughter of James Murray, of New Paris, Ohio, and is a practicing physician in and coroner of Montgomery county, Ohio, with residence at Dayton. Mr. Swisher died at Campbellstown, Ohio, June 27, 1905, and his passing came as a great grief to a large circle of friends. His widow continued to reside at Campbellstown until June 1, 1907, when she came to Richmond, Ind., and purchased the flat where she resided at the time of her death, April 2, 191 I. The old home in Ohio, known as “Myrtle Wood Home,” was burned, with all of its con- BIOGRAPHICAL 65 I tents, in her absence, and she then sold the land. Mr. Swisher's life was a striking example of the truth of the axiom that attention to the little things, scrupulous integrity, and energy are certain auguries of success. George H. Grant, who for many years was one of the foremost figures in the educational and manufacturing life of the city of Richmond, was born in Lyman, Me., May 1, 1828, son of Samuel and Jane (Gould) Grant, the former a native of the Pine Tree State and the latter was born in Massachusetts. The father always fol- lowed farming as an occupation and the parents spent their lives on their farmstead in Maine. The educational advantages of George H. Grant were those afforded by the Alfred Academy in his native State, and throughout his lifetime he gave unswerving allegiance to the principles of Republicanism. He remained at home until about twenty-one years old and then went to Boston, where he worked in the large wholesale fruit house of Jones & Farley, im- porters, for a couple of years. In 1851 he came to Ohio and for a time taught school near Lebanon. In 1853 he came to Richmond and accepted the position as principal of the first high school in the place, under Professor Hurty. Later he succeeded Professor Hurty as superintendent, which position he occupied when the original Garfield School was erected. He resigned this position to become the Indiana representative of the firm of Wilson, Hinkle & Com- pany, of Cincinnati, and after serving two years in that capacity began the manufacture of school furniture, office and court sup- plies. He invented several articles along this line, one of which was a holding desk, known as the “Richmond Rustic.” His first partner in the manufacturing business was a Mr. Allen, who died of cholera in 1866 and was succeeded by Joseph Merchant. Mr. Merchant’s interest was later purchased by Turner Haines and Joshua Nick- erson, the firm being known as Geo. H. Grant & Company, and the factory was located at what is now Twelfth and North E streets. In 1872 Mr. Nickerson’s interest was purchased by William F. Spencer, and five years later Mr. Grant retired from the manage- nent of the concern, but continued with the firm as a representa- tive three years. Then, in company with a Mr. Hempleman and Eli Jay, he formed a company and again engaged in the manufacturing business, at the corner of Eighth and Washington streets. In 1883 Mr. Jay sold his interest in the business to Mr. Swayne and the firm became known as Grant & Swayne. In 1889 Mr. Grant dis- posed of his interest and retired from active business. Having lived to see the two factories which he established develop into two of the foremost concerns in Richmond, he died April 4, 1898. On July 20, 1858, was celebrated Mr. Grant’s union to Miss Mary Isabella Blanchard, born in Richmond, Nov. 12, 1836, daughter of William and Isabella (Foster) Blanchard. These parents were natives of Massachusetts, the father born at Brookfield, Oct. I, 18OO, and the mother at Oakham, Jan. Io, 1805. They were married Dec. 13, 1826, and removed to Rhinebeck, N. Y., on the Hudson river, where they continued to reside until September, 1835, when they removed to Richmond, Ind., and lived there continuously until their deaths. 652 . MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY William Blanchard and his brother, Albert C. Blanchard, engaged in the mercantile business in 1835, and continued as a firm until I848, when Albert C. Blanchard withdrew and devoted himself to the affairs of the Richmond branch of the State Bank of Indiana, of which he was the president and a director. He was born in 1808, at Brookfield, Mass., and came to Richmond in 1832, and induced his brother William to join him in business in 1835, as before stated. He was elected a director and president of the State Bank in 1835 and held that position until the expiration of the charter, in 1855. In 1853, with Robert Morrisson and Charles F. Coffin, he organized a private bank, called “Citizens' Bank of Richmond,” and was con- nected with it until 1861, when, on account of the ill health of his wife, he transferred his interest to his son, Albert H. Blanchard, and removed to Brookfield, Mass., his early home, where he died in 1874, aged 66 years and 3 months, in the house where he was born. William Blanchard was a cabinet and furniture maker by trade, which he followed in Rhinebeck, N. Y., but he continued in the drygoods business in Richmond until about 1856, when he en- gaged in the insurance business and followed that occupation until his death, March 27, 1881, aged 80 years and five months, and his wife, Isabella, died June 9, 1883, aged 78 years and five months. They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are living: William A. resides in Cincinnati; Emma is the wife of Frank Van- uxom, of Oakland, Cal., and Mrs. Grant is the fifth in order of birth. William Blanchard was one of the pioneers in the Presbyterian church at Richmond, and he and his wife united with that organi- zation, May 4, 1844. Rev. Thomas Whallon, the pastor at that time, was the father of Rev. E. P. Whallon, D. D., now one of the edi- tors of “The Herald and Presbyter,” of Cincinnati. On March 14, 1846, William Blanchard was elected a Ruling Elder in the church and continued in that position until the close of his life. To Mr. and Mrs. Grant were born five children: Jennie is the wife of Harry Mather, of Richmond ; William died in infancy; Edward C. resides in Cambridge, Mass.; Herbert died in 1908; and Wilbur S. resides in Rochester, N. Y. Ira Moore, who was an extensive land owner and farmer in Wayne county, was born east of Richmond, in Wayne township, near the State line, Dec. 22, 1853, and died in this, the county of his birth, July II, 1898. He was a son of Ira and Mary (Thorn) Moore, natives of New Jersey. The father came to Wayne town- ship in an early day and was engaged in farming Operations during the remainder of his active career. He died about 1884 and his wife passed away in March, 1902. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren. Ira Moore was educated at the Sycamore Valley school in Wayne township and all of his life was devoted to agricultural pur- suits, and a noteworthy success and excellent record was made by him. He continued on his father's farm until married, and later he and his youngest brother purchased the farm. After nine years of this partnership Ira purchased the entire tract and at the time of his death owned 160 acres of finely cultivated land, as productive as any in this county, one that leads all sections of the country in BIOGRAPHICAL 653 fertility and producing quality. In politics he belonged to the Re- publican party, but found no leisure to devote to becoming a candi- date for office of a public nature, his home and family having been given his entire time. As are the surviving members of his family, Mr. Moore was a devout communicant Of the Hicksite Friends Church, of which he was a birthright member. On Oct. 25, 1882, was celebrated Mr. Moore's union to Miss Anna Taylor, born south- west of Richmond, in Wayne township, Oct. I3, 1858, daughter of Samuel and Jane (Barnes) Taylor, the former of whom came to Wayne county in 1836. The father was born in Delaware, Nov. 28, 1833, and the mother in Wayne county, Indiana, June 16, 1836. The father came to Indiana when about three years of age and the fam- ily settled in Wayne township, three miles west of Richmond. They made the journey overland, and soon after their arrival in Wayne county the father of Samuel Taylor died, but the other members of the family continued to reside in their new home. When a small boy Samuel Taylor came to Richmond and worked as an apprentice in a carriage shop for a year and a half, and then worked as a farm hand until he was married. He then purchased a farm in Wayne township and continued to reside thereon until 1906, when he sold it and is now living retired in Richmond. He and his good wife are the parents of five children: Elyda E. died in 1876; Anna is the sec- ond in order of birth; John W. is a farmer and stock-buyer and re- sides at Economy; Frank M. is the cashier of the First National Bank in Richmond; and Charles S. is a traveling salesman for the Jones. Hardware Company of Richmond. After the death of Mr. Moore his widow rented the farm and removed to Richmond, where she now resides. To Mr. and Mrs. Moore were born three chil- dren: Everett, born Oct. 16, 1883; Walter E., born July Io, 1887; and one child died in infancy. Henry Daniel Zuttermeister, deceased, among the early Ger- man settlers of this county, was born in Germany, Nov. 18, 1831. His parents never came to this country. He received such educa- tion as could be had in the schools of his native land in that day and spent his early years in the place of his birth. He remained there until his majority and then came to America, direct to Rich- mond, where a sister resided. This sister was Mrs. Safloth, who afterward married John Barr, and her son is engaged in the bakery business in Richmond. Mr. Zuttermeister first obtained employ- ment on the railroad, on construction work, afterward assisted masons, etc., and later engaged in the retail liquor business one year. After retiring from that business he practically lived a re- tired life until his death, Aug. 7, 1874. Mr. Zuttermeister was mar- ried in Richmond, Aug. 18, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Hart, daughter of Conrad and Wilhelmina Hart, born in Germany and who came to this country in 1848, locating on a farm near Evansville, Ind., afterward moving into the city of Evansville, where the father se– cured employment as a weaver and spent the remainder of his life. After his death the mother went to Lawrence, Kan., where she re- sided with a son until her death. They were the parents of six chil- dren, three of whom died in Germany, and Mrs. Zuttermeister is 654 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the only one living. She was born in Germany, March 25, 1836, coming to America when twelve years old. She is a member of the Lutheran church, and since the death of her husband has con- tinued her residence at the home place, which was the first house built on South Ninth street, in Richmond. She and her husband became the parents of eight children: Charles F. is engaged in the livery and transfer business in Richmond; Louis is a confectioner in Lawrence, Kan. ; Conrad died in infancy; William is a hotel proprietor in Chicago; James died in Richmond, leaving a son, Charles; Henry D, is engaged in the commission business in Rich- mond; Anna E. W. resides with her mother; and George Winfield also resides in Richmond. Washington I. Dulin, deceased, was born near Chester, Wayne township, Aug. I4, 1842. His parents were William and Beulah (Brown) Dulin, the former born on the eastern shore of Maryland, near Easton, Talbot county, Feb. IO, 18OI, son of James and Mary Dulin, and the mother was born at Woodbury, N. J., in 1809, and came to Indiana with her parents in 1819. In early life the father was an Overseer on a large plantation and came to Indiana in the '30s, having contracted his first marriage in Maryland. He settled in Wayne county, near Chester, where he purchased a farm and continued to reside until just before the beginning of the Civil war, when he disposed of his farm and removed to Richmond, where he lived practically retired. He served as assessor many years and died in Richmond in the early '70s, his second wife, the mother of Washington I., surviving until 1879. Three children were born to them, Washington I. being the youngest. The others were Charles, who is deceased, and Alice, who became the wife of John Lancaster and is also deceased. Washington I. Dulin was educated in this county, first attending the schools in Chester and later the school which was formerly located at the corner of Seventh and A streets in Richmond. His first work in life was in the employ of others, and before he was eighteen years old he engaged in an enterprise On the Newman homestead of trying to produce Osage oranges for hedge, and also gave Some attention to the raising of grapes. About 1865 or 1866 he engaged in the lumber business in Richmond, and about the year 1871 he moved into the city and continued in the lumber business until about 1885 or 1886, when he disposed of his interests to William Cain. His location was at the corner of what is now Eleventh and Main streets, and after selling to William Cain he engaged in the produce commission business a short time. He was then engaged in the furniture business about three years, and also for a time in the bakery business, and then entered the real estate business, in which he continued till the time of his death, Nov. I4, 1892. He was also interested in the promotion of the Evansville & Richmond railroad, which, however, did not mate- rialize. In 1876 he built the commodious home where his widow resides, and he did a great deal to improve the city. Sucess had at- tended all his individual efforts in life, and he passed away, having the respect of the entire community; and he is remembered by all as a man of integrity and honor. His family was always treated BIOGRAPHICAL 655 with the greatest kindness, and friends and strangers always met with courtesy and consideration at his hands. His death occurred in his fifty-first year, just at the time when he had so constructed his fortune and so lived his life that the years before him to fill out the days of “three score and ten,” which should be our lot, were years he looked forward to with the greatest pleasure, and it can truthfully be said that his life was such that he will never be for- gotten while there lives anyone who had the good fortune to be associated closely with him. Politically he never aspired to hold public office, but was importuned on Several occasions to be a can- didate for alderman and served as councilman from the Fifth ward several years, giving an administration carefully conducted. Social- ly connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, he was a faithful attendant of their meetings and a firm believer in their principles. On Oct. 9, 1862, was celebrated Mr. Dulin’s marriage to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Millicent (Ratliff) New- man. Mr. and Mrs. Newman were natives of New Garden town- ship, Guilford county, North Carolina, the former born Nov. 28, I794, and the latter, Jan. 28, 1797. The father was a miller by occu- pation and came to Indiana in an early day and engaged in the mill- ing business. He also erected a paper mill, the first established in Wayne county, and continued in milling enterprises until his death, in 1845. He plunged into the water to save the mill dam and from the exposure contracted an illness, of which he died. Eight chil- dren were born to him and his good wife : Anna C., born Aug. I4, 1827, became the wife of Miles J. Shinn, Sept. 18, 1849, and died near Wichita, Kan., Oct. 22, 1884; Joseph, born Aug. IO, 1829, died in childhood; Elizabeth, born Jan. 9, 1834, became the wife of George Bushnell and died in 1909; Mary, born Aug. 18, 1835, became the wife of William W. Folk, now deceased, and she resides at Spring Grove; Jonathan, born May 3, 1838, is an attorney in Richmond ; Thomas Jefferson, born Sept. 18, 1841, is deceased ; and Rebecca, widow of Mr. Dulin, was born March 3, 1843, just north of Rich- mond, on what is called “Newman's Hill.” To her and her husband was born one child—Jesse Benton—April Io, I865, who resides at the parental home. William Price Estelle, who died in the city of Richmond, Oct. 9, 1871, had been a resident of this county thirty-one years, and left a reputation and record that might be the envy of any citizen of this country. His reputation for right was builded on such sub- stantial foundations and his record of life's service was so identi- fied with progressiveness that he who follows his example will always be a leader among men. This worthy gentleman was born near Pemberton, N. J., April 23, 1830, his father being Richard and his mother Rebecca (Fennimore) Estelle. Both parents were na- tives of New Jersey, the father born in 1804 and the mother in 1808; and the death of the former occurred about 1873 and that of the latter in 1906. Richard Estelle's life work was begun as a shoe- maker, and he was engaged in the manufacture of shoes before coming to Richmond. From New Jersey he removed with his fam- ily to Indiana, in 1840. His first and permanent location was in the 656 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY city of Richmond, where he engaged in the shoe business some time and then became interested in the jewelry business, in which he was engaged until his death, his two sons being interested with him during the later years. After his death his widow resided with the widow of William P. until her demise. Two sons were born to the elder Estelles, William P. being the elder, and the younger, Samuel F., is engaged in the manufacture of a car seal, an article of his own invention, at Los Angeles, Cal. William P. Estelle was educated in the schools of Richmond and remained with his father until twenty years old. The business of photographing was given early attention by him and he learned this trade under a Mr. Watson, of Richmond, with whom he later became associated as partner. This partnership existed a number of years, being finally dissolved by the death of Mr. Watson, and Mr. Estelle then formed a partner- ship with a Mr. Maxwell. Upon the death of the last named Mr. Estelle continued the business alone until his demise. Politically Mr. Estelle was a Republican. On Nov. 16, 1859, he chose for a life companion, Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Faraby) Doz- ier, natives of North Carolina. The mother died at the time of Mrs. Estelle's birth, and two years later her father married a Mrs. Watters. About 1841 he removed from Germantown, Ohio, near which place Mrs. Estelle was born, to Milton, Wayne county, and there engaged in the practice of medicine some time, but for sev- eral years before his death the condition of his health prevented the active practice of his profession. He died in 1853 and his widow died some years later in Illinois. Of his first marriage were born four children—Frances, Enoch, David, and Elizabeth—all passed away but Mrs. Estelle. This estimable lady was born near German- town, Ohio, July 4, 1838, and to her and her husband were born three children: Anna, born Nov. 23, 1860, became the wife of Charles M. Jenkins, an optician of Richmond, and died in May, I890; Frances, born April 23, 1862, was educated in Richmond, be- came a teacher of German in the public schools of that city, and died in 1888; and Harry F., born May 3, 1878, married Lydia Van Auston, of Ohio, and is engaged in the jewelry business in Dayton. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Estelle has resided contin- uously in Richmond, her present abode being at II3 South Thir- teenth Street. Richard H. Swift, deceased, held the office of internal revenue inspector, was also for a time engaged in the United States mail service, and is remembered as a careful and efficient officer, always faithful to his trust, never shrinking in his duty, and he was a good friend to all. He was born at Blooming Grove, Ind., Sept. 26, 1826, and his parents were Richard and Elizabeth Swift, natives of Penn- sylvania. The parents settled in Indiana at an early date and lo- cated in Franklin county, the greater portion of whose early in- habitants were from the Keystone State. Franklin county was the home of this family until the death of the parents, the father giving his attention to agriculture. To this couple were born three chil- dren, none of whom is living, and Richard H. was the youngest. Richard H. Swift was educated in the district schools of Franklin BIOGRAPHICAL 657 county and began his work in life as a school-teacher. He later moved to Brookville, Ind., where he edited the “American” a num- ber of years. Quitting the newspaper in 1870, he came to Richmond and engaged in business with the Robinson Machine Company, but this venture proved disastrous and he suffered considerable loss. After retiring from the machine business he moved to a farm near Economy, but after two years in that occupation returned to Rich- mond and engaged in the United States mail service as clerk, act- ing as such up to the time of his death, Feb. 13, 1885. Politically Mr. Swift was a Republican, an ardent adherent to the principles of that party, and as such was appointed to the offices spoken of. He was twice married, first to Martha DeBolt, who died in Brook- ville in 1869, and of this union were born four children: Laura Vir- ginia is the wife of James Ellis Davis, a traveling shoe salesman of Chicago; Clara E. is the wife of John W. Taylor, a musician of Chicago; Albert is a printer and resides in Chicago; and Elizabeth A. is the widow of Vincent H. Boyd and also resides in Chicago. On July 23, 1884, occurred the marriage of Mr. Swift to Mrs. Han- nah (Hyde) Herron, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Miller) Hyde. These parents were born in Manchester, England, the father on April 8, 1797, and the mother on Nov. 6, 1802. By occupation Mr. Hyde was a farmer and he came to America in 1830, locating in Montgomery county, Ohio, where he remained a short time and then came to Franklin county, Indiana, where he cultivated a farm which came to his wife by inheritance. There the parents spent the residue of their lives, the father dying March 7, 1871, and the moth- er, Jan. 25, 1883. Mrs. Swift was their only child, born near Mount Carmel, Ind., Sept. 30, 1836. On Oct. 29, 1857, she married George Herron, born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1819. He came to Indiana about 1840 and located in Franklin county, where he became a land-owner, his farm adjoining that of his wife's par- ents. They resided there until his death, April 26, 1872. He was a brother of Professor Herron, of the Herron Institute at Indian- apolis. After Mr. Swift's death Mrs. Swift returned to Franklin county, but about four years later, in October, 1889, she again came to Richmond, disposed of all her real estate, and purchased the very commodious home where she now resides. Stiles Dougan, for many years a valued and trustworthy citizen of Wayne county and a leader in agricultural pursuits, was born southeast of Richmond, in Wayne county, Sept. 24, 1833. His par- ents—John C. and Rebecca (Holmes) Dougan—were natives of Tennessee, but were married in Wayne county. The father came to Indiana in an early day and purchased a farm southeast of Rich- mond, where he resided until his death, in April, 1871, his wife passing away several years earlier. Of their union were born three children, one of whom died in infancy, Lucinda died in 1847, and Stiles was the youngest. Stiles Dougan attended the schools in Wayne township and also was a student for a time in the schools of Richmond. He resided with his father until 1862, when he be- came the owner of the home farm and there continued to reside, devoting his entire time to the farm, until his death, Oct. 29, 1886. 658 NMEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY On Feb. 19, 1862, Mr. Dougan was married to Miss Almina, daugh- ter of Hugh B. and Martha E. (Fryer) Taylor. Mr. Taylor was born in Knoxville, Tenn., June 14, 1816, and Mrs. Taylor in Wayne county, July 8, 1817. The father was always a farmer. He came with his parents to Wayne county very early and located Southeast of Richmond, on a farm, where he grew to the age of maturity. Later in life he removed to Iowa, in 1850, and there resided until his death, Sept. I2, I853. The mother then returned with her family to Richmond and died there in 1898. To these parents were born three children: Martha E., wife of Isaac Dougan, of Spring Grove; Almina is the second in order of birth, and Elizabeth Lavinia died in infancy. Mrs. Dougan was born south of Richmond, in Wayne county, Oct. I2, I843. After the death of her husband, she resided on the farm until 1903, when she purchased the home where she resides, on North Seventh street, in Richmond. Of her union with Mr. Dougan were born four children: John C., born July 9, 1871, was married to Margaret M. DeLamater Aug. II, I895, his wife died July 2, 1900, and he resides with his mother in Richmond; Jennie M., born March 27, 1874, is the wife of Frank C. Johnson, a farmer near Fountain City, and they have two daughters—Caroline A., born July 15, 1897, and Margaret D. born Nov. 6, 1900; and Frank T. and Fred H. were twins, born Sept. 9, 1877, the former dying at the age of four years, and the latter married Daisy Mote and resides in Richmond. James R. Edgeworth, son of one of the pioneers of Preble county, Ohio, an honest and upright man and a good citizen, was born near Morning Sun, in the above named county and State, July 20, 1847, and died at his home on the Boston pike, south of St. Mary’s Cemetery, Aug. 6, 1885. His life followed the course of thrift, ecenomy, and industry, and, notwithstanding he was cut off in his prime, he had so established his fortune and reputation that he left his widow well prepared for the battle of life and a name that has endured. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Mc- Millan) Edgeworth, natives of Preble county, Ohio. The father was a miller by occupation and operated a mill at Morning Sun, Ohio, several years. He also engaged in farming and at the time of his death owned a fine farm near that place. He died of cancer in a hospital at Cincinnati, when the son, James R., was a small boy. After his death the mother removed to Kansas, but later returned to Preble county, Ohio, and died at the residence of her son, James R., in 1876. She and her husband were the parents of eight chil- dren, three of whom are living: Samuel is a farmer and resides in Union county, Indiana; Harvey resides in Ottawa, Kan. ; and RO- sanna resides with her brother, Harvey. James R. Edgeworth’s early education was obtained in the schools of his birthplace, and he was reared on a farm at Morning Sun, Ohio, where he resided until about 1869, when he went to Kansas with his mother. They located near Ottawa, Kan., on a farm, and there he resided about six years. He then returned to Preble county, Ohio, and resided on his wife’ grandmother's farm seven years. At the end of this period he and his wife broke up housekeeping, because of his fail- BIOGRAPHICAL 659 ing health, and resided for a short time at Bainbridge, Ga. They then returned to Mrs. Edgeworth's father's farm, in Union county, Indiana, and later purchased a small farm on the Boston pike, south of St. Mary’s cemetery, where they resided until the death of the husband. In politics Mr. Edgeworth was a Republican, but never an office-seeker. Mrs. Elizabeth Alice (Lybrook) Edgeworth, who became the wife of James R. Edgeworth, Feb. 13, 1873, is a daughter of Baltzer and Jane (Cunningham) Lybrook, of Union county, In- diana. Mr. Lybrook was a farmer by Occupation and lived his en- tire life on a farm near where he was born in that county. Mr. Lybrook died Dec. I, I892, and his widow passed away March 2, 1893. There were eleven children born to them : Jacob Henry, Margaret Ellen, and Ann Maria are deceased ; Leander Thomas re- sides in New Castle; Mrs. Edgeworth is the next in order of birth; Sarah Estella is deceased ; Mary Jane is the widow of Albert Ram- sey and resides in Richmond; Laura Belle is the wife of Samuel Edgeworth, a farmer in Union county; Henrietta is the wife of Daniel Orebaugh, of near Kitchell, Union county; Minnie Luella is the wife of Isaac Hart, of Richmond; and Madison is deceased. Mrs. Edgeworth was born Feb. 4, 1852. After the death of her husband she resided on the farm until 1893, when she sold it and purchased the home where she resides, at 225 South Eighth street, in the city of Richmond, and has resided there continuously since. She is a devout member of the United Presbyterian church of that place. Her father was a native of Union county, Indiana, born Aug. 28, 1821, and her mother was born in Virginia, Jan. 22, 1825. Charles Davis Hire was born in Center township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 21, 1867, and has always lived on the farm upon which he was born. His father, Frederick Hire, is called to mind as one of the early settlers of Center township and a man who was prosperous in his undertakings, especially in his efforts to build up a home and secure a competency. Frederick Hire was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, Aug. I, 1824, and from the time he was sixteen years old until twenty-one he resided with his uncle at Leesburg, Ohio, having previously been a bound boy at Chillicothe. About I845 he came to Indiana, locating first in Center township, this county, and in 1855 moved to the farm which constitutes the Hire homestead in Center township, having previously lived a short time near Portland, in Jay county. Mr. Hire was reared to the habits of industry. He was married Feb. 9, 1854, to Miss Nancy Davis, a native of Center township, born on the farm where her son re- sides, Aug. 6, 1833, and this tract she inherited from her father at his death. She was the daughter of Aaron Davis, a native of Ken- tucky and an early settler of Center township. In 1863, Frederick Hire enlisted as a private in Company E of the Seventh Indiana cavalry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in the summer of 1863, by authority of the Secretary of War, for three years, and was mustered in by companies, the organization being completed Oct. I. It left the State Dec. 6, re- porting at Louisville, and was ordered to Union City, Tenn. It was assigned to the First brigade (Brigadier-General Grierson com- 66O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY manding), Sixth division, Sixteenth corps. It moved with a force, On Dec. 24, into Mississippi to cut off Forrest in his retreat from Jackson, Tenn., being in a brisk skirmish with his forces near Paris. It was engaged in a sharp fight at Egypt Station, Miss., and in a severe battle near Okolona, Feb. 22, 1864. The enemy drove the Union forces from the field, but the Seventh cavalry held the enemy in check and saved the train after the division had fled. Later, it made a Saber charge, saving a battery that had been abandoned, but was finally compelled to retire. It was complimented by the com- manders for its valor. It was stationed near Memphis some time, engaged in Scouting. Moving with Sturgis' forces upon Forrest, the enemy was engaged at Guntown, Miss., in heavy force, a des- perate fight ensuing, in which the Seventh took part. It was again complimented by General Grierson for having repulsed repeated charges by Superior numbers. It was on railroad guard duty near Memphis, being in a fight at La Mavoo, Miss., Aug. 18. Leaving Memphis in November, 1864, it marched with Mower’s division through Arkansas in pursuit of Price's forces, proceeding as far as Cape Girardeau, where it took steamers to St. Louis, marching into the interior of Missouri. Returning to Memphis, it took part in an expedition in search of Forrest, surprising his dismounted force at Vernon, capturing the camp and a large quantity of stores, sixteen cars loaded with pontoons for Hood's army, and 4,000 new English carbines. On the 28th the enemy was attacked at Egypt Station, his forces captured or dispersed, and a train of fourteen cars de- stroyed. The regiment was actively engaged in scouting and on provost duty near Memphis until June, 1865, but Mr. Hire was mustered out of the service in May of that year, on account of ill health. He returned to his home in Center township and resided there until his death, Aug. 5, 1887. He and his good wife became the parents of five children: Harvey and Amanda are deceased; Lizzie is the wife of Jewett Anderson, of Winchester, Ind. ; Charles D. is the next in order of birth ; and John is deceased. The father made the home place of sixty-seven acres one of the best improved farms in Center township. Charles D. Hire received his education in the schools of District No. 2, in Center township, and when about twelve years old began working for others, driving horses to a hay baler. He worked for others until twenty years old and then pur- chased a threshing outfit, and has been engaged in the threshing business ever since. He is an expert machinist and does all kinds of threshing and shredding, besides operating his farm in a general way, and buying and selling stock to some extent. On June II, 1904, he was married in the city of Richmond to Miss Mary Holly, born in Putnam county, Indiana, Feb. 4, 1875, daughter of Heze- kiah and Sarah (Anderson) Holly, and of this union has been born a daughter, Sarah Belle, born Feb. 14, 1908. The parents of Mrs. Hire were born in Ohio, the father in Allen county, in 1843, and the mother in Ross county, in 1846. The father was always a farmer by occupation. They removed to Richmond about 1895, and there the father died in 1900, the mother still maintaining her residence in that city. In politics, Charles D. Hire has always been a Re- BIOGRAPHICA1. 661 publican, and he is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, also having a life membership in the Western Travelers’ Accident Association. Mrs. Hire is one of seven children born to her parents. George Archie Webb, another of Wayne county’s sons of ster- ling worth, who has long been identified with the industrial growth of the county, was born on North Sixth street, in the city of Rich- mond, Nov. 9, 1870. He is a son of William W. and Isabelle (Bald- win) Webb, the former born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1839, and the latter in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1842. They were married in Washington, Pa., Nov. I, I864, and came to Rich- mond in December of that year, where the father engaged in rail- road employment. On July 29, 1861, William W. Webb enlisted for service in the Civil war and served two years in the Union army, as a member of Company A, Third Indiana cavalry, serving with the Army of the Potomac. After coming to Richmond, as before stated, he engaged in railroad work, as a fireman, and later was employed as engineer at the Wayne Works twelve or fourteen years. He then became the care-taker of the Knights of Pythias temple and also the Presbyterian church, being thus employed until the fall of IOIO, when he purchased a twenty-acre tract near the edge of the city and has since been engaged in the trucking business. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias. His wife died Sept. 8, 1906, the mother of four children: Theodore J. resides with his father; John is deceased ; Charles is engaged in the bicycle business in Richmond, and George A. is the youngest. George A. Webb's education was received in Richmond and the district schools of Wayne township, but his advantages were limited, due to the necessity of his early assuming life's responsibilities, for he began working for others at the age of twelve years and continued to do so until married. At the age of six years he helped a truck farmer by holding the horse while the product was being disposed of. At the age of twelve he began work at the bench in Henley's machine shop in Richmond, and remained thus employed about two years. He then went to Spring Grove and worked on a farm about four years, after which he worked in the shop of Gaar, Scott & Com- pany, about four years. He continued in various lines of employ– ment, chiefly farm work, until married, when he settled on the eighty acres of land where he resides. He devoted himself assidu- ously to improving the land, and has one of the finest and most highly cultivated farms in Wayne township, admirably equipped as to modern rural conveniences, including a beautiful modern resi- dence. In this pleasant and comfortable home he expects to spend the remainder of his days, enjoying the quietude and peace he so justly deserves. On Feb. 2, 1894, he was married to Mrs. Alice (Moore) Shute, born in Wayne township, in August, 1849, at the time of her marriage the widow of Albert C. Shute, deceased. By her first marriage Mrs. Webb became the mother of three children: Gertrude is deceased ; Ollie resides at the parental home, and Maud is the wife of Charles Darland, of Richmond. In his political be- lief Mr. Webb is a Republican, and he is a devout Baptist, his wife being a member of the Friends’ church. 662 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY David F. Dillman, a prominent farmer of Wayne township, was born in Preble county, Ohio, April 26, 1847, son of Joseph and Julia (Kreigo) Dillman, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Preble county, Ohio. The father was a cooper by trade and, com- ing from Virginia to Ohio, followed that occupation in Preble county for many years. Later in life he engaged in farming and continued to reside in Preble county until his death. He and his good wife were the parents of eleven children: Adeline is the wife of William Brown, of Preble county, Ohio; Henry C. resides in Preble county; David F. is the next in order of birth; Louis N. re- sides in Chicago; Lurton D. resides in Connersville, Ind. ; James N. is deceased; William C. resides in Preble county, Ohio; Martha E. is deceased ; Laura A. resides in Dayton, Ohio; Emma R. is de- ceased ; and Elizabeth is the wife of James Bell, of Preble county, Ohio. David F. Dillman received a very limited education, attend- ing the district schools of the native county, and early became a valuable assistant to his father in the operation of his farm. He remained at home until the age of twenty-one years, when he rented a farm in Preble county, Ohio, and rented land about fifteen years. He then purchased a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, where he resided six years, and then moved to Darke county, Ohio. After a residence of eight months in the last named county he purchased the farm of sixty-two acres where he resides, and carries on a gen- eral farming business. In politics Mr. Dillman gives allegiance to the Republican party. On Jan. II, 1872, he was married to Anna D. Borodaile, born in Preble county, Ohio. Dec. 9, 1852, daughter of William and Priscilla (Brown) Borodaile, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Preble county, Ohio. In early life the father was a blacksmith, but later became a farmer. He came to Ohio as a young man, was married there, and he and his wife con- tinued to reside in the house where the latter was born until their deaths. To Mr. and Mrs. Dillman were born two children: Lora is the wife of Martin Eikenbury, a farmer of Preble county, Ohio; and Taylor resides with his parents. To the parents of Mrs. Dill- man were born seven children: Clayton resides in Preble county, Ohio; Martha is deceased ; Mrs. Dillman is the next in order of birth; John is deceased ; Edward resides in Union county, Indiana; Mary E. is wife of William C. Dillman, a brother of David F., of Preble county, Ohio; and one child died in infancy. The father of Mr. Dillman served as a soldier in the war of I812. * John Frederick Bullerdick, a worthy representative of those citizens of intelligence and industry which Wayne county has con- tributed to Indiana, was born on South Fifth street, in the city of Richmond, Nov. 25, 1854. He is a son of David and Ellen (Schultz) Bullerdick, born in Hanover, Germany, the father on May 2, 1832, and the mother about 1838. When a mere boy the father came to America and first secured employment at cutting wood for Ben- jamin Baurmer. In speaking of those days in later life he said that many a time he sat on a log and cried, wishing he was back in Ger- many. He finally learned the shoemaker's trade and followed that occupation a number of years. After his marriage he removed BIOGRAPHICAL 663 west of Indianapolis, but later returned to Wayne county and pur- chased a farm north of Chester. About 1861 he sold this farm and removed to Richmond, where he owned a residence property on South Fourth street and there resided until his death. He died in April, 1909, and his wife passed away in August, 1897. They were the parents of nine children: John F. is the eldest; Louisa and Cora are deceased; Mary resides in Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry C. re- sides in Richmond ; Anna is deceased ; George R. resides in Rich- mond ; Lida is the wife of Christopher Swartz, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Edward is in the hotel business at El Paso, Tex. John F. Buller- dick received his educational training in the schools of Chester and Richmond. He lived with his parents until twenty-one years of age, upon which natal day his father gave him a party and Oyster supper in celebration of the event. His father purchased a gro- cery store on South Eleventh street and John F. was employed therein three years, at the end of which period he removed to his father's farm, which he operated on shares about two years. He then purchased forty acres, lying across the road from his father's place, and a year later sold that tract and purchased the farm which is now owned by Mrs. Henry Hartman. Three years later he sold that farm and returned to the old home place, where he resided until he purchased the one where he lives. He is the owner of 160 acres of finely improved land and is engaged in general farming. Here he expects to spend the remainder of his life in his comfortable and pleasant home, where he and his faithful help meet enjoy the fruits of those many years of toil and endeavor, when by diligence and industry they acquired their valuable property. On Oct. 31, 1879, was celebrated the marriage of John F. Bullerdick to Miss Mary Mennie Fangman, born in Germany, Aug. 28, 1858. She came to America in about 1860 or 1861, with her parents, who located in Cincinnati, where the father engaged in the gardening business, in which he continued until his death. The mother died in Wayne county, Indiana, in July, 1907. To John F. and Mary F. Bullerdick were born six children: Walter F., born Sept. 8, 1880, married Elizabeth Stewart, has a daughter, Lucile, and resides in the city of Richmond; Harry E., born March 26, 1882, married Anna Borton, has one child, Sherman, and is engaged in the grocery business in Richmond; Flora, born Jan. 28, 1884, is the wife of Charles Roup, a farmer, near Middleburg, Wayne county, and they have two children—Alice and Clarence; Charles, born March 26, 1886, mar- ried Maude Trimble and resides on the old home farm ; Roy, born Jan. I8, 1894, resides at the parental home, as does also Ruth, born March 8, 1898. Mr. Bullerdick's political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he and his wife are devout members of the First English Lutheran Church in Richmond. Isaac N. Hanna is the owner of one of the most nicely im- proved residence properties in Wayne township and his success in life has been due to a more than ordinary native ability, coupled with a determination that never quailed in the presence of serious obstacles. He was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1832, a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Martin) Hanna. The father 664 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY was born in Baltimore, Md., the date of his birth being Sept. 4, 1800, and the mother was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1803. The father was a chairmaker during the greater part of his active career. The paternal grandfather, Caleb Hanna, removed his family from Baltimore to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he spent the residue of his life, and there Charles Hanna learned his trade. He continued to reside there until 1852, when he removed his family to Adams county, Indiana, and there died, in 1854. After his death his widow removed to Fort Recovery, Mercer county, Ohio, and there died in February, 1889. To them were born seven children: William, who died in Chicago in 1910, served a term of eighteen months as a soldier in the Fifth Ohio cavalry, in the Civil war; Isaac N. is the second in order of birth ; Sarah Anna and Elizabeth are deceased ; Charles served two years as a soldier in the Ninth Ohio cavalry, in the Civil war, and was killed by guer- rillas near Resaca, Ga.; John served with the Thirty-seventh In- diana infantry, as drum-major of the regiment, and died in hospital at Nashville, Tenn.; and Martin, who resides in Clarendon, Ark., is a sign writer by occupation, served a term of eighteen months with an Ohio regiment. Isaac N. Hanna attended the common schools in Pennsylvania and continued to make his home with his parents until he reached man's estate. But it may be said that he commenced his independent career at the age of fourteen years, when he commenced working for others, giving his father one-half of his earnings. Thus he continued about five years and then. learned the cabinet-maker's trade, in Jay county, Indiana, the family then living just across the line in Adams county. His brother, Wil- liam, was also a cabinet-maker, and they worked together in New Corydon, Ind., until the breaking out of the Civil war, when, Sept. 18, 1861, Isaac N. enlisted in Company B of the Thirty-fourth In- diana infantry, as a private, being almost immediately advanced to sergeant, and served on detail duties the greater part of his term of service. This regiment was recruited at Anderson and was mus- tered in Sept. 16, 1861. It was in camp at Jeffersonville until Nov. I5, when it proceeded to New Haven, Ky., where it remained until Dec. 14, and then marched to Camp Wickliffe. On Feb. 7, 1862, it moved to the Green river, and on the I4th to the Ohio river, where it took transports to Cairo, marching from there to New Madrid. It was in the siege of the latter place and then moved to St. Meriweather's Landing, where two 32-pound siege guns were placed in position. The regiment was attacked by seven gun-boats on the 16th, but compelled them to withdraw. This battery cut off the retreat from Island No. Io, and led to its subsequent capture. The regiment garrisoned New Madrid from April 7 to June 14, aided in the capture of Fort Pillow, and then moved to Memphis and joined Colonel Fitch's command for the White River cam- paign. It engaged the enemy at Aberdeen, drawing him to Devall's Bluff, and was at Helena during the fall and winter of 1862-63, en- gaging in frequent expeditions, including the clearing of Yazoo Pass, which the enemy had filled with heavy timber. The regiment was assigned to Hovey's division, Thirteenth corps, and took part BIOGRAPIHICAL 665 in the Vicksburg campaign. It was in the engagement at Fort Gib- son, making a charge and capturing two field pieces and forty-nine prisoners; was at Champion’s Hill, where it captured the Forty- sixth Alabama, with its colors and field officers; was in the siege of Vicksburg until the surrender and was then engaged at Jackson. It was then ordered to New Orleans, where it remained from Aug. 4 until Sept. 12, then moved to Brashear City, took part in the Teche Expedition as far as Opelousas, was engaged at Carrion Crow Bayou, and was at New Iberia until Dec. 19. On Dec. 23 the regi- ment took ship for Pass Cavallo, Tex., reaching there Jan. 8, 1864, and remaining until Feb. 21. It returned to New Orleans and on March 20 left for home on furlough, Mr. Hanna being mustered out at Indianapolis, May 18, 1864. He then joined his mother at Fort Recovery, Ohio, where she had moved to in the meantime, and en- gaged in cabinet-making until 1895; also conducting an undertaking business there twenty-five years. In 1895 he came to Richmond, built a home on the West Side, and there resided until the fall of 1907, when he purchased the place of five and one-half acres, where he resides, practically retired. Mr. Hanna takes an intelligent in- terest in public affairs, and politically, though naturally an adherent of the Republican party, is quite independent in his views and ex- ercises his right of franchise in a way that he deems for the best interests of the country. On Feb. I5, 1877, Mr. Hanna was mar- ried to Miss Anna Missouri Fisher, born near Gettysburg, Pa., July 14, 1853, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Fisher. Of this union were born three children: Ernest is division engineer on the Iron Mountain railroad and resides in Aurora, Mo.; Thomas A. died Aug. 3, 1909; and Elsie E. is the wife of Roy W. Thomas, of Rich- mond. The parents of Mrs. Hanna—Thomas Fisher and wife—are both deceased, and were born in Maryland. They came to Indiana in 1863 and located south of Richmond, where they resided until 1872, and then removed to Mercer county, Ohio, locating near Will- shire. They remained there until about 1878, when they returned to Wayne county and spent the residue of their lives on their farm south of Richmond. They were the parents of five children: Sarah Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph O. King, of West Richmond; Mrs. Hanna is the second in order of birth ; Booth is deceased ; Howard is a passenger conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad and resides at Logansport, Ind. ; and one died in childhood. Daniel Webster Harris, an enterprising and progressive farmer of Clay township, was born on a farm near Parker, in Randolph county, Indiana, Dec. 18, 1849. He is a son of Milton R. and Ma- tilda (Bradbury) Harris, born in Wayne county, the father in Green and the mother in Clay township. In early life the father was a farmer and merchant, engaging in the latter occupation at Parker, where he also operated a farm. About 1855 he removed to Clay township, in Wayne county, locating on the farm where his son, Daniel W., resides, and soon thereafter engaged in the mercantile business at Green’s Fork. He retained his interest in the store in Randolph county until some years later, and then disposed of his mercantile interests and confined his efforts to farming. About 666 . MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I873 he disposed of his real estate, Daniel W. purchasing the home farm, and removed to Delaware county, locating near Cowan, where he re-engaged in farming and also the mercantile business, resid- ing there until the time of his demise, about 1892, his wife having died about 1870. During the latter part of his life the father was also a minister of the Gospel, belonging to the United Brethren de- nomination. He and his good wife were the parents of nine chil- dren: Corwin died in childhood, as did also Sarilda Jane; Daniel W. is the third in order of birth; Laura is the wife of Aaron Swear- ingen, engaged in fruit growing in the State of Washington; Clara is the wife of Samuel Wright, a farmer in Delaware county, In- diana; Mary is the wife of Benjamin F. Herrald, of Muncie, Ind., James W. is a farmer and resides near Cowan, Delaware county, lndiana; Moses E. is a farmer and resides near Houston, Tex.; and Leota A. is the wife of Herman Carmichael, a farmer near Muncie, in Delaware county, Indiana. Daniel W. Harris first attended School at Parker (at that time called Morristown) and later at Sugar Grove, in Clay township, the schoolhouse being located on the farm which he now owns. He lived with his parents until his majority and then went to Illinois, where he worked one season for Others. He returned home in the winter of 1871-72, and resided with his parents until about one year after he was married. He then rented the farm from his father about five years, at the end of which time he purchased the homestead where he has since resided. It is One of the best equipped and most modernly improved farms in the vicinity and has been worked to a high degree of efficiency. Mr. Harris has added to his real estate holdings and owns 1,350 acres, 350 acres of which is in Henry county. He is president of the First National Bank at Green's Fork, operates a general elevator and grain business, and is also engaged in the poultry and produce busi- ness, doing live stock shipping, etc., and is prepared to buy prac- tically anything the farm can produce. He intends to make this place a permanent home and has made all his improvements with that end in view. Mr. Harris’ success has been the result of his Own personal effort, for by the practice of thrift and economy, by ceaseless labor and unlimited courage, he has risen to a position of affluence. Although he has been stanch in his allegiance to the men and measures of the Republican party he has never sought public preferment for himself. On April 24, 1872, was solemnized the mar- riage of Mr. Harris and Miss Lusetta J. Hall, born near Terre Haute, Ind., in February, 1851, daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Hall. Mr. Hall was born in England. He was twice mar- ried, his first wife having died in England, and he brought the chil- dren of that union with him when he came to America. He became a resident of Vigo county, Indiana, and there was married to Miss Mary Smith, a native of the State of Ohio. She died about 1885 and her husband followed her to eternal rest, about 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have eight children: Walter M. is a farmer and resides in Webster township; Mary is the wife of P. P. Morrey, a farmer residing west of Williamsburg; William C. is a farmer and resides northwest of Green’s Fork; Frank A. is a farmer and stock-dealer BIOGRAPHICAL 667 and resides at New Castle; Oletha is the wife of Albert Atkinson, a farmer residing two and a half miles north of Economy; Benjamin is in the United States service; and Lulu M. is the wife of Omer Oler, a farmer residing two miles South of Economy. Mr. Harris is a member of the United Brethren church. William Herman Hartman is one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Wayne township, living a life devoted to deeds of use- fulness. He was born in Osnaburg, Germany, March II, 1882, a son of Fred John and Anna (Bullerdick) Hartman, natives of the Fa- therland. The father was born July 3, 1825, and the mother on April 25 of the same year. They migrated to . America in 1888, coming direct to Richmond, and resided on a farm in Wayne town- ship about one year, after which they removed to the city of Rich- mond, where the father died in 1893 and the mother on Dec. 21, 1890. They were the parents of seven children: Henry was the first born ; Louis resides on the Liberty pike, south of Richmond ; Louisa is the wife of Henry F. Kehlenbrink, of Richmond; William H. is the next in order of birth; August resides in Richmond; Fred- erick resides southeast of Richmond, on the Fairmount pike; and Mary is deceased. William H. Hartman attended the schools in his native land as opportunity afforded, but quite early in life it was necessary for him to engage in remunerative employment. When fourteen years old he secured employment as a waiter and was SO engaged about three years, after which he worked as a teamster about one year. He then was employed by a gardener about one year, and when twenty years old was compelled to enter the Ger- man army and served as a soldier from 1882 to 1885. After leaving the army he remained with his parents about three years, and then the family came to America, landing in Richmond, Sept. I, 1888. Here the son first worked for a cousin about six weeks, after which he secured employment in the tannery of Stephen R. Wiggins, where he worked about two years. He was then employed in the Hoosier Drill Works until 1892, when he engaged with his brother Henry in the dairy business three years. He then rented Henry Bullerdick's farm three years, at the end of which time he pur- chased the farm of 138 acres where he resides and began the im- provement of the same. His farm is fairly improved and equipped, and it must be a source of gratification to Mr. Hartman to be thus surrounded by the comforts of life and to fully realize that they are the fruits of his own honest efforts. His time is devoted almost ex- clusively to the dairy business, and he keeps about thirty head of dairy cattle, besides raising hogs and operating his farm in a general way. On April 16, 1891, Mr. Hartman was married to Miss Mary Helmich, born in Germany May 29, 1866, daughter of John and Katharine (Hesse) Helmich. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman was blessed by the birth of eight children: Fred J., Feb. 11, 1892; Carl H., Jan. 27, 1894; Harry J., Oct. 30, 1896; Edwin A., Sept. 16, 1898; Albert L., July 3, 1900; Elsie L., Jan. 7, 1903; Theodore A., Sept. 7, 1904; and August A., Aug. 9, 1910. The parents of Mrs. William H. Hartman—John and Katharine (Hesse) Helmich—were natives of Germany. The father was a farmer and followed that 668 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY occupation during all the years of his active life. There were seven children in their family and Mrs. Hartman is the youngest. She came to America the same year as did her husband, coming direct to Richmond, and worked for others until married. Mr. Hartman and wife are members of St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church in Richmond, and in politics he is independent. Daniel C. Moore, a prosperous citizen of Green's Fork, was born in what is now Andrews, Huntington county, Indiana, Sept. 30, 1875. He is a son of George A. and Melissa J. (Small) Moore, natives of Indiana. The father is of Scotch and German descent and was born on a farm about five miles south of Farmland, in Ran- dolph county, and the mother is of French and English descent and was born one and one-half miles south of Andrews. The father learned the carpenter's trade at eighteen years of age, in St. Louis, working four years with his brother, a skilled mechanic. He then returned to Indiana and has since resided in Randolph county, with the exception of about four years, which he spent in Kansas. He be- came a contractor and during the last five years of his active career had the management of a lumber yard at Modoc, Ind., where he and his wife live retired. They are the parents of four children: Daniel C. is the eldest; Bonnie and Grace are twins, the former being the wife of Silas Miller, a farmer near Carlos, Ind., and the latter is the wife of Arlie Wood, a farmer residing about five miles west of Ridgeville; and H. Lloyd resides with his parents. Daniel C. Moore received his education in various country schools, attend- ing until twelve years old the Genesco (Kan.) Grammar School, and later the Modoc (Ind.) High School and the Angola College, and still later took a course in a business college in Indianapolis. At the age of thirteen years he worked as a hired man on a farm and thus continued until he was about twenty-one. At this time he suf- fered a sunstroke while working in a harvest field and for about eighteen months was unable to do anything. He attended school in the following winter and later obtained a license and began teach- ing. He continued teaching in winter and attending school in sum- mer about five years, and then organized the Citizens' Bank at Modoc, Ind., becoming its cashier. He remained in this position until May 28, 1904, when he disposed of his interests in that place and removed to Green's Fork, where he is the cashier of the First National Bank, of which Daniel W. Harris is president. Mr. Moore is also an officer in the bank at Economy, which institution is known as the Northern Wayne Bank, and he served as a vice-president of the Indiana Bankers’ Association in 1908. On Sept. 20, 1905, Mr. Moore was married to Miss Ethal Mills, born one-half mile south of Huntsville, Ind., Nov. 29, 1878, daughter of John A. and Ida B. (Gordon) Mills. John A. Mills, father of Mrs. Moore, is of English-Irish descent and is a farmer by Occupation, residing near Huntsville, Ind. He and his good wife are the parents of six daughters: Ada is the wife of I. J. Farquhar, a farmer and stock- raiser residing nine miles southwest of Winchester; Mrs. Moore is the second in order of birth; Garnet is the wife of John Shores, of Muncie, Ind. ; Marie is the wife of Glen Batchelor, of Winchester; BIOGRAPHICAL 669 and Eunice and Elizabeth reside at the parental home. Mrs. Moore was a teacher for twelve years, beginning at her home town when seventeen years old, and taught there two consecutive years. She is now teaching in the Green's Fork High School, not being content to give up the profession. She is a member of two local ladies' lit- erary societies. Mr. Moore is a member of the Elks lodge at Rich- mond, the Knights of Pythias at Modoc, the Masonic lodge at Hagerstown, No. 49, and the Knights of the Khorassan at Muncie. Fred W. Kienzle, a successful practicing physician at Green's Fork, was born at Madison, Ind., Aug. I5, 1873. His parents— Charles and Elizabeth (Muth) Kienzle—are natives of the Father- land, born, respectively, March 29, 1839, and June 29, 1838. The father learned the shoemaker's trade in his native land and in 1858 came to America. He settled first at Columbus, Ohio, where in company with his brother he followed his trade for five or six years. At the end of that time he removed to Madison, Ind., where he fol- lowed his trade until 1877, when he removed to Warfield, Switzer- land county, Indiana, where he resided until 1902. He then came to Green’s Fork, where he has since resided practically retired. The mother of Dr. Kienzle came to America the same year as did her husband and was a resident of Madison, Ind., at the time of her mar- riage. Four children were born to these parents: Albert L. is a merchant in Oklahoma City, Okla, ; Fred W. is the second in order of birth ; Charles is a merchant at Green's Fork; and Isabelle is a teacher in the Green's Fork school. The father served a ninety-day enlistment in an Ohio infantry regiment in the Civil war. Fred W. Kienzle first attended school at Warfield, Ind. ; later was a student in a college at Hanover, Ind. ; was a student two years in the Uni- versity of Chicago, and then, after two years devoted to teaching, spent three years in a medical college at Louisville, Ky., and One year at the Indiana Medical College. After completing the high school course at Warfield he spent two years in college, the money being furnished him by Robert Scott, a friend with whom he had lived the most of the time from six years of age. After completing his school work he spent the winter seasons teaching and the sum- mer seasons working on Mr. Scott's farm at Warfield. He also read medicine with Dr. Culbertson at Moorefield, Ind. In 1902 he came to Green's Fork and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession at that place. In the matter of politics he espouses the cause of the Republican party, but the only office which he has ever held is that of trustee of Clay township, a position he is now filling to the eminent satisfaction of all concerned. He is a mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Green's Fork, and professionally has membership in the Wayne county, the Union District and the State Medical societies. William Ellis, a resident of the village of Green’s Fork, en- gaged in the grocery and meat business, pursuing a life of intense activity, was born in that village, Feb. 14, 1884. His parents are natives of the same place. The father, John F. Ellis, in early life worked for others as a farm hand and also was for a time an em- ploye on the railroad. He then engaged at the blacksmith trade, 67o MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY becoming a property owner, but throughout the greater part of his active life was engaged in railroad work. He is now living retired in the village of Green's Fork. He was born Nov. 18, 1849, and his wife, Ella (Welsh) Ellis, was born about 1853. William Ellis is one of a family of six children, all living. Their names are here set forth in order of their birth: William is the eldest; Mary resides at the parental home; Julia is the wife of Raymond Swallow, cashier of the bank at Economy; and John, Susan, and Charles Frances reside at the parental home. William Ellis received his preliminary edu- cation at the village schools of Green's Fork. After leaving school he worked on the railroad at construction work, at intervals, and also was employed in the poultry house at Green's Fork for a time. About 1905 he began work as a grocery clerk and on Jan. 1, 1907, engaged in the grocery and meat business for himself. In June, I908, he rented his present location and is operating a first-class grocery and meat market, neatly equipped and carrying a full line. In politics he is independent. On Oct. 1, 1908, was celebrated the nuptials of Mr. Ellis and Miss Mary P. Quigley, born in Illinois. She is a daughter of Patrick and Anna (Flatley) Quigley, natives of Ireland. They came to America when quite young and the father began life’s labors as a farm hand, but later engaged in farming for himself and became a land-owner in Green township, Wayne county, removing to this county about 1887. He had previously been in this county before removing to Illinois. He is a resident of Green township, where he devotes his entire attention to his farm. Ten children were born to him and wife : Edward resides on the homestead ; Thomas is deceased ; Mrs. Ellis is the next in order of birth ; Frank is in the United States mail service at Rich- mond; William resides at the parental home; James is employed in Richmond; Joseph, John and Margaret reside at the parental home; and one child died in infancy. To Mr. Ellis and wife have been born three children: Mary Elizabeth, born July 4, 1910, and Joseph and James, twins, born Oct. I, 1911. Mr. Ellis attends St. Mary’s Ro- man Catholic Church at Richmond. Albert R. Jones.—History and biography for the most part re- cord the lives of only those who have attained military, political, or literary distinction, or who in any other career have passed through extraordinary vicissitudes of fortune. The unostentatious routine of private life, although in the aggregate more important to the welfare of the community, cannot, frºm its very nature, figure in the public annals. But the names of men who have distinguished themselves in their day and generation for the possession, in an eminent degree, of those qualities of character which mainly contrib- ute to the success of private life and to public Stability,+of men who have been exemplary in all their personal and social relations, and enjoyed the esteem, respect and confidence of those around them,- ought not to be allowed to perish. Few can draw rules for their own guidance from the pages of Plutarch, but all are benefited by the delineation of those traits of character which find scope and ex- ercise in the common walks of life. Among the individuals of this class is Albert R. Jones. His record is the account of a life which BIOGRAPHICAL 671 is uneventful, indeed, as far as stirring incident or startling adven- ture is concerned, yet is distinguished by the most substantial quali- ties of character. His life history exhibits a long and virtuous career of private industry, performed with moderation and crowned with success. It is the record of a well balanced mental and moral constitution, strongly marked by those traits of character which are of especial value in such a state of Society as exists in this country. Prominent in the business and financial circles of Wayne county stands Albert R. Jones. He was born in Centerville, this county, Dec. Io, 1852, son of John and Harriet (Jones) Jones. Both parents were natives of Maryland, their birthplace having been near Taney- town, and they located in this county in 1849 (see sketch of Alfred J. Lashley). Albert R. Jones received his education in the schools of Centerville. Putting aside his text-books when sixteen years of age, he began his independent career by working on a brick yard and later was engaged in the cigar business at Centerville two or three years. He then learned telegraphy, which occupation he fol- lowed a few years in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad, and was then made agent at New Madison, Ohio. Later, he served as agent at Centerville three years, at the end of which time he re- signed the position and became a bookkeeper in an Organ factory at the same place. A short time afterward he returned to railroad work, as an operator, and was located at the Belt Railroad Crossing in Indianapolis two years. He was then employed in the Office of Superintendent Gale, of the Big Four, two years, at the end of which time his health failed and he resigned his position. Returning to Centerville, he engaged in the grain business about eight years, after which he accepted the position of deputy county auditor, in which capacity he served four years. He then had charge of the office of the American Steel Company, at Indianapolis, ten months, and this was followed by employment in the office of the American Tin- plate Company at Indianapolis. He accompanied that office upon its removal to Chicago, but after a short time there was sent to Montpelier, Ind., to take charge of the office of one of the company’s plants. He remained in Montpelier until the plant was disman- tled, three years later, and then went to Elwood and occupied a position in the company’s office from 1900 to 1907. In the last named year he was chosen cashier of the First National Bank at Hagers- town and has since occupied that position, being also a stockholder in the Union National Bank at Richmond, the Citizens’ State Bank at Elwood, and other financial institutions. The stockholders of the bank at Hagerstown are numbered among the representative men of the locality and the business is conducted carefully and on a conservative basis, so that the institution well merits the popular support accorded it. Mr. Jones is a man of rare business judgment and is abreast of the times in all matters, and the growth of the bank with which he is connected is a tribute to his popularity and his high standing in the community. In politics Mr. Jones accords a stalwart allegiance to the Democratic party. He was twice elected trustee of Center township, besides having served as deputy county auditor, his tenure of which has already been noted, and in each 672 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY * office his record was one of able administration. Fraternally he was associated with the Knights of Pythias at Centerville, of which local Organization he was a charter member, but at the present time is not actively affiliated with any organization. On Jan. 1, 1885, Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Emma Celeste BQnd, whose death occurred Nov. 4, 1889. Two children were the issue of that union: Forrest B., engaged in the horse business in the West; and Mary Lucile, who resides with her grandfather, Abner D. Bond (see sketch). On Sept. 17, 1896, Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Eva M. Stuart, born at Urbana, Ohio, daughter of Samuel B. and Rebecca Stuart. Although Mr. Jones has led a busy life he has yet found time to devote to those interests which develop the intellect- ual and moral nature of man, living not to himself alone, but labor- ing to aid his fellow man. He is charitable and benevolent and the poor and needy seek not his aid in vain. It is no very rare thing for a poor boy in our country to become a prosperous man and oc- cupy a commanding position in the business world, but many who have fought their way from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to prominence, retain some marks and scars of the conflict. They are apt to be narrow and grasping, even if not sordid and unscrupulous. Mr. Jones, however, is an instance of a man who has achieved suc- cess without paying the price at which it is so often bought, for his prosperity has not removed him farther from his fellow men, but has brought him into nearer and more intimate relations with them. 1ſhe more means he has had, the more he has done for those around him, and he is numbered among Wayne county's most prominent citizens. Matthew Henry Dill, deceased, for many years one of the prominent figures in the industrial life of the city of Richmond, was born in Centerville, Ind., Jan. 5, 1840, a son of Alexander C. and Jane Dill. The father was born in the State of Pennsylvania and the mother in Hamilton county, Ohio. They were married in Centerville, Oct. 30, 1838, and moved to Richmond in 1854. Mat- thew Henry Dill was educated at an academy in Centerville and in the public schools of Richmond. He was fourteen years old when his parents removed to the last named place, and there became an apprentice to his father, who was engaged in the undertaking busi- ness. For a time after attaining his majority he continued in busi- ness as an undertaker, but later became associated with Jesse M. Hutton and William P. Hutton, forming the manufacturing firm of J. M. Hutton & Company, one of the oldest concerns in Richmond. Mr. Dill was secretary of that firm from 1871 to 1895, and then, upon the death of William P. Hutton, was elected to the presi- dency, in which position he served until his death, Jan. 20, 1906. He was a man of great inherent ability, thrifty and industrious, and his efforts brought well merited results. He was long identi- fied with other business activities in Richmond and in the com- mercial world was regarded as a keen man of affairs, honorable and true to his friends. Among the concerns in which he was finan- cially interested was the Richmond City Water Works, organized in 1884, and of this he was a director from 1886 to IOO6, treasurer BIOGRAPHICAL * 673 from 1895 to 1899, and president from 1899 until his death. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Earlham Ceme- tery Association from 1881, a trustee of St. Stephen's Hospital and of Reid Memorial Hospital from January, 1899, to January, 1906, and a member of the Board of Directors and vice-president of the Art Association from 1899 until his death. He was also a director Of the Richmond Natural Gas Company. His religious belief found expression by membership in the First Presbyterian Church of Richmond, of which he was trustee from 1888 to 1897 and an elder from 1897 to 1906. He was a man of great kindness of heart, a loving and indulgent husband and father, upright, honorable and honest in all his dealings with his fellow men. His death occurred in Pasadena, Cal., where he had gone about two weeks prior to his demise. He had been a sufferer from what is known as hardening Of the arteries for some time and his condition became so serious that his attending physician, Dr. H. H. Weist, advised him to go to California. Accordingly, accompanied by his wife and Dr. Weist, he went to Pasadena. After remaining with his patient in that place four days Dr. Weist returned home, and the following day Mr. Dill was stricken with pneumonia. His son, Howard A. Dill, received a telegram from Pasadena, stating that his father was in a very precarious condition and left at once for his bedside. The trip across the continent was a veritable race with death, but the son arrived two days before his father’s demise, which occurred as be- fore stated, Jan. 20, 1906. His remains are interred in Earlham Cemetery at Richmond. On Sept. 23, 1862, was solemnized Mr. Dill's marriage to Miss Emily L. Hutton, daughter of Jesse M. and Rebecca L. Hutton, and of this union were born three chil- dren—William R., president of the J. M. Hutton Company, casket manufacturers in Richmond ; Howard A., treasurer and superin- tendent of the Richmond City Water Works; and Frank E., who died Oct. I, 1892. Mr. Dill is survived by his two sons, his widow, who resides at 314 North Tenth street, and a sister, Mrs. Clara E. Malsby, also of Richmond. Benjamin F. Jewett.—A home of prayer, where by precept and example every influence was brought to bear which would aid in rearing to manhood and womanhood children of integrity and honor, of usefulness and industry—such was the home of Parker and Mary Ann (Shear) Jewett, whose son, Benjamin F. Jewett, was born in Huntsville, Randolph county, Indiana, July 13, 184I. His father was a native of New Hampshire, born in 1809, and his mother was born in Ohio some years later. The father learned the blacksmith trade in his native State and later followed that occupa- tion in New York City and also in Cincinnati. He entered 240 acres of land near Huntsville, in Randolph county, Indiana, but some years later came to Hagerstown, where he purchased property and followed his trade until his death, in 1870, the mother of Benjamin F. having died in 1855. This worthy couple became the parents of seven children: George Washington is living retired in Hunting- ton; Benjamin F. is the second in order of birth; John J. is de- ceased; Rachel became the wife of James Personet, of Richmond, 674 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and is deceased; Isabel A. is the widow of Fred Weldon and resides in Michigan; Mary Frances became the wife of Riley Saulsbury, of near Economy, and is deceased; and Laura J. is the wife of John Doland, of New Paris, Ohio. After the death of the mother the father married Jane Bowen, of Wayne county, formerly of Pennsyl- vania, and of this union were born three children: Edward Parker is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and resides near Indianapolis; Alice is the wife of Lorenzo Farlow, of Franklin; and William died in infancy. Benjamin F. Jewett resided with his par- ents and received the benefit of their careful and conscientious train- ing until eighteen years of age. He received his educational train- ing in the schools of Hagerstown, but a few days after reaching the age of twenty years enlisted in Company B of the Nineteenth In- diana infantry for service in the Civil war. This regiment was or— ganized and mustered in at Indianapolis, July 29, 1861. On Aug. 9 it joined the Army of the Potomac at Washington. Its first en- gagement was at Lewisville, Va., Sept. II. It next fought at Falls Church, after which it went into quarters at Fort Craig, near Wash- ington. On March Io, 1862, it was attached to McDowell's (Ist) corps, with which it moved toward Fredericksburg and then toward the Shenandoah Valley. It remained at Warrenton until Aug. 5, when it made a reconnoissance toward Spottsylvania Court House. It then joined General Pope's army and fought at Cedar Mountain and Gainesville. At the last named engagement but nineteen of Company B came out of the battle alive and Mr. Jewett was se- riously injured by a gunshot wound, which necessitated his dis- charge from the service. He then came home and attended school about three months, after which he engaged in blacksmithing, hav- ing previously learned the trade of his father. He continued in this business until 1894, when he disposed of his tools and has since officiated as the manager of the gas plant in Hagerstown. On Sept. 28, 1865, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Nancy J. Williams, born in Montgomery county, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1844. She is a daughter of George and Margaret (Farris) Williams, natives of Montgomery county, Ohio. George Williams was born about 1814, of Irish de- scent, and spent his entire life as a farmer in his native county. He is deceased, but his widow, born in 1816, survives and is a resident of Dayton, Ohio. They became the parents of seven children: Wes- ley served as a soldier in the Civil war, contracting an illness from which he died soon after returning home; Mrs. Jewett is the second in order of birth; Mary is the widow of William Pyles and resides at Louisburg; George is a resident of Dayton, Ohio; Sarah is the widow of William Johnson and resides at Pyrmont, Ohio; and James Greeley and Doctor Franklin were twins, the former of whom is deceased and the latter resides near Logansport, Ind. Aside from his connection with the gas company Mr. Jewett is living practic- ally retired in Hagerstown, where he expects to spend the remain- der of his life in quietude. Two children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Jewett: May Etta, born Aug. 1, 1866, is the wife of Har- vey Ulrich, a blacksmith of Hagerstown, and they have two chil- dren—Ruth, born Aug. 6, 1891, wife of Perry L. Haladay, a tinner BIOGRAPHICAL 675 at Hagerstown; and Robert J., born Jan. 6, 1895. Margaret, born Feb. 15, 1869, is a stenographer at Muncie, Ind. . Mr. Jewett's fra- ternal relations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic, though he prefers the quiet enjoy- ment of his evenings at home with his family. In politics he is a Republican and casts his ballot for the candidate representing the principles and measures which, in his opinion, are best calculated to conserve the interests of the whole people. DeWitt Clinton Bond, who lived in Green township more than sixty-one years and who was highly respected in the community, was born at Williamsburg, Wayne county, May 7, 1840, of sturdy American parentage. He was a son of Nathan I. and Mary (Bal- lenger) Bond, the former born in North Carolina, Aug. I5, 1816, and the latter was a native of Wayne county, Indiana. The father was a blacksmith by occupation, learning the trade when a boy, and worked at the same in Cincinnati and also at West Elkton, later coming to Wayne county, about 1835. He first located in Rich- mond, but afterward removed to Fountain City and still later to Williamsburg. Finally he moved to a farm, one and one-half miles south of Williamsburg, and there erected a shop and wareroom and followed his occupation until compelled by old age to retire. His son, DeWitt Clinton, operated the farm and the father resided with the son until the latter's death. Mrs. Bond, the son’s widow, re- moved to Richmond in the fall of 1906, bringing the old gentleman with her, and he died at her residence, May 5, 1907. During the last twenty months of his life he was an invalid and unable to walk. The mother died in 1848, and they were the parents of five children: JDeWitt Clinton was the eldest; Sarah Ellen is deceased ; Alwildie died in infancy; James is a blacksmith and resides in Williamsburg; and John Harvey is the youngest. The early training of DeWitt Clinton Bond was obtained in the schools of Williamsburg and the district schools in the country near by, but his decided inclination for agriculture led him to follow that great branch of industry, and he became a leader in agricultural circles. His mother died when he was eight years old and he then lived with an aunt in Williamsburg until his father married again, after which he lived with his father until he established a home for himself. He then purchased a farm adjoining that of his father, each of eighty acres, located on Green's Fork creek. Later he purchased his father's farm and continued to reside there until his death, which occurred Oct. 9, 1901. Mr. Bond was a very successful business man and built for himself a fine farmstead and prospered. In business he was careful and conservative and made many friends. On July 30, 1861, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy L., daughter of John and Martha F. (Hollingsworth) Ball, of Clay township. Mr. and Mrs. Ball were natives respectively of Virginia and North Carolina, fol- lowing farming, and were the parents of five children: Mary is the wife of George Roberts, a veteran of the Civil war; Julia Ann died in infancy; Mrs. Bond is the next in order of birth; David is living retired in West Richmond; and Amanda is the widow of Richard French and resides in West Richmond, with her daughter. 676 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mrs. Bond was born in Clay township, Wayne county, April 6, I848, and received her early education in the district schools of her locality. To her and her husband were born three children: Mary Ellen, born March 1, 1864, is the wife of Alpheus Baldwin, a farmer in Webster township; William A., born Aug. 19, 1866, is an attor- ney in Richmond; and Martha F., born July 18, 1887, resides with her mother. The father of Mrs. Bond was born March 14, 1816, and her mother on Dec. 26, 1818. When a small boy the father started with his parents to Indiana, by the way of Tennessee, where they resided two years, and then came on to Wayne county, locat- ing about three miles north of Green’s Fork. Horace Hoover, one of the leading citizens of Hagerstown and a native of Carroll county, Indiana, was born Oct. 20, 1864. He is a son of Jacob and Sally (Rhinehart) Hoover, the former born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1827, and the latter in Henry county, Indiana, Jan. 6, 1831. The father came to Indiana when fourteen years old with his parents, who located in Henry county, where the paternal grandfather, Frederick Hoover, became a land-owner and continued on the farm which was his first pur- chase until his death. Jacob Hoover continued a resident of Henry county until 1863, when he removed to Carroll county, where me be- came a land-owner and engaged in farming and resided until 1866. On April 4 of that year the family landed in Jefferson township, Wayne county, locating west of Hagerstown, where the father pur- chased a farm of I67 acres and resided until his death, May 23, I900. He was a minister in the German Baptist church. His widow passed away April 26, 1908. They were the parents of ten chil- dren: Elias M.; Abraham; Jefferson; Amos, who died Oct. 27, 1881; Samantha, who became the wife of John G. Allen, of Henry county, and died April 28, 1902; America Jane, the wife of George W. Smith; Horace; David and Daniel, twins, Daniel dying Oct. 25, 1872; and Frank. Mr. Hoover purchased his first farm in Lib- erty township, Henry county, Indiana, in 1888. He resided on this farm until November, 1908, the tract consisting of fifty-two acres, but he has added to this real-estate since until he now owns 350 acres, all adjoining the original tract in Henry county. In 1908 he moved to Hagerstown, where he has since resided, being the presi- dent of the Citizens' State Bank. While a resident of Henry county he operated a threshing outfit eighteen years, a business which he still adheres to, being most thorough in the operation of machinery. To his own perseverance and industry and the interest and assist- ance given by his wife—Susan J. (Shafer) Hoover, to whom he was married Oct. 21, 1883—Mr. Hoover owes his excellent start in busi- ness life. They are the parents of two children: Ralph, born Feb.' 12, 1892, died Sept. 25, 1893; and Eva, born July II, 1894. . - Charles: N. Teeter is to be recognized in this work as one of the representative manufacturers of Hagerstown, and he has been a resident of Wayne county, only being absent for business reasons, º, since his birth, in Hagerstown, Dec. 15, 1870. His parānts were *Zachariah and Barbara (Hoover) Teeter, the former bàrn in Ha- gerstown, Aug. 3, 1836, and the latter was a native of Pennsylvania. BIOGRºN PHICAL 677 The paternal grandfather was Abraham Teeter, who came from Pennsylvania, about 1823, and entered land in Jefferson township. Zachariah Teeter worked on his father's farm until about twenty- six years old and continued a resident of Jefferson township until his death, Jan. 24, 1906. Charles N. Teeter attended school in Dis- tricts Nos. 2 and 3, in Jefferson township, and spent one year in the Hagerstown High School and one summer in the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. When thirteen years of age he began work as a farm hand and continued so employed three years, after which he worked one season in a flouring mill at Ha- gerstown. He then attended school about one year, after which he taught school two winters, working at the carpenter trade in Ha- gerstown during the summer seasons. He then entered the em- ploy of the Standard Bicycle Factory at Indianapolis, and in the spring of 1893 went to Muncie, where he had charge of a bicycle concern until the spring of 1894. He then moved to New Castle, where he designed what became known as the “Alcazar Bicycle.” In the fall of the same year he went to Shelbyville and remained there until January, 1895, designing the Light Inspection Car, then called the “Railway Cycle,” for general inspection work by railroad officials, bridge inspecting, etc. In the spring of 1895 he organized a company for the manufacture of these cars, the organization com- prising members of the Teeter and Hartley families, with Charles N. Teeter as general superintendent and John H. Teeter as presi- dent. In the beginning the factory equipment consisted of a sec- ond-hand lathe and two second-hand drill presses. The factory was then located in what is now the north end of the east shop, with a floor space of about 50x60 feet dimensions. The first year forty-six cars were manufactured, but the factory now has a capacity of 500 cars per year. Attention is also devoted to the manufacture of gasoline motor cars, known as the “Teeter & Hart- ley Car.” At one time they also engaged in the manufacture of stationery gas and gasoline engines and air compressers, but this branch of the business was sold, in 1908, to the Standard Company at Richmond. The factory employs a force of from IOO to 125 mechanics, with an office force of five people, the business not being of a nature requiring a large clerical force. Mr. Teeter is also interested in a large plantation in Mexico, now devoted to raising corn, but it is intended later to devote the land to the pro- duction of fiber and fruit, although the tract, consisting of 1,600 acres, is situated in the center of the oil district of Mexico. Mr. Teeter Owns a tract of land in Arkansas, consisting of 2,000 acres, 400 acres of which is under cultivation and devoted to the produc- tion of cotton. On Aug. 16, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Leora E. Nicholson, born at Franklin (now Nettle Creek), Ind., July 23, 187I. She is a daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Macy) Nicholson. They were of Carolina stock, the grandpar- ents coming to Indiana in ariº early day. The father always fol- lowed agricultural pursuits, and he and his wife continued to re- side in Dalton township until their deaths, his course as a farmer being marked by thoroughness and skill, and as a citizen he was 678 MEMOIRS OF Wºy NE COUNTY held in high regard. Their daughter, Mrs. Teeter, is one of two children born to them, and the other, Macy, resides at Melrose, Minn., where he has the position of district superintendent of the Great Northern railroad, having learned the railway business under the direction of James Hill and his sons. Mr. Teeter's Success is the more gratifying since it represents the results of his own efforts and those of his faithful helpmeet, for he had no financial assist- ance whatever in making his start in life. To Mr. and Mrs. Teeter have been born four children, whom the parents are offering the opportunity of most excellent educational advantages—Edison Lothair, Macy Orville, Donald Hartley, and Herman Clinton. Mr. Teeter's political affiliations are with the Republican party, and though he takes a loyal interest in public affairs has never mani- fested ambition for official preferment. He is a member of the First Church, Christian Science, at Boston, Mass. John H. Teeter, a thrifty and progressive citizen of Hagers- town, is a native of Wayne county, Indiana, having been born two miles north of Hagerstown, in Jefferson township, Nov. 8, 1860. He received his preliminary educational training in the schools of Districts Nos. 2 and 3, known as the “Teeter School” and the “Dun- kard School,” in Jefferson township. He remained at home until twenty-one years old and then engaged with his father in the flour- ing mill at Hagerstown. He remained thus employed about three years and then went south in the interest of the Deering Binder Company, remaining in the State of Tennessee one year. Because of failing health, caused by being overheated in Nashville, he was incapacitated for business about three years. At the end of that period he engaged in the fire insurance business at Hagerstown and continued so employed until 1895, when he became associated with the Light Inspection Car Company, of which he is the presi- dent. Since that time he has devoted his entire attention to the interests of that manufacturing concern and is also interested with his brother, Charles N. Teeter, in the Mexico and Arkansas enter- prises (see sketch of Charles N. Teeter), he and his brother having the largest interest in those concerns. On Aug. 25, 1881, Mr. Teeter was married to Miss Katharine Rowe, born near Hagerstown, Md., in September, 1859. She is a daughter of John and Lydia (Brown) Rowe, the former born in Germany and the latter in Maryland, Feb. 13, 1834. The father immigrated to America when a young man and located in Baltimore. He was a musician and became con- nected with a band there, but later removed to Fredericksburg, Md., where his first wife, whom he had married in Germany, died. Of this first union there were eight children, five of whom are liv- ing: Adam is a farmer and resides in Jefferson township; Thomas is living retired in Huntington; one daughter is the widow of Mar- tin Werking and resides in Hagerstown; another is the widow of David Werking and resides on a farm two miles west of that vil- lage; and Susan is the wife of David Rhodes, a retired farmer of Mooreland, Ind. Mrs. Teeter is one of eleven children born to her parents: Anna is the wife of Oliver W. Brown, a mechanic, of Hagerstown; Mrs. Teeter is the second in order of birth; Emma BIOGRAPHICAL 679 is the wife of Lloyd Williams, a machinist, of Indianapolis; Charles is a carpenter contractor and resides in Muncie; Etta is the wife of William Dolley, superintendent of the Ontario Orange Exchange, at Ontario, Cal.; Rebecca is the wife of Louis Waltz, a grocer of Anderson; Oliver is a machinist and resides in Hagerstown ; Agnes is the wife of Sylvester Jessup, a grocer, of Anderson; Myrtle Adella is the wife of Arthur Champlain, a traveling salesman, of Anderson; William is an oil gauger for the Standard Oil Company and resides at Bradner, Ohio; and Elizabeth became the wife of Wayne Nicholson and is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Teeter are the parents of two children: Eva Irene, born Dec. 19, 1885, died Sept. 25, 1889; and Ralph R., born Aug. 17, 1890, is a senior at Brown University, preparing himself for a mechanical engineer. In poli- tics Mr. Teeter is a Republican, but reserves for himself the right of independent views as to the men and measures which he will support. He is a member of the Christian Science church. Dr. Charles I. Stotelmyer, physician and surgeon, and one of the leading citizens of Hagerstown, was born in Wolfsville, Fred- erick county, Maryland, Sept. 7, 1859. His parents—Frederick and Louisa (Schildtknecht) Stotelmyer—were born in that county. In early life the father worked at the carpenter trade, but later gave his entire attention to farming and is now living retired in his na- tive State, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, his wife hav- ing died there about 1900. To them were born ten children: Man- zella is deceased ; Christopher Columbus is a chair-maker by occu- pation and resides near the old home in Maryland; Dr. Charles I. is the next in order of birth ; William died in 1898; Marion died in 1876, at the age of fourteen years; Rufus and Walter are farmers and reside in Maryland; Harlan is a teacher and also resides in that State; Lemuel is an ordained Lutheran minister, but at present is engaged in farming near Bethany, W. Va.; and Daniel E. is con- nected with the United States navy at Newport News, Va. Dr. Stotelmyer received his preliminary education in the common schools of Maryland, also attended a normal school, and later entered the University of Maryland, where he graduated in 1892, taking a clinical course in Johns Hopkins University. He began teaching school at the age of eighteen years and for eight years was engaged in that profession. He then engaged in the newspaper business, officiating as editor three years, at the same time serving as postmaster by appointment of President Cleveland. Disposing of his newspaper, he took up the study of medicine, and after com- pleting his course came to Hagerstown, in April, 1892, and there has since practiced his profession. He devotes his entire time to his profession, in which he enjoys a large practice. He has become a landowner in Jefferson township, having IOO acres of farm land, and in 1893 built the residence where he resides, a part of which is devoted to office use. Dr. Stotelmyer is a Democrat in politics and is trustee of Jefferson township, also occupying the position of health officer of the village of Hagerstown. On Dec. 25, 1882, he was married to Miss Ellen S. Hayes, born in Maryland in 1857, and died in January, 1886, 1eaving two children—Ona, who grad- 68O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY uated as a nurse in the Reid Memorial Hospital and is employed in Richmond; and Otho, who married Miss Ethel Ginn, resides at New Castle, and they have orie child, Lucile, born in 1908. On Sept. 7, 1892, Dr. Stotelmyer was married to Miss Sarah A. Brown, born in Dalton township, this county, Aug. 12, 1870, daughter of Sam- uel H. and Margaret Ann (Fouts) Brown, the former of whom died in 1892, and the latter resides with her daughter, Mrs. Stotel- myer. Dr. Stotelmyer is a Past Grand in the local organization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 25, and also has membership in the Maccabees, the Woodmen, the Knights of Pythias, and the Masonic order. While residing in Maryland he was a member of the German Reformed church, but his affiliations are now with the Methodist Episcopal church. John M. Hartley, a successful citizen, now residing at Hagers- town, was born in the village of Millersville, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, March I 3, 1836, son of Josiah and Nancy Ann (Brady) Hartley. The father was born in Wilmington, Del., April I3, 1804, and the mother in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 1810. In early life the father learned the carpenter trade and as a young man went to Pennsylvania, where he was married. He came to Indiana in 1838 and located at Milton, Wayne county, where he continued to follow his trade until about 1856 or 1857. His wife having died there, March 26, 1852, a few years later he removed to Hancock county, Indiana, and located on a farm near Greenfield, where he followed agricultural pursuits and also worked at carpentering, and later went to Kansas and resided with a daugh- ter at Horton until his death, March 9, 1887. He and his good wife were the parents of eight children: Joseph L. died in Madison, Ind., about 1900; John M. is the second in order of birth ; Mary A. resides in Kansas City, Mo.; Harriet became the wife of Amos Cranford, of Knightstown, and died at Horton, Kan., March 24, 1888; Henry C. died March 23, 1889; Josiah was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run and died a few days later; Elvira be- came the wife of Thomas Hanna and died May 4, 1900; and George W. died in infancy. Joseph L., John M., Henry C. and Josiah all served as soldiers in the Civil war. John M. Hartley attended the schools of Milton, and after the death of his mother, in the spring of 1852, when sixteen years old, began learning the trade of cabinet maker, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He then followed that trade until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Indiana infantry. This regiment was organized for State service at Richmond, in May, 1861, for a one- year term, but when the news was received of the Bull Run disaster it was offered to and accepted by the General Government. It was mustered in July 23 and left the State the same day, being the first regiment to pass through Baltimore after the firing upon the Sixth Massachusetts, in April. It was assigned to Banks' army and sta- tioned in Pleasant Valley. It was attached to Abercrombie's brig- ade and in August moved to Hyattstown. It left there for Ball's Bluff, Oct. 20, reaching there the following morning, and went into line of battle, taking part in the engagement that followed, and was BIOGRAPHICAL 68I detailed to cover the retreat on the 22d, being the last to recross the river. On Dec. 2 it moved to Frederick City, then to Harper’s Ferry, and later to Winchester. It built a bridge across the Shen- andoah at Snicker's Ferry and was in various movements until Warrentown was reached, in April, 1862. The regiment was mus- tered out at Washington, May 14, 1862. Mr. Hartley enlisted in the service as a private, but was made a Sergeant while yet in camp at Richmond and was commissioned second lieutenant of his com- pany after about five months’ service, officiating in that capacity until the end of his term of enlistment. Later, in 1864, he raised a company at Knightstown for the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Indiana infantry, and was made captain of his company, but at the organization of the regiment was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in June, 1864. Eliza- ville, Lawrenceburg, Kendallville, Knightstown, Connersville, New Castle, Portland, and Vevay, each furnished one company, New Albany and Metamora, consolidated, furnished one, and Columbia City, New Haven and New Philadelphia furnished another. It was mustered in June 8, proceeding to Tennessee. It was mustered out in September, 1864. Returning to Knightstown, Mr. Hartley re- sumed work at his trade and in the fall of 1866 removed to Hagers- town, where he was employed at cabinet making and also took up carpenter work. Later he entered the employ of Beck & Stone- breaker as bookkeeper and continued in that position a period of seven years. He served two terms as township trustee, was post- master at Hagerstown under President Harrison's administration, and has also served as town clerk and as a member of the school board. In January, 1895, he became the secretary and treasurer of the Light Inspection Car Company at Hagerstown, at the time of the organization of that concern, and still continues in that capacity. His residence at Hagerstown is modern in every respect and so pleasantly located that Mr. Hartley has expressed his intention to pass his days there. In politics he is a Republican and an ardent worker for that party. On Jan. 31, 1858, was celebrated his union with Miss Amanda Macy, born at Manila, Rush county, Indiana, Jan. 6, 1840, daughter of John W. and Elvira (Coffin) Macy, natives of North Carolina. They came to Wayne county from Carthage, N. C., about 1854, and settled at Milton, where they resided until 1858 and then moved to Andersonville, in Franklin county. Later they returned to Wayne county, in 1865, and located at Franklin, in Dalton township, where they lived practically retired until the death of the father, about 1868. The mother then resided with Mr. and Mrs. Hartley until her death. They were the parents of five children: Sebastian is deceased ; Mrs. Hartley is the second in order of birth; Horatio enlisted as a soldier in the Fifty-second In- Siana infantry, was taken with a severe cold at Memphis, was trans- fern cºl home and died at the residence of Mr. Hartley, in Knights- town; Mary E. is deceased; and Cordelia died in childhood. To Mr. and Miss. Hartley were born two children: Laura A., born Nov. II, 1858, is the widow of Isaac D. Hines and resides with her father. Charles H., born Nov. I7, 1860, resides at Oshkosh, 682 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Wis., in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. He started as an operator at Brookville, Ind., and rose from that posi- tion to train dispatcher. He then became chief dispatcher of a division on the Chicago & Northwestern railway and later super- intendent of the same (Ashland) division. He resigned this posi- tion about 1907 and, associating himself with a party of capitalists, is now promoting the construction of the new road, known as the Wisconsin & Northern, running from Oshkosh north into the min- ing regions. Colonel Hartley is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the local organization of which he has served as an officer forty years, and is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Christian church. Dr. Eli H. Thurston, practicing physician, residing in the vil- lage of Hagerstown, whose professional life has been eminently suc- cessful, is a native of the Buckeye State, born in Clarksville, Clin- ton county, Ohio, Sept. II, 1848, son of William H. and Delilah (Miller) Thurston. His father was born near Jamestown, Va., May 2, 1802, and his mother was a native of Ohio, born in Montgomery county, June 28, 1808. They were married Sept. I3, 1831. In 1809 William H. Thurston came to Ohio with his parents, who landed at the mouth of Deer creek, within the present limits of the city of Cincinnati. The paternal grandfather, William Thurston, was a miller by occupation, and soon after coming to Ohio located on the Little Miami river and engaged in that occupation, continuing there until his death, in 1843. The father, William H. Thurston, also engaged in the milling business there and did a great deal of work for Governor Morrow, of Ohio. After a number of years at that place, where ten of his eleven children were born, he removed to Clarksville, Clinton county, where he engaged in the same occu- pation and was engaged in milling at three different places in that county. In 1856 he removed to Fayette county, Ohio, later to Pickaway county, then returned to Fayette county, and still later removed to Highland county, Ohio, where he died May 21, 1873. He attained the age of seventy-one years and was in full possession of his faculties at the time of his death. Dr. Thurston is the youngest of the eleven children born to his parents. He attended school in Clinton county, Ohio, and later at Washington Court House, in Fayette county, and at the age of fifteen years learned the photographing business there, which occupation he followed two years. He then engaged in house painting until 1868, and in the summer of that year entered the Physio-Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with the class of 1870, and having practiced his profession during the summer of 1869. After his graduation he located at Sabina, Ohio, but in September, 1870, re- moved to Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana, where he prac- ticed his profession two years. He then removed to Ross county, Ohio, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until 1874, and then came to Jacksonburg, this county, where he remained until the spring of 1879, and then came ot Hagerstown, where he has since resided. In politics Dr. Thurston is a member of the Re- BIOGRAPHICAL 683 publican party and served as trustee of Jefferson township from the spring of 1888 to 1890. Socially, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Masonic order. Starting in life with prac- tically no means, his frugality and industry have earned for him a competence and his last days can be spent in contemplation of a life, busy and fruitful, his sunset time being cheered by the esteem of his fellowmen. On Aug. 18, 1870, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Nancy M. Day, born at Greenfield, Highland county, Ohio, May 2, 1843, and died Oct. 24, 191 I. She was a daughter of Thom- as L. Day (see sketch of Harvey J. Day). To Dr. and Mrs. Thurs- ton were born four children : Helena Florence, born at Winchester, Ind., Aug. 27, 1871, died in 1902; Thomas, born July 28, 1874, re- sides at Eldorado, Alaska; Addie May, born Dec. 28, 1879, is the wife of William Dingworth, a machinist, of near Tampico, Mexico; and Robert, born July 8, 1882, married Miss Lela Wiggins and re- sides in Hagerstown. The eldest daughter was a prominent and popular teacher in Hagerstown. Joel H. Stonecipher, one of the successful young business men of Hagerstown, was born in Jackson township, this county, Oct. 25, 1875, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Hardman) Stonecipher, born in the same county and township. The father began farming for himself early in life, taking charge of the homestead, where he continued to reside twenty-five years after his marriage. About 1890 his farm was disposed of and he moved to Hagerstown, where he lives retired. His wife died on the old homestead, in Jackson township, in May, 1889. They were the parents of six children: Susan is deceased ; Clinton E. is a farmer and resides in Jackson township ; Joel H. is the next in order of birth ; Sadie is a tailoress and at the present time is at Indianapolis, Ind. ; Charles is a farmer and resides in Jackson township; and Lydia resides in Hagers- town. Joel H. Stonecipher attended school in Jackson and Jeffer- son townships and afterward the high school at Hagerstown, and resided at the parental home until the death of his mother. He then went to live with an uncle in Jackson township and re- mained there fourteen months. He then came to Hagerstown and secured a position as a drug clerk with the firm of Allen & Com- pany, with whom he remained about four years, afterward working on the farm of his uncle one year. His next employment was about six months in the carriage store of Harvey J. Day, and he then entered the employ of Mr. Hiner, who conducted the drug establishment which Mr. Stonecipher now owns. Six months later he entered a wholesale drug house in Indianapolis, where he re- mained about six months, and then went to Gas City, where he clerked in a drug store about three years. At the end of this period he went to Cambridge City, where about six months he was employed as a drug clerk, and then four months was employed in the same capacity at Kokomo. He then returned to Hagerstown and entered the employ of Ward Brothers, who then conducted the establishment which Mr. Stonecipher now owns, and remained with them three years. He then opened a store of his own, but soon thereafter purchased the store of Ward Brothers, and this oc- 684 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY cupies his time today. He enjoys a large patronage and his busi- ness is profitable. He carries a full line of drugs, stationery, paints, etc., and also a line of jewelry, doing general repair work in that line. In politics, Mr. Stonecipher is an ardent worker in and strong Supporter of the Republican party. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, both of the Subordinate Lodge and the Encampment, and also has member- ship in the Knights of Pythias, being a second lieutenant in the Uniform Rank. He is the owner of some fine residence properties in Hagerstown and is one of the leading men of that thriving vil- lage. On Dec. 4, 1904, he was united in the holy bonds of matri- imony with Miss Shirley Prentice, born at Versailles, Ind., March 4, 1885, and of this union has been born one child, Jean Prentice, Aug. 27, 1909. William M. Stahr, a prosperous and influential merchant of the village of Hagerstown, is a native of Wayne county, born at Centerville, Sept. 26, 1874. He is a son of Louis P. and Minerva (ROosa) Stahr, the former borii in Germany, in December, 1845, and the latter in Hamilton county, Ohio, March 3, 1854. The father came to America when about seventeen years old and first resided in New York City. He went from there to New Orleans and thence to St. Louis. From there he came to Wayne county and located at Cambridge City, but later removed to Centerville, where he was married. He had learned the saddlery business in early life and followed that occupation in Centerville a number of years. He then removed to Richmond, where he followed the same Occupation, and three or four years later removed to Pales- tine, Ohio, where he is still actively engaged in the saddlery busi- ness. His worthy and highly regarded wife passed into eternity there, in July, IQIO, the mother of five children: Elizabeth is the wife of George W. Jones, in the employ of the Stahr Hardware Company at Hagerstown, Ind. ; William M. is the second in order of birth ; Charles W. resides at Liberty; and Frank and Edward are deceased. William M. Stahr received his education at the Old Sevastopool school in Wayne county and in the schools at Pales- tine, Ohio. He continued to assist his father in his business until I892, when, upon attaining the age of eighteen years, he went to Richmond and worked at the harness business for C. A. Keys, with whom he remained eight years. He then came to Hagers- town, where he was engaged in the harness business five years, after which he went to Greenville, Ohio, where he engaged in the same line of business about one year. He then returned to Ha- gerstown, where he has since been engaged in the hardware and furniture business, carrying a full line of both light and heavy hardware, furniture, agricultural implements, etc., his store being one of the neatest and best equipped in the county. In politics Mr. Stahr is a staunch adherent of the Democratic party, but has never aspired to a public career, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his own business affairs. In fraternal circles he is prominently identified with the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, and the Modern Woodmen, having passed BIOGRAPHICAL 685 through the chairs in each of the local organizations. . In Novem- ber, 1893, at Palestine, Ohio, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Alice Browder, born in Montezuma, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1874, a daugh- ter of Hon. John H. and Charlotte (Metzgar) Browder, natives of Darke county, Ohio. Hon. John H. Browder has been a school teacher since early in life and is now Serving his second term as a representative from Darke county in the Ohio legislature. He is also county school examiner for Darke county and is interested with Mr. Stahr in the latter's business at Hagerstown. The happy marital union of Mr. Stahr and wife has resulted in the birth of three children: Willard J., born June 16, 1896; Hellen, born June 20, 1902; and Guy, born April 28, 1904. Mr. Stahr is a member of the Christian church. Harvey J. Day, a successful newspaper man of Hagerstown, was born at Hillsboro, Ohio, Nov. I4, 1849. His parents—Thomas L. and Mary Jane (Truitt) Day—were natives respectively of New York City and Ross county, Ohio. In early life the father was employed on a line of passenger vessels plying between New York City and Liverpool, and later was employed as a bookkeeper. Still later he removed to Washington Court House, Ohio, where he was engaged in the mercantile business during the Civil war and until he retired, about 1875. He then came to Wayne county and re- sided with his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Thurston, at Jacksonburg, a time, and later resided with his son, Harvey J., until his death, in 1889, his wife having passed away in Ohio, about 1875. He was a drummer boy in the war of 1812, and while living in Ohio filled various local offices—school trustee, deputy treasurer, etc. Har- vey J. Day is one of five children: Nancy M., deceased wife of Dr. Eli H. Thurston (see sketch); Joseph served as a soldier in an Ohio regiment in the Civil war, receiving injuries from which he died a few years later; Harvey J. is the next in order of birth ; Thomas is the inventor of an improved engraving process, to which he devotes his entire attention, and resides at Windfall, Ind. ; and John is a grocer and resides in Indianapolis. Harvey J. Day attended school at Washington Court House, Ohio, having previously attended country school to some extent. He remained with his parents and at the age of eighteen began working as a clerk in his father's mercantile establishment in Ohio. Later he learned the printing trade at Washington Court House and for a time conducted the paper while the editor was serving as a mem- ber of the Ohio legislature. At one time while working in that Office he befriended a stranger who was seeking employment and who afterward became editor-in-chief of the Cincinnati “Enquirer.” Grateful to his benefactor, this gentleman offered Mr. Day any position on that paper that he might desire. Mr. Day expected to accept the kind offer, but, coming to Indiana to visit his sister, was taken ill; and while convalescing was prevailed upon to take charge of the paper which he is now editing in Hagerstown. He came here in 1875 and later engaged in the grocery business, which he continued about seven years. “He then disposed of his interests in that connection and devoted his attention to his newspaper and 686 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his farm land. Later he engaged in the vehicle business—wagons, buggies, etc., which he still continues, in addition to his news- paper business. His paper is known as the “Hagerstown Expon- ent,” and he has owned and edited it continuously since 1875. He also owns and operates a farm of I65 acres, located one and One- half miles from the village, the same being well attended to, and the stock and equipment are well kept and in fine condition. So- cially, Mr. Day is a member of the Masonic order and of the Red Men. Politically he is a member of the Republican party. On Aug. 26, 1877, he was married to Rebecca Castator, a native of Hagerstown, daughter of Elijah Castator and wife, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father was a cabinet maker and undertaker who came to this county in early life and followed that occupation in Hagerstown, his death occurring at the advanced age of ninety years. Thomas B. Allen, a retired farmer of Hagerstown, is a native of Jefferson township, born three miles southeast of Hagerstown, Dec. 27, 1853. His father, Jacob Allen, was a native of Ohio, hav- ing first beheld the light of day near Centerville, that State, June 26, 1817, and the mother, Martha (Brown) Allen, was born on Walnut Level, near Jacksonburg, this county, Sept. 21, 1819. When but five years of age Jacob Allen came to Indiana with his parents, who located in Jefferson township, three miles southeast of Hagerstown, where his father, Hugh Allen, entered land. The grandfather later purchased another farm about one mile from his first purchase and there died about 1852 or 1853. Jacob Allen con- tinued on the homestead, having purchased this farm from his father, and resided there until about 1892, when he moved to Ha- gerstown and lived in retirement until his death, May 26, 1900. His wife passed away Oct. I5, 1891. They were the parents of four children: John B. was a practicing physician at Cambridge City and died Feb. 19, 1910; Lewis C. died April 30, 1910; Caroline A. became the wife of George W. Fulkerson and died Sept. 4, 1907; and Thomas B. is the youngest of the family and the only one liv- ing. Thomas B. Allen acquired his educational training in the public schools of Jefferson township and the village of Hagers- town, and commenced his independent career at the age of twenty- one by renting the old homestead of his father. He purchased land in Blackford county, which tract he sold about ten years later, and then purchased a farm southeast of Hagerstown, where he re- sided about fourteen years. He then removed to Hagerstown, on account of the ill health of his wife, buying a comfortable and im- posing residence, and has since resided here in practical retire- ment. He is still the owner of I40 acres of land, a part of which is the old homestead which was entered by his grandfather. He is recognized as one of the thorough, substantial men of the village of Hagerstown. In his political affiliations he is a staunch adher- ent of the Democratic party and has served as secretary of the local school board. On Sept. 7, 1887, Mr. Allen was married to Miss Mary Hickman, born near Springport, in Henry county, Sept. 7, 1861, a daughter of William and Susan (Vance) Hickman, na- BIOGRAPHICAL 687 tives of Henry county. The father was always a farmer and be- came a land owner in Henry county, where he continued to reside until his death, Feb. 14, 1893, and his widow resides on the old homestead. Mrs. Allen died June I, I907, having become the mother of a daughter, Ruth, born Sept. 7, 1891, a graduate of the Hagerstown High School with the class of 1910. She resides with her father. John C. Nicholson, now living retired in the village of Hagers- town, having served two terms as superintendent of the county infirmary, and prominent in fraternal Organizations, is one of Wayne's native sons who has attained to pronounced success and prestige entirely through his own thrift and enterprise. He first beheld the light of day on the old Nicholson farm, one and one-half miles west of Green's Fork, March 28, 1843, a son of James T. and Sarah (Veal) Nicholson, the former a native of the Old North State, born April 14, 1816, and the latter a native of New Jersey, born April 7, 1818. James T. Nicholson was reared and educated in his native State and while yet in his 'teens came to Indiana with his parents, who located near Green’s Fork, where they spent the residue of their lives, with the exception of a short time in Iowa. James T. Nicholson continued on the old homestead and followed farming practically all of his life. He was elected justice of the peace and settled estates, etc., for more than thirty years prior to his death. He passed to his reward, July Io, 1899, his wife having died May 28, 1886. John C. Nicholson is one of twelve children, among whom he ranks third in point of age, the others being : Rhoda, living retired at Green's Fork; Mary A., is the widow of Abiather Lamb and resides at Green's Fork; Elmire is a farmer and resides near Green’s Fork; Martha became the wife of Arthur Frazier, of Indianapolis, and is deceased ; George J. is a stock. dealer and resides at Green’s Fork; Rhodes B. is a farmer and re- sides at Green's Fork; Louisa J. is the wife of Charles Heath and resides at Green’s Fork ; Oscar A. is a farmer and resides at Green’s Fork; Electa is the wife of James Bish, of Green's Fork; and two died in infancy. John C. Nicholson acquired his educational train- ing in the public schools of Clay township, and resided at home until past twenty years of age. He then rented land in Jefferson township a few years, after which he purchased a small farm one- half mile north of Hagerstown, where he resided a number of years. He then moved into the village of Hagerstown and engaged in the butcher business and the buying and shipping of stock six or eight years, at the end of which period he returned to his farm. A number of years later he sold this place and purchased a farm two and one-half miles north of Hagerstown, where he resided until appointed superintendent of the county infirmary. He served two terms in this position and then again purchased the first mentioned farm, but after residing there a short time sold that place and pur- chased a farm on Martindale creek. He also engaged in other real estate transactions, but continued his residence in Hagerstown until 1906, when he removed to Lafayette, where his grandson was a student in Purdue University. He resided there three years and 688 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY then returned to Hagerstown, where he has since lived retired, Owning a number of residence properties which demand consider- able of his time and attention. In every capacity in which his busy career has placed him he has brought to the discharge of his duties capability and honesty, indispensable attributes in the large affairs of life. In politics he renders allegiance to the Republican party and has officiated as assessor of Jefferson township, though not an Office seeker in the ordinary understanding of that term. In his fraternal relations Mr. Nicholson is admirably associated, being a member of Hagerstown Lodge, No. 49, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, and he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Heirosis Delpha Lodge, No. 25, since 1862. On Dec. 24, 1863, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Nicholson to Miss Lu- cinda C. Bell, born in Maryland, Sept. 24, 1843, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Smith) Bell, natives of Maryland, the for- mer born April 23, 1816, and the latter, July 21, 1821. They were married Feb. 14, 1843, and came to Indiana in 1853, locating in Ha- gerstown. The father was a farmer and miller by occupation, be- came a land owner, and continued to reside in Hagerstown the residue of his life, although he died in Kansas, where he had gone to visit his children. His death occurred Jan. I5, 1901, his wife having passed away Nov. 8, 1863. Of the happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson were born two children: Wildy Wayne, the eldest son, is a farmer and resides in Filer, Idaho, also owning land in the State of Washington. He was born Feb. II, 1868, and has been twice married, first to Lissie Rowe, who died leaving one child, Walter Hugh, born April 18, 1887, who was reared by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, from the age of three months. He graduated at Purdue University with the class of I9IO and is engaged in electrical engineering in Kansas City. The second wife of Wildy W. Nicholson was Ada Thornburgh, and of this union have been born five children: Jesse W., born Dec. 3, I89I ; William F., Jan. I4, 1894; Walter, June 21, 1896; Martha C., Feb. 21, 1899; and Robert L., Oct. Io, 1903. Marion F., the sec- ond son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, was born Dec. 20, 1883. He married Fern Terry, of Centerville, resides in Hagerstown, and they have five children: John N., born July 10, 1903; Lyle, May I3, 1904; Mary K., April I, I907; Amy M., Nov. I6, 1908; and Alice I., Sept. 28, 1910. Frank M. Whitesell, a careful business man and an enterpris– ing citizen of Hagerstown, is a native of Wayne county, born in Cambridge City, June 21, 1874, son of Samuel C. and Elmira J. (Strickler) Whitesell, born in Wayne county, the father near the Ohio State line and the mother near Hagerstown. The elder Whitesell was a school teacher in early life, but later became an attorney-at-law, studying in the office of Judge Henry C. Fox. He practiced his profession at Centerville until the county seat was re- moved to Richmond and then went to. Cambridge. City, where he remained in the practice until 1886. He then removed to Rich- mond, where he continued to practice law, until his death, Aug. Io, I909, and his widow resides with her son, Frank M. Frank M. BIOGRAPHICAL 689 Whitesell is the youngest of their three children, the others being Olive M., who became the wife of J. C. White, of Indianapolis, and is deceased; and Charles E., who died in infancy. Frank M. Whitesell’s education was obtained at the Schools of Cambridge City and Richmond, and he began his independent career as a clerk in the establishment of Deitz & Company at Richmond, with whom he remained until the death of Mr. Deitz, having charge of the store in 1896. He then engaged in the newspaper business in Richmond, publishing the “Morning Independent,” with his father as a partner, two years. Dater, he sold the establishment to the “Telegram,” and, the two papers being consolidated, was em- ployed with the new company one year. He then was connected with the “Item,” as local editor, until 1900, when he removed to Hagerstown and engaged in farming. He followed this Occupa- tion until 1909, when he sold his farm and engaged in the drug and general merchandise business, carrying a full line of drugs, paints, wall paper, jewelry, etc., also being the local agent of the Adams Express Company. His success has been achieved through his unaided efforts, his thrift and economy acquiring for him a competence, and his future prospects are bright. His political faith is with the Republican party, but his life has been too busy to aspire to any public office. On June 4, 1903, he was married to Miss Leota Geisler, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Slifer) Geisler, of Hagerstown. The father was a cooper during all of his active career and is living retired in Hagerstown. He and his wife became the parents of two children—Mrs. Whitesell and a son, Leonard, who was killed while in discharge of his duty as marshal of Hagerstown. Mr. Whitesell is a Past Master in the Masonic lodge at Hagerstown and is also a member of the Inde- Dendent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Red Men. - William Wedekind, for many years a prosperous blacksmith at Hagerstown, is a native of Wayne county, having first beheld the light of day at Hagerstown, Jan. 6, 1866, a son of Theodore and Celia (Jennings) Wedekind, the former born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1824, and the latter at Cynthiana, Ky., of English parentage. Theodore Wedekind, a wagon-maker by occupation during all of his days, migrated to America, when fourteen years old, and after a short time in New York City went to Philadelphia. From that place he went to Seven Mile, Ohio, and from there removed to Hagerstown, where he was engaged in the wagon-making business until his death, which occurred in 1901. He was an expert in the manufacture of wagons and buggies and built and occupied several shops and buildings in Hagerstown. The marital union of him and his worthy wife was blessed by the birth of five children: Adolph is a fur buyer and resides in Hagerstown; Lucy is de- ceased ; Charles is a wood-worker and blacksmith and resides in Hagerstown; William is the next in order of birth; and Frank is deceased. William Wedekind enjoyed the educational advan- tages afforded by the public schools of Hagerstown. He learned the blacksmith trade, which occupation he has since continued to 690 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY follow, with the exception of a short time which he spent at rail- road work. He worked at New Lisbon two seasons and at Dub- lin one season, and the remainder of the time he has applied him- self to his trade at Hagerstown, being conceded to be one of the best workmen in his line in the State of Indiana. He is the proud possessor of a gold medal which was awarded him at the Chicago World’s Fair, in 1893, on horse shoes and horse-shoeing tools, all of which were made by hand and with no mechanical appliances. Mr. Wedekind erected the shop which he occupies, in the fall of 1893, and owns a one-third interest in the undivided estate of his father, consisting of city property, etc. In his political affiliations Mr. Wedekind is a loyal adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party, though he reserves the privilege of acting independ- ently when the better interests of the community seem to warrant it. He is broad-minded and liberal in all of his views and enjoys the unqualified esteem of his fellow citizens. He is married to Miss Mary Luella Pipher, a daughter of Peter and Martha Ellen (Hayes) Pipher, the former born in Hagerstown, Dec. 26, 1841, and the latter in Jefferson township, Feb. Io, 1847. Peter Pipher, a farmer by occupation a number of years and later engaged in the restaurant business in Hagerstown, is living practically retired in that village. His beloved wife passed away June 23, 1905. Six children were born to Mr. Pipher and wife: Charles, born Dec. 9, 1864, is engaged in the horse business at Winchester, Ind., Mrs. Wedekind is the second in order of birth; William is a barber and resides in Indianapolis; Florence L. is a barber and resides in Hagerstown; Minnie is the wife of John A. Bunnell, a farmer, of Jefferson township; and Luther C. resides with his father. Mr. Wedekind’s World’s Fair horse-shoe display is preserved in a handsome plate-glass case, in quartered oak frame, eleven feet long by seven feet wide, with an enlargement of his own splendidly de- veloped physique displayed in the center. John A. Locke, living virtually retired in the village of Hagers- town, where he devotes a portion of his time to the undertaking business, was many years prominently identified with the agri- cultural industry in Wayne county. He is a native son of this county, born in the township of Perry, July Io, I849, a son of John A. and Charity (Brooks) Locke, the former born in Perry township and the latter in North Carolina. John A. Locke, Sr., acquired his educational training in the schools of Perry township and in early life followed teaming, from Economy to Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a land-owner in his native township and later moved into Dalton township, where he was a thrifty and success- ful follower of agricultural pursuits continuously until compelled by failing health to retire, when he removed to Jefferson town- ship and resided with a son the remainder of his days. He was elected justice of the peace in Dalton township, a fitting recogni- tion of his capability and honesty. He was also an extensive stock raiser. His was a long and honorable career, in which no man can point to a dishonorable act, and this gave him the profound respect of those in whose midst he lived and labored; and in all DIOGRAPH ICAL 69I of his endeavors he displayed the very highest qualities of ability, energy and devotion to duty, which made his example a source of inspiration to others, and the record of which is a precious heritage to the dear ones he left behind. He lived a devoted, consecrated, Christian life, serving his chosen church, that of the United Breth- ren faith, as a loyal member and as an exhorter. He was loved as a neighbor and friend, and was extremely useful as a citizen and tender and affectionate as a husband and father. He was hospitable to an extreme degree and thoroughly enjoyed the com- panionship of friends. The true, Christian gentleman that he was, he was ever considerate of the feelings and Opinions of others and possessed a beautiful Christian spirit, which caused him to be as fair to those who differed from him as with those whose views were strictly in accord with his own, though he refused to com- promise with that which he believed to be wrong. The happy union of John A. Locke, Sr., and wife was blessed by the birth of seven children, of whom the immediate subject of this sketch is fifth in point of age, the others being: Cecilia, deceased; Jesse W., living retired; William M., who resides in Hagerstown; Mary Ann, the wife of John H. Thornburgh, a farmer of Dalton town- ship; Orlando B., a farmer who resides in Dalton township ; and Charity Emma, deceased. The immediate subject of this review received a common school education in Perry and Dalton townships and continued to work on his father's farm until he had passed his eighteenth birthday. He then rented land several years and then purchased a farm in Dalton township, where a number of years he successfully and profitably followed agricultural pursuits and came to be recognized as one of the progressive and scientific farmers of the county. About 1898 he turned the management of this farm over to his son and removed to Hagerstown, where he engaged as a horse dealer and also in the undertaking business. He conducted a general breeding barn, dealing in light and heavy horses on commission, and continued this business until about 1909. He still owns 121 acres of land, the greater part of which is in Dalton township, and he built the commodious residence where he resides, in Hagerstown. He devotes his time to the undertak- ing business, but is otherwise retired. In his political affiliations he is a staunch supporter of the cause and principles of Repub- licanism, though he reserves the privilege of acting independently when the welfare of the community seems to warrant it. In his religious faith he gives allegiance to the United Brethren church, in which he renders effective service in behalf of the higher things in life. He has never aspired to a public career, preferring to de- vote his time and attention to his private business affairs. On Jan. 29, 1870, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Martha E. Thornburgh, born in Jefferson township, May 15, 1851, daughter of John H. and Harriet (Parsons) Thornburgh. Of this union were born two children: Emma V., born March 22, 1871, died March 3, 1908; and Edgar R., born June 3, 1873, resides on the old home- stead in Dalton township, married Dora Burroughs, a native of Randolph county, and they have two children—Chester and Edith 692 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY M. John H. Thornburgh, father of Mrs. Locke, was born in Jef- ferson township, Sept. I5, 1824. He followed farming in early life, but later became a United Brethren minister. He served as a member of the State legislature, and also as justice of the peace in Jefferson township a number of years. He died Aug. 27, 1887, and his widow resides in Hagerstown. They were the parents of seven children: William is a horseman and resides at Muncie; Nelson B. is a farmer and resides in Jefferson township; Mrs. Locke is the next in order of birth; Alice C. resides in Hagerstown; Har- riet became the wife of D. P. Weaver, of Hagerstown, and is de- ceased; May became the wife of Monroe Sherry, of Jackson town- ship, and is deceased; and Noble A. was on the police force in Muncie twenty years, but now is a carpenter and resides in Muncie. Edwin Seymour Fleming, deceased, for several years a promi- nent citizen of Hagerstown, was born at Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1845, a son of Eli and Sarah (Thompson) Fleming, the former born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Ross county, Ohio. The father was a Methodist minister more than fifty years and died at the age of seventy-five. He removed from Pennsylva- nia to Ross county, Ohio, in early life, and resided there until 1860, when he went to Des Moines, Iowa, and later to Council Bluffs, where he died in August, 1897. He was three times married, the first two wives dying in Council Bluffs and the third is living in Ne- braska. His first wife, mother of Ewin S., died in 1860. Edwin S. Fleming acquired his elementary educational training at Des Moines, Iowa, and at the age of sixteen years was apprenticed to a saddler, with whom he remained two years. He then ran away and enlisted as a private in Company F of the Forty-seventh Iowa in- fantry for service in the Civil war. He served about eighteen months and was then discharged because of illness. After recover- ing his health he engaged in the insurance business, traveling all over the West, and then engaged in the mining business in George- town, Colo. Later he removed to Chicago, where he was employed by the Cooper & Boyle Publishing Company about twenty years, and then came to Hagerstown to assist his wife in the management of her business affairs, and continued to reside there the remain- der of his career. He passed to his reward Jan. I6, 1911, in his sixty-sixth year, leaving his bereaved wife and a wide circle of in- timate friends and associates to mourn his death. His life was marked by signal integrity and usefulness and he was ever held in high repute in the various communities in which he resided. He was a liberal, public-spirited citizen, and in politics was an ardent advocate of the Republican party. He was prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Hagerstown Lodge No. 49. On Aug. 7, 1892, Edwin S. Fleming was united in marriage to Mrs. Clara (Newcomb) Hindman, a daughter of Matthew and Susanna (French) Newcomb, natives of Montgomery county, Ohio, the father born Dec. II, 1818, and the mother July 7, 1829. The father was reared and educated in his native county and in March, 1851, came to Wayne county, locating on a farm in Jefferson township, three miles north of Hagerstown. He resided there until 1886, BIOGRAPHI(, AL 693 when he rented the farm and removed to Hagerstown, where he re- sided during the remainder of his life, passing away in April, 1891, and his widow died March I I, I895, on the fiftieth anniversary of her marriage. Five children were born to the union of Mr. New- comb and wife, and Mrs. Edwin S. Fleming is the eldest, the oth- ers being : Franklin, who died in September, 1866; one who died in infancy; Sarah, the wife of Edgar Heiner, a druggist of Bloom- field, Ind., and a child that died in infancy. Mrs. Fleming was first married Jan. 27, 1873, to William Hindman, a native of Miami county, Ohio, who became a merchant at Green's Fork. Later he engaged in farming for a time and then became a traveling sales- man. Of that union were two children: Matthew N., who was killed on the railroad in 1894, and Daisy, who died in 1880. Mrs. Fleming owns 160 acres of land of her father's estate and also the old homestead in Hagerstown, where she expects to reside the resi- due of her life. She is a member of the Eastern Star and is promi- nnt in social affairs. Michael Conniff, a popular and highly esteemed retired citi- zen of Hagerstown, is another of Ireland's native sons who has at- tained to success and prosperity in America. He first beheld the light of day in County Clare, Ireland, Nov. 3, 1847, a son of Owen and Elizabeth (Callahan) Conniff, natives of the Little Green Isle. Owen Conniff, born in County Roscommon, was reared and edu- cated in his native land and followed school teaching until 1850, when he migrated to America, locating in Cincinnati, where for a time he was employed on public works. In 1852 his family followed him to America, landing at New Orleans and thence joining the fa- ther at Cincinnati. They resided there about eighteen months and then came to Wayne county. On Oct. I8, 1852, they located in Hagerstown, where the father secured employment on the Pan- handle railroad, engaged in construction work, and continued with the Pennsylvania company a number of years. Later, he had charge of the commissary department of the Big Four Railroad Company and still later served in the same capacity for the Van- dalia company, continuing at railroad work as commissary clerk until he retired from active labor. For forty-six consecutive years he continued to reside in Hagerstown, enjoying the respect and high regard of the entire community, and here, on Oct. II, 1898, he re- ceived his summons to eternal rest. His beloved wife, the mother of Michael, passed away July 25, 1894, and the community joined her bereaved husband and children in mourning her death. Eight children, two of whom survive, were born to this worthy couple: Patrick was a farmer and died in Missouri in 1895; the second child died in infancy, in Ireland; James was a restaurant man in Indianapolis and died in December, 1887; Michael is the next in order of birth; Mary is the wife of Henry Kunkle, of Indianapolis; Elizabeth died in March, 1875; and Susan and Bridget were twins, both deceased. The subject of this review passed the days of his boyhood and youth in Hagerstown, meanwhile availing himself of the educational advantages afforded by the schools of that village. Subsequent to the passing of his school days, Mr. 694 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Conniff continued to make his home with parents until the summer of 1863, when he enlisted as a private in Company B of the Fifth Indiana cavalry, under Capt. William Lindsay, for service in the Civil war. He was mustered into the service Aug. 9, 1863, and joined the regiment at Nicholsville, Ky. It started on Aug. 18 for East Tennessee and reached Knoxville, Sept. 1, being the first regi- ment of Union troops to enter that city. It was in an expedition across the Smoky Mountains and on its return moved to Green- ville. It was then in an expedition to Bristol, being engaged in heavy skirmishing and the battle near Zollicoffer. It was also in an engagement near Blountsville and captured a number of pris- Oners. While marching toward Loudon and Bull's Gap the regi- ment met 3,000 of the enemy near Henderson’s Mill and engaged in a fierce fight, holding the enemy in check in frequent hand-to- hand combats, and when nearly surrounded cut its way through the lines and rejoined its brigade. Later, near Rheatown, it came upon the enemy's rear and engaged him again. It was in a second engagement near Blountsville and was on outpost duty at Jones- boro until Nov. 6, when it moved to Cheek’s Cross-Roads, thence to Tazewell, and later to Maynardville. It was in a heavy skirmish with a division of cavalry and in heavy fighting at Walker's Ford. It marched to Blain's Cross-roads and Bean’s Station, where an- Other fierce battle was fought, the regiment retreating toward Rut- ledge and going into camp at Blain's Cross-roads. On Dec. 23 it moved to Mossy Creek and remained there until Jan. I4, 1864, be- ing constantly engaged in fighting. It participated in the battle of Dandridge and made a charge on foot three-quarters of a mile in advance of the main line of battle, driving the enemy before it. On the retreat it reached Knoxville, Jan. IQ, 1864, and there the horses of the regiment were turned over to the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry. The regiment made a scout on foot to Pigeon Creek, then moved to Cumberland Gap and thence to Mt. Sterling, where it was remount- ed. On May I it started to Tunnel Hill, Ga., and with Stoneman’s command participated in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged in all the cavalry operations from Dalton to Decatur, Marching in a raid towards Macon in July, it took part in attack upon the enemy and drove him two miles. Near Hillsboro it participated in an en- gagement with a body of Wheeler's cavalry and was left on the field to hold the enemy in check until the main body was entirely out of danger. Then the regiment was surrendered by General Stoneman againt Colonel Butler's earnest protest. This occurred on July 31, and Mr. Conniff was taken as a prisoner to Anderson- ville, where he was confined two months, and was then taken to a prison at Florence, S. C., where he remained until he was paroled in the latter part of the following December. He was mustered out June 16, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Conniff then returned to this county and during the succeeding two years worked as an ordinary farm hand throughout the summer months. In 1868 he rented a farm and continued to follow agricultural pursuits a num- ber of years. During Cleveland's first administration he served as postmaster at Hagerstown and after retiring from that position en- BIOGRAPHICAL 695 gaged in the draying business a number of years. For the last sev- eral years he has lived retired in Hagerstown. In his business af- fairs Mr. Conniff has always been keen, Sagacious, and active, and his kindly, courteous demeanor has won him hosts of friends in every walk of life. He is recognized throughout his community as one of the trustworthy, substantial men of the county. Though he never aspired to a public career, as before stated he served four years as postmaster, and was for some time the incumbent of the office of member of the village council of Hagerstown, the duties of which positions he discharged in a manner entirely satisfactory to all concerned. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the local organiza- tions of which he has passed through the chairs. His wife is a mem- ber of the Rebekahs and of the Eastern Star. On Feb. 23, 1868, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Conniff to Miss Lucinda Crull, born in Henry county, Indiana, Feb. 22. 1852, daughter of William and Louisa (Pressel) Crull, natives respectively of Montgomery county, Ohio, and Henry county, Indiana. The father was born June 21, 1831, and the mother on April 29, 1834. The father carne to Indiana when two years old with his parents, who settled in Jef- ferson township, this county, and he resided there until 1874, when he disposed of his holdings and removed to Jefferson county, Kan- sas, where his wife passed to the life eternal, Feb. 19, 1896. Mr. Crull continued to reside in Kansas until in January, 1911, when he went to Mound City, Mo., where he resides with a daughter. He and his wife became the parents of four children: Mrs. Conniff is the eldest; Elizabeth became the wife of William Nininger, a mer- chant of Kansas City, Mo., and died in March, 1888; Nancy died in I862, at the age of four years; and Elsie is the wife of Robert Smith, a retired merchant of Mound City, Mo. The happy marital union of Mr. Conniff and wife was blessed by the birth of four children: Clara, born Aug. 27, 1872, died at the age of eleven years; Nora, born July 24, 1875, is the wife of John Sells, of Hagerstown, and they have two children—Leona, born July 16, 1896, and Jesse, born Sept. 23, 1903; Jennie, born July 31, 1878, died Sept. 6, 1879; and Eddie, born Sept. 6, 1881, died Feb. 14, 1885. Mr. Conniff is a Dem- ocrat in politics. Benjamin F. Parsons, Jr., a popular meat dealer of Hagerstown, this county, is one of Wayne's native sons, born in the village of Hagerstown, Feb. 20, 1884, a son of George W. and Priscilla (Ma- thews) Parsons, the former a native of Jefferson township and the latter of Cincinnati, Ohio. George W. Parsons, born on what is now the “Reynolds Farm,” in Jefferson township, in September, 1843, was reared on that homestead, one of five children, all de- ceased, except B. F. Parsons, Sr., of Richmond, and Martha, wife of D. A. Rudy, of Indianapolis. His educational advantages were those of the district schools, and he left school to enlist as a pri- vate in Company I of the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war, later being promoted to orderly sergeant, first lieutenant, and captain of his company. This regiment was re- cruited in the Fifth and Eleventh Congressional districts and was 696 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY organized at Richmond, in November, 1861. It was mustered in Nov. 18, and left the State Dec. 23, reporting to General Buell at Louisville, where it was assigned to the Sixth division, Army of the Ohio, and ordered to Bardstown, Ky. It moved to Lebanon, and on Feb. I2, 1862, to Munfordville, and thence to Nashville. It started for Pittsburg Landing March 21, and was actively engaged at Shiloh. It participated in the siege of Corinth and moved from thence to Northern Alabama, where it remained until July, when it was ordered to Tennessee. It was on duty near Tullahoma and McMinnville until September and then took an active part in the campaign against Bragg in Kentucky, being in the battle of Perry- ville. It was at Nashville during most of December, guarding for- age trains and engaged in frequent skirmishes. At the battle of Stone's River it was attached to the left wing of the army and dis- tinguished itself by its gallantry in resisting the fierce attacks made upon the lines at that point. It was in camp near Murfreesboro during the winter and spring of 1863, took part in Reynolds’ “eleven days' scout” in April, and participated in the campaign against Tullahoma. It was in camp near Pelham until Aug. 16, when it joined in the campaign toward Chattanooga and Operated on the north side of the Tennessee, opposite that city, its brigade taking possession of Chattanooga on its evacuation after the battle of Chickamauga. Colonel Lennard was assigned as provost-marshal and the regiment was placed on duty as provost guard. It was in the battle of Missionary Ridge and was then assigned to the Second division (Sheridan's), Fourth corps, which formed a part of the column sent to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville. Mr. Parsons re-enlisted with the regiment, Jan. I, 1864, and was furloughed home in March. With his regiment he rejoined the Fourth corps, May 5, and took part in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Allatoona, New Hope Church, and in the heavy skirmishes about Kenesaw Mountain. In the assault of June 27 the regiment formed the skirmish line in front of the assaulting column of the Fourth corps and was on the skirmish line at Peachtree Creek, where, after a desperate resistance, a portion of the regiment was captured by the Confederates. Captain Parsons was, unfortunatly, one of the number, and the next three months he experienced the horrors of Andersonville prison. He was re- leased at the end of that time and, resuming his command, was with Thomas' army which resisted the enemy's invasion of Tennessee. He was engaged at Franklin and was in the battle of Nashville, after which the regiment moved to Huntsville, Ala., in pursuit of Hood, remaining there until spring. It moved into Tennessee in April, 1865, proceeding from Bull's Gap to Nashville, in July was transferred to Texas, being stationed at Port Lavaca, and was mustered out Dec. 14, 1865. Captain Parsons came home via In- dianapolis and engaged with his father in the buying and selling of horses, taking them overland to the Chicago market. He was married in 1866 and then engaged in the grocery business, but later entered the meat business and continued in that line of industry until he retired, in 1908, and he died at Hagerstown in August, 1910. BIOGRAPHICAL 697 He served eight years as assessor of Jefferson township. The fam- ily has a history of Andersonville Prison which Captain Parsons wrote, relating his experience as a prisoner in that place. To him and his good wife were born eleven children: Fannie is deceased; Amos W. is a mechanic and resides in Hagerstown; Emma J. is deceased ; Sherman is deceased ; Harrison C. is engaged in the res- taurant business at Cambridge City; Charles is deceased ; Gertrude is the wife of George Beeson, of Jefferson township ; Edna is de- ceased; Benjamin F., Jr., is the next in order of birth; George W., Jr., resides in Hagerstown, and Mary is deceased. Benjamin F. Parsons, Jr., acquired his educational training at the schools of Jefferson township and at the age of fourteen years began to re- ceive wages in his father’s employ, remaining with his father until the retirement of the latter, in 1908. He then worked for his father's successor in the business until the spring of 1909, when he went to New Castle and engaged independently in the meat business. He remained at that place until the latter part of September, Igog, and then removed his fixtures, etc., to Hagerstown, where he has since continued in the wholesale and retail meat business, operating the old plant formerly owned by his father. He carries a complete line of meats and enjoys an extensive and lucrative patronage, supply- ing many of the homes in that vicinity with that important neces- sity of life. Mr. Parsons is one of the enterprising and loyal citizens of his native county and is held in high regard in the community. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. On Aug. 4, 1906, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Hazel Clapper, born near Mooreland, in Henry county, Jan. 20, 1887, a daughter of Jacob and Laura (Taylor) Clapper, natives of Henry county. To Mr. and Mrs. Parsons was born a son, Roy J., July 17, 191 I. Jacob Clapper, a farmer by occupation, and his beloved wife have always resided in Henry county, where he has operated a farm during his entire career, with the exception of a period which he devoted to bookkeeping for his father and father-in-law, who were engaged in the pork-packing industry in New Castle. Four children were born to Mr. Clapper and wife: Walter is a farmer and resides in Dalton township, Wayne county; Gordon resides in Hagerstown; Mrs. Parsons is the next in order of birth ; and Mildred resides at the parental home. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons are members of the Friends' church at Franklin, in Dalton township. Walter M. Harris, a prominent and influential farmer of Web- ster township, is one of Wayne's native sons who has attained to pronounced success and prestige in the agricultural industry. He was born in Clay township, April 24, 1873, a son of Daniel W. Harris (see sketch). The son acquired his elementary educational training at Sugar Grove school in his native township and remained upon the parental farmstead until the age of twenty-three years, in 1896, when he removed to Webster township, renting a farm of 160 acres owned by his father, where he resided until 1912, when he purchased a farm of eighty acres in Green township, known as the “Abner Claussen farm.” In politics he is a loyal advocate of Republicanism, and though a loyal and public spirited citizen has 698 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY never fostered any aspirations for a public career, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his industrial and business affairs. On Oct. I4, 1896, Mr. Harris was happily united in mar- riage to Miss Nora King, born in Center township, 1877, a daughter of Joseph L. and Ollie L. (Stevens) King, natives of Wayne county. The father has always followed agricultural pursuits and he and his wife reside on the farm where Mrs. Harris was born. They are the parents of three children: Lizzie is the wife of Joseph H. Thompson, a farmer of Webster township; Mary is the wife of William T. Barton, a horse dealer of Centerville; and Mrs. Harris is the youngest. Five children have been born to the subject of this review and wife: Genevieve, born June 14, 1897, died Aug. 2, 1909; Violet, born Sept. 12, 1899; Olive, born Dec. 11, 1901; Francis, born March 22, 1904; and Joseph Daniel, born May 2, 1905. Hamilton Williams, deceased, for years one of the substantial citizens of Webster township, was born in Boston township, this county, Dec. 27, 1860. He was a son of John T. and Lucinda (Grimes) Williams, the former born near Baltimore, Md., and the latter in Boston township, Wayne county. The father came to Indiana when a young man and settled in Boston township, where he married and became a land-owner, and he and his wife resided there until about 1901, when they removed to the city of Richmond and have since lived retired. They became the parents of six chil- dren: Howard is a farmer and resides in Boston township; Hamil- ton was the second in order of birth ; Laura is the widow of John Moore and resides in Carroll county; Charles is a farmer and re- sides in Boston township; Emma is the wife of Francis E. McMinn, of Centerville; and Anna is the wife of Sleighton Kline, a farmer of Logansport. Hamilton Williams received his educational train- ing at the Bunker Hill school, south of Richmond. He resided at home until about twenty-five years old and then rented a farm in Boston township, upon which tract he resided one year. Then, after living with his parents a year, he purchased the farm where his widow resides. This farm he purchased of his father, the tract consisting of II.8 acres, but he subsequently added to it and at the time of his death owned 200 acres in Webster township, to the oper- ation of which he devoted his entire time and attention. In his political views Mr. Williams was a stanch Democrat. He was twice married. His first wife was Ollie Krauskoff, of Boston township. One child, Roy, was born of this union, and he married Portia Craig, of Green township, and resides in Webster township, where he is engaged in farming. The wife and mother passed away about one year after her marriage, and on Sept. 30, 1894, Mr. Williams was married to Miss Mattie Manifold, born near Hagerstown, in Jeffer- son township, Jan. 20, 1868. Of this second union were born six children: Frank, July 28, 1895; Lessie, Oct. 28, 1896; Lucile, Aug. 5, 1899; Mabel, Nov. Io, 1901; Ethel, Aug. 22, 1903; and Helen, March 4, 1907. Mr. Williams’ death occurred March 25, 1909, and the widow resides at the homestead. Mrs. Williams is the daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Allen). Manifold, born in Jefferson town- ship, this county. The father was born Aug. I5, 1827, and died June BIOGRAPHICAL 699 9, 1910, the mother passing away about 1871. The father became a land-owner in Jefferson township and followed farming there until the later years of his life, when he lived among his children, of whom there were four born to him and his devoted wife: Thomas is deceased; Ida is the wife of William Hoover, a farmer of Tipton, Ind.; Mrs. Williams is the next in order of birth; and Polly is the wife of William O. Cleveland, a farmer of Jefferson township. Luther Z. King, who maintains his home in his native town- ship of Webster, engaged in general farming and the breeding of Short-Horn cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs, is a representative of one of the prominent and highly honored pioneer families of this section of the State, with whose annals the name has been identified nearly eighty-five years. Mr. King was born on the farm where he resides, in Webster township, April 25, 1872, a son of William and Jemima (Jackson) King (see sketch of Thomas L. King). Luther Z. King passed his boyhood and youth on the homestead farm in Webster township, early beginning to assist in its work, and at- tended school at Olive Hill and also district schools in Webster township. He has continuously made his home in his native county. His mother died when he was eighteen years old and, as he was one of three heirs to the homestead, he has continued to reside there per- manently, operating the farm of 160 acres in a general way and also devoting considerable attention to the raising of fine stock. He en- joys the respect of the community which has ever represented his home and is a citizen of prominence and influence. He is a Repub- lican in principle but independent in politics, is a valued member of Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Centerville, and is a member of the Christian church. On June 3, 1896, Mr. King was married to Miss Grace Silver, daughter of Horatio and Sarah (Griffith) Silver. Mrs. King was born in Preble county, Ohio, Oct. II, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. King have one child, Horatio W., born March 7, 1897. Mrs. King's father resides at her home, the mother being deceased. William Albert King, living partially retired in the township of Webster, is a representative of one of the honored pioneer fam- ilies of Wayne county and is a native of Webster township. He is well known in Wayne county and his circle of friends is circum- scribed only by that of his acquaintance. Mr. King was born on the farm where he resides, March 19, 1853, a son of William and Jemima (Jackson) King (see sketch of Thomas L. King). William A. King secured his educational discipline at the Olive Hill school and in the schools of Webster township and resided at home until thirty-two years old. He then moved to a farm which he had pur- chased, about one mile north of his present location, the tract con- sisting of IO6 acres of land. He resided there about four years and then sold that farm and moved to one near Centerville, where his brother, Thomas L., resides. He operated this place one year and then purchased the old King homestead, the same upon which he resides, and this has been his home continuously since Feb. 27, 1890. In this farm there are I IO acres of land. Here he lives in an attrac- tive residence, surrounded by “troops of friends,” tried and true. 7OO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY From the time of attaining his legal majority Mr. King has been aligned as a stalwart supporter of the principles and policies of the Republican party, but has never sougth or held public office. He is a member of the Christian church. In 1884 he was married to Hen- rietta Hawkins, born in Randolph county, Ind., Aug. 20, 1851, daughter of William and Agatha (Teagle) Hawkins, the former born in South Carolina, Jan. II, 1809, and the latter near Staunton, Va., Feb. I5, 1810. The father came to Richmond when about twenty years old and lived with an uncle near that city, engaging in driving Stock to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married in 1832 and later went to Randolph county, where he became an extensive land- Owner. He also engaged in the milling business and continued to reside in Randolph county from about 1842 until his death, in May, 1880, his widow surviving until Oct. 15, 1897. He became the Owner of about 700 acres of land and held various local offices. He and his wife were the parents of nine children: Elizabeth is the wife of James Alshire, a farmer residing near Winchester; Mary Ann is deceased; Rachel is the widow of Joseph Maggard and resides at Aberdeen, Wash.; Martha died at Independence, Mo., in Decem- ber, IQIO, at the age of seventy years; James is deceased; Columbus is in the real-estate business in Indianapolis; Mrs. King is the next in order of birth ; Matilda is the wife of K. L. Mull, a shoe dealer in Albany, Ind. ; and William L. is engaged in the real-estate and loan business in Winchester. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. King were born two children: Everett H., born Oct. Io, I886, died Dec. 6, 1890; and William Ferrie, born Nov. 28, 1888, is a student in Earlham College. William B. Flatley, one of the representative farmers of Wayne county, residing in the township of Webster, is a scion of a sterling family which came from Ireland to America about fifty years ago, and its record is one in which he may justly take pride and satis- faction. The Little Green Isle figures as his place of nativity, since he was born in County Mayo, Ireland, Jan. 6, 1861. He is a son of Thomas and Margaret (Tiamon) Flatley, born in County Mayo, Ireland. Thomas Flatley came to America in 1865 and was first employed by William King, in Webster township, this county. Later he worked for others, among whom were George Davis, Miles Hunt, and Pressley King, and in 1870 purchased the farm where his son, William B., resides, and there spent the residue of his life. He was also employed at Camden, Ohio, one winter, engaged in the work of making a mill race. He became one of the prominent and influential citizens of Webster township and ever commanded uniform confidence and esteem. His death occurred in February, 1897, and his wife passed away in 1885, secure in the affectionate regard of all who knew her. She came to America with the chil- dren in 1868 and joined her husband in Webster township. Thomas Flatley and wife were the parents of seven children: Mary is the wife of Thomas Mungavin, of New Paris, Ohio, and they have six children—Mary, John, Thomas, James, Celia and William ; Bridget is the wife of Patrick Harrigan, a farmer in Preble county, Oitio. and they have seven children—Catherine, Mary, Frank, Maggie, BIOGRAPHICAL 7OI Alice, Leo, and Anna ; Patrick is night watchman at St. Vincent's Institute at St. Louis; Ann is the wife of Patrick Quigley, a farmer in Green township, and they have Seven children—Edward, Mary, Frank, William, James, Joseph, Margueret, and John ; William B. is the next in order of birth; John died in Ireland at the age of three years; and Thomas A. is in the street railway service at St. Louis. William B. Flatley secured his early educational discipline at a Friends’ school in Webster and in the Swamp Valley and Olive Hill schools, his entire attendance amounting to about twenty-one imonths. After leaving school he worked for others, from the time he was twelve years old, and at the age of about nineteen went to Indianapolis and secured employment with a coffin veneering com- pany, being thus engaged about four months. He then accepted a position with the Citizens’ Railway Company, as driver, in which capacity he served about four months and then came home and as- sisted his father in building his house. He remained at home until the death of his mother and then went to St. Louis, where he se– cured employment with the Citizens’ Railway Company and re- mained SO engaged about fifteen years, serving first as driver and then Successively as conductor, gripman, and motorman. In 1900 he returned to the old homestead and turned his attention to agri- cultural pursuits. His homestead farm, comprising 65.75 acres, is among the best in the county, and he is meeting with marked suc- cess in conducting the same, as he brings to bear intimate technical knowledge, progressive ideas, and keen business discrimination. Mr. Flatley takes a lively interest in all that tends to further the best interests of the community, is an independent supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and holds membership in the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Richmond. On Sept. 17, 1887, Mr. Flatley was united in marriage to Miss Mary O'Malley, born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1863, a daughter of Patrick and Mary (Norton) O’Malley, natives of County Mayo, Ireland, where they lived their entire lives. Mrs. Flatley came to America alone when fourteen years old, going to St. Louis, where she worked as a do- mestic in the family of Colonel Flad, architect of the Eades Bridge, until married. She was one of two children, a brother, Patrick, being the janitor at the Marquette Hotel in St. Louis. Mrs. Flatley died in 1896, having become the mother of five children: Margaret, born Feb. 23, 1888, resides at home with her father; Andrew, born Jan. 21, 1890, is a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad, in the Ham- ilton yards; Anna, born June 25, 1892, resides at home; John, born in 1894, died in childhood; and Agnes, born March 19, 1896, died in infancy. William Wilcoxen is a scion of one of the best known and most highly honored pioneer families of Wayne county, which has been his home from birth, and is engaged in farming in Webster township. He has well upheld the prestige of the name which he bears and is one of the popular and influential citizens of his native county. He was born at what is now Silver Point, in the township of Webster, Nov. 2, 1876, and that township has been the scene of his endeavors during the greater part of his career. He is a son of 7O2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Josiah Thomas and Viola A. (Smith) Wilcoxen, the former born north of Richmond, in Wayne township, and the latter near Green's Fork. The paternal great-grandfather was Josiah Wilcoxen, who came from Maryland to Wayne county, and the maternal great- grandfather was Job Smith. The paternal grandparents were John and Mary (DeMoss) Wilcoxen, the parents of the latter having also come from Maryland. The maternal grandparents were John and Martha E. (Murray) Smith, and after the death of the former the latter married a Mr. Purvis, who was killed in the Civil war. The father of Martha E. (Murray) Smith was Robert Murray, who came to Wayne county from North Carolina with his widowed mother, Elizabeth Murray. He married Nancy Ann Nordyke, daughter of Isaac Nordyke, who came to Wayne county from New Jersey. In early life Josiah T. Wilcoxen, father of William, was a farmer and gardener and he spent his last days in a comfortable residence in the village of Webster, where his widow resides. About One year before his death, March 5, 1905, he was appointed rural mail carrier from the Webster postoffice. In the Civil war he served as a private in Company K of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana infantry. This regiment was organized by the consolida- tion of three companies, raised in the Sixth Congressional district for the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, and seven com- panies raised in the Fifth Congressional district, rendezvousing at Richmond. It was mustered in March Io, 1864, left the State on the 19th, proceeding to Nashville via Louisville, and was assigned to the division commanded by General Hovey. On April 5 it pro- ceeded to Athens, Tenn., and with its corps marched toward Red Clay, Ga. It was in an engagement at Buzzard Roost; in frequent skirmishes in the vicinity of Resaca and Kingston; in sharp fighting at Lost Mountain, and was actively engaged at Kenesaw Mountain. The regiment was in a constant skirmish until Atlanta was reached; was in the battle of Atlanta on the 22d of July; took part in the siege of Atlanta; fought at Jonesboro, and then remained in camp at Decatur until Oct. 4, when it accompanied the column in pursuit of Hood; had a sharp skirmish at the Oostanaula river; continued the pursuit as far as Gaylesville, Ala.; moved via Cedar Bluffs and Dalton to Nashville, where it joined General Thomas’ command. It next moved for Pulaski, reaching there on the 15th, and pro- ceeded thence to Columbia, where it was in a brisk skirmish two days. On the march toward Franklin it was in a brisk fight at Spring Hill. It was in the battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, repelling every assault; was next engaged in the battle of Nashville, and joined in pursuit of Hood as far as Columbia, whence it moved to Clifton, embarked for Cincinnati, moved thence to Washington, which was reached on Jan. 30, 1865; then sailed for Morehead City, N. C., which was reached Feb. 27. From Newbern it marched toward Kinston, being engaged at Wise's Forks, and aided in re- pulsing an assault. From Kinston it marched for Goldsboro, where a junction was effected with Sherman's army, March 21. It was stationed at Lenoir Institute a short time, moving for Greensboro on May 3, thence to Charlotte, where it went into camp. It re- BIOGRAPHICAL 703 turned to Greensboro July 13, remained there until Aug. 31, when it was mustered out. Mr. Wilcoxen participated in all the service of his regiment until stricken with typhoid fever and was then con- fined in a hospital a considerable length of time. He and his good wife became the parents of eight children: Birdie and Sarah E. are deceased; William is the next in order of birth; George C. is in the grocery business in Richmond; Edward J. resides in Webster; Alonzo H. is a carpenter and resides with his mother; Harry C. resides in Richmond; and Charles died in infancy. William Wil- coxen is indebted to the public schools at Swamp Valley in Web- ster township, a school in Randolph county, the Starr school in Wayne township, and the schools of the village of Webster for his early educational training, and when about fourteen years old began working as a hired hand at general farming and dairying. He con- tinued thus employed until about twenty-one years old, when he worked in a combined dairy and creamery about ten months, at the end of which time he secured a position in a creamery at Webster, where he was employed about three years. He then took charge of a creamery which was located between Williamsburg and Econ- omy, serving as a butter-maker there about six months, and then returned to the Webster creamery, where he worked until 1905. In that year he rented the farm where he resides and which con- sists of IOO acres, and has since devoted his attention to farming in a general way. He also does some dairying, keeping a number of fine Jersey cattle. He is known as an alert and progressive busi- ness man and public-spirited citizen, and to him is accorded the same high regard which has ever been a popular concomitant of the family name. In politics he is found arrayed as a stalwart sup- porter of the cause of the Republican party, but has never been ambitious for public office. In the time-honored Independent Order of Odd Fellows he has served as installing officer of the local organi- zation, also having membership in the Rebekahs. On March 4, 1903, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Wilcoxen to Miss May M. Roosa, born in New Garden township, May 8, 1876, a daughter of William W. and Amanda E. (Evans) Roosa. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcoxen is Mildred Juanita, born June 21, 1906. William W. Roosa, father of Mrs. Wilcoxen, was born near Leb- anon, Ohio, son of David and Elizabeth (Wilson) Roosa, who came from Ohio to Indiana, and the mother was born on the farm where her daughter, Mrs. Wilcoxen, resides. Her parents were Mark and Maria (Garver) Evans. Joseph Evans, grandfather of Mark Evans, came to Wayne county in an early day and entered several quarter- sections of land in Webster and Clay townships. A part of this land has remained in the possession of his descendants to the present day. William W. Roosa was a farmer practically all of his life and as a young man came to Indiana with his parents. He served in the Civil war as a private in Com- pany B of the Second Ohio heavy artillery. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison from June to September, 1863, to serve three years. Company B was first moved to Covington Barracks, Ky., thence to Bowling Green; in May, 1864, 7O4 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY to Charleston, Tenn.; in August it was at Cleveland and took part in an engagement at that place; in October it moved to Fort San- ders and Knoxville; in November moved to open communications with the Union forces at Strawberry Plains; returned to Knoxville; in December marched to Bean's Station, and again returned to Knoxville, moving immediately thereafter to Camp Rothrock and Fort Byington. It was mustered out of service with the regiment, Aug. 23, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department. After returning home Mr. Roosa rented land a number of years and then purchased a small farm in Webster township, where he resided about twelve years. He added to his real-estate holdings until he Owned at the time of his death IOO acres, besides a residence prop- erty in Fountain City, where his widow resides, he having passed away Sept. 2, 1906. They became the parents of five children: Sadie is deceased; Mrs. Wilcoxen is the next in order of birth; and the Others are Roscoe L., Murrel, and Audrey. Jesse M. Hutton.—In the passing of Jesse M. Hutton, on March 25, 1886, the city of Richmond and Wayne county lost one of its most distinguished and respected citizens, whose kindly deeds and many excellent qualities are remembered by those who came within the sphere of his extensive acquaintance. Mr. Hutton was born at New Market, Frederick county, Maryland, Jan. 30, 1809. His early life was a struggle with poverty and its attending ob- stacles, and is thus epitomized from notes written by himself a short time before his death. A poor boy in a slave State, he had little opportunity to secure even a common school education, and at an early age learned the trade of millwright. Afterward he en- gaged in a very moderate way in the manufacture of threshing machines. Becoming convinced that the West offered superior ad- vantages he started on horseback to cross the mountains, about 1835, with Ohio as his destination, and for a while remained at Mount Vernon, in that State. Failing in health, he returned to Maryland and, in 1836, with his mother, started for Indiana, arriv- ing in the then small town of Richmond, where he decided to make a permanent location. After working at day wages for a time he, with his brother—the late John H. Hutton—and Isaac E. Jones purchased the old Starr Cotton factory and converted it into what became extensively known as the Spring Foundry, from which was evolved the establishment of Gaar, Scott & Company. Being lim- ited in capital through the tightness of money, the company—part of the time known as J. M. & J. H. Hutton—struggled along for fourteen years and eventually built up a very successful enter- prise. In 1868 Mr. Hutton, in company with George Hasecoster, Samuel S. Gause, George Schuerman, William P. Hutton, and Matthew H. Dill, organized and incorporated the firm of J. M. Hutton & Company, manufacturers of coffins, which was a pros- perous enterprise from the start and has been one of the most suc- cessful manufacturing plants in the city. Mr. Hutton was also interested in several real estate deals and with his brother at one time owned the site of the present homes of William Dudley Foulke and Rudolph G. I.eeds, the original buildings there having R №. | ： ）|- №.§ |（…） R ： |- |× |×·： .§.§.|-R. №. §. |（-） №.R. ： §. №.§.R |ק.|×|× ſaeR |× |-\!№. （）|× №.R： §.|（|× RR. © （ - … №. ）（） .……….： ） |× |（…） |× ：|- |ק.|× |×|№. §. |×R. § №. • • • • • BIOGR.APIH IC.A.L 705 been erected by them. Always actively interested in the public welfare, at the time of his death Mr. Hutton was president of the Richmond City Water Works, of which he was the organizer. It was the old inspiration with him of doing good, and the importu- nity of friends, that caused him to become interested in the subject, and though past the allotted Score of man's years, he grappled with the difficulties that continually beset the company and under his masterly hand the water works were completed to a very efficient State. He was liberal and philanthropic, but his actions in that direction were quiet and unostentatious. His charities were many, he gave liberally to all worthy and needy causes, and in his old age death found him ready “to fold the drapery of his couch around him and lie down to pleasant dreams.” He was a member of the Hicksite Society of Friends and had an abiding faith in the funda- mental doctrines of the Society. The following tribute was paid him by one who had enjoyed an intimate acquaintance with him for a period of forty years: “He was an earnest and positive man, tenacious in his opinions and inflexible in his integrity. He united with a strong will an amiability of manner which made him a com- panionable friend. His early life was a struggle, and for a man of his early opportunities he was a clear-headed reasoner, a discrimi- nating observer and an intelligent thinker. He had positive opin- ions on all moral subjects and was a good hater, so to speak, of in- temperance. It was an inspiration with him as well as his beloved wife, who has just preceded him to a better world, to do good to others without parade or ostentation. It did his noble soul good, as he expressed it, to be able to assist the worthy and unworthy as well, as he would rather be imposed upon than fall short of what he considered a conscientious duty.” In 1842, Mr. Hutton was married to Miss Rebecca L. Shaw, who was born in Waynesville, Warren county, Ohio, in September, 1821, and preceded her hus- band in death thirteen months, passing away at her home in Rich- mond, Feb. 23, 1885. She was among the most affectionate and tender of womankind, gifted in a remarkable degree with poetic taste, and a happy facility for expressing it. She wrote many beau- tiful tributes to the memory of those she loved and her published poems are familiar to Richmond readers. For more than forty years she and her husband pursued the journey of life together, loyally sharing each other's trials, sorrows and pleasures, and all who knew them loved, admired, and highly esteemed them. Their union was blessed by the birth of four children: Emily H. became the wife of Matthew H. Dill; Mary A. married John Shroyer; and Camilla R. married Rev. James D. Stanley; while the only son was William P. Hutton, a man of fine business talents, who occupied the position of treasurer of the firm of J. M. Hutton & Company at the time of his death, which occurred Dec. 21, 1894. John M. Bond has been engaged in agricultural pursuits in the township of Webster the past twenty-two years and is one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of the county. Mr. Bond was born near Carthage, in Rush county, Indiana, July 27, 1865, a son of William and Sarah (Jessup.) Bond, the former born in 7O6 MIEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Webster township, Wayne county, Oct. 13, 1838, and the latter in Carthage, Rush county, May 1, 1837. The father is now living at Fountain City, the mother having died in 1908. William Bond is a son of Jesse Bond, a pioneer of Wayne county who immigrated from North Carolina. John M. Bond secured his early education in the Walnut Ridge district school, in Rush county, where he con- tinued to reside until 1890, when he came to Wayne county. Pre- vious to that time he had rented land from his father, beginning his independent career at the age of twenty, and in April, 1890, took up his residence on a farm which he had purchased in Webster town- ship, and that place has ever since represented his home. He has the unequivocal confidence and esteem of the peoplpe of his section, and his farm of eighty acres is devoted to general agriculture and stock-raising. Mr. Bond is a stanch supporter of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor and has been an efficient worker in its cause. He is a valued member of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is trustee, and has membership in the Rebekahs. On Feb. 3, 1887, Mr. Bond was united in marriage to Miss Jennie L. Cheesman, born in Webster township, Oct. 6, 1864, a daughter of Vernon and Cath- erine (Longnecker) Cheesman, the former of whom died May 28, 1909, and the latter resides in Webster township. Mr. and Mrs. Bond have a daughter, Fannie A., born Oct. 1, 1889, wife of William J. Feasel. . Jacob F. Fudge is one of the men who merits the high stand- ing accorded to him by the community in which he lives, for on all Occasions his principles and actions have placed him among the most public-spirited and enterprising men of Webster township. He was born in Randolph county, Indiana, Dec. Io, 1860, and came to Waync cotinty in 1903. His father, John K. Fudge, was born in Preble county, Ohio, June II, 1819, and his mother, Martha J. (Aker) Fudge, was born in that county and State, March 6, 1829. They were married in Preble county and soon after that event came to Indiana, locating near Winchester, in which vicinity they con- tinued to reside the residue of their lives, the father dying Feb. 20, 1893, and the mother, Feb. 16, 1906. They became the parents of ten children: Melissa A., wife of George W. Platt, a farmer in Franklin township, died March 3, 191 I ; Joseph A. is deceased ; the third child died in infancy, as also did James; John C. and Saphronia C. are deceased ; Malinda is deceased; Jacob F. is the next in order of birth; and Margaret A. and Albert C. were twins, the former being the wife of Philip Miller, of New Mexico, and the latter is deceased. Jacob F. Fudge resided with his parents until twenty-one years old and during the last three years of that period operated his father’s farm on shares. He then worked for others until married, after which he rented land in Randolph county about eighteen years. In 1903 he came to Wayne county and rented a farm in Webster township three years. Then, after a year's residence in the village of Webster, he purchased the farm of Io9 acres where he now re- sides, and where he has since been engaged in general farming. On Dec. 19, 1885, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Fudge and Miss BIOGRAPH I C. \L 707 Carrie B. Miller, born in Randolph county, Dec. 23, 1865, daughter of John H. and Elizabeth (Clear) Miller. Four children were the issue of this marriage : Oliver E., born Jan. I7, 1888, married Miss Opal Hartup, resides in Richmond, and they have one child, Calvin W., born Dec. I2, 1907; Ada A., born Oct. 4, 1889, resides at the parental home, as do also Russell C., born Nov. 5, 1891, and Clar- ence O., born Nov. 18, 1893. Mr. Fudge is a Democrat in politics. John H. Miller, the father of Mrs. Fudge, was born in Preble coun- ty, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1832, and the mother was also born in Preble county, Ohio, March 8, 1833. The father removed to Randolph county, Indiana, in early life, and there became a land-owner and lived the remainder of his days. He served with an Indiana regi- ment during the latter part of the Civil war and his feet were seri- ously injured by marching and exposure. He served one term as commissioner of Randolph county. He and his good wife were the parents of seven children: Margaret is deceased ; Angeline is the widow of Richard Brown and resides in Winchester; Mary Jane is deceased ; Philip married Margaret A. Fudge, a sister of the sub- ject of this review, and resides in the West; James R. is deceased ; Mrs. Fudge is the next in order of birth; and George is a farmer and resides in Randolph county. Louis Homer Schepman, one of the representative citizens of Wayne county, for seven years maintained his home in the town- ship of Webster, where he conducted a fine farm of eighty-five acres which he operated in a general way, but is now a resident of Wayne township. He is another worthy representative of the sterling German families of the State of Indiana, where he has re- sided from the time of his birth, and has gained a position of inde- pendence through his own well directed endeavors. Mr. Schepman is a scion of staunch German stock in both the agnatic and ma- ternal lines. He is a native of Wayne county, born four miles south of Richmond, Jan. 23, 1870, a son of John Henry and Mary Eliza- beth (Veregge) Schepman, natives of the Empire of Germany, the former born in Hanover, May 20, 1822, and the latter in Osnabruck, Nov. 7, 1827. John H. Schepman learned the trade of a tailor with his wife's father, in Germany, serving an apprenticeship of four years, and followed that occupation in his native land one year longer. About 1840 he came to America and located at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked as a journeyman about four years and then engaged in business for himself. He remained in Cincinnati until about 1854, when he came to Richmond and engaged in the tailor- ing business, continuing so employed until 1869, when he moved to a farm south of that city. He followed agricultural pursuits six years and, in 1875, returned to Richmond, where he was engaged in the retail cigar and tobacco business about one year. He then re-engaged in the tailoring business, which he followed until his death, May 15, 1889, and his widow continued to reside in Richmond until her death, July 8, 1909. He was first a Republican, voting for Lincoln, but in later years became a Democrat, and he and his wife were German Lutherans in their religious views. They were the parents of twelve children: Theodore and the second born both 708 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY died in infancy; Elizabeth is the widow of William Koeppe and resides in Evanston, Ill., John Henry, Jr., died Jan. 8, 1910; George W. is engaged in the tailoring business in Richmond; Charles died at the age of four years; Anna Mary Cornelia is the wife of J. Fred- erick Oesting, a grocer, of Richmond; Rosena is the wife of Charles H. Knollenberg, a machinist, of Evanston, Ill.; Sarah Adeline is the wife of J. C. Slack, a barber, of Evanston, Ill.; Oran F. and Mabel are deceased; and Louis H. is the youngest. Louis H. Schepman was reared to the tailoring business and his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded by the schools of Richmond, sup- plemented by a course in a business school in that city. He con- tinued to devote his attention to the tailoring business, with his father and brother, from the age of fifteen years until 1901, serving in every department of that trade, and gained definite success through his indefatigable efforts and good management. In 1901 he engaged in the florist business at Richmond and remained so employed until Feb. 21, 1904, when his plant was burned. He then removed to Webster township, where he purchased a farm and de- voted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. He sold the farm in 191 I and has since resided on the David Sutton homestead, west of Richmond, on the National Road in Wayne township. As a citizen he commands the esteem and good will of the community. He is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and himself and family are members of the Friends’ church. He is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 24, Free and Accepted Masons, at Richmond. On June 14, 1893, Mr. Schepman was united in mar- riage to Miss Jenna McDonald, born in Richmond, Nov. 24, 1869, a daughter of Michael and Anna (Edwards) McDonald, and of this union have been born four children—LeVern F., Arl McDonald, Vair Elizabeth, and Rhea Jennie. Michael McDonald, father of Mrs. Schepman, was an early resident of Richmond and received his education there. He joined the drum corps and served in the Union army during the Civil war, being under age at the time and running away from home to accomplish his desires. His father, John McDonald, served four years in that conflict with a Richmond company. Michael McDonald died Jan. I, IQIo, at Dayton, Ohio, aged sixty-four years. To him and his wife were born three daugh- ters, two of whom died in infancy. The mother, Anna (Edwards) McDonald, died in Richmond, Sept. 6, 1871, at the age of twenty- two years. Horace H. Hunt, a leading farmer and representative citizen of the township of Webster, engaged in agricultural pursuits, is a scion of one of the honored pioneer families of Indiana, where his forebears took up their residence prior to the admission of the Territory to the Union. Horace H. Hunt was born on a farm near where he resides, April 27, 1861, a son of Ammiel and Julia Elma (Swain) Hunt, born in Franklin township, Wayne county. Ammiel Hunt was born in 1822 and in early life was a teacher, also worked on a farm at intervals. After his marriage he purchased a farm south of the village of Webster and resided there about a year and a half, at the end of which period he removed to a farm one mile BIOGRAPHICAL 7O9 north of the village. Later he purchased a farm adjoining, where his son Horace H. now resides, and resided there many years. Finally he purchased another farm adjoining and resided there until his death, at which time he owned 392 acres of land. He lived up to the full tension of the era and contributed his quota to the de- velopment and progress of what is now one of the most attractive and populous counties of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was a man of forceful individuality and Sterling integrity, so that he not only gained a due measure of success through his arduous and well directed efforts but also held the unqualified confidence and respect of his fellow men. His name merits an enduring place on the roll of the earnest and worthy pioneers who figured as founders and upbuilders of a great and prosperous State. He continued to reside on his homestead farm until his death, Oct. 19, 1870. The mother of Horace H. Hunt died Jan. II, 1875. The father was twice mar- ried and Horace H. is one of six children born of the second union, being the third in order of birth. He was reared under the invig- orating and sturdy discipline of the home farm, where he waxed strong in mind and body while thus gaining deep appreciation of the dignity and value of honest toil and endeavor. His educational advantages were those afforded in the common schools of his native township and in a Quaker school which his father had charge of in the village of Webster, and also took a course in the Richmond Business College. He continued to be actively and successfully identified with agricultural pursuits, working for others from the age of eighteen to twenty-five. He then went to Marshall county, Kansas, rented a farm and resided there four years, at the end of which time he returned to Wayne county and resided with his wife's father two years. He then moved to the village of Webster, where he purchased a lot containing two and one-half acres and resided there about four years. In 1896 he traded places with his wife's father and came to the farm where he resides and which contains ninety- nine acres. It is one of the best equipped farms in the township, a new barn having been erected in 1908, and in 1910 he erected one of the neatest and most modern dwellings in the community. Mr. Hunt is known as a citizen of marked loyalty and public spirit and shows a lively interest in all that tends to conserve the advance- ment and material prosperity of his home township and county. His political support is given to the Democratic party and he and his wife are zealous members of the Quaker church. On Jan. 20, 1886, Mr. Hunt was united in marriage to Miss Laura B. Palmer, born in Webster township, May 20, 1861, a daughter of Daniel and Martha (Smith) Palmer, early settlers of Wayne county, where the mother died March 7, 1904, and the father resides with the family of Mr. Hunt. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were born five children: Floyd H. married Miss Virgie Feasel, is a farmer, and resides in Boston township; Paul resides at the parental home, as do Harry and Helen. Howard V., the first child, born Nov. 17, 1887, died May 5, 1888. Mr. Hunt is a member of Williamsburg Lodge, No. 493, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Webster Lodge, No. 371, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through 7IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the chairs of the local lodge of the last named organization. Daniel Palmer, father of Mrs. Hunt, was born in Virginia, Dec. 26, 1826, and the mother in Columbiana county, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1830. The father came with his parents to Indiana when three years old and the family settled near Centerville, where he grew to the age of maturity. He first worked for Norris Jones in a brick-yard, after which he was engaged with Thomas Gentry six years. He then came to Webster township (then a portion of Green township) and purchased a farm, upon which he resided several years. In 1870 he came to the farm where Mr. Hunt resides, having purchased the place at a commissioners’ sale, and resided there until 1894, when he removed to Webster, and since the death of his wife has lived with his children, of whom there are four: Elva C. is the wife of Benjamin G. Price, of Richmond; Arthur B. is a resident of the village of Webster (see sketch); Mrs. Hunt is the next in order of birth; and Joseph W. is a farmer and resides in Webster township. Francis D. Jay, who has long maintained his home in the town- ship of Webster, is one of the honored citizens of Wayne county, where his paternal grandparents took up their abode in the early history of Indiana and the family has since continued to reside. He was reared to manhood in and it has been his privilege to witness and aid in the development of this section, virtually on the frontier at the time when the family here located. He has made his life count for good in all its relations, has been progressive and public spirited, and has achieved a worthy success in temporal affairs, the while commanding the unequivocal confidence and esteem of his fellow men. In according recognition to such sterling citizens a publication of this nature exercises its supreme function. Mr. Jay was born in Webster township, Wayne county, Aug. 14, 1857, the eldest of the three sons of Henry and Alice (Hollingsworth) Jay, born in Warren county, Ohio, the father on Aug. 31, 1813, and the mother on Feb. 28, 1838. Henry Jay came to Indiana when thirteen years old with his parents, who first located on the State line, near New Paris, Ohio, where the son grew to maturity. In early man- hood he removed to Webster township, became a land-owner, and there he and his devoted wife passed the residue of their lives. They bore the burdens and endured the vicissitudes common to the era in which they lived, showing courage and fortitude, laboring inde- fatigably and eventually gaining reward for their earnest endeavors. Their lives were guided and governed by the highest principles of honor and integrity and they held at all times the implicit confi- dence and regard of the community in which they so long made their home. The father died in August, 1891, and the mother passed away in the winter of 1874. They were the parents of three chil- dren: Francis D. is the eldest; Dayton is deceased ; and William H. H. is a farmer and resides in Webster township. The father had been previously married three times, and of those unions were born six children, two of whom are living—Dewitt C. and Sarah J., the latter of whom is the wife of Lindley Bond, of Green township. Francis D. Jay passed his childhood days in Webster township, where he received his rudimentary education in the common schools, BIOGRAPHICAL 7II also attending one winter in Ohio. His services were early called into requisition in connection with the work of the home farm and his memory bears record of the strenuous toil involved in reclaim- ing land from the primeval forest. After he attatined years of ma- turity he initiated farming Operations in an independent way, and thus his labors continued to be arduous and unceasing while gain- ing a “start in life” and proving his mettle as one of the world's noble army of workers. By every reason of energy, good judgment and consecutive application, his success was cumulative, and he has been in the most emphatic sense the maker of the competency which he enjoys at the present time, when the shadows of his life lengthen from the Golden West. He resided with his father until twenty years old and then worked for his grandfather one year, at the end of which time he returned to the parental home and worked inis father's farm about five years. He then purchased a farm in Green township, where he resided about seven years and then moved back to Webster township and purchased the farm upon which he resides, consisting of ninety acres, which is devoted to general farming and stock-raising, in which line he has attained to a high reputation and made a distinctive success. Mr. Jay has never wav- ered in his allegiance to the cause of the Republican party. He is prominently identified with the Farmers' Mutual Protective Asso- ciation. On March 8, 1883, Mr. Jay was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Albertson, born at Green’s Fork, Clay township, Feb. 18, 1856, a daughter of Elwood and Mary (Williams) Albertson, the former born in Clay township, Dec. 9, 1817, and the latter in Penn- sylvania, April 7, 1821. The father resided at the old Albertson homestead in Clay township until the death of his parents, when he became the owner of the farm and continued to reside thereon until his death, in 1885. His wife died in 1904, having remained on the old homestead several years and then removed to Green's Fork, where she died. They were the parents of four children: Oliver C. is living retired in Richmond; Mrs. Jay is the second in order of birth; Albert R. is the present treasurer of Wayne county; and Bailey is a carpenter and resides in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Jay became the parents of two children: Herschel, born March 16, 1884, died on Sept. Io of the same year; and Herbert, born May II, 1885, resides on his father's farm and operates heavy machinery, threshing machinery, etc. He married Harriet Snyder, born in Richmond, Feb. 18, 1889, and they have a child, Elizabeth Evelin, born June 2, 1908. Mrs. Francis D. Jay is a member of the Ladies’ Aid Society and she and her husband are birthright members of the Friends’ church. Arthur B. Palmer is known as one of the representative busi- ness men of Wayne county and his popularity is measured only by the circle of his acquaintances. He conducts a prosperous coal, tile, and fertilizer business in the village of Webster and is the owner of a valuable farm which has been nicely improved through his able and discriminating supervision and control. Mr. Palmer finds a due measure of pride and satisfaction in referring to the old Hoosier State as the place of nativity. He was born in Web- 7I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ster township, one mile north of the village of Webster, Sept. 3, 1858, a son of Daniel and Martha (Smith) Palmer (see sketch of Horace H. Hunt). Arthur B. Palmer passed his boyhood and youth on the homestead farm in Webster township and there received his preliminary educational training in the public schools and in the old Quaker school in the village of Webster. At the age of twenty-one years he began his independent career, though he worked for his father two years after reaching his majority. He then rented land of his father two years, after which he removed to near Green’s Fork, where he lived on a farm one year. He then re- turned to Webster township and rented his grandfather's farm a period of six years, at the end of which time he purchased a part of the place, consisting of thirty-five acres, to which he added from time to time until he now owns I50 acres. He resided on his farm until 1907, when he took up his residence in the village of Webster, where he has since maintained his home, having gained independence and definite success through his own well directed efforts. As before stated, he is engaged in the coal, tile, and fer- tilizer business, and in this controls a large and representative patronage. By fair dealing and unfailing courtesy he has gained a secure hold upon the confidence and esteem of the people of the community, and thus the success of his business enterprise has been cumulative. He is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through the chairs of the local or— ganization, Webster Lodge, No. 371, and he and Mrs. Palmer are members of Rebekah Lodge, No. 594. The local camp of the Re- publican party finds one of its loyal members in the person of Mr. Palmer, and he is now township chairman of the Republican Central Committee. He and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. Sept. 13, 1881, recorded the marriage of Mr. Palmer to Miss Louisa C. Bond, born near Green’s Fork, this county, March Io, 1859. She is a daughter of John and Thomzy Ann (Chees- man) Bond, both of whom died in Clay township. John Bond was loorn near Green’s Fork, March 8, 1828, a son of Robert and Rachel (Thornburgh) Bond, and lived his entire life in Clay township. He was one of the leading farmers of this section of the county and held the unequivocal regard of all who knew him. The mother of Mrs. Palmer was born in Center township, Oct. 22, 1835, and died Sept. 15, 1873. She was a daughter of Ebenezer and Jane (Culbertson) Cheesman, early settlers in Center township, this county. Mr. Cheesman was one of the leading farmers of his time, was very prompt in all his dealings and well respected by all who knew him. On Oct. 5, 1875, John Bond was married to Malissa A. Stiggleman, daughter of John Stiggleman, of Henry county, Indiana, and she, with their son, Lawrence, and daughter, Marie H., resides at the old homestead in Clay township. The father passed away Feb. 13, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Palmer became the parents of a son, Clarent Louis, born May 7, 1886. His boyhood days were spent with his parents on the farm where he now resides. He received his education in the Webster school, graduating in the common school in 1901, and completing the four BIOGRAPHICAL 7I 3 years’ high school course in 1905. On Sept. 6, 1905, he was mar- ried to Mary Elizabeth Crawford, born March Io, 1887, a daughter of Charles and Emily (Snyder) Crawford, of Wayne township, this county. Clarent L. Palmer took the commercial course at the Rich- mond Business College, and after a few months spent in Rich- mond they returned to the old homstead, in November, 1907, and there he is engaged in farming and the breeding of Tine Duroc hogs and Barred Plymouth Rock chickens. They have two chil- dren: Dudley Clarent, born July 24, 1906, and Lester Crawford, born June 23, 1908. Clarent L. Palmer is a member of Webster Lodge, No. 371, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through the chairs of that organization, and he and his wife are members of the Webster lodge of Rebekahs, she having passed through the chairs of that order. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Palmer are prominent in the social life of the community and their house is known for its gracious hospitality. Elijah Cooper, a retired farmer of Webster, is one of the representative men of that thriving village and is a member of one of the honored pioneer families of Butler county, Ohio, being a scion of the third generation. Mr. Cooper was born on a farm in Preble county, Ohio, and the date of his nativity is March 25, 1840. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Kellum) Cooper, the former born in Butler county, Ohio, and the latter in Preble county, in the same State. The father devoted practically his entire life to agricultural pursuits, in connection with which he attained to a due measure of success, and died in August, 1875, in Butler county, Ohio, where he was the owner of a valuable farm. The mother died about 1891, and they were the parents of four chil- dren; Jonathan was killed by a saw-log when about fourteen years old; Sarah Jane became the wife of Milton Stubbs and resided in Kansas, where she died in 1910; Esther is the widow of Joseph Stubbs and resides in Preble county, Ohio; and Elijah is the young- est. Elijah passed his boyhood days on the home farm and his educational training was secured in the public schools of Preble and Butler counties, Ohio. He resided at home until twenty- three years old and then engaged in farming on a place given him by his father, in Butler county, Ohio, and there resided six years. He then rented that farm out and purchased another in the same county, upon which place he resided three years, and removed to Wayne county, Indiana, and located just west of Richmond, where he resided two years, having disposed of his Butler county farm. He then removed to Preble county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm and resided eight years, at the end of which time he removed to Trenton, Butler county, Ohio, where he purchased another farm. He resided there nine years and then removed to Eaton, in the same county, where he lived retfred about six months, and then moved again to Wayne county, Indiana, locating four miles southeast of Richmond. He resided at this place three years and then purchased a farm in New Garden township, where he resided nine years, after which he sold his farm and removed to the village of Webster. Later, he purchased a farm three miles northwest 7 I4 MIEMOIRS OF \\ AYNE COUNTY of that village, in Webster township, but after living there six months sold that place and moved into Center township, where he purchased a farm and resided two years. He then purchased a farm in Webster township, the tract consisting of IO6 acres, but soon thereafter rented it and purchased the residence which he occupies in the village of Webster. The subject of this review is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party and served two terms as trustee of Gratis township, Preble county, Ohio, besides serving as supervisor in Wayne township, Butler county, and as a member of the School board in Gratis township, Preble county. On Oct. Io, I863, Mr. Cooper was united in mar- riage to Miss Amy A. Conarroe, born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 31, 1846, a daughter of John and Harriet (Swain) Conarroe, of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have five children: William, born Aug. 17, 1864, married Lina Gunkle, is a farmer and resides at Fountain City; Jennie, born Aug. 30, 1867, is the wife of William C. Angspurger, a farmer in Webster township; John E., born March 7, 1874, married Ida Ritter and resides in Chicago; Clarence J., born Oct. I4, 1879, married Pearl Voss and resides in Richmond; and Letha, born Dec. 12, 1883, is the wife of Robert H. Commons, a farmer, of Wayne township. James Monroe Nutter is numbered among the successful and progressive farmers of Wayne county, and his well improved farm, upon which he is now living practically retired, is located in Web- ster township, near the village of Webster. He is a son of the late Benjamin and Amy (Sullivan) Nutter, the former born in Union county, Indiana, in 1809, and the latter in North Carolina. The paternal grandparents came to Indiana from Maine, and Benjamin Nutter became an extensive land-owner in Union county, where he resided until his death, in 1856, his widow surviving until 1898. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom the subject of this review is the fourth in order of birth. James M. Nutter re- verts to fair Union county as the place of his nativity, born Nov. 3, 1837. He received his early educational training in the schools of his native county and was about nineteen years of age at the time of his father’s death, when he took charge of the farm. At about that time he also learned the carpenters’ trade, and in 1886 removed to Jay county, where he resided six months. He then re- moved to Miami county, where he resided fourteen years, and then came to Wayne county and located on the farm where he resides. It consists of forty-nine and one-half acres of land in Webster township, which he rents out by the field, and is living essentially retired. In politics Mr. Nutter is found arrayed as a staunch sup- porter of the cause of the Republican party. On Nov. 5, 1876, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Matilda Pearson, born at Dub- lin, Wayne county, Feb. 25, 1853, a daughter of Isaac and Mar- garet (Smith) Pearson, natives of Union county, the former born May 12, 1824, and the latter May 28, 1825, and of this union were born two children—Margaret and Paul. Margaret, born Aug. 24, 1877, was married on Oct. II, 1899, to B. H. Stewart, and they have three children—James D., Dorothy, and Dale. Paul, born Jan. Io, BIOGRAPH ICAI. 7 I 5 1880, is in Los Angeles, Cal. Isaac Pearson, father of Mrs. Nutter, served one year in the Civil war as a member of Company D, Eighth Indiana infantry, being discharged on account of illness. He died Dec. 6, 1909, and his wife died Jan. 28, 1904. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living. James B. Brown, of Webster township, is one of the best known of Wayne county farmers, ranks high as an agriculturist, and is one of the leading citizens of that community. His father, Wil- liam Brown, was an early settler of Abington township. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, came to America with his parents when twelve years old, and spent the remainder of his days in Indiana, his life being replete with good work and deeds for his fellow men. He early assumed the responsibilities of life in his own be- half, and from a beginning as a teamster between Union county and Cincinnati, and as a laborer by the month, was soon possessed of a farm in Abington township, Wayne county, where his later days were spent and his death occurred. He was united in mar- riage to Miss Ann Wood, of Union county, Indiana, born of Irish parentage, and she died Oct. 17, 1897, having become the mother of eight children: William and Sarah are deceased; James B. is the next in order of birth ; Carrie is the wife of John Fender, a real- estate dealer in Centerville ; Charles is a farmer and resides in Union county; Frank D. is a candy manufacturer and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio; Mattie is the wife of Celie Robbins, a farmer in Minnesota; and Flora M. is the wife of Hamilton Squires, a farmer residing at Green's Fork. James B. Brown was born in Abing- ton township, Oct. 31, 1854, and has spent a goodly portion of his life in Wayne county, now owning one of the fine farms which make this county famous for its agricultural products. The edu- cational advantages which he enjoyed were those afforded by the schools in Abington township. His inclinations were along the line of agriculture. He resided with his father until twenty-two years old, and has made the cultivation of the soil his life's work. Upon initiating his independent career he rented land in Abing- ton township about three years and then purchased the farm now occupied by Joshua N. Swallow, in that township. After residing on that place about ten years he sold it and moved to Union county, where he resided a little more than ten years, and then came to Webster township and located on the farm where he re- sides. His landed possessions comprise 315 acres in Webster town- ship, constituting one of the ideal farmsteads of that section, and I6O acres one-half mile north of Richmond, which he has rented. Mr. Brown is a careful farmer, getting the best of results from the tilling of his land, but what is more important, he is a good and generous citizen and has the respect and good will of a wide cir- cle of friends and acquaintances. He is extremely generous by nature and no worthy cause or person has ever been refused as- sistance by him ; and as a public citizen he has always been active in the upbuilding of his township and county. He is broad-minded in all his views, an excellent conversationalist, and is one of the most prominent men in that section of the county. On Sept. 28, 716 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY 1882, he was married to Miss Mary Colvin, a sister of Josiah B. and Robert B. Colvin (see sketches). Of this union were born four children: Richard, born Aug. 5, 1883, resides at the parental home; Walter, born April 27, 1889, is employed in Richmond; Medie, born June, 7, 1891, and Esther, born June 17, 1893, reside at home with their parents. Jonathan Mendenhall.—When it is stated that this well known carpenter and respected citizen of Webster township is a represen- tative of the third generation of the Mendenhall family in Wayne county it becomes evident that he is a scion of stock here founded in the early pioneer era. In short, the family name became identi- fied with the annals of this section of Indiana soon after the ad- mission of the State to the Union. Mr. Mendenhall was born on the farm where he resides, June 15, 1850, a son of Nathan and Rhoda R. (Bond) Mendenhall, the former born in North Carolina, in 182O, and the latter in Webster township, Wayne county, In- diana, in 1824. Nathan Mendenhall was a son of Jonathan and Charity Ann (Philips) Mendenhall, who immigrated to Indiana when their son was six years old and located on a farm south of Green's Fork, in 1826. To the reclamation of his land Jonathan Mendenhall turned his attention, and he developed his property into a reasonably productive farm. He and his good wife reared their family there, but later resided a time on the farm now occu- pied by their grandson, Jonathan, and still later removed to Hamil- ton county, where they spent the remainder of their days with a son. Nathan Mendenhall was reared to maturity on the old home- stead farm, in whose work he early began to assist, and his early Educational privileges were those afforded in the pioneer schools of Clay township. His entire active career was devoted to agricultural pursuits and he was the owner of forty-eight acres of land in Webster township at the time of his death, in 1898. His widow still resides with her son, Jonathan, and of their seven children three survive the honored father: Harvey and Samuel are de- ceased ; Jonathan is the next in order of birth; Clayton is deceased ; Charity Ann is the wife of Henry Atkinson, a farmer in Webster township ; Marietta is the wife of Nathan E. Overman, a carpenter contractor, of Richmond; and one child died in infancy. In Web- ster township Jonathan Mendenhall was reared and educated, duly availing himself of the advantages of the public schools. He be- gan his independent career by working as a farm hand and while still a young man served an apprenticeship to the carpenter's and plasterer's trades, in each of which he became a skilled workman. During all of his active career he has followed these trades, al- though he owns forty-eight acres of land in Webster township, the fields of which he rents out, and he resides on the farm, giv- ing some attention to stock-raising. His energy and discriminate management have brought to him a due measure of success and he is one of the independent and progressive mechanics of the county, where he has always merited and held popular confidence and es- teem. He is a Republican in his political proclivities and he and his wife hold membership in the Quaker church. In June, 1874, BIOGRAPH IC-V L 717 Mr. Mendenhall was united in marriage to Miss Martha Catey, born in Green township, this county, in 1853, a daughter of Samuel and Priscilla (Mullen) Catey, who spent their active lives in Green township and became the parents of seven children. Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall have two children : Earl C., born June 29, 1876, resides in Winchester, Ind., is married to Olive Hoover, born April II, 1878, daughter of Martin and Helena A. Hoover, of Randolph county, and they have three children—E. Lee, born Nov. I4, 1899, Reba H., born June 17, 1905, and M. Juanita, born Aug. 31, 1907; Willetta, born July 21, 1883, is the wife of Lawrence O. Clark, of Richmond, and they have three children—Hazel, born June 7, 1900, Gladys, born Oct. 8, 1902, and Treva, born May 26, 1905. George W. Pitts, of Webster township, is one of the represen- tative farmers of Wayne county and views with satisfaction the fact that he is a native son of the Hoosier State, where he has ever made his home and has achieved definite and worthy Success as a reliable and enterprising farmer. He was born in Green township, Wayne county, Jan. 8, 1859, son of Harmon and Ruth (Knight) Pitts, the former born in Guilford county, North Caro- lina, in 1823, and the latter in Grant county, Indiana. The paternal grandparents were Samuel and Martha (Meredith) Pitts. Samuel Pitts was born in 1793, and in 1815 was married to Martha Mere- dith, a daughter of David and Polly (Farrington) Meredith. In 1830, with a family of six children, they immigrated to Wayne county, Indiana, and settled in New Garden township (now a por- tion of Webster) and resided there about one year. They then moved to another farm in New Garden township, where the parents spent the residue of their lives. Six children were born to them in Wayne county and all lived to maturity. The father died in the eightieth year of his age and the mother two years later at about the same age. They were members of the Society of Friends and their children adhered to the same faith. Harmon Pitts came to Indiana with his parents and remained with them until his mar- riage, when he settled in Green township, purchasing eighty acres of land. He was prudent and industrious and devoted his entire active career to farming, owning 250 acres of land when he died, in March, 1907. He was married in 1846 to Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Christina (Thomas) Knight, and they became the parents of eight children: Oliver H. is living retired in Fountain City; Wil- liam is a farmer and resides one and one-half miles south of Rich- mond ; Beulah Ann became the wife of John H. Green, of Green township, and died in February, 1911 ; Thomas C. resides with his brother William in Wayne township; and Benjamin and Isaac J. are twins, the former residing in Wayne township and the latter in New Garden township (see sketch of Isaac J. Pitts). The mother of these children died in 1878, and in 1880 Harmon Pitts married Mary, daughter of Davis Pegg, and widow of William Fulgher. In the public schools of New Garden and Green townships George W. Pitts secured his early educational discipline, and he resided at home until twenty-one years old. He then worked for his father about five years, and after his marriage continued on the home- 718 MIEMOIRS () F \\ AYNE COUNTY stead in Green township one year. He then moved to New Garden township and lived on his father's farm there about fifteen years, at the end of which time he purchased a farm in Webster township, which he rented to another. He later sold this farm and purchased the farm which he had previously occupied in New Garden town- ship, and after residing there about two years sold it and pur- chased another farm in Webster township, where he resided five years. He then sold that place and purchased the farm of eighty- One acres where he resides, in Webster township, and this he farms in a general way, including the raising of stock, Mr. Pitts is found arrayed as a loyal supporter of the principles and policies Of the Republican party, and he and his wife are members of the Friends’ church. Oct. II, 1888, will ever remain a memorable date in the life history of Mr. Pitts, since it was that on which was solemnized his marriage to Miss Wilhelmina Steddom, born in Warren county, Ohio, July 7, 1866, a daughter of Isaac P. C. and Lucinda (Puckett) Steddom (see sketch of Isaac P. C. Steddom). Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Pitts was born a daughter, Lucile, July 26, 1889, who is a teacher of instrumental music, and she re- sides at the parental home, having been educated in Richmond. Isaac Pedric Compton Steddom, one of the most highly re- spected citizens of Webster township and a former merchant and postmaster at the village of Webster, was born near Lebanon, Ohio, March I, 1841. His father was John F. Steddom, a promi- nent citizen of Warren county, Ohio, born in 1819, and died in 1878. His mother was Mary Ann (Compton) Steddom, born in Ohio, in 182O, and she died in 1852. Isaac P. C. Steddom was eleven years old when his mother died. He received an excellent educational training in the schools of Ohio and subsequently at- tended Earlham College, to which institution of learning he was sent by his aunt, Maria Compton, as was also his brother William and sister Anna. During his early life he made his home with his grandfather, Samuel Steddom, on a farm near Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, and when he reached maturity took charge of the farm of many acres, partially under cultivation, and continued to manage it until Jan. 9, 1867. He then moved to Wayne county, Indiana, where he rented a farm in Webster township seven years. He then rented a farm of his father-in-law in the same township one year, and in 1876 moved to the village of Webster, where he has continuously resided since. For years he gave his attention to carpentering and contracting work, and he conducted a general store in Webster four years, serving as postmaster at the same time, and he retired from both duties in 1910. In politics he is allied with the Republican party and has always taken an active interest in the welfare of the community, having served as justice of the peace fourteen consecutive years. He is associated with the Friends’ church. On June 24, 1865, Mr. Steddom was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Puckett, of Randolph county. She is a daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth (Knight) Puckett, who came from North Carolina to Randolph county, where the father farmed many years. He later purchased a farm in Wayne county, adjoin- IBIOGR.A. PH I C \ . . 7 IQ ing the present home of George W. Pitts, and there the mother died, May 1, 1876, aged sixty-seven years. Mr. Puckett then re- turned to Randolph county and spent the residue of his life at the home of his son, dying March 28, 1894, at the age of eighty-seven years. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, all of whom are deceased with the exception of Mrs. Steddom, who was born Nov. 1, 1841, and was educated in Randolph and Wayne counties. One of the sons, Calvin, was a veteran of the Civil war and served as commissioner of Randolph county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Steddom were born six children : \\ illnelmina, born July 7, 1866, is the wife of George W. Pitts (see sketch); Cora, born June 24, 1867, is the widow of Charles Bartlemay, of Goshen, Ind., where she has been a teacher in the Goshen schools the past twenty years, and she has a son, Charles; William Orange, born April 4, 1869, is a carpenter and contractor at Richmond and is married to Elnora Tingler; John F., born March 20, 1874, mar- ried Grace Duke and they have four children—Lewis, Lowell, Ken- neth, and Mabel V. ; and Calvin and Clarkson are twins, born Jan. I4, 1878, the latter died March 6, 1900, and the former is married to Helen Catanaugh and they have two daughters—Margaret and Elenore. William Moore, a popular citizen of Webster township, is one of the successful farmers of the younger generation in his native county and is known as an able and discriminating agriculturist and as one who enjoys in marked degree the esteem of his fellow men. He was born in Wayne township, this county, Aug. 4, 1870, a son of Benjamin and Sarah (McWhinney) Moore, the former born in this county, Jan. I, 1837, and the latter at West Florence, Ohio, March 30, 1836, so that in the paternal line the subject of this sketch is a representative of the third generation in Wayne county and a representative of a pioneer family of this section of the State. Benjamin Moore was always a farmer by occupation and also operated a saw mill and threshing machinery to some extent. In the fall of 1873 he located on the farm now owned by his son William, and he also owned a farm in Preble county, Ohio, although he lived there only a few months. He died Dec. 2, 1905. his wife having passed away, March 29, 1891. Of their two children, William is the eldest, and Harry, born July 6, 1874, died Dec. 2, 1899. William Moore was reared to maturity in Webster township and there duly availed himself of the advantages of the public schools, and when twelve years old began working for others as a farm hand, also working with threshing machines. He worked for others until married and then rented his father's farm until 1906. On May 14, of that year, he purchased the old homestead, consist- ing of ninety acres of land, and this he operated in a general way. In politics Mr. Moore is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Republican party and is the incumbent of the office of supervisor of District No. 1. He is affiliated with the Masonic order, Lodge No. 667, and also the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 371, being a Past Grand in the local organization of the last named fraternity. On June 25, 1891, Mr. Moore was united in 72O MIEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY marriage to Miss Florence E. Sullivan, born in Webster township, Dec. I5, 1869, a daughter of John Wesley and Annie (Overman) Sullivan, natives of Webster township. Of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Moore is the eldest; Mary C. is the wife of Arthur T. King, a barber, of Richmond; and J. Everett is a book- keeper and resides in West Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have two children—Dayton Ivan, born May 16, 1892, and Benjamin Lewis, born Nov. 17, 1894. The father of Mrs. Moore was born Jan. 4, 1847, and the mother on April 24, 1848. In early life the father learned the carpenter trade, which he has always followed, although he owns and lives on a farm in Webster township. William Henry Harrison Jay is numbered among the success- ful farmers and stock growers of Webster township and is a scion of one of the sterling pioneer families of Indiana. He was born in Webster township, May 25, 1867, a son of Henry and Alice (Hol- lingsworth) Jay (see sketch of Francis D. Jay). William H. H. Jay was reared to the life of the farm and secured his early educa- tional training in the schools of the village of Webster. He con- tinued to be associated with his father in farming operations until twenty-one years old, when he received an interest in the home- stead and also rented land and engaged in farming from that time on, residing on his farm of ninety-four acres, one of the fine farms of the county, which he operates in a general way. Though not active in political affairs, Mr. Jay gives loyal support to the cause of the Republican party, and holds membership in the Dover Friends' Church of Webster. In 1893 Mr. Jay was united in mar- riage to Miss Lulu Atkinson, born in Webster township, Sept. 6, 1875, daughter of Henry and Charity Ann (Mendenhall) Atkinson, well known residents of Wayne county. Both are living and are the parents of two children—Mrs. Jay and Charles, the son being a carpenter contractor and a resident of the village of Webster. Mrs. Jay died in November, 1900, having become the mother of two sons—Adelbert Henry, who resides with his uncle, Francis D. Jay ; and Herschel D., who resides with his grandparents. Mr. Jay is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 391, at Webster. - - John Flatley left upon the civic and business annals of the township of Webster a definite impress for good and long stood as one of the representative citizens of Wayne county, where the major portion of his life was passed. He continued his residence in Webster township until his death, Feb. I4, 1910, and his name is there held in lasting honor. John Flatley was born near the Chapel of Nock, in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1837, a son of William and Jennie Flatley, natives of the Emerald Isle, where they spent the entire period of their lives. John Flatley came to America at the age of twenty-five years and first located in the city of Rich- mond, where he worked in Patterson's plow shop continuously until 1886. He then purchased the farm where his family resides, in Webster township, which tract consists of 330 acres of land. Turning his attention to agricultural pursuits, he was thereafter identified with that line of enterprise during the remainder of his I}IOGR.A. I’H I C -\ I. 72 I active career. He operated the farm with the aid of his sons and also engaged in stock-raising, making a specialty of Poland-China hogs. He was a man who ever commanded popular confidence and esteem and his circle of friends was particularly wide. An old log cabin was the only dwelling house on his farm when he purchased it, in 1886, and he erected the present buildings and put the place in modern shape, through hard work and industry. He earned all he possessed, assisted by his good wife. On Sept. 6, 1878, Mr. Flat- ley was united in marriage to Bridget Henry, born in County Mayo, Ireland, Jan. I, 1859, a daughter of Edward and Katharine (Mad- den) Henry, who lived out their lives in their native land. When Mrs. Flatley was fourteen years old she came to America with a Mrs. Sheridan and a Mrs. Welsh, a sister living in Madison hav- ing preceded her to America, and she worked in a private family until her marriage. In conclusion is entered brief record concern- ing the children of Mr. and Mrs. Flatley: John, born July 31, 1879, resides with his mother; Edward, born May 31, 1881, died Oct. 20, 1898; William, born July 15, 1883, resides with his mother, as do also Peter, born Sept. I5, 1885, and Luke, born May 20, 1887. The sons operate the homestead for their mother. Mr. Flatley was and the surviving members of his family are members of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, of Richmond, and his remains lie in St. Mary’s Cemetery. The last few years of his life were spent in retirement, owing to an accidental fall which crippled him for the last ten years of his life. He was a member of the Democratic party and was very active in its behalf. John D. Crowe was born at Centerville, Wayne county, March 2, 1858, the first born of the union of Nelson and Margaret (Smith) Crowe, the former born in Center township, this county, Sept. 6, 1826, and the latter in Boston township, this county, Oct. I, 1834. In early life the father learned the trade of a blacksmith and fol- lowed that occupation at Centerville until 1862, when he purchased a farm in Boston township and engaged in farming there until his death, Jan. 3, 1908, his wife having passed away Oct. 5, 1881. They were the parents of seven children: John D. is the eldest; George W. is a farmer and resides near Denver, Col. ; Frank is a musician and resides in Albuquerque, N. M.; Schuyler resides in New Cas- tle, Ind., Walter W. is an electrician and is also engaged in the orchard business in Oregon; Luella is the wife of Herbert E. Druley, of Richmond; and Clark is a farmer and resides in Boston township. John D. Crowe remained with his father until 1876 and then started out in life for himself, going first to the city of Rich- mond, where he secured employment in the Sedgwick fence fac- tory and remained with that concern seventeen years, having charge of the erection of the wire machines, etc. The concern having been purchased by other parties and removed to Detroit, Mich., Mr. Crowe removed to that city and resided there four years, serving in the capacity of foreman of the fence department of the factory. He then returned to Wayne county and engaged in farming upon the place where he resides. It consists of 185 acres. He owns property in Richmond and in Boston township. On Oct. 5, 1886, 722 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Crowe was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Smith, born near the village of Boston, in Boston township, Aug. 27, 1862. She is a daughter of William W. and Susannah (Hayhow) Smith, both of English birth and possessing all the substantial and reliable traits of that nationality. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Crowe were born three children: Smith N., born Nov. 1, 1889, is a stu- dent in the Rose polytechnic school at Terre Haute, Ind., fitting himself for a civil engineer; Herbert W., born Aug. 29, 1891, grad- uated in the high school at Webster with the class of 1910 and is now a student at Earlham ; and Margaret, born April 17, 1905. Mr. Crowe is a member of the United Presbyterian church at Rich- mond and in politics is a Republican. William W. Smith, the father of Mrs. Crowe, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Sept. 14, I834, and the mother was born in the same place on March 24 of the same year. The father came to America in the spring of 1861 and located in Boston township, Wayne county, and he farmed rented land in Boston and Center townships until 1873, when he purchased the farm where his son-in-law, Mr. Crowe, resides. There his death occurred July 25, 1903, and his widow is a member of the household of Mr. Crowe, aged seventy-seven years. She first came to America with some friends in 1853, but returned to Eng- land in 1860, and in 1861 again came to America. DeWitt Clinton Jay, one of the representative farmers of his native county, is the owner of a fine homestead in Webster town- ship and there follows general farming, in which his operations have been attended with distinctive success. He is a member of one of the honored pioneer families of the county and as a citizen has ever upheld the prestige of the name which he bears. DeWitt C. Jay was born near the Ohio State line, in Wayne township, this county, Sept. 22, 1852, a son of Henry and Priscilla (Reed) Jay, the latter born in Wayne township and the former is given ex- tended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of Francis D. Jay, a half-brother of DeWitt C. DeWitt C. Jay was reared under the influences of the middle pioneer days in Web- ster township, where his preliminary educational discipline was se- cured in what was known as the Dover Friends’ School in the vil- lage of Webster. During his boyhood and youth he contributed his quota to the work of the home farm and after reaching the age of maturity took an interest in the farm and its products and continued to be associated in the management of the old homestead until 1884, when he purchased eighty acres of it, which constitutes his present fine farm. He has made the best improvements on the place and has ever been known as a progressive and reliable busi- ness man. His farm is one of the model places of the township and here he is held in much esteem. He takes a lively interest in public affairs of a local nature, and while he has never desired public office of any order is a staunch advocate and supporter of the cause of the Republican party. He served five years as trus- tee of Webster township, from 1890 to 1895, and as the incumbent of that office concentrated all of the schools in the township at Webster, this being the first movement of that kind successfully BIOGRAPHICAL 723 carried out in the State. He and his wife are valued and active birthright members of the Friends' church. He is affiliated with the Webster Dectective Association, the Dover Cemetery Associa- tion, and with the ancient order of Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge No. 493, in the local Organization of which he has served as trustee. On Oct. I6, 1884, Mr. Jay was united in marriage to Miss Adda Bond, born near the village of Webster, Aug. 17, 1854, daughter of Cornelius and Anna Elizabeth (Eigenbradt) Bond (see sketch of Charles T. H. Bond). Joseph W. Jordan, a popular citizen of Webster township, has been a resident of Wayne county nearly a score of years and is one of the representative citizens and progressive farmers of the township mentioned. The improved homestead which he occupies is located on rural mail route No. 6 from Richmond and comprises about seventy-eight acres of land. Joseph W. Jordan was born in Darke county, Ohio, May 4, 1875, a son of Jerome and Margaret (Baker) Jordan. Jerome Jordan was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm, and that at a time when farming was not conducted under the favorable conditions that obtain in this Twentieth cen– tury. His life has been one of consecutive industry and such measure of success as came to him has been the result of his ability and efforts. His integrity is inviolable and thus he merits and receives the implicit confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He continued to reside in Ohio until after his marriage, when he located in Randolph county, Indiana, but after a residence there of six or eight years went back to Ohio. About 1894 he again came to Indiana, locating in Franklin township, Wayne county, where he and his good wife are living practically retired on a small farm. He served in an Ohio regiment as a soldier in the Civil war and was twice wounded in battle. He and his wife are the parents of eight children: Lilly is the wife of Fremont McClure, of Day- ton, Ohio; Asa resides in Darke county, Ohio, where he owns a farm ; Dellah and Mattie are deceased; Joseph W. is the next in order of birth ; Myrtle and Mettie were twins, the former of whom is the wife of James M. Boswell, a grocer, of Richmond, and the latter is deceased; and Harry is a farmer in Franklin township. Joseph W. Jordan has reason to know and appreciate the dignity of honest toil and endeaver, for with the same he has been familiar from his boyhood days. Even as he has been the architect of his Own fortunes as one of the world's workers, so has his educational training been largely one of self-discipline and experience, for in his youth his schooling was limited to the common schools of his native State and one term at the school in Whitewater. Through reading and through association with men and affairs he has, how- ever, made good the handicap of his youth. At an early age he left School and thereafter found ample demand upon his time and at- tention in connection with the work of the home farm, and from the age of nineteen until twenty-two worked as a farm hand for Others. He then rented a farm one year, after which he worked for his brother a year, and then operated a rented farm for two years. He then came to the place where he now resides and where 724 M1 EMIOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY he has since been engaged in general farming, giving his atten- tion to its improvement and cultivation until it now ranks as one of the best places of Webster township. His advancement upon the up-grade of independence and definite prosperity has been gained by earnest and well directed effort, and he has so ordered his course as to command at all times the high regard of those with whom he has come in contact in the various relations of life. In politics Mr. Jordan is a staunch advocate of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and he is a man of broad and liberal views and is tolerant in his judgment. On April 3, 1902, Mr. Jordan was united in marriage to Miss Anna M. Pemberton, born in Wayne township, June 14, 1883, daughter of David and Mollie (Fisher) Pemberton. Jonathan Seward Beard, whose residence is located at the west end of Main street in the village of Economy, is one of the pro- gressive and highly esteemed citizens of the county and has resided in Perry township during all of his life. He was born on his grand- mother's farm, one-half mile northwest of Economy, at a cross- roads then known as “Nantucket,” Nov. 5, 1864, a son of Henry and Lucinda (Macy) Beard, the former born near Hagerstown, Md., and the latter at “Nantucket.” Henry Beard came to Indiana when a mere child with his father, John Beard, who located two and one-fourth miles east of Economy, where he purchased a farm, upon which he spent the greater part of the residue of his life and later moved to Williamsburg, where he died. Henry Beard grew to the age of maturity on that homestead and, being a natural stu- dent, attended a high school in Economy, taught by Thomas Charles. He continued to work on the farm in summer and taught school in winter for some time, but being of a mechanical turn of mind he served an apprenticeship with George W. Scantland at the carpen- ter’s trade, and in 1859 he and his fellow-workman, Elam Osborn, formed a partnership as carpenters and builders, their first contract being the erection of the barn now owned by Oran P. Farmer, in Randolph county. They enlarged their business from time to time, adding that of undertaking, making coffins, and pump making. Later they built a saw mill and a large machine-room for the manu- facture of sash, doors, furniture and all kinds of finished woodwork. They bought thousands of feet of timber, especially walnut and lynn, which they sawed and shipped, continuing their contracting business, and in the early '70s put up a large building for the finish- ing and storing of furniture, with a salesroom and a grocery for the convenience of their large force of employes. Henry Beard continued thus engaged until his death, secure in the esteem of all who knew him and numbered among the sterling citizens of the county. He died in September, 1877, and his widow is a resident of Economy. They became the parents of six children: Lenora C. is the wife of Thomas P. Hadley, a farmer in Perry township; the second child died in infancy; Jonathan S. is the third in order of birth; John G. Whittier is a farmer and resides in Perry township; Charles Sumner is also a farmer and resides in Perry township; and Fred resides in Southern Alberta, Canada. Jonathan S. Beard BIOGR.A. PH I C.A.I. 725 passed his boyhood and youth at the parental home and, after com- pleting the curriculum of the school in Economy, remained with his widowed mother, tending the garden, truck patches, and having gen- eral care of his mother's home, and also worked for the neighbors at intervals. When about twenty years old he worked for a season at the carpenter's trade, but this work proving too heavy for his physique he secured employment in a fence machine factory, owned by George Williams, where he worked two years. Believing that every man should follow some one special line, he worked for a season in a tin-shop in Farmland, Ind., and then came to Economy and engaged in the sheet-metal work for himself. He did metal roofing, spouting, and builder's tin-work generally, but paid espe- cial attention to the making of tinware and repair work, repairing almost everything, from jewelry and spectacles, clocks, and gasoline stoves, to the smoke-stack of a threshing engine or a water tank —it being a frequent saying, if what was wanted could not be found in the market, that “Seward Beard will make it.” His business grew, developing into quite a general store, consisting of hardware, chinaware, stoves, furniture, farm implements, and a variety of notions. He has applied himself very closely to business for more than twenty years and now feels that he can best serve his com- munity by engaging in a less strenuous avocation. He served as secretary and treasurer of the Economy Creamery four years, as local treasurer of the Modoc Telephone Company for some time, and is now president of the Northern Wayne Bank at Economy. He has also been a notary public for many years, doing considerable business in that line. Mr. Beard is a Prohibitionist in his political views, is a strong believer in the dignity of honest labor, deeming a wood-cutter, minister, or president, simply servants of all those who need them. He and his wife are members of the Friends’ church, he having been superintendent of the Sunday school nine years and a teacher therein for twenty years. On March 2, 1899, Mr. Beard was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Cooper, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and whose parents died in a cholera scourge which ravaged that city. She was the youngest of six children, who were taken to the Friends' Children’s Home in Cincinnati. Later, twen- ty-two orphaned children were brought from this home to Wayne county and placed in private homes, Mrs. Beard being taken into the family of Henry Charles, where she was reared. Mr. Charles afterward removed from Green township, where he had resided, to Spiceland, Ind., and there Mrs. Beard grew to womanhood and fin- ished her education in the academy at that place. Jonathan B. Clark, one of the successful physicians and sur- geons of Wayne county, where he has also served as pension ex- aminer the past sixteen years, is a representative of one of the hon- ored families of the county, and as a citizen and professional man has added to the prestige of the name which he bears. He was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, June 26, 1836, a son of Wil- liam and Louisa (Worth) Clark, born in Randolph county, North Carolina, the father about 1808 and the mother a few years later. William Clark was reared to the life of the farm and received his 726 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY education in the schools of his native State. Later he became a merchant and also engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods, also Operating a tannery and manufacturing saddles, harness, etc., and he remained in North Carolina until 1860, when he removed his family to Indiana. He came direct to Economy, purchasing a tract of land in Perry township, and there initiated the work of reclaim- ing and otherwise improving the property. He also engaged in the mercantile business about ten years and then devoted his atten- tion exclusively to agricultural pursuits. He developed a produc- tive farm and was one of the influential and popular citizens of Wayne county. A few years before his demise he suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which eventually caused his death, about 1873, Secure in the esteem and good will of all who knew him and leaving a rec- ord untarnished in every respect. His widow died some years later, about 1883. They were the parents of twelve children: Thomas Elwood became a land owner in Wayne county and spent his last years in Philadelphia, where he died; Jonathan B. is the second in order of birth ; Joseph A. became a resident of Idaho and is de- ceased ; Nancy J. is the widow of John Charles and resides in In- dianapolis; Brazilla W. is a retired merchant and farmer and re- sides in Economy; Rhoda R. became the wife of Henry Cain and is deceased; George Edmund is deceased; John M. became a prac- ticing physician and is deceased; Asceneth resides in Winchester, as do also Mary M. and William D., the latter of whom is a farmer and banker; and Eunice became the wife of William Mendenhall and is deceased. Dr. Clark secured the major portion of his earlier educational training at the New Garden Boarding School in Guil- ford county, North Carolina. When about twenty-one years old he began the study of medicine in his native State, teaching school and carrying on his studies at the same time. He attended his first course of lectures at Jefferson College in Philadelphia, then took a summer course at the University of the City of New York, after which he returned to Philadelphia and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with the class of 1860. After leaving this institution he came to Economy and began the prac- tice of his profession, to which he has since given his attention, and has practically devoted his entire life to his practice, having attend- ed 4,OOO cases of confinement. For twenty-five years he was the only physician at Economy. He has also become the owner of a fine farm in Perry township, upon which he has made many im- provements. In 1896 he erected a fine modern residence and office building, and his farm, which is located only a short distance from the village of Economy, is one of the model places of this section of the county, as thrift and prosperity are in evidence on every side. Dr. Clark's political allegiance is given to the Republican party, to whose faith he has been loyal since the birth of that organization, and he is a potent factor in local affairs of a public order. He was formerly a member of the Masonic order, but is not so affiliated at the present time, and he is a member of the Friends' church at Economy, Mrs. Clark being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Their beautiful home is a center of generous and refined BIOGRAPH ICAL 727 hospitality and their circle of friends is circumscribed only by that of their acquaintances. In 1865 Dr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Matilda J. Conley, born at the village of Boston, in Wayne county, in 1847, daughter of Isaac and Luzena (Williams) Conley, and of this union were born four children: Eva is the wife of Mor- ton Edwards, of Indianapolis, and they have One child, Esther; Ed- mund D. is a physician at Indianapolis, being president of the city board of health, and his practice as a specialist extends into many States—he is married and has one child, Helen; Maude is the wife of Charles Williams, of Muncie, and they have a son, Thomas J.; and Myrtle is the wife of Dr. John H. Eberwein, a practicing physi- cian and surgeon in Indianapolis. The parents of Mrs. Clark were born in Pennsylvania. The father came to Wayne county very early and became a land-owner in Boston township, where he cultivated a farm a number of years and then removed to Kansas, locating near Wichita, where he engaged in farming until his death, his wife also dying in Kansas. A. Grant Mendenhall is an able and popular representative of the agricultural element in Wayne county and is living in practical retirement in the village of Economy, where he has resided since 1906. While engaged in active pursuits he was specially well forti- fied in all departments of his occupation, was a close student, and kept constantly in touch with the advances made in the science of agriculture. Mr. Mendenhall was born near Green’s Fork, in Clay township, this county, Aug. 3, 1839, a son of Solomon and Cecilia (Brooks) Mendenhall. His father was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, Jan. I2, 1814, and came to Indiana with his parents in 1825. The mother was likewise born in North Carolina, the place of her birth being in Stokes county and the date July 18, 1810. The paternal grandfather was Isaiah Mendenhall, who removed with his family to Wayne county, in 1825, and settled in Clay township, where he continued to reside the residue of his life. The mother of A. Grant Mendenhall came to Wayne county with a brother, about 1828, and her parents came in 1836, making the journey in a wagon. Her parents were Jesse and Judith (Johnson) Brooks, of Stokes county, North Carolina, and they reared a family of nine children—Polly, David, John, Matthew, Cecilia, Elizabeth, Warren, Alpha, and Charity. The marriage of Solomon and Cecilia (Brooks) Mendenhall was solemnized at Green’s Fork and they took up their abode in the township of Clay, where the husband established him- self as a successful farmer and land-owner, contributing largely to the upbuilding of the community through his operations. He there continued to maintain his home until about 1852, when he purchased a farm in Perry township, where he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits until his death, June 14, 1883. He was a man of unswerving probity and honor and ever commended the confi- dence and esteem of those with whom he came in contact in the va- rious relations of life. His widow died Dec. Io, 1893. They were the parents of two children: A. Grant is the elder and John Milton is a resident of Jefferson township. A. Grant Mendenhall was reared to maturity in Perry township, in whose district schools he 728 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY secured his preliminary educational discipline, after which he con- tinued his studies in the Friends’ Boarding School (now Earlham College) about five months. After reaching the age of twenty-one years he worked for his father one year and then rented land and worked for others until twenty-six years old. He then rented land of his father a number of years and finally became the owner of a farm in Perry township, upon which tract he continued to reside until the fall of 1906, when he moved to Economy and purchased the comfortable home where he resides. He owns 360 acres of land in Perry township and rents the different tracts to others. His po- litical proclivities are indicated in the fact that he gives his support to the cause of the Republican party, but he has never been active in the field of practical politics. He and his wife hold membership in the Liberal United Brethren church. On March 26, 1866, Mr. Mendenhall was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Oler, born in Perry township, May 10, 1845, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Ballenger) Oler, and the children of this union are: Newman S., born July 31, 1873, a farmer in Perry township, married Luella Marshall and they have three children—Hazel, Mary, and Mildred; Clara, born July 29, 1875, is the wife of Edgar I. Manning, a farmer of Perry township, and they have two daughters—Elizabeth and Christine; and Charles A., born Sept. 27, 1878, married India Fenni- more, is a railway mail clerk and resides in the village of Economy. Mrs. Mendenhall is amember of the Ladies' Aid Society. Elam Osborn, former trustee of Perry township and recog- nized as one of the representative business men and most public spirited citizens of the attractive little village of Economy, is liv- ing practically retired in that village. Energy and progressive methods have brought to him a large measure of success in his chosen fields of endeavor and he holds the unqualified esteem of the people of his home village and county. Mr. Osborn was born in Economy, Dec. 16, 1838, a son of John and Rachel (Johnson) Os- born, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Indiana. John Osborn was born at Lost Creek, Tenn., Nov. 28, 18OI, and at the age of about fourteen removed with his parents to Mount Pleas- ant, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, Charles Osborn, was a noted Friends preacher and in 1819 removed his family to Economy, where he platted the first and second additions of the village, in 1825 and 1828, respectively. He traveled a great deal, crossing the ocean three times to preach in England. His first wife, the grand- mother of Elam Osborn, died in Tennessee, and before leaving that State the grandfather married Hannah Swain, in 1810. Later in life he removed to Michigan, and resided at Niles, that State, until his death. John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Bel- mont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine. When he had completed his studies he became dis- satisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a flat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and con- |}IOGR.API I I C.A.L 729 tinued in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874. Beginning on Aug. I, I833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at Sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at Sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observa- tions at least ten years after his death. After his demise his son Josiah continued the practice until his death, in 1892, and since that time Elam Osborn has kept the record faithfully, making his observations three times daily, and expects to continue to do so the residue of his life. The mother of Elam Osborn was born in Rich- mond, Ind., March 22, 1816, and died Feb. 15, 1895, having become the mother of sixteen children, but six of whom reached the age of maturity, and but two of these are now living—Elam and his sister, Martha, wife of Allison Thorp, of Delaware county, Indiana. John Osborn, the father, was a man of fine intellectuality and generous attributes of character. His integrity was inviolable and he ever merited and received the unqualified esteem of his fellow men. Elam Osborn was reared in a home of culture and refinement and this influence proved potent in results during the formative period of his character. He gained his rudimentary education in the schools of his native village and later attended a private school taught by a Mr. Moore, who taught a six-weeks term in Economy. While he had a natural dislike for the schoolroom he completed the course under Mr. Moore and became very proficient in mathematics. When about nine years old he worked for others for his board and clothes, later receiving small wages for his labor, and in 1856 turned his attention to the carpenter trade. He worked at this trade for Others until 1858, when he worked as a partner with Nicholas Ben- nett, and in 1859 formed a partnership with Henry Beard (see sketch of Jonathan S. Beard). This partnership existed until the time of Mr. Beard's death, first as contractors and builders, then in the saw-mill business, and later in the manufacture of furniture and the handling of all kinds of building materials. After Mr. Beard's death the partnership property was appraised at $1 I,OOO, while the indebtedness of the firm amounted to $8,000. Mr. Osborn assumed the indebtedness of the firm and took over the business, which he continued until it was closed out, in 1891. He then pur- chased a small farm near Economy and constructed an artificial lake, known as the Osborn Lake, and conducted this place as a summer resort a number of years, finally selling it to his son-in- law. He now lives in the village of Economy, in retirement. He owns a twenty-acre tract of land, located one and one-half miles south of the village, a fine tract of wood land two miles south, and several lots in the village, in addition to his residence property, which includes about eighteen acres adjoining the town. For about forty years, in addition to his other affairs, he was engaged in the undertaking business. As a citizen Mr. Osborn lias long been prominent by reason of his progressive ideas and his interest in all 73O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY that tends to conserve the advancement and material and civic prosperity of his home community. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, in whose cause he has rendered effective service, although he reserves the right to act independently when- ever in his opinion the exigency of the occasion requires such action, . He served four years, from 1882 to 1886, as trustee of Perry township, in which office he gave a most commendable and popular administration. Of township affairs. He at one time stood as an independent candidate for the office of county treasurer and his popularity was evinced by the fact that he came within 200 votes of being elected to that position. Both he and his wife are members of the Friends' church. On Jan. 4, 1862, Mr. Osborn was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Patterson, born in Valparaiso, Ind., Jan. 26, 1845, daughter of Samuel R. and Jane (Turner) Patterson, and of this union were born eleven children: Helen C., born April 17, I863, is the wife of Alonzo E. Massey, of Richmond, and they have three children—William I., Fannie E., and Marshall O. : Charles A., born Oct. I2, 1864, died Oct. 21, 1893; William, born Sept. 21, 1866, died Dec. 7, 1874; Jennie, born Nov. 22, 1868, is the wife of Jacob O. Ballenger, a merchant, of Economy, and they have six children—O. Howard, Albert, Mary H., William E., Irene and Ada; John S., born Dec. 17, 1870, engaged in the wholesale produce busi- ness in Richmond, married Cinthia Swayne and they have two chil- dren—Agnes B., and Opal; Roland, born Jan. 20, 1873, an under- taker at Shreveport, La., married Kitty Atkinson and they have four children—Charles A., Percy E., Henry R., and Martha; Ethel, born June 28, 1875, is the wife of Oliver Vernon Marshall, a farmer, of Perry township, and they have four children—Thomas E., Mal- colm O., W. Macy, and Jesse Ray; Frank E., born Feb. 28, 1879, is a graduate of Purdue University, a civil engineer by occupation, at Denver, Colo., married Mamie Mendenhall and they have three children—Marjorie E., Rachel A., and Joseph C.; Daisy, born Oct. 8, 1883, resides at the parental home; Robert Josiah, born Sept. 25, 1885, a civil engineer at Indianapolis, married Mary Waldron and has one child, Robert Elam ; and Jesse T., born Aug. 26, 1887, a civil engineer, engaged with the New York Central lines at Cleveland, Ohio, married Mary Ormsby. Samuel R. Patterson, father of Mrs. Osborn, was born in Vermont and came to Muncie, Ind., when a young man. He was a tinner by trade and died at the age of forty- six years, leaving a family of nine children. His widow resides at Portland, Ind., with a daughter. James Chipman Carman, deceased, was one of the conspicuous real-estate men of Richmond and some years was connected with the banking circles of the city as an employe of the Second Na- tional Bank. Mr. Carman was born in Muncie, Ind., Aug. 9, 1850, son of William Carman. The father was a farmer by occupation, and the mother died when the son was a mere child, thus depriv- ing him of a loving mother's devoted care and training. At the age of nine years he was taken into an old Quaker family, with whom he resided a few years, and then lived a short time with an older brother in Ohio. He attended school at Muncie, Ind., and IBIOGRAPH | C A 1- 73 I later was a student in the academy at Lynn. When he was seven- teen years old he engaged in the livery business at Winchester, Ind., and continued in that business until he came to Richmond. In the latter place he became connected with the Snyder carriage factory, with which he remained a few years and then engaged in the real-estate business. Later, he handled outside business for the Second National Bank, at Richmond, a number of years, and in this connection proved himself a faithful employe, remaining with the bank until his health failed, in IQO2. He was then com- pelled to give up his position with the bank, and in the latter part of 1903 went south and resided at Fort Worth, Tex., until his death, March 30, 1904, deeply mourned by a large circle of friends. Aside from his business career he gave some attention to fraternal matters, as is evidenced by the fact that he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Richmond. On Feb. 28, 1900, Mr. Carman was married to Cora M. Howard, daughter of William H. and Rebecca Howard, of Richmond, both deceased, and to them were born two children: Mary C., born Dec. 25, 1900, and James Smith, born Feb. 28, 1904. Charles T. H. Bond is one of the popular citizens and well known business men of the city of Richmond and is a member of one of the sterling pioneer families of Wayne county, of which he is a native son. He is engaged in the machine-shop business, to which line of enterprise he has devoted his attention many years, and is valued as a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He was born in Webster township, this county, Aug. 24, 1862, a son of Cornelius and Anna Elizabeth (Eigenbradt) Bond, the former born in Web- ster township, this county, Dec. 2, 1834, and the latter in the State of Virginia, Nov. 6, 1832. The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Ann (Hawkins) Bond, natives of North Carolina, the former born April 3, 181 I, and the latter on Nov. 12, 1810. Thomas Bond was a very early settler in Wayne county, locating in Webster township, and there he and his wife died, he passing away on April 6, 1861, and she on Aug. 17, 1884. Cornelius Bond was reared and educated in Webster township and continued on the old home- stead until married, Oct. I3, 1853, when he removed to an ad- joining farm. Later, he removed to another farm, located one mile north, and there resided until 1896, when he removed to Richmond, where he died March 3, 1897, and his widow survived until April, I907. He spent practically his entire active life as a farmer and in connection there with was for a time engaged in the implement business, selling to neighboring farmers. At the time of His death he was the secretary and treasurer of the Wayne County, now the German Baptist Insurance Company. His life was char- acterized by the most inflexible integrity and honor and to him was accorded the esteem of all who knew him. Of the union of him and His devoted wife were born seven children: Adda is the wife of DeWitt C. Jay (see sketch); Anna Josephine died March 18, 1895; Ella L. is the wife of Everett Pickett, of Richmond; William A. is a farmer and resides in Webster township; Charles T. H. is the next in order of birth; Caddie R. died in 1906; and Jeannette 732 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY is the wife of Orlando H. Little, proprietor of the West Side Livery Stable, in Richmond. Charles T. H. Bond gained his rudimentary education in the district schools of his native township and after- ward spent one term at Purdue University. He resided at home until twenty-one years old, having learned the carpenter's trade in the meantime, and worked at this occupation, in Richmond, Chi- cago, and various other places, as a journeyman, until 1886, when he went to Kansas and pre-empted a claim which he still owns. He remained in Kansas about seven months and then returned to Wayne county. In 1887 he engaged in the threshing business and also operated other machinery until 1904, doing his own repairing, etc. He then began manufacturing his own machines, making his separator complete, and also manufactured a shredder, saw mill, etc., which he calls the “Indiana Special.” He also does a gen- eral repair business on engines, etc., being an expert engineer, and during two years tested the Robinson engines when not engaged at threshing. In 1899 he located at his present place of business, where he has since continued, controlling a large and representa- tive patronage. He is known as a specially skillful artisan and as a reliable and progressive business man. He has ever shown a deep interest in public affairs and is well fortified in his opinions as to matters of political import. His allegiance is given unreservedly to the Republican party and he has been active in the promotion of its cause in a local way. He is affiliated with Coeur De Lion Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, at Richmond. He still retains his interest in the estate of his father, which comprises valuable real estate in Wayne county. - George Frederick Jones, deceased, many years one of Rich- mond’s prominent and useful citizens, was born June 1, 1844, a son of Amos Jones. His birthplace was in Nunda, N. Y., and he was the third of a family of four children. He was partially reared in his native State and partially in Indiana, to which State the family removed in 1858, and he attended the public schools of Fort Wayne. When this country was torn asunder by the strife of Civil war Mr. Jones responded to his country's call for volunteers, in 1862, and became a member of Company B, Twelfth Indiana infantry, under Col. William H. Link, who was succeeded by Col. Reuben H. Williams. Mr. Jones joined the regiment at its reorganization at Indianapolis for the three years' service, being mustered in Aug. 17, 1862. It left the State a few days later to meet the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith, and participated in the battle of Rich- mond, Ky. Colonel Link was mortally wounded and most of the men were taken prisoners, but were paroled and were exchanged in November. After the exchange the regiment moved for Holly Springs, Miss., and marched to the Tallahatchie river in Decem- ber. It was stationed at Grand Junction in January, 1863, and in the spring was placed on duty at Collierville, Tenn. It was as- signed to Logan's corps, Army of the Tennessee, and moved to Vicksburg in June, remaining in the trenches until the surrender. It then moved to the Big Black River, where it remained until Sept. 28, then went to Memphis and participated in the march to Chat- }} |(}(;i&A PHI I ( ' .\ I , 733 tanooga. It was in the battle of Missionary Ridge, then joined in pursuit of Bragg to Graysville, Ga., where it was ordered to the relief of General Burnside at Knoxville. It remained in camp at Scottsboro, Ala., from Dec. 26, 1863, to May 1, 1864. In the At- lanta campaign it was engaged at Resaca, New Hope Church, Dal- las, Kenesaw Mountain, and Jonesboro. It joined in pursuit of Hood through Georgia and Alabama and, on Nov. 14, moved for Savannah. After the surrender of that city the regiment joined in the campaign of the Carolinas, being engaged at Columbia and Bentonville. It then marched to Raleigh, Richmond, and Wash- ington, and was mustered out at the last named place, June 8, 1865. Mr. Jones was never wounded and spent no time in either a hospital or a prison. After the close of the war he returned to Fort Wayne, Ind., and resumed work at the printer’s trade, which he had learned when a mere boy. He became a foreman in the office of the Fort Wayne “Gazette” and remained in that position several years. In 1885 he came to Richmond and took a position as fore- man in the office of the “Palladium,” and continued so engaged several years, but was finally compelled to practically retire because of failing health, although he occasionally did some work for other papers, but did not attempt to work steadily. His death at his home in Richmond was a severe loss to the whole community. Mr. Jones was a very quiet and unassuming man, strictly honest, who devoted his life to his business and the happiness of his fam- ily. During his life he was a member of the Typographical Union. A brother and a sister survive: Folward S. is a retired engineer and resides in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Helen is the wife of F. S. Soul, a retired merchant of Crestline, Ohio. His widow resides in the old home at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Jones reared a family of seven children: Frederick W., born Oct. 13, 1880, is a tailor by occupation and resides at Elwood, Ind. ; Malvern A., born Oct. I 3, 1881, is a traveling salesman and resides at Columbus, Ohio; Paulina, born May 18, 1883, is the wife of Carl Essenmacher and resides in Richmond ; John A. Logan, born May 31, 1884, married Lenora Hollingsworth, of Lincoln, Neb., and resides at Indianapolis; Julia, born April 18, 1886, died in February, 1887; Helen Elizabeth, born July 3, 1888, resides at home with her mother; Charles L., born June 22, 1890, is employed with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Richmond; and Clara, born Sept. 6, 1892, graduated in the high school at Richmond in 1911, and lives at home. The parents of Mr. Jones were Amos and Martha (Smith) Jones, the former born in Clifton Springs, N. Y., in June, 1815, and died in Nunda, N. Y., in 1854, and the latter was born in Whittingham, Vt., in April, 1817. They were married Oct. 13, 1838, at Nunda, N. Y. The father was a millwright by occupation and owned and conducted a mill in that place until his death. The mother came with her four children to Indiana, about 1858, and settled in Whitley county, later removing to Fort Wayne, where she spent the residue of her life. She died, however, in Centerville, in 1897, while visit- ing her daughter. Charles, her second son, was killed on a railroad in 1862. George F. Jones was married Oct. 28, 1879, to Paulina 734 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Wright, born in Pennville, Jay county, Indiana, Dec. 27, 1851, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Coffin) Wright, born in Wayne county, the father near Richmond and the mother near Economy. The father was a farmer by occupation and removed with his par- ents to Jay county when a young man and there became a land owner and spent the residue of his life, dying in January, 1878. He was a great temperance advocate and was a conductor on the “Underground Railway,” before and during the days of the Civil war. The mother died in Jay county in November, 1902. They were the parents of three children, of whom Mrs. Jones is the eld- est. Malvern O., who resides on the old homestead in Jay county, married Addie Stansbury and they have one child, Mary; and Frank E., who resides near Manton, Mich., married Daisy Mc- Daniel, and they have seven children—Jesse, Orlo, Nina, Hattie, Esther, Lydia, and Ralph. Franklin K. Lombard, deceased, several years prominent as a railroad man and later as a retired citizen of Richmond, was born in Enfield, Mass., Sept. 25, 1812, son of Levi Lombard. The father was a sea captain by Occupation and spent all of his active career as a seaman. Franklin K. Lombard lived with his parents until I833, at which time he went to Norwalk, Ohio, where he taught School and worked at various other occupations. Later, he re- moved to Lansing, Mich., where he conducted a hotel some time, but upon losing his establishment by fire engaged in railroading a number of years as a conductor. His next removal was to Kansas, where he purchased land near Atchison and engaged in farming, and while residing there, in the fall of 1859, was elected a member of the last Territorial legislature, serving in the session of 1860. Later, he sold his holdings in Kansas and again engaged in rail- roading as a conductor on the Pennsylvania lines, and this em- ployment caused him to establish his residence in Richmond, where he spent the closing years of his life in retirement and died May 26, 1899. In politics he first espoused the cause of the Democratic party and as a Democrat was elected to the Kansas legislature, but afterward became a Republican, but never sought to become that organization’s candidate for any public office. He was a de- vout and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church and contributed liberally to its welfare. Beside his good wife he left a wide circle of friends to mourn his passing. On July 12, 1864, was celebrated Mr. Lombard’s marriage to Miss Elizabeth J. Holmes, born in Clermont county, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1826, daughter of Erastus and Mary Ann (Leming) Holmes. Mr. Holmes was born in the State of New York, in 18OO, and his wife in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1802. The father was a merchant during all of his early life and was first engaged in that business in Clermont county, Ohio, but later removed to Cincinnati, where he continued in the mercantile business until his death, in 1863, and his wife passed away in 1864. There were no children born to Mr. and Mrs. Lombard and the only companion of Mrs. Lombard is Lida E. Shumard, a daughter of a deceased sister, who has resided with her since infancy, when the mother died. Of the union of Mr. and BIOGRAPHICAL 735 Mrs. Holmes, parents of Mrs. Lombard, were born seven children, of whom two are living, Mrs. Lombard and Lucy Ann, who is the widow of David Sparks and resides with a daughter in Richmond. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Lombard has continued to reside in Richmond, to which city she came as a bride in 1864. Prior to her marriage she was a nurse at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Her first experience in that line was when 3,000 soldiers were landed there from the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and she con- tinued there as a nurse until near the close of the war, when she was called home by the death of her father, and her mother passed away five months later. She has invested considerably in Rich- mony city property. Her first investment was a residence prop- erty in West Richmond, and this she afterward sold and purchased the Avenue Hotel. Later, she exchanged this for other property, which she sold and purchased the residence where she resides, at III South Ninth street. She also owns a residence property at 2IO South Eleventh street. Robert Lincoln Kelly, a leading educator of the State of In- diana and president of Earlham College at Richmond, was born at Tuscola, Ill., March 22, 1865. His parents were Robert and Anna (Pearson) Kelly, both born in Miami county, Ohio, and descended from a long line of Quaker ancestry. Robert Kelly was for years editor and proprietor of the “Spring River Fountain,” at Mount Vernon, Mo., and he was a delegate from the State of Missouri to the Republican national convention that nominated President Grant for his second term. Later, he removed to Parke county, Indiana, which county he represented in the State legislature. Moses Pear- son, father of Anna Pearson, was one of the first Indian agents sent by the Friends to the Indian Territory, and the daughter spent several years of her girlhood with Indian children as playmates in what is now Oklahoma. Robert Lincoln Kelly graduated in the Friends' Bloomingdale Academy in 1884, and in Earlham College, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, in 1888. He then taught for ten years in public high schools and academies, acting during all the time as principal. For six years of this time he was principal of Central Academy at Plainfield, Ind., during which time the Academy’s reputation as a high grade educational institution became State-wide. He was offered the county super- intendency of Hendricks county, but decided to pursue graduate study and entered the University of Chicago, where he studied for three years. He worked in the lines of Philosophy, Education, and Political Science, and was awarded a fellowship for three suc- cessive years. The University conferred upon him the degree of Master of Philosophy in 1899. For the past ten years he has been at Earlham College, first as Dean of the College, and since 1903 as President. During that time the attendance has increased 115 per cent. and the budget has increased 185 per cent. Two large build- ings have been erected and the endowment has been largely aug- mented. The college is now running at full capacity and has the endorsement of educational experts everywhere. Dr. Kelly holds many honorable positions in the educational and religious world. 736 MEMOIRS OF \\ .AY N E COUNTY For the past seven years he has been a member of the Indiana State Board of Education. He was an original appointee and is still a member of the Indiana Rhodes Scholarship Committee. He is president of the Board of Education of the Five Years' Meeting of Friends in America, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Re- ligious Educational Association, a member of the National Educa- tional Asociation, and also of numerous associations of more Or less scope. He is much in demand for sermons, addresses and lec- tures, especially along educational lines, for as an educational or- ganizer and public speaker upon educational subjects he has few equals. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by De Pauw University in 1907. In 1890, Dr. Kelly was happily married to Miss Cecilia Rifner, at Bloomington, Ind., and they have three children: Agnes Rifner, the eldest, is a senior in Earlham College; Lois Anna is a sophomore in the Richmond High School; and Robert Harper is a pupil in the primary grades of the Rich- mond public schools. Ralmaro Paige, only son of Ralph A. and Mary (McCullough) Paige, was born at Richmond, Ind., July 30, 1856, and died at In- dianapolis, Ind., Oct. Io, 1909. With the exception of short pe- riods spent in law offices in Indianapolis and Minneapolis his life was spent in the city of his birth. In politics he was a strong Re- publican. With him right was right, and to do right by his fellow men was a precept that he faithfully followed. A lover of the Bible, of all that was beautiful in art, poetry and music, he was truly a noble man. He remained in the old family home all his life, with his mother and only sister, Lillian E. Paige, and he thoroughly en- joyed his home. His devotion to them was unlimited—bright, cheerful, ever trying to make them happy. His first and last thoughts were for them. The brightness of life for them went out when he crossed over the silent river. The ancestry of the Paige family can be traced back to the early part of the Seventeenth century, when settlement was made in Massachusetts by the ances- tors of the subject of this sketch. The great-grandfather was a minute man on the immortal 19th of April, 1775, when American history first began to be made. His grandfather saw service in the Massachusetts militia, holding a commission as lieutenant, signed by Elbridge Gerry in 1811, and one as lieutenant-colonel by Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts, in 1822. His mother's an- cestors were Scotch-Irish, a well known family of McCulloughs who were pioneers from Pennsylvania to Butler county, Ohio, com- ing first to Fort Hamilton, in 1800, when the fort had to be sought part of the time for safety from Indians, and afterward to Oxford, Ohio, where Samuel McCullough, his great-grandfather, built the first house. The following extract is taken from the memorial pre- sented to the mother and sister of Ralmaro Paige by the Wayne County Bar Association at Richmond: “Mr. Paige was educated in the schools of this city, graduating in the high School in the class of 1875. In school he was conspicuous as an apt scholar and for his exceptional ability. After completing his course in the high school, he continued a student and remained such all his life, ac- BIOGRAPHICAL 737 quiring by Systematic reading and study wide information and culture. His education acquired in the schools was but the begin- ning of his acquired knowledge, his large acquirements coming by an intelligently directed and studious life. He studied law in this city, acquiring a full and comprehensive knowledge of legal prin- ciples, and was admitted to the bar in 1878; and he remained a member of the bar of this county to the time of his death. He was much interested in the Masonic order, of which he was a member, Serving his brethren in various positions, always with signal ability, and received at their hands the highest honors within their power to bestow. He was a man unusually gifted as a public speaker, having a naturally clear and convincing manner in presenting a sub- ject, combined with the vigor and graces of oratory. He was a good citizen, broad minded and liberal, a man of absolute probity and integrity, and in every way a lovable character. All that he did was conscientiously and well done, and he enjoyed always the confidence, respect, and esteem of all who knew him well. The members of the bar of this court had for him a universal and genu- ine sentiment of respect and esteem.” Masonry had a strong at- traction for him, and he loved the beautiful teachings of that order. He was a member of Richmond Lodge No. 196, Free and Accepted Masons, and also of King Solomon Chapter No. 4, Royal Arch Ma- sons. The following memorial, adopted by the lodge of which he was a member, and dated Nov. 2, 1909, is taken from the “Masonic Advocate” of December, 1909: “It is with us a painful duty to record that death has removed from our circle of fellowship Past Master Brother Ralmaro Paige, who departed this life Oct. Io, A. D. 1909, a member of Richmond Lodge, No. 196, Free and Accepted Masons, Richmond, Ind. Brother Paige was initiated an Entered Apprentice Feb. 12, 1889, passed to the degree of Fellowcraft March 5, 1889, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, April 16, 1889. He immediately became an active and earnest craftsman, and has been an influential and dominating factor in the growth of his lodge, both as officer and member, because of his eminent fitness, his wisdom, and conspicuous ability. During the years of 1890 and 1891 he was the Senior Deacon, in 1892 its Junior Warden, and during the years 1893, 1894, 1900, 1901 and I902 was the Wor- shipful Master, and the following year and until the date of his decease he served as a trustee of the lodge. From the time of his entrance into the institution he was a devout believer in its prin- ciples, which in his daily life he sought to exemplify by practicfing the Golden Rule. He was modest, considerate, obliging, thought- ful of the happiness of others, possessing a retiring disposition, and his devotion to his mother and sister and to Masonry were crown- ing virtues. As a student of Masonry he was thorough, earnest and able; as an adviser and counsellor he showed wisdom and strength, and in his knowledge of Masonic law and ritualism, in which he had no rival in his lodge, he was an authority and his opin- ion was respected. He was honest, faithful, and true to every trust bestowed—a good Mason—the kindliest memory of whom will live in the hearts of his brethren. Therefore let this memorial 738 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY be recorded in the minutes of this lodge, a copy be given to his de- voted mother and sister, and the altar and the jewels, where he has SO often met with the craft, be draped in mourning. Respectfully submitted, F. W. Wilson, Elwood Morris, S. A. Macdonald, com- mittee.” David J. Hoerner, deceased, many years one of the prominent bakers of the city of Richmond, was born in Waldenburg, Ger– many, Feb. I2, 1830. His parents spent their entire lives in the Fatherland, the father dying during the early childhood of David J. and thus leaving to his wife the care of their little son and a daughter. The latter, grown to womanhood, became Mrs. Chris- tina Rist, of Dayton, Ohio, and is deceased. At an early age David J. Hoerner began preparation for the ministry, pursuing his studies in Waldenburg and later at Stuttgart until after his majority, but his financial circumstances were limited, and finding it very diffi- cult to meet his expenses he followed his uncle's advice to abandon his studies and take up some trade. Accordingly, he began learn- ing the baker’s trade, beginning his apprenticeship in the Father- land. In 1854, however, he determined to try his fortune in America, and crossing the Atlantic took up his residence in Day- ton, Ohio, where he completed his apprenticeship in the bakery establishment of the firm of Bosler & Bowman. In 1855 Mr. Hoer- ner removed to Richmond, where he began business on his own account, establishing the second enterprise of the kind in the city, his predecessor being William Mason. He began operations on a small scale at No. 13 South Fifth street, but his trade constantly increased in volume and importance until it had assumed extensive proportions. The quality of his goods, his evident desire to please his patrons, and his straightforward dealings won for him a very marked success, and many years he maintained the leadership in his line in this section of the State. At the time of the war, in 1862 and 1863, he furnished bread and other bakery goods for a regiment of soldiers encamped at Richmond. He was one of the first cracker manufacturers in the city. These goods were at first made by hand, but after a time, owing to the great demand, he in- creased his facilities by putting in the most improved machinery used in the manufacture of crackers, and his trade was then ex- tended over many of the adjoining States. He carried on a gen- eral bakery business and prosperity attended his well directed efforts. He was solicited to join the United States Baking Com- pany when the great combine was formed, but refused and carried on an independent business until 1892, when he retired, being suc- ceeded in the enterprise by his sons. Mr. Hoerner was a man of excellent business and executive ability, of keen discrimination, sound judgment and capable management. He did not limit his efforts to one line of business, but encouraged many enterprises that promoted the commercial activity of the city and promoted some by his financial assistance and his advice. He was at one time a large stockholder and a director in the Richmond National Bank, which for a considerable period was one of the substantial institutions of the city, but which afterward failed, Mr. Hoerner BIOGRAPIII C.A.L 739 losing considerable money thereby. He was also one of the organ- izers of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was chosen its first president, and served in that capacity until his death. His reputation in all trade transactions was above question and to an unusual degree he enjoyed the confidence and regard of those with whom he was brought in contact through business dealings. In 1892, accompanied by his wife, he went abroad, visiting the prin- cipal cities of France, England and Germany, also the places of historic interest, and the beautiful scenes for which those countries are famed. In 1855 Mr. Hoerner was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Markwart, a native of Germany, but at the time of her marriage a resident of Dayton, Ohio. They had two sons: Charles M., born Oct. 19, 1857, is now living in Richmond, connected with the Chesapeake & Ohio railway offices, and David F., born April 17, 1860, married Mamie Vincent, died in the West, Jan. 18, 1884, and his widow resides in Richmond. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Hoerner was married, May 4, 1862, to Miss Catherine Leab, daughter of John and Christina (Ream) Leab, of near Cen- terville, and of this union were born eight children: Magdalena Christina, born March I I, 1863, is the wife of Ross D. Sherman, connected with the Starr Piano Company at Richmond ; Anna Bar- bara, born Jan. 30, 1865, became the wife of Robert Jenkins, and died Aug. 19, 1895; Flora Magdalene, born March 15, 1867, is the wife of Cassius C. Beall, of Richmond ; John Jacob, born March 6, 1870, is connected as manager with the Fleischman Yeast Com- pany at Minneapolis, Minn.; Emma Gertrude, born July 4, 1872, became the wife of Charles Bradway and died Dec. I2, 1907; Mary Catherine, born Aug. 31, 1875, is the widow of Louis Basselman, who died Feb. Io, 1910, and she is living with her mother, having had two children—David, born Aug. 21, 1903, died July 25, 191 I, and Sanford, born July 6, 1905; Christina Caroline, born Aug. 4, 1879, died Aug. 2, 1880, and George William, born May 2, 1882, died June 26, 1896. Mrs. Hoerner was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Dec. I, I839, and is of German descent. She came with her parents to Wayne county in 1854, is still a respected resi- dent of the city of Richmond. She holds membership in the First Presbyterian Church, and is also a member of the Daughters of Rebekah of Herman lodge. Mr. Hoerner passed away Nov. 4, 1895. He held membership in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and in his political connections was always an ardent Re- publican. He was a member of Webb Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; of Harmony Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the German Benevolent Society. Charles S. Bond, M. D., is one of the successful physicians and popular citizens of his native county, and is one of the most highly honored residents of the city of Richmond, where he has been en- gaged in the practice of his profession nearly thirty years. He is an able representative of the medical fraternity in this section of the State and is well entitled to consideration in this publication. Dr. Bond was born on a farm near Webster, this county, June 8, 1856, a son of Simon H. and Susan (Harris) Bond, natives of 74O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Wayne county, the former born near Webster, in 1831, and the latter near Williamsburg. The father was one of a large family and his parents died when he was eight years old. He received his edu- cation in the common schools, was a teacher for several years, followed farming during the greater part of his active career, and for a time was engaged in general mercantile pursuits at the vil- lage of Webster. He labored indefatigably during the earlier years Of his life and, although disabled from sickness, by good manage- ment and energy, was enabled to make a good living for his fam- ily, he and his wife being held in unqualified esteem by all who knew them. He took great interest in public affairs and was an upright and exemplary man. In the later years he suffered from ill health, and he died in the home of his daughter, in California, Jan. I6, 1898, at the age of sixty-seven years. The mother of Dr. Bond was a daughter of Benjamin Harris. She was educated in the schools of Wayne county, and remained a resident here until her death, in March, 1876. Her father was one of the pioneers of the county, entering land near Chester and afterward removing to a farm near Williamsburg. He was one of the builders of the Wil- liamsburg & Richmond turnpike. He lived to the age of ninety- five years and was then killed by an accident, caused by a runaway horse. Both of the ancestors of Dr. Bond came from England, landing near Philadelphia, and afterward went to South Carolina and thence came to Wayne county. Dr. Charles S. Bond was reared under the sturdy discipline of the home farm, and was duly afforded the advantages of the common schools of Webster, Wil- liamsburg, and Richmond, and Wayne county has been his home from the time of his birth to the present time. At the age of fifteen he entered Earlham College and remained, with alternate teaching and going to school, until he had completed his junior year. At that time he went to Antioch College, Ohio, in order to do some special work in Comparative Anatomy. He remained there two years and then entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, in 1878. He then taught school for a time, continuing his medical studies under Dr. J. R. Weist, of Richmond, until 1882, when he entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and in 1883 graduated with the honors of the class, being one of four men chosen as valedictorians. In 1887 he graduated at Earlham College, receiv- ing the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science. Be- fore his graduation he was offered a place in the office of his pre- ceptor, Dr. J. R. Weist (who was then the leading surgeon in the Middle West, serving as secretary of the American Surgical Asso- ciation for twenty years), and came direct from Bellevue to a place in the Office. He formed a partnership with Dr. Weist that lasted fourteen years and was dissolved by mutual consent two or three years before the death of the senior member. During this time Dr. Bond served as coroner of Wayne county four years (1884– 1888), and was assistant surgoen of the Pennsylvania railroad ten years, assisting in several bad wrecks, among them the terrible Hagerstown disaster, where four persons were killed and some sixty injured. He was one of the founders of St. Stephen's Hos- BIOGRAPHICAL 74I pital and has been on the medical board of that institution and Reid Memorial Hospital since organization, until the present time, 1912. He was city health officer from 1906 to 1910 and brought about several reforms in meat and milk inspection for the city, getting Government inspection for the local slaughter houses. He has for several years been very much interested in the study and preven- tion of tuberculosis and has given illustrated lectures on this sub- ject before many medical Societies, as well as chautauquas and other popular audiences. He was a delegate to the Congress of Tuberculosis in London, in 1901, and the Governor of Indiana ap- pointed him a delegate to the Congress of Tuberculosis at Wash- ington in 1908. He was very much interested in Bright's Disease for several years and was appointed to read four State papers on this subject before the State Medical Society. He is also interested in the photography of very small bodies, such as blood corpuscles and sections of tissues, as well as bacteria and other causes of dis- ease, and has given many lectures before medical schools, using lantern slides made from photographs of these small bodies. He is a member of the Commercial Club of the city of Richmond, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Tourist Club, and the lodge of Elks, having served as president of the Country Club in I9 II. He has an attractive home and the same is a center of gra- cious hospitality. In his political proclivities Dr. Bond is a Re- publican, and though he takes a loyal interest in all that concerns the welfare and general progress of his home city, county and State, he has had no desire for public office. He and his wife are active and valued members of the Presbyterian church at Rich- mond. He is a member of the Indiana Academy of Science, the National Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, the National Science Association, the American Medical Association, the Mis- sissippi Valley Medical Association, of which he was vice-presi- dent in 1897; the Union District Medical Association, of which he was president in 1910; the Wayne County Medical Society, of which he was president in 1889; and of the Indiana Medical So- ciety, of which he was president in 1895. He is one of those men- tioned in “Who’s Who in America,” in the “Men of Progress of In- diana,” in “American Men of Science,” and has been lately chosen by the New York Medical World as one of 250—physicians and surgeons—in the United States for their medical album of five volumes. He has written many articles on medicine for journals and has illustrated several subjects in books by photographs from microscopic slides. On Sept. 18, 1883, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Bond to Miss Julia M. Boyd, daughter of Dr. Samuel Boyd, of Dublin, Ind. Dr. Boyd was a prominent man in the State, was president of the State Medical Society in 1876, and took an active part in all moral public movements. Mrs. Bond was a teacher in the public schools and a student in the State Normal at Terre Haute before marriage. Dr. and Mrs. Bond have two children: George S., a graduate of Earlham (IOO3) and of Ann Arbor (1905), and who also took a degree in medicine at the latter institution in 1908, is assistant in medicine at Johns Hopkins, where he has been 742 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY located four years. He was married Dec. 27, 191 I, to Elizabeth Lida Jones, of Richmond. Florence M. Bond, who graduated at Earlham with the class of 1911, is now a candidate for graduation in Smith College, Northampton, Mass., in June, I912. Walter S. Commons, a prominent agriculturalist of the town- ship of Center, with residence in Centerville, was born at the old homestead, which he now owns and operates, on Noland's Fork, in Center township, March 28, 1853, the youngest son of David and Bethena (Carter) Commons (see sketch of Joseph A. Commons, page 461, for ancestral history). Walter S. Commons received a practical education in the common schools, with a pleasant and profitable year at Earlham College, and with this he regretfully closed his school career to take up the solemn duties of life and care of his widowed mother, who died in 1896. Although instinc- tively an agriculturist, he has been identified with the growth and progress of the diversified interests of citizenship and has been financially interested in numerous commercial enterprises, with more or less success. That he is an “up-to-date” farmer is mani- fested by the many modern conveniences to be found about his place. Politically he believes in the principles of the Republican party, and his popularity is evidenced by the fact that in 1910 he was elected a member of the Indiana State Senate and is still an incumbent of that position. He was united in marriage in 1874 to Miss Sarah A. Maudlin, daughter of Mark and Elizabeth Maud- lin. Three sons have graced the firseside of Mr. and Mrs. Com- mons—Ernest L., Charles C., and Horace J. The latter is engaged with his father in farming, and the two older sons are in business for themselves. Fraternally Mr. Commons is well affiliated with the Masonic order. Edward Young Teas, horticulturist, a prominent citizen of Centerville, was born at what is now called Quakertown, Union county, Indiana, March 8, 1829. His father, Thomas S. Teas, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and in that city was reared to manhood. At the age of twenty-two years he made the journey on foot, via Niagara Falls and Pittsburgh, to Preble county, Ohio, where he afterward married Miss Sarah C. Strattan, who had removed to that county from New Jersey with her parents. After his marriage, Thomas S. Teas established a linseed-oil mill (the motive power of which was a tread-mill for horses) on Four-Mile creek, near the present village of Fair Haven. After being so employed for a num- ber of years he removed to Union county, Indiana, and there erected a linseed-oil mill which was run by water power. A num- ber of years later he removed to a farm south of Richmond, 1m Wayne county, and resided there a few years. He then purchased a farm and saw mill in Henry county and resided there the remain- der of his life. His death occurred in 1850 and his widow survived until 1870. They were the parents of five children: John C. died in December, 1908; Edward Y. is the second in order of birth; Mar- tha D. died at Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1906; Eunice S. is deceased; and Thomas S. resides at Salem, Ohio. Edward Y. Teas received his educational training at Spiceland Academy in Henry county BIOGRAPHICAL 743 and at Earlham College, and when but twelve years of age it may be said that he began his successful career as a horticulturist. One day when he and his older brother, John C., were returning home from the postOffice, a neighbor gave them some cast-away apple- tree roots. The boys took them home, planted several rows, and were so successful that, besides planting an Orchard for themselves, they sold a number of plants to others. In this circumstance was begun the career of Mr. Teas as a horticulturist, in which he has been continuously engaged throughout a long and prosperous ca- reer. He remained in Henry county until 1852, when he and his brother purchased the Aldrich nursery at Indianapolis, at that time the largest in the State, and they conducted it about four years. Mr. Teas then started a nursery at Chester, north of Richmond, in Wayne county, and was located there several years, after which he purchased a greenhouse in the southern part of the city of Rich- mond and conducted it several years. He then removed to Henry county and started a nursery at Dunreith, where he remained about fifteen years, and in June, IQoI, came to Centerville, where he has since resided. There his business has flourished from the start, and he has won a wide reputation as a horticulturist, the business at present being conducted under the name of E. Y. Teas & Son. Mr. Teas helped organize the Indiana Horticultural Society at Indian- apolis, in December, 1860, and of thirty-two charter members he is the only survivor. He has missed only two or three meetings of the society since it was organized. He is also a charter member of the American Nurserymen’s Association, which includes all of the nurserymen in America. In the matter of politics Mr. Teas is aligned with the Prohibition party, but has never been an aspirant for public office of any nature. Fraternally he was formerly identi- fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his religious faith is that of the Orthodox Quaker church. Mr. Teas was married in Indianapolis, in June, 1851, to Miss Maria Givan, who died in I861, the mother of two children : Ellen M. is the wife of E. B. Hodgin, station agent at Wellsburg, W. Va., and William S. is a resident of Freeport, N. Y., where he occupies the position of sta- tion agent. In 1863 Mr. Teas was married to Mrs. Sarah A. (Stu- art) Coffin, daughter of Amos Stuart, of Henry county, and widow of Nathan Coffin. Of this union there are two children: Fred E. resides in Centerville and is associated in business with his father, and Mary T. is the wife of John E. Parker, of Eaton, Ohio, and at the present time is in Stuttgart, Germany, a student in the Con- servatory of Music at that place. William M. Bailey, a prominent telephone manager and citizen of the city of Richmond, is a native of the State of South Carolina, born in Barnwell county, Aug. 31, 1870. His parents, Frederick M. and Caroline M. (Rice) Bailey, were born in South Carolina, and his father was a sea island cotton planter, Owning 360 acres of land which were devoted to that industry. He served four years in the Confederate army during the Civil war and after the close of the conflict was for twenty years the postmaster at Edisto Island, S. C. He died in December, 1908, and his widow resides at Edisto. They 744 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY became the parents of five children, two of whom died in childhood and three survive, of whom William M. is the eldest. Minna is the wife of L. C. King, of Edisto, S. C., and Mildred resides at home with her mother. William M. Bailey received his early education in the schools of his native district in South Carolina and finished his schooling at Porter's Military Academy, at Charleston, S. C. He afterward engaged in the telephone business with the Bell Tele- phone Company at Charleston, and remained thus engaged for a period of ten years, in various positions from learner to manager. He then entered the independent telephone field and has since been connected with independent companies, in Charleston, S. C., in Ken- tucky, and in Richmond, Ind., and in 1901 came to Richmond, where he is the general manager and director of the Richmond Home Tel- ephone Company. This company was organized in 1899 and has had a very successful history. When Mr. Bailey assumed the man- agement of the business the company had only 1,250 telephones in use, and now it has over 3,300. The entire plant has been recon- structed under his administration, and in 1906-07 a fine large build- ing was erected to accommodate the demands of a rapidly increas- ing business. Mr. Bailey is also vice-president of the American Concrete Pole Company and is a director of the Indiana Toll Clear- ing Company, of Indianapolis. The American Concrete Pole Com- pany was organized in 1907 and constructs concrete poles under contract and sells the right to construct to other companies. The concrete pole is the invention of Mr. Bailey, and after much study and a series of tests he has demonstrated beyond all doubt that these poles will not only meet, but far surpass, all requirements and claims established for cedar poles. With the re-enforcement of electro-carbon twisted rods and spiral binding wires properly distributed in the column of cement, the poles are not only sub- stantial and durable, but remarkable elasticity is displayed. For instance, a pole thirty feet in length will permit a deflection of thirty inches before the cement cracks. To obtain the above result would require about one-third greater horizontal strain at the top than would be sufficient to destroy a cedar pole of the same dimen- sions. This invention seems destined to be generally adopted in the construction of all telephone and telegraph lines. Mr. Bailey was married in Charleston, S. C., Dec. II, 1891, to Miss Elizabeth E. Gregorie, daughter of the late Henry H. Gregorie, of South Carolina, who, during the Civil war, served as a cavalryman in the Confederate army. His widow survives and resides at Sumter, S. C. Mrs. Bailey was born in Aurora, Ill., but was reared and edu- cated in Charleston, S. C., and she is a direct descendant of the McGregor family of Scotland. On the maternal side she is a de- scendant of the Kemps and her grandfather was a brother of Sir James Kemp, at one time lieutenant-governor of Canada. To Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have been born three children—Gladys G., Eliza- beth K., and Emily E. Mr. Bailey is vice-president of the Young Men's Business Club at Richmond and a member of the Travelers’ Protective Association. His religious faith is expressed by mem- bership in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. BIOGRAPHICAL 745 Lewis Weyl was born in the southern part of Perry township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 7, 1847, Son of John and Jemima (Pierce) Weyl. The father was born in Germany, Aug. 18, 1800, and migrated to America in 1818, coming direct to Wayne county, where he built one of the first houses in the village of Economy. He tanned deer skins, etc., and manufactured the hides into gloves, which he sold in wholesale lots and also at retail. Later he pur- chased an eighty-acre tract south of Economy, where he resided until 1870, his sons operating the farm, and he continued in the glove business until he retired. He then returned to the village of Economy, where he resided with his children until his death, Dec. 14, 1876. He was a man of sterling integrity, of generous impulses, and gained a high place in the esteem of his friends. His wife, Jemima (Pierce) Weyl, was born in Ohio, July 14, 1812, and died July 1 1, 1881. They were the parents of eleven children: Delilah, born Sept. I5, 1832, died in 1903; Anna, born March 8, 1835, died in 1871; Susannah, born Nov. 6, 1837, died in 1840; Charles, born Feb. 9, 1840, is living retired in Williamsburg; Elizabeth, born July 7, 1842, is the widow of Alvin Cain and resides in Economy; Mar- tha, born Oct. 6, 1844, is the wife of Francis Cain, of Economy; Lewis is the next in order of birth ; Matilda, born March 1, 1849, died Feb. 12, 1859; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1851, is the wife of Abraham Covalt, of Muncie, Ind. ; Joseph, born June 30, 1855, died in the year of his birth; and William, born Dec. 20, 1858, died in 1859. Lewis Weyl was reared in this county and received his educational train- ing in the public schools. He worked at home until about nine- teen years old and then engaged in business as a dealer in live stock. Two years later he purchased a farm located two miles east of Economy and continued in the stock business and managed this farm until 1905, when he removed to the village of Economy and erected the dwelling where he resides. He has recently sold his large farm, but still owns sixty acres of land in Perry township and 16O acres in the Panhandle district of Texas, where two of his children reside, the family owning a section of land in one piece there. Mr. Weyl has been retired from the stock business since 1900. On June 2, 1867, Mr. Weyl was married to Miss Polly Men- denhall, daughter of Caleb and Rosetta (Dean) Mendenhall, of Perry township, this county. Four children were the issue of this union : Glennie, born June 2, 1868, is the widow of J. E. Ballenger and resides at Plainsview, Tex.; Oliver C., born Sept. 15, 1870, mar- ried Celia Hunt and resides in Richmond ; Fred D., born Dec. 24, 1877, married Gussie Culbertson and resides in Texas; and Guss H., born Nov. 24, 1882, married Dessie Morrison, and is a farmer in Perry township. Mr. Weyl spends his winters in Texas and his summers in the village of Economy. Mrs. Weyl was born in Perry township, this county, Sept. 29, 1846. Mr. Weyl is a stanch sup- porter of the Prohibition party, and although he has never aspired to public office takes an active interest in national and local affairs. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a liberal supporter. The parents of Mrs. Weyl were natives of North Carolina, the father born in 746 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY I822 and the mother on Feb. 23, 1827. Caleb Mendenhall was a farmer by Occupation and became a land owner in Perry township, where he spent the residue of his life, dying in 1867. His widow survives and resides with a son in Perry township. Allen M. Harris, deceased, for many years a respected citizen of Richmond, was born in Green township, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 9, 1828. His parents were James and Naomi (Lewis) Harris, natives of North Carolina. James Harris, a farmer by Occupation, came to Wayne county about 1810, and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring July 20, 1854. Upon coming to Wayne county he settled on a farm in Green township and in the district schools there Allen M. Harris received his educational training. Upon reaching manhood he engaged in agricultural pursuits, which occupation he followed throughout all of his active career, and he lived retired in the city of Richmond for about twenty-five years prior to his death. At the time of his death he was a director in the Union National Bank, of Richmond. His death, June 12, 1904, terminated a long life of usefulness. On May 14, 1850, was solemn- ized his marriage to Miss Rebecca Petty, born on Walnut Level, in Wayne county, March 18, 1832. Her parents also came from North Carolina, about 1830, and settled in Jefferson township, where her father gave his whole energy to the cultivation and improve- ment of his farm and was truly successful. He and his wife spent the remainder of their lives in Jefferson township. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Harris were born seven children—two sons and five daughters: John S. (see sketch); L. L. Harris is a retired farmer and resides at 2233 Main street, in the city of Richmond; Josephine is the wife of William H. Coffin and resides on a farm in Henry county, Indiana, two miles east of Spiceland; Rilla V. is the wife of C. D. Gray and resides on a farm near Muncie, Ind. ; Olive is the wife of Frank R. McPhail and resides at IOO North Twenty-first street, in the city of Richmond; Ella is the wife of R. A. Benton and resides in Richmond; and Frances is the widow of Charles H. Land (see sketch). The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Harris was a most happy one, they having enjoyed the untisual distinction of celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary, and they lived in unalloyed bliss until Dec. 20, 1900, when the wife and mother died. Mr. Harris then continued to reside at the old home- stead, at IOI North Thirteenth street, until his death. In addition to his children, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Serilda Thornburgh, of Dalton. In politics Mr. Harris affiliated with the Republican party, and though he never aspired to hold office served cfficiently as justice of the peace while residing in Green township. He was an active member of the United Brethren church at Green’s Fork, having joined that organization in early life. Benjamin Snow Whiteley, one of the popular citizens and rep- resentative farmers of his native county, is a worthy scion of one of the pioneer families of this favored section of the Hoosier com- monwealth. He was born on the farm where he resides, in Wash- ington township, Oct. 21, 1877, a son of Daniel and Anna Maria (Snow) Whiteley, the former a native of Maryland and the latter IX I ()O, RAI’II IC .\ I, 7–47 of \\illiams county, Ohio. Daniel Whiteley remained a resident of the State of Maryland until maturity, when he came to . Indiana and numbered himself among the sterling citizens of Wayne county. In Posey township, Fayette county, his father, also named Daniel \\'hiteley, had secured a tract of land, comprising 160 acres, heavily timbered, and there Daniel, Jr., set himself vigorously to the task of reclaiming a farm from the primeval forest. Those of the younger generation to-day can scarcely realize how strenuous was the toil entailed and how many the vicissitudes to be endured in thus tak- ing the initial steps in the development of the great and Opulent agricultural section which denotes the county in the opening years of this glorious Twentieth century. Daniel Whiteley, Jr., lived up to the full tension of the labors and responsibilities of the pioneer and in due time purchased a farm of forty acres, which he reclaimed to cultivation, causing the stately monarchs of the forest to give place to productive fields, and he remained on this homestead until his death, about 1880. His wife, a devoted companion and help- neet during all the years of struggle and toil, survived him and is still living in Fayette county. Of their five children, Benjamin S. is the last in order of birth, and all are living. Fagar resides in Anderson, Ind. ; Mary is the wife of Lindley Hussey, of Fayette county; Ella is the wife of John F. Heacock, of San Francisco, Cal. ; and Byron resides in Fayette county. Benjamin S. Whiteley was reared under the environment and influence of agricultural pur- suits and early began to lend his aid in the arduous work of the home farm. His educational advantages as a boy and youth were those afforded in the district schools of Posey township, Fayette county, and the schools of the village of Milton, and he spent sev- eral years upon his father’s farm, assisting in the work. In 1907, he inherited the place where he resides, and he gives his attention to the improvement and management of this farm, practically all of which is eligible for cultivation and devoted to diversified agri- culture and stock-raising. The buildings are modern and substan- tial and the attractive residence is a center of generous hospitality. Thrift and prosperity are in evidence on every hand, showing the energy and progressive methods brought to bear by the owner. In political affairs Mr. Whiteley is a Republican and lends his influ- ence and exercises his franchise in support of the men and measures of that organization. April Io, Igo7, bore record of the marriage of Mr. Whiteley to Miss Gertrude Olive Clingman, born in Washing- ton township, a daughter of James and Hannah (Johnson) Cling- man, and of this union is a son, Robert Snow, born Feb. 4, 1908. Byram R. Pierce was born at the old Pierce homestead in Perry township, this county, Jan. 26, 1876. He is a son of Lewis and Hannah (Cain) Pierce, both born in Wayne county. Lewis Pierce is the grandson of Gaynor Pierce, who was born and reared in Lan- caster county, Pennsylvania, later removed to Virginia and thence to Ohio, where he died. His widow then brought the family to Perry township, this county, where her son, the father of Lewis Pierce, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1790, purchased the farm upon which Lewis Pierce resides. Lewis Pierce is one of the ven- 748 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY erable citizens of Perry township. He is one of a family of thir– teen children and was born Nov. 13, 1833, on the farm where he has been residing seventy-eight years. This land was almost a wilder- ness at the time of purchase by the elder Pierce, and great hardship was encountered in clearing and getting it into condition for culti- vation. Lewis Pierce secured his education in the old log school- house in the neighborhood, where he attended school until he was fifteen years old, and as a young man worked as a farm hand by the day. At the age of twenty-three years he purchased a part of the old farm and rented the remainder, and afterward purchased ad- joining land until his farm now contains ninety-seven acres. On Aug. 23, 1856, he married Hannah Cain, daughter of Jonathan and Priscilla Cain, of Wayne county, and of this union were born four children: Webster, born in 1860, died at the age of four years; Leroy, born in January, 1864, died in 1908; Anna, born Nov. 28. 1868, died in 1891; and Byram R. is the youngest and the only sur- viving child. Lewis Pierce followed general farming during his active career, making a specialty of fruit-growing, but is now living retired and rents out his fields. Politically he cast his first Presi- dential vote for John C. Fremont and has ever since voted with the Republican party. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. Byram R. Pierce received his edu- cation in the schools of Economy and as a boy worked on his fa– ther's farm. He began his independent career at the age of twenty- One by selling and putting up wire fences, which occupation he fol- lowed about nine years. In 1906 he purchased a general merchan- dise store at Economy and conducted the establishment four years, at the end of which period he traded the store for the farm where he resides, and where, in addition to conducting a general farming business, he is an extensive fruit raiser. At the present time he is a member of the township advisory board. On Oct. 17, 1904, he was united in marriage to Miss Claudia Bond, daughter of John and Melissa Bond, of Clay township, where Mrs. Pierce was born in I876. Of this union have been born two children: Robert Lewis, born April 4, 1907; and Mary Helen, born Nov. 13, 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy, and Mr. Pierce is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through the chairs of the local or- ganization and being now a member of the Indiana Grand Lodge. Ralph A. Paige was born in Ware, Mass., Aug. 26, 1825, and died in Richmond, Ind., Sept. 23, 1887. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to the early part of the Seventeenth century, when settlement was made in Massachusetts by ancestors of the subject of this sketch. The grandfather, Maj. James Paige, was a minute man on the immortal 19th of April, 1775, when American history first began to be made. His immediate ancestors were Ben- jamin Paige and Mary Ann (Magoon) Paige. Benjamin Paige saw service in the Massachusetts militia, holding a commission as lieu- tenant, signed by Elbridge Gerry in 181 I, and one as lieutenant- colonel by Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts, in 1822. Ralph A. Paige was the youngest of a large family of children. In 1831, when B I()GR.APHIC.A.L 749 he was six years of age, his parents decided to try their fortunes in the great and then almost unknown West. They came out to Zanesville, Ohio, but after a short stay removed to Richmond, Ind., where Benjamin Paige for some time kept hotel, or “tavern,” as was then the usual method of denominating hotel business, at what is now known as the northeast corner of Sixth and Main streets. In after years his son, Ralph A., owned and conducted a store at the southwest corner of Sixth and Main Streets, which was his last place of business, and which property the widow owns. The son, Ralph A., for a brief period during his boyhood days, attended such private schools as the times and country afforded—crude and im- perfect affairs, compared with the system of modern times; but the greater part of his education was obtained through his own indus- try and efforts, after his daily work was finished, and the midnight hours often found him endeavoring to overcome the want of early educational training. He began his busines career at an early age, first clerking for James Morrisson, Sr., a relative of the well known Robert Morrisson, donor of Morrisson Library. After some time spent with Morrisson he was employed in the dry goods business with James E. Reeves, with whom he was associated later as partner. In 1846 he started a store at Williamsburg, Wayne county, Indiana, but after a short time there returned to Richmond, where he con- tinued business with William Wilson. Upon the dissolution of this partnership he was associated with his cousin, Edwin C. Paige, in the dry goods business, with whom he continued in business until 1853, when he bought out his partner. From this period until the time of his retirement from active business, in 1873, he was alone in his business ventures, which he carried on with excellent judg- ment and success. In 1853 he was married, at Centerville, Ind., to Miss Mary E. McCullough, only child of Isaac W. McCullough, and a granddaughter of Samuel McCullough, one of the early settlers of Oxford, Ohio. Two children were born to them, Ralmaro and Lillian E. Fraternally he became a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and was an early Noble Grand in the first lodge at Richmond—Whitewater Lodge. He was also a char- ter member of Oriental Encampment, of which he was Chief Patriarch. He also obtained the charter and selected the name, it being suggested to him on account of the situation of Richmond, in the extreme eastern part of the State. Politically, his first vote was cast for Zachary Taylor. Upon the formation of the Republican 1)arty he became one of the original members of that organization, with which party he continued to affiliate. While in no sense an office-seeker or politician, he took great interest in the political wel- fare of his country; and his extensive reading of political history and his wonderful memory of events and dates were such that few men were better acquainted with the historic affairs of his country than he. Coming from New England Congregational religious train- ing, his later years were, through family association, more or less Presbyterian. Though not a member of any church, his religious beliefs were well grounded, and his knowledge and practice of fun- damental religious principles were more thorough than those of 750 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY many of more pretensions. His belief can best be expressed by an extract from a poem written by himself, which we quote: “When our work on earth is done, And time shall veil our setting sun; When the spirit shall leave its mortal mold, And all the glories of Heaven behold,— Then the goal of life is won.” In his business relations he was thoroughly upright and con- Scientious, gentlemanly, considerate and courteous in his personal and Social contact, and with all mankind an honest man. Lee Ault, superintendent of the Cambridge City schools for ten years, was born at New Madison, Ohio, April 29, 1846. His parents—Jacob W. and Rachel (Wallace) Ault—were also natives of Ohio, the father born at Germantown, near Dayton, May 20, 1815, and the mother at Hamilton, Dec. 7, 1819. Jacob W. Ault came with his parents to Darke county, Ohio, in 1837. He was married to Rachel A. Wallace, Dec. 27, 1840. He owned and oper- ated a farm in the southern part of Darke county until 1870, when he removed to Greenville, Ohio, where he continued to reside until the time of his death, April 25, 1903. His wife survived him six years and died in Greenville, July 25, 1909. Throughout their lives, from childhood, they were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were the parents of eight children: John, who died at the age of six years; Lee, the second in order of birth, is the subject of this sketch ; Sarah Ann, who was the wife of Rev. I. M. Woolverton, of the North Indiana Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, died in August, 1879; Harry is in the em- ploy of the Southern Pacific railroad, and is located at Texarkana, Tex.; Wesley is Inspector of Weights and Measures for Darke county and resides at Versailles, Ohio; Ellen resides in the old home at Greenville, and George is deceased. Lee Ault received his early education in the public schools of Darke county and of Greenville. He attended the academy at White Water, Ind., sev- eral terms, and later completed a course in the Southwestern Nor- mal School, now the National Normal University, at Lebanon, Ohio. He began teaching in Darke county, Ohio, Sept. 5, 1864, and was connected with the schools of that county five years. In 1869 he was elected superintendent of the schools at Farmland, Ind., which position he held three years. He has since held the superintendency in the following places in this State: Winchester, five years; Hagerstown, eleven years; Centerville, one year; Wil- liamsburg, six years; and Cambridge City, ten years. During four years, from 1883 to 1887, he engaged in the book business, repre- senting the American Book Company, of Cincinnati, and Lea Brothers & Company, of Philadelphia, in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. On May 25, 1869, Mr. Ault was married to Mary E. Bowen, a daughter of Rev. William C. and Priscilla (Magee) Bowen, of Hagerstown, Ind., and of this union were born six chil- dren: Harriet, who taught in the public schools of Indiana twelve years, but because of ill health was compelled to quit the profes- BIOGRAPH I C. \ I, 75 5 I sion, resides with her parents; Ina is the wife of Dr. Clifford E. Canaday, of New Castle, Ind. ; Harry is a bookkeeper for Sprague Warner & Company, of Chicago; Frank is with the Charlton Silk Company, of Chicago; Charles, who is in the employ of the Lunn & Sweet Shoe Manufacturing Company and resides at Auburn, Me., has charge of the trade in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; and Edgar is in the employ of the William C. Un- derwood Company, of Boston, and looks after the jobbing trade of that firm in the leading cities of the United States. Mr. Ault is a Republican in his political views. His religious faith is that of the Congregational church. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity, also with the order of Knights of Pythias. In 1907 he went abroad, spending several months in England, studying English institutional life. John L. Batchelor has attained to success and prestige as a representative dairyman and is the manager of a productive and well improved farmstead in the township of Wayne. He is a na- tive of the Hoosier State, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Feb. 15, 1875, son of Joseph Woodford and Nancy C. (Davis) Batchelor, the latter a daughter of Thomas Jefferson Davis and a relative of Jeff. Davis. Joseph Woodford Batchelor was a cooper and painter by trade, which occupation he assiduously followed at Blooming- port, Randolph county. He was ever a hard working, conscien- tious and thrifty man and a generous and indulgent husband and father. One of the kindest and most brotherly of men, he did not permit his feelings to influence his judgment. Always tolerant of the desires and opinions of others and willing to yield in minor matters, he never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. The subject of this review was reared in Randolph county and early began to contribute his quota of labor, working on sev- eral farms in the vicinity of his home, in the meanwhile availing himself of the advantages of the local schools. He came to Wayne county in 1895 and continued general farm work until 1901, when he purchased a half interest in Levi Moorman's dairy business, lo- cated two and one-half miles southeast of Richmond, near the Elliott Mills. In 1902 he purchased the remaining interest and at the same time rented a farm of IOO acres in connection there- with. He continued there until November, IQO4, when he removed to a IOO-acre farm belonging to Henry Roberts and adjoining his former place on the north. In 1910 he disposed of his original dairy interests, having purchased a farm of fifty-five acres, adjoin- ing the Roberts farm on the east. Since then he has made many changes and improvements in his new place, but still retains his interest as tenant in the Roberts place, and all of his farming oper- ations are devoted to the dairy business. In addition to his own production he contracts for milk from some nine or ten other farms and does an independent wholesale and retail business. He came to Wayne county with less than twenty-five dollars, but by energy, pluck and hard work has become one of the substantial citizens of the community. He is a man of broad and liberal views, 752 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY employs much discrimination in attending to the various details of his business, and has achieved success and prominence in his chosen field of endeavor. He enjoys the utmost respect of his neighbors and is widely recognized as a progressive and enterpris- ing business man. Politically he is a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and though he takes a profound interest in public affairs does not aspire to public office. Reared in the Quaker faith, he has the greatest respect for religious or— ganizations, and his family contributes to the support of the Chris- tian church. Fraternally, he has membership in Woodward Lodge, No. 212, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Richmond. On June 21, 1893, Mr. Batchelor was united in holy wedlock to Miss Mary Benson, daughter of Henry and Caroline (Moody) Benson, who resided in Lynn, Randolph county, Indiana, where the father was a painter and decorator. Mrs. Batchelor was born Dec. 25, I875, and to her and her husband have been born three children: Russell, March 25, 1894; Edith, Aug. 25, 1900; and Marjorie, April 7, 1903. Mr. Batchelor is the fifth in a family of ten children, the others being : Emma, Asa, Isabel, Byron, James, George, Myrtle, Roscoe, and one that died in infancy. Benjamin Branson Beeson, deceased, was born on the old homestead in Dalton township, this county, March 17, 1843, and there passed all the years of an exceedingly active and useful life. His parents were Isaac W. and Mary (Branson) Beeson, natives of North Carolina. Their married life was spent in this county, the mother passing away Oct. Io, 1851, and the father's death occurred Nov. 26, 1871. For generations the Beeson family has been identi- fied with the Society of Friends and noted for sterling qualities. Patriotic and loyal to the government, strongly in favor of peace, right, and justice, and faithful in the discharge of every duty de- volving upon them, whether in their public or domestic relations, they have embodied the ideal citizenship of this great Republic. Benjamin Branson Beeson, who in life was one of the most promi- nent men in Wayne county, was a worthy representative of his family, which, the old records show, was founded in the United States by two brothers of the name who accompanied William Penn to the colony in Pennsylvania. One brother settled in Phila- delphia and the other, from whom our subject was descended, went to Guilford county, North Carolina. Benjamin Beeson, the grand- father of Benjamin B. Beeson, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, about 1765, a son of Isaac Beeson. In 1786 Ben- jamin Beeson married Margaret Hockett, and in 1826 they re- moved to Wayne county, Indiana, locating about one mile south of the present village of Franklin, in Dalton township. Of their ten children who grew to maturity, five sons and four daughters eventually immigrated to this county, and most of them left de- scendants. The five sons were Isaac W.; Benjamin F.; Ithamar; Dr. Silas H., the first physician in Dalton township; and Charles, who came here with his parents. The daughters were Hannah, who married Seth Hinshaw and located in Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana; Margaret, who became the wife of Jesse Bald- BIOGRAPH ICAL 753 win; Ruth, who married James Maulsby ; and Rachel, who died unmarried. The father reached an advanced age and lies buried at the side of his wife in West River Cemetery, two and one-half miles east of Dalton. Isaac W. Beeson, the eldest son of Ben- jamin and Margaret Beeson, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 1789. Physically he was of medium size, with fair complexion, dark hair, and light brown eyes. Of a frame none too robust, he nevertheless endured the numerous privations and hardships incident to frontier life and lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years. He was a student by nature, quiet and thought- ful, and in his early manhood taught several terms of school suc- cessfully. Later he learned the wheelwright's trade, which he fol- lowed to some extent throughout life. He possessed great determi- nation and industry, and one rule which he followed—that of sav- ing at least $100 a year from his earnings, at a time when money was scarce—is worthy of emulation by all young men. His favorite brother, William, was a man of fine business talent, had large and varied financial interests throughout North and South Carolina and Virginia, and subsequent to his death Isaac W. was occupied for about four years in settling his estate. Isaac W. Beeson was ex- ceptionally devoted to the lady who finally became his wife. They were fondly attached as young people, but owing to opposition on the part of relatives their marriage was postponed from time to time. In the spring of 1822 Isaac W. Beeson started for Wayne county, Indiana, with a small outfit which served him for many such journeys between his old and new home. It consisted of a horse and rustic cart, the trip taking seven or eight weeks. Upon his arrival in Dalton he made several entries of land, including 240 acres of the homestead in Dalton township. Here he made his headquarters, and here his death took place nearly half a century later. The autumn of 1822 found him on his return journey to the South, where he worked at his trade until 1828, when he came again to Indiana, with many others, and entered “Congress” lands in various parts of the State. Again he returned to the home of his childhood, to which he finally bade a last farewell in the spring of 1833 and returned to Indiana. He located near the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, where his father and several brothers were living, the firm of Beeson Brothers having already become widely known. The three brothers who were in this partnership were Silas H., Benjamin Franklin, and Ithamar, and among their numerous enterprises were the running of a grist mill, a tannery, and a general merchandise business. The town which sprang into existence as a result of their industry and enterprise was widely known as “Beesontown,” in honor of the family, and everything was flourishing when the financial crisis of 1837 came and swept away the fortunes and prospects of the little community. Isaac W. Beeson lost heavily on securities, but was not disheartened, and, ere many years had passed, more than retrieved his fortunes. All this time the attachment between Isaac W. Beeson and Mary Branson had continued, and at last, in the fall of 1837, she left her girlhood home and many sincere friends in the South and set 754 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY out on the long journey to become the wife of the man she loved. They were married near Green's Fork, in this county, Feb. 27, I838. Her death, as before stated, took place Oct. Io, 1851. He never married again, remaining true to her memory, and was finally laid to rest in the Friends’ burying ground at Nettle Creek, this county. In religious faith Isaac W. Beeson was liberal, as might be expected of a man of his deep and broad views of life, his cherished hope being that some day the human brotherhood would be united on the central principles of Christianity, each re- Serving for himself the right of private judgment on minor forms and points. He was strongly opposed to slavery and all forms of tyranny and injustice, and in common with those of his sect did not favor resorting to law, whether as individuals or as nations, but rather to arbitration. A man of broad thought and an able writer, he penned at various times manuscripts on various sub- jects. He was one of the original “Greenbackers” (not fiatist), for along in the '50s he earnestly advocated the issue of all paper money by the Government, to be made equivalent to the coin money then in circulation, and the interest and profits to be ap- plied to public improvements and reduction of taxes. Benjamin B. Beeson, the only child of Isaac W. and Mary (Branson) Beeson, always gave his chief energies to farming and stock raising, and at the time of his death owned some I, IOO acres of fine land, 400 acres of which comprised the homestead in the northwest part of Dalton township. He was public-spirited, and to him, perhaps more than to any other person in his township, is the community indebted for the excellence of its highways. He gave consider- able time, money and influence to their improvement, being spe- cially interested in the Dalton turnpike. When the company was organized, in 1876, he became its secretary and treasurer, and served in similar capacities for many years for the Hagerstown & Blountsville Turnpike Company. He was a charter member of the Nettle Creek Grange, which he represented often in the county council and the State Grange. In 1880, Mr. Beeson assisted in forming the Wayne, Henry, and Randolph Counties Agricultural Association, of which he was president twelve years. He upheld churches, schools, and all worthy institutions and methods of ele- vating the people, taking an active part in the political and moral questions of the day. He greatly admired President Lincoln and gave his support to General Grant at the time of his first election to the Presidency. For six years, from 1891 to 1897, he ably con- ducted the “Richmond Enterprise,” which attained wide circula- tion and won the most favorable notice of the public and contem- porary journals. The columns of the paper strongly reflected his views on the prohibition of the liquor traffic. Success attended all his efforts in life, and he passed away at his old homestead, Jan. 2, 1902, having the respect of the entire community; and he is remembered by all as a man of integrity and honor. His family was always treated with the greatest kindness and friends and Strangers always met with courtesy and consideration at his hands. His death occurred in his fifty-ninth year, just at the time when BIOGRAPHICAL 755 he had so constructed his fortune and so lived his life that the years before him to fill out the days of “three score and ten,” which should be our lot, were years he looked forward to with the great- est pleasure; and it can truthfully be said that his life was such that he will never be forgotten while there lives anyone who had the good fortune to be associated closely with him. Politically he never aspired to hold public office, but had he accepted any his constituents would have been assured of an administration care- fully conducted. On Oct. I4, 1865, was celebrated Mr. Beeson's marriage to Miss Olinda, daughter of Thomas and Elvira (Finch) Lamb. Mr. Lamb was a native of North Carolina who came to Indiana in an early day with his parents, who settled on Morgan's Creek, near Green's Fork, in Wayne county. Thomas Lamb was a farmer by occupation and lived the greater part of his life in Clay township, but latterly became a resident of Dalton township, and both he and his wife died there, the former on Oct. 2, 1872, and the latter on Dec. 6, 1899. Twelve children were born to them : Hamilton, born Dec. I5, 1837, died March 17, 184I ; Emily L., born April 20, 1839, is the wife of J. H. Moore, of White county, Indiana; Mrs. Beeson was born in Clay township, Feb. 19, 184I ; John M., born Dec. 23, 1842, died Feb. 3, 1858; Nancy, born Nov. 17, 1844, first married Miles M. Moore, who is deceased, and is now the wife of William M. Moore, of Henry county; Lucinda, born Jan. 8, 1847, died in June, 1908, the wife of H. P. Nicholson, of Iowa; George W., born March 2, 1849, first married Amanda Chamness, who is deceased, and then Dora Mills, and was engaged in the telephone business at Losantville when he died, Oct. I3, I9 II ; Samuel P., born July 25, 1851, died June Io, 1854; Laura B., born Aug. 29, 1853, is the wife of Frank Davis, of Denver, Colo. ; Calvin F., born Oct. I4, 1855, died May 29, 1888; Sarah E., born July 20, 1858, died March 12, 1888; and Charles Lincoln, born Oct. I, 1860, married Lillian Garrett and is a general merchant in Colo- rado. To Benjamin B. Beeson and wife were born four children— Isaac Francis, Mary Lenora, Edward Orton and Frederick Loten (twins)—all of whom are given extended mention on other pages. Edward O. Beeson, a prominent young man of affairs residing in the village of Losantville, Randolph county, but with extensive property interests in Dalton township, this county, was born at the old Beeson homestead one-half mile west of the village of Dal- ton, in Dalton township, July 3, 1877. He is one of the twin sons of Benjamin B. and Olinda (Lamb) Beeson, given extended men- tion on another page of this volume. Edward O. Beeson received his earliest education in the district schools of Dalton township and later attended the high school at Richmond, but did not grad- uate. He then attended business college at Richmond. In 1898 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana infantry for service in the Spanish-American war. This regiment did gar- rison duty in Havana, Cuba, about three and one-half months. Upon his return from the service Mr. Beeson matriculated at the Indianapolis Law School, at Indianapolis, where he graduated with the class of 1901, being admitted to practice in the Circuit Court 756 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of Wayne county, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Federal Dis- trict Court, the same year. After his graduation in the law school he continued his studies with Jonathan W. Newman, of Richmond, until the following December, and lived at the old homestead with his mother during the years 1902-03, attending to all the legal busi- ness in the settlement of his father's estate. In 1903 he removed to Losantville, Randolph county, and besides superintending his farming interests assisted in the Farmers’ Bank at that place from I903 to 1905. He then removed to the old homestead farm of Ell- wood Beeson, in Dalton township, but this he later sold and moved to his mother's farm, which he rented during the years 1907-8, at the same time engaging in the buying and shipping of cattle. In I908 he removed to Mooreland and later to Marion, Ind., where he engaged in the automobile business. In 1909 he sold his Marion interests and returned to Losantville, where he has since resided. At the present time he owns 172 acres in section 33 of Dalton town- ship and fifty acres adjoining in section 4. On Dec. 25, 1901, he was married to Miss Lena Waltz, daughter of Alfred and Amanda (Ulrich) Waltz, of Henry county. Mrs. Beeson was born Sept. 23, 1884, and was educated in the schools of her native county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beeson have been born two children— George, born July 4, 1903, and Mary, born Dec. 18, 1908. Mr. Beeson is a Republican in his political views and has membership in the Masonic lodge at Losantville. Frederick L. Beeson, who is one of the enterprising farmers of Randolph county, located just over the line of Dalton township, this county, is a son of Benjamin B. Beeson, of whom specific men- tion is made on other pages of this work, so that a further resume of the family history is not demanded in the present sketch. Fred L. Beeson was born at the old Beeson homestead, in Dalton town- ship, Wayne county, July 3, 1877, a scion of old and honored pio- neer families of that section of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was reared to maturity in his native township, where he early began to assume definite responsibilities in connection with work on the old homestead farm, and to the public schools of that lo- cality is indebted for his early educational training. After leaving school he continued to assist in the work on the home farm until 1899, when he removed to the farm now owned by his brother-in- law, J. C. Taylor. Later he removed to the present home of David A. Niccum, in Dalton township. Both places, however, were at that time parts of his father's estate. In 1905 he became identified in an active way with the agricultural industry in Randolph county, since in that year he moved to his present home of I40 acres, where he has since been successfully established as a general farmer and stock grower. In his political allegiance Mr. Beeson is a staunch Prohibitionist and shows a loyal interest in all that concerns the general welfare of the community. He enjoys marked popularity in his home township and is a man of progressive ideas and dis- tinctive business acumen. In addition to his farm of 140 acres in Randolph county he owns I60 acres of his father's old homestead in Dalton township, this county. Fraternally, he is affiliated with BI()CR.Y PH | C. \L 757 the Dalton Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In May, 1898, Mr. Beeson was united in marriage to Miss Laura Davis, daughter of John and Caroline (Chamness) Davis, of Dalton town- ship, and of this union have been born six children—Herbert Ed- ward, Benjamin Bernard, Charles, Harold, Lowell, and James Pierce. Mrs. Beeson was born Oct. 29, 1879, sixth in a family of eight children born to her parents. John Davis, her father, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1823, a member of a family of eight children. He came to Dalton township with his parents and spent his active life as a farmer there, also serving as justice of the peace twenty years. He died in 1885. Oliver H. Beeson, whose successful manipulation of business affairs has given him prominence among the people of Wayne county, is a native of this county, born in Washington township, June 12, 1853. His parents were Benjamin Franklin and Catherine (Howard) Beeson, both natives of Wayne county. The elder Bee- son was born Aug. II, 1824, and the marriage of himself and wife was celebrated Jan. 22, 1848. The parents of Benjamin B. Beeson were Benjamin and Dorcas (Starbuck) Beeson, and he was one of eleven children born to them. The paternal grandparents were natives of North Carolina, the grandfather tracing his lineage back to Edward Beeson, the original Beeson ancestor in the New World, who came to America with one of William Penn's colonies, in I682, and settled in Pennsylvania. He was a native of Lancaster- shire, England, where George Fox originated the Society of Friends, with which the Beeson ancestry became identified. Ed- ward Beeson had four sons, one of whom, Isaac, settled in North Carolina, and from him our subject has descended. Benjamin and Dorcas Beeson came from North Carolina to Indiana in 1813, in a wagon built by himself and drawn by a four-horse team. He built a log cabin on his farm and combined his trade of blacksmith- ing and wagon making with the task of clearing and tilling the ground, and purchased more land as he prospered in the new coun- try. On this homestead farm, four miles south of Milton, Benja- min F. Beeson, the father of the subject of this review, was born and reared, and after the manner of pioneer boys grew into rugged, self-reliant and industrious manhood, receiving as good an educa- tion as his time afforded. As before stated, in January, 1848, he was married to Catherine Howard, a native of Wayne county and daughter of John and Sarah (Calloway) Howard. They began their married life in a typical log cabin on the farm given him by his father, which cabin was afterward replaced by a more commo- dious dwelling house. To this honored couple were born nine children, of which number our subject was the second born. The Others are: William, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Sanford, deceased; Elmer, who is a grocer in Indianapolis; May, who is the wife of John Coyne, of Washington township; Minnie, the wife of Frank Florea, of Fayette county; and Ira, deceased. The death of the mother occurred April II, 1873, and Mr. Beeson was again mar- ried, in 1879, to Miss Kate Broadcap, a native of Virginia, who also preceded him in death, June Io, 1908. On July 18, 1903, a 758 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY barn door which Mr. Beeson was removing fell on him, rendering him a cripple and finally resulting in paralysis. After the death of his wife he was tenderly cared for at the home of his son, Oliver. On May 3, 1909, he became suddenly worse, falling into a stupor from which he never rallied, and passed from life two days later. Frank Beeson, as he was familiarly called, was noted far and wide as an excellent farmer and prominent stockman. He was kind in his family, charitable in his views of mankind, and ready to assist in an hour of need. He was highly respected in the community where he lived, and perhaps no man in Wayne county had a larger circle of friends and acquaintances than he. He was full of laud- able purposes and took an active interest, aside from his official duty, in Valley Grove Chapel and the cemetery where his remains now rest. His time was so taken up with home affairs that no active part was taken in politics, and he never held nor aspired to hold public office. Oliver H. Beeson, whose name initiates this article, attended the district schools of Washington township and afterward attended two terms at Spiceland Academy. While at- tending school his spare time was devoted to work on the home farm, and this was his abode until he reached manhood. He then purchased sixty acres of land, and his father gave him eighty acres, all in Washington township, and he continued to farm until 1891, when he retired from agricultural pursuits and removed to Milton. While farming he also devoted considerable attention to stock buy- ing, and this line of endeavor he still continues. He is a stock- holder in the National Bank of Cambridge City and a director and stockholder in the Drovers’ Union Stock Yards at Columbus, Ohio. For about four years he had a butcher shop in Milton and also one in Cambridge City, but these he has disposed of, and he owns a business block in Milton. His landed possessions amount to about 700 acres of farm lands, I40 acres of which are in Fayette county. Politically, Mr. Beeson is a Democrat and has held several local offices, among them being councilman in Milton and treasurer, which last named position he filled four years. On Feb. 17, 1875, he was married to Miss Sarah Indiana Williams, daughter of James and Emily (Wallace) Williams, of Washington township, and of this union have been born three children : Alice, wife of . Dr. Charles Kneise, of Cambridge City; Ralph W., who died April 5, 1906; and Sora Lee, who is at home with her parents. James Wil- liams, the father of Mrs. Beeson, was born in Washington township, as was also the mother. He was a farmer by occupation and died May 27, 1890, in Milton, where his widow is living. Isaac F. Beeson, who owns and operates a farm of IOO acres, one-half mile southeast of the village of Losantville, in Randolph county, was born in Dalton township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. I3, 1866. He is a son of Benjamin B. and Olinda (Lamb) Beeson, given extended mention on another page of this volume. The educational advantages of Isaac F. Beeson were limited to study in the district schools, and for several years he worked on his father's farm. In 1888 he located on a part of the Benjamin B. Bee- son estate, south of the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, PIOGRAPHIC .\ L 750 and resided there until in March, 1890. He then spent four years on I2O acres of the Ellwood Beeson farm, in the northern part of Jefferson township, and in 1894 removed to the Daniel Ulrich farm, in the southwest part of Dalton township, and operated that tract as a renter until 1896, when he removed to the village of Losant- ville, in Randolph county. There for thirteen years he was most successfully engaged in the grain elevator and hardware business, and when he sold his interests in that line it was to purchase the IOO acres which he owns and manages near that village. The farm is one of the best equipped and most modern of any in that vicinity. He devotes special attention to the breeding of Percheron and Belgian horses for draft purposes and also raises Chester White hogs. In the matter of politics he is allied with the Prohibition party and at One time was the candidate of that organization for sheriff of Wayne county. He has also been a candidate for treas— urer of Randolph county, and for the legislature, both nominations coming from the Prohibition party. He has devoted much time and attention to the temperance movement in both counties. His deeply religious nature finds expression in membership in the Friends' church at Nettle Creek, in Dalton township, to the mate- rial welfare of which he has contributed liberally. On Oct. 6, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah C. Huffman, born at Mooreland, Henry county, in 1869, daughter of Sylvester H. and Margaret A. (Bowman) Huffman. She is second in a family of six children, all of the others residing in Henry county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beeson there are four children : Grace, the eldest, in July, IQ09, was married to Louis E. Bookout, a teacher at Georgetown, Ill., preparing for the ministry in the Church of Pentecostal Holiness; and the other children are Benjamin Paul, Marguerite, and Donald H. Edwin Theodore Bertsch.-The name borne by the subject of this brief sketch has been long and prominently identified with the farming interests of the township of Jackson, where the father en- gaged in agricultural pursuits many years ago. Edwin T. was reared to this line of enterprise and is now carrying forward most successfully extensive farming and stock raising. He is well up- holding the prestige of an honored name and is known as a pro- gressive and reliable business man and as a loyal and public- spirited citizen. Edwin T. Bertsch was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Indiana, May 25, 1867, son of Reuben and Susan- nah (Jacoby) Bertsch, the former born in Lehigh county, Penn- Sylvania, March 12, 1827, and the latter in Butler county, Ohio, in 1832. The father came to Wayne county and located in Jackson township, Aug. 8, 1860, purchasing a farm of 160 acres, which he cleared, and to which he added by purchase eighty acres more. He is now retired and living on the old homestead. He is allied with the Democrats, and although always actively identified with po- litical movements has never sought public preferment for himself. He was married to Susannah Jacoby, Aug. 16, 1849, and she died in 1872, the mother of twelve children: John died in 1879; David resides at Germantown, is married to Mary Worl, and they have 760 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY three children—Monroe, Geneva (deceased), and Ida; Levi died in 1879; Alfred resides in Parsons, Kan., is married to Alice Hyatt, and they have five children—Lulu, Roy, Pearle, Vesta, and Rose; Sarah, Mary, and Charles died in 1862; Caroline died in 1877; Reu- ben, Jr., is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Uriah resides in Jackson township, is married to Dora Roth, and they have five children—Walter, Paul, Ada, Neva, and Roth ; Ed- win T. is the eleventh in order of birth; and Mary Ellen married David Jacoby, lives at Middletown, Ohio, and they have two chil- dren—Arthur and Ethel. The paternal grandfather was John Bertsch, son of Christian Bertsch, who emigrated to America from France. John Bertsch was born and reared in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. Edwin T. Bertsch was afforded the advantages of the district schools of his native township and of the schools of Germantown. At the age of twenty-one years he initiated his ex- perience in connection with the practical affairs of life by farming on shares for his father. He duly profited by the discipline gained and in 1900 purchased 228 acres of the old homestead, and in 1904 added seventy acres by purchase, all of which he has improved with buildings and fences. For twenty years he devoted his time to stock raising and general farming, but now rents his farm and lives virtually retired. Poland China hogs and Short Horned cattle were his specialties, and Mrs. Bertsch raised Barred Plymouth Rock chickens. In politics Mr. Bertsch is a Democrat and takes a lively interest in all that tends to conserve the progress and pros- perity of his native county. He is a member of Lodge No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cambridge City, and he and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. On Aug. 18, 1889, Mr. Bertsch was married to Miss Malinda Shafer, daughter of Adam and Rachel (Gepherdt) Shafer, of Liberty township, Henry county, Indiana, and of this union have been born two children—Edith and Harvey. The mother of Mrs. Bertsch was a native of Center county, Penn- sylvania, and came west to Henry county, Indiana, with her par- ents. The father was born in Wayne county and was a farmer by occupation. They were both killed, May 22, 1902, in a railway crossing accident in Henry county, near New Castle. Sylvester Billheimer, a prominent and affluent farmer of Dal- ton township, is descended from men whose courage and strength conquered the wilderness and whose descendants have seen it blos- som into the most fertile lands on this continent. He was born in Dalton township, this county, April 3, 1855, a son of Solomon and Margaret (Gephardt) Billheimer, the former born in Rockingham county, Virginia, March 3, 1827, and the latter was a native of Center county, Pennsylvania, born Jan. 29, 1827. Mrs. Billheimer's parents were John and Rachel (Shafer) Gephardt, long-time resi- dents of Jefferson township, this county, where the father followed farming, and he and his wife were the parents of eleven children: Mrs. Billheimer was the eldest; Sarah married Adam Rothfon and they had six children—John H., Benjamin, Cornelius, Webb, Alice, and Vernie (deceased); Rachel married Adam Shafer and they had eleven children—Ella, Rebecca, John, Emma, Susan, Malinda, Ly- BIOGRAPHICAL 761 dia, Edna, Charles, Dora, and Arry; Michael married Lucinda Stamm and they had five children—Ida, Mary, Rachel, Emma, and Otto; Cornelius married Nancy Copeland and they had three chil- dren—John, Alice, and Melissa; Mary A. married George Neis- wanger and they had five children—John, Joseph, Jennie, Charles, and Achibald; William married Amanda Lontz and they had two children—Mahlon and Ola ; Susan married Zimri Hockett and they had a daughter, Ethel; and three children died in childhood. Mrs. Margaret Billheimer, eldest of these children and mother of the subject of this review, is living, hale and hearty, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Solomon Billheimer was a son of Jacob Billheimer, born in Virginia, a son of Isaac Billheimer, who came to Virginia from Germany. Jacob Billheimer came to Ohio from Virginia in 1838, when Solomon was eleven years old, and lived only three years after locating in the Buckeye State. Solomon 1earned the cabinet maker’s trade in Salem, Ohio, and removed from that place to Hagerstown, this county, in 1847. He worked at his trade in that place with Samuel Study until 1849, when he located at the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, where he spent the greater part of the residue of his life, engaged in cabinet making and undertaking. However, he resided in Daviess county, Indiana, about five years, engaged in farming, and then returned to Franklin, where he died June 21, 1883. He was a stanch Abolition- ist and was identified with the “Underground Railway” in the days prior to the Civil war. The main part of the house where the slaves were secreted while en route still stands on the farm where Sylvester Billheimer resides. Solomon Billheimer was mar- ried in Wayne county, in 1848, to Margaret Gephardt, and to them were born five children: Alice B. is the widow of Nathan S. La- mar, a soldier in the Ninth Indiana cavalry in the Civil war, spend- ing nine months as a prisoner at Andersonville, afterward serving as recorder of Wayne county, and they had five children—Frank- lin S., Effie, Mary, Nettie, and Fred; Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Markle, a soldier in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry in the Civil war, and they have two children—Millard and Anna ; Sylvester is the third in order of birth ; John C., who has served two terms as State Auditor and is an attorney-at-law at Indianapolis, married Susan Kimble and they have six children—Leroy (deceased), Irvi ing, Charles, Zelma, Lura, and Marion; and Emma is the wife of M. H. Goshorn, a farmer of Daviess county. Our subject received his early education in the schools of Franklin and continued at home with his parents until twenty-two years old. In 1877 he went to Daviess county, where he remained six years, engaged in farming and teaching school, and then returned to Franklin and began cabinet making and undertaking, which occupation he fol- lowed seven years. He then entered the Methodist Episcopal min- istry, in which he worked twenty years, and has since lived retired at Franklin, where he has a farm of IOO acres and has carried on general farming and the breeding of pure blood Jersey cattle. He was married Aug. 17, 1879, to Miss Lydia Dennis, daughter of Wilson and Rachel (Thornburgh) Dennis, of Dalton township. Wil- 762 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Son Dennis was born in North Carolina, a son of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Wilson) Dennis, and came to Indiana with his parents when Seventeen years old. He followed farming in Dalton township during all of his active career and to him and his wife were born three children: Mrs. Billheimer is the eldest; Elizabeth is the wife of W. D. Jordan and they have two children—Frank and Nellie; and Thomas E. married Zenora Davidson, who bore him a daughter, Della, and after the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Carrie (Burris) Lambert and they have four children—Arthel, Hansel, Harmon, and Zelma. The mother of Mrs. Billheimer hav- ing died, her father married for his second wife, Lydia Reynolds, and they had three children: Sarah married Moses Blackburn; Clarkson married Rosa Bookout and they have a son, Russell; and Isaac L. married Viola Thompson and they have a son, Howard. John A. Bowman, a prominent farmer of Center township, was born in Clay township, this county, June 28, 1861. He is a son of Watkin and Elizabeth (Hoover) Bowman, the former born of Vir- ginia parents and the latter a native of Clay township, where their marriage occurred. The paternal grandfather was born in Vir- ginia in 1810 and came to Wayne county in early life. The father was a farmer and thresher by occupation, and he and his wife both died when their son, John A., was a small boy. They were the par- ents of five children: Flora is the wife of John Linderman, a farmer of Clay township ; John A. is the second in order of birth; Ella married William Heck, of New Castle, and is deceased; and Lula and Willie died in childhood. John A. Bowman enjoyed the educational advantages afforded by the schools of West Grove, and also attended the district schools in Clay township. After the death of his parents he resided with a maternal uncle for two years, and after that lived with John C. Harvey until he was about twen- ty-one years old. He then continued to work for that gentleman by the month six or seven years, and after his marriage rented the Harvey farm for a period of thirteen years. He then moved to his present homestead, which he had previously purchased, but after eighteen months again established his residence on the Har- vey farm, where he remained about two and one-half years. He then returned to his own farm of IOO acres, and has since resided there. He built his present residence in 1905, and has attained a reputation and a popularity that are indeed gratifying. In the mat- ter of politics Mr. Bowman is a Republican, and fraternally 1s iden- tified with the Knights of Pythias. On Aug. 16, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarena Leonard, daughter of William and Hulda Kitterman, of Harrison township. Mrs. Bowman was born in Harrison township, near Jacksonburg, April 17, 1862. Her mother was born in Virginia, June 8, 1838, and her father was born in Center township, at what is now Jackson Park, Sept. 5, 1837. The father was always a farmer by occupation and spent his entire life in Wayne county, becoming the owner of a small farm north- west of Jackson Park, where he died in 1901, and his widow passed away in 1904. The father enlisted in the Home Guards at the time of the Morgan raid, but never engaged in active service. He and IBIOGRAPH. I.C.A.L 763 his good wife were the parents of two children—Clara, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Bowman. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowman four children were born : Ray Harvey, born Oct. 7, 1889, is employed in Richmond; Emory W., born Sept. 5, 1895; Horace J., born Jan. 19, 1900; and Leonard E., born May 22, 1905; all residing at the parental home. Jesse E. Brown, an enterprising and successful farmer of the township of Franklin, was born in Wayne township, this county, Nov. 18, 1847, a son of Jeremiah and Juretta (Evans) Brown, the former a native of the Old Dominion. The father was born May 26, 1813, came west with his parents when thirteen years of age and settled in Center township, this county, and he followed agri- cultural pursuits throughout his active career. He passed away in 1899, and he and his good wife were married in 1835. Samuel 3rown, paternal grandfather of Jesse E., and Mary (Thornburgh) Brown, the grandmother, were natives of Grayson county, Vir- ginia. Upon coming to Indiana they entered land northwest of Centerville and there resided the residue of their lives. Jesse E. Brown is one of nine children born to his parents. He received his educational training at the Salisbury and Smith district schools, on the National Road, and attended until nineteen years old. Farm- ing has always been his chief Occupation and he moved onto the place where he resides, in 1880. He is a member of the Mount Gilead Christian Church and has membership in the ancient order of Free and Accepted Masons, Bethel Lodge No. 250, having been a member since the age of twenty-three years. In September, 1869, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Henrietta Chenoworth, daughter of William and Kittara Chenoworth, of Randolph county, but originally from Maryland. Mrs. Brown died April 27, 1878, leaving a son, Harrison W., born June 24, 1871, and now a farmer of Franklin township, married to Etta Maines, and they have two children—Russell E. and Verlin K. On Sept. 24, 1879, Mr. Brown married Isophene Harlan, daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Tilson) Harlan, of Bethel, and of this union have been born five children : Estella May, born May Io, 1881, died Feb. 22, 1882; Roy Morrell, born June 29, 1883, assists in the management of the farm ; Anna Juretta, born March 9, 1885, married Jesse W. Adaman, a Franklin township farmer, and they have two children—Garnet V. and Margaret E.; Jesse Ralph, born April 16, 1890, married Marjorie Price and resides at Richmond; and Rubie Elizabeth, born May 12, 1895, resides at the parental home. William Winfield Cammack, whose entire independent career has been spent in agricultural pursuits, was born on a farm in Ran- dolph county, Indiana, Jan. 30, 1851, and removed to Franklin town- ship, Wayne county, April 5, 1910. His father, Elihu Cammack, was born in Randolph county, Indiana, April 15, 1817, son of John and Jane Cammack. The Cammack family was originally from Scotland and the migration to America was by three brothers, one of whom settled in New York and the other two came to Indiana. Elihu Cammack was a farmer during all of his active career, al- though he conducted a general store at Arba during the years 1873 764 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and 1874. He married Miss Rebecca Wiggs, born Jan. 9, 1820, daughter of William and Martha Wiggs, natives of North Caro- lina, and of this union were born six children: John Henry; Fran- cis M.; Martha, who died in infancy; George Washington; Wil- liam W., who is the fifth in order of birth, and Elmina Henrietta. The mother of these children died May 13, 1880. As before stated, Elihu Cammack was a farmer, and he owned a large farm in Ran- dolph county, Indiana, where he was a man of prominence in his locality. For ten years he served as a member of the board of com- missioners of that county, but after the death of his wife, in 1880, removed to Iowa, where he lived retired until his death, April 23, 1906, near Marshalltown. William W. Cammack was reared a farmer and his early occupation was in assisting his father in Op- erating the old homestead, and he also assisted his father in the mercantile business. After his marriage he rented the old home- stead in Randolph county and resided there until the spring of I9IO, when he removed to Franklin township, Wayne county, and there has since resided. In September, 1874, Mr. Cammack was married to Miss Jennie M. Penland, daughter of Henry and Eliza- beth (Kennedy), Penland, of Preble county, Ohio, and to them were born six children: Bessie Evaline, born Aug. 13, 1875, married Charles Morton—they have one child, May; Blanche Elizabeth, born Aug. 31, 1877, is the widow of Guy O. Morton, resides in the city of Richmond and has two sons—John and Guy; Bertha Re- becca, born Sept. 1, 1878, married Ira Hunt and died May 6, 1906, the mother of three children—Ronald, and Martin and Marvin (twins); Mattie Maude, born Feb. 26, 1881, married William Press- ler, of Illinois, and they have two children—Mary and Frankie; Mabel Clair, born Sept. 26, 1886, married Harrold Jordan and has two children—Russell and Rupert; and Frankie Penland, born June Io, 1888, resides in Richmond. The mother of these children having died, Mr. Cammack married for his second wife Miss Alice Mary Hoke, March 20, 1898. She is a daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Sennet) Hoke, of Union City, Ind. They came from Penn- sylvania to Ohio, thence moved to Brown county, Indiana, and thence to Union City, where they died, the former on Feb. 8, 1899, and the latter on Jan. 23, 1899. Mr. Cammack is a Republican in his political views and served four terms as justice of the peace in Wayne township, Randolph county. Fraternally he is a member of the Eagles. - Nathan Franklin Canaday, M. D., a prominent and influential physician of Hagerstown, is a native of Henry county, Indiana, born Feb. 9, 1845, on a farm north of New Castle. . His father, Nathan Canaday, entered a Government claim of eighty acres about three miles north of New Castle, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre for the tract, to which he later added I2O acres, at which place he died in 1874, at the age of sixty-six years. He was a loyal member of the Republican party from the birth of the organization until the time of his demise. Prior to that organi- zation he was a Whig. He was reared a Quaker, but later became a member of the Christian church. The mother of Nathan F. was I}I ()(; R.A.P.H | C.A.L 705 Nancy Leeson, and she passed away in 1875 at the age of sixty-six years. She, also, was a member of the Christian church. The father of Nancy Leeson was James Leeson, a direct descendant of the Leeson family of Royalty. He was born near Mountrath, Queen's county, Province of Lenister. He married Gemima Sar- gent, Aug. 2, 1798. He came to America with his wife and two children, April 18, 1803. They first settled near Morgantown, W. Va., and later moved to Indiana. Gemima, his wife, was born June Io, 1782, in Ireland, and died Nov. 8, 1846, and was buried mear Hillsborough, Henry county, Indiana. None of the Leeson family ever were Catholics. Mr. Canaday's grandfather was a na- tive of North Carolina, from whence he removed to Tennesee and thence to Wayne county, locating near Centerville, where both he and his wife died. While living in Tennessee he was a man of considerable note, and for a time Davy Crockett lived with him at Knoxville. There were ten children born of the union of Nathan and Nancy (Leeson) Canaday, and of these four are living. Anna M. is the wife of Jacob M. Gough, manager of the gas company at New Castlle, Ind. ; Nathan F. is the subject of this review; Henry H. is a blacksmith at New Castle; and Miles M. is with the Central Trust and Savings Company at New Castle. Nathan F. Canaday acquired his educational training in the district schools of Henry county and at the New Castle High School. He began reading medicine with Dr. G. E. Swan, now living retired in Wisconsin; later spent some time in the old Eclectic College at Cincinnati, and graduated at the Homeopathic Medical College at Cleveland with the class of 1870. In the same year he located at Hagerstown for the practice of his profession, in which he has been very success- ful. He is a member of the State Medical Institute at Indianapo- lis. In politics he has been affiliated with the Republican party since becoming a voter, and was appointed, in Harrison’s adminis- tration, to a position with the Colorado River Indian Agency, and in 1891 located at Parker, Ariz., where he remained one year, at the end of which period he resigned and returned to Hagerstown, ow- ing to the health of his wife. For more than forty-five years he has been affiliated with the Dunkard Brethren church, in the af- fairs of which he is an active and enthusiastic participant, as is also his wife. On July 6, 1867, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Clapper, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Priddy) Clapper, who re- sided near Mooreland, in the northern part of Henry county, where they died, aged respectively sixty-six and eighty years. Of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Canaday, William H. is in the real es- tate business at Dayton, Ohio; Jacob L. is a farmer at Mooreland, Ind. ; David is a doctor in Mooreland; Sarah and Matilda, the former being the wife of D. A. Niccum, of Hagerstown, and the latter is the widow of Marvin Chamness and also resides at Hagers- town; and Lucinda is the wife of Henry Moore, a retired farmer at Mooreland, Ind. Of the union of Dr. and Mrs. Canaday there have been born two children: Gracie Matilda, born Sept. 8, 1870, died June 26, 1879; and Clifford Edson, born Sept. 18, 1876, attended the Hagerstown High School, spent two years at Indiana Univer- 766 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY sity, graduated in 1900 at the Pulte Medical College, and is prac- ticing his profession at New Castle, where he is enjoying a very Successful practice. He was married to Ina Ault, Sept. 19, 1899. She is a daughter of Lee Ault, one of the ablest educators in the State, who is given extended mention on another page of this vol- ume. The Leeson family of Ireland is a family of Royalty and has held a peerage since the year 1350. Sir Thomas A. Leeson, who died recently, was one of the last to hold the peerage that had been in the family SO long, and his two sons—Albert Edward Leeson, of Dublin, Ireland, and Joseph Roark Leeson, of Nottinghamshire, are now contending for the honor, both being claimants for it. James Leeson, grandfather of Dr. Canaday, was a direct descendant of this family of Royalty. Richard Largent Leeson, a brother of James Leeson, was born in Green Briar county, Virginia, came to Indiana in 1812, and settled near Jacksonburg, Wayne county. He was married to Jane Dooley about that time and to them were born eleven children. He served as colonel in the war of 1812, under General Harrison, and was present at the siege of Fort Meigs. He was a colonel in the Indiana militia many years. He held township and county Offices much of his life and was a leading man in his community. His son, Richard L., Jr., served as a captain in the Civil war, and for many years was a wealthy merchant in Elwood, Ind., and died in 1905. Another son, Moses D. Leeson, was a major in the Civil war and died some years after the close of that con- flict. John G. Clark, a prominent and influential citizen of Hagers- town, is a native of Hamilton county, Indiana, born near Nobles- ville, on a farm, Oct. I6, 1865. His father, Thomas Clark, is given extended mention on another page of this volume. The subject of this review was nine years old when his parents removed to Wayne county, and he acquired his education in the district schools of Webster township, after which he took a course in bookkeeping at a business college in Richmond. He remained on his father's farm until 1896 and then entered the employ of McConaha & Tay- lor, in Richmond. In 1902 he purchased the Rising Sun Mill and Elevator at Centerville, of McConaha & Parrot. In 1907 he pur- chased the Hagerstown City Roller Mills of Teeter Brothers and located in Hagerstown, selling the Centerville Mills to Fred Schlientz’ Sons. While located at Centerville Mr. Clark carried a line of implements in addition to his mill business. Daniel B. Clark, a brother of John G., is a partner with him in the business, and he has two sisters: Mary, who resides at the parental home; and Anna, who is the wife of William Unthank. Politically Mr. Clark is independent and is an enthusiastic believer in the single- tax philosophy as advocated by the lamented Henry George. He has not acquired the habit of seeking public office, although he served on the town council while residing at Centerville and at the present time is president of the council at Hagerstown. Thomas Clark, for thirty-six years an enterprising and in- fluential farmer in the counties of Hamilton and Wayne, for sev- eral years a teacher in Tippecanoe, Rush and Henry counties, and BIOGRAPI H 1 C.A.L 767 throughout his life a highly respected citizen in the communities in which he has resided, is a native of North Carolina. He first be- held the light of day, Aug. 27, 1831, a son of John and Nancy (Hussey) Clark, the former a native of Guilford county, North Carolina. The father was born in 1795 and the mother in 1797, and the closing years of their lives were spent in Indiana. The Hussey family of Philadelphia was well known in the eastern part of the United States and its members were successful people, with a well defined literary trend. John G. Whittier's mother was a mem- ber of this family. John Clark, the father of Thomas, removed from North Carolina to Rush county, Indiana, after his marriage. He was a farmer by occupation and also built two grain and flour mills, one of which was the “Holloway Mill,” near Carthage, in Rush county, which village he platted, and his second mill was also erected at that place. He died in 1885 and his wife passed away in 1864. He was a Whig until 1854, when he joined the newly organized Republican party, and he and his wife were members of the Orthodox Quaker church. The paternal grandfather was Dan- iel Clark, a planter in North Carolina; but he was not a slave- owner. It was the abhorrence of the institution of slavery that caused John Clark to remove to Indiana. Of the union of John and Nancy (Hussey) Clark there were born nine children—six sons and three daughters—among whom Thomas is the sixth in order of birth, and in addition to the last named only one survives— Hezekiah, a retired merchant of Carthage, Ind. Daniel, another brother, who died recently in Rush county, many years ago taught In Earlham College and became quite prominent in Wayne county as an educator and as a member of the Quaker church. He was also a teacher in the White Water school in an early day. His children, as are also Hezekiah's, are all succesful in the business affairs of life, and a son of Daniel is in the Interior Department of the United States Government. The subject of this review was partially educated at Carthage and at Earlham College and grad- tiated at Haverford College, in Philadelphia, after completing a course of three and one-half years, with the class of 1857. The en- Suing four years he was engaged in teaching, and in 1861 settled 1n Hamilton county, where he purchased an improved farm of 230 acres, about six miles northwest of Noblesville. He cleared seventy acres of this tract and devoted much attention to fruit culture, putting out a large apple Orchard, and in addition operated a saw- mill. In 1875 he sold this farm and moved to Webster township, Wayne county, where he purchased land and made that place his home for twenty-two years. In 1897 he disposed of his farming interests and retired from active labor, removing first to Richmond, thence to Centerville, and later to Hagerstown, where he now re- sides. He is held in unqualified esteem in the community, and while he has never sought nor held public office, takes a great in- terest in public affairs and is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republican party. His religious faith is expressed by member- ship in the Friends' church. Mr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Emily J. Griffin, June 26, 1861. She was a daughter of Joseph 768 MIEMOIRS OF \\ AYNE COUNTY and Rebecca (Burgess) Griffin, for many years residents of Spice- land, Henry county, and was one of four children—a son and three daughters. One of the daughters died in infancy; John W. lives on a farm in Henry county, and Sarah Ann is the widow of Elwood Please and resides in Henry county. Emily J. was born July 30, I833, and died in Webster township, March 20, 1882. Of her happy marital union with Thomas Clark there were born seven children, three of whom died in infancy and four are living, as follows: Mary B., born Oct. 22, 1863, resides at Hagerstown with her father; John G., who is given extended mention on another page, and Dan- iel B., born June 19, 1868, also reside at the parental home; and Anna R., born Oct. I2, 1873, is the wife of William Unthank and the mother of one child, Frances Virginia. Charles H. Land, deceased, was born in Richmond, Ind., June IO, I869. He was a son of the late Horatio Nelson and Emeline (Gaar) Land, numbered among those families of sterling worth who came from the East to Indiana when it was an infant State (see sketch of Horatio Nelson Land). Charles H. Land secured his education in the schools of his native city and for twenty-three years was connected with Gaar, Scott & Co., having spent his en- tire life after reaching maturity in the office of that concern, and he was treasurer and a director of the company at the time of his death. Always kind and considerate, he was exceedingly popular with all the employees and associates, and his loss was keenly felt by the company. He was also a director of the Second National Bank and of the Dickinson Trust Company, and indirectly he was connected with the Wayne Works. Mr. Land died at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chicago, Ill., Sunday, Aug. I5, 1909. Seemingly in per- fect health, he left for a trip through the Northwest a few weeks before his death, in the interests of Gaar, Scott & Co., and while in Chicago on his return was stricken with appendicitis. An imme- diate Operation was insisted upon by the attending physician, in the hope of saving his life, but Mr. Land refused to permit an opera- tion until after his wife and brother, from Richmond, had arrived at his bedside. It is believed his reluctance cost him his life, as the physicians declare that the operation was delayed too long to be successful. He rallied from the operation and hopes were enter- tained for his complete recovery, but serious complications de- veloped and he passed away. Perhaps no one was more closely associated with the business interests of Richmond than Mr. Land. He was recognized as a leader in the business world and did much to promote the welfare of his native city. On Oct. Io, 1896, he was tinited in holy wedlock to Miss Frances Harris, who was born, reared and educated in Richmond, and now resides at 70 South Eighteenth street. Her parents were the late Allen M. and Re- becca (Petty) Harris (see sketch of Allen M. Harris). Besides his wife Mr. Land is survived by two daughters—Dorothy and Eme- line—his mother—Mrs. Emeline (Gaar) Land—two brothers— Frank and Harry Land—and one sister, Mrs. Charles Holton, all of whom reside in Richmond. The funeral took place from the home of Mr. Land’s mother at I I4 North Thirteenth street, and it ***** · · • ---- ------ ---- ---- · - - - ----- |- BIOGRAPH ICA L 769 was private, Rev. T. J. Graham, of the First Presbyterian Church, Officiating. Mr. Land's fraternal relations were with the Masonic Order, in which he attained the thirty-second degree, and he was also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He stood high in the circles of both orders, was a Past Master of Webb Lodge of Masons, and was a trustee of the same at the time of his death. Socially, he was a member of the Richmond Country Club and of the Commercial Club. Francis Marion Clevenger merits recognition in the pages of this publication by reason of being one of the substantial farmers of Abington township and one of the worthy representatives of an honored pioneer family of the county, where his entire life has been passed. Mr. Clevenger was born on the farm where he resides, April 15, 1857, a son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger, na- tives respectively of the Buckeye State and the Old Dominion, the father having been born in Darke county, Ohio, March 9, 1810, and the mother in Virginia, near the Pennsylvania line, Jan. 4, 1813. The father came to Indiana very early with his parents, and the mother started for this State with her parents when she was but six weeks old, being three months on the road. The pa- ternal family located in Abington township, just west of the vil- 1age of Abington, where the grandfather entered land. The father continued to reside there until his marriage, when he built a log cabin where the home of his son, Francis M., is located, and there he passed the residue of his life. He was a man of absolute integ- rity and honor, and while he never acquired great wealth was not denied that better tribute, the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He devoted his entire life to farming, was a stockholder in the Coffin bank at Richmond, served as trustee of Abington town- ship, and became the owner of 380 acres of land, all in Abington township. He died in April, 1881, and his widow in September, 1895. They were the parents of ten children: Rebecca became the wife of Wesley Connelly and is deceased; John and Susan died in infancy; Sarah is the wife of Emanuel Leab, of Liberty, Union county: Mary is the widow of David Riegel and resides in Browns– ville, Union county; Samuel S. resides on the old homestead in Abington township; Joseph resides in Milton; Nancy is the wife of William Quinn, a retired farmer of Cartersburg, Hendricks county; Thomas resides in Centerville and is president of the Citi- zens' Bank; and Francis M. is the youngest of the children. Fran- cis M. Clevenger enjoyed the educational advantages afforded in the somewhat primitive district schools of Abington township. After leaving school he became the assistant of his father in the management of the farm and so remained until the death of that parent. One year later he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the farm of 160 acres and has there since continued to make his home. He has brought the farm under effective cultivation and has made good improvements of a permanent nature, including the erection of a part of the present buildings. Care and good management have kept the place up to a high standard and Mr. Clevenger has reason to be proud of his homestead and of the suc- 77O & MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY cess which he has gained through his own efforts. He also owns Seventy-two acres in Washington township, which he operates in a general way, and he raises some Percheron horses. In 1910 he went to Belgium and France and imported ten head of Percherons and Belgians for himself, accompanied by Elmer Commons, of New Paris, Ohio. In politics Mr. Clevenger gives his allegiance to the Prohibition party, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In Washington township, Feb. 16, 1882, Mr. Clevenger was united in marriage to Miss Mary Marlatt, born in that township, Aug. 21, 1859, a daughter of Harrison and Anna (Swisher) Marlatt, the former born in Washington township and the latter in Preble county, Ohio. The father was a land-owner in Washington township and continued to reside there until his death, which Occurred in 1908, his wife having passed away March 28, 1884. They were the parents of seven children: Alice is the wife of John Doddridge, of New Castle, Henry county; Mrs. Clevenger is the second in order of birth ; Walter resides near New Castle; Emma, the fourth in order of birth, is the wife of Charles Ranck, of Indianapolis; Carrie, the fifth, is deceased ; Elmer resides near Mill- ville, in Henry county; and one died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger are the parents of seven children: Emma, born April 29, 1884, is the wife of Fred Bond, a farmer in Washington township, and they have a daughter, Pauline, born in September, 1910; Bes- sie, born May 28, 1887, is the wife of Philip Higham, and they have twin daughters—Mary and Martha—born Sept. 23, 1911; Ethel, born May Io, 1888, is the wife of Lowell Oldham, of New Castle; Anna, born March 12, 1892, is the wife of Floyd Cook, a farmer in Washington township ; Eva, born Nov. 28, 1893, resides at the parental home, as do also Charles, born Sept. 13, 1896, and Walter, born May 12, 1898. Mr. Clevenger was never away from his farm two weeks at any one time until he made his trip abroad in 1910. Melvin Coggeshall, a well-to-do and prominent farmer of New Garden township, was born Dec. 18, 1843. His father was Job Coggeshall, a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, and his mother was Judah (Marine) Coggeshall, born in the same county and State. The paternal grandfather was Tristam Coggeshall, a native of North Carolina and of English descent, and he removed to Wayne county when his son, Job, born in 1791, was about twenty- one years old. He located in New Garden township, on the farm now owned by his grandson, Melvin Coggeshall. Job Coggeshall first married Mrs. Harris, and of that union were born three chil- dren—Edward, Louis and Rebecca—the last named of whom mar- ried Jesse Cates. After the death of his first wife he was married to Judah Marine, by whom he had eleven children—Mahala, Irene, Sarah A., Basil A., Martha J., Catharine, Lafayette, Melvin, Eva- line, Alvareze, who served in the Civil war and now resides in Ma- rion, Ind., and Adaline. Of these children the following are de- ceased—Mahala, Sarah Ann, who married Milton Cranor, and La- fayette. Melvin Coggeshall was reared to farm work at Williams- burg, in Green township, and attended the public schools. His early work in life being on a farm, that calling has engaged his at- BIOGRAPH ICA L - 771 tention to the present time. . He owns a fine farm, upon which there is a beautiful brick residence, located one mile west of Foun- tain City, and upon his place are a number of fine horses and Jersey cattle. Politically he is a member of the Democratic party and a faithful follower of its banners. His inclinations in local affairs are liberal and in local elections the man and not the party is his creed. Having been born and reared in Wayne county, he has been a witness of the wonderful growth and great development of the country. While not affiliated with any particular church his views on religion are orthodox, and he contributes to the cause of any worthy project. On Dec. 31, 1868, Mr. Coggeshall was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jessup, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Hazley) Jessup, natives of North Carolina, the latter coming to Wayne county when about eighteen years old. Mrs. Coggeshall was born in Green township, Aug. 28, 1844, and was reared there. Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall have three children, of whom the following data is appropriately entered in this connection : Olive is the wife of Alva Study, of Green township, and of this union there are two children—Gladys and Louisa. Osceola is a scientific trained nurse, practicing in Louisville, Ky., and had charge of the late ex-Con- gressman Overstreet during his last illness. Emma is a success- ful milliner and has charge of the millinery department of a large general store at Sidney, Ill. James Colvin, who has been a pillar of strength in the upbuild- ing of the moral and intellectual welfare of this community, and whose life has been one of devotion to his adopted country, State and county, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, of stanch Scotch ancestry, Dec. 31, 1843. His present home is in Fountain City, Wayne county, where he is living retired after a life of exceeding usefulness and activity. His parents were James and Mary J. (Hadden) Colvin, natives of Ireland, and as honored members of the agricultural class successful tillers of their native soil. In Ireland James Colvin, the son, was reared and received the best education afforded by the local schools. In his seventeenth year he decided to try his fortunes in the New World, having heard of the wonderful opportunities in America for a young man endowed, as he was, with the energy and perseverance so characteristic of the Scotch-Irish people, and he accordingly set sail for this land of promise, in 1860, coming direct to Wayne county and locating in Green township. For seven years he labored on leased land and then purchased a tract of his own. Thereafter he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and his farm was tilled with great, care and was very productive. It might be well to state here that when he landed in this country, in 1860, the nation was stirred to its depths in the greatest political battle that had ever been fought in this country. He had been reared a Presbyterian and taught to abhor slavery, hence was not long in deciding upon his political affiliations. Upon reaching his majority he allied himself with the Republican party and at once applied for his naturalization papers and cast his vote for Lincoln, the officer in charge return- ing to him the fee required of applicants when he learned Mr. Col- 772 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY vin's choice for President. He has since been faithful to the tenets Of that party’s platforms and every Republican candidate since has received his vote. After seven years’ residence in this county he returned to Ireland on a visit and brought back with him his sister, Anna, who later married Richard Williams and resides in Green township. In 1874, Mr. Colvin was married to Miss Eliza Cobine, a native of Ireland and daughter of James and Belle (Armstrong) Cobine, natives of Ireland and of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin began housekeeping on a seventy-acre farm which he had purchased in Green township. After a number of years on that farm he sold it and purchased a ninety-acre farm near by. This last mentioned farm he still owns, and it is one of the best in the township, the house being provided with a good slate roof, and there are good barns and other buildings. Some years later he purchased a farm of IIO acres of fine land in New Garden town- ship, on the Green township line, but afterward sold it. In 1902 he purchased his present cozy home in Fountain City, which place has been his residence since, and he there expects to end his days. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin have had no children, but they partly reared and educated Miss Jennie Cobine, a niece of Mrs. Colvin, and who is now the wife of Edward Dunham, a farmer in New Garden town- ship. Both Mr. and Mrs. Colvin were reared Presbyterians, but both united with the United Brethren church in Green township and of that organization were members over thirty years; but since their residence in Fountain City Mrs. Colvin has joined the Wes- 1eyan church, which Mr. Colvin also attends. Frank Davenport, farmer, and one of the prominent and in- fluential citizens of Wayne township, was born in Wayne town- ship, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 22, 1865. His parents—Warner and Rebecca (La Rue) Davenport—were both natives of Wayne county, where the father was born Feb. 5, 1826, and the mother was born where her son, Frank, now resides, Oct. 20, 1830, and they were descendants of old North Carolina families. The pa- ternal grandparents—Jesse and Rebecca (Foutz) Davenport— came from North Carolina and entered land in Wayne county, where the grandfather followed farming until his death, in 1830. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom Mary, Lin- nie, Martin, Jane, Jacob, Sallie, Jesse, Elizabeth, and Nellie are deceased ; Nancy, the widow of Dr. Evans, of Richmond, died in March, 191 I ; and Parmela, William, Warner, and Rebecca are also deceased. Warner Davenport was educated in Wayne township and followed farming as an occupation until a few years before his death, which occurred Dec. 9, 1908, and his wife passed away Aug. 17, 1903. The father was a captain of home guards during the Civil war. He and his good wife were married May 1, 1845, when they were respectively nineteen and fourteen years old, and they then settled on a farm in Wayne county, but later came to the place where their son, Frank, now resides. The father went to Califor- nia in 1849, but returned in 1851. They became the parents of nine children: Sallie is deceased ; Anna Amelia, born June 6, 1848, is the wife of George F. Paulson, of Wayne township; William H., BIOGRAPHICAL 773 born Feb. 22, 1852, resides in Richmond; Jesse E. and Richard A., twins, born April 21, 1854, reside respectively in Webster and Wayne townships; Alonzo, born Dec. I, I859, is a resident of Bos- ton township ; Frank is the seventh in order of birth ; Emma, born Jan. 27, 1872, is deceased ; and Alice, born June 30, 1873, is the wife of William Toney, of Charter Oak, Iowa. Frank Davenport was educated at the public Schools of Wayne township and com- pleted a course in the Richmond Business College. On Monday, March 12, 1888, he began working on his father's farm and con- tinued so employed just eighteen years to the day, until Monday, March 12, 1906, when he purchased the old homestead of 167 acres, where he has built the residence and other buildings, and follows general farming and Stock growing. In politics Mr. Davenport is definitely affiliated with the Republican party. To an unusual de- gree he has the respect and good wishes of all, and his example and life have good influence on those with whom he associates. Mr. Davenport is a birthright member of the Friends' church, his wife is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond, as are also the children, and fraternally Mr. Davenport is a mem- ber of the Modern Woodmen. On Dec. 24, 1887, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Myrtle Nickle, born June 3, 1868, a daughter of the late Hugh G. and Anna Eliza (White) Nickle, who long re- sided in Wayne township, four miles north of Richmond. To them have been born four children—Blanche Marie, born Dec. 6, 1888; Grace Anna, born July 31, 1892; Jessie Reba, born June 16, 1894; and Inez Myrtle, born Aug. 22, 1906. The father of Mrs. Daven- port was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Chester county, Aug. 25, 1819. He came to Wayne county in 1823, with his mother, who entered government land here, and he was educated in Wayne township. He was first married to Priscilla Frame, who died June 4, 1866, and in 1867 he was married to Anna E. White. In early life he began working on a farm and later purchased a place in Franklin township. He retired in 1869, and removed to a small place near Goshen, where his death occurred Sept. 27, 1896, and his widow survived until Jan. 31, 1903. They were the parents of three children, of whom Mrs. Davenport is the eldest; Jessie is the wife of Benjamin Thomas, of Wayne county; and George died at the age of two years. Mr. Nickle was one of the founders of the Middleboro Methodist Episcopal Church and devoted the latter years of his life largely to church work. Calvin R. Davis.—There are many adopted sons of Wayne county who are prominently identified with the agricultural in- dustry within its border, and none can but feel that his “lines are cast in pleasant places” and that properly directed energies will bring goodly returns in said connection. One of the appreciative farmers of Harrison township, where he manages a fine landed es- tate, owned by A. P. Kepler, of Richmond, is Mr. Davis, who fol- lows general farming. He was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and the date of his nativity was May 1, 1865. He is a son of Thomas E. and Rebecca H. (Crisco) Davis, both born in Guilford county, North Carolina, the former in 1829. Thomas E. 774 M EMOIRS () F \\ AYN E COUNTY *_ Davis was reared and educated in his native county and his early farming Operations in an independent way were conducted there. Later he came to Grant county, Indiana, where he resided until 1876, when he removed to Wayne county and located near Wil- liamsburg. He is now living in Mercer county, Ohio, at the ad- vanced age of eighty-two years, and his wife died in Wayne county about 1882. He is independent in his political views. He became the father of eight children: Martha A., wife of William White, of Ohio; Julius, of Green's Fork, Ind. ; Mary and George, deceased; Isaac, of Green township; Calvin R.; Thomas E., Jr., of Williams- burg, Ind., and Winslow, deceased. After duly availing himself of the advantages of the common schools of Green and Clay town- ships Calvin R. Davis initiated his independent career by working on a farm. After being thus employed ten years he rented a farm in Green township fifteen years, and then came to Harrison town- ship, where he is located, and has since continued most successful operations as a general farmer and stock grower. Mr. Davis is well known as one of the progressive business men and loyal and public-spirited citizens of his adopted county, where he is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a member of the Re- publican party, though he has never been ambitious for the honors or emoluments of public office. On March 3, 1890, Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Olive L. Farmer, born July 8, 1870, and reared in Perry township, a daughter of Henry and Hannah (Cain) Farmer, the former born in Tennessee and the latter in Wayne county. Henry Farmer came to Wayne county and located in Perry township, in 1855, where he became a representative farmer and influential citizen. Some years since he retired from active labor and since that time he and his wife have maintained their home in the village of Williamsburg. During the Civil war Mr. Farmer served as a soldier in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infan- try. This regiment was organized at Richmond and was mus- tered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the State the next day for Rich- mond, Ky., and was engaged in the battle near that place on the 3Oth, where Kirby Smith's forces captured it almost to a man. The regiment was paroled and in November was exchanged, leaving Nov. 27 for Memphis. It was with Sheldon's brigade of Morgan's division on the Vicksburg expedition in December, and participated in the assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. It was engaged at Arkansas Post, and after the capture of that place proceeded to Young's point. It moved to Milliken's Bend in the latter part of February, and on March 30 was the advance regiment in the movement of Grant’s army against Vicksburg. It dislodged a force at Round- away Bayou and aided in building bridges at Richmond, La., 2,OOO feet being constructed in three days, thus completing a military road across the peninsula from the river above Vicksburg to the river forty miles below. It was engaged at Fort Gibson, at Cham- pion's Hill, and in the assault at Black River Bridge. It moved to the rear of Vicksburg, was engaged in the siege and in the as- sault of May 22, and was stationed at the Black River Bridge, holding Johnston's forces in check until Vicksburg's fall. The BIOGR.V. PH | C.V L 775 regiment was in Osterhaus' division, which Opened all the engage- ments prior to the investment of Vicksburg. The Sixty-ninth was in constant skirmish in the advance on Jackson and was actively engaged during the six days' siege. It was sent to Port Hudson in August ; was in the Teche expedition with General Franklin; moved to Texas in November, landing at Matagorda Bay; sailed for Indianola Feb. I 3, 1864, and returned to Matagorda Island on March 13. It returned to Louisiana in April joined Banks’ re- treating army near Alexandria ; participated in the fight near that place, and in the retreat supported Lucas’ cavalry in covering the rear of the army. It was in camp at Morganza until December and engaged in several minor expeditions. It moved for Dauphin Island, Mobile T3ay, Dec. 7, and on the I4th joined the Pascagoula expedition. The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies Jan. 23, 1865, with Lieutenant-Colonel Perry in command, and embarked a few days later for Barrancas, Fla., whence it moved to Pensacola on March 14, and on the 20th accom- panied Steele through Florida and Southern Alabama. It en- gaged in the assault at Fort Blakely and guarded prisoners to Ship Island. It then moved to Selma, Ala., where it remained until May 3, when it returned to Mobile and was mustered out July 5, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have nine children, those who are old enough being associated with their father in his farm- ing Operations, and they are popular young people of the county in which they are representatives of the third generation of a ster- ling family. The names of the children follow : Nellie, born March 31, 1892; Paul, born Nov. 6, 1894; Archie, born Aug. 23, 1896; Ju- lian, born July 15, 1898; Claude, born Jan. 26, 1900; Denver, born Jan. 26, 1902; Fannie, born Feb. 5, 1903; Mary, born April 27, 1906; and Donald, born Sept. 23, 191 I. Doddridge Family.—The lineage from which the Doddridges of Wayne county are descended is an old and honorable one in England, and in deference to the members of the family here it is fitting that reference to its history be inserted in this publica- tion. The original American ancestors of the family came from England prior to the days of the American Revolution, and men bearing the name have been prominent in various lines of en- deavor in America. (See sketch of Mordecai D. Doddridge). One of its members, Philip Doddridge, was a member of Congress from Virginia, from 1829 to 1832, and of him Daniel Webster once said, “Philip Doddridge was the only man I really feared in debate.” The progenitor of the Wayne county Doddridges came from Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, as may be seen by reference to sketches on other pages of this volume. In the days of King Ed- ward the Confessor, there lived a man named Dodo. According to “Doomesday Book” he owned certain manors in the county of Devon. One of these was near Crediton, and here it is said he fixed his home. In that land of picturesque dells and declivities it was natural that Dodo should build his house upon a ridge, and hav- ing done so, it was natural that Dodridge should henceforth be the name, both of the place and of the people who dwelt there. 776 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Tradition tells us that this was the case, and that here the family “tho minished and brought low,” had some land left after the Normans had taken all their other lands away, in the years IO35 to IO66. The modern Doddridges are supposed to be descendants from the ancient Dodo. The supposition tallies, both with their undisputed claim to Saxon origin and with the story of Prince, who, writing about them in 1702, says: “The Domain of Dode- ridge in the Hundred of Crediton, had, long since, Lords so called.” The first person of the name about whom we have any historical certainty was one Richard Doddridge, who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, left South Moulton, where he was a land- owner and where his children were born, to establish himself at Barnstable and afterward became an influential merchant and magistrate. A few notices of him still remain in that locality. Among these is an entry in an old journal belonging to the cor- poration, to the effect that in the Spring assizes of 1590 “Lord Anderson,” the judge, lodged at his house; and there are entries in the church register, for instance the following, under the head of “Baptisms”: “Grace, a neiger servant of Mr. Richard Dod- dridge, April 16, 1596.” John, his first son, was born at South Moulton, in I555. At the age of twenty he became a sojourner at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1604 he became Solicitor-General to King James I. In July, 1607, he received the honor of knight- hood. In 1612 he was made one of the justices of the Common Pleas, and after that of the King's Bench. Sir John was the au- thor of several works on professional subjects, which were quoted as oracles by the men of his day, by whom he was distinguished as that ancient “Father of the Law, the reverend and learned Sir John Doddridge.” The common people generally called him “the sleeping judge,” from his habit of keeping his eyes shut during a trial. This he did to shut out all distractions, as the rogues always found out in due time. Sir John was married three times, but had no children. He died Sept. I3, I628, and was buried in great state in Exeter Cathedral. In the Lady Chapel of that Cathedral there are monuments to him and his lady under two separate arches in the great thick wall. His picture is in the National Portrait Gallery, at South Kensington, to which place it was removed by order of the government from the Bird Gallery in the British Museum, where it hung for many years, just over the Dodo. Pentecost was the second son of Richard, and to him the Judge left all of his estates. The son and representative of Pentecost, John Doddridge II, was born Nov. II, 16Io (Barn- stable Parish Register). His only brother, Richard, died shortly after taking his Master's degree at Exeter College, and soon after this, Feb. 23, 1643, his father died, leaving him all that he had. He was a member of the Long Parliament and when the third parliament of the Protectorate was called was returned a mem- ber for Bristol, of which city he was at that time the Recorder. Among the old treasures belonging to the Bristol Municipalities may be seen two large flagons, silver-gilt, richly chased, bearing the inscription: “Ex domo Johanis Dodridge Recordations BIOGRAPHICAL 777 Civitates, Bristol, 1658.” Among many bequests, he left to Har- vard College in New England the yearly sum of ten pounds for. ever. He was married three times, but had no children, and died at Chestnut, March 22, 1666. The third son of the patriarch Richard was the great-grandfather of Philip Doddridge the Di- vine and of the progenitor of the Indiana branch of the Dod- dridge family, whose name was Joseph Doddridge. In one of the Harlean manuscripts on Devonshire pedigrees, date 1630, there is the name “Philip Doddridge,” under his shield of arms (Arms- Argent two Pales wany azure, between nine cross crosslets, Gules). His only son was the third John Doddridge. The latter is thus entered in the matriculation lists of the New Iron Hall, Oxford: “March 22, 1638, John Doddridge, Middlesex, son of Philip Doddridge of Thistleworth, in county aforesaid, of good rank, aged 18.” In 1649 he was presented by Sir Henry Reynell to the living of Shipperton. When, in August, 1662, the Act of Uniformity was passed, conscience compelled him to resign, and he was a great loser for conscience' sake. He died suddenly, in September, 1689, and at that time only two of his children were living. These were his sons—Daniel and Philip, the latter being the ancestor of the American branch of the family. He was a solicitor and held for many years the post of steward to the House of Russell, under William, fifth Earl and first Duke of Bedford. Some of his brown leaved books, in their old black leathern dresses, have been kept together until the present time. They in- clude editions of the Greek and Latin Classics and certain Eng- lish and French works, now rare and forgotten. If it be true that a man's mind is known by the company he keeps, we may infer from the relics of his library that he was a genial gentleman, well versed in “the humanities and posted up in the knowledge of his time.” Daniel was evidently not the genius of the family. He received a mercantile education and made some property in Lon- don. He was an “oil man,” Job Orton insists on saying, and this phrase is much the best, for, according to the deliverance of Judge Doddridge, “a gentleman, of whatever estate he be, tho he go to the plow, and tho he have nothing in his purse, yet he is a gentleman.” He married the daughter of a Lutheran student named John Banman, who, in 1626, was forced to leave Germany, his native country, on account of the persecution of the Protestants, and to take refuge in England. Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge lived in England, in the city of London, and there their son Philip, the eminent dissenting preacher and author, was born June 26, 1702. He was their twentieth child, but only one of the others, a girl, named Elizabeth, had survived. In the common room of the fam- ily the fireplace was lined with Dutch tiles illustrating Scripture history. Before he could read, Philip's mother taught him delight- ful lessons out of this book, which he never forgot. Sometimes she would show him a certain strange looking book, bound in two volumes, in black stamped leather, plated with silver and with a quaint looking title page. It was a copy of Martin Luther's Bible, dated Strasburg, I526. She would often tell him the story of this 778 MEMOIRS OF WAYN E COUNTY book. When his grandfather was driven from his Bohemian home, on account of his religion, the property he took with him was a hundred gold pieces and this book, which he valued more than all the gold in the world. When about ten years old “Philly,” as he was called for many years, was sent to school at Kingston on the Thames. While there his uncle, with whom he used to pass his holidays, died; then his mother, the gentle Monica, passed away, and lastly his father died July 17, 1715. A gentle- man named Donnes became his guardian and the boy was removed to a school at St. Albans, taught by Dr. Nathaniel Wood, a Non- conformist minister. “Philly” here acquired the habit of working methodically, exactly and instantly at whatever he aimed to do. He early became a Christian, his pastor being a Mr. Clark, and joined the church, Jan. I, I'718. Mr. Donnes, his guardian, became financially involved and was thrown into prison for debt. To get him out “Philly” sold all of his own family plate, and the result of Mr. Donnes’ speculation was the total wreck of what little had been left of the Doddridge inheritance. “Philly” at once left school, but his heart was set upon becoming a minister. Several gener- ous offers were made him if he would become a Conformist or if he would study law, but he could not conscientiously accept. At last, through his old pastor, Mr. Clark, arrangements were made for him to continue his studies at a theological academy at Kib- worth, in Leicestershire, presided over by John Jennings, and he preached his first sermon in 1722. He became pastor of the dissenting congregation at Kibworth, and in 1729 received a call to Northampton, where he also became president of the theological academy now removed from Kibworth to that town. In 1730, while visiting at Wooster, he was introduced to Miss Mercy Mavis. She was of gentle genealogy, an orphan, and twenty-two, and they became mutually devoted and were married Dec. 22. In their home at Northampton there was all the happiness that comes of plain living and high thinking. Their means were very moderate, their furniture was not gorgeous, and there were no ornaments in the room, save six or seven family portraits on the panelled wall and the framed family arms with the motto, “Dumvivimus vivimus” (while we live let us live), yet they managed to prac- tice much cheerful hospitality and to reserve of their income one- tenth of what was ordinary for the purpose of giving away. In October, 1733, their little daughter, “Tetsey,” was born. It seems that from the first she was not like any ordinary child, without character and principles, and day-by-day grew into a more beauti- ful wonder. How, when asked why everybody loved her, she would say, “Because I love everybody”; how she tried to teach the little dog his first catechism ; how she failed; how he had not a word to say for himself in answer to her withering words, “You, Dr. Doddridge's dog, and not know who made you !”—all these are nursery stories now, and unbelieving pilgrims are still shown the brass collar once worn by Tetsey’s dog. In the middle of June, 1736, she sickened, and in the following October died. Before her death two other daughters were born, Polly and Mercy. Then BIOGRAPH IC.V.I. 779 came a son, Philly, and after him Anna Cecilia. In June, 1742, Dr. Doddridge traveled from place to place in Devonshire. The an- cestral estates in that country passed into the hands of strangers at about that time. He wrote to Mrs. Doddridge from Exeter, June 25, 1742: “I have seen that noble palace that once belonged to my family. My arms are there, curiously carved over the man- tel-piece in the dining room, which is quite a room of state, and in several places, particularly in a great upper room, I2O feet long, which is surrounded with the arms of all the nobility and gentry in these parts. Bradford House is still standing, but is much changed.” Castle Hill Meeting House, the venerable place where Doddridge exercised his ministry, is now “Doddridge Chapel.” The Rev. Thomas Arnold was obliged to enlarge it to suit the necessities of the new population, but left untouched as far as pos- sible the old meeting house, simply taking down the old pulpit wall, and from that line adding a second square. Philip Dod- dridge continued to preach and train young students for the minis- try till within a short period of his death, which occurred Oct. 26, 1751, at Lisbon, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. Dr. Clark, of St. Albans, died Dec. 4, 1750, and riding to his funeral through the white winter day Dr. Doddridge caught a cold, from which he never recovered. His last sermon at North- ampton was preached July 14, 1751, from the words: “For whether we live, we live unto the Lord, or whether we die we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore or die we are the Lord’s.” He was a man of the most amiable character, deep piety, and ex- tensive accomplishments. His principal work is “The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul” (1750). It has been translated into Dutch, German, Danish, and French. Besides this may be mentioned “The Family Expositor” (6 vols., 1760-62); his “Course of Lectures” delivered to the students under his charge, and pub- lished by the Rev. Samuel Clarke (1763); and a great variety of sermons on miscellaneous religious topics. He also wrote a con- siderable number of hymns, which hold a high rank among those used by English and Scotch dissenters. His widow survived him nearly forty years and three of his children lived to much later date. The order in which the members of the family passed away was as follows: Philip, only son, died unmarried, March 13, 1785, aged forty-seven ; Mrs. Doddridge, April 7, 1790, aged eighty-two; Mary, who married John Humphreys, Esq., died June 8, 1799; Mercy died Aug. 20, 1809, aged seventy-five, and Anna Cecilia, Oct. 3, 1811, aged seventy-four. Philip Doddridge, the ancestor of the Doddridge family in Wayne county, and his wife, Mary Doddridge, became the parents of seven children. The three older daughters were stolen by the Indians near Fort Doddridge, in Pennsylvania. Two of them grew to womanhood, married In- dians and reared families. John, the only son of the family, visited these sisters in after life and offered them a home if they would leave the Indians, but having been reared by the red men and be- ing used to their ways and customs instead of the whites, and having children, they preferred to remain with the denizens of the 780 • MEMOIRS () F WAYNE COUNTY forest. As before stated, John Doddridge was the only son of this family, and he was born May 21, 1786. His younger sisters were Sebra, who married John Spahr and had four children; Han- nah, who married David Jenkins and had six children; and Rachel, who married William Walters and whose descendants moved to Oregon and Washington at an early date. John Doddridge was married, June 15, 1808, to Avis Manchester, and of this union there were born the following children: Isaac, born Dec. 19, 1809; Mary, born Dec. 7, 1811, died Nov. 14, 1826; Philip, born Aug. II, 1815 (see sketch of David P. Doddridge); John, born March 16, 1818; Phoebe, born April 2, 1820, married James Baker; Joseph, born Aug. 30, 1822, died Sept. 5, 1827; Eliza, born Dec. 18, 1824, married James Ream and had two children; Benjamin, born March 21, 1827, died Sept. I of the same year; Sarah Ann, born July 3, 1829, maried J. W. S. McMullen and had six children, only one of whom is living ; David J., born April 4, 1831 (see sketch); and Nancy, born Oct. 20, 1833, married Frank McMullen. Isaac Dod- dridge, the eldest of this family, married Sarah Weekly and of their union were born the following children: Mary Ann, born March 21, 1837, was married in 1857 to William Wright and they had eight children; Phoebe S., born Jan. 25, 1839, died Aug. 26, 1861; Frances, born Feb. 17, 1841, was married in 1883 to William Kramer and had two children; Eliza Jane, born July 12, 1843, was married in 1874 to Henry H. Houseworth (see sketch) and had one child ; John Henry, born Aug. 24, 1845; Isaiah Weekly, born Jan. I4, 1848; Mordecai David, born June 19, 1850 (see sketch); Agatha Laurena, born July 27, 1852, was married in 1879 to John W. Judkins (see sketch), and they have two children; Philip Benja- min, born April II, 1855, died Feb. 8, 1890; Isaac Wilbur, born May 17, 1857; and James Milton, born Jan. I9, 1862. David Philip Doddridge is a prominent figure in the affairs of Washington township, where he has spent his entire life and his success has been of the cumulative order. He is a native of Wayne county and a son of Philip Doddridge, born in Washington town- ship, Aug. I I, 1815 (see sketch of Doddridge Family), where he and his son were both reared to farming pursuits. He attended the district schools of Washington township and remained a member of the parental household until his marriage. The lady of his choice, Miss Elizabeth Weekly, was born in Center township, this county, her parents having located there during the early settle- ment of that community. Her father purchased a tract of land in Center township, and, transforming it into a good farm, remained there until his death. Philip Doddridge was a farmer and followed that occupation until his death, which occurred Aug. 31, 1881, and his good wife preceded him to the Great Unknown by several years, dying in 1876. He was a Republican in his political faith and was prominent in the affairs of the township. He and his good wife were devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Doddridge Chapel. Of the six children born of this union, five are living, the youngest being he who is the immediate subject of this review. Sarah is the wife of Clay Gentry, of Oklahoma; Isaac is BIOGRAPH ICAI. 78.1 deceased ; Martha is the wife of John Laws, of Mexico, Mo.; Isaiah resides in Washington township ; and John is a resident of New Castle, Ind. David P. Doddridge was born in Washington town- ship, Nov. Io, 1858, and his educational advantages were those afforded by the district schools, which he attended in winter and worked on his father's farm in the summer. Thus he continued until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he rented a farm for one year and then purchased the old homestead of sev- enty-two acres, to which he has since added 350 acres. He has made a study of agricultural pursuits, and his well improved and fertile farm of 422 acres is proof of “how well he may succeed who tries.” His specialties in stock-raising are hogs, cattle and horses, in the raising of which he has met with more than Ordinary suc- cess. Like his father, Mr. Doddridge is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Republican party. On Dec. 24, 1879, he was mar- ried to Miss Carrie Josepha Robbins, born Aug. I, 1862, daughter of Dr. John Q. A. and Martha (Larkins) Robbins, both born in Wayne county, the father in Center township, Nov. 9, 1826, and the mother, Aug. 9, 1839. The father became a prominent physician at Abington, where he resided twenty-five years, and then removed to Denver, Ind., where he died April 30, 1891, and where the mother now resides. Mrs. Doddridge was born at Abington and there grew to womanhood. With her husband she is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Doddridge is the second of four children, the others being Harriet Adrin, born Aug. 24, 1859, the wife of Isaiah F. Doddridge, of Washington township, and the mother of two sons—Clarence and Walter; De Francis Condie, born June II, 1867, married Fannie Cannon, of Denver, Ind., and died April 21, 1892, being survived by a daughter, Sybil, now in her junior year at Depauw University; and Allie Hayes, born June 16, 1876, the wife of John J. Henwood, of Fayette county, and the mother of one son, John M. David Jenkins Doddridge, who is spending the sunset years of a useful life in the township of Washington, and whose activities of early years, accompanied by his thrift and frugality, have made retirement possible, was born in Washington township, Wayne county, in the house where he now resides, April 4, 1831, and his recollection of the events of the pioneer times is keen. His parents —John and Avis (Manchester) Doddridge—were natives of Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, and the State of Rhode Island, re- spectively, sections of the East from which came so many of the early settlers of this community, the father having been born May 21, 1786, and the mother in October, 1790. The paternal grandfather was Philip Doddridge, who came to Washington township in the spring of 1814, and entered 16O acres of land, which he cleared and resided upon until he died, at the age of eighty-five years. Coming to Indiana in the early days—their arrival being, as stated, in 1814—these ancestors found this county almost a wilderness, and most of the land that was to be obtained for any purpose was purchased direct from the government. Their tract was acquired in this manner and their work on this new 782 MEM () IRS () lº WWAYNE COUNTY farm was well done, and at the time of the death of John Dod- dridge, in 1841, their land was cleared, fence boundaries were es- tablished, and the building improvements were made, all with a diligence and patience only found in the blazers of trails in new countries. This first farm was the home of the parents of David J. Doddridge for the remainder of their days, the father passing away Oct. 25, 1841, and his wife surviving him forty-two years, her demise taking place in October, 1883. The original deed to this farm, granted by the Government and signed by President James Madison, is in the possession of David J. Doddridge. The elder Doddridge was a member of the Whig party, but never held pub- lic office, and he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, being the originator of the Doddridge Chapel, which was the first church in the township, and in which he was an officer. To him and wife were born eleven children (see sketch of Doddridge Family) but one of whom survives—the subject of this review. The others were Isaac, Mary, Philip, John, Phoebe, Joseph, Eliza, Benjamin, Sarah Ann, and Nancy. David J. Doddridge was edu- cated at the district schools of Washington township and after his father's death helped his mother on the farm until he arrived at man's estate. He then purchased the interest of the other heirs, and the farm his father cleared and developed became his property. He continued to operate the farm until a few years ago, when he turned the active. management over to his son and retired from active labor, living a retired life, and in the contemplation of a life's work well done takes great comfort. His farm has always been operated along general lines and has proven a fine invest- ment. Every item of Mr. Doddridge's property is an accumula- tion of his own hands, assisted by the good wife, whose love and praise were ever ready, and this honored couple got from life all that was good. In politics Mr. Doddridge is of the Republican faith and served his district as supervisor two terms. On Oct. 21, I852, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Doddridge and Miss Mary C. Stephens, born in Abington township, May 27, 1833, and died Aug. 5, 19 II. She was a daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Fell) Stephens, natives of the Keystone State. The father was a blacksmith and later a farmer by occupation and they settled in Indiana in 1832, locating in Abington township. Here a farm was purchased and the Stephens family made their home ever after. To our subject and his wife were born seven children: Benjamin F., who resides in Portland, Ore. : John W., of Jackson township ; Emma, deceased, twin sister of Isaac E., of Washing- ton township ; Hannah and Luella, deceased ; Charles M., who re- sides at home with his parents; James E., of Abington township; and Gertrude, who is the wife of Frank Morris, of Milton, Ind. John Fell, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Doddridge, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and is buried in Doddridge ceme- tery. Both Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge have been lifelong members of Doddridge Chapel and he has been prominent in church work, officiating as class leader for over fifty years and as Sunday school superintendent over forty years. IBIOGRAPIIIC.A.L 783 Mordecai David Doddridge.—With modern Scientific appli- ances and facilities and with the advanced accommodations afforded by the rural free mail delivery, telephone, improved machinery, etc., the lot of the average farmer is one to be envied, for none has a position of greater independence, contentment, and security. One of the representative farmers of Wayne county who is enjoying to the full all these latter-day provisions, but who still remembers the hardships and the primitive conditions that obtained in the pioneer epoch of the history of this section of the State, is Mr. Doddridge, who owns and resides upon his fine old homestead farm, which is eligibly located in Washington township, a few miles distant from the thriving village of Centerville, from which he receives his rural mail service. He is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, the former of whom was born in Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19, 1809, and the latter in North Carolina in 1816 (see sketch of Doddridge family). Their mar- riage was solemnized March 27, 1834, and they located on eighty acres of land covered with virgin forest in Union county, In- diana, which was still considered in the East to be virtually on the frontier of civilization. Later they removed to Wayne county, and in Washington township the father secured a tract of heavily timbered land. Here he developed a productive farm, upon which he continued to reside during the residue of his signally active, honorable and useful life. He died Jan. 27, 1896. Both he and his wife held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and he espoused the cause of the Republican party at the time of its organization “under the oaks,” at Jackson, Mich. To its cause he continued to give his support, both by the exercise of his franchise and his personal influence, but later became independent in his political views. The Indiana branch of the Doddridge family sprang from Joseph Doddridge, who left England early in the Eighteenth century and located in New Jersey, from whence he removed to Maryland. His son, Philip Doddridge, moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there his son, John, was born May 21, 1786. John Doddridge married Avis Manchester, of Rhode Island. In 1814, Philip Doddridge, with his son John and sons-in-law—John Spahr and David Jenkins—came to the Ter- ritory of Indiana, making the journey by flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence to Wayne county, where he entered 160 acres of land where David J. Doddridge now resides. Other tracts of land were also entered for his children. There Philip and his son John or— ganized a Methodist society, in 1814, which later became known as “Doddridge Chapel.” The first church was erected in 1816 of hewn logs, Philip giving the land for the church and cemetery. In 1832 a brick church was erected and it was utilized until 1876, when it was replaced by the present modern and commodious structure. The children of Philip Doddridge were: Mrs. Sebra Spahr, Mrs. Hannah Jenkins, Mrs. William Walters, and John, and three daughters who were stolen by the Indians (see sketch of Doddridge family). John Doddridge died in 1841 and his wife survived until 1883, when she passed away at the age of ninety- 784 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY three years. Of their union eleven children were born : Isaac, Mary, Philip (see sketch of David P. Doddridge), John, Mrs. Phoebe Baker, Joseph, Mrs. Eliza Ream, Benjamin, Sarah Ann, who is the wife of the Rev. J. W. T. McMullen, D. D.; David J. (see sketch), and Mrs. Nancy McMullen. Sarah (Weekly) Dod- dridge, wife of Isaac Doddridge and mother of Mordecai D. Dod- dridge, was a daughter of Isaiah and Agatha (Fishback) Weekly, who came from North Carolina and settled in Abington town- ship, Wayne county, in an early day. To her and her husband were born eleven children: Mary Ann became the wife of John Wright and after his death married William Wright, of Abing- ton township ; Phoebe S., deceased ; Frances, who is the widow of William Kramer and resides in Washington township; Eliza Jane, wife of H. H. Houseworth, of Washington township (see sketch); John Holland, a Methodist Episcopal minister at Jeffer- sonville, Ind. ; Isaiah W., of Washington township; Mordecai D., who is the subject of this review ; Agatha Laurena, wife of John W. Judkins, of Cambridge City (see sketch); Philip Benjamin, de- ceased ; Isaac Wilbur, of Washington township, and James Mil- ton, of Milton, Ind. Mordecai D. Doddridge, whose brief biogra- phy we are giving, was born in Brownsville township, Union county, Indiana, June 19, 1850, and was reared to manhood on the farm, his educational advantages in his youth being those af- forded in the common schools of Washington township, Wayne county, and the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. He then taught school in Wayne and Union counties for seven years, and since then has been continuously identified with the work and management of agricultural pursuits, living on a farm in Wash- ington township, two and one-half miles west of Doddridge Chapel for eight years, and since then on the one where he now resides, its area being 240 acres. The permanent improvements are ex- cellent, including a commodious residence. The farm is devoted to diversified agriculture and the raising of good grades of live stock, in both of which departments the effective management of Mr. Doddridge brings goodly returns, one season with another. Though he has never consented to become a candidate for public office, save that of trustee of his township, which office he filled one term, Mr. Doddridge takes a lively interest in all that touches the material and civic welfare of his home township and county, and his political allegiance is given to the Republican party. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he for years has been a trustee, as is also his wife, and to him is accorded the unqualified esteem of all who know him. He was sent by his church as a lay delegate to the Lay Electoral Conference which met in Bloomington, Ind., Sept. I3, 191 I. On Sept. I2, 1883, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Doddridge to Miss Mary J. Spahr, born in Abington township, this county, daughter of Joseph and Matilda (Burgess) Spahr, honored citizens of the township men- tioned and who there continued to reside until their deaths. Of this union there were born two children—Joseph I., of Union coun- ty, Indiana, and Sarah E., who resides at home with her parents. BIOGRAPHICAL 785 Both of the children were afforded the advantages of the public schools of their native county and are well upholding the prestige of the family name. The daughter is a student in Earlham Col- lege at Richmond, Ind., a member of the class of 1913. Mr. Dod- dridge is a stockholder in and vice-president of The Farmers' Bank at Milton, Ind., and also has an interest in the Cambridge City Casket Company. He has always been known for his Sterling in- tegrity, manly uprightness, and fair and honorable dealing with men. He is always on the right side of all moral issues. He is a recognized leader in the community where he resides. The sound- ness of his judgment is attested by his frequently being called into council in matters and affairs where he has no personal interest. His example in the business world and in the sphere of morals is worthy of emulation. He is a type of the best American citizen. Joseph S. Druley, for many years a prosperous and highly es– teemed agriculturist of Boston, is a native of that township, born Oct. 7, 1844, on the old Druley homestead. His father, Nathan Druley, was born in Union county, Indiana, Dec. 12, 1815, a son of Samuel and Nancy Ann (Stanley) Druley. He was reared on a pioneer farm, receiving but a limited education, and in 1840 pur- chased land in the eastern part of Boston township, Wayne county, where, with the exception of two years spent in Union county, he continued to make his home during the remainder of his life. He was ever an industrious, thrifty, and successful farmer, and was one of the oldest and most faithful members of the Methodist Fpiscopal church at the village of Boston. His wife, to whom he was married Feb. 8, 1838, was Nancy P. Meek, daughter of Isaac and Mary Meek, old settlers of Wayne county. Of their union were born the following children: Isaac E. is living retired at Liberty, Ind. ; Nancy Melvina resides in Richmond; William H. died in 1908 at the age of seventy years; Joseph S. is the next in order of birth ; Dennis C. died in early manhood; Sarah Eliza- beth is the wife of William Fred Siewick, of Richmond; Nathan S. is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Mary Jane is the widow of Dr. Bernard Miller and resides in Richmond; Louella is the widow of Frank S. Burgess and also resides in Richmond. Joseph S. Druley acquired his educational training in the district schools of Boston township and worked upon his father's farm until he had passed the thirty-third anniversary of his birth, when he purchased 160 acres of land of his father, which tract is described as the northeast quarter of section 23, Boston township, which constitutes the acreage of the farm upon which he resides. The house in which he lives was built seventy-four years ago by a Dr. Salter, the brick being made of clay obtained on the farm. Like his honored sire, Mr. Druley is affiliated with the Democratic party and his religious views are expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at the village of Boston. On Dec. 27, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Rutter, daughter of James and Eliza Jane Rutter, the former of whom was a foreman in a grist mill at Richmond and was killed in the Richmond railway yards by a train, and the latter died at 786 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the home of Mr. Druley in 1888. Mrs. Druley died March Io, 1907, the mother of three children: Mortimer Rutter, born Sept. 3, 1877, died July 1, 1897; Thollie Wilbur, born Jan. 2, 1879; and Claude Creal, born Sept. 27, 1881, died in 1897. Thollie W. is now farm- ing the homestead for his father, who has been in poor health for a number of years. The son was married, Nov. 25, 1903, to Miss Emma Elizabeth Minneman, daughter of Christian Fred and Eliza- beth (Criete) Minneman, of Wayne township, and of this union have been born three children: Pauline, Sept. 3, 1905, Ivan, Sept. I9, I907, and Byron T., May 24, 1911. Christian F. Minneman, father of Mrs. Druley, was born in Franklin county, Indiana, in Highland township, Oct. 17, 1848, son of Frederick and Wilhel- mina (Beckman) Minneman, who came in an early day from Ger- many and settled in Franklin township with their respective parents. To Christian Minneman and wife, the latter of whom was a daughter of Christian and Wilhelmina Kriete, of Dearborn county, and who was born April 21, 1849, and died Sept. Io, I898, there were born seven children—Laura, Alice Josephine, Emma Elizabeth Lydia Rufiena, Marie Elsie, Frederick Edward, and Ida Rachel. Levi G. Druley, now living virtually retired on his fine home- stead farm, was long numbered among the most progressive farm- ers and stock-growers of the county, where he has maintained his home from the day of his birth and where he stands as a scion of one of the honored pioneer families of this favored section of the Hoosier State. Levi G. Druley was born in Boston township, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. 23, 1843, a son of Dennis and Nancy Jane (Grimes) Druley, born in the old Hoosier State, where the respective families were early founded, the father in Union county, Jan. I, 1816, and the mother in Boston township, Wayne county. Nicholas Druley, the paternal grandfather, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and upon coming to Indiana took up land in Union county, where he died in 1849. Dennis Druley was edu- cated in Indiana, and upon reaching manhood engaged in farming in Boston township, where he became a large land-owner and de- veloped his farm into a valuable property. He is now living retired in the village of Boston. He is a man of honest worth, industrious and God-fearing, and has ever been held in high esteem in the com- munity, to whose advancement and material development he con- tributed his quota. In politics the father is a Democrat, and he and his wife are attendants of the Christian church. Dennis Druley be- came the father of seven children: Martha Jane is the wife of Ed- ward Dalby, of Richmond; Levi G. is the immediate subject of this review; Mary Catherine is the widow of Marshall Henry and re- sides in Richmond; Nicholas B. is a resident of Michigan; Sarah E. is deceased; George L. is a resident of Boston township; and Clement D. resides in the same place. Levi G. Druley was reared to manhood on the home farm. His educational training was se- cured in the schools of Boston township, and he continued to assist in the work of his father's farm until he purchased one of his own in Boston township, which place he sold in 1905 and bought his BIOGRAPHICAL 787 present farm in Wayne township. Mr. Druley brought his land under effective cultivation, the while he maintained it at the highest standard of productiveness, through the proper care of the soil, in the rotation of crops, and the use of effective fertilizers when de- manded. His farm is devoted to general agriculture and to the raising of high-grade live Stock, and he maintains a general super- vision of the place, though he has lived essentially retired for the past several years. In politics Mr. Druley is a Democrat, giving his support to the men and measures of that organization, and he has never had aught of desire for the honors or emoluments of public office. On Dec. IO, 1869, Mr. Druley was united in marriage to Miss Anna Bulla, daughter of Joseph M. and Nancy (Wilson) Bulla, of Boston township. Her parents were natives of the State of Indiana, the father born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Dec. II, 181 I, and the mother in Franklin county, May 8, 1813. The father was a farmer by occupation and retired a few years before his death, Sept. 16, 1897. He was a Republican in politics, serving as township trustee, county commissioner, and member of the legis- lature two terms, a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, Free and Accepted Masons, at Boston, and he held membership in the Uni- versalist church, of which his wife, who is deceased, was also a member. Mr. and Mrs. Druley became the parents of four children —Josephine, Arthur L., Horace G. (deceased), and Charles E. Hor- ace married Fannie Thompson, and they had two children—Erma and Kenneth S. (deceased). John F. Dynes, a popular stock buyer and shipper, of Center- ville, this county, is one of Ohio's native sons, having been born in the county of Warren, July 14, 1848, son of William H. and Mar- ian (Maxin) Dynes, both natives of the State of New Jersey. The parents removed to Ohio in an early day, and from that State came to Delaware county, Indiana, near Smithfield, where they continued to reside until their deaths, the mother passing away in 1852 and the father in 1854. They were the parents of five children: Leonidas is deceased ; Martha J. is the widow of William Atherton and re- sides in Indianapolis; William is deceased; John F. is the next in Order of birth, and Joel A. is deceased. John F. Dynes acquired his early educational training at Smithfield, Ind., and later attended school near Muncie, Ind. Being very young when his parents died, he was bound out to Charles Mansfield, who resided near Muncie, and remained a member of the household of that gentleman about eight years. He then ran away and enlisted as a private in Com- pany G of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana, for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized in Indianapolis in May, 1864, being composed of companies raised in the Fourth and Fifth congressional districts, five being raised in the former and three in the latter. It was mustered in May 25 and left the State at Once for Tennessee. It was mustered out in August, 1864. Mr. Dynes was taken ill while en route home from the scene of hostil- ities, and his brother, who was at that time conducting a newspaper at Union City, took him to his home. With that brother he began learning the printer's trade and remained so employed two years. 788 MEM () IRS OF WAYNE COUNTY He also attended school near Indianapolis and later was a student in what was then called the Northwestern University, but now But- ler College. Upon leaving his brother's employ he worked as a farm hand about two years and then entered a printing office at Indianapolis, where he remained about one year. He then rented a farm near Muncie about one year, after which he went to In- dianapolis and engaged in the real-estate business. About four years later he removed to Center township, Wayne county, and pur- chased a farm of 164 acres, upon which he resided about thirty years, and which he still owns. In 1904 he purchased the home in Centerville where he now resides and has since been engaged in buying and shipping stock to different markets, devoting his entire time to the business. Mr. Dynes is one of the enterprising and loyal citizens of his adopted county and is held in high regard in the com- munity. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, served as township trustee seven and one-half years, and for six years was county commissioner, which positions of public trust he Occupied to the general satisfaction of all concerned. In a fra- ternal way he is admirably affiliated, being a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic, of which latter local Organization he is quartermaster. On Jan. I4, 1870, was sol- emnized his marriage to Miss Cynthia J. Snodgrass, born in Mis- Souri, Jan. I2, 1852, daughter of William and Susanna (Shaw) Snodgrass, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of South Carolina. These parents came to Indiana and located near Econ- omy, where the father followed the occupation of a wheelwright, and there he and his wife resided until their deaths. Three chil- dren were born to them : Cynthia J. is the wife of the subject of this sketch ; William is deceased ; and Sarah is the wife of Daniel Petty, a farmer near Economy. To Mr. and Mrs. Dynes six chil- dren have been born : Charles Edgar, born March 29, 1871, resides in California, where he has employment as a postal clerk, is mar- ried to Miss Clara Grady, of Indianapolis, and they have two chil- dren—Leslie G. and Esther D.; Minnie May, born Aug. 28, 1873, is the wife of John Curtis Plankenhorn, a farmer of near Webster, Wayne county, and they have one daughter–Ruth D.; William H., born April 4, 1876, is married to Nora Miracle and resides in Center- ville, where he is engaged as an engineer, owning threshing ma- chinery, etc.; Earl M., born Jan. I4, 1880, resides on his father's farm, is married to Josie Pike, and they have two children—Audrey Ellen and Cecil L.; John Floyd, born Sept. 6, 1882, is a farmer near Abington, Wayne county, and is married to Annas Stevens; and Eva L., born June 29, 1892, is the wife of G. W. Terry and resides at Centerville, her husband being a telegraph operator at Jackson's Hill. Santford N. Ellison, one of the best known citizens of Jackson- burg and a prominent farmer of Harrison township, is a native of the Hoosier State, born in Henry county, Indiana, Oct. 31, 1868. He descends from excellent Indiana ancestry, both paternal and maternal. His parents—Charles W. and Caroline (Cummins) Elli- son—were born in the Hoosier State. The father has always been JBIOGRAPH | C.A.L 789 a farmer and resides in Henry county, Indiana, where the mother died in January, 1880. Three children were born to them : Alonzo, of Middletown, Ind. ; Alice, deceased ; and Santford N., the young- est child, is the subject of this sketch. . The last named received his educational training in Henry county and resided with his par- ents and assisted in managing the homestead until twenty-one years old, following which he worked with his father-in-law four years, engaged in general farming. He then removed to Middletown, Ind., where he conducted a harness shop and also worked in the tin- plate mills for a time, and also owned a grocery two years. His last year's work was in a shoe store, and he continued to reside there until Sept. 2, 1902, when he disposed of his interests and re- moved to Harrison township. He has continued in the successful management of the Samuel Carr farm, which is equipped with all modern conveniences, including a fine residence, a commodious barn and other outbuildings, and the Ellison home is known throughout Harrison township as one of the best improved and equipped farms in the vicinity. Mr. Ellison's cheerful and pleasant home was the scene of many delightful social events during the lifetime of Mrs. Ellison, when she joined her husband as hostess in welcoming friends and neighbors on many occasions that will linger long in the memory of those who enjoyed their hospitality. Fraternally Mr. Ellison is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Encampment, and in politics is allied with the Democratic party, but has never held any public office for himself. In 1904 his Democratic and Republican friends wanted him to run for trustee of Harrison township and, despite the large Republican majority of four to one against him, had he received eight more votes he would have been elected, which shows the esteem in which he is held in the community. In 1909 he organized a band at Jack- sonburg, which organization is known as the “Ellison Band,” and at present he is the director and manager of it. He is also super- intendent of the Sunday school at that place and an elder of the church. On March 1, 1890, he celebrated his marriage to Miss Ber- tie Cook, an estimable young lady of Henry county, Indiana, daugh- ter of William and Elizabeth (Carr) Cook. Three children were the issue of this union : Dottie, who resides at home with her father; Ina, wife of Carl Ammerman, of Henry county, Indiana; and Callie, who resides at home. The mother’s death occurred Feb. 27, 1907. The parents of Mrs. Ellison were born in Harrison town- ship, Wayne county, but later removed to Henry county, where they reside, and the father is engaged in farming. Jacob Frank Edgerton, an influential farmer of New Garden township, is a native of this county, born Oct. 23, 1861, in the town- ship of Franklin, in a log cabin on the Arba & Richmond pike, a son of Nathan and Ruth A. (Rogers) Edgerton, the former a native of Wayne county and the latter of Guilford county, North Carolina. The father was born Aug. 18, 1827, and was reared and received his Schooling in his native county. He was a farmer by occupation, conducting agricultural pursuits in the township of Franklin, and there passed away, Oct. 25, 1876. His wife, the mother of Jacob 790 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY F. Edgerton, first beheld the light of day, Sept. 17, 1827, and with her parents came to Wayne county in her girlhood. Here she be- came acquainted with and wedded Nathan Edgerton. She passed to the Great Unknown, Jan. II, 1904, the mother of five children: William R., born Aug. 2, 1855, resides in Hudson, Mich., and is engaged with a manufacturing concern; Jonathan O., born March 8, 1857, resides in Richmond, Ind., and is a teacher; Lydia J., born June 22, 1859, died Sept. 17, 1860; Charles F., born Sept. 27, 1860, resides in Lafayette, Ind., and is a traveling salesman; and Jacob F., of this sketch, is the youngest. The father was a life member of the Society of Friends and his political affiliations were with the Republican party. The parents of Nathan Edgerton were Samuel and Mary (Sargeant) Edgerton, natives of North Carolina who came to Franklin township in an early day. The subject of this review received his schooling in the district schools of Franklin township, this county, and was trained to be a farmer, which has continued to be his occupation. In politics he is an enthusiastic adherent of the Republican party, but votes for the best men of whatever party in local affairs. He is a birthright member of the Society of Friends. On Nov. 24, 1882, he was united in holy matri- mony to Miss Julia Elnora Gardner, daughter of Benjamin and Susannah C. (Morgan) Gardner, of Franklin township. Mrs. Ed- gerton was born one and one-fourth miles south of Arba, on the Arba & Richmond pike, and was reared and educated there. Of this happy union three children have been born: Owen M., born July 15, 1885, is a graduate of the Fountain City High School, has attended Earlham College, and is employed in Richmond; Paul N., born Jan. 22, 1891, is a graduate of the Fountain City High School with the class of 1911, having spent the summer of 1910 at the Cen- tral Normal School in Danville, Ind., and holds a scholarship in Purdue University which he will eventually use in the Electrical Engineering Department; and Naomi J., born Aug. 3, 1897, is a student in the Fountain City schools. They are all members of the Society of Friends and love and appreciate music. Mr. Edger- ton has been on his present farm six years and expects it to be his permanent residence. He has recently remodeled his bank barn and made it modern in every way. He is a progressive, up-to-date farmer, a successful raiser of fine grades of stock, a persistent and thoughtful reader of up-to-date literature pertaining to scientific agriculture, and his progressive spirit is further attested by the excellent education given to his children, who are valuable mem- bers of the social life of the community. John Homer Farlow, a retired farmer of Boston township, was born in Union county, Indiana, Dec. 23, 1843. The paternal grand- father, John Farlow, was a native of North Carolina who came to Indiana and located in Union county, where he entered land and followed farming until he retired, a few years before his death. He was the father of six children: Martha was the first born ; Stephen was the second in order of birth; and the others were George, Hen- rietta, Eva, and Lucinda, all of whom removed to Michigan. Stephen Farlow, father of John H., was born in Union county, In- BIOGRAPHICAL & 79I diana, July 16, 1816, and was educated in the Schools of that county. He worked at home for a time and then purchased a farm in Union county. In 1853 he came to Wayne county and purchased a farm in Center township, where he resided until 1860, and then removed to a farm in Boston township, where he spent the residue of his life, dying Sept. 15, 1905. The mother of John H. Farlow, formerly Nancy Leviston, was born in Union county, Indiana, Feb. I5, 1817, and died in March, 1899. Besides John H., who is the third in order of birth, the other children of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Farlow are: James M., deceased; Martha J., who is the widow of Alonzo Osborn and resides in Boston township ; and William H., who died in 191 I. John H. Farlow was educated in the schools of Center township, this county, and worked for his father until twenty-One years old. He then rented a farm in Center township, where he continued to reside until 1900, when he removed to Boston township, where he followed farming and stock-buying and shipping until his retire- ment. Politically his affiliations are with the Republican party, but he has never appeared in the role of an “offensive partisan,” recog- nizing the right of each citizen to worship politics according to the dictates of his own conscience. That his fellow citizens have faith in the integrity and executive ability of John H. Farlow appears from the fact that he has discharged the duties of commissioner of Wayne county. In the matter of fraternal orders Mr. Farlow is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Abington. His reli- gious affiliations are with the Baptist church, being active in the councils of the home organization. On May 30, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza C. Railsback, daughter of Nathan and Lucina (Hunt) Railsback, of Abington township, and of this union there are six children: Estella M. is the wife of Frank M. Taylor, of Richmond; Bessie is deceased; Nora resides at the parental home; Percy is a resident of Richmond; Walter resides in Center township ; and Hubert is deceased. Nathan Railsback, the father of Mrs. Farlow, was born in North Carolina, Feb. 25, 1809, and the mother was born in Abington township, this county, Nov. 24, 1816. Nathan Railsback came to Wayne county with his father, David Railsback, who purchased government land in Abington township and resided there until his death. Nathan Railsback was a farmer by occupation and died on his farm east of Richmond, Dec. 20, 1863, his wife surviving until June Io, Iglo, when she, too, passed away. They were the parents of ten children: Sarah and Lafayette are deceased; Emily is the wife of Josiah Colvin, of Abington town- ship; Elizabeth is deceased; Smith resides in Indianapolis; David is a resident of Preble county, Ohio; Mary J. is deceased; Mrs. Farlow is the next in Order of birth ; Barbara is the wife of Robert Colvin, of Abington township; and Joel is deceased. Theodore Fisher, whose immediate ancestors were pillars of strength in the upbuilding of the moral and intellectual welfare of this community, and whose own life has been one of devotion to its best interests, was born in Franklin township, this county, Jan. 26, 1849. His present location is in the same township, where he successfully cultivates a large farm and is prosperous. His paternal 792 MEMOIRS OIF VVAYNE COUNTY grandfather was Daniel Fisher, who came from North Carolina in 1808 and entered land in Franklin township, where he lived until his death, in 1840. The father was Edward Fisher, who came to Wayne county with his parents, in 1808, and built for himself a home and name that are lasting. Edward Fisher was born in the State of North Carolina, Dec. 3, 1805, and the estimable woman he chose for a wife was Phoebe Bunker, daughter of Abram and Anna Bunker, born Dec. 24, 1807. Edward Fisher attended the pioneer schools in Franklin township and in early life followed farming, but afterward learned the millwright trade. He was mar- ried Jan. 6, 1837, and to him and his good wife were born six chil- dren: Ellis N., born Jan. 7, 1839, is deceased ; Daniel, born Oct. 2 I, 1840, resides in Franklin township ; Esther Jane, born Oct. 29, 1842, is deceased ; Alexander Hamilton, born Nov. 23, 1844, is a farmer in Huntington county; Ann, born Jan. 7, 1847, is deceased ; and Theo- dore is the youngest of the family. The grandfather's lands were acquired by direct Government grant and the price paid was but a fraction of one per cent. of the present value of the land. Theo- dore-Fisher was educated at the district schools of his native town- ship, which he attended until sixteen years old, and has followed farming during his entire career, with the exception of four years which he devoted to the trade of plastering. In politics he is a Republican. He now farms a part of his father's place, which first consisted of 219 acres, of which Mr. Fisher farms 138 acres. He follows general farming and stock-raising according to modern methods. - William S. Farlow, a retired farmer of Dalton township, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 1832. His father, Enoch Farlow, was born in the same county and State and was a son of Michael Farlow, a native of North Carolina. The Far- lows originally came from Ireland. William S. Farlow came to Wayne county and settled at Dayton, in Dalton township, in 1861, leaving his native State on the day that it seceded from the Union. He began life in Indiana as a farmer, which occupation he followed until in September, 1864, when he enlisted as a recruit in Company A of the Seventeenth Indiana regiment, for service in the Civil war. From the time of his enlistment until Oct. 31, he was constantly engaged with his regiment in the cavalry and Scouting operations incident to the Atlanta campaign, being in many skirmishes and the engagements at Rome and Coosaville. It left Rome on Nov. I, for Louisville, leaving its horses with Kilpatrick's cavalry. It was remounted and left for Gravelly Springs, Ala., Nov. 28, and on March 12, 1865, marched with Wilson's cavalry, overtaking the forces under Roddey and Forrest at Ebenezer Church, twenty-nine miles from Selma, on April I, where, in a charge, the Seventeenth captured IOO prisoners and a gun. It participated in the action at Selma, driving the enemy into the forts, then out of them and out of the interior works and from their position behind the railroad embankment, taking all the forts from No. 18 to the river on the west side of the town. It also took four pieces of artillery and 300 prisoners. It then moved to Macon, Ga., where it drove the enemy 1; I ()(; R.A. PI I I C.V.I. 793 into the city and saved two bridges which were about to be de- stroyed. The city was surrendered, together with 3,OOO prisoners, including Gens. Howell Cobb, Mackall, Mercer, and G. W. Smith, five stands of colors, sixty pieces of artillery, and 3,000 small arms. The regiment had but 45 I men in this action, but the enemy be- lieved it was the advance of a large force. The regiment was on post duty at Macon until Aug. 8, 1865, when it was mustered out. Upon his discharge Mr. Farlow returned to Dalton and again took up farming, which he continued until his retirement, and now lives in the village of Dalton. In politics he is a Republican and in 1880 was elected justice of the peace, which office he held four years. In 1884 he was elected township trustee, was re-elected in 1886, and in 1894 was again elected to that position, serving until 1900. He is a member of the Odd Fellows’ Lodge, No. 529, at Franklin, and is one of the most highly respected men of his township. In North Carolina he married Miss Louisa Beckerdice, born in that State, Jan. I2, 1834, and of this union were born seven children: Lorenzo D., who resides in Dayton township, married Alice Jewett and they have nine children—Nellie, Charles, Edward, 13ertha, Mary, Harry, Hazel, Frank, and a boy unnamed ; Nancy R. is the wife of Theo- dore Covalt, a farmer and stock-dealer in Henry county, and they have six children—Clyde, Mabel, William, Pearl, Ruth, and Perry : David, who resides at Pythian, Ill., married Flora Pierce and they have two children—Elmer and Clyde ; John, who is a farmer in Perry township, married Levonia Kennedy and they have two children—Clara and Blanch ; Schuyler C., who resides in Delaware county, married Carrie Helm and they have two children—Hil- dreth and Helm ; William E., of Wayne county, married Sarah Goodson and they have three children—Sylvia, Georgia, and Dor- othy; and Myrtle L. resides with her parents. Minus T. Fox, for many years a prominent and influential farmer in the township of Jefferson, Wayne county, for eleven years assessor of that township, and prominent in the organization of the Wayne County Fair Association, is a native of the Hoosier State. He was born in a log cabin on what is now the Manley J. Yoke farmstead, in Jefferson township, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. 29, 1849, son of Lorenzo D. and Sarah (Brown) Fox, natives of the State of Indiana. The father was born in Wayne county, nea, Green's Fork, in Clay township ; was a farmer by occupation, and in an early day moved to Jefferson township, locating on Martin- dale creek, where he purchased a farm and continued to reside many years. He passed away in 1903, at a ripe old age, retaining his physical vigor and mental faculties to the very last, and his wife died in 1874, at the age of forty-eight years. Of their union were born two children : Martha, born in 1848, became the wife of Mer- ritt Ridge, of Jefferson township, and died in 1872, leaving a daugh- ter, Minnie, wife of Frank Rogers, a mechanic in Indianapolis, and the mother of a daughter, Edna. Minus T. Fox acquired his edu- cation in the schools of his native township and worked several years for his father on the farm. In 1875 he purchased an interest in IOO acres of his father's farm, and in 1877 removed to the Petty 794 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY farm, north of Hagerstown, renting his own land to others. About 1881, he moved back to his own farm and remained there one year, succeeding which, for a year and a half, he resided in Hagerstown. In 1884 he again returned to his farm and resided there seven years, adding to his original purchase until, in 1890, he had 120 acres. In that year he erected a house in Hagerstown and has since resided there. In 1906 he purchased the James Walker place of I40 acres, north of Hagerstown, and throughout all of his active career has been interested in farming pursuits. In politics he is a Republican, and though he has not fostered aspirations for public office, was for eleven years chosen assessor by the electors of Jefferson town- ship, retiring from the position in 1903, and for eleven years prior to 1909 served as a member of the council in Hagerstown. While the incumbent of the latter position he was a strong supporter of the cement walk proposition and was one of the first in the village to improve his property in that way. He was also a strong advo- cate of the municipal electric light plant, which was successfully established. He has served as president of the school board since I908. His religious views are expressed by membership in the Christian church. On Aug. 2, 1873, he was united in matrimony to Miss Della Petty, daughter of Eli and Elizabeth Petty, for many years before their demise residents of the township of Jefferson. The happy marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Fox was blessed with the birth of three children: Carrie May, born June 30, 1874, is the wife of William O. Jones, a farmer in Jefferson township, and they have two children—Reta, born Dec. 5, 1892, and Hilda, born April 29, 1907; Ethel, born March 8, 1876, is the wife of James Knapp, of Ha- gerstown, and they have two children—Wilfred, born Dec. I5, 1904, and Pauline, born Aug. 4, 1907; and Edith, born May 4, 1887, is the wife of Fred Smith, a barber in Hagerstown, and they have two chil- dren—Francis M., born July 31, 1904, and Emmajean, born March 6, 1909. Mrs. Fox is the eldest in a family of seven children born to her parents. Frederick William Fraunberg, deceased, who for ten years was a highly esteemed and prominent hotel keeper at Cambridge City, was born near Heidelberg, Germany, April 21, 1838. He was one of four sons born to his parents, the others being Otto and Chris- tian, deceased, and Augustus, who resides in Chicago, Ill. He came to the United States about 1844, with his father, and located in Cin- cinnati, where he received his education, and then moved to Chi- cago. At the age of twelve years he secured employment on a Mississippi river boat, in which business he continued for about three years. At the age of twenty-one years he engaged in the drygoods business in Wyanet Bureau, Ill., and continued so en- gaged a short time, at the expiration of which he returned to Chi- cago and conducted the Sherman House. He then engaged in the wholesale liquor business for five or six years, after which he was connected with the pork packing industry for a short time. In 1869 he went to Kansas, spent several years at Parsons, in that State, and purchased 1,000 acres of land. In May, 1889, he traded this land for the Star Central Hotel, at Cambridge City, and on June I, BIOGRAPHICAL 795 of that year, assumed the duties of landlord and conducted that popular hostelry until his death, which occurred June 17, 1899, changing the name to Central Hotel and making a great many im- provements. After his death his widow continued to conduct the house. Mrs. Fraunberg still resides in Cambridge City, much re- spected and esteemed by her neighbors and other acquaintances. On May 15, 1884, Frederick W. Fraunberg was united in holy wed- lock to Mrs. Julia B. (Hogan) Bass, daughter of Rev. David and Elizabeth B. (Hoss) Hogan, of Vernon county, Missouri. Rev. David Hogan was born near Cumberland Gap, Ky., Dec. 2, 1811 ; his wife was born in Washington county, Tennessee, Dec. 16, 1815. Reverend Hogan was educated in Marysville College, in Tennessee, and later went to Missouri, where he entered the ministerial field of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He preached in Missouri for many years and then took up missionary work in Indian Terri- tory. He retired and came to Cambridge City in October, 1901, but on Aug. 20, 1903, returned to Missouri, where he died Feb. 20, 1904. His wife died Jan. 29, 1882, at the old homestead in Missouri, about twelve miles from Fort Scott, Kansas. The maternal grand- father of Mrs. Fraunberg was Henry Hoss, at one time president of Greenville College, at Greenville, Tenn. Later he went to Indian Territory, where he died. The mother of Mrs. Fraunberg com- pleted her education at Greenville College, under her father's re- gime. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were married Oct. I2, 1836, at Green- ville, Tenn., and had six children, of whom Mrs. Fraunberg is the fifth in order of birth. The others are Henry, David, and Cyrus, deceased ; Mary E., widow of Philip Y. Thomas, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Edwin G., of Hughes Springs, Tex., where he has charge of the dining station of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail- road. At her husband's death Mrs. Fraunberg was left with two children—Roy H. and James B. Roy H. Fraunberg was married June 30, 1910, to Miss Lillian Mae Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Peters, of Indianapolis, Ind. William Henry Glunt, whose residence is in the township of Franklin, though a goodly portion of his life was spent in his native State of Ohio, is prominent among those whose ability and talent have contributed to the industry of agriculture. Mr. Glunt was born at Union, Montgomery county, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1852, a son of John and Harriet (Bloomburg) Glunt, the former a native of Penn- sylvania and the latter was born at Germantown, Ohio. The pa- ternal grandfather, also named John Glunt, was born in Pennsyl- vania, and the maternal grandfather was William Bloomburg, a native of France who immigrated to New York, thence to Cincin- nati, and thence to Germantown, Ohio. The father of our subject removed with his parents from Pennsylvania to Montgomery coun- ty, Ohio, when he was seven or eight years old, and there learned the plasterer's trade. He was married at West Milton, Ohio, and for about twenty-five years thereafter resided at Brookville, in the same State. He served as a soldier in the Civil war as a member of Company B of the Ninety-third Ohio infantry. This regiment was organized at Dayton, Aug. 20, 1862, to serve three years. It 796 M EMO] RS () E \\ \Y N E COUNTY left the rendezvous for Lexington, Ky., and moved with the army to Nashville. In December, while on duty guarding a forage train, it was attacked by Confederates, and thus participated in its first engagement. It fought at the battle of Stone's River and its next engagement was at Chickamauga, where, during the first day's fight, it charged a Confederate battery, killed all the horses, and captured the guns and the men. It was in the charge on Orchard Knob in November and in the assault on Missionary Ridge. It then started for East Tennessee and participated in the severe winter campaign of 1863-64. It participated in a skirmish near Dand- ridge and in May broke camp and started on the Atlanta campaign. It marched to Rossville and thence to Buzzard Roost, where a feint was made on the Confederate works; participated in the battle of Resaca, and in the fight at Dallas was in the front line. It partici- pated in the Operations around Kenesaw Mountain and was present all through the siege of Atlanta; was in reserve at Jonesboro, and was in the front line at Lovejoy's Station. It then followed Hood into Tennessee; lay in reserve during the fight at Franklin, and participated in the fight at Nashville. It performed guard duty in various sections during the following winter and was mustered out June 8, 1865. Mr. Glunt participated in all the service of his regi- ment, excepting while off duty on account of a severe wound which he received in battle. He returned to his Ohio home and resided there until his death, which occurred at West Baltimore, in Feb- ruary, 1905, his wife having died in March, 1902. They were the parents of two children, of whom William H. is the elder, and Minnie, born in March, 1859, married Clarence Shank, of Dayton, Ohio. William H. Glunt lived with his grandfather as a boy and at- tended school at Phillipsburg, Ohio, until he reached the age of fifteen years, when he went into the country and worked for his board and attended school in the winter seasons two years. He then purchased a span of horses and followed teaming until 1875, when he rented a farm near New Lebanon, Ohio, and resided there two years. He then rented a farm near Phillipsburg, where he re- sided five years, at the end of which period he removed to a farm Inear Greenville, Ohio, and resided there four years. He then rented a farm near New Madison, where he resided twelve years, and in 1898 purchased his present farm of 209 acres in Franklin township, where he has since been engaged in general farming. In politics he has always been a stalwart Republican, and he is a German Baptist in his religious views, as is also his family. In November, 1875, Mr. Glunt was married to Miss Mary Ellen Folkerth, daugh- ter of Samuel and Martha (Ewing) Folkerth, of Pittsburg, Ohio, and of this union were born six children : Samuel Lawrence, born Jan. 12, 1877, was married on July 12, 1902, to Effie Grave, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Blose) Grave, of Wayne county, and they have four children—Herman, Howard, Ralph, and Jay; Jesse Clin- ton, born July 22, 1880, was married on July 2, 1904, to Annie Grave, sister of Effie, and to them have been born two daughters—Agnes Fllen and Vonda May; William Harrison, born Feb. 14, 1884, re- sides in Canada; Edwin Walter, born July 27, 1886, was married on 13 IO(, R.V. PH I C \ſ, 797 March 10, 1906, to Mattie Elizabeth Nolte, daughter of Henry and Blanche Nolte, of Wayne township, and they have two children— Harold and Gladys ; Charles Irvin, born Jan. 2, 1889, is at home; and Ollie May, born Oct. I, 1893, died when eleven months old. The mother of these children was born March 14, 1849, and died March 22, 1900. In 1901 Mr. Glunt was married to Miss Mary Royer, daughter of John and Elizabeth Royer, of near New Madi- son, Ohio, and of this union have been born two children : Iva Elizabeth, born Aug. 29, 1903, and Eva Leona, born Aug. 13, IOO5. Alfred B. Gough, a successful and influential traveling sales- man, was born in Henry county, Indiana, April 15, 1866, son of Charles T. and Mary C. Gough. His parents, with their family, moved to their farm adjoining Cambridge City when Alfred was only one year old. He acquired his educational training in the Cambridge school, under Prof. James R. Hall. At an early age he entered the employ of George W. Shults, in the drugstore. After Mr. Shults sold the drugstore and was engaged in the grain busi- ness alone he was employed as bookkeeper. Later on he began work for the Big Four Railroad Company and was in their employ five years, first stationed at Connersville and a part of that time at Cambridge City. He later entered the employ of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company, being in the offices of that company at Indianapolis one year. At the end of that time he entered the employ of the Barry Manufacturing Company, at Indianapolis, and worked with them for a period of sixteen years, three years of which time were spent in the office and the residue on the road as a travel- ing salesman. Upon severing that connection he engaged with Durant, Dort & Company, manufacturers of buggies, at Flint, Mich., and still remains associated with that firm. Alfred's genial and affable manner has made him a popular salesman and wel- come gentleman wherever he goes. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic order, having membership in Indianapolis. On April 30, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie B. Clark, daugh- ter of Thomas J. and Sarah Frances Clark, of Connersville, Ind. This union has been blessed by the birth of three children—Julia, Frances, and Isabella. Frances died in infancy. On March I, IOIO, Mr. Gough and family came back to Cambridge City and reside in the old homestead on the well known Gough farm, northwest of town. Charles T. Gough was a native of Butler county, Ohio, of English and Welsh descent. He came to Henry county when a young man and purchased his grandfather Thompson's farm, two miles north of Dublin. On Dec. 29, 1853, he was married to Mary C. Hinckley, daughter of Dr. Judah and Elvira Hinckley, of Mt. Carmel, Franklin county. Dr. Hinckley and wife were born and reared in Massachusetts. To Mr. and Mrs. Gough were born five children—M. Ophelia, Alice E., Albert L., William A., and Alfred B.—all living except Albert L., who died when four years old. In 1867 Mr. Gough and family moved to their farm adjoining Cam- bridge City, and thus became residents of Wayne county; and for more than forty years were closely identified with the interests of Cambridge City and surrounding country. Their generous natures 798 - MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and hospitable home afforded many people great pleasure. Mrs. Gough died Oct. 9, 1907, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mr. Gough died June 18, 1910, in his eighty-ninth year. After long and eventful lives they rest in Riverside Cemetery. David Haisley, one of the representative farmers of Franklin, is a native of that township and has passed his entire life in Wayne county, where he is held in high esteem. He was born Aug. 3, 1850, a son of Josiah and Rachel (Overman) Haisley, the former a native of the Old North State. The father was born Sept. 13, 1817, in Guilford county, North Carolina, and came to Indiana with his parents, in 1820. He followed farming throughout his entire active career and became the owner of the land which comprises the farm upon which the subject of this review resides. He was ever a hard- working, enterprising and thrifty tiller of the soil, was modest and unassuming in demeanor, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the entire community in which he resided many years. He re- claimed the greater portion of his land to cultivation and made im- provements of a permanent nature. He was ever a loyal and public spirited citizen, though he never sought public office, being a firm believer in the principle that the office should “seek the man” rather than the man the office. When he passed away he left the record of a well spent life and one well worthy of emulation. The mother of David Haisley was born Dec. 5, 1817, daughter of Jesse and Keziah (Stubbs) Overman. The paternal grandparents were Ezekiel and Mary (Mendenhall) Haisley. David Haisley was reared to the sturdy discipline of country life and has been con- tinuously identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present time. His educational advantages were those of the common schools, the academy at Spiceland, which he attended in 1870, after which he spent one year at Earlham College, and he is generally recognized as a man of sound mentality, good judgment and executive ability. In 1873 he took full possession of the old homestead and has since resided on and operated the place, which he maintains in a thrifty and up-to-date condition, following gen- eral farming and the breeding of stock, short-horn cattle being a specialty. He is public spirited and holds the progressive welfare of his community at heart. In his political proclivities he is a staunch Republican, served as trustee of Franklin township in 1888–89, and in affairs pertaining to religion affiliates with the New Garden Friends Church. On Dec. 19, 1872, he was married to Belle Brittain, daughter of Daniel and Louisa (Thornburgh) Brittain, the former of whom died in the Civil war as a member of the Fifth In- diana cavalry. Of this union were born six children: Edwin Ever- ett, born Sept. II, 1873, married Martha Amundson, resides in Glover, N. D., and they have four children—Frank, Floyd, Glenn, and Gertrude; Frank E., born Feb. Io, 1875, died Feb. 6, 1899; Emma Gertrude, born Oct. 28, 1876, resides in Randolph county, the wife of Lewis Anderson and they have five children—Ruby, Reba, Verlin, Dorothy, and Robert; Charles Vernon, born May 22, 1880, resides at Dallas, S. D.; Nellie L., born Feb. 24, 1883, married Everett Shockney; and Edna M., born Jan. 19, 1886, married John BIOGRAPHICAL 799 Wesner, and they have five children—Ralph, Charles, Herbert, Donnie B. and Lorene. Mrs. Haisley died Sept. I4, 1887, and on Aug. 16, 1890, Mr. Haisley was married to Alice Jeffries, daughter of A. D. and Mary Jeffries, of near Chester, Ind. Of this union there is a son, Chester D., born June 30, 1892, a graduate of the Spartanburg High School and a prominent teacher of Randolph county. Abraham Harris, who for more than seventy years was a resi- dent of New Garden township, was born in Randolph county, In- diana, Dec. 28, 1827. He was a son of David M. and Rachel (Hunt) Harris, the former born in Guilford county, North Carolina, in 1798. His paternal grandparents were Obediah and Maris (Men- denhall) Harris, natives of North Carolina and of English descent, who immigrated to Wayne county in 1813 and located a mill-site at Fountain City. After a couple of years there they removed to Randolph county, where the grandfather entered wild land, in com- pany with his son, David M., and continued to reside there until his death. He was one of the first ministers of the Society of Friends in Wayne county and was a man beloved by all who knew him. At that time there were many Indians in this part of the country, but they always treated Reverend Harris with respect, because he was a Quaker. An old chief who learned that Mr. Harris was a “Penn man” at once assured him of his friendship. At the age of seven years, Abraham Harris accompanied his par- ents to Grant county, Indiana, where they located in the midst of Pottawatomie Indians, in the wilderness, and resided there about one year, when his mother died, in 1836. His father then broke up house-keeping, temporarily, and Abraham and three brothers—Levi C., Thomas, and William B.-were placed in the homes of rela- tives in Randolph county, Abraham being placed with his uncle, John Harris, with whom he remained four years. He then re- turned to the home of his father, who had married Mrs. Sarah Rat- liff and had located on a tract of land, two and one-half miles south- west of Fountain City. There he remained until twenty-two years old, assisting his father to clear the farm, and then purchased a tract of fifty acres of wild wooded land adjoining his father's farm, to which tract he later added many acres more. Of this original farm at the time of his death he owned eighty acres, which he cleared from stumps, and which ranks as one of the best farms in New Garden township. In due time he erected good buildings and he and his wife occupied them for forty-six years, after which they removed to near Fountain City. Abraham Harris received his pre- liminary education in the public schools of New Garden township, his schooling being limited and of the most primitive type. For about six weeks each year he sat on a split puncheon slab; the floor was mother earth; there was a fire-place at one end of the building with a stick chimney, and a log was cut out for a window, over which aperture greased paper was placed in the winter. These con- ditions continued for several years, and Mr. Harris' last and most valuable term of school was for a period of three months with John Ratliff as his teacher. All of Mr. Harris’ active career was devoted 8OO MEMOIRS OF VVAYNE COUNTY to agriculture, not so much to one specific branch as to general production. His farm was always known as one of the most pro- ductive in the vicinity, owing to the application of advanced methods and Scientific culture. Mr. Harris was reared a member of the Society of Friends, and although he ever gave stanch sup- port to the principles of the Republican party as a national organi- zation, never sought nor desired public office. On March 2, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Arnett, daughter of Willis and Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Arnett. She was born in Guil- ford county, North Carolina, and came to Wayne county with her parents when about two years old, and was reared here. Mr. and Mrs. Harris went to housekeeping on their own land, and for forty- six years made it their home and did all the work incident to farm life. Their wedded life, was for the unusual period of fifty-eight years, when the wife was called to her reward, May 6, 1908. She was an active member of the Society of Friends. No children were born of this union, but Ethel Sanborn, who is a daughter of Wil- liam R. and Adaline (Arnett) Sanborn, and who was born Nov. 14, 1886, was reared by Mr. Harris from the age of nine years. She is married to Arthur Collins, a farmer of New Garden township, and they have a son, Ralph W., born June 23, 1911. Their residence is the beautiful and substantial homestead of Mr. Harris, located on Main street, and is one of the most desirable properties in Fountain City. Nearly the entire life of Mr. Harris was spent in this county and he endeared himself to a host of friends by his qualities of kindliness and honesty. He was the administrator of a great num- ber of estates and was well known for his care and honesty in such settlements. He well remembered the Underground Railroad days and was well acquainted with Levi Coffin. He remembered the building of Coffin's famous residence, now the local hotel, and saw hidden there Eliza Harris, the well known character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and he remembered the search made for her in Cof- fin's residence by her master and his helpers. The father and brother of Mr. Harris aided in hauling many a load of slaves from Coffin's to the next depot of the Underground Railroad, these trips being always made at night. Mr. Harris always enjoyed good health, with the exception of one attack of typhoid fever, until the illness which caused his death, Sept. 6, 1911. Nathan Harlan has attained to success and prestige as a repre- sentative farmer and is the owner of a productive and well improved farmstead in the township of Franklin. He is a native of the Hoosier State, born on the farm where he resides, Sept. 16, 1831, son of Elihu and Anna (Gist) Harlan, the former a native of South Carolina. Elihu Harlan removed with his parents to Kentucky in early youth and in 1816 came to Indiana, locating in Wayne county, where he entered the farm now occupied by his son, Nathan, and there he resided and was for many years a successful farmer. One of the sturdiest of representatives of the substantial and durable South Carolina stock, he was ever a hard-working, conscientious and thrifty man and a generous and indulgent husband and father. One of the kindliest and most brotherly of men, he did not permit BIOGRAPHICAL 8OI his feelings to influence his judgment. Always tolerant of the de- sires and Opinions of others and willing to yield in minor matters, he never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. On May 8, 1872, he passed to the life eternal, admired and esteemed by the entire community in which re resided. His wife, a daughter of Benjamin Gist, died on June 23, 1872, and of their union were born ten children: Lucinda married William Anderson (both de- ceased) and they had seven children—Elihu, Samuel, Jacob, John H., Martha, Mary, and Anna; Hannah married George Thompson (both deceased) and they had eight children—Wilson, Elihu, Eliz- abeth, Edith, and four are deceased; Edith died at the age of twelve years; Joseph G. married Mary A. Porch and they had four chil- dren—Martha, Levi, Wickliff, and Milton; John married Martha Godfrey and they had eight children—Calvin, Samuel, Elihu, Mag- gie, and Alva, and three are deceased ; Elizabeth married Peter Nickham; Margaret married Hosey C. Tillson and they had seven children—Nettie, Minnie, Olive, and Ella, and three died in in- fancy; Nathan is the eighth in order of birth; Stephen married De- laney Chance; and Anna married Reuben Tillson and they had three children—Everett, Rose, and Nora. The subject of this re- view was reared on the home farm and early began to contribute his quota to its work, in the meanwhile availing himself of the ad- vantages of a school held in a log building at Bethel. He remained at home until eighteen years old and then removed to Darke county, Ohio, where he rented his father-in-law's farm two or three years. He then removed to Hollandsburg, where he conducted a hotel about three months, after which he returned to the old home place, which he rented of his father. About 1856 he opened a general store at Bethel, and this enterprise he continued about twenty-five years, but in 1881, on account of ill health, he was compelled to re- tire from that business. He disposed of his stock and went back to the old home place and engaged in general farming, which occu- pation he continues to prosperously follow there. He is a man of broad and liberal views and employs much discrimination in at- tending to the various details of his business, and he has achieved success and prominence in his chosen field of endeavor. He enjoys the utmost respect of his neighbors and is widely recognized as a progressive and enterprising business man. Politically he is a staunch supporter of the cause of Republicanism and has taken a profound interest in public affairs, having served as township trus- tee eight years and representative in the legislature from Wayne county two terms. Reared in the Christian faith, he is an active and faithful member of the church of that denomination at Bethel. On Jan. 18, 1849, Mr. Harlan was united in holy wedlock to Miss Sarah Tillson, daughter of Isaiah and Hannah (Stewart) Tillson, natives of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan are the parents of five children: Leonidas Monroe, born July 10, 1850, resides at Lynn, Randolph county, engaged in the grocery business—he married Belle Schuple and they have four children, Elsie, Everett, Daisy, and Nellie; Phoebe Ann, born Feb. 20, 1853, married Thomas Long; Oliver T., born Oct. 6, 1855, died March 13, 1857; Josephine, born 8O2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Feb. 13, 1858, married John Turner; and Elmer N., born March 15, 1862, is engaged in the grocery business at New Castle, is married to Mary Cook and they have two children—Georgia and Maxwell. Mr. Harlan was made a Mason in White Water Lodge, in 1871, and later in life became a member of Bethel Chapter, No. 250, Royal Arch Masons. - James Russell Helms, an efficient farmer of Abington town- ship, was born in that township, May 17, 1850. He is a son of Isaiah Helms, given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of Michael Helms. James R. Helms received the scholastic training afforded by the district schools of Abington township and then learned the trade of a farmer under the able preceptorship of his father, with whom he worked until 1871. In that year he rented land of his father and farmed under such ar- rangement for several years. When his father died the estate was divided and James R. became the owner of the farm where he re- sides, consisting of eighty acres, to which he has since added thirty- four acres adjoining on the north, and here he has since resided in a residence which he built in 1877. In his political views Mr. Helms has always been a staunch Republican, and fraternally is prominent- ly identified with Lodge No. 154, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, at Abington, in which local organization he has for years been prominently connected. He is a member of the Dod- dridge Methodist Episcopal Church and his wife is a member of the Green's Fork United Brethren Church. On Oct. 25, 1877, oc- curred Mr. Helms' marriage to Miss Emma Rachel Albertson, born at Walnut Level, near Hagerstown, this county, Sept. I5, 1856, daughter of Cyrus O. and Martha A. (Brooks) Albertson. Mr. Al- bertson was born in Richmond, Ind., March 27, 1833, and his wife near Economy, June 5, 1835. They now reside near Green's Fork, in the extreme northern part of Center township. One child was the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Helms—Daisy, born April I7, 1879, and she resides at home with her parents. To the parents of Mrs. Helms there were born four children: Mrs. Helms is the eldest; Olive J. is the wife of Ezra Clements, of Fountain City; India A. became the wife of Warren Irvin and is deceased ; and Ora B. is the wife of Cortez H. Jones, a carpenter of Centerville. Robert E. L. Hartman was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 15, 1868, son of Sampson and Emma E. (Kuster) Hartman. The paternal grandfather was Henry Hartman, born in York county, Pennsylvania, in February, I793; married Catherine Otstott, born in the same county in 1796; was educated in that county and lived there many years. In 1828 he migrated to Wayne county, Indiana, and located north of East Germantown, where he resided five years, and then removed to Washington town- ship, where he purchased a farm of 240 acres, cleared it, erected the necessary buildings, and continued agricultural pursuits until he retired, about twenty years before his death, in February, 1881. His wife passed away in 1874. During this period of years thirteen children were born : Emanuel, Mary M., John, Sarah, Henry, Susan, Frederick, Catherine, David, Lydia, Malinda, Wilson, and Samp- BIOGRAPH. I.C.A.L 803 son—all of whom are deceased, excepting Malinda, who is the wife of Samuel Turner, and Sampson, the youngest, who was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Feb. 4, 1841. He was educat- ed in the schools of that township, and began his independent career, working on a farm by the month, which he continued about five years. He then rented a farm until 1901, when he purchased a farm upon which he has made improvements in the way of fences, etc., and carries on general farming. Sampson Hartman is a man of sterling integrity, of generous impulses, and has gained a high place in the esteem of his friends. On May 19, 1866, he was mar- ried to Miss Emma E. Kuster, who was called to the better land, Jan. 25, 1906. She was a daughter of Isaac Kuster, of Hamilton, Ohio, and the mother of three children: Alice Josephine, deceased ; Robert E. L., of East Germantown ; and Henry E., of St. Joseph, Mo. Robert E. L. Hartman was reared in Wayne county and re- ceived his educational training in the public schools of Washington township. In his boyhood days he became engaged in the patent right fence business, Operating in Jackson and Harrison townships One year, after which he ably assisted his father on the farm until Sept. 5, 1891, when he was married to Retta Crull, a daughter of Michael and Levisa (Shank) Crull, of Jackson township. Our sub- ject and his estimable wife have been blessed with a daughter, Mabel Lee. In 1891 Mr. Hartman rented a farm and continued farming and conducting a threshing outfit until he purchased a farm of IOO acres, which he superintends and operates, but devotes the greater part of his time to the buying and shipping of live-stock, which has gained for him a worthy reputation as one of the most extensive shippers of the county. In politics he uses his ballot and influence in favor of the Democratic party. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the En- campment of Walnut Lodge, No. 156, and of the Free and Accepted Masons, Cambridge Lodge, No. 5 Michael Helms, deceased, was one of the successful and pro- gressive farmers and stock growers of his native county, and was the owner of a fine homestead farm in Abington township. He was born in Abington township, this county, Feb. 24, 1848, a son of Isaiah and Jane (Russell) Helms, the former a native of Abington township, born on the old Helms homestead, Jan. 25, 1814, and the latter was born in Center township, which lies contiguous to Abing. ton, Dec. 5, 1819. The paternal grandfather, Michael Helms, was born in the State of Virginia, whence he came to Indiana in an early day and took up Government land in Abington township, where he reclaimed a farm from the forest wilds and passed the remainder of his long and useful life, ever secure in the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. The members of the family were all a hardy class of pioneers. Isaiah Helms was reared to maturity in Abington township, where he was afforded the advantages of the pioneer Schools, and here he eventually became an extensive land Owner and became known as one of the substantial farmers of the county, where it was his to well uphold the honors of the name which he bore. He died Jan. 27, 1874, and his wife passed away 804 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY April 16, 1896. They were the parents of thirteen children: Mar- garet died in infancy; Nancy is the wife of Mathias Ranck, of Abington township; Elizabeth became the wife of Ransom Chees- man, and is deceased; Lucy is deceased; Jane is the wife of Henry Fricker, of Dublin; Francena is the wife of Elihu Hiatt, of Abing- ton township; Michael was the next in order of birth; James R. is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Phoebe is the wife of John B. Peirce, given extended mention on another page of this volume; Mary became the wife of Henry Peirce, of Washington township, and is deceased; Joseph resides in Wayne township ; Eveline, deceased, was the wife of Thomas Clevenger, of Centerville; and Matilda G. is the wife of John Eddie Burris, also given extended mention on another page of this volume. The subject of this sketch first attended school on the old Ranck place in Abington township, later a school near his late residence, and also attended school for a time in Centerville. His entire active career was one of consecutive identification with agricultural pur- suits, in connection with which he was very successful, as he brought to bear progressive ideas and mature judgment in the handling of the various departments of his farming enterprise, which included diversified agriculture, the maintaining of a good dairy herd and the breeding of excellent grades of live stock. He resided at home until twenty-four years old and then purchased the farm where his widow resides. The tract consisted of eighty acres, but he added to it until he owned IO2 acres of as fine land as can be found in the township. He made numerous improvements on the farm, on which he provided an effective drainage system, be- sides reclaiming a number of acres on which the native timber was still standing, and in 1895 he erected the commodious residence which his widow occupies. In politics he was a Republican, but gave his support to men and measures meeting the approval of his judgment. He died Aug. 7, 1911. On Aug. I5, 1872, Mr. Helms was united in marriage to Miss Martha Ann Russell, born in Cen- ter township, March 22, 1852, a daughter of Vinnedge and Jane (Rich) Russell, late well known citizens of this section of the state, the former born Dec. Io, 1811, and died Dec. 19, 1887; and the latter was born Oct. 21, 1817, and died Aug. I5, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Helms became the parents of four children—Joseph I., Mary E., DeWitt R., and Mattie J., the two last named being deceased. Joseph I., the son, was born Aug. I9, 1874, and was married Aug. 3, 1898, to Maud, daughter of Milburn (deceased) and Frances (Woods) Fender, of Abington township. The mother now resides in Centerville, and Joseph I. Helms and wife reside on a farm in Abington township. Mary E. Helms, the eldest daughter, born April 12, 1876, was married on June 8, 1898, to Jesse H. Lambert, of Fayette county, Indiana, and they reside on a farm in Center township. They have two children—Mildred, born March 6, 1904, and Mary Frances, born Sept. 3, 1910. Mrs. Helms is the youngest of seven children, of whom one other is living—Joseph Russell, of West Richmond. The paternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Helms was Robert Russell, a native of England, and Eva Fouts, his wife, BIOGRAPHICAL SO5 was a native of Germany. The maternal great-grandfather was Adam Vinnedge, of Germany, and his wife was Margaret Simonton, of Wales. The paternal grandfather was Samuel Russell, of Vir- ginia, born July 5, 1771, and he died in 1835. His wife was Eliz- abeth Vinnedge, of New Jersey, born Aug. 27, 1776, and she died in 1833. Samuel and Elizabeth (Vinnedge) Russell had ten chil- dren, of whom Vinnedge, father of Mrs. Helms, was the eighth in order of birth, and he was born in Trumbull county, Ohio. Jane Rich, his wife, was born in Guilford, N. C. Abram Hoover, a popular farmer of the township of Jefferson, is a native of Liberty township, Henry county, Indiana, born March 26, 1854. His father, Jacob Hoover, a native of Blair county, Penn- sylvania, and a farmer by occupation, migrated to Henry county, Indiana, when about fourteen years old, and there followed agricul- tural pursuits and also conducted a saw-mill. He retired at the age of sixty years and died in Jefferson township, Wayne county. The mother of Abram Hoover, Sallie Rinehart, was born in Liberty township, Henry county, and passed away in Jefferson township, Wayne county. She and her husband lived three years in Carroll county, Indiana. There were ten children in the family—eight sons and two daughters: Elias is a resident of Jefferson township; Abram is the second in order of birth; Jefferson is a resident of Oakville, Randolph county; Amos and Samantha are deceased ; America Jane is the wife of George Smith, of Hagerstown; Horace resides in Hagerstown; Daniel and David were twins, the former deceased and the latter resides in Jefferson township ; and Robert Franklin resides in Liberty township, Henry county. Abram Hoover received his schooling in the district schools of Carroll county, and Jefferson township, Wayne county, and worked upon the pa- rental farm until 1878, when he began the business of stock dealing, in which he was engaged until 1887, when he began farming on the old John Gephart farm, where he resides. He has greatly improved and enlarged the buildings on the place and for several years con- ducted a mixed farming and stock-raising business. He handles Hampshire sheep and Poland-China hogs for the market. Politically Mr. Hoover is a Republican, but has never aspired to public office. On Oct. 2, 1881, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Nancy PHoller, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Replogle) Holler, of Lib- erty township, Henry county, Indiana, of which happy union one son has been born—Orville—who lives at the home of his parents. Mrs. Hoover's father, a farmer by occupation, was a native of the Buckeye State, came to Liberty township, Henry county, Indiana, Some years ago, and there followed his occupation. He was a mem- ber of the Republican party and the German Baptist church, in which denomination he was a minister. He and his wife are both deceased. Mrs. Hoover was born July 22, 1857. Adam Hill, a well known farmer of Franklin township, is a native of this county, born in the township of Franklin, March Io, 1839, son of Whitmel and Mariam (Hollowell) Hill. The father was born in North Carolina, in 1809, and in 1826 removed to Ohio and located in Preble county. In 1834, he removed to this county, lo- 8O6 MEMOIRS ()F \WAYNE COUNTY cating in Franklin township, where he purchased land and continued to reside fifty-nine years, until his death, in 1893. He was ever thrifty and enterprising and as a husband and father was always generous and considerate. He was ever tolerant of the desires and Opinions of others, and though willing to yield in minor matters, never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. His devoted wife, a daughter of Adam Hollowell, died in 1861, having become the mother of six children: Miles married Jane Wright and both are deceased, the parents of three children—Adam, Hen- rietta, and Charles; William married Minerva Bunch and they had eight children—Emery, Oliver, Edgar, Harry, Anna, and three that died in infancy; Adam is the third in order of birth; Sallie died at the age of sixteen years; Nancy was the wife of Lot Skinner (see sketch); and Marchael is the wife of Joseph White, of Franklin township, ad they have eight children—Effie, Frank, Zeddie, Oscar, Shirley, and three that died young. After the death of his first wife, Whitmel Hill married Mary Ann Harrison, and of this union One child was born—Elma, wife of Oliver Spencer, and the mother of two children—Harry and Edna. Adam Hill was reared and educated in his native township, attending school in District No. 4 during the fall, winter and early spring months, and working on his parent’s farm throughout the long summer vacation. At the age of twenty-one he left school and commenced his real work of life, but remained on his father’s farm until the death of that par- ent. As he was always posessed of good common sense, frugality and foresight, at a youthful age, in 1868, he was able to purchase a farm of forty acres, adjoining the home place in Franklin town- ship, and afterward became one of the largest land-owners in Wayne county. Aside from his farming interests he is a stockholder in the bank at Hollandsburg. In politics he is a Democrat, and the reli- gious faith of himself and wife is expressed by membership in the Christian church. On July 10, 1907, Mr. Hill was united in holy wedlock to Mrs. Sarah (Benbow) Wallick, daughter of Powell and Rachel (Hyers) Benbow, of Hagerstown, Ind., but natives of North Carolina. Mr. Benbow died in 1865 and his wife died in 1902. There were four children by a former marriage of Mr. Benbow— Thomas, Anna, Louisa, and Joseph. Of his second marriage there were eight children—William, George, Martha, Archibald, Mary B., Sarah, Edward, and James. Rudolph Hoover, a thrifty farmer and highly respected citizen of Wayne county, whose postoffice address is Cambridge City, reached by the rural free delivery, was born just over the line in Henry county, Nov. 22, 1850. He is a son of John M. and Fanny (Ellabarger) Hoover, the former born on a farm in Fayette county, Indiana, March 2, 1824, and the latter in Lancaster coun- ty, Pennsylvania, July II, 1827. The father removed with his young wife to Henry county soon after his marriage and there passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring Sept. 27, 1867, and his widow survived until Nov. Ig, 1904. He was allied with the Democratic party and his wife was a devout communi- cant of the German Baptist church. Rudolph Hoover received IBI () GR.A.I’II IC. AI, 807 the limited scholastic advantages afforded by the district schools of his boyhood days. On leaving school he found employment with his father and after that parent’s death managed the farm for his mother. In 1884 he purchased a farm of eighty acres in the extreme southwest corner of Jefferson township, off which he cleared all the timber, with the exception of twenty-five acres, and in 1905 took possession of eighty-five acres of the old home- stead : and has thus for years been successfully conducting a gen- eral farming business, devoting himself to no one particular branch of the science. In 1903 he built a new barn and also a dwelling house on his farm, modern in every respect, and the buildings and surrounding grounds are neatly kept. In his political relations Mr. Hoover is unswerving in his allegiance to the Democratic party, but has never been an aspirant for public office. His religious nature finds expression in attendance upon the services of the Church of God, of which he and his wife are both members. On March 18, 1877, was solemnized Mr. Hoover's marriage to Miss Marv Ellen Shafer, whose parents—Adam and Rachel (Gepherdt Shafer—were born respectively in Wayne county, Indiana, and Center county, Pennsylvania, the father on May 20, 1834, and the mother on Aug. 29, 1833. They were married in 1854, after which they rented what is the present Kaufman farm in Jackson town- ship, Wayne county, and lived there four years. They then moved to an eighty-acre farm in Miami county and in 1864 to Henry coun- ty, where they purchased 16O acres, what is now the John Hag- ner farm. In 1871 they removed to a place known as the Shafer lmomestead, in the northern part of Jackson township, where they resided until the spring of 1880, when they moved to Henry coun- ty, a short distance from the Shafer home, where they lived until the time of their deaths. They were both killed on May 22, 1902, by a Pennsylvania train, while driving across the tracks on their way to New Castle. The place known as the Shafer homestead was purchased in the early '30s by Adam Shafer, the grandfather of Mrs. Hoover. To Adam and Rachel (Gepherdt) Shafer there were born eleven children: Mary Ellen, born Aug. 12, 1855, is the eldest : Rachel Rebecca is the wife of Daniel Wantz, of New Castle ; Susan Jane is the wife of Horace Hoover; John Adam married Amanda Dashler and is a farmer in Henry county; Emma Alice is the wife of Charles Hutchins, a farmer in Henry county; Malinda, born April 1, 1865, is the wife of Edwin T. Bertsch, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Lydia, born Dec. 20, 1867, is the wife of Daniel Hoover, a farmer in Henry county ; Edna, born Dec. 16, 1870, is the wife of C. H. Graver, a grocer in Cambridge City; Charles E., born April 3, 1872, married Emma Straup and is a farmer in Henry county; Ary Frances, born Sept. 9, 1875, is the wife of John Hagner, a farmer in Henry county; and Dora Elizabeth, born Dec. 18, 1877, is the wife of Harry Rhodes, a farmer in Henry county. Two children—Dora Ellen and William Henry—were the issue of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover. Dora Ellen, born Dec. 31, 1877, married John W. Staum, a farmer of Henry county, and they have 8O8 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY five children: Norman H., born Sept. II, 1897, died in infancy; Arlie Ellen, born July 21, 1900; Opal Rebecca, born Feb. 7, 1904; Edith Marcellus, born Jan. 22, 1906; and Agnes Marie, born Jan. 5, 191 I. William Henry, born April 8, 1880, is a farmer in Henry county, married Sarah Hoover and they have one child—Mary Ellen, born March 28, 1904. Mr. Hoover is one of a family of nine children born to his parents: John E., born Sept. 2, 1849, is a retired farmer in Carroll county, Indiana, has been married three times and has two children—Catherine and Etta ; Rudolph is the next in order of birth; Benjamin, born Feb. 4, 1852, died Dec. 21, 1863; Amos, born Aug. 21, 1853, died Dec. 7, 1863; Mary, born April Io, 1855, is the wife of David Shellenberger, a farmer in Henry county; Christian, born Nov. 4, 1856, is deceased; Eliza- beth, born May 26, 1859, died Dec. II, 1863; Susanna, born Feb. 2, 1862, died Aug. 8, 1864; and Daniel, born Oct. 5, 1865, is a farmer in Henry county. Scarlet fever caused the death of the children who died in December, 1863. Mrs. Hoover's mother was the daughter of John and Rachel Gepherdt, of Center county, Penn- Slyvania. Henry Harrison Houseworth, who became a citizen of this county about forty years ago and whose thrift and energy have given him foremost rank among his brethren, was born in Green county, Virginia, Nov. I4, 1840. He is of good American descent, his father, Walter Houseworth, having been born in Shelby coun- ty, Kentucky, in 1800, and his mother in Greene county, Virginia, in 181 I. The elder Houseworth lived a useful life, accumulated a competence, and finally passed away in 1864, his wife having preceded him by two years, dying in 1862. Walter Houseworth was educated in Kentucky and in early life engaged in farming and the manufacture of wagons. Later he moved to Virginia, was married in 1833, and clerked in a store for a time, after which he followed agricultural pursuits until his death. He was one of forty men in his precinct who voted against secession in 1861. To him and his wife were born four children: Ann Eliza, who is the widow of Junius F. Maupin and resides in Greene county, Vir- ginia; James, who died in 1853; William, who died in 1863 as a soldier in the Confederate army; and Henry H., who is the sub- ject of this review. Our subject received his education in the schools of Greene county, Virginia, and after his school days were completed learned the printer's trade with his brother-in-law, Mr. Maupin. Later he went to Richmond, Va., and was engaged on the staff of the “Enquirer,” the personal organ of Jefferson Davis, about one year. He then worked at job printing in Richmond, Va., until Lee surrendered, when he left the city and went back to the farm. One year later he came west to Fayette county, Indiana, was with his mother's brother on a farm about two years, and then came to Washington township and rented a farm fifteen years, each year being one of greater success than its predecessor. In 1887 he purchased his present farm of 160 acres, upon which he has since followed general farming. He has recently erected a new brick dwelling house to replace the one destroyed by fire BIOGRAPHICAL 809 in the spring of 1910. In October, 1865, in Greene county, Vir- ginia, occurred his marriage to Miss Martha J. McMullan, daugh- ter of William and Ann (Cave) McMullan, residents of Fayette county, Indiana, and of this union there were born two sons: Richard Henry, who resides in Washington township, is married to Isa May Hurst, daughter of Cyrus O. Hurst, of Washington town- ship, and to them have been born a son, Marshall Henry; and William Walter is a resident of Milton. Mrs. Houseworth died May 22, 1870, and in February, 1874, Mr. Houseworth was mar- ried to Miss Eliza Jane Doddridge, born July 12, 1843, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, of Washington township. Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge were natives respectively of Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The father was educated in the schools of Washington township and followed agricultural pursuits, in which he was very successful, owning at one time over 3,OOO acres of land. He disposed of considerable of this, but at the time of his death was the possessor of about 2,000 acres (see sketch of Doddridge family). Of this second union of Mr. Houseworth there is a daughter, Clara, born June 9, 1878, now a senior in the Ohio Wesleyan College, at Delaware, Ohio. Both Mr. Houseworth and his wife are members of the Doddridge Methodist Episcopal church. Chester Craig Hudelson, who now resides in New Garden township, has had a varied business experience, in which he has encountered a due quota of unfavorable conditions, but has pressed forward with a definite aim in view and has gained a position as one of the representative farmers and highly esteemed citizens of New Garden township. He was born three miles east of Knightstown, in Rush county, Indiana, June 26, 1860, a son of David Alexander and Sarah (Turner) Hudelson, the former a na- tive of Henry county and the latter was born in Kentucky. The paternal grandfather, James Hudelson, was a farmer by occupa- tion, married Esther Craig and came from Virginia to Henry coun- ty, Indiana, in the early part of the Nineteenth century. David Alexander Hudelson was born Oct. 3, 1830, and was reared to ma- turity in his native county, where he had meager educational ad- vantages. He resided for a number of years on a farm three miles east of Knightstown, and also for a time conducted a saw mill southwest of New Castle. He married Sarah Turner in Kentucky, in 1854, and continued to reside in Henry county until his death, which occurred in April, 1881, his wife having passed away in 1866. In the family were one son and four daughters: Mary Bell, born in 1856; Laura Dora, born in 1858, married Wallace Brosius, of Henry county; Chester C. is the next in order of birth; Almira Virginia, born in 1862, married H. W. Moffitt and resides on the old home place; and Lucy Jane, born in 1865, married A. C. Kirkham, of Rush county, Indiana. The mother died when the subject of this review was but six years of age. Chester C. Hudel- son had excellent educational advantages in his youth, as he at- tended the district school near his home until fifteen years old and then was a student in Spiceland Academy four years. After leav- ſº 8IO MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ing school he worked for a time in his father's saw-mill, and in I884 rented a farm one mile east of Dunreith, in Henry county, where he farmed two years, and in 1887 returned to Henry county, Indiana, where he farmed rented land four years. He then pur- chased a farm in that county, upon which he made a specialty of fruit raising, but later sold this farm and rented land near Cam- bridge City, in Wayne county. There he devoted himself to gen- eral farming until 1903, when he purchased the farm where he re- sides, in New Garden township. Though never active in the arena of practical politics, Mr. Hudelson gives a staunch allegiance to the Republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at Fountain City. While living at Spiceland, in Henry county, he served six years as justice of the peace. He is a reliable and progressive farmer and has the esteem and confidence of the community in which he maintains his home and in which his interests naturally center. On Feb. I2, I884, Mr. Hudelson was united in marriage to Miss Rozilla Jane Oldham, daughter of James and Lovina Oldham, of Rush county, this State, the former of whom was a farmer in Center township, that county, and died in 1905. Four children were born of this union : Herbert Ray, born Feb. 17, 1885, was married on Dec. 24, 1905, to Edna May Frazier, and is farming near Williamsburg, in Green township ; Lovina Grace, born Jan. 21, 1888, was mar- ried on June 9, 1908, to Everett Reynolds, who is conducting a grocery at I 518 North E street in Richmond; Ermal Ross, born March 23, 1890, is the yard foreman for the Big Four railroad at Lynn; and Merrell Gilbert, born April 24, 1892, attending business college at Richmond. Herbert Ray and wife have a daughter, Pauline, born Feb. 12, 1909, on the wedding anniversary of the grandfather, Mr. Hudelson. - Barclay Thomas Johnson, a well known farmer of New Gar- den township, is a native of this county, born in Fountain City, Oct. 22, 1848, son of Rev. John Wright and Clarkey H. (Thomas) Johnson. The father was born in Guilford county, North Caro- lina, Oct. 25, 1819, and the mother was a native of Wayne county, first beholding the light of day, April 22, of the same year. The paternal grandparents were William and Deborah (Coffin) John- son, the latter a sister of Levi Coffin, famous because of his con- nection with the “Underground Railroad” affairs. The Coffin name can be traced back to the year IO66, when Sir Richard Coffin ac- companied William fine Conqueror from Normandy to England, and the Manor of Alvington, in the county of Devonshire, was assigned to him. The direct genealogy of the Coffins in America can be traced back to Nicholas Coffin, of Butler's parish, in Devon- shire, who died in 1603, and one of his grandsons, the famous Tristram Coffin (Coffyn, as he spelled it) was the ancestor of the numerous families of that name in this country. Nicholas Coffin had five childrren—Peter, Nicholas, Tristram, John, and Anne. Peter married Joanna Thimber and died in 1627, 1eaving four daughters and two sons, one of whom was Tristram, mentioned as the first American ancestor. He was born in Brixton, England, BIOGR.APH IC.V.I., SI I near Plymouth, in the county of Devonshire, in 1605. He married Dionis Stevens and in 1642 emigrated to the colony of Massachu- setts with his wife, five small children, a widowed mother, and two unmarried sisters. He first settled at Salisbury, then at Haver- hill, then at Newberry, and finally, in 1660, at Nantucket Island, which he with nine associates, about that time, had purchased from the Indians. He and his sons owned one-fourth of that island and the whole of the small island of Tuckermick, containing 1,000 acres, and in the small community there established he was the acknowledged chief. His energy, intelligence, philanthropy, and great public spirit lifted him prominently above the men of his time, and he became the founder of one of the most remarkable families in the United States. His extraordinary physical, men- tal, and moral qualities seem to have been continuously trans- mitted in a wonderful degree to his numerous descendants, who are found in all sections of the country and number over I5O,OOO souls, many of then prominent in their respective social, business, and religious communities. One cannot examine the voluminous records of the family, covering a long period before its Puritan founder emigrated, and the 270 years since that time, without be- ing confirmed in the belief that there are few, if any, families in the United States that can boast of such a continuous line of distinguished men and women. Among them we find Benjamin Franklin, Lucretia Mott, Maria Mitchell, Charles J. Folger, Levi Coffin, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Col. James Vanderburg, com- mended by Washington; Capt. Israel Vail, killed at the battle of White Plains, and Capt. Reuben Coffin, who commanded the Seth Low while towing the Monitor from New York to the James river in 1862, bravely hurrying it over a dangerous sea, against the pro- test of naval Officers, and so providentially arriving in tinue to save a fleet of our best war ships from destruction. Tristram Coffin died Oct. 2, 1681. His children were : Peter, Tristram, Eliza- beth, James, John, and Stephen. John married Deborah Austin ; their son Samuel married Miriam Gardner; their son William mar- ried Priscilla Paddock; their son Levi married Prudence \Villiams, and this last named couple were the parents of Deborah (Coffin) Johnson, placing her in the fifth generation from the immigrant, Tristram Coffin, of Nantucket, and Barclay T. Johnson is of the seventh generation. Deborah (Coffin) Johnson came to Indiana in 1825, having previously lived in Ohio, where her husband died and where her first four children were born, the youngest being born in North Carolina. Her husband, William Johnson, was the Son of Jacob Johnson, who was killed in a runaway at Xenia, Ohio. Some years after his marriage William removed with his family to North Carolina, where the Rev. John W. was born, but becom- ing dissatisfied there started back to Ohio on horseback, and after the second day was never heard of again. Thereupon his widow emigrated with her family to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1825, and joined the large settlement of Friends, most of whom were natives of and had emigrated from Guilford county, North Carolina. She later established her home in Fountain City, where she died in 1829, 8I2 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and of her family of five children, all are deceased. During the lifetime of Rev. John Wright Johnson he was engaged in various pursuits, having learned and worked at the carpenter's trade for fifteen years, much of the time as a contractor. He was engaged in farming in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, from 1854 to 1869, and in 1881 engaged with his son, Dr. Levi C. Johnson, in the drug business; but during these years he was a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist church, having been licensed in 1847 and ordained in 1852. After forty years' service as a minister in that church he withdrew and joined the Friends' church, of which his mother had been a member. He was a strong worker for the causes of aboli- tion and temperance and his fame came through his ante-bellum connection with the “Underground Railroad,” of which he and Rev. Levi Coffin were the founders. Of all their adventures in aiding the escaping slaves, that connected with the escape of Eliza Har- ris, heroine of “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” furnished the greatest inter- est. The authoress, Harriet (Beecher) Stowe, practically moulded her story from the incidents related to her by Mr. Johnson and his uncle, she having come to Fountain City purposely to gather in- formation. Of Rev. John Wright Johnson's brothers and sisters the following data are supplied: Cyrena, the eldest, married John Girton, of Boston, Ind., and died in Jo Daviess county, Illinois; Jacob, the second, died at the age of nineteen; Levi was long recog- nized as the most prominent minister in Southwestern Indiana and belonged to the Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church ; and Eliza became the wife of Manlove Way, of Foun- tain City, and in 1848 removed to Jo Daviess county, Illinois, where she died. On Dec. 31, 1840, occurred Rev. John W. John- son’s marriage to Naomi W. Morgan, born Feb. 26, 1820, daugh- ter of Micajah and Hannah Morgan, and of this union were born two children—Micajah M. and Adeline. The first named was born Feb. 17, 1842, and now (1911) resides in Neligh, Neb.; and Adeline, born July 27, 1844, died July 19, 1845. The wife died March 7, 1845, and on July 2, 1846, Mr. Johnson was united in mar- riage to Clarkey H. Thomas, born April 22, 1819, daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Moorman) Thomas. Benjamin Thomas was the youngest son of John and Mollie (Clark) Thomas, natives of Maryland and Virginia, respectively, and was born in Richmond county, North Carolina, Jan. 9, 1793. On Oct. 22, 1816, he married Anna, daughter of Zachariah and Mary (Mathews) Moorman, born Feb. 26, 1788. For forty years Rev. John Wright Johnson and Clarkey H. (Thomas) Johnson lived together most happily and were separated by the death of the wife, April 12, 1887. Of their union were born six children: Emeline, born July 30, 1847, died Aug. 29, of the same year; Barclay Thomas is the second in order of birth ; Luther Lee, born March 31, 1850, is a brick contractor and resides in Marion, Ind. ; Levi Coffin, born Sept. 23, 1852, has long been a practicing physician in Neligh, Neb., where he now resides (191 I); Anna Belle, born June 9, 1858, married Rev. Charles Hunt, formerly president of the Collegiate Institute at Vernon, Ky., but now resides in New Mexico; Emma Dell, born Jan. 7, I?IOGRAPHICAL 813 1860, died Sept. 18, of the same year. The third marriage of Mr. Johnson was solemnized Sept. 24, 1889, when he took as his com- panion Elizabeth Woodruff, born Oct. 20, 1823. She was the widow of Israel Woodruff, by whom she had One son, Joseph Israel Woodruff, now of Chicago. Her maiden name was Coffin, and her great-grandfather, Joseph Coffin, was a cousin of Ilevi Coffin, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Johnson and the father of Levi Coffin, of Underground Railway fame. She held the prominent position of governess and matron at Earlham College from 1855 to 1885. This, in brief, is the life history of Rev. John Wright Johnson, one of Indiana's honored pioneers. As a business man he was upright, reliable and honorable. He was ever thrifty and enterprising, and as a husband and father was always gen- erous and considerate. In all places and under all circumstances he was loyal to truth, honor and right, and he justly regarded his self-respect and the deserved esteem of his fellow men as of in- finitely more value than wealth, fame or position. In those finer traits which attract and endear man to his fellow man in ties of friendship he was royally endowed, and his example is indeed One worthy of emulation. He was ever tolerant of the desires and opinions of others, and though willing to yield in minor matters, never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. This honorable and well spent life came to a close, May 17, 1910, at the ripe old age of ninety-one years. His widow and four children survive him. Barclay T. Johnson was reared and educated in his native township and was associated with his father in his various business enterprises. His educational training was received in the district schools of New Garden township and his principal voca- tion has been that of a farmer. He resides one-half mile east of Fountain City, where he owns the farm that his grandfather, Ben- jamin Thomas, entered in 1811, and under his careful management and up-to-date methods of farming it is still a most productive tract, after IOO years of use. In politics he is a Republican, but is a profound believer in voting for “the best man,” regardless of his political affiliations. On Feb. 6, 1877, Mr. Johnson was united in lmoly wedlock to Miss Agnes Vista Shook, born July 13, 1860, daughter of William and Eliza Shook. She died Oct. 15, 1878, leaving a son, Frank Leslie, born Dec. 20, 1877, who died April 4, 1880. Mr. Johnson's marriage to Lydia Anna Stidham occurred March 26, 1884. She was born Sept. 2, 1861, daughter of David and Susan (Venard) Stidham, natives of Wayne county, and now deceased. Of this union there are two daughters—Susan Belle, born July 3, 1886, and Clarkey Muriel, born Aug. 13, 1887. The former is attending a business college in Richmond and the latter is employed in Keilhorn’s millinery establishment in the same c1ty. Lemuel Hiatt Jackson, an industrious and prosperous farmer of New Garden, has passed his entire career in Indiana and is universally held in high esteem. He first beheld the light of day on the old Jackson homestead, one and one-half miles north of Spartanburg, in Randolph county, Indiana, June 9, 1836, a son 814 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY of Edward and Polly (Bright) Jackson, natives of Guilford county, North Carolina. Edward Jackson was born in 1799 and received his educational training in the common schools of his native State. He migrated to the Hoosier State in the year remembered because of the phenomena of many falling stars, purchased a tract of land in Randolph county immediately upon his arrival in Indiana, and successfully followed agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his career. When he came west, this section of the country was little more than a wilderness waste and his land was covered with the native timber, but through hard work he reclaimed many of his acres to cultivation. The first buildings erected by him were of the primitive type, later being replaced with better ones, and finally the latter gave way to the modern structures, which added greatly to the value and attractiveness of the well cultivated farmstead. He was ever a progressive and public spirited citizen, though he did not cherish ambition for public office. His beloved wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1794, and migrated west to this State with her husband and children in that early day, the marriage of Mr. Jackson having occurred in North Carolina. She went to her reward, loved and respected by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. She and her husband were both consistent members of the Methodist church, and he was a Republican in his political views. To them were born six children, concerning whom the following brief record is given : John W. served in the Fifth United States cavalry during the Civil war and died in Wisconsin; Matilda married Wilson Davis and is deceased ; Elizabeth is deceased ; James resides in Grand Rapids, Mich. ; and Lemuel H. is the youngest and the only one born in Indiana, the others having been born in North Carolina. Lemuel H. Jackson was reared on the home farm and at an early age com- menced to contribute his quota to its work, in the meanwhile availing himself of the educational advantages afforded in the local schools. Accordingly, he was reared to the sturdy discipline of farm life and has been continuously identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present day. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F, Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry, which regiment was organized at Richmond and was mustered in Aug. I9, of that year. It left the State the next day for Richmond, Ky., and was engaged in the battle near that place on the 30th, where Kirby Smith's forces captured it almost to a man. Following the battle, and while a prisoner at Franklin, Ky., Mr. Jackson and two soldier companions were given poisoned buttermilk to drink by a woman, the result of which was the death of the two companions, but Mr. Jackson recovered. The regiment was paroled and in November exchanged, leaving Nov. 27 for Memphis. It was with Sheldon's brigade of Morgan’s division on the Vicksburg expedition in De- cember, and participated in the assault at Chicasaw Bluffs. It was engaged at Arkansas Post, and after the capture of that place proceeded to Young's Point. It moved to Milliken's Bend in the latter part of February, and on March 30 was the advance regiment in the movement of Grant's army against Vicksburg. It dislodged [BIOGR.V. Pl.] I C \l, 815 a force at Roundaway Bayou and aided in building bridges at Richmond, La., 2,000 feet being constructed in three days, thus completing a military road across the Peninsula from the river above Vicksburg to the river forty miles below. It was engaged at Port Gibson, at Champion’s Hill, and in the assault at Black River Bridge. It moved to the rear of Vicksburg, was engaged in the siege and in the assault of May 22, and was stationed at the Black River Bridge, holding Johnston's forces in check until Vicks- burg's fall. The regiment was in Osterhaus' division, which opened all the engagements prior to the investment of Vicksburg. It was in constant skirmish in the advance on Jackson and was ac- tively engaged during the six days' siege. It was sent to Port Hudson in August; was in the Teche expedition with General Franklin ; moved to Texas in November, landing at Matagorda Bay; sailed for Indianola Feb. I3, 1864, and returned to Matagorda Island on March I 3. It returned to Louisiana in April ; joined Banks’ retreating army near Alexandria; participated in the fight near that place, and in the retreat supported Lucas’ cavalry in covering the rear of the army. It was in camp at Morganza until December and engaged in several minor expeditions. It moved for Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, on Dec. 7, and on the I4th joined the Pascagoula expedition. The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies, Jan. 23, 1865, and embarked a few days later for Barrancas, Fla., whence it moved to Pensacola on March 14, and on the 20th accompanied Steele through Florida and Southern Alabama. It engaged in the assault at Fort Blakely and guarded prisoners to Ship Island. It then moved to Selma, Ala., where it remained until May 3, when it returned to Mobile and was mustered out July 5, 1865. In 1858, Mr. Jackson was united in marriage to Esther Masterson, who died in 1863, while her husband was giving loyal and faithful service in behalf of the Union. To them was born one child, L. Oscar Jackson, a mer- chant in Indianapolis. In 1868, he was united in holy wedlock to Anna J. Hampton, daughter of Jehiel and Sarah (Palmer) Hamp- ton, of which union were born four children : Ora H., born Dec. I7, 1869, resides in Indianapolis; Clara B., born Oct. 24, 1872; Bertha M. died in infancy; and Elizabeth E., born May 30, 1878, is the wife of Lafayette A. Jackson, a prominent grocer of In- dianapolis. Jehiel Hampton, the father of Mrs. Jackson, was born in Virginia, Dec. 23, 1793, and died in Wayne county, Jan. I6, I859. Her mother was born in North Carolina, Oct. 26, 1808, and died in Wayne county in 1852. Jehiel Hampton was the son of Jacob and Eunice (Dunham) Hampton, the former born Feb. 5, I759, in Essex county, New Jersey, and the latter July 28, 1765, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth Dunham. Jacob Hampton en- tered I,600 acres of land and gave each one of his ten children I60 acres. Jacob Hampton, the father of Jacob Hampton and great- grandfather of Mrs. Jackson, was born Aug. 9, 1731, and Mary Hampton, the great-grandmother, was born in Essex county, New Jersey, in 1734, daughter of John and Anna Terrill. Her husband, Jacob Hampton, was the son of John Hampton, who was in turn 8I6 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the son of John Hampton, but the birth dates of the last two named have not been preserved. The Hampton family is of Eng- lish descent, came to America in a very early day, and Wade Hampton, the Confederate general and South Carolina Statesman, was descended from this same family. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Society of Friends. Elijah G. King, who maintains his home in the township of Webster, is engaged in agricultural pursuits and has long been known as an able and progressive farmer. He enjoys marked popu- larity in his home township. Mr. King was born in Webster town- ship, Jan. 8, 1862, a son of William and Jemima (Jackson) King, given extended mention on other pages of this volume, in the sketches of Dr. James E. and Thomas L. King. Elijah G. King gained his rudimentary education in the Olive Hill district school. He continued to be associated with the work and management of his father's farm until he reached his maturity, when he began his independent career by renting land and finally purchased the place where he resides, in Webster township. Mr. King is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 371, at Web- ster, in which local organization he has served as Noble Grand, and is also affiliated with the Modern Woodmen at Richmond. He gives an unqualified allegiance to the Republican party and takes much interest in the promotion of its interests. As a citizen he is loyal and public spirited and is a supporter of the Christian church. He was maried to Miss Caroline Peacock, daughter of Levi P. and Sarah Peacock, of Webster township, and the seven children of this union are: Herbert R., born July 13, 1887; Wil- liam J., born July 4, 1891; Paul L., born Jan. Io, I893; Ernest C., born Feb. I5, 1894; Mabel Jemima, born Dec. 27, 1897; Theodore R., born May 28, 1900; and William Kenneth, born Aug. 7, 1909. Mrs. King was born April 12, 1867, and died Sept. 5, 1909. John L. Kempton, a prominent farmer of Center township, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1851, son of John and Jane (Mar- shall) Kempton, both born in Ireland of Scotch-Irish descent, the father on Dec. 25, 1812, and the mother about 1814. They came to America about 1833, first locating in New York City, where the father engaged in contract construction work. From New York they removed to Cincinnati, where the father followed contracting until about 1856, and then moved to a farm, five miles south of Springfield, Ohio, where the family resided until after the close of the Civil war. They then came to Indiana and the father pur- chased a farm three miles northwest of Centerville, where he re- sided until his death, in 1899, and the mother died the same year. They were the parents of nine children: Sarah resides in Rich- mond; Elizabeth is deceased; William resides in Center township, near the old homestead; Margaret is the wife of Elton V. Elliott, of Indianapolis; Joseph resides in Richmond; Mary is the wife of Isaac Russell, of Indianapolis; John L. is the next in order of birth ; Alice resides in Richmond; and the first child died in infancy. John L. Kempton received his preliminary educational advantages in the school at West Grove, and at twenty years of age began life for IBIOGRAPHICAL 817 himself by operating his father's farm. He continued in this way about twenty years, and then having married moved to a farm which he purchased two miles north of Centerville. Nine years later he purchased the place known as the “Vinnage Russell Farm,” where he now resides, and which consists of I50 acres, the other farm, which he also owns, comprising eighty acres. He follows general farming and stock-raising and makes a specialty of the very finest Short-Horn cattle and Poland-China hogs, having about forty head of cattle on hand at this time. He devotes his entire time to his farms. In his political views he is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought public preferment for himself. Fra- ternally he was a charter member of the Centerville Lodge, No. I54, Knights of Pythias, but for a number of years has not attended its meetings. On June 5, 1890, occurred his marriage to Miss Clara J. Russell, born in Wayne township, March 19, 1865, daughter of John S. and Jane Russell. Mr. and Mrs. Russell were natives of Wayne county and passed their entire lives within its precincts. To Mr. and Mrs. Kempton were born four children : Elmira, born Aug. 9, 1891; Russell, born June 19, 1803; Whitney, born March 30, 1897; and Glenn, born Feb. 21, 1902. The father of Mrs. Kempton was a farmer by occupation and also engaged in the lumber busi- ness for a time, but his principal occupation was farming. He served with the home guards during the Morgan Raid, and his oldest son served with an Ohio regiment several months during the Civil war. Mrs. Kempton is one of four children born to her parents. August A. Knoll, an industrious and prosperous farmer of Franklin, has passed his entire life career in that township, where he is universally held in high esteem. He first beheld the light of day on the old Knoll homestead there, Aug. 7, 1872, a son of Isaac and Lena (Wiechman) Knoll, natives of Germany. Isaac Knoll was born in 1816 and received his educational training in the schools of his native land. He migrated to America in 1838, and after residing in New York two years came to Richmond, where he secured employment at Earlham College. Later he was employed in the Spring Foundry at Richmond, four years, and then pur- chased the farm in Franklin township and successfully followed agricultural pursuits the remainder of his career. He was ever a progressive and public-spirited citizen, though he did not cherish ambition for public office. He was twice married, his second wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, born in Germany, in 1826, migrated to America in 1848, and married Mr. Knoll in Richmond. She had previously been married to Fred Beckman, of which union there were born two children—Minnie and Anna. Of her union with Mr. Knoll there were born five children: Rosa, who died in infancy; Frank J.; August A. is the third in order of birth ; Emma married Harry H. Steinbrink, of Richmond, has five children— Raymond, Richard, Ruby, Harry, and Ralph ; and Charles H. (See sketch of John H. Knoll for the first marriage of Isaac Knoll.) August A. Knoll was reared on the home farm and at an early age commenced to contribute his quota to its work, in the meanwhile 818 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE, COUNTY availing himself of the educational advantages afforded in the Chen- oweth district school, which he attended until sixteen years old. Accordingly he was reared to the sturdy discipline of farm life and has been continuously identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present day. He worked on his father’s farm until married and then purchased the place, continuing to reside there four years, when, in 1904, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, where he carries on general farming and where he has made substantial and modern improvements, his residence being one of the most attractive in the township. In politics he renders allegi- ance to the Republican party, and though a loyal member of that political Organization has ever held the common good of his com- munity above the interests of the party. He has never aspired to public office. In religious matters he and his wife are members of the New Garden Friends' church. He was united in holy wedlock to Angeletta Coppock, daughter of David and Margaret (Coate) Coppock, of Fountain City, of which union have been born four children: Ralph A., born Dec. 2, 1898; Florena Irene, born May 20, 190I ; Margaret Grace, born Dec. 28, 1903; and Roy C., born Nov. I4, 1909. Mrs. Knoll was born Nov. I6, 1876, and graduated at the Fountain City High School with the class of 1895. David Coppock is a minister of the Friends' church and was born in Clin- ton county, Ohio, as was his wife, Margaret Coate. Frank Jacob Knoll, one of the prosperous farmers and influen- tial citizens of Franklin township, was born on the home place near White Water, Feb. 18, 1871. His parents were Isaac and Lena (Wiechman) Knoll, given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of another son, August A. Knoll. Our subject received his education in the schools of his native township and worked on his father's farm until nineteen years old, and then worked by the month on other farm in the neighborhood. In 1896 he purchased a farm in Franklin township, upon which he resided five years and then purchased the Elias Chenoweth farm, where he lived another period of five years, after which he pur- chased the old John Pyle place, located three-fourths of a mile east of White Water. The place contains II9 acres, and has been his home from that time. Thoroughly skilled in the art of producing results from the land, he has brought his tract under a fine state of cultivation and has prospered in many ways. Mr. Knoll is a fine example of the American citizen of German extraction, than whom no better exists in this country, a land of necessity claiming her people from every country on the globe. In 1896 he was united in marriage to Miss Lulu Riley, daughter of Robert Riley, of Franklin township, and of this union was born a daughter, Virgie, on Jan. 21, 1897. The mother of this child died in July, 1897, and on April 5, 1899, Mr. Knoll was married to Eliza Viola Roberts, daughter of George and Ruth Roberts, of Darke county, Ohio. She was born in Darke county, Ohio, Dec. I5, 1880. To them have been born four children: Dorothy, Jan. 26, 1900; Robert S., Dec. 27, 1903; Mildred, Sept. 16, 1905; and Orville, April 30, 1908. Mr. Knoll is a Democrat in his political views and both he and his BIOGRAPHICAL 819 wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at White Water. Both of Mrs. Knoll’s parents have long been residents of Darke county, of which they are native. They are the parents of eight children, of whom Mrs. Knoll is the eldest; Arlie resides at home; Vena is the wife of Harry Martin, of Richmond ; Samuel resides at home; Elva is the wife of Ralph McIntyre, telegraph operator at Weaver’s Station, Ohio; Herschel and Herbert, twins, reside at home, and William married Grace Buffington. Charles Henry Knoll, an influential farmer of Franklin town- ship, is a native Of this county, born April 20, 1875, in the town- ship of Franklin, a son of Isaac and Lena (Wiechman) Knoll. He received his education in the Chenoweth and Marine district schools, in Franklin township, attending until about seventeen or eighteen years old. He then worked on the home place until twen- ty-two years old, after which he worked by the month three years. Then, one year, he operated a corn shredder in the neighborhood of Fountain City, and in 1901 rented the place which he now occu- pies from his father-in-law. One year later he purchased the farm, which consists of ninety-four acres, which he manages in a general way, and in addition conducted for eleven consecutive years a com- plete threshing Outfit and did corn shredding, hulling, etc., but this business he retired from in 1911. In 1907 he erected a large, modern barn and in 191 I remodeled his house and the place is very attractive. In politics he is an enthusiastic adherent of the Re- publican party, and in matters pertaining to religion he and his wife are members of the Friends' church. On Oct. 29, 1900, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Mary Luella Cox, born Nov. 2, 1879, daughter of George and Martha (Outland) Cox, of Lynn, Randolph county. Of this happy union two children have been born : Russell George, born July 29, 1901, and Alice Leona, born Sept. 7, 1907. George and Martha (Outland) Cox are natives re- spectively of Randolph and Wayne counties. Mr. Cox was a farmer the greater part of his life and also conducted a dairy business for many years. To him and his wife were born four children, of whom Mrs. Knoll is the eldest ; Elizabeth Leona is the wife of George Clark, of Lynn ; Perry died in childhood; and Hazel Eva resides with her parents. John Henry Knoll, who for the greater part of his life has been a resident of Franklin township, was born in the city of Richmond, Oct. I5, 1865. He is a son of Isaac and Mary (Lahrman) Knoll, the former born in Germany. At the age of thirty, Isaac Knoll came to America, locating at Richmond, where he first secured em- ployment in the railway shops. He was married in that city and afterward purchased a farm, two and one-half miles west of White Water, where he became one of the leading and influential citizens. He passed away in 1896, the mother of John H. Knoll having died about 1869. The children born to them were Mary, Elizabeth, Ru- dolph, and John H. The father was married a second time, to Mrs. Lena (Wiechman) Peckman, and the children of that union are mentioned in the sketch of August A. Knoll, on another page. John H. Knoll received his preliminary education in the Chenoweth 82O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY district school, which he attended until about fifteen years old, and then worked on his father's farm until nineteen, when he began his independent career. All his active career has been devoted to agriculture, not so much to one specific branch as to general pro- duction. He first worked on a farm by the month until married, and then rented a farm of Isaac Pyle three years. He then rented land of John Pyle two years, after which he moved into the village of White Water. Later, he removed to the David Addleman farm, south of White Water, where he resided four years and then pur- chased the old home place, which he operated two years, at the end of which period he purchased the farm where he resides, located three-fourths of a mile east of White Water. His 130 acres are known as the most productive of any in the vicinity; owing to the application of advanced methods and Scientific culture. Although he has given stanch support to the principles of the Republican party as a national organization, his politics are independent and he has never sought nor desired public office. On Sept. 22, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Rena Baker, daughter of San- ford and Alice (Addleman) Baker, and of this union were born six children: Raymond Walter, born July 6, 1889; Nina, born Dec. 22, 1890, married Oberd Love and they reside in Denver, Colo. ; Virgil Sanford, born Aug. 20, 1892, died April 28, 1910; Vera Rica, born Nov. 9, 1897; Pearl Hazel, born Nov. 19, 1899; and Leonard Isaac, born Nov. I6, 1904. Mr. Knoll’s entire life has been spent in this county and he has endeared himself to a host of friends by his qualities of kindliness and honesty. He and his wife are both members of the Christian church at White Water. The parents of Mrs. Knoll were residents of White Water. The father is de- ceased, and the mother is the wife of Charles Collins, of New Madi- son, Ohio. Mrs. Knoll has three brothers and one sister: Wesley resides in Wyoming; Henry in Greenville, Ohio, William in Rich- mond; and Pearl is the wife of Charles Roberts, of New Madison, Ohio. Charles Henry Knollenberg, for many years a prominent and influential agriculturist of the township of Wayne, and prior to his farming career a skilled wagon and pump maker, is a native of the Fatherland, born Sept. I7, 1833, in Hanover, Germany, son of John David and Adelaide (Meier) Knollenberg. The father first beheld the light of day in the same place, in 1784, and early in life learned the trade of a shoemaker, which he followed in his native land. In 1845, he migrated with his family to America, coming direct to Richmond, the trip being made from Bremen to Baltimore, Mci., thence west to the city of Pittsburgh, thence down the Ohio river to Cincinnati by steamboat, and thence by wagon to Rich- mond. At that time Richmond was but a village. Three sons— Benjamin, a blacksmith; Henry, a farmer; and David, a wagon maker—had preceded the family to America, and when the father arrived he went to the farm of Henry, where he continued to re- side for about six years. He was ever an exceedingly industrious, thrifty and enterprising man. He lived to the ripe age of ninety years, passing away in 1874, in Wayne township. His wife, the BIOGRAPHICAL 82 I mother of Charles H. Knollenberg, was born in Hanover, Ger- many, about 1789, and passed to the Great Unknown in 1875. Of their union the following children were born : Fred, deceased, for years was engaged in the American Express business and also for a time in the wholesale liquor business; Henry, deceased, was a farmer in Wayne county; Benjamin, deceased, resided in Rich- mond; Mary, deceased, became the wife of David Sidlow, and it was with her that the parents spent their last days; David died in the State of California ; Harmon died in Richmond; Elizabeth is the widow of Garrett Yergan and resides with the family of her son-in-law, Lee Nusbaum, in Richmond; and Charles H. is the youngest. The subject of this sketch received his educational training in the district schools of Wayne township and at an early academy in Richmond, which in those early days was one of the most important educational institutions in this section of the commonwealth. Having been reared on a farm in those early pioneer days, when hardship and privation prevailed on every side and the various conveniences of modern farm life were entirely unknown to civilization, Mr. Knollenberg learned at a tender age the rigorous lessons of hard work and self-dependence, and at the same time acquired an intimate knowledge of agricultural pur- suits. For five years—from the age of eleven to sixteen—he worked with his father on the farm which is now known as the “Mark E. Reeves place.” He then entered the wagon shop of his brother, David, and the next thirty years was engaged in that business, manufacturing wagons and pumps and having a shop for repair work. He became well known in and around Richmond during this period, as his work was partly inside and partly out in the country, making pumps from Oak, beach, hickory, and elm timber. The process was to hollow out the timber on the farm where cut, making the upper part of oak and the lower stock of other timber, using iron or wood as handles. Many of these old pumps are still seen in various parts of the county and, until recently, in Rich- mond. The wagon shop gradually developed from the manu- facture of farm, log, and stone wagons to the making of spring wagons, wheelbarrows, etc. Mr. Knollenberg finally purchased his brother's interest in the business, and later Henry Schute became a partner. About 1869 or 1870, Mr. Schute purchased the shop and Mr. Knollenberg moved to the farm which is now occupied by his son-in-law, Charles M. Thompson, buying the place of David Tay- lor. He resided there eighteen years, until 1887, and then sold the place to a Mr. Groves and returned to Richmond, where he worked about ten years, in various capacities, in the store of his uncle, George Knollenberg. In 1897 he retired from active work and has since quietly lived at 43 South Fourth street, in the city of Richmond. In politics he has been a loyal member of the Re- publican party from the birth of that organization to the present day, having voted for Fremont in 1856, and he served as a mem- ber of the city council four years. He was first united in marriage to Elizabeth Burke, daughter of Garrett Burke, a prominent citi- zen of Richmond, and of this union were born six children : Ade- 822 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY laide is the wife of John Runge, of Richmond, to whom have been born three children—Charlie, Mary (deceased), and Edith (de- ceased); Mary is married to Charles M. Thompson, who is given extended mention on other pages; Charles married Seny Shepman and they have four children—Berdena, Hilda, Robert, and Omar ; Elma is the wife of Ernest Bendſeldt, a contractor of Richmond, and they have one child, Adelaide; Albert, deceased, married Anna Thompson, and they had one child, Alberta; and Benjamin died on the farm homestead at the age of twenty. After the death of his first wife Mr. Knollenberg was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Koehring, daughter of Henry and Mary Koehring, deceased, for many years residents of Richmond. Mrs. Knollenberg was born Nov. 17, 1844, and the marriage to Mr. Knollenberg occurred Oct. 4, 1874. Four children were born of this union: William Henry, born Oct. 24, 1876, married Mary Meyer; Esther Ellen, born March II, 1878, is the wife of Edward Feldman, a drayman in Richmond; Clara Louise, born Jan. I7, 1880, is the wife of Clyde Gardner, of Richmond, and they have one child, Mary Louise, born July 18, 1909; Elizabeth Nellie, born Nov. II, 1883, was married Oct. 2, 1907, to Clarence Foreman and they have one child, Char- lene, born Dec. 16, 1908. Mr. Knollenberg is a member of the Lutheran church, the place of worship of which in Richmond he gave financial assistance in erecting. Fraternally, he is one of the oldest members of Herman Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, having had membership therein for forty years, and having at different times filled all the Offices, and he has also been a mem- ber of Armenia Encampment for many years. He was a member of the choir in the Lutheran church on South Seventh street about twenty years. Frank A. Lackey, a well-to-do and prominent business man of the city of Richmond, was born in Cambridge City, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 29, 1858. His father was Sanford Lackey, who at one time owned fourteen farms in the western part of Wayne county. Our subject’s mother was Jane (Murphy) Lackey, and she and her husband are both deceased. Of their union were born seven children: Mrs. Frank Mosbaugh, Miss Jane Lackey, Miss Ellen Lackey, John S. and Charles L., of Cambridge City; Park R., of Chicago, and Frank A. By a previous marriage of Mr. Lackey there were born three daughters: Mrs. Margaret Ayler, who resides at Cambridge City; Mrs. Candace Reiman, and Mrs. Clementine Tate. John S. Lackey, brother of the subject of this review, has been in the horse business all of his life. He owns a stock farm at Cambridge City and has conducted twenty-four con- secutive sales of horses. Frank A. Lackey received his preliminary education in the schools of Cambridge City, and also for a time attended Hanover College, near Madison, Ind. He has resided in Richmond continuously since 1886, with the exception of one year at Cambridge City and one year at New York City, and in that metropolis he now spends annually about four months. This is occasioned by the fact that he is a member of the firm of J. M. Prady & Company, of 30-32-34 West Twenty-sixth street, in that BIOGRAPHICAL 823 city, manufacturers of ladies' tailored cloaks and suits. Besides his residence in Richmond, Mr. Lackey owns a pleasant summer nome at Gull Lake, near Battle Creek, Mich. He is a member of the Masonic order and of the Richmond Country Club. On April 21, 1886, Mr. Lackey was married to Miss Josephine King, daughter of the late Capt. Richard H. King, and of this union was born a son, Richard King Lackey. This son was born at Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 29, 1893, and is now in college at New Haven, Conn. He received his preliminary education in the Richmond schools, and attended the Culver military school one year. Dempsey Oliver Lumpkin, a prosperous farmer and stock- raiser of Jefferson township, was born in that section, Jan. 8, 1841. He is a son of James and Sarah (Thornburgh) Lumpkin, natives respectively of Virginia and Tennessee. His father was born Sept. 8, 1791. Robert Lumpkin, the paternal grandfather of our sub- ject, was born in Virginia, where he married Elizabeth Forrest. They were slaveowners, and upon their removal from Virginia to Tennessee took their slaves with them. After some years spent in Tennessee they came to Indiana and purchased land in Ran- dolph county, where they spent the residue of their days. On the grandmother's side the Forrests were extensive landholders in Virginia and it was the same family from which sprang the dash- ing Confederate cavalry leader, Nathan B. Forrest. The Lump- kins were of that Virginia family from which sprang Wilson Lump- kin, governor of Georgia and United States senator from that State. James Lumpkin removed with his parents from Virginia to East Tennessee and there his first marriage occurred, to a Miss Bookout, a native of that State, her parents, who were farmers, Having settled there about 1800. Prior to his marriage, James en- listed for the war of I812 and served about one year, but was not actively engaged in battle. After his marriage he removed to West Tennessee, where his first wife died, and then returned to East Tennessee. Later, in 1816, he met and married Sarah Thornburgh, the youngest in the family of Walter and Mary (Baldwin) Thorn- burgh, and a sister of Dempsey Thornburgh (see sketch of John R. Thornburgh). In 1818 James Lumpkin and wife came to Wayne county and first settled near Richmond, but later removed to Perry township, near Economy, settling on land now owned by George Barnard, which land his father-in-law, Walter Thornburgh, entered. He resided there two years and then moved to the present farm of John R. Thornburgh, in Jefferson township, where, in 1820, he purchased of the Government eighty acres at $1.25 per acre. He improved this land, erected a house, and resided there twelve years, at the end of which time he sold the place, to which he had added eighty acres, and then moved to Dalton township, where he purchased different tracts, totaling 280 acres, which are occupied by his grandsons—James and Elmer Lumpkin. There he and his wife remained the residue of their lives. Coming to this county when he did, James Lumpkin was a factor in the organization and development of its social and civic prosperity and always took an active and lively interest in his county's welfare. While his at- 824 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY tention was always directed toward the pursuit of agriculture, he was a man of strong personality, steadfast of purpose, and any cause espoused by him had an advocate who knew not the name nor signs of defeat. His Virginia courage made him a champion in all matters in which he was a party, and he is remembered as One of the strong men of his day—a leader and as developer of character. He was a Self-made man, and everything possessed by him was the result of his labor and thrift. He died at his home in Dalton township, June IO, 1870, and his wife passed away in 1875, each of them at the age of seventy-five years. To them were born nine children: Nancy E., born July Io, 1820, married Dr. Silas Beeson, of Franklin, and after his death was wedded to Alfred Williams, of Economy, and she died Nov. 1, 1892; William, born April 24, 1822, and who was a merchant in Randolph county, first married Ella Malbey, and after her death, Louisa Puckett, and he died in February, 190I ; Robert, born March 14, 1824, married Maria Cant, was a farmer in Dalton township, and died in Novem- ber, 1891; Charity, born May I2, 1827, married Henderson Ball, a farmer in Delaware county, and died March 20, 1845; Mary, born May 29, 1831, married Nelson Barnard, a farmer in Laporte coun- ty, and died Aug. 24, 1896; John R., born June II, 1833, married Sarah Ruggles, was a harness maker in Hagerstown, and died Dec. 2O, Igo9; Rufus M., born April 15, 1835, married Rachel Jordan, farmed the old homestead in Dalton township, and died in Septem- ber, 1906; Silas, born Jan. 21, 1837, married Sarah Thornburgh and is a farmer in Nebraska, and Dempsey O. is the youngest in the family. Dempsey O. Lumpkin received his education in the schools of his native township and began his life's work on his father's farm. All his life he has followed agriculture. After his marriage he sold his interest in his father’s estate and moved to Randolph county, where he purchased a farm of sixty acres and resided there three years. He then sold that place and returned to Dalton town- ship, where he purchased eighty acres, the same being a part of the Wallace Cheesman farm. He resided there five years and then again removed to Randolph county, where he purchased a farm of sixty acres and resided fifteen years. He then sold that farm, and in 1900 purchased his present place of IOO acres, which is known as “Maple Wood Farm,” situated on the Dalton pike, about two and one-half miles north of Hagerstown, in Jefferson township. On Nov. 20, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary Ann Murray, daughter of James and Catherine (Taylor) Murray, and this wife died Nov. 23, 1873, having become the mother of three children: Frank died in infancy; Murray, born Dec. 29, 1868, is a farmer in Delaware county, married Frances Haulstead and they have four children—Maude, Howard, Harry, and Charles; and Charles, born Nov. 20, 1871, married Nellie Stout and resides at Gary, Ind. On July 8, 1875, Mr. Lumpkin was married to Miss Rebecca Dennis, daughter of Mahlon and Louise (Beeson) Dennis, of Dalton town- ship, and who came from North Carolina. Of this union there were born four children: Maud Lenore, born Sept. 4, 1876, resides at the parental home; Claudestine, born Oct. 29, 1878, was married, BIOGRAPHICAL 825 Sept. 12, 1897, to Arthur Poole, of Cambridge City, and they have three children—Bayard, Frederick, and Corinne; Cloella Forrest, born July 16, 1887, was married, Dec. 30, 1908, to Cyril H. Hiatt, of Hagerstown; and Guy D., born Jan. 2, 1889, died Nov. 20, 1901. Mahlon Dennis, father of Mrs. Lumpkin, was a farmer in Dalton township, and in his family there were eight children: Orlando died in his youth ; Nathan is deceased ; Isaac is a farmer and re- sides in Dalton township ; Zernah married Hernando Davidson, of Randolph county, and is deceased ; Henry is a farmer and resides at New Castle; John is deceased ; Mrs. Lumpkin was born Jan. 5, 1852; and Louisa is the wife of W. H. Lamb, of Fairmount, Ind. Mahlon Dennis was widely known as a Quaker minister of Dal- ton township, where he spent the greater part of his life, although a native of North Carolina. Thomas Luther McConnaughey is another of the native sons of Ohio who has attained to success in Wayne county, being one of the prosperous and representative citizens of Hagerstown. He was born at Quincy, Logan county, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1857, a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Patten) McConnaughey. The family came from Ohio to Indiana, in 1864, and the father engaged in the stave business in Hagerstown, erecting the factory which he finally sold to John C. Geisler. In 1884 he removed to Kansas and is living in retirement at Wichita, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife died in Wichita, Dec. 24, 1892. Of their union were born six children: Louella is the wife of Dr. M. F. Hobson, of Wichita, Kan. ; David died Jan. 7, 1907; Thomas L. is the third in order of birth ; Josephine is the wife of John Osler, of Wichita, Kan. ; Wil- liam is a stone-cutter in Wichita, and Minnie is the wife of Wil- liam Gordon, of that place. Thomas L. McConnaughey was seven years old when his parents removed to Hagerstown, where he duly availed himself of the educational advantages of the common schools of the village. On Feb. I5, 1876, he began work in the car- riage shop of \V. C. Burley and upon the closing down of Mr. Bur- ley's business secured employment in the shop of Martin Funk, Jr. A disastrous fire destroyed the establishment of Mr. Funk and Mr. McConnaughey then went west for one year and was engaged on the Santa Fe railroad, in connection with the supply train. At the end of that period he returned to Hagerstown and purchased the blacksmith business of Charles Murray, on the west side. One year later, fire destroyed the shop and he then entered the employ of Mr. Funk again, with whom he spent two years. He then formed a partnership with Barr & Harris, under the firm name of Harris & McConnaughey, and this association continued four years, at the end of which period Mr. McConnaughey purchased the building occupied by Conover & Lontz, in 1872, which is his present location, and he has since continued to make the business his chief Occupation, devoting his attention to carriage and wagon repairing and blacksmithing and being recognized as a trustworthy and enterprising business man, entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem so freely accorded him. He is public spirited and, like his estimable father before him, is a stanch supporter of the cause 826 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and principles of the Republican party, though he has not been a seeker of public office. However, he has served sixteen years on the common council of Hagerstown, from which position he retired in I9IO, Serving at the time of the agitation of the question of cement walks and the municipal electric light proposition. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1883 he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Elizabeth Ott, born Feb. II, 1858, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Secor- Doyle) Ott, residents of Greenville, Ohio, for many years prior to their deaths, the former being a farmer. The happy union of Thomas L. McConnaughey and wife was blessed by the birth of three children: Charles Leroy, born Jan. 18, 1885, who is a me- chanic, married Anna Wycoff, of Liberty, Ind., and they have two children—Albert and Stanley; Rue Pearle is deceased; and Ralph Reo, born May 22, 1893, is employed in his father's establishment. Fraternally, Mr. McConnaughey is a member of Hagerstown Lodge No. 49, Free and Accepted Masons, and of the Modern Woodmen. He was one of the organizers of the Fair Association. Daniel Ott, father of Mrs. McConnaughey, was a native of Maryland, located in Darke county, Ohio, and later moved to Nevada, Mo., where he died in 1899. Mary Secor, the mother, was born and reared in Maryland and came to Darke county, Ohio, in 1863, where she died Jan. 6, 1905. The father was twice married and of his first union there were two children—Jenorce T., who resides in Kansas, and William H., who resides at Wray, Colo. His second marriage was to Mrs. Mary (Secor) Doyle, and of this union there were four children—Elizabeth, Ellen, Emma, and Ida. By a former mar- riage the mother had two daughters—Anna and Alice. Wilmer B. McMahan has been a resident of Center township eight years. He was born in Union county, Indiana, Oct. I, 1869, a son of Elijah Brazier and Aseneth Jane (Fender) McMahan. The father was born in Union county, Indiana, while the mother was born in the State of Illinois. In fact, the McMahan family have been long identified with affairs in this portion of the Hoosier State. Elijah P. McMahan followed farming as an occupation during all of his active career. He lived in Union county until about 1879, and then moved to Wayne county, locating one and one-half miles north of Webster. He resided there until 1893, and then came to the farm where his son, Wilmer B., now resides, and which he had previously purchased, and he continued to reside there until the winter of 1904, when he removed to Richmond. He still owns the farm in Webster township. During the Civil war he served as a member of the Nineteenth Indiana light artillery. To Elijah B. McMahan and wife there were born eight children: Mor- ton, Wilmer, Arthur, Curtis, Cora, Grace, Edith (deceased), and Burgess. Wilmer B. McMahan received his early educational training in the schools of his native county and in Webster town- ship, Wayne county. The religious faith of his family is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. On Sept. 23, 1899, Mr. McMahan was very happily married to Miss Elizabeth Brown, born in Clay township, Wayne county, Feb. 8, 1869, daugh- I}IOGRAPHICAL 827 ter of Dr. J. R. and Mary (Underhill) Brown, of Green's Fork, where the father died Jan. IQ, IQ03. He was born near Camden, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1821, and the mother in Clay township, Wayne county, March 15, 1843, and she still resides at Green's Fork. They were the parents of three children : Alfred H. resides on the farm in Clay township ; Elizabeth is the wife of Mr. McMahan ; and Anna M. is the wife of Spencer S. V. Bishop. By a previous mar- riage the father had a daughter, Mary L., who is the wife of E. E. Christover, of Richmond. The father came to Indiana after grad- uating from a medical college and first located at Dalton, Wayne county, but later removed to Winchester. After the Civil war he removed to Clay township and the last twelve years of his life were spent at Green’s Fork. To Mr. and Mrs. McMahan there have been born two children: Edith A., May 9, 1901, and Herbert B., Sept. 23, 1903. John Milton Leander Mendenhall, of Jefferson township, is One of the successful men whose industry as a farmer, stock-raiser, and all-around man of affairs has been a very important factor in building his community up to its high standard in agriculture and prosperity. He is a native of Clay township, this county, born May 26, 1847. His education has been broad and his early training was So thorough, and he has made such use of his advantages that he has taken a place in the affairs of men and devoted such energy and judgment to his own affairs that he has reached a position only acquired after years of constant toil. He is a son of Solomon and Cecelia (Brooks) Mendenhall. His father was a native of Stokes county, North Carolina, born Jan. I2, I814, and his mother was born in the same State, July 18, 181 I. Mr. Mendenhall’s paternal grandfather was Isaiah Mendenhall, and his maternal grandfather was Jesse Brooks, born Oct. 20, 1775, and who came from North Carolina and was a pioneer settler in Wayne county, Solomon Mendenhall, father of the subject of this sketch, came to Wayne county when about twenty-one years old, settled in Clay township, where he purchased a farm and followed agricultural pursuits the residue of his life. He was a member of the Friends’ church at first and later of the United Brethren. By his marriage to Cecelia Brooks two children were born : Addison G., who is a farmer in Perry township, married Phoebe Oler and they have three chil- 'dren—Newman, Charles, and Clara ; and John Milton L. Solomon Mendenhall died June 14, 1883, and his wife passed away Dec. Io, 1893. John Milton L. Mendenhall received his schooling in the dis- trict schols of Perry township and assisted in the work of the home farm until he attained his majority. He then began his independent career by operating his father's farm for a time and then settled on the farm of IOO acres where he is living retired with his daugh- ter and son-in-law. He came to this farm in 1871, and by per- sistent effort brought it up to a high state of cultivation. He is also a carpenter by trade, at which occupation he worked during a part of his active career, and in his retirement enjoys the confidence and respect of his neighbors. Politically, Mr. Mendenhall is a member of the Republican party. On Nov. 17, 1867, he was united in mar- 828 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY riage to Miss Lucy Fleming, daughter of David and Lucy (McMurray) Fleming, of Dalton township. Mr. Fleming was a millwright by Occupation. To the parents of Mrs. Menden- hall were born four children: Mary E. married Jackson Keever and they have seven children—Marcus, Ella, Katy, Granville, William, Moses, and Elizabeth ; Laura married John Doughty, a farmer of Dalton township, and they have five children Charley, Frank, Anna, Josephine, and Sallie; Harriet married John Baldwin, of Wayne county, and they had three children—Ozro, Lewis, and May; and Mrs. Mendenhall, born April 26, 1849. After the death of his first wife David Fleming married a Mrs. Mills and they had two children: Francis, who is deceased, married Ella Petty and they had two children—Flora and Maude; and David W., of Dalton township, married Clara Hockett. Mrs. Mendenhall died Aug. 12, 1910, the mother of three children: Oliver P., born Sept. 6, 1869, is a farmer in Henry county, married Mary Bailey, daughter of David Bailey, of Wayne county, and they have three children—Herschel, Everett, and Myrtle; David F. died in infancy; and Hattie E., born May 22, 1884, is the wife of Frank Rinehart and they have one child, Marguerite Marie, born Feb. 9, 1907. Mr. Mendenhall is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Lewis O. Morris.-Among those to whom Center township is indebted for its agricultural prestige is Lewis O. Morris, a native son of Wayne county and one of its most honored and progressive citizens. He was born in Clay township, Oct. I, I859, a representa- tive of one of the sterling pioneer families of this favored section of the State. He is a son of Oliver and Martha E. (Cook) Morris, the former born three miles east of Richmond, March 3, 1836, and the latter one mile north of Green's Fork, in Clay township, Sept. I, 1841, in the section where her parents settled in the pioneer era of that community. Oliver Morris was always a farmer by occu- pation. In early life he went to Ohio and located on a farm near Camden, where he resided until 1864, when he returned to Wayne county and located near Green’s Fork, where he died Oct. 25, 1865, and his widow resides in Richmond. The father did much to forward material and social advancement and was one of the hon- ored and influential citizens of the communities in which he re- sided. In local affairs of a public nature he was a dominating figure, ever striving to promote the best interests of all concerned, and his early death cut short a promising career, for to him was ever given the unqualified confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Oliver and Martha E. Morris became the parents of two chil- dren, of whom the subject of this review is the eldest and the only one living, a daughter, Inda Belle, having died in 1883, at the age of eighteen years. Lewis O. Morris was afforded the advantages of the excellent public schools of Clay and Center townships. After his father's death the family resided with the parents of the widow in Clay township until 1873, when, at the age of fourteen years, Lewis O. took charge of the farm in Center township, which his fa- ther had purchased before he died, but had not as yet occupied. The mother continued to reside on this farm until the marriage of BIOGRAPHICAL 829 lier son, who has operated the farm of forty-five acres in a general way. Mr. Morris is a man of much initiative power and progres- sive ideas, his business affairs are handled with discrimination and ability, and he has so ordered his course in all the relations of life as to maintain the confidence and good will of the people of his native county and all others with whom he has had business or social relations. In politics he accords allegiance to the Demo- cratic party, and he and his wife are communicants of the Metho- dist Episcopal church at Olive Hill, in which faith he was reared. On Feb. 18, 1880, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Morris to Miss Martha Jenkins, born in Montgomery county, Ohio, Dec. 23, 1860, daughter of Abijah and Francena (Russell) Jenkins. Of this union were born three children: Ethelyn, born April 7, 1882, is the wife of Charles E. Lamb, a traveling salesman of Indianapo- lis, and they have one child, Everett Morris, born Feb. 6, 1903; Lewis Everett, born July 12, 1890, died June 12, 1891 ; and Robert L., born Dec. 20, 1894, resides at the parental home and assists in the management of the farm. The father of Mrs. Morris was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, June 9, 1838, and the mother in Cen- ter township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 26, 1841. In early life the father was a farmer, continuing at that Occupation until 1864, when he came to Richmond and engaged in the grocery business and later engaged in saw-milling in Webster township. Mrs. Jen- kins's death occurred in Richmond, June 2, 1871, and in 1873 Mr. Jenkins was married to Miss A. Ella George, of Hamilton county, Indiana. He then embarked in the lumber business at Noblesville, Ind., and later engaged as a traveling salesman for a large flouring concern and was so employed at the time of his death, Feb. 22, 1909. Of his second marriage there are two sons, Earl G. and Heber A. Darry B. Oler, a prominent resident of Wayne county and a prosperous farmer in Jefferson township, was born in Perry town- ship, Jan. 26, 1872. He is a son of Henderson and Sarah (Adding- ton) Oler, born in Perry township, this county, the former in 1846. The paternal grandfather was Adam Oler, whose father was a pio- neer settler in Perry township, and in Adam Oler's family there were seven children: Henderson is the oldest of the family; George W. is a farmer in Perry township, married Nannie Stover and they have a son, Emory; Lewis P. is a farmer in Perry township, rnar- ried Mrs. Jennie (Brooks) Cain and they have two children—Earle and Ethel; Elvin, of Perry township, married Amanda J. Metters and they have three children—Clyde, Paul and Nola; Phoebe is the wife of Ulysses G. Mendenhall, a retired farmer of Perry town- ship, and they have three children—Newman, Charles and Clara ; Adaline is the wife of Elzie Shoemaker, of Randolph county; and Fannie is the wife of William Swinn, of Economy, and they have four children—Elvin, Claude, Frank and Dora. The maternal grandfather was Bishop Addington, a prominent farmer of Perry township, and in his family there were eight children: Theodore and Edward reside in Jay county, Indiana; Charles is a resident of Muncie, Ind. ; Rilla is the wife of Amos Baker, of Blackford county; 830 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mary A. is the wife of Ashbury Cain, of Green township ; Jane is the wife of George Hardup, of Jay county; Alice is the wife of Alva Armstrong, of Colorado; and Sarah married Henderson Oler. Of . the union of Henderson Oler and wife there are three children: Darry B. is the eldest; Cicero H. is a farmer in Perry township, married May Woolford and they have a son, Virgil; and Omar is a farmer in Perry township, married to Lulu Harris. Darry B. Oler's educational advantages were limited to the district schools Of the county and he began his independent career at the age of twenty years. He first rented land and farmed until twenty-five years old and then purchased the farm of I26 acres where he re- sides in Jefferson township, about five miles from the village of Hagerstown. The farm is among the best in the township and the improvements indicate the thrift and enterprise of the owner. The residence is a modern frame structure and one of the best in the township. On Feb. 14, 1897, in Perry township, this county, Mr. Oler was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Smith, a native of that township and a daughter of Richard and Sarah (Hays) Smith. One child has been born to this union—Sarah Marie, born Oct. 5, 1904. Mr. Smith is a farmer in Perry township, and to him and his wife were born six children: Rose is the wife of Frank Doughterty, of Hagerstown, and they have four children—Ansel, Pauline, Smith, and Julia; John, of Dalton township, married Anna Davis and they have four children—Byrum, Howard, Sarah, and Bernice; Mrs. Oler is the second in order of birth and was born Oct. 27, 1871 ; Eva and Dollie reside at the paternal home; and Fred, a barber in Hagerstown, married Edith Fox and they have two children— Francis and Eugene. Daniel Webster Pollard, a resident of Hagerstown, but for many years a prominent and influential agriculturist of Jefferson, of which township he is a native, first beheld the light of day at the home of his parents, near Hagerstown, Aug. I4, 1844, Son of Samuel Cain and Sarah (Petty) Pollard. The father was born two miles northeast of Hagerstown, on a farm, son of Samuel and Ruth (Watson) Pollard, who migrated to this county from Ken- tucky, and here the grandfather of Daniel W. Pollard pre-empted a Government claim. Samuel Cain Pollard, the father, was born July 10, 1815, and died in March, 1863, and the mother of Daniel W. died when he was but four years old. The paternal grandparents —Samuel and Ruth (Watson) Pollard—were born, April 15, 1783, and July 15, 1781, respectively. Samuel C. and Sarah (Petty) Pol- lard were married in 1841, and of this union were born two chil- dren—Elizabeth and Daniel W. Elizabeth, who is deceased, mar- ried Bailey Baldwin, a farmer near Richmond, and became the mother of a son, Albert, who resides near Richmond. The father’s second marriage was to Fannie Arnold, and of this union were born two children : Edward, who resides in New Mexico, and Bashie, deceased. Daniel W. Pollard received his schooling in the district schools of Jefferson township, assisted his grandparents about the farm, mornings and evenings, and worked upon the place through- out the long summer vacations. Hence he became familiar with BIOGRAPH IC_\L 83 I the farming industry very early in life, an Occupation he pursued with success up to about two years ago, when he removed with his family to Hagerstown. In March, 1863, he enlisted as a private in Company B of the Fifth Indiana cavalry for service in the Civil war. He joined the command at Glasgow, Ky., where the regiment was kept busy in scouting the fountry until April 17, being in sev- eral skirmishes and burning the town of Celina, Tenn. It was in heavy scouting and skirmishing until June 22, capturing many prisoners. On July 4 it started in pursuit of Morgan's raiders and, finding them at Buffington Island, attacked and drove them in every direction, killing and capturing many and securing five pieces of artillery. Returning to Glasgow, it started on Aug. 18 for East Tennessee and reached Knoxville on Sept. I, being the first regi- ment of Union troops to enter that city. It was in an expedition across the Smoky Mountains and on its return moved to Greene- ville. It was then in an expedition to Bristol, being engaged in heavy skirmishing and the battle near Zollicoffer. It was also in an engagement near Blountsville and captured a number of pris- oners. While marching toward Loudon and Bull's Gap the regi- ment met 3,000 of the enemy near Henderson’s Mill and engaged in a fierce fight, holding the enemy in check in frequent hand-to-hand combats, and when nearly surrounded cut its way through the lines and rejoined its brigade. Later, near Rheatown, it came upon the enemy's rear and engaged him again. It was in a second en- gagement near Blountsville, and was on outpost duty at Jonesboro until Nov. 6, when it moved to Cheek’s Cross-Roads, thence to Tazewell, and later to Maynardville. It was in a heavy skirmish with a division of cavalry, and in heavy fighting at Walker's Ford. It marched to Blain's Cross-Roads and Bean’s Station, where an- other fierce battle was fought, the regiment retreating towards Rutledge and going into camp at Blain's Cross-Roads. On Dec. 23, it moved to Mossy Creek and remained there until Jan. I-4, 1864, being constantly engaged in fighting. It participated in the battle of Dandridge and made a charge on foot three-quarters of a mile in advance of the main line of battle, driving the enemy before it. On the retreat it reached Knoxville, Jan. IQ, 1864, and there the horses of the regiment were turned over to the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry. The regiment made a scout on foot to Pigeon Creek, then moved to Cumberland Gap, and thence to Mt. Sterling, where it was remounted. On May I it started for Tunnel Hill, Ga., and with Stoneman's command participated in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged in all the cavalry operations from Dalton to De- catur. Marching in a raid towards Macon in July, it took part in an attack upon the enemy and drove him two miles. Near Hills- boro it participated in an engagement with a body of Wheeler's cavalry and was left on the field to hold the enemy in check until the main body was entirely out of danger. Then the regiment was surrendered by General Stoneman against Colonel Butler's earnest protest. This event occurred July 31, 1864, and Mr. Pollard was confined in Andersonville prison for two months, was then trans- ferred to Charleston and later to Florence, S. C., and being fully 832 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY paroled returned to Hagerstown on a thirty-days furlough. He then joined his regiment in Kentucky and with it marched to Pu- laski, Tenn., Jan. I7, 1865, at which place it remained on scouting work, capturing and dispersing bushwhackers and outlaws. It was mustered out June 16, 1865, at Pulaski. Returning home Mr. Pol- lard resumed farming, which he continued to follow throughout his active career. In politics he is actively affiliated with the Re- publican party, though he has never sought public office. For many years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has rendered effective service in the cause of the Kingdom of Righteousness. He has been twice married : first to Emeline Williams, daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Mur- phy) Williams, of Green’s Fork, and of this union there were born six children: Olive Frances, born Nov. 22, 1869, is the widow of Ed Burris and resides in Hamilton county, the mother of one child, Pleasant Pollard ; Oliver, born April 8, 1871, is a farmer near Rich- mond, married to Minnie Gosset, and they have one child, Carrie Ellen; Edgar, born Jan. 21, 1873, is a farmer in Jefferson township, married Bertha Smith, and they have one child, Ernest Marion; Carver, born Aug. 26, 1875, is a farmer in Jefferson township, mar- ried Effie Brown; Elizabeth, born Oct. 23, 1877, is the wife of Joe Lillie, of Hagerstown, and they have three children—Beulah, Mar- garet and Zula Catherine (twins), and Pollard Henry; and Delia, born Feb. 9, 1880, is the wife of Earl Stigall, who operates Mr. Pol- lard's farm in Jefferson township, and they have four children— Elsie Emeline, Clarence Everett, Kenneth, and Blanche Elizabeth. The first wife having died, on June Io, 1883, Mr. Pollard was united in holy wedlock to Miss Caroline Groves, daughter of David and Nancy (Alspaugh) Groves, residents of Hagerstown for many years, where the father followed the occupation of a millwright, and where the parents both died, he in 1888 and she in 1875. Mrs. Pollard was born in East Germantown, June Io, 1842, and was edu- cated in the Hagerstown schools. Her father was a native of Vir- ginia and her mother was born in Ohio, and of their twelve chil- dren, three died in infancy and six are living—Frances, William Allen, Catherine, Sally, Caroline, and Stephen. Isaac Jay Pitts, an enterprising and successful farmer of the township of New Garden, was born on the old Harmon Pitts home- stead, two miles west of Fountain City, in Green township, May 30, 1856, a son of Harmon and Ruth (Knight) Pitts. The father was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, in 1823, came west with his parents when only six years of age and settled in New Garden township, Wayne county, where he was reared to agri- cultural pursuits, which he pursued throughout his active career. He was a son of Samuel and Martha (Meredith) Pitts, pioneers of Wayne county, who removed to and settled in New Garden township, in 1829, and resided there until their deaths. Samuel Pitts was the son of Isaac Pitts, a native of North Carolina and of Welsh and English descent. The children of Isaac Pitts, the great- grandfather of Isaac J. Pitts, were: Levi, Isaac, and Joshua, who died in North Carolina; Cadwallader, who came to Henry county, J BIOGRAPHICAL 833 Indiana, where he married and spent the remainder of his life; Samuel, who immigrated to Indiana, settling in New Garden town- ship, Wayne county, which was his residence until his death ; Ben- jamin, who married Temperance Meredith, a sister of Gen. Sol Meredith, and moved to South Carolina, but later came to Newport, now Fountain City, Ind., where the remainder of his life was spent. Samuel Pitts, the grandfather of Isaac J. Pitts, married Martha Meredith, a sister of Gen. Sol Meredith, daughter of David and Mary (Farington) Meredith, of North Carolina, and they became the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom grew to maturity. They were: William, Samuel, Nancy, Harmon, David, Polly Ann, Sarah Jane, Elizabeth, Franklin and John (twins), Harriet and Martha. Of these children, Frank, who resides in Kansas; Martha; and Sarah Jane, who is the wife of Clarkson Thomas, are the only ones living. The parents of Martha (Meredith) Pitts, grandmother of Isaac J. Pitts, were David and Mary (Fairington) Meredith, natives of North Carolina, the former born Dec. 19, 1769, and the latter Dec. I7, 1774. Their children, nine in number, were as fol- lows: James, born Aug. 21, 1793; Jonathan, born Feb. 4, 1795; Jehu, born May Io, 1797; Martha, mother of Harmon Pitts, born Feb. 27, 1799; Temperance, born July 9, 18OI ; Nancy, born Nov. 2, 1803; Elizabeth, born Oct. 2, 1805; John, born Aug. 25, 1807; and Solomon, born May 29, 1810. The father, David Meredith, died May 24, 1864, and the mother passed away Aug. I4, 1849. Benja- min Pitts, a brother of Isaac J.'s grandfather, was born June 2, 1798, and died July 21, 1878. His wife, Temperance Meredith, died in July, 1881. They were the parents of six children: Mary J., born July 18, 1818; Elizabeth, born April 3, 1821; Nancy E., born Aug. 17, 1825; Martha C., born Nov. 12, 1828; Benjamin F., born Feb. 17, 1832; and Luzena A., born June 7, 1834. Of these children, but two are living: Martha C. Sandifer, a resident of Kokomo, Ind., and Luzena A. Dalby, a resident of Fountain City, Ind. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Pitts: Oliver, William, Beulah (deceased), Thomas, Isaac J. and Benja- min (twins), George, and Jennie, the last named being deceased. The parents were members of the Society of Friends and died on the old homestead. The father was a great temperance worker and was a Republican in politics. Isaac J. Pitts was reared on the farm and received his educational training in the district schools of New Garden township, this county. Farming has always been his chief occupation, having a well stocked farm, and he keeps thoroughly posted on all the scientific advances made in agricultural lines. Politically he is allied with the Republican party, and though he is an active member of that political organization has never sought public office. He and his family are members of the Society Of Friends. In 1877 he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Sarah Atkinson, daughter of Ark Atkinson, an old resident of Green township, where the daughter was reared and educated. She died in 1879. In 1882 Mr. Pitts was married to Martha C. Hubbard, daughter of William and Amanda Hubbard, old residents of Wayne county. Mrs. Pitts was born three miles south of Fountain City 834 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY and in that vicinity was reared and educated. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts are the parents of two children: Grace A., born in 1883, and Ruth E., born in 1887, both of whom reside at home. The former was educated in the local schools and in the Fountain City High School, and also attended Earlham College. She is one of the teachers in the Fountain City schools. Ruth graduated in the common Schools and gives her whole interest and attention to home duties. Henry Van Buren Polley, one of the substantial and prominent citizens of Bethel, is a native of Harrison township, Darke county, Ohio, born Aug. II, 1840, a son of William and Mary Polley. The father first beheld the light of day in Butler county, Ohio, Jan. I5, 1807, and the mother was born April 24, 1815. The father, who was a farmer all of his life, died Sept. IQ, 1883, and the mother passed away Feb. 21, 1887. The paternal grandparents were William and Jemima Polley, the former born in Kentucky, Dec. 6, 1777, and died in Butler county, Ohio, Jan. I6, 1847, and the latter was born April 3, 1779, and died Dec. 16, 1840. The subject of this review was one of eleven children born to his parents. He acquired his edu- cation in the district schools of Darke county, Ohio, and in the Northwestern Christian Normal (now Butler College). In 1864 he became a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-second Ohio infantry and served as a soldier in the Civil war. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, from May 8 to II, 1864, to serve for IOO days. It was composed of the Twenty-eighth regiment, Ohio National Guard, from Darke county, and two com- panies of the Thirty-fifth regiment, from Clark county. The regi- ment left Camp Dennison about the middle of May and on its arrival at New Creek; W. Va., went into camp, where it performed guard and picket duty. From New Creek it marched to Martinsburg and on June 4 started for the front, reaching Beverly, Va., on June 27. On this march it was twice attacked by the Confederates. After resting a couple of days at Beverly it started for Cumberland, Md., where it arrived on July 2. From there detachments were sent to various points, but they returned to Cumberland about the last of July and the regiment was mustered out on Sept. 2, 1864. After completing his education Mr. Polley returned to his father's farm, but later purchased sixty-five acres of land in Franklin township, this county, on what is now a part of the village of Bethel. In 1869 he moved to Union City, Ind., where he conducted a book store about four years. In 1891 he removed to Richmond and was em- ployed by the Dille & Anderson Lawn Mower Company until 1895, when he returned to Union City and lived retired, later removing to Bethel. He has won a position of independence and definite prosperity through his own efforts and is known as a reliable and enterprising man, entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem so freely accorded him. His political support is given to the cause of the “Grand Old Party,” in the ranks of which he has always been active, though he has never cherished ambition for public office, and his religious faith is expressed by membership in the Christian church at Bethel. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Good Templars at Bethel, having gone BIOGRAPHICAL 835 through the chairs of the local organization. In September, 1869, Mr. Polley was united in holy matrimony to Miss Cecilia Marine, daughter of Ira Marine, of Wayne county, and of this union were born, Nov. 21, 1871, twin daughters—Sarah Leota and Mary Le- ona—the former of whom is the wife of Roy L. Brown, of Rich- mond, and the latter died Jan. I, 1872. The mother died Jan. 26, 1872, and on July 6, 1873, Mr. Polley married Martha Anderson Show, daughter of Joseph Show, of Randolph county, She died in March, 1891, and on Dec. 8, 1896, Mr. Polley married Mary Ann Jones, daughter of Edwin S. and Rebecca (Pearson) Jones, of Preble county, Ohio, but natives of North Carolina. William Henry Replogle, one of the progressive farmers and stock-raisers of Jefferson township, was born in Henry County, Indiana, Jan. I I, 1861, son of Samuel N. and Sarah (Pressel) Replo- gle, the latter a daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (Priddy) Pressel. Samuel N. Replogle was born in Pennsylvania Dec. 18, 1836, a son of Samuel Replogle and one of eight children, named here in the order of their birth : Catherine, who is deceased, married Philip Metzger, of Kansas, and they had three children—Samuel, Sarah, and Lucinda; David N. is deceased ; John, who is a farmer in Henry county, married Elizabeth Crull and they had two children—Henry and Martha; Abram, who is a farmer in Wayne county, married ES- ther Funk and they have seven children—Martin, Mary E., Daniel, Frank, Ollie, Rena, and Kitty; Daniel died young; Philip, who re- sides at Economy, Ind., married Rachel Cox and they had five children—Edward, Alonzo, Lulu, Ida, and Wallace—and after the death of his first wife he married Lettie Olvey, by whom he had a son, Ernest; Elizabeth is the wife of J. D. Hoover, a retired farmer of Hagerstown, and to them were born seven children—Lewis, Clara, Emery (deceased), Floy, Parry, Della, and Frank (de- ceased); and Samuel N., the father of William H. Samuel N. Replogle came to Indiana in an early day and was married to Sarah Pressel in Henry county, where he resided until 1867, when he re- moved to Wayne county and located northeast of Hagerstown. There he purchased a farm and resided a number of years, and then sold it and purchased a residence property in Hagerstown, where he lived until 1902, when he removed to Englewood, Cal., where he is now living retired. To him and his wife, Sarah (Pressel) Replogle, there were born four children: David and Daniel were twins and both died in infancy; William H. is the next in order of birth ; and Anna married T. A. Shafer, which union was dissolved by divorce, and she is now living in California. William H. Replo- gle was but six years old when his parents removed to Wayne county and his preliminary education was received in the Jeffer- son township public schools. Since finishing his scholastic train- ing he has devoted himself continuously to general farming pur- suits and his methods of farming are along the most advanced lines. By thrift and industry he has accumulated a competency and owns I23 acres of splendid land, all under a high state of cultivation, and lmis farm is equipped with modern buildings and a considerable portion of it is planted to fine fruit trees. Although he has been 836 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY an influence in the organization of the Republican party in the county, he has never sought to become its candidate for any pub- lic Office, and he is decidedly independent in his views, believing more in the man and the principles he represents than in the party. On Sept. 4, 1881, Mr. Replogle was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Funk, daughter of John and Mary A. (Stomm) Funk, natives of Pennsylvania. The former is a son of Martin Funk, born in Pennsylvania and thence came to Wayne county. Mrs. Replogle was born June 14, 1863, one of five children: Melvina is the wife of Andrew Ray, of Henry county, and they have seven children—Carí, Gussie, Nora, Iva, Clayton, Bessie, and Bryan; Mrs. Replogle is Second in Order of birth; Lucinda died at the age of eleven months; Amanda is the wife of Lawrence Sherry, of Jefferson township, and they have two children—Fay and Edith ; and Martin, of Muncie, Ind., married Alice Keever, and has three children—Flossie, Vera, and Martha. Alpheus Reynolds, one of the representative farmers of Green, is a native of that township and has passed his entire life in Wayne county, where he is held in high esteem. He was born July 21, 1846, a son of John J. and Rebecca (Cook) Reynolds, natives of Monmouth county, New Jersey. The paternal grandfather was Samuel Reynolds, a native of New Jersey, who came to Wayne county with his son, in 1836, and his family of children consisted of Elizabeth, John J. and Samuel (twins), Barzillai H., Jessie, Firman, George, David, and Joseph, all born in New Jersey and came to Wayne county, Indiana, where they settled, and all of them are de- ceased. Samuel Reynolds came first and entered the land upon which Alpheus now resides. John J. Reynolds was educated in his native State. He came directly to Green township, in 1836, and settled on the land which comprises the farm upon which the sub- ject of this review resides. He was ever a hard-working, enterpris- ing and thrifty tiller of the soil, was modest and unassuming in demeanor and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the entire com- munity in which he resided many years. He reclaimed the greater portion of his land to cultivation and made improvements of a per- manent nature. He was ever a loyal and public-spirited citizen, though he never sought public office, being a firm believer in the principle that the office should “seek the man,” rather than the man the office. In 1893 he passed to his own reward, leaving the record of a well spent life which the youth of this and other lands would do well to emulate. He and his good wife were the parents of the following children: Louisa married John Wilborn and re- moved to Missouri, where she died; Barzillai resides at Iowa Falls, Hardin county, Iowa; Elizabeth married Henry Brittain and re- sided in Green township at the time of her death ; Curtis O. re- moved to Michigan in 1881 and died at Traverse City, that State, in 1896; Samuel enlisted in the Eighth Indiana infantry, Company D, in 1861, and died while at home on a sick furlough ; Alpheus is next in order of birth ; and Alice married William Pitts and re- sides one and one-half miles out on Ninth street, South Richmond, Ind. Alpheus Reynolds was reared to the sturdy discipline of coun- BIOGRAPHICAL 837 try life and has been continuously identified with agricultural pur- suits from his youth to the present time. His educational ad- vantages were those of the common schools of Green township and he is generally recognized as a man of Sound mentality, good judg- ment and executive ability. He has contributed his full share to the development of the natural resources of the county, having helped to clear the home farm, and under his able management has brought it to a high State of cultivation, maintaining it in a thrifty and up-to-date condition. Like his venerable sire he is public spir– ited and holds the progressive welfare of his community at heart. In his political proclivities he is a stanch Republican, but has never aspired to public office, and in affairs pertaining to religion enter- tains extremely liberal views, though a believer in the fundamental teachings of Christianity. On Dec. 5, 1868, was solemnized his marriage to Matilda Johnson, daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Ladd) Johnson, natives of North Carolina, and each of whom came to Wayne county with their respective parents and were married here, the mother being next to the youngest of eleven children. Of this union there were born ten children : Roscoe H., born March 24, 1871, is a successful farmer in Green township ; Bertha A., born Aug. 9, 1873, married Lemuel McNutt, a prominent young farmer of Center township; Robert E., born Aug. 3, 1875, is a farmer and resides west of Green's Fork; Fredie Lee, born April 3, 1877, re- sides at home with his father; Edwin C., born Nov. 24, 1878, was in the United States service in the Philippine Islands two years and resides on a farm in New Garden township ; Howard A., born Oct. 23, 1879, resides with his brother, Edwin C.; Oscar G., born March 6, 1881, resides at home with his father, as does also Linus P. T., born April 5, 1884, and they assist in the management of the home farm ; and Cora, born Nov. 4, 1885, and Ural B., born Nov. 1, 1894, are both at home. All of the children were educated in the local Schools, and it is interesting to know that this large family Of children was reared without corporal punishment and without cross words. These children revere the memory of a most devoted mother, and Mr. Reynolds that of a loving helpmeet, for Mrs. Reynolds died, suddenly, June 20, 1903. Until after dinner on that day she had attended to household duties and then went to the garden to pick berries. Returning to the house, Mr. Reynolds missed her, but went to the garden to remove potato bugs, and for two hours passed back and forth near her lifeless body before he accidentally discovered her. It was a most severe blow to the hus- band and children. Cyrus Charles Saxton, one of the leading men of his locality, was born at Everton, Fayette county, Indiana. The date of his birth was April 27, 1846, and his parents were John Saxton, born in Pennsylvania, in 1820, and Martha (Bundrent) Saxton, a native of the Old Dominion. The paternal grandparents were Charles and Sarah (Hoffman) Saxton, who removed from Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1840. The grandfather was a wagon maker by occupation and helped to construct the old National Road. In the early '40s he located in Fayette county, Indiana, where he worked 838 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY at his trade and formed a partnership with James Swiggart. To him and his devoted wife were born two children—Francis and John—the last named of whom became the father of Cyrus C. Sax- ton. When John Saxton was a boy of twenty he came to Indiana with his parents, locating at Richmond, where he learned the trade of harness making. He then removed to Fayette county, where he followed the harness business, in partnership with Arthur Wright. He was a quiet and industrious man, habits that were impressed upon him in his younger days, which were spent among the Quaker people, a sect from whom his ideals were taken and a people who never say ill of their brethren or neighbors. To him and his good wife were born three children : Sarah Frances, born Aug. 5, 1844; Cyrus C. ; and John, born Feb. 18, 1849, and died April 15, 1850. The father of these children died Dec. 14, 1848. The mother came from Virginia to Fayette county, Indiana, and she and John Saxton were married May 19, 1842. After his death she married Henry Albright, on May 4, 1856, and they removed to Wayne county, where she died Jan. 9, 1879, Mr. Albright having passed away in June, 1861. Cyrus C. Saxton first attended school at Everton and then at White Water until seventeen years old, and has always followed an agricultural life, working on the farm in summer seasons while attending school. In 1864 he enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war, becoming a member of Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana infantry. This regiment was organized by the consolidation of three companies, raised in the Sixth Congressional district for the One Hundred and Twenty- fifth regiment, and seven companies raised in the Fifth Congres- sional district, rendezvousing at Richmond. It was mustered in March Io, 1864, left the State on the 19th, proceeding to Nashville via Louisville, and was assigned to the division commanded by General Hovey. On April 5 it proceeded to Athens, Tenn., and marched toward Red Clay, Ga. It was in an engagement at Buz- zard Roost; in frequent skirmishes in the vicinity of Resaca and Kingston; in sharp fighting at Lost Mountain, and was actively engaged at Kenesaw Mountain. The regiment was in a constant skirmish until Atlanta was reached; was in the battle of Atlanta on July 22 ; took part in the siege of Atlanta ; fought at Jonesboro, and then remained in camp at Decatur until Oct. 4, when it accom- panied the column in pursuit of Hood ; had a sharp skirmish at the Oostanaula River; continued the pursuit as far as Gaylesville, Ala'; and moved via Cedar Bluffs and Dalton to Nashville, where it joined General Thomas’ command. It next moved for Pulaski, reaching there on the I5th, and proceeding thence to Columbia, where it was in a brisk skirmish for two days. On the march toward Franklin it was in a brisk fight at Spring Hill. It was in the battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, repelling every assault, was next engaged in the battle of Nashville, and joined in pursuit of Hood as far as Columbia, whence it moved to Clifton, embarked for Cin- cinnati, moved thence to Washington, which was reached on Jan. 30, 1865; then sailed for Morehead City, N. C., which was reached Feb. 27. From Newbern it marched towards Kinston, being en- T}IOGRAPHICAL 839 gaged at \Vise's Forks, and aided in repulsing an assault. From Kinston it marched to Goldsboro, where a junction was effected with Sherman's army. On March 21. It was stationed at Lenoir In- stitute for a short time, moving for Greensboro, May 3, thence to Charlotte, where it went into camp. It returned to Greensboro, July 13, remained there until Aug. 31, when it was mustered out. Mr. Saxton then returned to his mother’s farm in Franklin town- ship and remained there a short time, after which he removed to the place where he now resides, the same having been deeded to the father of his wife. In politics Mr. Saxton is a Republican and lmas been a lifelong member of that party. His views on national affairs are in sympathy with his party, but in local matters he is liberal and independent. On Sept. 27, 1866, Mr. Saxton was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Elliott, daughter of Abraham W. and Sarah Elliott, of Franklin township. Of this union were born four children : Edwin S., born Dec. 21, 1867; Otis E., born Dec. 19, 1873 : John, the third in order of birth, died in infancy; and Bertha Dean, born April 22, 1880, married Floyd F. Hill, Oct. I2, 1900, and resides near Winchester, Ind., having become the mother of three children—Verl, born in IOOI, Joseph, who died in infancy, and Robert, born in 1906. Edwin F., the eldest son, was married Oct. Io, 1894, to Nina May Skinner, daughter of Cornelius and Martha Skinner, and of this union have been born two children— Arthur E., born July 13, 1902, and Ralph L., born July Io, IQO4. Otis was married in 1897 to Mary M. Addleman, daughter of Fla- vius and Matilda Addleman, and one child—Opal Moore—was born June 12, 1900, and died April 10, 1901. The mother died in February, 1906. She was a faithful member of the Christian church at White Water. Mrs. Saxton died July 23, IQoI, and is buried at White Water. Mr. Saxton served as justice of the peace in Frank- lin township a period of sixteen years, and a number of years has served as school director. He has membership in the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in the local organization of which he served as master of records for several terms. The father of Mrs. Saxton came from North Carolina, in 1816, and lived the residue of his life in Franklin township. Frederick Schmidt has maintained his home in Wayne county for the past nine years and is one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of New Garden township, where he is living practically retired, although he devotes some attention to the rais- ing of small fruits. He is a scion of a sterling German family and was born in Germany, in September, 1845, son of Valentine and Elizabeth Schmidt, natives of Germany. The father was a tailor by occupation and spent his entire life in Germany, dying in 1852. The mother immigrated to America with her children, in 1853, first settling in Butler county, Ohio, and died in Paulding county, that State, in 1871. Frederick Schmidt is one of nine children born of these parents: Conrad, born May 18, 1823, came to America in 1849 and died on May 13, 1900; Andre remained in Germany and died there; Elizabeth, born in 1825, married David Sackrider and died in Paulding county, Ohio, in 1906; Anna, born in 1829, 84O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY married Fred Ginrick and died near Connersville, Ind., in 1880; Katharine, born in 1831, married Henry Rauchen and died at Indi- anapolis, Ind., in IQ07; Jacob, born in 1841, served over four years in the Civil war and died at Dayton, Ohio, in 1900, and two chil- dren died in infancy. Frederick Schmidt came with his mother to America in 1853 and gained his early educational discipline in the public schools of Ohio, which he attended until seventeen years old. After leaving school he began his independent career at Tren- ton, Ohio, and at the age of eighteen went to Franklin, Ohio, where he learned the wagon making trade. Two years later he removed to Bentonville, Ind., where he worked at his trade three years, and then went to Dayton, Ohio, where he secured employment in a carriage shop. He resided in Dayton twelve years, in which time he entered the contract painting business, and a part of the time his occupation was that of traveling salesman for a large Dayton firm of tobacco dealers. In the early ’80s he returned to Trenton, Ohio, where he resided until 1902, and then removed to his present home in New Garden township, this county. Mr. Schmidt and his wife hold membership in the Lutheran church, but he is toler- ant in his religious views. On Feb. 27, 1879, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Wilhelmina Elizabeth (Shafor) Gunkle, daughter of Frederick and Mary Ann (Buehl) Shafor, well known citizens of Butler county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt are the parents of three children: Charles Clifton, born Jan. 31, 1880, resides in Ham- ilton, Ohio; Minnie, born Nov. I2, 1884, was accidentally drowned with a little girl companion in the Miami river, in 1886; and Anna Mary, born April 6, 1889, died April Io, of the same year. Mrs. Schmidt’s first marriage was to William Gunkle, by whom she had a daughter, Lena Grace, the wife of William Cooper, of Fountain City. Frederick Shafor, father of Mrs. Schmidt, was born in Preble county, Ohio, in May, 1820, and her mother was born near Germantown, in the same State, in 1828. The father was a car- penter by occupation and died in Butler county, Ohio, in 1895, the mother passing away at Trenton, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1906. Mrs. Schmidt is one of eleven children, their names and years of birth being as follows: William Henry, 1847; Mrs. Schmidt, born at Hamilton, Ohio, 1849; John K., 1851; Katharine, 1852; Mary, 1854; Charles, 1855; George, 1857; Ella, 1858; Ralph, 1861; Osceola, 1863; and Olivia, 1866. Mrs. Schmidt’s grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and died at the age of ninety-six years. George W. Reynolds is a leading man of affairs in the town- ship of New Garden, where he has been a resident since birth, and his activities in agricultural pursuits have stamped him as a man of superior managerial ability. He was born on the farm where he now resides, May 30, 1836, a son of Samuel and Ann (Clevenger) Reynolds, who were married in the late '30s. The father was born in New Jersey, in 1802, and the mother was a native of Warren county, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, also named Samuel Reynolds, was of Scotch ancestry and was born in New Jersey, and the grandmother, Deborah (Jeffrey) Reynolds, was a native of the same State. In fact, the Reynolds family were long and promi- BIOGRAPHICAL 84 I nently identified with affairs in New Jersey. Samuel Reynolds, the father of our subject, was a farmer and shoemaker and followed those occupations throughout his entire active career, and he and his wife both died at the old homestead in New Garden township, the father having come to Indiana when about eighteen years old. To these excellent parents there were born eight children: Deb- orah is deceased ; William, a retired farmer of Chester, married Salina Smith, and they have four children—Alvin, Thompson, Ella, and Minnie; George W. is third in order of birth; Amy is the wife of William Lynn, of Randolph county; Lydia lives with George W.; Martha and Mary are twins, the former being the wife of George Mann, of Randolph county, and the latter is married to Frank Beverly, resides in New Garden township and has one child, Ada; and Charles died in infancy. George W. Reynolds received his early educational training in a log school-house on the Miller farm, in what was called the Keever district, where he attended school until about fourteen years old and then attended another school until he was eighteen. He worked on the farm for his fa- ther until he was twenty years old, when he left the old homestead and entered upon what was proven to be an exceedingly active ca- reer. In 1859 he purchased a farm a few miles east of his present home and there resided until 1890, when he bought the interest of the other heirs in the old homestead, where he has since resided, always having been engaged in general farming. Thus, in brief, has been given an outline of a very active and successful career, one marked by individual initiative, unusual energy, and executive ability of a high order. Although having given close attention to his farming interests, Mr. Reynolds has found time to devote to matters of a general public nature and in politics gives an unswerve ing allegiance to the time-honored principles of the Republican party, and he served as assessor of New Garden township from 1903 to 1908. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at Hopewell. On Dec. 3, 1857, Mr. Reynolds was married to Martha P. Lacy, daughter of William Lacy, and of this union was born one child, Luther L., Oct. I8, I858. This wife died on March 19, 1872, and on Jan. 28, 1875, Mr. Reynolds was married to Mary E. Keys, daughter of John Keys, of Centerville. The second wife died Sept. 22, 1910. Samuel Reynolds, the father of George W., had five brothers and sisters, as follows: Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Pierce, Barzillai, Jesse, David, and Charity; and the mother of our subject had three broth- ers—William Clevenger, Washington Clevenger, and Jonathan Clevenger—and three sisters—Margaret, Mary, and Hopey Jane. William M. Shroeder, one of the substantial and prosperous farmers of New Garden, is a native of Auglaize county, Ohio, born Oct. 30, 1863, a son of Henry and Mary (Busker) Shroeder, natives of Germany. The parents came to this country when the father was twenty-six and the mother twenty-one years old. They were married in Richmond, Ind., and began housekeeping on a farm in Auglaize county, Ohio, but afterward returned to Richmond and later removed to the farm in New Garden township, where their 842 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY son, William M., resides. The closing years of their lives were spent in Fountain City, where both of them died, leaving a wide circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their taking away. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and acquired the thrifty habits of that valued class of German-Americans who have been so helpful in developing the resources of the country. He acquired his education in the local schools, upon the completion of which he commenced his long and successful career as a farmer., He has won a position of independence and definite prosperity through his own efforts and has owned and conducted his present productive and well cultivated farmstead many years, devoting his attention to general farming and stock growing and being known as a reliable and enterprising business man, entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem so freely accorded him. His political sup- port is given to the cause of the Democratic party, in the ranks of which he has always been active, though, like his estimable sire, he has never cherished ambition for public office, and he has al- ways been broad-minded and liberal in his religious views, having been graciously reared in the German Lutheran faith by his hon- ored parents. Mrs. Shroeder is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church. On Sept. 5, 1893, Mr. Shroeder was united in holy matrimony to Miss Nettie Miller, daughter of David and Rachel (Willcoxen) Miller, residents many years of Wayne township, where the daughter was born July 5, 1875, and was reared and educated. This happy marital union has been blessed by the birth of five children: Paul M., born July 22, 1895; Ralph W., born Oct. 23, 1897; Walter D., born Nov. 8, 1899; Grace, born July 3, 1903; and Mary, born March 8, 1908. The four older children are at- tending the Fountain City schools. To the parents of Mrs. Shroeder were born six children: Elizabeth died at the age of eight years; Emma married Harrison Eubank, of New Garden township ; McClellan is deceased ; Esther A. married Jonathan Evans, of Rich- mond ; Alice died at the age of eighteen years; and Clarence mar- ried Emma Myers and resides in New Garden township. Joseph Morris Shank.-A publication of this nature exercises its supreme function when it enters tribute to the memory of worthy citizens who have been called from the scene of life's en- deavors and have left records on which rest no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. Such a one was Mr. Shank, who was one of the representative contracting carpenters of Centerville for a third of a century and who ever commanded unequivocal esteem as a man and as a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He was born on the old Shank homestead, in Center township, April 22, 1856, and his death occurred at Centerville, June 3, 1907. He was a son of Daniel and Rebecca (Jones) Shank and was reared to maturity in his native township, where he early became familiar with all depart- ments of labor on the farm and where he was afforded the advan- tages of the common schools of the period, attending the sessions held in a school-house located on the old King place. He con- tinued to be associated in the work and management of the old homestead until sixteen years old, when he began working as a BIOGRAPH ICAL 843 carpenter and was employed by the Hosier Organ Company. Later he went to Indianapolis, where he was employed several years, and then returned to Centerville and engaged in contracting in partnership with his brother, Stephen. He continued this associa- tion until a few years before his death. In 1881 he purchased the farm of forty-two and one-third acres, where his widow resides, and made this place his home during the remaining years of his life, the fields being rented out. His life was characterized by inviolable integrity and righteousness and offers both lesson and incentive to those who observe its perspective, now that he has passed to “that undiscovered country from whose bourne no trav- eler returns.” In politics Mr. Shank was aligned as a stalwart supporter of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor. On Sept. 22, 1878, was solemnized the mar- riage of Mr. Shank to Miss Elizabeth M. Bryant, born near Wabash, Ind., Dec. 25, 1854, daughter of James Ervin and Rosetta (Thomas) Bryant. Her parents were born respectively in the State of Kentucky and Baltimore, Md., and the father was a farmer by occupation. He came to Indiana in early life and located in Fayette county, where he worked for others several years. Later he came to Wayne county and settled in Center township, where he developed a valuable farm and became an influential and hon- ored citizen. He was killed in a runaway accident, Aug. 18, 1870, and his widow passed away June 12, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Shank became the parents of four children: Rosa B., born Jan. 25, 1880, graduated at the State Normal at Terre Haute, was a prominent teacher of the county, and is the wife of Charles Ladd; Edith May, born June II, 1882, is the wife of Adam Huth, and they have four children—Marcella Elizabeth, Joseph M., Clifford, and Richard ; Lillie Pearl, born March 1, 1885, is the wife of William Webb, a farmer in Hamilton county, and they have one child, Clarence Eugene; and Stephen Morris, born Dec. 27, 1886, is a carpenter and resides in Richmond, is married and the father of three boys— Joseph M., Stephen B., and Robert A. Mrs. Shank still resides on the old homestead, endeared to her by the memories and associa- tions of the past. She is one of six children born to her parents: Edward B. is a carpenter and resides in Wayne township; Mary E. is deceased ; Mrs. Shank is the next in order of birth ; Sarah Jane and Abraham Lincoln are deceased ; and Joseph Arthur is in the cigar and tobacco business in Colorado City, Colo. The father was previously married and there were eight children by that union, only two of whom are living, James E., who resides in Rich- mond, and Losadie, wife of Joseph Lacy, of Hamilton county. William B. Sleeth, an esteemed and highly respected resident of Wayne township, was born in Franklin county, Indiana, Sept. 24, 1851. His parents were John and Caroline (Fetta) Sleeth, na- tives of Germany, the father born in Manheim and the mother in Alsace. John Sleeth grew to manhood amid the scenes of his na- tive country and followed the occupation of a farmer until he mi- grated to the United States, when he located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked at the baker’s trade. Later he moved to Franklin 844 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY county, Ind., where he owned a farm, and still later removed to Wayne county and located in Wayne township, and he continued to reside there until his death, in June, 1890, his wife passing away Aug. 1, 1892. Mr. Sleeth believed in the doctrine of the German Lutheran church. To him and his good wife were born ten chil- dren: Caroline, George, Margaret, John, Henry, and Catherine are deceased ; William B. is the seventh in order of birth ; Fred resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisa and Michael are deceased. William B. Sleeth was educated in Franklin and Ripley counties, Indiana, and worked on the farm for a time, after which he was an employe in a brick and tile factory at Sunman, Ind., five years. He then came to Wayne county and began gardening in Wayne township, and in 1895 removed to his present place, where he erected the buildings and is engaged in gardening. He raises all kinds of vegetables, melons, etc., and wholesales his products to the Richmond merchants. On Nov. II, I886, he was married to Miss Emma Muller, daughter of August and Catherine (Lauck) Muller, of Wiesbaden, Germany. Seven children have been born of this union: Augusta, deceased ; Ida, who resides at home with her parents; George and William, deceased ; and Emma, Nellie C., and Eva, at home. George W. Shults, for many years a prominent merchant of Cambridge City, was a son of George W. and Elizabeth (Kugler) Shults. He was born at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio, May 31, 1846, and came with his parents to Cambridge City when seventeen years of age. He was engaged in business with his father and James Lafever & Company in the manufacture of spokes and hubs, in the pork packing house of Hunter & Rice. It was known for many years as the “Spoke and Hub Factory” (it is owned and occupied now by Charles Bertsch & Company as a machine shop and foundry). Mr. Shults was not with this firm long. He then took employment as clerk in the drugstore of Nathan Ray- mond & Son. After being associated with them twelve years he purchased the store which he conducted a number of years, being a competent druggist. Mr. Shults was always particularly kind to farmers and his store was a sort of resting place for them when in town. It was through conversations with them he first became in- terested in the grain trade and saw the necessity of making the town a market its facilities afforded. A number of persons had en- gaged in the trade, but gave it up for Other occupations, so it was Mr. Shults’ pride for Cambridge City that carried him into the grain business. After too close application to business a decline in health came and he sold the drugstore to J. C. Dean and took up the grain trade alone, and made Cambridge City one of the best markets in the State for grain and seeds, and paid to the farmers of this and adjoining counties millions of dollars. After a lapse of a few years he again entered the drug business by buying his old store back, in partnership with John Beard, whom he also asso- ciated in the grain trade. They transacted a large business for two years, which was only broken by Mr. Shults' death, which occurred after a lingering illness from sunstroke, Sept. 12, 1893. BIOGRAPHICAL . 845 George W. Shults was a public-spirited man, always prominent in the affairs of the town, and was closely identified with every move- ment for the promotion of its interests. He filled many offices and positions of trust. He served as councilman many years, and was made president of the Board of Trustees for eight years. He was also elected trustee of Jackson township two terms and was untir- ing in his efforts to discharge the duties of the Office to the satis- faction of all. Some of the worst roads became pikes under his supervision. He was long secretary of the Agricultural Society of Cambridge City, and officiated in the same capacity at numerous race meetings. In politics he was a Democrat, and was a leader in every sense of the word. He was conservative, however. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and for several years served as one of the elders of the local organization. He was an enthusiastic and honored member of Cambridge Lodge, No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, and also of the Royal Arch Masons and the Commandery. We could not close this sketch of a noble life, drawn to a close too soon, without alluding to his generosity and his loyalty to his friends. He would give his last dollar to as- sist those in need or to benefit a good cause, and never thought of self when he could be of service to a friend. On March 3, 1887, George W. Shults was happily married to M. Ophelia Gough, daughter of Charles T. and Mary C. Gough, of Jackson township. Mrs. Shults still resides at their home in Cambridge City. John K. Smith is the president of the Wayne National Bank, at Cambridge City, with which financial institution he has been connected since its organization, five years ago—a fact which bears its own significance as indicating that his standing is high in the community in which he resides. His name has ever stood for the highest type of citizenship and is one highly honored in the county. John K. Smith was born about four miles from the city of Lan- caster, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and the date of his na– tivity was Jan. 25, 1836. He is a son of John and Susan (Kauff- man) Smith, both natives of the same county. John Smith emi- grated from the old Keystone State to the State of Ohio in 1838, and, making Clark county his destination, followed carpentering and farming there, ever holding the unequivocal confidence and esteem of the community with which he thus identified himself. His political allegiance was given to the Whig party, in whose cause he manifested a lively interest. He was summoned to the life eternal in 1846, and his widow removed to Indiana in 1855 and located in Harrison township, Wayne county, where she pur- chased a farm. In 1861 she removed to Greene county, Ohio, where she continued to reside until her death, Dec. 25, 1900, at the age of ninety-six years. Of the four children the subject of this review was the third in order of birth; Isaac N. died in August, 1905; Anna is the widow of Emanuel Albert and resides in Greene county, Ohio; and Benjamin F. is deceased. After duly availing himself of the privileges of the common schools of Ohio, John K. Smith learned the cigar maker's trade, with which he continued to be associated until 1855, when he accompanied his mother to Wayne 846 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY county and engaged in farming in Harrison township, superintend- ing the home place. In 1861 he rented a farm of his father-in-law and continued to give his attention to farming and stock growing until 1876, when he came to Cambridge City and entered the First National Bank as assistant cashier. He continued in that position for six years, and in 1882, in company with Abiram Boyd, Lewis T. Bond, and J. A. Boyd, organized the Western Wayne Bank in Cambridge City, with Abiram Boyd as president and Mr. Smith as cashier. He continued to serve in the last named position until I907, a period of twenty-five years, when he became the president of the institution, in which position he is now serving. In March, I9Io, the stockholders of this bank organized the Wayne Trust Company, of which Mr. Smith was elected president, and he also has stock in the American and the Cambridge City casket com- panies. In politics he is a Republican and served as treasurer of Cambridge City one year. On March 7, 1861, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Martha C. Boyd, daughter of Abiram and Nancy (Hoover) Boyd, of Harrison township, and of this union was born a daughter, Edna M., wife of Walter F. Swiggett, of Cambridge City. Frederick Stoltz, a popular retired cooper of the village of Hagerstown, is a native of Beckebauh, Germany, born Jan. II, 1833, a son of Frederick and Margaret (Hunsinger) Stoltz. The father and mother were born in the State of Bavaria, the father was a cooper by trade, served in the German cavalry six years, and he and his wife spent their entire lives in Bavaria, he dying at the age of fifty-five and she at the age of thirty-two. Frederick Stoltz received his schooling in his native land, dividing his early days between the school room and his father's cooper shop, and at a tender age learned the lesson of self-dependence. He was prac- tically reared in the cooperage industry, knows the “ins and outs” of the business “from A to Z,” and was very successful as a fol- lower of this, his chosen calling. He is a Presbyterian in his re- ligious belief and independent in his political views. He came to America in 1856, landing at New York City on Aug. 29, and there remained three years, engaged at the cooper trade. He came to Richmond, Ind., in 1859. His marriage occurred March 6, 1859, to Miss Rosina Markley, daughter of John and Christina (Brown) Markley. The father was a farmer and mechanic and had formerly lived near Pond Eddy, N. Y., but about 1858 removed with his family to Richmond, the daughter remaining in New York City. In Richmond the father entered the employ of the Burson & Evans Oil Mill Company and was accidentally killed by a soldier at the time of the Civil war. His wife died a number of years later. In 1859, Mr. Stoltz removed to Cambridge City, where he worked three years as a cooper, and in 1862 removed to Jacksonburg. On Sept. 2, 1864, he enlisted as a private in Company F of the Thir- teenth Indiana infantry for service in the Civil war. With this command he was in the battles of Strawberry Plains, at Chaffin's Bluff and Fort Gilmer, and in the attack on Richmond in October. The regiment was sent to New York during the election in No- BIOGRAPH ICAL 847 vember and joined the first expedition to Fort Fisher in December, returning to Chaffin's Bluff on the 31st. It participated in the assault on Fort Fisher in January, 1865; in the capture of Fort Anderson, and the Occupation of Wilmington ; and was stationed at Raleigh until July 20, when it was assigned to duty at Goldsboro, where it remained until mustered out, Sept. 5, 1865. Mr. Stoltz then returned to Jacksonburg and, on March 18, 1866, removed to Hagerstown, where he continued to follow the cooperage business until 1900, when he retired from active work. He is a member of Bowman Post, No. 250, Grand Army of the Republic, at Hagers- town, and has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since 1860. In that year he became a member of Wayne Lodge, No. 17, at Cambridge City, but in 1866 transferred his mem- bership to Heneosis Adelphon Lodge, No. 25, at Hagerstown, and he is also a member of Hagerstown Encampment, No. 67. Mrs. Stoltz died Dec. I2, 1871, having become the mother of five chil- dren: Julia Elizabeth, born Jan. 28, 1860, became the wife of Charles Kauffman and has one daughter, Blanche, born Jan. I6, 1880, a teacher in the Hagerstown public schools; Anna Estella, born Nov. I, I862, is deceased; Charles M., born Oct. 2, 1863, is the chief deputy in the recorder's office in the city of San Francisco, married Helen L. Calender and has two children—Helen and Ar- lene; Frederick, born July 3, 1867, died at the age of thirty; and Harry L., born Jan. 22, 1871, is a printer and resides at home with his father. William N. Stout, one of the prosperous farmers of Jefferson township, whose postoffice is Hagerstown, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, near Cincinnati, July 5, 1863. He is a son of Oliver B. and Jennie (Geulic) Stout, the former born in Hamilton county, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1822, and the latter a native of Springdale, Hamilton county, born April 30, 1824. The paternal grandfather was An- drew Stout. Oliver B. Stout purchased what is known as the Frank Burk farm, west of Hagerstown, in the spring of 1864, and re- moved upon it with his family. In Hamilton county, Ohio, he had followed the vocation of farming and continued the same after removing to Wayne county, being actively interested in that or— ganization during his entire active career. The father died Aug. IO, 1901, and the mother passed away, July 27, 1906. The father was a Democrat in his political views and his religious faith was that of the United Brethren until 1884, when he joined the Church of the Brethren. Oliver B. and Jennie (Geulic) Stout were mar- ried in March, 1845, and of their union were born seven children: Edwin M., the eldest, is a retired farmer and resides in Hagers- town ; John Milton is a farmer in Clark county, Ohio; Charles Ellsworth is a telegraph operator in Abernathy, Tex.; Catherine resides in Indianapolis; Maud resides in Hagerstown; William N. is the next in order of birth; and Minnie resides near Hagerstown. William N. Stout received his primary education in the schools of District No. 4, in Jefferson township, and since completing his Scholastic training has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he has made distinct and exceptional success. He worked 848 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY on his father’s farm until twenty-one years old, and in March, I884, removed to his present place of residence. He rented the old home place until his mother died and then purchased I54 acres. He does not devote himself to any one especial branch of the science of agri- culture, but devotes his land to the cultivation of general products. He has been unswerving in his allegiance to the men and principles of the Democratic party, and his religious affiliations are with the Church of the Brethren. On Sept. II, 1884, Mr. Stout was married to Catherine Holder, daughter of David and Christina (Ulrich) Holder, the former of whom died July 28, 1909, at the age of seventy-seven years, and the mother passed away Jan. I8, 1908, at the age of eighty-two. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stout there is a son, Clarence B., born Jan. 4, 1900. Of the brothers and sisters of Oliver B. Stout, father of William N., Accy married David Bevis, of Hamilton county, Ohio, and is deceased; Jennie married Abram Stout and is deceased ; Nellie married Martin Bevis and is deceased ; Charlotte is the widow of Obediah Hill and resides near Hamilton, Ohio; and Joseph is deceased. The maternal grand- father of William N. Stout was Henry Geulic, born near Prince- ton, N. J., and a farmer by occupation, and the maiden name of the maternal grandmother was Mary Ann Venary, born in Philadel- phia, Pa. David Holder, father of Mrs. Stout, was born in Bed- ford county, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1832, the son of Henry Holder. He married for his first wife Elizabeth Hoover, daughter of Joshua and Catherine Hoover, in 1854, and of this union was born a son, Levi Anderson. The first wife died in 1856, and the second mar- riage, to Miss Christina Ulrich, occurred Nov. 27, 1857. Christina Ulrich was born on the Tidewater farm, west of Hagerstown, Oct. 2, 1825, daughter of John and Catherine (Teeter) Ulrich. Thomas C. Taylor, proprietor of a livery and sale stable at Richmond, was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Dec. 2, 1859. He is a son of David Railsback and Elizabeth Ann (Barnes) Taylor, who were born, reared and married in Wayne county, the father's birth having occurred on Dec. 16, 1822, and the mother’s on Aug. 17, 1832. The father was a large land owner in Wayne township and followed farming until 1892, when he removed to Richmond, where he lived until his demise, Nov. 16, 1906. He was first married, in 1847, to Sarah A. Bond, who died Nov. 23, I853, having became the mother of two children—Virginia Ann, born June 28, 1848, and William Henry, born Feb. 28, 1850. On Sept. 21, 1855, the father married Elizabeth Ann Barnes, born in Center township, daughter of Shapley F. and Eleanor Barnes, who came to Wayne county from Virginia. Of this union there were born two children—James S., born June 3, 1857, now engaged in the lumber business at Charter Oak, Mo., and Thomas C. Our subject received his educational discipline in the public schools of Wayne township. When his studies were finished he worked on the home farm until 1888, when he came to Richmond and en- gaged in the livery business, in which he has prospered, although he suffered severely from a disastrous fire a few years ago. Mr. Taylor was married in Wayne township, Nov. 18, 1886, to Miss BIOGRAPHICAL 849 Esther Ryan, daughter of William (deceased) and Mary (Reese) Ryan, of Richmond, and three children came to bless this union : Edith and Ethel (twins), born May 12, 1888, the former of whom is the wife of Wheaton Tallant, of Richmond, and the latter is the wife of Clement Kehlenbrink, and Robert, born Nov. 24, 1894. Of the grandchildren, Esther Tallant was born Sept. 4, 1907; James Tallant was born March 23, 1909; Martha Tallant was born in November, 1910; and June Kehlenbrink was born Dec. 29, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have a fine home on South Eleventh street, Richmond. Elizabeth Ann Taylor, mother of Thomas C. Taylor, resides in Richmond. Mr. Taylor is a member of Iola Lodge, No. 53, Knights of Pythias, at Richmond, and his family are members of the Baptist church. John Kirk Thomas, who is living retired in the village of White Water and whose life has been spent in and about this county, en- gaged in agricultural pursuits, was born on a farm in Franklin township. His father was Henry W. Thomas, a native of Wayne county, and his mother was Mary Addleman, a daughter of Caleb \V. and Elizabeth Addleman. The paternal great-grandparents were John and Elida C. (Horned) Thomas, and the great-grand- father was a physician. He came from the State of Delaware to Wayne county, in 1816, and entered a tract of land three miles southwest of White Water, where he developed a farm and also practiced his profession. He died in the early '50s, but the old building which he used as an office is still standing. The paternal grandparents were James P. and Ann (Wilkins) Thomas, the lat- ter of whom died about 1890. The grandfather came from the State of Delaware with his parents and operated the old Thomas home- stead in Franklin township all of his life. Henry W. Thomas was one of six children and lived his apportioned days in Wayne county. He studied medicine and practiced that profession, but also oper- ated the old Thomas homestead until his death. He was a careful man, quiet and unassuming, but thorough and painstaking in all his ventures, and a good citizen. He and his devoted wife became the parents of six children—Joseph H., Caleb P., John K., Elmina, Harley, and Elizabeth. Joseph H. was killed at the battle of Stone's River, Caleb P. died in 1872, of a disease contracted while serving as a soldier in the Civil war, and Harley and Elizabeth died in infancy. John K. Thomas was educated at the Pleasant Run school and from the time he was about seventeen years old worked on his father’s farm, excepting one season, when he worked as a farm hand by the month. When he entered upon his inde- pendent career he assumed the management of the home farm and continued to operate it until he retired, in 1901. He then removed to the city of Richmond, where he resided two years, and then moved to his present home in the village of White Water. Po- litically he has adhered to the tenets of the Republican party and his religious views are expressed by membership in the Christian church. On Feb. 29, 1872, he was united in marriage to Miss Marian Little, daughter of David and Nancy Little, of Wayne township, and of this union there were born two children: Emily 850 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY M., born Dec. 6, 1872, married Ozro Blose, and they have two chil- dren—Nina Fae, born in 1898, and Rex E., born in 1901 ; and Bessie Ethel, born March 6, 1874, married Charles Woods, and they have two children—Marian, born Aug. 18, 1899, and Josephine, born Nov. 24, I90I. . Charles M. Thompson, a practical farmer of Center town- ship, was born in Wayne township, this county, Aug. II, 1862. His parents were William B. and Rheuhama (Duke) Thompson, the former born on the farm where his son resides, May 6, 1838, and the latter in Wayne township, Feb. 3, 1841, and they were married in I860. The parternal grandfather was James Thompson, born Feb. 18, 1803, in New Jersey, and came to Wayne county, Indiana, when a young man. On March 24, 1824, he was married to Mary Vin- nage. He was an old-line Whig and a Quaker, always followed farming, and at one time owned the land where his grandson, Charles M. Thompson, resides, this land being a part of that en- tered by Patrick Moore and bequeathed by that gentleman to John Vinnage, the father of Mary Vinnage, who was born May 18, 1804, and died June 6, 1863. Her husband, James Thompson, died May 8, 1864. After his marriage, in 1860, William B. Thompson lived two years on a rented farm in Wayne township, where his first son, John, was born, July 16, 1861, and he died in infancy. The second son is the subject of this review. The third son, James, born July II, 1865, is a farmer in Green township. He is married to Luella Bond and they have two children—Hazel and Cora. The fourth son, Edward B., born Aug. 28, 1867, is a teaming contractor in West Richmond. He married Viola Cutshaw and they have two children—Robert and Clara. The fifth child, Anna May, born July 20, 1870, married Albert Knollenberg and became the mother of a daughter, Alberta. Mr. Knollenberg died and his widow then became the wife of William McLaughlin, a farmer of Webster township. The sixth child and fifth son, Joseph F., born Sept. 22, 1872, married Lizzie King and is a farmer in Webster township. The seventh child is a daughter, Rebecca Jane, born Feb. 28, 1874, wife of Alton Cox, of Richmond, and they have three children— Raymond, Myra, and William. The eighth child, Marian, born April 22, 1876, is the wife of Edward O. Mott, a machinist of Richmond, and they have one child, Kenneth. The ninth child and sixth son, William, born Aug. 23, 1877, died in infancy. After residing two years in Wayne township William B. Thompson re- moved to his father's farm in Center township and remained there until the death of his father, when he purchased a farm adjoining on the west, where he lived until his death, June 13, 1877. His widow continued to reside on this farm until 1892, when she re- moved to the city of Richmond and there her death occurred Jan. 28, 1894. Charles M. Thompson received his educational training in the district schools of Wayne and Center townships. From the time he was fourteen years old until the age of twenty-three he operated the home farm for his widowed mother. For two years thereafter he operated a rented farm in Center township and then for four years rented an adjoining farm. He was then employed in BIOGRAPHICAL 851 the Adam Bartlett overall factory, as cutter, twelve years, at the end of which period he came back to the old homestead, which he had purchased four years before, and his farm consists of sixty acres of fine tillable land. Mr. Thompson has made many improve- ments on his farm and employs modern means and methods in till- ing the soil. Through his own efforts, assisted in every possible way by his good wife, he has established a pleasant home for him- self and family and holds the esteem and respect of his neighbors. In the matter of politics Mr. Thompson is a stanch adherent of the Republican party. On Dec. 23, 1885, Mr. Thompson was happily married to Miss Mary Knollenberg, born in Richmond, Aug. 21, 1864, daughter of Charles H. and Elizabeth (Burke) Knollenberg. Of this union there was born a son, William Howard, Aug. 29, 1891, who resides at the parental home. The parents of Mrs. Thompson are given extended mention on another page of this volume. Dempsey Carver Thornburgh, deceased, for many years one of Dalton township's prominent and useful citizens, was born June 20, 1840, son of Dempsey Thornburgh. His birthplace was his father's farm in Dalton township, this county, and he was the fifth in order of birth in a family of twelve children. The paternal grandfather was Walter Thornburgh, who married Mary Baldwin, daughter of William and Elizabeth Baldwin, at New Garden, N. C., Oct. I I, 1786. Walter Thornburgh was borii Nov. 15, 1762, third child of Henry and Rachel (Moon) Thornburgh, who were married at New Garden, N. C., in 1758, and there they spent their lives. Henry Thornburgh was the son of Walter Thornburgh, of Guilford county, North Carolina, and of his marriage to Rachel Moon there were born eleven children—Henry, Charity, Elizabeth, William, Jacob, Dempsey, Jesse, John, Zemri, Walter, and Sarah. After his marriage in North Carolina, Walter Thornburgh, the grandfather of Dempsey C., removed to Tennessee, and after some time spent in that State came to Wayne county, settling just east of the present farm of Frank Thornburgh, in the northeast corner of Dalton town- ship. He entered land along West river and this possession finally passed into the hands of his sons. His first home consisted of I60 acres in the western part of Perry township, adjoining the present farms of Frank V. and George L. Thornburgh. To him and his good wife there were born five sons—William, Jesse, Dempsey, John, and Walter—and five daughters. He lived to the age of ninety years and his wife also died at an advanced age. Dempsey Thornburgh, father of Dempsey C., was a native of Tennessee, born near Knoxville, in 18OI, and accompanied his parents to Wayne county, in 1819. From his father he secured a farm of I2O acres, where Frank V. Thornburgh resides, and spent his life there, clear- ing the land and adding to his landed possessions until he owned more than 300 acres in Wayne and Randolph counties, more than 200 acres being in his homestead. He married Jane Mills, born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, July 8, 1804, daughter of John and Mary Mills. She removed with her parents to Montgomery coun- ty, Ohio, in the year of her birth, and thence the family came to Wayne county in 1816, settling at first on Morgan's creek, three 852 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY miles east of Economy. Three weeks later they removed to Dalton township, and there she was married to Dempsey Thornburgh, Dec. 22, 1822. She died at the old homestead, Sept. 24, 1880, at the time of her death one of the oldest residents in the county, and having eight children, forty-four grandchildren, and twenty-four great-grandchildren. To her and her husband were born twelve children: John died in infancy; Walter, who is deceased, settled on Nettle creek, on the farm now owned by Job Dennis; Seth mar- ried Mahala Bookout and resides in Henry county; William R. is a farmer in Dalton township; Dempsey Carver is the fifth in order of birth ; Thomas Ellwood is deceased ; James Riley died in infancy; Irena married Lindsey Dennis and they are both deceased ; Rachel married Wilson Dennis and they are both deceased ; Za- rilda Ann is deceased ; Mary Jane became the wife of Lewis Sprad- lin and is deceased ; and Sarah Emeline is the wife of Thomas C. Dennis, of Richmond. Dempsey C. Thornburgh was reared in his native township and attended the public schools of Dalton and worked for his father several years as a young man. In 1862 he went to Iowa and engaged in the drygoods business, but later disposed of his interests there and returned to Dalton, where he purchased Ioo acres of the present farm of George L. Thornburgh and later added to his possessions the present farms of Harry C. and Frank V. Thornburgh, the total acreage being 392. Mr. Thorn- burgh was a very quiet and unassuming man, strictly honest, and devoted his life to his business and the happiness of his family. In 1867 he married Ethelinda Williams, daughter of Jesse T. and Anna H. (Graves) Williams, of Center township, and of this union were born three sons—George L., Frank V., and Harry C.— all mentioned on other pages of this volume. The Thornburgh fam- ily is one of the oldest in Wayne county. Jesse T. Williams, father of Mrs. Thornburgh, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, March 20, 1822, and came to Wayne county in 1823 with his parents—Richard and Sarah Williams—who settled in Center township. He married Anna H. Graves, Aug. 5, 1845, and resided in Wayne county until 1867, when they removed to Minneapolis, Minn. The wife died there in 1886, and in 1888 the husband re- turned to Wayne county and resided with the family of his son- in-law, Dempsey C. Thornburgh, the remainder of his days, passing away Oct. 1, 1889. While a resident of Centerville he was elected and served as sheriff of Wayne county. John William Veregge, a well-to-do and prominent farmer of Franklin township, was born in Richmond Sept. I4, 1855. His father is Henry Veregge, born in Germany in 1831, came to Amer- ica at the age of twelve years, and located in the city of Richmond. He became a carpenter by occupation and worked in the establish- ment of Gaar, Scott & Co., and also in Robinson's, but later fol- lowed agricultural pursuits until 1903, and then removed to Foun- tain City, where he now lives retired. Our subject’s mother, Eliza (Leive) Veregge, was born in Germany, in 1837, and died in Au- gust, 1907. In Richmond she met and became the wife of Henry Veregge, and of this union seven children were born : Emma mar- BIOGRAPH IC_\L 853 ried James Hiatt; John W. is the second in order of birth; and the others are Charles August, Ella, Frank, Louis Oliver, and one that died in infancy. John W. Veregge attended the public schools in Richmond until about twelve years old and then the Wessler dis- trict school in Franklin township. His early work in life was on a farm, and that calling has engaged his attention to the present time, with the exception of about three years, when he worked in the lumber business in Richmond, with H. M. Roberts & Company. His first farm work was with his father, then about six months he worked on a farm in Adams county, and then Operated other farm land on shares. In 1886 a farm of IOO acres was purchased in Franklin township, and this tract is the home of Mr. Veregge at this time. In 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Theo- dora Uhde, daughter of August and Minnie Sophia Uhde, of Rich- mond, where the latter died in 1905. Mrs. Veregge was born in Germany and came to America with her parents at the age of seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Veregge have two children—Carl Albert, a practical electrical engineer, born Jan. I 3, 1891, and Richard Theo- dore, born April 6, 1899. Daniel D. Ulrich, for many years a prominent farmer in Jef- ferson, first beheld the light of day on the old family homestead in the southwestern part of Dalton township, Aug. 7, 1836. His fa- ther, Daniel Ulrich, was a native of the Keystone State, born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, one of six children—Daniel, Eliza- beth, John, Jacob, David, and Christina—and came to Dayton, Ohio, in early manhood. Later he moved into Dalton township, Wayne county, Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his life. The mother of the subject of this sketch, Catherine (Clapper) Ulrich, was the second wife of Daniel Ulrich, and he was also her second husband. His first marriage was to Miss Holsinger, and of that union were born five children, all deceased : John married Mary Hoover and was a farmer and minister of the German Baptist church in Huntington county, Indiana; Samuel married Julia Da- vis and was a farmer in Huntington county; Christina married Jacob Funderburgh, a farmer and minister of the German Baptist church in Huntington county; Susanna married Nelson Bennett, a farmer in Huntington county; and Catherine married Edward Raffe, a farmer in Wayne county. Of the first marriage of the mother, to a Mr. Hoover, were born three children, all of whom are deceased : Sarah married Christopher Heaston, a farmer in Iowa; Catherine married John Hardman, a farmer in Iowa, and Mary married John Ulrich, before mentioned. Thus it will be seen that the eldest son of Daniel Ulrich, by his first marriage, married the youngest daughter of Mrs. Ulrich, by her first marriage. Of the union of Daniel and Catherine (Clapper) Ulrich were born six children: David married Catherine Houser, who is deceased, and to them were born five children—Mary married Elza Hedrick and lives in Missouri, Lewis married first Olive Wyatt and second Clara Holder and is a farmer in the State of Washington, Edward married Flora Brown and resides near Hagerstown, Oliver mar- ried Ethel Lontz and is a farmer in the State of Washington, Frank 854 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Ö married Louise Shultz and resides in Chicago, and the father re- sides with the two sons in the State of Washington; Martin, a re- tired farmer of Delaware county, Indiana, married Magdalene Wright, who is deceased, and of their union were born six children —Daniel is a resident of the State of Washington, William married Clara Crull and is a farmer in Delaware county, Samuel married Retta Davis and is a farmer in Henry county, David married Hattie Crull and is a farmer in Delaware county, Sarah married Henry Hoover and resides in Henry county, and Rosanna married Frank Keys and resides in Delaware county; Anna, deceased, mar- ried Alexander Ditch, a farmer in Henry county, and they had one daughter, Mary, who married George Sims and resides in Henry county; Elizabeth became the second wife of Alexander Ditch and they have two children, Alonzo and Lulu; Rosanna is the wife of Peter Deardorff, a farmer in Dalton township, and they have seven children—Frank married Effie Hinshaw and is mayor of Mun- Cie, William married Sarah Albin and is a farmer in Henry county, Pauline married William Leavel of Jefferson township, Amanda mar- ried Oliver Rowe of Hagerstown, Elizabeth married John Johnson and resides in Randolph county, Oliver married Nettie Marshall and is a physician in Hagerstown, and Charles resides in Indianapo- lis; Daniel D. is the next in order of birth. The last named acquired his education in the district schools near the parental home and worked on his father's farm of 240 acres, near his present home, several years. After his marriage he worked the old homestead, in connection with his brother, David, until the early '70s, when he rented a place in Dalton township for a period of three years. He then lived more than a year on the present William Williams farm, in Jefferson township, and in 1878 purchased sixty-four acres of his present place. He later added twenty-five acres to this tract, and there he resides, having always met with success as a follower of agricultural pursuits. His farm is pleasantly located on the west side of Nettle creek, about three and one-half miles northwest of Hagerstown, in the northwest corner of Jefferson township. The old homestead in Dalton township is owned by David Nicum, of Hagerstown. Politically, Mr. Ulrich is an ardent Democrat, and the Church of the Brethren is the denomination which conforms most fully with his religious belief. On Nov. 19, 1861, he was mar- ried to Rebecca Brunner, daughter of George W. and Henrietta (Dechant) Brunner. Mrs. Ulrich was born at Miamisburg, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1839, and died at her home Aug. 12, 1909. At the age of seven years her father died, leaving a widow with a family of four sons, one daughter and a step-son. The mother being in straitened circumstances, Rebecca, at the tender age of seven years, was placed in a strange family, where she remained until eighteen years old, when she came to Millville, Ind., to reside with her brother, John Brunner. She remained with him only a few weeks, when she entered the family of Josiah Test, three miles northwest of Hagers- town, where she lived until married. Of her union with Mr. U1– rich there were born nine children: Anna, born Sept. 2, 1862, mar- ried John Chamness, a farmer of Wayne county, by whom she had JBIOGRAPHICAL 855 one child, Robert, born Nov. 26, 1897, and after her husband's death she married George W. McPherson, a farmer in Henry county; Agnes, born Dec. 29, 1864, is the wife of Christopher Brosey, a farmer in Randolph county; Ellen, born March 26, 1867, is the wife of Joseph Kerr, a farmer in Henry county, and they have two chil- dren—Esther, born July 14, 1902, and Taylor, born Sept. 18, 1904; Emma, born Oct. 23, 1869, is the wife of Nelson Main, of Anderson, Ind., and they have five children—May, born Aug. 7, 1885, Ruth, born Oct. 23, 1887, Sarah, born Sept. II, 1897, Margaret, born Jan. 8, 1901, and Walter, born Oct. 29, 1903; Margaret, born July IO, 1872, died Sept. 4, 1910, the wife of George Dutro, a merchant at Modoc, Ind., and the mother of three children—Mary Elizabeth, born June 25, 1904, Fred, born Dec. II, I905, and Ruth Irene, born June 18, 1907; Fannie, born Dec. 7, 1874, died in infancy; Stella, born July 19, 1877, died in infancy; Catherine, born Oct. 2, 1879, died in infancy; and Josephine, born in September, 1883, resides at home with her father. Of the grandchildren of Mr. Ulrich, May Main is the wife of Obediah Biddle, of Anderson, Ind., and they have two children—Ralph, born Dec. 27, 1905, and Wanita, born Dec. 13, 1907; and Ruth Main is the wife of Charles Parkinson, and they have two children—Vivian, born in February, IQ07, and Vera, born April 19, 1910. On the old Ulrich homestead, in the Southwest corner of Dalton township, stands a large structure known as the “Ulrich Woolen Mills,” built by Mr. Ulrich’s father in 1854. Water power was used at first and later steam power was utilized. There, yarns, blankets, etc., were manufactured many years, in fact, until about 1903. In his early life Mr. Ulrich worked in this mill, but in 1862 his father sold it to William Rufus and Josiah Test, and until 1903 it was operated by them. It is now used as an ice and slaughter house. Mr. Ulrich is genial and kindly, and well preserved for one so advanced in years. Matthew John Von Pein, an efficient and popular councilman- at-large of the city of Richmond, has been a resident of Wayne county for nearly two-score years, and is one of the representative citizens and progressive mechanics of the city mentioned. His well appointed home is located on the South Side and out far enough away from the noise and dust of the city to make an ideal dwelling place, with a large yard, Orchard, and garden spot, and all within a block of the street car line. He has been continuously incumbent of the office of councilman-at-large for more than five years, and this fact alone offers adequate voucher as to the confidence and es- teem in which he is held in the community. Matthew J. Von Pein was born at Emden, a fortified seaport town in the province of Han- over, Germany, Feb. 18, 1852, a son of John H. and Etta (Claassen) Von Pein, both natives of Germany. John H. Von Pein spent about sixteen years of his life as a sailor and as a ship-carpenter, at a time when those occupations were not conducted under the favora- ble conditions that obtain in this Twentieth century. His life was one of consecutive industry, and such measure of success as came to him was the result of his own ability and efforts. His integrity was inviolable, and thus he merited and received the implicit con- 856 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY fidence and esteem of his fellow men. He continued to reside in the Fatherland until 1856, when he came with his wife and son, whose name introduces this review, to the United States, landing at Castle Garden, N. Y., and settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the troublous days of the Civil war in that vicinity he served IOO days in the defense of the city, but did not become a regularly en- listed Soldier. He continued to reside in Cincinnati until 1894, when he removed to Richmond, Ind., and there lived retired until his death, which occurred in 1902, and his wife passed away in 1900. They became the parents of five sons: Matthew J.; Fred, who died in Richmond, in 1907; John, of Chicago, Ill.; George, of Indian- apolis, Ind. ; and Edward, of Dayton, Ohio. Thus it will be seen that the subject of this review is the first born and the oldest sur- viving member of the immediate family. Matthew J. Von Pein has reason to know and appreciate the dignity of honest toil and endeavor, for with the same he has been familiar from his boyhood days. Even as he has been the architect of his own fortunes as one of the world’s workers, so has his educational training been largely one of self-discipline and experience. He attended the Cincinnati public Schools, and through reading and association with men and affairs has become recognized as a man of more than ordinary intelligence. Upon leaving school he found ample demand upon his time and attention in connection with the work of the cabinet- maker’s trade, in which he continued to be associated in Cincin- nati until 1875. He then took an important step, in that he re- moved to Richmond and became connected with the Starr Piano Company—or, what was then the Trayser Piano Company, later the Chase Company, and eventually the Starr Company—in Sep- tember of that year. Through all the intervening years he has been associated with this concern, and he has charge of what is called the Bellying Department. His advancement upon the up- grade of independence and definite prosperity has been gained by earnest and well directed effort, and he has so ordered his course as to command at all times the high regard of those with whom he has come in contact in the various relations of life. In politics Mr. Von Pein is a staunch advocate of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor and has long been prominent in public affairs of a local order. In the office which he occupies his course has been marked by conservatism, and yet by legitimately progressive ideas, so that he has aided ma- terially in conserving a wise administration of city affairs. The popular appreciation of his efforts is best attested by the fact of his re-election to the position which he holds. He is a man of broad and liberal views and is tolerant in his judgment. In 1876 Mr. Von Pein was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Knau- ber, of Eaton, Ohio, and she died in Richmond in 1895, the mother of the following children: Fredericka, who resides at the parental home; John, assistant foreman with the Starr Piano Company; and Fred and Elsie, who also reside at home. Mr. Von Pein’s second marriage was to Miss Emma Kloecker, of Richmond, and of this union there have been born two children—Matthew and DIOGRAPHICAL 857 Julia. Mr. Von Pein is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, of Richmond, and fraternally has membership in Harriman Lodge, No. 199, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was the secretary of the South Side Improvement Association for a period of five years and is a passive member of the Maennerchor. James Madison Voss left upon the civic and business annals of Center township a definite impress for good and long stood as one of the representative citizens of Wayne County, where his entire life was passed. He continued his residence in Center township until his death, which occurred Jan. 25, 1910, and his name is here held in lasting honor. James M. Voss was born at Salisbury, Wayne county, Indiana, May 17, 1835, a Son of John Park and Elizabeth (Fair) Voss, natives of the Old North State, where they were reared to maturity and their marriage was solemnized, and they came to Indiana in an early day. John P. Voss was engaged in the hotel business at Salisbury for a short time, being one of the pioneer settlers of that locality, and later engaged in farming. He became the owner of a large tract of heavily timbered land, a portion of which he reclaimed and de- veloped into a duly productive farm. He and his wife continued to reside on the old homestead until their deaths, his wife passing away Feb. 22, 1860, and his death occurring Dec. 24, 1872. The father was born in North Carolina, May 12, 1806, and the mother in the same State, July 8, 1808. Of their nine children three are living: Robert, who served in an Indiana regiment in the Civil war, enlisting at Richmond, resides at Hartford City, Ind. ; Michael is in the employ of the Hoosier Shops at Richmond, and Mary E. is the wife of DeWitt Gilbert, a farmer, of London, Ohio. James M. Voss, the subject of this memoir, was reared amid the scenes and influences of the pioneer era. His early education was secured at an old log school house in Center township, and while still a lad he began to assume his due quota of the work of the home farm. He resided with his parents until twenty-one years old and then worked for others, being for some time a handler of fine horses. In the spring of 1876 he moved to his farm of IO8 acres in Center township ; and with agricultural pursuits was thereafter identified during the remainder of his active career, In 191 I his widow sold this farm and now resides at 47 South Eighteenth street, in the city of Richmond. He was a man who ever commanded popular confidence and esteem and his circle of friends was particularly wide. He was a Republican in his po- litical proclivities, was a communicant of the Universalist church, which he joined about 1876, as is also his widow, and he was a member of Woodward Lodge, No. 212, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, filling all the chairs in the local lodge. On April 13, 1873, Mr. Voss was united in marriage to Alice (Thompson) Porterfield, born in Eaton, Ohio, June 19, 1845, a daughter of Robert and Margaret (Auter) Thompson, honored citizens of that locality in Ohio, where the father was first a wheelwright by occupation and later a successful farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son became the parents of twelve children, of whom four are liv- 858 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY ing: Mrs. Voss is the first in order of birth; Elvira is the wife of Christopher C. Bartley, of Moberly, Mo.; and Frank Albert and Francis Marion are twins, and reside upon adjoining farms in Decatur county, Indiana. There were no children by either of Mrs. Voss' marriages, her first union being with John W. Porterfield, at New Paris, Ohio, July 30, 1863, and he died Oct. 31, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Voss reared two children of a brother of Mrs. Voss: William Homer Thompson, who was born April 28, 1868, and resides at St. Mary’s, Ohio, is a son of Abraham V. Thompson, who died Jan. 23, 1893; and Ruby Thompson, born Aug. 5, 1889, is a daughter of Charles B. Thompson, who died Aug. I5, 1908. She resides with Mrs. Voss. Charles Ellsworth Werking, a prosperous and highly respected carpenter and architectural worker of Hagerstown, is a native of Jefferson township, born Feb. 24, 1869, on a farm near Hagers- town, a son of David M. and Caroline (Rowh) Werking, who are given appropriate mention upon another page of this volume. Charles E. Werking received his educational training in a German Baptist school, after which he took a Normal course, preparatory to teaching. At the age of eighteen he left school and taught two terms, one in Henry county and one in Wayne. At the age of seventeen he had begun work at the carpenter's trade, and in 1889 went to Tacoma, Wash., where he worked at his trade a couple of years. At the age of twenty-one he returned to Hagerstown and has since been engaged with the firm of Werking & Keagy as a carpenter, devoting his attention mostly to superintending construction work on the outside, and officiating as foreman from 1898 to 1908. In 1904 he completed a course in architectural work with the Scranton Correspondence School and since 1900 has done all the draughting for the firm of Werking & Keagy. He drew the plans for the Knights of Pythias Hall at Hagers- town, and also for many dwellings in that place, Anderson, Cam- bridge City, and Germantown. In 1905 he took the civil service examination for Superintendent of Public Construction at In- dianapolis, and was placed on the eligible list, in a short time be- ing assigned a position as draughtsman in the office of the super- vising architect at Washington, D. C., but he eventually resigned this position for a wider field. He completed the plans and su- perintended the construction of the eight-room graded-school building at Mooreland, Henry county, which work was completed in 1907, and officiated in the same capacity in the Jacksonburg school building of two rooms, which was completed in 1908. He also was the architect for a school building of two rooms in Jef- ferson township, east of Hagerstown, completed in 1909, as well as the office of the Light Inspection Car Company, built in 1910, in which building he has his office. He also has designed two school buildings in Dalton township, and in 191 I designed and superintended the construction of Charles N. Teeter's residence near Hagerstown. Mr. Werking is admirably affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of Blue Lodge, No. 49, at Hagers- town, Chapter No. 9, at Cambridge City, and Council No. 53, at BIOGRAPHICAL 859 New Castle, and he also has membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows—Subordinate Lodge, NO. 25, Encampment, and Rebekahs—at Hagerstown. In his religious views he is very liberal, and though a Christian, has never been affiliated with any religious denomination. On Jan. I, 1894, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Amanda E. Waltz, daughter of Solomon and Mahala (Fouts) Waltz, early settlers of Wayne county and both of whom are deceased, and of this union was born one child—Paul—born Sept. 21, 1897. Mrs. Werking is a native of Jefferson township, Wayne county, Indiana, born April IO, 1866, and is one of nine children—six sons and three daughters—all of whom are living, with the exception of one daughter. Solomon Waltz was a Democrat in his political views and he and his wife were faith- ful members of the Lutheran church. Mrs. Werking is a member of the Rebekahs and of the Eastern Star, having gone through the chairs in the last named organization, and her husband has filled most of the offices in the Masonic and I. O. O. F. lodges. John M. Werking, senior member of the firm of Werking & Keagy, at Hagerstown, Wayne county, is a native of the Key- stone State, born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1848, son of John M. and Catherine (Miller) Werking, also natives of Pennsylvania, where the father was born in 1817 and the mother in 181 I. They came west in 1849 and settled near Hagerstown, where the father did carpenter work as well as farming. He first purchased forty acres of land, but about eighteen months later sold this tract and moved into the edge of Henry county, on a farm of eighty acres. He lived there until 1890, when he removed to Hagerstown and resided there until his death, which occurred in 1895, and his widow passed away in 1891. John M. received his educational training in the district school known as the “Chicago School,” attending its sessions during the winter months and working on his father's farm in the summer until twenty years old. For the next few years he farmed and also worked at the carpenter trade, and in 1872 entered into a partnership with his brother, William M., and Zachariah Teeter and Jacob Teeter, in the saw-mill and general contracting and building business. Zachariah Teeter disposed of his interest to Henry Keagy in 1882, and in 1883 Jacob Teeter sold his interest in the concern to the other partners. In 1891 William M. Werking withdrew from the firm, leaving John M. and Mr. Keagy as the sole owners. John M. Werking did much of the work about the mill and for several years gave much attention to contracting and building for the concern, but since 1895 has looked after the mill work, doing but little carpenter work himself. The concern has constructed many houses in Richmond, Cambridge City, New Castle, and other places. Mr. Werking is the sixth in a family of eight children born to his parents, the others being: Jacob, deceased ; Mary, deceased ; William M., who lives retired on his farm, a half-mile west of Hagerstown ; David, deceased ; Hannah, wife of Aaron Woollard, a farmer in Jefferson township; Martin, deceased, and Kate, wife of Mark Lewis, a retired farmer of Kalispeel, Mont. 86O MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Werking was united in matrimony to Miss Louisa Grisum, daughter of James and Susan (Campbell) Grisum, who for many years were residents of Henry county, and of this union there was born a son, Frank, in 1872. The first wife dying, in 1902, Mr. Werking was married to Mrs. Julia (Brown) Fritz, of Hagers- town, daughter of Elisha and Polly Brown, farmers of Jefferson township. Mr. Werking has always gained his livelihood in the saw-mill and contracting business and is an enthusiastic follower of his calling. He is a member of the Board of Directors and also vice-president of the Citizens' State Bank at Hagerstown. In politics he is an ardent champion of the Republican party and for some fifteen years served on the town council, though he has never been a seeker after public office, believing that the office should seek the man rather than the man the office. He is a liberal as regards his religious views and is affiliated with no par- ticular church society. In 1900, the firm of which he is a member purchased the old Mason farm, described as the southwest quar- ter of section 27 and the northwest quarter of section 34, in Jef- ferson township, and consisting of 317 acres of excellent timber land; and this they have since cleared of timber, using the product in their mill business. In 1906 they purchased eighty acres in Henry county, for the timber, and most of this has been utilized by the mill. David M. Werking, one of the sterling citizens whose memory linked the pioneer era in Wayne county with the latter days of opulent prosperity and advanced civilization, was one of the repre- sentative farmers of this section and was a citizen who ever com- manded the high regard of all who knew him. He came to this county with his parents when a lad of six years, and his reminis- cences of the early days were ever interesting and graphic. Mr. Werking continued his interests in Wayne county until 1876, when he removed to a farm in Liberty township, Henry county, three miles west of Hagerstown, where he resided until his death, Feb. I2, 1910. His memory is revered by all who came within the sphere of his kindly and generous influence. Like many others of the honored pioneers of this county, Mr. Werking was a native of beautiful old Bedford county, Pennsylvania, born Dec. 27, 1842. He was a son of John M. and Catherine (Miller) Werking. In I849 these parents emigrated to the State of Indiana and num- bered themselves among the early settlers of Wayne county. The father secured a tract of land in Jefferson township and reclaimed a considerable portion of it from the virgin forest before he was summoned from the scene of life’s mortal endeavors. Both he and his wife remained on the homestead mentioned until they were summoned to that “undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns.” Further mention of the family may be found in the sketches of the careers of John M. Werking, John E. Werking, Henry W. Keagy, and Charles E. Werking, on other pages of this volume. As already stated, the subject of this memoir was six years of age at the time when his parents re- moved from the old Keystone State to Wayne county. He was BIOGRAPHICAL 86 I reared to manhood under the scenes and influences of the pioneer era and his early educational privileges were limited to the primi- tive district schools, which were maintained by the pioneers with no slight difficulty and sacrificing. Although to some extent he followed other lines of employment, he never wavered in his al- legiance to the great basic art of agriculture, and through his en- ergy and ability it was his to attain to more than ordinary suc- cess. He followed the cooper trade a few years in early life and then for a time operated rented farms. In 1871 he removed to Stony Creek township, Henry county, and in company with David Replogle operated a grist mill four years. In 1876 he moved to Liberty township, Henry county, where he purchased a farm of sixty-one acres, three miles west of Hagerstown, where his widow maintains her home. He made the best of improvements on this farm and his homestead stands as one of the model places of Liberty township—a perpetual monument to his well directed efforts and good judgment as a business man. He ordered his life upon a high plane of integrity and honor, was tolerant and kindly in his association with his fellow men, and his genial per- sonality gained and retained to him inviolable friendships, of which he was ever deeply appreciative. In connection with his farm- ing interests he conducted a mill for six or eight years and a few years managed a threshing outfit. He never manifested aught of desire to enter the arena of practical politics, though a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and took a loyal and intelligent interest in the questions and issues of the hour. He contributed to the material and civic upbuilding of the com- munity in which he lived and his name merits an enduring place on the roll of the honored pioneers of this favored section of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was a zealous member of the Church of the Brethren from 1866 until the time of his death, and with that organization his widow also has been identified as an active member for forty-five years. On Oct. 8, 1865, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Werking to Miss Caroline Rowh, born near Baltimore, Md., Feb. 21, 1844, a daughter of John and Caroline (Facialt) Rowh, natives of Germany, the former born July 7, 1817, in the city of Baireuth, Bavaria. Mr. Rowh died in Jeffer- son township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 7, 1898. At the age of twenty-one he was married to Caroline Facialt, and in 1841, with his wife and two children—Magdalene and Thomas—sailed for America and landed at Baltimore on Nov. 18. His wife died in 1855, and abou a year later he married Lydia Brown, in Mary- land. He removed with his family to Indiana, in 1858, and located in Jefferson township, Wayne county, where he spent the re- mainder of his life. His widow resides at Hagerstown. In con- clusion is entered brief record concerning the six children of Mr. and Mrs. Werking: Susan Emma, born Nov. 8, 1866, remains with her mother on the old homestead; Charles Ellsworth is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Mary Jane, born Sept. 4, 1871, is the wife of Jacob Hutchinson, of Hagers- town, and they have three children—Hughie, born July 1, 1890, 862 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY Luther, born Oct. 24, 1892, and Marie, born Feb. 26, 1895; Martha Ellen, born June 6, 1875, is the widow of John Grisum and the mother of two children—Ethel, born Sept. 9, 1893, and Ralph, born May 8, 1899; Oscar David, born May 12, 1878, married Josie Moore; and Carrie Bell was born Nov. 12, 1883. John E. Werking, for many years a well known and influen- tial saw and planing-mill man at Hagerstown, first beheld the light of day in Jefferson township, Aug. 15, 1864, a son of William Miller and Lucy (Walker) Werking, natives respectively of Penn- Sylvania and Kentucky. The father was born May 14, 1840, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania. At the age of about nine years he came west with his parents—John M. and Catherine (Miller) Werking—who settled in Jefferson township, in 1849, on a farm near Hagerstown, and there John M. Werking followed his trade of carpenter as well as farming. William M. Werking secured his education in the district schools, and in 1861 commenced work- ing at carpentering, which trade he followed until 1871, when he entered the saw-mill business at Jacksonburg, in partnership with a Mr. Bowman. In 1872 he disposed of his interest to his partner and removed to a small place one mile west of Hagerstown, where he entered the saw-mill business in company with his brother, John M., who is given extended mention on another page, Jacob Teeter and Zachariah Teeter. The concern did general saw milling and contract work. In 1891, William M. Werking with- drew from this firm, selling his interest to his brother—John M. —and Henry Keagy, and in 1894 he erected a saw-mill plant a half mile west of and adjacent to Hagerstown, on an eighty-acre tract which he purchased of William Purdy. In 1900 he sold sixty-five acres of this tract to David Swoveland, and still retains fifteen acres for general purposes and pasture. Since 1895 he has lived retired, his sons—John E. and David—actively carrying on the mill business. He has ever been a loyal Republican in politics, but never fostered ambition for public office. Mrs. Werking is a member of the Church of the Brethren, which is presided over by the Rev. Lewis Teeter. Lucy (Walker) Werking, the mother of John E., "is a daughter of Dr. James and Clarissa (Smith) Walker, natives respectively of Vermont and Indiana. The fam- ily was living in Kentucky at the time of the death of the mother, and later Dr. Walker removed to Hagerstown. There were ten children in the family, and of these but one is living. Dr. Walker was born June 25, 1809, and died in the fall of 1887, well known in Hagerstown, after a long and useful career. William M. and Lucy (Walker) Werking were married Sept. 27, 1863. John E. Werking acquired his education in the schools of District No. 4, in Jefferson township, dividing the days of his early youth be- tween the school room and his father’s mill, and at an early age learned the lesson of hard work and self-dependence. Later he became an employe in the mill of Teeter & Werking, in which he worked at the carpenter business until 1894, when, with his father, he erected the mill which he now so succesfully conducts, and of which he has had control since 1895. At the inception of this mill BIOGRAPHICAL 863 some attention was given to the side line of furniture manufac- turing, but the other mill interests caused that to be dispensed with. The business has been a flourishing one since the start, and John E. and his brother David conducted the business under the firm name of Werking Brothers until the spring of 191 I, when John E. purchased his brother's interest. In 1905 the brothers erected a cider and sorghum-mill in connection with the saw mill, and in the years 1909-IO rented and operated the I40 acres which is known as the “Tidewater Farm,” purchased in 1908 by the Tidewater Pipe Line Company, but now owned by Robert Whar- ton. Like his respected and honored sire, politically, Mr. Werk- ing has allied himself with the Republican party, though he has not been an office-seeker. Fraternally he has membership in the Subordinate Lodge, No. 25, and Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Hagerstown, and he was one of the or- ganizers of the Hagerstown Fair Association. Lucy (Walker) Werking, mother of John E., had six brothers and two half- brothers who served as soldiers in the Civil war, and they are all deceased. Of the union of William M. and Lucy (Walker) Werk- ing there were born eleven children: John E. is the first in order of birth; Sarah Alice, born July 5, 1866, is the wife of Will Wil- liams, a farmer in Jefferson township, a former marriage having been to Martin Shultz, who is deceased—of the first union there is a son, Harry E., and of the second four daughters, Gladys, Lucy, Dorothy, and Nellie; David O., born Sept. 28, 1868, is married to Laura Holler; Martin O., born July 5, 1871, is mar- ried to Josephine Davis, and they have three children—Russell, George, and Mary; Myrtle M., born June 5, 1874, is a trained nurse by Occupation and resides at the parental home ; Rena A., born April 8, 1877, also resides at home; Ella Pearl, born March I, 1879, is the wife of Richard McShirley, a grocer at Hagers- town ; William H., born June 25, 1881, and Rose J., born Sept. 4, 1883, reside at the parental home; Ida O., born Oct. 17, 1886, died Aug. 20, 1887; and Hazel A., born June 29, 1889, is the wife of Raymond Hogue, of Hagerstown. Cornelius Edward Wiley, deceased, a successful farmer and stock-buyer of Wayne county, who later in life increased his oc- cupation to that of meat-dealer in the city of Richmond, was born on a farm near Bethel, Wayne county, Oct. II, 1855. He was a son of Martin and Elizabeth (Van Nuys) Wiley, natives of Franklin township, Wayne county, where they were married. The father followed farming in the earlier part of his life, but later engaged in the keeping of a general store at Bethel, and for a period was trustee of Franklin township. For about ten years prior to his death he lived a retired life and his death occurred in 1889, his wife following him into the Great Unknown in 1895. They were both buried at Bethel. Our subject has one brother and one sister, both living. Matilda is the wife of Jacob Polley, of Bethel, and Abraham L. resides in Pittsburgh, Pa. Cornelius E. Wiley was educated at the district schools of his native town- ship. His entire life up to a little more than two years prior to 864 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY his death was spent on the farm which he continued to own, and from an early age he practically had charge of the same, engaging exclusively in general farming for about three years, and then de- voted his attention largely to buying and shipping stock, which Occupation he followed twenty-five years. His farm consisted of IOO acres and was kept in a high State of cultivation. In the fall of 1908, Mr. Wiley removed to Richmond, where he was engaged in the meat business, having engaged in this business in January, I9IO. Socially, he was a member of the lodge of Knights of Pythias at Hollandsburg, Ohio, and of the Royal Order of Moose at Richmond. In politics he was a Republican on all national affairs and at the time of his death was the chairman of the Wayne County Republican Central Committee. While living in Frank- lin township he was elected justice of the peace, serving four years in that position, and was also elected trustee of the township, Serving in that capacity five years and eight months. He was then elected a member of the board of commissioners of Wayne county and served six years in that position, his term ending in January, IQIO. His religious faith was expressed by membership in the Christian church at Richmond, of which his wife is also a member. On Oct. I6, 1880, our subject was united in the bonds of wedlock with Miss Josie M. Hunt, daughter of Francis M. and Lydia A. (Harris) Hunt, old and highly respected citizens of Franklin township. The father now lives in Fountain City and the mother is deceased. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley four children were born : Charles T., of Richmond; Amber, wife of George Irelan, of Bethel; Russell M., of Richmond; and William Earl, who resides at home with his mother. Charles T. completed a four-year course at Purdue University, the daughter was edu- cated at the White Water High School, and William Earl is a stu- dent in the Richmond schools. In addition to his other interests Mr. Wiley was a director of the People's Banking Company at Hollandsburg, Ohio. He died March 20, 1911. Jacob Williams, one of the leading men of his locality, was born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. The date of his birth was March 3, 1827, and his parents were Daniel and Margaret (Weber) Williams, the former a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, born in 1793, and the latter a native of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Daniel Williams was reared a member of the Society of Friends and devoted practically his entire life to the ministry and the interests of that church. When a young man of twenty-one years he wended his way to Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, intending to locate there permanently. He began his ministry there, and there met Miss Margaret Zerns, who be- came his wife. Of their union were born five children: Lydia, who married Joel W. Hiatt, of Wayne county, Indiana; Rebecca, who married Silas Bond, of Wayne county; Susan, who married John Murphy, of Wayne county; Nathan H., who died in Ran- dolph county, Indiana; and Mary, who married Elwood Albert- son, of Wayne county, and one of her sons, Albert Albertson, is now (1910) treasurer of Wayne county. All of these five children BIOGRAPHICAL 865 are deceased, Lydia and Rebecca both living to a ripe old age and passing away in their nineties. For his second wife Daniel Wil- liams chose Mrs. Margaret (Weber) Shoemaker, a native of Mont- gomery county, Pennsylvania, of German descent. Of this union were born six children, the first five being born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and the youngest in Wayne county, Indiana. They were as follows: Solomon, who died in Hamilton county, Indiana; Jesse B., who passed away in Wayne county; Jacob, who is the subject of this sketch ; Sarah, who married William Hunt and passed away near Rockville, Parke county; Margaretta, who married Jonathan Thorne and removed to the State of Washing- ton, locating at Walla Walla, but later removed to Pendleton, Ore., where they resided until their respective deaths, but both are buried at Walla Walla, Wash.; and Daniel, Jr., the youngest child, was born and reared in Wayne county, where he spent his entire life on a farm, dying in Green township. He married Cynthia Ann Hayworth and they had two children, of whom the elder, Dillon H., resides in Kansas. Margaretta was a very successful minister of the Friends’ church and began preaching as a young lady, prior to her marriage. After the death of his second wife, Daniel Wil- liams, Sr., was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Rider and they had one child, King R., who resides in Richmond, Ind. After a long and useful career as a minister in his beloved church the father passed away at his home in Green township, Aug. I4, 1873. Prior to his death he visited various countries in Europe, preaching with great success wherever he went. He removed with his family to Wayne county, in 1833, and located in Green township. There his second wife, the mother of Jacob Williams, passed away at the age of fifty-six years, an active member of the church and a devoted wife and mother. Later, while preaching in New York State, the father met and married his third wife, as before mentioned. The elder Williams was a quiet and industrious man, habits that were im– pressed upon him in his younger days, spent among the Quaker people, a sect from whom his ideals were taken and a people who never say ill of their brethren or neighbors. Jacob Williams, at the age of six years, accompanied his parents from their Penn- sylvania home to Wayne county. They were provided with three teams—one three-horse wagon loaded with household effects, one large two-horse carriage in which the family rode, and a one-horse wagon in which rode five of the other children, two of them be- ing Charles and Tacy Shoemaker, children of Mrs. Williams by her first husband, Elijah Shoemaker, deceased. On their arrival in Wayne county, in the spring of 1833, they began housekeeping in the house now owned by Calvin Fulghum, and which is yet in a good state of repair, located on Main street in Fountain City, the place then being called Newport. In about three months the family removed to a farm in Green township, locating upon land that is considered very valuable to-day. There Jacob Williams was reared, receiving his education in the district schools of Green township and engaging in all kinds of farm work incident to pioneer life. His schooling was limited to a short winter term in 866 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY the log School house and later in a frame building. At the age of twenty-two years he was married to Mary Fulghum, Dec. 21, 1848. She was a daughter of Michael and Sarah (Woodard) Ful- ghum, natives of North Carolina, but Mary was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 25, 1825, and died May 22, 1850. Of this union was born one child, Joseph H., who died in infancy, the mother passing away at his birth. On May 20, 1852, Mr. Wil- liams was married to Catherine Pearson, daughter of Robert and Catherine (Price) Pearson, natives of Miami county, Ohio, where Catherine was born March 31, 1834. She died March 16, 1904. She was a life member of the Friends' church and a minister for a number of years prior to her death. Of this second union nine children were born : Alvah, born April 29, 1853, died Sept. 21, 1854; Elizabeth M., born Oct. 23, 1854, was the wife of Dr. Joseph B. Meek, of Boston, Ind., and her death occurred May 9, 191 I, a member of the Friends' church; Albert, born April 15, 1857, resides in New Garden township; Adeline, born Nov. 9, 1859, is the widow of Addison Hiatt and resides in Fountain City; Caroline, born Sept. 27, 1861, married George Frazier and died in Decem- ber, 1903 ; Robert, born March 8, 1863, resides on a farm near Fountain City; Daniel W., born May 13, 1865, resides in Rich- mond, Ind. ; Mary Alice, born Dec. 19, 1869, resides at home; Edgar J., born Feb. 2, 1874, resides in Seattle, Wash., and is the pastor of the Friends' church in that place. The mother passed away on March 16, 1904, a noble Christian in every sense of the term. She and her husband began housekeeping on a farm one and one-half miles southwest of Fountain City and the family re- sided there until 1908, when Mr. Williams rented his fine farm and removed to Fountain City, where he resides, retired from active business. He is a lifelong member of the Society of Friends and all of his children are birthright members. His political affilia- tions have always been with the Republican party. * Willard Elmer Williams, now living comparatively retired in Milton, but still giving attention to the general management of his farming interests, was born in Washington township, Wayne county, July 3, 1853, son of James and Emily (Wallace) Williams. The parents were both born in Washington township, the father on Jan. 2, 1822, and the mother, June 15, 1831. The paternal grand- father, Joseph Williams, was born in Virginia and there married Miss Charity Adams. He came to Wayne county about 1812 and located in Washington township, where he entered 16O acres of land, which he cleared and farmed until he sold it to his son, James. He died in Fayette county, March 23, 1855. James Wil- liams was educated in the district schools and then worked on his father's farm until he became the owner of it, as already stated. He retired in 1884 and moved to Milton, where he died May 27, 1890, and where his widow is now living. They were married Aug. 29, 1850, and two daughters and a son were born of their union. Amanda, who is deceased, was born June 16, 1851, and was married Sept. 23, 1874, to Albert Caldwell. She died June 27, 1878. Sarah I. was born Sept. 28, 1855, and was married Feb. BIOGRAPHICAL * 867 17, 1875, to Oliver H. Beeson. Willard E. Williams received his educational training in the district schools of Washington town- ship and at Spiceland Academy. His start in business life was made with his father, from whom he learned Scientific farming, and upon reaching manhood he purchased eighty acres of land. Upon the death of his father he purchased the old homestead of 200 acres and devoted his attention exclusively to agricultural pur- suits until 1894, when he moved to Milton. But he still manages his farm. In his political belief Mr. Williams is a Democrat but has never sought political preferment for himself. On Oct. II, 1876, occurred his marriage to Miss Fannie May Potter, of Fay- ette county, Indiana. Two children were the issue of this union. Ina is the wife of Samuel Ottus Crownover, a farmer of Wash- ington township, and has two children—James and Frances. Homer W. graduated as a civil engineer from Purdue with the class of IQIO and is employed in civil engineering work in Chicago, Ill. He was in the Indiana University for two years before going to Purdue. He was married Sept. 19, 1908, to Miss Jessie Jean Price, of Hamilton, Ohio. Mr. Williams’ residence is on Main street in Milton. Stephen Thomas, a retired citizen of Fountain City, was born in Franklin township, Wayne county, two miles east of Fountain City, at the old Thomas homestead, Nov. 2, 1839, a son of Charles and Nancy (Moorman) Thomas. The paternal grandparents were Stephen and Hannah (Mendenhall) Thomas, the former of whom came from North Carolina about 1812 and settled about one mile Southeast of Fountain City, in New Garden township, on the place now Owned by J. C. Martin. He entered a claim to a tract of un- cleared land and began making the necessary improvements. He eventually erected a frame house and the residue of his life was spent there as a farmer, rearing a large family. He was an anti- slavery Whig in his political views and was a member of the Friends’ church. Charles Thomas, father of Stephen, received his education in the schools of New Garden township and began life by assisting his father on the farm. Upon reaching man's estate he purchased a farm in Franklin township and built a log cabin upon it. His first purchase consisted of eighty acres and he event- ually owned I2O acres. Later, he erected a brick house on the farm and this building is still in a good state of preservation. After the death of his father he rented his farm and moved to that of his mother, eventually selling the I2O acres east of Fountain City, and he cared for his mother until her death, at the advanced age of more than ninety years. His wife, Nancy Moorman, the mother of Stephen Thomas, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Talton Moor- man, of Randolph county, Indiana, but natives of North Carolina, and she died about 1865. Two years after her death Charles Thomas removed to Iowa and there was married to Elizabeth Max- well, a native of that State, and he returned to Wayne county about 1870. Later, he again moved to Iowa and lived there the residue of his 6ife, dying at the age of seventy-six years. He was originally a Whig in his political adherency and helped organize the Re- 868 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY publican party, being a strong Lincoln partisan. He and his wife were members of the Quaker church. To Charles and Nancy (Moorman) Thomas were born thirteen children: One died in infancy; Sidney died at middle age at the residence of her father in Iowa; the third in order of birth died in infancy; Peter, de- ceased, married Frances Cox and farmed in New Garden township ; the fifth in order of birth died in infancy; Stephen is the sixth in order of birth ; Mark, deceased, farmed in Iowa and his widow, Almeda (Barnett) Thomas, resides there; Hannah is the widow of Robert Kinworthy, a farmer in Marion county, Indiana; Moor- man, deceased, was a farmer in Iowa; Mary is the wife of Andrew Edwards, a retired farmer of Winchester, Ind. ; Daniel is living retired at Tacoma, Wash.; Amanda is the widow of William Whit- son and resides in Indianapolis; and Lucy is the wife of Joel Bar- nett, a farmer of Iowa. Stephen Thomas attended the public schools of New Garden township and spent his youth on the farm with his father. In 1860 he rented a farm near Arba, Randolph county, where he resided three years, and then removed to Frank- lin township, locating about two miles northeast of Fountain City, where he purchased eighty acres and resided until the spring of 1869. He then moved to within six miles of Richmond, in New Garden township, on the Fountain City pike, where he purchased twenty acres of land. About 1872 he sold the eighty acres in Franklin township and has added to his twenty-acre purchase until he now owns 132 acres. In the fall of 1892 he rented his farm and moved to Fountain City, where he engaged in the grain ele- vator business with his son, Julian. He retired from this business about 1900, and in 1906 purchased his present home. Mr. Thomas and his wife are members of the Friends' church, and in politics he was formerly a Republican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Prior to beginning his farming operations, in the years 1859 and 1860, Mr. Thomas was employed in a grist mill operated by his father and Hiram and Zeri Hough. It was an early water-power mill and was located about one mile west of New Garden Meeting House, which stands one mile southeast of Fountain City. On Feb. 16, 1860, was celebrated the union of Mr. Thomas to Miss Anna Horn, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Aug. 16, 1836, daughter of Jeremiah and Mazana (Griffin) Horn, natives of North Carolina. Of this union were born five children: Albert, born Aug. 28, 1861, married Geneva Benson and is a farmer in New Garden township ; Martha J., born June II, 1864, is the wife of Lineus Reese, a farmer in New Garden; Julian H., born March 9, 1866, married Elizabeth Turner and they have six children—Ethel, Roy, Eva, Anna, Earl, and Opal; Nancy, born Nov. 5, 1868, resides at the parental home; and Emily, born Feb. 2, 1873, married Clarence Hough and died Nov. 27, 1896, the mother of a son, Harold, born March 6, 1893, who is being reared by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. Eva Thomas, daughter of Julian H., is the wife of Ralph Spencer, of Richmond, and they have a son, Thomas, the only great-grandchild of Stephen Thomas and wife. To the parents of Mrs. Thomas were born seven chil- dren—two sons and five daughters: Henry is deceased ; Matilda BIOGRAPHICAL 869 is the widow of Anthony Clements and resides in Fountain City; Anna is the wife of Mr. Thomas; William lives retired at Lynn, Randolph county; Emily is deceased ; Martha is the wife of James Charles, of Richmond; and Caroline married Clarkson Charles and both are deceased. - William Melvin Wallace, of Washington township, a well known citizen of Wayne county, Indiana, has furnished the follow- ing facts concerning himself and ancestry, for the benefit of his de- scendants who may refer to these pages long after he is dead and gone, and thereby not only learn of an honored ancestry, but from their long and useful lives gain much to emulate. William M. Wal- lace was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, July Io, 1849, and is descended from distinguished American stock. His father, John Wallace, was born in Washington township, Sept. 3, 1822. He was educated in the district schools of Washington township. As a young man he went to St. Louis, where he helped set out a large nursery, and then returned to Washington township and engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until he retired and removed to Milton, in 1888, and in that place he died March 2, 1896. John Wallace married Miss Elizabeth Wright, Sept. 26, 1848, and of this union the following children were born ; Wil- liam M. ; Savannah D., deceased ; Frank W., of Washington town- ship; and Josephine, the widow of Frank Clouds and a resident of Indianapolis. The mother of these children was born near Broad Ripple, Marion county, Indiana, April 17, 1824, and died at Milton, Ind., Oct. 20, 1902. The paternal grandfather was also named John Wallace and was born at Monticello, Va., Sept. 26, 1780. He came to Wayne county in 181 I and took up a large tract of govern- ment land, which he cleared and continued to cultivate until his death, Sept. 23, 1842. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. His wife was Mary Banks, born Dec. I, 1798, in Kentucky, and they were married March 16, 1815. She was a daughter of Adam Banks, a noted Baptist preacher. Of their union were born twelve chil- dren: Oliver, Cyrus, Stephen, James, John, William, Preston, Sarah, Richard, Emily, Allen, and a daughter who died in infancy. All of these children are dead with the exception of Emily, who is the widow of James Williams and resides at Milton. William M. Wallace was educated in the district schools of Washington town- ship and worked on his father's farm until 1874, when he began operations for himself upon the farm where he resides. He built the residence which he occupies and continued general farming until the past few years he has devoted his attention to the raising of small fruits, etc., naming his place “Sunny Side Farm.” Politically he is a “Jefferson Democrat,” and has always taken a lively interest in behalf of his party and its principles. He does not affiliate with any church, believing that his reward for a well spent life will depend upon his honest and upright intercourse with his fellow men. He has been twice married, first to Dora S. Veach, March 3, 1874. She died May 29, 1881, and his second union was on Nov. 23, 1887, to Miss Eva J. Adams, daughter of John C. and Hannah A. (White) Adams, born Oct. 17, 1861. There were two 870 MEMOIRS OF WAYNE COUNTY children by the first marriage: Marvin V., born Feb. 13, 1879, was married Aug. 31, 1910, to Miss Elma Cobbin, of Butte, Mont., where he resides, and Dora Belle, born May 20, 1881, has been teaching for several years and is engaged at present in the city schools of Minne- aſ lis, Minn. They were both educated in the Indiana University. By the second marriage of Mr. Wallace there is a daughter, Edna Adams, born June 29, 1891, and she resides at home with her par- ents, being a teacher in the schools of Washington township. Mr. Wallace, at the age of sixty-two years, is residing upon his well improved farm in Washington township, enjoying the fruits of his industrious life. John C. Adams, father of Mrs. Wallace, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. I5, 1832, and died April 12, 1907. He was married to Miss Rhoda Miller in 1850, and to them were born three children—Joseph, John, and Isadora. Death entered the home, taking the mother while the family lived in Nebraska. Mr. Adams returned to Cincinnati in 1856 and was engaged in canal boating between Cincinnati and Hagerstown, his boat being known as the “Mayflower.” In 1857 his daughter, Isadora, passed away. Mr. Adams was again married, Jan. 2, 1861, to Hannah A. White, of Henry county, Indiana, where she was born Aug. 22, 1838, and to them were born seven children—Eva J., Florence, George L., Willard H., Ada B., Gertrude, and Franklin. Florence died in Cambridge City in 1864. Mr. Adams quit canal work and became a contractor for paper hanking and painting, which he followed until he became unable to work. In 1878 death took the son, John, and on Aug. 27, 1897, death again entered the home and took the loving mother and wife. These parents were survived by four Sons, three daughters, and nine grandchildren. Mr. Adams was a member of the Masonic order and the Red Men and Pocahontas lodges and his funeral was conducted by these orders. Joseph Adams, his oldest son, died at Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1909. George L. Adams was married April 25, 1886, to Miss Leona Jay, and three children were born to them—Robert, Raymond, and Russell. Robert was drowned in White river and Russell died of spinal fever. The father of these children died Feb. 8, 1911, of Bright’s disease, at the age of forty-five years, he having been born Nov. 18, 1865. He had been an engineer on the Pennsylvania rail- road for twenty years before his death, residing at Indianapolis during all of his married life. His wife passed away Sept. 17, 1905, and their surviving son, Raymond, is engaged in the railroad busi- ness. The father was again married, Nov. 18, 1907, to Mrs. Lorinda Golay, Of Indianapolis. Willard H. Adams was married to Lida Hires, of Centerville, and resides at Decatur, Ill. Ada B. Adams, born Feb. 6, 1870, is married to Thomas J. Copeland, resides at Miami, Okla., and they have three daughters: Hazel E., born April 23, 1895; Mabel, Oct. 19, 1896; and Eva, Nov. 30, 1901. Gertrude Adams was married to a Mr. Horseman and resides in Richmond, and the whereabouts of Franklin Adams is unknown. 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